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The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Looking to buy something?Sherbrooke: 569-9525 Knowlton: 242-1188 60 CENTS Townships Digest BQ doubts polls which show Tories in the lead By René Bruemmer Sherbrooke A recent poll for local media has the Tories far ahead in Sherbrooke, and the Bloc Québécois questioning local polling practices.The poll, conducted by Tenor Marketing for CKSH-La Tribune, gives Charest 75.2 per cent of the vote in his Sher- | brooke-Lennoxville-Fleurimont riding.Bloc candidate Jacques Blanchette trails with 18.1 per cent and the Liberals under Martin Bureau are at 5.7 per cent.The poll questioned 610 residents, and has a margin of error of 3.96 per cent, according to a Conservative party press release.The results show voters are satisfied with the representation they’ve received under the Tories, said Paul Milliard, Jean Charest’s campaign co-ordinator for Sherbrooke.“We thought the poll was very positive, obviously,” he said.“ We’re very happy with the results and we think it’s very clear that the voters want to keep us in power.” However, Blanchette said the entire polling process was questionable.“We here at the Bloc take the poll with a smile, but not necessarily a happy smile,” he said.“Everything about the how the poll was conducted is suspicious.” “First of all, they say they divided the undecided vote proportionally amongst the parties,” he said.“But in this case 36 See Polls, page 3 Today’s Weather April showers in May Complete weather: page 2 Ann Landers Births and Deaths .Classified .Comics.Crossword .Inside .12 Community Forum .6 .11 Election ’97.7 14,15 Loto results.2 .13 Record Album ___5 .15 Sports .10 Happy 175th! MAURICE CROSSFIELD Bishop of Montreal Andrew Hutchison met with past and present members of the Abbottsford area community on Saturday as St.Paul’s Anglican Church celebrated its 175th anniversary.For the story, seepage 4.Monday, May 26, 1997 Bainbridge awaits his fate as hearings wrap up In Friday’s Record an unfortunate error in layout left the second half of the Jean-Paul Bainbridge sentencing hearing story in computer limbo.Today’s updated story contains both the courtroom events of Friday and the missing elements of the previous story.The Record regrets any inconvenience the error may have caused.By Maurice Crossfield Sherbrooke Arguments in the sentencing of accused rapist and murderer Jean-Paul Bainbridge wrapped up Friday, and now it’s up to Quebec Court judge Reynald Frechette to decide how long he will remain behind bars.Charles Crépeau, who delivered the closing arguments for the Crown, said the circumstances, duration and violence of the crime against 22-year-old Isabelle Bolduc merit a life sentence with no chance of parole for 20 years.Defence lawyer Jean-Marc Bénard said his client is a man in need of help, but that he could be rehabilitated.The defence called for a sentence of no more than 10-to-12 years in prison.Before the court was adjourned, justice Frechette asked Bainbridge if he had anything to tell the court.After a brief pause Bainbridge decided to say nothing.Crépeau began the day’s hearings by calling last summer’s kidnapping, rape and murder of Bolduc, of Fleurimont, a “sordid, horrible crime”.He pointed out while Bainbridge, 26, did plead guilty, he was not the first of the three accused to speak freely to police.Blanchette, 49, who has already pleaded guilty to all charges and is serving a life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years, was arrested in Montreal in August for kidnapping and raping a second Sherbrookearea woman.He then told his story to police after being transported back to Sherbrooke.SEE BAINBRIDGE, PAGE 2 cintre ou COUTURE BUYS SHERBROOKE 820 Wellington St.South For a masterpiece of a paint job! Pick your color National 566-7111 COATICOOK 1000 Child St.made to measure page 2 Monday, May 26, 1997 1 ¦ men - RECORD ‘I did it to please Marcel, to make him proud of me’ Bainbridge: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Guy Labonté, 29, is still awaiting trial, and his alleged role in the crime against Bolduc is subject to a publication ban.Crépeau quoted Bainbridge’s statement to police, where he gave his reasons for the kidnapping: “I did it to please Marcel, to make him proud of me.” The Crown also discussed the psychological evaluations of Bainbridge.On Thursday, Dr.Gilles Gadbois testified for the defence, while Dr.Jacques St-Hillaire testified for the Crown.Both loto-québec Draw 97-05-24 13 23 26 27 30 44 Bonus number: 1 Draw 97-05-24 WINNERS 1 4 5 7 15 17 Bonus number: 22 MISE-TÔT 7 15 28 38 WINNERS PRIZES 61 $819,60 6/6 5/6+ 5/6 4/6 3/6 0 0 32 1 418 19 537 Friday NUMBER 135736 35736 5736 736 36 6 Draw 97-05-23 PRIZES $ 100,000 $ 1,000 $250 $50 $ 10 $2 trd SATURDAY Draw 97-05-24 NUMBER PRIZES 234050 $ 100,000 34050 $1,000 4050 $250 050 $50 50 $10 0 $2 gave similar diagnoses of Bainbridge’s personality, but offered different opinions on his chances of rehabilitation.The two mental health professionals told the court Bainbridge is a man who is looking for acceptance and is easily influenced by others.While Gadbois said Bainbridge is open to rehabilitation and wants to change, St-Hillaire was skeptical that he would ever be considered safe to walk the streets.Crépeau pointed out the lack of remorse for the crime shown by Bainbridge.He said while Bainbridge knows what he did was wrong, his actions were those of a man who does not care very much.“This is a dangerous person who cannot control his sadistic tendencies, and in his role in this case he is very close to a first-degree murder charge,” said Crépeau.The murder charge Bainbridge is convicted of is sec-ond-degree murder.Bénard said Bainbridge’s dependent personality and Blanchette’s violent tendencies were the main causes of the crime.“There is a very big difference be- WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 1 $ 2 172 988,90 5/6+ 9 $ 72 432,90 5/6 258 $ 2 021,40 4/6 15 919 $62,80 3/6 305 304 $ 10 Total sales: $ 16 442 262,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $ 2 000 000,00 PRIZES $ 1 000 000,00 $ 9 046,90 $471,20 $ 19,80 $ 5 Total sales: $ 517 096,00 Grand prize: $ 1,000,000 every Saturday Draw 97-05-23 25 28 35 38 40 41 47 Bonus number: 36 WINNERS PRIZES 7/7 0 $ 5 000 000,00 6/7+ 2 $ 53 997,90 6/7 45 $ 2 099,90 5/7 2 151 $ 156,90 4/7 46 690 $10 3/7+ 42 516 $10 3/7 388 409 free play Total sales: $5 759 056,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $ 6 000 000,00 Next draw: 97-05-30 tween Mr.Blanchette and Mr.Bainbridge,” said the defence lawyer.“I am convinced that if Mr.Blanchette had not been in this situation, it would not have ended like this.” Bainbridge will appear in court again on June 13, when his sentence will be handed down.bainbridge’s story Apart from the psychological evaluations of Bainbridge, testimony on Thursday also included details of the crime and his role in the 18-hour kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of Bolduc.Bainbridge was also questioned about his upbringing and his criminal past.Bainbridge discussed growing up in a dysfunctional family that constantly moved from one province to the next.Bainbridge said as he, his two brothers and sister grew up, the family split apart.He added that at about the same time his stepfather committed suicide, his two brothers began sexually assaulting him.He said he was eight years old at the time.In 1991, Bainbridge was convicted of breaking and entering a home near Cookshire.Two years later, he was convicted of raping the 13-year-old sister of his girlfriend, and was sentenced to 30 months in prison in Cowansville.Bainbridge blamed alcoholism for many of his problems.Marcel Bolduc, father of Isabelle, was in the courtroom for the beginning of the proceedings, but left before the discussion of his daughter’s murder began.“I hope you stay in prison for a very long time, my boy,” said Bolduc loudly as he left the courtroom.Following his release from prison in 1994, Bainbridge spent time in a halfway house where he met Blanchette.Later he said he met Labonté at a Sherbrooke bar.Bainbridge said that on the night of June 30, 1996, he was asked by Blanchette to bring back a girl.He said he didn’t think of the consequences.