Happy Birthday QCT
Happy 245th birthday to the Quebec Chronicle Telegraph and congratulations for this outstanding achievement!QCT is part of our common heritage and we are proud that the oldest newspaper in North …
Shopping bag distribution decreases
Four weeks after introducing a five cent charge for single-use grocery bags, Metro grocery stores across Quebec and Ontario (Metro, Metro Plus, Super C and Marché Richelieu) are reporting that …
Placed – No. 11 – Shopping bag distribution
Four weeks after introducing a five cent charge for single-use grocerybags, Metro grocery stores across Quebec and Ontario (Metro, MetroPlus, Super C and Marché Richelieu) are reporting that 70 per …
Letters from Afghanistan – Toilet Scribbling
Over the years, I have come to espouse a theory: that the state of a given society can be determined by the words of wisdom that its members write on …
Coming of Age: American Art, 1850’s to 1950’s
It is interesting to follow the century long path that led the United States of America to the point where its major cities have become international art capitals. The exhibition …
Vive le Québec français !
In 1996, after twelve years of regular service in the Canadian Forces all over this country and abroad, I hung my shingle out as a civilian in this town, quickly …
July 2nd 2009 Candlelight Series : Quebec City’s Jewish History
Thursday July 2nd 2009 Candlelight Series : Quebec City’s Jewish History Quebec City has long had a Jewish population but its history remains little known. Join Simon Jacobs, director of …
Garneau students discover new reality in Peru
Ask for a taxi drive to Collique, a shanty town in the suburban area of Lima, Peru, and watch the driver’s reaction; chances are he will refuse to get you …
Placed – no. 5 – EDITED -Jacobs feature
New executive director determined to put Morrin Centre on the map By Michael Bourguignon Simon Jacobs strolled into a Tourisme Québec information office and, in his thick London …
“Part of my job is making sure this place is included on the beaten path,” new Morrin Centre director
Simon Jacobs strolled into a Tourisme Québec information office and, in his thick London accent, asked where he might visit Quebec City’s historic jails. He was directed to the Plains …