Conservation plan for hist ic district of Sillery
The Quebec ministry of culture has released its plan for the preservation of Sillery as a heritage site. The Cultural Heritage Act provides that such plans be drawn up for …
Chef Jean Soulard gives a conference at the Garrison Club
On Wednesday, February 6, the Comité des Arts of the Quebec Garrison Club welcomed Chef Jean Soulard as a special guest to give a conference entitled “The evolution of cuisine …
Memorials and Things of Fame for February 13, 2013
1863 The Morning Chronicle His Hon Judge Meredith observed that the crime of sheep-stealing was one which the law punished severely, as it was necessary that the property of the …
Annick Papillon begins new session in Ottawa
The 2013 session of the Canadian Parliament began on January 23, and Annick Papillon, NDP Member of Parliament for the Quebec City region, was back in full swing, serving on …
Dr. Kathryn Leake: an Anglophone rainmaker at CHUQ
Dr. Kathryn Leake is an Anglophone living in Quebec City and a post-doctoral fellow of Endocrinology and Nephrology at the research centre of the Centre d’hospitalier universitaire de Quebec (CHUQ). …
Looking for the 100th Object
What would the face of Quebec’s English-speaking communities look like if 100 objects were “collaged” to create a portrait of it?That is what the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) and …
St. Lawrence Lions hockey results
The St. Lawrence Lions are battling for second place in the RSEQ hockey league and they really needed a victory, and victory there was. With a win of 8 to …
Gearing up for Pentathlon des neiges 2013
Cégep Garneau, like other Quebec colleges, is gearing up to go. Where? To the annual Pentathlon des neiges set for February 23 on the Plains of Abraham. The annual event …
Chilling out on the St. Lawrence
On Saturday, February 9, Muriel Cayouette, an English and Spanish teacher at Collège Mérici, and the five other women on the Female Elite Turf-Latulippe team were busy applying a secret …
Winter Carnival Photos
All photos by Photos by Bethann G. Merkle A patient horse welcomes a nose rub while waiting to take carnivalers for a ride. Kids play “King of the …