The record, 24 mai 1994, mardi 24 mai 1994

[" MONTHLY PAY %% RRSP ELIGIBLE NHA Mortgage-Backed Securities Government of Canada Guaranteed Call Keith Clark at 819-821-2328.BURNS *Minimum $10,000 - Rates subject to change.Is overtime economy costing jobs?By Larry Welsh OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 It's 9 p.m.on Thursday night.You've missed the kids\u2019 baseball game and there's still a stack of orders to be filled.But the boss wants them shipped in the morning, no matter how much overtime it costs.In the jobless recovery, millions of Canadians in offices, on production lines and at customer counters face the same problem of long hours, week after week.While they scramble to find time for buying groceries and getting the laundry done, another p j 6 anand ov 1.6 million people can\u2019t find a job.Human Resources Minister Lloyd Axworthy thinks the federal government may be able to do something about this by limiting overtime and work weeks to create more jobs.While Axworthy\u2019s overhaul of Canada\u2019s social safety nets has grabbed most of the headlines, the minister has asked another group of advisers to study spreading the country\u2019s workload more evenly.\u201cWere simply not going to create jobs quickly enough,\u201d 2 Î | ; _ La Some new Townshippers turned up at Friday\u2019s Spring Fling at Stanstead College.Bonnie Goodsell is holding Daniel, son of Del Springate (centre).Christopher Goodsell,in the lower corner of the picture, was later seen kicking up his heels with sister Heather.For more please see Page 3.Arthur Donner, head of Axwor- thy\u2019s work time advisory group, said in an interview.\u201cSoit\u2019s a legitimate question to ask whether you could create some jobs by encouraging people to work shorter hours.\u201d Axworthy seems to be taking the idea seriously, pointing out overtime was the fastest growing area of employment last year.\u201cWhat you are now creating is an interesting dichotomy between those who are working longer and those who have no work at all, and the gap is growing very, very wide,\u201d he said capQhere RECORDPERRY BEATON last week in Edmonton.That kind of talk has upset business.Companies fear more government regulation at a time when many demand greater flexibility to meet growing competition.\u201cIt\u2019s just ridiculous to think you can solve the problem of unemployment in this country by, quite frankly, sharing the misery by spreading jobs around,\u201d said Tim Reid, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.The misery many Canadians face could be long hours in the office.Overtime worked by all hourly-paid employees in Canada in an average week rose 8.9 per cent last year to 4,451,984 hours from 4,089,916 hours in 1992, according to Statistics Canada.Unemployment remained unchanged at the same time \u2014 11.2 percent in 1993 and 11.3 per cent in 1992.Companies prefer to pay overtime instead of hiring new workers because of high benefit costs and payroll taxes.Frugal habits: Speech-writer lives high in D.C.Taxpayer picked up the bills By Laura Eggertson WASHINGTON (CP) Taxpayers spent $93,471 Cdn in 1992 \u2014 more than the entire budget for promoting Canadian culture in Washington \u2014 to furnish a house for the head of public affairs at the Canadian embassy.L.Ian MacDonald, Brian Mulroney's official biographer, stepped into the patronage post as minister for public affairs in September 1992.The job had been vacant for two years prior to his arrival.He moved into a four-bedroom, $1.45 million US house in suburban Bethesda and began furnishing it shortly afterward, copies of his expense accounts show.Costs associated with the furnishings and lease were obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.The house rents for $5,500 US a month \u2014 anywhere between $6,600 and $7,000 Cdn, depending on exchange rates.MacDonald pays a portion of that rent.The embassy signed a three- year lease, bringing total rent to about $250,000 Cdn.Foreign Affairs \u201chas decided that its representatives abroad are afforded the necessary tools to represent the country,\u201d Mac- Donald said in a statement.Entertainment is part of the job of promoting Canadian interests in the United States, he said.\u201cI have tried as actively and effectively as possible to represent Canadian interests in Washington, whether they be in the See POSH DIGS Page 2 Overmanaged, under-equipped Forces bureaucracy takes flak By April Lindgren Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 An unflattering portrait of the Defence Department is emerging from public hearings on Canada\u2019s defence policy.Witnesses in the last few weeks have told MPs and senators about ills ranging from the failure of the $823-million \u2018 reserve program to the debilitating internal rivalry among the army, navy and air force.While Canadian soldiers are praised for individual professionalism, the department is described as overly bureaucratic and inefficient.Despite an annual budget of $11.5 billion, for instance, peacekeeping operations -OPTIPRIX Réal Gazaille, o0.0.d.François Côté, 0.0.d.stretch the organization to the limit.The Canadian military is also significantly more expensive than comparable forces.The Dutch, for instance, spent about $100,000 on each of their 74,600 serving members last year.The comparable cost for Canada\u2019s force of 78,100 was about $130,000.Pressure on the defence review committee to tackle politically sensitive issues is related to the demand for peacekeeping troops, the need to replace aging equipment and budget restraint.Defence experts \u2014 including retired senior officers \u2014 say the Department of National Defence can no longer operate in the style OPTICIANS to which it became accustomed during free-spending days of the Cold War.For instance: The reserves: Witnesses condemned what they called DND\u2019s inefficient, ineffective and pricey reserve policy.It aims to fully train reserve members as a cheap way to supplement the regular force, which will shrink to 66,700 by 1998, down from 84,650 in 1992.By the year 2000, reservists (part-time soldiers) will make up at least 46 per cent of the total.The reality is that returns on the department\u2019s $823-million annual investment are limited.Among other problems, a 1992 See MILITARY Page 2 2 Bm \u2014R A= gy AN SHERBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 40 cents NAT May 24, 1994 Births, deaths .7 Classified.8 Comics .| J Editorial .sroucscuss 4 Farm & Business .§ LiVing creer eee © Sports .\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.10-11 Townships eee 31 WEATHER -.JTE Johnson kept cost down during European travels By Jack Branswell QUEBEC (CP) \u2014 Premier Daniel Johnson appears to be putting the publics money where his mouth is.On his nine-day European trip last winter, Johnson and his entourage spent almost halfthe amount former premier Robert Bourassa did for the same trip two years earlier, documents say.Johnson made his name in politics by trying to slash government spending while he was Quebec's Treasury Board president, before he took over as premier in January.His frugal spending approach seems to have spread to his own travel for government business.Johnson, his five advisers and aides spent $91,925, according to documents obtained through Quebec's Access to Information legislation.Bourassa\u2019s six-person entourage spent $161,765 for the same nine-day trip in 1991.The main difference in the two trips is Bourassa rented a Bombardier plane which cost taxpayers $46,000.Both trips were built around an economic summit in Davos, Switzerland, where the premier tried to drum up business for the province, Bourassa did not go in 1993 because he was being treated for his second bout of skin cancer.Johnson also spent a total of $4,782 on trip expenses such as hotel rooms and meals \u2014 about $1,592 less than Bourassa had spent on the same items two years earlier.However, Bourassa was on an official visit to Paris and was put up as the guest of the French government.Much of the expenses on these trips are absorbed by Quebec foreign offices who organize most of the visits and arrange receptions and rent hotel rooms for meetings with potential investors.' For Bourassa\u2019s trip, the offices in Brussels, Dusseldorf, London and Stockholm spent $80,586.The offices in Dusseldorf, Paris and London spent $66,489 on Johnson's trip.Travelling on the cheap is becoming a trend in Canadian politics.Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has also tried to lower government travel expenses as part of his campaign to restore the public's faith in politicians.Selling the government Airbus with its private shower and luxurious sleeping quarters was one of Chrétien\u2019s first acts in government.MONTREAL (CP) \u2014 A scuffle between young members of the Quebec Liberal party and reporters was condemned on Monday by the Canadian Association of Journalists and the Quebec Federation of Professional Journalists.Six reporters and two cameramen were involved in Sunday\u2019s incident, which occurred as media tried to question Premier Daniel Johnson after a speech to a meeting of young Liberals in Drummondville.The journalists represented the French and English Liberals\u2019 rough ride | angers journalists networks of the CBC, French- language broadcasters CJMS and TVA, CTV affiliate CFCF-TV and the French-language service of The Canadian Press.The president of the Liberals\u2019 youth wing called the scuffle \u201cregrettable\u201d and said there was no intent on the part of youth- commission officials to prevent reporters from doing their job or gaining access to Johnson.\u201cSome of the youngsters overstepped their mandate in trying to control the premier\u2019s move- See LIBERALS: Page 2 For the Record: Photographer Grant Simeon is putting on a show at Centre Culturel.The display comprises portraits of prominent people working in the cultural community of the Eastern Townships.As the exhibit officially opened Monday Simeon was surrounded by Ann Bilodeau, organizer of the exhibit, and Ginette Jobin, a one-of-a-kind children\u2019s therapist who uses games to stimulate her patients.Jobin\u2019s portrait is one of 30 in the exhibit, which runs until Sept.6.For more, watch for Townships Week on Friday.Fai Sherbrooke University\u2019s RECORDPERRY BEATON Your eye glasses in 1 hour at manufacturer's prices! © 1 HOUR SERVICE © ON-SITE MANUFACTURING © EYE EXAMINATION BY AN OPTOMETRIST 4310 Industriel Blvd.SHERBROOKE 820-8912 > 758 St-Joseph Blvd.DRUMMONDVILLE 477-7033 Ÿ 2\u2014The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, May 24, 1994 fine long weekend.De RO cé FE HD i ) é 1 & F ling rings in spring ! Paulette Losier, head of the Townshippers Association, and her husband André, celebrated spring Friday in the company of a large group of Townshippers eager to enjoy the Ba Dinner music was provided by David and Elaine Vachon and flinging was done to the strains of the band Trivia, from all the way across Lake Memphremagog.» RECORD PHOTOS/PERRY BEATON No chemical warfare defence Canadian forces unprotected against poison gas \"By Jim Bronskill ! OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 The threat \u2018of chemical and germ warfare is \u2018spurring the government to develop a high-tech warning system for Canadian troops serving in global hotspots.The Defence Department is working on an invention that would give peacekeepers or wartime forces time to don gas masks and protective coveralls in the event of attack.Chemical weapons often consist of poison gases that swiftly attack the nervous system, triggering convulsions, paralysis and suffocation.In germ \u2014 or biological \u2014 warfare, living organisms such as bacteria are dropped on the enemy to spread disease.Some countries had devices to sniff out chemical weapons during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.However, the Canadian Forces lack equipment to quickly detect hazardous levels of chemical and biological agents, the Defence Department said in a written reply to recent questions.Yet Canadian troops serve in In hands of cal and germ warfare.tries have signed.on a detection system.20 countries OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 The Defence Department is working on a system of high-tech devices to guard Canadian troops against chemi- BACKGROUND: Some 20 states are believed to have chemical weapons.Iraq used them during its 1980s war with Iran.International treaties ban chemical and biological arms, but not all coun- WHATS NEW: Defence says Canadian Forces lack equipment for rapidly detecting the deadly agents during peacekeeping and wartime operations.The department has commissioned research WHATS NEXT: A technical study is due in August.POSH DIGS: Continued from page one field of trade, culture or foreign policy.