Etiket: Municipal
Municipal elections | Young parents establish their “priority issues”
Safe parks, quality daycare services, access to affordable housing, support for community organizations; the priorities of parents of young children are numerous in the context of municipal elections, reveals a…
Municipal elections: Dan Kraft, a controversial Ensemble Montreal candidate withdraws
The candidate of Ensemble Montreal in Outremont, Dan Kraft, withdraws from the electoral campaign. He had been under fire for several weeks for sharing climate-skeptic content and posting comments questioning…
Municipal elections: the bet of the third way according to Balarama Holness
Despite the inconclusive marriage with Ralliement pour Montréal and the defection of several of its candidates, Balarama Holness believes that his party represents a credible third way against his opponents…
Municipal elections: Valérie Plante will remain leader of the opposition, in the event of a defeat
The two main candidates for mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante for Projet Montreal and Denis Coderre for Ensemble Montreal, faced each other again in a televised debate Monday evening. The…
Municipal election and school issues
The Movement for a Modern and Open School (MEMO) has been working in education for almost 35 years. At each election campaign, its members communicate to the candidates the issues…
Municipal elections: Lévis town hall, at the crossroads
In Lévis, we vote little, and all on the same side, so much so that the current mayor, Gilles Lehouillier, controls all the seats on the municipal council. This year,…
Access to nature is a major municipal electoral issue
This text is part of the special Plaisirs booklet Municipal Center Ski La Tuque, Haute-Mauricie. Usually, the center is only accessible in winter. This year, the municipality opened it during…
Municipal elections | Mouvement Montreal loses two other candidates
Two candidates from the Mercier – Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough for Mouvement Montreal, the party of Balarama Holness, have decided to abandon the electoral race. Posted on October 23, 2021 at 5:23…
Training to help change the careers of former municipal officials
A first training will soon be offered in Quebec for elected municipal officials who have decided to leave political life or who will be beaten at the end of the…
Municipal elections 2021 | Club Med of all hopes
15 years ago, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François almost lost its elementary school. Three years ago, it was the turn of its only convenience store. With the imminent opening of Club Med, will the…
Municipal elections | The anaerobic digestion plant project sparks lively debates in Laval
The biogas plant project resurfaces in the municipal countryside in Laval. While the City has not yet found a bidder, a candidate for mayor estimates that he can save 80…
Municipal elections | Plante promises new parents ‘welcome baby boxes’
If she is re-elected, outgoing mayor Valérie Plante promises to extend 2 million to distribute “welcome baby boxes” to new parents in Montreal. Worth $ 100 each, said boxes would…
Municipal elections: Saint-Hyacinthe, between continuity and renewal
A medium-sized city with all the problems – and solutions – of the XXIe century. An aging population. More immigration than elsewhere outside the major centers. And now a political…
Municipal elections: heritage needs concrete results
As the municipal elections approach, the teams and running candidates must be reminded that the built heritage and the countryside demand much more than their good intentions. Whether future administrations…
Municipal elections | Welcome to Verteville
Verteville is a place where Eva, Gaspard and Arthur would not like to live. Well, a little. Despite its environmental problems, the residents of this imaginary city they created from…
Municipal elections: Denis Coderre wants funds “dedicated” to the boroughs
If elected, Denis Coderre will inject $ 30 million per year into “dedicated funds” to the boroughs. “No more borough will be left behind for reasons of partisanship,” he says.…
Municipal elections: Plante commits to making it easier for Montrealers to buy housing
Montreal families will be able to reimburse real estate transfer taxes (commonly known as “welcome tax”) more easily if Projet Montreal is renewed as mayor. Valérie Plante’s party promises to…