Upcoming Events and Activities

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Join Éducaloi for an online workshop to learn about Landlord and Tenant Rights and Responsibilities including:

• Leases
• Pets
• Deposits
• Discrimination in housing
• Landlord rights and responsibilities
• Tenant rights and responsibilities
• and more…

** This workshop is now full and registration is closed. We hope to offer it again in the future. In the meantime, visit Éducaloi’s website to find answers to questions and resources.

This event was made possible with the financial support of the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise

Come enjoy a string quartet concert and learn more about the ins and outs of acoustics in this presentation with professional musicians Ryan Molzan, Isaac Chalk, Brett Molzan, and Alexandre Sauvaire.

This virtual conference will be broadcasted from our College Hall ballroom with musician Ryan Molzan and host Peter Black.
More information here: https://www.morrin.org/en/event/in-these-spaces-acoustics/

Diabetes 101-Everything You Need You Know
Our presenter: Jennifer Hobbs-Robert
Senior Advisor for Community Health Promotion Programs
Sponsored and Hosted By: ECO-02

This presentation will focus on the basics of diabetes, a common health challenge. More specifically,
participants will learn:

How common is it?
-Type 1 vs Type 2- what is the difference
-How do we become diabetic?
-Symptoms
-Prevention & treatment options
– Diabetic emergencies (red flags)

Everyone has strengths – and vulnerabilities. And we all struggle and make mistakes. Typically we react by blaming and criticizing ourselves. 

Join us to discuss how self-compassion gives us the safety to flourish in the midst of difficulty. 

Through discussion of self-compassion ideas and practical exercises, we’ll learn how self compassion brings out the best in ourselves and others – and makes relationships more enjoyable! 

Join our guest speaker Jeanni Potter, she is an experienced therapist, counsellor, workshop leader, regional newspaper writer/photographer, and mom.

Please join us for an online presentation on  Factors that affect our Hunger, our Food Choices, and our Weight – QCWC 2021 bursary recipient: Inès Auclair Mangliar

Have you ever considered the internal and external factors that surround nutrition? In this presentation, we will discuss about our hunger and how it is influenced by our hormones, the food choices we make and the recommendations of the Canadian Food Guide, we will debunk assumptions about weight, and we will quickly overview the principles of Intuitive Eating.

Bio: After completing an undergraduate degree in nutrition at University of Ottawa, Inès Auclair Mangliar decided to pursue her education as a graduate student in nutrition at Université Laval. The majority of her time is invested in her work on prenatal health research, but she also works part-time at a long-term care home in the region and volunteers in nutrition-related organizations.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://ulaval.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5AkcO2prj0rHNUjrsOU6vaxrKaMKCgREo9U

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information contact Debbie Stowe (debbie@stowe.ca; 418-844-1840)

Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers? Missing connecting over books in the Library? Come join Pixels & Pages, the Morrin Centre’s new online book club!

Next Meeting: Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Book Selection for March:

Please email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up.

This St. Patrick’s Day, get your green on with us and start thinking about your summer garden!  Yes, there is still snow on the ground, but it’s never too early to start thinking about planting.  Sign up before March 4th to reserve a seed package to start your veggie garden.  Then, join EPIQ parent Monica Verweij, our passionate gardener Guru, for a virtual planting information event on March 17th.  As it will be St. Patrick’s Day, please join us in dressing up in all your best green attire for the occasion!

How to register

To participate and to get your package of seeds, please register via our ZOOM registration page for this virtual event.  We have a limited number of places for this activity so be sure to register soon!  Please select your pickup location for you seed package when you register.  Pick up choices will be either at the Wellness Centre, in Val-Belair, Beauport or Saint-Augustin/Cap-Rouge.

For more details or any questions, 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.

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Do you have questions about separation or divorce? Family separation can be a complicated and emotional process that differs widely between countries and other Canadian provinces. Join family mediator Carmen Cameron, M.S.W., t.s.  in this online workshop to learn more about the process and common misconceptions.

We will help answer questions about:

• The mediation process
• Common law vs. married couples
• Custody & child support
• Rights & responsibilities
• Where to go for additional resources

Click here to register.

This event was made possible with the financial support of the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise

The moment of truth has come. You sent your CV and cover letters and now you are being called for an interview… In other circumstances, you would be relatively nervous, but you are now living in Québec City and chances are the interview will be in French, or at least part of it. No need to panic! We are collaborating with the FORT program to offer you the possibility of practicing your French interviewing skills. At the end of it, you will be better equipped in terms of what kind of questions you can expect when interviewing in French, and how to prepare your selling points in the aforementioned language. Now, if your interviews are most likely to be carried out in English, then by all means you can practice in English!

This activity is 100% free !

To register please click here.

Where does modern surgery as we know it come from? The answer lies in history. The history of modern surgery revolves around three themes: first, the changes in the understanding of the body and its diseases; second, the development of surgical techniques, such as hemostatic forceps, anesthesia, or antisepsis; and third, the changing professional status of surgical practitioners from craftsmen to scientifically trained and specialized doctors.

Learn more during this conference broadcasted from our chemistry laboratory with Dr. Thomas Schlich and host Peter Black.
More information here: https://www.morrin.org/en/event/in-these-spaces-history-of-surgery/

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

Embrace the start of spring and join us for a walk in the park! 

