Actors in Projet Monarques portray different aspects of military life: Sylvain Massé (Chaplain), Étienne D’Anjou (Reservist), Ann-Catherine Choquette (Wife), Sébastien Rajotte (Regular), and Emmanuelle Laroche (Soldier). (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Projet Monarques highlights realities of military life Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The play Projet Monarques continues to break barriers between military communities and civilians. On April 26, it was presented to…
Federal official languages action plan gets mixed reviews Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com On April 26, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal minister of official languages unveiled a five- year,…
COMMENTARY: A man has a baby: Thoughts on promises, principles and resignations Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau’s 1973 declaration about the 1976 Olympics had…
The Viking Octantis was the first cruise ship to arrive in the 2023 season, which will see about 100 ships visit the city up until Nov. 5. (Photo from Port of Quebec) Cruise ship season opens as Port of Quebec ponders ‘shore power’ Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter Peterblack@qctonline.com As a new cruise ship season opened last week in the Port…
The GeoLagon project local entrepreneur Louis Massicotte is proposing will involve chalets built around a geothermal-heated pool. (Image from GéoLagon) Geothermal lagoon village project gets millions in British funding Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The promoter of the GeoLagon project to build four geothermal and solar-heated vacation villages…
MONUMENT VIEWS: The story behind Pierre-Dugua-de-Mons Terrace Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Believe it or not, dear readers, but we are running out of interesting street names to write about! After almost…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com May 2, 1873 – The Morning Chronicle Fashion (From the New York Evening Mail) A new suit-material…
Employees remove large items by hand as household waste moves along the conveyor belt, where it is sorted for the last time. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Biomethanization plant transforms city’s organic waste into gas and fertilizer Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Ever wonder what happens to kitchen waste after putting it on the curb? Rather than burning it,…
Shannon schools close for a day over picket line concerns Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Dollard-des-Ormeaux School in Shannon and two nearby French- language schools, École Alexander-Wolff and…
St. Lawrence students modelled clothes in front of 250 spectators at the Espace Saint-Grégoire on April 22. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Trendy SLC fashion show wows crowd at Espace Saint-Grégoire Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence (SLC) rolled out the red carpet for the annual fashion show held at Espace Saint-Grégoire…