On this International Day of Tolerance, let’s take the time to think about our relationship with this virtue. Although the word “tolerance” is often used to refer to relations between cultures and religions, this word simply...
Read moreTake one! Action! At MAVN
In the context of the application of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), one of the concerns of the interveners is to intervene effectively and meaningfully with young people in conflict with the law. In such cases, interveners want to be...
Read moreA pleasant moment in your company !
It was a great honor for us to welcome you to our Annual General Meeting on June 20th. You were 64 guests to answer the invitation. It was a real pleasure for us to have a special occasion so that members, administrators, colleagues, partners and...
Read moreWhat is a legal education workshop ?
What is a concealment? What is the difference between a theft and shoplifting? Do I have the right to own a drug on me for personal use when I am a minor? Is bullying considered an offense? Adolescents at Mirabel High School were able to...
Read moreThe Mediation and Conciliation of Neighborhoods in the Laurentians told by a citizen of Saint-Colomban – advice for life!
August 2017 – For the past month, Mrs. Lepage’s neighbor and her husband had a new companion. At first glance, everything is like a very ordinary situation. One downside: this friend was singing loudly and waking them up at any time...
Read moreLet’s be a collective force
There are causes to support, as we know, thousands of them. What do you think about associating your values with an organization like MAVN? Show your support to a local organization that looks after people in your area with adapted ideas for the...
Read moreOur neighborhood in numbers
My neighbor, your neighbor, our neighbors… Eh, the neighborhood. We ignore each other, we wave to each other, we never meet, we hate each other, we love each other as friends, we help each other, we do not know each other. These are several...
Read morePreventing with workshops at school
Did you know that MAVN offers legal education workshops to prevent youth crime? Indeed, MAVN supports teenagers who face justice with its service « making amends together », but the organization also wants to educate young people on the system of...
Read moreThe official return of MAVN
The great team of MAVN had the opportunity to meet, all services and fiduciaries, at the associative meeting on October 3rd. These meetings are held five times a year and allow the team, which also works at other different offices, to keep up to...
Read more5 EXCELLENT REASONS TO USE THE COMMUNITY MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION
In a problematic situation with a neighbor, you don’t always know who to refer to. The police? The municipality (or city)? Courts? Some types of conflicts are beyond the power of these institutions. For these reasons, the neighborhood mediation...
Read moreCIVISM, CITIZENSHIP AND TOLERANCE: ESSENTIAL TOOLS FOR A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
The summer time is at its height! (Or almost…) Who says warmth and sun also says parties, family gatherings in the backyard and parties that drag on until the wee hours of the morning, with a crackling fire, good music and a beer in hand … On the...
Read moreKudos for recent community forum
The Town of Saint-Jérôme was proud of the results of its second Forum de la communauté sur le Plan stratégique, held September 15, 2016 at Quartier 50+. A total of 270 participants spent a whole afternoon mingling and talking to the people in...
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