The mayor of Mirabel, Patrick Charbonneau, died at the age of 46 on Tuesday.
The city of Mirabel has announced the sad news through a Facebook publication. “It is with immense sadness that the city of Mirabel announces the death of its mayor, Patrick Charbonneau. […] Everything suggests that it would be natural, “it said.
In office since 2021 as mayor and municipal councilor since 2013, Patrick Charbonneau is described as “a respected and loved man”.
“His dedication, his passion for his community and his leadership have deeply marked the Mirabellois, and the employees of the city,” wrote the city of Mirabel.
It has also been confirmed that the flags of municipal buildings will be put at half mast to pay tribute to it.
Tributes are multiplying
The mayor of Blainville, Liza Poulin, reacted to the death of Patrick Charbonneau. “I am without words,” she said in a Facebook publication. We will miss Patrick: your authenticity, your outspokenness, your sincere collective values, your communicator laugh, your liveliness. ”
The Prime Minister of Quebec François Legault also paid tribute to the mayor of Mirabel. “A mayor who was devoted and appreciated by his community,” he wrote in a publication on X. I also have a thought for all the citizens of Mirabel. “
The mayor of Montreal Valérie Plante learned “with great sadness” the “sudden” death of her colleague Patrick Charbonneau. “It is with great sadness that I welcome this news, and I wish to transmit my most sincere sympathies to her family, his relatives and his collaborators,” she wrote on X.
The mayor of Mascouche, Guillaume Tremblay, also reacted to the death of the mayor of Mirabel, indicating that he left “much too early”. “It is a hard reminder that you have to enjoy life at all times,” he wrote in a Facebook publication. Good last trip my boyfriend! “
The Union of Municipalities of Quebec praised Patrick Charbonneau’s work in a message published on X. “Man of heart and convictions, Mr. Charbonneau has devoted many years to public service with passion, integrity and dedication.”
