VEQ Fall Fest has a surprise visitor
On a rainy Saturday, September 14, the Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) held their fourth annual Fall Fest by teaming up with St. Vincent Elementary School, which hosted a corn …
Lucie Safarova 21st Challenge Bell Champion
The 21st professional women’s tennis Challenge Bell tournament ended over the weekend with a disappointing loss on Saturday for the only remaining Quebecer, young Eugénie Bouchard, who lost in the …
Mount Hermon Cemetery sells strip of land to Ville de Québec
Under an agreement signed this spring between Mount Hermon Cemetery and the Ville de Québec, ownership of a narrow strip of land along Côte de Sillery outside the cemetery fence …
Reburial in Mount Hermon Cemetery
While widening the Côte de Sillery, the street which runs the length of the west end of Mount Hermon Cemetery in Quebec City’s historic borough of Sillery, city construction workers …
Proposals for a new Charter of Quebec Values presented
On September 10 at the National Assembly, the Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship, Bernard Drainville, presented the government’s proposals on religious neutrality of the government and religious …
Coast Guard tragedy in the North
During a routine ice reconnaissance mission in the far North on September 9, a tragic accident occurred in the McClure Strait, in the vicinity of Banks Island, Northwest Territories. Three …
Show de la Rentrée launches Université Laval school year
The 12th edition of the Show de la Rentrée kicked off the Université Laval academic year at the Maurice-Pollack Building on September 11. By 7:00 p.m., students, faculty and the …
How fast is a pro cyclist, anyway?
As in any race, the two obvious questions following Saturday’s fourth Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec were – “Who won?” and “How fast was he?” The winner was a Dutchman, …
St. Pat’s kicks off football season with tailgate party
The smell of hotdogs was in the air on the Plains of Abraham on Sunday as St. Patrick’s High School (SPHS) kicked off the football season with the now-traditional tailgate …
A look at the Palais Montcalm’s new concert organ
The week before the inauguration of the grand concert organ at the Palais Montcalm, Jacquelin Rochette, artistic director of Casavant Frères, gave this writer a guided tour of the magnificent …