Bio
The Villard Family
Cecil at the Annual Mi’kmaq Pow Wow
The Brian McGuire Memorial Golf Tournament
Meet Cecil Villard
Cecil Villard was born and raised on Prince Edward Island. Like many Islanders, he spent some time away before discovering what he already suspected: there really is no place like home.
Cecil has spent much of his working life in public service. He served as a senior leader in the provincial civil service, including as Director of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and completed a diploma in health administration. He later served for 11 years on Charlottetown City Council, giving him firsthand experience with the decisions that affect residents, businesses and neighbourhoods every day.
That experience shaped Cecil’s view of municipal leadership. A mayor can’t simply issue instructions and expect things to happen. Progress requires listening, building relationships and finding common ground—with councillors, residents, businesses, neighbouring communities and other levels of government. Cecil has long advocated greater collaboration across the capital region, particularly where communities can share resources and plan more effectively together.
What Cecil values most about Charlottetown is its sense of community. Going door to door has reinforced for him just how much people here care about their neighbours and about the future of their city.
Cecil and his wife, Carolyn, have two children, Cody and Candice. As a father, he thinks a lot about the city and province their generation will inherit—including whether the decisions governments make today are financially sustainable for the people who come after us.
For Cecil, public service is ultimately about leaving Charlottetown stronger for the next generation: a city that is well managed, works together and remains a place where people genuinely care about one another.
Meet Cecil Villard
Cecil Villard was born and raised on Prince Edward Island. Like many Islanders, he spent some time away before discovering what he already suspected: there really is no place like home.
Cecil has spent much of his working life in public service. He served as a senior leader in the provincial civil service, including as Director of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and completed a diploma in health administration. He later served for 11 years on Charlottetown City Council, giving him firsthand experience with the decisions that affect residents, businesses and neighbourhoods every day.
That experience shaped Cecil’s view of municipal leadership. A mayor can’t simply issue instructions and expect things to happen. Progress requires listening, building relationships and finding common ground—with councillors, residents, businesses, neighbouring communities and other levels of government. Cecil has long advocated greater collaboration across the capital region, particularly where communities can share resources and plan more effectively together.
What Cecil values most about Charlottetown is its sense of community. Going door to door has reinforced for him just how much people here care about their neighbours and about the future of their city.
Cecil and his wife, Carolyn, have two children, Cody and Candice. As a father, he thinks a lot about the city and province their generation will inherit—including whether the decisions governments make today are financially sustainable for the people who come after us.
For Cecil, public service is ultimately about leaving Charlottetown stronger for the next generation: a city that is well managed, works together and remains a place where people genuinely care about one another.