Quebec City is splendid in its golden-tinged hues of red and green that form the tapestry of the Thanksgiving weekend. Before the winter air turns the world white and stiff,…
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History repeats itself? Or is it man that keeps repeating the same moral errors?
In response to Tim Pettipiece’s Letter to the editor in the most recent issue of the QCT, concerning my four part article concerning “The coming of Corporate Fascism,” I have…
Memorials and Things of Fame
1849The Morning ChronicleNow that it seems determined upon that the Provincial Parliament will be assembled alternately at Toronto and Quebec, it may not be amiss to consider how far the…
Reverend Mrs. Burgess arrives to celebrate St. Andrew’s Church 250th anniversary
Following her retirement after 30 years as a teacher of music, English and French, Rev. Katherine Burgess said she heard God’s calling. That led her to a degree in Theology…
New interim principal installed at DDO
Emily Lagloire has always had a yen for teaching.”From when I was in high school,” Lagloire said, “I was always trying to help other students.”Lagloire, 34, last week was named…
Porter Airlines upgrades Quebec City To Toronto service
“We’re going from a leisure schedule to a schedule that’s more business oriented,” said Porter Airlines spokesman Brad Cicero.Cicero was referring to the new schedule that daily will take more…
The Indian Act Revisited: The Huron-Wendat Museum launches its first visual arts exhibit
First Nation artists are revisiting the 1876 Indian Act at the Musée Huron-Wendat’s first visual arts exhibit in Wendake since the museum’s opening in March 2008. The traditional, permanent cultural…
No room for spiritual or thought provoking commentaries in the QCT
I have been a subscriber to the QCT for the last six years. Even though I no longer live in Quebec City, I have continued to support it as an…
St.Patrick’s Cadets and the March 17th parade
Interviews with former members of Saint Patrick’s High School Cadets have revealed that the various accounts of the “Last St. Patrick’s Day Parade” are greatly exaggerated. Was it 1921? Was…
“Falling to the way side” with non-Anglo immigrants
I was reading about newcomers to this country, some with no knowledge of our language and vernacular, and attending ESL courses.I was thinking of all the expressions, the meaning of…