First in-person IHQ meeting in two years draws a crowd Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com There was an excellent turnout at the Irish Heritage Quebec (IHQ) meeting held on March 14 in…
Cycle One students wore colourful hand-decorated “floats” (cardboard boxes) as they
paraded past the Valcartier Community Centre. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Valcartier celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in fine style Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com There may not have been a St. Patrick’s Day parade in downtown Quebec City, on March 17, but there…
New York artist Sean Kenney created a giant monarch
butterfly sitting on pink flowers. Reading the green
information panel on the floor, visitors will learn that this
specific butterfly evolved to eat a toxic plant that in turn
makes it toxic for its predators. Kenney used 30,700 bricks
to complete the sculpture, which took over 330 hours. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Animal Super Powers come to the Galeries de la Capitale Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com After touring the world since 2012, vibrant and colourful animals are on display in the Galeries de…
Author and journalist
Patrick White has spent the
last 15 years reconstructing
the life of British portrait
painter Henry Daniel
Thielcke, who spent two
decades in Quebec City. (Photo courtesy of Université du Québec à Montréal) Journalist on a quest to unravel mystery of Henry Daniel Thielcke Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com For the last quarter-century, investigative journalist Patrick White has been on an…
Ensemble Inc. launches campaign for workplace diversity Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com A large white room, the echo of footsteps and the quiet humming of the machines in the background dominate the…
Make a difference on your neighbourhood council Adapted from a press release by QCT staff Residents who have the quality of life in their neighbourhoods at heart are invited to…
Applications open for Quebec City Women’s Club bursaries Submitted by Marie Coyea, bursary chairperson, Quebec City Women’s Club Each year, the Quebec City Women’s Club (QCWC) selects women to support…
Érablière Godbout is a key player in the annual urban sugar
shack outside the Grand Marché. Their year-round shop specializes in a huge variety of maple products. (Photo by Danielle Burns) Urban sugar shack returns to Grand Marché Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com The sugar shack is a quintessential Québécois tradition where families, friends and neighbours gather for a day at the cabane…
Making vegetable soup or stock is one way to reduce food waste. (photo by Reinhard Thrainer via Pixabay) Startup among many solutions for food waste Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Canada is a world leader in food waste. According to a 2021 United Nations report, Canadians…
Nothing like a yawn
after hunting for
rodents. This barred
owl flew over Sillery
searching for food.
This area of Quebec
C i t y i s n e s t l e d
between the Parc des
Bois-de-Coulonge and
St. Patrick’s Cemetery,
offering animals and
birds like this owl
ample wooded space
to hunt and live. Barred owl sighted in Sillery Photos by Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com…