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Apples put Rougemont on map

September 16, 2009, Rougemont, Que. – Jules Bessette, 83, who
moved to Rougemont, Que, from his native St. Lambert 75 years ago, knows his
apples.

September 16, 2009, Rougemont, Que. – Jules Bessette, 83, who
moved to Rougemont, Que, from his native St. Lambert 75 years ago, knows his
apples.

Bessette is credited with
taking apple orchards that were already in place in the Rougemont region after
the Second World War and organizing them into co-ops that eventually became A.
Lassonde Inc., one of Quebec's largest food-processing companies.

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