Contract 400119680 VOLUME 43 / NO 48 / DECEMBER 6, 2017 $1.50 (Tax included) Death of a patient: Inside What happened was inevitable this week

Geneviève Gélinas

GASPÉ: – Following the death of a Bonaventure man the night of November 23/24, some doctors and citizens be- lieve that a tragedy was in- evitable due to the frequent medical service interruptions at the Paspebiac CLSC, a 24/7 emergency service. Foster families The ambulance transport- ing the patient had to drive 42 needed minutes to Maria hospital after on the Gaspé the patient was refused at the Paspebiac CLSC, which is lo- cated between 10 to 15 min- utes by ambulance from Bonaventure. “It is clear that it was bound to happen someday. An emergency service was estab- lished in Paspebiac because Photo: J. Imhoff it’s useful. It shortens the dis- An administrative investigation by the CISSS to determine why the CLSC Paspebiac refused a pa- tance between the service tient in cardiac arrest is ongoing. points,” says Aurélien Bisson, a Bonaventure resident. The of a 74-year-old patient suffer- The investigation is supposed November 23 event, “is be- ing from cardiac arrest. The to determine why the patient Service yond me and it worries me nurse on duty at the Paspebiac wasn’t accepted in Paspebiac. interruptions Pieridae wants about future decisions which CLSC told them to go to The union representing to use fracking could be made,” he adds. Maria. No doctor was going to nurses specifies that in serious “The real issue is that there Between June 1 and No- be on duty from midnight until cases, between 10 p.m. and 12 was a service interruption,” on its vember 17, the Paspebiac 8 a.m. at the CLSC. p.m. before a service interrup- states the co-spokesperson of Bourque wells CLSC was unable to fill 28 But there was a doctor at tion, the nurse must ask the the Group of general practi- general practitioner shifts at its the Paspebiac CLSC when the doctor. “The doctor on duty tioners for a committed medi- emergency. There’s an eight- paramedics called until mid- makes the final decision to ac- cine (ROME), Simon-Pierre doctor team at the CLSC, but night, according to the Inte- cept the patients or not,” wrote Landry. two are on maternity leave and grated Gaspésie Health and the Nurses and Respiratory “We’ve seen that situation two are on sick leave, one after Social Services Centre therapists union (SIIIEQ) in a more often since the Barrette a car accident and the other (CISSS). press release. The union reform, which wants to pro- because of an injury. An administrative investi- blames the CISSS for “having vide a family doctor to all On November 23 at ap- gation by the CISSS was still shown complacency in not re- Quebecers. We have nothing proximately 11:45 p.m., the ongoing when SPEC reached placing the doctors at the against that, but (Minister paramedics were taking care its deadline on December 4. Paspebiac emergency.” Barrette) took the doctors who used to work in emergencies TIMELINE: The night of November 23/24 or in long-term care centers 11:12 p.m: A relative of the patient calls 911. The patient goes into cardiac arrest at the and told them: go see your pa- time of the call. tients in your office. We’re ex- 11:13 p.m: Two paramedics from Bonaventure are on-call. As they wait for calls from periencing a shortage of According to home, they then must get ready and then drive to the ambulance station with doctors who are able to work their own vehicle. in emergencies and what had Aboriginal 11:21 p.m: The ambulance leaves for the patient’s house. to happen finally happened,” Affairs 11:24 p.m: The paramedics arrive at the patient’s home and initiate cardiopulmonary re- adds Mr. Landry. suscitation (CPR). They leave for Paspebiac CLSC, which is standard proce- Cathy Martin Eight dure, according to their guide of practices, when a patient must be stabilized. should not They cover a couple of kilometres towards Paspebiac while waiting for con- precious minutes firmation that they will be accepted at the Paspebiac CLSC. Their call to the have been CLSC is also standard procedure. The paramedics point out Between 11:42 and 11:45 p.m: The Paspebiac CLSC nurse on duty tells the paramedics that the loss of eight precious min- suspended they have to go to Maria hospital. utes after the patient’s cardiac 11:47 p.m: The paramedics turn around and go to Maria, continuing the CPR. arrest because paramedics 12:29 a.m: The patient arrives at Maria hospital. He is pronounced dead shortly after. Cont'd on page 7 News Foster families briefs needed on the Gaspé

Thierry Haroun always easy to manage, she admits. ''You must make sure GASPÉ: - The Gaspésie to give love to everyone Health and Social Services equally without taking the Center (CISSS) is looking for place of the real parent. It's foster families. What does it touchy. The child must feel take to be a foster family and that you are the mother but what are the steps to follow? that you are not taking the Spec met a family and inter- place of his or her parent.'' viewed the CISSS to get some answers. How does it work? Once in a while, the CISSS sends a message out to the To become a foster family, public when a foster family is the first step is to call 1- 833- needed. Sometimes it's urgent 368-2498. Leave a message because there are more chil- and an intervener will call Photo: credit CISSS) dren looking for a place to back for follow-up which in- Cindy Coulombe. stay than places available. cludes interviews, documents Photo: G. Gélinas These children, who are says Ms. Coulombe who and other criteria which has to The workers of Espace Gaspé Co. share a common "lounge struggling in life for many seems to be a very generous be met. The process can take space" to interact with coworkers. reasons, are under the respon- person. We spoke to her for two to three months. You can- sibility of the Direction de la about an hour sitting around not apply if you have a crimi- The first coworking protection de la jeunesse. the kitchen table. ''Everything nal record. ''Yes, we are location in Gaspé Spec met a family and the is going very well because looking for families. We are CISSS to see how it works if everyone knows their chores looking for people who have Geneviève Gélinas someone wants to become a around the house. I decided to time to give, who are in a sta- GASPÉ – A dozen workers gathered in the first coworking space foster family. We met with make the choice of being a ble situation and who can in downtown Gaspé. "Espace Gaspé Co.,” located on Queen Cindy Coulombe who de- foster family. It was a dream handle stress and can quickly Street, includes enclosed offices, a common space to socialize and cided to foster three children come true. I like helping peo- adapt to a situation with a a small kitchen. The workers share Internet and a printer. "It’s a aged between 11 and 17. For ple that's why I give time to child,” says Caroline Cyr. In pleasant place to work, it breaks isolation and we have a lot of ex- their protection, we couldn't children who need a place to the Gaspésie-les-Îles region, pertise in a small space,” says Louis Belzil, an employee of Nature see the children or show pic- stay.” there are 187 children placed Conservancy Canada. The group of coworkers includes, among tures of the house which is lo- Being a foster family is not with 119 families. others, two colleagues of Mr. Belzil, employees of an organiza- cated in the greater Gaspé tion to develop mariculture, a freelance video editor and a self- area. The house itself is or- employed worker in events organization. "There are two places derly and every child has his remaining to be rented temporarily, by the week or month and or her own room arranged there’s always movement,” explains Maïté Samuel-Leduc, one of nicely and very cosy. Besides the project’s founders. these three children, Cindy and her husband have two children of their own making PUBLIC NOTICE a total of seven people in the house. ''It keeps us busy!,” ENACTMENT OF BY-LAW

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given:

1.- THAT at a meeting held September 5, 2017, the Town Coun- cil has adopted By-Law 1172-12-08 amending By-Law 1172-12 “en remplaçant le point 2 du sous-article 2.7.2 Règles d’appli- cation de l’article 2.7 DISPOSITIONS APPLICABLES POUR L’USAGE DE VENTE AU DÉTAIL DE VÉHICULES À MO- TEUR (551) DANS LA ZONE PA-144 ».

2.- THAT no application to take part in a referendum has been made in respect of this By-Law, which contains provisions making it a By-Law subject to approval by way of referendum.

3.- THAT By-Law 1172-12-08 has been approved by the Council of the regional county municipality La Côte-de-Gaspé, on Oc- tober 11, 2017.

4.- THAT an assessment of conformity has been issued by the Secretary-treasurer of the regional county municipality La Côte-de-Gaspé in respect of By-Law 1172-12-08 on October 16, 2017.

5.- THAT By-Law 1172-12-08 came into force on October 16, 2017, according to the Act respecting land use planning and development.

