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THE 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Thursday, June 9, 2005 RECO The voice of the Eastern Townships since Adam Nelson takes top honours at 4-H meet.Werner Kyling charged in drug export bust WP*'* V* «35 Jeep Q.in®mvsnry- ¦¦¦ mpMSPBPwpif © quote re your |te your d Sn ell Certified )3 Railroad St.STANSTEAD fi.: 876-2785 mor., ISP* ® 34 arrested $5.5 million in properties and possessions seized By Maurice Crossfield After years of investigation, Bedford’s Werner Kyling and some 30 of his associates have been arrested for growing and exporting marijuana to the US.“It took years of investigation to bring it to this point,” said Patrick Cardiello, special agent for the US Drug Enforcement Administration.“We are reaping the rewards of a coordinated effort.” Wednesday morning some 250 police officers from the Sûreté du Québec, the RCMP, Vermont State Troopers and the DEA carried out a series of raids on both sides of the border as part of Project CURE.Hitting homes, businesses and farms in Bedford, St-Armand, Philips-burg and Frelighsburg, police raided 19 Canadian locations, seizing nearly $5.5 million in properties, farm equipment and vehicles, including $450,000 in cash.In the U.S., authorities have to date seized $2.5 million in currency and properties.Sixty-three firearms were also seized.SQ, RCMP and DEA agents also arrested 34 people, including Kyling, 62, and Jerry Couture, 47, both of St-Armand.Police say Kyling and Couture were the leaders of the group.They, along with nine others, will face an extradition order to be tried in Vermont, where they face charges of importing more than a thousand kilos of marijuana.Under U.S.law a conviction would Please see drugs Page 5 MAURICE CROSS FIELD Some 250 police officers from the SQ, RCMP and US DEA spent the day Wednesday raiding and seizing properties, and arresting some 34 people.Inset: Trucks and other vehicles were seized in the operation. page 2 Thursday, June 9, 2005 ¦¦THK » RECORD Briefs Ticket to ride Sherbrooke is encouraging more people to use the city’s transit services this summer with two new offerings.The l’étéBus bus pacc mves children under 17 a ticket to ride for the entire summer for just $43.25.The Société de Transport de Sherbrooke is hoping this pass will reduce the need for parents to shuttle their children to their summer activities.On two routes, 8 and 88, riders will be able to travel with their bikes, using a specially mounted two-bike rack on the bus.The rack is self-loading and can be used at any stop along the route.The racks will be installed beginning June 13 and service will continue until Aug.20, with the possibility of extension depending on feedback.Feedback forms about the Vélo-bus service will be available on the buses on Routes 8 and 88, which provide weekday and weekend service between the University of Sherbrooke, downtown and the Collège de Sherbrooke.Centraide distributes funds Centraide Estrie is donating over $1 million to 67 organizations in the Estrie region this year and it’s funneling most of funds into helping the poor.The foundation released its list of recipients Tuesday.About $200,000 will be handed over to pro- jects for helping the poor with financial and food services that include nine soup kitchens in the Estrie region.Funding will also go towards helping youth.Over $150,000 will go into youth homes.Help centres for women will also get funding for their services.A new organization on the list includes the Maison Caméléon with $8,000 for its services for mentally and physically handicapped adults.Funding for more Connected Communities Bromont’s innovative Connected Communities program has been given $150,000 to help expand its scope outside of the local municipal realm.The funding will be used for the creation of the Villes Internet du Québec program.It will have to create a business plan, set up an Internet Web site and create an observatory of online democracy initiatives.Villes Internet will also create a guide to setting up municipal web sites, explaining what works and what doesn’t.As such it will serve as a knowledge base, drawing largely from Bromont’s Connected Communities program, one of the first of its kind in Canada.Villes Internet will be teaming up with the faculty of administration of the Université de Sherbrooke and the Centre francophone d’in-formatization des organizations (CEFRIO).Celebrating 150 years in Cleveland COURTESY COMITTEE Richmond MNA Yvon Vallières presented a $1,000 cheque to the committee organizing the 150th anniversary celebrations of Cleveland Township.Pictured are David Crack, Claudette Lapointe, MNA Vallières, Cleveland mayor Gerald Badger and Pierre Grandmont.Structure Laferté sets up shop in Ayer’s Cliff Directors of Structure Laferté headquartered in Drum-mondville have just purchased shares in Groupe TPF, a manufacturer of roof trusses and open floor joists, which will allow the company to increase production to meet demands.This good news will ensure that Groupe TPF will continue operations, and jobs will remain in Ayer’s Cliff.Structure Laferté is a manufacturer of wooden structural elements (roof trusses, floor joists and prefabricated walls) with two plants in Drummondville.At the present time, 80 workers are handling manufacturing operations.The plants serve the clients of the Laferté renovation centres, contractors and people in the regions of Drummondville, Ste Hyacinthe and Montreal’s south shore.With this new acquisition, Structure Laferté also hopes to serve the immediate area of Ayer’s Cliff and the American market.The project, which took shape barely two months ago, is already in full gear.The directors have invested several hundred thousand dollars to improve the efficiency of the plant.They have acquired new equipment, refurbished existing machinery and hired a dozen workers.Structure Laferté is a business partner of Quincailleries Laferté which has been operating in Drummondville and Saint-Hyacinthe since 1929.The Laferté renovation centres are now directed by Louis-Jacques Laferté, who took over from his father a few years ago.The company, a member of Groupe I.L.D.C., the biggest purchasing group in Canada, is a leader in its field and now has four stores and more than 300 employees.Among the projects for further expansion the directors are considering is entry into the American market, which would lead to an expansion of the plant and an increase in the need for manpower.Record Giveaway The Record has two passes for green fees to Longchamps golf course in Sherbrooke.The passes are not valid for Friday, Saturday or Sunday morning before 1 p.m.or on holidays, but golfers can tee off any other time.To qualify please clip this coupon and return to The Record before June 17.Name: Address: Telephone number: Weather Today: Cloudy with sunny periods.60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon and in the evening with risk of a thunderstorm.High 25.Friday: A mix of sun and cloud.Low 18.High 30.Saturday: Cloudy with 70 percent chance of showers.Low 17.High 25.Sunday: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers.Low 17.High 27.Ben by Daniel Shelton WHEN X TAW; AS L0N6AS I HAVE THIS JERSEY ON, IM COACH PATTY.NICHOLAS.REMEMBER WHAT I W YOU KFORE.A) WHAT A&OUT WHEN YOU TAKE THE T-SHIRT OFF?.OFF THE JERSEY, I'M YOUR MOM.NATHAN/ ~_I Wi nK j ^RECORD: Thursday, June 9, 2005 page 3 Windsor hospital to resume weekend schedule Hours will be limited By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record f ¦¦¦¦jhe emergency ward and the testing I laboratory at St.Louis hospital in Windsor is set to resume weekend service starting July 16, but the hours will be limited to four and a half hours on Saturdays and Sundays, according to St, Francis Valley health centre director Richard Arsenault.The plan, said Arsenault, is to have the weekend services eventually restored to the previous 12-hour days.But he argues the hospital needs a large enough patient load before the former schedule can be reintroduced.