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The Frontline Access Counter (GAP) now open to all people without a family doctor in the Laurentians

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The Frontline Access Counter (GAP) now open to all people without a family doctor in the Laurentians
The Frontline Access Counter (GAP) now open to all people without a family doctor in the Laurentians

In an effort to alleviate the mounting shortages of health personnel and the constant pressure on the ERs of the North Shore hospitals, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) des Laurentides announced the full opening of the first-line access window (Guichet d’accès à la première ligne/GAP), which offers people without a family doctor access to the region’s various services in the event of a one-time health problem.
People on the waiting list for a family doctor can now reach this specialized service by dialing 811, option 3.
In conjunction with several partners in the health and social services network, the GAP offers consultations by appointment, but also references to several services available in the region. By contacting the GAP by telephone, the person will be directed to the first-line service best suited to their needs, whether it is an infection, the renewal of a prescription that cannot be done by the pharmacist as well as dealing with pain or any other non-emergency health problem.
Ms. Rosemonde Landry, President and CEO of the CISSS des Laurentides, said that she is proud that the service is now available to all people without a family doctor. “The GAP meets an important need for people who are waiting for a family doctor and who have a health problem. With more than 700 calls per day, we can already see how much this service will be appreciated by the population of the Laurentians,” she said. The first line access counter is open every day. The opening hours and services offered are available in the Front-line access counter section. The wait time may vary depending on the day and time of the call.

The Boisé-de-Blainville Birthing Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary!

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The Boisé-de-Blainville Birthing Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary!
The Boisé-de-Blainville Birthing Center is celebrating its 15th anniversary!

The annual picnic at the Boisé-de-Blainville birth center took place in a festive and family atmosphere on September 18. On this occasion, the Birth Center’s 15th anniversary of service was celebrated in the company of various community partners as well as many families and citizens of the Laurentians according to an announcement by the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux des Laurentides.

Singing, cake and children’s activities were offered directly on the site of the establishment. This picnic was the perfect opportunity to celebrate all the progress made since the establishment of the Birthing Center in the community and to thank everyone involved in its many achievements.

Ms. Rosemonde Landry, President and CEO of the Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) des Laurentides, of which the Birthing Center is a part, declared that she was delighted with this anniversary: ​​”I am proud to celebrate the place of choice occupied by the Boisé-de-Blainville birth center in the Laurentians community, and has been for 15 years now! I would like to congratulate the entire Birthing Center team for their accomplishments over the years, and above all, for their remarkable work in welcoming nearly 3,700 newborns. We are happy to be able to offer different possibilities to pregnant women for their pregnancy follow-ups and deliveries,” she said.

The Boisé-de-Blainville birthing center

Since 2007, the Boisé-de-Blainville birthing center welcomes expectant mothers and their families throughout pregnancy. The team of midwives offers, in collaboration with eight birth assistants and three administrative agents, complete pregnancy follow-up including childbirth and postnatal visits.

Benefits of a Birthing Center vs Hospital

Examining the benefits of birthing centers vs hospital can help both employees and moms-to-be choose where to go.

Birth centers can offer a more home-like experiences, whereas a hospital is a traditional hospital setting. Being in a hospital though does give access to the NICU, that a birth center cannot offer. With less risk factors of a hospital, birth centers can have less visitor restrictions than hospitals. Delivering at a hospital however means more access to interventions and cesareans when appropriate.

The medication availability differs between birthing centers vs hospitals. Birthing centers offer more holistic and alternative methods, whereas a hospital will have more pharmacological options.

Rosemère Harvest Festival back for a fourth time

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Rosemère Harvest Festival back for a fourth time
Rosemère Harvest Festival back for a fourth time

Residents of Rosemère  showed up in great numbers on Saturday September 17th  to take part in the fourth repeat of the Rosemère Harvest Festival. As in previous years, the annual Festival took place in front of the library, on a section of Chemin de la Grand-Côte, which was transformed into a pedestrian only street for the occasion. The event, which brings together exhibitors from the region, makes it possible to mark the fall harvest, and to give a boost to Moisson Laurentides, an important pillar for food aid in the region.

With an ideal temperature for exhibitors and people traveling to meet them, the Harvest Festival allowed producers in the region to present and sell their seasonal products. The objectives of this Festival have been achieved according to the city: to allow the community to celebrate this period of abundance, to meet producers in the region, to stock up on food for the winter and to help Moisson Laurentides to stock up for the coming months.  People were very generous with both cash donations (over $180) and vegetables and food (50 kilos).

“Once again this year, people answered the call by giving generously. This help will be invaluable for people in need, especially when we know that groceries are becoming more and more expensive,” said Eric Westram, Mayor of Rosemère.

