Monthly Archives: October 2020
Cider brewery and its owners fined $1.65 million by Revenu Québec
Cidrerie Solar Inc., which produced a range of apple cider-based alcoholic beverages, was fined more than $1,042,093 by Revenu Québec for tax evasion last week, while an affiliated company was fined $294,750, and three...
Man arrested after driving impaired at 195 km/h on Autoroute 440
The Sûreté du Québec says it arrested a 43-year-old man around 3 am Sunday morning after SQ patrollers saw him driving at 195 km/h along Autoroute 440, then later determined he was under the...
Ticket offenders, rather than close movie theatres, says Cinémas Guzzo head
Quebec more interested in ‘perception,’ than dealing effectively with COVID, says Vince Guzzo
Although the provincial government announced last week that $50 million in compensation will be paid to the operators of cultural venues and...
Former SWLSB chair Steve Bletas remembered for strength and endurance
Maple planted at board HQ in Rosemère honours Bletas, who died last May
Friends, colleagues and members of the family of the late Steve Bletas gathered on the front lawn outside the Sir Wilfrid Laurier...
Construction starts on Laval’s Firehall Six
Laval-Ouest will have modern, new facility by next fall
Last week, Mayor Marc Demers joined Laval city councillor and executive-committee member Sandra Desmeules as well as fire department head René Daigneault for a ceremony marking...
Quebec releases report on COVID-19 outbreak at CHSLD Sainte-Dorothée
Ministers Blais and Dubé say steps are being taken to prevent future occurrences
A provincial investigative report completed last summer but only released by Quebec last week on the reasons behind the deadly COVID-19 outbreak...
Minister of Middle Class Prosperity meets online with Laval Chamber of Commerce
Local business owners warn Mona Fortier about looming labour shortages
Federal Minister of Middle Class Prosperity Mona Fortier dropped into Laval virtually last week for an online town hall meeting with the Laval Chamber of...
Laval City-Watch
During their Sept. 23 and Sept. 30 meetings, the members of the City of Laval’s executive-committee made some key decisions on issues that included a donation to Collège Montmorency, the creation of a linear park...
Quebec’s CAQ government marks its second year since 2018 election
‘We have respected more than half our commitments,’ says Sainte-Rose MNA Skeete
Noting that over the past few months Quebec and the rest of the world have been overshadowed by COVID-19 which is now going...
Face masks become mandatory at all times in Quebec’s ‘red zone’ high-schools
Education minister ratchets up the pressure, as COVID-19 Wave II begins
The Quebec government announced on Monday additional protective measures for schools, sports facilities and teams in the province's “red” zones – including Laval – which will...