Contract 400119680 ESTABLISHED • MAY 1975 VOLUME 46 / NO 2, JANUARY 15, 2020 $1.50 (Tax included) RACISM IN ARENAS: Petition nears 4,000 signatures Gilles Gagné code of conduct that will in- clude anti-racism measures. GESGAPEGIAG: – The peti- Dave Condo has initiated tion started by Gesgapegiag’s steps to get a motion ratified Amanda Ottawa to eradicate by the Gesgapegiag band racism in the Gaspé Peninsula council. “I will send a letter arenas has gathered close to from our team asking for the 4,000 signatures. She started support of the council. A Ges- the petition on January 5, the gapegiag councillor will then day following an incident that accompany me with the band took place at the Paspebiac support motion and it will be arena during and after a game easier to go and convince the between the Gesgapegiag municipal councils of the Chiefs and the Chandler Gaspé Peninsula to adopt an Goons. anti-racism policy in the re- The hockey game that took gion’s arenas. I want them to place on January 4 was take my bus, so to speak,” he marked by racist remarks ut- explains. tered by some Chandler play- The couple has received ers. There was some minor Amanda Ottawa and Dave Condo are surprised by how much messages of support from all physical contact, including attention the petition has received. over Quebec, from Natives pushing and shoving at the end Photo: G. Gagné and Non-Natives, including of the game, during and after played in that game, are glad After, it will spread elsewhere, see that it fills needs that exist people from Kahnawake, who the handshake. The racist re- to see that the petition has I think. Racist remarks are not outside the region,” adds Dave experience difficulties when marks targeted the Mi’gmaq reached people from outside only made in the Gaspé Penin- Condo. playing hockey in the Mon- players. the region. sula. In Lanaudière, it happens She hopes that Hockey treal area. Amanda Ottawa and her “At the beginning, I wanted all the time,” she says. Québec will take the petition husband, Dave Condo, who to target the Gaspé Peninsula. “As the file progresses, we into consideration and adopt a Cont'd on page 6

AIR CANADA: Lack of communication, prohibitive fares and a coffin that made a long detour

Gilles Gagné awaiting the Arseneau Théri- ault and Pouliot families. “We GASPÉ: – A Gaspé family re- learned from the funeral home cently went through a difficult that the body had to pass experience because of Air through Quebec City,” adds Canada and Transport Canada Yvette Thériault. policies. As a result of their ex- Since 2016, any remains perience, that family is asking being transported by plane the Quebec and Canadian gov- must be embalmed by a fu- ernments to intervene in order neral home certified by Trans- to implement “real and port Canada. adapted solutions” so that The closest certified fu- Gaspesians and Magdalen Is- neral home is located in Que- landers can access decent aer- bec City. That detour cost the ial services. family a little over $2,000, in- Yvette Thériault, while cluding the plane ticket from grieving the death of her Quebec City to the Magdalen mother, Marie-Claire Arse- Islands, with a stop at the point neau, which occurred on De- Yvette Thériault, centre, was assisted by Gaétan Lelièvre, left, and Michel Pouliot, right, of origin, Gaspé! cember 12, underwent a in her saga with Air Canada and Transport Canada. Photo: N. Sergerie In addition, it was impossi- difficult time while trying to ble to obtain from Air Canada respect her mother’s wishes. protocol was launched on De- ments with Air Canada to never able to speak with a per- a commitment to allow the Ms. Arseneau, who resided cember 7), Ms. Thériault had transport her mother’s body to son and I was never able to family to travel with Ms. Arse- in Gaspé for many years, difficulty securing tickets for the Magdalen Islands on the leave a message on an answer- neau’s remains. wanted to be buried in the herself and five other family same flight as the family mem- ing machine. We just heard Yvette Thériault and her Magdalen Islands. members who wanted to be bers. computerized messages,” crit- family were taken aback when icizes Ms. Thériault. A few days before Ms. Ar- present at the funeral. She also “We had no communica- Cont'd on page 6 seneau’s death (the end-of-life attempted to make arrange- tion with Air Canada. I was There was more bad news News A unanimous motion for the development of the Gaspé briefs Nelson Seigerie QUEBEC CITY - The National Assembly unanimously adopted on December 4 a motion by the Parti Québécois to recognize the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine as a region with significant particulari- Few flu cases so far ties. Nelson Sergerie The member for Bonaventure, Sylvain Roy, read this text to parliamentarians: GASPÉ - Influenza is hitting the Gaspé region later this year. Only two cases have been identified so far by the Public Health De- “That the National Assembly recognize the Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine as an administrative partment. region with significant particularities; “It is certainly starting later. Last year, in October, we already That it emphasizes that these particularities bring significant challenges, taking into account, in had several cases. There are little or almost no calls to Info-Santé particular, the extent of the region, its remoteness and the island reality of the Magdalen Islands; Let it recognize that the Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine region has lagged behind in recent years regarding flu symptoms in the community. There is not much in terms of public funding for health, transportation, education, culture and environmental protec- going on in influenza activity,” says Medical Officer Dr Ariane tion; Courville. That it recalls that this situation had its share of consequences on the economic development of There is no evidence to suggest that there will be a marked in- the region and on its capacity to set up its own institutions in several fields of competence of Que- crease in cases in the coming weeks. bec; Some 15,000 influenza vaccines were administered so far in Finally, it stresses the importance of supporting the Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine region by the region, similar to last year’s number. Vaccines are still available considering these important particulars.” for those who would like to have one. “We wanted to remind the government that the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine is a very distinct region and has very specific needs because of its size and distance from the major centres. We talk New reflections about isolation when the services are not adequate,” Méganne Perry-Mélançon Member of the Na- tional Assembly for Gaspé said in a press briefing moments after the adoption of the motion. regarding electing a prefect The prefects of Avignon, Mathieu Lapointe, Bonaventure, Éric Dubé and Haute-Gaspésie, Allen Nelson Sergerie Cormier, were present at the National Assembly when this motion was tabled. GASPÉ - The Avignon and Bonaventure MRCs have started thinking about a prefect elected by universal suffrage. The prefects of Bonaventure, Éric Dubé and de la Côte-de- Saint-Hyacinthe… a remote region? Gaspé, Daniel Côté, were re-elected by their peers in November for a two-year term. The question is on the table in Bay of Chaleur Nelson Sergerie with the upcoming municipal election. “Do we want a full-time prefect? It sure has an impact on the GASPÉ - The way Quebec budget of the MRC and in some cases on the way the function is wants to relocate 5,000 pub- played,” commented the prefect of Avignon, Mathieu Lapointe. lic service jobs to the regions Regarding the Bonaventure MRC, the administrative part has raises many questions for already been analyzed by general management. It remains to vali- elected officials in the Gaspé date the political component. region, especially after a gov- “We meet colleagues who have made the gesture of adopting ernment agency opened an the prefect by universal suffrage or MRCs who have decided, after office in Saint-Hyacinthe, in reflection, to maintain the formula of the prefect elected by the Montérégie region. peers,” explains prefect Éric Dubé. The Municipal Commis- sion is opening an office in No changes on the Côte-de-Gaspé this Montérégie city located The Côte-de-Gaspé has no debate on this issue. The prefect, barely 60 kilometres from Daniel Côté, recalls that the case was settled in 2017 and no sig- Montreal, a gesture described nificant development has occurred since. Mr. Côté pointed out as “the desire to settle outside that the situation in the Côte-de-Gaspé is unique. major centres is part of the “The town centre occupies a significant weight in the MRC. government's vision to en- This is more than 85% of the population and more than 92% of sure occupation and vitality the land wealth. When you have a giant like that, the concept of of the territories and to res- prefect elected by universal suffrage does not arise in the same olutely place its action at the Regional Minister Marie-Ève Proulx. way as in other MRCs,” says Mr. Côté. service of the regions,” the Photo: N. Sergerie commission wrote in a press release on November 26. Hyacinthe has the same chal- Gaspé, but the government is Gaspesian prefects hope lenges, issues and problems thinking about how it will be CHANDLER: that this vision will benefit as the Bay of Chaleur or the done,” she said. all of Quebec’s regions. North Shore. It is a short- “The Gaspé can count on The municipal garage is “What I want is that the sighted, atrophied vision of me to defend its interests in 5,000 jobs are not decentral- the needs of the regions. It's this regard since we know the moving to the industrial park ized to the outskirts of Mon- ridiculous,” states Sylvain situation very well,” reas- Nelson Sergerie treal and then we will say Roy. sures the minister. CHANDLER: - The municipal garage will be built in the Pabos that we have decentralized to The minister responsible industrial park. After obtaining a one-month extension of $3.5 the regions. I hope that each for the Gaspé Peninsula and million in assistance from Quebec, the council voted by majority region of Quebec, including Magdalen Islands, Marie-Ève in favour of the $5.2 million project in Pabos despite the reluc- the outskirts but also the re- Proulx, agrees that the chal- tance of councillors Gaétan Daraiche and Bruno-Pierre Godbout mote regions, will be able to lenges of Sainte-Anne-des- who want the garage to be located downtown. The two elected experience real decentraliza- Monts, for example, are officials want soil tests and analyses of the costs for each of the tion of jobs,” states the chair miles from Saint-Hyacinthe. options. of the table, Nadia Minass- She explains that Quebec “This is probably one of the files I have been most disap- ian. has set up a working commit- pointed with since I was elected. We wanted to assess the operat- The member for Bonaven- tee to relocate jobs to regions ing costs. We don't know how much it will cost in Pabos. We still ture believes that the govern- where devitalization is sig- have to respect democracy,” said Councillor Godbout. ment and public servants do nificant. To avoid disapppointment, The mayor, Louisette Langlois, is delighted with the turn of not know their geography. “I “Obviously, in the Gaspé, have your ads, notices, events. “Reasoning has won. We are here to make the best choice think we will have to invite especially on the north side, classifieds, cards of thanks, etc., at our office by them more often to the Gaspé there are needs for this pur- for optimizing our services and the best choice for the citizen’s Wednesday for the next pocketbook.” to show them what a region pose. Mayors tell us about it week’s paper. Tenders will be launched in January. is. I do not think that Saint- every time we are in the Page 2, January 15, 2020 - Spec DEER MANAGEMENT PLAN: Police report New subzones in the Gaspé Peninsula

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Gérald Le Guédard from Gaspé is contesting a City of Mon- NEW RICHMOND: – Fol- treal parking ticket specifying that he was in the east part of lowing a decision made pub- the city when, in reality, he was at home watching a hockey lic on December 18 by game with his son, 900 kilometres away from Montreal. Quebec’s Department of According to the information written on the infraction Wildlife, the Gaspé Peninsula ticket, his vehicle was supposedly at the corner of Sainte- deer management zone is now Catherine-East and Darling on October 16. That vehicle was divided into two subzones. allegedly parked at 12:20 a.m. within five metres from the Subzone 01 south and sub- street corner. The fine was issued on November 20 and zone 01 north take into ac- Zone 1 is now divided into two subzones. amounts to $170 ($100 plus the administration fees). count the wide discrepancy in Photo: courtesy of the Ministry of Wildlife “I was stunned. It is just about impossible!” says Mr. Le