When I worked for the Imperial Bank in the early 1950s, I had to travel from Knob Lake to the Seven Islands branch regularly for cash. The two other employees…
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Quebec Port Authority wins two awards
Throngs of tourists will soon pack the streets of Quebec. They come for the world-class restaurants, the historic architecture, and to boutique shop with a heartfelt “Bonjour,” attached. But for…
ImagiNation Writers Festival – Morrin Centre
The Morrin Centre is organizing a five day long Writers’ Festival called ImagiNation 2011: Writers’ Festival, which will be taking place from April 13 to April 17, 2011, in Old Quebec….
Waffle Day!
On April 7th, five students from PWSims Program organized a special event for their communication class. This wasan assignment asked to all the first year students in the Business program…
As You Were: the Tragedy at Valcartier
In the summer of 1974, six teenage boys were killed and fifty-four injured in an explosion at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier near Quebec City. Somehow, a live grenade had inadvertently…
Once on this Island
Quebec High School’s Music Theatre class is preparing a trip to a Caribbean Island for you. To take part in this opportunity of a lifetime, join us on Friday, April…
AngloStore opens its doors
Many Quebec City residents attended the official opening night party for AngloStore, a new English bookstore located in Place Naviles, Sainte-Foy, on Wednesday, March 23. On hand for the special…
The Legacy of Marianna O’Gallagher
My cousin, Marianna, with whom I always had a very close relationship, is being missed by me and many others, I am sure, since she left us last Spring.When she…
Memories of Marianna . . . from Krieghoff House
Soon after moving to Quebec City, I met Marianna O’Gallagher at a social gathering, and a short time thereafter, I received a phone call from her asking if I would…
A tribute to Marianna O’Gallagher
In answer to the article which was published in the March 16 edition of the Chronicle-Telegraph: “Quebec Heritage News seeking your stories about Marianna O’Gallagher,” we at Musée Bon-Pasteur are…