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THE RECORD kmmpm CLASSIFIEDS W9IM5 563 352.The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 65 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Monday, December 16, 2002 Sturtevant guilty of breaking court injunction La wyer recommends an appeal By Maurice Crossfield Foster businessman Lloyd Sturtevant has been handed a $3,500 contempt of court fine for operating his marina despite a court injunction.“The plaintiff has proven beyond all reasonable doubt that the defendant voluntarily violated the interlocutory injunction issued against him on June 19, 2002,” said Quebec Court judge Yves Tardif.The judgment, handed down last week, says that in spite of an injunction to cease all commercial activity on his property, Sturtevant continued operating his marina, charging visitors for using the parking lot and boat launch ramp.That injunction came in June, when the Town of Brome Lake asked for it because Sturtevant’s activities were in contravention of the local zoning bylaw.That bylaw has his property, the former Gables School at the intersection of Routes 215 and 243, zoned for public use only.In other words it can be used as a school, but not to operate a commercial business.An attempt to have the property rezoned in 1999 was unsuccessful, and Sturtevant is contesting the referendum results.Please see Sturtevant page 4 Fire guts Granby Township factory Staff Fire completely destroyed a factory in Granby Township that made fuel tanks for home heating systems Friday night.At around 7:15 firefighters were called to Réservoirs de TEstrie, on Aristide Avenue.Despite the best efforts of the 25 firefighters on the scene, the wooden structure was completely destroyed by the flames.No one was injured in the blaze, and the plant had shut down for the weekend.However 18 people are now out of work, just before the holidays.The owner of Réservoirs de l’Estrie, Steve Morin, said he will be looking for space to rent to get the company back on its feet as quickly as possible.Investigators are now seeking to determine the cause of the fire.wmm rfwm Wm Sharing The Wealth Volunteers assembled and distributed 1169 Chirstmas baskets to needy families in the Sherbrooke region during the annual Roch Guertin campaign.Baskets were replete with fresh and non-perishable foods as well as an ample supply of warm clothing, knitted items and treats for the children.Once again, Townhisppers demonstrated the true spirit of Christmas.The Carrefour de I’Estrie will be January 1*1 4 2nd OPEN 1:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.pi •PD'ffy FROM DECEMBER 1st TO 23rd INCLUSIVELY MONDAY TO FRIDAY IM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9:30 a.m.to 9:00 p.m.9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.CARREFOUR DE L'ESTRIE page 2 Monday, December 16, 2002 S page 4 Monday, December 16, 2002 — THEi Thetford Mines taxpayers to see small tax hike Debt financing, infrastructure behind increase By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Thetford Mines Going into their second year as a new municipality, the residents of Thetford Mines can expect a tax increase of about two per cent in 2003, according to figures released by the town hall last week.But Mayor Laurent Lessard told The Record Friday the tax bills could have been worse.“I look at the tax bills residents of Quebec city are getting, which total about eight to ten percent higher, and I’m happy we have not gotten that bad,” he said.“We still have a long-term debt to pay off and more infrastructure spending in the new year, so we have no choice but to raise taxes a little.” Lessard argued that if Thetford Mines allows small tax increases now, it can avoid drastic increases later if property evaluations rise as expected in 2004.“We lost about $7 million on the LAB mines this year because of a drop in pro- duction, but the rest of the economy is strong, and the total evaluations could increase by five to eight percent, or about $50 million, in 2004,” he said.“Whenever we get an increase in those evaluations, the Quebec government demands we raise taxes so we won’t be dependent on them for revenue.If we raise them gradually, then residents are not hit with big bills all at once, and we can show the government we are managing our own affairs properly.” The increases still depend on which area of Thetford Mines the residents live.Last year, Thetford Mines was merged with the neighbouring towns of Black Lake, South Thetford, Robert-sonville and Pontbriand.The merger was largely due to pressure from the provincial government’s municipal affairs department, which argued larger towns could produce more revenue and be less dependent on the government for money.At that time, municipal officials estimated it would take up to seven years to harmonize tax rates for residents from each of the former municipalities.Figures indicate an average increase for the South Thetford borough will be 2.76 percent, for Thetford 2.05 percent, for Pontbriand 1.46 percent, for Robert- sonville 1.18 percent and for Black Lake .85 percent.Last year, the residents all saw their base mill rate go from $1.30 to $1.27 per $100 of evaluation.But in 2003, that base rate will go to $1.31.But the final tax bills for residents will vary because of different debt finance charges each former municipality, now known as boroughs, have to pay.For residents of the Thetford borough, the debt charge is 23 cents per $100 evaluation.They also have to fork out an extra $105 for a special debt tax, which does not apply to any of the other boroughs.In Black Lake, the charge is 57 cents.In South Thetford and Robertsonville, the charge is six cents.In Pontbriand, there is no charge.Residents in South Thetford, Robertsonville and Pontbriand will also have to pay an adjustment charge for the merger of 12 cents, 10 cents and five cents respectively.All residents of the new municipality will have to pay $69 each in water taxes, $65 in sewage taxes and $58 in garbage taxes.Summer residents will pay $29 for their garbage taxes.Business and