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Film: Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows

Cumberland

Saturday May 04, 2024 at 1:00pm
90 minutes

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In this Mathieu Fournier documentary on the first viral phenomenon of the digital age, Ghyslain Raza (the “Star Wars Kid”) breaks his silence and reflects on his story for the first time. In doing so, he also explores our collective experience living in an online world in which we have to make peace with our digital shadows.

2022. 80 min. French with English subtitles. Provided by the National Film Board.

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Dans ce documentaire de Mathieu Fournier portant sur le premier phénomène viral de l’ère numérique, Ghyslain Raza, le « Star Wars Kid », sort du silence pour la première fois afin de réfléchir à son histoire. Ce faisant, il explore aussi la nôtre : celle d’internautes qui doivent, eux aussi, apprivoiser leur ombre numérique.

2022. 80 min. Français avec sous-titres anglais. Gracieuseté de l’Office national du film.
Groupe de conversation en français de Cumberland / Cumberland French Conversation Group

Cumberland

Wednesdays, May 08, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
10:00am
90 minutes
8 sessions remaining

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Participez à notre groupe de conversation, dans une ambiance amicale et décontractée, afin d'améliorer vos habiletés à converser en français.

Aucune inscription requise.

Participate in our conversation group so that you can improve your French language conversation skills in a relaxed and friendly environment.

No registration required.
Film Shorts: From Different Universes

Cumberland

Saturday May 11, 2024 at 1:00pm
60 minutes

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Join us for a program of short animated films by women of Asian descent!

In Flowing Home, two sisters separated by the war between North and South Vietnam are only able to connect through the letters they exchange to relieve their loneliness.

Winds of Spring tells the tender story of a young girl who, driven by the irrepressible need for self-fulfillment, decides to leave the family nest.

In Old Dog, an elderly pug named Henry must depend on his owner for help and companionship.

In A Prairie Story, a prairie landscape undergoes a metamorphosis from rural idyll to over-urbanized dystopia.

Showa Shinzan tells the story of a young Japanese girl's relationship with her grandfather, a postmaster and amateur geologist.

The Zoo follows the parallel lives of a polar bear cub in a popular city zoo and a Chinese boy who visits him until they’re both in their twilight years.

Surfacing explores the passions of acclaimed musician and songwriter Sarah McLachlan, using her own words and drawings to guide us through her rich creative world, the founding of the groundbreaking Lilith Fair, and her philanthropic work at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

55 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.
Film Shorts: Journeys and Passages

Cumberland

Saturday May 25, 2024 at 1:00pm
60 minutes

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Join us for a program of short documentary films by Canadian directors of Asian descent.

Through an intimate archive of the Chow’s family lineage, A Passage Beyond Fortune offers an homage to the culturally significant but buried history of Chinese-Canadian communities in Moose Jaw.

Highway to Heaven takes audiences into many of the temples, mosques, and churches that call No. 5 Road in Richmond, British Columbia, home, revealing unity despite difference across these diverse cultural spaces.

In love, amma, after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, a young mother writes a letter to her daughter about their family’s collective journey to acceptance

4 North A is a celebration of the fleeting joys of life and a bittersweet reminder that we don’t always get the closure we seek.

56 min. Multiple languages. Provided by the National Film Board.
Hazeldean Stitches

Hazeldean

Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 26, 2024
7:00pm
60 minutes
5 sessions remaining

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If you are a knitter, a crocheter or a crafter, come and join us at Hazeldean Stitches. Share your ideas and projects with other yarn artists. All ages welcome!
Groupe de conversation en français | French Conversation Group

Beaverbrook

Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 19, 2024
7:00pm
60 minutes
8 sessions remaining

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Améliorez votre français parlé et rencontrez des gens dans une atmosphère détendue. Inscription non requise, niveaux intermédiaire.

Practice your French language conversation skills and meet new friends in a relaxed and friendly environment. Drop-in program at an intermediate level.
Family Storytime with a Stay and Play

Emerald Plaza

Wednesdays, May 01, 2024 - Jun 05, 2024
10:30pm
60 minutes
6 sessions remaining

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Stories, rhymes and songs for children of all ages and a parent or caregiver. Stay and Play following Storytime. Meet new friends and play with self-directed toys. Drop-in family program.
Help accessing Employment & Social Services / Aide à obtenir des services sociaux et d'emploi

Main

Thursdays, May 02, 2024 - Jun 27, 2024
10:00am
360 minutes
9 sessions remaining

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A member of Employment & Social Services’ Outreach and Mobile Services Team (OMST) will be at the Main branch of OPL in Room 117 on the 1st floor each Thursday from 10 am to 4 pm.

Financial Support
- Ontario Works
- Emergency Assistance
- Dental and Vision Care
- Utilties – Enbridge and Hydro Bills
- Housing – Rent and Rent Deposits
Ongoing Assistance
- System navigation
- Connecting with your Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) worker
- Requesting additional benefits
- Booking appointments
- Obtaining documents and identification
- Transportation and more!
Referrals to Other Resources
- Employment Ontario
- Housing Services (e.g. Social Housing Registry)
- Child Care Subsidy
- Ottawa Food Bank
- Free Counselling Services
- Mental Health and Addictions Services
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
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Un membre de l’Équipe de services mobiles et d'intervention (ESMI) sera présent à la succursale Centrale dans la salle 117 au 1er étage les jeudis de 10h à 16h. Services de l'ESMI :

Soutien financier
- Ontario au travail
- Aide d'urgence
- Soins dentaires et de la vue
- Services publics : factures d'Enbridge et d'électricité
- Logement: loyer, dépôts de loyer
Aide continue
- Navigation dans le système
- Liaison avec votre chargé de cas d'OT ou du POSPH
- Demande pour d'autres avantages
- Prise de rendez-vous
- Obtention de documents et pièces d'identité
- Transport et plus!
Aiguillage vers d'autres ressources
- Emploi Ontario
- Services du logement (p. ex. Registre du logement social)
- Subventions pour la garde d'enfants
- Banque d'alimentation d'Ottawa
- Services de consultation gratuits
- Services en santé mentale et de lutte contre les dépendances
- Programme ontarien de soutien aux personnes handicapées (POSPH)
Spring Scavenger Hunt / Chasse au trésor du printemps

Cumberland

Thursdays, May 02, 2024 - May 12, 2024
10:00am
660 minutes
11 sessions remaining

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Drop in during opening hours from May 1 to May 12 to complete a self-directed scavenger hunt. Ages 3-8.

Passez nous voir entre le1 mai et le 12 mai pendant les heures d’ouverture pour participer à une chasse au trésor. Pour les enfants de 3 à 8 ans.
Contes en famille

Sunnyside

Thursdays, May 02, 2024 - Jun 06, 2024
10:15am
30 minutes
6 sessions remaining

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C'est l'heure du conte!

Histoires, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous âges et un parent ou gardien. Inscription non requise.