Get ready to ring in the New Year on Grande Allée!!!
Christmas is fast approaching and, as we know, so is 2015.When the Noël festivities are over, Grande Allée will get ready to host New Year celebrations! Starting on December 27, …
News Digest for December 10, 2014
**Unable to view photos or links? view online Issue December 10, 2014 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TM using the …
Quebec says goodbye to Jean Béliveau
Flags across the province were lowered to half-mast this past weekend as Quebecers said goodbye to Jean Béliveau. The Montreal Canadiens legend, whose name appears more frequently on the Stanley …
VEQ Happy Holiday Hour at the Morrin Centre
Over 100 happy people gathered in College Hall at the Morrin Centre last Wednesday evening where VEQ hosted its very popular annual Happy Holiday Hour. Those attending brought good cheer …
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 …