Bonjour Canadian Parents for French BC & Yukon Chapter Representatives!

I hope you’re having a great summer. We at the BC/Yukon Branch office have been undergoing some changes, as we get ready to move our Downtown office, and prepare for the busy back-to-school season.

Our new location  will be in La Maison de la francophonie at:

227-1555 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver BC V6J 1S1

Please Note: This will be the only CRU this month, as there was not a great deal of membership-only information. Don't forget to forward to your members!

Everyone’s favorite time of year!  Please have one designated person, usually the secretary, treasurer or president, submit your 2011-2012 Chapter Reporting.  These documents can be submitted online at: Chapter Reporting

Every chapter is required to submit ALL of the requested documents to be considered active and in good-standing.  This information helps our office understand how to help you, and we really appreciate the time you put in to preparing it.

If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our office at outreach@cpf.bc.ca, 1-800-665-1222 or 778-329-9115 ext. 315.

It’s time to prepare for this year’s annual Branch membership drive, which runs from September 1st to October 31st, 2012.  Up-to-date membership lists will be sent to each chapter at the end of the month.  More information about membership recruitment strategies & this year’s prizes will be posted on our website (www.cpf.bc.ca) as the membership drive approaches!

90% of membership fees during this time go directly back into your chapter!

This campaign is an excellent opportunity to recruit new volunteers, to raise funds, and to meet new French immersion parents. Good Luck!

Top prizes:

• WestJet return flights for two! (some restrictions apply)
• A confirmed spot and $600 toward BC Family French Camp!
• $400 towards a Théâtre la Seizième sponsored socio-cultural event in your community!
• Two $100 travel vouchers with Air North

AFKO, (Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest) the West Kootenay francophone society and Nelson Chapter CPF,  successfully organized a monthly French page in the local paper – the Nelson Star.  “Voila – Votre page mensuelle en français”.    French articles, submitted by French language students (immersion, etc), francophones and Francophiles are coordinated by AFKO for the monthly submission.   Today’s edition June 20,2012 has an article submitted by the Nelson Chapter congratulating the French Immersion grads.  Attached is a pdf (apologies – it is poor quality) of the French page (page 18) .  The full page can be found online in the e-editions

June 20 (page 18)
May 23 (page 8)
April 25 (page 14)
March – no longer available on line.

Avoid paying the LATE rates by registering before Sept 17th, 2012.

This coming fall, our Branch AGM will take place within the context of CPF National’s AGM in Ottawa. Therefore, registration for participants will not be in the fall but rather this spring/summer. Please keep this in mind during your upcoming AGMs and meetings in order to help us identify participants and meet the registration deadlines.

The theme of this year’s national conference, held October 18-20, is “Champions of Official Languages”; the theme for the BC & Yukon provincial component, held October 17, is “French as a Right.”

Each Chapter is eligible to send one (1) subsidized Chapter delegate. Once your Chapter has chosen the delegate, they must complete and return the CPF National Registration Form found on our Branch website. The registration fee includes accommodation, travel, all meals, and all workshops and events. If your Chapter would like to send a second delegate, please contact Kirsty (outreach@cpf.bc.ca) We are compiling a waitlist in the event we are able to accommodate your second representative.

To help cover the cost of the AGM & Conference registration fee, our Branch will reimburse your Chapter $250 for your participation.

If you have any questions about the registration process, fees, or AGM & Conference programming please read the National Registration Form package, located along with other useful information on the CPF BC & Yukon AGM & Conference 2012 webpage.

September 28-29, Prince George BC.

This year's theme: Building from the Ground up! Take the opportunity for your Chapter executives to learn about capacity building, collaboration for resources, encouraging growth have the chance to connect to with other Chapters in the Northern Region.