#ICYMI: Vaccination concerns at MUHC, power outages, more news
Wednesday’s city news reports at a glance.
The McGill University Health Centre has sent home at least 15 employees who were exposed to a fellow worker who had contracted the measles, raising questions as to whether they received their vaccinations in conformity with the provincial law, the Montreal Gazette has learned.
More here: MUHC sends at least 15 workers home amid vaccination concerns
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Tens of thousands of Quebecers found themselves on Wednesday morning with heat, light and electric power after spending more than a day without any of it as Hydro-Québec repair crews continued to repair the damage done to its power grid Monday by freezing rain and high winds.
More here: Hydro crews make progress in Laval, Lanaudière and Laurentians
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As the snow melts, Sophie Sabourin’s anxiety level rises. At this time of year, the Pierrefonds resident keeps a watchful eye on the Rivière des Prairies, which flows past her backyard, and consults measurements of the water levels posted online.
More here: In Pierrefonds, the f-word keeps residents on high alert
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The priority for Parc Jean-Drapeau should be more on being a green space with a unique island setting and less on hosting major events, according to a report by Montreal’s consultation bureau released Wednesday.
More news: Nature, not events, should be priority at Parc Jean-Drapeau: report
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Omics International is still marketing junky science conferences in Montreal and Toronto this month despite a U.S. judge’s order to stop “deceptive” promoting of its conferences and academic journals.
More here: Predatory” company uses Canadian universities to sell shoddy conferences
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Canada’s telecom regulator has directed Quebecor to continue providing its TVA Sports signal to Bell TV subscribers.
More here: CRTC directs Quebecor to maintain TVA Sports signal for Bell subscribers
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The repaving and landscaping of Ste-Catherine St. W. between Robert-Bourassa Blvd. and Bleury St. will start in August, the city announced Wednesday.
More here: Repaving of Ste-Catherine St. to start this summer
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Kent Park will be renamed Martin Luther King Park after the American civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968, according to a resolution the city’s executive committee is expected to approve Wednesday.
More here: Montreal renaming Côte-des-Neiges park to honour Martin Luther King Jr.
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Five days after Hampstead Mayor William Steinberg compared Quebec’s religious symbols ban to “ethnic cleansing,” the town is still reeling from the political fallout.
More here: In Hampstead, mixed reactions to mayor’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ remarks
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With horse-drawn carriages about to become a thing of the past, the city of Montreal is offering calèche owners $1,000 per horse.
More here: Montreal offers $1,000 per horse to calèche drivers
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The rising number of children being taken to hospital for suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts is being described as a crisis, but Canadian data is too incomplete to measure the scope of the problem, a Montreal researcher who has studied the issue says.
More here: Montreal research finds steep increase in suicide attempts by children
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Quebec may make changes to help the taxi industry but it’s offering far less than the $1.3 billion that drivers are demanding in compensation for the government’s deregulation plan.
More here: Minister hints at more help for taxi industry amid protest