Quebec, July 5, 2022 - An authorisation request to initiate collective action is being filed at the Montreal Courthouse Registry this morning by Larochelle Avocats on behalf of the Quebec Association of People Bereaved by Suicide, Marcel Duchesne and Josée Bilodeau, plaintiffs and designated persons.
As beneficiaries and on a personal basis, the plaintiffs want to take a legal action for all the parents and heirs of people who have died from suicide since January 1st 2019.
The Quebec Association of People Bereaved by Suicide consists of bereaved people from all Quebec regions who denounce the poor quality of the health care and social services provided to people who have mental health issues as well as suicidal thoughts.
Ninety percent of people who die by suicide suffer from a mental health problem. Over the last four decades, death by suicide has become a serious public health problem and a societal issue in the province of Quebec.
Contact : Josée Bilodeau
Phone: 418-623-7603
Email: joseebilodeau@hotmail.com
"},{"title":"Press release: Manifesto for a real public health","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/press-release-manifesto-for-a-real-public-health","published_at":"2021-09-13T09:30:04+00:00","summary":"**Montreal, September 16, 2021** - A group of 400 citizens emerging from the health sector, universities, and other fields is inviting all 125 deputies, the media and all of Quebec society to take some time out. All of us, regardless of our fields of activity, note that the measures in place are producing some significant collateral damage in our society. \n\nWe are very concerned about the severe consequences that our nation will need to bear with, as the excess of decrees, the continued hostility and the stigmatization of an important part of the population. \n\nThis is why we are inviting the deputies to rethink the situation and take a break.\n\nWe intend to come together to demonstrate that there is indeed a measured voice for our nation. We invite all our population to support us by signing our manifest at: https://pourunevraiesantepublique.org \n\nFor information: \nBenoit Girouard - 450-495-1910 - enactionqc@gmail.com","content":"Montreal, September 16, 2021 - A group of 400 citizens emerging from the health sector, universities, and other fields is inviting all 125 deputies, the media and all of Quebec society to take some time out. All of us, regardless of our fields of activity, note that the measures in place are producing some significant collateral damage in our society.
We are very concerned about the severe consequences that our nation will need to bear with, as the excess of decrees, the continued hostility and the stigmatization of an important part of the population.
This is why we are inviting the deputies to rethink the situation and take a break.
We intend to come together to demonstrate that there is indeed a measured voice for our nation. We invite all our population to support us by signing our manifest at: https://pourunevraiesantepublique.org
For information:
Benoit Girouard
450-495-1910
* Please note that the signatories have different vaccination status.
MANIFESTO FOR A REAL PUBLIC HEALTH
In 1952, the WHO defined Public Health as \"the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and improving physical and mental health at the individual and collective levels\". Here in Quebec, section 1 of the Public Health Act clearly states: \"The purpose of this Act is to protect the health of the population and to promote conditions that encourage health maintenance and well-being of the people in general.”
Yet, since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the collective and specifically the preventive aspect of Public Health seems to have been pushed to the background. Worse, political decisions have made healthy people sick.
The measures implemented by the Legault government have caused collateral damage, at different levels and stages, to the entire Quebec population: anxiety, depression, illness, loss of employment, family violence, bankruptcy, suicide, delayed medical treatment, overdose, school dropout, etc. These measures have also affected citizens in a very unequal way, hitting disproportionately the less fortunate, school-age children, and workers in entire sectors of the economy.
It is not a matter of dividing the population into interest groups, but rather of referring to the very notion of Public Health, which must consider the well-being of the greatest number of people in their physical and mental health dimensions. The unilateral virologic frame of reference applied in Quebec has caused profound damage. This leads us to ask the following question: has the remedy been worse than the disease?
The Legault government has made choices, including failing to consult a large number of experts or specialists who could have advised it differently. In addition, it has literally turned a deaf ear to repeated calls from Pediatricians, Physicians and many Quebec citizens from all occupations and backgrounds. This authoritarian governance, having repeatedly exceeded its field of competence by interpreting the Public Health recommendations as it saw fit, has caused serious harm to the people.
