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An English rose in Magog THE 5 w VC/ WW.M: RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Cougars fall in OT to Vanier Sports - Page 8 Monday, September 29, 2014 Would-be burglar leads police on cross-border chase By Laura Carpenter Newport Daily Express Staff Writer Derby, Vt.A Newport woman who tried to bash in a mini-mart door with her rifle Friday morning led multiple law enforcement officers in a chase that turned into an international affair.Valentina Velasquez, 31, of Newport, Vt.is being held in Sherbrooke, where she is facing several charges.Once her debt is paid in Quebec she will be returned to face charges over the border in her hometown.Just before 6 a.m.Friday, Nabil Ibrahim was preparing for his day by stocking the coolers of his store, the Derby Corner Mini Mart.He was startled by loud banging noises.Concerned.he looked out and saw a masked person slamming his door with a long rifle, he said in an interview Friday.He quickly grabbed his gun and released the safety.He turned off all the lights and went slowly through his store and placed himself behind a shelf peering out over the top with his handgun aimed at the person trying hard to bash the door in.He was on the phone with an emergency dispatcher after calling 911.He said the dispatcher was instrumental in calming him down, advising him what to do.She stayed on the phone with him until he let police into the store.“1 have never shot anyone, or hurt anyone.I thought today was going to be the day,” he said in an interview Friday.Ibrahim said he was told by the dispatcher not to shoot the person and that the police would be on the scene very soon.“I am so glad that I did not have to shoot.” he said.Ibrahim was concerned about what the woman would do if she got in with the gun, feeling a strong need to defend his property and himself.ConTd on Page 7 Gaiters fall flat at Homecoming Turnovers costly in 26-3 loss to Mount Allison PERRY BEATON / SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Vincent Dube's field goal was the only scoring for the Gaiters in a disappointing Homecoming game against Mount Allison.- *6.I ¦ pwa» By Brian Maclver Special to The Record Lennoxville Despite outperforming their opponents on the stat sheet, the Bishop’s Gaiters again found a way to lose a crucial game, turning the ball over eight times en route to a 26-3 loss to the Mount Allison Mounties during Saturday night’s Homecoming game.“It’s a sign of inexperience,” said Gaiters head coach Kevin Mackey the day after the game.“What it comes down to is execution and taking what the defense gives you.” The Gaiters’ first two drives ended with turnovers.The first came to an end after the snap sailed over punter Vincent Dubé’s head.When he picked it up, he could only manage a squib kick that the Mounties recovered on the Bishop’s’ 37.This led to a Ryan Lambert field goal for the Mounties.The following Gaiters’ drive saw fifth-year quarterback Shane McDonald throw his fifth interception of the year to Kwame Adjei, who then returned it 46 yards to the Bishop’s’ 28-yard line.This in turn led to a seven yard rushing touchdown by running back Chris Reid, giving the Mounties a 10-0 lead.The Gaiters only score came two drives later.After they failed to convert on a second-and-two, the Gaiters’ Vincent Dubé converted a 23-yard field goal attempt.The home team continued to disappoint, turning the ball over five more times in the game and seeing McDonald throw two more interceptions.Mount Allison’s Lambert scored on a 27-yard field goal in the second quarter, a single off of a missed field goal in the third, and on another field goal in the fourth, this one from 15 yards out.Lambert also converted both of his extra point attempts.The scoring was closed out by a Ro-dreke Joseph 19-yard touchdown reception from Brandon Leyh late in the third and a fourth-quarter safety touch.Cont’d on Page 8 ^ THE mu RECORD SPECIAL OFFER for Record print subscribers: Receive a full year’s subscription to 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west on what were called “harvest trains” or “harvest excursions”.One poster from 1911 advertised the need for 40,000 men for Western Canada’s harvest.Tire opportunity for adventure and some quick money appealed to many, including the young men and women in the Eastern Townships.Trains specifically decided to taking workers west were organized with reasonable fares.In 1916, the cost to take a harvest train from Sherbrooke to Winnipeg was $12.The train trip out west was an adventure alone, often being crowded, quite rowdy and at times unsafe.Victor Bell and Hazel Blair, a newly married couple from Clifton, went out on the harvest train in 1926.From their trip they recalled local shop owners boarding up store windows in preparation for the arrival of the harvest trains.In order to keep the troublemakers in check, some trains were able to get RCMP detachments to go with the harvest trains.Once they arrived out West, local farmers would meet the trains at the station to pick out the help they required.The young men were hired as farmhands while women could find work as maids, cooks, bookkeepers and child minders.The days were long and work was often grueling, but big open skies and the growing agricultural economy proved very attractive for many, persuading them to stay out west rather than return home.For others, the short-term adventure was enough and, following the