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Maeoe qivicept] 617 Bourque Blvd.Omerviile (819) 843-33801 THE .Record The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Music Fest 2003 May 31 & June 1 Ayer’s Cliff Fair Grounds to benefit Children’© Wish Foundation f website www.themusicfest.org 85 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Friday, May 30, 2003 5 STAMPS Rent hike threatens Bishopton post office TOM PEACOCK Residents of Bishopton are signing a petition urging their town council to help offset the cost of a rent increase at their rural post office.Winona (Judy) Smith, post mistress for nearly a quarter of a century is grateful for the support.By Tom Peacock Winona Smith, Judy to her friends and customers, has been the postmistress in Bishopton for 23 years.Before that, her parents ran the village’s rural post office for more than 30 years.Now it looks like a rent hike could drive Smith out of business.___Ü- “The mayor says he will help me to find a new place, but he won’t help cover the extra rent because I’m a commerce,” Smith said.“But I’m not a commerce, I’m a community service.” In 1993, Smith’s former family home, where the old rural post office was Please see post office Page 5 .Practice Makes Perfect PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Lennoxville firefighters got in a little practice for an extrication competition to be held in Windsor on the weekend.Now that they are part of the Sherbrooke fire department, the volunteer firefighters of Lennoxville get to play with some of the big toys such as a ladder that goes a hundred feet (30m) in the air.\ 800 673-45 S 3 What did I misst We can help you hear it all loud and dear! • Hearing aids of all sizes • Custom fitting • Free trial period • Government financial aid available SHERBROOKE • MAGOG (819) 569-9781 GRANBY (450)372-1022 LE GROUPE FORGET AUDIOPROSTHESISTS HEARING AIDS page 2 Friday, May 30, 2003 ¦¦THE—— RECORD By Laura Neilson Bonikowsky CanWest News Five!?There are five?My God! What am I going to do with five babies?” exclaimed Oliva Dionne on May 28, 1934, when his wife Elzire delivered quintuplets.Elzire managed only to gasp “Holy Mary!” as she realized that their family had increased from seven to 12.Oliva didn’t know how, at the height of the Depression, he would feed his large psw lEj.Draw 2003-05-28 06 16 20 29 33 45 BONUS: (39) WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 0 $2,000,000.00 5/6+ 10 $48,728.70 5/6 199 $1,958.90 4/6 9,734 $76.70 3/6 179,664 $10.00 I Total sales: $11,211,611 Next grand prize (approx ): $5,000,000 | Draw 2003-05-28 10 24 39 40 43 4Z BONUS: to) WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 0 $1,000,000.00 5/6+ 0 $50,000.00 5/6 6 $500.00 4/6 723 $50.00 3/6 14,627 $5.00 J Total sales : $629,940.50 Eg tra Draw 2003-05-28 NUMBER PRIZE 699920 $100,000 I Claims; See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and 1 the official winning list of L-Q, the latter shall prevail MISE SUR TOI gSaHflT The irony of Quintland family.Nor could he have guessed what lay ahead for his five daughters.The births of the quintuplets, Emilie, Annette, Marie, Cécile and Yvonne, comprised a miracle beyond anyone’s comprehension.Multiple births, almost commonplace today, were practically unheard of in the 1930s.Their survival was certainly astonishing.The extraordinariness of their births superseded the quintuplets’ own presence.At birth, the babies were not expected to live beyond a few hours.Dr.Allan Roy Dafoe, who arrived during the third birth, gave simple instructions: keep them warm, feed them water from an eyedropper, bathe them in olive oil, and leave them alone.The latter was probably the most sensible advice, for overhandling would assuredly have over-stressed the babies.When the quintuplets exceeded the doctor’s expectations, he and a team of nurses and assistants took over the household, pushing Oliva and even Elzire aside.Nurse Yvonne Leroux recorded in her diary: “Five premature, scrawny, rickety, hungry mites- five in a butcher’s basket - blankets under & blankets over, shirting and sheeting for wrap - decent dishes, no screens, doors or cleanliness, and mosquitoes at night 8; flies in the day.Neighbors trying to be kind but being rather underfoot.” As the babies not only survived, but thrived, Oliva became increasingly concerned about feeding his children.His need to sustain them overshadowed all else.News of the multiple births caused a media frenzy.Dafoe, who had barely scraped through medical school and relied on common sense to provide medical care, was idealized as the archetypal country doctor.Oliva, antagonistic toward the press, was demonized as a heartless opportunist.Elzire, a loving woman whose sole desire was to raise children, was rendered as an ignorant peasant.Ivan Spear of the Chicago’s World Fair saw commercial possibilities in the astonishing births.The fair, a colossal flop, needed an exhibit with family appeal.Oliva, still in shock, met with RECORD FILE PHOTO jj* — g III I i i ft * I s i t \ tit la M*T«VLÜÉ » » » l l \ tt » \ il il » I 1 ft 1 tt « 1! If « ft 1 J$ \si « « i h g* Oliva Dionne and wife Elzire became parents of quintuplets in 1934.Spear on May 31.They signed a contract giving Oliva $100 immediately and a guarantee of $250 weekly for the rest of the year when the babies went on exhibit in exchange for “exclusive rights to pictures of the five infant daughters, newspaper pictures and movies; and to all advertising contracts that might be obtained for and with the children.” Dafoe reportedly told Oliva to make what he could, as the babies likely wouldn’t live long.Spear’s announcement about the living exhibit made headlines across North America and garnered a flood of counter-offers.The Ontario government intervened in the name of the King, who ultimately was responsible for every subject's welfare.On July 27 Toronto newspapers reported that Attorney General Arthur Roebuck was exercising his authority to prevent the exploitation scheme by breaking the contract and that the babies would “not be racketeered in some vaudeville show.” Ontario passed the Dionne Quintuplets Guardianship Act to protect the girls and “ensure their advancement, education and welfare” because “they are the only known living quintuplets and as such are therefore of special interest to the people of Canada and to people of other countries.” The government “protected” the babies by ensconcing them in Quintland, a special nursery where they would be raised away from their parents and siblings, tended not by their mother but by nurses directed by Dafoe, and put on display for the paying public.The irony of saving them from exploitation in Chicago to exploit them in Ontario seemed to go unnoticed.The Dionne quintuplets became a marketing phenomenon and tourist attraction.Their images promoted everything from automobiles to canned tomatoes.Carnation Milk ads claimed the babies were “thriving on it- gaining famously right along.” In truth, the babies refused to drink it.While the little girls played in their Quintland nursery, gawking tourists marveled and spent their money.Dafoe received $200 per month, while Oliva, unwillingly a member of the board of guardians, received $100 per month.Oliva began a nine-year fight to regain custody of his daughters from the government.The girls generated considerable revenue for the province.By the time they returned to their family, they had been viewed by three million people, and had become the country’s biggest tourist attraction and a $500 million provincial asset.Laura Neilson Bonikowsky is a subject editor of The Canadian Encyclopedia.To learn more about the Dionne QUINTS, CONSULT THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA AT WWW.HlSTORI.CA Weather Today: Cloudy.60 per cent chance of showers.Low 10.High 19.Saturday: Cloudy.60 per cent chance of showers.Low 10.High 21.Sunday: Rain.Low 11.High 17.Monday: Periods of rain.Low 8.High 16.Normals for the period: Low 7.High 20.Ben by Daniel Sheldon NOT TO \ YOU WERE THE SAME, YOU KNOW, AT HIS AGE.