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FrancophonebusinessesboostedbyannualawardsSmallBusinessWeekFrancophoneBusiness11TuesdayOctober222013VisitDiggerzPowersportsonlineatwww.diggerz.caViiDizPwrrDIGGERZPOWERSPORTS2AspenRoadHayRiverNTX0E0P0867874-3224COMEINandseeourfullyrenovatedshowroomNowbrighterandexpandedGRANDRE-OPENINGOCT.262013KidsJacketsaslowas50.00Withanypurchaseof50.00ormoreenteryournametowinaStihlMS180CChainsawALLNEWFXRClothingandAccessoriesfor2014nowinstockoffallinstockFXRclothingUpto1500offanyinstock2013andolderSnowmobilesandATVsFinancingavailable10offallinstockPolarisandArcticCatclothingandaccessories20ByMARIACHURCHWhenSbastienLvesquestartedhisresidentialandcommercialnishingsbusi-nessS.L.PaintinginYellow-knifesixyearsagobookingsstartedoutstrongbutrecentyearshaveseenaconcern-ingdecline.AtrstIwasbusyIneverreallyneededtolookforworkLvesquesaid.Sixyearsdowntheroadthingschangeandin2013formetherewasaslowdownthereforsure.ButthisSeptemberhisbusinessgotsomemuchneededexposurewhenS.L.PaintingwasoneofthreeFrancophonebusinessesse-lectedforthe2013NWTFran-cophoneEntrepreneurshipAwardsheldbyConseildedveloppementconomiquedesTNOCDETNOtheNWTsFrencheconomicdevelopmentorganizationinYellowknife.ItfeltgoodIwashappy.IknowatleastImdoingtherightthingandmyworkisappreciatedLvesquesaid.S.L.PaintingwontheMicro-BusinessawardanodtoLvesquesfinan-ciallysoundbusinessmodelandcommitmenttousingenvironmentallyfriendlymaterialsinhiswork.Paintingstuffcanbetrickyontheenvironmentalsidebuthesreallytry-ingtouselesswateranduseproductsthatarenothardontheenvironmentsothatiswhyhewascho-sensaidAnne-ChristineBoudreauexecutivedirec-torofCDETNO.ForLvesquetheawardmeansexposureforhiscom-panyinbothfrancophoneandanglophonemarketswhichwillhopefullyleadtomorebusiness.Thateventputsmynameouttheresothatwillhelpforsurehesaid.NowinitsthirdyeartheCDETNOawardsaimtorecognizefrancophoneandfrancophilebusinessesfortheirsuccessfulbusinessmodelsandcontributionstothecommunitybothfranco-phoneandotherwiseBou-dreausaid.AnewawardgivenoutthisyearwastheFrancophileBusinessoftheYearwhichwenttoYellowknifesOf-ceComplimentsfortheireffortstorecruitbilingualemployeesandtheirpartner-shipwithCDETNOtoholdCaf-emploiabiannualbi-lingualrecruitmenteventinYellowknife.Itsanewprizethatwedecidedtogivethisyearbe-causealotofEnglishbusi-nessesthatwedealwithareeitherreallyinterestedinhir-ingbilingualpeoplebecausetheyseetheaddedvalueortheyvebeenpartneringwithusBoudreausaid.Markingits10thanniver-sarythisyearCDETNOhon-ouredboardmemberJean-FrancoisPitreownerofPidoProductionsinYellowknifeforhisfull10yearsofcom-mitmenttotheorganization.FrancophonebusinessownerssuchasLvesqueareatargetgroupthatCDETNOwasdesignedtosupport.TheadvocacygroupbasedinYellowknifeoperateswiththebroadgoalofpromot-ingeconomicdevelopmentandemployabilityoffran-cophonesandfrancophilesintheNWT.WevebeenattractingpeopletocomehereeithertoworkortostarttheirbusinessBoudreausaid.TheresaFrenchcommu-nityintheNWTandsinceweareworkingforthemandthefrancophilecommunitywewanttomakesurethatwearepromotingwhattheyaredoingandmakingsurethattheyarerecognizedforalltheworktheyaredoingfortheNWTingeneral.CurrentlystatisticsputthenumberoffrancophonesintheNWTataround1000andthenumberofresidentswiththeabilitytospeakFrenchataround3700.PhotoPatKaneCDETNOsJean-FrancoisPitreleftcelebrateswithSbastienLvesquewinneroftheMicro-BusinessawardforhiscompanyS.L.PaintinginYellowknife.