Strengthening the English-speaking Community in the Laurentians.
4Korners is a registered Canadian charitable community-based organization founded in 2005. Its mission is to connect individuals of the Laurentians with programs and services to meet their identified needs in a secure and inclusive environment. The organization offers services adapted to people of all ages and works collectively to serve and enrich the lives of communities in the Laurentian region.
Café Partage d’Argenteuil is an autonomous community organization that develops and supports alternative food assistance methods — approaches that aim to go beyond emergency food aid by helping individuals and communities develop their ability to adequately supply themselves. It operates throughout the municipalities of the MRC d’Argenteuil to provide local food security services that encourage self-reliance and food autonomy among citizens. Offered services include healthy food baskets, nutritious meals, affordable groceries, and community breakfasts.
More informationThe Coopérative d’aide à domicile Coup de Pouce Argenteuil is a non-profit social economy enterprise that, since its creation in 2010, has pursued two complementary and inseparable missions: to support aging in place and to contribute to the quality of life of the population living within the territory of the MRC d’Argenteuil. Services offered include housekeeping, spring cleaning, grocery shopping, meal preparation, personal care, and respite care for caregivers.
More informationLe Journal des Aîné-es d’Argenteuil is a great source of information about services, organizations, and activities for people aged 50 and over in Argenteuil. Subscribe to their newsletter to receive the Journal directly in your email inbox twice a month. It’s free!
More informationPrévoyance envers les aînés des Laurentides is a community organization that supports seniors by guiding them toward appropriate resources when they face difficulties. Through a network of volunteers known as Sentinelles, the organization offers personalized support for each situation.
Services are free, confidential, and available in both French and English. If you are a senior or know a senior in need, contact Prévoyance envers les aînés des Laurentides at 1-844-551-6032.
ÉCLAIREURS Program: The organization also offers a free, one-hour training open to everyone. It helps participants recognize signs of vulnerability in seniors and refer them appropriately to the organization. Join us and take the training!
Outreach Workers (Travail de milieu): The organization has a network of outreach workers whose role is to provide psychosocial support to any senior in need. They can also travel to the senior’s home when necessary. If you are concerned about a senior, do not hesitate to contact them.
More informationThe Programme PAIR is a free daily automated call service that checks in with seniors to ensure their safety and well-being. This program, offered throughout Québec by volunteer organizations, municipalities, MRCs, and police services, is supported by the ministère de la Santé du Québec. Programme PAIR helps seniors remain in their homes for as long as possible. Well-known singer Patrick Norman has been the program’s spokesperson since 2021.
More informationParatransit is available to individuals living with physical or intellectual disabilities. This is a door-to-door collective transportation service that operates by reservation.
TaxiBus is an intermunicipal collective transportation service available by reservation, following a set schedule. Travel is provided by taxi and minibus. Over 200 stops are located across the vast territory of the MRC d’Argenteuil, allowing users to travel to businesses, shops, or public services located in the town of Lachute. The town of Lachute serves as either the departure point or destination for users from the municipalities within the MRC d’Argenteuil.
From Monday to Friday, a collective transport route between Lachute and Saint-Jérôme offers students and workers a simple and convenient way to commute. You can use the TaxiBus service, by reservation, to reach one of the boarding points. The route includes three boarding points in Brownsburg-Chatham and ten in Lachute. After a few stops in Mirabel (St-Canut area), the bus makes seven stops in Saint-Jérôme, including the Cégep (within walking distance of the Université du Québec en Outaouais campus), the Centre d’études professionnelles, and the intermodal station.
Paratransit TaxiBus Argenteuil/Saint-Jérôme CircuitVigilance is a website dedicated to monitoring water levels and flooding risks. It provides practical information such as maps of monitored bodies of water, flow rates and water levels, advice on how to respond during flood events and much more.
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