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X > ' “V- ' 1 i m > RECORD Supplement June 2006 Canada Day 2006 ¦vfrm* V ÜLLÏ page 2 • Canada Day • THE RECORD Thursday, June 29, 2006 Bedford Canada Day a cooperative effort between Legion, community By Maurice Crossfield Going into its fifth year, the Bedford Canada Day festivities are promising to be bigger and better than ever.“It has just taken off unbelievably," said Robert Martin, president of both the Canada Day Committee and the Philipsburg branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.“Especially this year.I’ve had sponsors coming out of the woods to sponsor Canada Day." 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11 29973 the Bedford municipal council and noticed that while the town celebrated St-Jean Baptiste, it did nothing for Canada Day.He joined forces with the Philipsburg Legion, and the Canada Day committee was born.While no longer on council, Martin is now president of both the Legion branch and the Canada Day committee.The crowds get a little larger each year, as does the budget.This year the committee has more money than ever to work with, including $2,500 from the municipality and another $4,000 from Heritage Canada.Sponsors like Timken, Exeltor, local insurance companies and numerous small businesses have all gotten on board.Typically the event attracts 2,000 to 2,500 people.“We’ve got a pile of fireworks to go off this year,” Martin said.“More than we’ve ever had.” Things get underway Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.at the Bedford Fairgrounds with a chicken barbecue, as well as hot-dogs and French fries for the kids.Nine dollars gets you a half chicken and all the trimmings, prepared by the Legion softball team.Providing music for the festivities will be Larry Como’s Good Old Boys, followed by Silverado at 7 p.m.The fireworks are set to begin at 10 p.m., with the festivities winding down around midnight.Martin said half of the profits from the day go to help the Philipsburg Legion.The other half is kept as seed money to get things going again next year.“I start in November looking for sponsorships,” Martin said.“It takes a lot of effort and a lot of time.” The Canada Day organizer said he keeps talking about not doing it anymore, but always finds himself back in the thick of things.“I don’t see where I’m going to stop,” he said.“1 enjoy doing it and I enjoy doing it with the Legion members because they are such a big help.WWm Bury celebrations will cater to the whole family We have attractions for parents, and youngsters, now we want to focus on teens, ’ says organizer By Jen Young Record Correspondent £ Mom, I’m bored,’ and ‘can we go home,’ are statements that Bury July 1 organizers have successfully avoided over the past several years, and this year they say they want the teens to have just as good a time as any.“When the event started it fo- Act 'b cele'&fM£e' ROCK OF AGES ^ CANADA pr Quarriers & Manufacturers of Monuments and Industrial Granite 1 Stanstead, Que.(819) 876-2745 ***** mETRO cused mostly on the adults with the horse shows and dances,” said committee member Richard Grey.“Then three years ago we really concentrated on the young children with the addition of new games and races, now we need to focus on the adolescents.We received comments last year that the teens felt a little neglected so we’re going to address that.We want the event to be a total family package.” With the help of fellow member Melanie Blouin, the organizing committee arranged to rent a 30-foot climbing wall, similar to the facilities at Alexander Galt, for the teens to enjoy.The committee believes that putting moms and dads at ease will encourage more families to take the opportunity to get out and spend some quality time together.They say that now parents can enjoy the horse shows or socialize knowing that their little fella is having a good time on the inflatable toys, and their teen is having fun with his or her friends.Grey says that the event has taken great strides over the years to accommodate everyone and offer the whole family an enjoyable outing.He also specified that none of it would have been possible without the generosity of local corporate sponsors.We like our people çjptajrpy K('jfwrSa SDmj! 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After a two-year absence, the Royal Canadian Legion is bringing this popular event back to Richmond streets with a gala party and dance at the Legion hall to follow.“We found that interest was dwindling a few years ago.When we started organizing the parade twenty years ago.there were no celebrations close by.” said John Hill, chairperson of the parade committee.