The equity, 5 janvier 2000, mercredi 5 janvier 2000

[" llO^nc TheVoiéàe of the Pontiac since 1883 \u2022 Shaw ville, Pontiac County\\ Québec \u2022 117th Year, No.1, Wednesday, January 5, 2000 \u2022 87 cents J& The last year nf the J\tAn Equity Ucentury review - page 3 Back on the ice: k V*\u2014 \u2014+À r Hockey starts up again - page 6 ¦ .< >r r Hospital prepared for flu outbreak Y2K NO INCIDENTS Police report quiet New Year report OK PONTIAC - Maybe it was the impending Y2K gloom and doom scenario painted so vividly by all the Chicken Littles of the world (\u201cThe sky is falling, the sky is falling!\u20191).Or maybe it was the more visible police presence on our highways.For whatever reason.New Year\u2019s Eve passed by in the Pontiac with nothing unusual happening in terms of accidents or incidents.\u201cMaybe the Y2K panic had an influence and people stayed at home,\u201d says CpI.Marcel Boudria, of the Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec.\u201cIt was a good New Year's Eve.\u2019\u2019 To be prepared for a worst-case scenario, the Pontiac detachment deployed 10 cars from Dec.30 to Saturday, up from the minimum of two.Boudria says the provincewide extra patrols may have reaped huge dividends \u201cIf it could be like that every year, we\u2019d he saving lives,\u201d he says, indicating traffic fatalities in Quebec fell from 23 last year to 14 this year during the holiday period.Authorities credit preparedness for preventing Y2K glitches i I By PAUL MCGEE Bug expected to hit 25 per cent of population a : Equity Reporter PONTIAC - Despite the hype and hoopla, the Y2K-this and the new millennium-that, the calendar rolled over to Jan.1, 2000 with glitch.Just another day.Of course, some techies say it may he a couple of weeks before the Y2K bug exhausts all of its opportunities to surface.But, so far, all reports indicate an uneventful, glitch-free from 99 to 00.Microprocessor chips didn\u2019t read 2000 as 1900 and send computer equipment, the banking business, airplanes, medical instruments and the like into submission.Some say nothing happened because they were prepared.\u201cSince we all did our homework, it went well,\u201d says Jacques Boissonneault, Y2K coordinator for Pontiac Health Services.\u201cThe problem was real.If we had not done our preparations.\u201d Boissonneault and his team checked 1,300 medical, computer, and general items between March and October last year, and found 37 per cent of them - mostly computers and software -to be non-compliant.However, after the testing and updating, one software program failed to make the grade.\u201cThis morning, one software program (spreadsheet) had the wrong date - Jan.3, 100.\u201d he says.\u201cThis was supposed to be compliant; the manufacturer assured it would be.However, all it will take is a patch to fix it.\u2019* (The spreadsheet program is not considered to he a medical instru-I ment; it is used to store data.) Boissonneault says \u201cas far as the computers and the hospital equipment, everything is well.\u2019\u2019 When they checked all the equipment, they also tested it for the next potential foul-up date - Feb.29, 2000.Being the first leap year of the tury, there are concerns microprocessors won't know what day falls after \u201c29\u201d - \u201c30\u201d or \u201c1.\u201d If it turns to the former, then it's, as the saying goes, \u201cHouston, we have a problem.\u201d \u201cWe still have to wait until Feb.29, but I think the storm has passed,\u201d he says.\u201cAll of our upgrades included those for Feb.29.As far as the risk involved, it won\u2019t be the same as (New Year's Eve.) If everything went well for Jan.1, I'd really he surprised if it didn\u2019t for Feb.29.\u201d Charlotte L\u2019Ecuyer, director-general of the Pontiac Health Services, confirms Boisson-neault\u2019s report, saying \u201c we worked hard and it payed off.\u201d L*Ecuyer, who was at the PCH emergency ward on New Year\u2019s Eve says they had only three patients.Was it the flu shots or was it because people were staying at home?\u201d she wonders.Police alert The Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec was prepared for all sorts of Y2K nonsense, but the night passed without any major incident.\"There was nothing reported to us during the 12-hour (7 p m.to 7 a m.) shift,\u201d says CpI.Marcel Boudria, of the Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec.\u201cAfter passing into 2(XX) and nothing happened, we went back to our regular schedule.\u201d The SQ manned the Campbell\u2019s Bay detachment for the year-end transition.Firefighters stand by As usual, Pontiac firefighters were on standby, but were not needed to quell any unusual Y2K-related catastrophes \u201cEverything went off like I anticipated,\u201d says Campbell\u2019s Bay-Litchfield Fire Department Chief Kevin Kluke, adding he didn\u2019t feel there would be any Y2K surprises.Down in Luskville, fire chief Tom Howard offers a similar report.\u201cWe had a contingency plan implemented and about 12 firefighters on standby,\u201d he says.\u201cBut, nothing at all happened, it was very uneventful.\u201d Fort Coulonge Volunteer Fire Department C hicf Darcy Belair echoes Howard\u2019s report.\u201cWe had five firefighters on standby in case something happened, but nothing happened,\u201d he says.In Otter Lake, there was an emergency plan ready, but it stayed on the shelf as residents celebrated.\u201cWe had no problem, but the m.nary a « t t By Sylvia Barker Equity Editor PONTIAC - If there is an outbreak of flu, Pontiac's health-care system is ready to handle it, says the director-general of the area\u2019s health services.\u201cWe have a contingency plan ready,\u201d says Charlotte L\u2019Ecuyer.In the case of an outbreak, five beds will be added to Pontiac Community Hospital\u2019s current 39 beds, more nurses will he added to the home-care rotation and extra beds will be opened for respite.\u201cWe re lucky up to now.\u201d L'Ecuyer says.The outbreak - predicted to hit one quarter of the population - has, for the most part, missed Pontiac, so far.\u201cWe had a small outbreak before Christmas, but there were no complications,\u201d she says.While nearly everyone knows someone sick with the flu right it is not at outbreak levels, L'Ecuyer says Last year, at the same time, the hospital more flu cases than this year.L\u2019Ecuyer says the difference is the high number of people who received flu shots earlier this winter.Use emergency services wisely The bed shortage crisis facing most of the rest of the province has also had little effect on Pontiac.\u201cWe have to manage the beds very closely,\u201d L*Ecuyer admits.\u201cBut if somebody has to be in the hospital, we ll keep him there.\u201d At times, patients are kept on stretchers until a bed becomes available within 24 hours.Pontiac is still actively trying to recruit new doctors and nurses to the area, L\u2019Ecuyer says.In the meantime, the population is asked to use emergency services for emergencies only - especially at night.If you've had an earache for three days, don\u2019t decide at 2 a m.to have it checked if you can help it, she says.\u201cMaybe things can wait until morning or call the Info Santé (emergency hotline).\u201d The lack of doctors here means many are forced to work long hours with little, if any, sleep.A slow nighttime emergency shift allows a doctor to catch up on his/her shut- transition  \\X \u2018 f è A* * : % % » EE I ML Equipment stolen from Brysonnaires now.saw BRYSON - As the Brysonnaires gear up for another season of oldtime dances, the popular hand will have to rely on borrowed equipment.The hand's main amplifiers, worth about $3,(XX), were stolen from the Bryson Theatre sometime between Dec.21 and Dec.22.\u201cWe store it there all the time,\u201d says band member Brent Ostrom The amplifiers were not insured, and Ostrom estimates it will cost $6,(XX) to replace them.The robbery has not caused the Brysonnaires to cancel any shows so far; the group was not scheduled to play New Year\u2019s Eve.But they will begin performing at the Bryson Lions' weekly, old-time dances Jan.22.Ostrom says they have had offers from other bands to use their equipment.EZE y.\u2014 A rvo r,___ ,Paul McGee.THF EQUITY YEAR S FIRST: Little Ryan Hunter Guindon rests In the company of his father Jamie Guindon, his mother Julie Ryan, and his sister Alexandra Ryan-Valllancourt.Ryan, born Sunday, was the first baby of the year at the Pontiac Community Hospital.Baby\u2019s arrival comes with surprise new cen- By Paul mcgee was a family joke to see who would have the first baby, us or my sister.\u201d Ryan\u2019s six-year-old daughter, Alexandra were surprised when their new hahy came into Ryan-Vail luncoun.says she is happv \u201cbecause the world Sunday.\the is new.\u201d No, they knew the gender, and the young lad Equity Reporter SHAW VILLE - A young Bryson couple Of course, the surprise came attached with a was a healthy nine pounds, 10 ounces and bassinet of goodies from the hospital, a coin almost 23 inches long, with thick, dark hair from the Royal Bank, and a free television in and dark eyes when he arrived at 11:10 p.m at Julie's the Pontiac Community Hospital.\"We were surprised because when we came room Last baby Births were up at the hospital this year, with in on Jan.2, we thought it (the first baby of the 139 arrivals, compared to 122 in 1998.year at the hospital) was done,\" says proud The last baby of 99 arrived Dec.30 at 3:10 mom Julie Ryan.\ta m Proud parents of the little girl, Tyncsha \u201cIt teels special.I was due for Dec.24 and Hodgins.are Dannie Michel and Stephen could have had a Christmas baby.\"\tHodgins, of Shawville.Jamie Guindon, the beaming father of Ryan \u201cIt feels pretty good.\" Hodgins says, \"to Hunter Guindon, jokes \u201cit wasn't a Christmas have the last baby bom in the hospital my baby we were going for, but a millennium father was instrumental in building.\" toby- '\tTynesha weighed in at six and a half pounds \u201cWe joked about it afterwards,\" he says.\"It and measured almost 21 inches long.BUDGET 911 changes jack up taxes in Chichester eye Fireworks highlight New Year\u2019s Eve in Pontiac CHICHESTER - After enjoying a slight tax decrease last year, ratepayers here will see their hills increase hy 4.7 per cent in 2000.The main reason for the increase was the $I0.(XX) the municipality spent updating its fire department paging system to make it 911 compatible.The municipality had been using a phone answering system.It worked good, hut not with 911/ says Mayor Donald Gagnon.It can't respond fast enough.\u201d Chichester residents will he paying 88 cents per $100 of evaluation this year, compared to 84 cents last year.The year before, the rate was at 85 cents.