Canada’s national public broadcaster celebrated its 75th anniversary with Canadians in 32 cities across the country. On October 1, Quebec City’s CBC studio on St. Jean Street held a popular…
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Valcartier Elementary School opens new playground
On September 22, Valcartier Elementary School welcomed sponsors, friends and families of the school to the official ribbon cutting of their new playground. The rain held off as Principal Pamela…
Mr. Charles Gavan ‘Chubby’ Power
To: Julie Dompierre, DirectorHistoric Sites and Monuments Board of Canada SecretariatParks Canada5th Floor, 25 EddyGatineau, QC K1A 0M5Quebec City, Wednesday, September 28, 2011Dear Mrs. Dompierre,I am taking the time today…
Crime Festival Contest
The first annual QuebeCrime Festival is just weeks away and tickets are already on sale. Four lucky Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph readers will win all-access passes to the event (a $50 value)…
Memorials and Things of Fame for October 5, 2011
1861The Morning ChronicleExtraction of Corns: We beg to call attention to Mr. Rendall’s advertisement elsewhere by which it will be seen that Wednesday next will be the last day of…
Quebec High School Alumni Golf Tournament
On September 16, 2011, the Toronto Chapter of the Quebec High School Alumni held their 11th Annual Golf Tournament at Hidden Lake Golf Club in Burlington, Ontario. This tournament was…
Q and A with controversial film director Larry Clark
On September 21, the Quebec City Film Festival rolled into town. With it, the divisive director Larry Clark, who is responsible for Kids – an early 90s film about a…
The Kabir Kouba Falls
I have visited the Quebec Atlantic Salmon Federation offices at Loretteville several times during the past few years. The Federation’s parking lot is at the edge of the St. Charles…
The second victory of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires
The little church in Place Royale owes its name to two events in the history of New France. Named during its construction in 1688 after the Infant Jesus, the church…
Engineering student learns lesson in humanity
Oxen are used when tractors are hard to come by. Most farmers work for subsistence, and the meagre savings are used for ceremonies like weddings and funerals. (Photo by Pascal…