Gaspé Students Greet Passengers from the Queen Mary II
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Contract 400119680 VOLUME 42 / NO 43 / NOVEMBER 2, 2016 $1.50 (Tax included) Inside this week Asbestos found in old New Carlisle cinema Gaspé students greet passengersPhoto: W. Dawson from the Queen Mary II Wendy Dawson featured their original framed Students from Gaspé Poly- at Gaspé Polyvalent considers designs that they have sold at valent have been involved in that the presence of the stu- GASPÉ – At O’Hara’s Point a variety of events. The prof- the tourism and cruise ship in- dents at the Point site is a win- historical site in downtown its from the sale of the Crafty dustry for five years now in a win-win situation. “It’s good Gaspé, students from Belle Creations go towards the variety of ways, having acted for the site, good for the town Anse School and Gaspé Poly- Home and School organiza- as both greeters and town am- and good for the tourists who valent set up tables in hopes tion and funds directly bene- bassadors in the past. get to chat with English of selling their wares to some fit student activities. Don Barclay from the speaking people from the re- MADE in: of the several hundred pas- Also hoping for a slice of Community Learning Centre gion,” he says. La Ruelle sengers of the Queen Mary II the tourist dollar were stu- who descended upon the town dents from secondary 4-5 and UPCYCLED for the day onWrapWrap October 7,upupthe your yourWOTP program holidayholiday from giftgift shoppingshopping earlyearly 2016. Gaspé Polyvalent who were FURS Studentsandand from Belleyouyou Anse couldcouldalso on hand winwin at O’Hara’s aa $200$200 prepaidprepaid VisaVisa Card!Card! School’s grade 1 and 2 point to sell a selection of cus- classes, along with teachers tom products aimed at those Michelle Patterson and René hoping to bring homeThe a little Gaspé Spec Michelle Langlais had a table something from the region. and were on hand to sell a se- Students had a variety of lection of their award winning items available including pens Crafty Creations – Beach and reusable bags that in- Glass crafts. 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News Quebec government’s re-investment briefs in regions received with suspicion, Montreal and Quebec City are considered Regional Symposium on regions too by Quebec Alzheimer’s to take place in Gaspé Gilles Gagné Peninsula will be left with Montreal and Quebec City Gilles Gagné $23.54! I am exaggerating, but could not put their hands in GASPÉ: – The annual Regional Symposium on Alzheimer’s dis- CARLETON: – The invest- there is reason for suspicion. that pot. Now they can. It all ease will take place on November 11, at the Auberge des Com- ment of $100 million in Que- The Quebec regions also mean comes after the abolition of the mandants in downtown Gaspé. The six-hour event will feature bec’s regions’ development Gatineau, Sherbrooke and CRÉs (Conférences régionales half-a-dozen presentations, kiosks and opportunities for the pub- funds, announced on October Laval, which is a huge player, des élus), the cuts or abolitions lic to obtain a lot of information and talk to experts specialized in 25 by Finance Minister Carlos demographically. Those are of the CLDs (Centres locaux dealing with patients suffering from cognitive problems. Leitao, raises suspicion and the factors that are scary,” ana- de développement) the cuts in The registration period starts at 9 a.m. and will be followed by criticism among many stake- lyzes the mayor of Gaspé. the MRCs and in the fund per- the first presentation of the day, made by Chandler psychologist holders and Opposition Mem- He reminisces that in taining to devitalized munici- Karine Lévesque, who will talk about anticipated grief. bers of the National Assembly, March 2015, the Quebec gov- palities,” he concludes. Two presentations will follow, between 10:45 a.m. and noon, considering that the money ernment cut $81 million of the During the first year of one made by Anne Minville and Gloria Chicoine, and covering will also be available to Mon- $181 million earmarked until Philippe Couillard’s Liberal the topic of perturbed behaviours. At the same time, occupational treal and Quebec City. then for the Fonds de government, up to $300 mil- therapists Catherine Trudel and