Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle On Friday Coroner Panet held an inquest on the body of a man named Stonehouse, residing in King street, St. Roch’s, who had died suddenly the …
January 15 to 21 is National Non-Smoking Week
National Non-Smoking Week has been observed for 35 years and is one of the longest running and most important events in the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control (CCTC)’s ongoing public …
News Digest for January 11, 2012
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McBain Raymond Stuart 1935 – 2012
McBain Raymond Stuart1935 – 2012 It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Raymond Stuart McBain at the age of 76, on January 3rd, 2012 at Saint-Brigid’s …
Lewis Lucile Laura (née Loudin) 1914 – 2011
Lewis Lucile Laura (née Loudin) 1914 – 2011 On December 26th, 2011, in her 98th year, Lucile “Lou Lou” Laura (born Loudin) Lewis died peacefully in her sleep after celebrating Christmas. …
Ice Hotel opens with new features, new theme, and a chilly new competitor
The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination. ~ Terri Guillemets On January 6, 2012, the Hôtel de Glace (Ice Hotel) opened …
Burns Night with the 78th Fraser Highlanders
Aye, it’s time to raise a glass in memory of “The Bard,” Scotland’s national poet, Robbie Burns. The 78th Fraser Highlanders, Fort St. Andrew Garrison, invite you to join them …
Robert Burns, the Poet
Scotland’s national bard was born on January 25, 1759, in Ayrshire. He was a nature lover, a romantic lad who had an eye for the lassies. He adored them, as …
2012 Canada Day Poster Challenge
(Canadian Heritage Press Release, Ottawa, January 4, 2012)1812: The Fight for Canada is the theme of the 2012 Canada Day Poster Challenge, which was launched today by the Honourable James …
International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament looking for host families
The 37th edition of the International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament will take place in Quebec City and Lévis from February 9 to 19. This year, 102 teams of 11- to 12-year-old …