The Association franco-yukonnaise (AFY) invites you to its 16th annual Gala de la francophonie, Friday November 12 th at the Yukon Arts Centre, starting at 7 p.m.The evening is traditionally a colourful affair in honour of the organizations, businesses and people that have made their mark in different areas of francophone community development in the Yukon.

DeRuyter-Gendreau Award
EducationRecognizes an individual or organization who has shown outstanding leadership, creativity and cooperation, and has worked tirelessly to advance French language education in the territory. Tremblay-Létourneau Award
Volunteer involvementRecognizes an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the development of the Francophone community through their unstinting commitment to volunteer work and has shown outstanding leadership and know-how in their social and personal involvement. Alma-Castonguay Award
Les EssentiEllesRecognizes an exceptional woman who has made a significant contribution to the development of the Yukon's Francophone community through her dynamism, involvement, effectiveness and courage. For example, she may have done outstanding work on behalf of Francophone women in the Yukon or initiated measures to promote their advancement. Comité Espoir Jeunesse Excellence AwardRecognizes an individual (young or young at heart) who has actively contributed to the advancement of the francophone youth movement in one or more of the areas in which the Comité Espoir Jeunesse is active: sports and recreation, arts and culture, education and training, economy, environment and representation. Binet-Dugas Award
Services in FrenchRecognizes an individual, organization or business that has offered exceptional services in French, going far beyond their mandate, and has made a significant impact on the community. This award may also highlight the remarkable determination shown by an individual, organization or business in order to offer quality services in French. Pépin-Landreville Award
Culture and communicationsRecognizes an individual or organization that has made outstanding achievements and contributions in one or more of the following fields: literary arts, performing arts (music, theatre, dance), film, visual arts, crafts and applied arts, community cultural development, and arts education. This award also recognizes an individual or organization that has demonstrated innovation or made an original contribution to the continued promotion of the Francophone community through articles or texts that have been published in magazines or collective works or have won prizes in competitions. Health in French Excellence AwardRecognizes an individual, organization or business who, through their exceptional involvement, has made a significant contribution to the development of quality French language health or social services in the Yukon.

DeRuyter-Gendreau
Award Education
1995 Jeanne Beaudoin
1996 Sylvie Baril
1997 Diane Émond
1998 Julie Harvey
1999 Isabelle Salesse
2000 Gilbert Lamarche
2001 Clémence Roy
2002 France Robert
2003 Sandra Henderson
2004 Thérèse Nantel
2005 Alain Dallaire
2006 Marc Champagne
2007 France Robert & Diane Corbin
2008 Anne Savoie
2009 André BourcierTremblay-Létourneau
Award Volunteer Involvement
1997 Caroline Boucher
1998 Robert Nantel
1999 Wayne Peace
2000 Yann Herry
2001 Yvette Sormany
2002 Roch Nadon
2003 Marc Dionne
2004 Louise Girard
2005 Christian Klein
2006 Jean-Marc Perrault & Eukaris
2007 Yann Herry
2008 Louise-Hélène Villeneuve
2009 Claude GosselinPépin-Landreville Award
Culture and communications
1995 Roch Nadon et Roxanne Thibaudeau
1996 Danièle Rémillard & Luc Laferté
1997 Lucie Desaulniers
1998 Les femmes de la distribution de la pièce Les Belles soeurs
1999 Cécile Girard
2000 Luc Laferté
2001 Nathalie Parenteau
2002 Émission Rencontres
2003 Marie-Hélène Comeau
2004 Renald Jauvin
2005 Annie Langlois et Angélique Bernard
2006 Soir de Semaine
2007 Caroline Boucher & Carole Trottier
2008 Paul Davis
2009 Hélène Saint Onges Comité Espoir Jeunesse Excellence Award
2004 Marie Abbott
2005 Émilie Beaudoin Herdes
2006 Émilie Bouchard
2007 Dominique Sormany-Albert & Roch Nadon
2008 Jeanette Carney
2009 Emilie MeredithBinet-Dugas Award
Services in french
1995 Steve Robertson, Yukon News
1996 Julie Lefebvre
1997 Mac's Fireweed
1998 Johanne Gauthier
1999 Alpine Bakery
2000 Ron Janusaitis
2001 Sylvie Marcotte
2002 David Gendron
2003 Air North
2004 Sylvie Binette
2005 Claude Gosselin
2006 La gourmandise
2007 Sylvie Marcotte
2008 Yukon Energy
2009 Arctic Star PrintingAlma-Castonguay Award
Les EssentiElles
2004 Louise Cashaback
2005 Sylvie Léonard
2006 Élianne Olès
2007 Sandra St- Laurent
2008 Renée-Claude Carrier
2009 Julie Ménard Health in French Excellence Award
2008 Hélène Bélanger
2009 Ann Chapman