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Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie 2026

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Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie 2026Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie | Organisé par Réseau Diaglogue Network | 1er au 31 mars 2026 | Participez à concours! | RVF.ca #RVFranco (photos of Katherine Plouffe and Mehdi Cayenne, with many sponsor logos along the bottom) is an opportunity not only to celebrate the richness of Francophone culture but also to experience it, enrich it and share it. Activating your Francophonie means getting the ball rolling, going out and finding other Francophones and Francophiles, and creating even more opportunities to get together. Whether it’s a sporting event, a cultural outing, a celebration, a creative workshop or an outdoor activity, each event is a way to affirm that the French language is alive and that it unites us.

Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie is produced by Réseau dialogue Network, syndicated from the NCRA and CRFC, and airs on CKMS-FM on Sundays in March 2026 from 6:00pm to 6:30pm with the following episodes:

Sunday 8 March 2026

#1. Olympian and RVF co-spokesperson Katherine Plouffe

Katherine is a professional basketball player and an Olympian, and she is also a co-spokesperson for Les Rendez Vous de la Francophonie. She grew up in Edmonton, and still calls the city home. In the podcast, Katherine speaks about her French-learning journey, what she loves about sport, and about having a heartset of curiosity.

#2. Musical artist and RVF co-spokesperson Mehdi Cayenne

Mehdi is a singer songwriter and a spokesperson for the Les Rendez Vous de la Francophonie. Mehdi was born in Algeria and grew up in Montreal, Moncton and Ottawa, the city where he now lives. In the podcast, Mehdi speaks about his love of language, the importance of human connection, and his upcoming cross-Canada tour.

Sunday 15 March 2026

#3. Theatre artist and artistic director Marie-Ève Fontaine

Marie-Ève is a theatre artist and artistic director of the Théâtre Cercle Molière in St. Boniface, Manitoba, which is the city in which she was born. In the podcast, Marie-Ève speaks about her theatre background, the Cercle Molière’s storied one-hundred-year history and its future as a gathering place and a place of fun for the community.

#4. Composer, teacher and former CBC radio personality Pat Carrabré

Pat is a composer, teacher and former CBC radio personality. He grew up in the village of St Pierre Jolys in Manitoba and currently lives in Vancouver BC where he is the Director of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. In the podcast, Pat speaks about his musical background and work, his experience as a Sixties Scooper, and his efforts to learn Michif, the endangered language of the Métis people.

Sunday 22 March 2026

#5 Community radio volunteer & former CJAM staff Christien Gagnier

Christien is from the Windsor, Ontario region and hosts a radio show called On Y Va at CJAM 99.1FM. In the podcast, Christien speaks about his experience at CJAM, his Metis and Francophone family background, and his quest to improve his French as an adult. This episode contains strong language.

#6 Executive director of Association francophone des Kootenays Ouest Eloïse Speleers

Eloïse is the executive director of the BC based organization, AFKO. She is originally from Belgium. In the podcast, Eloïse speaks about the importance of being “accent-inclusive”, some upcoming Rendez-vous de la Francophonie events in Nelson, BC, and the many local programs that AFKO offers Francophones and Francophiles in the rural region of the West Kootenay Region.

Sunday 29 March 2026

#7 VIF Program Coordinator at the Dialogue Network Rosie Kasongo

Rosie works for the Dialogue Network as their VIF Coordinator. She grew up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and now lives in the Greater Ottawa Area. In the podcast, Rosie speaks about the VIF funding program, how being multilingual can help us build empathy, and her love of French rap music.

#8 independent journalist, content writer and motorbike adventurer Julia Chenu

Julia is a journalist and content writer, and is currently working for the NCRA/ANREC as a National Support Editor for the LJI program. Her blog, Julia on a Bike, details two recent cross-Canada motorbike trips. Julia was born in France and now lives on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. In the podcast, she speaks about her experience in campus and community radio, journalism, and media relations; what brought her to Canada, and the kindnesses she experienced in her travels.

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Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie 2025

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RVF (orange maple leaf in the style of a fleur-de-lis next to black letters RVF)Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF) is one of the cultural events organized annually to celebrate International Francophonie Day (March 20), which promotes the French language and the many ways it is expressed across Canada.