> worry, rrs JUST A PHASE-EVERY0OPY6OES THROUGH ' SOME 1 LONGER THAN OTHERS^—' Record Friday, May 30, 2003 page 3 Dispute over Magnola taxes could take two years By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Asbestos A dispute over the evaluation of the Magnola magnesium plant is being sent to a provincial tribunal and could take up to two years to settle, according to Asbestos town manager Serge Charland.“We don’t agree with the company’s contestation of our evaluation of their property,” said Charland.“That means it has to be heard before an administrative tribunal in Quebec City, and that takes a minimum of 18 months to convene.This case could take a while to settle.” The Magnola plant was built on Asbestos land in 2000 at a cost of $730 mil- lion and is presently evaluated by the town at $81 million.But because it has recently been shut down, its majority owner Noranda Inc.wants the evaluation lowered to $23 million.Noranda spokeswoman Hélène Gagnon said the shutdown has caused the company to take a write down on the plant of 75 per cent, or about $550 million, this year alone.“This is standard procedure for Noranda when we shut down operations in Quebec,” she said.“Our assets are devalued for economic reasons and we want the municipality to recognize this.” The town received over $1 million in tax revenue each year from the Magnola plant when it was in operation.If No- randa can get the evaluation reduced, the town stands to lose over half of that revenue.Charland argued the plant is newly-built and still very valuable despite the closure.“These buildings have a normal life of about 45 years and are supposed to depreciate gradually in value during that period of time, not after only two or three years,” he said.Magnola ceased operations last month after Noranda decided it cost too much to produce magnesium at the plant given a low global price for the light, durable metal.The closure meant the layoff of 380 employees.Noranda officials said the closure is supposed to last at least one year in hopes that the price of magnesium will rise.Charland said the town will ask that Noranda continue to pay municipal taxes based on the town’s evaluation until the matter is settled by the tribunal.He said the town will put the revenue into a special fund so that if it loses its case, it will be able to refund Noranda some or all of the disputed tax money.The town is facing a revenue shortage this year because of the Magnola shut down and the closure of the JM asbestos mine last fall.Mayor Louise Moisan-Coulombe said the town cannot pay its provincial police bill this year and is short in its payments to the Asbestos municipal regional council.Renald Côté gets leave to appeal incest convictions Son Donald expected to plead guilty today at Sherbrooke courthouse By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Serving time for incest and sexual assault, Magog resident Renald Côté has received permission to appeal a series of guilty verdicts before Quebec’s Court of Appeal.The convict’s case appeared this week before Quebec Appeals Court Justice Jacques Chamberland who deferred the case to a panel of three appeals court judges.Chamberland’s hearing in Montreal on Wednesday lasted a few short minutes.Before Quebec’s top court sets a date for a hearing by a trio of Appeal’s Court Justices, the defence has 60 days to prepare its brief, then it will be up to the Crown.That means a hearing is unlikely to be held for another year or so.In January, a jury of eight men and four women declared the 51-year-old Magog laborer guilty of several counts of incest, sexual assault and illegal confinement against his only daughter Isabelle between 1984 and 1989 as well as during the spring of 2001 while she was being treated for for ovarian cancer at the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke in Fleuri-mont.The jurors also found him guilty of sexual assault against two other young women.In his leave to appeal, Côté’s defence lawyer Pierre Gagnon argued the trial judge erred on several points of law and that the evidence did not support guilty verdicts on the more recent charges of incest, sexual assault and illegal confinement against his daughter.Gagnon argued the guilty verdicts should be tossed out because trial judge Paul-Marcel Bellavance erred on at least a half dozen points of law.He contends the jury’s verdicts on accusations of sexual assault, illegal confinement and incest which occurred in the hospital in the spring of 2001 were unreasonable because evidence presented at trial did not prove those acts beyond all reasonable doubt.Gagnon suggests the Appeals Court substitute not-guilty verdicts for those three charges and that it order a new trial on the remaining accusations.Gagnon is also contesting the fact that his client received the maximum sentence of 14 years for incest and that he is being forced to serve at least half that time.However that appeal will be moot if Gagnon obtains a new trial for his client.While Côté awaits his appeal hearing, his two sons Serge, 24, and Donald, 27, are also behind bars awaiting the outcome of related charges of incest and multiple sexual assaults against their kid sister.Both testified at their father’s trial that they were initiated to have sex with their sister when they were about six and nine-years-old and she was just four.They also recalled how they gang-raped her several times with their father, and how they assaulted her many other times either together or by themselves.Before her father’s trial began in October, Isabelle Côté succumbed to cancer complications in June.She was 22.Donald Côté, who has made at least three dozen court appearances, is scheduled to return to the Sherbrooke courthouse this morning where he is expected to plead guilty following lengthy and intensive plea bargaining talks with the Crown.Serge Côté is expected to follow suit soon afterwards.The three Côtés have all been in jail since their arrest almost two years ago in June 2001.FILE photo Renald Côté's defence lawyer Pierre Gagnon 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INFORMATION (819) 563-5627 A MAURICE CROSSFIELD Alain Trudel, Rollande Daudelin, Camil Picard, Claude Vezina, Michel Asselin, Richard Plante and Christiane Granger signed the agreement which will see the CLSC’s in Brome-Missisquoi and Haute-Yamaska working more closely with the Centres jeunesse de la Montérégie.MAURICE CROSSFIELD Alain Hébert explained some of the advantages of the new agreement, which will streamline the handling of cases in which both youth protection and CLSCs are involved.CLSC-CHSLD de la Haute-Yamaska.“We are strongly preoccupied by the development and protection of our young people.” Vezina said the agreement has as its objective making sure that not one child ends up “caught between two chairs,” or “be a ping pong ball between the two organizations.” As well as being a signing ceremony for the agreement, the Bromont meeting Tuesday afternoon between the three organizations was a chance for social workers and others in the field to learn more about it.Though the CLSC’s and youth protection have worked together informally for years, this week’s agreement formalizes, defines and streamlines the process.Under the new agreement clinical committees will meet periodically to discuss new cases.At these meetings information will be exchanged between the CLSCs and youth protection.In this way each organization knows what the other is doing.Information gathered by one organization is transferred to the other, saving time and effort, explained professional coordinator Alain Hébert."Evaluations will be transferred so there will be no having to start all over again with another organization,” he said.Hebert explained some of the benefits: Helping eliminate having children caught between the two organizations.A better understanding of the services each organization offers.Better access to the appropriate services and more coherent, targeted interventions.While parents may not like the system as much, children will be better protected.Hebert said there are a few drawbacks, including problems with client confidentiality, more structure for workers to deal with, and the possibility of ethical dilemmas for social workers.