Dear friends, poets, writers, artists and art creators in all its forms,
We are reunited here once more and even in bigger numbers  than before to participate in the III Writers’ and Artists’ International Festival at Val-David. A big thank you to all who are here today for the opening of this magic and special event. A special thank you to our guests of honor, Mme Nicole Davidson, Maire of Val-David, and Mme Pauline Vincent, Presidente of the Association of Laurentian Authors. We wish that each of the participants will experience great accomplishments during these two days of the Festival, and that each of us will keep an unforgettable memory of these events until our next meeting that will take place at the IV Festival in October 2011.
We are aware that many of us have made great sacrifices in order to be able to attend and be with us today. Many of you travelled a lot, even across the ocean to be part of this Festival. We wish you to know that your efforts and creativity will impregnate the village of Val-David and our hearts for years to come. W are absolutely certain that by uniting our forces and energies in order to express the beauty of our collective creativity, we are putting the village of Val-David on the map of the world, the golden map that belongs to dreamers, poets, writers and artists. We have to remember, and at the same time remind the whole world that above every social-political organizations, and more important than all the legislation imposed by one or other regime and social contract, there was, there is, and always will be a legislation made by the artists and the poets of the world. This legislation is the most potent form of government on Earth and we are proud to be a part of it.
We welcome you all warmly and we wish you a great Festival!!!

Câteva cuvinte la incheierea celui de al treilea Festival Internaţional al scriitorilor şi artistilor, Val David, Quebec
Nicole Davidson, primar al localităţii ValDavid, Quebec, Canada

Vă mulţumesc pentru că aţi dăruit acest cadou de poezie localităţii noastre. Este un cadou preţios şi generos în egală măsură. Preţios, pentru că este o bogăţie de preţ să reuşeşti a aduce lumea întreagă pe drumurile poeziei pîna la un sat de creaţie cum este al nostru. Generos, pentru că împărţiţi aceasta bogăţie cu toţi cei care frecventeazăşi participă la acest Festival, unic în Quebec.
Îţi mulţumesc Flavia! Mulţumesc tuturor poeţilor întâlniţi aici în aceste zile. Mulţumesc pentru căldura umană. Mulţumesc pentru plăcerea şi bucuria împartăşită alături de voi.
Vă doresc în continuare mult succes.

Mots de la fin
Par Dyane Bouthillette

Voilà que le III Festival International des Écrivains et Artistes de Val-David est déjà terminé. Mais rassurez-vous celui-ci n’est pas le dernier. J’aimerais remercier très chaleureusement Flavia Cosma, car sans elle ce bel événement n’existerait pas. Et si Flavia n’était pas là, il faudrait très certainement l’inventer afin qu’elle puisse créer ce festival.
L’animation était pour moi une toute première expérience. Et j’aimerais encore une fois remercier Flavia de m’avoir donné cette chance. J’avoue que je me sentais très nerveuse au départ. J’avais peur de ne pas être à la hauteur, mais après quelques minutes mon esprit et mon corps se sont apaisés. J’ai compris et j’ai surtout senti qu’aucun de vous ne me jugeait, mais que c’était plutôt moi qui avais trop d’exigences envers moi. Merci pour votre grande bonté. J’en ressors grandi.
Maintenant, j’aimerais aussi remercier chacune et chacun d’entre vous d’être venu durant ces deux jours pour partager votre belle créativité.
Je souhaite que nous nous redonnions rendez-vous pour le IV festival qui aura lieu en octobre 2011. Je serais très heureuse de vous retrouver. Si vous me le permettez, j’aimerais terminer en vous lisant un petit poème que j’ai écrit ce matin, spécialement pour vous… pour vous dire jusqu’à quel point vous m’inspirez.