Community Calendar
Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 3 to 6 p.m. – Celebrate Halloween on Rue Saint-Jean. Youngsters are invited to go trick-or-treating in stores in the area which have the pumpkin sticker …
Dream season continues for Irish juniors
St. Patrick’s High School’s Fighting Irish junior football team is continuing its perfect season. Unbeaten in six regular season games, St. Pat’s qualified for the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du …
Laval women’s rugby no match for Ottawa Gee-Gees
The Université Laval women’s rugby team’s season came to an end when they allowed two quick tries in the final minutes of the first half to the University of Ottawa …
Royal 22e Régiment marks double anniversary
Those passing by Place George-V on Oct. 19 took a moment to watch a short military commemorative ceremony. The Royal 22e Régiment marked two important milestones during the ceremony: the …
Rain or shine, hundreds walk for health with Pierre Lavoie
On Oct. 20, Quebecers woke up to a rainy, windy morning, not ideal weather for a walk. That didn’t stop over 150,000 people of all ages and abilities from taking …
Three local ministers in CAQ government
The Quebec City region will have three ministers in the new 26-member, gender-balanced Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) cabinet sworn in on Oct. 18. One of them, Louis-Hébert MNA Geneviève Guilbault, …
Anglos must deal with no seat in Legault cabinet
The easy thing to say would be “les absents ont toujours tort” when explaining why there is no anglophone minister in the new Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government. After all, …
The Morrin Centre hosts a spooky Halloween Concert
Halloween is the time when fantastic tales become realities, when ordinary people transform into spectacular creatures, and when historic buildings like the Morrin Centre transform into beautiful performance venues. On …
The story behind Rue du Bélier
Rue du Bélier is named after the adult male sheep (the ram). Rams are recognizable by their large spiral horns. Now raised around the world for their wool, meat and …
Memorials and Things of Fame
October 21, 1868 – The Morning ChronicleNew Buildings – Notwithstanding the cry of “hard times,” “no ship building,” “increased taxation,” etc., our citizens and property holders appear to have an …