Risk of tick-borne Lyme disease growing in Montreal, scientists warn

With the cold, the curfew and, hopefully, those months of COVID-19 confinement finally behind us, Quebecers are looking forward to a carefree summer in the great outdoors.Campgrounds and cottages are booked solid, and kids’ camps are getting ready to open. Since travel abroad is still restricted, we’ve been encouraged to discover the natural beauty of our own region. Walking in nature is good for us, we’re told, and the risk of transmitting the coronavirus is much lower outdoo