78th Fraser Highlanders host Burns Night
To honour Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, the Fort St. Andrew’s Garrison of the 78th Fraser Highlanders of Quebec City invite you to a Burns Night, which will be held …
Resolve to make a difference – 10 simple ideas for 2013
Everywhere one looks, the talk this time of year is about resolutions. The pages of this week’s QCT are fine examples. As Danielle Burns highlights on page 2, making a …
Make the ‘Gift of Reading’ a New Year’s resolution
For fourteen years, the Literacy Foundation (Fondation pour l’alphabétisation) has offered a fine solution to inevitable holiday questions. November through January, books are solicited for Quebec children ages 0-12. Typically, …
The technology evolution and music
Technological progress was slow at first, with hundreds of years between the discovery of fire, the wheel and then the cart. Now, in a matter of months, the auto industry …
“Distinguished” English-speaking Toastmasters Clubs Thrive in Québec City
“English-speaking Toastmasters clubs are thriving in Québec City!” affirms Bobby Fielding, past Area 93 Governor. “Club members are consistently delivering high quality speech and leadership projects and we are having …
Aldo and Allie invite you to a Christmas gathering
Aldo and Allie (the donkey and the goat who spend the winter in the Anglican Bishop’s garden) wish to extend the following invitation to their friends; “We invite you to …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle A few days ago, a farmer residing in the seigniory of Belair (St. Catherine,) a few miles north west of this city, while occupied in cutting …
Cross-country skiing a surprise hit
The snow on Parliament Hill may have been manufactured, but the enthusiasm of the spectators was not. Nearly 150 skiers from 16 countries descended on the heart of Quebec City …
New monument honouring women in politics unveiled at the National Assembly
The grounds of the Quebec legislature buildings are a little more crowded these days. Finally the statues of important Quebec men in politics have some “statuesque” female company. On December …
Christmas in Afghanistan
During the Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph, this QCT writer met Fay Dickinson, resplendent in her Scarlet, and her father Captain (N) Christopher Dickinson. When I asked why they …