In terms of entertainment, the honey extraction workshop, by À la joie des abeilles, greatly delighted visitors. The vegetable-themed street entertainers caught the public’s attention and entertained children and adults alike. A DJ came to complete the atmosphere of the day with varied and uplifting music.

A dozen local exhibitors

Visitors were able to meet nearly a dozen agricultural producers, farmers and local artisans who presented their various products, mostly organic. Organic fruits and vegetables, local agri-food products with blackcurrant alcohol/wine, natural body care products and herbal teas from wild medicinal plants, wild mushrooms, coffee and pastries, zero waste items, food, household and body products, candles, home fragrances and soaps and finally, honey and other hive products were among the products offered by the exhibitors.

Piano by candlelight in Ste-Thérèse

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Piano by candlelight in Ste-Thérèse
Piano by candlelight in Ste-Thérèse

The Concerts sous les chandelles production company which specializes in candlelight music concerts is bringing canadian-chilean pianist Alejandra Cifuentes Diaz to Ste-Thérèse on October 23 at 2 pm.

The pianist will be performing works by Chopin and Liszt in the Centre Culturel et communautaire de Ste-Thérèse.                                                                                                 

The organizers promise that the audience will discover Chopin and his music in a new setting, as it has never been performed.  “Listening to one of his nocturnes sitting in a church illuminated only by candles, or his third Ballad, or his famous Funeral March.  Everything will be so spirited – the anecdotes, the scenery, and the atmosphere – that you will have the impression that evening of attending a Concert … given by Frederic Chopin himself” says Concerts sous les chandelles.

 In an interview with North Shore News, Alejandra Cifuentes Diaz said that playing piano with candlelight as the only illumination is a deeply intimate experience both for the performer and for the audience. “Not seeing the performer clearly urges the concert goer to pay more attention to the music. After all composers like Chopin did intend a lot of their works for a small circle of people a lot of whom they knew personally” said the pianist.

Alejandra Cifuentes Diaz started her piano lessons at age 6. She received a grant from Vincent-d’Indy College. She studied with Claude Labelle (Bachelor’s degree) and with Dang Thai Son (Master’s degree) in Piano Interpretation, at University of Montreal. She then continued her studies privately with Patrice Laré, followed by a traineeship at the prestigious Moscow Conservatory with Yury Stepanovitch Slesarev and Tatiana Afanasievskaya. Alejandra has played with “Concerts under Candlelight” productions since 2011.

In 2012, Alejandra was selected by the Quebec Music Council for the “Adopt-a-Musician” program; she also won the “Self-Employed Musician of the Year” prize from the Latin-American Chamber of Commerce of Quebec.

In addition to her concert schedule, she is an avid piano teacher, and uses her music experience to give conferences about the importance of perseverance at elementary and high schools in the greater Montreal region.

Admission is $35 and tickets are available at the door the afternoon of the concert.

Québec gets tough on the Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac dike

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Québec gets tough on the Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac dike
Québec gets tough on the Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac dike

The Legault government refused to pay the $41 million requested by Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac for the work on the dike which gave way in April 2019, until the City agrees to become its owner.

“We will release the funds when he [the mayor] signs the agreement, not before,” said Sylvie D’Amours, MP for the riding of Mirabel for the Coalition Avenir Québec.

This is the first time that Quebec has adopted such a clear-cut position regarding the dike, the breakage of which led to the evacuation of 6,000 people in 2019.

Since these sad events, the City has been struggling to get its head above water. It is involved in a standoff with the government over the financing of the reinforcement works and the ownership of the dike.

The infrastructure has belonged to the provincial government since its construction in the late 1970s. But since the end of the reinforcement work in 2020, Quebec claims that the dike now belongs to Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, a question which the courts will have to consider.

Mayor François Robillard explained to the media that he refuses the terms of the work financing agreement submitted by Quebec, which stipulates that the City will become the owner of the wall. He claims that by signing the document, he would absolve the government of any future liability regarding the dyke.”That’s blackmail. I am ready to negotiate in good faith, but the terms must be clear,” he said.

To date, the City has had to take out loans totaling $51 million in connection with the dike since 2019. “Currently, we are taking money from our taxpayers to give it to a bank, which makes no sense. », said the mayor.

Lawsuits

The interest on the loan has doubled since the beginning of the year, going from $60,000 to $120,000 per month, one can read in a letter he sent to the local residents.

“I sympathize with Mr. Robillard, but the government cannot make an exception for his city. Deux-Montagnes and Saint-Joseph-du-Lac have signed the same agreement [for dikes on their territory],” retorts Ms. d’Amours.

