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Rosemere 450.979.0303 oblems Clinician at UQTR hammertoe hammertoe & PODIATRIST (minimum incision) Years Experience Plantar Warts podiatrelaval.com I remember, for example, for I remember, the at height of the cri- And yet, today two decades after Ice Storm ’98, itsFor part, Hydro Quebec maintains that And then, just like that, on a day nearlya week 2 • Bunion • Pain and Knee Ankle Foot, • orthotics quality high Custom • Toenails Ingrown • for treatments EFFECTIVE • TECHNOLOGY LASER • Pr Foot Pediatric 450.937.5055 New York College of Podiatric Medicine (1996) Dr Martin Scutt, FOOT PAIN? We can help! 4084 le Corbusier, Suite 4072 Laval ------The inescapable cold The inescapable ‘98 Storm Lessons from Ice some are warning learned that haven’t we enough from the calamity and that another ice storm could reduce us again to the same state. Although Hydro Quebec maintains today that it has learned from the past and that an ice storm would now have a far less significant impact on its ability to operate, the transmission electric will long-distance its that is fact that towers lines from northern Quebec remain vulnerable. line transmission some of the lessons it learned include building stronger much be less much vulnerable to the cascading collapse According 1998. in many so down took that effect to the CBC, the electric company has spent up to $2 billion since the ice storm, reinforcing its trans sis, in my basement apartment, where it was pitch black – because outside there no street were lights to providetheir perpetual illumination – there was a sense of complete peace and stillness, with my bewildered Maine coon fur cat’s bristling in the omnipresent cold, a single candle to light the en tire apartment, and the sound FM Kahn- of K103.7 awake on the radio – the only station that at point thatwas still broadcasting. after the crisis started, suddenly the power came back on. Within a few minutes the radiators were beginning to give off precious warmth, as they so for long. washadn’t It then that I truly began to fully appreciate the benefits the of basic things we enjoy in life,such as reliable heat during the winter, lighting, and the generally reliable electrical ser vice get from we Hydro Quebec. mission network. Hydro Quebec However, has ruled out burying its lines underground as the es timated $80 billion cost would make this measure impractical. economically Trusted care since care Trusted As it was, had we still had to do our jobs as This was because navigating the ice was so While public transit continued to operate for As well, the storm caused massive damage to thoseFor who experienced the panic and dread, Where in you were January 1998 when the Among other things, the ice storm led to the If a child were you then, chances are have you a personal From perspective, Ice Storm ’98 hap Another thing I remember about the ice storm - - - - - MARTIN C. BARRY C. MARTIN A paper to get out The treacherous ice Massive tree damage Massive catastrophe A major 5HPHPEHULQJ,FH6WRUP¶ 20 calamity years later ice-bound an at back A look journalists – without power or heat. While the management of the newspaper quickly brought in an electric I still generator, have vivid memories of being in the newsroom bent over a computer keyboard, barely able to hit the letters because my hands and fingers so were frozen from the omni treacherous that if fell, you would you certainly get bruised and very possibly fracture a bone. Many of the streets in Laval and elsewhere in Montreal had become like country roads, with narrow and icy car tire ruts in the middle. Without street lights, if ventured you out in the car during the evening, wouldyou have sworn no longer were in you the city, but out on a country road or in the wilderness. That’s life how becomes, even in a city, without electricity. the most part, service was and very getting slow, to As jour longer. exponentially grew destination a trees and electrical infrastructure all over east over all infrastructure electrical and trees which all were too common reactions in the midst re a with of a catastrophe of such magnitude, looking back effectively on it can betrauma-inducing but also wistful, more as deal to well as a reminder of the precautions learned we taken be must North American Ice Storm– also known Ice Storm ‘98 – rolled through eastern Canada, taking out electric power all over Quebec, Ontario, the Maritime provinces as well as parts of the eastern U.S.? largest mobilization of Canadian military per sonnel since the Korean War, with more than than more with the War, since Korean sonnel 16,000 troops deployed the at height. At least 35 people died from things like carbonsoning, trauma, fire monoxide and hypothermia. poi ern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. In Quebec metal 1,000 and fell 30,000 utility poles alone, transmission towers collapsed under the weight of the thick ice. At the peak of the five-day storm, 3.5 million Quebecers left were in the cold and dark – weeks.some for abil people’s most leastat some memories of the storm which came and roaring through Laval and transportation the Montreal region, paralyzing ityto get around, while shutting off electric power throughout most of the area anywhere for from a few days to several weeks. curring disaster of this type. pened a little less than a year after I first began working full-time as a news reporter a Montreal at regional community newspaper. One particular impact the storm had was to remind everyone of helplesshow all we become when electric power is offshut a great for length of time. and slow a present cold that saturated become everything and became to an inescapably miserable seemed fact of life. everything how is laborious process. Because the streets coated were in a thick layer of very hard ice, a thing as simple as walking from home a few hundred metres to a street intersection where there was a bus stop might take 20 minutes – whereas normally it would take two. nalists, still we had to cover our usual territories thefor impact from the “storm of the century.” gettingHowever, around took three times as long. And while dealing with the obligations of work, there still were the responsibilities home (chil at dren, elderly parents, storm damage) that needed to be dealt with. - - - The STL’s No. 360 No. shuttle bus,The STL’s a free ser Over the coming months, according to the Some measures included in the 2018 budget budget 2018 the in included measures Some long-term capital investmentsThe STL’s The STL’s No. 26 No. bus and lines 151 willThe STL’s now lic transit services; maximum building heights (with 82 per cent of Laval’s territory zoned for six storeys maximum); protection of wooded areas; protection of agricultural zones; protec tion of heritage sites and