Gesgapegiag Celebrates Women's
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Inside this week The Murdochville strike Over $400 million slated for MADE in... social housing in Quebec Herboristerie Écho-Santé Contract 400119680 VOLUME 43 / NO 10 / MARCH 15, 2017 $1.50 (Tax included) Gesgapegiag celebrates Women’s Day Gilles Gagné GESGAPEGIAG: - The Gal- goasiet community hall was a busy place on Saturday, March 11 as Gesgapegiag Health and Community Serv- ices (GHCS) celebrated Women’s Day with the help of a number of partner organ- izations. Women were pampered with hair-styling, make-up, Photo: G. Gélinas nail polish and massage and had the chance to visit infor- mation booths. Less than average After a prayer by elder Romona Jerome and opening words from Chief Rod road investments Larocque, Health Director Amanda Larocque welcomed the crowd. She noted that the Geneviève Gélinas The Haute-Gaspésie MRC, day was dedicated to the where Highway 132 was dam- memory of Pierrette Bernard GASPÉ: – Transport Quebec aged by storms, will have a who worked for GHCS for will invest $112 million on the two-kilometer part of highway many years. “She stood up roads of the Gaspé Peninsula 132 rebuilt in Rivière-Claude. for women, and worked hard and Magdalen Islands for the Some supporting walls will for the elders. She taught me Health Director Amanda Larocque, right, with her Mum Anita. two budgetary years starting also be rebuilt between La how to be bold,” Amanda in 2017 and ending in 2019. Martre and Mont-Louis. said. Pierrette’s son Kevin That represents an average of In 2015, former Transport Debigaré accepted a plaque $56 million per year. It’s 38% minister Robert Poëti an- in her honour. less than the average of the nounced $108 million invest- More than 100 women last ten years, which was ments for the 2015-2017 took part in the event, which about $90 million. period. The budget is slightly included many raffle prizes, a However, it has become higher ($2 million per year) Zumba demonstration and extremely difficult to monitor for the coming two years. presentations by a number of the investments on roads in However, Minister organizations such as Haven the region, since Transport Sébastien Proulx said that he House, the Mi’gmawei Maw- Quebec isn’t announcing them was announcing "16 million iomi Business Corporation, on a one-year basis anymore, more". How is it possible? the Gesgapegiag Human Re- but rather for two-year peri- Last year, Quebec announced sources Development Com- ods. $96 million for the 2016-2018 mission, and the Gesgapegiag From 2017 to 2019, Trans- period, which Mr. Proulx used Working Group on Mental port Quebec will rebuild high- as a reference period. Health and Wellness. The lat- way 132 over 2.4 kilometers How much was invested ter is a new movement in the in the Pabos Mills area of per year during the last years? community to bring aware- Chandler. The bridge over the SPEC called Transport Que- ness about mental health and barachois in Hope Town will bec, whose spokesperson was break the stigma. also be reconstructed, an- unable to answer and told us The day ended with a nounced the minister respon- to file a request according to Photos: Cynthia Dow lovely meal so the ladies did- sible for the region, Sébastien the access to information law, n’t have to cook and do the Brenda Ross-Jerome and Jon Pitre introduce the Mental Proulx, on March 7 in New dishes! Health Working Group to the crowd. Carlisle. Cont'd on page 13 News briefs Happy Thank you Côte-de-Gaspé St. Patrick’s Thierry Haroun GASPÉ: - The Business Gala called Merci Côte-de-Gaspé (Thank Day! You Côte-de-Gaspé) will take place on May 13 starting at 5 p.m at the C.E Pouliot Polyvalent. More than 200 participants are expected to attend this second edition. Prizes in many categories will be offered such as commerce, innovation, social economy, Dining room - Take-out tourism contribution, new business, employer of the year and personality of the year, to name but a few. “This event is a great Try our delicious gathering for the business world. It will celebrate the determi- nation and the will to succeed of businesses and organizations Fried Chicken, Pizza, Spicy in our area,” explained, Frederic Côté, the president of the Gaspé Chamber of Commerce which is organizing the gala. Wings, “Taking the time to say thank you to employees is an important way to recognize their work and their contribution to the or- Deep-fried fish ganization,” said Martin Roussy, executive director of Radio- & Seafood, Gaspésie, a major partner of the Gala. The Town of Gaspé, Air Canada, and the SADC are some of the partners of the event. Chicken Nuggets, etc. Millions needed in Chandler