A pillar of the Irish community, Bruce Kirkwood was named grand marshal of the 2025 Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Bruce Kirkwood is the Grand Marshal of the 2025 Défilé de la Saint-Patrick de Québec Cassandra Kerwin, Local Journalism Initiative reporter cassandra@qctonline.com Green season is in full swing in Quebec…
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NOTICE TO READERS
Volunteers needed to march with the QCT team in the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick!
QCT staff
We’re looking for three or four volunteers to join the QCT team at the Défilé de la Saint-Patrick!
Dress in your finest (weather-appropriate) green and meet us at the decorated QCT-mobile in front of St. Patrick’s High School on Rue de Maisonneuve by 1:30 p.m. on parade day, March 22, and help us distribute the QCT along the parade route.
Volunteers must be 14 years old or older and up for a walk. Join us at a local restaurant after the parade for a thank-you meal!
Contact parade co-ordinator Shirley Nadeau at shirley@qctonline.com or 418-717-5394 for details.
Mark Carney celebrates with his wife Diana Carney after being named Liberal leader on March 9. (Screenshot) ANALYSIS: Liberal leadership change comes amid tariff turmoil Kevin Dougherty kevindougherty@qctonline.com Mark Carney won the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada on March 9 with 85.9 per cent of…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce, lorie@qctonline.com March 8, 1770 – The Quebec Gazette From Skenesborough [NY], at the upper end of South-Bay, in Lake…
Tariff whiplash bad for business, CCIQ head says Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Quebec City-area businesspeople are “tired of getting yanked back and forth” after months of uncertainty…
English-speaking youth from Quebec City, Lévis welcome at Youth Forum Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Provincewide youth civic participation organization Youth 4 Youth Québec (Y4Y) is seeking young…