The Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications Maka Kotto announced on January 23 that the Corporation of the Huron-Wendat Museum will receive an $80,000 grant to restore religious objects in…
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Three Opus Awards for Festival de l’Opéra de Québec
Last November 29, the second Festival d’Opéra de Québec learned it had been nominated for Opus Awards for its world premier of The Tempest by Robert Lepage. On January 28,…
Good news for Métis-sur-Mer lighthouse
QCT readers may well remember the 2010 article entitled Hope shines bright for beloved Metis Lighthouse to become a Heritage Site that captured the plight of this historic maritime treasure…
78th Fraser Highlanders and Dennis Rioux receive Queen’s Jubilee Medal
On January 25, Luc O’Bomsawin, President of the Quebec Aboriginal Veterans Association, presented Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals to three members of the 78th Fraser Highlanders, Fort St. Andrew’s…
Winter sledding, skating and cross-country skiing
The Myrand Sliding Centre (Centre de glisse Myrand), located at 2150 avenue Chapdelaine, is now open for the season. The opening days and hours are Monday to Thursday, Saturday and…
Carnival continues to be “Star of Winter”
It is nearly impossible to overlook Quebec City’s winter traditions. Carnival continues to be one of the most anticipated and conspicuous. The 2013 edition follows in the snowshoe and ski…
Festive beer drinking at Carnival
Beer lovers have another reason to attend this year’s Quebec Winter Carnival for the first edition of La Brassée du Carnaval being presented by Festibière de Québec.The event takes place…
Students are citizens of the world at St. Patrick’s High School
St. Patrick’s High School, fondly known as St. Pat’s, has established itself over time as a vibrant, first-class learning environment in which students are given the opportunity to flourish both…
Meet the QCT’s newest writer, Gib McInnis
Gib McInnis has recently returned to live in Quebec City. He earned his Ph.D in English Literature at Université Laval. He recently published a monograph, Evolutionary Mythology in the Writings…
From Quebec City to Africa
Another Quebec (Beauport) student will be in the news as a member of a team of engineering students on a project in Senegal, Africa. William Cloutier is a wellknown hockey…