The story behind Rue Dom-Bellot
This street is named in honour of Paul-Louis-Denis Bellot (1876-1944), a Benedictine monk and architect. He was born in Paris and died in Quebec City. “‘Dom” is an honorary title …
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MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
October 17, 1819 – The Quebec GazetteA very handsome subscription amounting to nearly £250 currency, has been raised at Frederickton, New Brunswick, for the purpose of assisting in forming a …
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Club Musical takes audience away to 19th-century Paris
The Club Musical de Québec opened its season at the Palais Montcalm on Oct. 7 by taking a full house on a sublime excursion into 19th-century Parisian music and poetry. …
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MNBAQ hands COZIC exhibit Over to You
Visitors to the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec (MNBAQ)’s newest exhibit COZIC – Over to You: From 1967 to Now may be struck by the depth and scope of …
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Ecocentres: Where waste is put in its proper place
Landfills in Quebec now have an ally. Ecocentres are giving citizens an eco-friendly way to dispose of their unwanted items while minimizing the volume of waste destined for landfills.Are you …
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Comiccon features Billy Dee Williams, Stars Wars and Batman
Superheroes, Disney princesses, princes and other strange characters took over the Centre des Congrès on Oct. 12 and 13. No, people didn’t confuse Thanksgiving with Halloween. This was the annual …
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Patrick McKenna to launch book on history of St. Patrick’s High School
For the past several years, Patrick McKenna has been busy writing St. Patrick’s High School in Quebec City 1843-1998.The QCT met with McKenna at the school recently for a sneak …
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Elections 2019 – Vote for a leader or a platform?
In an article published in the QCT just before the 2015 federal election, I wrote: “Canada is not the Canada of which I was a proud citizen until recently. It …
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Grand Dadventures on Mount Wright
Dadventures, a new Wellness Centre initiative to support men raising children, got off to an exciting start in late September with a drizzly-but-fun hike up Mount Wright (Parc du Mont …
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Alice Evelyn (née Ross) AIRD
Alice Evelyn (née Ross) Aird passed away peacefully after a long illness in the Avalon Care Centre in Orangeville, Ontario, on Oct. 1, 2019.She was born in Quebec City on …
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