Please join us in the great outdoors for a refreshing walk with your little one(s).  This will be a great opportunity to connect with other English-speaking parents outdoors while also visiting one of Quebec City’s most magnificent parks, The Plains of Abraham.

Bring your strollers, baby carriers, pull your little ones in a sled (if the snow permits) or let them run!   This will be a fun outing that will do everyone some good!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.   I  hope to see you there!

Meet us at the Joan of Arc Garden (see directions here) at 10:00am and be dressed for the weather.  Note that it can be windy on The Plains.  See map here. 

In case of bad weather: this event will be rescheduled.

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

Don’t ruin your appetite! We are going to Sucrerie Blouin to savour a scrumptious québecois brunch! 

VEQ will provide transportation from its offices to the sugar shack (in Île d’Orléans) and back to the office. We are scheduled to arrive at 10:40 AM and meals will be served at 11:30 AM.

Upon arrival, you can visit some of the animals found on their small farm or ride the cart pulled by a horse to tour the property and learn how maple syrup is produced.

Are you ready to live one of the most memorable local traditions?!

Schedule:

The bus (free of cost) will leave VEQ’s offices at 10:00 AM. Our offices are located at 1270, chemin Sainte-Foy. Participants riding the bus are encouraged to arrive 10-15 minutes before the departure time.

Arrival at Sucrerie Blouin in Île d’Orléans at 10:45 AM.

From 10:45 AM to 11:30 AM participants can tour the premises or engage in one of the activities/games planned by María Castro.

11:30 AM: Brunch is served. Each table can seat 8-10 people. The service is all-you-can-eat style (à volonté in French).

After the brunch, everyone is invited to try making their own maple syrup snow candy (maple taffy).

1:00 PM: The bus returns to VEQ’s offices.

Reservations and tickets are made through Eventbrite (the link can be found in March’s e-bulletin for newcomers).

Tickets will not be refunded if cancellations are made after 3:00 PM on Wed. March 23rd, 2022.

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Important update: With your health and safety at heart, Café au lait will be held virtually until further notice.

Join the Café au lait Crew from the comfort of your home via videoconference.  This is a relaxing, embracing space where you can benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information and  support from our breastfeeding consultant, Shelley Dupuis.  Everyone is welcome – including expectant moms. If you want to enjoy good company, please join us online! You don’t have be breastfeeding to participate. Older sibs are welcome as well.

Sessions take place once a month on Tuesdays from 1:30pm.

How to register:

Register here through our Zoom registration link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuceCtqTgiG9BrLamDboPah6Ln7tbviQgH

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

To learn more please visit  https://wejh.ca/programs-and-activities/family-matters/cafe-au-lait-crew/ 

In May 2019, the Morrin Centre launched a new permanent exhibit on capital punishment in Quebec from the Conquest to 1960. Less than a year later, the pandemic restricted public access to the exhibit and the accompanying multimedia tour, a restriction which has essentially remained in place ever since. This presentation will provide a summary of the history of capital punishment in Quebec based largely on the exhibit’s content, along with new material collected since its launch.

Learn more during this conference broadcasted from our jail with Professor Donald Fyson and host Peter Black.

More information here: https://www.morrin.org/en/event/in-these-spaces-history-of-capital-punishment-in-quebec

Join our guest speaker Jeanni Potter as she helps us navigate the world of our emotions. Jeanni is an experienced therapist, counsellor, workshop leader, regional newspaper writer/photographer, and mom.

Feeling our emotions is key to understanding ourselves and others. They’re signal lights – giving us important information about how we’re seeing things. 

Yet emotions are influenced by many things – from misperceptions to the coffee we just drank. 

How can we use our emotions well – and not suppress them or overreact in harmful ways that we later regret? 

Let’s discuss some science-based ideas and wisdom practices that help us benefit from  our emotions. Learn some tips on how to influence others to manage their emotions. 

Are you a woman entrepreneur looking for support to start or expand your business? Do you want to be part of a supportive community, be inspired, and elevated throughout your entrepreneurial journey?

If you answered yes to these questions, you’re at the right place! Let’s connect and you will discover the resources and funding options available to you as a woman in business.

In this free workshop, we will dive deep into how you can effectively boost your leadership skills, improve your time management skills, explore ways to balance work and family life and seek out financing for your small business, among other topics.

Don’t miss this informative, and interactive workshop that will serve as your entry ticket into the entrepreneurial community. Learn alongside other women and grow your business today.

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log on a few hours prior to the start time of the workshop.

Please Note: Those wishing to obtain business coaching services are encouraged to first attend this free workshop.

Register Here

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

One of the most important needs is finding a rewarding and fulfilling job, which can be challenging when you don’t speak the local language.

The Central Quebec School Board (CQSB), with its 18 schools and adult education and vocational training centres, offers English-language education in the Greater Québec, Mauricie, Saguenay, Thetford Mines, and Northern Québec regions.

The CQSB is proud to derive many benefits from its particularly small student population and class size, including an enriched total experience for all students. The CQSB provides an environment where students and staff have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships and where the emphasis is on individual growth and development.

The school board boasts outstanding graduation and qualification rates. The CQSB has ranked amongst the top-performing English school boards and French service centres in the province of Québec highlighting that high academic achievement continues to be deeply embedded in all that we do. The success of our students can only be achieved through the unwavering dedication of the CQSB TEAM of teachers, professionals, principals, support staff, board administrators, and Council of Commissioners. 