the population of deer which Meanwhile, Quebec bait will only be authorized Guédard. “The last time I went to Montreal was about three is much more abundant in the hunters are now authorized to between September 1 and No- years ago. I was driving a Dodge Caravan... I had gone to south part of the region. kill two deer per season, how- vember 30 except for salt watch a hockey game at Bell Centre.” That decision fulfills a ever, they will have to acquire blocks and minerals which are In the written testimony sent to Montreal’s municipal court, long-time claim by a wide two permits to do so and the allowed all year long. his son Israël mentions that “on the evening of October 15, I range of organizations. The hunting will have to be car- The acquisition of a hunt- was watching a hockey game with Mr. Gérald Le Guédard in difference in the concentra- ried out in two different ing permit will now take place his home (…), a game between the Montreal Canadiens and tion of deer was creating man- zones, except in zones 5 and on a per-zone basis. The bow the Tampa Bay Lightning.” agement problems regarding 8 where it will still be author- and crossbow hunting period Gerald’s brother Alain also sent a written testimony to the the relevance of applying the ized to kill two deer. will be extended from nine to effect that “On October 16, 2019, I, Alain Le Guédard, and same rules on both sides of To prevent the spread of 14 days. In addition a two-day my brother, Gérald Le Guédard, were walking in the afternoon the peninsula. Deer hunting diseases, the new manage- hunting period between bow on the beach in Haldimand. It is therefore impossible that his was practically nil in the part ment plan also specifies that and rifle season will take car was in Montreal because we were close to 1,000 kilometres of the region that is now using natural deer urine will place for young or new away from the place of the infraction.” called subzone 01 north. no longer be permitted. Using hunters. Gérald Le Guédard also sent a receipt showing that on the afternoon of October 16, he made a transaction in a Gaspé store in the early afternoon. Yet, the licence plate number of Mr. Le Guédard appears on the infraction ticket. “I am waiting on the tribunal’s answer.  If they send me to court, it will cost me more than $170. I will  go for my honour. It is a principle,” he concludes.      

----           !  " !#$  % & $ ''$ $( ) The number of fatal accidents decreased on the roads pa- 0  trolled by the Sûreté du Québec between 2018 and 2019, from ' 1 '  $       )  237 to 216, and the number of victims went from 252 to 232 '' ) $ 2     $   '3 provincially, the lowest number since statistics have been col- lected in that field. Some accidents caused more than one ca-   '   & '$  4"5#  ) $   61  ! $ ' sualty. In the Gaspé Peninsula, Magdalen Islands and Lower 2$$ (  ) 0 ' 1   $    7& &    Saint Lawrence, the number remained the same - 28 people 8& %"$'9@@'33#   & %%    died in road accidents each of the two years. The numbers are 1 ') $))2&2 1 '9 not official yet.  Over the last decade, the number of fatal collisions in the               territory served by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has constantly                !   " diminished despite the rising number of vehicles on the roads. In 2010, slightly more than 340 people died on the same road # $     $  !!  % &   & ' network. The SQ attributes improved analyses identifying loca- tions, time, conditions leading to fatal accidents and the behav- ! & & $)))) ) $ 2     &    iour causing them. This way, the police is able to determine  $ &$$! A  $  strategies to target interventions and diminish risk factors.  $! " $ %$ B )  In spite of the dwindling number of fatal accidents, the SQ   #3C) %  $   $ C  1%  % specifies in a press release that the habits of drivers remains a  %9 concern despite all the campaigns held to prevent such fatal  accidents. 0 ' ! D6 8& Speeding remains the main cause of fatal accidents even if E &!  the number of casualties linked to speeding went from 71 to 3F3GH I5 64 between 2018 and 2019. That is about 30% of the total. PQR %   Impaired driving, triggered by the use of alcohol, drugs, or both, went from the third to the second cause of road casual- (1 72 G 2 ST  ! UVW ties. It likely caused slightly more than 10% of those accidents.  On the average, police officers still arrest 17 people every day ! 2  %) $%    2 &"  for impaired driving. ' )  #      $XY % )) $ Distraction at the wheel, including the use of a cellular ' )$ 3 6$&$    )) & phone, was also a significant cause of road casualties, as 17 $ 2  1 ' people likely died from such accidents, which represents close 2 3 to 8% of the total. Wearing your seat belt, something the SQ has campaigned about for decades, remains difficult for some drivers and pas- sengers. Twenty-five of those who died in road accidents in 2019 were not wearing their seat belts. It is, however, an im- provement from the 2018 number when 45 people died after failing to fasten their seat belt. Page 3, January 15, 2020 - Spec Editorial page

train to New Carlisle. VIA Rail officials have not as numerous. been repeating for years now that the passen- Regarding the Haute-Gaspésie MRC, we Commentary ger train could return to New Carlisle first. The sure hope that the protection of Highway 132 Gilles Gagné condition is simple: before any return of VIA east of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts will also be ac- Rail east of Matapedia, a date for the return to celerated. Three years after the devastating Gaspé will have to be set. Everybody under- storm of December 30, 2016, the residents of stands that the line will be ready in New Carlisle that area, and the people passing by there, are before Gaspé. Other conditions imposed by still waiting on a plan to upgrade road protec- VIA Rail make sense, namely a safe railway tion or to move that road in some places. Some and reasonable train speeds, comparable to As mentioned above, some wishes apply to the ones prevailing 15 years ago, for example. the whole region. We certainly hope that all wishes for Our economy, our environment and our people Gaspesians will realize that our region’s Native need the train back as soon as possible. communities don’t need and don’t deserve the the new year For the Percé Rock MRC, we wish an early racist remarks made during a hockey game on A new year often brings a need to do a wrap start to the crab season for fishermen in the January 4. A province-wide movement to up of the year