I was delighted to read the March 10, 2010, Canwest News Wire press release of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA). The association is planning to put up “billboards…
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The Bellshrine of St. Patrick
Life of Saint Patrick can be read here TranslatedClog-an-eadbacta PhatraicA Social History of Ancient IrelandP.W. Joyce 1903Bells.- The Irish for a bell is cloc, clocc, or clog, akin to the…
Irish Moutarde ready for St. Patrick’s Day
“My brother and I were doing a lot of Medieval parties,” said Christian Haerinck, “and we were friends with some Scots who did Medieval re-enactments and I would wonder why…
Minister praises Paralympic team
Minister of State Gary Lunn this week praised the 2010 Winter Paralympic team members and Jean Labonte, the sledge hockey captain, on being named Canada’s flag-bearer at the 2010 Paralympic…
NYPD Pipe and Drum Corps joins the parade
© Google – Map data © 2010 Google – Tele Atlas Parade RouteBegins March 20 at 11:30 at St. Patrick’s School on ave de Salaberry then will end at City…
Kebs make player moves, break losing streak
Friday night’s Premier Basketball Leagues game in Quebec City, where the Quebec City Kebs played against the Halifax Rainmen, was just what the doctor ordered.The Kebs finally ended their losing…
44th annual Shannon Irish Show dedicated to O’Gradys March 13th
Saturday night, the Catholic Women’s League of Shannon will dedicate its 44th annual Irish Show to Ellen and Gene O’Grady.Raised in Montreal and Frampton respectively, the O’Gradys were married in…
Lawyers salivating over governments’ sin taxes
In 2001, a class action suit was brought by 120,000 problem gamblers in Quebec. They demanded that the costs of treating their addiction be covered by Loto-Quebec – the quasi-crown…
St-Patrick’s Day events
The March 20 St-Patrick’s Day parade, while the centerpiece of the celebration, is just one of many events scheduled to celebrate the wearin’ o’ the green.Sunday at 2 p.m., the…
Home buying a good investment in Québec
According to the 17th Annual RBC Homeownership Survey, 90 per cent of Quebec residents believe that buying a house or condominium is a good investment, with 26 per cent saying…