Community News
Portuguese chicken comes to Sillery
Published: September 26, 2018
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
Open since the end of June, the first Lio Festa restaurant, which specializes in tasty Portuguese chicken, is drawing hungry customers into its sunny location at the corner of Avenue Maguire and Rue de Bergerville in Sillery.
Owner-operator Perry Marcoux explained the simple and affordable “semi-rapid” concept of his new restaurant.
Habs beat Caps in pre-season match in Quebec City
Published: September 26, 2018
Photo: courtesy of a hockey fan
Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals came to town on Sept. 20 and the visit of the 2018 Stanley Cup champions turned out to be just what the Montreal Canadiens needed to turn around their early pre-season fortunes.
Playing in front of a crowd of 11,300 at the Vidéotron Centre, the Habs dominated the Caps with a 5-2 victory, at one point holding a 4-0 lead over the visiting team.
VEQ Fall Fest brings community together
Published: September 19, 2018
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Voice of English-speaking Quebec (VEQ)’s annual Fall Fest is always a much-anticipated event for the members of the anglophone community. Once again this year, Mother Nature smiled down on those who gathered at St. Vincent Elementary School’s gymnasium and playground on a bright, sunny Saturday, Sept. 15.
Politicians learn to stop worrying and love the notwithstanding clause
Published: September 19, 2018
Just like the opening line of a noted biography of him, Pierre Trudeau’s notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Constitution “haunts us still.”
Bill 101: A solution more expensive than the problem
Published: September 19, 2018
Quebec’s Charter of the French Language, commonly known as Bill 101, was adopted by the National Assembly on Aug. 26, 1977. Forty-one years later, the law imposing French as the official language of Quebec is still wreaking havoc, socially and economically.
The story behind Côte Badelard
Published: September 19, 2018
Photo: Google Maps
This cobblestone pathway and wooden staircase which join Upper (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) and Lower Town (Saint-Roch) are named in honour of Philippe-Louis-François Badelard (1728-1807).
Quebec City Women’s Club starts new season
Published: September 19, 2018
The Quebec City Women’s Club is starting its 2018-2019 year with an informal get-together on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. President Joan Valois extends a warm welcome to new and former members as the club begins its 81st year. “Invite your friends and join us for a light buffet and some warm conversation,” she says.
Letter to the Editor
Published: September 19, 2018
Dear Editor,
I am writing to seek your readers’ feedback on the following question:
What can Canadians do to be better Canadians?
I am seeking this feedback in connection with a book idea I have. The working title of my book is Kiss The Ground You Walk On, Canada and in it I want to convey the message of how we can all be better Canadians.
Saint Brigid’s Guild honoured for 50 years of devoted service
Published: September 19, 2018
Vacant lot behind Maison Péan will get its park
Published: September 19, 2018
Metropolis remains epic after 90 years
Published: September 19, 2018
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Metropolis, a pioneering silent science fiction film made nearly a century ago, is a fascinating, complex film. On the surface, it is about the lower class rebelling against the upper class, while in reality, it is also about control, love, self-discovery and finding common ground between two parties.
The designer behind the Death Star speaks at QCFF
Published: September 19, 2018
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
When people mention Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, WarGames, or Close Encounters of the Third Kind, they think about the props, characters, directors, actors and music. The name Colin Cantwell doesn’t necessarily come up. It should. Without him, these movies wouldn’t be what they are.
Pauline Parmentier wins the Coupe Banque Nationale
Published: September 19, 2018
Rackets were swinging, balls were flying and athletes from acound the world ran across the courts of the PEPS at Université Laval. From Sept. 10 to 16, some of the world’s top female tennis players, including four Canadians, reigning Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig and future star and top seed Aryna Sabalenka, competed at the 26th Coupe Banque Nationale.
Champlain-St. Lawrence Lions sports season in full swing
Published: September 19, 2018
Photo: Champlain-St. Lawrence Athletics
The 2018-2019 sports season at CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence is well underway.
