VEQ preparing a virtual version of the annual Fall Fest
For the past many years, the Voice of English-speaking Québec’s Fall Fest, a showcase for local community groups and organizations, has been held in the gymnasium of St. Vincent School, …
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Sommet de la montagne unveiled on Parliament Hill
Normally, every summer in Quebec City, artists affiliated with EXMURO produce a series of unique works of art that can be discovered in unusual passageways – Passages Insolites – in …
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Wolfe monument on Plains a rare reminder of FLQ spree of terror
The 50th anniversary of the October Crisis will soon be upon us. There’s already been somewhat of an avant-goût of reflections on that scary time with the recent launch of …
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City offers grants to green Limoilou lanes, but is process too complex?
The city is offering residents and not-for-profit organizations grants of up to $10,000 to create projects to add more greenery to lanes in the Limoilou district.The aim of the project …
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Burke’s ‘last letter’ as board chair lauds staff, slams Bill 40
After over 11 years as chairman of the Central Québec School Board (CQSB), Stephen Burke says he has likely sent his last letter to supporters of the English school system.The …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
September 17, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleDangerous Fall – About one o’clock p.m. yesterday, as several newsboys were playing together near the office of our contemporary L’Evenement, one of them, …
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The story behind Rue des Inuit
This street is named for the Aboriginal peoples who live in the northern regions of Canada. Historically, the Inuit were called “Eskimos,” a term that came into use in the …
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‘Mr. Basketball’ Ted Gunn recalls ‘great times’ at former YMCA
A recent story in the QCT about the opening of a new YMCA building in Quebec City stirred the memory of Ted Gunn, a well-known figure in the city’s anglophone …
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OBITUARY: Norma Marie (née Power) MARTINEAU
Norma Marie (née Power) Martineau, 93, passed at Ian Anderson House in Oakville, Ont. on Sept. 5, 2020.Born in Quebec City to May (McCarthy) and Patrick Power on May 6, …
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Submit your candidacy soon for school board elections
As you all know, the present Quebec government plans to replace school boards by school-service centres – this is already the case in the French school network. The nine English …
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