TwoTwo awesomeawesome contestscontests waitingwaiting forfor youyou insideinside thisthis edition.edition. Contract 400119680 ESTABLISHED • MAY 1975 VOLUME 44 / NO 12 / MARCH 28, 2018 $1.50 (Tax included) 2017 saw more people move to the Gaspé and the Magdalen Islands Geneviève Gélinas Briand. The Briand Colenbier GASPÉ: – The Gaspé and the family is not alone, others Magdalen Islands gained 122 have had a similar experience inhabitants between 2016 and since the de Côte-de-Gaspé 2017, a 0.13% increase and MRC has the highest number the best migratory balance of of newcomers in the region, all Quebec remote regions, with a 92-inhabitant increase. according to the last data The enlargement of the LM compiled by the Quebec Sta- Wind Power blade manufac- tistics Institute (ISQ). The in- turing plant, which hired 300 crease is due to the arrival of people in a year and a half in working-age newcomers, es- Gaspé, is clearly a reason for pecially those between the this increase, states Mr. ages of 25 and 44. O’Connor. “The national re- “That’s wonderful news. cruitment strategy of LM We’ve attracted 304 more began to debunk the myth of people than last year,” says a lack of jobs in the region.” Danik O’Connor, coordinator The Îles-de-la-Madeleine for the Gaspésie and Mag- MRC (+42 inhabitants) and dalen Islands Sustainable set- Rocher-Percé (+38) also had tlement strategy. There were more newcomers than people 2,171 newcomers in 2016- who left. In Rocher-Percé, the 2017. There were 1,867 in jobs created at the Port- 2015-2016, which resulted in Daniel cement plant had a a negative balance, because positive impact on demogra- more people had moved to phy, observes Mr. O’Connor. The three other MRCs of another region. Photo: G. Gélinas You have to go back to Steeve Colenbier, Marie-Eve Briand and their children Étienne and Lilia settled in Gaspé in Au- the region show a negative 2011 to see the last positive gust. migratory balance, but their migratory balance on the losses are small. The net re- Gaspé, and to 2010 to see a Marie-Eve Briand and was available on the Gaspé. outdoor lovers and we had sult in Avignon is a decrease better balance, with a net mi- Steeve Colenbier moved to We were in Chambly, on the visited the region several of 11 inhabitants, who moved gration of 146 people. With Gaspé with their two children south shore of Montreal and times. The landscape and the to other regions of the these statistics, the ISQ meas- in August. “I work for Parks we decided to try an adven- sea attracted us. Our adapta- province, the Bonaventure ures the migrations between Canada and I seized the op- ture. We already had an at- tion is going well and we’re the Quebec regions. portunity of a position which tachement to the Coast. We’re very, very pleased,” says Ms. Cont'd on page 11 Inside \ this week Father and three sons Life after a Snow crab: Suspension of all work at the same plant cerebrovascular accident sustainable fishery certification News briefs Good news for Bonaventure MRC Thierry Haroun BONAVENTURE: - On March 6, the provincial govern- ment announced the addition of 2000 new daycare centre (CPE) spots across the province. Of those, 24 are reserved exclusively for the Bonaventure MRC. “It’s very good news for that MRC which is in need of new places. The CPEs con- cerned have until June 6 to present their project,” pointed out Marie-Christine Boudreau, coordinator for the Gaspé Peninsula at the RESPEQ (a regional board that represents the CPEs of Eastern Québec). Julie Dalpé who manages Photo: T. Haroun two CPEs in the Bonaventure MRC says, “We in the Recycling glass machinery. Bonaventure MRC will indeed take these new places because the birth rate is up in our area and that’s the reason why these places are reserved for us. I’m really satisfied with this an- A campaign that doesn’t nouncement.” involve part of the Gaspé Thierry Haroun of the operation to the end, heading towards that decision H & S Tax Return Services where the very fine glass is re- given that this project has only GASPÉ PENINSULA: - If cuperated, there are six steps advantages and it creates one As with most years, there are several changes to the tax you are a citizen of the Town in all, such as separating, qual- full-time job.” The Grand laws. Revenue Quebec requires extra documents to of Gaspé or the Percé Rock ity control, the imploder and River recycling plant employs continue to qualify for the Solidarity Tax Credit, such as MRC, there’s a province-wide screening. The final product of 15 people on a yearly basis for the new Relevé 31 or your town tax bill. campaign