Resume of the 2026 NBHEA/ANBEF annual meeting

The NB Home Economics Association annual meeting commenced on Friday night May 1st with a gathering at MaÏ’s restaurant in Moncton. Twenty three graduates enjoyed sharing a meal at this social event.

As scheduled, the AGM started at 9 AM at the Crown Plaza with Julie Caissie presiding. During the election, Martine Lavallée was named representative of Home Economics studies at UMoncton and Jeanne Godin is our new president elect. Congratulations and thank you to our two members.

After the AGM, Gisèle McCaie-Burke informed us of a Strategic Plan initiated by the board in order to reflect on the future of the Association. Then, participants were invited to share some personal experiences with the association and professionals in the field. Although many encounters were positive, let us not forget the challenges that must be addressed. A second meeting to continue work on the Strategic Plan will be held shortly.

Following a half hour break that allowed stimulating exchanges among participants, Jeanne Godin presented the results of her research entitled ‘Breaking down the walls’. Essentially, the analysis described the outcomes of a study that combined in a large room all the students of 4 same grade classes with 4 teachers. There were many interesting results of this team teaching.

At noon, a lovely meal was served in the same room, which allowed for more interaction among the participants.

1 PM: Pannel, headed by Stéphanie Arsenault and Marie-Pier Bérubé

We enjoyed a very interesting presentation by four Home Economic graduates who work in various fields that are essential in ‘improving the quality of life of families and individuals’. Each explained their line of work and expressed in what way Family studies support them in their everyday tasks.

Panel guests:

Carole Maillet: Psychotherapist, Violence prevention center

Annie Thériault, EFI: Teacher at École Secondaire Nepisiguit, Bathurst

Sheila Cormier : Manager, Infrastructure and Community Planning, Indigenous Services Canada Lynn Léger : Coordinator, Apprentissage en famille (Learning as a family), South-east, CODAC NB

All the guest speakers received a thank you gift from Riba Riordon who couldn’t attend since she was ill. Thank you Riba.

Thank you to our board members for organizing such an interesting annual meeting: Julie Caissie, president; Jeanne Godin, president elect; Gisèle McCaie-Burke, treasurer; Aline Landry, past president; Stéphanie Arsenault, registrar; Marie-Pier Bérubé, recording secretary; Jocelyne Savoie, corresponding secretary.

Present at the NBHEA 2026 AGM, from left to right,
First row: Stéphanie Arseneault, Aline Landry, Julie Caissie, Jocelyne Savoie et Gisèle McCaie, board membres.
Second row: Lynn Léger, Marie-Pier Bérubé, board membre, Marcelle Mersereau, Yvette LeBlanc, Jeanne Godin, new president elect, Marion MacEachern, Régina Robichaud, Anita Landry, Annie Thériault et Sheila Cormier. 

 

 

INVITATION TO THE 2026 AGM AND CONGRESS

The Board members are happy to invite you to socialize with them Friday May 1 and to attend the 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and conference Saturday May 2, 2026.

A reservation has been done at Mai Restaurant, 1919 Mountain Rd. in Moncton for 5:00 May 1. Everyone will order from the menu and pay for their own meal.

The AGM will be held in the Kent room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (corner of Main & Highfield St.) in Moncton Saturday, May 2 at 9:00.
A conference and a panel will complete the educational part in the afternoon.   
You may register by sending an e-mail to our registrar:

[email protected]

 

 

 

 

International Federation of Home Economics Conference
Six hundred (600) participants from 36 countries attended the Conference.

Sujets / Topics

1) Artificial intelligence (AI)

2) Breakfast (Why have breakfast? Habitual breakfast consumption ⁄ Academic performance)

3) Climate change

4) Downsizing homes

5) Earth & space

6) Economics

7) Environment ⁄ Energy

8) Home Economics, a century of departmental names ⁄ Celebrating the contribution of women for their medical research.

9) Housing

10) LGBTQ

11) Mental health ⁄ Assisted suicide

12) Nutrition for the young brain

13) Shared leadership

14) Skills ⁄Trades

15) Sustainability

16) Technology

17) The sugar wars

Remark: Of all the topics, the one that stayed with me is: The importance of good nutrition for the young brains. If a child does not eat the proper food at a young age, their will be lost development.

