Budget holds line on taxes, ups spending on public safety Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Describing it as a responsible financial plan that shuns electoralist goodies, Mayor Bruno …
Daily Archives: 10 December 2024
City to sell Maison Pollack after investing $4 million
City to sell Maison Pollack after investing $4 million Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The “For Sale” sign has not been posted yet, but the city is preparing …
COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store
COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com One Christmas, when your scribe was a toddler, his parents wrapped a rocking horse in pretty paper …
Multi-party campaign calls for wider access to prenatal care
Multi-party campaign calls for wider access to prenatal care Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com In 2021, after years of pressure from immigrant and refugee advocacy groups, the Coalition …
Villeneuve blasts ‘frivolous’ spending on covered rinks
Villeneuve blasts ‘frivolous’ spending on covered rinks Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Official Opposition leader at City Hall is criticizing Mayor Bruno Marchand’s administration for tapping into …
City budget a year-round affair
City budget a year-round affair Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The annual presentation of the Ville de Québec budget involves the preparation of reams of documentation covering every …
Postal strike hampers charity fundraising campaigns
Postal strike hampers charity fundraising campaigns Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Local nonprofits which rely heavily on year-end postal donation campaigns are having to get creative amid the …
QHS Blazers face St. Lawrence in bilingual improv showdown
QHS Blazers face St. Lawrence in bilingual improv showdown Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com For one special evening, the Quebec High School (QHS) cafeteria became a lively theatre where two teams faced …
Memorials and Things of Fame – December 11, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame – December 11, 2024 Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com December 13, 1764 – The Quebec Gazette One day [last August] as the …
NOTICE TO READERS: How to access the QCT during the ongoing postal strike
NOTICE TO READERS: How to access the QCT during the ongoing postal strike QCT staff Hard copies of recent editions of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph are caught up in the Canada … Continue reading NOTICE TO READERS: How to access the QCT during the ongoing postal strike