The Shannon Irish Show – 48th and still going strong
A heavy snowfall on the morning of the 48th Shannon Irish Show may not have been a harbinger of spring, but the dazzling shades of shamrock green in the Shannon …
David Mendel named Tourism Personality of the Year at 2014 Fidéides awards
The annual Quebec City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Fidéides awards ceremony took place at the Centre des Congrès de Québec last Thursday evening. With some 600 members of the …
Défilé de la Saint-Patrick starts at 12 noon, Saturday, March 22
CORRECTION – Please note that the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec (St. Patrick’s Parade) starts at 12 NOON (not 1:00 p.m. as previously stated) on Saturday, March 22....
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle Execution of John Meehan for Murder! Six to eight thousand persons present. Yesterday, our city witnessed the melancholy and unusual spectacle of an unfortunate man suffering …
CQSB schools drop their school colours in a united stand against bullying
This year marked the seventh annual National Pink Shirt Day. This day came to be after a Nova Scotia high-school student was bullied because he wore a pink t-shirt to …
W.B. Edwards photographs show 75 years of Quebec City history
On March 10, a capacity crowd gathered at the Irish Heritage Quebec meeting in McMahon Hall of St. Patrick’s Church for a presentation on the legacy of W.B. Edwards, a …
Sillery Junction – “Those were the days.”
I feel I must respond to those who have written about the Sillery Junction. Yes, I am older than Joe Lonergan (a little bit) and I remember that the part …
A successful 12-hour Ski Challenge at Stoneham
On March 15, the Stoneham Mountain Resort held the sixth annual Leucan 12-hour Ski Challenge. The Ski Challenge invites teams of four participants to raise money and to spend 12 …
SLC students explore literature in light of autism
Champlain-St. Lawrence teacher Leigh Bateman recently hosted a talk on autism given by Julie Slattery, a special educator at Quebec High School and a specialist in the subject. Bateman wanted …
Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph is nominated in five categories in QCNA Better Newspaper Awards
Each year, the Quebec Community Newspaper Association (QCNA) holds a competition among its members in many different categories. The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph is on the short list (one of three nominees) …