The lighthouse in the tiny Gaspesian village of Cap-des-Rosiers is the tallest lighthouse in Canada. In normal times, tourists climb the spiral staircase inside the 34-metre-high bright white tower …
In March, CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) students responsible for the annual fashion show were crushed when they learned that their event could not take place. “All those months of fundraising, …
After a months-long pause due to the pandemic, the Opéra de Québec (OdQ) is restarting its activities with a virtual gala concert on Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. to mark …
Quebec City is moving forward with its plan for household kitchen waste collection. Residents are being invited to participate in a pilot project aimed at testing different methods of collecting …
This street is named in honour of Dr. James Douglas (1800-1886). Born in Scotland, he studied surgery in Edinburgh and London. After practising in India and Honduras, in 1824 he …
October 23, 1820 – The Quebec GazetteLumber Merchants MeetA meeting of merchants and others interested in lumber was holden [sic] on Friday last at the Exchange Coffee House. A committee …
At the risk of turning this space into a periodic American Politics for Dummies, after recently exploring the aberration called the Electoral College, let us turn our attention to yet …
A few years ago, the sudden appearance on Quebec City’s riverfront of two huge white silos, like twin inflated balloons, caused a flap.Those domes, 46 metres in height, were erected …
On Oct. 15, Premier François Legault, Health and Social Services Minister Christian Dubé and Director of Public Health Dr. Horacio Arruda announced that little monsters across the province will be …
This church – La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame – is in the heart of Beauport, in the historic Fargy sector. Religiously inspired buildings, farms and traditional houses can be seen in the neighbourhood. …