About Us

QUAIL is a non-profit association created in 1993 to care for developmentally challenged adults. Our goal is to provide a home for life, or for as long as our residents wish to remain at QUAIL House and their health permits we can offer adequate care. The services we provide include food and lodging, personal assistance, psycho-social adaptation and community integration.

We strive to protect and enhance our residents' welfare, defend and promote their rights, and encourage greater social integration, using all available resources in the community.

Since 1994 QUAIL has worked with Pavillon du Parc to place at QUAIL House English-speaking adults from the Outaouais region with developmental disabilities.

The property is owned by the Fondation Immobiliere de l'Outaouais, and QUAIL has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Fondation regarding its rental, use and maintenance.

The QUAIL Board

The QUAIL Board is made up of interested community members and representation from the families of our residents. The Board meets monthly to review the operations of QUAIL House, discuss the financial business and ensure the long-term commitments of QUAIL can be fulfilled.

President

Gail Hawley McDonald

Vice-President

Andrejs Berzins

Secretary

Marg Tardiff

Treasurer

Robert Sears

Board Members

Stewart Aitkin
Wilma Bosman
Gillian Heginbottom

Members

QUAIL is supported by interested members of the community, many of whom become members of QUAIL. Article 2.3 states that Membership Conditions include:

a) Be 18 years of age or more;
b) Pay the annual fee [$10];
c) Agree to respect the general By-Laws.

AGM

QUAIL holds its Annual General Meeting of its members within ninety days of the end of its fiscal year, which is March 31. The AGM includes reports on the Corporations Activities, the submission and adoption of the financial statements, the nomination of an auditor, the election of the members of the Board of Directors, and any other items agreed on by the majority of the members present.

Article 3.2 Copies of our AGM report is available on request by contacting our President. Please see the contact us page for details.