Council members


The Municipal Council is made un of the Mayor and six councillors. The Council is elected for a 4-year term.

 
 
 

Tim Watchorn

Mayor

Elected as a councillor on November 2nd, 2001, re-elected by accalmation on November 6th, 2005, he was elected mayor by his peers on May 20th, 2009 until the next elections, which he won on November 1st, 2009. Re-elected on November 3rd, 2013, on November 5th, 2017 and on November 7th, 2021.

  • He is automatically president of all municipal committees
  • Representative of the municipality at the MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut Mayors’ council
  • Member of the MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut’s Waste Mangement Committee
  • Member of the MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut’s Fire safety committee
  • Member of the MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut’s Public security committee
 

Claude-Philippe Lemire

Councillor, Seat no 1

Elected on November 2nd, 2001, reelected by acclamation on November 6th, 2005, on November 1st, 2009, on November 3rd, 2013, on November 5th, 2017 and on November 7th, 2021.

  • Responsible for Finance and human resources
  • Municipality’s substitute delegate to the MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut Council of Mayors
  • Member of the Advisory Town Planning Committee
  • Municipality’s representative to the MRC des Pays-d’en-Haut’s MADA Committee
 

Peter MacLaurin

Councillor, Seat no 2

Elected councillor on November 1st, 2009 and re-elected by acclamation on November 3rd 2013 , on November 5th 2017 and on November 7th, 2021.

  • Responsible for the Library
  • Member of the local heritage council
  • Member of the demolition committee
 

Leigh MacLeod

Councillor, Seat no 3

Elected Councillor on November 1st, 2009 and re-elected by acclamation on November 3rd 2013, on November 5th, 2017 and on November 7th 2021.

  • Responsible for Public Safety (Police, firefighters, first-responders)
  • Responsible of Recreation
 

Louise Cossette

Councillor, Seat no 4

Elected Councillor on November 5th, 2017 and re-elected on November 7th, 2021.

  • Responsible for outdoor recreational activities
  • Responsible for Seniors
  • Responsible for housing
  • President of the board - Habitat Morin-Heights
  • Member of the communications committee
 

Gilles Saulnier

Councillor, Seat no 5

Elected Councillor on November 7th, 2021.

  • Member of the Advisory Environment Committee
  • Member of the demolition committee
 

Carole Patenaude

Councillor, Seat no 6

Elected Councillor on November 7th, 2021.

  • Member of the Advisory Town Planning Committee
  • Member of the communications committee
  • Responsible for culture
  • Member of the demolition committee
 
 

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