Saint-Georges, often unofficially known as Saint-Georges-de-Champlain,[1] was a former village municipality and is now a sector (secteur) of the city of Shawinigan.
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Until 1919, Saint-Georges had been known as Village Turcotte. It merged with Shawinigan in a municipal amalgamation on January 1, 2002. In the Canada 1996 Census its population was 3,929.
Mayors
editFrom 1916 to 2001, Saint-Georges had its own mayor and its own city council.[2] The mayors were:
# | Mayor | Taking Office | Leaving |
1 | James Mongrain | 1916 | 1917 |
2 | Henri Parenteau | 1917 | 1927 |
3 | Albert Beaudoin | 1927 | 1933 |
4 | Wellie Béland | 1933 | 1936 |
5 | Edmond Thibeault | 1936 | 1939 |
3 | Albert Beaudoin | 1939 | 1947 |
6 | Albany Caron | 1947 | 1953 |
7 | Déus Turcotte | 1953 | 1959 |
8 | J.-Oscar Lemelin | 1959 | 1960 |
7 | Déus Turcotte | 1960 | 1961 |
9 | Paul-Marcel Lahaye | 1961 | 1963 |
10 | Gérard Lajoie | 1963 | 1965 |
11 | Émile Bédard | 1965 | 1986 |
12 | Guy Gélinas | 1986 | 1991 |
13 | Yves Périgny | 1992 | 1997 |
14 | France Beaulieu [3] | 1997 | 2001 |
References
edit- ^ "Fiche descriptive".
- ^ Source: Book on Saint-Georges-de-Champlain
- ^ Beaulieu ran as the Liberal candidate for the district of Saint-Maurice in the 2007 provincial election. She finished third. She has served as a council member in Shawinigan, since 2002.
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