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  Laval
Laval is without a doubt one of the smallest tourist regions of Quebec.
Laval is now mainly renowned for its scientific side with the Cosmodôme Space Science Centre, but also for its cultural, young and family side.
It's not because the region of Laval is centered on families that it forgets parents and adults.
www.laval-travelguide.com   (376 words)

  
 Laval (region)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Laval (pronounced [læˈvæl]) is a city, a regional county municipality and a region in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Greater Montreal Area.
Laval is bounded on the south and east by Montreal, on the north by MRC des Moulins and on the west by MRC de Thérèse-De Blainville and MRC de Deux-Montagnes.
Politically, Laval is a battleground area between the Quebec nationalist parties (The Bloc Québécois federally and the Parti Québécois provincially) and the federalist parties (The Liberal Party of Canada and the Parti libéral du Québec).
shopping.abcworld.net /Laval_(region).html   (756 words)

  
 Immigration-Québec - The Laval region at a glance
Laval has the particular feature of being both a region and a city.
At the intersections of several major roads and railway lines, this region is easily accessible and serves as the hub between Montréal and regions to the north.
Through various organizations and associations, the Laval region offers a range of services to help new immigrants integrate and find employment.
www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca /en/settle/laval.html   (364 words)

  
 Laval News Online
Hot on the heels of a new Standard and Poor's credit assessment setting the City of Laval's long-term borrowing prospects a notch higher, Mayor Gilles Vaillancourt tabled his annual report on the state of Laval's finances last week, reinforcing his administration's assertion that they're doing an exceptionally good job of managing the city's finances.
Announcing the $28.7 million annual funding increase at a press conference held at CSSS Laval headquarters last week, Michelle Courchesne, the Minister of Education, Leisure and Sports in the Charest cabinet, also confirmed a $2.3 million subsidy from the government for the purchase of high-tech medical equipment to be used in Laval.
They portray war’s brutality, brutalized victims, and also survivors who carry home guilt and remorse for what they have done, or shock and horror for what they have witnessed, and revenge for what was done to them, to their families, sweethearts, and to their nations.
www.lavalnews.ca   (1105 words)

  
 Québec’s tourist regions: Activities, attractions, accommodations
Québec has 22 tourist regions, each of which presents a unique facet of the province from a geographical, historical and cultural perspective.
New settlements or ancient fiefs, seaports or forest estates, these regions welcome you with open arms and unflagging heartiness and enthusiasm!
A region that is both young and dynamic
www.bonjourquebec.com /ca-en/regions0.html   (137 words)

  
 Condos for sale - Directory of condos for sale sorted by cities/regions/provinces
Condos for sale Blainville, North shore of Laval, Quebec
Condos for sale Boisbriand, North shore of Laval, Quebec
Condos for sale Terrebonne, North shore of Laval, Quebec
www.condos-for-sale.ca /cartedusite.html   (314 words)

  
 - Release of Spring 2006 Market Study - Laval Region
MONTRÉAL, April 25, 2006 - In its new Real Estate Market Study published today, GVA Devencore announced that Laval and the North Shore of the Island of Montreal continue to attract a good deal of interest from both corporate and industrial tenants.
Industrial expansion also continues at an accelerated pace in Laval, and GVA Devencore currently estimates that the vacancy rate in existing properties is hovering around the 1% mark.
According to the developer of two of the city’s privately owned industrial parks, the number of industries locating in Laval has begun to exert upward pressure on land prices.
www.gvadevencore.com /Home_English/x617.xml   (561 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Laval   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Alfa Laval Group becomes exclusive distributor of Vandenbroek sludge driers; Engineering company strengthens its position in the growing international sludge disposal market.
Pierre Laval: the man in the white tie: Richard Wilkinson exposes prejudice and myth in assessing the career of a key figure in modern French history.(Profiles in Power)
Moody's upgrades Alfa Laval's senior implied rating to Ba1; Senior notes at Ba2; assigns Ba1 to new senior facilities; Outlook stable; Approximately EUR 795.0 million of debt securities affected.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Laval&StartAt=31   (870 words)

