Ten percent more Quebecers over the age of 65 remained active in the work force between 1991 and 2006, according to Statistics Canada. By the year 2011, Statistics Canada says …
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Robert Lepage teams up with Cirque du Soleil to create a show featuring First Nations
Robert Lepage visited the Huron-Wendat annual pow wow last week, organized by Tourisme Wendake, and word has it that he will be starting a new project with Cirque du …
Memorials and Things of Fame
Chronicle Telegraph Memorials and Things of Fame August 5, 2009 Researched and Compiled by Catherine Mills Rouleau 1849 The Morning Chronicle A curious case – A case of a …
Bagpipes join baseball on Stade Municipale field when Capitales honour Quebec City’s ethnic heritage
The Capitales de Québec, local favourites of the Can-Am baseball league, will team up with the Morrin Centre to present a Celtic Weekend of baseball, bagpipes and family fun August …
New Cataraqui will offer public events, culinary school
The historic estate of Cataraqui on Chemin St-Louis in Sillery will be equipped to host public events, corporate meetings and a culinary school after the completion of a $9.4 million …
A big summer at Portneuf
In May, there was the well-attended burial of Cladys Bonneli, a descendant of the first English settlers in Halesboro. Since the lovely little Christ Church for these settlers was burned …
Paying tribute to soldiers
You see Canadians gathered on Highway 401 overpasses, there to pay tribute to the souls of fallen soldiers coming home from Afghanistan. It makes you sad, but it makes you …
St. Matthew’s Cemetery’s Fascinating Links to the Past
It has been good to follow the news reports about St. Matthew’s Cemetery. It is a place with many fascinating connections to the history of Quebec City. It is pleasing …
Fête turning its gaze toward the Celts, Scots and Irish
A nod to Celtic, Irish and Scottish history during the New France era is one of the six main differences during this year’s edition of the Fête de la Nouvelle …
Still the same game in any language
They come from places like Springfield, Missouri; Nashua, New Hampshire, and Barrie, Ontario. They play another country’s national pastime in a place where another game practically qualifies as religion. They …