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PASPEBIAC CLSC: Doctor shortage Gilles Gagné patients in their clinic or at the hospital, she says. PASPEBIAC: – The Paspe- Normally, a CLSC like biac CLSC is experiencing a Paspebiac’s should be able to shortage of general practition- count on eight doctors to deal ers, a situation that has left the with the weekly emergency CLSC emergency without a workload, adds Ms. Cloutier. doctor for 28 shifts since June “A new general practi- 1. tioner is expected to arrive Three more shifts are left over the spring and with the to fill in November and 20 return of the (three) absentees, more in December but the situation should be cor- Geneviève Cloutier, rected. One maternity leave spokesperson for the Regional will end on February 1, 2018 Health Agency, emphasizes and one in September 2018. that some of those unfilled Some steps have also been- shifts will be resolved. taken to keep recruiting,” ex- Photo: T. Haroun “The team is always active plains Geneviève Cloutier. and pursuing its search in A regular shift at the order to reduce the number of Paspebiac CLSC lasts eight unfilled shifts and therefore hours. When there is no gen- Close to 80 illegal avoid gaps in the emergency eral practitioner, a nurse is service,” says Ms. Cloutier. available to take care of light Since June, the Regional cases. Health Agency has had to fill Some people have spent hunting camps burned 51 monthly shifts at the Paspe- significant periods of time in Thierry Haroun that Ministry to burn up to 70 occupants decided to disman- biac CLSC emergency. The the waiting room in Paspebiac illegal camps in 2017 located tle their site in respect to the pinch hit general practitioners before being told that there GASPÉ PENINSULA: on crown land. The numbers eviction notice. Now, in usually come from outside the was no doctor on duty for a Québec Natural Resources we obtained show that the terms of duty and responsi- Gaspé Peninsula. certain number of hours. has burned no less than 79 il- MERN burned 52 camps in bility that the MERN must re- According to Geneviève “The Regional Health legal hunting camps over the 2017, proceeded to dismantle spect once it has burned a Cloutier, the regular staff at Agency informs the public of past two years on the Gaspé 3 and 189 illegal camp own- site, it must “clean the site, that CLSC can usually count unfilled shifts through an- Peninsula. ers have dismantled their own residues and ashes alike and on seven general practitioners nouncements made on the air During the past year, cases camps following an eviction transport them to a waste site. but two of them are currently of CHNC and CIEU (the two of illegal hunting camps notice by the MERN. “In the The Environment Ministry on maternity leave and one Bay of Chaleur radio stations). were covered by the media in latter case, the occupants does not impose a deadline to more is absent due to an acci- “We are trying to find a way to the region. They are consid- have in other words taken all do so. In the event that a citi- dent. In addition to the emer- inform our Anglophone clien- ered illegal by law when they their objects, clothes and so zen has witnessed residues gency shifts, those doctors tele,” points out Geneviève are permanent or when the forth themselves therefore re- left behind, they are asked to must also take the time to see Cloutier. owner has no permit. specting the deadline of evic- report it. Afterwords the Min- Spec looked more closely tion that our representatives istry will take measures to into this issue and gathered posted on the notice,” ex- remedy the situation,” the numbers through the Access plains, Nicolas Bégin, MENV told Spec in an email. to Information Act and Que- spokesperson for the MERN. Finally, Nicolas Bégin bec Natural Resources was unable to tell us the num- (MERN). We also gathered More ber of sites that have been Do your information stemming from numbers cleaned by his Ministry up the Quebec Environment until now, but he did confirm Christmas Ministry (MENV). In addition, we also that the clean up of the We learned that the learned that the MERN burned sites is underway and shopping at MENV granted a permit to burned 27 illegal hunting it will continue until late De- the MERN which allowed camps in 2016 and 73 other cember. www.thegaspespec.com News briefs Culture summit a success Thierry Haroun L’ANSE-AU-GRIFFON: - The Côte-de-Gaspé Culture Sum- mit was a success, confirms its coordinator, Julie Pineault. Close to 40 participants gathered (artists and other experts of the field) at the L’Anse-au-Griffon Cultural Center. The event, the sixth edition, was held on November 2. Seminars and conferences were on the program concerning different themes such as creativity, development, communication and citizen implication. “Over the years we realize the relevance of these events. We also realize that we don’t know each other that well. Moreover, new players are added. So the forum is a unique opportunity to get to know each other better and build bridges. We’re happy with Cornélius-Brotherton Foundation rewards the turn out,” confirms Ms. Pineault. young Gaspesians and Magdalen Islanders who decided to pursue their studies in their region Cornelius Brotherton Foundation, Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles GASPÉ: – The Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles Foundation is carrying on its mission by attribut- ing its entrance bursaries for a ninth consecutive year. In all, $11,000 – 22 bursaries – were awarded to secondary school graduates newly admitted to their first year at one of the four Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles campuses. Fate smiled on 19 students from throughout the territory whose names were drawn as recipients of $500 welcome bursaries. Even though the fund attribution program provides one bursary for each high school or adult education centre from its territory, some schools or centres are not present on the recipients list due to a lack of applicants. One $500 French Immersion bursary was attributed to Louis Gabriel Sutton whereas the Eng- lish Immersion bursary was handed out to Juliette Keith. Charlie Rioux, a student at the Carleton Campus, was rewarded for her leadership with a $500 scholarship for her remarkable involvement in her community. Entrance bursary program – Welcome: These bursaries are exclusively for graduates from each of the secondary schools or Adult Education Centres located on the Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine administrative region or from ESSB territory who choose to enrol in a training program at one of the four campuses of the Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles. One bursary is awarded following a ran- dom draw for eligible students in each of the high schools or Adult Ed. Centre. These $500 bursaries encourage young people to remain in the region. Entrance bursary program – Immersion: This bursary is for students who undertake their col- lege studies in total or partial immersion at the Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles. It is valued as an in- Photo: T. Haroun centive for students to become proficient in a second language. Entrance bursary program – Leadership: This is the only component of the fund attribution A major benefit concert program that is not awarded by means of a draw. It rewards a student for his or her exceptional in- soon to be held in Chandler volvement in extracurricular or community activities. Thierry Haroun Winners from Eastern Shores School Board: CHANDLER: - A benefit concert will take place at the Salle de Laura Leblanc-Poirier - New Richmond High School Spectacles Thomas-Morissey in Chandler on December 15. The Brandon Lequesne - Gaspé Polyvalent School money raised will go to the Fondation Élie Gauthier-Naud. Élie, Éléanne Langlois - New Carlisle High School who studied at the Chandler Polyvalent, died in September 2016 Emily Laing – Métis Beach School of bone cancer at the age of 17. He was a musician and painter. Louis-Gabriel Sutton - Evergreen His parents have decided to create a foundation in his memory Jacob Cain-Ste-Croix - Evergreen (for l'ÉPAQ in Grand-River) which is devoted to financing art projects for those aged under 25 living in the Rocher-Percé MRC. We ll known artist, Normand

Brathwaite and his girlfriend are the honorary couple. Mr. Brath- waite will give a concert with his band that will be preceded by a ALL PARTS ARE signer, Miosa (who has a beautiful voice) and a Gaspésian rock GUARANTEED band, The Gaspé Project. Two hundred tickets have already been sold of a possible 420. “For example , the foun dation co uld fi- nance music courses or buy co ncert t ickets. The id ea is to g ive ac- THE LARGEST AUTO RECYCLING cess to the arts with a capital A”, points ou t Ja smin Naud, the CENTRE IN NORTHERN N.B. founder of the foundation and fathe r of É lie. For fu rther details 5 miles west of Campbellton and to buy tickets, visit the foundation’s facebook page. 1(866) 753-4108 • (506) 753-4108 Fax: (506) 753-6156 75 Route 275 [email protected] Glencoe, NB E3N 4Y2

