Christkind, Saint Nicholas and Krampus marched alongside musicians and smaller Krampuses in the Giant Marionette Parade through Vieux-Québec on Nov. 29. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Krampus, Saint Nicholas and Christkind parade down Rue Saint-Jean Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Giant versions of Krampus, Saint Nicholas and Christkind spread the spirit of the Christmas season along Rue Saint-Jean…
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard presents the fall economic update, with $8.3 billion in givebacks over five years. (Photo by Kevin Dougherty) Girard offers givebacks of $8.3 billion in fall budget Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Finance Minister Eric Girard presented his fall economic update on Nov. 25, saying “the Quebec economy is extremely…
COMMENTARY Friperie frenzy! Turning trash into treasure is now big business Peter Black peter@qctonline.com Some people we know just sold their house and have begun the arduous process of reducing…
This image shows how the tramway will follow the route along the extension of Rue Mendel. (Image from Ville de Québec) TRAM TRACKER Contracts for west sector; residents worried about Limoilou route Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Last week saw Quebec City’s tramway project take a big step…
Mission Accompli pays tribute to firefighters who died in the line of duty – their names are engraved on the other upright panels behind the column with the statue – and recalls the terrible fires that once ravaged the city. (Photo courtesy of Ville de Québec) MONUMENT VIEWS: Mission Accompli on Boul. Langelier Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This bronze sculpture of a firefighter holding two children in his arms expresses the fragility of life, but also the wisdom…
The proposed entry to the construction site off Ave. De Laune would be where red fencing is currently adjacent to the house on the right. (Photo by Peter Black) Developer, Plains commission at odds over trucks on Ave. De Laune Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com The National Battlefields Commission (NBC) has reaffirmed its rejection of a…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce December 7, 1780 – The Quebec Gazette Philadelphia Extract of a letter from a gentleman at St. Eustatia [Dutch…
The Papa Sandwich guys – Gabriel Lavoie, Nathan Todd and Anthony Gagné – have found a recipe for success on Avenue Cartier. (Photo by Nathan Todd) Nathan Todd: From English school in La Tuque to Papa Sandwich success Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com This past summer, people walking on Ave. Cartier would have…
City to keep taxes below inflation Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Call it an early Christmas present of sorts: The new city budget will limit the property…
Jean-François Roberge, Quebec’s minister responsible for secularism, presented Bill 9, extending restrictions on wearing religious signs from CPEs to universities, on Nov. 27. (Screenshot) ANALYSIS: Quebec government presents bill to reinforce existing secularism law Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Jean-François Roberge, who holds no less than six portfolios in Premier François Legault’s cabinet, all related to…