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CISSS de Laval opens shelter for the homeless in Chomedey

Martin C. Barry
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CISSS de Laval opens shelter for the homeless in Chomedey

COVID-19 has made things worse for those with no roof over their heads

Homeless people in Laval – who’ve been left largely without anywhere to stay overnight since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – are gaining a measure of security with an announcement by the CISSS de Laval of the opening of a temporary shelter at the former Place des Aînés in Chomedey to accommodate up to 30 homeless.

Caring for the homeless

The CISSS is sponsoring the shelter, which opened on June 3 in the senior citizens’ community centre on Curé Labelle Blvd., which remains closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This new site replaces a homeless shelter that was being operated at the Centre Josée-Faucher in Laval-des-Rapides until June 1.

In keeping with provincial government directives to ensure that the needs of the homeless were being met during the pandemic, and to prevent COVID-19 from being spread unnecessarily, the CISSS de Laval worked in conjunction with the City of Laval and with Travail de rue de l’île de Laval (TRIL), which helps the homeless, to provide the homeless in Laval with meals, medical help and wash-up facilities for their well-being and comfort.

According to the CISSS, the shelter will be offering its services to men and women with no fixed address from 4 pm to 8 am every day.

A collaborative effort

Other groups and organizations that contributed resources to making the shelter possible include the Commission scolaire de Laval, École Mont-de-Lasalle, Carrefour jeunesse Emploi, the Centre d’intégration libre de Laval, Diapason-Jeunesse, L’Aviron, Mesures alternatives jeunesse de Laval, the Oasis mobile intervention unit and SPHÈRE santé sexuelle globale.

Michaël Beaulieu, a street worker with TRIL Laval, is seen here explaining how homeless people’s basic needs for clothing and other items will be met through a distribution centre located at the new homeless centre at Place des Aînés (now known as Axion) in Chomedey. Photo: Martin C. Barry

Community groups in Laval, which normally provide support to the homeless, were forced to greatly curtail their services because of confinement issues. “Because of the economic damage linked to COVID-19, they told us that some people could find themselves without a fixed address,” said Jean Fallon, a community relations intervener with CISSS de Laval.

More homeless now?

A big question being asked now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is whether the crisis has indeed driven the numbers of homeless in Laval higher. Over the last two years or so, the CISSS has estimated the number of chronically homeless in Laval to be fewer than 150. Still, Fallon acknowledged to journalists touring the new homeless shelter, some have been living in cars and in other ways just on the margin of homelessness.

TRIL had been operating the homeless shelter at the Centre sportif Josée-Faucher since March 13, allowing 86 people to receive shelter and nourishment in a safe environment. However, the CSDL was taking back the facility for its own purposes, making it necessary to set up the new shelter in Chomedey.

No other place to go

Michaël Beaulieu, a street worker with TRIL, noted that with the forced closing of their usual overnight shelters, persons with no fixed address would otherwise find themselves without access to washrooms and toilets, since restaurants and shopping centres, where they normally go, are closed during the pandemic.

While a safe and comfortable place to sleep at night is important to many homeless, others also appreciate being able to drop by the shelter during the hours it will be open during the day. The sleeping areas will be divided between men and women and there will be security personnel on hand. The shelter has the support of the Laval Police Department and it is expected to remain open for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Councillor Tassoni seeks to preserve Trait Carré Woods

Martin C. Barry
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Councillor Tassoni seeks to preserve Trait Carré Woods

Action Laval city councillor for Laval-des-Rapides Isabella Tassoni tabled a motion during the June 2 council meeting calling on the city to provide funding for a public consultation and plans to be drawn up for the future preservation of the Trait-Carré Woods.

Debate over future

The Boisé du Trait Carré (as it is known more commonly) is a 12-hectare wooded lot located in central Laval which has been the subject of extended debate on its future in the last few years.

The small forest was given a protected status by the City of Laval two years ago following a public outcry and through lobbying by Tassoni.

Laval city councillor for Laval-des-Rapides Isabella Tassoni.

“I am proud that these woods were protected, which I believe was the main battle of my mandate for the citizens of Laval-des-Rapides, a true victory, but it’s not over,” Tassoni said in a statement.

Although the lot is now the property of the city and protected from private development, Tassoni wants a public consultation held on its future. Tassoni believes she should preside the consultation.

Generational project

“More than 4,000 citizens have already expressed their wish to make this space an urban park, and environmental groups have even proposed to help us. I believe this is a project for an entire generation and our choices regarding these woods will have an impact on the territorial organization of our downtown forever.”

