Défilé de la Saint-Patrick welcomes spring despite snowstorm Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com We normally try not to lead an article with a weather report, but this one was a doozy! Participants …
Monthly Archives: March 2024
COMMENTARY: Mexican visa mess shows how Quebec needs immigrant workers
COMMENTARY: Mexican visa mess shows how Quebec needs immigrant workers Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Maybe in the age of Donald Trump, saying outrageous things does not necessarily …
‘Big names everywhere’ and a return to Place D’Youville mark FEQ 2024 lineup
‘Big names everywhere’ and a return to Place D’Youville mark FEQ 2024 lineup Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com To the delight of fans able to get passes, and …
Changes to FEQ pass sales might ruin ‘magic,’ organizers say
Changes to FEQ pass sales might ruin ‘magic,’ organizers say Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) organizers have said they did all they could …
Memorials and Things of Fame – March 27, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com March 28, 1799 – The Quebec Gazette Lord Nelson At the end of last year, this gallant officer …
Mulroney honoured at state funeral in Montreal
Mulroney honoured at state funeral in Montreal Ruby Pratka Local Journalism Initiative reporter & Montreal correspondent editor@qctonline.com As a contingent of RCMP officers in red serge dress uniforms bore former …
New plan, 150-unit complex slated for old Loto-Québec HQ on Grande Allée
New plan, 150-unit complex slated for old Loto-Québec complex on Grande Allée Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Developers of a project on a prime stretch of Grande Allée …
Nurses’ union announces tentative agreement
Nurses’ union announces tentative agreement...
Irish Heritage Quebec gives guests a Gaelic language lesson
Irish Heritage Quebec gives guests a Gaelic language lesson for St. Patrick’s Day Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ) held one of its largest gatherings in recent memory on …
Conference celebrates Irish presence in Ste-Catherine de la Jacques-Cartier, Fossambault
Conference celebrates Irish presence in Ste-Catherine de la Jacques-Cartier, Fossambault Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com In search of a brighter future, tens of thousands of Irish immigrants said their goodbyes to their …