“We plan to return the ward to its former 12-hour days, seven days a week, but the doctors are not willing to commit to a full day schedule if we cannot provide them with enough patients,” said Arsenault.“The doctors are paid for each patient they see, not by the hours they put in.Until we can be sure there will be enough patients coming in to the ward on the weekend, the doctors we have available will only put in a half day.” Arsenault said the ward will be staffed by one doctor for now and be open from 8:30 a.m.until 1 p.m.But, he added, patients waiting for treatment after 1 p.m.can remain at the ward until they are seen.Arsenault could not say how long it will take to build up a large enough patient load for the weekend and extend the hours of the ward.“The ward was closed down at the end of last year, and many patients have gone to other hospitals for their care in the meantime,” he said.“It will take a while before they return to St.Louis.The more patients that show up at the ward on weekends, the faster we can increase the hours the ward stays open.” The ward was shut down on the weekends after the regional health board in Sherbrooke told the health centre it could not supply the extra doctors needed for the weekend shifts.The shutdown sparked fears in the Windsor area that the hospital was going to close as part of a reorganizing plan by the provincial government.Local politicians such as Mayor Louis St.Laurent and Johnson MNA Claude Boucher, along with local union president Jean Lacharité and Windsor businessman Malcolm Wheeler formed a committee to pressure Quebec to save the ward and the hospital’s future.After threatening public demonstrations earlier this year such as the blocking of Highway 55 and occupying Premier Jean Charest’s Sherbrooke riding office, the health board reversed its decision and promised more doctors for St.Louis.BMP Foundation car raffle in full swing CLT»*» - - M& — * .-••• * &mt V Tickets for the annual hospital fundraiser on sale all summer By Joshua Bleser Cowansville f » |he BMP Hospital Foundation’s annu-1 al car raffle officially kicked off yes-JL terday, promising another summer blitz of ticket sales across Brome-Mis-sisquoi.This summer’s proceeds are expected to surpass $60,000 for the fourth year in a row.The money will help fund additional improvements and equipment within the hospital’s oncology and day medicine units, which will be helpful in delivering today’s more complex chemotherapy treatments and in providing more efficient care within the day medicine unit.This year’s draw will be held on Sept.9.The lucky winner receives a $25,000 credit towards the vehicle of his or her choice from one of the five participating dealerships: Rocheleau Chevrolet and Oldsmo-bile, Bessette Automobile, Cowansville Toyota, Deragon Ford Lincoln, and Der-agon Honda.Five cash prizes of $1,000 are also up for grabs.Tickets are $5 each and $50 for a book of eleven.They can be purchased at various stores and activities throughout the summer.In addition to buying tickets, supporters can contribute to the success of the raffle by selling tickets to friends, family, and neighbours, and/or by volunteering to sell tickets on behalf of the Foundation at various points of sale.“Volunteers are key to the success of this important fundraising activity, and we are always seeking individuals who are willing to give up a few days to help out in this regard,” says BMP executive-director Frank Johnston-Main.“All in all, it can be an enjoyable way to visit with people, and to help out an important cause.” If you’d like to join the team or would like more information about the raffle, you are invited to call the Foundation office at (450) 266-5548 or visit their website at www.bmpfoundation.ca.mZOZ.S 103>i::< page 4 Thursday, June 9, 2005 ! THE ¦ RECORD 4-hers show they have the right stuff kMSÊBÊI By Claudia Villemaire Special to The Record Finally, the time had come.Richmond 4-H Club members had been working toward this special day since the end of the fair season last fall.Saturday, June 4, the spotlight was on all they had done during the winter season, choosing an animal, feeding, grooming, training and all the other tasks required before even thinking about going out for the 4-H Achievement Day.The name is self-explanatory.Over 50 registrations for the various competitions was proof positive the club, with over 60 members, was taking this first venture away from home into the field of competition very seriously.Youngsters from Pee Wee classes up to 18 or 21 years of age, depending on the type of animal shown, were out last Saturday to reap the rewards of a winter season learning ‘the ropes’ of choosing, feeding and training their chosen animal.At this year’s event there were several new categories: horses, sheep, a goat, rabbits, and even freshly laid eggs were carefully prepared and finally, judged.Every Achievement Day includes competitions called ‘Showmanship’.This category puts the spotlight on the youngsters themselves who must be BCS Bishop’s College School Registered Nurse Summer School Bishop’s College School, a co-educational independent boarding school, grades 7 to 12, is looking for an experience Summer School Program nurse.The ideal candidate is able to work flexible hours during the period of June 25th to July 23rd .An apartment is provided on campus.Requirements: - member in good standing with OIIQ - bilingual: English and French Asset: - current certificate in First Aids and CPR Curriculum Vitae must be submitted by June 15th, 2005 to: Jeff Bray BCS Summer School Director Bishops College School 80 Moulton Hill Road Lennoxville, Québec J1M1Z8 1 Fax : 819-822-8917 e-mail : jbray@bishopscollegeschool.com We regret that only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted Reserve champion Emily St.Cyr properly dressed, (whites for dairy, breed colors for beef, etc.) and who must prove they can manouever an animal more than twice their size in most cases, around the ring at the proper speed, set them up in the acceptable show stance, keeping a sharp eye on the judge and their animal under control at all times.The protocol is rigid, the judge is usually strict and the exercise is CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE taken very seriously by one and all.But there’s lots of fun classes too.Pee Wees always win, trundling around the show ring for the first time.Most judges realize these youngsters are trying to manage a four-legged animal that is also experiencing the rigors of competition for the first time, is also young and full of mischief, tires quickly, (some calves actually lie down during the class, heaven forbid!), and both the handler and the subject can sometimes forget their manners and kick up their heels just for the fun of it.The ultimate, albeit serious, but comical class is the Over All Championship.CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE Isac Norris."Hey, I did really good for the first time showing," he announced.