Heirloom apples: a taste of autumn
Purchasing or picking local apples offers a taste of local heritage. Cultivars may include heirloom varieties such as MacIntosh, Wolf River, and others rarely seen in grocery stores nowadays....
Chickens grilled to perfection at the Valcartier BBQ
Another successful chicken barbeque was held in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier on Sunday, September 6. Each Labour Day weekend, the Valcartier Fire Department hosts the annual BBQ on behalf of the Byron McBain …
Join Rebecca in the Walk or Run for the Cure
Rebecca Boucher moved to Quebec City three years ago. She and her husband Philippe Boucher now have two children. Rebecca is encouraging people to join her in the CIBC Run …
Celtic Festival pitches in at Capitale’s ball game
The Festival Celtique de Québec is off and running this week, in more ways than one! To “pitch” the upcoming festival, many members of the organizing committee and volunteers attended …
Videotron Centre exceeds all expectations
Over the Labour Day weekend, Quebec’s new Videotron Centre opened its doors to people eager to visit the state-of-the-art, multi-purpose amphitheatre. From September 3 to 7, over 150,000 visitors passed …
Arts in Action series begins with Port-O-Swing dancing workshop
The Morrin Centre, Quebec City’s English-language cultural centre, will host a swing dancing workshop led by the Port-O-Swing dance school on Saturday, September 12, starting at 7:30 p.m., as the …
Madonna coming to the Videotron Centre
Madonna will be playing at the newly-opening Videotron Centre on Monday, September 21, at 8:00 p.m. as part of her 35-city Rebel Heart Tour, which started in Miami in August …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1865 The Morning Chronicle On Monday afternoon, just as the Richelieu Company’s steamer was about to leave the Napoleon wharf, a well-dressed individual rushed through the crowd of spectators with …
The story behind Rue Joseph-B.-Forsyth
Rue Joseph-B.-Forsyth in Cap-Rouge is named in honour of Joseph Bell Forsyth (1830-1913). Born in Quebec City, he was the son of James Bell Forsyth and Frances Bell. In 1855, …
LGBT Quebecers show their colours at the Fête Arc-en-Ciel
The rainbow flag flew high over City Hall and Rue Saint-Jean was splashed with rainbow-coloured paint as the Fête Arc-en-Ciel, Quebec City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride festival, …