  
 Canada Economic Development
The population was close to 365,000 inhabitants in 2004, that is, 5% of the population of Quebec.
Laval is now recognized as a centre of excellence in biotechnology, owing to the presence of major assets, including the Cité de la biotechnologie et de la santé humaine du Montréal métropolitain, the Quebec Biotechnology Innovation Centre (QBIC), the INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier and the Centre national en biologie expérimentale (CNBE).
The region ranks third in Quebec in terms of its potential for demographic growth, estimated at 18% by 2026 (in comparison with 9.3% for Quebec as a whole).
www.dec-ced.gc.ca /asp/ProgrammesServices/situation_economique_7.asp?LANG=EN   (712 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Mayenne   (Site not responding. Last check: )
, region and former province, W France, coextensive roughly with Maine-et-Loire and parts of Indre-et-Loire, Mayenne, and Sarthe depts.
Laval was a center of the Chouans in the French...
The First Duke of Guise The family was founded as a cadet branch of the ruling house of Lorraine by Claude de Lorraine, 1st duc de Guise, 1496-1550, who received the French fiefs of his father, René II, duke of Lorraine and Bar.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Mayenne   (666 words)

  
 Centrifuge Separation, Fluid Handling Equipment & Heat Transfer Technology from Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval Filter has the inlet directly in line and the outlet at a 90° angle; it is therefore suitable for installation on any 90° angle bend in proximity to the equipment to be protected.
The Alfa Laval W-Sil is a self cleaning strainer that consists of a stainless steel housing, a perforated basket (different size of mesh are available between 50µm and 3mm) and a shaft with stainless steel brushes.
Alfa Laval’s Plate and Frame modules are available in three different channel heights for different viscosities enabling choice of the most cost effective solution in terms of energy consumption and versatility.
www.idswater.com /water/Europe/alfa_laval/centrifuge_fluid_separation/20_0/g_supplier.html   (3874 words)

  
 New private English school for Laval-North Shore
Josée Pepin says she is on a mission, and if her plans materialize, the educational landscape of Laval island and the north shore will soon change, as a new private English high school joins the eleven (five in Laval) public high schools already serving the needs of the English-speaking population of the region.
Pepin replied that land on Laval island, in Fabreville, was in the process of being secured, and that building was expected to start in the spring of 2007 with completion anticipated for the opening of classes in September of 2007.
Pepin, whose professional background and experience includes business management, special-care counseling, and owning and operating a number of successful private pre-schools in the Laval North Shore region, said she realizes that an undertaking of this magnitude is not easy to accomplish.
courrierlaval.com /article-42266-New-private-English-school-for-LavalNorth-Shore.html   (1164 words)

  
 Attractions dans la région de Laval - links to attractions.
Laval is an unbelievable destination that never ceases to delight travellers who include it in their touring choices.
Laval is a lively city both economically and as a tourist destination.
Laval also boasts some of the best restaurants in the metropolitan Montréal area, thanks to places like Derrière les fagots, winner of the gold medal in the 2003 Grands Prix du tourisme québécois.
canada.travelall.com /qb/att/laval.htm   (249 words)

  
 Profiles of the Administrative Region - Laval 13
Mean age, median age, and modal age group of population, by sex, Laval and all of Québec, 1996 and 2001-2006
HRSTO population, Laval and all of Québec, 1996 and 2001
Characteristics of the population aged 25-64 and of HRST with a university degree (HRSTE-u), Laval and all of Québec, 1996 and 2001
www.stat.gouv.qc.ca /regions/profils/profil13/13ra_index_an.htm   (1741 words)

  
 Inauguration of Laval school in Montreal - Cultural Academy of Laval - Academie Culturelle de Laval
Ms Jocelyne Guertin, member of the executive committee and municipal counsel of Souvenir-Labelle who was also representing the mayor of Laval on this occasion mentioned that the idea of founding this learning institution shows as regardless the cultures, the education of our children remains what distinguishes a society that builds on fundamental values.
She adds that it is important that the representatives of this community clearly assert their moderation values and tolerance as they did today and that she will remain confident that the citizens of Arabic and muslin origin will know how to convince their fellow-citizens.
At the end, she considers that the inauguration of this school in the city of Laval is a major event, since this school will contribute to define positive contribution of the community and will prove it roots in the society.
www.aicp.org /About/TIES_Montreal_Quebec_Canada.htm   (653 words)

