Illegally, the deforestation work was mainly carried out on two lots, belonging to Gazaille Construction, whose president, Claude Gazaille, didn’t return our call, or respond to our emails.

Alerted on Nov. 4 by worried neighbours, Laval sent an urban forestry inspector, before requesting the work to be stopped, without success.

“No private tree felling authorization certificate has been requested or issued by the City,” affirmed Head of Public Affairs, Anne-Marie Braconnier, by email.

The following Monday, the owner, “convinced of being within his rights”, refused once again to stop his interventions, forcing Laval to turn to the courts.

translated by Alec Brideau

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The organization is calling for the generosity and solidarity of the Laval business community, as well as the the population during this holiday season, which promises to be difficult for many.

Having experienced a record increase in requests for food aid over the past year, the CBML has no choice, but to increase its number of Christmas baskets. Thus, the organization will distribute 200 more baskets than in previous years, bringing the number to 2,500.

“Since the beginning of October, in addition to the daily requests for food aid, people have been contacting us to make sure they’re having their Christmas basket,” said by press release José Haeck, head of the emergency food aid counter at Moisson Laval. “The requests are exploding, and the phone keeps ringing.”

“The general increase in the cost of living has caused an unprecedented increase in our requests for food aid,” added in the same press release Jean Gagnon, general manager of the CBML. “Facing this societal issue, we have decided to help as many Laval residents as possible, and distribute 200 additional Christmas baskets.”

This year, in addition to the 2,500 Christmas baskets to fill with food, the organization has set itself the goal of raising $350,000 in monetary donations. That expected amount of money will help the organization in its operations surrounding their annual campaign.

Until the end of December, the population, businesses and all public institutions in Laval are invited to take part in this major food drive, which will be used to feed 2,500 families. The distribution of Christmas baskets will take place from Dec. 18–20, at the CBML, assisted by 250 volunteers. (A.B.)

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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 our public school system, the situation hasn’t been easy for the staff in private educational institutions over the past two years of the pandemic,” said Éric Gingras, president of the CSQ.

The request follows the thinking that “a teacher in a private school isn’t a private teacher”, which the unions advocate.

The second action is to cancel the project of forced online teaching. The unions assure, via press release, that the educational and working conditions won’t be there, and that this type of education must be prohibited.

The CSQ and the FPEP-CSQ are also asking to put an end to the schedule overload, with tasks that are outside the pedagogical framework.

They’re saying that “staff must be freed up, especially during pedagogical days, so that they can devote themselves fully to the heart of their job.”

The fourth action required is to give teachers more freedom as to the pedagogical strategies to adopt for student success. (J.B./IJL)

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