‘‘Came fifth out of six." CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE Rabbits were also on display at this Achievement Day First and second place winners in each age group of showmanship are invited to prove they can exhibit efficiently any animal that is being show this day.Consequently, each competitor must ‘show’ an animal from each category.That means dairy, beef, horses, goats, sheep must all bear with the embarrassment of being shown by kids whose experience has been limited to one or two categories.To present a rabbit, the youngster used to having a halter and lead line on an animal that walks beside him or her, it’s a whole new world, as one can imagine.Finally, after careful calculations, the Overall award went to Adam Nelson with reserve champion to Emily St.Cyr.Correction Playground getting $5,000 not $15,000 The people at Sherbrooke Elementary were surprised to learn in Wednesday’s Record that the city was giving them $15,000 for their playground and planning to change its I ! name.Unfortunately, our reporter j I made a transcription error and the j school is only getting $5,000.We apol-i ogize for the error which had school j I representatives surprised and cele- j : brating until we informed them it was | a typo.As for the name change, we are ! j looking into it so keep an eye on to- { I morrow’s Record for more on the j I multi-monikered playground. RECORD Thursday, June 9, 2005 page 5 Drugs: Cont’d from Page 1 bring a minimum sentence of ten years in prison, with a possible life sentence as a maximum penalty.Canadian officials didn’t give a definite answer when asked if the move was because U.S.penalties are more harsh than they are north of the border.Police also seized Kyling’s helicopter, which they say he used to survey his marijuana fields.He also used the helicopter to find pot patches belonging to other growers and police say he would then contract people out to steal the pot when it was ready for harvest.“We cannot let organizations like the Kyling organization take over our communities,” U.S.agent Cardiello said.RCMP superintendent Martin Morin said the pot was then hauled across the border using a variety of methods, from foot carriers to commercial trucks.The amount smuggled was not released, but Morin said it was ".thousands of kilos.” Further evidence of the size of the operation is that over the course of the two-year investigation US authorities found information on the ring’s activities dating back to 1991.“We are talking about important amounts every month,” said SQ.superintendent Richard Bégin.Bégin said there were other crimes investigated too, including assault and conspiracy to commit murder.The pot was typically grown in farm fields, either on the properties of those accused or on-lands where the owners were intimidated into turning a blind eye.Bégin said some were paid to have the pot on their property, while others were simply threatened to keep quiet.“This was a serious blow to this organization today,” Bégin said, noting there was no clear link to criminal biker gangs or other known organized crime groups.“We were able to seize four or five farm properties,” Bégin said.“But we believe it goes beyond that.” Also involved in the investigation were the Ministère du Revenu du Québec, the Canada Border Services Agency, the U.S.Border Patrol, and U.S.Customs.Later in the day Wednesday Kyling, Couture and nine others appeared in court in Montreal for extradition warrant procedures.The others arrested appeared in court in Granby for various charges related to growing, trafficking and exporting marijuana.If extradited, the 11 people will go to Vermont to be tried for importing marijuana.Bégin said the evidence MAURICE CROSSFIELD Tractors were seized.MAURICE CROSSFIELD Officers seize marijuana.Last April, students from Waterloo Elementary watched as this helicopter, now part of a huge drug bust, landed in the school playground as part of the level 5/6 study on aviation.The class had been learning about different aspects of flight throughout the year and received permission from the school board to have the plane visit the school.Pilot Warner Kyling, arrested in yesterday’s bust, responded to the children’s questions about helicopters.Local SQ_officers were on hand at the school to make sure that everything was safe.Arrested in sweep gathered here in Quebec will be used to support the cases against those accused, in Vermont.If they are not extradited, they will be tried in Quebec.Kyling is no stranger to run-ins with the law.In 2002, after seven years of delays, he was acquitted of kidnapping charges after it was found two witnesses lied during his preliminary hearing.Three years earlier his brother Carl Kyling was shot to death in his yard in Frelighsburg.The shooter was never found.Police say the operation is continuing, and that it will take weeks to tally up the amount of drugs, people and property connected to the operation.More arrests and more seizures are expected in the coming weeks.Bégin said anyone with any information, or anyone that has been threatened by marijuana growers should speak out.He urged them to contact the police, either by using the Info Crime line at 1-800-711-1800, or the SQ’s anti-gang number at 1-800-659-GANG.Those arrested Wednesday in connection with Project CURE: For Extradition to the US Paul Anderson, 47, of St.Catharines, Ont.Donald Pumkin Blinn, of Stan-bridge East.Brian Bordo, 47, of St-Armand.Martin Castilloux, 27, of Frelighsburg.Gilles Couture, 44, of St-Armand.Jerry Couture, 47, of St-Armand.Martin Clohosy, 40, of St-Armand.Werner Kyling, 62, of St-Armand.Jimmy Kimmell, 48, of St-Armand.Darrin Stewart, of St-Armand.TO FACE CHARGES IN CANADA Marie-Eve Bélanger-Desjarlais, 27, of St-Armand.Michel Bellefroid, 41, of St-Ar-mand.Eric Couture, 20, of Bedford.Joel Duchesneau, 28, of Bedford.Benoit Gagnon, 28, of Philipsburg.Anne-Lisa Kyling-Vandervalk, 26, of Philipsburg.Rudy Kyling-Vandervalk, 23, of St-Armand.Julie Kimmell-Orr, 42, of St-Ar-mand.Francesco Gino Luciani, 53, of St.Catharines, Ont.Danny O’Shea, 67, of St.Catharines, Ont.Davia Paige, 40, of St-Armand.Denis Pelletier, 62, of St-Armand.Michael Robinson, 47, of St-Armand.Andy Sylvester, 39, of Stanbridge East.Marthe Vandervalk, 55, of St-Armand.Todd Michael Wraight of Fort Erie, Ont. page 6 Thursday, June 9, 2005 ^RECORD: Community Forum So much for political forecasts Viewpoint Don Healy Somebody must know who first said it, but it’s a safe bet that most political pundits can’t name the sage they so love to quote.“A week - in politics is an eternity.” And ain’t it just the truth?Who would have guessed last month, that just hours before the House of Commons was to vote on a non-confidence matter, Canada would be spared an election it didn’t want by a serious leadership contender for the Official Opposition?Then, who in his right mind would have forecast that this province’s Official Opposition, armed with polls all assuring the PQa victory in the next election, would be put in search of a leader?Not all news is bad news of course and, as this scribbler sees it, both Belinda Stronach and Bernard Landry have exercised respectable judgment in tense circumstances, under conditions calling for decisiveness based on intelligent consideration, not on emotion alone.Ms Stronach’s instant ministerial status may be a bit rich for some, but she at least recognized that the Conservatives could no more win an election right now without the Bloc’s support than they could bring the down the government without it -and that victory at that price wasn’t worth it to anyone proud of her nationality.Bernard Landry is bright enough to know that leading the PQin the direction its more radical elements insist on -advancing ghettoization and calling another referendum no matter what its chances - is political suicide.These two politicians’ actions oblige both