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THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 l 75 cents + taxes PM#0040007682 Monday, October 22, 2007 Bishop’s students love school But the food gets a D By Sarah Rogers Sherbrooke “The quality of education is quite high; we might be able to drink you under the table, but we can write better essays than you while we do it.” That from one of more than 300 Bishop’s University students surveyed as part of the Globe and MaiTs University Report Card, which showed students at the Lennoxville institution are not only happy with their undergraduate education, but they’re enjoying the full experience.Bishop’s scored As in several categories, including most satisfied students, campus atmosphere and overall satisfaction with university experience.Bishop’s also scored high on class Please see Bishop’s on Page 4 Nursing home renos $3.2 million to be spent Staff Sherbrooke ___—he provincial government is f I ^spending some $3.2 million to renovate a half dozen govern-*JL ment-run nursing homes in Sherbrooke, Windsor and Coaticook.The news came from St-François MNA Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, who’s also the minister responsible for the Es-trie region, and is part of the government’s 2005 to 2010 action plan for seniors losing autonomy.The region’s total allotment from a Please see Seniors on Page 4 A Death That Helped Another PERRY BEATON The Canadian Organ Donors Association held its annual tribute Friday in Sherbrooke to those who, in the last year, ensured that their deaths were not in vain.Instead, those people, and their families, allowed organs to be transplanted into others.The ceremony was overseen by Quebec Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne; Premier Jean Charest (Sherbrooke's MNA) also attended, as did 1,000 family members of those awarded posthumous honours.over The New Start according bo Volkswagen de I’Estrie 819.569.9111 * vwestrie.com Come meet our lease transfer specialists at Volkswagen de I'Estne.Applicable on a new lease or a purchase.Realize your dream now ! Make a new start with Volkswagen You want to drive a but your lease is not tt is now possible! page 2 Monday, October 22, 2007 ; I ¦¦¦ THE ¦¦ ¦ RECORD How the pioneers broke the land Draw Results: 2007-10-19 Desourdy’s courses put talk into action By Claudia Villemaire St-Valerien A poet and artist, steeped in the traditions of a farming community, Réal Desourdy’s imagination is filled with memories passed on to him by family story tellers — life’s trials and tribulations, clearing and tilling small acreages, tools and methods.Desourdy’s love of the land and tradition, of art and music, have turned this diminutive man into a planner — and probably quite a dreamer — as he worked and schemed to grow his one-day annual all-horse plowing match into, earlier this month, a three-day festival.St-Valerien is not easy to find, between between St-Hyacinthe, Granby and Roxton Falls.The area is flat, and the main crop is corn.But this is not corn silage country.Here, the corn is allowed to mature, fat cobs silhouetted against now withered stalks, bursting with the kernels that might be used for grain and cattle feed.The first-ever Oct.12 to 14 Plowing Festival included seminars on the techniques used by pioneers as they broke land with horses, mules or oxen.Courses put talk into action on Sunday when the general public was invited to try their hand at those plow handles, guiding the point under the sod and turning the grass under and the brown soil up — all part of the process that prepares a piece of land for seeding.Years past, the seed would include oats, barley, peas and perhaps beans sown with a mix of clovers and timothy hay which would be cropped the following year.Seeds were often broadcast by hand, swooshed out of a wooden seed carrier held in the crook of the arm.Activities began slowly.Rain and cold wind dampened the spirits of participants and on-lookers and turnout was minimal for the games and competitions organized on site.Saturday wasn’t much better with occasional showers and gusty winds, resulting in only half the teams expected showing up.“But we can’t do anything about the weather,” Desourdy said.“Ten teams is better than none and, in spite of the heavy mud and cold, look at those guys, they just love what they do,” he said, pointing to the plowing competitors, a couple from Ontario.Desourdy, who has been organizing a one-day match for 13 years, always closes the competition with a traditional pa- rade.As each team finishes their allotted land, they go and line up in a corner.The first team leads off, turning a furrow at the end of each plowed land.He is followed by the second, turning a second furrow and this continues until all teams have completed one trip.They turn and begin the return trip, turning the furrows inward, toward their just completed strip and magically, the green strip which must be plowed by someone when the match is over is already complete and the patchwork field of fresh plowing alternating with unplowed strips of grassland is completely done and ready for the next step in seedbed preparation.“We will dance and sing tonight, rain or shine,” Desourdy said as the final parade ended.The field, sandwiched between hundreds of acres of cornfields with only a year’s growth of sod to provide some solidity, was soft and muddy, loading boots and horses’ hooves with pounds of sticky mud.The soft sod did- n’t turn a slick furrow and crumbled into clumps of mud as well in lots of cases.“But that’s the name of the game,” Desourdy said, his spirit not dampened one bit by the weather or the conditions.“We reap what we sow,” he quoted, then he added his own thought, “but you have to prepare the soil first and that means turning the sod over — plowing! “And there are still lots of people who are devoted amateurs to the old ways of farming.These folks travel all over, transporting their horses and plows to competitions such as this.Plowing with the horses requires a lot of talent and patience but it’s a very rewarding hobby.My hope is to focus on the plowing and also on the traditions that went with this activity.It’s fall and farm folks were done harvesting by this time.Once the plowing was done, they gathered for a good time, some fun and games and family time and that’s what this festival is all about.” I.OTO OULBLC Draw Results: 2007-10-20 I* 07 08 13 41 uiîwîwi 15 23 30 43 | 28 32 35 bonus(B) 33 3Z 42 bonus (B) WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 1 $16,682,341.00 5/6+B 6 $82,864.10 5/6 205 $2,003.50 4/6 13,305 $58.50 3/6 238,452 $10.00 2/6+8 144,964 $5.00 Total sales : $25,012,844 Next grand prize (approx ).$20,000,000 WINNERS 6/6 0 5/6+8 0 5/6 11 4/6 950 3/6 18,266 Total sales 05 1112 23 24 42 45 08 bonus (B) 2660658 $500,000 'decomposable in both directions PRIZES $1,000,000.00 $50,000.00 $500.00 $50.00 $5.00 $574.277.00 0528097* $500,000 * ‘decomposable In both directions 7/7 WINNERS 0 PRIZES $5,000,000.00 6/7+B 5 $26,572.40 6/7 81 $1,640.20 5/7 4,749 $95.10 4/7 99,236 $10.00 3/7+B 93,827 $10.00 3/7 824,778 Free play Total sales $11,844,832 Next grand prize (approx.) $10,000,000 ) Each ticket is valid (fWÊi' FOR THE 240 DRAWS OF $10,000! In the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of Loto-Québec, the latter shall prevail.Rain and cold wind meant only half show up.CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE Weather Today: Sunny.High 23.Tuesday: Rain.Low 13.High 16.Wednesday: Periods of rain.Low 6.High 9.Thursday: Cloudy with 30 per cent chance of showers.Low plus 3.High 6.Ben by Daniel Shelton IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START G00P HOMEWORK HAEITS.m ****** HyyyiiB www bencomicslnp.com » r ; in—THE nu.RECORD Monday, October 22, 2007 page 3 * ini tit :h 1] 11 102007 1 ¦ .»#’" 18 t> t CAM 2 2 , o-Ann Hove Advertising Consultant Fax: 819*821 *317?jhovey@sherbrookerec S/JMfc Suspected murder in Asbestos Man flees on motorcycle to Brome Lake By Eleanor Brown Sherbrooke While responding to a noise complaint, police arrived at an Asbestos apartment on Olivier Street Saturday to discover an “inanimate individual” whose death was confirmed at 10 a.m.at the Centre hospitalier d’Asbestos.“There were traces of violence on the body,” said Sûreté du Québec spokeswoman Martine Isabelle.“We are awaiting an autopsy to discover the cause of death,” she said, that is scheduled for this morning, with the final results expected in the afternoon.The dead man is Pascal Fournier, 27, of Asbestos.But SQ officers had already begun quizzing a second man on Sunday in connection to the case.“Following the beginning of the investigation, information was received which indicated this was homicide.” At 9 p.m.Saturday night, SQofficers discovered the man they wanted to talk to driving a motorcycle on Autoroute 10, who refused to stop.“He was considered armed and dangerous,” said Isabelle, “and a pursuit ensued” that lasted about 20 minutes.The motorcyclist eventually took an exit off the Eastern Townships roadway and ended up on Route 243 south, near Brome Lake, then dumped the vehicle and fled on foot.“A security perimetre was established,” said Isabelle, and a helicopter, dogs and a SWAT team were brought in.