Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique Annual Report 2002-2003
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Awarding of the Prix Napoléon Gareau

On June 7, 2002, at a reception that took
place as part of its 57th Annual General
Meeting, the FFCB awarded the Prix Napoléon
Gareau to Ms. Henriette Moreau. Ms. Moreau
has been a member of the Société francophone
de Victoria since 1970, member of the
Association historique francophone de Victoria
since 1987 (she was president of this
association for five years from 1996 to 2001)
and member of the Conseil paroissial
St-Jean-Baptiste since 1995.

She began her career in teaching French at the
age of 18, and was honoured in 1967 by Delta
Kappa Gamma, an organization that
recognizes exceptional merit in women in
education, and in 1995 by the French Consul
General in Vancouver who awarded her with
the Palmes Académiques.

She is a woman of many talents, including
signing. She sang with the Vancouver Opera
Society for more than nine years.

Scholarships

Every year, the Fédération des francopho-
nes de la C.-B. awards an honorary
certificate and $1000 scholarship to
recognize the efforts of graduates of the
Francophone Program.

This year, the prize was awarded to Sophie
Verrier, graduating from the Francophone
Program at LEcole Brodeur in Victoria,
in recognition of her hard work at the
secondary level and to encourage her to
pursue post-secondary studies in French.
Ms. Verrier was singled out for her
commitment to community and her
academic success.

Her list of accomplishments is a long one, and
she continues to give of her time and energy
out of love for the French language and her
personal commitment to issues that affect
the Francophone community in Victoria, an
investment for which the Francophone
associations in Victoria are very grateful.

Recipients of the award

since 1993:
» 1993: Laurette Agnew
» 1994: Pauline Bélanger
» 1995: Jean Lambert
» 1996: Aline Tétreault
» 1997: Marie Woolridge
> 1998: Gerry and

Evelyne Bergeron
» 1999: Dr. Gérald Moreau
» 2000: Pierre Livernoche
» 2001: Nicole Hennessey
» 2002: Henriette Moreau

Claude Provencher, President of the FFCB
and Henriette Moreau, recipient of the

Prix Napoléon Gareau.

Public speaking competition

Every year, the Fédération des francophones
de la C.-B. awards a prize of $100 to the winner
of a public speaking competition organized
by Canadian Parents for French. On May 5,
2003, The Fédération recognized Daryl Gunn,
graduate of the Immersion Program at
Brookswood School in Langley, for the
exceptional quality of her delivery and
speech. Pierre Blouin, FFCB Treasurer, awarded
the prize on behalf of the Fédération and was
a judge for the event.

On behalf of the FFCB, Pierre Blouin
(Treasurer of the FFCB) presented

the award to Ms. Daryl Gunn.