Quebec City – “I have never heard anyone speak French like that,” says the taxi driver, looking at me like I had two heads. We circle past the Chateau Frontenac …
Monthly Archives: March 2011
The Toys & More Sale gains momentum
The Moms’ Nite Out Volunteers of the Jeffery Hale Community Services have worked hard to create a lasting and growing fundraiser. For the past five years, they have been organizing …
St. Patrick’s Day Concert at St. Dominique Church
There was a lovely concert at Église Saint-Dominique on St. Patrick’s Day, “A Tip of the Hat to Ireland” or a “Coup de chapeau à l’Irlande,” as it was advertised …
SongCircle: An afternoon of live music with Randall Spear and guests
Don’t miss out on the last SongCircle of the season at the Morrin Centre on Sunday, March 27, at 2:00 p.m. This time, local folksinger and songwriter Randall Spear will …
A winter wonderland in Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges
I learned firsthand of the origin of the name of the town, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges – St. Ferreol of Snows, while spending a week there in a house rented by my daughter. …
Central Quebec School Board establishes first Student Ombudsman
As a result of Bill 88, passed in May 2008 by Education Minister Michelle Courchesne, by which school boards are required to establish a procedure for examining complaints from students …
High School Performing Arts Festival
The Central Quebec School Board is gearing up for another Performing Arts Festival to celebrate the talents of our young performing artists. On Thursday, March 24, high school students will …
Olympic Courage and then some
Courage, self control and grim determination would describe the attributions required of Olympic competitors. Add to this some excruciating training and we have a picture of what it takes to, …
The deteriorating Quebec Bridge
“Its construction was considered a major engineering feat; for many years it was justifiably the pride of our city.” Yeah – and look at it now. I refer, of course, …
Memories of Marianna O’Gallagher
In the late 1990s, after a few attempts at locating copies of Marianna O’Gallagher’s books in the city, I finally ended up at La Maison Anglaise where the clerk told …