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Journal, 28 Aožt 2002 LA VOIX ACADIENNE/ LE MERCREDI 28 AOÛT 2002 PAGE/1 Mécontents du prix du homard e (INCLUS SUMMERSIDE (Î.-P.-É.) 26 ANNÉE LE MERCREDI 28 AOÛT 2002 65 CENTS TPS) Lire en page 3 L’Exposition agricole et le Festival acadien : JOURNALPRIX D’EXCELLENCE de L'ANNÉE CatégorieJournal de l’ann Guérette-Piolatée 1985 et 1992 un organisme bien équilibré! FONDATION JEAN-H.-DOIRON Le fonds de fiducie pour LA VOIX ACADIENNE e progresse (D. T.) On célèbre cette année le 100 anniversaire de l’Ex- position agricole et du Festival acadien! Assistez aux 24 000 $ 75 000 $$ multiples concours, spectacles, expositions ainsi que les # activités spéciales du centenaire! Il y en aura pour tous les goûts et tous les âges! Pour ne rien manquer, consul- SOMMAIRE tez notre cahier spécial pour les détails et horaires des festivités. Assistez, entre autres, au nouveau défi auquel # Pas d’Acadien feront face cette année les grimpeurs de poteaux qu’on au Cabinet ....................... p.2 peut voir sur la photo. De gauche à droite, on voit Gabriel # En général et en bref ..... p.2 Arsenault et Jerry Arsenault. # Départ du directeur général de la SSTA ....................... p.3 # Le livre Cent ans de succès est lancé ........................... p.3 # Éditorial .......................... p.4 # Un nouveau consul général de France ......................... p.5 # La fête de la Rentrée sous le signe de l’Afrique ..................... p.6 # Cahier sur le 100e de l’Exposition agricole et le Festival acadien de la région Évangéline .. p.7 à 14 # Programme de lecture 2002 .............. p.15 # Sports............................. p.18 Conversation autour d’un jardin Lire à la page 17 PAGE/2 LA VOIX ACADIENNE/ LE MERCREDI 28 AOÛT 2002 Un seul nouveau ministre accède au cabinet et il n’est pas Acadien En général Par Jacinthe LAFOREST 1. EN BREF Le premier ministre Pat Binns a dévoilé le jeudi 22 août la composition de son nouveau & conseil des ministres, et Wilfred Le Club Richelieu Arsenault, député d’Évangéline- Miscouche, n’en fait pas partie. Évangéline appuie «C’est certain que nous sommes le rêve des enfants déçus que le seul député de lan- gue française n’ait pas accédé Le Club Richelieu Évangé- au Cabinet», dit Maria Bernard, line tiendra cette année le présidente de la Société Saint- kiosque de Loto Atlantique Thomas-d’Aquin. (celui des 4-H dans le passé) Dans ce nouveau conseil des et tous les profits tirés de ce ministres, il y a peu de recrues. kiosque iront vers le projet De fait, le seul député à gravir «Le Rêve des Enfants», un nou- les échelons est Elmer MacFay- veau terrain de jeu qu’on veut den, député de Sherwood-Hills- aménager sur le terrain de borough, qui devient ministre l’école Évangéline. Le thème des Affaires communautaires et de l’événement est «JOUEZ culturelles. GAGNANT POUR LES EN- M. MacFayden succède à Gail FANTS». Tous les profits Shae, qui est la première femme réalisés avec cette activité ai- à l’Île à être nommée ministre des Transports et des Travaux deront à la réalisation du publics. Mme Shae remplace «Rêve des enfants». Don MacKinnon qui est redeve- nu simple député de Winsloe- Vérifiez la pression West Royalty. 1. La ministre Gail Shae est entrée à 2. Parmi les autres changements, l’histoire jeudi dernier en étant la dans les pneus Jeff Lantz quitte l’Éducation première femme nommée ministre pour aller vers le Tourisme, con- des Transports et des Travaux pu- Le ministère provincial de servant le poste de procureur blics. L’assermentation a eu lieu l’Environnement invite les général de la province. L’Édu- le jeudi 22 août à Fanningbank pré- automobilistes à vérifier ré- cation est revenue à Chester Gil- sidée par le lieutenant-gouverneur gulièrement la pression de Léonce Bernard lan, qui conserve la responsabi- leurs pneus. Une étude de lité de l’Environnement. 2. Elmer MacFayden, député de Transports Canada a dévoilé Greg Deighan de Summerside, Sherwood-Hillsborough est le seul que 70 pour cent des pneus qui était ministre du Tourisme, nouveau ministre à faire son entrée en service n’étaient pas assez prend la tête du ministère de la dans le cercle sélect du Cabinet. Il gonflés. Une pression d’air Pêche et de l’Aquaculture, qui de- devient ministre des Affaires com- insuffisante cause une usure vient un ministère à part entière. munautaires et culturelles, succé- sur les bandes extérieures De nombreux ministres con- dant à Gail Shae. servent les postes qu’ils déte- des pneus tandis qu’une trop naient depuis les élections de les Services sociaux. forte pression cause une usu- l’an 2000 et même depuis l’acces- Le nouveau leader parlemen- re prématurée sur les bandes sion des Conservateurs de Pat