Upcoming Events and Activities

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Community and Coffee 10:00 AM
Community and Coffee
May 2 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
.Join us the first Monday of every month in our Community Space in Shannon to have a cup of coffee and chat with other English speakers. Coffee, tea, and some baked goods will be served. For more information, contact Catherine
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EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
May 5 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together @ From the comfort of your home via video-conference
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
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Spring walk for parents and tots at Domaine de Maizerets 10:00 AM
Spring walk for parents and tots at Domaine de Maizerets
May 6 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Spring walk for parents and tots at Domaine de Maizerets @ Meeting place: Domaine de Maizerets, Secteur: Maizerets
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
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Walking Distance ( Northern Perimeter) 9:30 AM
Walking Distance ( Northern Perimeter)
May 9 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Start your day off on the right foot! Voice of English-speaking Québec invites adults aged 50+ to start their day on the right foot and enjoy a walk along Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier’s nature trail. The walk will leave from the Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier community
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Baby Chat: Baby-wearing 10:00 AM
Baby Chat: Baby-wearing
May 10 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Baby Chat: Baby-wearing @ Community Wellness Centre in the Jeffery Hale Pavilion
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
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Northern Perimeter Out and About, a Theatre matinee 9:00 AM
Northern Perimeter Out and About, a Theatre matinee
May 12 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Voice of English-speaking Québec invites people aged 50+ living in the Northern Perimeter of the City to hop on the bus. This week, we will be treated to a theatre matinée at Cegep St-Lawrence. Quebec High School presents Game of
Out & About: Theatre matinee 9:30 AM
Out & About: Theatre matinee
May 12 @ 9:30 AM – 12:15 PM
VEQ invites people aged 50+ to hop on the bus (or meet us) at the cégep St. Lawrence auditorium for a dress-rehearsal theatre matinée as Quebec High School presents: Game of Tiaras by Don Zolidis Thursday, May 12, 10:00 to
Caregivers’ Café : What You Need to Know About Hearing Loss 2:00 PM
Caregivers’ Café : What You Need to Know About Hearing Loss
May 12 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Caregivers’ Café : What You Need to Know About Hearing Loss @ Jeffery Hale Pavilion
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
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POSTPONED Northern Perimeter Out and About, Atelier Paré 9:30 AM
POSTPONED Northern Perimeter Out and About, Atelier Paré
May 16 @ 9:30 AM – 2:15 PM
Voice of English-speaking Quebec invites people aged 50+ living in the Northern Perimeter of the city to hop on the bus as we go to the wood sculpture workshop and museum, Atelier Paré. We will be treated to a tour
POSTPONED: Out & About: Atelier Paré & lunch (Côte de Beaupré) 9:45 AM
POSTPONED: Out & About: Atelier Paré & lunch (Côte de Beaupré)
May 16 @ 9:45 AM – 2:00 PM
VEQ invites English-speaking residents of Quebec City aged 50+  to hop on the bus as we go to the “Atelier Paré” in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré to visit their wood sculpture workshop and museum, We will be treated to a tour and traditional
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POSTPONED: Walking distance: Marais du Nord 9:15 AM
POSTPONED: Walking distance: Marais du Nord
May 18 @ 9:15 AM – 12:45 PM
Join Voice of English-speaking Québec for a spring walk at the Marais du Nord. Free bus pick up Shannon ( 73 chemin de Gosford) at 9:20 Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier ( 2215 boul Valcartier) 9:40 a.m. There is an entry fee of 7$
CHEP Age-Related Hearing Loss – Causes, Complications and Care 10:00 AM
CHEP Age-Related Hearing Loss – Causes, Complications and Care
May 18 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
CHEP Age-Related Hearing Loss – Causes, Complications and Care @ From the comfort of your own home
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
Out & About: Bowling & Lunch 10:15 AM
Out & About: Bowling & Lunch
May 18 @ 10:15 AM – 1:30 PM
VEQ  invites people aged 50+  to hop on the bus and join us to go bowling (small balls) at Salon de Quilles Laval. Several bowling lanes have been reserved from 10:30 am to 11:45 am — fees will vary (5-10$)
Get Ready for Kindergarten 7:00 PM
Get Ready for Kindergarten
May 18 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Get Ready for Kindergarten @ From the comfort of your home via video-conference
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
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Community Outreach : Supporting meaningful communication throughout our life 10:00 AM
Community Outreach : Supporting meaningful communication throughout our life
May 19 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Community Outreach : Supporting meaningful communication throughout our life @ Jeffery Hale Pavilion
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
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
May 19 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together @ From the comfort of your home via video-conference
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
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Spring walk for parents and tots at Parc riverain du lac Saint-Augustin 10:00 AM
Spring walk for parents and tots at Parc riverain du lac Saint-Augustin
May 20 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Spring walk for parents and tots at Parc riverain du lac Saint-Augustin @ Meeting place: Parking lot on Rue de l'Hêtrière,
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
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Café au Lait Crew 1:30 PM
Café au Lait Crew
May 24 @ 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 before,
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Lifelong Learning: The Mysteries of Agatha Christie 10:00 AM
Lifelong Learning: The Mysteries of Agatha Christie
May 25 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
In this activity we will travel to England on a journey to discover famed mystery writer, AgathaChristie, to learn more about the woman whose books remain outsold only by Shakespeare. We will watch a documentary taking us to the places
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Cancelled: Park Playdate: Parc Ste-Geneviève 10:00 AM
Cancelled: Park Playdate: Parc Ste-Geneviève
May 27 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cancelled: Park Playdate: Parc Ste-Geneviève @ Parc Sainte-Geneviéve
Please note this Park Playdate will be cancelled due to a poor weather forecast.  Please come out to the next Park Playdate next week at Parc Notre-Dame de la Garde on Saturday, June 4.  Join us for the first Park
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Out & About: Community breakfast/CWL of Shannon 10:00 AM
Out & About: Community breakfast/CWL of Shannon
May 29 @ 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) of Shannon will be holding its traditional community breakfast on Sunday, May 29th, 2022 from 9 a.m. to noon at Shannon Hall, 75 Gosford Road. VEQ will offer a bus shuttle leaving from the Jeffery
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