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Laval gets a favourable grade on list of Canada’s ‘dangerous’ cities

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 16:36

If Macleans’ annual survey of the most dangerous cities in Canada is as reliable as it claims, Laval – which ranks 63rd in a field of 100 municipalities of more than 10,000 population &

Laval to build Place Bell amphitheatre by 2014

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 16:22

Just when some people think they have him cornered, Laval Mayor Gilles Vaillancourt pulls the proverbial rabbit from his magic hat and once again extends his political longevity.

Comprehensive cancer treament centre opens in Laval

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 15:44

With the official opening of a new cancer treatment centre in Laval on Feb. 20, Quebec can now boast it has a network of a dozen such facilities all over its territory.

Agapé, NPI Laval obtain funds for education research projects

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 15:23

In an act of generosity towards one of Quebec’s biggest school commissions, Agapé and the Laval Network Partnership Initiative have obtained $125,000 in grant money for two educational research projects to be conducted at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board.

Great weather for Laval Junior/Laval Liberty’s ‘Hockey Day’

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 15:10

You couldn’t have asked for much better weather than what the organizers of Laval Junior/Laval Liberty High School’s 4th Annual Hockey Day in Laval got on Saturday Feb. 11.

Charest Liberals launch anti-bullying school campaign

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 14:59

Despite a lukewarm reception from political critics and at least one senior school board official, the Quebec Liberal government plans to introduce a new agenda of anti-bullying measures in the province’s private and public schools.

Open House at SWLSB’s CDC Pont-Viau

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 14:46

An open house held on Feb. 8 at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board’s Pont-Viau Competency Development Centre provided some insight into why the programs offered at the centre are considered to be among the best in Quebec’s public education sector.

CDC Vimont talent show raises cash for graduation

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 14:09

On Feb. 21, for the fifth year in a row, the students and staff at the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board’s Vimont Competency Development Centre held their Vimont Has Talent showcase, raising money for their springtime graduation ceremony.

Alouettes linemen bring inspiration to Phoenix Alternative High

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 13:38

As part of a program called Together at School with CN and the Alouettes, two of the Als’ offensive linemen, Luc Brodeur-Jourdain and Kristian Matte, paid a visit to Phoenix Alternative High School in Pont-Viau on Feb. 17 to deliver a message of hope to a group of young people who are trying to get their lives back on track after facing challenges.

St. Valentine’s Ball raises $130,000 for Giant Steps

By Martin C. Barry on Mon, 02/27/2012 - 13:17

The annual St. Valentine’s fundraising ball held on Feb. 11 at Laval’s Le Palace congress centre for Montreal’s leading school for autistic children was “a wonderful event and a big success, not only because of the money raised but because of the way things unfolded,” says the chairman of the board of the Giant Steps School and Resource Center.

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