The record, 19 août 1998, mercredi 19 août 1998

THE Cookshire Fair August 20-21-22-23,1998 The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Mark your calendar! • September 19th • Cookshire TOWNSHIPPERS' DAY 60 CENTS Wednesday, August 19, 1998 Majority of women experience little or no hair loss Cold cap helps reduce effects of chemotherapy CATHY GIBSON Paul Hunt, a Bishop’s University graduate is owner ofPGH Medical, the company responsible for introducing the caps to the North American market.By Cathy Gibson Sherbrooke For many women the most devastating side effect of chemotherapy is hair loss.Once thought to be inevitable, it may now be preventable in most patients with the help of the Penguin Cold Cap Therapy System.Developed in Great Britain it consists of a series of caps filled with a chilled chemical gel called Crylon.Last November Hotel-Dieu in Montreal completed the first North American clinical trials of the Penguin Cold Cap Therapy System with impressive results.Among breast cancer patients, 75 per cent of the women experienced little or no hair loss.Without the caps, all would have experienced severe or total hair loss, says Paul Hunt, a Bishop’s University graduate and owner ofPGH Medical, the company responsible for introducing the caps to the North American market.Designed to keep the scalp at a tem- perature of less than 15 C, the caps effectively reduce the flow of blood to the hair follicles by constricting the blood vessels.This prevents the toxic medicine injected during chemotherapy from coming into contact with the hair.The cooling also slows the metabolism of the follicle which creates greater resistance to the effects of the chemotherapy- Although undocumented, Hunt says there is a strong correlation between the psychological effects of hair loss and the speed of recovery.“It’s hard to measure these quality of life issues ,” says Hunt, “but it really helps the patient’s recovery and there are definitely studies to show that keeping your hair improves your social function during your treatment - you go to church or you go to dinner, you go shopping.that’s important.” “It is certainly going to help their morale,” says Nicole Mireault, commu-See chemotherapy, page 5 ‘Stop fooling around and pay’ - union rep 1,000 Townshippers affected by pay-equity ruling By Marty Patriquin The federal government’s job classification is obsolete and archaic and is in dire need of restructuring, said Joane Hurens, Quebec vice-president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.Hurens said the government has the money to pay those employees discriminated against and the government should “stop fooling around and pay” the money the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled the government owes its employees.“Paul Martin has said that the government has budgeted $3 billion a year for unexpected expenditures,” Hurens said.“And they have $6 billion of unpaid debt.So there is no question that they have the money.” Local members of the union met in Sherbrooke Monday night to hear Hurens speak and field questions concerning the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal pay equity ruling.Handed down on July 29, the tribunal decision said that the Canadian government has been chronically underpaying many of its employees, the vast majority of whom are female.The landmark judgment could prove very expensive for the Canadian Government.Following the ruling, Treasury Board president Marcel Massé estimated the ruling could cost Canadian taxpayers upwards of $8 billion.See ruling,page 2 PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT ¦ There’s no question they have the money.” Joane Hurens Presents: ROYAL BANK FINANCIAL GROUP Summer Theatre 33 rd season August 13 -29 T&e Loiig§tretB Mile TTÎ A romantic comedy by George Rideout Sponsored by: Cfchy THE SCOW EN FOUNDATION Emily LeBaron Art Gallery The Posh Pig Restaurant QUEBEC’S LONGEST RUNNING ENGLISH THEATRE! ¦ NORTH HATLEY (QUEBEC) -(819) 842-24)1 page 2 Wednesday, August 19, 1998 —¦THE' Short term gain means long term pain What’s happening to our prison sentences?With the stroke of a pen, in 1996 our Governor General converted into law a significant bill on sentencing.Thanks to the wording of section 742.1 of the Criminal Code, every community was provided with its own jail except they were never furnished with prison cells, guards or barbed wire fences .COMMUNITY PRISONERS It all has to do with the controversial conditional sentence which allows certain prison sentences to be served in the community rather than in jail.The section stipulates that if a crime doesn’t provide for a minimum term of imprisonment, the conditional sentence is applicable to any convicted person who receives a sentence of less then two years and where a judge is satisfied that serving the sentence in the community would not endanger the safety of the public.These sentences also require that ’community prisoners’ abide by a number of compulsory and optional conditions failing which they can be ordered to serve their ‘remaining time’ behind real bars.These recent changes, like many before them, were simply tied in with the high costs of maintaining our adult prisoners in jail, which by 1995 had risen to $1.9 billion or $65 per capita.CROWDING BEHIND BARS Many years earlier, community work programs were also set up as an alternative to prison in order to cut down on the high costs.Unfortunately the number of convicted offenders often exceeds the number of local community work programs causing long delays and even requiring some offenders to find their own makeshift community work.Weekend jail sentences were also devised for economic reasons.In principle they permit our prisoners to continue supporting their families by maintaining their employment during the week.However, due to the lack of available prison cells and prison guards, jail authorities have often been obliged to turn them away while releasing many of the regular prisoners long before their terms expired.Because of recent budget cuts some of our provincial prisons are now nothing more then deserted buildings with manicured gardens.PUBLIC OUTCRY While our courts are still changing gears due to the recent amendments the media is occasionally having a field day accusing our judges of being too lenient when imposing conditional sentences.Last January two Haitian-born rapists were sentenced to 18 months which they were to serve in the community.It provoked a public outcry and the crown appealed the sentence.Then in March our Court of Appeal substituted a conditional sentence of two years less a day by one of four years in prison in connection with an accused who had committed various sexual offences on minors in the late 70s and early 80s.Recently our Court of Appeal reaffirmed a lower court decision allowing an accused to serve his 23-month sentence in the community for trafficking heroin.Sentencing our prisoners to serve time in their community rather then behind bars raises the issue of what objectives are really achieved other than saving public funds, if only on a short term basis.JAIL AS DETERRENT In principle a just sentence is expected to help maintain a peaceful and safe society.Deterring offenders and others who may be tempted to commit crimes is one of many important objectives.A jail or prison sentence is a logical solution for those who commit serious crimes and are considered dangerous.Such sentences serve to protect society by isolating the criminals.However, major issues often occur when an offender commits a serious crime yet has no criminal record, shows remorse and is not considered dangerous.If an appropriate prison sentence in such circumstances is less than two years, then serving it in the community is still not the only option .The recent case before the Court of Appeal is a good example when it reaffirmed the offender's 23-month conditional sentence for trafficking heroin.He was considered to be a lowly member of the drug ring, showed remorse and was also ordered to donate $1,000 to charity, accomplish 200 hours of community service and be home every day between 7 p.m.and 7 a.m.REVERSE EFFECT Sentences that are served in the community can have little