Mr. Speaker, in 1901, the patriarch Jean-Baptiste Jodoin bought 100 apple trees at the Sunday auction on the steps of the church in Rougemont. From very modest beginnings, this first orchard blossomed over the generations into a thriving business.
In Rougemont, the apple capital, the Jodoin family is known for the abundance and excellence of its apple crop. The art of cider making is passed on from father to son.
Michel Jodoin, the current head of the business, yesterday inaugurated the first micro distillery in Canada. Eleven years of hard work, red tape and research went into producing his very first litres of Quebec style Calvados.
Congratulations to Cidrerie Michel Jodoin, which I encourage you to visit this summer as you tour Rougemont in the riding of Shefford.