This blog was originally posted to quebecentete.com on June 20, 2016. If there’s one label automatically associated with Quebec City, it’s “old.” The “old city,” the “old port,” la vieille …
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Remains of more Carricks shipwreck victims discovered in Gaspé
In the mid-19th century, the Great Irish Famine brought shiploads of impoverished families to North America. On April 29, 1847, the Carricks, loaded with emigrants from the estates of Lord …
Band’Accordéons brings bold music to Chalmers-Wesley
Normally the venue of organ concerts, voice and piano recitals, the Musical Wednesday concert held at Chalmers-Wesley Church last week was definitely a bit out of the ordinary. The Band’Accordéons …
Team Canada picks up Olympic medals
In this Summer’s Olympic Games, the pinnacle of summer sport, more than 200 nations sent over 11,000 of the world’s best athletes to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to compete for …
All living past Prime Ministers unite to mark Sir Wilfrid Laurier anniversary
Canadians are pausing this year to mark the 175th anniversary of the birth of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1841. As part of these celebrations all seven living past prime ministers …
Motorists be aware of cyclists – and vice versa!
A fter witnessing what could have been a tragic bicycle-car collision on Boulevard René-Lévesque recently, I did some checking on the Société d’Assurance-automobile du Québec (SAAQ) website about bicycle safety. …
The red trillium
Submitted by Lise Lafond I will be the gladdest thing under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one. – Edna St. Vincent Millay As 2016 …
Bubbling over with joy
How does air, wrapped in a soap film – what we call bubbles – that last for only a few seconds before bursting bring so much joy to people of …
QCT Print Edition – August 17 2016
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