Three hundred and forty years after her death here in New France, Marie de l’Incarnation is far from forgotten. On September 20 in the quaint 1900s Ursuline Chapel, Canadian soprano…
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Local harvests will be put to good use
We often think of Quebec’s harvest bounty as coming from the farmlands outside the city but even here within the city, this year’s harvest has been abundant. Not everyone is…
Local youth play key role in annual “Friendship Harvest”
On the last weekend of summer, September 15 and 16, over 200 volunteers from several community organizations met at the Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge to pick apples. According to Gaston Nadeau,…
In the Cronenberg footsteps
Brandon Cronenberg, son of renowned film director David Cronenberg, stopped by the Quebec City Cinema Festival on September 17 to present his first movie, Antiviral, a dark, venereal horror genre….
VEQ offers employability workshops and networking
On Saturday, September 22, Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ) held a popular Connect to the Québec Job Market activity day at the Eastern Québec Learning Centre which featured free employability…
The Beautiful Mystery: Louise Penny’s latest Gamache novel
Montreal on a lazy Saturday is normally a day of rest for Armand Gamache and his homicide team. But this is no ordinary Saturday. Gamache has been summoned to investigate…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862The Morning ChronicleAbout four o’clock yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Benn, residing in Champlain street, fell to the ground from the third story of the house in which she lives, while engaged…
Peter Gabriel: Fit and in complete control
British art rock musician Peter Gabriel kicked off his Back to Front tour at the Pepsi Colisée on September 16, celebrating 25 years of his groundbreaking, iconic album, So. Divided…
Quebec High School student named to the YMCA Youth Exchanges National Youth Advisory Committee
YMCA Youth Exchanges Canada is a cultural exchange program for groups of youth between the ages of 12 and 17. With the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage, nearly…
CHANGE OF FUNERAL LOCATION Conroy (nee English) Bertha 1922-2012
CHANGE OF FUNERAL LOCATIONConroy (nee English) Bertha1922-2012Conroy, Bertha peacefully passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012.Bertha loving wife of the late Jim Conroy. Dear mother of Janet and Colleen andMother-in-law…