Upcoming Events and Activities

Nov
24
Thu
2022
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Nov 24 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Nov
25
Fri
2022
Travellin’ Toddler Time: Autumn
Nov 25 @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Who We Are

Travellin’ Toddler Time (TTT) is free activity in English for children 3 and 4 years old and their parents/caregivers or grandparents. Participants sing songs, hear stories, make crafts and enjoy a snack.

This activity is a great way to:
* Practice fine motor skills
* Discover new craft ideas
* Encourage creative learning as a family
* Meet new friends!
Every month is a new theme and host.

 

Join in on the fun!
Reserve your place by contacting Quebec City Reading Council by phone, email or Facebook.
418-681-1258; info@qcrc.org; @quebeccityreadingcouncil

Nov
27
Sun
2022
Out and About: Catholic Women’s League Community Breakfast
Nov 27 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Out & About offers English speakers (50+) free transportation to various community activities while providing the opportunity to get out, socialize, and bond with others. Weekly outings include shopping trips, nature visits, excursions to l’Île d’Orléans, visits to museums, ice cream, and more!

This week join us in Shannon where The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) is hosting their fall community breakfast from 9am – 12pm at Shannon Hall, 75 Gosford Road.

VEQ will offer a bus shuttle leaving from the Jeffery Hale pavilion at 9:15 am and McGreevy Manor at 9:30 am, to arrive at  Shannon Hall at 10:00 am.

FEES:  10$ (adults) – 5$  (6-12 years old) – FREE (5 years and under)

Places are limited – For more information or to RSVP, please contact Maria Hoyt before Wednesday November 23rd.

To offer register or offer suggestions, please contact Maria at: (418) 683-2366 ext. 221, or at: maria.hoyt@veq.ca 

Nov
28
Mon
2022
In Stitches
Nov 28 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Calling on knitters and crocheters of all levels ( or those who want to learn)!

Drop in once a month to the VEQ Community Space in Shannon, bring your projects or bring your questions, our volunteer, Jennifer will be happy to guide you.

Bring your own materials, if you are a beginner, look for worsted weight wool, and size 4 or 4.5 needles or crochet hooks. Light refreshments provided.

For any questions, contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

This activity is open to all adults!

Lifelong Learning: A Moment of Peace, Meditation
Nov 28 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.

Sometimes we need just a little moment of serenity during the holiday season. Join Lifelong Learning member, Katherine Burgess, as she guides us through a session of meditation exercises to help us take a moment for ourselves and relax during this hectic time of giving.

TO REGISTER: email  info@lifelonglearningquebec.org Programme Coordinator or call418.681.1258. Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list to notification of upcoming activities.

Nov
29
Tue
2022
Café au Lait Crew: Breastfeeding and the holidays
Nov 29 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Join us and benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information including breastfeeding support from our Allaitement Québec certified breastfeeding support volunteer  Camille Nadeau.

  • Connect with other English-speaking parents
  • Support provided by our breastfeeding coach
  • Scale available to check baby’s growth
  • Everyone is welcome including expectant moms, moms who have breastfed before, those who are breastfeeding now, as well as those who have chosen another feeding option.

Let us know if you are coming so that we can best prepare our space to welcome you.  To let us know you will be joining us, please email Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator.

Nov
30
Wed
2022
Lifelong Learning: Holiday Kickoff Finger Food Brunch
Nov 30 @ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.

Lifelong Learning’s annual holiday recipe swap is back! Get together with your fellow Lifelong Learners and get your holiday celebrations started. Lifelong Learners, Frances and Mamie, will be your hosts. Bring a favourite finger food and/or recipe to share with the group.Recipes can be sent to info@lifelonglearningquebec.org in advance, we will combine them into one holiday favourite recipe book for all to enjoy.

Bringing a food item and/or recipe is not a requirement to attend. If you do wish to bring an item to share, we ask that you bring in something that may be eaten without utensils. You are not required to bake or cook, if your favourite is something from the Provigo/Metro/IGA etc. go ahead and share it!

TO REGISTER: email info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, Programme Coordinator or call418.681.1258. Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list to notification of upcoming activities.

Éducaloi – Tools for Planning Ahead
Nov 30 @ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

”Éducaloi is a neutral and independent organization with a recognized expertise in legal education and clear legal communication”.

Their mission is to explain the law to Quebecers in everyday language and enhance their legal competencies

Join us for this very important topic on planning ahead.

An overview of some important legal tools to make life easier for your loved ones down the road.

This workshop will cover the basics of:

  • Power of attorney
  • Protection mandate
  • Advance medical directives
  • Wills

It may be of particular interest to persons 50 and older, but adults of all ages should benefit from this information.

Click here to register directly with Éducaloi

   

Dec
1
Thu
2022
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Dec 1 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Dec
2
Fri
2022
Chit Chat Club
Dec 2 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

English and French-speakers get together once a month to work to a variety of tasks while practicing their second-language in small groups. It’s fun, informal and a great way to make new friends. Francophones, Anglophones and Allophones (people who speak another language besides French or English) are welcome.

Volunteers work together in conversation groups on tasks like: washing/sanitizing toys, preparing crafts, folding newsletters or pamphlets, organizing books, folding fresh laundry, hanging decorations. These activities occur once a month on Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Interested in joining? Click here to see more information and the schedule for the year, and please sign up directly on MyImpactPage.com or fill out an application if you are new to volunteering.

Don’t hesitate to contact Elise Holloway, Volunteer Coordinator if you have any questions.

