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The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 85 CENTS Friday, February 9, 2001 Coalition wants anti-poverty laws to work Single mom says she has to cheat By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Less than a decade ago, Sherbrooke’s La Chaudronnée soup kitchen had a clientele that consisted mainly of young welfare recipients who could not make ends meet on minimal monthly cheques.Now, the needy clientele of the free luncheonette on Bowen Street is increasingly varied.Regular diners include destitute men and women of all ages, mature students from Centre St-Michel who’ve gone back to school to improve their lot, and even former welfare recipients who have found work but have yet to break out of poverty due to minimum wage jobs or precarious working conditions.One single mother in Lennoxville has a job that pays $8.50 an hour, but she works only two days every three weeks.Please see Poverty Page 3 Suspicious Fire PERKY BhAIUlN/bPfcUAL One or more failed firebugs caused between S20,000 and 530,000 damage to La Licorne in Lawrenceville, but the arsonists failed to raze the local watering hole, say provincial police.The fire did not spread quickly and the heat caused a water pipe to burst helping to douse the flames.Firemen, who appeared quickly at the scene around 3 a.m., managed to contain the smoldering fire before it caused much damage, said Quebec Police Force spokesman Serge Dubord.Dubord said the fire was definitely arson.QPF investigators found clear signs of forced entry at a back patio door and discovered flammable materials which have been sent to the lab for analysis.Police have no suspects.Owners of the bar told investigators they had not received any threats and had no idea who set the fire.Return of‘old fashioned winter’ wreaks havoc on roofs and barns “It’s better not to make claims’ -farmer By Daniel Huot JOHNVILLE Daniel Clément and his spouse Nathalie Martin are tired of fixing and renovating buildings on their farm.A series of acts of God has cost them over $300,000 since July 5, 1999.A violent thunder storm destroyed their silo, farm machinery, a shed,, century-old trees and inventory that day.Their insurance covered only $150,000 of the $250,000 in Herb Parnell damages.They heavy snow.forked out the remaining $100,000 themselves.This month, nature found a new way to torment the dairy farmers - snow.The weight of accumulated snow on the family’s hay shed, rebuilt after the 1999 storm, caused it to collapse earlier this week.“Another $50,000 lost and again without insurance,” said Clément.“One of my tractors miraculously made it through is one of dozens of farmers whose roofs have collapsed under the weight of without suffering any major damages.It’ll cost approximately $500 to fix it.” Clément says claiming any insurance is out of question; his agricultural building roofs aren’t covered.His contract covers equipment damaged inside the structures if they cave in, but deductibles would then amount to $5,000 because of the previous catastrophe.“It’s better for us not to make any claims, unless there’s a fire,” says Martin.“We’re covered against everything except atomic bombs and snow.” Most farmers in the province would have problems insuring their farm buildings against snow, according to Martin LaSalle, a spokesperson for the Insurance Bureau of Canada.He says the quality of the structures often leave much to be desired.Please see roof Page 7 PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL page 2 Friday, February 9, 2001 '¦¦THEwi Record Have you heard about our new monthly payment plan?Call The Record to subscribe today.569-9528 loto-québec Draw 2001-02-07 09 23 29 38 39 43 BONUS NUMBER: WINNERS 6/6 2 5/6+ 1 5/6 180 4/6 10,719 3/6 207,142 45 PRIZES $ 1,000,000.00 $ 576,060.70 $ 2,560.20 $ 82.40 $ 10.00 Total sales: $ 13,137,388 Next grand prize (approx.): $ 2,000,000 Draw 2001-02-07 33 BONUS NUMBER: WINNERS 6/6 0 5/6+ 0 5/6 24 4/6 1,169 3/6 20,103 _ 36 42 Q9 PRIZES $ 1,000,000.00 $ 50,000.00 $ 500.00 $ 50.00 $5.00 Total sales: $ 560,377.00 E|tra Draw 2001-02-07 NUMBER PRIZES 922838 $ 100,000 22838 $ 1,000 2838 $ 250 838 $ 50 38 $ 10 8 $ 2 Gambling should remain a game Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of L-Q, the latter shall prevail.TVA, THE NETWORK OF LOTO-QUEBEC’S LOTTERIES Chevrette’s native spin quest As fans of Canada: A People’s History will know, there are unfortunate precedents for French-speaking white men taking North American natives on a European tour.We are referring to the royal visit package Jacques Cartier offered to Iroquois chief Donnacona, his two sons, four children and three friends in July, 1536.It was an offer they simply were unable to refuse and, as it turned out, was a trip to die for.Cartier, seeking support for a French North American empire, wanted King Francois I to hear first-hand accounts of the splendours of the new world, particularly Donnacona’s stories of gold, rubies and exotic spices at the nether end of the Saguenay River.Francois, it is recorded, even bought Donnacona’s tale of men back home flying around on bat-like wings.In any event, Donnacona and the rest died lonely deaths in France, and Cartier returned to North America in 1541 to an Iroquois population none too pleased with the disappearance of their fellows.A massacre of 35 of Cartier’s crew ensued at what is now Cap Rouge, just west of Quebec City.The Iroquois would remember the French when Champlain returned to the St.Lawrence 70 years later.There are no Iroquois included in the contemporary version of the European junket to showcase North American natives.The expedition that embarked Jan.30 for France, Belgium and the United Kingdom does, however, include several key Quebec native leaders, travelling in the company of the ever-con-vivial Guy Chevrette, the native affairs minister in the Bouchard government.Chevrette’s mission, prepared quietly and announced the day of departure, is essentially a counterstrike to whatever bad reputation the Quebec nation-in-waiting may have among the morally superior and ethnically tolerant Europeans.According to the official blurb announcing the trip, Chevrette will endeavour to “make better known the state of relations between natives and the Quebec government and to sensitize European interlocutors to the reality of natives in Quebec.” Chevrette’s travelling companions are Pita Aatami, who heads the Makivik Corporation representing Quebec’s Inuit; Simon Awashish, chief of the Obe-jiwan Attikamek community in the upper St.Maurice River region; and Clifford Moar of the Mashteuiatsh Innu of the Lac St.Jean area.All three leaders, while vowing not to present an excessively rosy picture of Quebec-native relations, do have stories to tell about successful efforts to meld native interests with those of politicians from the south.Aatami is to bear witness to the Inuit’s use of the James Bay and Northern Quebec agreement of 1975 to pursue economic development.He will also be educating European politicians on progress towards a form of self-government in Nunavik.Awashish is the counter-argument to the current beef between Quebec and the James Bay Créés over forestry practices, a case the Cree recently brought to audiences of receptive Euro pols.Awashish is the president of a native forestry company that was created through an agreement with the munificent folks at Abitibi-Consolidated.Moar’s role is to explain the comprehensive agreement now in the works between Quebec, the federal government and the Innu of the north shore of the St.Lawrence which promises hunting, fishing and other rights over a sweeping territory.It’s an agreement that apparently would be so good for the Innu it has the non-natives of the north shore in a lather.Nevertheless, a minority coalition of Innu think the deal is a sell-out.Chevrette’s spin quest has not been without the requisite controversy.Indeed, a “truth squad” from back home has been tailing the minister and his native friends wherever they go.In fact, Chevrette even accused Romeo Saganash of the Cree and Armand FILE PHOTO .'~JI r';£* Native Affairs Minister Guy Chevrette has accused natives of spying on him.McKenzie of the Innu of “spying” on him while he was in a closed door meeting with a European Parliament official in Brussels.In a statement the Créés denied any such snooping.Grand Chief Ted Moses said representatives of dissident Quebec natives are in Europe “to make sure the people there have a more complete picture of the situation of aboriginal peoples in Quebec and Canada.” With all this feuding on the continent for their enlightenment, the Europeans are indeed getting the picture of native affairs in Quebec.Quebec Affairs Peter Black Weather Today: Snow changing to rain in the afternoon.Risk of some freezing rain.Mild.High near 3.Winds easterly 15 to 30 km/h becoming southerly in the afternoon.Saturday: Rain changing to snow.Temperature steady near 2 in the morning.Becoming 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infrequent work and if she earns too much some weeks, she is penalized other weeks when she earns little or no money.“I once worked for five weeks and it took me three months to get back on welfare,” she said, adding that all the paperwork is humiliating - especially when she has to bring welfare forms to employers.The single mom is upset her welfare cheques were slashed by $100 when her child turned five and started school.“Then we are no longer considered unable to work,” she said, adding that if she fails to find a job, she is screwed.Single parents have more expenses when their children start school, she insisted.She said she received $39 in the fall to cover school supplies.“It should be more, not less,” she argues.“It’s a lot more expensive to have a child in school.” With a few years of university under her belt the woman, who works in the health care field, can’t get access to most training programs because of her level of education.Despite her schooling, her main problem is she is not bilingual.