The REV St-Denis bike path grows in popularity with a record 1.5 million trips this year.
Updates from December, 2023 Toggle Comment Threads | Keyboard Shortcuts
-
Kate
-
Kate
An 11-year-old who was hit in the neck by a puck during a practice Tuesday in St‑Eustache has died.
That’s quite some slapshot for that level of hockey.
Nicholas
Tragic. They say he was wearing all proper equipment (though the “neck” (technically throat) protector mostly only protects the front of the neck, and it’s unclear which part of the neck was hit), so that must have been a very hard shot. You would be surprised how often people choose not to wear one, even during games, even though it’s required for all players in Quebec, even during practice, after two deaths in the 1980s and many neck lacerations, and is required in Ontario too, but is apparently not nationally (only required during games, and only for minors and women). (Though after the death of that player in the UK this fall, more provinces are adopting the requirement for all on-ice time, and I bet it will be national soon enough.) I’m honestly surprised this doesn’t happen more often.
dwgs
The neck protector is designed to prevent cuts, they are made of a pliable fabric and won’t offer any protection from impact. Every minor player is required to wear one and the refs are good about enforcing that rule. This poor kid probably got hit the way Trent McCleary did although there are very very few 11 year olds who can shoot a puck hard enough to crush a windpipe. https://www.cbc.ca/playersvoice/entry/trent-mccleary-the-shot-that-almost-killed-me
-
Kate
A book on crystal healing – written by a retired social worker well known at the hospital – has been withdrawn from a display in the Children’s Hospital’s oncology department.
A truncated piece from the Journal says there will be an investigation by the social workers’ order.
MarcG
Meanwhile, this pediatric neurologist in Sherbrooke is disobeying her hospital’s infection policy by refusing to wear a mask when treating her patients and bragging about it in the paper. As far as I know there have been no repercussions for her. Feel free to make a complaint to the CMQ: info@cmq.org, Dr Émilie Riou.
Joey
“Alors si on permet aux gens de s’assembler par milliers dans le Centre Bell, pourquoi ne pas permettre aux soignants et aux patients de se rencontrer sans masque dans les hôpitaux ? Ils en ont bien besoin.”
Hard to imagine how someone so obviously smart (she’s a neurologist) could be so dumb. Ah well.
Nicholas
There’s a stereotype that neurologists always (arrogantly) think they’re the smartest person in the room. I’ve never met any so I can’t say it’s true, and it’s certainly just a stereotype and I’m sure many are wonderfully humble, but it does seem to be at least somewhat widely held among doctors.
Kate
I know a neurologist, and he does.
carswell
One of my brothers-in-law is a neurologist and I can confirm.
Blork
FWIW, I know three neurologists and they’re all good people and smart AF. And in one case she actually is the smartest person in the room.
Ian
I hear if you do crystal healing properly you don’t even need neurologists /s
-
Kate
Weekend notes from CityCrunch, Sarah’s Weekend List, CultMTL, more to come.
Driving horrors of the weekend.
Quotes of the week from CultMTL.
-
Kate
Ali Ngarukiye was found guilty on Wednesday of all the charges stemming from his attack on police officer Sanjay Vig two years ago.
Ngarukiye is also facing charges in the death of his cellmate in June 2021.
Reply