Editor’s note: The Quebec Bridge was opened for train, motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic on December 3, 1919, after some 30 years of construction during which time it collapsed twice,…
We may know the answer as early as 2018. Within a few years, our uneaten pizza crusts, greasy paper towels, food wrappers and used coffee filters will be collected separately…
Even today Ethel (Dillon) St. Martin lights up with excitement when talking about her experience as a Carnival Duchess 54 years ago. She recently attended a reunion of 150 Carnival…
Xannián hao!,” was heard around the world on January 31 to welcome in the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Horse. Many festivities, parades, fireworks and authentic meals are…
On February 1, Carnival organizers from La Ruche hosted the greatest snowball fight the world has ever seen! La Guerre des ducs (the title was inspired by the 1984 Quebec…
1864The Morning Chronicle Mary Desmond, a servant girl about 21 years of age, who resided for the last four years with Mr. Andrews, opposite the St. Charles Cemetery on the Little…
While Carnival-goers in upper town enjoyed the first weekend complete with fresh snow, Limoilou residents saw Carnival come to them. In a nod to the carnivals of yesteryear, activities had…
Isabel McCartney recently celebrated her 104th birthday at St. Brigid’s Home with church friends Frances Kelly, Vi Kirkwood, Katherine Bleeker and her daughter Skyler Isabel. Family members organized a special…
In late January every year, people of Scottish origin, or simply lovers of things Scottish, gather to celebrate “The Bard” – Robbie Burns – who was born on January 25,…
The year’s first meeting of Irish Heritage Quebec took place on January 20. Some 50 people came to hear a talk given by lawyer John O’Connor entitled “The Irish Presence…