deterrent effect, whether they are one or 23 months long.The conditions that are imposed are hardly more stringent than those found in most probation orders which accompany suspended sentences.The threat of having the offender serve the remaining time behind bars in the event the conditions are not respected can be effective but so are the procedures that are available when an offender fails to abide by the conditions of a suspended sentence.They too can lead to a jail sentence even though they are rarely invoked.A sentence that fails to deter potential offenders can even have a reverse effect.Deterrence has always been predicated on the theory that in order to discourage people from committing crimes it is necessary to constantly remind them of the harsh consequences that await them.The more serious a crime, the more the deterrence.The lucrative drug trade is an excellent example where many young and old are attracted to the fast lane thanks to the soaring cash profits.Equally important is another principle on sentencing which means judges can increase the going rate of specific sentences whenever the number of similar crimes increases in a region.Over the last decade drug trafficking has increased on our streets and in our schools with the price of narcotics going down, despite the many drug busts.Meanwhile, instead of higher sentences, they are lower with more and more sentences being served in the community.Only a few years ago trafficking heroin would have resulted in sentence of at least two years in jail, especially in the western provinces.DECISION MAKERS SHARE BLAME Judges of course are subject to public criticism when their sentences are considered to be too lenient.However much of the blame should also be directed to our lawmakers who have chosen to favor every other alternative then jail as well as to our governments who have cut prison budgets with little concern as to the consequences.Prison costs may be more then what we would wish to pay for but they are hardly comparable to the incredible social and material losses which our society must endure as a direct consequence of every crime.Short-term savings by reducing prison sentences can cause much greater long-term economic and social loses.Henry Keyserlingk is a retired crown attorney.He can be e-mailed at henryk@virtuel.qc.ca Henry Keyserlingk Today’s Weather i Theteoro.Jm/ Mines ; / ï* * Richmond ^ 1ac*Méganti^« / Sherbrooke •/ * i /v V ^Cowansvilu?; | Stanstead REGIONAL FORECAST WEDNESDAY : Sunny.Low near 9.High near 23.BEN ® by DANIEL SHELTON *UV PIP YOU EVER FINP OUT WHERE MY BROTHER WAS-I WANT TO SENP HIM A POSTCARP.OH.NEVER MINP SPOKE k TO HIS 'ASSISTAI Wednesday, August 19, 1998 page 3 4,000 name petition supports ‘parking ambassador’ Sherbrooke meter man may be reinstated RENE BRUEMMER M Alain Talbot of Dunkin’ Donuts asked Sherbrooke city council to reinstate parking controller Michel Ladouceur.Before him sits a petition of 4,000 names.By René Bruemmer Sherbrooke It looks as though the tender-hearted ticketer of downtown Sherbrooke will soon have his job back.At a Sherbrooke council meeting Monday night, councillors voted to appoint a special team of legal and financial experts to suggest new, “more flexible”, regulations governing ticketing for parking infractions in Sherbrooke.Once city council accepts the new guidelines, councillors will approach the maligned meter man’s employer and recommend he be reinstated on the condition that he follows the new rules.“The objective of the parking meters is to ensure a regular turnover of customers, and not to collect the maximum fines," councillor Serge Paquin said in his proposal to council Monday night.“Regulations must be enforced with a degree of flexibility, without deterring customers from visiting the downtown core.But the rules must be enforced in the same manner everywhere.” Meter man Michel Ladouceur was relieved of his ticketing duties in late July after city officials complained he was being too sympathetic towards motorists whose time had run out.He was reprimanded for not following guidelines, and the Pinkerton security agency, which holds the parking control contract for Sherbrooke, replaced Ladouceur’s 39-hour a week ticketing shift with only 19 guaranteed hours of work, including night shifts guarding a warehouse.Local merchants were outraged, saying Ladouceur’s actions promoted business, and that he should be rewarded rather than punished.Gleeful journalists jumped on the bizarre story of the beloved ticket-writer, and Sherbrooke council soon found itself in an uncomfortable situation.Alain Talbot, the owner of Dunkin Donuts located on Wellington Street in downtown Sherbrooke, submitted a petition with 4,000 names collected in four days asking for Michel Ladouceur’s reassignment at Monday night’s Police seeking public’s assistance Sherbrooke police are seeking witnesses who may have been in the vicinity of Chemin Beauvoir between 5:10 and 5:30 p.m.Aug.17 who may have seen an automonibe on the side of the road about 300 metres west of the Highway 10 overpass.All information will be treated confidentially.Please call the criminal investigion bureau and ask to speak with investigator Roger Surprenant at 821-5544.council meeting.“He is the ambassador of the city of downtown,” Talbot said.“If you’re driving, and the limit is 50 kilometres-an-hour, a cop will not give you a ticket for doing 51.The same flexibility should be respected with parking fines.” Reached after the meeting, Talbot said “I hope he will return to Wellington North.We need him.” Since the city does not employ Ladouceur, they cannot automatically reinstate him.But councillor Sylvie Lapointe noted that because the city suggested he be removed, it could also ask Pinkerton’s to consider reinstating him.Sherbrooke Mayor Jean Perreault also supported his reinstatement, providing he’s willing to follow the rules.“It is up to the city of Sherbrooke to decide what proper parking rules should be,” Perreault said.“You can’t just have one person doing whatever he feels like, or just one person deciding what the rules should be.” Ladouceur said he didn’t want to comment until he was sure he had his job back, other than to say he was “surprised and happy” by the amount of support he had received, and that he hoped to be back on the beat soon.The ambassador of the city of downtown Sherbrooke remains modest about his newfound fame.“I didn’t do this to become a star,” he said.“I just wanted my job back.” MP denies rumors he’ll join Quebec Liberals By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Richmond-Arthabaska MP André Bachand denied rumors Monday that he will leave the federal Conservatives and join the Quebec Liberals and fight the Parti Québécois in an upcoming provincial election.“I know there has been talk of this, but I want it be known that I am staying where I am,” he said in a telephone interview.“If I am going to do any political work, it will be at the federal level.” The rumor started in Vic-toriaville after some political organizers speculated that Bachand might have his eyes on the provincial Arthabaska seat.The seat is presently held by long-standing PQ deputy Jacques Baril.The rumor started after Jean Charest quit as leader of the Conservatives this spring to take on the leadership of the Quebec Liberal party.The speculation was that with the Conservatives being ranked fifth in size with only 19 MPs in the House of Commons, prospects for future political success were meagre.But Bachand said he is now preoccupied with helping fellow Quebecer FILE PHOTO André Bachand says he'll stick to federal politics.Hugh Segal become the Conservatives’ new leader.Former prime minister Joe Clark is the front runner for the job, followed by Segal and three other, lesser-known candidates.Bachand, the party’s Quebec lieutenant, is Segal’s chief organizer in Quebec.Segal was a former chief of staff for prime minister Brian Mulroney.Bachand is the only MP so far to back Segal, though he claims another Tory MP will announce his support soon.1tit 15s4«Muai mm mm wow Saturday and Sunday, August 22 & 23 (9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.) Great one-of-a-kind arts & crafts on sale in