This week a little girl died in Laval, while playing and watching TV on her bunk bed. A piece of her clothing got tangled up in the bed, and she was strangled. She was six years old. Sadly, she’s not the first child to die this way. And there are… Read more
I don’t know how many of my readers will have seen the new cheese commercials, but I do hope some of you will know what I’m talking about. Our kids are quite taken with them. I’ve seen two so far. Perhaps there are more to come. Both involve a… Read more
We are in the final week of the school year, and at McGill University the Teaching Assistants are beginning a strike today. The 1,100 members of the Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) have been without a contract for a… Read more
The Quebec Civil Protection web site has several pages for young people that address disasters and emergency preparedness. With the spring thaw upon us there is a risk of flooding in several Quebec rivers, including the Châteauguay, the Yamaska and… Read more