other non-residential building owners will have a host of further tax rates for municipal services ranging from seven cents to 61 cents per $100 evaluation.The rates will depend on which borough they are situated in.The total budget for the new municipality is $$25,034,629, an increase of 2.8 percent over the 2002 budget.The total debt is $15,083,184.Spending on new infrastructure projects will total $343,700 in the coming year.Lessard said the town will also have to spend thousands more on security and maintenance this coming summer when the Quebec games are hosted by the municipality.Other municipal budgets in the Thetford Mines, Asbestos, St.Francis Valley and Drummond areas are expected to be made public this week.On Monday evening, Dec.16, the budgets for Drum-mondville, Inverness and Kingsey Falls will be tabled.On Tuesday, Dec.17, the town of St.Felix de Kingsey will released its budget.On Wednesday, Dec.18, it will be South Durham’s turn.On Thursday, Dec.19, the towns of Danville, Richmond, Kinn-ear’s Mills and Maricourt will table their budgets.The towns of Asbestos and Cleveland Township have opted to release their budgets in January.The towns of Kingsbury, Melbourne Township and Ulverton could not be contacted at press time.Sturtevant: Cont’d from Page 1 In the meantime Sturtevant, who wants to turn the old school into an auberge, restaurant, marina and campground, continued to operate his boat launch.He also tried to establish a farmer’s market., which was closed following the June injunction.Suspecting that Sturtevant was still op- erating the boat launch as a commercial venture, Brome Lake’s legal representation hired private detectives to videotape Sturtevant running the boat launch in July.The testimony of the detectives and their videotape were important parts of the evidence against the businessman.“On this video we see eight transactions on July 20, seven boat launchings and two exits from the water,” Tardif said in his judgment.“The next day we see five transactions and two exits.” “The transactions are not in doubt,” Tardif continued.“Most of the time the customer gave a $20 bill and we clearly see them receive a receipt and money.” When Sturtevant was informed he was being cited for contempt of court, he told The Record he only charged for parking, which he believed was allowed under the terms of the injunction.But Tardif said the parking was an accessory act to the real activity, the boat launch.Tardif said the injunction was clear and unambiguous, and forbade the operation of the boat launch.Fine The defence suggested a fine of $750, a figure that was discounted by Tardif because he said the evidence showed Sturtevant made about $500 per weekend.He also discounted TBL’s lawyer, who suggested a fine of $5,000.The judge took a middle road, giving Sturtevant a $3,500 fine, which must be paid by Jan.31.Contacted by The Record Friday, Brome Lake Mayor Stanley Neil said he was pleased with the outcome, but would have preferred a heftier fine.“The principle here is that people have to realize that municipal laws, zoning laws etc., are there to be enforced,” he said.“For people to continually challenge it is not fruitful, and this is a prime example.” Neil said he was disappointed that the municipality had to go to such expense to enforce its bylaws.“It’s a shame we have to spend this kind of money just to show we have the power,” he said.“Everyone in the town has to pay just to show that our laws are good.” However Sturtevant may not have to open his wallet just yet.“I will be meeting with my client soon and I will recommend an appeal of the decision,” said Sturtevant’s lawyer Robert Jodoin, on Friday.“In my opinion the judge erred in his interpretation of the evidence.” Unlike criminal cases where appeals can only be based on errors in law, Jodoin said Sturtevant can appeal based on errors FILE PHOTO PUBLIC LAC BR0MË KE FARMERS MARKE i «Legumes ; Fruils and Vegetables orodiids Matson ’ Bahj# 'nnr produits Maison MI CLOSED * by DE LAC BROME Lloyd Sturtevant fined $3500.in the judge’s understanding of the evidence before him.“In my opinion Mr.Sturtevant did not contravene the injunction,” he said.“The appeal process is there for that.” In the meantime the original case that started it all will go before the courts this week.On Thursday and Friday a Granby judge will hear Sturtevant’s arguments that the 1999 referendum results, which saw his proposed zoning change defeated, be overturned.Sturtevant alleges that a number of people who came out against the zoning change were not eligible to vote.NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Holiday Schedule: December 18th to January 6th If you plan to make changes to^ your subscription (i.e.start, stop, address change), please be advised we need one (1) week notice (prior to date of change).lhank you (8i9) 569-9528 record T H E i Monday, December 16, 2002 page 5 Transfer of health services tough on region’s Anglos Inverness residents m ust ask for English services: health manager By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Inverness Anglophone residents of Inverness should not hesitate to ask for health services in English, even if their CLSC is not designated to provide bilingual services, the manager for the Mauricie-Bois Francs health board has told The Record.“We know there are about 40 Anglophones in Inverness who have to go to a mainly French CLSC in Plessisville, but that does not mean they will be denied services in English,” said board director general Jean Denis Allaire.