Historic Kent House is sold
One of the oldest buildings in Quebec City, located at the corner of Rue Saint-Louis and Rue Haldimand, was recently sold for $2.75 million. The new owners of Kent House, …
EQLC International Lunch a tasty treat for the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign
For the past 18 years, the students and staff of the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre (EQLC) have organized a lunch with an international flavour, the proceeds of which go toward …
CBC Radio One pitches in with Christmas Hamper efforts
As Christmas draws nearer, Quebec City’s English-speaking community is coming together once more to help families in need through the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign. With boxes full of groceries set …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle We take this opportunity of offering to our friends and fellow-citizens the compliments of the season. Another year is fast drawing to a close and we …
The story behind the name of Rue Edward-Staveley
Edward Staveley (1795-1872) was a noted British surveyor and architect who was forced to leave England in disgrace in 1833, after embezzling a substantial amount of money from the Leicester …
Bill 10: Barrette addresses the future of Jeffery Hale
Health minister Gaétan Barrette says he expected the English community to be concerned about his much-debated proposed health-care reform, Bill 10, which would abolish the legal independence of most of …
Drawn to Quebec: From vineyard to Santé!
Though an ocean separates the fabled vineyards of France from the connoisseurs of Quebec, at least three Bordeaux vignerons have a strong connection with Quebec City. At Château Larose-Trintaudon in …
Irish Heritage Quebec holds its annual general meeting
On December 8, Irish Heritage Quebec held its annual general meeting at McMahon Hall. In addition to hearing reports on the organization’s membership and finances, members learned of the wide …
Daisy and the Donkey Church: An improbably delightful tale
Not so long ago, Daisy and the Donkey Church was nothing more than a twinkle in Louisa Blair’s imagination. And yet, on December 22, Blair’s first children’s book will be …
Looking to the past and to the future
On the threshold of a new year, it is tempting to gaze into the past. We could mentally brush our fingertips across the historic plaque now gracing the former Palais …