Author: Alec Brideau
It’s now been several weeks since Saint-Martin boulevard, at the height of de l’Avenir Boulevard, up to Highway 15’s viaduct, has been without lighting during evenings and nights. Passing almost daily in the area, Tony Sutera Sardo is starting to find the situation particularly dangerous, especially since that’s an area used by many cars and pedestrians. The Laval resident also tried to find out more about the situation, contacting the City of Laval by several means in recent weeks. After being redirected from a department to another, by phone, Tony Sutera Sardo took advantage of social networks to send messages…
A few weeks ago, Revenu Québec announced that the distribution of one-time amounts paid by the provincial government to deal with the rise in the inflation rate would begin by the beginning of this month. In the end, more than 6.5 million taxpayers will have access to that financial assistance. The amount will be $600 for those whose individual income doesn’t exceed $50,000. It will gradually decrease, down to $400 for those with an income slightly above $50,000. Revenu Québec Although Revenu Québec specifies that people don’t have anything to do in order to receive that financial assistance, many have…
With 4458 volunteers in operation, the Opération Nez rouge service was offered in almost 50 regions of the province this weekend, allowing 5311 rides back home. Since the beginning of the current campaign, 9,603 volunteers have helped Nez rouge to carry out 10,503 rides. The Laval – Basses Laurentides region had 291 rides this weekend, registering 152 on Friday and 139 on Saturday. The Quebec – Lévis region is the region that requested the most rides, with 502, including 295 on Friday. The region also had 118 rides on Thursday, for a total of 620 in three days. Reminder The…
The Opération Nez rouge service was offered in about 40 regions of Quebec this weekend, allowing 1,539 rides back in two days. No less than 1,850 volunteers made those rides possible, including 84 in the Laval – Basses Laurentides region, with 37 on Friday, and 47 on Saturday. The region with the most rides back during those days is that of Québec – Lévis, with 187, including 103 on Saturday. Reminder The service will be available until Saturday, Dec. 31, from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. It’s now been 27 years for the organization Opération Nez rouge Laval – Basses…
A new Maxi officially opened in Laval yesterday, as major multi-million dollar renovations saw the conversion of the old Provigo into this new store, on René-Laennec Boulevard. The management and presidency of that new Maxi was there to officialize the opening. A photo with ribbon cutting to immortalize everything also took place. In addition, store manager Patrick Gauvreau highlighted the opening with a donation to help the community. Gauvreau donated $5,000 to the Centre de bénévolat et Moisson Laval (CBML), an organization whose goal is “to ensure the supply and fair redistribution of foodstuffs to organizations working in food security,…
Kim Clavel is only a few days away from her light flyweight unification match for WBC and WBA titles, on Dec. 1, 2022, at Place Bell. Clavel holds the WBC belt and will try to add the WBA title, against Jessica Nery Plata, as she’ll be the main fight of the event. The Quebec boxer is really excited for her fight. She said the week before the fight is usually her favourite part of the training camp. “I’m feeling great,” Clavel said. “Right now, the hard work, and hard part of the training camp is done. Now, it’s just [some…
Canadian professional tennis player Alexis Galarneau is currently in Malagna, in Spain, to represent his country for the Davis Cup. The Laval native is concluding is first full season on the ATP Tour with the best ranking of his career so far (204th), and some impressive matches to build on for 2023. Galarneau made a statement in August, when he played his first main draw of the National Bank Open, in Montreal, on Central Court. https://youtu.be/uN3oFFHtYtE The professional athlete retains a lot of positive from this season, having played the final of the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger as well. However,…
On Nov. 12, the Courrier Laval News met Stéphanie Harvey, world video game champion and ambassador of this year’s NUM Festival, which took place in Laval. Quebec City native, Harvey, also known by her pseudonym missharvey, is a five-time world video game champion, and video game developer. Many may also know her, or have discovered her recently due to her victory in the second season of the reality show “Big Brother célébrités”. https://youtu.be/uOUIVRH1teU NUM Festival Participants had free access to many activities on site, or even virtually during a week where the focus was on digital. Harvey reminds people that…
Three Days Grace was at Place Bell last night for their Explosions Tour, and fans at the show got a lot for their money. The show was presented in three parts, with The Standstills and The Warning performing the first and second part of the concert, respectively. Three Days Grace is well-known for songs like “I Hate Everything About Yout”, “Animal I Have Become”, “Never Too Late”, “Pain”, and “Break”. The Standstills For the band The Standstills, touring with Three Days Grace is a great opportunity to perform some songs from its new album “Shockwave”. Singer Jonny Fox said the…
Yesterday was Carrefour Laval’s Christmas tree illumination ceremony. Families and friends were invited to gather at the Carrefour Laval to come and enjoy a variety of entertainment, music and activites. The event was ending with a countdown, leading to the lighting of the large Christmas tree, located in the garden near entrances 3 and 4. It all started around 5:30 p.m., with already several people on site to enjoy choirs and activities. Disappointment However, many people have shared, on social media, their frustration and/or disappointment concerning the tree’s illumination time. The event’s announcement was made rather late, according to many…