harvest, they were anxious to get back to the Townships for deer hunting.There are also stories of others who would have stayed out west if it were not for family sickness and commitments back home.Changes in agricultural machinery and, more significantly, the beginning of the dirty thirties put an end to the harvest trains but this episode in history left a lasting mark in the memories of many in the Townships.Jodv Robinson, ETRC Archivist '819-822-9600, ext.2261 etrc2@uhishops.ca COURTESY ETRC iid Æ4 ,0*0* Victor Bell driving a 6-horse harrow on the Miles farm near Blackie, Alberta, 1926 Ben by Daniel 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I he Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, September 29, 2014 Page 3 ^OCAL N ew: I think every city should have a Tremplin 16-30.Le Tremplin 16-30 Gala hopes to fill funding gap By Gordon Lambie Sherbrooke Le Tremplin 16-30, a Sherbrooke organization devoted to countering youth homelessness by providing social housing and support for people aged 16 to 30 years old, is getting ready for its eighth annual fundraising Gala.Though the Gala itself is not new, organizers of the event are saying that this year’s cocktail might be the most important fundraiser ever held for the organization, as it follows on the heels of a $200,000 government funding cut.“Le Tremplin is facing its greatest crisis,” said Jacques-Cartier borough president Chantal L’Esperance, who will act as the Gala’s honorary president this year.“A cut on the level of $200,000 is enough to put the future of this organization and ones like it on the line.” L’Esperance explained that while she is a position where she is often asked to preside over special events, she agreed to this campaign without hesitation, because of the impor- tant role she has seen the organization fill in Sherbrooke since its founding in 2002.“Everything that affects our young people has always been a priority for me, particularly when they are youth at risk,” she said, “I think every city should have a Tremplin 16-30; we all have similar issues and what we have here is a model for how our youth can be assisted, but it needs support.” Pierre Lemoine, President of Le Tremplin’s board of directors, listed the many accomplishments and programs set up by the organization over the last 12 years.Though it began as a simple social housing project, it has gathered sometimes award-winning education and employment projects around itself to the point where the organization is said to have set a new standard in its field.Le Tremplin translates to “the springboard” symbolizing a jumping-off point, and for many young people in rough situations, that is exactly what it has become.“Le Tremplin 16-30 is much more than 23 affordable hous- ing units,” Lemoine said.“It is a living space where culture, community and society come togerther; it is the sum of personal and collective success stories.” Zachariah Standish, who currently lives in the apartment complex on Wellington Street South, says that living at Le Tremplin has saved his life.“I was living a very unhealthy lifestyle; I was doing all kinds of drugs, I was drinking all the time; I wasn’t doing anything productive,” Standish said, of the time before he moved into Le Tremplin about three years ago.He explained that he has actually lived in the subsidized housing twice in his life, the first time having been about a decade ago, not long after the organization started, but said that the first time around he didn’t take the programs or the community seriously.He felt so bad about his behavior in his early twenties that he wasn’t sure the organization would take him back.“When I came back, they just said, “Zach, what do you want from us?What do you want from your own life?” Standish recalled, openly amazed at the willingness of those working at Le Tremplin to take him in.With the support of the community and programs at Le Tremplin, Standish was able to complete a Liberal Arts degree at Champlain College, and is now preparing to go to cooking school in Montreal next year.“If I didn’t have support from Le Tremplin and the people who work here, it never would have happened,” the resident said, expressing a deep frustration that the government cuts to the organization have meant that the program that helped him get his live back on track, as well as others promoting employability and support, have had to be cut altogether.“These cuts are devastating Sherbrooke, which isn’t a very wealthy city to begin with,” Standish said, pointing out that helping young people become functional members of society stands to benefit the whole community.“We cannot wait until this is gone to realize what we’ve lost,” L’Esperance said, of the work being done by Le Tremplin, “If we want to help, it’s now or never.” L’Esperance explained that it is now up to the people and businesses of Sherbrooke to take up the slack left by government cuts and show that the care about the at-risk youth in their community.She highlighted the fact that many people donate generously of their time to help the causes of the organization, but emphasized that time alone would not be enough to save the important work being done.The cocktail is being referred to as “Operation coup de pouce”, loosely translatable to “operation leg-up”, and will take place on Wednesday, Oct.22, from 5 to 7 pm at 95 Wellington Street South.Tickets for the event are $100 of which $80 is a tax-deductible donation.The evening will involve