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The makeup of the Greater Toronto Area is changing with more francophone residents today and numerous classified ads requesting bilingual employees, said Pat Picknel, Chair of the Board‘s French Language Advisory Committee. Picknell, along with Director of Education Bob Williams and Board Chair Dave Whiting, attended a recent meeting in Toronto with repreâ€" sentatives from surrounding schoolâ€" boards to discuss plans for a study. "Historically, French first lanâ€" guage citizens were of the Roman Catholic faith, but this situation is Currently the Halton Board, which offers no French language education, purchases French Language educaâ€" tion services from the Halton Roman Catholic School Board for 21 elemenâ€" tary students; from the Etobicoke School Board for three elementary students and from the Hamilton School Board for 38 secondary stuâ€" dents. T he Halton Board of Education will participate in a study to delve into the possibility of establishing a French Language Public School Board to cover the area from Durham to Halton. Growing francophone population prompts study‘ | of Greater Toronto French Language School Board Downtown Oakville business will be giving away free pumpkins to all downtown shoppers on Saturday, Oct. 22nd. \ From 10 a.m. until supplies last, anyone who has made a purchase from a downtown stare that day can receive a free pumpkin if they bring a receipt to the Town Square at George Street and Lakeshore‘ Road. \ There will be a limit of one pumpkin per family. 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