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- Spec Gaétan Lelièvre calling for oil exploration in Haldimand to stop Police report

Geneviève Gélinas On November 13, Sûreté du Québec officers carried out a GASPÉ: – Québec must stop drug bust on Route 198, in the Wakeham area. They found oil exploration in the inside a vehicle, five kilograms of marijuana, 250 grams of Haldimand area, says the hashish and some cash. Jean-Paul Bernier, 65, from the Gaspé riding independant Cap-aux-Os sector of Gaspé, was arrested and interrogated Member of the National As - by the police. The accused appeared before Quebec Court sembly, Gaétan Lelièvre. If the Judge Denis Paradis at the Percé courthouse on November government has to compensate 14 on four charges of drug trafficking and possession of Pétrolia to reach that goal, he drugs. He was released and will return to court on January has no objections. 22. It’s the toughest stand ever taken by Mr. Lelièvre in that The SQ investigation in that case is ongoing to determine if file, even though he opposed it is somehow linked to a November 9 arrest on Route 198 the eventual use of hydraulic fracturing in September 2016. in Murdochville of two men from Gaspé for possession of Haldimand is located a few drugs and drug trafficking. hundred metres from houses, three kilometres from down - town Gaspé and close to the bay of Gaspé, where there are Photo: G. Gélinas Fredrick Stoneypoint, 29, a member of the Anishnabe na - fishing, aquaculture, whale Haldimand No. 4 well was drilled “without a BAPE or real tion, will return to the Percé courthouse on February 22 for sightseeing and international consultations,” states Gaétan Lelièvre. his preliminary hearing on charges laid in August 2017 fol - cruise ship activities, Mr. lowing a break and enter that allegedly occurred on the ulation,” Mr. Lelièvre criti - Lelièvre points out. close the Haldimand file, the Junex drilling site at Galt, approximately 20 kilometres west cizes. sooner we’ll concentrate our “Stop wasting energy on of Gaspé. A student at Carleton University in Ottawa, the that aberrant project. The energy on those other areas, accused is charged with break and enter, mischief and theft Gaspé Coast isn’t so devital - A need for information where there’s a debate to hold. ized that we should have to about Bourque and Galt At this moment, some people of more than $5,000. The accused allegedly used Junex’s make such a choice,” he states. want to consult us but the pop - heavy machinery to move trees and cement blocks. He and Pétrolia is considering using The MNA states that the ulation and their representa - other demonstrators occupied public land used by Junex. fracturing or associated meeting between about 30 mu - tives are not even correctly They wanted to stop the company from drilling. Prior to the processes, reminds the Mem - nicipal representatives and En - informed.” August demonstration, Junex had received $5.5 million in ber of the National Assembly ergy and Natural Resources The Quebec government compensation from the Quebec Government as a result of (MNA), who fears for people’s minister Pierre Moreau, on No - must “appoint a team of com - the decision to ban exploration on Anticosti Island. health and safety. vember 10, allowed him to “re- petent and objective state em - Mr. Lelièvre filed a joint validate” the position of the ployees to inform local The accused was arrested on August 14, was charged on motion with the Parti québé - mayors about hydrocarbons. leaders.” states Mr. Lelièvre. August 15 and was released on bail on August 18 by Que - Regarding Haldimand, he con - cois and Québec solidaire on bec Court Judge Denis Paradis conditional to an immediate November 15 at the National sulted the documentation from No more power deposit of $1000 and an additional deposit of $1000 at a Assembly, to ask to have put a the last two years, he adds. for municipalities later date. The accused was forbidden to be found on the stop on Haldimand oil explo - “I feel confident in saying ration, but the Liberals refused that the Gaspé population does - Meanwhile, Mr. Lelièvre Galt drilling site. Fredick Stoneypoint was the only person to discuss the issue. n’t want the Haldimand project doesn’t believe that Gaspesian arrested following the August 14 demonstration. The Quebec government with fracturing,” states Mr. municipal representatives will handed over $20.5 million to Lelièvre. He thinks that this have the power to exclude ter - ______Pétrolia in July to put an end project has a “diversion effect” ritories from oil and gas explo - to oil exploration on Anticosti on other projects like gas ex - ration, like the Energy and Two road accidents claimed three lives in 36 hours on the Island. “I leave it to the gov - ploration at Bourque, between Natural Resources Minister Gaspé Peninsula during the November 17 weekend. Slippery ernment to examine the ways Murdochville and Grande-Val - Pierre Moreau promised them. road conditions are believed to be the main factors that caused (to stop the Haldimand proj - lée, or oil exploration at Galt, The Gaspé Peninsula is al - the two accidents. The first accident occurred on De l’ Église ect). The compensation can be 20 kilometers west of Gaspé. ready 80% covered by oil and St. in Saint-Godefroi at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 17 as part of it. It might be the Anti - “I realize that there’s a gas exploration licenses. Arti - the pickup truck driven by Gaston Larocque, 56 from the costi model,” says Mr. pretty large consensus about cle 141 of the Act on hydrocar - same village, veered off the road and rolled over in the ditch. Lelièvre. continuing exploration work in bons, adopted in December The Sûreté du Québec officers and the paramedics were called Pétrolia drilled three wells non-organized territories, out - 2016, stipulates that those per - to the scene. Mr. Larocque was in critical condition and was in Haldimand, among them side villages and downtown mits will prevail over the pronounced dead shortly after at the Paspebiac CLSC. Haldimand 4, which produced areas,” the MNA adds. MRC’s urban development 1,200 barrels of oil. The Que - However, the population plans, if they were registered The second accident occurred at 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, No - bec government authorized that and their representatives need first, Mr. Lelièvre points out. vember 19, on a hilly section of the Petite-Rivière-du-Loup drilling in June 2012, shortly more information about the Minister Moreau didn’t Rd. in Pointe-à-la-Croix. The car in which Jennifer Ouellette before the electoral campaign Bourque Pétrolia project and convince the Gaspé riding and Jacqueline Richard were driving left the road and came to began, “without a BAPE or the Junex Galt project, states MNA that the article will be re - a halt in a dangerous position in the ditch. The car caught fire real consultations with the pop - Mr. Lelièvre. “The sooner we vised. and the two women were trapped in the car. The two occu - pants sustained life-threatening injuries and were pronounced dead at the Campbellton Hospital.

The condition of the roads were treacherous that night be - Finish your list early cause a mix of snow, rain and freezing rain was falling on some parts of the Gaspé Peninsula, including the Bay of Chaleur. “We are trying to clarify the cause of the deaths and the cir - by shopping at cumstances of the accident but it looks as if it was caused by poor road conditions,” said Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Sgt. Claude Doiron, a day after the accident. Jennifer Ouel - thegaspespec.com lette, 37 and Jacqueline Richard were both residents of Pointe-à-la-Croix.

Page 3, November 22, 2017 - Spec Editorial page commodate conventional trains. Marois, and again in June of the same year by the Commentary So, due to the Quebec government’s negli - new government of Philippe Couillard. Gilles Gagné gence, slowness, incompetence, carelessness It is a typical case of the right hand not knowing and ignorance, the region’s railway company is what the left hand is doing. If a government en - forced to find solutions that are not even seen in courages such a project, it should be normal to some Third World countries in order to increase see the departments of that same government en - transportion efficiency. The creativity of the com - suring a means of transportation is able to run One-sided progress, still pany’s management must also be geared towards smoothly around it, right? Wrong in this case! gently putting some pressure on our Quebec deci - That government praises itself with its move of waiting for action from sion-makers, instead of concentrating essentially “saving” the Gaspé Peninsula railway in March Québec government on maximizing the opportunities offered by rail 2015, considering that the former owner, the Between December 20 and January 4, Gaspe - transportion. Gaspésie Railway Society, was experiencing fi - sians and their Christmas break visitors will take a When Premier Philippe Couillard visited on nancial difficulties. bus in order to reach a Via Rail passenger train, or May 5 to announce that $100 million had been The following moves of that government con - board the same bus when they get off the train in earmarked for the Matapedia to Gaspé line, no - sisted in allotting modest amounts of money to en - Campbellton, New Brunswick, because since the body really thought that things would happen sure that the Gaspésie Railway Society would spring of 2014, no significant repairs have been quickly. keep operating freight trains between Matapedia carried out in order to bring back the service which After all, the Premier’s staff had removed the and Caplan and carry out maintenance duties. was suspended in September 2013. file from the ministry in charge of it, Quebec’s de - It it true that a couple of decisions made by the Over the next few days, trucks will be used to partment of Transport, and shoved down civil ser - Gaspésie Railway Society, mainly the use of a transport parts of the Gaspésie Railway Society vants’ throats a sum of money and a target they saline solution as a defoliant in 2013, didn’t help. Locomotive 1849. The engine was used in 2013 didn’t want. Most of Transport Québec civil ser - However, the management has since changed and 2014 to pull the Amiral tourist train. Since no vants didn’t want the east end of the track to be and the last three years have been successful. significant repairs were carried out between 2014 put back in service at all, and had a difficult time McInnis Cement didn’t help either through by wait - and 2017 over the Caplan to Gaspé track. This ibelieving that more than $50 million would come ing until 2015 before admitting that rail trans - section was put in a dormant state in March 2015 our way for the Matapedia-Caplan line. portion would be very useful to the cement plant. by one of the most incompetent ministers of Trans - The strength of the Gaspesian economy More than six-and-a-half months after the $100 port in Quebec’s history, Robert Poëti. proved them wrong. The train is needed for LM million announcement made by Premier Couillard, The Gaspesie Railway Society management is Wind Power to efficiently transport, at the lowest not one penny of that amount has been spent or looking at innovative ways to use the Caplan to cost possible, its windmill blades made at its even ear-marked for a specific project. Conse - Gaspé stretch or more precisely the New Rich - Gaspé plant. McInnis Cement needs the railway quently, one more summer has been lost for the mond to Gaspe section. Over the summer the more than expected to transport its cement from realization of repairs between Caplan and Gaspé, management submitted a proposal to Transport Port Daniel to several of its North American cus - with no sign in sight of any breakthrough. Québec to resume freight traffic as far as Gaspé tomers. The office of Philippe Couillard should have and as soon as possible, suggesting to use trucks This shouldn’t come as a surprise for the Que - known in May that political involvement was nec - to pull flat cars loaded with windmill blades made bec government and its ministries, as much of the essary to impose track repairs to a department of by LM Wind Power. Trucks made by a company funding necessary to build the Port Daniel cement Transport lacking sufficient supervision capacity called Brandt are designed to pull railway cars. plant came from public corporations like In - and frustrated by an imposed $100 million invest - Since they weigh only one-third of the Gaspésie vestissement-Québec and the Caisse de dépôt et ment. It is never too late to make it right. That gov - Railway Society’s relatively light locomotives, de placement. The announcements regarding the ernment must accelerate upgrades to the Gaspé freight traffic could and should resume way before building of the cement plant were made on Janu - Peninsula railway and it must start now. the Caplan-Gaspé line is upgraded enough to ac - ary 2014 by the former government of Pauline

Letter to the Editor Oh we get angry and want to jump on the "I am hell!! Perhaps education, and common sense(??) not a racist bandwagon" before even thinking it should prevail, if Muslim women wear the veil, and Re,the article in the Nov 1. edition of the through, lets go another route, A journalist for the understand why, fine, but they also must under - Spec regarding Bill 62 , contrary to what the writer Toronto Sun, a Muslim woman. who writes about stand, certain laws of the country they want to live is trying to portray (that the Provincial Government this issue quite often, is in favour of this law, and in, and all the protection this country provides for is racist,and discriminating against women of the feels it will empower some of these women to re - them. Muslim faith) is just not so... move their face coverings, which at the present Ms Dow states that their religion requires this The Bill 62 simply states to receive services, time, they are terrified to do, due to pressure from face covering, and the Government should not one must be able to identify the person who is in the men in their families, and other influences. Ac - dictate what someone wears, if this is the case, need of this service, the only method of identifica - cording to this young Journalist, face coverings is why is a Religion allowed to dictate what these tion, that is asked for, from the majority of Canadi - not a religious law, but only old archaic ideas, su - women wear?? , And why Women?? are they not ans, is their face, go to an airport, one must show perstitions, and myths that has been passed men in this same Religion, different rules for them? picture ID. to any Hospital Emergency room, again down, over the years. Every year in Canada, Religion is being used picture ID. is required, I could go on forever, renew Growing up in the Gaspe region in the 40's and to try and override our laws, take for instance the your Drivers license, again face recognition is 50's we(I) can relate to this quite well, the only two case of Winston Blackmore in Bountiful, B.C. asked for. In many places now in Canada, before religions I knew of at that time were either Anglican Bishop of a Sect. of the Mormon religion. who was one enters certain establishments, "face Imaging or Catholic,(both Christian)and a friend of mine convicted of having Multiple wives, and fathered Signs" are posted. Has nothing to do with discrimi - who happened to attend the Catholic Church ab - 145 children, section 293 of Criminal code bans nation, but only a heightened level of security solutely refused to eat meat on Friday, because Bigamy in Canada, but he stated "I'm Guilty of Liv - Governments and places of business now require. she had been taught she would go straight to ing my Religion". In Utah, USA. Warren Jeffs, an - other leader, raped his young nephew, Brent Jeffs ADVERTISING SALES: when he was five years old, again he tried to use Tracy Major JOURNALISTS: the Religion Card, but was convicted and is now Gen evi ève Gélinas, serving prison time. By the way, he apparently had Thierry Haroun 128 Gérard D. Levesque CONTRIBUTORS: over 70 wives.. his excuse (he was -Doing God's New Carlisle, Que. 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Page 4 - November 22, 2017 - Spec Construction of new community centre underway Canada 150 program contributes $240,000 to the project Gilles Gagné munity centre each week. The new building will include a NEW RICHMOND: – The large room with a capacity for construction of New Rich - 325 seated guests, and two mond’s new Adrien-Gauvreau smaller rooms, one for the 50- community centre is now un - plus Club and the other for the derway, as the first steel beams Cercle des fermières. A mod - were installed on November ern kitchen is also part of the 13, close to where the previous project. building bearing the same vo - Minister Lebouthillier cation used to stand. states that the grant “reflects The construction started on Canada’s commitment to the November 13 and on the same community.” Another grant of day, Gaspésie-Magdalen Is - $109,138 is being given to the lands Member of Parliament, New Richmond soccer club for Diane Lebouthillier, who is the rebuilding of the field lo - Canada’s National Revenue cated next to the arena. minister, announced that the The work on that soccer Canada 150 infrastructure pro - field was carried out earlier this gram, is contributing $240,561 Photo: G. Gagné year. “Ideally, a revamped field towards the project. She made Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Mayor Éric Dubé are glad to share good news with the pub - like this has to sit for a year and the announcement on behalf of lic. we will do that. Games won’t her colleague Navdeep Bains, be played until 2019. We can minister responsible for Canada Economic Develop - Quebec government is not con - community centre, Carleton- do it because we have two Canada Economic Develop - ment completed a previous tributing to the project. based Constructions scandi - pinch-hit fields, although they ment. grant of $260,000 from the “It is often referred to as a naves, should be able to are not ideal for parents be - The reconstruction of the federal government, for a total project of $2 million but there enclose the building before cause they are located away Adrien-Gauvreau community contribution of $500,000 from is a lot of equipment and furni - Christmas and then finish the from each other. Parents with centre requires an investment Ottawa. ture to go in there. That’s why interior over the winter. The kids of different ages find of $2.7 million. The Town of The MRC of Bonaventure the total will reach $2.7 mil - value of that contract stands at themselves running around a New Richmond borrowed $2 has committed $30,000 while lion,” points out New Rich - $2,215,940. lot,” explains François-Olivier million for the project, while Caisses Desjardins is allotting mond mayor Éric Dubé. Mayor Dubé emphasizes Gagnon, president of the New the recent contribution of $75,000 to the project. The The contractor hired for the that 1,000 people use the com - Richmond soccer club.

