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Contract 400119680 ESTABLISHED • MAY 1975 VOLUME 44 / NO 3 / JANUARY 24, 2018 $1.50 (Tax included) Shortage of labour slows down Saint-Elzéar sawmill operations

Gilles Gagné with forestry groups brings in buyers want our wood. There point for some lumber sold to ber. New Carlisle would be 55,000 cubic metres of logs is a shortage down there. Tar- various destinations. Rail the optimal departure point SAINT-ELZÉAR: – Saint- after commercial thinning iffs increase the price for presents a big advantage over for rail cars in this case, but Elzéar’s Association coopéra- operations on various forest everybody and American long distances, notably the line is currently closed tive forestière gets enough areas. Year in, year out, the wood buyers don’t want American markets. Trucks east of Caplan, a decision wood annually to operate on cooperative participates in that”, analyzes Mr. Pouliot. are often used for shorter de- made by the Quebec govern- two shifts most of the year. auctions related to public In the 1990s, the Saint- liveries. New Richmond is ment. However, a shortage of work- land wood volumes and gets Elzéar sawmill used New expected to be the departure (More on the Saint-Elzéar ers is currently preventing the between 30,000 and 40,000 Richmond as its departure point of the Saint-Elzéar lum- sawmill on page 6) company from doing so, and cubic metres from that that comes with a cost, as the process as well. profits could be considerably “Our limited processing higher than they are now. capacity forces us to slow Moose on the loose, “The demand for lumber down that wood acquisition is good and the prices are process,” points out Mario good but we cannot benefit Pouliot, a Beauce native who 100% from that because we has 37 years of experience in not camera shy have a shortage of labour. We the forestry industry, with have enough wood for two big and small companies. shifts at the present time but we can only find enough Railway to be workers for one. We need be- used in 2018 tween 10 and 15 additional workers to put together that For several years now, the second shift. About 20 and 22 Association cooperative workers are required for a forestière Saint-Elzéar’s second shift but we can’t management has been talking reach that number. We are about using the railway to talking about jobs that are far ship lumber to its customers. better paid than the minimum “It is something that will wage. We pay between $18 happen in 2018. In fact, it and $24 an hour. It is a coop- would have happened in erative. The workers are also 2017 without the tariff im- part owners of the company. posed on lumber by the A ristourne (share of profits) American authorities. It comes with that and we are stopped our shipments to the profitable,” explains the coop United States because we are director general, Mario penalized now if we export Penny MacWhirter Pouliot. there. We are now sending Hope Town: - Over the past few months, a moose The Saint-Elzéar sawmill wood to the rest of Canada roaming the fields and marsh in Hope Town has has a public land supply of and the distance is shorter but become quite popular with amateur photographers. 109,000 cubic metres and an we will send some lumber by It is not unusual to occasionally spot a moose in the agreement with the Gaspé rail at one point. Besides, area, but this moose is making daily visits and is Peninsula Wood Producers Canada will likely be suc- becoming a regular attraction of those passing by. Syndicate for the delivery of cessful with the trade agree- 40,000 to 50,000 cubic me- ment. I have developed a tres of logs from private solid network of contacts in woodlots. Another agreement the United States and most thegaspespec.com

Photo: Alison MacRae Alzheimer’s: Don’t hide it

Thierry Haroun Ambulatory External Geri- the time. “The most impor- atric Service (SEGA) knows tant thing I would say is not CHANDLER: - January is what it's all about. My wife to hide the disease. I took my Alzheimer’s Awareness died last February, she was 79. wife out everywhere, to Month, an opportunity to re- The first symptoms started restaurants and bingos where flect on our growing under- when she was about 65. The she could make friends. standing of Alzheimer's and first signs are when a person Holding one's hand is also other dementias, and our cannot complete a phrase. She important, show her your need to listen to, and learn started forgetting words and I love, it's so important. It will from, people living with the had to compete her phrase to give the person faced with disease, mentions the Mental make sure that it was what she Alzheimer’s a secure feel- Health Commission of meant. My mother who had ing,” he added. Canada in a press release. At Alzheimer had the same prob- Suzanne Bourget, is a vol- the invitation of the Gaspésie lem so when it happened to unteer for the Gaspésie and and Magdalen Islands Photo: T. Haroun my wife I knew that it was the Magdalen Islands Alzheimer Society, Spec met Aurélien Hautcoeur. disease that was appearing,” Alzheimer’s Society. “At the Aurélien Hautcoeur, in Chan- he said with a lot of emotion. SEGA once a week we or- dler. He lost his wife because Alzheimer's disease is not a will appear, or the speed of Aurélien Hautcoeur, is al- ganize a day for people faced of Alzheimer’s. He was her normal part of aging. It’s fatal their progression, according to most 80. He was born in with the disease: we do din- caretaker for almost 15 years. and it eventually affects all as- the Alzheimer’s Society of Pabos, near Chandler. He ner, we sing and dance and so What is this disease? pects of a person’s life: how Canada. In the Gaspé and worked for Gaspé Copper forth. That day allows the Alzheimer’s disease is irre- they think, feel, and act. Each Magdalen Islands, some 1,600 Mine in Murdochville, in the caretaker to have a day off, versible and destroys brain person is affected differently. are faced with this terrible dis- underground and outdoor it's so important.” cells, causing thinking ability It is difficult to predict symp- ease and Aurélien Hautcoeur mine for 20 years. He was also For further information, and memory to deteriorate. toms, the order in which they who we met at Chandler’s involved in union activities at call Ms. Bourget at 680-2161.

EI PROGRAM: Social Development Minister confirms the problem

Thierry Haroun

“The delays Canadians expe- rience during the appeal process at all levels at the So- cial Security Tribunal (SST) are unacceptable.” That’s the official declaration made by Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Social Development. Spec Reached him at his office in Ottawa for further comments. In our January 12 edition, Shirley Duncan, Laura Leblanc Poirier, Haley Gallon and Therese we wrote about the Social Se- Gallant curity Tribunal of Canada that had many flaws and that it Scholarship winners didn't meet the expectations Elmina Wedge of those who appeal their Photo: Government of Canada CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: - Congratulations to Laura cases concerning the Employ- Ministre Jean-Yves Duclos. Leblanc Poirier, daughter of Ann Leblanc and Luc Poirier ment-Insurance Program. from St. Alphonse and Haley Gallon, daughter of Shelly to make sure that we did plain why benefits are granted That was in light of an article Sexton and Kevin Gallon from Cascapedia- St-Jules. things properly and we had to or denied and what other re- published in Le Devoir that Scholarships were presented to the winners by Shirley consult people in the Ministry course is available to Canadi- had exclusive access to part of Duncan branch education convenor, and Therese Gallant before and so forth...” ans,” said the minister without the report produced by the branch president of the Grand Cascapedia Women’s Insti- “The Report recommends detailing the number of civil firm KPMG. It mentioned tute. a number of changes that re- servants that will be added to that the Tribunal, set up under Congratulations to the two young ladies and best wishes flect what Canadians have meet the expectations. the Conservative Government for continued success. of Stephen Harper, is more said through extensive con- He also pointed out that “legalistic,” more “distant and sultations across the country. before the Harper reform of formal,” than the previous I am committed in making the Tribunal, “it took, on av- system. It therefore results in significant and meaningful erage, 44 days between an ap- a process that does not meet changes to the recourse peal and a decision, now it the fundamental principle process. That includes placing takes 228 days and that's un- which is to put the client at Canadians at the heart of the acceptable. It frustrates peo- the center of the system. Since process by responding to con- ple and it’s understandable. that article, the Minister of cerns related to reconsidera- Things must change for the Social Development, Jean- tion and all levels of appeal. better for the unemployed. Yves Duclos published the These changes will focus on Our government is committed document. new support to assist people to doing better and we will do Spec asked him if that was with their appeal, a process so with transformative actions directly linked to Le Devoir that will be shorter, particu- to support a recourse system article. “No not at all. We larly for Employment Insur- that will be more efficient, were in the process of pub- ance (EI) cases, and timely fair and transparent,” he also lishing it, but we were waiting decisions which clearly ex- added. Page 2, January 24, 2018 - Spec Police report

Aristide Huet, 79, from Murdochville, died on January 16 in a Quebec City hospital following a January 15 tragic ice-fishing ac- cident in Gaspé, near the Birthplace of Canada site. For a reason that is being investigated, Mr. Huet was fishing in his shanty when he suddenly rushed out asking for help, as his clothes were on fire, between his waist and knees.

