The record, 10 août 1998, lundi 10 août 1998

To find out what s happening in yogr community THE à \ Sherbrooke 569-9528 Subscribe to L Knowlton 242-1188 a The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Thought of the Day I believe in getting into hot water.I think it keeps you clean.— G.K.Chesterton 60 CENTS Monday, August 10, 1998 ‘The battle will end when we have stopped the line’ Val St.François Citizens plan peaceful protests By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Citizens opposed to the passage of a controversial high-voltage hydroelectric line through the Eastern Townships plan to do everything in their power to stop it.And to ensure they can avoid any unfortunate outbreaks of violence, protesters will be trained in the art of peaceful resistance.In the light of a Parti Québécois cabinet decree which allows Hydro-Québec to expropriate the land of reluctant landowners, members of a citizens coalition held a strategy meeting Sunday to discuss how they can prevent the line from crossing their lands and communities.“It’s not because there is an expropri- ation decree that we plan to give up,” said Monique Fournier, president of the Citoyens du Val St.François Citizens.“The battle will end when we have stopped the line.” The group is organizing a meeting at the Melbourne Township hall on Wednesday.The residents plan to use the meeting at the former schoolhouse as a warning to Hydro-Québec and the provincial government.“We plan to ring the bell to call an end to recess,” said Fournier.“We are throwing away our white gloves and declaring war." But Fournier said she's worried that the battle could turn ugly.“We are not bad people,” she said, adding she is worried that Hydro may SEE PROTEST, PAGE 4 Jean Charest on hand for youth wing convention at University of Sherbrooke 1,000 young Liberals debate Triple-E agenda s aC à v v ' "TK.' « , ¦ ; mz & Qubec Liberal youth wing president Jonathan Sauve'.rousing speech.PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Recognizing his need to make major inroads in the youth vote in the next election, Quebec Liberal leader Jean Charest issued a number of electoral promises at the party’s youth wing convention this weekend.Stating that youths are the way of the future, Charest even vowed that under a Liberal government the Secrétariat à la jeunesse, which handles youth policy, would be personally overseen by the premier.Over the weekend, about 1,000 young Liberals debated their Triple-E agenda: Education, Employment and Economy.The delegates from all four corners of the province, passed a number of resolutions, some of which Charest immediately turned into Liberal election promises.Many revolved around education, including a bold promise to introduce a law regulating university tuition fees and financial aid.The proposed law, which Charest admitted he could not put a price tag on, would keep university tuition fees virtually frozen and index them to the cost of living.If would also forgive 25 per cent of loan debts for students having completed their masters or PhDs, and re-establish the criteria of financial autonomy for students having obtained 90 university credits.“Under the Liberals youths would not have to worry about an increase in tuition fees or the deregulation of education and they wouldn’t have to hit the streets to force the government to respect its promises,” vowed youth wing president Jonathan Sauvé in a rousing speech to members.Youth delegates, who hold one third of the party’s policy votes, also voted to abolish so-called orphan clauses in public sector collective agreements which allow the public and private sector to hire new workers at lower salary scales than current unionized employees.see young liberals, page 3 ALL OUR PRICES ARE DISPLAYED -NO SURPRISES! 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We were the leftovers of a larger loto-quêbec Draw 98-08-08 3 20 21 33 35 45 Bonus number: 26 WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 1 $2 208 701,30 5/6+ 6 $ 110 435,00 5/6 206 $ 2 573,20 4/6 13 630 $ 74,50 3/6 259 018 $ 10 WINNERS Draw 98-08-08 15 151 Bonus number: Total sales: S 508 955,00 fife Draw 98-08-07 NUMBER PRIZES 073575 $ 100,000 73575 $1,000 3575 $250 575 $50 75 $10 5 $2 E|tra SATURDAY Draw 98-08-08 NUMBER PRIZES 769317 $100,000 69317 $1,000 9317 $250 317 $50 17 $10 7 $2 Bonus number: group that set out to hike Mount Lafayette in the White Mountains in July of 1997.Our three day stay then was marred by muggy, misty weather; even when the valleys seemed to be clearing, you didn’t have to wait long for a good soaking shower in the higher elevations.Mountains seem to lose most of their charm when all you can see is the heel of a hiking boot 10 feet ahead.Some members of the group became fractious and irritable, with no consensus on a plan ‘b’.One problem was an excess of choice: within the radius of a few miles there were fast food outlets, a shopping mall, and a kiddies’ wonderland with cotton candy, a midway, trained bears, maybe even a man charging twenty cents to watch him kiss an alligator (as in the song King of the Road).We did make a brief stop at the kiddies’ wonderland one afternoon, but decided not to wait for the next bear show.Thinking of it reminded me of Jackie Vernon’s favorite animal act, Dolly and her Bird; after a long off-Broadway run it was no longer the original Dolly, but supposedly still the original bird.Another temptation on that trip was a Bob Dylan concert at the neighboring Loon Mountain conven- The Country Squire Brian Eddington Total sales: $15 572 406,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $2 000 000,00 PRIZES $ 1 000 000,00 $ 50 000,00 $500 $50 $5 Draw 98-08-07 9 12 15 20 21 27 37 33 WINNERS PRIZES 7/7 0 $ 5 500 000,00 6/7+ 1 $130 894,00 6/7 47 $ 2 436,80 5/7 2 604 $ 157,10 4/7 56 240 $10 3/7+ 52 164 $10 3/7 475 151 free play Total sales: $6 995 226,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $7 000 000,00 TVA, the network of draws Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.tion center, but we were divided on the $26 ticket price.Several, it was suspected, had ~~ spent too much money trying to ring the bell on the strong-_______ man machine back at wonderland.This time out, our fickle weather was once again a major worry.Thursday’s forecast called for showers that night and the next, but clearing and cooler on Saturday and Sunday.Meteorology being the primitive science that it is, however, we were more than a little concerned as we hurried to put up tarps for shelter from a major downpour Friday night.A small stream, called Lost River, blundering over rocks far below us could easily handle serious runoff.Luckily, we had remembered the stream from last summer.Saturday morning was pure vindication for the forecasters, with cool dry air and large patches of blue sky.A few strange dark clouds hung upon the higher peaks but they were in retreat, lifting up and away before a sharp west wind.For a day hike that achieves impressive elevation (5,300 feet, the map claims), it is one of the more civilized outings in high country.We were out of camp in record time, ready at the trailhead by 9:30 a.m., pleased, almost smug in our new-found preparedness.We’d eaten and drunk modestly the night before, only once having to be told to keep the noise down.One fellow who for years had brought huge steaks for his evening meals showed up this time with chicken and salad.Instead of rowdy and ribald exchanges, stories and jokes, after dinner conversation dealt with diet and health care, and products and programs like Usana, Melalucca, Vitamins for Life, Mince a Vie, and so on.This is great, I thought at first.Then it occurred to me.God, we’re getting old.The route from the notch to an Appalachian Mountain Club hut in a westfacing cleft in the mountain is called the old Bridle Path.(Note the spelling here; it would be unfortunate to con- Today’s Weather < /' 1 Thetpokd.Mines » .