On Sunday evening, December 6, the Ensemble vocal Gloria from Montreal presented a concert of Christmas music in French, English, Spanish, Russian and Romanian. The choir played to a packed…
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The story behind the archeological dig at St. Matthew’s Cemetery
A meeting was held at the historic archeology laboratory of Université Laval in Old Quebec last Friday, December 4, to present to the Diocese of Quebec the results of the scientific…
Ste-Foy Elementary students doing what they can for the CCHC
Students at Ste-Foy Elementary are bringing in bags full of groceries and raising money through the Turkey Can initiative, organized by Ed Sweeney at local Central Quebec School Board schools….
The history of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church and Cemetery
The history of St. John Street Protestant Cemetery, known today as St. Matthew’s Cemetery, and St. Matthew’s Anglican Church on Rue Saint-Jean goes back more than two centuries. The first…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865The Morning ChronicleAbout seven o’clock p.m., the chain of one of the large lamps in the Congregational Church, St. Joseph street gave way and the lamp was smashed to pieces…
The story behind Rue Liszt
Rue Liszt is a short street in the Loretteville area of Quebec City, named in honour of the pianist, composer and educator Franz Liszt. Born in 1811 in Hungary, his…
Hearts in the Highlands on St. Andrew’s Day
The only thing that was missing was a partridge in a pear tree . . . There were ten pipers piping, five drummers drumming, two ladies dancing and one woman singing!…
Behind the yellow door at the MNBAQ
A special exhibit awaits the young and the young-at-heart at the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) during the holiday season, until the end of January 2016. Inspired by Chambre d’enfant,…
Mom’s Nite Out Christmas Party
It was cuteness overload this weekend when Santa Claus showed up to a room full of excited preschoolers at the annual Mom’s Nite Out (MNO) Christmas party. The party was…
CEGEP St. Lawrence students donate clothing for Syrian refugees
These past few weeks, the CEGEP St. Lawrence (SLC) community, through its Amnesty International (AI) group, offered their time and support to the Syrian refugees expected to arrive in Quebec…