Augustines celebrate 400 years of history with bilingual audio guides Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com As many churches and religious buildings around the province are being repurposed or replaced with condominiums, the oldest…
Tag Archives: July 14 2021
Gurdeep Pandher brings bhangra beats to Quebec City
Gurdeep Pandher brings bhangra beats to Quebec City Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon is dancing his way through Quebec. Pandher, a bhangra dance teacher and former civil…
Unique art exhibit returns to city streets
Unique art exhibit returns to city streets Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com For the eighth edition of the outdoor public art exhibit Les Passages insolites, EXMURO invites people to walk a five-kilome- tre…
Indigenous perspectives added to exhibit at Fort Saint-Louis historic site
Indigenous perspectives added to exhibit at Fort Saint-Louis historic site Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com A popular Parks Canada exhibit in Quebec City will now tell more of the history of the…
Festival d’Opéra de Québec launches its 10th season
Festival d’Opéra de Québec launches its 10th season Adapted from a press release by Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The 10th Festival d’opéra de Québec will take place from July 27 to Aug….
First phase of Pierre Laporte Bridge renovations complete
First phase of Pierre Laporte Bridge renovations complete Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com The first scheduled “construction blitz” on the Pierre Laporte Bridge between Quebec City and Lévis is complete, the Ministry…
Memorials and Things of Fame
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched & compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com July 14, 1821 – The Quebec Gazette Novel Legislation! The Editor of the York Observer reviewing, the…
STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue des Maires-Timmony
The story behind Rue des Maires-Timmony Bill Cox billcox@qctonline.com This street was named in honour of Charles and James Timmony, brothers who were mayors of the municipality of Sillery from…
High-frequency rail service coming to Quebec City-Toronto corridor
High-frequency rail service coming to Quebec City-Toronto corridor Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Much improved passenger service to Quebec City from points west is coming down the tracks,…
New superhospital to be mostly steam-powered
New superhospital to be mostly steam-powered Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The garbage collected in Quebec City will help make the huge new hospital under construction in the…