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THE 1897 Ain’t no mountain high enough.See P.13 Audi Sherbrooke Autohaus 4421 Bourque Blvd., Rock Forest (819) 564-AUDI (2834) RECO The voice of the Eastern Townships si 85 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Friday, January 30, 2004 V They're Off.Serge Côté sentenced to six years for incest Three-year probation includes order for intensive therapy for sexual deviance By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Serge Côté, the 25-year-old Magog man who pled guilty in December to multiple charges of sexual assault, forcible confinement and incest against his kid sister, has been sentenced to another 10 months in jail followed Please see Côté Page 4 Serge Côté, sentenced.Ayer’s Cliff woman dies in car crash PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL A 21-yearold woman was killed when she lost control of her car on slippery roads and collided with a van in Hatley Township.MAURICE CROSSFIELD Wal-Mart manager Pierre Graveline opened the doors a little early to let anxious shoppers get a first look at Cowansville's newest store.Staff Slippery roads are being blamed for a crash in Hatley Township that claimed the life of an Ayer’s Cliff woman Thursday morning.Sûreté du Québec spokesman Const.Louis-Philippe Ruel said Marie-Eve Bisson, 21, was driving a Pontiac Firefly northbound on Route 143.Rounding a curve near the intersection of Nord Road, she apparently lost control of the car and veered into the oncoming lane.Her car collided sideways with an oncoming vehicle.Bisson was taken to the CHUS in Fleurimont, where she later died from her injuries.The driver of the second vehicle, a 39-year-old Hatley Township man, was also taken to hospital, but only as a precaution, Ruel said.A combination of blowing snow and slippery roads made driving difficult in the region Thursday morning.Ruel said a driver suffered minor injuries when his car hit a snowplow on Route 222 in St-Denis-de-Brompton.In that case visibility proved to be a problem.Meanwhile about a dozen other ditchings were reported to police, including one on 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latter shall prevail TVA the network of draws NEXT BONUS GRAND PRIZE JANUARY 30,H, 2004 Today: Periods of light snow ending late in the day.Cloudy later on.Winds west 20 km/h.High minus 14.Saturday: Cloudy.70 per cent chance of flurries.Low minus 21.High minus 13.Sunday: Cloudy.40 per cent chance of flurries.Low minus 17.High minus 7.Monday: Cloudy.30 per cent chance of flurries.Low minus 12.High minus 8.Weather r ! jhe provincial governments of On- 9 tario and Quebec have hired nego-.X.tiators to help end a longstanding dispute involving cross-border construction issues.Ontario Labour Minister Chris Bentley and Quebec Labour Minister Michel Despres made the joint announcement this week.The ministers, both from Liberal governments, agreed to dismantle interprovincial trade barriers in October, particularly those affecting construction contractors and workers.“Our governments are committed to resolving this important longstanding issue,” said Bentley.“I am pleased with the discussions I have had with Minister Despres.” The two hope that by hiring impartial negotiators to hammer out a solution to issues pertaining to cross-border construction - which has been ongoing since 1978 - they can finally put the sit- uation to rest.Representing Ontario will be Christopher Bredt, a partner with the law firm Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto.Before joining Bordner Ladner Gervais, Bredt was a law clerk for the Supreme Court of Canada in 1979 and 1980 and was a trainee with the Conseil d’Etat in Paris.Representing Quebec will be Real Mireault, an expert on Quebec labour relations and former deputy minister of labour for the province.Negotiations are expected to begin soon.The cross-border construction issue has been simmering for 25 years, as governments on both sides of the border have tried to protect jobs in their respective provinces.The issue came to a head in 1999 when Ontario passed legislation to retaliate against existing Quebec construction laws.According to Quebec laws, construction workers at Quebec sites must complete a safety course, have a union card, a Grade 12 diploma and letters from previous employers attesting to their competency.This makes it all but impossible for Ontarians to work in Quebec.Ontario’s law requires proof of competency and the mandatory registration of all Quebec workers with the Ontario Job Protection Office, restricting their access to the Ontario market.Quebec companies must post bonds to work in Ontario.The law also prohibits Quebec construction firms from bidding on schools, hospitals and other provincial-ly funded or Crown corporation jobs.Estimates suggest as many as 5,000 Quebecers travel to Ottawa each day to work in the construction industry, despite the restrictions.CanWest News Service Language officials drop threat By Dave Rogers Quebec’s language agency has decided not to prosecute an Ottawa sports video producer "Whose Web site was not completely translated into French.The Office québécois de la langue française recently told David McMahon that he would be charged with violating provincial language laws unless he translated everything on his Web site into French.McMahon, who operates xczone.tv, specializing in cross-country skiing instructional and motivational videos and DVDs, saicfhe was astonished the language officials sent him a letter threatening legal action.McMahon, a computer engineer, said the language office may have received a complaint, but he can’t understand why staff would think it had any right to charge him or his part-time business.The Chelsea resident argued the Quebec language office couldn’t touch him because his computer servers are on Fifth Avenue in the Glebe and most of his Internet sales are to non-Quebec residents.He added Quebec officials couldn't have examined his Web site carefully, because more than 90 per cent has been translated into French and it shows the company has an Ottawa address.“I think they decided they didn’t want to extend their jurisdiction into Ontario,” McMahon said.“1 gave them my Ontario business number, my barcode registration number and my (Internet) domain registration.1 am pleased they decided not to pursue the case.I don’t have an inexhaustible supply of lawyers and money.This will set a precedent in the way they deal with Ontario businesses.” McMahon said somebody must have thought the business had an office in Quebec because he at first included his Chelsea telephone number.In another language-related issue, a Gatineau man says after publishing a small advertising tabloid in the Outaouais for eight years, he is being forced out of business by the language laws.Robert Thompsett, a 43-year-old former computer programmer from London who publishes Le Stuff Journal, said Quebec’s Inspecteur general des institutions financières rejected his annual business licence application because the paper’s name is not in correct French.Translator Suzanne Re-betez said “stuff’ is slang for things, but is not good French.Le Stuff closed Friday, Mr.Thompsett said, because he doesn’t want to risk a fine and has no money to fight.Pierre Morin, a spokesman for the inspector general, said the name of the company must be in French, but the government doesn't censor the content of any newspaper.Greg Duncan, executive director of the Quebec Community Newspapers Association, said all 30 publications in his group use English names on their mastheads.“But most of them have a French equivalent because of the law,” he said.Ben by Daniel Shelton VY0U MIGHT BE RIGHT- I PIP ONLY PAY A iPOLUR FOR IT.