MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
1848 The Morning Chronicle The “John Munn,” which left a few minutes after the “Lord Sydenham,” yesterday, for Montreal, at the usual starting hour, five o’clock, returned to …
Europe Day Celebrated at Quebec High School
One activity, among all the celebrations that are taking place for Québec city’s 400th anniversary, is the celebration of Europe Day. On this occasion, representatives of member countries of the …
SLC Honours its Athletes
Cegep Champlain-St. Lawrence held its annual sports banquet last month. Athletes were honoured for their athletic talents as well as their academic performance. The 2008 athlete of the year award …
Gaelic football hits the Plains
Add Gaelic football to the list of successful Irish exports to Quebec. Interest in the popular field sport is growing in the city, thanks to the efforts of local enthusiasts. …
École de Cirque promises amazing performances
As if sprung from the pages of a fairy tale, two scores of circus performers were found under the big top at the Domaine Maizeret park in Limoilou this past …
Howe goes solo
Legendary Yes guitarist Steve Howe is taking a break from playing arenas with the mighty Yes to play a solo show in Quebec City at Le Théatre Du Petit Champlain, …
Novel stretches from Quebec to Africa
The African country of Burundi is the starting point for Mary Soderstrom’s deeply psychological and suspenseful new novel, The Violets of Usambara. Beyond the story of Burundi’s civil unrest is …
St. Vincent’s seeks new place to play
For most schoolchildren, swinging, sliding and see-sawing trump reading, writing and arithmetic. While administrators, governing board members and parents at St. Vincent Elementary school may not entirely agree, they think …
“Hurricane Hazel” hits Quebec twice in May
“Hurricane Hazel,” as she is affectionately called by her supporters, is about to blow back into Quebec City, taking the city by storm for the second time this month. Hazel …
English Quebecers go down the brain drain
Quebec Community Groups Network Pre-sident Robert Donnelly recently appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages to address several pressing issues in Quebec’s English-language communities. Donnelly hoped …