6.- THAT the interested can consult this By-Law at the Office of the Town clerk, at the Town Hall, 25, rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Gaspé, during regular office hours.

GIVEN at Gaspé, December 6, 2017.

Isabelle Vézina Director of Legal Services and town clerk Page 2, December 6, 2017 - Spec My Father’s Tools selected by Police Vimeo for Staff Pick Premieres report Gilles Gagné On November 28, Sûreté de Québec officers of the New Rich- mond detachment intercepted a vehicle on Route 132 in Maria GESGAPEGIAG: – My Fa- and seized 394 methamphetamine pills and 548 pills of prescrip- ther’s Tools, the short docu- tion drugs in the vehicle. The 40-year-old driver was released on mentary produced by a promise to appear in court at a later date. His vehicle and cell- Gesgapegiag’s Heather Condo phone were seized for further investigation. Information ob- and featuring her husband, bas- tained from the public led to that arrest. ketmaker Stephen Jerome, has ***** recently been selected by Brook Makara, 38, now residing in Sept-Iles, but originally from Vimeo, an international plat- Sault Ste-Marie, Ontario, stood trial before judge and jury at the form presenting films world- New Carlisle courthouse on two counts of intimidation of a jus- wide, as the first aboriginal film tice system participant and on two counts of criminal harass- made available on StaffPick ment allegedly committed on October 21, 2015 in the district of Premiere. Mingan. It means that by visiting the Vimeo.com/channels/Pre- The accused was not represented by an attorney and masterfully mieres channel or website, assumed his self-defence. He participated actively in every aspect viewers from around the world of the trial, including jury selection, cross examining of wit- will have the opportunity to see nesses, testifying, making representations on sentence and sub- the six-and-a-half minute doc- mitting case law. After three hours of deliberation, the panel of umentary shot in June 2016 in eight women and four men, returned a verdict of not guilty on Stephen Jerome’s shop in Ges- all counts. gapegiag. Heather Condo was techni- Photo: IMDB A change of venue had been ordered to the Bonaventure judicial cally assisted by Wapikoni Mo- My Father’s Tools available on Vimeo. district to allow the empanelling of English jurors. The trial bile during the shooting. started on November 13 and ended on November 21 Wapikoni Mobile is a travelling tional Film Festival, Imagine- a predominantly white commu- ***** audiovisual creation studio NATIVE, DOXA, and over 50 nity in Massachusetts. I would On the evening of December 1, in a home on Des Sources fully equipped with cutting- others. bring his baskets to show and Street in Grand River, a 23-year-old man was assaulted by two edge technology and helping Weaved in cinema vérité tell because I was very proud of men. The two assailants were arrested, interrogated by the two Aboriginal film producers from style, the story of My Father’s my Native heritage. The kids SQ investigators in the hours following the assault and will be Canada and Latin America in Tools shows the craftsmanship used to make fun of me, but I summoned to appear at the Percé courthouse on charges of as- achieving their projects. of Stephen Jerome, who con- didn’t let that bother me. Then I sault causing bodily harm. “The victim of the assault sustained “This is the first time since tinues to create traditional bas- started dating Stephen, a bas- serious but not life threatening injuries. The motives of the as- Vimeo launched its Staff Picks kets like his ancestors did, ketmaker from Gesgapegiag. I sault are under investigation,” says Stephane Tremblay Premieres channel last year that honouring his father with each saw how much effort it took to spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec. an Indigenous short has been stroke. make the baskets. It’s very featured to make its global Heather Condo is “thrilled physical. He is the last man in debut to hundreds of millions of and honored for My Father's the community to make black monthly viewers. Not only is Tools to be the first Native Staff ash rib baskets, and so I decided the first Indigenous Staff Pick pick for Vimeo. Out of all the it was important to capture this Premier a Canadian film, but it Native films out there, mine craft before it becomes extinct.” was also directed by a first-time was chosen. My mind is blown. Founded in 2004 and based female filmmaker,” mentions This film says so much without in New York City, Vimeo is Magenta Baribeau, the saying a word. Sharing part of home to the world’s most imag- spokesperson for Wapikoni Mi'kmaq culture was always inative video creators and the Mobile. my goal. To know that this film hundreds of millions of viewers As of the morning of De- can now be seen all over the who love them. Vimeo empow- cember 4, five days after My world is truly incredible. I ers over 50 million creators Father’s Tools was put on line, would like to acknowledge with the tools they need to host, more than 52,000 viewers had once again that this would not share and sell videos in the seen Ms. Condo’s film. have been possible without the highest quality possible. Her film premiered at the hard work of the people at Also a leading online enter- 2017 Sundance Film Festival Wapikoni. I want to thank tainment destination, Vimeo before touring the world, Vimeo for this honor.” now reaches viewers in over mainly by being screened by She adds that “my uncle 150 countries who can watch Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on John made baskets and I was content anytime, on nearly Talent, at Cannes’ Festival, at always proud of that. I moved every Internet-connected de- the Berlinale, in Berlin, Ger- out of the community when I vice. The Staff Picks Premiere many, at the Seattle Interna- was a child and went to live in channel was launched in 2016.

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• TVHebdo got $1.5 million. It provides TV listings million of the $68.9 million handed out. Some went to Commentary in French and is owned by the same company as the ethnic, farm and religious publications. The Catholic Bob Cox TVA television network in Quebec. Register got $403,355; The Western Producer got • TV Week, which provides TV listings in British $1.2 million. Columbia, received $1 million. The bulk - $53.4 million - went to magazines. • Allo Vedettes, which provides Quebec celebrity Some individual magazine companies get more per news and often features Celine Dion on the cover, got year than all community newspapers combined. TVA $218,721. Publications got about $7.5 million this year, as did • Good Times, a magazine aimed at retirees, got Transcontinental Media. Rogers Media, publisher of Is celebrity gossip your $588,531. Chatelaine, Macleans and other magazines, got $8.9 ‘Local News’? Ottawa • Flare magazine got $408,236; Chatelaine got million in 2016. Readers Digest got $3 million this year $1.5 million for its English edition and $848,428 for its for its related publications. seems to think so French one. The Aid to Publishers program is being revamped. • Movie Entertainment got $1.5 million. It is pro- It’s unclear what the new qualification criteria will be or Hockey news, fashion tips, TV and movie listings, duced for subscribers to the paid TV channel The whether the program will get any more money. How- retirement strategies, updates on Celine Dion – all of Movie Network, owned by Bell Media. ever, the review is doomed to failure unless the fed- this information now constitutes local media -- at least This is a snapshot of one year. The same publica- eral government understands that it is not currently according to federal Heritage Minister Melanie Joly. tions get large grants year after year. Publications supporting local news media in any meaningful way This week marked a black spot in the history of Cana- such as Macleans get the maximum $1.5 million an- and that the current funding, even if redistributed, will dian newspapers with the closure of three dozen pa- nually. Chatelaine, which gets money for both its Eng- do little to help reporting in local communities across pers, taking out of circulation three million copies of lish and French editions, has received $19.3 million in Canada. printed newspapers each week and eliminating more the past eight years. Movie Entertainment has re- We have not heard this from Joly. In fact, her than 300 jobs. ceived $11.3 million in the same period. tweeted response to this week’s closures suggested Joly’s response in Ottawa was a refrain that she The list goes on and on to hundreds of magazines she still does not understand what is happening in has been using more and more, lately, saying the fed- that get federal funding. It raises all sorts of questions. local media, where collapsing revenues are forcing eral government is already helping news providers. Why does a TV book distributed by a broadcaster cuts in reporting across all traditional news outlets. "We value the importance of journalism and that's why qualify for funding when a TV guide distributed in a “We know Canadians care about their local media and we invest up to $75-million per year in local media," daily newspaper does not? And how on earth does we will continue to support it,” Joly tweeted. “The de- she said. giving a subsidy to a promotional magazine for a TV cision to swap and shut down these community pa- This is true only if you use a definition of “local channel qualify as support for local media? pers on the same day is cynical and disappointing. media” unlike any other ever attempted. The minister The simple fact is that the Aid to Publishers pro- Our thoughts are with the hundreds of workers and was referring to the Aid to Publishers program, gram mostly supports magazines, an industry that for their families affected by these closures.” through which the federal government provides an- the most part does not have a viable business model The closures this week were not cynical. They nual grants to printed publications – magazines and without public subsidies. were inevitable in an imperiled business in which print non-daily newspapers - primarily to help with distribu- Many community newspapers get money, but rel- newspaper revenues have fallen dramatically. We will tion costs. atively little. Those affiliated with NewsMedia Canada see more of them. What they mean for many com- Many Canadians will be surprised by who is get- got between $3,301 and $124,252 in 2014-15, and munities is less reporting about what is happening in ting this support for “local media.” averaged $25,831, less than two per cent of what The people’s back yards. Figures from the 2014-15 fiscal year show: Hockey News received. Daily newspapers are not el- It’s unlikely that people in those communities will • The Hockey News, which primarily covers the igible. be comforted by Joly’s claim that her government sup- NHL, got $1.3 million. Overall these community papers got about $7.8 ports local media.