A small school board, a large territory, and above all, one big family! 

If you are curious to know what positions and career paths are available at CQSB, if you are passionate about education and want to make an impact and if you like learning and working in English, then, join us on April 7 to learn more about our School Board and our employment opportunities! Snacks and drinks will be provided, let us know you are coming by registering here.

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

Please note that this event has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions.

Embrace the start of spring and join us for a walk in the park! 

Please join us in the great outdoors for a refreshing walk with your little one(s).  This will be a great opportunity to connect with other English-speaking parents outdoors while also visiting one of Quebec City’s most magnificent parks, The Plains of Abraham.

Bring your strollers, baby carriers, pull your little ones in a sled (if the snow permits) or let them run!   This will be a fun outing that will do everyone some good!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.   I  hope to see you there!

Meet us at the Joan of Arc Garden (see directions here) at 10:00am and be dressed for the weather.  Note that it can be windy on The Plains.  See map here. 

In case of bad weather: this event will be rescheduled.

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

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Financial “to-dos” when having a baby

Join us virtually on Tuesday, April 12 , for a virtual presentation from Service Canada.  Some of the topics covered will be:

• Canada Child Benefits CCB)
• Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
• Canada Learning Bond  (CLB)
• Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
• Benefits Finder.

Bring any specific questions you have relating to your family and the services provided by Service Canada.

Registration required.  

Register in the following ZOOM link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcuytrD8tHdZC0USEqR-fQd_6X0fHN0AD 

Important update: With your health and safety at heart, Baby Chat Café will be held virtually until further notice.  It’s still a great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of babies under one year of age.  All you need to connect is internet access and  a cell phone, tablet, laptop or computer with webcam. If you prefer, you can opt to join by your landline.

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
• Free of charge
• Expectant parents also welcome
• Scale available to weigh your baby (when in-person)

For more details please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

This presentation will cover a brief introduction to what music therapy is, who it serves, along with
the ways music impacts neurological, cognitive, emotional, mental, and physical health.

Our presenter: Lara McKinnis, Music Therapist and Professional Development Specialist

Whether it is through their loved one’s needs or the multiple roles they may take on, caregivers are constantly adapting. In these changing times, join Certified Life Coach Helen Walling as she guides us on how to take care of ourselves through life transitions.

Registration required.

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers? Missing connecting over books in the Library? Come join Pixels & Pages, the Morrin Centre’s new online book club!

Meeting time: Thursday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Book Selection for April:

Please email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up.

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

Celebrate Earth Day with Voice of English-speaking Québec.

Stop by the Community Space in Shannon, and plant some seeds of edibles to bring home and care for.

This event is for the young and young at heart! Note that parents of children are expected to stay with their children for this activity.

Registration is required by April 19th.

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

Embrace the start of spring and join us for a walk in the park! 

Please join us in the great outdoors for a refreshing walk with your little one(s).  This will be a great opportunity to connect with other English-speaking parents outdoors while also visiting one of Quebec City’s most magnificent parks, Parc de la Plage-Jacques-Cartier.

Bring your strollers, baby carriers, or let them run!    This will be a fun outing that will do everyone some good!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.   I  hope to see you there!

IMPORTANT: Meet us the Cap-Rouge entrance near the tower at the Parc nautique de Cap-Rouge.  Do take note that the trail at this park can be quite wet, muddy and with many puddles.  See meeting spot and parking directions here and a map here.

In case of bad weather: this event will be rescheduled.

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

An activity for those who would like to learn a new sport or those who would like to show off their skills.

Voice of English-speaking Québec is renting two areas for four teams of four people each to play curling. All you need is a pair of clean*, comfy shoes, and your enthusiasm.

Upon arrival, we will be met by two bilingual instructors, who will provide us with special soles for our safety on the ice. Each ice field will accommodate 8 people. All instructions will be given in English.

VEQ will also provide transportation from our offices (1270, chemin Sainte-Foy) to and from the Curling club, leaving Sainte-Foy at 9:30 am. The return to Sainte-Foy is scheduled at 12:15 pm.

This event has a limited capacity (15 people). Registration is REQUIRED. To register please click here.

The link will take you to a Microsoft registration form. Please note that given the limited capacity, it is extremely important that participants let us know at least 48 hours in advance if they are canceling, so we can allocate the resources to someone else on the waiting list.

*By clean we mean no snow, no sand, no gravel,  no salt.

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Join us and benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information including breastfeeding support.

• 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

Are you a woman entrepreneur looking for support to start or expand your business? Do you want to be part of a supportive community, be inspired, and elevated throughout your entrepreneurial journey?

If you answered yes to these questions, you’re at the right place! Let’s connect and you will discover the resources and funding options available to you as a woman in business.

In this free workshop, we will dive deep into how you can effectively boost your leadership skills, improve your time management skills, explore ways to balance work and family life and seek out financing for your small business, among other topics.

Don’t miss this informative, and interactive workshop that will serve as your entry ticket into the entrepreneurial community. Learn alongside other women and grow your business today.

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log on a few hours prior to the start time of the workshop.

Please Note: Those wishing to obtain business coaching services are encouraged to first attend this free workshop.

Register Here

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

A successful job search often comes down to the interview moment, where one gets to impress the potential employer. With the upcoming regional job fair on the horizon (on May 6 & 7), we in partnership with the FORT program would like to help you prepare for this very important step in your job search.

