Fun, informative vignettes about Ontario and the Francophones that have made their mark throughout the years.
Highlights
March 20 is International Francophonie Day. On this day, we celebrate not only the Francophones of Ontario but also the near 220 million that are dispersed throughout the globe, each speaking French with their own accent. This video shows young student...
Maryse Glaude-Beaulieu´s doctors said she was destined to life as a deaf, blind, non-verbal person with a severe intellectual disability. And yet she became the first person in Francophone Ontario to finish her studies in a regular school. Her courage ...
Ontario Francophones have 1001 reasons to be proud, and Félix Saint-Denis is certainly one of them. He is the creator of the Jeux franco-ontariens, an event in which some 800 Francophone kids from all over the province gather every year. And that´s not...
In 2009, Caroline Bisson underwent a number of major operations to treat her bone cancer. But instead of letting it get her down, she pushed herself to train, even participating in the Paralympic Winter Games in Russia. Knowing full well that she had n...
Gogama native Joe LaFlamme was a trapper, prospector, guide, contractor and forest firefighter. One day, this man of many talents found a wolf caught in a trap. He nursed the animal back to health and managed to tame it at the same time. And so the leg...
What child hasn´t heard the story of Fred La Rose, who, in 1903, threw his hammer to scare off a fox and happened upon Cobalt´s rich silver deposits? From Timmins gold to Sudbury nickel, this video shows us just some of the riches that Northern Ontario...
It is said that Azilda Bélanger could stop toothaches just by touching a person´s mouth... and that she could stop the blood flowing from a wound. Azilda, a mother of 12, was one of the first white women to settle in Rayside, a village located between ...
In 1912, the Ontario government implemented Regulation 17, which restricted French to the first two years of elementary school and even banned students from speaking French in schools. The only language allowed in classrooms was English. This episode r...
Michaëlle Jean is a modern-day pioneer. In 2005, she became the 27th Governor General of Canada, representing the Queen of England on Canadian soil. This icon is the very symbol of perseverance, compassion and diversity, paving the way for visible mino...
This Franco-Ontarian impersonator needs no introduction. Véronic Dicaire, originally from the small town of Embrun, is an internationally renowned singer, impersonator, actor, comedian and dancer.
Katerine Levac is a shooting star of the comedy world. Her career took off at lightning speed, and now she can be seen pretty much everywhere. With a natural flair for making people laugh, this passionate comedian loves the stage and lives for the mome...
Emmanuelle Leftick is considered to be one of the hottest new chefs in the restaurant business. The Ottawa native has had an exceptional career. She even has a salad named after her!
What would French look like without its acute accent? We would have to say "Quebec" instead of "Québec" and "bebe" instead of "bébé." Singer-songwriter Paul Demers takes a look at the famous accent in the word "Orléans" in his song Notre place. Today, ...
Ever since he was very little, Jean-François Carrey has dreamed of climbing the 8850 meters to the top of Mount Everest. With determination and a great deal of hard work, he finally made his dream a reality, spending an entire 20 minutes looking down f...
Slam is an excellent way to show off the diversity of Ontario´s Francophonie. Today, racial minorities make up 10% of the province´s Francophone population. Whether from the Middle East, Europe, Africa or Asia, these French speakers are building a whol...
Timmins native Céleste Lévis´s adolescence was fraught with health issues. But in music, she found a whole new passion. Céleste is a true star, and her light is far from fading.
The video begins with our two hosts trying to solve a Rubik´s cube. They tell us about 17-year-old Antoine Cantin, a veritable virtuoso of the much beloved puzzle. He has been doing Rubik´s cube competitions since the age of 11 and has earned four worl...
The legend of the Lafontaine Wolf.
How to make your own bark canoe.
Our hosts go over the story of Madeleine de Roybon, Ontario´s first European entrepreneur. From her relationship with Cavelier de La Salle to her capture by the Iroquois, not to mention her beginnings as a Fille du Roy in New France, Madeleine de Roybo...
Jos Montferrand was born on October 25, 1802. In a hilarious look at this larger-than-life legend, our two hosts debate on the real vs. the fictional aspects of Joe´s life.
Presented as a letter written by Marcel Vaillancourt, a lumberjack in the year 1900, this vignette gives us a peek into what life was like in a logging camp. What did the lumberjacks eat? How did they live? How did they cut wood?
On June 2, 1828, in an effort to curb the damage brought about by the logging industry, agronomist Ferdinand Larose brought his dream to life and started planting conifers on abandoned farmlands near Bourget. And so begins the story of Larose Forest, b...
Our hosts tell us about Louis Génier´s founding of the first agricultural cooperative of Ontario and show us just how its famous cheese curds are made. But more importantly, we get to see some of the best ways to eat cheese curds, and that´s something ...