Author: Courrier Laval News
A call has been made to the administrators of educational establishments by the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) and its Fédération du personnel de l’enseignement privé (FPEP-CSQ), in order to establish measures to lighten the workload of teachers at the start of the ongoing school year. In total, the CSQ and the FPEP-CSQ are asking for four actions, which, in their opinion, will make a difference for all workers of the private sector. First, they want to put an end to “abusive pedagogical differentiation”, which consists in treating teachers who work in private schools differently. “Like what happened in…
The Défi sans auto solo, organized by the Association des Centres de gestion des déplacements du Québec, returns for a 14th edition, which will be held from Sept. 19–25. This friendly competition between businesses and institutions from all Quebec regions is a way to raise public awareness about the use of sustainable means of transport. Moreover, since this year, the challenge offers its services through a free app, that can be downloaded on any smartphone. The latter will make it possible to count the total kilometers travelled, as well as the kilograms of greenhouse gases. Participating organizations have the chance…
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) presented the road network report for the Labour Day long weekend across the province. Five fatal collisions were recorded on Quebec’s roads and recreational tourism network between Sept. 2–5. Five people died, four of them on the road. Those deaths occurred despite numerous police operations across the country. SQ police officers offered an increased presence during this long weekend, especially when there was more traffic. Last year, six people died in five fatal collisions on the road during this same period. The police authority also specifies that “speed and reckless driving, distraction, driving impaired by…
The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) of Laval announced an increase of 354 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past week. That brings Laval’s total to 76,402 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic. However, let’s recall that the general population can now obtain rapid screening tests, and that screening centres offer PCR tests to only specific groups of the population, which could explain such a variation in the data from the last 32 reports. Unfortunately, 1,160 Laval citizens died from it, which represents an increase of four compared to the previous seven days. As…
Reviews are great, visitors are thrilled, producers are happy, and the creator, Normand Latourelle, has much to be proud of. Cavalia has just concluded the third edition of Illumi Féerie de Lumières, and announces that the biggest multimedia, sound and light trail in the world attracted a record crowd, on foot and by car, for an event of this kind in North America. No less than 585,000 visitors of all ages gathered in Laval to let themselves be carried away by the luminous poetry of the 19 universes that made the third edition of Illumi a resounding success. The luminous…
Due to Labour Day, many businesses and public services in Laval are modifying their schedules. As for the city of Laval, the citizen relations desk, the sales counter for cat and dog permits, tax, assessment, engineering and urban planning counters, the municipal court and social emergencies will all be closed tomorrow. Citizen reception counters, neighbourhood police stations and the gendarmerie will be open, while the police headquarters will not be accessible. The 311 telephone service will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cultural and Sports Facilities The libraries, the Maison des arts de Laval, and the Salle Alfred-Pellan…
William Robin, a 22-year-old Laval resident, was arrested at his home by the Service de police de Laval (SPL). The alleged facts allegedly took place on Aug. 23, in Canada’s federal capital. Robin is facing charges of attempted murder of a 23-year-old man from Ottawa. The defendant attacked the victim with a hammer and a knife. Robin also faces charges of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and assault with a weapon. The victim would still be hospitalized, but his life would not be in danger. Facts According to the police of Ottawa, this would be…
Mayor of Laval Stéphane Boyer is publishing his essay “Neighbourhoods Without Cars” on Sept. 13, addressing the socio-economic and environmental impacts of cars in cities. Boyer imagines the city of tomorrow as “a network of dense and interconnected neighbourhoods”, which will promote walking and cycling, and whose human relations “give back a sense of community to urban centres”. Taking advantage of his years of experience in politics, two terms as a municipal councillor, and currently the mayor of Laval, Boyer offers some possible solutions to prevent the expansion of large cities. These are in an “era where the sense of…
The Ministry of Transport has announced that work to install cameras in the axis of Highway 15, between Highway 40 in Montreal and Cartier Boulevard in Laval, will resume on September 2. The work will be carried out in the evening and at night in order to limit the impact on traffic. It should be completed by mid-October. From Friday, September 9, at 11:59 p.m. to Saturday, September 10, at 7 a.m., the Ministry provides for the complete closure of the southern direction, between exit no. 3 (Henri-Bourassa Boulevard) and Highway 40. A complete closure, northbound, between Highway 40 and…
Results of a recent survey from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) are showing that doctors are suffering from mental health issues, caused by the current crisis in health care. The 2021 National Physician Health Survey, conducted in November 2021, reports that the medical workforce is struggling with a weakened healthcare system, and many challenges created by the pandemic. Nearly half of respondents (48 per cent) tested positive for depression, a higher proportion than that of the 2017 CMA survey (33 per cent). A quarter of practicing physicians are suffering from severe (10 per cent) or moderate (15 per cent) anxiety.…