Communiqué – April 2014

Good evening everyone,

Today I met Mr. Jacques Madore who is the D-G of an environmental company called “Environnement Rive-Nord”. They are the third largest company to have worked on the clean-up after the Lac Mégantic tragedy.

After having surveyed the damage caused by the landslide, M. Madore spent the day analyzing the measures required to correct the situation. He personally visited each boathouse to withdraw any materials which could cause environmental damage (i.e. gas, paint cans, etc).

He then informed me that there would be no fees for his services – that he was volunteering his time (his rates are usually $125/hr).

At the end of the day, he confirmed that tomorrow he would come back and assist us with two employees, again at no cost. He explained that he has been blessed by life (I will not expand with details…) and that he can afford to live a luxurious life for the rest of his days and that now he wants to “Pay it forward” (I’m not sure if you’ve seen the movie).

When Mr. Madore went home this evening, he explained our situation to his wife and she decided that she would also like to participate in the clean-up on Saturday and they have already recruited 12 other volunteers amongst their friends. If it rains there will be raingear available for all.

I ask each and everyone to please come help with the clean-up.  Please dress warmly and wear rubber boots. If you can, bring tools (rakes, chain saws, crowbars, etc…) Invite your friends also to come help.

Those who would prefer lending a hand other than physically, we will also need help distributing water and food to the volunteers.

Together we can move mountains! Lets show solidarity and help our neighbours who need us!

The government does not seem inclined to open their coffers to help us…

Please confirm if you are coming to: maire@lac-des-seize-iles.com

Thank you all in advance for your support,

Yves

Yves Baillargeon
Maire de Lac-des-Seize-Îles