Great Lineup and Activities for All at the 111Th Shigawake Agricultural Fair and Music Festival

Contract 400119680 ESTABLISHED • MAY 1975 VOLUME 45 / NO 33, AUGUST 21, 2019 $1.50 (Tax included) Great lineup and activities for all at the 111th Shigawake Agricultural Fair and Music Festival

Gilles Gagné

SHIGAWAKE: The 111th Shigawake Agricultural Fair and Music Festival that took place August 15-18 was well-attended once again, although the numbers were not available as SPEC was reaching its deadline. Event spokesperson Meghan Clinton said that the 2018 attendance record was probably not matched but that this year was still strong and The lawn tractor race is well-attended. The weather was great throughout the four always a popular event. Dean days of the fair and festival. Dea finished first in the 12 to 14hp category, ahead of Debbie Benwell and Brandon Blanchette. Alex Martin edged Dean Dea in the 14.5+hp class, while Brennan Renouf finished third. Alex Martin Photo: G. Gagné also won the V-twin category, ahead of Brandon and Curtis Benwell, respectively.

Photo: C. Dow Cape Breton fiddle virtuoso Ashley MacIsaac played Friday night. The show was delayed a bit as the renowned Celtic performer was very particular about the sound quality. He started the Photo: Tiffany Whalen Tiffany Photo: show speaking a little French to the audience and playing an Acadian air, winning the audience Annebella Mackenzie Walker, age 21 months, and over immediately. Hope Town’s Clyde MacWhirter had been backstage beforehand to meet Ashley and discussed winning a step-dancing contest, so the musician invited him onstage Aubree Ross, age 5, won in the Littlest Cowgirl during the show to exhibit his steps! Not bad for a 77-year-old! competition.

Riley MacDougall and his bluetick beagle, Bailey, won first place in the Female Medium Dog category.

Photo: G. Gagné

The Barr Brothers performed twice during the weekend, once on Saturday night and again at the end of the afternoon on Sunday. Stuffed animal for the protection of youth News Nelson Sergerie

GASPÉ: - The Alliance of Pro- fessional and Technical Per- briefs sonnel in Health and Social Services estimates the shortfall of $270 million for child protection services in Quebec. As part of a provincial initiative launched on June 12, the union gave the member of the National Assembly for Gaspé a stuffed animal, part of the Toutou campaign looking for a host. The stuffed animal named Loïck tells the story of The APTS union gave a stuffed animal called Loick to Gaspé an 11-year-old boy, abandoned Member of the National Assembly Méganne Perry-Mélançon. and having no contact with his while the number of reports for the Third Opposition on the parents. His host family aban- has increased considerably. Parti Québécois youth issues, Photo: N. Sergerie doned him as well because of "We are talking about hid- believes that the financial re- The Parliamentary Assistant to the Prime Minister, Samuel his behavior problems. den waiting lists because a sources granted by the Quebec Poulin, made the announcement on July 21 in Gaspé. This is the kind of story the child who should have all the government does not take into union wants elected officials to services is found in the binder account the issues specific to More resources know about. of someone already overloaded the Gaspé Peninsula. APTS spokesperson Guy- and the young person will be “We should begin to assess for Place aux jeunes laine Michel said that despite seen once every three months the needs without always look- Nelson Sergerie recent investments to reduce because we do not have time to ing at the number of the popu- GASPÉ: - Québec is increasing the funding for Place aux jeunes waiting lists, $270 million is see the child. It's still a child lation because there are in the Gaspé Peninsula and Magdalen Isands by 30%, bringing needed to provide an adequate waiting for services, but it does territorial realities peculiar to the total to $1.8 million over five years. service while the reinvestment show,” illustrates Ms. Michel. us," says the speaker who "Never before has so much money been invested in the return is only $65 million. With more funding, serv- points out that Gaspé Penin- of young people to the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine," says "Quebec has forgotten that ices and working conditions sula has one of the highest Samuel Poulin, the Parliamentary Assistant to the Prime Minister second-line services in the would be improved. $651,000 rates of devitalization in Que- for youth, who was in Gaspé on July 21 last to make the an- Youth Centre should be the last was awarded to Gaspé Penin- bec. nouncement. link in the chain, the last resort sula to add five resources and According to her, this situa- "These are necessary tools for another seduction campaign to for children experiencing diffi- $313,000 has been added to tion deserves more resources ensure that young people who have left Gaspésie-Îles-de-la- culties," says the union the Early Action program. to support young people in dif- Madeleine can return to the region," believes the Member of Par- spokesperson who regrets that The member of the Na- ficulty. liament. the resources on the ground tional Assembly for Gaspé, The member for Bonaven- 200 youth in the region benefited from the program last year. have remained the same on the Méganne Perry-Mélançon, ture, Sylvain Roy, should be It is a tool that offers services for those wishing to settle here. Gaspé Peninsula for 10 years who is also the spokesperson visiting soon. "We will be able to do more activities for retention on our ter- ritory and support the community and young people to settle in the region," says the director general of the Carrefour jeunesse emploi of Côte-de-Gaspé, Steve Fournier. "I'm glad the program is being renewed by the government, but it also depends on the quality of transportation, and the col- lege programs that must be maintained and improved. This is a good first step in the right direction,” said the Member of the National Assembly for Gaspé, Méganne Perry-Mélançon, who was present at the announcement. At the Quebec level, 27 new MRCs will benefit from the program with the addition of $17.5 million for a total of $35 million over the next five years. 83 MRCs will now be covered by the Place aux jeunes program.

