Local Christians participated in the Procession of the Cross on Good Friday, March 29, from Chalmers-Wesley Church to St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and on to the Cathedral-Basilica Notre-Dame de Québec before concluding at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Christians mark Good Friday with Procession of the Cross in Old Quebec Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com On March 29 at dusk, over 150 practicing Christians walked silently through the streets of…
Visitors discover Musée de la civilisation with Easter egg hunt Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com With an Easter egg hunt, Easter egg painting, arts and crafts, conferences, shows, demonstrations, hip-hop dancing, workshops…
COMMENTARY: Eclipse is spectacular, but are we ready for a big solar storm? Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com One might hope a little good would come from this…
Popular àVélo e-bike rental station network to expand to suburbs Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec City’s wildly successful àVélo electric bicycle rental program is rolling into the…
The CAQ government abandoned the twin tunnel plan last year. (Image from Quebec government) Drainville: ‘It’s a given’ Caisse will recommend third link Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com With the report on the Quebec City region’s transit needs expected to be delivered in about two months,…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce April 1, 1779 – The Quebec Gazette A Proclamation Whereas the blessings of peace, freedom and protection, most graciously…
Get ready for a total eclipse of the sun on Monday, April 8 Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com A total eclipse of the sun will be visible over much of southeastern Quebec…
Access to English interpreters not a given in provincial courts Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com A custody dispute opposing an Oshawa, Ont. area man and a South Shore…
The expanded Centre de biométhanisation de la matière organique near the Baie de Beauport was formally opened on March 28. The centre will soon process additional kitchen scraps from businesses and public institutions. Coun. Marie-Josée Asselin, vice-president of the executive committee responsible for waste management; Renault Lortie, vice-president of customers and gas supply of Énergir; Environment Minister Benoît Charette; Mayor Bruno Marchand; Jonatan Julien, minister responsible for infrastructure and minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region; and Carl Desharnais, deputy director general for sustainable infrastructure at the Ville de Québec, attended the opening. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) City biomethanization program to expand to businesses, institutions Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The Ville de Québec “purple bag” food waste sorting program has been such a hit in residential areas of…
Quebec City author Louisa Blair reads from her book
The Calf with Two Heads: Transatlantic Natural History in the Canadas at a launch event in Montreal for the spring 2024 issue of the Montreal Review of Books and the 2024 Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, a longstanding celebration of English and multilingual literature in Quebec. This year’s festival will run from April 25-28, 2024. While in-person events will primarily take place at the Hôtel 10 in downtown Montreal, a range of online events are also scheduled, including a French-language interview with Wendat author Jean Sioui and an English- language conversation between acclaimed Canadian author and filmmaker Sarah Polley and Eleanor Wachtel, the longtime host of CBC’s Writers and Company. Learn more at bluemetropolis.org/online-2024. (RP-LJI) Hybrid Blue Metropolis festival celebrates multilingual literature…