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Monthly Archives: August 2014
You’re more Celtic than you think
It’s time to dust off your tartans, Quebec. The Quebec City Celtic Festival is fast approaching. The festival, billed as the largest French-language Celtic festival in North America, is back …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle An affray took place at a late hour on Sunday evening in Champlain street resulting in the death of one James Clark, a man in the …
New Canadian citizens welcomed
On August 20, thirty-eight new Canadians were welcomed at the Louis-St-Laurent Building, more familiarly known as the “Old Post Office,” in Quebec City. Each person enthusiastically took the oath of …
Book Quest 2014 closing party
Last Saturday, 15 children participating in Book Quest, the Morrin Centre’s summer reading program, celebrated the end of the summer with a closing party. This year, the Morrin Centre presented …
Quebec Bridge over “troubled waters”
This past year has been a fruitful one for historical birthdays in Quebec, from the 250th anniversary of the QCT to the 100th anniversary of the Royal 22e Régiment and …
Marathoners run all over Lévis and Quebec City
Lévis and Quebec City played host to the17th annual SSQ Quebec City Marathon last weekend. Six different races attracted thousands of runners, joggers and walkers of all ages: SSQ Star …
Quebec Garrison Club launches 135th anniversary album
To mark the 135th anniversary of the historic Quebec Garrison Club/Cercle de la Garnison, a souvenir album, meticulously researched and written by historian Jean-Marie Lebel, was launched at the club …
International Sacred Music Festival unveils Preludes, its free concert series
What makes a music festival universally appealing is the diversity of its programming and its egalitarian nature. Quebec City’s International Sacred Music Festival certainly knows how to cast its net …