Tassoni is calling upon her colleagues on city council to support her proposal during the next meeting of city council in July. “There has already been too much partisanry on this subject and we are faced with a consensus: the citizens want these woods to be cared for,” she said. “It’s their democratic choice. Let’s do it together.”

A key green space

The Trait-Carré Woods are regarded as the most important wooded green space in central Laval. The woods are located a relatively short distance from Laval’s educational centre, where Collège Montmorency, the University of Montreal’s Laval campus and other educational institutions are also situated. Tassoni’s motion to initiate a consultation and planning would require an estimated $125,00 – $200,000 investment by the city.

City of Laval’s Ombudsman tables seventh annual report

Martin C. Barry
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City of Laval’s Ombudsman tables seventh annual report

Snow removal ranked high in complaints during winter 2018-2019

In her seventh annual report released on June 3, City of Laval Ombudsman Nadine Mailloux says her office’s activities are steadily increasing, as 24 per cent more Laval residents were using the service last year compared to the year before.

Over the past seven years, the Laval Ombudsman’s office has dealt with 2,894 dossiers, each representing an occasion when the Ombudsman was able to serve as a liaison between the municipal administration and residents to smooth things over when there were disputes, or to help redress an error or injustice when necessary.

Nearly 2,900 dossiers

Nadine Mailloux, the city’s ombudsman for the past seven years, is leaving to step into a similar position with the City of Montreal.

According to the report for the year 2019, the Laval Ombudsman’s office dealt with 58 per cent of dossiers received in less than 30 days. Fifty-seven per cent of the complaints received concerned the public works, engineering and urban planning departments.

Various types of complaint

The Ombudsman’s office claims they were able to resolve 44 per cent of the cases by informing complainants of their rights, and by putting them in contact with the municipal administration or some other organization. The Ombudsman says 21 per cent of cases ended up being dealt with directly by the administration at Laval city hall, and that 35 per cent of these were serious enough to merit being looked into more thoroughly.

According to the Ombudsman, one of the most frequent types of complaint received concerns public works carried out in such a way as to compromise the integrity of private property by damaging or even destroying it. As well, there are complaints regarding inadequately executed work by the city or by sub-contractors.

Guidelines were needed

Ombudsman Mailloux said her office concluded that it was becoming necessary for the city to clarify its position and the protocols to follow when public work is carried out in a way that overlaps onto private property. As such, her office recommended the adoption of clear guidelines for when the city does work on or near private property.

The Ombudsman’s office received an inordinately high number of complaints regarding snow removal during the winter of 2018-2019. Mailloux said her office took the matter up with the central administration. Following this, she added, the administration made a commitment to implement several new strategies in order to improve snow removal operations and efficiency.

Dangerous intersection

In another dossier Mailloux’s office dealt with last year, she said a Laval resident came forward with a complaint about a particular street intersection that he found dangerous. On one of the converging streets there was a stop sign, while on the other (on which there was a bicycle path) there was no stop.

The problem was made worse by the fact a tall hedge impeded the view for those approaching the four-way intersection on one of the streets. The Ombudsman’s office ended up recommending that the city enforce a rule concerning the height of hedges in locations such as this, while also carrying out some other modifications to make the intersection more secure.

Nadine Mailloux leaving

On a final note, Mailloux, who has served as the City of Laval’s Ombudsman since 2013, announced along with her office’s latest report that she is leaving the post to take up a similar position with the City of Montreal. “It was an honor and a privilege to create the office of the Ombudsman of Laval in 2013 and to direct it until today,” she said. “I am very happy with the work accomplished over the past seven years.”

Mailloux pointed out that the office was created at a time when the City of Laval was under trusteeship. “Since then, with patience and determination, we set out to weave a link of confidence with Laval residents. The pertinence and the positive impact of our interventions can be seen daily. I sincerely thank the City of Laval, the citizens and, more particularly, Teresa Ciciotti, my valuable collaborator responsible for administrative support, for the confidence they all placed in me over these many years.”

Laval City watch for June 10

Martin C. Barry
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Laval City watch for June 10

During the June 2 public meeting of Laval city council, the council members gave the go-ahead for a $25 million expenditure to carry out work for the construction of a new highway interchange overpass on Autoroute 440 in the district of Val-des-Brises.

