Tag Archives: November 29 2023

Merchants sell authentic Québécois, German and European products at the German Christmas Market in Old Quebec until Dec. 23. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

German Christmas Market thrills shoppers in Old City

German Christmas Market thrills shoppers in Old City Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The holiday spirit is spreading throughout Old Quebec. The 16th German Christmas Market opened Nov. 23 and runs from…

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Thousands of striking public sector workers protest in front of the National Assembly on Nov. 23. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

Striking public sector workers fill Quebec City streets

Striking public sector workers fill Quebec City streets Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Teachers, nurses and other public sector employees took to the streets of Quebec City from Nov. 21 to 23….

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Jessi Homenik presented the the newest tour on the Ghost Tours of Quebec itinerary, which tells the story of Dr. Thomas Cream, a Victorian-era serial killer who attended Chalmers Free Presbyterian (now Chalmers-Wesley United) Church in the mid-late 1800s. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

The murderous Dr. Cream joins Ghost Tours of Quebec

The murderous Dr. Cream joins Ghost Tours of Quebec  Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Everyone loves a scary tale, and Ghost Tours of Quebec (GTQ) has plenty to tell! Starting next season,…

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The Morrin Centre was the venue for discussing Quebec City’s social economy success stories for Social Economy Month. (Photo by Sarah Elworthy)

The Morrin Centre is a social economy success story 200 years in the making

The Morrin Centre is a social economy success story 200 years in the making  Sarah Elworthy sarah@qctonline.com November is Social Economy Month. As part of the program- ming highlighting this…

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Several community members arrived with delicious home-baked muffins. Only one basket was left by the end of the CWL Breakfast on Nov. 26. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin)

Shannon CWL community breakfast feeds more than 300

Shannon CWL community breakfast feeds more than 300  Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) of Shannon welcomed community members and friends to its annual breakfast on Nov. 26…

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Jean-Sébastien Jolin-Gignac is shown hard at work organizing boxes during last year’s Community Christmas Hamper Campaign in the gymnasium of the Eastern Québec Learning Centre, where all the boxes of groceries are assembled, numbered and filled with goodness for the festive season before being delivered to recipients. (Photo by Adrian Glanvill)

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS HAMPER CAMPAIGN: Our community comes together once again to turn caring into action

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS HAMPER CAMPAIGN: Our community comes together once again to turn caring into action Submitted by Jean-Sébastien Jolin-Gignac* it was the fall of 2005, a few months after I…

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