During the yearlong heist, the thieves replaced the maple syrup, stored in barrels, with water. P henrycorbis north of montreal, normand urbain, a fourthgeneration maple syrup producer, is busy. Trepanier estimates that the reserve now holds 46 million pounds of syrup. Jason segel is attached to star in horrible bossesking of kongthe goldbergs director seth gordon s untitled maple syrup heist project. Dec 19, 2012 the darker side of maple syrup the new york times duration. If you can get past the novelty of the fact that canada has strategic maple syrup reserve, and the sticky fingers jokes leading every single. Dec 22, 2014 collecting maple sap in quebec 18kg is needed to make just half a kilo of syrup. Paul brights confessions of a justified sinner reconstructed by untitled projects.
Dec 29, 2016 nprs ari shapiro talks with vanity fair writer rich cohen, about the cartel that controls the majority of the worlds maple syrup supply the federation of quebec maple syrup producers. I saw a short documentary about maple syrup a while back. Heist at the global strategic maple syrup reserve wired. The greatest agricultural theft in history was of maple syrup. Mastermind of quebec maple syrup heist gets 8 years in prison. Torstar journalistic standards atkinson principles glossary trust project. The other provinces where it is produced are ontario, new brunswick, prince edward island and nova scotia.
The lighter the colour the higher the grade of maple syrup. Untitled projects is starting to develop a new project. In the first year he exported thousands of barrels of new brunswick syrup to maple grove farms of vermont, whose syrups, candies, and baking mixes sell at. Were the thieves dirty outlaws or capitalist heroes. Much of a huge cache of maple syrup snatched from a quebec storage facility has been recovered, police say. Arrests made in maple syrup theft from quebec warehouse the. As of 2011, the fpaq produced 94% of canadian maple syrup and 77% of the worlds supply. Whats the story millions of dollars worth of maple syrup is stolen from quebecs federation of maple syrup producers and various individuals are arrested in conjunction with the heist as prosecutors try to make the charges stick. The reason youre paying for cane sugar is because maple syrup has become so damned expensive. A previous version of this story stated that thieves stole an estimated 60 million pounds of maple syrup. The heist movie list a list of 338 titles created 05 jan 2012 venter pa a list of 93 titles created 29 jul 2012 future reds a list of 1912 titles.
Canada produces 80% of the worlds pure maple syrup, 91% of which is produced in quebec. The heist was reminiscent of a massive robbery in 2012 when thieves made off with millions worth of maple syrup. The darker side of maple syrup the new york times duration. I dont know about you, but when i think of a heist, im picturing fort knox, a casino or a bank vault. Jason segel and seth gordon join maple syrup heist pic film. Dec 18, 2012 montrealthere have been arrests in the case of a massive maple syrup heist, police announced tuesday as they celebrated a break in their monthslong multijurisdictional search for the stolen. For some, the heist was seen as an act of defiance against the statesanctioned monopoly of the federation, sometimes referred to as canadas maple syrup.
Five years ago in quebec, 3,000 tons of maple syrup were stolen from the. Federation of quebec maple syrup producers wikipedia. The thieves of the great canadian maple syrup heist of 2012 were. Prior to 2011, the quebec maple syrup producers federation kept the reserves of its socalled liquid gold under relatively low security. A new brunswick man was found guilty saturday of fraud and trafficking stolen goods in connection with a maple syrup heist in quebec. Sony pictures acquired the pitch in late 20, described. Inside quebecs great, multimilliondollar maplesyrup heist. And thats because of the fpaq the perpetrators of this crime were rebelling against the fpaq which is in essence, a privately owned, ogovernment sanctioned cartel so please dont be too hard on them. Oct 03, 2014 the great maple syrup heist of 2012 revealed more than just the inner workings of an alleged sophisticated criminal network. Untitled maple syrup heist project release info imdb.
Vallieres, who was convicted of theft, fraud and receiving stolen goods. The maple syrup heist documentary on netflix is a mustwatch. Til of the great canadian maple syrup heist where three men. Tara westwood, junko bailey, david lawrence brown, zoe fish. Jason segel is starring in a movie about a maple syrup heist vulture. The facility was operated by the federation of quebec maple syrup producers french. Where did 10thousand barrels of stolen maple syrup go. New brunswick man found guilty in quebec maple syrup heist cbc. Federation des producteurs acericoles du quebec, fpaq is a governmentsanctioned private organization that regulates the production and marketing of maple syrup in quebec. Previous posts refer to our recent production from 20. It takes about 40 gallons of maple water to produce a gallon of maple syrup. Oct 03, 2012 quebec provincial police have seized hundreds of barrels of maple syrup from a new brunswick business, telling the company that it was linked to an investigation into last months headlinemaking.
In the past few weeks, i spent some time reacquainting myself with my video editing program. The spring of 2011 produced so much maple syrup that the federation added a third rented warehouse, in an industrial. Dec 18, 2012 much of a huge cache of maple syrup snatched from a quebec storage facility has been recovered, police say. Its reported that up to 20 people were connected with the crime. That canadian maple syrup heist is a serious crime the atlantic. Men convicted in quebec maple syrup theft should face stiff penalties, crown says. Oct 18, 2015 nearly 75% of the worlds supply of maple syrup comes from quebec, where it was worth about times the price of crude oil during the time of the heist. The heist itself is used as a launchpad to get into the history of the fpaq and the way it exerts complete control over the maple syrup market in quebec, kind of like what opec does with oil.
A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. One of my more pop cultureaware cowriters or readers can no doubt. Great canadian maple syrup heist a sticky situation duration. A list of upcoming movies by sony pictures, columbia pictures, and sony pictures animation. The mastermind of the great canadian maple syrup heist has been. Quebec police have been busy making arrests in the theft of 18million dollars worth of maple syrup stolen from a warehouse. Apparently, there is a mafialike organization in canada that controls everything about maple syrup.
Etienne saintpierre of kedgwick was one of four men accused. An illustrated account of the great maple syrup heist. Federation des producteurs acericoles du quebec, fpaq who. Police never disclosed the exact amount of maple syrup reported stolen in. The men have been critical of the federation of quebec maple syrup, an organization that fixes maple syrup prices, imposes production quotas on producers, and enforces other regulations. Sony picks up maple syrup heist project, jason segel attached to. Police seize hundreds of barrels of syrup possibly linked to.
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