“If the residents need services in English and the service provider does not speak it, we will certainly provide some form of translation to make sure the patient is fully understood.” Allaire’s comments were made to reassure Anglophones in Inverness and other towns in the Erable municipal regional council area (MRC) who have been told this year they must travel to Plessisville for CLSC services rather than Thetford Mines, which is closer and has more bilingual staff.The decision to steer residents to spe- cific CLSCs was made earlier this year by the Quebec government, who want regional governments to have more control over public services in their areas.But because Inverness is in the Erable MRC and Thetford Mines was in the neighbouring Frontenac MRC, the Inverness residents were told they would no longer be routinely served by the Frontenac CLSC on Notre Dame St.in Thetford Mines.Allaire argued that many communities in Quebec that are close to each other have a similar problem given that MRC borders sometimes separate them for such services as health and police.But he admitted the problem is complicated when one MRC’s CLSC does not have bilingual staff and another one does.“We know that in the Erable MRC area, there are only about 235 Anglophones in a total population of about 25,000 francophones,” he said.“That makes it difficult to justify having bilingual staffers on hand.But there are provisions in the health act that say we must provide Anglophone services, and we will if they are asked for.” The language provision falls under the former Bill 142, a provincial law passed in 1986 which obliges health care facilities to give services in English upon request.The law was brought in after much lobbying by English rights groups such Alliance Quebec and the Townshippers’ Association.But the law flies in the face of Bill 101, the 25 year-old language law which states that Quebecers, especially government employees, have the right to work in French only in the province.Law 142 was passed while the Quebec Liberals were in office.In 1994, when the Parti Québécois was returned to office, Law 142 was incorporated into the provincial health act, but took a back seat to Bill 101, and many health services for Anglophones languished.In 1999, then Alliance Quebec leader Bill Johnson threatened to take legal action against the Quebec government if it refused to implement the law and draw up.proper access plans in most regions where Anglophones lived.The Quebec government finally complied, but allowed health care facilities in regions where Anglophone communities were small to limit the number of bilingual workers they kept on staff.Hervé Belanger, a spokesman for the Plessisville CLSC, said the Erable MRC has over 400 health care employees, but only 10 are classified as being bilingual.“I have never seen anyone who asked for English services being refused,” he said.But he admitted he was not aware of any English access laws nor could he say if Anglo services are guaranteed at the Plessisville clinic.“We will do our best to find someone who can speak English, but it also helps us if the patient can speak French.” Given the few bilingual health care workers in the Erable MRC, the burden of getting English services is placed squarely on the anglophone, according to Donna O’Connor, head of the Megan-tic English-Speaking Community Development Corporation (MESCD).“You get it only if you ask for it,” she said in recent interview.“The CLSC in Plessisville does not have a bilingual designation, so it is not part of their normal operation.” That became apparent for Inverness resident David Robinson, who had to make a weeks worth of phone calls to get an English-speaking CLSC worker to make home visits for his mother.“It seems you are always having to fight for English services,” he said.“It seemed to take forever to negotiate with some of the nurses there.And if I wanted any literature in English, I had to call the CLSC in Drummondville and have it sent to me.” Townshippers’ member Peter Whitcomb has urged Anglophones in the Inverness area to assert their linguistic rights when seeking health care services.“For the past 20 years, we have felt inferior,” he said.“We’re not asking for the earth and sky, we just want to be treated reason- CHARMES names 16 fishing pools PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL ' mm Two of Real Hebert’s children, Norman and Louise were able to attend the press conference.Marie Noel-Huard was there to represent her husband Sirice, and Jacques Testula represented the city, as well as CHARMES, the committee that manages and has restored the river.Gilles Quenneville and André Jutras were participants and winners of the contest to name the pools.By Perry Beaton Special to The record Winter fishing starts on Friday! Fisherfolk are required to take a break in the fall to allow fish to reproduce so that those among them who hunt won’t be distracted.It has also been a time for a committee to name the 16 fishing pools in the Magog River.These pools lie between the confluence of the Magog River and the St Francis in downtown Sherbrooke, and the hydro dam in the old village of Rock Forest.Though most of the pools have logical and sometimes idyllic names, four have, through a contest, been chosen to honour men who have contributed to the history of the sport in Sherbrooke prior to this 200th anniversary of the city.William C.Willis was the first game warden of Sherbrooke, named in 1867.He was one of two in Quebec.He covered the southern half of the province.His name graces the first pool, situated at the downstream side of the entrance of the Magog River into the St.Francis.Access to this pool appears to be treacherous, over huge rocks.The fourth pool is situated below the high bridge that carries Highway 410 over the river.The pool is below the bridge and somewhat downstream.It is named after George Breckenridge, founder of Breck’s, the Sherbrooke company that supplies and packages fishing lures.Réal Hébert, a former fishing columnist for The Record was a familiar pres- ence at the office with the yarns that he would reel off at great length.They were, as it turns out, well worth listening to.He died in 1994, and the committee has named the 6th pool in his honour.It is situated below the 410 bridge to the south side of the river.