buildings; identifica- tion of strategic areas where special planning may be necessary; proposals special for mea sures to promote the City of Laval’s economic development. city’s future development over more than 15 15 than more over development future rameters several for elements that are key in the city’s years in the future. They include: Densification of construction in areas of the city near pub vice which makes its way around many of the attractions in Laval’s downtown area, will now be running every 20 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays during the winter. The 360 goes to Carrefour Laval, the Centropolis, Montmoren cy Metro and many other key destinations. Revision of specificRevision by-laws isting zoning by-laws to be adjusted so as to be be to as so adjusted be to by-laws zoning isting in conformity with the new master urban plan. city, a revision of Laval’s specific urban zoning willby-laws be taking place and lasting a for period of around two years. This will allow ex 2018 improvements 2018 projects works Capital Thirty-minute service ery 20 minutes in both directions from 6 am to 7 pm. The STL says lines 43, No. will 65 and 76 see improved service. theders for purchase new electric of 10 buses. are an increase in bus service hours by 2.6 per cent, improvements in accessibility bus at stops usersfor with reduced mobility, the continuing electrification of the bus fleet, and a call ten for program, amounting million, to $347.8 will be used primarily to replace old buses, as well as thefor construction of a new garage and the replacement of bus shelters bus at stops. The STL says bus fares will be maintained their at current level until summer The 2018. ARTM Montreal(the inter-municipal region’s transit transit reviewing be eventually will authority) fares the for entire region. be running every 30 minutes in both directions between 6 am and 7 pm. As well, the 42 No. bus along de la Concorde Blvd. will be running ev ------
“We are very“We proud of this accomplishment,” Among other things, the new plan sets pa Among the measures implemented last year (TLN) Laval city council recently approved a Mornings trips only, by the 404 No. (TLN) Beginning Jan. 6, the Société de The 26 No. bus, which goes between “The resulting document reflects the magni- Following the the for adoption of a by-law The final steps in a long series of procedures
MARTIN C. BARRY C. MARTIN 67/WDEOHVEXGJHW Several bus routes scheduled to run faster scheduled routes bus Several bus service for the winter 67/DQQRXQFHVLPSURYHG 2017 improvements 2017 Improved bus service Improved Tool for urban planning for urban Tool Approval from Quebec Approval Will help define urban planning decisions and zoning by-laws decisions zoning and planning define help Will urban new master urban plan urban master new /DYDOUHDFKHVÀQDOVWDJHVIRU plementation of new priority traffic lights for buses, and the creation of a new payment sys tem allowing credit cards to be used. The STL also started a new policy allowing users of the 360No. bus, allowing Laval Rocket hockey fans to travel to matches Place at Bell free. for port goals budget’s de Laval The 2018 in- (STL). clude increasing bus service, while reducing by per cent greenhouse10 gases produced by STL buses by the end of the year. This year’s budget is 6.4 per cent higher than in 2017. ning every 30 minutes or less (rather than hour- ly as previously) from 6 am to 7 pm. tude and the quality of the that work has been continued. he accomplished,” “The revised al tool planning important an is plan master cific details to define the urban development of Laval up to the year 2035. MarcMayor Demers said in a statement. “This is the fruit of considerable efforts made by the City of Laval and by many other partners and citizens. This important endeavour involving reflection and concerted efforts, which was initiated required in 2014, the mobilization of a large number of interveners. lowing our actions to be guided in matters of zoning and development in the City of Laval.” opment andopment management was recently com- pleted, according to Laval officials. by the transit agency the were improvement of customer satisfaction rates and service, the im $138.1 million$138.1 budget the for Société de Trans bus, which runs along Samson Blvd. to the Sainte-Dorothée terminal, will be replaced by the 404. The schedule of buses on the 26 No. can be viewed this at web link: stl.laval.qc.ca/ ligne26. Transport de Laval’s winter-time schedule is in effect. There are several changes that transit users should be made aware of, according to the STL. the Montmorency Metro station and the Sainte-Dorothée transit terminal, will be run word in December that the Quebec Ministry Ministry Quebec the that December plan last August, the City of Laval in received word of Municipal Affairs hadofficially approved it, spe as well as meaning the plan is officially now guidelines in effect. The overall contains plan leading towards the implementation of the City of Laval’s revised master plan urban for devel • • January 10, 2018 The truthbehindNewYear’s Resolutions failures E
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BARRY 2017: The first public meeting of city councilin Laval of meeting The firstpublic J ANUARY Susan O’Keeffe 450621- Susan O’Keeffe 450621-5600,ext.1351 sensory equipmentandtoolsforconcentrationsensory forallclassrooms. were over,were butwith All proceeds willbeused toprovide schools and centres with Sir Wilfrid LaurierFoundation [email protected] Annual Gala January 25,2018 January The Year The in REVIEW Ticket: $225 Purchase your tickets online www.fondationlaurier.com 1 003, boulevard Curé-Labelle Martin social housing project. Nonetheless, Nonetheless, housingproject. social Martin Val- at the units long-neglected build 124new wouldreceive$18.2millionto part for its housingacrossthe province. Laval and social for theyears creation ofadditional affordable overtwo more than $407million in funding onJan. 16to announce inChomedey Goyer were at theCoiteux Habitation Raymond- Minister ofMunicipal Martin Affairs Quebec Jean-Yves Development Social and Duclos by 2020. completed to be whichisexpected construction of supervision well as for as the buildingitself, for allplanningandspecifications responsible be will The corporation the Cosmodôme. near onTerry located the buildingto be Fox Ave. for chosen was consortium The NFOE-HCMA for the futurecomplex. design held ofacompetition the to winner produce a municipal aquatic complex. Thecityannounced ofanew construction thetowards planned leading ofthe some initialsteps take Laval • • Federal Children Minister and ofFamilies, The firstmonth of2017also saw theCityof Laval (Québec) H7V2V6 Information |RSVP Embassy Plaza (tax receiptof $112.50) Cocktail: 6pm Supper: 7pm Featuring Ultimate Showband. by the ofperformances aset was of the event ofJan. onthe 26,ahighlight evening Chomedey in Held Plaza at Board. the Embassy School centres bythe SirWilfrid operated Laurier andtraining at schools projects educational more than $47,000for raised gala fundraising Sir Wilfrid Foundation’s Laurier annual winter unveiling onJan. 