Who will be beheaded in Valcartier?
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Municipal Library There will be strange happenings in the village of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier. On February 10, shortly before 2 p.m. a crowd will gather to decide the fate of one …
Echo[e]s will speak to the English-speaking communities of past and present
Gisèle Bouchard is collecting photos and video that depict life as an English-speaker in Quebec City over the past century. This is the final step in her information gathering for …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1848 The Morning ChronicleMonday, January 31,Quebec And Halifax Railroad We copy from the Halifax Times of the 19th instant, the following particulars respecting this proposed great national undertaking. The …
Carless in the suburbs
Who says that no one walks to the corner store for milk anymore? Just because you live in the suburbs doesn’t mean you’re stuck behind the wheel of a car. …
Historian looking for English-speaking women
Editor’s Update: Thanks for the response! This project is no longer in need of responses. Do you know any Quebec City women who should be celebrated? Empreintes d’elles …
Haller to host wordcraft workshops at Morrin Centre
Poet, singer/songwriter Adrian Haller will host a four-session series on writing, Word/Craft: An Introduction to Poetry Writing and Practice, to be held on Sundays once a month from February to …
Rebels take home trophy from 95th Quebec International Bonspiel
Ontario’s Rebels were flattered by the standing ovation when they were called to accept the Quebec International Bonspiel’s top trophy. The bonspielers celebrated the 95th edition of the weeklong event, …
Catchment areas unchanged
Last week the QCT reported that catchment areas, which correspond to enrolment, for Central Québec School Board’s Ste-Foy Elementary School had changed this year. In fact, they have not. They …
Restaurateur Luigi Sgobba dies at 79
Luigi Sgobba, co-founder of Le Continental restaurant, died on January 19 at Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de Québec. He was 79. In November 1956, Sgobba and his brother Angelo, along with partners …
Horrocks succeeds Tabachnik as head of QESBA
The executive of the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) underwent a major shake-up this past wekeend. Debbie Horrocks of the Riverside School Board in Montreal was elected president of …