that doesn’t involve the chain operation is a very all its operations. you. On the Quebec National fine glass that can afterwards The total investment of the To make sure you obtain maximum tax savings, trust your Assembly website there is an be used in different sectors project is $800,000: $358,000 tax returns to H & S Tax Return Services. online petition requesting that and projects, such as land- from Éco Entreprises Québec all wine and alcohol bottles be scaping, road construction, (that fosters the project), For fast, accurate service at competitive rates, rely on over returnable at the Société des water filtration, mineral wool, $150,000 from the Régie in- 35 years experience in tax preparation. Alcools du Québec (SAQ). sports fields and so forth. termunicipale des matières This was confirmed by residuelleś de la Gaspesié and Appointments can be made in the following ways: Nathalie Drapeau, the Execu- Big savings $272,000 from RECYC- • Call Donna Harrison or Louis Sexton at any time in tive Director of the Grand and projects QUÉBEC. Cascapedia-St-Jules at (418) 759-5790. River Recycling Plant, man- • Call the Spec office on Tuesdays at their new aged by the Régie intermunic- “The project is going very address: 208-B Gérard D. Levesque, New Carlisle ipale de traitement des smoothly. It’s up to our expec- matières résiduelles de la tations. We’re actually saving (front west entrance) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Gaspésie. “No it doesn’t be- $70,000 for the first year of at (418) 752-5400. cause we currently have a operation (given that the re- • Email [email protected] pilot-project that collects all jects won’t have to be trans- the glass that people of the ported and buried at the waste We look forward to serving you! Gaspé and Percé Rock MRC site in Gaspe).́ We’ve recycled Services d’Impôts H & S put in their blue bin. It’s recy- up to now 150 tons of glass H & S Tax Return Services cled at 100% and we re-use it with a quality of 99.8%. The for many other things through fine pure glass that comes out special projects in our MRC.” of the operation is now used In fact, what Ms. Drapeau for pedestrian trails at Nova is talking about relates to an Lumina’s tourist venue in announcement made on June Chandler, for instance. We are TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED 28, 2017 (see Spec’s issue of also working on a project in July 5, 2017) during which an collaboration with Éco Entre- $800,000 innovative project prises Québec, the Town of that involves recycling glass Chandler and l’École de Tech- was divulged. The 15-month nologie Supérieure du Québec pilot project resumed in in order to use the fine glass as March 2017 and ending this backfill for construction.’’ If 405, Rte 132, Ste-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, Qc G0C 3B0 June, consists of recycling everything goes as planned, in conveyor rejects in which June, Nathalie Drapeau, will E. GAGNON ET FILS has positions for Canada-US, small broken glass can be make the decision to make the Class 1, Tractor-Trailer DRIVERS. found. To do so, it takes high- pilot-project a permanent proj- - We give premiums for US miles driven tech equipment. From the start ect. “We’re pretty sure we are - Company pays US medical insurance - Positions available for seasonal or year-round work Purchase a If you are interested, please contact us: • Hartley Lepage 418-385-3011, ext. 207, or [email protected] subscription at • Patsy Babin 418-385-3011, ext. 219, or [email protected] thegaspespec.com We are looking forward to meeting you! Page 2, March 28, 2018 - Spec Police report On March 21, 2018 the Sûreté du Québec investigators and the major crime squad raided a residence on Cyr Road in New Richmond and seized 359 methamphetamine pills, 120 grams of cannabis, cash and drug trafficking para- phernalia. The occupant of the home, Kevin Dagenais, 26, was ar- rested and appeared at the New Carlisle courthouse on charges of possession of methamphetamine and cannabis for the purpose of trafficking, breach of probation and breach of an undertaking. Photo: G. Gélinas The bail hearing of the accused was set to March 23 and Jean-François, Éric, Sylvain and Jonathan Denis, all work for the LM Wind Power plant in put over to March 26, 2018. The accused was remanded in Gaspé. custody at the New Carlisle detention center. Father and three sons all work at the same plant Geneviève Gélinas 2014, he worked at night and manage what’s going on dur- the employees’ union needed ing my shift, in my team of 20 GASPÉ: – Four men from the a representative on that shift.