Upcoming Events and Activities

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Family Hike at Mont Belair 1:00 PM
Family Hike at Mont Belair
Oct 1 @ 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Family Hike at Mont Belair @ Parc naturel du Mont Belair (Base de plein air la découverte)
Join us for a great afternoon family hike in Val Belair at Parc naturel du Mont Belair (Base de plein air la découverte), a gorgeous park with trails accessible for all ages.  Hike with Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator,
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50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon 9:30 AM
50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon
Oct 4 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
*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
Baby Chat Café: Pelvic floor health information with a physio 10:00 AM
Baby Chat Café: Pelvic floor health information with a physio
Oct 4 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Baby Chat Café: Pelvic floor health information with a physio @ Community Wellness Centre in the Jeffery Hale Pavilion
Pelvic floor health and you… Join us on Tuesday, October 4 at 10am at Baby Chat and find out everything you need to know about pelvic floor health with Chantal Couture,  physiotherapist from la Clinique Femina.   Whether you underwent a
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month 6:30 PM
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Oct 5 @ 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month @ Zoom from the comfort of your own home
Promoting breast health This virtual conference is with Lisa Martin, Education and Awareness Coordinator at the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. She will demystify breast cancer and present the different risk factors, as well as the good practices to adopt to promote breast
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50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon 9:30 AM
50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon
Oct 6 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
*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
What you need to know about hearing loss – Shannon 2:00 PM
What you need to know about hearing loss – Shannon
Oct 6 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
What you need to know about hearing loss – Shannon @ VEQ's Shannon space OR on Zoom!
In older adults, hearing loss often happens gradually over time. It may interfere with communication and often leaves seniors feeling quite isolated and misunderstood. It can also become a common source of frustration for caregivers. Join us for a FREE
Prenatal Information Meetings 6:30 PM
Prenatal Information Meetings
Oct 6 @ 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Prenatal Information Meetings @ Online or in-person (to be determined)
Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time.  Pandemic or not, everyone needs to
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50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon 9:30 AM
50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon
Oct 11 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
*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
1:30 PM
Oct 11 @ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Are you a photography enthusiast? Would you like to spend some time and share experiences with others like you? Professional photographer Cagdas Yoldas https://www.cagdasyoldas.com will teach you some photography tips while you are exploring and shooting photos at the most beautiful spots in
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*POSTPONED*Out and About Northern Perimeter: Guided tour of the Citadelle 10:00 AM
*POSTPONED*Out and About Northern Perimeter: Guided tour of the Citadelle
Oct 12 @ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Voice of English-speaking Québec invites people over 50 living in the Northern Perimeter to hop on the bus as we go out and about. This week, strap on some good walking shoes as we get a guided tour in English
Lifelong Learning: Thespian for a Day 1:30 PM
Lifelong Learning: Thespian for a Day
Oct 12 @ 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area. Facilitator:Meb Reisner, Lifelong Learning Member Session 3 of 4: Become a thespian for a day as the Lifelong Learning room transforms into the Globe Theatre with
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50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon 9:30 AM
50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon
Oct 13 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
*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
Prenatal Information Meetings 6:30 PM
Prenatal Information Meetings
Oct 13 @ 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Prenatal Information Meetings @ Online or in-person (to be determined)
Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time.  Pandemic or not, everyone needs to
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SNACS Fall Book Fair 12:00 PM
SNACS Fall Book Fair
Oct 14 @ 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
SNACS Fall Book Fair @ Quebec High School
SNACS FallBook Fair is back! Don’t miss your chance to stock up on books for the winter – English, French, kids books and more! Friday, October 14 from 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00
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SNACS Fall Book Fair 9:00 AM
SNACS Fall Book Fair
Oct 15 @ 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
SNACS Fall Book Fair @ Quebec High School
SNACS Fall Book Fair is back! Don’t miss your chance to stock up on books for the winter – English, French, kids books and more! Friday, October 14 from 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 a.m. –
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In Stitches 1:30 PM
In Stitches
Oct 17 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
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
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50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon 9:30 AM
50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon
Oct 18 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
*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
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CHEP – Incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders: Is it inevitable for us women? 10:00 AM
CHEP – Incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders: Is it inevitable for us women?