(Last summer, I think that I almost caught a bat with my fly at Réal’s pool.He would have loved that story, and would have started one of his own.) I began fly fishing last summer and my favorite point of entry into the Magog River is at the park between the 410 and the dam, on the south side of the river.I was walking into the Sirice Huard pool when a fellow, experienced fisherman told me that I should follow the extension of the line between the big tree and the end of the island.Joseph Benoit Sirice Huard was the hunting and fishing columnist for La Tribune.He died in 1994, ending, with the death of Réal Hébert, that golden age of writing on hunting and fishing in Sherbrooke.The contest winners were the result of a draw.André Jutras, head of the association of game wardens, won for naming the William Willis pool; and Gilles Quenneville, president of the fly fishing club in Sherbrooke.Gilles named pool number 5, ‘Petite Ciré’, which refers to the tail of a pool where the slow water is about to head into a faster downhill rush.Fish can hang out in a spot like this and wait for the abundant insect life to come to them.This pool is under the 410, just north of the Réal Hébert pool. THEi page 6 Monday, December 16, 2002 Community Forum Martin and Mulroney share vision of Quebec U8WEW OUKDE&t \m is MflNKED $/pm m Briefs Something weird is going on in the lead-up to a changing of the guard in the federal government.Even though the present boss has written his letter of resignation, there is no race on to replace him - no more a race than applause from one hand clapping.Everybody knows that Paul Martin has the Liberal leadership sewn up and, if Quebec’s embrace means anything, the only reason the coronation hasn't taken place is that his predecessor hasn’t cleared his desk.It is strange, to say the least, that in a party that holds more Commons seats than all others combined, not one other sitting Liberal is seen as anything like a serious contender.Strange, but that’s not the weird part.The weird part, at least for Quebecers, is that our province’s media outlets are telling us virtually nothing about who our new messiah is and where he wants to lead us.Either the media people know nothing about the man or, if they do, they are keeping it to themselves.If a Quebecer wants to have any kind of look at this guy, he (or she) has to look to sources outside the province.Fortunately for the politically interested, the National Post has been running a series of articles lately that shed a pretty good light on Paul Martin.From his 'Sources of wealth (estimated by some to be around fifty million loonies with Canada Steamship Lines his best-known money maker) to projections of a likely Martin cabinet and his constitutional mindset - his vision of what Canada ought to look like.In the Post’s musings of who might P.O.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 5L6 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax:819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.coro Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569*345 Jamie Zachary Corresp.Editor .(819) 569-6345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 569-9931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman 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he liked it.Some readers may not care for the reminder, but before we go to the polls again we owe it to ourselves to reflect upon Mr.Martin’s position with respect to the Mulroney government’s Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords, with their distinct society clause.Paul Martin has always called himself a Liberal, but on that front, he saw these things a lot more Mr.Mul-roney’s way than Mr.Chrétien’s.Granted, there is more to judge in a potential prime minister than his vision of what the country ought to look like constitutionally, but if that vision is important to you, it makes sense to be ready for whatever the contender’s vision might be.It seems to me that people who liked Brian Mulroney’s concept of Canada will welcome Paul Martin a lot more easily than pupils of the Trudeau/ Chrétien school ever will.MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 114.40 8.01 9.18 S131.59 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 pubhshed by Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA Silly sign stuff Dear Editor, The recent publicity of the Supreme Court decision not to hear the case of Wally Hoffman and Gwen Simpson underlines the absurdity of the situation.For our provincial government to waste taxpayers’ money pursuing two individuals through several appeals for the perceived violation of an outdated law is just foolish bureaucracy.For the two individuals to have defended their position faced with repeated appeals instead of just paying the $150 fine may be a matter of principle, but is probably ill advised.The most surprising element of this case however, is that neither the team of tax-paid lawyers for the government nor Brent Tyler, the defendants’ lawyer picked up on the fact that there is practically no English on the sign to begin with.The sign in question reads “The Lyon and the Wallrus” in English, and “La Lionne et le Morse” in French.As far as I know, Lyon is a city in France, and although “Wallrus” may be an amusing play on words, combining parts of two proper names, it certainly isn’t in any dictionary.Perhaps Wally and Gwen’s real mistake was in trying to comply with the sign law in the first place by adding a French version of the name of their store, this time using the French words for “lion” and “walrus” rather than the same made-up words as in English.In fact the only English on the sign is “the”, “and the”, in very small letters.Perhaps Mr.Tyler got caught up in trying to generate publicity for this “case rather than closing the books on it by pointing out the obvious error in the allegation in the first place.Perhaps the language police don’t ac- tually understand enough English to recognize it when they see it.Perhaps the law can indeed be interpreted to as broadly as possible ban anything that even sounds like it isn’t French.Either way, neither justice nor the taxpayers have been well served in this absurd quest by the Office de la Langue Française.Then again, maybe the courts have broken new ground in language legislation and anything that can’t be found in Larousse is illegal.What’s next, Rona, Costco, Wal-Mart, or