Significant decrease in 2018-2019 CQSB tax bills
The Central Quebec School Board (CQSB) mailed out its 2018-2019 tax bills last week. I would imagine that by now most of those who pay their school taxes to the …
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Commemorative plaque placed at Jeffery Hale Hospital
To mark the 150th anniversary of the Jeffery Hale Hospital, the City of Quebec recently placed a plaque at the hospital’s main entrance. It honours the history of this caring …
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JH-SB’s Friends’ Foundation golf tournament rained out!
The 28th annual Jeffery Hale-Saint Brigid’s Friends’ Foundation golf tournament may have been rained out, but it turned out to be the best ever fundraising event! In spite of the …
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Portuguese chicken comes to Sillery
Open since the end of June, the first Lio Festa restaurant, which specializes in tasty Portuguese chicken, is drawing hungry customers into its sunny location at the corner of Avenue …
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Habs beat Caps in pre-season match in Quebec City
Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals came to town on Sept. 20 and the visit of the 2018 Stanley Cup champions turned out to be just what the Montreal Canadiens …
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VEQ Fall Fest brings community together
Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ)’s annual Fall Fest is always a much-anticipated event for the members of the anglophone community. Once again this year, Mother Nature smiled down on those …
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Politicians learn to stop worrying and love the notwithstanding clause
Just like the opening line of a noted biography of him, Pierre Trudeau’s notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Constitution “haunts us still.” For many Quebec anglophones of a certain age, …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
September 21, 1818 – The Quebec GazetteWe learn with pleasure that the Duke of Richmond, with the characteristic benevolence for which he has been at all times distinguished, has been …
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Bill 101: A solution more expensive than the problem
Quebec’s Charter of the French Language, commonly known as Bill 101, was adopted by the National Assembly on Aug. 26, 1977. Forty-one years later, the law imposing French as the …
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Quebec City Women’s Club starts new season
The Quebec City Women’s Club is starting its 2018-2019 year with an informal get-together on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. President Joan Valois extends a warm welcome to new …
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