2016 Canadian Qualifier Synchronized Swimming results
Last weekend some 600 synchronized swimmers, coaches and judges from across Canada were at the Centre aquatique Desjardins at the PEPS, Université Laval, for Synchro Canada’s 2016 Canadian Qualifier Championships. …
St. Patrick’s Day celebrated with a grand banquet
On March 17, members of St. Patrick’s Parish and many others from Quebec City’s Irish community celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a Mass celebrated by Pastor Réjean Lussier and former …
QAHN discusses ways to attract volunteers
Meet them on their turf, give them a way to have an impact on the project, offer them mission-driven opportunities, and then watch your young volunteer network soar. Sounds easy, …
News Digest March 16 2016
Issue March 16, 2016 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years! …
Grosse Île: Une histoire chorale combines history and heart
The Palais Montcalm lobby was bright with anticipatory smiles as spectators mingled, switching between French and English. In more than one way, it was Grosse Île that brought everyone together …
The 50th Shannon Irish Show dedicated to its faithful audiences
The Catholic Women’s League of Shannon celebrated a milestone on March 12. The annual Shannon Irish Show turned fifty, and the show was more impressive than ever. Performers from the …
Go Green for Quebec City’s Défile de la Saint-Patrick
The seventh Defilé de la Saint-Patrick, Quebec City’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, will take place on Saturday, March 19, starting at 1:30pm. From St. Patrick’s High School to Porte …
The story behind Rue Saint-Patrick
Rue Saint-Patrick is named after the patron saint of Ireland. Patrick was born into a wealthy Romano-British family near the end of the 4th century and died around 460. When …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated very quietly here in Quebec in view of the prevailing excitement concerning the threatened Fenian invasion. There was talk of keeping …
The Quebec City Women’s Club Bursary Program
The Quebec City Women’s Club’s Bursary Program encourages higher education among women by awarding bursaries to women of the Greater Quebec City area. The Quebec City Women’s Club has been …