With the BIXI bicycle rental system now in the midst of its first year in Laval, the city announced on Tuesday that two more BIXI bike stations and 15 standard BIXI bikes are being added to the growing network.
Laval is opening two more BIXI stations, both of which are in Laval-des-Rapides.
Beginning on Wednesday July 29, new stations are expected to be up and running in Laval-des-Rapides on Legrand Ave. at the corner of Cartier Blvd. Ouest (in front of the Émile Nelligan library branch), as well as on Robin Blvd. at the corner of 15th Ave.
According to the city, this will bring the total number of BIXI stations in Laval up to six, and the number of BIXI bicycles to 55, 40 of which are electrically-assisted bikes.
The City of Laval has been a member of the BIXI bike-sharing network since October 2019.
Laval plans to have up to 350 BIXI bikes available on its territory in ten years time. The current BIXI season got underway on April 15 and will continue until Nov. 15 when the bikes will be withdrawn for the winter.
With the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still playing havoc with the Quebec economy, the province’s Coalition Avenir Québec government announced on Monday that it is extending the deadline for paying the balance owing on 2019 income taxes to Sept. 30.
The government had previously set the deadline at Sept. 1.
According to a statement issued by Revenu Québec on July 27, the new deadline applies to personal, corporate and trust fund tax accounts. The provincial tax gathering agency said the extension will also apply to any amounts that would have been owing to Revenu Québec on Sept. 1.
Revenu Québec said the new date is in line with an extension to Sept. 30 that was announced on the same day by Revenue Canada. According to Revenu Québec, there will be no penalties or interest to pay if all balances owing are paid in full by the new deadline.
Details of the new measures are available from this linked informationbulletin issued by the Quebec Ministry of Finance. Revenu Québec says that anyone who expects to have problems paying in full by the deadline can negotiate a payment schedule.
The Laval Police Department (SPL) is requesting the public’s cooperation in identifying a suspect who committed a hit-and-run causing injury to an individual in the Auteuil sector.
Chronology of event: On July 16, around 11 a.m., a motorist and his passenger left a commercial lot located on boul. des Laurentides, near the intersection of rue Turcot. The driver headed north, cutting off a 16-year-old boy who was traveling south on a scooter. The latter lost control of his motor bike, fell and hit the car.
The Laval Police say they want to speak to this man about his alleged involvement in a hit-and-run accident that left one person injured.
The motorist stopped and got out of his vehicle to approach the victim, cell phone in hand. However, he would then have returned to his vehicle to exit north without providing assistance to the victim. The victim was taken to a hospital for bruises, scrapes and a concussion. He was released from the hospital the next day. The investigation uncovered a photo of the suspect and his passenger who had visited a business before the accident.
Description of the suspect: Black man; – Measures approximately 1m 78 (5 feet and 10 inches); – Earring on both ears, a gold chain and bracelet on the right wrist.
Description of the passenger: Black woman; – Measures approximately 1 m 67 (5 feet and 6 inches);
Description of the suspect’s vehicle: – Black sedan, 4 doors, Mazda 6 style from 2010-2012.
All information on suspects can be reported to police on Info Line 450-662-INFO (4636) or by dialing 911, mentioning file LVL-200716-038.
Saying they want to help restaurant owners and local businesses increase their capacity during the COVID-19 recovery period, officials with the City of Laval have announced a new pilot project that will allow restauranteurs and retailers to temporarily enlarge outdoor terraces and open-air commercial spaces.
According to the city, merchants and other business owners who wish will be able to ask for short-term permission to enlarge an outdoor terrace that is either within their own space or in an adjacent parking lot. The measure is expected to remain in effect until COVID-19 physical distancing measures come to an expected end on Nov. 30, but could be renewed if necessary, says the city.
The City of Laval is launching a COVID-19 economic recovery pilot project that will allow restaurant operators and other business owners to expand outdoor terraces and exterior retail spaces.
“The municipal by-law normally forbids any sort of temporary set up, whether on a public or private space,” says Laval city councilor Stéphane Boyer, vice-president of the executive-committee who is also responsible for economic development dossiers.
“However, due to the current economic and sanitary situation, we believe it is more important than ever to support our merchants.
“This pilot project is therefore part of the economic revival of our businesses, but also part of our determined efforts to better serve our citizens, while making Laval a dynamic and attractive city,” added Boyer.
The city says that business owners who may wish to participate in the pilot project should call 3-1-1 in order to start off the process by submitting a plan.
The dossier will then be studied to see whether the plan meets certain basic requirements, such as fire safety and traffic fluidity in parking areas, says the city.
Revenu Québec said on Tuesday that a Laval business owner and two transport logistics companies he owns have been fined $143,066.41 after being found guilty of taking part in a scheme to avoid paying provincial taxes.
Thierry Millet, 53, who is listed in the Quebec government business registry as president and chief stakeholder in Cargo Pole Inc. and 9080-5441 Québec Inc., pleaded guilty on July 14 at the Palais de Justice in Montreal to 52 tax evasion-related charges.
According to Revenu Québec, Millet admitted he created a number of corporations with the goal of using them to ask for tax credit refunds.
In a press release, the agency said Cargo Pole Inc. and 9080-5441 Québec Inc. requested refunds on input tax, as well as tax credits on inputs linked to transactions carried out by their principal supplier, Synergies Optimum Inc.
Revenu Québec says this latter company was not remitting to the government the net tax which was due, while Millet was acting in his capacity as the de facto administrator of Synergies Optimum Inc. The tax agency executed a search warrant at his home in Laval on Jan. 22 last year.
