Exhumed Bones Will Be Re-Buried This Week

Contract 400119680 VOLUME 43 / NO 11 / MARCH 22, 2017 $1.50 (Tax included) CARRICKS SHIPWRECK: Inside Exhumed bones will be re-buried this week Geneviève Gélinas CAP-DES-ROSIERS: – The bones exhumed last summer close to the Monument to the Irish, in Cap-des-Rosiers, will be re-buried higher up on the beach, according to the community’s wishes. They probably belong to eight victims of the Carricks shipwreck, and could be the last to be found among the 87 victims, as Forillon Park ended Mawiomi Café: the search. an opportunity The Carricks ship left Sligo, Ireland, in March to chat and 1847, laden with 167 passengers fleeing from the Great share Famine. It was wrecked a few weeks later, killing 87 people, who were found on the Cap- des-Rosiers beach and buried in haste. In 1900, a monument was erected on the ap- proximate spot of the mass grave, now located in Foril- lon National Park. Photo: G. Gélinas Last summer, a Parks Parks Canada archaeologist Martin Perron, digging close to the Monument to the Irish, in Cap- Canada archaeologist was in des-Rosiers. A few days after this picture was taken, he found the remains of eight people not far Cap-des-Rosiers to oversee from the Monument. the removal of rocks from the beach and the relocation of Other bones have been ricks’ survivors. graves,” wrote Michelle Sin- Will Percé be the monument, in the context found over the years on the However, the area has nett, spokesperson for Foril- of a project to manage ero- beach, among them remains been greatly eroded by the lon Park. better equipped sion. That’s how he found the of three people. The patholo- sea over the years. The other Specialized analysis on the to handle remains of eight people, close gist’s conclusion is that they bodies could have been eight skeletons is underway by to the monument. belong to three children hav- washed away and dissolved the Laboratoire de summer The management of Fo- ing suffered from malnutri- by the sea, admits Mr. Ka- bioarchéologie of the Univer- rillon National Park surveyed tion and of European origin. vanagh. sité de Montréal, to try to find cellphone the Cap-des-Rosiers people Last summer, archeologist “We are not considering a link between the remains and traffic? in regards to a resting place Martin Perron also found doing further investigation the Carricks passengers, adds for the exhumed bones. The bones in a plastic bag when because surveys with a Mrs. Sinnett. There are no re- majority were in favour of re- digging around the Monu- ground penetrating radar and sults available yet because the burying them close to the ment to the Irish, probably a archaeological monitoring bones were only sent at the be- Monument to the Irish which, discovery made in the 1980s have not led to finding more ginning of March. in the meanwhile, was moved by a park employee, who did- farther from the sea, 400 me- n’t register his find. ters from its original location. Documentary on the Carricks The second choice was to Where are the bury them at the Cimetière other victims? to be presented in Gaspé des Anciens, the Cap-des- Geneviève Gélinas Rosiers Catholic cemetery. The bones of 13 different GASPÉ: – The documentary “Carricks: dans le sillage des irlandais” Once the beach restoration people were found, calculates (Carricks: in the wake of the Irish), by Viveka Melki, was presented OPTILAB: project is complete in 2018, a Georges Kavanagh. “There on March 19, at 5 p.m., on Radio-Canada television. Those who ceremony will be organized were 87 victims. Where are missed it can see it on a big screen at Vues sur mer, the Gaspé doc- Health minister at the Monument to the Irish, all the others?”, he wonders. umentary film festival, on Sunday, April 9 at 1 p.m. Ms. Melki will responds to in collaboration with the Cap- “I was surprised when we be present to answer questions from moviegoers. She filmed the des-Rosiers Parish. Parks were told that (the search) quest of Charles Kavanagh, a resident of Longue-Pointe-de-Min- concerns Canada will set up interpreta- was over, that nothing else gan on the North Shore and descendant of Carricks passengers. tion signs in the area, as well had been found,” adds Mr. He searched for answers about his ancestors, trying to find the as a visual element with the Kavanagh, a Gaspé resident truth hiding under the myths of the Kavanagh family. names of the victims. who is a descendant of Car- OPTILAB: Health minister responds to concerns Thierry Haroun unions. At the Minister’s cabi- transportation of samples must Transportation net, they told us that “'the trans- follow strict rules recom- GASPÉ PENINSULA: - portation of samples will be mended by the Medical Tech- Health Minister Gaétan