December 19 2018 Edition
Community Christmas Hamper Campaign delivers the goods
Published: December 19, 2018
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
After months of meetings, weeks of recruiting volunteers and collecting food and monetary donations, plus days of sorting and packing, members of the English-speaking community of the Quebec City area delivered Christmas hampers (boxes of groceries and vouchers) to 205 households on Dec. 15.
Ho ho or holy: Christmas songs full of mixed messages
Published: December 19, 2018
A nice time to make ice
Published: December 19, 2018
Photo: Peter Black
It’s a nice time to make ice. Recent cold weather has allowed crews to get to work flooding the dozens of outdoor rinks throughout the city. This one is at the Parc du Musée. On the nearby Plains of Abraham, the large oval made with refrigerated ice started welcoming skaters last week.
Diplomatic crisis made in China
Published: December 19, 2018
The current Sino-Canadian diplomatic crisis is serious and the stakes are extremely high. At the heart of the matter is national security. Huawei, a Chinese tele-communications behemoth with 180,000 employees worldwide and nearly $100 billion in revenue, is in the United States’ crosshairs and Canada is being forced to pull the trigger.
Memorials and Things of Fame
Published: December 19, 2018
December 22, 1868 – The Morning Chronicle
The Ice: During Saturday night and Sunday morning large quantities of new ice formed into a batture, which now extends over a hundred feet from the wharves in the Lower Town. This early forming of a solid batture is a sure indication of an ice-bridge.
“All I want for Christmas is …”
Published: December 19, 2018
We asked several well-known people in Quebec City how they would answer the question “What do YOU want for Christmas?” After the usual “Peace on Earth, health, and happiness” replies, here’s what they had to say:
The story behind Rue Christmas
Published: December 19, 2018
Photo: from Wikipedia - Common Domain
Rue Christmas is named in honour of the annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on Dec. 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. It is a time for love, gift giving and family gatherings.
An “elf-made” man visits children at local library
Published: December 19, 2018
Hôtel de Glace offers a warm welcome in Valcartier
Published: December 19, 2018
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
Here’s a cool idea for a winter sleepover – spend the night in one of the 42 cozy, snowy and icy bedrooms at the Hôtel de Glace (ice hotel) in Valcartier, just 35 km from downtown Quebec City.
Do you have what it takes to be an astronaut?
Published: December 19, 2018
Photo: Danielle Burns
It isn’t every Saturday storytime that the parents are as interested in the special guest as their kids. Canadian astronaut candidate James Veilleux gave the large group of parents and children gathered in the Morrin Centre main library some insider information about the intensive and demanding process of being selected to be sent into space.
