Beat the winter blues: Enjoy the Pentathlon des neiges
The Pentathlon des neiges or Snow Pentathlon, regarded as the “biggest winter event in Canada” for the past two consecutive years, has hit Quebec City again. Competitions began on January …
“At school, I move!” is the big winner of the corporate weekend of the Pentathlon des neiges
The two races held this past weekend at the Pentathlon des neiges on the Plains of Abraham succeeded in raising $13,120 for the project À l’école, moi j’bouge! (At school, …
Eleanor Mary Carruthers
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Eleanor Mary Carruthers (née Cameron), suddenly at her home on January 29, 2012. Predeceased by her daughter Barbara, her …
News Digest for February 15, 2012
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Thomas Andrew Reisner 1935 – 2012
Thomas Andrew Reisner1935 – 2012 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Thomas Andrew Reisner, husband of Mary Ellen Bacon, at the Maison Michel-Sarrazin, on February …
Remembering Alfred Hitchcock in Quebec City
Alfred Hitchcock walked the streets of Quebec City with his wife Alma and fell in love with the charming old city. He returned to immortalize it in his movie I …
The Quebec Hockey Teams of 1888 and 1892
Hugh Bignell, long-time resident of Quebec City, recently sent us the following message: “The recent picture in the QCT of the Sons of Ireland Hockey Team of 1915 reminded me …
Lenten Study Group
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Lent is a time for faith exploration and spiritual deepening through study and prayer. The invitation to examine our life as disciples and to …
Grosse Île – a musical drama
From the earliest of times, the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph has been interested in Grosse Île. In the 1880s, the Quebec Daily Telegraph, “our newspaper” founded by James Carrel in 1875, proposed …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle The nuisance appears to have been scarcely abated by the arrests latterly made by the Police. On every afternoon last week, The Cote-a-Coton was covered with …