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PRESS RELEASE FROM QAHN: "Two Official Language Minorities in Canada, Not Just One"

Two Official Language Minorities in Canada, Not Just One

Sherbrooke, Quebec. February 8, 2021

Canada’s Official Languages Act was established upon the principle that this country has two official languages, English and French, and that official language minority communities in Quebec (English-speaking Canadians) and elsewhere in Canada (French-speaking Canadians) must be treated equally -- at least in terms of federal language policy and delivery of services and support.

2021 QAHN Survey! Help us to better serve you!

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2021 QAHN Survey

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--January 12, 2021.

2021 QAHN SURVEY

The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) is always working to better serve the heritage community. We've developed this quick survey to find out what programs and services are of greatest interest, and to help us better fulfill our mandate. Please take a few moments to answer the following 10-question survey.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS! 2021 Marion Phelps & Richard Evans awards

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Submit a nomination! It's easy!

larger_awards_0.jpg--January 12, 2021.

Marion Phelps & Richard Evans awards

Presented annually by QAHN in recognition of outstanding contributions by individuals and organizations to preserving and promoting the heritage and history of Quebec’s English-speaking communities.

Now available! Episode 6 of new QAHN Doc Series "The Scandal Makers"

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The Scandal Makers, Episode 6: The Duffer

--March 17, 2021.

The first 6 episodes in a new series of mini-documentaries from QAHN, called "The Scandal Makers," are now available on Youtube. The series, which features Heather Darch as narrator, takes viewers to some of Missisquoi County's oldest and most obscure rural cemeteries in an exploration of the seamier side of the region's distant past...

Click here for the first installment in this series:
Episode 1: "The Hedge-creeper"

Click here for Episode 2: "The Cogniacers, Part 1":

Heritage groups put spotlight on local history across Quebec

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"Belonging" project collaborators include (L to R): Missisquoi Museum (Heather Darch); Colby-Curtis Museum (Samuel Gaudreau-Lalande); QAHN (President Grant Myers); and Richmond County Museum (Norma Husk). Photo: M. Farfan.

The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) has partnered with nine community groups from around the province to preserve and share local historical knowledge, with special emphasis on Quebec’s English-speaking history.

Belonging and Identity in English-speaking Quebec, a QAHN project funded by Quebec's SRQEA, will support the development of museum and heritage-learning activities in several Quebec regions over the next six months.

OPEN LETTER FROM QAHN: Quebec's Heritage and Its Future

--June 9, 2020.

RE: QUEBEC’S HERITAGE AND ITS FUTURE

The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN), a province-wide network of organizations and individuals that works to promote the preservation of the heritage of the province’s English-speaking communities, welcomes the conclusions and recommendations of Quebec’s Auditor General in regards to heritage policy in her latest report.