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TRANSPORTATION

Wed June 30, 2010
On weekends and holidays, children under 12 years of age have free access to the bus network if accompanied by an adult paying his or her own fare.
Wed June 16, 2010
The STL’s cash fare is normally $2.75; the special $1 fare granted to riders on smog days therefore corresponds to a discount of nearly 64% on the regular price. Operation Smog Alert will be in effect every smog day in the summer, June 1 – Labour Day, September 6, 2010.
Wed May 19, 2010
Jean-Jacques Beldié
The Société de Transport de Laval has started giving its fleet of buses a new green and blue look. But something much more practical is also being added — the vehicles are being fitted with cutting edge technology to tell riders out loud when there are transfers to connecting bus lines and upcoming stops.
Wed Feb 24, 2010
Ridership report presentation
A new "origin-destination" study released by the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport suggests that the number of drivers using their vehicles to travel around the Montreal region has dropped for the first time in four decades.

Wed Feb 10, 2010
Last week marked the launch of the electronic display units that the Société de transport de Laval (STL) has installed at the 80 busiest stops on its network.


YOUR HEALTH

Wed June 2, 2010
Over the last few weeks, hundreds of residents of Laval have been participating in interviews at home, before visiting a mobile medical clinic set up in the parking lot outside a hotel just off the Laurentian Autoroute.

Wed Feb 10, 2010
Over the last few weeks, hundreds of residents of Laval have been participating in interviews at home, before visiting a mobile medical clinic set up in the parking lot outside a hotel just off the Laurentian Autoroute.

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Deep Vein Thrombosis Railway Safety Safe Roads, Safe Kids Smokers are well aware of the health hazards of smoking but few realize how this addiction affects other important aspects of their daily lives. Folic acid has been shown to reduce birth defects but a lot of women are confused about how much is needed and when they should begin taking supplements.
An international study has linked a person's resting heart rate to their risk of a heart attack. Society's misconceptions of those living with disabilities. One in four home owners admits to not changing their smoke alarm batteries annually. Alarms that don't work can be even more dangerous than none at all because they provide a false sense of security. The Advance study presented at the American Diabetes Association show there's a way to prevent worsening of kidney damage and improve quality of life. From natural to bold, see the hottest makeup trends of the season.
The physical and mental effects of a stroke can be very difficult to deal with. Support groups allow stroke survivors to share their experiences and exchange information, helping them along in the recovery process. Reduce the irritation of eczema by knowing what triggers your dry, itchy skin and keeping moisturized with medicated creams and lotions. Advancements in the treatment of breast cancer mean that more women are surviving than ever before. But in order for the treatments to be effective, women must take their medication as prescribed. air quality

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Thu. July 15, 2010
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The Mille Îles river reduced water levels forces the city of Laval to imposes a ban on all outdoor use of drinking water throughout its territory as of July 15.


Wed July 14, 2010
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On the morning of July 8, Alexandre Duplessis, a member of the executive-committee and city councillor for the district of Saint-Martin, was able to see for himself the fun the kids were having in the city’s day camps.

Martin C. Barry
Agape is providing more than food, clothes and other physical essentials, but also emotional support and spiritual nourishment, say many of its supporters.


Wed June 30, 2010
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If the situation worsens or if the community effort is not sufficient, the City could be forced to take special measures and ban all outdoor use of drinking water throughout its territory.

By Martin C. Barry
Agape expects to see a dramatic increase in community needs in the coming year, according to the Chomedey-based charity’s annual report. From January to April in 2009, Agape received 33 new families. During the same period of 2010, 60 new families were added to Agape’s list of urgent needs

By Martin C. Barry
‘This initiative is not just for the Armenian community, but for all society and all persons’. The Armenian Genocide is the second most studied case of genocide, after the Holocaust of World War II. According to some western scholars, up to 2,500,000 Armenians perished in the ordeal.

