{"id":2548,"date":"2026-03-23T12:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T16:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:17:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:17:55","slug":"lieutenant-governor-to-visit-the-municipality-of-west-nipissing-to-celebrate-francophonie-month-and-engage-with-northern-ontario-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/lieutenant-governor-to-visit-the-municipality-of-west-nipissing-to-celebrate-francophonie-month-and-engage-with-northern-ontario-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Lieutenant Governor to Visit the Municipality of West Nipissing to Celebrate Francophonie Month and Engage with Northern Ontario Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 23\u201324, 2026\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014\u00a0The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will make an Official Visit to the Town of Sturgeon Falls, in the Municipality of West Nipissing, on Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24, 2026.<\/p>\n

The visit is being held during the Francophonie Month and is an opportunity to recognize the vibrant Francophone community in the West Nipissing area. The visit aims to deepen ties with communities in Northern Ontario and celebrate the region’s rich francophone heritage and culture.<\/p>\n

Over two days, Her Honour will visit several key locations throughout the Town of Sturgeon Falls, including City Hall, the West Nipissing Community Health Centre, multiple local schools, and the Club Richelieu for the Souper de la Francophonie.<\/p>\n

Itinerary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, March 23, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:00 p.m. \u2014 Official Visit to West Nipissing City Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her Honour will meet with the Mayor of West Nipissing and a local Indigenous Chief, followed by a tour of West Nipissing City Hall.<\/p>\n

Media welcomed. Photos available upon request<\/p>\n

2:15 p.m. \u2014 Visit to West Nipissing Community Health Centre and Women in Leadership Afternoon Tea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her Honour will tour the West Nipissing Community Health Centre and participate in a private Women in Leadership discussion with the Mayor and local women leaders from the West Nipissing area.<\/p>\n

Media welcomed. Photos available upon request<\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 24, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:00 a.m. \u2014 Visit to \u00c9cole Franco-Cit\u00e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her Honour will tour the French Catholic school Franco-Cit\u00e9 for a meeting with students and staff as well as representatives from Coll\u00e8ge Bor\u00e9al<\/p>\n

Photos available upon request<\/p>\n

10:30 a.m. \u2014 Visit to Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Elementary School<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her Honour will tour the school and meet with students, school board officials, and the principal.<\/p>\n

Photos available upon request<\/p>\n

1:00 p.m. \u2014 Joint Visit to Nipissing Ouest and Northern Secondary School<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her Honour will tour the school and meet with students, school board officials, and the principal.<\/p>\n

Photos available upon request<\/p>\n

5:00 p.m. \u2014 Souper de la Francophonie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Her Honour will participate in a community dinner hosted by a local Francophone community organization in Sturgeon Falls.<\/p>\n

Media welcomed. Photos available upon request<\/p>\n

To learn more about the initiatives, events, and priorities of the Lieutenant Governor, we invite you to visit our website:\u00a0www.lgontario.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

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Media Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Laetitia Walbert<\/strong><\/p>\n

Office of the Lieutenant Governor<\/p>\n

Laetitia.walbert@ontario.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kimberly Marcoux<\/strong><\/p>\n

Communications and Corporate Services Officer<\/p>\n

Municipality of West Nipissing<\/p>\n

705-491-6419<\/p>\n

communications@westnipissing.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

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March 23\u201324, 2026\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will make an Official Visit to the Town of Sturgeon Falls, in the Municipality of West Nipissing, on Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The visit is being held during the Francophonie Month and is an opportunity to recognize the vibrant Francophone community […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media-advisory","category-news","category-press"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2548"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2549,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548\/revisions\/2549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lgontario.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}