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HUMANIA CENTRE Call me today for a FREE evaluation with no obligation. 514.993.5010 [email protected] Voula Kottaridis 2 • The Laval News • May 27, 2020 Premier Legault meets with Laval Mayor Demers ‘The pandemic hit us with full force and created a humanitarian challenge,’ said Mayor Marc Demers Quebec Premier François Legault is seen in this screen capture from a webcast he and other officials, including Laval mayor Marc Demers, and Saint-Rose MNA Christopher Skeete, gave from Montreal on recovery efforts for the COVID-19 pandemic. With Marc Demers – the mayor of one We are living through a crisis.” “The pandemic hit us with full force and relaunching our economy.” of Quebec’s cities with an especially high Answering journalists’ questions on the distan- created a humanitarian challenge, a sanitary Demers was also asked by journalists for his concentration of families – seated beside cing rules to be enforced in the daycamps, Dr. challenge, and one that is economic,” said explanation as to why the COVID-19 situation him, Premier François Legault announced in Horacio Arruda, the director of public health Demers. in Laval has become so troublesome and with Montreal last week that children’s summer for Quebec, said the emphasis will be on ensur- Demers: Recovery underway a much higher infection rate. daycamps will be allowed to open in June, ing that groups of children remain small. He “Right now I cannot answer that,” he said. as efforts continue to turn the coronavirus said there would be twice as many monitors for “In Laval, our solidarity allowed us to create “But one thing that my previous job taught crisis into a recovery effort. the children than would normally be the case. over the past few years a lively, united commun- me is to make sure that we have less victims Reducing the impact ity, a strong economy and sound finances. I am as possible from now on, and making sure we convinced that this same unity is essential to are helping everybody who is in trouble. Later MARTIN C. BARRY “With more monitors, this will, in my opinion, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter confront the current pandemic. This will allow on we will be trying to find out why all those facilitate the reduction of the impact of trans- For The Laval News us to ensure a full recovery and to succeed with things happened.” [email protected] mission in these camps,” Arruda said. “On the other hand, what needs to be under- stood is that the coronavirus is circulating, Daycamps opening although children get off relatively easy. So it’s “I know many people are concerned about not to say that just because some cases turn daycamps for kids,” Legault said during a up in a daycamp that it will be a catastrophe. I COVID-19 webcast and press conference held would like people to understand that this too at Place des Arts in downtown Montreal. will be part of life returning to normal. But we “I’m happy to announce that the public health will be keeping a close eye on things.” authorities have given us the green light to Regarding the COVID-19 situation in Laval, re-open the daycamps on June 22,” Legault said. which was the Quebec community hardest hit RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ASPHALT “Of course, it will be with distancing rules. But last week by the coronavirus, Legault said he it’s very important for kids to play outside, to had met that morning with Mayor Demers and MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OIL BASED SEALER PROTECTION play together.” they agreed the situation was getting better. The announcement was sure to be greeted with Use face masks, says Legault BEFORE AFTER great relief in Laval and across the province by “But we must stay vigilant,” said the Premier, the many parents who’ve been diligently caring advising that wearing a face mask while using round the clock for children without a break, public transit is one of the best ways people in because daycares and schools have been closed general can do their part to keep COVID-19 since mid-March. from spreading. Camp monitors needed Concerning the recovery process, Legault said, While noting that social distancing proto- “We continue to gradually re-open. But if the cols will be applied in the daycamps, Legault contagion re-starts, we’ll have to come back acknowledged that the government is currently to a pause. So nobody wants that and the best facing a challenge recruiting enough monitors way to avoid it is to respect the instructions. to supervise the children, principally because To win this battle we must play as a team. I’m a larger than normal number of monitors will counting on you all.” be needed. For his part, Mayor Demers noted that on Still, Legault warned, “The crisis isn’t over. It’s Monday May 25, the beginning of the end still hard. There are still many adjustments to be confinement measures would be starting in WE REPAIR made. Not everything is perfect. I see some who Laval and the first of a series of businesses that BEFORE BEFORE are being critical and I ask you to be patient. were closed would be re-opening. • Cracks Demers contemplates making • Pot Holes • Edges of May 27, 2020 • COVID-19 masks mandatory Garage AFTER AFTER (TLN) The City of Laval, the municipality in 250,000 masks will be in addition to 60,000 Entrances Quebec that is the second-hardest hit from which have been set aside for distribution the COVID-19 pandemic, expects to receive throughout Laval’s public transit system.