The 2015 Wendake International Pow Wow will be taking place on June 26, 27 and 28 all along Boulevard Bastien, the main street of the Wendat reserve, which lies between…
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Graduates say goodbye to Quebec High School
The high school careers of 63 Quebec High School students came to an end Friday, June 5, with a shower of blue mortarboards. The QHS Class of 2015 graduated with…
Dollard-des-Ormeaux graduates “wise beyond their years”
The graduation ceremony at Dollard-des-Ormeaux High School on June 4 was not short. Lasting over three hours, it was a special tribute to the 17 graduates, each one unique, who…
A perfect day for the St. Patrick’s Parish Picnic
St. Patrick’s parishioners, community members and neighbours enjoyed lunch hot off the grill while children played in the nearby St. Patrick’s High School yard on June 7. Sister Sarah McDonald, who…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865The Morning ChronicleThe most dangerous inconvenience suffered by persons whose business leads them at late hours through suburban streets arises from the immense number of useless curs allowed to prowl…
The story behind Rue Iacurto
Rue Iacurto is a short residential street in a quiet neighbourhood of Sainte-Foy. It is named for painter Francesco Iacurto (1908-2001), who was born in Montreal but spent most of…
Calling all comédiens!
As it does every other year, the Quebec Art Company is going into musical-comedy mode for this fall’s production, La Cage aux Folles, slated for November 26 to 29. The…
Workshop stitches together storytelling and First Nations knitting
Last Tuesday, some lucky members of the Kirk Hall knitters’ group attended a workshop and story exchange with master knitter, author, designer and storyteller Sylvia Olsen. Quebec City was one…
Uproar at the Sillery consultation meeting
On June 2, representatives of the Ville de Québec held a consultation meeting on the City’s plan to promote real-estate development of historic sites in Sillery. The project, referred to…
A.S. Johnson graduates say goodbye to their high school
The 2014-2015 school year is already coming to an end. At A.S. Johnson High School in Thetford Mines, 13 students will be officially saying goodbye to their high school education…