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MEMBER OF Paspebiac assessing vehicle needs Police report Gilles Gagné The Town of Paspebiac enforced its rule and forced the owner of PASPEBIAC: – The Town of two pit bulls to remove them from the town, following a com- Paspebiac has undertaken a plaint filed by resident, Claude Horth, according to Mayor Régent complete assessment of its ve- Bastien. hicles and could downside its inventory. Eventually, the mu- Claude Horth criticizes the fact that it took 49 days for the munic- nicipal administration could ipal administration to enforce its rule about the presence of pit revert on a Quebec govern- bulls in the town. The owner of the dogs resided on Third Av- ment related body, CGER, for enue East. the ownership and management of that fleet’s main com- Mayor Bastien points out that it took less than the 49 days Mr. ponents. Horth refers to. “Even 49 days would not have been an extraordi- Mayor Régent Bastien pre- nary delay. The municipal inspector went shortly after the com- sented that situation during the plaint and saw two dogs in the house, by the window. The owner August 13 monthly public was not around. (…) We gave a 15-day delay to the owner of the meeting. He praised the role dogs and the owner of the house was informed of the situation. of an organization such as The owner of the dogs did not go to the town hall in order to re- CGER, which stands for Cen- cuperate the documents (pertaining to the dog regulation). How tre de gestion de l’équipement long would a procedure in front of a judge take?” Régent Bastien asked, suggesting that obtaining a court order would have taken roulant, could have in the Mayor Régent Bastien thinks that money can be saved if the much longer than the solution applied by the municipal adminis- management of the Town of Paspebiac fleet of vehicles is mainly owned and managed by Paspebiac vehicles. tration. CGER. Photo: G. Gagné CGER manages some Quebec government and re- amount will be used to pay Another citizen, Carmita On July 26, the two dogs were moved to New Brunswick, the lated organizations’ fleets. It some of our loans. The munic- Rodriguez, asked the mayor if province where their owner previously resided, according to Ré- also maintains them. ipality will save in capital and a proper and comparative gent Bastien. The Sûreté du Québec was also asked to check in on “The whole fleet is re-eval- interest payments. We can evaluation of the two options the owner of the dogs before the move, as it is a responsibility of uated, small vehicles as well save annually between could be brought to the atten- the police to enforce some municipal rules. as big machinery. We will see $75,000 and $100,000 in that tion of the public. the value of each vehicle and regard, and more than $85,000 “Mr. Duguay (another res- Claude Horth believes that “there are other dangerous dogs” and decide which ones we sell and because we won’t need to ident, Gilles Duguay) asked maybe other pit bulls in Paspebiac. He expressed his concern on which ones we keep,” he ex- manage staff. We could then for it (a comparative assess- August 13 at the town’s public meeting. Another citizen, Jean- plained. save between $150,000 and ment) at the last meeting. It Guillaume Maldemay, intervened to mention that his dog was The newest pieces of $200,000 per year with was not in the minutes of the identified as dangerous by some neighbours. “I have a dog and he rolling equipment like the CGER,” pointed out the meeting because the question doesn’t look like a pit bull. I keep him inside except when I am arena’s Zamboni machine will mayor. period is not written in the going to the woods. I don’t have the financial means to have his not be discarded, he added. Paspebiac resident Régis minutes. Is it possible to get breed checked.” Régent Bastien replied that the matter will be “Our Zamboni is a 2017 Savard has doubts about the objective numbers?” dealt with later. model. It is not true that we relevance of that eventual deal Mayor Bastien didn’t ob- will sell it and buy another and he expressed them during ject to the release of some Another Paspebiac resident, Marie-Josée Grenier, also from Third one,” he said. the question period. numbers and added that the Avenue East, assured that one of her neighbours owns 15 dogs. Régent Bastien talked as if “You are making the town decision is about made to go The municipal rule allows for two dogs with possible exceptions an agreement with CGER is poorer. You are talking about with CGER. Ms. Rodriguez for three, pending permission from the municipal administration. on the verge of being reached. a corporation (CGER) that asked if the numbers could be She made a complaint about that situation last summer. She must “If we canForage save a sum Moreau of will try toInc. turn a profit on that released before the signature leave her radio playing constantly in order to avoid hearing barking $600,000 because we don’t deal, at our expense,” said Mr. of the contract. “Not necessar- dogs from early in the morning until late at night. She filed two have to buy machinery,418-392-9501 that Savard. ily,” replied the mayor. complaints with the Sûreté du Québec, to no avail so far.

Mayor Bastien points out that the rule forbids more than three Money for tourism dogs, and “certainly not 12.” He asked Ms. Grenier if the owner lives in an agricultural zone because then it would be legal. The Nelson Sergerie north side of Third Avenue East is zoned green, about 300 feet GASPÉ: - Ottawa is providing three-quarters of a million dollars to three tourism organizations from the road, said Mr. Bastien. Further checks will be necessary. to support their development. ----- Exploramer of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts receives $500,000 for the purchase of a new tour An 18-year-old woman from Gaspé was critically injured in a acci- boat. The $1.6 million project is awaiting $550,000 from Quebec and other regional support. dent that occurred at 3 p.m. on August 15 on Douglas Boulevard The Village en chanson de Petite-Vallée gets $200,000 to improve its reception facilities and in the Seal Cove area of Gaspé. For a reason that is still under in- $74,000 is earmarked for Murdochville’s White Lips to promote its 7th edition of this women’s vestigation, the car driven by the young woman deviated and hit off-trail skiing initiation event next January. an RV coming in the opposite direction head on. She was going “Gaspésie is an international destination. We have put in place infrastructures to ensure that east. “A third vehicle, a car also going east hit the rear end of the we continue to work on our attractiveness. We are a great playground,” says the Member of Par- first car. The young woman’s state was critical after the accident liament for Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Diane Lebouthillier, justifying these latest announce- but she is better now,” said Sûreté du Québec officer Louis- ments. Philippe Bibeau on August 16. A mechanical inspection will be conducted on the car that deviated towards the other lane. The RENEW ONLINE AT collision took place in a zone where the permitted speed is 90 THEGASPESPEC.COM kilometres per hour. Four other occupants of the vehicles in- volved in that accident were slightly injured.

