Open Book at the Morrin Centre
2020-02-28 00:30 - 01:30 (America/Toronto) | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Talk | Open Book: Intercultural Dialogues
Rebecca Fisseha | Author
Kaie Kellough | Author
Whitney French | Moderator
In partnership with Voice of English-speaking Québec

During this panel, authors Rebecca Fisseha (Daughters of Silence) and Kaie Kellough (Dominoes at the Crossroads) will talk about their latest books and the thematic Diaspora with moderator Whitney French. A signature session will follow.
For more information and to sign up, please visit the link below:
http://www.morrin.org/en/events/open-book-intercultural-dialogues-diaspora/

Out and About, Sugar Shack
2020-03-03 15:30 - 19:00 | QC
Voice of English Speaking Quebec invites members of the community aged 50+ as we go out and about and enjoy sugaring off season.
We will be enjoying a traditional sugar shack meal at the Relais des Pins on Ile d’Orleans, complete with traditional music and taffee.
Free transportation is provided.
For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 224, or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Quebec Baptist Church Closet Swap
2020-03-07 00:00 - 03:00 | Québec Baptist Church, 70 Grande-Allée Ouest, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 2G6, Canada
Quebec City Women: You’re invited to clean out your closets and bring along all those clothes, accessories and shoes that no longer bring you joy and just take up space.
The idea is to bring the stuff you don’t wear any more, and enjoy shopping around to see what you can find that’s new-to-you.
Children’s clothing/footwear are welcome too.
Bring your water bottle, your bags of items to swap, your shopping bag and your smile. Don’t be afraid to join us even if you have nothing to give away there will be lots to go around. Anything not claimed at the end of the evening will be donated to the Friperie operated by Café Rencontre.
There’s free parking behind the church on 70 Grande Allée ouest / corner of avenue Cartier.
http://quebecbaptistchurch.homestead.com/index.html
A warm welcome awaits you! Feel free to invite a friend 🙂

Valcartier Family Centre - Hairstyling and Makeup Workshop
2020-03-11 22:30 - 2020-03-12 00:30 | Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre, Edifice 93 C.P. 1000, Succursale Forces, Courcelette, Quebec, G0A 4Z0, Canada
Café Découverte – Hairstyling and Makeup
Wednesday March 11
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
At the Community Centre (building 93)
Free *
Following your requests, we will hold a hairstyling and makeup tips and tricks workshop. Come perfect your techniques or learn new ones.
Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-coiffure-et-maquillage-hairstyling-and-makeup-85499195395
Online registration is mandatory before March 9.

Due to the nature of this activity the Youth COOP is available at low cost to watch your children during this activity. Don’t forget to reserve your spot when you register.
*$5 per kid for the evening.
Café Découverte: Theme-based activities that bring people together by integrating newcomers and reinforcing the military family community.
For more information: vicki.belanger@forces.gc.ca

Open Book at the Morrin Centre
2020-03-12 23:30 - 2020-03-13 00:30 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Talk | Open Book: Intercultural Dialogues
Caroline Vu | Author
Zalika Reid-Benta | Author
In partnership with Voice of English-speaking Québec

During this panel, authors Caroline Vu (That Summer in Provincetown) and Zalika Reid-Benta (Frying Plantain) will talk about their latest books and the thematic Memory and Identity. A signature session will follow.
For more information and to sign up, please visit the link below:
http://www.morrin.org/en/events/open-book-intercultural-dialogues-memory-and-identity/

CANCELLED - Community Art Exhibit
2020-03-13 21:00 - 23:00 | Quebec High School, 945 Av. Belvèdere, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 3G2, Canada
Please note that the Art Exhibit that was scheduled to take place from 5 to 7 p.m. at Quebec High School is cancelled.
Due to the Covid 19, the School Board has decided to limit access to its schools to only what is directly linked to education purposes.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, and invite you to stay tuned to view the online exhibit that will be launched very soon.

CANCELLED Shannon Irish Show 2020
2020-03-14 17:00 - 19:00 | QC
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SHANNON IRISH SHOW IS CANCELLED
Information: Germaine Pelletier, (418) 524-0805 (evening)

Valcartier Family Centre - St. Patrick's Day Potluck
2020-03-14 21:00 - 23:00 | Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre, Edifice 93 C.P. 1000, Succursale Forces, Courcelette, Quebec, G0A 4Z0, Canada
Join the VFC anglophone committee for Saint Patrick’s Day!
Enjoy an Irish stew and bring something delicious for the Potluck dinner. English activity. Anyone who would like to practice their English is also welcome to join.
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
TREASURE HUNT AND CRAFTS
Free
March 14 – 5 PM to 7 PM
At the Community Centre (Building 93)
Please register before March 10th
For more information:
alexandra.simard@forces.gc.ca
418 844-6060

Valcartier Family Centre - Children Dealing with Absences Workshops
2020-03-23 22:15 - 23:30 | Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre, Edifice 93 C.P. 1000, Succursale Forces, Courcelette, Quebec, G0A 4Z0, Canada
Does your child need tools to cope with the different absence of a military parent (courses, exercises, and/ or deployment)?
We are offering “Dealing with the absence: Like a boss” which is a series of 6 workshops (1 Monday at of 2), for 5 to 12 years old which will start on Monday March 23rd from 6:15 pm to 7:30 pm.
Your child will be able to fill his tool chest in various ways.
Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFy9o1YBh07gFdNj7DrMmaCz9MvL_r3mJkqNJP1hqZA-E2Fg/viewform
Register online before March 16th.
For more information:
Julie Chamberland, Vicki Bélanger, Mélanie Hudon-Bergeron and Karine Goulet:
Absence Support Counsellors at (418) 844-6060

*** POSTPONED *** How to Determine the Right Price Strategy?
2020-03-24 21:30 - 23:30 | Multipurpose Room, Jeffery Hale Pavilion, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
Pricing Your Goods and Services
Do you ask yourself if you are charging enough for your product or service?
Do you have questions about fixed costs, variable costs, markups, and margins?
Learn how to cost your product or service, how to calculate your profit margins, and define a strategy for channel pricing. You will also learn how retailers set their profit margins and how this potentially can affect what you need to remain competitive and profitable.
Event and parking are FREE!

Valcartier Family Centre - Kaleidoscope Series
2020-03-24 22:30 - 2020-03-25 00:30, 2020-03-31 22:30 - 2020-04-01 00:30 | Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre, Edifice 93 C.P. 1000, Succursale Forces, Courcelette, Quebec, G0A 4Z0, Canada
Kaleidoscope Series for English-speaking newcomers.
March 24th and 31st
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
At the Valcartier Community Centre (Building 93)
Throughout life, we collect pieces of joy and pain, love and loss, happiness and tragedy. This is all a part of growing and learning that we don’t have to do it alone.
We can choose a collection of curated pieces that makes us who we are, what we want to become; and together, with support, they can create a beautiful Kaleidoscope of our life. Each one, different from the other. Not right or wrong, ugly or beautiful, messy or perfect…BUT REAL!
Please register before March 20th
Contact Dana Conrado at dana.cfv@gmail.com

Kirk Hall Crafters
2020-03-25 17:00 - 19:00 | St. Andrew’s Kirk Hall, 45 Chaussée-des-Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, Canada
UPDATE: Kirk Hall Crafters decided to cancel their meetings until this time of social distancing is over. However, the evening group will be meeting via Zoom at 7 pm on Wednesday nights. If anyone wants the link, please contact Katherine at 418 404-0509

Wednesdays from 1-3 p.m. and/or 7-9 p.m.
The Kirk Hall Crafters, a bilingual group of craft-minded people that meets weekly in St. Andrew’s Kirk Hall, 45 Chaussée-des-Écossais, Old Québec.
Join this fun all-ages group and enjoy tea and a chat while working on your craft project!
For more information, call Katherine at 418 404-0509

POSTPONED Spring Fest 5@7
2020-03-26 21:00 - 23:00 | 3 Brasseurs – Place Ste. Foy, 2450 Bd Laurier, Local G50, Québec City, Quebec, G1V 2L1, Canada
Please note that in response the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, VEQ is postponing the Spring Fest 5@7 that was meant to take place on Thursday, March 26 for now.
The event will take place at a later date. Stay tuned!

