On Sunday evening, January 29, there was a shooting at the Islamic Cultural Centre at 2877 Chemin Sainte-Foy, near Route de l’Église.At least five people have been reported dead and …
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Information Session on Applying for Employment with the Federal Public Service
(This is a VEQ-sponsored event) Did you know that the Public Service of Canada recruits thousands of qualified Canadians across the country every year? Come optimize your chances of …
News Digest January 25 2017
Issue January 25, 2017 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years! …
Morrin Centre Pick-a-Book a perfect partnership
The Morrin Centre has implemented yet another initiative to help build literacy skills and encourage a love of reading in children with a Pick-a-Book reading activity. The first session took …
78th Fraser’s celebrate Robbie Burns 258th birthday
If he were alive today, Robbie Burns would have been very pleased with the supper held in his honour at the Château Laurier last Saturday evening. Eighty people, including many …
Political leaders trip over tongues
Say what you will about former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper (insert snide or sentimental comment here … ), he made a determined effort from an early age to learn …
New health promotion tools for Quebec City’s English speakers
Getting up-to-date health information in English in Quebec City just got easier. For the past five years, Jeffery Hale Community Partners have offered videoconferences free of charge, led by a …
St. Lawrence is in business
Bilingual, resourceful, versatile, efficient! This is how the supervisors of training have described our students in administrative techniques for several years,” says Paul Bleau, teacher of the P.W. Sims Business …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle A man named Louis Boivin was charged with having committed an aggravated assault on one Ambroise Imbeau. It was stated that Imbeau gave evidence at the Police …
The story behind Rue Renfrew and Holt Renfrew stores
Rue Renfrew pays tribute to George Richard Renfrew (1831-1897), a Quebec fur merchant and businessman. His parents died during a cholera epidemic when he was just three years old, and …