Last weekend [August 13-14, 2011] I finally revisited St. Matthew’s Cemetery on rue St. Jean and was so very happy to find it in excellent condition with all manner of…
Sunday, September 4 at 4:00 p.m. – Labour Day Chicken BBQ sponsored by the St. Gabriel-de-Valcartier Fire Department at the Community Centre. ½ BBQ chicken, salad, bun and dessert -…
Last week I was hit by a car while riding my bike on Boulevard Laurier and tossed into westbound, oncoming traffic at about 3:00 pm. I was one block east…
1861The Morning ChronicleA good story is told in Chicago about rents. A party leased a fine house to a merchant in good business at $1200 per annum. The panic and…
In 1968, Pierre Trudeau’s government decided to change the official names of Canada’s air, land and naval forces and united them under one command, the Canadian Armed Forces. This August…
The Aurian Haller Band will be performing at Le Cercle, at 228 rue St. Joseph Est, on Thursday, August 25 at 9:00 p.m. This will be their first concert in…
The NYPD Band will give a public concert at Place George V on August 23 and 24 at 9:00 p.m. (photo: David Cannon)Quebec City is hosting a festival from…
Irish Heritage Quebec enjoyed their excursion to Grosse Île. (Photo sent in by Irish Heritage Quebec) On Saturday, August 13, Ireland’s Ambassador, Ray Bassett, and U.S. Consul General Peter O’Donohue…
This year, Expo-Québec, the biggest agricultural fair in Eastern Canada, celebrates the Big 100. Special anniversary activities, including new musical acts, animal shows, and even a makeshift hockey city will…
The first Quebec City Opera Festival was a resounding success. Sold out performances, record ticket sales, constant public appreciation for each performance, enthusiastic media reviews, flawless organization, innovative technological achievements—like…