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Galati: \u201cSets our council in a different light\u201d <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

By Robert Frank<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Art has triumphed over the personalities that formerly adorned the walls of Laval city council chamber. <\/p>\n

The city decided to remove the portraits of politicians formerly found there\u2014many of them depicting characters from the more than 23 years that former mayor Gilles Vaillancourt ruled the roost\u2014and to replace them with artistic works. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe had the portraits of all elected officials from 1965-2009 [when Vaillancourt resigned],\u201d executive committee vice-chairman David de Cotis told The Suburban.<\/i> \u201cEvery one of those portraits has been taken down.\u201d He explained in an interview that the Laval\u2019s decision to webcast its city council meetings provided a pretext for the makeover of the poorly lit chamber.<\/p>\n

Webcast spurs whitewash<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re starting over with a blank slate,\u201d de Cotis said. \u201cAll the walls have been repainted white. It will help the webcast. The portraits would have interfered with the lighting. We will instead fill the walls with artworks.\u201d <\/p>\n

He added that most of the $100,000 that the city has budgeted webcasting was used to develop the project and for equipment like three remote-control, wall-mounted video cameras as well as to ensure adequate lighting and microphones.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also had to remove some seating arrangements to make room to bring in various technical instruments,\u201d de Cotis said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be able to vary the colours, depending on the season and mood, as well as to highlight a special event like promoting awareness of breast cancer, for example,\u201d added St. Vincent de Paul Councillor Paolo Galati. \u201cIt\u2019s an interesting and positive measure that sets our council in a different light.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nLights, cameras, action! Laval\u2019s dimly lit council chamber to get media-friendly makeover. <\/b><\/div>\n

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\n(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n

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