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--March 6, 2019. Hydro-Québec leaving space for memorial at site of mass grave of Irish refugees Irish Montrealer Victor Boyle is looking forward to having a "little piece of Ireland here in Canada" after Hydro-Québec announced what it will do for a commemorative space at the Black Rock site.

--January 21, 2019. Police are investigating what they’re calling a suspicious fire that destroyed a historic covered wooden bridge near Low, Que., on Saturday night. Police were called to the Kelly bridge on chemin du Lac Pike around 6 p.m., said Quebec provincial police Sgt. Claude Denis.

"Saving Montreal: Blacks in the Battle of Chateauguay," with Dr. Dorothy Williams: an excellent start to QAHN's 2019 Heritage Talks lecture series!

--November 22, 2018. On November 23, the Canadian Museum of History opens an exhibition inviting visitors into the world of pioneering 19th-century Canadian photographer William Notman. His achievements as a bold businessman, networker, artist and builder have left a legacy that remains impressive today. Discover the fascinating story of the man behind the camera and explore his work in Notman, Visionary Photographer.

--October 16, 2018. A major fire razed a large historic building in the heart of downtown Magog in Quebec's Eastern Townships Tuesday morning. The building was built in the early 1900s and had businesses on the main floor, with two floors of apartment units above. Fifteen people are without a home because of the fire, but none of them were hurt. The city says a firefighter was lightly injured.

--October 10, 2018. On the occasion of the arrival of the Montréal métro’s inaugural car at the Canadian Railway Museum, Philippe Schnobb, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), and Daniel Laurendeau, Vice-president of Exporail, the Canadian Railway Museum, invite media representatives at the unveiling of métro car 81-502 in Exporail’s impressive collection. What: Unveiling of métro car 81-502 in Exporail’s impressive collection When: Friday, October 12, 2018, at 11 a.m.

--June 26, 2018. RESOLUTION The following is an official extract of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), held in Quebec City on June 9, 2018: "Whereas the history and heritage of Quebec’s English-speaking communities is reflected in the province’s landscape and built heritage;

--June 26, 2018. RESOLUTION The following is an official extract of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), held in Quebec City, on June 9, 2018:

--January 16, 2018.