New venture in store for Hydro-Québec
Imagine a rechargeable battery 40 storeys high and 20 metres in diameter, capable of storing enough electrical power to support a city of 1,000,000 inhabitants over six months of freezing …
PARISH MANAGER
PARISH MANAGER Seeking a bilingual manager with excellent people skills to see to the daily affairs of the parish: Inquiries; sacramental registers; accounting system …
Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s celebrates Global Handwashing Day
As you likely know, infections are a major cause of death all over the world. But did you also know that the simple act of handwashing cuts the risk of …
Demonstrating their faith: an ecumenical walk with the cross
Quebec City residents are accustomed to seeing large groups of people walking in the streets for a cause, but the crowd that wound its way through Vieux-Québec on Friday, April …
Happy 450th birthday to the Bard of Avon
Shakespeare grows on you. If you’ve kept the Bard at arm’s length, put off by boring English lessons in high school or sing-song renditions of his verse by bad actors, …
Quebec Art Company’s madcap comedy is sure to please
Cast members of the Quebec Art Company’s spring production, Lend Me a Tenor, were busy polishing their performances last Sunday afternoon. It is a touching scene in which Henry Saunders …
IHQ marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland
On April 14, Irish Heritage Quebec marked the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the transatlantic ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland with a presentation by IHQ’s John O’Connor and …
Traces: Listening to Remnants exhibit
The National Battlefields Commission recently unveiled the new permanent exhibit at the Plains of Abraham Discovery Pavilion at 835, av. Wilfrid Laurier in Quebec City. Over 100 artifacts from the …
Spring 2014 edition of La Braderie
For fashionistas looking for Quebec-made-and-designed styles and accessories, La Braderie, a twice-yearly event, is the place to shop. This spring’s event took place in Quebec City from April 17-19 in …
SLC’s fashion show helps support the Benjo Foundation
Champlain-St. Lawrence Campus held its annual fashion show at the Hôtel Pur in downtown Quebec City last Friday evening. Some 40 student models strode the runway in support of the …