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[" Townships mothers take on challenge Page 3 GOT (ON RECORD THE VOICE OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SINCE 1897 Big weekend for Memphremagog police Page 5 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 Movie Mania partners with Richmond for year two Gordon Lambie Special to The Record e Movie Mania Fridays initiative of the Richmond Community Learning Centre (CLC), which allows local, non-profit community groups to fundraise by showing low-cost movies in the Richmond Regional High School (RRHS) auditorium on Friday nights, announced a partnership with the town of Richmond this past week that will allow the project to continue for another year.The announcement was made in the presence of town councillor Charles Mallette at last Friday's showing of Monsters University, a fundraiser for the project itself that, according to CLC coordinator Siu Min Jim, saw the highest attendance to date, at 275.\u201cOur volunteers have been working really hard to make this work for the community,\u201d Jim said, explaining that the partnership with the town was sought out due to challenges with a recent change in copyright law that made licensing films for public showings more complex.Having overcome that \u2018roadblock, however, she clarified that Movie Mania Fridays will remain a means for local community and school non-profit groups to share responsibility for promotion and expenses on a film and take home all the profits from the evening.Each group will still be responsible for promoting the show, providing volunteer staff that will sell tickets and concessions, and for choosing and then providing the movie.Based on Jim\u2019s explanation, the changes to the program in the coming year are almost entirely beneath the surface.For example, while Movie Mania Fridays will continue to be overseen by its volunteer organizing committee this year, there will be a greater implication of the students in RRHS\u2019 leadership class.This, Jim said, is in keeping with the CLC's mission to create and CONT'D ON PAGE 4 Sherbrooke\u2019s service costs among lowest i in Quebec Fas in \" i lar ar a 2 ist STR ; VE x ad .wc i # Sb pa i} THE RECORD Sherbrooke scores exceptionally well with regard to the cost of snow removal per kilometre, coming in at $5,392, one third that of Montreal.The city also holds the upper hand in the cost of sewers per kilometre being five times more efficient than Montreal and almost three times more so than Trois-Riviéres according to the Municipal Rankings report from the Montreal Haute Etudes Commerciales Centre for Productivity and Prosperity.Record Staff SHERBROOKE T= City of Sherbrooke ranks among the best-managed municipalities in Quebec, according to the Municipal Rankings report from the Montreal Haute Études Commerciales Centre for Productivity and Prosperity.Or maybe it\u2019s just cheaper.According to data compiled by the Centre, Sherbrooke spends an average of 5 per cent less than cities of similar size for the 11 municipal services, identified by the Ministry of Municipal Af fairs, used in the study.The city ranks third behind Trois-Riviéres and Levis but first in terms of total expenditure per capita at $1,381.The Centre compiled financial information that the 1,110 Quebec municipalities transmit annually to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs.Over 100,000 collected data entries allowed researchers to establish a unique ranking of the cost of municipal services for the year 2011.In general, municipalities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants generally provide municipal services at lower costs.\u201cThis size city can deliver services at a lower cost than in larger and smaller cities,\u201d says Robert Won, director of the Centre for Productivity and Prosperity.Drummondville appears to CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 Read The Record online any time, any place THE SPECIAL OFFER for Record print subscribers: Receive a full year\u2019s subscription to the online edition for only $5 with every new 12 month print subscription or renewal.Subscribers can view each new issue of The Record, as well as Brome County News, The Townships Outlet and our many special sections with just the click of the mouse.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition and follow the simple instructions.For information or assistance call 819-569-9528 billing@sherbrookerecord.com Page 2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com | The Record practitioner at the CSSS COWANSVILLE is pleased to announce the ar .rival of Catherine Gagnon, a second \u201cnurse practitioner specializing in 16.LSC Farnham,\u201d rograms at La Pommeraie.to manage some of the problems of cute and chronic problems.| | members of the healthcare team, - jority of their time to clinical prac- .their families.Weather TODAY: } SHOWERS THEN CLEAR HIGH OF 12 LOW OF 6 SUNNY HIGH OF 17 LOW OF 2 THURSDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 20- LOW OF2 FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 21 .LOWOF4 SATURDAY: >\" SUNNY , % HIGH OF 20 ' LOW OF 4 { La Pommeraie 5 e Director General of the CSSS .La Pommeraie, Bruno Petrucci, { front line care, at the CSSS.Gagnon - : joined the medical team of the Farn- ; \"ham family medicine group, where = \"she began seeing patients on Sept.: L \u201cThe arrival of Catherine Gagnon | .allows us to increase support for our | | clientele.Her knowledge, clinical | background and expertise will be ; | valuable assets to the GMF Team at | said Constance Noiseux, Administrative Coordina- or of first line outpatient health.\"In addition to the activities re- | served for the nurse profession, à nurse practitioners possess an ad- : vanced training in nursing and can\u201d authorize some medical procedures | Working with doctors and other .tice in direct care to patients and - WEDNESDAY: A new nurse \u201cnurse practitioners devote the ma- § Townshippers\u2019 Association awards 13th Health and Social Services Bursary from McGill University SHERBROOKE ownshippers\u2019 Associa- | tion is proud to support English-speaking bilingual health and social service professionals in the region with the distribution of a $5,000 dollar bursary to Université de Sherbrooke student Lindsay Tuer through its Health and Social Services Human Resources Development project.The award is an investment in the future of accessible .care, as expressed by Town- shippers\u2019 Association Executive Director Rachel Hunting.