\u201cHopefully, we'll decrease it in the future,\u201d Gagnon says.Fees for fine protection ($20) and dump maintenance ($30) the same.A resident with a home valued at $50,000 will pay $490 in taxes.$50 more than last year.Total expenditures are budgeted at $301,512.By SYLVIA BARKER Equity Editor PONTIAC - As the countdown to the new year, the new century and the new millennium ended, fireworks lit up the night sky in Otter Lake and Bristol.Elsewhere revellers blew horns, cheered, embraced loved ones and sang Auld Lang Syne at parties throughout Pontiac.About 300 people converged onto the shores of the Ottawa River at the Norway Bay wharf to watch fireworks.\u201cWe were pleased with it,\u201d said Bristol Mayor Jack Graham, who is also a member of the Bristol Millennium Committee, the group which organized the fireworks.Countless others watched the spectacle from the comforts of their cottage or even from across the river.Nearly 140 enjoyed dinner at the town hall and then were shut- tied by bus to the fireworks.\tu ^ ^\t^\tV» w** ne Eeunv Among them were Peter and HAPPY NEW YEARI: Hundreds converged onto the beach of Norway Bay to watch a spectacu-Barb Haughton, who normally lor fireworks display New Year\u2019s Eve.celebrate New Year's Eve quietly with friends.« 9 % % W/É* \\ MS m*m m W* remain guys were on standby, says Fire Chief Rodney Vadneau.\u201cWhen the lights didn't go out (at midnight), everybody kicked hack and relaxed.\u201d In Shawville, assistant Fire Chief Neil Sharpe says he received a call from Mayor Albert Armstrong about 12:30 a m.informing him that the report from the Outaouais regional Y2K watchdog .\t,\t,,\t.\twas good and if everything was OK, he and fire- r\"W**\t'«\"men stïrsLïMt*\t5 rasr''amvcun,H ,cn min- Even the bus ride from the town hall to the Norway Bay cottagers asked the Millennium RESOLUTION Get in shape were at the fire hall in case an emergency occurred.Allumettes Island Mayor Denzil Spence says - they manned the municipal office until 1:30 a m.\u201cWe knew hy 6 p.m.that things weie OK around the world/ he says.\u201cWe were at the office when the clock turned over, hut nothing happened \u201c cause Is one of your New Year s resolutions to get in shape?Exercise classes will he held every Tuesday and Thursday evenings at McDowell School.Call 647-5447 to register.continued on page 2 t Page 2, The Equity, Wednesday, January 5, 2000 FROM THE FRONT Happy LEARN TO SKATE Fireworks highlight New Year\u2019s Eve 40th for ages 3 and up Registration: Monday, January 10th Continued from page 1 Birthday, ing an historical book, due out in June, will identify century farms with a special plaque and is applying for a millennium grant to set up a Heritage Centre at the Bristol tourist booth on Hwy.148.It is hoped the centre will also serve as a place where artisans can sell their goods.But because the grant requires the group applying to contribute two-thirds of the cost, the committee is still fund-raising.About 50 bottles of souvenir wine arc still for sale, and about 220 of the 1,000 millennium calendars printed are also still for sale.Both can be purchased from any member of the millennium committee.Quyon Although, the party to begin the year of celebrations for Quyon's 125th anniversary and the year 20(H) was cancelled due to lack of interest, the rest of the year's events are scheduled to go ahead.\"I don't know if it was the Y2K bug scare or what, but we just couldn't get the people moving,\" says one of the organizers Mona MacK-echnie.\"If we're around for the next millennium, we would advertise a party on the beach,\" Graham joked.In Otter Lake, partiers watched the fireworks from the comfort of the Recreation Association Hall.Again, close to 140 came out for the R A s party.\"The food was lovely; the fireworks were beautiful,\" says R A director Patsy Beaudoin.In Shawville, about 200 people attended the Lions and Lionettes party at McDowell school.Many felt that party was the best one ever put on by the two service clubs.The crowd ranged from the 30-something set to a few octogenarians.\"It was worth the effort just to provide a place for seniors to celebrate the roll- Dad Love, Amanda, Brett and Penny fir* 5:30 p.m.Shawville Arena 4P Cost: $50.00 For more information call Mary Hodgins 647-3419 P T k A NEIGHBOURHOO WATCH ; MEETING : V Information Evening ÆmvunÆk 1T!b(I[Jbî¥ï Wednesday, January 12,2000 6:30 p.m.McDowell Elementary School, Shawville For more information Call Janey Orr MacDougall 647-3938 Open to all volunteers Thursday, January 13, 2000 7:00 p.m., Shawville Curling Club Police will be in attendance to provide guidance Call Blake Pirie 647-5640 or Lynn 647-5188 for details \"Please help your community\" k kM.' - r % k X - * Happy 50th Anniversary on January 2 j over in a crowd,\u201d says Lion-ette Jean Smith.Sylvia Bokker.THE EQUITY POP GOES THE BOTTLE: Rob Gilbert and his wife, Another 100 partied at the $u*an Phillipe, (centre) of Vancouver along Lions Hall.\twith Ann Horner, of Norway Bay, celebrate the I think everyone had a new millennium by popping open a bottle of good time, said organizer champagne at the Norway Bay wharf Rhonda Meisner.50th Wedding Anniversary Congratulations Mom and Dad January 4, 2000 m ##0 ¦'W* For at least one couple, asked Jo-Anne Brownlee to the dawning of a new age was extra special when they became engaged.Alter the fireworks at the wharf had subsided, Randy Beattie Dec.31 was just the beginning of a year filled w ith activities to celebrate the millennium.The Bristol Millennium Committee w ill he publish- *.marry him.The Clarendon couple are thinking of a July wedding.Just the beginning For many communities, * < r l * Z j L > tu Get well wishes to Alice Godin / mmâ û Q w.^ * Our Lady of Perpetual C hurch and Hall were filled to capacity for the C hildren's Mass at 7 pm on Christmas five.Father Harrington presided over a short re-enactment of the hirth of Christ put on hy group of local children under the direction of Shirley Morin, Lucy Rochon, Ruth Murdock and several other parents.As the choir sang Angels We Have Heard on High, the\tMuriel Le Roy visited children, dressed as the *)ay lunch guests at my with relatives in Bryson for Holy family, angels, shep- home.Gerry and Cathy a few days on the weekend, herds and Wise Men pro- Label le, Stéphane and This particular holiday is ceeded to the altar where Chantal Pharand and Justin a great time for families to the infant Jesus was laid in CTouthicr came in the after- gel together and from what the crib.The readings and noon for an exchange of 1 hear several have done so intentions were read hy gilts and a visit.Followed here, young parishioners.The choir, under the direction of Helen Perry sang beautiful Christmas Braeside.It was an enjoy-hymns accompanied hy able get together.Todd Leo Rochon on the organ.Vibert and children visited The sanctuary was tasteful- with me on Sunday, ly decorated with poinsettas Elizabeth Ann Beaulieu, and greenery.The crib was Gatineau and a friend visit-placed in front of the main cd Gerry and Cathy Label le altar.This year a nativity scene, erected hy Mark Vilon, was on display outside, close to the entrance.Rev.Father Belanger celebrated Midnight Mass to a well filled church.\t\u201e Get well wishes to Mrs.Alice Godin who is a patient in The Ottawa Civic Hospital due to serious injuries from an unfortunate fall.Stephen and Theresa Perry, grandparents and Mr.and Mrs.Gerald Perry, parents, motored to Dunrobin during the holidays to visit and enjoy a lovely dinner at the home of Tracey along with other relatives.Hank and Mary Gelineau, Renfrew were Christmas N on Christmas Dav and spent some time with me.The Spotswood family, along with their mother Kathleen gathered at Catherine Du four's home for Christinas dinner in Pembroke.Family and a lew friends gathered at Gerry and Cathy LabelIc's on Sunday for dinner and to celebrate a special occasion.XX : Go for a walk! Waltham I U * ! I k Eileen Label! * m * i \\ a NC X 1 #0# \t È\u2014M_____:_______________ At a surprise brunch, in honor of Bud and Isobel Elliott\u2019s golden anniversary, family and friends donated over $1,200 to the CT Scan for the Pontiac Community Hospital.689-2314 I NO\u2014Arc the sidewalks cleared of snow and ice in your area?I.ct your community leaders know that you would like to have a sale place lo walk when you do your errands or you go to work or school.By contacting them, you can make a dilfercnce and allow other people in your community to benefit from your action Be Winter Green! Go for Green! Community driven programs to em ou rage outdoor active living that protects, enhances and restores the environment.1 Maude Christina Havelin and Frederick Russett Love always, Brent, Donna, Melissa and Jesse DON T DELAY 1999 Birth Announcements by my grandson, Robert Vi hen, his wife Paula and their children from Family and a tew friends were Christmas dinner guests at the home of Frankie and I .orna Turner.Waltham brought in the New Year with a well attended dance at the town hall.Apart from that there has not been any speical event taking place.Everything From Clothes ¦ to Cameras\tti Visit our website at: £ for the January 26, 2000 issue of The Equity SAMPLE i www.RoforKrecn.ca 9 Ret* re anyth.ng la ihe celunuts ef our cl fxTDf/ 6-17 2204 THE EQUITY The Equity is planning a special birth announce- r ment spread, featuring photos of babies born in 1999 with announcements, for ' ; the issue of January 26,1 2000.\tI 2000 m Uhls * i The 1 ?Ladysmith Sportsman Club ?IS * .A I Equity's * ¥ 1 % Advertisement: Includes a one column (11/2\" wide) photo and 50 word write-up.Additional words welcome at 12c (plus taxes) per word.Cost: $26.08 + $1.83 GST + $2.09 QST = $30.00 Payment: All announcements payable to Pontiac Printshop Jones - Peter and Jean (née Smith) are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter, Jane Elizabeth, EUCHRE TOURNAMENT Bridal * Saturday, January 8, 2000 * ?7:00 p.m.Ladysmith Hotel ?| Supplement 4 For information 647-6797 4jk I 1 1 1 V,* » * will be published February 2000 All advertising must be in our office by Friday, January 21st.a* Jane Elizabeth Jones 4 I * Ltd.i ATKINSON\u2019S BAR « I Information: Photos may be of any size, reduction or en- , largement will be made to ad- £°r\" Ja\"uar> l'.l9If- at M \u2022» *\u2022 T- ma» be picked up alter Janu- wcighing \u201e ibs , p\u201e,ud ary 31, 2000, or, enclose a grandparents are Jack and stamped self-addressed enve- jj|| Jones of Shawville, and lope and it will be returned.Deadline: January 24,2000.Guelph, Ontario.P Jrm Hwy.148, Shawville 647-2526 r January Friday Night Music Line-Up January 7 Little Bones January 14 \\\tHeartbeats k\tJanuary 21 0k Joe Rockhead Band ¦\tJanuary 28 W Raging River pH\t% X When more people read your ad in The Equity, more people will dine out.Our ABC audit proves readership Mary and Bill Smith of Mail or drop-off to The Equity 133 Centre Street, P.O.Box 4300 Shawville, Quebec, JOX 2Y0 Attention: Katherine Hynes 819-647-2204 Married or engaged couples wishing to publish their photo and write-up, please contact Katherine at The Equity by Friday, January 21st.Fax: 819-647-2206 :3 sp Tel: 819-647-2204 ?CHRYSLER \u2022 Il a Dodge Different.?A ENGINEERED TO BE CREAT CARS à I .