live music and performance from local artists, a charity art auction, the creation of works of art on-site, and catering by the O Chereuil restaurant on Wellington Street North, as well as the Fromagerie de la Gare.Raising a toast at BU Homecoming PERRY BEATON / SPECIAL TO THE RECORD * Members of the Bishop’s classes of 1962-66 gathered in Lennoxville for their 50-year reunion last weekend.Here, John Piper, John Martland and Ace Henderson, three of the four co-writers of the school's fight song, belt out their composition just prior to Saturday's football game.Oh my gourd! - .i .?The Lennoxville Giant Pumpkin and Harvest Festival took over Samuel-Gratham Street on Sunday afternoon, as several of the large gourds were on display.Unfortunately, there was no word on who would get to turn the specimen on the left into a jack-o-lantem, or many pies.Quebec kicks in for Sherbrooke airport renovation Record Staff Sherbrooke The contentious Sherbrooke airport is about to get a much needed facelift thanks to a $232,521 grant from the Quebec Ministry of Transport.The City will inject the same amount into the project to redo the apron, runway, and parking areas by next spring.Although the work will not be sufficient to allow the airport to handle international flights, the City believes it’s a big first step in the right direction.“Over the coming years, there will be further investment in the airport.We will renovate the terminal, parking for cars, and create a security area,” said Sherbrooke Mayor Bernard Sevi-gny.“But for now, this news is encouraging.The support from the MTQ will allow us to continue to implement our projects while maintaining our ultimate goal of being designated by the federal government.” In related news, the Airports Council of Quebec has announced that its annual provincial conference will be held in Sherbrooke from Sept.21-23 2015.This annual conference gathers over a hundred stakeholders and partners in the airport milieu to discuss problems or joint projects.“The arrival of such a conference in Sherbrooke will give us more visibility and credibility among members of this major industry,” Sévigny said.not had scheduled service since The Sherbrooke airport has Air Sherbrooke folded in 2010.Serving the entire Eastern townships with three pobiieations Jo-Anw Hovey Advertising Consultant RECORD Townships Outlet Brome Couniv One lumber NEWS «Î9 569-9525 jhovey@sherbrookerecord .com Page 4 Monday, September 29, 2014 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record NHES holds annual open house Tuesday, Sept.16th was North Hatley Elementary School’s annual Open house.Many parents and students were in attendance.They had a chance to select free books from a wide selection, which had been donated.Additionally, parents and students were able to witness the unveiling of the new Physical Education uniform.Excitement was at its fullest when Charlie-Anne Meagher (on picture) came in the gym and revealed the Bobcat logo that she had drawn last year in the school contest, organized by our Physical Education teacher Ms.Rachel Hostetler.From now on, our gym class will be full of little Bobcats running around and cheering.What a nice view! Our school spirit is at its highest! Go Bob- cats Go! The unveiling was on the night’s agenda, but let’s not forget that parents had the opportunity to meet their child’s teachers and be present for the General Governing Board Assembly.The North Hatley school staff would like to thank all the parents and children for making this event a successful way to start the 2014-2015 school year.ÜpM W3HTH HATir f W ^ J % 7 î Xf / _ i : osth i | r | f 1 i k\f-v ] Tfl**»"««***}'I rt I fOBCATS * ^ ithfi m : [&! 1 ?« ^ BOBCATS % jtfK ame >vrr—-f X ; lOBCATSl BOBCATS HORTH V" s'* 1 } , —LI*'' BOBCATS I 1 tiiiiii mmm- .: : MTl IHATL i'm hai i w : m «d I HAT - -sil y \ hat .N" HAT, i 3S The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, September 29, 2014 Page 5 Meet your Neighbours An English rose blooming in Magog By Matthew McCully Special to The Record Magog Rachel Cripps-Gervais, a U.K.transplant, is living the dream in Magog after developing a successful wedding planning business, and moving into the log cabin she always wanted.With a “let’s just do it” attitude, she and her husband took some big risks to get what they want in life, and now, they spend their time helping other people take the plunge.“1 always wanted to be a wedding planner,” Cripps-Gervais said, describing her background in hotel management.She met her husband of 15 years while working in the U.K.Originally from Trois-Rivières, he convinced his wife to try Quebec after they were married.When they first arrived, living on the West Island of Montreal, Cripps-Gervais decided to make a career change.Since she couldn’t work for 18 months while waiting for Canadian citizenship, she used her time to study wedding planning, get her certification, and start meeting vendors.“I hit the ground running,” she said, when she was finally able to start her company An English Rose, Luxury Lifestyle Weddings.Now in her eighth season as a wedding planner, she averages around 20 weddings per year, and also managed to recruit her husband into the company.With a background in information technology, wedding planning may seem like a stretch, but Gervais-Cripps insists her husband is a natural at it.“He started out helping me carry boxes and set up,” Cripps-Gervais said, explaining that he was looking for a change in his career.