“They really don’t have anything for English people who are not bilingual,” she complained.She requested an immersion course, but was turned down three times.When she was finally accepted, she could not attend the 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.program because it required her to pay for a babysitter morning and night.% ¦jtm DUKE, NOBLE General Partnership / S.L.N.C.Chartered Accountants / Comptables agréés A.Jackson Noble, ca Managing Partner Estate Planning and Settlement Services Administration of Mandates & Powers of Attorney ElderCare™ Services Lennoxville: (819)346-0333 Cowansville: (450) 263-4123 Knowlton: (450) 243-5021 La Chaudronnée spokesman Charles Coulombe and TACAE coordinator Line Marcoux.“1 could go part time, but then I would have to pay and that avenue is closed to _ _ » me.The single mother said she would really like to do more, but she is faced with an inflexible system that keeps her caught up in the cycle of poverty.Discouraged and without much hope, she is not alone.Across Quebec, community groups say the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer as the gap between the top 20 per cent of wage earners and the bottom 20 per cent continues to grow wider and wider.That’s why a sizable coalition community groups in Quebec are advocating the adoption of a law to eliminate poverty.The provincial Collectif pour une loi sur l’élimination de la pauvreté is made up of anti-poverty groups, soup kitchens, food banks, women’s groups, unions, churches and religious groups, student associations and other community associations.Here in the Sherbrooke area, the regional committee includes about a dozen groups including La Table d’action contre l’appauvrissement de TEstrie (TACAE) and La Chaudronnée de TEstrie.“The idea is not just to increase welfare payments,” says La Chaudronnée spokesman Charles Coulombe.“We want a more global approach that would include an increase in the minimum wage and a decrease in job precarity.” It would also include equal access to health care and such common goods as energy, he added.“We want to reduce misery by improving society,” adds TACAE coordinator Line Marcoux.The proposed law contains seven “emergency measures” including a zero impoverishment clause for the poorest members of society; a minimum guaranteed revenue for all Quebecers; the return of free prescription medication for welfare recipients and seniors receiving the government’s guaranteed income supplement; changes in labour laws to guarantee benefits for part time and occasional workers; and a big boost in the provincial minimum wage.Supported by some 200,000 signatures and a protest of hundreds of activists in front of the National Assembly in the fall, a draft of the anti-poverty legislation was drafted with the collaboration of about 2000 Quebecers from throughout the province.“It’s the population that wrote it,” says Marcoux, adding that lawyers then translated it into legalese so it could be understood by government bureaucrats.The project is idealistic, but realistic, says Coulombe, adding that with growing globalization, it’s important for Quebec society to declare what kind of living conditions it considers acceptable.“With globalization, social measures will no longer apply to just one country,” Coulombe said.“We want Quebec to have the audacity to indicate what kind of society we want to live in.We want the government to have the nerve to enact such legislation.” The Parti Québécois government has already rejected the proposed anti-poverty law saying it would be far too costly.The Liberal opposition couldn’t even spare a dime for the poor.A tiny 10-cent increase in the minimum wage law was criticized by community groups, but Opposition Leader Jean Charest said it was too much.The Sherbrooke MNA argued the minimum wage would be more than Ontario’s and would decrease competitiveness between the two provinces.Despite the protests of politicians over the high cost of combating poverty, Marcoux said society will end up paying more in the long run if it does not act now.“Fixing the problems created by poverty will be much more costly in increased health care and professional help,” she said.While the government has refused to act so boldly, the coalition hopes it will at least take some steps to take a bite out of poverty and reduce the growing inequities in Quebec society.Local members of the coalition of community groups pushing the government to adopt such a law are organizing a training and information workshop to help people analyze the upcoming provincial budget.The goal is to allow people to measure just how the government is responding to the demands to fight poverty.The coalition also wants society, not just poor people, to be aware The budget workshop will be held Wednesday, Feb.21 in the auditorium of the CSN office on Côte de l’Acadie.For information, call TACAE at 829-3822.Registration is $5.to cover the cost of materials and a snack.V AN1> NOTHING TO MY ;_FOR 1 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Resources Department, 73 Queen Street, Lennoxville, Quebec JIM 1J3 Fax: (819) 566-5001 We are an equal opportunity employer.crease their current forces significantly, which in the case of Brome Lake will cost around 35 cents per $100 as well.“We still have to crunch the numbers and get an estimate of what the costs will be, and then we’ll present it to the residents,” Neil said.“It will be up to them to decide if we want to go with the SQ or keep our own force.” If the town opts for the QPF, regional headquarters will likely be based in Cowansville, and current Brome Lake officers will be hired on.Municipalities that decide to keep their own forces are saddled with a variety of regulations, including having two officers in each patrol car 24 hours a day, which would increase the police force to at least 10.In addition, a full-time investigator has to be hired, as opposed to the current practice of contracting out on a part-time basis.Two snowmobiles and two more boats will have to be purchased as well.In Neil’s opinion, the regulations are an effort to impose the QPF throughout the province to attain control.Smaller municipalities covered by the QPF com-plain about sparse coverage and a lack of bilingual services, Neil said.If prices for maintaining the Brome Lake Police Force are similar to those of the QPF, council is leaning towards maintaining its own force, Neil said, and he hoped residents would agree.FILE PHOTO Quebec is trying to impose QPF on towns - Mayor Stanley Neil Brome Lake residents smoking about insurance hikes Some say premiums could rise by 40 per cent By René Bruemmer Brome Lake Amid speculation of possible home-insurance rate increases of 40 per cent or higher for residents living more than eight kilometres from a fire station, Brome Lake taxpayers voiced a variety of concerns and suggestions this week at the town’s monthly council meeting.Under current insurance standards, which vary depending on the insurance company, homeowners living outside an eight-kilometre perimeter from their municipality’s fire hall pay in the range of 30 per cent more in insurance.After Knowlton amalgamated with neighbouring communities to become the Town of Brome Lake, several residents found themselves in this predicament due to the the large geographical area of Brome Lake and the fact that the only fire hall rests in Knowlton.Proposals to build other fire halls in the municipality to cover far-flung regions like West Brome or Iron Hill are prohibitively expensive, councillors said, since it involves providing a new fire hall, trucks, equipment and finding enough volunteer firefighters.Several residents said their insurance companies recently warned them of impending rate hikes, especially for those far removed from a fire hall.Martin Lasalle of the Insurance Bureau of Canada said there is overall pressure for slight rate hikes across the country, but a raise of 40 per cent hikes sounded exaggerated.“I’m not saying it’s impossible, but I would say it seems very, very unlikely,” Lasalle said.Rises in insurance premiums are generally tied to a company’s past fortunes, he said - if a company had a particularly bad year, it will raise prices.Or if a municipality had for example abolished its fire- hall, that could also have an effect.But unless there was a rash of fires in Brome Lake over the Iasi year, an overall substantial increase is probably more rumour than fact, he said.Insurance rates have been kept artificially low over the last few years due to competition among companies, but that will probably change because insurance companies have seen their profit mar gins drop, especially following the number of nat ural disasters hitting the province recently.Better firefighting coverage may be offered ir the form of a new agreement with the Quebec gov ernment that would see neighbouring municipali ties allowed to immediately respond to fires.So the Waterloo fire department, for example, could re spond to a fire in nearby Foster.At present, municipal insurance regulation; prohibit fire departments from neighbouring mu nicipalities to respond unless first requested by the fire chief of the affected municipality, which car create delays.Sending two of three trucks from Sutton’s firt department to respond to a blaze in West Brome for example, could leave Sutton open to insurance problems if a fire broke out in their municipality at the same time.Suggestions by residents that fire hydrants oi reservoirs could be installed to lower premium; were dismissed by councillors, who said they don’l make any difference to insurance rates.West Brome councillor George Bristol pointed out it the response time to any of the adjacent communities is only 20-25 minutes.Town officials in Brome Lake have theorized that the spectre of significant insurance rate hike; are a means of pushing through the government’s plan to allow firefighting co-operation betweer municipalities.While that plan is welcome, ex haustive new regulations for the training of volun teer firefighters are so cumbersome they threaten the future of the forces, and are seen by some as a provincial job creation program for more fire in vestigators, at the expense of taxpayers.ft Friday, February 9, 2001 page 5 New construction, zoning regulations on agenda By René Bruemmer Brome Lake In other Brome Lake news.Twenty-one new houses were built in Brome Lake in 2000, down from the 30 constructed in 1999.But last year’s singlefamily dwellings were slightly more upscale, valued at $10 million, compared to $7 million for the 30 built the previous year.