August 17 to 28 – Expo Quebec at Expo City. Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the biggest agricultural fair in Eastern Canada. Fun and games for kids and adults, concerts, …
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QCT Print Edition – August 24 2011
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The Aurian Haller Band playing at Le Cercle
The Aurian Haller Band will be performing at Le Cercle, at 228 rue St. Joseph Est, on Thursday, August 25 at 9:00 p.m. This will be their first concert in …
Quebec City’s unique International Festival of Military Bands to honour General Roméo Dallaire and 10th Anniversary of 9/11
The NYPD Band will give a public concert at Place George V on August 23 and 24 at 9:00 p.m. (photo: David Cannon) Quebec City is hosting a festival …
Ireland’s Ambassador and U.S. Consul General gather at Grosse Île with Irish Heritage Quebec
Irish Heritage Quebec enjoyed their excursion to Grosse Île. (Photo sent in by Irish Heritage Quebec) On Saturday, August 13, Ireland’s Ambassador, Ray Bassett, and U.S. Consul General …
Expo-Québec celebrates the Big 100
This year, Expo-Québec, the biggest agricultural fair in Eastern Canada, celebrates the Big 100. Special anniversary activities, including new musical acts, animal shows, and even a makeshift hockey city will …
Mission accomplished for first ever Quebec City Opera Festival
The first Quebec City Opera Festival was a resounding success. Sold out performances, record ticket sales, constant public appreciation for each performance, enthusiastic media reviews, flawless organization, innovative technological achievements—like …
Second annual beer festival to launch Quebecers’ favourite new beer
From August 18 to 21, l’Espace 400e will again host Festibière, a popular beer festival. Most of the microbrasseries are from Quebec, and the number of participating beer producers has …
Open Letter to CBC
Dear Mr. Kirk Lapointe, Ombudsman of CBC,Chère Madame Miville-Dechêne, Ombudsman de la SRC,This e-mail is in regard to services provided by CBC television in Quebec City and the transition to …
Memorials and Things of Fame for August 17, 2011
1879 The Morning Chronicle Yesterday (August 15, 1879) Riot and Blood held high carnival in Quebec and for a time had such a way in the city that the more …