Richard Côté
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Richard Côté is a Quebec
municipal politician
in Gatineau
, Quebec
. He is the councillor of the Bellevue District
in the Gatineau sector.
Côté studied at the University of Ottawa
and received a certificate in marketing
and management
before working for over 30 years at the Bowater
plant in Gatineau.
Côté is currently the longest serving councillor among active councillors at Gatineau's City Council. He entered politics in the former city of Gatineau's council in 1987 and was re-elected five other mandates including the last one by acclamation in the 2005 municipal elections. He was also a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
in 1993 but lost.
Among his priorities includes improving public traffic safety, improve roadways, extended main routes, reduce traffic on local streets and maintenance
.
On January 6, 2008 he made an official announcement that he would not seek another mandate as city councillor and would retire from politics.
In addition to his professional and political career, Cote has been heavily involved in several local sport
ing and leisure
events across the city.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
municipal politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in Gatineau
Gatineau
Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He is the councillor of the Bellevue District
Bellevue District
The Bellevue District is a municipal district in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented on Gatineau City Council by Richard Côté....
in the Gatineau sector.
Côté studied at the University of Ottawa
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
and received a certificate in marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
and management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
before working for over 30 years at the Bowater
Bowater
Bowater was an American pulp and paper company based in Greenville, South Carolina. Bowater had 12 pulp and paper mills in the United States, Canada and South Korea and 13 North American sawmills. It had approximately 10,000 employees...
plant in Gatineau.
Côté is currently the longest serving councillor among active councillors at Gatineau's City Council. He entered politics in the former city of Gatineau's council in 1987 and was re-elected five other mandates including the last one by acclamation in the 2005 municipal elections. He was also a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
in 1993 but lost.
Among his priorities includes improving public traffic safety, improve roadways, extended main routes, reduce traffic on local streets and maintenance
Maintenance, Repair and Operations
Maintenance, repair, and operations or maintenance, repair, and overhaul involves fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken...
.
On January 6, 2008 he made an official announcement that he would not seek another mandate as city councillor and would retire from politics.
In addition to his professional and political career, Cote has been heavily involved in several local sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
ing and leisure
Leisure
Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, and domestic chores. It is also the periods of time before or after necessary activities such as eating, sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education....
events across the city.