31. players for the were onhandat Laval Carrefour Canadiens former andseveral Marc Bergevin Molson, Feb. News’ to the Geoff Laval 8edition, hitthe ice According Placethey at Bell. the new when theuniforms players wearing wouldbe new logoand officially the unveiled season, inAHL affiliate the2017-2018 starting team anannual tradition. probably become hesaidit’sto Agape, that something would of l’Abord-à-Plouffe, madeamajor donation the whorepresents district Karidogiannis, the firsttime Although group. itwas services a$450donationby with to the charitable city councillor Vasilios dropped Karidogiannis when inChomedey the andclients staff atAgape ray oflight shonefor time,ahopeful depressing oftheon behalf lender/extortionists. fraud orarson such as to commit acts criminal pressured wouldbe interest they usurious rates, couldn’t Whencustomers region. repay at loans who were extortion practising inthe Laval ofmoneylenders ofatrio for potential victims Police the Laval were looking column reported Centre,” Youth Agape Chomedey-based and “Wellness a opening thetowards firststeps autism with andotheremployees disabilities. diversityinthefostering workplace byincluding about shouldthinkthat seriously businesses argued successfully Lewis executive Randy in February, News Laval U.S. retired pharmacy covered bythe of Commerce andIndustry Chamber to atalk the Laval autism?with During havefirst discover achildwhoisafflicted they byallmeans,”taxpayers hewrote. as deserve pay andthey they receive the services said.“It’s Guzmas removal, to timefor Lavallers there snow ofbetter were nosigns the years, the for over budget snow removal increasing steadily been administration hadindeed that theWhile presenting evidence Demers snowremoval” intheir neighbourhoods. or poor e-mails lately complaining “non-existent about in andsending the phones werereaders ringing to onFeb. state inaneditorial Guzmas 22that George co-publisher News prompted Laval News. the with Laval André Potvin saidinaninterview ofpatrol cars,”shortage president Brotherhood a thereable was to outto get patrol because dayspolice haven’t havebeen when “There been 420,000. for ofmore apopulation acitywith than the case be ofpatrol thannumber should normally cars amuch with lower operating was department the claimthat the police grievances among its Theunionlisted step uptheir pressure tactics. Police continued Brotherhood this month to ofthe Laval members years, few for the past • • • • • • • • Also in the Feb. 8 edition was news that intheAlso Feb. the news was 8edition Laval,Canadiens’ the Montreal de The Rocket adulland be While the can month ofJanuary Blue”police “LPD News’ On Jan. 25,the Laval With anannouncement that hadinitiated they through What minds whenthey parents’ goes inLaval snowremoval Ongoing poor Without contract the with CityofLaval anew the commitment made by Quebec andOttawa. the commitment madebyQuebec with pleased visibly Mayor was Marc Demers Allthe housingunitgoal. same, a 1,000-social for ofproviding stillfellthe short assistance far F EBRUARY press event held at event press the church onMarch 13. a during Habel MNAJean Liberal Sainte-Rose for by the announced restoration work was funding buildingin1974.The heritage protected a status as aspecial granted was Rose-de-Lima old,dates around160 years from 1856.Sainte- whichismore currentthan churchThe building, ofthe churchwell-being building. to help andarchitectural maintain the structural government Liberal the$250,000 from Quebec more than –received Boulevard Sainte-Rose on churches –Sainte-Rose-de-Lima important March 14to 7:30amMarch 15. 6:30pmon from inhistruck stranded He was trafficjamonsouthbound A-13. the massive whenhegotcaught upinthe depot, the UPS hisvehicle returning toof March 14andwas evening his early route the during just finished TypaldosGeorge hehad News told the Laval Autoroute 13. on stranded ofmotorists amonghundreds was andwho inLaval wholives driver delivery UPS –includinga ofmany the lives people impacted inmid-March andthe Montreal region Laval 8 issue. March News’ coverage with inthe Laval school, it Souvenir Blvd. stage at the staffers whohelped thetogether with help ofmore than ahalf-dozen LSA’s put Review, whichthey 2017Blue&Gold Trump’s in evident was influence mesmerizing Academy. Senior atNight –oronstage Laval Live onSaturday whether itwas elected, hewas after months afew everywhere upjustabout turning (CLAVA)aînés ($77,756). Comité lavallois enabus envers violence et les Promo-Santé($76,950), Groupe ($66,350)andle deLaval Alzheimer Société ($82,180),La Laval (QADA) aînés ami des were program DIRA- sums underthe government’s provincial Québec the The receiving four organizations seniors. resources to do their workofthe onbehalf wouldhave the enough subsidies receiving to makesure wanted the organizations ministry that her News told theCharbonneau Laval to seniors. that assistance provide to inLaval four groups $318,000insubsidies announced Charbonneau Francine Minister Citizens for Senior Quebec ofLaval’sdevelopment citizens, senior improving theandcontinuing well-being maintenance ofbridges. and inthe design expert and arenowned Instituteof the Canadian Construction ofSteel for executive-director Quebec Christodoulou, for Change.’ Dr.was speaker Thekeynote Hellen Bold The ‘Be theme of this year’swas meeting andlives. in their careers can advance onhowothers advice who offered woman whomadehermark inthe world and aLaval from heard Federation ofLaval-Electra ofthe Hellenicthan 100members Women’s International Women’s Day (March 8),more Château onSunday Royal March 5to mark • • • • • • The Laval News’ April 5 edition reported edition reported Laval 5 News’ April The region’sOne ofthe Laval historically most epic snowstorm thatThe swept through U.S. Trump President Donald to be seemed to dedicated groups In abidto support held at luncheon the anafternoon During Rehabilitation onFeb. 