The last incident in the running on Sunday morning at the Poirier bookstore. A car accidentally darken in the storefront of the Boulevard des Récollets in Trois-Rivières, reducing the main window and seriously damaging the bottom of the briquette wall of this building belonging to Duguay.
“We always have impacts of vehicles each year in facades. But this year, it’s a record year. “
— Maude Duguay, manager of the rental and marketing of the real estate company Duguay
This incident is added to that observed in recent months in a shoemaking of the boulevard des Forges and in a business of children’s articles on rue Aubuchon. Each incident represents expenses ranging from a few thousand dollars to a few tens of thousands of dollars.
“Four or five years ago, one Tesla had entered a complete business and the battery had poured out. The premises had to be decontaminated. It had cost tens of thousands of dollars. But we never had any injuries following these incidents, “notes Maude Duguay, stressing that out of the five incidents noted for the past few months, three have been caused by electric car drivers, silent vehicles whose responsiveness of the acceleration pedal is more lively.
Sylvain Paquin also rejoices that no one has suffered an injury following the incident at the Poirier bookstore, owned by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste de la Mauricie.
“I think there were no customers. The driver of the vehicle and his spouse were not injured. The police quickly rushed. Fortunately there was no one near the window, ”notes Mr. Paquin, the director general of the SSJB of Mauricie.
Reopening this Monday
The bookstore closed the rest of the day on Sunday, but was able to reopen its doors on Monday morning after the work to secure the premises. The showcase was barricaded, the household was done, which means that employees can accommodate customers in a business in order.
With the approaching construction holidays, it will be necessary to wait for a few weeks before the repair work takes place. This will not prevent the 55th anniversary of the bookstore. The activities surrounding this anniversary will be revealed on August 12, Quebec book day.
“Sometimes the deadlines for receiving the window can be longer. But work at the Poirier bookstore will take place during August, “confirms Maude Duguay, inviting cars to be vigilant when they circulate in front of the facades of commercial premises.