Since the structure will be passing over a provincial highway, the work and its supervision will be done by the Quebec Ministry of Transport and its appointed sub-contractors. As such, the City of Laval has authorized the MTQ to proceed with the awarding of the contract as manager of the project.

Two years work

Laval city councillor for Val-des-Brises Christiane Yoakim.

Once the contract is signed, according to the city, work on the new interchange over Autoroute 440, between Autoroute 19 and Pie-IX Blvd., will be able to start, probably this summer, and will take place over the next two years.

The work will include the construction of the new overpass, as well as the realigning of nearby streets and ramps to and from the A-440 East. When it’s completed, Robert Bourassa Blvd. will join up with Gaumont St. via the new Michel-Ange Blvd.

“This is great news, especially for the people of the Val-des-Brises sector,” said Val-des-Brises city councillor Christiane Yoakim. “In addition to allowing them to travel about more easily, they will see traffic in their area diminish. As well, this link will facilitate transit on foot and on bicycles from either side of the autoroute, which is positive for the development of active transportation on the island.”

Work on Ave. des Bois

During the same council meeting, the council members also approved a contract for the creation of preferential bus measures on Avenue des Bois in Laval-Ouest, on part of Autoroute 440 and on Chomedey Blvd. The work, which is scheduled to begin this month, is to be done by Roxboro Excavation.

The contractor has been mandated to carry out the following steps:

Preferential measures for buses on the road shoulder;

Priority measures for traffic lights;

Geometrical modifications at intersections;

Modifications to traffic lights;

Creation of a temporary incentive parking lot (around 500 spaces);

Redevelopment of urban infrastructure (street lighting, roadway structure, surface drainage, bicycle path, landscaping, etc.);

Appropriate attenuation measures for natural surroundings in conformity with recommendations by the Quebec Ministry of the Environment;

Planting of trees and shrubs in work areas, with the exception of agricultural lands, and restoration to its original state of a nature trail that passes through the area.

Attenuation measures

“I am extremely pleased that the attenuation measures which were asked for during the construction of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) are taking shape,” said Nicholas Borne, member of the executive-committee responsible for transit dossiers and councillor for Laval-les-Îles. “When finished, it will most certainly be an attractive solution for replacing the automobile.”

It should be recalled that in February, the City of Laval announced that it had been mandated by the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) to ensure the planning and realization of infrastructures needed for the implementation of preferential measures for buses (MPB) on a trajectory that included Avenue des Bois.

Laval adopts new measures for threatened wetlands

The City of Laval’s executive-committee also recently recommended to city council that it adopt an important new by-law aimed at protecting and conserving key wetlands located osn Laval’s territory. The new regulations would add 1,062 hectares of wetlands to those already recognized by the city.

Having seen several large wetlands on its territory disappear over the last few years, the city was determined to preserve its remaining wetlands, while becoming one of the first large cities in Quebec to take this approach.

A leadership role

“It is Laval’s hope to take on a new role as a leader when it comes to protecting wetlands,” says Laval city councillor for Sainte-Rose Virginie Dufour, who sits on the executive-committee with responsibilities for environmental issues. “This ambitious project will allow the city to raise by 12 per cent the amount of natural areas protected by by-laws and regulations on the territory, bringing us closer the level of 14 per cent protection.”

In order to define wetlands of interest to be conserved, the city developed a matrix with criteria to be developed. It took into account several factors, including ecological value, perenity, diversity, ecological services, adaptation to climate changes, distribution of wetlands on the territory and planning.

‘Urban by nature’

Recognizing the undeniable ecological importance of wetlands and the necessity of ensuring their conservation, Laval undertook a regional plan for wetlands and humid areas, with the theme of its guiding vision (Urban by nature) as the guiding principle. This aspect defines the City of Laval’s overall orientations for future development.

“Congratulations to the City of Laval for its colossal work identifying the wetlands of interest on its territory,” said Guy Garand, executive-director of the Conseil régional de l’environnement de Laval. “The CRE de Laval is proud to have contributed.”

Laval’s on-street bike lanes a headache for Val-des-Arbres residents

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Laval’s on-street bike lanes a headache for Val-des-Arbres residents

City is re-evaluating situation after complaints, says Councillor Christiane Yoakim

More than 65 people living on de Blois Blvd. in Val-des-Arbres have signed a petition demanding the City of Laval make serious modifications to a bicycle path that runs past their homes, creating dangerous traffic situations, as well as a sanitation problem, they claim.

