Tag Archives | Francophone

La Compagnie Créole Concert – 25e Festival d’été francophone de Vancouver

You would not have recognized me in the moment when I heard that La Compagnie Créole was going to be playing in Vancouver.  La Compagnie Créole is a popular 1980’s pop band from French Guiana and the French West Indies who adopted French as their primary singing language and who rapidly rose in popularity in France. Their songs are […]

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Festival du Bois – 25th Anniversary

From festivals to Oscar viewing parties, there was something for everyone last weekend, mine was spent in the beautiful village of Maillardville!  Every year, the Société francophone de Maillardville produces the Festival du Bois, which honours and celebrates French-Canadian culture.  This year marked their 25th Anniversary and with the accompanying increase in profile and community engagement, I […]

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CMHT Golf Tournament

It was my very first time at the Coquitlam Golf Classic and I loved every second of it! I’ve enjoyed a spectacular day at one of the most prestigious golf courses in the lower mainland, Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club, playing poker with golf players and learning few “tricks” 😉 This day event was […]

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Festival du Bois

The 24th edition of Festival du Bois returned March 1-3 with great music, amazing artists, outstanding performers, entertaining activities and authentic food. It was a fabulous weekend of celebration honouring tradition and culture. As the festival grown, it becomes pretty obvious that the 2-day event has developed to a BC’s premiere event and I am […]

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