Around the residence
The best of Nuns’ Island
Situated in the heart of Nuns’ Island on Place du Commerce Street, the Ambiance residence offers you an urban living environment in a colourful country setting. The residence is strategically located near shops and services, while remaining close to the waterfront and greenery. The proximity to downtown and the banks of the St. Lawrence River, make Ambiance a privileged, warm and ultimately balanced place in which to live.
- Minutes from shops and services: Provigo, Jean Coutu, SAQ
- Walking distance to restaurants and coffee shops
- Easy access to highways and the Champlain Bridge
- Close to several parks, green spaces, bike paths and parkways
The apartments
Note that our units also have many amenities and benefits specific to the residence. You’ll find apartment prices below:
Your kind of comfort
- Full kitchen with appliances
- Large bathroom with linen closet
- Ceramic surfaces in bathroom
- Balcony or terrace
- Closed in-unit storage spaces
- Large windows
- Superior soundproofing
48 care units to make your daily life easier
Our care units are designed for individuals who are semi-autonomous or experiencing minor autonomy loss. We offer tailored daily support from a team of highly skilled healthcare professionals, available around the clock. Our care units also occasionally accommodate convalescent stays.
Learn more about the care units
Optional care services are also offered on an à la carte basis to autonomous residents: Medication administration and management, help with support stockings, change of bandages and dressings, vital signs and weight measurement, partial bath, bathing assistance in the apartment or a therapeutic bath…
Please note that this list may not be comprehensive, and services can differ between residences. For a complete overview, we invite you to contact your preferred residence directly.
Common areas
There aren’t enough hours in a day!
Ambiance offers you the space and opportunities to let your imagination run wild. Its many amenities mean you can enjoy every moment as you see fit.
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Activities and services
Your calendar is full!
At Ambiance, you can choose from all sorts of physical, social, cultural and intellectual pursuits organized by a passionate team. Whether it’s dancing, painting, singing, laughing it up or just having fun… whether it’s reading, engaging in discussions or debates, you’ll always find something to keep both mind and body stimulated!
Stay active with an aquafitness class. There are also painting classes and our special pet therapy program. Time certainly flies when you’re having fun!
You can also take advantage of a wide range of optional services. Don’t hesitate!
Around the residence
The best of Nuns’ Island
Situated in the heart of Nuns’ Island on Place du Commerce Street, the Ambiance residence offers you an urban living environment in a colourful country setting. The residence is strategically located near shops and services, while remaining close to the waterfront and greenery. The proximity to downtown and the banks of the St. Lawrence River, make Ambiance a privileged, warm and ultimately balanced place in which to live.
- Minutes from shops and services: Provigo, Jean Coutu, SAQ
- Walking distance to restaurants and coffee shops
- Easy access to highways and the Champlain Bridge
- Close to several parks, green spaces, bike paths and parkways
This week at Ambiance
Activities of the week
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
9:30 - 10:00 Activité
Chair yoga (Channel 941 Vidéotron)
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
9:30 - 10:15 Activité
Aquafitness 1 with Lunda (pool)
You are welcome to come!
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
10:00 - 12:00 Activité
Painting with Annie Sène (activity room)
Painting with Annie Sène
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
10:00 - 10:15 Activité
Message from the CEO (941)
Message from the CEO every two weeks: important information.
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
10:30 - 11:15 Activité
Aquafitness 2 with Lunda (pool)
You are welcome to come!
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
10:30 - 11:30 Activité
Brain Gym and Conversation in English (Chapel)
Join us on Wednesdays at 10:30am in the chapel for an English "Brain gym" activity.
Exercise your brain through fun and stimulating activities. This activity consists of various games such as association games, quizzes on various topics, word games, and more. The goal is to maintain cognitive function for as long as possible by working on various skills such as attention, concentration, memory, creativity, logic, and calculations.
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
13:00 - 13:15 Activité
Replay: Message from the CEO (941)
Replay of this morning's broadcast :)
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
13:30 - 15:30 Activité
Scrabble (chapel)
We play to have fun and learn in the chapel from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM. No registration required. You are welcome!
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
13:30 - 14:30 Activité
Workshop with Desjardins Credit Union : Check your credit report (Cinema Room)
At 1:30 PM in the activity room. Come join the information session. You will have the opportunity to engage in discussions and participate in the workshop on fraud
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
19:00 - 20:30 Activité
Pétanque (Activity room)
Pétanque will take place on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in the activity hall.
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
9:30 - 10:00 Activité
Chair exercise (Channel 941 Vidéotron)
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
10:30 - 11:30 Activité
Brain gym - French (Theater)
Do you want to exercise your brain through fun and stimulating activities? The brain gym is for you! (Association games, quizzes on different topics, word games, quizzes, etc.) The goal of this course is to maintain cognitive function for as long as possible. The exercises will focus on various cognitive skills including attention, concentration, memory, creativity, logic and reasoning, and calculations.
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
13:00 - 15:00 Activité
Bridge (Library)
Come and Join us to the Bridge Game!
