Red Bull Crashed Ice made quite an impact
Quebec City hosted another edition of the Red Bull Crashed Ice cross-skating competition from March 20 to 22. The race began from an elevated ramp by the Tourny Fountain, continued …
The Performing Arts Festival: a phenomenal success
The Central Quebec School Board (CQSB) held its 11th Performing Arts Festival (PAF) on March 21 at Quebec High School (QHS) and at the Salle Jean-Paul-Tardif of the Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier. …
VEQ forum brings seniors and caregivers together
The Seniors Community Forum held at the Jeffery Hale Pavilion on March 18 was a great success. The forum, sponsored by Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) in collaboration with Jeffery …
Quebec Art Company brings on the laughs
There is a little March madness to the Quebec Art Company’s preparations for their spring production of Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me a Tenor. After months of rehearsal, QAC actors took …
March 23 to 29 is Social Workers Week
Social workers from Jeffery Hale-Saint Brigid’s wish to inform the public about the work social workers do and the services available from social workers in English at the Jeff. Take …
Second life for Quebec City’s plastic bags
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, an astonishing 66,000 plastic bags will have been used worldwide. It is estimated that roughly 17% of these bags will …
Up close and personal with best-selling Canadian authors at imagiNation Writers’ Festival
The Morrin Centre’s fifth annual writers’ festival includes both well-established and newly-acclaimed authors, including Miriam Toews, winner of a Governor General’s Award and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, who …
St. Patty’s Smörgåsbord: the 2014 Défilé de la Saint-Patrick
As in years past, Mayor Régis Labeaume and Deputy Mayor Michelle Morin-Doyle marched alongside community groups in their Fighting Irish letterman’s jackets. This drum major took advantage of …
A run to remember
The mere mention of Dany Bilodeau’s grandmother brings a smile to his face. But she barely recognizes him when he visits. Bilodeau, a marathon runner and Université Laval student, has …
Recognition Gala celebrates secondary students
On March 20, Champlain-St. Lawrence (SLC) held a Recognition Gala at the Industrial Alliance head office in Quebec City to celebrate the success of Secondary V students taking part in …