Building pipeline to Saguenay not like in the 1950s
The Northern Ontario village of Ramore, just across the Quebec border, doesn’t find itself mentioned in the news very often, certainly not since the 1970s.Back then, April 1974 to be …
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Never-ending tramway story is back in the headlines
The history of Quebec City’s tramway goes back over a hundred years. On Aug. 18, 1865, the first tramway began operating. Comprising 39 stations along its 23 kilometres of tracks, …
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The story behind Boulevard and Autoroute Charest
This artery, actually a boulevard and then a highway, is named in honour of Father Zéphirin Charest (1813-1876). Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la Pérade, he was the pastor (curé) of Saint-Roch parish …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
April 21, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteElectric RodsAs the season of Thunder and Lightning is approaching, it may be useful to know that if the points [of the lightning rods] …
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What Notre Dame shows us about solidarity
On Monday, April 15, as last week’s edition of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph was going to press, I was in the back of a Land Rover, nearing the end of an …
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The longest maple taffy trough in Quebec City
In spite of the rain on April 20, hundreds of tourists and locals – basically anyone with a sweet tooth – enjoyed the maple taffy prepared by La Petite Cabane …
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Living the zero-waste life in Charlesbourg
This is the first in a series of articles featuring residents of Greater Quebec City who are taking steps to produce less household waste. Locally, this process is known as …
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Look who came honking at my door!
They’re back … or is it really them?Spring means that birds will be migrating back to their nesting grounds. At this time of the year, wherever I am I seem …
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Regrow your own vegetables
When cutting up celery for your children’s lunches, or when making a soup, do you keep the celery base? Did you know that you can place the base in a …
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City expands bike path network, shelves Old Port bridge
The City plans to add 25 more kilometres of bike trails to the existing network this year but has put another major bike path project on hold. The City is …
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