The stories behind the names of Quebec City streets Rue Bishop
Bishop Street is named for William Avery Bishop (1894-1956) born in Owen Sound, Ontario. This flamboyant man, nicknamed “Billy” Bishop, was a famous First World War flying ace. He was …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle “Le Canadien” of last evening says that it had learned by telegraphic dispatch that the Reformatory at St. Vincent de Paul*, near Montreal, had been entirely …
100th anniversary of the first expropriation in the Hamlet of Valcartier
On Sunday, August 3, descendants of original pioneer families who toiled for a century and more to create farms from wilderness where Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Valcartier now stands, met …
Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France in Place Royale PHOTOS BY Kasia Borkowska
Spellbinding costumes literally stopped pedestrian traffic in the Lower Town. A young apprentice learns the craft of stone-cutting at the Tailleurs de Pierre workshop. The stonecutters were hard at …
Arts et Reflets symposium in Château-Richer
You never know when and where you’re going to run into someone from your home town. While visiting the Arts et Reflects symposium in Château Richer last Friday, August 8, …
An encore Midi en Musique concert
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity recently announced that, due to popular demand, one more concert has been added to the Midi en Musique concert series to close their season. …
Fit & Fun end-of-summer camp party
Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) and Be Active Québec (BAQ) invited Fit & Fun English Summer Day Camp campers and their families to an end-of-summer party at St. Vincent’s Elementary …
Drawn to Quebec: Something Fishy
When you think of wild-harvested foods, do you envision the bounty in the watery wilds? You are thinking of the world’s largest wild food source – based on the size …
News Digest August 6, 2014
Issue August 6, 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 …
A christening gown with a past
A charming ceremony took place recently at Chalmers-Wesley United Church in the Old City. Jeanne Alma, the infant daughter of Elisa-Maude McConnell and Pierre-Olivier Gaudet, was baptised. Little Jeanne looked …