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HALIFAX:<\/strong> Nominations for the Lieutenant-Governor’s Award of Excellence for l’Acadie and Francophonie opened January 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The award recognizes people whose social, economic or cultural contributions have made a difference in the francophone community and in Nova Scotia as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Since this award was created in August 2020, I have been happy to recognize individuals across the province who have made significant contributions to our francophone community,” said Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “French language and culture have influenced the character of Nova Scotia, and this program is an opportunity to celebrate the diversity that defines our collective identity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n The award is presented to people in three categories: a francophone; a francophile – someone who is not francophone but supports and promotes French language and culture; and a youth recipient under the age of 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deadline for nominations is Sunday, February 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The independent award selection committee includes representatives from Universit\u00e9 Sainte-Anne, la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration acadienne de la Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse, Alliance Francaise Halifax, the Office of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie, a francophone recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia or Order of Canada, a youth member, and a former recipient of the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”25″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”123″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quotes: The Lieutenant-Governor’s Award of Excellence for l’Acadie and Francophonie is a unique and special opportunity to recognize and honour those who celebrate our vibrant and resilient community and contribute to the development of our language and culture.” [adrotate banner=”84″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″] [adrotate banner=”126″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”169″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”93″] [adrotate banner=”105″] HALIFAX: Nominations for the Lieutenant-Governor’s Award of Excellence for l’Acadie and Francophonie opened January 24. The award recognizes people whose social, economic or cultural contributions have made a difference in the francophone community and in Nova Scotia as a whole. “Since this award was created in August 2020, I have been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[4529,3598,50,4530,4531,48],"class_list":["post-33949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-acadienne","tag-awards","tag-halifax","tag-lacadie-and-francophonie-award-of-excellence","tag-lt-gov-arthur-j-leblanc","tag-n-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
“It is important to acknowledge the contributions of the Acadian and francophone community in Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0– Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quick Facts:
— Lt.-Gov. LeBlanc is the first Acadian to serve as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia
— it is customary for Nova Scotia’s lieutenant-governors to establish awards that recognize excellence during their time in office
— this award was developed by the Office of the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia and the Office of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie
— each recipient will receive an award plaque and a certificate signed by the lieutenant-governor
— this is the second award created during the tenure of Lt.-Gov. LeBlanc, following the Award for Culinary Excellence created in March 2019 with Nova Scotia Community College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n