tion can cause multiple car collisions in a few sec- phone antics we see every day. If a driver going onds. But we all know this, don’t we? So what’s the along at 110 km/h looks at a GPS screen or other so- big rush to get from point A to B? Isn’t it better to ar- cial media toy, for 5 seconds, it’s time enough for the rive a minute or two late, than to take a detour to vehicle to wander into the oncoming lane and then the hospital, or funeral parlour? So I’m ranting ... but it’s GAME OVER. Automobiles are being turned into Following up on my last piece (which some if it saves one person, child or adult, an injury or mobile game rooms, and somebody is responsible would, of course, call a rant), about cars and people worse, then it’s worth the rant. for that terrible transition. Lives are precious, and and that ‘other’ season, has arrived. Yup winter Now another soapbox I like to climb onto, is the someone is not screening the ‘toys’ being installed in weather is here, and everybody has re-adjusted their distraction many drivers are subject to, while motor-vehicles as standard equipment. Ridiculous! driving patterns, to coincide with the change in driv- attempting to pilot their vehicle safely. The onboard Really, I just want everybody to enjoy the holiday ing conditions …NOT! sound system drowns out any horn or warning train seasons, summer and winter alike, and safe driving I came through Cascapedia-St-Jules on the day whistle, or other noise that a driver needs to hear, so has a lot to do with it all. There are many more items of our first snowfall. Guess it was more slush than he or she can react and take any corrective actions which can be entered into this, like crosswalk viola- snow. And there they were, driving like mad on a necessary. Then there’s the game gadgets kids are tions, overkill blinding lights especially on trucks, liter- negative-traction road surface, just like it was a day in playing with every imaginable sound, just behind the ally blinding oncoming drivers, school zone July. Half of them had summer tires on, for sure, and driver. Then there’s the screen located in the front violations, driving under the influence of whatever they made no effort to slow down, whatsoever. All it area, which the driver glances at, now and then. I substance etc. Most of it all comes down to common takes is one vehicle to start sliding and a chain reac- won’t even get going on the texting and wonder- sense, and attitudes. We all end up paying for our mistakes, one way or another, and motor vehicle er- rors, made by human beings, are no exception. If all ADVERTISING SALES: these words, and suggestions can save one single Tracy Major person from an injury, or worse, then it will be worth JOURNALISTS: Geneviève Gélinas, the time and effort taken to post this article. Thank Thierry Haroun you for taking the time to read it. Drive safely. 128 Gérard D. Levesque CONTRIBUTORS: Art MacPherson, Cynthia Dow, New Carlisle, Que. Publisher: News Editor: Office Manager Bonaventure, Quebec G0C 1Z0 Wendy Dawson, Penny MacWhirter Gilles Gagné Joan Imhoff Jeanie LeLacheur Tel: 418-752-5400 Diane Skinner [email protected] SPEC welcomes letters to the editor on subjects relevant to topics covered by the paper. Letters must Correction be kept within 300 words or less and may be edited for clarity or to remove any slanderous, sexist, thegaspéspec.com racist or homophobic statements. We reserve the right to reject any letters. Opinions or letters pub- BOARD OF DIRECTORS: In the November 11 issue of The Gaspé Spec, lished do not necessarily reflect the editorial policies or beliefs of this newspaper. All letters must bear President: Roger Wise SPEC OFFICE HOURS: the handwritten signature of the writer and include the address and number(s) for verification purposes. the Sensory Room article was written by Beryl Vice-President: Elaine Sexton Mon. to Fri: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Address & phone number will not be printed.). The Publisher shall not be liable for slight changes Boyle. or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of an advertisement. The Publisher's liability Treasurer: Ray Venables for other errors or omissions in connection with any advertisement is strictly limited to publica- Secretary: Maria Chatterton (Taxes included) tion of the advertisement in any subsequent issue or the refund of any monies paid for the adver- Directors: Hayden Sams, tisement. 1-year (paper or digital): $46 Nikki Hayes, Sharon Howell, 6-months (paper or digital): $25 Patricia Ste-Croix Annett Outside Canada: 1-year paper $165 digital: $46 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada. We acknowledge special funding from the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications.

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Thierry Haroun health organization in the re- a proceeding but they just gion, but were eventually don't want to take that step. GASPE PENINSULA: - In dropped, 17 concerned pa- They are afraid of retaliation. the region's health sector, the tients were never heard about But we are there to help guide fear of retaliation towards pa- again, five were settled before them. We are ready to help tients, especially seniors, is a the official proceedings, one them. It's important because reality. Spec looked into this was dropped because the pa- they have the right to receive issue through documents and tient gave no credible evi- a service that supports them,” obtained answers from an ex- dence on their complaint and she points out adding that pert of the field. five feared retaliation. people can call free of charge This is observed in both Of those complaints, 62% at 1- 877-767-2227. ''The rea- the public and private sector. were related to a hospital, 9% son why they fear complain- For example, the Protecteur to the Centre Jeunesse, 9% to ing is that they think that du Citoyen (Quebec Citizens CHSLDs, 6% to the Readap- afterwards their situation will Ombudsman) mentioned in a tation Center and 4% in inter- be worse. In essence, the report, that ''seniors fear to mediate families. Over all, in more the patient depends on undertake legal proceedings 2016-2017, the CAAP re- the service he or she receives, because they depend on the ceived 135 complaints which the more the patient fears a health establishment where represents 43% of all the retaliation.” they often receive treat- Photo:CAAP Gaspésie-les-îles services offered by the organ- Lastly, the fear of retaliation ment.” The Ombudsman pub- Nathalie Adams ization (the same percentage not only concerns patients, but lished a special report on this as the year before). The also employees, adds Nathalie issue, says Nathalie Adams, file a complaint). The organi- port from the Centre d'assis- CAAP is a community organ- Adams. ''There are employees director of the Centre d'assis- zation, that is based in Gaspé, tance et d'accompagnement ization that is mandated by who are well aware of services tance et d'accompagnement offers its services in both lan- aux plaintes Gaspésie-les- the Quebec Health Ministry. not offered properly to patients aux plaintes Gaspésie-les-îles guages, confirms Nathalie îles. It mentions that, in 2016- ''The fear of retaliation is a but don't talk about it because (a regional board that guides Adams. 2017, of the 32 complaints major issue. We see it every they fear reprisal (from their patients when they want to Spec obtained the latest re- that were filed against a day. Many want to undertake own bosses).'' Pieridae wants to use fracking on its Bourque wells Geneviève Gélinas Gaspé MRC, Daniel Côté, he has doubts about the gov- doesn’t know what to think ernment’s ability to give reli- GASPÉ – Pieridae is planning about “new information arriv- able and objective information, to use fracturation (fracking) to ing every day. The Quebec because Quebec owns 45% of extract oil from its Bourque Government has to inform us the Bourque project. property. Gaspesian represen- in a fair and transparent way Mr. Lelièvre describes the tatives asked the Quebec Gov- about environmental risk, real Pieridae spreading of informa- ernment, which is also a techniques, economic spinoffs tion about the Bourque oil po- shareholder in the Bourque and job creation,” he states. tential as "a flip flop.” "What’s project, to inform them about “Pétrolia had never ex- happening with the project to environmental risks and other cluded fracking, but we’ve just export natural gas to the North possible side effects . taken one more step,” Mr. Shore, after four years of work On November 23, Alberta- Côté says. Last summer, Pétro- by regional leaders?" based Pieridae (which merged lia stated that Bourque would "Is that to do with share with Pétrolia in October) an- need “stimulation” to produce speculation? The oil spin has nounced that the volume of oil the Bourque hydrocarbons in a resumed. Are they going to initally in place in the Bourque profitable way, but it could be stop raising hopes about poten- reservoir was estimated at be- “injection, pumping or hy- tials and when it’s progressing, tween 256 million and 1.6 bil- draulic fracking,” explained they create a diversion?” the lion barrels. The recoverable the Pétrolia spokesperson. MNA asked. Mr. Lelièvre part and the profitability of the The MRC has already taken points out that the impressive project are still to be deter- a stand in favour of the figures published by Pieridae mined. Bourque project, reminds the decrease a lot when taking into The estimate comes from a Côte-de-Gaspé prefect, but at account the oil recovery rate. report by Sproule, which also that time, Pétrolia was talking The Pieridae spokesperson, gives details about how Pieri- about extracting natural gas, Jean-François Belleau, wrote dae wants to extract the liquefying it and exporting it by email to the Spec that "as it Bourque oil. The development to the North Shore, a project is, nothing in what we an- plan proposed by the company which would create 150 jobs. nounced would prevent us relies on hydraulic multistage Photo: G. Gélinas Mr. Côté has concerns about from setting up the pilot proj- fracturing, writes Sproule, that the fracking technique, "but we ect to deliver natural gas on the is to say the application of frac- Pieridae is planning to use hydraulic fracking in Bourque Well have to look at the risk levels North Shore." turation over multiple seg- No. 1, first drilled in 2012. versus the spinoffs,” he adds. “Gas and oil production are ments within the well. tonne per stage slick water The Bourque project part- The Gaspé independant Mem- intricately linked, both are con- This technology has been frac, using sand as the prop- ners are Pieridae (51%), the ber of the National Assembly currently produced, so we successfully implemented in pant,” describes the report. province of Quebec through (MNA), Gaétan Lelièvre, is won’t abandon gas production other carbonate reservoirs in "Results of this pilot fracking Ressources Québec (45%) and also asking the Quebec Gov- to focus on oil. We’ll produce Alberta and Texas, but are not program is estimated to be ob- Tugliq (4%). Quebec invested ernment to inform the popula- both at the same time,” Mr. considered good analogies, the tained in 2018." $12.3 million in the Bourque tion and its representatives. But Belleau writes. report points out. So Pieridae The report points out that property exploration through "plans to address this contin- this technology could not be al- the fund Capital Mines Hydro- gency by applying hy- draulic lowed "due to regulatory, polit- carbures. multistage fracturing technol- ical, or social license ogy to […] the Bourque No. 1 restrictions.” If so, the com- Prefect asks for "fair and R1 well." pany may investigate other de- accurate information" "The initial completion de- velopment plans, writes sign plan is for an 18 stage, 30 Sproule. Prefect of the Côte-de- Page 5, December 6, 2017 - Spec Reflections

