In order to underline the contribution of the people of Lorraine to the development and embellishment of the territory, members of the beautification committee traveled the streets of Lorraine from June 29 to July 15 to select 60 “Coup de cœur” properties. Employees and elected officials have already started installing a poster on the front of the selected properties and will be handing out a door hanger to the owners to mark the occasion.
The mayor of Lorraine, Jean Comtois, underlines: “The members of the committee faced a great challenge, that of deciding among the magnificent developments, which are very numerous on our territory! No doubt, the Lorrainers have their environment at heart and take great care to embellish their terrain. Congratulations to the citizens whose property has been chosen, and thank you to the entire population for contributing to the beautification of our city every year.”
On the occasion of the Council Meeting of August 18, a drawing will be held among the 60 selected properties to determine six winners of gift certificates worth $ 100 each, redeemable at the garden center Dion in Sainte-Thérèse. The City of Lorraine would also like to thank the Dion Garden Center, proud partner of this beautification contest.
The general appearance of the property, the quality of the landscaping as well as the presence and variety of trees, shrubs and grasses were among the selection criteria.
Government of Canada Invests in Community-based Projects Addressing Challenges of Dementia
With more than 432,000 Canadians over the age of 65 living with dementia, communities across Canada are seeing the impacts this condition has on both those living with dementia and those who care for them. The number of people living with dementia is expected to increase, making improving the lives and wellbeing of those impacted by dementia a priority for Canada.
Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced an investment of more than $7.85 million over four years, towards 12 new projects that will support individuals living with dementia, their families, caregivers and communities. The Government of Canada is funding these projects through the Dementia Community Investment (DCI), which supports community-based projects that address the challenges of dementia. Each project funded by the DCI involves people with lived experience in helping to design, deliver or evaluate the project.
These 12 new projects will address the needs of individuals in Canadian communities in areas such as:
· Raising awareness and de-stigmatizing dementia
· Fostering effective communications between care providers, and people living with dementia and their families to mitigate stress and enhance wellbeing
· Creating community action plans for the social inclusion of people living with dementia
The projects announced today support one of the three objectives of Canada’s first national dementia strategy, A Dementia Strategy for Canada: Together We Aspire—improving the quality of life of people living with dementia and their caregivers.
In addition to the projects funded under the DCI, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is announcing the first project under the new Dementia Strategic Fund (DSF). PHAC is providing $163,603 to the Native Women’s Association of Canada for a project entitled Stigma: An Exploration of Lived Experience, Understandings and Behaviours of Dementia within Indigenous Communities. The DSF supports the implementation of key elements of the national dementia strategy, including a national public education/awareness campaign, targeted awareness raising initiatives, initiatives that support access to and use of dementia guidance, and the creation of a comprehensive online portal to share dementia information resources with Canadians.
Advisory – Accidental ingestion of edible cannabis products causing serious harm to children
Health Canada is aware of several cases of serious harm resulting in hospitalization after children have accidentally consumed illegal edible cannabis products. These products appeared similar to regular candies or foods and were stored in locations such as the fridge or freezer and without child-resistant packaging.
Obtaining cannabis from illegal sources can carry potential health risks as the products are not regulated and do not meet the strict safety and quality controls as set out in the Cannabis Act and its Regulations. These controls address issues such as the maximum amount of THC, product ingredients, packaging, labelling, production, testing, and sale, including appeal to young persons.
Canadians are reminded that they should only purchase cannabis from authorized provincial and territorial retailers, online or in brick-and-mortar stores. Legal cannabis products must be sold in child-resistant and tamper-evident packaging, and the immediate container must be opaque or translucent. Edible cannabis products may legally contain a maximum of 10 milligrams of THC per package.
All cannabis should be stored securely and out of reach of children and young persons. Cannabis should always be kept in its original child-resistant packaging. It is important to note that the tamper-evident feature on cannabis packaging is no longer effective after it has been opened.
Who is affected?
Children and young persons are at risk of serious harm if they accidentally ingest cannabis.
Affected products
Improperly stored cannabis from legal sources and all cannabis purchased outside the legal supply chain.
What consumers should do
· If you possess cannabis, store it away from children and young persons. Be especially careful with edible cannabis, which can be mistaken for regular food or drink. Consider storing cannabis products in a locked drawer or box, and separate from regular food or drinks.
· Always purchase cannabis products from authorized provincial and territorial retailers. Cannabis products purchased outside the legal, regulated supply chain are not subject to any quality control or safety measures.
· Even adults may be unable to spot the difference between a regular candy and an edible, or a cookie with or without cannabis. By properly storing and labelling cannabis products, there is less risk of accidental consumption.
· If someone is having a serious medical emergency related to a cannabis product, call 911, or contact your regional poison center. If you have questions or concerns about cannabis and your health, consult your health care practitioner.
