South Shore Community Partners Network (SSCPN)

ARC as part of the CHSSN is collaborating with the Association Quebecois de prevention du Suicide on a regular basis and happy to send you their new platform in English Many updates are coming including a texting option in English. https://suicide.ca/en

The music and dance of the Christmas season remains

19 novembre/November 19 - Dawn Smith à 19h30/ at 7:30 pm Atelier d'arrangement de fleurs "Festive flower arranging workshop" Presentation in English followed by a bilingual question & answer period/... présentation en anglais suivie d’une période de questions bilingue. Address/Lieu : Zoom Videoconference/Vidéoconférence Zoom (invitation to come/à venir) Dawn Smith, who use to own a Flower shop and is a fantastic florist shows us how to make different floral arrangements and bows! The floral arrangements will be drawn to a member of the assistance after the conference. Learn more: https://hortistlambert.wixsite.com/accueil/calendar FOR MEMBERS ONLY: ONLY 22$ (INDIVIDUAL) AND 35$ ( FAMILY) FOR THE YEAR

19 novembre/November 19 - Dawn Smith à 19h30/ at 7:30 pm Atelier d'arrangement de fleurs ... "Festive flower arranging workshop" Presentation in English followed by a bilingual question & answer period/ présentation en anglais suivie d’une période de questions bilingue. Address/Lieu : Zoom Videoconference/Vidéoconférence Zoom (invitation to come/à venir) Dawn Smith, who use to own a Flower shop and is a fantastic florist shows us how to make different floral arrangements and bows! The floral arrangements will be drawn to a member of the assistance after the conference. Learn more: https://hortistlambert.wixsite.com/accueil/calendar FOR MEMBERS ONLY: ONLY 22$ (INDIVIDUAL) AND 35$ ( FAMILY) FOR THE YEAR

Earlier Seniors Action Quebec hosted a webinar on the Topic Seniors and Cannabis for those who missed it or want to review the presentation it has been uploaded to the SAQ official YouTube page. To watch the webinar, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxahyTJkEL0

Mission New Generation helps families (children, adolescents, adults) on an emotional, psychological, spiritual and material level by offering them support through its services or by referring them to appropriate resource persons. Fighting poverty in all its forms to have a positive and constructive impact in the lives of children, adolescents, and parents The Mission while based in Brossard, services Greenfield Park, St-Lambert, St Hubert and Lemoyne. The Mission is very Bi...lingual with many of their clientele being Newcomers and young families. On December 17 and 18th, they will be welcoming people for their Christmas baskets and Volunteers are needs Dates and Timetable Thursday 17/Dec from 2pm to 8.30pm or Friday 18/Dec from 2pm to 8.30pm Address 1423, Rue Provencher - Brossard (no parking on site) ( You can park at Mall Champlain) Please register if you are interested! [email protected] (450) 486-7667 (222) https://missionnouvellegeneration.org/ See more

November is Men’s Health Month The Movember Foundation is a non-profit organization which raises awareness of health issues faced by men, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and mental health and suicide prevention. The foundation’s motto is Stopping men dying too young; it provides information about the health challenges faced by men, funds research and various men’s health projects. If you would like a list of fundraising events this month or want to know how to organize an event, consult the web site ca.movember.com

A new subtitled video clip on COVID, made by the Director of Public Health of the Montérégie, is now available on the Public Health Facebook and Youtube channel.https://youtu.be/JVHXpkjceqA

Here is a link to a version, with English subtitles, of the last COVID video published by the public health department of Montérégie. It explains the transition to the yellow level in our region: https://drive.google.com//1uBr08c-wLFCZfL4iKtRDNAJlf/view

Interview with Dr. Loslier; Director of Public Health for the Monteregie In English Thank you Brian Pedder (Chair of the Montérégie Access committee ) Here is the TVRS Facebook Link to the interview:... https://www.facebook.com/168757709819822/posts/3804694366226120/?vh=e&extid=GCz9sEJuqTikMYaL&d=n

