Saint-Roch XP livens up Rue Saint-Joseph
LEFT: This musician helps the planet by recycling tin cans and plastic buckets and containers to make music on Rue Saint-Joseph during Saint-Roch XP. The David Bowie song “Dancing …
Rouge et Or women’s rugby team crushes Gaiters 135-0
The Université Laval Rouge et Or women’s rugby team is sending a message to all the schools in the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ): “We may have 14 …
Air conditioning heating up election campaign
You might say the election campaign is really getting hot and sticky if air conditioning (A/C) has become an issue. The pioneers who built Quebec and the original residents who …
Luck of the Celts for the 13th Festival Celtique de Québec
Tartans, bagpipes, a mystic village, clans and Irish dancing were proudly exhibited at the 13th annual Festival Celtique de Québec (FCQ). From Sept. 6 to 9, Quebecers celebrated their Celtic …
Vieux-Québec Feis is open for registration
Get ready Quebec! Irish dancers from Canada and the United States will soon be invading the La Vieille Capitale and you can get in on the act. Vieux-Québec Feis, a …
From the Great Recession to the current election and back again
On Sept. 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. The fourth largest investment bank in the United States had fallen after 158 years of activity. The behemoth’s demise sent shockwaves …
Rue Armand-Viau Formerly Rue Joseph-Morrin
A street and an industrial park in the Duberger-Les Saules district of the Les Rivières borough of Quebec City were named after Armand Viau (1901-1967), who was the industrial commissioner …
Memorials and Things of Fame
September 11, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette Mrs. Ellis, from Dublin, respectfully informs the inhabitants of Quebec that she has opened a school in Mountain Street, Lower Town, where young …
Montcalm en Fête street party a high-energy success
A neighbourhood in downtown Quebec City was alive with activity this past Saturday for the annual Montcalm en Fête. Avenue Cartier, between Grande Allée and Boul. René-Levesque, was open only …
Letter to the Editor
I read [Luc Lang’s] article in the [Sept. 5 edition] of the QCT with great enjoyment. However, the Capitales de Québec home field, Stade Canac, is not, as stated, in …