The MNA’s Medal for three organizations in Saint-François

On June 20, 2026, Virginie Dufour presented the MNA’s Medal to three Saint-François organizations: Initiative locale St-François en Action, the Maison de la Famille de St-François and the Saint-François youth centre, the Centre Défi-Jeunesse. All three are devoted to the neighbourhood, its families and its young people.

Initiative locale St-François en Action organizes activities for the neighbourhood, such as the basketball games during the February 2026 spring break, with the Association de Basketball Laval. Its environment committee held a litter clean-up on Earth Day 2023. In 2023, the Maison de la Famille de St-François hosted a giveaway of hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies, with Marraine étoilée. The Centre Défi-Jeunesse works with Saint-François teenagers; it celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2023.

The organizers of the end-of-year celebration

The three organizations make up the organizing committee of the Saint-François end-of-year celebration, held at parc du Moulin. The first edition, in June 2024, drew more than 800 people. The third took place on June 20, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with some twenty booths announced. Virginie Dufour has been the celebration’s honorary chair since the first edition.

“I was proud to present my MNA’s Medal to three organizations that bring Saint-François to life.”

The Saint-François end-of-year celebration was held in June 2024, 2025 and 2026, at parc du Moulin, 1125 montée du Moulin. To nominate a person or an organization for the Medal, see the Requests page.