Upcoming Events and Activities

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Virtual Visits with VEQ – Tech Talk Tuesdays 10:00 AM
Virtual Visits with VEQ – Tech Talk Tuesdays
Nov 2 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Virtual Visits with VEQ - Tech Talk Tuesdays @ Virtual using the platform Google Duo
VEQ has paired up with the Atwater Library and Computer Centre’s Liz Perrin at the Connect Project to offer a repeating 4 week series of virtual workshops that will help you feel comfortable with the android tablets (internet provided!) available
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Virtual Visits with VEQ: Themed Thursdays 1:00 PM
Virtual Visits with VEQ: Themed Thursdays
Nov 4 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Virtual Visits with VEQ: Themed Thursdays @ Virtual using the platform Google Duo
Borrow a tablet from VEQ for free, keep in touch with other community members, and join us for a variety of social activities every Thursday afternoon from 1-2pm! Themes vary from Trivia, ice breakers, virtual visits, home exercises and more.
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Lifelong Learning 10:00 AM
Lifelong Learning
Nov 5 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
This event is open to all adults age of 50+ in the Quebec City area. Join Lifelong Learning as we learn about artisanal soaps. Polly Flaviano, owner of La Danse de Savons, creates luxurious soaps that are inspired by her love of nature and dance. Her soaps
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Baby Chat: Signing with Baby 10:00 AM
Baby Chat: Signing with Baby
Nov 9 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Baby Chat: Signing with Baby @ Community Wellness Centre in the Jeffery Hale Pavilion
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 You do not have
Winds of Change 6:30 PM
Winds of Change
Nov 9 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Winds of Change @ Jeffery Hale Pavilion
Moving to another city, country, or even culture can be exciting and challenging both at the same time! Two social workers from the Jeffery Hale Community Services will walk us through the stages of change as well as advise us
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Out & About – La Citadelle 10:30 AM
Out & About – La Citadelle
Nov 10 @ 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
VEQ invites people aged 50+  to hop on the bus as we go visit Quebec’s historic “La Citadelle” — entry tickets are $16 per person and includes a 1 hour tour (English) of outside grounds and the Royal Museum of
Consumer Rights in Quebec 1:30 PM
Consumer Rights in Quebec
Nov 10 @ 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Consumer Rights in Quebec @ Zoom videoconference
Join Éducaloi for a look at basic rights and protections for consumers in Quebec. This workshop will cover the basics of consumer rights in Quebec, including: Refunds and Exchanges Pricing Errors Warranties Online Purchases Compaints and Other Recourses Click here to
Lifelong Learning Books! Books! Books! 1:30 PM
Lifelong Learning Books! Books! Books!
Nov 10 @ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
It’s an encore presentation! Join Lifelong Learning members, Frances and Mamie, for a casual chat to discuss favourite books or one you have recently enjoyed. Participation is not mandatory, so come join the activity and perhaps you will walk away with
Cyber Safe: Workshop for parents of young children 7:00 PM
Cyber Safe: Workshop for parents of young children
Nov 10 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Cyber Safe: Workshop for parents of young children @ From the comfort of your home via video-conference
Are you the parent of a child aged 10 and under? Are you concerned about their exposure to screens?  Do you worry about their online safety and how to manage it?  This information session is for you! Learn how you
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Cyber Safe: Workshop for parents and teens 7:00 PM
Cyber Safe: Workshop for parents and teens
Nov 11 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Cyber Safe: Workshop for parents and teens @ From the comfort of your home via video-conference
Parents, are you worried about keeping your pre-teen / teen safe while they browse the internet or use their electronic devices?  Please join us on Thursday, November 11, for an online presentation by Dr. Geneviève Vohl from the Centre Cyber-aide
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Out & About -Laurier mall shopping & lunch 10:30 AM
Out & About -Laurier mall shopping & lunch
Nov 12 @ 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Come join us to start your pre-Black Friday and Christmas shopping at Laurier Mall! We will have lunch at the Food courts or restaurant of your choice — please feel free to pack a lunch. You will be required to
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CANCELLED – Out and About ( Northern Perimeter) Salon des artisans 9:30 AM
CANCELLED – Out and About ( Northern Perimeter) Salon des artisans
Nov 13 @ 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
CANCELLED Voice of English-speaking Quebec invites people aged 50+ to hop on the bus and discover the handiwork of local artisans and crafts people at the annual Shannon salon des artisans. Pick up in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier at 9:30 a.m. Please be
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How can Centre RIRE 2000 help you? ***POSTPONED*** 5:30 PM
How can Centre RIRE 2000 help you? ***POSTPONED***
Nov 16 @ 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
How can Centre RIRE 2000 help you? ***POSTPONED*** @ Jeffery Hale Pavilion
Centre R.I.R.E. offers a lot of services to newcomers, and in several languages, including English. Among their services: Translation of your cover letters and CV to French, for FREE* Digital literacy courses (Excel, Sage 50, Acomba, Autocad, Solidwork, Word, etc.)
