Letter to the Editor
The book launch [in Kinnear’s Mills] … went very well. There was a good-size crowd and great exchange with the audience. Gail [Cameron] brought me a copy of the [March …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle On Monday night about nine o’clock, a young man, while quietly walking on John Street a short distance outside the Gate, was brutally attacked and roughly …
Visions of Community exhibit launched at Morrin Centre
Community is not a place, it is people,” said Sarah Blair as she introduced the Visions of Community exhibit at the Morrin Centre on Thursday, March 30.“This building, which has …
The story behind Rue de la Ristigouche
Rue de la Ristigouche is named after the Restigouche River (Ristigouche in French) that flows into the Baie des Chaleurs near Campbellton in northeastern New Brunswick and Dalhousie in Quebec. …
Valcartier School goes to the birds!
Students at Valcartier Elementary School have been busy building homes for their feathered friends for the Great Canadian Birdhouse Project. The school’s secretary and Community Learning Centre coordinator Jayne Doddridge …
Exploring the universal language of puppets and music
It’s obvious that the children’s show Renardo a le Trac is a family affair for puppeteers Anna and Aelin Zachaël. The couple not only produce the magical story, but Anna …
College students show modern fashion in historic hall
Champlain-St. Lawrence students, fashionistas, friends and families filled the Salle des Promotions of the Petit-Séminaire de Québec on April 1 to take in the college’s annual fashion show. Following cocktails …
QAC launches Memories, Mementos and Magic project
Some 25 former and current members of the Quebec Art Company (QAC) amateur theatre group gathered in the library of the Morrin Centre last Friday evening to reminisce about the …
St. Pat’s Senior Jazz Band visits Monterey, California
St. Patrick’s High School’s Senior Jazz Band and Senior Vocal Ensemble recently performed at the 2017 Next Generation Jazz Festival in Monterey, California. This festival is considered the most prestigious …
Victory at Vimy 100 years ago
One hundred years ago, from April 9 to 12, Canadian soldiers fought and won the Battle of Vimy Ridge, the most important national event of the First World War. Vimy …