“At the point where I was passing the girl it was automatic,” he said.“I wanted to please myself and I wanted to please him (Blanchette) too.” Bainbridge said he brought Bolduc to Blanchette’s apartment, where he took part in repeatedly raping and beating her while drinking and taking cocaine.He told the court he always believed she would be let go afterwards.Bainbridge said they then took Bolduc in his car and drove her to a wooded area in Fleurimont, where Blanchette used an iron pipe to beat her to death.Bainbridge said he then hit her apparently lifeless body a few more times.The three men were brought in after Blanchette was arrested in Montreal for kidnapping and raping another Sherbrooke-area woman.The proceedings then turned to differences in Bainbridge’s account to police and his testimony.As they discussed the graphic details of the murder, Bainbridge maintained he never thought Bolduc would be killed.“I thought we were going to get cocaine and drop her off,” he said.“I wanted to drop her off downtown.” Bainbridge said he took part in the murder only because of Blanchette.“I was scared of him, I was acting on impulse,” he said.Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.Health board selects new council Sherbrooke The Estrie regional health board has selected 17 members to make up its new administrative council, general manager Jean-Pierre Duplantie announced Friday.The new members have a mandate of three years.They were elected or nominated through a process that took place over the last few months.The members responsible for health and social service institutions are Jean Bellehumeur, Paul-Yvan Poulin, Gaston-Marcel Roy, Raymond Roy, Denise St-Cyr Tribble (there is one position open on this committee); for community groups - Mercedes Barcelo-Chornet, Mario De Luca, Josée Rioux and Micheline Thérien; for the MRCs -Francine Blais, Stephen Gauley (two vacant positions); for teaching establishments - André Métras and Micheline Roy; for socio-economic groups - Jacques Demers, Guy Lévesque, Claudette Mercier.The members elected through co-optation (by other members) are Raymond Ste-Marie, Chair of the Regional Medical Commission and Jean-Pierre Duplantie, general manager.There are three posts still to be nominated.Today’s Weather  j.THïTPORD ' .M,N8S ¦ ' ¦' A ' f 1 t ^Richmond/ \ > J UfrMÉGANTI^» COWANSVKUr ( \V, l'SïANETJAD REGIONAL TO RECASTS MAX MIN Sherbrooke Isol Shwrs 15 3 Thetford Mines Isol Shwrs 14 3 Cowansville Isol Shwrs 15 3 Richmond Isol Shwrs 15 4 Stanstead Isol 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FROM HIS LIMOUSINE?HIS WAV'j BACK FROM AHITn YES Record Monday, May 26, 1997 page 3 Association wants school board territories left intact Townshippers’ appeals to education officials By Rita Legault Sherbrooke The territories of the District of Bedford and Eastern Townships school boards must not be modified if they are forced to merge, Town-shippers Association told education bureaucrats last week.“Schools are the foundation and focal point of our community because they strive to train our youth to become productive and creative members of society,” the association said in a brief presented to regional education ministry officials and the two deputy ministers in charge of English-language instruction at hearings on Thursday evening.“Townshippers’ Association is greatly preoccupied by the impact that the proposed changes in territory will have on our community, particularly on youth,” the group said in a brief on the restructuring of school board territories.As part of her plan to drastically reduce the number of school boards in POLLS: Continued from page 1 per cent of those polled were undecided.” That, he said, translates to about 36,000 voters.“How can you tell how they're going to vote?” he said, adding that Sherbrooke voted 52 per cent yes in the last referendum.“You can’t tell me that none of those yes voters are going to decide to vote for the Bloc.” Blanchette noted the problems with the poll may have something to do with the company that conducted it.“This company, Tenor Marketing, who are they?” Blanchette said.“Nobody’s ever heard of them.” “The Bloc’s findings are always consistent with the Léger and Léger polls, a respected, responsible company,” he added.“But Tenor Marketing, we don’t even know where they come from.We have our suspicions of where they’re from, and when we find out, trust us, we’ll be calling you.” Quebec, creating 70 linguistic boards in place of the current 156 confessional ones, Education Minister Pauline Marois has announced plans to merge the two Townships boards but exclude the areas around Clarenceville and St.Paul d’Ab-botsford to the west and Kingsey Falls and Drummondville to the north.Townshippers’ said it is concerned about proposed boundary changes which exclude territories now served by the two boards and force students to travel much greater distances to new schools.The plan amputates several municipalities on the western edge of the District of Bedford’s territory as Marois attempts to make the new boards fit neatly into administrative regions.In fact, the plan the minister put up for discussion would exclude students from Saint-Georges de Clarenceville, Noyan, Henryville, Saint-Sébastien, Venise-en-Québec, Sainte Brigide, L'Ange Gardien, Sainte-Ange Gardien, Sainte Césaire and Saint-Paul d'Abbotsford, who are cur- Blanchette said that the method of polling was a blow to the democratic process, and he said he was disappointed in media organizations that published polls without being certain of their reliability.“I’ve been working in the election process for 11 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this, with so many people undecided," he said.“People have no party loyalty, and we’ve found in door-to-door canvassing that people will agree to vote for whichever party comes calling.It’s sad but that’s how it is.” Other recent polls commissioned by the Conservative party and conducted by an independent firm showed the Tories leading in the ridings of Richmond-Arthabaska, Compton-Stanstead, Brome-Missisquoi and Shefford.Results from Drummondville, and Megantic-Thetford ridings are not in yet, Milliard said.Milliard said he did not know which independent firm conducted the surveys, which polled 300 people in each riding.He said the polls have a 5.7 per cent margin of error, 19 times out of 20.preserving-—- theten^>i Ient SELECTIVE COLLECTION RCM OF VAL-SAINT-FRANÇOIS rently being served by the Bedford board.Although keeping those municipalities within the new board would go against the minister's guidelines to keep MRCs intact, Bedford school board has suggested Marois can leave the board’s current territory intact by using Article 117 of the Education Act which allows an area to be annexed by another school board if parents demand it.In an interview Sunday, Townshippers’ president Nancy Beattie said other boards in the Montérégie area present at Thursday’s meeting seemed to be more than willing to allow families in the Clarenceville and St.Paul d’Abbotsford areas continue attending schools in the Townships.The anglo rights lobby group added that local schools knit small communities together and function as a focal point for activities.Beattie pointed out that relying on inter-board agreements could threaten the viability of small English-language elementary schools and have a negative impact on the communities ability to sustain itself and attract people to the region.Townshippers’ also expressed concerns about school board resources being further stretched over the larger territory as non-teaching professionals are forced to travel enormous distances to cover the new board territory.Beattie said Townshippers’ tried to impress upon education officials the importance of ensuring that the proper resources be allocated to meet the needs of the expanded territory and stated concerns about the future of technical and vocational training remain the responsibility of the new board.— THE — Record salutes Leo Dewey of Magog Ford Leo Dewey recently celebrated his first anniversary as sales rep for Magog Ford.Sympathetic to customer needs and his attention to detail make him a valued asset to the team.You’ll find him at Magog Ford, 2000 Sherbrooke St., Magog 843-3673.Congratulations and continued success! Beattie said education officials seemed open to the proposal that the Townships boards maintain control over the territories they now serve.