POSTPONED - One Nite Band
2020-03-28 23:30 - 2020-03-29 03:45 | QC
The date is set for the 7th annual One Nite Band Kitchen Party. Join us with other members of the community as we prepare the St. Patrick’s Week of activities. Come out and enjoy songs from your favourite St. Paddy’s Day set list; Irish Rovers, Gaelic Storm, Great Big Sea, Drop Kick Murphy’s, The High Kings, Spirit of the West, the Proclaimers and more!
To find out more, please visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/650299192212767/

AVAILABLE ONLINE! Imagination Writers' Festival 2020
2020-03-31 22:00 - 2020-04-05 20:00 | Morrin Centre, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec City, Quebec, G1R 4H3, Canada
Imagination Online
Imagination videos are now available online! Please go have a look at them there:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRVDDAbCDpEZPLCvhsJA4R-8oU_8szJh1

From the 31st of March to the 5th of April 2020, come meet over 20 authors, musicians and artists at the Morrin Centre Writers’ Festival!
Over the course of this celebration of English-language literature and arts, you will have the opportunity to not only meet inspiring and passionate artists, but also participate in various workshops, enjoy musical performances, and regale your taste buds at our popular Books & Wine and Books & Brunch events!
When
31 March 2020 / 18h00
Cost
Festival Passes
Adults: $35
Morrin Centre Members : $26,25
Students : $20
Festival Pass holders receive:

Free entry to all author readings and discussions
25% discount on tickets for:

– Books & Wine: a book and wine pairing event, Thursday, April 2, 5:30 p.m.
– Books & Brunch: Sunday, April 5, 11:00 a.m., with Terry Fallis

For more information, please visit: https://www.morrin.org/en/upcoming-events
To view the full program: https://www.morrin.org/en/events/imagination-2020/

Valcartier Family Centre - Keeping the Flame Burning
2020-03-31 23:00 - 2020-04-01 01:00 | Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre, Edifice 93 C.P. 1000, Succursale Forces, Courcelette, Quebec, G0A 4Z0, Canada
Conference – KEEPING THE FLAME BURNING
The secrets of happy couples.
Yvon Dallaire psychologist and speaker specialized in couple relationships.
An evening where laughter and fun is waiting for you!
FREE
MARCH 31st – 7 PM to 9 PM
Community Centre (Building 93)
For more information about this event, please call 418 844-6060
Childcare services available at a cost of $4,50 per hour (limited places). Reserve your childcare service by contacting Geneviève Girard, 418 844-6060.

*** POSTPONED *** Promoting Yourself to an Employer Workshop
2020-04-01 22:00 - 2020-04-02 00:00 | Multipurpose Room, Jeffery Hale Pavilion, 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec City, Quebec, G1S 2M4, Canada
Are you currently looking for a job? Well, the timing couldn’t be better! Sign up and sharpen up your résumé and your interpersonal skills before heading off to impress your future employer at the city’s job fair (to be held a couple of days later).

When: April 1st, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Multipurpose Room (1135), Jeffery Hale Pavilion; 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy, Québec
Parking is free!

Last Day for Art Pick-Up
2020-05-01 - 2020-05-02 | QC
In the light of our Art Exhibit cancellation, we would like to invite artists to come and pick up their pieces at the VEQ office (1270 Chemin Ste Foy, Suite 2141) during office hours before May 1, 2020.
Please note that any art not claimed by May 1, 2020 will be donated.
Below are our office hours:
Monday to Friday – 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Closed during lunch hour – 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (418) 683-2366 ext. 221

Pricing Your Goods & Services (Online Only)
2020-05-14 16:30 - 18:30 | Online, Quebec, Canada
Pricing Your Goods & Services (Online Only)

We are happy to announce that despite the physical obstacles, YES Montreal has adapted this workshop to the online media.

Do you ask yourself if you are charging enough for your product or service?
Do you have questions about fixed costs, variable costs, markups, and margins?
Learn how to cost your product or service, how to calculate your profit margins, and define a strategy for channel pricing. You will also learn how retailers set their profit margins and how this potentially can affect what you need to remain competitive and profitable.
Speaker: Coby Ingham, YES Business Coach, Business Consultant, and Management Expert
Pre-registration is required.