  
 Québec 2001 Population Census - Montréal et Laval (06 et 13)
Immigrant population by period of arrival, Montréal et Laval administrative region, 2001
Population by language spoken in the workplace, Montréal et Laval administrative region, 2001
Population and land occupation, Montréal and Laval administrative regions, 2001
www.stat.gouv.qc.ca /regions/recens2001_06/06_index_an.htm   (1144 words)

  
 Laval (Quebec)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Laval’s emblem clearly illustrates the modernism of a fast-growing city.
As for the letters of Laval’s signature, they are joined together to evoke the merger of the 14 municipalities of île Jésus.
Laval University's banner of arms and is useful as a comparison point of how the Laval family arms were adapted for the university vs. the city.
www.fotw.net /flags/ca-lav.html   (250 words)

  
 Forum Canada: Province de Québec - Chambre à Québec (Université Laval)
Pour faire un peu d'histoire, l'Université Laval porte le nom de son fondateur, soit Monseigneur de Laval, et cette première université francophone au Canada a vu le jour dans la ville de Québec, soit à environ 250 km de Montréal.
Je frequenterai l'Universite Laval pour la session d'automne a venir en relations internationales et langues modernes et je n'ai pas encore trouve de logement.
Et si jamais vous déplacer votre stage de la ville de Laval vers la ville de Québec, vu les dates de votre stage, il y a des chances que j'aie une, peut-être deux chambres qui se libéreraient pour ces dates.
www.reseauetudiant.com /forum/read/f78/i1310t1310/chambre-quebec-universite-laval.htm   (2389 words)

  
 The federal government announces funding for ambulatory care services in Laval
Health Canada's contribution to the Laval project will extend the information network to local general practitioners and specialists who will be able to exchange clinical information with the region's health institutions.
This project will benefit the community of Laval by facilitating the continuity of care between institutions and improving the physician's ability to provide individualized care to patients," said Raymonde Folco.
Funding for this project was provided for in previous budgets and is therefore built into the existing financial framework.
www.hc-sc.gc.ca /ahc-asc/media/nr-cp/2001/2001_124_e.html   (444 words)

  
 Santé et Services sociaux
Agence de santé et de services sociaux de Laval
L'Agence de santé et de services sociaux de Laval a pour mission d'offrir, sur son territoire, une organisation de services intégrés visant à rapprocher les services de la population et à faciliter le cheminement de toute personne dans le réseau.
Des services de santé accessibles, rapides et continus, c'est la réalité à Laval grâce à l'échange d'information clinique entre les sept établissements du territoire, et entre l'hôpital, 10 cliniques médicales et les services diagnostiques privés de la région.
www.laval.gouv.qc.ca /information_thematique/sante/index_fr.htm   (998 words)

  
 globeandmail.com : globeinvestor.com : Official Opening of Scotiabank Branch in Laval East
Laval East is Scotiabank's third new branch in
Clients can also find out about a broad range of borrowing solutions, including mortgages, credit lines, personal and business loans, as well as VISA credit card products.
Clients of the Laval East branch will also be able to access information, sales and service resources for various investment products, including mutual funds, term deposits, GICs, RSPs and RESPs.
www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/story/CNW.20061205.C3630/GIStory   (512 words)

  
 Transportation and Travel in the Montreal & Laval Region
The main bus terminus is in the eastern section of the downtown core at: 505 Maisonneuve Blvd. East at Berri.
There are transit passes which you might want to consider depending on your schedule, your needs and most importantly the length of your stay.
Laval has it's own transit authority which can be contacted at 450-688-6520.
www.out-there.com /trm12trv.htm   (1005 words)

  
 Lands for sale - Directory of lands for sale sorted by cities/regions/provinces
Lands for sale Blainville, North shore of Laval, Quebec
Lands for sale L Orignal, Ottawa Region, Ontario
Lands for sale Terrebonne, North shore of Laval, Quebec
www.lands-for-sale.ca /cartedusite.html   (161 words)

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