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 via our website link below.

Happy Volunteers Week!  On this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of  Clear Writing and Plain Language for effective and accessible communication. We learn about the power of simplicity in our conversation with Wendy Seys, Executive Director at Yamaska Literacy Council.  

Many programs and services could not run without the dedication, time and the labour given by our hard-working volunteers. We want to send a big thank you to all of the volunteers! Literacy Quebec's Gabrielle Thomas talks about Volunteer Week April 7-13. We attend RECLAIM Literacy's Cabane à Sucre luncheon, where we chatted with Maureen Floen. Maureen received Literacy Quebec's the Freda Hudson Volunteer Award! Congrats!

The episode ends with upcoming member events from across Quebec. We are still looking for donations, runners, and volunteers for the charity run in Montreal on April 27th!

Episode Links

Yamaska Literacy Council  https://yamaskaliteracy.ca/ 

Literacy in Action  http://www.lia-estrie.org/ 

NWT Literacy Council's resources on Plain Language https://www.nwtliteracy.ca/index.php/resources/plain-language 

RECLAIM Literacy  http://www.reclaimliteracy.ca/ 

Literacy Quebec   http://www.literacyquebec.org 

Events

Gaspésie Literacy Council (GLC) https://www.facebook.com/Gaspésie-Literacy-Council

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 the chance to present the podcast at Reclaim Literacy's weekly Lunch and Learn. 

We discussed digital literacy and access to podcasts with Betty, Ruth and Sylvia. We also had the opportunity to chat and get advice from Jonathan and Lorenzo from CDC Vimont and the Learning Exchange in Laval. Paul Lalonde, a researcher from the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation, speaks with Jaimie in Ottawa about the findings of Frontier College's National report, "Literacy and Essential Skills as a Poverty Reduction Strategy." 

And we end the show with the many upcoming literacy events submitted by our member organisations. We are still looking for runners and volunteers for the charity run in Montreal on April 27th! Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us from our website www.literacyquebec.org 

Frontier College's Report  https://www.frontiercollege.ca/ 

Social Research and Demonstration Corporation  http://www.srdc.org/ 

RECLAIM Literacy  http://www.reclaimliteracy.ca/ 

CDC Vimont  http://swlaurier.virtuo.ca/en/Our_centres_25/0/2.html 

The Learning Exchange  https://tleliteracy.com/ 

Event Links

Gaspésie Literacy Council (GLC) https://www.facebook.com/Gaspésie-Literacy-Council

Quebec City Reading Council http://www.qcrc.org/events

Literacy Unlimited https://www.facebook.com/events/590947948047730/

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 launch of their first edition on March 2, 2019, in Verdun, Montreal. Also, we share the many upcoming literacy events submitted by our member organisations. We are still looking for runners and volunteers for the charity run in Montreal on April 27th. Want to help out with the podcast? Have a story you want to share? Contact us from our website www.literacyquebec.org 

Event Links

Gaspésie Literacy Council (GLC) https://www.facebook.com/Gaspésie-Literacy-Council

Quebec City Reading Council http://www.qcrc.org/events

Literacy Unlimited https://www.facebook.com/events/590947948047730/

Verdun Stories Project and Suspicious Fish  https://www.facebook.com/TheSuspiciousFish/

This is Concordia. Now: Storytelling https://www.facebook.com/events/843150046030376/

 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 Quebec,  Joy Fyckes - Reclaim Literacy, and Rev. Brian Perron - Church of Epiphany. We also will share submissions from Ruth Thomas - South Shore Reading Council, Cheryl Henry-Leggo - Gaspesie Literacy Council, Wendy Seys - Yamaska Literacy Council, and Michele Gagnon - Western Quebec Literacy Council. The episode ends with announcements of upcoming literacy events in Quebec.  We are working on our sound and editing! Thanks for being a part of this journey!

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Upcoming Events: