Bargain basement buys at St. Brigid’s Guild Sale
The semi-annual St. Brigid’s Guild Sale was held in the basement of the Saint-Charles-Garnier Church last Saturday. Guild members John O’Connor and Joe Lonergan handled crowd control, reporting around 350 …
Community Calendar
Friday, November 15, 7:00 – 10:30 p.m. – St. Patrick’s High School Jazz Band presents “Swing ‘n’ Jazz Dance,” the annual coffee house fundraiser, in the 3rd floor cafeteria at …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863 The Morning Chronicle Wednesday, being the day of thanksgiving appointed by the proclamation of His Excellency the Governor-General, was very generally observed, business being, to a great extent suspended, …
QAC’s Anything Goes gathering steam
All ashore that’s going ashore! The SS American is about to sail with a cast and crew of some 40 Quebec Art Company (QAC) members in the upcoming production of …
New community housing project in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
The people of Valcartier Village are delighted to have a new retirement residence in the heart of their community. Opened on August 1, 2013, Les Habitations Communautaires is located on …
A visit to Manoir Hovey in North Hatley
After a leisurely drive from Quebec City through the Eastern Townships to North Hatley, we arrived at the bucolic site of the Manoir Hovey on the shores of Lake Massawippi. …
Lac-Mégantic, four months later
On the way back to Quebec City from North Hatley, we took a detour to visit the town of Lac-Mégantic. Four months after the terrible train crash of July 6, …
WALSH, EDWARD P. “TED”
Edward “Ted” Patrick Walsh, 89, passed away in hospital on November 3, 2013, in Ottawa. He was born on September 7, 1924, in Quebec City, the fourth child of Edward …
Trinity Tea and Sale a treat
Colley Hall of Trinity Church in Sainte-Foy was the setting of the Anglican Church Women’s annual Fall Tea and Sale last Saturday. The event was very well attended, with all …
Rouge et Or win their twelfth Dunsmore Cup
The Rouge et Or won the Dunsmore Cup for the eleventh time in a row and the twelfth in their history by defeating the Montreal Carabins 14-11 in a nail-biting …