MONTREAL -- For the second year in a row, the dining rooms in Quebec's fabled sugar shacks are empty but one enterprising owner is hoping he's found a way to survive the hard times. Pierre Faucher, owner of the Sucrerie de la Montagne, normally would have a packed room filled with singing, dancing and, of course, massive servings of food. On Monday, Faucher's team will start tapping the trees, with the hope of collecting 500 gallons of maple water a week. In normal years, the beginning of the syrup season would see 30,000 people come through the shack, but this year, only the boutique is open while the kitchen does take-out only.