All but one of the 11 commissioner seats on the Central Québec School Board have been filled by acclamation as much-disputed English school board elections proceed.Candidates had to file nomination …
Monthly Archives: October 2020
The story behind Rue Hocquart
This street is named in honour of Gilles Hocquart (1694-1783) who was the intendant of New France from 1729 to 1748, the longest intendancy in the colony’s history. Hocquart advanced …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
October 7, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleTo the Editor of the Morning ChronicleSir, – It is said “that is the last feather which breaks the camel’s back.” I have received …
50th anniversary of the October Crisis – Part 1
Fifty years ago, the front-page headline of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph’s Oct. 5 issue blared, “Mtl Kidnapping of UK Diplomat” and a national crisis began to unfold daily in its columns. …
Following history’s trail in Métis-sur-Mer
Barbara Amsden has divided her time between Toronto and the tiny town of Métis-sur-Mer, east of Rimouski, for decades. Pamela Andersson’s family has lived there since the 19th century. Through …
A season of unknowns await Guy Chouinard, Lions hockey
In a world where the COVID-19 pandemic touches every sector, the CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence Lions hockey team will be no different from the other 12 Division 1 teams playing in …
Diamants win their second straight LBJEQ title over Longueuil
The Québec Diamants won their second straight title in the Ligue de Baseball Junior Élite du Québec (LBJEQ) with a 6-5 victory over the Longueuil Ducs. The big win in …
QMJHL, Remparts start season with a COVID-19 cloud over their heads
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and its 18 teams kicked off the 2020-2021 season on Oct. 2, with the dark cloud of COVID-19 hanging over their heads.Gilles Courteau, …