Other fishermen came to his rescue. The paramedics were called and they transported him to the Hôtel-Dieu hospital. “He was in a lot of pain but kept talking to the paramedics during his trans- fer to the Gaspé hospital. He was stabilized, put in a medically induced coma and transferred to the Centre des grands brûlés, a spe- Photo: G. Gélinas cialized hospital in Quebec City. He died the following day,” says Segma Recherche questioned the Côte-de-Gaspé residents about three oil and gas projects, in- Sgt. Claude Doiron, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec. cluding the Junex project producing oil on its Galt property, close to Gaspé. The investigators are attempting to determine if a defect in the heating system of the shanty might be the cause of the fire that resulted in his death. “It is also possible that he spilled some fuel CÔTE-DE-GASPÉ: on his clothes while being close to a source of heat,” suggests Sgt. Doiron.

Nine out of ten people The investigation is being conducted by the major crime squad of the Sûreté du Québec in Pabos even though no foul play is want a BAPE on oil and gas suspected in the accident. The investigation is more complex be- cause the police officers were not called by the emergency serv- ices when they received a call to send the paramedics to the ice Gélinas Geneviève “We’re reiterating the need and 49.6% against, a differ- fishing site. for the Quebec Government to ence which is within the mar- GASPÉ: – A solid majority of give all required information. gin of error). In the meantime, Sgt. Doiron is asking ice fishermen to be care- Côte-de-Gaspé residents want We’re asking again for infor- However, a significant pro- ful in shanties. “We are talking about limited spaces, sometimes BAPE hearings on oil and gas mation sessions and ulti- portion of people support the with little ventilation and a source of heat. People must be cau- projects and they want those mately, public consultations,” projects only if the companies tious,” he says. hearings now, without waiting says the prefect, Daniel Côté. extract oil and gas without ------for eventual exploitation, a Since 2015, the Town of using hydraulic fracturing, The number of fatal collisions in Quebec increased by 1.7% in survey ordered by the MRC Gaspé has been asking for a also known as fracking. If 2017 compared to 2016, from 240 to 244. The number of peo- shows. The results were dis- BAPE on Pieridae’s they use it, the support falls to ple who died in these collisions increased by 3.5%, from 260 in closed during the third week Haldimand project in Gaspé. around 25% for Galt and 2016 to 269 in 2017. These statistics apply to the territory cov- of January. Pieridae acquired Pétrolia in Bourque and to 12% for ered by the Sûreté du Québec. A regional breakdown will be Depending on which proj- 2017. One of the Haldimand Haldimand. available later this winter. ect, between 88.5% and drillings is located 350 meters Pieridae is considering 91.6% of the respondents con- from a residential area. The using fracking at Bourque and Collisions caused by speeding have decreased from 89 in 2016 to sider it essential that the Bu- Quebec Government hasn’t Haldimand, while Junex man- 76 last year, but speeding is the cause of 30% of all fatal acci- reau d’audiences publiques called for BAPE hearings for agers think that they can do dents. sur l’environnement (BAPE) this project until now. without that method in Galt, assess the impact. A 79.9% In addition to the but have never excluded it. In 2017, for the first time ever, distractions at the wheel which proportion wants this process Haldimand project, the re- The CREGIM expressed include a cellular phone while driving caused more fatal accidents to be conducted before or dur- spondents were questioned its “surprise” and “disappoint- than alcohol and drugs. Distractions caused 9.8% of all fatal ac- ing the exploration phase, about the Pieridae project to ment” in regard to the MRC cidents, despite the fact that Sûreté du Québec officers issued which is currently taking place extract oil and gas from its interpretation. “They did an close to 10,000 tickets to drivers using their phone while driving. on the Côte-de-Gaspé terri- Bourque property, between amalgam of numbers. They Sûreté du Québec arrested 19 drivers per day for driving while tory. Murdochville and Grande- should have made the distinc- their ability to drive was impaired. Alcohol and drugs caused 9% “That’s what we’ve been Vallée. The survey also ad- tion. Fracturing is considered, of all fatal accidents. saying for years.” states Yan- dressed the Junex oil it’s not banned,” Mr. Desbiens nick Desbiens, of the production project on its Galt points out. The Sûreté du Québec management points out that accidents do Gaspésie-Îles-de-la- property, 20 kilometers west Water is also a sensitive not only occur at night and weekends. 63% of the fatal accidents Madeleine Regional Environ- of Gaspé. issue in the Côte-de-Gaspé occurred between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. 17% of all fatal accidents ment Council (CREGÎM). Mr. MRC, the survey shows. More occurred on a Tuesday. Desbiens thinks it would be For or against? than half of the respondents best to have a BAPE on oil de- stated that they would with- There was also a sharp increase in the number of young drivers velopment for the whole The survey interpretation draw their support from the aged between 16 and 24 who died, 57 in 2017 compared to 39 in Peninsula, similar to the triggers sparks between the projects if a risk of contami- 2016, a 46% increase. The number of passengers in that age BAPE done on the shale gas MRC and some environmen- nating ground water, drinking group who died increased from five to 15. industry which took place in tal groups. The mayors con- water or rivers was demon- 2010-2011. sider that an “important strated. The number of people who died in car accidents while not wear- The fact that no such majority” of the population is The survey, conducted by ing their seatbelt decreased by 50% in 2017. process took place on the in favour of the Galt project Segma Recherche from Octo- Gaspé Peninsula is “unfair in (69.6%) and the Bourque proj- ber 30 to November 8, 2017, regards to people’s health and ect (70.2%) while the questioned 400 respondents security,” he states. Haldimand project “polarizes and has a 4.9% margin of Depending on the project the population,” (46.7% for error. either, Haldimand, Galt or Bourque, between one half and two thirds of the respon- dents state that they’re ill-in- formed or that they don’t know the project.

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represented by extremely powerful lobbies in can president called NAFTA the worst trade agree- Commentary Washington. ment in the world but said soon after that negotia- The dwindling American content in the cars pro- tions could possibly last until July! Gilles Gagné duced in the United States mainly stems from the Up to $2 billion worth of goods cross the relatively poor productivity that has been marring Canada-United States border every day. A respon- that economic field over the last 30 years. Ameri- sible approach for Canada consists of planning an can companies have failed to evolve according to after-NAFTA context. There were export-import ex- the needs and growing trends seen in neighbouring changes before NAFTA, which was signed in 1994, NAFTA: the writing markets, like the emphasis on smaller cars. Due to six years after a first agreement including only a low hourly wage, Mexico has hurt the United Canada and the United States. There will be trade seems to be on the wall States way more than Canada has. In fact, Canada deals after, even if they are hit by tariffs. has also suffered, but to a lesser extent, due to a Canada will in all likelihood switch to the rules of The North America Free Trade Agreement slightly better turn towards low gas consumption the World Trade Organization after the end of (NAFTA) seems destined to end this year, consid- vehicles. NAFTA. ering the attitude of the United States’ negotiators, The abolition of independent trade tribunals to According to a study carried out by BMO Capi- greatly influenced by the most unpredictable and rule over conflicts between the three countries tal, the automobile, aeronautics, textile, electron- contradictory president in the country’s history, would spell the end of Canadian exports south of ics, food and beverages industries will likely suffer Donald Trump. the border for many industries. Recently the United from the end of NAFTA. The study concludes that The litigious points seem endless for the United States department of Trade imposed two succes- our gross national product will grow at a slower States’ two partners, Canada and Mexico. For now, sive tariffs of 220% and 79.82% on Bombardier re- pace then, 1% less than expected. Our unemploy- the main topics bugging the Americans seem to garding the aircrafts produced in the C Series ment rate will probably increase by 0.5%. It is not hover around the abolition of quotas in agriculture, program. This is completely ridiculous, considering the end of the world. the increase of American content in cars and the that the initial complaint had been filed by Boeing, Moreover, it will force us to strike deals with abolition of an independent arbitration system to a heavily subsidised company that is not producing other countries. Depending less on the United resolve disputes, to the benefit of regular court- aircrafts similar in size to the models developed by States might prove fruitful over the long term, even rooms. Bombardier. if it requires effort to do so. Canada and Mexico are not ready to surrender Like a number of elements from that saga, the Donald Trump won’t be there forever. Canada ground in those three fields, as a backward move current Montreal round of NAFTA talks sounds odd has more allies in the United States than he thinks. would lead to total domination by the United because today or next week, Donald Trump can The gains the United States might make through States. call an end to the agreement. The Canadian gov- cutting some links with Canada and Mexico will In agriculture, our quota system certainly repre- ernment strategy looks a bit confused but can we likely be countered promptly by imported products sents a protected market for our farms, but that blame the members of that team, considering the coming from Asia. The president will realize too late form of support is outmatched by the grants, direct extremely wide variety of positions adopted by that he favoured his opponents at the expense of or indirect received by American farmers, who are Donald Trump? Within days on Twitter, the Ameri- his North American allies.

