It will indeed be a Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) like no other, as organizers billed the program announced last week. While the music event, now in its 53rd year, …
Daily Archives: 8 June 2021
CEGEP St. Lawrence head: Bill 96 misses regional distinctions
CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence director Edward Berryman says Bill 96, the overhaul of Quebec’s language laws proposed by the Coalition Avenir Québec, does not take into account the differences between the …
Quebec horses still racing despite track woes elsewhere
I’ve only been to a horse racetrack once in my life – Montreal’s Blue Bonnets – and contrary to Carly Simon’s song “You’re So Vain,” my horses naturally lost. It …
Équipe Savard recruits businessman, community leader David Weiser
The transfusion of new blood to Mayor Régis Labeaume’s political movement continued last week, with the announcement of four new candidates, including a prominent member of the city’s Jewish community.David …
Terrasses are back!
With warm, humid temperatures over the past weekend, many people flocked to reserve tables at restaurants and bars, which were able to spread their outdoor terrasses over part of 3e …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue Borne
This street, which surrounds the Saint-Malo industrial park between Avenue Saint-Sacrement and Rue Vincent-Massey, is named in honour of Lucien-Hubert Borne (1884-1954), who was mayor of Quebec City for 15 …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
June 10, 1871 – The Morning ChronicleEuropean Mail NewsThe English mails by the Cunard steamer bringing dates to the 27th ult., reached town yesterday…. The following items are from the …
KWE! festival returns at a key moment for reconciliation
Quebec City residents will be able to learn more about the cultures and traditions of the 11 Indigenous nations living in the province this summer, as the KWE! Meet with …
OPINION: The truth must be heard
When news first emerged that bodies of at least 215 Indigenous children had been found at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., Canadians were outraged. The …
Author and filmmaker Nicholas Kinsey reveals the story of a forgotten epidemic
Nicholas Kinsey tackles fear and despair during an epidemic in his timely recent novel, Remembrance Man. Kinsey is a British-Canadian writer, director and screenwriter who lives in Quebec City. He …