the federal Conservatives and the provincial Parti Que'bécois to take hard looks at their images and seriously question their objectives.Of course, only the dreamiest can imagine both parties doing that, but maybe, just maybe, one will at least give the suggestion passing thought.Whether or not either the Conservatives in Ottawa or the PQ_ in Quebec appreciates the importance of these two political surprises, the political landscape both in Ottawa and in Quebec has changed in ways that none of the pundits saw coming.So much, then, for political forecasts! Like weather forecasts, they are best taken with considerable salt and, if they’re of the long-range variety, better ignored entirely.Nobody can be more hopeful that there is a grain or two of truth in this thought than Jean Charest, with the polls all writing him and the provincial Liberals off a good two years ahead of a provincial election.Well folks, chances are that Mr.Charest won’t try holding his breath that long.No matter what the pundits predict and, with their record lately - two swings after the ball’s gone by - he may as well relax for a while.Who knows; the PQ’s upcoming stage performance might be more entertaining than threatening - especially if Gilles Duceppe struts out as the saviour.Add to that the pundits’ own sideshow.Believe it or not, they’re already betting that we’ll take them seriously.The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please be sure to sign your name.Onluy signed letters are considered for publication.RECORD P.O.Box 1200 SherbrookeJlH 5L6 or 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Sherbrooke Gazette (est.i837) in 1908.The Record is published by Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record.1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke.QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA Grewal isn’t the only MP deserving stress leave |r"|"-ftey don’t call it a pink slip when I an MP becomes more trouble than .X.they’re worth.It’s called “stress leave”.A paid ‘leave’ for alleged ‘cause’ sounds so much kinder and gentler than an outright firing and, bonus, you get money for nothing, the cheque is for free.Conservative MP Gurmant Grewal knows all about stress.He’s been forced to leave Ottawa because his leader became stressed enough to banish his latest and perhaps greatest MP misfit until ethics doctors give him the all-clear to return to caucus duty some day, if ever.Grewal, as you know by now, recorded the tapes of the damned.It was either a failed sting operation against powerful Liberals or a two-for-one votes-for-sale auction that failed to secure his minimum bid.Either way, it backfired when tapes that allegedly show Liberal desperations were declared edited and altered enough to prove Conservative deceptions.To compound the stress of it all, Grewal couldn’t even rush the tapes to Ottawa via another MP without being nailed for airport-security violations en route to losing his cushy elite flying status and first-class lounge privileges.But oh-so-many others are much more worthy of stress leave on Parliament Hill than the hapless Grewal, some crying out for a summer off, others in dire need of a permanent vacation.Ujjal Dosanjh: If Grewal’s on stress leave, the Health minister should be on long-term political disability.No matter how you piece together the sliced and diced tapes, the former B.C.premier is dangling one long, juicy cabinet-like carrot in Grewal’s face to induce him to defect.If Judy Sgro can be punted from cabinet during the Strippergate investigation, Dosanjh deserves equal treatment until suspicion about his behaviour is erased on Tapegate.Tim Murphy: The prime minister’s chief of staff should thank his lucky stars he has was entrapped by the Keystone Kops of tape-mangling editors.What plausible deniability Murphy lacked as the tapes unspooled amid many suspicious hints of shady deal ings on first listen was provided as experts detected quotes being manipulated.Still, a stress leave curled up on a nice blanket with lots of comfy fur on it is just the ticket for the guy to know in the PMO.Nina Grewal: The other half of Parliament’s first married MP duo was up for silent barter in the taped talks, chattel-traded like a deaf mute, which is hardly behaviour becoming of a duly elected member of Parliament.Hubby suggested she rated a Senate seat and there’s nary a word of agreement or objection from her in the transcripts.Might I suggest it’s time to Viewpoint Don Martin leave for a less-stressed husband?Peter MacKay: First the deputy Conservative leader was given the heave-ho by gal pal Belinda Stronach on the eve of her defection to the Liberals, followed up by a tearful (nay, pathetic) potato-patch performance as the jilted lover.Then he declared Grewal’s altered tapes “pristine” before putting his comments on a hasty rewind when it became obvious they were as pristine as a sewage lagoon.He desperately needs a stress-free summer-long leave dating all the loyal farm gals surrounding his daddy’s estate.Paul Martin: The prime minister hasn’t reduced the pace of his 15-hour, 15-coffee workdays since the last election, which was plenty stressful as a majority rule was reduced to a cliffhanger minority.It’s been a lousy investment of time.He’s been losing MPs, gaining skeptics and giving away billions while getting his name tarred, his fiscal reputation feathered.The man needs to hole up on his Quebec farm without television or newspapers for a month or two.Stephen Harper: The Conservative leader publicly backed his MP’s integrity during the taped negotiations.Wrong move.He backed the tapes’ authenticity.Wrong call.He said the tapes proved the Liberals were desperate and deceitful.Wrong party.Even the political Iceman is starting to melt under this stress-induced heat.Anne Cools: As if the Conservatives don’t have enough problems with MPs doing a wing nut in the Commons, now it’s spread to the Senate.That’s where Senator Cools, the Conservative mouth that regularly screeches, alleges she’s been hit by fellow Senators and witnessed them abusing children.No names are mentioned, but that’s the usual consequence of a hyperactive imagination that desperately needs to be put on stress leave until August 12, 2018, the date she retires at age 75.Don Martin: With apologies to flood-ed-out Calgary, the stress of looking out my window at picture-perfect weather for golf followed up by many hours on a beer patio demands an imminent leave from this computer.So goodbye. Record; Thursday, June 9, 2005 page 7 Bernard Landry: The Golden Years After leaving politics in the spring of 2005, Bernard Landry found that he was unable to simply stop working, despite his 68 years and warnings from his doctors about that throbbing vein in his forehead.Thus for several years he drifted aimlessly through a series of failed schemes and careers.In the fall of2005, Landry became a motivational speaker based on what he hoped would be a best-seller entitled Humiliation, Adieu.The premise of the book and his pitch was that one should not count one’s blessings but instill oneself with a boundless sense of entitlement.His mantra was “More, Mine, More.” Landry would dose off every speech with a signature line: “And remember, if it’s different, it’s probably out to get you.” Unfortunately, the program never took off, due to Landry’s tendency to lose patience with his audience and go off script.