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 …
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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
New CQSB boss Robert ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new HS project
New CQSB boss Robert ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new HS project Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com “Cautiously optimistic,” is how Jean Robert, newly sworn-in chairperson of the Central Québec …