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Photo: P. MacWhirter

Photo: L. MacWhirter

Inside

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VOLUME 42 / NO 7 / FEBRUARY 24, 2016Contract 400119680$1.30 (Tax included)

Petition launched to

improve cell phone service

New brewery already

internationally recognized

Adult colouring activity in

New Carlisle

HOPE TOWN WINTER CARNIVAL

Successful despite very cold weatherLinda MacWhirterHope Town Sports Association

HOPE TOWN: - The Hope

Town Carnival was successful

despite very cold weather. It

takes more than a little cold to

stop Hope Towners.

The winter carnival began

on Thursday with a crib tour-

nament. First place winners

were Mickey McGie and Eric

Larocque with Sue Ross and

Edith Huntington in second

place.

Friday night was the tradi-

tional casserole supper. The

calls went out for food and al-

most everyone who was asked

said yes and brought their

dishes for the supper. There

was turkey, ham, pizza,

lasagna, chili, meatballs,

chicken pies and many differ-

ent casseroles plus all the deli-

cious desserts. The supper was

well attended and many stayed

for the gift bingo. It was nice

that so many braved the cold to

come out and support the an-

nual carnival. The delicious

food donations for the supper

and gifts for the bingo were

greatly appreciated. The con-

tributions enabled us to have a

very profitable evening.

Saturday afternoon was

very cold but that didn’t stop

the carnival goers. Many chil-

dren participated in the relay

and outside ice bowling

games. An old favourite made

a come back to the carnival

this year, skiing on ice. Adults

in teams of four, skied on

homemade wooden skis down

the rink and back up. The skis

were made by Barry Major for

the occasion. One team

seemed to have an advantage,

maybe they practiced before-

hand but they skied to the bot-

tom of the rink in no time. The

other team had a bit more trou-

ble with coordinating their left

and right legs without doing

the splits. Being good sports

they did finish the race. I be-

lieve there is talk of a rematch

in the near future.

After the wooden ski race,

everyone went indoors for

more games organized by

Sherry and Kayla Major.

Great job ladies! Creating a

human snowman with toilet

paper and then decorating it

with a nose, buttons and hat

was enjoyed by all. Thanks to

our volunteers Peggy Major

and Linda McGie. You were

great snowmen.

Sunday was the traditional

Young Timers vs Old Timers

hockey game. The game al-

most had to be cancelled due

to the severe cold but the play-

ers insisted on playing, they

had played on nights just as

cold many times before. 10

minute periods was suggested,

but that was not an option ei-

ther. The game began at 1

p.m.

The Old Timers had their

goalie David Major, and play-

ers Mickey McGie, Justin

Chapados, Darin Renouf,

Chris Renouf, Adam Benwell,

Trevor Kruse and of course

Mr. Carl Hayes. Mr. Hayes has

rarely missed the carnival

hockey game and at 80 years

young, he has seen a few. He

brought a couple of fans with

him, his wife Lois, Stephen

Dow and Margaret Ann

Mauger.

The Young Timers team

Carl Hayes rarely misses the annual old-timers vs.young timershockey game. He is seen in the photo with his wife Lois.

The winning wooden ski team consisted of (from front to back) Mickey McGie, Billie-Jo Major,Sherry Major and Alex Lebrasseur.

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Gilles Gagné

Photo: Sarah Finlayson

Cynthia Dow

Photo: G. Gagné

Social worker looking at access for anglos

If you have had dealingswith social services in theBaie-des-Chaleurs region,Sarah Finlayson wants to talkto you!

The social worker, who re-sides in Douglastown, is cur-rently working on her MastersDegree from the University ofVictoria and in order to do somust conduct a research proj-ect.

“I like learning newthings, getting familiar withnew theories, and I like re-search,” Sarah told SPEC dur-ing a recent interview. Thegoal of her research is to iden-tify obstacles to access andcare for English-speakingusers, but she also wants to“highlight positive experi-ences.” She also noted it’s agreat way to give back to heradopted community.

Sarah wants to know moreabout how the social serviceproviders in the area workacross linguistic differences,and what different ways areused to find solutions to prob-lems that may crop up.

