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SHIGAWAKE AGRICULTURAL FAIR AND MUSIC FESTIVAL: Marked once again by a great turnout

Gilles Gagné lot of local bands on Thurs- day. Actually, it is their day SHIGAWAKE: – Statistics and we saw keen interest in still have to be aligned, mak- them this year. It is also nice ing it a bit early for a thor- to see people from here, or ough wrap up but the with roots here, make their organizers of the Shigawake holiday plans around the Agricultural Fair and Music event,” says Meghan Clinton. Festival know for sure that For Friday, she was glad the 2016 edition of their about the decision she and the event was another great suc- programming crew made cess. about starting the music night The four days of the agri- with Romeo “Tunny” Hottot cultural fair and music festi- and Glenn Patterson, two fid- val were characterized by dlers. strong points, and SPEC “It went very well. It was

Photo: P. MacWhirter The lawn tractor race has become a very popular event.

it was close to the record of Festival. This year’s Saturday bers now that we sell week- last year,” she says. crowd might have been even end passes,” she says. The 2015 combination of larger, considering the num- The lawnmower race has the Barr Brothers and Gaspe- ber of people on the entire also become a huge attrac- sian singer Marie-Pierre fairgrounds site. tion. Should music festival Arthur drew the largest crowd “It is a bit hard to keep in the history of the Music track of exact turnout num- Cont'd on page 7

Photo: P. MacWhirter Nikki Hottot parading the Shigawake flag.

asked Meghan Clinton, the a great introduction to the event’s spokesperson, to find weekend. We had great a few words for each of those weather that day, of course, days. and that always helps,” points “For Thursday, we had a out Ms. Clinton. surprisingly great turnout, the She is still amazed by Sat- best so far since we have urday’s turnout. “I didn’t get been organizing the music the numbers. It was massive festival. It set the mood for for us. It was super. Was it Photo: G. Gagné the rest of the event. We had a our best turnout ever? If not, George Hayes from Shigawake performing at the Trough. News Community gardens for all briefs Thierry Haroun GASPÉ: - Do you feel like gar- dening? Growing fruit and veg- etables by yourself or with The Cultural Symposium is back friends and family? If you live Thierry Haroun in the Côte-de-Gaspé MRC, GASPÉ: - The 5th edition of the Côte-de-Gaspé Cultural Sym- you can join a community gar- posium will take place on October 27 at the Élias Dufresne den. Community Center in Fox River. “It’s an invitation to those who The program is called Cul- care about culture at large, such as cultural workers, artists, vol- tiver pour bien manger. It’s or- unteers and so forth,” mentions the spokesperson of the Sym- ganized by La Maison aux posium, Olivier Deruelle. “On average, these events have Lilas de l'Anse, based in attracted approximately 45 people and that's what we expect to l’Anse-aux-Griffons. The fi- get. If we’re organizing a fifth event, it’s because there’s need for nancial partners of this initia- it. We realize that people want to share, exchange and create tive are The Côte-de-Gaspé Photo: La Maison aux Lilas de l'Anse new links.” The details and other themes of the Cultural Sym- MRC, Santé Jeunesse Côte-de- Community garden in the Côte-de-Gaspé. posium will be announced in the near future. The event is made Gaspé; Comité de Lutte à la possible thanks to the Cultural Development Agreement re- pauvreté et à l'exclusion so- that’s the case for all five of our not always easy to grow them cently signed between the Côte-de-Gaspé MRC, the Town of ciale; Québec en forme and gardens. It’s for the passion- because of the temperature in Gaspé and the Québec Culture and Communications Ministry. Service Canada. nates or those who want to our region,” says Marie-Josée The program has imple- learn how to garden and grow Nadeau. mented five community gar- food. Everyone is invited. Peo- Up until now, on average dens: at the Douglastown ple grow whatever they want in there are approximately ten Chandler mayor experienced Community Center, the Cap- their part of the garden. One people that participate in each cellular problems first-hand Aux-Os Community Center, could decide to do it alone or to of the gardens. “The idea in Maison de quartier of Sandy work as a team. They choose general is to promote good Gilles Gagné Beach, Seniors Home of what they want to grow in rela- health habits, to eat well and to CHANDLER: – The mayor of Chandler, Louisette Langlois, ex- Grande-Vallée and Mur- tionship to the space, the time promote local gardening. Com- perienced first-hand the problems stemming from Telus’ incapac- dochville (Centre Aventure). and the means they have, etc. munity gardens aren’t just gar- ity to cope with the rise in cellular phone services, especially The spokesperson for this People grow traditional food, dens. They’re places where between the July 22 and July 31 Centennial celebrations in her project is Marie-Josée Nadeau. such as carrots, radish or let- people meet, gather and ex- town. “By definition, community gar- tuce. Some try eggplants and change ideas,” says Marie- “I saw text messages coming in the day after being sent. I also dens are open to everyone and chillies. As for tomatoes, it’s Josée. was unable to make phone calls with my mobile phone, for hours sometimes. I couldn’t even hear the ring at the other end. There was strictly no sound at all. I was spending 13 hours a day on the field during the centennial events. It was not practical. We had to Percé wireless network get out of Chandler to get better service, and not everywhere,” pointed out Ms. Langlois, nine days following the end of the cele- overloaded during tourist boom brations. Like the mayor of Percé, André Boudreau, she hopes that the Geneviève Gélinas “We’ve been told (by Telus) signal is like a highway. When management of Telus will take note of the problems and refrain that it is because there’s a lot of there are more users, there are from thinking that it was an isolated event. PERCÉ: – Text messages tak- people! What we want is to re- more traffic jams.” “It is true that the attendance during the centennial was excep- ing too long to be transmitted, ceive a lot of people for a At the end of July, Telus tional. The population of the town probably tripled during the cellphone calls difficult or even longer duration (…). Today, in configured its antennas to make ten-day celebration. There will be no centennial next year but we impossible to make… The a two adult and two children a priority for the 911 emer- want to increase our tourist spinoffs in the future, not diminish Telus wireless network has not family, there are four mobile gency calls and the calls made them,” she emphasizes. been able to give tourists and phones processing at the same from a mobile phone in gen- “Tourism is and has been an important part of our economic locals an adequate service dur- time.” eral, says Ms. Beaulieu. diversification since the closure of the Gaspesia mill. We think in ing the summer boom, as the “Percé isn’t the only area to The company will increase terms of tourism growth. We have outstanding success with number of users has multiplied experience wireless connection the capacity of its wireless net- Nova Lumina, our new attraction, and we need satisfactory serv- six-fold. The Town of Percé is problems. During the Cap-d’E- work “in the coming weeks or ice from Telus. I was under the impression that Telus could adapt asking Telus to adapt its equip- spoir Festi-Plage, the festival- months.” Telus will also update to an overuse of cellular capacity with its existing equipment. Ap- ment to meet the demand. goers had problems using their its technology which should in- parently, it is not the case,” she adds. In the summer, the number cells. It was also almost impos- crease the network speed and SPEC asked Jacinthe Beaulieu, spokesperson with Telus, if the of inhabitants in Percé goes sible to make a cellphone call capacity. This change will company could guarantee, considering that there is a ten-month from 300 to 5,000. This year, during Chandler’s 100th an- occur “in the coming months, span between now and the beginning of the 2017 summer, that the influx of tourists is even niversary, at the end of July,” on the whole Gaspé Peninsula,” people will not run into similar problems next year. more than usual and the wire- says Town of Percé director says the spokesperson. “The guarantee is that there will be a clear improvement. For less network is overloaded. general, Félix Caron. Within the next year, Telus now, I cannot say more. We are open to adding temporary towers. “When text messages take “Percé adapted its drinking will install fibre optics on the We will be able to tell more when our planning has been com- two to three hours to be trans- water and sewage systems to tip of the peninsula, an infra- pleted,” explains Ms. Beaulieu. mitted, it’s a problem. It is also face the summer influx of structure that the company has “The organizing committees of some temporary events ask the case for online transactions tourists,” says Mayor Boudreau. already started installing in for additional cellular power sometimes,” she adds. “It is the case and consultations,” says Mayor “Is it possible to adapt the Telus some places on the Gaspé of the Osheaga Festival in Montreal but they have to ask in ad- André Boudreau. “Today network? They better not ask Peninsula. vance and get the permits. Here (in Chandler), the delay did not everybody plans his or her hol- for public grants. The service is “It will allow us to improve make it possible. The notice was too short. It can cost hundreds iday on the internet by reserv- already expensive enough!” the cellphone signal at some of thousands of dollars,” says Jacinthe Beaulieu. ing accommodations and Spokesperson for Telus, strategic places,” Ms. Beaulieu She points out that Telus is investing $10 million this year to attractions online. So if you ar- Jacinthe Beaulieu, reports that says. the Telus network is experienc- Once those changes are improve its network in the Gaspé Peninsula, “including a good rive in Percé and you’re unable ing six times more traffic than made, “there will be a clear im- part in order to solve the situations described here. In fact, that to go on the internet, things are usual in Percé, The “usual” provement but we’re dependent amount is spent yearly and our wireless network benefits from it. going wrong.” being the traffic last May. “It on unforeseen elements,” Ms. Our technology is called LTE, (Long Term Evolution).” “Percé has experienced the same problem over the last few has never been seen before, Bealieu points out. She encour- Will that work be carried out fast enough to avoid a repetition summers, so the exceptional in- even if we compare it to other ages users to temporarily dis- of this summer’s network congestion? “I don’t have the time flux of tourists this year isn’t summers. The travellers who able the applications and frame of that work but the situation will be improved in 2017,” the only reason for the over- have a contract with other com- technologies they’re not using she concludes. load,” the mayor points out. panies use our networks. The in order to save the signal. Page 2, August 17, 2016 - Spec Mamu Construction removes Police water from brook without permit report

