CQSB schools work toward full reopening
Students, parents and school officials are preparing for an almost-normal school year after the Quebec government announced that all schools, CEGEPs, vocational training centres and universities would reopen in September.The …
Charlotte (née Boutet) JOLICOEUR
Charlotte (née Boutet) JOLICOEURCharlotte Jolicoeur (née Boutet), aged 92, a native of Quebec City, died in Verdun, QC, on October 29, 2019. Wife of the late Jacques Jolicoeur, she leaves …
Morrin Centre library services are back
The Morrin Centre is excited to announce that the library is now lending books again!Due to COVID-19, however, the Morrin Centre is reopening gradually in accordance with Government of Quebec …
OBITUARY: Violet KIRKWOOD (née Sharp)
Violet KIRKWOOD (née Sharp) May 11, 1923 – June 15, 2020On Monday, June 15, 2020, Violet “Vi” Kirkwood (née Sharp), our beautiful mother, grand- and great-grandmother, left us peacefully in …
Buzz is growing around gardening
At the offices of Les Urbainculteurs, an urban gardening nonprofit headquartered at the Grand Marché, the phones have been ringing off the hook for weeks. After toilet paper and flour …
Forty years ago … Terry Fox Marathon of Hope flashback
While digging through some old, mostly black-and-white, photos in the QCT archives, we came across this photo of Terry Fox with his brother Darryl and friend Doug Alward. The picture …
Montmagny’s rainbow of hope welcomes everyone
The giant white letters spelling MONTMAGNY were erected in 2015 to greet the 6,000 cyclists who passed through the town for the Grand Défi Pierre-Lavoie. The wooden letters were showing …
Violet Kirkwood (nee Sharp) May 11, 1923 – June 15, 2020
On Monday, June 15, 2020, Violet “Vi” Kirkwood (nee Sharp), our beautiful mother, grand and great-grandmother, left us peacefully in her sleep. She was 97 years of age. Born, 1923, …
City unveils tramway plans for Limoilou-Charlesbourg
Residents of the Limoilou and Charlesbourg districts got a clearer picture last week of the major and multiple changes the city’s tramway project will bring.Mayor Régis Labeaume and other city …
It’s Groundhog Day … again!
Some people may be feeling like every day is Groundhog Day during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially if kids are still out of school and parents out of work. With no …