Gaston Allard is a teacher and community volunteer that is running for mayor of Fort Coulonge. He said he hopes to improve communication with ratepayers, bring back community organizations like the R.A. and work to amalgamate with the municipality of Mansfield et Pontefract.
Caleb Nickerson
FORT COULONGE Nov. 1, 2017
Local educator hopes to bring new blood to council:
A local educator is one of the mayoral candidates seeking the top seat in the municipality of Fort Coulonge, left open by former mayor and candidate for warden, Raymond Durocher.
Gaston Allard has lived in the municipality his whole life and works as a teacher in Campbell’s Bay. Though he hasn’t served on council, he has been heavily involved in various community groups like minor hockey, organizing the Fort Coulonge Carnival and working at Le Patro, where he gained experience seeking out funding for different projects.
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