 

Take-A-Break: Pilates for parents
Dec 2 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Get moving with other parents

Wear comfortable clothing to this Take-a-Break as our guest speaker for the morning will be Alexandra Papavramidi-Julien from Lovjoy Pilates.  Alexandra will be guiding us through a few introductory pilates exercises suitable for busy parents.   Alexandra has been a pilates instructor since 2015 and has studied in the areas of pilates for pregnancy, postpartum, menopause and mental health.  We are very excited to have her with us for this Take-a-Break for a guest speaker.  Come join us and get your body moving!   We will have mats for the exercises on site.  Just bring yourselves and your little ones.

Take-A-Break is back at the Wellness Centre!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.

  • Hear guest speakers on topics of interest to parents.
  • Talk about being a parent and get support.
  • Exchange ideas and share information
  • An opportunity for pre-school aged kids to play and interact with one another.
  • Parents must stay on-site.

Let us know if you are coming so that we can best prepare our space to welcome you.  To let us know you will be joining us, please email Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator.

 

Northern Perimeter Out and About: German Christmas Market and lunch
Dec 2 @ 10:15 AM – 2:30 PM

Voice of English-speaking Québec invites people aged 50+ living in the Northern perimeter of the city to hop on the bus as we go out and about. This week, a visit to the Christmas Market in Old Quebec. Stroll about the enchanted site and then warm up with lunch at a local restaurant ( resto TBD).

Slap on some crampons!

Bus transportation from 438 boul Jacques Cartier: 10:20

Bus transportation from 2215 boul Valcartier: 10:30

To confirm your participation ( or for any questions) contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Dec
5
Mon
2022
In Stitches
Dec 5 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Calling on knitters and crocheters of all levels ( or those who want to learn)!

Drop in once a month to the VEQ Community Space in Shannon, bring your projects or bring your questions, our volunteer, Jennifer will be happy to guide you.

Bring your own materials, if you are a beginner, look for worsted weight wool, and size 4 or 4.5 needles or crochet hooks. Light refreshments provided.

For any questions, contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

This activity is open to all adults!

Dec
6
Tue
2022
Baby Chat Café: Holiday get together
Dec 6 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Baby Chat is…

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of babies under one year of age.

  • Guest speakers on subjects of interest to new parents
  • You do not have to register to participate and it is free of charge
  • Expectant parents also welcome
  • Scale available to weigh your baby

Let us know if you are coming so that we can best prepare our space to welcome you.  To let us know you will be joining us, please email Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator.

Journaling and Wellness Workshop
Dec 6 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Whether you’re an experienced writer or not, writing can help you clear your head, improve your mood, and reduce anxiety when caring for someone. Join Suzanne Reisler Litwin, author and educator, as she introduces us to journaling. In this two-hour workshop, you will learn how to create your journal, how to use it, and what the benefits are for your health and well-being as a caregiver.

Be sure to contact Anaïs now to register and get your first journal for free!

Registration is mandatory

Click the green register button above.  For more details, please email Anaïs Fortin-Maltais, Caregivers’ Circle Coordinator or call her at 581-446-7476.

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

Dec
7
Wed
2022
Tips, tricks and tools for living with arthritis
Dec 7 @ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Tips, tricks and tools for living with arthritis

This presentation will provide viewers with an understanding of strategies and tools to help manage arthritis symptoms and fight the fire arthritis. It will focus on strategies to help extinguish the flames caused by this condition.

Parts of the session are pre-recorded by a health professional, followed by an interactive live Q&A with an Arthritis Society Canada volunteer. The topics to be covered include the following:

  • A brief overview of arthritis
  • Joint protection
  • Pain management
  • Physical activity and exercise
  • Assistive tools and devices

Please register to get the Zoom log in information by emailing Claire Quenville, our Well 50+ Program Coordinator.

Dec
8
Thu
2022
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Dec 8 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Dec
9
Fri
2022
Travellin’ Toddler Time: Elves
Dec 9 @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Who We Are

Travellin’ Toddler Time (TTT) is free activity in English for children 3 and 4 years old and their parents/caregivers or grandparents. Participants sing songs, hear stories, make crafts and enjoy a snack.

This activity is a great way to:
* Practice fine motor skills
* Discover new craft ideas
* Encourage creative learning as a family
* Meet new friends!
Every month is a new theme and host.

 

Join in on the fun!
Reserve your place by contacting Quebec City Reading Council by phone, email or Facebook.
418-681-1258; info@qcrc.org; @quebeccityreadingcouncil

Dec
10
Sat
2022
Holiday run-around & fun family event
Dec 10 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Mark your calendars for our Holiday run-around & fun event for the whole family on Saturday, December 10 from 10 to 11:30 am at Quebec High School.  Join us for a festive holiday celebration full of fun activities.

Activities on site: 

  • Run around activities and games in the gym with Jarryd
  • Craft corner with Amanda: get your kids creative minds flowing with some fun holiday crafts: ornaments and paper snowflakes and more.
  • Face painting
  • Cookie decorating
  • Snacks
  • An appearance from the Wellness Care Bear

Help others in our community

Open your hearts and help families in need in more than one way this year!

  • Bring a financial donation to the Community Christmas Hamper Campaign and enter our raffle for one of three amazing family gift baskets
  • Bring a new or lightly-used toy for families from the Refugee Health Clinic.

Important details!

Let us know you are coming. Register here by December 2 so that we can best prepare for you!

Parking at Quebec High School: Either on the street or in the back parking lot behind the school.

Volunteer to help:  Pleae contact Elise Holloway if you would like to be part of the wonderful volunteer team before, during, or after the event, any bit of help is greatly appreciated!

Questions or want more details?  Email Jessica.

Dec
12
Mon
2022
In Stitches
Dec 12 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Calling on knitters and crocheters of all levels ( or those who want to learn)!

Drop in once a month to the VEQ Community Space in Shannon, bring your projects or bring your questions, our volunteer, Jennifer will be happy to guide you.

Bring your own materials, if you are a beginner, look for worsted weight wool, and size 4 or 4.5 needles or crochet hooks. Light refreshments provided.

For any questions, contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

This activity is open to all adults!

Dec
13
Tue
2022
Northern Perimeter out and about: Cookie decorating with Valcartier Elementary!
Dec 13 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Get into the holiday spirit and have some fun with the Valcartier Elementary School students. Join the gang and decorate home baked Christmas cookies!

Bus from Shannon at 10:15 a.m.

The activity will be occuring in Saint-Gabriel – de Valcartier at 10:30 a.m.

Please confirm your participation no later than December 8th so there are enough cookies baked for all.

Contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Dec
15
Thu
2022
Art Therapy for Caregivers: Holiday special
Dec 15 @ 7:00 PM

When caring for someone, holidays can bring both wonderful and difficult emotions. Join art therapist Sophie Lessard-Latendresse as she helps us navigate these emotions through art. No artistic talent is needed. These sessions are intended to help you explore your feelings while enjoying the life affirming pleasures of creating art.

Registration required

To register or for more details, please email Anaïs Fortin-Maltais, Caregivers’ Circle Coordinator or call her at 581-446-7476.

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Dec 15 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Dec
21
Wed
2022
Walking Distance:Solstice Walk
Dec 21 @ 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Join us for a lantern-light walk on the Valcartier community centre path to celebrate the solstice!

Walk begins at approximately 3:40 p.m.

For more information contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Dec
22
Thu
2022
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Dec 22 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Dec
29
Thu
2022
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Dec 29 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Jan
5
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Jan 5 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Jan
9
Mon
2023
The Writer’s Workshop
Jan 9 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

If you have taken part to the Journaling and Wellness workshop, or if you are already familiar with the journaling process, this workshop is for you.

Join Suzanne Reisler Litwin, author and educator, as she helps us navigate through journaling techniques. Through this workshop, you will learn how to refine your approach and make the most out of your journaling moments.

Registration is mandatory.

To register, contact Anaïs at 581-446-7476 or afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

Jan
11
Wed
2023
Lifelong Learning: End of Life medical care webinar
Jan 11 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

This workshop looks at different options for end-of-life medical care.

Specifically, this workshop will cover:

  • Advance medical directives.
  • Medical aid in dying (MAID).
  • Palliative care.

To reserve your spot please click the link below and fill out the form:
https://educaloi.qc.ca/en/workshop/end-of-life-2023-01-11/

Jan
12
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Jan 12 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Jan
16
Mon
2023
In Stitches
Jan 16 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Bring your knitting or crocheting and come work on your projects. Don’t know how to knit or crochet? Come and learn for free! Bring your materials and we’ll get you started!

For more information contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Jan
17
Tue
2023
Baby Chat Café: Language stimulation through Storytime
Jan 17 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Baby Chat is…

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of babies under one year of age.

  • Guest speakers on subjects of interest to new parents
  • You do not have to register to participate and it is free of charge
  • Expectant parents also welcome
  • Scale available to weigh your baby

Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Jan
18
Wed
2023
Lifelong Learning: Wills, the Basics
Jan 18 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

This workshop will give an overview of wills and why it’s important to have one.

Topics to be covered:

  • What is a will.
  • Why make one.
  • How to make one.
  • Who can help you make one.
  • The cost.

To reserve your spot please click the link below and fill out the form:
https://educaloi.qc.ca/en/workshop/wills-the-basics-2023-01-18/

Jan
19
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Jan 19 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Jan
20
Fri
2023
Take-A-Break: Family Literacy Day
Jan 20 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Take-A-Break is back at the Wellness Centre!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.

  • Hear guest speakers on topics of interest to parents.
  • Talk about being a parent and get support.
  • Exchange ideas and share information.

Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Jan
23
Mon
2023
In Stitches
Jan 23 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Bring your knitting or crocheting, or come and learn how in this free get-together. Open to 16+.

Contact Catherine with any questions, 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Jan
24
Tue
2023
Lifelong Learning: Japanese “Kakizome” Calligraphy
Jan 24 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

Kakizome is often translated as the first writing of the year, and an annual event in Japan traditionally held on the second of January. Yumi Matsuyama will show us how to write a meaningful word or sentence on beautiful paper for the New Year. Think of it as a New Year’s resolution, in brushstroke.

TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258. Space is limited.

Signup for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine, call 418.681.1258.

Jan
25
Wed
2023
BFly : Northern Perimeter Out and About
Jan 25 @ 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Chase away the winter blues by strolling through the BFLy exhibit! Stroll through the 4 greenhouses filled with butterflies.

The cost of entry is 16$ plus tax, tickets can be purchased the day of, on site.

Bus transportation free from

438 Boul Jacques Cartier: 9:30 a.m. departure

2215 boul Valcartier: 9:45 am departure.

A minimum of 5 participants is required for the activity to occur.

Confirm your presence by Monday, January 23rd to Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Jan
26
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Jan 26 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Jan
27
Fri
2023
Chit Chat Club
Jan 27 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

English and French-speakers get together once a month to work to a variety of tasks while practicing their second-language in small groups. It’s fun, informal and a great way to make new friends. Francophones, Anglophones and Allophones (people who speak another language besides French or English) are welcome.

Volunteers work together in conversation groups on tasks like: washing/sanitizing toys, preparing crafts, folding newsletters or pamphlets, organizing books, folding fresh laundry, hanging decorations. These activities occur once a month on Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Interested in joining? Click here to see more information and the schedule for the year, and please sign up directly on MyImpactPage.com or fill out an application if you are new to volunteering.