(A typical tirade: “What’s wrong with you people! Why can’t you just do what 1 say!”) Plus, while his audiences respected him and indeed turned out in good numbers to hear him, the general comment was, “He’s okay, but I’ve heard better.” As a favour to a friend, Landry filled in as a high school guidance counsellor in Rimous-ki for several months starting in 2006.This, however, ended in scandal when it was discovered that on several occasions he had “accidentally” lost student applications to out-of-province ______ universities.Landry remained defiant.“I don’t see anything wrong with what I did,” he told a reporter.“It is not so important for our young people to have access to as many opportunities as possible.What is important is the collectivity and making sure it stays put.Besides, we have everything anyone could want right here.Only through isolation can we truly develop as a people.” In 2009, Premier Pauline Marois asked Landry to oversee the campaign for Referendum III, which was based on the clear question, “Is an independent Quebec not what you want?” While victory initially seemed assured, particularly in the wake Ross Murray of the recent Pork Butt Scandal in Ottawa, the separatists again lost by a narrow margin of 2 percentage points.In many circles, Landry was made the scapegoat for having booked Jacques Parizeau for the campaign’s major rally in Quebec City.Rather than stick to the agreed-upon speech, Parizeau began rambling incoherently about “the pride of Quebec” and “we all know she has a thing for older men” before breaking into an a cappella version of Celine Dion’s “Where Does My Heart Beat Now?” After this setback, Landry went into seclusion, where he set about writing his memoirs, René Lévesque Was Shorter Than Me.Ten months later, he took on the post of executive manager of a series of Montreal hotels.Landry was apparently competent in his work but suffered from increasing bouts of paranoia, believing that his junior colleagues were out to get his job.He was constantly bothering coworkers with email surveys that asked, “How do you think I’m doing?” Late nights saw him at his desk mulling over the results and muttering “Seventy-six, seventy-six, maudit seventy-six.” The managerial position ended abruptly and again embarrassingly for Landry after the hotels’ multi-ethnic housekeeping staff walked off the job.“He blames us for everything,” a spokeswoman said.There are unsubstantiated reports that Landry then spent time working anonymously in a Gaspé car wash.One supposed co-worker told Le Journal de Montréal that Landry was a hard worker but “went nuts if anyone ever used a red rag.” It appeared that Landry would spend his declining years writing long rambling letters to the editor citing conspiracy theories about Jean Chrétien, a secret electronic implant, and the actual whereabouts of Lucien Bouchard’s amputated leg.However, in late 2011, Landry found his niche at last when he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Gilles Duceppe.Letter to the editor Social notes have their place Dear Editor: The recent letter by Glenn Coates of North Hatley really demonstrates he is a grumpy old man.Surely he has better things to do than fret over occasional write-ups of the local card parties and rural happenings.Some people do not like sports, for example, and likely never look at the sports section.Yet it would be unwise to remove this part of the newspaper as there are many who do play and like to read about sports.In a similar fashion, there are many people, especially seniors who enjoy reading about the local events such as card parties and small town news.These card parties and other events held mainly at church halls help to raise needed funds that keep these institutions alive.So when somebody wins a ten-no-trump prize at a card party in your area, you will know that person has helped to pay the heating cost or upkeep of a church or hall.Meryl Nutbrown Lennoxville Sherbrooke students recognized for promoting peaceful behaviour Students from Sherbrooke Elementary are being honoured for their involvement in promoting peaceful conflict resolution at their school.For the last three years, the International Centre for Conflict Resolution and Mediation (ICCRM) and the Chambre des notaires du Québec have united to recognize the efforts of Quebec schools which promote a peaceful environment by implementing the Pacific Path Program.Notary Hélène Descarreaux visited Sherbrooke Elementary students June 2 to present their congratulatory certificate.The Montreal-based ICCRM is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to counter violence through the promotion of peaceful behaviors.The first phase of the program, Conflict Resolution, consists of workshops intended to build students’ interpersonal skills and teach them a four-step conflict resolution process.The second phase of the program, Peer Mediation, involves the implementation of a peer mediation service where students act as mediators.The skills taught not only foster positive interpersonal relationships, but help to counter incidents of bullying and taxing.Hatley The Factory Store Friendship Day Sale! mML 30%off all merchandise Saturday June 11th, 2005 Knit Pants T-shirts .Boxers Stay abreast of news and events throughout the Eastern Townships.To subscribe to The Record call 569-9528.178 Queen Street, Lennoxville 819-822-2537 lennoxvilleoutlet@hatleylbh.com page 8 Thursday, June 9, 2005 RECORD: Bishop’s convocation Saturday, June 11 Louise Dennys COURTESY BISHOPS UNIVERSITY COURTESY BISHOPS UNIVERSITY COURTESY BISHOPS UNIVERSITY Scott Griffin Louise Dennys Jeffrey Lozon Bishop’s University will salute graduates and award honorary doctorates during this Saturday’s convocation ceremonies.Chancellor -Elect Scott Griffin will oversee ceremonies along with Bishop’s University principal Dr.Robert Poupart.Scott Griffin In 2000 Scott Griffin founded the Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry to raise awareness of the role of poetry in a society’s cultural life, and to award two prizes annually of $40,000 each for poetry written in English anywhere in the world.His is a Bishop’s graduate of 1960 in English and Philosophy, who worked at a variety of jobs before forming a venture capital company, Meridian Technology, in Toronto.Griffin is now Chairman and Director of General Kinetics Engineering Corporation, Top prizes awarded for the 2004-2005 academic year Bishop’s University Prizes 2004-2005 Prize List Graduating Year Proficiency Prizes The Governor General’s Silver Medal: Edward Wilson-Ewing The Chancellor’s Prize: Masataka Noda Edward Wilson-Ewing The Vice-Chancellor’s Prize: Taylor Rideout Gray The President of Corporation Prize: Julie Doyon Alex Lasnier The Vice-President of Corporation Prize: Robert J.Sowerby The Hon.G.Howard Ferguson Cup: Heather Dezan The Chief Justice Greenshields Prize: Heather Dezan The Webster Prize: Heather Dezan The Eileen Healy Prize for Leadership: Heather Dezan The Strathcona Foundation Plaque: Jessica Koury The Lieutenant Governor’s Award: Caroline Foster Prize List Undergraduate Years The Col.Arthur Mills Prize for Best All-Around First Year Student: Arlie Belliveau The Charles A.Shearson Memorial Prize: Anouk Boulanger The U-l Alumnae Prize: Starr Dostie The Alumnae Prize: Danielle Shafiepour Hie U-l Alumni Prize: Alexander Corneman The Alumni Prize: Steven Edwards The Ross Hunting Prize: Jennifer Kang The Bishop’s University Council of Part-time Students Sesquicentennial Prize - Degree Program: Jacques Rousseau The Elizabeth Ann Pennington Towers Prize: Marie-Eve Therrien which manufactures sophisticated shock absorbers, and of Advance Precision Limited, a supplier to the automotive industry.He is Chairman, Director, and controlling shareholder of the House of Anansi Press Inc., which publishes Canadian and international fiction, non- fiction, and