St. John’s Lodge No. 3 marks 225th anniversary in style
On Saturday evening, October 27, some 150 members, family and friends of St. John’s Lodge No. 3 gathered at Hôtel Québec to celebrate the 225th anniversary of one of the …
Quebec City Women’s Club 50th annual Book Fair
The line outside the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre on October 27 was not as long as in previous years. However, when the book fair opened at 9:00 a.m., it didn’t …
Davie Shipyards proudly launches the Cecon Pride
And what a ship! The Cecon Pride is a 130-foot-long ocean-going offshore construction vessel. It has a helicopter pad hovering over the foredeck and a huge crane capable of lifting …
Robert Dinan and Paul Shoiry in open debate
As the municipal election approaches, residents of the Saint-Louis-Sillery district were keen to ask candidates about their plans for the area. The Comité de valorisation du quartier Saint-Yves invited the …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863 The Morning Chronicle The public generally have heard with much pleasure that there is a prospect of the gate nuisance being abated, but as the present city walls and …
Commentary on recent Central Quebec School Board meeting
When I entered the meeting room on October 18, all seats were occupied and commissioners from out-of-town schools were present by way of video-conferencing monitors. There was 100% attendance. Also …
Memories for which the bells toll
In a tradition that dates back many centuries, the bells in the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity will ring on November 11 to commemorate lives lost. As the bells toll …
HAMILTON, Joyce (Gallan) 1931 – 2013
Died suddenly at St-Francois d’Assise on October 26, 2013, at 82 years of age. Daughter of the late Wilfred and Glendora Gallan of New Carlisle, wife of the late Norman …
Bewitching Tour on the Plains of Abraham
For the past month, the Martello Tower 1 on the Plains of Abraham has welcomed visitors for Halloween-themed fun. Many children dressed for the occasion as skeletons, mad scientists, fairies …
Quebec High School students at the Provincial Leadership Conference
In early October, four Quebec High School Secondary 4 and 5 students had the opportunity to meet up with 180 young leaders from all across the province for a Provincial …