CORAL PROTECTION: Turbot and halibut fishing forbidden in 11 areas Geneviève Gélinas fuel per trip rather than about gaspésiennes plant. $175. The Government of GASPÉ: – Greenland turbot Greenland turbot is caught Canada is acting in response to and Atlantic halibut fishermen with gillnets, anchored at both international commitments, are protesting the federal gov - ends. For Atlantic halibut, says Maryse Lemire, regional ernment’s decision to forbid fishermen use a longline, that director of Fisheries and their fishing gear in 11 areas is to say a line with several Oceans Canada. Ottawa com - totalling 8,571 square kilome - hooks attached to it. Those mitted to increasing the pro - tres to protect coral and nets have very little impact on tection of marine and coastal sponges in the Gulf of Saint the sea bottom, the fishermen areas to 5% by the end of 2017 Lawrence and its estuary. argue. and to 10% by 2020. The Five Gaspesian processing “We’ve been fishing in newly designated areas bring plants estimate that they could these areas for about 40 years. Canada to 5.22%. sustain additional costs of $3 The sea pens (a kind of coral) The number of marine million. That doesn’t include and sponges are still there. We areas of protection went from the losses for fishermen, who probably don’t destroy them 20 to 11 following the consul - may have to travel further too much!,” says Jean-René tations, Ms. Lemire says. from their home port. Boucher, director of the Re - Corals and sponges are “or - Sébastien Dunn fishes groupement des pêcheurs pro - Photo: Sylvain Roussy ganisms which don’t move, Greenland turbot four hours fessionnels du nord de la There are about 100 crews fishing Greenland turbot in Quebec. grow slowly and have a long away from the Rivière-au-Re - Gaspésie , who points out that life. They’re very sensitive. nard wharf. His fishing he’s in favour of protecting vent fishermen from fishing Processing plants Every bottom-contact with grounds coincide with the sea ground life. close to their home, a possible If the fishermen move fishing gear presents a risk,” areas where his fishing gear is “The longline is a line of impact is an overconcentration closer to the North Shore, five she adds. now forbidden. hooks which sometimes of fishermen in other places,” Gaspesian processing plants The 11 refuges, or pro - “We won’t have any choice touches the sea bottom, but Mr. Boucher fears. could have to take delivery of tected areas, provide landing but to go further, but we don’t that doesn’t damage it. The The fishing industry was the catches in that region to revenues of $253,000 per year, have the proper boat to do it. gillnet touches the bottom, but consulted but not listened to, maintain the processing jobs according to 2008 to 2015 data It will be more expensive and it doesn’t scrape it,” he ex - fishermen think. Fisheries and in the Gaspé Peninsula, which compiled by the ministry. more dangerous,” he says. plains. Oceans “arrived with could cost a total of $3 million Fishermen contest those Mr. Dunn fishes on a 44- Approximately 100 crews sketches, and the final draw - annually. numbers. Rodrigue Langlois, foot long boat (13 meters) and catch turbot in Quebec and ing was the same. It was a po - “We would have to bring a fisherman who catches tur - does sea trips lasting a total of there are about 60 crews that litical show,” says the fish back by truck, we’ll bot in one now protected area 24 hours. Reaching the waters fish Atlantic halibut. Those Pierre-Nicolas Tanguay- need to use more ice,” de - off Rivière-au-Renard, reports north of Anticosti Island, his fishermen follow the fish, Lévesque, who fishes from scribes Olivier Dupuis, direc - that he alone fished for alternative area, takes 24 which can move from one Tourelle, near Sainte-Anne- tor of production at $220,000 of turbot last year in hours. It would cost $1,600 in year to the next. “If we pre - des-Monts. Rivière-au-Renard’s Pêcheries that zone. Page 5, November 22, 2017 - Spec Reflections by Diane Skinner Flowers

Photo: G. Gagné What if Christmas Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Mayor Éric Dubé are glad to share good news with the pub - doesn’t come from a store? lic. It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled Grand Cascapedia River ‘Till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something He hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, Doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, bridge repairs are progressing well Means a little bit more? Gilles Gagné The stores are full of shiny new toys and decorations. Shop - pers are making their lists and racking their brains trying to think CASCAPEDIA-ST- JULES – Started on October 2 by Maria-based contractor Sani-Sable and of the perfect gift for friends and family. Children are writing its partner, Coffrages Bouchard, the repairs on the Highway 132 Grande Cascapedia River their wish lists for Santa. Many of us are wondering how to bridge are progressing well. A highly evident visual effect of the situation occurred between stick to a budget and, come January, not face huge credit card November 10 and November 12 as the two spans supported by pillar number 9 were taken debt. Christmas is a mix of fun and exciting, with just a tad of down, and pillar 9 as well. anxiety. Pillar 9 moved on May 8 when the strength of the current, worsened by the presence of We often hear people say that Christmas is too commer - wooden debris, undermined it, forcing Transports Québec to close the bridge within minutes cialized. It is. So much stuff. Too much stuff. And way too and use a detour through MacKay, Des Ponts Road and Route 299. The detour has been used much pink plastic that gets thrown away come the springtime. since, and another alternate route, through Gallagher and Patrickton roads, has been improved Christmas is sometimes, disposable. But let us consider this year and suggested to the drivers going west. that Christmas can be a little bit more. We can make it so with On the bridge itself and around, the Sani-Sable staff and subcontractors have so far cleared a little bit of planning and looking at the world around us with the debris leaning against the pillars, built an access road leading to the base of the bridge and empathy. laid a dyke allowing the circulation of heavy machinery around the pillars. They have also re - My five-year-old granddaughter just celebrated her birthday. moved asbestos on the spans and pillar 9 before taking them down. My daughter had a discussion with her about birthdays and The next weeks will be devoted to the consolidation of two other pillars, the rebuilding of presents and maybe considering a different option for this pillar 9 and the rebuilding of the two spans. The bridge is supposed to reopen for the begin - birthday. My daughter and granddaughter had just watched a ning of June. People wanting to see more pictures of the November 11-12 demolition work TV commercial about shelter dogs. That will tug at anybody’s should take a look at the photos taken by Gesgapegiag’s Roger Lee Martin and posted on his heartstrings. Together they made a decision. The friends who Facebook page. were invited to the birthday party were asked not to bring a gift, but instead bring dog or cat food to donate to the local animal shelter. This was a giant success, for everybody. Children, parents and some shelter animals all benefitted. My daughter was over - whelmed by the amount of pet food that was given that day, as well as toys and collars and leashes! The family gathered all the kind gifts of pet food and delivered them to the local animal shelter. The staff was thrilled to hear about how this large do - nation of pet food was collected. The staff took a photo of my granddaughters and posted it on their website. The girls were overjoyed to bring the food for the animals. This is an example of ‘Think globally, act locally.’ We know that there are hungry people and animals in the world and in every community. Rather than donate a cheque to the SPCA or Humane Society the girls did something concrete. So this Christmas ‘Think globally, but act locally.’ Make your donation benefit someone or some organization where the money or items stay right in your area. Could we all make Christmas mean a little bit more? Look around. Perhaps donate to a food bank, a church that makes Christmas hampers, a local group such as Linda LeMore Brown Foundation, which provides assistance for cancer patients trav - Century Lodge Raises Five new Master Masons elling out of the area, a not-for-profit organization, a friend who is down and out, or an animal shelter. Some agencies pair GASPÉ: - Four months ago five gentlemen began a journey in Free Masonary that led them you with a family in need and you can anonymously buy gifts through their initiation in the first degree, passing to the second degree and finally a few weeks for each person in the family. ago were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. Now they are qualified to occupy any Let’s all try to be a little kinder and in the process find the position in Century Lodge in Gaspe who has been active in the community for 96 years. from truer meaning of Christmas. left to right: Br. Richard Jalbert, Br. Pierre Gabriel Laurendeau, Worshipful Br. Francis Minville, And what happened then? Well, in Whoville they say Very Worshipful Br. Boivin, Br. Dorima Dorion, Br. Dave Biard Ferguson, .... missing at the time That the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day! of the photo Br. Peter Eden