\u201d The $93,471 was for furnishings and decorations and did not include MacDonald\u2019s entertainment expenses, also covered by government.\"The Canadian embassy had a cultural promotion budget of _$80,000-$85,000 Cdn in 1992.countries known \u2014 or thought to have \u2014 these deadly weapons.\u201cDuring the Gulf War, there was concern that Iraq possessed chemical and biological weapons that could be used against the coalition forces, including Canadian sailors, airmen and soldiers,\u201d said the department.Iraq used chemical weapons widely during its war with Iran MILITARY: Continued from page one auditor general\u2019s report said reservists aren\u2019t sufficiently trained to step into the boots of regular soldiers.Many reservists won't respond if the department calls them to serve because there is no legal obligation to report (unless Parliament places the Canadian Forces on active duty).One reason for the high cost of the reserves is that too many skeletal units are maintained across the country because they have deep roots in communities and closing them would be politically costly.Recommendations to rationalize the system date back in the 1980s.And reports indicate several other countries \u2014 in areas where Canadian Forces personnel could be sent \u2014 either possess or might be developing such arms, added the department.Other documents show Defence has commissioned more than $100,000 worth of research on the detection system.A $62,000 study by a Scarborough, Ont., engineering firm \u2014 expected in August \u2014 will give Defence a better idea of whether the system it envisages can be built.The department said the hardware could include devices for: © Detecting chemical and biological warfare agents.® Determining the type of agent or toxin.@ Alerting units in the danger area with an alarm.It\u2019s too early to tell how expensive the system would be, the department said.\u201cUntil prototype detectors are constructed and evaluated, it will be impossible to provide anything more than a crude estimate of cost.\u201d to 1962.Inter-service rivalry: Gérard Thériault, chief of defence staff from 1983 to 1986, criticized the department for not controlling intense army, navy and air force rivalry despite almost 30 years of trying.\u201cThis inter-service competition matters because it can lead to a great deal of wasted money if the minister is not getting completely objective, impartial technical advice,\u201d Thériault said.In recent years, for instance, the air force and the navy have been viewed as the big winners in the inter-service war because they have wrung expensive, hi- tech planes and ships out governments while the army\u2019s equipment rusts away.The committee, Theriault testified, should urge the government to renew the 1968 commitment to combine the traditional air force, navy and army into one unified service.Overhead: The committee heard repeated calls for a reduction in bureaucracy and infrastructure.DND officials assure members that reducing overhead is a priority.In the recent budget speech, for instance, the Liberals announced the closing of 21 bases, stations and units and a plan to reduce the 11,000-mem- ber headquarters staff in Ottawa by 15 per cent.Across the country, however, the army, navy and air force still operate more than 30 subordinate headquarters.DND owns land that is four times the area of Prince Edward Island.And it owns or leases more than 10,000 buildings.DND personnel policy is also extremely experisive because it offers people cradle-to-grave security.Some witnesses said this should be cut back.Terry Colli, a public affairs official under MacDonald, said that with money so tight, the embassy had corporate sponsors augment the spending on art exhibits and special events.But budgets were not tight when it came to furniture for MacDonald, whose salary is between $110,100 and $129,700 Cdn a year.Survival: Anything will do to stay alive in bush OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Guy Joly enjoys fishing, but eating the bait is another story.Joly, of Calumet, Que., resorted to eating caterpillars, frogs and snails to keep his stamina up while he was injured and lost in the \u2018woods on the weekend.\u201cThey say there\u2019s a lot of protein in that stuff,\u201d Joly, 29, said Mon- : day from his bed at Hawkesbury and District General Hospital in eas- + tern Ontario.\u201cBut it doesn\u2019t taste very good.\u201d \u201cI walked around and around and around,\u201d Joly said.\u201cBut I don\u2019t + think I was going anywhere.Every time I moved I would get lost.I \u2018was disoriented.\u201d Randy Kinnear, Publisher Charles Bury, Editor CIRCULATION DEPT.819-569-9528 FAX: (819) 569-3945 KNOWLTON OFF.: 514-243-0088 ePeretsetesnerrertttsttcinttentttarsentssnebessnesints the FAX: 514-243-5155 569-9511 \u2026 569-6345 Guy Renaud, Graphics .Francine Thibault, Compositio Lloyd G.Schelb, Advertising Manager .Richard Lessard, Production Manager .Mark Gulllette, Press Superintendent .569-9525 569-9931 569-9931 Subscriptions by Mail: * Out of b Canad GST PST TOTAL out of Que ec anada: year $78.00 546 5.42 $88.88 .6 months $39.00 273 271 $44.44 do not include PST.3 months $19.50 1.37 1.36 $22.23 Rates for other {month $16.00 1.12 1.11 $18.23 services available on request.Back copies of The Record are available at the following prices: Copies ordered within a month of publications: .60¢ per copy.Copies ordered more than a month after publication: $1.10 per copy Established February 9, 1897, incorporating the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) and the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879).Published Monday to Friday by The Record Division, Groupe Quebecor Inc.Offices and plant located at 2850 Delorme Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 1A1.Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement No.0479675.Member of Canadian Press Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation «> Government decorators spent $24,401.19 Cdn on six chairs, one ottoman, three sofas, two loveseats and silk fabric.The price included $2,300.94 for delivery within 14 days.Among other items paid for by the public purse (all in Cdn funds): @® $1,122.68 for one king-sized and two single beds, bed-frames and mattresses.@ $1,477.68 for a dresser, mirror, night stand, mattress and box spring \u2014 all for the maid\u2019s bedroom.® $3,125.03 for one 27-inch Panasonic and one 19-inch television, a VCR and stereo.® $5,706.03 for a hand- LIBERALS: Continued from page one ments with a bit too much enthusiasm,\u201d said Claude-Eric Gagné.\u201cThey thought the premier would have another opportunity to speak to the press.\u201d The journalists \u201cwere held, pushed and physically intimidated by a dozen young Liberals when they tried to ask the premier questions on subjects not in his speech,\u201d Charles Bury, chairman of the Canadian Association of Journalists, said in a statement.\u201cIt is unacceptable for a political party to use physical force to prevent reporters from doing their job.This incident speaks volumes about the respect Premier Daniel Johnson has for democracy and freedom of the knotted, pure wool Oriental rug and an area rug.@ $7,158.80 for two sofas upholstered in Italian damask.© $1,182.29 for fireplace accessories, including screens, grates, brass tools and a brass- trimmed log basket.© $814.54 for Ralph Lauren comforters, pillowcases and sheets.@ $227.79 for a cord of seasoned oak firewood.MacDonald has hosted only one government official as an overnight guest during his stay in Washington, which ends Labor Day, the embassy said.\u201cThe only story here is how the foreign service works because we have not done anything particularly special for Ian,\u201d said Colli.MacDonald is a former Montreal Gazette reporter who wrote speeches for the former prime minister and the uncritical biography, Mulroney: the Making of the Prime Minister.Some facts and figures: ADDRESS: 6464 Shadow Road, in a posh suburb in Bethesda, Md., just north of Washington.LOT SIZE: about 1,800 sq.metres LIVING SPACE: 281 sq.metres.Four bedrooms, living room, dining room, den, sunroom.VALUE: Bought in 1989 for $1.45 million US.PROPERTY TAXES: $10,751 US.WHITE HOUSE RENOVATIONS: President Bill Clinton spent roughly $495,000 Cdn \u2014 all private donations \u2014 to spruce up 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.Recovered 73 pieces of furniture and retrieved 74 items from storage.White House has 132 rooms, receives about 2 million visitors a year.BOSTON CONSUL DON CAMERON'S HOUSE: Cost taxpayers $65,000 Cdn in 1993 to redo plumbing, repaint interior, strip and repaint exterior, clean carpets, furniture and drapes and buy new housewares.press.\u201d Alain Saulnier, president of the Quebec federation, said the Liberals should discipline their young colleagues and ensure the incident is not repeated.\u201cThese gestures have no place in a democratic society,\u201d Saulnier said.When reporters reached Johnson after the meeting Sunday, he said he had nothing to say and that they should use excerpts from his speech.Some of the reporters wanted to question Johnson about new polls suggesting that while Que- becers rejected sovereignty they preferred to vote for the Parti Québécois.Bury, the editor of the Sherbrooke Record, called Johnson's reply \u201ca clear attempt to prevent the media from going beyond the official line.\u201cWe would like to remind the premier that elected officials are accountable to the public in a democratic society and that journalists are not mouthpieces for his government.\u201d The Canadian Association of Journalists represents about 1,300 reporters and editors across the country.The Quebec federation has about 1500 members.Johnson was feeling talkative during the election-style speech to young Liberals but he lost his tongue shortly after.Johnson had used the Liberal forum to address concerns by day-care workers, who accused the government on the weekend of cheating them out of $600,000 worth of salary increases.The premier also accused Parti Québécois Leader Jacques Pari- zeau of being responsible for the province\u2019s high unemployment and deficit when he was finance minister from 1976 until 1984.As Johnson headed outside, reporters made a beeline for the premier to ask him about the day-care-wages, Parizeau and a weekend poll suggesting 52 per cent of Quebecers are opposed to Quebec independence.But Johnson would not elaborate.\u201cEverything I have to say on a.variety of issues, I have said publicly.It's been recorded.It's been taken down.It\u2019s been taken note of.I have nothing to add today.\u201d perature and wet stuff will fall.High of 16, low of 9.UBSVIRSAL PRESS SYMOICATE 19M GB Trades IITA Doonesbury BY GARRY TRUDEAU , \u2014 GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM YOUR NECESSAR Mixture of sun GENTLEMEN.MY NAME 15 HANDOUTS, THE GOVERNMENT HÂS AT \u201cApp and clouds JOANIE CAUCUS, ANDIM AN MOVED TDINDICT SEVEN TOBACCO NOARREST3 AT WHAT IF - ATTORNEY WITH THE CRIMINAL INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES FOR FALSE - SECOND HOMES (OR THEY today with a DIVISION HERE AT JUSTICE \u2026 LY TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS.Ques.\\ SEEK high of 17-19./ SANCTUARY?On Wednes- SN day, the tem- | > GA A mE ee Es \u2018The Townships HA.aL 1 \u2014 Jar _\u2014 _ _ Û 3 annual review of the Bishop\u2019s College School Cade place Friday with great ceremony.Under a cloudless sky, the young troops were inspected by Brigadier- General J.C.A.Émond CD, ADC, Commandant of Collège Militaire Royal in St-Jean and soon to assume command of the Royal Military College in Kingston.| The distinctly Canadian Ceremony of the Flags saw the Maple Leaf flag paraded together with the flags from all the provinces and territories.The 21 gun salute was fired from two tiny parade guns that more than made up for their small size with the loudness of their reports.Cadet inspection: The wks Corps No.2 took S The Sunset eremony later in the program included Beating to do with getting warring factions back to shelter at nightfall, only to resume hostilities at dawn.The term Tattoo comes from the Flemish expression \u2018tap toe\u2019 which meant \u2018turn off the taps\u2019, referring to the fact that drummers would go through the streets beating \u2018quick time\u2019 and publicans would then close their bars, The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, May 24, 1994\u20143 4 sending soldiers back to their barracks.The BCS cadet parade is a symbolic end to the school year at the Lennoxville school and is an important ceremony for those students who will soon be graduating.Retreat, whose origins in the 16th century had 3 TIRNB ABE DRE Ja LS PRE SEER WES Fo oa Bd RECORD PHOTOS/PERRY BEATON \u2018Let the provincial election happen\u2019 Charest: Leave Quebec debate to Quebecers By Don Macdonald QUEBEC (CP) \u2014 Canadian leaders outside of Quebec should cool their remarks on national unity and wait for events to develop, says Conservative Leader Jean Charest.Tough anti-separatist comments this week by Western premiers and federal Indian Affairs Ron Irwin are understandable but counter-productive, the Sherbrooke MP said Friday.\u201cWe're better off just to let the provincial election happen and then deal with it,\u201d he said after giving a speech at a Conservative luncheon.Charest, described in a recent poll as the most credible federalist voice in Quebec should a sovereignty referendum be held, said he sympathizes with the irritation many feel toward Bloc Chief says people have to be more careful Brush fire burns Newport Township home SHERBROOKE (MC) \u2014 Fire destroyed a house in Newport Township Sunday afternoon.Bury fire chief Darcy Ayrou said a neighbor called firefighters to the home of Kenneth Chalk on the Redden Road at 4:05.Chalk was not home at the time and no one was injured in the blaze.Ayrou said a grass or brush fire spread t6 the house.By the time the fire department arrived the house was in flames and firefighters were unable to save the house.Most of the 17-member volunteer fire department were at the blaze.A tanker and pumper truck were also called in from the Eaton Township Fire Department to help fight the fire.The cause of the fire is under investigation.Bouchard coming for dinner BQ chief at Cookshire COOKSHIRE \u2014 Lucien Bou- chard is coming to town.Bouchard will be the guest speaker at a benefit dinner for the Bloc Quebeçois to be held on June 16 at 8:30 in Cookshire's Salle des Loisirs, The nights host, Megantic- Compton-Stanstead MP Mauri- Beware of the Zebra mussels SHERBROOKE \u2014 Local lakes and rivers may soon fall prey to zebra mussels.As a part of Environment Month, the provincial environment ministry in cooperation with the Conseil régional de l\u2019Environment de l\u2019Estrie (CREE) will be holding an information meeting about zebra mussels on May 26 at 7 at 455 MacDonald St.in Magog.Speaking at the meeting will be Pierre Bergeron, a biologist at Biorex in Ste.Foy and an expert on zebra mussels.Bergeron will be speaking about the possible spread of the creatures to the Eastern Townships.Also speaking will be environment ministry spokesperson Luc Jaron.He will be talking about the potential impact of the zebra mussel on local waters.: Zebra mussels have become a problem in the St.Lawrence river and are believed to be on the verge of making their presence known in the Townships.Environment officials say the levels of calcium in local water bodies make them susceptible to the spread of the shellfish.ce Bernier, said he\u2019s pleased Bouchard has chosen to come speak to his constituents.Ber- nier said the evening will give voters a chance to quiz the Bloc MP about his work as their local representative in the House of Commons.For information about tickets, call Bernier\u2019s office at 875-3351.The firefighters also had to deal with high winds that threatened to spread the fire to a nearby woodlot.The fire was finally extinguished by 10.Ayrou said every October is fire prevention month, and people are often more aware of the dangers of fire in the fall.But fire is a constant threat, espe- Québécois Leader Lucien Bouchard.But he urged Canadians to \u201c- look at how the country should be restructured if there's a referendum or not.\u201d Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson must call an election by Oct.\u2018 dially when it is dry.Being careful is the key.He also advises people to be on the lookout for fires, and to not hesitate to contact the fire department if you see a possible fire.\u201cIt may save the taxpayers money, and it may also save someone\u2019s life,\u201d he said.Congress to discuss issues Help for alcoholics SHERBROOKE \u2014 Alcoholics Anonymous is holding its thirteenth congress this year at the Mount Orford Chalet on May 27, 28 and 29.Registration will begin Friday night at 7:30.The group wants to invite anyone interested in the issues surrounding alcoholism or Alcoholics Anonymous\u2019 successes to join members and speakers at the Congress this weekend.ALAnon, a group that helps victims of alcoholics, will be having their congress on Saturday from 1 to 9.The final event will be a Thanksgiving dinner for anyone interested.The dinner will cost $12 per person, and the meal starts at noon.For more information, contact AA at 868-0707.11.The Parti Québécois, who enjoy a big lead in the polls, have promised to hold a referendum to separate by next spring if they win the election.Last week, British Columbia Premier Mike Harcourt and Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow promised a harsh reaction if Quebec decides to go its own way.Indian Affairs Minister Ron Irwin added that Quebec natives will be able to choose to remain in Canada \u2014 with their land- \u201cAnyone who thinks we're going to just sit around a cup of coffee (and dismantle Canada) with a slap on the back is wrong,\u201d Charest said.\u201cThose who are proposing the break-up of the country are going to have the onus to tell us what they are putting on the table.\u201d Charest, one of only two Tory MPs, said he will be involved in an eventual referendum campaign and clearly believes he can use the opportunity to revitalize his party.\u201cI'm ready to play a role,\u201d he said.\u201cI have a responsibility to articulate how the modern version of nationalism of Quebec fits into the overall scheme of things.\u201cBetween the rigid federalism (of the Prime Minister Jean Chrétien) on the one hand and independence on the other hand, there's a big area for us to work \u201d\u201d mn.Jean Charest.\u2018A big area for us.\u2019 City water watch SHERBROOKE \u2014 Residents are advised the city is cleaning up its water system.Work started on Monday in the North quarter, and is expected to take about 12 to 14 weeks of overnight work from 8 to 6.Some residents will be inconvenienced because the work will affect water pressure.In addition, water might be dirty when the tap is first turned on, but leaving the water running for a few minutes should clear it up.The work is done every year to ensure that the city\u2019s water supply stays clean.Quite a musical weekend An incredible 7000 musicians converged on the campus of the University of Sherbrooke over the weekend for the Féstival des Harmonies du Québec.Musicolo the mascot was ready to give animator Marcel Gagnon a hand as he announced the many prizes.Not only were stage-band musicians from all over the province able to meet and compete together, but committee chairman Bruno Bisson believes that over a million dollars was injected into the local economy.RECORD PHOTOS/PERRY BEATON 4\u2014The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, May 24, 1994 the The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 It might be a good idea Recently announced cuts to health and social service budgets could further erode hard-won guarantees for English- speaking Quebecers.In 1987 when Quebec passed Law 142 guaranteeing English Quebecers the right to receive health and social services in their own language, a number of institutions were designated to provide services in English.Since then, the re-organization of services and compression of budgets has gradually changed how those services are delivered, and by whom.For example,when the designated Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital in Cowansville signed a service-sharing agreement with the hospital in neighboring Granby, authorities as high as the health minister admitted they had forgotten to consider the impact on English- speaking clients who would be transferred to the French-language hospital for tests.Health authorities appear to be suffering from a similar black-out with this year\u2019s round of changes.: A major component of the dollar crunch is the transfer of services from one institution to another to save money.A noble concept to be sure, but money is not always the only factor to be considered in the delivery of health and social services.It may well be cheaper to care for seniors in a centre d'accueil than in a hospital, but will English-speaking seniors be required to live the last days of their lives surrounded by people who can\u2019t communicate with them?Senior health officials maintain the law guaranteeing English services will take precedence over administrative changes.But without corresponding staff training and the will to accomodate English- speaking clients, it will be a lame-duck law, especially since the issue is clearly at.the bottom of the totem-pole of priorities for administrators battling massive cuts.On the eve of an election, it might be a good idea for anglos to get it in writing.SHARON McCULLY Blames \u2018power-hungry _trouble-makers\u2019 UEL leader urges calm in unity debate By Rob Bull ST-LAMBERT, Que.(CP) \u2014 For Okill Stuart, the message of Victoria Day is rooted in history.