And they’re off! Over 2,300 participants in the 10-kilometre race launched from the starting line at the Parc de la Pointe-aux-Lièvres, near the Lavigueur Bridge. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Marathon returns to the streets of Quebec City Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The 8,000 runners in the Quebec City Marathon had idyllic conditions on Oct. 1 and 2. Participants of all…
St. Vincent School teams win the 24th CQSB Cross-Country Run Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The temperatures are dropping and the air is crisp. Autumn has arrived! That can only mean one…
Quebec City is looking at examples of urban bike corridors such as this one on Rue Saint-Denis in Montreal. City’s active mobility plan calls for bike corridors on major city streets Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Three new bike paths along major arteries of the city are…
The long-delayed deal to purchase and preserve the Quebec Bridge may be nearing a settlement. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) Province agrees to Quebec Bridge rent; way cleared for purchase Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com With a midnight Sept. 30 deadline looming, the Quebec ministry of transport and…
René Jalbert, the “hero of the National Assembly,” served as the Usher of the Black Rod in the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa from July 1985 to March 1989. (Photo from Senate of Canada archives via Wikimedia Commons) STREET VIEWS: The story behind Rue René-Jalbert Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com This street is named in honour of René Jalbert (1921-1996). A major in the Royal 22e Régiment, Jalbert served in…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com October 2, 1822 – The Quebec Gazette The Art of Self-Defence W. Fuller begs leave to inform the…
NOTICE TO READERS: Looking for election coverage? When the QCT went to press at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, polls for the 2022 provincial election were still open. For…
Historic Gare du Palais train station to get major upgrade Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Quebec City’s historic train station, at one time abandoned and threatened with demolition,…
Saint-Roch residents air views to city officials on rise in crime Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com The YMCA on the corner of rues du Pont and Fleurie in Saint-Roch is usually a…
City creates new intervention team in response to friction in Saint-Roch Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter On Sept. 29, the Ville de Québec announced the creation of a new…