Cookshire’s Pine Hill Farm: The land, the people by Winston C. Fraser
Winston Fraser has done it again! His latest book about his family’s history of settlement in the village of Cookshire in the Eastern Townships, launched in early December 2019, is …
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Winter fun enjoyed at Pointe-aux-Lièvres
Winter fun activities are in full swing along the St. Charles River in Quebec City. The Société de la Rivière Saint-Charles, a non-profit organization, manages a wide-ranging program of recreational …
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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church signs an agreement with special events company Kamaï Événements
In mid-December, 2019, the board of managers of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Old Quebec signed an unusual agreement with Kamaï Événements. The company, which organizes special events such as …
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Clarendon Hotel reopens after 12 months of major repairs
The Clarendon Hotel is open again, after being closed for the past 12 months. Co-owners Michel Côté and Marc-Olivier Côté were delighted to welcome their first guests, just in time …
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More than 40 American teams at the Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
The 61st edition of the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament will feature teams from over 20 countries at the Videotron Centre from Feb. 12 to 23.Of the 120 teams that …
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St. Lawrence Lions basketball and hockey action
The CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions basketball team got back on the court on Jan. 24, when they played the Jeannois from Collège d’Alma in their first game since the holidays.However, …
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2020 Quebec ice canoe racing season is up and running
The 2020 Circuit Québécois de Canot à Glace racing season was well and truly launched last week, starting with a press conference held on a cold and windy Jan. 15 …
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Ukrainian Flight 752: We pray that sanity prevails
The new year got off to a violent, tragic and profoundly frightening start with the shooting down of Ukrainian Flight 752 shortly after takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 people …
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Asbestos changing its name to shed its toxic image
How attached are we to place names? For example, would the citizens of the settlement at the narrowing of the St. Lawrence River think differently of themselves if it were …
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The story behind Avenue Fabre
This street is named in honour of Louis-Roch-Hector Fabre (1834-1910), a lawyer, journalist, diplomat and senator born in Montreal. He was admitted to the bar in 1856 but practised law …
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