Tips for recognizing legal cannabis
· Cannabis products sold by licensed retailers, containing more than 0.3% THC, are required to have an excise stamp at the point of sale. If a packaged cannabis product does not have an excise stamp at the time of purchase, it is an illegal product. Find your provincial excise stamp here.
· Legal and regulated cannabis have a number of control measures in place to minimize harms from cannabis use, including plain packaging and labelling that contains appropriate warning messages and important information about the product (e.g., THC and CBD content).
· Provincially and territorially authorized retailers are the only legal way to purchase cannabis for non-medical purposes in Canada. Each province and territory is responsible for determining how cannabis is distributed and sold within its jurisdiction. Most provinces and territories list the locations where legal cannabis can be purchased online and in brick-and-mortar stores.
· If you purchase edible cannabis, remember that legal edible cannabis products are limited to a maximum of 10 mg THC per package. If the retailer where you are considering making your purchase sells edible cannabis products that contain more than 10 mg of THC per package, then the retailer is selling illicit cannabis that is unregulated and untested.
What Health Canada is doing
Under the Cannabis Act, and its regulations, Health Canada has created a strict legal framework for controlling the production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis across Canada, and has established requirements for packaging and labelling of cannabis products to:
· minimize appeal to children and young persons;
· protect against accidental consumption; and
· provide consumers with information they need to make informed decisions, including the potential risks and harms of cannabis use.
Preventionists Guillaume St-Jacques, Noémie Bonneau, Catherine Miljours and Mattéo Delli Colli and mayor Marlene Cordato
The City of Boisbriand is expanding its fleet of electric vehicles with the acquisition of four mobipods. Halfway between the scooter and the scooter, and commonly called “GEEBEE”, mobipods are designed and manufactured in Quebec. “I am very happy with this further step towards sustainable mobility. The electrification of transport is a priority objective. It is our way of innovating and transforming the use of fossil fuels. Our employees are also an integral part of the change, since they are the users of all these electric vehicles,” says Mayor Marlene Cordato. The new “GEEBEEs” are added to the fleet of electric vehicles already used by several municipal employees and will be used by prevention specialists from the Recreation Department who crisscross the territory daily during the summer season. Equipped with an electric motor and a battery allowing it a range of 50 km, the “GEEBEE” can drive up to a maximum speed of 32 km / h. This ecological vehicle can therefore circulate as much on cycle paths as on streets. The mobipod acquisition project is the result of an initial collaboration with IVÉO, a non-profit organization whose mandate is to support municipalities in the deployment of innovative solutions. A member of this organization since 2020, the City of Boisbriand wishes to continue optimizing its travel by implementing new technologies in its territory.
Rosemère is once more showing that it is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to nature preservation and green fun and educational activities. Its is welcoming the Montréal Space for Life squad to the Forêt des Frères du Sacré-Cœur—woodlands located behind the Externat Sacré-Cœur on August 28 and 29th. The goal is to celebrate the nature and biodiversity of this place. Like the guides in art museums, the activity leaders of the Nature near you event will invite participants to focus on the natural life that surrounds them. Plants, mammals, birds, insects, minerals, atmospheric phenomena and stars will be the works of art at this open-air museum, shifting from scientific observation to poetic inspiration. It’s a great opportunity to reconnect with nature in this place abounding in life. All the senses will be involved By listening, breathing in the scents and opening their eyes wide, it’s a safe bet that the participants will discover the Forêt des Frères du Sacré-Coeur in a new light. On tour throughout the summer in various public spaces in the Greater Montréal area, the Space for Life team has transformed the constraints of the pandemic into an opportunity to pursue its mission outside of its museums in order to continue reconnecting humans with nature. This connection is all the more important in these difficult times, as many studies show the positive impact of contact with nature on our health. By reaching out to people in their own living environments, Space for Life is consolidating its social role. Now, in addition to its many scientific education, mobilization and popular science activities, this organization is committed to offering a unique experience that inspires and brings humans closer to nature in their own backyard! “The Forêt des Frères du Sacré-Cœur is the perfect place to host this open-air museum, as these grounds boast a maple grove with a wealth of unique forest features, which is why our Council recently adopted a resolution to preserve this natural jewel of Rosemère forever. It is therefore a real privilege to host the Nature near you event at this location so that everyone can go from passive to active observation of this genuine treasure chest of biodiversity,” stated Rosemère Mayor Eric Westram. Montréal Space for Life Space for Life brings together the Biodôme, the Insectarium, the Botanical Garden and the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium on the same site. These four prestigious Montréal institutions form the largest natural science complex in all of Canada. In the original Nature near you tour, which will showcase nature in urban environments, the team’s activities will provide an opportunity to explore the close interconnections between organisms –including humans – on the dynamics of ecosystems, and to appreciate the resilience and adaptability of our planet as well as the life we find on it.