“The man was arrested a few hours later,” said Isabelle, around 1:30 Sunday morning.The 21-year-old man was being questioned Sunday, “to discover if he has a connection to the death.” Because he has not been charged with any offence, he cannot be named.Police foil copper theft Wire just the latest in string of robberies By Maurice Crossfield Knowlton -—-wo men and a woman will mark 4 'the beginning of 2008 by ap-i pearing in court to face charges ~L.stemming from a botched attempt to steal copper from a Granby Hydro Quebec substation.The Valleyfield trio were nabbed Thursday morning following an extensive search in a wooded area near the Cleveland substation at the corner of Bergeron and Pierre Laporte at about 2 a.m.that morning.Police seized a vehicle, a roll of copper wire and tools presumably used to get into the substation.The would-be burglars had managed to cut their way through the chain link fence into the power substation, which relays power from the main transmission line to much of Granby.They were in the process of making off with the roll of copper wire when police arrived on the scene.A trio then fled for the woods.For the next four hours Granby Police, aided by Sûreté du Québec officers and a tracking dog, searched the area.They found the roll of wire and some tools abandoned nearby.At 6 a.m.they caught three suspected thieves.Granby Police spokesman Const.Benoit Desautels said the suspects were released on various conditions after questioning.They will appear in court in Granby courthouse on Jan.21.There they will face charges of breaking and entering, theft, mischief, conspiracy and possession of the tools of burglary.With scrap metal prices climbing, police are seeing more and more thefts reported.It’s particularly problematic for Hydro Quebec, which has millions worth of wire stolen every year.Often the thieves are taking a great personal risk, entering high tension areas where a wrong move could mean instant electrocution.In April a Richmond man earned himself a hospital stay after receiving serious burns while trying to steal a live electrical wire.A couple of weeks ago police recovered two bronze plaques from a Montreal-area scrap metal dealer.One had been stolen from Abercorn and the other from the World War One memorial in front of Knowlton Academy.Meanwhile the search for Knowlton’s World War Two plaque and another plaque from the Lion’s Park continues.On Friday Brome Lake Mayor Richard Wisdom said the found plaque will be back in its rightful place in time for Remembrance Day on Nov.11.“We’re trying to find a way so that it won’t be stolen again,” he said.Wisdom said a Canadian flag will be draped over the World War Two monument in place of its missing plaque.Anyone with information about these thefts is asked to call the Info Crime line at 1-800-711-1800.Warm By The Fire PERRY BEATON The homeless, and friends and supporters, spent Friday night - and until 4 a.m.on Saturday, with an early morning warm soup break — at Sherbrooke’s Marche' de la Gare for the sixth annual Nuit sans-abri, hoping to bring attention to the issue.Babysitter faces multiple accusations A 35-year-old babysitter, who is charged with corrupting the morals of minors, is facing a total of eight charges after she allegedly incited youths in her care to consume alcohol, smoke drugs and have sexual contact with her.The alleged incidents occurred between December 2006 and May 2007 at the accused’s apartment in Sherbrooke.The youths were aged between 8 and 14.A police investigation began in May after parents stated concerns about their children’s behaviour.The woman finally gave herself up to police.The woman, who pleaded not guilty, was remanded back into custody.She will be back in court Monday for a bail hearing.Suspected shoplifter sought The Granby Police is seeking the public's help in nabbing a hardware shoplifter.On Oct.10 at about 2:30 p.m.a man hid a number of painting accessories under his clothes and left the Rona L’Entrepot store on St-Jude N.He was pursued by a security guard, but managed to get away.The suspect (pictured) is described as a white male in his 20s.He stands about six feet tall and weighs about 170 pounds and who was wearing a striped pullover.Anyone with information is asked to contact Capt.Denis Gagnon of the Granby Police at 450-776-8333, ext.3603.Or make a confidential call to the Info Crime line at 1-800-711-1800.Virgin Samsung M300 Phone.10093392.On page 15 of the October 19th flyer we advertised this item as $49.99 when in fact it is $79.99 save $20.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers. • a *Jlf Ü M^t »'4 à’ ^mmfrn, Mg&pKg .* \Ol\*Tft \\x \\m*V* ,M)W**" W \>t«^ I.AÎ ANt>t page 4 Monday, October 22, 2007 JRECORD: Bishop’s: Cont’d from Page 1 sizes, quality of teaching and faculty members’ knowledge of subjects.This is good news for a university operating in the red, as its student enrollment fell to just above 1,800 this year.The report marked the Globe's sixth annual effort to survey undergraduate populations to gauge all aspects of student life.The national daily prepared the report in collaboration with the Strategic Council and Educational Policy Institute.On the downside, access to public transportation earned Bishop’s a C, and a handful of D grades were awarded by students for quality and value of food available on campus as well as the university’s reputation for leading-edge research.“(The survey) has grown every year since it started,” said Niya Nikitova from the Globe and Mail.“More and more universities are getting involved because they appreciate the validity of the surveys." Bishop’s University would have sent out an email to students, inviting them to participate in the survey and providing a link to a site where they could.A total of 350 students — 19 per cent — responded to the more than 100 questions.Tim Woolstencroft, with the Strategic Council, said data collection was extensive, providing information about the quality of lecture halls, athletic programs, residences and the amount of green space on campus.“There was no public data available on what students think of their whole undergraduate experience,” Woolstencroft said.The University of Sherbrooke also proved itself a well-liked institution, scoring an A in the “most satisfied students” category.Key points noted about the much larger Sherbrooke institution included its renowned co-op program (which mixes work experience with learning), health sciences program and campus esthetics.“The University of Sherbrooke has always fared quite well, particularly among Quebec universities,” Woolstencroft said.Fifty-three of the country’s some 60 universities participated in this year’s survey; 43,000 students across the country.The Globe and Mail published the report last week; to see the results online go to www.globe-andmail.com/education.Lest We Forget PERRY BEATON Robert Breton, Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Perrault and André Gobeil, the president of Legion chapter No.10, help bring attention to the launch of poppy sales later this week to mark Remembrance Day.Seniors: Cont’d from Page 1 $725 million plan for construction, expansions, reorganizations and renovations is $56 million, said Gagnon-Tremblay in a press release.Gagnon-Tremblay noted the aim of the program is to improve the quality of life for seniors in long-term care centres.Sherbrooke got the lion’s share of investments with some $2.9 million, including almost $2 million for the Centre Saint-Joseph which has 144 beds.The facelift there will take about six months to complete and will be completed in the fall of 2008.Some of the funds will also be used to improve long term care units at Youville and St-Vincent.All three centres are under the umbrella of the Health and Social Service Center-University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke.On the territory of the Val-Saint-François health and social service center, some $154,173 will be spent on the nursing home in Windsor.Renovations there will improve community spaces for residents and their families.Over at the CSSS Coaticook, work will be done to improve air quality, community spaces and sanitary installation in some rooms.Total cost of improvements there will total $108,040.Finally, some $6,700 will be spent at the CHSLD Vigi Sher-mont in Fleurimont for improvement to air quality.PERRY BEATON Health, bigwigs joined MNA Monique Gagnon-Tremblay for the cash announcement. RECORD Monday, October 22, 2007 page 5 The and quest for simplicity self-sufficiency t&tm 7*.Jmm •**»*#&.Home built with straw bales By Nick Fonda Special to The Record Ulverton ¦ ¦ «he farm is at the end of a dead-end p road which itself JL.is at the end of another dead-end road and the sign at the gate which warns you that you’re entering at your own risk isn’t the most welcoming.A driveway a good quarter-mile long runs through neat fields and past a large, grassy enclosure with a couple of horses.The house is bungalow-style and, except for a few large solar panels, is nondescript, as are the few outbuildings around the house.Claude Duhamel, who has agreed to talk about his quest for self-sufficiency, is personable, articulate and candid.He’s warm and welcoming, and offers a cup of tea served Chinese style, but he also has questions of his own “What’s your motivation?” he asks.“Is your paper really interested in this?” The Record may have a small readership, he is told, but it’s the sort of paper that gets passed around to several households and clipped news items end up with nieces and grandsons half-way around the world.“Self-sufficiency isn’t an ideology,” Duhamel says.“It’s a preparation for an alternative to the world as we know it, a world based on cheap petroleum and a stable climate.” “The change for me,” he continues, “came about four years ago when I read William Kotke’s The Final Empire.You can read it on-line.Briefly, Kotke argues that oil production has reached its peak.From now on the amount of oil available to us will decline, and this at the same time that emerging economies like China and India are starting to compete NICK FONDA The hand-powered washing machine.for the oil that’s left.” For Duhamel and his family, the change in lifestyle has been gradual.“This is a work in progress.We’re far from self- _ sufficiency, but it’s a goal that we are working towards.“We’re lowering our energy consumption, but we’re also striving for a simpler life.We’re still on-grid but we’ve lowered our hydro bills from some $1,200 to $800 per year.We still drive cars, but we got rid of our high performance German vehicles and now we have a couple of cheap, old cars that we use as little as possible.” When the retired businessman settled in Ulverton over a decade ago, rural life meant mechanization.