poetry.Griffin is a Director of Canadian Executive Services Overseas, and also of the African Medical and Research Foundation, and Chairman of the Governors of the Sedburgh School.Griffin was awarded an honorary degree by Bishop’s University in 2002.He is installed today as the University’s eighteenth Chancellor.Louise Dennys has been acclaimed as a trailblazing force in Canadian publishing, recognized nationally and internationally for her commitment to Canadian writing and culture.Educated at Oxford University, Dennys came to Canada in 1972 and in 1979 became a partner in the publishing house Lester and Orpen Dennys.In 1991 she moved to Knopf Canada as publisher, and also became vice- president of Random House Canada.As a premier publisher of fiction and non-fiction, her publishing imprints have become synonymous with outstanding literary merit and commercial success, and include such writers as Yann Martel, Michael Ondaatje, Mordecai Richler, General Romeo Dallaire, Carol Shields, Jane Jacobs, and Naomi Klein, to name only a very few.Dennys is a former Chair of the Association of Canadian Publishers’ International Committee, and a past President of PEN Canada.Jeffrey C.Lozon Jeffrey Lozon is president and Chief Executive Officer of St.Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.He holds a BA.from University of Guelph and a Masters in Health Services Administration from the University of Alberta; he began his career as a hospital administrator in Saskatchewan and Alberta, at the same time lecturing in health administration at the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Alberta.In 1985 he became Executive Director of Manitoba Health Organizations Inc., in Winnipeg, and in 1987 was named president and CEO of Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton.He joined St.Michael’s Hospital in 1991, and is also an Associate Professor of Health Administration in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto.Lozon served as Deputy Minister of Health and Long-term Care for the Province of Ontario in 1999-2000.The Record extends congratulations to all Bishop's University graduates and wishes each a prosperous and satisfyingfuture.Doctor of Civil Law, honoris causa ¥% »% % 4.» Stanstead Review Serving Stanstead and ITS BORDER COMMUNITY Also See: Party time! Border Fest returns June 18 .see Page 10 NEWSROOM@SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Thursday, June 9, 2005 page 9 Convent gets new role There will be place for between 100 and 150 residents in the new residence.NANCY NOURSE By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Real estate investors take notice: the Ursuline Convent is no longer for sale.The 120-year-old building has found a new owner, Raymond Richard, a resident of the Montreal area.Richard has big plans for the historic site at the heart of the Stanstead community.While local residents were sad to see the Order of Ursuline Nuns move to Magog, they should be equally pleased to know that this beautiful structure will create a valuable service once again within the community.Richard has already started the ground work on his project to bring a quality establishment to the area that will benefit both autonomous and non-au-tonomous seniors.Richard says there will be place for between 100 and 150 residents “with ample space to feel at home,” and plans to use the auditorium as a venue for theatrical and music activities on a regular basis.The facility will also provide the necessary training for new employees who are not familiar with “what it means to provide care for an elderly person, especially one who is facing the loss of autonomy.” One feature that will set this new project apart from other seniors’ homes is that the standard of care will be the same across the board — even if a person’s health was to deteriorate, the rate would remain the same.“Many other residences offer extra services, like help with the bath or meals in your room, cable connections and other features, but with this comes an increase in the rate they are paying.These types of things will be offered to everyone at no extra charge,” Richard said.Richard is optimistic about this new project, and wanted local residents to know that he wishes to provide an environment that is pleasant, sociable and stree-free.Council shows support for park By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Stanstead has guaranteed continued support for Weir Park, and will maintain its three members on the park's steering committee.At Monday night's regular meeting of the town council, a resolution offering to match any contribution by Ogden, over and above the amount that is taken through taxes.For example, if Ogden collects $4,000 in taxes and adds another $2,000 donation, Stanstead council will match the donation.Council also voted to maintain the agreement which supplies two men and 16 hours of maintenance to the park.Because of the park's relationship with the municipality, Weir Park has the right to use any equipment owned by Stanstead free of charge.Mayor Raymond Yates is pleased at the way council has responded to the needs of Weir Park, since the majority of park users are from the Stanstead area.Stanstead has always welcomed residents of neighboring communities to its four community parks, free of charge.One of the major expenses in the near-future for Weir Park will be the restructuring of the septic system.Council discussed who should be responsible for paying for the work, and how money could be raised to support the repairs.No decisions were made at this month's meeting.Councillor Jody Stone told council that the response to the weekend of village-wide garage sale-son June 11 and 12 has been outstanding.Already there are 48 registered sites involving over 60 families and still room for more.This number does not include Border Lake Camping, which will also be holding garage sales.It was also noted that the Family Counter/Comptoir Familiale will also be open both Saturday and Sunday.While Stone reminded everyone that permits would not be necessary for this community event, if people wanted their site put on the map being distributed by the Association des Loisirs de Stanstead and La Ville de Stanstead they should get the information in to him as soon as possible.These brochures will be available at local dépanneurs and IGA Roy.To register (no charge), contact Jody Stone at 876-7256 or by e-mail at jstone@stanstead-online.com.Maryse Trepannier's contract as recreational director for Stanstead was renewed.Any resolution concerning the contract renewal for the head of maintenace was once again put off until a later date.A resident of Stanstead put forth a request to have the municipality pay for a repair to a sewage blockage.Director-general Diane Groleau said there correct procedure for a property owner to follow when a sewage blockage is discovered is to contact a plumber and have the plumber find the cause of the problem; if the blockage is on municipal propetry, the plumber should call the municipality to report the problem.Groleau said the majority of the time, the blockage is on the property owner's side of the system, and will be the responsiblity of the property owner to repair.R.