“But it puts the children at the centre,” he said.“Protection of children, their health and well being is a priority for us all,” said Camil Picard, director general of the Centres jeunesse de la Montérégie.“Children aged zero to 17 are the most Friday, May 30, 2003 page 5 — THE m RECORD Post Office: Cont’d from Page 1 located, burnt down.Rather than using the insurance money to rebuild, Smith decided to move her service to a space provided by the town.Her sister-in-law, who was living in the old family home, had already found somewhere else to live, and Smith did not want to move back into town.“I would have rebuilt it, but I didn’t since the municipality offered me the apartment.” The town council passed a resolution in November 1994 to provide space for the rural post office in a building they owned on Principale St.in Bishopton.The building also contains four other apartments.But the municipality sold the building last July to local businesswoman Francine Roy from Lingwick.Roy raised Smith’s rent from $133, the amount which was covered by the lump sum given by Canada Post to all its rural postmasters, to $200, an increase of $804 per year.Roy said the municipality had initially agreed to provide Smith with the apartment for the $133 Canada Post pays to all its rural postmasters for building costs.“But I should be getting $250 for that apartment,” she said.“And since the post office is there I have to pay double the insurance.I don't get a residential rate.” Roy said the rent hike of $67 will be followed by further rent hikes of $50 each year for the next two years if the post office is still running out of her building.“Before the lost rent was covered by all of the municipality.But now I’m the only one,” she said.“It would be a shame to lose the post office, I just think it should be somewhere else." Neither the municipality nor Canada Post has offered to step in to help cover the extra rent costs.Dudswell mayor Marc Lat-ulippe was unavailable for comment.Catherine Lortie from Canada Post said the lump sum of $133 per month the federal mail service pays to its rural postmasters to cover costs is part of the collective agreement.“We don’t get involved in situations that arise between landlords and postmasters,” she said.The Bishopton rural post office is profitable, and Smith said Canada Post does not want to close it down.But if nothing is done to cover the extra rent, then she is doubtful she will be &Z /' ** Please contact Stuart Simms: The Wales Home, 506 Rte.243 North, Richmond, QC JOB 2H0 Tel.: (819) 826-3266 • E-mail: info@waleshome.ca www.waleshome.ca U de S dépanneur hit twice in three days By Maurice Crossfield Police are seeking information about a man they believe has held up the on-campus dépanneur at the Université de Sherbrooke on two occasions.At about 10:30 p.m.Wednesday night the man, described as about five-foot-nine and weighing 145 pounds, entered the campus convenience store and pulled out a knife.He told the clerk to open the cash register and then get down on the floor as he left.“It’s probably the same guy that was there Sunday,” said Sherbrooke Police spokesman Const.André Lemire.“The verbal exchange was the same as the robbery Sunday.” In both robberies the bandit went to the same store, used a knife and demanded the contents of the cash.On Sunday the robber showed up around 7 p.m.The amount taken in the two robberies was not known.Lemire said during the Wednesday night robbery the man was wearing a multicolored sweater with a kind of Mexican design.He said it’s sure not many people on the university campus have such a sweater.The robber wasn’t wearing a mask during the robberies, but did use the sweater to conceal part of his face.The clerk told police he had brown hair and blue eyes.Based on her description police used a computer to generate a composite sketch of the robber.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sherbrooke Police at (819) 821-5544 and ask for Det.Alain Levesque.A man matching this description is being sought by police for q uestionning.The Wales Retirement Home r g T i r WALES Resident Alleda Nixon busy preparing Wales Home News for The Record and the Magog Outlet.From all of us at The Wales Home: Alleda Nixon Thank you, Alleda! TOM PEACOCK ‘If the town had sold the building with a clause for me, then there wouldn't have been a problem.' Postmistress.able to keep it open.“Since I am a rural post office, there are things I have to pay, like electricity, taxes, insurance, telephone bills,” she said, adding that all those extra costs come straight out of her Canada Post pay cheque.Smith said she feels the town went back on its commitment to her.“It’s fine that they sold the building,” she said.“If they had sold it with a clause for me, then there wouldn’t have been a problem.” Customer Nicole Robert started a petition last weekend asking for the municipality to ensure the continuing survival of the post office.She has already collected 250 signatures, a large chunk of the 409 customers who use the service.“The mayor told us he wants to keep the post office open,” Robert said.“And he said he would help us to find a new location.” But, she said, the municipality has offered no concrete solutions yet.“There are lots of questions, and no real answers.We want some answers.” In Smith’s words, it’s a family affair.“The people here are a part of me now,” she said.“I’ll take it as far as I can take it.I’m healthy, I love my job, I don’t want to retire yet.” A petition, currently being circulated by volunteers will be presented to the town council Monday June 2. page 6 Friday, May 30, 2003 - — ¦ THE — ¦ ¦ n __ Record - Community Forum Letter to the editor ¦t /A>.Reform presentation was insulting to teachers CniTAD 4-1- i.L * _ 1 t»rn r 1 , .C* _ .Dear Editor I am writing to express my concern about certain aspects of the presentation on “Learner-Centered Classrooms” at Massey-Vanier High School on May 26, 2003.While it is understandable to want parents to feel that the Reform will bring necessary and valuable transformations to their children’s learning, Secondary teachers and their work need not have been denigrated in the process.Whether it was intentional or not, the constant comparison of “today’s teaching/teachers” versus “Reform teaching/teachers” created a stereotypical and most unattractive representation of the teachers in our present classrooms.Secondary teachers were portrayed as insensitive transmitters of useless information, unaware of or divorced from the realities of the world around us, and woefully ignorant of current best educational practices.In fact, the only positive comment made about teachers was that the Reform includes what “good teachers have always done.” Unfortunately, this was counteracted by the insinuation that there are all too few “good” teachers.The description of the “traditional” classroom, presumably mine and those of my colleagues, was particularly offensive.What do teachers do each day if not guide, facilitate, organize, create