“We bought tractors and four-wheelers and all sorts of bells and whistles.Those are all gone now.I learned to use a scythe instead of a weed-eater.” “At first,” he says, “we thought of going off-grid, and it’s something we will eventually do.We invested in solar panels.We still have them, but we’re not continu- ing on that path.Solar energy is high tech and, in the long run, it’s simplicity, not high-tech, that Please see Simple on Page 11 GDXto shut down 400 laid off ore than 400 people are losing their jobs with Friday’s announcement that Magog’s GDX Automotive is closing its doors.Lay-offs will begin in November and the two area factories will completely shut down Feb.8.The company had previously been purchased by the American Wind-church, which has decided not to continue with the Magog operations.According to reports, employees will get 16 weeks of severance.Four years ago, the factories, which make automotive parts, employed some 1,600 people.Briefs Jacques Cartier park’s future The City of Sherbrooke will hold a public consultation on its future plans for Jacques Cartier park.The meeting follows a consultation of various groups and organizations that use the park.The meeting will be held Thursday at 7 p.m.in the grande salle at École Montcalm at 2050 Portland Blvd.Leaf collection in Sherbrooke The City of Sherbrooke will begin collecting fall leaves today.In a press release, the city reminded citizens that since last fall, they must use paper bags to take part in the curbside collection that will take place between Oct.22 and Nov.23.Last year the city collected some 810 tonnes of leaves which diverted them from the municipal dump.The city want to ensure that no more leaves are sent to the landfill which is filling fast.The city is warning residents that leaves in plastic bags will not be picked up.Citizens who opt for plastic bags will have to take them to one of Sherbrooke’s two ecocenters on their own and empty them into special containers.To make paper bags more affordable, Sherbrooke is subsidizing half the cost of purchasing them.At 25 cents a piece, they are no longer more expensive than plastic.Paper leaf bags are available at the Michel-Ledoux ecocentre at 1000 Léon-Trépanier Street; the Rose-Cohen ecocentre at 365 Pépin Street, in borough offices or IGA supermarkets.Other grocery and hardware stores offer paper bags at varying prices.Paper bags must be left on the curb on regular pick up days.They will be collected that day or the next.Thetfbrd Mines blood drive Héma-Quebec will hold a blood drive today in Thetford Mines.That’s at the Club Aramis (912 chemin Mont-Granit) between 1:30 p.m.and 8:30 p.m.J-A-Bombardier Autoroute Parts of the southbound Joseph-Armand-Bom-bardier Autoroute will be under construction today.The work will begin one kilometre before the exit to Richmond, and one lane will be completely closed for 9 km in the direction of Sherbrooke.The work will occur between 6:45 a.m.and 6 p.m.Transport Quebec also states the work will be put off to Tuesday if the weather’s bad.Route 243 in ShefFord Route 243 near Shefford will be under construction beginning today — and the first phase of the project will last through to mid December.Transport Quebec states the affected area is between the viaduct of Autoroute 10 and Noble Street in Shefford.Through traffic will alternate on the road, and be controlled by signal lights.Come spring of 2008, a bridge over the snomo-bile path will be gutted for phase 2.Lionel-Groulx and Prospect Changes at the intersection of Sherbrooke’s Lionel-Groulx and Prospect streets mean the spot will be slow for traffic over the next three days.The work begins Monday morning.__________ Now with delivery to your dining room.Announcing the new www.sherbrookerecord.com THE RECORD POP-UP BOOK page 6 Monday, October 22, 2007 RECORD: Community Forum Is it only me?Picking the toughest guy Sometimes one has to question why nobody else reacts to an action or an event in a manner that feels fitting.Last Wednesday brought me just such an experience and, for what it’s worth, I’d like to - offer readers an observation or VIEWPOINT two and, since this newspaper tries to function as a commu- Healy nity forum, a little feedback in ___________ these pages would be welcome.The event in this case was Stéphane Dion’s proposed amendment to Tuesday’s throne speech and Stephen Harper’s rebuttal.Every Canadian at all inclined to follow this country’s governance was eager to see whether the federal government was going to fall and, already knowing that the Bloc Québécois and the New Democratic Party weren’t going to do it, whether the Liberals would trigger an election or throw the Conservatives a life-line.It follows, then, that all concerned saw Opposition Leader Dion extend the government’s life, at least for the moment.Record readers will decide for themselves, of course, whether they like the way Stéphane Dion reasoned and acted — by suggesting changes that would bring Liberal support or, failing that, Liberal abstention when the vote comes — but it cannot be denied that the Liberals are sparing the country an unwanted election right away.In other words, the Conservative government survives this round.And the prime minister’s reaction?As I see it, a very, very short speech would have sufficed.Two words would have turned the trick.Thank you would have done quite nicely.But no; with all the poise and grace of a rottweiler guarding a bikers’ bunker, Harper responded as if Dion had denied him the room to breathe rather than granting it.Harper went far beyond looking a gift horse in the mouth; he actually attacked his donor.It was not a pretty sight and it was not what Canadians should expect of their chief executive officer.Maybe it’s the attention bullying gets these days, but I could not help but wonder what Stephen Harper was like in the schoolyard when he was eight.I have no idea how many watch Don Newman’s CBC television show Politics, but the host’s facial expressions before and after Dion’s proposed amendment were what prompted this column.First, let me assure readers that I admire and respect Newman’s command of the issues he raises, but it struck me from the looks on his face last Wednesday that he was not expecting Dion to look anything but shattered and utterly beaten, nor was he pleased by Dion’s composure.So, is it only me, or are there others who see Stephen as someone other than a gentleman and Stéphane as a man tougher than he looks?Don Healy lives in Melbourne.Letter to the Editor Global warming?There are other causes Dear editor, I'm glad you mention that The Old Farmer’s Almanac has invested heavily in its weather forecasts, including paying “a princely sum” to a solar scientist (“Survival in the almanac trenches”.Talk arts supplement, Oct.19).In the splendid Channel 4 (UK) documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle — available on the web but not, of course, broadcast by CBC, CTV or Global — a solar scientist points out that taking activity on the sun into account produces more accurate weather forecasts.Yet the UK government meteorological service refuses to use this input because, like dozens of bodies ranging from the UN to the Nobel peace prize committee to Concordia University, it has too much of its prestige invested in the theory that warming is almost entirely due to human activity.We are told breathlessly that we must save the planet by using fluorescent bulbs and driving hybrid cars, yet other planets are getting warmer even though they don’t burn incandescent light bulbs or drive Lincoln Navigators.The war-magandists argue that there are individual explanations for each of the other planets getting warmer at the same time as Earth, which is not exactly convincing.Lionel Albert Knowlton '¦ l ilt »i RECORD P.0.Box 1200 SherbrookeJIH 516 or 1195 Galt E, SherbrookeJlG 1Y7 Fax: 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroomtsherbrookerecord.com Website: wwwAherbrookerecord.com Kenneth Wells Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Eleanor Brown Editor .(819) 5696345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mcr.(819) 5699931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5694856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)569-9511 Advertising.(819)5699525 Circulation.(819)5699528 Newsroom .(819)5696345 Knowlton office 88-A Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax:(450)243-5155 mail subscriptions GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 120.00 7.20 9.54 $136.74 6 MONTHS 63.00 3.78 5.01 $71.79 3 MONTHS 32.00 1.92 2.54 $36.46 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 Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record.1195 Galt East.Sherbrooke.QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD.CNA, QCNA Tell us what you’re thinking! The Record welcomes letters to the editor.By e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com By fax: 819-569-3945 or 450-243-5155 By post: 1195 Galt E., Sherbrooke, JIG 1Y7 undertaking on project » modern be amonfl ’"'j- .|rcV-.Québec nu nn record: )- Donald Rumsfeld’s unknown unknowns Winning at football o n a recent Sunday Rex Murphy again hosted a stimulating phone-in discussion on CBC Radio’s Cross Canada Check-Up.The subject was provocative: What is art?What isn’t?How is it defined?Unsurprisingly, that old chestnut — “I may not know much about art, but I know what I like” — was heard frequently.(It serves as a stand-in for the more gentle and genteel “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”) Cross Canada Check-Up always gets the wheels turning Tom in my little brain, as Winnie Cavanagh the Pooh might say.It started me thinking about the art of writing.Much of the discussion centered on painting - although things like sculpture and pottery were also mentioned.Not much was said about writing, but it belongs there as well.Another thought of greater immediacy came to mind: how little we really agree upon, clearly understand, and have made up our minds about.By “we” I mean Canadians, generally as well as those who phoned or listened in.A favourite writer, Janet Malcom, put it succinctly when she observed that one of the few certitudes about human knowledge is its instability and lack of certitude: “Almost everything we know we know incompletely at best.” So where, you wonder, is this all leading?Believe it or not, it brings us to the coaching of football generally, and one coach in particular, John Gagliardi.Gagliardi is the all-time winningest coach in American college football.Now football has been around for more than a century and although it is a somewhat complicated activity, it is not like finding a solution for global warming.Naturally there are certainties and certitudes about how to coach in order to ensure success.General agreement exists about what you have to do and how and when in order to win games.Of course it is a game and competitive, so you can’t win them all.Yet in spite of the vague uncertainties and uncertain vagaries there have to be some givens.Right?No, not necessarily.It seems the jury is out on what needs to be done.This brings us straight back to Gagliardi.He is interesting for a host of reasons.For one thing he is still coaching in his 80s.When inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 he was asked about his retirement and seemed to recognize he was close to the end of his career.Yeah, he said, “I have to face reality.I know there is no way I could coach more than one, or maybe two more.decades.” The coach has a good sense of humour but what makes him an enigma is the way he has rejected the so-called normal rules, methods and techniques for successful coaching.He has his own rules — and no coach anywhere has en- joyed greater success.His record is close to unbelievable.Over 59 seasons, his teams’ combined records are 449 wins, 120 losses, 11 ties.He has coached at St.John’s, a small university in Minnesota, for 54 seasons, during which time he has won the state championship 25 times and four national championships.Gagliardi has a label for his system.He calls it “Winning With No’s” and there are a lot of no’s involved.No tackling in practice.No taunting.No scholarships.No laps.No calisthenics.No whistles.No one gets cut.No trash talk.