Volunteering

Saturday March 9, 2013

The doctors' orchestra: "I Medici di McGill"

They've traded their stethoscopes and test tubes for strings and horns. I Medici di McGill is an orchestra made up of mostly medical professionals, students and scientists. They're getting ready for their Spring concert, along with their challenging schedules and research commitments.

Sonali Karnick spoke two of the members of I Medici.

Dr. Ante Padjen teaches pharmacology and therapeutics at McGill, he also plays the viola, Melanie Segado was also in studio. She is a graduate student studying the neurobiology of music and she also plays the cello.

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Categories: Music, Performance, Volunteering

Saturday February 23, 2013

Polar Bear Plunge in Pointe-Claire

It's difficult enough to go for a walk at this time of year - so imagine going for a swim. Outside.
That's what a group of people is doing in at the Pointe-Claire Marina today.

The Polar Bear Plunge is a fundraising event to benefit Special Olympics Quebec.

Officer Marc Ratte is taking the plunge for the first time in his life. He joins Sonali Karnick this morning on the phone as he prepares to jump into Lac St-Louis later today.

(Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

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Monday January 7, 2013

Château Ramezay: looking for volunteers

We sometimes invite you to visit a particular museum exhibit. But this morning we're going to tell you how you can become one of the guides instead.

The Château Ramezay in Old Montreal was built in 1705, and it was the very first building designated an historic monument in Quebec. It was also selected by an international team of historians and journalists as one of the "1001 Historic Sites You Must See Before You Die." (Photo courtesy of Château Ramezay)

This month, the Château Ramezay is looking for volunteer history guides, and they'll train you for 9 weeks to get you ready. Jim Little is the coordinator of the English Guides Preparatory Course at the Château and he spoke with Elizabeth Robertson this morning.

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