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Our May 31 edition Our news May contained the that The 11 “all- 2017 WilfridFoundation’s Laurier The Sir • • • three community-based organizations which Laval senior citizenshelp were in west-end awarded a total of $50,000 in subsidies by the federal Ministry Social and Families, Children for Development.threerecipients The announced by Laval-Les El-Khoury Îles MP Fayçal were Associationthe des bénévoles Ste- du Pavillon Dorothée, Les Ararat, and Église Habitations Sainte-Croix.arménienne Apostolique you-can-eat” Lobster Gala, which took place Royal 8, raised Laval in Château the on June at sensory$29,697 for equipment materials and took place from June 2 – 4 at the Centropolis, the at 2 – 4 fromtook June place festival-goers that excitement delivered all the beenhave used past. in the to were There whole familyoutdoor the during shows for the weekend event.three-day The ever-popular parade trucks, of fire and sirens warning signals blaring, morning, Saturday took place starting industrial park, and am in Laval’s 9:30 around slowly made its rendez-vous towards the way a great 10:30 am. “It’s at Centropolis the point at population in the also but for children, for day general of Laval see department to our fire what Laval Demers the Marc told News. Mayor does,” birthday birthday th anniversary th from Liberal Nassif Eva Member of Parliament the at ceremony a commemorative attend to Embassy Plaza 100 the marking Following an orderly information meeting information an orderly on Following • May 11 on relief programs available to Laval’s Laval’s to programs available 11 on relief May spring flood damage victims, Marc Mayor Demers and police chief Pierre Brochet found actions when their defend to themselves having propertya fewand irate city owners the gave its security officials a their failing for grade floodperformance recent crisis. in the Demers defended integrity the of municipal propertyofficials when one owner suggested the massive warningcity received days three that being were of water releasedquantities river at region. dams west Montreal “We of the control that not notified in advance were three days mayor. said the waswater way,” on the The flooding inmuch Laval situation dominated Lavalof the News’ 17 issue. While water May levels Rivière on the des Prairies Rivière and the des Mille Îles dropping, were City of Laval the was mobilizing a massive for its post- forces not only city flood would involve that cleanup workers, volunteers. but also many critical the phase now know that of the “We Marc Demers. said Mayor flood is us,” behind “Nonetheless, we decided local the prolong to knowing we will still that of emergency, state need next the get through to time and resources reportedthe The city at peakthe of that steps.” crisis, least at City of Laval 500 employees were of Canada’s historic participation during World historic participation during World of Canada’s Ridge. of Vimy Battle I in the War the represent riding to first MP Nassif, who is the which was 2015 election, the created for of Vimy it wassaid she felt especially her for appropriate while battle, of the veterans homage to pay to 150 Canada’s also commemorating which took place lastwhich took place year. AY M 10, 7 days a week from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m 11 from a week 10, 7 days $ Around 400 peopleAround an invitation accepted As reported edition, 5 in our May several A Laval-based of industrial manufacturer Officials from the City of the Officialsfrom Laval andfrom junior • • • • members Quebec of the AssemblyNational from western Laval started a petition supporting Montreal’s of Greater Community Hellenic the persuadebid to Quebec a plan to abandon to and Chomedey ridingsrestructure the of Fabre it and render Greek vote which would split the less powerful electorally. in Chomedey“Thecommunity Greek is said of Quebec,” province in the largest the Chomedey Liberal who MNA Guy Ouellette, Liberal worked MNA Monique Sauvé with Fabre and Sainte-Rose Liberal MNA Jean Habel on the issue. pallets which has developed a unique approach linguistic of newcomers the integration to earned praiseQuebec of the Immigration visited when she the Weil Kathleen Minister 7. facilities on April company’s important seeing endeavour,” an extremely “I’m said about Standard Pallet Industries Weil efforts. IPS went beyond(IPS)’s the normal ministry see its to that expectations of Weil’s receivedworkers full instruction use of in the in a classroom company. the setting at French hockey groups in Sainte-Dorothée on hand were two 9 for former Samson the on April Arena at reasons: of renovations completion the mark to retired honour NHL right- and to facility, the at whosewinger name is now Martin Saint-Louis spelled outsideon the out wall arena. of the who retired last Saint-Louis, year from For Rangers, it was a homecoming Newthe York he got his startsince in hockey at playing while peewee Samson and junior levels the Arena. at hometown. Laval is Saint-Louis’s th FREE The Year in REVIEW in The Year starting at starting anniversary of Greece’s anniversary of Greece’s th
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According in the media 2018 budget the presented to by Mayor DemersMarc on Dec. property 11, residential owners will be in 2018, more paying 1.4 per cent said of inflation, Demers. rate is below the which is Minister Responsibleis Minister Laval the for Region in Liberalthe cabinet, said she was pleased upon Gaétan Minister hearing Health Barrette that awarded a $15 million recurring improve sum to psychological services in Quebec youths for difficulties. emotional undergoing The provincial government will be sending a subsidy psychological $880,100 for of services in Laval.for six The amount will youth pay psychologists as as professionals well other who will be part of multidisciplinary teams CIUSSS the dedicated at de Laval. youths to importancethe “This shows that investment said we give issues health,” mental to involving Charbonneau. 300 participants than more took part in the 3 fromand coaches Laval honoured were last when they receivedmonth medallions their for 58 during city’s the contributions athletic of Laval’s economic development department of Laval’s Laval with the in conjunction Chamber of and Industry. Commerce Laval News’ last issue of 2017 (Dec. 22) published of Minister interviewan exclusive with Canada’s elected Harjit Defence, an MP for First Sajjan. South in 2015, Harjit ridingthe of Vancouver was Sajjan by Justin Minister appointed Defence was Sajjan the year. in November that Trudeau first Sikh to country’s Canadian the become talked Sajjan about Canada’s Minister. Defence preparedness, defence to ability country’s the deal with a nuclear attack, as as well aspects of personal life. minister’s the ult said the focus of ult said the year the Arbre de Joie year Arbre the th ECEMBER D Heartened previous of their success the by book music Snow, for Flowers Time for Time and CD, directors Dimitris Ilias and Maria Diamantis, Glen Huser, of author-lyricist help with the composer Giannis Georgantelis and editor Marie-Fleurette Beaudoin, undertook tell to classicanother from Greek antiquity: story the of King Midas. The holiday seasonThe holiday got underway at Marché After serving of a six-year 11 months With a Quebec provincial election scheduledWith on Oct.take to place political