PHOTOS: Follow the leprechauns to Old Quebec landmarks
PHOTOS: Follow the leprechauns to Old Quebec landmarks...
1970 series between Charlottetown and Remparts had fireworks
1970 series between Charlottetown and Remparts had fireworks Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The series between the Quebec Remparts and the Charlottetown Islanders in this year’s Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) …
Monument in Parc des Braves returning to base
Monument in Parc des Braves returning to base Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com After an absence of well over two years, the towering monument in the Parc …
FROM THE ARCHIVES: The 125th anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria
FROM THE ARCHIVES The 125th anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria Researched by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com When Alexandrina Victoria, the only child of the Duke of Kent, was born …
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Discovering almanacs from the 1760s to the present day
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Discovering almanacs from the 1760s to the present day Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com Almanacs are books containing a calendar; a record of various astronomical phenomena, often with climate …
Local Acadian group creates community connections
Local Acadian group creates community connections Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com As many as four million people around the world have some Acadian ancestry – descent from …
New Saint-Roch minigolf takes putters through Happy Gilmore history course
New Saint-Roch minigolf takes putters through Happy Gilmore history course Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com “Remember when glow-in-the-dark mini-golf came out?” asked Nicolas Renaud, president and co-owner of the 8,600-square- foot Le …
Symposium explores slavery, other lesser-known realities of American siege
Symposium explores slavery, other lesser-known realities of American siege Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Aly Ndiaye, alias Webster, is a rapper and historian from Limoilou who gives lectures at home and at …
New heritage sites, historic figures named in Cap-Rouge
New heritage sites, historic figures named in Cap-Rouge Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The historic section of Cap-Rouge is now a designated provincial heritage site. Quebec Minister of …
Cinema Cartier gets upgrade as centennial approaches
Cinema Cartier gets upgrade as centennial approaches Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com By any measure, Cinema Cartier is a survivor. First opened in 1928, the theatre has had …