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equipped to deal with broken glass. Broken glass signment increase from 5 to 10 cents per bottle Commentary also “contaminates” other recuperated material, has yielded a 90% rate of return in two years, Gilles Gagné such as paper and cardboard and thus reduces compared to 57% when the price was 5 cents. their value as well. The market for recuperated Businesses, including SAQ outlets, don’t want glass is quite poor. to store all that additional glass, and organiza- The case of the Gaspé Peninsula is a little dif- tions that have benefited from pilot projects, like ferent. Based in Grand River, the Régie intermu- the Gaspé Peninsula, don’t want to recede. nicipale de traitement des matières résiduelles of However, it is possible to find a midway point. Quebec must improve its the Gaspé Peninsula was part of a pilot project There will still be broken glass in recuperated over the last years that resulted in recycling material, considering that millions of glass con- consignment system 100% of the glass collected. New equipment was tainers, like jars, will not be consigned in the near installed to efficiently separate glass, paper, future. So the state-of-the-art equipment installed The president-director general of the Société metal and plastic. Four other such pilot projects during pilot projects will still be useful. Extending des alcools du Québec is finally open to wine bot- were implemented in Quebec. the model everywhere in Quebec would then be tle consignment, after years of opposition to that In the Gaspé Peninsula, that glass is sold to justified. practice from the public corporation, however, municipalities and used as road abrasives during Moreover, if organizations like Grand River’s Catherine Dagenais imposes so many conditions the winter months, road shoulder filling material RITMR fear losing the volume that allows them to about the consignment consent that one can and in landscaping. be viable, why not asking them to collect wine wonder if the breakthrough is sincere. Régie intermunicipale de traitement des and liquor bottles daily in grocery stores, super- While taking part in the works of a National matières résiduelles (RITMR) director general markets and SAQ outlets, for a price that would Assembly parliamentary commission trying to find Nathalie Drapeau therefore doesn’t favour wine compensate the expenses tied to that operation? solutions to Quebec’s poor record in glass recu- and liquor bottle consignment by the SAQ be- Most sorting centres have the ability to adapt to peration, Ms. Dagenais warned the commission- cause it would deprive her centre of a volume new operations. ers that the Société des alcools du Québec that would jeopardize the model her organization Overall, the environment would benefit from (SAQ) cannot manage to collect that glass in its has put in place over recent years. avoiding the fabrication of hundreds of millions of stores, due to a lack of space. The SAQ sells Ms. Drapeau thinks that the pilot project could bottles annually. Of course, the various sizes of about 200 million bottles of alcohol yearly. be extended all over Quebec. She is probably wine and liquor bottles pose a challenge for their She added more conditions during her presen- right. reuse but 50 years after sending people to the tation, first that the SAQ’s involvement in the Some environmental groups have doubts moon, finding ways to sort out those bottles is management of glass bottle consignment could about the time it will take to duplicate such a relatively easy. It is done in other countries. cost $250 million over five years to the Quebec model many times over. There remains another Surely, we can apply those means here. government, and that the SAQ would cease fi- problem: does it make sense to make millions or nancing its 12% part of Québec’s recuperation billions of bottles for a single use, when the re- and recycling activities. sources on earth are limited? The SAQ declared a net profit of $1.114 billion The beer industry has been re-using bottles in 2018. That money was handed out to the Gov- for decades, with a consignment policy. It works. ernment of Québec. The government uses that Grocery store and supermarket owners often money for various programs that in principle complain about the space, the smell and the hy- benefit Quebecers. A sum of $250 million over giene problem it causes but overall, it works. five years means $50 million annually that the If 200 million bottles of wine and liquor are Quebec government must write off. used only once in Quebec annually, there is a Would that $50 million really be lost? Of problem of resource waste right there. Consign- course not. Currently, Quebecers make efforts to ment must be considered. It works in eight of collect glass, to such extent that 78% of the glass Canada’s ten provinces, Quebec and Manitoba used in Quebec is recuperated, however, 63% of being the only ones that have not embarked on that glass is not recycled and ends up in a land- that simple system. fill, mainly because there is no market for that It also works quite well in some parts of the glass and also because sorting centres are ill- United States. In Oregon for instance, the con- Winston Sweetman Port Daniel, Quebec JOURNALISTS: Henry Sullivan Nelson Sergerie, Thierry Haroun, Shigawake, Quebec Diane Skinner CONTRIBUTORS: Francis Moran 208-B Gérard D. Levesque Cynthia Dow, New Carlisle, Quebec Wendy Dawson, New Carlisle, Que. 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Gilles Gagné the arguments raised since the beginning of the meeting. PASPEBIAC: – The members Another resident, Gilles of Paspebiac’s municipal Duguay asked the mayor “if council adopted a resolution to the raise could be delayed increase their pay by 44% in until another municipal coun- the case of the mayor, and by cil is elected,” and Mr. Bastien 29.87% in the case of the refused. councillors. A 5% portion is At the end of the meeting, retroactive to January 2019 when answering the questions and the rest will be effective in from the press, Régent Bastien January 2020. insisted on the point that the The salary of Mayor Ré- uproar “comes from people gent Bastien will increase who voted for my opponents from $33,500 to $48,250 during the last election. (…) while his expense allocation People have four years to as- will stay about the same, as it sess our work. It would be too Photo: G. Gagné will go from $16,750 to bad to have only one element $16,767, a $17 adjustment. Gilles Duguay prevail.” The salary of the councillors At the July monthly meet- will increase from $7,700 to Retired since July 2 from ginning of his term in 2017 meeting, Régent Bastien ing, other reasons were given $10,000. Their expense allo- his position at the Syndicat des that one day weekly at the stressed that the full-time to justify some citizens’ anger cation will also augment by travailleurs de l’enseignement town hall would be enough to mayor he now is will be in a at the pay increase, including 29,87%, from $3,820 to de l’Est-du-Québec, a union answer the citizens’ questions, position to attend more meet- the fact that the Town of $5,000. representing teachers, Mr. and that the rest of the work ings, more forums and put Paspebiac cut part of its an- The August 13 vote was Bastien explained that he could be done from home. Paspebiac on the development nual grant to the Site du banc taken after a lively question would now spend all his work- “I said at the beginning of map. “Some nice things are de pêche, the town’s main period during which a major- ing time as mayor of Paspe- my term that I would be avail- upcoming,” he summed up. tourist attraction. ity of attendees criticized the biac “seven days a week.” able. I never said that (one day Another citizen, Renée Many citizens criticized pay hike. The room was ini- Mr. Bastien also justified a week) would be enough,” Langlois, calmly remarked the fact that a pay increase was tially packed. The vote was the increase by a change in replied Mr. Bastien, who that “you were elected with a not in the platform of the coun- carried out midway through a federal government’s fiscal added at one point that when determined salary. The people cil when its members were lengthy municipal meeting rules that now include expense he was still employed by the knew about that salary. They elected in November 2017. and most of the 65 attendees allocations in the imposable teachers’ union, he was work- are under the impression that Councillor Florian Duches- left the room right after that income. The government also ing for the municipality during the rules are changed during neau says they were right. “In vote. imposed a ceiling on those ex- the evenings and over week- the game. The population is 2017, when I submitted my Five councillors and the pense allocations. ends. aging. I am not sure that you candidacy, I checked the mayor voted for the pay in- “The former council voted Mayor Bastien emphasized will develop (the town).” salary and it was satisfactory. crease. According to the law, for a 250% pay increase and that the salary increase will Régent Bastien replied to I was elected on that basis,” he at least four councillors and nobody complained. Now, the also attract potent candidates her by repeating methodically states. the mayor had to approve it. increase is much lower and we in 2021. “We have reached the One councillor, Florian Duch- hear that we will all be kicked era of fulltime mayors, seven esneau, voted against the mo- out. The former mayor was days a week. Two years down TIDE PREDICTIONS tion. working four days a week,” the road, interesting candi- Carleton Paspebiac Gaspé Although the council explained Mr. Bastien. He in- dates must show up. What we started working on the pay sisted on the increasing work- adopt also here is seen else- Saturday, August 24 Saturday, August 24 Saturday, August 24 raise motion at the beginning load he and the council where,” he explained, adding 02:14 a.m. - 0.68m 03:11 a.m. - 0.63m 02:36 a.m. - 0.71m 08:34 a.m. - 1.84m 08:40 a.m. - 1.19m 07:29 a.m. - 1.05m of the year, the controversy members face in their duties. that the council looked at the 03:21 p.m. - 0.49m 02:25 p.m. - 0.53m 01:42 p.m. - 0.63m arose mainly at the end of the A citizen, Régis Savard, situation in neighbouring 09:53 p.m. - 1.55m 09:28 p.m. - 1.61m 08:32 p.m. - 1.45m spring when the numbers asked the mayor what he towns. Sunday, August 25 Sunday, August 25 Sunday, August 25 started circulating. meant when he said at the be- Repeatedly during the 03:02 a.m. - 0.75m 04:33 a.m. - 0.60m 03:55 a.m. - 0.70m 09:20 a.m. - 1.84m 09:54 a.m. - 1.13m 08:33 a.m. - 0.96m 04:23 p.m. - 0.44m 03:28 p.m. - 0.53m 02:39 p.m. - 0.63m Kempffer House welcomes special guests 11:11 p.m. - 1.54m 10:37 p.m. - 1.70m 09:47 p.m. - 1.50m Diane Skinner Flowers Monday, August 26 Monday, August 26 Monday, August 26 05:14 a.m. - 0.66m NEW CARLISLE: - Laurence 04:03 a.m. - 0.80m 05:49 a.m. - 0.52m 10:17 a.m. - 1.85m 11:13 a.m. - 1.13m 10:07 a.m. - 0.91m Kempffer had the opportunity 05:29 p.m. - 0.37m 04:39 p.m. - 0.50m 03:50 p.m. - 0.62m to visit the Kempffer Centre re- Tuesday, August 27 11:44 p.m. - 1.82m 11:06 p.m. - 1.58m cently. He was pleased to see 12:27 a.m. - 1.57m Tuesday, August 27 Tuesday, August 27 the efforts of the staff and 05:13 a.m. - 0.83m 06:55 a.m. - 0.40m 06:24 a.m. - 0.58m committee members dedicated 11:22 a.m. - 1.89m 12:24 p.m. - 1.18m 11:46 a.m. - 0.93m to the preservation of heritage. 06:34 p.m. - 0.27m 05:48 p.m. - 0.44m 05:03 p.m. - 0.57m Wednesday, August 28 Wednesday, August 28 Wednesday, August 28 Laurence is the grandson of 01:33 a.m. - 1.64m 12:46 a.m. - 1.94m 12:16 a.m. - 1.69m Julia Smollett and Langler 06:23 a.m. - 0.81m 07:53 a.m. - 0.29m 07:21 a.m. - 0.50m Kempffer, original owners of 12:27 p.m. - 1.94m 01:25 p.m. - 1.28m 12:54 p.m. - 1.00m the Kempffer home. This was 07:33 p.m. - 0.15m 06:53 p.m. - 0.35m 06:12 p.m. - 0.49m his first visit to the Gaspé, but Thursday, August 29 Thursday, August 29 Thursday, August 29 02:28 a.m. - 1.72m 01:43 a.m. - 2.05m 01:15 a.m. - 1.78m

