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So p h i e Ri v e t t -Ca r n a c 1 and 2 and Henry V, by Re- chameleon-like adaptability, So p h i e @q c t o n l i n e .c o m percussion's artistic director they woo and tickle the audi- ollowing a downpour of Paul Hopkins. The theatrical ence pink with delight. monsoon-like propor- tetralogy tells of power strug- We witness Harry become Ftions last Thursday gles, self-identity, national King Henry V of England, and evening (which led to their pride, father-son conflicts, the banishing of Falstaff (his first cancellation of the and redemption. closest ally in his drinking season) the Repercussion This is Shakespeare at gang) from his court. With a Theatre Group took to the his most epic. It opens with mission to win France, Harry stage to perform Harry the the foolish King Richard II, comes to terms with his King on Friday at the Parc de who is deposed by a man he doubts and fears and trounces la Francophonie in downtown had previously exiled from the French at Agincourt, Quebec City. It couldn't have England, Henry of Boling- aided by audience members been a more perfect evening broke. This Henry becomes in the front row lobbing for Shakespeare in the Henry IV, King of England, “cannon balls” onto the stage. park. The setting sun lit the and his own kingly troubles Despite being side-splittingly windows of nearby buildings soon begin. His son, also funny, the Repercussion cast named Henry (but called managed to maintain an air with a golden sheen, creating Photo by Sophie Rivett-Carnac a regal backdrop for one Harry) is a pain in the royal of poignancy to their perform- “Are you sure you’re feeling OK?” Centre-stage, King Henry IV played by Michael Kabwe of the Bard's most popular behind. With a quick wit and ance. Harry's power isolates keen appetite for drinking prepares to die. From left to right: Prince Harry (Aris Tyros), Lord Chief Justice (Jon him – yet his character shines historical plays. Lachlan Stewart); Hotspur (Andrew Chown) and Poins (Rebecca Gibian). Harry the King: the with ne’er-do-wells, he is through and he wins the Famous Victories of Henry challenged by his father on ways and win back his fa- the help of his drinking a play. Harry's charming hand of Princess Catherine the V was the expertly- his loyalty and questioned on ther’s favour, Harry sets out buddies and at this point we, and carefree chums chart of France. crafted amalgamation of the company he keeps. to prove himself a worthy the audience, suddenly find out his future right there in c o n t i n u e d o n 2 Richard II, Henry IV parts Deciding to change his heir to the throne. He enlists ourselves in a play within the tavern. Performing with A christening gown with a past Elisa-Maude McConnell and Saint-Romuald, which is now Sh i r l e y Na d e a u Pierre-Olivier Gaudet, was part of the city of Lévis. In the Sh i r l e y @q c t o n l i n e .c o m baptised. mid- to late-1800s, this was the charming ceremony Little Jeanne looked site of a busy timber shipping took place recently at angelic in a long white chris- yard. The owner of the house A Chalmers-Wesley United tening gown with a very died, there were no descend- Church in the Old City. Jeanne interesting history. The baby’s ants to inherit it, and so it was Alma, the infant daughter of grandmother, Edmonde Poiri- abandoned. Poirier and her A n n e M c C o n n e l l er-McConnell, said, “In 1971, friend were permitted to enter (godmother and aunt), when I was expecting my first the house to try to salvage Grant McConnell and baby, a friend of mine from the some of the many artifacts that Edmonde Poirier- École des Beaux-arts told me had been left behind. M c Co n n e l l ( m a te r n a l about an abandoned house con- Poirier grew up in the g r a n d p a r e n t s ) w i t h taining various treasures and town of Saint-Cléophas in the Elisa-Maude McConnell relics. Among them I found this Matapédia valley. She recalled, (mother), holding baby beautiful christening dress in “As the oldest in my family, I J e a n n e A l m a , w h o i s wearing the beautiful a cardboard box.” remember having to iron our antique christening gown. Beautifully restored and family christening outfit. It was Proud father Pierre-Olivier maintained by Poirier, an much more ‘humble’ than the Gaudet, with Odette and artist who specializes in tex- dress my children and grand- Aurèle Gaudet (paternal tiles, the gown has been worn children have worn over the grandparents), Manika by their three children: Anne, past 40 years, but we still have Gaudet (godmother and Elisa-Maude and Gregory, and the mante (cape or mantle) aunt), and Jules-Émile (the by their five grandchildren: my mother made, of fine wool Photo by Shirley Nadeau baby’s cousin). Amelia, Madeleine, Henri embroidered with white silk. Thomas and Rosemarie, and After ten baptisms, the dress now, little Jeanne. no longer exists. It was not The old house was located made of fine mousseline like Label / in what used to be known as Jeanne’s dress and was about Anse de New-Liverpool near half as long. I have always Emergency Emergency called this one the ‘Victorian’ Diagnostic Services Diagnostic Services dress and I have conserved it as if it were an object in a Senior Care Senior Care museum.” The exact age of the Community Services Community Services dress is unknown. 418 684-5333 418 684-5333 PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH To market, to market! Limoilou hosts its first farmers’ market
Ka s i a Bo r k o w sk a other full-time jobs – repre- space, she replied, “We’re Ka s i a @q c t o n l i n e .c o m sent different professional not trying to compete with very Sunday for the next backgrounds, from public anybody. We just want to eight weeks, the Marché relations to media and complement what already public de Limoilou politics. Dupont and Jeanne exists. A small market is E Marcotte, the Collectif’s just fine.” will take over 3e Avenue PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH between 8e and 9e Rue. This president, met as students in For more details, visit bona fide farmers’ market urban planning. They began www.monlimoilou.com/ is the creation of Collectif Huron-Wendat heritage:working on their project Grand last activites-evenements/evene Chief- Konrad Siouï Rutabaga, a non-profit group September, securing official ments/marche/ aimed at bringing fresh and permits, applying for funding Copy Editor’s note: locally sourced food to the honours Kiowariniand recruiting farmers. With Curious about the name people of Limoilou. the enthusiastic support of “Limoilou,” I found the fol- About 15 producers will MARIE WHITE several Limoilou entities, lowing information on the take part, among them including monlimoilou.com MonLimoilou.com website. n September 5, 2012, La Ferme Hantée from and the Caisse Dasjardins, The area is named for the
