An Irish connection with the Royal 22e Régiment
While the Royal 22e Régiment is one of Canada’s best-known Francophone units, it does have an interesting connection with Irish heritage. Miriam Schurman, a museum technician at the Royal 22e …
Innovative private medical clinic ÉquiLibre opens its doors
When your car breaks down, you call a mechanic and an hour later, you are back on the road. Leaky roof? Call a construction company and tomorrow your roof is …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle A correspondent complains that one of his children obtained from a circulation library in this city, a novel of a highly immoral tendency. He proceeds to …
A great year for the Lifelong Learning program
When I was hired by the Quebec City Reading Council, I was so happy to be coordinating the Lifelong Learning program. Throughout the last year, Lifelong Learning presenters have educated …
Drawn to Quebec: From Nouvelle-France to La Rochelle
It might seem strange for a couple from one of the western-most states in the U.S. to make a pilgrimage to the harbour from which the founders of Nouvelle-France set …
OSQ concert ends the 350th anniversary celebrations of Notre-Dame de Québec
Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica was filled to capacity on Friday, November 21, for the final event commemorating the 350th anniversary of this historic parish. Sixty-three musicians and 101 choristers of …
“Let yourself shine”
Voice of English-Speaking Quebec Newcomers’ Co-ordinator Jessica Price wants you to know that you have a marketable skill. “Quebec City is not Montreal or Ottawa,” she says. “If you are …
Quebec Art Company puts finishing touches on fall production
As the early winter wind whooshed outside the gymnasium of Holland School, there was a whirring energy inside: the players of the Quebec Art Company (QAC) were putting the finishing …
Townships family seeks “best Christmas gift ever”
Time may be running short for a young man in East Angus, and he and his family are reaching out to Quebec City’s Anglophone community to perhaps help save his …
News Digest November 19, 2014
**Unable to view photos or links? view online Issue November 19, 2014 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TM using the …