erate around the globe. ties. If you want to get an idea of some of the is- Commentary You may think this is hardly necessary given sues, why not Google the following: HudBay Min- our reputation for being kind, polite and even apol- erals in Guatemala, Nevseen Mining in Eretria, Cynthia Dow ogizing too much! Sadly, this kind of move is over- Chevron in Ecuador, Eco Oro in Colombia, Eldo- due, as Canadian companies have, in fact, a very rado Gold in Greece. Seems they’ve been creat- poor record operating overseas, in particular when ing a reputation for Canada, for sure… but for all it comes to neglecting human rights, and polluting. the wrong reasons. A 2010 report by the Canadian Centre for the The CORE’s creation is part of «a commitment Canada’s dirty little secret Study of Resource Conflict indicates that, in fact, to advance human rights and assist Canada in ful- I have always been proud to wear a maple leaf Canadian resource extraction companies have the filling its international human rights obligations» on my backpack when travelling abroad. Despite worst record in the world when it comes to human the Industry Canada website says. At first, the or- our many imperfections, I truly do believe that this rights violations and environmental degradation: ganization will focus on what are considered the country is the best in the world, and once we ap- 34% of incidents over the previous ten years had most problematic sectors: mining, oil and gas, and propriately tackle the many issues facing indige- involved Canadian companies. This is frightful, garment companies, but apparently it will move on nous people, and get a real grip on environmental given our very small proportion of the world’s pop- to other sectors to watch over «important sustain- protection, we’ll be a model country for all others ulation. ability issues such as resource efficiency, impact to emulate. And the impact of Canadian resource extrac- on local communities, treatment of employees and Except maybe for the issue of corporate re- tion companies is not negligible: the federal gov- responsible supply-chain management.» sponsibility. There, alas, corporate greed still holds ernment reported in 2013 that companies Hmmm, now if we could only get a CORE to far too much sway. Thankfully, the federal govern- headquartered in Canada comprised over half of work here within the country! ment recently announced measures to ensure that the world’s exploration and mining companies and Let’s take, for example, the situation at Grassy Canadian companies clean up their act – at least, « These 1,500 companies had an interest in some Narrows where, for about a decade Reed Paper outside our borders. 8,000 projects in over 100 countries around the dumped mercury contaminated water into the Canada has created what will be known as the world.» Wow! nearby Wabigoon River. Ever since, the people of Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enter- Sadly, a good number of these companies Grassy Narrows have been suffering from mercury prise (CORE), and this is the first of its kind in the have been the subject of complaints, citizen move- poisoning. Plans are finally underway to clean up world. The idea is to help Canadian companies ments and lawsuits in the countries in which they the watershed – at taxpayer’s expense. But this solve disputes with communities in which they op- operate, often in conflict with indigenous communi- should have been done years ago, at the com- pany’s expense. Why should taxpayers clean up a 208-B Gérard D. Levesque, situation that hugely benefited a private corpora- tion? New Carlisle, QC, G0C 1Z0 Then there’s the recent sad saga of some Tim Tel: 418-752-5070, 752-5400 FAX: 418-752-6932 Horton’s franchises rolling back employees’ bene- [email protected] www.gaspéspec.com Established May 15, 1975 fits after an increase in the minimum wage in On- Published every Wednesday by: BOARD OF DIRECTORS: tario. For shame! It’s hard enough to make a living President: Roger Wise Les Publications de la Côte Inc. Vice-President: Elaine Sexton on minimum wage without having to give up (Sea-Coast Publications Inc.) Treasurer: Ray Venables breaks and other benefits! Secretary: Maria Chatterton And don’t even get me started on all those re- SUBSCRIPTIONS: (Taxes included) Directors: Hayden Sams, Canada: 1 year: $46.00 / 6 months: $25.00 Nikki Hayes, Sharon Howell, tailers who refuse to hire people full-time in order Outside Canada: / 1 year $165.00 Publisher: News Editor: Patricia Ste-Croix Annett SPEC OFFICE HOURS: Office Manager to avoid offering benefits at all. Penny MacWhirter Gilles Gagné Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Joan Imhoff Yep, it seems to me that we need a CORE right here at home. In the meantime, I think consumers SPEC welcomes letters to the editor on subjects relevant to topics covered by the paper. Letters must be kept within 300 words or less and may be edited should be their own ombudsman… if you don’t like for clarity or to remove any slanderous, sexist, racist or homophobic statements. We reserve the right to reject any letters. 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Gilles Gagné columnist, Mylène Moison. infallible good spirit, like pre- little more than $90,000. So I would be good at a trivia She was releasing a book fea- senting magic tricks to other don’t have a mortgage any- game. We had a lot of fun and MARIA: – Gaspesian magi- turing a story about David Quebec City hospital patients more. We are also putting part had no expectations about the cian David Philippe and his fa- Philippe. shortly after undergoing brain of the money aside for a new money aspect during the ther Lucien made quite an “I was selected to launch surgery. vehicle and we will also take whole shooting. We wanted to impression for the first broad- the show. I am not supposed to TVA was expecting an au- the children to Walt Disney make Gaspesians proud cast of Face au mur, the TVA say this publicly. The produc- dience of 970,000 viewers for World.” though. My father gave 10 network adaptation of The ers of the show wanted to fea- the first presentation of Face However, the most beauti- good answers out of 11 ques- Wall, a well-known American ture people who give to their au mur. “They reached ful memory of the show jour- tions. trivia show that is now aired in communities. The lady re- 1,355,000 viewers. The decor ney is not linked to money. Show host Maripier Morin 18 countries. searching for the show is incredible. It was assembled “I made the most beautiful later told us that engineers did- The TVA network show reached me on my cell phone in the largest studio in Que- father-son trip you can think n’t score as well as my father was first aired on January 18. and left a message, explaining bec’s history. It required of, with all the emotions com- who is a carpenter. We have David and Lucien Philippe briefly that they wanted me to 28,000 man-hours of work. It ing with it. We enjoyed our received many messages since won $137,231 after answering appear on a show called Face was first assembled in a plant time on the set, with the tele- the show. I get a lot of satis- almost all the trivia questions au mur. I thought “Oh, here is in Longueuil before being vision crew. I did magic tricks faction when people tell us asked. The game is also based another show where I’ll go transferred to the TVA build- for the makeup ladies. Picking that we made Gaspesians on some random elements but and cry my life story.” Later ing in Montreal. They had to my dad as my partner for the proud,” concludes David chances of earning a higher that night, I talked to the make changes to the roof of show was evident. I knew he Philippe. amount of money increase woman and she explained the studio to fit it,” explains with the number of good an- what the show is all about,” David Philippe. swers. The father and the son says David Philippe. He and his father had to only missed one answer. The Magic Man, as he is hide all the facts about the Face au mur management often referred to by English shooting of the show, which PUBLIC NOTICE first contacted David Philippe Gaspesians, successfully occurred in mid-December. in the fall. At the time he was fought lung, brain and bone “Even my children didn’t ENACTMENT OF BY-LAWS in Quebec City attending a cancer over the last decade. know about it. It was a condi- book launch for Le Soleil During those years, he kept an tion imposed by TVA and I un- derstand,” he says. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given: The show also features per- sonal aspects of the contest- 1- THAT at a ordinary meeting held December 19, 2017, the ants’ life. That part was shot at Town Council has adopted the following By-Laws: the beginning of November, the municipal election week- By-law 1346-17: end during which David « Créant une réserve financière au profit de l’ensemble du Philippe became a Maria territoire de la municipalité pour une somme de 90 000 $ councillor. “They took footage en 2018. » of my father during the sun- rise. I almost forgot about the By-law 1347-17: municipal election,” he says. When they asked the magi- « Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier cian which aspect of his com- numéro 1 pour une somme de 5 000 $ en 2018. » munity life he would like to By-law 1348-17: show, he immediately thought of Gesgapegiag. « Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier “The Gesgapegiag people numéro 2 pour une somme de 11 000 $ en 2018. » blocked Highway 132 to raise money and help me when I By-law 1349-17: was fighting cancer (in 2013). « Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier They helped a unilingual numéro 3 pour une somme de 10 000 $ en 2018. » white guy. I’ll never forget that. says David Philippe. By-law 1350-17: Later he was able visit Stephen Jerome’s basket-mak- « Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier ing shop and meet with a numéro 4 pour une somme de 8 000 $ en 2018. » group of young people. By-law 1351-17: He is glad to have earned 50% of $137,231. “In fact, I « Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier came back with two-thirds of numéro 5 pour une somme de 23 000 $ en 2018. » Photo: Courtesy of TVA the amount, as my father gave Lucien and David Philippe performed very well at Face au mur. me part of his prize. It totals a By-law 1352-17: « Créant une réserve financière au profit du quartier numéro 6 pour une somme de 21 000 $ en 2018. »

