The ACSSA team which leads this project is made up of the following volunteers:

Clifford Lincoln

After completing his business career as President of Lincoln Manson Ltd., Clifford Lincoln was elected in 1981 as Member of the Quebec National Assembly for the riding of Nelligan. On October 25, 1993 Clifford Lincoln was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Lachine-Lac-Saint-Louis. Between December 1993 and February 1996, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment. In March 1996, he became Chairman of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. Long interested in the integration of the environment and the economy, he has led Canadian delegations at several international conferences. At the community level, he has been involved for many years in volunteer work.

Michael George

During the thirty-three years Michael George worked for The Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal (PSBGM) he was a teacher, school principal, Director of Personnel and Chief Negotiator, Deputy Director General, and Director General for the last nine years of his PSBGM career. Since retiring in June 1997, he has been very active in volunteer work in the Village of Senneville, especially in the area of urban planning. From July 1998 to December 2001 he chaired the Senneville Urban Planning Committee and the Senneville Seniors' Housing Project Committee from November 1998. Beginning in January 2002 he has been the Senneville representative on the Pierrefonds/Senneville Borough Urban Planning Committee and Chair of the Senneville Advisory Subcommittee.

Donna George

Donna George began her teaching career in Bagotville, Quebec in 1962 and retired from West Island College in 1997 where she served as English Department Head for twelve years. Since her retirement, Donna has focused her energies on the housing needs of seniors. She served on the Board of Directors at Fulford Residence where she developed their marketing materials. Donna George was instrumental in founding the Senneville Seniors' Housing Committee in 1998.

George McLeish

George McLeish is the former mayor of the Village of Senneville. In 1993 under his leadership, The Village of Senneville began operating and administering the veterans' golf course on a yearly contract with the Ste. Anne's Hospital. After Senneville was merged with Pierrefonds during the municipal mergers, Les Amis de Senneville, a non-profit organization comprised of former members of the Senneville council, assumed the operation of the golf course. George McLeish has remained a strong advocate of Senneville issues both during his tenure as mayor and following the municipal mergers.

Bill Tierney

Bill has lived in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue since he started teaching at John Abbott College in 1971. He was educated at Cambridge University and taught two years at St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia before moving to Quebec. He was elected to the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue town council in 1982 and was elected Mayor in 1994. In 2001 he was elected a Borough Councillor of the new Montreal after the forced merger. He has played and coached rugby for 45 years, following his father who played for Ireland in the 1930s. He is married to Deborah Campbell and they have three children, Donagh, Cara and Ciaràn. Bill has also written a novel and a musical comedy. Two of his English courses involve his students in visiting our veterans at the Ste-Anne’s Hospital.

Stan Livingston

Stan Livingston was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1923 and immigrated to Canada in 1925. After completing his elementary, high school and technical education, he joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve when he was seventeen. Trained in Marine Engineering, he was quickly upgraded to Engine Room Artificer. He served on the H.M.C.S. Kamloops on North Atlantic convoy service between Canada and Britain and on other ships before the war ended. Stan was married in June 1945 and left the Navy to start a home and family. He worked in the construction engineering field on major power generation projects across Canada and overseas. He retired as Senior Concrete Consultant with MONENCO in 1991, but continued his professional association with the American Concrete Association. He is currently President of the Ste-Anne's Canadian War Veterans Association.

Howard McNamara

Howard McNamara was a fighter pilot with the R.C.A.F., flying Spitfires in North Africa during World War II. His younger brother who flew with the fabled Buzz Beurling in Malta was unfortunately shot down and lost his life. After the war, Howard returned to his job at the Guerney Foundry. In 1948 he married Annie Good, herself a veteran of World War II, having served overseas in an entertainment unit with the R.C.A.F. Howard retired from Eaton's in 1983, but continued to be active as a crossing guard in St-Laurent. He has always been involved in community service having served as President of the St-Laurent Chamber of Commerce (1960) and most recently as President of the Ste-Anne's Canadian War Veterans Association from 1997-2000.

Lindsay Finney

Ric Guyot

Douglas Alford

Senior architect and coordinator of the architectural service: Graduate of McGill University. Vast experience of more than 25 years in the development of residential and community projects. Member of the Comité consultatif de l'habitation de Montréal from 1997 to 2001. Director of the Groupe CDH for 6 years. Coordinator of the architectural service au Groupe CDH (Consultants AMT) with a team of more than six persons. Active participation in the development of over 175 projects at Groupe CDH.

Allan Gaudreault

Expert in housing and community development. Master degree in Sociology from UQAM. Consultant since 2001. Has been planning and development advisor for Société de développement de Montréal and senior advisor, community development for SHDM. Member of the Board of directors and President of Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada . Director of BRICH resource group in Chicoutimi.