Upcoming Events and Activities

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	1 A Quebec School System 101 7:00 PM A Quebec School System 101 Feb 1 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets 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 “A	2 Bilingual Book Club – Club de lecture bilingue 6:45 PM Bilingual Book Club – Club de lecture bilingue Feb 2 @ 6:45 PM – 8:15 PM Tickets Join us for reading and discussion of books via Zoom in French and English while improving your bilingualism in an informal and friendly environment! Email catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca or call 418-683-2366 x 224 to sign up! This week’s book: Brother / 33	3	4 Caregivers’ Cafe: An Evening of Art Therapy focused on Self-love 7:00 PM Caregivers’ Cafe: An Evening of Art Therapy focused on Self-love Feb 4 @ 7:00 PM Tickets Loving yourself is the caregiver’s ultimate challenge. Sometimes we can be so kind with others and so hard on ourselves. This February the Wellness Centre invites caregivers to take part in a special virtual session for senior caregivers led by art Travel the World through Cooking Zoom sessions 7:00 PM Travel the World through Cooking Zoom sessions Feb 4 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Did you recently move to the Greater Québec City region? Are you interested in broadening your network, despite the current situation? Are you eager to be able to travel again and visit family and friends; or simply exploring foreign lands EPIQ- Virtual Wine Tasting Event 8:00 PM EPIQ- Virtual Wine Tasting Event Feb 4 @ 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Tickets Join us (hosts Elise and Samuel) for a virtual wine tasting on Thursday, February 4th, at 8pm! Wine is definitely an essential item, so wine not come and appreciate it’s craft amongst good company. We’ll be going through the basic steps	5 TAB Virtual Drop In: Understanding Quebec Family Law 9:30 AM TAB Virtual Drop In: Understanding Quebec Family Law Feb 5 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Take-a-Break has gone virtual during the pandemic period. It’s still a great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschoolers. All you need to connect is internet access and a cell phone, tablet, laptop or computer with	6
7	8	9 Virtual Baby Chat Café: Communicating with Baby 10:00 AM Virtual Baby Chat Café: Communicating with Baby Feb 9 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Baby Chat Café has gone virtual during the pandemic period. 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	10 Doing your taxes: What’s in it for you? 1:30 PM Doing your taxes: What’s in it for you? Feb 10 @ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM Tickets Join Lifelong Learning for an information session to find out about benefit and credit payments you could get from the Canada Revenue Agency. A representative from the Canada Revenue Agency will share information on how benefits are calculated, how and Revenu Québec Info Session for Newcomers 5:30 PM Revenu Québec Info Session for Newcomers Feb 10 @ 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Tickets New to the province and never had to file provincial taxes? New to Québec City and still struggling with your tax declarations? VEQ’s Newcomers Program has the honour of inviting you to this important information session with a representative from	11	12 Travellin’ Toddler Time: Valentines 9:30 AM Travellin’ Toddler Time: Valentines Feb 12 @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets 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. Join in on the	13
14 Bilingual Book Club – Club de lecture bilingue 4:00 PM Bilingual Book Club – Club de lecture bilingue Feb 14 @ 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tickets Join us for reading and discussion of books via Zoom in French and English while improving your bilingualism in an informal and friendly environment! Email catherine.baboudjian@veq.ca or call 418-683-2366 x 224 to sign up! This week’s book: Brother / 33	15	16	17 CHEP Videoconference: Straight Talk about End-of-Life Options 10:00 AM CHEP Videoconference: Straight Talk about End-of-Life Options Feb 17 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Straight Talk about End-of-Life Options with presenter Jennifer Hobbs-Robert, Senior Advisor – Jeffrey Hale Community Partners (JHCP) This session addresses end-of-life options: palliative care, do not resuscitate orders, refusal or withdrawal of treatment, medical assistance in dying, and advanced medical EPIQ Step-parents’ Virtual Get-together 8:00 PM EPIQ Step-parents’ Virtual Get-together Feb 17 @ 8:00 PM Tickets Being a parent can be challenging, rewarding, and complicated, but we love unconditionally. Sadly, family programs and services sometimes tend to forget or ignore step-parents. Step-parents make the choice to love, take care and be there, even when they may	18 Explore Self Care and Self Compassion through Art Therapy 10:00 AM Explore Self Care and Self Compassion through Art Therapy Feb 18 @ 10:00 AM Tickets Self-care is the caregiver’s ultimate challenge. Sometimes we can be so compassionate towards others and so hard on ourselves. This February the Wellness Centre invites caregivers to take part in a special virtual Caregivers’ Café session led by art therapist Moving Pictures Documentary – Sisters: Dream & Variations 7:00 PM Moving Pictures Documentary – Sisters: Dream & Variations Feb 18 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets Movie viewing & Discussion with artists About this Event In partnership with the Festival du cinéma de la ville de Québec, the Morrin Centre presents Moving Pictures, a series of five events showcasing independent films by Anglophone Quebec filmmakers. From short Travel the World through Cooking Zoom sessions for Newcomers 7:00 PM Travel the World through Cooking Zoom sessions for Newcomers Feb 18 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets Did you recently move to the Greater Québec City region? Are you interested in broadening your network, despite the current situation? Are you eager to be able to travel again and visit family and friends; or simply exploring foreign lands	19 TAB Virtual Drop In: Antibiotic Resistance: What Parents Need to Know 9:30 AM TAB Virtual Drop In: Antibiotic Resistance: What Parents Need to Know Feb 19 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Take-a-Break has gone virtual during the pandemic period. It’s still a great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschoolers. All you need to connect is internet access and a cell phone, tablet, laptop or computer with	20 Exchanges with an Expert: Don Landes (Philosophy) 1:30 PM Exchanges with an Expert: Don Landes (Philosophy) Feb 20 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Let’s chat! About this Event Have you always wanted to learn more about philosophy? Are you interested in existential questions? Welcome to the first event of our new series — Exchanges with an Expert. Inspired by the concept of living EPIQ: Moms’ Movie Night In! 7:30 PM EPIQ: Moms’ Movie Night In! Feb 20 @ 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM Tickets Join our volunteer host Dana for a movie night in the comfort of your own home! Please read her message below to you! Hi! I hope that you can join me for a cozy “Moms’ Movie Night In” on February
21	22 Cafe au Lait Crew Online 10:00 AM Cafe au Lait Crew Online Feb 22 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Join the Café au lait Crew on Mondays 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 Shelley Dupuis, certified Breastfeeding Consultant with Allaitement	23 MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS FOR NEWCOMERS 6:30 PM MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS FOR NEWCOMERS Feb 23 @ 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Tickets Meditation is the process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. Its benefits have been scientifically proven to help with stress management, and boy, it’s been stressful at times, lately! During this session, we’ll explore different and	24 Insurance in QC Intro for Newcomers *POSTPONED* 5:30 PM Insurance in QC Intro for Newcomers *POSTPONED* Feb 24 @ 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Tickets Coming from a different province you may have noticed auto insurance in Québec is quite different, and not only in terms of costs, but also coverage and such! Insurance in Canada is not standardized, so if you moved to Québec	25	26	27
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