It may not have taken a lot of stage rehearsal but St. Patrick’s High School put on quite the show last Thursday. The high school packed a room for their…
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John McCrae statues to be unveiled 100 years after In Flanders Fields
A century after he scribbled the simple but poignant stanzas of In Flanders Fields, John McCrae is being honoured with two statues. One of the larger-than-life bronzes will be installed in…
Canadian Bacon 3 – 10 works sold, and three stolen
Local artist Phelipe Soldevila presented the third Canadian Bacon art show last weekend. Nearly a thousand people turned out to view works by 38 Quebec artists displayed in office space…
The Founding Father: the guy on the $10 bill
Unless you’re a history buff or politically inclined, you may never have had a reason to get to know the man on the predominantly purple ten-dollar bill, Canada’s first prime…
Drawn to Quebec: Wild birds: To feed or not to feed?
If hope really is “the thing with feathers” as Emily Dickinson said, then Canada is aflutter with optimists this time of year. For wild-bird enthusiasts and ornithologists alike, bird watching…
Authors for Indies at La Maison Anglaise
Saturday, May 2, is Authors for Indies Day. That’s when authors across Canada support independent bookstores by volunteering as guest book sellers. Independent bookstores enrich our communities. They provide gathering places…
News Digest April 22 2015
Issue April 22, 2015 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years!Ipad version great for…
QAC gives life to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
The Quebec Art Company (QAC) presented U.K. playwright Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to highly appreciative audiences at Holland School from April 16 to 19. The program distributed to…
Louis Hanrahan retires from Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s
Looking very relaxed and casual, recently-retired Louis Hanrahan was fêted by colleagues, residents, staff and friends not once but twice – on Wednesday, April 15, at Jeffery Hale Hospital, and…
Volunteers are like popcorn…warm and comforting
It was all smiles at Volunteer Appreciation Night in the gymnasium of Holland School on Thursday, April 16. Some 70 volunteers had the opportunity to meet and mingle, enjoy sparkling…