Photo by Jeanne Marcotte Grand Chief Konrad Lotbinière, which supplies and with the help of a team Manoir Limoilou, near Siouï, of the Huron- of 20 volunteers, the Collectif Saint-Malo, France, where organic produce for the Troisième Avenue in LimoilouO hosted its first farmers’ market last Sunday, to the great Wendat nation, celebrated iconic neighbourhood grocer appreciation of residents of the area. opened the market for busi- Jacques Cartier lived at the three events of great cultural Accommodation Bio, Miss ness on Sunday, August 3. end of his life. During his and smoked-fish artisans will andRutabaga, historic spoke significance, with the QCT fresh local produce.” Because Marmite and L'Herbe à Lou “Organizing something second stay in New France, be on hand, as will two local notand justexplained for his her nation organiza but - of the relatively brief harvest like this is a lot of work. We Cartier spent the winter from Limoilou, which mixes restaurants, Les Colocs Café- alsotion’s for objective. the country. “We Aswanted QCT period and the Collectif’s tea, herbs and other plant hope to hire someone full- of 1535-1536 on the north Resto and Vert-Lime Traiteur, readersto create will a remember, real farmers’ the insistence on farm-fresh time to handle the logistics bank of the St. Charles River, concoctions, and Ferme which will offer ready-to-eat Huron-Wendatsmarket where people settled could per- and local, the market will Caprices d'Orléans, a meat of the project by next year,” near the present-day Parc meals (the latter is a terrific manentlybuy vegetables in the and village fruit near that only be held from August 3 concluded Dupont. Asked Cartier-Bréfeuf, in Quebec and poultry producer from Île vegetarian/vegan caterer). Quebecare in season, City in fresh, 1697, and or local. 315 to September 21. d'Orléans. Mushroom growers, whether she hoped for a City. For more information, Dominique Dupont, vice- yearsLimoilou ago. has lots of arts and Collectif Rutabaga’s seven bigger event in the future, visit www.musee-jacques- jam- and vinaigrette-makers The Grand Chief chose president of the Collectif crafts, but it was missing members – who all hold with more farmers and larger cartier to honour a great man of his nation, François Vincent Kiowarini (1944-2009), Kio- Opera in the park andwarini’s on ancestor stages Grand Chief in Quebec City Nicolas Vincent (1771-1844) Photo by Marie White Sh i r l e y Na d e a u by her, where several kinds andrather the a spectacular Traité huron- concert britannque Grand Chief Konrad Siouï hands a prestigious plaque from the Council of the Sh i r l e y @q c t o n l i n e .c o m of music meet (jazz, foxtrot, production, andor British-Huron featured solo - Treaty of which Kiowarini Huron-Wendat nation to honour Kiowarini, to Francine ( François’ sister). Beside he Quebec Opera Festival, polka and waltz). ists Latonia Moore (soprano), her, stands Claude (brother), Christiane (sister), Charles-Philippe(nephew), Floriant A free concert of Wagner hadEleni unearthed Matos (mezzo-soprano), the original which ran from July 23 document and brought it to (brother), Jean (cousin) and Monique Maheux (spouse). Photo by Marie White à l’apéro in the chapel of Manrico Tedeschi (tenor) and Tto August 4, delighted the Supreme Court of Canada James Murray who had signed which did not include any ex- with a plaque that expresses The great and noble Huron-Wendat artist and the Musée de l’Amerique Luiz-Ottavio Faria (bass), the audiences on opening night in a case that would make it. Kiowarini brought it to tinction of our rights,” added his nation’s gratitude and ac- historian François Vincent Kiowarini was honoured francophone on July 28, 30 Opera de Québec choir and at the Palais Montcalm with Canadian history. Henceforth, court for the Siouï case and, Siouï. It was also Grand Chief knowledgement for his work on September 5 by Grand Chief Konrad Siouï at the and 31 was packed for each the Orchestre symphonique an evening of Vivaldi and the Huron-Wendat nation will as a consequence, the docu- Nicolas Vincent who led a in preserving, honouring and Musée Huron-Wendat in the Hôtel-Musée des Premières de Québec. Italian director Handel at the Opera, starring performance. Featuring ex- celebrate every September 5 ment was declared a legal distinguished contingent advancing Huron-Wendat nations in Wendake. Paolo Miccichè used a modern soprano Sophie Brommer and cerpts in a program devoted as Treaty Day in its honour. treaty by the Supreme Court to cross the ocean in 1825 history. counter-tenor David Hansen, to Wagner, George Nicholson approachThe Council to stage of the the Huron- piece of Canada on May 24, 1990. and meet King George IV at “Kwé and thank you, accompanied by Les Violons provided commentary to keep Wendatwith dramatic Nation scenes and of heaven the “From the depths of my Windsor Castle to discuss François,” began the CAQ’s du Roy. the appreciative audience in- Vincentand hell projectedfamily, along on the withlarge heart, and in all of our names,” land claims in Sillery. Thanks Gérard Deltell. “I am so From July 24 to 27, Maurice formed as to the characters the newly-electedbackdrop behind Gérard the stage. Deltell said Grand Chief Konrad to François Vincent, Nicolas pleased to be here and I re- Ravel’s relatively short (50 singers were portraying and a of theOne ofCoalition the most charming Avenir Siouï, “I would like to tell the Vincent was declared a member Kiowarini. I grew up minutes) lyrical fantasy summary of the operas, sung Québec,aspects andof this members year’s ofOpera the Vincent family just how much person of national historic right near here and I watched L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, ac- in German and accompanied community,Festival was remembered the Brigade François Vincent Kiowarini’s significance by Heritage him on TV all the time. I companied by a small musical by piano and French horn. thelyrique, remarkable a group of fourcharacter talented name, his heritage, his heart Canada in July 2001. remember him singing that The largest production andyoung significant Québécois lifesingers. work They of Photo by Shirley Nadeau and his legacy to the nation An artist and historian, he was the ‘Huron Vagabond ensemble composed of flute, The Brigade lyrique – Keven Geddes, Marc-André Caron, Élizabeth Veilleux and Judith of the festival was Giuseppe Françoistravelled Vincent,around the who city had in mean to us all.” Kiowarni devoted his life du village Huron.’ And when cello and piano à quatre mains Bouchard – accompanied by pianist Jean-François Mailloux, serenade listeners on the Verdi’s Requiem, also known their van, setting up their stage (played by two people), graced chosen the name Kiowarini, PlainsGrand of ChiefAbraham Konrad from Siouï their tomobile honouring stage. his ancestors I was in my first year as a the stage of the Grand Théâtre. as The Last Judgement, pre- meaningand sound “one system who insings various the then explained more about and uncovering the history journalist, I worked with him la Chute Montmorency to the Veilleux (mezzo-soprano), more. Most of their selections Julie Boulianne played the sented at the Grand Théâtre soulparks of and his venues.nation.” Then, twice the importance of the treaty. of his proud nation at a time to write about the Treaty that Parc des Champs-de-Bataille, Keven Geddes (tenor) and were well-known airs, the kind child in this story peopled by on August 1, 3 and 4. This a “Itday isfor with ten days, sincere they joy brought that “The British-Huron Treaty when little had yet been said is now 252 years old! So it is they charmed audiences Marc-André Caron (baritone) you can even hum along with, characters vividly imagined was not an opera per se, but Iopera am tohere the people,to commemo singing a- happened right after the war about history from the native a great honour and a great ratevariety and of excerptshonour fromFrançois opera withwho Britain,came with so ittheir was lawnvery angle.sang solos, When duets,he sang, trios he sang and pleasureand it was to such be ahere treat at to this see LE MILLE QUARANTE Vincentand operetta. Kiowarini, From the whoseParc de importantchairs and thatblankets the toHuron- hear inquartets Huron-Wendat from Mozart’s as much Cosi as importantand hear the celebration.” performers and Wendatslive opera make free. a Judithtreaty thatBou - hefan could tutte, Verdi’ssince hisLa Traviatanation’s , theirDeltell music also in these pointed intimate out CABINETS DE JURISTES namel’Esplanade will toforever the Moulin be desin- scribedJésuites, in and our from history,” the Parc said de wouldchard neutralize(soprano), the Élizabeth Franco ancestralBizet’s Carmen language, and had much been howsettings. François had inspired Paolo Cusan Grand Chief Konrad Siouï agreement. We needed an replaced by French and very his nation to be proud of Notary - Counselor At Law who highlighted François’ alliance. So our ancestors few people knew any words. its culture, to honour it and intelligence,Theatre wisdomtroupe and delight travelled withto Longueil outstanding with Today, the Shakespeare Yawenda project is toperformance know about its history. 1040 Belvédère Ave. insightfulness. An avid wampum to represent the underway in partnership with “François also helped all comic timing and linguistic in the 16th century; a very actor and occasional direc- Suite 102 historianc oandn t i nresearcher,u e d Fr o m 1 seven fires or nations and Laval University to revive the Quebecers to better ap- abilities. Moving fluidly from Sillery (Quebec) Kiowarini discovered the General James Murray signed language.bilingual environment. preciatetor, added and his understandvoice to the English to French and back The play ended with a growing crescendo of adula- G1S 3G3 authentic British-Huron it on September 5, 1760.” In his wisdom, Kiowarini, the culture.” A cultural Photo by Marie White Deftly stage-managed and to English, the script – and Tel : (418) 525-6158 Treaty document whichHarry was “Grand Chief Nicolas alongstanding with ovation his artist from brother the ambassadortion. “It was veryin his interesting own right, highly entertaining, actors – managed to convey Fax : (418) 525-7197 firstthe calledKing was the Murraya magnificent Treaty Vincent, a great warrior, Claude,delighted made audience. recordings This to Françoisto watch, wasand invitedvery well to done sing At the celebrations of the Great Peace in Montreal in 2001, [email protected] an idea of how Henry V's afterdisplay the of British acting General talent, always defended the treaty preservewas the thefirst sound time and the songs Mon - –and a perfect speak balance at many of cultural comedy François Vincent Kiowarini held the original wampum of court would have been back oftreal their theatre people. troupe In his brought later and historicaltragedy. Hopefully gatherings it his famous ancestor Grand Chief Nicolas Vincent. years,their annualKiowarini Shakespeare made great suchwill inspireas the Great some Peace English- cel- efforts,performance even towhile Quebec gravely City. ebrationsspeaking actorsin Montreal to come in along 2001. ancestors who influenced Ca- excavate and renovate the “Itill, wasto record received his work way forbetter the Heto appearedaudition forin TV our shows Agatha and nadian history, including the Tsawenhohi House. benefitthan I could of future ever generations. hope,” said inChristie movies. play His in last, September!” Folle de Grand Chief Nicolas Vincent Later in the evening Tel: (418) 647-5987 OneHopkins of hisat themost end signifi of the- DieuTwo, was hours produced of excellent by Jean- Tsawenhohi. Tonight, two during the Gala Celebrations, cantshow. compositions A line of spectators was “La DanielShakespeare Lafond can in only 2009 do as one a plaques will be unveiled: one the Vincent family accepted Fax: (418) 647-1775 INSPIRING FASHION IN QUEBEC Huronne”formed, each which one has keenbecome to tributething – inspire.documentary Based onabout the to Nicolas Vincent and one to a plaque from the Council of SINCE 1840 thetell nation’sHopkins anthem. directly what Marieresponse de l’Incarnation.of the audience, I my brother. Nicolas Vincent’s the Huron-Wendat nation as a 1-800-680-3124 a fantasticTo honour two hours François it had predict“Thank a long you Grandline of amateurChief on plaque, which François had precious tribute to Kiowarini, Vincent Kiowarini, the behalf of the Vincent family worked on, will be placed a remarkable man whose [email protected] been. actors forming outside the Arthur Aron MBA CouncilMark of Lepître, the Huron-Wendat treasurer forQAC honouring audition myrooms. brother who in the Tsawenhohi House legacy and name will now go Senior Investment Advisor Nationof the Quebechas named Art Companythe main was bigger than life,” said where Nicolas once lived.” down officially in history. exhibit(QAC) androom also in thea frequent Musée Claude. “François descended François was also responsible Huron-Wendat in his name from a long line of illustrious for promoting the project to
