Therefore, the Crown corporation is ordered to pay a fine of $40,000 to the Receiver General of Canada.

“On March 23, 2022, while on routine patrol, Environment and Climate Change Canada Wildlife enforcement officers noticed heavy equipment and construction in the enforcement area of the Emergency order for the protection of the Western Chorus Frog of the Great Lakes/Saint-Laurent, and the Canadian Shield, in the municipality of La Prairie,” the Ministry notes in a press release.

“A contravention of the provisions of an emergency decree is an offence under the Species at Risk Act,” the press release also specifies. “The Act prohibits killing or harming a wildlife species, listed as an endangered species and damaging or destroying its habitat.”

The Emergency Decree, in effect since June 22, 2016, prohibits the installation, construction of an infrastructure, or any form of maintenance of an infrastructure in the application area. (N.P.)

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“No one will have full rights to build a gas station anymore,” said Mayor of Laval Stéphane Boyer at the last municipal assembly. “We think there are already enough like that on our territory, and anyway, we are going in another direction.”

That intervention, during an exchange with a citizen during the question period preceding the adoption of the Urban Planning Code (UPC), was greeted by a round of applause in the council chamber.

Adopted on July 12, the UPC would only become effective in the fall, that is, until the Ministry of Municipal Affairs sanctions it.

Meanwhile, projects and permit applications submitted to the City will continue to be analyzed in the light of the rules provided for in Regulation L-2000, Boyer’s office informed.

Improvement

In its preliminary version submitted for public consultation in the spring of 2021, the UPC limited the establishment of all new gas  stations to “commercial areas” grouping together several buildings, often large areas with large parking lots. However, the new version of the UPC further tightens the restrictions surrounding this type of trade.

Thus, in the future, the only place that could possibly accommodate a gas station and a charging station is along the expressways. Yet, even there, the authorization to build there, along highways, will remain conditional on a favorable recommendation from the Urban Planning Advisory Committee, and the approval of Laval’s Executive Committee.

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It took place at the Horizon Jeunesse high school, in Auteuil.

For the occasion, the 161 athletes, 41 coaches and companions, as well as the seven missionaries of Laval’s region met with Mayor of Laval Stéphane Boyer, and President of Sports Laval Geneviève Cossette.

“I just want to congratulate you on getting to where you are today,” Boyer said during the region’s meeting. I’m sure you are as excited as we are to be at the Jeux du Québec. […] We’re counting on you to make us shine. We want to show the other regions that we’re the best.”

“You can really be proud of that journey you’ve accomplished,” Cossette added. “As a mother of two girls practicing sports at the pre-national level, I know how much time you’re putting into training. […] For some athletes, it’s just the start of an amazing career. For others, it’s an unforgettable experience during which you’ll meet new people, create new links. Live it to the fullest.”

Cossette also took a moment to recognize the work of the parents, who get involved in helping their children participate in various sports competitions.

Ambassador

Gymnast Félix Dolci could not be at the region’s meeting. However, he still shared a message to the young athletes in a pre-recorded video.

“I’d like to congratulate you all for having surpassed yourselves throughout the year in order to be here today, and play the Jeux du Québec,” Dolci said.

Let’s remember that Dolci is the most decorated athlete in the history of the Jeux du Québec, but also Canada Winter Games. He participated twice in each of these competitions, winning a total of 18 medals.

Preparation and COVID-19

The rest of the evening was to prepare Laval’s athletes for the provincial competition, which will begin on Friday, July 22.

They’ve been informed on how to proceed when arriving on the site, and how their schedule works when it comes to mealtimes and bedtime.

Athletes will have to be tested five days before the start of their competition block, as well as the day before the competition.

They’ll also have to do a daily rapid test. If an athlete eventually tests positive for COVID-19, he will then be placed in isolation, before leaving the site facilities with a family member.

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