the 1, 2018, already lining up in December were contenders One such hopeful, Coalition Avenir the last year. Legault, was leader crossing François Québec’s regions base touch to with editors province’s the and journalists, and agreed sit down an to for interview with The News.Laval things,Among other Lega efforts will leadingthe be CAQ’s economy the provincial 2018 election. the towards also He opened issues, up on other including Quebec’s legalizationveil ban, the of marijuana and closing school boards. • • Public 440 this month with the merriest with the month of Public 440 this outdoor of a large lighting traditions – the Christmas, singing along with the of Christmas of bestcarols and exchanges wishes between loved ones, neighbors and friends. it wasAlthough 17 the prison sentence for fraud, breach fraud, of trust for prison sentence former Laval Gilles mayor and conspiracy, was The Parole parole. granted day Vaillancourt Board of Canada said it had no reasonable would cause believemotive to Vaillancourt released if he were problems beforesentence his 23 for mayor was Laval’s Vaillancourt expired. years before being arrested in 2013. foundation held its held pre-Christmasfoundation event, it was Public 440 hosted first time Marché the the which had previously beencelebration at held Public Marché Lavalanother shopping centre. de Joie’s to Arbre first 200 items the 440 donated The Year in REVIEW The Year Lavallois succeeded in winning Laval 19 of city 21 seats. over was improvement an It council’s 17 districtsthe took ML 2013 election. the in the a final tally to postedthe City of on According Demers site, won with 46.24 per web cent Laval’s total number of votes.of the The second runner- was mayoralty the Partiup for Laval candidate with 20.4 per cent. Trottier Michel Aglaia Revelakis districtIn the of Chomedey, easily succeeded single seat in retaining the past LavalAction the years, for four held with 47 support.per cent Despite this, Laval Action lost its official oppositionto Parti status, which went Laval/Équipe Trottier. Michel Delivering first speech the of his new mandate after21-member were and the he city council Marc 11, Mayor sworn city hall on Nov. in at Demers – candidates all the paid to homage including those who failed win to city council seats. taking for them you to thank say “I would like to and thanks for part democratic exercise in this providedhaving population with the a choice,” thanks all those to who ran, evenhe said. “Great chosen.” theythough weren’t Up to 1,500 proud parents and friends 1,500 proud to of Up In the aftermath of the shocking aftermath of the In the arrest by 2017: • • hundreds of young students from 20 different fromhundreds 20 different of young students Palace schoolsMontreal-area the at gathered in Laval on Oct.congress centre hear 26 to the kids perform five operatic selections a from CD/ du Roi book project they helped – L’Or create Midas. UPAC of Chomedey and MNA Guy Ouellette UPAC ensuing rally of supportthe he received in the made a simple Ouellette Assembly, National The to News.Laval statement of just a matter “The truth will top – it’s the rise to he said in an interview annual prior the to time,” on took place that ceremony Day Remembrance outside Cenotaph Laval city War the 4 at Nov. previouslyhall. Ouellette members told of the Assembly his arrest constituted National that “I intimidation. at unprecedented attempt” “an he said. victimam the of a frame-up,” 8 were coming and telling and telling coming were was opening, because th th OVEMBER N Ave. from its cul- then-current Ave. th Continued from page from Continued
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That’s urbanMontreal beekeeping Alvéole company stopped check by to on hives set up behind schoolthe explain during summer and to the beekeeping classroom. in their students the to project, this “With they’re to actually able connectionmake the between something that’s happening outside classroom their with what school said principal they’re learning in class,” Dena Chronopoulos. wisdom every holds that Conventional kid always isn’t that While wants be to a firefighter. possible, every kid living in Laval least can at get a year make believe once to a chance they’re a or firewoman.fireman they’re at And while it, freemom and dad are go along if they to want. 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Police say the network dealt in ʇ TCN asked Hydro Quebec why Laval was is“It a combination of two main factors aid Mr. MarcouxMr. noted that the quantity of pre ,he concluded Although the Ile-Jesus terri S Merchants also were hard hit by the storm. According to Laval police, one senior citizen Dec 20 – Laval police arrested nearly a individualsTen arrested, were three of by 2.6 or 2.8.” A quick calculation camewith up 218,000 souls; wellover half the population. spared the full wrath of the storm and why the power was restored more quickly much than in other areas. eda whole by series of other ones” replied Hy- Mar- Serge spokesperson media dro-Quebec coux. cipitation to hit the Laval area was not very big and proceeded to point out that “less precipita tion means less damage; which in turn means fewer downed power lines. This in turn enabled us faster to work and subsequently reconnect homes faster” much he explained, and added its to damage that there are also more distribution lines go structural much ing into Laval. as “Thus” the Laval grid patch had suffered not lines as the one in Montreal did” tory was spared the full wrath of the dreaded iceman, here too, the consequences quitewere significant. - - - dozen people during the course of a series of early-morning raids aimed dismantling at a local drug distribution ring. Operation Désintégration was the result of an 8-month longinvestigation Seven raids, starting 4 at a.m., took place in Laval and the North Shore, and involved about 30 officers and investiga- tors. whom known were to police, and an undeter- mined amount of drugs and other items were seized. a variety of drugs, but mainly cocaine. a variety Revenues fall… Revenues Ring in Local Drug Arrested Ten Bust geant Greene, who also noted that the at peak of the storm, some 400 people in all forced were to leave their homes and take refuge in one of the three shelters that opened were up by mu nicipal authorities. Perishable foods that needed refrigeration were spoiled as clienteles thinner got and thinner, in lost his life January on Tuesday 13th, in a fire a seniorat citizens’ home in Sainte-Dorothée’s was “It Cyr. Terrase (567) fireplace related and definitely a result of the storm” confirmed Ser ------CE
