The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Jacques Drouin, would like to remind all electors with reduced mobility that they can exercise their right to vote at their home …
Monthly Archives: March 2014
News Digest March 12, 2014
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The Shannon Irish Show honours a special man: Don Kack
Don Kack isn’t the kind of man that you would see standing alone on centre stage in the Shannon Irish Show, belting his heart out to a traditional Irish shanty. …
Fifth Défilé de la Saint-Patrick to be more spectacular than ever
The Défilé de la Saint-Patrick is celebrating in high style this year with a parade that will be more spectacular and richer in music than ever. Grand Parade Marshall Barbara …
WIXX Move-a-Thon gets families moving
On March 7, Voice of English-Speaking Quebec hosted a Move-a-Thon at Eastern Quebec Learning Centre. Closed for spring break, the facility nonetheless echoed with the sounds of some 60 children …
The Great Gathering of the Frampton Irish
I wish some day we could have a great gathering in Frampton, maybe in the year 2015. We were always told, when I was young, that the Irish arrived in …
Myths and mysteries behind St. Patrick
What is it about Saint Patrick, anyway? The simple answer is that someone who was likely a fairly ordinary fellow became a great deal more entertaining and useful posthumously. The …
A visit to the MCDC office in Thetford Mines
The Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) describes itself as “a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the English-speaking community of Chaudière-Appalaches and Arthabaska-L’Érable.” The office, which also serves …
Leucan 12-Hour Ski Challenge at Stoneham Ski Resort
Every year, to officially wind up the night-skiing season, Stoneham Ski Resort organizes a fundraising activity, the Leucan 12-Hour Ski Challenge, in support of children with cancer and their families. …
Sledge hockey medal hopes for Shannon Paralympian
On the last day of the Sochi Paralympic Games, Canada will go for a historic medal sweep in hockey. After the men’s and women’s Olympic teams both won their second …