& B.Inspection made the rounds recently and discovered that the resident who put forth the bill had a blockage caused by a problem in the municipal system.A section of pipes will be replaced by the municipality to fix the problem.Mme Groleau also said that many people are unaware that there are actually bylaws in Stanstead and many other communities restricting the kind of trees that you can plant on your property.Some species are known to have ‘water chasing roots’ which means that the roots of trees, like those of poplar trees, will do anything they must just to follow a source of water, including growing through pipes and even cement basement walls into the pipes of someone’s home.The municipal inspector's contract will run three days a week, rather than the two to three specified in the original agreement.Councillors Pierrette Gosselin and Matthew Farfan both said they were encouraged by the increase in renovations and new constructions in Stantead.A new section of security fencing will be put up at the sports complex on Park Street after council came to an agreement with the men's softball league.Councillor Ben Kramer asked that cement blocks be installed at both entrances to the complex to prevent motorcycles from circulating in the park.Kramer said it could endanger the lives of children and adults using the park.Councillor Jody Stone told council that the response to the village-wide garage sales on June 11-12 has been outstanding.Already there are 48 registered sites involving over 60 families and still room for more. page 10 Thursday, June 9, 2005 Stanstead REVIEW Caisse Pop makes donation to Border Minor Hockey Association NANCY NOURSE/CORRESPONDENT Date: li PAYHZ a t'ortfre de iiik ki H«>ts Mil i ! CC-UARS Ovvauhns dv Star* tead 1>U: m m Border Minor Hockey Assoc.President Tim Bronson (right) and vice-president Luc Godbout (left) receive a cheque for $3,000from Director-General Mario Scallon (centre) of the Caisse Populaire de Stanstead.By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Border Minor Hockey Association will be starting up a new season with a generous donation of $3,000 donation from the Caisse Populaire of Stanstead to help defray operating costs.The association will be holding registrations on Friday, June 10 from 7-9 p.m.and Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.at the Stanstead College Arena.The co-ed league is made up of players from both sides of the border, including Derby, Vt.and Ayer’s Cliff, Quebec, and range in age from five to 16 years of age.President for the 2005-2006 season is Tim Bronson who is also a volunteer coach for the PeeWee team.Like most other volunteers working to make this activity a success for the young people in the area, Luc Godbout also wears several hats, including that of head coach and director.Bronson notes that Godbout is in charge of all the other coaches, making sure that all rules and info from Hockey Quebec filter down through the various groups and that the coaches understand the guidelines that Hockey Quebec has set out for its younger players.Godbut is also the general contact person for the association which means that all info from other leagues about tournaments and games.Bronson said Hockey Quebec is very particular about the kind of instruction that the players learn and how, at least until the child reaches nine or 10 years of age.“I started playing hockey myself around six years of age, right here at the Stanstead College arena with the Border Minor Hockey Association.At that time, there were two leagues, one American and one Canadian which later blended into what we know today” added Bronson.Bronson explained that a commitment to today’s league, for both players and parents, means that you are willing to commit to not only home games but also out of town league games in Coaticook, Magog, East Angus, Lac Megantic, Fleurimont and three different rinks in Sherbrooke.Every team in the association is guaranteed 18 games - nine home and nine away during the regular season.Bronson indicated that each child receives some 35-45 hours on-ice instruction, not counting tournaments.A player who shows exemplary talent and ambition also has the opportunity to go on to what is known as the double-letter league, sponsored by Hockey Quebec and Hockey l’Estrie, which encourages them to play more intense hockey.Last year, there were 15 border minor hockey ‘graduates’ who went on to play double letter hockey.There is also an even more advanced league called Triple-A Hockey to which several Border Minor Hockey Association players participate.These teams play three or four tournaments each year.Bronson went on to say that there are both positives and negatives to being president of the Border Minor Hockey Association.Among the positives is the satisfaction of being able to maintain and bring a really good hockey program to the kids in the area like the one he experienced growing up in the Stanstead area.He has fond See Caisse Page 12 Entrants sign up for Border Fest parade By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Nâncy Taylor and Maiyse Trepannier have been working hard to create a parade that people will want to participate in and will remember for a long time.The parade will once again begin, at 10:30 p.m., at the old Motel 55 parking lot at the far end of Stanstead and will finish at Sunnyside School.“We have seven or eight floats signed up already and hopefully more before we are done,” Taylor said.“We’ve been contacting local businesses and organizations to see if they would like to join us.We even have a live rock band of young people from the area who will be performing on one of the floats.” The parade will once again be M.C.-ed by local animator Phil Desormeaux and Maryse Trepannier.The Colby-Croft Museum will be putting in the Concord Hackwagon from their collection, that was used in the days of the stagecoach run from Boston to Montreal.Taylor noted that the StarFlash company has agreed to take charge of animating events for the afternoon.Taylor said she learned of this company when her shop held its annual summer party for the workers.She was impressed by the creativity of the animators and their organizational abilities, and immediately thought of them when the committee was discussing activities for the afternoon to provide an alternative to the Truck Pulling Event, scheduled at the Sports Complex in Stanstead that same day.StarFlash has plans for games to suit all ages, including water games, beach volleyball, “slip and slide” tug-of-war and parachute games, which are always a big hit with the kids.The Border Fest Committee will also be holding a traditional bingo event, so be sure to bring your own chips.Allen and Gaétan Flanders will be co-ordinating the games under the big tent.Last year’s Border Fest was was short on activities designed especially for the youth and president Jody Stone plans to remedy the situation this year with a techno-dance complete with DJ in the gym of l’École du Jardin des Frontières during the evening hours.While weather is always a factor, the Committee is determined to be ready for all kinds of weather — lots of hot coffee on the premises, just in case.Lionel trains lead parade of collectibles at Border Fest By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent If you've ever met Robert Sheldon, then it didn’t take you long to figure out that he is an avid collector of miniature Lionel trains and that he has traveled all over the world to find “the one that no else had” or one that was only produced in a limited edition.Whether it cost him a lot of money or much less than he had expected to pay, what's important to Sheldon, as is the case with most collectors, is that it was the piece that he needed to complete the collection.Last year, Sheldon brought a wonderful edition to the annual Border Fest, a spectacular event featuring over 50 tables of collections ranging from miniature bicycles to choice plates and dolls, and of course, Lionel trains.Sheldon has signed on again to bring over 75 tables to make this edition the best that it can be.To help him meet his goal, the Sherbrooke Collector’s Club has offered to participate as well.