maybe the SAQ?Robin Moore Knowlton Unnecessary to rehash tragedy Dear Editor, Just what is the “perspective” in the article of Dec.13 about the tragic death of the young Bishop’s student four years ago?All I read is sensation-alistic writing that one might find in an American or UK style tabloid.I refer to one part that reads: “ .and as the morning sun glistened through the window facing the school’s sports complex, it became clear something was wrong.The smile was gone.The heart machine ran flat”.What heart machine?Is there one at Bishop’s?There is nothing new to say nor any reason or point to this article.Each day is the anniversary for something, but that doesn’t justify rehashing this death, especially when it is done in such a disrespectful way.Steve Pankovitch Lennoxville Viewpoint Don Healy THE INSIDE Online shopping sure is convenient, but is it safe?Security tips.Page 9 • 'â'àki Tel: 819-569-6345; Fax: 819-569-3945 Newsroom@shbrbrookerecord.com Monday, December 16, 2002 page 7 Warner preserves peace of Bosnia DFASFSD The main duty of Canadian peacekeeper Terry Warner is updating maps in Bosnia-Herzegovina with critical land mine information.Clearing the area could take 80 years.Stephen McDougall Special to The Record CAMP MAPLE LEAF, Bosnia Y A Thile Canadians mull over the \/\l possibility of another war with V V Iraq, other Canadians in our armed forces are still actively trying to keep the peace in an another war torn country we have almost forgotten about.The country is now known as Bosnia-Herzegovina, part of the former Yugoslavia, and former Townshipper Terry Warner is one of 1,217 Canadian soldiers actively keeping the peace there.Warner is the son of Edson Warner, a resident of Waterville.In a recent telephone interview with The Record, Master Corporal Warner said the local residents feel reassured by the Canadian presence.“We are like the forest rangers and fire fighters who put out the fires before they can become dangerous,” said Warner, a geomatics technician attached to the 1st Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry battle group.“After years of war in this country, our job is to keep the peace and help the local population rebuild and live safe lives again.” Warner, a former member of the Sherbrooke Hussars, has been with the regular Canadian Armed Forces since the mid 1980s.Now a native of Ottawa, Warner’s present job at the Maple Leaf camp is to map the area roads for NATO peacekeeping patrols who have to watch for potential conflicts between former enemies.“It may sound a bit like paper work, but we have to constantly update the maps because of mine fields and booby traps left over from the conflict,” he said.“That requires a lot of military intelligence coming in from the patrols and a lot of late nights for us to verify and revise the maps.” Bosnia fell off the news radar screen over two years ago when the American government arranged the Dayton peace accords which allowed Bosnians, Creations and Serbs to stand down from their decade-long conflict.The conflict killed thousands of civilians who got in the way of a war of eth- nicity and territory.Some 20 Canadian peacekeepers were killed in the process as they tried to keep the warring factions apart.One townshipper who died was Eastman resident David Galvin, a corporal in the Sherbrooke Hussars who volunteered to go over to Bosnia in 1992.Warner remembers Galvin and is comforted by the fact that his sacrifice helped to stop the war.“When Dave was here, this country was a war zone,” said Warner.“Now, it is very peaceful.The soldiers are in their barracks or have gone home, and our job is to make sure they don’t have a reason to fight again.” For the Canadian soldiers here, their peacekeeping efforts help the local residents rebuild their schools, roads and other infrastructure and get local businesses back up and running.Their chief mission is to patrol about 6,000 square kilometres of turf from five Canadian forces camps, helping the local and international police officers keep the peace.The longer the peace agreement holds, say Canadian army officials, the better the chance that the area’s residents will accept to live in peace.“We’re here to make sure the local militias comply with the Dayton accords,” said public affairs sub-lieu-tenant Petra Smith.“That includes seizing illegal weapons, monitoring the storage of other weapons and helping displaced persons find a home.“If we can provide a secure and stable environment, then this area will not take a step back in time.” One of Warner’s jobs is keeping track on his maps of the land mines left over from the conflict.If a road is still not safe for travel by Canadian patrols, his maps tell the soldiers where they can travel safely.“We know where all the mines are in our sector,” he said.“The key thing is to make sure the patrols know this as well.” Smith estimated about 400 square kilometres of the Canadian turf still have active mines buried in them.“Only about 32 square kilometres have been cleared so far,” she said.“I have been told there are about 800,000 mines in total that were buried during the conflict.The engineers say it could take up to 80 years to clear them all away.” page 8 Monday, December 16, 2002 Townships Life Nature's Way Unearthing treasures in your own backyard Creating baked Christmas memories Nothing brings back childhood memories more than walking into a house and having the smell of cinnamon, molasses and ginger tingle our nose and taste buds.It’s a shame that in today’s fast moving, overworked world few people have time to make homemade goodies, and that thousands of children will never have those wonderful memories to look back on.Here are a few really easy recipes that are ideal for creating Christmas memories with your children and grandchildren.Have fun and remember, you can always make it healthier (even sweets) when you make it yourself.Anna May Kinney Thf.smells of Christmas Nothing smells better cooking than gingerbread, and building a gingerbread house with children will also build lasting memories.This project takes about