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Visions of Sugarplums (This week Spec readers share more memories of Christmas foods and Christmas past.) Grace Brown recounts that “I loved my Mom's dark fruit- cake, crumb cake, caramel squares, donuts, molasses cookies, Yankee biscuits and of course her tea biscuits. They were the best! We used a lot of molasses when eating them. I remem- ber my brother Cranston telling Mom if she made dark fruit cakes he would cut up the fruit. They take a lot of fruit, so we probably all helped. Another brother, Ralph, says he makes Magical Christmas show at Salle de Spectacles the best Yankee Biscuits but I don't know about that. I think Cynthia Dow most of the family think Ralph still uses Mom's recipes. These NEW RICHMOND: It’s not often that the Salle de spectacles in New Richmond has a full stage, recipes are in the Campbell's Cookbook, which you can still as well as a full house, but that’s what happened this past weekend as two local choirs joined buy.” forces with two youth orchestras to put on a magical Christmas show. Noel Symphonique in- Marilyn Campbell recalls, “As kids, we always looked for- cluded New Richmond's Ensemble Vocal Tourelou, St Siméon’s choir La Voix des Ondes, and ward to Christmas, especially going to get the Christmas tree. youth orchestras from Collège Durocher Saint-Laurent and Collège Regina Sumpta from Mon- After we set the tree up on a homemade wooden stand and treal. Two performances were held: one on Saturday night with a matinée on Sunday. Soloists in- tied the tree to the wall or windowsill to support it. Oh, how cluded both choir masters, Odette Poirier and Guylaine Fournier, as well as Jacinthe Roy, Médor the smell of the fir tree boughs were when they were warmed; Doiron and orchestra director Joel Arsenault. The diverse repertoire boasted a number of Eng- then fitting in extra boughs when it looked like a Charlie lish songs including Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah and Joy to the World, as well as a few traditional Brown Christmas tree and then the decorating began. How Latin carols and of course French favourites such as Nos vieilles maisons and La Plus Belle Nuit. fortunate we were back then. No stress like today trying to An evening guaranteed to get you in the mood for the festive season! keep up with the Jones. In 1965, my mother had ordered a recorder player through Rusty McColm from Lounsbury's in According to Aboriginal Affairs Cathy Campbellton. At school, the students drew names to buy a Christmas gift and I got a record, "Christmas Time In Canada" Martin should not have been suspended by Wilf Carter from Donna Robertson who drew my name. Someone must have told her that we were getting a recorder Gilles Gagné conviction of an indictable of- Martin should have been al- fence, or by declaration of the lowed to attend that meeting. player. I still have the record, and that would be 52 years ago. LISTUGUJ: – According to minister, for conditions enu- The suspension notice was It is a great memory and I often think about Donna after all Marc Boivin, director of gov- merated under paragraph sent to Ms. Martin on Novem- those years wondering were she might be. ernance policy at the federal 78(2)b of the Act. This letter ber 13. According to the band Then we changed our Christmas Dinner to Boxing Day so department of Aboriginal Af- will confirm that you have not council, she is not supposed to the family could eat more because on Christmas day they were fairs and Northern Develop- been the subject of any such receive remuneration and eating two big meals so when they came to our place they were ment, the Listuguj band declaration.” travel reimbursement during not hungry. We, as a family, looked forward to the dark fruit- council was not in a position to In other words, since Cathy her suspension. cakes my mother made. They were delicious. Oh yes the raisin suspend councillor Cathy Mar- Martin is still alive, has not re- The band council has also bread, which my mother cooked in a tin can, they were round tin on November 13. signed or been found guilty of asked her to apologize before and long. Those were the days my friend. One of my favourite Cathy Martin was sus- an indictable offence, only the her return. A number of emails cakes at Christmas was the gumdrop cake and for cookies, pended for allegedly commit- minister of Aboriginal Affairs were exchanged between Lis- shortbread ones. My brother, Ralph and my nephew Nicky ting a breach in the code of could have suspended her. tuguj chief Darcy Gray and snooped to find my shortbread cookies, which I had to hide conduct. That breach was re- This was not the case. Cathy Martin, starting on Oc- because they would have eaten them all before Christmas! I lated to her posting a personal Ms. Martin was also for- tober 27. started making cherry cheese cakes and in the last few years I opinion on social media on bidden to attend a November 7 So far she has ruled out ini- make a blueberry one because some do not like cherry.” the possibility that the Listuguj band council meeting during tiating legal action against the Cornelia Karkossa decidedly says, “Ginger snaps!!! The band administration could turn which her case was discussed. band administration but she is kind you roll out and use a cookie cutter with. My Oma made a $3 million loan to a mari- Regarding that meeting, considering legal action them and sent them to us from Germany, my Mom made juana production company Marc Boivin also writes that against certain individuals that them, now it is my turn, and hopefully one day, my daughters Zenabis into shares of the “the Indian Act does not con- are responsible for her suspen- will too. I still have some of my Mom’s cookie cutters, and use company. tain provisions that would sion. She will comment on the them! She also used to make the most wonderful hazelnut specifically prevent an elected file in a few days. Chief Gray Ms. Martin was of the view cake, mmmmmmm. I also remember Christmas Eve was al- that the matter necessitated official from attending a duly has expressed an intention to ways meat pie, though I suspect that is a tradition she picked consultation within the com- convened meeting held under comment on the situation as up here, and not one from Germany. I love turkey dinners, munity. Zenabis operates a the Indian Band Council pro- well but has not gotten back to something we started here and that I very much look forward marijuana production plant in cedures regulations.” So Cathy the SPEC yet. to!” Atholville, New Brunswick, across the Restigouche River Heather Condo has wonderful Christmas memories of her from Listuguj. She was sus- grandmother. “Christmases were always at my grandparents’ pended for three months by house. She ruled the kitchen and had everything under control. chief Darcy Gray and a num- VILLAGE We would have turkey with all the fixings, all homemade, ex- ber of councillors. Real Estate Agency cept the cranberry jelly. She made cheesecake pies, apple pies, In a letter sent to councillor Suzanne Landry and all kinds of cookies. She was the best cook and baker ever! Martin, Marc Boivin specifies CERTIFIED REAL ESTATE BROKER AEO She passed away in 2014. Because she lived in the United States that “subsection 78(2) of the 418-752-0792 I hadn't had a Christmas with her in quite a long time. She Indian Act provides for the [email protected] would always have a crowd for the holidays though no matter conditions in which the office www.suzannelandry.ca what. Everyone loved her cooking.” of the chief or councillor Friendly bilingual service Enjoy all things Christmas, and in particular those special would become vacant. These from Matapedia to Port Daniel Christmas foods. You can start your diet in the New Year. are upon death, resignation or 19 years experience Page 6, December 6, 2017 - Spec New shipyard in Newport

