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Extreme Heat
Many places in Canada have a high number of extreme heat events, often called "heat waves." Extreme heat can put your health at risk, causing illnesses like heat stroke and even death. It is important to take steps to protect yourself and your family.
See these brochures on heat for specific at-risk groups:
- Seniors: It's way too hot! Protect yourself from extreme heat
- Parents: Keep children cool! Protect your child from extreme heat
- Athletes: You're active in the heat. You're at risk! Protect yourself from extreme heat
Consult Government of Canada website for tips and advice.
Blood drives
Don't miss the next blood drives!
When you take part in the blood drive, you help Héma-Québec meet the needs of hospital patients and save lives!
2025 Blood drive dates:
- Thursday, January 9
- Thursday, January 16
- Monday, March 10
- Thursday, March 20
- Tuesday, May 6
- Thursday, May 15
- Thursday, July 3
- Thursday, July 10
- Thursday, September 4
- Thursday, September 11
- Thursday, November 13
Make the difference!
Visit Héma-Québec’s website for all details!
Note that donors must agree to have their temperature taken.
CSSS de Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Your health, our pride! Visit the website CSSS de Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Avian influenza H5N1
Highly pathogenic in wild and domestic birds
The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in Quebec and Canada in wild and farmed birds. Although the risk of transmission from birds to humans is low, it poses a significant threat to the health of farmed poultry. The Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) is asking for your vigilance and cooperation in order to optimize the surveillance and prevention measures for this flu. As a citizen:
- Report dead or moribund wild birds to the ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) at 1-877-346-6763
- Do not handle the bird until instructed.
Urban hens, small livestock and commercial farms
As an owner, you must rigorously enforce prevention and biosecurity measures in accordance with the requirements of the Règlement sur les conditions de salubrité des lieux de garde d’oiseaux captifs:
- Domestic birds must be kept in a fenced building or space to prevent free roaming;
- Bird feeders and water troughs must be protected, so that no migrating bird can access or stain them;
- Surface water should not be used to water birds or to clean equipment and buildings;
- It is forbidden to keep domestic birds and migrating birds at the same street address.
The MAPAQ recommand the followings:
- Avoid direct or indirect contact between farmed and wild birds by confining birds in a closed building where possible, or in a roofed enclosure (e.g., net);
- Avoid attracting wild birds with the presence of food, water area or accumulation of water on the ground near the penned:
- Clean and disinfect any vehicle or equipment before each entry or exit of the premises;
- Restrict access to the farm to authorized persons only and ensure that those persons comply with existing biosecurity measures (keep a visitor log if possible);
- Avoid contact between backyard and commercial farms (e.g., staff sharing).
In case of unusual mortalities or signs of the disease, consult a veterinarian. If you are unable to find a veterinarian, call 450-768-6763 to contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) Sick Bird Reporting Line or 1 844 ANIMALS to contact the MAPAQ Reporting Central.
Buying and selling chicks
The MAPAQ recommends to buy chicks from a commercial hatchery under CFIA health supervision; birds from these hatcheries are free of several diseases of importance to the poultry sector and have a known health status. It is also necessary to avoid buying or exchanging birds between small farms.
Vaudreuil-Soulanges Hospital Project
Are you a neighbour of the future hospital?
Are you a neighbour of the future hospital? Contact the project team to receive information on the work that concerns you (special newsletter, invitation to information meetings and exchanges with local neighbours).
- Send your email to project.hvs.cisssmo16@ssss.gouv.qc.ca with Voisin du futur hôpital in the subject line
- Visit their website
- Follow their Facebook page
- And LinkedIn.
Lyme disease
Tick-transmitted diseases (Lyme disease and anaplasmosis) are present everywhere in the Montérégie! In 2024, nearly 220 infected people were reported to the Direction de santé publique (DSPu) de la Montérégie. The presence of ticks capable of transmitting these diseases has been documented throughout Montérégie, as well as in certain other regions of Québec.
The City recommends that residents follow public health guidelines:
https://www.santemonteregie.qc.ca/en/health-advice/lyme-disease.
