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Guidé par le sens de la solidarité

Guided by a sense of solidarity

Serge Beauchemin, investor member of Strøm Nordic Spa, founder of alias entrepreneur-e

Guided by a sense of solidarity, he lends a helping hand to entrepreneurs in a period that is shaking up the business world. Interview with Serge Beauchemin, investor member of Strøm Nordic Spa, founder of alias entrepreneur-e, member of Ange Québec Capital and… soon-to-be grandpa! Serge, how are you doing...

Guided by a sense of solidarity

Serge Beauchemin, investor member of Strøm Nordic Spa, founder of alias entrepreneur-e

Guided by a sense of solidarity, he lends a helping hand to entrepreneurs in a period that is shaking up the business world. Interview with Serge Beauchemin, investor member of Strøm Nordic Spa, founder of alias entrepreneur-e, member of Ange Québec Capital and… soon-to-be grandpa! Serge, how are you doing...

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Devenir maman au temps de la pandémie

Becoming a mother in times of pandemic

Emilie Lefebvre-Morasse, Vice-President of Strøm and President of the Strøm Foundation

The most beautiful spring – Emilie has been part of the Strøm team for almost 10 years. She is now the mother of a wonderful 11-week-old boy and her transition to motherhood has been a very special time. On Mother’s Day, she tells us about love and mourning. The wonderful...

Becoming a mother in times of pandemic

Emilie Lefebvre-Morasse, Vice-President of Strøm and President of the Strøm Foundation

The most beautiful spring – Emilie has been part of the Strøm team for almost 10 years. She is now the mother of a wonderful 11-week-old boy and her transition to motherhood has been a very special time. On Mother’s Day, she tells us about love and mourning. The wonderful...

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Redoubler d’efforts en temps de crise | la vie d’une proche aidante

Redoubling efforts in times of crisis | the life of a caregiver

Jacqueline Richard Lemoine, caregiver

GUIDED BY LOVE Jacqueline is a caregiver for her daughter Véronique, 30, who has Angelman syndrome, and for her mother, Madeleine, 95. All three women and Jacqueline’s husband currently live under the same roof. As Strøm supports the cause of caregivers, we wanted to discuss her new reality with her....

Redoubling efforts in times of crisis | the life of a caregiver

Jacqueline Richard Lemoine, caregiver

GUIDED BY LOVE Jacqueline is a caregiver for her daughter Véronique, 30, who has Angelman syndrome, and for her mother, Madeleine, 95. All three women and Jacqueline’s husband currently live under the same roof. As Strøm supports the cause of caregivers, we wanted to discuss her new reality with her....

Gourmet Discoveries

Mimosas nordiques pour la fête des Mères

Nordic mimosas for Mother’s Day

Alphée Gagnon, chief service at the Strøm Mont-Saint-Hilaire Nord restaurant

Physical distance does not prevent us from celebrating the important things! Whether we’re under the same roof or meeting virtually, there’s nothing better than a mimosa to celebrate Mother’s Day. One with herbaceous notes and the other with fruity flavours, the two Nordic mimosa recipes from Alphée Gagnon, chief service...

Nordic mimosas for Mother’s Day

Alphée Gagnon, chief service at the Strøm Mont-Saint-Hilaire Nord restaurant

Physical distance does not prevent us from celebrating the important things! Whether we’re under the same roof or meeting virtually, there’s nothing better than a mimosa to celebrate Mother’s Day. One with herbaceous notes and the other with fruity flavours, the two Nordic mimosa recipes from Alphée Gagnon, chief service...

Gourmet Discoveries

Salade brunch de pommes de terre, radis et fenouil rôtis

Brunch salad with roasted potatoes, radishes and fennel

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the restaurants, Strøm Nordic Spa

Salmon gravlax candies | Fresh cream To celebrate Mother’s Day at home, here’s a fresh and flavourful recipe. Take the time to concoct a delicious meal that will bring you together around the table (in real life or virtually!) to remember how precious and essential our time together is. Raphaël...

Brunch salad with roasted potatoes, radishes and fennel

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the restaurants, Strøm Nordic Spa

Salmon gravlax candies | Fresh cream To celebrate Mother’s Day at home, here’s a fresh and flavourful recipe. Take the time to concoct a delicious meal that will bring you together around the table (in real life or virtually!) to remember how precious and essential our time together is. Raphaël...

Holistic health

Masque hydratant pour les cheveux

Moisturizing hair mask

Mélissa Rioux-Ouellet, Strøm Old Quebec’s chief esthetician

With nature slowly waking up and the beautiful days finally returning, why not give your hair the TLC they deserve? The Strøm Old Quebec’s chief esthetician, Mélissa Rioux-Ouellet shares her favourite recipe for restoring shine and vitality to tired hair. This homemade mask is easily concocted with natural ingredients we...