taire du gouvernement et pré- centrales des pneus. Cela Binns au pouvoir en 1996. Pat sident du caucus conservateur, peut réduire la vie d’un pneu Mella conserve la Trésorerie est Jim Bagnall, député de Mon- de 10 000 km. Une auto dont provinciale, Mike Currie conserve tague-Kilmur. les pneus ne sont pas assez le Développement et la Techno- Pour sa part, le député d’Évangé- gonflés peut dépenser jus- logie, Mitch Murhpy conserve line-Miscouche Wilfred Arsenault qu’à 10 pour cent plus d’es- l’Agriculture et les Forêts, et Ja- est membre du Conseil du trésor, sence. # mie Ballem conserve la Santé et sous la présidence de Pat Mella. # Départ du directeur général de la SSTA C’est avec beaucoup de regret Ouest ainsi que du nouveau cen- que la Société Saint-Thomas- tre scolaire-communautaire de d’Aquin (SSTA) annonce le dé- Summerside. Il tient à remercier part de son directeur général, la communauté et les membres Edgar Arsenault. Monsieur Ar- des organisations acadiennes et senault, qui a été à l’embauche de francophones qui lui ont témoi- la SSTA pour les cinq dernières gné leur confiance au cours des années, a annoncé cette semaine cinq dernières années. qu’il quitte son poste le 31 octobre Les membres du Bureau de di- prochain. rection et des employés de la SSTA Monsieur Arsenault a toujours tiennent à le remercier sincère- été très actif au sein de la com- ment pour son travail et les nom- munauté acadienne et francopho- breuses réalisations auxquelles il ne de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard. Il a participé tout au long de ses an- aura, entre autres, été témoin de nées de service. Nous lui souhai- l’ouverture des nouvelles écoles tons la meilleure des chances Edgar Arsenault. françaises de Rustico et de Prince- dans ses projets futurs. # LA VOIX ACADIENNE/ LE MERCREDI 28 AOÛT 2002 PAGE/3 Le livre Cent ans de succès est lancé et très en demande Par Jacinthe LAFOREST dans un livre facile d’accès, pas sition de 1964 à 1969; d’Eddie trop gros, contenant beaucoup de Clarke et son père Ivan Clarke de Le livre Cent ans de succès, rela- photos et qui devait, de plus, Belmont, qui a été parmi les tant les cent ans d’existence de être bilingue. premiers fermiers de l’extérieur l’Exposition agricole de la région Le résultat donne un livre de à participer à l’événement après Évangéline, a été lancé le jeudi 86 pages, incluant les sources l’ouverture du territoire. 22 août dernier à Abram-Village, bibliographiques et les annexes. Aussi dans cette section sur en présence d’une bonne foule. Le tout est très facile à lire et les souvenirs, on trouve ceux de «C’est dès maintenant qu’on comporte une soixantaine de Léo S. Arsenault, fermier et fils commence à célébrer le centenai- photos, dans lesquelles de nom- de fermier; d’Erma Arsenault, re de notre exposition agricole», breuses personnes peuvent recon- une grande bénévole; et de a dit Raymond Bernard, le pré- naître des parents et amis et se Pierre-Paul Gallant, fils de Til- sident de l’organisme mainte- reconnaître elles-mêmes. Le livre mon et Clara Gallant, pour ne nant connu comme l’Exposition a été imprimé à 700 exemplaires nommer que ceux-là. agricole et le Festival acadien de et selon la réponse des gens le Georges Arsenault a aussi ajou- la région Évangéline. soir du lancement, il ne restera té une section comprenant les L’auteur du livre est Georges pas sur les tablettes. commentaires des jeunes, pour Arsenault, historien, écrivain, Lors du lancement, Georges voir ce que l’Exposition agricole folkloriste qui a accordé à ce pro- Arsenault a expliqué que le pro- représentait pour eux. Des té- jet le perfectionnisme et le souci jet l’intéressait au plus haut moignages très intéressants sont du détail qu’on lui connaît. La point. «Je savais que cela allait ressortis de l’exercice dont celui tâche n’était pas mince. Et com- prendre beaucoup de temps mais de Jeffrey Gallant, 11e année, que me l’admet l’auteur lui-même : c’est un projet qui me tenait à Georges Arsenault a cité lors du «Cent ans, c’est beaucoup». Il fal- cœur. Et puis, considérant que lancement : «Je pense que notre lait trouver le moyen de raconter des gens ont travaillé pendant Exposition agricole et Festival l’histoire de l’Exposition agricole 30 ans pour faire grandir l’Ex- acadien va toujours continuer. depuis ses débuts jusqu’à nos position, j’ai voulu faire ma pe- C’est un des festivals les plus con- jours. Cette histoire devait tenir tite part d’une façon que je peux nus à travers l’île et même à tra- bien faire», dit M. Arsenault. vers l’Atlantique. De plus, notre Le livre comporte plusieurs festival rassemble du monde de sections, relatant les grands mo- partout au Canada.
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