and support a learning culture, listen, observe and advise, ask questions, encourage, co-learn, and assess and evaluate?What do teachers strive to do if not enable students to use information, solve problems, exercise critical judgment, be creative, adopt effective work methods, use information and communication technologies, discover and build upon innate qualities, cooperate with others, and communicate appropriately?All of these things are only PART of what teachers do on a daily basis.One might inquire when the presenters last visited Massey-Vanier’s class- ¦¦ rooms.One might also inquire when they last taught at the high school level.Reality often moderates theory.The suggestion that Secondary teachers are unaware of current practices is incorrect.Teachers have known for a long time that students are responsible for their own learning; this is not a Reform “revelation.” Most teachers are able to make real-life/meaningful connections to the material for their students - and do so despite the limitations and de- ___________________ mands of today’s - curricula.Most teachers know all about learning styles and consciously teach to them.The “new” assessment tools aren’t that new, and many people already use a number of them.I don’t think that anyone would quarrel with the general aims of the Reform.As teachers, we are accustomed to change, and we certainly welcome many of the changes the Reform will bring to worn out curricula and the old-fashioned Ministry of Education approach of teaching to exams.There are many aspects which are intriguing, and it seems that the Reform may open the doors to wonderful new possibilities for students and teachers alike.However, there are pressing concerns at the Secondary level (at least at Massey-Vanier), including oversize classes, significant behavioural difficulties (particularly at the Sec.I & II levels), a serious lack of resources (human, physical, and financial) and services, and a desperate lack of alternative programs/classes for students who are not CEGEP bound (maybe they exist somewhere in the Board, but not at Massey-Vanier).Last but far from least, there are two ______________ important ques- - tions for parents and teachers throughout the school board.The first is, to what degree will curricula be modified in order for teachers to cover the material, and yet do so in the man- There are pressing concerns at the Secondary level (at least at Massey-Vanier), including oversize classes, significant behavioural difficulties (particularly at the Sec.I & II levels), a serious lack of resources (human, physical, and financial) and services, and a desperate lack of alternative programs/classes for students who are not CEGEP bound.P.O.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 5L6or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax:819-369-3945 e-maii: newsroom@sherbrookerecxird.com Website: wwwAheibrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCuuy Editor .(819) 569^345 Jamie Zachary Corresp.Editor .(819) 569-6345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mcr.(819) 569-9931 Sbrce Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 569-4856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)569-9511 Advertising.(819)569-9525 Circulation.(819) 569-9528 Newsroom .(819) 569-G34S Knowlton office 88 Lakeside.Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 114.40 8.01 9.18 $131.59 6 MONTHS 59.00 4.13 4.73 $67.86 3 MONTHS 30.00 2.10 2.41 S34.51 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7,1897.and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA ner of the Reform?The second is, how will work be evaluated, and what are the implications for those students who intend to further their education?The Reform will require a great deal of time and effort on the part of teachers if it is to be successful - yes, and those are the same teachers who will be putting in extra time and effort on laptop projects, the Restructuring Committee, the School Success Plan, the School Council, Governing Board, the Language Initiative, the Time Allocation Committee, the Prom Committee, the Awards Committee, the School Band, Inter-scholastic sports teams, school trips, noon-hour and afterschool tutorials, the Discipline Committee, the Report Card Committee, the Mentoring Group, Reform Committees, MAPCO, Curriculum Development Teams, the School Play Company.The presentation was a disappointment and a disservice to teachers.It is difficult to remember the last time our profession was as thoroughly patronized, insulted, and devalued in a public forum.Is it any wonder that teacher morale continues to decline?Gail F.Klinck Massey-Vanier High School Vice-President Appalachian Teachers’ Association Friday, May 30, 2003 page 7 ¦¦ THE m RECORD Serene is not a word normally used to describe Patrick Roy.More fitting ones come to mind.Intense, fierce, confident gusting to arrogant, superstitious, temperamental, belligerent, combative.Serenity, inner peace, has never been stuffed in his gear bag.It’s not exactly the kind of quality required when you make your living stopping rocket-launched rubber projectiles and dodging sticks and blades of giant wrestling gladiators.When Roy returned to Quebec City a little more than two weeks ago, after the Minnesota Wild’s upset ouster of the Avalanche, he told reporters there to greet him his mind was 90 per cent made up about his hockey future.It was obvious by the pleasure and passion with which he jumped on the Colisee ice the next day to help prepare his Remparts junior team for the Memorial Cup, there really was no remaining 10 percent of doubt.He looked serene.History,s winningest goaltender already had made up his mind to quit the NHL - but not hockey.People who saw him on the ice with his young hockey protégés were amazed at how he revelled in the practice drills, the patience with which he shared the secrets learned during an 18-year reign as the King of the Crease.Here was a hockey legend - Saint Patrick to many - trying on the robes, track suit anyway, of the professor of hockey.Roy did not attempt to duck the press during the week’s worth of practices leading up to the Memorial Cup tournament, as some sports superstars of his stature would have.In fact his casual access, often with younger son Frederick in tow, in retrospect, was a message that the boy from Ste.Foy was returning to ciwie street and folks might as well get used to it.He even found time for one late-arriving reporter who barged into the coaches, office unannounced, seeking five minutes.He gave two, but with not a second wasted.Roy will become director of hockey operations for the Remparts, the team that Guy Lafleur made famous in the 1970s.Roy and some local business partners resurrected the name and legacy a few years ago.He’s been a hands-on owner from the start, watching video tapes of most games and providing input into player trades and acquisitions.He,s even been called on to make a personal appeal to prospects in several cases, a persuasive voice indeed for uncertain young hockey talent.It’s not just hockey that will help Roy make the transition from big league warrior to small city entrepreneur, even though, frankly, he needn’t Serene Saint Patrick do any more paid work for the rest of his life.He and his wife have other business interests in Quebec City, including a unique Russian-style health and beauty spa that.s been a huge success and is currently being expanded.Patrick Roy’s departure from hockey, minus the Gretzky emotional waterworks, was about as typical of the man as could be.Having made up his mind before the beginning of the current season that is now finally into the final round of play-offs, Roy is attacking the next challenge of his still young life with the same determination that got him where it did between the pipes.He returns to Quebec City where there are still clutches of former Nordiques fans who detested him when he was the star goalie for the Canadiens, denying their team a realistic shot at Quebec Affairs Peter Black the Stanley Cup in 1993.To grind salt in the wound Roy ended up traded to Colorado in 1995, the very year the Nordiques left town - and won a Cup with their team.All will be forgiven eventually as citizen Roy and family blend into the Quebec City scenery, as much as that will be possible for a living legend.And if the attention starts to get to him there’s always the house in Jupiter Florida, near Céline Dions old digs.Just one of the rewards of a hockey career that’s brought Patrick Roy serenity., ;.