YES Montreal - Transferable Skills Webinar
2020-06-18 16:00 - 17:30 | QC
YES Montreal, in partnership with Voice of English-speaking Québec, is pleased to present this webinar! If you are a new graduate, considering a career shift or just wondering how to successfully navigate the current local Quebec job market, highlighting your transferable skills will help you and your résumé stand out. This workshop, co-hosted by two organizations dedicated to helping English-speaking Quebecers, is designed to help you define, identify and use the skills that you already possess to your advantage across different fields and industries, especially in a post-COVID workforce. Recognizing these top skills that employers are after is the first step toward understanding and adapting to current changing labour markets and conditions. A Q&A period will follow the presentation.
Please register here:
https://bit.ly/2BoqYxN

Introduction to the F.O.R.T. PROGRAM Zoom session
2020-06-18 16:15 - 16:45 | The comfort of your home or office!, Quebec, Canada
New to Quebec and looking for employment services in English? Well, we have a special Zoom webinar to introduce you to our partners from the F.O.R.T. Program.

VEQ Annual General Meeting 2020
2020-06-18 21:00 - 23:00 | Virtual Meeting via Zoom. A link to connect will only be sent to people who RSVP., Quebec, Canada
Voice of English-speaking Québec is pleased to invite you to our Annual General Meeting.
Originally scheduled to take place on May 28th, the VEQ Board of Directors made the decision to move it to June 18th.
The health and safety of our community members is our main priority. With the current Covid-19 pandemic, the AGM will be carried out online using the Zoom platform.
A link to connect and the documents for the AGM, will be sent via email to members who have confirmed.
You may also request that the AGM package be sent to you in the mail. This will be done the week prior to the meeting.
If you would like to participate, please RSVP by calling 418-683-2366 ext. 221 or by emailing info@veq.ca

Welcome to the Morrin Centre!
2020-06-22 16:15 - 16:45 | The comfort of your home or office!, Quebec, Canada
Despite the current situation that calls for social distancing, the Morrin Centre offers services that are available online. If you would like to get to know more about them, please join us on a quick virtual tour! All you need to do is send an email to Maria Castro to request your access to the Zoom session.

Bilingual Book Club - club de lecture bilingue
2020-06-29 22:30 - 2020-06-30 00:00, 2020-07-11 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual meeting via Zoom, Quebec, Canada
Join us for reading and discussion of books via Zoom in French and English while improving your bilingualism in an informal and friendly environment!
This week’s book: Ru by Kim Thúy
Find the book synopsis here: Ru by Kim Thúy on Goodreads

Zoom Introductory Session with Canadian Parents for French
2020-06-30 16:15 - 16:45 | The comfort of your home or office!, Quebec, Canada
Would you like to learn more about the benefits of bilingualism? Are you interested in encouraging linguistic duality in your family? Would you like help in improving your French?
Did you know that you can have access to the services offered by Canadian Parents for French?
We have prepared a Zoom session to answer these and any other questions you may have!

The Wellness Centre, what are their services?
2020-07-07 16:15 - 16:45 | Wherever you are!, Home / Office / Park, Quebec, Canada
The Wellness Centre offers a wide array of services to the English-speaking community. You are cordially invited to join us in an informative talk with one of their staff members and know more about what they have to offer!

Quebec Art Company Auditions - Hair
2020-07-11 - 2020-07-13 | QC
Quebec Art Company (QAC) auditions for principal roles as well as ensemble in the Spring 2021 production of the musical Hair on Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12.
Venue TBD.
For more information, audition registration, details on roles and expectations for the auditions please visit the QAC website:
www.quebecartcompany.com
Please note: In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, auditions will respect regulations might be in place at the time.

VEQ Newcomers' Financial Literacy Workshop
2020-07-14 21:30 - 23:00 | From the comfort of your home, Quebec, Canada
A big part of the learning process when moving to a new country consists of understanding the local financial system. VEQ in partnership with Option Travail invites you to participate in this virtual workshop, aimed at helping you understand how to manage your money in Canada.
