An exciting week of music at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
In 2011, Dr. Douglas Renfroe began a four-week summer residency at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity as acting choir director. He assisted in the development of the highly successful …
42nd federal general election underway
Elections Canada, an independent body set up by Parliament, sent the following message on August 2, 2015. The 42nd federal general election will be held on Monday, October 19, 2015. …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle The sad event which has been hourly expected for some days past has at length occurred. The Hon. Sir Etienne Tache* died on Sunday at his …
The story behind Rue Horatio-Walker
A rather undistinguished byway in the Charlesbourg district of Quebec City is named in honour of the famous artist Horatio Walker. Walker was born in Listowel, a small town in Southern …
John Neilson, “the Canadian Franklin” in Sainte-Foy
From September 9, 2015, to June 2016, there will be an exhibit on the life and times of John Neilson (1776-1848) at the Centre d’interprétation historique de Sainte-Foy, 2825, chemin …
Vélirium toasts 25 years at Mont-Sainte-Anne
Athletes from 30 countries descended upon the sleepy summertime resort last weekend, just as they have for the last 25 years. Overnight, the vast parking lot at the base of …
Discover the bells of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
The Cathedral’s bells date from 1830 and are the oldest change-ringing bells in Canada. They were made by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, England, the same foundry that cast …
Olivier Latry makes the organ thunder
On July 31, the Fondation patrimoniale Nostre Dame de Kebec held a benefit concert at Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral, with world-renowned organist Olivier Latry of Notre-Dame de Paris at the …
Plein Art … Made in Québec
Beautiful colours line the aisles at the annual gathering of craftspeople at Plein Art, le Salon des Métiers d’art de Québec. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the event …
Second week of Journées d’Afrique all about sharing
Flavia Nascimento is from Brazil. Ismaël Sylla is from Guinea, Daniel Alejandro is from Peru, and Iris Lindsay is from L’Érable, near Thetford Mines. The four Quebec City residents of …