Annual Maple Sugar Festival

EVENTS :: SITES

Feb. 22-24, 2008
Admission by donation
(suggested donation of $2)

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An array of fun filled activities awaits you throughout these unique celebratory days. Non-stop events are guaranteed to keep the festival public of all ages amused in this unforgettable cultural experience. Sample our well-known maple toffee on snow and for the lumberjack appetites, indulge in one of our hearty traditional meals including tourtière, creton, pea soup, sugar pies and more! Need to take a break after sampling the vast menu? Take a horse and carriage ride through the park, or sit back and relax while top-notch performers entertain throughout the day.

The Centennial Building will be open with non-stop activities and entertainment on Friday from 4pm to 9pm, on Saturday from 9am to 9pm and again on Sunday from 9am to 4pm. Don't miss out on the fun!

If you're looking for a more cosy and more intimate setting, the Entertainment Tent has the atmosphere you seek. Solo and group instrumental artists will make you tap your feet and join in the traditional folk singing while clowns perform their magic on the young at heart. Throughout the weekend, this inviting tent will feature non-stop family-focussed performances.

Visit the Entertainment at the Maple Sugar Festival du Sucre d’Érable and meet clowns, musicians, story tellers, magicians, puppetteers, jugglers, mascots, and so much more more.

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Unique Products and Information plus A Very Special First Nations & Métis Exhibit!

Visit the Community and Commercial tent and take advantage of this great opportunity to stock up on specialty products produced by local artisans and merchants.

Visit the L'AFN table for specialty Maple products and Festival souvenirs. Upon presentation of your L'AFN membership card, you will receive a discount on the purchase of the products offered by our merchants.

In this tent you will also meet the Francophone representatives of different governmental organizations: provincial, regional and federal agencies. The representatives will be happy to answer any of your questions. Come and learn more about the public services offered in French.

Become a member of the L'AFN during the Festival weekend and you will be eligible to win one of our great prizes.

A Special First Nations and Metis Exhibition

In celebration of the Festival's 2008 Aboriginal theme, the Community and Commercial Tent will also host the First Nations and Metis Exhibition

The Council for the Cultural Preservation of the Metis Peoples, is a non-political, non-funded group dedicated to the preservation of the Métis culture and their Peoples. The CCPMP holds a position on the Aboriginal Education Committee, School District 68, and have been active in the community in a variety of ways.

Over the years their activities have included Metis Voyageur Days at High Schools, Aboriginal Days, Maple Sugar Festival, Festival of Trees fundraiser for Malaspina University College bursaries.

The term Métis refers to those people who were born of a mixture of French and later Scottish fur traders and Aboriginal women. During the French Era (1600-1760), intermarriage between white traders and Aboriginal women was so common that it is estimated that 40% of French-Canadians in Quebec today can claim to have at least one Aboriginal ancestor.

The Royal Commission Report on Aboriginal Peoples outline the many distinctive Métis communities across Canada, and more than one Métis culture.

http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ch/rcap/sg/sjm5_e.html
http://www.albertasource.ca/metis/eng/beginnings/introduction_origins.htm

The First Nations of Mount St. Hilaire Quebec Exhibition

The First Nations of Mount St. Hilaire Quebec Exhibition is a 'Festival must-see'. Visitors will enjoy an amazing interactive exhibition presented by the Maison amerindienne of Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec.

This unique First Nation's visual experience demonstrates the step-by-step procedure of the ancient art of tree tapping and the transformation of its sap into the mouthwatering maple syrup, known as liquid gold.

This highly educational exhibit is perfect for all ages as it also explores many facets of the rich history and traditions unique to the Native People of this region. For more information on this remarkable art form, visit the Maison amerindienne website.

Community and Commercial Participants

Provincial Francophone Associations