Elections 2011
What are our options? It is difficult to be neutral and write about politics. We all have a deep inner belief as to the party we support that will be …
A hair-raising trip on a flying boat
When I worked for the Imperial Bank in the early 1950s, I had to travel from Knob Lake to the Seven Islands branch regularly for cash. The two other employees …
Quebec Port Authority wins two awards
Throngs of tourists will soon pack the streets of Quebec. They come for the world-class restaurants, the historic architecture, and to boutique shop with a heartfelt “Bonjour,” attached. But for …
ImagiNation Writers Festival – Morrin Centre
The Morrin Centre is organizing a five day long Writers’ Festival called ImagiNation 2011: Writers’ Festival, which will be taking place from April 13 to April 17, 2011, in Old …
Waffle Day!
On April 7th, five students from PWSims Program organized a special event for their communication class. This wasan assignment asked to all the first year students in the Business program …
As You Were: the Tragedy at Valcartier
In the summer of 1974, six teenage boys were killed and fifty-four injured in an explosion at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier near Quebec City. Somehow, a live grenade had inadvertently …
Once on this Island
Quebec High School’s Music Theatre class is preparing a trip to a Caribbean Island for you. To take part in this opportunity of a lifetime, join us on Friday, April …
AngloStore opens its doors
Many Quebec City residents attended the official opening night party for AngloStore, a new English bookstore located in Place Naviles, Sainte-Foy, on Wednesday, March 23. On hand for the special …
The Legacy of Marianna O’Gallagher
My cousin, Marianna, with whom I always had a very close relationship, is being missed by me and many others, I am sure, since she left us last Spring. When …
Memories of Marianna . . . from Krieghoff House
Soon after moving to Quebec City, I met Marianna O’Gallagher at a social gathering, and a short time thereafter, I received a phone call from her asking if I would …