News Digest for January 11, 2012
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McBain Raymond Stuart 1935 – 2012
McBain Raymond Stuart1935 – 2012 It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Raymond Stuart McBain at the age of 76, on January 3rd, 2012 at Saint-Brigid’s …
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Lewis Lucile Laura (née Loudin) 1914 – 2011
Lewis Lucile Laura (née Loudin) 1914 – 2011 On December 26th, 2011, in her 98th year, Lucile “Lou Lou” Laura (born Loudin) Lewis died peacefully in her sleep after celebrating Christmas. …
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Ice Hotel opens with new features, new theme, and a chilly new competitor
The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination. ~ Terri Guillemets On January 6, 2012, the Hôtel de Glace (Ice Hotel) opened …
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Burns Night with the 78th Fraser Highlanders
Aye, it’s time to raise a glass in memory of “The Bard,” Scotland’s national poet, Robbie Burns. The 78th Fraser Highlanders, Fort St. Andrew Garrison, invite you to join them …
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Robert Burns, the Poet
Scotland’s national bard was born on January 25, 1759, in Ayrshire. He was a nature lover, a romantic lad who had an eye for the lassies. He adored them, as …
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2012 Canada Day Poster Challenge
(Canadian Heritage Press Release, Ottawa, January 4, 2012)1812: The Fight for Canada is the theme of the 2012 Canada Day Poster Challenge, which was launched today by the Honourable James …
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International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament looking for host families
The 37th edition of the International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament will take place in Quebec City and Lévis from February 9 to 19. This year, 102 teams of 11- to 12-year-old …
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Visit Taïga and Ganuk at the Aquarium de Québec
This January enjoy a stroll at the Aquarium de Québec and meet the two new polar bear cubs, Taïga and Ganuk. Meet the beautiful and playful brother and sister which …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1862The Morning ChronicleOne of the most recent and novel attempts at swindling has just come under our notice. Last week the Rev. G.H. Davis received a letter from Hamilton signed …
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