support of the Township's oldest English theatre REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE Info: (819) 842-2431 (North Hatley, Quebec) page 4 Wednesday, August 19, 1998 ¦¦THE' Youths enjoy taste of Townships Circle Sept.19 on your calendars Have you booked your calendars?Townshippers’ Day is now just a month away, and teams of volunteers are making final preparations for a day packed with special events and attractions.Townshippers’Day On Sept.19 in Cookshire you won’t want to miss a day full of music, ranging from popular dance bands such as KGB and Cherry River to an hour-long fiddler’s special and other folk music.Other events include a draft horse plowing demonstration, the third annual Firefighters Competition and a display of antique cars and machinery.The championship Bishop’s Gaiters basketball team will even be on hand to give a demonstration and tips for up and coming basketball stars.Townshippers’ Day is organized by a committee of local volunteers, who have been working since last winter on preparations for the day.And they need more volunteers! You can help especially with setting up for the day and with the recovery on Sunday, September 20.You can also help by supporting Townshippers’ Day financially.Townshippers’ Day T-shirts with a special logo by Denis Palmer are being sold for only $10 before and during Town- shippers’ Day.A fund-raising raffle is also being held with prizes that include a generator, an acoustic guitar and the framed original of Denis Palmer’s logo.Raffle tickets are $2 each or three for $5, and the draw will be held at 4 p.m.on Townshippers’ Day.Townshippers’ Day wouldn’t happen without the success of these types of fundraisers, nor without the generous support of businesses and individuals who have been donating cash and services.They will be listed on the program given to you on Townshippers’ Day.But it’s not too late to add your name to their list.To help as a volunteer, to buy a T-shirt and raffle tickets, or to make any other kind of contribution, call either of Townshippers’ Association’s offices at 819-566-5717 (Sherbrooke) or 450-263-4422 (Cowansville).We appreciate your support.Cookshire Fair You can also find us at the Cookshire Fair this weekend with information about Townshippers’ Day and about the Association.We’ll be offering Townshippers’ Association merchandise, Town- shippers’ Day T-shirts and raffle tickets, and of course memberships.Look for our booth at the Cookshire Fairgrounds this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.If you miss us there, don’t miss the Ayer’s Cliff Fair Friday through Sunday, August 28-30.Townshippers’ Association will also have a booth that weekend.Sherbrooke office When our volunteers and staff aren’t busy meeting people on the weekends, you can find us busy in our offices in Cowansville and Sherbrooke - no longer in Ascot.Our new Sherbrooke address is 2355 Galt West, J1K 1 LI, on the main floor of the annex at the Eastern Townships School Board's Adult Education Centre.Most of the renovations there are now complete, so you’re welcome to come and visit.Part of the attraction (beyond our friendly and helpful staff) is a growing resource centre being created in partnership with the School Board’s Job Links program.Office hours are Monday through Friday 830 am.to 430 pm.Youth exchange The final weekend of the Eastern Townships Exchange gave local youth the opportunity to visit a number of important attractions in the region, including the Mount Megantic Astrolab, the Coaticook Gorge, the Capelton Mines, Uplands Museum and Pierre and Marie and the Devil with the Deep Blue Eyes at Theatre Lac Brome.This Sunday will bring the exchange students together to conclude their project through written accounts and photographs of their experiences.Local journalists will be on hand to offer writing tips and darkroom techniques.Watch the next edition of Crossroads for their reports.Centsational winners Last week’s report on the winners of the Townships Centsation Coin Design Contest contained an error in the names of the winners.Runner-up in the under-13 category was Eliane de Sève-Simard from Lennoxville, and winner Melissa Clouthier is from Dixville not Danville.Our apologies to both, and congratulations again to all.Keeping in Touch is a weekly column presented by Townshippers’ Association.Keeping in Touch Townshippers’ Association Visit RECORD's booth at the COOKSHIRE FAIR August 21 - 23 BOOTH HOURS: FRIDAY: 1 - 5 p.m.& 6 - 8 p.m.SATURDAY: 1 - 5 p.m & 6 - 8 p.m.SUNDAY: 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.Special 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION •m?$113°° Valid on site only co^ $ 1 tOTfl Si Pets don’t take vacations Summer is nearly over and vacation is a thing of the past.It’s time to pack up the luggage and lock up that charming summer house or cottage that you have been renting over the summer, and get back to a normal routine.What is going to happen to the animal that you and your family acquired over the summer?Win ‘it’ also have a place in your everyday life?Every year a horrible scenario recurs.People who have acquired a pet during the sum- I am a charming, five-month old sterilized kitten with reddish and white fur.I'm very clean, affectionate and adorable.I love to snuggle.My chances of finding a good home are diminishing as I have already been at the shelter for one month.Please, can someone give me a chance to find a good home?mer holidays are faced with the seriousness of their situation when life returns to “normal.” The new companion doesn’t always fit in with the usual lifestyle, or there may not be sufficient space to welcome the new pet into their home.Lack of time to care for a new pet can also be a problem.Sadly at the end of each summer, thousands of animals are abandoned, or left on a neighbor’s lawn, under the assumption that a neighbor will be happy to accept this new “gift” with open arms.Animals exposed to frosty or frigid evenings, who are victims of “spur of he moment” owners are too often found starving, hurt or killed be caught in a trap or even poisoned.These pets are unable to fend for themselves for personal needs such as food and shelter; they have learned to depend on humans for these needs as well as adapt their living conditions.Individuals are responsible for the well-being of the animal or animals they have chosen to adopt.It is better to avoid the urge or temptation of acquiring an animal if it is only for a short period of time.Nevertheless, if you are faced with a situation such as this, discuss it with your veterinarian and friends.Do your utmost to try and find a stable and loving home where the animal’s needs will be met.If, after all efforts have been made to find a home without success and it is still impossible for you to offer it a permanent home, do not miserably abandon it.An animal does not deserve unnecessary suffering.As a last resort, bring the animal to the shelter, where every possible effort will be made to find a good home, or, if need be, dispose of it in a humanitarian way.The S.P.A.de l’Estrie would like to remind people that it is forbidden under the criminal code of Canada to abandon an animal.Severe proceedings could be served against people found guilty of such a cruel act.If you witness such a situation, do not hesitate to communicate with us.Diane Boutin Société Protectrice des Anima ux de l'Est 1139 Queen Boulevard North Sherbrooke ¦¦THE i Wednesday, August 19, 1998 page 5 MNA says the PQ rules by decree not democracy Paradis questions TQM pipeline’s validity By Rita Legault Former Environment Minister Pierre Paradis still can’t understand why the Trans Quebec Maritime Pipeline is passing through his backyard, when a much shorter route exists through Highwater, Vt.