^2/ V I PONT SMELL anything MAYBE IT'S NOT WORKING ^ i) - SCENTEP CANPLE yeah SMELLS LIKE 5INGEP NOSE HAIRS WAIT/ I THINK X SMELL SOMETHING CANPLE?Y0ÜGET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. ¦ ¦-THE—- RECORD Friday, January 30, 2004 page 3 Addiction symposium focuses on local solutions 'V AFftMATEB Professionalism and Integrity, serving the community since 1987 Ranked among the top RE/MAX sales people in Québec & Canada for 2 years 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what course of action to take for a teen possibly suffering from addiction to drugs or alcohol.“Some youths have a serious problems with addiction,” Louise Guyon, coordinator of Recherche et Intervention sur les substances, explained.“This is a resource for valid screening of a youth’s consumption and other problems.” The questionnaire, which takes about ten minutes, uses specific questions to determine the teen’s level of consumption and any other factors that might mitigate addiction, or future addiction, including how much money the teen is spending, whether their school work is suffering, and what problems they might have at home.On average, between 12 and 13 per cent of teens drink or take drugs at a level that lists them as at risk for future addiction.For teens in Quebec, the level in Secondary 5 is 20 per cent, or 1 in 5.“I don’t know if it’s because our society is more liberal,” she said.“There has-n’t been much research into their motivations.“They find it very agreeable to do these drugs.We have to find a way to let them know they’ve found a very likeable enemy.” Guyon said that there are teens who are evaluated for immediate intervention — whether it’s counseling or being sent to a treatment centre.PERRY BATON/SPECIAL Marie-Thérèse Payre, who handles the addiction dossier for the Direction de santé publique et de l’évaluation de la Régie régionale de l’Estrie, said the new partnerships come at the request of the school board.Guyon said that 40 per cent of teens in Quebec smoke pot.“It’s really entered into their culture,” she said.Guyon explained that teens hear about the push for decriminalization of marijuana.“The younger ones, 11,12, don’t really have the capacity to understand what it means,” she said.“They look at it their own way.” Guyon said to be really effective, it needs to come across that there are many risks — beyond just jail time — to the illegal drugs, which she says are very attractive to teens.The Eastern Townships has several options available to people suffering from addiction.Marie-Thérèse Payre, who handles the addiction dossier for the Direction de santé publique et de l’évaluation de la Régie régionale de TEstrie, said the new partnerships come at the request of the Commission scholaire de Sherbrooke.Prevention programs have been in place at the schools for several years.A new network of groups dealing with addiction, including the schools, the CLSCs and the youth centres, will help deal with teens who are already past prevention.Training for people “on the front lines” on DEP-ADO has already taken place.“When we get a call now, we’ll know where the person stands,” Payre said.“It will be easier to get people to the right place.” Payre said the programs, which are regional, take about two years to put into place.She said the symposium is also focusing on the pre- and perinatal programs for mothers with addictions.The program “De 0 à 5 ans” focuses on prevention and treatment for mothers battling addictions to alcohol (more than nine drinks per week, or episodes of intoxication) and illegal drugs.The program is a joint offering of the CLSC and Villa Marie-Claire, an addiction centre for women, in Sherbrooke.Guyon and Payre pointed out almost all the services for addiction in the Townships are available in both languages, including DEP-ADO.Payre mentioned the Eastern Townships School Board is a partner in the new network, which will be made official next month.Services are offered in English at all the CLSCs and the Centre Jean-Patrice-Chiasson, which offers detoxification programs, a refuge for patients fearing relapses, as well as counseling services.Sonia Deland, the person in charge of the Centre Jean-Patrice Chaisson’s services in English said that she travels anywhere she’s needed.PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Sonia Deland, the person in charge of the Centre Jean-Patrice Chaisson’s services in English travels anywhere she's needed.If they’re in Coaticook, or in Stanstead, they don’t have to come to Sherbrooke,” she explained.“I’ll go to them.” The Centre Jean-Patrice-Chiasson also has a methadone clinic, which provides the drug to recovering heroin addicts.Centre director Jean Deslisle said that most of those treated at the clinic don’t come from Sherbrooke.“They come here from Montreal, and from other places,” he said.“We don’t have that much of a problem here.” For more information, contact your local CLSC.Corrections Cards, not chowder The Royal Canadian Legion, Philipsburg Branch #82 will hold ‘Cribbage’ at the Legion, at 8 p.m.on Jan.30 not a ‘Fish Chowder’ as was incorrectly published in Brome County News on Jan.28.The Brome County News regrets any inconvenience this may have caused.Correct date for blood donor clinic Notice of a blood donor clinic in Granby appeared witha mistaken date.The Daughters of Isabella Circle 720 and the Knights of Columbus Council will hold a blood donor clinic Feb 3 and Feb.4 at Club Piscine, 960 9:30 a.m.to 8:30 p.m.Objective: 350 donors page 4 Friday, January 30, 2004 RECORD BCS team makes it to game show semi-finals PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL The BCS team of Chris Durrant, Danny Hickie and Eithne Sheeran made it as one of the final four of 128 teams.By Tom Peacock Last night, Bishop’s College School defeated Kennebecasis Valley High School in a fourth-round battle to clinch a semi-Fmal spot on the CBC trivia game show Smart Ask.Anyone lucky enough to catch the action witnessed a heart-wrenching battle and a determined comeback effort by the BCS team.It was a very close game, recalled team member Danny Hickie.“We were down 400 points with eight questions to go,” he said.Questions in the final lightning round of the game are worth 100 points each, with penalties awarded for wrong answers.“We just blitzed, and got all of the last eight questions right, ” Hickie said with a confident smile.The three-person team from BCS is: Danny Hickie, Eithne Sheeran and Chris Durrant.All three members of the team are locals from Lennoxville currently in Grade 11.After winning the early rounds of the show, broadcast on local radio, the team caught the train up to Toronto to tape the four matches they would need to win to clinch a semi-final spot.During the first game, the team was in a close race against Humboldt College, and then, when the time ran out, it looked like they had lost.But thanks to Sheeran, the team was able to salvage a victory.She pointed out to the host that some of BCS’ points had been awarded to the other team.“I noticed right when they gave the points,” she said.“So I went right up to the host and told him, and they checked the replay, and then we had to retape the ending with us winning.” The team managed to muster up some fake smiles for the CBC cameras for the retape before retiring to their hotel rooms.It was relatively smooth sailing through the second round, and then in the third round, the team found itself in a tie with Fredericton High School.With three questions left to prove they were the better team, BCS did just that.The first question was an obscure point of American History.Both teams kept their hands off the buzzer.The next question: Which country dominated the Warsaw Treaty?The answer: The Soviet Union.BCS got it.The next question: BCS got it.All that stood between them and the semi-finals was Kennebacasis High.