(What would he do with a budding Randy Moss or Terrell Owens?) No play books.No compulsory weight-lifting.No blocking sleds or dummies.No tire drills.No calling him coach.(Call him John.) No long practices.His biggest “yes” is practice.They practice plays over and over and over.Many fans, and past and present players and coaches, will dismiss Gagliardi’s methods as strange if not completely nutso.My misty past includes a bit of coaching and we would have rejected most of his “no’s” out of hand.His system raises question after question.He’s surely wrong here?He’s surely wrong there?You can’t do that and win.Questions and criticisms lead you smack up against his record.St.John’s last losing season was 34 years ago.His lifetime record is .783 and climbing.Since 1990 the record is 176-29-2.Some coaches would sell their soul for such a record.How to argue with that?How to attack a system with so many victories and so few defeats?Football, like much else, is something we all know but not as well as we may think.Janet Malcom is right.Almost everything we know we know incompletely at best.But I’d better stop right here before I start sounding like former Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld (no hero of mine) who got hopelessly tangled up.“There are known knowns.There are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns.That is to say, there are things that we know we don’t know.But there are also unknown unknowns.There are things we don’t know we don’t know.” (Football on his mind?Hardly.Making war?Probably.) I only learned about John Gagliardi by chance.My eldest daughter accepted a post as scholar in residence at St.John’s University in Minnesota, where he plies his trade.It is a small liberal arts college with only about 2,000 students, more than 100 of whom play for Gagliardi.Naturally my daughter met him and was immediately impressed.“He’s easy to talk to, very intelligent, and keeps himself in great shape.You’d love him.” She’s right.Maybe someday I will meet him.Maybe someday I'll be able clear up some of those unknowns.Monday, October 22, 2007 page 7 >P,W a ronditio»1 ,s r;;7oa* *» *in * 9ims «» *to «komin9 #MW„*p-ci««^»'"p“'M'oooQuebecers to work throughout all Québec reg-ons.A government bill that will insure the maintenance and development of our infrastructures.B W is * '-'-h : .?¦ .- :.-v IHIH UJ- .• » /Jü » dfe&fr > * ' Ëüf m kTis.-it.l.i.' mm »'V* * a» Il3& ÉrSséC, « >1^3 SS &% «ip;.¦—£> ^sgsé^SS :*S*s^f .^y 4rcS^C ***&#' :*4* page 8 Monday, October 22, 2007 Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tel: 819-569-6345; Fax: 819-569-3945 Starting over in October?Nature’s Way Anna May Kinney Fresh veggies for Christmas dinner! A few years ago I designed a group of terraces that are built up against the southeast wall of my home.Here the temperature stays about 10 degrees warmer than with either the vegetable or perennial flower gardens and it’s an ideal place to grow flowers.As the soil warms up quickly in the spring, my dahlias are able go outside in early May.There are stone walls around each bed, which heat up during the day and help keep the soil warm overnight, enabling my flowers to bloom right into mid October.Another reason for creating these terraces was to insulate the exposed house foundation.Without a heating source in _______ the basement it was difficult to keep that area from freezing, but by building up a thick wall of soil that covers 90 per cent of the exposed basement cement, my poorly insulated cellar no longer freezes even during those Quebec minus^OC January nights.As usual we’ve dug out the dahlias and readied them for their winter’s sleep and they were washed, dried, bagged in peat moss and stacked in the basement.This year the wheels were turning in my head: suddenly I had a great idea.Instead of transplanting my baby lettuce into flats, why not move it all into the terraces and also move some baby bok choi and Chinese cabbage?Here was the perfect place for a small fall garden.While it would not grow fast, it should keep growing if given special care.That will mean covering it with a tarp, blanket and another tarp during the coldest nights, and using clear plastic during the coldest days.I was further hoping to place the tarps so that when it snows they can all be pulled off together and remove the snow at the same time.Now this just may be my most important experiment ever.Why bother?Yes, I have frozen lots of veggies for winter, but frozen food — even when picked fresh and carefully blanched, cooled and bagged — has lost many nutrients in the process.Nothing beats what fresh, raw food provides the body, and while I do plan on growing sprouts, the quantity might add up to a cup of fibre-rich fresh greens per day.That’s nothing in comparison to the normal daily eight cups of fresh garden greens that I’ve been eating since early spring.For those of you who have your automobiles on the road year round, you might be able to find imported mixed greens, and be willing to pay $6 for a small bag.For me this is not an option, seeing that I often do not see the inside of a grocery store from Oct.31 till sometime in May and having anything fresh and crispy is a real treat.If this experiment only extends the growing season a few more weeks, the extra work and inconvenience will be worth it.Those of you without outside gardens can have alternatives.With a supply of non-treated, organic seeds, you can easily grow a variety of sprouts in most any kitchen area.All you need are a few jars with something to filter water through (a cut piece of old pantyhose or cheesecloth) attached over the top and about 15 minutes, twice a day, to rinse them.Or if you have a heated sunroom or southeast facing windows, find a long planter that fits on the windowsill and grow five lettuce or bok choi plants per shelf.They will not grow fast, but you should have enough light to keep them going and provide yourself with a little fresh salad greens at least a couple of times a week.If you have a balcony you could do what I am doing, but instead of using outside beds for those lettuce plants, use large planters that you can cover each night.This technique can be used again early in the spring if you start a few baby cold weather crops — like bok choi, Chinese cabbage, let- - tuce and collard greens indoors — and place them outside in late April.They should do well and produce some early live food for you.Taking a little time to experiment at what works in your home, under your particular circumstances, will be worth the trial and error till you find what works best.COURTESY COURTESY The terraces, with three kinds of red lettuce, bok choi and Chinese cabbage. 1 No cheaper products for Canadians By Aldo Santin Winnipeg Free Press T|he national head of the Consumers Association of Canada said the organization’s legal team will be examining a decision by Eastern Townships-based Bombardier Recreational Products to prohibit its American dealers from selling lower-priced products to Canadians.Bruce Cran, national president of the CAC, said he doesn’t understand how or why a Canadian manufacturer would sell Canadian-made products in the United States for 30 to 40 per cent less than the sale price in Canada and then block Canadians from trying to purchase the lower-priced items.“The actions of Bombardier is disgraceful, Cran said.“This is a Canadian firm that has received billions and billions of dollars in the form of loans, loan guarantees and grants from Canadian taxpayers." Cran said the move by BRP against Canadians is morally wrong but added he doesn’t know if the giant manufacturer, which is basecf on Valcourt, is breaking any laws.Snowmobile dealer Ron Thompson of Grand Forks, N.D., has detailed how BRP escalated its punitive measures aimed at stopping Canadians from going to the U.S.to buy its snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles as the Canadian dollar reached parity with the U.S.dollar.BRP had always required its American dealers to charge Canadian customers a 7.5 per cent surcharge for purchases but at the beginning of October the Quebec manufacturer told the dealers they had to charge 7.5 per cent or $1,250, whichever was higher.A few days later, BRP imposed a $3,000 surcharge and a few days after that simply prohibited all sales to Canadians.BRP defended the move, saying it was protecting the interests of Canadian dealers who could lose customers to nearby American dealers selling the same equipment as the Canadian dollar gained in value.Cran said BRP is following the practice already employed by automobile manufacturers, adding the CAC legal team will review existing laws to determine if any action can be taken against BRP.Spencer nominated for GG A Townshipper has been nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Awards.Nigel Spencer was named in the Translation category for Augustino and the Choir of Destruction (House of Anansi Press), the English translation of Augustino et le choeur de la destruction by Marie-Claire Blais.Spencer is up against Montrealers Sheila Fischman and Rhonda Mullins, as well as John Murrell of Calgary.He’s also up against the duo of Calgarian Robert Majzels and Erin Moure of Montreal.Winners will be announced Nov.27.