Few of us have ever met anyone who fought in World War II, and fewer still have met a soldier from the Great War. It may be difficult for some …
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Connecting through culture and song at the Morrin Centre
The second bilingual concert Connecting through Culture: Song Series, hosted by Randall Spear, took place on Sunday at the Morrin Centre, despite a change in the program. Gilles Sioui was …
Bargain basement buys at St. Brigid’s Guild Sale
The semi-annual St. Brigid’s Guild Sale was held in the basement of the Saint-Charles-Garnier Church last Saturday. Guild members John O’Connor and Joe Lonergan handled crowd control, reporting around 350 …
Community Calendar
Friday, November 15, 7:00 – 10:30 p.m. – St. Patrick’s High School Jazz Band presents “Swing ‘n’ Jazz Dance,” the annual coffee house fundraiser, in the 3rd floor cafeteria at …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863 The Morning Chronicle Wednesday, being the day of thanksgiving appointed by the proclamation of His Excellency the Governor-General, was very generally observed, business being, to a great extent suspended, …
QAC’s Anything Goes gathering steam
All ashore that’s going ashore! The SS American is about to sail with a cast and crew of some 40 Quebec Art Company (QAC) members in the upcoming production of …
A visit to Manoir Hovey in North Hatley
After a leisurely drive from Quebec City through the Eastern Townships to North Hatley, we arrived at the bucolic site of the Manoir Hovey on the shores of Lake Massawippi. …
New community housing project in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
The people of Valcartier Village are delighted to have a new retirement residence in the heart of their community. Opened on August 1, 2013, Les Habitations Communautaires is located on …
Lac-Mégantic, four months later
On the way back to Quebec City from North Hatley, we took a detour to visit the town of Lac-Mégantic. Four months after the terrible train crash of July 6, …