An angelic Christmas concert at St. Andrew’s
Angelic voices filled St. Andrew’s Church in Old Quebec on Sunday afternoon as members of the multilingual choir Vibrant Voices – Voix Vivantes gave their debut holiday concert, centred on …
My day with the Minister
The day started off well enough; after all, I was wearing a suit. On November 5, I had the chance to spend a day with the Minister of Education, Recreation …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle December 7, 1864: Died at Tunbridge Wells, England, on Saturday the 15th of November, Jeffery Hale, Esq., Commander Royal Navy, recently of Quebec, in …
The story behind the name of Rue William-Stuart
The Eastern Quebec Learning Centre is located on Rue William-Stuart at the corner of Chemin Saint-Louis, near Avenue Lavigerie. In the early 1800s this area was occupied by an immense …
The future of Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s remains uncertain
Quebec City, December 8, 2014 – Despite pledges made by Minister Barrette at the National Assembly on December 1 to protect the owner corporations of English language establishments and the …
Bill 10: Amendments aim to reassure Anglophones
Health Minister Gaétan Barrette announced a series of amendments to his controversial proposed health-care reform at the National Assembly on Monday, December 1. If passed, Bill 10 would consolidate the …
“Paint your bridge, Bill!”
Liberal transport minister Sam Hamad, Parti Québécois MNA Agnès Maltais and CAQ MNA Gérard Deltell may not find much common ground on the floor of the National Assembly. But these …
What The Heck of a show!
Champlain-St. Lawrence Campus was the place to be for rock fans on November 29. The college’s What The Heck band rocked out the American Dream show. Band members were dressed …
Miracle on 3rd Avenue a merry winter festival
You didn’t need to have children to enjoy Limoilou’s Miracle on 3rd Avenue festival on Saturday, December 6. All you needed was a taste for adventure and plenty of Christmas …
Culturally diverse nativity scenes at the Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy
To mark the holiday season, the Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy is holding its 31st annual international exhibit of Crèches d’ici et d’ailleurs. This year, over 80 nativity scenes representing some 30 countries …