Tag Archives: January 31 2024

Bonhomme was in top form for the 70th Carnival opening show on Jan. 25. (Photo by Danielle Burns)

Opening of 70th Quebec Winter Carnival sets fire to dance floor

Opening of 70th Quebec Winter Carnival sets fire to dance floor Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com Jean-François Blais, artistic director of the Quebec Winter Carnival opening show, told the QCT before the…

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Sliding down Rue de la Promenade-des-Soeurs in groups of three or four got people laughing and wanting more. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

Three city streets become sliding hills for Carnival

Three city streets become sliding hills for Carnival  Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Quebecers of all ages spend snowy days searching for the best spots to slide down on their toboggans, crazy…

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This 100 per cent electric bus is one of three the RTC has put into service on regular routes as part of an ongoing pilot project. (Photo from Ville de Québec)

RTC puts three fully electric buses into service on regular routes

RTC puts three fully electric buses into service on regular routes Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec City’s tramway project may be stuck in the station, but the…

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The future of agriculture is in good hands, as explained by the students from the Université Laval faculty of agricultural and food sciences. (Photo by Lise Lafond)

SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: Exploring the future of food at the SAAC

SAVING THE PLANET ONE WEEK AT A TIME: Exploring the future of food at the SAAC Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com “Sustainable agriculture is not just about growing crops, it’s about caring…

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The Ville de Québec is moving forward with plans to include businesses, industrial facilities and institutions in its purple bag table waste composting program. To keep the system in good condition, it is important to put only table scraps into the purple bags. Recycling goes in clear blue bags, and garbage – including kitty litter – goes in black bags. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

City pauses biomethanization plant for ‘optimization’ one year into program

City pauses biomethanization plant for ‘optimization’ one year into program Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com After a year of redirecting food waste to the new biomethanization plant, city officials announced that the…

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