St. Charles River runs dry to flush toxins
A river runs through it – barely. The river is the St. Charles, the main waterway snaking through Quebec City all the way from Lac Saint-Charles, north of Wendake, and …
Remembrance Man recalls deadly 1832 cholera epidemic
With the coronavirus wreaking havoc upon people around the world in 2020, we can easily imagine the fear engendered by the cholera epidemic of 1832. People were terrified by the …
A day at the beach at the Baie de Beauport
People flocked to Baie de Beauport beach on Sunday for a host of activities. This August, the beach is also serving as an outdoor theatre for the local circus company …
Quebec City softball leagues in full swing
COVID-19 has cancelled or postponed many things in our lives, including the activities of most sports leagues around the globe. It has affected not only the professional and minor league …
Hide and go seek Canada rocks!
Canada rocks! And so do Quebec City, Rimouski, Gaspé, Cabano and so many other places where coloured rocks seem to be appearing.While taking a peaceful walk on the beach, letting …
OSQ returns to the stage at the Grand Théâtre
After almost six months of not performing in public, the musicians of the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (OSQ) were thrilled to be back onstage at the Grand Théâtre on Aug. …
Lebanese Quebecers pledge support for Beirut
Marie-Anne Dayé and Jacques Fadous don’t usually seek out the spotlight. She’s a journalist and author; he’s a research agronomist. But when an explosion devastated large parts of their parents’ …
A re-tired flower arrangement
If you don’t want to pay the fee for recycling your old tires, why not use them as planters for your favourite flowers? With some rainbow-coloured paint and a little …
Modern methods mean mine waste not going to waste
I grew up in the shadow of a mountain of tailings. Well, it wasn’t quite in the shadow, but it seemed everywhere you turned you were looking up at a …
Urbanist Mackey slams impact of tramway on Montcalm
Montcalm will be condemned to deteriorate.” That was the main thrust of urbanist Paul Mackey’s presentation to the Bureau des audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE) on the city’s tramway plan. …