Contract 400119680 VOLUME 43 / NO 4 / FEBRUARY 1, 2017 $1.50 (Tax included) Inside Vision launches fundraiser this week to help with frozen meals Geneviève Gélinas

GASPÉ: – Vision Gaspé- Percé Now (VGPN) is launch- ing a fundraising campaign with a goal of raising $2,000. The money would be used to prepare 550 frozen meals for seniors and vulnerable people from Gaspé to Corner-of-the Beach. The Frozen Meals pro- Gaspesian gram is going through a tran- construction sition year but in the medium term, Vision would like to workers want start, with other partners, a so- cial economy business to take their share over the frozen meals pro- gram. The campaign can be found at the following web- site: www.ulule.com/gaspe- frozenmeals. When Spec checked the page on January 30, an amount of $1,015 had been raised. To prepare and deliver a frozen meal costs $7 and cus- tomers only pay $4 per meal. The money raised will be used Photo: Marie-Claude Brière, Vision Gaspé-Percé Now UPA criticizes to cover the three-dollar dif- In 2015, Vision Gaspé-Percé Now delivered 4,500 frozen meals to 80 customers. ference. higher taxes In 2015, Vision Gaspé- Percé Now (VGPN) delivered grew too big for us,” says the cost of the frozen meals The campaign will permit and threatens 4,500 frozen meals to 80 cus- Cheryl Leggo, former execu- program. To go on with the pro- them to provide frozen meals to block tomers. The program has been tive director of VGPN. gram would have jeopardized during the transition year, as the victim of its success. “The The organization didn’t re- its financial health. By June snowmobile demand was increasing. It ceive specific funding to cover 2016, VGPN had ended it. Cont'd on page 11 trails What caused the noise and vibration felt on January 27? Gilles Gagné kilometres east of Quebec City, qualifies as a meteorite if traces He says approximately 100 and Paspebiac, according to of it can be found on the tonnes of rocks from space fall CARLETON: – Where were people who made remarks on ground,” points out Gino to Earth every day. For the you on Friday, January 27, dur- facebook. Audet, an astronomy enthusi- most part they go unnoticed ing lunch break at approxi- It was not an earthquake, as ast from Bonaventure. because two-thirds of the mately 12:45? Did you hear a nothing was noticed or meas- He thinks that it was a Earth’s surface is covered with big noise and feel a fairly long ured by the different operators bolide, a rock coming from water. Deserts and wooded stretch of vibrations coming of seismographs in Quebec. It space that disintegrated while areas also cover a fairly large Gaspesie from outside your house or the was also not thunder, because entering the atmosphere. “It surface area. building where you work? of the lack of lightning and the probably had a tangent trajec- On March 18, 2014, an- Railway Society It felt like a truck passing synchronicity of the sound and tory instead of a perpendicular other bolide was seen by many two metres away from the vibration noticed between one. That explains why the residents in the Bay of Chaleur launches safety house. The sound was heard Montmagny and Paspebiac. contact with the atmosphere area in the wee hours of the campaign over several seconds. The Mont-Mégantic Obser- extended from Montmagny to morning. It was in fact still The sound and the vibra- vation Centre did not record a Paspebiac,” adds. Mr. Audet dark when it passed between a tions were heard and felt be- meteorite but, “a rock entering about the 600 km stretch along stretch extending from Lac- tween Montmagny, 65 the Earth’s atmosphere only which it was heard and felt. Saint-Jean to Gaspé. Gespeg band administration settled in new building

Geneviève Gélinas

GASPÉ: – In mid September the 15 employees of the Gespeg band administration moved to the new $4.8 million headquarters of the Micmac Nation in Corte-Real. “We have a healthier envi- ronment. It wasn’t healthy anymore in the Pointe- Navarre office. We had a lot of mice. The building was quite old. It was difficult to have good air quality,” explains Chief Manon Jeannotte. The new building also has more space. “We can enlarge our team. We want to develop Gespeg, so we’ll need to add human resources,” says the chief. There is $400,000 left to invest in the building, to di- vide some work spaces and Photos: G. Gélinas According to the chief of Gespeg, Manon Jeannotte, the new add acoustic pads in the com- Elisha Simon is the new director general of Gespeg. center in Corte-Real will offer a healthier workplace for the munity hall, a room that Gespeg employees. Gespeg wants to rent to other Gespeg has already developing over there.” organizations. thought about using the space The Corte-Real building the administrative side,” Ms. Gespeg will define its priori- The former office, located freed up by the former office sparked the conflict between Jeannotte explains. Gespeg ties in economic development. in an old school at 783, to develop the Interpretation former chief, Claude Jean- hasn’t had a director general The council also wants the tra- Pointe-Navarre Boulevard, site activities, maybe by notte and some of the council. since 2013. ditional territory of Gespeg to will be demolished this spring, adding a campground. This Some councillors, among The new director general is be used for community activi- before the opening of its project is on hold, says Mrs. them Manon Jeannotte at that Elisha Simon, a 35-year-old ties in the forest, like harvest- neighbour, the Micmac Inter- Jeannotte. “We’ll finish build- time, thought that the Gespeg Micmac woman from Gespeg. ing medicinal plants. pretation site of Gespeg. ing here, in Corte-Real, before people should have been con- For 17 years, she lived in Mon- Another objective of the sulted before such an invest- treal, where she has a business council is to stir up the Mic- ment. with her partner. Ms. Simon is mac culture of Gespeg people. The consultation finally the daughter of Linda Jean, a Micmac women from Mon- took place in April 2016, says former chief of Gespeg. treal began attending tradi- Ms. Jeannotte. “We were told, Ms. Jeannotte also wants to tional dance classes. The ‘we had no choice.’ Now we apply the separation of powers Gaspé Micmacs are going to own the building. We received to councillors. “The ideal do the same thing this spring. the approval of the Gespeg would be to have no employee Gespeg is looking for ten men people and they told us, ‘make who is also a politician, and to and nine women to form a sure that you decrease the ex- have some full time politi- group of traditional dancers. ploitation cost by renting the cians, not all the councillors Manon Jeannotte has already community hall,’” she adds. but maybe one or two. We’ll reserved her place. During her electoral cam- discuss that with our commu- At the end of August, paign, Ms. Jeannotte promised nity. It may or may not be ac- Gespeg had 1,058 members, to change the governance of cepted.” among them 744 who are reg- the nation. The Gespeg Gov- In Gespeg, two employees istered as Natives according to ernment is now adopting man- who are responsible for pro- the federal Indian Act. An- agement politics, she states. grams are also elected as other group of 344 are Mic- “No matter who is elected, no councillors. “We could allow macs according to the Gespeg matter which employees are the candidates to take four membership code. The next working, there will be general sabbatical years and become election will take place in guidelines.” full time councillors,” the 2019. Gespeg also hired a direc- chief proposes. The annual budget of tor general to separate the Gespeg is $5 million, most of Photo: G. Gélinas powers. “The chief takes the Other it coming from autonomous political part, the relationship priorities revenue sources, especially Stéphane Jeannotte is working on the web radio project. with the community. The di- from fisheries ($3.5 million) rector general is assigned to Over the next few months, and forestry. Web radio project in Gespeg Geneviève Gélinas GASPÉ: – Gespeg is preparing to launch a web radio. The programming will be in French, English and Micmac. The content will range from music to sport and include educative moments about the first nations. The person responsible for the project, Stéphane Jeannotte, wants to recruit a committee of volunteers to help with the programs. The radio could also cover events remotely, like pow-wows. The web radio could reach, among others, the Gespeg people who are in Gaspé, Montreal or other regions, and potential visitors to the Mic- mac Interpretation site of Gespeg’s, who are everywhere in the world. Gespeg hopes the radio will be online next summer.

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On June 23 at approximately 3:15 p.m. firefighters were called to a burning mobile home located at 1828 Douglas Blvd, in l’Anse- à-Brillant. During their intervention the firefighters found a human body. The body was sent to the Montreal Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale, a forensic laboratory that will perform an autopsy and attempt to identify the victim. The body could be that of the occupant of the house, as police were un- able to locate him but the identity has yet to be confirmed. The mobile home is a total loss. Highway 132 remained closed until 9 p.m. the same day and traffic was detoured through Bougainville.