Gilles Gagné On August 9 at approximately 4:15 p.m. in Gaspé, a robbery was committed at the TD Bank on Queen Street. The Côte-de- GESGAPEGIAG: – Gesgape- Gaspé detachment of the Sûreté du Québec intervened minutes giag resident, Naomi Condo, after the crime was committed. The SQ Pabos regional squad of is criticizing the way an em- investigation took charge of the case a few hours later. ployee of Mamu Construction, or a subcontractor, used a Nobody was injured when the crime was committed. The man brook passing under Droken was able to flee before the arrival of the police. A search was road to fill-up a tank truck. conducted in the surrounding area and in Gaspé but to no avail. The water was sprayed on the The day after the robbery, Hélène Nepton, spokesperson for the Gesgapegiag-Maria part of Sûreté du Québec, pointed out that it was not known if the rob- Highway 132 currently being ber had an accomplice or accomplices, nor did the police know rebuilt by Mamu Construc- how the robber fled. tion. Ms. Condo saw the truck On August 11, another Sûreté du Québec spokesperson, Chris- shortly after 10 a.m. on Au- tine Coulombe, couldn’t confirm if the robber was armed or gust 11, close to her home. not. The amount stolen during the robbery was not revealed, She approached the driver im- which is usually standard procedure in such a case. mediately. ----- “I asked the guy to stop. He told me that he was told to go Photo: G. Gagné On the evening of August 9 shortly after 8 p.m., Réjean Pel- there and take the water to letier, 62, from from Sainte-Anne-des-Monts was struck and spray on Highway 132. I told Naomi Condo intervened as a truck driver filled his tank with killed by a car along Route 132 in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. him that he had no right to water from the brook in this photo. take the water from the brook. The victim was rushed to the hospital by the paramedics but He asked me if there were fish adds. that the rules in place for succumbed to his injuries shortly after. So far, the investigation in the brook and I told him Further down the brook, drawing water from a brook reveals that the victim was probably about to cross Highway 132 “yes”. I added that my kids Naomi Condo found out that are clear. when he was struck by the car. The victim was wearing dark and other kids fish and swim Mamu Construction or its sub- “No matter the quantity of clothes and the driver of the car did not see him. in that brook. I also did when contractors are dumping used water and the size of the I was a kid and other genera- asphalt on a piece of land that brook, or whether there are “A blood sample of the victim was sent to the laboratory for tions before us did as well,” is located within the limits of fish in it or not, it takes an au- analysis. We can’t say for now if the victim was impaired. The Ms. Condo told SPEC, five Gesgapegiag. thorization to take water from investigation is still ongoing,” pointed out SQ spokesperson, hours after witnessing the op- “That asphalt still smells it,” says Mr. Castonguay. Christine Coulombe, on August 11. Foul play has been ruled eration. like oil. We can also see that it He also stated that as of out. Her facebook page shows leaks into the brook. That August 11, Mamu Construc------part of her intervention with brook is connected to the other tion did not hold such a per- On August 9, Shawn Hottot, 41, from Port Daniel was arrested the truck driver. She is called brook where water was taken mit, according to the by the SQ and appeared before JusticeSupport Luc Marchildon our at the Rebel Spirit on facebook. out. This is completely unac- documents that are available New Carlisle courthouse on multiple chargesarea’s relatedmerchants... to events The truck driver seemed ceptable,” she said. to him. of Don’tthe late night of August 8 in Port Daniel. shy after the exchange with SPEC visited the location “No such permit was is- Naomi Condo but neverthe- and there is definitely a smell sued (for the Gesgapegiag- Thepolute... accused is charged with attempted murder, uttering threats less kept filling his truck. Ms. of hydrocarbons in the air Maria area) since 2010,” he to cause death and bodily harm, assault, uttering a threat to Condo was told by a neigh- around the asphalt dump and adds. cause bodily harm, break and enter in a home and mischief in bour that the truck had also water from the pile of asphalt His colleague, Ian relation to property for a value under $5000. been seen in that area at least is slowly going down towards Larouche, points out that one other time. the nearby brook. sometimes, the “promoters” of The accused allegedly invaded the home of his former girlfriend “He took so much water For now, Naomi Condo has the project can apply for the and assaulted a man. The victim escaped to a neighbouring out that the water level called Quebec’s Department authorization on behalf of the property, where he was pursued and assaulted again by the ac- dropped considerably and I of Natural Resources, as a first contractor. In the case of the cused, who inflicted bodily harm to him, including broken facial told him he made a mess of step that should lead to a for- Gesgapegiag-Maria Highway bones. The accused also assaulted a man who intervened to put the brook,” adds Naomi mal complaint. She has also 132 upgrading project, the an end to the assault. Condo. contacted Mamu Construction promoters are Quebec’s De- She walked along the supervision employees and partment of Transportation Following the August 9 appearance, the case was put over to brook following the sighting has made a couple of calls to and the Band of Gesgapegiag. August 12 and then put over again to August 19, at which time of the truck and found a small the Gesgapegiag band admin- Mr. Larouche will make fur- the accused will appear before a Quebec Court judge. Until then patch of oil, a hundred feet or istration, since the contractor ther verification in that regard. the accused is remanded in custody at the New Carlisle jail. so from the spot where the was selected by the band. As SPEC reached its dead------water was pumped out. Quebec’s Department of line, Mamu Construction had “We can’t be sure that it the Environment spokesper- not returned any of the calls On August 8, Normand Allain, 50 , from Pabos Mills, appeared comes from the truck but there son David Castonguay, says from SPEC at the Percé courthouse on charges of sexual assault on a minor is usually no oil there,” girl, sexual contacts and enticing the young victim to touch him pointed out Naomi Condo. sexually. “Our people pick berries here, and medicine. All the RECYCLE Normand Allain was living with the grandmother of the four- brooks of this small area are year-old girl he allegedly assaulted. A native of Gascons, he had interconnected. Our kids fish BAS DU FLEUVE returned recently to the Gaspé Peninsula. The victim informed and swim here as well,” she Real Estate Agency her other grandmother about the behaviour of the accused and Suzanne Landry the mother of the victim filed a complaint to the Sûreté du Agency Director/Owner Québec.PollutionPollution The accused had already left the Pabos Mills dwelling 418­752­0792 when the police showed up. He was arrested in Rimouski where [email protected] he wasaffects hiding. www.suzannelandry.ca affects Friendly bilingualPlease service tell Justiceusus Luc allall Marchildon ordered an assessment of the mental from Matapedia to Port Daniel condition of the accused at a facility in Gaspé. He will return to 17 years experienceour advertisers court on September 6. you saw their Page 3, August 17, 2016 - Spec ad in The Gaspé Spec

