4 Korners is proud to present the 2013 English-Language Services Directory for the Laurentians region. The guide provides information about community services available in your area and the level of English services you can expect to find when accessing these services.

Click here to download your electronic copy. Please call 450-974-3940 or 1-888-974-3940 if you would like to receive a printed copy of the guide.

As always, the knowledgeable and helpful staff at 4 Korners can assist you in finding the resources you need. Do not hesitate to call if you are looking for something specific.

The next presentation of

Grandpa Is Not a Cash Cow
&
Grandma Won't Take Any Bull

A play that puts elder abuse in its everyday manifestations on center stage; abuse which is very real and too frequently ignored.

Date: June 8, 2025
Location: Morin Heights Elementary School, 647 Village Street, Morin Heights
Time: 2:00 pm
Cost: $5.00

The play has been touring the Laurentians in French for the last year. Hugely successful, it has been translated and brought to the English community for the first time ever.

A cast of 15 volunteers, mostly seniors, has been rehearsing for the last 5 months in preparation. The world premiere was a huge success with standing room only - over 150 people saw it on Saturday April 6, 2013.

Call 1-888-974-3940 to reserve your tickets.

To learn more about the LESAN, please watch our Bon Coups presentation on YouTube part 1 and part 2.

English Communities Committee: In the fall at 4 Korners' office: 50 Corbeil in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts

LESAN Deux-Montagnes: May 13, 2025
Time: 1:30 am to 3:30 pm at 4 Korners: 1906 Oka in Deux-Montagnes

LESAN Argenteuil: April 11, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the CLC at LRHS: 448 Argenteuil in Lachute

Pays-d'en-Haut Committee: April 29, 2025
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at St-Eugene's Church: 148 Watchorn in Morin Heights

To find out more, or to become a part of the committee in your area, please call Rola Helou:

The Laurentian region has 33,170 English-speaking people out of a total population of 506,080. A mere 6.6% of the total population compared to 93.3% French-speaking people. The health and social service delivery to the Anglophone minority population is very challenging in today’s world of financial cuts.

The purpose of this column is to remind English-Speaking communities that they are entitled to the health and social services provided by our provincial government. Together, interested citizens, English-speaking community representatives, municipal officials, religious leaders, education, local service providers and partners will to work toward solutions with the seven Health and Social Service territories (Centre de Santé et Services Sociaux – CSSS) in the Laurentian Region.

LESAN is an acronym for Laurentian English Service Advisory Network. It is the umbrella name for all the English Committees in the Laurentians. LESAN is sponsored by The 4 Korners Family Resource Center, one of eighteen regional partners part of the CHSSN (Community Health and Social ServicesNetwork) NPI (Networking Partnership Initiative) Program. LESAN will enable the Anglophone community to establish common goals and be in a position to speak as one voice to promote improved services for our minority.

Each local committee works with their local Health and Social Service Center (CSSS) to identify existing local communication needs in the health and social service sector. Local priorities for English language services can then be initiated.

Our goal is to create each chapter . In short, people interested in working toward better access to health and social services. The English speaking community must ask for services and participate in the service offers given. Service requests from local LESAN chapters will provide each CSSS with a better understanding of what the needs of their local English-speaking people. Let us not kid ourselves, even the majority francophone community has health and social service challenges. Let us work together to prioritize our English community requests.Two LESAN chapters have been created: Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes and Pays-den-Haut. The LESAN chapter in Argenteuil is slowly being formed and with time we will have representation in each territory. We are dedicated to developing contacts throughout the Laurentians and extend this invitation to you to make a difference by joining the LESAN in your region.

At the beginning of September, a 4 Korners satellite office was opened in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts at 50 Corbeil Street. This office is the result of the collaboration with the Centre de santé et des services sociaux (CSSS) des Sommets and the English Communities Committee.

Our new Sainte-Agathe office is open on Tuesdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Please tell us how you think we can best serve you from our new office. Please take 3 minutes to complete this survey and return drop it off in person, fax it in or email it.

For more information, please contact Kim Nymark at 1-888-974-3940 or by email at [email protected].

Please read Main Street monthly to hear about what's new at 4 Korners.

Through a project from McGill, 4 Korners, in collaboration with the Health and Social Service Centers in the Laurentians, seeks to attract bilingual students to the professional and social benefits of working in the Laurentian region.
Please click here to find out more. For details about internships and jobs in the health and social services fields, click the CAREERS tab at the top of the page.

Renovations were made possible by a grant from the New Horizons for Seniors Program. We are now able to offer computer classes on Friday afternoons because of the new space.

We are pretty pleased with the outcome of Mr. Tremblay's work. What do you think? Click on Speaker's Korner on the bottom right of the page to give us your thoughts.

This event was extremely successful and very informative.
The CSSS sent three knowledgeable, bilingual individuals to present information about the health and social services available to the community. Please click on the link below to see the presentation.
Presentation on Services Available at the CSSS Pays-d'en-Haut

Thanks to a grant from l'Appui des Laurentides and in collaboration with the Comité local des proches aidants du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes and Argenteuil and the CSSS du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes and the CSSS d'Argenteuil, 4 Korners will offer a program for caregivers that is currently only available in French.

The workshops for caregivers begin every few months. Please call to find out when the next one will begin. Please click on the survey below and return it to 4 Korners as soon as possible to help us best meet your needs.

Special conferences have been organized for caregivers. Please click here to see the schedule for 2012-2013.

In addition, workshops for caregivers provide information about resources available in English. Please click here to access a guide develop by the Minister of Families and Seniors on being a caregiver.
Caregivers are encouraged to bring their loved ones as there will be respite care available during the workshops. This service is only available if reserved before the workshop.

Please call 4 Korners at 450-974-3940 to find out more. Speak to Amanda to register and let her know if you will be requiring respite care.

Click on the Survey to complete the survey intended for caregivers. Drop off the completed survey at 4Korners or email it to: [email protected]. THANK YOU!

To participate in our Videoconferencing Health sessions it is imperative to REGISTER. Call us at (450) 974-3940 or 1-888-974-3940 to find out more.

All videoconferencing sessions are held on Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.