All three St. Patrick’s football teams were in action last Friday night in what was billed as a “Friday Night Lights” action. At the end of the night, the Irish…
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Autumn sketching event
Drawn to Québec, a group of local sketching enthusiasts, will host their next sketching event on Saturday, November 19, at the Marché du Vieux-Port. The group, who met at the…
A challenge like no other for DDO’s Terry Fox Run
Having a Terry Fox Run at a school is no unconventional event. They occur at countless educational institutions across our fair country at the end of September every year. But…
Everest School principal’s head is shaved!
Principal Phil Joycey’s personal hairdresser came to Everest School on Monday morning to bare it all for the pleasure of the students and staff. He had promised to have his…
Get ready to read the GGreat books of 2013
The Canada Council for the Arts announced the list of finalists for the 2013 Governor General’s Literary Awards on October 2. The GGs are awarded in both official languages, in…
Colourful intercultural festival at Place d’Youville
Hamed Adam came to Quebec 17 years ago from Congo-Kinshasa, but he’s still learning new things about his adopted province. Adam and two other young volunteers were manning the marathon…
Quebec City elections: Candidates for Mayor and district councillors
On October 4, the official list of candidates for the position of Mayor of the Quebec City and councillors for each district was announced by the president of elections, Sylvain…
Randall Spear concert series at the Morrin Centre
On Sunday, September 22, a bilingual concert series, where music is the universal language, started on key, at the Morrin Centre. The event was hosted by well-known musician Randall Spear,…
The blues are his business: Jammin’ with Jay Sewall
Two lowlights focused on centre stage. A lone harmonica gleamed a rosy silver, flashing as it wailed. The song had a fast-moving repetitive rhythm, the kind that makes your leg…
Students Learn it! Do it! at EQLC activity day
On Wednesday, October 2, Eastern Quebec Learning Centre hosted its annual all-school activity day. Students were grouped into teams which ran a gauntlet of challenges prepared by their teachers. Ranging…