https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/departments/jeux/multimedia.html Team New Brunswick - Multimedia https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.05.2024-05-30_02.JPG.html The two winners of the Quebec-New Brunswick Innovation and Marketing Award were announced at the ninth Rendez-vous Acadie-Québec, which took place in Caraquet. The New Brunswick winner is Le Pays de la Sagouine, located in Bouctouche, and the Quebec winner is Nova Bus, located in Saint-Eustache. From left: François Émond, director of development and special projects at Le Pays de la Sagouine and director of Akadi Lumina; Monique Poirier, director and creative director at Le Pays de la Sagouine; Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Savoie, who is also minister responsible for La Francophonie; Maud-Andrée Lefebvre, chief representative of the Bureau du Quebec dans les Provinces atlantiques; and Mathieu Nadon, regional sales manager for Nova Bus. Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2024.02.2024-02-13_01.jpg.html A group of French-speaking ambassadors to Canada are on an official visit to New Brunswick this week to promote La Francophonie and foster commercial, cultural and academic exchanges between member countries and governments of La Francophonie. Countries represented by their ambassadors include: Belgium, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic), Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Gabon, Haiti, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Tunisia, as well as a representative for the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie for the Americas and for Wallonie-Bruxelles. Tue, 13 February 2024 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.12.2023-12-18_01.JPG.html The work accomplished by the consul general of France in the Atlantic provinces, Johann Schitterer, was recently recognized during a visit at the legislative assembly. From left: Schitterer; and Local Government Minister Glen Savoie, who is also minister responsible for la Francophonie. Mon, 18 December 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.10.2023-10-25_01.jpg.html In his first official visit to New Brunswick, Benin ambassador in Washington with jurisdiction to Canada Jean-Claude Do-Régo met with Premier Blaine Higgs and Local Government Minister Glen Savoie, who is also minister responsible for La Francophonie. This visit was intended to strengthen relations as part of the first New Brunswick-Benin economic forum. Since 2021, the two governments have a bilateral agreement that calls for closer co-operation in the sectors of education, the economy, trade, industry, science and technology, culture and tourism. From left: Savoie; Do-Régo; and Higgs. Wed, 25 October 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.10.2023-10-10_01.jpeg.html A delegation promoted the province during a recent mission in Ivory Coast. This mission is part of the provincial government's ongoing efforts to promote the province and its French-language education and university system around the world and within the countries of the Francophonie, and to foster economic partnerships. Local Government Minister Glen Savoie, who is also minister responsible for La Francophonie, was accompanied by representatives of the Université de Moncton, the business community and provincial government departments. From left: Thierry DeMesse Zinsou, trade commissioner, Canadian Embassy in Ivory Coast; Mohammed Chekkouri, recruitment officer, Université de Moncton; Adam Smith, Savoie’s executive assistant; Julie Forest, learning specialist, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development; Sophie Lacroix, director of international education, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development; Canadian ambassador to Ivory Coast, Anderson Blanc; Savoie; Denis Prud’homme, Université de Moncton president; Isabelle Doucet, director of international and multilateral Francophonie, Department of Intergovernmental Affairs; Cyriaque Kiti, Afremac Consulting; Eric Larocque, director of partnerships, Université de Moncton; and Michel Lacoursière, senior trade commissioner, Canadian Embassy in Ivory Coast. Tue, 10 October 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.08.2023-08-14_01.jpeg.html The provincial government recently renewed its co-operation agreement with the Département de la Vienne, France, for five years. The agreement was signed during the Acadian Odyssey celebrations in Vienne marking the 250th anniversary of the return of Acadians to Poitou. Front row, from left: Sybille Pécriaux, Departmental Council; Alain Pichon, president, Vienne Departmental Council and Local Government Minister Glen Savoie who is also minister responsible for La Francophonie. Second row, from left: Guillaume de Russé, deputy chair, Vienne Departmental Council; Jacques Aumasson, director, International Relations, Vienne Departmental Council and Isabelle Doucet, director, International and Multilateral Francophonie for the Department of Intergovernmental Affairs. Mon, 14 August 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.08.2023-08-09_01.jpeg.html The 9th Francophonie Games came to a close on Sunday in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Team Canada-New Brunswick returned home with two bronze medals in freestyle wrestling and also took part in cultural competitions at the games. From left: Fredericton wrestlers Vivian Kutnowski and Elena Sehic won medals in their weight categories (under 65 kg and under 72 kg respectively). Wed, 09 August 2023 00:00:00 AST https://www2.gnb.ca:443/content/gnb/en/multimedia/mmrenderer.2023.07.2023-07-28_01.jpeg.html The provincial government today announced the members of the team that will represent New Brunswick at the ninth Jeux de la Francophonie to be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, from July 28 to Aug. 6. First row, from left: wrestling coach Don Ryan; wrestler Tania Blanchard; mission staff member Armand Doucet; and Pierre-André Doucet, who is representing the province in literature. Second row, from left: wrestlers Elena Sehic, Koen Poirier, Vivian Kutnowski and Jonathan Sherrard; assistant wrestling coach Jeff Allen; wrestler Raymond Hazell; and Guillaume Lépine, who is representing the province in painting. Fri, 28 July 2023 00:00:00 AST Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 AST