“The public turned out by the hundreds.But with an increasing variety of events to choose from, and some years when rain took over parade enthusiasm, we decided to try something new.” For the past two years, a street dance complete with plenty of hot dogs and country music didn’t prove as successful as hoped when the party spirit was dampened by heavy rain.“And, a lot of people were disappointed there was no parade,’ Hill added.Legion members Klsie Kerr and Cecil Lancaster, along with a bevy of volunteers.got the first parades going twenty years ago.But, as everyone knows, the years began to take their toll on an already aging membership and the lack of public interest made the decision to try something new seem appropriate.“But even though we had a great party, our outdoor events had to be moved indoors.The tarps developed pockets of rainwater, together with the danger of ruining sound systems, and, with lightning and thunder snapping and rumbling overhead, we decided that a parade together with an indoor party, upstairs and down, could be a much better approach to celebrating Canada Day.” Parade day is Saturday, July 1.The pa- /" Off.: (819) 876-2303 V Res.(819) 876-7360 CONSTRUCTION G0UDREAU INC.Canada Day * • Gravel, Earth & Sand MARTIAL FAUTEUX Owner C.P.420, 52 Maple Stanstead, OC JOB 3E0 l / rade wall begin at Le Tremplin school-yard at 2 p.m.and will travel along 6th Avenue to Craig, down to Main street.A right turn on Fair street, a short stint on Gouin and the parade will return to its origin.“There’ll be hot dogs aplenty at the Legion after the parade and old time country music including a bit of’fiddlin’," Hill added.“We’ll have a twelve-horse hitch in the parade.I know the Legion and the Historical Society are working on their floats.Antique tractors will be joining the parade along with saddle horses and ponies." Everyone is encouraged to join in - kiddies with their decorated bikes and trikes, organizations and clubs are all welcome.“Let’s prove that a parade in Richmond is really a sight to see and enjoy,” Hill concluded.fte-lp inahc the world a better flaee through a be^veçt to charity.\±/ Un héritage I partager MiAVE A LEGACY" www legary 4|nebec otg I III 104 1834 OPTO * I a « a u Clinique Optométrique de Sherbrooke at your service since 1946 xêuteU, “Datf! • Eye examination • Cataract & glaucoma detection & follow-up • Glasses • Contacts 243 King St W.563-1191 737 King St E.Sherbrooke 564-2325 160 Queen St.Lennoxvllle 563-2333 55 St-Georges St.Windsor 845-2466 74 Oufferin St.Stanstead 876-2305 Dr.René Tremblay Dr.Charles Léonard Dr.Claude Bessette Dr.Jean-Yves Roy Dr.Alain Côté Dr.Marie Pierre Paquin Dr.Marie-Eve Belhumeur Dr.Nathalie Bilodeau Dr.Lisiane Tomassini page 4 • Canada Day • THE RECORD Thursday, June 29, 2006 Canada Day June 30 and July 1, 2006 at the Memorial Park Entry: $5.00 per day Children 12 and under entry free The Bury Athletic Association would like to welcome you to its 79th edition.Take part in the festivities! 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Canada Day • THE RECORD Thursday, June 29, 2006 page 7 Author brings little-known Canadian surgeon back to life Lucille Teasdale: Doctor of Courage is one in a multi-title collection dedicated to the lives of Canadians By Janice Kennedy The expression “summer reading” is ripe with a whole bouquet of blossoming possibilities.Some people like to settle back with literary junk food, the kind of easy reading that suits a lazy backyard or beach but somehow induces guilt the rest of the year.Some people see summer as the time to catch up on all those nonfiction must-reads - the sombre environmental explorations, the searing political indictments - they missed out on during the working months.Others figure vacation time will give them the chance, finally, to tackle War and Peace or Ulysses.But there’s another attractive possibility.Summer can also provide the literary opportunity for inspiration, and not in the simpering, saccharine conventional meaning of that word.Summer can be when you look in unfamiliar places and find books about inspirational people who have done inspiring things.That’s where authors like Ottawa’s Deborah Cowley come in.Cowley has written the first definitive biography of a remarkable Canadian doctor who is not nearly as well known as she should be.Lucille Teasdale: Doctor of Courage (XYZ Publishing, $15.95) is one in a multi-title collection dedicated to the lives of Canadians - George Grant, Nellie McClung, Marshall McLuhan - who were outstanding at what they did.And on the scale of what constitutes outstanding, Teasdale, a surgeon, hovers right up at the top.