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 Sylvie Binette
-Sylvie Binette was born in Quebec and came to the Yukon in 1985 as a French language teacher’s assistant with the national language program Odyssey. In the 2000s, she did some genealogical research and discovered that she was related to Joseph Eugène Binet, called Gene Binet in Mayo. No one else in Sylvie’s family had moved from Quebec, and now She felt that she had strong roots in the Yukon. In 2017, Sylvie worked on the redesign of the historic Binet House exhibits. She also participated in the association franco-yukonnaise (l’AFY) history project “De fil en histoires: Les personnages d’un territoire” and made a doll version of Eugène Binet for an associated exhibit.((Leighann Chalykoff, //Heritage Conversation.// Yukon Government, ca. 2024: 62.))
+Sylvie Binette was born in Les Cèdres, Quebec and came to the Yukon in 1985 as a French language teacher’s assistant with the national language program Odyssey.((Leighann Chalykoff, //Heritage Conversation.// Yukon Government, ca. 2024: 62.)) She then worked at jobs including head cook and maintenance manager at a North Canol Road lodge, contract worker for a needs analysis on Yukon francophone women, supervisor of the French language section of Macs Fireweed Books, guide interpreter at the Yukon Beringia Centre, supervisor of family programs at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, and manager of the George Johnson Museum in Teslin.((Angèlique Bernard, "The Contributions of Yukon Francophone Women." //Whats Up Yukon// 27 August, 2025: 16.))
+In the 2000s, Sylvie did some genealogical research and discovered that she was related to Joseph Eugène Binet, called Gene Binet in Mayo. No one else in Sylvie’s family had moved from Quebec, and now she felt that she had strong roots in the Yukon. In 2017, Sylvie worked on the redesign of the historic Binet House exhibits. She also participated in the association franco-yukonnaise (l’AFY) history project “De fil en histoires: Les personnages d’un territoire” and made a doll version of Eugène Binet for an associated exhibit.((Leighann Chalykoff, //Heritage Conversation.// Yukon Government, ca. 2024: 62.))
+Sylvie launched two businesses, Binette Cultural Solutions in 2010 and Heavenly Wild in 2022.((Angèlique Bernard, "The Contributions of Yukon Francophone Women." //Whats Up Yukon// 27 August, 2025: 16.)) In April 2021, Yann Herry and some like-minded history lovers, including Sylvie Binette, founded the Societé d’histoire francophone du Yukon to collect and share stories that will keep the francophone language, culture and stories alive for future generations.((Leighann Chalykoff, //Heritage Conversation.// Yukon Government, ca. 2024: 62.)) Sylvie is a long-time supporter and board member of the Yukon Historical & Museums Association (YHMA). The Societé d’histoire francophone du Yukon volunteers were awarded YHMA’s 2024 Récits de vies de nos aînés franco-yukonnais (Innovation, Education, and Community Engagement) award.
+In 2022, Sylvie received the exceptional Commitment Award from the Association franco-yukonnaise. She also received the Alma Castonguay Award for a remarkable woman in 2011, and the Binet-Dugas Award for excellence in services in French in 2004.((Angèlique Bernard, "The Contributions of Yukon Francophone Women." //Whats Up Yukon// 27 August, 2025: 16.))
-In April 2021, Herry and some like-minded history lovers, including Sylvie Binette, founded the Societé d’histoire francophone du Yukon to collect and share stories that will keep the francophone language, culture and stories alive for future generations.((Leighann Chalykoff, //Heritage Conversation.// Yukon Government, ca. 2024: 62.)) The Societé d’histoire francophone du Yukon volunteers were awarded YHMA’s 2024 Récits de vies de nos aînés franco-yukonnais (Innovation, Education, and Community Engagement) award.
-Sylvie is a long-time supporter and board member of the Yukon Historical & Museums Association (YHMA).