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Careless candle use blamed for minor Laval-des-Rapides fire

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Careless candle use blamed for minor Laval-des-Rapides fire

A small fire that broke out in a 16-unit apartment building on Laval Blvd. in the city’s Laval-des-Rapides sector during the late afternoon Thursday has been blamed on the negligent use of a candle.

According to the Laval Fire Department, they received a call about the blaze around 5:15 pm on Oct. 1 and were on the scene at the building located between Saint-Martin and Souvenir boulevards in around three minutes time.

Upon arrival of seven LFD firefighting units for a total of 21 firefighters, there didn’t seem to be a major fire underway. However, an immediate evacuation of the building was ordered all the same, and as many as 20 people came out.

In a basement apartment, the firemen found the source of the problem: a candle that was still burning but reaching its base and which was about to set off a major fire.

Just past 5:20 pm, the fire was declared under control and the evacuees were told they could return to their apartments.

CISSS de Laval updates times and locations for COVID-19 screening clinics

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CISSS de Laval updates times and locations for COVID-19 screening clinics

The CISSS de Laval has announced some changes for the times and locations of COVID-19 screening clinics on its territory. While some are closing, they are being replaced by a new location.

Beginning on Saturday Oct. 3:

1)       There will be a new screening clinic in Laval’s St-Vincent-de-Paul district: 

  • Location: 3999 de la Concorde Blvd. East (entrance via avenue du Parc) 
  • Hours: from 9 am to 5 pm  
  • By appointment only (Phone: 1 877 644-4545) 

2)       Extension of hours for clinic located on Dagenais Blvd.:  

  • Location: 4300 Dagenais Blvd. West 
  • Hours: 8 am to 8 pm 
  • No appointment needed 

No changes for clinics located at 1200 Chomedey Blvd. and at 34 Cartier Blvd. West 

Closings:

Pierre-Creamer Arena and mobile bus unit are closed as of Friday Oct. 2: 

– Pierre-Creamer Arena: closed as of 8 pm

– Mobile bus unit: closed as of 3:45 pm 

Health Canada orders counterfeit Zytec ‘Germ Buster’ hand sanitizer recalled

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Health Canada orders counterfeit Zytec ‘Germ Buster’ hand sanitizer recalled

Health Canada is informing the public that product distributor Northern National Sales Inc. was recently found to be selling a counterfeit version of the Health Canada authorized hand sanitizer Zytec Germ Buster.

According to the federal regulator, counterfeit products are fraudulent versions of authentic products and may be potentially harmful if used or consumed.

Health Canada says it is committed to stopping the production and import of counterfeit drugs in Canada and will not hesitate to take additional actions as necessary to stop this type of illegal activity.

The department has directed Northern National Sales Inc. to recall the counterfeit product from the market and the company has confirmed that it is no longer selling it.

Health Canada worked with the authorized licence holder, Empack Spraytech Inc., to verify that the product bearing the lot number 3329733126 in a 1L format is counterfeit.

The counterfeit product is packaged in a 1L format with a black and white label which displays the same name, the same NPN (80015625) and the same lot number (3329733126) as the authorized product.

The authorized Zytec Germ Buster Hand Sanitizer bearing the lot number 3329733126 and NPN 80015625 has a colour label and is only available in a 3.78L format.

Health Canada says counterfeit products may contain ingredients not listed on the label, dangerous additives or other contaminants. In addition, they may not contain the active ingredients Canadians would expect them to contain.

The agency said that since the counterfeit Zytec Germ Buster Hand Sanitizer is unauthorized and made with an unknown formulation, it may not be effective at killing bacteria and viruses, and may pose serious risks to health.

For more information regarding Health Canada’s approach to counterfeit health products please consult Health Canada’s Policy on Counterfeit Health Products.

Should Health Canada become aware of continued sales by Northern National Sales Inc., of counterfeit or any other unauthorized health products that may pose a risk to the public, the department says it “will not hesitate to take immediate and appropriate action.”

What consumers should do

  • If you have this counterfeit product, stop using it.
  • Consult your healthcare practitioner if you have used this counterfeit product and have concerns about your health.
  • Keep all hand sanitizers out of the reach of children.
  • If this product is swallowed, call a poison control centre or get medical help right away.

Méga Centre McDonald’s closed after employee tests positive for COVID-19

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Méga Centre McDonald’s closed after employee tests positive for COVID-19

McDonald’s Canada said on Wednesday that its restaurant located on the southbound service road of Autoroute 13 in the Méga Centre Notre-Dame has closed temporarily because an employee tested positive for infection by the COVID-19 virus.

Although the company didn’t say when the location will re-open, they said a third party contractor specializing in sanitation and disinfection had been brought in to conduct a thorough cleanup at the restaurant.

“We have asked all team members who may have been in close contact with the employee to go into voluntary isolation until further information is made available,” Ryma Boussoufa, director of outside communications for McDonald’s in Quebec, said in a statement.

She said the employee last worked on Sept. 23 from 5:30 pm to 11:30 pm. Customers who were at the restaurant on Sept. 23 are being encouraged by McDonald’s Canada to follow recommendations for COVID-19 made by Quebec public health officials at the following website: https://www.quebec.ca/sante/problemes-de-sante/a-z/coronavirus-2019.

Laval’s COVID ‘red zone’ status brings new rules to be followed

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Laval’s COVID ‘red zone’ status brings new rules to be followed

With the City of Laval now part of the “red” zone decreed by the Quebec government to safeguard against the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the CISSS de Laval has issued a reminder of the conditions which the public is now expected to respect for the next 28 days.

