Ubisoft Quebec a key player in video games industry
Even without a teenager at home, you are likely to be familiar with the name Assassin’s Creed. Ubisoft’s meticulously researched, technically masterful and wildly popular video game franchise, until now …
News Digest July 2, 2014
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Aurian Haller Band heats up the Edwin Bélanger Bandstand
On a warm summer’s evening, nothing beats a stroll in the park and listening to some great music at the Edwin Bélanger Bandstand on the Plains of Abraham. Last Friday …
Encore! Encore! A standing ovation at the first Midi en Musique concert
The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity is not only one of Quebec City’s most historically significant landmarks – it was the first Anglican cathedral outside of the British Isles, built …
Vanessa Lynn Rancourt’s Theatre Showcase builds Franco-Anglo bridges
Imagine you’re an aspiring actress, negotiating the turbulent waters of Hollywood, attending the reputable Acting Corps school, hoping to make it big. Your student visa expires and you are faced …
Would you like to receive a copy of the QCT’s special 250th Anniversary Edition?
This 56-page glossy magazine, published on June 21, 2014, contains commentaries from Ray and Stacie Stanton, the owners and publishers of the QCT, along with an introduction from the magazine’s …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864 The Morning Chronicle Shortly after nine o’clock yesterday morning, the sky, which for some time previously looked threatening and showery, grew extremely dark as if a thunder storm were …
250th anniversary video and interviews on YouTube
As part of our anniversary celebrations, the QCT teamed up with videographer Justyna Lemieux-Lefebvre to produce a commemorative video: “Chronicling our community for 250 years.” This video was screened for …
Street views: The story behind the name of Rue Manoir-Atkinson
Rue Manoir-Atkinson is a cul-de-sac located in Sainte-Foy on the heights of Cap Rouge. It is named after Henry Atkinson (1790-1865), who owned a manor built in the 19th century …
The art of clockmaking on show at the Musée de la Civilisation
For the 400th anniversary of the Ville de Québec, the people of the canton of Jura, Switzerland, gave the City a state-of-the-art clock dubbed Bonheur. It will be installed this …