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Daily Archives: 21 December 2016
Christmas Hampers delivered right on time for the holidays
Thanks to hundreds of willing volunteers, hundreds of grocery-filled boxes were delivered on December 17 to less fortunate families and individuals in the Quebec City area. After days of collecting, …
Youth Leadership Forum: We Are One at the Morrin Centre
Students from four local high schools gathered at the Morrin Centre on December 13 to celebrate the year of hard work they had put into a multi-school project. Since the …
Confederation Christmas in London
Like it or not, you are going to be hearing and reading an awful lot about Confederation in the next year. It is, after all, the sesquicentennial of the country. …
Cinéma Le Clap marks its 30th anniversary
On December 13, Robin Plamondon, general director of Cinéma Le Clap, invited members of the media to celebrate the movie theatre’s 30th anniversary with a sneak preview of the much-awaited …
Kevin O’Farrell honoured at IHQ’s Annual Meeting
Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ) held its Annual Meeting in McMahon Hall on December 12. President Joe Lonergan listed the principal elements of the organization’s significant accomplishments during the past year, …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle The advent of the great Christian festival was commemorated this year in the different Roman Catholic parish churches of the city by a grand midnight mass. …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the QCT!
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph journalists Kasia Borkowska, Cassandra Kerwin, Catherine Musgrove, Shirley Nadeau, Danielle Burns and Peter Black, as well as Catherine Mills-Rouleau, Bill Cox, Rachel Collet, Juanita Craig, Dan Gilbert and …
The story behind Rue Solstice
This street is named after an astronomical event that occurs twice each year (in June and December) as the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point relative to the Earth’s …
St. Patrick’s Music students end the year on a high note
The auditorium of St. Patrick’s High School was overflowing with family, friends and alumni who gathered for the annual Christmas music concert on December 14. Music teacher David Parker led …