An emotional Nathalie Brière of the SAAQ audit team said many on staff wanted SAAQclic to work. (Screenshot) SAAQ head at time of $1.1-billion ‘fiasco’ admits he could have done better at Quebec City hearing Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Denis Marsolais, CEO of the Société de l’assurance automobile du…
Internationally renowned Wendat violinist Geneviève Gros-Louis captivated the growing audience with her music, enhanced by the beautiful summer weather, the melodic singing of Keyara Gros-Louis and traditional dancers. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) KWE! celebrates Indigenous cultures at the Grand Spectacle Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com On the Summer Solstice, Canadians celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day. In Quebec City, the eighth KWE! Meet with Indigenous…
Members of the Collectif ETC – Mimi Lépine, Josée Beauregard, Denise Drapeau, Violette Goulet and Anne-Yvonne Jouan – and historian and author Gilles Gallichan pose for a photo on board AML Louis-Jolliet while holding a photo of the RMS Franconia taken shortly after the Franconia ran aground on July 16, 1950. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Centre Culturel Robert-Martel reveals the RMS Franconia project Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com On June 12, a group of people were welcomed aboard AML Louis-Jolliet for a jolly cruise along the St….
COMMENTARY: Operation Midnight Hammer strikes Iran Charles André Nadeau canadeau@qctonline.com At midnight, June 21, 2025, a date which will live in memory, a flight of seven B-2 Spirit bombers left…
Ethel St. Martin, Jennifer Molson, Diana Meredith, Isabel Barry-Sullivan and Judi Garon stand beside the QCWC banner at the club’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2013. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau from QCT archives) Quebec City Women’s Club folds after 85 years Submitted by Lorna Gailis on behalf of Quebec City Women’s Club members After 85-plus years, the Quebec City Women’s Club (formerly the…
Members of the Valcartier Elementary School Girls Circle learned about the transmission from girlhood to womanhood from a Wendat perspective. Valcartier Elementary School hosts girls’ circles
Submitted by Emma Perreault
Special education technician, Valcartier Elementary School
Three years ago, Valcartier Elementary School began hosting girls’ circles under the guidance of Emma Perreault. The goal of the project is to provide space for pre-teen girls to have open and honest conversations about the menstrual cycle and growing into young womanhood. The circles are open to Cycle 3 and high school students, and include art, crafts and meaningful conversations.
Last year, we began collaborating with Alexandra Picard Sioui, founder of the Wendat company Yawinonh. Alexandra hosts women’s circles in Wendake, and the collaboration between the two parties has been magnificent. We hosted our final girls’ circle of the school year on June 13, during which participating students learned about the menstrual cycle through the Wendat lens, connecting their cycles to nature and cultivating a deeper sense of belonging. We look forward to maintaining this project for years to come.
The members of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 265 elected several new directors at their annual general meeting on June 8. The new president, André Lavallée, paid tribute to the impressive work of his predecessor, Harnold Savard, and to Adeline Savoie, who acted as interim president for part of the year. In the top row, from left to right, are treasurer Karine Boulet, past president Harnold Savard, service officer Gaétan Guillemette and sergeant-at-arms Normand Moreau. In the front row, from left to right, are secretary Marlène Ouellet, new president André Lavallée, first vice-president Harry Otis, second vice-president Mark O’Brien and third vice-president Céline Houde. (Photo by Alcide Maillet courtesy of Branch 265) LEGION REPORT: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 265 elects new board
Submitted by Jean Gervais, Branch 265, Royal Canadian Legion
Capitales welcome back Puerto Rican stars Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The leaders of the Frontier League, the Québec Capitales, welcomed two star players back to their lineup for the remainder of…
The Granby Guerriers won the initial BFL Canada tournament in 2024, when they defeated the Repentigny Royal at Parc Henri-Casault. The final of the 2025 in-season tournament of the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec will be held in Charlesbourg on June 29. (Photo courtesy of Les Guerriers Jr. de Granby via Facebook) Charlesbourg to host LBJEQ in-season tournament final on June 29 luc@qctonline.com The Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec will hold its second annual in-season tourna- ment from June 26-29…
Les Capitales de Québec, 25 ans d’histoire et de passion was launched on June 20 at Stade Canac. Authors Maxime Aubry, Maurice Dumas, and Pier-Luc Nappert pose proudly with their book, alongside former Capitales pitcher, manager and president, Michel Laplante (far right). Coauthor Jean-Philippe Otis is absent from this photo. (Photo by Luc Lang) The story of the Québec Capitales as told by four fans Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com Four baseball lovers with a passion for the Québec Capitales launched a book relating the first…