Saint-Leonard borough council
The Saint-Leonard borough council is the local governing body of Saint-Leonard, a borough in the City of Montreal. The council consists of five members: the borough mayor (who also serves as a Montreal city councillor), two Montreal councillors elected for Saint-Leonard's electoral districts, and two borough councillors.[1]
The borough council, like others in Montreal, is able to approve some contracts without seeking the approval of the Montreal executive committee or the Montreal city council. A Montreal Gazette article from May 2009 indicated that Saint-Leonard was paying more expenditures since dividing its management of parks and sports facilities into two twenty-year contracts.[2] All members of the borough council are from Ensemble Montréal. Since the 2021 Montreal municipal election a majority of the borough council members are women.
Current members[edit]
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Saint-Leonard | Borough Mayor City Councillor |
Michel Bissonnet | Ensemble Montréal | |
| Saint-Léonard-Est | City Councillor | Angela Gentile | Ensemble Montréal | |
| Borough Councillor | Arij El Korbi | Ensemble Montréal | ||
| Saint-Léonard-Ouest | City Councillor | Dominic Perri | Ensemble Montréal | |
| Borough Councillor | Suzanne De Larochellière | Ensemble Montréal |
- Information on the borough councillors
Dominic Perri holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a master's degree. He was also the chair of the Commission scolaire Jérôme-Le Royer from 1984 to 1987.
Suzanne De Larochellière is a retired Sûreté du Québec police officer who served for more than 30 years in the force.[3]
Arij El Korbi is an ex-commissioner for the now defunct Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l’Île (CSPI). She is the first Tunisian woman to serve on the borough council in Saint-Leonard. She is the youngest member of the borough's delegation.[4]
Angela Gentile is a businesswoman born and raised in Saint-Leonard. She was scheduled to run in the March 14, 2020 Saint-Leonard East by-election but the election was called off at the last minute due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in Quebec.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Electoral Process and Districts: Saint-Léonard borough, City of Montreal, accessed 5 August 2011.
- ^ Linda Gyulai, "St. Leonard parks contracts costing $1 million more," Montreal Gazette, 9 May 2009, A4.
- ^ "Suzanne De Larochellière Conseiller d'arrondissement". Ensemble Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Arij-Abrar El Korbi Conseiller d'arrondissement". Ensemble Montréal. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Angela Gentile Conseiller de ville". Ensemble Montréal. Retrieved 2022-10-17.