 

 

Summary of ANBEF-NBHEA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Jacqueline Bouchard U de M
October 19th, 2024

 

Welcome and introductions
After the meeting was called to order, the participants were asked to introduce themselves, where they took their Home Economics training and tell of their present work experience or prior to their retirement. It gave an overview of the diversity of Home Economics Professional practice especially important for our student members and the latest graduates.

Educational Session
After the Annual General Meeting presided by the president, Aline Landry, the educational session consisted of a presentation by the participants at the International Federation of Home Economics Congress in Ireland last June. Riba Riordon, Ariane Allain, Joannie Levesque, Geneviève Roy and Émilie Cormier provided an interesting, educational presentations of their experience at the Congress.
 

NBHEA-ANBEF president, Aline Landry, presented a congratulation card to Jeanne Godin who has recently been named ‘Directrice de l’École des sciences des aliments, de nutrition et d’études familiales at Université de Moncton’ for the next three years.

After the conference, many participants had lunch at Ramono’s Restaurant.

Thanks to the organizers for a successful event.

Jocelyne Savoie, Corresponding Secretary

 

 

 

Educational Session

Presented by the members who assisted at the International Federation of Home Economics Congress in Ireland in June 2024

Download the document to view the presentation 

 

 

2023 Scholarships

Scholarship Committee members Martine McIntyre (chair), Riba Riordon and Jocelyne Savoie evaluated the applications in December 2023. Four student members enrolled in the B.A.-B.Ed. (majeure études familiales) at UM were awarded the NBHEA-ANBEF Scholarship worth $1 500. They are Ariane Allain and Matthieu Young, 4th year students and 5th year students Geneviève Roy and Joannie Levesque.

 

Starting from the left: Matthieu Young, 4th year student; Joanie Levesque, 5th year; Geneviève Roy, 5th year and Ariane Allain, 4th year student (enrolled in the five-year program leading to a B.A.-B.Ed. (Majeure Études familiales) at UM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past events

 

NBHEA Annual meeting, 2022

 

• When? Saturday May 14th, 10 AM
• What? Annual meeting
• Where? Hilton Garden Inn, 40 Highfield Street, Moncton, N.B.

 

 

Jocelyne Savoie P.H.Ec. and Aline Landry P.H.Ec. were at the francophone teacher’s association conference in Edmundston August 27th & 28th.
At the booth they were able to give information on the programs with a major in Family Studies presently offered at University de Moncton.  Some 55 teachers were given this information.

 

 

 

 

Thirty Professional Home Economists met for their annual conference and annual general meeting held on the University of Moncton campus Saturday May 4, 2019.

Four speakers gave a picture of the type of work they are doing and spoke on how their home economics training is helping them daily: Kim LeBlanc, teacher at Polyvalente Louis-J-Robichaud in Shediac, shared her teaching experiences whether it is for the compulsory grade 9 and 10 courses in ‘Formation personnelle et sociale’ (Personal & social Development) or the optional courses: clothing & textiles, family relations, etc.  Tamara Richard, a teacher at Leo Hayes High School in Fredericton, presented an overview of the compulsory high school courses offered in the anglophone schools plus her experience teaching Culinary Arts to five classes this year proving it is a very popular course at her school.

Caroline Thibodeau explained the services offered by the employees at the NB Family and Early Childhool Agencies.  Marie-Pier Bérubé, youth counselor at Centre Pierre Caissie in Moncton, explained the different services offered at this Center.  It was a very informative conference allowing the participants to attend to the business of the Association, as well as time to socialize. A special thank you to the Organizing Committee for a very successful day.

 

 

This past June, the New-Brunswick Home Economist Association celebrated their 100th anniversary. To check out the pictures from that amazing conference, click on the link below:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/wqXMxd6P2TwxU9Zx7

The organizing committee at the NBHEA 100th anniversary

from left to right:
lower row: Annie Lavoie, Aline Landry, Riba Riordon, Sheila McCarthy, Colette Landry Martin, Jocelyne Savoie, Margaret McCormack, Stéphanie Arsenault et Yvette Leblanc

upper row: Martine McIntyre, Bernice McGraw Leblanc, Thérèse Gallant, Marion MacEachern, Anita Landry, Ginette Leblanc, Julie Caissie et Jeanne Godin

On May 26th, 2018, at the Université de Moncton, 4 students received their B.A, Congratulation!!
They are from left to right(Top picture): Nathalie Poirier, Émilie Thompson, Marie-Christine Brideau and Martine McIntyre.

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