For Michel Pleau, it all began with the whisper of the wind in the trees. The Quebec City poet says a childhood trip to a cabin in the Laurentians with…
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Musées de la civilisation à Québec given an exceptional donation
On February 6, Michel Côté, executive director, and Margaret Margaret Delisle, chair of the board of directors of the Musées de la civilisation in Quebec City, held a press conference…
Random Acts of Kindness at Ste-Foy Elementary School
At our school, Ste-Foy Elementary, we decided to host an activity during the month of February. We are collecting the random acts of kindness we see. We write the acts…
The Barefoot Professor … Any Footprints? at the Morrin Centre
Dr. William Buck was born in Missouri in 1933 during the Great Depression into a family who lived modestly on a farm. Bill and his older brother went barefoot during…
CQSB Parents’ Committee proud of their children’s accomplishments
As parents whose children attend schools of the Central Québec School Board, we are very proud of our children’s accomplishments and of the fact that we are one of the…
Volunteers sought to help us celebrate our 250th in style
We’re gearing up for a jubilant 250th anniversary celebration in June, and would like to share some of the fun. We are looking for a handful of motivated QCT readers…
Celebrate 250: Community Essay Competition
Perhaps you’re not the type to write a Letter to the Editor but have an insightful point of view you want to share. Or maybe you wonder whether the Letters…
St-Hubert Derby: eleven years running
For eleven years running, Carnival fans have been cheering from the sidelines as horses drawing sleighs race through snowy obstacle courses. This year, on February 8 and 9, the races,…
Bears of Legend: singing in a secret language
Carnival festivities needn’t be limited to daytime events for the family: Bears of Legend played a high-energy double-header with Dylan Perron & Élixir de Gumbo at the Petit Champlain Theatre…
The Ice-Canoe Races and the Coupe des Glaces
The Carnival Ice-Canoe Races began and ended in the Bassin Louise of the Port of Quebec this past Sunday. For the first time this year, the racers could be watched…