The moment of truth has come. You sent your CV and cover letters and now you are being called for an interview… In other circumstances, you would be relatively nervous, but you are now living in Québec City and chances are the interview will be in French or at least part of it. No need to panic! We are collaborating with the FORT program to offer you the possibility of practicing your French interviewing skills. At the end of it, you will be better equipped in terms of what kind of questions you can expect when interviewing in French, and how to prepare your selling points in the aforementioned language. Now, if your interviews are most likely to be carried out in English, then by all means you can practice in English!

This activity is 100% free and open to all!

To register please click here.

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

Embrace the outdoors and join us for a walk in the park! 

Please join us in the great outdoors for a refreshing walk with your little one(s).  This will be a great opportunity to connect with other English-speaking parents outdoors while also visiting one of Quebec City’s most magnificent parks, Domaine de Maizerets.

Bring your strollers (ideally all-terrain for bumpy paths), baby carriers, or let your kiddos run!    This will be a fun outing that will do everyone some good!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.   I  hope to see you there!

IMPORTANT:  Meet us near the parking lot at the Maizerets entrance in the secteur Maizerets.  See a map here.

Please dress appropriately for the weather.  Note that it might be wet, slushy or muddy on the trails.

In case of bad weather: this event will be rescheduled.

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

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Baby Chat Café is back in-person at the Wellness Centre!

Join us on May 10 at 10:00am to learn about different ways that you can wear your baby from the newborn to toddler stage.  Baby wearing is an excellent way to bond with your baby and not to mention and excellent way for you as a parent to have your hands free!   Come and learn how to use a variety of wraps and carriers.   Bring along your own wrap or baby carrier or feel free to try one of ours that we will have on site.   Our volunteer guest speaker for this event will be volunteer parent Shelley Dupuis. 

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

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

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

This event is a community partnership event with Lifelong learning. It is open to all adults in the Quebec City area and Caregivers.

Overall, 60% of adult Canadians report some hearing loss. In older adults, hearing loss often happens gradually over time. This loss can easily go undetected. It may interfere with communication and often leaves seniors feeling quite isolated and misunderstood. It can also become a common source of frustration for caregivers. However, support is available.

Join us for an information session with Janie Durette, audioprosthesist, to learn more about :

• Signs and causes of hearing loss
• The impact of hearing loss
• Aids and other tools to help improve hearing and communication skills

Registration required as places are limited.

After registering, you or your loved one can benefit from an appointment for a free hearing test.

To register or for more details, please contact Anaïs Fortin-Maltais, Caregivers’ Circle Coordinator: afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net

This activity is made possible thanks to:

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

As we get older, our auditory system as well as our balance system changes like every other sensory
modality. What are these typical changes, when do we expect them to happen and are there some
ways that we can slow their progression or even, maybe, prevent further deterioration?
Objectives
– To understand the impact of a hearing loss on cognitive functions
– To understand how hearing and balance are intricately related

Our presenter: Sylvie Auger, Audiologist Clinic Owner and Director Audiologie Centre-Ouest inc.

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

This event is a community partnership event with Lifelong learning. It is open to all adults in the Quebec City area and Caregivers.

Communication is an important key to quality of life for ourselves and our loved ones. In this session we will discuss how to maintain good language and communication abilities, how to support loved ones experiencing communication difficulties, the many ways we can optimize social participation through creative and fun ideas supporting communication and hearing. This session will be interactive – bring your questions, your worries and your curiosity!

Kristy Findlay is a Speech-Language Pathologist with the Centre Mosaïque, clinique d’orthophonie à Québec.

Registration is required and space is limited.

To register, please contact Meghan Radden, Program Coordinator, at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org or call 418.681.1258.

This activity is made possible thanks to:

Tickets now on sale for QAC’s The School for Scandal

Tickets can now be reserved for Quebec Art Company’s devilish farce, The School for Scandal, which premières on the stage of Holland Elementary School on Thursday, May 19. There will be three other performances of the comedy of manners, on Friday, May 20; Saturday, May 21; and a matinee on Sunday, May 22.

Seating is reserved and tickets are $20. Head on to www.quebecartcompany.com to buy your tickets! While on the website, don’t forget to check out QAC’s previous productions, dating back 40 years.

The poster for the play comes from an oil painting by noted local artist Miriam “Minum” Blair.
The School for Scandal, by R.B. Sheridan, was first performed in May 1777. A review of a 1995 production starring Tony Randall called the play “a superbly crafted laugh machine, and so timeless in delivering delectable comeuppance to a viper’s nest of idle-rich gossipmongers, that you’d practically have to club it to death to stifle its amazing pleasures.”

The QAC version, adapted by director Mark Lepitre and featuring a spirited cast, promises the same pleasures.

Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers? Missing connecting over books in the Library? Come join Pixels & Pages, the Morrin Centre’s new online book club!

Meeting time: Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Book Selection for May:

Please email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up.

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

Embrace the outdoors and join us for a walk in the forest! 

Please join us in the great outdoors for a walk with your little one(s).  This will be a great opportunity to connect with other English-speaking parents outdoors while also visiting a magnificent park with great walking trails for little ones.  Please join us for this walk at Parc Riverain du lac Saint-Augustin.  Feel free to check out their great walking trails on this walking trail map.