Page 6, November 22, 2017 - Spec MOUNT BECHERVAISE SKI CENTRE: New chairlift to be ready by mid-December Geneviève Gélinas

GASPÉ: – The new quadru - ple chairlift at Gaspé’s Mount Bechervaise ski centre will be completed by December 16. The board members ex - pect the sales of season passes to increase by 15 to 20% because of the $3.3 mil -

Photo: G. Gagné lion improvement. The work started in Au - gust and is proceeding on Listuguj’s chief councillor schedule. Most of the work suspended due to controversy has involved the pouring of the foundations for the 14 over cannabis production towers that will support the Gilles Gagné chairlift.

LISTUGUJ – Listuguj’s chief councillor Cathy Martin is sus - The new ski lift will have Photo: G. Gélinas pended for a period of three months following a November 7 132 chairs and a loading car - Suzanne Plourde, president of the Mount Bechervaise ski cen - meeting of the band council. She allegedly committed a breach in pet. It will have the capacity ter, is expecting a 15 to 20% increase in the sales of season the code of conduct for posting on social media her personal to take 2,000 skiers per hour passes. opinion on the possibility that the Listuguj band administration to the summit. The previous could turn a $3M loan, to marijuana production company Zen - T-bar could lift 1,600 passen - and the Town of Gaspé will owner of the Mount Becher - abis, into shares of the company. gers per hour. "But we could - pay $1.4 million. The ski vaise infrastructure, bought a Zenabis is based in Atholville, New Brunswick. Ms. Martin’s n’t reach that number center is trying to acumulate new run groomer. "The old position was that the community had to be consulted on such a because some customers used $320,000 through a fundrais - one broke a few times last point. The suspension notice was sent to her on November 13. to fall from the T-Bar and we ing campaign. About half of year. Very often, we were un - She won’t receive remuneration and travel reimbursement during had to stop it. (With the the objective has been sure whether we could get her suspension. She was also notified to present apologies before chairlift), it will be a continu - achieved. parts or not because it was her return to the band council. A number of emails were ex - ous service,” explains Gilles In the future, the ski cen - manufactured in 1999,” says changed between Listuguj chief Darcy Gray and Cathy Martin be - Pelletier, a board member of tre would like to partner with Mr. Pelletier. The only thing tween October 27 and the band council meeting of November 7. the ski centre corporation. mountain bikers so that they missing is the snow to start On facebook, Ms. Martin says that the position she defended For the 2016-2017 winter, could use the chairlift. Cruise the season on December 16. meets the concerns of a high number of Listuguj citizens. She Mount Bechervaise sold 550 ship passengers could also The Mount Bechervaise rules out initiating legal action against the band administration but season passes. Other ski cen - enjoy the view from the top ski centre manages a considers legal action against certain individuals that are respon - tres that acquired a chairlift of Mount Bechervaise. $300,000 to $350,000 annual sible of her suspension. She also intends to notify the department experienced a 15 to 20% budget. It hires about ten of Aboriginal Affairs of her situation. She claims that only that de - clientele increase the first 10% part-time seasonal employ - partment and the minister can suspend a band councillor. year, and it was maintained rate hike ees. The organization will the next year, reports Mr. Pel - soon hire a full-time director Community looks foward to letier. The ski centre increased general to be shared with Re - An increase like that at its season pass rates by 10 %. lance Fort-Prével, the golf 30th annual Christmas concert Mount Bechervaise would "It’s the first increase in five course owner. Elaine Sexton mean sales of 650 to 700 sea - years. That’s just right, espe - CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: - This year will mark our 30th an - son passes this year. "For cially as we’re offering a new niversary for the Christmas concert at the 50+ Club. some people, the challenge chairlift", says president This year's milestone will be on Friday, December 8 at 7 p.m. was to go up, not to go down. Suzanne Plourde. It is usually held on the first Friday of December, however, New We hope that we’ll attract An adult who purchases Richmond will be having their Christmas parade once again, so more young families and his or her season pass no later we are working together, the two communities, to ensure everyone more young snowboarders. than November 13 will pay can enjoy both events. We’d also like to convince $255 and a couple with two Elaine Cochrane is the person that began this tradition and we some people to resume ski - children, $615. After Novem - hope she will be joining us for this special night. ing,” Mr. Pelletier says. ber 13, they will pay respec - If anyone would like to sing, say a poem, play the piano, by all Québec presented a $1.6 tively $320 and $725. means let me know and your name will be added to the program. million grant for the chairlift The Town of Gaspé, Tree Lighting and Santa visit The 17th Annual Fall Festival Elaine Sexton Elaine Sexton CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: - Sunday, December 3, the annual CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: - The Fall Festival is happy to an - tree lighting ceremony and visit by Santa will take place at the nounce that the Festival has made a profit again this year. The Community Center from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.: colouring, crafts profits have been given to the non-profit organizations in the (new crafts this year), cookies, etc. Come join us for these activi - community such as The Eagles Club, The Royal Canadian Legion ties and have some fun! If you would like to bring your own dec - Dart Club, the Fire Department, the 50+ Club and The Naval oration and put it on the tree, please do so. Santa will be there at League of Canada-New Richmond Branch. Without the help of 4, tree lighting immediately after. many volunteers, sponsors and donations the Fall Festival would Everyone is invited to stay after meeting Santa, to have the tree not be such a success. Since 2005 the Fall Festival has been able blessing inside, than on your way outside, you can join in the of - to donate over $122,000 to the local groups in the area. ficial tree lighting. The Cascapedia-St-Jules Fall Festival Committee is grateful to Being all together for those few minutes will be a great way to those who attended, participated, donated or volunteered at the start your Christmas season. Santa hopes to see all the children 17th annual Fall Festival. Without the help of many people, none and indeed the whole community there to greet him. If you would of this would be possible. The Festival is looking forward to see - like any additional information, please call 418-759-5131. Please ing all of you in 2018, at the 18th Fall Festival. provide Santa’s helpers with a small gift for your child. Page 7, November 22, 2017- Spec Gaspé Elementary School, in partnership with Vision Gaspé-Percé Now creates a sensory room Jessica Synnott ous donation. Ultimately, these GASPÉ: - School teams work students have access to the diligently to provide the best space for short periods of time learning environment for their during the school day in the students. In order to do this, presence of an adult, either a we must attend to the aca- teacher or special education demic, social and emotional technician, in order to address needs of our students. We plan the processing issues that learning outcomes based on might be barriers to learning. the curriculum established by I am very proud that Gaspe our province and seek many Elementary School is on the opportunities for professional cutting edge of this research development that encompass and that with the help of our the well-being of the whole partners, Vision Gaspé-Percé child. Now, Ville de Gaspé and A more recent focus in ed- Kayla Smith, we are able to ucation encourages teachers provide the sensory room as a and support staff to understand prevention strategy for chil- how the sensory processing dren. The intention is to offer needs of our students may im- time for children and youth to pact behaviour and attention in Photo: J. Synnott safely attend to their process- the classroom environment. New sensory room at Gaspé Elementary. ing needs, in order to prevent What does this mean for learn- or reduce the prevalence of our ing? Well, we all rely on our these students often do not tional therapist. She worked such as a trampoline and mini students acting out as a result senses to perform the tasks in- comply with behaviour expec- on a volunteer basis to help se- rocking bowl. Many of these of feeling overwhelmed or volved in daily life. We con- tations and may be referred to lect the proper equipment for items were purchased at rea- anxious in their