“No one ever explained why that route was excluded,” said the longtime MNA for Brome-Missisquoi.The original route through Highwater would have been 74 kilometres shorter than the chosen 213-kilometres route which will pass through Granby, Waterloo, Magog and East Hereford.About a third of the approved route is located in Paradis’s riding.Paradis had offered to come and testify at recent hearings into the pipeline, but by then the National Energy Board would no longer listen to arguments in favor of alternative routes.The MNA, who was provincial Environment Minister for four years, said that as long as the pipeline wasn’t built, there should have been time to discuss all potential alternatives.He said the one through Highwater, which would have coincided with a stretch of abandoned pipeline which is being unearthed, would have had fewer environmental impacts.The MNA also commented on Hydro-Quebec’s Des Cantons-Hertel line which bypasses his riding, but which is pillaging huge sectors of virgin territory in the neighboring ridings of Shefford and Johnson.Paradis points out that if the line had passed through Brome-Missisquoi, the regional municipality would have had the power to veto the line.That’s thanks to a veto on power lines that was included in the MRC’s zoning plan when it was passed by then-Municipal Affairs Minister Pierre Paradis.“I was proud of the Sutton massif and the Brome-Missisquoi valley and wanted Working on awareness CHEMOTHERAPY:—- to ensure they would be protected in the long term,” he said, explaining why he fought to get the veto over solid objections from Hydro-Québec.“Maybe that’s why the line does touch this area?” he presumed, adding that Brome-Missisquoi is protected from the unilateral decisions, such as the cabinet decree which usurped the power of the Val St.François MRC to submit the line to its zoning regulations.Paradis said he’s not impressed with the way the Parti Québécois has muzzled public debate on the Des Cantons-Hertel."This is the style of government that rules by decree,” he said.“They are antidemocratic and are offering no place or power to negotiate to the people who are affected by the line.” Paradis said the fight over the Hydro lines has been completely unbalanced.“It’s Goliath versus David, and David had his two hands tied behind his back.” Brome-Missisquoi MNA Pierre Paradis.> : '*:} Wide suppport for equity RULING:- Continued from page 1 nications director of the Quebec division of the Canadian Cancer Society.“It will improve their quality of life.When morale is up people feel better.I can’t say that it has a definite effect on recovery but keeping their hair will improve the quality of life and that is always good.” Hunt says that although he is pleased with the coverage his system has received, at this stage, public awareness is still his biggest problem.Many of the cancer treatment groups in the Sherbrooke area are still unaware of the cold cap system and those that are aware are not necessarily convinced of its effectiveness.“Even though the system is used extensively in Europe, Canadian doctors are still skeptical that the caps work because they were developed outside of the medical system in Canada.This is unfortunate because it prevents access to something so beneficial,” says Hunt.With the recent completion of the second clinical trial in Quebec, he says he expects the medical community to be more receptive.Hunt says he doesn’t think cost is much of a factor in determining whether a hospital will support the treatment.The system, if purchased by a hospital as is the case with the Montreal General, would cost approximately $25,000 - not an insignificant amount but, as Hunt points out, compared to the cost of chemotherapy drugs, the cap system is relatively inexpensive.His company is also willing to pursue rental arrangements where the patient would be charged directly, at a cost of $55 per Many cancer treatment centres are unaware of the cold cap.treatment.“The irony is that when you buy a decent wig you are paying a lot more than that, they are very expensive, says Hunt.“A cheap wig is $225, a decent one is $400-$500 and a human hair wig is more than a thousand.For $220 (the cost for four treatments) a woman can keep her own hair, that’s not very expensive for the emotional and psychological benefits.After a career as a pharmaceutical rep, Hunt gave it all up to become an entrepreneur after seeing the cap system at a meeting several years ago.He decided almost immediately to pursue the project in Canada and has never regretted his decision.“It is really nice to be involved in the human dimension of cancer treatment,” he says, “this system is an important thing because it’s an effective product - it works.” Continued from page 1 About 1,000 Townshippers stand to gain from the decision which is retroactive to 1984.Hurens has been touring Quebec to explain to members how the ruling will affect them.She said one of the union’s main concerns is the possibility that the federal government will appeal the decision.“Massé believes the human rights tribunal did not take into consideration precedent decisions,” the PSAC vice president explained.Hurens said the federal government may base its appeal on the Muldoon decision where a federal court ruled in a job equity complaint against Bell Canada that compensation must be distributed on a job for job basis.She said that could mean compensation would be awarded only if employees earn less than others doing the same work, with the same experience and training.This contradicts the Human Rights Tribunal ruling, which ruled that employees doing work of equal value should be compensated.The result of that decision, Hurens says, is female-dominated jobs would not be discriminated against.“(The Muldoon) ruling is a bad decision, and it is not applicable because it is a collective complaint,” Hurens said.“Bell Canada is not a member of PSAC.” “Massé just says this because it would cost the government less money, point finale.” A spokesperson for the Treasury Board said its legal department “is still analyzing the situation and its various elements.He would not comment on the Muldoon ruling as a basis for an appeal.Union optimistic Hurens was nonetheless optimistic.She said the Tribunal rendered “90 per cent of what we were looking for" in terms of job equity demands.“The tribunal didn’t give us everything we wanted, because they ruled there was no malicious intent on the part of the employers,” Hurens said.“We think there was malicious intent because there were years of complaints.” Hurens pointed out that support for pay equity compensation is not limited to union ranks.“There are Liberal men and women who are saying they don’t understand why the government is appealing, because we need to fix this.” Joane Hurens is touring Quebec to talk about ruling. page 6 Wednesday, August 19, 1998 __¦= RECORD - COMMUNITY FORUM Micmacs ordinary Quebecers?Viewpoint William Johnson Wouldn't you think the Quebec government would learn its lesson?For more than a month, it was stymied and didn’t know what to do about a few Micmacs blocking a sawmill and then a highway in the Gaspé, by the Listuguj reserve.If the protesters had been just ordinary Quebecers, the government would quickly have sent in the police to take down the barricades, as Minister Guy Chevrette threatened to do early on.He changed his mind.Had the protesters been just ordinary Quebecers, the government would have gone to court to get an injunction, and then sent to jail those who acted in contempt of the court.Why did Chevrette, the minister responsible for native affairs, make big threats at the beginning, then back down again and again?Why did he say he would not meet with protesters breaking the law, and then fly to the Gaspé in order to meet with them?Why did he keep offering more and more timber cutting rights to bribe the Micmacs into taking down the barricades?The lesson is that the Micmacs are a different people from most ordinary Quebecers, and the government feels obliged to apply different standards in dealing with them.That was a lesson Robert Bourassa learned in 1971.In April of that year, to celebrate the anniversary of his coming to power, he announced the grand James Bay hydro-electric development.Trouble was, l?e hadn’t consulted the Créés whose lands he proposed to flood.The Créés went to court and brought the great project grinding to a halt.Eventually, Bourassa and Ottawa came to acknowledge that they had to come to terms with the Créés.The Créés weren’t just ordinary citizens, they had special rights based on the occupation of the land by their ancestors from time