Every Saturday and Sunday from now until Christmas, between 9 and 11 a.m., Santa will be on the big screen in the Grand Marché to chat with children and their …
Daily Archives: 8 December 2020
Avenue Maguire is all dressed up for Christmas
This nativity scene is located in front of Église Saint-Charles-Garnier. A snowy fireplace in front of the Bibliothèque Charles-H.-Blais on Avenue Maguire welcomes passersby. Weeks before Christmas, giant …
Department store catalogues used to be what e-commerce is now
I was the (untalented) bass player in a rock band when I was a teenager. Because we couldn’t afford the guitar model I craved, Paul McCartney’s Hofner 501 violin-style, we …
The story behind Rue Jean-Jacques Bertrand
This street is named in honour of Jean-Jacques Bertrand, who was the 21st premier of Quebec from 1968 to 1970. A native of Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, he was a member of the …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
December 18, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleTo the Editor of the Morning ChronicleSir – The unhappy appearance of many young ladies, when they have asked me if we are going …
Memorial unveiled for victims of mosque shooting
The memorial, entitled Vivre Ensemble, consists of three black granite monoliths, each with two aluminium leaves, and the names of the six victims of the Jan. 29, 2017 shooting at …
Survivors call for faster government action on gun control
On Dec. 6, 1989, a gunman walked into a classroom at the École Polytechnique in Montreal carrying a semi-automatic rifle. After ranting for a few minutes about “feminists” in front …
Les Violons du Roy offer a free Baroque Christmas concert
To ring in the holiday season, Les Violons du Roy recorded Noëls baroques (Baroque Christmases) in November at the Palais Montcalm, under the direction of founding conductor Bernard Labadie.The concert …
Volunteering differently for the 2020 Hamper Campaign
Many of us have heard too many times over the past several months that things are different due to COVID-19. As of early December, that is still true for almost …
Opposition to Laurentia terminal grows
Final public consultations were scheduled last week for the Laurentia container terminal project proposed for the Beauport sector of the city.The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) organized two virtual …