VEQ Newcomers enjoy the Plains of Abraham snowshoe tour
Newcomers to the English-speaking community enjoyed snowshoeing on a cold, snowy and windy Saturday, January 16. Forty individuals, families and friends, strapped on traditional snowshoes to explore the Plains of …
Céline Dion’s husband René Angélil dies
Surrounded by the love of his family and friends, René Angélil passed away at his home in Las Vegas on Thursday, January 14, 2016, on the eve of his 74th …
Play outdoors with Bonhomme Carnaval at St. Vincent’s School
Amélie Godin, the Duchess of Sainte-Foy, Sillery, Cap Rouge had a very busy week last week as the countdown to the crowning of the Queen of Winter Carnival approaches. In …
Who’s who in this photo . . . ?
David Blinco submitted this photo to the QCT in 2016 with a challenge to our readers to identify the people in it. Blinco said, “The photo was taken around 1961 at …
Rest In Peace, Jean-Paul L’Allier
A pillar of municipal and provincial governments, Jean-Paul L’Allier was laid to rest on January 9 after a touching funeral service at the Cathedral-Basilica Notre-Dame de Québec, presided by Cardinal Gérard …
Homage to Jean-Paul L’Allier
The mayor of Quebec, Régis Labeaume, the members of the municipal council and the entire staff of Quebec City salute the visionary who changed the City and contributed to its …
VEQ remembers Jean-Paul L’Allier
We were saddened to learn of the passing of former Quebec City mayor, Jean-Paul L’Allier. He was a strong supporter of our English-speaking community and saw the importance of our …
Hong Kong veteran Jos Miller, a private legend
It has been almost 19 years since we laid Jos (nickname for Joseph, pronounced “Joe”) Miller to rest in Marsboro on a sunny hillside near the beautiful Lac Mégantic that …
Travel Writing Workshop at the Morrin Centre with Laurie Gough
The Morrin Centre, Quebec City’s English-language cultural centre, will host award-winning travel author Laurie Gough for a travel writing workshop on Wednesday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m., as part of …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866 The Morning Chronicle The intensely cold weather, which set in on Thursday night or Friday morning, still continued this weekend, little, if indeed anything abated. To use an Americanism, …