environment. tinuously process information the office. More research is the room as well as to provide sonable costs. However, a Ten to fifteen minutes of sen- about our world through our surfacing that suggests that training on the best practices partnership with the Ville de sory room time can be that senses and our body responds children and youth with sen- for using the room for the Gaspé made it possible to pur- small variation in our school to the various sources of input. sory processing issues would school staff of Gaspé Elemen- chase a therapeutic swing life routine that would allow a People respond differently to benefit from minor variations tary School. which would not have been child to reach their full learn- these sources of input. within their school day in The room includes differ- possible without their gener- ing potential. Some people are very sen- order to feel calm, alert and fo- ent types of equipment care- sitive to auditory input and cused, in other words, to feel fully chosen to address therefore may have trouble ready for learning. different levels of alertness. If concentrating with different As a result of a recent visit students are hypersensitive in levels of sound or background to a school in Montreal, Gaspé the areas of touch, visual, noises. Other people may have Elementary School, in partner- vestibular and auditory do- sensitivity to textures. Stu- ship with Vision Gaspé-Percé mains, they are getting too dents with sensory processing Now, decided to use this new much stimulation and can use issues often have trouble research to create a space that the space to calm and become maintaining the proper level of could benefit all students, par- soothed in order to return to alertness to complete the tasks ticularly those with sensory the classroom ready to learn. involved in a regular school processing needs. That space Those students who are sen- day. This can produce a great is called a sensory room. 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Page 9, November 22, 2017 - Spec GROUNDWATER MONITORING: Pétrolia blamed by Environment ministry Geneviève Gélinas acid. Tests in In 2015, Pétrolia didn’t 2016 and 2017 GASPÉ: – Pétrolia failed to sample groundwater. In Octo - analyze groundwater around ber 2016, the Ministry sent a In 2016 and 2017, Pétrolia its Haldimand No. 4 well in noncompliance notice to the sampled three observation 2015, and received a non- firm. It pointed out that “no wells around Haldimand No. compliance notice from the sampling was done according 4, a situation confirmed by Environment Ministry. The to the frequency specified (in the Environment ministry. firm doesn’t consider those the regulation, also designed “We decided to do it to buy tests mandatory and describes by the acronym RPEP)” and piece,” says Mr. Belleau. The the situation as “an im - warned that a $2,500 penalty analysis must measure sub - broglio.” could be imposed. stances such as benzene, pe - Pétrolia carried out those After a request made by troleum hydrocarbons and tests afterwards, in 2016 and SPEC, Pétrolia, a firm now methane. 2017, but doesn’t want the re - merged with Alberta-based SPEC asked Pétrolia for sults to be made public. Pieridae, argued that the results of those tests. “We Photo: G. Gélinas On July 23, 2014, Quebec Haldimand No. 4 wasn’t sub - sent the reports (to the Envi - Environment Minister, David jected to the RPEP. The rea - ronment ministry), you can Heurtel, came to Gaspé to an - son was that the drilling ask them, because once sent, Amiral locomotive to be nounce his government’s started in 2012, before it was they belong to the public do - Regulation on water with - adopted. “We obtained legal main,” Mr. Belleau replied. moved by truck trailer drawal and its protection advice in that sense,” states SPEC filed a request for (RPEP). It was a reply to the Jean-François Belleau, access to information to the Gilles Gagné management has decided to concerns of Haldimand resi - spokesperson for Pétrolia. ministry but didn’t get an an - put the locomotive on a flat dents, where Pétrolia was to In 2012, Pétrolia defor - swer yet. GASPÉ – During the last trailer, which will be pulled drill a horizontal well only ested the drilling site and in - An environmental group week of November, The by a truck between Gaspé 350 meters from houses and stalled the conductor casing. has already tried. In August, Gaspésie Railway Society and New Richmond. Some 800 meters from a drinking It suspended its work when the committee Together for will move the Amiral tourist weight was removed from water well. the Town of Gaspé adopted a the sustainable future of train’s locomotive in order to the locomotive in order to re - The regulation, which regulation to impose a two- Gaspé asked for “all sam - use it on its freight trains over spect some compulsory road came into force on August 14, kilometre distance between pling surveys, inspection re - the next months. There has weight limitations. The rail - 2014, compels the firms to an oil well and a drinking ports and analysis reports been no repair work done be - way between Gaspé and Mat - sample groundwater around water source. The municipal - made by Pétrolia at wells tween Caplan and Gaspé apedia belongs to Quebec’s oil and gas wells, every year, ity abandoned the battle Haldimand 1, 2, 3 (sic: well 3 over the last three-and-a-half department of Transport. De - in order to detect possible against Pétrolia to defend its doesn’t exist) and 4 as well as years, the locomotive has spite the announcement of contamination. regulation in court because on all conservation wells sur - been stationed in Gaspé since $100 million for that railway Between November 2014 Quebec adopted the RPEP. roundings those drillings in the summer of 2014 and un - on May 5, no work financed and January 2015, Pétrolia Now, Pétrolia doesn’t want to Gaspé.” able to move east due to a by that envelope has since was completing its be subjected to the RPEP ei - The ministry asked for washout in Port Daniel. The been carried out. Haldimand No. 4 drilling. ther. Pétrolia’s opinion, and then Gaspésie Railway Society Later in 2015, from Novem - Mr. Belleau adds that the refused to send the docu - ber 18 to December 2015, the groundwater observation ments to the committee. The firm did cleanup operations wells don’t belong to Pétro - remarks from the firm about in the well and injected lia, but to the Environment confidentiality met the re - NOTICE OF CALL FOR CANDIDATES QUÉBEC PUBLIC SERVICE 70,000 litres of hydrochloric Ministry. “There’s an im - quirements of the Access to broglio with the Environment Information Act, wrote the Ministry,” he says. ministry. WE WANT YOUR TALENT Behind the quality of life of Québec citizens lie challenging careers. SOCIOECONOMIC ASSISTANCE OFFICER Public notice !" Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale Application period: November 20 to December 1, 2017 # 0 Qualiﬁcation process No. 21410RS07000002 Regions: All of Québec’s administrative regions 0 ! 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Singing and dancing for a cause in Shigawake Wendy Dawson the primary volunteers and more often than not sit on a SHIGAWAKE – On the after- number of different organiza- noon of November 12, the tions. In some cases, the vol- Community Centre in Shi- unteers are getting on in age. It gawake was host to a variety just leads to a sort of exhaus- show fundraiser organized by tion and this new business ven- D n T Events to benefit the ture can help with that,” Malcolm Evans Emergency explains Dave Felker. Pastoral Care Fund. Mrs. Hayes was sold and The Malcolm Evans Emer- hired D n T for the Malcom gency Pastoral Care fund was Evans fundraiser. As Dave set up in 2005 and its purpose Felker explained, putting on is to honour the work of this first event was less of a Archdeacon Malcolm Evans challenge than teaching his who served both the Anglican youngest daughter keyboard in and United ministries in the less than a week or hosting Bay of Chaleur. The fund dance rehearsals leading up to helps support persons from the the big day. area who are facing financial Some 70 people came out challenges that have arisen due for the show held from 2 p.m. to unforeseen circumstances. to 4 p.m. Supporters of the The idea for the event took event were treated to a variety place over the dinner table of musical presentations by Photo: D. Felker when Dave Felker, the D in D young and old alike, dances, n T Events, presented the idea Many young and old alike took part in a fundraiser for the Malcolm Evans Emergency Pas- skits and even a segment dedi- behind his new partnership toral Care fund. cated to the creation of slime. with Trevor Buttle to Patsy The $7 paid at the door al- Hayes, Deacon of the Anglican ready active members within fundraising events to help deal small communities. lowed the event to raise ap- Church in Shigawake. the English community had ob- with “volunteer exhaustion” “The same people that are proximately $450 for the Both Dave and Trevor, al- served a need for coordinated which often takes place within members of a board are also cause.