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possible to communicate the accurate information Lawrence River crossing its territory from one end to Commentary right from the beginning, if the appropriate procedure the other, will force any pipeline operator to cross the had applied? drinkable source of water of close to six million peo- Gilles Gagné That kind of mystery marred the first round of con- ple, 75% of Quebec’s population. sultations held a week ago in New Brunswick by the However, the opposition to pipeline projects is also National Energy Board. Its credibility was already mounting in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and British questionable, given that most of its commissioners, in- Columbia, where municipalities and citizens, including cluding Jacques Gauthier, Lyne Mercier and president the First Nations, are worried about the potential im- Peter Watson have been appointed by former Prime pact of seeing a greater volume of hydrocarbons cir- Minister Stephen Harper, whose favouritism for oil and culate near their homes and watershed. The last spill National Energy gas projects was well-known. in Saskatchewan did nothing to reassure them. Justin Trudeau has since modified a certain set of The National Energy Board’s last attempt to hide Board’s dwindling norms that will be used in the assessment of initiatives the content of a meeting with Jean Charest does not related to hydrocarbons but the law governing the Na- enhance the public’s confidence in that regulatory tional Energy Board remains a remnant of the Conser- body. Its communication personnel only sheepishly credibility is justified vative government. admitted to a “research error”. The credibility of Canada’s National Energy Board The Energy East pipeline project faces stern oppo- How will National Energy Board’s future reports be is once again suffering due to the lack of transparency sition in Quebec, mainly because of its potential ef- received, considering those recent communication showed by two of its commissioners, its president and fects on the province’s drinkable water sources. The evasiveness? If it is with suspicion, it will be perfectly some members of its personnel. Over several months, way Quebec is designed geographically, with the Saint justified. those people refused to admit that the subject of the Energy East pipeline project was raised during a meeting with former Quebec Premier Jean Charest, while documents recently obtained by the National Observer proved otherwise. The meeting occurred in January 2015 in Montreal following a request by National Energy Board commis- sioner, Jacques Gauthier. Jean Charest was doing consulting work for TransCanada, the promoter of En- ergy East, a pipeline destined to deliver Alberta’s tar sands oil to Quebec and New Brunswick. Mr. Charest was not a registered lobbyist for the company. Jacques Gauthier, his fellow commissioner Lyne Mercier and board president Peter Watson attended the meeting with Jean Charest, along with two em- ployees of the National Energy Board. For months, National Observer’s journalists tried to get confirmation that Mr. Charest had discussed is- sues related to the pipeline project during that meet- ing. For months, National Energy Board’s spokespersons replied that the Energy East topic was not covered. Jean Charest’s assistant, Grégory Lar- roque, also lied to the National Observer when he said that Energy East was never covered during the meet- ing, which he also attended! The National Observer finally received the docu- Subscribe to SPEC and keep in touch ments, mainly copies of emails and hand-written with local news of friends, family and your community. notes, proving that the Energy East initiative was not only mentioned during the exchange with Jean There’s no better way to brighten a school day! Charest but was a big part of the agenda initially planned by Jacques Gauthier. Mail your cheque or money order in the amount of $30 Why was it hidden in the first place then? National Energy Board commissioners certainly have the right, (tax included), for the school year, along with this form to: and probably the duty, to inquire about the subjects Spec, 128 Gérard D. Levesque Blvd, New Carlisle, Qc G0C 1Z0 they will be asked to assess. Initially and officially, Mr. Charest was supposed to be questioned about Que- bec’s major stakes. The commissioner apparently ig- Name: nored his ties with TransCanada. We can wonder now if they tried to know. National Address: Energy Board commissioners have a quasi-judicial role, similar to judges’. When they meet with potential stakeholders or anybody in the exercise of their du- ties, an accurate and written summary of the ex- change is supposed to be carried out. Why wasn’t it done in the case of Jean Charest, or why wasn’t it FOR STUDENTS ONLY!

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Gilles Gagné The equipment installed on the ship will increase the effi- PORT DANIEL: – McInnis ciency and reduce dust emis- Cement has reached an agree- sions when cement powder is ment with a maritime com- loaded and unloaded. The ship pany, Nova Algoma Cement will also be furnished with Carriers, to charter over the equipment that will reduce the long term a vessel that will sulphur dioxide emissions deliver the cement produced stemming from fuel consump- at its Port Daniel plant to var- tion. ious North American destina- Maryse Tremblay empha- tions sizes that McInnis Cement de- “That cement carrier is a re- cided to charter a ship instead cent ship that was launched in of buying one “because our Turkey, in 2011. The ship is business is to produce cement, currently being upgraded in not operate ships. We don’t China where it will be want to be in a field that we equipped with the latest load- don’t know.” ing and unloading technol- The ship is being upgraded ogy,” says Maryse Tremblay, Photo: G. Gagné in China because the Algoma McInnis Cement as of 2016. spokesperson for McInnis Ce- Central Corporation is part ment. owner of a shipyard there. The “The ship will be delivered ship was also in operation in cement carriers and support in- “The capacity of the ship is by the beginning of 2017, rier is a joint venture that took the Pacific Ocean prior to en- frastructure projects world- 15,000 tonnes. It is a start,” in- which coincides with the start form in January 2016 when Al- tering the shipyard, says wide. Algoma Central dicates Maryse Tremblay, who of our production shipments,” goma Central Corporation, of Maryse Tremblay. Corporation is one of the doesn’t rule out McInnis Ce- says Ms. Tremblay, who adds St. Catharines, Ontario, agreed “The ship will be used to largest ship owners in Canada ment chartering another ship that the vessel will be used with a Luxembourg company, serve our North American solely by McInnis Cement. Nova Marine Holding S.A., to and owns 50% of the joint ven- once the Port Daniel plant is up Nova Algoma Cement Car- operate a fleet of specialized ture. and running. Cont'd on page 7

MCINNIS CEMENT: Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec takes control

Gilles Gagné ture, which is a loan not guar- paid the price for the cost pose. Beaudier had previously costs than the market and di- anteed by a specific property overrun is former president di- acquired the project from rect access to a marine termi- PORT DANIEL: – The Caisse but backed by the worthiness rector general, Christian Cimbec Canada at the end of nal for low-cost, flexible de dépôt et de placement du of the corporation, in this case, Gagnon, whose departure 2011. distribution,” are still there. Québec (CDPQ) takes major- the Caisse de dépôt et de from McInnis Cement was an- “The participation of the CDPQ finally says in its ity control of McInnis Ce- placement du Québec. nounced on August 2. Caisse de dépôt was 45% pre- press release that “the proposed ment. The move was Maxime Chagnon, Maxime Chagnon assures viously and it was 55% for transaction, which includes the announced on August 11, nine spokesperson for the CDPQ, that “after a thorough re- Beaudier. Now, it is the oppo- new and additional financing, is days after the appointment of explains the context of the assessment of the project,” site,” sums up Maxime still subject to certain condi- McInnis Cement’s new exec- partial takeover. the Port Daniel cement plant Chagnon. tions, including the execution utive vice-president of engi- “When the cost overrun still bears a “good profitabil- He adds that CDPQ is try- and delivery of final documen- neering, construction and was announced, we said that if ity profile,” despite the cost ing to diminish the cost over- tation and approval by the operations, Ronald Bougie, we were to invest again (in overrun “because the market run. “For us, it hovers between banking syndicate.” who is now managing the Port McInnis Cement), we would conditions are even better $400 million and $450 mil- This new financing is in Daniel cement plant project. do it at our conditions. There today,” than when CDPQ first lion. We are trying to do bet- addition to incremental equity The move aims at protect- was a management change invested in it, in 2014. ter.” investments made by McInnis ing the Caisse de dépôt et de last week (on August 2) and “There is a cement deficit CDPQ also points out that Cement shareholders, as pro- placement’s clients’ capital, in now, there is a change in the that is increasing in the North “the cement plant’s funda- vided for in the initial invest- light of the $444 million cost control of the company (…) American market,” he also mental qualities, a plant and ment agreement. That new overrun announced on June The Caisse de dépôt takes emphasizes, pointing out that equipment (that) are among financing is sufficient to com- 29. The management of control of Beaudier Ciment most cement plants are oper- the most advanced in the in- plete the project, according to CDPQ considers that the Port and by so doing, takes control ating at or near capacity. The dustry, with lower operating CDPQ. Daniel cement plant is still a of McInnis Cement,” says Mr. strength of the American dol- profitable venture. Chagnon. lar adds to the favourable con- The cement plant in a few numbers The partial takeover comes When the cost overrun was text of eventual profits, he Cost in January 2014: $1 billion with a cash investment of announced at the end of June points out. Cost in November 2014: $1.055 billion $125 million by CDPQ in the by Quebec’s minister of the Maxime Chagnon affirms Cost in August 2016: $1.5 billion preferred equity of McInnis Economy, Dominique that “to my knowledge,” none Annual production: 2.2 million tonnes Cement. Consequently, the Anglade, she explained that it of the cash lenders that had Job creation once the plant is in operation: 153 jobs, CDPQ has now injected $265 was due to engineering and agreed to work with McInnis 78 by McInnis Cement and 75 by subcontractors million in the equity of the planning problems, the cost of Cement have forfeited. Production start: March 2017 company, since $140 million accelerating the construction Beaudier, the holding Construction completion: Close to 85% had already been announced process in order for the Port owned by the Beaudoin and between 2014 and June 2016. Daniel plant to be up and run- Bombardier families, was Investments by public or public related bodies: Moreover, an American ning during the first part of considered until August 9 the Investissement-Québec: $250 million in loans fund management, Black 2017, and the addition of control shareholder of 55% of and $100 million in equity Rock Alternative Investors is equipment worth about $100 McInnis Cement. Beaudier Caisse de dépôt et de placement du Québec: also injecting $125 million in million. had set up a subsidiary, $265 million in equity the project through a deben- The man who has so far Beaudier Ciment, for that pur-

Page 5, August 17, 2016 - Spec BARACHOIS GENERAL STORE: Established in 1909 and still sells just about everything