“I knew immediately when I met her that she was a wonderful character,” says Cowley.TEASDALE = 6* The late doctor, bom and educated in Montreal, spent her professional lifetime in Uganda.With her Italian husband, Dr.Piero Corti, she established St.Mary’s Hospital Lacor near Gulu, in Uganda’s dangerous northern territory.For a while, even though the doctors and the hospital came under terrifying attack during the horrific regime of Idi Amin, it was the only functioning medical facility in the region.Although Teasdale and Corti have both since died, Lacor Hospital (as it’s popularly known) is thriving, and, expanded and operated by a foundation established in their names, plays a major salutary role in the lives of impoverished Ugandans.With a staff that now numbers 560, it treats 280,000 outpatients and inpatients a year, more than half of them children under six.It has been, in short, a legacy to the people of that African nation - and a beacon for humanitarian idealists everywhere.Teasdale died 10 years ago, her death at 67 the result of AIDS.She had contracted its virus 10 years earlier treating infected soldiers, likely when bone fragments punctured her surgical gloves as she operated on them.Told she might survive for two years after her diagnosis, she continued to work - 12-hour days, often - for almost another decade before succumbing.By all accounts, she maintained her kindness and intelligent sense of humour to the end.In the mid-1980s, Cowley, a longtime journalist and broadcaster, was in Africa preparing a story on Jane Goodall when she heard about Teasdale and her work.For some time, Teasdale discouraged Cowley’s request to visit, because Uganda was still in turmoil.But in 1989, she gave her OK, as OOtïO» OfCOUACf long as Cowley agreed to meet Teasdale and her husband in Kampala and drive back with them in the relative safety of a Red Cross vehicle.“She was lovely and warm, and she told me her life story on the nine-hour trip north.” wmmMk , Cowley then spent 10 days with her at her hospital and in her home, her interviews and observations forming the basis of a 1990 Reader's Digest article, Uganda’s Hospital of Hope.Recalls Cowley: “Every night, she would sit down after dinner and pour her heart out.But she never mentioned her AIDS.Then, on the last morning 1 was there.I was scrubbing down with her before an operation.She turned to me and said, 'There’s one thing I haven’t told you, and that’s that I have AIDS.’ Then she went inside and performed her operation.She was functioning so well 1 thought I’d misheard.” That was Teasdale all over, suggests Cowley.AIDS would end her life, but it wasn’t going to dominate what she had left of it.Cowley’s Reader’s Digest article was, in effect, Teasdale’s debut on to the stage of public attention in Canada, where she was still virtually unknown.“She was deeply saddened that she’d been forgotten in Canada,” says Cowley.It was her home, and she returned regularly for family visits.In her final years, the recognition came, both here and abroad.She was honoured by the United Nations, inducted into the Order of Canada, awarded an honourary doctorate from the Université de Montreal, See Cowley, page 8 mi Qarnda! 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The central tale involves Remy, an ailing roue, who makes peace with his grown son between trips to a hospital in the U S.to get quicker treatment The lesson: We love the universal health-care system, but it doesn’t hurt to live near the border.Bollywood/Hollywood: Deepa Mehta's 2002 musical presents a twist on Bollywood song-and-dance films with an infectious musical story about love and marriage.The lesson: Canadian culture can be more exotic than you might expect.CJLÆZ.Y.: Jean-Marc Vallee’s movie about a gay man’s coming of age in Montreal in the 1960s and ‘70s comes complete with a beautifully evocative soundtrack.In a working-class home, a fierce dad wants his children to grow up to become tough men and a caring mom prepares what was apparently a quintessential French-Canadian snack of the era, ironed toast.The lesson: The distinctive touches, the ironed toast, have a charm to unite us rather than keep us apart.Goin Down The Road: The 1970 classic from Don Shebib tells a quintessen-tially Canadian story about two Cape Bretoners who leave for the bright lights and big money of Toronto, only to be disappointed by the heartless city.Notable for its gritty realism, lack of artifice, and many scenes of men smoking cigarettes and drinking beer from stubby brown bottles.The lesson: Not all our dreams are meant to come true on Yonge Street.The Grey Fox: Richard Farnsworth gives a winning performance in Philip Borsos’s 1982 film about a courtly stagecoach robber named Bill Miner who, at the turn of the 19th century, found himself pursuing a dying trade.He moves on to train robbery, a doomed occupation that nonetheless never upsets the gentle flow of his tale.The lesson: Our history may centre on quiet moments, but it’s compelling.Kissed: In Lynn Stopkewich’s 1996 dark comedy, Molly Parker plays a necrophiliac