With a crisp breeze ruffling leaves, Marie-Ève Buist took the QCT on a tour of the downtown garden she has helped manage all summer. Despite the declining temperatures, the garden…
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“Intergalactic” improv at St. Lawrence College
Champlain-St. Lawrence College’s French Improv Team (FIT) hosted its second College Improvisation Tournament recently. For these competitions, a theme is set, and teams of students are challenged to create sketches…
A ghostly tour of the Citadel
Both an active military base and an historic site open to visitors, the Citadel offers evening tours that bring the past alive. The QCT recently joined one that began at…
Merck Canada awards $4 million to Université Laval
(Press release) Merck Canada, a global healthcare leader, recently announced they would be awarding $16 million to Quebec’s four faculties of medicine. Université Laval, McGill University, Université de Montréal and…
Anything Goes is a truly Bon Voyage!
Rehearsals are well under way for the Quebec Art Company’s fall production of Cole Porter’s jazzy, finger-snapping, toe-tapping musical comedy Anything Goes. The enthusiastic cast include dancing and singing sailors,…
St. Pat’s JV wins a playoff “ticket”
Winless since October 2011, St. Patrick’s High School junior varsity football team showed a lot of character this season. With a final match this weekend, André Gosselin’s team, the St….
Endangered heritage cattle at heart of Charlevoix terroir proposal
Several hundred years ago, while the settlers of New France were busy founding a colony, they were also matter-of-factly, albeit unwittingly, developing a heritage cattle breed. Called the Canadienne, this…
Quebecer’s rare collection a tangible part of Canadiana
As a child growing up in rural Beauce, Simon Bourque had two passions. One was hockey. “I was raised on the ice,” he recalled in a recent interview with the…
United Church presbytery responds to proposed Charter of Quebec Values
The proposed Charter of Quebec Values will do nothing to unite Quebec society, and do harm to many in the immigrant community, especially women who wear the hijab and would…
Active Living for 50+
Voice of English-speaking Quebec is proud to announce the development of an upcoming Activity & Health initiative promoting healthy lifestyle and eating habits for active individuals over 50. VEQ is…