Community resources
Provincial COVID-19 phoneline
You are concerned about COVID 19? You have symptoms such as cough or fever? Contact the toll-free number:
Telephone: 1-877-644-4545
211
211 is a public and parapublic community information and reference service.
Telephone: Dial 211
211 Grand Montréal
Caregiver support - Helpline for caregivers
Professional telephone listening service, as well as support and referral services adapted to the needs of those who take care of seniors. This line aims to accompany and support them in their efforts, from the start and throughout their journey, in addition to providing them with additional resources in their community.
Telephone: 1-855-852-7784
Le service Info-Aidant
Children in abusive situations
You fear for the safety of a child? 450-679-0140 or 1-800-361-5310 (toll-free)
Community pantry and emergency food supplies (Source d’Entraide)
FREE non-perishable goods are available in a cabinet outside the Source d’Entraide. Take some, drop some to help. You are a Saint-Lazare resident in need? Make an appointment:
1- By phone: 450-455-8000 #104
2- By email: aalavigne@sourcedentraide.org ou mgauthier@sourcedentraide.org
Our hearts go out to you. Learn more
Elder Abuse Help Line
The Elder Abuse Help Line is a provincial telephone line to help seniors who are victims of mistreatment.
Telephone: 1-888-489-ABUS (2287)
Ligne Aide Abus Aînés
L'Appui - Caregiver support - helpline
Professional telephone listening service, as well as support and referral services adapted to the needs of those who take care of seniors. This line aims to accompany and support them in their efforts, from the start and throughout their journey, in addition to providing them with additional resources in their community.
Telephone: 1-855-852-7784
Caregiver support
Le Tournant
This resource offers 24/7 services for the population in distress.
Téléphone : 450-371-4090
Learn more
Meals on wheels and other services
The Soulanges Elders Community Centre offers meals-on-wheels and respite care services. You can contact volunteers by email mdasoulanges@gmail.com or phone 450-265-3548. Or follow them on their Facebook Page.
Medical and orthopedic equipment
Adaptaction Montérégie
AdaptAction offers the rental of a large aray of medical and orthopedic equipment at small prices (crutches, walkers, wheelchairs etc.) to improve your everyday life.
http://www.adaptaction-monteregie.ca/
Programme Pair for seniors offered by le centre L'Actuel
Are you an elder? are you isolated? at risk of falling? Losing autonomy or recovering?
Call 450-455-3331, extension 0.
The team will contact you for safety and even medicament renewal follow-ups.
Programme RASSURÉ for seniors
Home care at the CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest provides the RASSURÉ program (Ressource dédiée à l’Accompagnement et au Soutien pour la Sécurité de l’Usager de Retour à domicile après un Épisode de soin), which allows seniors to return home safely after a hospital stay and to avoid ending up back in the hospital.
To ease the transition, a health and social services assistant (HSSA) will visit the senior within 24-48 hours after they return home from the hospital. The HSSA helps the senior adjust to their return home and identify their needs, and makes sure they are safe and comfortable. They also inform local resources of the situation and make the necessary arrangements for services.
Psychosocial support hotline offered to families
Listening | tips | support in both languages
Maison de la famille de Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Dial 450-218-0561 #1
Suicide Prevention hotline
You have dark thoughts? A friend or member of your family has dark thoughts?
Qualified professionals can help you.
Telephone: 1-866-APPELLE (277-3553)
Palliative Care Residence of Vaudreuil-Soulanges
www.mspvs.org
Rabies transmission by bats
Among the viruses transmitted by animals, rabies, although very rare constitutes a major health concern.
Rabies is a contagious and fatal disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. It can affect all mammals, including humans. However, after a bite or scratch from an animal at risk of rabies, vaccination is effective in preventing the onset infection. The last case of human rabies in Quebec occurred in 2000 and was due to exposure to a bat. In Ontario, a case of human rabies occurred in August 2024, also as a result of exposure to a bat.
In Quebec, wild mammals (eg, raccoon, fox, skunk) are the main source of the rabies virus. The risk of finding a wild or domestic mammal infected with rabies is everywhere in Quebec. More specifically:
- Rabies is now present in bats throughout the Montérégie region and Quebec.
