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QCT 250th anniversary makes the news
250 years of English-language press in Quebec City garners bilingual press attention
Published: June 16, 2014
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Photo: Françoise Paradis for the QCT
We're delighted to report that a tradition of 250 years of English-language news is newsworthy to other media, too.
QCT in the news
250 years of English-language press in Quebec City garners bilingual press attention
Published: June 16, 2014
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Photo: Françoise Paradis for the QCT
We are delighted to report that a tradition of 250 years of English-language news in Quebec City is newsworthy to other media, too. The QCT's anniversary and related events have already been featured on a number of news outlets, and we anticipate more.
Celebrate 250: Community Essay Competition
Published: February 12, 2014
Perhaps you're not the type to write a Letter to the Editor but have an insightful point of view you want to share. Or maybe you wonder whether the Letters to the Editor section has enough room to print all your opinions.
QCT journalists win big at QCNA Competition
Published: June 5, 2013
Being honoured by a jury of one's peers is one of the highest accolades possible. Yet this is exactly what the QCT received on Friday, May 31, 2013, from the Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA).
Fiddler on the Roof story still current a century later
Published: November 27, 2019
Photo: Danielle Burns
The Quebec Art Company (QAC) was keen to present Fiddler on the Roof, one of the best-known musicals in the world, after learning actor Michel Blackburn (who portrayed Jesus in the QAC’s 2018 production of Jesus Christ Superstar) had always wanted to play Tevye, the softhearted main character.
What does a doula do? Meet Camille Nadeau
Published: November 27, 2019
Photo: Danielle Burns
Camille Nadeau might have a Masters in Fine Arts from Université Laval and a successful art business, with her reproductions being sold in the summer on Rue du Trésor, but art is just a way to pay the bills. The birth of her own son a few years ago took place without a doula, “because I didn’t even know they existed!”
QHS students raise over $100,000 for the Terry Fox Foundation
Published: November 13, 2019
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
A special assembly was held in the gymnasium of Quebec High School (QHS) on Nov. 8 to reveal the grand total of funds raised for the Terry Fox Foundation by students and staff at the school over the past two decades.
VEQ and other English-speaking organizations are separating from, not divorcing the QCGN
Published: November 13, 2019
Photo: Danielle Burns
Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) is one of about a dozen community organizations to leave the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) in a recent decampment from the umbrella advocacy organization that until recently represented about 60 English-speaking organizations across the province of Quebec.
Bill 40 and school board governance
Published: November 6, 2019
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SNACS Book Fair attracts hundreds of bibliophiles
Published: October 30, 2019
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
Hundreds of people attended the annual SNACS Book Fair at the Eastern Québec Learning Centre on Oct. 24, 25 and 26. This year, for the first time, the event was open not just Saturday but also on Thursday and Friday evenings, to better distribute the huge rush usually attending the Saturday-only sale.
