1851The Morning ChronicleA habitant from St. Gervais is now in gaol charged with the murder of a fellow parishioner named Terrier. The murdered man was found on the road with…
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“Moving with the River” Exhibit moves into Museum of Civilization
“The country on both sides was very delightful today, and the fine state of its cultivation added greatly to the beauty of the scene. It could really be called a…
Leading Children’s author, Sheree Fitch, will appear at ImagiNation Festival
I slurrrp my soupUpon my spoonI crrrunchh my crackers upWhen I eat my lunch at noonSheree Fitch, Toes in my NoseImagiNation, a five-day writer’s festival is soon-to-bloom at the Morrin…
Literary and Historical Society of Quebec holds its AGM
The beautiful Library of the Morrin Centre was the setting for the Annual General Meeting of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, founded in 1824 by Lord Dalhousie as…
Can Quebec City skate into Olympic history with a new arena?
Last week, the government of Quebec hired an American firm to serve as an Olympic advisor. Populous, a global design practice based in Kansas City, has taken on the challenge…
Prepared to be captivated by The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Quebec Art Company is gearing up for their spring production of Neil Simon’s play, The Prisoner of Second Avenue with rehearsals and set construction well underway.Directed by Nathalie Peron,…
Stephen Harper makes Quebec a strategic first stop
Shortly after announcing in Ottawa that an election campaign is underway, Prime Minister Stephen Harper chose Quebec City as the first stop on his tour. The Conservative leader understands the…
A bright future is brewing at the Café Inn
There’s a new café on the campus of the University of Quebec’s Trois-Rivière Bellevue College, and it’s not part of a well-known coffee chain. In fact, the recipe for getting…
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
1851The Morning ChronicleYesterday afternoon about 5 o’clock, several persons having imprudently ventured on the newly formed ice bridge, it suddenly moved a foot or two, the ice breaking up, near…
A “Newcomer’s” memories of Marianna
As a relative “newcomer” to Quebec City (although I’ve lived here for 23 years, I will probably be always considered a newcomer by some), Marianna O’Gallagher immediately made me feel…