Lucien Paiement
Lucien Paiement | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Mayor of Laval | |
| In office 1973–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Tétreault |
| Succeeded by | Claude Lefebvre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1932 Saint-Hermas, Mirabel, Quebec |
| Died | 23 January 2013 (aged 80) Laval, Quebec |
| Children | Luc
Marc Serge |
| Occupation | general practitioner |
| Profession | politician, doctor, horse breeder |
Lucien Paiement (16 October 1932 – 23 January 2013) was a doctor, municipal politician and owner of racehorses in the Canadian province of Quebec.[1][2] He served as mayor of Laval from 1973 to 1981. He also operated the Semalu horse stable in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, Quebec,[2] one of whose horses was Semalu Express.[3]
He was also chairman of the board of the Cité de la santé hospital in Laval, which opened in 1978 while he was mayor.[4]
A short street near the Montmorency metro station in Laval, rue Lucien-Paiement, is named after him.[5]
Paiement died after a long illness at a palliative care facility in 2013 at the age of 80.[6]
References
- ^ Laurent, Rene (November 5, 1973). "Paiement scores landslide victory as mayor in Laval". The Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network. p. 3. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Vachet, Gilles (December 1, 2008). "Courses attelées "Je pense que c'est fini..." - Lucien Paiement". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ Vachet, Gilles (March 18, 2007). "Courses attelées Semalu Express, un très bel espoir". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ Laurier, Marie (April 8, 1978). "Après 12 ans de persévérance Laval a sa Cité de la santé". Le Devoir. Montreal. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ St-Amour, Stéphane (May 12, 2007). "Une rue au nom de l'ex-maire Jacques Tétreault". Courrier Laval. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
Il en va de même pour la rue transversale Lucien-Paiement (maire de Laval de 1973-1981) qui traverse du nord au sud le quadrilatère de la station de métro comprise entre les boulevards de la Concorde et du Souvenir.
- ^ [1]
 | This article about a mayor in Quebec is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |