City to keep taxes below inflation
City to keep taxes below inflation Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Call it an early Christmas present of sorts: The new city budget will limit the property …
The first snow announces the upcoming 72nd Winter Carnival
The first snow announces the upcoming 72nd Winter Carnival Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Snow came early this year, and no one could be happier than Bonhomme Carnaval! He made a special …
TRAM TRACKER: Tramway project forces Limoilou expropriations
TRAM TRACKER: Tramway project forces Limoilou expropriations Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com The reality of the tramway project has become apparent for several businesses on 1ère Avenue …
Departing councillors get $2 million in transition payments
Departing councillors get $2 million in transition payments Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative Sixteen former city councillors who either retired or were defeated will receive severance and transition …
Quebec City pedals up ranks of world’s top bicycle-friendly cities
Quebec City pedals up ranks of world’s top bicycle-friendly cities Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec City Mayor Bruno Marchand welcomed the news the city has moved …
Salon du livre des Premières Nations puts Indigenous literature in the spotlight
Salon du livre des Premières Nations puts Indigenous literature in the spotlight Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com For hundreds of years before the arrival of European colonists, …
The German Christmas Market opens the holiday season
The German Christmas Market opens the holiday season Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com With twinkling lights, 125 wooden kiosks and European decor, the Old City has been trans- formed into the German …
Jackie Smith charts new path forward for herself, Transition Québec
Jackie Smith charts new path forward for herself, Transition Québec Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Jackie Smith arrives for an interview at a Saint-Roch café a …
On the unforgettable Nov. 11, ‘We will remember them’
On the unforgettable Nov. 11, ‘We will remember them’ Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com At 11 o’clock on “the most unforgettable day of the year,” the 11th day of the 11th month, …
New English high school construction to begin ‘before the holidays’
New English high school construction to begin ‘before the holidays’ Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com There could be “shovels in the ground” within the next few weeks …