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This past year marked my last year as a Board Member and Vice-President of the ESCC. It turned out also to be a transformative year!
This journey started at the Annual General Meeting [AGM] of 2023, when we reached out to our membership to help us. It was and continues to be vital to the Board as a whole to hear the voices of those we serve and those who serve with us. Through Daniel Tessier-Young’s – of BNP Goldie Canada – support and gentle prompting, we were able to crystallize what is important to the ESCC. Read more
2022-2023: FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
In 2022-2023, the Council found itself at a crossroads in its development. Anna Farrow’s decision to retire from the Executive Director function, to embark on a new career as a columnist for The Catholic Register, meant that the ESCC was engaged in a lengthy search to find a successor. Contextually and by consensus, the five strategic priorities that have guided the actualization of the ESCC’s vision and mission, essentially since 2016-2017, were renewed. Throughout the year, governance focused on seizing all opportunities to better understand the evolution of the profiles of its key target groups (seniors, newcomers & asylum seekers, and underrepresented groups), as well as the environmental factors that drive it. Read more
2021-2022 : FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
ESCC-2021-22-Annual-ReportwebI am happy to present the ESCC’s Annual Report for 2021-2022. Though much of the past year has been dominated by COVID-19, the important work of the Council has carried on. Through engagement with community leaders and collective action the Council continues to advocate and organise for the English-speaking Catholic community of Quebec. Despite COVID restrictions, the Council continued to provide opportunities, through online and in-person events, for our senior and newcomer population to be informed and engaged. The Council certainly looks forward to the upcoming year when more regular programming will be possible. Read more