Small town 4th of July
I am a small town girl, from a sparsely populated rural area in the West. When my cousins or classmates talk about catching up on life, going back for a …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle About two o’clock yesterday afternoon a rumor spread rapidly about the city to the effect that a shocking tragedy had just occurred in the Artillery Barracks …
Quebec City celebrates its 404th anniversary
Mayor Régis Labeaume and Jean Dorval, President of the Historical Society of Quebec, were accompanied by the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, for the traditional wreath-laying ceremony marking the 404th …
The Tower of Power are TOPs!
On Friday, July 6, Californian soul music band Tower of Power played at the Loto Quebec Stage for the Festival D’Ete. The band, also known as TOP, has been around …
Michael Bowles and Ernestine Lariviére
Congratulations to Michael Bowles and Ernestine Lariviére of Shannon on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. Best wishes from Jeannie and Dominic...
A summer wedding in the Old Town
A charming wedding took place at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church on Saturday, July 7, as Kenneth Gunn and Virginia Rosca were joined in marriage by the Rev. Katherine Burgess. Ken …
A not-so-secret garden at Domaine Cataraqui
Although the site had been cultivated since the 1850s, it has been four decades since the soil at Domaine Cataraqui yielded edible produce. Thanks to a partnership between Domaine Cataraqui …
Just how far is a marathon?
I have competed in four marathons in my life. The first one was in Paris where there were over 18,000 of us in the event and it took me seven …
Sea Shanties and stories of life behind bars
World renowned bass baritone Douglas Renfroe will be performing a number of sea shanties during a concert to be held on Sunday, July 15th at 1.30 pm at the Morrin …
Chalmers-Wesley’s 30th annual summer organ concert series
Over the past 30 years, a long list of performers, composers and musical groups have presented concerts to entertain audiences in the beautiful sanctuary of Quebec City’s Chalmers-Wesley United Church, …