\u201cWhen our community members choose to dedicate their talents, compassion and sense of community to a career in the health and social services fields, they empower the sector to better serve its users and everyone wins,\u201d Hunting said.\u201cIt\u2019s with great pleasure that we support the pursuit of education in these professions and help build a stronger health care and social services network.\u201d The financial award is funded from programs through McGill University\u2019s Training and Retention of TOWNSHIPPERS' ASSOCIATION Université de Sherbrooke Social Work student Lindsay Tuer accepts her $5,000 scholarship from Rachel Hunting, Executive Director Town- shippers\u2019 Association, becoming the 13th beneficiary of a program from McGill University to increase bilingualism in the health and social service network.Health Professionals Project, which promotes access to health and social services in English for English-speaking people by supporting future professionals within Quebec's health and social services system.Scholarships are administered across the province in collaboration with various institutions and organizations in the health and social services sector.Since it began in 2010, thirteen scholarships totaling approximately $93,000 funded by the McGill project have been awarded by Township- pers\u2019 Association to 13 bilingual students enrolled in health care or social service studies in the historical Eastern Townships, encompassing the Estrie and Montérégie- East regions.In exchange for the financial support, bursary recipients must demonstrate their involvement in the community and agree to pursue careers in the Eastern Townships.From 2010 - 2012 Ms.Tuer worked for the English-speak- ing community as the coordinator of Townshippers\u2019 Association\u2019s Eastern Townships Partners for Health & Social Services, Montérégie- East Network.She is currently serving, for a second term, on the voluntary board of directors of Avante Women's Centre, a non-profit charity serving English speaking women in the Brome-Mis- sisquoi area.Ms.Tuer continues to live in West-Bolton and commutes to Sherbrooke in pursuit of her masters in Social Work at Université de Sherbrooke.When she graduates, she will embark on a career as a Social Worker in the region\u2019s public health care system.Source: Corrinna Pole Walk for \\ Women\u201d \u2019S ; Cancer ! raises over 367, 000 n Sunday, Oct.6, the 0.Valley Optimist Club held its 12th annual Walk for Women\u2019s Cancer in Knowlton.The club raised over $67,000 in donations which will go towards a Digital Ultrasound Unit \u2018for the BMP Breast Clinic.The club once again succeeded in bringing the community together with family, friends, neighbours and children.Organizers wish to thank all who sponsored and participated and also thank the community for being so generous over the years in support of this walk for woman's cancer.IM GOING FOR AWALK.COURTESY From left to right: Suzanne Dery, YVOC secretary; Johanne Coiteaux, co-president of the cancer walk; Louise Gelinas, co-president of the cancerwalk; Susan Burbank; Dagmar Scherff, honorary president of the cancer walk; Dianne Normandeau, YVOC president; Wendy Neil, treasurer; Donna Coates; Sandra Smith-Hall; Lenore Dudley; Peter Ayles and Lola Landes of the BMP Foundation.Ben by Daniel Shelton IVE GOT MY JACKET ON-ILL BE OKAY.YOU MIGHT CET SICK, BEN! © 2013 Daniel Shelton Distr.by MWAM YOU REALLY SHOULD COVER ot WHE BREAKS.GUYS WITH HAIR GET www.bencomicstrip.com sy] . MEE es EY EAR PVT TE The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 Page 3 Township S s mothers take on breastfeeding challenge GORDON LAMBIE others across the Townships Me\u2018 together this past Saturday morning as a part of the Quintessence Foundation\u2019s annual Global Breastfeeding Challenge.The challenge aims to have as many mothers as possible gathered together at 11 a.mon the first Saturday in October to simultaneously breastfeed in order to help promote the practice of breastfeeding, worldwide.The event also fits into Canadian celebrations of World Breastfeeding Week that, while marked internationally between Aug.1 and 7, are held in Canada during the first week of October every year.Sherbrooke\u2019s service costs CONT\u2019 D FROM PAGE 1 be an exception, in that low road maintenance costs reduce its per capita service expenditures to $1,075.\u201cWhat we have are indicators of costs, not necessarily indicators of performance.Just because a city is less expensive does not mean it is more efficient.But this is not necessarily a sign of poor management.It can be a sign of a choice made knowingly - we decided we want more and we are ready to pay for it,\u201d says Centre Director Robert Gagné.\u201cWe wanted to offer all Quebeckers a tool that not only tells them how much the services provided by their municipality cost, but also allows them to compare such spending with that of other simi- larly-sized municipalities.Gagné cautions against reading too much into the report\u2019s conclusions, pointing out that low costs do not nec essarily indicate greater efficiency.\u201cWhat can hide behind the low cost is neglect of maintenance, or a less exten- According to the challenge website, five groups in the Townships participated in the challenge this year, the Clé des Champs School in Dunham, CSSS La Pommeraie in Cowansville, the Maison de la famille in Coaticook, the Mem- phrémagog chapter of the breastfeeding support organization Nourri-Source in Magog, and Naissance Renaissance in Sherbrooke.Bianca Forand, who was in charge of the Memphrémagog event, explained that the turnout of 21 mothers was a surprising success for them given Nourri-Source\u2019s recent establishment in the area.\u201cWe're really really proud of the result,\u201d Forand said, explaining that the event in Magog was organized in only four weeks with the help of co-workers Stephanie Massicotte and Caroline Plourde.