Executive chef at the Fairmont Château Frontenac Simon Renaud, Chief Pierre Picard of the Wendat Nation, Louis-Hébert MP Joël Lightbound, city councillor Maxime Elmaleh, CEO of the Fairmont Château Frontenac Jean- François Vary, Michelle Leblond, director of the Quebec Field Unit at Parks Canada, MP for Beauport-Limoilou Steeve Lavoie, and MP for La Haute-St-Charles Pierre Paul-Hus pose with the massive Canada Day cake. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Sun, rain, cake and pageantry for Canada Day in Quebec City Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com From coast to coast to coast, Canadians painted the country red and white to celebrate the…
Bonne Fête, Québec! City celebrates 418th birthday Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com From Cap-aux-Diamants to Cap-Rouge, Quebec City has flourished into something amazing over 418 years, since Samuel de Champlain first founded…
COMMENTARY: Political candidates in Canada rarely face nomination challenges Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com As of July 1, Élections Québec has been officially accepting nominations for candidates for the Oct. 4 election….
Port of Quebec president and CEO Olga Farman and Bernard Drainville, Quebec minister of the economy and maritime strategy, made an electrification announcement at Quai 30. (Photo from Port de Québec) Quebec funding helps Port get two ‘power plugs’ for wharves Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Officials chose the July 3 anniversary of the first arrival of Europeans…
The 1806-1808 Duberger-By Model of Quebec City is on display in the Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site below Dufferin Terrace. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) The Duberger-By Model of Quebec City finds a new home Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Parks Canada recently moved the historically accurate 19th-century Duberger-By Model of Quebec City from Artillery Park to…
Thousands displayed their appreciation of the outdoor OSQ concert held at Place Jean-Béliveau on July 3. (Photos by Shirley Nadeau) OSQ celebrates the Fête de la Ville de Québec at ExpoCité Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Thousands of people gathered at Place Jean- Béliveau on a beautiful Friday evening to celebrate the…
City touts thousands of trees planted as tramway cuts loom Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com Wielding a shovel provided by a worker, Limoilou Coun. Raymond Poirier symbolically…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce Lorie@qctonline.com July 7, 1766 – The Quebec Gazette We hear that on the arrival of Admiral Palliser at Newfoundland,…
Fréchette to run for the CAQ in Trois-Rivières Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Premier Christine Fréchette announced July 2 that she will be the Coalition Avenir Québec candidate in the Trois-Rivières riding,…
U.S. Consul in Quebec City celebrates America’s 250th anniversary…