Drawn to Quebec: Cranberries take the cake
Before moving to Quebec, my frames of reference for cranberries were a music group and cranberry juice. While living in Quebec, though, I discovered that cranberry products have become second …
And the Q Factor trophy goes to . . .
On December 11, Quebec High School held the last round of the second annual Q Factor, a competitive talent show. Students and teachers gathered in the school gym to watch …
Irish Heritage Quebec closes 2015 with honours for Steve Cameron
On December 7, Irish Heritage Quebec held its annual general assembly, with historian Steve Cameron as the special guest. Cameron has done extensive research and written numerous articles about the …
Please take Jeffery Hale and St-Brigid’s Survey – We need your opinion about our Services in English
With quality, safety and compassion always at the forefront, Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s is designated to provide all of its health and social services services in both French and …
VEQ Holiday Happy Hour raises money for Christmas hampers
Long-time members and relative newcomers to the community enjoyed an evening at the Morrin Centre on Wednesday, December 2, at Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ)’s annual Holiday Happy Hour, in …
A glorious concert at Chalmers-Wesley
On Sunday evening, December 6, the Ensemble vocal Gloria from Montreal presented a concert of Christmas music in French, English, Spanish, Russian and Romanian. The choir played to a packed …
The story behind the archeological dig at St. Matthew’s Cemetery
A meeting was held at the historic archeology laboratory of Université Laval in Old Quebec last Friday, December 4, to present to the Diocese of Quebec the results of the scientific …
Ste-Foy Elementary students doing what they can for the CCHC
Students at Ste-Foy Elementary are bringing in bags full of groceries and raising money through the Turkey Can initiative, organized by Ed Sweeney at local Central Quebec School Board schools. …
The history of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church and Cemetery
The history of St. John Street Protestant Cemetery, known today as St. Matthew’s Cemetery, and St. Matthew’s Anglican Church on Rue Saint-Jean goes back more than two centuries. The …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle About seven o’clock p.m., the chain of one of the large lamps in the Congregational Church, St. Joseph street gave way and the lamp was smashed …