"At that time, we lived in the middle of what is now Forillon National Park. It was 1942, and I must have been 16 or 17 years old. That day, my father and I went moose hunting. To hunt, we had to get to a lake located behind the mountains. Once at the crest of the mountain, we had a viewpoint that allowed us to see the Rocher Percé, Gaspé Bay and Cap-des-Rosiers. At that moment, we saw a convoy of about twenty ships steaming seaward of Cap-des-Rosiers. All of a sudden, an explosion occurred. We were too far away to hear the bomb bursts, but we saw the smoke and the oil spots on the water. A first ship sank in a few minutes and a second was torpedoed shortly thereafter."

The presence of military installations required for the protection of Canadian territory changes the landscape and thus, conditions the way of life of the populations along the shores. Therefore, an environment that brings to mind the state of war affects the everyday life of these coastal populations.

To the military presence in this land area are added a series of security measures and military censorship. These types of upheaval, in an area far removed from urban centres, have a major impact on the collective imagination. Memories are rapidly loaded with rumours and legends that still endure today.