Chapleau's mayor will not seek re-election.
Mayor Michael Levesque announced during Monday's Council meeting that he won't be running for a third term, later telling JJAM FM News that he believes "eight years is enough" and he doesn't want to follow the example of long-running mayors like Mississauga's Hazel McCallion, who held that role for 36 years.
Though he isn't running again, Levesque says he is "a teacher by trade and by inclination", and would like to serve that function by writing a series of articles on municipal government and what candidates should know - including about budgets.
Mayor Levesque says he does still plan to serve out the remainder of his term on Council, which ends this November, after the October election.