The Naval Museum of Quebec is only open during summer and run by the local detachment of the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve. All of the stories told in the museum are of individual sailors during the Second World War. Many of the artifacts were provided by family members of veterans Read more…
The best place to see the effect the seigneurial system had on the landscape of Orléans Island is at Saint-François. Narrow plots of land stretched inland from the St. Lawrence River to provide every farmer with direct water access. The wooden observation tower at the tip of the island gives Read more…
I’ve been on Instagram for about a year now and just made my first post. Although an amateur at the media format, I do have some preliminary thoughts on the site and how it could improve. Instagram used to be called Burbn, but it had since pivoted. I see the Read more…
Stanstead is right on the border with Vermont, an American state. The community spills across the two countries and is called Derby Line on the US side. Its most famous sight is a public library purposefully built half on the Canadian side and half on the US side. The Haskell Read more…
I read an article on the CBC website soon a Friday afternoon. Bruno Marchand, the new mayor of Quebec City (in office just since last November), said he wouldn’t let protestors interfere with citizen’s ability to live their lives and told visitors to come to the Carnaval de Quebec, an Read more…
I had already photographed the Freedom Convoy in Ottawa the weekend prior, but I happened to be in Quebec City for the Carnaval de Quebec. It seems my crappy journalism luck couldn’t shake off disruptions regardless of where I went. Quebec City’s new mayor, Bruno Marchand, said that he wouldn’t Read more…
The annual winter festival in Quebec City is a big draw for tourists, so much so that I heeded the call of Bruno Marchand to come to the city to see it for myself. There’s more about the history online that I know, but it’s got something to do with Read more…
The only reason I went to Leipzig was because my Dresden museum pass allowed me free access to the Grassimuseum – an applied arts museum with an emphasis on music and ethnography. If you start at the Leuschner Platz is rather pleasant with shops and beautiful architecture all around, definitely Read more…
I tried to dig my head into sand and avoid reading the news as much as I can. After being a journalism student for more than a year, I was sick of keeping on top of news that didn’t provide any actionable insights. Most of it was just “something unfortunate Read more…
This article is part of a series called Backstory where I reveal how feature and in-depth stories were crafted. You can find more with the Backstory tag by searching “Backstory” in the search bar. The original story was published here: https://capitalcurrent.ca/canada-will-never-export-bulk-water-to-the-u-s-and-journalists-should-stop-writing-about-it/ The assignment was to write about the debate on Read more…