immemorial.Those rights meant that they had to be compensated when their lands were flooded.In 1990, when the Mohawks of Kanesa-take disputed an ancestral cemetery with the town of Oka which wanted to build a golf course there, the Quebec government of Bourassa thought it could send in the Sûreté du Québec and settle the matter.It soon came to realize that it had made a serious mistake.After a siege lasting months, costing some $500 million, the Canadian army finally overcame the resistance of the Mohawks.But everyone had discovered the veto power held by a small number of natives who were ready and able to block a bridge.It was a memorable lesson.The whole secession strategy of the Parti Québécois - and of the Quebec Liberals before them, when they passed Bill 150 in 1991 claiming Quebec could separate a year after getting a bare majority in a referendum - is based on the assumption that there is a single people in Quebec.Lucien Bouchard, in particular, uses interchangeably the words ‘démocratie’ and “peuple québécois." If 50 per cent of Quebecers plus one vote for secession, he claims, the results are binding on all the people living in Quebec.What naivete.What blindness to the lessons of James Bay, the Oka crisis and the blockades by the Micmacs.There is not just one single people in Quebec, just as there is not just one single people in Canada.The Créés do not feel bound by a referendum called by the Quebec government: they have held their own referendum, and for them, that is the one that counts.They voted never to accompany the Quebec government if it chose to secede from Canada.The Inuit, the Montagnais held similar referendums, and they also do not feel bound by a majority vote imposed by French-speaking Quebecers.The Mohawks have not held a referendum, but they don’t need to hold one.Everyone knows they would not feel bound by the numerical results of a referendum on secession in the rest of Quebec.They will make their own choice.Secession from a country is a double edged sword.It only binds those who recognize the legitimacy of the seceding government.In Quebec, that means part of the French-speaking people, but none of the other peoples living in Quebec.It’s a lesson the Quebec government must learn or it will pay a heavy price.William Johnson is a freelance columnist and president of Alliance Quebec.a division of Communications Quebecor inc.2850 Delorme, Sherbrooke, Que.JIK 1A1 Fax: 819-569-3945 Newsroom e-mail: record@interIinx.qc.ca Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569*345 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor .(819) 569*345 Susan Mastine Community Relat.(819) 569-9511 Julie Vinette Adv.Dir.(819) 5699525 Richard Lessard Prod.Mcr.(819) 569-9931 Mark Guillette Press Superv._(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5699931 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)569-9511 Advertising .(819)5699525 Circulation.(819)5699528 Newsroom .(819)569*345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton.Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 104.00 7.28 8.35 S119.63 6 MONTHS 53.50 3.75 4.29 $61.54 3 MONTHS 27.00 1.89 2.17 S31.06 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 ordered one week after publication are available at S3.00 per copy prepaid.The Record was founded on February 7,1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CDNA, NMB, QCNA V IN T « 5 M é O I A SH6 SAID © 1998 by NEA, Inc.Letters to the Editor Lessons for our children Dear Editor, Some sanctimonious nut who runs a “newsletter” in Ottawa called the “Watch-Dog” wants us all to write letters of protest because Michel Cogger has been convicted of something illegal.Mr.Murrell says he’s worried that his children will think crime is good if bad people like Mr.Cogger are allowed to remain in the Senate, “our non-elected Senate” is the way he describes it.Somebody should point out to Mr.Murrell that his children are probably not as narrow minded as he is, that they can differentiate between a person being evil, and a person being convicted of a criminal act that in other times was merely his job.It’s up to the Senate to decide what happens to Mr.Cogger, but I would teach my children that, yes he broke the law (pending appeal) but he has paid a very high price.Indeed, I would point out that they should consider that his wife and family depend on the Senate as their only source of income, and he is not likely to become any kind of repeat offender.I would also point out to my children that people who write vicious right wing newsletters are a much greater threat to our society than an erring Senator, or two.I would tell them to be wary of those who think that those of us who have sinned are not worthy of mingling, or working, with those who are evidently sinless, like Mr.Murrell.Brian Timmins Knowlton ¦ THt — Record Wednesday, August 19, 1998 page 7 Group wants Austin and Stanstead Township by-laws repealed Boaters concerned about anchorage restrictions MAURICE CROSSFIELD - - |*>J Concerned citizens include, (l-r) Romeo Lapalme, Jean-Pierre Rancourt, Pierre LaRochelle, and Roger Marcoux.By Maurice Crossfield Magog A group representing boat owners on Lake Memphremagog is calling on the municipalities of Austin and Stanstead Township to scrap bylaws that restrict anchorage in certain bays.At a press conference Tuesday in Magog, representatives of the Association des proprietaires de bateaux du Lac Memphremagog met with reporters to discuss the brief they plan to present to the provincial commission on nautical safety and the quality of life on Quebec’s waterways later this month.The APBM says existing regulations work well, with the exception of the Austin and Stanstead Township bylaws passed last summer.“We are all in favor of regulations that make good sense,” said APBM spokesman Jean-Pierre Rancourt.“Boaters are all for rules such as speed limits near shores and environmental and noise regulations.The only problem we have concerns the anchorage regulations.” Spurred on by complaints of excessive noise and disrespect for local residents, the municipalities of Austin and Stanstead Township passed the bylaws last summer.These bylaws require that anyone on the waterways within their municipal limits can only stop in a bay for the night if they tie up to a mooring buoy.Those not tied up according to the bylaw would be ticketed and forced to leave the area.Rancourt said the effect of the bylaw has been offended boaters leaving the lake.He said that translates into a fi- nancial loss for marina owners and businesses in the Magog-Orford region.So far this summer, Rancourt said he’s noticed less traffic on the lake.“If a 35-foot boat leaves for Lake Champlain, it won’t come back,” he said.“And it certainly isn’t Austin or Stanstead Township that loses out, it is Magog.” APBM nautical patroller Romeo Lapalme said the effect of the bylaws has been catastrophic.He referred to the case of Guy Clouthier, a long time resident who anchored one evening in a bay off of Molson Island.He was given a ticket and had his boat inspected.This in a bay which Lapalme said has no homes and where Clouthier was disturbing no one.In fact Clouthier said afterward that he has been ticketed twice, but has never paid a fine, and never been to court.The last time he was ticketed he didn’t pull up anchor, and nothing happened.None of the dozens of other boaters ticketed so far have had to pay a fine.APBM president Pierre LaRochelle said that’s because the bylaws are illegal and would not stand up in court.He said under the constitutional law of 1867, only the federal government has control over the rules and regulations governing Canadian waterways.APBM director Roger Marcoux said Lake Memphremagog’s bays provide shelter for boaters from high winds and other dangers.For a large lake, he says Memphremagog is remarkably safe because of these bays.Rancourt said the APBM met twice at round table discussions with Memphremagog regional municipality (MRC) officials.The MRC told them it can’t get involved in municipal bylaws.Rancourt alleges there was a conflict of interest because Austin Mayor Roger Nicolet headed up the discussions.In its brief to be presented to the provincial government’s travelling commission on nautical safety and the quality of life on Quebec’s waterways, the APBM made several recommendations, the first of which is the abolition of the offending bylaws.It also recommended the following: • Respect for laws already in place.