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‘English is the key’: Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs – Montreal – CBC News
Posted: October 6, 2017
During a convention this weekend, Parti Québécois delegates will debate and possibly vote on a resolution to cut funding to English colleges, known as CEGEPs, because they are attracting too many non-anglophones. Source: 'English is the key': Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs - Montreal - CBC NewsAmbulance attendants do not want to bear the burden of lack of resourcesj(translated)
Posted: October 6, 2017
PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT 17 H 12 Yanick Mongeau, Regional President of the Union of Paramedical Workers. The paramedics union denounces the management of Ambulance New Brunswick in the Western Restigouche. Recent events reported by the media have a negative impact on the morale of ambulance attendants, who feel they are being […more]ARANB News – Volume 4 – October 2017 (click source link to retrieve newletter)
Posted: October 6, 2017
Source: ARANB News - Volume 4 - October 2017.pdf - Shared Files - Acrobat.comProvincial French Second Language Oral Proficiency Assessment at Grade 12 Assessment Results 2015-2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, although Advanced Plus is sometimes accepted depending on the role) Late French Immersion - Even more […more]‘Major concerns’ about privatized management of extramural, Tele-Care – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 2, 2017
New Brunswick's commissioner of official languages is voicing "major concerns" about the provincial government's decision to hand management of extramural and Tele-Care services over to the private sector. Source: 'Major concerns' about privatized management of extramural, Tele-Care - New Brunswick - CBC News** Featured – Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 2, 2017
A professor at Laval University in Quebec City says time — at least 1,200 hours of it — and motivation inside and outside the classroom are key to learning a second language. Source: Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says - New Brunswick - CBC NewsLearning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 1, 2017
A professor at Laval University in Quebec City says time — at least 1,200 hours of it — and motivation inside and outside the classroom are key to learning a second language. Source: Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says - New Brunswick - CBC NewsWHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! – Society of Acadia of New Brunswick
Posted: September 1, 2017
Source: WHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! - Society of Acadia of New BrunswickEquality Health in French requires the end of the NB Ambulance Contract (Translated using Google Translated)
Posted: August 31, 2017
The Equality in French group calls on the government to terminate the contract linking its ambulance service with Medavie Health Services. The pressure group invokes the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages, published on Friday in which Katherine d'Entremont described several breaches of the Official Languages Act. According to the Commissioner, NB Ambulance has […more]Government releases French Second Language Results for 2015 – 2016 school year
Posted: August 30, 2017
Highlights The total number of students enrolled in Grade 12 Anglophone was 6 258. Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, […more]NB Ambulance has “deviated from it’s obligations” (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 28, 2017
https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/08/28/ambulance-nb-a-deroge-a-obligations-katherine-dentremont/How do we define the Canadian Francophonie?
Posted: August 23, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 23, 2017 Image credit: Pixabay OTTAWA - Mother tongue, first official language spoken, ability to speak French ... What definition should be used when speaking about Francophones from outside Quebec? BENJAMIN VACHET bvachet@tfo.org | @BVachet "At Statistics Canada, we do not give a single definition of what a francophone is, because there is no consensus," […more]
‘English is the key’: Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs – Montreal – CBC News
Posted: October 6, 2017
During a convention this weekend, Parti Québécois delegates will debate and possibly vote on a resolution to cut funding to English colleges, known as CEGEPs, because they are attracting too many non-anglophones. Source: 'English is the key': Controversy in Quebec as more francophones choose English CEGEPs - Montreal - CBC NewsAmbulance attendants do not want to bear the burden of lack of resourcesj(translated)
Posted: October 6, 2017
PUBLISHED ON FRIDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2017 AT 17 H 12 Yanick Mongeau, Regional President of the Union of Paramedical Workers. The paramedics union denounces the management of Ambulance New Brunswick in the Western Restigouche. Recent events reported by the media have a negative impact on the morale of ambulance attendants, who feel they are being […more]ARANB News – Volume 4 – October 2017 (click source link to retrieve newletter)
Posted: October 6, 2017
Source: ARANB News - Volume 4 - October 2017.pdf - Shared Files - Acrobat.comProvincial French Second Language Oral Proficiency Assessment at Grade 12 Assessment Results 2015-2016
Posted: September 6, 2017
Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, although Advanced Plus is sometimes accepted depending on the role) Late French Immersion - Even more […more]‘Major concerns’ about privatized management of extramural, Tele-Care – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 2, 2017
New Brunswick's commissioner of official languages is voicing "major concerns" about the provincial government's decision to hand management of extramural and Tele-Care services over to the private sector. Source: 'Major concerns' about privatized management of extramural, Tele-Care - New Brunswick - CBC News** Featured – Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 2, 2017
A professor at Laval University in Quebec City says time — at least 1,200 hours of it — and motivation inside and outside the classroom are key to learning a second language. Source: Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says - New Brunswick - CBC NewsLearning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says – New Brunswick – CBC News
Posted: September 1, 2017
A professor at Laval University in Quebec City says time — at least 1,200 hours of it — and motivation inside and outside the classroom are key to learning a second language. Source: Learning a language takes immersion, not just instruction, prof says - New Brunswick - CBC NewsWHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! – Society of Acadia of New Brunswick
Posted: September 1, 2017
Source: WHEN HIS LANGUAGE KILLED! - Society of Acadia of New BrunswickEquality Health in French requires the end of the NB Ambulance Contract (Translated using Google Translated)
Posted: August 31, 2017
The Equality in French group calls on the government to terminate the contract linking its ambulance service with Medavie Health Services. The pressure group invokes the report of the Commissioner of Official Languages, published on Friday in which Katherine d'Entremont described several breaches of the Official Languages Act. According to the Commissioner, NB Ambulance has […more]Government releases French Second Language Results for 2015 – 2016 school year
Posted: August 30, 2017
Highlights The total number of students enrolled in Grade 12 Anglophone was 6 258. Early French Immersion - First of all, only 451 Anglophone students in NB completed the program and took the assessment. Of those students - only 166 students achieved Advanced Level (hiring for entry level public service usually requires Superior, […more]NB Ambulance has “deviated from it’s obligations” (Translated using Google Translate)
Posted: August 28, 2017
https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2017/08/28/ambulance-nb-a-deroge-a-obligations-katherine-dentremont/How do we define the Canadian Francophonie?
Posted: August 23, 2017
PUBLISHED ON AUGUST 23, 2017 Image credit: Pixabay OTTAWA - Mother tongue, first official language spoken, ability to speak French ... What definition should be used when speaking about Francophones from outside Quebec? BENJAMIN VACHET bvachet@tfo.org | @BVachet "At Statistics Canada, we do not give a single definition of what a francophone is, because there is no consensus," […more]