As it turns out, Caron was one of the men directly involved in the heist. This warehouse was partly owned by the wife of someone named Avik Caron. There were no cameras or alarms in place – but, it defended, it couldn’t have imagined someone wanting to steal maple syrup.” “When the Federation rented the space in June 2011, it knew there was minimal security at the warehouse. “The impetus for the heist arose in 2011, after a bumper year forced the federation to rent out an additional warehouse, where it stored 16,000 drums of 54 gallons each.” They’re often described as a cartel, and when you consider how forcefully they operate, it’s easy to see why.Īny excess syrup producers generate is stored in a reserve, known as the International Strategic Reserve, and is stored in warehouses across a number of small Quebec towns.Ĭrystal Ferreira, who recently taught a class centered on heists at the progressive educational institute Polyhistoria, explains why one of these warehouses was the perfect target: Naturally, the FPAQ takes a cut of the profits. The FPAQ subjects its members to quotas, meaning that all producers in Quebec are allowed to send them a fixed amount of maple syrup to be sold each year. More than 70% of the world’s maple syrup supply comes from Quebec, and virtually all the maple syrup that comes from Quebec is controlled by the FPAQ, the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers. To understand how and why the operation was planned, it’s important to first understand the maple syrup industry.
In the end, the amount of maple syrup stolen was worth over $18 million Canadian, which in 2012 was almost on par with US dollars.Īdjusting for inflation, it was the most valuable heist in Canadian history. In the span of a year (2011 to 2012) a group of thieves stole nearly 10,000 barrels of maple syrup from a warehouse in the Canadian province of Quebec.Īt first, maple syrup sounds like an unusual target, unless you also plan on robbing a lifetime supply of flour, eggs, and waffle makers.īut when you consider that a barrel of maple syrup is worth up to 25 times more than a barrel of crude oil, the payoff starts to sound a little sweeter. When it comes to unusual Canadian heists on a grander scale, however, there’s one in particular that sticks out: The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. In 2009, a 20-liter tank filled with $25,000 worth of liquid nitrogen, bull semen, and embryos were stolen from a farm in Canada, without so much as an apology. In 2008, thieves stole hundreds of tons of white sand from a beach in Jamaica, presumably to build the world’s biggest hourglass. In 2004, for example, an entire 11-meter-long bridge was stolen in Ukraine. There are people out there who will rob just about anything, and don’t like making friends. In reality, this isn’t usually how it goes down. They’ re brought together in order to rob a casino, bank, or some other building associated with lots of money or expensive goods, and in the end, they realize the real treasure was the friends they made along the way. This visualization features a hand-picked group of highly-talented, motivated, and frankly quite handsome individuals, each perfectly suited to a specific role crucial to the burglary. I am and will likely always remain a fan of Jack Campbell, but for the Leafs, it’s time to move on.When most envision a heist, they usually conjure up in their minds is something along the lines of Ocean’s 11… If there was ever a team that needed a Set It and Forget It type of Goalie, it’s the 2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs.
Great maple series#
The Leafs First Round Series in 2023 is going to have extremely high stakes, I think having a new goalie, someone who isn’t tainted by the stink of recent failure, could do wonders for the Leafs team psyche. But that means that next spring, the temperature is going to be insane. The Toronto Maple Leafs – as currently conceived- have one last shot at making it out of the first round. In fact, losing in the first round is really the only situation where I think I’d say it’s better to get rid of him. Jack Campbell could easily have led the Leafs to glory, and if he had of, I’d be extremely happy to bring him back. There really hasn’t been anyone in Toronto Sports to cheer for just because they were a nice guy with a great origin story since Jays’ Shortstop John McDonald.īut great stories won’t win you the Stanley Cup.
The reason I love Campbell is because he is such a great person in a league where players usually don’t have any personality.
I love great stories, and I’m a huge fan of Jack Campbell. Jack Campell is a great story – he was a former first round bust who found new life with the T oronto Maple Leafs, and matched Carey Price and Andre Vasilevskiy save for save, in back to back years in the playoffs.
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