Bring your strollers (ideally all-terrain for bumpy, gravel paths), baby carriers, or let your kiddos run!    This will be a fun outing that will do everyone some good!

A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.   I  hope to see you there!

Direction notes:

This walk will be on the trails around Lac Saint-Augustin in Saint-Augustin, very close to Cap-Rouge.  Follow the signs to Lac-St-Augustin Sud.  There is no specific street number for the parking lot but it is easy to find on Rue de l’Hêtrière, between the round-about on Rue Lionel Groulx & chemin de la Butte.   There is a parking sign at the entrance to the parking lot.   We will meet in the parking lot.  Please see this map for the exact location. 

Please dress appropriately for the weather.  Note that it might be wet, slushy or muddy on the trails.

In case of bad weather: this event will be rescheduled.

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

Tickets now on sale for QAC’s The School for Scandal

Tickets can now be reserved for Quebec Art Company’s devilish farce, The School for Scandal, which premières on the stage of Holland Elementary School on Thursday, May 19. There will be three other performances of the comedy of manners, on Friday, May 20; Saturday, May 21; and a matinee on Sunday, May 22.

Seating is reserved and tickets are $20. Head on to www.quebecartcompany.com to buy your tickets! While on the website, don’t forget to check out QAC’s previous productions, dating back 40 years.

The poster for the play comes from an oil painting by noted local artist Miriam “Minum” Blair.
The School for Scandal, by R.B. Sheridan, was first performed in May 1777. A review of a 1995 production starring Tony Randall called the play “a superbly crafted laugh machine, and so timeless in delivering delectable comeuppance to a viper’s nest of idle-rich gossipmongers, that you’d practically have to club it to death to stifle its amazing pleasures.”

The QAC version, adapted by director Mark Lepitre and featuring a spirited cast, promises the same pleasures.

Tickets now on sale for QAC’s The School for Scandal

Tickets can now be reserved for Quebec Art Company’s devilish farce, The School for Scandal, which premières on the stage of Holland Elementary School on Thursday, May 19. There will be three other performances of the comedy of manners, on Friday, May 20; Saturday, May 21; and a matinee on Sunday, May 22.

Seating is reserved and tickets are $20. Head on to www.quebecartcompany.com to buy your tickets! While on the website, don’t forget to check out QAC’s previous productions, dating back 40 years.

The poster for the play comes from an oil painting by noted local artist Miriam “Minum” Blair.
The School for Scandal, by R.B. Sheridan, was first performed in May 1777. A review of a 1995 production starring Tony Randall called the play “a superbly crafted laugh machine, and so timeless in delivering delectable comeuppance to a viper’s nest of idle-rich gossipmongers, that you’d practically have to club it to death to stifle its amazing pleasures.”

The QAC version, adapted by director Mark Lepitre and featuring a spirited cast, promises the same pleasures.

Tickets now on sale for QAC’s The School for Scandal

Tickets can now be reserved for Quebec Art Company’s devilish farce, The School for Scandal, which premières on the stage of Holland Elementary School on Thursday, May 19. There will be three other performances of the comedy of manners, on Friday, May 20; Saturday, May 21; and a matinee on Sunday, May 22.

Seating is reserved and tickets are $20. Head on to www.quebecartcompany.com to buy your tickets! While on the website, don’t forget to check out QAC’s previous productions, dating back 40 years.

The poster for the play comes from an oil painting by noted local artist Miriam “Minum” Blair.
The School for Scandal, by R.B. Sheridan, was first performed in May 1777. A review of a 1995 production starring Tony Randall called the play “a superbly crafted laugh machine, and so timeless in delivering delectable comeuppance to a viper’s nest of idle-rich gossipmongers, that you’d practically have to club it to death to stifle its amazing pleasures.”

The QAC version, adapted by director Mark Lepitre and featuring a spirited cast, promises the same pleasures.

Join us and benefit from parent-to-parent contact, encouragement, valuable information including breastfeeding support.

• 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

Important: If it rains on in case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

Are you a woman entrepreneur looking for support to start or expand your business? Do you want to be part of a supportive community, be inspired, and elevated throughout your entrepreneurial journey?

If you answered yes to these questions, you’re at the right place! Let’s connect and you will discover the resources and funding options available to you as a woman in business.

In this free workshop, we will dive deep into how you can effectively boost your leadership skills, improve your time management skills, explore ways to balance work and family life and seek out financing for your small business, among other topics.

Don’t miss this informative, and interactive workshop that will serve as your entry ticket into the entrepreneurial community. Learn alongside other women and grow your business today.

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log on a few hours prior to the start time of the workshop.

Please Note: Those wishing to obtain business coaching services are encouraged to first attend this free workshop.

Register Here

New to Quebec and eager to discover this beautiful city? We’ve got you covered!

Sign up for a FREE walking tour around Old Quebec. All you need is a bottle of water, your walking shoes, your mask, comfortable clothes (and an umbrella or rain jacket in case it rains), a camera if you wish to capture the beauty of this city, and sharp ears!

***Due to the great success last year, we have added an additional date this year, so more newcomers can enjoy this awesome experience!***

Space is LIMITED, so a reservation is required.

Contact Newcomers Coordinator via phone (418) 683-2366 ext. 225 or by email at newcomers@veq.ca

Tour #1 From 9:30 to 11:30 AM
Tour #2 From 1:00 to 3:00 PM

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time.  Pandemic or not, everyone needs to be ready for baby’s arrival.

