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T I I INSIDE Brome i County [news 75 CENTS + TAXES - —THE".RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Halloween Parties! “jfïlulffganô 111 Queen, LennoxvUle October 27, 2007 with Shi Shooter Band & October 31, 2007 with DJ Adam No cover charge PM#0040007682 Wednesday, October 24, 2007 Ginger’s spreading its roots Everything old is new again By Sarah Rogers Sherbrooke It’s a long-time Townships tradition that goes right to your nose.And it’s on the grow these days.Since Bull’s Head Ginger Ale changed hands in early 2007, the Richmond-born beverage company is spreading its wings — reaching out to long-time customers in the Townships and a younger generation of soda drinkers.Barry and Brian Husk, the brothers who bought Bull’s Head Beverages Inc.last January, are busy at work pulling back in former fans of the famed Townships soda, with longer term plans to expand their geographical market.They hope to do this using a little bit of the old mixed with a bit the new, from a revival of old labels to the development of a website.“We thought it would be advantageous to go back to what the company had looked like 80, 90 years ago," said Barry Husk.“When you go to the grocery store today, you have to find a way to have our product stand out.“We’re trying to build a company based on its history,” he said.That history can be traced back to 1896, when Richmond brewer John Henry Bryant decided to have a hand at ginger ale.Story has it that Bryant’s wife called him “bull-headed" for dreaming up the idea, and the name stuck.The founder’s.grandson, Gerry Bryant, can’t be sure this is the real story behind the ginger brew’s stubborn name, but it’s a version he heard from his own father Albert, who took Please see Bull's on Page 4 Down Pour PERRY BEATON Townshippers, it’s said, love to talk about the weather.Today?Cloudy with sunny periods.'Nuff said.12 & The Butters Foundation's "No One Itirned Away" Campaign 2007 Goal: 3 million for 3 Major Projects Help us Make a Difference in the Lives of Intellectually Disabled People TO SEND A TAX-RECEIPTED DONATION, PLEASE WRITE TO 127 PRINCIPALE, SUITE 105, COWANSVILLE, QC, J2K 1J3 OR CALL 450 263-4123 FOR MORE INFO. êage 2 Wednesday, October 24, 2007 RECORD He could take his talent anywhere but is • • • .true to his Townships’ roots Knowlton’s James Wisdom, a 17-year-old graduate of Massey-Vanier High School now studying social sciences at Champlain College in St-Lambert.wrote Keeping In Touch Townshippers’ Association the following article about Sunshine Theatre Production’s incredible soundman, John Cameron.James Wisdom has been ___________ the lighting technician at Sunshine Theatre Production for many years.His theatre career also includes an acting role in The Music Man in 2001 and he enjoys writing and making movies.Here’s what he has to say about John Cameron.• • • Ingenious and talented, Township-perjohn Cameron is well-known at Theatre Lac Brome and its Arts Knowlton theatre facility for his expertise in audio technology.As lighting operator for the same theatre, I have had the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with John Cameron.I marvel at Johns’ ability to balance a job at Knowlton Packaging while developing a career in audio technology by running the soundboard for community theatre musicals.John Cameron was one of four award recipients at the third annual Townships Leaders of Tomorrow Awards ceremony this past April at Centre Lac-Brome.One cannot fail to be impressed by the testimonials about John in the nomination letters received on his behalf.These testimonials demonstrate the remarkable extent to which he is appreciated by this community.Composer Donald Patriquin wrote: “John demonstrated patience and complete understanding of the complex equipment that he was using.” A spokesperson for the band Last Chance noted: “John is proof that it is possible for young people to stay in the Townships and be able to create a business and life right here at home.” Caroline Kehne wrote: “John could easily take his skills to Montreal or Toronto where they are easily bankable, but has chosen to remain rooted in the Townships.He is a concrete example of someone who has chosen to stay close to his roots and has simultaneously found a way to make a living by applying his intelligence and skills.He is the best soundman in the region.” Last but not least is the testimonial by Robert Hill, PhD: “John is ambitiously realizing his full potential, and would prefer to do it, even at financial sacrifice, in the home environment.John’s expertise is helping to put the Eastern Townships on North America’s musical map!” These testimonials - clearly evoke a unanimous “let’s keep him here!” Congratulations John, for respecting your roots and being recognized as a Townships leader of tomorrow and also for becoming a proud father this past summer.Friends and clients are “very happy” about