• Consolidation of, and the enforcement of laws already in place.• Better training of nautical patrollers and boaters in general.• An information campaign targeting the users of Lake Memphremagog.• Respecting the existing rights of pleasure craft owners.• The respect of all users of Lake Memphremagog for the environment.“There is no problem on Lake Memphremagog, only in the last few years has (problems) been caused by the abusive regulations of two municipalities,” Rancourt said.“It is a problem of a few rich landowners who would like to privatize the lake for their own ends.” Stats Canada figures reveal area lags behind national average Income levels rose slightly in Sherbrooke area in ’96 Southam News Ottawa The median employment income for residents of the census metropolitan area of Sherbrooke was $19,500 in 1996, up 0.5 per cent from 1995.Nationally, 14.6 million persons reported employment income in 1996.The median employment income across Canada was $20,700, down 1.1 per cent from the year before.For men, the median employment income across Canada was $26,000, a decrease of 1.2 percent from 1995.For women the figure was $16,100, down 1.0 per cent from the previous year.Median employment income is the dollar figure where an equal number of people had income above and below that mark.The figures were obtained from income tax returns and are adjusted for inflation.Among Canada’s census metropolitan areas, Oshawa had the highest median employment income of $27,600 in 1996.The Canadian community with the highest median employment income was Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories at $36,800.The province’s median employment income was $19,800, down 1.1 per cent from 1995.Yukon had the highest median em- ployment income of any province or territory at $25,000, while Newfoundland had the lowest at $13,100.Across Canada, the number of people who earned self-employment income totaled 2,451,310 in 1996, up 4.0 per cent from the previous year and up 28.0 per cent since 1991.Within the Sherbrooke census metropolitan area, the number of self-employed rose 7.7 per cent from 1995 to 9,980 persons in 1996.Cookshire Fair August 20th to 23rd, 1998 FUN & GAMES Visit ell our exhibitors! THURSDAY.AUGUST 20TH 7:00 p.m.: BINGO $1,500 In prizes with $1000 jackpot FRIDAY, AUGUST 21 ST 7:30 p.m.: 4X4 Truck pull SATURDAY.AUGUST 22ND 7:30 p.m.: Antique tractor pull SUNDAY.AUÆUSIiaBP 2:00 p.m.: The animal and machinery parade page 8 Wednesday, August 19, 1998 THEM ' Record Marie Josée Landry is a tour guide at the mineral museum.Hidden Gems People from Montreal, St-Julie, St-Adrien, Danville and as far away as France took in last weekend’s Mineral Fair in Asbestos.The event coincided with the 20th Annual Festival des Gourmandes.Guests of the mineral fair were given a guided tour by Marie Josée Landry, who told visitors how the museum was founded in 1974.Two exhibition rooms at the museum display minerals from the Jeffrey Mine, samples from around the world of Asbestos (Chrysotile), documentation of mining and social history of the area, Asbestos-based industrial products^ old instruments used in field surveys and the diction of Asbestos deposits, as well as a collection of rock types from the Eastern Townships.For schools, the museum offers guided class tours and will include workshops in rocks and minerals.The museum is open Wednesdays to Sundays until Labour Day, from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.Admission is $1.for adults and $.50 for children.Out of season visits can be made by calling (819) 878-5308.The museum is located at 104 rue Leteridre, in St-Barnabe.PHOTOS: MARLKNH BROWN Careers A FORD dealership in the area TEACHER requires the services of a VACANCY NEW - CAR & TRUCK Junior High Math/Science SALES REPRESENTATIVE — Experience in car sales is a definite oena: • letter of interest, résumé, transcript asset • copy of certification — Base salary + other advantages • 3 current letters of reference Send résumé to: Box 277 ]o: Nancy Croteau, Principal c/o The Record Sacred Heart School 2850 Delorme Street, 9 Clermont Terrace Newport, VT 05855-2008 Sherbrooke (QC) J1K 1A1 USA igHHSii ate- .v .«¦w*»'»’ Some of the beautiful rock collections on exhibit at the mineral museum.¦Vi v?*.The museum features many pieces of equipment once used in the mining field.This piece was used to detect asbestos deposits.t THE Wednesday, August 19, 1998 page 9 Piggery play by Lennoxville’s George Rideout has its moments Longstreth Line: Flaws don’t outweigh charms SËK3 MBW3MW***3 Summer Theatre 33Hseason ROYAL BANK FINANCIAL GROUP I in » Presents^ g English theatre Quebec’s longest August 13 -29 Tfre Lorig§tret& tiiie A romantic comedy - by George Rideout \ NLi Sponsored by: Emily Le Baron Art Gallery* THE POSH PIG RESTAURANT NORTH HATLEY (QUEBEC) • (819) 842-243 PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Ric Reid and Laurel Paetz star in The Longstreth Line.PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Judith Mahbey and Jo-Jo Rideout talk about geneology.By Diahann Nadeau Record Correspondent Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley The Longstreth Line by Lennoxville writer George Rideout is the last offering of the season at The Piggery Theatre.Unfortunately, this means the summer does not end with a bang.While it has its moments, the play is too low-key and long to be truly entertaining.The storyline concerns Mrs.Alta Longstreth’s obsession with genealogy and her consternation at the fact that only son Pete is single - separated from his wife, childless, out-of-work, depressed and approaching 40.The outlook is not brilliant for the family name - he is the last of the line as far as she knows.Enter librarian Jane Grey - single, healthy, the right age and very, very practical.Mrs.Longstreth courts Jane as a border and waits for the sparks to ignite.The sparks are long in coming, however, and this makes for a rather dull first act.When Jane and Pete finally connect, a little white lie in Jane’s past throws Alta into a tailspin - and the mother-in-law from hell emerges.All is resolved by curtain time and the play ends on a happy note.The first act is the source of the problem: It is too slow getting off the ground.It is rare that a play will grip its audience immediately, however if an hour-and-a-quarter elapses before one gets hooked, there is something wrong.It is only in scene three, when Pete tries to teach Jane French that the play picks up.Until then, the characters are simply mundane and the situations too ordinary - this may mirror real life well enough, but it hardly makes for gripping theatre.Pete is pure milquetoast, his mother annoying and Jane is the only character with any spunk and vitality.One out of three is not enough to carry the two first scenes.The pacing of act two is better and it is far more interesting than the first.The epilogue is completely unnecessary, recalling the adage, ‘Less is more.’ This is not to say The Longstreth Line is without appeal or charm.Watching two fairly mature adults who had begun to give up on love finding it at last offers some lovely and poignant moments.We are rooting for them, especially Jane, when they finally say, “I love you.” And when Alta turns on Jane, Rideout's writing truly pays off.At that moment, the characters are so real that Jane’s pain, Pete’s terrible dilemma and PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Ric Reid, Laurel Paetz and Judity Mahbey in a scene from The Longstreth Line.Alta’s despicable behavior are riveting.This climactic storm scene is Rideout’s best moment.Laurel Paetz is marvelous as Jane.She manages to convey an appealing mixture of knowledgeability, vulnerability, nervousness and awkwardness.Her laugh is perfect - self-conscious yet not overdone.Ric Reid is convincingly ordinary as Pete, hardly the most interesting character one has seen on stage and certainly a challenge to portray.Reid is perfectly cast, making Pete’s rise and fall into love totally believable.Judy Mahbey’s style is quite different from Paetz and Reid’s.As Alta, her acting might best be described as mannered - the voice too British, the rigidity overdone.Her Alta is never as believable as Pete or Jane - and not just because of the nature of the character.Jo-Jo Rideout has a great time as the ebullient Doris Longstretch, of a Mar- itime branch of the family; she is a real breath of fresh air on the stage.The set by John Dinning is wonderful; it is a lovingly realized recreation of a century-old house in need of renovation.In many ways The Longstreth Line is quite pleasing and, in the end, its flaws do not outweigh its charms.