^ w t « I D e P i n C3C3 » Jeep.neon w THERE'S ONLY ONE \u2022 See dealer for full details.Some conditions may apriy.SHAWVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP (819) 647-2073, 2074 Toll Free: 1 -877-647-2073 Sales Hours: Mon.- Fri.: 9 - 6 Saturday: 9 - 3 Highway 148 Shawville, Quebec \\ The Equity, Wednesday, January 5, 2000, Page 3 The last year of the r , VS cenhny A review of 1999 i 'VSSé * if %» .-,v Language police, language zealots, language orders the appeal of the Commission '\u2022 laws-\tde protection du territoire agricole du Those who refused to obey provincial Ian- Québec ruling which would allow the , guage laws were the number-one newsmakers of adjacent landowners to subdivide the the year in Pontiac.Whether it was Lynn Wilson following language inspector Lucie Couvrette around town, Campbell\u2019s Bay restaurateur Marlene Baird ; being fined for the word \u201cpush\" on her garbage ! can, or convicted FLQ terrorist Raymond ; Villeneuve\u2019s attempted visit to Shawville - these \u2022 were the stories that brought national headlines .to our neck of the woods.Again and again, the stories showed Pontiacers will stand up for what they believe is right, p The year was also proof that big city crime t happens even in a quiet, peaceful place like ; Pontiac: two Calumet Island brothers were ; charged for the murder of the father; a Luskville ; woman was charged with the murder of her husband; others were charged for sexual assault related offences.But throughout the year we were reminded time and time again why Pontiac is a great place to live: numerous fund-raisers were held for victims of fires and accidents; thousands went to fairs in Quyon, Shawville and Chapeau; Brysonfest was another success; Mansfield celebrated its 125th anniversary and Shawville\u2019s first-ever community theatre production brought down the house.As seen in the pages of The Egu.rY, editor Sylvia Bakker and reporter Paul McGee bring you the highlights of 1999.January & * ¦ ./ Si %?' V ft K f*.,7 i acn former CP Rail corridor A motion to appeal the ruling died on the table in a 4-4 deadlock earlier in the month.The national media covered the fight Lynn Wilson and Blake Pirie waged against the province's language laws.mettes Island.Hundreds of trees snap and are uprooted, and several farm buildings collapse.Many homes and cottages are without power for days.\u2022\tMcCann\u2019s Chips in Quyon celebrates 30 years of serving fast food.\u2022\tThe right-to-work debate for construction workers continues when an 18-year-old Bryson man, Stéphane Lance, is fined $700 for working without a licence.Lance was trying to save money to return to school in the fall.\u2022\tA pile of sludge Maclaren pulp mill in Thurso - causes a stench for Clarendon residents.The biosolids are to be used as a fertilizer, but the Ministry of Environment did not know the sludge would smell if it was not spread immediately.Residents are also concerned the sludge could contaminate their water./ March Raymond Villeneuve speaks to reporters in Quyon.l anguage cop Lucie Couvrette was a familiar site in Shawville during the summer.\u2022 A 67-year-old Vinton man, Robert Hearty, faces nine more charges of sexual assault and other related improprieties involving minors under the age of April .\u2022 About 200 Pontiac construction workers and June 14.bringing the total count against !^c*r supporters protest at the inter-provincial bridges at Portage du Fort and Allumettes Island.The workers - aligned with the Right to Work their father Lindsay Stewart\u2019s funeral.Neil and Association - arc against forced unionization in Brent Stewart are charged with his murder.The the province.\u2022\tThe Sûreté du Québec continues to search a for the gun used to kill Lindsay Stewart.\u2022\tA 72-year-old Otter Lake man.Leo Kluke.is rifle on Lindsay\u2019s farm shortly after the men killed when his pickup truck collides with a were arrrested.Labatt\u2019s Blue tractor trailer near Shawville f t \u2022 Two months after serving as pallbearers at him to 12.\u2022 The Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec joins their Outaouais colleagues in region-wide blitz on heavy vehicles after statistics e à men face first-degree murder charges.Lindsay was shot three times with a .22-calibre rifle.# Crime unit investigators find the butt of such a Z : biosolids from the \u2022\tFort Coulonge Mayor Hector Soucie pro-Kluke was bringing his friend.Orvel Kluke, 60, motes amalgamation with Mansfield via a public meeting.Mansfield Mayor Robert Ladouceur ment.Orvel suffered non-life-threatening says his municipality is against the union.\u2022\tThe Pakenham contractor awarded the tender reveal such vehi des are involved a*so of ^ller Lake, to Hull for a medical appoint in 35 per cent of fatal accidents, though ' they account for only An ice-encrusted Blake Barr fights the H I.Hobbs fire.injuries \u2022 Pontiac Municipality's monthly meeting fails for the new Shawviiie-Clarendon fire hall is to meet quorum after (he four east councillors forced to up his estimate by about $19,000 after fail to show up.The four councillors also fail to he is forced to hire unionized Quebec construe-show up for three special meetings where a reso- lion workers.Glen Timmins has worked in lution endorsing a solar aquatics sewage system Quebec before, but the Ontario-Quebec labor for Quyon was to be tabled.Ratepayers arc peev- dispute has virtually halted work by out-of-ed: \u201cI think, in my opinion, they should be province contractors.kicked off council,\" says Raymond Belisle, of \u2022 The Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec has refused to hear a request to have the railway corridor anniversary with music and mud kept intact for a recreational August \u2022\tThe work of four Pontiac artists - Ruby Ewen, Anna Woods, Elke Bzdurreck and Dale Shutt - is sent to Russia as pan of an international exhibit in St.Petersburg.\u2022\tBrysonfest attracts a few thousand people to the town's third annual summer festival.\u2022\tThe Danford Lake Hotel celebrates its 50th ¦ I» % \u2022\tThe first baby of the year, Jake Dent, is bom Jan.1 at the Pontiac Community Hospital.\u2022\tBristol municipality\u2019s one-ton truck escapes Titanic fate while clearing snow on the skating rink at Norway Bay.Thin ice is blamed for the partial sinking.\u2022\tBristol council\u2019s proposal to develop its riverfront property in Pontiac Station into a park meets opposition from nearby residents and cot-lagers.They argue the park is unnecessary and it March storm blankets county with would he difficult to patrol.\tthree and a half feet of snow.\u2022\tAn 18-year-old Bryson woman.Michelle Lance, remains in a semi-coma in Hull hospital after her van collided with a tractor trailer Dec.! Luskville.\u2022\tThieves steal the 12 high-pressure sodium lights from the Quyon hall park.\u2022\tThe Pavillon du Parc Foundation home for the intellectually handicapped opens on Thomson Street in Shawville.The residence is home to five people with intellectual handicaps.\u2022\tMRC mayors vote unanimously to support construction workers in g =3 their fight against the Commission construction du Québec regulations requiring workers to carry CCQ cards.The MRC also supports the proposal to have Pontiac declared a free trade zone, given its proximity with Ontario and the cross-border trade \u2022\tTwo Pontiac MRC Sûrctc du \u2022 An \u2018\u2019illegal garbage\" can provokes Campbell's Bay restaurateur Marlene Baird to put her business up for sale.The can is illegal, says the Commission de la protection de la : .trail \u2022 A father and son save a > Campbell\u2019s Bay man from drowning after they pull him langue française, because it bears the words from the water at Stubb s Lake.Bobby Laporte and his Mom's says she's had enough of the language son Scott were fishing when police, and is throwing in the towel.\u2022 The sputtering performance of the Municipality of Pontiac council - particularly of push\" instead of \u201cpoussez.\" The owner of } they spotted Linus Duval going under.\u2022 Two Calumet Island those councillors who are frequently absent from both monthly and special meetings - is not w in- t a 22 women are killed when a truck goes through a stop ning rave rev iews from Municipal Affairs which sign at the intersection of begins to look into the problem.Hwys.148 and 301 in Campbell's Bay Lance-Corriveau \u2022\tRudolph the rescued fawn is granted a temporary stay of residence at Le Patro.Rudolph, who was rescued from the icy waters of the Coulonge River Dec.22 hy the Mansfield Volunteer Fire Department, was granted permanent resident status in May.\u2022\tFire rips through H I.Hobbs and Sons feed mill in Shawville after a blocked elevator belt catches fire.Shawville-Clarendon firefighters spend 14 hours in bitter-cold weather extinguishing the blaze.\u2022\tA 10-year-old Otter Lake girl is invited to return to Los Angeles after appearing in a talent show there.Amy Dubeau competed in the International Modeling and Talent Association Convention.m ' Windstorm sweeps Allumettes Island in July, toppling trees, flattening buildings.\u2022 After a night of playing darts with her hus-Diane band.Rita Kluke allegedly shoots and kills her and husband, Michael \u201cMickey\" Graveline in their Lusk ville home.Kluke.whom acquaintances say #- a * c .y > Méreille Deschênes-Dumou lin were on their way to work suffered years of domestic abuse, is charged w ith second-degree murder.\u2022 The solar aquatics project for Quyon hits a Québec police officers and nine Fort Coulonge firefighters are admitted to the at the time of the accident.Pontiac Community Hospital after inhaling tar\t\u2022 A group of private citizens fighting to turn the fumes.The police and firefighters were called to\tformer CP Rail corridor in Pontiac Municipality\tanother snafu.While under the impression a Baume Street apartment after a 35-year-old\tinto a recreational trail hire a lawyer to pursue\teverything was proceeding according to plan, woman tried to commit suicide by cooking tar on\tconflict of interest charges against Co uns.Bruno\tMunicipality of Pontiac Mayor Bruce Campbell Alary and Denise Themault-Le Vasseur.The\tis mortified to learn Municipal Affairs is still allegation contends the two councillors are in\twaiting for proof that a solar aquatics project in conflict after voting on the corridor issue while\tQuyon is workable, being members of the Neighbors\u2019 Association the adjacent landowners who own the corridor.