The Lachine Youth Council

Last updated September 3, 2024
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The Lachine Youth Council (LYC) aims to give young people a voice on municipal issues and matters that directly concern them and to represent their generation to elected officials and the municipal administration.

The Lachine Youth Council (LYC), an advisory body with no political affiliation, give its members the opportunity to develop such skills as exchanging ideas and participating in opinion discussions, while gaining hands-on exerience of involvement in municipal life.

Roles and responsibilities

The members of the Youth Council meet every month to discuss the topics considered to be priorities. They follow up on the files they are handling and have to issue recommendations and opinions to elected officials and the Borough’s Administration. They also have the chance to set up committees on matters of interest and work as a team on their projects or events. LYC members benefit from logistical support provided by the Borough as well as various types of training. This council is open to 12 volunteer members and is intended to be as representative as possible of Lachine youth.



Following a public call for nominations, a selection committee evaluated the nominations received and recommended to the Council that it approve the appointments of the following individuals:

The next call for applications will be hold from September 6 to October 6, 2024!

Information : [email protected]



Visit the LYC Facebook page.

Council members

Cédric Vincent

Cédric Vincent

Chairman of the Youth Council

Business Development Manager and Residential Real Estate Broker at Groupe Mackay

Sean McLean

Sean McLean, secrétaire du Conseil jeunesse de Lachine

Vice-Chair of the Youth Council

Student in Recreational and leisure activities management and services at Cégep du Vieux Montréal

Manal Elhaoua

Manal Elhaoua

Secretary of the Youth Council

Student at Dorval-Jean-XXIII high school

International studies program

Camila Cabarcas-Arrieta

Camila Cabarcas-Arrieta
Neuroscience student at Université de Montréal

Doha Elhaoua

Doha Elhaoua

Medical student at Université de Montréal

Sofia Gonzalez

Sofia Gonzalez
High school student at Collège Sainte-Anne

Tina Huynh

Tina Huynh
Pharmacology student at McGill University

Raph Trudeau-Laurin

Ralph Trudeau-Laurin
Human Sciences student at Cégep du Vieux Montréal

Aleksandra Urban

Aleksandra Urban
Bachelor of Law student at Université de Montréal

Allie Wang

Allie Wang

Nutrition student at McGill University