Read on Contrepoints media: The story takes place in Saguenay, more precisely in
La Baie, near Chicoutimi. In the midst of the crisis in the accessibility ofdaycare centers, criticized everywhere, a group of young women are living underthe threat of an expropriation carried out by the city. The municipality'sobjective is simple: to build a parking lot to be able to watch the boats go by.---- The basic project for these three friends was to start a family daycare.They named it La Petite Boréalie . In La Baie alone, there is a shortage of 87daycare spaces. One of the objectives of La Petite Boréalie was to help reducethis number. In the current context, there were quickly more requests than theythemselves could offer for places. As we know, all of Quebec is hit by theshortage of child care spaces. In fact, there are 2,150 fewer childcare centersin 2021 than in 2018. This is 7,000 fewer places than at the time, while morethan 50,000 children are on the waiting lists.But against all common sense, the municipality preferred to prioritize parkingfor children.To give some background: in La Baie, the closure of the paper factory in theearly 2000s is a blow to the region. The sector is gradually redeveloping aroundthe tourism industry. Among other by what it is possible to see the boats pass ston the Saguenay River. The first wave of expropriation to build touristattractions there therefore dates back more than 10 years. At that time, theowner of the building where the daycare is located refused to be expropriated.The place is therefore already surrounded by parking lots , but the municipalityhopes to be able to build a few more by destroying the building.These three teachers were seen despite the blame for the situation, ignored s bythe authorities in place. Until their interview with TVA or by chance they wereable to speak and explain their situation. It was only from this moment that afew advisers deigned to come and talk to them and offer them help to relocatethem. On the other hand, they did not have any more news until the moment whenthey decided to launch their petition to contest this situation. At this time, inrevenge, the municipality began to send inspectors. The good old tactic ofrepression to silence dissenting voices.Moreover, not being owners of the building, they cannot legally contest their ownexpropriation. Obviously for these young women, the city's decision is ridiculousand they point to the lack of judgment: when everyone is talking about both theecological crisis and a shortage of childcare spaces, we decide to destroy adaycare to build a parking lot.Various actions have taken place to date around this situation. Banner deploymentand public display are just a few examples . The three daycare educators, fortheir part, call for signing the petition asking Saguenay City Council to ensurethat La Petite Boréalie can remain open and continue to welcome children:We ask the City Council to suspend the project at least until La Petite Boréalieis relocated at a reasonable distance from the present site in order to allow itscustomers to continue to frequent it. In the current context of the housingcrisis, we also ask the Council to make a concrete commitment to help La PetiteBoréalie to relocate to a place that offers conditions equivalent to currentconditions: an outdoor courtyard and two floors, which ensure that the childrenhave a space dedicated to them.The City Council of Saguenay for its part, remained silent so far about it. Thefuture of La Petite Boréalie therefore remains uncertain.To sign their petition, click herePosted 17 hours ago by Collectif Emma Goldmanhttps://ucl-saguenay.blogspot.com/2021/11/la-baie-une-garderie-communautaire.html_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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