Flanked by his daughter and son, newly re-elected Mayor Bruno Marchand addresses supporters on Nov. 2. Marchand wins second term with strong council majority Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com For Bruno Marchand, election night Nov. 2 was a dramatically different scene from four years…
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Legion Remembrance Day Poppy campaign runs until Nov. 11 Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com November has arrived, which means Remembrance Day poppies will start blooming on lapels across…
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Doctors join the demonstration at the Quebec NationalAssembly on Nov. 1. (Photo by Kevin Dougherty) Doctors, medical students vent rage over Bill 2 at National Assembly protest Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) is raising the…
Volunteers from Branch 265 honour their fallen comrades during a ceremony at Cimetière Saint-Charles in Lower Town on Oct. 28. (Photo by Jean Gervais courtesy of Branch 265) LEGION REPORT: Veterans recognized at Quebec City tribute
Submitted by Jean Gervais, communications manager, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 265
Nearly 1,000 graves of veterans from the Quebec City region were decorated with a small maple leaf flag on Oct. 28 to pay tribute to these men and women at the beginning of the commemoration period leading up to Remembrance Day, Nov. 11.
According to Gérard Trudeau of Branch 265 of the Royal Canadian Legion, who is responsible for the Poppy Campaign that began at the end of October (Editors’ note: see separate story in this edition), representatives of the branch visited the Saint-Charles and Notre- Dame de Belmont cemeteries as part of this initiative.
This project to honour fallen heroes is an initiative of Réal Dumas, president of the funeral committee of Branch 265. The committee is tasked with honouring the careers and courage of veterans at funerals, in agreement with the families of the deceased.
Memoriam Eorum Retinebimus /We Will Remember Them
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