“They seem to be willing to let people go where they want as long as they end up with five boards off the island of Montreal and two on the island,” she said, adding that education officials were more concerned about the importance of changing confessional boards for linguistic ones.Beattie added that the boards in the Townships are already essentially linguistic serving English-speaking students of all denominations.And, she said, the concerns of Townshippers is to save small schools, not confessional ones.Finally Townshippers’ reiterated concerns about Bill 109 which would limit participating in English board votes and activities to citizens who are entitled to English language instruction in the province of Quebec under Bill 101.The bill would automatically put everyone on the tax list for the nearest French school board and would prevent parents from voting in boards their children attend school in if they are in a different district.Beattie said she believes the concerns of the Townships’ community got through.“I think the message has gotten across,” she said.“I think everyone on the other side of the table understood what our community is asking for.” Careers AS/400 Operator/Programmer Tivoly Inc., a Northeast Vermont Cutting Tool Manufacturer is seeking an operator/programmer for our AS/400 system.Candidates should have experience working with both an AS/400 and a PC network.Knowledge of CASE tool a plus.We have an excellent benefit package which includes health and life insurance, and a 401 (k).Please mail resumes to: Attn.: Human Resource Dept.Tivoly Inc.Baxter Ave.Derby Line, Vt 05830 World Wide Weather r< A AAA /v 1 900 565-4455 ( Fee» Applicable t Environment Environnement Canada Canada page 4 Monday, May 26, 1997 .¦¦ '’¦is i:, Abbotsford By Maurice Crossfield Abbotsford It was standing room only at St.Paul’s Anglican Church Saturday, as past and present members of the community of Abbotsford gathered to mark the church’s 175th anniversary.About 175 people packed themselves into the tiny country church for a special service presided over by Andrew MAURICE CROSSFIELD This tiny country church served as the focal point of the English speaking community at the base ofYamaska Mountain.'¦¦THE» RECORD church rings in 175th anniversary Hutchison, Bishop of Montreal.Hutchison was joined by numerous members of the Eastern Townships clergy in marking the occasion.“The demographics of this community have changed radically over 175 years, and population shifts have left St.Paul’s somewhat lonely on this mountain side,” Hutchison said.In fact the Anglican churches of Granby, Farnham, Mil-ton and Rougemont were all founded as missions of Abbotsford’s first church.St.Paul’s was built in 1822, largely with the help of the founding families of the community.The town was eventually named after the first ministers, William and Joseph Abbott, and Joseph’s wife, who’s name was Bradford.Their son, John Abbott, went on to become the first Canadian-born prime minister.Much has changed in the church since that time, but the community around it flourished, becoming a leading producer of apples.Though many of the items that decorate the church today have been brought in over the years, the building itself remains much the same as it looked 175 years ago.The service also gave mention to those families which played an important role in the community.People like J.M.Fisk, who was church treasurer for 51 years, or Laura Fisk, Sunday school teacher for 50 years.Kathy Rowell looked back at the community, which got its first telephone in 1890, and its first train service in 1916.The tightly knit community often relied on the church and its buildings as gathering places.She also added a few of her own memories of 40 years of living on the mountain side.But over the years the numbers of the English-speaking community dwindled, and today only a handful remain.The church itself is only opened a few times every year, usually for funerals or the occasional wedding.Following the service a reception was held at the hall, complete with food and a historical exhibit.It was also a chance for many former residents to get together and discuss old times.On The Air PERRY BEATON Tim Belford,host of CBC Radio’s Quebec AM, moderated as PC candidate David Price fielded questions from members of the community on the issues that concern them.The open forum was open to all parties, but Tory Price was the only one to show up.The forum was taped and will be broadcast on Quebec AM this morning.Tire wear Worn out tires often tell the tale of neglect or a misaligned suspension.If your tires show similar signs to those in this illustration, it’s not only time to change the tires, but you’ll know why they wore out in the first place.New tire To get maximum tread life, performance and safely from 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DYSON 6 ARMSTRONG Sr™ »ffl] AA New Car» KK 265 Principal* St VU RICHMOND 826-3721 iff Goodwrench Service/^* G MAC FINANCIAL SERVICES Chevrolet TRIED TESTED & TRUE page 6 Monday, May 26, 1997 11 —— —THEm ¦———— Record COMMUNITY FORUM Editorial Manning’s not really as rigid as he seems I doubt that most readers need explicit guidance on who to vote for and some may resent it.Those who read on will see that today’s “opinion” does no such thing.What it attempts to do instead is shed a little light on the kind of portrayal one of the five leaders has suffered at the hands of not only his rivals, _____ but the media as well.That leader surely has enough faults to disqualify him with most Canadians, but the crime for which he is most _______ consistently chastised is one for which no compelling case is made.The alleged sin is rigid denial of the distinctiveness of this province.But is he guilty?Or is he right when he says his enemies aren’t listening?Everyone has figured out by now that the subject (or victim) is Reform leader, Preston Manning.During the great debate that wasn’t -no self-respecting debating society would ever allow participants to interrupt.Mr.Manning’s voice sounded like a broken record and that in itself would turn many a voter away.But his words offered listeners a vision of Canada that is unique among the candidates and was far better articulated than positions, if there were any, taken by any of the others except Gilles Duceppe.A Reform government led by Prime Minister Manning would offer federal powers wholesale to all provinces.Some provinces would resist the temptation to grab, knowing full well that their resources and situations would make the exercise of those powers more a burden than a gift.Others - the powerful ones -would gladly relieve Ottawa of its responsibilities and award themselves even greater advantage and it is no secret that Quebec’s PQ.regime wants all the powers Ottawa now possesses.Faced Viewpoint Don Healy with such an offer, it would strip the cupboard bare.But for all its faults, Manning’s Canada would give Quebec every opportunity to develop its own distinctiveness - as it would to every other province.How the provinces would remain “equal”, as he claims, is another question, but they most certainly would be free to develop as they see fit.French-only as its governors want it to and others could be as red-neck as their populations would allow.How does this make Manning rigid?Isn’t this the opposite?Isn’t this flexibility in the extreme?We should not let Manning’s hard and grating voice make us think his solution to the so-called unity problem is the straitjacket his political foes say it is.It may be a lousy design for a country as vast and diverse as Canada is, but it most surely isn’t rigid.While we’re at it, why not ask why Mr.Manning has been so severely criticized for allowing that unpleasant forces might be unleashed if a Quebec government were to try a UDI?Are his critics saying that Canada must never act in its own defence?Are they suggesting that it is quite all right, even honorable, to send Canadian Forces, trained and armed, here, there and everywhere to protect other people and their lands from aggression, but never their own?Have these critics ever wondered what Americans would think if their president were to suggest that the size and shape of the United States could be altered uncontested?If their advice is offered seriously, I have a suggestion.Let’ declare Florida a province of Canada.Or better still, a colony of Quebec.We could use a little warmth in January or May.A wave of President Bouchard’s magic wand and -Poofl - no more costly exchange.Record a division of Communications Quebecor inc.2850 Delorme.Sherbrooke.Que.J1K1A1 Fax: 819-569-3945 e-mail: record@interlinx.qc.ca Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 5699511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819)5696345 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor .(819) 5696345 Susan Mastine Community Relat.(819) 5699511 Alain Tétreault Adv.Dir.(819) 5699525 Richard Lessard Prod.Mcr.(819) 5699931 Mark Guillette Prod.Superv._(819) 5699931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5699931 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)5699511 Advertising .(819)5699525 Circulation.(819)5699528 Newsroom .(819)5696345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside.Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (514) 242-1188 Fax: (514) 243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 104.00 7.28 7.23 $11851 6 MONTHS 52.00 3.64 3.62 $59.26 3 MONTHS 26.00 1.62 1.81 S29.63 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates far other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record ordered one week after publication are available at $1.00 per copy.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.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member miD'v THIS THINGS GCTM A TAP COCKY SINCE , DCEPBLIMONI CAN FIGURE THIS ONE OUT! Letters to the Editor Grenier’s stance on Price is appalling Dear Editor, I read with utter amazement the comments attributed to the Liberal candidate in the riding of Compton-Stanstead, Mr.Gaétan Grenier, concerning the ethnic origin of the Progressive Conservative candidate, Mr.David W.Price: “the Lennoxville mayor is an anglophone.It might be too bad to say but if the candidate were a francophone the race would be over.But now Mr.Price can’t win.” (The Record, Thursday, May 22, 1997).In my opinion, this is a discriminatory statement unworthy of any citizen of Quebec let alone a candidate from a federal party aspiring to form the next government.Indeed, Mr.Grenier, 1 am appalled.I naively thought such racist remarks would emanate only from an obvious source, i.e.: the Bloc.In the riding of Compton-Stanstead I venture to equate Mr.Grenier’s statement with the infamous “Yvette" gaffe which we all remember well.To state that the only reason Mr.Price cannot win is because he is an “anglophone” without acknowledging the fact that he is also a fluently bilingual Quebecer and Canadian who has, by his superior performance during his tenure as mayor of Lennoxville, demonstrated vast administrative and political talents, indicates to me the desperate assessment Mr.Grenier has made of his chances to win on June 2.When one is losing, or fearful of losing, one has no choice, I suppose, but to resort to these sorts of tactics which are, nonetheless, despicable.There is a sizable anglophone population in the Compton-Stanstead riding and I urge every one of them, along with their francophone neighbors, to reject Mr.Grenier’s candidacy and cast their votes in support of an obviously superior candidate, Mr.Price.And, yes, just for the record, I am a staunch Conservative, long-time supporter of Jean Charest and a firm believer that David Price is the right choice in the riding of Compton-Stanstead.Yours very truly, Frances M.Noble Ayer’s Cliff Your vote is important Dear Editor, I am concerned.The more people I talk to about the election, the more I hear an impassive remark.People don’t seem to care.They aren’t going to vote because they are bored with the choices.The “Here we go again campaign” just doesn’t interest them anymore.Perhaps what we get for not voting now will be someone taking that right away from us after.Please print the clipping I’ve sent.If just a few decide to do their duty and vote, then this stamp will be worth it.How Important Is One Vote?In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of England.In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be executed.In 1776, one vote gave America the English language instead of German.In 1875, one vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic.In 1923, one vote gave Adolf Hitler leadership of the Nazi Party.In 1941, one vote saved Selective Service (in the U.SA.) - just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked.The vote you have, could be the vote that makes all the difference! Yours, Pat Aulis Ayer's Cliff Monday, May 26, 1997 page 7 RECORD Tory leader campaigns on outskirts of the Townships Charest searching for soft-sovereigntist vote By Elizabeth Thompson and Sheldon Alberts Southam News St-Hyacinthe The meteoric rise of the Conservative party in Quebec means Quebecers are reaching out to fellow Canadians and want to put an end to constitutional bickering that is holding the country back, Conservative Leader Jean Charest said Saturday.Charest urged the rest of the country to listen to the message coming out of Quebec and join in voting Conservative.“This would be the first time in a long time that (Quebecers) are saying ‘let’s work at a common purpose and a common project.’ That is a very positive sign for the country.” “I do think it has to do with their fatigue at all this institutional infighting that perpetuates the election of the Bloc and Mr.Chretien.They are both two sides to the same coin in respect to this confrontation and this polarization of politics.” Saturday, for the second day in a row, Charest spent the day wooing Quebec’s soft-nationalist heartland - an area where a poll published Friday shows the Tories leading with 37-per-cent support compared with 31 per cent for the Liber- als and 29 per cent for the Bloc.On Friday, Charest portrayed the separatist threat in Quebec as a “hidden tax” that is killing jobs in the province and across the country.And he told francophone supporters that Canadians in Western Canada and Ontario are prepared to accept Quebecers’ long-demanded changes to the federation.“What I can tell you now is what I told you two or three years ago; that is, in Canada there is real will to change,” Charest told a crowd of 150 supporters in the rural Quebec riding of Saint-Hy-acinthe-Bagot.“It’s coming together with the changes Quebecers have sought for 30 years.” Charest didn’t specify what changes, but he’s been campaigning outside Quebec in support of recognizing Quebec as a distinct society.He vowed not only to slash income taxes, but also portrayed himself as the only leader who can kill the “political uncertainty tax” that’s slowing down the economy.“We must get rid of this hidden tax that we have in this country, a hidden tax that is caused by political uncertainty,” he said.“It is costing the people of Quebec the most in jobs, in energy and investment and time.” Though campaigning in a riding held by the Bloc Québécois’ finance critic, Charest directed most of his attacks at Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.Charest’s campaign returned to Quebec just as a new poll showed his momentum which started following the televised debates has continued.The SOM-La Presse poll shows a three-way race in the province, with the Liberals leading at 34 per cent, the Bloc at 31 per cent and the Conservatives at 30 per cent.But Liberal support is concentrated among anglophones in Montreal.In rural Quebec, the La Presse poll puts the Tories in the lead with 37 per cent.Election victories here would represent a remarkable turnaround for the Tories.The heartland is also where elections are won and lost in Quebec.Proudly francophone, but not necessarily sovereigntist, it can often swing from one party to another depending on the issues and personalities.The three ridings Charest visited Friday - Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot, Drummond and Trois-Rivières - are all former Tory ridings, but went solidly BQin 1993.The Tories lost by between 16,000 and 19,000 votes in the three ridings.Tory supporters in Saint-Hyacinthe credited Lucien Bouchard - then leader of the Bloc - for the huge separatist wins, but they said the BQ’s problems this campaign show new leader Gilles Duceppe can’t carry the francophone vote.