Many intriguing characters walked through the doors of the W.B. Edwards photography studio on St. John Street over its 75 years of existence (1917-1992). In the late 1940s a woman…
Tag Archives: Community
Care packages for Valcartier Elementary School families
On April 20, Valcartier Elementary School principal Shelley Longney, secretary Jayne Doddridge and student supervisor Véronique Fillion delivered 50 care packages to students’ homes. We wanted to show our parents…
Community Calendar of Events
The Quebec Art Company held its online play reading of The Thought on April 25. QACStage Pass performances of vintage radio plays are uploaded to the QAC YouTube channel on…
‘Imagine Picasso’ to spend the summer in Quebec City
This summer, the Quebec City Convention Centre will be hosting the North American première of Imagine Picasso, a huge immersive exhibit created by Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron in collaboration…
The funeral of Prince Philip unites people around the world
Millions of people around the world watched the funeral of Prince Philip held in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in England on April 17. Due to the pandemic, only…
The people retake a stake in former People’s Airline Air Canada
We Canadians, all 37.5 million of us, are now shareholders of Air Canada, thanks to the $6-billion financial support package the federal government negotiated with Canada’s dominant airline last week….
Federal government says it wants to buy back historic Quebec Bridge
The historic, rusting Quebec Bridge is one “major step” closer to a sorely needed paint job.On April 16, Minister of Infrastructure Catherine McKenna announced the federal government will “repatriate” the…
The story behind Boulevard Liégeois
This street is named in honour of Jean Liégeois (1600-1655), a Jesuit friar who was born in Verdun, France. Skilled in the building trades and equipped with a sound education,…
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
April 20, 1871 – The Morning ChronicleMorrin College – Our attention has been called to this Institution, by a statement in the advertisement of the [upcoming musical] Concert … that…
ELAN’s Brennan imagines a post-COVID arts scene
The coronavirus pandemic has blazed a trail of destruction through the performing arts sphere in Quebec and around the world, leaving a disturbing number of closed venues, indefinitely postponed shows…