We were saddened to learn of the passing of former Quebec City mayor, Jean-Paul L’Allier. He was a strong supporter of our English-speaking community and saw the importance of our …
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Hong Kong veteran Jos Miller, a private legend
It has been almost 19 years since we laid Jos (nickname for Joseph, pronounced “Joe”) Miller to rest in Marsboro on a sunny hillside near the beautiful Lac Mégantic that …
Travel Writing Workshop at the Morrin Centre with Laurie Gough
The Morrin Centre, Quebec City’s English-language cultural centre, will host award-winning travel author Laurie Gough for a travel writing workshop on Wednesday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m., as part of …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle The intensely cold weather, which set in on Thursday night or Friday morning, still continued this weekend, little, if indeed anything abated. To use an Americanism, …
The story behind Rue Lindbergh
Rue Lindbergh is named in honour of Charles Lindbergh who became an international hero after flying 3,610 miles across the Atlantic Ocean non-stop from New York to Paris in the …
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: New subscription – Côte Gilmour – Mayor L’Allier
I’m now so pleased with what I read in the QCT that I would like to send a one-year gift subscription to a friend of mine. And… I want to …
Enjoy cross-country skiing in the city
As part of the Ville de Québec and Mayor Labeaume’s plan to develop activities around the St. Charles River, an 8.6 km cross-country ski loop has been added to the …
Students present different models of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church
Since Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church closed its doors last summer, its future has remained a subject of concern and debate among citizens of the ward of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, at the diocese and among …
St. Patrick’s Parish bids farewell to Father Allan Savage
After nearly six years as pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish and at the age of 70, Father Allan M. Savage has retired. He said his last Sunday Mass in Quebec …
QAC now casting Norm Foster’s Opening Night
The Quebec Art Company (QAC) is looking for aspiring actors for its spring production – Norm Foster’s Opening Night, directed by J.P. Chartier. This popular “play within a play” tells …