Could you make a two-minute speech on a surprise subject?  This is one thing we learn and practice at the Toastmasters club. Generally we learn how to deliver prepared speeches. …

Try AMI-Quebec’s free support group for English-speaking caregivers dealing with mental illness in a loved one from the comfort of your home. English-speaking caregivers across Quebec who are experiencing difficulty …

The popular CBC Television show, The Dragons’ Den, held open auditions in Quebec City on March 3. In preparation for Season Six, the show’s producers are crisscrossing the country in …

“I managed with a group of four SNC employees and 30 other Canadians to board a flight to Malta Thursday night and escaped that nightmare. I will see you next …

The Grand Défi des Glaces was held last Saturday, March 5, with teams of ice canoe racers leaving the Bassin Louise starting at 12:30 p.m. The weather was mild but …

“It was as near a professional performance as I’ve ever seen an ‘amateur’ group perform.” Comments such as this were representative of the audience’s acceptance of Champlain-St. Lawrence’s enactment of …

(adapted from a provincial government press release))Marguerite Blais, the Minister responsible for Seniors, announced this week that the Quebec government plans to partner with nearly 170 seniors’ groups and invest …

With the official opening of the fishing season, I am reminded of the many fishing excursions I have made over the past 45 years. I have fished for bass, pike, …

Last week’s revelation that educators from English school boards attended a conference in Hawaii a few weeks ago, is troubling. The trip comes a year after it was learned that …

Giovanni Costa, originally from Sicily, and a long-time Italian lecturer at Laval University’s École de Langues, passed way on February 3, 2011. Giovanni’s life was celebrated at a well-attended and …