Author: Alec Brideau
This year, Laval residents will once again be able to take advantage of the drive-home service offered by Opération Nez rouge Laval – Basses Laurentides. The service will be offered from Friday, Nov. 25, to Saturday, Dec. 31, from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. It has therefore been 27 years for the organization Opération Nez rouge Laval – Basses Laurentides, which exists since 1986. “I would like to thank all the volunteers, who are giving their time and are dedicating themselves to make sure everyone has a good holiday season,” said Chief Inspector of the Service de police de Laval…
As part of the Entente sectorielle de développement en matière d’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes (Sectoral Development Agreement on Equality between Women and Men) in Laval’s region for 2022–2024, the City is announcing a financial support of $294,000, for three projects. “Reducing the persistent and worrying inequalities between women and men is one of Laval’s priorities,” said by press release Sandra El-Helou, municipal councillor of Souvenir-Labelle and responsible for the status of women, young people and seniors. “The sectoral agreement will enable the implementation of concrete projects, in order to help reduce discrimination and inequality related to gender.”…
Whyte’s announced yesterday the closure of its factory, located in Sainte-Rose, Laval. The closure, scheduled for December 30, can be explained by persistent labour shortage problems. Claude Brière, Vice President Sales and Development of the business, says Whyte’s has difficulty with the labour shortage since more than two years. “For the past few years, we’ve been working extremely hard, deploying many resources, some of which are solely dedicated to hiring,” Brière said. “However, we’re unable to fill our vacancies.” After some time, the business came to the decision to close the factory. Over the next weeks, the company will move its production…
The Ministry of Transport announced the implementation of preparatory work for the completion of the paving project for Highway 13, starting Oct. 10. That work will take place between Louis-Bisson and Vachon bridges, both located in Laval. The goal of the project is to improve safety and ride comfort on that road axis. This work step will continue until the winter, and will resume in the spring in order to carry out and complete the project. Closures The work will result in partial and complete night closures, as well as partial weekends on various sections of Highway 13. Access ramps…
The City of Laval confirmed by press release this morning that its online services were back to normal, following the attempted cyber attack from last week. Several online services had therefore been voluntarily closed in order to limit the damages against the city and its citizens. Mayor of Laval Stéphane Boyer said last week that a certain amount of data was taken by the hackers, but that the worst had been avoided, thanks to the city’s quick response. Today, those services are back to normal, and can therefore be used by Laval residents. “Let’s recall that by noting a suspicious…
On Sept. 15, 2022, George Courey Inc. celebrated the transition of its company, from the third to the fourth generation of ownership. The company, that is now 112 years old, will now be owned and managed by Jeffrey and Robert Courey. Jeffrey Courey is now the President and CEO of the family-owned linen and textile business, although he got promoted to that position in 2020. For his part, his brother was promoted to Vice President this past May. Familiy members, workers, and many more were there for the evening of celebrations. Partners from the United States of America were also…
A press conference was held yesterday at Sports Rousseau in Laval to announce the launch of a new foundation to help young people play hockey. That foundation, Le BUT, is mostly an idea of Pierre Gendron, director of operations and president of Sports Rousseau – Groupe Gendron 3.0, and his colleagues. The goal of the foundation is quite simple, as there’s no membership needed like some other foundations. People wanting to help young people who can’t afford to buy equipment and play hockey can go to a Sports Rousseau store and drop off their hockey items in a red box…
Laval is continuing its operations to restore its digital services, in connection with the attempted cyber attack on its online services last week. In a press release, it’s stated that the online services will gradually return to normal this week. It’s therefore recommended to avoid communications with the city by using those services until then, as using a phone or meeting face-to-face with an employee are both safer ways to proceed. Last week, Laval’s Mayor Stéphane Boyer announced that online services problems were caused by an attempted cyber attack. Several of those online services had therefore been voluntarily closed in…
Mayor of Laval Stéphane Boyer held a press conference yesterday, along with the General Manager Jacques A. Ulysse, and the Director of Innovation and Technology Services Guy Germain, to give an update on the interruption of Laval’s online services that has been affecting the city since Wednesday. Boyer announced this is an attempted cyber attack against Laval’s online services. Several online services have therefore been voluntarily shut down in order to limit the damage against the city and its citizens. Laval’s mayor says it’s around 4 p.m. on Wednesday that suspicious activities were detected online. “A certain amount of data…
Presented by Montreal Comedy Club, LAVAL’S GOT JOKES had its fifth comedy stand-up show last night. Fully in English, the stand-up show, when in Laval, is held at the House of Jazz, in Chomedey. It takes place every last Tuesday of the month. Charles Daghlian, organizer and host of the event, said comedians from everywhere want to come to Laval and perform at LAVAL’S GOT JOKES. “Laval doesn’t have any of those comedy clubs,” Daghlian said. “To be able to offer it, and having people responding that way to the offer, it makes us want to do more. Many residents…