Jeffery Hale Community Services offering free workshop mini-series for caregivers
Caregivers have been tending to the needs of family members for centuries. With today’s advanced medical treatments and increased life expectancies, chances are that most of us will be involved …
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Women Artists. Breaking Down Barriers
The previous exhibition of works by women artists, held last year at the Museum national des beaux-arts du Quebec, demonstrated how, in the first part of the 20th century (1900-1965), …
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VEQ’s Fall Fest September 8
Saturday, September 18 is the date to visit local community groups and catch up with old friends.That’s when the Voice of English-speaking Quebec will hold its Fall Fest at Quebec …
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Cornforth, Margaret
Cornforth, Margaret In hospital, after a courageous battle with leukemia, surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, in her 78th year. Beloved wife of the late Denzil (Sonny) …
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McCoubrey, Violet (Higgins) 1916– 2010
McCoubrey, Violet (Higgins)1916– 2010 At the age of 93 years, Mrs. Violet Higgins passed away at the University Institute of cardiology and pneumology of Quebec, on august 23, …
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Language commissioners seek renewed ‘vitality’ of offficial tongues
The country’s five language commissioners (Canada, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario) are calling on the federal and provincial governments to step up their efforts to ensure the vitality of …
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Memorials and Things of Fame for September 1, 2010
1860 The Morning Chronicle The Royal Visit It began with Prince Albert Edward’s landing at St. John’s Newfoundland, on July 23, 1860, and ended nearly two months later, when the …
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Marathon draws 7,000 participants
What started 13 years ago as a local event with 2,600 participants has now grown to take a place on the world stage. “It’s like being voted among the great …
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March planned for Jim, late calèche horse
A woman from Sherbrooke is reportedly among those planning to honour a caleche horse who had to be destroyed in July while on the job. The march, according to reports, …
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Group opposes downsizing Veteran Affairs
Responding to recent media reports on the lack of response from the federal government and senior public servants to Canada’s veterans, the National Council of Veteran Association has urged elected …
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