New care for the bears again!
Days before the three aging bears from the Jardin zoologique du Québec―Mary, Cody and Toupie―were to be transferred to their new home at the Refuge Pageau in Abitibi, as officially …
From hats to media history: Museum of Civilization announces new exhibits
Museum season–otherwise known as when the weather is not nice enough to play outside–is upon us and Quebec City’s Museum of Civilization recently unveiled their 2011-2012 line-up. It centers on …
CBC celebrates 75 years of national broadcasting at Quebec City Open House
Canada’s national public broadcaster celebrated its 75th anniversary with Canadians in 32 cities across the country. On October 1, Quebec City’s CBC studio on St. Jean Street held a popular …
Valcartier Elementary School opens new playground
On September 22, Valcartier Elementary School welcomed sponsors, friends and families of the school to the official ribbon cutting of their new playground. The rain held off as Principal Pamela …
Mr. Charles Gavan ‘Chubby’ Power
To: Julie Dompierre, DirectorHistoric Sites and Monuments Board of Canada SecretariatParks Canada5th Floor, 25 EddyGatineau, QC K1A 0M5Quebec City, Wednesday, September 28, 2011Dear Mrs. Dompierre,I am taking the time today …
Crime Festival Contest
The first annual QuebeCrime Festival is just weeks away and tickets are already on sale. Four lucky Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph readers will win all-access passes to the event (a $50 value) …
Memorials and Things of Fame for October 5, 2011
1861 The Morning Chronicle Extraction of Corns: We beg to call attention to Mr. Rendall’s advertisement elsewhere by which it will be seen that Wednesday next will be the last …
Quebec High School Alumni Golf Tournament
On September 16, 2011, the Toronto Chapter of the Quebec High School Alumni held their 11th Annual Golf Tournament at Hidden Lake Golf Club in Burlington, Ontario. This tournament was …
Q and A with controversial film director Larry Clark
On September 21, the Quebec City Film Festival rolled into town. With it, the divisive director Larry Clark, who is responsible for Kids – an early 90s film about a …
The Kabir Kouba Falls
I have visited the Quebec Atlantic Salmon Federation offices at Loretteville several times during the past few years. The Federation’s parking lot is at the edge of the St. Charles …