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September 2012 Archives

The private and public Pauline Marois

She's been premier for one week. But how much do Quebecers really know about Pauline Marois? We spoke with Noémi Mercier, the Montreal journalist who observed the PQ leader up close and personal over the past half year. Mercier's 14-page, in-depth profile was published in August in l'actualité magazine.

Their conversation, done in two parts, is wide-ranging, from the roots of Marois' sovereignty convictions to her love of shoes.

Part One:

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Part Two:

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The regional cuisine of the five-star Le Hatley

le_hatley_main_courses.jpgThe tour continues of this luxurious grand inn overlooking Lake Massawippi with executive chef Rolland Ménard. He showed Jacquie the famed kitchen, herb garden and wine cellars of the Manoir's award-winning Le Hatley restaurant.
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Hip-Hop helps raise awareness on anglo identity

hodges parnell.JPGEstablishing identity and sense of belonging among Quebec's English communities is no easy task. But Montreal Hip-Hop artist David Hodges decided to write a song that would do just that. With the help of Montreal singer Stefanie Parnell and six other musicians, he came up with Notre Home. Peter Tardif met the pair and heard the anthem written for today's anglophone youth in search of identity across La Belle Province.
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Quebec City's Frissong launches debut CD

frissongs.jpgFrissong is the name of a new bilingual duo in Quebec City that is launching its debut CD called "Seedling" this Thursday. An eclectic mix of pop, folk and instrumentals, we'll meet Danya Schroeder and Olivier Jarry and hear how in learning each other's language,
they've created a style of music beyond their expectations.
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Bridging eras old and new at the Manoir Hovey

gardent(5).jpgThis grand country inn overlooking Lake Massawippi near North Hatley has had a 1.5 million dollar upgrade over the past year. And now, this elite Relais & Chateaux hotel - one of only three in the province, with its five-star restaurant - bridges a romantic bygone era, with the most modern of amenities. Jason Stafford takes Jacquie on a tour of the Manoir Hovey's history in the Eastern Townships.
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Antiques at l'Isle-aux-Coudres

isle aux coudres .jpgBrad and Shirley Myers are among the few anglophones living year-round on L'Isle-aux-Coudres in the Charlevoix. They operate an antique shop on the island.

Peter Black dropped in and took a tour, getting a close look at some of the marvelous collectibles the couple has brought together over the years. 


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Record enrolment at the only English elementary school in Saguenay

riversidejpg.jpgAt a time when most English schools in the regions are seeing numbers go down, Riverside Regional Elementary School has its highest student enrolment of at least the past 10 years. Our Rachelle Solomon joined students and Principal Corinne MacDonald at morning recess to talk about successful programs at RRES and the year ahead.  

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Farnham's Les Pervenches and its sold-out Chardonnay

The word is spreading that Michael Marler and Veronique Hupin have a superb 100-percent Chardonnay wine. These grapes are rarely grown in this province because of the cold winters, but Les Pervenches has found a way, and now some of this province's most distinguished sommeliers are praising their product. Their 2011 stock - albeit only 15-thousand bottles as their vineyard is only three hectares - is already sold out. Jacquie met Vero and Mike amongst the vines.
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Ross Murray: King of Quebec's anglophones

Ross Murray is back  - well-rested, bearded - and apparently ready to serve. He tells us why he thinks he thinks he should be the Quebec English king. 
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Reconstructing the tomb of leading Loyalist Sir John Johnson

