CELEBRATING 250 YEARS Of Chronicling Our Community WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 , 250TH year, No. 31 Québec www.qctonline.com Quebec City $1.32 plus GST and QST Canada Post Publication no. 40026512 - EDITION VALID UNTIL AUGUST 13, 2014 - Outside Quebec City $2.00 plus GST and QST Search Archives 1764-1970 log onto www.oldestnewspaper.com twitter.com/QCTonline Theatre troupe delight with outstanding Shakespeare performance SOPHIE RIVETT -CAR N AC 1 and 2 and Henry V, by Re- chameleon-like adaptability, SOPHIE @QCTO N LI N E .COM percussion's artistic director they woo and tickle the audi- ollowing a downpour of Paul Hopkins. The theatrical ence pink with delight. monsoon-like propor- tetralogy tells of power strug- We witness Harry become Ftions last Thursday gles, self-identity, national King Henry V of England, and evening (which led to their pride, father-son conflicts, the banishing of Falstaff (his first cancellation of the and redemption. closest ally in his drinking season) the Repercussion This is Shakespeare at gang) from his court. With a Theatre Group took to the his most epic. It opens with mission to win France, Harry stage to perform Harry the the foolish King Richard II, comes to terms with his King on Friday at the Parc de who is deposed by a man he doubts and fears and trounces la Francophonie in downtown had previously exiled from the French at Agincourt, Quebec City. It couldn't have England, Henry of Boling- aided by audience members been a more perfect evening broke. This Henry becomes in the front row lobbing for Shakespeare in the Henry IV, King of England, “cannon balls” onto the stage. park. The setting sun lit the and his own kingly troubles Despite being side-splittingly windows of nearby buildings soon begin. His son, also funny, the Repercussion cast named Henry (but called managed to maintain an air with a golden sheen, creating Photo by Sophie Rivett-Carnac a regal backdrop for one Harry) is a pain in the royal of poignancy to their perform- “Are you sure you’re feeling OK?” Centre-stage, King Henry IV played by Michael Kabwe of the Bard's most popular behind. With a quick wit and ance. Harry's power isolates keen appetite for drinking prepares to die. From left to right: Prince Harry (Aris Tyros), Lord Chief Justice (Jon him – yet his character shines historical plays. Lachlan Stewart); Hotspur (Andrew Chown) and Poins (Rebecca Gibian). Harry the King: the with ne’er-do-wells, he is through and he wins the Famous Victories of Henry challenged by his father on ways and win back his fa- the help of his drinking a play. Harry's charming hand of Princess Catherine the V was the expertly- his loyalty and questioned on ther’s favour, Harry sets out buddies and at this point we, and carefree chums chart of France. crafted amalgamation of the company he keeps. to prove himself a worthy the audience, suddenly find out his future right there in CO N TI N UED O N 2 Richard II, Henry IV parts Deciding to change his heir to the throne. He enlists ourselves in a play within the tavern. Performing with A christening gown with a past Elisa-Maude McConnell and Saint-Romuald, which is now SHIRLEY NADEAU Pierre-Olivier Gaudet, was part of the city of Lévis. In the SHIRLEY @QCTO N LI N E .COM baptised. mid- to late-1800s, this was the charming ceremony Little Jeanne looked site of a busy timber shipping took place recently at angelic in a long white chris- yard. The owner of the house A Chalmers-Wesley United tening gown with a very died, there were no descend- Church in the Old City. Jeanne interesting history. The baby’s ants to inherit it, and so it was Alma, the infant daughter of grandmother, Edmonde Poiri- abandoned. Poirier and her A n n e M c C o n n e l l er-McConnell, said, “In 1971, friend were permitted to enter (godmother and aunt), when I was expecting my first the house to try to salvage Grant McConnell and baby, a friend of mine from the some of the many artifacts that Edmonde Poirier- École des Beaux-arts told me had been left behind. M c Co n n e l l ( m a te r n a l about an abandoned house con- Poirier grew up in the g r a n d p a r e n t s ) w i t h taining various treasures and town of Saint-Cléophas in the Elisa-Maude McConnell relics. Among them I found this Matapédia valley. She recalled, (mother), holding baby beautiful christening dress in “As the oldest in my family, I J e a n n e A l m a , w h o i s wearing the beautiful a cardboard box.” remember having to iron our antique christening gown. Beautifully restored and family christening outfit. It was Proud