yvon lapierre

The City of Dieppe is hosting a retirement reception for Mr. Yvon Lapierre, who has served as Mayor of Dieppe for 21 years.

It will be hosted at Dieppe City Hall, located at 333 Acadie Ave, on Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Families are encouraged to stop by and send off Lapierre to retirement.

“After 27 years of dedicated service to our community, Mr. Yvon Lapierre is retiring,” the City of Dieppe said in the reception announcement. “Under his leadership, Dieppe has been transformed: from Dieppe Boulevard to Place 1604, the true civic and cultural heart of our city, he carried an ambitious vision: to make Dieppe a place where people love to live, work, and raise a family.”

Lapierre has served four terms as Mayor, his first was from 1998 to 2005. He returned to the position in 2012 and has been re-elected twice more since then. He will retire at the end of April.

His other notable contributions include serving as a Ward 2 Councillor in 1986 and 1989, as well as membership to various committees such as Expansion Dieppe, Council Standing Committee on Public Policies and Strategies, Cities of New Brunswick Association executive committee, and Grievance Committee of the City Council – CUPE – Local 3515 – Fire Department.