who gets a job in a funeral See Classics, page 10 j till i • imriMi Cowley: Cont'd from Page 7 from which she had received her medical degree nearly 50 years earlier.But she remained much less fa- The farmer’s FEED STORE GRINDING — SYNAGRI — FERTILIZER DIV.DONAT CHAPDELAINE INC.875-3321 COOKSHIRE, Que.MEUNERIE SAWYERVILLE 1 -800-567-5778 Happy Canada Day LONDON RESIDENCE 301 London St.Sherbrooke, QC J1H 3M6 (819) 564-8415 Dominion Granite miliar, for instance, than Dr.Norman Bethune, who also ministered with unflagging selflessness to people far from the land of his birth.Cowley would like to turn that lack of recognition around.Her new book follows Teasdale from her humble beginnings in east-end Mon-treal to her 1996 death - and her burial Ijfl on the grounds of the Ugandan hospital that was her life’s passion.Her husband.who died in 2003, is buried there next to her."Her resilience was incredible,” says her biographer admiringly.Cowley has filled her life with inspirational people.Her late husband, George Cowley, had become a friend of the Vanier family after working for former governor general Georges Vanier while still a young man.The bond endured, and she herself has remained friendly with Therese Vanier, daughter of Georges and Pauline, and with their son Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche, the residential movement for handicapped adults.When George Cowley died last February, Jean Vanier was in Ottawa for a public appearance.Staying at the Cowleys’ home, he was able to be with her during a difficult time.Recently, she has just returned from 10 days of helping out at L’Arche's original residence just outside Paris.Cowley has also portrayed her various inspirations in print.With her husband, she wrote a biography of Pauline Vanier and, most recently, edited a collection of the late governor general’s First World War correspondence.Widely travelled, thanks in part to the vari- Countertops & Monuments HKHJIS .SINCE A , Happy Canada Day! 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Parliament Hill; Major’s Hill Park, in Ottawa; and Jacques-Cartier Park, in Gatineau - to participate in interactive games, watch amazing performances, and experience the breathtaking Canada Day firework display that tops off the day.The festivities will kick off early on July l with the Hbc Run for Canada, sponsored by Hbc.Three different races will attract thousands of participants to compete on both sides of the Ottawa River.New to the Canada Day program this year is the commemorative ceremony in honour of the 90th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Beaumont—Hamel during the First World War.The event will be held at the National War Memorial and will pay special tribute to Canadian Veterans.The traditional flag-raising will be part of this ceremony.The focal point for many Canadians on July l is Parliament Hill with its pomp and pageantry, including the Changing of the Guard; the RCMP Musical Ride; the Canada on the March musical salute, featuring the Air Command Pipes and Drums Band; the aerial manoeuvres of the Sky-Hawks over Parliament Hill before landing in Jacques-Cartier Park; and the flypast of the Snowbirds.Major’s Hill Park will host a variety of family activities highlighting Canadian arts and popular traditions.From 6 p.m.to 10 p.m., Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Buck 65, La Volée d’Castors, K’naan, Kinnie Starr, and Joel Fafard will take the stage as part of the evening show.Visitors to the park can try a delicious chicken sandwich and get some tips on cooking on the barbecue at the I4th Annual Great Canadian Chicken BBQ presented by Canada Day’s national sponsor, Chicken Farmers of Canada.Families can also stop by the VIA Rail tent for all kinds of activities for kids, including rides on a miniature VIA train.Throughout the day, Jacques-Cartier Park will offer special dance demonstrations, arts and crafts workshops, as well as games for children, artefact exhibits, and demonstrations of traditional Aboriginal games.From 7 p.m.to 10 p.m., Ariane Moffatt, Plaster, Bia, Afro-Dizz and Bob la Cuillère will perform.