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Conceived in mere hours, the dreaded ice Most of them home the slept at first night as The population took it all with a grain of salt. The flashes blue in the initially were sky, But the mayhemwas to not be over; not by The power lines started to freeze. There too, Things worse got as the unforgiving pellets Hydro De crews Vermont, from New York, Jan 5 – Fire in the industrial sector of Cho- Firefighters called were to a warehouse of a Police set up a perimeter to close traffic on Hydro-Quebec cut power to the surround- No injuries reported. were Part of the the drops falling… kept We have Hydro Quebec;We giant… a world quite impressive to those unable to explain them; Little did they know that each dousing of againstblue the charcoal gray night sky was an exploding transformer… any stretch of the imagination shot… the ice became unbearable. They buckled and - in many casessnapped, - falling to the ground, exposing pedestrians and automobiles to killer voltages. continued to fall from the sky… 40 times their own weight. Several them of didn’t makeit; was It a most heart-wrenching scene. Wilted over and encased in a surreal suit of ice which in some cases was three inches thick, they started dropping their branches and splitting. lines Power struck were and the first outages were recorded. man - a creature no mob movie euphemism could have pegged in such a cruel light- set about to do wreak his havoc. He deprived well over 1.5 million homes of electricity and heat, disrupting lives. Thousands doubled up with friends and relatives who still were fortunate shelters various to go enough to have power while to the not-so-fortu forced were ones nate that were popping up. troit and even from as far as Connecticut were called in; police and firefighters followed suit just as the first of 11,000 soldiers starting were Into up. show Laval a total soldiers of 75 from Canadian Armed Base Forces Valcartier would start the tedious but yet backbreaking task of medey down shut traffic and caused a small blackout during the early morning hours. recycling plant located Boul. 275 at St-Elzéar 6:24at a.m. Various recycling materials had caught fire and the wind was blowing around debris on fire. Boul. Industrial between Francis-Hu- Ave. gues and Saint-Elzéar. ing area as firefighters dealt with the blaze. building was destroyed. Warehouse Fire in Chomedey In- in Chomedey Fire Warehouse dustrial District - - - - - Burglar • Fire • Cameras • Intercoms
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(Ed. Note: The In 1998 LavalNews -TLN- R Laval fire leaves 30 people in the cold a Laval apartment complex forced 30 people out into the cold on Sunday. 11:30 a.m. and the fire quickly spread to the roof of the building on de la Concorde Blvd. building as firefighters to worked control the flames. took It several hours to extinguish the blaze. water damagewith the loss estimated at $350,000 according to a spokesperson with the Laval Fire Department. No injuries were reported. For a total of five days, they just they days, a total of five For stop falling… wouldn’t
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- - - January- 10, 2018 • The Laval News • 19 TORM According to City sources, the effort had The media LPD relations officer also point serious some have however, Lavallers, Some “First of all, I would really love to knowwho The plights of motorists have encountered A senior citizen, who gave her name only FIRST PUBLISHED 1998 FIRST 23 ON JANUARY S Slowly, the provinceSlowly, tries to rise again. all We As the dust begins to settle, Lavallers and Bénévolat and various fire stations where fire fighters could be found on duty. succeeded to the point where Laval felt able to offer aid and expertise to other communities. As a result,sent it a generator to Saint-Bru no and ten volunteer police constables to the South Shore. ed out that firefighters and police constables put their contract negotiation gripes aside, and came out in full force, to aid in the disaster. gripes of their own about the way things were handled in their city. the genius who decided that the January 2nd snowfall should not be picked is. up, They all fell those for idiot predictions about it melt ing; just like in Montreal. Are they not bright enough to suspect that in the middle of win regardlesster, of whateverwater get, we things might just freeze” lamented a male Chomed ey punctuating homeowner, the ‘freeze’ word and making it clear that he was all not at im pressed protested with he the conditions of the cars” side streets. to un-navigable is street My hard had which snow hardened to pointing ened some atop four inches of ice. great difficulty in getting around in various municipalities who decided to not clear the January 2nd snowfall. Before it turned into ice, the was snow imprinted by car tires, thus becoming somewhat of a forced railroad and preventing motorists from steeringtheir car. areVehicles to be thrust forward on grooves formed by the elements. “Should anyone park further away from the sidewalk and closer to the center of the street, I have no choice but to smack him. I can’t get my car out of these snow tracks” he continued. happened “It’s to many people I know.” as Carole, told TCN that she was surprised nobody came “I did to get her. not even know where the shelters I had were. no access to newspapers and no batteries. would How I be able to find out where to go?” she protested. The information should be given out much more efficiently.” The seventy-two year-old Chomedey resident felt that this was a crisis that only the young and mobile cansurvive. Our needs (those of senior citizens) not were looked after that have special well. We needs” she said. ------Tallying the cost Tallying selves exposed to potential rate hikes from insurance companies who will most certain ly use the storm as an excuse to jack up their unmasked been have businesses Some prices. has as crooks and bandits. Hydro-Quebec, a sup politics the posed giant world and a model of efficiency and the Even throughout advancement technological questions. globe, is facing backed into a corner, dozens of embarrassing changed. Nobody talks of referenda and sover eignty, and some uncomfortable moments and situations of the past in Canada’s military have been more than compensated by the for great job the troops are said to have done in assisting Hydro and police crews. just hope that the second ice storm predicted in the Farmers’ Almanac February for will not come true… Quebeckers in general, realise that they have have they that realise general, in Quebeckers been shaken from their very foundations. lives lost were Twenty-one as a result of the dreaded deeds. iceman’s Merchants, farmers and producers lost millions in revenues, as the total cost breaks through the two billion dollar barrier and keeps climbing. find People them - - - - - CE Réno DépotRéno opened its up stores on a 24 hour “The generosity was beyond belief”said theEven banks welcomed the