------Photo: T. Haroun Sûreté du Québec police officers of the Percé Rock Detach- Left to right: Jonathan Nadeau and Roberto Blondin. ment, in cooperation with members of the regional squad of investigation, also based in Pabos, carried out two drug busts on January 27 in the Grand River area. The canine squad was Gaspesian construction part of the operation undertaken to stop drug trafficking in that area. workers want their share

The police seized about 400 methamphetamine pills, 20 grams Haroun job. Today, unemployed of cannabis in ready to sell small bags and $700 in cash. In Thierry workers.” Gaspesians who have fami- one of the houses, the police officers arrested two men aged VAL-D’ESPOIR: - Approxi- lies to feed are protesting and Other 62 and 35, while a man in his forties was arrested in a second mately 15 Gaspesian con- they are asking to have a comments house. Numerous charges are expected to be laid against the struction workers protested share of this contract that is three men. They were all released after being questioned by on January 23 in Val-d'Espoir, valued at hundreds and hun- Richard Adams, a repre- the investigators and will be summoned to appear in court at a near Percé, to criticize the dreds of thousands of dollars. sentative of Gaspé MNA, later date. hiring of workers from out- We’ve filed complaints at the Gaétan Lelièvre, was on hand side the region to install fibre Quebec Construction Com- during the rally to support ------optic high speed internet on mission, but to no avail!” them. Spec also reached the coast for Telus. Jonathan Nadeau added Percé Rock Prefect, Nadia Nine men and one woman from the Bay of Chaleur as well as Spec’s journalist followed that Gaspesians have the ex- Minassian, to get her opinion the protesters who started one man from Lac-Mégantic were fined in December after perience to do the job. “We’re on this issue and she also sup- their rally at 8:30 a.m. They the ones who installed the ports the protesters. “We sup- being found guilty of various offences under the Fisheries confronted employees from fiber optic in 2004 to connect port them and I think that Act. Eight men and the woman were fined because of of- Telecon, a Telus sub-contrac- the region’s school boards. I they are entitled to get their fences related to shellfish and clam digging in a closed area tor, who were installing the was part of it and the system share of the pie.” We tried but while another man was caught holding lobster in a retaining fibre optic network in Val- still works.” The other to no avail to get a comment pond without a permit. The eleventh man was caught with d’Espoir. They politely asked spokesperson for the protest- from Telecon. As for Telus, mackerel that was legally too small. The fines total $6,350. them to stop working and go ers, Roberto Blondin, also its spokesperson, Jacynthe back to where they came from Val-d'Espoir, had this to Beaulieu, didn’t deny that Martial Leblanc, of Saint-Omer, and Bruno Savoie, of Nou- from. Some of those workers say. “This situation is simply workers from outside the re- velle, were both fined $600 for harvesting shellfish in a closed travelled from as far as Mon- unacceptable given that our gion were working on the area and for violation of the regulation prohibiting the fishing treal and Trois-Rivières. unemployment rate is one of contract for Telecon, but she of clams more than one half-hour after sunset. The items Jonathan Nadeau, one of the the highest in the province. pointed out that some 90 Gaspesian spokespersons, a Telus doesn’t seem to under- seized in the case of Mr. Savoie were confiscated. Gaspesians work for Telus all construction worker himself, stand the spinoffs that are along the peninsula in differ- was furious about what he generated by hiring local ent departments. Nelson Arsenault of Lac-Mégantic and Nicolas Morin of was witnessing. “We are un- New Richmond were fined $300 for harvesting shellfish in a employed Gaspesian, wiring closed area. The items seized were confiscated. Isabelle Paulin, workers. What we are wit- 2 full time positions available ± of Saint-Elzéar, was fined $600 for harvesting shellfish in a nessing today is a company Kitchen help and Cook closed area and for possession of undersized clams smaller that hires people from outside Starting date ± May 1st, 2017 than 51 millimetres. the region, when workers from the Gaspé can do the Stéphane Grenier of Hope Town was fined $750 for illegally holding lobsters in retaining ponds without a permit. Lob- sters valued at $750 and the items seized were confiscated.

Stevens Roussy of Gascons was fined $1,500 for possession The Richmond Manor is a charitable organization and of undersized mackerel smaller than 26.3 centimetres. The has been a home for autonomous seniors since 1992. confiscation of seized mackerel was ordered in addition to the If you are looking for a work environment which will allow you to: fine. ¾ Offer care and love to seniors. ¾ Work in a moderately, physically demanding environment. Jean-Charles Arsenault of Bonaventure, Jean-Marc Gallagher ¾ Have training that will prepare you to be ready for of Saint-Siméon and Gilbert Poirier of Saint-Elzéar were emergency situations. ¾ Work with a team that puts all VHQLRUV¶ health and fined $300 for harvesting shellfish in a closed area. The items livelihood first. seized were also confiscated. Ghislain Roberge of Bonaven- ¾ Participate in fundraisers that are stimulating and creative. ture was fined $800 for harvesting shellfish in a closed area. The items seized were confiscated and he was prohibited from Please email your CV to or drop off your CV at 196, boulevard Perron, New Richmond. fishing and/or going on the flats for a period of two years. Page 3, February 1, 2017 - Spec Editorial page

That tragedy brings us back to October 2014, fact that a murder is one too many, chances are that Commentary when another shooter, Michael Zahaf-Bibeau, no other city of similar size can boast that kind of Gilles Gagné stormed into the House of Commons in Ottawa after numbers in North America. Sadly, that good record killing a Canadian soldier at the close-by Canadian will be heavily affected in 2017. National War Memorial. That tragedy itself was two Although it is hard to believe, we live in a society days after murders committed by a man in Saint- that is far less violent than what was going on just four Jean-sur-Richelieu, where he hit two Canadian sol- or five decades ago, when murders occurred daily in diers, killing one. Montreal and probably weekly in Quebec City, or at It will take The slaying committed by Zehaf-Bibeau could least monthly. What has changed now is the time have had an impact as serious as the Quebec City elapsed between the crime and the media reports on mosque tragedy. The timing of the killer prevented a it. The public is often the media now, and the filter some time to mass killing in 2014. process that has most of the times been coordinated Terrorism is obviously taking that kind of shape in by the police and the media no longer exist. A lot of understand Canada now. It has always existed but was not or raw information is released with distortion. rarely, until recently, linked directly to religious beliefs, The Quebec government has not distinguished it- What happened at the Quebec City mosque on or triggered by them. self with its crisis management since the 2014 elec- January 29 looks rather unbelievable because usu- For a number of reasons, we must collectively re- tion. However, premier Philippe Couillard had the ally we are led to believe that such terrorist attacks flect on the follow up to give to the Quebec City right tone for a change when he indicated to the Que- take place “somewhere else” and not here in Quebec tragedy, although the temptation is strong to draw bec Muslim population that “we are with you, you are or in Canada. conclusions and promptly be in some action mode. at home, you are welcome at home, we are all Que- The first reaction of many people upon learning First, we still know very little about the reasons be- becers. Together, we must continue to build a society about that attack was to ask if it was a bad joke, or an hind the Quebec City mass murder. It will take some that’s open, welcoming and peaceful”. accident. It is very hard to swallow that such acts are time before light is shed on the scenario that most Public Security Minister, Martin Coiteux also put it now being committed “here”. As SPEC was reaching likely convinced a man to start shooting other men in right when he said that we will have “to develop re- its deadline, six people had been killed by a shooter the back first, then to reload his firearm and keep silience regarding terrorism”. Our society is less vio- while eight more people were hospitalized with seri- shooting. Craziness must be retained as a potential lent than before but the sources of violence are ous injuries, half of them potentially fatal. explanation as nobody in a right state of mind can changing. Two men were being questioned by police officers commit that kind of crime. For now, the best way to react to the Quebec City the day after the shooting, with apparently only one of We must also reflect on the fact that our society massacre is to support the families that have been the two being suspected of killings. Two more men remains, by and large, non-violent. “Only” one murder deeply affected by the tragedy, and reflect on our ca- were considered potential suspects by the police. was committed in Quebec City in all of 2016, in a city pacity to understand better the people that settle in More details were very hard to get 18 hours after the of 550,000 inhabitants. At one point in 2015-2016, the this country. Most of them are a couple of strides crime. city went 16 months without a murder. Despite the ahead of us in that regard.

Hi, Diane. I read with great interest, your article about the "Year without a summer" in the recent issue of SPEC. I am very interested in local history, and have heard of the summer of 1816 before, and Keep in touch with knew that the Quebec government assisted The reason for the “D” in Gerard’s name was as Gaspesians by supplying some staples to help the Gaspé Coast! follows! Joseph Edmond Gerard Dea was born at them survive the following winter. However, I have Port Daniel West in the county of Bonaventure on not been able to locate much information about Subscribe to The Gaspé Spec today! May 2, 1926. His father was Thomas Leonard Dea. how locals coped. On the death of his mother, Estelle Litalien, Irene Could you please let me know where you found Dea, the sister of his father, and her businessman your information? husband, Joseph-Edmond Levesque, became his Andy Patterson parents. Henceforth he went by the name Gerard Gaspé, Quebec D (for Dea) Levesque. Brian Dea I also want to thank Andy Patterson who recently Sydney, Australia responded to my Spec article 'The Year Without a Summer.' Mr. Patterson, who is a co-owner of the I was absolutely thrilled to read your email explain- GoGaspé site, is helping to preserve Gaspe His- ing the D. in Gérard D. Levesque's name. The his- tory by placing valuable sources of information on tory of the Gaspé is so fascinating but a lot of it the web. One recent addition is the complete 5 vol- has not been written down and shared. Readers umes of Ken Annett's historical works. If you are and writers need to inform each other about our interested in reading more go to Gaspesian past when we can. Thank you, Mr. http://gogaspe.com/host/annett/ or Dea. http://www.gogaspe.com/index_en.php?page=ge- Name: Diane Skinner Flowers nealogy.php Diane Skinner Flowers Address:

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Stephen Jerome and Heather Condo at Sundance. Photo: T. Haroun Mickael Cloutier, from Cape Cove (near Percé), is the provincial powerlifting champion. SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Once in a lifetime experience Provincial powerlifting champion

Gilles Gagné other stars do. There are lots originates from Cape Cove of stars. I love the people GESGAPEGIAG: – Gesgape- here,” added Stephen Jerome. Thierry Haroun the competition, the three best lbs) in the bench press and giag filmmaker Heather The couple was also lifts of each competitor are 317 kg (700 lbs) in the dead- Condo and her boyfriend touched by a meeting with CHANDLER: - Mickael added together to determine lift. ''I'm really proud of my Stephen Jerome “immensely David Archambault, the Sioux Cloutier, from Cape Cove the final standing. If there is a performance,” he said as he appreciated” every minute of leader involved in the Stand- (near Percé), is the provincial tie, the lighter competitor was training at his gym in their eight-day stay at the Sun- ing Rock battle to prevent the powerlifting champion. He is wins. For Mickael Cloutier, Chandler and getting ready dance Film Festival in Utah, Dakota Access pipeline from currently preparing for the the year 2016 was exceptional for the Canadian Champi- where her movie, ‘My Fa- passing through that part of Canadian Championships that in terms of results. At Ri- onship which will take place ther’s Tools,’ was screened North Dakota. will take place next March. mouski's Open, held last May, in March in the Saguenay Re- three times. Another film festival, an Spec met with him at his he finished first in his cate- gion. They met fabulous people Australian one, is showing in- training facilities located in gory (120 kg and more). He and the film qualified for an- terest in ‘My Father’s Tools’. Chandler. therefore qualified for the Beware other world-famous event, the “They want to see the film. I Mickael Cloutier, 25, provincial championships of injuries... 67th Berlin International Film didn’t get to talk to a repre- who’s 5’10” and weighs 276 which took place in Drum- Festival, the sector called the sentative of that festival yet,” pounds, has impressive mondville last November. He Mickael Cloutier, who Berlinale Talents. It takes said Heather Condo. strength. Spec’s journalist wit- finished first once again and works for a fisheries process- place between February 9 and She doesn’t know if they nessed the young man lifting was declared provincial ing plant as a quality product 17. ‘My Father’s Tools’ shows will attend the Berlin Interna- hundreds of pounds. He trains champion. He then partici- manager, is well aware of in- Stephen Jerome making bas- tional Film Festival. “I don’t at Gym Énergie Santé, located pated at the Central Canada juries. “There are many possi- kets out of black ash. think we will. It is all a money on Commercial Street in Division Championships ble injuries and as you reach Heather Condo and matter,” she pointed out. Chandler, training approxi- (Manitoba, Ontario and Que- higher levels, there is a higher Stephen Jerome were not dis- They both work but they mately 15 hours per week. bec) which took place in risk of injuries happening. appointed after the January 24 also have two kids at home Mickael has practiced this Guelph, Ontario, last January That’s why it’s important to short film’s award presenta- and attending the Sundance sport for the past seven years, where he was declared cham- stretch before each training tion to see that they had not Film Festival meant a $5,000 but has been competing for pion. During that perform- session.” His trainer is Jessica won a prize. expenditure. They received a the past 18 months or so and ance, he lifted 325 kg (710 Benedetto, Canada's second “I have been a winner for lot of community support his results and other records lbs) in the squat, 210 kg (463 best powerlifter. 11 years, since I’ve been liv- through a $2,000 50-50 draw are impressive. ing with Heather. She is my fundraiser. The Gesgapegiag You are probably wonder- grand prize,” said Stephen Band Council and the Ges- ing what powerlifting is. The CALL FOR TENDERS Jerome, when reached on the gapegiag Health and Social Quebec Federation of Power- phone in Park City, Utah. Service Centre also came up lifting’s website is very in- “It is great. I met Tim Rob- with important funding help. formative on the matter. Thus, RENTING FEES FOR HEAVY MACHINERY bins, the actor, Dr. David Leaving for this type of event Powerlifting is a strength Ville de Gaspé will receive until 2:00 p.m. February, 22nd, 2017, Suzuki and Laura Dunn, di- means a lot of last minute sport that measures absolute tenders for the renting fees for heavy machinery and other con- rector of the film “Look and planning too. strength by lifting the greatest struction and municipal maintenance equipment. See: A portrait of Wendell ‘My Father’s Tools’ was amount of weight in one repe- Berry”. Robert Redford is ex- shot in June 2016 during the tition, much like weightlift- These fees will be in effect from April 1st, 2017 until March 31st ecutive director of that film. stop made in Gesgapegiag by ing, involves lifting with a bar. 2018, will be considered fixed fees for the duration of this pe- We didn’t meet him but we Wapikoni Mobile, the film What makes it different is its riod and will constitute a list to this effect. know he saw the first screen- making unit providing support lifts, which are more basic Anyone interested must obtain the necessary documents at ing of our film, however we to the Natives of Quebec technically, and that the Ville de Gaspé's Public Works department during regular of- had not arrived at the festival wanting to make a movie. The weight is heavier and/or the fice hours. yet. We are paired with that unit was founded by film range of motion reduced. film at Sundance,” explained maker Manon Barbeau. ‘My There are three lifts: squat, Ville de Gaspé reserves the right to accept neither the lowest Heather Condo. Father’s Tools’ was the first bench press and deadlift. Each nor any of the tenders received. “People are coming to us. production supported by competitor gets three attempts Given at Gaspé, February 1st, 2017 Tim Robbins came to see me Wapikoni Mobile to qualify per lift. The best successful at- and congratulate me. David for the Sundance Film Festi- tempt for each lift counts to- Isabelle Vézina Suzuki calls me Stephen, like val. wards the total. At the end of Director of legal services and town