Oct 19 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
CHEP – Incontinence and other pelvic floor disorders: Is it inevitable for us women? @ From the comfort of your own home
Part of the Community Health Education Program (CHEP) More than 50% of women aged 65 and over experience urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapses, or vaginal atrophy. For the majority, symptoms from these prevalent pelvic health conditions can be reduced or
CANCELLED – Complaints : positive action! 7:00 PM
CANCELLED – Complaints : positive action!
Oct 19 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
CANCELLED – Complaints : positive action! @ Jeffery Hale Pavilion
Please note that this event is cancelled.  Are you dissatisfied with quality of health and social services care you have received? You can use your voice to signal a problem and help get it corrected. Join us on October 19th
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50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon 9:30 AM
50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon
Oct 20 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
*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
Financial Health Workshop 12:30 PM
Financial Health Workshop
Oct 20 @ 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Financial Health Workshop @ Champlain College St. Lawrence, Room 241
If you are currently in school, you might be aware of how finances can be quite a source of anxiety for students. Cegep St. Lawrence Campus and the community Wellness Centre are holding a FREE Financial Health Workshop BY students,
Prenatal Information Meetings 6:30 PM
Prenatal Information Meetings
Oct 20 @ 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Prenatal Information Meetings @ Online or in-person (to be determined)
Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time.  Pandemic or not, everyone needs to
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Oct 20 @ 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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Chit Chat Club 9:30 AM
Chit Chat Club
Oct 21 @ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Chit Chat Club @ Wellness Centre Pavilion
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
Travellin’ Toddler Time: Halloween 9:30 AM
Travellin’ Toddler Time: Halloween
Oct 21 @ 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Travellin’ Toddler Time: Halloween @ Jeffery Hale Wellness Centre
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. This activity is a great
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WE Dads hike for dads and kids 9:00 AM
WE Dads hike for dads and kids
Oct 22 @ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
WE Dads hike for dads and kids @ Parc du Mont Wright
Join us for a hike on the Sentier de la Foret ancienne trail at Mont Wright on Saturday, October 22 at 9am.  Dads, father figures, step dads or grandfathers are all invited to this great excursion outdoors with their little
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Walking Distance: Chauveau Park 9:00 AM
Walking Distance: Chauveau Park
Oct 24 @ 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Walk along the beautiful Saint-Charles river on well groomed trails Monday, October 24th. Bus pick up from 438 boul Jacques Cartier: 9:15 2215 boul Valcartier: 9:30 We will walk for 1- 1.5 hrs. To book your spot contact Catherine at
In Stitches 2:00 PM
In Stitches
Oct 24 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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
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50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon 9:30 AM
50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon
Oct 25 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
*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
Café au Lait Crew: Bottle feeding, pumping and storing milk 1:30 PM
Café au Lait Crew: Bottle feeding, pumping and storing milk
Oct 25 @ 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Café au Lait Crew: Bottle feeding, pumping and storing milk @ Community Wellness Centre in the Jeffery Hale Pavilion
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
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Weight Loss in Seniors 7:00 PM
Weight Loss in Seniors
Oct 26 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Weight Loss in Seniors @ From the comfort of your own home
Have you ever wondered: Why is my loved one losing weight as he or she ages? And why isn’t he or she eating as much? If so, join Inès Auclair Mangliar, registered dietitian, as she educates us on the nutritional
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50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon 9:30 AM
50+ Chair Yoga: Shannon
Oct 27 @ 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
*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
Lifelong Learning: Genealogy Session 10:00 AM
Lifelong Learning: Genealogy Session
Oct 27 @ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
This event is open to all adults age 50+ in the Quebec City area. Facilitator: University Laval, hosted by Louise Lizotte, Marc Moreau and Nathalie Vaillancourt This workshop presents genealogy, its origins in Quebec and the valuable contribution of its
Prenatal Information Meetings 6:30 PM
Prenatal Information Meetings
Oct 27 @ 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Prenatal Information Meetings @ Online or in-person (to be determined)
Birthing a child is an historic family occasion. It can be a very emotional, awesome and even stressful time for parents-to-be. The Wellness Centre is here to support you, especially in this unusual time.  Pandemic or not, everyone needs to
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together 8:00 PM
EPIQ Informal Chat Session: Getting Through It Together
Oct 27 @ 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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In Stitches 2:00 PM
In Stitches
Oct 31 @ 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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
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