Graduates of the Quebec High School Class of 2024 toss their mortarboards at the end of the ceremony. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Quebec High School honours the class of 2024 Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Blue caps and gowns filled the hallways of Quebec High School on June 7 for the 2024 graduation ceremony….
Members of the Dollard-des-Ormeaux School Class of 2024 pose for a pre-graduation class photo outside the school. (Photo by Stéphanie Pouliot) Dollard-des-Ormeaux School celebrates graduation Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The 25 graduating students of Dollard- des-Ormeaux School in Shannon celebrated the end of their high school careers at…
COMMENTARY Mysteries of the eel revealed as extinction looms When we first moved to Quebec City a while back, we noticed it was on a big river, and here and…
ComediHa! founder Sylvain Parent-Bédard recently confirmed that his Quebec City-based company had acquired the remaining assets of Juste pour rire/Just for Laughs. (Photo courtesy of ComediHa!) Quebec City’s ComediHa! buys Just For Laughs Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The QCT reported two weeks ago that ComediHa!, the Quebec City-based comedy and entertainment company, was…
This image shows the Simons store to be opened in Toronto’s CF Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto. (Image courtesy of La Maison Simons) Simons to open stores in two landmark malls Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec City’s little dry goods store that could is taking two more huge steps into…
Gaspé, Côte-Nord hope to lead “yellow wave” in bilingual health care Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter The “sunflower” program providing English-speaking hospital staff at Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital and Memphremagog Hospital…
Ludovic Boney’s Remembering through Beads features a series of large hollow rings (Image from NBC) Indigenous art to be installed on Cap Diamant Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Work is underway at the scenic Cap Diamant lookout on the Plains of Abraham to…
Memorials and Things of Fame – June 12, 2024 Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com June 9, 1774 – The Quebec Gazette Saturday last being the anniversary of…
Musical Wednesdays begin at Chalmers-Wesley United Church Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The organizers of Musical Wednesdays, the summer music program at Chalmers-Wesley United Church, located at 78 rue Ste-Ursule in Old…
Mélie de Champlain is the new head of Jeffery Hale-Saint Brigid’s care services. (Photo by Peter Black) Around the world and from Matane to Quebec City for new JHSB boss Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com (This is Part One of a two-part feature) Strange as…