Projet Montral chooses Luc Rabouin as candidate for Plateau-Mont-Royal mayor

Projet Montral has nominated Luc Rabouin to represent the party in the byelection to replace Plateau-Mont-Royal borough Mayor Luc Ferrandez.

Rabouin was chosen over the public relations expertPaule Genest by an assembly of about 120 members, the party said in a statement.

"You have chosen a very clear path, of maintaining the course and accelerating the ecological transition in the Plateau and in Montreal," said Rabouin, a longtime member and donor to the party.

Rabouin, currently the director of strategic developmentand communications for the Caisse d'economie solidaire Desjardins,said he knows that the battle is not over to keep the borough in Projet's hands.

"I need you, as the resistance is strong and very loud," he said.

He said he would work to reduce traffic and continue to make the Plateau a greener place to live.

He also said he wouldimprove social housing in the borough and defend independent businesses.

Ferrandez announced in May that he was leaving politics, criticizing Valrie Plante's administration for not being aggressive enough with its environmental policies.

Plateau residents will vote for their new mayor on October6.

The opposition party at city hall, Ensemble Montral, has not yet announced its candidate.