that just ended, as well as the Southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence, so to reduce counter racism could well start here in that re- need to predict what could happen in the 12 the possible interactions with right whales. The gard. months to come. So, it’s a good opportunity to Canadian Coast Guard has failed miserably in Meanwhile, Gespeg, Gesgapegiag and Lis- make some wishes for the people living in a re- fulfilling its commitments in 2018 and 2019 for tuguj have progressed quite well in the fields of gion like the Gaspé Peninsula. an early opening of snow crab fishing. The ini- commercial fisheries and wind energy over the So here are some wishes for 2020, in no tial call was for the beginning of April. Truth be last two decades. Further development in wind particular order. Some of them target geograph- told, the last few winters have been tough, energy seems to be blocked by the CAQ gov- ical areas, while others are directed towards weather-wise, but the Canadian Coast Guard ernment but the Natives are making progress groups of people. Sometimes, they apply to the was ill-equipped for the de-icing operation nec- in tourism and forestry. We wish them success region as a whole. essary to open the New Brunswick harbours. in those endeavours. For those residing in the Avignon MRC, let’s New Brunswickers have always lead, number- The region must also convince the CAQ gov- wish for better health care services provided by wise, in the Southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence ernment to take immigration in the Gaspé the Campbellton hospital, especially to the res- and they have always convinced Fisheries and Peninsula more seriously. Previous govern- idents of the western portion of the MRC. Oceans Canada of the relevance of waiting for ments have often waived that possibility, out of Campbellton is their designated hospital and them before giving the green light to the sea- ignorance regarding our capacity of integration. the Quebec government pays more than $10 son. That situation could change in 2020, al- The CAQ has certainly failed in the immigration million annually to the New Brunswick govern- though nothing is decided yet. It would be a file since the October 2018 election but mem- ment in order to ensure a good quality service good thing for Gaspesian crab fishermen bers of that government have clued in since the for Gaspesians living between Nouvelle-West though, because our harbours are free of ice mistakes made over the fall, especially in the and the villages of Matapedia and the Plateaux early, most of the time by the end of March. Quebec Experience Program. The regional area. The current situation could also create an For the Côte-de-Gaspé MRC, we can hope leaders will probably have to often remind the opportunity to improve the so-called first line of for an extension of the Bonaventure MRC wish, CAQ government that we can be very success- services, which can temper hospitalization an acceleration in the assessment of the work ful in greeting immigrants and that it is a neces- needs when it is done properly. and a start of the railway repairs. It is feasible. sity. We need the economic, cultural and social For the population of the MRC of Bonaven- The problem so far is the slowness of the Bu- interactions with newcomers. We were all new- ture, we can wish for an acceleration of the re- reau Québécois des infrastructures, the body comers at one point. pair or reconstruction work on the railway in charge of the railroad repairs. It is a big ma- Wildlife-wise, we wish for a betterment in the bridges located between Cascapedia-Saint- chine, moving at a low pace, and characterized caribou situation in the Parc de la Gaspésie Jules and New Carlisle. This development, cou- by a lot of red tape. Forcing that body to accel- and surrounding area. Their number is lower pled with an accurate evaluation of the repairs erate the march will be a huge test for the than 100 caribou now and we will eventually be that must be carried out on the line between Coalition avenir Québec government. It works judged by the quality of our efforts to save New Carlisle and Gaspé, could spell an earlier sometimes in Montreal though so it is possible them. than expected return of the VIA Rail passenger to move faster here, where the obstacles are

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Page 4, January 15, 2020 - Spec Fracking is not totally banned in the Gaspé PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by the present that the municipal Council of the Ville de Percé has adopted its 2020 Nelson Sergerie Legault government for a budget as well as its three­year program of capital expenditures during the meeng held on December 18, 2019. clear position on hydrocar- The budget is as follows: GASPÉ - Fracking is not bons. 2020 2019 completely prohibited in the “We cannot be in a gray OPERATING EXPENSES Gaspé, which leads the Mem- area. The CAQ must reassure ber of the National Assembly us by telling us that there will • GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $1 151 700 $1 064 050 for Gaspé, Méganne Perry be no exploitation of this re- • PUBLIC SECURITY $512 370 $511 170 • TRANSPORTATION $1 868 630 $1 727 190 Mélançon, to demand a clear source in Quebec,” says Ms. • ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE $1 013 300 $1 006 460 government position on hy- Perry Mélançon. • SOCIAL HOUSING $13 000 $12 500 drocarbons once and for all. The spokesperson for En- • URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT $1 103 920 $1 018 590 The debate was revived vironnement vert plus, Pascal • RECREATION AND CULTURE $281 880 $258 270 following a question from the Bergeron, says it’s an odd • FINANCING EXPENSES $296 100 $309 600 member for Gaspé in the Na- time for Quebec to choose to tional Assembly on October clarify its position. $6 240 900 $5 907 830 23. Ms. Perry Mélançon "The fact that it isn’t ad- RECONCILIATION FOR TAX PURPOSES asked Quebec's intentions re- mitting it publicly and that garding the Galt project near they make their rectification • REPAYMENT OF THE LONG­TERM DEBT $492 000 $470 000 Gaspé. from below, that sets the tone • TRANSFER OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES $200 000 $47 000 Natural Resources Minis- for what is happening on the • RESERVE FUNDS AND AFFECTATIONS $152 100 $90 170 ter Jonatan Julien said that the hydrocarbon file in the $844 100 $607 170 hydrocarbon regulations were Gaspésie and everywhere in strict and did not allow