Work is now underway on a new public park in Old Quebec two years after the plans for the park were first revealed (see article in Sept. 19, 2018 edition …
Monthly Archives: November 2020
CAQ’s double standard imperils school board elections
On Nov. 19, Premier François Legault, accompanied by the minister of health, the minister of education and the province’s director of public health, announced that there might be a way …
Everybody deserves a little holiday goodness … especially this year
Let’s face it; our lives are crazy busy. Day after day, we do our best to work hard – be a good parent or grandparent and a loving spouse, eat …
How to stay fit during the pandemic
Stay safe, stay well and stay fit,” was the advice given to 112 participants across the province in a Zoom talk by kinesiologist Christina Weiss, conditioning floor supervisor at Concordia …
Finding Private Francis Joseph Burke Fitzgerald: 1923-1945
On Aug. 18, Shirley Nadeau of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph contacted Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ) about a request the newspaper had received from Piet Smink of Hoogland in the Netherlands. Smink …
Mary McCown launches ‘Wigglesworth in Lutinland’
Former QCT journalist Mary McCown recently got in touch with exciting news – her first children’s book, Wigglesworth in Lutinland, is now available. McCown explained the origin of her …
The seventh MondoKarnaval will be as vibrant as ever
The team behind MondoKarnaval presents MondoNuméris: Découvertes culturelles à travers le monde, a digital multicultural celebration broadcast live from LaScène Lebourgneuf, as a show of our shared resilience and solidarity …
Remparts earn five points in first week in QMJHL ‘bubble’
Quebec Remparts goaltender Thomas Sigouin blocked all 26 shots from the Victoriaville Tigres and led his team to a 1-0 victory during the team’s third game in the Quebec Major …