By “social services” Sarahmeans counselling and sup-port services offered by com-munity organizations orhealth care institutions to helppeople with issues such asaging and loss of independ-ence, grief, substance use,separation and divorce, men-tal health, parenting, and fam-ily violence.

Ms Finlayson, who is orig-inally from Ontario, has beena social worker for 16 years ina number of differentprovinces. She has alsoworked with First Nationscommunities.

“I need six participants for

my research,” she says,“There will be a confidentialone-on-one interview with setquestions, covering a fewthemes, so the research willbe in a narrative style. Theidea is to empower serviceusers to share their experi-ences as they wish.”

She is looking for partici-pants living to the West ofChandler, from Newport toMatapedia. The interviewwould last about one and ahalf hours and Ms. Finlaysonwill travel to meet each par-ticipant in the setting of theirchoice.

“Eventually the goal is tomake recommendations toimprove accessibility to socialservices in English. Hopefullythe participants will find it in-teresting,” Sarah says.

If you would like to be in-terviewed for the research,you can contact Sarah at sfin-lays@uvic.ca or call her at418-360-3165 and she willanswer any questions youmay have. She has sent outposters and put an ad in theSPEC about her research.

Sarah Finlayson, a socialworker looking at access foranglos

Gaspésie Railway Society wants toacquire a fleet of woodchip cars

NEW RICHMOND: – TheGaspésie Railway Society isworking towards acquiring afleet of woodchip cars. Onesuch car has recently beenbought in the United States.The Railway Society is study-ing the possibility of having aQuebec manufacturer buildthe required fleet.

The acquisition of a fleethas become necessary be-cause of the increase in therate charged by Canadian Na-tional, the current provider ofwoodchip cars. This increasenullifies any profit made bythe Gaspésie Railway Societywhen the company hauls thewoodchips produced by theTemrex sawmill in Nouvelleto the F.F. Soucy paper mill inRivière-du-Loup.

The president of theGaspésie Railway Society,Éric Dubé, says the companycannot afford to just breakeven with the largest part of itsrevenue. Woodchips representabout three-quarters of the so-ciety’s annual volume of about1,600 carloads.

“We are now seriouslyconsidering placing an orderfor brand new cars. On theAmerican market, the acquisi-tion cost of used cars increasesevery week because of theplunging Canadian dollar. InQuebec, we wouldn’t be pe-nalized by the strength of theAmerican dollar,” explains

Mr. Dubé.He adds that the director

general of the Gaspésie Rail-way Society, Luc Lévesque,has been mandated to weighthe options the companywould have in Quebec as faras finding a car builder is con-cerned. That could include theparticipation of Gaspesianbusinesses like Rail GD, theNew Richmond railcar and lo-comotive repair shop.

“We are definitely consid-ering the involvement ofGaspesian businesses. Firstwe need woodchip car plansthen we have to find a shopthat has the certification tobuild railcars or supervise thefabrication if it takes place in

the Gaspé Peninsula,” pointsout Éric Dubé.

“Everything is conditionalto Transport-Québec allottingmoney for track improve-ments. As long as the budgetis not there, we cannot makeplans,” says Mr. Dubé.

Transport-Québec hasowned the Matapedia toGaspé line since May 2015,two months after announcingthe acquisition. The GaspésieRailway Society, an entityformed by the municipalitieslocated between the extremi-ties of the line, was the formerowner but had run out of fi-nancial means in November

The Gaspésie Railway Society bought this used car in theUnited Stated for $37,000 and will repay it in two years.

Family Ties Community Garden

It's time to get ready for the garden! New and experienced gardeners welcome.

Come register and reserve your plot:

March 5th, 201610-12 PM

Family Ties Library

Spring is almost here! Get a head start with tips on planting inside and catching-up with fellow gardeners.

Ville de Gaspé requests tenders to supply sand, gravel, crushgravel, rock abrasive, top soil, black ground, asphalte and coldpatch.

The necessary documents are available at the Town Hall's Publicworks department during regular office hours situated at 25, rue del'Hôtel-de-Ville, Gaspé.

Whichever mode chosen, the tenders, to be valid, must be receivedat Ville de Gaspé's Clerk office, in sealed envelopes, before March10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. with the following inscription on the envelope"Soumission – Sable, gravier & autres " to be publicly opened thesame day, at the same address, beginning at 2:01 p.m.

