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!
Participate in Movember with WE Dads and Jarryd
Our WE Dads program is raising funds and awareness this Movember for all the dads, brothers, sons and mates in our lives.
We need your help. We are looking for Dads in the community to join our Movember team. You can also simply make a donation to support men’s health. Please join our WE Dads Movember team and donate today!
When: All of the month of November
For more details please contact Jarryd Smith, WE Dads Community Animator: jsmith@jhpartners.net
*FALL SESSION COMPLETE*
Come stretch, strengthen and improve your balance!
Materials are provided, bring your water bottle or towel if you wish.
For more information contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
*FALL SESSION COMPLETE*
Come stretch, strengthen and improve your balance!
Materials are provided, bring your water bottle or towel if you wish.
For more information contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
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.
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.
- On 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.
Voice of English-speaking Quebec invites people over 50 living in the Northern perimeter of the City to hop on the bus as we go out and about. This week, visit the new exposition on pharaohs at the museum of civilization.
Free transportation is provided from Shannon and Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
Pick up: 438 boul Jacques Cartier: 9:30 a.m.
Pick up 2215 boul Valcartier: 9:40 a.m.
We will eat lunch on site ( brown bag it or buy your lunch there) and leave at 1:15 p.m.
A minimum of 5 participants are required for the outing to occur, invite a friend!
To book your spot, contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
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 at the Museum of civilizations and discover their special Age of the Pharaoh’s exhibit. Cost of entry is free, but you may purchase or bring a lunch to enjoy in the museum’s cafe.
To offer register or offer suggestions, please contact Maria at: (418) 683-2366 ext. 221, or at: maria.hoyt@veq.ca
This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.
FACILITATO
Take a trip with fellow Lifelong Learning member, Mamie, to hear about her visits to 10 western states and their national parks in 2021. Our facilitator, Mamie, will show us photos and inform us about these incredible places of North America.
TO REGISTER: email info@lifelongle
FREE onsite parking at Eastern Quebec Learning Centre. Please note, there is one flight of stairs leading up to the Lifelong Learning Room
Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list to notification of upcoming activities
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!
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 by email at afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net or 581-446-7476
This activity exists thanks to funding from:
Once again this year, Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s will offer free flu vaccination for members of the English-speaking community who meet certain eligibility criteria. No registration is required; this service is offered on a walk-in basis.
For more information, visit our Annual Flu Shot Campaign page.
*FALL SESSION COMPLETE*
Come stretch, strengthen and improve your balance!
Materials are provided, bring your water bottle or towel if you wish.
For more information contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
Once again this year, Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s will offer free flu vaccination for members of the English-speaking community who meet certain eligibility criteria. No registration is required; this service is offered on a walk-in basis.
For more information, visit our Annual Flu Shot Campaign page.
This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.FACILITATOR: Ateliers & SaveursJoin us for an exciting cooking class with the lovely people at Ateliers & Saveurs, we will be taking the themed Express Lunch class. We will make a delicious vegetarian burger with avocado, dried tomatoes, mayonnaise mustard, green salad and balsamic vinaigrette. When registering please let me know if you have any allergies or specific dietary requirements. *PLEASE NOTE: The cost of this event only includes the price of the food. Any extras, such as drinks will be invoiced to each person individually.TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelonglearningquebec.org or call 418.681.1258.Space is limited to 12 people.If you’re interested in this event, please register no later than the 26th of October.
Once again this year, Jeffery Hale – Saint Brigid’s will offer free flu vaccination for members of the English-speaking community who meet certain eligibility criteria. No registration is required; this service is offered on a walk-in basis.
For more information, visit our Annual Flu Shot Campaign page.
*FALL SESSION COMPLETE*
Come stretch, strengthen and improve your balance!
Materials are provided, bring your water bottle or towel if you wish.
For more information contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
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 at the Museum of civilizations and discover their special Age of the Pharaoh’s exhibit. Cost of entry is free, but you may purchase or bring a lunch to enjoy in the museum’s cafe.
To offer register or offer suggestions, please contact Maria at: (418) 683-2366 ext. 221, or at: maria.hoyt@veq.ca
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.