\u201cIt\u2019s better to stay united,\u201d says Stuart, 72, who was to become president of the United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada at a ceremony Monday in Victoria, B.C.The monarchist group is only too pleased to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Victoria, who ruled the British Empire at its height during the last century.The organization promotes the memory and values of tens of thousands of Loyalist families who fled the United States for Canada after the Revolutionary War.\u201cThey were whites, blacks and natives,\u201d Stuart said in a recent interview from his home in suburban St-Lambert.\u201cThey spoke English, French, German, Italian, Mohawk.They were Protestant, Catholic, Quaker, Jewish.\u201cAccording to the Yanks they were real bad Tories.We like to think they supported true democracy instead of mob rule.\u201d In Stuart's view, the Loyalists strengthened parliamentary institutions in Canada and limited the slave trade.They also brought strong support for the rule of law and the need for good education, argues the retired businessman.Today's Loyalists have a clear message for Canadians and Quebe- cers agonizing over their relationship.\u201cWars are started by power- hungry trouble-makers with a phi- losphy of hate-thy-neighbor,\u201d says Stuart, adding that he\u2019s the first person living outside of Ontario to become national president of the Loyalist group.\u201cAnd every time a new country gets its independence it seems to go through different kinds of unrest and end up with all sorts of problems.\u201cWe Loyalists know.\u201d Stuart, who boasts two Loyalists in his family history, says that about one in six Canadians is descended from the pro-British American colonists.But only about 3,000 people across Canada attend the Loyalist group\u2019s regular meetings to discuss history and geneology or raise funds to mark historic sites.\u201cI learned a lot of history through this and had a lot of fun doing it,\u201d says Stuart.\u201cIn fact, I learned a lot more history than I ever did at school where it was dull, dull, dull.\u201d nada: pe Letters Ignorant of a very important aspect Dear Editor, The experience of freedom, or autonomy, is essential for all individuals.Equally important is the sense of belonging, and the intentions of the separatists is to take this away from all of us \u2014 including the French-speaking citizens.The sense of autonomy occurs when we have the freedom to participate in different cultures, language, religion and education.We are definitely heading towards a dictatorship province or country; if they win the next election.We, as Canadians, are the matrix of its members\u2019 sense of identity of belonging and of being different; not only of one culture and one language but of many.The separatists are demanding change by increasing the rigidity of their preferred tran- sactional \u2014 so called negotiations.Because of this, the range of choices narrows, and society develops stero- typed responses to each other and we become a closed system, experiencing control and impotence.When our coping mechanisms have exhausted and no alternatives seem possible, conflicts overshadow normal functionings.All Quebecers have assisted to explore and strengthen the French cultural identity, and we have developed a broad understanding of the problems in Quebec, but for the Corrector fluid revolution begins COQUILLE, Ore.(AP) \u2014 What the (blank) is going on here?Someone is waging a war on words at the Coquille Public Library, using white correction fluid to paint over naughty phrases and sexy passages in library books.Workers have discovered blanked-out passages in about a dozen of the library\u2019s 25,000 volumes.The blank spaces are neatly inked over with ellipses.\u201cThey\u2019ve marked everything from love-swept romances to best sellers,\u201d librarian Molly DePlois said Friday.She said most of the deleted passages are sexually explicit.Defacing library books is a crime punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.DePlois estimates damage at about $300.The library hopes to crack the case by offering a reward \u2014 a free book with a cover price of about $50.\u201cI'm assuming that it\u2019s a single person,\u201d DePlois said.\u201cSomeone who has a lot of attention to detail and a lot of time on their hands.\u201d A PTE NO CE A A rtm en i 0 757777; 7\" \u2014 AOC ga ANA 000 0 2 I\u201d mmm?\u201d A J SA 160110000000 bY 2 fata HW .hd ef on 4X4 0 4 i % [SS LN La ry » pe ma ES wate i.= ; initio ii, Up - separatists to function without some knowledge, respect, and sensitivity to ethnic differences is to remain ignorant of a very important aspect, history, and future of this province in our beautiful country \u2014 Canada.RUTH L.McKEAGE Psychologist Sherbrooke Get your priorities in focus Sir, Recently in the Sherbrooke Record I read where the provincial government had decided it can no longer afford to furnish to the War Amps a list of the names and addresses of automobile owners.\u2018Do you realize what you are \" doing?The government employees will undoubtedly be channeled into other departments, but where to you suppose these poor handicapped workers at War Amps will find a job that they can do?For years I have been supporting and enjoying this service as have many others and felt it was giving these workers at War Amps a sense of a meaningful life.For a government which is preaching jobs, jobs and more jobs along with heading into an election, you had better get your priorities in focus and your act together.A concerned Canadian born a Quebecer, Yours truly, MILDRED E.HOLLIDAY Greenlay ct son oon Oo Today in History By The Canadian Press The Canada Elections Act enfranchised all women over 21 to vote in federal elections 76 years ago today \u2014 in 1918.The suffrage movement did not gain a popular following in Canada until 1910 when westerners, including such figures as Nellie McClung, led the way.Manitoba was the first province to grant women the vote, in 1916.Also on this day in: 1833 \u2014 William Loggie graduated from McGill University, the first medical student to graduate in Canada.1881 \u2014 The paddle steamer Princess Victoria capsized in the Thames River near London, Ont., killing 182 people.1967 \u2014 For the first time, doors to the Centre Block on Parliament Hill were locked when more than 10,000 Ontario and Quebec dairy farmers demonstrated, demanding higher milk prices.1988 \u2014 Toronto lawyer John Sopinka was named to the Supreme Court of Canada.Did you know that.COLONIST CARS Colonist cars were special railway cars used by the Canadian railways, especially the Canadian Pacific Railway, to transport immigrants from east coast and St.Lawrence ports to Western Canada.I'll try pizza with everything Bugs for brunch at insect eatery By Calvin Woodward WASHINGTON (CP) \u2014 No one complains about finding bugs in the soup at Joe Englert\u2019s eatery.At Joe\u2019s place, bugs in the soup are the point.The won-ton comes with mealworms.Tortillas feature ground crickets.The insects-in-a-blanket dish consists of whole bugs \u2014 legs, wings and beady little eyes intact \u2014 stuffed into a delicate puff pastry smothered with a zesty dill and cheese sauce that makes the whole concoction ooze.\u201cVery elegant,\u201d says Stephanie Abbajay, Englert\u2019s partner-in- slime.Low life is a high calling at the Insect Club, a Washington bar and restaurant decked out in bug themes where patrons are dared to feast on the unfathomable.Insect trail mix.Pizza with everything.Crickets Rockefeller.\u201cNo fat, no problem,\u201d Abbajay says of the protein-rich menu.\u201cThe only problem is the wings and the legs sometimes get caught in your teeth.We do not de-wing or de-leg.\u201d Englert opened the Insect Clubin September 1992 and hired a graduate from the Culinary Institute of America to develop the menu.It has the entire field to itself.\u201cThere\u2019s nothing around here that serves up bugs,\u201d Abbajay said with a note of disbelief.Abbajay, one of Englert\u2019s managers, speaks for the press-shy owner.It turns out that while Englert is fond of cockroaches, he finds reporters a little creepy.Washington's health inspectors, always alert for kitchens where insects plop into the food, don\u2019t mind a restaurant where insects are the food itself.\u201cThis is one place where you can\u2019t scream, \u2018There\u2019s a roach in my something, \u201d observed Janet McCormick of the city consumer and regulatory affairs department, which oversees restaurant inspection.The livestock consists of crickets and mealworms \u2014 yellowish, ringed beetle larvae about 2.5 centimetres long.Ants have been dropped from the menu, judged passe.The Insect Club gets live shipments each week from California.\u201cIt\u2019s an organic farm so their bugs are all-natural,\u201d Abbajay said.Probably free-range, too.The club bartender, who goes by the name Suicide, finds the fare pretty tame.In the military, he learned in survival training to enjoy the lemony flavor of certain ant larvae.\u201cGive me a good ant hill any time,\u201d Suicide says, munching contentedly from the trail mix bowl.Patrons, mostly suburbanites in their 20s, play pool and dance amid the low-budget insect decor, like the big spider web on the ceiling and various roach motifs.They often need encouragement to bypass the club's conventional food and experiment with the insects.\u201cIt helps if they have a beer or two first,\u201d Abbajay said.Here, without the benefit of beer, is a critique: ® Roasted mealworms: Crunchy, taste like dust.® Roasted crickets: Faintly like dried shrimp.Wings can be obtrusive.@ Insect chocolate: Bugs are nicely disguised but legs linger in the mouth.@ Bugs in sauce: Crunchy, but revert to slimy state if left too long.McCormick at the consumer affairs department said many foods are ugly when you think about them, like soft-shelled crabs, her favorite.Certain bugs, properly handled, are OK.\u201cI wonder if they wash them,\u201d she mused.\u201cIf they don\u2019t wash them, think of all the germs from people handling them.\u201d No, we would not want people germs on our insects.That would be disgusting.Thaw grasshoppers at room temperature Entomologist Yves Prevost of Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., not only studies insects, he eats them.He offers this recipe for Grasshopper Crunch: Ingredients 2 mL (2 tsp.} ground cumin 2 mL (% tsp.) chili powder 2 mL (% tsp.) curry powder 2 mL (4 tsp.) garlic salt 1 mL (4 tsp.) cayenne 1 mL (4 tsp.) cinnamon 1 mL (% tsp.) ginger 2 tbsp.(30 mL) olive oil 2 cups (500 mL) pecan halves 1 tbsp.(15 mL) coarse salt 1 cup (250 mL) grasshoppers (crickets, possibly available at pet stores, can be substituted) garlic salt, as you like Method Boil live grasshoppers briefly to kill them.De-wing, remove lower portion of back legs and freeze until ready to cook.Preheat oven to 325 F (160 C).Mix spices in bowl.Heat oil in frying pan, adding spices.Place pecans in a mixing bowl and add half of the oil-spice solution and mix well.Spread coated nuts on pan and bake 15 minutes, shaking every five minutes.Thaw grasshoppers at room temperature and sauté in remainder of oil-spice solution for five minutes over medium heat.Add grasshoppers to nuts, add coarse salt and garlic salt.Let cool and you are ready for a hike.\u2014 The Canadian Press Editorial; a a \u201c> LL Eu | \u201cexo ~ a moo BE 7 O7 gant Bo ase rc Tar oo œ \u2026 23 ta om = battant LL & \u20ac -_ Er | \u201cxo ~~ Qa me Ono mn Man x \u2014 ar Ed A3 pt VOA CE mM 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HOW OLD SHE IS! ù FOR ME 2 ] - & : : 3 2 ; 3 | ° ; KIT \u2019N\u2019 CARLYLE® by Larry Wright r S LG / OND 5-24 LARRY Weicat © 1994 by NEA, Inc \u201c| trained for this by working in a prison guard tower.