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, …
“Prairie boy” recruits newcomers with expats blog
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph (QCT) is proud to announce that one of its own, general manager Taylor Ireland, is working on a blog project with Québec en Tête (Quebec First) called …
A prairie boy’s take on life in Quebec City
This blog entry first appeared on quebecentete.com May 6, 2016. People often ask me how I found myself living in Quebec City, and more particularly, as a successful entrepreneur in …
Catching up on the interim
Where was I? The last such column, dated September 20, 2006, was about the debate over where Lord Stanley first made the speech promising a trophy for hockey supremacy. Was …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle Statistics recently published show that thirty million bottles of champagne are annually produced in France and are thus apportioned: Africa 1,000,000; Spain and Portugal 200,000; Italy …