By Martin C. Barry
It is important for our government to create quality of life environments for all the citizens,’ says Quebec senior citizens minister Marguerite Blais. She said she was pleased to be able to support the City of Laval in its wish to go further in facilitating better living conditions for seniors.

By Martin C. Barry
Also known as Autoroute Papineau, it goes from Montreal across the Rivière des Prairies by the Papineau-Leblanc Bridge, but currently ends in Laval just north of A-440.

By Martin C. Barry
Laval’s eastern sector, has been awarded a $126,000 start-up grant by the provincial government to create a new 30-unit housing project in a former automobile dealership on des Laurentides Boulevard.

Wed June 16, 2010
By Martin C. Barry
Lobsterfest
About 530 people turned up for the popular $150-a-ticket evening, which is one of two major events the foundation holds each year as its principal means of fundraising.

By Martin C. Barry
Laval Liberty drama students
Senior students taking dramatic arts at Laval Liberty High School excelled recently in an end-of-year stage tradition, when they performed the challenging hit broadway musical Mame.

By Geneviève April
City Council Transport Recommendation
During the June 8 municipal council meeting, the council received a recommendation to authorize an Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT) project to allow a connection of the Blainville- Saint-Jérôme train line to the Mont- Royal tunnel.

By Martin C. Barry
Laurier Senior students meet Italian delegation
Students from Italy and from Laurier Senior High School get to know each other a little better outside a Laurier
Senior classroom.

Wed June 2, 2010
By Martin C. Barry
ChildIDclinic
Missing Children’s Network held a child identification clinic at four Montrealarea shopping malls, including the Carrefour Laval.

By Martin C. Barry
CSI Leblanc
Nearly 35 secondary five students from École secondaire Leblanc in eastern Laval got a chance to be crime scene investigators last Monday when they took part in a simulated criminal investigation exercise organized by a Montreal-based company

By Martin C. Barry
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A new war veterans monument is the result of a collaboration between the Legion branch in Chomedey and in St. Marys, Ontario

By Martin C. Barry
Royal LePage Anne Shears raises $2,500 for women’s shelters in Laval
More than 120 Royal LePage offices across Canada, including Anne Shears in Laval, took part in a record-breaking campaign that day, sponsored by the Royal LePage Shelter Foundation, and raising more than $300,000 for the cause of ending violence against women and children

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Laval Biotech City Forges Partnerships at the BIO International Convention in Chicago
After three productive days at the BIO International Convention in Chicago filled with fruitful business meetings, the Biotech City delegation has returned with promising partnerships for Laval’s biotech firms (BIOPOLE).

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The International Mass Marketing Fraud Working Group has designated June 1st, 2010 as the International Day of Action Against Mass Marketing Fraud.


By Geneviève April
Vimont Competency Development Centre graduates
On May 20, the graduates of the Vimont Competency Development Centre (CDC) received their diplomas at the centre’s third graduation ceremony held at Chateau Royal.

By Martin C. Barry
Centre du Sablon launches ‘Sablon Para Fit’
Centre du Sablon is entering a new phase in the ongoing development of its Sablon Fit physical fitness centre — one that will deliver an exclusive service for a special clientele: Sablon Para Fit.

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Water shortage in Laval
City of Laval is asking that citizens reduce their water consumption for some outdoor activities. Wasting water may lead to a severe pressure in some neighbourhoods, which could result in a water shortage.


Wed May 19, 2010
By Martin C. Barry
Steve Bletas
EXCLUSIVE
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School board chairman Steve Bletas predicts there will be serious consequences for the quality of education if and when the merger happens.

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CLD de Laval organisers
In Laval this year, $19,300 was allotted for 33 prizes, for a total of 97 projects received by last March 15. Sixty-three projects were submitted in the category “student entrepreneurialism” and 34 projects in the category “enterprise creation.”

By Martin C. Barry
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Considering what the Centre d’assistance aux plaintes de Laval (CAAP) does for people and that it’s been around for 15 years, you’d think more people would know about it.



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Wed Apr. 21, 2010
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Wed Apr. 21, 2010
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