One of the Quebec City music scene’s best-known voices has gone silent. Bluesman Bob Walsh died Tuesday at 68 of complications from a heart attack. Walsh grew up in an …
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Truckers rally to protest changes to safety regulations
Some 500 truckers, workers and owners of small transport companies from all over Quebec gathered in front of the Quebec National Assembly on Saturday, November 19. Early in the afternoon, …
The Lost Fingers’ Christmas Caravan delivers exotic musical goods
Two Quebec City-based marketing mavericks – one in retail, one in music – have teamed up for a cross-country Christmas adventure. The Lost Fingers, a group known almost as much …
Les Incomplètes hold a wake in Mount Hermon Cemetery
On the cold, windy, moonlit evening of November 11, a group of brave people entered Mount Hermon Cemetery. There among the tombstones, they encountered performers and empty chairs. For two …
Sailors, the Armistice and a railroad car: November 11, 1918
On November 11, while watching the sailors of the Royal Canadian Navy marching at the head of the parade to the Croix du Sacrifice, I was reminded of my visit …
It’s off to the Vanier Cup for Laval’s football team
It was supposed to be another nail biter, another close game for the Université Laval Rouge et Or football team in the Uteck Cup. Instead it was over just after …
Enthusiasts prepare for winter at the Salon du ski
As winter fast approaches, many ski resorts have already held presales of season passes, and many skiers are still making choices. For the second year, the Salon du Ski et …
Rouge et Or top Gaiters, improve to 2-1 on season
The Laval Rouge et Or men’s basketball team won their second consecutive game of the season after a decisive 74-64 victory over the Bishop’s University Gaiters this past Friday at …
Local H.S. hoop teams on the court last week
High school basketball season is well underway in the Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches regions of the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), and both Quebec High School and …