NEW CHAIR AND NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT RTL
Longueuil, December 1, 2021 – In the wake of the cities in the Agglomération de Longueuil appointing their respective representatives, a mostly new Board of Directors will be taking the helm of the Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL).
In fact, Geneviève Héon, member of the Agglomération de Longueuil’s Commission de la sécurité publique and associate economic development and innovation advisor at Ville de Longueuil, will be taking over as Chair of the Board. Ms. Héon has a Bachelor’s degree in communications (specialization in public relations) and a Master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from Université de Sherbrooke; she was elected on November 7 in the Vieux-Saint-Hubert-de la Savane district.
“I want to thank the new mayor of Longueuil, Catherine Fournier, for her trust in me. I’m excited to get down to work with my talented team members. The South Shore is a vibrant community, and I’m honoured to accept this mission on behalf of all elected officials in the Agglomération de Longueuil. I plan to make openness and teamwork my watchwords,” said Geneviève Héon, new Chair of the Board of Directors. “For our community to thrive, we need to want to make it happen. But more than that, we need a common vision for how to develop our territory, starting at the local level,” added Ms. Héon.
The new RTL Board of Directors has 11 members, most of whom are elected. They are:
Chair
Geneviève Héon, municipal councillor, Longueuil
Vice-Chair
Doreen Assaad, mayor of Brossard
Members
Magalie Queval, municipal councillor, Boucherville
Lysa Bélaïcha, municipal councillor, Longueuil
Nathalie Delisle, municipal councillor, Longueuil
Sylvain Larocque, municipal councillor, Longueuil
Éric Normandin, municipal councillor, Longueuil
Louise Dion, municipal councillor, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Francis Le Chatelier, municipal councillor, Saint-Lambert
Nancy Decelles, paratransit user representative
Jérôme Savaria-Carrière, transit user representative
Photo caption: Bottom row, left to right: Lysa Bélaïcha, municipal councillor, Longueuil; Nancy Decelles, paratransit user representative; Doreen Assaad, mayor of Brossard and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors; Geneviève Héon, municipal councillor, Longueuil and Chair of the Board of Directors; Nathalie Delisle, municipal councillor, Longueuil; and Louise Dion, municipal councillor, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. Top row, left to right: Jérôme Savaria-Carrière, transit user representative; Magalie Queval, municipal councillor, Boucherville; Éric Normandin, municipal councillor, Longueuil; Francis Le Chatelier, municipal councillor, Saint-Lambert; and Sylvain Larocque, municipal councillor, Longueuil.
About the RTL
The Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) is the main transit provider for individuals within the five cities that comprise the Agglomération de Longueuil.
The third-largest public transit organization in Québec, the RTL operates a network of 793 kilometres. With some 1,100 employees, the RTL is a major employer that contributes to the economic vitality of the region.
Ever receptive to its users, the RTL plays a key role in the lives of the people and the communities it serves by providing solutions that are efficient, innovative, and adapted to the evolving needs
of its clientele. Improving quality of life for the citizens of the Agglomération de Longueuil is a top priority for the RTL.