This street is named in honour of Jacques Parizeau (1930-2015), the 26th premier of Quebec. Born in Montreal, he was the son of Gérard Parizeau, who built one of Quebec’s …
Monthly Archives: October 2020
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
October 15, 1895 – The Quebec Morning ChronicleExcursionA grand excursion takes place on Monday next, over the Great Northern Railway to Grand Mere, under the auspices of the St. John …
50th anniversary of the October Crisis, Part 2
As the 1970 October Crisis unfolded, the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph (QCT) kept its readers informed. On Friday, Oct. 9, 1970, the QCT reported that “James Richard Cross remained in the hands …
As second wave hits, why are Quebec infection numbers still so distinct?
There are an awful lot of things that make Quebec a distinct society, to use the term former premier Robert Bourassa popularized. Mind you, when he most famously used the …
QAC holds annual general meeting online
The Quebec Art Company (QAC) held its annual general meeting (AGM) via Zoom on Oct. 4. The AGM is normally held in person in the spring; COVID-19 forced the postponement …
Hidden English history can be seen in Rivière-du-Loup
On the Rue du Domaine in Rivière-du-Loup, perched on a steep hillside, sits a timeworn blue-grey church, inside a peeling wrought-iron fence, surrounded by gravestones bearing English names. Closer to …
COVID-19 forces Remparts, QMJHL to stop activities
It was only a matter of time until the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) would be hit by Quebec’s public health restrictions or by the coronavirus.On Oct. 5, the …
SLC Lions basketball teams latest COVID-19 victims
Five members of the CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) Lions men’s basketball team and one member of the women’s team tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of September, Radio-Canada reported.The …
Tramway project prompts René-Lévesque archeological digs
The future construction of the tramway line on Boulevard René-Lévesque has prompted the city to dig into the past.Archeological digs are underway on two stretches of the busy street where …
Balcony ballads by Robbob
Limoilou musician Robert Rebselj, known as Robbob, has been using his third-floor balcony on 8e Rue (between 3e and 4e Avenues) as a stage on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. As …