It’s the season to remember that throwing away good food is downright spooky. Statistics indicate nearly half of still-edible food is thrown away in an average household in an average…
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Le Piolet — more than a dining experience
Near the Kabir Kouba falls in Wendake is a restaurant called Le Piolet. Since 1985, it has been providing young adults, aged 16-35 who are in difficult circumstances, with training…
Reunion success for Big Wreck is no accident
Big Wreck first came onto the music scene in the 1990s; a time when boy bands were record label favourites and rock bands were being separated into new genres like…
Sing-along Messiah at Chalmers-Wesley Church
The Sing-along Messiah is an annual event which started at Chalmers-Wesley in 1998. It is usually held in mid-November to welcome the Christmas season. This year’s Sing-along will be held…
Morrin Centre Halloween
Ghosts and cobwebs drifted through the Morrin Centre on All Hallow’s Evening, more commonly known as Halloween, as zombie librarians wandered around the balcony of the library and a mad…
A photograph from the Great War
My father’s name was John McKendrick Park. He was born in Scotland and immigrated to Canada with his father in the early 20th century. Grandfather had lost his wife following…
Remembering and honouring the fallen
At the entrance to the Plains of Abraham near Port Saint-Louis, the Croix du Sacrifice (Cross of Sacrifice) stands to honour Canada’s soldiers, sailors and airmen lost in World Wars…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862The Morning ChronicleWe have to record this morning the particulars of a bold attempt at robbery which resulted fatally for one of the persons engaged in it. Before entering into…
Cégep Garneau honours Quebec’s First Nations
From November 5 to 9, Cégep Garneau will be hosting its annual Intercultural Week and for the first time, the theme is Quebec’s First Nations. Students, staff and the public…
Gratitude for another great St. Brigid’s Guild Sale
Every fall and every spring, loyal and devoted members of St. Brigid’s Guild and a multitude of hard-working, dedicated volunteers come together to make the guild’s sale the marvelous experience…