Paquet, Lyla
Paquet, Lyla Died peacefully at St. Brigid’s Home, October 25, 2011, at almost 88. Born Lyla Agnes Montgomery on November 5, 1923, only daughter of the late Percy Montgomery …
Literary Feast at the Morrin Centre
Please join us for the third annual Literary Feast which will be held at the Morrin Centre on Thursday, November 3, 2011. Proceeds from the evening will enable us to …
QuebeCrime Writers reveal their criminal minds
The authors coming this week to the Morrin Centre for the first ever QuebeCrime Festival were asked to respond to two questions for the QCT. To whet your appetite before …
A night at the Opéra de Québec with Eugène Onéguine
The premier performance of Eugène Onéguine, Tchaikovsky’s melodramatic opera based on a novel in verse by Alexandre Pushkin, received a rousing standing ovation from the audience as the curtain came …
YWCA Tribute to Volunteers: An exceptional involvement in the community
At the Volunteer Appreciation Night, held on October 12, 2011, the YWCA Quebec received an award for their benefit event De l’ombre à la lumière in the category “Implementation of …
The Man In Motion revisits Quebec for 25th Anniversary Tour
Dreary skies and showers didn’t damper spirits at the end-of-day celebration for the 25th Anniversary Rick Hansen Tour. Paralympian and philanthropist Rick Hansen is currently wheeling across the country, retracing …
Journalist Amy Goodman’s angle on Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street: The resistance continues at Liberty Square and worldwide, headlines the OWS website one month after non-violent protests began in the heart of New York’s financial district. On …
Halloween
In the 1940s, we lived on the outskirts of a small town south of Montreal with gravelled roads, no side walks and no street lights. It was known as Greenfield …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1851 The Morning Chronicle Up to this day there has been no perceptible frost in this vicinity. In August, frost is not a very rare occurrence and September frosts are …
DD/MM/YYYY plays farewell show in Quebec
October 19 marked the last day the Toronto-based band DD/MM/YYYY will ever play in Quebec City. The group said farewell with a high-energy performance at L’Agitee that lasted until well-after …