News Digest February 10 2016
**Unable to view photos or links? view online Issue February 10, 2016 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced …
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Perfect weather draws a crowd to the Calgary Stampede Breakfast
Bright sun and mild weather brought crowds out to Place d’Youville for the annual Calgary Stampede Flapjack Breakfast last Saturday. Some 4,000 sausages were grilled and as many flapjacks were …
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Quebec Winter Carnival photography exhibit
Until February 14, Espace Contemporain at 313 Rue Saint-Jean will be showcasing the work of twelve photographers in conjunction with the 62nd Quebec Winter Carnival. The 72 photographs collectively express …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle A pretended informer notified a customs agent on the American side of the St. Lawrence that he had been informed of an attempt to be made on …
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The story behind Rue Lee
Rue Lee is named in honour of Thomas Conrad Lee. Born in 1765, he was an American Loyalist who left the United States to live in Quebec City, where he …
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Bill 86 hearings pushed back to February 16
Public hearings into Bill 86 – the act modifying school boards and abolishing school board elections – will begin on February 16, twenty days after they were originally scheduled to …
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Jamie Adkins elicits belly laughs with Circus Incognitus
A clown dances, plays, laughs, cries and loves. Everyone has a clown inside of them, it’s just a matter of letting it out.” – Jamie Adkins, clown Laughter specialist Jamie Adkins …
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Rob Lutes’ songwriting and city buses
Rob Lutes’ songwriting workshop on February 3 was cancelled due to the weather, however, I didn’t discover this until I got to the closed door of the building where it …
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Star Wars Landspeeder will light up the Quebec City International Car Show
After a trip around the planet the futuristic Star Wars racing car, the Landspeeder, will touch down at the Salon International de l’Auto de Québec / Quebec City International Car …
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Charlesbourg Carnival parade features Nordic symbols
The Winter Carnival parade in Charlesbourg featured Nordic symbols such as wolves, reindeer, narwhals, icebergs and inuksuit (plural of inukshuk). The weather on Saturday night was ideal, with temperatures just …
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