Don’t hesitate to contact Elise Holloway, Volunteer Coordinator if you have any questions.

 

Jan
30
Mon
2023
Lifelong Learning: Chair Yoga with Susa Bernard
Jan 30 @ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

Susa Bernard, of Susa Sparkle Yoga, will lead us through some Chair Yoga exercises followed by a discussion on wellness. Susa is passionate about yoga, or healing movement, for all ages. Members will be able todo chair yoga by themselves after this session and thus continue to improve their physical and mental health.

Wear comfortable clothes and think about any health and wellness related questions you might have.

TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258.

Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

In Stitches
Jan 30 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Bring your knitting or crocheting, or come and learn how in this free get-together. Open to 16+.

Contact Catherine with any questions, 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Jan
31
Tue
2023
Café au Lait Crew: Is my baby drinking enough?
Jan 31 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Join us and benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information including breastfeeding support from our Allaitement Québec certified breastfeeding support volunteer  Camille Nadeau.

  • Connect with other English-speaking parents
  • Support provided by our breastfeeding coach
  • Scale available to check baby’s growth
  • Everyone is welcome including expectant moms, moms who have breastfed before, those who are breastfeeding now, as well as those who have chosen another feeding option.

Registration required. We can only accommodate 10 participants (including babies) due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Feb
1
Wed
2023
School Registration and English Schools in Quebec
Feb 1 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

The education system in Quebec is unique in many ways.  Language laws dictate who is eligible to attend school in English and who is not. Parents and newcomers may find it hard to navigate the school system. The session “School Registration and the English School System in Quebec” will feature a panel of professionals from Central Quebec School Board to help answer your questions.

This online event is for you, if you’ve ever wondered:

  • Is my child eligible to attend school in English?
  • When and how do we register for Kindergarten, elementary school and high school?
  • What school(s) can my kids attend based on where I live? If I am willing to drive my kids to school can they attend a school in another sector of town?
  • What are the options in terms of preschool, Pre-K, programme passe-partout, and before- and after-school daycare and how do we access them? What are the related costs? And what services are offered in each program?
  • Grade names here differ from those elsewhere. What is meant by cycle 1 and 2 and sec. 1, 2, etc. ?
  • Is it true parents of elementary students are often required to pay for noon-time surveillance if their children eat lunch at school? If so, how does that work and what does it cost?
  • Why do we have to purchase so many supplies each fall for kids attending public school. Doesn’t the school board provide these supplies? Who will give me the list of what materials my child needs and when?
  • I live on the south shore; when will there be an English elementary school on my side of the St-Lawrence?
  • What is all the fuss about school boards being replaced by service centres? What impact will this have on my child’s education and our local English-speaking community?
  • Québec schools seem to put a lot of emphasis on provincial exams; at what grade do these exams start? How does QCSB compare to other local boards in terms of exam results?
  • What is the difference between Québec’s adult education and DEP programs and CEGEP? Can we access these programs in English in Québec City? How do we apply? What programs are available and are there any fees for them?

Click here to register and to get the Zoom info to access this session on your smart phone, tablet, computer, laptop or landline.

Learn more about our School Readiness series, where you will also find a link to helpful documents prepared the School Services team of Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Questions? Please contact Jessica Price, our Family Matters program coordinator: jprice@jhpartners.net

Feb
2
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Feb 2 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Feb
3
Fri
2023
Take-A-Break: Raising bilingual or multilingual children
Feb 3 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Take-A-Break is back at the Wellness Centre!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.

  • Hear guest speakers on topics of interest to parents.
  • Talk about being a parent and get support.
  • Exchange ideas and share information.

Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Feb
6
Mon
2023
Lifelong Learning: Becoming a Writer with Bill Cox
Feb 6 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

Lifelong Learning member Bill Cox will discuss the beginnings of his writing career, the process of getting published and all the joys and pitfalls met along the way. If you’ve ever been interested in becoming a professional writer this activity is for you! For more information please click this link to read more about Bill’s book. 

TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258.

Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

In Stitches
Feb 6 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Bring your knitting or crocheting, or come and learn how in this free get-together. Open to 16+.

Contact Catherine with any questions, 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

Feb
8
Wed
2023
Monastère des Augustines ( Northern Perimeter Outing)
Feb 8 @ 9:15 AM – 1:30 PM

Voice of English-speaking Québec invites people over 50 to hop on the bus as we go Out and About!

This outing will be to the Monastère des Augustines where we will get a tour of the Monastery. Invite a friend!

Free transportation is provided from Shannon and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier.

Bus pick up at 438 boul Jacques Cartier: 9:20 a.m

Bus pick up at 2215 boul Valcartier: 9:50 a.m.

A minimum of 5 participants is required to go on the outing.

Please confirm your participation with Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca

 

Feb
9
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Feb 9 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Feb
10
Fri
2023
Chit Chat Club
Feb 10 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

English and French-speakers get together once a month to work to a variety of tasks while practicing their second-language in small groups. It’s fun, informal and a great way to make new friends. Francophones, Anglophones and Allophones (people who speak another language besides French or English) are welcome.

Volunteers work together in conversation groups on tasks like: washing/sanitizing toys, preparing crafts, folding newsletters or pamphlets, organizing books, folding fresh laundry, hanging decorations. These activities occur once a month on Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Interested in joining? Click here to see more information and the schedule for the year, and please sign up directly on MyImpactPage.com or fill out an application if you are new to volunteering.

Don’t hesitate to contact Elise Holloway, Volunteer Coordinator if you have any questions.