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Senior Investment Advisor Visit www.egan.qc.ca Chartered Real Estate Broker • Building • Buying • Selling • Renovating • Renting • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH PAGE 3 M EMORIALS AND THINGS OF FAME S TREET VIEWS: Researched and compiled by Catherine Mills-Rouleau The stories behind the names 1864 The Morning Chronicle of Quebec City streets oon after the Beloeil Bridge tragedy*, a paragraph went the round of the papers to the effect that a child whose father and mother were both killed by the accident, clung to Sanother emigrant and could not be separated from him until he gave the little girl up to Rue Betty-Baldwin someone who gave him a sum of money for her. The story found its way to Chambly, where a man named Labadie, who had recently returned from the United States, lived with his wife. They soon afterwards were observed to have a little girl between two and three years added to their family. Various stories were then told about it. Before any fears had been around, it was said the child belonged to a brother of Labadie in Vermont. Then it was hinted that the child had been taken by Labadie from the Grand Trunk Depot at Point St. Charles and that she belonged to an emigrant. The German Society was informed and an investigator went to Chambly. The child had been dressed newly. Her hair was curled and earrings placed in her ears, but the investigator relied on one test more. German children generally wore short sleeved, low-necked garments, exposing the arm high above the elbow as well as the neck, which during the voyage, would doubtless become browned. He found the child delicately fair. The story spread that the girl must have been abducted from some other family. A warrant for the arrest of Labadie, his wife and the child was issued. When they appeared before the judge, Labadie stated that he got the child from Longueil, from a Father O’Brien at the Nunnery. When confronted the German who was said to have sold the child did not seem to recognize her, nor did the Germans who were convalescing at the General Hospital after the train crash. The child was brought to the St. Patrick’s Asylum in Longueil where a chorus of “Kitty,” “Here’s Kitty,” “Kitty’s back again.” Among those, were guardians and companions of the little creature who loved her dearly. The German story had reached the quiet hamlet and the already excited imagination of the quidnunc [a person who seeks to know all the latest Photo by Bill Cox news or gossip: a busybody] became fired with the consciousness of an important discovery. Rue Betty-Baldwin is located in the Loretteville area of Quebec City, north of Boulevard The ponderous machinery of the law was set in motion. The supposed abductors of the child des Cimes. were summoned before the magistrate. Here the gigantic bubble was burst and Her Majesty the Queen, who was the Plaintiff in the case, was required to pay $16.70 cost [$250 in 2014], Bi l l Co x and the expense. The Judge restored the child to Labadie and his wife, who, it is said, had Bi l l @q c t o n l i n e .c o m felt delicate about telling whence they obtained her. The family went their way rejoicing. etty Baldwin (1889-1981), a renowned artist, was * The Beloeil Bridge tragedy was a railroad disaster that occurred on June 29, 1864. The Bborn Elizabeth Smiles train, which had been carrying many German and Polish immigrants, failed to acknowledge in Leeds, England. She was a stop signal and fell through an open swing bridge into the Richelieu River. The disaster the daughter of William F. remains the worst railway accident in Canadian history. Smiles, also an artist. At a very young age, Betty sold 1889 cartoon drawings to a local newspaper. Later she studied The Morning Chronicle at the reputable Leeds Arts he Queen has been rather troubled with rheumatism and insomnia again lately. Her School. After spending many Majesty has been ordered to take scarcely anything besides whiskey and Apollinaris* as years in Paris, New York, Tit is found that that pleasant and wholesome combination is most beneficial to her. and Portland, Maine, in *Apollinaris (water): The spring was discovered in 1852 in Georg Kreuzberg’s vineyard, 1924 Betty and her violinist in Bad Neuenahr, Germany. He named it after St. Apollinaris of Ravenna, a patron saint husband, Percy Baldwin, of wine. The red triangle symbol and the slogan “The Queen of Table Waters” were adopted settled in Quebec City. as trademarks in 1895. By 1913 the company was producing 40 million bottles a year, 90% There is a commemorative of which were exported worldwide. Today the source and the brand of Apollinaris belong plaque on the building at 31 to Coca-Cola, which acquired it from the multinational Cadbury-Schweppes in 2006 Rue Couillard in the Latin Quarter of Old Quebec where the Baldwins lived for more 1914 than 20 years. Betty loved The Quebec Chronicle Quebec City and adopted he false alarm fiend was on the job again last night. In less than half an hour there had it as her home. Many of her La Couvent des Ursulines by Betty Baldwin (20" x 16") is been three calls sent into the Fire Alarm Department and in one of them the Chronicle paintings drew their inspira- available at the Galerie d'art Bel Art, situated at 125, Côte was honored by having the fire vehicles stop up at the very door. That the firemen’s old tion from the Old Town and de la Montagne, in Quebec City. Image used with the T permission of Beauchamp Art Galleries. friend was the party responsible was clearly shown by the fact that none of the three boxes the capital region. She loved had been opened, nor had any of the glasses been smashed. Certainly Box No. 7 had not to paint winter scenes and been touched, as there were over fifty persons gathered at the time reading the Chronicle landscapes of the Quebec bulletins and none were more surprised than they to see the fire apparatus stop. There was countryside. Betty Baldwin advent of television. She held Rue Petit-Champlain, where another call which came in shortly before 1 o’clock, but this was one of those ordinary com- died at the age of 92 in about 20 exhibitions in the the main entrance of the monplace alarms, which is sounded by breaking the glass and opening the box, and has not Montreal. foyer of the Palais Montcalm funicular is located. all the finish and class of the expert false alarmist. It is hard to determine which individual Through her paintings, and ran an art school from is more despicable of the two. The dull boor, who through lack of intelligence considers it Baldwin introduced the prov- her studio on the top floor of a joke to call the firemen out for nothing and risk serious accidents, or the fiendish skulker ince to the world before the the Maison Louis-Jolliet on who, in some safe place, sounds call after call, probably awaiting some grievous mishap to gloat over as the handiwork of his cowardice.
