Author: Courrier Laval News
Family Day’s 21st edition promises to be a busy one on September 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Centre de la nature. Many free activities await families in Laval’s largest urban park, with four distinct zones that will offer festive experiences for all tastes. “What a pleasure to have Family Day back at the Centre de la nature this year, said Seta Topouzian, city councilor of Renaud and responsible for files related to childhood, via press release. It’s with excitement that we’re inviting Laval families to take part in the many free activities and shows offered during…
Over the past few days, the Service de police de Laval (SPL) has conducted a search, and arrested three people from two separate cases of armed urban violence. On Wednesday, July 27, investigators from the escouade du Crime organisé du SPL, helped by the Groupe d’intervention du Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, first carried out a search of a residence in Laval. First Intervention This joint operation led to the arrest, on site, of Algo Bryan Fotso Youmby, aged 18, as well as the seizure of a firearm and narcotics. The suspect is known to the police as…
From July 29 at 10 p.m. to August 1 at 4 a.m., service roads of Highway 440 and access ramps, westbound, between Boulevard Industriel and Highway 15 will be completely closed. Exit 22 A-15 (Montreal/St-Jérôme/Boulevard Chomedey) from Highway 440, westbound, will be inaccessible. Also, service lanes of Highway Jean-Noël-Lavoie, westbound, between Bergman Street and Highway 15, as well as between the entrance and exit ramps of Boulevard Industriel, will be closed. A complete closure of the entrance ramp leading from Boulevard Industriel, northbound, to the Highway 440 service lanes, westbound, is also to be expected. Those are required in order…
Over the past days, the Service de police de Laval (SPL) has made nine arrests linked to vehicle theft events. Some of those thefts occurred in parking lots of hotel establishments, in Laval, and took place mainly at night. The suspects, including three minors and six aged between 20 and 30, are facing charges of vehicle theft, as well as possession of burglary tools. They were targeting valuable vehicles, including Honda CRV, Acura RDX, Jeep Grand Cherokee and Wrangler, Dodge Ram and Durango, as well as Ford F-150 and F-250. Operation Following a concentration of reports related to vehicle theft,…
Investigators from the Service de police de Laval (SPL) are looking for a key witness to a fatal accident that occurred on the evening of July 4, on Route 335, near Des Perron Avenue. Several elements of the investigation showed that, at the time of the event, a black man, wearing an orange tank top, speaking French, and driving his vehicle southbound on Route 335, stopped on the scene to assist injured persons. Investigators would like to contact him, as well as anyone else who witnessed the accident and the scene. Details Around 10:30 p.m. on July 4, the two…
The Centropolis will be the host of an aviary housing more than 1,000 butterflies on the loose, of about fifty species throughout the summer. The event, offered by Attraction BFLY, is on Île Jésus since June 24. The facilities is more specifically in the parking lot behind the Colossus movie theater. Last summer, that activity had only been presented in Quebec’s region. “After the great success we had with our ephemeral concept last summer, we’re really excited to duplicate the experience this year by settling on two sites very popular for families, thanks to the entertainment offer already in place,”…
As part of a pilot project, a team of police officer is at Saint-Maxime high school in order to interact with the students and establish a close relationship with them. Police officers’ role in the school is to do prevention and raise awareness, with repression having no place in the targeted approach. “Their presence responds to a need in terms of awareness, but mainly from an interrelational point of view,” said Andrée Primeau, principal of Saint-Maxime high school. “Police officers are involved with the students, establishing unique and privileged links.” They’re discussing various topics with them, including cybercriminality, bullying, domestic…
On April 29, the Ministry of Tourism has announced it has awarded grants totaling $182,842, most of which going to the Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles (PRMI). Manager of the Parc, the Éco-Nature organization was thus given $86,842 to develop its offer of activities and its infrastructures. That financial help from the government was given after the first call for projects under the Program for the Development of the Tourism Offer in regional parks, whose management has been entrusted to the Association of Regional Parks of Quebec. A part of this amount will fund the addition of three new interactive self-guided…
The Quebec government is giving $54,644 to the Sphère santé sexuelle globale (SSSG) for its Vénus project, as part of the prevention and intervention program regarding sexual abuse of young people. With this initiative, Laval’s community organization is employing an outreach worker in order to create meaningful connections with young girls working in the sex industry on Île Jésus who are victims, or at risk of being victims of sexual, financial, psychological and physical violence. In Virtual Mode The Internet part of the project connects with another group of young girls, which are those receiving their clients in private places,…
Last April marked the start of the new BIXI self-service bicycle season on Laval’s territory. Of all the bicycles, 60 have electrical assistance. This year, the offer is tripled. In 2021, there were six stations and 55 bicycles in the region. This year, those interested will be able to go to, among other places, to Chemin du Souvenir at the corner of Boulevard Chomedey; on Boulevard de l’Avenir, between the subway station and Collège Montmorency; at the corner of Boulevard Robin and 15e Street; at Saint-Claude’s Park; at the southeast quadrant of Cartier’s subway station; at Henri-Dunant’s Park, on Boulevard…