MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME: January 31, 2024
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce January 17, 1774 – The Quebec Gazette Advertisement By His Majesty’s Royal Letters Patent Taylor’s Essence of Spruce …
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City pauses biomethanization plant for ‘optimization’ one year into program
City pauses biomethanization plant for ‘optimization’ one year into program Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com After a year of redirecting food waste to the new biomethanization plant, city officials announced that the …
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Carnival goers swing and slide on Dufferin Terrace
Carnival Goers swing and slide on Dufferin Terrace Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Place D’Youville and Dufferin Terrace joined the 70th Winter Carnival festivities with the first edition of Swing & Glisse …
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Carnival masquerade ball returns with enchanted circus
Carnival masquerade ball returns with enchanted circus Alphonsine Sefu alphonsine@qctonline.com For many years, the Quebec Winter Carnival hosted a masquerade ball at the Château Frontenac. The tradition returned this year …
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Lower Town Carnival sculptures celebrate winter sports
Lower Town Carnival sculptures celebrate winter sports Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Ice sculptures have trans- formed the Quartier Petit-Champlain into a temporary museum. From Jan. 24 to 27, sculptors created live …
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Negotiations progressing between province, nurses’ union
Negotiations progressing between province, nurses’ union Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The president of Quebec’s main nurses’ union has said negotiations with the provincial government are going “pretty …
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Civilian employees at Valcartier military base join strike movement
Civilian employees at Valcartier military base join strike movement Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com About 100 civilian employees at CFB Valcartier have been on strike since Jan. 22. …
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Grand-Mess’ brings a messy Carnival parade indoors
Grand-Mess’ brings a messy Carnival parade indoors Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Grand-Mess’ by Machine de Cirque (MdC) is designed for and “hugely influenced” by the disused Saint-Charles- de-Limoilou church on 8e …
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The puck drops on Feb. 7 for the 64th Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
The puck drops on Feb. 7 for the 64th Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com When the Sherbrooke Phoenix and Beauce Nord/Bellechasse teams face off at 8 a.m. …
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Who will stop the St. Lawrence Lions’ nine-game win streak?
Who will stop the St. Lawrence Lions’ nine-game win streak? Luc Lang luc@qctonline.com The CEGEP Champlain- St. Lawrence Lions hockey team is like the Energizer Bunny – they keep winning …
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