March has arrived and “green season” is in full swing! Members of the Irish community of the Quebec City region and their relatives and friends filled the Shannon Community Centre …
Daily Archives: 13 March 2018
Letter to the Editor – New England storm
I would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to the [Hydro-Québec] power crews for helping us in Massachusetts, U.S.A., repair the significant damage done by Friday’s [March 2] winter hurricane. …
It’s about change, stupid! Pondering Liberal poll slide
It’s been 26 years since Bill Clinton’s campaign strategist, James Carville, coined what’s become a multi-purpose political credo: “It’s the economy, stupid!” Clinton went on to upset incumbent George H.W. …
Neil Young tops FEQ 2018 headliners
Getting Canadian rock legend Neil Young on the Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) stage has long been a goal for festival organizers. “I’ve been trying to get him forever,” says …
Memorials and Things of Fame
March 15, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette A very strong letter was written to the Editor by a subscriber who complained of the carelessness of the canoemen of Levis who …
The story behind Rue Albani
This street in the Des Châtels district of Quebec City is named in honour of Emma Albani, a leading operatic soprano, who was born Emma Lajeunesse in Chambly, Que., on …
This year’s Salon de l’Auto electrically charged
There was a lot of electricity in the air at the 37e Salon International de l’Auto de Québec (Quebec City International Auto Show) held at ExpoCité from March 6 to …
Janine Lespérance: Lawyer and Highland dancer
Borders have no limits for Janine Lespérance, who practises law by day and who practises or performs her Highland fling on evenings and weekends across Canada and around the world. …
\Heroic\” concert at Cathedral of the Holy Trinity raises funds for Aymen Derbali “
Residents of Quebec City came out in great numbers to the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on March 11 to pay tribute to, and show support for, Aymen Derbali. …
Look who’s Acting Out! this week . . .
The third Acting Out! theatre workshop, held at the Morrin Centre on March 10, attracted an interesting mixture of thespians. There were some young and not-so-young actors, some with a …