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OVERVIEW
The main
goal of the Société Promotion Grand-Pré is to promote Acadian culture and
history related to Grand-Pré.
In order to
fulfill this goal, the Société Promotion Grand-Pré has as priority the
comanagement of Grand-Pré National Historic Site in collaboration with
Parks Canada.
The 1956
agreement between the federal government and the Société Nationale
l'Assomption, acting on behalf of the Acadian people, acknowledged that
"Grand Pré Park is considered the most important Historic Site by the
Acadian people, that it recalls their saddest and most heroic moments and
must remain for future generations the example of courageous people whose
culture and actions shall enrich more and more the Canadian nation."
In 1957, on the recommendation of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board
of Canada, the Government of Canada purchased Grand-Pré Commemorative Park
from the Dominion Atlantic Railway and the Memorial Church from the
Société Nationale l'Assomption. Grand-Pré National Historic Site
commemorates the Deportation of the Acadians and recognizes the national
importance of this area which was a centre of Acadian life from 1682 to
1755. Grand-Pré also celebrates the profound attachment that Acadians the
world over still feel for this area, the heart of their ancestral homeland
and the symbol of the ties that unite them.
Parks Canada
wishes to ensure public support and to make cooperative agreements that
will facilitate the contribution of local communities, the Acadian
community, and other organizations and individuals to the protection of
the Site and the celebration of its history.
GENERAL GOALS
(VISION AND
MISSIONS)
Vision of the Société Promotion Grand-Pré
Grand-Pré
National Historic Site of Canada is the world centre for the commemoration
of the Deportation of the Acadians.
Mission of the Société
Promotion Grand-Pré
- Co-management of the Grand-Pré National Historic
Site of Canada
- Development of a program for infrastructure
improvements
- Exploitation of the commemorative integrity
statement of Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
There are eleven members on the
Board of Société Promotion Grand-Pré: three members are named by
SNA* and three by FANE**. These six members elect five members at large
chosen from the Acadian community of the Atlantic
Provinces.
Members of
the Executive
President, Member of the Executive
Mr. Stan
Surette, West Pubnico, Nova Scotia (member of the Board named by FANE)
Vice-President, Member of the Executive
Mr. Gérald
Boudreau,
Tusket, Nova Scotia (member of the Board named by SNA)
Secretary-Treasurer, Member of the Executive
Mr.
Gabriel LeBlanc, D'Escousse, Richmond County, Nova Scotia (member of the
Board elected by the members of the Board named by SNA and FANE)
Other members
of the Executive
Mr.
Gilles Babin, Grande-Digue, New-Brunswick (member of the Board elected by
the members of the Board named by SNA and FANE)
Mr.
Georges Arsenault, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (member of the
Board elected by the members of the Board named by SNA and FANE)
Other
members of the
Board
Mr.
Jean-Claude Roy, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (member of the Board named by SNA)
Ms.
Marcelle Merserau, Bathurst, New-Brunswick (member of the Board named by SNA)
Mr.
Allister Surette, Church Point, Nova Scotia (member of the Board elected
by the members of the Board named by SNA and FANE)
Mr. Blair
Boudreau, Wedgeport-le-bas, Nova Scotia (member of the Board named by
FANE)
Mr. Bob
Martel, Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia (member of the Board elected by the
members of the Board named by SNA and FANE)
Executive Director
Mr. Victor Tétrault, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
* SNA - Société nationale
de l'Acadie
** FANE -
Fédération acadienne de la Nouvelle-Écosse |
