Ileana Solivo and Lennyx Craig of Merton School and Jeremy Elbaz of École Maimonide were selected as the 2008 Mayor for a Day winners in Côte Saint-Luc, following an essay-writing contest.
Lennyx discussed pollution problems, Ileana wrote about issues regarding snow removal and road work, and Jeremy touched on library renovations and traffic congestion. Côte Saint-Luc residents or students attending a school in Côte Saint-Luc in grade five, six, 10 and 11 were asked to submit an essay explaining what they would do if they were the mayor of Côte Saint-Luc for a day.
The three winners visited city hall and toured the city last June. They read their winning essays in front of the mayor and council during a council meeting at city hall on September 8 (pictured here).