Francophone Economic Development Council. and Martin Marcoux

Martin Marcoux: More than 100 people are gathered at the conference in Brudenell, organized by the Francophone Economic Development Council. Council chair Martin Marcoux told News Wednesday without immigration the future of the French community on the Island does not look good. , according to CBC. "Unless we go out and start making a few more babies each we're going to run dry," said Marcoux The French community on P.E.I. will not survive unless the community can find ways to attract more French-speaking immigrants, say the organizers of a conference in eastern P.E.I. this week. P.E.I. needs to attract and retain more French-speaking immigrants, says Martin Marcoux of the Francophone Economic Development Council. P.E.I. already small francophone communities are shrinking due to out-migration and an aging population. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.