  • It is forbidden to invite guests into your home (except for certain exceptions);
  • Private gatherings are forbidden;
  • Organized activities no longer allowed in a public place, including show halls, theatres, cinemas, museums and libraries;
  • Maximum of 25 persons at any time allowed in a place of worship and at funerals;
  • Bars, brasseries, taverns, casinos and restaurants are all closed (except for deliveries and take-outs);
  • No visits at CHSLDs, private retirement residences and intermediary resources (except for humanitarian visits or by caregivers);
  • Travel to orange, yellow or green regions not recommended, with the exception of essential travel.

Mayor pleased with $2.3 billion aid pledged to cities by Quebec for second wave of pandemic

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Mayor pleased with $2.3 billion aid pledged to cities by Quebec for second wave of pandemic
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Mayor Marc Demers says financial assistance from Quebec will help defer budget cuts at the STL, which might have become necessary because of the pandemic.

Laval mayor Marc Demers said on Friday he was pleased and relieved to hear news that the province’s CAQ government decided to allot $2.3 billion to municipalities across Quebec to help them cope during the upcoming second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The announced financial support will be lending us a hand for expenses we ran up helping our citizens, by postponing the payment of taxes, for example, or by developing complementary assistance programs to support our businesses which were caught up with labour and supply problems,” Demers said in a statement.

At the same time, Demers said he was greatly relieved to hear Quebec will also be furnishing $1.2 billion to the municipalities to help keep the province’s many public transit agencies afloat during a period when ridership and fare revenues have dropped drastically.

“A lack of funds would have led the Société de transport de Laval (STL) to have to make drastic budget cuts,” said Demers, adding that the STL hopes to continue with the environmentally-sustainable program it had established before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

Outbreak of COVID-19 at CHSLD Idola St. Jean in Pont-Viau

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Outbreak of COVID-19 at CHSLD Idola St. Jean in Pont-Viau

Staff at CHSLD Idola St. Jean on Cartier Blvd. in Pont-Viau have been doing double-duty over the weekend, as they have tried to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 on one of the floors at the long term care residence.

According to information posted by the CISSS de Laval on Sept. 26, 11 patients and seven workers had tested positive.

Staff at CHSLD Idola St. Jean on Cartier Blvd. are coping with an outbreak of COVID-19 that had infected 11 patients and seven workers as of Saturday.

Since last Monday, the residence administration created a “hot zone” for confirmed cases, as well as for staff who tested positive or who showed symptoms and were sent home.

The outbreak is said to have happened startlingly quickly. All visitors to CHSLD Idola St. Jean since Sept. 7 are being contacted and are being advised to get themselves tested.

Since the beginning of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring, CISSS de Laval has changed some of its practices. Among other things, staff are no longer working at more than one residence or facility in order to limit the spread of the virus.

Still, shortages of medical and support staff are said to still be hampering efforts as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic gets underway.

In Laval, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rose by 50 from Friday to Saturday, for a total of 6,881 cases on the island as of Saturday. To date, there have been 683 deaths from COVID-19 in Laval since the start of the pandemic.

Landscaper electrocuted while trimming a hedge in Auteuil

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Landscaper electrocuted while trimming a hedge in Auteuil

A landscaping company worker was taken in serious condition to hospital Saturday after accidentally being electrocuted while trimming a cedar hedge at a private residence in Laval’s Auteuil neighbourhood.

The 47-year-old man was using a trimmer mounted on a long pole around 1:30 pm. While standing on a ladder and reaching towards the top of the hedge, he failed to see a high-tension electric wire, was electrocuted after coming into contact, and fell to the ground.

Police and ambulance technicians responded to the scene. Quebec’s Committee on Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work in Quebec (CNESST), which investigates workplace accidents, has opened a file and will eventually issue a report.

Laval-based Neptune Wellness to supply B.C. with non-med cannabis products

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Laval-based Neptune Wellness to supply B.C. with non-med cannabis products

Laval-based Neptune Wellness Solutions, a rising presence among suppliers of non-medical cannabis products, says it has entered into an agreement with the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch (BCLDB), the wholesaler and public retailer of non-medical cannabis in Canada’s westernmost province, for the sale and distribution of Neptune’s new proprietary Mood Ring product line.

The agreement, announcement on Sept. 24, marks the launch of Neptune’s “Mood Ring” line of non-medical cannabis products for the Canadian market.

According to the Neptune Wellness website, the Mood Ring product line includes cannabis oils, two varieties of hashish, and high CBD (cannabidiol) cannabis capsules.

“We are pleased to be partnering with BCLDB to bring Mood Ring to the province of British Columbia,” said Michael Cammarata, Chief Executive Officer and President of Neptune. “This will allow Neptune to bring the benefits of legal cannabis to a larger group of people.”

One dead, two seriously injured, after high-speed collision in A-440 construction area

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One dead, two seriously injured, after high-speed collision in A-440 construction area

Excessive speed is considered to have been a factor in a motor vehicle accident that happened in a work zone on Autoroute 440 earlier this week that killed one person while leaving two others with serious injuries.

Autoroute 440 near the spot where a motorcyclist died and two others were injured in a high-speed accident on Wednesday.

Police and ambulance technicians were called around 9 pm on Wednesday after a motorcyclist sped through the protected road repair zone on the eastbound A440 near Pie IX and Montée Masson and struck a worker.

At the time, the work crew was in the process of closing the left lane. The motorcycle, estimated to have been travelling 150 km/h, struck a pickup truck parked in the work area. The motorcyclist and a passenger were ejected following impact.

While the 28-year-old motorcycle driver, identified as Ian Jacobsen of l’Épiphanie, subsequently died of his injuries, the 28-year-old female passenger and the 34-year-old male road worker were left in critical condition.

According to the Journal de Montréal on Friday, the worker, a father of three children, underwent surgery for the amputation of a leg and his condition is said to be stable.

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