The Lachine Youth Council
The Lachine Youth Council (LYC) was established in 2019. Since then, its members have contributed toward ensuring that young people’s voice is heard on a number of municipal issues.
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.
The LYC provides young people with the opportunity to propose projects that are important to them and to ensure that their concerns are taken into account by the elected officials and the Administration. Its members meet on a monthly basis. They follow up on the issues they have identified and make recommendations. They work as a team on projects and events, with logistical support from the borough…
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Get involved with the Lachine Youth Council
This advisory body has no political affiliation and also provides an opportunity for hands-on involvement in municipal life. It can accommodate 12 volunteer members between the ages of 15 and 25, and aims to be as representative as possible of Lachine’s young people. Members are chosen following a call for applicants that is made twice a year.
Council members
Manal Elhaoua
Chairman of the Youth Council
- Law student at McGill University
- I have served on the CJL since 2021
- I have been to Costco only once in my life
Elyzabeth Roy
Vice-Chair of the Youth Council
- Medical student at the University of Montreal
- I have served on the CJL since 2024
- As a child, I dreamed of becoming a contortionist for Cirque du Soleil
Alexia Robitaille
- Student in the Criminal Justice Intervention Program at Collège de Maisonneuve
- Member of the Lachine Youth Council since 2024
- Die-hard Formula 1 fan
Andar Lemar
- Computer engineering student at Concordia University
- I have served on the CJL since 2025
- I enjoy gardening and reading in my spare time
Candace Pierre
- Natural sciences student at Vanier College
- Member of the Lachine Youth Council since 2025
- I am a ringette referee
Chloé Foucault
- Grade 10 student at Collège Saint-Louis
- Member of the Lachine Youth Council since 2025
- I dream of skydiving
Jasmine Abid
- High school student at Collège Sainte-Anne
- Member of the Lachine Youth Council since 2025
- Obsessed with the Poulet Rouge restaurant chain
Latifa Fofana Hawa Khyria
- A Secondary 4 student at Collège Sainte-Anne in the Entrepreneurship program
- First year on the Lachine Youth Council
- I’m a poet in my free time as well as in my everyday life
Nicolas Galopin
- Journalism student at Cégep André-Laurendeau
- Member of the CJL since 2026
- I enjoy track and field activities
Zainab Hussain
- Humanities student, with a focus on justice and society, at Collège de Maisonneuve
- Member of the Lachine Youth Council since 2026
- Coffee lover
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