City to spend $11 million to renovate vintage Stade Canac ballpark Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The administration of Mayor Bruno Marchand is swinging for the fences with…
Provincial report on Limoilou air quality delayed Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com On Dec. 1, the Quebec environment ministry announced that the publication of a report about air…
REVIEW: Celebrating Christmas, Navidad, Natale and more with Trio Malka Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com In case anyone still had doubts after the artists’ entrance in traditional clothing, they started the show…
Lifelong Learners – (standing) Frances Farquhar, Susan Langford, Denise Bellemare, program co-ordinator Catherine Hawker and Ann Power-Paré, (seated) Rowan Bartlett, Yvan Martin and Mamie Stewart – kicked off the holiday season in style at their last meeting before the end of the year. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Lifelong Learning group kicks off holiday season Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Members of the Lifelong Learning group held a Holiday Kickoff Finger Food Brunch at the Eastern Québec Learning Centre on…
Bonhomme Carnaval is getting people excited for the 69th Quebec Winter Carnival, scheduled from Feb. 3 to 12. Parades, camping and a laboratory part of 69th Winter Carnival Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The Quebec City Winter Carnival is coming back in style. Bonhomme Carnaval started the countdown on Nov….
Santa’s Gentil helper laces up his skates at Place D’Youville Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com One of Santa’s elves – Gentil – laced up his red and green skates at the Place…
The Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan pulled into Quebec City on Dec. 3. It made a stop at the CHUL and the Manoir Ronald McDonald on Boul. Laurier, bringing smiles to the faces of sick, injured and recovering children and their families. Its next stop will be at the IGA Buteau in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. The next day at similar hours, it will be at the IGA Saint-Apollinaire. It will stop at Village Vacances Valcartier from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 17. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Santa comes to town with the Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com As November rolled into December, Santa Claus left the North Pole for a trip across Canada. For a…
OBITUARY: Jessie Louise LEDUC (née Gilmour) (1926-2022)
Jessie Louise Leduc passed away peacefully after a valiant fight against Alzheimer’s on November 24, 2022 at the age of 96 at the Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa. She was the beloved wife of the late Pierre Belcourt Leduc, the loving and much loved mother of Louise (Greg), Suzanne (Dominic), Margot and the late Michael. She was a loving grandmother to Andrew, Alix (Bobby), Jeffrey (Trish), Michelle (John) and Pamela (Cody) and a loving great-grandmother to Isla Torres.
Jessie was an avid sportswoman who played on many teams while at Elmwood School in Ottawa. As an adult, Jessie loved playing tennis in Montreal and Ottawa with her many teammates and enjoyed many a game of golf at Blue Sea Lake. She will always be remembered for her wonderful sense of humour and feistiness.
Thank you to the wonderful staff at Richmond Care Home for their care and support. A special thank you to Dr. Nabeel Quasimuddin and his amazing team at the Queensway Carleton Hospital.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the SPCA or Alzheimer Society of Canada in her honour.
The funeral service for Jessie will be held in the spring. Details will follow.
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Quebec Art Company holds auditions for spring show Perfect Wedding Submitted by the Quebec Art Company Fresh from the success of its fall production, The Game’s Afoot, the Quebec Art…
Twenty-seven people attended the Pound for a Claus fundraising workout at Quebec High School on Dec. 4, to raise $300 for the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign. “You become the music in this exhilarating full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movements. Using lightly weighted drumsticks engineered specifically for exercising, Pound transforms drumming into an incredibly effective way of working out,” said event organizer Vivian Yatabe, who was assisted by Pound master trainer Melanie-Anne Bousquet. (Photo by Alexandre Auchu courtesy of Community Christmas Hamper Campaign) Pound for a Claus raises funds for Community Christmas Hamper Campaign …