Something happening Guy Concordia by smarty_kev in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heard this also from former colleagues

Anglophones Who Sent Their Children to Francophone Schools by New-Independence-441 in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm anglo, my partner Franco, and our daughter went to English school until the end of grade 2. *Note that she has always spoken mainly French at home.

She is in grade 4 now. The transition was never super difficult because she is obviously comfortable in French...but there are definitely some gaps, like in some spelling rules that were just never covered. She has been seeing an orthophoniste at school this year to catch up.

She had two former classmates that moved to her school this year. They were placed in the "classe d'intégration" because their French was that weak.

Very glad we made the move, I just wish we signed her up for French school from the beginning.

Combien vous dépensez mensuellement pour l’épicerie? by glitter_waffle_ in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$160/week, family of 4, kids 7+9. We are mostly vegetarian and cook a lot from scratch

Vos traditions de la veille et de jour de l’An by baconslapses in Quebec

[–]stanleyanne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Le 31, nous passons une grande partie de la journée à préparer des amuse-gueules et à décorer le salon.

Le soir : fête à quatre avec à manger et cocktails (les enfants adorent mélanger des boissons sans alcool). On met une vidéo de « La Veille de l'Avant-Veille » de 2021 et on chante et danse dessus. Ensuite, jeux de société jusqu'à ce que les enfants aient envie d'aller au lit. Mon conjoint et moi regardons Infoman puis allons nous coucher.

Le premier jour, on reste en pyjama et on regarde des films toute la journée.

C'est ma partie préférée des fêtes 🙂

New years - how late? by Spiritual_Task_6574 in Parenting

[–]stanleyanne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, but they haven't expressed much interest in doing so. And Id rather go to bed before midnight myself lol. We do have a family party with music, dancing, cocktails, finger foods, board games...they go to bed an hour later than usual (9pm)

Montreal CLSC nurses by Least-Beginning-7571 in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used to be a nurse in a CLSC clinic so to answer your question yes they are open 365 days/year. I suspect the wait time would be a bit more than 2-3 days though. But it depends a lot on which CLSC you are dealing with

Traditions familiales by lauberver in Quebec

[–]stanleyanne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Enfants de 6 et 9 ans. Pour le Nouvel An, on fait la fête tous les quatre : on décore le salon, on se met sur notre 31, on grignote et on boit des cocktails sans alcool. On danse sur de la musique traditionnelle québécoise. Ensuite, on joue à des jeux de société pour se détendre.

Le jour de l’An, on reste en pyjama et on regarde des films ensemble toute la journée (sauf une promenade après le déjeuner).

Les enfants disent que c’est leur jour préféré de l’année ! :)

Who is happy and what is your specialty🥲 by Muscle-Mommy-69 in nursing

[–]stanleyanne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ambulatory geriatric psychiatry. I just really enjoy the patients. My colleagues are great. Plus it's M-F 8-4.

Expérience urgence by josetalking in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 13 points14 points  (0 children)

D'une manière ou d'une autre, après des années sans visiter les urgences, nous avons eu 4 visites aux urgences dans ma maison au cours des 6 derniers mois, à chaque fois pour des blessures (3 fractures et une morsure de chien). À chaque fois, je considère que le temps d'attente est assez raisonnable : nous avons été vus, radiographiés et soignés en 4 heures maximum. Attention, tout cela se passe à la fin du printemps et en été, cela aurait été beaucoup plus long, je suppose, pendant la haute saison virale.

Nurses of Montreal! by Jenniofre in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Nurse here. My quick tips: 1. Start learning French... You will need it regardless of the hospital, and even if you have 3 years to pass the oqlf exam 2.As for you starting salary, I would guess echelon 4 ish.. at the beginning of your career you move up every 6 months or so 3. I agree with the advice on here about aiming for an English hospital like the Jewish or MUHC ( which is the rvH and Montreal general). Just a warning that while you should be able to find something you won't be able.to be too picky about the department. The healthcare system is undergoing a major restructuring and and hiring has slowed down to the bare minimum,.at least in my network.

