Dr. William Buck was born in Missouri in 1933 during the Great Depression into a family who lived modestly on a farm. Bill and his older brother went barefoot during …
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Celebrate 250: Community Essay Competition
Perhaps you’re not the type to write a Letter to the Editor but have an insightful point of view you want to share. Or maybe you wonder whether the Letters …
Volunteers sought to help us celebrate our 250th in style
We’re gearing up for a jubilant 250th anniversary celebration in June, and would like to share some of the fun. We are looking for a handful of motivated QCT readers …
St-Hubert Derby: eleven years running
For eleven years running, Carnival fans have been cheering from the sidelines as horses drawing sleighs race through snowy obstacle courses. This year, on February 8 and 9, the races, …
Bears of Legend: singing in a secret language
Carnival festivities needn’t be limited to daytime events for the family: Bears of Legend played a high-energy double-header with Dylan Perron & Élixir de Gumbo at the Petit Champlain Theatre …
Ice sculptures a must for Quebec Winter Carnival
It’s “the very busy season” for Laurent Godon – the ice-sculpting businessman from Mont-Tremblant who is also a pilot, boat enthusiast and former Guinness World Record holder for fastest ice …
The Ice-Canoe Races and the Coupe des Glaces
The Carnival Ice-Canoe Races began and ended in the Bassin Louise of the Port of Quebec this past Sunday. For the first time this year, the racers could be watched …
International Snow Sculpture Competition
Two weeks ago, Lidrissi Moulay Hicham had never touched snow. Hicham is a Moroccan painter based in Nice, France. He had no plans to come to Quebec until late January, …
Valentine’s Tea in honour of our caregivers
Are you providing care for family members or friends, either nearby or far away? Perhaps you prepare meals, taxi loved ones to medical appointments, ensure their medication is taken as …
Vroom, vroom!
When the ground is covered in snow and the wind chill is dipping to -15 C, motorcycle season seems far away indeed. The Quebec Moto and All-Terrain Vehicle Show made …