* it rj ( « the burner of her stove 5 V May \u2022 The 125th Chapeau Fair ranks as one of the best in recent memory.Total attendance is more than 2,(XX).\u2022 Denzil Spence edges Jerome Sallafranque by a mere 15 votes in the first election of the newly amalgamated municipality of Allumettes Island.\u2022\tClarendon farmer Eric Campbell proposes a wagon train across the county to celebrate the year 2000.\u2022\tPontiac mayors return to the MRC table to find their planner had quit and their forestry engineer handed in her letter of resignation.The MRC accepts a contract with the Sûreté du Québec and the Société immobilière du Québec which returns the proposed new police building to the MRC after 25 years or at that time the MRC opts out of the provincial police for its own Lindsay Stewart\u2019s sons Neil (back force \u2022 If the Pontiac Wagon Train 2(XX) committee wants to use the bicycle trail, organizers will have to shell out $2.(XX) per kilometre first, the MRC\u2019s mayors say.The committee calls the figure \u201ccompletely unrealistic and impossible.\u201d 6 \u2022\tA clear majority - 68 per cent - of the 664 Bristol ratepayers responding to a public opinion poll .turn down the proposed Pontiac |h Station park.\tT^\u2018 \u2022\tA 36-member contingent from the Right to Work Association deliv- 'j >\\x, % er a petition to the national assembly aJt mfeg as the fight to escape construction Km 5p9B industry regulations continues.\tr^ygQj \u2022\tOpen fires are banned in southwestern Quebec after one of the dri- I\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 est springs on record hits the region.Popular Quyon farmer Ken Bronson was crushed by this corn \u2022\tOntario passes the Fairness is a harvester in October.Two-Way Street Act to counter i I right) and Brent (middle, right) help carry his coffin from W.J.Hayes and Sons Funeral Home In Shawville in March.The two men were later charged with his murder.September \u2022 Infamous language inspector Lucie Couvrette returns to check on the signs of H&R Block franchise owner Lynn Wilson, but this time Couvrette comes with a police escort -causing the issue to gain national headlines once again.\u2022 In an attempt to change the language laws rather than simply disobey them, the Municipality of Shawville asks the National Assembly for special status which would allow businesses here to erect bilingual signs w ith equal English and French lettering.\u2022 After 33 years on municipal council -30 years as mayor of Fort Coulonge - Hector Soucie announces he is stepping down.\u2022 A badly decomposed body is r* found in the hushes near JSfV\tTerry Fox Road.Continued on page February \u2022 Pontiac Municipality Coun.Pierre Sauvageau says he will table a motion at a future meeting requesting the municipality be separated 1 -5 per cent of all vehicles.\u2022 March roars in like a lion as a ferocious bliz H in two \u2022 Fines collected by the Pontiac MRC Sûreté zar^ dumps more than MX) centimetres (3.5 leet) Quebec laws restricting access by Ontario con- du Québec for infractions on non-provincial °* snow >n ,our days, w*lh rg-\u2014\u2014- ;\u2014-1 struction workers to Quebec.roads will stay in the county.Warden Robert more than two feet of it tailing\t^\t\u2022 Ballistics experts combed the Ladouceur says the MRC has been fighting for during a 24-hour period.At the ®\tJ home of Lindsay Stewart to find out this since municipalities began paying for SQ P?ak of the storm, the Pontiac\tpf* if the murdered man was gunned services in 1997.\tMRC Sûreté du Quebec dev lare\tQt* J down in his home.Police say several of the man s personal items appear to have disappeared from the home.\u2022 The MRC tells the Wagon Train 2(XX) organizers they can\u2019t use the PPJ Cyclopark.The MRC claims (he Ministry of Natural Resources will withhold future grant money if the trail is used by the wagon train.July \u2022 Provincial environmental regulations take an emergency situation.\u2022 Pontiac Health Services effect to reduce \"pollution of water and soil\" on farmland.Farmers will have to build wintering applauds the provincial budget, while school boards and MNA Robert Middlemiss slam \u2022 The sign law issue reaches \u2022 Pontiac wood producers boycott new heights when Prime the James Maclaren pulp mill in Minister Jean Chrétien gives Thurso after the mill refuses to nego- his support to anglophones.Anglophones in West Quebec \u201cshould not be tarI \u2022 Creating a veritable Catch-22, east geted because these people 4Ê councillors in Pontiac Municipality in this part of Quebec who ZI vote in favor of a solar aquatics are anglophones have been I sewage system for Quyon, but vote there for generations and 1 H against a motion calling for extra they should feel complete- j funding for the project.\"How the hell ly comfortable there,\u201d 1 can they vote something in, then not Chretien says, vote (or extra funding7\" asks Coun Gil Fraser.sites to control manure handling.Subsidies are available through the Agroenvironmental Investment Assistance Program.\tit.*t a^ points to trying to cre- \u2022 Pontiac Municipality Coun.Hawley Lepine\tale winning conditions lor a says separation is not in the municipality\u2019s best\treferendum, Middlemiss says.\u2022 A standoff between a 17- tiatc with (he producer hoards in West Quebec as a collective.interests.Lepine and the other two west council lors - Roger Larose and Gil Fraser - and Mayor year-old Fort Coulonge youth and the Pontiac MRC Sûreté du F Bruce Campbell vow to vote against east Coun Pierre Sauvageau\u2019s proposed motion on sépara li À L# Québec ends peacefully after more than two hours of negotiations.5 non v \u2022\tA motion to pursue a solar aquatics sewage treatment facility for Quyon is defeated with the four east councillors voting against it.Municipal Island\u2019s Lindsay Stewart is Affairs recommends a lagoon system.\tfound on his Dunraven Road \u2022\tBristol Mayor Jack Graham uses his power of *arm by his sons.Stewart had been missing for about two \u2022 The frozen body of Calumet Meanwhile.Pontiac\u2019s own ï à MNA Robert Middlemiss says \u2022\tSûreté du Québec major crime the sign law is lair and if mer investigators comb Calumet Island in chants aren\u2019t going to follow search of some of the murdered the law, they should expect Lindsay Stewart\u2019s personal belong- consequences.Later, Middlemiss changes his tune \u2022\tMountainview Turf Farm, near when he helps Shawville i Quyon, spreads E.B.Eddy waste on seek an exemption to A its soil as a conditioner.\u201cThere is an the sign law.\tÈI odor, nothing more or less than a \u2022 Former county ^A farmer spreading manure.\u201d says Bill veterinarian Roly Hamilton, of Mountainview.\tArmitage is nomi- \u2022 Ontario opens a Jobs Protection Office in nated to the ^ÊA Ottawa in an effort to force Quebec to remove Canadian Horse the barriers preventing Ontario construction Racing Hall of \u2022 Pontiac may benefit from a request by (irand-\tworkers from plying their trade in Quebec In Fame.ing\u2019s exterior.\tRemous to have a natural gas pipeline in the\tPontiac, local members of the Right to Work \u2022 Bristol council votes unanimously to send area.A proposal linking Grand-Remous to Hull\u2019s\tAssociation put up signs telling the Commission pipeline calls for a route from Ontario to pass 1 \\i veto to kill his councillors\u2019 motion of non-sup port for the proposed Pontiac Station park, weeks.Sûreté du Quebec major Graham says he \"thought it was unjust that seven crime unit investigators say or eight (Pontiac Station residents would deter- Lindsay Stewart died from mine the outcome) when there are 23 (residents) multiple gun shot wounds.\u2022 It is revealed that a mgs 9 \\ Construction work w .re\ters protest CCQ \u2022\tLawyers fear Campbell\u2019s Bay court house Ministry of Environment requirements at future is uncertain after the Ministry of Justice warning to the Union des pro recommends the registry office be moved out of ducteurs agricole that the tor mer CP Rail corridor is likely contaminated \u2022\tThe language police target Pine\u2019s Gas Bar in never reached the land\u2019s buyers, the Neighbors' Association.down there \\ ' 1 bridges in April i the building \\ 4 E Shawville, notifying the business it has 30 days to remove its English-only signs on the build- * 1 \u2022 One of this century s construction du Quebec its inspectors are not fiercest storms Elvis, a.k.o.Ellard Perry, brought the house down during welcome.\thits Allu- Shawville\u2019s first-ever community musical Pontiac Station park proposal to a public poll \u2022 Pontiac Municipality Mayor Bruce Campbell through Pontiac Page 4, TheEghjity, Wednesday, January 5, 2000 EDITORIAL YOUR OPINION Looking forward with hope Fortunate no one killed Dear Editor, We are writing with regard to the article \"TWo horses killed in highway crash\" in the Dec.15, 1999 issue of THE EQUITY.We, as regular commuters in Mr.Beardsley's van, feel that some clarification of the facts is required.Mr.Ethjer's quote, \"I'm fortunate only two went onto the highway\" is totally inaccurate.Only two were killed, hut there were at least another eight in the middle of the mad.There was no place to go except through a herd.Yes, he is fortunate, fortunate that nobody was killed.Thankfully there were no injuries or deaths, hut this had the potential of being a catastrophic incident.The fact that we were in a large passenger van and that Mr.Beardsley was able to maintain control of the vehicle was what probably saved our lives.Had this been a mini-van or car, there would most likely have been quite a different outcome.Rachel Godin Gail Tubman And the rest of the crew from the van % * - January is always a time to reflect.We look back on the year that was and the year that might have been.But it\u2019s also a time to look ahead, to learn from our mistakes and progress.While we hope you\u2019ve had a chance to reflect '¦ as you read the Year in Review, we hope you look upon the future with hope as you read this.1 L In keeping with the season of lists - best of lists, worst of lists - here at THE EQUITY, we\u2019ve produced our own list: headlines we\u2019d like to see in the year 2000 (Hey, we can always dream a little, can\u2019t we?): i Wagon Train set to go ahead: Organizers and MRC reach compromise using parts of trail and sideroads ' V V- Sportsmanship impresses visitors Two Pontiac Municipality councillors booted out for conflict of interest Dear Editor, During the weekend of Dec.12 our Carleton Place Atom team had the pleasure to participate in the Pontiac Atom tournament.Dove Moore THE EQUITY Sûreté du Québec officers arrest men in connection with series of break-ins of Shawville businesses Putting a slant on it YOUR OPINION The Carleton Place team played in the \"B\" finals against the Shawville representatives - the Pontiac Atom Rep.team.Carleton Place won, but what impressed the fans from Carleton Place was the If I was on Jeopardy and the category\tDecember\u2019s agenda and still the east bloc\ting payment for services rendered, all I\tsportsmanship of the Pontiac team.The was Important Dates\" and the answer\trefused to show.So if it's not those two\tcan say is sorry.We didn\u2019t hire a building\tPontiac captain presented the trophy to was April 13, July 13, November 9,\tissues what is it?