Pierrefonds-Roxboro Youth Council

Last updated December 20, 2024

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Are you interested in getting involved in your community and raising awareness on issues that affect people in your age group? The Youth Council gives you a voice with elected officials and the municipal administration. Become a member of your local council!

What is the Youth Council?

The Youth Council represents the interests of people aged 16 to 28. It provides a forum for discussion and reflection on issues that matter to young people, such as the environment, sports and leisure, urban planning, transport, culture and much more!

Meet the members our the Youth Council

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Portrait of Lawrence Ngo — "We'll have the opportunity to get together to plan activities like sugar shack outings or events, and forge unforgettable memories." |Lawrence Ngo, member of the Pierrefonds-Roxboro Youth Council since 2019.

Why get involved?

To provide opinions and advice to the borough mayor and the executive committee
To become a spokesperson and representative for young people’s concerns
To develop relationships and partnerships with organisations and various groups to gather their views and expertise
To commission studies relating to the concerns raised by the Youth Council
To organize events, training sessions, symposiums or any other activity related to the mission of the Pierrefonds-Roxboro Youth Council

Join the Pierrefonds-Roxboro Youth Council

If you’d like to get involved with the Council, please fill in the application form.

Selected candidates will be chosen to reflect the borough’s cultural and social diversity.

Application form

Achievements

2023-2024

Updated Pierrefonds-Roxboro Youth Council logo
Updated code of internal management
Facebook account activation
Activation of Instagram account
Recruitment of new members
Appointment of executive committee
Members attended a presentation by Concertation Montréal on the role and responsibilities of the Youth Council; the code of internal management; the importance of ethical communications; and how the borough operates versus the central city.

2021-2022

(Hiatus)

2020

Facebook live Event : Wellness Week - daily challenges games
Facebook live event - Wellness Conference
Publication in the Conseil jeunesse de Montréal newsletter
Creation of the transportation sub-committee: Working on transportation issues that concern youth living in the West Island

2018-2019

Creating Youth Council’s logo
Writing a Code of internal governance
Creating a Facebook page
Producing T-Shirts with the Youth Council’s logo
Taking part of the inter-council youth day organized by the Conseil jeunesse de Montréal
Text published in the Pierrefonds-Roxboro municipal magazine
Publication in the the Conseil jeunesse de Montréal newsletter
Event at the Pierrefonds Library - Soirée des Jeunes Talents (youth performances)

Admission criteria

Be interested in getting involved collectively for the youth of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
Aged between 16 and 28
Must be a resident of the borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro
The candidate may not be a member of the Conseil jeunesse de Montréal, the Forum Jeunesse de l’île de Montréal or the executive of a municipal political party.
Must be available to attend Youth Council meetings*

*Members meet approximately 6 times a year.