\u201d LRU A, SARA, SEN LAIMA D BEALL STA RET SANIT SBS 10\u2014The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, May 24, 1994 Sports PARIS (AP) \u2014 This is not the way Martina Navratilova was supposed to bid adieu to Paris: breaking her racket against a chair and dumping it into a trash can.Yet, that\u2019s how Navratilova went out Monday \u2014 in anger and tears \u2014 after losing in the first round to an unproven opponent in her farewell appearance at the French Open.Navratilova had returned to the French Open for the first time since 1988 to mark her final year on the tour.Few expected her to win the clay-court tournament, but no one could have forecast she would lose her opening match 6-4, 6-4 to Miriam Oremans of the Netherlands \u2014 ranked No.54 in the world and winner of only one match all year.It was the 37-year-old Navratilova\u2019s earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament since 1976, when she lost in the first round of the U.S.Open.She won the French Open in 1982 and 1984, was runner-up four times and came in this year as the No.4 seed.There was no rousing standing ovation or triumphant sendoff like Navratilova received two weeks ago at the Italian Open after losing a closely- fought final to Conchita Martinez.This time, after sailing a backhand long on match point, Navratilova stalked to her ehair and smashed her racket into a twisted, dented shape, prompting whistles of derision from the half-full crowd at Court One.She then dropped the racket into a trash bin and a fan grabbed it for a souvenir.\u201cAt that/point, I was too disappointed to care about anything,\u201d Navratilova said.\u201cI have never done that before Rusedski advances Martina first round French Open victim and I hope I never will again.1 thought about it later, and said, \u2018Oh, great, really setting a great example.\u2019 But I was too sad to carry it at that moment.\u201d The thought even entered her mind of retiring immediately rather than going through the rest of the year.\u201cFor one brief moment,\u201d she said, \u201cI thought that I should quit right now and not have to worry about getting ready for another match.But that lasted for about one quarter of a second.\u201d Navratilova\u2019s stay in Paris is not over, either.She is still competing in doubles and mixed doubles.\u201cI am going to get on that Centre Court one way or the other,\u201d she said.Of the Canadians at the tournament, Greg Rusedski of Pointe Claire, Que., won his first-round match, but Patricia Hy was bothered by back and ankle injuries and withdrew in the second set against Italian Francesca Bentivoglio.It was Rusedski\u2019s first victory at a Grand Slam.He ousted Marc Goellner of Germany 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) and Hy lost 4-6, 4-2.\u201cI didn\u2019t expect my first Grand Slam victory to be on the clay, but it was bound to happen,\u201d Rusedski said.\u201cI'm really pleased with this.\u201d Rusedski now plays Alexander Volkov of Russia in the second round.Navratilova was the only major upset victim on the first day of the French Open.Top seeds Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf, both bidding for Grand Slam sweeps this year, won in straight sets.Sampras, seeking to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win four consecutive Grand Slam events.Jonquiere club cleans up Lone Sherbrooke boxer wins senior gold in provincial bouts SHERBROOKE (RM) \u2014 As expected, the.boxing club from Jonquière won the most titles at the Golden Gloves competition in Sherbrooke on the weekend.Jonquière boxers took six golds at the provincial amateur boxing championship.The club from St.Hyacinthe finished second with five championships.Martin Ferland of the Sherbrooke Boxing Club was the only local gold medallist.He beat Gordon Boivin to capture the senior 63.5-kilogram division when the referee stopped the fight in the third round.The bout between Ferland and Boivin was chosen the best battle of the weekend.The St.Hyppolyte club was named the most disciplined for the competition.SHERBROOKE SILVERS Four other Sherbrooke boxers had their chances to win gold, but all had to settle for silver.José Grandbois lost to Canadian Champion Hercules Kyve- los of Montreal Sunday in the senior 67-kg weight class after three standing eight counts.Stéphane Monast was leading Mathieu Doyon of Cap-de-la- Madeleine in points in the junior 67-kg division when the referee stopped the fight and gave Doyon the decision.On Saturday, Sherbrooke\u2019s Martin Aubut lost in the senior 75-kg fianl to Igor Davidof of Beauport.Teammate Eric Houde made a valiant comeback against St.Hyacinthe\u2019s Christian Choquette, but ended up just short of the gold in the junior 75-kg final.Ed Sunday.Ferland \u2019s opponent, G the third round.Timberwolves migrating to New Orleans MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 The Minnesota Timberwolves are moving to New Orleans five years after joining the NBA as an expansion team \u2014 the second pro franchise in 13 months to leave Minnesota.Club owners Harvey Ratner and Marv Wolfenson said Monday a group led by Top Rank of Louisiana will pay $152.5 million for the team and move it to New Orleans in time for the 1994-95 season.\u201cThis is a big blow to Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis,\u201d said Gov.Arne Carlson.The matter now goes before the NBA\u2019s franchise relocation committee, but the is expected to approve the transaction.\u2018+The NHL North Stars moved g Dallas for this season after 26 ars in the Twin Cities.It\u2019s also the second time that the NBA hfs left Minnesota; the Minnea- pelis Lakers moved to Los Ange- les in 1960.$New Orleans gets a second cack at the NBA.The New Orleans Jazz began play in 1974 before moving to Utah in 1979.¥\u2018The New Orleans group was alivays just a backup,\u201d Wolfen- kg: Jane Paterson, Que.Fam ale athfete of Championship: Renée Hock, Ont.MEN son said at a news conference.\u201c- We were always waiting for someone to come forward here to buy the team.\u201d Said NBA commissioner David Stern: \u201cMarv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner have received substantial offers to purchase the team and keep it in Minnesota.Regrettably, they decided against accepting these offers.\u201d Several groups expressed interest in buying the team.And the announcement came only hours after former NBA great Magic Johnson said he was trying to buy the team along with a group including singers Prince and Janet Jackson.But Wolfenson said no one ever put an offer in writing and that, even in informal discussions, no one came close to paying the money necessary to retire Target Centre\u2019s debt.Wolfenson said both the New Orleans group and the NBA were insisting that \u201cnegotiations be concluded now.\u201d Earlier this month, the Minnesota Legislature thought it had taken a major step toward keeping the team here when it CTR YAS narrowly approved a $42 million public buyout of the arena.But Wolfenson and Ratner owed $76 million on the arena, which they opened in 1990 in time for the team\u2019s second season.They said they were willing to put in $10 million of the difference but weren't willing to eat the remaining $24 million.\u201cThe Legislature did a fantastic job with a very tough bill, even though the amount was low, to get it passed by just a few votes,\u201d Wolfenson said.\u201cIt would have been nicer if the building Raptors to TORONTO (CP) \u2014 The Victoria Day weekend was far from a holiday for John Bitove as the president of the Toronto Raptors tentatively reached a deal to hire his most important employee.Bitove is set to introduce this morning the vice-president of basketball operations for the NBA expansion team, the man who will shape the coaching, scouting and playing side of the fledgling franchise.\u201cWe wanted to make this next had been valued at maybe $10 or $15 million more.\u201d Wolfenson and Ratner said the team made money but that the arena, which the NBA asked them to build, was causing them to lose about $6.25 million a year.The New Orleans group, which also includes Top Rank president Fred Hofheinz and Houston attorney John O\u2019Quinn, is paying an NBA-record amount for a franchise that never won more than 29 games in any of its five seasons.name boss move sooner rather than later,\u201d director of communications Tom Mayenknecht said of the hiring, which wasn\u2019t expected until early June, in time for the NBA draft June 29 in Indianapolis.\u201cAlthough there are 18 months to go before our first game, that isn\u2019t too much time by basketball standards.\u201d Speculation has been rampant over the posting, which will be the equivalent of a general manager in most other sports.i à éd Sherbrooke\u2019s Martin Ferland was declared the Quebec champion in the senior 63.5-kilogram weight class on ordon Boivin, landed a good right-handed jab before the referee stopped the fight in Local notes \u2014ime.RECORD PHOTOS/PERRY BEATON ol .7 JUDO SHERBROOKE (RM) \u2014 Quebec proved it was the judo capital of Canada, dominating the national senior judo championships held at the University of Sherbrooke on the weekend.With a team leader like Olympic bronze medalist Nicolas Gill, big things were expected, but the Quebec team exceeded expectations.Quebec captured 24 of the 42 medals; Ontario\u2019s haul of nine medals brought that province second place.Quebec judokas took four golds \u2014 four silvers \u2014 four bronze in the seven women\u2019s events.The men\u2019s medal haul was identical.That means the majority of the national team competing at the Pan American Senior Judo Championship in Chili this coming October will be Quebec- based.Quebec\u2019s Taro Tan was named the male athlete of the championship after he won the 65-ki- logram and under class.Renée Hock from Ontario was chosen the female athlete of the championship for winning the 56kg and under division.EQUESTRIAN SHERBROOKE (RM) \u2014 The Sherbrooke equestrian club started its 1994 season on Sunday.Vicky Mathew rode her horse Charlie to first-place in the school horse category.Isabelle Lemieux was second on Twister.Two people tied for the top spot in the junior class, Christine Dallaire on Nuit Blanche and Erin Gillan on Puffin.Simon Lambert finished second on Impress Them All.Chantal Coutu and horse Dream Shadow de Beaupré were the grand champions in the senior division.Jane Mitchell was second on Beuno Poco Bart.TENNIS SHERBROOKE \u2014 The three tennis courts at Mont Bellevue are now open for business.The first tennis balls were hit on Saturday.The courts will be open seven days a week from 9 in the morning to 10 in the evening until October 10.They should be open the entire summer, even after long periods of rain, because of a new protective cover.