Crowds filled the sidewalks along rue St. Joseph on Sunday for the 10th annual Parade des jouets as Santa Claus came to town. Several new floats and groups added to…
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Don’t wait for snow to enjoy winter activities
The air was frisky on our way to the Sainte-Foy arena where my wife Denyse was going to skate for her first time this season. She was radiant with the…
Family Christmas Party in Sainte-Foy
Enjoy some time with your family and share Christmas with other anglophones and francophones. This party will be held Saturday, December 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the…
Remembrance Day Ceremony
Veterans form a colour guard.On Friday, November 11, many people, including military groups and veterans, assembled around the cenotaph on Grande Allée to pay their respects to the many sailors,…
Pascal Lacoste: A soldier’s tribute
Days after reaching an agreement with Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney, who promised that the federal government would create a new committee to study veterans’ health, a weak but smiling…
St. Brigid’s Guild Sale
As usual, the purse-belt-umbrella table was a popular stop during the bi-annual St. Brigid’s Guild Sale held on November 5. This traditional event is an important fundraiser for the Guild….
Brotherhood: the St. Pat’s Connection
In this very competitive and high-speed world we live in, I was awed to see these four young men gather and pause for this photo after a grueling game. The…
Shannon residents gather for Anamnesis Day as TCE water-contamination trial winds down
On November 13 residents of Shannon gathered for Anamnesis Day – a day commemorating those who have died as a possible result of their exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE). Plaintiffs allege…
Guys and Dolls are coming to town! QAC prepares its fall musical
Something is up at the Holland Elementary School – clandestine meetings, men wearing fedoras, girls in risqué attire, and vaguely familiar melodies drifting down the hallways. Yes, rehearsals are well…
Remembrance thoughts
Each year at this time, and probably like many of you, I sit for a few minutes at my desk and ponder the past of those who had gone to…