Press Releases
Funding Remains the Main Challenge for Quebec Collective Kitchens
(Drummondville, june 4, 2009) Close to two hundred members of the Regroupement des cuisines collectives (RCCQ) from 17 regions of Quebec met this week for a convention intended to establish the RCCQ’s directions. The participants showed great awareness, sensitivity and enthusiasm as they took part in discussions aimed at establishing the RCCQ’s priorities for the coming years.
Not surprisingly, participants took the floor to talk about our crucial funding needs. How to maintain, ensure and expand the network’s services. Members from every region of Québec took this opportunity to express their frustration over the funding shortage. “Funding is the foundation for everything. It’s the same for every region represented here today,” said Audely Duarte, director of the Regroupement des cuisines du Grand Plateau in the Montreal area.
Collective Kitchens to Meet in Drummondville
The members of the Regroupement des cuisines collectives (RCCQ) from all areas of Quebec will meet in the Centre-du-Québec region.
Drummondville will be the host city for the RCCQ’s orientation meeting to be held at the Best-Western Hotel Universel this coming June 1, 2 and 3 and for its general annual meeting the following day. The opening evening on June 1, 7:00 p.m., will be attended by Yves-François Blanchet (PQ), MNA for Drummond, and Carole Poirier (PQ), MNA for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. At the closing ceremony on June 3, 5:00 p.m., Pauline Marois, leader of the Parti québécois, Quebec’s official opposition, and MNA for Charlevoix, will make a speech to the members.
March 26, 2009
National Collective Kitchen Day
Le Québec dans mon assiette!
Montreal, March 23, 2009 - This March 26, the Regroupement des cuisines collectives du Québec (RCCQ) and its 1,400 member collective kitchens will celebrate National Collective Kitchen Day. The public is invited to come and taste some gastronomic delights from Quebec. RCCQ collective kitchens in all regions of Quebec are looking forward to treating the public to some of their local culinary creations.
Words from Collective Kitchens – for a Fair Share of the Pie!
Montreal – March 18, 2008 – The Regroupement des cuisines collectives du Québec (RCCQ) and 1,400 collective kitchens across Quebec will celebrate National Collective Kitchen Day by inviting the public to come and hear the testimonials of people directly involved.
Launch of Guide "Fresh from the Farm, Cooking According to Season" Collective Kitchens in Quebec are encouraged to buy their produce from a local organic farm
Montreal, April 4, 2007–Équiterre and the Regroupement des cuisines collectives du Québec (RCCQ) today launched the guide "Fresh from the Farm, Cooking According to Season - a Practical Guide for Collective Kitchens". The guide encourages collective kitchens to purchase organic produce directly from farms in their area as a way for more people to have access to healthy food grown using environmentally friendly methods.
25th Anniversary of Collective Kitchens:
Cooking together – a social activity that’s as good for your morale as it is for your stomach!
Montreal, March 21, 2007 – The Regroupement des cuisines collectives du Québec (RCCQ) is celebrating its 25th anniversary by inviting the public to come and discover the world of collective kitchens, on March 23 and 27, 2007.
With “25 ans, plus de 25 recettes, trucs et rêves” (25 years, over 25 recipes, techniques and dreams) as their theme, RCCQ collective kitchens are paying tribute to Jacynthe and Sylvie Ouellette, who in 1982, with the help of a neighbour, started Quebec’s first collective kitchen. Today, some 37,000 citizens are reaping the benefits thanks to the 1,400 collective kitchens now active throughout Quebec.
La solidarité, la démocratie, l'équité et la justice sociale,
l'autonomie, la prise en charge, le respect de la personne : la dignité.
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