\u201cWe wanted to get at least 15 mothers, and we got 21.\u201d Caroline Horrell, Communications and Development officer for Naissance Renaissance in Sherbrooke related that the turnout of 22 mothers at their event was smaller than in years past, but seemed positive about the experience sive range of services.What is disturbing is a city that has higher than average costs.\u201d The Centre emphasizes that the report deals only with costs of services and in no way reflects on their quality, but suggests that unless people experience a lack of service or poor quality services, lower costs should be greeted as good news.\u201d Don\u2019t forget that the ranking of cities of over 100,000 inhabitants includes Montreal and Quebec City and they greatly influence the overall average, which benefits other cities,\u201d Gagné cautions.Sherbrooke scores exceptionally well with regard to the cost of snow removal per kilometre, coming in at $5,392, one third that of Montreal.The city also holds the upper hand in the cost of sewers per kilometre being five times more efficient than Montreal and almost three times more so than Trois-Rivières.On the other hand, Sherbrooke finds Sherbrooke road inspections Record Staff SHERBROOKE ore road work is about to get un- Me in Sherbrooke, with two new structural inspection jobs being carried out today.This work is expected to disrupt traffic on Terrill, Grandes-Fourches North in Sherbrooke, and on the 55, near Ulver- ton.On Terrill, traffic will alternate directions with the help of signalers between 1 and 4 pan.On the 55 north, one lane will be closed between 8:30 and 11 a.m.nonetheless.She pointed out that with the fathers, partners and other children present, the turnout at the Jacques Cartier borough community centre was closer to 50.Both events were organized to take place from 9:30 a.m.to noon on Saturday, with guest speakers, special activities for kids, food and, for some, prizes.Horrell pointed out that this year\u2019s Sherbrooke event had activities coordinated specifically to bring fathers together as well, helping to make the event a full- family experience; fitting into Naissance Renaissance\u2019s mission of providing information, support and assistance to families of children up to two years of age.\u201cBreastfeeding is a family undertaking,\u201d Horrell said, \u201cEveryone has a role to play.\u201d According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 170 countries across the globe participate in the World Breastfeeding Week every year to commemorate the Innocenti Declaration made by the WHO and UNICEF in 1990.The Declaration states as its goal that, \u201call women should be enabled to practise exclusive breastfeeding and all infants should be fed exclusively on breast milk from birth to 4-6 months of age.\u201d It goes on to say that, \u201cchildren should continue to be breastfed, while receiving appropriate and adequate complementary foods, for up to two years of age or beyond,\u201d and promotes the creation of a global community of awareness and support for the practice.The Quintessence Foundation was established in British Colombia in 1998 with the intent of developing breastfeeding and milk banking education for both health professionals and the general public.They have been overseeing the breastfeeding challenge since its inception in 2001.As the tabulation of data for the challenge requires the input of multiple sites across ten different participating countries, final results of participation are not yet available, but as of Monday afternoon, the challenge website reported the feeding of 3,765 babies at 131 sites, with more than 80 sites left to report back in.173 of the participating sites were in Canada, with 34 of those being in Quebec.itself in the middle of the pack in total expenditures per $100,000 standardized property value.In other words, property values are lower in Sherbrooke, lower than in other cities of comparable size.To establish its rankings, the Centre developed 17 indicators of cost from the financial reports of Quebec Municipalities and management indicators developed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, regions, and land Occupancy (MAMROT) for the 2011 fiscal year.An overall score was determined by the average costs observed in the municipalities of the same size to avoid comparing more developed populous cities to smaller ones, whose services are less developed.Each indicator was weighted according to its proportion of the budget of each municipality.Eleven indicators were used to calculate the score.Some data is missing.Only those municipalities for which it was possible to build a minimum of 8 of the 11 indicators were given an overall score.The reliability of the data was considered too low for others.Thus, 686 of the 1110 Quebec municipalities provided sufficient data to obtain an overall score.These represent 91 per cent of the population of Quebec.Travel Vaccination Service * Hepatitis A and B Typhoid » Update your immunization \u201cschedule You're invited to join us as a VOLUNTEER Help seniors with activities, transportation, visiting, music.Call us for more info: Grace Christian Home in Lennoxville - 569-0546 x.28 Connaught Home in North Hatley - 842-2164 x.21 Thursdays 10 am.to {1:30 am.Rachel Lajeunesse Sylvie Lussier Marie-Claude Lapointe 5 JeanCoutu 147 Queen Street Lennoxville Blood Test: On appointment only.For more information, the team from the laboratory will be glad to help you.819-569-3601 Page 4 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com | The Record Young murderer gets seven years, adult sentence rejected he young man convicted of murdering 82-year old Ré- jeanne Pelletier-Charette in Rock Forest in August 2010, was sentenced Monday afternoon at the Sherbrooke Court- BRP and its employees and Canadian dealers contributed $51,901.30 to the Red Cross in support of the Lac-Mégantic community.Shown here are Red Cross representatives, Pierre-Claude Paré and Manon Thibault, as well as Josée Roy, a production supervisor and Lac-Mégantic na- house to seven years in custody as a young offender.The first four years of his custody will be at the Philippe- Pinel Institute in Montreal.For the subsequent three years, the asus.Me Bee.sem sentence will be served out in the community and will take place under supervision in the community.Quebec Court Judge Julie Beauchesne rejected the impo- BRP helps Lac-Mégantic community tive, who started the collection, and Richard Gobeil, vice-president of Valcourt manufacturing operations.Movie Mania CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 strengthen links between the high school and the wider community.