Geneviève Gélinas The company belongs to tarp. The building is open on As for the container struc- “It’s not very easy to find Francis Parisé, his father one side and isn’t heated. ture, “we don’t know what employees. There are not NEWPORT: – Conception (whose name is also Francis) “We made a temporary struc- we’re going to do with it. many welders. I’m searching navale FMP has started build- and his brother Matthew. It ture. It became semi-tempo- We’re still going to use the but I can’t find any. I’m look- ing crab fishing boats in was founded in July 2017. rary. We used it for longer land for repairs. But it’s pos- ing outside the region. There Newport. The company, For seven years they have than we thought,” says Mr. sible that we have to disman- is no specific training (in vo- which belongs to the Parisé done repairs and alterations Parisé. tle the container building.” cational schools) to work on family, is investing $1.7 mil- to fishing boats at their New- A new building is under Among Mr. Parisé’s 13 boat building. We always lion in a new building. port location. Francis Parisé, construction a hundred me- employees, 6 are under 25 have more training to do Conception navale FMP is the son, is the co-owner of ters from the container struc- years old. The firm tries to when we hire people, even if currently building its first Soudure Jones of Port- ture. It is 44-meters long, hire trainees to recruit staff, we’re in an area where there’s boat for crab fisherman Daniel– Gascons, which has 19-meters in width and 13- as manpower is getting a lot of fishing,” he con- François Collin of Cap-d’E- been working in Newport meters high. “It’s built to scarce. cludes. spoir. “It’s our first construc- since 2010. make sure that the boat lift tion from A to Z. We began in “We constructed a build- could be brought in,” ex- September. We used to dream ing seven years ago to do plains Mr. Parisé. of building boats, creating major repairs on the Bel Onil The work started in Sep- PUBLIC NOTICE boats. This year, it material- (a crab fishing boat). Since tember and should be done by DRAFT OF BY LAW ized. We received a contract then, we’ve done other re- the end of December or the the first year,” says Francis pairs as Soudure Jones. beginning of January. Mr. DÉCRÉTANT L’ADOPTION D’UN CODE D’ÉTHIQUE Parisé. We’ve been working there Parisé would like to hire ET DE DÉONTOLOGIE DES ÉLUS DE LA VILLE DE GASPÉ The Cap au vent is 72-feet non-stop for seven years,” more people and hopes to long and will have a live-stor- Mr. Parisé explains. reach 20 employees when the PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given by the Gaspé town clerk, in age hold. It’s a contract of The employees are work- new building is finished. accordance with article 12 of the Municipal Ethics and good conduct act: close to $3 million for Con- ing in a building made of two Conception navale FMP is ception navale FMP, which walls of containers, with a negotiating with crab fisher- THAT a draft of by-law order the adoption of a code of ethics has 13 employees. roof structure covered with a men to build more boats. and good conduct for elected municipal officer of the Town of “There are plenty of de- Gaspé has been presented during an ordinary meeting held mands. I’m able to build one on November 20, 2017, in same time that the motion notice boat per year. We’re in good has been given like required by the law. years for crab and lobster THAT the draft of by-law can be resumed as followed: fishermen. They can spend on their boat and consider The code of ethics and good conduct for municipal officers of changing it,” Mr. Parisé the town of Gaspé follow: points out. The company will con- → To grant the priority of values who justify the decisions of tinue doing repairs. When a council member and to contribute the best comprehen- sion of the values of the municipality; SPEC visited the shipyard on → To institute standard behaviour who favours the integra- November 6, employees were tion of those values in the decision’s process of the mu- working on the Rudy L, to nicipal council and of general way, in the way to this title; transform its traditional hold → Prevent ethic conflicts and if one arrives, helps to resolve into a live-storage hold. “I them efficiently and with discernment; have two requests for live- → Assure the application of the controls measures to the de- storage holds for next year. ontology’s breach. We can plan one year ahead,” The values put ahead by the municipality, like wording at the adds Mr. Parisé. article 4 of the draft of by-law are: Les Entreprises maritimes Bouchard, of Rivière-au-Re- • Integrity nard, has new owners and has • Caution in the pursuit of the public interest also begun building fishing • Respect between the members, municipal employees boats. The Forillon shipyard and citizens • Loyalty to the municipality in Gaspé still builds fishing • Search for the equity boats even though it has di- • Honour attached to the council member’s functions versified its contracts over the last 10 years. The article 5 of the said draft of by-law establish management “There’s room for three, rules who have for objective to prevent: thinks Mr. Parisé. There are → All situations where the personnel interest of a council Photo: G. Gélinas enough boats. Just in the member can be influenced by his judgement’s indepen- The construction of the Conception navale FMPs first crab fish- Newport boat winter storage dence in the exercise of his functions; ing boat began in the current building, a container structure. lot, there are 150 boats.” → All situations who goes against the articles 304 and 361 of the Law on elections and the referendums in the munici- palities (L.R.Q., chapitre E-2.2); CLSC: Bonaventure paramedics. happened because of their → The favouritism, the embezzlement, breach of trust or oth- ers loose living. Cont'd from cover The Fraternité thinks policies,” states Mr. Landry. there must be a coroner’s in- Since November 26, a The draft of by-law also expect the sanctions that can carry a wait for the calls at home, vestigation. The coroner has doctor has been on duty breach to a rule expected of the ethics and deontology code, and not in their ambulance. to examine if the aspect that every night at the Paspébiac like mention in article 31 of the Municipal Ethics and good con- “I cannot say: we would the paramedics have to wait CLSC. “It’s a collective ef- duct act. have saved him or we would- at their homes for calls, fort from the medical team n’t have saved him. But for rather than in their ambu- (of the Maria hospital) to THAT the town council will adopt the by-law at it’s ordinary meeting, who will be held on December 18, 2017, at 8h pm, at every minute without a car- lance played a role in this avoid service interruptions in the town hall. diac massage, the survival case. the immediate future,” ex- chances decrease by 10%,” The ROME is also asking plains the CISSS spokesper- THAT the draft By-Law is available for consultation at the Of- emphasizes André Tremblay- for an independent investiga- son, Geneviève Cloutier. fice of the Town clerk of the municipality. Roy, vice-president of the tion, which could be made by The deceased patient is a Fraternité des travailleurs the Ombudsman. “The Min- retired policeman, Gérald GIVEN at Gaspé, on December 6, 2017. du préhospitalier du Québec, istry or the CISSS will have Cyr. His family didn’t wish Isabelle Vézina which represents the no interest in saying that it to comment on his death. 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Page 7, December 6, 2017- Spec Locomotive 1849 successfully moved

