Canadian Forces Recruiting Group: Visible Minority/Women – Influencer Event Joanne O’Hanley and I attended the Influencer Event at the Support Base in Gagetown, New Brunswick (February 24-26th). The event showcased various aspects of life in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). We participated in various lectures, tours, “hands on” experiences and had one-on-one time to meet and speak with various...Read More
Melissa’s Sunshine Camp is a non-profit organization for people 21 years old and up with intellectual or physical disabilities in the Haut-St-Laurent region. They offer day activities from Monday to Friday at HAECC. The staff and students of the Melissa Sunshine camp made a video to honour the week of Intellectual Disability Awareness. This video...Read More
HORTICULTURE NEWS The biggest news these days is our upcoming sale. We can proudly say that we have been producing plants without chemical pesticides for the last five years (we have be open for 6). This year our sale will last 3 days and we will include the sale of fruit trees and 34 different...Read More
HAECC had a presentation to staff and students on depression & mental health awareness (March 9th). Partners for life which is founded through the Mental Illness Foundation offers workshops and presentations to teenagers and adults throughout the province of Quebec. The 75-minute presentation creates awareness of depression, informs the audience of the warning signs &...Read More
Our uber-talented friend Nora attends our Sunshine Class for adults at HAECC. She will amaze you with her animal sound skills. Nora is trying to get this video shared across the web in order for her video & talent to reach Ellen Degeneres, Boy George & Dolly Parton (she would like to meet them. That...Read More
SVIS (Socio-Vocational Integration Services) January Report: We are pleasure to announce that SVIS students have completed the Communication Skills unit. This included topics such as: The Art of Communication, Formal Versus Informal Language, Written Communication, Telephone Skills, How to Use Body Language, General Communication Manners, Tips for Writing a Personal Letter and How to Communicate Best....Read More
STAYIN’ ALIVE! After reading a book called “4-season gardening”, we decided to try and grow vegetables in the winter. With the help of the landscaping students, we put up an unheated tunnel and hoped for the best. After the big snow storm and -28C at night we are happy to announce our little babies are...Read More
« What’s for lunch today? », « Oh! It smells so good! What’s cooking? », « Wow! It looks so good! What is it? » The heart of most homes is the kitchen. It is the place where we know we (often) can find someone to share with. Share a story, a moment, ideas, preoccupations,...Read More
TEAM WORK! This week the landscaping students came to help us (Horticulture program) with our tunnel. Thanks for all your help. This week we also visited tropical greenhouses and the Interior Decorating and Visual Display students from NOVA joined us and saw how greenwalls are made… a big trend right now. The “Trades” blend so...Read More
At this time of the rolling year, the signs of the fast looming holidays are ubiquitous and readily appreciated. Trees bereft of greenery, the mysterious honking of geese in the night sky, and {well, normally…}, the delightful skirl of snow muting the woods and fields. Perhaps more apposite is the stunned, vacant look on students’...Read More
