CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence will not go it alone, after all. Quebec’s minister of higher education, Hélène David, confirmed the conclusion of an earlier report, prepared by her parliamentary assistant, D’Arcy-McGee …
Daily Archives: 5 September 2017
Rainbow flag rises for the Fête Arc-en-Ciel
On August 31, local politicians and members of the LGBT+ community gathered for the raising of the rainbow flag in the gardens of City Hall in preparation for Quebec City’s …
NDP leadership hopefuls look like long shots
Let’s keep in mind that less than two short years ago, the New Democratic Party was poised to form the government of Canada. (En passant, is a party founded in …
Burke wants education tax gap fixed
He’s not quite ready to organize a tea party, but Central Quebec School Board (CQSB) chairman Stephen Burke is nevertheless up in arms over the continuing inequality of taxes imposed …
Bump in CQSB enrolment numbers
As the school bells rang on August 30, many of the schools administered by the Central Quebec School Board (CQSB), which oversees English-language public schools in the Quebec City area …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle Last night, between seven and eight o’clock, our city was visited by a thunder and lightning storm accompanied by strong gusts of wind. The flashes of …
The story behind Rue Van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter whose subjects, during his early years, were peasants and still lifes. Like the older Dutch masters such as Rembrandt, he adopted the …
New website supports anglophones travelling for medical care
A new website has been developed for both English speakers and the general population of Quebec’s eastern regions, to improve their experience when they have to leave home for medical …
MondoKarnaval calls for cultural harmony
The fourth edition of MondoKarnaval, Quebec City’s largest free, international cultural festival, took place at Parc Cartier-Brébeuf in Limoilou from September 2 to 4. Over 40 countries were represented, with …
First Nations unite at the Place de L’Assemblée-Nationale
The first edition of Kwé! À la rencontre des peuples autochtones was held from September 1-3 at the Place de l’Assemblée-Nationale. This free event was a celebration of the 11 …