Leaving from
Magdalen Islands
Your English-speaking community association
Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI)
Transportation support
Grindstone Hospital
Offers
Answers to your questions
Travel claim form (“Regional Financial Assistance Program”)
List of places to stay in Quebec City
Transport Office, Office #1001
Who to contact if your traveling by:
Plane
Travel agency (Club Voyage des Iles)
Contact them as soon as you are given your travel form and date/ time of your appointment
Boat
CTMA
Call to make your reservation
Bus
Autobus les Sillons
Support at home
CAB (Centre d’Action Bénévole) Magdalen Islands
Offers
Meals on Wheels (hot meals delivered every second week (mostly for lunch) / $4 per meal / maximum 4 meals per order / service offered September ‑ April
L’équipe présence = end of life support for a person and their family
Help filling out forms (CIA program)
Accompaniment to appointments outside the Islands too (up to 2 or 3 days) / mostly for 65+ but other cases too / price paid to volunteer depends on your situation / call to find out if you are eligible!
Help Around The Home
Offers
Various home help services (call for details)
Price will vary according to your age and your income (hourly cost will be set between $0.60 ‑ $17.00 per hour)
Criteria
Anyone aged 18+ with a RAMQ (health) card
Note
Your doctor will not automatically refer you to this nurse, but any cancer patient can contact them
CLSC services
Offers
Professional emotional support
Household cleaning
Meal preparation
Oncology team / home care / in‑home nursing services
Loan of equipment (walkers, wheelchairs etc.)
Grindstone CLSC (Cap-aux-Meules)
Offers
Professional emotional support
Loan of equipment (walkers, wheelchairs etc.)
Home care services
Note
Call to find out what services you are eligible for
Cancer Liaison Nurse (Infirmière pivot en oncologie)
Offers
Information and support
Can help organize the services you receive and refer you to useful services
Your doctor will not automatically refer you to this nurse, but any cancer patient can contact them for support