Enjoying the good life after three months of COVID confinement
People lined up for some delicious ice cream on Avenue Maguire. Weather conditions were perfect for flying a kite! ...
Campgrounds are opening … with new rules and regulations
With all the travel restrictions and closed borders, going camping may be one of the few solutions left for us to gather and take a family vacation. Camping season traditionally …
Julia Caron is the new voice of Quebec AM
It was 2009, and Julia Caron had just finished a long afternoon teaching English in Cap-Rouge. The excruciatingly slow bus ride through downtown traffic ended a few stops early, because …
Opening for business, at last!
More and more businesses, such as Le Marché du Store on Boul. Wilfrid-Hamel, have reopened for business, with precautions taken to avoid the spread of COVID-19. The Centre d’hébergement Christ-Roi …
Goose-stepping yogis
Mr. and Mrs. Bird, the Canada geese who return to Lise Lafond’s pond year after year, seem to know how important regular yoga sessions are to reduce stress and improve …
Meet former QCT paperboy Patrick Guay
Patrick Guay was filming a tourism video with Québec City Business Destination (with whom he works) in Joan of Arc Garden, when this journalist overheard English being spoken. My curiosity …
Asterisk* be damned! Bring on the NHL play-ins!
Turning now to sports news. The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced its “return to play” plan. In an extraordinary move dictated by extraordinary times, the league has decided to …
Introducing Kerry-Ann King, the masked facemask maker
Premier Legault suggests that people wear a facemask, although it isn’t yet mandatory. It is strongly recommended to wear one when using public transportation, picking up groceries, and in any …
Marking 150th anniversary of Red River Expedition: Part 2
Reaching Thunder Bay at the end of May 1870, the expedition prepared for travel through the Rainy River region, down the Winnipeg River, to the Red River Settlement.As explained by …
April showers bring May … or June flowers
These Narcissus Tahiti flowers (double daffodils) could be seen in the Joan of Arc Garden on the Plains of Abraham in late May. As the saying goes, “April showers bring …