John Levesque (born 1953) is a Canadian novelist, journalist, and humour columnist whose recognitions include the 1993 Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour awarded for his book of essays ''Waiting for Aquarius,'' published in 1993. In addition to another essay collection ''Stranded on the Information Highway'' (1995), he has authored three novels: ''Rosseter's Memory, Geneva Farewell'', and ''Sometime Soon.'' The latter won the Hamilton Arts Council Award for fiction. Levesque's career as a journalist began at the

North Bay Nugget The ''North Bay Nugget'' is a newspaper published in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The paper is currently owned by Postmedia. History The paper was launched in 1907 as the ''Cobalt Nugget'', during the silver boom at Cobalt, Ontario. It was acqu ...

where he worked as a reporter, editor, and columnist from 1974 to 1980. At

The Hamilton Spectator ''The Hamilton Spectator'', founded in 1846, is a newspaper published weekdays and Saturdays in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. One of the largest Canadian newspapers by circulation, ''The Hamilton Spectator'' is owned by Torstar. History ''The Ha ...

, he started as a staff writer and reporter but moved into the role of film critic and humour columnist before returning to North Bay to work in program development for Workplace Safety North, a not-for-profit association that provides services to the mining and forest products industries. In 2024, he was appointed by the Leacock Associates, the organization that awards the Leacock Medal, to the honorary role of Mayor of Mariposa for the years 2025 and 2026.

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