Bell Tower ringing at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
There will be demonstrations/explanations of English Change Ringing (bells) at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity this coming weekend, October 10, 11 and 12. The demonstrations explain how change ringing …
QESBA to meet at Concorde next weekend; Bill 88 on agenda?
The Quebec English School Board’s Association will meet next weekend at the Loew’s Concorde Hotel for what is being billed as a professional development conference. The conference, scheduled for October …
Thanksgiving, an important part of our English heritage
Quebec City is splendid in its golden-tinged hues of red and green that form the tapestry of the Thanksgiving weekend. Before the winter air turns the world white and stiff, …
History repeats itself? Or is it man that keeps repeating the same moral errors?
In response to Tim Pettipiece’s Letter to the editor in the most recent issue of the QCT, concerning my four part article concerning “The coming of Corporate Fascism,” I have …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1849 The Morning Chronicle Now that it seems determined upon that the Provincial Parliament will be assembled alternately at Toronto and Quebec, it may not be amiss to consider how …
Reverend Mrs. Burgess arrives to celebrate St. Andrew’s Church 250th anniversary
Following her retirement after 30 years as a teacher of music, English and French, Rev. Katherine Burgess said she heard God’s calling. That led her to a degree in Theology …
New interim principal installed at DDO
Emily Lagloire has always had a yen for teaching. “From when I was in high school,” Lagloire said, “I was always trying to help other students.” Lagloire, 34, last week …
Porter Airlines upgrades Quebec City To Toronto service
“We’re going from a leisure schedule to a schedule that’s more business oriented,” said Porter Airlines spokesman Brad Cicero. Cicero was referring to the new schedule that daily will take …
The Indian Act Revisited: The Huron-Wendat Museum launches its first visual arts exhibit
First Nation artists are revisiting the 1876 Indian Act at the Musée Huron-Wendat’s first visual arts exhibit in Wendake since the museum’s opening in March 2008. The traditional, permanent cultural …
No room for spiritual or thought provoking commentaries in the QCT
I have been a subscriber to the QCT for the last six years. Even though I no longer live in Quebec City, I have continued to support it as an …