Quebec sugar shacks drying up

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Even in this tradition that dates back hundreds of years, there is no escaping the laws of economics

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Two year old Liam Trudel tries maple taffy at the Cabane a sucre Paquette in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Two year old Liam Trudel tries maple taffy at the Cabane a sucre Paquette in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Ronald Castonguay, owner of Sucrerie d'Antan, poses outside his sugar shack in St. Lazare, Que.March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Maple water drips from a tree at the Sucrerie d'Anton in Saint-Lazare, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Pails hang from trees to collect maple water at Cabane a sucre Paquette in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Ronald Castonguay, owner of Sucrerie d'Antan, pours maple water from the tree to his bucket for processing in the woods of his sugar shack in St. Lazare, Que.March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Evelyne Trottier and her 4 year old daughter Aurelie visit the Cabane a sucre Paquette in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Wood piled inside of the Cabane a sucre Paquette in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Mario Paquette gives a history lesson to school children at his Cabane a sucre Paquette in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Tubes transfer maple water for processing at Le Chalet des Erables in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Sidney Plate rides the mechanical bull riding at Le Chalet des Erables in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Rides at Le Chalet des Erables in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)
Le Chalet des Erables in Sainte-Anne des Plaines, Quebec, on March 22, 2013.
(Christinne Muschi For The Globe and Mail)