Pierrefonds-Roxboro Seniors' Council

Last updated October 25, 2023
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Would you like to get involved in your community and promote issues that concern seniors? The Pierrefonds-Roxboro Seniors’ Council needs you to make recommendations to elected officials and the municipal administration. Join now.

Mandate of Pierrefonds-Roxboro’s Seniors’ Council

The role of the Pierrefonds-Roxboro Seniors Council is to advise the mayor and elected officials on all issues that affect seniors, and to ensure that the concerns of seniors are taken into account in decisions concerning the borough.

On December 4, 2023, the mandate of nine members of the Pierrefonds-Roxboro Seniors’ Council was confirmed by the borough’s municipal council. In the photo, the new members are accompanied by the mayor and municipal councillors.

On photo, from left to right: Catherine Jacques, Claudine Campeau, Borough Councillor Louise Leroux, City Councillor Catherine Clément-Talbot, Lorenzo Salvaggio, Borough Mayor Dimitrios (Jim) Beis, Borough Councillor Chahi (Sharkie) Tarakjian, Fay Bkenkhorn, Neil Koury, Catherine Jacques, City Councillor Benoit Langevin, Louise Maille-LeBlanc, Pierre Dorchies and Diane Meunier.

Past projects

2020

  • Recruitment January 2020;

2018-2019

  • Designing the new Senior Council’s logo
  • Creating the code of governance
  • Taking part in the immunization clinic at the Gerry-Robertson Community Centre to promote the  Seniors’ Council and to better understand the needs expressed by seniors
  • Writing a text for the Municipal Review
  • Expressing a need for free animal permits to the Mayor and elected officials
  • Producing promotional pamphlets
  • Purchasing business cards for members
  • Promotional item - purchasing safety whistles with the Senior Council’s logo
  • Event - Focus group at the Pierrefonds cultural centre under the theme ”Make your concerns known”- 4 themes: Mobility; Well-being and Health; Leisure and Social Life; Communications.

Submit your application to be a member of the Seniors' Council!

Eligibiliy requirements

  1. To be 55 years of age or older.
  2. Demonstrate interest in getting involved in seniors’ issues.
  3. To be a resident of the Borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
  4. Beeing available to participate in the Pierrefond-Roxboro Seniors Council meetings (about 6 times per year) and in various committees responsible for studying specific issues.
  5. Not be involved in a seniors group in another municipality.
  6. Not be a member of the executive of a political party or trade union organization.
  7. Not be an employee of the City of Montreal and not have, directly or indirectly, a contract with the City of Montreal.

Recruitement process

After the analysis of applications by the selection committee, interviews may be carried out with the selected candidates.

Interested in being a Seniors’ Council member? Fill out the application form.