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Diane Skinner Flowers

50 things to love about the Gaspé It’s almost Valentine’s Day and our thoughts natu- rally turn to love, sweet love. But there are so many kinds of love: romantic, familial, love of material pos- sessions, love of self, love of reading or eating, or love of money. Not all forms of love are a good thing and any love taken to excess can be harmful to self and others. But there is a ‘love of place’ that all Gaspesians can in- dulge in and that is love for our beloved Gaspé Penin- Photo: G. Gagné sula. And we should be grateful because you can travel far and wide and perhaps never discover a place as ex- quisitely beautiful. UPA criticizes higher taxes Following you will find a list of 50 things to love about the Gaspé. It was not difficult to name these 50, and threatens to but there are certainly more and the bottom line is this. The Gaspé is awesome. If you have additional items for this list please email them to [email protected] or block snowmobile trails mail them to the Spec offices, attention Diane Skinner. Gilles Gagné in farming. So taxing the real We will be present publicly 1. Percé Rock (that was an easy one) estate value, especially con- and we will inform the public. 2. Smell of wood fires NEW RICHMOND: – On sidering all the speculation We will pass our message on 3. Hiking at Mont Albert February 1, Gaspesian mem- going on provincially with the but we will not block the trails 4. Bonfires on the beach bers of the UPA (Union des land acquisition carried out by on February 6. We have talked 5. Autumn colours producteurs agricoles), the companies like Pangea, is un- to Tourisme-Québec, to the 6. Motorcycling union representing most Que- fair,” explains Marc Tétreault, Regional Tourist Association, 7. First snowfall bec farmers, will initiate pres- director general of UPA- to various stakeholders in 8. Sound of the waves sure tactics. These tactics Gaspésie and Magdalen Is- tourism. The fact is if the 9. Laundry fresh off the line might affect the snowmobile lands. neighbouring regions block 10. Churches trails passing over agricultural Imposing taxes on the their trails, it will have an im- 11. Old houses and barns land if the Quebec govern- value of production makes pact on our tourism industry,” 12. Hydromel forest in Maria ment doesn’t resume negotia- more sense in agriculture. adds Mr. Tétreault. 13. Bioparc in Bonaventure tions regarding a January 1, “The adjustment could be cal- The province-wide UPA is 14. Gaspeite tax increase that is not very culated that way (production asking the new interim minis- 15. Mountains advantageous for farmers. based), even though produc- ter of Agriculture, Laurent 16. Fishing The Quebec government is tion is already twice as highly Lessard, to go back to the ne- 17. Lighthouses imposing an administrative taxed for the agriculture sector gotiation table and to delay the 18. Smell of a walk in the forest measure that is significantly as in other economic sectors,” imposition of the current taxa- 19. The bay affecting a high proportion of says Mr. Tétreault. tion policy in order to stop the 20. The rivers Quebec farmers, as their The government has asked pressure tactics, including the 21. Covered bridges provincial income taxes could a fiscal analysist, Luc God- ones earmarked for snowmo- 22. The beaches increase on average by bout, of Université de Sher- bile trails. 23. Parc de la Gaspésie $1,500. brooke, to assess the situation. “In the Gaspé Peninsula 24. Biking Former Agriculture minis- The farmers could block the and Magdalen Islands, we 25. Moose and white tailed deer ter, Pierre Paradis had said section of Quebec’s snowmo- have surveyed between 12 and 26. Gannets, gulls and herons that the increase would only bile trails passing over their 15 producers and six of them 27. Whale sightings affect 1% of farmers and equal property as soon as February have tax increases ranging be- 28. Walking trails and camping approximately $113. 6 if the government doesn’t go tween $600 and $3,000. It is 29. Bird sanctuaries “The Quebec government back to the negotiation table. quite a bit more than $113,” 30. Boardwalks decided to keep applying an However, the situation is emphasizes Marc Tétreault. 31. Fossils at Miguasha administrative measure based different on the Gaspé Penin- Pierre Paradis was ousted 32. Golf on the value of the farm, while sula, points out Marc from the Liberal caucus on 33. Summer music festivals that kind of procedure is out- Tétreault. January 26 because of a police 34. Peace and quiet dated. It takes a lot of capital “We will start with small investigation pertaining to po- 35. Kayaking to get one dollar of production demonstrations on February 1. tential sexual misconduct. 36. Clean air 37. Mussels, lobster, shrimps and scallops 38. Art and craft boutiques Your ENGLISH-SPEAKING Brokers Serving Matapedia To Port Daniel 39. snowmobiling 40. Snowshoeing 41. Skiing 42. Lupines and daisies growing wild 43. Picking berries RE/MAX AVANT TOUT INC. 44. Skating outdoors 45. The tides 46. Sand, shells and starfish REAL ESTATE AGENCY 47. Sea glass Independently Owned and Operated 48. Gardens of fresh vegetables 49. The Spec Florence Debard, Real Estate Broker Louise Brash, Real Estate Broker 50. The train (Oh, wait! No train…yet. Hope never dies. 418-392-9844 418-391-1950 Keep on writing letters and urging politicians to fix [email protected] [email protected] this. A loud and persistent voice can get results!) www.remax-quebec.com www.louisebrash.com Page 6, February 1, 2017 - Spec Integrated Territorial Approach projects have a positive effect in the MRC of Bonaventure Gilles Gagné The Build, the name of the project that led to the con- NEW CARLISLE: – Three struction of a sailboat by ten years of Integrated Territorial Anglophone students, was Approach projects have also supported by ITA, for yielded good results in the $9,832. Moreover, ITA also Bonaventure MRC fight supported financially, with against poverty and social ex- $19,468, the Epilepsy clusion. A long-term renewal Gaspésie-Sud project to pro- of the agreement that paved duce English and French ver- the way to the 2012-2016 In- sions of a video that aims to tegrated Territorial Approach reduce the prejudice experi- would consequently be wel- enced by people living with a comed by the table of partners handicap. that supervised those years of Some initiatives don’t have work. to be big in order to have an The Integrated Territorial impact. The ITA program con- Approach was founded in tributed $316 to the $1,032 2012 following the creation of total production cost of a a group of stakeholders that handbook of services, in Eng- worked in collaboration with Photo: G. Gagné lish and in French, which of- the now defunct Conférence fers a complete list of health, régionale des élus of the Josée Kaltenbach, of the Health and Social Service Integrated Centre, Mélissa Bélanger, coor- social service, emergency, Gaspé Peninsula and Mag- dinator of the Integrated Territorial Approach (ITA) of the Bonaventure MRC, Sasha Buttle and legal, employment and other dalen Islands. Heather MacWhirter, of Family Ties, show a useful by-product of the ITA initiatives, a handbook useful resources in the Bay of That group of people then of the Baie des Chaleurs and Plateaux area services. An English version of the handbook was Chaleur and Plateaux area. decided to split the regional made. The Integrated Territorial budgetary envelope and dis- Approach will continue for tribute the funding between lustrating the impact of the In- MacWhirter, coordinator of ties and personal develop- one more year, according to a the six MRCs of the Gaspé tegrated Territorial Approach Family Ties. ment, with four modules de- recent agreement with long- Peninsula and Magdalen Is- (ITA). The initiative was “Good Food for All al- livered over a two year period. time partners to assure its co- lands. spearheaded by Family Ties. lowed several families to par- To date fifteen families have ordination. The provincial “They wanted those in- The global cost amounted to take in its activities. It has taken part in Destination Fam- budgetary envelope for proj- volved with intervening to $33,997 and the portion that allowed us to buy some much ily at Family Ties and the ects amounts to $129,000 for fight poverty and social exclu- came from ITA was $26,008. needed equipment for the gar- number of people attending Bonaventure MRC. Only five sion to work closely with the The project is about food se- den and the collective kitchen weekly sessions has grown of the eight projects submitted people experiencing problems curity. that will be used for years to from three to nine. to the Quebec government and the organizations that are “The Good Food for All come,” she adds. “This program fits in our from the MRC of Bonaven- involved. Those intervening project was to provide fami- In addition to all the fruit mandate. However, we have ture were approved. Family know their area and their pop- lies and individuals with the and vegetables harvested, peo- no funding in 2017 for Desti- Ties and CASA were missing ulation. It is easier to do on a necessary knowledge, support, ple participated in food con- nation Family. We will inves- (none of their projects were scale, the size of an MRC than material/equipment and facili- servation, food foraging, tigate all possible funding retained). region-wide. The other re- ties empowering them to take workshops, garden coaching avenues,” adds Heather “We know who needs gions in Quebec didn’t imple- collective ownership of their and collective cooking ses- MacWhirter. what. It would have been bet- ment that model,” explains food security through the de- sions during which jams, Mélissa Bélanger points ter assessed at the regional Mélissa Bélanger, coordinator velopment of a community soups and other types of meals out that ITA was also involved level,” adds Mélissa Bélanger, of the Integrated Territorial garden. It has been operating were prepared from the gar- in two other community gar- who is nevertheless relieved to Approach in the Bonaventure for three years and is now in- den’s produce. dens, in Saint-Alphonse and at see that the regional stake- MRC. dependent. We received fund- Family Ties was also the Gaspesian British Heritage holders are still mobilized to An action plan was created ing support until 2016. We closely involved in Destina- Village, now called Duthie’s fight poverty and social exclu- following an October 2013 were able to hire a student that tion Family, an initiative that Point. sion. forum held in Bonaventure. operated the garden last year. supports families in need. The The action plan was ready in As for 2017, we have applied $56,646 project received February 2014. for two summer students. The $11,228 for Integrated Territo- The total envelope for the Summer student program (the rial Approach. The region’s To keep up with everything Integrated Territorial Ap- federal government) provides Health and Social Service In- proach in the Bonaventure the minimum wage of $10.75 tegrated Centre of the Gaspé happening on the Coast... MRC was $468,317, includ- per hour and Family Ties adds Peninsula was an important ing management and coordi- two dollars per hour to make partner in that project. The don’t forget to check nation costs. Over three full it more interesting for the can- program consists of parent The Gaspe Spec weekly! budgetary years, $306,000 didates,” explains Heather workshops, collective activi- was invested in various initia- tives covering the Bonaven- ture MRC and sometimes, the Get out and join the fun.... Avignon MRC because some joint projects cover the entire • Snowmobile Bay of Chaleur and Plateaux BAS DU FLEUVE area. Real Estate Agency rallies Some of these projects in- Suzanne Landry volve well-known groups that • Card parties Agency Director/Owner are close to the Anglophone 418­752­0792 • Bingos community, such as Family [email protected] Ties and CASA, both based in www.suzannelandry.ca • Dances New Carlisle. Friendly bilingual service The Good Food for All from Matapedia to Port Daniel • Winter carnivals project does a good job of il- 17 years experience

Page 7, February 1, 2017- Spec Ferme La Défriche MADE GARLIC, GARLIC SALT, GARLIC in... PESTO AND GARLIC TINCTURE