Get ready for birth by attending four Prenatal Information Meetings given by the perinatal team from Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Due to COVID-19 and the most recent government measures that will be in place, it is yet to be decided if the meetings will take place online or in person, or both.   The decision will be taken one month prior to the meetings.

For more details and to register for these meetings, please visit the webpage of Jeffery Hale Community Services.

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

Important: If it rains on in case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

PLEASE NOTE: This activity has been cancelled. 

Caring for a loved one can lead to a fair amount of stress. Join other caregivers for an outdoor yoga session in the park with Susa Bernard who will show caregivers ways to use yoga techniques to relieve stress. As member of the Canadian Yoga Alliance, Susa has been practicing yoga for seven years, and teaching it for the last two years.

All you need is a yoga mat, stretchy clothes and a bottle of water. Register today to receive all the details you will need to participate.

Registration required.

To register or for more details, please contact Anaïs Fortin-Maltais, Caregivers’ Circle Coordinator: afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net

NOTE:  In case of bad weather, the session will be held indoors.

Susa Bernard, Yoga Instructor

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Baby Chat Café is back at the Wellness Centre!

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
• Expectant parents also welcome
• Scale available to weigh your baby

Registration required. We can only accommodate 10 participants (plus 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

Do you have a child in the sixth grade moving onto secondary school next year?  Both English-speaking parents AND their soon-to-be high schoolers are invited to take part in this helpful virtual workshop being offered FREE by the community Wellness Centre.

Join psycho-educator Julie Fraser and others for this new workshop designed to cover many of the questions and worries you might have about this milestone time in a young person’s life. Julie has much knowledge to share thanks to her career as a pyscho-educator in a primary school, and from the first-hand experience she gained when her own children transitioned to high 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? Please contact Jessica Price, our Family Matters program coordinator: jprice@jhpartners.net

Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time.  Pandemic or not, everyone needs to be ready for baby’s arrival.

Get ready for birth by attending four Prenatal Information Meetings given by the perinatal team from Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Due to COVID-19 and the most recent government measures that will be in place, it is yet to be decided if the meetings will take place online or in person, or both.   The decision will be taken one month prior to the meetings.

For more details and to register for these meetings, please visit the webpage of Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Caring for an aging loved one can be challenging. Sometimes what you need most is a safe place to process everything that is happening in your life. The Wellness Centre, co-managed by Jeffery Hale Community Partners, is offering caregivers an opportunity to participate in free art therapy sessions.

Caregivers are invited to learn more about Art Therapy with certified art therapist, Sophie Lessard-Latendresse. No artistic talent is needed. These sessions are- intended to help you explore your feelings while enjoying the life affirming pleasures of creating art. Treat yourself to some ME  time!

Registration required. 

To register or for more details, please contact Anaïs Fortin-Maltais, Caregivers’ Circle Coordinator: afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

Join us for a morning of fun especially for you and your children! Our outdoor event for families is sure to be a great way to kick start the summer and connect with other English-speaking families of young children in the community.

On the agenda:

• Special Outdoor Story time and sing along from our partners at the Morrin Centre at 9:45am
• Outdoor games
• Family workout with our WE Dads Community Animator Jarryd Smith
• An appearance from the Wellness Care bear!
• Allergy safe snacks

Location: The field behind the Gatehouse, 1601, chemin Saint-Louis, Québec, QC G1S 1G4

Parking:  Street parking is available in the area.  Please consult our map of the local neighborhood to see where you can park.

Volunteer to help out?  Please contact our volunteer coordinator 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!

Who can attend

This event is open to all parents, caregivers, parents-to-be and kiddos in the Greater Quebec City area!

For more details please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Stroke, despite it’s occurrence being in decline, remains a leading cause of death and disability. Risk of
stroke is age-related, but there are modifiable risk factors. Counseling on lifestyle changes has
positive effects on reducing stroke recurrence and understanding the signs and symptoms of stroke
allows for earlier and more effective treatment.
Objectives
1. Recognize signs and symptoms of stroke
2. Learn about the modifiable risk factors for stroke
3. Understand available treatments and medications used in stroke management

About Your Presenter
José A. Morais is Professor of Medicine at McGill University. He is a senior scientist at the Research
Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in the Metabolic Disorders and
Complications axis.

Here’s your opportunity to learn about the services offered by Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Don’t miss this FREE information session from the comfort of your own home.

Join France Gaudet, occupational therapist and clinical coordinator at Jeffery Hale Community Services to learn about:

• Services for 50+ (mental health, homecare, day centre)
• Social work, occupational therapist, nurses, psychologist, special educator
• Services at the Jeffery Hale Pavilion (Wellness Centre) and services at home
• Transition to a private residence or to a public residence like Saint-Brigid’s home
• Other local services: private, public, community, etc…

With 30 years’ experience in the field, France works to help seniors stay in their home as long as possible. As clinical coordinator, she supervises intervenors, facilitates access to services, finds creative ways to solve difficult situations, and maintains and creates new partnerships with many resources in order to provide efficient homecare services.

Register now for the Zoom videoconference on the evening of June 15.

Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time.  Pandemic or not, everyone needs to be ready for baby’s arrival.

Get ready for birth by attending four Prenatal Information Meetings given by the perinatal team from Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Due to COVID-19 and the most recent government measures that will be in place, it is yet to be decided if the meetings will take place online or in person, or both.   The decision will be taken one month prior to the meetings.

