Christmas Campaign elves are hard at work, posing for s-Elfies
The Community Christmas Hamper Campaign is in full swing. All of the campaign’s elves are hard at work behind the scenes to organize this wonderful annual community initiative. Speaking of …
Anglo secretariat lauded, but underfunded
The man tapped to head the Quebec government’s brand new secretariat for relations with English-speaking Quebecers, needs no introduction, as they say, to the community he is mandated to serve.William …
Tension builds as rival protests fill city streets
The streets of downtown Quebec City filled with protesters and police on Nov. 25 as rival rallies were held around the National Assembly. Several hundred members of the right-wing nationalist …
Les Rouges: A brief history of a longstanding party
Last weekend, as protesters mostly from groups on the far right and the far left clashed outside the Quebec City convention centre, an organization that has occupied the comfortable middle …
School taxation issue soon to be solved
Following the government’s November 2017 publication of The Quebec Economic Plan and the proposed equalization of taxes paid to English- and French-language school boards, Stephen Burke, chair of the Board …
The story behind Parc Victoria
This park in the centre of Quebec City is named in honour of Queen Victoria (1819-1901), who was the longest-reigning monarch of the British Empire, until her great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II …
Memorials and Things of Fame
November 28, 1867 – The Morning Chronicle MUSIC HALL FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Prof. Robert’s Tableaux! Comprising a visit to and showing the most remarkable views of the Paris Universal …
VEQ Winds of Change workshop explores moving challenges
Moving can be challenging, period. Relocating to a new city, province or country brings on a whole set of obstacles. To help newcomers and to offer them information on local …
Quebec City’s German Christmas Market celebrates its 10th year
Quebec City’s German Christmas Market was officially opened on Nov. 23 to the sound of Bavarian alphorns in front of City Hall. Britta Kröger, president of the board of directors …
La Fabrique recognized for its historic national significance
La Fabrique, a large red brick building with its square medieval-inspired water tower at the corner of Boulevard Charest and Rue Dorchester, really stands out in the Saint-Roch district.This building …