On May 22, several hundred Quebec City residents gathered in front of Église Saint-Roch to protest against the Laurentia project, a proposed expansion of the Port of Quebec at the …
Daily Archives: 25 May 2021
Government says pricey Quebec tunnel project corrects ‘historic error’
In the slick video illustrating and dramatizing the Legault government’s Quebec City-Lévis tunnel project, the caption off the top declares “Le temps est venu d’aller en avant, de réparer une …
Government unveils tunnel project, two-shore transit plan
Colossal.” That’s the word Transport Minister François Bonnardel used to describe the scope of the Réseau Express de la Capitale (REC) project the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government presented last …
The story behind Rue Louis-Pasteur
This street is named in honour of one of the most eminent scientists of the 19th century. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
May 30, 1871 – The Morning ChronicleThe Hibernicon – Our citizens will have the pleasure in the course of a few days of witnessing, at the Music Hall, Mr. MacEvoy’s …
Maison Pollack to become Maison de la Diversité
La Maison Pollack, once home to Maurice Pollack, a Jewish immigrant from what is now Ukraine who later became a successful merchant and renowned philanthropist, will be restored and become …
Diversity consultant plans for a fairer, more inclusive city
When Iréna Harris sketched out ideas about how Quebec City could address diversity and inclusion and addressed them to Mayor Régis Labeaume last year, she didn’t know she was writing …
MCQ reopens with fascinating MAYA exhibit
Spring is here, trees and flowers are in bloom; even the temperature and humidity are typical of more southern climes. To enjoy the full tropical experience, visitors can now purchase …
An Angry Bird story . . . Trapped!
As most readers know, for many years now, I have been observing a couple of Canada geese that migrate to our lake every spring. A few days after the article …
Guy Lafleur’s number 4 to be retired by all QMJHL teams
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) announced May 18 that number 4, worn by Guy Lafleur during his junior career with the Quebec Remparts, will be retired by all …