Club des Cavaliers celebrates its 35th anniversary
It all started with a couple of passionate horse-lovers who lived on the same street, and decided to help each other to maintain a short riding trail. Other people heard …
Carving up Carnival for 45 years
The Quebec Winter Carnival hosted dozens of skilled snow sculptors who transformed massive snow blocks (5.4 m wide, 3.6 m deep and 3 m high) into works of art based …
Winter Carnival parade a fantasy world of giant animals
The 63rd Winter Carnival Night Parade drew spectators into a world of fantasy and imagination. On February 4, children and adults of all ages waited along the parade route in …
Winners of the National Snow Sculpture competition
The winners of this year’s National Snow Sculpture competition, based on the theme of Canada’s 150th anniversary, are no strangers to success. The team from the Montérégie region of Quebec …
Ice-canoe racers battle strong currents and heavy snowfall
On February 5, some 350 racers crouched by their canoes at the Old Port, wiping away wet snow, waiting for Bonhomme to signal the start of the Winter Carnival Ice-Canoe …
Amélie Godin honoured for her work in suicide prevention
Students at St. Vincent’s School gathered in the cafeteria last Wednesday, February 1, as part of a special surprise for their former teacher. As Amélie Godin, Queen of the 2016 …
For the love of bikes!
Although most motorcycle lovers cleared out early Sunday afternoon in anticipation of the Super Bowl game that evening, they managed to pack ExpoCité on Friday and Saturday for the Quebec …
Mosque mea culpa
We live in an age of immediate, relentless news coverage. Social media and all-news channels have turned what used to be called the news cycle into a constant stream, where …
Jean ROUSSEAU 1928-2017
Jean ROUSSEAU 1928-2017 Jean Rousseau, beloved husband of Vilma Binet, passed away peacefully at Laval Hospital on January 23 at the age of 88. He was the son of the …
OBITUARY: Stella (Bryson) LEMELIN
Stella (Bryson) LEMELIN 1918 – 2017 Stella Bryson, wife of the late Henry Lemelin, died at Saint Brigid’s Home on January 29, 2017, at age 98. A funeral service …