Bonhomme Carnaval’s Dream is becoming a reality in Zone Loto-Québec Royal Court, Place George-V, where a ship, a giant owl and a miniature Château Frontenac are being carved out …
Monthly Archives: January 2019
QCT Print Edition – January 16 2019
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Glambition! My, how times have changed
As I walked down the hallway of the Faculté des sciences de l’administration (Faculty of Business) building on the campus of Université Laval, I glanced at all the graduation class …
Bonhomme Carnaval’s Ice Palace is coming together
Photos by Jonathan Letellier-Black Bonhomme’s Ice Palace is taking shape. It’s bigger than ever and in a new location, in front of the rebuilt armoury at Place George-V. …
Light at the end of the tunnel for VIA Rail upgrade plan?
If you’ve taken the early morning VIA Rail train between Quebec City and Montreal in the darkness of winter and have a window seat on the side facing southward, you …
Morrin Centre’s new workshop series is a laughing matter
Setting up a punchline, using music in stand-up, communicating satire through cartooning, and improvising a funny skit are just some of the things you will learn during the Morrin Centre’s …
The story behind Carré Cameron
Carré Cameron is not actually a square but a U-shaped street named in honour of British explorer Verney Lovett Cameron (1844-1894). Born in Radipole, in Dorset, England, Cameron joined the …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
January 15, 1859 – The Morning ChronicleTwo important commercial essays were published by Hon. John Young. One of the essays was a collection of letters on the subject of rival …
First World War artifact donated to Musée des Voltigeurs
One day while Helen Meredith was tidying up the desk of her father, Clive Meredith, she came across an odd-looking little object that she quickly realized must have great historic …
An eco-friendly toothbrush – is there such a thing?
Let’s continue our year-long adventure to help save the planet, by changing our habits one week at a time…. One of the first items you use every morning and after …