Further to the article about the commemoration of Sir Richard E.W. Turner, VC, at Mount Hermon Cemetery in the November 2, 2016, issue of the QCT, we received a message…
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International Sacred Music Festival… it’s back!
The sounds of music were floating around Old Quebec this past week as the International Sacred Music Festival held four concerts in four venues over four days. After a disappointing…
Lest We Forget – Remembrance Day Mass at St. Patrick’s Church
Every year at this time it is important to remember those who died in military service. During the week of November 11, people across Canada held ceremonies to commemorate fallen…
15th annual Toy Parade this weekend!
Halloween is barely over and Remembrance Day is about to be commemorated this Friday. Well, believe it or not, the annual Parade des jouets will be taking place this weekend….
Maison de la littérature wins religious heritage award of excellence
The Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec presented Awards of Excellence at the fifth Religious Heritage Forum, held in Montreal on November 4. The categories included restoration projects, enhancement, and…
Local Liberals celebrate Prime Minister Trudeau’s first year in power
On November 4, Quebec MP Joël Lightbound, Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, and Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Family, Children and Social Development, held a special celebration to mark the…
The Saint Brigid’s Guild semi-annual sale a huge success
On the morning of November 5, lines of people stood outside St. Charles-Garnier Church in Sillery waiting for the doors to open for the semi-annual Saint Brigid’s Guild Sale. Stores…
NBC honoured for the redevelopment of Gilmour Hill
Once again, the National Battlefields Commission (NBC) is proud to be honoured by the “Communities in Bloom” program with focus on the enhancement of green spaces in communities. Battlefields Park…
Morrin Centre featured on MAtv
Morrin Centre featured on MAtv LeZarts (MAtv – Videotron channel 609) is featuring a special program focussing on the anglophone cultural milieu in Quebec City. For the occasion, you will…
Mount Hermon Cemetery ceremony remembers Sir Richard E.W. Turner, VC
The first wet snow of the season provided an appropriately sombre mood for a pre-Remembrance Day ceremony in Mount Hermon cemetery for a local hero of the Boer War. Sir Richard…