5th Annual Winterfest in Shannon
While Quebec City hosts its 57th Annual Winter Carnival, the Municipality of Shannon will be celebrating its 5th Winterfest this coming weekend. The festivities kick off this Friday evening at …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
1851 The Morning Chronicle To the Editor: Perhaps you would be kind enough to inform me why the citizens of Quebec pay for sweeping their Chimneys when the work is …
Shannon Fire Chief recognized for his 25 years of service
At a recent council meeting, the Municipality of Shannon highlighted their Fire Chief Alain Castonguay’s 25 years of service. The municipality thanked Castonguay for his many years of loyal service …
Quebec City’s Alex Poulin scores winning goal in MacPherson Cup
Aurora, ON – With 16 seconds left in sudden-death overtime, Alexandre Poulin dug the puck out from a scramble in front of the net, spun around in the slot, and …
Quebec City Winter Pentathlon and Sportsmen from the past return to the Plains of Abraham
For a fourth consecutive year, the National Battlefields Commission, is happy to welcome on the Plains of Abraham the Winter Pentathlon, the remarkable winter sports event, being held from January …
Justine Blaire, Ice canoeing is in the blood
Justine Blair isn’t one to let a little danger get in the way of a good time. After all, it’s in her blood.The 19-year-old this year became the third in …
Non-recollections of a Christmas past
Conditioned by the season, my first thought in preparing this article was to keep to the theme and write something about the Christmas just past, since it was my first …
QAC holds auditions for “Deathtrap”
This spring the Quebec Art Company will be performing “Deathtrap,” a thriller written by Ira Levin, and is holding auditions for the play on Sunday, January 30 (see details in …
Memorials and Things of Fame for January 26, 2011
1770The Quebec Gazette, Thursday January 25 TO BE SOLD, By WERDEN & MERCIER, at their Store in the Lower-Town of Quebec,JAMAICA Spirits in Punchions or by the Barrel, West-India and …
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going”
This is what came to mind when I saw the canoe on the St. Lawrence River at the Immigration Wharf (Cap-Rouge) or, more specifically La Plage Jacques Cartier. They were …