Homemade treats can help your jack-o-lanterns “save face”
It’s the season to remember that throwing away good food is downright spooky. Statistics indicate nearly half of still-edible food is thrown away in an average household in an average …
Le Piolet — more than a dining experience
Near the Kabir Kouba falls in Wendake is a restaurant called Le Piolet. Since 1985, it has been providing young adults, aged 16-35 who are in difficult circumstances, with training …
Reunion success for Big Wreck is no accident
Big Wreck first came onto the music scene in the 1990s; a time when boy bands were record label favourites and rock bands were being separated into new genres like …
Sing-along Messiah at Chalmers-Wesley Church
The Sing-along Messiah is an annual event which started at Chalmers-Wesley in 1998. It is usually held in mid-November to welcome the Christmas season. This year’s Sing-along will be held …
Morrin Centre Halloween
Ghosts and cobwebs drifted through the Morrin Centre on All Hallow’s Evening, more commonly known as Halloween, as zombie librarians wandered around the balcony of the library and a mad …
A photograph from the Great War
My father’s name was John McKendrick Park. He was born in Scotland and immigrated to Canada with his father in the early 20th century. Grandfather had lost his wife following …
Justin Trudeau visits Quebec City
Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP for Papineau and, as of October 2, 2012, a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, was in Quebec City on October 24 …
Quebec Art Company preparing for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Rehearsals are well underway for Quebec Art Company’s fall production of the American classic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.This powerful, highly charged Pulitzer prize-winning drama was playwright Tennessee William’s …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle About half past ten last evening a fire was discovered in the National Bank Building. When first entered, we are informed that it was on fire …
Writers of a feather, flock together at QuebeCrime Festival
A full weekend of conferences, panel discussions, book signings and CSI simulations made for a second successful QuebeCrime Festival, a unique event in this country. The writers who gathered at …