SDN Retreats
This Indonesian island is famous for yoga retreats, rice terraces, and spiritual wellness tourism.
What is Bali?
This anglicism, which has nothing to do with outdoor living space, refers to a presentation and is often used in place of ''diaporama''
What is a deck?
In 2000, this phase of Place du Portage was named by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada as one of the top 500 buildings produced in Canada during the last millennium.
What is Place du Portage Phase III?
This is what happens when your chair leans back one degree too far during a virtual meeting
What is to tip over?
To break through or make a hole in something.
What is pierce? (Chelsea Pierce)
This Central American country is famous for rainforest eco-retreats and the phrase “pura vida”
What is Costa Rica?
In office slang, this anglicism can refer to comments left on your project - like when your manager says everything looks great, but clearly wants you to redo everything
What is feedback?
Before Gatineau existed, this city—incorporated in 1875—was the urban centre where Promenade du Portage developed.
What is Hull?
Doing this mathematically to two numbers gives you their product - emails also do this when you leave them unread
What is to multiply?
A steep, high face of rock, often found along coastlines or mountains.
What is a cliff? (Cliff Groen)
This Middle Eastern country offers luxury desert retreats and futuristic cities like Dubai.
What is the United Arab Emirates?
In office slang this word refers not to playground equipment, but describes one page of a presentation —where weeks of work are reduced to three bullets and a ''so what''
What is a slide?
Between 1869 and 1933, the surrounding city endured eight major versions of this type of disaster
What are fires?
This phrase means you’ve reached the moment where one more email might send you over the edge
What is the tipping point?
A naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals commonly used in construction and found in Earth’s crust.
What is rock? (Jonathan Larocque)
This East African island is famous for biodiversity, lemurs, and remote eco-lodges.
What is Madagascar?
Often used instead of ''ordre du jour,'' this term outlines topics to be discussed in a meeting. (Somehow, it never seems to help the meeting end on time.)
What is an agenda?
Before becoming a government corridor, this dominant 19th-century industry drove the growth of the area and shaped the early buildings along the street.
What is the lumber (timber) industry?
You might do this - an essential office survival technique - to discreetly slip pass your manager’s desk while trying to leave the office before a long weekend
What is to tiptoe?
In chess, the most powerful piece, able to move in multiple directions across the board.
What is a queen? (Alyson Queen)
These Pacific islands, including Bora Bora, are known for turquoise lagoons and volcanic landscapes
What is French Polynesia?
In Québécois office slang, this direct translation is most likely the first anglicim you’ll hear each morning.
What is bon matin?
This early settler founded Wrightstown in 1800 near what would become Promenade du Portage, marking the beginning of permanent European settlement in the area.
Who is Philemon Wright?
You might be in this state after one too many “team-building 5 à 7” drinks. (Might also lead you to sharing your true feelings about Outlook notifications with the COO.)
What is tipsy?
An intense feeling of deep affection, often associated with romance and compassion.
What is amour? (Nancy D'Amour)