Lovely meeting in Jonquière
WORD FROM THE SECRETARY-TREASURER
Greetings,
After our wonderful weekend in Jonquière for our 22nd fami-ly reunion it would be appropriate to thanks those who made this reunion a success. First of all, a big thank you to Pierre Forest and Carmen Boulianne who knew how to put in the foreground the Acadian presence in Saguenay, the local fla-vors of the domain Le Cajeot without forgetting the Eucha-ristic celebration which was singularly distinguished by the presence of a priest Father Azarias Fortin, a pastor Douglas Schroder-Tabah, the choir Les amis d'Évangéline of the Regroupement acadien du Saguenay-Lac St-Jean.
We can't pass over in silence the work of the staff of the Delta Saguenay hotel, in particular Émilie Simard and Réjean Laberge who took care of the smallest details during the 3 days of our meeting.
About thirty people had registered, mainly from Quebec, Ontario and the United States.
We look forward to seeing you in Southwest Nova Scotia in August 2024.
Denis Forest, Secretary-Treasurer
Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Quebec
Delta Hotel, Saguenay, Quebec
Invitation to the next gathering of our families on August 9, 10 and 11, 2024 on the occasion of the
World Acadian Congress to be held from August 10 to 18, 2024
in Southwestern Nova Scotia au CMA 2024.
"See you again"
Coordinator team for the AFA 2024 reunion:
Danielle Peddle, Nouvelle-Écosse /Nova Scotia
Gaétan Forest & Francine Le Fort, Gatineau, Qc
Emy Forrest Thomas, Dorchester, MA
Denis Forest, Saint-Marcelline-de-Kildare, Qc
HISTORY OF OUR GATHERINGS
1 1994 Cap-Pelé, NB (CMA)
2 1995 Saint-Jacques comté de Montcalm, QC
3 1996 Bonaventure, QC
4 1997 Raceland, LA
5 1998 Verner, ON
6 1999 Iles de la Madeleine, QC
7 2000 Laval, QC
8 2001 Hull, QC
9 2002 Québec, QC
10 2003 Sherbrooke, QC
11 2004 Middleton, NÉ (CMA)
12 2005 Sainte-Marcelline comté de Joliette, QC
13 2006 Saint-Malo, MANITOBA
14 2007 Lowell, MA
15 2008 Bécancour, QC (Saint-Grégoire de Nicolet, QC)
16 2009 Tracadie-Sheila, NB (CMA)
17 2010 Région Ottawa, ON
18 2012 Percé, Qc
19 2014 Madawaska, MA
20 2016 Niagara-on-the-lake, ON
21 2019 Shédiac, NB
22 2022 Jonquière, QC