 

Travellin’ Toddler Time: Valentines
Feb 10 @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Who We Are

Travellin’ Toddler Time (TTT) is free activity in English for children 3 and 4 years old and their parents/caregivers or grandparents. Participants sing songs, hear stories, make crafts and enjoy a snack.

This activity is a great way to:
* Practice fine motor skills
* Discover new craft ideas
* Encourage creative learning as a family
* Meet new friends!
Every month is a new theme and host.

 

Join in on the fun!
Reserve your place by contacting Quebec City Reading Council by phone, email or Facebook.
418-681-1258; info@qcrc.org; @quebeccityreadingcouncil

Feb
13
Mon
2023
Out and About: Brunch & Shopping at Laurier
Feb 13 @ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Out & About offers English speakers (50+) free transportation to various community activities while providing the opportunity to go out, socialize, and connect with others. Weekly outings include shopping trips, nature visits, excursions to l’Île d’Orléans, visits to museums, ice cream, and more! This week join us Laurier Mall to do some shopping and grab a bite to eat at Allô! Mon Coco!

To register or offer suggestions, please contact Maria at: (418) 683-2366 ext. 221, or at: maria.hoyt@veq.ca 

Feb
14
Tue
2023
Baby Chat Café: Reconnecting with your partner after having children
Feb 14 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Baby Chat is…

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of babies under one year of age.

  • Guest speakers on subjects of interest to new parents
  • You do not have to register to participate and it is free of charge
  • Expectant parents also welcome
  • Scale available to weigh your baby

Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Lifelong Learning: Express Lunch with Ateliers & Saveurs
Feb 14 @ 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

Back by popular demand! This will be our second event with Ateliers & Saveurs.

***More details to come.***

Space will be limited to 15 people and there will be a small cost involved.

TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, orcall 418.681.1258.

Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

Feb
16
Thu
2023
Russia, Ukraine and Vladimir Putin, Lifelong Learning
Feb 16 @ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

The Russian attack on Ukraine and the Ukrainians’ amazing resistance is one of the most extraordinary and important events of our lifetime. Its impact will resonate on the world for decades to come. For over a decade Barry has been studying Russian and Ukrainian history, and has travelled extensively in both countries. He is in daily contact with Ukrainian friends and follows the war closely, both on a political and military level.

This illustrated presentation, of forty minutes duration, shows wartime life in the famous Ukrainian city of Odesa and then moves on to a 2015 trip to Moscow to view the 70th anniversary parade of Russia’s winning of the Great Patriotic War. (WWII) Some of the photos are astonishing.

After showing these images, Barry will move on to try and explain the character and history of the Russian people which has led to this criminal war, and discuss the personality of Vladimir Putin, a leader who is the ultimate symbol of Russia’s inability to deal with its turbulent past.

TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, orcall 418.681.1258.

Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

Travel Log: Lifelong Learning
Feb 16 @ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

Presented by Barry Lane

CANADIAN PACIFIC AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRAVEL

The story of Canadian Pacific is one of the greatest stories in the world. Straddling the continent for more than a century and globe for more than fifty years, Canadian Pacific is inextricably linked with the history of Canada itself.

In 1885, the company completed the construction of two thousand miles of railway system and linking the Atlantic to the Pacific. It then established fleets of vessels on both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, laying the foundation for a transportation route that allowed members of the British Empire to travel around the world. To enhance the travel experience, the company also constructed great castle-like hotels, including the Algonquin in St. Andrews, the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City, and the Banff Springs Hotel in the Rockies, which themselves became landmarks.

With a 40 minute illustrated presentation, author and lecturer, Barry Lane will relate this special history, and then go on to talk about his experiences as a cruise ship lecturer and leader of Trans-Canada rail trip journeys. (He has lectured on at least 200 different cruises in Canada, the US, and the Caribbean, and been leader/lecturer of 15 rail trips across Canada, all of which stayed in CP’s great railway hotels. He will give you some travel trips for your future travels.

As a door prize to the talk, Barry will also offer a copy of his “sumptuously illustrated,” 2015 book, “Canadian Pacific and the Golden Age of Travel

TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, orcall 418.681.1258.

Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Feb 16 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Feb
20
Mon
2023
Craft Café #1
Feb 20 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

I’m happy to announce that in May, my parents, Chris and Kay Hawker will be visiting Canada. Both will be presenting for LLL that month. In preparation for this, and my mother’s presentation on embroidery, I invite you to join me for the first Craft Café activity. Bring any projects you may have and enjoy a cup of tea while chatting and crafting with other LLL members. This will be a limited series, once a month, until May.

TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258. Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

Feb
21
Tue
2023
Out and About: Brunch & Shopping at Laurier
Feb 21 @ 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Out & About offers English speakers (50+) free transportation to various community activities while providing the opportunity to go out, socialize, and connect with others. Weekly outings include shopping trips, nature visits, excursions to l’Île d’Orléans, visits to museums, ice cream, and more! This week join us Laurier Mall to do some shopping and grab a bite to eat at Allô! Mon Coco!

To register or offer suggestions, please contact Maria at: (418) 683-2366 ext. 221, or at: maria.hoyt@veq.ca 

Feb
22
Wed
2023
The Great Black History Trivia Challenge: Lifelong Learning
Feb 22 @ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

So, you think you’re a history expert, but how about Black history? If you didn’t already know, February is Black History Month (BHM) and LLL will be celebrating trivia style! Put on your competitive hat and come have some fun in this educational Jeopardy-style game that will be sure to test your knowledge of Black History. Hosted by QCRC’s Special Project Coordinator Michelle Osbourne, participants will be set up in groups, asked a series of questions, and the team with the most points wins! Join us for laughs, fun and learning for BHM 2023!

TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, orcall 418.681.1258.

Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

Feb
23
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Feb 23 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Feb
28
Tue
2023
Café au Lait Crew: Positioning mom and baby for a comfortable feed
Feb 28 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Join us and benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information including breastfeeding support from our Allaitement Québec certified breastfeeding support volunteer  Camille Nadeau.

  • Connect with other English-speaking parents
  • Support provided by our breastfeeding coach
  • Scale available to check baby’s growth
  • Everyone is welcome including expectant moms, moms who have breastfed before, those who are breastfeeding now, as well as those who have chosen another feeding option.

Registration required. We can only accommodate 10 participants (including babies) due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Mar
1
Wed
2023
Stress & Anxiety – Supporting our children through their primary school years
Mar 1 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Feeling stressed and anxious is very common in day-to-day life for children in primary school. It could be related to school work, tests, social situations, sports, family changes, sickness, conflicts with friends or family, and more. Parents and caregivers, join us for a virtual conference to learn more about stress and anxiety and for tips on helping your child in their daily life.

Some topics covered by our guest speaker psycho educator Julie Fraser:

  • The difference between stress and anxiety.
  • The impacts of stress and anxiety on a child.
  • How stress and anxiety can show up in children.
  • Recognizing if your child’s reaction to stress is normal.
  • What you can do to help your child cope with stress.
  • When you should seek help from others and where to get it.

Register today!

Don’t stress, just register!  Register here via our ZOOM registration link.

For more information or to register, please email Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator, or call her at 418-684-5333, ext. 12009.

Mar
2
Thu
2023
Lifelong Learning: Guided Tour – Musée de la Civilisation
Mar 2 @ 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM
Thursday, March 2: Guided Tour at Musee de la Civilisation
9:45am – 12:30pmLOCATION: Quebec City Reading Council ->Musee ->QCRC3005 William Stuart, room 201, Quebec (QC) G1W 1V4

This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.FACILITATOR: Musée de la Civilisation

Lifelong Learning members will be given a guided tour of the Musée de la Civilisation and visit the “Time of the Pharaohs” exhibit. Transportation for this event is provided. Please arrive at the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre by 9:45am, the bus will leave at 10am sharp.  We will arrive at the museum at 10:30am, check our coats and enjoy a 45-minute tour, until 11:30am. We will be meeting at the entrance to head back to the bus at 11:45am. The bus will leave to return to EQLC at 12pm.

Free parking is available at the Eastern Quebec Learning Centre.

Registration is required. TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258.Space is limited.

EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Mar 2 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Mar
8
Wed
2023
Eat Well to Age Well
Mar 8 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Our bodies tend to change with age, and so does our lifestyle! Your schedule, your pace, your environment: all of these factors influence your food and water intake. Through the meals and snacks we eat each day, how can we help our bodies function properly and age well?

Join Inès Auclair Mangliar, registered dietitian, as she informs us about the nutritional aspects of aging. This information session will be interactive, so bring your questions, concerns, and curiosity!

Everyone must register

You can attend this event in person at the community Wellness Centre or attend on Zoom.  To register, please email Anaïs or call her at 581-446-7476.

Mar
9
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Mar 9 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Mar
15
Wed
2023
“Being a Cultural Translator” with Marie-Hélène: Lifelong Learning
Mar 15 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

***More details to come***


TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, orcall 418.681.1258.

Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

Mar
16
Thu
2023
Pottery Workshops
Mar 16 @ 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Make your own bowl with your hands! Don’t miss this opportunity to get creative and be a part of this intergenerational pottery workshop with St. Lawrence students.
Two workshops (each, with two sessions) are available!

Workshop A will take place:

March 16 and April 6

Workshop B will take place:

March 21 and April 4

The workshops will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Cégep St. Lawrence, Classroom 127.

Contact Maria Hoyt now to sign up:

📨 maria.hoyt@veq.ca
☎️ (418) 683-2366 ext. 221
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Mar 16 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Mar
17
Fri
2023
Chit Chat Club
Mar 17 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

English and French-speakers get together once a month to work to a variety of tasks while practicing their second-language in small groups. It’s fun, informal and a great way to make new friends. Francophones, Anglophones and Allophones (people who speak another language besides French or English) are welcome.

Volunteers work together in conversation groups on tasks like: washing/sanitizing toys, preparing crafts, folding newsletters or pamphlets, organizing books, folding fresh laundry, hanging decorations. These activities occur once a month on Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Interested in joining? Click here to see more information and the schedule for the year, and please sign up directly on MyImpactPage.com or fill out an application if you are new to volunteering.

Don’t hesitate to contact Elise Holloway, Volunteer Coordinator if you have any questions.

 

Take-A-Break: Nutritional snacks and meals for kids and the whole family
Mar 17 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Take-A-Break is back at the Wellness Centre!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.

  • Hear guest speakers on topics of interest to parents.
  • Talk about being a parent and get support.
  • Exchange ideas and share information.

Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Mar
21
Tue
2023
Baby Chat Café: Nutrition and your baby: Introducing solids
Mar 21 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Baby Chat is…

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of babies under one year of age.

  • Guest speakers on subjects of interest to new parents
  • You do not have to register to participate and it is free of charge
  • Expectant parents also welcome
  • Scale available to weigh your baby

Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Pottery Workshops
Mar 21 @ 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Make your own bowl with your hands! Don’t miss this opportunity to get creative and be a part of this intergenerational pottery workshop with St. Lawrence students.
Two workshops (each, with two sessions) are available!

Workshop A will take place:

March 16 and April 6

Workshop B will take place:

March 21 and April 4

The workshops will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Cégep St. Lawrence, Classroom 127.

