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We are looking for potential candidates worthy of receiving this award in 2012Please contact Victor Tétrault, Executive Director, to submit the name of a candidate you would like to bring forward 1-902-877-9376 Names to be submitted no later than March 1st, 2012 Starting in 2009, Société Promotion Grand-Pré created the André-D.-Cormier Certificate to recognize persons deserving this honour for their exceptional contribution to the outreach and sustainability of the Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada. The following activities qualify for consideration: having contributed towards the promotion of the Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada and its history such as contributing towards the outreach of the historic site, the development of programmes offered on the site, cultural activities at the site and promotion of the Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada. Biography of Father André D. Cormier Recipients2110THE AMIS DE GRAND-PRÉ are awarded the André-D. Cormier Certificate in 2010 2009MURIEL ROY, first recipient of the André-D.-Cormier Certificate On July 29, 2009, Stan Surette, President of the Société Promotion Grand-Pré, awarded the first André D. Cormier Certificate to Muriel Kent Roy to honour her exceptional contribution to the to the outreach and sustainability of Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada. Madame Roy became involved in the development of Grand-Pré National Historic Site in 1982, when Parks Canada was preparing the first management plan for the site. In 1985, she became a founding member of the Parks Canada Acadian Consultative Committee. She made significant contributions to various commemorative projects at Grand-Pré. Her submissions to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, along with those of the other members of the Acadian Consultative Committee, regarding the reasons justifying Grand-Pré’s designation as a national historic site were clarified in order to ensure its commemorative integrity. Madame Roy intervened on numerous occasions in issues related to Grand-Pré. In particular, she was instrumental in drafting the Commemorative Intent of the historic site which today recognizes the significance of the Deportation and the enduring attachment of the Acadians to Grand-Pré. In 1993, Muriel Roy received the Order of Canada for her major role in the preservation of Acadian heritage and in the promotion of the status of women. She is still active in a number of Acadian projects, including the Acadian Odyssey Commission, founded by the Société Nationale de l’Acadie to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Great Upheaval. |