Veronica Sutcliffe Laverdière
Veronica Sutcliffe Laverdière passed away on April 20, 2017, at Saint Brigid’s Home in Quebec City. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond Laverdière. Veronica was the daughter of the …
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Songbirds… Is their music fading?
I attended the third edition of the Salon Nature Portneuf, in Saint Raymond last weekend. I didn’t want to miss the very popular conference on the decline of the songbird …
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Quebec Anglicans welcome their new bishop
The Anglican Diocese of Quebec formally welcomed their new bishop, the Right Reverend Bruce Myers, in a colourful ceremony at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Saturday, April 22. …
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A look at The Longest Year
Connections … 260 years of history are whimsically connected through the imagination of critically acclaimed author, Daniel Grenier. Born in Brossard and currently living in Quebec City, Grenier talked about …
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How far will Quebec go with assisted death?
We’re hearing a lot about “sudden death” these days with so many overtime games in the first round of the Stanley Cup play-offs. Sudden death means the abrupt, …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1867 The Morning Chronicle It is stated that a patient of one of the city hospitals, lately deceased, puzzled all the physicians as to the nature of his malady. After …
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The story behind Rue Mary-Travers
This street was named in honour of Mary Rose-Anna Travers (1894-1941). A legendary Quebec singer/songwriter known as “La Bolduc.” Born in Newport on the Gaspé coast, her father Lawrence Travers …
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Jeans ’n Classics delight audience with ABBA tribute
After last year’s fantastic Jeans ’n Classics concert with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, featuring the music of the Beatles, people flocked to the Grand Theatre last Friday and Saturday …
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Trivial matters at Quebec High School
Twenty-three teams of five highly-intelligent people anxiously awaited the final tally to learn who was the winner of the ninth annual Trivia Night competition held at Quebec High School last …
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St. Pat’s Boys Bring Home the Honours
St. Patrick’s High School Fighting Irish Cadet and Senior basketball teams won the silver and bronze medals respectively at the regional high school basketball championships held in mid-April, and this …
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