Gilles Gagné bit larger and heavier than the others. A trailer carrying the GASPÉ AND NEW RICH- smaller parts, including the MOND: – Between No- couplers, left Gaspé a week vember 27 and December prior to those. 1, the staff of the Gaspésie All these parts were trans- Railway Society and a ported by truck and tem- trucking subcontractor suc- porarily stored in the cessfully moved locomo- Fabrication Delta warehouse tive 1849 between Gaspé in New Richmond, where the and New Richmond. Due to puzzle will be put back to- its weight of 125 tonnes, gether. the locomotive was dis- “We will reassemble the mantled in order to respect big parts there and then, we the restrictive norms of will send it to (the shop in) Transport Quebec regard- Campbellton, for the connec- ing trailer loads. tions and start up. As a pre- Half a dozen trailers cautionary measure, I will were loaded with big and send the main generator to small parts. Four sections Montreal for inspection and consisting of the engine, the clean up. So it will delay the Photos: Sara Gagnon two sets of wheels and their start-up a bit. I expect to put The engine is lifted before being put on a flat trailer. bogies, as well as the cab, it back in service in January,” joined to the main frame of explains Luc Lévesque, di- Railway Society. brought to Gaspé at the be- supports the rails and ties the locomotive were quite a rector general of the Gaspésie Locomotive 1849 was ginning of the 2014 summer over a short stretch of a few and operated there with the metres located just east of Amiral tourist train until the the McInnis Cement plant. fall of the same year. The Locomotive 1849 is train was mainly serving needed to support Gaspésie cruise ship passengers and Railway Society operations the Gaspésie Railway Society between New Richmond board decided that its future and Matapedia. The three mainly lied there. other locomotives that the The train has remained company owns barely suf- stranded there since 2014 for fice to fill the hauling needs, a couple of other reasons. In- considering increased wind- spections commissioned by mill blade and cement traf- Transport Quebec, the owner fic. of the railway since the That traffic should origi- spring of 2015, revealed that nate from Gaspé, in the case additional upgrading work of windmill blades, and Port was needed on a couple of Daniel, in the case of ce- bridges between Gaspé and ment, but Quebec’s depart- Percé. ment of Transport has not Moreover, a washout that yet started the upgrading occurred in Port Daniel in work required to reopen the 2014 has since deteriorated to line between Caplan, just the point that a significant re- east of New Richmond, and The locomotive's cab and main structure are put on another flat trailer. pair job is required. Nothing Gaspé.

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Paul Currie-Mills bustling and heavily popu- Grand Junction, CO USA lated Hong Kong. My mother’s side of the The pictures show the en- family (Watson) are from the trance to the cemetery, and New Richmond area. further on into the cemetery, Many of the young men the Canadian section. she knew from her generation From what I've researched joined the Canadian Army in from the Baie-des-Chaleurs the early years of WWII. Military Museum website A number of them were there are several sons of the assigned to the Canadian Gaspé Coast interred at Sai Royal Rifles which were dis- Wan. patched to the (then) British The cemetery office, Crown Colony of Hong Kong across Cape Collinson Rd. to bolster the defense of the from the the entrance to the island garrison against a pos- cemetery, was not open dur- sible Japanese attack. ing my visit, so I was unable The Canadians were there to obtain specific grave infor- less than a month when the mation. Japanese attacked on Decem- There is a second smaller ber 8, 1941. The same day military cemetery with Cana- they attacked Pearl Harbour dian casualties interred at (Sunday) ... Monday in Hong Canadian burial section. Stanley on the south side of Kong. Hong Kong island. Time did- The Japanese comman- Kong militia units, number- force of 30,000, the Hong side of a mountain to the n't permit a visit. ders expected Hong Kong to ing some 14,000, made an ex- Kong defenders held out for cemetery. As an aside: The Japanese capitulate in less than a week. cellent accounting of over two weeks, with no sup- It is in a beautiful setting forces that captured Hong The Hong Kong garrison themselves. port and running low on am- and somewhat secluded. Like Kong, less than a year later, comprised of British, Cana- Against a well supplied munition,surrendered Dec- military cemeteries I've vis- were deployed to Guadal- dian, Indian, and local Hong battle-experienced Japanese ember 25 . ited in the U.S. and Europe it canal in the Solomon Islands. The Canadian soldiers that is impeccably maintained. US Marines, units that I survived the battle and were The day I visited there served with (20 plus years taken prisoner by the Japan- were no other visitors in later), defeated them in some ese spent the next (nearly) sight, leaving me with a sense of the fiercest and prolonged four years as a POW. Those of solitude. Not something fighting in the WWII Pacific who survived that ordeal re- you typically experience in theater of operation. turned home after the war. Living in New Richmond and Cascapedia for some of my school years in the 1950s I was acquainted with a few PUBLIC NOTICE of these former soldiers, or, knew their children who were NOTICE is hereby given that at a special meeting that will be held close to my age. at the Town Hall on Monday, December 18, 2017, at 7 p.m., the Having an interest in mili- Town Council will adopt its 2018 budget, the tax imposition By- tary history that goes back to Laws and its triennial program of fixed assets. my youth, hearing and read- ing about the Canadians that All taxpayers are invited to this meeting. served in the defense of Hong GIVEN at Gaspé, December 6, 2017. Kong, sparked my interest in visiting the Sai Wan War Isabelle Vézina, Cemetery. Director of legal services and town clerk The cemetery is on the eastern side of the island of Hong Kong. Sai Wan is the last stop for This soldier died on Christmas day 1941. The last day of the ALL PARTS ARE battle in defense of Hong Kong. the underground and from GUARANTEED there you take a taxi up the

