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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Port of Quebec CALL TO USERS – APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE GROUP C
PUBLIC NOTICE CALL TO USERS – APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE GROUP C Under section 4.23 of the Québec Port Authority’s letters patent, an Appointment Committee consisting of Port users is responsible for …
In memory of the Nova Scotia victims
On April 24, at 5 p.m., a small but devoted group of people gathered in the close of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity to pay tribute to the 22 …
Original rainbows continue to cheer up folks in Quebec City
This rainbow is made entirely of individual dots. “Ca va bien aller!” Photo by Shirley Nadeau This radiant rainbow, with the sun reflecting in the glass at top right, brightens …
Thank you all for your service: Canadian military personnel summoned to help health warriors
This old world keeps spinning ’round, though much of the frenzied activity of its human occupants has been put on hold thanks to a rampant rogue virus. One noteworthy story …
City unveils market, movie and bike plans to boost spring spirits
City officials have rolled out a series of measures to boost the morale of a citizenry worn out by a winter of pandemic lockdown and isolation. Among the initiatives “to …
QHS Trivia Night held online this year
So, this is what the pandemic has led us to. Playing trivia games online instead of in the comfort of the Quebec High School gymnasium. And on an app called …
COVID or not, spring is here!
Crocuses open in the warm spring sunshine, accompanied by dainty pink scilla. Photo by Shirley Nadeau Crocuses are usually the first flowers to spring forth from the earth. Photo by Susan …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
April 30, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleFor Red River – Sixteen boats for the Red River expedition were despatched by this morning’s train for Collingwood. They are very substantial, and …
Reaction to a Street View
After the QCT published Bill Cox’s Street Views column of April 15 featuring the story behind Parc Gilles-Lamontagne, the writer’s daughter Maureen Cox, who is a colleague of Lamontagne’s son, …