November 14 2018 Edition
Lest we forget: 100 years since the Armistice
Published: November 14, 2018
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
This year’s Remembrance Day has a special significance because it commemorates the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice in a railway car in the forest of Compiègne in Picardy, France, on Nov. 11, 1918, ending the First World War.
Letter to the Editor
Published: November 14, 2018
I just wanted to say thank you for [QCT journalist Ruby Pratka’s] amazing article [“Quebec City comes together for victims of Pittsburgh shooting”] that appeared in [the Nov. 7, 2018] paper.
Cable TV boldly goes where networks fear to tread
Published: November 14, 2018
Now that the American midterm elections are over, there is likely to be a great sucking vacuum in the television-viewing habits of many folks on this side of the border who have been addicted to CNN and MSNBC – well, ever since that orange-haired fellow began his run for the presidency, anyway.
MAtv launch documentary on Château Frontenac’s 125th anniversary
Published: November 14, 2018
Photo: provided by MAtv
On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the Château Frontenac, former general manager Robert Mercure proposed to MAtv Québec that it produce a documentary series relating the history of the famous hotel, including the prestigious site where it is located.
Memorials and Things of Fame
Published: November 14, 2018
Photo: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain
November 11, 1868 – The Morning Chronicle
The War Ends: Headlines from 100 years ago
Published: November 14, 2018
The end of the First World War brought new challenges for Quebec City’s residents. This sampling of headlines in the November 1918 Quebec Chronicle gives a glimpse of the situation in the wake of the war effort.
Parade des Jouets kindles the Christmas spirit
Published: November 14, 2018
Give to the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign and help deliver some goodness this holiday season
Published: November 14, 2018
Photo: Sophie Minville, EQLC
The 23rd Community Christmas Hamper Campaign will soon be underway! From Sunday, Nov. 18 to Sunday, Dec. 9, you can help “deliver some goodness” by giving to this wonderful community initiative in any or all of the following ways:
Royal 22e Régiment and Voltigeurs de Québec launch CD with a concert
Published: November 14, 2018
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
La Musique du Royal 22e Régiment in association with La Musique des Voltigeurs de Québec launched their first CD, simply titled UN, at the Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec on Nov. 10. A free concert by La Musique des Voltigeurs “L’écho des coquelicots”, which highlighted the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, followed the launch.
PIGS light up the Impérial Bell with the music of Pink Floyd
Published: November 14, 2018
Photo: Lise Lafond
PIGS, Canada’s Pink Floyd tribute band, was back in town Nov. 7 to play at the Impérial Bell as part of their Outside / In Canadian tour. Some of the more “mature” fans felt young again reminiscing and getting into the frame of mind that is created by the music of Pink Floyd.
