On the evening of April 26, people looking toward the southeastern sky saw the rising “pink moon,” the first of two supermoons of 2021. This moon appears no different from …
Daily Archives: 4 May 2021
Mothers (and Ken Dryden) nurtured Canada’s advances in child care
It’s not just because of a possible playoff matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens that Ken Dryden’s name is in the news.He did happen to be in …
Tramway on a roll: Call for tenders made, alternate routes proposed
Quebec City’s tramway project picked up serious momentum last week with the call for tenders to build and maintain the system, and the announcement of possible routes and stations for …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
May 5, 1821 – The Quebec GazetteSchool Master WantedFunds having been raised in the Parish of Malbaye [sic] of an amount sufficient to form a reasonable remuneration for a School …
The story behind Rue Luc-Pelletier
Luc Pelletier (1859-1944) was born in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies (Lower Saint Lawrence) and was an entrepreneur who played a key role in the development of the Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides municipality, today a part of …
Get prepared during Public Safety Awareness Week
May 2-8 is Public Safety Awareness Week in Quebec. Throughout the week, posts will be published on the social media accounts of the Ministry of Public Security to remind the …
V for Vaccination: Give it your best shot!
As of this writing, nearly 3.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered around the province, to more than 3 million Quebecers. Are you one of them? As of …
Ste-Foy Elementary students reach OSEntreprendre finals
Karen Cormier, a teacher at Ste-Foy Elementary School (SFE) contacted the QCT in mid-April to share some good news about the Cycle 1 students’ “Endless Friendship” project. Cormier, along with …
Ageism: an age-old form of discrimination
The Jeffery Hale Wellness Centre, in conjunction with the Observatory on Aging and Society (OAS) based in Montreal, conducted a one-hour videoconference to promote ageism awareness on April 29. The …
City, COC say only Vancouver under consideration for 2030 Winter Olympics
The City of Quebec informs residents that the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has communicated at least three times, including twice by letter, with [Québec 2030 spokesperson] Mark Charest to inform …