Myriam Grenier will talk about The mayor of Gaspé, développement des territoires, lion was slashed in various adaption to a physical environment for the people suffering from Daniel Côté, can hardly be- a fund devoted to territorial de- budgetary envelopes allotted cognitive deficit. lieve, after the impact felt by velopment. for rural regions. The meal is included in the registration cost and a band will Gaspesians during the last “That budget left only $100 The two Members of the play music while people eat, a good way to introduce the first sub- two-and-a-half years of auster- million for all the regions, ex- National Assembly represent- ject of the afternoon, Music and memory, presented at 1 p.m. by ity measures, that the region cluding Montreal. At the same ing the Gaspé Peninsula, Syl- Louise Dupuis, who works at the Bonaventure office of the will get its share of the $100 time, the metropolis’ territorial vain Roy of the Bonaventure Alzheimer’s Society of the Gaspé Peninsula. million announced during min- development fund was in- riding and Gaétan Leliêvre of Between 1:30 and 3 p.m., a neuropsychologist, doctor Yves ister Leitao’s budgetary up- creased from $100 million to the Gaspé constituency, heav- Turgeon, will cover the ground of Alzheimer’s disease and neuro- date. $117 million. Now, we get ily criticized the budgetary up- cognitive problems associated with aging. “The minister was clear $100 million for all Quebec’s date presented by minister Initially, the registration period was supposed to end on Octo- that ‘all Quebec regions’ in- regions. I’ll wait and see,” Leitao. The $2.2 million sur- ber 28 but Gloria Chicoine, of the Côte-de-Gaspé office of the cluded Quebec City and Mon- adds Daniel Côté. plus announced by the Finance Alzheimer’s Society, points out that people can still register for a treal. He didn’t provide a “Let’s just say that this gov- minister was just money taken few more days. breakdown of the amounts for ernment has often used plays from rural regions’ citizens’ “The room has a capacity of 250 people and we have more each region. If we look at the on words and inaccuracies. pockets, like Gaspesians. than 100 people already registered. We now have a good idea of management tendency that has The amount of $100 million “After having cut in the the attendance we will have and we can adjust to a higher number prevailed since the election of means that we will regain a budgets for two-and-a-half of registrations,” she explains. that government, the demo- portion of what we lost, but we “The presentations will be made in French but the Anglo- graphic weight will play an don’t know how much. We Cont'd on page 9 phones will be able to get a lot of information in English. Vision important part. The Gaspé have to realize that before, Gaspé-Percé and Multi-Services will be there. We will have kiosks and it will also be possible to talk to us afterwards,” adds Ms. Chicoine. People can call at 418 368-1616 in Gaspé or 418 393-3535 in Share Grande-Vallée to register or obtain additional information. Story PUBLIC NOTICE Story told by Gloria gallon Written by Chloe Skene The municipal authorities of "Ville de Gaspé" would like to ad- vise the population that: • according to By-Law 1190-12, motor vehicles are forbidden Surprise Package from parking on the streets of the town, from 0 h to 7 h, be- tween November 1st, 2016, and April 30, 2017; Growing up, we lived in ‘the country’ boxes and wrapped the boxes with a as it was called then. Now it’s all Bona- brown paper bag and tied it with string Motor vehicles are forbidden from parking on "rue de la venture. I remember when we were kids so it would look like a parcel. Reine", from 3 h to 7 h, between November 1st, 2016, and growing up, we had nothing to really play Then when there was no traffic, we April 30, 2017; with because we didn’t have any money. would rush out and put those pretty pac- But then neither did anyone else in those kages on each side of the road and run All motor vehicles parked in contravention with this By-Law days, really. back to the house and hide under our will be towed at the owner's expense, and he or she will One day my sister, Shirley and I, were front step to watch and wait for a car to therefore be obliged to pay the fine and the costs described in this By-Law.