“The people were swept up in demagoguery in 1993,” said Sébastian Savoie, a Charest supporter whose wife was the MP for St-Hyacinthe under Brian Mul-roney.“Demagogues can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all the people all the time.” Those ridings are also the places where the Conservatives have the most to gain from the Bloc’s misfortunes.A Léger and Léger poll published Saturday showed the Bloc is continuing its free fall in Quebec and the Tories are continuing their climb.The Bloc dropped again over the past week, sliding to 32.8 per cent from 35.2 per cent, most of it going to the Conservatives who have risen to 31.4 per cent from 30.1 per cent.The Liberals also picked up a little, going to 33.5 per cent from 32.9 per cent.But despite Charest’s personal popularity - something local candidates raised at every just about every whistle stop - critics have argued the Tories won’t be able to translate their popularity into votes because they don’t have a strong enough organization.Studio Explomedia gets government backing Sherbrooke company takes on the info world By Maurice Crossfield Sherbrooke With a little help from the Quebec government, a Sherbrooke-based company will be getting into the high-tech world of computer software.Studio Explomedia has been given a $625,000 grant through government investment agency Innovatech Sud and the Fonds régional de solidarité Estrie.The $1.25 million project will see 15 to 20 new jobs created in the Sherbrooke-area.The announcement was made Friday at a lunch conference of the Sherbrooke and Region Chamber of Commerce.Vice-premier Bernard Landry was on hand to make the announcement.“The project announced today illustrates the influence of Innovatech in solidifying of innovative projects and in the emergence of enterprises that create jobs in those sectors that are a part of the new economy,” Landry said.“It also shows the importance of partnerships between the private sector, research and the public for the development of leading edge technologies.” Landry said the new economy is leaving behind the traditional jobs that were based on low-tech and resource-based industries.“Since last year, Quebec has created one out of every two jobs, (in Canada)” he said.A part of that success has also been 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help Explomedia get off the ground.Denis RaracSs Assemblée publique — Cowansville Public meeting - Cowansville Mwdi 27 mai 1997 191(30 Tuesday May 27",1997 730 pm 169 Principale, Cowansville, Qc 169 Principale, Cowansville, Qc INFORMATIONS: (514) 263-7103 INQUIRIES: (514) 263-7103 m.’Liberal Attonsé par / Auhnresd by IVon Labor** aganl officié / officié agent page 8 Monday, May 26, 1997 ¦ ¦THE- Record New allegations of wrongdoing against top judges and lawyer More controversy erupts over handling of Nazi cases By Stephen Bindman Southam News Ottawa Internal government memos raise serious new allegations of misconduct by the two top judges of the troubled Federal Court and a senior federal lawyer over three Nazi war crimes cases.The documents suggest secret dealings between lawyer Ted Thompson and Chief Justice Julius Isaac of the Federal Court of Appeal may have been much more widespread than the government has disclosed before.Last year, a storm of controversy erupted when it was revealed that Thompson and Isaac met privately to discuss the slow pace of the trial court’s handling of Ottawa’s bid to strip three Ontario men of their citizenship for lying about their wartime activities.The cases were later temporarily halted after another judge ruled the meeting was a “serious breach of judicial independence” that made it impossible for the three Nazi suspects to get a fair trial.But in a series of memos to his superiors, top war crimes lawyer Chris Ameras-inghe suggests Thompson and Isaac discussed the cases on several other occasions besides their March 1, 1996 meeting.A In fact, Amerasinghe said Thompson had an “incestuous relationship” with his longtime friend Isaac and may have even been passing on information to the chief justice about problem judges.Amerasinghe also suggests Associate Chief Justice James Jerome, who was the subject of the delay complaints, advised Thompson on how to deal with the fallout from the controversy when the case was still before the court.It is a long-accepted rule that judges should not discuss cases before them with only one side present.As well, there is a special onus on the federal government, which appoints superior court judges, not to be perceived as attempting to exert pressure on the courts or individual judges.The shocking new allegations are contained in documents the federal government was forced to file late last week with the Supreme Court of Canada.Next month, the top court will decide whether the war crimes cases should be halted because of the previously disclosed Isaac-Thompson meeting.At the request of the defence lawyers, the Supreme Court made the highly unusual order to the government to turn over all records that were given to former Ontario chief justice Charles Dubin, who conducted an independent review of Thompson’s conduct and said he was guilty of only a “minor error in judgment.” A federal lawyer was hauled back into court a second time after he initially refused to release the most explosive of the documents.Although the federal government has admitted the meeting was inappropriate, it has always insisted that Thompson met Isaac to discuss ways to speed up the 12 war crimes cases that would soon be before the trial division.However, Amerasinghe puts a very different gloss on the meeting, saying Thompson told him Isaac “would speak to Jerome and get him to recuse (remove) himself and have an efficient judge appointed.” This raises the spectre of a government official using his friendship with a chief justice to arrange the removal of a judge whose handling of the cases was not satisfactory to the government.Among the records released are a series of memos from Amerasinghe on why federal lawyers should not call Thompson as a witness to explain his dealings with Isaac.He concludes that although Thompson is crucial to fending off attempts to halt the cases, “it would be far more harmful to the government” to call him as a witness since he is unrepentant and refuses to acknowledge his conduct was inappropriate.“The most damaging evidence would be that even after March 5, he has continued his relationship with the Chief Justice and he discussed this matter with the Chief Justice and also with (Jerome) who advised him on how to react, presumably to save his reputation and that of the court.” Specifically, Amerasinghe states: • Thompson says Isaac came to his house for dinner the night of their controversial meeting “and the matter was at least referred to.” An earlier memo is more definitive, stating “the matter was discussed.” • Thompson says that a few weeks later the two men had lunch and Isaac was displeased that copies of letters about the controversial meeting were put on the public court file.“They were obviously discussing the situation.” • At an unrelated meeting in Montreal, Thompson discussed the matter with Jerome, who said he was “initially very angry but that he had got over it now.” Thompson said the judge suggested he not file an affidavit in the case explaining the meeting.(Although Jerome removed himself from the case later, it is See War Crimes page 9 NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS OF HRTERL InformaNon and Consullalion Session - Compression Slolion TransQuébec 8t Maritimes Pipeline Inc.(TQM Pipeline) is currently planning an extension of its natural gas transmission line in the Maritimes.With this extension of the system, it will be possible for the natural gas to reach Canadian markets by travelling from the Maritimes to Québec in addition to serving the northeastern United States by means of the PNGTS network.The unification of these two systems requires that a compression station be built in Waterloo, on the planned route to PNGTS.We invite you to attend an open house information and consultation session at which you will be able to meet the experts responsible for assessing the agricultural, forestry and environmental aspect of the project.The location of the compression station as well as the 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in confidence about any problems with the court.