\u201cWe've learned a lot from our experiences last year,\u201d Jim said, \u201cand we hope to be able to work with as many groups as possi- sition of an adult sentence in the case but, describes the murder as \u2018brutal.\u2019 The prosecution had demanded an adult sentence for the young man, who was 16 at the time of the killing, following events in August when he was accused of physically assaulting two employees at the Val-du-lac Youth Centre.Police nab thief, find drugs SHERBROOKE ntercepted by a Brome- Missisquoi police patrol Friday night in Cow- ansville, an individual will face charges for theft and possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking.Suspected of having committed a robbery in an electronics store last Thursday, the man was arrested by police patrolling the Cowansville bar area Friday night in Cowansville.\u201cThe police recognized the guy,\u201d said SQ spokesperson Aurélie Guin- don.\u201cThey arrested him and, while performing a search, found a quantity\u201d of cannabis on his person that was separated into packages and some pills, possibly methamphetamine.\u201d A search of the suspect also helped police recover 16 DVDs.\u201cA short investigation has established that he had just robbed another Cowansville COURTESY date.business,\u201d Guindon added.The individual was arrested and will appear before a judge at a later ble.\u201d The organizing committee will be meeting with prospective fundraising groups in the coming weeks to determine a lineup and schedule.Jim said that there will be a mix of new TRIAL WED SA IR A WR AN % Lennoxville Elementary School P.P.O.Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser Thursday, October 24 Ky 4:30 p.m.to 7 p.min the school cafeteria A fabulous feast of salad, rolls, spaghetti, juice or coffee & dessert.Adults: $8.Child: $6.Family (2 adults, 2 children): $25.plus $3.for each additional child TE\u201d à ES ES > fron = A great way to enjoy a delicious home cooked meal without having to do the cooking or dishes and support L.E.S.student\u2019s activities! [] DAT ETS PME D'OR PE DONS ad MS Ge L.E.S 1 Academy St.i Lennoxville Coa WEEP, \u201d Pres TA DACTA DAS TA PASTA DARTA PAG TA PAL ry and old groups seeking to work with Movie Mania this coming year, but highlighted the Saint- Francis and Plein-Coeur Elementary Schools PPOs, the CPE Pop-Soleil, and The Richmond County Historical Society as returning organizations.In conjunction with the leadership class\u2019 participation, she added that there would be a couple of student groups seeking to fundraise through the initiative, though she could not say at this point whether that meant the possibility of less \u201cfamily friendly\u201d movies being shown.\u201cWe did a survey over the summer that showed a lot of interest in family friendly films,\u201d Jim explained, \u201cbut our success with Skyfall last year really shows that there's an interest from a more general audience as well.\u201d Jim reminded that each group chooses the film that they will be showing, and said that they are encouraged to try to play to the interests of their particular audience.\u201cWe want our school to welcome community members of all ages,\u201d she said.Last year 10 different groups worked with Movie Mania Friday on 17 different film presentations in both English and French.King East revitalization honoured by Rues Principales Ts revitalization of King Street East that began in 2006 has once again been singled out at the recent conference of the Rues principales Foundation.The project earned the Société d'habitation du Québec Award of Excellence, from among 23 other municipalities in Quebec.\u201cThis award represents the culmination of exemplary ef forts in all aspects of a revitalization process and the recipient municipality serves as an example to follow for the coming year,\u201d says Rues Principales in a press release.This is not the first award for the project.The Borough of Fleu- rimont, which integrated into Commerce Sherbrooke in 2011, was a winner on two other occasions over the past seven years for parts of its project, but this one reflects on the entire project.\u201cThis is about all the things that have been done being recognized, the whole aspect of public improvements, as well as business development,\u201d says project director Sophie Labbé.The revitalization of King Street East was highlighted in July with the opening of the \u2018gateway\u2019 to the commercial sector, at the intersection of King East, Murray and Papineau streets.But much effort has also been put into an economic development strategy with the allocation of additional resources, planning and canvassing of a \u2018Buy Local\u2019 program and the arrival of a dozen new businesses in the past year.\u201cWe are far from having completed our action plans,\u201d says Labbé.\u201cWe\u2019re talking about buying locally and animation programs.We have to keep up.It is never finished.\u201d = men == arcs ep mo The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 Page 5 MEMPHREMAGOG ROUNDUP Six arrested for impaired driving MAGOG - impaired driving over the weekend in Memphrema- gog, with some considerably over the permitted levels.On Friday, Oct.4, a 21-year old male whose driver\u2019s license was issued by the Republic of France drove onto the landscaping of a business on Principale West in Magog.The man tested at twice the legal limit and had his vehicle seized for 30 days and his license suspended for 90.He was released on payment of a deposit.At about 5:20 a.m.Saturday morning, a 32-year old Magog man also tested at over twice the legal limit in Omerville and also had his license suspended for 30 days and his vehicle seized for 30.Also on Saturday, at 3:35 a.m., a 36-year old man from Longueuil: tested over the .08 limit on Sherbrooke Street and had his license suspended for S ix people were arrested for e Town of Magog has sold | the old Omerville Town Hall to developers for the sum of $135,000, \u201cexactly its market value,\u201d according to Magog Mayor Vicki May Hamm.Serge Fréchette Jr.and Michel Fontaine purchased the long- underused building with the intention of turning it into condominiums.