your decision to start a family here and “wish you all the best!” Don’t miss out: It’s tonight! Today is your last chance to register for this free information session in English.Right from your very own home, you can learn about wills and trusts.Mental Health Estrie offers this free hour-long tele-workshop in English tonight at 7 p.m.Sylvain Carpentier, notary and financial planner, will lead the workshop about “Wills & Trusts: Techniques for protecting the future of your ill relative.” It will address the common worry: “What will happen to my loved one when I’m gone?” To participate in the free workshop, register in advance.You can either register with the Care-Ring Voice Network at 1-866-396-2433 or visit www.careringvoice.com to be part of the workshop from your own home by phone.Or you can register with Mental Health Estrie at 819-565-3777 or men-talhealth.estrie@bellnet.ca to share the experience with others via a speaker-phone at the office of MHE in Lennoxville.Townshippers* Association is a nonpartisan, NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SERVING THE EASTERN Townships English-speaking community.Contact: www.townshippers.qc.ca, ta@townshippers.qc.ca, 100-257 Queen, COURTESY OF JOHN CAMERON John Cameron's baby, bom this summer: Welcome to the Townships, Molly! Landry is back at UPA Noël Landry, the regional president of the Union des producteurs agricoles farmers union has been acclaimed to a new two-year mandate.Some 175 members of UPA-Estrie, which held its annual convention on Tuesday, are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the regional farm federation.A book on the group’s history will be released in January.Holstein Quebec award Caroline Martel of South Durham won first prize in this month’s Holstein Quebec breeding school gather- ing.Martel won a three-week trip to Belgium (she was competing in the Individual category).Second place went to Éveline Guil-bert of Saint-Maurice, and Saint-Casimir’s Benoit Laquerre came in third.The three-day event, held in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce from Oct.6 to 8, gathered young people aged 16 to 25 to attend workshops, compete and talk about dairy herd production, sire proofs and pedigrees and marketing.Groups simulated a model dairy farm.Lennoxville (819-566-5717, 1-866-566-5717), 203 Principale, Cowansville (450-263-4422, 1-866-263-4422), AND THE CONFIDENTIAL GENERAL INFORMATION (lNFO@TOWNSHIPPERS.QC.CA) AND LEGAL INFORMATION (BLIC@T0WNSHIPPERS.QC.CA) SERVICES at 819-566-2182 (1-877-566-2182).Weather Today: Cloudy with sunny periods.High 10.Thursday: Sunny.Low minus 1.High 10.Friday: Sunny.Low minus 2.High 15.Saturday: Periods of rain.Low plus 1.High 13.Ben by Daniel Shelton 0OY, YOU SURE WENT THROUGH TH4T L 01LYP0P IN A HURRY, PIPNT\t)Uf GO.W0Wf)$ Wednesday, October 24, 2007 page 3 ¦ ¦ ¦ , ¦y »« i^iaatK^r^awai ¦ : ’ • : ' ^RECORD, Others look to copy Bishop’s tough student rules Coping with rowdiness By Janice Tibbetts CanWest News Service « «hile the director of Cham-% /plain College has said \l \ i there’s nothing he can do V ?about bad student behaviour when it takes place in the borough of Lennoxville, Bishop’s University has received many requests for information from other post-secondary institutions about how to rewrite codes of conduct so they, too, can punish students with fines or suspensions for off-campus rowdiness.Under pressure from police and municipal politicians, Brock University in St.Catharines and Fanshawe College in London, both in southern Ontario, are reviewing their codes in an effort to be ease tension in the sometimes testy relationships known as “town and gown.” Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont., is also looking at changes.Bishop’s University recrafted its policy two years ago, leading to six students being suspended for relentless off-cam-pus partying in the town’s concentrated student ghetto.“A lot of universities are talking about it,” said Bruce Stephenson, dean of student affairs at Bishop’s, who has received inquiries from schools in Ontario and eastward.Bishop’s, where some 1,000 students live off campus, became the first university in Canada to recraft its code, in response to public outrage over student drunkenness, broken beer bottles and violence.On legal advice, Bishop’s added two elemeftts that Stephenson said make the code legally airtight - requiring students to sign a “behaviour contract” agreeing to the terms and allowing appeals for those who are found guilty of violations.Brock University, with a student body of about 17,000 undergraduates, is currently redrafting its code to include off-campus behaviour.But Kim Meade, associate vice-president of student services, said that severe punishment such as suspensions will only be imposed when students are guilty of “serious criminal charges,” such as assault.Fanshawe College in London, where an off-campus brawl 10 days ago left two people with stab wounds and another with serious face injuries, is also revising its code, said president Harold Run-dle.But, he cautioned that the college, which has 15,000 students, is walking a fine legal line and that officials only intend to hold students accountable for off-campus behaviour if it threatens campus life.For instance, Rundle explained, a student who was punched off campus would have to feel in danger on university grounds before the college would discipline the offending student."We don’t want to cross a line,” said Rundle.