For the third year, Voice of English-speaking Quebec’s Heather McRae and Quebec High School’s Leadership Class have invited seniors to attend a one-hour Technology Workshop, where the high school students…
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Next four Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments to be held at the Videotron Centre
On December 21, 2015, the Ville de Québec and Québecor stated that the next four International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments will be held at the Videotron Centre. The announcement was made…
The history of Ross Cottage
Ross Cottage is located at 1244 Chemin Sainte-Foy, at the corner of Rue Ernest-Gagnon. This little house is in fact the last vestige of a large property known as Holland…
News Digest January 6 2016
Issue January 6, 2016 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years!Ipad version great for those who…
A grand New Year’s Eve on Grande Allée
Grande Allée was the place to welcome in the New Year last Thursday evening. It was standing and dancing room only (no cars allowed) between Hôtel le Concorde and the…
Skating on the Plains of Abraham
Open since December 16, the big skating rink on the Plains of Abraham has been attracting many. Four hundred metres in circumference and seven metres across, the refrigerated rink is…
Furry Helpers from St. Lawrence College
In November, the “Furry Helpers” – Elyssa Tousignant, Noémie Asselin, Lyann V.Gravel, Karine McKenna and Karen Diaz – a group of St. Lawrence College (SLC) students in the P.W. Sims…
My restricted driver’s licence
Only once did I ever have a restriction on my driver’s licence. I was living in Sept-Îles (then referred to as Seven Islands) in 1953 when I obtained my first…
Invitation to the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong
The Voltigeurs de Québec extend an invitation to veterans or descendants of members of the Royal Rifles of Canada to a ceremony that will take place on Saturday, May 7,…
The story behind Rue Lockwell and the Quebec Arena
Rue Lockwell, a short residential street in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste district, is named in honour of Joseph-Camélien Lockwell, a Quebec City businessman and cigar maker and, from 1908 to 1918, a…