Nonetheless, as shown by many examples in Canada and abroad, each with its own characteristics and goals, other approaches were possible that would have considerably reduced the social and economic impact of the emergency measures. Yet, our government chose to ignore them.
It is important to emphasize how confinements undermine the very nature of our relationships in society preparing for a post-crisis world dominated by fast food chains, big box stores and GAFAMs. Moreover, it is far from clear that lockdowns provide adequate and compassionate protection for the most at-risk populations, including the elderly.
Democracy is also suffering. While we have a high vaccination rate, a low impact on the health system and data that we have known for more than 6 months, the Quebec government continues to use the Health Emergency Order as a political management tool when it was designed to be used in an exceptional situation.
Several fundamental rights have also been undermined by other orders, without any scientific grounds or proof of the real purpose of these implemented measures. The case of the vaccine passport is a blatant case of deviation, whereas consent to a treatment must be free, informed and without constraint. This case represents a dangerous precedent for our liberal democracy that we cannot endorse.
Despite this evidence, the structure of our justice system has severely restricted the ability of citizens to challenge the authorities' approach. In fact, our justice system does not offer any quick legal action to counteract political decisions that would infringe on fundamental rights.
Given the above and in order for no other generation to experience again the consequences of an extended confinement as well as a vaccine passport (economic destruction, loss of social ties, political and not science-based leadership, suspension of fundamental rights), we ask....
1. That a public and independent investigation on the management of Covid-19 in Quebec be set up as soon as possible in order to determine what led our province to one of the worst per capita death tolls in the world. That the investigation also assesses the costs vs. benefits of the implemented measures to counter the coronavirus.
2. That a crisis unit composed of multidisciplinary experts be set up immediately to advise the government on resilient ways to manage the crisis that will promote the normal operation of society. This group should be composed of experts representing the physical, psychological and social aspects of Public Health as defined by the WHO: pediatricians, geriatricians, psychiatrists, health anthropologists, sociologists, virologists, infectious disease specialists, economists, lawyers, professors, crisis management specialists, engineering, etc. That this crisis unit be in charge of determining whether or not we are in a Health Emergency and have the role of managing pandemics in the future.
3. That the Public Health Act be modified, as it concentrates too much power in the hands of politicians, while offering few means for the population to legally oppose it within a reasonable period of time in the event of a drift, as is currently the case.
4. That the Code of Civil Procedure of Quebec be amended to ensure that applications for judicial review of constitutional matters are heard on an urgent basis, in order to guarantee the public an effective protection of their fundamental rights.
5. That in a post-covid Quebec, tangible and measurable policies be implemented to improve Quebecers' physical and mental health, starting in early childhood. The state has proven since March 2020 that it can step up and invest for a disease issue. Now it's time to do so for real public health issues.
Signataires :
"},{"title":"Free app raises efficiency and quality for COVID-19 workplace health and safety control.","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/free-app-raises-efficiency-and-quality-for-covid-19-workplace-health-and-safety-control","published_at":"2020-11-11T11:00:15+00:00","summary":"**Sherbrooke (Quebec), November 11, 2020** — In the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, safety specialists at **NeXafe HSE Solutions** and industry professionals at **SPI Health and Safety** jointly developed a free mobile and desktop app to support the implementation of safety control measures in the workplace.\n\nAvailable on iOS and Android platforms, the new **SPI SafeDay** app is designed to assist any size business or organization daily, as they strive to meet public authority orders and help fight against **COVID-19**.\nSource:\nPatsy Tremblay \n1-873-200-5893 \npatsy.tremblay@nexafe.com","content":"
Sherbrooke (Quebec), November 11, 2020 — In the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, safety specialists at NeXafe HSE Solutions and industry professionals at SPI Health and Safety jointly developed a free mobile and desktop app to support the implementation of safety control measures in the workplace.
