Another chapter was written in the annals of the imagiNation Writers’ Festival at the Morrin Centre in Old Quebec this past week. The fifth edition of the annual literary festival…
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Book fair welcomes thousands of avid readers
From April 9 to 13, the Centre des Congrès de Québec hosted the city’s annual Salon international du Livre. Once past the gate with their four-dollar ticket, visitors entered the…
Sillery Junction – “Those Were the Days”
Ah, yes, I remember it well. The single-storey store with Mrs. Cochran serving all the kids with one-cent candy. Oh, those honeymoons, all covered in chocolate. Boy, were they good….
The fabulous adventures of Flat Alex
Alex Bourlinguez, 17, lives with his parents and twin brother in Quebec City. He enjoys his job as the school’s mail delivery person, and likes working in woodworking class and…
The PLQ celebrate their victory
While people across the province watched the televised provincial election returns on April 7, local Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) candidates and their supporters gathered to watch and celebrate at a…
Critters and Customs
Not too many years ago, actually from 1983 to 1987, I was a Customs officer on the Canada-Maine (U.S.) border. I lived in a house right across from the port…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1864The Morning ChronicleMarch 27, 1864: An excellent display of Easter meats may be expected at our city markets today and more particularly at the Upper Town and Champlain markets where…
Walking: the people’s sport
As snow piles give way to puddles and run-off streams, some Quebec City residents are not wasting a minute indoors. Some 60 members of Volkssport Nord-Sud de Québec (VNS) took…
2014 a momentous year: the Quebec Garrison Club turns 135 and the QCT, 250
A recent edition of the newsletter of the Quebec Garrison Club – Le Cercle de la Garnison featured an article about the history of the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. Nicole Blouin, the…
UFC has a hold on Quebec City this week
UFC landed in QC at Place Fleur-de-Lys today. Most of Canada’s stars were there, including two-time Olympic Bobsled Gold Medalist Kaillie Humphries, who has been a fan of Mixed Martial…