> 3.71V6 Magnum engine with 210 hp > 4-speed automatic transmission • Air conditioning » Anti-Spin Differential Rear Axle • Rear 40/40 folding split seat tense 1er «279 ftr mom ID innlli tist HMS tom fÊ/mmt Mmmlyttejmil • 3.7 L V6 Magnum engine with 210 hp • 4-speed automatic transmission • Air conditioning • Trailer-tow group ?17 inch aluminum wheels tease /or «299 JSmmtH feat*.SX Mtithmr fiâymmi insecurity {Itpcsfi THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN PERFORMANCE AND FUEL EFFICIENCY.'w ATTENTION Existing Chrysler Financial lease customers with Chrysler » ieep • Dodge leases maturing between January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.To get into a new Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge vehicle, Chrysler Canada will waive your remaining monthly lease payments.Certain conditions apply11.VISIT YOUR DODGE RETAILER OR DODGE CA TODAY RECORD Monday, October 22, 2007 page Lobby targets BRP for blocking sales Cran said despite what many believe, there is no recourse in the Free Trade Agreement - which allows Canadian manufacturers to sell their products in the U.S.without duty — to stop this kind of action.Legal action has been initiated in the U.S.to stop this practice by Canadian manufacturers, Cran said, but added a successful outcome for Canadians is likely years away.A senior official with the federal Competition Bureau said Canadian law recognizes the right of manufacturers to set up and enforce distribution agreements.John Pecman, the Competition Bureau’s assistant deputy commissioner for criminal matters, said the Competition Act recognizes the free enterprise system, adding that Bombardier’s practices would have to be examined in the context of provisions of the legislation to determine if an investigation is warranted.Cran said Canadians should take their own steps to protest by boycotting the Quebec manufacturer.Cran also suggested Canadians contact their MPs to tell them that they find BRP’s action unacceptable and demand that action be taken.2008 DAKOTA EXTENOED CA8 ST 4X2 2007 DODGE NITR0 Lease for *324 per month 3£-month lease.$3.S35 /town payment $0 security deposit.2008 DOOGE RAM 1500 QUAD CAB® SXT 4X4 • 5.7 L HEMI* engine with MDS • 5-speed automatic transmission • Cruise control • Air conditioning • Anli-spin differential rear axle • Trader-low group • Power windows S lochs • Power heated mirrors • 40/20/40 spftl Iront bench seat • Remote keyless entry RECORD page 10 Monday, October 22, 2007 ‘What are you doing after work?’ A tradition for Ingersoll-Rand employees This is the first in a series of short pieces provided by the Sherbrooke Historical Society.Established in 1889, the Ingersoll-Rand Company was, for many years, the largest employer in the Sherbrooke area.Since work in the shop was demanding and the hours long, the company had a program of social and athletic activities to encourage fitness and health for employees and to create a company spirit.As years went by, maple sugar socials, lobster and oyster suppers, annual picnics, Christmas celebrations, ladies’ nights, “Long Service Association” banquets, all played a role in the effort.The most memorable was the St.Andrew’s Day evening celebration, which first occurred in 1962 to honour those of Scottish heritage.On this occasion, Ingersoll-Rand invited pipers and dancers to show off their Scottish musical talents while the audience watched and imbibed Scotch whisky or Drambuie.The company established a number of leagues which enabled employees to participate in sporting activities.From 1910 on, the company could rely on the success of the Harriers in racing tourna-ments.In 1937, the Rand bowling LA SOCIÉTÉ D'HISTOIRE DE SHERBROOKE Diabetes The New epidemic league was started, fielding some 20 teams.A softball league played on the grounds of Jacques-Cartier Park, later moving its games to a park on Terrill Street.Workers also participated enthusiastically in curling.As of 1945, In-gersoll Rand sponsored a trophy which was one of the prizes offered at the Sherbrooke Curling Club bonspiel but it took the company team until 1970 before it succeeded in winning it.Following the example of many other enterprises, the Rand has held an annual golf tournament since 1965.With all these activities to choose from, when did the employees find time to work?REACT NOW! COURTESY One of the highlights of the St.Andrew's celebration on Nov.28, 1964 was the presentation of a bottle o) Drambuie, carried to the head table on a silver tray by Dave Hutchinson.Piper Andy Forret led the procession and drummer Robert Dohler brought up the rear.The annual dart tournament was one of the many sporting activities available to Ingersoll Rand employees.On April 7, 1957, many took up the challenge at the Bellevue Gub, the employees’ club at Belvidere Heights.The information in this profile is taken from recent document donations — this one from Beloit of Canada.COURTESY ^SUBSCRIBE?Mail in the attached coupon with payment to: RECORD P-O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1H 5L6 — Get RECORD delivered to your home 5 days a week and Save on newsstand pricesl News from the Townships as it happens in the region’s only English daily newspaper.319-569-9528 Subscription order for RECORD Name.Address.Phone: Payment enclosed Ü 3 months Q 6 months ?12 months Cheque CJ Money order Q Visa Q MasterCard Û If gift subscription, please attach sheet with name ft address of person to receive subscription Stay in touch! Place your subscription order today! 3 months *36** 6 months *7179 12 months $13674 all taxas Inlcuded 450-242-1188 1-800-463-9525 : ¦ mmTMmm ¦ RECORD Monday, October 22, 2007 page 11 Wind ownership squabbles And your tree’s cutting off my solar energy By Kathryn Young CanWest News Service The question is no longer LWho has seen the wind?” but “Who owns the wind?” In the developing world of renewable energy, can neighbouring wind farms steal from each other?What if you put solar panels on your roof and your neighbour plants a tree that blocks them from the sun?Do you have a right to solar access?These aren’t just philosophical questions, but real-life challenges that are already lining lawyers’ pockets in Canada and Europe.And although they haven’t come up in court in the Eastern Townships, there are windmill proposals on the drawing table in the region.“Who owns the wind over land, and at what height does that ownership start?” said John Marrone, director general of the CANMET Energy Technology Centre at Natural Resources Canada.“Those are the kinds of issues that emerge.We never had to worry about these things, and now we do.” In the Drake Landing Solar Community in the Alberta town of Okotoks, just south of Calgary, Sterling Homes inserted legal encumbrances into its purchase agreements, stipulating that the 52 new home owners could not plant vegetation that shaded solar panels.And there are lots of solar panels in the leading-edge community.Each home has two 1.2-by-2.5-metre panels on its roof to supply hot water to those below.Added to that, the 52 detached garages hold 800 panels that contribute solar power to run a district heating system that all neighbours share.“It’s not just that you’re covering your own solar panels, you’re covering the whole neighbourhood’s solar panels,” said Marrone, whose department helped develop the community.Keith Paget, manager of special projects for Sterling Homes, said the encumbrances, which also allow utilities access to the panels, will bind all future property owners in the community.“Future purchasers have to agree to the same thing,” Paget said.Sterling didn’t have any models to use, and lawyers spent three months and about $190,000 to devise the legal wording for the purchase agreements and register it on the land tides.Although these agreements have solved the solar access issue in Drake Landing, the situation would be different for an individual homeowner.“If your neighbour planted a tree next door that would shade your house half the day, there’s not much you can do about it,” Paget said.“You might have a little difficulty.” “We have some concern about this,” said Elizabeth McDonald, executive director of the Canadian Solar Industries Association.“We will be facing these issues and I think there’s a lot of need for discussion in the communities where this will impact.” Solar energy is not the only area where problems can arise.A “wind theft” court case has arisen in Germany, where an existing wind farm claims that a planned neighbouring windfarm’s giant turbines will create a slipstream, decreasing the speed of airflow, cutting into profits.“This fact can neither be found in the Bible nor in the German Criminal Code,” says the German magazine Der Spiegel.“In a wider sense, we are talking about larceny although the loot is invisible.” That situation has not yet arisen in Canada, where we have fewer wind farms and more space to spread them out, but it could eventually happen at the best wind sites, Marrone believes.Conflicts between wind farm owners have occurred in many countries where the best sites are close together — Germany, Britain, Denmark and New Zealand, said James Glennie, director of business development for the Wind Energy Institute of Canada — a non-profit research and testing facility in Prince Edward Island.However, Robert Homung, president of the Canadian Wind Energy Association, said wind theft might not become an issue in Canada if we learn from the problems that arise elsewhere.Other emerging technologies that could bring new legal wrangles include wave energy, tidal energy, biofuels and micro-hydro on small rivers and streams.Marrone said the situation is similar to what the oil and gas industries went through when they first emerged.“I’m sure the first time somebody drilled a hole, some of these issues came up—if somebody drills a hole right next to you and he’s taking.your oil,” Marrone said.