C’est bien Québécois
“Ville, gouvernement, voisin, etc…..Faites le pour moi….Je n’assume aucune responsabilité….. ‘’
Mes chers MM. Claude Dubois et J. Petrin : moi et plusieur autres Aylmerois habitons les quartiers voisins du vôtre (notamment les rues Garden, Foley, Cochrane et Lakeview); habitons le secteur depuis plusieurs années (40 ans dans mon cas) et avons été témoin de seulement (si ma mémoire est bonne) deux accidents fatals sur ces coins. Nous ne réclamons pas d’autres lumières et n’en avons pas besoin. Les gens sur nos rues prennent leurs responsabilité au sérieux, font leur ‘’Stop’’ et font preuve d’un peu de patience aux deux coins de ces chemins. Contrairement à ce que je vois, beaucoup de nouveaux résidents de votre projet s’empressent à sortir et plusieurs ne font que des ‘’Stop’’ américain. Svp, faites donc une campagne chez vous et sensibilisez les gens de votre projet, ou encore appeler les ‘’experts’’ de la circulation de ‘’Gatineau la belle’’ et demandez leurs de synchroniser les feux sur le chemin d’Aylmer (s’ ils savent comment le faire), mais de grâce ne nous emmerdez pas encore avec un
autre feu de circulation sur l’artère principale qu’est le chemin d’Aylmer.
George Levasseur
Aylmer
Inquiet pour l’avenir du système de santé public
La mise sur pied par le gouvernement du Québec d’un groupe de travail présidé par Claude Castonguay risque d’ouvrir la porte à des soins de santé privés, à deux vitesses.
Sans consultation publique ou processus transparent, les conclusions de ce groupe de travail sont pré-ordonnées. Les positions de M. Castonguay en faveur des tickets modérateurs, de la sous-traitance au privé et de la remise en question des principes de la Loi canadienne sur la santé sont inquiétantes pour le public.
Comme la Coalition solidarité santé du Québec, nous espérons qu’il y aura un vrai débat public et que le principe fondamental d’accès gratuit à un système universel de santé sera respecté.
La privatisation n’est pas la bonne direction. À moyen et long terme, cela va détourner des ressources du secteur pu blic vers le secteur privé. En Outaouais, après des années de députés libéraux, le système de santé est dans un état lamentable. Il faut changer de direction, mais la privatisation n’est pas la solution.
Le NPD est en faveur d’un fédéra lisme coopératif, asymétrique et flexible. Le principe que le financement public serve le système public demeure fondamental, cependant.
Les conservateurs, idéologiquement, sont ouverts à un système de santé privé. Les libéraux ont été laxistes et des brè ches importantes ont été ouvertes sous leur règne. Le Bloc perçoit la Loi canadienne sur la santé comme une simple intrusion, plutôt que de la voir comme un outil pour protéger notre système public, comme un outil de solidarité et de bien commun. Le NPD est le seul parti qui appuie la revendication de la Coalition solidarité santé du Québec, qui demande que les dispositions de la Loi canadienne sur la santé soient appliquées.
Plutôt que d’aller vers la privatisation, il faut avoir une stratégie face aux coûts des médicaments, qui représentent une proportion de plus en plus grande des coûts. Le gouvernement fédéral a un rôle à jouer pour appuyer les systèmes publics des provinces,
Pierre Ducasse,
Candidat du NPD dans le comté de Hull-Aylmer
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Another accident at Vanier/Cook
Two cars collided at the corner of Vanier and Cook roads, August 8. One witness said that the car heading west on Cook appeared not “to stop all the way” at the stop sign, so the gray car headed north on Vanier hit it in the side. No one was seriously injured. However, the driver told The Bulletin she had stopped at the stop sign but because of the over-growth, she drove slowly forward to see if the road was clear, and was hit at that point.
No stop on Vanier
“We have accidents every month now” says neighbour Louise Beaulne. “Before we hardly had much traffic, but with the developments like Le Plateau, there are many, many more cars on the road,” she adds. “Right now, it’s only 3:30 in the afternoon and there’s car after car going by.” Ms Beaulne says that drivers often make mistakes. “People can’t see anything because of the trees. And a lot of times, drivers on Cook think there’s a stop on Vanier. I’ve seen them stop, then start and drive right in front of a car on Vanier.”
Last year, a woman died after being hit by a dump truck at the same corner. “People are getting hurt regularly,” adds Ms. Beaulne. “How much could it cost to put stop signs on Vanier? Two stop signs wouldn’t cost a lot and it would slow traffic. We’re going to have more deaths and it’s got to stop.”
Traffic circles, not lights!
City Planners Please Read: As I read the Aylmer Bulletin, I read requests for more traffic lights again and again. If this keeps up Aylmer will have more lights than Las Vegas and we might as well all get out and walk!
Has any of our planners ever heard of traffic circles? They are used all over the world and with great success. They keep the flow of traffic going and are a natural speed reduction system.
Depending on how many intersections are replaced with these, travel time is greatly reduced without increasing speed. And as a added bonus it allows for a small green space in the center of each circle. As one who has used these in many parts of the world I can tell you it increases the efficienty of our roads, saves energy and brings back the joy to driving.
Come on, planners, do a little research!
Randall Forwell
Aylmer
Thanks, but no traffic lights here
To Claude Dubois and J. Petrin: Many other Aylmerites, including myself, have been living around your neighbourhood (notably Garden Road, Foley, Cochrane and Lakeview Drive) some for as long as 40 years (which is my case) and unless my memory escapes me, there were only two fatal accidents on those corners during that time. We have not been asking for lights, nor do we need any at this stage. The residents on our streets take their responsibility seriously and make their stop at those corners and show a bit of patience at both corners of those streets.
Contrary to what I have noticed when coming along Aylmer Road, many folks in your project do not show patience and often make an American stop (sliding through). Rather than asking for yet another traffic light, why don’t you two start a campaign in your project to sensitize your neighbours, or call the so-called experts at “Gatineau la Belle” and ask them to better synchronize the lights on Aylmer Road (if they know how), but don’t burden us with yet another set of traffic lights on a main street which is Aylmer Road.
George Levasseur
Aylmer
Bus cuts harm seniors
It has been brought to my attention by a senior resident of Garden Road that there is no more #43 bus serving Garden Road. This senior was thinking to sell her property because of a lack of transportation service. She is not able to drive anymore, and in the winter it is very hard for her to walk a slippery road covered in ice and snow. That is not all. Residents from Fraser Road complained about walking in the dark after work because #42 bus has been taken out of service, too.
Some people could argue that some service has improved, such as evening and weekend service, but it all depends where you live. On the other hand, explaining the logistics to passengers of the new service procedures at Park Rivermead was chaotic. Understanding the new routes was painful for both drivers and passengers who were unfamiliar with the new routes. Could it be that city planners did not take in consideration the training STO drivers require in order to explain or provide information to passengers? I have no idea!
The issue of transportation for seniors is an issue that Canada will have to face in the coming years since the population is aging faster than previously expected. What I suggest to the city is to look for more funding for public transportation as a whole and for seniors at the federal level. We are all getting there!
I wonder what will happend to that lady on Garden Road this coming winter? Could bus 43 go back to service there? Do the STO planners care?
Susan Miller
Aylmer
Horoscope?
I have lived in Aylmer for 15 years, but I’m sorry to say I don’t know French even though I do know four other languages.
I totally, sincerely love to read The Bulletin. I look forward to getting it in my mail box every week.
I would like to see a horoscope in this lovely paper.
Martha Altmann
Aylmer
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