Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle The Fall Fair was held yesterday at St. Paul’s Market and was very successful, the show of cattle being much larger than at any former Fair. …
The story behind the name of Avenue Dalton
Avenue Dalton is located in an industrial park tucked between Autoroutes Henri-IV and Robert-Bourassa, Boulevard Charest and Boulevard Versant-Nord. Avenue Dalton is named for John Dalton (1766 -1844), a British …
Bill 10: Barrette reassures English-speaking community groups
Minister of Health Gaétan Barrette promised to protect the availability of English-language health services in Quebec City at parliamentary hearings on Thursday, October 27, about a bill that has left …
Remembering Sergeant Garnet Wolseley LeMesurier, 1882-1915
By all accounts, the summer of 1914 was the warmest in years. The 11 members of the LeMesurier family left Quebec City behind and joined their friends at their summer …
Gilmour Hill now open all year for commuters
After being closed for almost a year, Gilmour Hill was re-opened by the National Battlefields Commission (NBC) on October 31, to the pleasure of representatives of the park and the …
Onward Dear Boys to be presented at the Morrin Centre
In the Morrin Centre’s latest Connecting Through Culture event, Quebec City native Philippe Bieler discusses his latest book, Onward Dear Boys: A Family Memoir of the Great War. He tells …
Mayor Labeaume receives one of the first poppies for Remembrance Day
I’m going to encourage the public to wear the poppy, particularly in light of recent events,” said Mayor Régis Labeaume after having a poppy pinned to his lapel by Claude …
The King lives (on) . . . somewhere in Beauport!
Steve Laperrière’s house is like hundreds of others in Beauport – a car in the driveway, a few Halloween decorations on the lawn. Only inside does the difference become apparent …
Emilie-Claire Barlow gives a swingy, sassy performance
Toronto-born jazz singer, musician and arranger Emilie-Claire Barlow knew just what to do to charm her audience at last Thursday’s Festival international de Jazz de Québec concert held at the …
Patrick Chan enjoying his vacation
The Toronto skater who won silver at the Winter Olympics earlier this year has decided to take the upcoming season off from competition and return in the fall of 2015. …