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  • Uncertain future for the Rosario Poirier Sawmill

    — Jillian Office

    Nelson Sergerie The Gaspé Spec – LJI SAINT-ALPHONSE – The future of the Rosario Poirier Sawmill in Saint-Alphonse hangs in the balance after Investissement Québec rejected a proposal to modernize part of the facility. The federal government, through Canada Economic Development for Quebec, had provided an $800,000 loan that was later converted into a $1 […]

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  • The PQ would implement a new Gaspé region revitalization plan

    — Jillian Office

    Nelson Sergerie The Gaspé Spec – LJI BONAVENTURE – If the Parti Québécois (PQ) takes power on October 5, incumbent Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and candidate for Matane-Matapedia-Mitis, Pascal Bérubé, says his party would implement a new revitalization plan for the Gaspé region. Former premiers Bernard Landry and Pauline Marois introduced similar measures […]

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