Two magical deer moved down 3ième Avenue with the help of six handlers.(Photo by Oksana Mukhina) Limoilou welcomes Lower Town Night Parade as Carnival begins Oksana Mukhina oksana@qctonline.com Eric Duguay, a personal development and community engagement facilitator in three Quebec schools, who was born in Limoilou,…
The Winter Carnival Ice Canoe Race always attracts a crowd along the St. Lawrence River in both Quebec City and Lévis. This year, 260 athletes in 52 canoes competed in four categories: 16 canoes in Elite Mixed (green), 11 canoes in Elite Open (red), seven in Elite Women (yellow) and 18 in Sport (blue). Canoe 174 UGE Voyage, in the foreground of this photo, placed second in the Elite Women category. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Winter Carnival ice canoe teams challenged by shifting ice and revised routes Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Ice canoeing is a unique heritage extreme sport. Simply put, four rowers and a coxswain…
COMMENTARY: Change of LG title among contentious CAQ constitutional proposals Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Quiz time! What feline creature is depicted on Quebec’s official coat of arms? If you said lion,…
TRAM TRACKER: City boosts funding for tramway impact on businesses Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative The city is beefing up the fund to compensate businesses destined to be…
The base of the Monument des Braves on Chemin Sainte-Foy has been replaced, awaiting the return of the column. (Photo by Peter Black) Monument in Parc des Braves returning to base Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com After an absence of well over two years, the towering monument in the Parc…
Radio-Canada’s Sébastien Bovet interviews CAQ leadership candidate Christine Fréchette about the “third link” between Lévis and Quebec City. (Screenshot) CAQ leadership race heats up over “third link” project Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative Premier François Legault, striding purposefully to a cabinet meeting last week, told reporters, “We…
MEMORIALS and THINGS of FAME Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce February 8, 1781 – The Quebec Gazette The Subscriber intends to leave this Province by the month of…
Volunteers tend sizzling sausages at a Saturday morning pancake breakfast hosted in part by the Calgary Stampede. The event drew a crowd from the start at 10 a.m., with organizers prepared to serve up to 3,000 pancakes wrapped around an equal number of sausages. Volunteer Eric Wisniewski, who has marked 20 years with the Calgary–Québec partnership, told the QCT that the team arrived well ahead of the rush to keep the griddle hot and the food moving. The Calgary Stampede breakfast: a delicious Winter Carnival tradition Photo feature by Sarah Elworthy sarah@qctonline.com…
For the third edition of the Parcours des terrasses gourmandes, the Piazzetta Vieux-Port served pizza rolls with pulled pork and Italian salad. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Carnival invites foodies on savoury tour of terrasses Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com After a full morning at the main Winter Carnival sites, many Carnival- goers toured the Parcours des terrasses gourmandes…
OBITUARY
Solange CHEVRIER VOUVÉ
1927-2026
Solange Chevrier peacefully passed away at her home in Quebec City on Jan. 21, 2026, at the age of 98. She was the wife of the late Jean Vouvé. She leaves behind her grieving family, her daughter Isabelle Vouvé and her son Bruno Vouvé (Laura White).
Funeral services will be announced in the near future with the Anglican Church of Quebec City.