Festival international de Jazz de Québec jam-packed with music
The eighth Festival international de Jazz de Québec, set to take place from October 13 to November 2, will be jam-packed with music – 110 concerts, 300 musicians, and lectures …
Drawn to Quebec: A whale of an estuary
It is not down on any map; true places never are.” The thrill of wildlife-watching in the grandeur of the Parc marin du Saguenay-Saint-Laurent puts one in mind of this …
FINA World Cup synchronized swimming
Linda South Simoneau has spent much of the last 10 years of her life at swimming pools around the country. But even she had to admit this one was special. …
Bill Vincent retrospective at the Maison Hamel-Bruneau
Ontario-born artist Bill Vincent has lived and worked in Quebec City since 1975. Highly accomplished as a woodcut printmaker and painter, he has at least 15 works of public art …
Missing women . . . “Spirit Sisters”
Native women’s advocate Michèle Audette was on live television when she received a call that nearly changed her life forever. “In the middle of an interview with RDI about missing …
Foraging for mushrooms in the Forêt Montmorency
Situated in the heart of the picturesque Laurentians, the Forêt Montmorency is only 70 km north of Quebec City but it feels worlds away from the urban hustle and bustle. …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle The [Quebec] Conference opened at eleven o’clock this forenoon in the chamber of the Legislative Council, the Honorable Sir E.P. Taché, Premier of Canada, having been …
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Quebec Conference
The Quebec Conference, which took place in the Quebec Parliament in Quebec City from October 10 to 27, 1864, was a building block for Canadian Confederation. The 72 resolutions, arrived …
Nuit des Galeries in Old Quebec
Place Royale, Sault-au-Matelot, Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul streets, and the entire district of Petit-Champlain, became the venue of the 10th Nuit des Galeries (Night of the Art Galleries) on September 20. …
QCT 250th anniversary T-SHIRTS for sale
We have T-shirts from our recent 250th anniversary celebrations for sale at the modest price of $15 + $2.25 taxes = $17.25 + mailing expense (cost varies, depending on number …