Quebec City tour guide Stephen Marchessault talks to Andrew Greenfield from LifeinQuebec.com. Photo credit: Isabelle Green.
Listen below to our conversation with Stephen Marchessault.
Stephen is a history major and has studied the Quebec region extensively.
He is a Quebec City tour guide and for years taught the tour guiding course in English at CEGEP St Lawrence.
He designed the course and today is responsible for many of the guides who ply their trade in Quebec City.
He is considered a subject matter expert when it comes to the history of the Quebec region.
Stephen also wrote The Life in Quebec Magazine Quebec City Walking Tour edition.
Up until recently, to work as a tour guide in Quebec City you had to be licenced and pass a 150-hour course.
The course that he wrote and delivered in English.
We’re 2 weeks into January 2016 and just before last Christmas, so less than a month ago, the city decided to scrap the licence.
Q: What does it actually entail to become a competent guide?
Q: What is the time and cost element?
Q: Why is gaining the knowledge so important?
Q: What affect will this decision by the city have on the tour guide industry here?
Q: Why do you think the decision was made to do away with the licence?
Q: What are Quebec City tour guides able to do about the decision?
Q: What would you say to anyone taking a tour with someone who has not done the course?
Q: How do tour guides usually get work here?
Q: How will this change?
Q: When does the season usually run from and to?
Q: What types of tours are there to take in Quebec City?
Q: Will you be out there guiding next season?
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