On November 27, 2010, in Port-aux-Basque, NL, the Canadian Navy honoured the 91 crew members of HMCS Shawinigan lost during the Battle of the St. Lawrence. This is the last…
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Ringing in the New Year!
During the holiday season, members of the Quebec City Guild of Change Ringers were kept very busy in the tower of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Christmas Eve,…
New Year’s Eve party on Grande-Allée a huge crowd-pleaser
The New Year’s Eve street party on Grande-Allée, sponsored by the merchant’s association of Quebec City’s “Champs-Élysées” was everything they hoped it would be. The organizer of the event, André…
Thanks to you over 480 children/adults enjoy Christmas hamper cheer
Dear Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph staff and subscribers,Thank you once again for supporting the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign in 2010. We are most grateful to Pierre Little and Ray Stanton for carrying…
You’re the cream in my coffee, you’re the salt in my stew
“You’re the cream in my coffee, you’re the salt in my stew.You will always be my necessity, I’d be lost without you.”A tribute to Nat King Cole? Maybe, but more…
Memorials and Things of Fame for December 15, 2010
1850The Morning ChronicleThe ability for labor, mental or manual, most people know, is much affected by the state of the health. An individual, of the most lively disposition, bustling and…
The Little Santas Who Could
They were little Santas. Then, in this advent season, they gave birth to something beyond themselves. Before becoming 2,250 Santas, they were wooden dowels. The Very Rev. Christian Schreiner, dean…
Doctors Without Borders in Haiti
Dr. Joanne Liu, a former student at Champlain St. Lawrence College, paid this year’s students a greatly appreciated visit in October. This renowned humanitarian had much to say about the…
Christmas Celebrations
Members of my congregation are presently getting ready for our annual bilingual Christmas Eve celebration. There will be music – with professional musicians and a guest soloist. There will be…
A Commentary on English School System in Quebec
As the first decade of the new millennium ends, it may be an opportune moment to consider the English school system in Quebec, most particularly, in Montreal. Providing food for…