“It’s great news for the community,” councillor George Bristol said.“People from the city are starting to recognize our area as an attractive and relatively inexpensive place to set up a new home.They often tear down old dilapidated buildings and put up nice new ones, and they maintain the green zoning.” Increases tax revenue, too, Bristol noted.Of the 21 new homes, 10 were built in the Iron Hill, Fulford, Bondville area, three in East Hill, four in Foster, two in Knowlton and two in West Brome.In 1998, 17 homes were constructed.Recycling Door-to-door recycling is scheduled to begin in Brome Lake in April.Councillor Robin Moore said residents have the option of using transparent garbage bags or coloured containers to dispose of their recyclables.Suitable plastic containers are on sale at the Canadian Tire for around $17 dollars, and others will be made available at the town hall for purchase.Containers used for garbage should not be used to avoid having filth mixed in.The calendar for recycling days is available at the town hall.For residents with a Tuesday garbage pickup, the recycling truck will come on the the third Friday of the month, those with Wednesday garbage pickup will be visited on the fourth Friday.Contact the town hall for more details First aid courses The community centre is offering first aid courses to anyone over 16 on Saturday, March 3 and Saturday March 10, running from 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.in French and English, if enough interest is expressed.Costs are $85 for residents.Mayor Stanley Neil groused that residents often request the courses, then nobody shows up when they’re offered, which could lead to them not being offered in the future.Call the community centre at 242-2020 for more information.Internet use and courses, as well as a slew of other activities are also available at the centre.in their cars or as passengers, to prosecute and deter offenders.Theatre zoning registration The registration for possible zoning changes to zone RA-13, a proposed site for the proposed new theatre/community centre on Mt.Echo Road, is going on today from 9 a.m.to 7 p.m.at the town hall.Residents living in zones RC-3, RB-2, RC-4, are RA-19 are eligible to register.At least 29 signatures are necessary if residents want to push for a referendum on the zoning decision.Zoning infractions Saying numerous appeals to discontinue construction or practices that defy zoning regulations have been ignored, council turned over the dossiers involving Spyridon Vourdousis, who owns the Spiros Restaurant in Knowlton, and Larry Hadlock to a legal firm to deal with.Vourdousis has allegedly tried to build an extension on to his restaurant without proper permission.He will be asked to tear it down if found in the wrong.Hadlock is accused of using his lot for commercial purposes such as a parking lot and storage depot for trucks, although the land is not commercially owned.Council decided to turn the cases over to a legal firm to ensure the laws of the town are upheld, Neil said.“There have been cases in the past where people were in the wrong but just paid some money and things were cleared up.We want to get the message out that this will not be tolerated anymore.” There is also the possibility that residents who face legal action and are found guilty will have to cover part of the town’s legal expenses, Neil said.Police on SCHOOL BUSSES Responding to a few complaints about drivers passing school busses picking up or dropping off children, council suggested asking police to escort school busses for awhile, either Car raffle for Magog hospital cy o Jr Got a hot news tip or a great story idea?Call The Record newsroom at 569-6345.By René Bruemmer Magog Magog's La Providence Hospital Foundation is giving citizens the chance to contribute to a good cause and win a free car at the same time.In a new fundraising campaign, the hospital foundation will be selling $5 raffle tickets for a chance to win a $25,000 gift certificate towards the cost of a new car.“We’ve never tried this before, but Brome-Mis-sisquoi Perkins in Cowansville has, and I believe they raised close to $80,000,” foundation chairman Jacques Bédard said at the announcement of the campaign this week.“We hope to raise about $50,000." The money will add to the nearly $2.5 million the foundation has raised in its two-year fundraising drive for the hospital, most of which is earmarked for new equipment.Since 1984, the foundation has donated grants to purchase $500,000 worth of equipment.The latest fundraising drive was a major push that drew grants from corporations and citizens in the community to be used over the next five years.“The foundation is crucial, because it represents money and equipment that would not have been given to us by the government,” Bédard said.“With this new equipment, we have doctors from Sherbrooke coming here to perform specialized operations or surgeries.” The car raffle is sponsored by the Métro Plouffe supermarket, Magog Concept Chrysler and Mem-phré Pontiac Buick.Tickets come in books of 11, with the last ticket going to the salespeople to either keep for their own chance to win, sell for personal profit or to contribute to their own organizations.The drawing will be on Oct.5, 2001.Tickets are on sale at the hospital and the sponsors’ establishments.Hunting and Fishing fundraisbr The foundation will also be holding its annual soirée Chasses et Pêche this Saturday, Feb.10, in collaboration with Les Motoneigistes memphrém-agog with profits going to Magog’s La Providence Hospital foundation.The dinner will be held at La Ruche High School, located at 1255 Étudiants Blvd in Magog at 7:15 p.m.Tickets are $10.95 if purchased in advance, or $12.95 at the door.Call (819) 843-2292, extension 2623 for information.The grasshopper Québec«S Placements Québec Business hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m., and Saturdays during February, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.and the bonus.For the Québec City region, call 521-5229.p “7.50% / the tenth year C.35% the first year including 1% interest bonus for new RRSP funds 1 800 463-5229 www.placementsqc.gouv.qc.ca page 6 Friday, February 9, 2001 THE! Community Forum Editorial Air Canada using survey to opt out of bilingual services?Denis Paradis is right to prepare a preemptive strike on Air Canada before it gets any ideas about reducing or neglecting to provide bilingual services to its passengers.I wish he could have done as much about airline food, but that’s another story.The Brome-Missisquoi MP and co-chair of a joint committee on official languages has put the airline on alert fhat it has obligations under the Official Languages Act to provide bilingual services on all flights where there is a significant demand.That guarantee was entrenched when Air Canada ceased to be a Crown corporation and was reaffirmed and clarified in legislation passed last spring.The obligation extends to the restructured airline after its acquisition of Canadian Airlines and to all of its regional carriers that take off or land in Ontario, Quebec or New Brunswick as well as any other flights where there is a demand from 5 per cent of the population.Air Canada is in the process of surveying flyers in western Canada to determine ‘significant demand’ in areas where there may be fewer than five per cent French-speaking flyers.But the rumour flying around the west is the airline, which already has a preferred spot on the OLF’s top ten worst corporate citizens list in terms of providing services in French, is already planning to restrict its second-language services.In order to determine demand for French-language services, Air Canada is asking customers, ‘Would you prefer your services in French or English?’ This is not a question that should be answered only by francophones.It’s a question addressed to all Canadians who value the bilingual and bi-cultural nature of our country and are prepared to defend it.Canadians should band together and answer the question: “We would prefer our services in French and English.” It’s not up to an airline that has enjoyed substantial growth as a result of government investment to determine the language policy of a country.When Air Canada privatized it was with the proviso it continue to maintain language services to French and English-speaking Canadians according to the same norms required by other Crown corporations.That commitment is well defined and entrenched in law.Air Canada should not contemplate using the results of an airport survey as an opportunity to opt out of its commitment to French-speaking Canadians wherever they live.They have the right to the same bad service the rest of us get - 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Clément Roof:- CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 “In most cases, roofs that cave in because of snow pressure are often a clear indication they are not solid to begin with.” LaSalle says farmers who really want to insure their roofs against snow might try negotiating a deal.But he specified that kind of coverage is rare and practically impossible to obtain.“The insurance company can say: ‘I want to see it,’ and then say: ‘No, I don’t wait to cover you’; ‘please make these improvements to your building and then we’ll consider you’; or ‘ everything’s fine, no problem.’” However, some farmers aren’t taking any chances.Lucas Gaas, who lives half a kilometre from Daniel Clement and Nathalie Martin, says he’s fortunate nothing has happened to his buildings so far.Even though he has a sore back, Gaas enlisted two people to help remove the snow from his farm buildings.It took two days to complete the job.“We heated the attic yesterday and raised the temperature enough for half the snow to slide off,” he said.“It’s a cheap investment compared to the cost of rebuilding.” He had enough courage to clean his roofs because his buildings are low.However, he said he wouldn’t climb up the roofs of some of the buildings on other farms in case he fell and severely injured himself.Gaas credited his tin roofs for helping the snow fall off and added he was happy they weren’t tiled, which would have made his cleaning job more difficult.Part of the problem might have been the angle at which the last snowstorm struck the usually quiet barns, silos and sheds.He counted roughly 90 centimetres of snow on one side of his sty and 30 cm on the other, proving snow falls in an uneven and unbalanced way on buildings.The return of an “old-fashioned” winter, with lots of snow and cooler temperatures has also contributed to forcing more fragile agricultural buildings to collapse across the Townships in his opinion.Yet the threat of another storm is keeping the agricultural producer worried.“If we have another dump like we did, things might get worse,” Gaas said, CENTRE DE FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTRE Campus Lennoxville C.P.5002 Lennoxville (QC) J1M 1Z9 Programs offered Accounting Home Care & Family & Social Assistance Machining Technics Professional Sales Secretarial Studies Starting a Business Welding & Fitting Dairy Production Beef Production DUCATiON * Persons receiving EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS/SOCIAL ASSISTANCE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTRE 2700 Route 108 East Lennoxville, QC J1M 2A2 may qualify INFORMATION & REGISTRATIONS (819) 563-5627 Inquire about our LOANS & BURSARIES email: wynneh@étsb.qc.ca who added he’s not breathing yet.“No thawing doesn’t help either.” Daniel Clément agrees.Before his hay shed caved in, he was on his way to borrow his neighbour’s shovel so he could clear the roof.“We have tractors, but no shovels,” he joked.“We were lucky we weren’t beneath the roof when it collapsed.I found dead pigeons in the shed.” After the incident, he removed his roofs’ snow to avoid any renewed incidents.Now he’s planning to help friends and relatives facing similar problems.“My cousin took a day off and is clearing his roof with a snow blower,” said Clément.“I’ve got to see that,” added Nathalie Martin.Meanwhile, farmers continued to shovel their roofs yesterday.Some would climb onto the top of their buildings, while others dragged the snow down with their extendible shovels.Rumours spread rapidly among them about which of their neighbours had suffered damages.Reports of dead cows and broken equipment circulated as more roofs collapsed.Herb Parnell sympathizes with dog Copper who lost his home.The Investors solutions l I i i i l I I i l I i i l l i i i i 1 1 1 l i i 1 1 i l t Retirement Savings Insurance Plan / RSP \/ Mortgages Ÿ Cash Management |/ Tax Planning ^ Investment Planning and |/ Retirement Planning Management l/ Estate Planning \/ Brokerage Services If you have over $100,000 in assets and wish to receive our special report: 18 fiscal strategies on financial planning for wise investors Call now (819) 566-0666 EjjS Investors 1-800-569-4662 BUS! Group Visit our website: www.investorsgroup.com SOLUTIONS BUILT AROUND YOU ¦ •••¦< 10 %» **3 W ¦"¦*£>¦¦ >4*' sàflK page 8 Friday, February 9, 2001 RECORD: Owr School's Page SAWYERVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Sawyerville grade 3/4 girls went to Lennoxville to play basketball on Jan.24 and enjoyed sundaes at MacDonald’s afterwards.Grade 1/2 at Sawyerville Elementary has been busy making birdseed balls.went to Lennoxville to play basketball on Jan.24.We went to have fun After the games we went to McDonald’s for lunch.We were each given a free sundae because we were well behaved.On January 19, 22 Bishop’s first year students came to visit our school.They came on a huge bus.Groups of five or six students visited each class- room for 45 minutes.At recess time all the students came outside and had lots of fun with us.Grade 1/2 Birdseed Balls We made stinky balls.We rolled birdseed in suet.We put the birdseed balls in red bags.We hung them on a Christmas tree.Sawyerville students have fun in the snow with visiting Bishop’s University students.Grade 3/4 news Mr.Morin will visit our class on Feb.22.He will talk about the blind and he will show us interesting things that help the blind people.We recently finished reading about the Life of Louis Braille.We are reading the book, Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat.We wanted to find out what people believed about owls so we did a survey.We each read to five people five statements about owls.The people were to answer yes or no to each one.Here are the statements: 1.Owls are wise.2.Owls are useful.3.Owls can turn their heads in a complete circle.4.Owls are sleepy.5.Owls can see at night.Maybe you will answer the survey?On Jan.18 we made corn muffins.We made them in the cafeteria.It was fun making them and they were tasty.We know from our study about the Iroquois Indians that they planted corn and showed the first settlers how to use it.Sawyerville grade 3/4 boys and girls The grade 3/4 boys basketball team line up to have their photograph taken at Lennoxville Elementary.JÊÊÊÊM RECORD Friday, February 9, 2001 page 9 From rolling yolks to bushy birds More than just your ordinary kind of guy By Murielle Parkes Record Correspondent Potton Listen to Ralf Bushembaum’s voice mail message and you know you’ve got an original.Bushy, or “the Bush” if you are talking hockey, is the professional behind R.B.Financial Services, the pundit behind Voyages Es-trie Travel, the farmer behind Bushy’s Chickens, and the sportsman who’s available for “stonewall goal tending.” Indeed, Bushy’s expertise runs the gamut, from arranging finances and trips to managing his Rolling Yolk Farm and his (quite featherless!) Bushy’s Birds.The latter is the name of an old-timers hockey team composed of about a dozen guys, ages 45 and up, from all over the Townships.They’ve been together since the early 80s.“It’s the same people,” he says.“It’s kinda neat.” A skier, golfer, sports gambler (mostly in the pools and “fantasy leagues”), dancer (anything), traveller (everywhere), and music lover (he DJ’s “Bushy’s Blues” for Sunnymead Internet Radio Blues, and was MC for Sunnymead Festival in 1999), the Bush is also a skilled and wiry goal tender.It’s a calling he’s enjoyed since his pee wee and bantam days in Quebec City.CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE MURIEL1E parkes/correspondent A skier, golfer, sports gambler, dancer, traveller and music lover, Ralf Bushembaum does it all By the way, that’s him up on the wall with hockey great Gordie Howe.This Saturday, February 10th til 2 a.m.ML©Z^IE3M5) group show For info: (819) 842-2447 ontjove Where there’s a will, there’s a way.Canada Economic Development values enterprising minds.We encourage entrepreneurs of Quebec to start their own businesses and launch new projects.Our goal:To support the entrepreneurial spirit.Looking Ahead Entrepreneurial Spirit Estrie (819) 564-5904 I 800 567-6084 Canada Economic Development, proud partner in Gala Reconnaissances Eslrtc.1+1 Canada Economic Development Développement èconomiqu que Canada Canada page 10 Friday, February 9, 2001 THEi ‘Bushy’ plays up to 70 hockey games a season CONTINUED FROM LAST PAGE Born and raised in Quebec City, he left to study at Wayne State University in Detroit and Concordia, where he played varsity, helping Concordia win the championship in 1966.Hockey is not only his favourite pastime, he says, it’s a passion that puts him in a hockey jersey for up to 70 games each season.He skates at least three nights a week: Mondays at Waterloo on a 50-plus team, Thursdays at Bromont on a team which includes teachers from the old Bedford school board region, and Fridays at Waterloo with Bushy’s Birds on the four-team FNHL, i.e.Friday Night Hockey League.Weekend tournaments in Montreal, South Shore, West Island and elsewhere are extra.His love of the sport is unabashed.Check out his own at-home hockey “walls-of-fame” with assorted hockey-related memorabilia and pictures, including one of himself with Gordie Howe (a childhood idol) taken in 1984 at a fantasy hockey camp at Lake Placid.People sign up for a once-in-a-life-time opportunity to play with a “dozen or so professionals,” explains the Bush.In this case, the lineup included Howe, but also Bobby Hull and Henri Richard and a string of other hockey greats as well.Even Bushy’s business card, a picture of himself in nets, proclaims his hockey zeal.Since 1977, the colourful Pottoneer has lived in his 1899-built farmhouse, using a 1950s addition - with fireplace and a panoramic view of Jay Peak and the Sutton Mountain range - as his main office.Located atop Traver Road, some 10 km from the centre of Man-sonville, the site features 50 acres of rolling hills and semi-woods - mostly maple, poplar and birch - plus outbuildings, some decoratively covered with a near-complete collection (1939-1979) of Quebec license plates.The homestead easily accommodates his multifarious lifestyle, which includes his life partner, Lise Felber, a staff of four to six employees, visiting customers and clients, plus dogs - a contented Golden Retriever and something canine approximating part wolf.As well, son Jethro, a chartered accountant living in Montreal, who won accolades for bringing home the highest 1998 CA marks in Canada, likes to return to his rural roots whenever he can.The venue is also home to some 1000 grain-fed chickens (depending on the season, either dead or alive), and numerous vehicles: a Harley Davidson motorcycle (used for “nice Sunday drives” as well as a couple of few-hundred-mile trips a year) and any number of cars, presently six.It’s not so much that Bushy sets out to buy another car, he says.“It’s like we never get rid of them.Basically, they just accumulate.Like his old Dodge pickup, which he uses as an oversized wheelbarrow to cart recyclables to the depot, a retired second-hand Jeep, which Jethro used for four years, and Lise’s 1991 4WD-Sub-aru, which is worth more to him (“it’s great in the snow”) than its fetching price.“We just kept it because they weren’t giving us enough,” laughed Bushy.Then there are the “pedestrian autos .the ones we just drive regularly,” he explains.