Available on iOS and Android platforms, the new SPI SafeDay app is designed to assist any size business or organization daily, as they strive to meet public authority orders and help fight against COVID-19.
“Every organization we work with wants to do their part, and do it well,” insist Christian Charbonneau, CEO at NeXafe. “The real issue is operational: what methods can they leverage to monitor risk factors and limit propagation of COVID-19 or other infectious diseases.”
SMARTPHONE ACCESS AND A STREAMLINED PROCESS GET EVERYONE ON BOARD
Waiting in line to fill out a paper-based COVID-19/infectious diseases symptom questionnaire at the workplace isn't just time-consuming; it's somewhat counterproductive, requiring additional physical distancing vigilance. The SPI SafeDay app enables workers to complete the entire process on their phone, directly from home.
The all-mobile daily risk assessment requires less than a minute. Encrypted and confidential answers are instantly saved and relayed to a designated company administrator.
EASILY CUSTOMIZABLE ASSESSMENT QUIZZES
Administrators create company accounts directly online. The SPI SafeDay solution allows them to customize the assessment quizzes to reflect their organization’s reality. They can also modify information requests at any time, as the situation evolves or to hone questions for improved safety management.
With secured access to the desktop-ready SPI SafeDay dashboard, administrators can monitor their workforce's daily inputs in real-time. As a result, the system saves vast amounts of time and removes the chance of returning a worker home. More importantly, SPI SafeDay further reduces potential transmission by controlling risk assessment more efficiently, before someone heads to the workplace.
\"The results achieved with NeXafe's other e-Solutions for health and safety management show just how crucial it is to simplify user-facing processes,\" adds Christian Charbonneau. “We're thrilled to have worked with SPI Health and Safety to create SPI SafeDay; this new app streamlines safety information collection and analysis, fosters compliance with regulations, and supports companies in their efforts to fight COVID-19.”
SPI SAFEDAY APP OVERVIEW
ABOUT NEXAFE AND SPI HEALTH AND SAFETY
NeXafe helps businesses and organizations accelerate their progress toward safer workplaces and stronger safety culture by bringing together solutions that streamline the HSE management process. Part of the Espace-Inc business accelerator, NeXafe’s 360° HSE vision and HSE system of e-solutions adapts to business- and industry-specific conditions. The Canadian-based company empowers organizations, safety professionals, and workers to be 100% compliant, reach a target of zero workplace injuries, and leverage safety performance as a competitive business advantage.
Founded in 1972, SPI Health and Safety is a Canadian leader in occupational health and safety products and services. SPI Health and Safety helps meet OHS challenges by proposing comprehensive and specialized solutions encompassing equipment, technical services, fire protection services, consulting services, and training.
Source
Patsy Tremblay
1-873-200-5893
"},{"title":"1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-in-rwanda","published_at":"2020-07-03T13:54:05+00:00","summary":"**Ottawa, July 3rd, 2020** – April 7th 2020 marks the 26th commemoration of 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. As we approach the end of commemoration period, we: Humura Association (Ottawa-Gatineau); PAGE-RWANDA (Montreal) and Memory Keepers Association (Edmonton) representing genocide survivors take this opportunity to thank all media whose staff covered numerous commemorative events and educated Canadians about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.\n\nConsciously or not, some media and journalists refer to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda using terms such as: “Rwandan genocide”; “Rwanda genocide”; “tribal conflict”, “civil war”, etc. Among those media, some believe there is a way of commenting on the Genocide in a so-called “neutral” way.\n\nAs representatives of genocide survivors, we strongly believe that the media plays a big role to educate people about history. We are asking the media to protect the records and avoid any misrepresentation or ambiguity respecting the reality about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.\n\n**We remind you that:**\n\nOn January, 26th 2018, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted its resolution GA-120001 designating 7 April International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. This new resolution amended the previous one adopted in 2003 as its wording was ambiguous. It clearly stressed that the Genocide to reflect on every April 7, is called 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda.\nOn April, 8th 2019, the Parliament of Canada adopted a motion designating the April, 7th as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The Parliament stated, inter alia: “(…) Whereas this genocide was made possible by the indifference and inaction of the international community; That the House of Commons solemnly commemorates the 1994 genocide in Rwanda on the occasion of its 25th anniversary; reaffirms its commitment to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide; and designates April 7th as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.” 2 (Our underling).\n\nWe hope that you will take this into consideration.\n\n**For more information please contact**: Pascal Kanyemera, President of Humura Association, association.humura@gmail.com, 819-431-7875, Jacques Rwirangira, Vice President of Page-Rwanda, jrwirangira@hotmail.com, 514-867-2193, Siegfried Murego, Vice President of Memory Keepers Association, siegm3@yahoo.fr, 780-399-4447.","content":"Ottawa, July 3rd, 2020 – April 7th 2020 marks the 26th commemoration of 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda. As we approach the end of commemoration period, we: Humura Association (Ottawa-Gatineau); PAGE-RWANDA (Montreal) and Memory Keepers Association (Edmonton) representing genocide survivors take this opportunity to thank all media whose staff covered numerous commemorative events and educated Canadians about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Consciously or not, some media and journalists refer to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda using terms such as: “Rwandan genocide”; “Rwanda genocide”; “tribal conflict”, “civil war”, etc. Among those media, some believe there is a way of commenting on the Genocide in a so-called “neutral” way.
As representatives of genocide survivors, we strongly believe that the media plays a big role to educate people about history. We are asking the media to protect the records and avoid any misrepresentation or ambiguity respecting the reality about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
We remind you that:
We hope that you will take this into consideration.
For more information please contact: Pascal Kanyemera, President of Humura Association, association.humura@gmail.com, 819-431-7875, Jacques Rwirangira, Vice President of Page-Rwanda, jrwirangira@hotmail.com, 514-867-2193, Siegfried Murego, Vice President of Memory Keepers Association, siegm3@yahoo.fr, 780-399-4447.
News provided by: Humura Association (Ottawa-Gatineau); PAGE-RWANDA (Montreal) and Memory Keepers Association (Edmonton)
1 United Nations, General Assembly Plenary, Seventy-Second Session, 77th Meeting (PM), GA/12000 (26 January 2018)
2 https://openparliament.ca/debates/2019/4/8/rob-oliphant-1/
"},{"title":"Patient visits resuming and non-urgent services gradually resuming at Campbellton Regional Hospital.","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/patient-visits-resuming-and-non-urgent-services-gradually-resuming-at-campbellton-regional-hospital","published_at":"2020-06-26T16:42:37+00:00","summary":"Campbellton, June 26, 2020 – Vitalité Health Network informs the public that patient visits will be resuming, and non-urgent services will be gradually resuming at the Campbellton Regional Hospital as of Monday, June 29, 2020. \n\n“With the move to the yellow phase for the population of Restigouche and the stagnation of new COVID-19 cases within hospital staff, the Network is resuming the delivery of patient services at the Campbellton Regional Hospital,” said Gilles Lanteigne, President and CEO of Vitalité Health Network. “However, the COVID-19-related preventive measures already in place in other Network facilities will also need to be applied at this hospital,” he added.\n\nServices available as of June 29, 2020:\nNon-urgent outpatient care and services\nElective surgeries\nPatient visits\nEmergency (already in place since Wednesday, June 24)\n\nThe Network invites the public to check out the COVID-19 section of its website to learn about all the preventive measures to follow as well as specific exemptions and restrictions before going to one of its facilities.","content":"Campbellton, June 26, 2020 – Vitalité Health Network informs the public that patient visits will be resuming, and non-urgent services will be gradually resuming at the Campbellton Regional Hospital as of Monday, June 29, 2020.
“With the move to the yellow phase for the population of Restigouche and the stagnation of new COVID-19 cases within hospital staff, the Network is resuming the delivery of patient services at the Campbellton Regional Hospital,” said Gilles Lanteigne, President and CEO of Vitalité Health Network. “However, the COVID-19-related preventive measures already in place in other Network facilities will also need to be applied at this hospital,” he added.