he plans to visit again soon. Photo: M. LePage Hon. Diane Lebouthillier, 07:27 a.m. - 0.75m 08:43 a.m. - 0.19m 08:10 a.m. - 0.43m 01:29 p.m. - 2.01m 02:20 p.m. - 1.39m 01:47 p.m. - 1.10m Member of the Canadian Jérémy LaPlante, summer employee; France Bujold, Director 08:27 p.m. - 0.05m 07:54 p.m. - 0.26m 07:16 p.m. - 0.41m Heritage New Carlisle; Larry Kempffer, Descendant of Langler House of Commons repre- Friday, August 30 Friday, August 30 Friday, August 30 senting Gaspésie-Les Îles-de-la- Kempffer; Honourable Diane LeBouthillier; Betty Ann Smol- 03:16 a.m. - 1.80m 02:37 a.m. - 2.11m 02:08 a.m. - 1.84m Madeleine and Marjorie lett, President Heritage New Carlisle; Jacqueline Mallet, Vice- 08:25 a.m. - 0.65m 09:29 a.m. - 0.13m 08:54 a.m. - 0.37m LePage, parliamentary assistant, president Heritage New Carlisle; Tracy Major, Kempffer 02:28 p.m. - 2.08m 03:11 p.m. - 1.52m 02:35 p.m. - 1.22m were also present for activities Coordinator and Sandi Beebe, Traditional Skills Coordinator. 09:15 p.m. - 0.02m 08:53 p.m. - 0.17m 08:15 p.m. - 0.34m on Open House. Page 5, August 21, 2019 - Spec The love of “gardening is Glory of Gardening a seed once sown that Denise Dugas: A Friendship Garden never dies.” Diane Skinner place to sit in the shade. That first There is a blend of the antique, repurposed Smell the air, get your hands year the garden area items and gifts from friends in the garden. dirty and face to the sun. Gar- was just a tiny dening on the Gaspé is a way square for a chair. of life going back many As time went on, decades, if not hundreds of she cleared more of years. Traditional methods, the hillside by cut- foraging and some newer ting smaller trees methods, such as raised gar- and bushes. dens are widely practiced. As the years went Gardening has many benefits; by, the area became economical, traditional, multi- larger and more us- generational, environmental able due to all the and some would claim spiri- hours that Denise tual. “Gardening is cheaper worked in it. It than therapy, and you get should be noted that tomatoes.” A 10-part series. there are several different places to sit CAPLAN: - There are many, and relax. There are many kinds of gardens. Some stone steps to walk Denise Dugas of Caplan has been opt to grow food to nurture; down to other levels building her backyard oasis since 1994. others decide to make the and areas. Denise It all began as a place to sit and relax. world more beautiful by grow- pulled weeds, and cleared out ing flowers. Denise Dugas of bushes and brush to beautify barrel, a wringer washer tub, a Denise repurposes many of the things found in her Caplan has chosen to do some- small, cozy places. When it wagon wheel and a hayrake. garden. Pictured here is one of her outdoor fountains thing a little different. She has was apparent that this project There are flowers displayed in created from an old kitchen sink. created a lovely picturesque was enlarging considerably, antique glass bottles. There is garden which provides quiet Denise ordered 40 tons of an old metal cream container serenity. The only sounds you gravel, two 20-ton truckloads. that a friend painted for hear in her garden are the soft, How did she get all that gravel Denise. If something breaks, soothing splashes of Denise’s into her garden area? She Denise will repurpose the item two water fountains or the laughs when she says that the and place it in her garden. chirp of tiny birds, perhaps first load she placed by using Nothing goes to waste. Friends there to visit a birdbath. an empty ice cream container. and family ask Denise if she Denise started to create her Now, that’s a workout! For the would like something for her charming oasis about 25 years second load, she used a wheel- garden, before they throw it ago. She slowly cleared an barrow. away. Many of the items have area that is on a small hill be- This gravel created walking personal family history and a side her home. Though she did areas and other flat spaces to story is often shared about not garden as a child, she de- place her lovely antique items where it comes from and who veloped her skills over the past including a cedar bucket, a it once belonged to. Many of 25 years. At first the area was bean crock, an old sink that the older pieces are from the heavily treed, and she thought would have been discarded, a ancestral Campbell farm in Ca- it would be pleasant to have a water pump, an old wooden plan.