For more details and to register for these meetings, please visit the webpage of Jeffery Hale Community Services.

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

Are you a woman entrepreneur looking for support to start or expand your business? Do you want to be part of a supportive community, be inspired, and elevated throughout your entrepreneurial journey?

If you answered yes to these questions, you’re at the right place! Let’s connect and you will discover the resources and funding options available to you as a woman in business.

In this free workshop, we will dive deep into how you can effectively boost your leadership skills, improve your time management skills, explore ways to balance work and family life and seek out financing for your small business, among other topics.

Don’t miss this informative, and interactive workshop that will serve as your entry ticket into the entrepreneurial community. Learn alongside other women and grow your business today.

Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log on a few hours prior to the start time of the workshop.

Please Note: Those wishing to obtain business coaching services are encouraged to first attend this free workshop.

Register Here

Are you taking care of an aging spouse, family member or friend? Do you feel the need to share with people who actually understand what you are going through?

Join us on our very first Caregivers’ Tea at 2:00 pm. on Friday, June 17th.  Enjoy some goodies and a tea or coffee while you chat. Register by contacting Anaïs at afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net or 581-446-7476

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

Warm up your vocal chords!
Join the Local Vocals choir every Monday starting February 14th through September 26th!

Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time.  Pandemic or not, everyone needs to be ready for baby’s arrival.

Get ready for birth by attending four Prenatal Information Meetings given by the perinatal team from Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Due to COVID-19 and the most recent government measures that will be in place, it is yet to be decided if the meetings will take place online or in person, or both.   The decision will be taken one month prior to the meetings.

For more details and to register for these meetings, please visit the webpage of Jeffery Hale Community Services.

Interested in discussing literature with other book lovers? Missing connecting over books in the Library? Come join Pixels & Pages, the Morrin Centre’s new online book club!

Meeting time: Thursday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Book Selection for June:

Please email library@morrin.org to learn more or to sign up.

Important: If it rains on in case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

Due to circumstances that are out of our control, the date of our AGM has been postponed to Wednesday, June 29th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We invite community members to join us by Zoom once again this year for our Annual General Meeting. If you cannot join electronically, it will be possible to call in.
Please RSVP and let us know how you will be connecting. The Zoom link and numbers will be sent via email the day before the meeting. Looking forward to ”seeing” you!

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: This activity has been cancelled. 

Have you ever felt like you have a hundred things running in your head? Are you constantly thinking about what’s ahead of you, or reminiscing about what could have been?
While caring for someone, you may have experienced these feelings. Join Susa in an outdoors Yoga session as she demonstrates simple techniques to brush away these thoughts and anchor ourselves to the present moment. As a member of the Canadian Yoga Alliance, Susa has been practicing yoga for seven years, and teaching it for the last two years.

All you need is a yoga mat, stretchy clothes and a bottle of water. Register today to receive all the details you will need to participate.

Registration required.

To register or for more details, please contact Anaïs Fortin-Maltais, Caregivers’ Circle Coordinator: afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net

NOTE:  In case of bad weather, the session will be held indoors.

Susa Bernard, Yoga Instructor

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

Important: If it rains on in case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

Important: If it rains on in case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

Dads! We’ve arranged a friendly game of soccer for you and your kids.  Join WE Dads Community Animator, Jarryd Smith and other dads and their children for a morning of fun.  There are some small soccer pitches and goals at Parc Victoria, so it’s a great size for a friendly match.

We’ll include your children in the game, but if they lose interest, there is a playground right next to the soccer pitches.  All ages and skill levels welcome!

When: Saturday, July 16 and August 6 at 10:30am

Location: Parc Victoria, 160 Rue du Cardinal-Maurice-Roy, Québec, QC G1K 8B3

Parking:  Free parking or nearby street parking is available in the area.  Please consult our map of the local neighborhood.

Who can attend:  This event is geared towards English-speaking dads, stepdads and father figures but it is open to all parents, caregivers, parents-to-be and kiddos in the Greater Québec City area. Again, all ages and skill levels welcome!

For more details please contact Jarryd Smith, WE Dads Community Animator:  jsmith@jhpartners.net

Eager to go for a hike to one of the most beautiful parks in the area? We are providing transportation to the Jacques-Cartier National Park, so if you recently* moved to the Greater Québec City region and would like to explore this place while making new friends, you only need to sign up!

If you are coming by car to the departing point (1270, chemin Sainte-Foy) you can park your vehicle for free in the parking lot behind the Jeffery Hale Pavilion. I will give you a parking ticket that will waive the fees. We will leave at 10:45 AM, so please plan accordingly. The bus will take us to the Discovery & Services Centre, situated on km 10 from the park’s entrance. The tour is scheduled to begin at 12:00 PM. The interpretive tour will take two hours to be completed. Upon return to the Discovery Centre, participants can take some time to explore a bit more the picnic area, and the souvenir shop or simply relax while feeling the cool breeze of the Jacques-Cartier river.  We will head back to Québec City at 3:15 PM.

A naturalist guide will take us on a two-hour hike through the Les Cascades trail. It is categorized as an easy trail, perfect for beginners, a leisure walk, families, or sightseers, with a length of only 4 km.

