Signing of the Exchange Pact Between the Town of Coaticook and the Municipality of Jallais, France.
![Colour photograph of a group of people: two men, wearing dark suits and white shirts, shake hands while seated; two others wearing blue shirts stand behind them. Behind the men, from left to right, are the flags of Québec, France and Canada. In the background to the right there are some wrapped gifts on tables.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/ingenieuse_ingenious-coaticook/wp-content/uploads/sites/85/2018/03/Signature-du-pacte-de-jumelage-entre-la-Commune-de-Jallais-et-lHarmonie-de-Coaticook.jpg)
Year: 2014
Credits: Stéphane Lafrance
This photo, taken at the signature of the exchange agreement between the municipality of Jallais and the town of Coaticook, marks the official beginning of a relationship between the two towns. Bertrand Lamoureux (at left), then mayor of Coaticook, is seated with mayor Jean-Robert Gachet of Jallais (at right). Standing behind them are, from left, Michael Dougherty, president of the Cultural Exchange Committee of Coaticook, and René Bidet, president of the Cultural Exchange Committee of Jallais.