Her garden also contains Photos: D. Skinner newer items. Many were gifts Build an easy outdoor from friends and family. This is pecker visits. He did not fly what had been damaged. water fountain a true friendship garden. She away when he was ap- The second was as recent as Who does not enjoy the soothing sounds of water? An out- has a woodland animal area. proached, but just jumped to a June 2018 when Denise had door water fountain can be easy to make, and not expen- Many of the little ceramic fig- higher branch to get a better major heart surgery. She knew sive. Start out by making a simple water feature and then ures she received from friends. view. Hummingbirds often she would be travelling to Que- you can progress to more complicated ones if you wish. She laughs when she says that visit, too, to feed at the tiny bec City in the summer, so she All you need to start is a simple container and a water she received a small collection feeder. Denise finds that hurried in the spring and got pump and, of course, an electrical power source. of ceramic hedgehogs for colourful begonias do well in her garden set up before she You need: Christmas. They now sit the garden. went for her surgery. She says Large garden pot (with no holes in bottom) or a plastic proudly in a little corner of the Two events occurred that that it was difficult because barrel or an old bathroom or kitchen sink. This should be garden. When Denise points to Denise said were discouraging when she returned home, she wide and at least 24" tall an item she can quickly tell but did not cause her to aban- could not do everything that Water pump - cost around $20. you who gave it to her. On a don her beloved garden. The she wanted to, however, she is Coloured stones, rocks, shells. recent visit, Denise’s two first was Hurricane Arthur on recovering well, and her garden Electrical outlet and extension cord granddaughters, Sydney, aged July 5, 2014. The high winds is in tiptop shape this summer. Directions: ten and Paige, eight, lovingly caused major damage to many Her advice to anyone con- Fill bottom of pot with stones, rocks and/or shells, about 2 placed fossils, rocks and sea trees and buildings in the area. sidering creating a restful, dec- inches or so. glass in the garden. Denise says, “I lost an apple orative garden is to start small Place pump according to directions, The garden has clearly de- tree, two poplars and five and do a little at a time. Denise Attach electrical cord and extension. lineated areas and one of these cherry trees.” The antique says the ideas will just come to Add water and plug it in! That’s it! That’s all! Denise refers to as her ‘beach hayrake was damaged, but it you! It is very heartwarming to Reminder: area.’ It contains a lobster trap remains in its place in her gar- see the many items that have Fill water that evaporates, especially in hot weather. and other items pertaining to den. She got to work and been given to Denise as gifts Enjoy the soothing sounds of your outdoor water fountain. the sea. There are birdfeeders cleared the trees and tells Spec from family and friends. It is a where a very trusting wood- that she started to put together true Friendship Garden.

