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SUMMARY:In Stitches
DESCRIPTION:Join us every Monday afternoon to work on your knitting\, crocheting or other needlework projects! \nWant to learn? We will be happy to show you! \nNo registration necessary. \nContact Catherine with any questions at 418-683-2366 x 228 or at catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
URL:https://veq.ca/event/in-stitches/
LOCATION:VEQ Community Space (Shannon)\, 438 Blvd Jacques-Cartier\, Suite 109\, Shannon\, Quebec\, G3S 1N5\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Catherine Baboudjian":MAILTO:catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240116T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240117T000000
DTSTAMP:20260510T112513
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SUMMARY:S.T.E.A.M. Club: Balloon Car - Morrin Centre
DESCRIPTION:This week\, we will be practicing recycled engineering by making a balloon car. \n\n\n\n\n \nThe S.T.E.A.M. (Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Art\, and Math) Club welcomes children ages 7 to 12 who love to experiment\, create\, and learn more about the world around them. Each week\, we will explore different science or artistic themes. This program aims to promote creativity\, critical thinking\, and perseverance each session. \nThe Morrin Centre Book Quest S.T.E.A.M. Club\, for children ages 7 to 12\, will take place every Tuesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. \nTo sign up or for further information\, please contact Education Coordinator Manuela Flores Denti at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://veq.ca/event/s-t-e-a-m-club-balloon-car-morrin-centre/
LOCATION:Morrin Centre\, 44 Chaussée des Écossais\, Québec City\, Quebec\, G1R 4H3\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Manuela Flores Denti":MAILTO:manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240116T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240117T003000
DTSTAMP:20260510T112513
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SUMMARY:*Revised Date* CQSB Careers Info Session 4
DESCRIPTION:If you’re a job seeker or simply curious about your career options\, you don’t want to miss the Central Québec School Board Careers Information Session. The CQSB is one of the largest employers of English speakers in Quebec. \nLearn about different job opportunities (teacher\, professional\, support\, management) and have your questions answered by their recruiter. \nTo register for the IN-PERSON session: https://forms.office.com/r/ajzUSXdhCb \nTo register for the ONLINE session: https://tinyurl.com/4mh4j3v3 \nThere will be light refreshments available for those who are meeting us in person! \nQuestions? susanna.tang@veq.ca or 418-683-2366 x222
URL:https://veq.ca/event/revised-date-cqsb-careers-info-session-4/
LOCATION:Wellness Centre at Jeffery Hale Multipurpose Room\, 1270\, chemin Sainte-Foy\, Québec City\, Quebec\, G1S 2M4\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Susanna Tang":MAILTO:susanna.tang@veq.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240117T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240117T013000
DTSTAMP:20260510T112513
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SUMMARY:Pixels & Pages: The Morrin Centre's Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers?\nMissing connecting over books in the Library? Come join Pixels & Pages! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelection for January: Less by Andrew Sean Greer \nLess is available on OverDrive in an e-book format as part of the Morrin Centre’s digital collection. \nPlease note that this event will be hybrid: the book club will meet in the Library\, but it is also possible to participate online via Zoom. \nPlease email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up! \n  \nThis project is in partnership with La Maison Anglaise. \n\n  \n 
URL:https://veq.ca/event/pixels-pages-the-morrin-centres-book-club-2/
LOCATION:Hybrid format: Morrin Centre & Zoom\, 44 chaussée des Écossais\, Québec City\, Quebec\, G1R 4H3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240117T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240117T163000
DTSTAMP:20260510T112513
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SUMMARY:SHARP Information Session
DESCRIPTION:SERVICES FOR HEALTHY AGING IN THE RIGHT PLACE (SHARP) \nProviding tools and resources to support English-speaking older adults to age and live where they choose. \n  \nTopic: Thinking about staying connected…Bridging the loneliness gap for seniors living in the community. \nPresenter: Bette Watson-Borg\, Project Manager\, Social Isolation and Loneliness Project CCSMH
URL:https://veq.ca/event/sharp-information-session-3/
LOCATION:Virtual meeting via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Claire Quenville":MAILTO:cquenville@jhpartners.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240117T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240117T203000
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SUMMARY:Arts & Crafts in Shannon (adults)
DESCRIPTION:Please find below information for the next “Arts & Crafts in Shannon” session (of 2024!) \nLocation: VEQ Community Space \nPlace Shannon – 438 Blvd Jacques-Cartier #109 (Shannon) \nDate: Wednesday January 17th (1:30 pm – 3:30 pm) \nMedia:  “Painting” \nAll material is provided for including canvases/paper\, brushes\, and paint. Workshops are free. \nFor more information or to register\, please contact Dominique Paddack by email or telephone. \nPlease note that VEQ offices will be CLOSED FROM MON 12/25 to FRI 1/5.
