Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle On Saturday morning, about half-past seven o’clock, several carters who were standing at the corner of Notre Dame and Sous-le-Fort streets, Lower Town, heard faint …
Pentathlon des neiges: Health and Social Services competitions
Athletes and supporters from Jeffery Hale Hospital and St. Brigid’s Home celebrated a successful day at the Pentathlon des neiges. The men’s team (Les Précoces) placed fourth and the women’s …
Cardinal Lacroix is welcomed home from Rome
Some 4,000 people gathered at the Pavillon de la Jeunesse on February 28 to honour and welcome home Cardinal Gérald Lacroix. The new cardinal just had arrived home from the …
Celebrate 250: Community Essay Competition
Perhaps you’re not the type to write a Letter to the Editor but have an insightful point of view you want to share. Or maybe you wonder whether the Letters …
A PAGE IN TIME
Over the past few years, many people have shared personal stories about their connection with the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph (QCT): paper boys (and girls!), journalists, salespeople, owners, editors and publishers. Throughout …
The 86th Academy Awards: “And the Oscar goes to . . .”
The red carpet had to be covered because of rain but this did not dampen the enthusiasm and eagerness of the handsome actors and beautifully-gowned actresses to pose for the …
A new storm drain in Cap-Rouge
This construction project is the reason pedestrians cannot use the Jacques Cartier Park pathway between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday these days. The City of Quebec …
What’s in your lunch? Nutrition Olympics at Everest School
The gymnasium of Everest Elementary School was a beehive of innovative activity last Thursday and Friday as some 340 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6 were involved in the first-ever …
La Jonction de Sillery: a step back in time
According to an article by Julien Bélanger and Richard Lortie in a 1990 issue of the quarterly magazine Cap-aux-Diamants : la revue d’histoire du Québec (No. 22, page 72), the …
QHS welcomes…General Montcalm
For teacher Fannie Marsh’s Secondary 3 history class at Quebec High School, this was no ordinary lesson. In Marsh’s class, lessons don’t usually begin with a military salute. But in …