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LEMIEUX: Ernestine April 30, 1922 - November 18, 2017 MACKENZIE: Glenn Jackson (Jack) Passed away at the CISSS de la Gaspésie, CHSLD Jack MacKenzie died peacefully on May 21 in his Mgr. Ross on November 18, 2017, at the age of 95 years 96th year in Ottawa. and 7 months. Born in the small village of New Richmond, Que- DRODY: Sylvia Mrs Ernestine Lemieux, wife of the Late George bec, on the Gaspe Peninsula, Jack was ten when his November 29, 1943 - November 28, 2017 Rehel (October 1988 ) from Barachois. family moved to the fishing village of Paspebiac. Jack With heavy hearts we announce that our beloved She was predeceased by her granddaughter Patri- joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at age 19 and sister, Sylvia, breathed her soul away into the Saviour’s cia Lori-Anne (Jan 1988), 4 brothers and 6 sisters. logged over 1900 hours in the five years that he served arms, on November 28, 2017, at the Pavillion Mon- She is survived by her five children: Lloyd and wife with the RCAF, including 30 transatlantic crossings. seigneur Ross, a caring, loving home for the elderly. Gayle Luby of Longlac, Ontario; Lois and husband Jack joined the Federal Government and in 1951 he Her brother Guy, and her sister-in-law Bonnie, were by Howard Hicks of St Catharines, Ontario; Sylvia was entrusted with merging Canada's tax system with her side when she passed. (widow of Andrew Gaul) of Douglastown; Helena and Newfoundland's. After returning to Ottawa, Jack Seventy-three years old, Sylvia gave up her soul in husband Waldon Gaul of Douglastown; Gary and played a key role in introducing Canada’s social secu- peace, to be with her deceased loved ones, husband partner Marita Foley of Barachois; five grandchildren: rity system and was appointed the first Director of the James, baby brother Ralph, her father Aaron, and her Billy, Matthew, Jesse, Angie and Randy; three great Canadian Pension Plan. He reorganized the Unem- recently departed mother Caroline. grandchildren: Noah, Dorian and Ava; one sister, ployment Insurance System and later was responsible Sylvia was born in Gaspé, the first daughter of Car- Carmel; three brothers: Raymond, Arthur, and Ken- for administering the tax withholding provisions of the oline Morris and Aaron Drody. She was the oldest of neth; many nieces, nephews, sisters in law, cousins and Income Tax Act. seven children (Ralph, pre-deceased). She grew up in many friends On his retirement in 1976 Jack and his wife, Nan, Douglastown, then moved to Montreal. In 1976 she We want to thank everyone for their expressions of focused on travelling. When Nan died Jack entered a met her husband James Ross. They later moved to Ni- sympathy via telephone calls, social media, cards, new phase in his life. He participated in adventure ex- agra Falls, Ontario, before finally returning to Quebec. flowers and food. The thoughtfulness of so many peo- peditions to Africa, Antarctica, Easter Island and the They built their home, and settled in Hopetown, where ple touched us deeply. A special thank you to Jack Gobi desert among other locations. they lived happily until James passed in 2001. Gaul and Owen Gaumond for the songs and violin To commemorate the International Year of the Sylvia continued living amongst her friends in music. To the mass servers, the choir and organist, Older Person Jack joined a polar expedition led by the Hopetown, until her health deteriorated, making it Shirley Mitchell, and to all who participated in the fu- Artic explorers Richard Weber and Dr. Mikhail necessary for her to move to a care home. She spent neral preparations, we extend our sincere gratitude. Malakhov in 1999. Jack skied out of Siberia from the several months in Maria, Quebec, at St. Joseph’s care We also thank Branch 261 Percé Rock Legion for the 89th to the 90th parallel reaching the North Pole on home, before being transferred to the Pavillion Mon- beautiful luncheon. April 28, 1999. At almost 78 years old he is the oldest seigneur Ross, in Gaspé, closer to her family. The professionalism in the service received from person to ski this distance to the North Pole, a record Left to love and keep Sylvia’s memories alive are Valère Fortin Funeral Home and their employee, recognized in the Guinness Book of Records. her four brothers, Alex, Burton (Irene), Guy (Bonnie), François Bouchard goes beyond words, sincere thanks. Jack’s lifetime of adventure earned him the nick- Perry (Doris), her sister Marlene, her adopted sister To the staff of departments 200 and 250 of CHSLD name “Explorer Jack” from members of the Explorers Debbie (Glenn), her many nieces and nephews, her Mgr Ross, you always treated Mom with excellent care Club. In his final years Jack wrote "Wanderlust", a daughter Rose, and her grandchildren (Melissa and and respect. You are God’s angels on this earth and memoir of his long and varied life. Brendan). Sylvia was a very memorable person, who you all have a special place in our hearts. Jack was fortunate to have followed his dream had a special way of befriending people around her. God looked around his garden throughout his life and left it with no regrets. She will be sorrowfully missed by all those who were And he found an empty place fortunate enough to know her. He then looked down upon this earth To allow for all the family members attendance, And saw your tired face Sylvia’s wake will be held the evening of July 23, 2018. He put his arms around you The funeral service will be held at St. Patrick’s Church And lifted you to rest The New Carlisle Funeral Association in Douglastown at 10 a.m. Sylvia’s burial will follow God’s garden must be beautiful extends sympathy to the family of at St. Andrews United Church, in Hopetown, where He always takes the best. Catherine B. Flowers she will be laid to rest with her deceased husband James. The Drody family would like to extend our grati- tude to the extremely compassionate staff at Pavillion Classic Monseigneur Ross, for their attentiveness and loving Memorials OUR RATES: CARD OF THANKS, care, through our sister, Sylvia’s, process of crossing BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT, PRAYER, ENGAGEMENT, over. We will always remember the kindness they Four Generations BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, MEMORIAL SERVICE showed her, the special care they gave her, and the spe- of Monument ANNOUNCEMENT: $30 ($35 with picture) up to 20 lines. cial friendships they made with her. 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COAST ROUND-UP and non-perishable food items for messages can be heard on our have a small section dedicated to CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: a complete Christmas dinner food facebook page. Special Events: Guiding along the Gaspé Coast. Upcoming Events POINTE NAVARRE: basket. Your donation will be Sunday December 17, 7 p.m. (Gaspé, New Carlisle, New The following events are planned Mass greatly appreciated. Gift certificates Sunday School Christmas Concert Richmond, and Magdalen Islands). by the 50 Plus Club. A mass will be celebrated at the welcome. All donations can be (November 18 if storming); Sun- We would like to have your input. December 8: Christmas Concert Shrine of Lady of Pointe Navarre to dropped off at the Legion or by day December 24 6:30 p.m. We will relive those special times. at 7 p.m. celebrate the Feast of the Immacu- contacting the Legion president, Christmas Eve Service. Have outdoor lunch and supper, December 9: Craft Sale. please late Conception of the Virgin Mary Lloyd Rousel. Tickets on the food play the old games and do a craft. contact Linda Cahill at 418-392- on Tuesday, December 12, at 7 basket are available at the Legion. NEW CARLISLE: Best of all, have a go at those 6950. ($10 per table rental.) p.m. December 10: Children’s Christ- Kempffer Centre delicious smores!!!! Close with the mas Party. Refreshments and Upcoming Activities good old camp fire (imitation); sing CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: DOUGLASTOWN: goodies will be served at 12 noon Thursday: We will have card those wonderful songs once again. Book Room Douglastown followed by Santa’s arrival at 1 p.m. games from 1 to 4 p.m. at the New Exchange some stories and Please note that the book room is Community Centre Thursday Nights: Darts will be Carlisle Town Hall. Play what you experiences. If you would like to now open Wednesday afternoon Upcoming Events held beginning at 7 p.m. New play- wish and bring your partner. Re- help with this or if you are from 1 - 4 p.m. On other days, December 10: Sivananda yoga, ers welcome. No expereince neces- freshments will be served. $5 en- interested in coming, please please contact Kathleen Paquet at open yoga class: Wednesday from sary trance fee. Proceeds go to Heritage contact Betty Anne at 418-392-4896. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. You can New Carlisle Kempffer Centre. bettyasmollett @gmail. com or call sign up for the entire 10-week ses- PORT DANIEL 418- 752-6181. GESGAPEGIAG: sion for $90 or pay $10 per course. AND SHIGAWAKE: NEW CARLISLE: N.A. Meetings Parent-child Yoga: Tuesdays from Bible Study Bible Chapel Services NEW CARLISLE: N.A. Meetings held every Tuesday 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Satur- Evening prayer and discussion will Sunday: Breaking of Bread for Be- Christmas Market at 7 p.m. at the Mawiomi Treat- days from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. For be held at Shigawake Town Hall lievers - 9:30 a.m.; Sunday night A Christmas market will be held at ment Centre, located at 85 School adults (ages 14 and up), the cost is every Wednesday (unless other- service - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: Bible the Gilker Residence on Saturday, Street in Gesgapegiag. Everyone $10/session. For children (ages 8 wise noted) at 7 p.m. and at St. study and prayer - 7 p.m. “You December 9, from 1:30 to 3:30 welcome! For more information and up), the cost is $3/session. James, Port Daniel, every Friday. Must Be Born Again.” p.m. bringing Christmas to the call 418-759-3522. N.A. is a non- Cost: Adults $90/10 weeks. To reg- See you there! residents. Everyone welcome. profit fellowship of men and ister or if you have any questions, NEW CARLISLE: women for whom drugs have be- please call 418-730-3280 or send SHIGAWAKE: Monthly Breakfast NEW RICHMOND: come a major problem. We are re- an e-mail to Upcoming Events The New Carlisle 50+ Club will be Christmas Concert covering addicts who meet [email protected]. Please The following events will be held at holding its monthly breakfast at the St-Andrew’s United Church will be regularly to help each other stay bring your yoga mat. the Shigawake Community Center: Heritage Restaurant on Wednes- holding its Christmas concert, Fri- clean. This is a program of com- Christmas Activity for Teenagers Saturday, December 16: Kids day, December 13, at 9 a.m. day, December 15, at 7 p.m. plete abstinence from all drugs. Friday, December 15: If you are Christmas Bingo, 1-4 p.m., Free with a freewill offering. Lunch will There is only one requirement for between 12 and 17, this message snacks, free bingo. NEW CARLISLE: be served following the concert. All membership, the desire to stop is for you! From 7 p.m. until 8:30 Sunday December 31: New Upcoming Events at Legion are welcome. using. p.m., there will be a Christmas Year’s Eve dance beginning at 8 The following events will be held at workshop where we will make p.m. $12. A light lunch will be the Royal Canadian Legion, branch NEW RICHMOND: BLANKET CLASSIFIEDS cards and cookies. The goal is to served. For tickets contact Ann 64. United Church Events create a space for you guys to ex- Benwell at 418-752-8361 or any Sunday, December 10: Breaking Friday, December 15: Christmas QCNA (Quebec Community News- press yourselves and share. We member. news boys and girls, SANTA is Concert papers Association) can place your hope to see you and your friends. coming to the Royal Canadian Le- Sunday, December 17: There classified ad into 20 weekly papers Please register before December HOPE TOWN: gion in New Carlisle from 1 p.m.-3 will be a special Advent Service at throughout Quebec - papers just 13, it’s free. Whist Party p.m. Stop by and visit the jolly big St. Andrew's United Church in New like the one you are reading right Friday, December 22: Solstice A whist party will be held on Sat- guy with your letters and get a Richmond at 10 a.m. in memory of now! One phone call does it all! supper at 5:30 p.m. It’s time to urday, December 9 at 8 p.m. at treat bag and surprise. loved ones. Hand crafted angels Call Marnie at QCNA 514-697- welcome the winter season! We the Hope Town Community Centre. December 16: Vern Huntington will be sold for $5 each and if de- 6330. Visit: www.qcna.org. are very proud of our traditional Come out and join us for a night of will be singing country Christmas sired placed on the Christmas Me- SAWMILLS from only $4,397. - Christmas supper. Invite your fam- fun. carols starting at 8 p.m. $5 en- morial Tree during the service. For MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with ily and friends. $12 for adults (12 trance fee. more information or to reserve an your own bandmill - cut lumber any years and up), $6 for children (5- HOPE TOWN: angel, please contact Kathleen Pa- dimension. In stock ready to ship. 11 years), ages 4 and under ($3). Hope Baptist Church NEW CARLISLE: quet at 418-392-4896 or Alice Jane Free info & DVD: www.Norwood- All are welcome! Hope Baptist Church, 305 Route Calling all Girl Guides... Paquet at 418-392-5391. Sawmills.com/400OT. 1-800-567- Saturday, December 31: New 132 West, invites you to come and Were you ever a Spark, Brownie, 0404 ext:400OT. Years’ Eve community breakfast worship with us. Sunday School for Guide, Pathfinder, Guider or even a CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: from 8 a.m. to 10:30 am, join us all ages at 9:45-10:45 a.m., Family Commissioner? You may be 50+ Club Activities for a delicious New Years’ Eve Worship at 11 a.m., Wednesday interested in participating in a Every Thursday: Dame de Pique UNITED CHURCH breakfast. Traditional menu. $8 for Prayer and Bible Study at 7 p.m., reunion which is just in the at 1 p.m. $5 per person. Sunday, December 10 adults (12 & over), $4 for children Friday 3:30-5 p.m. King's Kids planning stages, to take place in Every Tuesday Night: Grocery 2 p.m. New Carlisle (5-11 years) (ages 4 and under, (ages 5-12) and Young Peoples at the summer of 2018. The Kempffer Bingo at 7 p.m. (2 cards for $5, free). It’s a great opportunity to 7 p.m. (Grades 7-11) All Sunday Interpretation Centre is planning to each additional card $1). wish health, happiness & prosperity ANGLICAN to friends & neighbours. Everyone is welcome! CHURCH OF ANNOUNCE ALL YOUR UPCOMING EVENTS HERE! CANADA BARACHOIS We have a great deal for you! $60 Coast Round-Up Plan Sunday, December 10 Upcoming Activities New Carlisle The following activities will be held 10 a.m. Lessons and Carols at the Barachois Recreation Center. If your organization is a frequent user of our Coast-Round-Up section of the Shigawake December 8 and December 22: Spec, we would like to offer you a special deal! For a 11 a.m. Morning Prayer There will be a bingo starting at 7 flat rate of $60 per year, we will publish all your coast p.m. round-up announcements for one year. This should PARISH OF ALL SAINTS prove financially beneficial and more convenient for BY THE SEA you. BARACHOIS: St. Peter’s Malbay Legion Branch 261 If you would like to take part in this deal, just send us your 11 a.m. Service Upcoming Events checquer for $60, with the name and address of your organiza- Every Monday: The Royal Cana- tion. All you have to do is call or fax your messages without hav- PARISH OF GASPE dian Legion, Branch 261, will be ing the hassle of making individual payments each time! Gaspe having a bingo at 7 p.m. at the Le- Keep in mind Coast round-ups are $5 per week, making this plan an even more prof- 9 a.m. Service gion. We are collecting perishable itable deal!