2.- THAT By-Laws 1346-17, 1347-17, 1348-17, 1349-17, 1350-17, 1351-17 and 1352-17 have been approved by VILLAGE the persons qualified to vote during the register opened Real Estate Agency for that purpose January 8 and 9, 2018. Suzanne Landry CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE BROKER AEO 3.- THAT the interested can consult these By-Laws at the 418-752-0792 Clerk’s office, at the Town Hall, 25, rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, [email protected] during regular office hours. www.suzannelandry.ca GIVEN at Gaspé, January 24, 2018. Friendly bilingual service from Matapedia to Port Daniel Isabelle Vézina, 19 years experience Director of legal services and town clerk Page 5, January 24, 2018 - Spec Reflections

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Diane Skinner Flowers

Don’t look to the past: That’s not the way we are going Photo: Courtesy of Marie-Ève Poirier I was busy reminiscing about the way “it used to be” The Saint-Elzéar sawmill needs to be optimized in order to stay profitable. just recently, when a friend cautioned me about that. She said, “Don’t long for a place and time that no longer ex- ists.” Of course, she meant not just a physical place, but $10 million modernization plan a time in life that would not be coming around again, no matter how much it is pined for. Not ever. She was right and it made me realize that many of us for forestry cooperative do just that. We recall another time and place, and how Gilles Gagné Dalhousie. We get about $5 share of its profits. it used to be, and wish that we could go back to that time. per tonne, net, whilst years “We have started getting Those memories can make us feel melancholy because we SAINT-ELZÉAR: – The As- ago, we could clear $130 per support from local and re- realize that obviously those times are not coming around sociation cooperative tonne. That is why it is so im- gional bodies, like the munic- again. The trick may be this. Just be glad that those forestière in Saint-Elzéar is portant to increase the yield of ipalities and the MRC in memories are yours and nothing can take that away. Re- currently planning a $10 mil- a log. Lumber nets good preparation for our modern- member and be glad. Remember and be grateful. lion modernization invest- prices presently and the ization project. We would ide- Nostalgia, or a yearning for the past, is a curious ment to make its sawmill smaller lumber sizes we could ally like to start work over the human fixation. When we look at the past we tend to do more efficient and in a better get by recuperating a larger summer and be ready to use so with rose coloured glasses. Everything was better then. position to deal with an even- portion of a log are also sell- our upgraded mill by the fall,” People were kinder, food was tastier and there was more tual market downturn. ing well. We could even emphasizes Mr. Pouliot. fun to be had, at little or no cost. Children respected their The sawmill is currently process finished and semi-fin- He adds that “the current elders and the streets were cleaner. And, this one is 100% profitable because the North ished products here but we production capacity of the true, gas was cheaper. But beware – it wasn’t all better American prices of lumber are need some modernization for mill is limited by the equip- back in the day. There were no shelters for abused excellent, says its director that step,” adds Mr. Pouliot. ment. We processed 170,000 women, social assistance or equal opportunity for women general, Mario Pouliot, who The Association coopéra- cubic metres of wood in 2017 and minorities. replaced Sébastien Roy at the tive forestière of Saint-Elzéar but our capacity reaches Do you agree with this statement? “The children now beginning of August. How- operated all of 2017 without 250,000 cubic metres. We had love luxury; they show disrespect for elders and love to ever, the kiln, installed 20 interruption, except for the the right to harvest more chatter in place of exercise. Children today are tyrants, years ago, and the planer need summer vacation, moose wood but some of it stayed in not the servants of their households. They no longer rise to be replaced, as well as hunting week in October and the forest because our mill when their elders enter the room. They contradict their some computerized equip- the Christmas break. Its gross was not in a position to take it, parents, chatter before company, gobble up sweets at the ment. revenues reached $25 million the equipment being one rea- table, cross their legs and tyrannize their teachers.” “We have to reduce our last year. Mr. Pouliot hasn’t son but also because of a Well, it was written by Socrates over 2,400 years ago. operating costs. We need to divulged the amount of profit. labour shortage.” Every generation seems to look back and lament about improve the yield of a log and However good the profit A sizeable proportion of today’s youth. I guess we are no different today. reduce the volume of wood- margin was, it was not enough the sawmill’s yearly supply It is important to acknowledge the past because, after chips, sawdust and shavings to finance a $10 million mod- comes from private woodlot generated by the sawmill. We all, it has made us who we are. You may have heard this ernization. owners. The cooperative an- have to reduce the downtime “We can take on a signifi- nually buys between 40,000 expression, “I am part of all those that I have met.” This caused by computer bugs. cant share of the financing and 50,000 cubic metres of is true and our past lives on in us. In the person we are. Those computers were in- but not the whole project. We logs from the Gaspesian We learn from the past. Or at very least, we ought to. It stalled 10 years ago. We can- will need some support, Wood Producers Syndicate. is surprising how many times we have to experience not find updates for the soft grants and loans, from the The Saint-Elzéar sawmill something in order to learn from it but we are never too ware. It is no longer made, as programs designated by vari- and its forestry operations em- old to learn. This confirms that every experience has is the case for some of our ous governmental organiza- ploy 120 people directly, as some value, even the negative ones. Former U.S. Presi- houshold appliances,” ex- tions for the forestry sector. It cooperative members, and dent L.B. Johnson cautioned, “We can draw lessons from plains Mr. Pouliot. will be a good opportunity to they provide 30 additional the past, but we cannot live in it.” Since the closure of many test the importance given by jobs in wood harvesting and The past is over. Done and gone. Rejoice about all pulp and paper mills in the those organizations to the transport. the happy memories, but do not live in them. Besides, if Gaspé Peninsula, in New Gaspesian forestry industry,” you live in the past you might miss out on the joy of liv- Brunswick and in Lower commented Mario Pouliot, ing in the present. When we think about a loved one who Saint Lawrence, the number aware that 2018 is an election has passed on, we sometimes say we wish that we had of woodchips, sawdust and year. them back or had them for a longer time. True. But also shavings takers has greatly di- Five years ago, the Saint- remind yourself about how blessed you were to have had minished for the Gaspesian Elzéar coop reached a deal them in your life at all. This strategy helps me when I sawmills. with its creditors to eliminate think about loved ones. Say to yourself, “At least I had “We sell our woodchips to a certain part of its debt. A lot them in my life.” the Edmundston and of forestry companies carried Remember the past. Appreciate the past. Talk about Atholville pulp and paper out the same exercise at that the past. Just be mindful of this… “You can clutch the mills, and to Panval, the panel time or before. The Saint- past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too board maker in Sayabec. With Elzéar coop has only one debt full to embrace the present.” Groupe GDS, we also export now, a $4.5 million loan owed woodchips to Turkey, using to Investissement-Québec and ships that dock at the port of reimbursed gradually with a Page 6, January 24, 2018 - Spec Tipsy Canoe Paddles out West

Wendy Dawson a perfect fit. Caitlin had six weeks to plan, design and CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: - handpaint 22 paddles for her When SPEC first profiled client. Caitlin explains that 22 Tipsy Canoe Designs, it is fair paddles is what she normally to say that the company was in would have expected to finish an embryonic state. In Octo- in a year. Despite the chal- ber of 2016, Caitlin Barter lenge Caitlin did not want to owner of Tipsy Canoe De- pass up the opportunity to be signs and the artist behind the part of an actual art installa- custom designed canoe pad- tion. After the arrival of the dles, had only just begun her contract in the mail, Caitlin operation. With about a dozen was able to negotiate a 12- paddles under her belt at the week delay for delivery. time, Caitlin did not expect While the size of the paddles that little over a year later she and the scope of the colour would have such a success on palette were selected by the her hands. When asked if she Art Consultant, the rest of the has been surprised by the pop- process for Caitlin remained ularity of her designs, Caitlin the same. With some research explains, “I kind of am. I wish and guidance, she drew up 30 I weren’t so surprised.” designs and was given carte It is mid-Sunday morning blanche to use those that she and Caitlin is working from wished. her family’s dining room table With what she describes as in Cascapedia-St-Jules. On a “fantastic network of family the property of her family and friends,” under Caitlin’s home, an old tack stable has Photo: W. Dawson supervision, they managed to been moved and it will be re- For the time being, Caitlin's work is done primarily at the dining room table, but plans are un- help her complete and deliver purposed into a work shop for derway for the construction of a workshop which she plans to be working from in the summer of her project on January 3. Caitlin in the months to come. 2018. On this day, in addition to For the time being, however, working on part of her the family dining room table the water. “If you knew how beautiful enough to be an art with Caitlin’s work. The CEO “Canada” collection (a two- and dining room are where the many times I heard someone piece.” contacted Caitlin to advise her part collection recognizing the action happens. say “It’s so beautiful, I am The beauty of her art is that they were interested in original inhabitants of this Caitlin’s mother, Sue Wil- going to hang it in my living precisely why Caitlin Barter’s commissioning her work for land), three additional let Barter comments on hav- room,”explains Caitlin, “But work was commissioned for the largest medical facility in paddles, including Caitlin’s ing to move past some paddles these paddles are meant to be two large projects on the West the Western U.S., located in first attempt at a kayak paddle, to reach a chair. “That’s how used, they are meant to be in Coast. Studio Art Direct is a Portland. The themes for the sit in her living room awaiting we usually have to eat our din- the water and get banged up. Corporate Art consultant lo- decor of the institution were to varnish. These are part of her ner. At one-point Joe When I first started that was cated in Portland, Oregon. It be wilderness, nature and the second large West Coast (Caitlin’s father) and I were my vision although I am glad is through her Etsy Store, that Portland landscapes and they sitting in the living room and that people consider them the group became familiar felt that Caitlin’s paddles were Cont'd on page 11 counted 47 paddles, that we could see! The ones that we couldn’t see brought the total to 60 – in progress – in the house!” That was a little be- fore Christmas time. Sue asked Caitlin to make one promise, “that Christmas din- ner, we could have supper and sit at the table…without any paddles.” Caitlin who studied Eng- lish Literature at Bishops and who has, since her return to the region worked as both an English and Art teacher for Eastern Shores School Board started Tipsy Canoe as a means to pay back some stu- dent loans and to provide a lit- tle fund for travel. It has certainly surpassed the ‘side- line’ status. “I made myself a to-do list the other day and I realized this could actually be a full-time job.” Caitlin designs each paddle with inspiration drawn by ei- ther the end user or by the sur- rounding geography. The number of local clients means that we can expect more colour on our rivers during the upcoming fishing season. Some, however, deem her work too beautiful to dip in

