COVID-19 hurts young people too
COVID-19 has come to be viewed as an old person’s disease, in part due to the way it tore through long-term care facilities with deadly consequences.In recent weeks there has …
Tax returns due by Sept. 30
Revenu Québec reminds Quebecers that they have barely one week, before midnight on Sept. 30, to submit their 2019 income tax returns in order to continue benefitting from the socio-fiscal …
New beginnings for the Quebec City Women’s Club
Even before the pandemic, the Quebec City Women’s Club was at a crossroads. The annual Book Fair was our main activity to get together, to help each other out, to …
Autumn brings a burst of colour
Sept. 22 marks the first official day of autumn. Trees are beginning to show their splendid fall colours, which don’t last long, so enjoy them while you can. Fallen …
VEQ preparing a virtual version of the annual Fall Fest
For the past many years, the Voice of English-speaking Québec’s Fall Fest, a showcase for local community groups and organizations, has been held in the gymnasium of St. Vincent School, …
Sommet de la montagne unveiled on Parliament Hill
Normally, every summer in Quebec City, artists affiliated with EXMURO produce a series of unique works of art that can be discovered in unusual passageways – Passages Insolites – in …
Wolfe monument on Plains a rare reminder of FLQ spree of terror
The 50th anniversary of the October Crisis will soon be upon us. There’s already been somewhat of an avant-goût of reflections on that scary time with the recent launch of …
City offers grants to green Limoilou lanes, but is process too complex?
The city is offering residents and not-for-profit organizations grants of up to $10,000 to create projects to add more greenery to lanes in the Limoilou district.The aim of the project …
Burke’s ‘last letter’ as board chair lauds staff, slams Bill 40
After over 11 years as chairman of the Central Québec School Board (CQSB), Stephen Burke says he has likely sent his last letter to supporters of the English school system.The …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
September 17, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleDangerous Fall – About one o’clock p.m. yesterday, as several newsboys were playing together near the office of our contemporary L’Evenement, one of them, …