Moisturizing hair mask

Mélissa Rioux-Ouellet, Strøm Old Quebec’s chief esthetician

With nature slowly waking up and the beautiful days finally returning, why not give your hair the TLC they deserve? The Strøm Old Quebec’s chief esthetician, Mélissa Rioux-Ouellet shares her favourite recipe for restoring shine and vitality to tired hair. This homemade mask is easily concocted with natural ingredients we...

Gourmet Discoveries

Ricotta maison sur toast de pain au levain | Poêlée de noix au miel et épices nordiques

Homemade ricotta on sourdough bread toast | Pan-fried nuts with honey and Nordic spices

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the restaurants, Strøm Nordic Spa

For a nourishing breakfast, a comforting brunch or even a reinvented dessert, this toast topped with homemade ricotta cheese and honey-sweetened, spicy nuts will delight the whole family. In addition to being the perfect opportunity to learn how to make your own homemade cheese, this creation by Raphaël Podlasiewicz, executive...

Homemade ricotta on sourdough bread toast | Pan-fried nuts with honey and Nordic spices

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the restaurants, Strøm Nordic Spa

For a nourishing breakfast, a comforting brunch or even a reinvented dessert, this toast topped with homemade ricotta cheese and honey-sweetened, spicy nuts will delight the whole family. In addition to being the perfect opportunity to learn how to make your own homemade cheese, this creation by Raphaël Podlasiewicz, executive...

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Rituels d’exfoliation

Exfoliation Rituals

Julie Morin, General Manager of Strøm Nordic Spa Mont-Saint-Hilaire

Watch the video Mineral salt scrub To transform this time at home into a moment of well-being, why not take a few minutes to exfoliate your skin, an essential part of any beauty routine? Exfoliation removes dead cells from the surface of the epidermis, helping the skin to regenerate itself....

Exfoliation Rituals

Julie Morin, General Manager of Strøm Nordic Spa Mont-Saint-Hilaire

Watch the video Mineral salt scrub To transform this time at home into a moment of well-being, why not take a few minutes to exfoliate your skin, an essential part of any beauty routine? Exfoliation removes dead cells from the surface of the epidermis, helping the skin to regenerate itself....

Gourmet Discoveries

Kombucha nordique aux framboises et à l’épinette

Raspberry and spruce Nordic kombucha

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the restaurants, Strøm Nordic Spa

Kombucha is a natural beverage made from fermented tea. It can be flavoured according to the inspiration of the moment with seasonal ingredients such as herbs, local honey and berries to give it a unique boreal touch. Lately, kombucha has become increasingly popular thanks to its high antioxidant content and...

Raspberry and spruce Nordic kombucha

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the restaurants, Strøm Nordic Spa

Kombucha is a natural beverage made from fermented tea. It can be flavoured according to the inspiration of the moment with seasonal ingredients such as herbs, local honey and berries to give it a unique boreal touch. Lately, kombucha has become increasingly popular thanks to its high antioxidant content and...

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Activités détente pour les enfants à la maison

Relaxation activities for kids at home

Maxime Hébert

Why not take advantage of this time spent at home with the kids to introduce them to the benefits of relaxation? If they need to move and exert themselves, children also need downtimes to slow down the pace of their bodies and thoughts. In addition to allowing children to focus...

Relaxation activities for kids at home

Maxime Hébert

Why not take advantage of this time spent at home with the kids to introduce them to the benefits of relaxation? If they need to move and exert themselves, children also need downtimes to slow down the pace of their bodies and thoughts. In addition to allowing children to focus...

Gourmet Discoveries

Mocktail Frisk

Frisk Mocktail

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the restaurants, Strøm Nordic Spa

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, the executive chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spas, introduces its Frisk mocktail recipe, a fresh drink featuring unusual combinations from the boreal pantry. To be repeated all summer long to quench your thirst at any time of day. Cheers! Preparation time: 30 minutes...

Frisk Mocktail

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of the restaurants, Strøm Nordic Spa

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, the executive chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café at Strøm Nordic Spas, introduces its Frisk mocktail recipe, a fresh drink featuring unusual combinations from the boreal pantry. To be repeated all summer long to quench your thirst at any time of day. Cheers! Preparation time: 30 minutes...

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Garder en vie les arts vivants

Keeping the living arts alive

Nicolas Gendron, artist and journalist

My job is one of proximity, human warmth and sharing with the public. If I am a film journalist and, thanks to Strøm Magazine, a literary columnist, I am first and foremost a theatre artist. The artistic community was among the first to suffer the wave of cancellations and closures...

