Quebec women rugby players to play pro in France
The quality of rugby players in la belle province is gaining worldwide attention as 15 Québécoise players will play professionally in France this coming season. With the COVID-19 pandemic making …
Blueberry Sunday launch their first album
Blueberry Sunday will be performing their very first live show at the restaurant Les Bleuets du Vire-Crêpes, located on a blueberry farm at 975 Chemin Vire-Crêpes in the Saint-Nicolas sector …
What makes us human?
Mathieu Gotti, an artist-sculptor from France who has lived in Quebec since 2006, was busy chipping away at small blocks of wood in front of the Musée National des Beaux-Arts …
Machine de Cirque navigates COVID-19 on the FLEUVE
The Machine de Cirque (MDC) has been dealing with COVID-19 challenges that have forced the group to cancel or postpone tour dates. In direct response to the pandemic, this local …
Twenty-year restoration plan for Old Quebec (1970-1990)
Municipal officials have been thinking about the value of tourism to Quebec City since the late 1800s, prompted by the success of Dufferin Terrace and the Château Frontenac.A major step …
Quebec’s pride, Cirque du Soleil, falls into ‘foreign’ hands
It’s hard to think of any one thing or person that’s put Quebec “on the map” in a positive way in recent years more than the Cirque du Soleil. Fellow …
Turner will bring the Sublime to the MNBAQ this fall
Now that the Frida Kahlo/Diego Rivera show is winding down, the art-loving public will be glad to know that the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) has something sublime …
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
August 27, 1870 – The Morning ChroniclePullman’s Cars – Travelling may now be undertaken at any season of the year, by the most delicate of mortals, without fear of consequences, …
The story behind Parc Henri-Casault
This park is named in honour of Henri Casault (1922-2006), the mayor of Charlesbourg from 1968 to 1974 and from 1975 to 1980. Casault was born in Saint-Pierre-de-Montmagny in the …
Success comes in cans, not cannots
Tucked away on Highway 293 between Trois-Pistoles and Lac Témiscouata is the municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, with a population of 1,600. This is the town where award-winning French-Canadian novelist, playwright and …