\tinspector, nor purchase a generator.The\tthe Carleton Place captain and then the December 14,\" the question would be:\tThere isn't a sense of equality.It\u2019s my\tfire truck for Quyon hasn't gone out for\tPontiac team lined up facing each other.What are four monthly meeting dates in\tintention, and I believe that of Mayor Bruce\ttender again.So what does all this mean?\tholding their sticks up in the air while the 1999 that the eastern councillors of the\tCampbell, Councillors Roger Larose and\t$23,462 of your tax dollars has been\tCarleton Place team skated under this Municipality of Pontiac forgot?Now why\tGil Fraser, to improve the living conditions\tgiven to councillors and a mayor who did-\twonderful procession would I use the game show Jeopardy?\tin this municipality, especially in the wards\tn't do what we were supposed to do, Well, that's the only word that comes to\twe represent.That doesn't mean we are not\tthanks to the no-show east bloc, mind when I think of the position the east- interested in the eastern part of the munici-ern-bloc councillors are putting us in Municipal Affairs admits creation of Pontiac Municipality was a big mistake: municipality given permission to divide in two What goes around this council, it's council's whole attitude, before the Christmas season while the And for the record, neither solar aquatics children are out on holidays.Makes sense nor the corridor were part of the to me.To those small entrepreneurs await- Dear Editor, New Municipality of Quyon welcomed into Pontiac MRC Gretzky retires again: this time as promoter of Tylenol.Frosted Flakes, Budweiser, Campbell\u2019s Soup, Folger's Coffee, etc., etc., etc.What a way to finish off the \"90 s\" with such sportslike behavior! Keep up the There is one advantage though.All this good work and let's hope more teams fol-pality, what it means is that it's now our turn,\tfree time allows me to take positions on low your lead! If those four clowns think for just one\tIt's our intention to keep the ratepayers up-\tissues.It gives me time to justify my second what they are doing serves any pur-\tto-date in the goings on of the municipality,\tactions in the future.So put yourself on pose or benefits the municipality, they better\tIt's my intention to, rather than repair the\twarning Councillors Pierre Sauvageau, think again.And if they still believe it does,\troads and sidewalks, replace them.It is my\tBruno Alary and Denise Therriault- then I have good swampland in Florida for\tintention to improve the drinking water for\tLe Vasseur and Jean-Pierre Gendron.If their time sharing holidays next year.I've\tQuyon lost all confidence and respect in the M.o.P.council and the east-bloc councillors.Bouchard realizes there\u2019s more cash in law, retires as head of PQ Isabel Mullen Carleton Place Desperate separatists elect Raymond Villeneuve as head of their party Best wishes as you retire you think 1 was unbearable in '99 just Since being elected to council, it's been watch what Y2K does to me.As the old Open letter to Robert Ladouceur, a common practice for the eastern coun- saying goes: \"what goes around, comes Do they think that when they finally\tci Hors to provide certain individuals with\taround.\" There are a lot of people who\tLaboratories\tin particular,\tI\twish\tto\tboth return to council's table we will meet\tcontracts and employ non-residents for\texposed themselves, put everything on\tthank\tyou\tfor\tthe\texcellent\tsupport\tyou them with open arms and grant them any\tpositions that can be filled by local tax-\tthe line and depend on your protection.\" wishes they please?Do they think we will\tpayers.I can go on and on, hut I'm sure\tWell, those days are numbered.There is support a budget designed solely hy the\tyou get the picture.As for public security always equilibrium, secretary-treasurer?No, we won't.If they\tand safety, as a firefighter, I've taken bring us to that then the budget will be\tsome courses so I'm able to provide some defeated.They insult us by their common\thelp if an emergency situation arises, and practice of ignorance and abuse of rules\tit's my intention as a councillor to provide and regulations set up for every elected\tthese services to the taxpayers.This is member of a municipal council.Do they\tgoing to be met with resistance by the east think the majority of the people that sup-\tbloc.See it's our intention to spend tax ported them in the '98 elections are sup-\tdollars in our own municipality, and it's porting their present action?If they have\tthe intention of the east bloc to provide a no intentions of returning to council, why\tretirement fund for non-residents, don't they just resign their seats?On behalf of AECL and Chalk River Ottawa Waterway dogged with boats Thousands of tourists converge onto Pontiac to watch historic Millennium Wagon Train have given us over the years as well as offer you our best wishes as your retire from you position as warden on MRC.No doubt, you must he proud of the Hawley Lepine Municipality of Pontiac Councillor many accomplishments you have Quyon achieved throughout your career.However, I wish to point out one that may not come directly to mind.It has been through your leadership that Cnalk River Laboratories has established md contin- JDS Uniphase sets up shop in Pontiac Fort Coulonge, Mansfield amalgamate; Shawville, Clarendon set to do the same Hope Santa got me THE EQUITY ues to build an open relationship with Pontiac residents.Aside from addressing your council on special projects.MRC representatives now regularly join us for Thousands of tourists visit solar aquatics plant in Quyon Dear Editor Just so people understand where I'm ! suppose many residents are quite frus- coming from because of another no-show related to the Drummonds, Bleakly, updates on our operations.Not only have we enjoyed our visits to Being a descendent of John Black, Donaldson replaces Middlemiss as MNA (rated with the lagoon versus solar aquat-\tby the east bloc, it's almost certain that the\tMcCorristons, etc., I really miss seeing ics and the corridor issues.If we as a\tdoors will close on a long time club that\tpast articles, hoping to read something\tlocal summer fairs in\tShawville and council just sat at council's table and\tserved not only this village hut this\tabout my family.Hope \"Santa\" got me a\tChapeau, we have had\tthe pleasure of agreed to just forget about these issues\tmunicipality and the County of Pontiac,\tsubscription to The Equity, if not I'll\ttouring with many of the\tmayors over the and get on with other business, life would\tAlso, I was hoping rather than wait until\thave to make an excuse and drive up be great, or would it?Don't fool yourself,\tafter the holiday season to release the it's not just two issues that have divided\tmoney for the rinks, we would do it European cycling group raves over Aylmer-Allumettes Island recreation trail: Turning CP corridor into bike trail good idea, group says past couple of years David Black Donna Roach Manager, AECL Public Affairs Ottawa Language police get real jobs ENVIRONMENT FORUM CT scan put to use for first time: checks to see if editor has brain Genetically polluted fields .or a boon to our ag-industry and personal nutrition?By KATHARINE FLETCHER Sylvia Bakker Would you knowingly serve food to control worldwide seed production and your family that hasn't been thoroughly distribution, proven to be safe?This is the question that millions of con- hied the agricultural industry to embrace sumers are asking throughout the world It's also a question that the Canadian will act as their own herbicides and pesti-government is not adequately addressing, cides.according to many concerned citizens as well as representatives from national spective, this is potentially a real benefit lobby groups and organizations such as and the reasons are probably obvious.The the Sierra Club of Canada and savings from energy consumption - not to mention time - of seeding fields with a At issue are genetically modified (CM) crop that is already resistant to blight and crops.A product of scientific biotechnolo- insects, and which promises higher yields gy, plants are being genetically manipulai- is undeniably attractive to farmers who ed for characteristics that will be beneficial are notably pressed for time and searching to their developers.Increased yield, weed for ways to improve their bottom line, and pest control and nutrition all factor into promoted advantages of CM crops.The major seed growing and chemical companies love the concept.Industries farmer who is suing Monsanto.He alleges such as Monsanto Company and DuPont that his farm has been polluted by of the United States, as well as Novartis RoundupReady canola that has invaded AG of Switzerland, claim that critics are his land from neighboring farms.Jeff hysterical.Are they?Does genetic manipulation of the food thought, policy and action (Winter 2000, that arrives upon your table matter?Maude Barlow, of the Council of Canadians, notes, \u201cThere\u2019s been no longterm testing on what this does to human health and animal health.