Ville de Gaspé does not bind itself to accept the lowest nor any ofthe tenders received.

Gaspé, February 24, 2016

Isabelle VézinaClerk

CALL FOR TENDERSSUPPLY SAND, GRAVEL & OTHER MATERIAL

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2014. However, the GaspésieRailway Society was kept asthe line operator by Trans-port-Québec for a year. Thatstatus is subject to extensionlater this year.

“With our own cars, wecan generate $500,000 of ad-ditional revenues annually,which is money we don’thave to pay to CN. This isenough to pay for the newcars and generate some profitsfor the Gaspésie Railway So-ciety,” states Éric Dubé.

At the present time, TheGaspésie Railway Societyuses 25 Canadian Nationalwoodchip cars. A fleet of 18to 20 brand new cars with ahigher capacity and a betterturnaround between Nouvelleand Rivière-du-Loup wouldgenerate the same traffic, ton-nage-wise, says Éric Dubé.The cost of 20 new cars couldhover between $2 and $3 mil-lion.

“CN won’t charge us morebetween Matapedia and Riv-ière-du-Loup (the cars are de-livered to F.F. Soucy by CN)even if the cars have a highercapacity because we pay themon a per-car basis. Our client(Temrex) pays us by the

I wish to informeveryone that my

salon will be officiallyOPEN FULL TIME

as of Tuesday, March 1.

Thank you for yourunderstanding

during my convalescance.

Christine Fraser

Salon Christine79 Notre Dame

New Carlisle, Qc(418) 752-6837

Cont'd from coverCARNIVAL:

consisted of Nicholas Al-mond as goalie and playersBrandon Benwell, BrandonMcGuire, Joshua Hayes,Travis McGie and NicholasLarocque. The young timershad a disadvantage with only5 players and no substitutes.They said that it was fine withthem. First period ended witha score of 3-1 young timers,second period 8-2 youngtimers and final score of thegame 10-2 young timers.

Carl Hayes had to leaveafter the second period but heis an inspiration to us all. Thethree stars of the game wereBrandon McGuire with 3

goals, Brandon Benwell with2 goals from the young timersand David Major goalie forthe old timers was the thirdstar. After the game all theplayers were treated to freehot dogs and fries. Whetherthey played on the winnersteam or the losers, they wereall winners. The temperaturewas -22, -28 with the windchill factor. The few bravespectators who ventured outand the frozen timekeeper canattest to their commitment inkeeping a tradition alive.

While the hockey gamewas being played on the rink,upstairs Kayla Major organ-ized family games with thehelp of Kelly Huard. Every-one enjoyed themselves.

The Sports and RecreationClub of Hope Town is great-ful to the many volunteerswho help make the carnival agreat success each and everyyear. Many of the volunteerswere on hand from Fridaythrough to Sunday. The car-nival games on the ice wouldnot be possible without thehard work of our rink em-ployee, Mickey McGie whoput in many extra hours en-suring the ice would be per-fect. His dedication is greatlyappreciated especially by allthe hockey players who havebeen enjoying the rink thiswinter.

If the ice doesn’t melt, therink will be open duringMarch break.

tonne, which is an advantagefor us,” he says.

The Gaspésie Railway So-ciety will probably have touse CN cars and wave wood-chip traffic profits for the restof 2016 and into 2017.

For the moment, the acqui-sition of one used wood chipcar in the United States willbe a good test.

“We bought it for $37,000.The profits will enable theGaspésie Railway Society topay for half of it in only oneyear,” he says.

The used car will thereforebe paid for in two years andcan probably last anotherdecade. New cars are built tolast at least 40 years.

The amount of $37,000was borrowed from the Townof New Richmond. “It wasmuch faster this way thanhaving to contact the fourMRCs and getting four ap-provals. The matter was re-solved quickly with aresolution from the towncouncil,” he points out.

The president of theGaspésie Railway Society anddirector general LucLévesque are working on aplan to finance the acquisitionof the new cars. “We haveideas but it is a bit early topresent them,” says Mr. Dubé.

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my family with the VIA trainfor many years. It is so sadtoday to think our 91 year oldmother as well as manyfriends are still there and wehave no means of transporta-tion to go there to see them.Please bring the train back tothe Gaspé coast.”

