$10 billion from Ottawa for infrastructure includes new tramway funding
$10 billion from Ottawa for infrastructure includes new tramway funding Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com A package of infrastructure agreements signed on June 2 between Quebec …
Marchand says tramway Phase 2 ‘needs to start soon’
Marchand says tramway Phase 2 ‘needs to start soon’ Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com With funding secured for Phase 1 of the tramway project, Mayor Bruno Marchand said, “We need to start …
Saint-Roch tramway work: Overpass demo, Dorchester to be two-way
Saint-Roch tramway work: Overpass demo, Dorchester to be two-way Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Mayor Bruno Marchand said the coming tramway preparation work in the Saint-Roch district will be “fairly intense,” but …
Bells come down as Très-Saint-Sacrement church reno ramps up
Bells come down as Très-Saint-Sacrement church reno ramps up Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com With its distinctive twin bell towers sheathed in scaffolding, the landmark Église du …
New bus route to link Lower Town with Neufchâtel
New bus route to link Lower Town with Neufchâtel Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com The Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) is bringing in a new …
Group named to run Agro-parc on former nuns’ farmland in Beauport
Group named to run Agro-parc on former nuns’ farmland in Beauport Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Afew years ago, the immense swath of farmland in Beauport belonging …
Samantha McKinley takes over the helm of Destination Québec Cité
Samantha McKinley takes over the helm of Destination Québec Cité Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com The new director general of Quebec City’s tourism agency is a bilingual …
Café de Foudre pours a second cup on café-rich 3e Avenue
Café de Foudre pours a second cup on café-rich 3e Avenue Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com The coffee was hot (and iced and mixed into a cocktail, a stout slush or poured …
City surplus soars thanks to ‘welcome tax’ windfall
City surplus soars thanks to ‘welcome tax’ windfall Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com A red-hot real estate market was the major factor in the Ville de Québec recording a $77.8-million surplus in …
La Barberie brewery to be relocated in new 15-storey tower project
La Barberie brewery to be relocated in new 15-storey tower project Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com If its plan is approved by the city, a developer would …