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Celebrations of the 2010 Yukon Francophone Day
The Yukon Francophone flag will, for the first time, proudly be raised over Whitehorse City Hall, this Friday, May 14, 2010, to celebrate Yukon Francophone Day. Everybody is invited to take part in the celebrations and raising of the flag:
9:50 a.m. Emilie-Tremblay School, 20, Falcon Drive
11:00 a.m. Whitehorse City Hall, 2121, 2nd Avenue "It is an important recognition and I would like to thank the City of Whitehorse and the Yukon government for paying homage to the Yukon Francophone community. We will celebrate, with joy and pride, more than a century of the Francophone presence in the Yukon", says Gaël Marchand, president of the Association franco-yukonnaise. "The Francophonie is an integral part of Yukon, of its history, its culture and its identity. We are proud of the vitality and dynamism of the Yukon Francophone community", added Glenn Hart, Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate.From noon to 2:30 p.m. at 305 Jarvis Street, 3rd floor, the French Language Services Directorate of the Yukon government will also open its doors to the public who will have the opportunity to discover or learn more about the services offered to the community and the new territorial government publications available in French. In 2007, Geraldine Van Bibber, Commissioner of Yukon, proclaimed for the first time May 15 "Yukon Francophone Day".
Since 1982, the Association franco-yukonnaise has been the official voice of about
3,550 Yukon Francophones, 1,250 whom have French as their mother tongue. A non-profit organization, AFY aims to improve the Yukon Francophone's quality of life in French.
9:50 a.m. Emilie-Tremblay School, 20, Falcon Drive
11:00 a.m. Whitehorse City Hall, 2121, 2nd Avenue "It is an important recognition and I would like to thank the City of Whitehorse and the Yukon government for paying homage to the Yukon Francophone community. We will celebrate, with joy and pride, more than a century of the Francophone presence in the Yukon", says Gaël Marchand, president of the Association franco-yukonnaise. "The Francophonie is an integral part of Yukon, of its history, its culture and its identity. We are proud of the vitality and dynamism of the Yukon Francophone community", added Glenn Hart, Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate.From noon to 2:30 p.m. at 305 Jarvis Street, 3rd floor, the French Language Services Directorate of the Yukon government will also open its doors to the public who will have the opportunity to discover or learn more about the services offered to the community and the new territorial government publications available in French. In 2007, Geraldine Van Bibber, Commissioner of Yukon, proclaimed for the first time May 15 "Yukon Francophone Day".
Since 1982, the Association franco-yukonnaise has been the official voice of about
3,550 Yukon Francophones, 1,250 whom have French as their mother tongue. A non-profit organization, AFY aims to improve the Yukon Francophone's quality of life in French.
