Posted by Sudbury Northern Life
In a few months, Centre FORA (Centre franco-ontarien de ressources en alphabétisation) will open a French used bookstore/learning and training location, at 450 Notre-Dame Ave., in the Flour Mill. The bookstore will be named La Bouquinerie du Moulin, to pay tribute to the neighbourhood and its residents. 
According to Yolande Clément, executive director of Centre FORA, the francophone and historic Flour Mill neighbourhood is an ideal location for a bookstore which has a social and educational vocation, and is accessible to everyone. Centre FORA has recently collected more than 28,000 gently-used books for the future bookstore.
The books collected will be used for La Bouquinerie du Moulin, whose primary mandate will be to offer workplace training in French to francophone adult learners and youth at risk.
La Bouquinerie du Moulin will operate under the direction of Centre FORA, a non-profit charitable organization, and offer French books and educational and cultural products to the community at affordable prices, while helping youth and adults improve their language skills and essential skills in the workplace.
This project is supported by numerous partners, among others, Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario, Conseil scolaire catholique du Nouvel-Ontario, Collège Boréal, Le Carrefour Options+ and Le Centre Alpha-culturel de Sudbury. This project is also made possible through the financial support of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, the Ontario Trillium Foundation, FedNor, and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.
Individuals or organizations wishing to donate French books, DVDs, CDs or educational games to the French used bookstore throughout the year, can contact France Jodoin or Michèle Turenne. Donations brought directly to Centre FORA or Librairie du Centre, at 432 Westmount Ave., will entitle the donor to an automatic 10 per cent discount on any purchase made the same day.