¦Manorial Child Benefit Canada B 1 800 O-Canada (1 800 622-6232) TTY: 1 800465-7735 B canada.gc.ca B Service Canada Access Centres To find out more about all our services for children and their families and to receive your guide: For our children to be happy and healthy, they need many things.Some many are not.The National Child Benefit (NCB) gives financial support to low-income families.This helps parents work towards a brighter future for their children.And it also helps to reduce child poverty in Canada.are free, but page 8 Friday, May 30, 2003 -¦¦THE» RECORD Dawson ready to level the competition - , ,x****‘***, m sm PROTFCFONS NOS VAI FURS CANADIFNNFS At) PAYS FT A I FTRANC.FR www.forces, gc Canada a-nFridcdw ¦ Uny>H I « Pit La Haute Yamaska rolls out welcome mat DAVID ANDERSON/SPECIAL Exit 68's information centre on Autoroute 10 was buzzing with activity this past weekend as travelers were encouraged to stop by and discover what’s new in the Haute-Yamaska region this summer.A large tent was set up with colourful photographs and information booths on different towns in the region.More than 120,000 tourism inserts were also placed in La Presse.An online version of the pamphlet of the area has been posted at www.haute-yamaska.ca.succeeded and received gold in his event, and was also honored for excellence in health and safety in the workplace.That got Dawson a ticket to British Columbia for the annual Canadian skills competition at B.C.Place where he built his wall to a third place finish, qualifying for this year’s world championships in St.Gallan Switzerland.Dawson is looking forward to the opportunity to compete against the best bricklayers in the world, where he expects to be in top form.The top 20 competitors in the world will be at the event, and Dawson knows that it will be a challenge when he arrives in St.Gallan.“It’s going to be difficult,” acknowledges the Bishopton native.“But I’m going into an event like this and I am going to give 100 per cent.It’s a wonderful opportunity, and I am going to enjoy the travel.” Working at Maçonnerie Jacques Bailey in Ascot Corner has allowed Dawson to find the right amount of time to prepare for the competition.Knowing he would be competing since last May, Dawson understood what preparation he had to do for the event which begins June 14.“I knew after B.C.that I had to prepare, so since then I have been laying a lot of brick.To do well at this you have to practice, so I have been practicing RLE PHOTO Daniel Dawson is off to Switzerland for an international competition.building with a variety of angles, different styles of leveling, just making different things.” Dawson is being sent to Switzerland by Skills Canada, a national not-for-profit organization which works with numerous employers and governments to reposition trade and technical careers as a first choice career option for Canadian youth.Skills Canada’s goal is to provide a unique, proven, effective and efficient program to raise awareness in the current and emerging skilled trade and technology careers, by bringing Canadian youth into a competitive spotlight.Dawson is grateful for the opportunity.“It’s something that I wouldn’t have thought about doing,” says Dawson, “But now that I have the chance, I would love to keep competing.” By Scott McLean Daniel Dawson had been hauling bricks for three years, and wanted more.The Bishopton native decided to acquire a new skill, bricklaying, learning the tools of the trade, and par-laying those skills into employment.But when he graduated after completing the 900-hour class requirement, his teacher Gilles Harnois recognized his skill as a bricklayer and encouraged him to try his hand at the competitive level.“He pushed me into it at the start, but I became so interested in competing,” says Dawson.“I love competing.” Despite being a relative novice compared to his more experienced competitors, the 21-year-old pushed himself to succeed, easily handling the regional event at school last year and traveling to Quebec City for Les Olympiades de la formation professionelle et technique, the provincial showcase for various trade professionals to compete.Judged by the most rigid standards, Dawson 1^1 Natiorai Défense Defence nationale CELEBRATING Ckiftm/Uut • J/erue> ÛJ)«y CÉLÉBRONS / Québec Alley Oop 0 2003 by NEA.Inc ALL RIGHT I'VE CAPTDHE.D all the, COORD SCOTT GRAHAM Bilingual Auctioneers Sawyerville, Que., Canada Tel.: (819)889-2726/2876/Cell: 572-0126 Web: http://users.acncanada.net/pamgraham page 22 Friday, May 30, 2003 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities Êék % Auberge Georgeville Auberge Georgeville is currently accepting applications for the following positions: WAITERS/ WAITRESSES (day and evening) Above average remuneration.Full and part-time positions, plus seasonal bonus.Call for an interview._ ® Steven Beyrouty (819) 843-8683 ^ | 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities AZ/DZ OWNER OPERATORS required by a busy Mississauga trucking company.Short and long runs available.Call Jim or Pete (905) 826-0128 or 1-866-425-3280.BAKER WANTED for bread production, nights.Will train.Call (450) 538-6451.BE YOUR OWN EOSS.$$$ Earn up to S3.000.+ per week.Kennedy Transportation is looking for individuals that want to start their own trucKing business.Guaranteed work contracts for 1 ton cargo vans, 3 ton and 5 ton straight trucks and highway tractor-trailers.No experience required (G License), will train.Financing available.Call (905) 501-8779.Toll-free 1-888-827-6044.BOOKKEEPER - Granby area.Good conditions, health plan, friendly environment, experience necessary.Call Tom Hall (450) 242-6645.DAYCARE OR BABYSITTER needed, preferably in Sherbrooke North, days, for 14 month old.Call (819) 346-3403.DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING Lethbridge Herald.The Lethbridge Herald is seeking an advertising executive who is highly motivated, results driven and has proven experience in developing and implementing sales strategies.The positions responsibility includes all advertising revenues and sales management for the Lethbridge Herald, Prairie Post West.The Sun-Times and Internet Business.The position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package as well as opportunities for career growth with one of the most innovative newspaper groups in the country.Five to ten years experience as an Ad Director or Manager would be an asset.Please send covering letter and compensation history by June 2 to: Bob Carey, Vice- President and General Manager, fax (403) 320-9872 Lethbridge Herald or bob.carey @ leth-bridgeherald.com.iTHEi CLASSIFIED 100 Job Opportunities FOR STUDENTS: Waiter - Waitress, Bus boy / bus girl, for the summer.Please send your c.v.to Knowlton Golf Club, P.O.Box 150, Knowlton, Que., JOE 1V0, tel.(450) 243-6622, attn: Joey Richard.HOMEWORKERS NEEDED! Assembling products, mailing/processing circulars, copy/mailing/ PC disk-program.FREE INFORMATION www.gifts-plus-online.com or send S.A.S.E.: Crafts.8-7777 Keele St., Reference 7-701, Concord, Ontario L4K 1Y7.1-705-726-6795.HOMEWORKERS WANTED.