Farnham 1.jpgIn Farnham this past Saturday during Townshippers' Day, Jacquie met two sisters, Adelaide Lanktree and Louise Hall, along with 91-year old Okill Stuart. They talked about their hope in reconstructing the mountain vault -- the tomb -- of Sir John. It was destroyed inadvertently 13 years ago, and the Sir John Johnson Centennial Branch of the United Empire Loyalists Association of Canada is now hoping that in two years, when they commemorate this leading Loyalist, his resting place will be restored with honour and pride.
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Bringing the Domaine Cataraqui back to its fruitful former days

cataraqui.jpgLe Domaine Cataraqui is a former estate built in the 1830's, now a 24-acre public park, once boasted some of the most abundant "potagers" in historic Sillery. This summer, Quebec's National Capital Commission mandated Les Urbainculteurs, a not-for-profit organization that encourages urban agriculture, to revive the gardens.  That they did, by the hundreds of pounds of vegetables and fruits, herbs and edible flowers. The harvest is now being distributed to the region's food banks by Moisson Quebec.
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The Pilgrim: Paul Almond's fourth novel in his Alford Saga

JC Almond.jpgSet in 1896 along the isolated Lower North Shore of Quebec, this romantic novel follows the adventures of a novice clergyman by the name of Jack Alford. The character is inspired by Paul Almond's real uncle, Reverend Jack Almond. Paul Almond, now 81, summers in Shigawake, in the Gaspé, and for the past ten years there, he has been writing a not-so-fictional account of his family's 200-year long pioneering history in this province. This latest book, called The Pilgrim, was launched today in Quebec City.
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Gaelic football recruiting in Quebec City

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After more than a century, Gaelic football is attracting players from all over the world to join a team on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City.  That team includes Peter Murphy, from Cork, Ireland who spoke with Jacquie about the delight in playing an old game in his new home. 


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Augusta Webster-Fenton at 100 years strong

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A promised conversation with Augusta Webster-Fenton of Trois-Rivières, who turned 100 last week, and who Jacquie had a chance to catch up with yesterday.  They talked about the very early days when the first paper mill was built in that city, and how - when the company expanded - it brought Mrs. Fenton across the Pacific, in wartime, to Australia and back.

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Famed Quebec movie producer Jake Eberts dies at 71

Producer Jake Eberts in November, 2011.He was a soft-spoken giant of movie-making. Proud Quebecer Jake Eberts died Thursday of a brief illness.  Eberts, winner of 37 Oscars, made movies like Ghandi, Chariots of Fire, and Dances With Wolves possible.
 
We look back at some of the memories he shared with us over the years, including a story sparked by Sir Paul McCartney, who here to perform in 2008, made a point of seeing his old friend Jake.
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The Bordeaux Wine Festival in Quebec City

bordeaux.jpgSome of the best of Bordeaux's wines are being savoured in the Old Port of Quebec. It's the first-ever Quebec-Bordeaux Wine Festival, with 70 producers from this distinguished region in France, many who have stories of centuries-old chateauxs and vineyards.
Popular Quebec sommelier Philippe Lapreyrie gives Jacquie a tour of the festival, that also celebrates the twinning of Quebec City and Bordeaux 50 years ago.
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Election night in the ridings of Brome-Missisquoi and Trois-Rivières

recrealogie.jpgCBC's Ainslie MacLellan spent election night at a PQ rally in Trois-Rivières... and the frosh week partygoers who stopped by to follow the election results. She brings us some of the sounds of that interesting election night mix.
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Pierre Paradis first won his riding of Brome-Missisquoi in the Eastern Townships in 1980, and held it last night. CBC's Marika Wheeler spoke to him last night about what this most recent win means to him.
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World-class cyclists prepare for Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec

jacquie.JPGThere's a world-class cycling race in Quebec City this Friday, the Grands Prix Cyclistes de Québec where 178 international riders will race over 200 kilometres -- up and down and around this city 16 times. François Thomazau works for Reuters in France and a veteran of cycling races, he's in Quebec City.
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Panama: A world of contrasts

panama picture.jpgPanama is a country of remarkable contrasts between its old and new worlds. We are joined once again by Beaupré travel writer Marc Tremblay, who takes us to the indigenous and traditional village of Parara Puru along the Chagres River, to a treetop canopy tour, and a visit to one of the locks of the greatest engineering works in history: the Panama Canal.
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