From August 18 to 21, l’Espace 400e will again host Festibière, a popular beer festival. Most of the microbrasseries are from Quebec, and the number of participating beer producers has…
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Open Letter to CBC
Dear Mr. Kirk Lapointe, Ombudsman of CBC,Chère Madame Miville-Dechêne, Ombudsman de la SRC,This e-mail is in regard to services provided by CBC television in Quebec City and the transition to…
Memorials and Things of Fame for August 17, 2011
1879The Morning ChronicleYesterday (August 15, 1879) Riot and Blood held high carnival in Quebec and for a time had such a way in the city that the more timid of…
Director, teacher and tenor David Rompré sings in Robert Lepage’s Rossignol
Like Robert Lepage, David Rompré is a multi-talented man. A music teacher, the Rhapsodes choir conductor and artistic and musical director, the conductor at the Notre-Dame-de-l’Annonciation Church in Ancienne-Lorette and…
Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation Golf Tournament
Golf! Dinner! Prizes! Join the Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation on Thursday, September 15 for a day of golf, dinner and fabulous prizes at the Club de Golf de Cap-Rouge, a superb…
Private viewing with Lord Stanley’s Cup for two CQSB students
The annual pilgrimage of hockey’s most prized possession stopped in Quebec City last week. Proudly carrying the Stanley Cup into the region was Boston Bruin forward, Patrice Bergeron who helped…
Traditional dance and tri-cornered hats: the 15th annual New France Festival
Traditional dance, tri-cornered hats, parrots and pirates took visitors back to Quebec circa 1600s during the SAQ New France Festival. The event celebrates Quebec City as the core of the…
Newsy Notes August 10, 2011
St. Patrick’s High School, Class of ‘61, is planning a 50th Anniversary Reunion. The 50th Anniversary Reunion is to be held in the cafeteria of St. Pat’s High School on…
All of Valcartier’s soldiers have returned home from Kandahar
The Valcartier Garrison reported that the gradual return of about 1,900 soldiers from Valcartier, who had taken part in the Canadian mission in Kandahar since November 2010, concluded August 5…
When the Planets Meet at Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site
Come and celebrate Parks Canada’s centennial with an evening of astronomy at Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site on Thursday, August 11. Departure is from Berthier-sur-Mer at…