Women’s Institute: School Fair Gardens Gloria Hayes ond to paint a rock with a de- Alexia Cormier, Abigail at the end of each row with the The children know that Agricultural Convenor of the sign of their choice. Felker, Elizabeth Felker, Axl name of the vegetable. Some vegetables are not grown at the Marcil W.I. The gardens were judged in and Jaxson Major. placed coloured rocks at the supermarket. SHIGAWAKE: - The Marcil early August. The vegetables The children were thrilled end of the rows. Some placed We encourage parents to Branch of the Quebec were then exhibited at the Shi- to have their very own garden. a little white picket fence at the support the children’s gardens. Women’s Institute has spon- gawake Agricultural Fair The judges were amazed to see corner of their garden. Very It’s becoming a lost art in our sored the School Fair Gardens where they would be judged. the creativity and the effort of artistic! community. for many years. It is one of our The prize money is given to the the children. I think it is a wonderful Congratulations to the most popular and worthwhile children at their school at a All the gardens were differ- project. young gardeners! projects, but we have fewer later date. ent. They decided on the site children participating now. Each year a « Best all and the designs they wanted. There were eleven garden- around Gardener » is chosen. Some planted in long rows, ers this year, aged from 7 to 12 This year Matthew and Nathan others in short rows. They PUBLIC NOTICE years. The children were re- Prince were chosen for the sec- worked on preparing the soil. quired to make their gardens ond consecutive year. The Good soil is the most important 9’ x 12’ in size. They had to names of the students who par- factor in growing a vegetable The municipal authorities of "Ville de Gaspé" would like to ad- vise the population that: plant five different vegetables. ticipated in the vegetable gar- garden. Sunlight and water are They also had two contests, den project are: Matthew and also important factors. • according to By-Law 1190-12, motor vehicles are forbid- one to gather a bouquet of dif- Nathan Prince, Kaika Hottot, It was interesting to see that den from parking on the streets of the town, from 0 h to 7 ferent wild flowers and the sec- Jarad Flowers, Spirit Martin, the students placed white sticks h, between November 1st, 2017, and April 30, 2018;

Motor vehicles are forbidden from parking on "rue de la Reine", from 3 h to 7 h, between November 1st, 2017, and April 30, 2018;

All motor vehicles parked in contravention with this By- Law will be towed at the owner's expense, and he or she will therefore be obliged to pay the fine and the costs described in this By-Law.

• according to By-Law 736-99, it is forbidden to make snow pile-ups or other pile-ups in the streets, alleys or public places;

Any person infringing this By-Law will be liable to a fine and the costs described in this By-Law.

Ville de Gaspé counts on the collaboration of its citizens regarding the respect of these provisions for security reasons and to make snow removal operations easier.