“Like the old Benz we use to travel to the city and backhand the little red 1990 Miata, which just runs great, and looks almost like it’s brand new.” Even his vintage, mint-condition, black and white, 1961 Chevrolet Corvette convertible, with original spinner hubcaps, gets used.That’s the car he drives in the parade each August.To know Bushy is to know a free spirit.Unquestionably, more than your average, ho-hum book-balancing, travel-arranging, disc-jockeying, car-collecting, chicken-raising hockey player, he has the makings of a legend.Glh Hydro Québec PUBLIC NOTICE Open House Invitation 120-kV Line Project Sherbrooke - Magog Hydro-Québec is planning to build a 120-kV line about 20 km long between Sherbrooke substation in Saint-Élie-d’Orford and Magog substation in Magog Canton.The new line will improve the performance of the 120-kV transmission system which supplies the area.Hydro-Québec invites everyone concerned by this project to meet its representatives during an Open House which will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2001, from 3:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m., in Bellevue Room, Saint-Élie-d’Orford Community Center, 163, Saint-Roch Road in Saint-Élie-d’Orford During the event, Hydro-Québec representatives will be on hand to give information and answer your questions about this project.Various informative documents, drawings and maps will be available to give you a clear picture of what the project entails.For more information, please contact the Eastern Townships - Montérégie Project Info Line at the following toll-free number 1 -877-653-1139 MERCHANDISE MUST BE SOLD! •mi Big Warehouse Sale For Golf Maniacs! 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RECORD FILES BA in English and Intercultural Studies NORTHERN-CROWN ummatiMS Internet tUebCommumcabons Web Development Pi Web Design, Graphic Design1 Management f"" Web Hosting 10 and Domain Registration ' w.northern-crown, com Un ba Professional Writing, Literature and Translation You can study English in a bilingual and bicultural program at a French-language university, developing specialized English-language skills suited to professional and intercultural contexts.This new program focuses on the development of writing, communication and translation skills in English, with emphasis on the study of English within an intercultural perspective and in relation to other languages, particularly French.This innovative new BA can be followed within the cooperative system: qualified students can work as writers or translators for a total of 12 months while they complete their degree.You can gain valuable work experience, make contacts with employers, and earn a good wage all while completing the BA in English and Inter-cultural Studies: Professional Writing, Literature and Translation.Information Apply now for admission for the fall of 2001.For further information, contact: Deputy Chair (responsible for English Studies) Département des lettres et communications Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke (Québec) (819) 821-8000, #2839 pru5Scl!@courrier.usherb.ca ni UNIVERSITÉ DE UJ SHERBROOKE ¦ Programme développé à partir des résultats d'une vaste consultation auprès de l'industrie pharmaceutique ¦ Carrières prometteuses Il y a une pénurie dans ce secteur au Québec Offert par les facultés de médecine, des sciences et d'administration de l'UoeS dès l'automne 2001 Renseignements 1 866-879-0977 (819) 564-8627 www.UdeS.ca bac.pharmaco@courrier.usherb.ca UNIVERSITE DE SHERBROOKE Faculté de médecine page 12 Friday, February 9, 2001 RECORD Be wary of get rich quick pyramid scams Each year, thousands of people take on the exciting challenge of starting their own home-based business.But many are drawn in by illegal marketing scams known as “pyramid schemes.” Paul Thériault, president of the Direct Sellers Association of Canada, notes many of these frauds are disguised as investment clubs, with a get-rich-quick approach to investing.However he adds others are masquerading as legitimate direct sales firms and multi-level marketing companies.Theriault says legitimate companies, like those which belong to the DSA, concentrate on selling worthwhile products and services at competitive prices, usually through home shows.These corporations provide a popular and low-cost way for people to set up their own small business.Pyramid schemes, on the other hand, are illegal scams in which large numbers of people at the bottom of the pyramid pay money to a few people at the top.In order for everyone in a pyramid scheme to profit, there would have to be a never-ending supply of new participants.In reality, however, the supply of IN SHERBROOKE - ON KING EAST MANUFACTURER’S LIQUIDATION MORE THAN $1 MILLION OF INVENTORY 7 rw-*?fP't participants is limited, and each new level of participants has less chance of recruiting others and a greater chance of losing money.Pyramid schemes will typically charge high “entrance fees”, possibly buried in the cost of a starter kit or as investment in startup inventory, or for training or other services.These proposals will concentrate on the importance of “recruiting” others to achieve high profits.Often, little or no focus is placed on the product or service they may claim to represent; or on the subsequent sale of these products and ser-vices to customers.“Pyramid _______________ schemes seek to make money quickly from you," says Thériault.“Legitimate multi-level and direct sales firms want to make money with you as you build your business, and theirs, by selling consumer products and services.” Thériault says people thinking of starting their own home-based business in direct sales or multi-level mar- keting should ask themselves three important questions.• What are the startup costs?If they are substantial, be careful! Legitimate companies want to make it easy and inexpensive for you to start selling their products and services.• Will the company buy back inventory?If not, then you could be stuck with a roomful of unsold, and unsaleable inventory.• Does the company have substantial sales to consumers?If the answer is no, then don’t get involved.Multi-level marketing, like any other business, depends on sales and service to consumers.Pyramid schemes concentrate on making most of their money from you and other new recruits.“Don’t let anyone rush you into making a decision,” says Thériault.“An opportunity to build your own business in multi-level marketing and direct sales won’t disappear overnight.” He adds people shouldn’t be afraid to ask questions about the company, its products and services, the startup costs, and the average earnings.Any company which refuses to answer those questions should be avoided, he concludes.Further information can be obtained from the Direct Sellers Association, 180 Attwell Drive, #250, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 6A9.The telephone number is (416) 679-8555, and the Web address is http://www.dsa.ca.Comforters IMS ses 18o Sheets m » EXAMPLE: r Hir ALSO OPEN TO 18$ ni l RETAILERS AND WHOLESALERS (Quantities while supplieslast1 COVCtS 3BMCjMHC 13$ Sherbrooke families to follow Bible Course ng® ««y ky f W- BUSINESS HOURS: H Thursday & Friday: From 9am to I Wed., Sat.& Sun.: From 9am to AND MUCH MORE CASH ONLY-TAXES NOT INCLUDED Many families from the Sherbrooke area will attend a convention that Jehovah’s Witnesses are holding at their convention center situated at 12,700 Metropolitan Boulevard in Montreal, on Feb.17 and 18.About 2,000 are expected to attend.A spokesman for the conference said the convention will enable the families to exchange information regard- ing their children’s education, married life and human relations.The weekend will be spent in a family atmosphere.According to the organizers one of the highlights of the convention will be the baptismal ceremony by water immersion.The sessions will start at 10 a.m.and 1:30 p.m.both days.Entrance is free and the public is welcome.Autoroute 10 BEDDING LIQUIDATION King East SPECIAL Purchase $50.00 or more and get: 3 PILLOWS FOR $10.00 ONLY WITH THIS COUPON (regular pries: $5 each) 2879, King East, Sherbrooke, Québec Bruis Internet and Computer Workshop The Fondation de la Bibliothèque Memphrémagog Inc.is offering a Beginners’ Workshop for the English-speaking community.This activity will take place at the Bibliothèque Municipale Memphrémagog situated at 61, Merry Street North.Beginners’ Computer on Wednesday, Feb.14, from 630 pan.to 930 p.m.Beginners’ Internet on Wednesday, Feb.28, from 630 pan.to 930 p.m.Please note that these workshops are offered to all residents of the MRC of Memphrema-gog.You must preregister at the circulation desk at the library.No reservations will be accepted by phone.For fin-formation about the workshops, contact us at 843-1330. — ¦¦¦THE» Record Friday, February 9, 2001 page 13 Sports Champion canines take Manhattan this week RECORD FILES vyv ___- Vince Carter.an NBA Ail-Star.By Tammy Dorman TVData For the 125th consecutive year, the top dogs in the United States gather in New York to determine who’s the best at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden.Coverage of the show airs Wednesday and Thursday, Feb.14 and 15, on TSN.More than 2,500 pedigreed pooches are entered in the event each year, all vying for the coveted Best in Show award, won by one of the seven group champions.The Westminster dog show is the second-oldest continuous sporting event in the United States; only the Kentucky Derby is older.• Toronto’s Vince Carter, Philadelphia’s Allen Iverson, and Los Angeles’ Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal are expected to be among the NBA’s best and brightest at the league’s All-Star Game from the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Feb.11.The game can be seen in more than 200 countries around the world; in Canada, it airs on CTV.In last year’s game, the Western Conference, behind the play of co-MVPs O’Neal and Tim Duncan, ended a four-year winning streak by the East.• TSN has 6 1/2 hours of opening-day coverage from the Scott Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women’s curling championship, on Saturday, Feb.17.The event is being held in Sudbury, Ont., over nine days.