The 400th anniversary as a tool of cultural development, Parts 1 & 2
The 400th anniversary as a tool of cultural development, Part I Jean-Thomas Tremblay With the five presentations in Quebec City of an exclusive, purposely created Cirque du Soleil show on …
November 1st St. Michael’s Thrift
St Michael’s & St Matthew’s Church, 1800 Chemin Saint-Louis, will hold its monthly sale, The Thrift, from 10:30 to 1 p.m. Clothing, jewellery, English and French books for children and …
Quebec Tourism Office newsletter October 23 2008
www.QuebecRegion.com 23 Octobre 2008, Vol. 4, no. 9 NOUVEAU : . Version imprimable sans photos . Version imprimable avec photos Message du directeur On l’a écrit et répété à plusieurs reprises, …
In Memoriam Verses
Jump to verses for: Friend or Kin Father or Brother Mother or Sister Husband or Son Wife or Daughter Child FRIEND OR KIN 501 Gone, but not …
Memorials and things of fame
The Morning Telegraph 1848 Recently, in England, seventy-seven miles were passed over by an express train in seventy eight minutes twenty-nine seconds, including a stoppage of five minutes, …
Calèche driver Billy Gallichon dies at 81
Renowned calèche driver Billy Carol Gallichon passed away at St. Brigid’s Home at the age of 81. Danny Doyle, friend and fellow driver, spoke of Gallishon’s dedication during his 46 …
Women’s rugby takes off in QC, as the Rouge et Or vie for Provincials
Two lines of scratched and scraped women from the University of Ottawa rugby team shuffle-stepped to Western country music following a devastating 47 to 0 provincial semi-final loss to the …
Dilapidated farmhouse holds memories of a rustic youth
It’s a handsome Québécois farmhouse and it stands beside what was once called the King’s Highway. It has been part of my life since its heyday as the nerve centre …
Undepressed by Depression
Seniors are not worrying about the future; we do not share in the great fears of recession. We have coped with hard times before and didn’t even realize we were …
Why Quebecers still vote for the Bloc Quebecois
As I returned home from guiding in Old Quebec on a particularly chilly October day, I couldn’t help but be reminded of how much we carry our heritage with us …