Researched by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com It is estimated that 100,000 prospectors set out to stake gold claims in the Yukon from 1897-99, but only 30,000 were able to do so. …
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REVIEW: MNBAQ offers ‘Us’ a philosophical voyage through art
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Us is the name of the new exhibit that opened at the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec on April 19. Billed as “a philosophical voyage through …
Elli Anderson addresses the Red Dress movement at SLC
Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com Graduating student Elli Anderson decorated CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence’s (SLC) Student Centre with red dresses on May 5, the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous …
Villa Bagatelle exhibit sheds light on glass
Cassandra Kerwin Cassandra@qctonline.com The magic of Lumière sur le verre 2.0 illuminates the Villa Bagatelle until Aug. 27. Seventeen internationally renowned Canadian glass-making artists are displaying their best work in …
The OSQ bids farewell to Fabien Gabel
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Orchestre Symphonique de Québec (OSQ), led by its former music director Fabien Gabel, joined by soprano Karina Gauvin and tenor Michael Schade, treated music lovers to …
Memorials and Things of Fame – May 10, 2023
Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce May 9, 1873 The Morning Chronicle The Emigrant’s Cause Dear Sir – Allow me to direct attention to the practice adopted by Mr. …
Monumental Views: The statue of Samuel de Champlain
Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This large statue of Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Quebec City, is probably the most photographed statue in town. Located on Dufferin Terrace next to Château …
No clear alternative emerging to CAQ’s abandoned freeway tunnel
Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter Peterblack@qctonline.com Quebecers now know there will not be a freeway tunnel built between Quebec City and Lévis. But what is less clear is Coalition …
Coun. Jackie Smith takes maternity leave from city hall
Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter Peterblack@qctonline.com Limoilou Coun. Jackie Smith is stepping back from her work at city hall to give birth to her second child. Smith, who is …
COMMENTARY: Loathing the Maple Leafs has become a national sport
Peter Black Local Journalism Initiative reporter Peterblack@qctonline.com Habs (or Bruins or Avalanche or Lightning) fans, bear with me. This is MY turn. My Toronto Maple Leafs’ turn. For all I …