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Page 8, January 24, 2018 - Spec Page 9, January 24, 2018 - Spec Support our area’s Dr. Pierre Morissette Don’t merchants... , General Practitioner pollute... Gilles Gagné bly make up 40% of my clien- in Newport for the long week- tele, so I speak English every end. We went fishing and we NEW CARLISLE: - Recruiting day. My clients come mainly ate lobster. At the same time, bilingual health professionals from Shigawake, Hope Town, Leslie was receiving calls and accessing English health Hope, Paspebiac and New from people in the area asking services remains a challenge Carlisle. There are more fran- him to come back and practice on the Gaspé. It is crucial to cophones but the English- medicine here. The problem ensure that bilingual profes- speaking clientele is very, very was that we had signed up for sionals are more accessible present. I still ask them to cor- summer jobs in Quebec City. and visible in the community. rect me when I make mis- I was supposed to conduct As part of CASA’s Health takes.” corpse dissection workshops and Harmony campaign, Spec for other students (…) A few will be featuring health pro- Personal notes about days before starting those fessionals who offer bilingual Dr. Pierre Morissette jobs, we talked to our superior health services. The featured about the possibility of doing health professionals were His mother was an elemen- a summer practicum at Maria nominated by members of the tary teacher who didn’t return hospital and he accepted to community. to teaching at school after giv- change our summer commit- Dr. Pierre Morissette is a ing birth to her children. So ments. He knew that it was family doctor, also referred to she taught her kids. “I started importantSupport to help our hospitals in as a general practitioner. He Dr. Pierre Morissette, General Practitioner. school at 5, already knowing farRECYCLE regions,”area’s he explains. has been working in the health howDon’t to read. So I finished ele- Havingmerchants... established good field since June 1967, a little put emphasis on training Université Laval, we did shifts mentary school at 11 and was connections in the Bay of over 50 years. priests but I was never inter- at the Veterans Hospital, now readypollute... for the “cours classique” Chaleur area during his 1964 Dr. Morissette says he de- ested in priesthood. I had no known as the CHUL. A few at that young age instead of 13 summer stage, Pierre Moris- cided to become a doctor be- particular passion for a pro- friends from Rimouski were or 14 for most other students,” sette decided to settle in the cause his sister was a nurse fession before making up my also studying medicine with he explains. Paspebiac/New Carlisle area and he had an aunt who was a mind on medicine.” me and they would come to He had only been to the once his studies were finished, PollutionPollution nurse as well. “I was more in- When asked what encour- me when they had to deal with Gaspé Peninsula once at 13 or in 1967. “I was not the type of fluenced by my sister.” ages him to continue speaking anglophone patients. “Pierre, 14 before accompanying a guy to livePlease in the city. tell I am a affectsaffects When asked if he always English at work on a daily could you come and help me. Université of Laval friend, sports fisherman,our advertisers a hunter.” wanted to be a doctor, Dr. basis, he answered, “I first I understand nothing.” When I Newport native Leslie On January 15, he turned usus allall Morissette said “I only chose saw that there was a fair share moved to the Paspebiac/New Keighan, who was also a med- 75 and intendsyou sawto work their a few to be a doctor during the last of anglophones in the area Carlisle area in 1967, I, of icine student, over the long more years. Head is inthe family year of my “cours classique” during a practicum in the sum- course, started meeting with weekend in May in 1964. “It doctor Thefor 1,650 Gaspé people. Spec “I (Before big changes were ap- mer of 1964 at Maria hospital. anglophone patients. I told started at a baseball game we still work about 70 hours a plied to Quebec’s education My English was not good. I them that my English was not attended in Quebec City. week. I have patients close to system, at the end of the hail from Bic, near Rimouski, perfect and asked them to cor- Leslie was talking about 14 hours a day on Monday, 1960s. The “cours classique” an area where there were very rect me when I made mistakes spending a weekend in the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. was equivalent to high school few, if any, anglophones. (…) Overall, I would say that area. Lobster fishing had Wednesday is reserved for and Cegep training, students Some summer residents in Bic my biggest progress was made started and he knew that I paper work and I visit patients were ready for university stud- were anglophones. I picked up during the summer of 1964, liked trout fishing and we on the weekend. I’ll inform ies thereafter). The Séminaire English very gradually over spent in Maria.” could go to a lake near New- my patients a year prior to re- de Rimouski, where I studied, the years. While studying at RECYCLE“The anglophones proba- port for that (…) We ended up tirement,” he promises.

