Hommage à Vienne, a salute to 2017
On January 2, 2017, music lovers welcomed the New Year with the Hommage à Vienne at the Grand Théâtre de Québec. International champion ballroom dancers and members of the Kiev-Aniko …
Baby walruses are bright lights at the Aquarium du Québec
Perhaps one of the more popular attractions this month at the Aquarium du Québec, outshining the hundreds of thousands of lights deployed for Festi Lumière, are the two pairs of …
An era seen through poetry and song: Local writer remembers Leonard Cohen
The 1960s and 1970s don’t evoke particularly pleasant memories for many English-speaking Quebecers. As the sovereigntist movement gained momentum and debates around politics and language grew nasty, thousands of Anglophones …
Quebec City named North America’s Best Winter Wonderland
The Ville de Québec proudly announced on December 9 that it has been voted North America’s best winter destination for the holiday season (Best Winter Wonderland), thanks to a popular …
The joys of winter on the Plains of Abraham
The National Battlefields Commission (NBC) offers visitors wonderful winter moments to spend with family and friends in the very heart of Quebec City. History lovers and snowshoeing enthusiasts will enjoy …
Métis-sur-Mer acquires Point-Mitis Lighthouse
Over five years after submitting its proposal to the government of Canada, the municipality of Métis-sur-Mer is the new owner of the Point-Mitis Lightstation, including the lighthouse itself and three …
Sweet revenge for the Laval women’s basketball team
After stumbling out of the blocks at McGill University in its first game after the holidays, the Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s basketball team got back to its winning …
Youth Leadership Forum: We Are One at the Morrin Centre
Students from four local high schools gathered at the Morrin Centre on December 13 to celebrate the year of hard work they had put into a multi-school project. Since the …
Christmas Hampers delivered right on time for the holidays
Thanks to hundreds of willing volunteers, hundreds of grocery-filled boxes were delivered on December 17 to less fortunate families and individuals in the Quebec City area. After days of collecting, …
Confederation Christmas in London
Like it or not, you are going to be hearing and reading an awful lot about Confederation in the next year. It is, after all, the sesquicentennial of the country. …