Photo: Ruby Pratka

Pastor Adrian Lovera welcomes visitors into his office at Quebec Baptist Church (QBC) with a big smile. It’s a cosy, tidy basement room with large windows, several chairs, and floor-to-ceiling shelves lined with books in several languages, many of them left by the office’s previous occupants.

Photo: Danielle Burns

The opening show by the homegrown Quebec-based acrobatic company Machine de Cirque took place in Quebec City on March 3 at the dazzling Diamant theatre.

Photo: Quebec Art Company

Rehearsals are well underway for the latest Quebec Art Company production, the edge-of-your-seat thriller Wait Until Dark. Written by British mystery-master Frederick Knott, the play is the story of a young blind woman matching wits against a trio of thugs plotting to get their hands on a doll stuffed with heroin hidden in her apartment.

When you have your child vaccinated, you help to protect the child and others from some serious diseases. Vaccination activates your baby’s immune system to make antibodies.

Madeleine (Boulet) HOBBS
1922 – 2020

Madeleine Boulet, wife of the late Mr. Edward Hobbs and daughter of the late Armand Boulet and the late Jeanne Breton passed away on March 8, 2020, at the age of 97, at Saint Brigid’s Home in Quebec City.

In light of all the bans in Canada and the province of Quebec regarding COVID-19, the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) has officially cancelled all its championships due for the month of April. This decision involves all the high school leagues, the collegiate levels, and the university circuit.

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Construction of a new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists over the St. Charles River is expected to begin this spring, part of a boom of projects for the Pointe-aux-Lièvres sector of Limoilou.

The Ville de Québec just sent out this statement regarding the cancellation of the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick and other activities that were planned from March 19 to 21, due to the prventative measures announced by the government of Québec to limit the spread of the COVID-19 corona virus.     

Photo: Cassandra Kerwin

The stage was set in Quebec City for the Grande Virée des canotiers et canotières. On March 7, under a clear blue sky, a bright sun, with above-zero temperatures, canoers and spectators assembled at Baie de Beauport.

Was it only six years ago that Pierre-Karl Péladeau fist-pumped his entry onto the political scene as a star candidate for the Parti Québécois?

The Ville de Québec has just announced (on March 12 at 5 p.m.) that due to the government of Québec's announcement today about preventing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Défile de la Saint-Patrick has been CANCELLED. 

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March 10, 1820 – The Quebec Gazette

Photo: Ruby Pratka

The coffee was on and a buzz of conversation in English, French, Spanish, Korean and other languages could be heard in the basement of Quebec Baptist Church (QBC) on Grande Allée on March 6.

Photo: Shirley Nadeau

The ninth annual Foodcamp, a unique event where some of Quebec’s greatest chefs share their tricks and techniques, was held in the main ballroom of the Château Frontenac on March 7 and 8. Over 900 people attended the two-day event.

Photo: Allison Kirkwood

Irish culture and entertainment will be on tap on March 14 at the 54th Shannon Irish Show, with showtimes at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m at the Shannon Community Centre.

UNFORTUNATELY, due to the government of Québec's announcement on March 12, to restrict the potential spread of the COVID-19 coronoavirus, the Shannon Irish Show has been CANCELLED.