Services available as of June 29, 2020:
The Network invites the public to check out the COVID-19 section of its website to learn about all the preventive measures to follow as well as specific exemptions and restrictions before going to one of its facilities.
"},{"title":"Herta Launches a New Technology That Allows Facial Identification Even With a Mask.","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/herta-launches-a-new-technology-that-allows-facial-identification-even-with-a-mask","published_at":"2020-03-11T19:38:43+00:00","summary":"The world's leading company in facial recognition solutions for crowded environments, Herta, is launching this week a new version of its facial recognition algorithms that can correctly identify people who wear facial masks. \n\nThe company had been working on the issue of partial occlusions for some time and, following the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), development has been accelerated to launch a version of the software that helps provide an accurate identification under these conditions.","content":"BARCELONA, Spain, March 10, 2020 -- The world's leading company in facial recognition solutions for crowded environments, Herta, is launching this week a new version of its facial recognition algorithms that can correctly identify people who wear facial masks.
The company had been working on the issue of partial occlusions for some time and, following the worldwide outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), development has been accelerated to launch a version of the software that helps provide an accurate identification under these conditions.
Based on Deep Learning technology, Herta's algorithms provide very high identification rates, especially in identity verification tasks and their reliability is very high, even when people hide a large part of their face. It is worth noting that the most differential part of the human face is in the eye region.
The launch of this software is key for automatic passenger identification systems, such as border control with the passport. This way it will not be necessary for the person to remove the mask, avoiding possible contagion or long waiting times. Its application, in general, extends to any type of access control or identity verification system.
Herta expects that the impact of this new technology in the market will be very important worldwide and that it will be massively used in environments such as transportation, health, government, events, sports stadiums or in the gaming sector.
About Herta
Herta is a world leader in the development of high-tech facial recognition solutions. With headquarters in Barcelona and offices in Madrid, Los Angeles, Montevideo, Mexico City, Singapore and Dubai, the company offers fast, accurate, robust and end-customer-oriented solutions for video surveillance, access control and marketing requirements. International projects include safe cities, airports, train and subway stations, prisons, banks, casinos, sports stadiums, shopping centers, military, police and forensic applications. Herta has partners in 50 countries and more than 150 certified integrators worldwide.
Herta specializes in the analysis of crowded environments, which allows to detect and identify multiple subjects at the same time through IP cameras. Our software is fully scalable and compatible with any IP camera, becoming an easy-to-use and accessible tool for any business organization.
SOURCE Herta
"},{"title":"Héma-Québec Ranked 1st in Forbes 2020 Ranking of Best Health Employers in Quebec","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/hema-quebec-ranked-1st-in-forbes-2020-ranking-of-best-health-employers-in-quebec","published_at":"2020-02-25T22:06:41+00:00","summary":"Héma-Québec is proud to welcome the announcement that Forbes has ranked it the top employer with more than 500 employees in Quebec's health sector.\n\nThis performance is also reflected in Héma-Québec's overall ranking among Canada's Top Employers 2020. Héma-Québec has made major progress over its 2019 results and is now ranked 121st.","content":"
MONTREAL, Feb. 25, 2020 - Héma-Québec is proud to welcome the announcement that Forbes has ranked it the top employer with more than 500 employees in Quebec's health sector.
This performance is also reflected in Héma-Québec's overall ranking among Canada's Top Employers 2020. Héma-Québec has made major progress over its 2019 results and is now ranked 121st.
Forbes conducted an online survey of 8,000 full and part-time employees working for Canadian companies and institutions with more than 500 employees. Participants were invited to comment on their likelihood to recommend their employer and to evaluate other employers in their respective industries. Only the top 300 Canadian companies were ranked among Canada's top employers in 2020.
