Something is growing out of the darkened corners of the roof of the Maison de Lauberivière on Rue Saint-Paul. But the green intruders don’t faze gardener Marie-Hélène Jacques. The splash…
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Collaboration Santé International sends supplies across the world
Inside a warehouse in Limoilou, Sister Stella and her friends have been packing suitcases for over three decades. They are part of a squad of 40 regular volunteers working to…
Apple season, by the numbers
A chill hangs in the air, and the breezes are no longer languid. As much as some of us resist, this writer included, autumn is definitely here. And yet, there…
Newcomers’ Meet and Greet, with a taste of Quebec
Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) welcomed Quebec City newcomers to the Valcartier Family Centre in Sainte-Foy last Wednesday. The blustery, rainy night did not prevent the newcomers from enjoying the…
Collaboration Santé International sends supplies across the world
Inside a warehouse in Limoilou, Sister Stella and her friends have been packing suitcases for over three decades. They are part of a squad of 40 regular volunteers working to…
Relive the belle époque with La Veuve joyeuse
The stage of the Grand Théâtre is being transformed into a Parisian salon for the La Veuve joyeuse (The Merry Widow) this week. The Opéra de Québec is presenting one…
Slavic choir presents benefit concert for Lac-Mégantic
On Wednesday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m., in the exceptional acoustics of historic Chalmers-Wesley United Church, Quebec City music lovers will have the rare opportunity of hearing orthodox chants and…
Port of Quebec Open House
The Quebec Port Authority is holding an Open House on Sunday, October 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. You will find lots of activities for the whole family, including…
Festival shows the city’s richly diverse folk scene
The four musicians start slowly, building a mellow, string-heavy West African blues sound. The tempo picks up, and then Malian-born Doussou Coulibaly and her three bandmates break out into (surprise!)…
VEQ concerned over impact of health system’s reorganization on Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s
Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) has joined a growing number of voices, among them the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), expressing strong reservations about Health Minister Gaétan Barrette’s Bill 10,…