At the same time, legal proceedings brought by residents and insurers against the City, which amount to more than $45 million, have still not been settled.

The dike history

April 27, 2019: the dike gave way and flooded Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac.

May 10, 2019: the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Andrée Laforest, informs the City that in the event of an agreement between Quebec and Ottawa, she will be reimbursed 80% of eligible expenses for the reconstruction of the dike. This agreement will never be concluded.

From August 15, 2019 to April 11, 2022: the City is borrowing $53 million for the repair of the dike, as well as the construction and maintenance of the new wall.

September 14, 2022: the City plans to increase the loan to $55 million.

A special walkathon in Rosemère

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A special walkathon in Rosemère
A special walkathon in Rosemère

The city of Rosemère invited its residents to take part in La Grande marche an annual event set to take place at 7 p.m. on October 14 in the streets of Rosemère. This walkathon is free to the public and is supported by Grand défi Pierre Lavoie, in collaboration with the Fédération des Médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ).

Participants will be able to complete the 5 km walk, which will begin and end at Alpha School (334 De l’Académie Street), at their own pace. A group warm-up activity will be held at 6:45 p.m., just before the official start.

“The goal isn’t to finish first; it’s to appreciate how good physical activity makes you feel so you can make healthy lifestyle habits part of your daily routine,” said Mayor Eric Westram. “Whether you’re walking on your own, with a group of friends or with your family, and whether or not you’re athletic by nature, this event is meant to bring people together and is open to everyone. I encourage you all to lace up and give it a try on October 14.” Residents of the city of Rosemère can pre-register for free at www.onmarche.com.

For a healthier Quebec

La Grande marche, now in its eighth year, will be held in more than 100 towns and cities across the province. Given how effective physical activity is in preventing a wide range of health problems, this event is being endorsed by family doctors in Quebec.

About Grand défi Pierre Lavoie

The overriding goal of Grand défi Pierre Lavoie is to create a culture of preventive health in Quebec by encouraging everyone to adopt healthy lifestyle habits. The initiative is designed to appeal to people of all ages, throughout the province and beyond. To this end, various major events are organized each year to bring people together and drive lasting change in our society. Among these events are the School Tour, the Mini Cube Tour, Force 4, La Petite Expé, the Energy Cubes Challenge, La Course, the 1000 KM, 1 000 000 KM Ensemble, La Boucle and La Grande marche.

The North Shore News volume 18-24

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The North Shore News volume 18-24

The current issue of The North Shore News volume 18-24 published October 7th, 2022.
Covering North Shore local news, politics, sports and other newsworthy events.
(Click HERE to read the paper.)

Front page of The North Shore News.
Front page of The North Shore News, October 7th, 2022 issue.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board: We need more money for busing

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Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board: We need more money for busing
“The Government of Quebec must fund our transportation services adequately because it is its duty to meet the needs of all our students.” said the president of the SWLSB, Paolo Galati.

In order to avoid a deficit, the SWLSB called for adequate funding of transportation services to avoid a deficit. In a press release dated September 6th 2022, the board announced that after a long series of negotiations, an agreement was finally reached on Friday, September 2, with the remaining bus carriers that had refused the offers made by the Québec Government and yet accepted by the Fédération des transporteurs par autobus (FTA). As of the time of the publication of the press release by the board, all students were receiving transportation services. However, the driver shortage continues to be a reality for all school boards and school service centres, with the carriers who had refused the Government of Quebec that the Bus Carriers Federation (FTA) had nevertheless accepted.

The board maintains that the government’s offer to end the talks does not represent a one-size-fits-all solution. “Given the unique reality of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board (CSSWL), it is insufficient and will lead to underfunding of our budget envelope allocated to school transportation. Unlike other school boards and school service centres, the SWLSB covers an extremely vast territory, ie 35,000 square kilometres, making our bus routes longer and more costly to manage. Consequently, the establishment of a contingency fund as a means of financing did not meet the expectations of each of our carriers.”  This, according to the board, is why adequate funding is of paramount importance to the it. This is what would allow them to provide transportation for all their students throughout their territory without ending the year with a deficit which, according to their calculations, will amount to more than half a million dollars annually for the next six years, for a total deficit of nearly $4 million.

“This situation puts our school board in a difficult position. At the SWLSB, we maintain

rigorous budget management and achieve a balanced budget year after year. The Government of

Quebec must fund our transportation services adequately because it is its duty to meet the

needs of all our students. Otherwise, we will be faced with a budget deficit and a lack of

funding which will unfortunately have direct repercussions on student services”, said Paolo Galati president of the SWLSB,.

The President of the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board has contacted the Minister of Education,

Mr. Jean-François Roberge, in the hope of resolving this urgent matter as quickly as possible.