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.
This year’s Caregivers’ Week campaign is “Cultivating our Humanity”. For the occasion, we will be distributing free Muscari flower bulbs to caregivers at Saint Brigid’s Home all week. The bulbs are ready to plant this fall, outdoors, just before the first frost.
If you are taking care of a loved one at home, Anaïs, our Caregivers’ Circle program coordinator, will be driving around town on Friday November 11th to make sure you get your own flower bulb. Be sure to contact Anaïs with your address before November 10th.
This event is possible thanks to
Thank you for helping the RISE Program raise funds for the Hamper Campaign!
Pre-orders now in progress until November 25th for $10. After that date, the jars will be $12 each and can be ordered before December 11th. For full details, including pick up location and dates, and to order online, please visit: https://wejh.ca/fun-jars-fundraiser
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 are provided.
For any questions, contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
This activity is open to all adults!
Thank you for helping the RISE Program raise funds for the Hamper Campaign!
Pre-orders now in progress until November 25th for $10. After that date, the jars will be $12 each and can be ordered before December 11th. For full details, including pick up location and dates, and to order online, please visit: https://wejh.ca/fun-jars-fundraiser
*FALL SESSION COMPLETE*
Come stretch, strengthen and improve your balance!
Materials are provided, bring your water bottle or towel if you wish.
For more information contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
Pelvic floor health and you…
Join us on Tuesday, November 15 at 10am at Baby Chat and learn a variety of exercises that will help stabilize and increase strength in your pelvic floor. Learn about pelvic floor health and practical exercises with Chantal Couture, physiotherapist from la Clinique Femina. Whether you underwent a vaginal birth or cesarean, there is something to learn for everyone.
Note that this Baby Chat is a follow-up to the October 4 Baby Chat on Pelvic Floor Health but it is not necessary to have attended both sessions.
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.
Coping with Chronic Pain:
A summary of the work by the Canadian Pain Task Force with Dr. Manon Choniere and Dr. Patricia Poulin, members of the Canadian Pain Task Force.
Approximately one in five Canadians live with chronic pain which has significant impacts on physical and mental health, often affecting participation in everyday activities. This presentation will include best practices for the prevention and management of chronic pain.
Parenting is always a challenge, but perhaps even more so in our uncertain times. It seems more complex to be a parent these days, considering new social media technologies and the major global issues encroaching on our everyday lives, such as the pandemic. Join us for this, our first in-person parenting workshop since the pandemic. Our special guest speaker is renowned psychology professor Dr. George Tarabulsy, who is also a father himself. All parents welcome!
About the workshop
Dr. Tarabulsy will address some of the old, not-so-old, and new issues surrounding parenting. He will focus on the fact that, while some aspects of parenting never change, the core aspects of parenting may take on different forms when faced with pressures that may come from outside the family and the social context that surrounds it. His presentation will draw both on the first-hand experiences of parents and on the vast body of scientific knowledge looking at parenting in adverse circumstances.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Don’t miss this event for seasoned parents, new parents, and future parents-to-be. Join us at 6:30 p.m. for tapas and meet and mingle with other English-speaking parents. The talk will start at 7:00 p.m., and will be followed by a question and answer period.
Reserve your ticket!
Space is limited for this event so be sure register using the green Register button above. For more details or questions, please contact Jessica by email.
For college and university students
Help yourself or support those around you! Whether or not you’ve ever dealt with performance anxiety and stress, join psychologist David Martin in this FREE interactive workshop to learn strategies to manage the stress and anxiety that can arise in an academic setting.
To register: Get your Zoom code.
Questions? Please email Verity Jordan or call her at 418-684-5333 #11932.
Thanks to funding from:
*FALL SESSION COMPLETE*
Come stretch, strengthen and improve your balance!
Materials are provided, bring your water bottle or towel if you wish.
For more information contact Catherine at 418-683-2366 x 228 or catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca
Are you caring for an older family member or friend? Do you want to learn more about how tax credits and deductions work for you? Come and join us for an information session on benefits and tax credits for caregivers with Canada Revenue Agency Outreach Officer, Denis Renaud.