Page 14, December 6, 2017 - Spec Current lingo has dubbed any time period of more than a couple of decades old as back in the day. Kinda makes we seniors wonder if we are not dinosaurs or such… But each generation will in time sneer at the way the previous one lived…. The cycle has begun and cannot be expected to improve in the near future. Be careful of the stones that you throw. (not necessarily myself being described here). Back In The Day

I grew up in a simple house, with six siblings older than I. That meant I got the hand-me-downs, old shirts and pants, oh my! Bright patches covered holes in things, and sometimes other patches, And dye was used to make things new, like iodine on scratches. It was a world of competition then, to earn your daily bread, Folks were poor, and often went in hunger to their bed. People made do with what they had, and seemed to never complain, I sometimes wish that we could see, those good old days again. Yes back in the day, you can be sure, and proud we still are of it. If only you’d been ‘round back then, I’m sure you’d say “I love it.” So what is poor more than a word, that cannot be defined? And wealth and poverty alike, both just a state of mind. I’ve seen millionaires as poor as sin, in things that really matter Who died alone, in luxury, amid life’s shallow clatter. They lived their lives to hoard and reap, a life engulfed in pride Never taking thought or time to consider the other side. Sometimes the young in today’s hot pace, smirk about the past And quicker than a blink get old, and brother that comes fast. How will their kids refer to them , and all their past life’s trends? The whole process is one great circle, which never really ends.

Written by Art MacPherson July 2012 ©

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gage in another form of physical activity. have benefitted from this experience. focus on recreation. Enjoy getting outside for some fun and LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23 CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20 fresh air. Libra, an unexpected turn of events Assignments at work take precedence FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22 spices things up in the coming days. this week, Capricorn. Do your best to DECEMBER 3 ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 Cancer, a drastic shift in direction at work Enjoy this change of pace but do your navigate your way through a lengthy Amanda Seyfried, Actress (32) Aries, an outburst of creativity may sur- can catch you off guard at first, especially best to stay grounded throughout the to-do list. Don’t let distractions get in DECEMBER 4 prise those close to you, but this week since you’ve been comfortable. But this tumult. your way. Jay-Z, Rapper (48) you just may need an outlet. Channel this challenge can provide greater opportuni- SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22 AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18 DECEMBER 5 energy into a project you have been hop- ties. Scorpio, controlled chaos is the Aquarius, living in your imagination Paula Patton, Actress (42) ing to complete. LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23 source of your inspiration this week. helps you drum up creative ideas, but DECEMBER 6 TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21 Impatience will not serve you well this Ruffle a few feathers, but make sure this week you have to periodically re- Stormi Henley, Model (27) Your poker face is on this week, Taurus. week, Leo. There is no room for shortcuts, you do so in a productive and effec- connect with reality. Shift the focus to DECEMBER 7 Keep things close to the vest as you have so buckle down and devote yourself to the tive way. work or family. Terrell Owens, Athlete (44) a surprise to announce and don’t want to tasks at hand, even if they take a while. SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21 PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20 DECEMBER 8 spill the beans prematurely. VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22 Sagittarius, the solution to a problem The road to satisfaction can’t be found Nicki Minaj, Singer/Rapper (35) GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21 A partnership might hit a rough patch this you have had for awhile will come to on a GPS device, Pisces. You have to DECEMBER 9 You can’t seem to sit still this week, Gem- week, Virgo. But it isn’t anything serious. you this week. This immediately do some soul-searching and figure out Judi Dench, Actress (83) ini. Get outdoors and take a hike or en- Commit to working things out and you will makes you more comfy allows you to what you want.

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