CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!
2022 HERITAGE VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AWARDS:
Marion Phelps & Richard Evans awards
Presented annually by QAHN in recognition of outstanding volunteer contributions by individuals and organizations to preserving and promoting the heritage and history of Quebec’s English-speaking communities.
Deadline for nominations: March 31, 2022.
February 23, 2022, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
QAHN & Partners present "Belonging & Identity"
HERITAGE SHOW & TELL ONLINE
11 communities, 11 great projects, from podcasts and online exhibits to live performances: Here's your chance to meet heritage leaders from across Quebec who are celebrating local history and culture despite pandemic challenges.
--November 26, 2021.
The cover photograph for this book, Gatineau Valley Golf Courses, 1903 – 1933, shows Anson Green about to strike a tee shot at the Larrimac Golf Club in 1930, seven years after the first golf shot was struck on these golf grounds. It turns out that today the golf course of the Larrimac Golf and Tennis Club is the last survivor of at least sixteen golf courses laid out in the Gatineau Valley between 1903 and 1933.
There were four different golf courses laid out at Kingsmere between 1903 and the 1920s.
--November 16, 2021.
Meet the Network, Episode 9: Wes Darou!
This fall we have been sharing short selfie videos to introduce you to some of the inspiring people who make up our network. This week, we head to West Quebec to meet with Wes Darou, an enthusiastic speaker, author, and volunteer.
RESOLUTION
QAHN Board of Directors (September 21, 2021)
RE: Modernization of Canada’s Official Languages Act
Considering that at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), held on September 12, 2021, the Board discussed at length the Government of Canada’s proposal to modernize the Official Languages Act;
RESOLUTION
QAHN Board of Directors (September 21, 2021)
RE: Quebec’s Bill 96
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), held on September 12, 2021, the Board discussed at length the Government of Quebec’s proposed Bill 96 (An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec).
Considering that the English-language minority community of Quebec has a long history of distinguished contributions to all facets of Quebec society;
The following is a part of a new series of selfie-videos recorded by some of the members of the far-flung Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network! Look for them on https://www.facebook.com/QAHNCanada/.
This week we travel to Vancouver, B.C., to meet QAHN's former President who shows us that you can't take Quebec out of the Quebecer.
--September 1, 2021.
For the second year in a row, the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) will partner with local cultural organizations to support museum and heritage activities that explore the history of Quebec’s diverse English-speaking communities.
The Belonging and Identity in English Quebec initiative is funded by Quebec's SRQEA and will enable QAHN to provide mentorship and grants of up to $5,000 to 11 different communities.
