The story behind Rue Jovette-Bernier
This street is named in honour of Jovette-Alice Bernier (1900-81), a journalist and writer, born in Saint-Fabien-de-Rimouski. Because of the extensive exposure she received in print media and on the …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
December 26, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleThe Season – The streets on Saturday presented a gay holiday appearance, and were early peopled with eager purchasers of the good things necessary, …
COVID outbreak at Saint Brigid’s claims lives
Saint Brigid’s Home in Quebec City is currently enduring the worst COVID-19 outbreak in a long-term care facility in the Capitale-Nationale region, according to data provided by the ministry of …
Vaccine offers hope for future Christmases
Christmas came early, with approval by Health Canada for at least one vaccine against COVID-19. It marked the official start to what will become the largest vaccination campaign in Canadian …
Report reveals systemic failures in long-term care
Quebec ombudsperson Marie Rinfret didn’t mince words when releasing her office’s interim report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care homes. She concluded that residents of many …
Sagamité to rise from the ashes with government loan
Steeve Wadohandik Gros-Louis has been paddling in rough waters for the past two years.In 2018, Sagamité, the Indigenous restaurant, gallery and cultural centre he founded in Wendake in 1999, was …
Suggesting a nominee for Canada’s Person of Annus Horribilis 2020
The tradition of Time magazine picking a Person of the Year – or, from its debut in 1928 until 1999, either a Man or Woman of the Year – is …
City sets pandemic rules for use of outdoor and indoor rinks
Residents eager to lace up their skates and hop on the city’s outdoor and indoor rinks will need to abide by tightened restrictions due to the pandemic.Last week, city officials …
Saint-Sacrement residence to be named for arboretum shrub
The QCT has learned what the name will be for the huge housing complex under construction at the prominent corner of Chemin Sainte-Foy and Avenue Saint-Sacrement, behind the abandoned Église …
A SPECIAL 70th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FOR HELEN AND PETER MARSHALL
On January 2, 2021, Helen (née Hudson) and Peter Marshall will celebrate 70 years of marriage. We could just say “Happy Anniversary” but instead, let us tell you a short …