Geneviève Gélinas In the adjacent warehouse, where generations of employ- BARACHOIS: – When he ees wrote their calculations on was eight years old, Harris the walls, one can buy con- Thompson would walk down struction materials. A large the street to Robins general wooden stairway leads to the store in Barachois and buy a second floor, where there are gallon of kerosene for 7 cents. mattresses, rocking chairs and Sixty years later, he bought laundry sets, among other the store so that the heart of things. the village would survive, not Mr. Thompson showed us as a museum, but as an “alive the archives of the Robin and well” business, which company, piled up close to a goes on selling almost every- window, which include a thing from soup cans and pots treasure of several accounting to mattresses and nails. books dating back to 1912 or Mr. Thompson is 74 years 1915. The list of merchandise old now, but he remembers is written in English, in neat his visits, as a child, to handwriting: barrels of corn- Robins as if it was yesterday. meal, salt pork, molasses, bar- “I used to walk down Church ley… Street with my kerosene con- The businessman lives five tainer (for lamps). Mom used months per year in Barachois to give me 10¢. The kerosene and spends the rest of the year was 7¢ a gallon. I was al- Photo: G. Gélinas in Mississauga, Ontario. lowed to buy something Harris Thompson, born in Barachois, bought the Robin general store to make sure it will sur- When he’s on the Gaspé, he worth a penny and I would vive. shows up almost every day at bring 2¢ back to my mother.” the store to take care of ad- Today, Barachois has ap- always remained my home,” was the end of the village be- building draws the attention ministration, “a hobby”. proximately 350 inhabitants, says Mr. Thompson. As a cause the store is the heart of of tourists as well as locals. The rest of the year, Mr. but Mr. Thompson remem- child and as a teenager, he the village,” says Mr. Thomp- “We receive local people, Thompson can count on his bers the busy days of the used to spend one month with son but also a lot of people from experienced employees. Man- 1940s and 1950s. “I used to his grandparents in Barachois “I acquired it in 2006 be- outside, people of Gaspé, Val- ager Carl Bond has been sit on the bridge and count the during the summer. As an cause it’s the symbol of an d’Espoir and even further,” working at Robin’s for almost fishing boats. There were 50. adult, he founded a dehy- important period, a meeting says Mr. Thompson. “They 50 years. The most recently We had at least five general drated vegetable business in place for the community and come because they can buy hired employee has 24 years stores and three wood Ontario, which he sold five a place where I remember my almost anything: ovens, of service. mills…” years ago. childhood,” he adds. fridges, wood, baloney… We Mr. Thompson wants the At the age of nine, his life In December 2004, the In 2013-2014, Mr. Thomp- sell so much baloney. It’s in- store to survive him. “The suddenly changed. “Mom Robin Jones and Whitman son achieved renovations of credible!” building is part of the her- died in April. In July, the company, the oldest in $400,000. The storefront was The first floor is occupied itage. It has to continue exist- parish priest took me and my Canada after the Hudson Bay rebuilt to resemble the origi- by the grocery and the hard- ing. I have two sons and a two sisters to New company, sought protection nal, in off-white and green ware departments - fruit, daughter. They have their own Brunswick. Then I went to a under the Company’s Credi- coloured wood. The year of cookies, cans, paint, mould- businesses, but I think that boys’ home in Maine.” tors’ Arrangement Act. At the construction, 1909, is still ings, door handles, etc. The they will be able to handle the He was finally taken in by end of 2005, the trustee closed written on the front, but the store weighs the nails to de- store.” If the store had to be a family of Acadian farmers the Barachois store, after al- words “Magasin général termine their price. “We may sold, the preference would be who settled in Maine and most a century of service. “I Thompson” now decorate the be the last to sell nails in this given to the employees, he spoke French. “Barachois has knew that if we did nothing, it facade. The character of the way,” says Mr. Thompson. adds.

PQ LEADERSHIP RACE: Lisée gets the support of Yvan Bernier Geneviève Gélinas development of the Gaspé. from Matapédia to Gaspé. ect in the Murdochville area. Mr. Lisée criticizes the “It’s disgraceful that the gov- “It’s the most interesting (oil GASPÉ: – Parti québécois abolition of the Conférences ernment acquires the railway and gas) project because that’s leadership candidate Jean- régionales des élus (CRÉ) by and doesn’t invest the required natural gas which could re- François Lisée wants to revive the Liberal government. “The money. That’s the same thing duce the ecological footprint the inter-ministerial commit- CRÉs facilitated consultations for the tourist train.” of industries on the North tee on Gaspé Peninsula devel- but also had budgets for In regards to wind energy, Shore and maybe of McInnis opment in order to go on with homelessness, battered wo- Mr. Lisée wouldn’t order new Cement.” the work started under men, youth…” wind farms, as asked by the Mr. Lisée supports the Bernard Landry and continued However, he wouldn’t industry. He believes that the Junex oil exploitation project under Pauline Marois. restart the CRÉ if he becomes Quebec industry is going on the Galt property, 20 kilo- Mr. Lisée was in Gaspé on premier in 2018. “We would through “a delicate moment.” meters west of Gaspé. How- July 28, and the former Bloc look at what the local repre- “We knew that there would be ever, he doesn’t agree with the québécois Member of Parlia- Photo: G. Gélinas sentatives have reinvented and good times, as we produce oil and gas development on we would ask them: which (components) for our wind Anticosti Island. ment Yvan Bernier used this PQ candidate Jean-François tools do you want?” Over the farms, and bad times. We have About the Pétrolia oil proj- opportunity to announce his Lisée. support for the former jour- span of two years, he would to ensure a steady production ect in Haldimand, Mr. Lisée nalist. if we don’t provide the re- return the budget cuts that by accompanying our busi- remains vague. “This raises The leadership candidate sources and tools to achieve were applied to those organi- ness towards exterior mar- the question of social accept- thinks that the Gaspé Penin- it.” That’s why he would re- zations. kets.” ability. In principle, I oppose sula has “extraordinary poten- vive an inter-ministerial com- Mr. Lisée is in favour of re- The candidate is in favor of tial, but it cannot fully develop mittee dedicated to the pairing the Gaspesian railway the Bourque natural gas proj- Cont'd on page 7

Page 6, August 17, 2016 - Spec MCINNIS: about the modifications that are Cont'd from page 5 made to the ship,” says Mr. $3 million to support the Smith. markets; Canadian and Ameri- McInnis Cement an- can waters including the Great nounced at the beginning of Wind Energy TechnoCentre Lakes,” adds Maryse Trem- August that the company has blay, acquired a marine terminal in Geneviève Gélinas Centre. research, very concrete. We The financial terms of the Providence in order to serve the The organization has close use real equipment. Our em- deal between McInnis Cement states of Rhode Island, Con- GASPÉ: – Ottawa renews its to 30 employees; approxi- ployees have a specialized and Nova Algoma Cement necticut and Massachusetts. An support to the Wind Energy mately 60% of them hold a training and a clear idea of Carriers have not been re- investment of $US22 million is TechnoCentre through a grant masters or a doctorate degree. how it works in the field,” says vealed. necessary to buy and adapt that of $1 million per year during It welcomes about 15 interns Mr. Côté. “In its business plan, McIn- terminal for cement shipments. the three coming years. This each year. The TechnoCentre The TechnoCentre owns nis Cement expects to use ves- More than 80% of the con- money will be used to pay for develops technologies to inte- and exploits the Site nordique sels to ship up to 95% of its struction of Port Daniel’s ce- the operations of the research grate wind power in the en- expérimental en éolien output,” she says. That annual ment plant is completed. and development centre, based ergy systems of remote Corus in Rivière-au-Renard, production is supposed to reach The project cost soared over in Gaspé but having customers networks or for the wind farms which includes two 2- 2.2 million tonnes yearly, the last year and it was admit- in five countries other than to operate at their full poten- megawatt windmills. The in- which is about 40,000 tonnes ted at the end of June by Que- Canada. tial, even in conditions of cold come from electricity sales weekly. bec minister of the Economy, The total budget of the and frost. The organization and from services provided to The ship will be renamed Science and Innovation, Do- TechnoCentre is $4.5 million also helps provincial and the private sector represents a NACC Québec by Nova Al- minique Anglade, that the over- per year. The money given Gaspesian businesses to in- bit less than half of the Tech- goma Cement Carriers. It will run was $444 million. That through the Canada Economic crease their business volume, noCentre budget. The balance operate under the Canadian brings the total cost of McInnis Development (CED) Agency essentially through trade mis- comes from federal and flag and therefore with a Cana- Cement’s project to $1.5 bil- is “a crucial aid because that’s sions. provincial grants. dian crew, points out Wayne lion, including a set of marine money for operations. It pays The TechnoCentre has cus- Over the last three years, Smith, vice-president of com- terminals in Canada and the the employees` wages, the tomers in six countries, that is CED had also given $1 million mercial affairs of Algoma Cen- United States. rent, so we can keep a stable to say Canada, the United per year to the TechnoCentre. tral Corporation and Investissement-Québec lent base of staff. It has a lever ef- States, Sweden, Finland, Ger- It’s the largest grant paid by spokesperson for Nova Al- $250 million to McInnis Ce- fect because it makes it possi- many and France. They do CED in the Gaspé Peninsula goma Cement Carriers. ment for that venture and has a ble to complete financial business with the TechnoCen- and in Magdalen Islands. The “We are very proud of being $100 million part in the equity arrangements with other part- tre “because we have a lead- agency invested an average of part of that venture and excited of the project. ners,” explains Frédéric Côté, ing-edge expertise and $10 million per year in the re- director general of the Techno- because we’re doing applied gion in the last four years.

