Tulip gardens were blooming in front of the National Assembly, around the Tourny Fountain and at Place de L’Assemblée-Nationale.

Photo: Shirley Nadeau from QCT archives

He’s had many detractors, political foes and constituents put off by his style of leadership, but departing Mayor Régis Labeaume seems to have made friends in Quebec City’s English-speaking community.

The QCT contacted some community leaders for their reaction to the pending retirement of the man who has ruled city hall for 14 years.

Photo: Mary Jane Gray

For the past month we have encouraged readers to take a photo of themselves, flashing a V for vaccination, as a symbol of our community’s victory over the virus. Thank you to everyone who participated. The names of those who sent us their photos were put into a hat for a draw to win a QCT coffee mug, and the winner is . . . *drum roll* . . . Mary Jane Gray!

Photo: Lise Lafond

Driving through Quebec at this time of the year, we notice homes with lush green lawns, many embellished with bright yellow flowers.

The Globe and Mail has ceased to deliver to Quebec City. It is gone. Not only is there no home delivery, it is not available in hotels or at newsagents. It’s not available by mail either.

Photo: Shirley Nadeau from QCT archives

The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) will reopen May 14. To celebrate, the museum administration has decided to offer a gift to the public: access to the museum will be free until June 6.

Photo: Jonathan Roy/QMJHL

After sweeping the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the first round of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) playoffs, the Quebec Remparts have fallen behind 2-0 to the Chicoutimi Saguenéens in the quarterfinal.

The Remparts lost their second game in the best-of-five series 3-2 on May 9. Results of the third game on May 10 were not available when the QCT went to press.

For the past several months, many of us have been waiting for that magic potion that will make COVID-19 disappear – poof! – never to be seen again.

Vaccines are not magic. Those of us who have been immunized are still wearing masks and distancing. That return to normal is not going to happen anytime soon. What we can expect is a gradual return to normal-ish.

Quebec Art Company QACStage Pass performances of vintage radio plays are uploaded to the QAC YouTube channel on the last Sunday of every month and can be viewed free of charge anytime thereafter. The Vengeful Corpse is slated for May 30. For more information, visit quebecartcompany.com.

Photo: Cassandra Kerwin

On the evening of April 26, people looking toward the southeastern sky saw the rising “pink moon,” the first of two supermoons of 2021. This moon appears no different from the average full moon to many observers, and is more orange (when near the horizon) or white (as it rises higher in the sky) than pink.

Photo: Ville de Québec

Quebec City’s tramway project picked up serious momentum last week with the call for tenders to build and maintain the system, and the announcement of possible routes and stations for the tram lines.

Following official approval by the Quebec government on April 7, the city can now invite bids on the project contained in a 3,000-page proposal prepared by the tramway project office.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain

May 5, 1821 – The Quebec Gazette
School Master Wanted

Photo: Ann Paré

As of this writing, nearly 3.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered around the province, to more than 3 million Quebecers. Are you one of them? As of May 5, anyone 40 or older can now schedule their own vaccination online at clicsante.ca and on May 7, people aged 35-39 will be eligible.

Photo: Danielle Burns

The Jeffery Hale Wellness Centre, in conjunction with the Observatory on Aging and Society (OAS) based in Montreal, conducted a one-hour videoconference to promote ageism awareness on April 29. The event marked the launch of the Wellness Centre's new Well 50+ programming series.