Page 6, August 21, 2019 - Spec About 150 people attend railway rally

Gilles Gagné trains together. you to repair the line in one “In addition to develop- year,” said Mr. Babin. GASPÉ: – About 150 people ment, we need the train for our Tony Savino, vice-president attended the August 18 rally for people, who use it to visit their of the CSN union in the Gaspé a faster railway refurbishment family but also to have access Peninsula, underlined the fact in the Gaspé Peninsula. They to some health services,” added that “the REM (Réseau express want to shorten the seven-year Cynthia Patterson, denouncing métropolitain) and the Cham- delay announced by Quebec the cuts that have plagued pub- plain bridge received billions Premier François Legault on lic transport in the region over of dollars in Montreal while April 25. The rally took place recent years, with VIA Rail and here, we are left with crumbs at the Gaspé intermodal station. Orléans Express notably. and we are supposed to greet it The initiative came from the “Who is going to enjoy as if they are doing us a regional executives of the three spending 17 hours on the bus?” favour.” Opposition parties, namely the she summed up, underlining Mr. Savino added that the Parti Québécois, Québec Sol- the lack of vision of the coun- CSN is ready to mobilize its idaire and the Liberal Party. try’s politicians. “We (in thousands of members in the Politicians mainly left the mi- Canada) are one of the only Gaspé Peninsula on the train crophone to the citizens places in the world where we Photo: G. Gagné issue if necessary. though, and those people want are obliged to turn a profit on Geoff Clayden, of Québec a return of the train to Gaspé the rails. (…) Elsewhere, it is Cynthia Patterson thinks the seven-year delay suggested by Solidaire, reminded the audi- before 2026. an essential service.” Quebec premier François Legault is unacceptable. ence that for decades, the oil in- Barachois’ Cynthia Patter- Ms. Patterson also sees a dustry and the automobile son reminded the crowd that battle for the anglophone com- applied between Winnipeg and extent than the Gaspé railway, industry lobbied against train she started fighting for the pro- munity. “Our fight back (for Churchill, Manitoba, where a was repaired in less than a year. tection of train services “34 rail services) has to make sure line damaged to a much larger “Mr. Legault, I challenge Cont'd on page 12 years and one month ago, we that we reach out to the anglo- fought to protect our stations, phone community, which rep- our rails, to keep our dining car, resented 40% of the ridership our luggage service, to keep in the Gaspé Peninsula.” our passenger train and our Gilles Lamy, a former VIA BACK TO SCHOOL freight service, and we are still Rail and CN worker who co- fighting.” founded the Coalition of The Quebec government Gaspesians for the Return of put the Caplan to Gaspé stretch the Train, pointed out that “tak- Take a part of the Coast of railway in a dormant state ing seven years to repair the after acquiring it in 2015. It line is laughing at people.” with you when represents 60% of the Matape- Quoting historian Jean- dia to Gaspé line’s length. The Marie Fallu, who said that be- move has been questioned tween 1907 and 1911, with you leave for school! since because the needs of limited means, the 125 kilome- Gaspé Peninsula industrial tres of line between Port Daniel clients have been increasing and Gaspé was built, Mr. Lamy Subscribe to The Gaspé SPEC fast since, especially for the in- affirmed that in 2019 we can go dustries located east of Caplan. faster. and keep in touch with what’s going on In addition, VIA Rail’s pas- “They built 25 bridges, on in your community. There’s no better senger service has been sus- that stretch back then and now, pended since September 2013 we only have to repair them, way to brighten a school day! because of the state of some with today’s means,” remarked bridges. VIA Rail’s Chaleur Gilles Lamy. train was the most used re- Another founding member gional link of the federal trans- of the same coalition, Bernard porter, attracting more ridership Babin, challenged Premier than the Saguenay and Abitibi Legault to duplicate the model Please complete this form, email it to us at For all your Back to School Supplies! [email protected] or call us with your credit card information. $35 (tax included) for the school year.

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Page 7, August 21, 2019- Spec John Martin wins chief in Gesgapegiag election Reflections by

Gilles Gagné Diane Skinner Flowers GESGAPEGIAG: – John Martin is the new chief of Gesgapegiag, having won the August 17 election by receiv- Glowing, ing 256 votes, compared to 179 for Roderick Larocque Glowing, Junior, who had been chief since 2013. The third candi- Gone date, Isaac Wskinainen, gath- Sitting at a bonfire on the Gaspé late last summer, we ered 31 votes. were treated to a beautiful, almost otherworldly sight. Very John Martin served terms nearly magic. Along the edges of a long row of wild rose- as Gesgapegiag chief around bushes were hundreds of tiny points of light in constant year 2000 and shortly after. motion. These tiny creatures were fireflies or as some peo- He was also a councillor over ple call them, lightning bugs. recent years, notably in the Fireflies are members of the beetle family who are ac- last council. tive beginning at twilight. They are winged, so most of them He retired recently from can fly. Fireflies are found mainly in warm regions, so on the position of director of ed- the Gaspé you will see them during the warm summer

