Héma-Québec satisfied with new pacts
The agreement in principle concluded on July 6 by the management of Héma-Québec and the three CSN unions representing the Montreal facility was ratified at three general assemblies held on …
VEQ Finding Your Niche sponsors walking tour
The Voice of English-speaking Quebec will sponsor a walking tour of Old Quebec on September 11 as part of its Finding Your Niche newcomers program. VEQ held its first Finding …
QCGN supports new effort to reverse census decision
The Quebec Community Groups Network has expressed its full support for the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne (FCFA) du Canada in its effort to get the federal government to …
The Big Band of Roland Martel and the Royal 22nd Regiment at the Agora, Port of Québec
More than 10,000 people have attended concerts at the Agora Port de Quebc since July 18. The new program seems to please lovers of classical music as well as lyrical …
Register now for fall French language courses
Registration is now being accepted for French language courses at the following locations:Centre du Phénix – For more information, please call 418-652-2158.Centre Louis Jolliet – For information, please contact Normande …
Summer Notes activities and events August 4, 2010
Prepared And Compiled By Shirley Nadeau August 4 to 8: Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France – Discover the History of New France. A four-day festival which starts with an Opening …
Festival jazzes up Lévis next weekend
The festival scene moves south across the river next weekend with the fourth edition of the Festival du Jazz Etcetera Lévis. The event will take place on several stages in …
Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site of Canada: A Garden Through Three Ages
Iroquoians who pre-dated the arrival of Jacques Cartier grew their crops, among them tobacco and corn, in circles. “It was always in a circle,” said Jacinthe Coté, co-ordinator at Parc …
New Shannon water study irks residents
Even as Shannon residents are enjoying the benefits of a new water system, the results of a new study issued by l’Institut National de sante publique du Québec have stirred …
Great Water Pistol Battle on the Plains of Abraham
This past Sunday afternoon, for the second year in a row, a local radio station put out the call to stage a Water Pistol Battle on the playing field in …