St. Patrick’s Parish commemorates the 1889 landslide
Today, many people casually drive and walk along Boulevard Champlain below the cliffs of Cap Diamant at the west end of the Old City, little knowing what happened there many …
Do you really need 50 shades of lipstick?
Many women would never dare leave the house without putting on at least a dab of lipstick. How does this routine gesture of applying lustre to our lips affect the …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Hats off to Lorie Pierce of the QCT for her research published in Memorials and Things of Fame. I’ve been reading this for years. Fun to learn this history about …
SNACS Book Fair less than a month away
It’s that time of year again when the community comes together for the SNACS Entrepreneurs Book Fair. This year we have added additional dates and times to accommodate those who …
Community Calendar
Sept. 25 and 26 – YES Business Coaching: YES Montreal, in partnership with Voice of English-speaking Québec, offers professional business coaching services in person or online to those looking to …
OBITUARY: Margaret Elizabeth Hicks CORNFORTH
Margaret Elizabeth Hicks CORNFORTHIn the early morning of Sept. 2, 2019, Margaret Elizabeth Hicks Cornforth, 78, of Loretteville, daughter of John Hicks and Ida Ross, passed away peacefully surrounded by …
Remarkable new artifacts at the Musée Royal 22e Régiment
The Musée Royal 22e Régiment, located at the Citadel, recently added some very interesting artifacts to its permanent exhibit. First is the Confederation Inkstand, acquired on loan from the Library …
Tempêtes et Passions set the stage for the season
Tempêtes et Passions kicked off their 2019-2020 season magnificently with the fundraising Grande Fête Lyrique, held on Sept. 16 in the Chapelle du Musée de l’Amérique Francophone. The singers – …
Second GPCQ win for Australian Michael Matthews
A light breeze kept Quebec City cool on the mild and sunny morning of Sept. 13. The racecourse, which starts and finishes in front of Place George-V, gave the international …
What are election ‘ballot’ questions for a blessed land?
Had a conversation the other day with a friend who teaches students looking to upgrade their general education and language skills, most of whom are refugees from a country a …