The City of Quebec recently inaugurated another public space, this time at the corner of Avenue Cartier and Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest, next to Starbucks and the Cinema Cartier. The place is…
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Fête Arc-en-ciel shines light on gay pride
The twelfth annual Fête Arc-en-ciel will be kicking off on September 1, and the full program was announced in a low-key, but artistic setting at the beautiful Maison de la…
A visit to the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Only twenty minutes from downtown Quebec, the Shrine of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré makes for an interesting visit for locals and tourists alike.The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (the site has been a major Roman…
Red Hot Chili Peppers at FEQ: plenty of heat but no fire
The conditions were ideal for what should have been the crown jewel of this year’s Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) line-up. The crushing heat and thunderstorms of the day before…
John Neilson celebrates his 240th birthday!
There was a very special birthday party in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier on Sunday, July 17. The Honourable John Neilson turned 240 years old! As you may know from previous QCT articles, it…
“Prairie boy” recruits newcomers with expats blog
The Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph (QCT) is proud to announce that one of its own, general manager Taylor Ireland, is working on a blog project with Québec en Tête (Quebec First) called…
A prairie boy’s take on life in Quebec City
This blog entry first appeared on quebecentete.com May 6, 2016.People often ask me how I found myself living in Quebec City, and more particularly, as a successful entrepreneur in an…
Catching up on the interim
Where was I? The last such column, dated September 20, 2006, was about the debate over where Lord Stanley first made the speech promising a trophy for hockey supremacy. Was it…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1866The Morning ChronicleStatistics recently published show that thirty million bottles of champagne are annually produced in France and are thus apportioned: Africa 1,000,000; Spain and Portugal 200,000; Italy 400,000; Belgium…
John Neilson tours Pine River
The Shannon Heritage Council and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Settlement Days joined together on Saturday, July 16, for a tour of Pine River, the territory that, some 50 years ago, was expropriated in…