A world of civic participation opens to young anglos at Bishop’s Forum
A world of civic participation opens to young anglos at Bishop’s Forum Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com SHERBROOKE – From Aug. 8-13, about 75 young adults from English-speaking …
Guilbault announces task force to restore confidence in SAAQ
Guilbault announces task force to restore confidence in SAAQ Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Transport Minister Geneviève Guilbault, who has been busy making changes at the Société d’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), …
School boards to seek injunction against spending restrictions
School boards to seek injunction against spending restrictions Ruby Pratka Local Journalism initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The organization representing Quebec’s nine English school boards may take the Quebec govern- ment to …
Ocean Group gears for growth with new investor
Ocean Group gears for growth with new investor Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Ocean Group of Quebec City builds and operates tugboats, refits vessels as large as icebreakers, and with dredging and …
Drainville walks back education budget cuts, warns against ‘open bar’
Drainville walks back education budget cuts, warns against ‘open bar’ Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Weeks after asking school boards and service centres to slash their budgets by …
Strike averted in provincial parks on eve of construction holiday
Strike averted in provincial parks on eve of construction holiday Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Campers and kayakers across the province are breathing a sigh of relief and …
Petition against education cuts crosses linguistic divide
Petition against education cuts crosses linguistic divide Ruby Pratka Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The Parti Québécois (PQ) and the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) may seem …
Government slashes funding to school boards, service centres
Government slashes funding to school boards, service centres Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Quebec’s English school boards reacted with alarm and frustration after the Ministry of Education imposed …
SAAQ head at time of $1.1-billion ‘fiasco’ admits he could have done better at Quebec City hearing
SAAQ head at time of $1.1-billion ‘fiasco’ admits he could have done better at Quebec City hearing Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Denis Marsolais, CEO of the Société de l’assurance automobile du …
Pablo Rodriguez becomes Quebec Liberal Leader
Pablo Rodriguez becomes Quebec Liberal Leader Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Members of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) chose former federal Liberal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez as their new leader heading into …