FAIR: PQ LEADERSHIP: Fall Fest 50-Plus go-kart races Cont'd from cover Cont'd from page 6 sets take a break during the hydraulic fracturing. At this Jack Harrison race, considering that almost moment, this method isn’t used CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: - everybody is watching trac- in Haldimand, but if there’s no Another year has passed and tors? “We will reflect on that,” social acceptability in Gaspé, fall is almost upon us. The ru- says Meghan Clinton. it’s over.” mours have been rampant lead- Despite grey weather on ing up to this year’s races. Sunday, she was happy with Supported by Apparently Stacey John Camp- the results. “It was fantastic. Yvan Bernier bell is making his foray back We had a great turnout. I got into racing. He has already exactly what I wanted, a busy Former Bloc québécois been challenged by newcomer Sunday afternoon for the music Member of Parliament, Yvan Justin Lavigne who claims he festival and still plenty of peo- Bernier, who represented could be the best driver that ple outside (for the horse haul). Bonaventure-Pabok-Gaspé- ever walked through the Delta I am very happy.” Îles-de-la-Madeleine from gates. Apparently, he hasn’t Like in 2011, the Shi- 1993 to 2000, was at Mr. Lisée heard of Kevin Bujold who was pretty good. Photo: Darlene Dimock gawake event was held at the press conference to support his It’s time to get your go-karts ready! same time as the Festival candidacy. Two ex-champs, Lorna and Musique du bout du monde in “I retired in 2000, when I Ivan DeVouge, are anxious to show. This year, the drivers downhill event. They always Gaspé, a coincidence some- understood that Quebecers had get back into it after missing a that chicken out of the go-kart do a great job! what triggered by a calendar moved on (in regards to sover- year while recovering from in- races can get into the wiggle Remember, there are carts trick. Next year, both events eignty). I was lukewarm to the juries. The Day Boys from cart races at the rink. This could available for anyone who wants will be held over consecutive PQ leadership race. Jean- Fauvel keep getting better each be fun. Any age and any size to race. Jimmy Geraghty has weekends. François Lisée aroused my cu- year. Last year Bruce Day left can take part, even women. It’s not said what cart he will use “Our priority is to have our riosity with his idea of taking me behind so fast I thought I possible that the women may yet, but we know he will be Cegep students still here. They more time to update the sover- had stopped. wiggle better than the men. good. I have some wheels and are our employees because we eignty project.” The O’Neil clan always Jeanna Boudreau is back to frames to give away, so let’s hire them with student projects. Candidates Véronique shows up and puts on a good help Darlene organize the start getting a winner! We have had a collaborative re- Hivon, Martine Ouellet and lationship with the Gaspé Alexandre Cloutier also came Your ENGLISH-SPEAKING Brokers Serving Matapedia To Port Daniel event. We both want exclusivi- to the Gaspé Peninsula this ties, though, but usually pre- summer. Only Paul St-Pierre senting the same bands has not Plamondon hasn’t come to the affected our respective region yet during his campaign. turnouts, I think,” concludes The Parti Québécois leader will RE/MAX AVANT TOUT INC. Meghan Clinton. be chosen on October 7.

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on to look after the dogs and cats when the girls were Obituaries away. Mum had lifelong friends from her youth who al- ways came to visit when they came home to their fam- ilies. She cherished those visits, and of course kept in touch through Christmas cards. Once her nest was empty of kids, Jean turned to hob- bies for enjoyment. Her crocheted doilies are now over North America and Britain. She was a volunteer at the craft shop in New Richmond for several years and made many friends there. She became an avid reader, and her love of words was intact until a few weeks ago when she was still able to say and spell the words of the “Word Search” puzzles as Dad circled the words on the page. She had an active mind and was very so- cial, and until recent months she could converse and add her sense of humour appropriately to conversa- tions. She was quick to smile and loved to laugh. RICHARD: Leonard "Len" Anthony Jean’s faith in God was evident throughout her life. December 13, 1926 - June 28, 2016 WILLETT DOW: Jean Mary She would have us bow our heads and pray for heal- It is with profound sadness that we announce Len's Jean was born on October 27, 1927 in Grand Cas- ing when we were sick or when someone we knew had passing, with his family by his side, at the age of 89 capedia to Vincent Willett and his wife Ethel Martin. troubles. She had us go to Sunday School and she was years. She had two brothers, Roy and Murray, and two sis- delighted when we had our first communion to join Beloved husband and best friend of Opal (nee ters, Joyce and Helena. The sole surviving sibling, Roy, the Anglican Church, and she later became a member Gagnon) for 60 years. Loving father of Denise lives in Brampton, Ontario. of the church herself. Vaneldert of Sault Ste Marie and Barb Richard of Ot- She leaves to mourn her husband of 65 years, Ger- In 1979 Jean faced one of the greatest challenges of tawa. Cherished grandfather of Bram Vaneldert of ald, four of her five children: Gloria, Clare, Ian, and her life when she fell ill with breast cancer. She had sur- Brussels. Survived by his brother Roger (Anne) Leslie. Sadly, Colleen pre-deceased her mother in a gery performed by Dr. Alban Gagnon, and a couple of Richard of Boston, MA. Predeceased by his brothers tragic car accident last fall. Four grandchildren were years after had another bout of cancer. Despite her tri- Gerry (Doris) Richard and Donny Richard. Jean’s delight: Matthew, Vanessa, Melissa and Sarah, als, she was determined to help others, and after a pe- Len will be fondly remembered by his nieces, as well as three great-grandchildren: Tatianna, Jayden riod for healing, became a volunteer working with nephews, extended family and friends. and Liam. other women diagnosed with the same disease. Jean Born in Waltham, MA, Len grew up in Moncton, Jean went to school in Cascapedia and later worked struggled with Alzheimer’s disease and finally suc- NB, and studied Business Administration at Queen's at Clapperton’s General Store when Gerald was work- cumbed to it last Sunday. A devoted wife, mother and University. His work took him from the Caribbean to ing on the bread truck for Orley Bisson, and that's how community member, she will be missed by all who the Gaspé Coast where he met his wife, Opal. Len they met. He then saw her at a dance on a Friday night knew her. eventually settled with his family in Toronto where he at Crépault’s Hotel in New Richmond West, and the had a long career in sales and management before fi- rest, as they say, is history! They were married March nally retiring to Ottawa. He found joy and solace in 28, 1951 in Westmount, QC. golf which he played avidly into his eighth decade. A Here are some memories shared by Gloria, who un- sports enthusiast with an uncanny knowledge of fortunately could not be with us today: hockey, he also had a keen ear for music, impeccable One of our earliest memories of Mum would be her rhythm and loved to dance. reading to us at the house in Grand Cascapedia. She Len was a devoted husband and father and he will took the time to foster in us the love of stories. I recall be dearly missed. A memorial mass was held on July that when the storybooks became repetitive, she would 15 at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Bell's Cor- read the comic strips and appropriate stories from the ners, Ottawa, ON. Inurnment of the ashes to be held in Star Weekly. Port Daniel, QC at a later date. Another vivid memory of Mum was her doing the laundry for the five of us and she and Dad bent over a ringer washer. The boys recall that they got into the mud behind the shed at the back of the house once too In Memory often! Mum got out her wooden spoon, and took after the three of them! For protection, they ran into the house and hid under one of the beds! They rolled back BOURGAIZE: Ada and forth to avoid the spoon as it was poked under the MCAULEY: Ruth Briand In loving memory of a dear mum, grandmother and bed! Berry-picking is another memory. She took us to 1930 - 2016 great-grandmother who passed away August 16, 2012. pick wild strawberries and raspberries, each of us with Ruth Briand McAuley passed away at the Cote de May the winds of love blow softly, a container to fill at least once. Then she would make Gaspé pavillion, Hotel-Dieu, on August 8 at the age of And whisper for you to hear, the jam - the summer bottled up in jars - and we had to 86 and 1-month. That we’ll always love and miss you, agree that the picking had been worth it as we enjoyed Mrs. Ruth Briand McAuley was the wife of Mr. And wish that you were here. the jam on cold winter mornings. William McAuley from Douglastown. She leaves to Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by Dolly, Our homes in Cascapedia and New Richmond West mourn her husband; her two sons Richard and John Merle, Clayton (Eleanor), Lennox, Eunice, Bradford were where the kids from the neighborhood came to (Heather); daughter Elizabeth (Jean-Serge); two sisters, (Shirley) and families. play ball and hockey, and there was always a half-time Mary-Jane Rehel, Blenda Patterson and their families. break, with Mum serving cookies all around. She spent The family received condolences at the church in ROONEY: Jerome Patrick many hours in the evenings and on weekends review- Douglasown on Friday, August 12. The funeral service In loving memory of our dear father who passed ing spelling and our notes for upcoming exams. She was held at the Douglastown church on Saturday, Au- away August 20, 2009. encouraged each of us to go on to further education gust 13. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to His smile has gone forever, after high school. the Gaspé Hospital Foundation. And his hand we cannot touch. She always strongly supported Dad in his occupa- We have so many memories tion by working with him in the store, and in his fish- Of a dad we loved so much. ing getaways. She never complained about packing PHOTO QUALITY Sadly missed and always loved by the Ronney up the food and clothes and all else that was needed family. to get the family off to a lake cabin for the weekend. Please keep in mind when submitting photos of a loved As remembered during the couple’s 50th anniversary, one please do not send in “We’re all blessed with good health of that there’s no photocopies, copies printed off Committal Service doubt! Me son, there’s nutrition in all that codfish and a home colour printer or the The Committal Service for family and friends of cards given out at the funeral trout!” Herman Astles, will be held at One of Jean’s greatest joys was having her beloved home. The quality of your photo will not reproduce well in the St. James Anglican Church in Hope Town grandchildren, Mathew and Vanessa, Melissa and newspaper. on August 31 at 3 p.m. Sarah for lunch on schooldays. She could be counted Page 11, August 17, 2016 - Spec STE-CROIX: Harris WALSH: Lois In memory of a dear brother who passed away To Lois: 50th Wedding Anniversary August 19, 2011. This is the anniversary Brother Of the day that I lost you. We hold on to our memories, For a time it felt as if The ones that are so dear, My life had ended too. To try to keep you always close But loss has taught me many things, Now you are no longer here. And now I face each day You were called away. With all our happy memories It was your time. To help me on my way. But it is so true, And though I'm full of sadness You have left a legacy, That you're no longer here, There was no one like you. I know your love still guides me You were very special And I still feel you near. And we want to say, What we shared will never die, We feel lost in so many ways It lives within my heart, That you are not here today, Bringing strength and comfort, But we will never forget you While we are apart. And we know we have been blessed Love, your husband Bill. To have you for our brother Because you were the best Missed and never forgotten by your two sisters, Engagement Audrey and Tena. Congratulations to Ann (Ross) and David STE-CROIX: Harris Sawyer who celebrated 50 years of marriage on In loving memory of our dear uncle who passed Saturday, August 6, with family and friends at away August 19, 2011. their home. Their daughter Maxine, with hus- Dear Haddis, band Tony Greco and their daughter Meghan, If all our dearest dreams Laval, Quebec; and their son Terry, wife Teresa And wishes could come true, and their daughter Celena, Victoria, B.C. were Then the only thing we’d wish for all home to celebrate this special occasion. Would be to spend some time with you. Many more happy and healthy years are wished For, since you have been gone, to this very special couple. Life has never been the same; And we’d give all that we have Just to see you once again. We miss you so very much Prayer to the Holy Spirit For the times that we once shared Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything Have left the sweetest memories and who shows me the way to reach my ideals, you who gives me the divine gift to forgive and for- That may never be compared. get from all that is done to me and you who are in You are always in our hearts, Cliff, Sandra, Carter all instincts of my life with me. I, in this short dia- and our families. logue, want to thank you for everything and con- firm once more that I never want to be separated Congratulations to Heather Imhoff and from you. No matter how great the material desires Happy 90th Birthday Richard Almond who were engaged on July 24, may be, I want to be with you and my loved ones 2016. in your perpetual glory. Heather is the daughter of Joan and Steven A person may pray this prayer three consecu- tive days without asking for their wish. After their Imhoff of New Carlisle, and Richard is the son third day, their wish will be granted, no matter how of Marlene Major and Robert Almond of Shi- difficult it may be. Promise to publish this dialogue gawake. as soon as the favour has been granted. They are wished much love and happiness by H. J. their families.