“We’re not going to start acting as parents of adults.We don’t want to start expelling somebody because they had a fight with their brother." Bishop's University is seen as a leader in the quest to control students’ rowdy private lives.The Canadian Federation of Students Ontario chapter passed a resolution last year condemning the expansion of codes of conduct to off-campus, saying they “create a two-tier system of justice, one for students and another for community members.” James O’Brien, president of the Brock University student union, said he believes the university’s proposed policy is “neither appropriate or legal” because it is outside the school’s jurisdiction.“It’s like enforcing a Canadian law in the United States,” he said.Earlier this week Champlain College director Paul Kaeser told The Record that while he sympathizes with annoyed Lennoxville residents coping with rowdiness, there’s no proof the culprits are from the cégep.Further, his hands are tied when they’re off school property.“I can’t do anything about students when they are downtown,” he said.“I can only take care of things when they are school property.” But police and municipal politicians say universities have to take care of their own because towns and cities do not have the time or money to crack down on unruly students under municipal noise and drunkenness bylaws.“If you have a library book and don’t return it, they’ll tell you can’t graduate, so it's interesting that you can go out and disrupt the neighbourhood you live in and that seems to be OK,” said London’s deputy police chief, Ian Peer.“But it really gives a black eye to the institution and the students," said Peer, who thinks that students behaving poorly enough to solicit a complaint to police should be suspended for a semester.At Queen’s University, students have complained that proposed changes to the code of conduct are excessively vague and leave the door open to wide interpretation, said Anna Mehler Pa-perny, editor of the student newspaper.Queen's Journal.The draft policy, released this summer, says the university can discipline students for conduct off campus if it has “a rational and substantive connection to the mission, administration or reputation of the university.” In the United States, many post-secondary institutions have extended conduct codes to cover off-campus activities.PERRY BEATON/ FILE Some institutions in Canada that have considered the prospect have been reluctant, citing student privacy rights, and a questionable legality in imposing academic penalties for events that happen off their premises.Dalhousie University in Halifax, despite periodic pressure from the community, states in its code of conduct that it does not intend to play the role of parent.The University of Ottawa has also resisted public pressure to police off-campus behaviour.Many Canadian institutions make exceptions for university-related activities that happen off campus.Hnftb and ¦¦ UrtriffiÈÿ of ûeriatrks of Sfeartwaok* health -a shared passion Let s Çet to Kjiow One j4.notf.er! The Board of Directors of the Health and Social Services Centre -University Institute of Geriatrics of Sher brooke (HSSC-UIGS) invites you to its public assembly and information session to be held on October 31,2007.Location: Argyll Hospital and Residential Centre Norton Building Frances-Whittle room 461, Argyll Street Time: 5:30 p.m.Subject: Presentation of our services and highlights of the latest annual management report Ad are welcome to attend. page 4 Wednesday, October 24, 2007 • ¦THE i i RECORD IGiNGER At Bull's Head Ginger Ale For the Summer Home JTSI fee nark of a good boat Co b*v* 03 ha ad a of Ball*» Head, lu purity, it* wfeolwomc* *«* «*d H* dtlkfott* tarît itxtorc its po^mUriCy everywhere It la * tanpciag, beaefieial drink for the hot 4ayv~r«?mtMa£ $nâ Pooling.It ;* thoroughly aafe and vhokaomv for ebiidrea a* v«U u ad alt*.* Bull’s Head Ginger Ale Voa could not improve Htld.even i( you hid oar lnSkin, Th« but of everything t°” into ii—tvtd |l»d« toofet.tioner’» »»«>», the thokett tinier (from which «•« eetrict lU the rwin uid that remove the utriajjenfy end «HMtipetint tendency),olhef yek-ct Itmo «ndkmoo» usd told, cry.ulpuK tprioS **t«r.No ptwervitive* or other «tentai i»sredie«M «« tned.Bar six Large Glasses in Every Bottle "Vt At tte lotit i!u* kVtoer ittm Ir xW tut, item « Uttk.it » pii» «lit* «Mien tt'ilHt Itiu.MAwtrierMia ir J.H.BRYANT, ! \ An old advertisment for Bull’s Head.COURTESY Bull’s: Cont’d from Page 1 the reins at Bull’s Head after World War One.Gerry himself worked for Bull’s Head from the late 1940s until the ’70s, when the business was sold to a Sherbrooke soft drink bottler.After some time, the company fizzled out, then was resurrected in the early 1990s by Peter O’Donnell, who built the company back up.