POSTCARDS FROM CALIFORNIA: Goodbye Oceania, hello San Francisco!
POSTCARDS FROM CALIFORNIA: Goodbye Oceania, hello San Francisco! Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Although we did not want to leave the southern Pacific Ocean, it was time to head home. Nothing like …
Tables of content abound at SNACS Book Fair
Tables of content abound at SNACS Book Fair Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Quebec High School’s gymnasium was packed with avid bibliophiles over the Oct. 13-15 weekend. The tables, which were set …
Plaque commemorates Olivier Le Jeune, first Black resident of Quebec
Plaque commemorates Olivier Le Jeune, first Black resident of Quebec Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com On Oct. 13, the government of Canada unveiled a bronze plaque at the Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site …
COMMENTARY: Sixty years after ‘founding mothers’ acted, French immersion still growing
COMMENTARY: Sixty years after ‘founding mothers’ acted, French immersion still growing Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com This month marks the 60th anniversary of an obscure but important event …
TRAM TRACKER: Economic leaders endorse tramway while Guilbault wavers
TRAM TRACKER: Economic leaders endorse tramway while Guilbault wavers Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec City’s ambitious tramway project got a big boost in support last week from a “common front” of …
Montcalm housing boom: Quarter Cartier rising on former garage site
Montcalm housing boom: Quarter Cartier rising on former garage site Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The rental office is now open for yet another upscale housing development in …
A river of illuminated books closes the tenth Passages Insolites
A river of illuminated books closes the tenth Passages Insolites Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com At sunset on Oct. 14, EXMURO Arts Public closed the 10th edition of the outdoor art exhibit …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME: Oct. 18, 2023
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME: Oct. 18, 2023 Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com October 15, 1778 – The Quebec Gazette Sunday last was married, at St. …
CBIOS holds prayer vigil for healing and peace in Israel
CBIOS holds prayer vigil for healing and peace in Israel Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Congregation Beth Israel Ohev Sholem (CBIOS) synagogue in Quebec City held a special service on Oct. …
Another award for “family-style” Auberge Saint-Antoine
Another award for “family-style” Auberge Saint-Antoine Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Auberge Saint-Antoine has scored another prestigious recognition, being named the top hotel in Quebec City in the …