Board members

Alain Gadbois, administrator delegated by the Centre d’interprétation de l’eau (C.I.EAU) since September 2023, is a civil engineer and holds a Master in water treatment. Since 1996, he is the vice-president of  Veolia Water Technologies Canada where he supervises the conception of water treatment processes. He taught at 4 Quebec universities. He is the president of the board of directors of the Centre des Technologies de l’Eau (Cteau) affiliated to the St. Laurent College and of the C.I.EAU as well. He lived about 25 years in Laval.

Vincent Leclair, president, is one of the board members of CRE de Laval since June 2019. He is the general secretary of the Conseil régional FTQ Montréal métropolitain (‘Montreal metropolitain FTQ regional council’) as of June 2016. He was reelected in June 2019 for a three year mandate. As a proud Laval citizen, he is an involved union activist working to advocate and enforce the rights of workers while advocating for unionism based on social transformation. He is also a member of the board of Conseil régional des partenaires du marché du travail de Laval (‘Laval’s regional council of market partners’) as of 2018. The Montreal metropolitan FTQ regional council is environmentally active and wishes to contribute to a fair energy transition.

Georges Schneller, administrator, sits on the board of directors of CRE de Laval since June 2023. He holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from Concordia University and specializes in socially sustainable brand management. For several years now on various board of directors of Laval organizations, he represents Laval en transition, for which he is a member since 2019. Besides, he sits on the coalition of the Laval ZéN Collectivity since 2022.

Motivated by positive behaviour changes related to eco-responsibility, he is also one of the instigators of the Association Mobilité Active Laval as well as an active member of the network of the Gardiens et Gardiennes du Vivant.

Alain Gadbois, administrator delegated by the Centre d’interprétation de l’eau (C.I.EAU) since September 2023, is a civil engineer and holds a Master in water treatment. Since 1996, he is the vice-president of  Veolia Water Technologies Canada where he supervises the conception of water treatment processes. He taught at 4 Quebec universities. He is the president of the board of directors of the Centre des Technologies de l’Eau (Cteau) affiliated to the St. Laurent College and of the C.I.EAU as well. He lived about 25 years in Laval.

Anaïs Boutin, vice-president, has been sitting on the board of directors of CRE de Laval since February 2012. She holds a Master’s degree in biology and works on the rehabilitation of threatened species and habitat conservation. Director of protection and conservation programs for Eco-Nature as of 2008, she focuses on projects aiming to restore and protect the habitats along the Mille-Iles River, with the help of involved citizens and the contribution of strong partnerships.

Anaëlle Caplain, administrator, holds an engineering degree in water-energy-environment. She is interested in the inclusion of all communities in the models that we build for tomorrow, as well as in clean technologies.

Her vision of the socio-ecological transition? « First, a personal self-examination on our lifestyles, our old habits, but also our state of mind towards needed changes. I see those changes as positive benefits, not as necessary sacrifices. Then, group energy, where each person contaminates their neighbour with ideas, actions and determination! It is only through strength of number that we will be able, I think, to move forward in the set out path.»

Anaëlle has significant experience with NPOs, in the field of scientific research, particularly regarding water treatment.

Ian Sabourin-Somers, administrator, is first and foremost an involved citizen. With a Bachelor's degree in Geological Engineering and a Master's in Power Engineering, Ian uses his knowledge to the benefit of environmental and social causes throughout the province. Technical advisor for Écohabitation, involved citizen for Vigile 1000 îles and for the Coalition Mobilisations Citoyennes Environnementales de Laval, he believes that citizen commitment is a force for positive change and that information is the key to success. As he likes to say: « Change towards a better world begins with each individual. If we do nothing, we let others decide for us and we suffer the consequences! »