• • • • • The Longstreth Line continues at The Piggery Theatre through Aug.29.For reservations, please call (819) 842-2431. mtm .¦ ^ T & » ss « «S» * ».» »»* «gt: *«$¦0 ¦¦¦¦¦ .page 10 Wednesday, August 19, 1998 Frontier Lodge ‘Homecoming’ successful Under warm and sunny skies, more than 150 friends of Frontier Lodge assembled recently at the well-known Christian youth camp on the shores of Lake Wallace in St-Herménégilde.The occasion was a ‘Homecoming’ which included a barbecue cooked and served by the members of the board of directors under the chairmanship of Ron Drew.The event provided an opportunity to recall past experiences, see the camp in current operation and share plans for the future.Camp memories of past years were shared by Dr.William Klinck, Peggy Munkittrick, Arnold Reynolds and Ron Rublee, while more recent experiences were contributed by Amy Stymiest and camp director Lance Howie.Frontier Lodge Foundation committee chairman Paul McLean shared his committee’s vision and future plans for the camp.The moderator during this portion of the day was Dr.Robert Paulette.The ‘Homecoming’ concluded with some of the visitors enjoying a hayride and tour of the facilities while others were drawn to the Water Carnival at the edge of the lake.In addition to the visitors, approximately 100 junior campers and staff were also in session at the time.Frontier Lodge was founded 62 years ago.Bruce Patton Record Correspondent ROBERT PAULETTE/SPECIAL Come and get ’em.Morag March-Drew serves up hamburgers to a hungry camper as assistant cooks Bernie Adamache and Ruth Lewis smile for the camera.Winning Form ROBERT PAULETTE/SPECIAL A canoe ride, followed by a swim, seemed like the perfect way to conclude the ‘Homecoming’ at Frontier Lodge.You grow up the day you have your first real laugh- at yourself- Ethel Barrymore COURTESY WATERLOO LEGION Timmy Croteau was the lucky winner of the Provincial Honor Contest in the poster and essay competition.On Canada Day Comrade Michel Lapointe, of the Waterloo Legion, Branch 17, Shefford MP Diane St-Jacques, and contest organizer Comrade Florian Roy presented Timmy with a lapel pin. i iM THE —¦ RECORD Wednesday, August 19, 1998 page 11 Joint worship service at Plymouth-Trinity United coming soon Sherbrooke On Sunday, August 30 at 4 p.m.United Church of Canada congregations which make up the St.Francis region of the Quebec-Sherbrooke Presbytery will be holding a joint worship service at Plymouth-Trinity United Church, 380 Dufferin, (at the corner of Montreal Street) in Sherbrooke.The theme is “Gathered to Praise -Sent Out to Serve.” People are warmly invited to be present for this opportunity to worship God, strengthen their faith, learn some new hymns, sing some old ones, and find inspiration for the fall season.A choir practice for those from the various congregations interested in participating will be held at 3 p.m., one hour before the service.The offering will be handed over to our Presbytery treasurer to send to the United Church Mission and Service Fund.Everyone is invited to bring a picnic, and we’ll eat together downstairs in the hall after the service.Drinks will be provided, but if you could also bring some cookies or squares to share, this would be appreciated.Pastoral charges involved in leading parts of worship: Lennoxville United, Magog-Georgeville, Plymouth-Trinity United, Sherbrooke, Richmond-Mel-bourne United, United Eaton Valley (Sawyerville, Birchton-Cookshire, Bish-opton, Bulwer, Bury-East Angus, Scot-stown), United Steeples (Stanstead, Rock Island, Beebe), Waterville-Hatley-North Hatley.Also part of the St.Francis Region, and hopefully attending and/or contributing choir members: Baldwin’s Mills, Danville-Asbestos, Lakes and Streams (Ayer’s Cliff, Coaticook, Way’s Mills), Ulverton-South Durham.Submitted by Rev.Jane Aikman, 565-3240, on behalf of the Planning Committee.Births DAROS-WALLACE - Paolo and Bonnie (nee Wallace) happily announce the birth of Holly Wallace Daros in Ottawa on August 2,1998, weighing 7 lbs.A sister for Erynn.Grandparents are Willard and Heather Wallace of Thetford Mines and Raffaele and Coneetta Daros of Ottawa.RODGERS-CHANG - Janice and James are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter, Adrianna, at the Ottawa General, July 31, weighing in at 7 1/2 pounds.Proud grandparents are Joan and Lawrence Rodgers of Richmond and Mary and James Chang of Toronto.In Memoriam THOMPSON, Pansy (Sanborn) - In loving memory of my mother who left us one year ago today, August 19, 1997.Peace at last.Always remembered.ROXIE & AL AND FAMILY Card of Thanks MIZENER - Wishes to thank those many friends, neighbors and relatives for the cards, well wishes and prayers on my behalf during my time at the CHUS and after my return home.Also many thanks to Arthur Mizener for driving me home from the hospital.A special thanks also to Rev.Dr.Burn Purdon for his visit to our home, for his prayers and words of encouragement.All of the above much appreciated and will be long remembered.LAURENCE MIZENER East Angus Mrs.Murray Labonté Kay Labonte and Karen MacLeod went on a day trip to New Hampshire and Maine.They went through Crawford Notch, Pinkham Notch, Grafton Notch and Dixville Notch then home via the Connecticut lakes.News has been received of the death of Douglas Allan Barlow, son of Mr.and Mrs.Chan Barlow, formerly of East Angus.His body was donated for the advancement of medicine to the Department of Anatomy at the University of Toronto.A recent caller at the home of Randi Heatherington was Kim Gingras of St.Louis, Missouri.Deaths BEST, Ruth (nee Burbridge) - Peacefully at her residence in Brome, on Monday, August 17, 1998.Ruth Burbridge in her 72nd year, beloved wife of Charles Best.Mother of Evelyn (Ronnie) and David (Leoata).Also left to mourn are her grandchildren Billy (Sarah), Robin (Shelley) and Jennifer, Real (Lisa), her great-grandchildren Brittany and Emily and her sister Gladys and Don.The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 1998 at 3 p.m.from St.John’s Anglican Church in Brome.The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service, followed by interment in St.John’s Cemetery.Arrangements entrusted to the Desourdy Wilson Funeral Home, 104 Buzzell, Cowansville, Que.J2K 2N5, (450) 263-1212.In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory to the Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital Foundation, 950 Principale, Cowansville, Que.J2K 1K3, would be gratefully appreciated and acknowledged by the family.CURTIS, Ruby May — In her 90th year, wife of the late Harold Beerwort, passed away at the Magog Hospital, August 14,1998.Survived by her daughter Faye and her husband Robert Baird, son Irwin Beerwort and his wife Eileen, six grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.Funeral service was held in Clarenceville United Church followed by interment in Clarenceville Union Cemetery on August 17.Card of Thanks MACMILLAN - We, the family of the late Brenda Mary Macmillan (Regimbald) who passed away on June 26, 1998, wish to express our sincere thanks to all who gave their support to us during this trying period especially to those individuals and organizations who made telephone calls, sent cards and flowers and who prayed for her.A special thanks to Rev.William Smith for his comforting message and to those who visited the funeral home from the Eastern Townships.All your concern and sympathy has helped in the healing process during this time of bereavement.It is gratifying to know that so many care.DENIS REGIMBALD (husband) ALEXANDRE (son) DONALD & ROBERTA MACMILLAN (parents) AND THEIR FAMILY Deaths HEALY, Marion I.