The community Wellness Centre and the Mental Health Team at Jeffery Hale Community Services are bringing you a full slate of activities for Mental Health Week. This year’s theme, set …
There’s still snow on the ground but spring has brought the warm sun, perfect for taking a nap against the base of a tree, where the grass is dry. Tulips, …
The Northern Ontario village of Ramore, just across the Quebec border, doesn’t find itself mentioned in the news very often, certainly not since the 1970s.Back then, April 1974 to be …
The history of Quebec City’s tramway goes back over a hundred years. On Aug. 18, 1865, the first tramway began operating. Comprising 39 stations along its 23 kilometres of tracks, …
This artery, actually a boulevard and then a highway, is named in honour of Father Zéphirin Charest (1813-1876). Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la Pérade, he was the pastor (curé) of Saint-Roch parish …
April 21, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteElectric RodsAs the season of Thunder and Lightning is approaching, it may be useful to know that if the points [of the lightning rods] …
On Monday, April 15, as last week’s edition of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph was going to press, I was in the back of a Land Rover, nearing the end of an …
In spite of the rain on April 20, hundreds of tourists and locals – basically anyone with a sweet tooth – enjoyed the maple taffy prepared by La Petite Cabane …
This is the first in a series of articles featuring residents of Greater Quebec City who are taking steps to produce less household waste. Locally, this process is known as …
They’re back … or is it really them?Spring means that birds will be migrating back to their nesting grounds. At this time of the year, wherever I am I seem …