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Overview of the 58th Annual General Meeting

The 58th Annual General
Meeting of the Fédération
des francophones de la C.-B.
took place in Richmond on
June 8, 2003. The theme

for the meeting was:
2004-2009—fulfilling

our ambitions!

Representatives from
Francophone associations
across the province met to
discuss and adopt the new
Global Development Plan.
The meeting also focused
on how the new Canada-
Community Agreement
operates. Delegates were

introduced to the Fondation

des francophones de la C.-B.’s

new corporate identity and
the new logo for RésoSanté
Colombie-Britannique.

During the meeting, the
membership accepted three
new members: the Scouts
francophones de la C.-B.,
the Conseil Jeunesse and
Educacentre. They also
elected five members to the
FFCB Board of Directors.
Voted into the open positions
were: Claude Provencher as
President; Edith Bouchard as
Director for Southern British

Columbia; Evelyne Bergeron
as Director for Northern

British Columbia; Paul Deroy

as Director for Vancouver
Island South; and Gilles

| Overview of the Presidents’ Meeting

On November 14 through

16, 2003, the FFCB welcomed
representatives from its
member associations.
Formerly known as the
Presidents’ Council, this
meeting has now changed its
name to reflect the decision
made in June 2002 at the
AGM to change FFCB regula-
tions and make this meeting
a place to meet, consult and
learn. The annual meeting no

longer has the role it had
previously to deliberate
issues.

Participants enjoyed this

new format that provides
them with more time for
discussion. During the
meeting, members focused
primarily on the renewal

of the Canada-Community
Agreement. Through
workshops and presentations,

| Vive la différence !

For some time, Francophone
and Acadian communities in
Canada have been thinking
about immigration in their
midst. The FFCB got a little bit
more involved in the process
this year. It took part in the
FCFA du Canada’s national

initiative called Vive la
Différence!

This project is intended to
make Francophones across the
country more aware of the
concept of community and
how it is being redefined. It

presidents and executive
directors discussed the
importance of cooperation
and strategies that need to
be put in place for future
negotiations.

also provides them with tools
for discussing how to bring
communities closer together.

At the Board of Directors meet-

ing in March 2004, members
moved that a committee be
struck to discuss cultural

Toupin as Director for
Vancouver Island North.

At the Presidents’
Meeting, the FFCB was
pleased to welcome
Benoit Pelletier, Quebec
Minister of Canadian
Intergovernmental
Affairs. Mr. Pelletier
spoke about Quebec's
position on Francophone
and Acadian communities
outside Quebec.

diversity in our community.
This is the first step towards

a forum on cultural diversity
slated for June 2005 as part of
the FFCB's 60th anniversary.