• There are four hockey games available this week, starting with a WHL contest between Kootenay and Calgary airing Sunday on CTV Sportsnet.Sportsnet also airs the Pittsburgh at New Jersey NHL game on Friday, Feb.16, while CBC’s Saturday NHL doubleheader features Colorado at Toronto and Vancouver at Edmonton.Bob Cole and Harry Neale call the game from Toronto, and Chris Cuth-bert and Greg Millen are in Edmonton.• TSN airs the first three rounds of the PGA Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and CTV Sportsnet has Senior PGA Tour coverage on Sunday, Friday and Saturday.A night to remember at Glen Mountain Park Ski and snowboard enthusiasts are invited to join the Glen Mountain Park ski patrollers on Saturday, Feb.10, for an evening filled with surprises.Come and enjoy a day in the great outdoors and watch a first aid competition featuring patrollers from the Eastern Townships.Dinner will be served at the end of the day at the cost of $10 per adult and $8 per child under 12 years old.The menu includes barbecued chicken tournedos served with noodles, soup and pudding chômeur.Tempting, is it not?That's only for starters! To help this delicious meal go down smoothly, join us for tube sliding for only $2.Around 7:30 p.m., patrollers will escort you during a torchlight parade on the hill.But that’s not all! Guinness Brewery has ac- cepted to participate in the event and will be sampling its famous beverage.The night would not be complete without dancing to conclude the evening! Throughout the night, patrollers will be drawing several prizes, including a pair of parabolic skis, a snowboard, a package for two including a night at the Auberge Iris Bleu and a day ski pass, and gift certificates worth over $1,000.Funds collected during the evening will be donated to the Canadian Ski Patrol System at Glen Mountain Park.Tickets for the evening are already on sale at Glen Mountain Park.Hurry up! Kill two birds with one stone! Come to support Glen Mountain Park patrollers on Feb.10 and spend an unforgettable evening amongst friends! Glen Mountain Stanstead College is an independent, co educational boarding and day school Grades 7 through 12.For those who Dare to Excel Stanstead College prepares girls and boys for university and helps them develop the means to succeed far beyond the classroom.By promoting a healthy lifestyle, fostering a strong sense of citizenship and motivating students to become intellectually self-reliant, the faculty and staff at Stanstead encourage every student to reach his or her full potential.Stanstead Scholarships Each year a number of entrance scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance, athletic abilities, character, leadership qualities and other demonstrated abilities.All boys and girls entering Grades 7 through 11 may compete for entrance scholarships.Students entering at the Grade 10 level may be eligible for a full scholarship.Applications for the 2001-2002 school year are now being accepted.Scholarship competitions will be held on February 24, 2001.Scholarship candidates must apply by February 18,2001.Andrew Elliot, Director of Admissions Stanstead College 450 Dufferin St.Stanstead, Quebec Canada JOB 3E0 www.stansteadc.qc.ca page 14 Friday, February 9, 2001 ¦ IIITHE» I RECORD Sports Basketball teams head out for Ontario By Mike Hickey Special to the Record The Bishop’s University men and women’s basketball teams left for Ontario yesterday morning with different agendas.For men’s coach Eddie Pomykala, this weekend’s games against the York University Yeomen and the Laurentian Voyageurs are an opportunity to evaluate his players for the 2001-02 season.The Gaiters have been eliminated from post-season play and Pomykala wants to use the remaining games to observe players in different positions.One of those players is second-year forward Mathieu Guerette.The former College Sherbrooke star has shown potential during his short tenure at the Lennoxville campus but has yet to deliver the goods on a consistent basis.“We are going to play Mathieu as the three-spot as opposed to the four position and see what he can do in the final three weeks,” Pomykala said before getting on the team bus yesterday."Here is a player who had a great CEGEP career and we have to do what we can to try and get him on track.Hopefully the change in position and more playing time will give the coaches a chance to properly evaluate him under game conditions.” The women need to win games in order to solidify their hold on second place in the Quebec University Basketball League championships.The Gaiters are coming off a pair of strong outings last weekend that saw them annihilate the Ryerson Rams and nearly upset the Toronto Blues.“I think we can win both games, although winning on the road against Ontario teams is never an easy chore,” head coach Rod Gilpin said.“We are getting healthier and are playing better as the season progresses.” One player who is going to have to continue to play well is Bromptonville’s Julie Rodrigue.Rodrigue leads the team in scoring this year and has been playing the best defense in her basketball career.The Gaiters will play a twinbill against York tonight and then travel to Sudbury where they will meet Laurentian Saturday evening.Bishop’s will round out the regular season next weekend when they host the Carleton Ravens and the Ottawa Gee-Gees.*’****«(.PERRY BEATON Bishop’s University women's basketball team will be playing a twinbill against York tonight and will play Laurentian in Sudbury Saturday evening.Castors host Quebec Remparts By Mike Hickey Special to the Record Playing back-to-back games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is never an easy task but it becomes much more difficult when the games are in different cities.That is the task facing the Sherbrooke Castors this weekend as they travel to Hull tonight to play the Olympiques and then return home tomorrow night to face the Quebec Remparts.The Castors enter the weekend on a roll after winning their last two games including a stunning 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Drummondville Voltigeurs last Sunday.Sherbrooke now trails the Voltiguers by seven points (with a pair of games in hand) in the battle for sixth place overall in the Lebel Conference.Head coach Joe Canale is more concerned about his team’s effort, not actual wins at this stage of the season.Canale insists that it doesn’t do the team any good to make the playoffs while not playing well.The Castors hope to have Nicolas Corbeil back in the lineup for both games.Corbeil was in Calgary Wednesday night for the Top Prospect Game that featured to top 40 junior players eligible for the National Hockey league draft in June.Cougars in dogfight By Mike Hickey Special to the Record The Champlain Cougars men’s basketball team needs a pair of wins this weekend when they host the Edouard Montpetit Lynx Friday night (7 p.m.) and the College Sherbrooke Voluntaires Saturday afternoon (3 p.m.) at the Mitchell Gymnasium.The Cougars have recorded one-sided wins over both clubs on the road earlier this year but head coach Don Caldwell is approaching the weekend games with guarded optimism.The Cougars finished the first half of the season tied for first place but have fallen on hard times of late.They moved into a tie for first place in the CEGEP AAA circuit when they defeated Vanier College on Jan.13, but have dropped their last three games are in danger of not making the playoffs.They are presently battling three other teams (Sherbrooke, St.Lambert, and Vanier) for the final two spots.While the remaining schedule favours the Cougars, Caldwell is well aware that nothing can be taken for granted at this time of the season.“1 am concerned about the two games this weekend for two reason,” he said prior to Thursday’s practice.“The first is we beat these two teams because of our full court pressure and that is something that we are not doing well at this stage of the season.When we play half court against Sherbrooke and Edouard we struggled quite a bit.“The second thing is that we need to win these games so we could clinch a playoff spot as soon as possible.I don’t want to have go to Ste.Foy for our final league game on needing a victory to make the playoffs.” Sherbrooke native Pierre-Alain St.Laurent believes that it is time for the Cougars to get back on the winning track.“These are two games that we need to win and two games that we are going to win,” St.Laurent said.“Last week was ugly against Montmorency and we need to make up for it.” Lennoxville’s Shaun Doherty echoed St.Laurent’s comments when he guaranteed two wins.WWmk SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10th AT 7:00 P.M.LES CASTORS HOST THE QUEBEC REMPARTS FOR RESERVATION: 821 -5350 www.castors.net '¦¦THE — RECORD Friday, February 9, 2001 page 15 Birth Deaths Deaths FROST-LETTNER: Anja Denise, daughter of Kevin Frost and Eva Lettner, born De-cember 30, 1999 at 00:50hrs at the CUSE, Sherbrooke, Quebec.Proud grandparents are Franz and Denise Lettner for the first time, and sixth grandchild for Audrey Frost and the late Gerald Frost.Card of Thanks ARNOTT - The family of at the late Florence Vickers Arnott wishes to express sincere thanks to relatives and friends for their kindness and support during the time of her illness and death.Your visits, flowers, donations, cards and all other thoughtful gestures were greatly appreciated.We thank Rev.Hawes, from St.Anne’s Anglican Church, for presiding at the service and also the Ladies Auxiliary of the Richmond Legion, for the lovely lunch.A special thank you, to all the staff of Manning 1, at the Wales Home, for the wonderful care given to Mom.Your kindness will long be remembered.Please consider this as a personal thank you.KATHY ARNOTT (daughter) PIERRETTE & WALTER (son) ELSIE VICKERS KERR (sister) WOODS - The family of Elsie Woods would like to thank their neighbours, friends and relatives for their many acts of kindness during her period of hospitalization.Special thanks to Drs.Bertrand Scalibrini and Michel Cote and their staff for the excellent care at the C.H.U.S.With sincere appreciation, WOODS FAMILY