Province says ‘merci’ to northern B.C. group for supporting francophones
A northern organization that helps French-speakers from Canada and elsewhere integrate in their new surroundings has won a top provincial award.
The award comes ahead Journée de la Francophonie in B.C., an annual celebration, which will be held on March 20. The non-profit association has been supporting Francophones and Francophiles since 1960 through social-cultural events education and service offerings in French. Sarah Maurice, executive director of Le Cercle, said the award is a great recognition.Close to 200 people representing Francophone organizations from across British Columbia took part in the event.“The burden is high on the Francophone community,” Dix said, adding that B.C.
According to Statistics Canada in 2021, some 57,000 British Columbians identified French as their mother tongue and close to 327,000 British Columbians have knowledge of both English and French.
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