QUEBEC CITY FILM FESTIVAL: Buster Keaton saves the South and the General Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Once again, the annual Quebec City Film Festival (QCFF) chose a historic black-and-white silent film,…
After many harrowing adventures, near the end of The General, Johnny Gray (Buster Keaton – far left), captures a Union officer (centre) and hands him over to the Confederate general (right). Gabriel Thibaudeau, who composed the music that accompanied the film, directs Les Violons du Roy, seated onstage below the screen. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) 
Repairs to the exterior of Très-Saint-Sacrement church are expected to begin next year. This winter the basement of the church may welcome community groups. (Photo by Peter Black) 
A variety of seashells and animal bones were available for participants to draw. The sketches on the right are by Jeanne Lebossé-Gautron, the director of programming and communications at the Morrin Centre. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) 
Not even a hurricane could stop Dr. Alex DiGiacomo from conquering her fears as she cycled into Halifax 42 days after setting off from Vancouver. She is on a mission to help Canadian families access affordable mental health care. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Alex DiGiacomo)