Simon Jacobs strolled into a Tourisme Québec information office and, in his thick London accent, asked where he might visit Quebec City’s historic jails. He was directed to the Plains…
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Memorials and Things of Fame
Chronicle TelegraphMemorials and Things of FameResearched and Compiled by Catherine Mills RouleauJune 24, 2009 Note from Cathy: In Lower Canada, the celebration of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day took a patriotic tone in 1834…
A funny way to kick off a new era of accountability
It’s a funny way to kick off a new era of accountability, the way the Central Quebec School Board is being so hush hush about National Assembly Bill 88, scheduled…
Quebec City judge honoured with the Order of Quebec
Quebec City Judge Michael Sheehan has received an Order of Quebec in recognition of his work in the area of suicide prevention. Quebec Premier Jean Charest presented the Order, one…
New Cirque du Soleil production opens downtown tonight
The Cirque du Soleil’s free show, Les Chemins Invisibles, opens Wednesday with a main stage beneath the Dufferin-Montmorency overpass on Boulevard Charest augmented by several secondary camp locations in the…
Francophones being duped by language extremists, says bilingual Québécois
My mother is English-speaking and my father is French-speaking.Like them and like my grand-parents, I was born in Québec. I was baptised and raised in Québec City. I attended both…
Summer Organ Concert Series starts this Sunday at Chalmers-Wesley United Church
On Sunday, June 28, at 6:00pm the first of the series of Summer Organ Concerts will take place at Chalmers-Wesley United Church. This is the 20th summer that this series…
St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Stoneham is celebrating its 170th Anniversary
St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Stoneham is celebrating its 170th Anniversary on Sunday, July 12th, 2009, with a service at 3:00 p.m. All welcome….
Québec Honours Local Judge
Well I’m happy to announce that my father, Hon Michael Sheehan, was named “Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec” at a wonderful ceremony yesterday afternoon at the National Assembly. My father…
Haller launches first CD
The Anglophone Quebec City group, the Aurian Haller Band, will be launched its first CD, a five song extended play effort, last night at Le Salon d’Edgar.The album is the…