“I would really like to see this event continue for more than one day.With everything going on the Saturday at the other Border Fest events, people just don’t have enough time to really check out the exhibits as they are really quite impressive.You can’t imagine how much work these collectors go to just to transport their items from place to place, not to mention the cost of insurance, that is a must" commented Sheldon.The ‘Roy boys’ came 'a>t year with a great collection of the toys and fire trucks that they collect and are happy to share with others.They will be participating in the event again this year, Sheldon said.Émile Paré who won the Public Favorite Prize last year will be returning with his collection of miniature bicycles.David Lepitre has also agreed to come back with his heritage pictures.lots of fun for us to look at as well as helping him out in finding names of some of the local people from our past."The best part of an exhibition like this is also the friendships that you make and the ‘treasures’ that are to be found.The Ferrari exhibitor offered one guy $100 for his hat with Ferrari crest on it - tough luck - no sale.The cap obviously meant some- thing to the guy but in a different way than it did to this collector” added Sheldon.Because Lionel trains are Sheldon’s specialty, he offered a bit of trivia on the line.During wartime, metal was used for more practical purposes than toy engines.During this time the Lionel company put out trains made of cardboard to keep the interest of the kids - big and small- alive until they could get back to their original form.These trains were punch-out style and have now become a real collector’s item, worth over $900 in good condition.Once again, the public will be asked to vote on their favorite exhibits.The winner will receive a beautiful granite clock created by Picture This On Granite. Stanstead ————— REVIEW —= Confessions of a lazy gardener On June 1, 2005, a miracle happened - the sun came out.After weeks of below seasonal temperatures and above average amounts of precipitation (or what seemed like it), the sun came out and it got hot, hot as summer weather should be, and it was a call to garden! 1 heard the call and I really did mean to follow.I bought a few bags of dirt and a few window boxes to replace last year’s broken boxes.1 even bought a few flats of impatiens.For the last few days.I’ve sat around with every intention of weeding and moving dirt around.I just can’t get there because it’s too hot.Meanwhile, every time that I venture out in the car, my neighbours’ industry is more than impressive.They say that mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.Nobody talks about Eastern Townships gardeners who have been deprived of true spring weather.On that first sunny weekend, people descend on the local gardening centres like locusts and snap up every marigold, cosmos and petunia.Then they mow, shovel, weed and rotor-till like there’s no tomorrow.Finally, they plant flowers and the Eastern Townships becomes a veritable Garden of Eden.I spent most of May hiding from the cold, damp and the mud.Walks with Somebody’s Mother Ellen Goldfinch dogs out in the woods were slippery and depressing.Although the rotten weather got the best of me, the weeds in my flower beds flourished.The rain certainly didn’t make them afraid to come out.Once the sun reappeared, my excuses flourished as well: it’s too wet, it’s too hot.What I really mean is simply that I don’t feel like it.The horrible truth is: I don’t like gardening.I love flowers but I hate gardening.That statement is tantamount to sacrilege for a middle aged woman.There are people who can weed all day and tell me that after a full day in the garden, they feel good.I don’t get it.Between the bugs, the sun, the dirt and complete ignorance of gardening, I come away from the gardening experience far from refreshed.Dazed and confused is closer to how I feel.In spite of advice from well-meaning gardeners about planting perennials, it seems to me that even these mean perennial work.I’ve planted a few flowering bushes but there just doesn’t seem to be half as many buds this year as there were on the bush last year when it was sitting in its pot fresh from the store where it had sun, water and people who knew what they were doing with plants.I suppose you have to know about fertilizers and soil types and companion planting and.stuff.My dream is to go to sleep one night and wake up finding that elves have done all the work for me overnight.I would find something akin to the Hampton Court Gardens in both front and backyards.You might argue that I would lose the pride of accomplishment that I would certainly find in my own handiwork.Not likely! I’d just have a nice cool drink surrounded by my exquisite roses and say, “Those elves sure know how to garden!” Unfortunately, the elves didn’t shovel out my driveway this winter and they’re not about to do my gardening either.1 will get out there eventually and join in all this gardening madness but I still would like to know what happened to all those garden elves.I’ve got a computer but it just can’t weed like an elf.I’ll just have to wait till they come out with a robot.Ellen Goldfinch may be reached at radiomother@hotmail.com Canadian Red Cross Quebec Division Canadian Red Croae, Memphremagog Section (Stanstead) Gotl tournament fifth Edition 2005 TOURNAMENT 2005 JUNE 17m Proud partners tEljc Bufferin heights Country Club limiteb t îi* i VSaiJ i l tT Thursday, June 9, 2005 page 11 Parelli clinics postponed By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Deedee Howell, organizer of the upcoming events at Turtle Hill Farm, in Ayer’s Cliff, said this week that the anticipated visit by premier Instructor Larry Stewart, of Parelli Natural Horsemanship Canada, has had to cancel his scheduled appearances due to ill health.This announcement includes both the PNH Partnership Level 1 Clinic scheduled for June 11-14 and the PNH Harmony Level 2 Clinic scheduled for June 16-19.Stewart and organizers plan to do their best to reschedule the clinics sometime in the fall.If you have registered as a rider or spectator and want a refund, organizers will be glad to oblige or you may have the option of waiting to see about the fall clinics before you make your decision.Answers to rescheduling efforts should be received within the next couple of weeks.For more information, feel free to contact Deedee Howell, at (819)875-5133 (in French) or Leslie Stewart at 1-877-Parelli (727-3554), both of whom would be glad to help you with your questions.-¦¦THE" - RECORD DUNE VMUANCOVRI PHARMACIENNE SANTÉ&tM .¦Unir» 1—fl CLÔTURES RUSTIQUES LG INC Desjardins Caisse populaire Desjardins de Stanstead ScpMcûl Ccftlr«dtKn«fdelcebc Ca*edrtcmcrfctadrfcttt4 fur Ou»#* *4.n*ftinn|xè ftttwtmad ¦ CAMPBELL, BELLAM (ASSOCIES INC INSURANCE BROKERS * OOURTBtS D’ASSURANCES loue Uiolf Granite Works Let s dr na page 12 Thursday, June 9, 2005 Stanstead REVIEW DufFerin Heights hosts Champion bowling tourney By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent On Monday, June 6, the Dufferin Heights Country Club was bursting with energy as golfing fans gathered for the 1st annual Champion co-ed golf tournament.Organizer Michel Vallières, representing Champion Bowling Lanes, was pleased to see that the 84 golfers who made up the teams were not only members of the business community, and Champion employees from the Montreal and Quebec regions, but also from the THE RECORD a io#1 tfc^e an d s« c f cess prie»*