“We were a little worried, because for the fourth game, we were up against a really good team,” Hickie said."They won during the show’s first season, and last year, they lost in the finals.” “Nerds,” said Sheeran, disguising the slander with a cough.Nerds or not, the Kennebecasis team was no match for BCS, when it came down to the wire.With their deft touch on the buzzer, BCS waltzed past the defending champs in the lightning round.“The lightning round is our strong point,” said Sheeran.The BCS trio will head back to Toronto for the taping of the semi-finals on April 20.If they make it through that game, they will play in the finals on April 22.The shows will air later the same day.What does the team win if they actually win in the finals?“Nothing,” said Durrant, smiling.No, it’s all for the fun and excitement of the game.And being on TV, and the $60 per diem, and the hotel rooms, and the trip up the CN tower, where’you get to scare your English teacher by jumping up and down on the plexiglass window in the floor.All that, too.Côté: çont’d from Page 1 by three years of probation during which time he will be forced to follow an intensive therapy program for sexual deviants.The sentence takes into account the 31 months that Côté has spent in jail since he was arrested in June, 2001 and accused along with his father Renald and older brother Donald of a 17-year reign of terror and sexual abuse that began when Isabelle Côté was just four.In December, the youngest Côté pled guilty to 11 charges of incest, illegal confinement, sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault against his sister, who has since died of complications due to ovarian cancer.After going to trial by jury, Renald Côté was found guilty last March and sentenced to the maximum 14-year sentence for incest.He is appealing both the verdict and sentence.In late November, Judge Danielle Côté sentenced Donald Côté to seven years in jail.The elder brother, who had pled guilty in June to 15 of the 19 charges he faced, will face a three-year probation during which time he will also be forced to undergo therapy.In her six-page ruling on Thursday, Judge Côté said a common suggestion by the prosecution and defence of six years in jail for Serge Côté appeared reasonable.However, she said her sentence had to be well explained to be under- stood by the public.Judge Côté said the Criminal Code provides judges with guidelines that generally count time served before sentencing, as double.She explained that legislators justify that calculation by the fact that individuals who are detained while awaiting trial do not benefit from the same rights as convicts who get access to rehabilitation programs and the prerogative of seeking early parole.In the case of Serge Côté, his 31 months in jail count as five years and two months, leaving him with only 10 months left to serve on his six-year sentence.Judge Côté said that considering the seven-year-sentence imposed upon Donald Côté, a six-year-sentence was in the public interest, that it was adequate and that it would not discredit the administration of justice.She noted Serge Côté was younger when he was initiated into sex by his father and that he had also been abused by his older brother.“It is important to note that his deviant sexual behaviour began when he was six-years-old and that at that age, he was also a victim who should have been protected by society,” Judge Côté remarked.Serge and Donald both testified at their father’s trial that they were forced to have sex with their sister starting when they were six and nine- years old.Reports prepared for the sentencing, revealed Serge was also sexually assaulted by his older brother, who sodomized him for a period of two years starting when he was eight.Judge Côté commented that unlike his co-accused sibling Donald, Serge Côté did not appear to have begun the process that would allow him to successfully complete therapy.She said that in his case, professionals said rehabilitation could take much longer.Under the circumstances, any risk of him reoffending cannot be completely set aside, however she remarked the wounds were deep and that the risk can be assumed by ensuring Côté gets intensive therapy.The judge ordered Côté to present himself to a probation officers within two days of his release from jail and ordered him to follow the program for sexual deviants at the Centre d’intervention en violence et abus sexuel de l’Estrie (CIVAS) and any and all other programs identified by his probation officer.As part of her sentence, the judge forbade Serge Côté from communicating directly or indirectly with his father and brother.Judge Côté commented that she hesitated before deciding against a similar order preventing him from any contact with his mother, Johanne Royer-Côté.Crown attorney Michel Ayotte commented that Mrs.Côté, who continues to stand by her husband and denies any wrongdoing on his behalf, visited her youngest son on the night before his tes- timony against his father.But that didn’t prevent him from testifying against him,” pointed out defence lawyer Jean Leblanc, noting the court case is over.As the lawyers debated the issue for the second time, Leblanc commented that since the accusations against him, Serge Côté had been abandoned by everybody except his mother and that she was his one and only resource.“The day he gets out of detention, she will be his only reference point, not that he will necessarily go to live with her,” Leblanc commented, noting that he should be able to see her during his rehabilitation period.Leblanc, who said he would not have argued so hard if his client had not felt so strongly about the matter, commented further that with Renald Côté in jail for several more years, there is no danger Serge Côté will be in contact with his father through his mother for some time.In the absence of any judicial evidence regarding the mother.Judge Côté could not make any inferences.But before making a final decision, she called upon a probation official who informed her that supervised visits or managing contact through a parole office would be very difficult to manage.The judge finally ordered Côté to give up a DNA sample and forbade him from possessing any firearms or weapons for 10 years after his release from jail. RECORD Frtday,-Jan-uary-30,-2004 page 5 Wal-Mart newest addition to C’ville retail scene By Maurice Crossfleld In the end, they opened the doors early, and crowds began streaming into Wal-Mart, the newest and arguably the biggest player in Cowans-ville’s retail market.“If you look at the region, we have 45,000 people to draw from,” said store manager Pierre Graveline.“This is really a regional store.” Just after the 7:30 a.m.ribbon-cutting ceremony Graveline decided to open the doors and let the 50 or so people gathered in the doorway get their first peek at the shiny new store.By 8 a.m., the official opening time, a steady stream of customers, many of them anglophones, were coming in and making their first purchases.The new Wal-Mart offers 75,000 square feet of store space, not counting the warehouse and the garage.That makes it the biggest store Cowansville has ever seen.Inside are over 70,000 products, from hardware to clothing to electronics to refrigerated and frozen food.You can even pick up your pharmaceuticals there, or browse a small section of English books.“It’s a new concept,” said a smiling Graveline as he pointed to the bilingual signs.