Members of Irish Heritage Quebec were welcomed at City Hall on March 21. They posed for a photo with Mayor Bruno Marchand (with the blue running shoes in the centre) and city councillors: Joe Lonergan, Coun. Catherine Vallières- Roland, Ian O’Gallagher, John Bertrand, Coun. Maude Mercier Larouche, Larry Hamilton, Marie-Josée Rodrigue, Bryan O’Gallagher, Coun. Marie-Josée Asselin, Marchand, Louis Hanrahan, Patricia Donovan Lemieux, Daniel Hughes, Michel Pouliot, Coun. David Weiser and Coun. Marie-Pierre Boucher. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) It was a great day for the Irish at City Hall Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec invited members of Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ) to City Hall on March…
SEENet expands the network of the social economy Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Co-ops and social enter- prises have been part of Quebec’s economic landscape for decades –…
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REPORT: Quebec government’s hands tied when it comes to fighting inflation: Economist Raquel Fletcher By far, the biggest headline grabber in last week’s provincial budget was the CAQ…
COMMENTARY: Surprise federal dental plan better than a keg of beer Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter Lisa needs braces! Hands up all those who thought of a favourite Simpsons…
This aerial view shows farmland owned by the Soeurs de la Charité order, which the Quebec government has made an offer to purchase. (Photo from Radio-Canada) No deal yet, six months after government offer for nuns’ farmland Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Negotiations are still underway more than six months after the Quebec government…
A streetcar named discord: City, CAQ squabble again over tramway plan Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peter@qctonline.com It was only a few months ago that Régis Labeaume, the soon-to-be…
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue de la Croix-Rouge Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Rue de la Croix-Rouge is named after the Canadian Red Cross office building that once stood on the…
Memorials and Things of Fame – March 30, 2022 Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce March 27, 1822 – The Quebec Gazette Acknowledgment The Rev. J.L. Mills, Chaplain to…
The buttons of La mémoire s’enfile (“Memory slips away”) represent the first 3,759 mostly elderly victims of COVID-19. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) MCQ acquisitions tell unique stories about Quebec history Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The Musée de la civilisation (MCQ) unveiled some of its newly acquired treasures on March 24. They included a…
Protesters march against racism at City Hall Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com On March 27, about 50 people marched to City Hall to call on municipal and provincial…