L’Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest
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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.
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