\"The current effervescent labour market in Quebec means that all employers have to compete in imaginative ways to attract the best talent. Héma-Québec's unique mission, focused on the gift of life, has always contributed to giving our organization a strong identity and has had an attractive effect on job seekers. Our organization has worked hard to distinguish itself as a quality employer. It's always appreciated when recognition comes from the outside and especially from a reference such as Forbes,\" says Nathalie Fagnan, President and CEO of Héma-Québec.
Recognizing that the excellence of its organization depends primarily on its employees, Héma-Québec is committed to providing a quality work environment and to promoting versatility and internal mobility. Its diversity of expertise and complementarity of talent ensure the success and performance of its activities.
Above all, it is the organization's values and mission that set it apart. The desire to contribute to the well-being and health of Quebeckers motivates employees on a daily basis.
For more information on the jobs available at Héma-Québec, go to: https://www.hema-quebec.qc.ca/carrieres/index.en.html
About Héma-Québec
Héma-Québec's mission is to efficiently meet the needs of the Québec population for blood and other high-quality biological products of human origin. Héma-Québec employs more than 1,300 employees, has nearly 225,000 donors of blood, stem cells, breast milk and human tissue, and thousands of volunteers at blood drive sites. Héma-Québec delivers nearly 750,000 human-derived biological products to Quebec hospitals every year to meet the needs of patients.
Give blood. Give life.
For further information: Héma-Québec, Media line | 514-832-0871
Montréal, January 22, 2020 – Now that holiday fever is over, it’s time to check your pockets and purses for any forgotten lottery tickets. Will you start off the year richer than you thought? Loto-Québec is asking for the media’s help in finding four millionaires who have yet to claim their prize several weeks after the draws, including one for $2,500,000 and three for $1,000,000.
The lucky tickets were purchased in Sorel-Tracy, the regional county municipality of Maskinongé, the Laurentians and Gatineau.
A list of unclaimed prizes topping $100,000 is available in the Lotteries section on lotoquebec.com.
Below are details about the unclaimed prizes:
2,500,000 – Lotto 6/49 Administrative region: Montérégie (Sorel-Tracy) Draw date: December 4, 2019 Prize category: Jackpot Claim deadline: December 3, 2020 |
$1,000,000 – Extra Administrative region: Mauricie (regional county municipality of Maskinongé) Draw date: December 18, 2019 Prize category: Jackpot Claim deadline: December 17, 2020 |
1,000,000 – Extra Administrative region: Laurentides Draw date: July 24, 2019 Prize category: Jackpot Claim deadline: July 23, 2020 |
$1,000,000 – Québec Max Administrative region: Outaouais (Gatineau) Draw date: July 5, 2019 Prize category: Additional selection |
Unclaimed prizes: More information
Winners have 12 months from the draw date to claim their prize.
Loto-Québec informs lottery ticket buyers when a prize of over $100,000 is yet to be claimed after several weeks.
Unclaimed prizes of over $100,000 are listed in the section on lotoquebec.com.
Press releases and social media messages may also be issued.
Unclaimed prizes are redistributed to players in the form of bonus prizes and special draws.
About Loto-Québec
Loto-Québec’s mission is to responsibly and efficiently manage games of chance in a controlled and measured fashion in the interest of all Quebecers. Entertainment is at the heart of its activities. In 2019, Loto-Québec paid out 88 prizes of $1 million or more. The Gagnant à vie and Grande Vie lotteries have provided 23 lucky winners with a lifetime annuity. Major prize winners are listed on the Winners page of the Lotteries site.