Bike path complaint

“Since they have put the bicycle path and the cars are parked further away from our sidewalk, the city’s work crew has not been able to clean the full width of the street,” said de Blois resident Angie Simeone, noting that significant amounts of dead leaves and branches accumulate on the street next to the curb now because the street cleaner truck can’t reach them.

The painted lane wending its way past the homes on de Blois Blvd. is part of the vast network of bicycle paths implemented all over Laval in recent years as the city ramped up its efforts to improve its strategy for bike and pedestrian-friendly transportation.

Complaints not new

However, complaints regarding certain elements of Laval’s new transportation and traffic calming policies are not new. Among the measures that backfired on the administration in recent years were the infamous and (to many people) mysterious “blue lines” painted by the city on sidewalk curbs within a wide radius of schools, to alert drivers of the necessity to be on the lookout for children.

A water truck passes along de Blois Blvd. in Val-des-Arbres last week, illustrating residents’ complaint that the bike path is preventing the street from being cleaned thoroughly.

Following widespread objections to the blue line scheme several years ago, the Demers administration decided to cancel that part of the program. In addition to the street cleaning problem, the people on de Blois Blvd. complain that because of the extra space taken up by the bike lane, the recycling truck can no longer access their front driveways and yards to retrieve the recycling bins.

Backing out dangerous

The bike lane has been in place since late summer last year. At that time, according to Simeone, backing the car out of her home’s driveway started to become dangerous because bicyclists arriving along the bike path couldn’t be seen as they drove quickly by. The problem was made worse by inadequate street lighting, she added.

“As the days grow shorter towards the end of summer, the lighting is not adequate to see bicycles,” she said. “So when we are trying to get out of our driveway, we really have to look and have to go slowly. And then if there’s also cars parked, you have to be extra careful to be sure you’re not going to hit anybody. It’s very, very dangerous. And a total mess.”

The petition was presented to Mayor Marc Demers last October during a city council meeting. The petitioners are asking for the bike path in front of their homes to be removed, although they don’t mind that the path on the other side of the street remains in place.

Taking action, says Yoakim

In an interview with The Laval News, Val-des-Arbres city councillor Christiane Yoakim said she has heard the petitioners’ complaints and is now asking the administration to re-evaluate the situation in light of the residents’ experiences and observations.

Initially, however, she said she was not aware of anything especially dangerous along that particular stretch of the bike path. “From what I’ve seen, everything conforms, everything is secure,” she said, while noting that backing out from some driveways might present a hazard for drivers unaccustomed to oncoming bicycle traffic.

“But to date there don’t seem to be any major problems,” added Yoakim. “But now in the second year of this project, we have the intention of redoing a re-evaluation of the situation. We always do this in the second year of a project to make sure that everyone’s security has been taken into consideration.”

‘That’s What I’m Thinking’ columnist Robert Vairo’s take on police racism

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‘That’s What I’m Thinking’ columnist Robert Vairo’s take on police racism

Police injustice and violence. In Canada you say?

Robert Vairo

What are we Canadians to make of all this? My memory of the first US riots was Detroit 1967. The violence, looting, fires, and destruction lasted “one long hot summer”. Most of us remember the Los Angeles riots of 1992 when four cops, 3 of them white, were found not guilty following the violent beating of African American Rodney King. It was the first time we all saw video of a beating on our TV screens. A man named George Holliday, with his brand new then cutting-edge Sony Handycam 8-millimeter video camera recorded the beating from his apartment balcony at around one in the morning. In today’s terms, George’s video went viral, and made history. Not the clearest video but it did pick up the sounds of the police batons repeatedly hitting Rodney King for eight minutes. Wait. EIGHT MINUTES? That’s the SAME length of time Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck and killed him.

Is this just irony, or the Voice from above sending us a message? This time it was a 17 year-old Darnella Frazier, who was walking along the sidewalk with her nine year-old cousin. She bravely pulled out her smart phone and started recording this horrific scene unfolding in front of her. That’s how we know in both cases that it lasted eight minutes. I saw a picket at one of the protests that read “ How many have not been filmed”. What the protestor is saying is there are hundreds of these cases with no police officer held accountable, and the ‘victim’ never believed. So if this latest brutal scene had not been recorded, there would have been no trial of the four and no riots. The same applies to the Rodney King beating of 1992. Thank technology, yes, but much more importantly, thank the brave souls who did the recording. George Holliday in 1992, and Darnella Frazier, thank you for your bravery. She and her Mom have had to move from their south Minneapolis home because of social media threats.

