First English Book Box in Trois-Rivières!

CASE, in partnership with Mauricie English Elementary school (MEES) and through a book donation from the Bibliothèque Gatien Lapointe, launched Trois-Rivières’ first English/bilingual Book box, otherwise known as Croque-Livres. This box is filled to the brim with English books for anyone to take and read. You can take a book, leave a book or just browse. At the moment the books are all for children and teens, but we expect books for all ages to find their way into the box for everyone to share the love of reading. The book box is situated in front of MEES and we encourage you to check it out!

A special thanks to MEES teacher Amy-Lee Grant and her students for their amazing art work on the box, to MEES staff (Ms. Schaerli & Mr. Percival) for helping to coordinate the project, and to the Bibliothèque Gatien Lapointe for their generous donation.

Happy summer reading!

MEES: 1241 Rue Nicolas Perrot, Trois-Rivières

Scholarship Program: McGill Dialogue Bursary

Students can now apply for the McGill Dialogue Bursary Scholarship Program!

More information can be found in the following link: https://www.mcgill.ca/dialoguemcgill/forms/bursary-program-forms. You can also learn more by clicking here (in English) or here (in French).

If you would like more information, or need more support in applying for the scholarship, you are encouraged to contact Julie at casemcq.project.agent@gmail.com.

The deadline to apply is Monday, May 16th, 2022.

A Second Concert in the "History and Music" Series Features Two Classical Duos

"Conserver le passé au présent / Preserving the Past into the Future"

March 26th at 7:30 p.m.

Featuring Luka Bordeleau, cello; Émile Dufour, piano;

Zoïk Dubois, bassoon; Douglas Nemish, piano

and Robert Pelletier, Architect

St. George Anglican Church

276-288 Rue Hériot, Drummondville

MCQ Views and Voices Podcast

The Centre for Access to Services in English (CASE) is launching Season 2 of its podcast, MCQ Views and Voices, and this time it's digging through 200 years of underresearched English history.

This second season, devoted to a special series called, "From Burton to Barton,” is the first concerted effort to give an overview of the history of English speakers in the region. The season begins in 1760 with the first military governor of Trois-Rivières, Ralph Burton, and travels up through the late 1990s to conclude with Brian Barton, an economist and local activist who taught at l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR). Over the course of 25 episodes, listeners will hear about an array of fascinating and little-known historical characters and events, including some heretofore underappreciated contributions of women.

Listen to the podcast here.

Now Available on iTunes.

Dolly Parton Imagination Library

CASE has partnered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to offer FREE monthly books to young readers! Priority will be given to children ages 0-5 years old associated with the English-speaking communities residing in the Mauricie-Centre-du-Québec. For more information, contact Audrey at casemcq.coordinator@gmail.com.

Scholarship Program: McGill Dialogue Bursary

Students can now apply for the McGill Dialogue Bursary Scholarship Program!

More information can be found in the following link: https://www.mcgill.ca/dialoguemcgill/forms/bursary-program-forms. You can also learn more by clicking here (in English) or here (in French).

If you would like more information, or need more support in applying for the scholarship, you are encouraged to contact Julie at casemcq.project.agent@gmail.com. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 7th, 2021.

Raise a Glass to the Season! An Evening of Stories, Music, and Conversation with Rob Lutes

Join us on Saturday, December 12th at 7:30 p.m. for a FREE evening of stories, music and conversation on Zoom with folk/blues singer-songwriter, Rob Lutes!

Rob will play a mix of his own compositions, seasonal tunes and pieces by historical blues and folk composers.

Have a glass of your favourite seasonal beverage ready as we toast to health and happiness!

In order to reserve your place for this event, please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raise-a-glass-to-the-season-an-evening-with-rob-lutes-tickets-130262463535

Fall Colours Acoustic Concert is Cancelled due to COVID-19

(Drummondville, Québec, Sep. 30, 2020) – Due to the increased concerns and growing number of people infected with COVID-19, CASE is cancelling the Fall Colours Acoustic Concert.

The concert was planned to take place this upcoming Sunday, October 4th at St. George’s Church in Drummondville, in collaboration with the St. George’s Foundation.

We will be looking at offering a concert at a later date and in a different format in the coming weeks. An update will be provided as soon as possible.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Project Agent Julie Miller at casemcq.project.agent@gmail.com.

CASE Welcomes Three New Employees!

Three new employees joined the CASE team in September: Karine Brochu, Marc Aeschimann, and Emily Vidal.

Karine Brochu is replacing Gwyneth Grant as the Liaison Agent for the Centre-du-Quebec. Gwyneth retired in June but remains involved as our newest board member. Marc Aeschimann and Emily Vidal are replacing Shannon Bell during her maternity leave. Marc will be working as a Liaison Agent for Mauricie. Emily will be working as a Communications Coordinator.

Please read our Press Release for more information.

Annual General Meeting 2020

Join us as we reflect and report on our 2019-20 fiscal year. We welcome your presence and feedback!

Thursday, Aug. 13 @ 1:30 p.m.
Via ZOOM
Email Shannon K. at casemcq.dg@gmail.com to register and receive the ZOOM link.

Annual General Meeting 2019

"Books to Belly" Comes to Drummondville

Cooking up a story at Books to Belly

The Centre for Access to Services in English for the Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec (CASE-MCQ) is the happy partner in a fun new project that the Community Learning Centre from Drummondville Elementary School and Literacy In Action has brought to the area.

The program consists of a series of workshops for parents or caregivers of children aged 5 to 12. Each session the families will be using a different book as inspiration for a child-friendly recipe. Books to Belly! is a program designed to encourage essential skills by offering a series of literacy-related activities for parents or caregivers and their children (aged 5 to 12), that can be replicated in a home setting.

The sessions consist of a storytelling activity, followed by a participatory cooking workshop for the whole family. The sessions are designed to be easy, interactive, and role model different ways that we can practice literacy skills in daily life. The aim of these workshops is to foster a positive relationship between families and the local school, and to create a sense of accomplishment within each participant.

Each activity is coordinated by our animator, Karine Brochu. Karine, an experienced cook, works with the families to read the story and then get down to the task of creating tasty things to eat together and take home!

We have already had several successful groups in the month of April and look forward to another two sessions in the month of April. If you’d like to know more about joining in whether you are a parent, grandparent or the caregiver of a child from the area give us a call: 819 850-5560. Or email Karine at kaybrochu@gamil.com.

Two further sessions were held on May 21st and May the 28th at the Community Centre, 1550, rue Saint Aimé, Drummondville.

CASE Officially Launches!