Celebrating the anniversary of the inauguration of City Hall Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Quebec City is celebrating two anniversaries this year: the 413th birthday of the city and the 125th anniversary …
Welcome back! The Morrin Centre is reopening! Submitted by Hoffman Wolff, assistant executive director, Morrin Centre Over the last few weeks, the Morrin Centre has begun to see the general … Continue reading Welcome back! The Morrin Centre is reopening!
Quebec City celebrates its 413th birthday Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com July 3 was the 413th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City by Samuel de Champlain in 1608. Continuing the …
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce July 1, 1871 – The Morning Chronicle The Montreal Steamer – We have been requested to direct the attention …
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Avenue Maguire Bill Cox billcox@qctonline.com This street in Sillery is named in honour of Rev. Alexandre-Eustache Maguire. Born in Quebec City in 1854, he studied …
Mini-FEQ opens with most shows sold out Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com T he scaled-down 2021 edition of the Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) is underway, with expanded …
Feds kill Laurentia port project in Beauport Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com The federal government has rejected the massive Laurentia deep-water container terminal project proposed for the Baie de Beauport area, but …
COMMENTARY: Demand for electric batteries sparks Quebec cobalt rush Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Before a bypass was put in in the early 1960s, cars passed through the …
Canada Day celebrated quietly in Quebec City and across the nation Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com There were few signs of Canada Day in Quebec City on July 1, with the exception …
Canada Day vigil honours residential school survivors Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com This July 1 was like no other. After the recent discoveries of hundreds of graves of Indigenous children who died …