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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Ste-Foy Elementary wins Grand Défi Pierre-Lavoie
Hop, skip, jump, run, bike. These are just some of the activities that helped Ste-Foy Elementary School capture the win at this year’s Grand Défi Pierre-Lavoie. Ste-Foy was one of …
Passages Insolites to brighten Lower Town and Old Port
EXMURO arts publics and the City of Québec have announced that 12 oversized and unconventional works of art known collectively as Les Passages Insolites will brighten up the Lower Town …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle Fenianism, after rising for a brief space of time to dignity of an excitement, has once more turned out a complete fizzle. The grand projected campaign …
The story behind Avenue McCartney
Avenue McCartney in the Sainte-Foy district of Quebec City was named in honour of the McCartney family, who farmed in this area for several decades. Norman McCartney, born in 1900, …
Valcartier’s Shaved Head Challenge raises over $8,000 for Leucan
Adults and children alike took a seat in the barber’s chair to have their heads shaved in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier last Saturday. One 13-year old girl had her long, beautiful locks cut …
All the colours of the rainbow: ABAM a success
Colours brought the school ground at Ste-Foy Elementary to life on Saturday as students, parents and guests participated in the school’s first annual ABAM Rainbow Run. “Now that we …
Mike Ward lights up the ComédiHa! with dark humour
On June 8 and 16, the Quebec City Festival ComédiHa! welcomed home town comic Mike Ward who is presenting shows in English at the Théâtre du Petit-Champlain. His reputation for …
An amazing musical journey Into the Woods
At their first performance on Saturday evening, Les As de Choeur did a superb job of presenting Stephen Sondheim’s musical comedy Into the Woods. True, there was a last-minute technical …
Canadian and Irish connections in the early 19th century
Professor Maurice Bric of University College Dublin recently gave a talk to members of Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ) entitled Ireland and Quebec: Connections and Challenges During the Early 19th Century. …