New QAHN publication now available: "Diversity & Achievement: Your Story, Our Story
Diversity and Achievement in Anglophone Quebec: Your Story, Our Story
Laurentian Heritage WebMagazine
Sandra Stock Wins Special QAHN Award
(Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 3, 2019).
2019 Marion Phelps Award Goes to Joseph Graham of Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides
(Sherbrooke, Quebec, June 3, 2019). The Marion Phelps Award is presented annually by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) in recognition of outstanding long-term contributions by an individual to the preservation and promotion of Anglophone heritage in the province of Quebec.
Trivia Quiz: Saint-Jovite: At the Foot of the Mountain (Answers)
--March 18, 2019.
1. A. There had been a forest fire in the township in 1870. The fire cleared a good amount of undulating land creating an ideal spot on which to construct the Saint-Jovite mission.
2. D. All of the above.
3. C. 8%.
4. B. Paper.
5. A. P’tit Train du Nord.
6. D. Île d’Orléans.
7. A. The clearing of lands and the burning of the debris.
Trivia Quiz: Saint-Jovite: At the Foot of the Mountain
--March 13, 2019.
1. Why was the area in which Curé Samuel Ouimet built the Saint-Jovite mission in 1879 known as “Grand-Brûlé” (big burn)?
a. There had been a forest fire in the township in 1870
b. It was named in honour of Étienne-Brûlé
c. In 1877, a local logging yard caught fire and the flames reached up to 20 metres high
d. The area was named after the intention of the mission: to incinerate satanic spirits
A Brush With Greatness near Grenville, Quebec
--March 13, 2019.