Ireland in Quebec appears just in time for St. Patrick’s Day
Valcartier’s Irish roots are rising up! The community is celebrating this week with the launch of Ireland in Quebec, a CD featuring accordionist Keith Corrigan, singer and fiddler Jimmy Kelly, …
No matter how much you try to stay clean …
Every night before you crawl into bed, your mom makes you wash up. You have to get your hands and arms all soapy and swish your feet in the suds. …
How the Lit & His Saved the Plains of Abraham
In 1899, a pamphlet printed by the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec (LHSQ) began with an ominous prediction: “In little more than two years’ time … the Plains of …
Choirs, folk and rock this week in QC
Celebrate Quebec City’s 400th anniversary with a special concert presentation by the choir Les Rhapsodes. In their 46th season, the choir will be playing on March 29, at 8 p.m., …
Global Television’s morning show out, virtual studio in
The crew of Global Television Québec’s This Morning Live finished its last show on Wednesday, February 27. The morning show has been replaced by a half-hour rebroadcast of the 11 …
QCGN promotes consultation not confrontation
Politicians, bureaucrats, academics and community representatives of all stripes were in attendance at the Quebec Community Groups Network’s (QCGN) Revitalization Conference in Montreal this past weekend. The meeting, officially titled …
Quebec City community loses Stanley Brock
Stanley E. Brock and his philanthropy might have been a mystery to many in the English-speaking community, but he was well known in certain circles. “I knew him well,” said …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1848 The Morning ChronicleFriday, February 25Events in the Year 1847 The Earl of Elgin, the newly appointed Governor General opened the Canadian Legislature.The revenue returns show an increase of £19,873 …
Former QCT city editor Frank Howard dies at 77
Former Ottawa Citizen columnist Frank Howard began his career as a reporter at the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph in the mid 1950s. He made his way up to the position of city …
From Steve Hill to Glenn Miller
Steve Hill—a perfect name for a musician born smack downtown in Guitar Town, USA! Well, not really: Born and raised in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, and known for his skills as a …