An online survey on the review of electoral wards and representation methods in Edmundston available today

Feb 25, 2025

Starting today, Tuesday, February 25, and continuing until March 7, the Edmundston Electoral Wards and Representation Review Committee is making an online survey available to citizens to find out their views on the various models under study.

Prior to the survey, public consultation sessions were organized by the Electoral Wards and Representation Review Committee in each ward. The final session takes place this evening (Tuesday, February 25) at the Knights of Columbus hall in Saint-Jacques.

"Up until now, our meetings with the public have enabled us to have a frank discussion on the current operation of the wards and representation, especially since the 2023 reform, when parts of the former LSDs of Saint-Jacques and Saint-Joseph as well as the Village of Rivière-Verte joined the City of Edmundston. We will be able to make recommendations to the municipal council by talking to the public as part of these consultation initiatives," explains George Pérusse, chair of the review committee. 

The survey, which has just been posted online, focuses on the following points:

• The current traditional model (representation by ward)
• The general representation model (no wards, with councillors elected throughout the territory)                                                                                               
• The hybrid representation model (with wards, where some councillors are elected by the general population and others by ward)
• The number of wards to represent the population properly
• The number of councillors

The questionnaire is available by CLICKING HERE.

People can also submit comments in writing by e-mail to revision.zones@gmail.com 

"We hope that a large number of people will take a few minutes to take part in the survey. Our objective is to be able to recommend the best possible representative model so that every citizen feels well represented at the municipal council table," concludes Mr Pérusse. 

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For information: George Pérusse, revision.zones@gmail.com