MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
February 4, 1820 – The Quebec GazetteCounterfeit NotesMontreal – A respectable merchant of this city, having received information that three men named Merrill Magoone, Jacob Redington and Bellroise, were in …
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Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Fête de l’Hiver gives warm welcome to Bonhomme Carnaval
The Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier Fête de l’Hiver was held on Feb. 1. This annual winter festival is a very popular family event with a variety of outdoor activities. Mother Nature was on …
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Parade-goers will feel the Brazilian heat around Bonhomme’s float
On Jan. 31, members of the media were invited behind the large doors of the Winter Carnival’s workshops for a glimpse of Bonhomme Carnaval’s float. Everything is being kept under …
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The conversion of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Work is well advanced on the transformation of historic St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, consecrated in 1810, into space available for rent for special events. Last week workers removed furniture from …
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Journey’s end
As I write this, I’m sitting in the café of the Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal. A light snow is falling outside. When the library closes, I’ll go back to the …
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C!RCA presents HUMANS at Le Diamant
C!RCA, a troupe of contemporary acrobats and one of the world’s leading performance companies from Brisbane, Australia, performed to spell-bound audiences at Le Diamant from Jan. 29 to 31. Since …
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Conservatives tongue-tied on leader’s French fluency
A few years back we were a host family for students in Quebec City wanting to improve their French. We did this for four or five years, and our role …
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OBITUARY: Terence J. KERWIN
Terence J. KERWIN 1956-2020 The well-respected and beloved Terence J. Kerwin passed away at the age of 63 at the Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie (Hôpital Laval), Quebec …
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Trevor KITCHING
Trevor KITCHING1932 – 2020Trevor Kitching, a former sports editor and writer with the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, died on Jan. 26, 2020, at the age of 87, at Saint-Sacrement Hospital. After completing …
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Community Calendar
Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. – Handbuilding Pottery Workshop: During this four-week course, participants will learn to build a form from a slab of clay, add details and a …
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