Robert Labine (23 December 1940 – 4 February 2021) was a politician in Gatineau, Quebec. He was best known for being mayor of the former city of Gatineau between 1988 and 1994 and again between 1999 and 2001. He was familiarly known as "Bob" Labine.[1]
Labine was born in Gatineau, Quebec. He entered politics as a councillor of Gatineau in 1968 and remained at that position until 1978. He was elected mayor in 1988 and re-elected for a second mandate in 1991. Due to conflicts of interest, he resigned in 1994 before re-entering politics in 1999 after then-incumbent mayor Guy Lacroix stepped down after five years as mayor. Labine defeated future ADQ candidate Berthe Miron.
In 2001, Labine competed against then-Hull incumbent mayor Yves Ducharme and lost. After the election, he had little involvement in municipal politics.
During his first mandate, Labine (along with former Aylmer mayor Constance Provost) opposed a project of regrouping the cities of Hull, Aylmer and Gatineau in the early 1990s.[2] The merger did occur in 2002 when a bill by the Parti Québécois forced the merger of those three municipalities along with Buckingham and Masson-Angers. In 2000, Labine mentioned that a merger would not save money.[3]
During his tenure as mayor, Labine was in favour of building a new sports complex in the Gatineau sector. However, the building was built only a decade later, in 2010, due to negotiations with other levels of governments regarding funding.[4] The mayor of the new city of Gatineau, Marc Bureau, had committed to having this project realized. Labine was also in favour of building an additional bridge to Ottawa in the east end of the metropolitan area, via Kettle Island towards the Aviation Parkway, a controversial project that was opposed by many Ottawa residents.[5]
Source: Carrie Buchanan, Kate Jaimet and Zev Singer, "Labine makes astonishing comeback: Ducharme returned for third term in Hull; Croteau unopposed in Aylmer," Ottawa Citizen, 8 November 1999, A4.
Source: David Gamble, "Labine wins tight race for mayor in Gatineau," Ottawa Citizen, 6 June 1988, A1.
See the 1987 Gatineau municipal election page for details on Deschênes and Leroux. Source: David Gamble, "Labine wins tight race for mayor in Gatineau," Ottawa Citizen, 6 June 1988, A1.
Referencesedit
^Mathieu Bélanger: "Robert «Bob» Labine s’éteint à l’âge de 80 ans" (in French), Le Droit, February 4, 2021. [1]
^. www.pum.umontreal.ca. Archived from the original on 1999-11-19.
^Rogers, Dave (14 June 2010). "$50.4M Gatineau Sports Complex Opens". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 16 December 2023 – via PressReader.
^. www.magma.ca. Archived from the original on 1999-11-10.
^"Gatineau to host 2010 Quebec Summer Games | CBC News".
^Média, Bell. "Décès de l'ancien maire de Gatineau, Robert Labine". www.iheartradio.ca. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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Partial Biography of Robert Labine
April 12, 2024
robert, labine, december, 1940, february, 2021, politician, gatineau, quebec, best, known, being, mayor, former, city, gatineau, between, 1988, 1994, again, between, 1999, 2001, familiarly, known, labine, 16th, 18th, mayor, gatineauin, office, november, 1999, . Robert Labine 23 December 1940 4 February 2021 was a politician in Gatineau Quebec He was best known for being mayor of the former city of Gatineau between 1988 and 1994 and again between 1999 and 2001 He was familiarly known as Bob Labine 1 Robert Labine16th and 18th Mayor of GatineauIn office November 7 1999 December 31 2001Preceded byGuy LacroixSucceeded byYves DucharmeIn office June 5 1988 August 14 1994Preceded byGaetan CousineauSucceeded byGuy LacroixPersonal detailsBornDecember 23 1940Gatineau QuebecDiedFebruary 4 2021Gatineau QuebecSpouseLiette Tremblay Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Electoral record partial 4 References 5 External linksCareer editLabine was born in Gatineau Quebec He entered politics as a councillor of Gatineau in 1968 and remained at that position until 1978 He was elected mayor in 1988 and re elected for a second mandate in 1991 Due to conflicts of interest he resigned in 1994 before re entering politics in 1999 after then incumbent mayor Guy Lacroix stepped down after five years as mayor Labine defeated future ADQ candidate Berthe Miron In 2001 Labine competed against then Hull incumbent mayor Yves Ducharme and lost After the election he had little involvement in municipal politics During his first mandate Labine along with former Aylmer mayor Constance Provost opposed a project of regrouping the cities of Hull Aylmer and Gatineau in the early 1990s 2 The merger did occur in 2002 when a bill by the Parti Quebecois forced the merger of those three municipalities along with Buckingham and Masson Angers In 2000 Labine mentioned that a merger would not save money 3 During his tenure as mayor Labine was in favour of building a new sports complex in the Gatineau sector However the building was built only a decade later in 2010 due to negotiations with other levels of governments regarding funding 4 The mayor of the new city of Gatineau Marc Bureau had committed to having this project realized Labine was also in favour of building an additional bridge to Ottawa in the east end of the metropolitan area via Kettle Island towards the Aviation Parkway a controversial project that was opposed by many Ottawa residents 5 After his political career Labine led a successful bid for the city of Gatineau to obtain the 2010 Quebec Summer Games in which it defeated four other bids coming from Vaudreuil Dorion Shawinigan Riviere du Loup and Charlevoix 6 Personal life editLabine was married and had two children He died in the Hull sector of Gatineau on 4 February 2021 aged 80 7 Electoral record partial editvte1999 Gatineau municipal election MayorCandidate Votes Robert Labine 15 557 48 32Berthe Miron 13 824 42 94Rosaire Cauchon 2 816 8 75Total valid votes 32 197 100Source Carrie Buchanan Kate Jaimet and Zev Singer Labine makes astonishing comeback Ducharme returned for third term in Hull Croteau unopposed in Aylmer Ottawa Citizen 8 November 1999 A4 vteGatineau municipal by election June 5 1988 Mayor of GatineauCandidate Votes Robert Labine 9 150 37 98Sylvain Simard 8 976 37 26Jean Deschenes 4 947 20 53Hubert Leroux 1 018 4 23Total valid votes 24 091 100 00Source David Gamble Labine wins tight race for mayor in Gatineau Ottawa Citizen 6 June 1988 A1 See the 1987 Gatineau municipal election page for details on Deschenes and Leroux Source David Gamble Labine wins tight race for mayor in Gatineau Ottawa Citizen 6 June 1988 A1 References edit Mathieu Belanger Robert Bob Labine s eteint a l age de 80 ans in French Le Droit February 4 2021 1 L Annee politique au Quebec 1990 1991 La vie municipale et regionale www pum umontreal ca Archived from the original on 1999 11 19 Municipalities in Outaouais undergoing big changes CBC News Archived from the original on 2012 10 22 Rogers Dave 14 June 2010 50 4M Gatineau Sports Complex Opens Ottawa Citizen Retrieved 16 December 2023 via PressReader Implications of a west end bridge over the Ottawa River Lac Deschenes www magma ca Archived from the original on 1999 11 10 Gatineau to host 2010 Quebec Summer Games CBC News Media Bell Deces de l ancien maire de Gatineau Robert Labine www iheartradio ca Retrieved 16 December 2023 External links editPartial Biography of Robert Labine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Labine amp oldid 1214412576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