The Grief Recovery Method Information Session 7:00 PM
The Grief Recovery Method Information Session
Nov 16 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Grief Recovery Method Information Session @ From the comfort of your own home
Counting your losses can be a dismal exercise but it doesn’t have to be. Learn the Grief Recovery Method once, and apply the method throughout a lifetime of loss. What is the Grief Recovery Method exactly? it is a step-by-step
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Out and About ( Northern Perimeter) Monastère des Augustines 9:30 AM
Out and About ( Northern Perimeter) Monastère des Augustines
Nov 19 @ 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
VEQ invites people 50+ to hop on the bus as we go visit the Monastère des Augustines. Ticket prices to enter are 9.50+tx . Bring a lunch or prepare for a fixed lunch menu price ( 22.50) Pick up from
Lifelong Learning Author Talk 10:00 AM
Lifelong Learning Author Talk
Nov 19 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
This event is open to all adults aged 50+ in the Quebec City area. Join LifelongLearning for our second “Author Talk” when we will host Abigail Hilton. Abigail has written second-world fantasy for children and young adults and epic fantasy
EPIQ Parents’ Soap Making Night 7:00 PM
EPIQ Parents’ Soap Making Night
Nov 19 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
EPIQ Parents’ Soap Making Night @ Wellness Centre
Join volunteer hosts Amanda and Polly for an enjoyable in-person evening learning all about soap.  You will even get to make your own “melt and pour” soap to take home!  Polly, master soap maker and small business owner (La Danse
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Café au Lait Crew 1:30 PM
Café au Lait Crew
Nov 23 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Café au Lait Crew @ Community Wellness Centre in the Jeffery Hale Pavilion
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
School Registration and English Schools in Quebec 6:30 PM
School Registration and English Schools in Quebec
Nov 23 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
School Registration and English Schools in Quebec @ From the comfort of your home via video-conference
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
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Out & About – Galeries de la Capitale shopping & lunch 10:30 AM
Out & About – Galeries de la Capitale shopping & lunch
Nov 24 @ 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Come join us to start your Christmas shopping at Les Galeries de la Capitale! We will be having lunch at the Food courts and/or other restaurant — please feel free to pack a lunch. You will be required to bring
**POSTPONED** Better understand Alzheimer’s disease 7:00 PM
**POSTPONED** Better understand Alzheimer’s disease
Nov 24 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
**POSTPONED** Better understand Alzheimer’s disease @ From the comfort of your own home
The Alzheimer’s Society of Quebec will present: How to better understand Alzheimer’s Disease. Identify the signs and symptoms. Our presenter Charlie Dorval will be available to answer your questions. To register please send an email to cquenville@jhpartners.net ***PLEASE  be advised
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Health 101 & Winter in QC Workshop 6:30 PM
Health 101 & Winter in QC Workshop
Nov 25 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Health 101 & Winter in QC Workshop @ Jeffery Hale Pavilion
  Did you recently move to the Greater Québec City region and have questions about the provincial health care system? In 2018 Jeffery Hale Community Services, the Community Wellness Centre, and the Voice of English-speaking Québec put together a comprehensive
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Out and About ( Northern Perimeter) Get your Christmas Shopping done! 9:45 AM
Out and About ( Northern Perimeter) Get your Christmas Shopping done!
Nov 26 @ 9:45 AM – 1:30 PM
Voice of English-speaking Québec invites people aged 50+ to hop on the bus and get their Christmas shopping done at Place Laurier. Make sure you have your QR code for lunch! Pick up at Shannon Hall at 9:45 Pick up
Out & About – German Christmas Market 10:45 AM
Out & About – German Christmas Market
Nov 26 @ 10:45 AM – 2:00 PM
The Quebec City German Christmas Market is located in the heart of Old Québec, in the gardens and at the place de l’Hôtel-de-Ville. Come join us to discover this year’s traditional German Xmas Market, followed by a lunch at a
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