Covid information and testing mobile will be unit will at Seaway park St-Lambert off Riverside (near the track Field ) this week September 16, 17 and 18. I went two weeks ago. Wait was about 20 minutes max and no fees, just bring Medicare card. They will take down your contact information from you and call you next morning to let you know results. https://www.santemonteregie.qc.ca//he/coronavirus-covid-19

reminder about this Saturday ...Come by for a visit , enjoy some corn and chat with community ..All are welcome

Suicide Prevention Day is observed on Sept. 10th Each day, approximately 11 people in Canada commit suicide that is more than 4,000 people a year, making suicide the leading cause of death in Canada.... To bring this to the attention of society, September 10th is marked as World Suicide Prevention Day, and for recognition of Crisis Services Canada (CSC) which has been serving Canadians for almost 20 years. It is a national network of distress, crisis and suicide prevention line services that is available across Canada via tollfree phone in French or English, or text in English. Anyone in Canada that is thinking about, is or has been affected by suicide can reach out across a variety of media and feel supported 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call 1-833-456-4566. _________________________ See more

DANCE CLASSES ages 2 years to adult

A word of Covid 19 Advice for Caregivers : Presently caregivers or accompanying a persons to their appointment at the Charles Lemoyne Hospital need permission to go inside and you could be refused entrance. Therefore its strongly advised that you arrive for the appointment with the person least 30 mins before. When at the entrance station ask the guard to call the department you have your appointment with. Its suggested to bring your cell phoneto call You then call the ...hospital Number 450-466-5000 and press 0 to speak with the Caregiver operator. From here they will connect you to the department that you have the appointment with. If the person cannot make it to appointment on their own, ask that someone come to bring them to appointment and back You can wait in the lobby / Or if necessary you can ask that you accompany the person to the appointment Its only with this permission you can accompany the person inside to the hospital and to their appointment Most Often you are allowed in to accompany the person ,However it remains very important to ask before to avoid confusion and problems at the desk. Too often people just show up and expect to accompany their loved oneonly to be told they cannot accompany someone. But Yes, you can providing you ask in advance http://www.santemonteregie.qc.ca//installations/hopital-ch See more

Unsure of how best to use a computer / tablet; and would like to be better informed? Seniors Respite Montérégie & Atwater Library Connect Project are partnering in offering FREE Computer Training sessions. Initially on line and when appropriate IN PERSON at SRMs centre located at 83 Churchill Blvd GFP. BUT WE NEED FIRST TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR Community needs, SO please complete the Survey of Interest BY CLICKING ON THE link below. AND Please share. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSd9bxglxuyLiJbpil/viewform

your back to school nfo

This is a major information session ..to date over 125 persons have signed up ..so do join in asap

One-time payment support for Canadians living with disabilities...this would be for seniors with a disability The Government of Canada has announced a one-time payment of $600 to help persons living with disabilities, in recognition of some of the extraordinary expenses they have encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals who are determined to be eligible for the disability tax credit (DTC) or certain other disability-related benefit programs, may be entitled to r...eceive the payment. Canadians living with disabilities who are eligible for the DTC but who have not yet applied, will have until September 25, 2020 to do so. For more information on how to apply for the DTC, please visit: http://www.canada.ca/disability-tax-credit. Recipients of the payment are encouraged to make sure their address and banking information is up to date in order to receive prompt payment. For callers who need help with changing their address, updating direct deposit, accessing My Account, or questions related to the DTC or their application, they can call CRAs Individual Enquiries Line at 1-800-959-8281 (English) and 1-800-959-7383 (French) between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (local time) Monday to Friday. https://www.canada.ca//one-time-payment-persons-disabiliti

