Pointe-aux-Lièvres pedestrian bridge inaugurated QCT staff The much-anticipated pedestrian bridge linking the Parc de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres to downtown Limoilou was inaugurated on July 15 as construction crews put finishing touches …
Daily Archives: 20 July 2021
Domaine Forget is alive with the sound of music all summer
Domaine Forget is alive with the sound of music all summer Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com A weekend in Charlevoix is not to be forgotten. A drive north from Quebec City up …
ARTS CAPSULE: The Collected Scraggles of Dennis Apedaile
ARTS CAPSULE: The Collected Scraggles of Dennis Apedaile Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The QCT recently received a copy of Collected Scraggles, a charming 50-page book of some 38 poems by Dennis …
Drowning Prevention Week emphasizes pool safety
Drowning Prevention Week emphasizes pool safety Adapted from a press release by QCT staff July 18-24 is Drowning Prevention Week in Quebec. This year’s theme is “Drowning is Avoidable.” Deputy …
Vaccine developer Kobinger leaves Quebec for Texas
Vaccine developer Kobinger leaves Quebec for Texas Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Earlier this summer Quebecers learned about the departure of vaccine developer Gary Kobinger for the Galveston National Laboratory (GNL) in …
Key anglo groups shut out of Bill 96 hearings
Key anglo groups shut out of Bill 96 hearings Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com Only three groups representing the English- speaking community will get a chance to speak before the National Assembly …
High-speed internet coming to Shannon, Jacques-Cartier, Charlevoix
High-speed internet coming to Shannon, Jacques-Cartier, Charlevoix Adapted from a press release by Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com More than 5,300 households in the Capitale-Nationale region are expected to have long-awaited high- …
City has people-friendly vision for Hamel/Laurentienne axis
City has people-friendly vision for Hamel/Laurentienne axis Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com City officials have unveiled an ambitious plan to transform a sweeping zone of haphazard use in …
DRAWING: Send us your best photos of street performers and win a mug!
Send us your best photos of street performers and win a mug! QCT staff In this (second) summer of pandemic-influenced entertainment, crowds of thousands on the Plains are out, and … Continue reading DRAWING: Send us your best photos of street performers and win a mug!
Tramway to take 4e Avenue route through Limoilou
Tramway to take 4e Avenue route through Limoilou Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com On July 14, the Ville de Québec confirmed that the D’Estimauville-Saint-Roch tramway line will run along 4e Avenue in …