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July 22, 23, and 24 was the official opening of Le grandchildren. They have travelled on to Bathurst, NB, Berceau du Canada (birthplace of Canada) which is the where they are going to visit with his cousin Gail Howell, newly constructed buildings along the waterfront in Sharon Howell eldest daughter of Simone Plourde and Leo Howell. They Gaspé. There were many officials in attendance and access will be taking Gail up to Chateauguay to visit with her to the buildings that house displays was free. There were GASPE NEWS Aunt Gabriella. many musicians who performed there throughout the Debbie & Hayden Sams have been spending some weekend. One of the events was Karen Briand and Friends time in Rimouski where Debbie has undergone some ra- who sang for about an hour on June 23. Karen sang five diation treatments. She has done well throughout the songs, her friend Tanya Adams sang two or three songs, sounds. Thankfully the latter ones are few and far be- treatments and is very thankful for all the well wishes and and her friend Ann (Tutu) Reid sang four or five songs. tween. Cathy’s grandchildren: Isabel, Tristan, and De- prayers extended to her during this time. We all wish her They were accompanied by The Knights of Rock ‘n Roll laney arrived on June 24 to attend their Aunt Vicky well and that she can now relax and enjoy the remainder (Alfred Cassidy, Richard Jalbert, and Marcel LaPointe). It Normand’s wedding and have stayed for the summer. of this beautiful summer. was 30+ years since Karen performed solo but you would- Their dad, Bruce, took a week’s vacation at the end of June VerniceSpec andhas Barrya Dumaresq are two very busy peo- Spec has a great n’t know it – she did a fantastic performance. Tanya and another two weeks at the beginning of August. Their ple.great Barry selection recently had cataract removal surgery and he selection of Adams is no stranger to the stage and she did a great ren- mom Cara could only get her holidays for the last three is scheduledof second-hand for another cataract removal surgery in the second-hand books dition of “Me and Bobby McGee,” Janis Joplin style. She weeks of August and beginning of September. She will be fall.books In the meantimeat great they have had a house full of guests here for probably two weeks before she and the little ones at great prices: also did a great performance of Dollie Parton’s “Jolene.” includingprices: their son Michael, wife Wendy, and daughter This was Ann Reid’s first public performance and she, too, return to Chateauguay to head back to school. It is going Kaitlynn, from Fredericton, NB. Their son Dale, wife Guy- Hardcover $3, Hardcover $3, did a wonderful job. Ann has a very powerful voice and to be so dull when they leave and we are going to miss laine, and son Léon, were also visiting from Sherbrooke, softcover $1 softcover $1 is also an excellent guitar player. She played the guitar for them very, very much. QC. Vernice is going to be returning to the Townships and thin Harlequin and thin all but one song when Dale Baird accompanied her. The Madeline Mullin Patterson and her daughter Lori are with Dale and his family when they leave near the end of Romances 3 for $1 group Knights of Rock ‘n Roll followed Karen and Friends. visiting from Peachland, BC. It has been a few years since this week.Harlequin Also visiting Vernice and Barry is Marsha They played for an hour and they, too, did an excellent per- they were home and it is wonderful to see them again. McLeod,Romances her husband Marco Vanzuilen, their sons Cohen formance. Madeline has two new great-grandbabies since last year and Evan,3 for from $1 New Hamburg, ON. Dolores (Doda) and Berton Miller celebrated their 65th and this is the first time she and Lori got to meet them. I Patti Ann Patterson, her husband Daniel, and their Wedding Anniversary on July 24. They started their day am sure that they, Madeline and Lori, will be busy spend- daughter Olivia Ann are home from Ottawa for a visit by going out to breakfast. Berton gave his lovely wife a ing time with Kristin and Megan and their young families with family and friends. They have been staying at Patti dozen red roses and they received many congratulations as well as with her sister Betty and her husband Charlie Ann’s parents, Anne and Lyall Patterson, of Sandy Beach. and best wishes from their children who were unable to be LeBoutillier and their family and friends. Daniel had an accident at work just before Christmas and here for the occasion but they will be coming home later. On August 1 family and friends of Gail Clark Du- I am sure that the family is looking forward to their vaca- With many thanks to their good friend, Ruth Armstrong, maresq gathered for the burial of her ashes in St. Andrew’s tion. While they are home, they will be attending the wed- née Miller, they were invited to supper with Ruth and Cemetery in York. Her loving and devoted husband, Ron, ding of cousin Emily Roberts (Tom Roberts and Sandy some of her family: her daughter Susie and Scott Palmer, and their daughters, Kathy and Barbara, travelled from Simpson’s daughter), and her fiancé Éli Fournier. Patti her son Greg and Mariette Patterson, her brother Frank Ottawa to bring Gail home. Kathy read a lovely poem by Ann’s brother, Richard, his wife Crystal, daughter Isabel (Francis) Miller, and friends Phyllis and Victor Miller. The an anonymous writer about “going back to Gaspé” and and new baby son, William (approximately six months meal was delicious and, for dessert, a decorated cake for Barbara delivered a beautiful eulogy of her dear mom. old) are also visiting and they will be attending the wed- the occasion. Doda and Berton feel blessed to have had all Some of the relatives who came to Gaspé for the occasion ding. Baby William will be baptized at the church in these 65 happy years with their family and lifelong friends included: Kathy’s two sons and their families: Nick, wife Sandy Beach on Sunday, August 7. who are so kind. Thank you to all from Doda and Berton. April, daughter Chelsie, and son Wyatt from Woodstock, Mrs. Ella Clark Gillis has been enjoying a lovely visit NB; Chris, wife Jen and son Etienne from Halifax, NS; Bar- Birthdays and Anniversaries for August with her son Kevin and his wife Marie who are home from bara’s husband Don and son Jake from Ottawa; Sadie Please join me in wishing the following people the very Edmonton. Mrs. Ella, who is 94, takes in as many activities Grant (formerly of York) and Buzz (Selwyn) Dumaresq as best of days on their birthdays and may their year be filled as possible and was up dancing with Kevin at the Kitchen well as their daughter Debbie and her husband Paul Mul- with love, joy, happiness and wonderful memories. Party at Pioneer Days. Good for you, Mrs. Ella! holland, all from Ottawa. It has been three years since Wilma Roberts (3) who turned 88 this year; Logan The funeral service was held for Rupert (Sonny) Sadie and Buzz were home. Gail’s brother, Kingsley, of Lapierre (5) who turned 2 this year; Cathy Sams Taugher Lequesne on July 25. The family and friends of Sonny and Center Burlington, NS, and his daughter Debbie, and her (6); Danny Lapierre (8); Heather Donovan (9); Ann Roberts Joan gathered at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Gaspé to husband Richard Fice of Dartmouth, NS; her brother Wal- Patterson (10); Linda Alexander and Shirley Baird (12); say their final farewells to this quiet and much loved man. ter and his son Kelly, from Bathurst, NB, were also home. Kay Baker (14) Mrs. Kay will be 103 years young this year. He obviously touched many lives throughout his lifetime Gail was such a lovely lady and was obviously well-loved. Congratulations! as the church was filled to capacity. May he rest in peace! Her kind and generous spirit was reflected in the large Lorna Palmer Clark (14); Kim Alexander (15); Victor Pioneer Days is once again a great success and many, crowd who gathered to say “so long.” Annett (17) ; Mera Kennedy (24); Heather Maloney (26); many people have worked very hard to achieve that goal. June Eden of Cornwall, ON, is visiting with Virginia Sharon Boyle Dee (29); Sarah Eden (31); Édouard Harris The silent auction was back on the list of events and there and Ricky Sinnett for about two weeks. She brought Mrs. Arsenault (31) – 1 year old already. were so many lovely items donated and they are now in Marie Stewart down to visit with her family and will take the hands of new owners. The breakfasts on July 1 and last her back to Ontario when she returns. Also visiting Vir- Happy Anniversary wishes are extended to: weekend’s breakfast are always well-attended and people ginia and Ricky is their daughter Karen. Karen will be Eleanor and Clayton Bourgaize who were 49 years from far and near look forward to the event to catch up home for a couple of weeks. married on July 15; Wade Rooney of Thunder Bay recently visited with with friends. There is always something being raffled and Karen Specand Gary has Brianda great who selection were 46 ofyears married on this year was no exception. Dennis Palmer built a beautiful Rowena and Howard Gallichan and spent a few days in August 1; second-hand books at great prices: huge birdhouse. Dennis does very good work in all he un- the area. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see them. Wade Gracie and Ben Annett who were 58 years married on Hardcover $3, softcover $1 dertakes and this was no exception. The lucky winner was was last in Gaspé six years ago. Wade is the eldest child August 16. Congratulations to you all and may you have and thin Harlequin Romances 3 for $1 Spec has a great selection of Susie Patterson Palmer from Kapuskasing, ON. There is of the late Edna Howell of Sandy Beach and Harris many, many more wonderful years together. second-hand books at great prices: Rooney of Douglastown. Edna and Harris lived in Allan always a big supper during Pioneer Days and this year it Until next time, I wish you good health and if you have Hardcover $3, softcover $1 was topped off with Dinner Theatre held at Gaspé Elemen- Howell’s house for a few years in the early 1950’s before some news you might like to share, please feel free to con- and thin Harlequin Romances 3 for $1 tary (the old Gaspé High School for those of you who they moved away to Thunder Bay (Fort William at that tact me at 418-368-3914 or by email at photo_ops@hot- haven’t been here for a few years). Karen Briand and her time). Wade was travelling with his daughter and three mail.com. Thank you for your time. group of 14 (only one guy – Dennis Hackett from Douglas- town, in the group - Dennis is a good sport) performed 12 songs in a Tribute to ABBA. There was also a Kitchen Party on the Thursday evening. The York River Seniors Group sponsored the events on Friday, including a gift bingo and music in the afternoon. There were kids’ games on Satur- day morning after the breakfast. Then the final event is the Sunday morning service at Fort Haldimand Camp. Some If you currently have a subscription and would years it is held outside but the past few years it has been like to receive it by email, rather than wait for held in the hall. After the service the draw was held for your copy in the mail, please send us your email the bird house and the 50/50 tickets. The lucky winner of address and we will make the change. the 50/50 was Beatrice Coffin of Pointe Navarre. Congrat- ulations to all the winners and thank you to all who helped When making a request for a renewal to make the event such a great success. or new subscription, please let us know Our household has been very busy with the sound of which method you choose. young voices. Sometimes they are laughing, sometimes Contact us at: [email protected] crying, and sometimes they are emitting ear piercing Page 13, August 17, 2016 - Spec COAST ROUND-UP: $5 per week CLASSIFIED: $6 per week Please send your ad to: [email protected] DEADLINE FOR THIS PAGE: THURSDAY c CLASSIFIEDS BARACHOIS: NEW CARLISLE: NEW RICHMOND: CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: Public Market Local Market Cultural Association. 50+ Club FOR SALE: Dry firewood (soft- The Barachois Public Market will The New Carlisle Local Market will We wish to announce that La Bou- Upcoming Events wood) $180 per load, delivered take place on Saturday, August take place every Saturday until tique, 210 Perron W., New Rich- Friday, August 19: There will be from Caplan to Carleton. 5 cords 27, outdoors at the Barachois September 24 which will also be mond, is open for the summer. a jam session open to all musi- per load. Call 418-392-4686. Recreation Centre from 9 a.m. to the garlic festival. Interested in (Monday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to cians and spectators. Doors open (A31) noon. If you live in the Barachois/ selling your produce or homemade 4:30 p.m.) Thank you for your pa- at 7 p.m. with entertainment be- St. Georges / Percé areas and are items at the market? Call Carol at tronage. ginning at 7:30 p.m.. Free admis- COAST ROUND-UP interested in selling your produce, 418-752-8555 or Sandi at 581- sion. Canteen service on site. plants, baking, jams, crocheting, 233-0658. An interesting setting NEW RICHMOND: Welcome to all. knitting, etc. (either as an individ- for buskers too. Don’t forget to like Agricultural Fair Dates ST. MAJORIQUE: ual or as a fundraiser for a group), us on facebook. The Agricultural Fair dates are GESGAPEGIAG: Military Whist Tournament and would like to reserve a table from August 25-28. During your Community Market The Parish of St Majorique will be ($10) please contact Sandy NEW CARLISLE: vacation, take in this annual event. The Gesgapegiag community mar- having its annual military whist Coombs at 418-645-2874. Tables Walk-a-thon Rough camping available. Call ket will take place on Saturday, card tournament on Saturday, are limited, so please reserve by Mark your calendar for this year’s James Martin 418-392-5655. August 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. October 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 August 24. fall fundraising event for the Linda The market is located at the Gal- p.m. at the St. Majorique Munici- LeMore-Brown Foundation’s Walk- NEW RICHMOND: goasiet in Gesgapegiag. Rain or pal Hall. The cost for the day is BARACHOIS: a-thon - Sunday, October 2. St. Andrew’s United Church shine! $25 per person including Royal Canadian Legion Registration is at 12:30 p.m. at the Upcoming Events lunch. For more information Monday nights: Come on out for Optimist Chalet in New Carlisle. Saturday, October 22: Turkey ROTARY CALENDAR and/or to reserve a table, please a fun night of Bingo starting at 7 Pledge sheets and information will Supper. The winners for the week of Au- call Laurette at 418-368-0256. p.m. be available August 30 at the CASA Friday, December 16: Christmas gust 7 are: Sophie Bergeron, Denis Prizes awarded to winning tables. office at 208B Gerard D. Levesque, Concert. Cyr, Élizabeth R. Leblanc, Patrick SHIGAWAKE: New Carlisle. Marsh, Jules Leblanc, Sabrina ROSEBRIDGE: Harvest Supper NEW RICHMOND: Mercier, and Gary L. Sylvestre. United Church Hall St. Paul’s Anglican women and the NEW CARLISLE: Friperie Notice On, Saturday, August 27, there Shigawake community center will Bible Chapel Services Friperie Entraide de l’É.P.É. is open BLANKET CLASSIFIEDS will be a breakfast at Rosebridge be holding their annual harvest Sunday: Breaking of Bread for as usual on Fridays and Saturdays United Church Hall. From 7 a.m. supper on Saturday, September Believers - 9:30 a.m., Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We always until 11 a.m. The cost is $8 for 10 at 4:30. Cost is $15 for adults. night service - 7 p.m. Wednes- have a large selection of clothing QCNA (Quebec Community Newspa- adults and $3 for children under day: Bible study and prayer at 7 in all sizes and for all the family as pers Association) can place your clas- 12. There will be fruit, eggs, HOPE TOWN: p.m. “You Must Be Born Again.” well as furniture. If you have items sified ad into 20 weekly papers bacon, pancakes, beans, fried po- Whist Party which are still functioning, don't throughout Quebec - papers just like tatoes, toast, muffins, tea, coffee The Hope Town Community Center NEW CARLISLE: throw them away before calling us the one you are reading right now! and juice. Everyone welcome! will be holding the next whist party Video Games Exhibition because there are people who One phone call does it all! Call Marnie on Saturday, September 10, at Temporary exhibition: “Back to the have need of a stove, fridge, at QCNA 514-697-6330. Visit: YORK: 8 p.m. Games!”, from July 29 to August washer, dryer, bed, clean sofa, www.qcna.org. York River Senior 31. An exhibition on video games, chair, table etc. For information: SAWMILLS from only $4,397. - MAKE Citizens’ Club HOPE TOWN: mangas and role-playing games. 418 392-5161 (248 boul. Perron MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your Upcoming Activities Super Gift Bingo Discover and play games from our West, New Richmond) own bandmill - cut lumber any di- Thursday, August 25: Mini Putt The Hope Town Sports Commitee collection: Nintendo™, Sega™ and mension. In stock ready to ship. Free from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Fort Ram- is hosting a super gift bingo with others! Open every day from 9 CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: info & DVD: www.Norwood- Sawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-566- say. great themes to please all ages at a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Kempffer Royal Canadian Legion 6899 ext:400OT. Saturday, September 3: Labour the Hopetown Log Cabin, Satur- Cultural and Interpretation Centre, Upcoming Events Day Corn Boil at Point O’Hara. day, September 24, at 7:30 125 G.-D.-Levesque Blvd., New Saturday, September 17: The Thursday, September 8: Mini p.m. Canteen service available. Carlisle. general meeting of the Royal Putt 10 a.m. at Fort Ramsay. Bring a dabber and a few friends. Canadian Legion, Branch 172, will UNITED CHURCH Saturday, September 24: Re- Proceeds go towards the NCHS NEW CARLISLE: be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, August 21 gional Whist Tournament at 2018 grad trip. St. Andrew’s Church Saturday, September 24: The 10:30 a.m. Hope Town Gaspé Elementary School from Harvest Supper 70th Anniversary celebration will at 9 a.m to 3 p.m. Cost is $25 HOPE TOWN: There will be a Harvest Supper on be held at 1 p.m. with a washer which includes lunch, winning Hope Baptist Church Saturday, September 24 from tournament, music and supper prizes and door prizes. To reg- “I was glad when they said to me, 4:30 to 6 p.m. Take out available (which will follow at 4 p.m.) Every- ANGLICAN ister, please contact Tony Pat- Let us go into the house of the between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. Price one is invited to this special event. CHURCH terson at 418-368-3276 or Lord” (Psalm 122:1). We are a $13, children under 10 $7. Saturday, November 25: Roast Cynthia McDonald at 418-368- Bible-based, Christ-centered and beef dinner. OF CANADA 5227. family-focused church. Sunday NEW CARLISLE: Sunday, August 21 Sunday, October 2: Meet and School is for all ages, 9:45 a.m. - 50 + Club CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: New Richmond Greet at York Community Cen- 10:45 a.m.; Worship service at 11 The New Carlisle 50 + Club will be Bookroom 3 p.m. Holy Eucharist ter from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is a.m.; Friday Kings Club (ages 5- holding its next monthly breakfast The bookroom will be closed until New Carlisle also Seniors Appreciation Week, 12) at 3:30 and Young Peoples on Wednesday, September 14, September 1. Any questions, 9 a.m. Holy Eucharest so come out and join the cele- (ages 12-18) at 7 p.m. Everyone is at 9 a.m. at the Heritage Restau- please contact Kathleen at 418- Hope Town bration. You will also be able to welcome to join us at Hope Baptist rant. 392-4896 10 a.m. Morning Prayer pay your annual dues of $25 Church, 305 Route 132, Shigawake (FADOQ card which expires in HopeTown.www.hopebap- NEW CARLISLE: 2016, check your card for expi- tistchurch1.com. 418-752-5838. “Calling All Seniors” Please note that 7 p.m. Holy Eucharist ration date). Pastor Paul Bedford BTh. MTh. On Friday, August 19, the New in future we will be and Baptism This is a great opportunity for Carlisle Committee for seniors will printing advance Port Daniel those 50+ in the Gaspé area to PASPEBIAC: be visiting Duthie Point (at 351 notices for events 11 a. m. Holy Eucharist join the club and take advan- Trip to Jersey in the Fall Blvd. Perron W., New Richmond). scheduled at a later tage of all that there is to offer. Trip to Jersey in the Fall - The former Gaspesia British Her- GREATER PARISH date for a period of There are also financial bene- Paspébiac Fishing Bank 250th Cel- itage Village, from 10 a.m. until 2 OF GASPÉ fits received when using your ebrations. To celebrate this an- p.m. The cost is $5 per senior. three weeks only. Sunday, August 21 card at a number of businesses niversary, the Historic Site of the Bring your own lunch and bever- We ask that you York in the Gaspé area. Contact Tony Paspébiac Fishing Bank, in con- age. All seniors from near and far remind us to reprint Patterson at 418-368-3276 or junction with the Gaspé-Jersey- are invited to attend this interest- St. Andrew’s Alfred Cassidy at Photo Cassidy Guernsey Association, is ing and fun day and to meet other the event 10:30 a. m. in Gaspé.Every Tuesday at 10 organizing a trip to Jersey this seniors. For more info contact: advertisement as the All Parish Eucharist a.m. until September 6, there fall. For information, please call Mary Beth Astles at 752-3661 or date of the even and will be a beach walk. 418-752-6229. Ann Hall at 752-2716. nears. Gracie Annett Retirement

