Celebrate Winter with the Carnaval Duchesses
Friday, January 17: Le Carnaval tout en danse! Joannie Hamel, the Duchess of Sillery-Sainte-Foy-Cap-Rouge, will host this street dance, from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Laurier Québec parking …
Duchess’s Winter Flashmob a smashing success!
On January 12, Dominique Jobin of Charlesbourg, a Duchess for the 2014 Winter Carnival, presented the Winter Flashmob. Flashmobs are artistic demonstrations performed by dozens and sometimes hundreds of people. …
Preparing to sleep on a bed of ice
Spending the night on a bed of ice is not for everyone. Yet, intrigued by the novelty of the idea, some people will pay big bucks to do so. Perhaps …
A special Christmas dinner, thanks to Archidon
On December 22, in the spirit of giving and sharing, the local brewery Archibald served a Christmas meal, dubbed the Archidon, for those who might not have had one otherwise. …
HMCS Montcalm donates $4,000 to Quebec City charities
In mid-December, Lieutenant Commander Patricia Girard, commanding officer of HMCS Montcalm, the Canadian Naval Reserve unit located at Pointe-à-Carcy in Quebec City, presented four cheques in the amount of $1,000 …
David Blair to become Member of the Order of Canada
In late December, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced a new list of appointments to the Order of Canada. All appointments were made on …
Happy New Year and Happy 250th!
Best wishes to all our readers, advertisers, and supporters as we embark on this auspicious New Year. As you may have noticed from the new banner, the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph is …
It’s not all down hill at Myrand Sledding Centre
It was a beautiful afternoon for sledding at the Centre de glisse Myrand (Myrand Sledding Centre), right in the heart of town. The cold did not prevent a crowd of …
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug worth the leg cramp
If you were too busy this holiday season to take in a film, make it a resolution to see more in 2014. After all, what better way to escape the …
Where does all the snow go?
Our city has certainly been kept busy this past month removing snow from streets and sidewalks, but where does all that snow go? In the past, trucks dumped it onto …