Bar- Two days after the inter- completely secure. There are nologists Order of Québec rette responds strongly to criti- view with Barrette, Spec wrote seven million samples that cur- (temperature, travel time, etc.) cism concerning the Optilab to the CISSS de la Gaspésie rently are transported in The highest standards will Project. In an interview with (regional health board), as well Québec. CLSC samples must therefore apply, adds the Spec, he reassured the popula- as to Mr. Barrette’s cabinet to be transported because CSLCs CISSS. The organization also tion by confirming that this obtain more information on the don’t have laboratories.” At the gave SPEC a list of samples project will have positive ef- way the samples will be trans- CISSS, they told SPEC that that will be analysed in the re- fects on the heath network. ported to Rimouski. An issue Optilab will have a rigorous gion, they include trauma Organizations representing Photo: Quebec Government that is a cause of concern for traceability information sys- cases, emergency blood tests seniors, such as FADOQ, the Minister Gaétan Barrette. many, including the health tem. They also stated that the and glucose cases. prefects of the Gaspé Penin- sula, unions such as the CSN lieve in the status quo. My re- and other organizations repre- sponse to those who believe senting health workers (APTS) Optilab is a bad idea, is that, it have voiced in the past year, will not be a catastrophe. There Powerful Frontline Support their strong opposition to the will be an Optilab in your re- Optilab Project. gion. Also, we won’t close any The Quebec government laboratories, they will remain for YoYour Small Business decided that in the near future, open.” 70% of the region’s health Barrette also pointed out samples (urine, blood, biopsy that there are many advantages and pap tests) would be cen- to Optilab, such as saving the tralized in Rimouski. health system money and hav- This worries many who are ing a better assessment of the concerned about job losses, the sampling analysis with state- foreclosure of the region’s lab- of-the-art technology. “In ef- oratories and the quality of the fect, the quality of the samples once analyzed in Ri- treatment of each sample will mouski after having traveled be better, superior and it will hundreds of kilometers. save money, it’s a question of As Spec reported in the No- viability (of the health sys- vember 9, 2016 issue, cur- tem),” he added. rently, approximately 90% of Asked about the loss of the samples taken in the Gaspé jobs given that only 30% of the are analyzed locally. Approxi- samples will be analyzed in our mately two million samples are region, he did admit that there YYoou’ve got the grit. taken annually in the region. will be some cuts, but through Minister Gaétan Barrette attrition. “Exactly. There are We’ve got the gear! assures Gaspesians that the cat- people in the health network astrophy announced by the that retire every year and that unions and other critics of Op- concerns laboratories also. tilab won’t occur. “Everytime Once people leave through at- CEDEC’s bilingual businesss advisors, certified we try to save money by re- trition, there are jobs that won’t structuring the health system, be replaced.” The implementa- to use GrowthWheel®, can help you identify we’re automatically faced with tion of Optilab will take three union opposition that only be- to five years. opportunities and pinpoint the crucial actions News that will grow your business. briefs Contact CEDEC to create a customized action plan that will get you results in as little as Well aware of the situation 30 days – no matter the industry, life stage or Thierry Haroun GRAND RIVEERE: - Regional Minister, Diane Lebouthillier, is size of your bu usiness. well aware of the fact that the Employment Insurance Program can be better adapted to some situations. Spec met with her re- cently in Grand River. During that interview, she was asked if Call or email us now for your FREE she was aware that the Social Tribunal (a board that studies cases that have been appealed by the unemployed who can't receive one-hour coaching session. premiums) is lacking employees. Therefore, cases take much too long to get a hearing. “Yes, I am aware of that situation not only since I’m a minister, but since I was prefect of the Percé Rock MRC. I've made some representations on the matter to the min- CEDEC is funded by the Enabling Fund ister responsible of the program, Jean-Yves Duclos.” She also for Official Language Minority Communities added that Minister Duclos will make announcements concern- and by the Government of Canada ing the program this year, without detailing them.

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