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A good sign!

New Capelton sign.

--October 6, 2021.

It’s a lot easier to read the stories behind heritage sites in and around Sherbrooke, now that the Lennoxville-Ascot Historical & Museum Society (LAHMS) has completed work repairing and replacing seven bilingual historic interpretation panels.

QAHN Position on the Current Proposal to Modernize Canada's Official Languages Act

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;

QAHN's Position on Bill 96

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;

Meet the Network!

Kevin, former QAHN president

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.

2021 Marion Phelps Award Goes to Steve Aulis of the Bury Historical and Heritage Society’s Canterbury Committee

Steven Aulis is the winner of the 2021 Marion Phelps Award.

--September 15, 2021.

The Marion Phelps Award is presented annually by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) in recognition of outstanding long-term contributions by an individual to the preservation and promotion of Anglophone heritage in the province of Quebec. This year, QAHN is pleased to present this prestigious award to Steven Aulis, a volunteer with the Canterbury Committee of the Bury Historical and Heritage Society. A formal presentation ceremony took place during an open house at the Canterbury Church, near Bury, on Sunday, September 12.

QAHN Provide Mentorship and Grants to 11 Heritage Groups across Quebec!

The Greenwood Centre for Living History in Hudson

--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.