three days and lots of imagination to complete.Ingredients 3/4 cup butter 7/8 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon lemon zest 11/2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/2 cup molasses 2 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon ground ginger 2 teaspoons ground allspice 6 egg whites 4 (16 ounce) packages confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1.First, cut out in thin cardboard: a side wall, 4 1/2x8 inches; an end wall, e7o: Our Canadian Neighbors exchange on Canadian dollars every Tuesday! and 25% on other days f/(a/)b u Ln&liilaus ! Fine Family Dining Restaurant & Pub 802-334-2340 Lake Street, Newport, Vt 4 1/2x5 inches; a triangular gable, 41/2 x 3 x 3 inches; and a roof rectangle, 41/2 x 9 inches.Tape the rectangular end wall piece to the triangular gable piece: match the long side of the triangle, 4 1/2 inches, to one of the 4 1/2 inch sides of the end wall.2.In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, and molasses.Gradually beat in 2 eggs.Sift the flour, baking powder, and spices together; stir into creamed mixture.Wrap dough in parchment paper, and refrigerate for 1 hour.3.Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface.Divide into 6 portions, 2 slightly larger than the others.Roll out the 4 smaller pieces to approximately the size of the sidewall and the end wall with gable templates; cut out two of each.Roll out remaining dough, and cut into two rectangular roof pieces.Transfer gingerbread onto greased baking trays.4.In a preheated 375 degree F (190 degrees C) oven, bake gingerbread for 10 minutes, or until crisp.When removing from the oven, leave the gingerbread on the baking trays for a few minutes to set, then transfer to wire racks.Leave out overnight to harden.5.In a large bowl, lightly whisk 2 egg whites.Gradually beat in approximately 5 cups confectioners’ sugar.The icing should be smooth and stand in firm peaks.Spread or pipe a 9 inch line of icing onto a cake board, and press in one of the side walls so that it sticks firmly and stands upright.If necessary, spread or pipe a little extra icing along either side to help support it.Take an end wall and ice both the side edges.Spread or pipe a line of icing on the board at a right angle to the first wall, and press the end wall into position.Repeat this process with the other two walls until they are all in position.Leave the walls to harden together for at least two hours before putting on the roof.Spread or pipe a thick layer of icing on top of all the walls, and fix the roof pieces in position; the roof should overlap the walls to make the eaves.Pipe or spread a little icing along the crest of the roof to hold the two pieces firmly together.Leave overnight to set firmly.6.When ready to decorate, make the remaining icing.In a large bowl, lightly whisk 4 egg whites, and mix in remaining confectioners’ sugar as before.Use this to make snow on the roof, and to stick various candies for decoration.Finish with a fine dusting of sifted confectioners’ sugar.Quick and Easy! These extra tasty molasses cookies were passed down to my friend Bertha from her grandmother.They are easy to make, and fill the house with scents you will remember all the days of your life.3/4 cup butter 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup dark molasses 1 egg, slightly beaten 2-1/4 cups flour 2 tsps.baking soda 1/2 tsp.salt 1/2 tsp.ground cloves 1/2 tsp.ground ginger 1/2 tsp.cinnamon Sugar - optional.Combine butter, sugar, molasses and egg; beat well.Combine remaining ingredients except sugar.Add to molasses mixture, mixing well.Chill.Roll into one-inch balls and roll in sugar.Place two inches apart on greased cookie sheet.Bake at 375F for 8 - 10 minutes.Let cool and enjoy.Yield; 3 doz.ANNA MAY KINNEY Building a gingerbread house also builds memories for kids.MfefV At.A -, JWIlS .f .| THE i Monday, December 16, 2002 page 9 Safe online shopping requires common sense By Steve Makris Southam News As Christmas crowds converge on shopping centres, you may decide to stay at home and let your computer mouse and credit card do the work.If you do, the experts' best advice is to use common sense.“It all comes down to being aware, alert and educated,” said Gerrit Nel, IBM Canada principal of security and privacy practice.“Spend some time, an hour or so on a site, just like you would a new store.” Here are some pointers Nel offers for shopping online: (*) Before dealing with a site that collects any personal information, read its privacy policy to understand what it does with that information.Often you can determine how much of your personal information it shares with other sellers or promotional agencies.(*) Make sure the site provides a secure encrypted connection.This scrambles the information, such as your credit card number, as it leaves your computer and unscrambles it when it arrives at the designated Web site.Secure pages show a small locked padlock symbol in the lower right corner of your Web browser.(*) Look for seals of approval from companies that provide online security transactions such as VeriSign or Entrust.(*) On rare occasions, the site you are on may be hijacked so you are redirected to a look-alike site.Keep an eye on changes of the URL address on the top of your browser, a sure sign you have been sent somewhere else.C) Look for small changes on the appearance of a Web site page.For example, no pop-up boxes requiring additional personal information should appear while you are in the middle of a transaction.If they do, stop and leave the site immediately.Vinny Gullotto, who heads McAfee, an anti-virus and security software company in Beaverton, Ore., advises online shoppers to avoid sites that ask for more than your name, address, phone number and credit card number.