School Board Executive Committee meetings still not fully open to public scrutiny
Allow me a comment following the remarks of Marcus Tabachnick, chairperson of the Lester B. Pearson School Board, concerning webcasting of school board meetings, and the openness of its executive …
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Quebec hosts hockey’s up-and-coming
For over 50 years, Quebec City has been the host of the most important minor hockey tournament in the world, The Quebec International Pee Wee Hockey Tournament. The competition, which …
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Thank you for your patience
Since the publication of our “first” issue on December 8, we are happy to report that we are now assembling a team that allows us to increase the number of …
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Gabriel Ahmad wins the Montreal Regional Canspell 2011 National Spelling Bee with “aplomb”
Gabriel Ahmad of St. Vincent Elementary School in Quebec City won the Montreal Regional competition of the Canspell National Spelling Bee on Sunday, February 20.The word Gabriel was asked to …
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George Beverly Shea receives Lifetime Achievement Award
George Beverly Shea, or “Bev” as he was familiarly known, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 13, just 12 days after his 102nd …
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The Poet and the Muse: John Hart Whitt’s Visitations
“Poetry is the Muse. Poetry is tradition. Poetry is form.Poetry is symbol. Poetry is the poet,” writes Whitt in a stellar preface.Fifteen years in the making, Visitations is John Hart …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
1851The Morning Chronicle Treatment of Scarlet Fever by Inunctions* – An eminent physician has recommended the following treatment for scarlet fever. From the first day of the illness, and soon …
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The National Assembly respects the principles of democracy while the Lester B. Pearson School Board might be slightly off
This is the charge made by Chris Eustace in an open letter to this newspaper. He states in the same letter, “The board obfuscates and hides unflattering information about school …
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Carnival Winter Wonderland!
We visited the Carnival sites last Friday and were greatly impressed by all the new activities this year. The first thing that really caught our attention on the Plains of …
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Building on yesterday to create a new life for St. Michael’s Hall
The Community Hall of St. Michael’s Anglican Church in Sillery was built in 1946 and has since served the needs of countless people and organizations. It was dedicated by the …
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