ucational services in Ges- Photo: G. Gagné gapegiag. He is starting a months. Fireflies prefer an environment which is moist so four-year term, the norm you will see them near brooks and streams and other wet or since 2015 in that commu- John Martin was elected chief of Gesgapegiag. low-lying areas. nity. Terms had a duration of They are called fireflies for an obvious reason but how two years prior to that. Mitchell Syvret-Caplin (162) were also elected. they glow is a lesser known fact. Under the abdomen is a Four women were elected (233), Gary-Luc Martin Twenty-five people ran for special little organ. When they take in oxygen it is combined to the council this year, in- (206), Amy Martin (189), Ar- council. with luciferin found in the little organ. This combination cluding chief councillor mand Martin (178), Tammy Up to 1,259 people are of oxygen and luciferin pro- Christianne Jerome Bernard, Martin (178), Dorothy Martin registered on the electoral list duces light. The light they emit who received 272 votes. (169) and Douglas Martin of Gesgapegiag. is called bioluminescence. The colours can vary from yellow to white to green, or even pale red. When you are watching the fireflies, their lights seem to flash and they do! It is a pat- tern that is unique to each species of firefly. These blinking patterns are not random, but rather a signal to entice a mate. The light may also be a form of defense to warn predators to steer clear. Fireflies lay their eggs in the ground. The eggs then turn into larvae, a wormlike creature, that eats slugs, snails and worms for nourishment. Adult fireflies normally eat pollen or nectar from plants. But fireflies are declining in numbers, not just on the Gaspé, but all over the world. The question is why? The answer seems to point to three different causes – all of them caused by humans. The first is the loss of habitat as more Photo: N. Desjardins and more areas become built up. The other related reason is light pollution. This light pollution is caused by vehicles and Kevin Parent and guest by lights from street lamps and homes and businesses, and the third is the use of pesticides which destroy habitat and performers put on great show directly cause the fireflies to perish. So, what can be done to stop the decline in firefly num- Normand Desjardins of the summer festivities. estimation, an incredible feat bers or, at very least, slow it down? There are a few simple NOUVELLE: - So what What distinguished these of rallying the people of Nou- steps to take. Do not use pesticides on your property. This makes a musical weekend a shows amidst thousands that velle and surrounding munici- is good for all living creatures, including humans. Use nat- hit-show? I would say – per- I’ve witnessed was the hu- palities by reminding them of ural fertilizers only. Leave a bit of your property wild, au fect sound monitoring, great mane approach he used to in- their folklore and the impor- naturel. Don’t keep the grass too short everywhere. Allow musicians and singers, a well troduce, integrate and promote tance of transferring music on some natural elements to be on your property. Items such planned program that flows, the wonderful local talent as to the next generation of as old rotting logs, leaves and branches provide a home for technical lighting that en- well. It was intergenerational young ones, all contributing to the firefly larva. Here is an easy one. Turn off the outdoor hances the whole performance and heart-warming at every a love for one’s cultural her- and an appreciative audience turn, as the audience remained itage. lights. Fireflies like it dark when they mate. They are em- on a warm summer night. captivated and proudly riveted With the added brass, barrassed to show their abdomens! Can anybody identify Well, Nouvelle’s 150th to every performance. For the string and percussion sections, with that? They use their flashing lights to attract a mate, summer celebrations hit it off huge crowd present, it was no Kevin delivered spectacular and if they do not mate, there are no larva babies! perfectly with the August 2 to doubt magical with a height- renditions of his own personal A childhood friend, many moons ago, used to run out- 4 weekend’s three perform- ened feeling of belonging for compositions that made these side on warm summer nights with a mason jar to catch fire- ances. Kevin Parent, of both stage performers and au- musical events unique and flies. Her plan? To take the jar inside and read by firefly Miguasha and renowned dience. memorable. light! Little did we know then that those pulsing lights were singer/songwriter/musician, Through his ingenuous or- not for reading purposes, but for survival of a species. was the official spokesperson chestration and stage pres- and key organizer of that part ence, Kevin managed in my Cont'd on page 12 Page 8, August 21, 2019 - Spec Announcements...

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Glenna and I would like to thank each and everyone who came out to help us celebrate our 40th WHITE: Eric wedding anniversary at the Shigawake fairgrounds (Barn Dance) on Saturday, July 20, 2019. ROONEY: Nora Thanks to our sons Troy (Sheryl, Joseph and Mariah) and Trevor (Jessica and Hayden) for the sur- Fit as a fiddle and feeling like a young trout to the prise of a lifetime. We would like to thank everyone for the gifts and cards. Your kindness touched very end, Eric White of Douglastown passed away at our hearts. Thanks to the band! The music was great! his home in Montreal in the early morning hours of From the bottom of our hearts, thank you! August 20, 2018. Robert and Glenna Renouf Dad was 96. He is buried in the family plot at the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montreal alongside his parents and his sister Elizabeth. Card of Thanks His old friend Nora Rooney passed away after a thegaspespec.com short illness on May 28, 2019, at the very youthful age of 88. She is buried in the St. Patrick's Church cemetery in Douglastown. May the souls of these faithful departed be forever at peace. PHOTO Happy 50th QUALITY Wedding Anniversary When submitting a photo for this page, please send in a digital photo (.jpg) to [email protected].

