My grandfather “Bertie” survived Dunkirk
My grandfather, Herbert Arthur “Bertie” Christopher, was born on March 25, 1903, in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in April 22, 1919, but was discharged in …
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Whatever happened to Steinberg and corporate nationalism?
There hasn’t been much sign of boycott or protest outside St. Hubert Chicken restaurants or Rona stores in recent months. Folks gobble their barbecue delicacies and load up on two-by-fours …
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The story behind Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel
This major thoroughfare is named in honour of former Quebec City Mayor Wilfrid Hamel, who was born in L’Ancienne-Lorette in 1895. His early career began in 1913 as an accountant …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle An individual named Hoey will be brought up to-day under bail upon a charge of savagely assaulting Dr. Richardson and his student, a young man named …
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Louis Riel – What of the music, what of the history?
The pages of the Chronicle-Telegraph have often glistened this summer with the exploits of well-known yet foreign popular musicians and cultures whose great walls of sound have captivated the residents …
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Rain, thunder and lightening for premier of Crépuscule: Vents & marées
Under a rumbling sky lit by lightning, visitors entered the Agora in the Old Port on August 3. The stage was set for the premiere performance of Flip FabriQue’s third …
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Opera Festival ends on a glorious high note
Last weekend brought the highly successful Festival d’Opéra de Québec to a close. The two-week long “feast” of opera music involved more than 300 artists, including three orchestras (Orchestre symphonique …
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El Camino Flamenco at the Cathedral
Tango, samba, or flamenco? El Camino Flamenco provided it all at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity’s Midi en Musique concert last Thursday. No one actually got up to dance, …
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Counting on tombstones in Mount Hermon Cemetery
Now here’s an interesting and unusual way to spend your summer vacation – counting and assessing tombstones. That’s just what Natasha Joannis and Marie-Sophie Gendron are doing this summer at …
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Bach and MacPherson Le Moine in concert in church
As the rain began to fall on August 5, Mark Brennan, executive director of Mount Hermon Cemetery, made the decision to move the planned outdoor concert Bach and MacPherson Le …
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