From March 1 to 31, Canada will be celebrating its Francophonie! Hundreds of activities are planned across the country, including multicultural gatherings, performances, film screenings, contests, and educational activities—it’s all cause to celebrate!

The RVF is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate together!

Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie is hosted by Catherine Fisher, and is syndicated from the NCRA and CRFC, and airs on CKMS-FM on Sundays in March 2025 from 5:00pm to 5:30pm with the following episodes:

2 March 2025
  • An interview with Ajà Besler, Executive Director of the Dialogue Network about the month of the Francophonie and the activities that the Network has planned. The interview includes a music track by Nova Scotia artist P’tit Belliveau – the track is called Demain, the album is Un homme et son piano, and it is available on Bonsound Records.
9 March 2025
  • Pierre Davidson, a community radio host and volunteer at CFUZ-FM in Penticton, BC.
  • Anick Silencieux, Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Support Black Charities.
16 March 2025
  • Laura Yaros, a certified translator, journalist, and a former community radio host in Montreal.
  • Vanessa Lisabelle, an independent podcaster, journalist, and radio host at CFMX-FM in Granby, Quebec.
23 March 2025
  • Louis Béland, Directeur Generale of L’Alliance des radios communautaires du Canada.
  • Dr. Larry Steele, an Associate Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University and programmer on CKDU-FM.
30 March 2025
  • Angelica Carrero, Directrice générale of L’Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec.
  • Alexandre Chartier, Executive Director of Société historique de la Saskatchewan.
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Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF)

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The 2024 (Colourful maple leaf with various logos on it)Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie (RVF) podcast series features conversations with eight bilingual and multilingual guests.

Many of this year’s guests have worked or volunteered in campus and community radio.

Rendez-vous de la Francophonie is hosted by Catherine Fisher, and is syndicated from RVF and the NCRA, and aired on CKMS-FM on Sundays from 3:30pm to 4:00pm during the month of March 2024.

List of podcast guests

  • 3 March: Dr. Claire-Marie Brisson hosts the North American Francophone Podcast and is a Preceptor in French at Harvard University. In this conversation, Claire-Marie talks about growing up in Dearborn, Michigan in a bilingual family, sharing her love of language through teaching and her podcast, some Franco-American history. She also offers insights about her upcoming book, Michiganaise.
  • 10 March: Amélie Sauquet-Davidson is the Sponsorship Coordinator at Kootenay Co-op Radio, a community radio station in Nelson, BC. Amélie talks about growing up in France, learning Spanish and English, coming to Quebec, and finally, coming to British Columbia, where she lives and works in English and French.
  • 10 March: Shelley Robinson is the executive director of National Capital Freenet in Ottawa, Ontario, and the former executive director of the National Campus and Community Radio Association. In this conversation, she speaks about how anglophones can support bilingualism, being a life-long French learner, and her experience working and volunteering in community radio in Canada, Rwanda, and Afghanistan.
  • 17 March: Francella Fiallos is a Program Officer and Communications Director at the Community Radio Fund of Canada. In this conversation, Francella talks about speaking Spanish and English as a child in Ottawa, her experience of learning French, and her history working and volunteering in community radio in Halifax, Montreal, and Ottawa.
  • 17 March: Kallee Lins is the executive director of the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council/Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. She talks about learning French in school and living and working in French and English in Montreal and Ottawa.
  • 24 March: KL Kivi is an author and activist living in Sinixt tmxʷúlaʔxʷ (homeland) in the Columbia Mountains of British Columbia. KL grew up speaking Estonian and English. They learned French in school and then spent a year in southern France as a young adult. In this conversation, KL speaks of their love of learning and language and how different languages open us up to new perspectives and ideas.
  • 24 March: Victoria King is a manager at the Executive Office at The University of Winnipeg Foundation. Victoria talks about growing up in an anglophone family, learning French in Canada through her school’s late immersion program and working and volunteering at CKUW, a campus radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
  • 31 March: Ness Benamran is a manager at Kootenay Career Development Services in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. In this conversation, Ness talks about his childhood living in France, England, and Cyprus, learning and then relearning French, living in Barcelona, Spain, as a young adult, and immigrating to a majority English-speaking region of Canada, where it is sometimes difficult to use his other languages.