Valedictorian Soriya Casals gave a concise and powerful speech at the 2024 graduation ceremony. She reminded her fellow graduates that no matter their route in life beyond CEGEP, St. Lawrence will always be home and a unifying factor in their lives. She also told them that she sees leaders in all of them. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2024 St. Lawrence graduates end the year on a high note Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com As spring turns into summer, graduates slip into their gowns and mortarboards….
The Musée de la Civilisation, well known for its wide-ranging exhibits on a diverse range of cultures and cultural phenomena, presents its third decade-long semi-permanent exhibit about La Belle Province, called In Other Words, Québec. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) The MCQ presents its third Quebec exhibit: In Other Words, Québec Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com How to define, display and present the uniqueness of Quebec? The Musée de la Civilisation (MCQ)…
COMMENTARY: Will Liberals try a bold idea to save themselves from doom? Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Imagine you’re in charge of a government that’s been in power…
Trekking for the tram: From left, Nora Loreto, founder of Québec Désire Son Tramway, completed a crosstown trek alongside Aimée Dawson, Tessa Dawson and Della Greener. (Photo by Peter Black) TRAM TRACKER Caisse confirms mid-June release of regional transit report Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com Anticipation is building as the days count down to the release of the Caisse de dépôt et…
This image shows the proposed Laforest project at the northwest corner of Rue de la Forest and Chemin Saint-Louis. (Image from Groupe Stratera) City fast-tracks huge apartment complex on Chemin Saint-Louis Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com The city has slated public consultations on June 12 for a fast-tracked 13-storey apartment building…
This photo of the Hôtel Château Normandie, located at the corner of Rue du Fort and Rue Sainte-Anne, facing the Place d’Armes in Quebec City, was taken in 1949. At the time, the ground floor was occupied by a tourist information office, and it still is to this day. The other levels now house the Hotel Manoir Morgan. (Photo by Omer Beaudoin, 1949, BANQ, E6, S7, SS1, P68686) A LOOK BACK IN TIME Looking back at Château Frontenac’s role in D-Day battle Charles André Nadeau canadeau@qctonline.com In August 1943, given the events that would happen the following year,…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Homage to Quebec veterans on D-Day anniversary Dear Editor, Death struck deeply into those who waded ashore on June 6, 1944. Struggling to quickly move from…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com June 3, 1784 – The Quebec Gazette All Refugee Loyalists and Discharged Soldiers, who have given in their…
Heather Alloway of the Eagles’ Wings Charitable Trust and sculptor Timothy Schmalz unveil the statue of the welcoming pilgrim, who appears to be an angel once a visitor sits beside it. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Cathedral of the Holy Trinity welcomes a statue to its garden project Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com As the bells in the tower of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on Rue…
St. Lawrence union seeks answers after harassment ruling Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Members of the faculty union at CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence have lost confidence in campus director…