Wendy Dawson knew that there was a certain bage. In the future they hope facility that came with plant- to add more ready made The Made in … series pro- ing and harvesting garlic. products such as spaghetti files locally created products For one, it only required one sauces to their production. available throughout the plantation per year and one As is the case with many Gaspé Peninsula. annual harvest and the crop young Gaspesian families, has no particular storage re- Marc-André is currently SAINT-GODEFROI: – It is quirement. In addition to the working in Northern Alberta safe to say that Saint-Gode- ease of managing the crop, and will return by the end of froi has become something of Josée felt strongly about the March. However, with the a haven for young couples medicinal benefits of the expansion of their operation, and families seeking to find plant. She explains, “It is a an alternative lifestyle, one plant that I have been using that encourages the simplic- medicinally for a long time ity and self-sufficiency of a so it was an interesting op- different era. portunity to try and use all of Josée Marsollier and the parts of the plant.” Marc-André Longpré, after Quick research shows that having met on a farm in holistically, garlic is used for Montreal and after doing its antibiotic, anti-bacterial some travelling, decided to and antifungal properties and settle in Saint-Godefroi, an is also known as a long-term area with which they had be- remedy for cardiovascular come familiar because of problems as using it helps re- other friends that had estab- duce excessive cholesterol levels and helps to lower lished themselves there. “I Photo: courtesy of Josée Marsollier blood pressure. As a quick am pretty sure that we would Josée Marsollier and Marc-André Longpré settled in St. Gode- preventive for winter colds, not have settled here if it froi three years ago with dreams of a simpler life. weren’t for them,” says 10 drops of tincture in a glass Josée. of water a couple of times a They are Quebec. that choice can provide. day, and you can increase among a Josée They purchased a 25 acre your chances of remaining group was no farm and with the help of healthy all winter long. of stranger pigs and goats and a lot of Last year, Josée Marsol- young to farm elbow grease cleared about lier and Marc-André Longpré people in life. She 0.3 of a hectare to be used for planted 350 kilograms of gar- the village that was raised on a garlic plantation. The exer- lic and harvested a yield that are helping re-de- a dairy farm. cise was a challenge and was about 3 times that velop agriculture - once Marc-André for hence the inspiration for the amount. In a good year, that the lifeblood of the town, but his part however, name of their farm, La is what can be expected of a a lifestyle choice that has was attracted to the Défriche (the Clearing). harvest. They hope to bring fallen out of favour, as is the lifestyle, the idea of living off Josée Marsollier was al- their garlic production up to case in many rural towns in the land and the autonomy ready an avid gardener and 2100 kg per year which will require preparing an area for Photo: courtesy of José Marsolier a 700kg plantation. From their harvest, La Garlic only requires one Défriche produce a variety of planting and provides one products including whole harvest per year. In a good garlic, garlic pesto, garlic salt season, yields will be three and a tincture made from times the original crop. apple cider vinegar and gar- lic. They enjoyed a very suc- Josée Marsollier and Marc- cessful year, most of their André Longpré hope to be products having able to live off the been sold fruits of their through labour all year Baie des long. Saveurs, For more in- local formation about markets La Défriche, their and local products and how to ac- small specialty cess them, interested folks stores. can order them through Baie This year, La Défriche des Saveurs or visit the web- will be diversifying their op- site for La Défriche (which is eration by adding a selection still under construction) at of vegetables to their produc- www.ladefriche.ca. Josée Photo: W. Dawson La Défriche uses all parts of the garlic plant to produce a variety of products. tion that will include onions, will be happy to serve you in butternut squash and cab- both English and in French.

Page 8, February 1, 2017 - Spec HEALTHY LIFESTYLE SUPPLEMENT Healthy habits that can have a lasting impact.... professions, finding second ca- should make physical activity a reduce quality of life. stages when it is most treatable. reers or volunteering close to vital part of their daily lives. • Visit your physician annually Waiting until symptoms appear full-time hours may improve • Get your whole grains. if not more frequently. While may not be too late to treat a their long-term health and Whole grains may be another key many people, especially those condition or disease, but taking quality of life. ingredient to a long and healthy who feel healthy, are hesitant to a proactive approach increases • Stay on your toes. A healthy life. Numerous studies have visit their physicians, doing so the likelihood of early detection, diet is a key component of a shown that increasing whole may just save your life. Several which increases your chances healthy lifestyle, but diet grain consumption can help pre- diseases, including cancer and of living a long and healthy life. alone is not enough to pro- vent the onset of type 2 diabetes. heart disease, are more effec- Healthy habits improve peoples’ mote a long and healthy Researchers who conducted a tively treated when detected quality of life while also increas- life. According to the systematic review of studies ex- early. Annual physicals and dis- ing the likelihood that men and Johns Hopkins Medicine Health amining the link between whole cussions with your physician may women live long, healthy and Library, the risks associated with grains and type 2 diabetes pre- uncover a disease in its early productive lives. A long and healthy life is the a physically inactive lifestyle are vention in 2007 found that eating ultimate goal for many people. considerable. Such risks include an extra two servings of whole While a host of factors beyond a greater risk of developing high grains per day decreased a per- Do you know about a person’s control, such as ge- blood pressure and coronary son’s risk of developing type 2 di- Meals on Wheels? netics, impact how long that heart disease and even a greater abetes by 21 percent. That’s an person lives and how suscepti- risk for certain cancers. In addi- important finding, as additional Meals on Wheels involves ble to certain medical conditions tion, physical inactivity can add to research has found that people delivering a warm, balanced he or she may be, there are feelings of anxiety and depres- with diabetes have an increased meal to an elderly and / or many things men and women sion. Inactivity tends to increase risk of developing Alzheimer’s disabled person once or twice can do to improve their chances with age, so men and women disease, a neurodegenerative a week by volunteers who care of living long, healthy lives. aiming for long and healthy lives condition that can dramatically about the well­being of the • Keep working. While many elderly. Each hot full meal is working men and women delivered to your home at a dream of the day when they can Is part of your New Year’s cost of $5 leave the daily grind behind resolution to get out more and once and for all, they might have fun? Vision’s Wellness In addition, Frozen Meals can want to think more about a sec- Centre for people 50 and over also be another way to take good care of your diet. Each ond career than a long, carefree might be for you! retirement. A study from British dish is $4 delivered to your researchers published in the In- At the Wellness Centre you can expect activities and home, but if you pick them up ternational Journal of Geriatric games, exercises, health information sessions and at the Center, they cost $3.50 each. Psychiatry found that each lots of socializing! Vision currently offers the extra year that men and women Wellness Centres at the Royal Canadian Legion in To learn more about these services in your community, work was associated with a six- Gaspé and Barachois every 2nd Wednesday. do not hesitate to call your Volunteer Center at week delay in the onset of de- If you would like more information or to register mentia. While men and women 418-752-5577. It will be a pleasure to welcome you! please call the Vision office at 418-368-3212. may want to retire from their

Let’s Get Active... Pick a time. Pick a place. Take note 150 minutes Make a plan and move! Being active for at least 􀀻 Take up a favourite sport again. can help reduce the risk of: 􀀻 Be active with the family! per week Plan to have “active reunions”. • Chronic disease (such as high blood 􀀻 Go for a nature hike on the pressure and heart disease) and, weekend. • Premature death 􀀻 Take the dog for a walk after dinner. And also help to: 􀀻 Join a community walking group. • Maintain functional independence 􀀻 Go for a brisk walk around the • Maintain mobility block after lunch. • Improve fitness 􀀻 Go cross country skiing • Improve or maintain body weight 􀀻 Train for and participate in a • Maintain bone health and, run or walk for charity! • Maintain mental health and 􀀻 Sign up for curling, bowling, feel better yoga, anything that will get you moving... Guidelines for adults 65 years & older To achieve health benefits adults aged 65 years CASA’s goal is to ensure Anglophone seniors have access to services in English and and older should accumulate at least 150 stay healthy, active, and living in their own homes for as long as possible. minutes of moderate- to vigorous’ intensive The sessions are informative, the exercises are fun, and the special guests are aerobic physical activity per week, in bout of memorable! Our coordinators welcome you to be a part of the action! 10 minutes or more. We offer Wellness Centres in: Matapedia, Escuminac, It is also beneficial to add muscle and bone strengthening activities using major muscle Cascapedia, New Carlisle, Port Daniel, Chandler and groups, at least 2 days per week. our newest addition Hope Town! If you would like to join a Wellness Centre near you, Those with poor mobility should perform physical activities to enhance balance and prevent falls. please give us a call! 418-752-5995 or toll free 1-877-752-5995

Page 9, February 1, 2017 - Spec Gaspésie Railway Society launches safety campaign