Keeping the living arts alive

Nicolas Gendron, artist and journalist

My job is one of proximity, human warmth and sharing with the public. If I am a film journalist and, thanks to Strøm Magazine, a literary columnist, I am first and foremost a theatre artist. The artistic community was among the first to suffer the wave of cancellations and closures...

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Photographier l’arc-en-ciel

Immortalizing the rainbow

Bianca Des Jardins, Strøm Nordic Spa’s photographer

Visiting Bianca – Bianca has been the official photographer at Strøm for six years now. Her images make us travel and discover the delicacy of the present moment. In this time of isolation, she invites us into her world, giving us ideas to brighten our confinement through photography. Just like...

Immortalizing the rainbow

Bianca Des Jardins, Strøm Nordic Spa’s photographer

Visiting Bianca – Bianca has been the official photographer at Strøm for six years now. Her images make us travel and discover the delicacy of the present moment. In this time of isolation, she invites us into her world, giving us ideas to brighten our confinement through photography. Just like...

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Réapprendre le bonheur

Rethinking happiness

Marie-Eve Trudel, founder of Yogacamp retreats, of Namkha studio and media strategist for Strøm through her agency, Comptoir Pub

The idea of confinement slowly made its way into our house before it turned everything upside down. Since I live very close to my mother’s house, we had kept seeing each other at first. When it was beautiful outside we would take walks with my son, and we would meet...

Rethinking happiness

Marie-Eve Trudel, founder of Yogacamp retreats, of Namkha studio and media strategist for Strøm through her agency, Comptoir Pub

The idea of confinement slowly made its way into our house before it turned everything upside down. Since I live very close to my mother’s house, we had kept seeing each other at first. When it was beautiful outside we would take walks with my son, and we would meet...

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Une réflexion sur l’autonomie alimentaire en cette période de grands changements

A reflection on food self-sufficiency in this period of great change

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of Nord restaurants, Strøm Nordic spa

AN INCURSION IN RAPHAËL’S DAILY LIFE – Raphaël has been the executive chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café for the past two years. As the father of four wonderful children, he takes advantage of the confinement to reconnect with simple pleasures in his home in the countryside. A time...

A reflection on food self-sufficiency in this period of great change

Raphaël Podlasiewicz, Executive Chef of Nord restaurants, Strøm Nordic spa

AN INCURSION IN RAPHAËL’S DAILY LIFE – Raphaël has been the executive chef of Nord restaurants and Fika café for the past two years. As the father of four wonderful children, he takes advantage of the confinement to reconnect with simple pleasures in his home in the countryside. A time...

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Lâcher-prise, ralentissement et bonheurs simples : une nouvelle vie à la maison

Letting go, slowing down and simple pleasures | a new life at home

Gabrielle Deschamps, Manager, Human Resources at Strøm Nordic Spa

A VISIT AT GABRIELLE’S – Gabrielle joined the Strøm team under very special circumstances. She has been helping the whole team for a few weeks now during this time of great change. Her husband being a doctor and having a young daughter at home, her story is about the importance...

Letting go, slowing down and simple pleasures | a new life at home

Gabrielle Deschamps, Manager, Human Resources at Strøm Nordic Spa

A VISIT AT GABRIELLE’S – Gabrielle joined the Strøm team under very special circumstances. She has been helping the whole team for a few weeks now during this time of great change. Her husband being a doctor and having a young daughter at home, her story is about the importance...

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Comprendre nos sentiments collectifs en explorant les étapes du deuil

Understanding our collective feelings by exploring the stages of grief

Dr. Valérie Courchesne, psychologist

Photo credit: Aurianne d’Aon In my case, isolation related to COVID-19 happened as I was moving into the house I had just bought with my boyfriend. It is in the middle of the boxes and furniture to be assembled that I started seeing my clients by video conference for psychotherapy...

Understanding our collective feelings by exploring the stages of grief

Dr. Valérie Courchesne, psychologist

Photo credit: Aurianne d’Aon In my case, isolation related to COVID-19 happened as I was moving into the house I had just bought with my boyfriend. It is in the middle of the boxes and furniture to be assembled that I started seeing my clients by video conference for psychotherapy...

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L’effet chaud-froid | Rituel d’autrefois à adopter chez soi

The hot and cold effect | An old-fashioned ritual to adopt at home

Maxime Hébert

Invigorating and energizing, the Scottish shower offers an easy way to take care of your health at home. As its name suggests, this form of hydrotherapy originated in the 19th century in Scotland. It consists of alternating hot and cold water in the shower. It stimulates blood circulation, strengthens blood...

