Montréal-Nord borough council

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The Montréal-Nord borough council is the local governing body of Montréal-Nord, 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 city councillors representing the borough's electoral districts, and two borough councillors representing the same electoral districts.^[1]

Montréal-Nord Borough of Montreal in Quebec, Canada

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Current members

District	Position	Name	Party
—	Borough mayor City councillor	Christine Black	Équipe Denis Coderre
Marie-Clarac	City councillor	Abdelhaq Sari	Équipe Denis Coderre
Marie-Clarac	Borough councillor	Jean Marc Poirier	Équipe Denis Coderre
Ovide-Clermont	City councillor	Chantal Rossi	Équipe Denis Coderre
Ovide-Clermont	Borough councillor	Renée-Chantal Belinga	Équipe Denis Coderre

Former members

Monica Ricourt was born in Haiti in 1978 and moved to Canada with her family at a young age.^[2] She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the Université du Québec à Montréal (2001).^[3] Ricourt was a member of the borough council from 2009 to 2017; she also served in the board of Société de transport de Montréal from 2009 to 2013.^[4] Originally elected for Union Montreal, she left this party in May 2013^[5] and joined Coderre's party in June of the same year.^[6]

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References

↑ Electoral Process and Districts: Montréal-Nord borough , City of Montreal, accessed 5 December 2013.
↑ Delphine Jung, "Monica Ricourt, passionnée de politique, fière de ses origines", Le Guide de Montréal-Nord, 16 February 2016, accessed 11 May 2017.
↑ Monica Ricourt, Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal, accessed 11 May 2017.
↑ "Composition of the STM Board of Directors", Société de transport de Montréal , 2 December 2013, accessed 29 November 2017.
↑ "Deux nouveaux départs à Union Montréal", Radio-Canada, 7 May 2013, accessed 11 May 2017.
↑ Adam Kovac, "Eight candidates join Coderre slate; Seven come from Union Montreal; Previous council experience heralded," Montreal Gazette, 18 June 2013, A8.

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[1] Electoral Process and Districts: Montréal-Nord borough , City of Montreal, accessed 5 December 2013.

[2] Delphine Jung, "Monica Ricourt, passionnée de politique, fière de ses origines", Le Guide de Montréal-Nord, 16 February 2016, accessed 11 May 2017.

[3] Monica Ricourt, Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal, accessed 11 May 2017.

[4] "Composition of the STM Board of Directors", Société de transport de Montréal , 2 December 2013, accessed 29 November 2017.

[5] "Deux nouveaux départs à Union Montréal", Radio-Canada, 7 May 2013, accessed 11 May 2017.

[6] Adam Kovac, "Eight candidates join Coderre slate; Seven come from Union Montreal; Previous council experience heralded," Montreal Gazette, 18 June 2013, A8.