“We are one of the first to have bilingual signs throughout the store.” Graveline said the store represents a $10 million investment for Wal-Mart, not counting the merchandise to fill MAURICE CROSSFIELD Cowansville pro mayor Réal Plourde cut the ceremonial ribbon with manager Pierre Graveline as Wal-Mart employees and customers-to-be looked on.the shelves.Including the garage and the in-house McDonald’s restaurant, some 155 people now call Wal-Mart their place of employment in Cowansville.For Graveline the Cowansville store comes after 30 years in the business, working first for Woolworths, then Woolco, and finally Wal-Mart, all over Quebec.“When you like what you do it’s fun,” he said.“The priority is always on the customer, it’s all based on that.” Customers is something Wal-Mart doesn’t lack.In 1962 Sam and Bud Walton, owners of Walton’s 5-10, opened the first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas.By 1990 Wal-Mart was the number one U.S.retailer.In 1994 it bought 122 Woolco stores, including the ones in Granby and Rock Forest.Today Wal-Mart has over 1,300 Wal-Mart’s and Sam’s Clubs in nine countries, employing over 300,000 people.In Canada 52,000 people work for the retail giant, in 216 discount stores.For shareholders, it has been a sound investment.Wal-Mart stocks have split 11 times in the last four decades.In fiscal 2003 the business registered $40.7 billion in sales, and profits of $2.03 billion, a 55 per cent increase over the previous year.Another 120 to 130 new stores are slated to open worldwide this year.Wal-Mart is the newest addition to Cowansville’s retail scene, which has undergone dramatic changes over the last few years.The southern end of the town has become the commercial hub, with the arrival of large chain stores like Canadian Tire, Super C, IGA, and Loblaws.Filling in the spaces around them are a number of fast food restaurants.Meanwhile the downtown core, particularly the Domaine du Parc shopping centre, continues its decline.Two charged in murder of Roxton Falls man By Maurice Crossfleld Two men are now formally accused of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of a Roxton Falls man.Benoit Riendeau, 40, and Sébastien Béchard, 24, appeared in court in Granby Thursday where they were formally charged.They were then ordered held pending a bail hearing.Meanwhile a teenage boy and girl were charged in youth court with complicity after the fact.Sûreté du Québec spokesman Const.Manon Gaignard said the body of Robert-André Miron, 72, was found in a two-metre deep hole in the back yard of Riendeau’s home at 31 Chemin des Chalets in Roxton Falls.Before his death Miron had lived down the road, at 300 Chemin des Chalets.Miron was apparently not well-known in the Roxton Falls area, having spent much of his life in California, where he became quite wealthy.Upon his retirement he moved back to Quebec, taking up residence in Roxton Falls.Gaignard said Miron was first reported missing by his family in the fall.But investigations by the SQ’s economic crimes and violent crimes squads revealed he probably first disappeared sometime during the summer.Since then, police investigators noted that while Miron was missing, his bank accounts continued to dwindle.Over the months some $30,000 was withdrawn from Miron’s bank accounts, and old age pension cheques continued to be cashed.That discovery along with other elements of the investigation led to three raids Wednesday, at 31, 24 and 300 Chemin des Chalets.Miron’s body was found in a hole in the back yard, near a shed and not far from the waters of the Noire River.The body, frozen, decomposing and wrapped in plastic, was taken away for examination to determine the date and cause of death.Autopsy NOTICE Please be advised that Hotel Elmwood Inn has not been sold, is still open and Clement Rodrigue runs business as usual.RÉGIE RÉGIONALE DE LA SANTÉ ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE L’ESTRIE DIRECTION DE LA SANTE PUBJQUE centres d'abandon du tabagisme Was your 2004 New Year’s resolution to stop smoking?Reinforcement help is a phone call away AND IT’S FREE TOO! The region’s CLSC’s all have a “centre d’abandon du tabagisme.” Each facility is staffed with specially trained nursing personnel who will be more than willing to help you “butt out!” For individual or group help, please note the following numbers: • Carrefour de la santé et des services sociaux du Val Saint-François.(819) 845-2751, local 401 •Carrefour santé du Granit (CH-CHSLD-CLSC) .(819) 583-2572, local 824 •Centre de santé de la MRC d’Asbestos.(819) 879-7158, local 416 • Centre de santé de la MRC de Coaticook .(819) 849-9102, local 1910 •Centre de santé Memphrémagog.(819) 843-2292, local 2858 •CLSC-CHSLD du Haut Saint-François.(819) 888-2811.local 1406 • CLSC de Sherbrooke.(819) 563-2572, local 3396 Help improve your chances for success! Get in touch with one of the Estrie CLSC’s “centres d’abandon du tabagisme” page 6 Friday, January 30, 2004 ^RECORD, Community Forum pH doUghan.com Letter to the editor Can’t rebuild history Dear Editor, No one has more fond memories of the Capelton Bridge than I do - I grew up in that town.But - here’s the thing.Why are “they” rebuilding it?The memories and history can’t come back and there’s the new one a stone’s throw away! Why spend all that money on something so unnecessary?Why not pave the bike trail instead?It just boggles my brain! Just wondering, Maureen Smith North Hatley The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please be sure to sign your name.Only signed letters are considered for publication.RECORD P.0.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 5L6 or 1195 Galt E., Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax:819-569-3945 e-mail: newsrooin@sherbrookerecord.cora Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569-6345 Nelson Afonso Corresp.Editor (819) 5696345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 569-9931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 569-4856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819) 569-9511 Advertising .(819) 5699525 Circulation.(819) 5699528 Newsroom .(819) 569-6345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 Quebec actor Girard not grumbling about success MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 114.40 8.01 9.18 $131.59 6 MONTHS 59.00 4.13 4.73 S67.86 3 MONTHS 30.00 2.10 2.41 S34.51 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7.1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA The Hollywood aristocracy best hope is that “Paul Bougon” stays home and it’s Rémy Girard who shows up for the Academy Awards presentations.Otherwise some of Tinseltown’s stars might be light some “bling bling.” Girard, as millions of movie fans in Quebec, Europe and now the rest of Canada and United States know, plays the central character, also named Rémy, in Denys Arcand’s Barbarian Invasions.The sequel to the Oscar-nominated The Decline of the American Empire laid claim to two Oscar nominations, in the best foreign film and best original screenplay categories.In the Invasions, Rémy is an intellectual free spirit who learns he is dying of cancer.It is a role requiring a certain subtlety, sophistication and intelligence.Then there is Rémy Girard’s other now-famous screen incarnation, Paul Bougon, who may have a keen intelligence, but is anything but subtle or sophisticated.Still, he is the toast of Quebec.Les Bougons (meaning the “grumblers”) is Radio-Canada television’s smash success, a weekly sit-com depicting the inventive scams of a family of colourful low-lifes in Montreal’s downtrodden east end.Girard plays the patriarch of the Bougon clan which