St. Patrick’s Day and drinking and driving
On March 17th everyone is Irish, and green will be seen throughout Canadian cities. However, St. Patrick’s Day can be a dangerous holiday due to the large number of impaired …
St. Pat’s High recognized for recycling project
On February 16, 2010 St. Patrick’s High School was awarded a $1000 prize from the Green Apple Projects foundation of Metro. The school was recognized for their community recycling project. …
Bill 104 and Anglo complacency
I was delighted to read the March 10, 2010, Canwest News Wire press release of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA). The association is planning to put up “billboards …
Daylight Savings?
I have a question for the readership. Should we talk of Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time? I have always thought “Daylight Saving” was the accepted form, for what …
Congrats to Marianna
I am in Florida six months a year. I miss St. Patrick’s Day immensely. I don’t know if you know me but I used to sing in the pubs in …
The Bellshrine of St. Patrick
Life of Saint Patrick can be read here TranslatedClog-an-eadbacta PhatraicA Social History of Ancient IrelandP.W. Joyce 1903 Bells.- The Irish for a bell is cloc, clocc, or clog, …
Five bucks could save us a lot!
Once again we are starting to hear about problems with our health care system. People dying because of waiting lists and people being neglected in hallways. Sad but true. …
St-Patrick’s Day events
The March 20 St-Patrick’s Day parade, while the centerpiece of the celebration, is just one of many events scheduled to celebrate the wearin’ o’ the green.Sunday at 2 p.m., the …
More seal pups stranded on beaches
The Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network expects there will be more incidents involving seal pups stranded on beaches in the next few weeks. Poor ice conditions in the Gulf …
Newsie Notes for March 10, 2010
National Adult Learners’ Week Special Information Session Learn how to have your out-of-province experience and education recognized in Quebec!Thursday, March 25th at 12h00-14h00 at the Valcartier Family Centre, 1039 avenue …