Mayor Bruno Marchand and director general Luc Monty spoke at the news conference to release the city’s 2025 financial results on May 19. (photo from Ville de Québec) City surplus soars thanks to ‘welcome tax’ windfall Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com A red-hot real estate market was the major factor in the Ville de Québec recording a $77.8-million surplus in…
After the Sunday morning worship service, campanologists (bell ringers) – Andrea Falk, Chris Haller, Madeline Holden, François Sénéchal, Miriam Schurman, Donna McEwen, Pauline Smith, Trisha Shannon, Gwen Rogers, David Page and Phil Rogers – were working on perfecting their “Plain Bob Doubles” method. The four people wearing colourful blue and aqua shirts are members of the Quebec City Guild of Change Ringers. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) The bells are ringing at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The bell tower of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Old Quebec was abuzz with…
COMMENTARY: It’s OK to cheer for les Canadiens and not be a fan Peter Black peterblack@qctonline.com So, as of this writing, the Montreal Canadiens are still contenders for the Stanley…
Parc de Mont-Sainte-Anne is a popular mountain bike destination. (Photo courtesy of SEPAQ) Quebec invests $14 million in Parc du Mont-Sainte-Anne Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com While uncertainty about the long-term future of the Mont-Sainte-Anne ski resort persists, the Quebec…
The building housing the popular La Barberie microbrewery in Saint-Roch would be demolished if the Logis-Experts plan goes forward. (Photo from Logis-Experts) La Barberie brewery to be relocated in new 15-storey tower project Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com If its plan is approved by the city, a developer would…
U Laval diplomat-in-residence Louise Blais gets Quebec CUSMA post Peter Black Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative peterblack@qctonline.com If things had gone differently, Louise Blais might have been the inspiration for…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce May 25, 1786 – The Quebec Gazette A Proclamation Whereas in consequence of information conveyed to me from…
ANALYSIS: Fréchette freshens up the CAQ Kevin Dougherty kevin@qctonline.com Christine Fréchette, Quebec’s unelected premier, faces an Oct. 5 election deadline when Quebecers decide if she will keep the job. When…
Québec Solidaire MNAs Sol Zanetti and Étienne Grandmont speak to reporters at the unveiling of the Rep’Air portal on May 22 in Limoilou. (Photo by Camilo Castelbianco courtesy of Québec Solidaire) Local MNA launches provincewide air quality data portal Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com People nearly everywhere in the province are able to get a clearer picture of…
Members of the CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence Model UN delegation celebrate a successful National Model United Nations conference in New York. The country they represented was Algeria. (Photo courtesy of CEGEP Champlain/St. Lawrence) St. Lawrence students impress at Model UN conference Ruby Pratka Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, Local Journalism Initiative editor@qctonline.com A delegation of students from CEGEP Champlain-St. Lawrence distinguished themselves on the world stage…