“It is entirely possible that he has complained privately about specific judges.The sitting judge could be one of the judges he has reported on.” Amerasinghe warned that the revelation about Jerome's advice to Thompson would lead to “the clear inference that the fix was in” and that the judge hearing the motion to halt the cases was handpicked by Jerome to render a favorable ruling.“The incestuous relationship between Ted and the chief justice will be translated into an incestuous relationship between the department and the court." “The damage done to the image of the Department, the Attorney General and the Court will be incalculable for all time and the consequences could be far reaching, going far beyond the concern for these three cases.It could precipitate the resignations of the minister and the chief justice.” Amerasinghe asked his superior not to pass on his memorandum to Thompson, who was then an assistant deputy attorney general, because “I may have to report to him in the future.” As well, Amerasinghe said the substance of his comments will “no doubt” be communicated by Thompson to Isaac.He concluded that when the case eventually makes it to the Supreme Court “I doubt (it) will look upon Ted’s and the chief justice’s conduct with anything but disfavor.” Thompson’s lawyer John Nelligan called the allegations “unreliable office gossip” and said they were thoroughly investigated by former chief justice Dubin.“Some of it’s right, some of it’s wrong, some of it’s half right,” Nelligan said.“We’re afraid that the real story isn’t on this record.We gave our story to Dubin.Dubin then, on the basis of what he heard not what he read, made a find- ing and now all of a sudden we find there’s all this nonsense on the record now.” Nelligan said Thompson never saw the documents until last Friday and he is considering intervening in the Supreme Court case to make sure “there isn’t a distortion of justice.” Nelligan said he could not comment on each of the allegations, but said Isaac never asked Thompson to “blow the whistle” on judges but merely to report any administrative problems.Jerome, a former Commons speaker, and Isaac could not be reached for comment Sunday.Amerasinghe is out of the country taking evidence on another war crimes case and was also unavailable for com- ment.Deputy justice minister George Thomson said all of the allegations in Amerasinghe’s memos were turned over to Dubin to be thoroughly investigated.“He did his own investigation of the allegations or any questions raised about Ted Thompson and filed his report and we acted on it.We gave him everything we had and we gave him access to all of the individuals.He was given a free hand to talk to whomever he wished.” In his report, released in September, Dubin does not mention any of the allegations concerning the subsequent meetings.Dubin concluded it was “not inappropriate” for Thompson to meet with Isaac to discuss “systemic problems” with the war crimes cases.However when Thompson was asked to discuss the timing of specific cases, it was an “error in judgment” not to have deferred any discussion until opposing lawyers were notified and asked to take part.Dubin recommended that since some of his colleagues have lost faith in Thompson’s leadership, he should be transferred from his job in charge of all civil cases for and against the federal government.He is now assistant deputy minister business law.The Canadian Judicial Council later cleared Isaac of any serious wrongdoing, saying there was nothing improper about meeting to discuss court delays, though it mildly rebuked him for not promptly notifying the opposing lawyers.The council of chief justices also did not refer to any of the allegations in Amerasinghe’s memos.In February, the council gave Jerome an unusual public reprimand, saying he showed a “lack of initiative” that allowed the cases to languish for more than a year with only a day of argument.Key people in allegations Southam News and the speaker of the House of Com- Ottawa mons.He was appointed as head of the The key players in the growing con- Federal Court's trial division in February troversy over a secret meeting over the 1980.Federal Court’s handling of Nazi war He was given an unusual public repri-crimes cases: mand in February by the Canadian Judi- • Chief Justice Julius Isaac: cial Council for his “lack of initiative” in He was appointed by Prime Minister dealing with the war crimes cases: “Your Brian Mulroney in December 1991 as handling of the conduct of the proceed-head of the Federal Court of Appeal, the ings, in these special factual circum-country’s first black chief justice.The 68- stances, fell short of the standard of year-old native of Grenada had previous- diligence which could reasonably be ex-Iy worked for the federal Justice of pected of a case management judge.” Department for 18 years.?J.Edward (Ted) Thompson He was cleared of any serious wrong- Joined the federal Justice Department doing by the Canadian Judicial Council in 1976 and became assistant deputy at-last October: “The meeting was held in torney general in 1993 responsible for all good faith for the purpose of resolving a civil litigation for and against the federal potential problem of undue delay by the government.He was shuffled from the Court and without any intention to favor job after former Ontario chief justice any party to the litigation.” Charles Dubin said he made an “error in • Associate Chief Justice James judgment” by discussing details of the Jerome: three cases with Isaac without notifying He was a Liberal MP from 1968 to 1980 opposing counsel.(wasps 1997 Toyota ¦¦A'-'r.v’1 ‘zTin ® TOYOTA RICHMOND EshI ft AdkadHUEnw jy* /§v 4 .826-5923 153 Route 116 Richmond 1 -800-363-1616 SaBËE&^LnMUi&fliflHLdahi OR FINANCING OF 4.6% UPON PURCHASE Credit Toyota tease or purchase programs upon credit approval.Applicable on new 1997 models, leased and delivered 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announcement is expected early this week.Habs’ director of communications, Donald Beauchamp, spent most of Saturday trying to keep the rumor from growing.“I don’t think there is anything to the report,” he said Saturday.But Radiomedia, a Quebec radio chain, said Vigneault was expected to sign a contract on the weekend with a news conference to be held Monday.Le Journal de Montreal reoirted that Vigneault had signed a contract on Saturday.Meanwhile, Le Journal columnist Bertrand Raymond reported Friday that the final race had been between Vigneault and former Quebec Nordiques’ coach Michel Bergeron.Both are known as emotional coaches and strong motivators, attributes that most associate with Burns.Raymond called the 36-year-old Vigneault a young Pat Burns.And perhaps more importantly, Raymond said Vigneault was a good choice.“He has matured.He’s still good at motivating players, but he’s a bit more subtle.Instead of taking a fit, he favors dialogue.In Hull, they thought they had seen it all with Pat Burns,” said Raymond Bolduc, the general manager of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Beauport Harfangs.“But Vigneault is as tough, demanding and emotional.” The Boston Bruins hired Burns last week, leaving Canadiens’ general manager Rejean Houle stuck looking for somebody with the same kind of qualities.Vigneault recently resigned as coach of the Harfangs, because he expected to land a job in the National Hockey League.He also spent five years as head coach of the Hull Olympiques before joining Rick Bowness as an assistant coach with the Ottawa Senators.Both were fired in November 1995.Bowness, who coaches the New York Islanders, was reportedly trying to lure back his close friend.“One thing’s clear,” Bowness told reporters this weekend.“Alain will be in the NHL next season.” “It might be with us, but he might also be head coach somewhere else.” Vigneault came to Ottawa in 1992 after five successful seasons as head coach in Hull, where he collected more than 220 wins and led the team to the Memorial Cup tournament in his first year behind the bench.While the Canadiens haven’t confirmed the signing, some are talking as though it’s a done deal.