A 65-storey “lighthouse” proposed for Sainte-Foy
The Quebec City real estate firm Groupe Dallaire announced last week that it plans to build “the highest building east of Toronto” on the site of the now defunct Hôtel …
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Conservative values …. Really?
Prime Minister Harper was in Quebec City last week and, during a radio interview on 93 FM (not, to be sure, the CBC!), he stated that Quebecers are in favour …
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Lorne MONAGHAN 1947-2015
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Lorne Monaghan, on January 30, 2015, in his 67th year. A life-long resident of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Lorne passed away in …
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Drawn to Quebec: Evergreen adaptations
Aside from March’s Irish festivities, it can be hard to find green in our lives in midwinter. However, a number of plants have developed an array of adaptations to the …
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste to close its doors
The board of trustees of the majestic Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built in 1882, announced last week to parishioners that the church would soon be closed to worship. The trustees, with the …
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Ghislaine Bertrand O’Connor 1927 – 2015
1927 – 2015 “Gramma” Mrs. Ghislaine Bertrand O’Connor, wife of the late Walter Gerard O’Connor, died at the age of 87 years and 8 months, at Saint Brigid’s Home, …
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News Digest February 18 2015
Issue February 18, 2015 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TM using the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 …
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A wild and wonderful sleigh ride at Place George-V
Almost exactly 350 years after the first horses arrived in New France from Europe, their successors raced around a slippery, heart-pounding course in the heart of downtown Quebec City. The …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle On Saturday evening a rather extraordinary exhibition of rowdyism took place in St. John street within the gate coupled with an equally odd manifestation of police …
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Highs and lows for a chilly Carnival
The ice slide on the Plains of Abraham is slowly being dismantled, the snow sculptures knocked down and the shot glasses made of ice packed away for another year. The …
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