Newly retired (January 2021) from Papiers White Birch in Quebec, Gaétan Voyer (photo), from the Sainte-Foy borough in Quebec, has more time to indulge in his favorite sport, golf. A recent member of the Lac Saint-Joseph golf club, he had his first career hole-in-one, on July 13, using his 7 wood, at hole 14, a par 3 of 157 yards. of his club. He was accompanied, during his feat, by Jocelyn Têtu and Jean-Claude Fortin. We must therefore face the facts that his retirement, at the age of 59, will allow him to reach new heights in the aisles of the Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier club. Bravo Gaétan!
Strong increase
My greetings to Carl Bouchard (photo) general manager of the Chicoutimi golf club, in Saguenay. In office since May 2018, this former school principal (Polyvalente Dominique-Racine) has enjoyed his duties enormously since his retirement in the spring of 2018. Like many other golf clubs in Quebec, the one in Chicoutimi has experienced, during the pandemic, strong increases in ridership and subscriptions of the order of 25 to 30%. The land is in magnificent condition. If you go through the Saguenay, this is a must.
Pleasant partners
Let me also introduce you to my playing partners during a recent round of golf at the Chicoutimi golf club in Saguenay. From left to right, the people of Saguenay will recognize Jean-Yves Provencher, former general manager for the Caisses populaires Desjardins and former municipal councilor, Carol Gauthier, retired from the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC), and the only Serge « Buddy » Cloutier, handyman (radio, travel and singer). Thank you, gentlemen, for your pleasant company. Revenge was granted to Jean-Yves and Carol.
In memory
July 27, 1996. Bomb explosion in Olympic Park during the Atlanta Summer Games. The explosion kills one person and injures 111 others. Pictured is Centennial Park Atlanta in 2016.
Birthdays
Bishop Gérald Cyprien Lacroix (photo) 25e bishop and 15e Archbishop of Quebec, Primate of Canada, 64 years old … Jordan Spieth, American professional PGA golfer, 28 … Jean-Luc Lavoie, Director of Regional Affairs, Quebec, for the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and Political Attaché to Federal Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, 36 … Alex Rodriguez, ex-American baseball player (Yankees), 46 years old … Paul Ahmarani, Quebec comedian and actor, 49 years old … Patrick Labbé, TV and cinema actor, 51 years old … André Moose Dupont, NHL defenseman (1970-83 Rangers, Flyers, Nordiques), 72 years old … Édith Butler, singer, 79 years old … Isabelle Aubret, French singer, 83 years old.
Missing
July 27, 2020: Bernard Cleary (photo), 83 years old, who taught journalism at Laval University, ardent defender of First Nations rights, and who ended his career as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons in Ottawa from 2004 to 2006 … 2015 : Me Alphonse Lacasse, 75 years old, founding partner of the law firm Joli-Cœur Lacasse in Quebec … 2017: Sam Shepard, 73-year-old American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter and director whose career spanned half a century … 2017: Me Ghislain K.-Laflamme, 79 years old, former president of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, senior director of public relations (Quebec) of the SAQ (1999 to 2004) … 2017: Gilles Tremblay, 85 years old, great Quebec composer of contemporary music … 2015: Achille Muzzillo, 76 years old, one of the oldest barbers in Quebec City (Salon Achille Muzzillo) … 2003: Bob Hope, 100 years, institution of American show business for seven decades.
