Community Kitchen provides food for thought
Wednesday will mark the last of 10 sessions of this season’s Active Living 50+ Community Kitchen, produced by Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) in collaboration with SNACS Entrepreneurs. The Active …
Pirates invade the Baie de Beauport
Pirates took over the Baie de Beauport on June 14 for the fifth edition of Family Day. Nearly 10,000 parents, children and pirates joined the beach party on a hot …
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity planning second Chamber Organ and Choral Festival
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is planning Quebec City’s second Chamber Organ and Choral Music Festival, to be held in August. After a week of choral workshops, the Festival …
Panel to study options for Anglophones in school board elections
A coalition of groups representing Quebec’s English-speaking community has formed a panel mandated to find options for selecting school commissioners. The panel will be chaired by former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings …
The 1885 Montreal smallpox epidemic
One hundred and fifty years ago, a devastating smallpox epidemic hit Montreal, killing thousands. The event remains etched in the city’s collective memory. It was an unforgettable milestone in the …
Your trash might be my treasure
Limoilou’s eighth Grand Bazar des Ruelles, a huge community garage sale, took place on Saturday, June 6, in conjunction with Quebec’s Neighbours’ Day. And what better way to get to …
Salvation Army opens its doors on Wilfrid-Hamel
Barbara and David Carey are in Quebec City on a mission – of salvation. The Careys are respectively head of housing and director of the Salvation Army’s operations in Quebec …
Wendake Pow Wow promises fun for all
The 2015 Wendake International Pow Wow will be taking place on June 26, 27 and 28 all along Boulevard Bastien, the main street of the Wendat reserve, which lies between …
Graduates say goodbye to Quebec High School
The high school careers of 63 Quebec High School students came to an end Friday, June 5, with a shower of blue mortarboards. The QHS Class of 2015 graduated with …
Dollard-des-Ormeaux graduates “wise beyond their years”
The graduation ceremony at Dollard-des-Ormeaux High School on June 4 was not short. Lasting over three hours, it was a special tribute to the 17 graduates, each one unique, who …