\u201d the biotech creations do successfully should be more thoroughly investigated cross-polIinate, it means that all crops, all prior to their world-wide acceptance.Critics cite the \u201cpollution\u201d of crops and In other words, GM crops have the\tother natural vegetation (not to mention potential to invade and alter the genetic\tthe water table and entire food chain) such composition of all plants on earth.And, if\tthat \u201csuperweeds\u201d will he created.They all plants are \u201cat risk,\u201d so are all of us, and\talso are concerned about human allergic reactions to GM crops.As a consumer.I\u2019m no specialist.But.No.I believe we all should be asking a I'll tell you one thing.I do heartily wish! lot more questions about how food gets that the Canadian government would be! onto our table - and into the mouths of more cautious about embracing the; cattle, hogs, sheep and other species upon biotech industry and GM crops.I also think we, as consumers, ought to ; After all, it never hurls to ask questions, know whether the food we buy has been ; The Special Report in The Ottawa manufactured from GM crops.Major Citizen, (Monday, Jan.3, 2000, p.A8) ran British food producers such as Nestlés, ; an in-depth article on GM foods.Tom and Cadbury, as well as American and \u2022 Spear\u2019s section, entitled \u201cGM foods are a Canadian ones like Gerber, HJ Heinz and \u2022 boon to farmers, hut consumers ask: So McCain Foods have pledged to phase out what?\u201d was thought-provoking.In it, he quotes Mark Sears, a University of Guelph professor and leading Canadian fy such crops.And, if the Saskatchewan corn expert.He commented on how con- farmer is right, and his crops are being sumers don\u2019t perceive it as a gain and\tcontaminated (cross-pollinated) by his leels that it the biotech companies want us\tneighbor\u2019s GM crops, how can anyone to embrace them, that they will have to tell what\u2019s GM and what isn\u2019t?alter their promotional (or spin) tech- To do this, they have successfully lob- plants are at risk Letters to the Editor genetic engineering of seeds so that they The Equity welcomes letters to the editor from our readers.The editor reserves the right to edit letters to meet space requirements, for clarity, or to avoid obscenity, libel or invasion of privacy.Letters must hear the handwritten signature of the writer and complete address including phone number.Letters published do not necessarily reflect the editorial policies of The Equity.From the agricultural producer\u2019s per every living creature on earth Alarmist?Greenpeace which human beings feed The Equity The Voice of the Pontiac since 1883 However, some producers are evidently not so keen.Publishers, Ross Dickson, Heather Dickson Editor, Sylvia Bakker Reporter, Paul McGee Display Ad Manager, Katherine Hynes Class.Ad /Circulation, Claire Lunam Percy Schmeiser is a Saskatchewan GM ingredients in their processed foods.However, the problem is how to identi- Singer\u2019s article in the Canadian magazine called Alternatives: Environmental ADVERTISING DEADLINE: MONDAY 5:00 p.m.Published weekly by the Pontiac Printshop Ltd 133 Centre Street, Shawville, Que.JOX 2Y0 Tel: 819-647-2204 Fax 819-647-2206 http://www.theequity.qc.ca/ email: equity@achilles.ne1 Volume 26 Number I, p.3) notes: \u201cMonsanto\u2019s genetically modified canola can withstand multiple applications of the company\u2019s Roundup herbicide.Private investigators hired by Naturally, GM industries such as\tMonsanto say they found the canola Monsanto actively promote the concept of\tgrowing on Schmeiser\u2019s farm, genetically modified crops.Why?From what I have read (and I thank\tMonsanto\u2019s seeds, and Roundup-resistant reader Charles Pirie for his many e-mails,\tcanola is spreading onto his land, despite plus articles I\u2019ve read in such magazines\this efforts to control it.\u201cIt\u2019s in the ditches as Alternatives, Nature, and newspapers\tand the roadsides; it\u2019s in the shelter-belts; like The Ottawa Citizen, plus various web\tit\u2019s in the gardens; it\u2019s all over,\u2019 he says.\u201d sites) it seems as if the perceived benefits have little to do with improved nutrition.Instead, Monsanto and its rivals wish to I do think we ought to be asking more questions.I am convinced the federal more niques He says, \u201cThey\u2019re working on some rice government should be conducting varieties that are going to have iron and tests.After all, the European Union has vitamin E, and other nutritional qualities officially \u201crejected some types of geneti-to them.I think they\u2019re going to look at oil cally modified com and canola, including crops around the world and find those that several varieties from Canada.It has also provide more nutritious oils.Protein\u2019s said no new biotech foods will be going to be the next one \u201cEventually we re going to have nitro- (Citizen, p.A8) gen fixation in crops that don\u2019t have it now.Grasses for instance.These are Subscription rates (tax Included): Pontiac County $28.76 Quebec $40.26 Canada $37.45 outside Canada $53.50 \u201cBut Schmeiser says he never used approved during the next three years.\u201d Skeptical?You bet I am.What do you think about GM foods?Publication Mail Reg.No.08560, Shawville Contents copyright 2000 Legal deposit in the National Library of Quebec Member of ABC, CCNA, QCNA A Hebdos Sélect things that are dreams, really, from the If Schmeiser\u2019s allegations prove correct, the consequences for any farmer who is trying to avoid GM crops is severe.If 50\u2019s.\u201d Katharine Fletcher enjoys her farm Dreams or not, many consumers near Quyon, Québec.Contact her at ches-throughout the world think that GM crops ley@netcom.ca l \\ / The Equity, Wednesday, January 5, 2000, Page 5 The last year of the century - a review REFL TIONS: 116 YEARS OF NEWS Continued from page 3 Later it is identified as that ers\u2019 union of a 19-year-old St.Catharines woman.\u2022 The Shawvillc Fair again a sufficient body of water to reaps a bountiful harvest as obliterate all the lower 34,000 people pass.through chutes of the group which the gates - the fair\u2019s second-constituted the Grand best year ever.Calumet Falls, when the \u2022 In response to the MRC\u2019s negotiations with the teach- Days before Villeneuve \u2022 In preparation of upcom- ebrate their 50th anniversary.\u2022 The Quebec government announced he and 40 of his ing provincial legislation, the \u2022 Portage du Fort store is expected to pass legislation supporters were going to Shawville Curling Club bans owner and community volun- this week which will require Shawville on a fact-finding on-ice smoking mission to check on how \u2022 The lawyer representing suddenly at the age of 60 Quebec\u2019s sign laws are being Calumet Island brothers Neil followed here.But Villeneuve makes it to Shawville The Way We Were October COMPILED BY HEATHER DICKSON, PUBLISHER leer, Moe Essianibre, dies all volunteer firefighters to complete a 375-hour training \u2022 The first-ever community course within five years.Petitions \u2022 A well-known Quyon farmer and former mayor, Ken Bronson, 78, is crushed to death while working on a com harvester.Bronson had served on council for 35 years, spent time as president and director of the Pontiac 25 Years Ago January 1, 1975 No paper this week.\u2022\t\u2022\t\u2022\ti qzx yr\tA\tdam is allowed to fill up \u2014 stipulation that they pay JU Years Ago as is the intention some time $2,000 per kilometre, orga-January 5, 1950 Cooperative Medical services meeting: A meeting of the directors was held in Mr J M Argue\u2019s office, Dec.30, 1949.Present: C Russell, Pres; Wm Hodgins, Vice-President; Mrs Sly, Mrs Graham, C Elliott; H J Smith, N Wilson and Mrs Telford.Grant visited the meeting reading information concerning the by laws.Tractor accident: Ross Local news: A horse and Swart/, son of Mr and Mrs rig crossed the Ottawa River Irwin Swartz of Shawville is at Norway Bay on Friday a patient in hospital suffer- last, when the ing from a broken left leg reported to be about four and injuries to the right leg inches thick, which he sustained in an and Brent Stewart quits.The musical, Joseph and the never brothers were charged with Amazing Technicolor Dream-the first-degree murder of coat, is performed before Instead police, fearing vio- their father in the spring, four sellout audiences, lence from both sides, urge Daniel Cyr would only say him to turn back at Quyon.he had \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d for Villeneuve does so after he removing himself from the meets with Shawville council case, in Quyon and on the condition the media comes to circulate throughout Pontiac calling on the Ottawa Heart Institute to reject the resignation of its head.Dr.Wilbert Keon.Dr.Keon announced his resignation after it is revealed he December this month \u2014 the remaining nizers of the millennium chutes higher up river, will wagon train say they will Agriculture Society Division also have disappeared to the begin their tour west of anc* trucked cattle for 40 public gaze, and a fine Aylmer and end at Shawville, stretch of rugged scenery leaving the upper end off the will be known no more map.except in memory, or as reg- \u2022 The Right to Work Assoc-istered by the eye of the iation (ADAT) gains some ground when it manages to meet with officials from the \u2022 Robert Ladouceur steps down as warden of Pontiac was caught soliciting an undercover cop posing as a \u2022 Mereille Normandeau, 32.was tied up, strangled and MRC.Ladouceur says he prostitute will, however, remain as years.\u2022 Residents expecting heated exchanges between disgruntled ratepayers and council members at Pontiac Quyon.Villeneuve gets what bludgeoned into he wants - the media spot light and vows to return.\u2022\tAuthorities say they are prepared for Y2K bug.\u2022\tThe corridor-to-trail a coma in her Bryson home.Her mayor of Mansfield.\u2022 MRC passes a $1.2 mil- Normandeau, 18, was also hon budget.Some mayors Melanie cousin, movement receives a push attacked.Police believe the arc calling for the MRC\tforward when the MRC des to cut expenses by restructur-\tCollines unanimously sup- Louise 'n£ the administration of the ports the trail.MRC.\u2022 After a visit from chairman Dr.Michael Smurtlt, it Municipality\u2019s meeting get exactly what they bargained for when councillors fail to agree on an Indivisible sign near St.agenda.One ratepayer shouts Joseph is torched, prompting at Coun.Denise Therriault- Mayor Denzil Spence to LeVasseur for not doing her speculate a link to convicted FLQ terrorist Raymond monthly November camera attacker knew his victims \u2022 Thome\u2019s Donaldson is elected president of the Pontiac Liberal \u2022 The One Canada Ministry of Labor.\u201cThey really listened to our concerns,\u201d says ADAT member Eddie Jean-Marie.\u2022\tAs part of its 150th anniversary, Chichester opens the Culbute Museum.\u2022\tNew election rules leave several thousand non-resi- 100 Years Ago January 4, 1900 \u2022 Jean Philippe.37, is charged with uttenng threats against Pontiac Municipality announced the Portage Coun.Roger Larose.La rose, du Fort Smurfit-Stone is no Association, beating out Campbell\u2019s Bay lawyer Denis Courtemanche.\u2022 A joint agreement on longer for sale labor mobility is signed ' between Ontario ; was job and his brother, Alain, both trail supporters received \u2022\tNearly the entire board of threatening phone calls in and CHIP radio resigns.