Boisbriand man arrested for allegedly trying to recruit a 13year old into prostitution
An 18-year-old young man who allegedly tried to force a teenage girl of only 13 years old into prostitution was pinned down by the Sûreté du Québec police officers on Wednesday in Boisbriand.
Simon Fortin, 18, appeared at the Saint-Jérôme courthouse on Thursday on charges of carrying a weapon for a dangerous purpose and for trying to recruit the alleged victim to induce her to offer sexual services for money.
A search was also carried out in his home in Boisbriand in order to seize materials which could flesh out the evidence against him in the file.
“It should be noted that this type of intervention aims to come to the aid of victims under the yoke of pimps and to target the latter with a view to bringing them to justice”, indicated Sergeant Éloïse Cossette, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec.
Simon Fortin could have had other victims, according to the authorities. Anyone who could have been a victim of this individual is invited to contact 911 or the local police station in order to file an official complaint.
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Some 700 children’s drawings, letters and cards offered to seniors
Children of employees of Integrated Health and the Laurentian Social Services Center (CISSS) and young people in their twenties as well as elementary schools in the region have voluntarily responded to a call inviting them to express on paper words of encouragement to share with seniors in different residences in the current context of the pandemic COVID-19.
Seniors received loving drawings, letters and cards as gifts some700 children. Their enthusiasm and appreciation were great. The initiative was born from the direction of the CISSS which, last May, as it invited all its staff to involve their children in the creation of drawings which would then be given to senior residents in the CISSS territory. “We were also happy to request the collaboration of school boards and schools, open to this intergenerational project,” said Rosemonde Landry, president and CEO of the CISSS des Laurentides.
“Such a project is first and foremost an activity of sharing, empathy and generosity, which involves the little ones and thereby develops their sensitivity towards the elderly who were very isolated at certain times of the pandemic. “. Thus, each of the 765 inhabitants of 24 residences was given a drawing (plasticized for reasons of infection prevention and control). Each of the moments of sharing generated a lot of happiness, both for the residents and for the staff members of the various facilities. “This distribution has been a balm on heavy hearts and a glimmer of hope in this difficult period for the elders, showing them solidarity and a presence in thought on the part of the community. A sincere thank you is offered to all those who took part in this unifying project,” concluded Ms. Landry.
The RIPTB (Régie intermunicipale de police Thérèse-De Blainville) welcomed officer Chantal Larrivée who is joining the team of neighborhood agents. With 25 years of experience in the police environment, Chantal Larrivée therefore becomes the first woman to join this unit. “It is so positive to work with people and to be able to contribute to the community approach in the police environment” Agent Larrivée is keen to offer a compassionate and adapted service approach to the population. She is recognized as a police officer who is attentive, courteous, rigorous and proud of the work she does. Neighborhood officers are called upon to strategically patrol the various sectors; they participate in interventions linked to the objectives of rapprochement, partnership, problem solving and prevention.
COVID-19 cases increasing at Saint-Eustache Hospital
Covid-19 virus has hit the Saint-Eustache Hospital hard with a rising number of cases. At least 33 patients and 47 staff for a total of 80 people, have tested positive for COVID-19 following an outbreak of the coronavirus in four of the 13 hospital units of the Saint-Eustache Hospital. These figures, dated July 31, were delivered by the Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) des Laurentides last Monday afternoon. As of July 30, the CISSS revealed, in a press release, that the Saint-Eustache Hospital was then facing, since the previous Monday, COVID-19 outbreaks in three of its 13 hospitalization units. At that time, 14 patients and 11 employees, total 25 people, had already been affected by COVID-19. To this figure, 55 more must now be added. The affected patients were all transferred to the Saint-Jérôme Regional Hospital, this being the designated establishment in the Laurentians to receive patients affected by COVID-19. The employees concerned were taken off work and replaced while they isolated. “We take the situation very seriously and are working hard to stop these outbreaks as quickly as possible. The health and safety of our patients and staff is at stake. Additional protective measures have been put in place in the care units concerned in order to eliminate the presence of the virus. Massive screening of all staff and physicians at the Saint-Eustache Hospital is still underway in order to have an accurate picture of the situation and to prevent further contamination,” was announced from the CISSS des Laurentides communications and public relations team. Obviously, the CISSS des Laurentides has suspended visits to units affected by these outbreaks for the moment. However, exceptional measures may apply for visitors from humanitarian causes, including users in palliative care or children. In the press release issued on July 30, the President and CEO of the CISSS des Laurentides, Rosemonde Landry, also asked for the collaboration of the population to prevent the spread of the virus. “I call on all the people who come to our facilities, whether they be our hospitals or our CLSCs, rehabilitation centers or CHSLDs. It is crucial that protective measures such as wearing a mask, washing hands and respecting the two-meter distance are strictly observed. This is fundamental to help us defeat this invisible enemy. We must not give up! ” she said.
