A Filipino dance ensemble performs at Fall Fest. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) VEQ Fall Fest fills St. Vincent School with culture and community Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The annual Fall Fest held by Voice of English-speaking Québec (VEQ) on Sept. 23 drew hundreds…
Members of HMCS Montcalm, the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve unit in Quebec City, paraded to City Hall on the morning of Sept. 23 and were presented with the keys to the city by Mayor Bruno Marchand. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) The Naval Reserve celebrates its centennial in Quebec City Charles André Nadeau canadeau@qctonline.com A100th anniversary should be celebrated in style, and this is exactly what members of the Canadian Naval…
COMMENTARY: Can do: Dollar stores helping consumers combat grocery price hikes Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Readers of a certain age may be familiar with the term “tins”…
This image depicts what the tramway line is expected to look like in the Saint-Roch sector of Lower Town. (Image from Ville de Québec) TRAM TRACKER: Mayor says tramway project is now a reality Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Buoyed by a unanimous vote of support from the National Assembly and the…
Limoilou Coun. Jackie Smith holds baby Daphnée upon her return to City Hall. (Photo by Francis Fontaine) Jackie Smith returns to council, sharing seat with baby daughter Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com As of last week, there are 211⁄2 seats in the Quebec City council…
The five major-party candidates in the Jean-Talon byelection are, from left: Élise Avard Bernier of the Liberal Party; Olivier Bolduc of Québec Solidaire, Pascal Paradis of the Parti Québécois, Jesse Robitaille of the Quebec Conservative Party and Marie-Anik Shoiry of the Coation Avenir Québec. (Image from Radio-Canada) Radio-Canada hosts debate in leadup to Jean-Talon byelection Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com In what host Guillaume Dumas called an extremely respectful debate, five major-party candidates in the…
LETTER: Appreciation for Bill 40 coverage Dear Editor, Compliments to your Local Journalism Initiative re- porter, Ruby Pratka, for her comprehensive Sept.13 piece: “Government to appeal Bill 40 ruling.” In…
Memorials and Things of Fame Researched and compiled by Lorie Pierce lorie@qctonline.com September 25, 1783 – The Quebec Gazette Sheriff’s Office, Montreal Whereas in the night between the 16th and…
Newfoundland native and former CEDEC executive director Lisa Kennedy is the new executive director of the Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre. (Photo courtesy of the Valcartier Military Family Research Centre) Valcartier Family Centre welcomes new executive director Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com The Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre (VMFRC) has a new executive director. Lisa Kennedy, the founding…
Marie-Philippe Phillie Drouin is the director general of gender diversity nonprofit Divergenres. (Screenshot) ‘It’s confronting’: Lead writer of exhibit offers clarity on gender diversity Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter editor@qctonline.com Anyone who has visited the Love Me Gender exhibit at the Musée…