The spirit of the Irish families who arrived at Grosse Île in 1847 lives on. Their courage, heartache, hope and resilience are still part of today’s community in Quebec City….
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Come to the Annual Shannon Irish Show on March 10th!
The CWL of Shannon is proud to sponsor the Annual Shannon Irish Show that will take place on Saturday, March 10. To honour the 65th anniversary of the Municipality of…
Lepage’s The Tempest brings the MET and Covent Garden to Quebec City
A world premiere. Peter Gelb, the General Manager of the New York Metropolitan Opera. Thomas Adès, a famous British composer for London’s Covent Garden. All three together in Quebec City….
46th Shannon Irish Show to honour seamstress Germaine Longtin
On Saturday, March 10, 2012, at the Shannon Community Centre, the Catholic Women’s League will spread the “luck of the Irish” at the 46th edition of the Shannon Irish Show….
First Nations students speak candidly at Collège FXG
Collège François-Xavier-Garneau recently held its 11th Black History Week with the theme of “studying far from home.” One panel discussion focused on the experience of native students who leave their…
8th Pentathlon des neiges sets record for participation
With a record participation of more than 3850 athletes registered for the week of competitions, the Pentathlon des neiges ended on a very positive note on Sunday. The last day…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862The Morning ChronicleThe ball given by His Excellency the Governor General and Viscountess Monck last night was of course the crowning event of the season. For some time past it…
Congratulations to the authors of Grosse Île
John Halpin, Margaret Forrest and Hubert Radoux, the authors of the musical drama Grosse Île, are to be congratulated for their production. While they captured the horror of Grosse Ile…
Laughter is the best medicine
Albert Nerenberg makes people think and he makes them laugh. He has laughed all around the world – with villagers in the jungles of Tanzania, with drug addicts in rehab…
T’is (almost) spring . . .
“T’is spring! The bird is on the wing. That’s absurd I always heard, the wing was on the bird.” – Quotation from Peanuts.Last Sunday marked almost the end of February…