Page 14, August 17, 2016 - Spec Why do we say .... By Gary Briand Spec gets around... As a young child I often heard people say, "Mr. X turned the air blue." Alternately, parish­ ioners conveyed the same sentiment by saying that so and so had "made the air blue." How, then, did English evolve to describe the frequent use of cuss words as turning the colour of the very air to make it blue? Piquing my curiosity was why I associated "blue" with the Virgin Mary. She always wore a blue robe. What, then, this conflict of "blue" associated with the Holy Virgin and "the blue" describing a glut of swear words and curses? On that dilemma I have pursued my re­ search over several years. As early as 1742 Edward Young clearly endorsed the association of "blue" with evil. In his Night Thoughts on Life. Death and Immortality appears "Riot, pride, perfidy, blue vapours breed." And goes on to describe "blue" as the colour of plagues and pestilence. Even as early as 1616 these lines appeared in the English The Times’ Whistle: "Alston, whose life hath been accounted evill, And therefore cal'de .by many the blew devill." The best explanation of the contradiction that I find is given by a professor of English at Tulane University. He argues that "blue" evolved as two symbolic meanings which are di­ ametrically opposed. As the colour of the clear sky and of the sea, it came to represent purity, faith and staunchness. That is why it came to represent the virgin's cloak, but at the same time, a flame that burned blue came to be related to the flames of burning brim­ stone and, therefore, connected with hell. Such a blue flame became associated with an omen of death or other evils. The superstitious believed that the blue flame meant the presence of the devil or ghostly evil spirits. The professor believes that the word "blue­ blages," meaning hell and such phrases as "he talked blue" or "he turned the air blue," came to describe obscene talk that would evoke the devil himself whose sulphur pouch would cause the flames to tum blue. HelpfulHelpful HintsHints Ruth Dugdale and Macy Court (Arden) are posing with a SPEC in front of the John Lennon Wall in Prague. This incredible one month trip is already half way through.