includes an exotic dancer daughter who turns tricks while the family’s having its beer breakfast, a petty thief son, an Asian kid adopted for his computer scam potential (he is actually a she who in real life attends a proper Catholic girls’ school in Quebec City), a wife who does phone-sex on the side, a mute and odoriferous grandfather, and a drug-licking dog named Bin Laden.It is a testament to the stunning versatility of Rémy Girard that he can pull off the sensitivity required for the Invasions role and then incarnate the stunningly loutish Paul Bougon to the delight of viewers, critics and, of course, Rad-Can executives who took on the daring series where other networks balked.Les Bougons, naturally, has stirred the wrath of groups working for the betterment of the lower rungs of society, but Girard, among others, defends the series for at least featuring characters who are not artificially glamorous or sit-com fake.As the shows sub-title says: C’est aussi ça la vie! (this too is life.) Quebec Affairs Peter Black TV critic Louise Cousineau says the Bougons, despite the fact they devote themselves to bilking law-abiding society, touch a chord with Quebecers because they are proud survivors of a harsh system.Where once their ancestors struggled against stern seigneurs and brutal elements, the Bougons exploit a system which pits poor people against the social welfare state.One can’t help but think that the outrageous series, now in its fifth week, has been such a success because Quebecers have such a trust for Rémy Girard.He is after all a comforting and ubiquitous presence in Quebec’s film and TV culture.Indeed, it’s hard to think of any one actor who has such a commanding presence.Girard, in fact, has appeared in all three of the Quebec-made films to be nominated for Academy Awards, all Denys Arcand creatios.There are the two aforementioned films, plus Jesus de Montreal in 1989.He also had a small role, in a cast of dozens of international stars, in the 2000 double Oscar-winning film Le Violon Rouge.But beyond the more arty accolades, Girard has appeared in the films and TV shows that have defined Quebec culture over the past two decades.He’s been Stan the bar-owner coach of the top-grossing Les Boys hockey movies.He was the gruff but kindly alcoholic newspaper editor on the breakthrough TV series Scoop.He’s been in everything from the wacky TV series La Petite Vie to the dark political comedy that bombed on Rad-Can last year, Bunker, le cirque.The latter series, depicting corrupt Quebec politicians, though a paying job, bothered Girard, whose father served as executive assistant to premier Daniel Johnson Sr.The 53-year-old native of Jonquière and one-time law student is even appearing in a TV series on another network which is broadcast in the same Wednesday 9 p.m.slot as Les Bougons.As Girard says in a La Presse story: “If you want to see the nice me watch TVA; if you want me as a dirty dog, watch Radio-Canada.” If there would be such a category, Remy Girard would win hands down as the actor who best represents Quebec’s success in reflecting its culture in film and TV - whether it’s the sleaze of Les Bougons or the sophistication of The Barbarian Invasions. iM THE mm RECORD Friday, January 30, 2004 page 7 By Stephen Hume If we’re lucky, the avian influenza sweeping through poultry from Pakistan to Japan will prove to be one more nasty scare like Ebola or SARS and then subside into the catalogue of emerging infectious diseases.If we're unlucky, hang on to your hats.Given increases in urban densities and the volume of global travel since the last pandemic -134 million travellers passed through the airports at Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok, Seattle and Vancouver in 2002 - we might be watching the beginning of one that could disperse faster than any in human history.Eight human deaths have so far been attributed to this particular virus and then only among those in close physical contact with infected birds.There are no known cases of human-to-human transmission yet, the signal epidemiologists fear.Still, anxiety levels ticked up another notch with reports that the disease has appeared in China’s ducks.South China serves as a kind of natural genetic remixing laboratory for the flu because of the proximity of dense human and animal populations.The number of countries affected has now grown to 10 and we’ve had recurrent bird flu outbreaks since 1997.Even as experts from Europe, the United States and China converged on Thailand to discuss ways of preventing the outbreak from turning into a pandemic, critics there were charging that the extent had been downplayed by governments because of the economic consequences.People denying what’s before their eyes to protect profits - where have we heard Perspectives Preparing for the next pandemic this before?In any event, the bird flu is now more than a medical problem.It’s also an economic disaster.Poor peasants must slaughter the poultry upon which they subsist.So making sure that rich countries provide fast and adequate compensation is a crucial incentive in persuading the impoverished to dispose of diseased or exposed poultry before the virus can establish a new reservoir of infection in the human population.The urgency was emphasized by Jacques Diouf, head of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization and by the respected British medical journal The Lancet.“We have a brief window of opportunity before us to eliminate that threat,” Diouf told the BBC.His colleagues at the World Health Organization confirmed a growing fear that the avian virus will combine with an existing human flu and create an easily transmissible form that also has a high mortality rate because of humans’ lack of natural immunity.“Such a catastrophe has yet to occur, but is one of the major fears of infectious disease experts throughout the world,” warns The Lancet in an editorial in its latest edition.“In view of the high mortality of human influenza associated with this strain, the prospect of a worldwide pandemic is massively frightening.” When scientists at the National Center for Infectious Diseases modelled the impact of such a novel flu pandemic on the U.S., they estimated physicians would face up to 42 million visits, hospitals would have to admit up to 734,000 new patients and up to 207,000 would die.The direct cost, excluding disruptions to commerce, could top $165 billion US.It’s an area in which the population is scattered across a number of small communities, the largest of which is Brockville with 21,000 people.The exercise and what was learned from it were published in this month’s edition of the Canadian Journal of Public Health and, while many aspects of the planning were reassuring, others were worrisome.The scenario began with a death in China attributed to a new influenza virus, reports from the World Health Organization of high rates of an influenza-like illness among children and adults, then an outbreak among delegates to an international conference meeting at a big Ontario city.Participants, who represented medical, police, fire and civic authorities from the health district’s pandemic planning committee suddenly had to cope with 27,000 casualties of whom 500 required immediate hospitalization and 200 were dying.As care providers became ill, managers also had to deal with a 40-per- cent absentee rate at hospitals, long-term care facilities, community health centres and among first-response teams.Lab test slowed to a crawl as technicians were overwhelmed with samples.Bed shortages and insufficient ventilators meant deaths began to rise from secondary infections.Doctors became too busy to sign death