Code, Create, Teach national initiative comes to Quebec
Coding, Scratch, micro:bits and computational thinking were the focus at the Code, Create, Teach conference held at the Hôtel des Premières Nations in Wendake on April 29. More than 60 …
The story behind Rue de l’Anse-Victoria
Rue de l’Anse-Victoria (known as Victoria Cove in the 19th century) is named after a cove on the St. Lawrence River near the Quebec and Pierre-Laporte bridges. The name honours …
SLC students strut their stuff at fashion show
The fashionistas of CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence (SLC) were present at the Musée de la Civilisation on April 28 for the annual fashion show. Students were organizers and models. Many of …
Discovering the Centre d’amitié autochtone de Québec
The Centre d’amitié autochtone de Québec, a friendship centre for urban Indigenous people, is place number 58 in VEQ’s recently launched Connect with your City Guide book. Even though my …
Leucan donation puts SLC in Youth Challenge Leaders category
On April 26, students, staff and teachers filled the AI Financial Group Auditorium at CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence (SLC) for the Leucan Shaved Head Challenge and raised $10,000.The first of nine …
Brahms’ German Requiem a balm for those who are grieving
The Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (OSQ) and its choir filled the Grand Théâtre with strong emotions on the evening of April 25. The audience listened intently to two tempestuous pieces …
Dave Gunning and J.P. Cormier perform in Valcartier
Dave Gunning is no stranger to Quebec City. Over the last four years, he has stopped by Quebec High School three times to work with the music concentration students, teaching …
EQLC students get “The Talk” about money
On the third Wednesday in April, parents and teachers across Canada were having “The Talk” with kids. It had nothing to do with sex education, but rather another subject that …
The British (music) Invasion at CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence
Crowds sang, danced and cheered in the AI Financial Group Auditorium as CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence campus rock band What the Heck (WTH), put on an impressive show filled with songs …
No easy steps to realize ballet dance studio dream
There’s probably never a perfect time or set of circumstances to plunge into a business venture. But for Barbara Simard, who dreamed of opening a ballet dance studio, the succession …