After several unsuccessful attempts to model French-Canadian community organizations after similar organizations in Quebec, the francophone community begins to structure itself. On December 13, 1925, 400 delegates summoned by the Cercle Jeanne-d’Arc and the Knights of Columbus launch the idea of an association aimed at protecting the French language and francophone culture in Alberta. The Association canadienne-française of Alberta was founded in 1926 and soon has members in up to 42 different francophone parishes throughout Alberta. In 1925, “Les Bonnes Amies” was created by five young girls, soon followed by Les Jeunes Canadiens, a similar organization for boys. These social organizations entertained francophone youth for the next 25 years.
