Wedding
The chapel of the Musée de l’Amérique française was the theatre of a beautiful summertime wedding on Sunday, July 3. The happy newlyweds are Maureen Rogers, daughter of Kathleen and …
Music at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in August
August is an exciting musical month at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. The second half of the Midi en Musique concert series continues with a variety of musical styles, …
Grands Feux Loto-Québec fireworks closer than ever this year
The 5th annual Grands Feux Loto-Québec will offer many new things this year, beginning with the position of the launch platform, on Wednesday and Saturday evenings starting at 9:00 p.m. …
Université Laval to run the first clinical study for a Zika vaccine
Université Laval’s Infectious Disease Research Centre (IDRC) and Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval (CHU) recently announced that the first clinical study for a Zika vaccine in Canada …
YWCA closed temporarily while being renovated
The YWCA has turned a page in history. Since 6 June, 2016, the building at 855 Avenue Holland has been closed and has moved its reception office, almost all services …
Place Richard-Garneau opens in the Quartier des Arts
The City of Quebec recently inaugurated another public space, this time at the corner of Avenue Cartier and Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, next to Starbucks and the Cinema Cartier. The place …
Fête Arc-en-ciel shines light on gay pride
The twelfth annual Fête Arc-en-ciel will be kicking off on September 1, and the full program was announced in a low-key, but artistic setting at the beautiful Maison de la …
A visit to the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Only twenty minutes from downtown Quebec, the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré makes for an interesting visit for locals and tourists alike. The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (the site has been a major …
Red Hot Chili Peppers at FEQ: plenty of heat but no fire
The conditions were ideal for what should have been the crown jewel of this year’s Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) line-up. The crushing heat and thunderstorms of the day before …
John Neilson celebrates his 240th birthday!
There was a very special birthday party in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier on Sunday, July 17. The Honourable John Neilson turned 240 years old! As you may know from previous QCT articles, …