certificates, but morticians refused to move corpses without them.Normally mundane problems became critical ones.As schools and day cares closed, essential service providers suddenly found themselves faced with unexpected child care difficulties while being required to work overtime in the middle of a raging epidemic.Drug supplies were inadequate and, with only 10,000 doses of vaccine available, those doses were reserved for essential service workers.A black market in anti-viral drugs quickly emerged.Tensions escalated.Medical authorities were threatened when vaccine wasn’t available.Worried parents bombarded officials with demands for information.Dis-agreements erupted among the authorities themselves over the definition of essential services.Should they include mortuary workers, for example?Among the positive outcomes, the regional pandemic planning committee was able to make substantial changes to its existing plan, including provisions for emergency internment, disease containment, supply management, support systems for essential service providers and a coordinated method for dealing with mass fatalities.At the top of the list, the demand for a clear, coordinated communication strate gy for informing the public swiftly, honestly and accurately about the real situation, what to do in response and what was being done by officials.Yet the authors point out that despite epidemiologists’ warnings that we are long overdue for another lethal pandemic, only one other planning exercise for coping appears to have taken place in Canada, that one in Trois-Rivières.As events unfold in Asia, that is not reassuring.A plan is one thing typed neatly on a sheet of paper and circulated among bureaucrats, it’s another thing entirely when people are trying to implement it in a crisis.Can West News Service By Susan Riley Belinda Stronach could learn a thing or two from Jack Layton Covering back-to-back speeches by Belinda Stronach and Jack Layton can be disorienting - and not only because the content is so different.It is as if the two are playing different sports.Layton, who celebrates his first year as New Democratic Party leader this week, has refined his performance to produce a judicious mixture of positive messages about the more compassionate, greener, NDPvision, along with some muscular abuse of Paul Martin.Layton has taken the class- warfare rhetoric down a notch, but, just yesterday, in a speech to diplomats entitled “The Real Paul Martin,” he said the prime minister is presiding over “a corporate drift away from Canadian values.” He jumped on the latest headlines, too, accusing Martin of shedding “crocodile tears” over the RCMP raid on journalist Juliet O’Neill’s home, months after he voted for the legislation Where s the spunk?used to authorize the raid.And, he asked, why is Martin “spending so much time on TV, telling us about his little paper doll (Flat Mark),” instead of explaining his government’s ineffective response to the Maher Arar case.It foreshadows what will likely be Layton’s stump speech: a potent mixture of outrage, social democratic values, pragmatism (“I’m not afraid of balancing a budget”) and timelyjibes at the latest Martin blunder.By contrast, Stronach - who attracted some 300 political tire-kickers to a rally at the Chateau Laurier the night before - delivered another generic speech reflecting time-honoured, Chamber-of-Commerce conservatism with little reference to immediate events, or, curiously, to her main opponent.It is as if they haven’t yet built the aggression into her manufactured candidacy - which is still, at the end of week one, a work in progress.She jokingly tried to deny criticism that she is indistinguishable from Martin “aside from looking better in a cocktail dress, which I’m sure Paul would agree with.” It was that ‘Paul’ that undercut everything else she tried to say - to wit, that, unlike the Liberals, her priority would be the economy, “not decriminalizing marijuana;” that she would eliminate the gun registry and embrace a North American security perimeter.Given that so much of the rest of Stronach’s message echoes Martin’s - particularly the need for Canada to be more competitive abroad -these sound more like small disagreements between friends.And, as CEO of Magna, she contributed $55,000 to Martin’s leadership campaign.“Perhaps it was loose change,” said Layton, witheringly, in his speech.“Perhaps she’s decided its a good idea to have a second political party that advocates exactly the same ideas.” Most normal people profess to hate the name-calling and negativity of politics.And Stronach, despite her boardroom experience, appears to be normal.“I am not a professional politician,” she frequently says, to uncertain applause.(The claim is disingenuous.Imagine someone boasting “I am not a professional pipe-fitter.” Wouldn’t the response be, then find me one, quick?) Stronach is also facing the dilemma that confronts most women in politics: We aren’t conditioned to the nasty jabs and furious denunciations that are part of the game.Exceptions, like Sheila Copps or Deb Gray, are cruelly caricatured.Women (and men, too) who try to remain above the fray are sidelined - especially in all-important leadership debates, and on the floor of the Commons.Meanwhile, Stronach is surrounded by alpha males - her chief advisers and handlers are veterans of many political wars.Note to Stronach: Everyone promises a “positive campaign,” but that doesn’t mean banal.No one likes mean-spirited remarks, but criticism, expressed with wit and passion, is vital.CanWest News Service in ¦ w a dance enti avec nos page 8 Friday, January 30, 2004 :record Our School's Page North Hatley Elementary The Arctic weather did not chill the school spirit of our basketball players as they hosted Ayer’s Cliff in the first exhibition game of the season.Both the boys’ and girls’ teams took to the court and played some very exciting basketball.Both Ayer’s Cliff teams left with their first win of the season.Congratulations to all players and coaches! Our visit to the Connaught Home Just before Christmas our school went to the Connaught Home and entertained the older people there.It felt good to be doing something for people who are sick and can’t see their families.We did shorter versions of our Christmas concert.We could not do all of it because we didn’t have enough room.It felt special to play our recorders, do dances, and sing Christmas carols.Although we had a small space and we couldn’t do everything, we had a lot of fun.Before we left, we shook hands and said Merry Christmas to everyone.We gave out our homemade cards to the seniors.It was hard to leave the home but we’ll go back again next year like we always do.We always walk to and from the Connaught Home.It is for a good cause and we can always look forward to going again next year.I think the students of North Hatley are lucky to be able to do this.Elizabeth Robinson Cycle 2 Creating a dance.for Connaught Home It took the Kindergarten-Grade 1 Class of N.H.E.S.a lot of heart and mind tied “Neige”.The children’s enthusiasm led them to perform the dance on a few occasions, one of which was on Dec.17 at Connaught Home in North Hatley.The students had to adapt to a small stage there, but the audience reacted so well that any discomfort was soon forgotten.Hannah and Geneva had a bit of stage fright, but said that they had fun anyway.Melissa, Olivia, Jacob and Monica imagined that they were dancing for their parents.Kaitlyn thought it was a very special experience.The young performers were overjoyed at the idea that they had brought so much cheer to a group of people who may at times feel left out, especially during the