On September 15, Irish Heritage Quebec kicked off its 2014-2015 season of historical talks by marking the 125th anniversary of the Quebec City rockslide. Many descendants of survivors of the …
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864The Morning Chronicle Passing over the Grand Trunk Railroad between Portland and Island Pond some days since, I was agreeably surprised to notice the improvements that have been affected by …
The story behind Rue Corrigan
Rue Corrigan is a short street in Sainte-Foy between Chemin Saint-Louis and Rue Gregg. It is named after James “Jim” Corrigan, who owned a prosperous farm located on the south …
Documentaries win big at Quebec City film festival
Quebec filmmaker Julie Lambert will have a hard act to follow – her own. Lambert’s debut film, Un film de chasse de filles, captured two top prizes and came close …
On their toes at the Vieux-Québec Féis
Laval University’s PEPS athletic centre echoed with the sounds of hundreds of hard shoes on Saturday, as Irish dancers from as far away as British Columbia gathered for the inaugural …
Local schools continue Terry Fox Run tradition
Nearly 35 years after partial amputee Terry Fox decided to run 8,000 kilometres across Canada to raise money for cancer research, fundraising runs in his honour have become a Canadian …
A Texan comes home to Île d’Orleans
It’s a long way from Marble Falls, Texas, to Île d’Orléans, Quebec (3,460 kilometres, to be exact), but Albert Breton, 79, finally got to check “visit Orleans Island” off his …
Clan Gunn leaders visit Quebec City
On the weekend of September 19 to 21, Clan Gunn was the honoured clan at the New Hampshire Highland Games at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, N.H. The annual general meeting …
From Quebec City to the Great War in 1914
Last Wednesday evening, Charles André Nadeau gave a presentation at the Morrin Centre about the embarkation of over 32,000 soldiers at the Port of Quebec at the outset of the …
The (put your name here) wing of Everest Elementary School
The new wing of Everest Elementary School is now completed and we are currently seeking a name for the addition. Between October 6 and October 16, 2014, you will be …