Quebec City’s low crime rate provides peace of mind
This blog was originally posted to quebecentete.com on August 1, 2016. I grew up in rural Saskatchewan where you didn’t worry much about locking the doors when you left …
Place d’Youville skating rink is now open
Time to lace up your skates! On Saturday, October 29, the Place d’Youville skating rink welcomed its first skaters of the season. You can skate there free until mid-March. …
Sports news in the Old City
The Laval Rouge et Or basketball teams will start their 2016-17 season in the coming days. The women’s team will start the season on the road on November 10 …
Boreal Glide opens at the Forêt Montmorency
Start waxing your skis! Université Laval’s Montmorency Forest, the world’s largest research and teaching forest, makes headlines again this year with its famous Boreal Glide (Glisse boréale)! Skiing began on …
The Morrin Centre taken over by Les Revenants
During the day, the Morrin Centre maintains a warm and cosy atmosphere. However, things change considerably on Friday and Saturday evenings in the last two weekends of October and on …
The old gun, the law and the hesitant hunter
A bunch of my friends have been arming themselves. No, they’re not Donald Trump’s “Second Amendment people,” but regular guys who have decided to take up, or reconnect with, the time-honoured …
Morrin Centre’s Literary Feast for mind, body and soul
The eighth annual Literary Feast fundraiser will be held at the Morrin Centre on Thursday, November 10, 2016. The evening will start at 5:30 p.m. with cocktails in the Library, …
Bilingualism, the lifelong brain workout
The first event in the My Morrin Series at the Morrin Centre was held last Wednesday evening, October 19. Bilingualism, the Lifelong Brain Workout: Benefits from Infancy to the Golden …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle It is stated that the day after the great fire, the young ladies and children under the care of the Nuns of the Ursuline Convent, …
Olympic runner visits Ste-Foy Elementary School
On a cloudy Monday morning, a professional Olympic runner came to brighten up the day with an exciting PowerPoint presentation. He came to visit Ste-Foy Elementary School to …