- On Monday, August 17, 1998 at the Wales Home in Richmond following a courageous struggle with cancer, Mrs.Marion Healy (nee Wile) in her 79th year.Loving wife of the late Arnold Healy, and dear mother of David (Carole), Sarah (Tim), and Anne (Stuart).Marion also leaves to mourn her grandchildren Alexander, Megan, Laura and Kathleen, along with many other relatives and friends.Friends may visit at the Cass Funeral Home, 295 Principale, Richmond, on Wednesday, August 19 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Thursday from 12 to 1:50 p.m.A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 20, 1998 at 2 p.m.in the Richmond-Melbourne United Church, Richmond, Que., with the Rev.Patricia Lisson officiating.Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity or your choice would be gratefully appreciated by the family.MERCIER, Jessie Watt — At the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Cornwall, Ont., on August 15, 1998, Jessie Watt, formerly of Danville, Que., at the age of 75, wife of the late Roland Mercier.Dear mother of James Mercier (Annette Pariseau) of Danville, Marguerite Mercier (Gilles Boutin) of Danville, Catherine Mercier (Bernie Trauvett) of Cornwall, Ont., Richard Mercier (Johanne Bérard) of St-Eustache and David Mercier (Rachel Lefebvre) of Cornwall, Ont., Dear grandmother of Glen (Geneviève Boucher) of Lennoxville, Lynda of Edinburgh, Scotland, Jason of Cornwall, Ont., Shaun of Cornwall, Ont., and Chad of Cornwall, Ont., great-granddaughter Amelia.Also survived by many brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, other relatives and friends.Visitation on Wednesday from 11 a.m.to 12:45 p.m.at Résidence Funéraire Fréchette & Desrochers, 31 College, Danville, Que., tel: (819) 879-2975, fax: (819) 879-6844, Noël Fréchette, Près., Sylvie Fréchette, Dir.Funeral on Wednesday, August 19,1998 at 1 p.m.at Ste-Anne Church, Danville, Que., followed by interment at Ste-Anne Cemetery.Donations to the Canadian Heart and Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES BIRTH & DEATH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 30C per word.Minimum charge: $7.50 ($8.64 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions - 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You remember yesterday’s deal.I explained that with A-Q-x of a side suit in your hand and three low cards in the dummy, you should cash the ace first, planning to lead toward the queen on the second round of the suit.Very clever, and all that.But when I used the deal in a lesson, two out-played me.Predealing the cards for a large class takes a long time.So 1 cheat slightly by giving everyone cards in sequence.You will see what I mean when you refer to today’s diagram.Notice how everyone has a useful poker hand or two.It does save time, but occasionally causes me to have citrus juice squirted into my eye.The room was in six spades.The deal was actually like yesterday’s, with West having king-doubleton of hearts.Yet two skilled players, Dotty Noyes, of Darien, Conn., and Alfred Spelbrink, of New Canaan, Conn., would have made the contract even if West had had king-third.Here’s what they did.They won the first trick with the diamond king, drew trumps, cashed the club winners, took dummy’s diamond ace, and led the diamond three from the dummy.When East followed low, instead of ruffing, they discarded their low heart! As West had all the high diamonds, she had to win the trick and was endplayed.If West returned a minor-suit card, it conceded a ruff-and-discard.However, if West led a heart, it would be away from the king around into South’s ace-queen.Brilliant! Remember this loser-on-loser play.It might be your rescuer.iiiiiii 1 Happy birthday 50th wedding anniversary party for Allan and Mildred Goodfellow Friends and family are invited to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Allan and Mildred Goodfellow at a reception to be held on Saturday, September 5 at Montjoye, 4785 Capelton Road, Route 108, North Hatley, commencing at 8:00 p.m.Best Wishes Only.A very happy birthday to a special sister and aunt, Brenda (Corey) Newton of Warden, Que.With love, Debbie and Allan xxx Chris Berwick Chris Berwick is the son of Mr.and Mrs.Norman Berwick and Pat Berwick of Kitchener, Ont., and grandson of Hilda Rand, Sawyerville, Que.Chris is an extremely energetic and committed student leader.He spent four successful years on Student Council, was president in ’96/97 and is our school’s spiritual animator.Chris participated in many drama productions and athletics while maintaining an honor roll standing.Chris is involved in the larger community as a member of MACOYand as HOBY Leadership’s Regional President.He plans to study drama and education at university.Correction In the write-up about the McIntosh Cemetery in the Record of Aug.18, it was mistakenly written: Doris Banfill (Pres.-Compton Historical Society).Doris Banfill is not President of the Historical Society, but a member.We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.been informed that Delia is pregnant.Delia has seen an obstetrician, but she hasn’t told him about her relationship with the baby’s father as yet.Isn’t it important that she mention this?Our family is worried that the baby may have genetic problems.Could you please tell us what kinds of difficulties this child is likely to have and whether or not it’s possible for Delia to have a normal baby?Thank you, Ann.—Worried in California.Dear California: The chances of cousins who are in excellent health having have a normal, healthy child are very good.If they were both diabetic or severely asthmatic, or had heart disease or kidney problems.I would be concerned.If there is no history of genetic abnormalities, there’s no need to worry.You have said Delia is under a doctor’s care.Suggest that she discuss her concerns with her doctor.Dear Ann Landers: Yesterday, while standing at a customer service counter in a department store, a woman had a seizure.Although someone called 911 immediately and help arrived within minutes, nobody standing around approached the helpless woman — including me.I’m sure most of us simply didn’t know what to do.Now, I realize there was something any one of us COULD have done.Although a person who has a seizure may not be able to communicate, he or she can hear.It didn’t occur to me to at least try to comfort her and let her know that help was on the way.She was lying on a cold, hard floor, probably frightened and embarrassed, and I didn’t say one word.I am ashamed of myself.Please, Ann, tell your readers that when someone is in physical distress, something CAN be done while waiting for help to arrive.They can offer their voice.The next best thing to medical attention is reas- Ann Landers surance.If I am ever in such a situation again, I’ll know what to do.— North Carolina.Dear N.C.: There is more you can do when someone has a seizure.According to Dr.Richard Rovner, chairman of the advisory board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago, you should turn the person on his or her side, loosen the tie and collar or blouse and call for a doctor at once.Dear Ann Landers: I’ve read several letters in your column about families that fight about inheritances and heirlooms.I hope your readers don’t think all families are like that.Ours certainly is not.My grandmother had impeccable taste and was an avid collector.She also could afford to buy the best — and she did.When Grandma died, we all sat in her living room, exchanged wonderful, warm memories and took turns choosing the objects we wanted from her lovely home.There were no arguments, and nobody was grabby.It was just a civilized selection of things we had grown up admiring.None of us would dream of desecrating Grandma’s memory by fighting over what she had left behind.— Lisa P.in Minneapolis.Dear Lisa: How classy.Your grandmother would have been proud of all of you.I’m glad you wrote.Your letter is sure to make an impression on those who know that one day they will be in your shoes. 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