Registration is mandatory.
To register, contact Anaïs at 581-446-7476 or afortinmaltais@jhpartners.net
This activity exists thanks to funding from:
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.
The CRA’s Outreach Program is offering a series of live webinars open to everyone. During those webinars, learn about credits and benefits as well as the federal measures related to COVID-19.
On November 18, here is what you will get information about:
Adults 65 years and +
• Pension income splitting
• Disability tax credit (DTC)
• Home accessibility expenses
• Canada caregiver amount (CCC)
• Medical expenses
Click here for the webinar on Adults 65 years and +!
The following webinars are also offered in English:
Oct 12 – Benefits and Credits
Oct 13 – Learn about your taxes and scams
Oct 20 – My Account
Oct 21 – It pays to do your taxes
Nov 2 – Families
Nov 9 – Covid Benefit Repayment
Nov 15 – Newcomers
Nov 18 – Adults 65 years and older
Nov 22 – Persons with disabilities
Dads! We’ve arranged a friendly indoor 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.
When: Saturday, November 19 at 9:00am
Location: Quebec High School Gym, 945 ave Belvédère, Québec, QC G1S 3G2. Meet at the blue door at the back of the school.
Parking: Nearby street parking is available in the area.
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
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!
Thank you for helping the RISE Program raise funds for the Hamper Campaign!
Pre-orders now in progress until November 25th for $10. After that date, the jars will be $12 each and can be ordered before December 11th. For full details, including pick up location and dates, and to order online, please visit: https://wejh.ca/fun-jars-fundraiser
Let’s Talk about the English Language!
Have you ever wondered why Queen Elizabeth spoke fluent French? What is the story behind the English language? What language features characterize modern English today? Otherwise said, what makes English, English (and not French, Italian, etc.) ? What might the future of the language be? There is so much to enjoy and explore. Come join this interactive discussion where we explore some of the many delights of the English languag
Marie White is a newly retired English cegep teacher, journalist and writer. With her background in Linguistics, her lifelong passion has been language, especially English and juxtaposing the English and French languages.
This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area.
The Quebec Conferences were two in a series of high-level strategic meetings held by Allied leaders during World War II, the first from 10-24 August 1943 and the second from 11 to 16 September 1944. The future course of the war was planned at these meetings where Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt came to Quebec City to discuss war strategies. Charles André Nadeau, a former QCT writer and historian,has written a book about the Quebec Conferences of 1943 and 1944. The book is currently being edited and it is hoped it will be ready for publication by 2023to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the first of the two conferences. Join Charles-André as he walks us through these historical meetings that took placehere in Quebec City.
TO REGISTER: email info@lifelongle
Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list to notification of upcoming activities.
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.
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.
* Practice fine motor skills
* Discover new craft ideas
* Encourage creative learning as a family
* Meet new friends!
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
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
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!
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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.
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@lifelongle
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/I
TO REGISTER: email info@lifelongle
Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list to notification of upcoming activities.
”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
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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:
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.
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.
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.
* Practice fine motor skills
* Discover new craft ideas
* Encourage creative learning as a family
* Meet new friends!
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
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.
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!
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
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:
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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:
This workshop looks at different options for end-of-life medical care.
Specifical
- Advance medical directives.
- Medi
cal aid in dying (MAID). - Palliati
ve care.
To reserve your spot please click the link below and fill out the form:
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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.
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
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
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://ed
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.
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
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
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@lifelon
Signup for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine, call 418.681.1258.
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
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.
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.
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@lifelon
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Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.
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
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
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
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.
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
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@lifelon
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Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
* Practice fine motor skills
* Discover new craft ideas
* Encourage creative learning as a family
* Meet new friends!
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
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
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
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@lifelon
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Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.
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.
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TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelon
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Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.
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@lifelon
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Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.
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.
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 Ma
TO REGISTER: email Catherine at info@lifelon
Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.
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
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@lifelon
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Sign up for the Lifelong Learning mailing list for updates on activities. Questions or concerns? Contact Catherine at 418.681.1258.