Avenue James-Lemoine is named in honour of James MacPherson Lemoine (1825-1912), a lawyer, ornithologist, folklorist and historian. Born in Quebec City of a Scottish mother and French-Canadian father, Lemoine was …

Jacob Sweeney and Peter Weston are old friends home from university for the summer. Early on a hot afternoon in July, many young adults in their position might be just …

Long-time Quebec City resident and retired Université Laval Geography professor Dean Louder recently returned from Winnipeg, Manitoba, where he received a Doctor of Laws degree, (honoris causa) on June 1 …

The Festival d’Opéra de Québec celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. From July 23 to August 5, the voices of opera artists will again resound from a host of venues …

The Ville de Québec recently installed the sculpture Canot à glace at Pointe-à-Carcy overlooking the St. Lawrence River, where the famous ice-canoe races take place every winter.  Canot à glace, …

Well hidden in the austere and scientific atmosphere of the engineering department at Université Laval is one of the best-kept secrets of Quebec City, the Musée de Géologie René-Bureau. Set …

Shoppers and curiosity seekers alike crowded around a banner announcing “3DCanada” at the original Maison Simons in Old Quebec, momentarily forgetting the Festival d’Été and the outdoor circus that is …

Getting on a horse’s back gives some special riders the feeling of walking for the first time, being free of their wheelchair and feeling the wind in their hair. Annick …

Discreetly tucked behind a fence and sheltered by trees and shrubs at the corner of Grande Allée and Avenue Cartier is the charming white cottage known as the Maison Henry–Stuart.  …