Coun. Pierre-Luc Lachance, the executive committee member responsible for finance (left) and Mayor Bruno Marchand present the city’s 2025 budget. (Photo by Peter Black) Budget holds line on taxes, ups spending on public safety Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Describing it as a responsible financial plan that shuns electoralist goodies, Mayor Bruno…
The distinctive columns were removed from the Maison Pollack for repair and renovation work in 2022. (Photo by Peter Black from QCT archives) City to sell Maison Pollack after investing $4 million Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The “For Sale” sign has not been posted yet, but the city is preparing…
COMMENTARY: Trouble in toyland: Online shopping killing the toy store Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com One Christmas, when your scribe was a toddler, his parents wrapped a rocking horse in pretty paper…
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Villeneuve blasts ‘frivolous’ spending on covered rinks Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Official Opposition leader at City Hall is criticizing Mayor Bruno Marchand’s administration for tapping into…
City budget a year-round affair Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The annual presentation of the Ville de Québec budget involves the preparation of reams of documentation covering every…
Postal strike hampers charity fundraising campaigns Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Local nonprofits which rely heavily on year-end postal donation campaigns are having to get creative amid the…
On Dec. 5, Quebec High School hosted the second edition of an improv showdown, as the QHS Blazers faced the CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence FIT. Their creativity and quick wit captivated the audience and kept them laughing for two hours. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) QHS Blazers face St. Lawrence in bilingual improv showdown Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com For one special evening, the Quebec High School (QHS) cafeteria became a lively theatre where two teams faced…
Memorials and Things of Fame – December 11, 2024 Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com December 13, 1764 – The Quebec Gazette One day [last August] as the…
NOTICE TO READERS: How to access the QCT during the ongoing postal strike
QCT staff
Hard copies of recent editions of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph are caught up in the Canada Post strike which began on Nov. 15. They, and future editions will eventually find their way to you, hopefully before the end of this year!
Meanwhile, if you’re a subscriber, you can always access the online version of the newspaper at qctonline.com/category/qct-online-print-edition.
You must log in by entering your username and password.
Go to the top right of the main page to log in. If you don’t remember your password, enter your email address where it says “Username or Email Address” and then click on “Lost your password?” below the white box. You can always also change your password if necessary.
For those interested in purchasing a hard copy (delivered to our local distributor via Purolator), they are available at La Maison Anglaise bookstore (Place de la Cité), Un Coin du Monde (Avenue Cartier, corner of Rue Aberdeen) and at the Morrin Centre (44 Chaussée des Écossais in the Old City). If you are not a print and/or online subscriber, you can become one at qctonline.com/subscribe.