Who’s stealing the brass plaques?
Rich Cahill, a historian and teacher, contacted the QCT recently to report that he had noticed a number of brass plaques located at historical locations around Quebec City had gone …
Witches and wizards conjure up fun in Quebec City
Over the weekend, curious visitors discovered the local wizarding culture. Witches and warlocks, wizards and fantastic creatures revealed themselves at the first edition of the Sorcelleries de Québec. From Oct. …
WoodRise 2019: How cross-laminated timber can save the world
The theme of WoodRise 2019, held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 at the Quebec City Centre des Congrès/Convention Centre, was “Building our cities for future generations.”Some 1,000 participants and …
Travelling along Craig’s Road with Steve Cameron
Blazing autumn colours were the perfect backdrop for the Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Historical Committee’s Oct. 5th excursion. A beautiful sunny day greeted the busload of 21 participants, as we headed out to …
OSQ musicians perform at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
The Octuor à Vent, an octet comprised of musicians from the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, presented a program of chamber music for wind instruments – oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, and …
Community Calendar
Oct. 11 to 13 – SSQ Marathon races in the streets of Quebec City. For details, visit jecoursqc.com/en/quebec-city-marathon/races/ Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13 – wTrak modular wooden train …
A Different Tune: Musical Heritage in English-Speaking Quebec
The Quebec Anglophone Heritage (QAHN) is excited to announce that it has received support from Canadian Heritage for a 15-month project that will promote and document the richly diverse musical …
St. Pat’s hockey teams open 2019-20 season with three wins in five
The St. Patrick’s Fighting Irish hockey teams started the 2019-20 season in the Ligue de Hockey Préparatoire Scolaire (LHPS) on a winning note. All their games were played at the …
High school and Major Junior football, Lions hockey
In high school football action, the St. Patrick’s High Junior football team lost a heartbreaker to the Blizzard du Séminaire Saint-François 16-14, in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures on Oct. 5, after three straight …
Rookie Thomas Bolduc leads Laval in easy win over Concordia
The Université Laval Rouge et Or football team, led by first-year student Thomas Bolduc as quarterback, routed the Concordia University Stingers 74-0 in front of 9,151 fans at the Stade …