Construction is underway on a new office building in the space between the parking lot and the large building of the Campus Simons distribution centre. (Screenshot from Google Maps) New building at Campus Simons to welcome Old City employees Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com In yet another sign of its success and ambition, La Maison Simons…
Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard wants Quebec to work with Canada to build a new economy. (Photo by Kevin Dougherty) Liberal government would work closely with rest of Canada, Milliard says Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Outlining his plans to work with the rest of Canada and advance the Quebec economy if…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com August 4, 1766 – The Quebec Gazette By His Excellency Hugh Palliser, Governor and Commander in Chief…
Lévis MNA Bernard Drainville has said he is ‘fed up with experts’ calling the third link into question. (Screenshot from TVA Nouvelles via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons licence) Dozen companies respond to third link ‘expression of interest’ Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Adozen companies from around the world are taking a sniff at the Quebec…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: QCT part of the family for New Brunswick reader
Dear Editor,
My family has a long history with the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. My grandfather (Vincent A. Fusk) was foreman of the composing room, my Dad (Vincent P. Fusk) was a typesetter, and my uncle (Louis J. Fusk) was the sports editor. I moved from Quebec City in 1965, and now live in Fredericton, N.B.
Photo courtesy of Bert Fusk
Here’s what’s printed on the back of this photo of the composing room: “The new Chronicle-Telegraph Building, St. Malo, Quebec, 1950; Joe Fitzpatrick, Rene Gamache, Norman Gamache, Mike Kenny, Vince Fusk, Bob Wallace.”
My Dad (Vince Fusk) is behind the table, second from the end, leaning with both hands on the table. This photo is very special to me, as we don’t have a lot of pictures of him. He passed away in 1958 when I was nine years old.
Bert Fusk
Fredericton, N.B.
Ewen Booth, in character as George Okill (or O’Kill) Stuart Jr., the first president of the cemetery when it opened in May 1849, invites everyone to take a guided tour of historic Mount Hermon Cemetery. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Take a tour of historic Mount Hermon Cemetery Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Mount Hermon, the beautiful English garden-style cemetery on Chemin Saint-Louis in Sillery, is offering monthly guided tours accompanied by…
Students from the Académie de Taekwondo du Québec gave demonstrations of their sport onstage. Here, sisters Miel (11) and Zel (16) Rivera synchronize breaking wooden boards. Black belt teacher and co-founder Laurent O’Brien told the QCT this takes power, precision, concentration and especially self-confidence – a key skill taught to young athletes at the school. (Photo by Danielle Burns) The first TUKTUK – Night Market is a victim of its own success Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Quebec City held its first Asian TUKTUK – Night Market, to the delight of…
Berryman’s successor still to be announced as school year approaches Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com When the doors of CEGEP Champlain- St. Lawrence open on Aug. 15,…
The principal members of the cast of Dialogues des Carmélites line the stage at the end of the very dark and dramatic production. The main character, Blanche de la Force, was portrayed by Quebec soprano Hélène Guilmette, in the black dress in the centre of the front row. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Festival d’opéra de Québec presents Dialogues des Carmélites Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com It was a very dark and dangerous night at the Grand Théâtre on July 28, as the Festival…
The performers of the Festival d’opéra de Québec’s Monteverdi, la naissance de l’opéra” take a bow at the end of the lively and deeply moving event which brought the audience as close as possible to the birth of opera. Musicians of Les Violons du Roy stand in front of the specially built stage for the performance in Église Saint-Dominique. Music director Jean-Marie Zeitouni is onstage, just to the right of centre in the floral shirt. Choreographer and dancer Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière is second from the right. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) REVIEW: Festival d’opéra de Québec delivers ‘the birth of opera’ Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Hundreds of people were lined up outside Église Saint-Dominique on Grande Allée on July 29, anxious to…