1863The Morning Chronicle”A Happy New Year!” A trite and old fashioned greeting, dear reader, but sound and cheering when the hand is warmly pressed and the tone sincere. The Province…
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Quit quitting New Year’s resolutions . . . again
“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” – Mark TwainAccording to a survey of 1000 Canadians by Huffington…
New parking payment terminals as easy as 1-2-3!
The Ville de Québec recently announced that the program of replacing parking meters with parking posts and electronic payment terminals (bornes de paiement) is now completed. Motorists can use the…
The 2013 Hôtel de Glace – an ice place to visit
The Hôtel de Glace will soon be open to daily visitors and overnight guests. Construction began in mid-December and the main part of the complex will completed and open to…
Christmas Cards for Christmas Hampers
Christmas Spirits are high at Sainte-Foy Elementary School. The Cycle Three students created handmade Christmas cards that will be included in the annual Christmas baskets distributed by the Community Christmas…
Christmas Hamper Campaign pulls the community together
I wish to express a huge “Thank You” to the hundreds of volunteers and generous donors who helped provide some 200 families in the greater Quebec City area with hampers…
VEQ Happy Holiday Hour at the Morrin Centre
A good time was had by all at the Happy Holiday Hour held at the Morrin Centre on December 13. Many good friends, old and new, had the opportunity to…
78th Fraser Highlanders host Burns Night
To honour Robert Burns, Scotland’s national poet, the Fort St. Andrew’s Garrison of the 78th Fraser Highlanders of Quebec City invite you to a Burns Night, which will be held…
Resolve to make a difference – 10 simple ideas for 2013
Everywhere one looks, the talk this time of year is about resolutions. The pages of this week’s QCT are fine examples. As Danielle Burns highlights on page 2, making a…
Make the ‘Gift of Reading’ a New Year’s resolution
For fourteen years, the Literacy Foundation (Fondation pour l’alphabétisation) has offered a fine solution to inevitable holiday questions. November through January, books are solicited for Quebec children ages 0-12. Typically,…