Cecilia Keating

Cecilia Keating is a freelance writer based in Montreal, with bylines in Ricochet, Quill and Quire, CityMetric and CIM Magazine.

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Valérie Plante, Montreal, mayor, environment, Broadbent Institute, Energy East, TransCanada

Valérie Plante makes history in Montreal

Punctuating her address several times with her trademark, full-sized laugh, the newly-elected Valérie Plante said that “we have lots of work to do in the coming years,” and appealed directly to Montrealers for their help in “getting [it] done.”

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By Clothilde Goujard & Cecilia Keating in News, Energy, Politics | November 5th 2017

Outremont borough councillor Mindy Pollak poses for a selfie upon depositing her official declaration of candidacy for the 2017 Montreal elections.

Busting myths, connecting communities: On the campaign trail with Montreal's first elected Hasidic politician

Fostering inter-cultural dialogue and remedying a disconnect between Outremont’s Hasidic and non-Hasidic populations propelled Mindy Pollak into politics. In 2013, at just 24, she earned accolades as the first Hasidic woman ever elected to political office in Montreal. She is defending her seat in the Montreal municipal elections on Nov. 5.

By Cecilia Keating in News, Politics | November 2nd 2017