QALL seeking board members
The Quebec Association for Lifelong Learning (QALL) was established in 1981 to provide leadership in matters pertaining to lifelong learning. It is a collective voice that promotes learning opportunities for …
Hot town, summer in the city!
Now that the longest day of the year – June 21st – has passed, summer truly has begun in Quebec City. La fête de Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the patron saint of Quebec …
Canada Post commemorates the Empress of Ireland
Pointe-au-Père, Rimouski (Quebec) – Canada Post issued two stamps on May 29, 2014, to mark the centennial of the sinking of RMS Empress of Ireland on May 29, 1914, in …
Prison escapees back in custody
The city can breathe a collective sigh of relief knowing that the three inmates who escaped from the Orsainville Detention Centre on the outskirts of Quebec City two weeks ago …
Mathieu Blanchette off to football training camp
Local football player Mathieu Blanchette will be going to La Coupe Canada training camp for Team Quebec 2014. Blanchette’s mother, Josée Montpetit, sent the QCT the following information: “What is …
Fiducie du Patrimoine culturel des Augustines has new board of directors
One year prior to the grand opening of the Monastère des Augustines – a vast heritage complex dedicated to total health – the Fiducie du Patrimoine culturel des Augustines is …
Ville de Québec & Commission de la capitale nationale honour the QCT
The scene – a convivial sun-soaked ceremony on the corner of rue Buade and rue de Trésor, albeit a very noisy corner. Those gathered – Deputy Mayor Michelle Morin-Doyle, Françoise …
Making history together: 250 years of chronicling our community
In this so-called digital age, publishing 250 years of English-language news in a predominantly French-speaking city is a significant collective achievement.• Since 1925, the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph has been the only …
Anniversary Letters to the Editor
The U.S. Consulate General in Quebec City celebrates the QCT – 250 years in print and still standing tall in the present Paving the road of local history With words …
Memorials and Things of Fame for June 18, 2014
1864 The Morning Chronicle One hundred years ago to-day, on the 21st day of June, 1764, the first number of the Quebec Gazette, the venerable pioneer of the Canadian press, …