Gilles Gagné tween Nouvelle and Matape- dia, because the Temrex NEW RICHMOND: – The sawmill delivers lumber and Gaspésie Railway Society is woodchips regularly to the launching a major safety cam- Canadian National line in Mat- paign to remind the public that apedia. trains can circulate at any time “Starting in February or between Caplan and Matape- March, we will send windmill dia, considering that traffic has blade trains west twice a month intensified a lot since the pres- instead of once a month, be- ence on the line of the wind- tween New Richmond and mill blade trains. Matapedia. That reality in- Two serious accidents were volves a lot of shunting. Start- avoided recently in the New ing over the spring, we will Richmond area and the man- also haul the cement from agement of the Gaspésie Rail- Photo: G. Gagné McInnis Cement between New way Society, the operator of Trains are now moving on an almost daily basis between Nouvelle and New Richmond. Much Richmond and Matapedia. freight trains between Caplan of the new traffic generated by the hauling of windmill blades and that traffic will intensify as Other traffic could soon be and Matapedia, sees the neces- of February when the number of monthly windmill blade trains will be two instead of one. Ce- added to that,” points out Éric sity to reach out to the public. ment from Port Daniel will also be shipped by train starting this spring. Dubé. “A couple of weeks ago, a He recommends that the snowmobiler was driving his quite scared,” explains Éric get off the tracks to avoid the train, CN had left six cars be- public refrain from using the vehicle between the tracks and Dubé, president of the collision. The train needs a hind and delivered them to us tracks as trails, to cross where faced the train at one point. The Gaspésie Railway Society. greater distance before stop- a day later, during the night. So there are grade crossings. “Ide- crew came close to using the “We see more and more ping completely,” he adds. we sent a train to Matapedia at ally, people must slow down emergency breaks. The snow- people using the tracks as four- “People are no longer used night. People must now be and stop at grade crossings, mobiler was able to get off the wheeler and snowmobile trails, to trains passing regularly but aware that trains can pass 24 more so if there are not light tracks in time. Another day, a or for walks. If a collision oc- the situation has changed re- hours a day, seven days a week and sound signals,” says Mr. woman was walking with her curs, the train will win for sure! cently. We have trains rolling along our line. When we get Dubé. headset, listening to music, not The possibility of a casualty almost daily between New snow, the tracks are plowed at “Freight trains don’t have a between the tracks but right on when a train is involved in a Richmond and Matapedia, one night by the train and the regular schedule. They can roll the shoulder, along the ties. collision is 40 times higher, way or another, sometimes plow,” emphasizes Éric Dubé. at any moment of the day and The locomotive engineer had compared to a collision involv- both ways. When we brought Trains were already rolling night, any day of the week, in- to use the whistle and she was ing only cars. The train cannot in the second windmill blade four to five days a week be- cluding weekends,” he insists. Prefect Table expects to receive between $1M and $1.5M from new Quebec development fund Gilles Gagné “Forty percent of the funds ceived by the CRÉ (Con- “The RéGIM, the Collec- Coiteux will soon meet with are allotted through simply di- férence régionale des élus of tive Network (of electronic three elected persons from CARLETON: – The members viding 40% of $30 million by the Gaspé Peninsula and Mag- telecommunications) and the each MRC, accompanied by of the Gaspé Peninsula and 17, the number of regions that dalen Islands), which was railway, which covers four their respective director gen- Magdalen Islands Prefect will receive funding. Another about $4 million to $5 million MRCs are all organizations eral in order to discuss the Table hope to get between $1 chunk of 30% is allotted per year,” adds Guy Gallant. that should be identified as FARR priorities. and $1.5 million from the new through the population pro In 2014, the Quebec gov- priorities,” he says. “It remains to be decided development fund announced rata while the last block of ernment cut $300 million in The projects and initiatives who will have the final say in at the end of 2016 by the Que- 30% will be distributed using the annual funding of Que- that receive some funding the projects that will be sup- bec government. The “Fonds the new economic vitality bec’s regions’ development must be active in more than ported. We are favouring a d’aide au rayonnement des re- index set up by the govern- funds. Rural regions have one MRC. That explains why heavily regional content in the gions”, or FARR, will be en- ment at the end of 2016,” ex- taken the lion’s share of those Guy Gallant underlines that decision process,” says Guy dowed with an envelope of plains Mr. Gallant. cuts. supporting the railway quali- Gallant. $30 million for the 2017-2018 Over the next four years, Where will the Prefect fies as a valid venture. The Prefect Table includes budgetary year that will begin the Quebec government will Table invest the FARR He is happy that the Que- the six prefects of the Gaspé on April 1. increase the annual envelope money, when it is available? bec government acknowl- Peninsula and Magdalen Is- Guy Gallant, president of of FARR. It will reach $45 The intervention sectors are edges the legitimacy of the lands, the mayors of the six the Prefect Table, points out million in 2018-2019, $60 not determined yet but a num- Prefect Table for the assess- larger towns of the region, the that the approximation of $1 million in 2019-2020, $75 ber of organizations are al- ment of the situation. directors general of those six million to $1.5 million comes million in 2020-2021 and ready in place to assess the Quebec’s minister respon- towns and one representative from the criteria identified so $100 million in 2021-2022. situation and other organiza- sible for the Gaspé Peninsula of the “civil society”, who is far by the Quebec government “In time, it will provide us tions are waiting to get some and Magdalen Islands, Marc Tétreault, director gen- regarding the distribution of with the same amount of support, emphasizes Guy Gal- Sébastien Proulx, and Munic- eral of the Gaspé Peninsula the money. money as the funding re- lant. ipal Affairs minister, Martin and Magdalen Islands UPA.

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Page 10, February 1, 2017 - Spec FROZEN MEALS: in their homes. They can also Cont'd from cover help people with grocery shopping. Multi-Services can VGPN is looking for a long be joined at 418-393-3310. term solution with its part- Another program called ners. Meals on Wheels will extend its services from Prevel to A huge Corner of The Beach. The difference meals are cooked at the Adams Restaurant in Gaspé, The frozen meals make "a brought to the Douglas Com- huge difference" for its cus- munity Center and then de- tomers, says Jessica Synnott, livered to the clients’ home. interim executive director of The cost is $8 for a soup, a VGPN. "A lot of clients used main meal and a dessert. The to receive five meals a week. Volunteer Action Centre, re- It allows them to stay in their sponsible for Meals on home." Wheels, can be reached at Some of the clients have 418-368-6634. trouble preparing their own Cheryl Leggo is especially meals because of a lack of Photo: Marie-Claude Brière, Vision Gaspé-Percé Now satisfied with the fact that mobility. Some others, who Lester Coffin is one of the customers of the Frozen Meals program. Barachois is now going to be are going through cancer served by Meals on Wheels. treatment, can be depressed. A long VGPN is in discussions with proposing some alternatives "It’s a priority zone. Bara- The Frozen Meals pro- term solution the management of Accueil to its customers. chois is quite isolated, there gram also provides "a social Blanche Goulet, Volunteer Multi-Services, which are no restaurants. We have a interaction for the cus- Over the last few months, Action Centers, Multi-Ser- provide home support, com- lot of clients there, because tomers,” explains Cheryl VGPN has conducted a feasi- vices and the Douglastown mitted to prioritize the Frozen their family members are not Leggo, former excutive di- bility study on the Frozen Community Centre among Meals customers in assisting around. Then it is neighbours rector of VGPN. "For exam- Meals program. The result is others. VGPN cannot say ex- them with meal preparation counting on neighbours." ple we go in the house, we clear: the best way to ensure actly when the Frozen Meals see Mrs. Smith, we see that its sustainability would be to program will resume. During she’s not as mobile as she share the tasks with new part- the transition period, in addi- PUBLIC NOTICE used to be. We can report that ners. It could be through a co- tion to the 550 meals deliv- Enactment of By-laws back to her family or to operative or another type of ered thanks to the fundraising health and social services." social economy business. campaign, the organization is PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given:

1- THAT at a regular meeting held December 19, 2016, the Town Council has adopted the following By-Laws: Share By-Law 1317-16: Créant une réserve financière au profit de l’ensemble du territoire de la municipalité pour une somme de 90 000 $ Story en 2017. Story told by Grancil Hottot By-Law 1318-16: Interviewed by mckayla gallon Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier numéro 1 pour une somme de 7 000 $ en 2017 The Big Scare By-Law 1319-16: Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier numéro 2 pour une somme de 8 500 $ en 2017 When I was young, Dennis Dow and I were bear! She stood up on her hind legs and By-Law 1320-16: the best of friends. I will never forget the time opened her mouth and let out the biggest roar that we got the biggest fright! I was maybe 16 we’d ever heard. She looked 8 feet tall! Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier numéro years old and at the time Daddy had a camp on I fired at her, but I was so nervous that I 3 pour une somme de 10 000 $ en 2017 the 10th range. Dennis had a little Suzuki motor missed, and I was out of bullets! Dennis and I bike that we hopped on to go to the camp. took off running, and she was coming after us! By-Law 1321-16: Daddy had a 38-55 rifle at the camp, and of I can tell you, that I passed Dennis Dow like course I wasn’t allowed to use it. He always he was standing still, that’s how fast I was Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier numéro said “Don’t touch my rifle”. running. I got such a fright! 4 pour une somme de 2 000 $ en 2017 So Dennis and I went back to the camp The only thing that saved the two of us By-Law 1322-16: hunting partridge with our 22 rifles. We stayed from getting killed was that every few feet all night. I said to Dennis, ”I’m taking that Denis would turn and shoot towards the bear Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier numéro rifle!” Dennis said “you better not, your father and it would scare her. So every time Dennis 5 pour une somme de 20 000 $ en 2017 said not to touch it” But we agreed not to tell, shot towards her, she would stop in fright. and I looked inside the rifle and there were We made it to Dennis’ motorcycle and By-Law 1323-16: shells in it. hopped on. We drove as fast as we could until So we started out. I had Daddy’s rifle and we came to the hill. Any other day we would Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier numéro Dennis his 22. We walked on this old trail and never make it up with the two of us on, be- 6 pour une somme de 18 000 $ en 2017. we heard cracks and grunting in the trees. We cause there was too much weight on the bike. looked up and there in a tree was a bear! I fired One of us always had to get off. 2.- THAT By-Laws 1317-16, 1318-16, 1319-16, 1320-16, 1321-16, 1322-16 and 1323-16 have been approved by and shot the bear. We were so excited! But that day the bike made it up with the the persons qualified to vote during the register opened The bear we shot looked to be a year old two of us on. We didn’t stop until we made it for that purpose January 9, 2016. cub. Then we heard more rustling in the trees home. We were lucky! That was a lesson and when we looked up there was the mother learned for the two of us that day. 3.- THAT the interested can consult these By-Laws at the Clerk’s office, at the Town Hall, 25, rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, during regular office hours.