Record success for moose hunting Geneviève Gélinas PollutionPollution GASPÉ: – Gaspesian hunters shot a record number of Please tell affectsaffects moose in 2017, with a harvest our advertisers us all of 4,533 animals, excluding you saw their us all the wildlife reserves. It’s 13% Don’t miss our higher than in 2016. The pre- ad in deadlines! vious record was 2014, when The Gaspé Spec 4,439 animals were shot. The hunting results for female moose allowed the region to beat that record. The hunters registered 1,419 females, that is to say 339 more than last year. The Quebec Wildlife Department gave 4,100 li- cences to kill females, 850 To avoid disappointment, more than in 2016. Photo: Quebec Wildlife Department have your ads, notices, In that way, the govern- In 2017, Gaspesian hunters killed more adult females, less calves, but about the same number of classifieds, cards of ment wants to reduce the im- adult males as in 2016. thanks, etc., balance between males and at our office by Thursday for the next and adult females, 64.5%. females, a phenomenon ob- vey carried out during the represented 13% of the week’s paper. served during an aerial sur- winter of 2017. Adult males Gaspesian moose population, Page 10, January 24, 2018 - Spec Paspebiac municipal council Haldimand No. 4 drilling: water samples comply with suspends director general with pay standards Gilles Gagné Geneviève Gélinas GASPÉ: – Underground water was not contaminated close to PASPEBIAC: – Paul Lan- the Haldimand No. 4 drilling, located 350 meters from houses, glois, who has been director in Gaspé. That conclusion was reached following two analyses general of the Town of Paspe- commissioned by Pétrolia and obtained under the Access to in- biac for about a decade, was formation act. The water from three observation wells was sam- suspended with pay following pled in November 2016 and September 2017. The rates of the regular monthly meeting methane, petroleum hydrocarbons, benzene and chlorides, on January 15. The motion to among others, complied with the Quebec standards for water suspend him was adopted not intended for drinking, but which will show up in bodies of unanimously but the reasons, water. The Quebec water taking and protection regulation re- “for some of his actions in cer- quires companies to sample and analyze underground water tain files,” remain relatively once a year in their drillings’ surroundings. Pétrolia had neg- vague. lected to do it in 2015 and received a non-compliance notice The motion stipulates that from the Quebec Environment Ministry. the town council was appre- hensive about the way the municipality was adminis- RéGIM’s shuttle service tered, mainly regarding “the decisions made by the director used by 204 people general in many files.” Gilles Gagné The municipal council CARLETON: – A total of 204 people used the shuttle serv- only issued only a press re- Photo: G. Gagné Paul Langlois is suspended with pay as director general of ice offered by RéGIM which allowed the population located lease on January 19, four days the Town of Paspebiac. between Gaspé and Pointe-à-la-Croix to take the passenger after the public meeting. The train at VIA Rail’s station in Campbellton, New Brunswick interview requests were ig- during the Christmas break. The bus service was offered be- nored to that point and were The press release empha- tions that the mayor can sus- tween December 20 and January 4. Daniel Côté, president of ignored after. The press re- sizes that the council “wants pend an employee, including the Régie intermunicipale de transport of the Gaspé Penin- lease mentioned that the to shed light on the adminis- the director general, but that sula and Magdalen Island, is satisfied with the results obtained mayor and council members tration of the town.” The doc- mayor must prepare a report during the pilot project because it was a last minute decision would only comment on the ument also mentions that for the next meeting of the and there was very little time to market the shuttle service. He situation “once a permanent article 52 of the Municipal law municipality. says that the service proves that people are still interested in decision was made,” regard- stipulates that the mayor has a The press release also says taking the train to get to Gaspé and the other way around. It ing the status of Paul Lan- surveillance right and is enti- that Paul Langlois will soon is too early to determine if the service will return in the sum- glois. tled to investigate and keep be invited to meet with the mer or during the next Christmas break. The cost of the proj- The Town of Paspebiac is all the municipal departments council to answer some ques- ect amounted to $34,500. Users brought in revenues of $8,000 now being led by mayor Re- and the municipality’s em- tions. That meeting will likely and the balance of $26,500 came from a government grant to gent Bastien, who returned ployees under control. take place before the end of run the test. The revenue shortage “is also linked to the fact after a hiatus of several terms. The press release also men- January. that there was very little time to sell the service.” Regarding its potential profitability, Mr. Côté points out that it must be seen as a service, like other transportation modes, and it might break Cont'd on page 7 While she plans her future will highlight six wet fly de- even at one point with a longer period to make it known. Buses marketing and distribution, signs by local fly tyers. and sometimes cabs, depending on the number of customers, custom order. A family mem- her creativity remains inspired We are sure to see more were used during the two-week service. ber of a friend who was in the by her surroundings as she Tipsy Canoe products and de- area over the Thanksgiving plans the second part of her signs in the future. In the weekend called Caitlin to see “Canada” paddles series, de- meantime, you are likely to if he could come over and see veloped with the collaboration see the colour and creativity of some of her paddles. He and of Indigenous women as well Caitlin’s designs on a local his father dropped in and on as the “Fly Tyer” series, which river this season. the spot commissioned an en- tire set of paddles, one of every size that Caitlin makes, to be installed in the new part of the Bowen Island Pub, lo- ALL PARTS ARE cated in Snug Cove of Bowen GUARANTEED Island, British Columbia, a The Gaspé Spec 40-minute ferry ride from THE LARGEST AUTO RECYCLING Vancouver. All of the designs, 208-B Blvd. Gérard D. CENTRE IN NORTHERN N.B. themes and colours for the Bowen Pub set were based on 5 miles west of Campbellton Levesque, New Carlisle, the Vancouver and Bowen Is- 1(866) 753-4108 • (506) 753-4108 Quebec, G0C 1Z0 land vicinity. 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LEBLANC: George Leronzo In loving memory of a dear husband, father and Family and friends of Annetta Grant congratu- DEA: Mathilda grandfather, George, who passed away three years late her on being awarded a Ph.D. by Queen's Uni- In loving memory of Mathilda Dea who passed ago, February 1, 2015. versity on November 14, 2017. Annetta, the away January 21, 2016. We do no need a special day, daughter of Raymond Grant and Flora Dion, at- Always in our hearts, To bring you to our minds, tended elementary, high school and CEGEP at Husband Olaf, sons Robert (Amanda), Daniel, We think of you in silence, Gaspé. She graduated with a B.B.A. from Univer- grandchildren Sabastien, Allison, Courtney, Landen We often speak your name, sité de Sherbrooke. She worked for Shell Canada and Mason. We all love you. in Alberta and then completed her Master's degree If we could bring those good old days, at Queen's. Her Ph.D. thesis is entitled “There’s no Back when we were all together space like home: Examining the cultural complex- For what it meant to lose you, ity of creating the space of home." No one will ever know, To this writer's knowledge, Annetta is the sec- The New Carlisle Funeral Association We will love you from heaven, ond Douglastowner to have achieved a Doctorate. extends sympathy to the family of As we loved you on earth. Only Michael Foley preceded her. Annetta now Annette Dambroise. Your loving wife Gertrude, son James, daughter-in- teaches at Bucknell College at Lewisburg, Penn- law Pat, grandson Dustin (wife Nicole), granddaugh- sylvania. A remarkable achievement from this in- ter Michelle (husband Angus). quisitive and altruistic person. Annetta: you make us all proud! Social notes...

Sincere sympathy to Don Huntington and family of Joan Imhoff his ankle the night before she arrived so she had to do all Cornwall, Ontario, whose wife, Betty, passed away Octo- the driving for him. She learned to back his truck into the ber 31, 2017. garage "his way," turn sharper, etc. She thought she was Sympathy to the family and friends of Garry Lovatt NEW CARLISLE NEWS a good driver, but now she is excellent!! who passed away January 14. After spending a few weeks at home, Jewell took the Sincere sympathy also to Ann Kelly and family on the bus to Quebec City where Lucien and Louise Bourque recent passing of her mom, Phylliss Iona Kelly. picked her up at the bus terminal, took her to their home Lynden and Enid Bechervaise went to Mississauga, away January 6 at the Centre D’Acceuil in New Carlisle. for the night, and took her to the airport the next day. (It Ontario to spend Christmas with their son Scott, Valerie Sympathy to the family of Annette Dambroise who is certainly a big help to have relatives in Quebec City.) and their boys. Their son Trevor Bechervaise also came passed away January 15, 2018. She was the wife of Romeo From there Jewell flew to Raleigh, North Carolina up from Rowayton, Conn. to be with them all. Lynden LeBlanc who used to work at the License Bureau. where her daughter Johanna, husband Eric, their daugh- and Enid had to stop in Dummondville because of the A 90th birthday party for Mary Graham is being ter Christina, and Jewell’s son Paul, his wife Rose, and storm on their way to Mississauga. The next day they planned by her daughter Monica on March 10, 2018 at their sons Alexander and Benjamin reside. Her brother made their way to Belleville and visited with Lynden’s Smith Rock Chalets in Scotsburn, Nova Scotia. Happy James and his wife Avis came from South Carolina for a brother Kenneth Wayne and family. birthday from all your friends on the Coast. couple of days. She visited for 3 1/2 weeks with all of They enjoyed Christmas dinner at the home of It’s so nice to see the Optimist Chalet open again for them.At all these homes, many games (including cards, Nathalie and Kirby Journeaux, where they were joined by the winter months. It’s a great place to meet up with of course) were played. She is back for the winter and Enid’s brother Hugh and Audrey Journeaux, Debbie friends and enjoy some delicious food. resting up for her next adventure. Journeaux and her daughter Katherine. They also enjoyed Janice and Garry Sylvestre were happy to have their supper one evening at the home of Enid’s aunt, Hazel Mc- son Tyler and his fiancé Juliana Langen home for a week Callion. to celebrate Christmas with them. Tyler is attending Classic They went to Cambridge to watch grandsons Utrecht University in Utrecht, Netherlands studying for Matthew and Daniel Bechervaise, play hockey in a tour- his Masters in Business and Science Administration and Memorials nament. On their way back to the Coast, they stopped at Julianna is studying for her Masters in Design and Engi- Four Generations Enid’s brother Dean’s home in Montreal for New Years neering at Eindohoven University of Technology in Eind- of Monument Day dinner and then stayed overnight at Enid’s brother hoven, Netherlands. Craftsmen Noel’s in Beaconsfield. The next morning they visited Lee Leggo spent Christmas with her daughter Brenda with Arlene Imhoff in Laval before making their way and family in Petawawa and New Years with her daugh- HIGHEST QUALITY - BEST PRICES home. ter Janet and family in Belleville, Ontario. MONUMENTS, MARKERS, CEMETERY LETTERING, Steven and I were happy to have our son Jonathan Sharon Farrell spent Christmas with Shane, Monique LASER DESIGNS AND PORTRAITS home from Rivière-du-Loup for a few days during the and Molly Farrell, Sudbury, Ontario, and went on to Christmas holidays. Welland, Ontario, to spend New Years with her brother SALES REPS: Elaine Almond was pleased to have her son Brent and Olga Renouf. Albert Burton - 418-392-4598 Christoper Almond, Montreal, spend the Christmas hol- Jewell Allen Roy is back in town!! In November, she New Richmond, Cascapedia and St. Jules idays with her. spent 3 1/2 weeks with her son Steven; his wife Lily; and Steven Imhoff - 418-752-6041 Sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Mrs. their children Gabriella, Jayden, and Mason. They live in New Carlisle and surrounding areas Joyce Hayes (wife of the late Lyall Hayes) who passed Amaranth, near Orangeville, Ontario. Steven sprained Page 13, January 24, 2018 - Spec COAST ROUND-UP: $5 per week CLASSIFIED: $6 per week Please send your ad to: [email protected] DEADLINE FOR THIS PAGE: THURSDAY