$529.27 weekly.Process mail or assemble products at home.(416) 703-5655, 24 hour message, www.HomejobSecrets.com or write:- Consumer 599B Yonge St.#259-430.Toronto ON.M4Y 1Z4.LIFEGUARD NEED-ED.North Hatley beach.Must have Instructors.40 hours a week, rain or shine.8 weeks guaranteed.Contact Daryl Williams (819) 842-1463.MOMS, looking to make some money while staying home?Discovery Toys can help.Call me at (514)636-2762 or email to taraz-toyz@sympatico.ca for free information package.NANNY REQUIRED for 3 young children, summer position beginning end of June, full-time, live-in, Memphremagog Lake area.Competitive salary.Drivers license, excellent references.Call (802) 238-2553.100 Job Opportunities NORTH HATLEY RECREATION Society seeks 1 Life Guard with Red Cross Instructors, summer job, at North Hatley, at least 8 weeks guaranteed, rain or shine.Submit application to Mr.D.Williams, 28 Laprise, North Hatley, Que.JOB 2C0, (819) 842-1463.RETAIL BUILDING SUPPLIER requires: 1 Counter Salesperson, 1 Shipper/Receiver.Previous experience required, wage dependent on experience, exceptional benefits package.These positions are in Fort Nelson, B.C.Fax resume to: (250) 774-4888 or email bulley@pris.ca 125 Work Wanted LOOKING for a fulltime position as a Nanny in the Lennoxville or Sherbrooke area.Two years experience working with newborn twins and two years as a preschool teacher.Call (819) 823-1309.130 Courses BE AN INTERIOR decorator with our great home-study course.Call for your free brochure.1-800-267-1829.Sheffield School of Interior Design, 1597 - 38 McArthur Ave., Ottawa, ON, K1L 6R2 140 Professional Services PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Lawn maintenance, trees and brush clearing, interior and exterior painting or stone work.Call Terry (450) 243- 0290.140 Professional Services AIR CONDITIONERS Remember the heat we had last summer?Air conditioners sold out.Don’t repeat this situation, act now and call Ray Byrns of Climatisation Idealé Ltée to have his team install your unit immediately while there are plenty of models to chose from.Service is our priority.Climatisation Idealé Ltée, 6627 boul.Bourque, Deauville (Sherbrooke), (819) 864-1771 or (819) 571 -1774.NORTHERN-CROWN New Media: Creative strategy, Information architecture, Web design, Application development, Content Management Systems, Marketing.Creative Internet solutions for the challenges of communications in the real world.Innovative financing options available for small and large projects Contact us today: info@northern-crown.com, (819) 569-9990.toll-free 1-866-569-9990.or visit our website: www.northern-crown.com 145 Miscellaneous Services DAN’S SERVICE -Service on household appliances: washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, etc.Tel.(819) 822-0800.LAWN TRACTORS new/used, push-mowers, tillers, generators, etc.Service, parts, pick up and delivery.Easy payment plan.Dougherty Equipment Enr., Lennoxville, (819) 821-2590.145 Miscellaneous Services LENNOXVILLE PLUMBING.Domestic repairs and water refiners.Call Norman Walker at (819) 563-1491.ROTOTILL GAR-DENS, small or large.Bush hogging.Also small dump truck available and mowing lawns.Call (819) 572-4715 or (819) 837-1015.SELL, BUY, REPAIR, 35 mm, digital, cameras and accessories; passport pictures - $10 taxes included.Atelier de Camera Goulet, 297 Alexander, Sherbrooke, (819) 821-0153.TONY THE PAINTER will do painting and handy work.Free estimate.Call (819) 846-1763.UPHOLSTERY Free estimate, pickup and delivery.Fabric samples available.Spring and frame repair.Call Steve Stickles (819) 889-2519.147 Health WOULD YOU LIKE to lose weight, gain energy and be in better health?Yes! Contact Jennie (819) 832-4643.150 Computers •*t - a Have a computer to sell?Make your classified stand out.For $10.00 more per day, run a photo with your classified! Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our office in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.(819) 569-9525.150.Computers WHAT ARE YOU waiting for?Gateway PC's only $999 or $1/day! You have to see them! No money down! Windows XP free! 6 months AOL free! 1 year n site tech support free.1-866-286-3701 .www.dollaraday.com or http://www.dol-laraday.com 160 Music HONOLULU MAGI MUSIC, 201 King St.East, Sherbrooke, (819) 562-7840.Sales, trade-in, rental, repairs, teaching of all musical instruments.Full warranty since 1937.Visa, Mastercard and lay-away plan accepted.Honolulu Orchestra for all kinds of entertainment.Cars, trucks, motorcycles, trailers.Look for it in the classifieds.190 Cars For Saie 160 Music INSTRUMENTALISTS & ARTISTS needed to form a professional band to support an up-and-coming Canadian pop/rock male singer.Seeking mature, creative, and experienced individuals with a spirit of collaboration and a desire to perform.For more information, please go to www.northern-crown.com/entertainment or call (514) 9 3 4 - 2 4 7 7.Applications due by June 10.Auditions will be held in Sherbrooke on June 13, and Montreal on June 14.2003.190 Cars For Sale 1985 PLYMOUTH RELIANT 4 door, automatic, 170.000 km.Cheap transportation.Asking $500.Call (819) 876-5019.190 Cars For Sale Estrie Auto Centre ?¦unjKi Hmn Subaru 2002 VOLVO 5 cyl.14,500 km., carbon grJBWwjflrlfflner 2002 VOLVO V70 XC cross country wagon, awd.black, taupe leather, fully loaded.48,000 km.S45,995 2001 VOLVO S40 sedan, auto, 4 cyl., 1.9L, turbo, AM/FM/CD, torch red, taupe leather seats, demo car.23,000 km.S29.495 2001 VOLVO V40 wagon, auto, 4 cyl.1.9L.turbo, AM/FM/CD.touring package: wood effect inlay, power driver seat, beige leather, blackberry, demo car, 15,000 km.829,495 2001 SUZUKI ESTEEM auto, 4 cyl., dark green, 12,000 km.S14.995 2001 SUZUKI ESTEEM GL auto.4 cyl., grey, A/C, 46,000 km, 813,595 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK, AWD wagon, 4 cyl., 2.5L, auto, blue, tinted glass, deflector, fully equipped 2001 SUBARU OUTBACK, 4 cyl., 2.5L, auto, wagon, green, fully loaded, 60,000 km.2001 SUBARU OUTBACK wagon, auto, 6 cyl., H6, 3.0L, VDC, top of the line, 34,000 km., sea mist green 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK LIMITED auto, wagon, 4 cyl., 2.5L, burgundy, graphite leather seats, 151,000 km, mint condition.0 4367 Bourque Blvd., Rock Forest ~ (819) 564-1600 • 1-800-567-4259 ——THE— ——¦ =Record= CLASSIFIED Friday, May 30, 2003 page 23 190 Cars For Sale 190 Cars For Sale 190 Cars For Sale 190 Cars For Sale 190 Cars For Sale 190 Cars For Sale 275 Antiques LENNOXVILLÉ.OC •CARS* CHRYSLER 300M 3.5L, fully loaded, a/c, cd, leather, mags, moon roof, extra clean, 25,000 km., $29,375.CHRYSLER CONCORD LXi 3.51, fully loaded, mags, a/c, cd.leather seats, 30,000 km.$21,850.VW JETTA GLS.1 8T, 5 sp., fully loaded, mags, a/c, cd, 29.000 km„ $21,850.MAZDA PROTÉGÉ 5 2L, 5 sp., fully loaded, a/c, mags, cd, moon roof, 24,000 km., $18,995.PONTIAC SUNFIRE SLX 4d.auto, a/c, cd.19,000 km FORD FOCUS SE SPORT wagon, auto, fully loaded, a/c, cd, mags, 52,000 km., $14,375.HYUNDAI SONATA GL 4 cyl., auto, fully loaded, a/c, cd, 55,000 km., $13.550.GRAND AM SE.vUJLiijr, a/c, mags, 37,000 km., S15,275 HONDA CIVIC DX-G.5 sp., a/c, cd, 54,000 km„ $14,995.CHRYSLER NEON LE.5 sp., a/c.cd, mags, 75,000 km., $9,650.TOYOTA ECHO auto, a/c, 60,000 km.BUICK REGAL LS Premium 3800cc, flly loaded, a/c, cd, moonroof, leather and heated seats, mags, 54,000 km., $18,850.PONTIAC GR.PRIX GT 3800 cc, fully loaded, a/c, mags, cd, 65,000 km., $16.950 CHEVROLET MALIBU V6.a/c.cd, cruise, 51,000 km , $12,950 FORD TAURUS SE V6, fully loaded, a/c, mags, electric seats, 48.000 km , $14,650, HONDA ACCORD SP.ED.2 3L, auto, a’c.cd, mags, 53.000 km.