On Jan. 29, Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s Friends’ Foundation will proudly host Philanthropy Takes Flight, a unique event to celebrate philanthropy in Quebec City and support projects aimed at …
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The story behind Chemin du Foulon
This road is named after the foulon (fulling mill) where wool was treated to produce a heavy homespun cloth. The mill was built in 1710 by the Séminaire de Québec …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
January 17, 1820 – The Quebec GazetteEmigrationLondon – Ten ships are engaged to convey emigrants from England to the Cape of Good Hope, where they will form a settlement at …
How to practise yoga with kids
Susa Bernard comes from an athletic background: her father was a professional hockey player and she was classically trained in ballet. Five years ago she discovered yoga and loves it …
Joe Lonergan to launch his latest book, A Natural Affair
Local author and retired teacher Joe Lonergan is ready to launch his second book, A Natural Affair. Readers may recall his first book – Shamrocks in the Maples – which …
Feds give $500,000 for Impérial Bell theatre upgrade
One of Quebec City’s most antique theatres is getting the most modern production technology as part of a million-dollar upgrade. The Impérial Bell, on Rue Saint-Joseph, will receive half of …
The Winter Carnival requested snow … and got tons!
It seems our town had been having a “mild” winter thus far, so the Quebec Winter Carnival, along with its mascot Bonhomme Carnaval, asked Mother Nature for snow and ice. …
The wait is over to audition for QAC’s production of Wait Until Dark
The Quebec Art Company is embarking on yet another ambitious theatrical production. Recent shows have taken audiences to a Jewish village in Russia (Fiddler on the Roof ), a revolving …
Blazers, Irish basketball teams back on the courts
The high school basketball teams at Quebec High and St. Patrick’s High schools are back on the courts for the second half of the 2019-2020 season.The St. Pat’s basketball teams …