MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
November 26, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleLiterary and Historical Society – On Wednesday evening … Dr. Douglas gave an account of “A voyage to, and residence in India, fifty years …
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The story behind Jardin Jean-Paul-L’Allier
It is a garden rather than a street that honours the memory of Jean-Paul L’Allier (1938- 2016), the 38th mayor of Quebec City from 1989 to 2005. Born in Hudson, …
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Enter VEQ’s Ugly Christmas Sweater contest
In support of the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign, Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) is organizing an ugly sweater photo contest. The rules are simple. Donate at qchampers.ca, dig that ugly …
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Jazz en Juin pays homage to jazz greats
The Festival Québec Jazz en Juin recently announced a series of virtual concerts in honour of jazz legends, called Hommage aux grands du jazz. Supported by the Ville de Québec, …
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CAQ’s double standard imperils school board elections
On Nov. 19, Premier François Legault, accompanied by the minister of health, the minister of education and the province’s director of public health, announced that there might be a way …
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Work underway on Jardins du Corps-de-Garde in Old Quebec
Work is now underway on a new public park in Old Quebec two years after the plans for the park were first revealed (see article in Sept. 19, 2018 edition …
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Everybody deserves a little holiday goodness … especially this year
Let’s face it; our lives are crazy busy. Day after day, we do our best to work hard – be a good parent or grandparent and a loving spouse, eat …
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Finding Private Francis Joseph Burke Fitzgerald: 1923-1945
On Aug. 18, Shirley Nadeau of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph contacted Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ) about a request the newspaper had received from Piet Smink of Hoogland in the Netherlands. Smink …
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How to stay fit during the pandemic
Stay safe, stay well and stay fit,” was the advice given to 112 participants across the province in a Zoom talk by kinesiologist Christina Weiss, conditioning floor supervisor at Concordia …
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Mary McCown launches ‘Wigglesworth in Lutinland’
Former QCT journalist Mary McCown recently got in touch with exciting news – her first children’s book, Wigglesworth in Lutinland, is now available. McCown explained the origin of her …
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