Source:
Patrice Lavoie
Corporate Director, Media and Public Affairs
Loto-Québec
514-499-5130
patrice.lavoie@loto-quebec.com
twitter.com/patricelavoie
Information:
Renaud Dugas
Senior Advisor, Media and Public Affairs
Loto-Québec
514-499-5208
renaud.dugas@loto-quebec.com
(societe.lotoquebec.com)
"},{"title":"SPVM : First Safe Trading Zone in Montréal.","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/spvm-first-safe-trading-zone-in-montreal","published_at":"2019-12-19T03:00:18+00:00","summary":"To help prevent fraud, the SPVM has set up a safe trading zone for those buying and selling online via Internet classified sites.\n\nThese safe zones are spaces under video surveillance that allow you to meet the people with whom an online transaction has been made and to exchange the goods sold.\n\nThe zone will be set up in Neighbourhood Police Station 20, which is open 24/7.","content":"Montréal, December 18, 2019 – To help prevent fraud, the SPVM has set up a safe trading zone for those buying and selling online via Internet classified sites.
These safe zones are spaces under video surveillance that allow you to meet the people with whom an online transaction has been made and to exchange the goods sold.
The zone will be set up in Neighbourhood Police Station 20, which is open 24/7.
Neighbourhood Police Station 20 is located at 1432 Sainte-Catherine West (near Bishop Street).
This safe space will be the first in a series of several safe trading zones to be deployed in 2020. Other announcements will follow during the next openings.
Here are some prevention tips for buying and selling online:
Anyone who may have been a victim of fraud is asked to go to their neighbourhood police station to file an official complaint.
"},{"title":"France Télévisions and Telecom SudParis launch a joint laboratory in artificial intelligence: IA TV","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/france-televisions-and-telecom-sudparis-launch-a-joint-laboratory-in-artificial-intelligence-ia-tv","published_at":"2019-10-08T17:55:26+00:00","summary":"France Télévisions and Telecom SudParis join forces to create a joint laboratory in the field of artificial intelligence applied to television content: IA TV.","content":"(Translation by Google) October 8, 2019 - France Télévisions and Telecom SudParis join forces to create a joint laboratory in the field of artificial intelligence applied to television content: IA TV.
For three years, based on the professional knowledge of France Télévisions researchers and the skills in the field of artificial intelligence applied to the audio-visual content of Telecom SudParis, the ambition of this laboratory is to deploy in the long term. a generic platform of deep learning for the optimal exploitation of the processes of creation, production and distribution of television contents.
Indeed these various processes include many works involving the analysis of textual data, visual and sound. In particular, many repetitive categorization / classification tasks must be carried out, both during the editing of the program (writing, filming, post-production) and at the time of its exploitation (exhibition, valorization, research, recommendation, qualitative analysis and studies of programming success).
Most often, the artistic or editorial choice requires a human intervention to react in connection with the news, to respect aesthetic considerations or simply to surprise. Optimizing these processes is an economic challenge for the major television channels.
Artificial intelligence tools, particularly deep neural network learning techniques, have revolutionized the field of classification of audiovisual content in recent years.
Their performances are spectacular in fields as diverse as the detection, tracking or recognition of objects, facial or voice recognition, textual data analysis, program categorization, and emotional calculation. or the recognition of gestures.
And these methodologies today seem to be able to provide powerful tools to meet the needs of audiovisual content analysis of television channels. Nevertheless, multiple technological locks remain to be lifted in order to be able to propose operational solutions, exploitable in an industrial context.
These are the scientific, technological and economic barriers that the IA TV joint laboratory aims to lift.
(Source: telecom-sudparis.eu)
"},{"title":"Three firefighters from the Gatineau Fire Department Honored","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/three-firefighters-from-the-gatineau-fire-department-honored","published_at":"2019-10-08T03:15:31+00:00","summary":"Firefighters from the Gatineau Fire Department (SSGI) were honored last Sunday as part of the National Firefighter Recognition Day.","content":"(Translation by Google) Gatineau, October 7, 2019 - Firefighters from the Gatineau Fire Safety Service (SSGI) were honored on Sunday as part of the National Firefighter Recognition Day. The Government of Quebec, through the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Safety and Minister responsible for the Quebec City region, Geneviève Guilbault, awarded 39 honourees, including three SSGI members.
Quick facts
● Firefighter Kevin Murphy received the Medal for Meritorious Service.