- Courtesy N.C.C.For more information on Canada Day celebrations in Canada’s Capital Region, contact the National Capital Commission at l 800-465-1867 or at (613) 239-5000.OR VISIT THE CANADA DAY WEBSITE AT WWW.CANADASCAPITAL.GC.CA/CANADADAY Canada Day • THE RECORD Thursday, June 29, 2006 page 11 “The 4 Seasons in Canada" celebrated in Hatley on Canada Day The Common in Hatley village will be buzzing all day for the annual Canada Day Celebration on Saturday, July 1st, 2006.As you enter the village, the infamous Hatley Wooden Nickels will once again be available.Starting by 9 a.m.at the latest, the sales tables will be open for business, as well as the annual used book sale sponsored by the Hatley Municipal Library and the Hatley United Church Silent Auction fundraiser.Whether you are looking for bargain books or rare treasures, the various vendors will surely be able to accommodate you.At 11:00 a.m.it will be time for the parade to get underway.As has been the tradition for many years, members of the Whitcomb family will lead the parade, followed once again this year by members of the Black Watch Regiment from Montreal, and the Shriners in their crazy cars! The theme for this year’s parade is “The 4 Seasons in Canada”, and it’s not too late to get a float together or to decorate your bike.Kids and adults alike are welcome, and over $2,500 in prize money will be given away.After the parade at 12:00 noon, we will have the singing of the National Anthem.A number of options are available for lunch on-site, including the Anglican Church Women’s sit-down luncheon in the church hall, the United Church Women’s baked beans & hot dogs, or a meal at one of the cantines.New this year, at about 1:00 p.m., the members of the Black Watch Regiment will perform a traditional Sword Dance, followed by some Irish dancing performed by the Moran Academy Richmond Irish Dancers.Schedule at a Glance 11:00 Parade 1:00 Sword Dance 12:00 Singing of the National 1:30 Irish Dancing Anthem 2:00 Children’s Games Words of Welcome 4:00 Musical Program Results of the parade judging 9:00 Fireworks There is even more for the kids to enjoy in 2006! As always, children’s games will be held at 2:00 p.m.Throughout the day, there will also be a petting zoo set up on the grounds and an inflatable children’s game.All activities are free of charge.Later in the afternoon and running until the fireworks start, Bill Hartwell has organized a musical program that is sure to please all types of listeners.Then at dusk at approximately 9:00 p.m., the fireworks display will end the day with a bang! What an array of fun and entertainment; plan to spend the entire day, rain or shine, so you won’t miss a minute of it! (Please note that all are welcome; however, people wishing to include animals or pets in the celebration must have proper liability insurance.) 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Our fathers’ land of old Thy brow is crown’d with leaves of red and gold.Beneath the shade of the Holy Cross Thy children own their birth No stains thy glorious annals gloss Since valour shield thy hearth.Almighty God! On thee we call Defend our rights, forfend this nation’s thrall, Defend our rights, forfend this nation’s thrall.In 1908 Collier’s Weekly inaugurated its Canadian edition with a competition for an English text to Lavallée’s music.It was won by Mercy E.Powell McCulloch, but her version did not take.McCulloch version : O Canada! in praise of thee we sing; From echoing hills our anthems proudly ring.With fertile plains and mountains grand With lakes and rivers clear, Eternal beauty, thos dost stand Throughout the changing year.Lord God of Hosts! We now implore Bless our dear land this day and evermore, Bless our dear land this day and evermore.Since then many English versions have been written for “O Canada.” Poet Wilfred Campbell wrote one.So did Augustus Bridle, Toronto critic.Some were written for the 1908 tercentenary of Quebec City.One version became popular in British Columbia.Buchan version; O Canada, our heritage, our love Thy worth we praise all other lands above.From sea to see throughout their length From Pole to borderland, At Britain’s side, whate’er betide Unflinchingly we’ll stand With hearts we sing, “God save the King”, Guide then one Empire wide, do we implore.And prosper Canada from shore to shore.However, the version that gained the widest currency was made in 1908 by Robert Stanley Weir, a lawyer and, at the time, Recorder of the City of Montréal.A slightly modified version of thel908 poem was published in an official form for the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation in 1927, and has since been generally accepted in English speaking Canada.Following further minor amendments, the first verse of Weir’s poem was proclaimed as Canada’s national anthem in 1980.The version adopted pursuant to the National Anthem Act in 1980 reads as follows: O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command.With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North, strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee.God keep our land glorious and free ! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.Many musicians have made arrangements of “O Canada" but there appears to be a scarcity of recordings suitable for various purposes.- Courtesy N.C.C.f Happy Canada Day! ~\ ( ' v Itb.COOKSHIRE, QUE.(819) 875-3387 J Let’s all celebrate Canada Day! EAST ANGUS 150 Angus sud # 10 East Angus