A great afternoon in Brossard with the SSBCA

Wednesday August 12 in the evening around 7 pm South Shore Ami Quebec will be hosting a special information session for families dealing with a loved one living will mental Illness. The session will be hosted on Google Zoom and while everyone is welcome to join us you must contact AQSS in advance to register by email at [email protected]

Invitation from Statistics Canada: This questionnaire will ask if you have experienced discrimination based on race, sex, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or language, and whether this has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. We would also like to know how COVID-19 has impacted your trust in various institutions, the general public, and your neighbours. Data will help determine if discrimination during the pandemic has ...impacted certain groups more than others. Please take a few minutes to complete the questionnaire and feel free to forward this email to othersthe more people that participate, the better the data. Participating is easy and secure Select the following link to participate: www.statcan.gc.ca/COVIDdiscrimination-questionnaire-e

Community Event Join us in our Post Quarantine Get Together Saturday August 8th 2020 (In case of rain: August 15th 2020) 2 to 4 p.m. Location: Park Milan In Brossard

Unemployment rate at 9.4%; doubles on the South Shore The unemployment rate in the Montérégie region climbed from 4.3% in March to 9.4% in April due to COVID-19, according to the Quebec Ministry of Labour. The provincial rate increased from 8.9% to 17%. Last year, the unemployment rate in the Montérégie stood at 4.1%, the lowest number since statistics were first compiled in 1987. In April, the region lost 13,300 jobs, and 820,500 jobs were lost throughout the province. However, businesses which provide essential services are experiencing a labour shortage in grocery store and drugstore cashiers, truck drivers, delivery people, security guards and daycare workers.

Québéc PUBLIC consultation on the use of a mobile application for notification of exposure to the coronavirus...One can add their views and concerns regarding the use of the application of a tracing app until August 2, have your say ..English link below

FREE Conversational English and French! Daily online classes from 9:00am to 12:00pm from July 2, 2020 to July 29, 2020. Register here: Brossard DAY French... https://www.supersaas.com//ACCESSAppoi/Brossard_DAY_FRENCH Brossard DAY English https://www.supersaas.com//ACCESSAppo/BROSSARD_DAY_ENGLISH

interesting that 70% of Longueuil Police calls are not Criminal,,,

Seniors Respite Monteregie

DATE: Wednesday, July 15 TIME: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EST) The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) invites you to this special online presentation by Mohawk historian, storyteller, author and artist Darren Bonaparte, who has been sharing his knowledge of wampum since he wove his first belt in 1999. Darren is currently director of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe. In this talk, which incorporates several of Darrens own handmade belts and strings, the workings of a typical treaty council and the oral traditions behind each wampum are vividly brought to life. What unfolds is a unique narrative sure to inspire new ways of thinking about Indigenous peoples in Canadas history. Please register in advance for this free Zoom event online. Or tune in for the livestream on QAHN's facebook page.

After three months we All someone to say thank you to https://www.mint.ca/store/microsite/|ppb|medal|179486

Come by for a cuppa and chat starting this Monday

Found this interesting site that lists Resourses and services for persons with disabilities along with Housing and business with accessibility for persons with mobility issues.

Québec all of ours to celebrate

QUEBEC all of ours to celebrate

With business opening up and employees being recalled to work. Some are wondering can I refuse to return because of Covid 19 concerns and still collect CERB etc ..Enclosed in an interesting piece by Educaloi that looks at that question .https://educaloi.qc.ca//pouvez-vous-refuser-de-retourner/ rt

Today, I had the privilege of welcoming students into Access for the new PAB program for CHSLDs. I had no idea who to expect and was thrilled to meet 17 of 49 ...students for their first day. I was so happy by their enthusiasm to want to help and improve Quebec elders quality of life. I feel truly blessed to be a part of something that will contribute to the health and wellbeing of our vulnerable elderly. I have to tell you that the CISSS did a good job choosing the candidates. They all exude compassion, maturity and want to be part of the solution. I think this is a good start to fixing our broken health care system. See more