Saint-Georges, Shawinigan
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Saint-Georges church in Saint-Georges-de-Champlain
Not to be confused with Saint-Georges, Quebec, a city of the same name in Chaudière-Appalaches region.
Saint-Georges, often unofficially known as Saint-Georges-de-Champlain,[1] was a former village municipality and is now a sector (secteur) of the city of Shawinigan.
Until 1919, Saint-Georges had been known as Village Turcotte. It merged with Shawinigan in an municipal amalgamation on January 1, 2002. In the Canada 1996 Census its population was 3,929.
Mayors
From 1916 to 2001, Saint-Georges had its own mayor and its own city council. [2] The mayors were:
| # | Mayor | Taking Office | Leaving |
| 1 | James Mongrain | 1916 | 1917 |
| 2 | Henri Parenteau | 1917 | 1927 |
| 3 | Albert Beaudoin | 1927 | 1933 |
| 4 | Wellie Béland | 1933 | 1936 |
| 5 | Edmond Thibeault | 1936 | 1939 |
| 3 | Albert Beaudoin | 1939 | 1947 |
| 6 | Albany Caron | 1947 | 1953 |
| 7 | Denis Turcotte | 1953 | 1959 |
| 8 | J.-Oscar Lemelin | 1959 | 1960 |
| 7 | Denis Turcotte | 1960 | 1961 |
| 9 | Paul-Marcel Lahaye | 1961 | 1963 |
| 10 | Gérard Lajoie | 1963 | 1965 |
| 11 | Émile Bédard | 1965 | 1986 |
| 12 | Guy Gélinas | 1986 | 1991 |
| 13 | Yves Périgny | 1992 | 1997 |
| 14 | France Beaulieu [3] | 1997 | 2001 |
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=56628
- ↑ Source: Book on Saint-Georges-de-Champlain
- ↑ Beaulieu ran as the Liberal candidate for the district of Saint-Maurice in the 2007 provincial election. She finished third. She has served as a council member in Shawinigan, since 2002.
Coordinates: 46°38′32″N 72°39′15″W / 46.6421°N 72.6542°W
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