Kingsbury, Quebec m m § mm- CUSHING, Tanya Adriana - Suddenly on February 7 at St-Joseph’s Hospital in Montreal at age 27.Cherished daughter of Errol and Wilma Cushing (On-derdelinden), beloved sister to Ray (Jennifer O’Neil) of Halifax, N.S., and Karen (Steve McPherson) of Stanstead and dear aunt to Alyssa.She will also be sadly missed by her grandmother Adriana On-derdelinden, aunts and uncles, Emy, Cor, Heleen (late Wim), Pirn and Soetje, cousins, Arine, Karin, Liesbeth, Rens, Regina, Evelien and Georgette, from the Netherlands.Dear friend to Rod.Resting at Charron and Son Funeral Home, 228 Child, Coaticook, Que., 849-4141, fax: 849-0069.Visiting hours, Sunday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m.The service will be held Monday at 2:30 at St-Stephen’s Church, Coaticook.LARKIN, Jay (Richard) - Mourned with deep sadness by his families, with love from his partner Lynne Bleser, and family: Arlene and Bill; Jerry (Alyssa, Nick, Josh), Joan; Cathy (Adam, Jessica), and his many friends.Memorial service Saturday, February 17, 2001 at Sutton United Church, 6 Maple, Sutton.Donations to BMP Hospital Foundation, 950 Principale, Cowansville, J2K 1K3.McDONALD, Dorothy Mary Jane (nee Mc-Faul) - At Fort McMurray, formerly of Danville, passed away February 4, 2001.Beloved wife of the late John Edward.Cherished mother of Phyllis Gartshore and grandmother to John (Tammy), Brent of Fort McMurray and Sherry of Calgary.Great-grandmother of Erica.Predeceased by sister Irene and brothers William and Archie.Memorial service at All Saints Anglican Church, Fort McMurray, February 9,2001.In lieu of flowers: Home Care Program, 7 Hospital Street, Fort McMurray, Alberta, T9H 1P2.11:16 PM The paramedics arrive.cE Medic Alert SPEAKS FDR YOU 1-BDD-66S-15D7 www.medicalert.ca MOSHER, Gerald Wilfred - Peacefully at Glengarry Hospital in Victoria, B.C., January 9, 2001.Gerry was in his 92nd year.The eldest son of Percy Mosher and Julia Rollins.He served with 4 different Units during WWII and was seriously wounded in October 1944.He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy, sisters Myrtle, Alice, Elsie, Eula and brother Burton.He leaves to mourn his loss a sister Lylah Burns of North Bay, Ont., a brother Ernest of Aps-ley, Ont., a sister Vivian Jamieson of Toronto, Ont., a sister-in-law Muriel Mosher of Ayer’s Cliff, Que.and many nieces and nephews.Interment in Veterans Cemetery at Esquimalt, B.C.PATTERSON, Angus K.- Passed away peacefully at the CHUS Fleurimont on February 7th, 2001 in his 73rd year.Beloved husband of Velda Lyon for 50 years.Dear father of Sandra (Bill), Gary (Irene), Sharon (Daniel), Bruce (Tannis), Angus Jr.(Helen), Donna (Holgér).Cherished grandfather to Marc, Farrah, Sherrie, Jason, Justin, Brad-ly, Lindsay, Mikhayla and Kyle.Loving brother of Evan (Mary), Gordon (June), the late Ottis (Elvera), Charles (Wiona), Glenda (Ken), Greta (Bob), Vivian (Jarrod), Rodney (Veda) Guy (Phyllis).The family would like to thank the staff of CHUS Fleurimont, 3rd floor, intensive care, especially the nurses, Dr.Martin, Dr.Berard, Dr.Echevy and Dr.Mayer.The funeral under the direction of Residence Funérailles Charron et Fils Inc., 228 Child St., Claude Charron, près., Stéphane Charron, dir., tel.: 849-4141.Visiting hours will be on Friday, February 9th, from 2 - 4 and 7 - 10 p.m.Saturday morning from 11:00 -12:30 .Funeral service will be held at St.Stephens Church, 54 Cutting St., Coaticook, on Saturday, February 10th at 1:00.Donations in his memory to C.H.U.S.Fleurimont, 3rd floor, intensive care, c/o Dr.Martin, would be greatly appreciated by the family.ROY, Leo - At the CUSE Fleurimont Site, on Wednesday, January 31st, 2001.Mr.Leo Roy, of Sherbrooke, formerly of Windsor, at the age of 69 years.He leaves to mourn his wife, Diana Gillis.He also leaves to mourn his two stepchildren; Stephen Burns (Ann Wolgar), Bryan Burns (Mary Coddington), his two granddaughters; Willow and Felicity, his brother Albert (Marcelle Fouquet), his brother-in-law Anatale L’Étoile (Simone Cayer), his inlaws from the Gillis family, his goddaughter Sylvie Cayer also many nephews, nieces and friends.The funeral will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2001 at 11:00 a.m., at St-Phillipe Church, Windsor, Que., cremation will be held at a later date.The day of the funeral, the family will be at the church from 10:30 a.m., to receive condolences from family and friends.Funeral arrangements entrusted to Cooperative Funéraire de TEstrie, Maison Abelis’, 505 Short St., Sherbrooke, Que., tel.: (819) 564-6455, fax: (819) 564-7346, Louise Lanctôt, director, Mario Lemaire, dir.The family would like to thank Dr.François Arès, from Windsor and also to Dr.Pierre Larivée and staff who took good care of him.VIENS, Alice Ann (nee English) - Passed away at Sherbrooke, Que., on February 5th, 2001 at age 79 years.Beloved wife of Albert Viens of Magog, Que.Cherished mother of Robert (Claire Bombardier), André (Jocelyne Therrien), Normand (Caroline Theobald), Lori Ann (Bruce Em-berly).Loving grandmother of Linda (Patrick), Valerie (Bill), Nancy (Paul), Stéphane, Jason, Nelson, Sarah and Megan and six great-grandchildren.Dear sister of Margaret English (Jim Coté).Also survived by brother-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, as well as other relatives and friends.Cremation.A funeral mass will be held at St.Patrick’s Church at a later date.As memorial tributes, donations to The Foundation (The Mouth and Painting Artists), M.F.P.A.Limited, 20 Toronto St., Suite 750, Toronto, Ont., M5C 251, would be gratefully appreciated.Arrangements entrusted to Ledoux Funeral Home, 150 Sherbrooke St., Magog, Que.L O W R A T E S Robert Downey Notary 85 Queen St.,Lennoxville •Wills (House Calls) •Settlement of estates •Power of attorney •Purchase of house •Refinancing of mortgage 563-2424 _____________________ page 16 Friday, February 9, 2001 THE —i Record Antibiotics useless on viral infections DEAR DR.GOTT: Why did my physician refuse to give me antibiotics for an upper respiratory infection that 1 suffered for five days before I saw her?DEAR READER: It is not my policy to criticize a doctor on the basis of your brief question.However, in this case, she was absolutely correct for at least two reasons.First, the chances are overwhelming that you were experiencing a typical viral URI that, left untreated, would resolve in about a week.More important, antibiotics are totally ineffective in treating viral infections.These drugs, which can literally mean the difference between life and death in bacterial infections, should not be used to treat diseases caused by viruses.In addition, the risks of antibiotic therapy — such as an allergic reaction or secondary yeast infections — must be balanced against the benefits of treatment which, in your case, were zero.Second, your doctor was probably justifiably concerned about the problems of microbial resistance to antibiotics.This public health menace, which is worldwide, was recently addressed in the Scientific American Medical Bulletin (Nov.2000, p.1) and in the New England Journal of Medicine (Dec.28, 2000, p.1,917 and an editorial on p.1,961).In simple terms, the problem is that many microbes have developed resistance to antibiotics because of inappropriate overuse of these medicines.In particular, strains of ente-rococcus, pneumococcus, staph, gonococcus, salmonella, mycobacteria, and others have become immune to traditional antibiotics, making diseases such as pneumonia, boils, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, and bloodstream infections more challenging to treat.For example, staph infections in the 1950s could be obliterated by 100 milligrams of penicillin a day; today, however, physicians can administer more than 2 million mg.a day, only to find that the bacteria gobble up the antibiotic, burp and beg for more.The reason for this is simple.When antibiotics are administered unnecessarily, the germs most affected are killed.But in other parts of the body, the bacteria are exposed to less than a lethal dose.As a consequence, they develop metabolic alterations to protect themselves against the drug.Then, later, if the bacteria cause infection, the antibiotics are useless.Authorities now plead with practicing physicians to be more parsimonious in their use of antibiotics.Although pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis (ear infections), and bronchitis are the illnesses most commonly treated with antibiotics in the United States, evidence proves that patients with minor respiratory symptoms do NOT benefit from such treatment.Moreover, most cases of sinusitis, pharyngitis and bronchitis are viral in origin.As the Scientific American editors conclude: “Physicians, nurse clinicians and pharmacists should be aware of the problems caused by the liberal use of antibiotics for minor illness.” Therefore, I agree with the common-sense approach used by your doctor.I’m not suggesting that your illness was minor — after all, it may have laid you low for several days — but unless you had been sick for more than a week or 10 days, or unless there were unmistakable signs of bacterial infection, you did NOT need antibiotics.In conclusion, at the risk of antagonizing some readers, I must state that our society seems to be preoccupied with a "quick fix.” We want instant gratification — even cure.If our computers take 30 seconds to process information, we buy new machines that give us an- St.Philip’s A.C.W.Sawyerville St.Philip’s ACW Valentine tea and bake sale was held at the community centre on Feb.3rd.We wish to thank those of you who came from near and far.We really appreciate your support to make our event successful.We wish to thank Doug Judge and his grandsons, Daniel and Tony for their help.Thanks also to Susan Sylvester, Linda Mills, Diane Judge and Paul Kingsley.The members certainly needed and appreciated your help.Mrs.Hannelore Lowry won the box of groceries.Mrs.Wilma Ward - the blanket and Amanda Kirby - the candle holder and candle.The door prize, a dozen cokes was won by Caitlin and Jaclyn Aubin of Rock Forest.Sheila won the drawing of the heart shaped cake.We held our A.C.W.meeting prior to the tea.There were six members and one visitor present.The minutes of the January meeting were read and accepted.Cfmrcf) ®trectorp Anglican Church of Canada ST.PETER S CHURCH 355 Dufferin Street, Sherbrooke (819) 564-0279 Sunday 10:00 a.m.Holy Eucharist Rev.Patricia Peacock Anglican Church of Canada Presbyterian Church in Canada ST.GEORGE’S CHURCH LENNOXVILLE 84 Queen St.819-346-5564 Rector: Rev.Keith Dickerson Sunday 8:00 a.m.Holy Communion 9:50 a.m.Morning Prayer Sunday School ST.ANDREW S CHURCH (819)569-3100 Services held at St.George's Church 84 Queen, Lennoxvilie Minister: Rev.Blake Walker Organist: Anthony Davidson SUNDAY 11:30 a.m.Morning Worship and Sunday School ucuf uvuUeil tvelauHt Os Ml! United Church of Canada United Church of Canada LENNOXVILLE UNITED CHURCH Corner of Queen and Church St.