L’Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest

The Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest (translated as the Francophone Association of West Kootenays) promotes French language and culture throughout the region.

The AFKO is a not-for-profit membership organisation which offers a variety of French-language services, among them a book and video library, weekly radio show, quarterly newsletter, summer day camp, travelling library (bibliobus), French-language directory of services, language courses, and assisted public access to computers and the internet. The AFKO also organizes a variety of events celebrating French culture and open to all Francophones and Francophiles in the region.