opportunity to Agape representative Betty McCleodwas bec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada,” said Jim Meenan, Canada President and CEO of AT&T Enterprises hope Inc. our contribution “We will Canadians help get through this difficult time and return to their normal way of life as quickly as possible.” get to looking were who takingbasis, people in away from the darkness and the cold, and serv ing as a staging point the for tonnes goods of that collected were by volunteers. the at made Réno-Dépot spokesperson Nathalie Szusz effort the commenting in kiewicz, Laval branch. “In just under two days, three 45 foot trucks worth of goods collected were and hauled out to the hardest hit areas.” polish up their image. Most of them announced sizable donations. The Bank of Montreal, the CIBC, the Scotiabank Group and the Toronto dona dollar 200,000 made all Bank Dominion tions intended to help disaster relief efforts for areas of Eastern Ontario, Quebec and the At lantic provinces affected by the ice storm. elated the at reaction from she got various members of Laval’s ethnic communities. “I did not have to make one single phone call. Every thing came on its own, in advance. The outpour of generosity and solidarity was amazing. We enoughgot goods together to feed forty fam ilies” she said with elation visible face. on her During the crisis, a total of three shelters On thebright according side, however, to “The call volunteers for was also answered In Laval, the “all clear” was sounded on Pondering the aftermathPondering ous emergency resources working well together theat same time. hadbeen Power entirely re stored… opened;were one in the Centre and d’Accès the other the at one Centre Saint-Joseph. a brief For while, the Cosmodôme also became a shelter. The part of Laval to suffer the most damage was the western area, including Chomedey. In addition, the closing off of the Lachapelle bridge de-icing - for - caused some tense mo ments motorists. for vol some Sergeant Greene, there was no overabundance of crime. Four homes on Elliot street were loot ed as a result requested of the storm but the perpetrators we as foundwere and arrested almost immediately. soon As rather impressively” continued Sergeant Greene. unteer least at got we help, 800 call-backs. Green also mentioned that the shelters were adequately staffed, with various activities and that even food was handed the out at Centre de Wednesday January 14th, in what municipal officials call a successful mobilisation of vari ------1998 I 1998 THE
The Canadian mortgage and housing corpo The Canadian union donat Auto Workers’ The CAW has alsoThe CAW asked its local unions The Independent Order of Foresters, a To In response to urgent requests from Mon AT&T Canada has contributedAT&T $100,000 to “This has been a truly devastating expe workers take a quick break from their back-breaking work, to pose for cameras. TCN United in the face of adversity; Soldiers of the 22nd Regiment, Hydro and municipal our shipment to Montreal consisted of jarred baby foods and cereals. are very We concerned about the large number of affected people, in cluding many of our own employees and their families” he concluded. ration also helped in a very tangible way. The The way. tangible very a in helped also ration federal housing agency turned over its vacant housing units with electricity and water to Quebec public security, people for who had been affected by the power outages. across the country to help raise more funds for ice storm victims by contributing the equiv ed $250,000 to the Canadian Red Cross to help it meet the needs of victims of the massive ice storm. “The Red Cross faces an incredible chal lenge as it races to provide support to thou- this during meals warm sands of Canadians and who have been without heat light, power, crisis,’’ president Buzz said Hargrove. CAW whichalent per of $1.25 member, means an- other $250,000 is committed to the massive relief effort. has than more The CAW 200,000 members. In has the past also the CAW made substantial donations to those needing disaster 1996 in support. gave a matched donation The CAW Quebec of region of $250,000 Jean to victims of flooding St. in the Sa Lac. guenay as well as $191,000 to the victims of the Mani toba flood of 1997. also held at International Headquarters and and ronto-based international fraternal benefit so- Headquarters ciety with over one million members, has do- nated $100,000 to the Red Cross to help victims Volun- of the Eastern Ice Storm, and can. the president of they what give the organization is to calling on other organiza International Canada in at tions held teer fundraising efforts members by IOF were also throughout the organization’s local chapters to give further aid to its members and commu nities. Some chapters have already delivered much-needed goods to Montreal area shelters. the Canadian Red Cross Ice Storm Relief Fund to help relief efforts in Québec, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, on behalf of the 7,000 Cana treal area municipal officials, Scott Paper de- livered 80,000 rolls of hygienic tissue products to various shelters in the south and west shore of Montreal. In the last two weeks, Scott paper has delivered a total of 300,000 rolls of hygienic tissue products to community shelters in Que bec. Canadadians branded the for who work AT&T family of companies across the country. rience the for people and businesses of Qué------15
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“This mess really did a number on me fi Mr. Tsekeris explained Tsekeris Mr. that when one of his Efthimios Mourelatos, owner of the Moure “I lost 50,000 dollars in goods that perished. Dry cleaner Peter Beros echoed the same Several organisations - even corporate enter Their actions despicable were enough to also Tsekeris Mr. weighed in to the criti On January 13 Heinz Canada shipped a contacted“We Quebec authorities and If the human spirit was tinted during the Almost immediately as soon as the effects The storm’s damageThe storm’s did not limit itself to