1964 Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph he plaintive observation of a couple of New Yorkers that there was nothing to do in Quebec City calls attention to one aspect of our tourist trade about which few are prepared to Ttalk. These Americans were ordinary down-to-earth folks, not barflies, beats or patrons of the nightclub circuit. What they were seeking in this city were not shows imported from W. Rourke Ltd. New Orleans, fancy meals from the Tour d’Argent nor even ambitious theatrical companies involved in translations of the latest Broadway hit. It is indeed a credit to the natural attrac- Founded in 1928 and incorporated in 1946, is proud of tions of this city that tourists have kept on coming here in such large numbers, but much of the original charm of the place is being insidiously destroyed by industrial and commercial its continued service to the community progress. Without which Quebec would quickly become a ghost town. But what about the for the past 85 years. caleches, one may ask. What about the magnificent view from the terrace? What about the quaint old streets and French cuisine? What about the French flavor? True tourists come 418 687-2440 here because this place is different, but once here they must do something with the times between watching the scene from the terrace and taking a caleche ride through quaint old streets. Will the changes now taking place soon make Quebec just another small city in • Building • Buying • Selling • Renovating • Renting • North America? PAGE 4 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH
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Though they diseases and parasites that bees may gain an advantage fans might enjoy professor- www.bumblebeewatch.org, By the numbers live in colonies of hundreds spread from managed bees from adapting to use plastics. naturalist Bernd Heinrich's and www.wildlifepreserva- By the year 2000, some or thousands, honey bees to wild populations, and However, there are also Bumblebee Economics (pub- tion.ca/species-in-need/ 20,000 bee species had been are unaggressive unless climate change. concerns that issues such as lished by Harvard University canadian-species/ all provide described worldwide, and threatened. Because these In 2013, a prime example high moisture and the chemi- Press, 2004). In keeping with information on bees at risk, this number is expected bees typically winter in of the unintended conse- cal by-products of plastics the illustrated theme of this how to identify and monitor to increase. At least 4,000 large numbers, they produce quences of human-influenced could negate any adaptive column, bee enthusiasts of the bees near you, and how species of bees are involved surplus honey and honey- change in bee behaviour was benefit the bees might gain all ages will be delighted by to create pollinator-friendly in the pollination of wild comb. announced by University of from using plastics. biologist Jay Hosler's Clan habitat at home. plants and food crops in To bee or not to bee Guelph researchers. While North America alone. In Melittologists (scientists studying bees in Toronto, J. 2000, ag-related pollination who study bees) agree that Scott MacIvor and Andrew by bees was worth an esti- science has only scratched E. Moore discovered two mated $14.6 billion in the U.S. the surface of many bee mys- distinct species of bees using Chamber Organ and Worldwide, close to a third teries. For example, major plastic polymers for nest of human food production projects in the past decade construction. One species involves bees. have barely begun to consoli- used fragments of plastic Choral Music Festival A key bee clarification date what researchers know bags as they would have Not all bees are honey about North American bees. used leaves, while the other Su b m i t t e d b y Do u g l a s by Dr. Waterhouse on the hearsal will be in Carter Hall bees. Even our most familiar The causes of colony col- used a plastic-based outdoor Re nf r o e chamber organ, there will (adjacent to the Cathedral) – the fuzzy, slower-moving, lapse disorder (as the severe building caulking material be music performed by other on Tuesday, August 12, at and relatively large bum- and international decline in as it would have used tree he Cathedral of the Holy organists, including Julie 7:00 p.m. Additional infor- blebee – doesn't produce bee populations is commonly resin. The scientists found Trinity in Quebec City’s Wenger from Fort Myers mation may be obtained by surplus honey. Two hundred known) are also of great that the bees are actually TOld Town is hosting Beach, FL. Vocal workshops contacting Global Tourisme, and fifty species of bumble- interest. A handful of issues experimenting and think its first Chamber Organ will be given, and baritone the organizers of the Festival, bees belong to the genera are thought to contribute this may be because plastic and Choral Music Festival, Paul Guehler from Naples, at 418 684-0662. from August 12 to August FL, will sing a solo that has The culmination of the 18. Singers and organists been prepared with Sandra week is the featured concert from the United States and Bender, choirmaster at the on Sunday, August 17, at 3:00 Canada are participating Cathedral. Bender will also p.m. in the Cathedral. A choir FREE in this exciting musical provide a solo. of 40 to 50 singers will be event, which will feature The combined choirs accompanied by members the Cathedral’s unique 1790 taking part in the Festi- of the Quebec Symphony chamber organ. Dr. Benjamin val will sing three choral Orchestra and directed by Waterhouse, director of numbers, including a pow- Renfroe. Both the great music and organist for erful spiritual by the late organ and the historic the Cathedral, will be the Moses Hogan entitled “Hear chamber organ will be used. featured organist. My Prayer.” An original The featured work will be The concept behind this composition by artist-in- Haydn’s Little Organ Mass. on the Plains of Abraham event began last summer residence Renfroe will have Soprano Sandra Bender will Thursday – 8:00 p.m. when Dr. Douglas Renfroe, its première at the Midi en be the soloist. QUINTETTE LORRAINE GAGNON: the Cathedral’s artist-in-res- Musique concert. “Requiem The chamber organ was TRIBUTE TO GERSHWIN, idence for the summer, took Motet” is dedicated to two built in 1790 for a friend ELLINGTON AND PORTER the suggestion to Rev. Chris- American composers-con- of Franz Josef Haydn, who Friday – 8:00 p.m. tian Schreiner, Dean of the ductors who participated in actually played on this very LUCKY UKE Cathedral, and Waterhouse. international music festivals instrument. This concert What started as a simple Saturday – 8:00 p.m. during their lifetimes: Daniel creates a unique opportu- discussion has grown into a Moe and Paul Christiansen. nity to showcase a piece of RAGLEELA week-long musical event that To round out the August music that was quite possibly Sunday – 8:00 p.m. will feature rehearsals and 14 concert will be several written for this very organ CLOSING NIGHT touring opportunities for the solos sung by Renfroe, a bass now located in the heart of VARIETIES: TRIBUTE participants. In addition, a baritone. Joining Dr. Renfroe Old Quebec. TO CROONERS concert will be presented as will be flutist Lauren Dillard This major concert is part of the Midi en Musique from Los Angeles, CA, and open to the public and series on Thursday, August Naples, FL. free-will donations will be Program online: 14, at 12:30 p.m. in the Cathe- This is one Midi en accepted to assist in offset- THEPLAINSOFABRAHAM.CA dral. The concert is open to Musique program that will ting expenses. This will be Info-show line: 418 648-4050 the public and free-will dona- have something for everyone the first of these Festivals, Parking on performance nights: $7 tions will be accepted. in the audience. The Cathe- with the ultimate goal of This noon-hour concert dral is located on 31, rue des establishing the Cathedral of will be a tempting sample Jardins in historic Quebec the Holy Trinity as a concert of the music to be presented City. If you are interested in location alternative within on Sunday, August 17, at 3:00 taking part in the Festival the area. p.m. in the Cathedral. In as a chorister, the first re- addition to music presented WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH PAGE 5 Artisans display their creations at the Salon des Métiers d’Art
