21 and 22, 1990, bringing together the
major artistic and cultural elements
within the province. In total, more than
thirty well-known personalities from
the artistic and cultural communities in
francophone British Columbia launched
a dialogue on where efforts should be
focussed in order for the arts and culture
to flourish in this province. This process
led to the election of a provisional cultural
committee with a mandate to create an
autonomous cultural and artistic
association. In conjunction with the
Fédération, this committee has developed
an agenda and budget for the upcoming
year. It has also requested funding
grants for the support and development
of this future association. The Fédération
is pursuing this issue with some optimism
but remains cognizant of the fact that
the current political situation is not the
most favorable for creating new agencies.
We have also been actively involved in
preparing the second edition of the
“Répertoire artistique et culturel”. We
feel sure that this tool will be appreciated
by both the artists and the purchasers
and producers of shows within our
network.

Le Gala interprovincial de la
chanson francaise

The Fédération provided a great deal of
support for the first ever interprovincial
French song competition held in
Edmonton. It appointed a committee to
select artists to represent British
Columbia and provided all the logistical
support to our two representatives, Julie
Gagnon and Marc Baril. We feel sure
that in the not too distant future, British
Columbia will hold its own provincial
competition to select artists who will
represent this province at future
interprovincial “Galas”. Overall, this
event proved to be an excellent venue
for promoting artists from the
francophone community in British
Columbia.

La Fédération des Franco-Colombiens

Annual Report 1990-1991

MEMBRES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marie Bourgeois
Marie Woolridge
Anne L. Coulombe
Josette Salles
Nicole Hennessey
Paul Picard

Amal Chebaya

Jacqueline Mallet Political Analyst

Eric Gagnon Communication Officer

Yves Trudel Liaison Officer
Secretary