Fabien Gabel is named as new artistic director of the OSQ
On Thursday, December 1, the waiting was finally over as the Orchestre Symphonique de Québec announced that Fabien Gabel had been named as the new artistic director of Quebec City’s …
Shoebox Santas send Christmas cheer to sailors at sea
Every December and January, shoe boxes are prepared by devoted souls who wish to bring cheer and comfort to sailors at sea during the holiday season. Throughout the year, volunteers …
Ten years later, Canadian troops return from Kandahar
(from a Press Release) The lowering of the Canadian flag at Kandahar Airfield on December 1 marked the end of the Canadian Fores combat mission in Afghanistan which began in …
We must gang up on bullying
Kids have the right to go to school in peace. Sadly, for three years, 15 year-old Marjorie Raymond could only dream of peace. Last week she found it, by leaving …
Guys and Dolls
The matinee performance of GUYS AND DOLLS captured the audience. What a show. The opening number “Fugue For Tinhorns” set the tone. We knew we were in for top-notch singing …
Remembrance Day issue
Congratulations are in order to you, the QCT staff and the publisher of the paper. The stories of war time memories were moving, thoughtful, informative and the arrangement on the …
An insider’s view of Guys and Dolls
When approached last summer by Cheryl Rimmer, director of the then upcoming musical Guys and Dolls, to consider playing one of the two essentially non-singing male roles, I was reluctant. …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1861 The Morning Chronicle Barbarous Attempt at Murder by a Wife: A man named Priat, about forty-five years of age, rather more than a year ago married a young …
Cathedral Turkey Dinner
The turkey didn’t stand a chance with the crowds of hungry people who attended the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity’s annual Turkey Dinner on the evening of Saturday, November 26. …
Cegep Sainte-Foy celebrates American Thanksgiving
The scent of roasted turkey wafted across the campus of Cegep Sainte-Foy last week as the Language Department hosted an American Thanksgiving celebration. Nearly 100 students and staff members gathered …