Ru b y Pr a t k a speople from across Canada appearance, smoother taste Space Station last year,” Klein Ru b y @q c t o n l i n e .c o m and as far away as France and unusual smoky caramel recalls. “I was surprised when f you've ever wondered display their handmade wood aftertaste. “You can put it on they called me, but I figure how glass jewelry is made, carvings, kitchen utensils, anything,” says Gauvin. “A lot I must have had a customer IJonathan Léon will tell leather accessories and pieces of people are surprised and say who had connections at the you. of jewelry. Some crafters show ‘I’ve never eaten anything like space agency. They put the Léon is one of several off intricate wooden toys this before,’ but they like it.” products through some tests hundred artists and craftspeo- and games, and household While many of the sights, and then they sent them into ple displaying their creations furniture. sounds and tastes of Plein Art space. Chris Hadfield and the at the Salon des Métiers d'Art Gilles Perrault used to might seem a bit otherworldly, astronauts celebrated Christ- de Québec, also known as make some of that furniture, only one product, as far as mas with my pâtés. I guess Plein Art – a riff on the French until he had a crazy idea. we know, has gone into space. for Christmas, they wanted expression plein air, which “I've always loved music and Pascal Klein of Saint-Ferréol- something better than bland means “outdoors.” The Salon wood,” Perrault says. “One day les-Neiges raises free-range astronaut food.” is set up in four white tents in I decided to start researching ducks on his farm and sells Plein Art, le Salon des front of the Espace Bell 400e, wood resonance and maybe assorted duck products, in- Métiers d'Art de Québec, runs near the Marché du Vieux-Port. make marimbas (African cluding foie gras and rillettes, until August 10, from 11 a.m. The two larger tents shelter the thumb pianos) and balafons a mixture of pulled meat and to 10 p.m. On closing day, Aug. artisans; the two smaller tents (a kind of West African xylo- fat which is a staple of any 10, the site closes at 6 p.m. house, respectively, a bistro phone).” After years of trial French picnic. Admittance is free and food and demonstration space and, and error, the result was not “The products were selected is available onsite. For more for the first time this year, a quite a xylophone, not quite by the Canadian Space Agency details, visit www.metiers-d- food pavilion. a drum, but something in to go onto the International art.qc.ca At the demonstration between, a wooden chamber space, as spectators sip their
Photo by Ruby Pratka that produced six or eight beer and soda, Léon spins his tones when it was struck with glass, melting it in the flame Limoilou-based jeweller Mathieu Roy shows off his a mallet in different places. that spouts from a blowtorch. creations, made with male customers in mind. “I've always Spectators flock to hear the A chance encounter with a been interested in jewelry,” he says. “Jewelry-making live music, and to make some glassblower when he was a is creative but very technical. For guys, I have to make of their own. “The first [instru- teenager was key for Léon, heavier pieces that fit bigger hands.” ment] I made didn't sound who had always admired the stopped to listen and saw him and tableware by hand in his that great, but I kept on doing stained-glass windows in more, changing one thing and Quebec churches. “I was skate- working on his glass. We got to workshop in Val-David. “It's a be friends and he eventually privilege to do this art for a another. I've made hundreds. boarding in front of this guy's It's more than a passion, it's shop and I heard him playing took me on as his apprentice.” living,” Léon says. Now Léon makes glass jewelry Inside the main tents, craft- an obsession.” loud Led Zeppelin music, so I Passion is key for the artists and chefs at the festival. “If you have something in front President of Rotary of you that you don't like, it's not easy to sell,” commented France Gauvin, who sells International visits Quebec City unique terrines from the Ducs de Montrichard farm in Sherbrooke, including the surprising crème brûlée au foie gras. It's what it sounds like – pâté – except for a creamier
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July 29 to August 10 - Plein Art: Salon des métier d’Art de Québec under the tents between php/en/ where you can also download a printable program. Espace 400e and the Marché du Vieux Port. Opening night, July 29 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., July 30 to August 9 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., August 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Entrance is free. August 8 to 24 - Congrès Mondial Acadien 2014 / Acadian World Congress in Grand Falls and Edmunston, New Brunswick, Madawaska, Maine, and Dégelis, Québec. Visit www.cma2014. July 31 to August 24, opens at noon - 2014 World Press Photo expo and Causes à Images 2014 com for more information. present over 100 top photos at Espace 400e. Open daily; admission is $15 ($12 with Festival d’Été pass); free for children 12 and under. Saturday, August 9, 10:00 a.m. - Public group sketching outing during the Fêtes de la Nouvelle- France. Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Place Royale or 1:30 p.m. at UNESCO park. Free, open to the public, August 2 to 20 - Les Grands Feux Loto-Québec - Six nights of free fireworks on the St. Lawrence and festival pass not required. River between Quebec City and Lévis on August 2, 6, 9, 13, 16 and 20. Activities on the quays and on Dufferin Terrace start at 9:00 p.m. Fireworks start at 10:00 p.m. Thursday, August 14, at 12:30 p.m. - Midi en Musique Chamber Organ and Choral Festival featuring various soloists and choir at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Free will offering. Wednesday, August 6, at 7:30 p.m. - “Till the Boys Come Home” - a 100th anniversary musical tribute to Canadians who served their King and Country in the Great War 1914 – 1918 will be given Saturday, August 16, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Municipal Library by the North Lakeshore Mass Chorus, a 35-voice choir, at Chalmers-Wesley United Church, 78 rue Book Sale. Plenty of used English and French books for all ages. Come early for the good picks, stay Sainte-Ursule in Old Quebec. The 78th Fraser Highlanders will provide a colour guard. The concert late for the good deals and in between, have fun participating in the Family Day Activities! The book will feature old favourites such as, “The Maple Leaf Forever,” “Farewell to Nova Scotia,” and “Keep sale will be held at the Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier Community Center, 1743 Boulevard Valcartier. the Home Fires Burning.” Audience members will be invited to join a sing-along including, “Tip- perary,” “K-K-K-Katy,” and “Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning.” Admission: $15 adults, $10 children under 12. Tickets are available at La Maison Anglaise bookstore in Place de la Cité (call 418 654-9523) or at the door the night of the concert. Food service renewed on PLEASE NOTE: The parade of the Fête de la Nouvelle-France will be coming down Grande Allée and Rue Saint-Louis between 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the same time as the above concert. There will be street closures between 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. If coming by car, try to carpool and plan on coming early Dufferin Terrace: “Au 1884” to be able to arrive at the church on time. Better yet, come by bus or on foot. Sh i r l e y Na d e a u “We want to promote unique the historical and local touch Sh i r l e y @q c t o n l i n e .c o m August 6 to 10 - Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France - Opening parade on Wednesday, August 6 start- and delicious foods from our is important to us. We want to ing at 7:00 p.m. on Grande Allée (near the Concord Hotel) and into the Old City via Rue Saint-Louis. here is a delightful new region,” say Duchesne and make the Princess Louise kiosk More than 400 activities, costumed parades, shows, animations, re-enactments, and conferences food service – Au 1884 Proulx. “Whether it is with the a place where residents and combining creativity and diversity. For complete details visit http://www.nouvellefrance.qc.ca/index. TPlaisirs et Saveurs – in name of our business – 1884 tourists can have a delicious the lower level of the Princess was the year the toboggan slide snack and taste local flavours Louise kiosk on Dufferin began – or with archival photos at reasonable prices in an en- ON-GOING EVENTS Terrace next to the Château and occasional activities featur- vironment that highlights the ing characters from the past area’s history and heritage.” Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon - Park Playdate - Join other parents and their preschool Frontenac. The new owners, Marc Duchesne and Marie- dressed in period costumes, we The kiosk will also operate children for gatherings at the park from May to October. Park Playdates help English- also want to give a nod to the during the winter season, of- speaking families stay connected all summer long. Sessions sponsored by Jeffery Hale Elsa Proulx, also operate the fabled winter toboggan slide or history of the place. We have fering simple foods with local Community of Care. Call 418 684-5333 Ext 1539 or visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/ worked for a number of years flavours along with the famous MomsNiteOutQC/ for more information. glissade on the Terrace. Duchesne and Proulx use in the tourism industry and toboggan slide on the Terrace. June 14 to August 23 - Book Quest - Create! at the Morrin Centre - An English local flavours and foods to summer reading club for children aged 5 to 12. For more information and to register, visit encourage visitors to discover the library or call 418 694-9147. For the duration of the summer book club, the Morrin Quebec City from a cultural and Centre offers a free family membership. historical point of view. They have unearthed a variety of Saturdays and Sundays, 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. - Tea Time at the Morrin Centre - From food products representative of June 7 to September 1, sample traditional teas and pastries while boning up on Victorian the region and have developed etiquette and teatime customs. Cost: adults $10 + taxes, children 12 and under $5. Reserva- partnerships with local produc- tions required; please phone 418-694-9147, ext. 226 or send an email to stefaniejohnston@ ers and artisans, mainly from morrin.org. Île d’Orléans. At the kiosk you will find Daily guided tours of the Morrin Centre in English and French - last tours offered ice cream, sorbet and frozen Photo by Julie Moffit Labour Day weekend. To see the schedule and reserve your place, visit http://www.morrin. yogurt, various sandwiches, Marc Duchesne and Marie-Elsa Proulx stand proudly in org/en/tours/discovery-tour/. front of their newly renovated snack bar on Dufferin desserts and yummy sweets, Terrace, under the Princess Louise kiosk. In winter they Quebec City Tourism website of things to see and do in the Quebec City region http:// and hot and cold beverages, all also operate the glissade or toboggan slide, which first www.quebecregion.com/en/ carefully selected to highlight began in 1884, hence the name of their new business local food products. – “Au 1884.” EVERY WEEK… IN ENGLISH 704-2278. • Bell-ringing practice at 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Jeffery MONDAY French and/or English. For infor- side door). 418 523-0663 (No p.m. at the Cathedral of the Hale Pavilion, 1270 ch Ste-Foy. • Seniors’ Day Centre, 10 a.m. mation, call Beth at 418 527-7266 meetings during the summer, • Bilingual De La Salle AA Holy Trinity, 31 rue Des Jardins. Information 418 684-5333, ext. to 2 p.m. at Jeffery Hale Pavilion, or [email protected] or resume in September) Group meetings, Tuesdays Information 418 948-3358 1580 1270 chemin Ste-Foy. Information visit oaquebec.org and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., • A A Group meeting at 8:00 p.m. 418 684-5333, ext. 1580 TUESDAY basement of St-Benoît Church St. Michael’s Church Hall, 1800 • Community Bible Study 7:30 • The Art Group 10:00 a.m. Paint, Presbytery, 3420 Rochambeau, • Stoneham 50 Plus Club, 1:00 Ch. St-Louis, Sillery • Overeaters Anonymous meets p.m. at Quebec Baptist Church, draw, or sculpt together at St. Sainte-Foy. p.m. at the Community Centre, in different locations and days in 70 Grande-Allée Ouest (use Andrew’s Kirk Hall, 45 chaussée 325 Chemin du Hibou, Stoneham. FRIDAY des Écossais in Old Quebec. For WEDNESDAY Information 418 848-2008 (Not • St. Vincent Scouts from 7:00 to details call 418 694-1347. • Seniors’ Day Centre, 10 a.m. to meeting during the summer, will 8:30 p.m. during the school year Trinity Anglican Church 2 p.m. at Jeffery Hale Pavilion, resume in September) at St. Vincent School, 995 Wolfe 2687 Quatre Bourgeois, Ste-Foy • Seniors’ Day Centre, 9:30 1270 ch Ste-Foy. 418 684-5333, Ave, Ste-Foy. Information Mario • View Point Toastmasters, 7:15 Côté 418 832-0061. A Friendly and Welcoming Church a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Valcartier ext. 1580 Community Centre, 1743 p.m. at the Centre Mgr. de Sunday Service • 11:30 am Blvd. Valcartier, Saint-Gabriel- * Knitting Circle at 2:00 p.m. and Laval, 2 du Fargy, near Église • Toastmasters: Quest English de-Valcartier, Québec. 418 7:00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Kirk de la Nativité in Beauport. Info: Public Speaking Club, meetings (The Book of Common Prayer) 684-5333, ext. 1580 Hall, 45 chaussée des Écossais in Annette Côté at 418-661-6107 or 6:45 a.m. at Pacini Restaurant/ Rev. Edwin Stretch Old Québec. 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 Réal Bélanger 418 842-7496. Quatre-Bourgeois, 999 De Organist: Serge Laliberté * Keep the Spirit AA Group, 8:00 p.m. All interested in knitting are Bourgogne, near Duplessis Blvd. p.m. at the Kirk Hall, 45 Chaussée welcome. Information Katherine THURSDAY Information Sandra Holman 418 418 653-9432 des Écossais, Old Quebec, 418 at 418 704-2278. •Seniors’ Day Centre, 10:00 573 -1767.