“Information like parents’ birth dates, names and social insurance numbers can be used in personal identity theft and have nothing to do with a simple online transaction," said Gullotto.More Pointers From Gullotto: 1.Update your browser software.Often the most important changes are in security.2.Clean the cookies from your browser regularly.Cookies are small text files that each Web site stores in your computer so it knows who you are the next time you visit.Cookies keep all sorts of information on your browsing habits and don’t have to be in your computer for long.Check the help file on your browser on how to clean cookies.3.Never give away, online, the additional security code located on the back of your credit card.Some sites, such as ex-pedia.ca give you the option of taking your full credit card number by phone the first time.4.Don’t allow Web sites to permanently keep personal information like your credit card number.Input that information every time you make a transaction.5.Don’t allow your computer to automatically keep and apply log-in name and password.6.Keep a separate credit card with a lower limit for online transactions.OVAL BANK * f Photo, * * hoftworo * Virfç.Q * Home Audio « Mobile Audio * Photo » Communications « Appliance* Music OVD MOV***» SOUTHAM PHOTO You can save time shopping online without sacrificing security as long as you’re careful about what sites to use and how you use them.LET'S GIVE in LIVING COLOR Greetings' La Maison Aube-Lumière has as its mission to care for patients in the palliative stage of cancer, as well as to provide comfort and support to their families during these difficult times I promptly accepted to preside over the I lin edition of the annual poinsettia sale, thus offering my support to the marvelous work done by La Maison s personnel and numerous volunteers POINSETTIA SALE During the Christmas season, 4500 poinsettias grown in the greenhouses of Serres & Pépinière St-Élie will be available to the citizens of Sherbrooke and the surrounding area I encourage you to purchase one of these magnificent \ Christmas flowers, symbols of warmth and life On behalf of the team at La Maison Aube-Lumière.I wish to thank you for your generous support Together, let us make life more colourful 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(819) 864-0825 Sherbrooke Granby 185, Burlington 44, St-Jude Sud Sherbrooke J1L 1G9 Granby J2G 8C8 Tel.: (819) 566-2620 Tel.: (450) 777-4644 1-800-378-2620 1-600-378-4644 Gift certificates available page 12 Monday, December 16, 2002 Our School's Page Richmond Regional High School On stage at Richmond Regional Richmond Regional’s Level II, III and V Drama Troupes invite you to an evening of Dramatics Featuring:“Partridge in a Pear Tree:; “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe and .back by popular demand.”A Soldier’s Story” PLUS a special appearance by the celebrated RRHS Improv Team Wednesday, Dec.18, 2002 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Richmond Regional High School Auditorium • Free entrance.though donations will be graciously accepted with all proceeds going to the Richmond Regional High School Drama program.• Refreshments and goodies will be available for purchase during the intermission.• Please help support Theatre Arts education at our school! A Present Love’s a present and it’s for you.As you tell me you’re in love I have to guess it’s for me but you don’t have a clue my love’s for you.You never know I had to tell you.It’s a present take it new.My love’s for you and it’s true.- By Stephanie Boulianne On the Road that I have Taken On the road that 1 have taken, one day walking, I awaken.Amazed to where I have come, where I’m going, where I’m from.This is not the path I thought this is not the dream I bought, this is not the place 1 sough t, just a fever of fate I have coughed.I’ll change highways in a while at the crossroads, one more mile.My path is lit by my own fire, 1 go only where I desire.On the road that I have taken, one day walking, I awaken.One day walking, I awaken, on the road that I have taken.- Melanie-Rose Trepanier Level I Calligraphy - Chaudière-Appalaches BY Roger Lafortune The levels 3, 4, 5 students were fortunate to benefit from a project sponsored by ‘Culture et Communications’ Quebec “Artists and Writers in Schools.” Roger Lafortune gave an overview of the art of calligraphy, presented the tools needed and described techniques which could be used.He then demonstrated how the letters are formed.The students spent the remainder of the workshop trying their hand at writing letters of the alphabet on squared paper.The session ended by students preparing a greeting card on paper provided by Roger Lafortune.Learning and Working The students participating in the Learning and Working Community Program visited the Montreal International Auto Show on Nov.27.Mr.Fortier and Ms.Keenana, who accompanied the students, stated that it was a great day.The students enjoyed themselves.The program’s students are now busy making and marketing beeswax candles to raise funds for the next class trip.The candles are beautiful, sold individually or in pairs, and the prices are very reasonable: $2.75 (large), $3 for a (large pair) and $2.50 (small pair).In a little over a month the students will be starting a new work experience project.They will be working 3 days/week and attending classes 2 days/week.Sports Update, By Anne Nixon The soccer season ended in October, with both Junior teams (Boys and Girls) going to the playoffs in Lennoxville.The MVP’s for soccer were: Ricky Loiselle (Bantam Boys), Stéphane Richard (Junior Boys), Roxanne Marcotte (Bantam Girls), Emily St.Cyr and Martina Reed (Junior Girls), and Jessica deVries (Senior Girls).The basketball season is in full swing, and we are fielding six teams, one at each level and gender! The Senior s are playing in the Sports Scolaire league, while the Bantams and Juniors play in the ET1AC league.Both Senior teams are 1 for 3, Junior Boys are 1-0, Junior Girls 0-1, and Bantams are each 0-1.The season lasts until the end of February.Intramural basketball (4 teams!) and cosom hockey are running, and the Foul-A-Thon is under way.Citrus fruit Campaign The Citrus Fruit Campaign orders are complete, with 68 students selling a total of 591 boxes! The proceeds from the campaign go towards the Physical Education Department for equipment, entry fees, and referee stipends.