Guides

Name: Marcel Bédard

1. Hometown? St. Pierre Jolys, MB
2. Years at Aikens: 4
3. My Aikens nickname (if any)? Big Country, Mars, Dock Goon
4. How did you end up at Aikens? Pat wanted a look alike to blame his screw-ups on.
5. How do you keep busy during the off-season? Driving a zamboni.
6. How long did it take for you to get pushed off the dock? 3 hours in on my very first day.
7. Who pushed you? Trevor
8. If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called? Floating Empire
9. Who would play the lead? Pat
10. What's the most embarrassing CD you have in your collection? I don’t have CD’s but I have some Avril Lavigne on my laptop
11. On which reality show would you love to be? So You Think You Can Dance?
12. What is your favorite smell? Compost Island. It’s got that Newly built smell.
13. If you could go on a date with anyone in the world, who would it be? Taylor Swift
14. If you have you ever broken a bone, which one(s) and how? broke my nose last year. I figured I’d try catching a baseball with my face.
15. Do you have a guilty pleasure at Aikens? Don’t know...
16. Do you believe in the ghost of Elsie? If she is around she sure isn’t stocking the wood boiler.

Name: Léo Nolette

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3. My Aikens nickname (if any)?
4. How did you end up at Aikens?
5. How do you keep busy during the off-season?
6. How long did it take for you to get pushed off the dock?
7. Who pushed you?
8. If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called?
9. Who would play the lead?
10. What's the most embarrassing CD you have in your collection?
11. On which reality show would you love to be?
12. What is your favorite smell?
13. If you could go on a date with anyone in the world, who would it be?
14. If you have you ever broken a bone, which one(s) and how?
15. Do you have a guilty pleasure at Aikens?
16. Do you believe in the ghost of Elsie?

Name: Mathieu Labossière

1. Hometown? Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
2. Years at Aikens: 1
3. My Aikens nickname (if any)? Mat
4. How did you end up at Aikens? Pit and Pat were recruiting at CUSB and I decided to post my resumé for the job.
5. How do you keep busy during the off-season? I study sciences at CUSB in hopes of getting accepted into medical school.
6. How long did it take for you to get pushed off the dock? I took approx. 2 minutes once I was off the plane.
7. Who pushed you? Marcel took me and threw me in... with my cell phone and everything... Total loss.
8. If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called? It would be called “The French Weatherman”,
9. Who would play the lead? The nuts
10. What's the most embarrassing CD you have in your collection? The Best: Tina Turner
11. On which reality show would you love to be? The Amazing Race
12. What is your favorite smell? Anything but the smell of a dirty shore lunch box...
13. If you could go on a date with anyone in the world, who would it be? Alicia Keys
14. If you have you ever broken a bone, which one(s) and how? No. I’ve opened my knee on broken glass though. Never go in abandoned motels on the side of the #11 in northnern Ontario...that’s all I have to say.
15. Do you have a guilty pleasure at Aikens? Not yet.
16. Do you believe in the ghost of Elsie? I chat with her all the time. She visits me in the packhouse and always starts rubbing my hair for some reason.

Name: Patrick Trudel

1. Hometown? St. Boniface
2. Years at Aikens: 11
3. My Aikens nickname (if any)? Gray Beard
4. How did you end up at Aikens? I took highway 11 to the float base
5. How do you keep busy during the off-season? Spreading the good word about the lake as Aikens' Sales Manager
6. How long did it take for you to get pushed off the dock? Till the last day on my first season
7. Who pushed you? Pitster
8. If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called? The Fly-in French Fisherman
9. Who would play the lead? Léo Nolette
10. What's the most embarrassing CD you have in your collection? An old Nana Mouskouri Christmas special. Yikes! Thanks for that, I thought I could put her behind me.
11. On which reality show would you love to be? The Deadliest Catch (I'll start practicing my hook toss shortly)
12. What is your favorite smell? Burning Birch
13. If you could go on a date with anyone in the world, who would it be? My lovely, beautiful, smart, funny and smashing wife Janelle. If she'd happen to be unavailable, I'd settle for Marisa Tomei.
14. If you have you ever broken a bone, which one(s) and how? Ankle, jumping down a flight of stairs with a canoe on my back during a relay race (Voyageur stuff, don't ask)
15. Do you have a guilty pleasure at Aikens? Rye and Delicious (tastes like more)
16. Do you believe in the ghost of Elsie? Believe in her? I was her roommate for four years in the Portage. My and Els go way back.

Name: Janelle Trudel

1. Hometown? Winnipeg
2. Years at Aikens: 5
3. My Aikens nickname (if any)? Jans, Jaynal...who really knows.
4. How did you end up at Aikens? I woke up here one morning and they didn’t let me leave.
5. How do you keep busy during the off-season? I’m deep into the books.
6. How long did it take for you to get pushed off the dock? A couple of weeks for sure.
7. Who pushed you? I fell for a classic trick : “Janelle! Look at this huge fish”... Jacqueline did the deed.
8. If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called? Janelle: The Movie.
9. Who would play the lead? I would play the lead and Jesse Katsopolis would play my husband.
10. What's the most embarrassing CD you have in your collection? Nickelback...
11. On which reality show would you love to be? The Bachelorette
12. What is your favorite smell? Freshly cut grass and pavement just after it rains.
13. If you could go on a date with anyone in the world, who would it be? Vince Vaughn
14. If you have you ever broken a bone, which one(s) and how? Yes, my little toe, but no cast so it doesn’t count. I stubbed it on the side of the pool, then on someone’s foot, coming out of the shower and on a chair... all in 15 minutes. I was so mad, and so was my toe.
15. Do you have a guilty pleasure at Aikens? Ranch and hot sauce.
16. Do you believe in the ghost of Elsie? I try to convince myself that I don’t believe in the ghost, but deep down I know she roams the camp. And I’m pretty sure she’s not alone..there is also the ghost of Colin. Ah!