Health Canada has issued yet another advisory telling Canadians that some hand sanitizers made with ethanol or denaturants that are not acceptable for use in hand sanitizers may pose health risks.
The federal agency notes that denaturants are added to ethanol to make it unfit for human consumption, and therefore to discourage the unintentional ingestion of hand sanitizers (particularly by children). For more information, including what Canadians should do, visit the online safety alert.
At the same time, Health Canada said Canadians are being advised to refer to another list, this one for hand sanitizers that contain technical-grade ethanol, that are being recalled from the market because they are not compliant with federal regulations and may also pose a risk to health.
Health Canada maintains these lists of hand sanitizers that may pose health risks, so that Canadians can easily identify products they may have purchased and take appropriate action. The agency says people are encouraged to check both lists regularly for updates.
Officials with the CISSS de Laval say that the daily schedule for going in to be tested for COVID-19 infection has been expanded at two diagnostic clinics, where service will now be available from 8 am to 8 pm seven days a week.
One of the clinics is located at the Cartier Arena (100 Montée Major) in Pont-Viau, while a second is at the Pierre Creamer Arena (1160 Pie-X Blvd.) in Chomedey.
While service is available at both clinics without having to make an appointment, appointments can be made ahead of time by calling 1 877 644-4545.
The LPD thinks Alexandre Bernard, 23, may have had other sexual assault victims.
On September 13, 2019 the Laval Police Service (SPL) arrested 23-year-old Alexandre Bernard for sexual assault on a minor and incitement to sexual contact. The accused may have had other victims and the SPL would like to contact them.
Facts: His way of operating and captivating minors is almost always the same. Using social media, he comes into contact with underage girls pretending to be an eighteen-year-old boy. After several written exchanges, he meets them and has sexual relations with them, sometimes forced. In another event on the North Shore, Alexandre Bernard was found guilty of sexual assault with the same Modus Operandi. Regarding the Laval case, the accused returned to court on September 30, 2019.
The serial crime investigation management structure (GECS), coordinated by the Sûreté du Québec, is currently deployed. It is a unified command structure within which the Quebec police services work in partnership to quickly identify crimes committed by predators and to arrest them. This provincial coordination, therefore, makes it possible to pool police resources and aims to better protect victims, and to identify the assailants.
Evidence suggests that other young girls may have been victims of Alexandre Bernard. Anyone who has been a victim of this man is invited to contact the Laval police to file an official complaint on our Info Line 450-662-INFO (4636) or by calling 911, mentioning the file LVL- 190402-074.
Refer to File: 2020-149. Phone: 450-662-5050. medias.police@laval.ca.
The Société de transport de Laval says it wants to inform public transit users that effective August 1, and gradually thereafter, it will begin reinstating front-door boarding on buses, as well as collecting and validating fares.
Making sure buses are safe Starting August 1, most STL buses will be outfitted with a protective shield around the driver area of the vehicle. Made of translucent polycarbonate, the shield will allow for maximum visibility while protecting drivers and passengers.
Fare collection resumes Front-door boarding also means that fare boxes will once again become available to users. Users will therefore be able to validate their fare upon boarding, as usual.
The STL emphasizes that all users are required to have a valid fare on them at all times while using STL buses. One-way fares are also back, payable in cash or via credit card.
In order to foster compliance with public health recommendations and social distancing rules, the transit agency is urging users to purchase their fare in advance at 40 different locations:
August STL monthly passes are on sale as of July 20 at all STL points of sale;
August TRAM passes are already on sale at the metropolitan ticket offices, and as of July 20 at other points of sale.
The STL says it also wishes to remind public transit users that masks are now mandatory on its buses at all times, as well as around the STL’s terminals. The digital display at the front of the bus will run messages reminding users about wearing their mask on board and about the gradual return of front-door boarding.
Health Canada said on Thursday that it has identified two inclined sleeping products sold between 2016 and 2018, now potentially circulating on the second-hand market, that do not meet the safety requirements for bassinets under the federal agency’s Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations (CCBR).
This is one of the two Baby’s Journey Serta infant napper products that Health Canada has issued an advisory for.
The products involved are:
Baby’s Journey Serta icomfort Premium Infant Napper
Baby’s Journey Serta Perfect Sleeper Deluxe Infant Napper
According to Health Canada, both products’ inclined sleeping surfaces increase the risk of the baby’s head falling forward when asleep, which makes breathing difficult.
Additionally, says the agency, the design of both products has a restraint system used to hold the child in place, which is not permitted under the CCBR, since the presence of cords and loops in an infant’s sleeping environment has the potential to lead to serious injury or death.
Although Health Canada says it is not aware whether these products continue to be sold on the retail market, they may still be in households, handed down to family or friends, or sold through the second-hand market. Given that possibility, Canadians with these products should immediately stop using, disassemble and safely dispose of them in such a way that they cannot be used again, says Health Canada.
Health Canada reminds consumers to prioritize safety when shopping for consumer products, and to use caution when buying second-hand items, particularly those intended for use by children. Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA), which is administered by Health Canada, everyone has the responsibility to ensure that the products they sell or give away, whether new, used or homemade, meet current Canadian safety requirements.
Health Canada encourages buyers and sellers of second-hand products, particularly products intended for use by children, to stay informed about product recalls and advisories as well as the regulatory requirements of products they sell.
What you should do Health Canada says that consumers and retailers who have these affected products should immediately stop using or selling them, as well as disassemble and safely dispose of the items in such a way that they cannot be used again. The agency points out that it is a violation of the CCPSA to sell or give away these products. If these products were being used for sleep, Health Canada recommends caregivers to find alternative and safe sleeping arrangements.
