"The audit process for awarding contracts by the City of Laval, conducted by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy (MAMROT) not in any way calls into question the integrity of the municipal administration and to conclude that the vast majority of contracts audited in 2009 and 2010 were, in all material respects, in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

Once again, Laval has confounded expectations; the results for 2011 have again surpassed the primary indicators. Supported by a strong and well diversified economic structure, the Laval economy continued to grow in 2011, outpacing the Québec average. This was achieved despite a difficult global economic environment.

The Fondation Cité de la Santé’s third annual Match des Étoiles Bell held at the Colisée de Laval on Sunday April 29 raised $20,625 for Cité de la Santé Hospital, while serving up some entertaining hockey action to a very receptive audience.

On behalf of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, the MNA for Vimont is inviting the young people in his riding to take part in the contest Bullying. It’s so over. I right the wrong.

Pitching his message about the Plan Nord for northern Quebec to the Laval Chamber of Commerce and Industry on April 16, Premier Jean Charest said that diamonds and rare earths are just some of the raw resources that await those who are willing to invest in the region, while many of the problems experienced by the native peoples stand to be resolved through economic development.

The City of Laval’s main economic development agency, Laval Technopole, has signed an international agreement with one of Europe’s oldest regions for the exchange of information on investment, tourism and education.