The Medal for Meritorious Act honors a member of a fire safety service who has demonstrated outstanding leadership or surpassing themselves in an exceptional intervention.
● Lieutenant Christian Mongeau and firefighter Marc-André Pilon were awarded a Recognition Citation.
The Recognition Citation honors a person who facilitated the work of members of a fire safety service during an event requiring their intervention.
● The three firefighters were honored for their excellent work during a rescue on the night of July 15, 2018 at 156, rue Archambault.
Lieutenant Mongeau and firefighters Pilon and Murphy made a joint intervention to rescue a lady who was stuck on the 3rd floor of a burning building.
(Photo: From left to right: Marc-André Pilon, fireman at SSIG, Denis Doucet, director of SSIG, Kevin Murphy, fireman at SSIG and Christian Mongeau, lieutenant at SSGI.)
(Source: gatineau.ca)
"},{"title":"Fire Prevention Week: A First Exercise of Simultaneous Evacuation of Schools in Province of Quebec","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/fire-prevention-week-a-first-exercise-of-simultaneous-evacuation-of-schools-in-province-of-quebec","published_at":"2019-10-07T22:00:09+00:00","summary":"The Fire Department of the Longueuil agglomeration (SSIAL) carried out a simultaneous evacuation exercise in several schools, a first in Province of Quebec.","content":"
(Translation by Google) October 7, 2019 - The Fire Department of the Longueuil agglomeration (SSIAL) carried out a simultaneous evacuation exercise in several schools, a first in Quebec.
Created jointly with the Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin (CSMV) , 18 schools and nearly 11,000 students participated in this event, which was kicked off at the Montérégie Hotel School by Monique Bastien . President of the Longueuil Urban Public Safety Commission and Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the City of Longueuil, and Carole Lavallée, President of the CSMV, and Daniel Lemonde , Deputy Director of SSIAL.
This coordinated evacuation exercise was conducted under the supervision of 18 fire and fire prevention technicians from 9 SSIAL barracks as part of the awareness activities promoted during Fire Prevention Week. taking place from 6 to 12 October.
On the theme \"The first person in charge is you! \"Week Fire Prevention is a provincial initiative to raise public awareness of safe behavior in everyday life in order to prevent fires. The SSIAL also took advantage of the evacuation exercise to transmit two important safety tips, namely to prevent cooking fires by advocating the use of an electric fryer and the importance of having a fire safety plan. at home.
For more information on prevention tips, visit longueuil.quebec/incendie or the website of the Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec at securitepublique.gouv.qc.ca .
Photo: Daniel Lemonde, Deputy Director of the Longueuil City Fire Department, Monique Bastien, Chair of the Longueuil City Public Safety Commission and Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the City of Longueuil, and Nicole Lavallée, President of the Commission scolaire Marie-Victorin.
(Source: www.longueuil.quebec)
"},{"title":"Flood: cars drifting in #Beauceville","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/flood-cars-drifting-in-beauceville","published_at":"2019-04-16T15:33:48+00:00","summary":"Motor vehicles drifted in Beauceville in the face of the sudden flood of the Chaudière River.","content":"A sudden flood of the boiler river surprised people in their homes and businesses in the city. An ice jam that formed on the Chaudière River near Beauceville was unblocked Tuesday, causing a rapid rise in water levels on Boulevard Renault. Several centimeters of water began to seep into certain properties and businesses. (Video: Facebook Alain Loignon)
"},{"title":"Flood and major damage in Beauceville","author":"Guy Bolduc","link":"https://www.ppnsource.com/en/stories/flood-and-major-damage-in-beauceville","published_at":"2019-04-16T14:01:19+00:00","summary":"An ice jam that formed on the Chaudière River near Beauceville broke down on Tuesday causing a rapid rise in water levels.","content":"An ice jam that formed on the Chaudière River near Beauceville collapsed on Tuesday, causing a rapid rise in water levels, which immediately led to a rapid rise in the level of the river. Several inches of water began to seep into certain properties and businesses. (Image: Étienne Poulin)
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