Ż R Good Samaritans …and so do morals some cases to the point of non-existent. nancially” lamented Dimitrios Tsekeris, owner and operator of Atomic restaurant. “The storm knocked out my telephone line, and Bell did not forward it to my other one. I spent six hours to in orders three and guys delivery three with tal” he said. two lines are his busy, incoming phone calls are transferred to his alternate lines. In this case, although his primary line knocked got out, the ringing sound could be heard just the same. Thus, no busy sound was available to forward the switch to his alternate line. latos grocery stores - one of which is located in Laval - was also upset. I could have done without that” he quipped. sentiments: only “People have one thing in mind this at time; to find shelter and warmth” he said in trying to put a rational face on a 40 percent drop in his business. ple of the Saguenay - the scenes and memories of flooding still fresh in memory - responded by sending enormous quantities of firewood to Montreal and the most hardest hit surrounding areas. cial days. A well known United States-based department store chain raised the prices of batteries and flashlights by 100 percent. Some Laval gas stations tripled the price of propane, while other merchants tripled the price of fire wood. Certain restaurateurs also took part in the pricing of shame… warrant an outcry - no less surprisingly - by fellow merchants. despicable” “It’s protested pharmacist Spiros Fengos, who owns and op erates a Pharmaprix on Curé-Labelle boule- vard. just “It goes some low how to you show people can get” he continued, and added that he was also in a position to but does gouge not busi my regard it as part of his moral make-up. “I sell for name approximately size 57 (C) batteries in an entire good a year. during I sold 102 the storm, in one day” he keep to explained. “I had increased revenues all while managing ness during tough times” he explained; “I just can’t understand why someone would choose to shoot themselves in the foot” he concluded rhetorically in reference to the gougers. prises into - got the act. truckload containing 2,000 cases of jarred and canned food to assist companies Canadian the that relief plea a to effort response in in Quebec contribute to a food distribution centre estab lished Military St-Hubert at Base in Montreal. were cereal and food infant jarred that learned Heinz Sneddon, Paul required” said urgently Canada President and CEO. “Therefore, half of cism. His target was the Labelle boulevard Canadian Tire branch. He usually fills up his ounce propane16 tank ounce $2.99 for or a 14 tank Upon his arrival $1.99. at to fill he was up, shocked by the price increase. ounce The 14 tanks would to fill cost now $9.99 up. were starting to be felt in Montreal, the peo the storm, it was also and by the same token, Montreal, in strengthened. felt be to starting were a physical aspect. The human spirit was also tinted; mainly by greedy merchants who jacked up the prices of essential items during the cru Rosemount Technology Centre gives its graduates skills for life Discover Quebec’s largest English-speaking vocational centre
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RTC offers full-time Ministry of Education career programs to students who are not only from Montreal, but also from more Some of the advanced equipment in the printing department distant regions such as the Eastern Townships and the Outaouais. to provide training includes a $900,000 Heidelberg four-color printing press. It’s a smaller version of a $35 million press RTC Tops for training print technology graduates could end up using on the job. Sixteen of the 17 students in Leone’s last graduating class are working in RTC is structured as a business-educational environment, with the printing industry today. computer labs and technology rooms similar to what would be found in commercial or industrial settings. In some of its departments, such as Printing and Digital Layout, and Numerical Control Machine Tool Our students are employed by: Operation (CNC), RTC is the leader in terms of its equipment for 1. Shellcast Foundries Inc. 15. Logo Mojo training. 2. SNC Lavalin Inc. 16. Dectron International 3. Velan Inc 17. Ferrucci Inc. 4. Artitalia Inc. 18. Gensteel Doors An RTC cabinetmaking student learns the trade 5. Bouthillette Parizeau 19. Leetwo Metal Inc. while performing crucial tasks. & Associes Inc. 20. Luxor Industries 6. LISI Aerospace Canada 21. Memtronik BigB demand for welders Corporation Innovations Inc. 7. Bombardier 22. Modern Sprinklers Inc. 8. C&D Aerospace 23. Saturn Machinerie 9. West Island Kitchens d’Emallage 10. Transcontinental 24. V-Mark Automation Inc. The teaching equipment at RTC includes a large 11. Montebello packaging 25. Vortex Aquatic Structures room full of computer numerical control units 12. Cirque du Soleil International which are now the standard for tool making. 13. Gazette 26. Alta Precision Inc. “Right now we are number one in the city,” says Harry Michalopoulos, 14. Sticky Graphix 27. Alpha Casting Inc. RTC’s Director. “For all our students who seek employment in their field of study, within three months 90 per cent of them find jobs. People come here, finish the program in a year-and-a-half, and they’re Aerospace industry employs cabinet makers RTC welding instructor Danny Midlash shows a tooled working. I think that says something.” piece to one of his student’s. “Wood is nature’s plastic,” says Kerry Bullis, instructor in the In RTC’s Welding & Fitting department, Danny Midlash, a Cabinetmaking program. “We have many students who come in career welding expert, oversees the latest in welding and fitting here with bachelor degrees in fine arts who want to work with technologies. Those learning welding techniques will work with their hands and with a sculptural material.” Other graduates raw metals and other materials to produce parts for the aerospace, from the program can end up working as sub-contractors to automotive and many other industries. “Presently there is a huge architects or builders who seek to include elements of fine wood demand for welders in Montreal. ,” says Midlash. “Companies are to the interior design of their buildings. As Bullis notes, the calling us because they want to hire our students.” demand for artisans of this sort will only increase as an older generation of woodworking trades people take retirement. To make an appointment in order to be able to experience Rosemount Technology Centre for a day, call 514-376-4725. The centre’s web site is at: www.rosemount-technology.qc.ca. A career in computer graphics awaits anyone Advertorial: Newsfirst who gets trained at RTC. 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Machine Tool Operation (CNC), and Printing and Digital Layout. • Electromechanics According to Zhuzi Cui, a teacher with the Computer Graphics • Cabinetmaking Department, students learn through hands-on use of various computer • Computer Graphics softwares how to create designs and layouts for virtually any kind of EquipmentE i t iin RRTC’sTC’ PPrintingi ti andd DiDigitalit l LLayoutt medium, including paper, textile or plastic. “When something has a • Furniture Finishing design on it, somebody has to create it, and that’s what our students department includes this $900,000 Heidelberg • Industrial Drafting (CAD) are learning,” she says. four-color press. • Machining Techniques • Digital Layout and Printing • CNC Machining • Welding & Fitting Rosemount Technology Centre 3737 Beaubien East, Montreal (Quebec) H1X 1H2 (514) 376-4725 www.rosemount-technology.qc.ca