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Every Thursday: Dame de Pique at CLASSIFIED the tea. Admission adults $8 and chil - noted) at 7 p.m. and at St. James, go to Heritage New Carlisle Kempffer dren under 12, $4. For more informa - Port Daniel, every friday. See you Centre. 1 p.m. $5 per person. tion contact Beatrice Coffin at there! Every Tuesday night: Grocery for Sale: 225/70/R16 W interclaw 418-368-1566. nEW cArliSlE: Bingo at 7 p.m. (2 cards for $5, each tires on rims for Ford Ranger. No rust, ShigAWAKE: Bible chapel Services additional card $1). like new. Asking $550. Call after 6 douglASToWn: upcoming Events Sunday: Breaking of Bread for Believ - p.m. 418-752-5407 (N22) douglastown The following events will be held at ers - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday night service cAScAPEdiA-ST-julES: for Sale: Horse driven sleigh, one community centre the Shigawake Community Center: - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: Bible study upcoming Events ski-doo sleigh and one hand sleigh, upcoming Events Monday, december 6: Christmas and prayer - 7 p.m. “ You Must Be The following events are planned by all made by local blacksmith. Also friday november 24: Happy Hour gift bingo beginning at 7 p.m. (storm Born Again. ” the 50 Plus Club. chimney sweep equipment for sale at 5 p.m. This is already the last date: December 8, 7 p.m.) Canteen november 24: Music night, doors including many brushes and a 2003 happy hour until the New Year! Bring service available nEW cArliSlE: open at 7 p.m. Ford Explorer XLT. For information your refreshments and a dish to Saturday, december 16: Kids Monthly Breakfast december 8: Christmas Concert at call 392-4001. (N29) share; a voluntary contribution would Christmas Bingo, 1-4 p.m., Free The New Carlisle 50+ Club will be 7 p.m. be appreciated. snacks, free bingo. holding its monthly breakfast at the december 9: Craft Sale. please con- COAST ROUND-UP december 10: Sivananda yoga, Sunday december 31: New Year’s Heritage Restaurant on Wednesday, tact Linda Cahill at 418-392-6950. open yoga class: Wednesday from Eve dance beginning at 8 p.m. $12. A december 13, at 9 a.m. ($10 per table rental.) cAP-Aux-oS 6:30 p.m. to 7: 30 p.m. You can sign light lunch will be served. For tickets christmas carol Service up for the entire 10-week session for contact Ann Benwell at 418-752-8361 nEW cArliSlE: cAScAPEdiA-ST-julES: Annual Christmas Carol Service will $90 or pay $10 per course. Parent- or any member. calling all girl guides... Book room be held Saturday, november 25, child Yoga: Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. Were you ever a Spark, Brownie, Please note that the book room is at 7 p.m. in the United Church. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 hoPE ToWn: Guide, Pathfinder, Guider or even a now open Wednesday afternoon Please come and join us in fellowship a.m. to 10 a.m. For adults (ages 14 upcoming Events Commissioner? You may be from 1 - 4 p.m. On other days, and singing of Christmas carols with and up), the cost is $10/session. For Saturday, december 2: Christmas interested in participating in a reunion please contact Kathleen Paquet at hot chocolate and goodies following children (ages 8 and up), the cost is gift bingo at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds for which is just in the planning stages. to 418-392-4896. the service. 3$/session. Cost: Adults $90/10 the Sports and Recreation Club. take place in the Summer of 2018. weeks. To register or if you have any The Kempffer Interpretation Centre is gESgAPEgiAg: PoinTE-nAvArrE: questions, please call 418-730-3280 hoPE ToWn: planning to have a small section n.A. Meetings Thanksgiving Mass or send an e-mail to yogagaspe Whist Party dedicated to Guiding along the Gaspé N.A. Meetings held every Tuesday at Sunday, november 26 : A thanks - @gmail.com. Please bring your yoga A whist party will be held on Satur - Coast. (Gaspé, New Carlisle, New 7 p.m. at the Mawiomi Treatment giving mass will be celebrated here at mat. day, december 9 at 8 p.m. at the Richmond, and Magdalen Islands). Centre, located at 85 School Street in the Sanctuary at 4 p.m. for Father Hope Town Community Centre. Come We would like to have your input. We Gesgapegiag. Everyone welcome! Alain who celebrated his 100th birth - BArAchoiS: out and join us for a night of fun. will relive those special times. Have For more information call 418-759- day in August. We will have the op - legion Branch 261 outdoor lunch and supper, play the old 3522. N.A. is a non-profit fellowship portunity to watch a short recorded upcoming Events hoPE ToWn: games and do a craft. Best of all, of men and women for whom drugs message from Father Alain. Every Monday: The Royal Canadian hope Baptist church have a go at those delicious smores!!!! have become a major problem. We Monday, november 27: One hour Legion, Branch 261, will be having a Hope Baptist Church, 305 Route 132 Close with the good old camp fire are recovering addicts who meet reg - of Taizé prayer will be held at 7 p.m. bingo at 7 p.m. at the Legion. We West, invites you to come and wor - (imitation); sing those wonderful ularly to help each other stay clean. Music, silence, songs and prayer, will are collecting perishable and non-per - ship with us. Sunday School for all songs once again. Exchange some This is a program of complete absti - make you experience a time of relax - ishable food items for a complete ages at 9:45-10:45 a.m., Family Wor- stories and experiences. If you would nence from all drugs. There is only ation and spiritual enrichment. Christmas dinner food basket. Your ship at 11 a.m., Wednesday Prayer like to help with this or if you are one requirement for membership, the donation will be greatly accepted. Gift and Bible Study at 7 p.m., Friday interested in coming, please contact desire to stop using. PEninSulA: certificates welcome. All donations 3:30- 5 p.m. King's Kids (ages 5-12) Betty Anne at bettyasmollett@gmail. craft Sale can be dropped off at the Legion or and Young Peoples at 7 p.m. (Grades com or call 418- 752-6181. rotary calendar Winners St. Matthew’s Ladies Guild of Penin - by contacting the Legion president, 7-11) All Sunday Messages can be The winners for the week of Novem - sula will be having a craft sale with Lloyd Rousel. Tickets on the food bas - heard on our Facebook page. Special nEW cArliSlE: ber 12 are: Roland Leblanc, Marie La - the fermieres at St. Majorique Hall on ket are available at the Legion. All Events: Sunday, november 26 11 upcoming Events at legion gacé, Sylvain Babin, Émilien Babin, november 26, 2017 from 10 a.m. proceeds will be used to fund the An - a.m. Hymn Sing; S unday december The following events will be held at Vilmont Moreau, Claude Loubert, until 2 p.m. nual Children’s Christmas Party which 17, 7 p.m. SS Christmas Concert (No - the Royal Canadian Legion, branch 64. Valérie LeGurum. will be held on Sunday, december vember 18 if storming); S unday de - december 2: Christmas gift bingo, 7 gASPé: 10, at 1 p.m. cember 24 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve p.m. $10 a series or 3 series for $20. christmas Supper and dance Service. december 16: Vern Huntington will uniTEd church The York River Seniors Club will be be singing country Christmas carols Sunday, november 26 holding its Annual Christmas Supper BArAchoiS starting at 8 p.m. $5 entrance fee. New Carlisle 2 p.m. and dance on Saturday december christmas Market nEW cArliSlE: Sunday, december 10: Breaking 2, at the Gaspé Elementary School. The Barachois Christmas Market will l.i.f.E. Association AgM news boys and girls, SANTA is com - Cocktails from 5-6 p.m., Supper at 6 be held on Saturday, november L.I.F. E. Association will hold its Annual ing to the Royal Canadian Legion in AnglicAn p.m. with music and dance to follow. 25 , 9 a.m. to noon, at Belle Anse General Meeting on Tuesday, no - New Carlisle from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Stop Tickets are $20 per person with School. If you are interested in re - vember 28, at 4 p.m. at The An - by and visit the jolly big guy with your church of members of our York River Seniors serving a table, please contact Sandy chor. Come and learn what our letters and get a treat bag and sur - cAnAdA Club receiving a refund of $15 at the Coombs at 418-645-2874 before No - association has been doing for men - prise. Sunday, november 26 door. Tickets are available from either vember 22. tally handicapped adults this past hope Town Tony C. Patterson or at Photo Cas - year and get a report on our financial nEW richMond: 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist sidy. Alcohol will not be sold on the ST. SiMEon To PorT dAniEl: situation. All are welcome. christmas concert premises so it is BYOB. Tickets must collection for christmas St-Andrew’s United Church will be new carlisle be purchased no later than Novem - On Sunday, december 3, from 9:30 nEW cArliSlE: holding their Christmas concert, fri - 10 a.m. Morning Prayer ber 29. a.m. to 1 p.m., the entire territory of Bazaar day december 15 at 7 p.m. with a Port daniel St-Simeon to Port-Daniel will be can - On Sunday, December 3 there will be freewill offering. Lunch will be served 11 a.m. Holy Euchairst gASPé: vassed for money donations for a bazaar at the Town hall organized following the concert. All are welcome. fall and christmas Sale Christmas baskets. These cash dona - by St. Andrew’s Anglican Church from PAriSh of All SAinTS The Friends of St. Paul’s Anglican tions will be used to purchase gift cer - 10:30 to 4:30. To book a table ($10) nEW richMond: BY ThE SEA Church - Gaspé Fall and Christmas Sale tificates for food that will be donated call Agnes Blais at 418-752-7192. united church Events St. Peter’s Malbay will be held on Saturday, december to families for Christmas. There will friday, december 15: Christmas 11 a.m. Service 2, starting at 9:30 a.m. The sale is held be no collection of non-perishable nEW cArliSlE: Concert in the basement of St. Paul’s Anglican products this year. Hundreds of volun - golden Age cards Sunday, december 17: There will PAriSh of gASPE Church and includes baked goods, new teers (identified) from the social clubs Please note that you can purchase be a special Advent Service at St. An - gaspe and nearly new items. Complimentary of the territory in collaboration with your 2018 membership cards at the drew's United Church in New Rich - 10 a.m. Service refreshments are provided. We look the Sureté du Quebec will be going muncipal hall on S unday, november mond at 10 a.m. in memory of loved forward to seeing you there! door to door on Sunday, December 3. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. for $25. ones. Hand crafted angels will be sold Please be generous! For information: for $5 each and if desired placed on gASPé: 418-752-5577. nEW cArliSlE: the Christmas Memorial Tree during christmas Tea Kempffer centre the service. For more information or Please tell our The Gaspé Cancer Foundation will PorT dAniEl upcoming Activities to reserve an angel, please contact once again be holding their annual And ShigAWAKE: Thursday: We will have card games Kathleen Paquet at 418-392-4896 or advertisers you saw Christmas Tea on Sunday, novem - Bible Study from 1 to 4 p.m. at the New Carlisle Alice Jane Paquet at 418-392-5391. ber 26, at 1:30 p.m. at the Royal Evening prayer and discussion will be Town Hall. Play what you wish and their ad in Canadian Legion in Gaspé. 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Page 14, November 22, 2017 - Spec CROSSWORD What’s This Artifact?

Marshall Billingsley

What do you think it is? Can you help us solve this mystery? It’s all made of metal and has a knob that can be turned to adjust the space between the two metal hooks on the end. The answer will be in next Thank you to Elaine Almond for week’s issue of The Gaspé sharing this artifact with our readers. Spec.

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