If you’ve gone outside in the past few weeks, you’ll have noticed something very weird is going on. Even though the calendar clearly indicates it’s the first week of December, …
Monthly Archives: December 2018
La Grande Migration brings Émilie Clepper back to her roots
Émilie Clepper is closer to home than she has been in a long time – and yet, her latest album, Émilie Clepper et la Grande Migration, takes listeners on a …
Memorials and Things of Fame
December 9, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette WreckSt. John’s, Nfd. – The Brig Neptune, from Quebec bound to London with staves, timber etc., was cast away at St. Shores, near …
The story behind Rue Christie
This street is named in honour of Robert Christie (1787-1856), a lawyer, militia officer, historian and politician, who was born in Windsor, N.S., to parents who had emigrated from Scotland. …
Grand Viennese airs and waltzes fill Le Capitole
Le Capitole theatre resembled a Viennese concert hall and ballroom on Nov. 30 for Les Valses de Vienne, Les Grands Airs Viennois. Sixteen dancers, 24 musicians, eight choristers and three …
Storytime at the Morrin Centre keeps getting better and better
The Morrin Centre recently hired a new education co-ordinator who is running weekly storytimes for children on Saturday mornings. Azanie Roy has been a member of Quebec City’s English-speaking community …
Elites and Orphans playthings on display at Morrin Centre
A charming permanent display of toys and tea sets was recently unveiled at the Morrin Centre. Elites and Orphans explores the different types and styles of toys played with by …
Pince-moi… Je rêve! raises funds for the Children’s Wish Foundation
Allison Kirkwood, whose photographs have frequently graced the pages of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, along with three other local photographers and friends, Stéphanie Carette, Carine Sabourin and Véronique Fournier, is launching …
EQLC International Lunch
Stephanie Dubé, Vincent-Jean Dubé, Josianne Giroux, Warren Thomson, Jean-Sébastien Jolin-Gignac, Ed Sweeney and Richard Walling, members and partners of the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign organizing committee, gathered at the Eastern …
65th Winter Carnival to reveal Bonhomme’s Dreams
With nine weeks to go before the 65th Quebec Winter Carnival, the program was revealed on Nov. 29 during a press conference held at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du …