Things are hopping at the Grand Marché de Québec, especially at the SNO microbrewery, located at the north-west corner of the large marketplace opposite the Videotron Centre. The QCT decided …
Daily Archives: 29 September 2020
Trudeau-Turner rivalry sparked enduring Liberal party feud
It’s a sight you seldom see. Both the American Stars and Stripes and the Canadian Maple Leaf, just metres apart, flapping in the breeze buffeting the Promenade des Gouverneurs overlooking …
City vows better sidewalk snow removal, more bike paths
Pedestrians and cyclists stand to be the major beneficiaries of the city’s new battle plan to remove snow from streets once the deluge of flakes begins.The proposed plan, released recently, …
School board elections to be held on November 1
On Sept. 22, Élections Québec announced that voters in the jurisdictions of the nine English-language school boards in Quebec will be able to elect the people who will sit on …
Quebec goes red with spike in school COVID-19 cases
As most health officials had predicted, a second wave of COVID-19 cases is underway, with most of the Quebec City area being declared a red zone, the maximum according to …
The story behind Rue J.-Armand-Bombardier
This street is named in honour of Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907-1964), who was born in Valcourt, in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. He was an inventor and businessman who founded Bombardier Inc., which …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
September 30, 1895 – The Quebec Morning ChronicleParis, Sept. 28 – Prof. Louis Pasteur, the distinguished chemist and discoverer of the Pasteur treatment of the cure of rabies, is dead. …
Quebec City Film Festival closes with award presentations
The 10th Quebec City Film Festival (QCFF) celebrated the art of film from Sept. 16 to 20. For the first time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cinephiles across Quebec could …
‘La Déesse des mouches à feu’ premières at the Quebec City Film Festival
Seven months after its world première at the Berlin International Film Festival, La Déesse des mouches à feu (The Goddess of the Fireflies) had its North American première at the …
Orange is not only a fall colour
Fall, with its breathtaking colours, is now officially here. Leaves, as well as the pumpkins in the fields, are turning orange, but this year “orange” is not only a fall …