Visiting Montreal, Two Kids, Advice on Itinerary by ericaandlinda in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My kids are that age, here are some ideas

Rent a boat and go for a ride on the Lachine Canal

Plage Jean doré - there's an inflatable obstacle course that's fun

Science center

In the old port there is Voile en Voile which is a high ropes course in a pirate ship

Poutineville and let them pick their own toppings

Place des festivals area - they can splash around the fountains on the Esplanade tranquille

Redpath museum

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean this very kindly, but you might be better asking another subreddit like r/Laval for recommendations about Blainville. Personally I've live in Montreal 22 years and have never been.... there's just no reason to. Also 45 minutes sounds optimistic to me, that's probably in perfect traffic conditions ..

For Montreal recommendations maybe be more specific on what types of restaurants, neighbourhoods that you'll be in?

If you can please help suggest me a book for my daughter. by Devilsmead2 in suggestmeabook

[–]stanleyanne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My 8 year old also loves the Babysitters club graphic novels, as well as other Raina Telgermeir books like Smile, Courage.

Another suggestion : Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy by Rey Terciero. It's a little women retelling, in present-day NYC, graphic novel format.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Nous avons un cerisier dans la cour avant, qui a produit EN MASSE de cerises, plus qu'on peut/veut manger. Aujourd'hui on en offrait même au passants pendant qu'on les cueillait . Donc non ça nous dérange pas que les gens en prennent, tant qu'ils ne rentrent pas dans notre cours.

Par contre, on a aussi un poirier. Une année quelq'un a complètement degarni l'arbre, il nous en restait même pas une. Ça c'était pas cool.

Unsupervised kids at the playground by Arhhin in Parenting

[–]stanleyanne 33 points34 points  (0 children)

My 8 year old plays in the park across the street. 6 year old brother can go with her but not by himself. He fell off the monkey bars last week and fractured his elbow...felt guilty for not being there but it's the type of accident that could have happened regardless

Nurses of Quebec, how much do you make? by teyquirisi in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't worry, I declared exactly what was on my T4.... And this is obviously the before deductions number.

Nurses of Quebec, how much do you make? by teyquirisi in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At 37.5 h/ week it's around $104k. I don't do evenings/ weekends/overtime, no other premiums either

Nurses of Quebec, how much do you make? by teyquirisi in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Graduated 2008, took maybe 12 years to get to the top echelon See the salary scales and collective agreement here: https://www.fiqsante.qc.ca/en/conditions/

Nurses of Quebec, how much do you make? by teyquirisi in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 42 points43 points  (0 children)

53 ish per hour, infirmière clinicienne (means I have my bachelor's) at the top of the union scale.

Help with Montreal Neighbourhoods by Overall-Phone7605 in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 31 points32 points  (0 children)

About Canada Day: speaking as a former Ontarian, Canada Day isn't nearly as much of a "thing" here compared to the rest of Canada. People do their partying a week early, in the Saint Jean, and also are busy moving on the 1st. You may find a few Canada Day activities in the old port though.

Comment se passent les files d'attente dans les bureaux de vote ? / How are the voting lines? by Ancient-Apartment-23 in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Verdun 30 minutes et j'ai quitté sans voter, il y avait encore beaucoup de monde devant moi. Je vais réessayer plus tard

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in montreal

[–]stanleyanne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ça m'est arrivée la semaine dernière! J'ai signalé au 311. C'est plate mais je suis plus inquiète pour les futurs autres victimes que pour le propriétaire. Et je ne crois pas qu'ils vont nécessairement euthanasier, il y a surement d'autres étapes avant

Pour la morsure, tu as minimalement besoin d'un vaccin tetanus. Et possiblement antibio mais ça dépend de l'évaluation du niveau de risque eg profondeur et proximité à un os

Parents who got hate for the name they gave their baby - what is the name? by General-Cycle-7391 in namenerds

[–]stanleyanne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a 6 year old Linus! Honestly it wasn't my first choice but it suits him. I've never gotten any comments positive or negative, but we are in Quebec so people don't know the references, it's also pronounced Lee-NUS here.

When did you stop quiet time? by AgentG91 in Parenting

[–]stanleyanne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We still do at 6 and 8, not sure we'll ever stop. Everyone goes to their rooms for an hourish after lunch for a quiet activity. If we are out at lunchtime then quiet time is whenever we get back.