Laval Streets Turned to Rivers Aid to Flood Victims Not Enough to Compensate Water Damage
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Call 450 681-6164 #2242 or email at [email protected] to register More details at laval.ca • May 17 , 2017 The Laval News • 2 /DYDO·VUHVSRQVHWRÁRRGLQJDQJHUV some property owners Mayor Demers and police chief Brochet defend their actions MARTIN C. BARRY Following an orderly information meeting on relief programs offered to Laval’s flood damage victims, Mayor Marc Demers and police chief Pierre Brochet found themselves having to defend their actions when a few irate property owners gave the city and its security officials a failing grade for their performance in the recent flood crisis. After the flood During the meeting held on May 11 at the Château Royal near city hall, officials from the city as well, as from the provincial public secur- ity ministry and the regional health authority, outlined precautions those impacted by the floods should take in the coming weeks and months. They also explained the sometimes complex rules for receiving compensation from the Quebec government. “The goal of this evening is to show that when something challenging happens such as what you are living now it’s the time to come together and unite our forces,” Demers said at the beginning of the meeting which went on for more than three hours. In a report on the flood, police chief Brochet said 250 flooded residences in Laval were evacu- ated up to May 11. He said 77 people sought assistance at an emergency shelter set up by the A crowd estimated at up to 900 people -mostly home owners attended the flood information meeting last Thursday May 11. city. In all, almost 370 houses suffered flood- working together. ing and 92 streets were affected. Brochet said Dr. Claude Prévost, a public health official nearly a dozen neighbourhoods in Laval were with the Centre intégré de santé et de services impacted. sociaux de Laval (CISSSL), warned that flood The cleanup’s starting waters typically are contaminated with a range 4691 Samson blvd. (Corner 100th Ave) of bacteria, creating risks for infections like According to Brochet, a massive cleanup Tel.: 450 686-2347 gastroenteritis to those who come into contact operation was set to begin on Tuesday May 2ZQHUV with them. 16. 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And grocers can understand consumers - and predict their behaviour - better than consumers know themselves Many Canadian consumers have noticed expect this number to be well over four million. operations can be done remotely. We may be office, transient customer data and insights, that lettuce and celery prices have skyrocketed To limit energy and waste, farmers will need years away from the farmer-less farm but the instinctive decision-making is a poor model, recently. Such fluctuations happen all the time. to know in real time how much fertilizer to need to hire more workers could be alleviated. particularly in a business environment where But artificial intelligence is about to change that. apply, and what seed to use and where so they These measures will lead to more consistencies margins rarely exceed two per cent. AI has us on the cusp of a revolution in how can get the most out of their fields. Farmers and fewer losses. However, food retailing is a very traditional we make decisions and how we manage virtually need all the help they can get, particularly with And, most important for consumers, retail sector. Grocers have resisted digital changes for every aspect of our daily lives. The agrifood climate change and the vagaries of nature. price fluctuations should be less frequent. years. The industry is only starting to acknow- sector is not immune. Cognitive technologies Canadian farms lag behind those in the U.S. Robotics, machine learning and AI will create ledge that it can't efficiently manage all the data will change everything about how we feed and Europe. But the recent investments in key changes in the retail grocery sector. Running points it has access to. Particularly when interest ourselves, from the farm to the fork. rural connectivity by the federal and provin- stores by gut-feeling is only so effective. The in products will vary greatly daily, due to the The planet will need to provide food for more cial governments should help update Canadian average food store manager deals with more weather and other factors. than 9.7 billion people by the year 2050 - and we farms. than 50,000 products - six to eight times more Amazon, a non-traditional food retailer, just can. How agriculture embraces data is changing AI will also help ease severe labour shortages than a few decades ago. To optimize any food opened a store where consumers can get what at an astonishing rate. To increase yields, and in many rural operations. The United Nations retail store, a typical management team must they want and leave without visiting a cashier. to enhance plant and soil science practices, predicts that almost 70 per cent of the world make 1,000 to 1,500 decisions a day. These deci- More than 100,000 sensors follow consumers farmers need plenty of data. The average farm population will soon live in urban areas. In sions influence everything from merchandising through the store and instantly charge them for in the industrialized world generates a little over Canada, we have exceeded 98 per cent. to assortment strategies. 200,000 data points a day. And by 2050, we can With the help of cognitive technologies, many Once you factor in directions from head products they put in their bags. In the process, Amazon gets to evaluate consumer decisions, subtle hesitations between products and how someone moves around a ANGRY? store. Imagine the application of such data. Using AI, some grocers could very well under- stand consumers - and predict their behaviour ANNOYED? - better than consumers understand themselves. Imagine food retailing free of sticker shock. No more sudden appearances of $8 heads of FRUSTRATED? cauliflower. With AI, grocers can set acceptable price ranges for any product, and prices can change by the hour, depending on inventory and demand. Since fresh produce represents about 40 per cent of average food store sales, striking You’ve got a place to vent! the right balance is key. Course correcting if an item doesn't sell could be measured in minutes or hours, rather than days or months. Our relationship with food retailing will Send us a Letter to the Editor dramatically change over the next decade. And when it happens, that head of lettuce you think is overpriced will in fact be priced correctly for and get your opinion heard - LOUD AND CLEAR. the overwhelming market - based on the best information artificial intelligence can gather. editor@newsfirst.ca Sylvain Charlebois The opinions on THIS PAGE reflect the consensus of Editorial Board. Publishers: Graphic Design: Editorial Staff: Layout: Media Trek National Representation: George Bakoyannis Elena Molter Martin C. 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