Franco-Ontarian Flag Raised At City Hall

By Stew Kernan and Nick Liard

This is the the 400th anniversary of Francophone presence in Ontario and the city is recognizing the importance.

The Franco-Ontarian Flag was raised in the courtyard at Tom Davies Square this morning.

Ward 6 Councillor Rene Lapierre got the motion passed and says city hall is the perfect place to honour the milestone.

He says Francophones make up close one-third of Sudbury’s population.

More than 600-thousand Francophones live in Ontario which is the largest French speaking community in Canada outside of Quebec.