Ludovic Routhier (born July 21, 1931) is a former politician in

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. He served as mayor of

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in 1971. He was born in

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and was educated in Gatineau. He played

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at the junior and senior level. Routhier worked at the McIntyre Mines in

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and then was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces until 1945. He married Yolande Barbarie in 1947. Routhier was a machinist at the Canadian International Paper plant in Gatineau from 1954 until his retirement in 1982. He served on Gatineau municipal council from 1964 to 1970 and then was mayor from July to September of the following year.

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