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ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 mulling all of the potential out- Aries, you know how to lay on the comes. Take a few breaths and charm to get a job done, and you some extra time to reevaluate your might need to work your magic this priorities in the next few days. week. Some might scoff, but the lationship as well. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 end results will be positive. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Aquarius, beauty is everywhere if TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Virgo, ideas in your head are devel- you just look for it. Pay attention to Taurus, your work ethic is recog- oping so quickly that you can’t pin the little details that can show you nized by superiors this week. Ac- one down. Your creativity is a the potential of others. You may be cept this well-earned praise, but feather in your cap, so make an ef- surprised at what you find. keep working hard to maintain your fort to sort out your ideas. PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 reputation. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Pisces, you are much more com- GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Decisions that seemed so easy to fortable when surrounded by a Gemini, while you may have one make just a few days ago now close network of friends. Organize foot on the ground, your head seem like uphill battles. Don’t sell a get-together with your social cir- seems to be up in the clouds. yourself short, as you can handle cle. Make an effort to regain your focus the challenges ahead. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS so you can finish the tasks at hand. SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 AUGUST 14 CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 You have an ability to attract power Tim Tebow, Athlete (29) Problem-solving does not interest and love, Scorpio. Make the most of AUGUST 15 you this week, Cancer. You just this power and try to help others as Jennifer Lawrence, Actress (26) want things spelled out to you in much as possible. You will be glad AUGUST 16 black and white. If things become for having done so. Steve Carell, Actor (54) too complicated, ask for clarifica- SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 AUGUST 17 tion. Sagittarius, recent contributions on Donnie Wahlberg, Actor (47) LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 the job are finally getting you some AUGUST 18 Leo, the pressure to make deci- special attention. Your efforts paint Robert Redford, Actor (80) sions is easing up, and you can fi- you as a team player, and others AUGUST 19 nally relax and focus on are taking notice. John Stamos, Actor (53) entertaining things. Take some CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 AUGUST 20 time to strengthen an important re- Capricorn, a big decision has you Robert Plant, Singer (68)

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