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  1. Shale Gas at Saint-Pierre-les-BecquetsJanuary 5, 2018 · written by Alain Manset · 2 min readLong before anyone talked of shale gas, a contract of 5 July 1907 between the Boston Gas and Oil Co. and Octave Dion opened lot 105 to exploration, but the drilling of the day did not give the hoped-for results.
  2. Shale GasMay 25, 2015 · written by Alain Manset · 2 min readA contract dated 5 July 1907 between the Boston Gas and Oil Co and Octave Dion granted gas and oil rights over lot 105 at Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets: exploration here was nothing new.
  3. TimberMay 25, 2015 · written by Jocelyne Lafond · 2 min readNapoleon’s 1806 blockade turned England toward Canadian timber: in the seigneurie of Lévrard-Becquet, sawmills on the rivière aux Orignaux, local dealers, and a contract dated 1830.
  4. seriesBaskets for the TomatoesJuly 14, 2015 · written by Alain Manset · 1 min readTons of tomatoes brought to market in the region each year meant containers were needed: a filmed segment on the factory making the baskets used to carry and sell them.
  5. Iron minesMay 25, 2015 · written by Jocelyne Lafond · 3 min readIn 1874 Georges Benson Hall bought the iron-mining rights over three lots at Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, at four cents a barrel; no blast furnace was ever built there and the rights lapsed from the 1890s.

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  1. First the Tomatoes Had to Be ScaldedSeptember 8, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  2. Jean-Baptiste LelaidierMay 31, 2015 · Jocelyne Lafond · 4 min read
  3. Peeling with a SpoonSeptember 27, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  4. Canning and SeamingSeptember 9, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  5. Taking in the tomatoes at the cannerySeptember 6, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  6. The Tomato: Its HistoryMay 31, 2015 · Jocelyne Lafond · 4 min read
  7. The Tomaterie (Tomato Cannery)June 1, 2015 · Jocelyne Lafond · 2 min read
  8. KetchupSeptember 25, 2018 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  9. Cooling the Cans, Then Labelling ThemSeptember 10, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  10. The Work of the Tomato PeelersAugust 23, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  11. Repairs to the buildings; heating the autoclavesOctober 27, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  12. Secretary of the Tomato CanneryJuly 16, 2015 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  13. Sterilizing the cans and making the ketchupFebruary 2, 2016 · Alain Manset · 1 min read
  14. A Tomato Worker, Cécile Spénard-PoissonMay 26, 2015 · Jocelyne Lafond · 3 min read

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