\tOctober.\u2022\tPontiac MNA Robert \u2022 Allumettes Island resi- Villeneuve dents petition Hydro Quebec for improved service.In a unveiled to recognize donors, span of six days, the power the campaign to bring a CT goes out 12 times on the scan to Pontiac Community island \u2022 As testimonial boards are ice was dent property owners off the SE\u2014S5 S£ES * m m condition was critical.\ttract by McLachlin Bros , of C hamber of Commerce:\tAmprior, to deliver at their I^ist week we had occasion Pc taw aw a depot during the to mention the need for a present winter, 75 tons of Chamber of Commerce for hay and 3,(MX) bushels of this area.We were merely oats, with other supplies, making a suggestion that Besides this he has the such groups were successful delivery at the firm\u2019s stables in other places and this dis- at Amprior of 250 tons of trict might benefit from the hay.formation of such a group.Several comments have Quebec.ADAT president Jocelyn Dumais calls the deal a sham.The only ones who gain are the Quebec contrac- ^ larity Bill - legislation out- tors who can work \u2022 Santa Claus comes early for Shawville\u2019s Natasha Minister Jean Chretien\u2019s piouffe, 9, when Y105 deliv- Kcep in mind that Middlemiss criticizes Prime Hospital reaches $453,000.\u2022 Hundreds of English- The goal is $700.000.\u2022 Raymond Durocher beats ered a television, a millenni rights supporters - and nearly as many members of the Jeannine Hérault in a land-media - gather at Pirie\u2019s Gas\tslide to take the mayoralty of Bar to await the arrival of\tFort Coulonge.In the only convicted in lining the rules for secession.A bill isn\u2019t necessary, um Barbie and gift certificates.The gifts came after Plouffe\u2019s aunt, Tammy clarifying the Supreme Stewart, had entered the sta- Ontario, again.\u201d \u2022\tA protest against violence Middlemiss says.Simply towards women is held in Bryson, in light of the recent Court\u2019s decision - perhaps in attack on two women \u2022\tThe Shawville Lions cel- would have been enough Front de other race for mayor, Roy Perrault won over John (ion\u2019s Christmas Wish contest.Plouffe is recovering from cancer.Libération du Québec terrorist Raymond Villeneuve.the form of a resolution - Brennan in Sheen THE CHRYSLER \u2022 DODGE Hornerites rally again: Great interest is being manifested in this village and regard to our proposal and it surrounding country, reis fairly sale to assume that garding the spread of the something concrete will Holiness result.Shawville and district meantime been made in 3.t r Pontiacs first game this century ends in loss Valley Atom Pontiacs shut them down in Cobden «3 By Dave Moore Equity Sports COBDEN - The Shaw hell opened the first period scoring two, both assisted by Nicolas Marx-Thivierge ville Atom Pontiacs took and Smart on one.on all comers at the Cobden r % Daniel Frost started the By Dave Moore Equity Sports SHAWVILLE Braeside mti tournament Saturday, out spring all others 12-2, in Jesse Young setting him three games.\tup.Then Young and Frost First up, Kyle Smart, set up Hodgins for the win.Brodie Telford and Daniel Dan Burman was the hus-Frost filled the Pembroke tier award winner Pythons\u2019 net, each scoring tw ice in a 6-1 rout.scoring in the third, with The bug\tanoth- is ss=== five games in extra periods early this season, the Pontiacs are now on a slide with Home Furnishings BRAESIDE, ONTARIO 613-623-4859 \"QUALITY FURNITURE AT AFFORDABLE PRICES\" Goalie Kyle Richardson was the hustler in the Adam Johnston, Travis championship game.Rich-Johnston (2), Travis Corn- ardson played for a 2-0 managed to win against.\tJoey Vaillancourt scored Üan- Kyle Hodgins and Ste- shutout over Renfrew, A.TT.m\tDec 17, the Lions were on the lone point with Andv 'cn Cahill drew assists in which included OUT AQUA IS - Losses the road to Maniwaki and Bean assisting.\tthe match arc piling up for the Lion\tplayed a very close game up\tIt was a close game for Kyle Smart was the hus-\tperiod Peewees, and a lot of them\tuntil the third period.Thai's\tthe Peewee's first game of\tl|cr award winner.\tShawn Campbell and have teen close.\twhen the third place Foresti-\t2000.\tNcxt UP was another\tHodgins scored the goals \u2014™ rrEEE EEEE B SEE - r-.s-S the best games he s seen.The following Saturday, from Younge, Bean, Shane The Lions got goals from.Dec.18, the Lions were Powell and Vaillancourt.Patrick Younge and Kenny hammered 6-1 by the Av's In the end, Pontiac lost 6- Fleck.Heck, Matt Greer in Gatineau.Shawn Lafram- 4.Shawn Laframboise mgham in the first game ol and Younge had assists in boise scored with Jason the new millennium Close losses plague Lion Peewees WE'LL PAY THE TAX HOURS: Mon.- Thurs.9-5:30, Fri.9-9, Sot.9-5 ______ FREE PARKING By Dave Moore CASTORS 4 ^ree straight PONTIAC 2 stopping a penally shot in the third losses while playing past WE WANT RED PINE POLE STOCK 60 minutes.This time out, the Ponti Deal directly with the mill Long term markets ; all year long Will pick up at your landing Top prices and fast payment Call us at (819) 986-8998 (819) 664-6125-Cellular Atoms rebound after Egan ville nee setting it up.Pontiacs come back forced overtime, and then By Dave Moore Equity Sports VALLEY - In league ac- with Kyle Hodgins, Andrew .\tram.,| ,, ._\tMatt Greer (2), Younge and lion, the Shawvillc Atoms Lance and Frost (2) mmwrnmm\u2014 Laframboise scored in a 3-2 later.\tbounded from their lone reg- I and «««\t\u2022 , ,, , loss.Fleck, Campbell and Jeff Elliott, with a pair, ular season loss to Eganville I\t\u201c y°U COuld w,n for the top along with Hodgins and with a 3-2 win over the the top three by Christmas.Their next game ended in Jessy Young scored in the same Eganville Eagles.Jean-Marc Thiheault added\tThis win has the Pontiacs\ta 4\"3 loss, with Campbell\tWestmeath game.Erost,\tShawn\tCampbell,\tElliott \u2022 ne\tthree, and John Moore, un-\ttied with Hull for third place\tsa,ring two and Bean net-\tTravis Johnston and Corri and Travis Johnston\tscored in the Metro \"C\" with 43 ljng a single.Matt Cahill, gan had assists.\tfor the Pontiacs.Nicolas points.\tLaframboise (2), and Camp- Frost opened the storing Marx-Thivierge, Campbell The Shawville Pecwcc N-II assisted.\tin the first Coulonge game and Lance had assists t - - ¦\"\tM\tdtrzs « at .\t,\tand Nyveld (2) had assists in\ttournament in Papineau as\tLions trimmed Petawawa 3-\tgoal scored by Brodie Tel Allen Delme opened\tthe\t,he game.\tdid the Pee wee \"C\"\t\u2019\t2 for a win scoring in the first with Ben Nyveld and Chris MacKcch- Dec.21, the Pontiacs downed the Draveurs 4-0 the shootout against Buck 426, chemin Montreal est Masson-Angers (Quebec) J8M 1V7 scoring Pontiac failed to score in the first round.Metro Peewee \u201cC\u201d tied for third at break Bean assisted By Dave Moore Equity Sports OUTAOUAIS Shawville Peewee \"C\" Pun Define scored once more TIP OF THE MONTH The Equity assisted, rounded out the liaes shocked Hull in their scoring for the Pontiacs last contest of the century, 6-2 romp, by coming out hard and fast in a \u201cThe Voice of the Pontiac since 1883\" 647-2204 After 5:00 pm or on weekends call the following numbers with your news tip: vices played two exhibition i°rd.Jessy Young finished games, defeating Pembroke William Armitage and off the Draveurs with an un Coach Vaugh Bastien said at the start of the season The Chapeau Peewee \u201dB also enjoyed a long break, Campbell with two scored, assisted goal hut are hack at it this week- Campbell.Laframboise (2), and Bean drew assists.and Westmeath by large scores.They'll be in AlI he following 1 uesday, monte for a tournament.Cellular: 613-799-3595 me assisting Heather: 647-1937 Paul: 647-6473 that he wanted the team in Sylvia: 647-5993 Dave: 647-5167 end Scoring one more could have been the difference Midgets play Hull of a game SHAWVILLE and CLARENDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ons heat Clarence Creek 3-1 By Dave Moore Equity Sports Gagné, MacKechnie (2), Coles and White (2) had the OUTAOUAIS - In league assists in the match.action Dec.II, the Midget On the road again in Thur-Lions went to town in Hull so, the Lions were that and not for the night life By Dave Moore in a \"very good game.\" Gagné, Martin Danis and The Midget Rocky White scored.Ian Le manage to pine (2), White and Danis as-score in one of the three sisted.games at the Pembroke Sil ver Stick in the first week end of December.Equity Sports VALLEY We would like to take this opportunity to update our members on the present projects in process and encourage your support for the coming year.Lions couldn't close to tying the Voisin at Pontiac hanged in seven 2-all, when the other side .» .gai.\tESSSr\" ^s'\"r\u2018teon the eventual winners of the Cumberland, tournament, the Gloucester Rangers.Thai had coach ip Carle, Joe McCleary and Serge Denault thinking what Rocky White scored for the one goal, might have done.\"We had a drought in the wrong game,\" he said.It was Gagné, Lepine (2) and White a hard skating, hard hitting (2), had assists in the game, game that saw the Lions badly out shot.Patrice Denault was in the nets for the match.The Rangers finished off the Lions at 5:50 ol the third period, scoring twice in half a minute.Game three had the Midgets Jason Trudeau win a tourna- INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE \u2022\tAn Industrial Development Committee has been set up which consists of representatives of the Municipality of Shawville, Municipality of Clarendon Chamber of Commerce, S.A.D.C., C.L.D., and numerous business representatives\u2019 This committee oversees several of the projects documented below and coordinates the activities to insure a focused direction of common goals.MAIN STREET RENOVATION \u2022\tThe Main Street Renovation project ties in to the activities handled under the direction of Marion Lafrance and Trevor Howard.The C.L.D., represented by Nancy York, has offered technical and financial support for the revitalization project.Nancy has set up a meeting with an association called the Main Street Foundation scheduled for Tuesday, January 11, 2000, at 5:30 p.m., at the Lions Hall.All members and interested parties are very welcome and we would appreciate any input.As an intro, the Main Street Foundation has 15 years experience in helping communities assess their resources, determine their needs and develop a revitalisation strategy.We look forward to a very interesting presentation with ideas that should be beneficial to everyone.RETIREMENT COMMUNITY remain mg in the third period.Coles and Barber scored pine, David Coles (2), for the Lions, McCleary and Louis Philip Carle.MacKechnie had the assists.McCleary and Travis Dor/ek The only other league scored in the game.