Several communities along the Highway 11 corridor will be joining Hearst in welcoming new mayors next month. In Smooth Rock Falls, Gratien Bernier defeated incumbent Patrick Roberts for the top post, while Ron Craig is now in charge in Opasatika after edging out another incumbent in Jacques Dorval. Newcomers Steve Lambert of Val Rita-Harty and Pierre Lamontagne of Fauquier Strickland were both acclaimed for Mayor in each township. Luc Leonard is back at the helm in Moonbeam, while incumbent Marc Dupuis returns in Mattice-Val Cote after defeating Fernando Thibodeau.
Here is a complete rundown of each community:
SMOOTH ROCK FALLS:
Mayor – Gratien Bernier 420, Patrick Roberts 231.
Council (4 elected) – Joe Couture 442, Tracy Gagnon 425, Leslie Gagnon 393, Denise Pelletier 361, Serge Richard 353, Jean-Marc Berube 198, Jason Elliot 138, Gary Kurtz 100.
FAUQUIER-STRICKLAND:
Mayor – Pierre Lamontagne (Acclaimed).
Council (4 elected) – Bruce Kitching 147, Priscilla Marcoux 139, Gaetan Gagnon 135, Nicole Lamontagne 106, Juanita Miscio 98.
MOONBEAM:
Mayor – Luc Leonard (Acclaimed)
Council (4 elected) – Kevin Robichaud 369, Gary Hebert 335, Jacques Della-Pieta 254, Helene LeSaux-Neron 227, Matthew Pronovost 184, Claude Bouchard 76, Jennifer-Lynn Cutting 61.
VAL RITA-HARTY:
Mayor – Steve Lambert (Acclaimed)
Council (4 elected) – Marianne Lacroix 198, Danny Meilleur 177, Gerard Levesque 169, Shannon L Durand 153, Linda Marchand 140, Regis Bergeron 73.
OPASATIKA:
Mayor – Ron Craig 81, Jacques Dorval 50.
Council (4 elected) – Raymond Sigouin 64, Linda Gamache 64, Sylvain Despatie 58, Helene Jean 56, Ousseynou Ba 53, Donald Chevrier 28.
MATTICE-VAL COTE:
Mayor – Marc Dupuis 271, Fernando Thibodeau 107.
Council (4 elected) – Steve Brousseau 245, Lyne Lodin 240, Joyce Malenfant 239, Martin Plamondon 202, Maurice Carrier 117, Manon Daigle-Guilbault 94, Gaetan Garneau 89, Justin Stewart 81, Martin Harvey 32.