frack- Quebec." TOTAL EXPENSES AND RECONCILIATION ing which went against the FOR TAX PURPOSES $7 085 000 $6 515 000 regulations adopted in Sep- Favourable survey tember 2018 by the Liberal REVENUES minister at the time, Pierre A survey carried out on be- Moreau. half of the Montreal Eco- TAXES ON THE PROPERTY VALUE $3 523 350 $3 470 200 TARIFF FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES $1 015 700 $1 005 600 After multiple approaches nomic Institute released on PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES $477 400 $470 510 to Mr. Julien, the Gaspé Spec December 11 indicates that TRANSFERS $1 155 050 $874 990 invited Regional Minister Quebecers are open to the ex- SERVICES RENDERED $772 500 $551 700 Marie-Eve Proulx to clarify ploitation of their petroleum IMPOSITION OF RIGHTS $66 000 $67 000 the government's position. resources. INTERESTS $75 000 $75 000 "Hydraulic fracturing is They also prefer western prohibited in shale or in a well Canadian oil to foreign oil, TOTAL REVENUES $7 085 000 $6 515 000 located in an aquadic environ- according to Leger’s poll con- A more detailed explanatory document of this budget is available on the City's website (ville.perce.qc.ca). ment and less than one kilo- ducted on the web from No- metre from the surface. Any vember 22 to 25. Three­year program of capital expenditures for 2020­2021­2022 is as follows: gas activity is prohibited Some 45% of Quebecers within an urbanization want the province to exploit INVESTMENTS 2020 2021 2022 Total perimeter or within one kilo- its own petroleum resources metre. It is prohibited in cer- rather than continuing to im- Fire safety tain specific areas such as port the oil they consume Buildings (fire stations 61-62-63) $1 070 000 $500 000 $1 570 000 Gaspé Bay and within a host (26%). 28% of people con- Vehicles $60 000 $500 000 $560 000 of separating distances,” says sulted do not know. Upgrading respirators $160 000 $160 000 the minister. “Quebecers are much more Other equipments $112 200 $20 000 $75 000 $207 200 While other laws have pro- open to hydrocarbons than Total Fire safety $1 402 200 $1 020 000 $75 000 $2 497 200 hibited fracking, Ms. Proulx one might think; they are replied that the regulatory aware that we need oil and Publics works framework largely protects that the energy transition will the Gaspé. not be snapped,” said Luc Vehicles $429 000 $250 000 $436 000 $1 115 000 Other equipments $35 000 $30 000 $65 000 When commenting on this Vallée, chief economist and Garage improvments $60 000 $60 000 new development, the mem- director of operations at the ber for Gaspé calls on the institute. Total Public works $524 000 $280 000 $436 000 $1 240 000

Environmental hygiene Aqueduct, Sewage treatment PUBLIC NOTICE Vehicles $36 000 $36 000 $72 000 Bringing equipment up to standard (TECQ) $439 500 $439 500 Replacement of water line $1 600 000 $1 600 000 URBANISM Total Environmental hygiene $2 075 500 $36 000 $2 111 500 Minor exemption Urban planning and development 96, rue Jacques-Cartier: permit temporary the presence of Creation of an industrial zone $100 000 $25 000 $125 000 7 colours on the exterior siding. Development of a parking lot $10 000 $10 000 Rivière-aux-Émeraudes municipal park 960, route de Haldimand: permit the subdivision of a lot to development $75 000 $50 000 $50 000 $175 000 create 2 building lots with a width Development of the Coin-du-Banc beach site $30 000 $15 000 $45 000 of 43.55 m each. Renovation of the Le Pratto building $70 000 $70 000 Renovation of the building located on rue du GIVEN at Gaspé, January 15, 2020. Quai $80 000 $40 000 $40 000 $160 000 Côte Surprise Project $250 000 $250 000 $500 000 Isabelle Vézina, Total Urban planning and development $365 000 $380 000 $340 000 $1 085 000 Director of Legal Services and town clerk

Total of investment activities $4 366 700 $1 716 000 $851 000 $6 933 700 In accordance with the by-law concerning the publication of public notices, the city of Gaspé informs you that you will find Issued in Percé, on January 6, 2020 all of these notices on the website of the city of Gaspé at the following address: ville.gaspe.qc.ca in the section of public ______notices. Gemma Vibert, Clerk

Page 5, January 15, 2020 - Spec MCINNIS CEMENT: AIR CANADA: companies that are owned by lies, Air Canada replied in Cont'd from cover local interests. We (the aerial writing that certain members company owners of his gener- of the family were able to get a New president and they learned of the cost of tick- ation) made a living like discount attributed to people chief executive officer ets for a return trip to the Mag- everybody else. It is not be- forced to travel following the dalen Islands from Gaspé, a cause it is aviation that we death of a next of kin. “None Gilles Gagné trip of 300 miles, or 480 kilo- must hand out millions of dol- of the tickets exceeded $550 PORT DANIEL - The McInnis Cement board of directors an- metres. lars to Air Canada. They bribe for a return trip,” mentions the nounces the appointment of Baudouin Nizet to the position of “It was in excess of $1,000 civil servants with points (like note. president and chief executive officer of the company. The ap- per person, taxes included, for Airmiles) to the detriment of Gaétan Lelièvre, the former pointment came into effect during the first week of January. a return trip of 45 minutes,” public money,” says Mr. Member of the National As- According to a press release issued by McInnis Cement, “Mr. says Ms. Thériault. She and Pouliot. sembly for the riding of Gaspé, Nizet has a long track record in the cement industry, including five other family members fi- He carried remains on his has been helping Yvette Théri- working at CRH Canada/Holcim Canada as senior vice presi- nally travelled on December plane several times - “some- ault in her saga with the trans- dent for Quebec and the Atlantic Region from 2006 to 2013 in 14 and 15 to reach the Mag- times for free because the fam- porter and he is infuriated by Montreal, then in Toronto as president and chief executive of- gies. ilies could not afford to pay.” Air Canada’s stand regarding ficer from 2013 to 2017.” “In an ideal context, we The Canadian Aviation Se- the cost paid by the family of He was until recently senior vice president at Stuart Olson would have liked to be reas- curity Regulations adopted in Marie-Claire Arseneau. Building Group, an important construction company based in sured about having somebody 2012 require that air carriers “The discount program Air Calgary. In addition to serving