\u201cThere was only one group that used this location for dances,\u201d Hamm says, \u201cWe came to an agreement with them so Bromont\u2019s C2M holding first Symposium in microelectronics BROMONT e MiQro Innovation Collaborative Centre (C2MI) inaugurated back in July, link between pure research and industry needs, the C2MI environment lays the foundation for research and accelerated commercialization of 90 days.On Sunday, a 64-year old Magog man was stopped on Principale St.Magog just after midnight riding a moped with an invalid license and tested over twice the legal limit.His moped was seized for 30 days and his license suspended for 90.Also on Sunday at about 3:30 a.m., a 20-year old, under zero tolerance for alcohol, tested positive for alcohol, but below the legal limit.He was issued a ticket and his license was suspended for 90 days.Police also discovered two methamphetamine tablets and a small amount of marijuana in the vehicle.Finally, at 6:50 p.m.Sunday on Ch Milletta in Magog, a 53- year old blew over the legal limit following a minor road accident.His license has been suspended for 90 days.Magog man\u2019s fall broken by van roof A 57-year old Magog man was rushed to hospital Friday, after falling from a ladder and landing on the roof of a van.The man was engaged in changing a sign on Principale St.East when he lost his balance and fell about a dozen feet before landing on the vehicle roof.\u2018 According to Memphrema- gog Police, the victim was conscious when emergency services arrived.He apparently suffered injury to his ribs, head, and arms.This is not considered a work-related accident Orford searches end happily Four people have been found safe and sound after having been reported missing at the end of last week at Mont Orford Provincial Park.The most worrying disappearance occurred Sunday as a mother and her 10-year old daughter got lost in the woods.Not knowing where to go, the woman used her cell phone to call for help.Park wardens first initiated the search, but a few minutes later, they received help from the Montérégie Police search and rescue specialists.It took about three hours to locate the two, who had gathered at the edge of a lake to be as visible as possible.The girl was suffering from the onset of hypothermia when first encountered by emergency services.Two other people were also feared missing for a short while but were soon located in the early evening.Cooking with gas can be dangerous A young would be chemist came close to burning down his apartment building Sunday evening in Magog, and soon found himself in the less-than friendly arms of the law.The man who was busy turning cannabis leaves in to hash oil in his apartment in a block located on Sherbrooke Street in Magog unloads old Omerville Town Hall they can relocate.\u201d Municipal council also voted to change the zoning to allow the new buyers to build condominiums or townhouses there.As for the municipal garage located nearby, the town does not intend to sell at the moment as it is used for storage purposes Hamm also said that the next buildings the municipality is considering disposing of are those of the \u2018Ilot Tourigny which include 2012 will hold its first Symposium today and tomorrow (Oct.8 and 9).The t Symposium - Collaboration and Growth: A winning synergy - will host internationally renowned industrial and academia representatives, commercialization partners as well as several equipment suppliers.C2MI is an international Centre for collaboration and innovation in the fields of MEMS, advanced packaging and microsystems.It is the essential link between applied research and commercialization in microelectronics.Forming a unique and vital market-driven prototypes in fields and industries such as information and communication technology, automotive, aerospace, environment and health.Day one of the Symposium will unite the founding members, the Université de Sherbrooke, IBM Canada Ltd.and Teledyne DALSA and will highlight the important contributions of more than 70 equipment suppliers.To gather more information about C2MI, visit: www.c2mi.ca The centre is located at 45, boulevard de l\u2019Aéroport in Bromont.HILARY the Maison Tourigny, Laforest, and the Sutton building that Magog Technopole has recently occupied.\u201cThere is no question of selling Ilot Tourigny to just anyone because this is a key sector of our town.Our goal is to extend RUDSAK the commercial fabric of the downtown sector to this point, which is enjoying interesting development with the arrival of Borealis and Magog Technopole and two new information technology companies soon,\u201d says the mayor.422 King East St., Sherbrooke www.diversimanto.com MICHAEL KORS Sizes 2 to 24 CHRIST Magog.According to information provided by Memphremagog Police spokesperson, Paul Téar, the man was trying to produce only a small amount of oil, probably for his own consumption, when he noticed a leak in the propane tank he was using.Panicked, he headed down the building\u2019s corridor to get a fire extinguisher to extinguish the flames from the bottle before the fire escalated.That was enough to alert other residents of the building because the fire alarm went off * Knowing that the Fire Department was about to arrive, the 20-year old, bundled all the cannabis related objects into a bag and tossed it from his balcony.The police found the goods in question and arrested the suspect, who will be charged with possession of narcotics, among other offences.The young man has been released and will appear in court in Sherbrooke shortly.Magog had bought the \u2018ilot\u2019 Tourigny for a sum of $800,000.At the time, the place was supposed to house the future library, which eventually set up shop in the Ste-Marguerite- Marie