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Gisèle Quenneville, Linda Godin and Daniel Lessard meet exceptional francophones from throughout Canada and beyond. Discover politicians, artists, entrepreneurs and scientists whose extraordinary stories are worth telling.

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Carte de visite in the Yukon - vidéo
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It is said that in the Yukon, everybody comes from somewhere else. The province is full of people who came to visit and never returned, and they each have their own story to tell. Nathalie Parenteau came from Quebec some thirty years ago and is now one...
Carte de visite in the Yukon - vidéo
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Marcelle Fressineau: Dog Musher, Alayuk Adventures - vidéo
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These races are nothing short of legendary: 1600 kilometres across mountains, forests and tundra in the cold, dark and snowy weather on a sled pulled by 16 dogs. Marcelle Fressineau knows a thing or two about dog mushing, having finished the Yukon Ques...
Marcelle Fressineau: Dog Musher, Alayuk Adventures - vidéo
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Miléna Georgeault and Maxime Gouyou-Beauchamps: Outdoor Guides - vidéo
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Miléna Georgeault and Maxime Gouyou-Beauchamps left France to find nature, and nature they found in the Yukon. With their biology and biodiversity degrees in hand, they set off looking for work and adventure, and today, they get to combine the two. Wit...
Miléna Georgeault and Maxime Gouyou-Beauchamps: Outdoor Guides - vidéo
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Florian Boulais - Owner, Alchemy Café - vidéo
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Among the bars and pubs of Dawson City, Yukon, there is a tiny haven of peace. Alchemy Café is one of the only places in town where you can find healthy food and organic coffee. The café is reflective of its owner, Florian Boulais. The native of France...
Florian Boulais - Owner, Alchemy Café - vidéo
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Pascal St-Laurent: Soir de semaine Member - vidéo
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Adventure plays a major role in Pascal St-Laurent´s life. At 24 years old, the Quebec teacher decided to take a sabbatical year and travel along the West Coast, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. But once he arrived in the Yukon, he needed money. And so...
Pascal St-Laurent: Soir de semaine Member - vidéo
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Robert Daffe: Adventure Guide - vidéo
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After 45 years exploring the Great North rivers on canoes and rafts, both for his own personal enjoyment and to share his knowledge with others, Robert Daffe has come to know the Yukon like the back of his hand. When Daffe was young, nothing indicated ...
Robert Daffe: Adventure Guide - vidéo
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Greg Selinger: Manitoba Premier 2009-2016 - vidéo
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Greg Selinger has been a part of Manitoba´s political landscape since 1988. He was first elected as a Winnipeg city councillor, and in 1999, he was elected MPP for St. Boniface in Gary Doer´s NDP government. The new MPP was immediately named Minister o...
Greg Selinger: Manitoba Premier 2009-2016 - vidéo
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Mariette Mulaire - CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg - vidéo
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In Manitoba, doing business in French may be the exception, but not for long! That is what Mariette Mulaire is working to achieve. As CEO for the World Trade Centre Winnipeg, Mulaire helps the province´s businesses to expand beyond their borders and pr...
Mariette Mulaire - CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg - vidéo
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Stéphane Oystryk: Director - vidéo
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Stéphane Oystryk never really saw himself in the French films he saw on the silver screen, or in the Quebecois television programs he watched. So, the young Franco-Manitoban filmmaker decided to make a film that reflected his reality. FM Youth gives us...
Stéphane Oystryk: Director - vidéo
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Robert Freynet - Artist - vidéo
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Robert Freynet has found the solution for piquing young people´s interest in history: the graphic novel. It all began when the native of Ste-Geneviève, Manitoba, created a graphic novel on the life of the great Louis Riel. He soon followed it up with a...
Robert Freynet - Artist - vidéo
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Yann Martel - Writer - vidéo
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Yann Martel describes himself as a nomad with a lust for travel and discovery, and he has been sharing these passions with readers for over two decades. It was in 1997, during a trip to India, that the idea for Life of Pi came to him. The novel, which ...
Yann Martel - Writer - vidéo
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Annette Campagne - Singer-Songwriter - vidéo
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Music has always been central to Annette Campagne´s family. Her Saskatchewan hometown of Willow Bunch was like a tiny Francophone island in an English-speaking ocean; through song, the family´s seven kids found a way to keep their language. In 1988, fo...
