{"id":7340,"date":"2024-06-06T09:24:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=7340"},"modified":"2024-06-06T09:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T12:24:58","slug":"two-receive-award-of-excellence-for-lacadie-and-francophonie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2024\/06\/06\/two-receive-award-of-excellence-for-lacadie-and-francophonie\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Receive Award of Excellence for l\u2019Acadie and Francophonie."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two Nova Scotians were recognized today, June 5, with the 2024 Lieutenant-Governor&#8217;s Award of Excellence for l\u2019Acadie and Francophonie of Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am thrilled that these remarkable individuals have been chosen for this recognition,\u201d said Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc. \u201cTheir efforts celebrate the French language and the rich history and culture of the Acadian community, ensuring accessibility for future generations through their ongoing endeavours.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Created in August 2020 by Lt.-Gov. LeBlanc and overseen by the Office of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie, the award honours people whose social, economic or cultural contributions have made a difference in the francophone and Acadian community and Nova Scotia as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2024 recipients are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trevor Murphy, Halifax (francophone)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elle Peters, East Lawrencetown (youth).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When possible, the award recognizes outstanding citizens in three categories: a francophone, a francophile \u2013 someone who is not francophone, but who supports or promotes the French language and culture \u2013 and a youth recipient under the age of 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recipients are chosen by an independent selection committee with representatives from Universit\u00e9 Sainte-Anne, la F\u00e9d\u00e9ration acadienne de la Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse, Alliance fran\u00e7aise d&#8217;Halifax, the Office of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie, a francophone recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia or Order of Canada, a young person and a former recipient of the award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quotes:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur province is filled with individuals who continuously strive to make a positive difference in their communities. The Lieutenant-Governor\u2019s Award of Excellence for l\u2019Acadie and Francophonie is one way to express our appreciation and acknowledge the outstanding work of those exceptional individuals in our Acadian and francophone community.\u201d<br>\u2014&nbsp;<em>Colton LeBlanc, Minister of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quick Facts:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lt.-Gov. LeBlanc is the first Acadian to serve as Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>it is customary for Nova Scotia\u2019s lieutenant-governors to establish awards that recognize excellence during their time in office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>this is the second award created during Lt.-Gov. LeBlanc&#8217;s tenure, following the Award for Culinary Excellence established in March 2019 with Nova Scotia Community College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information is available at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/acadien.novascotia.ca\/en\/lieutenant-governor-nova-scotia-francophonie-award\">https:\/\/acadien.novascotia.ca\/en\/lieutenant-governor-nova-scotia-francophonie-award<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source : Provincial Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Nova Scotians were recognized today, June 5, with the 2024 Lieutenant-Governor&#8217;s Award of Excellence for l\u2019Acadie and Francophonie of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7340"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7342,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7340\/revisions\/7342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}