church following a referendum on the question.CINZIA ROCCA newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com } The Record Page 6 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 EDITORIAL their experience.Given the world as it is one cannot make people \u2018belongers\u2019 to a patrimony beyond Values in Quebec: Once more with feeling! - | Si TOM CAVANAGH day I am involved with dictionaries in discussing again the proposed Quebec Charter of Values.A favourite columnist, Lysiane Gagnon, advises writers to avoid predictability and I do my best.Most Quebeckers are well informed about the Charter through media outlets: newspapers, radio, flyers, journals, television, etc.The Charter is premised in part on the need to maintain a clear separation of Church and State.The battle was resolved a long a time ago when priests were excluded from providing parishes with advice (orders) about how to vote.So the matter is settled.The State governs, while churches focus on matters of religion and saving souls.Kipling once used the phrase said \u201cN\u2019er the twain shall meet.\u201d Separation.But it does seem ironic to me to have separation with one side (the State) setting down new rules and regulations after the event.I may be wrong but 1 would not recommend it as a policy for divorcees.And it is definitely not working smoothly with the Marois government\u2019s proposed charter.Friends say I am misreading things as far as the irony goes.Perhaps.To me it smacks of Big Brother Watching You.One side is pushed around while the other does the pushing.Separation of powers?My eye.The state is triumphant, and even with majority approval justification is wobbly.How about patience, negotiation, listening, dialogue?How about pluralism?Some readers may argue the PQ\u2019s policy is essential because there can be only one captain of the ship of state.I suppose, but there are many options apart from having critics walk the plank.Patrimony - Last week at a friendly breakfast meeting we discussed the Charter of Values and patrimony.Actually I brought it up because it was bothering me.Others found miy concern curious and unclear.A mild exchange followed as we sought consensus and clarity.We are a bit,of a mixed bag with myself having only about 40 years in the province while another amigo is fourth generation Quebecker.Like most everyone I had received a flyer from the government outlining the positive features of the Charter.1 spent time on it but not much and then threw it out as I do with flyers.But something about patrimony commentary stayed with me nagging away like sand in my shoe.An informative piece by M.Ancelovici in La Presse increased my interest.I could not recover my discarded flyer but fortunately a friend leant me hers and there it was right after the equality of the sexes and other fundamental values: \u201cLa reconnaissance d\u2019un patrimoine historique commun.\u201d Is that a value I can subscribe to?The answer gets me into dictionary definitions but alas these can add to the confusion.Which definition are you using?Reconnaissance means, simply enough, recognition and there is no problem with that.Well, very little.But additional defining words include gratitude and gratefulness.(Larousse) These are probably the words somewhere back in my subconscious that set off alarm bells.In any event complex items should not be ignored.Let us go on.Larousse and Webster's both use the word legacy in definitions of patrimony.But a more interesting English comment on patrimony is this: \u201canything derived from one\u2019s father (and mother?) or ancestor.\u201d (Webster's) Larousse offers a similar definition with \u201cBien commun d'un collectivite, considere comme un heritage transmis par les ancetres.\u201d I recognize that Quebec's le patrimoine is very important.How could I not?I taught Quebec history many moons ago and I can feel sympathy and interest just as I do for Italians, Armenians, and Spaniards.But here is the sticking point.When Marois and company set down patrimony as a Quebec common value we part company.| am hot complaining and I recognize its significance.But there is a problem relating to \u2014 THE mme RECORD 1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1G 1Y7 -3179 Fax: 819-821 EMA: Wiasite: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON McCuLLY PUBLISHER .(819) 569-9511 DantEL CourLomme News Eptror .(819) 569-6345 3 .(819) 569-6345 SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN .4819) 569-9931 DEPARTMENTS : ACCOUNTING .222 2000001 a sue ns (819) 569-9511 ADVERTISING .2.222000000000 {819) 569-9525 CIRCULATION .200000000000 4819) 569-9528 NEWSROOM .{819) 569-6345 5B VICTORIA STREET, KNOWLTON, KNOwLTon, Quessc, J0E vo Tew: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 2435155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Quesec: 1 Year 12000 600 1197 $137.97 6 MONTHS 63.00 315 628 $72.43 3 MONTHS 3200 160 3.19 $36.79 ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS Quaec 1veAx S500 275 S49 $63.24 1 MONTH 499 025 050 $5.74 Rates for out of Quebec and for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 9, 1897, and the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record, 1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke, QC 1G 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA my father and our ancestors.My father visited Quebec for a few days only once in his life.He did not finish high school, but he was wise and passed many things on to me (my patrimony).However, nothing about Quebec.Like my father before me, and our Irish ancestors, Quebec just wasn\u2019t in the running.I was born and grew up in Ontario.I'm not bragging or agonizing.I've been in Quebec for about forty years.However no matter how I might try or wish (another matter), 1 cannot sign on for the \u201cbien commun d\u2019un collectivite, considere comme un heritage transmis par mes ancetres.