Wear a piece of QCT history Buy a QCT 250th anniversary T-shirt
We have T-shirts from our recent 250th anniversary celebrations for sale at the modest price of $15 + $2.25 taxes = $17.25 + mailing expense (cost varies, depending on number …
Festival Jazz etcetera Lévis a celebration of music and community
Jazz occupies a favoured place on Quebec’s musical landscape. Montreal inaugurated its internationally acclaimed annual jazz festival in 1980 and in 2007, both Quebec City and Lévis launched theirs. Lévis’ …
A “Kurios” circus in Quebec City’s Old Port
The première performance of the Cirque de Soleil’s new show, Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities, opened last Friday evening under the big blue-and-yellow striped tent at the city’s Old Port. …
Evensong at St. Mary’s Chapel on Île d’Orleans
It was in 1867 that Edward Staveley drew up plans for St. Mary’s Chapel to be erected in Sainte-Pétronille on the Île d’Orléans. Little did he imagine that in 2014 …
Biking delirium = Vélirium in Quebec City and at Mont-Sainte-Anne City8 urban mountain-biking event at Place d’Youville
Excitement’s in the air in downtown Quebec City and at Mont-Sainte-Anne a few hours before the start of the Vélirium activities running from July 31 to August 3. Whether in …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle We hear the story of a lady who was staying with her husband at a hotel. In the night, the husband was taken very ill with …
The stories behind the names of Quebec City streets Rue Bell
Rue Bell is named after Matthew Bell (1769-1849), a Quebec City businessman, landowner, and elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. Matthew Bell was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed in …
Host families sought for Homestay Network
Two years ago, it seemed to Heather Clibbon-Côté that her house was becoming alarmingly empty. “The kids were leaving,” she recalled. “My youngest son, Robert, was going into Secondary Four. …
Wear a piece of QCT history Buy a QCT 250th anniversary T-shirt
We have T-shirts left over from our recent 250th anniversary celebrations, and we’re offering them for sale to our readers at the modest price of $15 + taxes + mailing …
QCT’s special 250th Anniversary Edition no longer available at La Maison Anglaise
This 56-page glossy magazine, published on June 21, 2014, contains commentaries from Ray and Stacie Stanton and publishers of the QCT, along with an introduction from the magazine’s editorial team. …