The representative of the Saint-Roch – Saint-Sauveur district has had enough and does not go through four ways to express the substance of his thoughts.
It’s not only disappointing, it’s totally intolerable
, he reacted on Saturday after learning of the actions of the many revelers gathered to mark the end of the curfew.
He is all the more outraged at what he saw considering the stabbing attacks that occurred during the same evening. It’s boring but we’ll have to get tough. […] I am completely exhausted.
The municipal councilor of the Saint-Roch – Saint-Sauveur district, Pierre-Luc Lachance (on the left), considers the behavior of revelers in Victoria Park unacceptable and intolerable.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Louise Boisvert
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The mayor arrested
Former advisor to Team Labeaume now under the banner of strong and proud Quebec, Pierre-Luc Lachance directly called on the mayor of Quebec to quickly correct the situation.
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We will have to act and take measures because it is completely out of control.
For a second consecutive summer, the City of Quebec authorizes the consumption of alcoholic beverages in about 40 of its parks, provided you have food with you.
If he was open to these cuts to give space to residents of Quebec during confinement, Mr. Lachance believes that the images of the gatherings at Victoria Park speak for themselves. It is far from being the picnics and the summer air that we wanted to give ourselves. I think we can no longer tolerate
, he apologized.
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Gatherings at Victoria Park began before the end of the curfew. Quebec has been grappling with overflows for nearly three weeks.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Jean-Michel Cloutier
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Visitors from outside
The elected municipal official also shot arrows at the revelers, many of whom he said came from outside the neighborhood and even from Quebec City. We were generous, we were tolerant
, he stressed from the outset.
He found that the park has become the rallying point and appears to have been identified as the place to party in the region. He reports that invitations about Victoria Park have been shared en masse on social media, including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram.
He denounces a lack of awareness
and consideration of visitors to Victoria Park, the largest public expanse in Lower Quebec City. It’s boring. People, we gave them all the arrangements to be able to profit intelligently, and unfortunately we had proof yesterday that people are not responsible
, he said about more excessive partiers.
Hundreds of people evacuated Victoria Park on Friday night after a man in his 20s was stabbed.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Marc-André Turgeon
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“Like a Saint-Jean evening”
Under the sound of screams, screeching tires in downtown and fireworks, Jean Rousseau, leader of Democracy Quebec, had the impression of being on June 23, Friday. It was like a Saint-Jean evening
, he reacted in turn.
Regarding Victoria Park, he agrees with Pierre-Luc Lachance. Victoria Park is getting too popular. There is no more good citizenship and we have lost control
, he reacted in turn on Saturday. It became group parties. The way it started on social networks, is to say to yourself that this is where things are brewing. And when it brews, it brings unwanted elements.
We can order that in Victoria Park, there is no more Victoria consumption. It’s not complicated.
Like Mr. Lachance, Jean Rousseau demands that the executive committee of Quebec City return pre-COVID rules
at Victoria Park, namely a ban on alcohol consumption and closure of the premises at 11 p.m. However, it would retain the reductions for the other identified parks. But it takes respect, civic-mindedness. I will ask that we come back to the strict rules.
Mayor Régis Labeaume’s cabinet had not reacted for the moment.
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