father Pierre-Olivier maintained by Poirier, an much more ‘humble’ than the Gaudet, with Odette and artist who specializes in tex- dress my children and grand- Aurèle Gaudet (paternal tiles, the gown has been worn children have worn over the grandparents), Manika by their three children: Anne, past 40 years, but we still have Gaudet (godmother and Elisa-Maude and Gregory, and the mante (cape or mantle) aunt), and Jules-Émile (the by their five grandchildren: my mother made, of fine wool Photo by Shirley Nadeau baby’s cousin). Amelia, Madeleine, Henri embroidered with white silk. Thomas and Rosemarie, and After ten baptisms, the dress now, little Jeanne. no longer exists. It was not The old house was located made of fine mousseline like Label / in what used to be known as Jeanne’s dress and was about Anse de New-Liverpool near half as long. I have always Emergency Emergency called this one the ‘Victorian’ Diagnostic Services Diagnostic Services dress and I have conserved it as if it were an object in a Senior Care Senior Care museum.” The exact age of the Community Services Community Services dress is unknown. 418 684-5333 418 684-5333 PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH To market, to market! Limoilou hosts its first farmers’ market KA S IA BOR K OW sk A other full-time jobs – repre- space, she replied, “We’re KA S IA @QCTO N LI N E .COM sent different professional not trying to compete with very Sunday for the next backgrounds, from public anybody. We just want to eight weeks, the Marché relations to media and complement what already public de Limoilou politics. Dupont and Jeanne exists. A small market is E Marcotte, the Collectif’s just fine.” will take over 3e Avenue PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH between 8e and 9e Rue. This president, met as students in For more details, visit bona fide farmers’ market urban planning. They began www.monlimoilou.com/ is the creation of Collectif Huron-Wendat heritage:working on their project Grand last activites-evenements/evene Chief- Konrad Siouï Rutabaga, a non-profit group September, securing official ments/marche/ aimed at bringing fresh and permits, applying for funding Copy Editor’s note: locally sourced food to the honours Kiowariniand recruiting farmers. With Curious about the name people of Limoilou. the enthusiastic support of “Limoilou,” I found the fol- About 15 producers will MARIE WHITE several Limoilou entities, lowing information on the take part, among them including monlimoilou.com MonLimoilou.com website. n September 5, 2012, La Ferme Hantée from and the Caisse Dasjardins, The area is named for the Photo by Jeanne Marcotte Grand Chief Konrad Lotbinière, which supplies and with the help of a team Manoir Limoilou, near Siouï, of the Huron- of 20 volunteers, the Collectif Saint-Malo, France, where organic produce for the Troisième Avenue in LimoilouO hosted its first farmers’ market last Sunday, to the great Wendat nation, celebrated iconic neighbourhood grocer appreciation of residents of the area. opened the market for busi- Jacques Cartier lived at the three events of great cultural Accommodation Bio, Miss ness on Sunday, August 3. end of his life. During his and smoked-fish artisans will andRutabaga, historic spoke significance, with the QCT fresh local produce.” Because Marmite and L'Herbe à Lou “Organizing something second stay in New France, be on hand, as will two local notand justexplained for his her nation organiza but - of the relatively brief harvest like this is a lot of work. We Cartier spent the winter from Limoilou, which mixes restaurants, Les Colocs Café- alsotion’s for objective. the country. “We Aswanted QCT period and the Collectif’s tea, herbs and other plant hope to hire someone full- of 1535-1536 on the north Resto and Vert-Lime Traiteur, readersto create will a remember, real farmers’ the insistence on farm-fresh time to handle the logistics bank of the St. Charles River, concoctions, and Ferme which will offer ready-to-eat Huron-Wendatsmarket where people settled could per- and local, the market will Caprices d'Orléans, a meat of the project by next year,” near the present-day Parc meals (the latter is a terrific manentlybuy vegetables in the and village fruit near that only be held from August 3 concluded Dupont. Asked Cartier-Bréfeuf, in Quebec and poultry producer from Île vegetarian/vegan caterer). Quebecare in season, City in fresh, 1697, and or local. 315 to September 21. d'Orléans. Mushroom growers, whether she hoped for a City. For more information, Dominique Dupont, vice- yearsLimoilou ago.