\" _ .TIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Goid 60kg: Ewan Beaton, Man; 65 All Times EDT PLAYOFF STATISTICS kg.: Tato Tan, Que.; 71 kg: Jean-Pierre East Division * ; Cantin, Que.; 78 kg.: André Meunier, L Pet GB TQRONTO (CP) \u2014 NHL playoff stalis- Que.; 86 kg: Nicolas Gill, Que.; 95 kg.: W tics aeleased Monday (excludes Monday Keith Morgan, Alb.; +95 kg.: James Ken- Allanta 27 14 658 fi i\u201d nig game): drick, Ont.Male athlete of Championship: Monbreal 2 18.TW Taro Ti Florida 2 A 52 6 SCORING aro Tan, Que., » G A Pts Pm New York 20 22 476 Th Gigpur, Tor 5 22 27 42 Philadelphia 20 23 465 8 Bung Van 13 8 22 25 Central Division , NYR 5 15 20 2 GOLDEN GLOVES Cincinnati 26 16 69 \u2014 Lindén, Van 9 9 18 12 QUEBEC BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP St Louis 23 18 561 2% M.Messier, NYR 7 11 18 14 Sherbrooke, Que.Houston 23 20 5% 3% ignov, SJ 5 13 18 10 Pittsburgh 18 22 46 6 og Tor 3 14 17 2 Benjamin Chicago 17 24 415 8% Cia, Tor 8 715 24 30 Ki: Manuel Briere, St-Hypolite.West Division MacLean, NJ 6 9 15 22 Cadet _ Los Angeles 25 19 56 \u2014 Mirgnov, Tor 6 8015 4 46 kil: Lucas Duchesne, Shawinigan.San Francisco 21 22 488 3% Lemfeux, NJ 6 8 14 42 Juvenile qualifications Colorado 17 24 415 64 Graves, NYR 9 3 12 20 46 ki: Fréderic Couture, St-Hyacinthe; San Diego 11 22 256 13% Lanfler, NYR 5 7 12 10 48 K: Steve Tremblay, JonquiEre; 57 K: Monday Results Conall, Van 5 7 12 40 François Gélinas, Shawinigan; 57k: Nico- Montreal at Florida N 2ubgv, NYR 4 812 0 las Hénau, Club Champion Montréal; 60 Philadelphia at St.Louis N Oalfs, Bos 3 912 8 ki: Nicolas Hénau, Club Champion Mon- Cincinnati at Colorado N Richer, NJ 7 4 11 6 wéal; 635k: David Sevigny, Beauport; 71 Chicago at Los Angeles N Kogev, NYR 4 7 11 14K: Pascal Guertin, St-Hyacinthe.San Francisco at San Diego N Sng va : 5 i 5 Junior Tonight's Games Steger.51 ki: David Ross, Shawinigan; 57 4: Montreal (Henry 1-0) at Florida (Hough Patrick Forün, Chicoutimi; 63.5 ki: David +2), 7:35 p.m.CANADIAN SENIOR JUDO CHAMPIONSHIPS May 21 and 22 Université de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke, Que.Final Results WOMEN Quovatssise A \u2014 48 kg: Caroline Lepage, Que., 52 iQ: Brigitte Lastrade, Que.; 56 kg: Re Hock, Ont; 61 kg.MichEle Boyan Ont.; 66 kg.Sophie Roberge, Que.; 72 kg.: Niki Jenkins, Man.; +72 Sévigny, Beauport; 67 Ki: Mathieu Doyon, Cap de la Madeleine; 71 ki: Pascal Guer- tin, StHyacinthe; 75 k/: Christian Cho- quette, Si-Hyacinte; 87 ki: Hamed Adams, Plaza Olympique.Senior 51 kil: Jean-Guy Lebars, St-Pierre Miquelon; 54 k/: Pierre Messier, St- Hyacinthe; 57 ki: Marc Mercier, Montréal; 60 k: Clément Bolduc, JonquiEre; 63.5 kd: Martin Ferland, Sherbrooke; 67 ii: Herc.Kyvelos, Ring 83; 71 ki: Martin Berthiau- me, Sorel; 75 i: Igor Davidof, Beauport; 81 Ki: Pierre Bouchard, JongiEre; 91 Ki: Blaise Mayamba, Plaza Olumpique; +91 ki: Jean-François Bergeron, St-Jérome.New York (Jones 4-4) at Pittsburgh (Z Smith 4-4), 7:35 p.m.Houston (Drabek 6-1) at Atlanta (Glavine 5-3), 7:40 pm.Philadelphia (West 0-4) at St.Louis (Pala- dos 0-2), 8:05 pm.Cincinnati (Hanson 3-3) at Colorado (Nied 53), 9:05 pm.Chicago (Banks 4-4) at Los Angeles (Her- shiser 3-0), 10:05 p.m.San Francisco (Swif 6-3) at San Diego (Hamilton 0-0), 10:05 p.m.MONTREAL EXPOS BASEBALL STATISTICS MONTREAL (CP) \u2014 Montreal Expos baseball statistics released Monday Minnesota 22 20 524 2% Olerud 153 17 50 4 26 327 (excluding Monday game): Cleveland 21 2 512 3 Schofield 93 13 28 0 6 .301 BATTING Kansas City 21 20 512 3 Sprague 161 17 48 4 13 298 ABR H HRRBI Avg Miwaukee 17 25 405 7% White 164 36 48 7 23 .293 Aou 149 22 54 4 21.362 West Division Totals 1475 232 421 45 220 285 Bal 15 1 5 0 2,383 Seattle 19 23 452 \u2014 PITCHING Benavides 36 3 8 0 12 Califomia 20 25 444 % IP W L BB SO ERA 2 Texas 18 23 439 A Brow 202 0 4 tt 11 305 Berry 118 16 33 2 9.280 Oakland 11 32 25% 8% Cadaret 151 0 1 14 15 528 Cordero 141 19 35 1 14 248 \u201cMonday Results Castillo 220 2 0 9 12 205 Fletcher 104 7 31 2 14 298 Toronto § Cleveland 5 Cox 00 00 0 0 000 Floyd 14 15 33 1 9.246 Baltimore at Milwaukee N Guzman Frazier 87 7 12 0 2.324 Sealtle at Oakland N 58.1 4 5 29 50 6.63 Grissom 162 28 42 2 2 259 Kall 50 01 2 6 360 : Tonight's Games Lansing 161 20 42 3 15 261 ° Henlgen 660 6 3 19 59 368 Miligan @ 2 8 0 5.190 ores Mores 24) at Boston (Sele Laer ,Ç %2 3 3 25 st 501 Spehr 1 3 5 1 4.313 ' .lenhar .= 157 23 42 5 26 268 pone os NewYork Mu Swart 51.0 3 3 20 46 547 Webster 51 5 17 1 10.333 California (Finley Lg Detroit (Gul- Stotdemyre 400 3 2 21 30 Si Totals 1459 178 389 21 162.267 8 lickson 2-3), 7:05 p.m.PITCHING Baltimore (Femandez 2-2) at Milwaukee IP WL BB SO ERA (Higuera 1-3), 8:05 p.m.Boucher 182 0 1 7 17 675 Minnesota (Mahomes 4-1) at Chicago Fassero 63.0 4 2 16 55 200 (McDowell 2-6), 8:05 p.m.Henry 162 1 0 5 8 216 Texas (Rogers 4-3) at Kansas City Heredia 240 0 2 5 21 525 (Gubicza 2-3), 8:05 p.m.Hil 62.1 7 2 16 40 289 Seattle (Hibbard 1-2) at Oakland {Jimenez Martinez 552 3 3 12 60 3.40 0-2), 10:05 p.m.Rojas 312 21 8 29 142 Aueter 371 21 9 22 627 TORONTO BLUE JAYS Soot on ; ! 10 > se BASEBALL STATISTICS Wetland 201 2 3 8 18 354 TORONTO (CP) \u2014 Toronto Blue Jays Totals 383.2 24 18 108 302 3.50 baseball statistics released Monday (excluding Monday game): BATTING @ AMERICAN LEAGUE AB R H HRRBI Avg.: Alomar 142 32 48 2 20 338 \"All Times EDT Borders 128 12 32 0 14.20 uller \u201c East Division Cater 150 34 51 13 s2 340 W L Pct GB Cedeno 30 5 4 0 3.133 New York 28 13 683 \u2014 Coles BB 2 5 1 4.452 Boston 27 15 643 1% Delgado 115 13 23 8 2 200 Balimore 23 17 S575 4% Gonzalez Toronto 2 21 512 7 53 7 8 0 1 151 Detroit 19 21 475 8% Huff 3 7 12 0 3.308 Centrai Division Knom 34 1 4 0 3 118 Chicago 24 17 585 \u2014 Molitor 176 36 58 6 30 330 Timlin 171 0 0 10 21 831 Ward 00 00 0 0 000 Wiliams 192 0 1 15 23 778 Totals 373.1 21 21 185325 5.33 \u2014\u2014\u2014 _\u2014 1994 MOBIL OUTDOOR GRAND PRIX STANDINGS NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Standings in the 1994 Mobil Outdoor Grand Prix through May 22 (race distances in metres): MEN 100: 1.Dennis Mitchell and Leroy Bur- tell, both US., 8; 3.Jeff Williams, U.S., and Michael Green, Jamaica, 7 400: 1.Damell Hall and Antonio Petti- grew, U.S., 9; 3, Samson Ktur, Kenya, and Andrew Valmon, U.S., 7.1,500: 1.Venuste Niyongabo, Burundi, 9; 2.Steve Holman, U.S., 7; 3, Branko Zorko, Croatia, 6.5,000: 1.Fita Bayesa, Ethiopia, 9; 2 Brahim Boutaib, Morocco, 7; 3.Valdenor dos Santos, Brazil, 6.400 hurdles: 1.Torrance Zellner, U.S., and Samuel Matete, Zambia, 9; 3.Domin- go Cordero, Puerto Rico, and Kevin MEN 2.Lee Trevino 10 $564,617 Young, U.S., 7.; Singles 3.Jim Colbert 12 $396,776 High jump: 1.Javier Sotomayor, Cuba, First Round 4.Tom Wargo 13 $380,783 and Steiner Hoen, Norway, 9; 3.Troy Pete Sampras (1), U.S., del.Alberto 5.George Archer 11 $301,600 Kemp, Bahamas, and Hakon Samblom, Cosla, Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.6.Bob Murphy 11 $206,430 Norway, 7.] Andrei Medvedev (4), Ukraine, det.7.Rocky Thompson 12 $272,716 Triple Jump: 1.Mike Corley, U.S.and Wally Masur, Australia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.8.Dave Stockton 1 $260,681 Brian Wellman, Bermuda, 9; 3.Yoelvis Goran Ivanisevic (5), Croatia, def 9.Jim Albus 13 $234,323 Quesada, Cuba, and Edrick Floreal, Joem Renzenbrink, Germany, 7-6 (7-5), 10.Dale Douglass 12 $228,150 Laval, Que., 7.| 7-6 (7-5), 6-2.14.Larry Gilbert 12 $224,694 Shot put.1.Jim Doehring, U.S., 9; 2.Todd Martin (9), U.S., def.Stephane 12.Mike HI 9 $217,010 Kevin Toth, US.7; 3.Randy Barnes, Simian, France, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-1.13.J.C.Snead 12 $206,456 Us.6.| Thomas Muster (11), Austria, del.14.Bob Charles 9 $190,000 Overall standings: 1.13 ted with 9.Andrei Cherkasov, Russia, 6-0, 7-5, 6-1.15.Chi Chi Rodriguez 12 $185,858 -_\u2014 Richard Krajicek (16), Netherlands, det.16.Jimmy Powell 12 $181,272 WOMEN ; Karel Novacek, Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-5, 17 Kermit Zarley 10 $170,900 100: 1.Petya Pendareva, Bulgaria, 12; 7.5.18.Jim Dent 11 $168,041 2.Gwen Torrence and Carette Guidry- _ 18.Jack Nicklaus 3 $162,433 White, US.9.\u2014 \u2018 WOMEN 20.Simon Hobday 12 $156,530 400: 1.Sandie Richards, Jamaica, and Singles 21.Jay Sigel 8 $145415 Marie-Jose Perec, France, 8, 3.Michelle First Round 22.Gary Player 8 $139,713 Collins and Jeart Miles, US.7.Steff Graf (1), Germany, def.Katarina 23.Graham Marsh 7 5134949 5,000: 1.Camnen de Oliveira, Brat.8; Shudenikova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-2.24, Gibby Gilbert 10 $126,688 2 Margaret Kagir, Kenya, 7; 3.Silvia Bot Conchita Martinez (3), Spain, def, Lari- 25.Dewitt Weaver 11 $114810 fcelt, Maly, 6.sa Neiland, Lalvia, 6-2, 6-3.26.Jack Kiefer 12 $109,642 100 hurdles: 1.Michelle Freeman, Miram Oremans, Netherlands, def.27.Walter Zembriski 12 $108,609 Jamaica, 9; 2.Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Martina Navratilova (4), U.S., 6-4, 6-4.28.Charles Coody 12 $103,144 U.S.,7; 3.Lavonna Martin-Floreal, U.S., Mary Pierce (12), France, def.Nicole 29.Tommy Aaron 11 $98,548 6.; Provis, Australia, 6-1, 6-0.30.Larry Laoretti 12 $93,460 Long jump: 1.Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ruxandra Dragomir, Romania, def.31.Terry Di 11 $91,807 US., 8; 2.Lyudmila Ninova, Austra, 7; 3.Magdalena Maieeva (13), Bulgaria, 6-3, 32.Richard Rhyan 11 $91,630 Fiona May, Britain, 6.; 7-5.33.Jerry McGee 9 $89,560 Discus.1.Baibara Echevarria, Cuba, Sabine Hack (16), Germany, def.Maria 34.Tom Shaw 11 $88,513 9; 2 like Wyludda, Germany, 7; 3.Connie Jose Gaidano, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1 35.Orville Moody 12 $8316 Price-Smith, U.S., 6.; 36.Tommy Aycock 12 $80,110 Javelln: 1.Natalya Shikolenko, Bela- 37.Butch Baird 11 $75,342 fus, 9; 2.Yekaterina Ivakina, Russia, 7; 3.28.Dick Goetz fl 874778 Karen Forkel, Germany, 6.39.Dick Hendrickson 11 $65,300 Overall standings: 1.Pelya Pendare- SENIOR PGA TOUR 40.Larry Ziegler 9 $61,138 va, Bulgaria, 12; 2.9 tied with 9 LJ 44.Isao Aoki 4 $60,540 > 42.Gay Brewer 10 $59,959 LEADING MONEY WINNERS 43.Don Bies 9 $51,505 @ TENNIS SENIOR PGA TOUR 44.Rives Mcbee 11 $49,104 PONTE VEDRA, Fla.(AP) \u2014 Leading 45.Bob Dickson 9 46850 US-FRENCH OPEN money winners on the Senior PGA Tour 46.Bruce Cramplon 7 $46,008 through te Cadifac NFL Classic, which 47.Bobby Nichols 10 $45,905 PARIS (AP) \u2014 How the seeded playars ended May 22: 48.Tom Weiskopt 2 $45746 fated Monday at the $8.5-million US Trn Money 49.Don January 8 $43202 French Open at Roland Garros stadium: 1.Rav Flovd 7 3574600 50.Bob Betley 9 $38,515 - ! | | Sports The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, May 24, 1994\u201411 Becord Marlins rally in fifth New Jersey on brink of first Cup trip to catch Montreal Nicholls, Devils cool off Rangers MIAMI (AP) \u2014 Pat Rapp allowed one earned run and Jesus Tavarez made a memorable major-league debut Monday night to help the Florida Marlins beat the Montreal Expos 3-2.Tavarez, a 23-year-old right fielder recalled Sunday from Class AA Portland, threw out a runner at the plate, scored from first on a single and went 2-for-4 with one run batted in.Rapp (3-1) gave up seven hits and two walks in 6 2-3 innings, and has a career earned-run average of 1.33 in five games against Montreal.Rapp also got his first two hits of the season.Robb Nen pitched two innings for his second save.Jeff Fassero (4-3) extended his streak of consecutive scoreless innings to 14 before being chased in the fifth, when the Marlins overcame a 2-0 deficit with three runs.The rally resulted from two walks and four hits.Tavarez brought home the first run with an RBI single, then scored from from first on Rapp\u2019s hit-and- run single.Carl Everett scored the final run of the inning on Jeff Conine\u2019s single, but Dave Magadan was thrown out at the plate by centre-fielder Marquis Grissom.Grissom scored an unearned run in the first when catcher Benito Santiago made a bad throw on an attempted steal.Larry Walker doubled home Montreal\u2019s other run in the third.Fassero was 0-for-21 this season and a career 3-for-63 (.048) when he singled with two out in the fourth.He took second on an error, then tried to score on a single and was thrown out at home by Tavarez.Carter continues heroics for Jays By Doug Smith TORONTO (CP) \u2014 Joe Carter says the Cleveland Indians of a bygone era didn\u2019t think he could perform in the clutch.The Cleveland Indians of Monday\u2019s era would beg to differ.NT Soll py oN ONF After the Indians intentionally walked Paul Molitor to pitch to the major league-leader in runs batted-in, Carter smoked a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth that powered the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 victory under brilliant sunny skies at the SkyDome.