While voters in Rigaud have multiple candidates contesting every council seat in the November 2 municipal elections, Pointe-Fortune has five council seats acclaimed.

Rigaud

Rigaud voters will choose a new mayor in a race between two current councillors: Kevin Ménard (fourth seat, elected 2021) and Charles Meunier (first seat, elected 2017). Mayor Marie-Claude Frigault, elected in 2021, is not seeking re-election.

Council’s first seat will have Jamie Nicholls of Ensemble Rigaud and Nathalie Wilson competing for the position.

The second seat is contested by Catherine Larose (Ensemble Rigaud), Radu Neacsu, and Edouard Lawlor. The third seat is between Cynthia Poulin-Huard (Ensemble Rigaud) and Juliette Rochman.

Council’s fourth seat is a three-way competition between Carole Forget, Caroline Quesnel, and Mélisande Giraldeau (Ensemble Rigaud).

Incumbent fifth seat councillor Yves Pelletier (Ensemble Rigaud, elected 2021) is seeking re-election against Élie Forest. Sixth seat councillor Alain Lapointe (Ensemble Rigaud, elected 2017) is also seeking re-election, facing Michel Berichon.

Advance voting is Sunday, October 26, from noon to 8 p.m., at the Paul-Brasseur Building at 10 Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste East. Election-day voting takes place at Bourget College at 65 Rue Saint-Pierre between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Pointe-Fortune

Voters in Pointe-Fortune will have three choices for their next mayor.

Mayor Sandra Lavoratore was acclaimed by her fellow councillors, becoming the first female mayor of Pointe-Fortune after Mayor François Bélanger resigned in May 2025.

The mayoral race features incumbent councillor Jacques Beaudoin, elected to the council’s fifth seat in November 2021, Denis Théberge, and Sandra Lavoratore.

Councillors Christiane Berniquez (third seat) and Gilles Tétrault (sixth seat), both elected in November 2021, are acclaimed and will automatically retain their seats.

Second seat incumbent Gilles Deschamps is not seeking re-election, with Isabelle Lemontzis acclaimed.

The fourth seat is acclaimed by Josée Leroux, with the fifth seat acclaimed by Lisette Boucher. Advance voting will be held at the community centre at 694 Rue du Tisseur between noon and 8 p.m. Election-day voting takes place at the same location between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m