Drawn to Quebec: Sketching the world around you
Humans think in images. Indeed, studies show that our brains actually understand images faster than words, and remember images longer. The act of drawing helps you clarify what you know …
PAYNE, Loretta
Born in 1929 in Stoneham, Quebec, Loretta became a registered nurse in 1955 and spent most of her working career in Montreal. Loretta passed away in Montreal on October 19, …
The story behind Rue du Duc-de-Kent
Rue du Duc-de-Kent is a short street in the Beauport district of Quebec City near Montmorency Falls. The name was proposed by people in the area at the time of …
Pauline (Fackney) Griffin
Pauline (Fackney) Griffin1924 – 2014 Pauline Griffin, 90, wife of the late Thomas Griffin, died at the Maison Legault on October 25, 2014. She was the daughter of the late …
Celebrating the saxophone at the MNBAQ
Renowned Belgian saxophonist Fabrice Alleman and Quebec City’s Michel Côté Trio performed in the Adolphe Sax dans Tous Ses États concert at the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec on …
Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions play hard against Norwich Cadets
The Champlain-St. Lawrence Lions hockey team faced off against Vermont’s Norwich University Cadets at the Complexe sportif in Ancienne-Lorette, the Lions’ home ice, last Friday, October 24. National Collegiate Athletic …
News Digest October 22 2014
**Unable to view photos or links? view online Issue October 22, 2014 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TM using the most …
The Morrin Centre’s Literary Feast a delicious evening
The sixth annual Literary Feast, a fundraising dinner, was held at the Morrin Centre last Thursday, October 16. Over 100 people gathered in the library for champagne cocktails before making …
If our voice is heard, will it be listened to?
We should be evolving,” said Gertie Grogan, “not dissolving.” She was surprised by Quebec health minister Gaétan Barrette’s recently tabled Bill 10. The bill would reform the health system by …
Jeffery Hale–Saint Brigid’s cares for its community
My first experience with the health-care system came when I was acting president of the Ladies’ Protestant Home in 1989,” says Barbara Bignell. “I was there when we had to …