VEQ will provide FREE transportation to all participants, as well as will cover the fee for the SÉPAQ naturalist. The interpretive hike will be in English (the naturalist guide is bilingual though). Each participant MUST obtain the ticket on Eventbrite. It is $9.25 per adult and free for minors (17-year-old and under). If you already have a valid annual pass to the SÉPAQ (Québec’s provincial parks), then please get your ticket using the child’s admission option.

What to bring:

Comfortable shoes and clothes, water, snacks, a change of clothes in case it rains, your smile!

*Limited capacity of 25 participants (including children)*

*A newcomer is anyone who moved to the Greater Québec City Region in the past 5 years.

Saint Brigid’s Home, founded in 1856, is a publicly-funded long-term care residence for senior citizens who can no longer live at home. This centre has a special mandate from the provincial government to provide long-term care services in English. Come see for yourself how St B’s offers individualized care provided by a multidisciplinary team of caring health professionals in a secure family-like atmosphere.

Participants will meet at 10 AM in the Kildare Lounge. Light refreshments will be served following the tour.

Please register before July 15. Contact Anaïs at afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net or by calling 581-446-7476.
If you are reluctant to attend because you cannot leave your loved one alone, please call us so we can find a way to assist you.

This activity exists thanks to funding from:

Important: If it rains on in case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

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 bi-weekly event.

See you then!

Register with Jessica Price at jprice@jhpartners.net to get the ZOOM details.

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.

Important: If it rains on in case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

Summer is all about unwinding and spending quality time with your loved ones. To make the most of this lovely season, art-therapist Sophie Lessard-Latendresse has prepared some art care packages for you to enjoy the benefits of art therapy wherever you are! Choose between two themed packages:

• Self-Care Package: Enjoy some well deserved ME time through an individual artistic project.
• Relationship Care Package: Share a quality moment with your loved one through an artistic activity you can do together.

Packages distribution will start on August 1st. Hurry while stock lasts!
To get your package, contact Anaïs at afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net or 581-446-7476

***Limit of two packages per caregiver***

Important: If it rains on in case of bad weather, the event will be cancelled.

For more details, please contact Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator:  jprice@jhpartners.net

About Park Playdates

Join other English-speaking parents and caregivers of children of all ages for get-togethers at the park Friday or Saturday mornings from May to September.   Parent volunteers host these free events in different parks around the city throughout the summer.  For more details about Park Playdates visit our Park Playdate page!

NOTE:  Locations and dates are posted in our Family Matters e-newsletter (so be sure to sign up for this online newsletter) and on the EPIQ (English-speaking Parents in Quebec City) Facebook page.

Let curiosity lead your way! This off-trail guided activity takes you on a one-hour impressive path, surrounded by ancient boulders, rocks, and minerals, all while learning about them.

If you are coming by car to the departing point (1270, chemin Sainte-Foy) you can park your vehicle for free in the parking lot behind the Jeffery Hale Pavilion. I will give you a parking ticket that will waive the fees. We will leave at 8:45 AM, so please plan accordingly. The bus will take us to the Discovery & Services Centre, situated on km 10 from the park’s entrance. Upon arrival, we can have a quick pit stop (bathroom only), then hop on the bus again, which will take us to a further location, where the tour will begin. The tour is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM. The interpretive tour will take one hour to be completed. Upon return to the Discovery Centre, participants can take some time to explore a bit more the picnic area, and the souvenir shop or simply relax while feeling the cool breeze of the Jacques-Cartier river.  We will head back to Québec City at 2:15 PM.

This activity is recommended for kids 6 years or older. Adult participants are warned that this activity will be conducted in tight, closed, and sometimes dark spaces (squeezing between boulders for example). Please consider all this before confirming your attendance.  For a better idea of what to expect, you can watch this video.

VEQ will provide FREE transportation to all participants, as well as will cover the fee for the SÉPAQ naturalist. The interpretive hike will be in English (the naturalist guide is bilingual though). Each participant MUST obtain the ticket on Eventbrite. It is $9.25 per adult and free for minors (17-year-old and under). If you already have a valid annual pass to the SÉPAQ (Québec’s provincial parks), then please get your ticket using the child’s admission option. Should you have ANY QUESTIONS, please feel free to email María Castro: newcomers@veq.ca.

*Limited capacity of 25 participants (including children)*

What to bring:

Comfortable shoes and clothes, water, snacks/lunch, a change of clothes in case it rains, and your smile!

*A newcomer is anyone who moved to the Greater Québec City Region in the past 5 years.

Dads! We’ve arranged a friendly game of soccer for you and your kids.  Join WE Dads Community Animator, Jarryd Smith and other dads and their children for a morning of fun.  There are some small soccer pitches and goals at Parc Victoria, so it’s a great size for a friendly match.

We’ll include your children in the game, but if they lose interest, there is a playground right next to the soccer pitches.  All ages and skill levels welcome!

When: Saturday, July 16 and August 6 at 10:30am

Location: Parc Victoria, 160 Rue du Cardinal-Maurice-Roy, Québec, QC G1K 8B3

Parking:  Free parking or nearby street parking is available in the area.  Please consult our map of the local neighborhood.

Who can attend:  This event is geared towards English-speaking dads, stepdads and father figures but it is open to all parents, caregivers, parents-to-be and kiddos in the Greater Québec City area. Again, all ages and skill levels welcome!

For more details please contact Jarryd Smith, WE Dads Community Animator:  jsmith@jhpartners.net