Dionne attended teacher's college and taught in a variety of locations, including Baie-Comeau, Quebec, where he met his future wife, Precille. Dionne moved to the Miramichi to become principal of Millerton High School.
As a Member of Parliament, Dionne's major accomplishments were securing government assistance to aid expansion to the major pulp mill in the valley, securing the dredging of the entrance to the Miramichi River to enable ports there to continue receiving ocean-going vessels, and securing the construction of a federal maximum security prison at Renous in the valley.
In 1992, Dionne called a press conference to announce that he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. This was one of the first occasions that a public figure made such an announcement, and it helped to create understanding of the affliction. Dionne did not run in the next election, and died in 2003.
Dionne and his wife had two daughters and three sons.
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maurice, dionne, 1936, bath, brunswick, november, 2003, miramichi, brunswick, educator, politician, miramichi, river, valley, brunswick, canada, member, parliamentfor, northumberland, miramichiin, office, 1974, 1984preceded, bypercy, smithsucceeded, bybud, jar. Maurice Dionne 1936 in Bath New Brunswick November 17 2003 in Miramichi New Brunswick was an educator and politician in the Miramichi River Valley of New Brunswick Canada Maurice DionneMember of Parliamentfor Northumberland MiramichiIn office 1974 1984Preceded byPercy SmithSucceeded byBud JardineIn office 1988 1993Succeeded byCharles HubbardPersonal detailsBornMaurice Adrian Dionne1936Bath New BrunswickDiedNovember 17 2003Miramichi New BrunswickPolitical partyLiberalProfessioneducator Dionne attended teacher s college and taught in a variety of locations including Baie Comeau Quebec where he met his future wife Precille Dionne moved to the Miramichi to become principal of Millerton High School Dionne was long active in Liberal Party of Canada circles and was elected to the House of Commons of Canada serving from 1974 to 1984 and again from 1988 to 1993 He lost his seat in 1984 when Brian Mulroney s Progressive Conservative Party of Canada won the largest landslide in terms of total seats in Canadian history During these years out of office he worked in the forestry industry in a consulting capacity As a Member of Parliament Dionne s major accomplishments were securing government assistance to aid expansion to the major pulp mill in the valley securing the dredging of the entrance to the Miramichi River to enable ports there to continue receiving ocean going vessels and securing the construction of a federal maximum security prison at Renous in the valley In 1992 Dionne called a press conference to announce that he was suffering from Alzheimer s disease This was one of the first occasions that a public figure made such an announcement and it helped to create understanding of the affliction Dionne did not run in the next election and died in 2003 Dionne and his wife had two daughters and three sons External links editMaurice Dionne Parliament of Canada biography nbsp nbsp This article about a New Brunswick politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maurice Dionne amp oldid 1144046099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
