Posthumous Tribute to the First Woman Mayor in Quebec

On September 24^th, at the 2015 Fédération des municipalités du Québec Congress gala, the Government of Québec paid tribute to Mrs. Elsie Gibbons (1903-2003), the first woman mayor in the history of the province.

Mrs. Gibbons was elected mayor of Portage-du-Fort in 1953, a position she held until 1971. She was then re-elected in 1975, and left office in 1977. Mrs. Gibbons was also Warden of the Pontiac County from 1959 to 1961.

Accompanied by MRC Pontiac Warden Durocher, Mrs. Gibbons’ great-grand-son, Ryan Hillier, received a certificate of recognition awarded posthumously to Mrs. Gibbons by the Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Stéphanie Vallée, commemorating the 75th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Quebec.

For more information on the life and career of Mrs. Elsie Gibbons:

http://www.encyclopediecanadienne.ca/en/article/elsie-gibbons/