COVID-19 PREVENTION
The City of Beaconsfield is working closely with the Centre de sécurité civile of Montreal and provincial health authorities regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Following the measures announced by the Prime Minister in mid-March, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Beaconsfield is putting in place various preventive measures to slow down the COVID-19 spread.
COVID-19
If you have questions:
- Or you think you have symptoms of COVID-19, such as a cough, a fever, of difficulty breathing: 1 877 644-4545
- Concerning the care available at Montréal West Island IUHSSC facilities during the pandemic: 514-630-2123 (8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 7 days/week)
- For information regarding COVID-19: 8-1-1
Finally,
You must call 1-877-644-4545 to make an appointment at the COVID-19 testing clinic, this is the only mechanism available to access the clinic.
WORD FROM THE MAYOR
Dear residents,
Mobilizing everyone is essential to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In this time of uncertainty, we want you to know that the City of Beaconsfield is monitoring the situation closely and that it is working with its various partners to ensure that it continues to provide essential services to citizens.
Municipal services will be provided, with adaptations made necessary, to preserve the health and safety of residents and City employees. At this point, all events and activities scheduled in the coming weeks are cancelled or postponed. The frequency of cleaning has been increased in our public buildings, including the installation of hand sanitization stations.
The Direction de la santé publique du Québec is in charge of coordinating actions and therefore the City is responsible to follow the decisions and recommendations of public health.
We have updated our emergency preparedness plan, which includes the measures to take in the event of a pandemic. It provides, for example, how we protect our own employees so that they can continue to do their work, continue to provide priority municipal services, etc. We can also support the operations of the Québec Government and public health authorities in different ways.
Special attention should be paid to the elderly, especially individuals 70 years and over, since they are at higher risk of complications. It is important to respect social distancing measures.
The situation is evolving every day. The City will continue to share regular updates via communication tools (website, online newsletter, bciti) to keep residents up to date on any changes to municipal programs and services.
Thank you for your collaboration,
Georges Bourelle
Mayor of Beaconsfield
Community Resources
VOLUNTEER WEST ISLAND (VWI)
514 457-5445
cabvwi.org
WEST ISLAND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE (CRC)
514 694-6404
crcinfo.ca
211 Information and Referral Centre of the Greater Montréal
211
211qc.ca
Multilingual information on the COVID-19 coronavirus
We would like to share with you an initiative of the Alliance of Cultural Communities for Equality in Health and Social Services (ACCESSS). This organization, which works with immigrants, has translated basic information on the COVID-19 Coronavirus into several languages.
Click here for all the details
You’d like to help your community and get involved during these difficult times, but don’t know where to start? Go to Jebenevole.ca!
There is a great demand for volunteers in community organizations. If you are healthy, under the age of 70 and have no symptoms, this site can help you connect with an organization in your area. Thanks for doing your part!
We invite you to consult this document on good precautions and public health recommendations if you wish to get involved.
ARE YOU OVER THE AGE OF 70?
Community support
Community associations
The following associations in Beaconsfield have reached out to offer help to their fellow citizens:
BEACON HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
BEACONSFIELD ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
BEACONSFIELD SCOUTS
LAKESHORE ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
FRIENDS OF THE BEACONSFIELD LIBRARY
LES AMIS DU VILLAGE BEAUREPAIRE
BEACONSFIELD LAWN BOWLING CLUB
BEACONSFIELD WOMENS CLUB
BEACONSFIELD QUILTING GUILD
BEACONSFIELD-BEAUREPAIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CARL KNOWS WINE SOMMELIER SERVICES
SANTA TO A SENIOR MTL
Citizen initiative - Caremongers Beaconsfield 
Inspired by a movement seen elsewhere in Canada, a Beaconsfield resident launched a kindness and mutual aid group for our community!
If you would like to help a vulnerable person, keep an eye on your neighbours, if you think that one of them could benefit from your help, we invite you to print the card via the following link and leave it in that person's mailbox.
We are proud to be part of a united community and we thank our citizens very much for launching and participating in this type of initiative.
Click here to download the card
Click here to access the Facebook group
Have you been diagnosed with COVID-19?
Please help stop the progression
You could be eligible to participate in the government-funded clinical trial called COLCORONA
For more information or to take part in the trial, talk to your healthcare professional or call 1-877-536-6837 or visit www.colcorona.org
Flatten.ca
Montréal and the Direction régionale de santé publique, in collaboration with Flatten.ca, have created a website online to help increase awareness and collect real-time information regarding the spread of COVID-19 locally and across the country.
Click here to access it
PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN FORCE
ESSENTIAL SERVICES ARE MAINTAINED
Our teams continue to ensure essential municipal services, such as the collection of garbage and recycling, roadwork and access to drinking water. Details about collection services: beaconsfield.ca/en/collection-calendar
City Hall - Open for business – By appointment only
Starting Thursday, March 19 at noon
The City of Beaconsfield wishes to inform you that City Hall will now be accessible to the public by appointment only until further notice, as a preventive measure in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Public Works building and the drop-off site are now closed
Please use our online services listed below or contact 514 428-4400.
Accepted methods of payment: cheque and debit.
Halt of non-essential services extended until May 4
The Government of Québec has announced that non-essential businesses will remain closed until May 4. This measure is intended, among others, for companies offering landscaping, residential maintenance services (e.g. gutters, chimney, window cleaning), pruning and felling of trees and construction services.