\u201cOne of the things they say over there, especially in Cleveland, was that in the late innings, I don\u2019t come through,\u201d said Carter.\u201cI don\u2019t know, was that in another life?\u201d asked Molitor.\u201cYou don\u2019t drive in 100 runs per year if you're not able to hit in the clutch the majority of the time.\u201d.Carter, who has 47 of his league-leading 53 RBIs in the friendly confines of the SkyDo- me, was anxious to get a shot in the ninth.Two innings earlier, the Indians had intentionally walked Molitor and Eric Plunk got Carter to hit into a rally- killing double play.However, in the ninth against Jose Mesa with Devon White on second after a double, it was an entirely different story.\u201cThe first time, they got away with it; the second time, I wasn\u2019t gonna let them get away with it again,\u201d said Carter, who hits a hard .280 career against Mesa as opposed to Molitor\u2019s .360.\u201cIt\u2019s a situation you love to be in, it\u2019s great for myself and it\u2019s great for the ball team to win.\u201d \u201cJoe\u2019s a very calm person when that situation comes about,\u201d said manager Cito Gaston.\u201cThat\u2019s why he drives in 100 runs every year.\u201d Carter's heroics capped a gutsy comeback by the Jays, who trailed 3-0 after half an inning.Todd Stottlemyre steadied himself after the rocky start, Tony Castillo and Darren Hall (1-0) provided some top notch relief and the Jays head to New York for a two-game series with the division-leading Yankees after taking three of four from the pesky Indians.Active Vg, - mou re 7 offer a \u201cI think we all worked hard today,\u201d said Gaston.\u201cThat was a real team win.\u201d The Jays, who had men at first and third and one out in a tie game when Carter hit into the twin-kill in the seventh and had Mike Huff thrown out at the plate trying to score on Pat Borders\u2019s single in the eighth, battled back from 3-0 and 4-2 deficits against Cleveland starter Mark Clark.A mammoth Carter home run, his 14th of the season, made it 4-3 and Molitor singled in two runs in the fifth to give Toronto the lead.Castillo, who missed the last two games with a bad back, pitched out of a bases-loaded, one- out jam when the Indians tied it 5-5 in the eighth, and Hall picked up his first major league win by pitching a perfect ninth.\u201cThis kid pitched well in spring training, we just didn\u2019t have enough room for him to come north with us,\u201d Gaston said of Hall, who also missed the last two games with a bad back.Stottlemyre settled down after Carlos Baerga\u2019s three-run homer in the first and gave up only two more runs \u2014 one a Sandy Alomar single in the fourth and Alvaro Espinoza\u2019s single in the seventh.White doubled home two runs in the third off Clark, Carter homered in the fourth and Moli- tor singled in two runs in the fifth.NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Bernie Nicholls came back from suspension to score two goals Monday night and the New Jersey Devils moved within one game of the Stanley Cup final with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers.The Devils, with a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference final, can gain the championship round for the first time in their history with a victory in Game 6 Wednesday night at the Meadowlands.The Rangers, whose longest losing streak during the regular season was three games en route to the best record in the NHL, lost for the second straight time in the playoffs.Rangers By Alan Adams The New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils may be close on the ice, but they're far apart when it comes to their respective payrolls.Based on salary documents obtained by The Canadian Press, the combined salaries of the 20 players the Rangers have dressed in the Eastern Conference final is $16.54 million US.The Devils, meanwhile, have used 21 players whose combined salary is $10.97 million US.The payroll discrepancy between the Western Conference finalists is considerably smaller, however.The Toronto Maple Leafs come in at $15.9 million Cdn and the Vancouver Canucks at $14.4 million Cdn.Generally speaking, a player is paid in the currency of the country in which his team is based.However, a player traded to a Canadian team from U.S.-based club continues to Hockey merger gets [go approved by CAHA ST.JOHN'S, Nfld.(CP) \u2014 The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association agreed Sunday to complete talks with Hockey Canada that would form the Canadian Hockey Association.The board of directors for the CAHA, which is responsible for most amateur hockey in Canada, unanimously voted in favor of the proposed merger at its annual meeting.\u201cUnification of Canadian hockey has been long overdue,\u201d CAHA president Murray Costello said.\u201cHockey Canada has well served the country in responding to our international needs, as mandated by the federal government at the organization\u2019s inception, but now it\u2019s time to 4 DEVILS The Devils, who lost all six regular-season games to the Rangers, took control of this one with brilliant defence and an opportunistic offence.Nicholls\u2019 first goal of the night came with the Devils shorthanded and his last on a power play.The Devils\u2019 centre missed New Jersey's 3-1 victory on Saturday when he was suspended by the NHL for a premeditated crosscheck of Rangers forward Alexei Kovalev in Game 3.Mike Peluso and Tom Chorske scored the other goals for New Jersey.Goaltender Martin Brodeur was within 3:27 of his second playoff shutout when he gave up a goal to Esa Tikkanen.The Devils took an early lead for the second straight game when Nicholls scored shorthanded at 6:49 of the first.Goaltender Mike Richter initially stopped a shot by Claude Lemieux from above the right circle and Nicholls put in the rebound.The Devils made it 2-0 on a goal by Peluso at 2:36 of the third period.The Rangers had won the faceoff when defence- man Alexander Karpovtsev pulled the puck back.It went off goaltender Mike Richter and Peluso jammed it in for his first goal of the playoffs.Nicholls made it 3-0 when he completed a 2-on-1 with John MacLean at 10:37.Chorske scored on a 2-on-1 with Bobby Carpenter at 13:58 before Tikkanen closed out the scoring with a shot from the blue line with 3:27 left.best team money can buy?receive his salary in American funds.There are four Rangers \u2014 Mark Messier ($2.533 million), Brian Leetch ($1.8 million), Glenn Anderson ($1.25 million) and Adam Graves ($1.15 million) \u2014 making more than New Jersey\u2019s top wage-earner.That privilege goes to defenceman Scott Stevens, who's No.51 overall at $1.12 million.Rookie goalie Martin Brodeur with a 1.98 goals-against playoff average and one of the key reasons the Devils were deadlocked at two games apiece with the Rangers heading into Monday mght\u2019s fifth game, is earning a paltry $140,000.In the Western Conference final, where the Canucks hold a 3-1 advantage in games, Doug Gilmour of the Maple Leafs is the top-paid player.He earned $3 million this season.That's a lot more than Pavel Bure of the Canucks, whose 13 goals are a playoff-high.The clear up the inefficiencies of having two national hockey bodies.\u201d The final points of the merger talks, which will bring all of hockey in Canada under one banner, will be worked out shortly.Hockey Canada has yet to ratify the merger.\u201cBased on our talks to date, I believe they (Hockey Canada) should find it acceptable,\u201d said Costello.Hockey Canada runs the national team program which represents Canada at international events such as the world championships, the Olympics and the annual Izvestia tournament in Moscow.Russian Rocket earned $930,000.Overall, thére were 74 players in the league making $1 million or more.Wayne Gretzky's salary is another reason why he\u2019s known as The Great One.His earnings of $8,366,000 includes a whopping signing bonus of $6,866,000.Eric Lindros of the Philadelphia Flyers is in the No.2 position at $3.5 million.Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins is listed at $3 million, but under terms of his contract, he receives $4 million on Sept.1, 1996 and an additional $4 million 30 days after he announces his retirement.Other salary highlights: \u2014 Patrick Roy of the Montreal Canadiens, at $3.5 million, was the highest-paid netminder.\u2014 Ray Bourque of the Boston Bruins, at $2.5 million, was the highest-paid defenceman.\u2014 Brett Hull of the St.Louis .D.D.O.1981 cottage, 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, fireplace, family-room, # finished basement, ceramic entrance, dining-room, living- room, exterior brick / aluminium, 6820 sq ft lot, alarm, electric 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ILE PERROT Special offer, charming 4-bedroom bungalow, low taxes, low price.$89,900.We will pay the notary fees if signing before July 1st.KIRKLAND AAA conditio split 3 bedrooms, 3\" So Blues, at $2.2 million, was the highest-paid right-winger.\u2014 Luc Robitaille of the Kings, at $1.6 million, was the highest- paid left-winger.\u2014 Alexandre Daigle of the Ottawa Senators, at $1.975 million, was the highest-paid rookie.\u2014 Peter Stastny of the St.© Louis Blues made $1 million, yet played in only 17 games, collecting five goals and nine assists.Five players had the inenvia- ble distinction of being the lowest-paid players at $125,000 ! apiece \u2014 James Black of Buffalo, - John Tanner of Anaheim, Jose : a i.a 5 2250000 0e.- nase CR EP Sa ESS TERE LT INN : 9SSV US CUS aes SRE Ye Lewy ew ___ 2e PE rc vw Charbonneau of Vancouver, and Brad Lauer and Herb Raglan, both of Ottawa.If Canadian and U.S.dollars ; were treated equally, the avera- .: ge wage would have been $503,087.The list included 776 players who either played a minimum of *\" 10 games, or were on an NHL roster for at least 20 days.\u2026o Call us before you move, Or complete and return the change- of-address form attached to your electricity bill.A LLL wevyyoeyseu ve . 