Mamadou Gangué (far right), Founding Publisher of the Source Newspaper/Journal la Source, accepts award from former Governor-General Michaëlle Jean (centre) alongside (from left to right) Mario Cyr, Executive Director of the Conseil Scolaire Francophone, and Andrew Winstanley, former recipient of the Baldwin-LaFontaine award. Photo by Denis Bouvier

On Thursday February 28, the Source Newspaper was honoured with the Baldwin-La-Fontaine award. The award was founded in 2003 by the Canadian Club of Vancouver. It honours Louis-Hippolyte La-Fontaine and Robert Baldwin, two Canadian politicians who joined forces to create Canada’s first “responsible government.”

The award recognizes those who have demonstrated a commitment to bilingualism  and are involved in endeavours meant to establish cooperation between French and Englishspeaking community members.

We’re  honoured to join past recipients and we look forward to continuing our work of building bridges between Metro Vancouver’s many diverse communities.

Baldwin-LaFontaine award will sit at the Source offices until February 2014. Photo by Denis Bouvier