Time for a shoeshine
Here I am sitting on a stool surrounded by a dozen pair of black and brown shoes. About every three months I decide it’s time to shine my shoes and …
Thank you Jay Ouellet and Chronicle-Telegraph’s coverage
Received my copy of the Chronicle today and was very happy to see Jay’s photo of the Saint-Patrick’s Day Parade on the front page. Great copy. I have enjoyed Jay’s …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1850The Morning Chronicle The able and humane physician to the prison, Dr. Morrin’s remarks startled us not a little. There are some individuals it appears, who look upon the gaol, …
Let’s not litter
In the 1950’s and early sixties, when I started to own automobiles, there was no problem for garbage disposal. You just rolled down the window and threw out the cigarette …
The return of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade is exciting
I have been reading with interest the plans for the Quebec City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade. Our Congregation, les Soeurs du Bon-Pasteur de Québec (Good Shepherd Sisters of Quebec), have …
Quebec housing starts rose in February
According to the results of the latest monthly survey conducted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), residential construction rose in February in Quebec’s centres with 10,000 or more inhabitants. …
Maple syrup industry optimistic for 2010
After four difficult springs, the 2009 season will go down as a historic season, with Quebec maple syrup production hitting 109.4 million pounds. Producers have been thrilled with the news, …
SLC athlete wins award
Champlain Saint Lawrence College’s Veronique Johnson has been named the top student athlete in the Provincial AAA Collegiate Basketball League. The league held its annual banquet last Saturday during the …
New research facility slated for Valcartier
Minister of National Defence Peter McKay has announced an investment in defence infrastructure in the province of Quebec at Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier. Over the next 10 …
Quebec singer assaulted
Popular Quebec singer Kevin Parent says he was attacked the night of Feb. 12 by a group of what he said were 10 people causing him to suffer a concussion …