Author: Courrier Laval News

On Sept. 17, Élections Québec announced that 381 of the 880 candidates (43 per cent) officially accepted in the context of the electoral campaign are women. La Cuvée, an organization whose mission is to considerably increase the presence of women in decision-making positions, is delighted there’s a significant proportion of women candidates in the elections. Data from the last ballot dated Oct. 1, 2018 shows an increase, since there were 40 per cent of female candidates four years ago. “We’ve seen progress in Quebec in recent years concerning the place of women in positions of power, and this trend seems…

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The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) of Laval announced an increase of 209 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past week. That brings Laval’s total to 76,793 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 34 reports. Unfortunately, 1,160 Laval citizens died from it, which represents an increase of one compared to the previous seven days. As…

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Urgences-Santé’s support staff is announcing a one-week strike, starting tonight. Those 120 workers are ensuring the proper functioning of ambulance services of the Montreal Metropolitan Community (MMC), in particular the maintenance of the ambulance fleet and the medical equipment on board the vehicles. Their last salary increase dates back more than two years, as their collective agreement expired on March 31, 2020. “After more than two years of negotiations, no one will tell us we’re not patient,” said via press release the president of the Syndicat du personnel de soutien d’Urgences-santé (CSN), Marc Dulude. “The employer says he has no other…

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The Ministry of Transport has announced night closures of Route 335, that will be put in place this week. Those closures are required in order to continue the construction of the Saint-Saëns interchange, carried out as part of the extension of Highway 19. Route 335 will be closed between Saint-Saëns Street (east) and Dagenais Boulevard (east). The closure will be in effect, southbound, from Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 9 p.m., until the next day at 5 a.m. The north direction will be closed from Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10 p.m., to the next day at 6 a.m. Route 335’s closure…

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An analysis published by HelloSafe reveals that the average car insurance premium for Laval residents is the third highest in Quebec behind the Nord-du-Québec and Montreal regions. The average annual premium will be $873 in the region, which represents an increase of 5.66 per cent between 2020 and 2021. The provincial average is more around $775. This amount is up by 5.87 per cent. This data, obtained by HelloSafe, are coming from the general results of the Rapport statistique sur l’assurance automobile 2021, which is published each year by the Groupement des Assureurs Automobiles (GAA) du Québec. High Risks Laval (9.76 per…

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During a press conference held this week in Montreal, leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, Éric Duhaime, unveiled the measures proposed by his political group regarding the protection of the French language, including its strategy for the francization of immigrants. Samson Report The Party’s proposals are inspired by the Samson Report, submitted in 2016 by Claire Samson, outgoing MP for Iberville. This report aimed to take stock of the policies aimed at promoting French. It concluded, at the time, that “the decline in francization in Quebec is not attributable to immigrants’s lack of interest in French, nor to the…

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The Government of Canada announced yesterday that Monday, Sept. 19, would be a Canadian National Day of Mourning to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II. It will be a public holiday for employees of the Public Service of Canada. Sept. 19 will coincide with the planned state funeral in London, UK, and the end of the official period of mourning in the country. In a press release issued by the federal government, we’re mentioning that “Canadians from coast to coast will have the opportunity to honor the memory of Her Majesty”. “She is the only sovereign most Canadians have…

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The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) of Laval announced an increase of 193 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past week. That brings Laval’s total to 76,570 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 33 reports. Unfortunately, 1,160 Laval citizens died from it, a number that hasn’t changed over the past week. As for vaccination, 89.7…

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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…

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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…

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