\tgame had the Lions win by \"We badly out-shot default over Gatineau just them,\" said coach SErge De- before Christmas, nault.season.Ryan Mousseau, Ian Le Travis Dor/ek, Louis Phil win Curtis MacKechnie, Walls 111 Pontiac Printshop Ltd.133 Centre Street, Shawville, Quebec 819-647-2204 In the other two matches.Pontiac hammered Smiths Falls 6-2, and Alexandria 5- 819-647-2206 (fax) Commercial Printers for over 100 years 2 1 ravis Dor/ek had a three-goal game with Eric Barber, (unassisted), Trevor Walls and Martin Danis netting the singles.David Coles (2), Sasha Gagné, Sylvain Bertrand, Rocky White and Curtis MacKechnie had assists.Jason Trudeau was in the nets for that one and for the win against Alexandria.Everyone got into the action in that game.Joe McCleary, Ian Lepine, Coles, Bertrand and Martin Danis scored.Coles, Danis, Dor/ek, Gagne, Lepine, Walls and Bertrand had assi- \u2022 Under the direction of the S.A.D.C we are also in the process of setting up a 1800 number to promote the area as a retirement community with hopes of attracting new families and encouraging summer cottagers to consider this as a retirement area.The information and marketing approach is being put together by Heather Dickson and Denise Morrissette.We expect this project to be operation by the spring of this year.\"I DESKTOP PUBLISHING FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.\u2022\u2022\u2022M lllee.l in INDUSTRIAL SECTOR \u2022 A small lobbying committee has been set up, headed by the Municipality, with the mandate to maintain key contacts in the industrial sector.Its objective is to promote our area and interest to support any viable project that will lead to job creation.This is long term project and a key purpose to the Industrial Development Committee.kx t .A Ifl If you need: \u2022\tenvelopes \u2022\tletterhead \u2022\tbusiness cards \u2022\tbrochures \u2022\tmenus \u2022\tcomputer forms Call 647-2204 for competitive prices and fast service.Pontiac Printshop Ltd.\u201cYour local printer - employing local people\" We also carry an extensive line of office furniture, equipment and supplies.je» \u2022\tplacemats \u2022\tposters \u2022\tcalendars \u2022\tflyers \u2022\tlayout \u2022\tdesign NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH A Neighbourhood Watch is in the process of being organized by Lynn Wilson with the support of the Sûreté du Québec and we will have details of this project at the meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 13.If you would be interested in volunteering one night a month, please register with Lynn at 647-5188 We are sure these numerous incidents of vandalism can be deterred.POSTCARDS \u2022 Shawville and Clarendon Postcards: we will be conducting a picture contest and the winners will be utilized to produce a series of local postcards to promote the area.Headed by Heather Dickson, details of this project will follow.StS In Ottawa for the Christmas Stick, the Midgets had ample scoring in all but one game, it was the first one.West Carleton scored early on Jason Trudeau, hut despite out playing their opponents to the tune of 46 shots to 16, the Midgets didn't get the tic until late in the game from Sasha Gagné on a Trevor Walls feed.\"We couldn't put one by that goalie of theirs,\" said Denault.In the second game, the Li- In closing, please don\u2019t forget the meeting on the 11th of January, as you can see there are numerous projects in progress and your support Is really needed if we are to succeed in developing this area as a vibrant and healthy community.G.N.Thompson Co-president Shawville and Clarendon Chamber of Commerce , Projet de loi n° 99 LOI SUR L\u2019EXERCICE DES DROITS FONDAMENTAUX ET DES PRÉROGATIVES DU PEUPLE QUÉBÉCOIS ET DE L\u2019ÉTAT DU QUÉBEC Ce projet de loi réaffirme les droits fondamenta ainsi que les prérogatives du peuple québécois et de l\u2019État du Québec.ux Le projet de loi affirme également les caractéristiques et les compétences de l\u2019État du Québec dans di notamment en ce qui a trait au territoire du Québec.'vers domaines, CONSIDÉRANT que le peuple québécois possède des caractéristiques CHAPITRE II propres et témoigné d\u2019une continuité historique enracinée dans son mZnVrTun1\tde vétat du oüébec tribunaux indépendants et impartiaux ; CONSIDÉRANT que l\u2019État du Québec est fondé sur des assises constitutionnelles qu'il a enrichies au cours des ans par l\u2019adoption de plusieurs lois fondamentales et par la création d\u2019institutions démocratiques qui lui sont propres ; CONSIDÉRANT que le Québec a constamment affirmé son respect des droits et libertés de la personne ainsi que des droits de la communauté anglophone et des nations autochtones du Québec ; CONSIDÉRANT que le Québec reconnaît l\u2019apport des Québécoises des Québécois de toute origine à son développement ; CONSIDÉRANT que l\u2019Assemblée nationale est composée de députés élus au suffrage universel par le peuple québécois et qu\u2019elle tient sa légitimité de ce peuple dont elle constitue le seul organe législatif qui lui soit propre ; CONSIDÉRANT qu'il incombe à l\u2019Assemblée nationale, en tant que depositaire des droits et des pouvoirs historiques et inaliénables du peuple québécois, de le défendre contre toute tentative de l'en spolier ou d'v porter atteinte ;\ty 5.\tLÉtat du Québec tient sa légitimité de la volonté du peuple qui habite son territoire.Cette volonté s'exprime par l\u2019élection au suffrage universel de députés à I Assemblée nationale, à vote égal et au scrutin secret en vertu de la Loi électorale ou lors de référendums tenus en vertu de la Loi sur la consultation populaire.La qualité d\u2019électeur est établie selon les dispositions de la Loi électorale.6.\tLÉtat du Québec est souverain dans les domaines de compétence qui sont les siens en vertu des lois et des conventions de nature constitutionnelle.Le gouvernement a le devoir de soutenir I exercice de ces prérogatives et de défendre en tout temps et partout leur intégrité, y compris sur la scène internationale.et 7.L\u2019État du Québec est libre d\u2019adhérer à tout traité convention ou entente internationale qui touche à sa compétence constitutionnelle.Dans ses domaines de compétence, aucun traité, convention, entente ou loi ne peut le lier à moins qu\u2019il n\u2019y adhère formellement par la de l\u2019Assemblée nationale ou du gouvernement selon les dispositions de la loi.Il peut également, dans ses domaines de compétence, transiger avec des Etats étrangers et assurer sa représentation à l'extérieur du Quebec.CHAPITRE III DU TERRITOIRE QUÉBÉCOIS 8.\tLe territoire du Québec et ses frontières ne peuvent être modifiés qu avec le consentement de l\u2019Assemblée nationale et du gouvernement.Le gouvernement doit veiller au maintien et territoriale du Québec.9.\tL\u2019État du Québec exerce sur le territoire québécois et au nom du peuple québécois tous les pouvoirs liés à sa compétence et au domaine public québécois.L\u2019État peut aménager, développer et administrer ce territoire et plus particulièrement en confier l\u2019administration déléguée à des municipalités ou d autres entités mandatées par lui, le tout conformément à la loi, y compris dans le respect des droits des nations autochtones du Québec.CHAPITRE IV DISPOSITIONS FINALES CONSIDÉRANT que l\u2019Assemblée nationale n\u2019a pas adhéré à la Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, adoptée malgré son opposition ; CONSIDÉRANT que le Québec fait face à des gestes du gouvernement fédéral, dont une initiative législative, qui mettent en cause la légitimité, l\u2019intégrité et le bon fonctionnement de ses institutions démocratiques nationales ; voix CONSIDÉRANT que, devant la situation ainsi créée, il y a lieu de réaffirmer le principe fondamental en vertu duquel le peuple québécois est libre d'assumer son propre destin, de déterminer son statut politique et d\u2019assurer son développement économique, social et culturel ; CONSIDÉRANT que, par le passé, ce principe a trouvé à plusieurs reprises application, plus particulièrement lors des référendums tenus 1980, 1992 et 1995 ; CONSIDÉRANT qu\u2019il est également nécessaire, à ce moment de l\u2019histoire du Québec, de réaffirmer les acquis collectifs du peuple québécois, les responsabilités de l\u2019État du Québec ainsi que les droits et les prérogatives de l\u2019Assemblée nationale à l\u2019égard de toute question relative à l\u2019avenir de ce peuple ; en au respect de l'intégrité LE PARLEMENT DÉCRÈTE CE QUI SUIT: CHAPITRE I DU PEUPLE QUÉBÉCOIS 1.\tLe peuple québécois peut, en fait et en droit, disposer de lui-même.Il est titulaire des droits universellement reconnus en vertu du principe de l\u2019égalité de droit des peuples et de leur droit à disposer d\u2019eux-mêmes.2.\tSeul le peuple québécois a le droit de choisir le régime politique et le statut juridique du Québec.3.\tSeul le peuple québécois, par l\u2019entremise des institutions politiques qui lui appartiennent en propre, a le droit de statuer sur la nature, l\u2019étendue et les modalités de l\u2019exercice de son droit à disposer de lui-même.Toute condition ou modalité d\u2019exercice de ce droit, notamment la consultation du peuple québécois par un référendum, n\u2019a d\u2019effet que si elle est déterminée suivant le premier alinéa.4.\tLorsque le peuple québécois est consulté par un référendum tenu vertu de la Loi sur la consultation populaire, l\u2019option gagnante est celle qui obtient la majorité des votes déclarés valides, soit cinquante pour cent de ces votes plus un vote.10.L\u2019État du Quebec et l\u2019Assemblée nationale ne sont liés, en ce qui concerne l\u2019exercice du droit fondamental et inaliénable du peuple québécois à disposer de lui-même, que par les dispositions de la présente loi et des autres lois applicables de l\u2019Assemblée nationale.Aucun autre parlement ou gouvernement ne peut réduire les pouvoirs l\u2019autorité, la souveraineté et la légitimité de l\u2019Assemblée nationale en Québec El El El El i The Equity, Wednesday, January 5, 2000, Page 7 Page 8, The Equity, Wednesday, January 5, 2000 The Equity CLASSIFIED DEADLINE MONDAY AT 5:00 P.M.CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: MONDAY AT 5 00 P M.CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: MONDAY AT 5:00 P M CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: MONDAY AT 5:00 P.M.CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: MONDAY AT 5:00 P.M.JANUARY 2000 S M T W T F S FEBRUARY 2000 FOR ¦ JJLÏ BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY PERSONALS D E A T HTHAMKSIIN MEMORIAM S M T W T F S 1 -\t-\t1\t2\t3\t4\t5 6 7 8\t9\t10\t11\t12 13 14 15\t16\t17\t18\t19 20 21 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