The city is offering residents and not-for-profit organizations grants of up to $10,000 to create projects to add more greenery to lanes in the Limoilou district.The aim of the project…
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Burke’s ‘last letter’ as board chair lauds staff, slams Bill 40
After over 11 years as chairman of the Central Québec School Board (CQSB), Stephen Burke says he has likely sent his last letter to supporters of the English school system.The…
MEMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME
September 17, 1870 – The Morning ChronicleDangerous Fall – About one o’clock p.m. yesterday, as several newsboys were playing together near the office of our contemporary L’Evenement, one of them,…
The story behind Rue des Inuit
This street is named for the Aboriginal peoples who live in the northern regions of Canada. Historically, the Inuit were called “Eskimos,” a term that came into use in the…
‘Mr. Basketball’ Ted Gunn recalls ‘great times’ at former YMCA
A recent story in the QCT about the opening of a new YMCA building in Quebec City stirred the memory of Ted Gunn, a well-known figure in the city’s anglophone…
OBITUARY: Norma Marie (née Power) MARTINEAU
Norma Marie (née Power) Martineau, 93, passed at Ian Anderson House in Oakville, Ont. on Sept. 5, 2020.Born in Quebec City to May (McCarthy) and Patrick Power on May 6,…
Les Violons du Roy reveal their fall program
A few dozen people had an exceptional treat on Sept. 10 when they heard Les Violons du Roy perform live onstage in the Salle Raoul-Jobin of the Palais Montcalm. The…
Submit your candidacy soon for school board elections
As you all know, the present Quebec government plans to replace school boards by school-service centres – this is already the case in the French school network. The nine English…
RSEQ and Quebec AAA Midget Hockey are back in action
The Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) and the Quebec AAA Midget Hockey League have been back in action since Sept. 14, when Premier François Legault confirmed the resumption…
Blueberry Sunday launch ‘Melancholic Afternoon’
On Sept. 3, the local indie pop band Blueberry Sunday launched their first album, Melancholic Afternoon, at Bleuets du Viré-Crêpe in Saint-Nicolas. The musicians played on the rooftop overlooking the…