Tourist season in Quebec City
The tourist season brings in vacationers by the busload. According to the Quebec City Tourism website, Quebec City is the fourth most visited city in Canada, with nearly 4.5 million …
The elusive hummingbird moth
Moths that fly by day are not properly to be called moths; they do not excite that pleasant sense of dark autumn nights and ivy-blossom which the commonest yellow-underwing asleep …
Canada Day celebrations in Quebec City
After a leisurely stroll through Battlefields Park, Jay Ouellet captured scenes from the Family Day activities around the Edwin Bélanger bandstand. Flying high!! All photos by Jay Ouellet. This …
QCT Mystery Photo Contest
Bethann Merkle, Shirley Nadeau and Danielle Burns have scouted out people, places and things around the city for you to try and identify over the summer months. Your mission is …
Festival d’Été is back, better than ever!
The 46th annual Festival d’Été starts on Thursday, July 4, with a jam-packed, 10-day program. It takes place at 14 different venues, including the huge main stage on the Plains …
News Digest June 26, 2013
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Canada Day celebrations planned for Quebec City
The organizers of the Canada Day celebrations in Quebec City recently unveiled their official program. “Viens faire la fête!” (“Come and celebrate!”) festivities highlighting Canada’s 146th birthday will take place …
National Aboriginal Day celebrates culture and traditions
National Aboriginal day falls annually on June 21, which is generally the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. The Canadian government chose this particular day because, for generations, …
Toxic dust: Quebec City residents holding their breath
Citizens concerned about the ongoing problem of toxic dust being blown around various neighbourhoods of Quebec City gathered in Limoilou on June 2, demanding changes to make the air clean …
Memorials and Things of Fame
1863 The Morning Chronicle The festival of St. John the Baptist, being the national anniversary of our French-Canadian fellow-citizens, was celebrated by them yesterday with the usual pomp and …