Info Dimanche presents its review of the year. Significant events, inspiring encounters, over the next few days you will find on the site a return to the past of the last 12 months.
Cutting of mature trees in the protected heritage site in Saint-André-de-Kamouraska
Around ten trees were severely cut down this fall in the Saint-André-de-Kamouraska cemetery, an initiative by the factory which sparked the indignation of several citizens. No permit request has been sent to the Municipality, even though the heritage site has been protected by municipal regulations for 20 years.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/603190/coupe-darbres-matures-dans-le-site-patrimonial-protege-a-saint-andre-de-kamouraska
Cyberharassment: troll Peter Poncak gets nine months in prison
“Peter Poncak killed something inside me that can never come back.” It is with this striking sentence that musician and documentary filmmaker Sébastien Rioux began his statement at the Rivière-du-Loup courthouse. He was speaking to Peter Poncak, who harassed him online for more than a year, between May 1, 2020 and August 4, 2021.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/603346/cyberharcelement-le-troll-peter-poncak-ecope-de-neuf-mois-de-prison
When a small community mobilizes for its leisure activities
Have you ever seen an outdoor municipal skating rink whose boards are completely covered with sponsors, every inch of which is covered in the colors of companies and partners? Agree that this is rather rare. However, this is the case of the new ice cream from Saint-Éloi in Les Basques. An achievement which illustrates, like a mosaic, all the love and pride of its community towards its leisure activities.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/603445/quand-une-petite-communaute-se-mobilise-pour-ses-loisirs
Normand Soucy: a life of service to his community
Even at 75 years old, Normand Soucy, better known as Tuck, does not hesitate to get dirty and get busy under vehicles at Garage Soucy in Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup. This experienced mechanic has worked there since he was 16 years old. Do the math, he spent almost 60 years of his life there.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/affaires-et-economie/603806/normand-soucy-une-vie-au-service-de-sa-communaute
Gratien Fournier: half a century serving its customers
Upon entering Télévisions Rivière-du-Loup 1987, we see, in the background, between the giant televisions and electronic devices, Gratien Fournier, seated at his desk, in front of a pile of documents. The 72-year-old has been the backbone of the business for over half a century, 51 years.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/affaires-et-economie/603973/gratien-fournier-un-demi-siecle-au-service-de-sa-clientele
Réjean Chouinard: 50 years shaping wood at Lepage Millwork
While we knock on wood in the hope of avoiding bad luck or for good luck, Réjean Chouinard handles it, cuts it, works on it daily in order to remain faithful to his passion. Throughout his 50 years of service at Lepage Millwork, the architectural shape tracer has always pushed his limits, renewed himself, developing unique expertise in his field.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/affaires-et-economie/603892/rejean-chouinard-50-ans-a-faconner-le-bois-chez-lepage-millwork
Hervé “Ti-Père” Hodgson is still having fun after 53 years at Vézina Mode
If you are looking for one of those who has Lafontaine Street in Rivière-du-Loup most at heart and who has contributed greatly to its development, it is definitely Hervé “Ti-Père” Hodgson. Sole owner of the Vézina Mode boutique since 2021, the businessman now has 53 years of experience. And at 71 years old, he is still happy to open the door to his store every morning.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/affaires-et-economie/603894/herve-ti-pere-hodgson-samuse-encore-apres-53-ans-chez-vezina-mode
Four brothers and sisters at the same CPE in Dégelis
This story is that of a small-large family of five children from Dégelis. When we add to this portrait a total gap of less than five years between the four youngest, this story takes on particular colors, those of unconditional love and brotherhood. We can only imagine the pace of life of the two parents, Fanny Beaulieu and Marc Moreau, who go every morning to drop off four children at the Calinours early childhood center in Dégelis.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/603798/quatre-freres-et-surs-au-meme-cpe-a-degelis
From the fascination of space to building rockets
Louperivoise and former student of Rivière-du-Loup secondary school, Rose Malenfant-Poulin, who dreamed of becoming an astronaut when she was a teenager, is not far from reality. After studying natural sciences at Cégep Garneau and receiving a $100,000 scholarship from the Schulich Foundation, the young woman is now studying aerospace engineering at Polytechnique Montréal in addition to building rockets.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/604333/de-la-fascination-de-lespace-a-la-construction-de-fusees
A rare bell almost 300 years old protected by Quebec
The Minister of Culture and Communications, Mathieu Lacombe, announced the classification of the bell of the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette chapel as a heritage object, on February 6, under the Cultural Heritage Act. This instrument is in the private collection of the Bastille family of Rivière-du-Loup, formerly the Tourist Carillons.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/culturel/604305/une-rare-cloche-vieille-de-presque-300-ans-protegee-par-quebec
Meet others by borrowing a living book
Have you ever wanted to talk to a stranger and ask them questions about their life and their history? This is possible thanks to the Living Library activity where interested citizens will have the opportunity to “borrow” a living book on March 2 from the Françoise-Bédard library in Rivière-du-Loup.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/culturel/604336/aller-a-la-rencontre-de-lautre-en-empruntant-un-livre-vivant
Cross-country skiing in physical education classes
Physical education classes have changed for the better over the past 20-30 years. The traditional dodgeball has been forgotten, today's young people are regularly introduced to new sports such as cross-country skiing. Disciplines that sometimes even take them far from the traditional gymnasium…for their greatest pleasure.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/sports/604266/du-ski-de-fond-dans-les-cours-deducation-physique
To Ile aux Basques by car
“I’m talking to you about a time that those under twenty cannot know,” sang Charles Aznavour with La Bohème. These good old days, the oldest will say, are fading away like the ice floes on the river. An ice floe that once made it possible to reach Ile aux Basques, opposite Trois-Pistoles… in a Renault 5, no less!
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/604816/a-lile-aux-basques-en-voiture
Between pain and remission, the path is called action for Charlène Dupasquier
Imagine your daily life when actions as simple as walking or running represent a significant challenge. Imagine experiencing this reality when your life is centered around movement, the outdoors and physical activity. A waking nightmare. Yet this is what adventure guide and biologist Charlène Dupasquier has been experiencing since living with axial spondyloarthritis, a little-known autoimmune disease. A continued quest for adaptation and resilience that will soon extend off the beaten track between Ottawa and Percé.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/actualite/605052/entre-douleur-et-remission-le-chemin-se-nomme-action-pour-charlene-dupasquier
Fatal fire in Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix
The major fire which ravaged a residence on rue Principale in Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix, early on Wednesday, February 28, left one victim. The Sûreté du Québec confirmed in the middle of the day that a person had been extricated from the blaze and that they had been pronounced dead.
>> https://www.infodimanche.com/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/605350/incendie-mortel-a-saint-paul-de-la-croix
