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Move follows free bus fares for seniors in Laval<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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\nBy Robert Frank<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

City council convened a special meeting, May 1, to turn its water tax exemption for seniors into a straight subsidy. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe new bylaw provides for a transfer that used to be a water tax refund for senior citizens,\u201d executive committee vice-chairman David de Cotis told The Suburban.<\/i> \u201cNow it\u2019s just a [direct] grant to senior citizens. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf more than one resident of a household are over 65-years-old, then only one can claim it,\u201d he said in an interview. <\/p>\n

The senior subsidies will be two-tiered, he added. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a grant of $100, but if they are low-income, the amount will be $200,\u201d de Cotis added. <\/p>\n

\u201cSeniors who receive the federal guaranteed income supplement will be eligible for the $200 amount,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n

Laval has long provided a wide range of services to its growing senior population.<\/p>\n

One year ago, the city transit authority Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de transport de Laval<\/i> eliminated bus fares for seniors who reside in Laval, permitting them\u2014and those who must accompany them\u2014to ride for free. <\/p>\n

While free bus fare was a fulfillment of Mayor Marc Demers\u2019 election province, the popular water tax subsidy had long pedigree, dating from the era of his predecessor as mayor, Gilles Vaillanourt. <\/p>\n

De Cotis explained that the city decided to implement the direct subsidy to seniors after the mayor\u2019s Mouvement lavallois<\/i> party came to power in the 2013 municipal election. He said that a review of the city\u2019s tax structure revealed that it would be more appropriate fiscal procedure to follow than the water tax exemption that it replaced. <\/p>\n

Laval offers a wide range of excellent services to its senior population. Almost none of the municipal activities are available in English, however. <\/p>\n

Last year, Mayor Demers\u2019 spokesman Fran\u00e7ois Brochu acknowledged that \u201ca lot remains to be done\u201d and invited members of Laval\u2019s English community to engage in public consultations to help improve the situation.<\/p>\n

Laval\u2019s English population is aging more rapidly that its French-speaking counterpart and seniors\u2019 problems here are compounded by the departure of their adult children who had to decamp to find work outside Quebec.<\/p>\n

Private organizations like the Laval Alzheimer Society and Hellenic Social Services of Quebec have made heroic efforts to fill the breach. They rely heavily on private contributions, though, hence have nowhere near the resources of government.
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