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Fils de Pierre Chouinard et de Flavie Deschênes, Clément Chouinard est né le 28 octobre 1915. Deuxième d'une famille de 12 enfants, il épouse Cécile Beaulieu en 1940 et se voit confier la ferme de ses beaux-parents la même année.
Père de deux filles et de neuf garçons, la pêche occupe une grande place dans sa vie et il partage cette passion avec plusieurs de ses enfants. Tôt le printemps, c'est chez Clément Chouinard que les pêcheurs se réunissent pour aller prendre du hareng afin de nourrir la famille et d'engraisser les champs. À la mi-juin, le hareng sert de bouette pour la pêche à la morue et au flétan. Peu avant son décès accidental le 24 avril 1990, il raconte avec nostalgie comment un jour, il a capture un flétan d'environ cent quarante kilogrammes au large de Sainte-Flavie.
De retour sur la terre ferme, les prises quotidiennes sont vendues et le reste est fumé, salé, bouilli ou congelé selon les besoins. Il n'est pas rare que Clément Chouinard distribue les surplus de ses captures aux gens du village, surtout aux plus infortunés.
En plus d'être un habile pêcheur et de travailler sur sa terre, Clément Chouinard
est aussi un homme politique. Élu conseiller municipal en 1948, il occupe le poste de maire de 1957 à 1979. La population flavienne se souvient de lui comme un être dévoué, accueillant et généreux.
La municipalité rend hommage à cet homme en nommant cette place en son honneur.
Inauguration le 23 juin 1996
Photographie de l'arrière plan,
Clément Chouinard à la pêche aux harengs
circa 1980
The son of Pierre Chouinard and Flavie Deschênes, Clément Chouinard was born on October 28, 1915. The second in a family of 12 children, he married Cécile Beaulieu in 1940 and was entrusted with the care of his parents-in-law the same year.
Father of two girls and nine boys, fishing was a big part of his life and he shared this passion with many of his children. Early in the spring, it was at Clément Chouinard's place that the fishermen got together to go for herring to feed the family and fatten the fields. In mid-June, herring are used for cod and halibut fishing. Shortly before his accidental death on April 24, 1990, he nostalgically described how one day he caught a halibut weighing about one hundred and forty kilograms off Sainte-Flavie.
Back on dry land, the daily catch was sold and the rest was smoked, salted, boiled or frozen as needed. It was not uncommon for Clément Chouinard to
distribute his catch surplus to the people of the village, especially the most unfortunate.
In addition to being a skilled fisherman and working on his land, Clément Chouinard was also a politician. Elected city councillor in 1948, he held the position of mayor from 1957 to 1979. The Flavian population remembers him as devoted, welcoming and generous.
The municipality pays homage to this man by naming this place in his honor.
Dedicated 23 June 1996
Background photograph,
Clément Chouinard herring fishing
circa 1980
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| HM Number | HM2DFQ |
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| Placed By | Ville de Sainte-Flavie |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 at 4:03pm PST -08:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19U E 556328 N 5384210 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 48.60843333, -68.23585000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 48° 36.506', W 68° 14.151' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 48° 36' 30.36" N, 68° 14' 9.06" W |
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| Closest Postal Address | At or near 453 Route de la Mer, Sainte-Flavie Québec G0J 2L0, CA |
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