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Welcome to the Literacy Quebec Podcast and the last episode of 2019! (Season 4 Episode 2... don't worry we will be back in January 2020!) This week’s episode brings you some of the best snippets of 2019! (well as much "best" as we could fit into an hour-long episode anyway!) It's a time to Celebrate Literacy, continue to better understand how literacy is so important in each one of our everyday li...

Do you know how life-changing using your imagination can be?? " Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution." - Albert Einstein Welcome to the 1st episode of season 4 of the Literacy Quebec Podcast ! In this week’s episode, we were able to capture the magic our literacy member...

Welcome to the 6th episode of season 3 of the Literacy Quebec Podcast! With November being Financial Literacy Month our theme this month has been focussed around financial literacy, and what it means to be financially literate #GainControl Today we speak with Brian Smith from the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE), Jaimie reviews a free online course on Personal Finance Essentials f...

Welcome to the 5th episode of season 3 of the Literacy Quebec Podcast! With November being Financial Literacy Month, our theme for the next couple of episodes will be focussed around financial literacy, and what it means to be financially literate. Also we learn some practical tips we can try and action to gain some more financial control in 2019 heading  into 2020!  Gabrielle Thomas fro...

According to Elections Canada there were about 4.7 million Canadians who voted early. That’s a 29% increase the since 2015 election!  Welcome to the 4th episode of season 3 of the Literacy Quebec Podcast! With the upcoming election on October 21st, our theme for the next few weeks has been about literacy and civic engagement. In our final episode for our election special, we are talking about...

Fake news! With the upcoming election on October 21st, our theme for the next few weeks is about literacy and civic engagement. Continuing this theme today, we are talking about Media Literacy. This week October 7-11th, is Media Literacy Week. This topic is perfect for election season with the flood of advertisements, social media posts and news reports about the election, and the messages that po...

With the upcoming election on October 21st, our theme for the next few episodes will be about literacy and civic engagement. We will feature special guests who will talk to us about the importance of participating in the election, why you should vote, and what some of the barriers and opportunities there are to civic engagement. Did you know that  the voter turnout in the last federal election in...

Happy International Literacy Day! Welcome to our extraordinary episode as part of our celebrations the week of September 8th! We learn why it is important to reflect, advocate and celebrate all of the work that is going into promoting literacy worldwide. We talk to international, Canadian and Quebec guests for the celebration about this year's theme "Literacy and Multilingualism." Did you know tha...

Welcome to the Finale of the Summer Season of the Literacy Quebec Podcast!  Did you know that 25% of Canadians do not have any books in their home? In this episode we talk about the importance of affordable learning resources like books with our guest Tessa Eisenberg, the National Engagement Coordinator at First Book Canada (FBC).   Literacy Quebec's partnership with FBC helps us to donate books t...

Wow! Episode 4 (or is it 5) of Season 2! This special summer episode is a recording of our podcast workshop with Michelle Osbourne from the Quebec City Reading Council this past June. Michelle joined us at our office for a great chat on how to start a podcast using free and simple tools that are accessible to most people. We also had the opportunity to pick Michelle's brain about setting up a comm...

We are taking a break this week while Chris gets married! Congratulations Chris!  Missed it the first time? Enjoy the sun while listening to last season's finale with some fantastic storytellers!  Chris chatted with three amazing Quebec storytellers: Johanne Pelletier, director, strategic initiatives, University Communication Services, Emma Lanza, administrator, Centre for Clinical Resea...

It’s already the third episode of season two our Podcast!  We discuss Health Literacy. Chris met our Literacy Lowdown guests during last month’s Health and Wellness Fair in Verdun. We talk to Riley from Collective Community Services, Kevin from the Anglo Family Council, and Meghan from YES Montreal about the services their organisations provide to improve health and wellness access for Englis...

Welcome to the second episode of season two of the Literacy Quebec Podcast!  On this week’s episode,  we celebrate pride month and discuss the importance of self-representation for the LGBTQI2+ communities through stories and learning to build community space.  Jaimie speaks with Chris DiRaddo, a writer and organizer of the Montreal queer reading series and book club, the Violet Hour. Gabrielle Th...

Every two weeks our hosts  Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office (514) 508-6805 or  Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587  On this week’s episode, we disc...

Every two weeks our hosts  Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at admin@literacyquebec.org or call our office (514) 508-6805 or  Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587 This week's episode is a very special one becau...

Every two weeks our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us at  admin@literacyquebec.org  or call our office (514) 508-6805 or  Toll-Free: 1-855-890-1587 On this week’s episode, we...

E very two weeks our hosts Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec.   Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us via our website link below. Happy Volunteers Week!   On this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of   Clear Writing...

Every two weeks our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for English-speakers in Quebec.  Just in time for Adult Learner's Week! In this episode, we spoke to learners, lunchers, and a researcher about some of the obstacles and creative solutions to gaining different types of literacy skills. We had th...

Every two weeks our hosts Jaimie Cudmore and Chris Shee from Literacy Quebec explore topics around community building, lifelong learning and literacy for english-speakers in Quebec. This week's theme we highlight community-based Learning through stories and art, through the Verdun Stories Project. Chris had the chance to chat with some of the organisers and contributors to the project at the launc...

 Welcome to the first episode of Literacy Quebec!  A podcast for english-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. On this week’s episode, we will be defining literacy.   Literacy is more than just knowing how to read and write - it’s about being able to interact with the world around you to your fullest potential.  We will have special guests, Margo Legault - Literacy Qu...