Violet KIRKWOOD (née Sharp) May 11, 1923 – June 15, 2020On Monday, June 15, 2020, Violet “Vi” Kirkwood (née Sharp), our beautiful mother, grand- and great-grandmother, left us peacefully in…
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Buzz is growing around gardening
At the offices of Les Urbainculteurs, an urban gardening nonprofit headquartered at the Grand Marché, the phones have been ringing off the hook for weeks. After toilet paper and flour…
Forty years ago … Terry Fox Marathon of Hope flashback
While digging through some old, mostly black-and-white, photos in the QCT archives, we came across this photo of Terry Fox with his brother Darryl and friend Doug Alward. The picture…
Montmagny’s rainbow of hope welcomes everyone
The giant white letters spelling MONTMAGNY were erected in 2015 to greet the 6,000 cyclists who passed through the town for the Grand Défi Pierre-Lavoie. The wooden letters were showing…
Violet Kirkwood (nee Sharp) May 11, 1923 – June 15, 2020
On Monday, June 15, 2020, Violet “Vi” Kirkwood (nee Sharp), our beautiful mother, grand and great-grandmother, left us peacefully in her sleep. She was 97 years of age. Born, 1923,…
City unveils tramway plans for Limoilou-Charlesbourg
Residents of the Limoilou and Charlesbourg districts got a clearer picture last week of the major and multiple changes the city’s tramway project will bring.Mayor Régis Labeaume and other city…
It’s Groundhog Day … again!
Some people may be feeling like every day is Groundhog Day during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially if kids are still out of school and parents out of work. With no…
Touring Québécois ‘staycation’ destinations
Let’s just face facts: This will be a summer like no other. To use an expression more familiar to misbehaving teenagers, this province has been grounded. No big parties, no…
City invites residents to hold festive street parties
In a summer deprived of the usual giant parties such as the Festival d’Été de Québec, thanks to the coronavirus fear, the city is inviting citizens to make their own…
A rainbow shines through the raindrops
Just a few drops of rain on a cloudy day, but the sun managed to shine through the clouds to paint this colourful rainbow over Lake Témiscouata….