New Ste Anne Council Holds First Meeting

Ste Anne Mayor Richard Pelletier

The newly elected Town of Ste Anne Council held an Organizational Meeting Tuesday.

The mayor and councillors are all brand new, as none of the incumbents were elected. Despite the overhaul, Mayor Richard Pelletier says the meeting went quite well.

"To bring all of us up to speed there were really good questions from all of us," he describes. "It felt like it was a meeting that was happened before, and we worked together. I think we're going to do very well, there's no doubt with a team that strong. We're going to have fun in the next four years, and bring good change for the town."

Council was informed of all of the ongoing projects in the community and the previous council's vision, and Pelletier notes they were doing very good work and he is excited to continue to work on the existing and new projects over the next four years. Yvan St Vincent was selected for the role of Deputy Mayor at the meeting, and Pelletier believes it was a good choice.

"It could have been almost any one of the councillors, actually," he says. "They are very strong, well educated, well informed and experienced. We have a few councillors who have previous experience with the town. Yvan I think is a good choice, there's no doubt. His level of education and responsibilities he has will make him a strong asset for us."

Pelletier adds the Organizational Meeting didn't feel like the first meeting of an entirely new council, but rather like they already had a year of meetings under their belt. No date has been set as of yet for the first Town Council meeting.