Arts Alive! weathers the storm to bring artists together under Morrin Centre umbrella Nick Stewart nick@qctonline.com The ninth edition of the Morrin Centre’s Arts Alive! festival risked falling afoul of …
Daily Archives: 29 August 2023
City offers a first glimpse into the new Gabrielle-Roy Library
City offers a first glimpse into the new Gabrielle-Roy Library Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com The Gabrielle-Roy Library, the flagship library of the Bibliothèque de Québec system, has been closed for renovations …
COMMENTARY: Demands of teaching profession have changed over the years
COMMENTARY: Demands of teaching profession have changed over the years Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com I get a little sentimental at this time of year, with the sudden …
Dodgeball club twinning program welcomes newcomers
Dodgeball club twinning program welcomes newcomers Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Laure-Anne Planchot arrived in Quebec City from France in 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The …
Jean-Talon byelection: CAQ and PQ spar over candidate Pascal Paradis
Jean-Talon byelection: CAQ and PQ spar over candidate Pascal Paradis Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Parti Québécois candidate in the forthcoming byelection in the Quebec City riding …
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The story behind Les Muses
MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The story behind Les Muses Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This life-size group of six female figures, known as Les Muses, is situated in Place D’Youville and is surrounded by …
Abandonment of Maison Pollack diversity project ‘great disappointment’
Abandonment of Maison Pollack diversity project ‘great disappointment’ Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com A “ great disappointment,” is how interim city hall opposition leader Coun. Alicia Despins describes …
Memorials and Things of Fame – August 30, 2023
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com August 30, 1873 – The Morning Chronicle Agriculture – We were presented, yesterday, with a fair specimen …
CQSB spared worst of teacher shortage as school year begins
CQSB spared worst of teacher shortage as school year begins Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Amid headlines about a teacher shortage in the French public school system, Central …
International accordion festival returns to Montmagny
International accordion festival returns to Montmagny Adapted from a press release by QCT staff From Sept. 1-3, the 34th Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon will take place in Montmagny in Chaudière-Appalaches, …