“Somehow, we’ve gotten through all that and now there’s all this jurisprudence and everyone knows what to expect of each other’s rights and privileges.” Simple: Cont’d from Page 5 we want.” Simplicity, in practical terms, meant things like giving up a solar-powered washing machine in exchange for an Amish-made, hand-powered washing machine.Clothes are left to soak for an hour or so before - with a lever and elbow grease — they get five minutes of vigorous agitation.Washing detergent is still one of the items on the household’s shopping list.“Our weekly grocery bill is down to about $100 a week,” says Claude’s wife, Chantal.“If you stop to think that there are usually seven or eight of us around the dining room table, that’s not too bad.We still have to buy things like soap, toothpaste, flour, cooking oil, and other items we can’t yet produce ourselves, but virtually all the food we eat comes from the farm." The Duhamels grow a large and impressive garden and a lot of time goes into harvesting and preserving food for the winter.Besides vegetables they grow their own herbs and some medicinal plants.They also raise chickens, rabbits and goats.They have one pig, and by moving its pen around they manage to use pig power to work and fertilize land which will be planted next year.The farm also has eight head of Dexter cows - a small, multi-purpose breed which originated in Ireland — which allows the Duhamels to drink their own milk and also eat their own butter, cheese, yogurt and ice cream.“Next year,” Duhamel says, “we’re going to start experimenting with cereals - wheat, oats, barley and buckwheat.For now, we try to make sure that the flour we buy is from Quebec." Another project which the family hopes will soon bear fruit is a recently NICK FONDA The house built of straw and clay.planted orchard which includes apple, pear, chestnut, hickory, oak and black walnut trees.“The nut trees,” says Felix, Claude’s son, “will not only provide us with nuts, but also with oil for cook-ing, one of the things we don’t presently have.” “I believe in self-sufficiency,” Duhamel says, “but it’s my children who really impress me because they’ve taken it a big step further.Do you know what this is?” What he’s showing me is called an at-latl and it’s a precursor of the bow.It’s a stick, some 20 inches long and two inches in diameter at one end of which is attached another smaller piece of wood with a small, round indentation.The other part of the weapon is a slim piece of wood, some four feet long — too long to be an arrow and too short to be a spear.The business end of it bears a hand-forged metal tip.The other end is rounded, to fit in the indentation, and has a single feather to provide stability in flight.“I made it,” Felix says, “as a gift for my father.I do hunt, but with a bow.” “Would you like to see something else my son built?” Claude asks.We walk a few hundred yards from the house and behind a small copse of poplars we come to a house which doesn’t immediately show how unusual it is.It’s a relatively small, two-storey structure finished in a dark grey material which turns out to be clay.“It’s a straw house," explains Claude.“It has a wood beam frame, beams that were salvaged from an old bridge, but the walls are made of bales of straw.” Bits of straw poke out of the clay finish, both outside and inside.The house has no electricity.Candles - lots of them are in evidence — provide Felix with light.Heat comes from a centrally-located wood stove.The kitchen sink has water piped in from a rain barrel.The “fridge” is accessed through a trap door in the floor and the food, stored in small barrels, is hauled up by a rope.The concept, if not the design, is the same as root cellars that pioneers relied on.The toilet, tucked behind a curtain, is a home-made composting type.“The house took some six months to plan and three months to build," Felix explains.“It cost about $9,000, mostly for the beams and the straw.I think we spent $30 on the windows, all recycled.It’s warm in the winter and pleasantly cool in the summer.I live comfortably.” The only intrusion of electronic technology is the result of Felix’s interest in music.Still, even there, one can see the search for simplicity; a small homemade drum and a flute carved from wood share space with a computer, temporarily installed for the recording of his own musical compositions.“No, let’s go this way,” Claude Duhamel says as we exit the straw house.He leads me across a mown field towards a small stand of pine trees where, tucked out of sight, stands a third house.“This is my daughter’s place,” says Duhamel.“It's built along the same lines as the house Henry David Thoreau lived in when he was at Walden.” (The 19th century American philosopher Thoreau championed simplicity and nature, as well as civil disobedience against unjust law's.) The house is a two-storey, wood-frame structure finished in overlapping vertical pine boards.Like the straw house it has a composting toilet, running water from a rain barrel, and a wood stove.It too has one electronic component — a small sound system operated by a 6 volt battery.Like Duhamel, who has been playing classical guitar for 35 years, music is a big part of his children’s lives.According to Felix, the family is about 50 per cent of the way towards self-sufficiency.For the time being two members of the family still work for money, but only on a part-time basis.Fbr the others, work consists of gardening, cutting wood (a chain saw is still used but is slowly giving way to axes and saws), and tending the animals.“I think of our place as an ark,” Duhamel says.“Climate change and the oil crisis will bring about what will probably be catastrophic changes for the world’s population.What we’re doing now is frying to make adjustments that, we hope, will be a template that might allow at least some of the human population to survive. page 12 Monday, October 22, 2007 ! - ¦¦¦THE» RECORD Æ2» Starling at $125/mo.Ips Pétroles Ron H.Mackey Ine.Petroleum Home Heating Oil • Gasoline • Diesel 1034 Paul Rd., Tel.: 819-562-5848 Ascot Corner, Qc, JOB 1A0 Fax: 819-562-2086 Aubé fit Germain - Vast selection of natural and homeopathic products.Orthopedic products -Free delivery 2261 King West, Sherbrooke Tel.: (819) 569-6304 177 Main St., Suite 1 Newport, VT 05855 (802) 334-1870 john_brochu @ adelphia.net E-Bay ID: brochu1981 Present this ad to get additional UFoff Group Shop Antiques Collectibles Used Furniture Bought & Sold iTéléDhoto -m loto source- 2fcpï D/»flat Seprinto With this coupon and for each reprint you order, get one free.(No minimum, no maximum) 1 coupon per customer Not vadtd with any other offer Expires December 31.2007 Free Film With the purchase of two FUJIFILM with process included, get a third free.1 coupon per customer Not vedid with any other offer Expires December 31,2007 218, Alexandre at.Sherbrooke 564-0033 Lynn Lambert lynn .lambert @ desjardi ns.com Personal Finance Advisor Caisse Desjardins des Métaux blancs Danville Services Centre 39 Daniel-Johnson St., P.O.Box 600 Danville (Quebec) J0A 1A0 ga Desjardins Tel 819-879-7168 ext.230 SSI Caisse des Métaux blancs Fax: 819-839-2266 [ng% A/ 1 Fig-11 % I > If this feels like a math test, visit uu /o | mathliteracy.ca or call 1-800-303-1004.®IXFi Uiïrnmj Math solves problems J* 1 h—i’j Pwiifaffaw tmhtka pwwfilphdiltiirtiwi This space could be YOURS! 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Quarterback Liam Mahoney threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns in addition to rushing for 55 yards and a TD as Concordia outlasted McGill 58-30 in the 34th annual Shaughnessy Cup game before a Homecoming crowd of2,090 at Mol-son Stadium on Saturday.The Stjngers (5-2) clinched a Quebec conference playoff spot while the Redmen (0-7) were mathematically eliminated and are in danger of going winless for the first time since the 1966 season, when they went 0-6.Mahoney, a rookie in just his third start, completed 12 of 16 passes, masterminding an offence that rolled up 639 yards and 27 first downs.His favorite target was sophomore receiver Cory Watson who caught five passes for 158 yards and two majors.It was believed to be the first time in Quebec university history that opposing teams each had over 600 yards of offence in the same game as the Redmen countered with 606 yards and 32 first downs.Concordia banged out 376 yards on the ground while McGill amassed 566 in the air.McGill pivot Matt Connell and receiver Charles-Antoine Sinotte teamed up to set a number of records in a losing cause.Sinotte hauled in 15 balls for 191 yards and one TD, upping his season total to 66 receptions, breaking the CIS singleseason record of 63 set by former Queen’s standout Craig Spear in 2003.(Ottawa’s Don Bums had held the previous Quebec conference record of 61 since 1982.) Sinotte, who also leads the QUFL with 807 receiving yards this fall, will get a chance to add to his record-setting numbers next Saturday when the Redmen wrap up conference play at home against Sherbrooke.McGill receiver Erik Galas also had a field day with 218 yards on 11 catches and one TD.Galas now has 51 receptions on the season and combined with Sinotte’s 66, it marks the first time in CIS history that teammates reach the 50-catch plateau in the same season.Connell completed 35 of 59 passes for 557 yards, four TDs and three interceptions.It was his 12th career 300-yard game and the second time that he has surpassed the 50Oyard barrier, breaking his own Quebec single-game mark of 536.The performance ranks third on the CIS all-time single-match list behind Calgary’s Greg Vavra’s 627 yards (1983) and Queen’s Tommy Denison’s 561 yards (2002).Connell also found freshman Bobby Mikelberg and Alex Bussandri in the end-zone.Other Concordia TDs were scored by receivers Marc Champagnie and Nick Seasons, in addition to rushing majors by Blair Yachetto and Edmen Nyamadi, who carried seven times for 111 yards.The 88 points totaled by the Redmen and Stingers was the highest scoring game in the history of the Concordia-McGill series and the 58 points tallied by Concordia surpassed their previous high of 46 in 1976 and matched in 2003.Defensively, linebackers Jean-Nicolas Carrière (McGill) and Cory Greenwood (Concordia) were outstanding.Carrière recorded a game-high 13.5 tackles, including 12 solos.He also was credited with a forced fumble.Greenwood led the Stingers with six solo tackles, two assisted, a pair of pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.