12\u2014The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, May 24, 1994 Women\u2019s Institute meeting ASCOT \u2014 The April 7th meeting was held at St.George\u2019s Anglican Church, Lennox- ville in the Upper Room at 2 p.m.President Marion Annesley called the meeting to order with a welcome to members and our guest Audrey Dickerson.Marion read a poem entitled, \u201cEventide\u201d by Charles Bancroft.Roll call was answered by 15 members, each giving the name of a cabinet minister.It was good to have Elaine Hatcher back with us after her absence for a few meetings.The minutes of the last meeting were accepted as read.In business arising from the minutes, it was reported that the date of the Military Whist party is set for May 27 at St.George\u2019s Church Hall in Len- noxville.Food donations will be discussed at the May meeting.The Treasurer's report showed a satisfactory balance.Correspondence included the Communications Quebec newsletter giving information on new exemptions for health insurance card renewal of guaranteed income supplement, temporary health insurance card and new laws about regis- tering births and new electronic information services mandate in case of inability, also the legal phone.The last president's letter was read from Florence Eller- ton with thanks for supporting and encouraging her during her term of office.Sheila Nee- dham, would like every member to send her a 50 word account of why I joined the W.I.and why I enjoy being a member.Convenors\u2019 reports: Agriculture-Linda Hoy gave tips on how to select the best flower bulbs, they should be firm with no mould or dark spots, no holes or signs of insect damage and they should not be sprouted.When buying plants avoid those in too small containers.Examine carefully for pests and signs of disease.Canadian Industries-Elaine Hatcher spoke of the closing of the Hyundai plant in Bromont and the loss of many jobs.Citizenship and Legislation- Pearl Custeau mentioned that Hyundai workers are to receive compensation.She also reported that the robins are back and asked that we be on the look out for a brown and white hunting dog with an orange collar.National Citizenship week is April 17-23.She read the poem \u201cCats\u201d.Education and Cultural Activities-Brenda Lyon reported that the German exchange students have arrived at Alexander Galt.Galt students will go to Germany in June.This is the 5th exchange.Alexander Galt will present the Sound of Music.Brenda also mentioned Education week, the Intellectual Olympics, International Week, the World Youth Concert and the Jeanne Sauvé stamp.Home Economics and Health-Fran Pharo spoke about spring cleaning, heating systemss cause dust and stale air.A lot of cleaning products have toxic fumes and get into septic systems.A good all purpose cleaner can be made by mixing % cup of baking soda, % cup of amonia and 4% cup of vinegar to 1 gallon of hot water.Salt stains on carpets can be removed with vinegar.Pepto Bismal has been a life saver for infants with diarrhea, 500 babies die in the U.S.from dehydration every year.International Affairs-Isabel Butler read from the Federated News that the A.C.W.W.Links and Pen Friends schemes will be revived.Links between societies and groups in different areas of the world will extend our horizons.Isabel also read a report from Peggy Knapp A.C.W.W.area president on the A.C.W.W.conference held in Truro, N.S.in 1993.The them was \u201cChallenges in a changing world\u201d.Raising awareness of A.C.W.W.was a priority of the conference.Isabel read the poem, \u201cRoad to Love\u201d.Environment-Fran Pharo spoke of the good deeds of the beavers of south central Idaho who have tried to create a system of dams to improve the water and trap it for other wildlife.The dams have been of great benefit during two years of drought.Safety-Margaret Hall spoke about crayons that have been found to contain lead which can cause brain damage in young children.Some have been used in daycare centres.The only safe ones are Crayola.Social Services-Annie Ingham and Elaine Hatcher expressed thanks for cards received.It was decided to give a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society in honor of Jennie Pearson\u2019s 90th birthday.School fair-Linda Hoy reported a meeting held, letters requesting prize donatins sent out.The fair will be held September 10 at Lennoxville Elementary School.A vote of thanks went to Elaine Hatcher for updating our Branch History.We are reminded to bring articles for the convention sales table.Handicrafts to be judged at the county meeting.This year is the 80th anniversary of convention.Our delegate will be Margaret Hall.Delegate to next county meeting is Annie Ingham.Articles were brought in by members to be auctioned, proceeds for the school fair.Alta Fowler was our very capable auctioneer.Marion closed the meeting with the reading of \u201cA Pocketful of Smiles\u201d by Iola Needham.Hostesses Rita Nugent, and Linda Hoy served a tasty lunch.Marissa Hoy joined us for the last part of the meeting and Rev.Dickerson came for tea.The drawing was won by Audrey Dickerson.Your donation and your purchase of UNICEF cards will help provide a brighter future to children in developing countries.Please give generously.for the future of children.unicef &) United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF Estrie 525, boul.Queen Nord, Sherbrooke, Qc J1H 3R4 Tél.: (819) 820-8393 Fax (819) 569-5172 PES Advertising feature Advertising feature Advertising feature Advertising feature Advertising feature Some changes 10 Quebec's Civil Code OBLIGATIONS OF THE HEIRS Facts: You have just been informed by the notary that your uncle, a bachelor who aws domiciled in Quebec, had died suddently and that you have been named sole heir.What happens if the succession (estate) contains a few unpleasant surprises?What should you do?Accept the inheritance.No heir is liable for debts exceeding the value of the property received.Liability is limited if you draw up aninventory of the assets in the estate.What does the new Civil Code say?Arficle 625.The heirs are seized, by the death of the deceased or by the event which gives effect to the legacy, of the patrimony of the deceased, subject to the provisions on the liquidation of successions.The heirs are not, unless by way of exception provided for in this Book, bound by the obligations of the deceased to a greater extent than the value of the property they receive, and they retain their right to demand payment of their claims from the succession.The heirs are seized of the rights of action of the deceased against any person or that person\u2019s representatives, for breach of his persondlity rights.Commentary The first paragraph of Arficle 625 generally upholds the principle that, by virtue of the death ofthe deceased or occurrence of the event giving rise to the legacy, heirs are vested with the rights and obligations of the deceasedin the property left or bequeathed.The second paragraph maintains the right of heirs to demand payment of their claims from the succession.This paragraph however limits the scope of present-day law in that heirs are no longer liable for the obligations of the deceased exceeding the value of the assets received, thus introducing a new principle of limited liability of the heirs for the debts of the succession.The third paragraph is new.It clarifies present-day law by providing that among the rights and interests of the deceased, of which the heirs are seized.isa right of action exercisable against anyone for the violation of the deceased's persondlity rights.What did the old Civil Code say?Article 607.The lawful heirs, when their inherit, are seized by law alone of the property, rights and actions of the deceased, subject to the obligation of discharging all the liabilities of the succession; but the crown requires to be judicially put in possession in the manner set forth in the Code of Civil Procedure.Article 891.Legatees by whatever title, are, by the death of the testator, or by the event which gives effect to the legacy.seized of the right to the thing bequeathed, in the condition in which it then is, together with all the necessary dependecies, and with the right to obtain payment, and to prosecute all claims resulting from the legacy, without being obliged to obtain legal delivery.SURVIVAL OF OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT) Facts: You are divorced and are receiving support payments from your ex-husband.He dies leaving everything he owns to his second wife.Does his obligation to provide support terminate with his death?What should you do?You should claim financial support from the succession within six months of your ex- husband\u2019s death.What does the new Civil Code say?Article 684, Every creditor of support may within six months after the death claim a financial contribution from the succession as support (.) Article 688.(.)The contribution granted to the former spouse is equal to the value of twelve months\u2019 support, and that granted to the other creditors of support is equal to the value of six months\u2019 support: however, in neither case may such a contribution, even where the creditor was in fact receiving support from the deceased at the time of the succession, exceed the lesser of the value of twelve or six months\u2019 support and ten per cent of the value of the succession, including, where that is the case, the value of the liberalities.Commentary The survival of the obligation to pay support provides an equitable solution in unfortunate cases where the deceased disinherits those who depend upon him or her and leaves them entirely without means.Survival of such an obligation can be regarded as a kind of reserve in favor of certain creditors.However, entitement cannot exceed the lesser of six or twelve months\u2019 support (depending on whether the creditor is an ex-spouse or a child) and ten per cent of the value of the succession.What did the old Civil Code say?Article 607.1.Every creditor of support may within six months after the death claim a financial contribution from the succession, whether intestate of testamentary, as support.The right exists even where the creditor is an heir or legatee or where the right to support was not exercised before the date of the death, but does not exist in favor of a person unworthy of inheriting from the deceased.Article 633.Spouses, and relatives in the direct line, owe each other support.Article 607.5.The contribution granted to the spouse or fo a descendant shall not exceed the difference between one- hald of the share he couldhave claimed had the entire succession, including the value of the liberalities, devolved by intestate succession, and what he receives.In other cases, it is equal to the value of sixmonths\u2019 support.At no time however, may the contribution awarded to a creditor of support who was in fact receiving support from the deceased at the time of the death exceed the lesser of the value of six months\u2019 support andten per cent of the value of the succession including.where such is the case, the value of the liberalities.For the purpose of calcula- fing such obligation, let us suppose that support payments were equal to $1,000 a month.Twelve months of support is equal to $12,000.10 per cent of the value of the assets of the succession equals $8.500.Therefore, the ex-spouse will be entitled fo the lesser of $12,000 and $8.500.When you turn to a lawyer for help, you're talking to the ultimate legal expert, the only one who can handle all your legal problems, from the first meeting to an out-of-court settlement \u2014 or in the courtroom if necessary.Your lawyer's training and experience \u2014 with the new Civil Code for You can trust your lawyer! example \u2014 enables him or her to offer expert advice on the latest developments in the law.His or her experience with the courts can also save you unnecessary, costly litigation.You can count on your lawyer, in personal matters or business decisions.Your lawyer is bound by a strict Code of Ethics and his or her liability is guaranteed by the Quebec Bar.That means you're protected, whether he or she is guilty of malpractice or even embezzlement.It\u2019s reassuring to know there\u2019s someone you can trust.Talk to a lawyer first.Barreau de Saint-Francois Jacqueline Kouré 239 Queen St.Lennoxville, Qc JIM 1K5 ATTORNEY AND MEDIATOR Tel.: (819) 564-0184 Fax: (819) 564-8474 (819) 565-7885 Hackett, Campbell, Bouchard ATTORNEYS, BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS 80 PEEL STREET SHERBROOKE, QUE.J1H 4K1 Fontaine, Désy & Associates Richard Mclernon, Lawyer Denise Bisson, Lawyer 85 Queen Street Lennoxville, Quebec (819) 563-2565 DelormeBessette LAWYERS 225 King St.West, Suite 201 Sherbrooke (Quebec) Canada J1H 1P8 Fax: (819) 566-4331 Telephone: (819) 566-6222 UYes Messier, B.A., LL.L.LAWYER Office: (819) 563-0798 1922 Portland Blvd., Sherbrooke, Que.J1J 116 Linda Boulanger us LAWYER 30 Vaudry Street, Suite 3 Lennoxville (Quebec) JIM 1B2 Tel.: (819) 820-2661 FONTAINE, DÉSY & ASSOCIÉS ATTORNEYS AT LAW Fontaine, Gilles (cert.harv.) 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