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 …
Monthly Archives: June 2020
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 …
Historic Old Port converted into a huge open-air restaurant
As of June 18, certain streets in Quebec City’s Old Port area will be converted into a spectacular open-air restaurant for the Grande Tablée du Vieux-Port de Québec. Visitors can …
QCT Mystery Photo Contest: Who, what, where and when … ?
These large exotic statues, made of a synthetic resin and set on cement bases, can be found in four different locations in Quebec City. Do you know where they are …
Capitales and Aigles won’t play in the Frontier League in 2020
The Quebec Capitales and the Trois-Rivières Aigles will have to wait until 2021 to play in the Frontier Baseball League. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week that the …