Let’s go back in time a bit. Franck was born in the Beauce region, more precisely in the town of Sainte-Marie, located a few kilometers southeast of Lévis. His childhood took place between his hometown, the southern suburbs of Montréal and the beautiful city of Québec. At a very young age, he had the chance to discover fishing, hunting and trapping when a school friend invited him, on several occasions, to his cottage in Bellechasse. Already at that time, the young François felt the attraction of the countryside and each stay in the forest cultivated in him the flame that animates him today.
After studying physical geography at Laval University and three years of service as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces, Franck worked in the restaurant business before being approached by a friend in Calgary who was looking for a representative for Eastern Canada for a company in development that specialized in financial management software. It was at this point that his career took off. Trained within the firm, he held various jobs, but mainly he was in charge of the development and operation of stock purchase plan and compensation management applications for more than ten years.
We can’t also forget all the moms who didn’t have the chance to see their children this year due to the circumstances. The role you play in your children’s lives is so important, moms deserve to be given flowers 365 days a year, but since today is Mother’s Day, take the time to tell your mom how much you love them. Thank you all for being such great women, today is your day.
Their itinerary was ambitious, taking them all the way to the headwater lake of Lac Brûlé where they hoped to catch some large brook trout in an area that is rarely fished.
The closer our two adventurers got to the “secret lake”, the more difficult the canoe portage became. Jean-Philippe has an amusing memory of his first experience with portaging. “We had to turn back several times because of how close the trees were, to make sure we were going in the right in direction. We teased each other a bit, saying, ‘Push more, Fred’ or ‘Work harder, JP’. Our patience was wearing thin, but we managed to stay cheerful.”