Armand Foucher

J. Armand Foucher (1898–1976) was a businessman and local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec.

The family lived in the village of Sainte-Flore, then moved in 1929 to the neighboring city of Shawinigan Falls.

[3] In 1938, he began the publication of the small weekly newspaper Les Chutes in Shawinigan, which he published for 30 years, until 1968.

[3] He independently owned a service station in the Christ-Roi neighborhood in Shawinigan, at the corner of boulevard Saint-Sacrement and avenue St-Prosper (across from Alcan's aluminum plant #2), and was an advocate of buying locally.

Under his administration, the annexation of Shawinigan-Est was completed[5] and the following facilities were established: He died on May 15, 1976,[3] in Shawinigan.