Upcoming Events and Activities

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		1 Walking Distance VEQ walking club) 9:00 AM Walking Distance VEQ walking club) Mar 1 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Tickets Voice of English-speaking Quebec invites English speakers aged 50+ to bundle up, slap on their crampons and get moving. Out and About is now literally out(side)! Come do something good for your physical and mental health, start your day on Baby Chat: Language Development in Babies 10:00 AM Baby Chat: Language Development in Babies Mar 1 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Language development in babies Join us virtually on Tuesday, March 1, for an informal, online session with speech-language pathologist, Geneviève Fily-Paré. Come and learn about language development in babies and how you can best stimulate your little ones’ learning. Bring Workplace Issues and COVID-19 10:00 AM Workplace Issues and COVID-19 Mar 1 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets Join Éducaloi for an online workshop looking at workplace issues in Quebec surrounding COVID-19 including: Working from home Vaccinations Enforcing office safety protocols And more… Click here to register. This event was made possible with the financial support of the	2 Cancelled: Top tips from a doula for a positive childbirth 6:30 PM Cancelled: Top tips from a doula for a positive childbirth Mar 2 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets We are sorry but we have had to cancel this event due to low registrations. We hope to be able to offer it again in the future. In this short but information packed virtual workshop, certified doula Camille Nadeau will	3	4 VEQ : Walking Distance ( walking club) 9:00 AM VEQ : Walking Distance ( walking club) Mar 4 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Tickets Voice of English-speaking Quebec invites English speakers aged 50+ to bundle up, slap on their crampons and get moving. Out and About is now literally out(side)! Come do something good for your physical and mental health, start your day on Out & About: Château Frontenac (guided tour) 10:45 AM Out & About: Château Frontenac (guided tour) Mar 4 @ 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Tickets VEQ invites the 50+ English-speaking community to hop on the bus as we go “Out & About” to visit and discover the grand old Chateau Frontenac! Experience the history of the prestigious Château Frontenac during a guided tour of this Winter walk for parents and tots at Bois-de-Coulonge 1:30 PM Winter walk for parents and tots at Bois-de-Coulonge Mar 4 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets Embrace winter and join us for a great 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	5
6	7 Out and About ( Northern Perimeter) 9:45 AM Out and About ( Northern Perimeter) Mar 7 @ 9:45 AM – 2:15 PM Tickets Out and About is up and running again! Voice of English-speaking Québec invites people aged 50+ living in the Northern Perimeter to hop on the bus as we go Out and About. Our first outing will be a private tour Out & About: Château Frontenac (guided visit) 10:30 AM Out & About: Château Frontenac (guided visit) Mar 7 @ 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM Tickets VEQ invites the 50+ English-speaking community to hop on the bus as we go “Out & About” to visit and discover the grand old Château Frontenac! Experience the history of the prestigious Château Frontenac during a guided tour of this	8	9	10 EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together Mar 10 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets 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	11 Walking Distance ( VEQ walking club) 9:00 AM Walking Distance ( VEQ walking club) Mar 11 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Tickets Voice of English-speaking Quebec invites English speakers aged 50+ to bundle up, slap on their crampons and get moving. Out and About is now literally out(side)! Come do something good for your physical and mental health, start your day on	12
13	14	15 Walking Distance ( VEQ walking club) 9:00 AM Walking Distance ( VEQ walking club) Mar 15 @ 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Tickets Voice of English-speaking Quebec invites English speakers aged 50+ to bundle up, slap on their crampons and get moving. Out and About is now literally out(side)! Come do something good for your physical and mental health, start your day on Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities 2:00 PM Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities Mar 15 @ 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets 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	16 CHEP Diabetes Type 1 and 2 (hosted by ECO-02) 10:00 AM CHEP Diabetes Type 1 and 2 (hosted by ECO-02) Mar 16 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets 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: Self-Compassion as key to personal and interpersonal change 1:30 PM Self-Compassion as key to personal and interpersonal change Mar 16 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets 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 QCWC-Factors that affect our hunger, our food choices, and our weight 7:00 PM QCWC-Factors that affect our hunger, our food choices, and our weight Mar 16 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Tickets 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	17 Out and About, Northern Perimeter: Saint-Patrick’s at Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier 9:45 AM Out and About, Northern Perimeter: Saint-Patrick’s at Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Mar 17 @ 9:45 AM – 1:45 PM Tickets Voice of English-speaking Québec invites adults aged 50+ to hop on the bus and enjoy a parade, live music and home-cooked meal to celebrate Saint-Patrick’s Day. Parade organised by Valcartier Elementary School students begins at 10:30 Live music indoors at EPIQ Get your green on! Green thumb planting event 8:00 PM EPIQ Get your green on! Green thumb planting event Mar 17 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets 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	18	19
20	21	22 Walking Distance ( VEQ walking club) 10:00 AM Walking Distance ( VEQ walking club) Mar 22 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Tickets Voice of English-speaking Quebec invites English speakers aged 50+ to bundle up, slap on their crampons and get moving. Out and About is now literally out(side)! Come do something good for your physical and mental health, start your day on Family Separation and the Mediation Process 7:00 PM Family Separation and the Mediation Process Mar 22 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM Tickets 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	23	24 EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together Mar 24 @ 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM Tickets 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	25 Sugar shack, Northern Perimeter Out and About 9:30 AM Sugar shack, Northern Perimeter Out and About Mar 25 @ 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM Tickets Voice of English-speaking Québec invites english-speakers aged 50+ to hop on the bus for a trip to the Sucrerie Blouin on Ile d’Orléans. We will have a traditional sugar shack meal, enjoy some traditional music, and have some tire d’érable! Out & About: Sugar Shack! 10:00 AM Out & About: Sugar Shack! Mar 25 @ 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM Tickets Voice of English-speaking Québec invites English-speakers aged 50+ to hop on the bus for a trip to the Sucrerie Blouin on l’Ile d’Orléans. Come enjoy a traditional sugar shack meal, music, and have some maple taffy! Please note that a Spring walk for parents and tots on the Plains of Abraham 10:00 AM Spring walk for parents and tots on the Plains of Abraham Mar 25 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tickets 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	26
27	28	29 Café au Lait Crew Online 1:30 PM Café au Lait Crew Online Mar 29 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets 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	30 Managing emotions to be responsive vs. reactionary 1:30 PM Managing emotions to be responsive vs. reactionary Mar 30 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Tickets 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	31 Sugar Shack at Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier ( Northern Perimeter Out and About) 11:00 AM Sugar Shack at Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier ( Northern Perimeter Out and About) Mar 31 @ 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM Tickets The municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, the Réseau Poivre et Sel, the Centre d’appui réseau aînés and VEQ are organising a sugar shack at the Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier community Centre. Put on a checkered shirt, bring 5$, and enjoy a sugar shack meal, live

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