Non-essential businesses who do not respect governmental orders are liable to the fines provided by law.
Some collections are not considered essential services, such as the branch collection. A revised collection schedule will be provided once this service is authorized by the government.
SOCIAL DISTANCING
THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING FOR THE ENTIRE POPULATION
At the present time, everyone is asked to make an effort to distance themselves from others. It means avoiding all means of socialization with other people.
Those who can work from home are encouraged to do so, and if you must take public transit, try to do so outside of rush hours. If you have to go outside, make sure to follow the proper hygiene measures (frequent hand washes, avoid touching your face, coughing in your elbow) and maintain a distance of at least two meters (6 feet) with other individuals to minimize the chances of catching or spreading a virus.
Please note that in the context of COVID-19, people refusing to comply with the rules of distancing and not gathering in public spaces, such as parks, could be fined between $1,000 and $6,000 by the SPVM.
Beaconsfield implements a Social Distancing Squad
Starting April 3
To support the public health self-isolation and social distancing guidelines, the City has set up a mobile squad which will patrol the streets in areas known to be popular gathering locations. Equipped with loudspeakers, the vehicles will broadcast reminders of the 2-meter distance rule to walkers, joggers and cyclists.
Beaconsfield closes playgrounds and dog park
As part of the COVID-19 outbreak and following the decision of the government of Québec to prohibit all indoor and outdoor gatherings, the City of Beaconsfield announces that it has closed all playgrounds in all parks as well as the dog park. This closing is effective immediately and remains in effect indefinitely.
Until further notice, the following municipal facilities offering activities to the public are closed:
Recreation Centre
- Programs and leisure activities are cancelled for the spring session.
- For summer camps, the registration process will be done online only. For details, go to : beaconsfield.ca/en/summer-camps
The Library
Services offered during the closure
- Stories Before Sleepytime : Tuesdays at 7 p.m. (pre-recorded)
- Punka's Storytime Challenge : Thursdays at 10:30 on Facebook (pre-recorded)
Online Membership
Exceptionally, if you are a Beaconsfield resident and you are not yet a member of the library, you can do it remotely while the library remains closed to the public. It will allow you to access the online services. This special membership will be valid until June 30, 2020. Membership renewals can also be done remotely until the library reopens.
For more details, please contact our reference desk at 514 428-4400, extension 4470 or bibliotheque@beaconsfield.ca.
Remote reference services
Our library staff will answer your questions by phone or email following the schedule below:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wednesday: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Whether you need help with ebooks or audiobooks, connecting to our online resources, have questions about your membership, we can help you.
We can also help you find reliable resources about current events.
To contact our reference desk: 514 428-4400, extension 4470 or bibliotheque@beaconsfield.ca.
Online resources (available for Beaconsfield residents who are members of the Library):
- Pretnumerique.ca: French ebooks
- Overdrive: English e-books and e-audiobooks
- Flipster: e-magazines
- Livres Tumblebooks: e-books for children (French and English)
- Hoopla: movies, music, TV shows, ebooks, e-audiobooks, for children, teens and adults. Exceptionally, the number of loans per Library member will be increased to 10 per month.
- Encyclopaedias and other databases offered in our digital library
Loans, returns and requests
- Beaconsfield Library’s book drop is closed. Patrons must keep the borrowed documents until the library reopens.
- No late fees will be applied to your accounts as of Friday, March 13, until the Library reopens.
- No subscription will expire before reopening.
- Requests made before the closure of the Library are maintained. However, patrons will only be able to borrow those items once the Library reopens. If you wish to cancel a request, please call 514 428-4400, extension 4470.
- New requests cannot be made. You will be able to place new requests on items when the Library reopens.
For any question of for information, please contact our reference desk at 514 428-4400, extension 4470 or bibliotheque@beaconsfield.ca.
Centennial Hall
All activities offered by third parties (community associations) on City premises are also cancelled until further notice.
Herb Linder Annex
All activities offered by third parties (community associations) on City premises are also cancelled until further notice.
Park Chalets
All activities offered by third parties (community associations) on City premises are also cancelled until further notice.
PROTECT YOURSELF: USE OUR ONLINE SERVICES
beaconsfield.ca is an essential resource for all the information you may need, as well as several forms and online registration services. We invite you to avoid going to City Hall (open by appointment only) and to consult our website.
MUNICIPAL ONLINE, EMAIL AND TELEPHONE SERVICES
Whether or not residents have flu symptoms, they are asked to use online tools as much as possible to:
Submit your request online
- Via our web site or email at info@beaconsfield.ca
- Via bciti: beaconsfield.ca/en/at-your-service/bciti-your-citizen-portal
- Request for a fence, a deck, a pergola or to fell a tree: https://del.accescite.net/demandes/pages/default.aspx?Citycode=66107
- View our Council meeting live or on demand : beaconsfield.ca/en/our-city/council-meetings-and-documents Click on link called Webcast.
Contact City personnel by phone:
City Hall: 514 428-4400
Public Works: 514 428-4500
Urban Planning: 514 428-4430
Municipal Patrol and non-emergency services outside of opening hours: 514 428-5999
Recreation Centre: 514 428-4520