Christmas holidays.Le Vernissage Le 14 janvier, il y a eu un vernissage North Hatley.Toutes les personnes dans la classe ont fait un projet.Au vernissage, Madame Gwyn servait du cidre de pommes et des brownies.Il y avait beaucoup de personnes.Les personnes pouvaient faire des offres sur les projets et je pense qu’on a eu 143 dollars pour notre voyage de fin d’année.Les projets sont à la bibliothèque pour un mois.Il y avait un journaliste et il a pris des photos de nos projets.Le vernissage a été un gros succès pour la bibliothèque et la classe.De : Gregory Bowen 5ième année Monday, Jan.21 Dear Mrs.Bowen, We would like to thank-you so much for creating a beautiful mural on the cafeteria wall.We all feel that it looks so much better.It makes us feel like we are actually in the woods! We like the cliff, the bobcat on the stump, the woodpecker, the horse, the log cabin, the trees and flowers, the river and waterfall and the moss on the rocks.We are really amazed at all of the artistic work you have done in our school.We would like to thank-you again for all the wonderful painting you have done.It makes us feel happy! We are lucky to have an artist like you in our school! From all of us, 2-34 Class! C’EST JEUDI.LE 15 JANVIER 2004.Mon projet d’art Tout a commencé quand ma classe est allée à la bibliothèque pour voir des projets d’art que des artistes avaient faits.Je n'ai pas pu y aller.Quand ils sont arrivés à l’école tous les amis me disaient qu’ils avaient vu beaucoup de différentes choses.Toute la classe voulait faire un projet.Madame Grégoire nous a dit que Ton pouvait le faire.On a commencé à parler de faire un projet d’art.On a eu un mois pour le faire.On avait besoin d’un titre.Notre titre est « Les Trouvailles des Jeunes Artistes ».Sébastien nous a donné le titre.Mon projet est une maison de feuilles que j’ai construite.Les matériaux étaient des feuilles, des bâtons de café, de la colle et du papier.On a montré notre projet d’art aux autres élèves de l’école.Madame Grégoire a eu une idée pour montrer nos projets à la bibliothèque de North Hatley.De: Kelley Latulifpe 6ième année tÊÊtÊÊÊm - ¦THE- - RECORD Friday, January 30, 2004 page 9 Mission accomplished for Richmond corporation S8S fw*m Mm *4**: National Défense Defence nationale THE CANADIAN FORCES COMMUNICATION RESERVE By Claudia Villemaire Special to The Record Richmond j-j-|he Richmond Agricultural Cor-I poration, formed nearly 30 years JL ago to shore up the finances of the Richmond Agriculture Society, formally voted to dissolve last weekend.As president Doug Perkins said, “Our mission is accomplished.Our raison d’etre has been successfully met.It’s time to turn the page.” The corporation was founded when the society that organizes and hosts the Richmond Fair found itself in dire financial straits.Several years of bad weather, mounting debt and diminishing budgets had mired the society in a $30,000 debt.The future looked bleak.Buildings were in disrepair, participation had dwindled, prize monies were just about non-existent and the role of this one 100-year-old tradition was being seriously questioned.CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE Pictured here.the retiring board of administrators of the former Richmond Agricultural Corporation: L to R Eileen Perkins, retiring president Doug Perkins flanked by retiring secretary Melanie Pariseauand vice president Robert Begin.Second row, former directors of the corporation Dennis Keenan, Allen Banfil and Gerry McGee.But there were a few determined supporters left.They decided some- New Officers thing had to be done and after much thought, came up with the idea of forming a foundation that would sell shares.If enough money could be raised to put the society back on its feet, the new corporation would hold that mortgage until 2010.The corporation members included past presidents of the society, exhibitors, board members and supporters.They fanned out across the townships, successfully persuading hundreds to invest in this local fair and within months had amassed enough money to pay the society’s debt with a little left over for the next year’s fair.The incentive and motivation was contagious.From the first fair after the formation of this corporation, the Richmond Fair has shown a steady increase in participation and attendance.Bank accounts began to round out, bills were paid, prize monies allotted on schedule and today, with several successful years behind them, the Society was able to repay in full, six years before the due date, all the money the corporation had originally raised.Last Sunday, a goodly number of shareholders and a full slate of directors were given the happy task of officially receiving a full payment and closing the books on a ‘mission accomplished’.“This all must be done formally and legally.Your decision will be handed to a notary who will then advise each and every shareholder of the corporation’s dissolution and will be given the choice of either reclaiming their share(s) or letting the money remain with the society,” Perkins explained.On a motion asking for approval for the dissolution and disbursement of this money, acceptance was unanimous with wishes for continued ‘great’ fairs in the coming years.“They have many projects during the next two or three years,” Perkins added.“There’s the 150th anniversary to plan coming up in 2007 and if future fairs follow the example of these past 20 years or so, our goal to keep this fair alive and growing is well and truly realized,” Perkins concluded.714 COMMUNICATION SQUADRON 64 Belvedère Rd.South, Sherbrooke Information sessions Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m.For more information call us at 564-5960, ext.250 www.commres.forces.gc.ca lewly elected ladies Auxiliary are, from L to R - Helen Knowles, 2nd Vice President; 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third year with the Gaiters despite being selected as allconference receiver.The negotiations lasted over two months before Colon’s agent and the team agreed o a one-year contract.“1 am very happy that it is finally done,” Colon said Thursday.“My agent did an excellent job.There are several bonus clauses that are very attractive.” Because Colon did not play organized football in high school i his native United States, he is classified as a Canadian and that increases his chances of breaking into the league as a rookie.There are two other Canadian receivers on the Edmonton roster and Colon has been told by the club that they want him to compete with the two incumbents.One area where he is unlikely to see action is as a kick and punt returner.The Eskimos just signed free agent Keith Stokes and Charles Roberts is already on their roster.“I will have to bide my time before I get a chance to return punts,” Colon added.Colon completed an outstanding university career this season by being selected as an All-Canadian receiver.The six-foot, 193-pound Humanities major was second in the Quebec Interuniversity Football Conference in all purpose yards.He was a threat to score every time he touched the ball and thrilled fans with his electrifying catches and punt returns.Colon caught 32 passes for 587 yards and three majors and also ran back 35 punts for 322 yards and one touchdown this season.Bishop’s athletic director and newly appointed head football coach Tony Ad-dona was pleased with Colon’s signing.“We are very proud of Gilles and what he has been able to do in his four years with our program,” Addona said.