% page 14 Monday, October 22, 2007 .- "«THEm RECORD SPORTS Cougar men lose in last minutes of play BALAXV c N t M A ^ f Women pull off victory in first game By Doug McCooeye Special to The Record While the Champlain Cougars men’s basketball team opened up their season with a loss, the women started off with a solid 85-40 victory over College LaFleche on Friday night at home.After a slow start, the women managed to work the lead to 12 going into half-time.The Cougars flourished in the second half with an intense defensive effort and came away with the 45-point victory- Head coach Steve Cassivi said he was happy with the effort in the second half, particularly with the job they did on the boards.“Despite Lafleche having a large roster, including two girls over six feet tall, we were able to out run and out rebound them.Everyone on the team was able to contribute in terms of rebounding, which was great,” said Cassivi after the game.The offensive story of the game was the Cougars' balanced attack.Over half the team finished the game in doubledigit scoring.Leading the way for the Cougars was Rebecca Cook, who finished the contest with 19 points.“Overall, we are satisfied with the victory, although we feel that we are only scratching the surface with the talented group of women that we have this year,” said Cassivi.If the Cougars’ performance is only a scratch of the surface, the team can look forward to a very successful season.Men Following the women’s game, the men’s team took on St-Hyacinthe and fell short with an 86-83 loss.Taking a 37-32 lead into halftime, the Cougars came out in the second half The Cougars out run and out rebounded the other gals.PERRY BEATON and pushed the lead up to as many as nine.The veteran St-Hyacinthe team came back and held a 74-67 lead in the fourth quarter.The Cougars rallied back and took the lead 83-82 on a basket by Sam Gele with a little over a minute remaining.However, the visitors came right back with a basket and, after a Cougar miss, knocked down two key ffee-throws to seal the three-point victory.Johnathan Bilodeau led all scorers with 24 points for St-Hyacinthe.Adam Dezan led a balanced attack for the Cougars with 18 points while pulling down 11 rebounds Vincent Goly and Jean-Fivele Maharo finished with 14 and 13 points respectively while Gele chipped in with 12 points.“This is the best performance we’ve had all year,” said head coach Mike Hickey.“We were facing a veteran team tonight.Considering we’re a fairly young team with only two veterans, I’m pretty pleased with our effort." The Cougars basketball season continues with a double-header next Friday, Oct.26, at the Mitchell Gymnasium with both the men (0-1) and women (1-0) playing host to Drummondville.The women’s game tips off at 7 p.m.followed by the men’s at 9 p.m.Gaiters football winning streak ends Lose to Laval T|he Bishop’s Gaiters five-game winning streak came crashing to an end Sunday, a; they suffered a 50-15 defeat at the hand: of the top-ranked Laval Rouge et Or.Playing on their home turf, the Rouge-et-Oi upped their their winning streak to 11 games while Bishop’s suffered only their second loss.After taking a 7-0 first-quarter lead on Caesai Sanchez-Hernandez’ nine-yard pass to Julian Féoli-Gudino, the Rouge et Or broke the game open in the second quarter with 17 points in the last six minutes.A Laurent Lavigne-Massé touchdown catch, as well as a one-yard scoring run from Pierre-Luc Yak, put Laval up 27-0 at halftime.Bishop’s got on the board in the third quarter, as Keith Gadding scored his second major of the year, on a 20-yard pass from Jesse Andrews.However.the Rouge et Or responded with two touchdowns of their own, as Féoli-Gudino and Yak scored their second touchdowns of the day.Laval’s Samuel Fournier scored their final touchdown with 2:28 remaining.However, the Gaiters’ Steven Turner re turned the kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, his third kickoff return touchdown of the season.Sanchez-Hernandez, starting in place of the injured Benoît Groulx, went 25-for-32 for 260 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.Féoli-Gudino caught 10 balls for 101 yards and scored two touchdowns.Running back Pierre-Luc Yao returned to the lineup with 15 carries for 109 yards and two touchdowns.For Bishop’s, Jamall Lee gained 78 yards on 18 carries, and was held out of the end zone for the first time this season.Jesse Andrews went 9-for-18 for 165 yards with one touchdown and one interception.Olivier Mongeau made three catches for 78 yards; Keith Godding also had three catches, for 67 yards and a touchdown.Laval outgained Bishop’s by 494 yards to 246, and held the ball for 32:22 compared to 28:38 for the Gaiters.OCTOBER 28™ |/\f l^a pair of tickets! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 " 8 P.M.Lots of great prizes to win! TO WIN A PAIR* OF TICKETS, - — JUST CALL IN AT RECORD THURSDAY, OCT.25™ AT 9 A.M.819-569-9525 The first 10 callers win! * One pair of tickets per family RECORD Monday, October 22, 2007 page 15 In Memoriams DAIGNAULT, Jennifer - In loving memory of our dear daughter, sister, niece and friend who passed away on October 22, 1996.The fairest lilies are the first to fall; The sweetest first to fade; The fondest, dearest, best of all, At peaceful rest is laid.We think of you with love today As we have done so often, And feel once more the bitter blow That does not seem to soften.You are always loved and never forgotten.MOMMY TIM, SARA JANET, GRAYDON DEBBIE.PIERRE SCOTT, WENDY AND FAMILIES AUNTS and UNCLES and other RELATIVES and FRIENDS DAIGNAULT.Jennifer (1977-1996): To my daughter Jennifer.They say that time heals all sorrow And helps us to forget.But time so far has only proven How much I miss you yet! Still missing you.DADDY XXX Card of Thanks POVEY - The months in 2007 have slipped by quickly, soon be a change, hope better than this summer was.A thanks for three occasions.For lovely get-well cards and best wishes in April.A birthday in May, also thanks to the person that announced it (as a surprise), received beautiful cards, useful gifts, goodies, flowers, currency, company and phone calls.Third, sympathy cards in September as sister Irene “Allison” Cook died on July 26, ashes were brought to Elmwood Cemetery for burial September 12 from California, U.S.A.Special thanks to Mr.B.McConnell, to Rev.Ron West (and their wives) for doing all the necessary jobs for Sheila (Cook) Neal, the daughter, also the members of St.George’s Parish Guild in Lennoxville.A very tasty meal was served at noon to people who came then, I was so thankful, from long distance too, to visit and take pictures.I have contacted some in appreciation, as am so slow and careful, shall never forget how kind and generous you all have been.Wishing everyone the “Best of Health and Good Luck for the future years".L.M1CKIE POVEY Death Death DERBY, Edna Elizabeth - At Grey Bruce Health Services, Southampton, Ontario, on Friday, October 19, 2007.Edna Derby (nee Perrott) of Southampton in her 86th year.Wife of the late Leon Eugene Derby.Dear mother of Susan and her husband Bob Bell of Southampton and Leonard and his wife Patricia of Cowansville, Quebec.Also survived by her brother-in-law.Ware Derby and by her sisters-in-law, Alffeda Neil, Addie Tracy and Pat Lahue.Special aunt of Agnes Rychard of Cowansville, Quebec.Sadly missed by her grandchildren, Lisa, Melissa and Kelly and by her 5 greatgrandchildren.Predeceased by her twin sister, Ethel Ross and 11 other brothers and sisters.Cremation.Visitation from the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton on Wednesday October 24, 2007 from 7 until 8:30 p.m., at which time, a Memorial Service to Remember Edna Derby’s life will be conducted in the Family Room of the Funeral Home.Reverend Margaret Greenhow will officiate.A further Memorial Service and Interment of Ashes will follow at St.Aidans Anglican Church, Sutton Junction, Quebec, on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 2 p.m.Expressions of Remembrance to the Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation or to the BMP Hospital Foundation, Cowansville, Quebec.Condolences may be forwarded to the family through www.eaglesonfuneralhome.com In Memoriam MOEN, Ethel J.McCourt: May 9, 1909 -October 22, 2004.In loving memory of a special sister, aunt and great-aunt.As time unfolds another year Memories keep you ever near.Silent thoughts of time together Hold memories that last forever.Sadly missed, LLOYD & FAMILY OSBORN, Raymond (1929-2007) - At the B.M.P.Hospital on Monday, October 15, 2007, Raymond Osborn in his 79th year.Loving father of Sharon (Ricky Stowe), Thomas (Kara Knight), Bonnie (Barry Page).Cherished grandfather of Aaron, Kara, Lindsey, Lisa, Nick, Brandon, Blayne, Hailey, Benjamin, Alicia, Katie.Survived by one brother Austin.He leaves to mourn numerous relatives and many friends.Funeral arrangements by Denis Meunier Funeral Home & Chapel, 402 River St„ Cowansville, QC.Tel.450-266-6061; Fax.: 450-266-6057; e-mail: fu-nerariumdm@qc.aira.com Robert Farnam, Director.In Memoriam MAST1NE, Everett - In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and a man who adored kids that they called “Da”.It’s been a year already, But in our hearts you 're still here.We have fond memories And there isn't a day that goes by That we don’t speak of them.We laugh, cry, But those memories will never die.No one knows the heartache To lose someone as great as you.Even though the expression On your face frightened some people, They know you as a good person too.And the kids all miss The shake of your hand And saying Good day.The nose and ear pulling That just made their day.You will always be missed by your family and friends.EILEEN (wife) DOUG (son) DEBBIE (JIMMY) DARLEEN (SCOTT) (daughters) BRANDON & BRIANNA (grandchildren) Mansonville Golden Age Club news Met at the town hall for lunch on Tuesday, the 2nd of October.Rita Mar-coux made soup and sandwiches for the club.Rosemary Maxwell made a birthday cake and we celebrated the birthdays of the past summer, up to date.Irene Cantin won the half and half game.Door prizes were won by Judy Rypins-ki, Rita Marcoux, Lana Lane, Rita Mossa, Irene Cantin, Rose Mary Maxwell, Edmond Ducharme and Jackie Jersey.Game winners were Lana Lane.J.Lal-iberte, Jackie Jersey and Rita Mossa.500 winners were Irene Cantin and Edmond Ducharme.Dinner next week at Soleil Rouge.See you there! Rita Mossa Death S:"-;! WARNHOLTZ, Frederick (1924-2007) -Gone to be with the Lord! On Friday, October 19, lovingly surrounded by his family Frederick Walter Warnholtz, in his 84 th year, dear husband of Jean, loving father of Ken (Helena), Patricia (David), Nancy, Ronald (Diane), Richard (Carla), Karen (Philip), Craig (Kathy), Karla (Edward), and Paula (Alan).Very proud grandfather of 25 grandchildren.Loved by surviving brothers and sister, Karl, Elizabeth, Gertrude and Albert and predeceased by Erna, Martha, Agnes, Arnold and, this last week, Gordon.Highly esteemed by the church community at Cherry River Gospel Chapel, and an inspiration to thousands of children and adults through the work at Parkside Ranch, Orford, Quebec.Visitation will be held at Leo Paul Ledoux Funeral Home, 150 Sherbrooke Street, Magog, Quebec.Tel.: 819-843-4473.7 p.m.