Tag Archives: August 30 2023

The Sugar Darlings perform hits from their album Thirsty for your Love as Patricia Roby paints in the background. (Photo by Nick Stewart)

Arts Alive! weathers the storm to bring artists together under Morrin Centre umbrella

29 August 2023Arts & Entertainment, Community, QCT OnlineAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

Arts Alive! weathers the storm to bring artists together under Morrin Centre umbrella Nick Stewart nick@qctonline.com The ninth edition of the Morrin Centre’s Arts Alive! festival risked falling afoul of…

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Architect Yasmina Lacasse led the visit through the 10,500- square-metre building. (Photo by Myriam Labbé)

City offers a first glimpse into the new Gabrielle-Roy Library

29 August 2023City News, QCT OnlineAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

City offers a first glimpse into the new Gabrielle-Roy Library Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com The Gabrielle-Roy Library, the flagship library of the Bibliothèque de Québec system, has been closed for renovations…

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COMMENTARY: Demands of teaching profession have changed over the years

29 August 2023Commentary, Opinion, QCT OnlineAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

COMMENTARY: Demands of teaching profession have changed over the years Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com I get a little sentimental at this time of year, with the sudden…

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Dodgeball club twinning program welcomes newcomers

29 August 2023Community, QCT Online, SportsAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

Dodgeball club twinning program welcomes newcomers Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Laure-Anne Planchot arrived in Quebec City from France in 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The…

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Jean-Talon byelection: CAQ and PQ spar over candidate Pascal Paradis

29 August 2023City News, Politics, QCT OnlineAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

Jean-Talon byelection: CAQ and PQ spar over candidate Pascal Paradis Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The Parti Québécois candidate in the forthcoming byelection in the Quebec City riding…

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MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The story behind Les Muses

29 August 2023QCT Online, Street ViewsAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

MONUMENTAL VIEWS: The story behind Les Muses Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This life-size group of six female figures, known as Les Muses, is situated in Place D’Youville and is surrounded by…

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Maison Pollack on Grande Allée has been undergoing renovations since it was acquired by the city in 2021. (Photo by Peter Black)

Abandonment of Maison Pollack diversity project ‘great disappointment’

29 August 2023City News, QCT OnlineAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

Abandonment of Maison Pollack diversity project ‘great disappointment’ Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com A “ great disappointment,” is how interim city hall opposition leader Coun. Alicia Despins describes…

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Memorials and Things of Fame – August 30, 2023

29 August 2023Memorials, Memorials and Things of Fame, QCT Online, Things of FameAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com August 30, 1873 – The Morning Chronicle Agriculture – We were presented, yesterday, with a fair specimen…

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CQSB spared worst of teacher shortage as school year begins

29 August 2023Community, QCT OnlineAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

CQSB spared worst of teacher shortage as school year begins Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Amid headlines about a teacher shortage in the French public school system, Central…

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International accordion festival returns to Montmagny

29 August 2023Arts & Entertainment, QCT Online, The RegionAugust 30 2023QCT Editor

International accordion festival returns to Montmagny Adapted from a press release by QCT staff From Sept. 1-3, the 34th Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon will take place in Montmagny in Chaudière-Appalaches,…

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