“We all have stories to tell, stories to share” – Taylor TowerQuebec City, February 15, 2012 – The Morrin Centre, in collaboration with the Blue Metropolis Project and the Quebec…
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Come see Grosse Île at St. Lawrence College this week
John (Halpin) wrote this to me: “Why have the three of us, Margaret (Forrest), you and I, gone through months of working on a script, more months writing music and…
St. Vincent School students perform in Sleeping Beauty
Le Ballet de Québec is putting on the production of La Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty) at the Grand Théâtre de Québec on March 11 at 3:00 p.m. Two…
My redefinition of success
My presence here in Quebec City over the past 16 months has made me re-evaluate my perception of success. Before coming here, success had come to me reasonably easily especially…
International diversity in downtown Quebec City
Feeling the need to temporarily escape the winter chill and experience the flavour of a new culture? Then why not head down to Café Babylone, a café and restaurant where…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862The Morning ChronicleThe Cone at Montmorency: This specialty of the neighborhood of Quebec which contributes so much to the pleasure and amusement of our citizens in winter has reached a…
Beat the winter blues: Enjoy the Pentathlon des neiges
The Pentathlon des neiges or Snow Pentathlon, regarded as the “biggest winter event in Canada” for the past two consecutive years, has hit Quebec City again. Competitions began on January…
“At school, I move!” is the big winner of the corporate weekend of the Pentathlon des neiges
The two races held this past weekend at the Pentathlon des neiges on the Plains of Abraham succeeded in raising $13,120 for the project À l’école, moi j’bouge! (At school,…
Remembering Alfred Hitchcock in Quebec City
Alfred Hitchcock walked the streets of Quebec City with his wife Alma and fell in love with the charming old city. He returned to immortalize it in his movie I…
The Quebec Hockey Teams of 1888 and 1892
Hugh Bignell, long-time resident of Quebec City, recently sent us the following message: “The recent picture in the QCT of the Sons of Ireland Hockey Team of 1915 reminded me…