Headlines from this weeks SPEC

June 9, 2002

Yellow lobster caught in St. Georges de Malbaie
Charlene Eden

Anthony Rehel, a lobster fisherman for ten years, caught a yellow lobster last week near Indian Head in St. Georges de Malbaie. This was not the first time that Rehel has been lucky enough to catch a rare lobster. "I caught a leopard one in 1996 and the yellow one this year. But it’s very rare, and it’s exciting to have two special lobsters in that short time. It’s only a once in a lifetime chance. I will probably never see that again," exclaimed Rehel. The lobster fisherman would like to see the lobster given a home. "We’re hoping to find someone that would take care of him and keep him alive. It’s rare to have a yellow lobster, so it’s important to keep them alive," stressed Rehel. While there are no specific statistics on the rarity of yellow lobsters, they are thought to be more rare than blue lobsters. One blue lobster is seen for every one million normal lobster.

Governor General visits Forillon National Park
Charlene Eden

Canada’s Governor General, the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, spent Sunday afternoon in Gaspe’s Forillon National Park. Approximately 100 people showed up to witness the occasion. The Governor General arrived at L’Anse-Aux-Sauvages at 2:00 pm, where she greeted the crowd with warm smiles and a brief speech. Mrs. Clarkson also spent some time talking with a number of Legionnaires who were unable to partake in the scheduled walk.
A large group then accompanied Mrs. Clarkson on a walk of Les Graves trail, with many of the participants speaking to the Governor General along the way. The group also stopped at numerous points on the trail to give Mrs. Clarkson a chance to enjoy the scenery.

Organic tomatoes grown in New Richmond now sold all over Quebec
Eastern Canada and New England will be added to the list of clients
Gilles Gagne

NEW RICHMOND - Organic tomatoes produced since the beginning of May by New Richmond based company Serres Jardin Nature are now sold all over the province of Quebec. Soon, these products will be sold to clients located in Ontario, in the Maritimes and in Eastern United States.

The company was born out of the partnership between five men living in the Bay of Chaleurs area, namely Francois Belanger, Francois Bouchard, Christian, Doris Boissonnault and Germain Babin. It took them more than a year to conceive the plans of the greenhouse, gather the money, $1.2 million, and develop their project, which requires the collaboration of the Smurfit-Stone's linerboard mill, the direct neighbor of Serres Jardin Nature and owner of the land.