June 26 is André Gosselin’s last day of school. After a 32-year teaching career, Gosselin is retiring as principal of St. Patrick’s High School. Gosselin grew up on a farm …
Daily Archives: 23 June 2020
Grand Défi Pierre-Lavoie doubles its 1,000,000-km goal
Nothing – not even a pandemic – was going to stop the 12th annual Grand Défi Pierre-Lavoie (GDPL) from happening. One way or another, physical fitness motivator Pierre Lavoie was …
The Musée de la Civilisation is now open
Summer is here – heat waves, sun, greenery, flowers and all! Hoping to find cool, peaceful places to gather, people often flock to large air-conditioned spaces such as the Musée …
The story behind Rue Guillaume-Bresse
This street is named in honour of Guillaume Bresse, born in 1833 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu. After primary school, he became a factory worker in Montreal. It is believed that Bresse learned …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
June 25, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleSt. Jean-Baptiste Day – Yesterday being the national festival of our French Canadian follow [sic] citizens, the day was celebrated by a procession of …
Quebec Art Company holding auditions for Hair
“Give me a head with hair!”You don’t need to have “long, beautiful hair” to be in the cast of the Quebec Art Company production of the ground-breaking “tribal rock-love musical.” …
Patience and vaccine will be key to snuff out stubborn, pernicious virus
At the current clip of “deconfinement,” as Quebec government leaders have taken to calling the relaxing of COVID-19 lockdown regulations, one might easily get the impression this pandemic thing is …
1920: A wandering Czechoslovakian army ‘invades’ Quebec City
A century ago, on July 1, then known as Dominion Day, a military review was held at Camp Valcartier. At the beginning of the ceremony, Colonel Vuchterle of the Czechoslovakian …
City ponders shorter tunnel, fewer stations for the proposed underground tramway route
The underground section of Quebec City’s tramway line may be dramatically different, shorter and less expensive than earlier plans had envisioned.In the latest in a series of announcements revealing more …
Quebec City terrasses are open for business
Certain restaurants and bars, like the Fou-Bar on Rue Saint-Jean, have created terrasses on the sidewalks and streets of Quebec City to allow space for social distancing during the deconfinement …