Anglophone parent advocates French-language education
February 29, 2012
Learning to speak French at a young age provides a lifetime of benefits, a francophone education consultant says. [...]
Four new schools to be built in suburban west Ottawa, education minister announces
June 16, 2011
Ottawa — The Ottawa Carleton District School Board won’t be getting a new school where it’s most needed —north Kanata — because the site doesn’t meet the province’s guidelines for granting funds. [...]
Collège Boréal : 97 diplômés à Toronto
June 1, 2011
Le Collège Boréal à Toronto a remis 97 diplômes à ses étudiants finissants, jeudi soir 26 mai. La majorité venait du campus torontois, les autres des programmes d’accès à Barrie, Hamilton, London, Welland et Windsor. [...]
Forum Français pour l’avenir : Parler français enrichit la vie
May 4, 2011
On entend souvent, en parlant avec des anglophones qui ont fréquenté, plus jeunes, une école d’immersion française ou bilingue, que malheureusement, ils avaient perdu leur français, faute de pratique. Il y a une bonne part de timidité dans ce refus de parler la langue de Molière, mais il y aussi une vérité terrible. Le français n’est pas toujours considéré au Canada comme un avantage, sur un plan professionnel ou culturel. [...]
Can nine-year-olds really decide whether learning French is beneficial?
April 29, 2011
The decision of the Calgary public school board not to make second-language classes mandatory for students in Grades 4 to 9 is folle. It does not serve students well. It does not serve the country well. And it does not serve the cause of national unity. [...]
Les enfants de Babel
April 1, 2011
Les enfants bilingues démontraient une attention, une concentration et une flexibilité cognitive supérieures à leurs amis du même âge. Même chez ceux qui verbalisent le moins! La maîtrise d’une seconde langue dès la prime enfance assurerait un avantage cognitif. [...]
Le Prix de la francophonie du Collège Boréal est décerné à Renée Champagne
April 1, 2011
Sudbury – Lors de la clôture des festivités entourant le Mois de la francophonie du Collège Boréal, Mme Renée Champagne s’est vu décerner hier soir le Prix de la francophonie du Collège Boréal. Cette distinction fut remise à l’occasion d’un souper canadien-français mettant en vedette la chorale les Troubadours, Stéphane Paquette et ses musiciens [...]
Nouveau service de garde francophone pour les étudiants immigrants de Hamilton
March 20, 2010
Hamilton – Lors de l’ouverture officielle de ses nouveaux locaux à Hamilton, le Collège Boréal a inauguré aujourd’hui un nouveau service de garde francophone pouvant accueillir 21 enfants dont 6 poupons. D’une superficie de 300 mètres carrés (3 200 pieds carrés), ce service de garde francophone est le premier financé en Ontario par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada à l’extérieur de la capitale nationale. [...]
Why It Pays To Be Bilingual
February 15, 2011
Immersion can't save the French language
February 12, 2011
Ottawa – By Canadian political standards, rogue Tory MP Maxime Bernier is either very brave or very foolish. Maybe a bit of both. But whatever motivated him to wade into the politically treacherous waters of Quebec's language law, Bill 101 -- and he should be commended for going where few dare -- there is no doubt his comments have resonated. [...]
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La Fondation de La Cité collégiale remet plus de 285 000 $ en bourses d’études
February 9, 2011
Ottawa – La Fondation de La Cité collégiale a remis plus de 300 bourses d’études totalisant plus de 285 000 $, en 2009-2010, à des étudiants du Collège lors de sa remise annuelle tenue le 9 février dernier. [...]
Bilingual toddlers have cognitive edge over their unilingual peers/ study - CTV News
January 19, 2011
Montréal - MONTREAL — A new study has found that bilingual toddlers have a cognitive edge over their unilingual peers. Researchers from Concordia and York universities co-authored the study, which tested 63 bilingual and unilingual toddlers. [...]
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College Boréal research leads to new device for extracting wood oils
December 30, 2010
Collège Boréal's applied research division has unveiled a new prototype designed to make use of wood residues produced by forest harvesting activities, said a news release from College Boreal. Developed in partnership with forestry company Niska North Inc. and the Township of Chapleau, this prototype will initially be used to extract various essential oils from wood chips. It was designed by Matthieu Desbois, a 3rd year student in Collège Boréal's Technologie du génie chimique (Chemical Engineering Technology) program, as part of the Research Project course, said the release. [...]
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A person's a person, no matter how small
December 28, 2010
There are many ways to find out important information about the elected officials who run this growing city. But no one has ever quite done it like Bruce Deachman, starting with Mayor Jim Watson 1. What was the earliest thing you can recall wanting to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a firefighter because one of our neighbours was the volunteer fire chief in our small town. When I was 10 or 11, I wanted to be a Presbyterian minister because our preacher was a real inspiration for me. [...]
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The Centre Louis-Riel Officially Opens Its Doors at Collège Boréal
December 18,2010
Sudbury – Collège Boréal held an official opening at its Centre Louis-Riel today. This new centre, located in the heart of the College’s main campus in Sudbury, provides Métis and Aboriginal students a vast array of services in a culturally responsive environment conducive to their academic success. The Centre Louis-Riel facilities include mainly work stations, a seminar room and a relaxation space. The Centre Louis-Riel also offers tutoring, help with career placement and the application process for student financial assistance. [...]
Ontario Francophonie Award to Kenneth McRoberts
October 24, 2010
Kenneth McRoberts honoured by the Ontario government Premier Dalton McGuinty has presented a 2010 Ontario Francophonie Award to Kenneth McRoberts (right), principal of York University’s Glendon College, in recognition of the immense contribution McRoberts has made to francophone life in the province. [...]
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Collège Boréal unveils a unique program in French Ontario
October 22, 2010
Ottawa– At a launch in the national capital, a number of representatives from the educational and artistic communities attended the presentation of Collège Boréal’s Stage Management Technician and Stage Management Assistant programs. Offered at Collège Boréal for the incoming class of September 2011, these new programs have been developed to ensure that the professionals graduating from them will be equipped to handle both the technical and various artistic aspects of the performing arts. [...]
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My kids are bilingual. I struggle with French
October 04, 2010
“I don’t like school. It’s too hard.” My four-year-old son looked up at me in September last year, his big brown eyes brimming with tears and begging for sleep. I felt panic. Maybe it wasn’t such a good idea after all. We had enrolled him in junior kindergarten at a French school. Not French immersion, but actual French school.[...]
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Collège Boréal, a French-speaking post-secondary institution that excels in applied research
September 21, 2010
Sudbury – At a press conference this morning on Collège Boréal’s main campus in Sudbury, Symboticware unveiled a new applied research partnership that is destined to improve practices in the area of productivity, maintenance and mineworker safety through the use of the latest innovations in wireless technology. [...]
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