An understated Feb. 23 media release communicated the announcement, but the sale of less than a hectare of Department of National Defence (DND) land in Sainte-Foy to the Quebec ministry …
This time last year, the town of Shannon was buzzing. Parents were sewing sequins onto dance dresses and rehearsal rooms were vibrating with the distinctive sound of hard shoes. The …
To everything, there is a season,” goes the song “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – a big hit for the Byrds in 1965, written by Pete Seeger in the ’50s, and taken …
This street is named in honour of Hugues Lapointe (1911-1982) who was a lawyer, member of Parliament and lieutenant governor of Quebec.Born in Rivière-du-Loup, he was the son of Ernest …
March 1, 1821 – The Quebec GazetteEarthquakeA recent shock of earthquake was felt on Tuesday morning last, about four o’clock, at Valcartier, distant about 18 miles to the north-west of …
“History is great, but the future is better.”So declared Central Québec School Board (CQSB) chair Stephen Burke upon the Feb. 23 announcement of the “final piece of the puzzle which …
Local author Sylvia Melanson had her first children’s book, Square-Eyed Raccoon: Home Sweet Home!, published in December 2020. Melanson is an anglophone who was born and raised in Quebec City …
What do you do if you have a passion for construction and architecture, a creative imagination and a pile of plastic interlocking bricks? Gilles Maheux and his son Steven have …
“It was a full moon and, shining on all the snow, It made everything almost as bright as day. Only shadows were rather confusing.” ~ C.S. LewisThe full moon that …
On Feb. 25, one of Quebec City’s biggest sports boosters, furniture entrepreneur Maurice Tanguay, died at his residence in Lévis, at the age of 87.Much has been written about the …