(819) 565-8449 Minister: Rev.Jim Potter Organist: Maryse Simard Sunday 10 a.m.Morning Worship & Sunday School THE WORD OF GRACE RADIO BROADCAST P.O.Box 404, Lennoxvilie, Qc.J1M 1Z6 Station CKTS/CJAD Dial 90 Sunday 8:00 a.m.32nd ANNIVERSARY with Rev.Blake Walker, Radio Minister Plymouth-Trinity Dufferin at Montreal, in Sherbrooke 346-6373 4SL&a Minister: Rev.Jane Aikman Organist: Pamela Gill Eby Sunday Breakfast before Worship 10:30 a.m.Worship, Sunday School and Nursery Video after Worship Attend the church of your choice Dr.Gott H 1 swers in 3 seconds.We have become too impatient.In my opinion, we need to slow down a bit.Most viral illnesses last up to a week.Why not use medication to relieve symptoms, while the infections are cured by our own, normal body defenses?If we adopted a more relaxed attitude, emergency rooms and doctors’ offices would be less crammed, our lives would be simplified and we would stop being pawns in the microbial game of antibiotic resistance.DEAR DR.GOTT: Are there any new treatments for psoriasis?I have a severe case that hasn’t responded to the traditional therapy.What, exactly, causes psoriasis?DEAR READER: Psoriasis, a chronic dermatological disorder marked by patches of dry, scaly skin, is now known to be caused by cells that activate T cells, the foot soldiers of the immune system, resulting in the typical patches of skin inflammation.Customary therapy of psoriasis includes topical steroids, tar and salicylic acid preparations, psoralen plus ultraviolet light A (PUVA), and acetretin.In most instances, these treatments are effective and well tolerated.However, two new drugs show promise in blocking the skin inflammation of psoriasis and have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for general use: cal-cipotriene (a vitamin D analogue) and tazarotene (a retinoid).Ask your doctor whether you should try these prescription medications.They are so new and my experience with them has been so limited that I cannot give you a primer of their side effects and advantages.The treasurer Lydia Judge gave a favourable report.A donation in memory of Wilfred and Mabel Grapes was gratefully received from their daughter, Judy.Feme reported 28 calls made for social services.Phyllis had sent six cards.Naomi suggested we call Colin Grim-son, who has a column in the Haut-Saint-Francois, to advertise any events we have.Lunch was planned to serve after Lionel Hurd’s funeral on Feb.6th.The World Day of Prayer will be held in our church this year.Sheila to get in touch with Claris Phillips from the United Church and Desusi Nault from the Catholic Church to make plans.Altar Guild for March - Sheila.March meeting - Sheila.Jean passed with the apron, in Irma’s absence, and all contributed.Feme adjourned the meeting and we all get busy in the kitchen.Sheila Bellam, Secretary Friday, February 9, 2001 page 17 — THE RECORD ¦ill v f» An elderly man we called uncle Pete loved life and music He could make that fine old harmonica sing making Us the happiest kids in the neighborhood as we helped Put in winter firewood he’d play us a tune like “Red Wing” or “You are my Sunshine.” Life and music was a bit like Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn painting the fence He was so kind and interesting we were so happy to be there Telling us stories all about his life in his little nook But we were never sure if uncle Pete ever learned to cook.Life and music yes uncle Pete though you’ve gone to a heavenly home We remember you kindly because of your music and song Taking pride in your talents and gifts earthly possessions Were second choice and we remember you with tender care.When you played your harmonica it sounded like a train And although many of us kids never learned much of anything You taught us to be happy and love music and the sing along You chased our blues away and may god bless you uncle Pete.Eloise Irwin Lennoxville, Que.Approaching Marriage Richard and Helena Crook of Sherbrooke, Quebec are pleased to announce the approaching marriage of their daughter, Tiffany, to Sean Healey, son of Arthur and Anne Healey, of Barrie, Ontario.The wedding will take place on March 3, 2001 at St.Mark’s Chapel.Bishop’s University.2:59 am You’re still unconscious.> Medic Alert SPEAKS FOR YOU 1-8DO-66B-15D7 www.medicalert.ca Happy Birthday Dave Fifty years young And don't you forget it! It’s just a number, That hurts if you let it.You have more energy Than anyone I know So here’s to your health, happiness And all the wealth that the 6/49 can bestow! Have a Great Birthday, Dave! Love from your family And your old pals at The Record.Dear Ann Landers: I have been dating a man for three years.I am 31, and “Stanley” is 44.He is wonderful company, and I enjoy being with him.When I first met Stanley, he was already in the process of getting a divorce, and it is still dragging on with no end in sight.The problem is, after three years together, Stanley has decided he wants to date other women.He says he was married for 20 years and needs to see what else is “out there” before he commits to anyone else.I understand his reluctance, but I am also crushed by his decision.1 don’t want to give Stanley an ultimatum and risk losing him, but I have to know if I am waiting in vain.Do you think Stanley just needs more time, or is he trying to break up with me?Should I wait for him to settle down, or should I recognize that this is the end of the relationship and move on?Please tell me what to do, Ann.— Sally in Scranton, Pa.Dear Sally: After going with Stanley for three years, this 44-year-old, still-married man wants to “see what else is out there”?Tell him to go ahead and look.Meanwhile, let him know you expect the same freedom to check out Life and Music Don’t be in a hurry to accept him Ann Landers other possibilities.Then do it.If Stanley decides to return to you after he “looks around,” don’t be in a hurry to accept him.He sounds flaky.Dear Ann Landers: I read the letter about “Jeb,” who had been unemployed for months.When he finally lined up a job interview, he didn’t show up.You said Jeb might be suffering from depression.I think Jeb missed the interview because he didn’t want to take a drug test.Disturbing behavior, mysterious disappearances and lame excuses that make little sense are red flags for substance abuse.Jeb’s wife was right to consider hiring a private investigator.At least she could protect herself by having evidence in case she needs to get him into treatment.1 hope she will consider this alternative.— Tom in Chicago Dear Tom: That possibility never occurred to me.Oh, the things I learn from my readers! Your letter indicates that you are very savvy.I concur that Jeb’s wife should engage a private investigator to find out what is going on.Thanks for opening my eyes.Dear Ann landers: I am the sole caregiver for my elderly mother.May I say something to my siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins who like to tell me everything 1 am doing wrong and how it could be done better?Dear Family: I always hear how much you love Mom, but I don’t see you here helping me out.When was the last time you took Mom to a doctor’s appointment?Have you ever given her a bath or done her laundry?Did you use any of your vacation or sick days to help take care of her?You say you can’t take time off of work?Well, I have a job, too.I make the time, and you could if you really wanted to.My conscience is clear, and I will rest easy knowing I did all I could for that dear woman.Can you say the same?Thanks, Ann, for letting me get this off my chest.— Caregiver Anywhere Dear Caregiver: Your story is one I’ve heard many times.In a family where there are several siblings, it seems there is always one who is caring and considerate of a parent and does the “heavy lifting.” You deserve to feel good about yourself.The others will have to deal with their guilt later on.Trust me.96th Birthday Happy 96th birthday to Alice Wilson of the Grapes Residence, Sawyerville on Monday, February 12.Love Claire and Ron Olson and family.New address for Reta Ross Friends of Reta Ross, will be interested to know that her new residence is the Centre D’Accueil Shermont, 3220, 12th Av.North, Fleurimont, J1H 5H3, Room #335, (819) 820-8900. page 18 Friday, February 9, 2001 — ¦ THE — i Record CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebnty Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.Each letter in the cipher stands for another.Today's clue: H equals K ‘ X FB UBIXT2 ZB X SMG ELBA YKT UBGTV MGF EB AMSH YB ALBMFJMV MZ NMZY M Z X SMG.’ OMZBG LBAMLFZ OL.PREVIOUS SOLUTION: “I have yet to see one completely unspoiled sta except tor the animals — like Lassie.” — (Designer) Edith Head © 2001 by NEA, Inc.9 CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present Each letter in the cipher stands for another.Today's clue: y equals F ‘ B FNWJK XJ EBAUKWNMJ BZ SNZF KAEJ BAE MAONLYNWZBSRK XA ZFK LXEERK.’ - X B A YRKLXAU PREVIOUS SOLUTION: "I do movies so I can grab the money and go back to Broadway as fast as I can ” — Jason Robards Jr.© 2001 by NEA, Inc.10 Kit n’ Carlyle MôT $/WY£.Ta$T e>im ^y._r~T7—n— ©2001 by NEA, Inc.www.comics.com 2:59 am You’re still unconscious.i- Medic Alert SPEAKS TOR YOU 1-BD0-66B-1507 www.meditjleft.ta Alley Oop WHO WAS \ IT'S OUR ) THIS IS AT THE ) CUE.NT < BOBBY DOOR, AVA J DOCTOR.' ] DA GAMA.' .AND THIS IS WELL.' 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