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 to the City, on Facebook and Instagram.

“weeks passed, and as it’s very dark in the evening, it can end up being favourable to accidents,” he said. “I’m wondering what’s happening, because it’s too long. If the lack of lighting had only lasted a week, I would have thought it was perhaps just a lack of equipment, or something like that. It’s  a boulevard, not a secondary street. It’s not that a street wouldn’t be important, but on Saint-Martin, there are a lot of people passing by.”

When the City replied to the message, it asked Tony Sutera Sardo for his contact details. He obviously didn’t understand the link with the situation.

“I couldn’t understand why, because yes, I can give them my contact details, but just let me know how soon it will be case closed.”

By email, the City of Laval told the Courrier Laval News “it is working to rectify the situation as soon as possible, given that the defective main circuit breaker of the Saint-Martin Boulevard lighting circuit can’t be replaced without de-energization of the circuit by Hydro-Québec”. It adds that this is an important issue of prevention, since the safety of municipal teams could be “seriously compromised”.

L’article Saint-Martin Boulevard: Many Weeks Without Lighting est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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 still haven’t received the money, and are wondering.

For example, is it normal that all the members of my family, all having the same last name, have already obtained their cheque, but not me? Why did my friends already receive their check two weeks ago, but I’m still without answer?

First, it’s important to know that taxpayers who are yet to file their 2021 income tax return have until June 30, 2023 to do so in order to take advantage of that new measure to counter inflation.

People who received last-resort financial assistance on Dec. 31, 2021, and benefit from the automatic payment of the TQS component of the solidarity tax credit, don’t have to file an income tax return to be eligible for the cheque.

Payment Date

Something important to know is that you can find the date you should receive your cheque on Revenu Québec’s website, on Mon Dossier. Also, the amount of the cheque’s also indicated there, if you have any doubts about it.

So, in case of uncertainties, just look there, and you’ll see everything you need to know.

In collaboration with Nicholas Pereira

L’article Many People are still Waiting for Their Cheques est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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 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 Laurentides, which exists since 1986.

Opération Nez rouge is a non-profit organization, whose goal is to educate the population to adopt better behaviors, i.e. to avoid driving while impaired.

L’article Nez rouge: Rides Increasing This Weekend est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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 Laurentides, which exists since 1986.

Opération Nez rouge is a non-profit organization, whose goal is to educate the population to adopt better behaviors, i.e. to avoid driving while impaired.

L’article Nez rouge: More Than 1,500 Rides This Weekend est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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, and to individuals in difficulty,” a press release specified.

Many people were already there yesterday for shopping, taking advantage of the new colours of the place and the staff on site, present to welcome the new customers.

“We’re looking forward to see our customers, and are firmly believing they will discover this new store with enthusiasm,” said Gauvreau.

L’article Opening of the New Maxi in Laval est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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 weight] to lose, the press conference, the public training, and finishing some little details. I feel ready.”

Clavel has already fought in front of big crowds, but will live the experience of being the main fight of the night, at home, for the first time.

“I feel proud about it,” the WBC champion said. “To see your face on posters, and know people will pay and come to see your fight, I’m proud of it. I’ve worked so hard for it all my life. Of course I’m a little bit nervous also.”

Clavel said that her preparation for the fight is a little bit different, since she’ll be fighting late in the evening. She needs to adapt her sleeping routine, and get used to be active later than usual during her days.

“For example, I trained around 8 p.m. yesterday, just to get used to be active around that time,” Clavel explained. “My training was finished at 9 p.m., which is probably the time of my fight in a couple of days.”

L’article Kim Clavel on Upcoming Unification Match est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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.

The professional athlete retains a lot of positive from this season, having played the final of the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger as well. However, he said his match against Grigor Dimitrov, in Montreal, was extra special.

Playing the Davis Cup is unique. Unlike regular ATP Tour tournaments, players represent their country, and face other flags in a competition that sees one country raise the cup at the end. High-ranked players like Félix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov are therefore playing with Galarneau, in the same team.

That makes it ever more special, since Auger-Aliassime and Galarneau are long-time friends. Laval’s prodigy said it’s great to be able to share some time on the court with his friend, since normally, during the season, it’s more about texting and calling each other.

L’article Alexis Galarneau Comments on Davis Cup and First ATP Tour Season est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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”.

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 at the bibliothèque multiculturelle de Laval, we can do way more than just read books.

“It’s possible not only to rent or consult paper works, but also to print in 3D, play video games or even use a recording,” Harvey said.

L’article A World Video Game Champion in Town est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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 shows have been incredible so far.

“For us, it’s really nice to bring those songs to live on stage,” Fox said. “We’re seeing a lot of people connecting with them, which is amazing.”

The singer also added that you never really know what kind of experience you’re going to live when touring in Canada during winter.

“It’s been crazy,” he laughed. “We’ve been battling against early winter weather. However, I think it kind of makes the show a little more intense because of the storms between the performances. I’ve never seen crowds that loud before.”

Fox couldn’t point out at one favourite song from the new album. However, he laughed that the ones his band had the most fun creating were probably those that didn’t make the cut.

“Each song has a story behind it’s creation process, ” he said. “For ‘Motherlode’, we collaborated with a friend. For ‘Back To You’, that song was a last-minute thing in the studio, and it was very special that we were able to pull out something.”

While it wasn’t the first time in the province, last night’s show was The Standstills’s first in Laval.

L’article The Standstills Starts The Show at Place Bell est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.

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 Laval residents. Also, some of those people are mentioning it’s only once there that they learned, thanks to the security deployed, that the lighting of the tree wasn’t scheduled until around 7:30 p.m., which they’re considering too late for young children.

Others are also claiming it was very difficult to hear the choir due to the mall’s ambient noise.

L’article Illumination of Carrefour Laval’s Christmas Tree est apparu en premier sur Courrier Laval news.