Memorials and Things of Fame
1847 The Morning Chronicle, December 1 St. Andrew’s Day Yesterday being the anniversary of Scotland’s patron saint, the occasion was celebrated by the members of the St. Andrew’s Society of …
A fine farewell for Jane Falby
Janet Campbell Falby embodied the values of the Guiding movement that she lovingly shared with young women for decades. She died suddenly on November 25 at the age of 68. …
Mount Hermon’s records inscribed in historic volume
By MICHÈLE THIBEAU Gordon Morley first set foot in Sillery’s Mount Hermon Cemetery back in 1978. It was the beginning of a long history, one that’s stretched all the way …
Homegrown Rhodes Scholar headed for success at Oxford to study biomedical engineering
Quebec City’s Annick Routhier-Labadie, an accomplished athlete and exemplary student, has been recognized by the Canadian Association of Rhodes Scholars. “I’m still really overwhelmed. The best is definitely going to …
Régis Labeaume wins mayoral election in a surprise landslide
After a bitter month-long political battle, Régis Labeaume was chosen Sunday to become the 37th Mayor of Quebec City. Labeaume earned over 59 per cent of the vote, drubbing his …
Holocaust survivor shares story at SLC
Champlain-St. Lawrence College had the privilege of welcoming Leslie Vertes, a remarkable man with a painful past and an extraordinary passion for life on October 16. At 83 years of …
Christmas lights up early this year
Wasn’t it nice to see the first Christmas lights of 2007? You bet. Especially with a light snow falling and a thin layer of it covering all the branches. I …
VEQ shares community priorities with mayoral candidate Régis Labeaume
Voice of English-speaking Quebec’s leadership table sat down with Quebec City mayoral candidate Régis Labeaume to discuss the community and its priorities last week. “We shared with him what is …
Jeffery Hale services are growing
Jeffery Hale Community Services in English, previously known as Holland Centre, is growing. The regional health and social services agency is “investing funds in frontline services,” explained Richard Walling, director …
Francophones have help from commissioner of official languages for court challenge
The Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada (FCFA) is taking the federal government to court over its dismantling of the Court Challenges Program. The FCFA filed an affidavit …