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Quilts and other Heritage New Carlisle CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: p.m. and 7:15 p.m. to 8:45 quilted items will be available Every Wednesday in Au- Royal Canadian Legion For Sale: Two bedroom bun- p.m. $17 class (drop in). Re- for viewing and sale. Please call gust: Julia’s Tea Corner. Bis- Br. 172 The Royal Canadian Legion, galow located in Shigawake. quires minimal experience in Pat Vibert at 418-782-7049 for cuits, scones and homemade Branch 172, meets monthly Recently painted throughout. yoga. Bring your mat. further information. jam. 1 p.m to 4 p.m. $10 Adults, $8 children under age every third Saturday at the Le- New steel roof, new deck, new YORK: PORT DANIEL: twelve. Come and enjoy the ex- gion located at 55 Gallagher St. outbuilding. Maintenance free York River Three Star perience with us! Reservation home. Four appliances in- FADOQ Golden Age Club required. 418-752-1334, herita- CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: cluded. Asking $75,900. Call if Please note that your FADOQ Every Wednesday: Pétanque [email protected] or face- Book Room interested 1-289-385-0776. Ask 2019-2020 membership card from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost $3. Come book. The book room is now closed, for Joanne. (AG28) for the York River Seniors Club and join the fun and learn a but if you call Kathleen at 418- 392-4896, she can set up a For Sale: Two adjoining wood is now available at a cost of new game! NEW CARLISLE: time to go in. lots on Rue de la Station from $25. You will be able to pur- August 24: Military Whist. Bible Chapel Services September 6: Bingo. Sunday: Breaking of Bread for the Second Range of York to chase your card on the following dates: Cassidy Photo from September 7: 500 card game. Believers - 9:30 a.m.: night GESGAPEGIAG: the Saint John River. Lots # August 22 to 27 and from service - 7 p.m.; Wednesday: Important Meeting 4054592 and #4054497; Total September 5 to 28. Your re- SHIGAWAKE: Bible Study and Prayer - 7 p.m. This is to inform the community frontage 44.55m and depth newed membership will allow Harvest Supper “You Must Be Born Again.” members of Gesgapegiag and 2618.80m. Asking price you to continue to obtain dis- September 7: St. Paul’s Angli- the surrounding area that Ges- $35,000. If interested, contact counts at a number of local can church women and Shi- NEW CARLISLE: gapegiag Healing Lodge (NNADAP) hosts AA meetings Daniel Sams at 418-368-3453. businesses and reduced rates gawake Community Centre will Good Samaritan and is open to everyone. If you (AG21) for certain club events. be holding their annual Harvest Masonic Lodge are interested in a lifestyle free For Sale: Danby designer two September 2: Annual Corn Supper beginning at 4:30 p.m. August 31: The Masonic Boil at the Birthplace of at the Shigawake Community Lodge will be holding its Mus- of alcohol and substance abuse door mini fridge. 3.1 cu. ft. (87 Canada. Centre (Across the road from sels and Rib Night beginning at and have the desire to change, litres). Excellent condition (used September 29: Meet ‘n Greet St. Paul’s Anglican Church). 5 p.m. at the Municipal Hall in you are invited to attend meet- one year). Call 418-752-3661. at York Community Hall. Adults $15, Children 6 to 12 $7 New Carlisle. $20 per person ings every Monday at 7 p.m. and under 6 free. Takeouts (two servings). Tickets can be COAST ROUND-UP BARACHOIS: available. Everyone welcome. obtained from Masonic Mem- GESGAPEGIAG: Legion Branch 261 bers. N.A. Meetings Every Monday: The Royal HOPE TOWN: N.A. Meetings held every Tues- GASPE: Canadian Legion, Branch 261, Hope Baptist Church NEW CARLISLE: day at 7 p.m. at the Mawiomi Gaspé County WI will be having a money bingo at Hope Baptist Church welcomes Royal Canadian Legion Treatment Centre located at 85 Annual County Fair 7 p.m. at the Legion. 18+ only. you. Sunday School for all ages Saturdays: Legion opens at 1 School Street in Gesgapegiag. The Gaspé County WI Annual Every Thursday: Cards and at 9:45 a.m. and Corporate p.m. Everyone welcome! For more County Fair is open to public ex- Games from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Worship at 11 a.m. on Sundays. August 24 and 31: New and information, call 418-759-3522. hibitors. If you like to cook, gar- Free. For more information, Prayer Meeting and Bible Study almost new yard sale. Doors den, knit, sew, take contact Lloyd Roussel at 418- at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. open at 8 a.m. Everything and photographs, do crafts, etc., 645-3700 or 418-645-2786. Young Peoples for grades 7-11 anything but the kitchen sink. UNITED CHURCH then the 2019 County Fair pro- at 7 p.m. on Fridays. 305 Route September 13: Music night gram has something for you. If BARACHOIS: 132 West, Hope Town, 418- with Tammy Adams from 8 p.m. Sunday, August 25 you are interested in being an Mountain View 752-5838. to 12:30 a.m. $10 per person. 10:30 a.m. Hope Town exhibitor in this year's fair, Golden Age If you want tickets, call 418- please contact Rhonda Stewart September 29: Harvest Sup- HOPE TOWN: 752-6799. (Limited number of at [email protected]. Reg- per at the Mountain View Community Centre tickets available). istration fee is $15. The fair will Golden Age building, 5 p.m. September 14: Military Whist ANGLICAN be Saturday, September 7, beginning at 8 p.m. NEW CARLISLE: CHURCH at the York River Community BARACHOIS: September 15: Terry Fox Dart Club OF CANADA Hall. Public viewing of exhibits Recreation Centre Walk registration from 12:30 September 21: Gift bingo be- is from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pres- 1062 Rte 132 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Com- ginning at 7 p.m. at the New Sunday, August 25 entation of prizes and com- Fitness Room: Monday munity Centre. Walk starts at Carlisle Legion. New Carlisle ments at 4 p.m. Salad supper through Saturday from 9 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist starts at 4:45 p.m. Cost of sup- to 11:30 a.m., Monday and September 21: Gift bingo be- NEW RICHMOND: Hope Town per is $12. Wednesday 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ginning at 7 p.m. Flea Market 10 a.m. Morning Prayer and Tuesday 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. October 18: Hayes Bursary New clothing has arrived, $1 Shigawake GASPE: Allison Aubut Library: Satur- gift bingo beginning at 7 p.m. each. Hot meal at noon. Free. 2 p.m. Holy Eucharist Terry Fox Run All proceeds are for the Hayes Donations accepted. To donate days from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 in Gascons The Terry Fox Run for cancer a.m. Bursary Fund for continuing ed- or obtain furniture, please call Port Daniel research in the Gaspé district August 30: Money Bingo at 7 ucation. 418-392-5161. Open on Fri- 2 p.m. Holy Eucharist will be held on Sunday, Sep- p.m. November 23: Christmas gift days and Saturdays from 10 in Gascons tember 15, at 1 p.m., on the bingo beginning at 7 p.m. a.m. to 3 p.m. at 248 Perron bicycle path in Sandy Beach, BARACHOIS: Blvd, New Richmond. Gaspé. We will have sweaters, BADC NEW CARLISLE: PARISH OF GASPÉ stickers and refreshments. August 24: Summer market Local Market CASCAPEDIA-ST-JULES: Sunday, August 25 Come and support this worthy and BBQ at the Barachois Rec The New Carlisle local market Fifty Plus St. Matthew’s - cause for cancer research. Your Centre from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. has started its fifth season. It August 23: There will be a Penninsula donations are very important. Bakers, crafters, artisans, gar- will be every Saturday with jam session open to all musi- 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist For information call: Nellis den produce. Tables are $10. the last one being September cians and spectators at the

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