Thierry Haroun CHANDLER: - The elected representatives of the Town of Chandler are crossing their fingers that the coming provincial budget will have enough money slated for infrastructure proj- ects. There is so much to be done, explains Mayor Louisette Langlois. “Well, first we need to invest millions of dollars in sewage filters in Newport and Pabos because they don’t meet the environment standards anymore. Another $2.5 million is needed to buy a new ice refrigerating system for Chandler’s 84, Jacques-Cartier, Gaspé arena and another two million is also needed to transform the Newport arena into a Community Center. We just hope that the 418-368-5691 provincial budget will meet our requests,” added Ms. Langlois TOURISM RENDEZ-VOUS SAAVVE THE DAATTE MAAYY 23-25 Do you have an interest in tourism? Are you a business owner? This is your chance to share your ideas for tourism projects in Gaspé and Percé. Join experts from Stay tuned for more details at www.cedec.ca. Tourism Industry Association of Canada Spread the word! Destination Canada For more information, contact: And many more…. WQHJ$QRLWD]LODWLYH5HU\PH/FLQLPR' [email protected] OOHF _ HF¿IR 7KLV SURMHFW LV IXQGHG LQ SDUW E\ WKH (QDEOLQJ )XQG IRU 2II¿¿FLDO /DQJXDJH 0LQRULW\ Communities and by the Government of Canada Page 2, March 15, 2017 - Spec Over $400 million slated for Police report social housing in Quebec Thierry Haroun The police searched a Grande-Allée West Blvd residence and ar- rested a 60-year-old man who will probably be charged with mul- PERCÉ: – Over the next two tiple offences under the provincial Tobacco Tax Act. The police years over $400 million will seized more than 8,000 contraband cigarettes and other elements be invested in social housing of evidence. in the province. This an- nouncement pleased Am- The police acted on information from the public. broise Henry, director of ----------- Groupe ressources en loge- ments collectifs de la As scheduled, the trial of Réal Savoie, 54, from Nouvelle accused Gaspésie-les-îles, a regional of the July 27, 1996 premeditated murder, sexual assault with a board devoted to social hous- weapon and forcible confinement of Sonia Raymond began with ing construction and other re- jury selection on March 6 at the New Carlisle courthouse before lated projects. Superior Court Judge Louis Dion. This recent announcement was made jointly by Quebec The jury selection process started on March 6 and was com- Municipal Affairs Minister, pleted on March 7. Seven men and five women were selected. Martin Coiteux and his fed- The judge gave his instructions to the jury after the selection was eral colleague responsible for completed. Social Development, Jean- Yves Duclos. Crown witnesses were heard on March 8, 9 and 10 and the trial They announced that both Photo: Groupe ressources en logements collectifs de la Gaspésie-les-îles will continue on Monday, March 13. governments are investing Ambroise Henry, director of Groupe ressources en logements more than $400 million in so- On March 9, a police investigator testified and informed the jury collectifs de la Gaspésie-les-îles. cial housing projects for low- that a six-year-old girl witnessed the crime. On that day, in the income families in need of years with this program is company of her friend, the young girl was bicycling on the affordable units, seniors and Reaction that the financial share of the shoulder of Route 132, along the beach in Maria. She then no- victims of family violence. local community for the con- ticed a man crouching over someone. The young girl told her The agreement between “It’s good news. We were struction of a new affordable mother what she had seen and the police were contacted. The Ottawa and Quebec confirms expecting an announcement unit housing project has been young girl reviewed 513 pictures, picked out three pictures and that the federal government in the upcoming federal raised substantially. It can identified the accused in one of the three pictures. is slating $286 million and budget, but I was surprised reach 25% and even 50% in Quebec $121 million. by such an announcement at some cases which is too The trial is expected to last up to five weeks. When asked if the In detail, $48.4 million this time of year. The other much of a burden for com- trial could last five weeks, Crown Prosecutor Gérald Maltais will go towards the construc- good news is that the Federal munities like ours. What we replied “many witnesses will be heard, and it will take whatever tion of new projects, repairs government is expected to are asking, is that the new time it takes to have them heard.” and adapting affordable units produce the first housing de- Accès Logis Program set the for seniors.