$18,995 MAZDA PROTÉGÉ.5 sp„ a/c, Cd, 48,000 km., $12,950.HONDA CIVIC.Special Edition, auto, a/c, 67,000 km.122.000 km., $9.550 SATURN SCI.5 sp., 2d, 54,000 km.only, extra clean, $8.475 •TRUCKS & VANS" FORD RANGER EDGE.4L.auto, a/c, k/cab.4d, mags, 5,300 km only, new cond.$20,550.GMC 1500 SL 2 WD, 4.8L.King Cab, short box, 4 door, auto, a/c, mags, 44,000 km.NISSAN PATHFINDER LE.3.5L, auto., leather, heated seats, a/c, cd, mags, 4x4.moonroof, 51,000 km.$29,950 PONTIAC MONTANA SE SPORT.v6.5d, fully loaded, a/c, cd, mags, bucket seats, 63,000 km., $17,850.DODGE CARAVAN SPORT 3.8L, 5d, a/c, bucket seats fully loaded.58,000 km .$16,475.GMC 1500 SL.4x4, King Cab, 4d.short box, 5.3L, auto, a/c.mags, 65,000 km.98 HONDA CR-V 4x4, auto, fully loaded, a/c, mags, 55.000 km., original, $17,650 97 NISSAN PATHFINDER, 4x4.auto., a/c.cd.mags, 142.000 km,, $12.950 92 PONTIAC TRANSPORT, extended, 3400cc, fully loaded, 5 door, a/c, mags, 124,000 km., $12,275.95 DODGE CARAVAN, v-6, 7 pass., 96,000 km.only, 55,950.All our vehicles are inspected j and guaranteed.Financing with the Caisse Populaire or Royal Bank also available on site.*819-562-6133* 1986 FORD TAURUS, $1,500.Call (819) 845-4256.1988 SUZUKI FORSA, automatic, runs great, 40 mpg.Asking $950.Call (450) 243-0290.1992 FORD TEMPO, 4 door, air conditioning, automatic, 153,000 km., good condition.Call (819) 826-5860.YOUR FIRS! CHOICE 2nd CHANCE FOR CREDIT APPROVAL ON SITE IS AVAILABLE.2003 FOCUS SE, auto, remote starter, beige, 9,000 km.FOCUS SW, auto, remote starter, green, 11.000 km.FOCUS SW, auto, blue, 9,000 km.CROWN VICTORIA LX, full, green, 20,000 km.CROWN VICTORIA LX, full, brown, 19,000 km.2002 FOCUS SW SE, standard, blue.32,000 km FOCUS SW SE, man blue.32,000 km.TAURUS SE, full, burgundy, 17,000 km.TAURUS SE, SW, full, 8 passengers, green, 20,000 km 2001 FOCUS SE, auto, green, 6,000 km.FOCUS SE SPORT, auto, full, blue, 44,000 km.FOCUS SE, standard, air, grey, 44,000 km.TAURUS SE, 3L.fully equipped, white, 47,000 km.FOCUS SE, auto, air, green, 25,000 km TAURUS SE, 3L, fully equipped, silver, 49,000 km.2000 FOCUS SE SPORT, auto, fully equipped, grey, 32,000 km.FOCUS LX, black, 45,000 km.FOCUS LX, auto, remote starter, beige, 18,000 km.ESCORT SW, auto, air.grey, 100,000 km.LINCOLN LS, V8, full, leather, sunroof, silver, 37,000 km.TAURUS SE, 3L.fully equipped, burgundy.40,000 km.FOCUS SW, auto , air, green, 47,000 km.FOCUS SW, sport, standard, fully equipped, Zetec, blue.58,000 km.LINCOLN LS, v8, fully equipped, leather, sun roof, ivory, 46,000 km.FOCUS ZX3, Zetec, air.standard, mags, grey, 54,000 km.FOCUS ZX3, Zetec.air, standard, mags, black.54,000 km.1998 SATURN SL, 4d.4 cyl.auto, brown, 67,000 km.ESCORT, sw, air, auto , beige, 91,000 km.MYSTIQUE GL, V6, auto, fully equipped, beige, 94,000 km.TOWN CAR CARTIER, leather, grey, 39,000 km 2003 WINDSTAR LX, Ex-shutter, eligible to program, green, 31.000 km.E150, V6.auto, air, tilt, white, 4,331 km.2002 EXPLORER, Sportrac, auto.4x4, full, black, 20,000 km.DODGE RAM 1500 SPORT, quad, 4x4, v8.auto., full, grey, 55,000 km.RANGER EDGE RC, 4x2, v6, auto., red, 10,000 km.2001 RANGER SL, 4x4, XLT, air, 4L, standard, green.75,000 km.ESCAPE XLT, V6, auto, 4x4, beige, 39.000 km.F250 SC, 4x4, Lariat, leather, SIE, cap, diesel, white, 60,000 km.WINDSTAR LX, air, tilt, cruise, green, 37,000 km.F150 SC, 4x4, XLS, 5.41, short box, green.97,000 km.2000 WINDSTAR SEL, leather, fully equipped, brown, 35,000 km.WINDSTAR LX, air, electric windows, grey, 30,000 km.WINDSTAR LX, fully equipped, gold, 128,000 km.F150 XC, 4x4, 4.6L, short box, green, 60,000 km.F150 XLT SC 4X4, auto., 5.4L, long box, white, 48,000 km.DAKOTA SPORT, 4x4, SC, V8, auto, air.yellow.59,000 km.1997 VOYAGER.v6, auto., air, red.114.000 km.1995 WINDSTAR GL, full.2 air.beige, 121,000 km.4141 King Street West, Sherbrooke • 563-4466 For information (toll-free) 1-888 MEGAPARK 634-2727 Internet: http://www.megapark.com £ Magog USED OIXICEPT 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING, fully equipped, $17,995 or $293/mo $0 cash (4 in stock) 2002 DODGE bed, 4.7L, auto, IsPPSr3®^^ 2001 DODGE RAM 1500 LARAMIE SLT, 4x4 Club Cab, red, full, 49,000 km.2001 DODGE r‘KpT1|i"Mi 1 1 Quad cab, V6,5sp.®^«,^P 2001 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER, 23,000 km., fully equipped, guaranteed for 100,000 km.2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING, 2.7L, 6 cyl., silver, fully eq., 22,000 km.2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING, 2.7L, 6 cyl., blue, fully eq., 59,000 km.2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS, fully equipped, 82.000 km.2000 DODGE CARAVAN, fully equipped, 62,000 km.2000 GRANDCAEyWMMHpquipped, 59,000 km.$1®P^ifWocK) 2000 CARAVAN, fully equipped, 59,000 km.2000 CHRYSLER INTREPID, 55,000 km„ brown, $15,995 2000 DODGE CARAVAN, fully equipped, blue, 78.000 km.2000 CHRYSJH$V’ 4 cyl" salsa< 2000 DODGE CABmMg-, 6 cyl., white, 61.000 1999 DODGE DAKÛÏjWB^ab, auto., 3.9L, 4x2, 1999 JEEP G^jj^^g^llTED, silver, v- 1999 JEEP G^g»ftM0AREDO, black, 52.000 kB^wflfifil^quipped.1999 JEEP GR.CHEROKEE LAREDO, gold, 72.000 km., 6 cyl., fully equipped.1999 CHRYLER INTREPID, fully equipped,' green, 46,000 km.1996 DODGE DAKOTA, 4x4, Club Cab, white.^ auto., 97,000 km.| c 617 Bourque Blvd., Omerville (819) 843-3380 1993 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, fully loaded, showroom condition, 184,000 km.$6,400.or reasonable offer.Call (450) 242-2087.2001 FORD TAU-RUS, 18,000 miles, $12,800.Call (819) 845-4256.Find a new job in the Classifieds! For a better opportunity, check our Job Opportunities listings or take the initiative and place your own ad under 'Work Wanted'.Selling a car?Make your classified stand out.For $10.00 more per day, run a photo with your classified! Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our office in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.(819) 569-9525.(819) 569-9525 (450)242-1188 WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.BluBarn Antiques (819) 884-2151, (819) 837-2680.290 Articles For Sale AIR HOCKEY TABLE for 6 players.Western saddle.Call (819) 849-9829.BEDROOM SET: 2 dressers, 1 mirror, 2 night tables, 1 head-board and frame, queen size.$300.Call (450) 242-2087.COMBINATION RADIO and record player, cabinet size, $35.Vacuum cleaner and bags, upright style, $15.Men’s cross country boots (size 9) and poles, $35.Ladies cross country ski poles and boots size 7, $35.Call (819) 562-6520.205 Campers-trailers 26 FT.GOLDEN FALCON trailer, $5,000.Call (819) 839-2148 or (819) 876-2105.1988 PROWLER LYNX, 24 ft., awning, sleeps 7, excellent condition.$7,000.Call (819) 876-5911.215 Boats 16 ft.BOAT with trailer, 65 h.p.Mercury.Call (819) 876-2938.Have something to sell?Make your classified stand out.For $10.00 more per day, run a photo with your classified! Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our office in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.(819) 569-9525.290 Articles For Sale MAPLE TREES in pots, 3 to 5 feet, $10.00 each, 25 trees or more $5.00 each.Call (819) 835-9117.RECONNECT YOUR PHONE! Low rates, low monthly fee.Already with a reconnect company, transfer for free! No credit checks, prepaid long distance available, www.telereconnect.com, 1-866-242-3336.RECORDS (LPs and 45s), English and French books, CDs, cassettes, videos, etc.Le Disk’Hier, 88 King St.West, Sherbrooke, (819) 565-4866.Visit our unique decor.SAWMILL $4,995.-LumberMate 2000 -larger capacity, more options.Norwood Industries, manufacturer of portable sawmills, board edgers, log skidders, ATV attachments.WWW.norwoodindustries.com free information.1-800-566-6899 ext.200 C.STOVE, new kitchen set (table and 4 chairs), chesterfield with matching chair and ottoman, stereo, T.V.Very good prices.Call (819) 829-1183.‘MATTRESSES* Whatever the size or the price you want, we’ve got it! And you won’t find better elsewhere.