URL:https://veq.ca/event/arts-crafts-in-shannon-adults/
LOCATION:VEQ Community Space (Shannon)\, 438 Blvd Jacques-Cartier\, Suite 109\, Shannon\, Quebec\, G3S 1N5\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Dominique Paddack":MAILTO:dominique.paddack@veq.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240118T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240118T030000
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SUMMARY:The Grief Recovery Method Course
DESCRIPTION:For eight weeks\, come together over Zoom with CMA Medeiros\, a trained and certified specialist in the Grief Recovery Method.  In this Grief Recovery Method course\, she will guide you through the following: \n\nMeet\, discuss grief\, reactions\, and responses to grief.\nGet a clear view of how grief can build up.\nPractice compassion for yourself and others\,\nDevelop deep listening skills and start to increase your vocabulary related to emotions.\nAcquire practical lifelong skills for processing and dealing with loss and grief.\nLearn how to listen and support others moving forward.\nGain tools to help you recognize your feelings and emotions tied to losses\,\nEquip yourself to make choices about moving through grief that won’t weigh you down.\n\nThis learning experience is about two skills that go hand in hand: How to compassionately witness others who grieve and learning how to be present with your own grief. \nImportant notes \n\nThere will be class discusion during the sessions and weekly homework.  Homework will include reading\, writing and journaling exercises.\nWe require you to register for this Grief Recovery Method course as places are limited. Due to the nature of this course\, we request that you commit to attending the course from beginning to end for the full 8-week duration.\nTo find out if this course is the right course for you\, we encourage you to attend an information session before the course begins.\n\nRegister here for this 8-week course. \nYou will receive the Zoom link by email after you register. \n\nFor more information \n\n\nResearch at Kent State University has shown that The Grief Recovery Method approach is evidence-based and effective.  It helps grievers deal with the pain of emotional loss in any relationship.  To find out more about this method and to download free e-books on grief\, visit the Grief Recovery website. \nQuestions? \nPlease contact Verity\, WE Mind Mental Health Program Coordinator\, by email or phone at 418-684-5333\, ext. 11932. \n\n\n \nThe views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
URL:https://veq.ca/event/the-grief-recovery-method-course/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom\, Quebec\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Verity Jordan":MAILTO:vjordan@jhpartners.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240118T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240118T200000
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SUMMARY:Lifelong Learning - ABC Workshop #1 - Device Settings
DESCRIPTION:This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.\nIn partnership with ABC Life Literacy Canada\n\nFACILITATOR: Catherine Hawker and Lucie LeBlanc \n***More details to come*** \nTO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org\, or call 418.681.1258. Space is limited. \nSign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.