Chalmers-Wesley United Church St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church ST. P ATRICK’S R OMAN C ATHOLIC P ARISH in the Old City at 78 rue Ste-Ursule Built in 1810. In the heart of Old Quebec since 1759 St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church Quebec, QC G1R 4E8 Located at the corner of Ste. Anne and Cook Streets 1145 de Salaberry, Québec, QC Sunday service in English at 11:15 a.m. Ma s s Sc h e d u l e En français (Saint-Pierre) à 9h00 The Rev. Katherine Burgess Sa t u r d a y a t 4:00 p.m. Organist: David Stafford Rev. Dr. James deBurgh Wetherall Su n d a y a t 10:00 a.m. Sunday worship at 11:00 a.m. We e k d a y s a t 11:30 a.m. Church secretary 418 692-2640 Bilingual Sunday School during worship service All Masses are celebrated in English. Email: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Visit our Web site at www.standrewsquebec.ca telephone: 418 524-3544 Web site: www.chalmerswesley.org Telephone: 418 694-1347 PAGE 8 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2014 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH Festival Jazz etcetera Lévis a celebration of music and community
Ka s i a Bo r k o w sk a vals. Thibault, faced with the duo Bet.e & Steph and a Ka s i a @q c t o n l i n e .c o m demands of a growing family barbershop quartet. Other azz occupies a favoured and a busy career as a music notable acts scheduled to place on Quebec’s professor at Université Laval, appear are the fusion outfit musical landscape. is no longer involved with Soul Jazz Orchestra, and the J the festival. contemporary jazz ensemble Montreal inaugurated its internationally acclaimed Brunet and Quintin are of pianist/composer Yves annual jazz festival in 1980 in the business of organizing Léveillé and Viva Zappa, an and in 2007, both Quebec corporate events and con- ensemble which presents City and Lévis launched ventions. Among the many Zappa’s oeuvre in the jazz theirs. Lévis’ Festival Jazz things they do in the course framework. etcetera is unusual in that of their work is hire musi- The event differs from it is held entirely outdoors cians for various events. One its big-city counterparts in and is free of charge. It is a day, during a post-mortem of that it is free and therefore lively street fair, with music an event, they began discuss- accessible to all, and it in- and people filling the town ing the idea of a large-scale volves the whole community square and spilling out of the event devoted solely to music. in ways big and small. The local cafés, restaurants and A client of theirs who lived local business community is shops. Since its inception, in Lévis suggested they instrumental to the success the event has hosted over explore the town. They did of the festival. After all, 240 concerts and featured and, charmed by historic both Brunet and Quintin Jocelyn Gagné over 950 performers, at- town centre of Lévis, they have demanding full-time tracting close to 252,000 decided that it would indeed jobs and need all the help spectators. be the ideal setting for their they can get. “Shop-keepers Photo by The festival was the project. And thus was born and restaurateurs all par- Music lovers in Lévis filled the streets during last year’s Festival Jazz etcetera. ticipate,” says Brunet. “And brainchild of François the Festival Jazz etcetera “You can learn about jazz in can hear jazz on the ferry!” particularly from the prov- the local government is very Brunet, director general of Lévis. an informal, open setting,” The shows on the ferry run ince, will be available. involved, too.” The city of marketing and communica- As its name suggests, the Brunet says. “It’s a true throughout the weekend. The Festival Jazz etcet- Lévis supplies services and tions, and Pierre Quintin, festival offers more than street festival – with excel- “And once you take the bus era Lévis runs from August venues and has given finan- director of programming and just jazz, though it is firmly lent music!” up the hill, there will be 7 to 10. For program details, cial support. The project logistics. Jazz saxophonist rooted in the genre. This Best day to go? Brunet music from 4:00 p.m. until visit www.jazzlevis.com All also receives funding from Joël Thibault soon joined Saturday alone, the per- is hard-pressed to answer midnight.” events are free but a vol- Desjardins, Valero Energy, the team and together they formers will include blues that one. “The weekend is The three-year contract untary donation of $10 will Loto Québec and the federal organized what is arguably vocalist Angel Forest, jazz just full of exciting stuff,” he with the city of Lévis expires get you a Festival macaron government. one of the province’s most crooner (and Sunwing Air- says. “On Saturday,” Brunet in 2015 and Brunet hopes (badge) and a chance to win The festival is also an vibrant, accessible and lines founder) Colin Hunter, suggests, “if you take the that it will be renewed and a prize – a trip to Mexico or a educational experience. community-oriented festi- the bossa nova inflected ferry instead of driving, you that more financial support, high-quality sound system.
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