Bob & Gloria Ross from

Ottawa, Ontario wrote on Feb-ruary 12: “How bad is it not tohave a train on the coast. Peo-ple are unable to visit theirfamilies that live out of townunless they drive. No matterwhere you live there is with-out a doubt the need for a trainfor transportation especiallyon the Gaspé coast. Please,please, please do somethingand get back on track with thelovely Gaspé Coast.”

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In Ireland they refer to a person new tothe area as a “blow in”. I am a “blow in” inthe area of genealogy but have I met some in-teresting people and like the “blow in” that Iam in Ireland I am having a great time in dis-covering genealogy.

The name Donald Delisle came to mindsome time ago when I was reading a para-graph that had been written by a DonaldDelisle for SPEC in reference to the Carricksmonument in Cap des Rosiers some yearsago. A phone call to my uncle Norvel andthree phone calls later I found myself inKitchener at the home of Diane Adams andJohn Bourgaize originally from Fontenelleand Farewell Cove respectively. What anamazing find for a “blow in” in genealogy.She has enough stories and facts for manystories but she helped me fill in some detailsof the Bridget Healy Crummy Adams story,1811 - May 29, 1888 - survivor of the Car-ricks shipwreck in Cap des Rosiers of April28, 1847.

It seems certain that Bridget Healy thedaughter of Owen Healy married PatrickCrummy in Ireland in 1830 and lived with ornear her parents in DRUMFAMOGHT. It isquite probable Owen Healy had subdividedhis property and gave Patrick and Bridget asmall portion of his land. Like the Kavanaghthey lived on the Palmerston estate and be-came assisted emigrants. One can debate ifassisted emigration was an act of generosityor self serving on the part of Lord Palmer-ston but the decision was made to rid the es-tate of its marginal farmers who were barelypaying the rent for their piece of land beforethe beginning of the potato famine in 1846.

The ship wreck of the Carricks devastatedher family claiming her mother, father, hus-band and several of her children. Her first dayin Canada found her alone with three youngchildren, Biddy age 13 (1835), Thomas age 7(1840) and Ann age 3 (1845). One must ad-mire her fortitude in that she survived thefirst part of the famine in Ireland, the trip toCanada and the sinking of the Carricks. Likeother survivors she stayed in Gaspé and wasmarried in 1849 to a John Adams of GaspéBay North. (Fontenelle - Farewell Cove).

This John Adams had previously been mar-ried to Frances Edith (Anastyasic -Anne) Sud-dard and had seven children. This unionproduced four children and the creation ofseveral interesting ancestral lines originatingwith a Carricks survivor.

The first child a girl Ellen married an An-drew O’Toole of Cascapedia and they had afew interesting years on the coast before theymoved on to Michigan. Perhaps someone inCascapedia or elsewhere could tell that story.Mary Jane Adams, the second child married aPhilip Moran and they still maintain a Gaspépresence in the Moran/Bond family of Dou-glastown. Perhaps that story will be writtenand shared in time. The other two childrenwere James and Elias

Her oldest Biddy married a William Fin-gleton in Gaspé in 1869 and they were bothemployed by a Mr. Vibert, a fishery officer inGaspe and later in Montreal. In reading arti-cles by Peggy Sclater it seems that the coupleworked first for Mr Vibert senior and thenfor his son in Westmount, Montreal. PeggySclater also writes that they returned to Gaspein their later years. Bridget’s son TommyCrummy lived with his mother and JohnAdams up to the 1861 census. Perhaps areader can add more details. Anne Crummylived with her mother and John Adams up tothe 1861 census. Again no information isavailable after that. Again perhaps a reader canoffer some insight

This much I believe is fact1. Bridget Healy Crummy married JohnAdams in 1849/05/14.

2. They created a blended family of his chil-dren from his first marriage with FrancesEdith (Nancy) Suddard (Southard) and herfirst marriage with Patrick Crummy

3. John Adams and Frances Edith or Anasta-sic Suddard had seven children: John,Thomas, Edwin, James, Mary, Nancy andMatthew.

4; Bridget Healy Crummy and three of herchildren survived the shipwreck, Bridget,Thomas and Anne.

5; Bridget Crummy and John Adams had fourchildren: Eleanor, Mary Jane, James and Elias

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