URL:https://veq.ca/event/lifelong-learning-abc-workshop-1-device-settings/
LOCATION:Quebec
ORGANIZER;CN="Catherine Hawker":MAILTO:info@lifelonglearningquebec.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240118T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240119T010000
DTSTAMP:20260510T112513
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SUMMARY:Workshop - The Labour Market: Your Rights and Responsibilities
DESCRIPTION:New to Québec? \nBe sure to join us for this workshop about the rules and standards governing working conditions. Learn the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers. \nBrought to you by VEQ in partnership with Option-travail as part of the Personal Finance: I’m in Charge workshop series. \nEveryone is welcome. Light refreshments will be served. \nPre-registration required. To register: https://forms.office.com/r/96KRstFhbk \nQuestions? susanna.tang@veq.ca
URL:https://veq.ca/event/workshop-the-labour-market-your-rights-and-responsibilities/
LOCATION:Wellness Centre at Jeffery Hale Multipurpose Room\, 1270\, chemin Sainte-Foy\, Québec City\, Quebec\, G1S 2M4\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Susanna Tang":MAILTO:susanna.tang@veq.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240119T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240119T013000
DTSTAMP:20260510T112513
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SUMMARY:Culinary Mosaic
DESCRIPTION:This cooking workshop will be given in English\, and will teach how to make chicken fricassée and grandma’s cream salad. \nFrom scones to chicken fricassee\, the Culinary Mosaic series of workshops at the Morrin Centre offer a wonderful opportunity to prepare dishes and learn about the history of the English and French Canadian food traditions. A variety of dishes will be presented by and made under the guidance of chef\, writer\, stylist\, consultant\, and entrepreneur Héloïse Leclerc from La Touche Héloïse. She will also provide some historical background\, share fun facts about the dishes\, and give tips to adjust and create variations of the recipes for further enjoyment. \nRegister here! \n  \n  \nPlease note:\n– The hands-on workshops cover the preparation of the dishes\, but they will still need to be cooked at home before eating.\n– During the general public workshops\, children aged 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult and the adult must book tickets for both themselves and their child(ren). \nClick here for the full programming
URL:https://veq.ca/event/culinary-mosaic-4/
LOCATION:Morrin Centre\, 44 Chaussée des Écossais\, Québec City\, Quebec\, G1R 4H3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240119T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240119T163000
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SUMMARY:Parents and Petits Get-together with onsite breastfeeding support
DESCRIPTION:Breastfeeding support edition of the Parents and Petits Get-together \nBreastfeeding support featured this time\nJoin us to benefit from parent-to-parent contact\, encouragement\, and valuable information. This time\, we will welcome Shelley Dupuis\, a certified breastfeeding support volunteer with Allaitement Québec who will be present to provide breastfeeding support once a month. \n\nConnect with other English-speaking parents\nSupport provided by breastfeeding support volunteer\nScale available to check baby’s growth\nEveryone is welcome including expectant moms\, moms who have breastfed before\, those who are breastfeeding now\, as well as those using another feeding option.\n\n\nParents and Petits is an activity for English-speaking families with babies and pre-school aged children that combines our former Take-a-Break\, Baby Chat and Café au lait. \n\n\n\nThe space is set up to give English-speaking pre-school aged kids a chance to play and interact.\nParents must stay on-site.\nVouchers provided to cover the cost of parking\nDrop-in\, no registration required. Hope to see you there!\n\nFor more information and events to come \nPlease visit our Parents and Petits Get-together home page\, or send an email to Jessica Price\, Family Matters Program Coordinator: jprice@jhpartners.net \n\n\n \n 
URL:https://veq.ca/event/parents-and-petits-get-together-with-onsite-breastfeeding-support-4/
LOCATION:Community Wellness Centre\, 1270\, chemin Sainte-Foy\, Québec City\, Quebec\, G1S 2M4\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Price":MAILTO:jprice@jhpartners.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240119T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240119T183000
DTSTAMP:20260510T112513
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SUMMARY:Community Kitchen
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a group cooking setting. Make your lunch and bring home some of your hard work. \nEach participant provides an ingredient of the recipe. \nRegistration is required\, please RSVP to Catherine NO LATER than January 15th \n 
URL:https://veq.ca/event/community-kitchen-5/
LOCATION:Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Community Center\, 2215 Bd Valcartier\, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier\, Quebec\, G0A 4S0\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Catherine Baboudjian":MAILTO:catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240120T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240120T163000
DTSTAMP:20260510T112513
CREATED:20250414T145806Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Storytime - Morrin Centre
DESCRIPTION:Storytime: Winter: A Solstice Story\n\n\n\n\nThis Saturday\, we will be reading Winter: A Solstice Story – a gentle and lulling picture book celebrating the magic of the Winter Solstice with a group of animal friends in a quiet forest. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nStorytime is a literacy program for children ages 3 to 7. Each activity begins with the reading of a story followed by a craft inspired by its themes. Our objective is to foster children’s love of reading by providing fun\, interactive activities that will encourage them to continue reading after each session. \nAll sessions are free and take place in the Library every Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. \nTo sign up or for further information\, please contact Education Coordinator Manuela Flores Denti at manuelafloresdenti@morrin.org.
URL:https://veq.ca/event/winter-storytime-morrin-centre-9/
LOCATION:Morrin Centre\, 44 Chaussée des Écossais\, Québec City\, Quebec\, G1R 4H3\, Canada
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