More who’s who . . .
Here are 11 new names of people in the photo published in the [January 13, 2016, edition of the] QCT: 3 – Rick O’Connor, 4 – Gerry Woodrow, 5 – …
Chaudière Waterfalls in all seasons
The moods of a river are are best expressed by the nature of its falls or rapids, and the Chaudière River is one of the most expressive. The Parc des …
News Digest January 27 2016
Issue January 27, 2016 English News Serving Quebec City since 1764 since 1764, North America’s Oldest Newspaper *TMusing the most advanced news distribution method in over 246 years! …
Ice fishing at the Village Nordik lures visitors
The Village Nordik is open for business! For the first time, the Port of Quebec is welcoming ice fishing on the Louise Basin as well as skating on a one-kilometre …
Burkina Faso: the loss of Quebec City residents hits home
As the nation mourns the deaths of six humanitarian workers as a result of an attack by heavily armed gunmen on a cafe and hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on …
Video conference clarifies Alzheimer’s disease
Memory, one of life’s essentials, is taken for granted by most of us. Without it, learning and functioning become difficult tasks. People suffering from Alzheimer’s disease face such difficulties on …
Travel writing: turning one passion into another
In the cosy confines of the Morrin Centre on a crisp winter’s night, the melodious voice of Laurie Gough fell like powdered snow around the room, coating the luscious ideas …
Robert Lepage, La Chamaille and the Club Musical
The Club Musical, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, held the second of its series of Retour dans le Temps concerts at the Maison de la littérature, the …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle Yesterday evening at the Grande-Allée drill-shed, some twenty-two men of the Wellington Rifles turned out in rather miscellaneous head-gear. They did so, inasmuch as they had …
The story behind Avenue Louis-St-Laurent
This street is named in honour of Louis St. Laurent*, the prime minister of Canada from 1948-1957. He was born in Compton, a village in the Eastern Townships in 1882. …