Contact Maria Hoyt now to sign up:

📨 maria.hoyt@veq.ca
☎️ (418) 683-2366 ext. 221
Lady Franklin’s Revenge: Lifelong Learning
Mar 21 @ 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

Presented by John Felvinci
When Sir John Franklin disappeared into the Arctic in 1845, it was his adventurous wife, Jane Franklin, who kept the search for him alive and, as a result, contributed more to the discovery and mapping of the North than any explorer. This lecture is based on a biography from historian Ken McGoogan. Lady Franklin’s Revenge is the richly documented story of a complex, ambitious Victorian―arguably the greatest woman traveller of the 19th century― and the transformation of a failed expedition into a triumphant legend. Added are the latest discoveries about the expedition in the Canadian Arctic.


This is a hybrid event, our presenter will be joining us via Zoom, members are welcome to attend in person in the Lifelong Learning room at EQLC.

Registration is required.
TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258. Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

Mar
23
Thu
2023
Women of Impressionism: Lifelong Learning
Mar 23 @ 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area.

FACILITATOR: Kay Palkhivala

This lecture discusses the art of five 19th Century female painters who worked during the Impressionist period, mainly in France. This artistic style focused on capturing an informal effect or “impression” of a subject, rather than a studied and formal representation. At the time, it was heavily criticized by the artistic establishment, who felt it was a rejection of true art. Today, Impressionist painting is hugely popular and the works of Monet, Sisley, Renoir and Manet, among others, command high prices. As is often the case, the women artists who worked at that time are much less known and valued. This lecture describes their struggle for recognition and demonstrates why they should not be forgotten.

This is a hybrid event, our presenter will be joining us via Zoom, however members are welcome to attend in person in the Lifelong Learning room at EQLC.

Registration is required.
TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org, or call 418.681.1258.

Space is limited.

Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.

EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Mar 23 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Mar
24
Fri
2023
Out and About: Sugar Shack!
Mar 24 @ 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Out & About offers English speakers (50+) free transportation to various community activities while providing the opportunity to go out, socialize, and connect with others. Weekly outings include shopping trips, nature visits, excursions to l’Île d’Orléans, visits to museums, ice cream, and more!

This week join us for a spring Québecois tradition and enjoy lunch, festive music, and sugar on snow at Érablière le Chemin du Roy!

To register or offer suggestions, please contact Maria at: (418) 683-2366 ext. 221, or at: maria.hoyt@veq.ca 

Travellin’ Toddler Time: Pirates
Mar 24 @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Who We Are

Travellin’ Toddler Time (TTT) is free activity in English for children 3 and 4 years old and their parents/caregivers or grandparents. Participants sing songs, hear stories, make crafts and enjoy a snack.

This activity is a great way to:
* Practice fine motor skills
* Discover new craft ideas
* Encourage creative learning as a family
* Meet new friends!
Every month is a new theme and host.

 

Join in on the fun!
Reserve your place by contacting Quebec City Reading Council by phone, email or Facebook.
418-681-1258; info@qcrc.org; @quebeccityreadingcouncil

Mar
28
Tue
2023
Café au Lait Crew: Feeding challenges
Mar 28 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Join us and benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information including breastfeeding support from our Allaitement Québec certified breastfeeding support volunteer  Camille Nadeau.

  • Connect with other English-speaking parents
  • Support provided by our breastfeeding coach
  • Scale available to check baby’s growth
  • Everyone is welcome including expectant moms, moms who have breastfed before, those who are breastfeeding now, as well as those who have chosen another feeding option.

Registration required. We can only accommodate 10 participants (including babies) due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Mar
30
Thu
2023
Investing Over 50 – Information Session
Mar 30 @ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

This event is a community partnership event with Lifelong Learning and Voice of English-speaking Québec. It is open to all adults in the Quebec City area and Caregivers.

Are you thinking about investing? Do you keep up with your estate and financial planning? Don’t miss this learning opportunity with Derek Lennon, Portfolio Manager and Senior Investor Manager with BMO-Nesbitt Burns. He will be discussing estate and financial planning, the current state of the market, and portfolios. Bring your questions!

Everyone must register. 

To register, please email Anaïs at afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net or call her at 581-446-7476.

EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Mar 30 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Mar
31
Fri
2023
Out and About: Sugar Shack!
Mar 31 @ 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Out & About offers English speakers (50+) free transportation to various community activities while providing the opportunity to go out, socialize, and connect with others. Weekly outings include shopping trips, nature visits, excursions to l’Île d’Orléans, visits to museums, ice cream, and more!

This week join us for a spring Québecois tradition and enjoy lunch, festive music, and sugar on snow at Érablière le Chemin du Roy!

To register or offer suggestions, please contact Maria at: (418) 683-2366 ext. 221, or at: maria.hoyt@veq.ca 

Apr
4
Tue
2023
Baby Chat Café: Daycare system in QC
Apr 4 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Baby Chat is…

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of babies under one year of age.

  • Guest speakers on subjects of interest to new parents
  • You do not have to register to participate and it is free of charge
  • Expectant parents also welcome
  • Scale available to weigh your baby

Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Pottery Workshops
Apr 4 @ 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Make your own bowl with your hands! Don’t miss this opportunity to get creative and be a part of this intergenerational pottery workshop with St. Lawrence students.
Two workshops (each, with two sessions) are available!

Workshop A will take place:

March 16 and April 6

Workshop B will take place:

March 21 and April 4

The workshops will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Cégep St. Lawrence, Classroom 127.

