Pointe-Claire Celebrates 40 Years of Exposcience at Stewart Hall captures the spirit of a November weekend designed to make science feel close enough to touch.

The 40th edition of Pointe-Claire Exposcience was scheduled for November 7 and 8, with activities running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

For Pointe-Claire families, the program offered an approachable mix of insects, live animals, painting and questions about the natural world.

Forty editions is a milestone worth noticing for an event built around the simple pleasure of being curious together.

Saturday’s theme, “Animal Menu,” looked beyond what creatures eat to explore how they find food and shelter.

GUEPE, an environmental organization, was set to guide that part of the program through the everyday challenges animals face.

The theme gave young visitors a way to connect familiar backyard observations with bigger questions about habitat and survival.

The Insectambulant exhibit was scheduled throughout Saturday, bringing insects into focus rather than leaving them as an afterthought.

An optional insect-tasting activity added a distinctly adventurous choice for visitors willing to reconsider what belongs on a menu.

Not everyone would have been ready to take a bite, but the invitation itself made the theme memorable.

Sunday shifted toward “Seasonal Harvests,” examining foods associated with different times of the year.

That change of focus linked science to something most households recognize: the way seasons shape what reaches the table.

The change from animal diets to seasonal harvests gave each day its own reason to visit.

The Insectambulant exhibit was also scheduled to return for the full day Sunday.

Across both days, textured-landscape activities invited participants to explore through touch instead of simply looking at a display.

Éducazoo was scheduled to bring live animals between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Art, science and painting activities were planned from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on both afternoons.

That blend of creative work and observation made the hands-on science activities suitable for children with different interests.

A child drawn in by painting could leave with a new question about insects or animal habitats.

The City of Pointe-Claire organized the event with Concordia University, bringing a university partnership into a community setting.

Rather than placing science behind a classroom door, the program put it alongside art and conversation at Stewart Hall.

That matters on the West Island, where a family outing can also become an opportunity to learn about the environment nearby.

Stewart Hall, at 176 Du Bord-du-Lac–Lakeshore Road, provided a Pointe-Claire setting for the two-day program.

Its Lakeshore Road address placed the West Island science event in a familiar part of the city.

Insects were a fitting thread through the weekend because they can spark both fascination and hesitation, often in the same visitor.

Giving people room to observe, ask questions or decline a taste kept that encounter open to different comfort levels.

Likewise, the live-animal hours and afternoon art sessions gave families several ways to shape their visit.

The published program did not establish how many people attended, so the weekend’s turnout remains an open question.

What it did establish was an ambitious schedule for a 40th edition: two themes, shared exhibits and plenty of chances to participate.

For a local event celebrating four decades, the strongest idea may have been the simplest one: curiosity belongs to everyone.