Aldo, the donkey who spends most of the year in the courtyard next to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in downtown Quebec City, has a new companion. Aldo spent…
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Uncommon trio delights audience at Holy Trinity
Trio Tangere delivered an outstanding performance to an enthusiastic crowd on February 4, in the second concert of Holy Trinity’s Petite Série. The combination of two guitarists, Jérôme Ducharme and Louis…
The SNACS Program invites you to its first-ever Special Needs Forum
Don’t miss PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER, SNACS’ first-ever Special Needs Forum for families, caregivers, and professionals.This one-day forum will be held on Saturday, April 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30…
Amélie Godin crowned Queen of the 62nd Quebec City Winter Carnival
January 28 was a frosty winter’s evening, and one might naturally expect the giant snowman known as Bonhomme Carnaval to put in an appearance. A crowd of some 700 to…
Auction action at the Jeffery Hale Fundraiser
The action was lively at the auction and lunch held at the Jeffery Hale Pavilion last Friday. The purpose of the event, coordinated by Jeffery Hale Community Partners, Jeffery Hale…
St. Patrick’s Parish welcomes Father Réjean Lussier
On Sunday, January 17, St. Patrick’s Parish of Quebec welcomed Father Réjean Lussier as its new pastor. For the occasion, Archbishop Gérard Lacroix presided over Mass and formally installed Lussier…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866The Morning ChronicleWe have again to record a destructive fire, by which much damage has been done to one of the finest buildings in the city. About half-past six o’clock…
The story behind Rue Lucille-Teasdale
Rue Lucille-Teasdale, a short street in a residential part of Loretteville, is named in honour of a remarkable woman, Dr. Lucille Teasdale, who was born in 1926 in Montreal. At…
Quebec winter delights West Coasters
Over the past four years, my husband and I have experienced winter in Quebec City. Our principal residence is Victoria, British Columbia, so people often ask, “Are you crazy? Why…
Kevin O’Farrell presents The Rock Baron of St. Macinaw
On January 25, Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ) held the first of its 2016 series of talks. The invited speaker was Kevin O’Farrell, who presented his recently self-published book, The Rock…