Canada has no stones to throw at our American neighbours. Some of the members of our RCMP, provincial and local police forces are equally as guilty. 99% of violent criminal police behavior are never recorded but some are. Like the black 20 year- old Laval man pulled by his Marley hair braids for allegedly asking “what investigation about me?”. Disturbing video. It can be most influential in a court of law and the court of public opinion. What about the RCMP method of arrest in Nunavut where the cop drove up to the apparent suspect, opened his police pick- up truck door to slam the Inuk man to the ground. It’s under investigation, by the RCMP. In New Brunswick, a 26 year-old indigenous woman allegedly wielding a knife, was shot and killed by a local Edmunston police officer. No video for this tragic loss of life, but social media, “citizen journalism” speaks very loudly and world-wide.

Justin Trudeau, feeling safe from usually powder puff questions from the national networks and newspapers, was stung by an excellent question from CBC reporter Tom Parry at his now well past ‘best before’ date daily briefings. Perry asked about Trump and the use of the army, then followed up with this. “I’d like to ask you what you think about that and if you don’t want to comment, what message do you think you are sending?” Trudeau’s advisors never prepared him for this, so the one- time drama teacher remained silent for…drama, or could he just not bring himself to criticize the US president. And the silence lasted 21 seconds. Again thanks to our recording technology. His experience as prime minister and drama instructor should have produced some response. Alright, let me answer the question for you Mr. Prime Minister.

“Some policemen in Canada are failing to discharge their duties in a compassionate and respectful way. They will not listen, much less read a plethora of recommendations that range from the National Inquiry Into Indigenous women, to court recommendations, to coroners’ reports. The chorus protesting racism and injustice in the US is equally applicable in Canada. Time for me to end these daily hearings, and get back to full Parliament to work on major reforms of police handling of cases by different levels of law enforcement.”

That’s what a true Canadian leader should have answered. Not with 21 seconds of silence. That’s what’s I’m thinking. I’m Robert Vairo.

Activists want City of Laval to declare a 5G moratorium

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Activists want City of Laval to declare a 5G moratorium

City ‘doesn’t have the jurisdiction’ over technology, says Mayor Marc Demers

With recent fires in cell phone towers – including one in Laval – being linked to growing opposition to the new 5G cell phone technology, a woman noted in her e-mailed question to Mayor Marc Demers during the June 2 webcast of Laval city council that an increasing number of experts are raising concerns about what they allege are the health hazards of 5G.

Noting that cities in Australia, Belgium, Italy and in other countries have issued statements calling for the deployment of 5G to be stopped, Nathalie Raymond asked whether Laval would agree to declaring a moratorium on the installation of 5G technology.

Seeking 5G moratorium

“Would the City of Laval be ready to set an example in Quebec and to follow along for the security and well-being of its citizens?” she said. “The communications industry is now pushing forward to deploy its 5G system, despite the impact of radio-frequency on the health of the population as recognized by several hundred scientific studies.

In this screenshot from the webcast of the June 2 Laval city council meeting, Mayor Marc Demers answers questions.

“The impact on future generations could be devastating, since all independent research says so,” she added. “Would the City of Laval be ready to declare a moratorium on the deployment of this network? And until unbiased scientific studies would demonstrate that our health and that of our children will not be affected by this technology.”

Will consult experts

Replying, Mayor Demers said that before taking a position on such issues, he and others in the administration ask consultants and other experts to write a summary report on the questions raised and to send it to them. “And if we judge that we should go further, we have effectively in the past hired independent expert firms to shed light on certain opinions.”

The mayor said that employees with the city have already started to look into the issue. However, he noted that Health Canada has come to conclusions about 5G that are different from those expressed by the technology’s critics. “They have essentially said that there are no indications leading to believe that the 5G network may be harmful to health,” said Demers.

No position on 5G, says Demers

While noting that the issue would be debated in council, the mayor said that the City of Laval “doesn’t have the jurisdiction. The implementation of 5G is the responsibility of the federal government and declaring a moratorium would be like trying to stop Canadian Pacific from passing on our territory. We are pursuing our reflection and our studies regarding this situation.

“For the time being, there are cell phone towers on our territory, but they aren’t necessarily 5G. These towers have multiple vocations. But we will be soliciting views from the federal government and Health Canada as we follow up this dossier.”

