Ghislaine Bertrand O’CONNOR
1927-2015“Gramma” Mrs. Ghislaine Bertrand O’Connor, wife of the late Walter Gerard O’Connor, died at the age of 87 years and 8 months, at Saint Brigid’s Home, Quebec, on February 20, …
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Quebec City curling clubs host Canada’s oldest bonspiel
The final games of the week-long 102nd Quebec International Bonspiel, the oldest continuous bonspiel for curlers in Canada, were played at the Jacques-Cartier Curling Club in late January. The Bonspiel …
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Students show class at Pentathlon des Neiges
The Plains of Abraham echoed with the sound of children cheering each other on last Wednesday. Eighty teams representing elementary schools from around the city met in friendly competition for …
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VEQ offers transportation to the Employment Fair
Quebec City’s annual Employment Fair / Foire de l’emploi takes place on Friday, March 20, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Saturday, March 21, from 10 a.m. to 5 …
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Rue du Petit-Champlain, the most beautiful street in Canada
The City of Québec unveiled a commemorative plaque honouring the late Jacques de Blois, an architect, and businessman Gérard Paris in early December, 2014. The two men had a dream …
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Quebec City to march in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
Mayor Régis Labeaume and deputy-mayor Michelle Morin-Doyle were pleased to announce that they and a contingent of the Quebec City Police Department have been invited to march in New York …
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Highway of Horror tour pulls up to the Morrin Centre
Outside of its Halloween celebrations, the Morrin Centre isn’t generally known as the most frightening place in the community. But it was temporarily transformed into the most spine-tingling spot in …
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Frédéric Dion and his Antarctic adventures
Professional adventurer and trail-blazer Frédéric Dion spoke about his recent adventures in front of a capacity crowd at Cégep Garneau last Friday. Some of the audience had come from as …
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Sometimes, everyone just needs a hug
That was the reasoning behind Quebec City’s first ever Festival de l’Accolade (Hug Festival) held in mid-February at the Espace Galerie Sherpa in Saint-Roch. Galerie Sherpa rents out living space …
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“Long to reign over us….”
According to Buckingham Palace officials, Queen Victoria’s reign lasted 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes; over 63 years. Her great-great-granddaughter, H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II, is expected to surpass that …
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