Look! An alligator is taking a bath in my latte! This is one of the many ice sculptures along the Scotiabank Snow Route on Grande Allée. PHOTOS: Quebec City prepares for 68th Winter Carnival Photos by Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com…
After a virtual edition in 2021, the Pentathlon des Neiges will return to the Plains of Abraham from Feb. 26 to March 13. This photo shows the 2020 event. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Pentathlon des Neiges to return to Plains Adapted from a press release by Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com The Pentathlon des Neiges team is thrilled to announce that…
The Olympic award-winning covered rink in Boischatel opened in 2020. (Image courtesy of ABCP Architecture) Boischatel covered rink wins Olympic medal Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Even before the Winter Olympics in Beijing got underway, Canada had won an Olympic medal of sorts….
Study raises concerns about mental health of English-speaking fathers Ruby Pratka ruby@qctonline.com English-speaking men and men with children have been hit harder by the impacts of the pandemic, both economic…
In May 1993, Nooners gathered at their regular table in the Continental restaurant to bid farewell to one of the group. Seated (clockwise from left) are Sonny Goodman, Cameron MacMillan, distinguished guest René Marc Jalbert, John Agnes, Hugh Bignell, F. Donald Ross (who was moving to New Brunswick), George Thomson, Michael McCormack, Ernie Blackadder and Tommy Moore. Standing (left to right) are Arthur Plumpton, Stuart Wright, John Hoblin, Ross Rourke, Ron Reeve and Bill Boden. Clive Meredith, who is believed to have taken the photo, was a former copy editor of the QCT. (Photo by Clive Meredith from the archives of Meb Reisner Wright.) Meet the Nooners: 60 years of food and fellowship (Part 1 of 2) Submitted by Arthur Plumpton Social customs form part of the fabric of a community. One such Quebec…
Pandemic widens digital divide, literacy groups say Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com As the Quebec government rolled out the vaccine passport program last summer, thousands of Quebecers…
This image shows a metaverse room where music lovers, through their avatars, can discover alternative and emerging artists at Le Phoque Off. (Photo courtesy of Nowhere) ‘Phoque Off’ to the metaverse for alternative music festival Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Tired of lockdown? Want to attend live concerts in an exotic location? Maybe in another universe? Well, one…
CARTOON: Make your own supply chain (Cartoon by Patrick LaMontagne)…
ouisa Blair (in red snow pants and tuque) plays the accordion at an outdoor service in front of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Old Quebec on Jan. 23. Due to public health restrictions, places of worship in Quebec have been unable to hold regular indoor services since December. That hasn’t stopped these hardy congregants from Holy Trinity and St. Michael’s Church in Sillery, who have worshipped together outdoors in the shadow of the cathedral for the last four Sundays. “I love the music, the singing, the people, the people together, the seeing of the people in the flesh (albeit the frozen flesh), the simplicity of it, the sharing of prayers, the beauty of the surroundings with the hundreds-of-years-old trees and the fresh snow, the fire which is like the heart of God burning for love of us when the world is cold and we are lonely and COVID is raging,” Blair told the QCT. Cold Hands, Warm Hearts…
This mural titled Cohabiter on the back of the Théâtre de La Bordée is a reference to the construction that has been ongoing in the Saint-Roch district for many months, forcing construction workers, drivers, cyclists, residents and businesses to cohabitate despite the inconvenience of noise and reduced access to sidewalks and streets. Cohabiter can be seen until spring from the corner of Boulevard Charest and Rue Dorchester. PHOTOS: Cohabiter mural in Saint-Roch a nod to ongoing construction Photos by Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com…