Public hearings into Bill 86 – the act modifying school boards and abolishing school board elections – will begin on February 16, twenty days after they were originally scheduled to…
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Rob Lutes’ songwriting and city buses
Rob Lutes’ songwriting workshop on February 3 was cancelled due to the weather, however, I didn’t discover this until I got to the closed door of the building where it…
Star Wars Landspeeder will light up the Quebec City International Car Show
After a trip around the planet the futuristic Star Wars racing car, the Landspeeder, will touch down at the Salon International de l’Auto de Québec / Quebec City International Car…
Charlesbourg Carnival parade features Nordic symbols
The Winter Carnival parade in Charlesbourg featured Nordic symbols such as wolves, reindeer, narwhals, icebergs and inuksuit (plural of inukshuk). The weather on Saturday night was ideal, with temperatures just…
Ice canoe teams compete furiously on the St. Lawrence River
On February 7, with minutes to go before the start of the Winter Carnival Ice Canoe Race, hundreds of spectators cheered rowers warming up on the frozen surface of Louise…
Winter Carnival’s signature event: snow sculpting
Quebec Winter Carnival’s first official International Snow Sculpture Competition was held in 1973. Today, the competition is a main attraction for the almost half a million people who visit Carnival….
PW Sims Business Program students seeking internships
Once again, students in the PW Sims Business Program at Champlain–St. Lawrence are preparing for internships that will take place this spring. As part of their business program, second- and…
CORRECTION: Letter to the Minister of Education
The Letter to the Minister of Education, submitted by Margo Legault, executive director of Literacy Quebec, and François Brassard, president of the Regroupement des groupes populaires en alphabétisation du Québec…
Take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count
Would you like to take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count? Simply tally the numbers and kinds of birds you see for at least 15 minutes on one or…
Motorcycle and ATV Show pleases biking enthusiasts
Some 20 makes of motorcycles, scooters and ATVs (four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles), with several models each, were on display at this year’s Salon de Moto et VTT (vélos tout-terrain), filling every…