A colourful graduation ceremony took place at Valcartier last Saturday. More than 300 Army, Navy and Air cadets, who had taken part in three to six weeks of elementary, intermediate…
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All aboard for the 6th annual Charny Festirail
If you are a railway fan, modeler or retired CP or CN railway employee, you will be in for a treat at the Charny Festirail, which takes place on Saturday…
Magic moments . . . in Nuovo Saint-Roch Quebec Magic Festival
When Nicolas Gignac saw his first card trick, he was already in his 20s with a fulfilling career. He had no idea his life was about to turn upside down….
Place your order now for the Byron McBain Goodwill Fund Chicken BBQ
On Sunday, August 31, the Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Fire Department will fire up the barbeque pits next to the Community Centre in order to have 260 half-chickens done “to a turn” by…
Blast survivors “hopeful” as military ombudsman takes on investigation for Valcartier cadets
July 30 is an anniversary which Gerry Fostaty, author of As You Were: The Tragedy at Valcartier, has marked privately for all but a handful of times, but this year…
The Mystery of History
It is officially summertime, which means the QCT’s annual mystery photo series is back. This year, as a nod to the paper’s 250th anniversary, we will ask you to identify…
Serval cats found in Beauport now in Falardeau Zoo
Two servals (the smallest of the large wild cats of Africa) were recently captured and removed from a home in Beauport. In Quebec province it is illegal to keep exotic…
Jeffery Hale Friends’ Foundation Annual Golf Tournament
The JefferyHale Friends’ Foundation will be returning to the Club de Golf Cap-Rouge forour 24th Annual Fundraising Golf Tournament on Thursday, September11th. The day of golf will be followed by…
“Giant” parade opens Les Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Colossal wooden marionettes representing the founders of New France towered over the crowds lining Grande Allée and Rue Saint-Louis as the parade inaugurating the 2014 Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France moved…
The stories behind the names of Quebec City streets Rue Bishop
Bishop Street is named for William Avery Bishop (1894-1956) born in Owen Sound, Ontario. This flamboyant man, nicknamed “Billy” Bishop, was a famous First World War flying ace. He was…