“The more he did, the more he liked it.” Chris eventually got certified, and now does weddings on his own.He even went the extra mile and became a registered wedding celebrant for the province of Quebec.“We’ve done weddings for two people, and as many as 500 guests.It’s a spectrum,” she said, adding that her favourite weddings to plan have 150 or fewer guests.“I find everybody knows everybody.” The move to Magog was the next bold step the couple took.Always dreaming of living in a log cabin, Cripps-Gervais and her husband purchased a piece of land with a view of the lake, and started designing a home.“It was our seven-year dream.” Cripps-Gervais designed the plans herself, wanting the home to look like a 150-year-old cabin, but with all the modern comforts.The exterior is large flat logs, and the interior features reclaimed barn wood and a number of hand crafted elements, collected over the years.“It’s pretty well finished,” she said.mentioning a bit of tile work needed in one of the bathrooms.Building started two years ago, and the couple actually made the move into the home last year when the bulk of the work was done.“We moved in literally as the ice storm hit in December,” she said.“Welcome to the country,” she joked.Now that they are comfortable, Cripps-Gervais wants to work on spreading the word about her business here in the Townships.“The biggest thing is to network.You have to push yourself out there.” Cripps-Gervais said about 80 per cent of the weddings she does are for people coming from outside the area to get married.“The food and the wine attracts people out here,” she said adding that she would like to work with more local couples in gardens and tented country weddings.“Every wedding is different,” she said, referring to one wedding she planned in Montreal that had a circus theme, with performers weaving in and out of the reception, keeping guests on their toes.She mentioned the beautiful colours and the cultural richness of a Nigerian-Caribbean wedding.The challenge, in that case, was finding a Nigerian caterer for the event.Her company was also commissioned to plan the wedding of Angus Sutherland, son of actor Donald.The wedding, which was originally planned in the Napa Valley, was moved to the Sutherland’s property in Georgeville, which Cripps-Gervais said was stunning.“Everywhere you look is gorgeous out here,” she said.“Wherever I go, I think about what this could be," Cripps-Gervais said, saying she is always on the lookout for a unique venue or hidden gem.When asked what attracts couples to use her services rather than plan things themselves, Cripps-Gervais explained that her team has the experience to ere ate a seamless day, so that everything shines for the bride and groom.She added that she does around 20 weddings per year, and most people getting married have never done it before.“I don’t get stressed for the weddings,” she said.She has good relationships with vendors, and plans for every eventuality.“A lot of the feedback I get is that people say it was so easy, stress free.” The most rewarding part of the job, according to Cripps-Gervais, is seeing the expressions on the faces of the bride and groom as they walk into the room and everything is exactly how they wanted it.“That’s when you know you’ve done your job.” Do you know someone you think our readers would like to meet?Email us about them: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com.MM mm 1 ‘ZmMï I ; .If»® mmi ¦©kSKkSSS» 1^» WMm Wmm®.MATTHEW MCCULLY w 4 Jri iH i ___:_ Rachel Cripps-Gervais, a wedding planner and designer, made some time just before a wedding held at Hovey Manor in North Hatley to talk about her business, and her move out to the Townships into her dream home, a log cabin in Magog.Former Vice-President- Creation and President and COO of the Creative Content division for Cirque du Soleil DONALD lecture series ' “The Spark: Igniting the Creative Fire That Lives Within Us AH” Thursday, Oct 2 7:00 pm, Centennial Theatre, Bishop’s University Free Admission Page 6 Monday, September 29, 2014 newsroom@sherbrookerecord .com The Record nrw TA1 ] 1 JlJ' 1L i L V/iTV.ir\\ JL/ groundswell of opinion and pressure are a powerful Ma positive change.Science Matters Blue Dot Movement rolls across Canada By David Suzuki As an elder.I’ve watched Canada and the world change in many ways, for better and worse.Thanks in part to cheap energy and technological growth, the human population has more than tripled, from 2.2 billion in 1936 when I was born to about seven billion today.As a boy, I could drink from streams and lakes without worrying about getting sick.My father took me fishing for halibut, sturgeon and salmon on the Vancouver waterfront.Pretty much all food was organic.Although my parents were born and raised in Canada, our family was incarcerated in the B.C.Interior during the Second World War.Like other people of colour, my parents didn’t have the right to vote until 1948.First Nations people living on reserves didn’t have voting rights until 1960.And, until 1969, homosexuality was a criminal offence, often leading to prison — now same-sex couples in Canada can marry.Without a health-care system, my parents had to worry far more about illness than Canadians today.Although we’ve degraded our natural environment since my childhood, we’ve made great strides in human rights and social programs.But those advances didn’t come without struggle.It’s important to protect and improve the hard-won rights and social safety net that make Canada one of the best countries for citizens and visitors alike — but it’s crucial to protect the natural systems that make it all possible.We’re too often asked to choose between a healthy environment and a healthy economy, between 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NETFUCKED a powerful force for positive change.We hope this tour will inspire Canadians to take action in their communities, that those communities will in turn inspire provinces to get on board and that ultimately, our right to a healthy environment will be recog- nized at the national level.It’s a long road, but together, we can get there.Are you in?Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Han-ington.Letters Dear Editor: I woke up this morning dreaming of the adventures of Asterix.The day before I had been researching the Islamic State and the Ottoman Empire, to try to understand the news and to grasp the extent of the Ottoman territories, their history, the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, and the division of these large territories after the 1914-18 War, into different parts and areas of influence including, among others, Iraq and Syria, regardless of the combinations of previous peoples.In Roman times, if we remember our Asterix, it was the Roman Empire that wanted to expand to increase its wealth, its power: It wasn’t oil at that time; it was gold, jewellery, precious stones, slaves, taxes, etc.Today, it is primarily oil that is of interest to the empires: the U.SA., Europe, and many other countries.And like the old empires, we go to war when necessary.Today, we give “good” reasons - the value of civilization, democracy, protection of minorities (when it is profitable, of course), brutalized women (depending on the country), etc.The fighters of the IS reject democracy, religion and the Western values of their former invaders, Can we perhaps understand this?Yes, we still go to war in 2014, and war is horrible — killings, atomic bombs, prisoner of war or concentration camps, “no prisoners,” “targeted” attacks, collateral damage, rape, betrayal, propaganda, control of information, etc.Go learn from objective sources, to learn truths can give you nightmares.France Croteau Sherbrooke The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please limit your letters to 300 words.We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, legality and taste.Please ensure there is a phone number or email where you can be reached, to confirm authorship and current town/city of residence.Names will not be withheld but the address and phone number of the writer are not published, except by request.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships.Follow The Sherbrooke Record on Facebook and Twitter! Klsherbrookerecord @recordnewspaper The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord .com Cross-border chase Monday, September 29, 2014 Page 7 CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 Ibrahim said it seemed like at least 20 minutes before police arrived and his door was hit about 40 times.However the police report says that help arrived much more quickly because there were already law enforcement officers in the general vicinity.According to Ibrahim, when the would-be robber heard the sirens she took off in a tan car.Police gave chase into Derby Line where Velasquez was able to cross the border at the Route 143 port of entry into Stanstead.State police, the sheriff and deputies, and federal agents swarmed the village of Derby Line.Once in Quebec, Velasquez attempted to elude Canadian authorities and rammed one of their cars, a police report from Vermont State Trooper Sean Selby states.Quebec police placed spike strips on the road, causing her to finally stop near Coaticook.Velasquez was taken into custody by the Sûreté du Québec.She was in possession of a firearm when arrested, the report states.Velasquez reportedly stole the car she was driving from the place she was staying in Newport.Canadian law enforcement personnel are working with Vermont law enforcement in a joint investigation.In Vermont, Velasquez will be charged with attempted burglary, driving with a suspended license, at- tempting to elude, careless and negligent operation, and larceny of a motor vehicle.In Canada, Velasquez will be charged with impaired and dangerous driving, armed assault, and flight from a peace officer.Velasquez was transported to the hospital for medical evaluation; but was uninjured from the incident, the report from Selby states.According to Canadian news reports Velasquez pointed the gun at a police officer, and was found to be injured.Once released from the hospital, Velasquez will be held in Canada until her Canadian criminal charges are settled and then will return to Vermont to face charges here.Velasquez is also a suspect in LAURA CARPENTER i\ m WTti MHK Several law enforcement agencies chased Velasquez as far as the border in Derby Line, while Canadian authorities joined the pursuit when she crossed into Quebec on Route 143 in Stanstead.numerous other local burglar- Vt„ on Wednesday evening for ies and was cited in Newport, another attempted break-in.Lennoxville l'üfiillil .: ¦ mi ¦¦ l|i Hi ti nild'IM LOCALLY Directory Clinique &£¦ 0 RÉSEAU Optométrique Dr.Meggie Faust - Dr.Alain Côté, Optometrists 160 Queen Street, Sherbrooke 819-563-2333 It takes you to start the trend! 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