Rosemere’s Culture Days

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Rosemere’s Culture Days
Accompanied by three musicians, Luce Dufault will present her show “Dire combien je t’aime” in a very intimate atmosphere.

The city of Rosemere is welcoming the beginning of autumn with a variety of cultural events which it hopes will attract residents and non residents.

 An evening of tales and legends

On Friday September 30th, from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Francis Désilets will bring back to life the best traditional tales of the time, mixed with history and songs at the Recreation Department lawn, 325 Grande-Côte Road (inside church in case of bad weather). Storyteller, decorator, backpacker Francis Désilets is passionate about history, roots and origins. A native of Drummondville, Francis Désilets first studied history at UQAM before being transported by stories where the past and the present rub shoulders with the imaginary and the fantastic. The tale in the mouth of Francis Désilets, it is the tradition which does not mince its words. With his speech, this experienced storyteller takes the auditor on board and encourages him to travel.

A Library gone wild !

On Saturday October 1st from noon – 4 p.m. at the H.-J.-Hemens Library 339 Grande-Côte Road the city invites its residents to come and discover their program for the fall and winter. Video game tournament, introduction to ceramics, popcorn, board games, chess and history club, a draw and many other surprises are in store for everyone.

Luce Dufault in concert

Finally on Sunday, October 2nd at 7 p.m., accompanied by three musicians, Luce Dufaultwill present her show “Dire combien je t’aime” in a very intimate atmosphere. This event will take place at the Salle Lévis-Fortier of the Externat Sacré-Cœur in Rosemère. Born in Orléans, Ontario, her artistic journey, spanning two continents, is dotted with experiences and successes. It all started in Aylmer, at the age of fifteen, in a shopping center. She was singing with her back turned to the audience! It was with Stable Mates, her first group, that she toured the sanctuaries of Montreal blues. Her rhythm’n blues repertoire glued to her powerful voice has already earned her the esteem of the public.

North Shore cities united for a cleanup of the banks of the Rivière des Mille Îles

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North Shore cities united for a cleanup of the banks of the Rivière des Mille Îles
North Shore cities united for a cleanup of the banks of the Rivière des Mille Îles

In an effort to preserve the natural beauty of the Rivière des Mille Îles, 1022 pounds of waste were collected on September 10th during the third annual cleanup of its banks.

This year, residents of the cities of Rosemère, Blainville and Sainte-Thérèse, in collaboration with the organization Mission 1000 tons, joined the initiative of the Commission de l’environnement of the City of Boisbriand. For the first time, two sites were cleaned, several kilometers in Boisbriand (483 pounds of waste collected) as well as the site of the Sainte-Thérèse water purification station located in Rosemère (539 pounds of waste collected).

“I am proud that the citizens of Boisbriand and those of neighboring towns are once again investing in cleaning up our common source of drinking water. This chore is consistent with one of our intervention strategies included in our environmental policy, namely to promote the preservation of aquatic environments. I would also like to acknowledge the contribution of all the members of the Environment Committee, chaired by my colleague Maude Whittom,” said the Mayor of Boisbriand, Christine Beaudette.

“The citizens of our cities are consumers of river water. It is important that its quality remains and we have to carry out this cleaning, which is a good citizen gesture,” commented Francis Allaire, Councilor for the Environment and Ecological Transition at the City of Blainville.

“This cleaning effort is proof that citizens are ready to unite and mobilize to keep our river clean and welcoming, but also to preserve this wealth that contributes to the protection of the natural environment,” said the mayor of Rosemere, Eric Westram.

“Rivière des Mille Îles is home to a rich and diversified biodiversity that benefits a large number of nature enthusiasts. It is also our only source of drinking water. For this reason, we are proud to have taken part in this major clean-up,” said Mr. Christian Charron, Mayor of the City of Sainte-Thérèse.

The four cities thanked all the participants who volunteered to collect waste and protect the banks, as well as Mission 1000 tonnes for its contribution to the success of the event.

Mission 1000 tonnes

The Mission 1000 tonnes goal is  to organize the removal of 1000 tonnes of waste from the planet’s waterways. 1 waste removed = 1 less hazard in nature. Their initiative also aims to mobilize and educate citizens, businesses and politicians worldwide in order to take concrete action to save the oceans and protect aquatic ecosystems. With the Mission 1000 tons, they want to highlight and raise awareness of various eco-responsible products and lifestyles in order to reduce the amount of waste, particularly plastic, generated by our lifestyles. The Mission 1000 tons works in collaboration with many partners and citizens to stimulate the creation of concrete initiatives for the protection of ecosystems.

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