Pierrefonds-Roxboro Youth Council

Last updated November 16, 2023

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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 12 to 30. 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 bu 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

2020

Facebook Live Event : Wellness Week - daily challenges games
Facebook Live event - Wellness Conference
Publication in the newsletter of the Conseil jeunesse Montréalaise
Creation of transportation Sub-Committee: Working on transportation issues for youth in the West Island

2018-2019

Creating Youth Council’s logo
Writing a Code of internal governance;
Creating a Facebook page;
Launching T-Shirts with the Youth Council’s logo;
A member of the youth council took part of the inter-council youth day organized by the Conseil jeunesse Montréalaise
Writing of a text in the municipal magazine
Publication in the Newsletter of the Conseil jeunesse Montréalaise
Event November 14, 2019: Evening 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 12 and 30
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.