3. Cyrille Simard

Cyrille Simard

Mayor from 2012 to 2020. Cyrille Simard was born in Arvida, Quebec. He is the son of Élie Simard and Gisèle Flamand.

After studying at the Université de Moncton, Edmundston campus, and at Université Laval, Cyrille Simard began his career at the Université de Moncton, Edmundston campus. He served first as Director of Continuing Education and Distance Learning and then as Director of the Applied Multimedia Centre. He also helped create and develop private businesses in the cultural sector, including Les Éditions Marévie, where he was Vice-President.

He went on to work in France for the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, where he managed international projects in distance learning and information technology.

When he returned to Edmundston, he devoted himself full-time to business. He founded two knowledge-management consulting firms (NordSud.org and Idéos Solutions) and an information technology firm (Cognitos). He was also a partner in creating and developing Diversis, a company specializing in immigration and cultural diversity management.

Mr. Simard has always been deeply involved in his community. Over the years, he has served as:

• President of the Association générale des étudiants of the Centre universitaire Saint-Louis-Maillet
• President of the Louis-Napoléon-Dugal chapter of the Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick
• Board member of the Fondation Saint-Louis-Maillet
• President of the Société historique du Madawaska
• President of the Salon du livre d'Edmundston (Edmundston Book Fair)
• Chair of the Conseil scolaire des Frontières
• Board member of the Coopérative des Montagnes Ltée (CFAI-FM radio)
• Member of the executive secretariat of the Table de concertation sur l'éducation postsecondaire du Nord-Ouest du Nouveau-Brunswick
• President of Entreprise Madawaska, the regional economic and community development agency

He brought tremendous enthusiasm and energy to his two terms as Mayor of the City of Edmundston. He then continued to support the development of New Brunswick's francophone community as Vice-President, Development, at the Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB).

Cyrille Simard is married to Lori-Ann Cyr, who comes from Saint-Basile. He is the proud father of six children: Dominique, Mireille, Nicolas, Justine, Alexis and Camille.