GIVEN at Gaspé, February 1st, 2017.

Isabelle Vézina, Director of legal services and town clerk

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Obituaries In Memory

ROBERTS: Wayne Rupert Wayne (Gramps) Roberts of Cross Creek, NB BUTTLE : Heather (Crozier) passed away at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital 1943- 2017 on Friday, December 30, 2016 at 59 years of age. CAHILL: Roland Passed away suddenly at the age of 73 at En- Born in Gaspé, Quebec on January 3, 1957. Wayne 1957 - 2016 fant Jesus Hospital in Quebec City, Quebec on Jan- was the son of the late Walter and Elizabeth In loving memory of my son who passed away uary 1, 2017. (Scott) Roberts. February 5, 2016. Heather was predeceased by her great-grand- Wayne is survived by his loving wife of 40 He is gone, but not forgotten, daughter Leah, her mother Delphine, her father years, Nancy, their children, Stacy MacLeod and And as dawns another year, Fredrick and three brothers, Charles, Arthur and Wade (Erin) Roberts; grandchildren, Megan, In our lonely hours of thinking, Alfred and sister Ruby. Tyson, Natalie Roberts and Alison and Hannah Thoughts of him are always near. Heather leaves to mourn her husband Claude, MacLeod and his dogs Curly and Gibbs. Days of sadness will come o’er us, four children; Kevin (Caroline), Greg (Peggy), He will be sadly missed and lovingly remem- Friends may think the wound is healed, Linda (Mike), and Kellie (George); twelve grand- bered by his mother in-law Tessie Stanley, sister But they little know the sorrow children, Jimmy-Lee, Holly, Sherie-Lynn, Ashley, in-law Sheila Traviss (Dereck), nieces, cousins and That lies within the heart concealed. Mathieu, Erica, Bianca, Jeremie, Kendra-Lynne, many good friends. Lovingly remembered by mother, Margaret Chloe, Cassidy and Morgan. Five great-grand- Wayne’s sense of humor, his love of family and (Fred), sister Glenda (Guy), brother Doug (Iona) children; Kayla, Hannah, Dominic, Riley and friends, his great passion for cooking and his gen- and their families. Kira. Also brothers and sisters and many nieces erosity to others will be deeply missed. He also and nephews and her good friend David who had a lifelong love for animals, always ensuring was a big help to Heather. She will be missed by that they were treated well and looked after. POPOVICH: Bill everyone who knew her. A celebration of life was held at St. Thomas An- In memory of my husband Bill who passed We would also like to thank everyone who glican Church in Stanley on Thursday, January 5, away February 4, 2005. came and paid their respects to the family, sent 2017 with The Reverend Canon Bonita LeBlanc Silent memories keep you near, donations, phone calls and who brought food to officiating. As time unfolds another year. the house. Also a special thanks to Freddy Interment will be in Gaspé, Quebec in the sum- Out of my life you are gone, Boudreau and Antoine Cayouette for snow re- mer of 2017. Donations in memory of Wayne may But in my heart you still live on, moval. be made to the Kidney Foundation of New And I know you are near. Please accept this as our personal thank-you. Brunswick (56 Avonlea Ct., Fredericton, NB E3C Love you big, Audrey Claude and children. 1N8) and would be greatly appreciated by the family. Missing You Always You never said I’m leaving You never said goodbye. Card of Thanks You were gone before we knew it And only God knows why. The family of the late Ada Patterson (Jones) In life I loved you dearly wishes to express their deep appreciation to every- In death I love you still. one who came to our mother's funeral to offer their In my heart I hold a place support and give messages of sympathy. A special That only you can fill. thank you to Dr. David Bernier, Mathieu Bernier It broke my heart to lose you and all the nurses who helped make our mother's But you didn't go alone. last few hours peaceful ones. A part of me went with you Our mother loved her family, friends, to laugh The day God took you home. and the simple things in life. So today, in her memory, be kind to someone. Take a friend out for xoxoxo coffee. Call a family member and say hello. Make someone laugh and smile. Our Mom would love that. Sincerely, Bruce and Brent Jones and family.

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CLASSIFIEDS BARACHOIS: Saturday, February 18: a.m. at the Heritage restaurant. free and canteen services will be Legion Branch 261 Games on ice and snow from 1 p. available on site. Welcome to all! FOR SALE: 1973 Upright Willis Upcoming Events m. (rink) NEW CARLISLE: piano including bench. Must be Every Monday: The Royal Cana- Sunday, February 19: There Heritage New Carlisle CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: will be a brunch from 9 a.m. to 12 picked up by the buyer at the dian Legion Branch 261 will be Elections Legion Branch 172 having a bingo night at 7 p.m. at p.m. (center) A ski doo rally at 12 Members are invited to attend an Fifty Plus Club, 319 rte 299, Cas- Upcoming Events the legion. Everyone welcome! p.m. Sliding on hill across from Extraordinary Meeting of the Sunday, February 12: The le- capedia St. Jules. Donation for Saturday, February 11: Come skating rink starting at 12 p.m., Board of Directors on Tuesday, gion will be hosting a Valentines article will be greatly accepted. out for a fun night of music old timer vs younguns at 2 p.m. February 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the brunch from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at For more information please call by NASH starting at 9 p.m. En- Family games, minute to win it New Carlisle Municipal Hall to hold the community hall. The cost is Dorothy at 418-392-4686. trance fee is $5. games inside and out all weekend. elections for the organization's $10 for adults and $7 for children For more info call Tiffany at 418- Presidency. under 12. Please come join us for COAST ROUND-UP BARACHOIS: 752-4236 a great meal. Also on the same Yoga NEW RICHMOND: day there will be live music from 2 POINTE-NAVARRE: Have you made your New Year’s SHIGAWAKE: Friperie Notice p.m. to 4 p.m. Entry is free. Mass of St. Peregrine fitness resolution? How about SPDS Governing Holiday Closure The mass of St. Peregrine, patron learning Yoga? Learn relaxation, Board Meetings Friperie Entraide de l’É.P.É. We al- GESGAPEGIAC: of the sick suffering from cancer breathing, while working on bal- Tuesday, March 28: There will ways have a large selection of Community Market and long-term diseases, will be ance and flexibility and helping be a meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Hope clothing in all sizes for families as A community market will be held celebrated on Tuesday, Febru- your heart and circulation. A new Town Log Cabin. well as furniture. Couches, beds, in the Galgosiet building on Sat- ary 7 at 7 p.m. at the Shrine of 8-week session started on Satur- Tuesday, May 30: There will be dressers, etc. If you have items urday, February 18 from 10 Pointe-Navarre. Welcome to all! day, January 21 for $70. You a meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Shi- which are still functioning and no a.m. to 4 p.m. To reserve a table can drop-in weekly for $10 per gawake Port-Daniel School. longer need them don't throw for $5 call the band office (Bonnie YORK: lesson. These bilingual classes are them away before calling us be- Jerome) at 418-759-3441. ACW held at 10 a.m. on Saturdays at SHIGAWAKE: cause there are people who need BLANKET CLASSIFIEDS Upcoming Events the Belle Anse School. To reserve WI Marcil Branch stoves, fridges, washers, dryers, Saturday, July 15: There will be a place call Sandy Coombs at 418- Advance Notice beds, chairs, tables, etc. For infor- a Summer sale. Details to follow 645-2874. Friday, February 10: Valentine’s mation please call 418-392-5161 QCNA (Quebec Community at a later date. Tea. From 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. at (Boul. Perron West, New Rich- Newspapers Association) can Saturday, November 18: There BARACHOIS: the 3 Star 50 Plus Club. $6 per mond). place your classified ad into will be a Christmas sale. Details to Rec Center person. Kids 6 and under free. 20 weekly papers throughout follow at a later date. Bingo is back! Friday, February 50/50 and door prize. NEW RICHMOND: Quebec - papers just like the 3 at 7 p.m. at the Barachois Rec Fundraiser one you are reading right YORK: Centre. We hope you will all con- HOPE TOWN: The Richmond Manor is the owner now! One phone call does it York River Senior Citizens tinue to come out and enjoy the Hope Baptist Church of a John Wiseman original that all! Call Marnie at QCNA 514- Upcoming Events bingo nights again! The new ex- “I was glad when they said to me, hangs in our living room and we 697-6330. Visit: Friday, February 10: There will ecutive also wants to thank the Let us go into the house of the also own all of the prints. As a www.qcna.org. be a Lumber Jack supper held at outgoing directors for their many, Lord” (Psalm 122:1). We are a fundraiser we are selling our prints SAWMILLS from only $4,397. the community hall. First setting many years of service and for the Bible-based, Christ-centered and for just $50 each. This is an un- - MAKE MONEY & SAVE starts at 5 p.m. and second setting success of the Rec Centre. We family-focused church. Sunday precedented bargain. What a MONEY with your own band- starts at 6 p.m. Cost is $10 for hope you will join us. School is for all ages, it starts at wonderful gift it would be to offer mill - cut lumber any dimen- adults and $5 for children. Bar 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.; Worship someone a symbol of the Gaspé sion. In stock ready to ship. service is available. Call Tony Pat- PORT DANIEL: service starts at 11 a.m.; Friday Peninsula. For more information Free info & DVD: www.Nor- terson for more information at Gift Bingo Kings Club (ages 5-12 yrs) at 3:30 please call Manjula at 418-392- woodSawmills.com/400OT. 1- 418-368-3276. There will be a gift bingo on Fri- and Young Peoples (ages 12-18 4102. 800-566-6899 ext:400OT. Saturday, March 18: There will day, February 3 at 7:30 p.m. at yrs) starts at 7 p.m. Everyone is be a St. Patrick’s Day supper and the Golden Age Club, Port Daniel welcome to join us at Hope Bap- NEW RICHMOND: dance starting at 6 p.m. at the West Cost is $20 per series. Can- tist Church, 305 Route 132, United Church UNITED CHURCH community hall. Entertainment teen will be open. Proceeds to HopeTown. www. hopebap- Upcoming Events SERVICES with the Senior’s band. Cost is benefit Malcolm Evans Fund. tistchurch1.com. 418-752-5838. Sunday, April 30: An after serv- $10. Bar services available. For Weather permitting. Pastor Paul Bedford BTh. MTh. ice hotdog luncheon will be held Sunday,F ebruary 5 advance tickets call Tony Patter- at the church. Cost is $7 for adults son at 418-368-3276. SHIGAWAKE: HOPE TOWN: and $5 for children under 12. New Richmond 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8: Annual gen- Cookbooks for sale Crib Tournament Saturday, November 18: There eral meeting at 4 p.m. at the Le- The Marcil Branch W.I. has a cook- There will be a crib tournament on will be a ham and scallopped po- New Carlisle gion. Punch will be served from 5 book that would make a perfect Saturday, February 18 at 1 tato supper held from 4:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., supper is at 6 p.m. and gift. The cost is $12. The cook- p.m. Cost is $10 per person. Reg- 6 p.m. at the church. Cost is $10 a dance will follow with live enter- book includes wonderful recipes ister your team before Thursday, for adults and $6 for children tainment. The cost is $20 with a from past and present W.I. mem- February 16. Sponsored by under 12. $10 refund to members. Bar serv- bers. To purchase a copy call 418- Hope Town Sports & Recreation ice available. 752-6564 or pick up a copy at the Club. CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: ANGLICAN Sunday, April 30: The annual Spec office. 50 + Club bingo will be held at 1 p.m. at the NEW CARLISLE: Every Tuesday: Prize Bingo at 7 CHURCH community hall. Cost is one card SHIGAWAKE: Bible Chapel Services p.m. Entry (2 cards for $5) and OF CANADA for $3 or 2 cards for $5. Community Center Sunday: Breaking of Bread for $1 for each additional card. Upcoming events Believers - 9:30 a.m., Sunday Sunday, February 5 Saturday February 11: There night service - 7 p.m. Wednes- CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: DOUGLASTOWN: will be a Valentine’s dance starting day: Bible study and prayer at 7 Jam Session New Carlisle Golden Age Club at 8. p m. p.m. “You Must Be Born Again.” On Friday, February 3 and Fri- 10 a.m. Morning Prayer Walking Every Monday: The Shigawake winter carnival: day, February 17 at the 50+ Hope Town Shamrock Golden Age Club invites Friday, February 17: There will NEW CARLISLE: Club, 319, Route 299, there will be you to walk with us at 10 a.m. be a lumberjack supper from 4 to Monthly breakfast a jam session open to all musi- 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist every Monday. Meet at the Com- 6 p.m. following that there will be The New Carlisle 50+ Club will be cians and spectators. Doors open Shigawake munity Center and walk 3 to 5 a masquerade dance on ice at the holding their monthly breakfast on at 7 p.m. with entertainment be- 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist kms in and around Douglastown. skating rink at 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 8 at 9 ginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission is Page 14, February 1, 2017 - Spec A walk down memory lane...

ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, the planets are giving you the cosmic go-ahead to put certain plans in motion. Don’t procrastinate because time is of the essence. It’s time to get moving.

TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 No one has better solutions to your problems than you do, Taurus. To appeal to the masses, you may need to change how you present your opinions just a bit.

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you might be overly fo- cused on the smallest of details, but it’s more important at this juncture in time to look at the bigger picture. Try these delicious gluten-free Figure out how to do that. CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 crackled chocolate cookies Earle L. Annett came to New Carlisle in 1931 and built the Cancer, you may end up delving (NC) We've all heard the complaints: Gluten-free cakes Carlisle Hotel. The whole family worked at it doing every- into things this week that are better thing from driving taxi for American fishermen to housing left alone. There is no point in taste like sand – and gluten-free cookies are brittle and bland. drumming up trouble unless you This type of diet does sound restrictive but there are plenty travelling salesmen. A busy life but a wonderful one. have to. Sit back and watch things of ways to indulge in sweet treats without sacrificing flavor. unfold. This classic fudgy cookie crackles delightfully on top Why do we say .... LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 while it bakes. Don’t set yourself up for frustration, By Gary Briand Leo. Avoid people who like to push I was down to Robin's in Barachois last June. On leaving the all of your buttons. You deserve a Ingredients relaxing, calm week, and this may store I met a friend to whom I said that I considered making a be your chance. • 2 oz (60 g) extra dark chocolate, chopped stop at Mr. X's home to say "hi". He answered, "Don't tell him • 1/4 cup (50 ml) unsalted butter, cubed any cock and bull stories." VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 • 1 cup (250 ml) granulated sugar Virgo, although you didn’t think Of course I was familiar with the expression from my young things could get busier in your life, • 2 eggs days. But my curiosity was aroused. I decided to research the you are about to see just how busy • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla phrase. things can be. If you need a • 1 cup (250 ml) PC Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour Blend The reference is to a long, drawn out, unlikely yarn. The ex­ breather, take it now. • 1 tsp (5 ml) baking powder pression is first recorded in English in 1594 and it became very LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 • 1/8 tsp (0.5 ml) salt popular after Laurence Sterne wrote Tristram Shandy in 1767. Libra, more enjoyable things are on • 1/2 cup (125 ml) semisweet chocolate chips Clearly, though, it is related to the barnyards of England of the the horizon and you may find your- self distracted by so many interest- • 1/4 cup (50 ml) granulated sugar seventeenth century. The scholars believe that the whimsical ing and entertaining events. Start tale of a bull teaching a cock to converse in English is the origin filling your calendar. of the expression. Since people well knew that such a conver­ Instructions SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 1. In heatproof bowl, melt chocolate with butter over (not in) sation was impossible, they labeled any equivalent long winded Scorpio, as challenging as life can saucepan of simmering (not boiling) water. Stir together and story "a cock and bull." sometimes be, you need to take The French use the expression "coq­à­l’âne" to describe such chances and push yourself further. set aside to cool. This might be a week for some risk- 2. In large bowl, whisk together 1 cup (250 ml) sugar, the tales ­ literally "cock and donkey" stories. The French, however, taking. eggs and vanilla. Pour in cooled chocolate mixture and whisk have extended the phrase to designate satirical verse that SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 until combined. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking ridicules the follies and vices of the general society. Their ex­ th It usually takes a lot to raise your powder and salt; using wooden spoon, stir into chocolate mix- pression, unlike the English one, comes from the 14 century ire, Sagittarius. Continue maintain- proverbial expression "C'est bien santé du coq­à­l’âne" which ing this calm approach, carefully ture until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover bowl with they take to describe useless speech or writing. considering each situation before plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. reacting. I did not stop to see my friend. Just as I was leaving Robin's, 3. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line two baking sheets the same man who had warned me not to tell any "cock and CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 with parchment paper. bull" added, "Don't go to see him this week ­ I'm Capricorn, it is not easy to just ig- 4. Scoop dough into 1 tbsp (15 ml) amounts, roll into balls told his ass is in a sling." That expression I'll take up in another nore something, especially when it and coat in 1/4 cup (50 ml) sugar. Place 2 inches (5 cm) apart is constantly being flaunted. Take space. the high road in this instance or you on prepared baking sheets. Makes about 25. may get pulled under. 5. One sheet at a time, bake AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 in centre of oven for 12 to 14 Aquarius, take a few moments to minutes. Cookies will be focus on your future instead of just cracked on the surface but those things that need to be ad- dressed in the present. Open your still slightly soft. Cool on mind to honest long-term goals. sheets on rack. Store in air- PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 tight container at room tem- Pisces, arguments can be stress- perature. ful, so try to stay out of them unless they directly affect you. Show oth- ers you are the bigger person.

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