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OUTDOORS2014 Québec ITU Winter TriathlonA world first! On March 8 and 9, 2014, the 2014 Québec ITU Win-ter Triathlon will bring together the sports elite for an event approved by the International Triathlon Union (ITU). This challenge will include 5 km of snowshoeing, 12 km of speed skating and 8 km of skiing. World-renowned athletes have already confirmed they are participat-ing, including Sylvie Bacaert (France), two-time Olympic medallist, and René-Laurent Vuillermoz (Italy), six-time medallist at the Biathlon World Cup. The schedule also features an open event. www.triathlonhiverquebec.com

New detachable quad chair lift at Mont-Sainte-Anne Starting in December 2013, the new Doppelmayr brand lift will replace the triple chairlift serving the expert slopes. The new chairlift will be twice as fast, in addition to serving a larger skiable terrain. www.mont-sainte-anne.com

More extreme experiences at the Stoneham Mountain Resort.Discontinued in 2007, jumps will be back at Stoneham! Thanks to new advances in terms of safety, 4 to 6 jumps will now be available at the mountain’s XL park. A new intermediate glade trail will be added to the network, bringing the total number of trails to 42. www.ski-stoneham.com

A winter blast ... on two wheelsAfter opening its trails to the Segway x2 this summer, Station touristique Duchesnay will now offer a winter activity as well, starting in January 2014. A 3 km forest trail specifically developed for exploring by Segway will be groomed by snowmobile. The trek lasts an hour and fifteen minutes. www.sepaq.com/ct/duc

Le Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier, accessible year-round! Starting this fall, the Moyen Kernan, Petit Kernan, Godendart and new EXP cabins will be accessible all winter long. Fully equipped, they of-fer modern comfort in the middle of the great outdoors. The yurt sea-son has also been extended -- they will now be available on Fridays and Saturdays from October 20 to December 20. www.sepaq.com/pq/jac

Longhouse opening at WendakeDesigned to welcome travellers for guided tours, the Wendat national longhouse also allows adventurous spirits to spend a night under the supervision of the firekeeper. Other activities are offered, including a workshop on building a bark canoe and listening to First Nations myths and legends.www.hotelpremieresnations.ca

Activities all winter long at Vélo Passe-Sport Plein AirOnce snow begins falling, our equipped bikes will be available for a trip along the Promenade Samuel-de Champlain. These lively, guided expeditions are guaranteed to be magical! We offer properly equipped bikes, ski goggles, ski helmets, gloves and even boots. The expedition ends with a tasting menu of warm finger food and mulled wine. You can also go off on your own with a rental bike. Snowshoeing and kicksled expeditions with the same format are also offered.www.velopasse-sport.com

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LIFESTYLE AND CULTUREQuébec City Lights FestivalQuébec City, all aglow!

On December 21, the winter solstice and longest night of the year, Qué-bec City will sparkle and shine with the arrival of the Québec City Lights Festival. To celebrate the official beginning of winter and the magic of the holidays, the Festival will light up the youthful spirit, history, and unique architecture of this creative and dynamic city in all its northern glory. In the evenings from December 21 to 31, enjoy an immersive experience along the Luminous Pathway, sparkling with interactive and electrifying illumina-tions. Prepare to be enchanted!www.quebecregion.com/lightsfestival

350 years ... a unique chance to come together!December 8, 2013 will see the start of the festivities to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Notre-Dame de Québec parish. The program will start with a ceremonial opening of the Holy Door, the 7th in the world and the 1st to be opened outside of Europe. This activity-packed schedule will con-tinue through all of 2014.www.notredamedequebec.org

The largest cultural construction site in QuébecOn September 5, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec officially broke ground on the Pierre Lassone Pavillion. This is the largest construc-tion project in Quebec’s cultural sector! This extraordinary project, the fruit of the first international architecture competition held in Québec, will give the capital a new museum complex in 2015.www.plusdespacepourlart.ca

Musée de la civilisationFour new exhibits will be presented, includingPierre Gauvreau. J’espérais vous voir ici - October 16, 2013 to September 28, 2014.

Painter, author and communications pioneer Pierre Gavreau, who died in April 2011, left us a legacy that includes works of art, literature, television and cinema that marked the development of Québec culture, as this exhibit shows.

This is our story -- from November 27, 2013.

This new permanent exhibition, which follows up on the Nous, les Pre-mières Nations exhibition, will teach visitors about today’s native cultures, delving into what it means to be a Native in the 21st century.ww.mcq.org

Musée national des beaux-arts du QuébecThree new exhibitions will be featured, includingThe William S. Paley Collection A Taste for Modernism -- October 10, 2013 to February 16, 2014

From Cézanne to Bacon by way of Degas, Rodin, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec, Matisse, Derain and Picasso, the exhibition brings together 62 works of art from 24 masters of modern art.www.mnba.qc.ca

The largest IMAX screen in the country, Galeries de la CapitaleThe Québec’s IMAX cinema is offering a new, “truly gigantic” screen -- ten times larger than a traditional screen -- a new digital IMAX projector and a cutting-edge stereo system. This screen (75 x 96 feet) totally fills your field of vision, creating the impression that you are in the film.www.imaxquebec.com

HOTELSCharging station at the Best Western Plus Centre-villeTo meet the needs of electric vehicle owners, the hotel in the Saint-Roch sector had an advanced S90 charging station installed, allowing vehicles to be completely recharged in 4 to 8 hours. This service is free for hotel clients. www.hotelquebec.com

Hôtel du Vieux-Québec, an environmental leaderThanks to its many initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, the Hôtel du Vieux-Québec was honoured with the Hotelier Magazine’s 2013 Green Leadership Award, in recognition of its commitment and leadership in protecting the environment.www.hvq.com

A new look for Hôtel Le CofortelFollowing substantial investment, Hôtel Le Cofortel, located near the Québec City airport, can now offer its visitors a fully renovated hotel. Special attention was paid to respecting the environment, including the installation of a charging station for electric vehicles.www.cofortel.com

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