Roland Désaulniers has been a local businessman and politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 18th Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec from 1986 to 1994. He successfully ran as Mayor of Shawinigan in 1986 and was re-elected in 1990. He did not run for re-election in 1994. Désaulniers, who is a

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, took the stump in local rallies in

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to oppose the

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. He has often been mentioned by the media as a potential

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candidate to the

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but has never thrown his hat in the ring so far. He has also been chairman of the board of administrators for

La Cité de l'Énergie La Cite de l'Énergie (French for ''the city of energy'') is a theme park based on local industrial history and located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. Facilities *A science centre, which includes a high observation tower and features a multimedi ...

, a theme park based on local industrial history with a observation tower. Carsten Höller à Shawinigan: laissez-vous surprendre
Andrée-Anne Trudel, L'Hebdo Mékinac des Chenaux, June 1, 2007

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