Veterans stand on Grande Allée for a moment of prayer in the Remembrance Day Ceremony in front of the Cross of Sacrifice. A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted …
Daily Archives: 12 November 2019
QHS students raise over $100,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation
A special assembly was held in the gymnasium of Quebec High School (QHS) on Nov. 8 to reveal the grand total of funds raised for the Terry Fox Foundation by …
CAQ English-services plan raises historic questions
For the record, your scribe qualifies as a “historic anglophone” both under Quebec law and as a matter of history. Family genealogists have traced an ancestor born to a British …
Bloc concedes on recount; Duclos confirmed as Quebec MP
Jean-Yves Duclos has been confirmed as the Liberal MP for Quebec riding in the central core of the city. His Bloc Québécois challenger, Christiane Gagnon, called a halt to a …
The story behind Rue Émile-Boiteau
This street was named to honour Émile Boiteau, who was born in Quebec City on April 28, 1898, the son of Joseph Boiteau, a grocer, and Malvina Marois. He studied …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
November 14, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteRobberyMontreal – Last Wednesday evening at about eight o’clock, Mr. Bernard, who keeps a store near the Old Market, found, on his return to …
First World War Memorial Site inaugurated behind the Armoury
Every year as Remembrance Day approaches, Canadians gather to pay their respects to the men and women of the Armed Forces – the veterans who worked and fought for the …
Santa Claus and the Parade des Jouets come to town
The 18th edition of the Parade des Jouets made its way through the Saint-Roch and Limoilou districts of Quebec City on Nov. 9. Festivities continued the following day at Place …
Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà pulsate with energy
Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà – her all-Canadian female string ensemble – mesmerized the audience with their passionate, pulsating music at the Palais Montcalm on Nov. 9 as they played …
VEQ and other English-speaking organizations are separating from, not divorcing the QCGN
Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) is one of about a dozen community organizations to leave the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) in a recent decampment from the umbrella advocacy organization …