“He has developed into an outstanding football player and we hope he has a lot of success at the next level.He has been a credit to our program.” RECORD FILE PHOTO MlSi 'mÆÊ, Former Bishop’s Gaiters receiver Gilles Colon will take his football talent to Edmonton.liwUlIttlliMHIMMEiy m Ami Are you looking for an exciting challenge in a dynamic, team-focused 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Queen Street Lennoxville, Quebec JIM 1J3 Fax: (819) 566-5001 Email: work@etfsinc.com Only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted. page 12 Friday, January 30, 2004 —THE ¦ .RECORD .SPORTS University Basketball Gaiters eye back-to-back wins over Laval By Mike Hickey Special to The Record frihe Bishop’s Gaiters women’s basketball team is coming off its most A, important win since head coach Rod Gilpin took over the reins of the club in 1991, but Gilpin knows his squad is capable of more.“It was a great win but there are several phases of the game that need improvement," Gilpin said before Wednesday’s practice.Bishop’s fell behind 21-11 to the first place Laval Rouge et Or last Saturday in Ste-Foy but rallied for a convincing 63-47 win.It was Laval’s first league defeat of the 2003-04 Quebec University Basketball League season.“The first area we have to improve is our defensive transition,” Gilpin said.“We gave up five easy baskets in transition and that is too many.Secondly, we don’t want to fall behind early, which has been a big prob- lem for us the last two years.We have proven that we can come from behind, but it will be a lot easier if we can get off to a good start against them.” Conversely, the Gaiters were not able to run and gun in their normal upbeat tempo.It was in the half court game where the Gaiters proved superior last week.“I was very happy with our half court defence and our execution at the offensive end,” Gilpin added.“We need to play better Saturday if we expect to win.I think we are going into the game with the confidence we need to win.” The head coach is also hoping that home court advantage will be a factor in tomorrow’s game.“We usually play well in front of our home crowd, although that wasn't necessarily the case last Friday against McGill.” Guard Amelie Rousseau said the team was upset about a comment made in a Quebec City newspaper after last Saturday’s win.“Linda Marquis, the Laval coach, said that they always lose one game a year and it was no big deal,” Rousseau said.“She said that Laval was still the better team.” That is an opinion not shared by Rousseau or teammate Anouk Boulanger.“It was not a surprise to us when we beat them,” Boulanger said after Wednesday’s practice.“We know that they want to return the favour and beat us in our own gym, so we have to be ready for them from the start of the game.” A victory tomorrow will not only solidify the Gaiters’ hold on second place in the QUBL but also leave them just one game behind the Rouge et Or in the standings.“We need to play 40 minutes on Saturday, not 35 like we did last week Pomykala expects better effort Staff The Bishop’s Gaiters men’s basketball team will be looking to break two streaks when they host the first-place Laval Rouge et Or tomorrow night at Mitchell Gymnasium in Lennoxville.They are looking to snap a two-game losing streak as well as a four-game winless skid on their home court.The Gaiters rebounded from a woeful home effort against the McGill Red-men last Friday-to play their best basketball of the season Saturday night when they dropped a hard-fought 73-67 decision to Laval in Ste-Foy.“We played well last Saturday, but after watching the game film, we can see a lot of areas that we need to do better in,” head coach Eddie Pomykala said Wednesday.“We need to play even better this Saturday because we know that Laval is going to step up their intensity several notches and we have to be prepared for that.” The Gaiters need to shoot the ball better if they expect to beat the likes of Laval, Concordia and McGill.“We need to take advantage of our scoring opportunities inside and do a better job of shooting from the outside,” Pomykala said.“We were 0-9 from the three-point line against Laval and that hurts in a close game.” Another skill that the Gaiters need to improve on the court is passing.“There are times where we appear to be afraid of making certain passes and they are passes we need to make to run the offence properly,” Pomykala said.“We have a chance for an upset but we know that Laval is going to upgrade its play and we have to match it.A win Saturday could turn around the whole season.” Forward Cam McDonald believes that Gaiters fans deserve a winning effort.“Our fans are great but we haven’t played well at home and I think they deserve to see us win,” the native of Vancouver said.McDonald’s roommate Jason Thorne said the team has to recognize what their opponents are trying to do.“We have to do a better jog of recognizing defences and play smart basketball,” the second-year point guard said.“We have to concentrate more when we are on the court and make right decisions when we are passing the ball.” against them,” Rousseau added.The two teams will meet once again before the playoffs with Bishop’s hosting Laval on Feb.15.*Zte BALSAMS Wilderness Na w England 's Resort A A 15000-acre private estate high in the White Mountains offering fun-filled vacations for families and quiet 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We stopped for a break at the side of the trail.“You see up there?” Fontaine asked, pointing to an improbably steep section of forest off the right of the trail.“That’s the best part of the mountain.” We don’t have to do that today, do we?That’s what I meant to say.Instead I just said, “Cool,” then laughed nervously for a while and fiddled with my equipment, clear in the knowledge that Fontaine’s craziness goes beyond flying off well-constructed jumps and doing triple somersaults.Obviously, the 33-year-old Fontaine has lost none of his edge since retiring from competition last February.I turned around just in time to see Fontaine shoot off a rock face on the other side of the trail.He sailed down and landed smoothly about 20 feet from the rock.I followed him off the rock, clear in the knowledge I had lost none of my edge.I landed hard, and slid onto my butt, bouncing down the hill.I regained my feet just before slamming into the group waiting for me at the bottom of the pitch.“That’s a nice floater, huh,” Brown said, smiling at my misguided effort to fit in.Yeah, nice floater.Whatever.I almost died up there! That's what I meant to say.Instead, I just smiled.The next ride up, we went down a new trail I had never been on before called.Passe de Fours.The trail was closed, but Fontaine, who’s been the official spokesperson for Orford since September, ducked the rope like he proba- bly did a thousand times growing up as a young boy zipping through the Orford trees.“The patrol will probably want us to check the trail anyway, to make sure it’s okay for our guests,” said Brown, ducking the rope after Fontaine.The snow was packed pretty hard, but luckily there wasn’t too much ice.“You should see it when there’s a fresh layer of snow,” Fontaine said.I could only imagine.For the next run, we headed over to the snow park on Mont Giroux.“You can see my house from here,” Nicolas said, when we reached the top.Sure enough, we could see the yellow structure tucked away in the trees a few miles from the base of the mountain.The snowpark has a boardercross section at the top, with banked corners and rollers, but the fun started when we got to the jumps.I couldn’t wait to watch Brown flail.As you’ve probably already expected, it didn’t happen.The first time through, Brown nailed a couple of huge grabs, before tearing into the half pipe for some crossed-up airs.The next time through he did a 360! 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