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Drawn to Quebec: St. Matthew’s bells

For over 130 years, the spire of St. Matthew's Anglican Church has pierced the air above St. Matthew's cemetery. During that time, much has changed beneath and around it, but little has changed...

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Drawn to Quebec: Birds in plain sight

While the Plains of Abraham are overrun with Festival d'Été spectators, flocks of local residents have a bird's-eye view. Take a casual stroll through the Plains - with or without binoculars, field...

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Drawn to Quebec: Sketching en plein air

The sun was brilliant, the sky was bluebird blue, and the Roger-Van den Hende botanical gardens was swarming - with local sketchers. Imagine a day-long flash mob involving some thirty people drawing...

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Drawn to Quebec: Fire and earth

Fire and earth - working with clay is almost that simple. Add sufficient water to make the earth malleable, and you can meld three of the four "basic elements" into functional vessels and stunning...

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Drawn to Quebec: Fruits of Summer

Yes, late July is hot, but we can better appreciate the heat and humidity by considering how necessary long sunny days are for ripening the fruits that characterize summer.read more

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Drawn to Quebec: The Buzz about Bees

It could be argued that bees make the world work. Their diversity and sheer numbers are astounding. Bees of all stripes pollinate Quebec City residents' veggie and berry patches, contribute to abundant...

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Drawn to Quebec: Something Fishy

When you think of wild-harvested foods, do you envision the bounty in the watery wilds?read more

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Drawn to Quebec: Back to school, not back inside

Does returning to school require eschewing the outdoors? Not necessarily. A growing body of research shows children learn better, have less behavioural problems, and perform better academically, when...

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Drawn to Quebec: The complexity of cashmere

According to the Canadian Cashmere Producers Association, the western world may have been introduced to cashmere when Napoleon gave his wife Josephine one of the fabled shawls from Central Asia.read more

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Drawn to Quebec: Billy goats not-so-gruff

Though parade uniforms, blue capes, and golden horns are eye-catching, the story of the Royal 22e Régimen's mascot outstrips the Changing of the Guard ceremony at the Quebec Citadel. Batisse, as the...

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Drawn to Quebec: Have the ladybugs flown away?

It might be time to revise that childhood rhyme in which we admonish the ladybug to "fly away home." It all depends on which species you have on the tip of your finger when you start reciting the poem....

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Drawn to History: Exploring the synergy between art and the natural sciences

Turn back time to an era when art and the natural sciences were inseparable. Join local artist Bethann G. Merkle for a rare event to be held in the Morrin Centre's Victorian-era science lab on...

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Drawn to Quebec: Squirrelly Notions

As autumn looms and the temperatures drop, a number of fairly predictable activities commence in Quebec City. Gardeners start watching the thermometer and hustle to harvest and preserve the summer's...

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Drawn to natural history and science through art

Last Thursday evening, artist and photojournalist Bethann G. Merkle gave a "sketchy" art lesson in the old chemistry lab of the Morrin Centre, as part of its Connecting through Culture series.read more

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Drawn to Quebec: A colourful season ahead

We're not quite there yet. Most of the leaves, on most of the trees, are still vibrant, verdant, green. And yet, each time the wind blows, a handful of crimson, copper, and yellow drifts earthward.What...

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Drawn to Quebec: A whale of an estuary

It is not down on any map; true places never are." The thrill of wildlife-watching in the grandeur of the Parc marin du Saguenay-Saint-Laurent puts one in mind of this timeless quote from Melville's...

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Drawn to Quebec: Sketching the world around you

Humans think in images. Indeed, studies show that our brains actually understand images faster than words, and remember images longer. The act of drawing helps you clarify what you know and can assist...

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Drawn to Quebec: From Nouvelle-France to La Rochelle

It might seem strange for a couple from one of the western-most states in the U.S. to make a pilgrimage to the harbour from which the founders of Nouvelle-France set sail. And yet, La Rochelle was this...

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Drawn to Quebec: From vineyard to Santé!

Though an ocean separates the fabled vineyards of France from the connoisseurs of Quebec, at least three Bordeaux vignerons have a strong connection with Quebec City. read more

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Drawn to Quebec: A taste of Asian heritage

Canada's cultural and culinary flavours have long been based on the heritage of immigrants. Nowhere is this truer than Quebec, where modern residents produce regional cuisines steeped in their own...

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