The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec, Jacques Drouin, would like to remind all electors with reduced mobility that they can exercise their right to vote at their home or in…
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The Shannon Irish Show honours a special man: Don Kack
Don Kack isn’t the kind of man that you would see standing alone on centre stage in the Shannon Irish Show, belting his heart out to a traditional Irish shanty….
WIXX Move-a-Thon gets families moving
On March 7, Voice of English-Speaking Quebec hosted a Move-a-Thon at Eastern Quebec Learning Centre. Closed for spring break, the facility nonetheless echoed with the sounds of some 60 children…
Fifth Défilé de la Saint-Patrick to be more spectacular than ever
The Défilé de la Saint-Patrick is celebrating in high style this year with a parade that will be more spectacular and richer in music than ever. Grand Parade Marshall Barbara…
Myths and mysteries behind St. Patrick
What is it about Saint Patrick, anyway? The simple answer is that someone who was likely a fairly ordinary fellow became a great deal more entertaining and useful posthumously. The…
The Great Gathering of the Frampton Irish
I wish some day we could have a great gathering in Frampton, maybe in the year 2015. We were always told, when I was young, that the Irish arrived in…
A visit to the MCDC office in Thetford Mines
The Megantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC) describes itself as “a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the English-speaking community of Chaudière-Appalaches and Arthabaska-L’Érable.” The office, which also serves…
Leucan 12-Hour Ski Challenge at Stoneham Ski Resort
Every year, to officially wind up the night-skiing season, Stoneham Ski Resort organizes a fundraising activity, the Leucan 12-Hour Ski Challenge, in support of children with cancer and their families….
Canada off to a good start at Sochi Paralympics
The Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics opened on Friday, March 7, and by the end of the first weekend Team Canada had already racked up some impressive results. Brian McKeever won…
Sledge hockey medal hopes for Shannon Paralympian
On the last day of the Sochi Paralympic Games, Canada will go for a historic medal sweep in hockey. After the men’s and women’s Olympic teams both won their second…