Red Planet Blues is first Canadian novel about Mars
World-acclaimed science fiction writer Robert Sawyer visited Quebec City this past week to promote his latest book, Red Planet Blues, at the Salon international du Livre de Québec. Sawyer is …
Université Laval team takes Shell fuel-efficiency prize again
It was with great pride that the home team arrived from Houston, Texas, where, on April 7, they won first place in the seventh edition of the Shell Eco-marathon. The …
An eventful month for author H. Nigel Thomas
April has been an eventful month for writer Hubert Nigel Thomas. A fortnight before he gave his talk, “Writer-Reader: A Thorny Relationship,” at the ImagiNation Festival at the Morrin Centre …
Taste of Heritage: Local food has a rich history
As long as human beings have been choosing between edible and non-edible plants and animals, people and the places they live have been closely interwoven. Well-known food writer Michael Pollan …
The Aurian Haller Band’s new CD The Dark Room shines
On Tuesday, April 9 the Aurian Haller Band launched their second CD The Dark Room to an appreciative crowd of fans in La Ninkasi café and bar. Radio-Canada was also …
St. Lawrence students enjoy handball to the max
The Handball Tournament, an unique event held at Champlain St. Lawrence, ends after two days of hard competition. It was sad to see the Handball Tournament come to an end …
Book fair at St. Lawrence a huge success
St. Lawrence students Jessica Leblanc, William Poulin, Emilie Buzzell and Vanessa Gauthier organized a book fair on Tuesday, April 9, to raise funds for cancer research. The event took place …
Gilmour Hill reopens on Monday, April 15, weather permitting
The National Battlefields Commission informs motorists and other users of Gilmour Hill that it will be open as of Monday, April 15 at 6:00 a.m., unless the weather conditions are …
L’Harmonie de Loretteville 120th anniversary concert
I received two tickets to this concert for my birthday from a friend Alain Grenier, who is a saxophonist in the orchestra. He is third on the left, third row, …
Cultural Interlude
It is time to mark your calendars for the 3rd edition of the Cutural Interlude to held once again at the magnificent Doamaine Cataraqui in Sillery, Sunday, June 2nd. The …