“Vigneault was one of my choices from the start,” said Canadiens leftwinger Benoit Brunet, who played for Vigneault with the junior Hull Olympiques in 1987-88.“I have nothing against the other (candidates), but I think a little new blood in Montreal wouldn’t hurt.e “He’s tough, but fair.I’m surprised he didn’t find an NHL job sooner.” As a player,Vigneault spent two years in the NHL after being taken by St.Louis in the 1981 entry draft.“If Marc Crawford and Joel Quenneville can coach in the National Hockey League, I don’t see any reason that Vigneault can’t,” Bolduc told Le Journal.“All he needs is a chance.Once he gets it, people will be very surprised by the results.” Sunday’s Le Journal also reported that Houle would dismiss some or all of the assistant coaches — Steve Shutt, Jacques Laperriere, Benoit Allaire and Yvan Cournoyer.Vigneault will be given a free hand to select his own assistants, it said, suggesting that former Pittsburgh and Quebec assistant Clément Jodoin and former Senators assistant E.J.McGuire were likely candidates.Jodoin currently coaches the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL and McGuire coaches the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League.Houle is also reportedly considering hiring Dave King to be assistant general manager.Indy 500 postponed Villeneuve reigns in Spain Sherbrooke Iberville’s Jacques Villeneuve led nearly the entire race to win the Spanish Grand Prix Sunday to regain the lead in the Formula 1 drivers standings.It was Villeneuve’s the seventh career victory and third of the season.He completed the 64-lap race in one hour 30 minutes 35.896 seconds, averaging just more than 200 kilometers an hour.France’s Olivier Panis was second, 5.9 seconds behind Villeneuve, who had let up over the final laps.Jean Alesi was third, his first top-three finish since last year.Michael Schumacher, who led the overall standings going into the race, finished fourth.Villeneuve currently leads the drivers’ standings with 30 points, three ahead of Schumacher.Damon Hill, who captured last year’s world championship with Williams-Renault, lasted just 17 laps before his car blew its engine.It marked the sixth straight race that Hill failed to finish.The Montreal Grand Prix is fast approaching.Villeneuve and the other top drivers will be in Montreal in early June.The race, which may be the last because of the Canadian government’s proposed ban on tobacco advertising, is on the 15th.Indy 500 The skies opened up and it began to pour just minutes before the Indy 500 was scheduled to start Sunday.The race’s start had already been pushed back because of rain earlier in the day, but the rain came down again just as the track appeared ready for racing.The race has been rescheduled until noon today.Weather forecasts call for a 40 per cent chance of light showers in the region today too.Two Canadians are in this year’s race.Toronto’s Scott Goodyear, who was second to A1 Unser Jr., in the closest finish in Indy 500 history, will start in the second row.Claude Bourbonnais, of Ile-Perot, one of 13 rookies in the event, will start in the 11th row.Rain has interrupted or delayed eight previous races.The last time, in 1986, showers prevented the 200-lap event from being run Sunday and then again on Memorial Day Monday, so it was rescheduled for the following weekend.¦ -wv vj ¦¦¦¦• ¦ Flying Tiger PHIL TAYLOR/CORRESPONDENT Lanny Cunningham of Waterville (above) jumped into the points lead of the Flying Tiger Division at the speedway in Groveton, N.H on Saturday.He won the qualifying race Saturday and then won the feature race after starting eighth.Dan Bryant of Sherbrooke finished third in the same race after starting in the No.6 spot.Cunning ham leads the points race with 268 and Bryant is fourth with 236.Norm Raymond Jr.of Sherbrooke finished second in the qualifying and feature races of the Fourcylinder Division. ¦ THE»' RECORD Monday, May 26, 1997 page 11 Obituary EUGENE ROBITAILLE 1915 -1997 of Famham, Quebec Birth Deaths Eugene Robitaille peacefully entered into rest at his home in Farnham, Quebec on April 10, 1997 with a fatal heart attack.Eugene was born on November 5, 1915 in Sutton, son of the late Aily Robitaille and his wife the late Maud Royea also of Sutton.On November 19, 1955 he was united in marriage to Jessie Davis of Beebe, Quebec.Of this union one child was born but died in infancy.Later in 1965, they raised another daughter Susan who lives in Farnham.Eugene attended school in Sutton.As a young lad he and his father had a thrashing machine.They toured the country farms thrashing.He also worked at Ingersoll Rand Company in Sherbrooke.He was an excellent welder but got poisoned so had to revert to working on different farms in Ontario.He and his wife returned to Stanbridge East in 1974 and lived on the land owned by his brother-in-law Bernard Enright until he sold the property.From there, he moved to Dunham and resided there for 10 years.He sold his trailer in 1993 and moved to Cowansville and then to Farnham.He enjoyed playing cards and was pleased when friends and relatives dropped in to have a game.Eugene and Jessie celebrated their 40th Anniversary in 1995.The numerous floral arrangements bore a silent tribute of sympathy and esteem in which he was held.Remains rested at J.Dion Funeral Home in Bedford.The funeral was held in St.Aidan’s Catholic Church in Sutton on Monday, April 14, 1997 at 2 p.m.conducted by Father Cure Tanguay.Several selections of scrip- Stanbridge East Thelma Rhicard 248-4168 The Anglican Church In Frellghs-burg Is celebrating their 190th anniversary this year and to start the celebrations they held a fundraiser dinner in aid of Camp Garagona.It was delicious and well supported.Kudos to the chief chef, their minister Rev.Arnold Godsoe.ture were read by his nieces Norma Digigelo, Noreen Linton and Jennifer Linton.The bearers were all employees of the Funeral Home.He was laid to rest in the Catholic Cemetery in Sutton.Deeply saddened by his loss, besides his wife Jessie, and daughter Susan, and his four grandchildren Kristina, Amanda, Annie and Edward, his twin sister Mrs.Ailine Bonneville of Bedford and brother Norman Robitaille of Bedford and wife Al, a brother-in-law Bernard Enright also of Bedford, several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.He was predeceased by two brothers Arlie Robitaille in 1941, Lester Robitaille in 1958, two sisters Esther Young in 1983 and Isabel Enright in 1996.Following the committal service, lunch was served at the home of Mr.and Mrs.Norman Robitaille in Bedford by his three nieces.Among those attending the funeral from a distance were Mr.and Mrs.Harold Breevort, Lanark, Ont.; Mrs.Violet Warner and Mr.and Mrs.Douglas Keeler of Caesarea, Ont.; Mrs.Judy Fleming, Miss Doris Levoy and Mr.Richard Brown, South Mountain, Ont.; Mr.and Mrs.Raymond Enright, Montreal; Mr.and Mrs.Alan Smith, Mr.and Mrs.Donald Young and Miss Donna Young of Beebe, Mrs.Ionis Gagne, Mrs.Pauline Woodward and Mrs.June Royea, Cowansville; Mrs.Bernice Thomas and Miss Hilda McEwing, East Farnham; Mrs.Irene Williams and Mrs.Beatrice Algey, Cowansville; many relatives and friends visited the funeral parlor prior to the funeral from the surrounding towns.NEVILLE - Douglas Neville and Jennifer Davidson happily announce the arrival of Storm Elizabeth Marie, 7 lbs.14 oz„ April 18,1997 at the Ottawa Civic.Grandparents are Ronald and Elizabeth Neville, Scott Davidson and Martha Jervis-Read.Great-grandparents are Canon and Mrs.Robert Jervis-Read and Jim and Eileen Davidson.Memorial Service WHTTONGHAM, Harold E.- Memorial service in St.Anne’s Anglican Church, Richmond, followed by committal of ashes in St.Anne’s Cemetery, on Saturday, May 31, 1997 at 3 p.m.Light refreshments to be served in Church Hall.Old friends and neighbours welcome to attend.In Memoriam COOK, Austin - Cherished memories of a wonderful husband, father, father-in-law, brother-in-law, grandfather who passed away three years ago today.