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
13:00 - 17:01 Activité
Semi-Private Training with KINELITE: Registration Required with the Trainer (Gym)
Come explore with KINELITE practical ways to regain control and live more peacefully! Pain is a part of life for many of us, but there are concrete approaches to better understand and manage pain on a daily basis. You will also discover practical techniques and tools to improve your comfort and quality of life. Whether you suffer from chronic pain, muscle tension, or age-related discomfort, there are solutions tailored to every situation. Don’t let pain dictate your daily life.
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
14:00 - 16:00 Activité
Mandala (Chapel)
The Mandala provides various benefits and can be used as a stress management technique. Indeed, coloring the small patterns so that each touching space is of a different color requires attention, concentration, and precision. You are wlecome!
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
15:00 - 16:00 Activité
Oasis Lounge and Cocktail with Alejandra Cifuentes (GF living room)
Come and enjoy a moment in good company with a drink and snacks every Wednesday at 3:00.
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
16:00 - 17:35 Films
Cinema – Ireland: Between Land and Sea (Cinema Room)
From 4:00 p.m. to 5:33 p.m. in the movie theatre, we invite you to discover the documentary by ARTE Évasion (Ireland: Between Land and Sea, 1 hour and 33 minutes), presented as part of this month’s theme.
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Thursday, 26 March 2026
9:30 - 10:15 Activité
Aquafitness 1 with Lunda (pool)
You are welcome to come!
Thursday, 26 March 2026
9:30 - 10:00 Activité
Chair yoga (Channel 941 Vidéotron)
Thursday, 26 March 2026
10:00 - 10:45 Activité
Gentle exercise with Laura
Join Laura for a gentle exercise class.
Thursday, 26 March 2026
10:30 - 11:15 Activité
Aquafitness 2 with Lunda (pool)
You are welcome to come!
Thursday, 26 March 2026
11:30 - 13:00 Événement
BUFFET - Sugar Shack with Stéphane Laberge (Lounge/Dining Room)
From 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM in the dining room - Invite your loved ones to come celebrate the richness of Quebec traditions and create unforgettable memories together. You will be accompanied by singer Stéphane Laberge!
Please make your reservation at the reception.
Thursday, 26 March 2026
13:30 - 14:00 Activité
Mass (Activity room)
Thursday, 26 March 2026
14:00 - 15:30 Activité
Tablet and computer class (Chapel)
Need help with your tablet or mobile phone?
Computer classes are held on the first three Thursdays of each month from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the chapel
Thursday, 26 March 2026
15:00 - 16:30 Activité
"Portrait" with Danielle Bastien (Lounge)
At 3:00 p.m. in the lounge, come and meet our resident Danielle Bastien, who will share her life story and experiences with us.
Thursday, 26 March 2026
19:00 - 20:30 Activité
Baseball poche (Activity Room)
Come have fun!
Friday, 27 March 2026
Friday, 27 March 2026
9:30 - 10:00 Activité
Chair exercise (Channel 941 Vidéotron)
Friday, 27 March 2026
10:00 - 10:45 Activité
Yoga with Laura
Yoga class in the activity room.
Friday, 27 March 2026
14:00 - 17:00 Activité
Super Bingo (activity room)
Super Bingo with Arthur
3 cards for $10 or 6 cards for $15.
Join us for a lively bingo session full of fun and excitement!
Friday, 27 March 2026
19:00 - 21:30 Films
Opera Concert : Peter Grimes with B. Britten
Come enjoy the opera on our big screen in the company of your friends!
Saturday, 28 March 2026
Saturday, 28 March 2026
10:00 - 10:30 Activité
Chair yoga (Channel 941 Vidéotron)
Saturday, 28 March 2026
19:00 - 20:00 Films
Cinema : Cabin Connection (EN)
Director: Virginia Abramovich
Year: 2022
Starring: Katherine Barrell, Cody Ray Thompson, Kaleb Alexander, AnnaMaria Demara, Art Hindle, Vijay Mehta
Genre : Romance/Canadian Films
When lifestyle writer and committed bachelorette Hannah Monroe inherits her late-grandmother's beloved cabin, she decides to use this opportunity to focus in on her first serious article — an in depth look at marriage in the modern world — while getting the cabin ready to sell. When she arrives, it's clear the cabin will need a lot of TLC if she's going to be able to get top dollar. So, she enlists the help of her handsome widowed neighbour and handyman Cole to assist with the renovations. What neither of them expects, however, is for sparks to fly.
Sunday, 29 March 2026
Sunday, 29 March 2026
10:00 - 11:00 Activité
Mass on Radio-Canada
Sunday, 29 March 2026
19:00 - 20:00 Films
Cinema : Cold War (EN)
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Year: 2018
Starring: Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cédric Kahn, Jeanne Balibar, Adam Woronowicz
Genre : Drama / Drame social; Musical / Films Musicaux; Romance / Comédie sentimentale
Sunday, 29 March 2026
19:00 - 20:00 Activité
Cards Club : Golf (library)
You can learn this game among us. Minimum 4 players for this game.
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