Work on Albert Murphy

On another topic, another questioner, Mr. Vézina from Chomedey, said to Mayor Demers that when work was being done to repair Albert Murphy Ave. in Chomedey several years ago, the City of Laval didn’t finish the work nor did it install sidewalks on the south portion near Saint Martin Blvd. West on the east side.

As well, he pointed out that flooding takes place there during heavy rains or when snow is melting. In a second question to the mayor, he asked whether following the relocation of the Multicultural Library several years from now, and taking into account that Chomedey is the most populous district in Laval, whether the city could reopen the old Alain Grandbois library branch on Samson Blvd. as it could serve as a second library branch and take pressure off the Multicultural Library.

Mayor Demers’ reply

Mayor Marc Demers said he had no immediate answers regarding the problems on Albert Murphy Ave., but that he would refer them to municipal employees who could furnish the answers. “But I can assure you that we have invested and we will continue to invest considerable sums to improve the streets and sidewalks,” he said. He said the city staffers would be able to explain the timeline for completing the work.

Regarding the library, Mayor Demers said, “We have invested a lot and we are still going to invest a lot in the libraries because they are appreciated by the residents more and more. And the possibility is already being considered for some time to reopen that library [Alain Grandbois], and even that it could become an interesting alternative.”

Ave. des Bois tree cutting

Answering questions about the recent controversy involving the clear cutting of mature trees along Avenue des Bois in Laval-Ouest to make a reserved bus lane, as well as a question about the impending cutting of a large and old tree near the Île Bigras commuter rail station,  Mayor Demers said the city has been pursuing an aggressive policy in recent years to preserve its trees. Regarding the Avenue des Bois, he said, “There is a traffic problem there that is growing and that will not (unless we remain confined) go away. And, of course, there are all the other issues like greenhouse gases created every morning and night at rush hours. And that is one of the reasons why this enlargement of Avenue des Bois took place.”

CISSS de Laval starts mobile COVID-19 testing Wednesday at Lausanne Park

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CISSS de Laval starts mobile COVID-19 testing Wednesday at Lausanne Park

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de Laval has announced that a mobile COVID-19 testing clinic will be opening Wednesday June 10 in the parking lot of the Centre communautaire de Lausanne (455 de Lausanne) in Lausanne Park in Vimont.

It will be open 7 days a week from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm until further notice, but will be travelling to various locations around Laval. Anyone wanting to be tested can simply show up because appointments aren’t necessary, according to the CISSS.

A specially-fitted bus from the Société de transport de Laval (STL) is serving as the clinic in various parks around Laval. Future locations will be announced by the CISSS.

“Since the beginning of the pandemic, our goal has been to increase the number of tests,” says Dr. Jean-Pierre Trépanier, director of public health at CISSS de Laval. “This mobile unit will allow us to test people who live or work in sectors that are most impacted by COVID-19 so that we can act more quickly to avoid the spread of the illness.”

Laval resumes organized outdoor sports activities post-COVID-19

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Laval resumes organized outdoor sports activities post-COVID-19

The City of Laval said on Tuesday that it is taking the necessary steps recommended by Quebec to gradually start re-opening, with the help of local sports associations, baseball and soccer fields as well as other sports facilities following the more than two-month-long COVID-19 pandemic.

Beginning in mid-June, says the city, Laval residents will be able to start participating in some of their favourite sports, although only in the form of coaching sessions.

The City of Laval has announced the gradual re-opening of its sports facilities, beginning in mid-June. Photo Credit: City of Laval, Charles Briand

Organized team matches won’t be allowed for the time being. As well, contact between players will have to be minimal (respecting the six-metre distancing rule). The city says that certain other activities, such as yoga, will be allowed if they are held outdoors.

There will be 3 basic rules:

  1. Anyone with COVID-19 will have to stay home;
  2. Washing of the hands for 20 seconds with an alcohol-based disinfectant will be mandatory;
  3. The two-metre rule between persons will have to be respected at all times.

Since water fountains in parks and sports installations will remain switched off for the time being, the city is inviting participants to bring their own water. Re-opening of the water fountains is planned gradually over the coming weeks. The public restrooms are expected to re-open gradually.

Laval News Volume 28-12

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Laval News Volume 28-12

The current issue of the Laval News volume 28-12 published June 10th, 2020.
Covering Laval local news, politics, sports and our new section Mature Life.
(Click on the image to read the paper.)

Current issue of the Laval News volume 28-12 published June 10th, 2020.
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