“They (the Husks) are ambitious,” said Bryant, now retired in North Hatley.“I’d like to see them make a go at it.” Bryant is cautiously optimistic about a product that he has seen evolve into artificial flavouring and plastic bottles.The glass bottles from the company’s heyday sent the kind of pressure that sent fizz “right up your nose when you opened it,” claimed Bryant.The Bull’s Head’s line-up features its three staples: Old Fashioned Orange Soda, Ginger Ale and the newest addition, Cranberry Ginger Ale.No changes have been made to the actual recipe or brewing methods, although the format has seen some.Bull’s Head reverted back to the ale’s old yellow-coloured labels, and now offers the ginger ale in two new sizes — a 330 ml bottle and a one litre bottle.The smaller of the two will allow Bull’s Head to adapt to restaurant, bar and social club markets, while the one litre bottle works better for single people or couple households.“Sales are definitely up for a couple of reasons,” Husk said.“These new formats are allowing us to sell into new markets, plus the fact we also have opened new accounts.” Nine months into their new business venture, the Husks are focusing on reaching out to the Townships market by making the product more accessible and apparent in local stores.Now, Bull’s Head can be purchased in Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Bedford and Sutton — places where you couldn’t get it for many years.“They’re aware it’s there again now,” Husk said.“And it’s selling again.” Not as a cure for an upset stomach, as Bull’s Head was once prescribed, but as a tasty homegrown soda.Once they’ve solidified their traditional marketing area, the Husks plan to expand distribution outside of the Townships and even out of province.Currently they sell to a few markets in Ontario — a potentially ripe market where there are ex-Townshippers.Barry and Brian Husk, who were born and raised in Sherbrooke, have family roots in the Townships dating back 200 years.Although they are now based in Drum-mondville and Montreal respectively, Barry Husk said that, in his mind, he never left.Both brothers have business backgrounds, although neither specifically in the beverage business.Most of their training, Husk said, comes from conversations with former Bull’s Head owner, Peter O’Donnell.Distribution warehouses remain in Richmond, while the brewing and bottling continues to be done in Saint-Felix-de-Valois (near Joliette.) Three employees cover the administration and distribution across the region.As a testament to his grandfather’s success, Bryant hopes to see Bull’s Head make it as a small fish in a big market, but recognizes some of the struggles it will face.“It’s a very competitive business and they have to do what they have to do,” Bryant said.Their best bet locally is to appeal to a new generation of customers, Bryant said.“Young people don’t remember the old taste,” he said.“But they drink it out of loyalty.” Bull’s Head is now online; check them out at www.bulls-head.com.El rules unfair in Sherbrooke?Es trie group asks for action Staff Sherbrooke An advocacy group for the unemployed is encouraging Sherbrooke residents to write to Federal Human Resources and Social Development Minister Monte Solberg to demand equity in employment insurance.The Mouvement des Chômeurs et Chômeuses de l’Estrie says Sherbrooke workers are discriminated against because they must work longer to qualify for unemployment insurance, yet get fewer weeks of benefits than do those in Magog and other neighbouring municipalities.The movement even has the support of Sherbrooke council, which passed a resolution supporting the campaign.Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Perrault is also asking the federal Conservative government to correct disparities between workers who reside here and those from nearby municipalities who are part of the same labour pool.Currently payments are based on where a worker lives and regional unemployment rates.That means laid off workers who live in Sherbrooke would receive as much as $100 less a week than their former co-workers who live in Magog, even if they worked the same number of hours at the same plant for the same wages.Because of massive layoffs in the Magog area over the past few years, workers there have to work fewer weeks to qualify for employment insurance benefits and they get larger payments for a longer period.The movement used the fictitious case of Jean who was laid off after working for 15 weeks.His net salary for those 45-hour weeks was $570.In Sherbrooke, new members of the work force must work 665 hours before they can qualify for 15 weeks of benefits.That means Jean would receive cheques of $224 for a total of maximum of $3,360 in benefits.But if Jean lived in Magog, he would be eligible for payments after only 525 hours.Jean would receive payments of $314 a week for 28 weeks for a maximum of $8,792.The movement, an umbrella group of unions and employment help groups, argues that workers who face the same weekly deductions should be entitled to the same benefits no matter where they live.They are therefore calling on the government to put an end to regional disparities and make benefits equal for all workers.Disparities in employment insurance benefits is not a new issue.It was hotly debated during the last federal election, especially in ridings where unemployment is high.The movement is asking Sherbrooke residents to write Solberg at 140 Promenade du Portage, Phase IV, 14th floor, Hull, Quebec Kl A 0J9 Canada, or fax him at 613-992-6181.Mouvement des Chômeurs et Chômeuses de l’Estrie has a sample postcard that can be obtained by calling them at 819-566-5811.The postcard can also be downloaded on its website at www.lemcce.org.Immediate access to your emergency health data ¦ /'•«JIM** CD Medic Alert A L W A Y 8 O N CALL medicalert WWW For more Information 1-SDD-G6B-15D7 Now with delivery to your dining room.Announcing the new www.sherbrookerecord.com THE RECORD RECORD Wednesday, October 24, 2007 page 5 Tense between and its SQ to step in?By Maurice Crossfield Knowlton ¦ ¦ Jie union representing Granby’s munici-| pal police force will JL.announce today if it will continue pressure tactics in an attempt to pressure the municipality into a labour contract.“The executive, with the help of the police brotherhood, has met and we will be making an announcement [Wednesday],” said Louis Charbonneau, the president of the union representing the Granby Police.The municipal force has been without a contract since Dec.31,2005.Initial demands have been presented and a first negotiation session saw the two sides far from an agreement.At issue are salaries and work hours.For the last two months the police officers have been using pressure tactics, hand- times Granby police ing out fewer tickets and keeping copies of the tickets they do issue in their union office for awhile before passing them on to city hall for collection.Meanwhile the force’s detectives are refusing to go to crime scenes outside of normal office hours.That means no investigations in the evening, at night or on the weekend.At a Granby city council meeting Monday night, councillors passed a resolution to ask the provincial public security ministry to allow the use of Sûreté du Québec investigators.The resolution states the restricted hours of the crime scene investigators is prejudicial to the handling of cases, delaying arrests and possibly leading to the refusal of the Crown to proceed with charges.The city said it will wait to see what the police union decides before proceeding to get SQ investigators on the job.Montjoye is ready for snow tique,” said Pellerin, who came to Montjoye from a Warwick resort.“I wasn’t here when the fire happened and I don’t have the file, but I do know that we are ready to go.” The July blaze, which took almost 40 North Hatley, Waterville, and Hatley fire fighters to extinguish, was classified as “suspicious” and handed over to the Sûreté du Québec’s jurisdiction.SQ_spokesman Louis Philippe Ruel says the fire is still under investigation.At the scene, officials stated that the fire originated in the crawl space under the building.The recreational centre has acquired two temporary mobile trailers.“We will use the trailers for the ticket booth.'the boutique, the equipment repair booth, and the rental boutique,” Pellerin explained.“Everything is already stocked.” Pellerin says that all the equipment in the trailers has been newly purchased, which will make for a smoother ski for customers this year.“All the rental equipment is brand new and up to date.This is a brand new start for everyone,” he said.“We have no immediate plans to rebuild, but the trailers are for at least a year or two.We wanted to make sure that we were ready for the season and we are.” The ski hill is aiming for a Dec.7 debut to its season.However, if snow falls earlier Pellerin said the lights perrybeaton/file will be on and hill will be ready for Recovering from fire, says new DG By Jen Young Record correspondent ¦ » |he July 28 blaze at Montjoye Ski Resort That ate through a building is still under investigation, but the resort’s JL.new director general Jean Pellerin says the hill is ready for its upcoming winter season regardless.“The fire destroyed our rental and sale bou- The July fire at Montjoye.Dec.1.r Téléthon Fondation du CHUS ODETTE DUTIL President oi the Cabinet Groupe Duiil SERGE AUDET 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