Amphibious airplane fishing trip
I have accumulated over 500 hours flying time as a passenger in over 20 different aircraft: the Tiger Moth, Cessna, Norseman, Beaver, Bellanca, DC-3, Canso, F-27, Constellation, DC-4, over a half …
A trip down an Irish memory lane
At a recent meeting of Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ), Ann Power led members down memory lane, or was it down Champlain Street? Illustrating her talk with photos, Power described day-to-day …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle There are two reasons why a loyal and law-abiding people should keep holiday to-day. First, because we love to remember that the “only Ruler of Princes” …
Street Views: The story behind Rue Baldwin
Rue Baldwin is named for Robert Baldwin (1804-1858), born in York, now Toronto. He was a lawyer and politician who, with his partner in politics, Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, led the first …
2nd Language Professionals Conference
Inspired by the overwhelming success of the 1st Language Professionals Conference in 2013, we are delighted to repeat the experience this spring from May 29 to 31 at Université Laval …
Drawn to Quebec: Wild birds: attracting without feeding
In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence,” said Robert Lynd. An oft-practised way of doing so is feeding birds. For example, my …
Opéra de Québec stages audience favourite, Puccini’s Tosca
Giacomo Puccini saw Victorien Sardou’s 1887 French-language play La Tosca in 1889 when it was first performed in Rome. He immediately recognized the play’s melodramatic ingredients – love, intrigue, murder …
Bringing history to life … and death at the Citadelle
What does one do on the weekend at an active garrison in Quebec City? Fight, of course! Even though it was only play fighting, the soldier’s school and history buffs …
Little people make BIG noise!!
A cacophony of drums and various instruments, strollers and noisy people clowned along 3e Avenue in Old Limoilou a little after 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 17. The majority of the …
Pierre Karl Péladeau new head of the Parti Québécois
Well, no surprises here. On the first ballot, Pierre Karl Péladeau was elected head of the Parti Québécois last Friday evening with almost 58 percent of the votes. Alexandre Cloutier …