Hockey: After dropping their first two games of the season against Collège Laflèche and Cégep de Sainte-Foy over the first weekend of September, the Lions men’s hockey team defeated the Cégep de Thetford Filions 5-2 on Sept. 14.
Community Calendar
Published: September 19, 2018
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Sept. 13 to 22 – Quebec City Film Festival/Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec. There are many films in English with French subtitles or in French or other languages with English subtitles. Films shown outdoors (Place d’Youville), in the Palais Montcalm and several other locations. For details, visit fcvq.ca/en.
Miners dethrone Capitales for Can-Am League title
Published: September 19, 2018
Photo: Luc Lang
Martin Figueroa hit a two-out, three-run home run at the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Sussex County Miners beat the Québec Capitales 6-5 to earn their first ever Can-Am Baseball League pennant on Sept. 15.
Keeping fit with Rawfit exercise classes in English
Published: September 19, 2018
Air Cadets hold Visibility Day in Quebec City region
Published: September 19, 2018
Air Cadets will be very “visible” in the greater Quebec City region on Saturday, Sept. 22.
Make sure you’re registered to vote!
Published: September 19, 2018
Elections Québec invites voters to verify that their names are on the information card that was recently mailed to all residential addresses in Quebec. Registration is mandatory if you wish to vote in the Oct. 1 election.
Rouge et Or women’s rugby team crushes Gaiters 135-0
Published: September 19, 2018
Photo: Clément Robitaille - Université Laval
The Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s rugby team is sending a message to all the schools in the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ): “We may have 14 rookies on our team, but we are serious.”
Coming off an impressive 79-0 win over McGill, the Rouge et Or showed the Bishop’s University Gaiters no mercy on Sept. 15 at the Stade Telus.
Luck of the Celts for the 13th Festival Celtique de Québec
Published: September 12, 2018
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Tartans, bagpipes, a mystic village, clans and Irish dancing were proudly exhibited at the 13th annual Festival Celtique de Québec (FCQ). From Sept. 6 to 9, Quebecers celebrated their Celtic heritage. Men wore kilts and women dressed in traditional costumes.
Air conditioning heating up election campaign
Published: September 12, 2018
You might say the election campaign is really getting hot and sticky if air conditioning (A/C) has become an issue.
From the Great Recession to the current election and back again
Published: September 12, 2018
On Sept. 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. The fourth largest investment bank in the United States had fallen after 158 years of activity. The behemoth’s demise sent shockwaves across markets worldwide. The financial system was breaking down; the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1929 had officially begun.
Vieux-Québec Feis is open for registration
Published: September 12, 2018
Photo: erry Ann King
Get ready Quebec! Irish dancers from Canada and the United States will soon be invading the La Vieille Capitale and you can get in on the act.
Vieux-Québec Feis, a competition of Irish dance, music and song, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Séminaire Saint-François, 4900 Rue Saint-Félix, in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures.
Rue Armand-Viau Formerly Rue Joseph-Morrin
Published: September 12, 2018
Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain
A street and an industrial park in the Duberger-Les Saules district of the Les Rivières borough of Quebec City were named after Armand Viau (1901-1967), who was the industrial commissioner for Quebec City from 1945 to 1953 and the general manager of the industry and commerce bureau of the Quebec City region from 1958 to 1967.
Montcalm en Fête street party a high-energy success
Published: September 12, 2018
Photo: Natalie Keller
A neighbourhood in downtown Quebec City was alive with activity this past Saturday for the annual Montcalm en Fête. Avenue Cartier, between Grande Allée and Boul. René-Levesque, was open only to pedestrians for the day, with peripheral events taking place at the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ) and at the nearby Parc du Musée on the Plains of Abraham.
Letter to the Editor
Published: September 12, 2018
I read [Luc Lang’s] article in the [Sept. 5 edition] of the QCT with great enjoyment. However, the Capitales de Québec home field, Stade Canac, is not, as stated, in the Limoilou [district of Quebec City], but in Saint-Roch.