- In March 2024, cases of rabies in terrestrial mammals (mainly raccoons) were identified in the United States near the Canadian border. 27 municipalities in southeastern Montérégie and several municipalities in south-west Estrie are now considered high-risk areas for terrestrial rabies following the discovery of these rabid animals tableaux_risque_secteur_geographique_rage_terrestre_quebec.pdf (inspq.qc.ca). Vaccination of wild raccoons took place this summer, but terrestrial rabies could continue to evolve.
- Fox rabies is present in Nord-du-Québec.
An infected animal can transmit rabies to a human or another mammal through a bite, scratch or saliva.
For more information, consult the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux leaflet on rabies transmission by bats.
Vaccination clinic for the seasonal flu
Seasonal flu vaccination clinic
By appointment for vulnerable persons
The flu can have serious consequences for those suffering from diabetes, weakened immune systems, heart, kidney or lung disease.
You can now make an appointment:
1. On www.clicsante.ca, select “Seasonal Flu Vaccine” and enter your postal code
2. By telephone: 1-877-817-5279
►►►The vaccine is free for vulnerable persons and their family members:
- Pregnant women in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters of their pregnancy;
- Persons who are 6 months old or more who have a chronic disease (including pregnant women, no matter what the stage of their pregnancy);
- Persons aged 75 years and over.
- The close relatives and friends of the persons at risk mentioned, or of children under the age of 6 months, and health workers can also receive the vaccine free of charge.
Recent studies have shown that children between the ages of 6 and 23 months, as well as seniors between 60 and 74 years who are in good health have a risk of hospitalization and death associated with the flu comparable to that of the general population in good health. The flu vaccination is therefore no longer recommended for these individuals. However, for the 2023 vaccination campaign, the persons who wish to be vaccinated can receive the vaccination for free.
Persons not targeted by this free vaccination campaign who wish to be vaccinated should ask for information from pharmacies or medical clinics; some of these organizations offer the vaccine for a fee.
At the time of your appointment, if a person 13 years of age or older accompanies you, that person must present his or her vaccination proof to enter the building.
For full details, visit www.vaccincontrelagrippe.com or Santé Montérégie.
West Nile Virus
The Québec government's intervention plan
Saint-Lazare does not figure amongst regions that will be treated with Btk against West Nile virus-bearing mosquitoes.
See the Quebec government's 2013 intervention plan (in French)
TACKLE MOSQUITOES NOW BY ELIMINATING STAGNANT WATER
West Nile virus infects mosquitoes in greater numbers in August and September, even though there are fewer mosquitoes at this time of year. As a result, the risk of transmission to humans is higher until the end of the summer season. "As there is no vaccine or specific treatment against West Nile virus, prevention must remain the cornerstone of our public health intervention,says Dr. Jocelyne Sauvé, Director of Public Health for the Montérégie region. We therefore invite all Montérégiens to take the necessary preventive measures by eliminating potential mosquito breeding sites, since mosquitoes are the main vector of the disease".
Mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water. A pond near your home is an excellent breeding site. A female can lay between 200 and 300 eggs several times during the summer, and these take around four days to develop into adults ready to fly. All it takes for mosquitoes to develop is a little water, which is why it's important to eliminate all sources of stagnant water:
- Regularly remove water that collects on outdoor items: children's toys, saucers under flower pots, recycling bins, dustbins, protective tarpaulins, etc.
- Eliminate unnecessary items lying around the property, such as old tires, as water collects on them.
- Change the water in the wading pool, bird trough and cattle trough twice a week.
- Cover rain barrels - tanks in which rainwater is collected and stored - with mosquito netting.
- Regularly clean gutters to prevent water from accumulating and ensure proper drainage.
- If the ornamental pond is not equipped with a pump, introduce fish into it, as they eat mosquito larvae.
Mosquito breeding grounds
For further information on WNV, or to report a dead bird, contact Communication-Québec at 1-800-363-1363. You can also visit the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux website by clicking here