‘FUTONS* i At the mattress specialist DISTRIBUTION R.FORTIER 1028 Wellington St.S., Sherbrooke 562-7174 Neuf 'txrc^uiSe Restaurant! Te Petit Prince' awaits you every Sunday lor Brunch $9.95 Special price for kids Full breakfast every day from 6:00 a.m.| 350 Queen St., Lennoxuille 563-241 1 page 24 Friday, May 30, 2003 CLASSIFIED 230 Tires 230 Tires 230 Très 230 Très watch for our promotions! # y; '¦ % B.F.Goodrich Michelin Uniroyal Hankook Yokohama Starfire And other brands ALSO TRUCK, FARM, VTT, FORESTRY TIRES The place for your vehicle maintenance Service de Pneus Comeauinc.133 Angus St.South EAST ANGUS (Quebec) 832-3928 Alita «I PLACE MAÎTRE MÉCANICIEN ¦ Alignment - Brakes ¦ Suspension - Oil Changes ¦ Exhaust - Rust Treatment 290 Articles For Sale 290 Articles For Sale 290 Articles For Sale 294 Events THE USED CLEARANCE CENTER 1000 + USED APPLIANCES ALL BRAND NAMES FROM ALL INSPECTED, GUARANTEED AND DELIVERED TO YOU BY: IES_ 1010 LONGPRÉ STREET SHERBROOKE (hack of Gaston Côté) 56304724 Open every day TANDEM TRAILER, 5’x1 O’, with brakes, $1,800.Call (819) 835-5682.TROY-BILT CHIP-PERA/AC, picks up leaves reducing volume 8:1, chips branches up to 1 1/2 inches.Demo - 1/2 price, was $779., now $390.Dougherty Equipment, Lennoxville, (819) 821-2590.WASHER & DRYER, Inglis / Whirlpool, almond, 15 years old, very clean, excellent condition.$275.Call (819) 566-0446.MUSIC FEST 2003 to benefit the Children’s Wish Foundation, will be held May 31 and June 1, at the Ayer’s Cliff Fairgrounds, Ayer’s Cliff.Live Country, Bluegrass, Rock ‘N Roll, Folk music and children’s activities.Family fun, rain or shine.Camping $5.00 per night.Donations for silent auction are welcome.Admission: $6.00 per day, $10.00 for weekend, children 12 and under free.Info: (819) 823-2009.Website: www.themu-sicfest.org 295 Articles Wanted GUITARS!!! Collector buys guitars made before 1970.Paying $400 to $15,000+ for certain models by Gibson, Fender, Martin, Gretsch and National.Call Steve, anytime, 1-800-964-3544.MIRA FOUNDATION is seeking donations in good condition (no clothing please) for their Giant Garage Sale on June 21 and 22 at 4730 Bourque Blvd., Rock Forest.The warehouse is open every Thurs.and Fri.9 a.m.to 6 p.m.and Saturday 10 to 4 to accept donations.All proceeds will be used to buy and train a guide dog for a visually impaired person.For more info: call Sandra Turgeon at 572-7230.WANTED: Ford tractor 8N 1950’s, Massey Ferguson 35 N135, running condition or for pieces.Also, 3.8 mower, any make.Call (819)656-2276.WILL BUY YOUR old books, art literature, history, canadiana, military history, trade catalogues and collections.English or French.Call (819) 876-5471.315 Horses ROBINSON STABLES New Location: 1038 Jordan Road, Sutton, (450) 538-2936.New facility on 200 picturesque acres.Offering boarding, training, showing, group and private lessons and transport.Horses for sale.315: Horses 330 Pets 325 Poultry TURKEYS (1 day to 4 weeks old), ducks, geese, layers, fancy chickens and poultry, quails, doves, pheasants, partridge, peacocks, etc.Mason’s Feather Farm, Lennoxville, (819) 564-8838.330 Pets 5 MONTH OLD female Chinchilla with cage and accessories, asking $100.Male Gerbil with cage and accessories, asking $10.Call (819) 823-8539.Ayer’s Cliff Horse Show, June 2002.I HAVE FINISHED my M SC post-grad studies in International Business in France and am now traveling the Nile River in Egypt, then to Northern Africa, Scotland, London then home for Bryorny giving birth in early June.Mr.E.Martin and I are very excited.I have missed my riding friends, my furry friends and max.See you soon.Anna (450) 538-3387.Want your ad to stand out?For .50 a word - bold it.Looking for a new home for your pet?Make your classified stand out.For $10.00 more per day, run a photo with your classified! Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our office in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.(819) 569-9525.340 Garage Sales HUNTINGVILLE 1385 chemin Mitchell, May 31 and June 1, 8 a.m.to closing.KINGSBURY Village of Kingsbury's Garage Sale Day on Saturday, May 31.KNOWLTON 153 Sugar Hill Road (corner Stagecoach), Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 9 a.m.Furniture, tools, and many other articles.KNOWLTON Giant Antique and Craft Market, Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 548 Knowlton Road, Knowlton.Space rental still available (450) 242-2794.LAWRENCE Sale at 449 Lawrence Road, St.Lawrence Church, Saturday, May 31, 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.Something for everyone.Lunch served.Everyone welcome.LENNOXVILLE 103 Oxford Cres., many families.Antiques, furniture, appliances, etc.Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 8 a.m.to 4 p.m.lennoxville” 12 Clough, 8 a.m.to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 31.Lazy-Boy, bike, rocking chair, dishes; golf balls, tees, clubs, bags; television.lennoxville” 17 Lloyd St., Lennoxville, 8 a.m.to 1 p.m., Saturday, May 31.Household items.Rain or shine.340 Garage Sales LENNOXVILLE 2 Mount Road, Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 8 a.m.Antiques, tools, something for everyone.LENNOXVILLE 31 Prospect Street.Antique trunk, furniture and household items, small Hitachi washer, dishes, Hitachi color TV, some garden stuff, books.Saturday, May 31, Sunday, June 1, 8 a.m.to 2:30 p.m.LENNOXVILLE 4635 Downey (off Route 143, near Letourneau's), Saturday, May 31, 8 a.m.to 2 p.m.Dishes, sports articles, books, clothes, pool table.LENNOXVILLE 48 Champigny, Lennoxville, Saturday, May 31, 8 a.m.Tools, hardware, 1971 Bombardier Ski-doo, lamp, dishes, books, numerous other items.LENNOXVILLE 53 Peel.Estate sale.Saturday, May 31, Sunday, June 1.Something for everyone.No early birds please.Rain or shine LENNOXVILLE Annual Big Barn Sale by Lennoxville-Ascot Historical Society, Saturday, May 31 from 8:30 a.m.to 3 p.m., Sunday, June 1 from noon to 3 p.m., at Uplands, 9 Speid St., Lennoxville.Many LPs and pieces of plate glass.Donations of baked goods and used articles (no clothing) appreciated.For pick-up call (819) 563-9132.To sell or buy, consult our Classified ads. — THEi Friday, May 30, 2003 page 25 CLASSIFIED 340 Garage Sales LENNOXVILLE Carpenter’s tools, ladies left handed golf equipment, quilting material, many other items.43 Deacon, Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1.LENNOXVILLE Garage Sale, May 31, 8 a.m., at 18 Massawippi Street.Clothes, glasses, 4 Prom dresses or for wedding, electric mixer, tools, and many more items.Something for everyone.LENNOXVILLE Garage Sale, Saturday, May 31, 8 a.m.to 4 p.m., no early birds, 54 Academy.Game boards, garden tools, baby equipment, bone china cups, household items, 2 living room sets, LPs, patio chairs and cushions, humidifier, bedding, table clothes, 1 double bed, night tables, solar blanket and roller 16x32, bar stools.LENNOXVILLE Lawn Sale, Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 96 Parker St., Lennoxville.Clearing out many household items.340 Garage Sales LENNOXVILLE Rain or shine, 3-family garage sale, May 31, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 57 Warren.Stamp collection, Beanie babies, books, household items, kids clothes, toys, crib, stroller.Something for everyone.SAWYERVILLE 40 Randboro Road, Saturday, May 31, 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.(no early birds please).Antiques, furniture, wicker, dishes and miscellaneous.STANSTEAD EAST Multi-family garage sale.Antiques - dolls, carriage, Christmas decorations and wicker.Saturday, May 31.11330 Route 143, Stanstead East.WARDEN- 8 families, 240 to 246 Principal, Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 8 a.m.Something for everyone - young and old! 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