The hot and cold effect | An old-fashioned ritual to adopt at home

Maxime Hébert

Invigorating and energizing, the Scottish shower offers an easy way to take care of your health at home. As its name suggests, this form of hydrotherapy originated in the 19th century in Scotland. It consists of alternating hot and cold water in the shower. It stimulates blood circulation, strengthens blood...

Interviews

Se reconnecter avec soi-même : rencontre avec Sandra Laznik

Reconnecting with Yourself | A Conversation with Sandra Laznik

Sandra Laznik

EXPLORING YOUR FEMININITY She offers retreats in Six Senses resorts throughout the world. She teaches yoga and meditation abroad. She’s also known for Intimi Yoga, a school of yoga dedicated to women’s health with an emphasis on intimacy and sensuality within a framework of openness, emotional safety and trust. A...

Reconnecting with Yourself | A Conversation with Sandra Laznik

Sandra Laznik

EXPLORING YOUR FEMININITY She offers retreats in Six Senses resorts throughout the world. She teaches yoga and meditation abroad. She’s also known for Intimi Yoga, a school of yoga dedicated to women’s health with an emphasis on intimacy and sensuality within a framework of openness, emotional safety and trust. A...

Holistic health

Ralentir pour le bien du cerveau de votre enfant

Slowing Down to Benefit Your Child’s Brain

Marie-Ève Caron, Occupational Therapist and founder of Ü Baby

ONE STEP AT A TIME — Time flies and every last second is occupied, busy and overloaded. We think about the future without taking time to live in the moment. In the blink of an eye, the kids are walking, going to school, asking for the keys to the car,...

Slowing Down to Benefit Your Child’s Brain

Marie-Ève Caron, Occupational Therapist and founder of Ü Baby

ONE STEP AT A TIME — Time flies and every last second is occupied, busy and overloaded. We think about the future without taking time to live in the moment. In the blink of an eye, the kids are walking, going to school, asking for the keys to the car,...

Lifestyle

Vieillir en douceur : L’art de rester jeune longtemps

Aging Gracefully | The Art of Staying Young

Katlyne Lefebvre, Family Life Contributor

THE LIFE THAT LIES AHEAD — As we grow older, we know and try to apply the basic principles for healthy aging: eating healthy, exercising, sleeping well, staying intellectually active and maintaining an active social life. Work-related activities generally decrease, more time is available to us, timeframes extend and schedules...

Aging Gracefully | The Art of Staying Young

Katlyne Lefebvre, Family Life Contributor

THE LIFE THAT LIES AHEAD — As we grow older, we know and try to apply the basic principles for healthy aging: eating healthy, exercising, sleeping well, staying intellectually active and maintaining an active social life. Work-related activities generally decrease, more time is available to us, timeframes extend and schedules...

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L’amour dans sa plus simple expression

Love in its purest form

Maxime Hébert

In the era of slow living and minimalism, why not take advantage of Valentine’s Day to rediscover love in its simplest form? Without exuberance, love is revealed in conversations, a look, a special connection. At the root of this strong feeling lies the love hormone. It’s called oxytocin. It fosters...

Love in its purest form

Maxime Hébert

In the era of slow living and minimalism, why not take advantage of Valentine’s Day to rediscover love in its simplest form? Without exuberance, love is revealed in conversations, a look, a special connection. At the root of this strong feeling lies the love hormone. It’s called oxytocin. It fosters...

Holistic health

Le CBD | la nouvelle muse de l’industrie du bien-être

CBD | The Wellness Industry’s New Muse

Maxime Hébert

DEBATE — We suggest it as a complement to a post-workout smoothie or your morning coffee. It’s incorporated into innovative gourmet menus, tinctures and massage oils. After its legalization in Canada, cannabis has increased in popularity since 2018, and nothing indicates that this enthusiasm will cool off any time soon....

CBD | The Wellness Industry’s New Muse

Maxime Hébert

DEBATE — We suggest it as a complement to a post-workout smoothie or your morning coffee. It’s incorporated into innovative gourmet menus, tinctures and massage oils. After its legalization in Canada, cannabis has increased in popularity since 2018, and nothing indicates that this enthusiasm will cool off any time soon....

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Vivre son ambition sainement

Live Out Your Ambition the Right Way

Marie-Claude Trudeau, Creativity Speaker

RETHINKING YOUR GOALS — Success in all its forms seems to stimulate the same areas of the brain that some drugs do and, for this reason, you can become addicted to it. How then can you be ambitious without becoming addicted to success? How can you feel the rush of...

Live Out Your Ambition the Right Way

Marie-Claude Trudeau, Creativity Speaker

RETHINKING YOUR GOALS — Success in all its forms seems to stimulate the same areas of the brain that some drugs do and, for this reason, you can become addicted to it. How then can you be ambitious without becoming addicted to success? How can you feel the rush of...