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On pause: Premier François Legault slapped additional emergency COVID-19 restrictions on Quebec City, Lévis and Gatineau Wednesday, rolling the curfew back to 8 p.m. and closing non-essential businesses and schools until at least April 12. The Greater Montreal region will not be affected by the new restrictions, but Legault said the situation is evolving day by day, adding Quebec is ready to “act swiftly” if there is a big increase in cases there or anywhere else.
Fries with that? As vaccinations ramp up across Quebec, Pierrefonds-Roxboro Mayor Jim Beis said his borough is ready to help West Island health officials by establishing a drive-thru vaccination centre. “I’ve been pushing for a drive-thru,” said Beis, who has held preliminary discussions with the West Island health network. “I said I’d be willing to close a portion of Pierrefonds Blvd. and have them be vaccinated near city hall.”
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“If you don’t have that, what are you going to have? Some skyscrapers for people to come and see?” she asked.
Lambert also evoked the class struggle, calling Coderre’s idea “highrise towers for the rich that hide the mountain.”
As for the REM, Lambert said its expansion to the east planned by CDPQ Infra has raised concerns about urban scarring if portions are built above-ground in sensitive areas as planned.
“I wouldn’t want to see it anywhere,” she added of the REM. “I think it’s very faulty governance that ever led to it be given to one company that’s going to make money out of it. It’s privatizing the whole of major transportation. That’s absolutely wrong, and there’s been no consultation on it.”
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