“Too dearly loved to be forgotten.” WANDA, KAREN & GILLES RANDALL & SUE STAN, BRUCE, RYAN 8i MITCHELL YOUNG, Deborah Rhicard - In loving memory of our dear daughter and sister, Deb, who was taken from us May 26,1988.Memories sometimes make us cry Memories make us wonder why Memories can be both happy and sad, Always in our thoughts and hearts Our lives will never be the same.Remembered with love and sadly missed.MOM, DAD, LYNN & LARRY BARTLETT, Isabel — At the Queensway Carleton Hospital, Nepean, Ont., on Monday, May 19, 1997, Isabel Neil in her 90th year, beloved wife of Russell Bartlett.Dear mother of Diane and much loved grandmother of Shawn and Jeffrey.She is survived by her sister Hazel.At her request, she was cremated.A memorial service will be held at a later date.As memorial tributes, donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.Arrangements entrusted to Cass Funeral Home, 564-1750.HAWKER, Ruby — At Orangeville, Ont., on Thursday, May 22, 1997, Ruby Blanchard, beloved wife of John Hawker.Dear mother of John and his wife Pat (Orangeville), Linda Teodori (Mississauga).Predeceased by one son, Dennis.Mother-in-law of Dianne (Huntsville).Dear grandmother of J.P., Jill, Michael, Philip, Erin and Marty.Dear sister of Grace Lester of Richmond, Que.Predeceased by brothers Harold and Eldred.Friends were received at the Baxter & Giles Funeral Home, Orangeville, on Saturday, May 24,1997, with service in the chapel at 3 p.m.IRVING, Charles — At the Wales Home, Richmond, Que., on Tuesday, May 20, 1997, formerly of Scotstown, Que., in his 97th year.He is survived by his nieces Lillias, Andyber and Margaret Lamb of Scotland, and also by his cousins Rita Gundry, Miriam Storey, and Robert and Leslie Irving.In respect of his wishes cremation was held.The funeral service 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tragic death of a young woman and permanent Injury to her fiance.The driver, who had failed to monitor his blood sugar, apparently passed out at the wheel when the accident occurred.The writer indicated that the San Diego District Attorney did not press charges.This Is Incorrect.Criminal charges were filed by my office in March, and the driver is being prosecuted for vehicular manslaughter.1 hope you will set the record straight.— Paul Pfingst, Dis trlct Attorney, County of San Diego, Calif.Dear District Attorney Pfingst: Many thanks for the correction and the update.It’s good to know that justice prevails in San Diego and that the streets are now safer.Dear Ann Landers: I am a psychologist who has practiced grief therapy for 25 years.1 thought “An Open Letter to Bereaved Parents" was excellent.However, one sentence from your reader troubled me.She wrote, “You will find out who your true friends are at this time." This is not necessarily so.People often say stupid things or avoid mourners not out of malice but discomfort.Friends who disappear or seem indifferent don’t necessarily love you less, they simply can't deal with the emotional pain.Many feel extremely guilty.They avoid you because they don’t know how to act or what to say.Sometimes, the grieving person needs to lead the way.A griever once told me, “I had a friend who abandoned me completely.She didn't even Ann Landers The community was dened when word was received of the death of Mr.Kenneth Charleau at the CUSE Hospital in Sherbrooke.Several friends and relatives called at Cass Happy birthday Happy 90th birthday to our mom, Lillian Boreham, May 24, from the family.I’m listening, bat i can t hear! Hearing problems can be corrected.Hearing akt paid by la Régie de S Ear Molds (if eligible) Batteries t & ASSOCIES Specialists 514-539-1102 WATERLOO Centre médical 4900 Foster HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF QUÉBEC Don’t say to me the old cliches, Time heals all wounds, God only gives you as much as you can bear, Life is for the living .Just say the thoughts of your heart.I'm sorry, I love you, I’m here, I care.Hug me and squeeze my hand.I need your warmth and strength.Please don’t drop your eyes when I am near.I feel so rejected now by God and man.Just look in my eyes, and let me know that you are with me.Don’t think you must always be strong for me.It’s OK to cry.It tells me how much you care.Let me cry, too.It’s so lonely to always cry alone.Please keep coming by even aftei many weeks have passed.When the numbness wears off, the pain of brief is unbearable.Don’t ever expect me to be quite the same.How can I be when part of my being is here no more?But please know, dear friend, with your love, support and understanding 1 will live and love again and be grateful every day that I have you.give me a phone call.I couldn't believe it.She was one of my closest friends.Finally, I reached out to her and invited her to lunch.She cried throughout the entire meal.’See,’ she said, ‘this is why I didn’t call.I can’t stop crying.’ I told her, ‘So cry, but don't lose me and don’t let me lose you'.’’ There are great losses deeply felt in times of grief.The loss of friendship because people don't respond the way we think they should only adds to the grief.1 plead for forgiveness and understanding in the midst of your pain.— Therapist in Minneapolis Dear Therapist In Minneapolis: Thank you for a moving letter.Mary Bailey of Galesburg, 111., sent me a poem she wrote in 1982.It was written following the death of her daugh 1er, Dianne, who was on her way home from college for Thanksgiving break when an automobile accident claimed her life.Here is the poem: Please, dear friend, Compton Mrs.Lloyd Hyatt 835-5484 deeply sad- Funeral Home in Lennoxville and attended the funeral on Monday.Sympathy is extended to his wife, Mrs.Shirley Charleau, his son and daughter and families, Waterville, also to his father, Mr.Edward Charleau and his brother and sister.Mr.and Mrs.Lloyd Hyatt were Friday night supper guests of Mr.and Mrs.Peter Kirby in Lennoxville to celebrate their two granddaughters, Jennifer and Felicia’s birthdays.On Saturday the Hyatts were Saturday night dinner guest of Mr.and Mrs.Alfred Middleton in Stanstead. A Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: ¥ J Remembering an earlier season By Phillip Alder This is when we celebrate Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer.But I wrote this column on April 1.when — no joke! -there were several inches of snow on the ground here in Long Island.It made Florida look better and better! When declarer, you should always try to allow for blizzard-like conditions.Yet if you need a lucky lie of the cards, assume the sun is shining.In this deal, how would you play in six spades or seven spades?Note North’s initial response.Normally, one bids the first four-card suit one comes to as one mounts the bidding ladder.However.it is important not to make one’s first bid in a weak suit with a potential slam hand.North’s four hearts was a cue-bid showing slam interest in spades.South used Blackwood, and' a good six spades was reached (though six no-trump is slightly better).In seven spades, you must find East with Q-J or Q-J-x of trumps, which is only a 14 percent chance.Play a spade from the dummy, and if East plays low, finesse the 10.In six spades, you can afford a trump loser.The first schuss is to cash the ace.If West drops an honor, continue with the king.But if West plays low, snowplow into the dummy and lead a low spade, finessing the 10 If East plays low.You get down the mountain safely some 88 percent of the time.Lord Byron wrote, “Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains: / They crowned him long ago / On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, / With a diadem of snow." Guess in which country this deal was played! PREVIOUS SOLUTION: “Like most Celts, I’m moody.” — Sean Connery.“We Welshmen like to think of ourselves as heroes." — Timothy Dalton.« —— • 24 >1997 by NEA, Inc.CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present Each letter in the cipher stands for another.Today s clue.N equals Y DZJO BJSS WCFKJM DZC SKML RY DZC YWCC RMSN OR SRMA KO J D JO DZC ZRFC RY DZC U W K P C .’ — CSFCW LKPJO.PREVIOUS SOLUTION: "Some folks can look so busy doinq nothin’ that they seem indispensable.’’ — Kin Hubbard.© 1997 by NEA, Inc.26 KIT’N’ CARLYLE ® by Larry Wright BEATTIE BLVD.® by Bruce Beattie ^ 5-2-6 0UfU(TU t ©mi Ng7LbJ< 61997 Bruce Beattie / Dial, by NEA, Inc Le iU “Our lawn is self-propelled.Unfortunately, my hubby isn't.” Monday, May 26, 1997 page 13 ALLEY OOP ® by Dave Graue and Jack Bender NOW I HAVE YOU, WARRIOR.' 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