as a director of the Cement As- travelling with the remains. only transport cargo that has Canada refers to is completely sociation of Canada for several years, he also served until 2017 My niece, who was taking the been screened under one of invisible on their website. as vice chair of the board of directors of the Canada Green plane in Quebec City, only Transport Canada’s approved Three people, including Pier- Building Council, responsible for LEED certifications in eco- found out when she saw the screening methods. In 2016, rot Pouliot, a retired computer responsible constructions. casket being loaded on the the Canadian Aviation Secu- programmer, tried to find a ref- The press release specifies that the McInnis Cement board plane. Paying the big price is rity Regulations were en- erence to that program on Air of directors is convinced that “Mr. Nizet will be able to lead one thing. Not being consid- hanced to allow Canada’s air Canada’s website, and could McInnis through its next growth stages while enhancing our cor- ered enough to take the plane cargo industry to have more not. Yvette Thériault would porate vision of producing quality cements in a sustainable, prof- together is really something options to determine where probably have been able to itable and responsible manner.” else! We remain a number, as within the supply chain au- benefit from it had she been Baudouin Nizet replaces Jean Moreau, who has served as in- it is impossible to talk to some- thorized participants can able to talk to someone from terim president and chief executive officer since August 2018. body (from Air Canada). In the screen cargo including coffins Air Canada, but she only hit Meanwhile, McInnis Cement also announces the nomination of 1970s, we would not have ex- to make it secure for air trans- computerized messages. Talk- a new chief operative officer at the plant, Alex Wojciechowski. perienced something like that port on flights carrying both ing to someone would have He has 30 years of experience as a manager in the cement in- in aerial transport even with passengers and cargo. Certain helped. If they paid $550 for dustry in Canada and in the United States. He has held “various limited means (...) and with in- funeral homes have opted to each of their tickets, it is be- positions ranging from maintenance manager to plant manager ferior technology. It could register and become part of cause they used their Air Miles to industrial manager. His expertise covers both cement opera- have been simple (in Decem- Transport Canada's Air Cargo points and Aero-Plan credits. tions and constructing and commissioning industrial equipment ber). We were simply going to Security program in order to Air Canada is dishonest in that investment projects,” adds McInnis Cement’s press release. the Islands from Gaspé,” she facilitate the transportation of statement. The fact that Ms. Alex Wojciechowski replaces Alexandre Rail, who is leaving states. human remains on board Thériault and her family mem- the company. Her uncle Michel Pouliot, flights. bers used their discount points McInnis Cement does not publish numbers about its volume aged 88, is one of the pioneers Asked to comment on the that time around will prevent of production. Company spokesperson Maryse Tremblay simply of aviation on the Coast. situation experienced by the them from using them for an- says that in 2019, the Port Daniel plant produced 30% more ce- Gaspé airport even bears his Arseneau and Thériault fami- other trip,” states Mr. Lelièvre. ment than in 2018. name. For 25 years, until 1974, The company target production when the plant was inaugu- his company, Air Gaspé, car- rated in September 2017 was 2.3 million tonnes annually. The ried hundreds of thousands of yearly production was slightly over 1 million tonnes in 2018. The people in Eastern Quebec, the Port Daniel plant hires about 150 people, including the main North Shore and Anticosti Is- subcontractors land included. He trained 250 pilots during his career. “The government must intervene in ASSET-BASED 3PL  RACISM: the Gesgaapegiag player said order to improve aerial serv- Powered by Integrity. Driven to be Different. Cont'd from cover that it was OK. Our players ices in the regions. We must had been hit on occasion by kick Air Canada out,” he “They are called damn sav- the Chiefs. They also uttered states. [email protected] ages. This must stop, however, He also emphasizes that death threats at the end of the shipENERGY.com | 1-866-530-9555 receiving those messages of game,” said Félix Albert. Quebec government aid pro- support makes me feel good. Dave Condo assures that vided to passengers in order to Native people are talking no apology was offered to stimulate ridership, a yearly about it. They don’t keep it in- John Mallette Jr. after he was sum not exceeding $500, will Around the World side like they used to. Chief called “Christ d’Indien” on the not change people’s habits at Family Ties John Martin received a mes- ice, and no death threat was ut- since that sum will be burned sage from a man in France tered at the end of the game. in one trip, considering the who wants to organize a game “We just went to their dressing current price of tickets. Seniors, come fly around the world with us! against us, over there maybe. room to tell them that there “The money must go to a With our SQ colleagues, we was no room for racist re- regional transporter, given to This month we will be vising: are thinking of playing an anti- marks in 2020.” South Carolina, U.S. with Stede Hinson racism game at the end of March, probably in Paspebiac. Join us for an interacve presentaon and Overall, things will start mov- to taste typical food from this country. ing next week, physically. For now, most of the things have VILLAGE Wednesday, January 22, 2020 come in writing,” points out Real Estate Agency 1:00­3:00 PM Dave Condo. 