Come celebrate La Pêche’s status as a fair trade municipality – First in Quebec!
There will be Fair Trade Chocolate – yum.
When?: Saturday, 12th of May, 10 am – 2 pm
Where?: Wakefield Community Centre – inside and out
What?: Chocolate tastings, hot chocolate, chocolate crafts for kids (and fruit sculptures with Fair Trade Bananas); and a MOVIE about Chocolate at noon, Multi-purpose room: “Chocolate: The Bitter Truth” (UK; 40 mins)
PLUS: Local BBQ, Fair Trade baking, vendors with early produce, Guatemalan crafts.
Learn the New "Fair Trade Steps" Dance! There’ll be drumming – bring yours along.
Sign up to take some Fair Trade Steps in your life. Check out the Fair Trade Steps.
Details/volunteers/more info: info@beanfair.ca / 819 459 4452
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May 2012 La Pêche Fair Trade Fair
Every year during International Fair Trade Week (usually the second or third week of May) the Fair Trade Town Committee organizes a Fair Trade Fair in Wakefield, bringing together all kinds wonderful local producers and sellers of certified fair trade goods. Details on the next fair TBA.
READ ABOUT SOME OF OUR PAST EVENTS
I N T H E N E W S !
From Left: Anne Winship, Angus Winship, Alise Marlane, Zack Gross (Founder, Gimli Fair Trade Town Committee), Michael Stephens (Canadian Centre for International Co-operation), Jennifer Gross.
September 29, 2010
Low Down, April 5, 2010. By Mark Burgess
The Regional Association of West Quebecers has recognized Rupert resident Anne Winship for her role in creating Quebec’s first fair trade municipality. Winship will receive the Community Service in Education award at the RAWQ banquet, to be held Oct. 22 in Aylmer. She led the campaign to see the Municipality of La Peche recognized as Quebec’s first Fair Trade Town in November 2007, and has worked to preserve the designation and continue to educate the population on what it means. A Fair Trade Town encourages access to Fair Trade Certified products and raises public awareness about sustainable consumption. Winship has helped organize Wakefield’s Fair Trade Fair in the spring as well as anniversaries in November to mark the fair trade recognition. “I’m really happy to get this award, because it’s another chance to help educate about fair trade,” Winship said. The RAWQ awards honour outstanding volunteer contributions within the English-speaking community in the Outaouais. RAWQ is a not-for-profit organization that develops policy, conducts research and advocates on behalf of West Quebec’s Englishspeaking population.
"Fair trade work lands Winship
RAWQ education service award"
Low Down, April 5, 2010. By Mark Burgess
The Regional Association of West Quebecers has recognized Rupert resident Anne Winship for her role in creating Quebec’s first fair trade municipality. Winship will receive the Community Service in Education award at the RAWQ banquet, to be held Oct. 22 in Aylmer. She led the campaign to see the Municipality of La Peche recognized as Quebec’s first Fair Trade Town in November 2007, and has worked to preserve the designation and continue to educate the population on what it means. A Fair Trade Town encourages access to Fair Trade Certified products and raises public awareness about sustainable consumption. Winship has helped organize Wakefield’s Fair Trade Fair in the spring as well as anniversaries in November to mark the fair trade recognition. “I’m really happy to get this award, because it’s another chance to help educate about fair trade,” Winship said. The RAWQ awards honour outstanding volunteer contributions within the English-speaking community in the Outaouais. RAWQ is a not-for-profit organization that develops policy, conducts research and advocates on behalf of West Quebec’s Englishspeaking population.
September 16, 2009
Reportage and photo by Trevor Greenaway, Low Down, April 5, 2010.
Fair trade advocates got to inaugurate a brand new sign sporting Wakfield's "Fair Trade Village" status. Clockwise from left: La Pêche Mayor Robert Bussière, Anne Winship, Alise Marlane, Jay Sinha, Angus Winship and Wakefield Councillor Lynn Berthiaume pose with the sign on Valley Drive.
Inaugurating the municipality's new Fair Trade sign
Reportage and photo by Trevor Greenaway, Low Down, April 5, 2010.
Fair trade advocates got to inaugurate a brand new sign sporting Wakfield's "Fair Trade Village" status. Clockwise from left: La Pêche Mayor Robert Bussière, Anne Winship, Alise Marlane, Jay Sinha, Angus Winship and Wakefield Councillor Lynn Berthiaume pose with the sign on Valley Drive.
Wakefield Fair Trade Town Committee © 2010