Annette Campagne - Singer-Songwriter - vidéo
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Christiane Guérette: CEO, SRHBA - vidéo
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When Christiane Guérette found herself in Saskatoon, she tapped into her Acadian roots to find a sense of belonging. Growing up in Fredericton, she saw how involved her parents were in the city´s Francophone community. Guérette works within Saskatoon´s...
Christiane Guérette: CEO, SRHBA - vidéo
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Dylan and Pénélope Roche: Owners, Roche Wines - vidéo
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She comes from Bordeaux from an impressive family of winemakers. He comes from Vancouver, and he is keen cyclist who was introduced to wine culture during a stay in Burgundy They first met in New Zealand, where each had gone to fulfil the dream of maki...
Dylan and Pénélope Roche: Owners, Roche Wines - vidéo
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Éric Dumérac: Climber and Guide, Mountain Skills Academy - vidéo
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Éric Dumérac has loved mountains since he discovered Mont St-Hilaire back home in Montérégie. As a tree planter in Alberta, he found himself face to face with the immensity of the Rockies, and he has since travelled the world looking for new mountain c...
Éric Dumérac: Climber and Guide, Mountain Skills Academy - vidéo
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Nicole Dextras - Visual Artist - vidéo
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Nicole Dextras grew up in Alexandria, Ontario, where her mother ran a clothing store. With a keen interest in fashion, Dextras followed in her mother´s footsteps. Up to a certain point. Having completed her studies in British Columbia, she began to mak...
Nicole Dextras - Visual Artist - vidéo
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Carole Ducharme: Real Estate Agent in Vancouver - vidéo
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Carole Ducharme is a woman of many talents. A lawyer by training, she made her mark in the worlds of television and film as a producer, director and screenwriter. After a stay in Paris, the Montreal native decided to move to Vancouver. There, in Britis...
Carole Ducharme: Real Estate Agent in Vancouver - vidéo
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Noam Gagnon - Dancer and Choreographer - vidéo
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53-year-old Noam Gagnon has never been in better shape. No physical challenge is too great for the choreographer and dancer, although he does admit it takes him a bit longer to recover now than it did 30 years ago. A Quebec native, Gagnon chose to sett...
Noam Gagnon - Dancer and Choreographer - vidéo
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Annie Jacques: Tour Guide (Tofino, BC) - vidéo
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Tofino is a small village on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Its population of 2000 in the winter balloons to ten times that number in the summer. Annie Jacques moved to Tofino 15 years ago, and the water has been her home and office ever since. Sh...
Annie Jacques: Tour Guide (Tofino, BC) - vidéo
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Kim Juniper: Marine Biologist, Ocean Networks Canada - vidéo
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When Kim Juniper was in school, his professor had him choose between studying worms in the ditches around the Victoria, BC, airport and taking a small submarine to survey the depths of the ocean. The choice was of course a no-brainer, and so began Juni...
Kim Juniper: Marine Biologist, Ocean Networks Canada - vidéo
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Pascal Pelletier: Sculptor - vidéo
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Pascal Pelletier grew up in Maniwaki, Quebec, just outside an Aboriginal reserve. When he was young, he never gave much thought to his ancestors´ Cree culture; his grandfather had turned away from his Aboriginal origins. But when Pelletier was 16, he h...
Pascal Pelletier: Sculptor - vidéo
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Louise Moyes - Multidisciplinary Artist - vidéo
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Newfoundlanders are known for their unparalleled storytelling skills. They love stories, and they love to tell stories. Native Newfoundlander Louise Moyes did her studies in Quebec, and while she did fall in love with the province, her heart was always...
Louise Moyes - Multidisciplinary Artist - vidéo
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Wade MacLauchlan: Premier of Prince Edward Island - vidéo
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Leading a small province comes with its share of advantages and disadvantages. As Premier of Prince Edward Island, Wade MacLauchlan knows this all too well. Following a career in academia, MacLauchlan made the leap to politics. In February 2015, the le...
Wade MacLauchlan: Premier of Prince Edward Island - vidéo
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Vishtèn - Traditional Music Trio - vidéo
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Vishtèn´s music fuses the traditional music styles of Prince Edward Island and of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine. They rework old songs to breathe new life into them with an indie-folk style that combines instruments like the accordion, violin and guitar wit...
Vishtèn - Traditional Music Trio - vidéo
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