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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Canada Day celebrations planned for Quebec City
The organizers of the Canada Day celebrations in Quebec City recently unveiled their official program. “Viens faire la fête!” (“Come and celebrate!”) festivities highlighting Canada’s 146th birthday will take place …
National Aboriginal Day celebrates culture and traditions
National Aboriginal day falls annually on June 21, which is generally the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. The Canadian government chose this particular day because, for generations, …
Toxic dust: Quebec City residents holding their breath
Citizens concerned about the ongoing problem of toxic dust being blown around various neighbourhoods of Quebec City gathered in Limoilou on June 2, demanding changes to make the air clean …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863 The Morning Chronicle The festival of St. John the Baptist, being the national anniversary of our French-Canadian fellow-citizens, was celebrated by them yesterday with the usual pomp and …
English-speaking community needs formal presence in provincial government
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) ended its annual meeting in Montreal on June 15 with a new Board of Directors, a renewed Strategic Plan and a consensus that Quebec’s …
Discover the edible gardens of the National Assembly
Please, don’t eat the daisies! But you may be able to eat some of the edible plants that have been recently planted around the National Assembly. The result of a …
78th Fraser Highlanders commemorate end of the Seven Years’ War
The Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years’ War was signed on February 10, 1763. France then ceded to Great Britain the territories it held in Canada, including Cape …
Fourth of July celebrations aboard TS State of Maine
An invitation to board an American training ship visiting Quebec City is interesting … but it’s a pleasure to accept an invitation from David Jacobson, the United States Ambassador to …
Canadian Tire jump starts youth sports
We believe children are our future leaders,” said Canadian Tire Jumpstart Foundation’s Quebec regional director, Diane Dupuis. While in Quebec City to review local funding applications, Dupuis sat down with …