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Gilles Gagné culture,” she also notes. tory balance over the last years, demographic data. There is The migratory balance in Agriculture and tourism are in particular in the 25 to 35- room for flexibility,” remarks the 25-35 age group was posi- NEW RICHMOND: – The affected by international trade year-old people, however, its Chantal Routhier. tive for the first time in 2002- economy of the Gaspé Penin- tensions characterizing imports age pyramid leads to a greater The region’s organizations 2003. That balance was sula and the Magdalen Islands and exports between Canada number of mortalities than such as Stratrégie Vivre en positive 14 times over the last improved on many fronts in and the United States, as well births on a yearly basis. Gaspésie have often proven 16 years. The overall migra- 2019, especially when it comes as between China and North According to Quebec’s Sta- demographers wrong. In 1995, tory balance of the Gaspé to total investments and gross America. tistics Institute, the population some demographers predicted Peninsula and Magdalen Is- domestic product, according to The nominal gross domes- of the region could diminish to that the population of the re- lands has been positive four an assessment made by Mou- tic product followed the same 82,209 people by 2041, com- gion would be around 80,000 times in the nine years span- vement Desjardins, however, path as the investment curve pared to 90,396 people cur- people by 2020, and it is more ning between 2009-2010 and there are still concerns because over the last four years, but rently. than 10,000 people higher than 2017-2018. The 2019 data is of the shortage of manpower with lesser discrepancies. “We must be careful with the forecast. not yet available. and certain demographic as- From a peak of $3.32 billion in pects. 2016, the gross domestic prod- Total investments went uct fell to $3.2 billion a year from $403 million to $460 mil- later, and to $3.13 billion in JANUARY SALES EVENT lion between 2018 and 2019, a 2018 before rising to $3.22 bil- PRICES IN EFFECT UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2020 17% increase. That upward lion last year. Desjardins ex- swing follows two years of de- pects another rise to $3.3 creases. The investments made billion this year. in 2016, totalling $1.3 billion, Other statistics are evolving plunged to $710 million in in the right direction for 2017 and to $403 million a Gaspesians and Magdalen Is- year later. landers, including the 19.8% “It was foreseeable that the increase in the average price of $1.3 billion total of 2016 houses. It also means that buy- would be followed by a de- ing a house in the region is crease. At that time, the Port more difficult but it remains Daniel cement plant and three highly affordable considering windfarms were under con- the average price provincially, struction. We can expect more which is more than double. “normal” numbers now. In The weekly average remu- 2016, the economic growth of neration also increased by 17% the Gaspé Peninsula was close in that case between 2016 and to 6%. It was double the Que- 2017, before stabilizing in bec average and the region was 2018. The data for 2019 is not leading Quebec in that regard. yet available. What is encouraging in 2019 is Employment is more of a that it is going up again and we concern, considering it has di- can expect another increase in minished since the large con- 2020,” explains Chantal struction contracts of 2016 and Routhier, senior economist for 2017. About 35,000 people Desjardins. were employed in the region in She also notes that the type 2016 and 37,000 in 2017. Em- of investment changes in the ployment settled at 34,000 in Gaspé Peninsula. “We don’t 2018 and 2019 but according see construction sites of the to Desjardins it could go down same magnitude, It is often a to 33,000 people in 2020. good sign because the econ- “I expect another down- omy depends less on big proj- ward movement, a conse- ects. McInnis Cement added quence of a higher productivity silos this year (2019) but we and the difficulty of replacing also see investment in the rail the workers leaving for retire- infrastructure and many small ment,” states Chantal Routhier. projects. When we add up At the end of 2019, up to those projects, we see that the 600 positions were available in private sector does the work. the region, according to Em- We are starting to see the effect ploi-Québec numbers. That list of the economic diversifica- is not complete since some em- tion,” adds Ms. Routhier. ployers use other means to re- “The tourist sector is quite cruit their labour force. vigorous, the fisheries are The Gaspé Peninsula and doing well and the shipyards the Magdalen Islands represent are all active. It is slightly more one of the rare regions of Que- difficult in forestry and agri- bec to show a positive migra-

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WYLIE: Arnold In Memory In loving memory of Arnold Wylie. Obituary SINCE YOU WENT AWAY If we could call heaven, SIMON: Elson (Sonny) We’d call you today. In loving memory of a dear husband, father, fa- We’d tell you how much we miss you ther-in-law and grandfather who passed away Janu- Since you went away. ary 16, 1983. We miss your smile, your laugh, Today we recall the memory Your comical ways. We miss your voice. Of a loved one gone to rest, Lonely are the days And those who think of him today Since you went away. Are those that love him best. Tears they fall. They do not stop. In our hearts your memory lingers, The day you left our hearts dropped. Always tender, fond and true. So we try to keep memories near Not a day goes by Our hearts since we’ve been apart. That we do not think of you. We treasure them so dear Loved and sadly missed by Merle and family. Since you went away. We still sit and grieve, The pain inside does not leave. To Jesus through Mary Sometimes it’s hard to carry on, Prayer to the Blessed Virgin (never known to fail) It seems so long since you’ve been gone. O, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruit- If we had one wish for tomorrow, ful vine, splendour of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the We’d take away all the sorrow. SCHOBER: Kathleen (Renouf) Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my ne- So for now we’ve got to go. It is with great sadness that we announce the pass- cessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me that We just wanted to let you know ing of Kathleen Agnes (Renouf) Schober. Kay or Kissy you are my Mother, O Holy Mary, Mother of God, How much we love and miss you so as she was fondly known by her family, passed away Queen of heaven and earth, I humbly beseech you Since you went away. December 27, 2019, at the Lakeshore General Hospi- from the bottom of my heart to succour me in my ne- Lovingly remembered and dearly missed by your tal, Pointe Claire, Quebec, at the age of 83. Her loving cessity (make request). There are none who can with- loving wife Viola, your children, grandchildren, stand your power. O Mary, conceived without sin, family was by her side. great-grandchildren and brother