Memorials and Things of Fame – August 30, 2023
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com August 30, 1873 – The Morning Chronicle Agriculture – We were presented, yesterday, with a fair specimen …
CQSB spared worst of teacher shortage as school year begins
CQSB spared worst of teacher shortage as school year begins Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Amid headlines about a teacher shortage in the French public school system, Central …
International accordion festival returns to Montmagny
International accordion festival returns to Montmagny Adapted from a press release by QCT staff From Sept. 1-3, the 34th Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon will take place in Montmagny in Chaudière-Appalaches, …
REVIEW: Grégory Charles’ concert illuminates the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
REVIEW: Grégory Charles’ concert illuminates the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Gregory Charles, the multitalented award- winning pianist of Trinidadian and Québécois origin, gave not one but …
Health officials planning COVID booster campaign this fall
Health officials planning COVID booster campaign this fall Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) is encouraging people who are at higher …
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Slugs are having the best of summers
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: Slugs are having the best of summers Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com With the moist conditions we have had since July, slugs are having the best of …
COMMENTARY: Connecting art and science can make the world a better place
COMMENTARY: Connecting art and science can make the world a better place Submitted by Bethann G. Merkle Most people I meet don’t think they can draw. They also don’t see …
OPINION: Where were you when the lights went out?
OPINION: Where were you when the lights went out? Pauline Kerr pauline@qctonline.com The title of this column is a play on an old rhyme – a very old rhyme: “Where …
Major upgrade underway on Bois-de-Coulonge park infrastructure
Major upgrade underway on Bois-de-Coulonge park infrastructure Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Visitors to the Parc du Bois-de-Coulonge this month are encountering long stretches of fencing along the …
PHOTO: Blame it on the rain heron
PHOTO: Blame it on the rain heron...