A tribute to Molly Richard
Molly Richard, a former Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph correspondent, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members on March 4, 2015. Molly (née Mary Herring) was born in 1922 in the tiny fishing …
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Seniors Action Quebec conference on Bill 52: End-of-Life Choices in Montreal
Seniors Action Quebec conference on Bill 52: End-of-Life Choices in Montreal On April 27, 2015, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Seniors Action Quebec will be hosting a …
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Irish flag at City Hall welcomes St. Patrick’s Day and parade
Quebec City mayor Régis Labeaume, deputy-mayor Michelle Morin-Doyle and Stephen Burke, president of the 2015 Défilé de la Saint-Patrick, cheerfully raised the Irish flag beside City Hall on Friday, March …
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Shannon celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with pride, music and dance
The spirit of St. Patrick’s Day filled Shannon’s community centre for the 49th annual Shannon Irish Show last Saturday. Every face was aglow with Irish pride. The show was dedicated …
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International Wine and Spirits Fair a treat for the palate
The Centre des Congrès was a very popular spot last weekend, with 75 exhibitors offering samples of some 1,500 different products, and 50 free presentations about matching wines with food. …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle The New Illustrated Edition of Webster’s Dictionary: This seemingly dry and certainly ponderous book has its peculiar charms. Here is collected and tersely set down a …
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Alpine snowboarders vie for Canadian Championship
Snowboarders descended upon Le Relais ski centre on March 13-15 to participate in the S3 Alpine Snowboard Canadian Championships. Australian, Chinese and American “riders” also took part in several races. …
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The story behind Avenue O’Neill and Maison O’Neill
Avenue O’Neill, located in the Duberger district of Quebec City, is named after the O’Neill family who once owned land in that area. In the mid-nineteenth century, the New World …
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A-hunting we will go… and fishing and camping and boating
This past weekend, from March 12 to 15, the Quebec City Hunting, Fishing, Camping and Boat Show was held at ExpoCité. Some 38,000 people visited last year’s show, which shows …
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Jay Ouellet’s Moon photo has gone mega-viral
The photo of the conjuncture of the Moon with Venus and Mars over Quebec City featured by the QCT on the front page of the February 25, 2015, issue has …
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