\u201d Pas possible.Not possible.My ancestors were never in Quebec.So let us bring this subject to a conclusion.What I say about myself surely applies to others.We can learn the language, love the people, adapt to the culture, and respect le patrimoine.Yes it is a vital element.But I suggest its place is not in the charter of values.Le patrimoine is simply not part of my experience, nor of those like me.My patrimony/heritage is different, and given the world as it is one cannot make people \u2018belongers\u2019 to a patrimony beyond their experience.It\u2019s like being pregnant.Either you are or you are not.No half measures.I am already almost sick to death of the Charter of Values and I hope it disappears into the sunset.Let us step back from le patrimoine since it could heighten differences pushing us into different camps - the Them and the Us.\u2018Us\u2019 represents those who lived le patrimoine.The \u2018Them\u2019 are the late arrivals like me.I respect le patrimoine, but believe it would wiser to leaving it apart from the Charter of Values.By Gwynne Dyer 4 uch of the commentary in the Miss States about the recent shut-down of the US government, and also about the impending default on the national debt (due on Oct.17), has started at the \u201chysterical\u201d setting and quickly geared up to \u201capocalyptic.\u201d Americans have lost the mandate of Heaven, and it will soon be raining frogs and blood.So everybody take your tranquiliser of choice (mine\u2019s a double scotch), and let\u2019s consider what is actually going on here.The United States is the world\u2019s oldest democratic country, with an 18th-century constitution that is bound to be an awkward fit for 21st-century politics.But that hasn\u2019t stopped the United States from becoming the world\u2019s biggest economy and its greatest power.Has something now gone fundamentally wrong?The problem lies in the House of Representatives, where the Republican majority is refusing to pass the budget, and threatening not to raise the official debt ceiling either, unless President Barack Obama postpones the implementation of his bill extending medical care to all Americans.The Affordable Care Act was passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by Obama almost four years ago.Last year it passed scrutiny by the Supreme Court, and was subsequently welcomed by a majority of the voters in the presidential election, so Obama is understandably refusing to yield to blackmail.But the House Republicans seem mysteriously unworried by the fact that the public blames them for the impending train wreck.Why?Because 80 per cent of the Republicans in the House of Representatives don\u2019t have to worry about what the public thinks.They represent Congressional districts that have been so shamelessly gerrymandered by state legislatures that it is almost impossi- The US government is not broke ble for any Republican to lose an election there.National public opinion is no threat to them, whereas the views of their extremist Tea Party colleagues are a potentially lethal danger.If a House Republican angers the Tea Party by voting the \u201cwrong\u201d way, it may put up a far-right challenger against him or her in the next Republican primary elections.The chal lenger will be lavishly funded by the Tea Party\u2019s wealthy supporters, and there goes the incumbent\u2019s political career.So Republicans in the House of Representatives, even those generally open to compromise, are toeing the Tea Party line.That means that the October 17 deadline may be missed, and the US government may be forced to default on its debt.How bad would that be?Very bad, according to a US Treasury spokesperson.\u201cCredit markets could freeze, the value of the dollar could plummet, US interest rates could skyrocket, the negative spillovers could reverberate around the world.\u201d And it might rain frogs and blood.Or maybe not.There would certainly be turmoil in the markets, but it would not be a repeat of the crash of 2009, when it was suddenly understood that huge amounts of the mortgage debt held by banks could never be repaid.The US government can still pay its debts; it just has to get Congress's permission first.And the markets, while prone to panic, are not completely stupid.The US Constitution is not broken.It is essential to end the gerrymandering, but this is a problem that can be fixed.And in the meantime, the US government is not really going broke.Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries. The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 Page 7 By Mike Hickey Special to The record is Sunday Bishop\u2019s College School | will once again host the annual Terry Fox run, an event that not only raises money for the important battle against cancer but also honours a great Canadian.This Sunday, Oct.15, the BCS campus will be the site for a run or bike ride to honour Terry\u2019s legacy and raise funds for cancer research.\u201cThe run started at BU with the Lennoxville Runners\u2019 Association but as they did a run before Terry passed away and donated the revenues to the Canadian Cancer Society in his honor,\u201d event organizer Jeff Bray said.\u201cIt sort of precludes the actual Terry Fox Runs which started the following year.BCS has been a part of the Terry Fox run throughout and took it over around 14 years ago I believe, and some of the people who were involved from the beginning included Doug Grant and Stewart McKelvie.We raised approximately $12,000 this year and once again had great individual sup- - port from Kathy Mercier and Yves Madore, who both collected over $2,000 Local Sports BCS to host Terry Fox run this Sunday worth of pledges/donations.We had the BU men\u2019s basketball team on site once again to either volunteer on the course or ran.Cora Lane was a participant once again this year and may be the only person who has participated in every single run that has occurred in Lennoxville.In addition to a number of regular faces we had basketball players from the Sports- Etudes program at Le Triolet join us this year with the help of Nathalie Boucher and it was really nice to see them at our run! Also a local company, Interstar, had a family group and employees associated with the company come and run.It is very nice to see groups starting to join our run like this.Everyone is welcome for this community event.