Le Piolet — more than a dining experience
Near the Kabir Kouba falls in Wendake is a restaurant called Le Piolet. Since 1985, it has been providing young adults, aged 16-35 who are in difficult circumstances, with training …
Reunion success for Big Wreck is no accident
Big Wreck first came onto the music scene in the 1990s; a time when boy bands were record label favourites and rock bands were being separated into new genres like …
Sing-along Messiah at Chalmers-Wesley Church
The Sing-along Messiah is an annual event which started at Chalmers-Wesley in 1998. It is usually held in mid-November to welcome the Christmas season. This year’s Sing-along will be held …
Justin Trudeau visits Quebec City
Justin Trudeau, Liberal MP for Papineau and, as of October 2, 2012, a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, was in Quebec City on October 24 …
Quebec Art Company preparing for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Rehearsals are well underway for Quebec Art Company’s fall production of the American classic, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.This powerful, highly charged Pulitzer prize-winning drama was playwright Tennessee William’s …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle About half past ten last evening a fire was discovered in the National Bank Building. When first entered, we are informed that it was on fire …
Writers of a feather, flock together at QuebeCrime Festival
A full weekend of conferences, panel discussions, book signings and CSI simulations made for a second successful QuebeCrime Festival, a unique event in this country. The writers who gathered at …
Grand Chief Konrad Siouï easily re-elected
On October 26, Grand Chief Konrad Siouï was voted in for a second consecutive four-year term as the leader of the Huron-Wendat nation in Wendake by a massive majority. His …
Interview with the accused Charles Chambers, Part 2
On November 1, 2 and 3, Charles Chambers, the leader of the “Cap-Rouge bandits,” will be on trial for crimes he was accused of from 1831 to 1835. Before the …
Cégep Garneau welcomes Swedish crime writer Mons Kallentoft
Cégep Garneau students filled the science demonstration room to maximum capacity in order to see Mons Kallentoft, a Swedish crime writer in Quebec City for the QuebeCrime Festival. “It is …