QAC earnestly prepares for spring production
Despite the gray, damp weather, spirits were high on the stage at Holland Elementary School this past weekend. The Quebec Art Company (QAC) will present Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of …
Adult Learners’ Week celebrates lifelong learning
Adult Learners’ Week (April 6-14, 2013) was established by UNESCO in 2000, and was officially endorsed by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO in 2002. In the eleven intervening years, Adult …
Tartan Day celebrations
April 6 is Tartan Day. It’s a day to honour our Scottish heritage, to celebrate the spirit and character of our Scottish ancestors and to recognise their contributions to our …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863 The Morning Chronicle An inquest was held by the coroner yesterday on the body of one Joseph Asselin, a farmer residing on the Island of Orleans, who was found …
Abracadabra! Magic competition to be held in Quebec City
On Thursday, April 4, the third edition of the Festival de Magie de Québec proudly launched the Michel Cailloux International Magic Competition. Festival organizers Pierre Hamon and Renée-Claude Auclair are …
Morrin Centre Book Sale
Looking for a summer read, a book to curl up with on a rainy day or a timeless classic? The Morrin Centre will be hosting a mega sale of English-language …
Designer Marie Dooley struts her stuff at Château Frontenac
I am sitting front row in the grand ballroom of the elegant Château Frontenac. No fewer than 27 chandeliers glitter overhead and spotlights heat up the catwalk. Upbeat pop music …
AFS exchange programs: connecting lives and cultures
Are you and or your family looking for a unique opportunity to develop long-term bonds with people from all over the world? If so, then participating in an AFS exchange …
St. Lawrence Lions face uphill climb for provincial hockey title
It was a tough weekend for the CEGEP St. Lawrence men’s hockey team as they lost their second game on Sunday, April 7, and are now 0-2 in a best-of-five …
The Importance of Being Earnest
This spring’s QAC production is The Importance of Being Earnest, the theatrical classic by Oscar Wilde. The play, a Victorian comedy, is full of impossible love, morality and false pretences, …