Sailboats prepare to compete in the Transat Québec Saint-Malo
“There is excitement in the air! Just a few days to go before over two dozen ocean-going sailboats depart from Quebec City in the competition to reach Saint-Malo, France. From …
Quebec High School Graduates embrace the “Q-Force”
It was a packed house at Quebec High School (QHS) for last week’s graduation ceremony, where 83 mortarboards were jubilantly tossed in the air in front of friends and family. …
Iron Bars and Bookshelves launched at the Morrin Centre
Have you ever walked the halls of the historic Morrin Centre and felt an unexplained presence? Have you ever thought to yourself: If only these walls could talk? The answer …
The QCT wishes Shirley Nadeau a happy retirement
We take the occasion this week to pay tribute to the woman whose name has appeared in this paper for the past six years and who, during that time, has …
Shakey Graves shook Le Cercle
Quebecers got a little taste of Texas on June 21 from Alejandro Rose-Garcia, a.k.a. Shakey Graves, at Le Cercle on Rue Saint-Joseph. Being from the Lone Star State, Shakey often …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle About five o’clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the back of a watchmaker and jeweler shop on St. John street. There was a dearth …
The story behind Avenue Moncton
Avenue Moncton, in the Montcalm district of Quebec City, was named in honour of Robert Monckton (original spelling), who was born to an aristocratic family in Yorkshire, England, in 1726. …
Happy Canada Day! – O Canada!
Jo Ouellet was the daughter of Senator Josie Quart and Harry S. Quart, one of the owners of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph in the 1930s, along with Major Gwyllm Dunn, J.S. …
A.S. Johnson graduates on the verge of the rest of their lives
Graduation was celebrated at Andrew Stuart Johnson Memorial High School in Thetford Mines on Saturday, June 25. Students entered the school gymnasium accompanied by the song “The Verge” by Owl …
St. Patrick’s High School Class of 2016
On June 22, St. Patrick’s High School graduates stood proudly on the steps in front of the Palais Montcalm for their Class of 2016 photo. On this celebratory evening, 83 …