“Thank You” to everyone who helped us out this year! Life is a poem Life is wonderful and new Adventures, surprises are always due Mistakes and sadness are a clue All of these lead to happy But not blue - By Tiffany Mathieu THE GIFT BEING THERE 24 hours a day - 7 days a week - 365 days a year The Quebec Division responds to nearly 700 emergency situations every year, coming to the assistance of thousands of victims.Help the Red Cross help others.Canadian Red Cross Québec Division www.redcross.ca 1800 JYCR0IX (1800 592-7649) ¦•>.< V Sports Jamie Zachary, Correspondents’ Editor Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.c INSIDE Swimming Federation launching investigation into flag flap See Page 14 Monday, December 16, 2002 page 13 Castors suffer power shortage against Rouyn-Noranda Is fust moving team to PEI?By Mike Hickey Special to the Record Alack of offence has hurt the Sherbrooke Castors all season long and it was the same old story Friday night as they dropped a 4-0 decision to the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies.The home team completely dominated Sherbrooke out shooting the Castors by a margin of 45-19.Eric L’italien, Jonathan Gagnon, Yannick Titu and former Castor Benoit Genesse scored the Huskies goals.Drew MacIntyre kept the score from being more one-sided with some solid goaltending including a 20-save performance in the second period alone.The Castors salvaged a 2-2 tie with Val d’Or Foreurs in the first game of their two-game road swing in a goaltending duel between MacIntyre and former Magog Cantonnier star Maxime Daigneault.Mathieu Roy gave Val d’ Or a 1-0 lead when he scored a power play goal with just 31 seconds remaining in the opening period.After a scoreless second period Sherbrooke took a 2-1 lead on goals by rookie Alex Bourret (his sixth of the campaign) and Jean-Francois Ploudre.Ploudre’s tally, his league-leading 27th goal of the season, gave Sherbrooke its first lead of the game with just over five minutes remaining in regulation time.However Val d’Or tied the game 38 seconds later on a goal by Olivier Laten-dresse.Both teams had good scoring opportunities on the five-minute overtime combining for 10 shots on goal but MacIntyre and Daigneault were up to the task.The Castors were busy off the ice as the trading period officially began Friday.The club picked up the Rimoukic Oceanic’s Gabriel Balasescu for Dany Rousin and Remi Bergeron of the Acadie-Bathurst Titans for a draft pick.Rumours also continue to persist over the anticipated move of both the Castors and the Montreal Rocket to Prince Edward Island.A Montreal daily stated Saturday that both teams have until the end of January to finalize the moves and neither team would playing their home games in the province of Quebec in the 2003-04 season.While American-based owner Mark Just has stated in the past that he wanted to stay in Sherbrooke and that a decision would be made later in the season, it appears that Just has been disappointed with the fans’ attendance at the Palais des Sports.The Castors are one of the most improved teams in the league (not hard when you finished dead last the previous season) and a lot of positive changes were made to the team’s roster.While attendance is up for the year it is still not at the level that Just feels is necessary for the team to stay in Sherbrooke.Nothing is finalized yet and this ongoing soap opera will intensify in the coming weeks.FILE PHOTO .: .p ^.; : pi ¦¦'Wf Castors owner Mark Just has been disappointed with fan attendance.Ottawa next stop for inconsistent Canadiens The r rien ’s club looks to build on 4-2 win over Bruins By Mike Hickey Special to the Record Ottawa The Montreal Canadiens are in Ottawa tonight where they hope to build on Saturday’s 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins as they take on the Ottawa Senators in the Correl Center.Head Coach Michel Thérrien is looking for some consistency from a club that has played well against the league’s better teams but has underachieved against some of the National Hockey league’s lesser teams.The Canadiens came off a good road trip (five out of possible 10 points that saw them move back into a playoff position) Thursday night only to lose to the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning at the Bell Centre 3-2.Not only was it a game that they could have won, they should have won on home ice against a club that had just one victory in its last six games and entered Thursday’s contest with a three-game losing streak.Montreal followed the Tampa Bay debacle with a strong 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins Saturday night, their second win over the first-place Bruins.If nothing else, the home-and-away victories over Boston showed that the Canadiens are capable of beating the best in the league.Sherbrooke’s Yanic Perreault, Richard Zednik, Craig Rivet and Chad Kilger scored the Montreal goals as the Canadiens rebounded from a 1-0 deficit to dominated Joel Thorton and the Bruins.“It felt like a playoff game tonight,” Zednik said after the game.And the Canadiens played like they did in last year’s playoffs when they upset Boston in the first round of postseason play.It started in the nets where Jose Theodore played his best game in a month as he came up with 25 saves.But it was a team effort as Montreal continually beat Boston to the puck and refused to be intimidated by the bigger Bruins.The key for Montreal is to treat every game as if it’s a playoff contest and every team as though they were the Bruins.They have five games before Christmas and have an opportunity to come away with points in all five contests.Tonight’s opponent, the Senators are playing extremely well (they are second overall in the Eastern Conference behind the Bruins) but the next four games are against teams with below.500 records.They are the type of teams that good clubs beat on a regular basis and they are the type of teams the Canadiens need to beat regularly if they are going to secure a playoff spot. page 14 Monday, December 16, 2002 THEi fi o o a o