CLASSIFIED Recreation Centre on February 2 Carlisle Kempffer Centre. People CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: from 1 - 4 p.m. On other days, and February 16. Everyone is who like other games like Scrabble, Valentine’s Brunch please contact Kathleen Paquet at welcome! Skip-bo and any game you and The Royal Canadian Legion, 418-392-4896. WANTED: Trying to locate a your friends like, come along, have Branch 172, will be having a Valen- photo, a photo of a painting or PORT DANIEL: a snack and enjoy the after- tine's Brunch on February 11, GESGAPEGIAG: woodcut illustration of the freight Upcoming Events noon. The digital card games will from 8:30 - 11 a.m. Cost will be N.A. Meetings and passenger steamer S.S. The following events will be held at be on again as well, come see how $10 per adult and $7 for a child N.A. Meetings held every Tuesday BEAVER which operated between the Golden Age Hall in Port Daniel. much fun it is. under 12 years. Everyone is en- at 7 p.m. at the Mawiomi Treat- Quebec and various ports on the February 10: Music Night; March couraged to attend this celebra- ment Centre, located at 85 School Gaspé Coast wrecked at Pointe- 17: St. Patricks Supper; April 6: NEW CARLISLE: tion. Street in Gesgapegiag. Everyone Sec., near Chloridorme, in Septem- Gift Bingo and May 12: Mother’s Bible Chapel Services welcome! For more information ber, 1893. Contact: Day Tea. Sunday: Breaking of Bread for Be- CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: call 418-759-3522. N.A. is a non- [email protected] (418) lievers - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday night Legion Meeting profit fellowship of men and 985-2758. (J24) SHIGAWAKE: service - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: Bible The Royal Canadian Legion, women for whom drugs have be- Annual General Meeting study and prayer - 7 p.m. “You Branch 172 meets monthly on a come a major problem. We are re- COAST ROUND-UP The Annual General Meeting of the Must Be Born Again.” regular basis every third Saturday covering addicts who meet Agricultural Society will be held on at the Legion, located at 55 Gal- regularly to help each other stay GASPÉ: Monday, January 29, at 7 p.m. NEW CARLISLE: lagher St. clean. This is a program of com- Club Sandwich Evening at the Shigawake Municipal Hall. We have moved! plete abstinence from all drugs. The York River Senior Citizens Club To all members of the Linda CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: There is only one requirement for will be holding their annual 5 to 7 SHIGAWAKE: LeMore-Brown foundation. We are 50+ Club Activities membership, the desire to stop Club Sandwich evening at the Valentine’s Supper pleased to announce that as of Jan- Every Thursday: Dame de Pique using. Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 59 A Valentine supper will be held on uary 8, 2018 we have moved to a at 1 p.m. $5 per person. Gaspé on Friday, January 26, Wednesday, February 14 from new building. We will be happy to Every Tuesday Night: Grocery BLANKET CLASSIFIEDS Please note that all proceeds are 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Shigawake serve you at our new and improved Bingo at 7 p.m. (2 cards for $5, going to the Royal Canadian Le- Community Center. More informa- building located at 168, Gérard D each additional card $1). gion. Please come out and join us tion to follow. Levésque, New Carlisle (Old Lau- QCNA (Quebec Community News- in this activity to support the le- rentian Bank). For any other infor- CASCAPEDIA ST-JULES: papers Association) can place your gion. $7 per person. HOPE TOWN: mation please call 418-752-5995! Family Day classified ad into 20 weekly papers Hope Baptist Church Thank you for your understanding! Saturday February 10: will be throughout Quebec - papers just DOUGLASTOWN: Friday, February 2, at 7 p.m. the annual Family Day. If you wear like the one you are reading right Upcoming Activities Youth Rally for grades 7-11; Sat- NEW CARLISLE: something red your name will be now! One phone call does it all! The following activities will be held urday, February 3, at 7 p.m. Calling all Girl Guides... entered to win a little prize. The Call Marnie at QCNA 514-697- at the Douglastown Community Music Night at the Church; Sun- Were you ever a Spark, Brownie, day will begin with registration at 6330. Visit: www.qcna.org. Centre. day, February 4, at 11 a.m. Spe- Guide, Pathfinder, Guider or even a 10 a.m. and the activities will begin SAWMILLS from only $4,397. - Yoga Classes: Yoga is back, a cial Service with Music. All events Commissioner? You may be at 10:30 a.m. All activities will be MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with yoga class will be offered from for the weekend are put on from interested in participating in a taking place at the youth center. your own bandmill - cut lumber any January 15 to March 19. There groups from the New Brunswick reunion which is just in the We will have face tattoos, Minute dimension. In stock ready to ship. will be a Sivananda yoga, open Bible Institute. planning stages, to take place in To Win It games and build a snow- Free info & DVD: www.Norwood- yoga class on Mondays from 6:30 the summer of 2018. Thanks to all man where the kids make a snow- Sawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-567- p.m. to 7:30 p.m. You can sign up HOPE TOWN: those who have been in contact man and bring items to decorate it. 0404 ext:400OT. for the entire 10-week session for Crib Tournament with us concerning the Guiding We are hoping to have a snow hill $90 or pay $10 per course. To reg- A crib tournament will be held at activity. There will be quite a bit of so bring your sled. Hotdogs, ister or if you have any questions, the Hope Town Community Center preparation for this activity, so if homemade soup, sandwiches and Please tell our please call 418-730-3280 or send on Saturday, February 3, at 1 you are interested, please give your sweets will be on sale at noon in an e-mail to yogagaspe@gmail. p.m. $10 per person. Please regis- name prior to the date. We are the hall. There will be more activi- advertisers you saw com. Please bring your yoga mat. ter your team by Thursday, Feb- looking at a day from 2 p.m. until ties after lunch including the popu- Friday, January 26: Happy Hour ruary 1. Call Audrey or Linda after campfire (8 pm.) If you would lar egg toss and maybe a hockey their ad in Special: community garden at 5 418-752-2015. like to help with this or if you are game. We are always looking for The Gaspé Spec p.m.. The Community Centres’ interested in coming, please volunteers to help with the games Happy Hour is a great opportunity HOPE TOWN: contact Betty Anne at and in the kitchen, so please feel to get together with old friends or Whist Party bettyasmollett @gmail. com or call free to get in touch. You can check make new ones. We will present A whist party will be held on Sat- 418- 752-6181. out the day on our Facebook Fam- UNITED CHURCH the new project for collective seed- urday, February 10, at 8 p.m. at ily Life page. We look forward to Sunday, January 28 ing for the community garden. the Hope Town Community Centre. NEW CARLISLE: seeing you all. Hopetown Bring your refreshments and a dish Come out and join us for a night of Monthly Breakfast 2 p.m. Service to share. A voluntary contribution fun. The New Carlisle 50+ Club will be CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: of $2 would be appreciated. holding its monthly breakfast at Book Room Sunday, January 28: Community NEW CARLISLE: the Heritage Restaurant on Feb- Please note that the book room is Breakfast at the Douglas commu- Gift Bingo ruary 14, at 9 a.m. now open Wednesday afternoon nity Centre, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 The New Carlisle dart club will be ANGLICAN a.m., we welcome everyone to our holding a gift bingo Saturday, CHURCH OF monthly breakfast. $8 for adults February 3, at 7 p.m. at the Le- (12 & over), $4 for children (5-11 gion. ANNOUNCE ALL YOUR CANADA years) would be appreciated (ages 4 and under, free). NEW CARLISLE: UPCOMING EVENTS HERE! Sunday, January 28 Zumba classes will continue in Cribbage Shigawake January…every Tuesday evening The Royal Canadian Legion in New Facebook is great, but not everyone is on from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Carlisle will hold an afternoon crib- facebook! If you are planning an event 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist Hopetown bage tournament on Saturday, and want to make sure everyone knows about BARACHOIS: January 27, at 1 p.m. Come bring 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist Legion Branch 261 a friend and register by phoning it... don’t forget to put it in The Gaspé Spec! New Carlisle Upcoming Events 418-752-5495 or 418-752-6214. 10 a.m. Morning Prayer Every Monday: The Royal Cana- Cost $10 per player. dian Legion, Branch 261, will be We have a great deal for you! PARISH OF ALL SAINTS having a bingo at 7 p.m. at the Le- NEW CARLISLE: $60 Coast Round-Up Plan BY THE SEA gion. Thursday Nights: Darts Kempffer Centre If your organization is a frequent user of our St. Peter’s Malbay will be held beginning at 7 p.m. Games Afternoon 11 a.m. Service New players welcome. No experi- Thursday: We will have card Coast-Round-Up section of the Spec, we would ence necessary. games from 1 to 4 p.m. at the like to offer you a special deal! PARISH OF GASPÉ New Carlisle Town Hall starting Sunday, January 28 BARACHOIS: For a flat rate of $60 per year, we will publish February 1. Play what you wish Gaspe Bingo and bring your partner. Refresh- all your coast round-up 10 a.m. Service Friday night money Bingo contin- ments will be served. $5 entrance announcements for one year. ues at 7 p.m. at the Barachois fee. Proceeds go to Heritage New

