City unveils plan to link rivers in huge park
City officials last week unveiled an ambitious plan to connect the city’s five main rivers into a sweeping network of parks to be called the Parc des Grandes Rivières.The plan, …
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Spat with China raises questions about port expansion project
Whatever has Canada done to cheese off China so? It’s a bit inscrutable why exactly China is blowing up what used to be a pretty comfortable relationship with Canada over …
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Charlesbourg hosts a frightfully good Hall’auto-ween party
A full blue moon on a cool Saturday evening and an extra hour in the day … sounds like a perfect Halloween. Something spooky, however, was happening in the Charlesbourg …
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Canadian students use data science to prevent plastic pollution
Kids Code Jeunesse (KCJ) is launching the #kids2030 Challenge, an annual global learning experience that teaches young people digital skills by addressing the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). In 2020, …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
November 1, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleWeather – On Sunday, the sudden fall of the barometer forboded [sic] a rapid change in the weather, and early yesterday morning, the snow …
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The story behind Rue Jean-Brillant
This street honours Jean Baptiste Arthur Brillant (1890-1918), who was born in Routhierville in the Lower Saint Lawrence region. One of the bravest Canadian officers during the First World War, …
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A tribute to Lawrence A. Christopher, Able Seaman, Royal Navy
My grandad, Lawrence A. Christopher, was born in Quebec City on Aug. 2, 1925. He was baptized at St. Matthew’s Church on Rue Saint-Jean and grew up on Rue Scott. …
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Much-reduced Remembrance Day ceremony to be held in Quebec City
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In normal years, large crowds gather at war memorials on Remembrance Day to honour members of …
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Métis-sur-Mer Remembrance commemorations keep the faith
Remembrance Week – not just Remembrance Day – is a very important time for many people in the Lower Saint Lawrence. In the 1942-1944 Battle of the St. Lawrence, German …
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Remparts still inactive; no European waltz for FAA
Even though practices on home ice are ongoing, the Québec Remparts and other Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) teams located in Quebec public health red zones will remain inactive …
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