The twelfth annual Fête Arc-en-ciel will be kicking off on September 1, and the full program was announced in a low-key, but artistic setting at the beautiful Maison de la …
Monthly Archives: July 2016
A visit to the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Only twenty minutes from downtown Quebec, the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré makes for an interesting visit for locals and tourists alike. The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (the site has been a major …
QCT Print Edition – July 27 2016
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News Digest July 20 2016
Issue July 20, 2016 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years! …
Red Hot Chili Peppers at FEQ: plenty of heat but no fire
The conditions were ideal for what should have been the crown jewel of this year’s Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) line-up. The crushing heat and thunderstorms of the day before …
John Neilson celebrates his 240th birthday!
There was a very special birthday party in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier on Sunday, July 17. The Honourable John Neilson turned 240 years old! As you may know from previous QCT articles, …
“Prairie boy” recruits newcomers with expats blog
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph (QCT) is proud to announce that one of its own, general manager Taylor Ireland, is working on a blog project with Québec en Tête (Quebec First) called …
A prairie boy’s take on life in Quebec City
This blog entry first appeared on quebecentete.com May 6, 2016. People often ask me how I found myself living in Quebec City, and more particularly, as a successful entrepreneur in …
Catching up on the interim
Where was I? The last such column, dated September 20, 2006, was about the debate over where Lord Stanley first made the speech promising a trophy for hockey supremacy. Was …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle Statistics recently published show that thirty million bottles of champagne are annually produced in France and are thus apportioned: Africa 1,000,000; Spain and Portugal 200,000; Italy …