- 9 p.m.on Sunday evening and 2 p.m.- 4 p.m.and 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.Monday, October 22.The Memorial will be held at Grace Chapel, 420 Montreal St., Sherbrooke, Quebec, Tuesday, October 23 at 1 p.m.In lieu of flowers, donation in Fred’s memory to Parkside Ranch, 1505 Alfred Desrochers Rd„ Orford, Quebec, J1X 6J4, will be appreciated.Funeral service and Cremation entrusted to Résidence Funéraire Ledoux Magog Inc., 150 Sherbrooke St., Magog, QC.Tel.: 819-843A473; fax: 819-843-4563; e-mail: ledoux@netrevolu-tion.com Need a reason to run [•IftVM I fr-liiMM i il»] i We'll give you 4 million.More thon four million Conadions have arthritis.Find out how you con help by participating in marathons around the worid.Train.Travel.Triumph.*tâ#Mohoiv For more information, coll 1-800-321*1433 or visit us at www.artkritls.ca/lolntsinMotloii page 16 Monday, October 22, 2007 ! ¦i—THE ¦ - RECORD Your husband is an exhibitionist Dear Annie: I recently saw my 88-year-old disabled mom in the hospital, and she told me my husband is no longer allowed to visit her.I was surprised, since he’d always seemed like such a great son-in-law.It turns out my 55-year-old husband has been exposing himself to her for much of the last five years.My mother had asked him to stop years ago, but he wouldn’t, so she had my brother talk to him.It worked briefly, but he’s started up again.When I confronted my husband, he admitted his behavior.I told him he needed therapy — after all, repeatedly exposing yourself to someone whose disability prevents her from moving isn’t exactly normal behavior.He set up an appointment the next day.I told him if he ever did such a thing again, I would call everyone he knew, including his business associates and poker buddies, and “ask for their help” dealing with him.Because he’s well respected, I couldn’t think of anything better than humiliation to keep him in line.What else can I do?I’m disgusted by his behavior and the harm he’s done to my mother.How do I ever trust him again?- Losing It on Long Island Dear tosing It: Your husband is an ex-hibitionist.Some exhibitionism is harmless (flashing one’s behind out the car window), but because your husband is exposing himself to his disabled mother-in-law, it indicates a mental disorder, and if he also has been exposing himself to strangers on the street, he could be arrested for indecent exposure.Exhibitionism is usually treated with a combination of psychotherapy and medication.You are right to insist that your husband see a professional, and it may be helpful if you go with him.Dear Annie: I was asked by a dear friend to spend a week with her at a condo owned by one of her relatives.We could stay for free and split all expenses.After the 15-hour drive, we opened the door to the condo and the place reeked of mildew and years of cigarette smoke.The foldout couch that “sleeps beautifully” was flat as a pancake and smelled like someone sweated out a three-day drunk on it.The next morning, my friend’s 7-year-old daughter began to show signs of her Satanic heritage, ruining every outing by screaming and whining when she didn’t get her way.When I looked at her sternly, she’d stick out her tongue.Her mother ignored this.I came home exhausted after being with someone I considered an intelligent, thoughtful person.When she e-mailed to ask if I’d had a good time, my husband said I should tell her the truth, so I responded, as thoughtfully as I could, and said it was horrible.She said she was sorry and to chalk it up to lessons learned.I can’t believe she would even attempt to let anyone see the deplorable conditions of that condo or tolerate her child’s behavior.Do you think I was too harsh when she asked my opinion?- Va- cation From Hell Dear Vacation: Yes.Your friend was not responsible for the condo, since it didn’t belong to her, and you get what you pay for.As for her daughter, that was unfortunate, but many parents don’t see their children the way others do.She did not deliberately show you a bad time.You should have found something nice to say, even if it was only about the weather, and declined any future invitations.Dear Annie: I read the complaint from “B.H.” about the car honking when you lock it with the remote.It is not necessary to have the dealer disable the horn.One only needs to press the lock button before closing the door.— The Villages, Florida Dear Florida: If people were willing to lock and unlock their doors with their keys, they wouldn’t need a remote.But thanks for supplying a simple remedy.Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Annie’s Mailbox Compton County Historical Museum Society Cavalcade to Hereford Mountain On an absolutely gorgeous Autumn day, Thursday, October 4, members and friends of the Compton County Historical Museum Society participated in their annual cavalcade.Gathering at the Museum in Eaton Corner, the designated meeting place, we travelled southward on Route 253 (formerly Route 27), through Sawyerville and upwards to the once little hamlet of East Clifton, taking in the beautiful scenery along the way.Our first stop was the East Clifton Cemetery, noting its neat and well groomed appearance.Herbert Rowell, a native of the area, told of how many years ago the older graves had been moved from a cemetery a short distance south (once known as Elliott Hill), to be annexed with the East Clifton Methodist Church, later and as it is today, East Clifton United Church.Among the monuments are Waldrons, Cairns, Williams, Blair, Bell, Bellam, McConnell and others.He told of how he had at one time mowed the grass with a push mower, and later had used a gasoline motor on it, when living nearby he was hired as caretaker.He told of when digging graves, he often found it necessary to blast as the ground had a lot of ledge.When this was necessary, the monuments were covered with boughs to protect them from flying stones and debris.On one occasion, he, with the help of a neighbour, worked by kerosene lantern light until 10:00 p.m.with pick and shovel, in order to have the grave ready for the burial the following day.The Rowells also showed pictures taken of their country store, filling station and overnight cabins, when they lived there from 1947 to 1953.It is also interesting to note that their overnight cabins were named Viewpoint Cabins, and that the new Town Hall that was built there on the exact site of the cabins, later used as a library and now I believe an Art Center is called, “Point de Vue"./> A: paid for the building of the road up the mountain.At the time of his 100th birthday in 1998, a gala birthday marked the event at the Balsams in New Hampshire.Also at the summit of the mountain was a picnic table, where lunch was enjoyed, while listening to interesting tales by Mr.Owen.After lunch, we followed our guide back down the mountain, part way down, we took a different route, through a gate (to which he had the key) and continuously down and around, past “Tilly’s Turnpike 1995” sign, enjoying the gorgeous colours and spectacular scenery, until we finally came out on Highway 141, near the little All Saints Anglican Church and adjoining Cemetery at Hereford.Several of the group went on by Lake Wallace and Frontier Lodge, then back to Hereford, down Hereford Hill to Route 253, which they followed homeward.Passing St.Venant de Paquette (Pa-quetteville), they took Station Road to Malvina, where they observed the valley where the Hereford Railway ran from Cookshire to Beecher Falls from 1889 to 1927, when the line was purchased by the Canadian Pacific Railway.The wonderful view of the countryside was observed from the Look Out at St.Malo, which is at the highest elevation of any town in Quebec.By then, it was time to return home after a most enjoyable and rewarding day, with a great deal of credit going to Mr.Owen for taking the time to act as our guide on such a delightful trip.Submitted by Nina Rowell In the background of one of the pictures showed the Old East Clifton Town Hall, the East Clifton United Church and the former Cairns home.In the background of another, the cabin of the late Tom McVetty, where he kept himself busy making axe handles, etc., From East Clifton, we travelled south, going straight on the gravel road on the outskirts of Lindsay Pond, on the old stage coach road and over what was once called Gerry Camp Hill towards the paved road to Coaticook.Here we were joined by Sam Owen of Hereford.Mr.Owen was a close friend of the late Mr.Neil Tillottson.Following Mr.Owen towards St.Hermengilde, we stopped at an abandoned cemetery in Perryboro, turning left on a gravel road which went up Hereford Mountain.Reaching the very top of the mountain, we marvelled at the magnificent view, mountain tops all around - * Ham.Stoke, Or-ford, Barnston Pinnacle, Megantic to mention a few as well as several in the U.S.A.One could also see the CHUS.On a huge slab of cement, the mountain ranges were all identified with plaques pointing in the proper direction.In the center of this cement was an engraved memorial to the late Mr.Tillottson.Mr.Neil Tillottson was born at Hereford, and at one time had owned the woods around Hereford 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