Page 14, January 24, 2018 - Spec What’s This Artifact? Why do we say ... by G. Briand Marshall Billingsley "Keep it under your hat" - Part I

What do you think they are? The items look to be a nail We are sometimes motivated to research a phrase by a recollection from childhood. of some sort but hte exact purpose that they were used Today's "keep it under your hat" came to memory's surface about six years ago. Off and on for is unknown. They measure approximately 2 inches since that time the research has taken the equivalent number of years. To set the context in length. and to offer an explanation will require SPEC to segment the article in two or more parts. I ask for the reader's patience. The answer will be in next week’s issue of The Gaspé In the formative years of my schooling, I walked, bicycled or skied. I lived in an area not Spec served by the horse and wagon or the winter "hack." Once I had arrived at the road to the village - roughly about 1/3 a mile from my old home - I began walking on the hard snow compacted by the runners left by the frequent horse drawn sleighs. I was heading out to the convent school in Douglastown where we were instructed by the Sisters of the Holy Rosary. The walk in winter might well be challenging. There was always some boy or boys ahead of me. They frequently hid in the nearby woods, awaiting their prey, armed with an arsenal of snowballs. Once hit, we retaliated with our own snow missiles. Finally, we would arrive at school with drenched handwear. Once in the school yard we continued building snowmen, building forts and continued the snowball war. When the bell signaled entry to the school, we stomped in with wet feet and soggy mittens. On some occasions my mother provided me with a second set of mittens which I would often forget to pack in my bag. We immediately emptied our home made school bag, removing all exercise books and school texts. Then we would throw our soggy woolen mittens in the bag and attach it to a hook or peg in the wall. There it remained until recess or lunch break when we would force our hands into the mitten's fibre. After the respite I returned the very wet mittens to my bag. Thank you to Winston Sweetman or Our school maintained its own cow, chickens and two or three sheep. Each year an aged Sister, who did no teaching, tended to the animals - feeding, milking and collecting the eggs. sharing this artifact with our readers. The lady seemed to be with us for no more than two years, always replaced by another aged Sister who fed the animals, carried them water, did the milking and collected the eggs. The only time she had any interaction with the students was when we were dressing to go home. She supervised our orderly preparation to go home. One afternoon, under her supervision, I reached in my bag, removed my soggy mittens and was about to put them on when she advanced to me and said in heavily French ac- cented English, "no little boy, keep under your hat." She demonstrated her suggestion, placed the soggy mittens on top of my head hair, pulled down the ear flaps and attached the two straps in a bow under my chin. I pushed my hands in my deep pockets and walked home. When I came into our porch, I re- moved my mittens and found that they were now practically semi-dry! (To be continued ...)

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1) Protects silver from tarnishing. 2) Removes road tar and grime from cars. 3) Cleans and lubricates guitar strings. 4) Keeps flies off cows. 5) Restores and cleans chalkboards. 6) Removes lipstick stains. 7) Loosens stubborn zippers. 8) Untangles jewelry chains. 9) Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making it slippery. 10) Removes stains from stainless steel sinks. 11) Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.

longer to receive some news you have ury or even a spa treatment is the that can help you pass the time. This been anticipating. Don’t let this get you kind of pampering that can go a long can make things less stressful. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS down. Change is on the way and will way. CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 JANUARY 21 come soon enough. LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 Capricorn, you have been doing well fi- Jerry Trainor, Actor (41) CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 Libra, make an effort to lift the spirits nancially, but you still hope to do better. JANUARY 22 ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Cancer, treat yourself to a brief respite of a loved one this week. Responsi- Speak with a planner or a knowledge- Diane Lane, Actress (52) Plans to get together with friends this from the daily grind. Spend time with the bilities may be weighing on them, and able relative on how to make your JANUARY 23 week could be delayed by other respon- family and enjoy some well-deserved rest you can lighten their mood just by money work harder. Doutzen Kroes, Model (33) sibilities, Aries. Do not feel the need to and relaxation in the days ahead. being there for them. AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 JANUARY 24 cancel; just reschedule your plans. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 Engage in activities that make you feel Neil Diamond, Singer (77) TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Leo, make a concerted effort to open a Scorpio, sometimes you may feel as if good and boost your self-confidence JANUARY 25 Taurus, financial issues may force you to line of communication with someone who you are the only person getting things this week, Aquarius. This may be as Xavi, Athlete (38) work a little harder right now to make means a lot to you. He or she may need a done. Just keep up your hard work simple as hitting the gym for a workout. JANUARY 26 some extra money. Make a concerted ef- helping hand, and you are just the person and the rewards will come. Others are PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 Eddie Van Halen, Musician (63) fort to save more and take care of your fi- to provide that assistance. taking notice. Phone a friend and set up a time to get JANUARY 27 nancial obligations. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 together, Pisces. Reconnecting and Patton Oswalt, Actor (49) GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 Treat yourself to a present this week, Sagittarius, if your patience is wear- sharing a laugh or two will be a boon Gemini, you may need to wait a little Virgo. A nice dinner, an unexpected lux- ing thin, try to embrace distractions to both of you and raise your spirits.

Page 15, January 24, 2018 - Spec Young Michael Briand, co-founder of the O’Dwyer distillery Gaspesians Distilling the essence of the Gaspé Geneviève Gélinas project. The duo made a good imum objective of produc- team; they decided to become ing 20,000 bottles during In the coming weeks, The associates. Michael is the O’Dwyer’s first year was Spec will present young an- dreamer, good at marketing. achieved within six months. glophones who have settled Frédéric performs quality on the Gaspé Coast. control functions and plays A whisky the devil’s advocate. project GASPÉ: – As a child, Michael Briand wanted to Michael Briand and Michael Briand used to prepare a mushroom gin, Frédéric Jacques could ride dream of ending his days on which is a first: “I conducted the waves of the Radoune the Gaspé Coast, where his the first tests by macerating, success, but they have an- family roots are. He Fred tasted and told me: other project. “We plowed a achieved his goal earlier “there’s a reason why there’s four-acre field in Douglas- than expected. He is 30 no mushroom gin. It’s be- town. We’re going to sow years old and is the co- cause it doesn’t taste good!” barley and rye next spring, founder of the first distillery The team worked on the to make whisky, a single in the region. He lives in recipe. They were so success- malt and a Canadian,” ex- Douglastown, the village of ful that last fall Radoune gin plains Michael. his ancestors, where he is was ranked second among 16 The whisky must barrel- raising his two children. gins in a blind tasting organ- mature for three years. O’D- Michael Briand grew up ized by the Protégez-vous wyer will keep part of it to in Sudbury, Ontario, and magazine. O’Dwyer uses a drink sooner, a product Brisbane, Australia, where corn alcohol and distills it a named “moonshine”. “In the his father, an engineer, de- second time with wild mush- 1920s, bootleggers used to veloped mining projects. He rooms from Gaspesian transport moonshine from used to visit his father’s forests. St-Pierre-et-Miquelon to the family in Douglastown. Michael started feeding Gaspé Coast. They used to “Since I was six years old, expectations about the hide it in cod crates,” says I’ve been telling my grand- Photo: G. Gélinas Radoune gin on social media Michael. The O’Dwyer im- mother that I would like to Michael Briand and his associate make Radoune gin by re-dis- even before having distilled mature whisky will be end my days in Douglas- tilling corn alcohol with wild mushrooms from the Gaspesian one drop of it. “People wrote named St-Pierre, in memory town,” he says. forest. to the SAQ to ask: where is of that time. At 19 years old, he took the Radoune? When are you When Michael Briand his first step: he enrolled in here,” he says. working on a business plan going to offer it?” thinks about what he’s doing industrial electronics at the Michael Briand left Gaspé for the O’Dwyer distillery. It worked so well that the and where he’s living, at 30 Gaspé Cegep. “You have the for Montreal after Cegep to Dwyer is his father’s name. SAQ ordered 1,200 bottles years of age, how does he mountains, the sea, the begin engineering studies. He He then met with Frédéric before tasting it. “Then we feel? “I cannot believe it. I rivers and no traffic and with came back because he missed Jacques, who has a doctorate sent a sample and the order feel as if I have won the lot- the internet, nothing pre- his wife and his daughter too in chemistry and who was was increased to 4,800 bot- tery. But this is not chance, vents you from staying much. He has spent 2015 also considering a distillery tles,” says Michael. The max- those are choices.” Business & Professional DIRECTORY

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