The passing of Gilles Barbeau

It is with great sadness that I was informed, early this week, of the passing of Gilles Barbeau.

Gilles was a pillar of the Francophone community. For many years, he was the chair of Toronto’s French-language health planning services committee as well as director of the Centres d’Accueil Héritage.

I would like to publicly offer, to his family and close friends, my sincerest condolences.

A visitation will be held Thursday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Paul O’Connor Funeral Home (1939, Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto).

The funeral will take place the following day (Friday) at 11 a.m. at the Saint-Louis-de-France Parish (1415, Don Mills Road, Toronto).