Memorials and Things of Fame
1862 The Morning Chronicle An exhibition of prize cattle at No. 8 Garden street. A visit to the spot will suffice to convince even those most inclined to be dubious …
Finding something new with The Lost Fingers
The Canadian gypsy jazz music group have just released their fourth album with the record label Tandem entitled La Marquise. The album became available on itunes on March 20 and …
A culture of remembrance
As I see it, our senior generation is entering a “culture of remembrance” as they define their new place in contemporary society – but what is it that we all …
Garden planning – one key element in a local diet
If you are interested in eating fresh, nutritious, tasty, and local food, gardening is an engaging approach. Successful gardening is rooted in an on-going learning process, in which planning plays …
Is it whisky or whiskey?
After a whisky-tasting event held a couple of years ago during the Celtic Festival, Ted Gunn contacted the QCT to point out that the word whisky had been misspelled in …
“Bad” Joe Hall, the Quebec City bulldog man
Joseph Henry Hall was born in Staffordshire, England in May of 1882. When he was just two years old, his family emigrated to Canada, eventually settling in Brandon, Manitoba. Like …
Irish eyes were smiling on St. Patrick’s Parade
St. Patrick’s eyes must have been smiling down on Saturday, March 24, as we were blessed with perfect weather conditions for the third annual St. Patrick’s parade. The organizing committee …
Meet Juanita Craig, new contributor to the QCT
Born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, I am the youngest of four children to working class parents (father is a plumber and drainlayer and mother is a Registered Nurse). …
Climb your mountain and find your dream
A Quebec City woman has just climbed famous Mount Kilimanjaro and hopes you too will take the essential first step to achieving your goal. “If you have a dream, go …
Interview with British tenor Ian Bostridge
“I am anxious,” revealed tenor Ian Bostridge in a candid backstage interview with the QCT, the day before he was to perform as the Evangelist in J.S.Bach’s The Passion according …