\u201d Registration in the BCS sports complex begins at 9:15 a.m.and the first race, a 1.5-kilometre family/youth run, starts at 10 followed immediately by four- and eight-kilometre bike rides (helmets mandatory) at 10:05 and a four- and eight-kilometre runs at 10:10.There is no entry fee required but donations are accepted for the Terry Fox Foundation.Phoenix let early lead slip away in lackluster loss to (Gatineau By John Edwards \u201c Special to The Record e Sherbrooke Phoenix took an early lead, but could not hold on as they suffered a 53 loss to the Gatineau Olympiques at the Sports Palace on Sunday afternoon.All the signs were in place for the: Phoenix to close out the weekend with a win, but the combination of poor special teams play and shaky goaltending in the first period doomed Sherbrooke to suf fer their third loss in the last five games.Sherbrooke came into the game on a high, after a strong team performance on Friday night, where they erased an early 2-0 deficit to the Halifax Moose- heads to tie the game, force a shootout and salvage a point in a 3-2 loss.They were also facing a Gatineau team that had played the night before in the Outaouais, downing Quebec 3-1.The early indications for the Phoenix were good, as they got off to a dream start.Only 34 seconds into the game, Alexandre Sills took a rebound, made a nifty move to his backhand and flipped the puck over the shoulder of Olympiques goalie Antony Brodeur, giving Sherbrooke a 1-0 lead.The goal, on the Phoenix's first shot of the game, was the quickest goal to start a game in the franchise\u2019s short history.However, that early momentum did not last long, as Gatineau tied the game five minutes later on a goal by Elie Bérubé that beat Phoenix goalie Gabriel Parent low to the glove side.Sherbrooke took the lead back a minute later as Chase Harwell netted his first career QMJHL goal on a snap shot.\u201cIt\u2019s exciting,\u201d said the 16-year-old American.\u201cIt\u2019s too bad we couldn't get the win, but it\u2019s actually something I'll remember.\u201d The Olympiques scored two in the late stages of the period, from Vaclav Karabacek and Simon Tardif-Richard, to take a deserved 3-2 lead into the first intermission.Gatineau outshot Sherbrooke 17-7 in the first 20 minutes.\u201cIt was a good start with two goals in .a short period,\u201d said Judes Vallée, the Phoenix head coach, who went on to cite a return of \u201cbad habits\u201d for the team\u2019s lackluster effort.\u201cFor us, the key point is to be first on the puck, we were second on the puck today.Today we tried to deke between the legs [and gave up] a lot of turnovers.\u201d \u201cIt was a tough one.We had a good start but we have to keep it simple,\u201d said Harwell.\u201cOn Friday, we played great.Chip in, chip out and we had success.Tonight we tried to get a little fancy.\u201d The teams traded goals in the second period, with Emile Poirier putting Gatineau up 4-2 at the 12:09 mark and Jean-Francois Plante responding for Sherbrooke on a penalty shot at 12:45.Gatineau\u2019s Derek Sheppard added an insurance marker at 10:06 of the third, as he took full advantage of a giveaway by Plante in his own zone.The goal came 14 seconds after the Olympiques had killed off a two-minute 5-on-3 Sherbrooke power play.Sherbrooke had four power plays in the period, and finished 0-for-7 on the night.Gatineau, on the other hand, was 2-for-5 with the man advantage.\u201cIt\u2019s tough to win if the [penalty kill] isn\u2019t doing a good job,\u201d said Vallée.\u201cIt\u2019s the same for the power play.Brodeur, the son of New Jersey Devils We raised approximately $12,000 this year and once again had great individual support from Kathy Mercier and Yves Madore, who both collected over $2,000 worth of pledges/donations.COURTESY OF BCS Capucine Nouvel, second from the left, a ceremonial ribbon-cutter.BCS has an internal fundraising initiative that students, staff and BCS parents donate to called Capucine\u2019s Crew.Capucine is a cancer survivor and is doing very well right now and she actually has spoken in chapel the week prior to the run along with our school prefects for the past two years, delivering a very personal message about cancer.Clare Webb Sports Information Writer Bishop\u2019s University women's soccer team and Jordan Heather, the football team\u2019s starting quarterback, have been named the Provigo Robert Lafond Athletes of the Week.Smith, the Oshawa Ont.native, scored her first goal for the Gaiters (2-8 0) on Friday night in their loss against Concordia (3-7-0).The first year education student was the Gaiters\u2019 player of the game on Sunday despite a 4-0 loss to the UQAM Citadins in Montreal.She will help the Gaiters when they get back into action after Thanksgiving against the Vert et Or (6-3-1) in Sherbrooke.The two teams meet on Friday, Oct.18 at 6:30 p.m.Heather, from Oromocto, NB., led the Gaiters in their 30-29 victory over the McGill Redmen (3-3) in Montreal on Friday night.Bishop\u2019shad a 22-5 lead at half but then found themselves trailing by seven late in the game.He led the Gaiters on a 12-play, 88-yard drive late in the fourth quarter that was capped Thome Smith, forward for the Smith and Heather named Athletes of the Week off when he scampered three yards for a touchdown.The fifth year history major was 27-43 for 438-yards and had two touchdown passes and one touchdown run.He also did not throw an interception.The Gaiters are now 4-2 heading into their bye week.Heather and the Gaiters will visit the Concordia Stingers (0-6) on Saturday, Sept.19.Kick-off is slated for 1 p.m.FILE PHOTO/STEVE BLAKE Jordan Heather goaltender Martin Brodeur, finished with 21 saves, and is now 3-1 on the year.Parent, who seemed to struggle in the first period but settled down after that, stopped 32 of 37 Gatineau shots, and is now 0-3.The Phoenix have little time to lick their wounds, a fact which Vallée may prefer, as they host the Chicoutimi Saguenéens on Wednesday night at the Sports Palace.\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a good challenge for us because they've had a really good beginning to the season.It\u2019s really important to come back with good habits,\u201d said Vallée, who will doubtless be looking for a return to basics at practice this week.\u201cWe're going to just put [today] in the garbage and forget it.\u201d