Bonhomme closes the 70th Winter Carnival Night Parade atop his birthday cake float. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Upper Town Night Parade draws huge Carnival crowd Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com On Feb. 10, sidewalks along Grande Allée were packed with people, 10 rows deep in places, for the Upper…
Families loved Bomhomme’s Campground. They played various campground games and went down the ice slide. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) 70th Winter Carnival spreads magic amid heat wave Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Time flies when you’re having fun. The 70th Winter Carnival has come and gone, while the un- seasonably warm…
Sixty people, in groups of 20 at a time, joined Bonhomme in his annual snow bath. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Sixty brave bathers join Bonhomme for a snow bath Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com There’s nothing like a bath at the end of a long day. To close the 70th Winter Carnival…
Peewee hockey tournament players, such as goalie Peyton Herrera from Detroit, discover the ice cross track situated in front of the Videotron Centre at Place Jean-Béliveau. (Photo by Danielle Burns) Carnival tests the ice with ice cross skating pilot project Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Quebec City native Christian Papillon has been a major proponent of ice cross skating ever since he…
BonhommeCarnavaltoldSte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Mayor Pierre Dolbec that he had just turned 70. The mayor replied that Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is turning 200 this year. (Photo by Lise Lafond) Bonhomme brings Carnival to Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com Bonhomme Carnaval travelled to Sainte-Catherine-de- la-Jacques-Cartier on Feb. 3, to bring the Quebec Winter Carnival to the region. Arriving at the Parc…
and participants alongside Indigenous elders.
The organizers expressed the hope that the expedi- tion brought Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants closer to each other. Dur- ing the last evening of the
Nathalie Guay and Jenny Hervieux are co-directors of the MAMUK centre in Quebec City. “The healing site belongs to Maison communautaire Missinak, and MAMUK also uses the site for its activities,” said Guay. (Photo courtesy of Nathalie Guay) Indigenous snowmobile expedition rallies First Nations and allies Alphonsine Sefu alphonsine@qctonline.com The First Nations Expedition, a 3,250-kilometre snowmobile journey between Jan. 27 and Feb. 10, covered territories and communities from…
Comiccon regulars come as their favourite characters, like this group of friends as Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, Belle, Rapunzel, Ariel and Alice. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) The first Carnival Comiccon is a hit with cosplayers Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com During the closing weekend of the 70th Winter Carnival, thousands of people trans- formed into their favourite comic…
REVIEW: Bleu Jeans Bleu Carnival show popular with anglos too (plus plus) Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com The massively popular Montreal band Blue Jeans Bleu (BJB) was a musical highlight at the…
Ice canoeists row, paddle, push, pull and drag their canoes across the ice-choked St. Lawrence River on a gorgeous Feb. 4. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Ice canoeists battle currents, tides in perfect weather for annual race Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Feb. 4 was race day out on the St. Lawrence River. The spring-like weather transformed it…
The giant polar bear at the M. Christie Gougoune & Doudoune site attracted much attention over the weekend. Teens and adults enjoyed climbing the bear’s ice-covered front paws, the rock wall and the via ferrata on the bear’s back. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) There are lots of cool things to do in the Old Port during Carnival Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The M. Christie Gougoune & Doudoune Carnival site in the Old Port area…