Official Languages committee  I like to see my community as a community that is getting organized. We have a lot of users. My group has fought tooth and nail. I am proud to tell the committee that we won the Binet-Dugas prize for services in French this year, even though we are only volunteers.

Official Languages committee  At the Gala de la francophonie 2010. The users nominate services--

Official Languages committee  No, the one here in the territory. It is organized by the Association franco-yukonnaise. I just wanted to tell you that we do have users, but we are now looking for our leaders.

Official Languages committee  We do receive the program La ruée vers l'or. People in Dawson are determined to watch that, but everyone ends up tearing their hair out because it takes time to see the images. And it's not as accessible as one may think. I was in touch with TVOntario's virtual services last week

Official Languages committee  I haven't reviewed the figures. In any case, I haven't been to those villages. I know that in Watson Lake, Haines Junction--

Official Languages committee  You would have to rely on the expertise of the Association franco-yukonnaise, which may be familiar with all the figures. I know there are some in Haines Junction and Watson Lake. I also know that there was a community in Faro, but I can't give you any figures.

Official Languages committee  I haven't been there, but having opened the Centre de la francophonie in Dawson and spent some time there, I can tell you that a woman from Watson Lake came to see us, and was extremely happy to discover that we existed, saying that no such services were available where she lives

Official Languages committee  This year, just recently, one family went to Whitehorse and another family went to Quebec to receive educational services in French. That makes us mad because we are trying to retain our population in Dawson with our services. That is one factor. Everyone wonders what we are doin

Official Languages committee  Yes.

Official Languages committee  No, there aren't any.

Official Languages committee  People often say that if we receive something, they will get less, but when you look at where the resources are coming from, it's clear that they really are two completely different and separate channels.

Official Languages committee  It's about 1,380 in the winter and almost 5,000 in summer.

Official Languages committee  According to Statistics Canada, there are no Francophones in Dawson; however, according to the statistics gathered by the Centre de la francophonie, there are now 125 of us.

Official Languages committee  Yes. A volunteer will be arriving in February. She is only there six months of the year. Her child goes to school; so, she can be there in the summer. Earlier, I wanted to take the time to tell you more about our circumstances. There are a lot of volunteers, and burnout is frequ

Official Languages committee  For the time being, the centre is a place where people get together. We could give you an average; let's just say that every time we open the centre in the evening, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., there are five to seven visitors. I think it's important to be there.