“Live free and go camping”
This phrase on a banner in one of the 150 kiosks at the 2014 Quebec Recreational Vehicle Show at Expo Cité last weekend describes the atmosphere well. There were numerous …
Pancakes, pyjamas and playtime
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. What better way to enjoy it than in your pyjamas with your family and friends old and new? That is just …
Maple taffy at the Bois-de-Coulonge
Every year in March, the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec opens the sugar shack in the Bois-de-Coulonge to the Fondation de l’École Saint-Michel in Sillery. By selling sticky …
Couillard rallies his Quebec City team for the final stretch
On March 28, the Quebec Liberal Party held a rally at the Wilbrod-Bherer occupational training school in Quebec City to encourage everyone for the final 11 days of the campaign. …
MCDC receives grant to promote bilingualism and volunteering
The Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of $23,000 from the Department of Canadian Heritage – Promotion of Linguistic Duality, …
Quebec Community Groups Network engages political parties
With promises of new legislation to strengthen Bill 101, a Charter of Values, and talk of a future referendum on Quebec sovereignty, this election will be a significant one for …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle A man named James Moffatt gave himself into custody last night stating that he had deserted from Her Majesty’s 14th Foot at Trinidad, W.I. in 1860. …
The fifth Défilé de la Saint-Patrick defies a spring snowfall
A “little bit” of snow couldn’t stop this parade! Horses and Highlanders, brass bands and bagpipes, dogs large and small, dozens of dancers, community organizations, family groups, Fighting Irish and …
Saint-Patrick’s Day celebrated with a mass and a banquet
On March 17, Saint-Patrick’s Day celebrations at St. Patrick’s Church started with a worship service which was followed by a banquet in McMahon Hall. The church was filled with members …
David Noël: a rising star in the Franco-English community
David Noël is fascinating to watch. Alert, eager and fine-featured, he sits alongside his co-actors, smiling amiably at the assembled crowd of press and photographers. The gathering is in aid …