Anderson. pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Kay was born in New Carlisle, Quebec, on De- Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (3 times). Say cember 5, 1936, to Arnold and Mamie (Buttle) Renouf. this prayer for 3 consecutive days and publish, and it She leaves behind her husband of 60 years, Bernard will be granted to you. Schober; children: Kelly (Alain) Iranian, Scott Schober Please make all (Robyn), and Kimberly (Gregory) Bellas; sister cheques payable to: Sharon; brother Brent; adored sister-in-law Olga; and sister-in-law Nancy. She was a loving grandmother thegaspespec.com The Gaspé Spec to Madison, Brooke, Cole, Adam and Paige and was an aunt to Geoff Huber, Shane Farrell, Jessica Nanowski and Jennifer Renouf. Kay left the Gaspé Coast at the tender age of 17 in PHOTO search of new opportunities and ended up meeting Classic her husband and marrying him in 1959. Unfortu- QUALITY nately because of his illness with dementia, Bernie Memorials was unable to be by her side at the end. Kay raised Four Generations three children and although Montreal was her home, When submitting a photo for this of Monument Craftsmen the Gaspé was her happy place and she returned each page, please send in a digital photo summer to visit family and friends. She loved her (.jpg) to [email protected]. HIGHEST QUALITY - BEST PRICES family, friends, music, dancing, curling, being a mem- MONUMENTS, MARKERS, CEMETERY LETTERING, ber of the Red Hats, going to the Casino and her out- You can also send your photo by mail LASER DESIGNS AND PORTRAITS ings to Gibbies for scampies. or drop it off at the office. Although we are left with a hole in our hearts, we It is essential that the photo is not a SALES REPS: will hold our memories of Kay close. A celebration copy printed at home Albert Burton - New Richmond 418-391-6526 of her life will be held July 7, 2020, in New Carlisle, or by the funeral home. Quebec, where she will be laid to rest beside her par- Steven Imhoff - New Carlisle 418-752-6041 ents and close to her beloved Bay of Chaleur. Alexis Normandeau - St. Jules 418-759-3270 Rest in Peace, dear Kissy. MONUMENTS P. FOURNIER Since 1846 Grenier & Grenier Since 1846 GUARANTEED QUALITY LAWYERS Tremblay & Barriault, notaires inc Tel: 418-892-5312 Notaries & legal counsel Cell: 418-355-4799 Réal Grenier, b.a.ll.l. [email protected] A Division of MGI Jules Grenier, b.a.ll.l. Gilles Tremblay, notary 641 Forillon Blvd, Gaspé, Que. Serge Barriault, notary WE ALSO REPLACE Gaël Tremblay, notary FOUNDATIONS, AND 96 Gérard D. Levesque Blvd, P.O. Box 519 New Carlisle (Quebec) G0C 1Z0 PROVIDE CLEANING 119B Perron Blvd West, New Richmond, Que. FULLY Tel.: (418) 752-3308 • Fax (418) 752-6935 Tel.: (418) 392-5282 • Fax: (418) 392-6155 BILINGUAL AND REPAINTING. E-mail: [email protected] SERVICE

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Page 11, January 15, 2020 - Spec Gaspesian Notables: Paul Almond “Imagine you're on a British man-o'war, anchored in an estuary of the Gulf of St. Lawrence around 1800. Behind the high red cliffs lie hundreds of miles of uncharted wilderness. If you jump ship and are caught, you will be branded a deserter - subject to death by one hundred lashes. If you jump, the icy waters could freeze your body and claim your soul. This is your one chance for a life in the New World. Do you jump?” -Paul Almond Diane Skinner Paul Almond was a noted director, screen- film was a huge success among film crit- writer, producer and author. He was born in 1931 ics when it was first viewed in 1968. He in Montreal but spent much of his life on the also wrote, directed and produced two Gaspé Peninsula. He attended McGill and Ox- other films and this trilogy all starred his ford Universities. Upon returning to Canada, he wife at the time, Geneviève Bujold, who worked for the CBC as both a producer and di- was 25 years old. Her sweet appearance rector. He also worked for the BBC in England made her very appealing as Isabel, the where he created and directed the documentary main character. Seven Up! After he left the BBC, the series con- The scenes of the Gaspé are breath- tinued. Then he moved on to making feature- takingly beautiful and moody. A re- length films. Later in life he became an author viewer remarked, “One can almost feel whose 8-part series is set on the Gaspé Peninsula. the winter cold and wind, the drafts in Paul Almond, until his passing in 2015, had the old farmhouse, the stickiness of the an ancestral family home in Shigawake, QC. He mud in the barnyard.” received the Order of Canada and was greatly re- spected for his many accomplishments in film Alford Saga and television as well as his 8 volume Alford Saga set on the Gaspé. After working in film and television for over 30 years, Almond wrote eight Isabel historical novels set in the Gaspé. The Alford Saga novels are loosely based His most famous film, Isabel, was filmed on on Almond’s ancestors. The eighth and final the Gaspé in 1968, in the community of Shi- novel is a semi-autobiographical about the ‘life, passionate about all the projects he worked on. gawake. Paul Almond, a great and talented di- loves, achievements and awards of a prestigious Paul Almond was a notable Gaspesian and we rector chose to use the Gaspé as the setting for Canadian movie producer, director and author.’ should all know about his legacy. “It is important his masterpiece. At the time, it was felt that Al- The books are a worthwhile read for anyone with that you know as much about your Gaspesian her- mond was a genius for using locals to enhance an interest in the Gaspé during the past two cen- itage as you can. I have said it before. We can’t the film. It was felt that residents of the area turies. know who we are unless we know about those that heightened the sense of realism in Isabel. The By all accounts he was a mystic, romantic and came before us.” Teachers’ Guide Comprehension: 1. Where and when was Paul Almond born? 2. He received the Order of Canada. Why? 3. His most famous film is Isabel. Tell a few facts (at least 5) about the film. 4. What is the Alford Saga? 5. Tell about his final novel in the Alford series. Vocabulary: Define: documentary, masterpiece, semi-autobiographical, prestigious Extra: Research and list the titles of the eight novels in the Alford series in correct order. BusinessDo you agree or disagree with the& statement,Professional “We can’t know who we are unless we know about thoseDirectory that came before us.” Explain your answer.

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