Contact Maria Hoyt now to sign up:

📨 maria.hoyt@veq.ca
☎️ (418) 683-2366 ext. 221
Apr
6
Thu
2023
Pottery Workshops
Apr 6 @ 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Make your own bowl with your hands! Don’t miss this opportunity to get creative and be a part of this intergenerational pottery workshop with St. Lawrence students.
Two workshops (each, with two sessions) are available!

Workshop A will take place:

March 16 and April 6

Workshop B will take place:

March 21 and April 4

The workshops will be from 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. at Cégep St. Lawrence, Classroom 127.

Contact Maria Hoyt now to sign up:

📨 maria.hoyt@veq.ca
☎️ (418) 683-2366 ext. 221
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Apr 6 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Apr
13
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Apr 13 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Apr
14
Fri
2023
Travellin’ Toddler Time: Teddy Bears
Apr 14 @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Who We Are

Travellin’ Toddler Time (TTT) is free activity in English for children 3 and 4 years old and their parents/caregivers or grandparents. Participants sing songs, hear stories, make crafts and enjoy a snack.

This activity is a great way to:
* Practice fine motor skills
* Discover new craft ideas
* Encourage creative learning as a family
* Meet new friends!
Every month is a new theme and host.

 

Join in on the fun!
Reserve your place by contacting Quebec City Reading Council by phone, email or Facebook.
418-681-1258; info@qcrc.org; @quebeccityreadingcouncil

Salon International du Livre de Quebec (Northern Perimeter Out & About)
Apr 14 @ 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM

Join us for an excursion to this lively book festival.  Featuring books in a wide range of topics and in several languages, you can discover new stories or find an old favorite while you browse a diverse selection of reading material.  Round-trip transportation will be provided from Shannon, QC.  The cost of admission is $8 a person and we will have lunch afterwards at a local restraunt near the Centre des congrès de Québec.  RSVP with Jeanne Nivischiuk by 7 April 2023.

Apr
19
Wed
2023
Get Ready for Kindergarten
Apr 19 @ 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

Kindergarten entry is an exciting moment in family life. There are many things you can do as a family that will help your child get off to a good start at school.

Join Psycho-Educator Julie Fraser and other English-speaking families for an interactive workshop designed to help your child develop skills needed to succeed at school. Discover how you can better support your child the year prior to starting school!

Click here to register and to get the Zoom info to access this session on your smart phone, tablet, computer, laptop or landline.

Learn more about our School Readiness series, where you will also find a link to helpful documents prepared the School Services team of Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Questions? Contact Jessica Price, our Family Matters program coordinator: jprice@jhpartners.net

Apr
20
Thu
2023
Out & About – Quebec High School Play
Apr 20 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Out & About is offering free transporation for members of the 50+ community to The Quebec High School Performing Arts Concentration’s dress rehearsal before audience of their play production, The Murder Club. This free morning performance will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 20th at St. Patrick’s High School near rue Cartier.

 

Space is limited, registration is required with Maria Hoyt – 418-683-2366 x221 or maria.hoyt@veq.ca

EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Apr 20 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Apr
21
Fri
2023
Take-A-Break: Dental care with Clinique dentaire de la Cité verte
Apr 21 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Take-A-Break is back at the Wellness Centre!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.

  • Hear guest speakers on topics of interest to parents.
  • Talk about being a parent and get support.
  • Exchange ideas and share information.

Registration required. We have a limited number of spaces for this activity due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Apr
25
Tue
2023
Café au Lait Crew: Transitioning to solids
Apr 25 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Join us and benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information including breastfeeding support from our Allaitement Québec certified breastfeeding support volunteer  Camille Nadeau.

  • Connect with other English-speaking parents
  • Support provided by our breastfeeding coach
  • Scale available to check baby’s growth
  • Everyone is welcome including expectant moms, moms who have breastfed before, those who are breastfeeding now, as well as those who have chosen another feeding option.

Registration required. We can only accommodate 10 participants (including babies) due to space restrictions and social distancing requirements.

To register or for more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Apr
27
Thu
2023
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Apr 27 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Join our EPIQ hosts for an Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together. 

Getting Through It Together wishes to create a familiar place to allow parents to be heard, feel connected and maybe have a laugh. If you choose, come share what is going on in your life and be a listening ear for someone.  This is a weekly online get-together event.

See you then!

Get your own ZOOM registration link here.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net


EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec) events are organized by volunteer parents with support from the community Wellness Centre.

Some activities are just for parents (who doesn’t love a night out without the kids!) and other events are for the whole family.

Please check out the Family Matters e-newsletter or visit our EPIQ information page for more details.

Apr
28
Fri
2023
Out & About – Bowling & Lunch
Apr 28 @ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Out & About is offering free transporation for members of the 50+ community to enjoy a day of bowling at Salon de Quilles Laval (small bowling) and lunch at Normandin. Come show off your bowling skills! Cost is $35 per hour per lane (six people per lane), prices will be split among participants.

 

Registration is required with Maria Hoyt – 418-683-2366 x221 or maria.hoyt@veq.ca

Chit Chat Club
Apr 28 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

English and French-speakers get together once a month to work to a variety of tasks while practicing their second-language in small groups. It’s fun, informal and a great way to make new friends. Francophones, Anglophones and Allophones (people who speak another language besides French or English) are welcome.

Volunteers work together in conversation groups on tasks like: washing/sanitizing toys, preparing crafts, folding newsletters or pamphlets, organizing books, folding fresh laundry, hanging decorations. These activities occur once a month on Friday from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Interested in joining? Click here to see more information and the schedule for the year, and please sign up directly on MyImpactPage.com or fill out an application if you are new to volunteering.

Don’t hesitate to contact Elise Holloway, Volunteer Coordinator if you have any questions.

 

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