Author: Courrier Laval News

Laval’s fire department has submitted its 2021 annual report, in which it reports an exceptional strike force of 10 firefighters arriving on the scene in 10 minutes in 97 per cent of its interventions, with an average response time of 5’4″ from its first intervention vehicle. In 2021, firefighters received 5,706 emergency calls, including 257 for building fires. Of those, 63 fires required an alert level (alert level of 1 to 5) with a significant firefighters deployment. That performance is the result of major investments with the implementation of the GPS system in intervention vehicles, as well as the addition…

Opération Enfant Soleil has given $23,984 to the Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé, of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) of Laval. That money will allow the hospital to obtain three vital signs monitors, and a ventilation device  to safely resuscitate newborns This sum will make it possible to obtain three vital signs monitors and a ventilation device to resuscitate newborns in complete safety. The donation will also help the Cité-de-la-Santé to get three laryngoscopes with cameras and blades of different sizes for neonatal and pediatric patients, as those facilitate rapid intubation for small patients. Other equipment…

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…