The 12th Pentathlon des neiges attracted some 5,750 hardy athletes to compete in the winter sports event running until February 28. The pentathlon, which started on Saturday, consists of five …
Monthly Archives: February 2016
St. Pat’s Stars shine on stage
On February 18, some 20 students – singers, dancers and musicians – performed and gave it their all for cheering family and friends at St. Patrick’s High School’s annual talent …
Morrin Centre launches local Youth Leadership Forum
Thanks to the support of Canadian Heritage and the Mouvement Desjardins, the Morrin Centre launched its Youth Leadership Forum We Are One on February 17. Twenty-two secondary three and four …
Homes and designs on display at Expo Habitat
From February 17 to 21, the Quebec City chapter of the Association des Professionnels de la Construction et de l’Habitation du Québec (APCHQ) and the real estate network duProprio welcomed …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle Our readers may remember a daring robbery which was perpetrated in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon some years ago at Mr. F.X. Langevin’s residence, St. …
The story behind Rue Louisbourg
Rue Louisbourg is named after the Fortress of Louisbourg, which is located on Cape Breton Island (formerly Île Royale), Nova Scotia. Founded by the French in 1713, following the signing …
Memories of Lockwell Street
Many thanks for the article by Bill Cox on Rue Lockwell [which appeared in the January 6, 2016, edition of the QCT]. I lived on Lockwell Street for many …
Quebec businesses make Arctic connections
Arviat is a small, predominantly Inuit community in Nunavut, nestled on the western shore of Hudson Bay, where the polar bear, Arctic fox and caribou roam. It is also the …
Quebec Art Company workshop at Morrin Centre
On Wednesday, February 17, the Morrin Centre, with the collaboration of Heritage Canada, hosted a two-hour Elemental Theatre workshop led by Quebec Art Company (QAC) members Cheryl Rimmer and Mark …
Shannon preparing for 50th anniversary Irish Show
The Pride of Shannon were perfecting their “Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That’s An Irish Lullaby)” and the Shannon Dancers were tapping their toes to the beat of a bodhran last Saturday morning as …