Memorials and Things of Fame
1863 The Morning Chronicle A most daring attempt at robbery was committed last evening about eight o’clock. A young man named J. Pleach, residing in St. Paul street was …
Keeping colds and flu at bay
For over a month, I have been trying to shake off what I thought was a cold. What appeared to be a persistent and painful chest cold ended up being …
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal recipient: Fred Cribb
Fred Cribb was presented with a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal during a ceremony held at the Cap Rouge Golf Course in September 2012. The medal was presented by Senator Suzanne …
Crashed Ice has many citizens of Old Quebec seeing red
Louis Germain, the president of the Comité des citoyens du Vieux Québec, hopes that 2013 will be the last year for the Red Bull Crashed Ice event as it causes …
Boy George brings in the New Year
Happy New Year! Quebec City residents, old and young, danced and made merry on Grande Allée to the rhythms selected by Boy George to bring in the new year while …
Big air expected at the Snowboard FIS World Championships
The mountain is coming to the city with the arrival of the 10th Snowboard FIS World Championships to be held in downtown Quebec City and Stoneham Mountain Resort for the …
A glacial beauty: Ice Hotel open for business
Anyone hoping to stay a night at Quebec’s Ice Hotel when it opened on January 5 was out of luck. All of the available suites-architectural works of art carved into …
Through the Red Door
Does your son or daughter act out their favourite characters? Do they do great impersonations of their teachers? Are they forever producing shows and plays? Are they shy, and this …
Stride for Stride
With what we called Production Day slowing to a halt, I was handed what I called the Blue File (classified ads and the like) for editing. As I opened that …
The Laurier Palace Theatre Fire, January 9, 1927
A small fire with tragic results that occurred in a movie theatre in Montreal on Sunday, January 9, 1927, was also known as “the saddest fire” or the Laurier Palace …