Saturday night lights: Rouge et Or shine at first game of the season
On Saturday night, some 17,800 fans came out to support the No. 1 ranked Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) football team. Université Laval’s Rouge et Or started their season with a …
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Drawn to Quebec: Squirrelly Notions
As autumn looms and the temperatures drop, a number of fairly predictable activities commence in Quebec City. Gardeners start watching the thermometer and hustle to harvest and preserve the summer’s …
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News Digest Sepetember 3, 2014
Issue September 3, 2014 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years! Ipad …
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A new school year begins at St. Vincent Elementary School
It felt as though summer had ended exactly on the first day of school. A chill was in the air on Friday morning, August 29, as students filed into St. …
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Les Grands Voiliers 1864-2014 sail into port this weekend
Seven Tall Ships or Grands Voiliers will be in the Port of Quebec City this weekend to mark the 150th anniversary of the conferences held in Charlottetown and Quebec City …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle We learn from Charlottetown, P.E.I. that the Provincial Convention met in that city on the 2nd instant. The Canadian delegation had arrived on the previous day. …
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The stories behind the names of Quebec City streets Avenue Fitzpatrick
Avenue Fitzpatrick was named after Charles Fitzpatrick (1851-1942). Born in Sainte-Foy, he was the son of John Fitzpatrick, a wood merchant from Ireland who became the first mayor of Sillery …
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Tai Chi and Chinese dragon in the park
A public demonstration of Taoist Tai Chi took place at Place de l’Assemblée Nationale last Sunday. Experts and enthusiasts demonstrated the relatively new art of Tai Chi. The public was …
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Drawn to History: Exploring the synergy between art and the natural sciences
Turn back time to an era when art and the natural sciences were inseparable. Join local artist Bethann G. Merkle for a rare event to be held in the Morrin …
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The Jersey Mills Cemetery in Saint-Georges
On Saturday, August 24, the Saint-Côme-Linière Historical Society hosted a narrated visit of the Jersey Mills cemetery on Second Avenue in Saint-Georges. Jean-Guy Lessard, local historian, told us about the …
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