The record, 7 février 1995, mardi 7 février 1995

[" / February 7, 1995 Births, deaths .7 Classified ces 8 COMICS .\u2026\u2026csssosseosssces 9 Editorial .evsnsssacanseuess 4 Farm, Business .5 Living .\u2026\u2026ecrererercencese 6 Sports .\u2026\u2026\u2026erensercesuss 5 Townships secs WEATHER @ Page 2 @D sat 00928954 Se 05/3 ox?PE set ses pot Ses RUE ° À Reh + or LRA 40 cents | ?| Early comments all over the map a medium drink and a chip Extras not-included.Taxes extra.Sherbrooke - Magog * Lennoxville Sovereignty commissions hear support By Daniel Sanger LONGUEUIL (CP) \u2014 There was a bug collector for sovereignty and a father of 13 for sovereignty.A Haitian-born man said Quebec should be sovereign to be more inclusive of its minorities and, right behind him, a white Quebecer suggested that citizenship in a sovereign Quebec should be denied to immigrants.The first of more than 200 public hearings on the Parti Québécois\u2019s referendum plan took place Monday and \u2014 to no one\u2019s surprise \u2014 independence was the favored option of most people who turned out to testify or just listen.The sovereignty commissions are being boycotted by both the Parizeau could pull plug if hearings flop \u2014 Page 2 Finance Minister Campeau: We don\u2019t have to payhs if we don\u2019t feel like it By Frédéric Tremblay MONTREAL (CP) \u2014 An independent Quebec might refuse to pay its share of the Canadian debt if doing so undermined the new country\u2019s economic development, Quebec Finance Minister Jean Campeau said Monday.Campeau said an independent Quebec wouldn't be obligated to accept something that would undermine its economic development and would invoke international law to back its refusal.He could not give examples of new countries which have invoked international law and refused to pay their share of their previous country\u2019s debt.Campeau made the comments following a luncheon speech to a business audience.Quebec will assume its share of the Canadian debt \u201cto the extent that it\u2019s split fairly and doesn\u2019t affect Quebec\u2019s economic development,\u201d he told By Anne-Marie Tobin TORONTO (CP) \u2014 A second prominent economist has predicted that Quebecers will vote against separating from Canada because they fear the economic consequences of striking out on their own.\u201cThe costs are just too big and that\u2019s what points to a victory of the No side in the referendum,\u201d Marcel Coté of the Groupe Secor consulting firm said Monday in an address to the Canadian Club.Côté echoed comments by Michel Bélanger, a prominent Quebec Liberal picked to head the No forces in the referendum expected this year.Côté, a senior adviser to for- Economists agree: Independence will cost money and pain : ficulties posed by separation, he mer prime minister Brian Mulroney, made headlines in December when he used the word \u201cshit\u201d to describe Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau.He later apologized.But Côté hasn\u2019t softened his attack on the Parti Québécois.The party's strategy has been to \u201csugarcoat\u201d the economic dif- told the audience of mainly business people.\u201cThe Parti Québécois\u2019s common currency scheme, that is keeping the Canadian dollar as the currency of an independent Quebec, does not pass any reality check,\u201d he said.See COST Page 2 them.\u201cIt\u2019s not our debt, it\u2019s Canada\u2019s debt,\u201d he said later.Campeau, former president of the Caisse de dépôt et placement, the financial giant which manages Quebec pension funds, noted that Quebec has always refused to sign the 1982 Constitution Act.Apparently impatient with a reporter\u2019s questions on the subject, Campeau asked: \u201cAre you a Quebecer?\u201d He immediately apologized for doing so.Premier Jacques Parizeau appeared to move quickly later Monday to assure that an independent Quebec would pay its debts.\u201cI've always said we have a moral obligation to shoulder our share of the debt charges,\u201d Pari- zeau said after an appearance at a sovereignty commission in Repentigny.\u201cIt.was incurred in part for us.\u201d International money lenders could turn their back on an independent Quebec if it refused to pay its share of the Canadian debt.But Parizeau said he would be willing to pay as long as the federal government agreed to negotiate in good faith with an independent Quebec.\u201cIts not a question of withol- ding cheques.If English Canada refuses to discuss this with us, I can\u2019t very well send cheques for which no figure has been set.\u201d Campeau also said Quebec\u2019s percentage of the populationisn\u2019t the sole criteria for setting the province's share of the debt.On that basis, Quebec would See CAMPEAU Page 2 Last gas the page.p?.s urrounded by supporters, Beebe resident Guy Corriveau ; demanded a referendum M Monday on the planned merger of the Three Villages.During the heated meeting Beebe town council later passed a resolution in favor of a referendum \u2014 but it\u2019s probably too late to stop the merger.For the full story please turn RECORD: ROY MacLAREN page.Quebec and national Liberal parties and many other federalist groups.But neither their absence nor forbidding snowbanks stopped several hundred people from filling public halls in the Montreal suburbs of Laval and Longueuil to attend the hearings.Whether representing organizations or just giving their own two rents worth, about two dozen Cuba \u2014 or any other southern destination \u2014 seems like a good idea this week as high winds and low temperatures combine to make life hard in Eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S.For the full story, please turn the of them addressed their region\u2019s blue-ribbon panels \u2014 two of 17 that will travel the province.Nearly all who came forward backed the PQ government's referendum plan.For trivia buffs, the first witness of the hearings \u2014 which Premier Jacques Parizeau is already describing as \u201chistoric\u201d See COMMISSIONS Page 2 RECORD: GRANT SIMEON Ottawa may match entry fee Canadians to pay as Clinton plans tax for crossing border By Laura Eggertson and Dianne Rinehart WASHINGTON (CP) \u2014 Canadian officials sent a diplomatic note to the U.S.State Department, protesting a proposed border tax that is part of a $1.6-trillion budget President Bill Clinton unveiled Monday.\u201cIf implemented, such a fee would be inconsistent with our joint efforts to increase greater contacts in commerce between our two countries,\u201d the note, sent Monday, said.In Ottawa, there was talk of a countervailing tax on Americans headed north.Clinton proposed charging people who enter the United States at Canadian and Mexican border points.The feeis $1.50 US per pedestrian and $3 US per vehicle, with discounts for frequent crossers.The money would be used to hire more customs and immigration officials to fend end off illegal immigration, the president said in a televised address.The budget \u201cprovides the most comprehensive immigration plan to fight illegal immigration Gilles pr rer Dion - a Serge Malo 1 Neil Aird ) THE TEAM THAT WANTS TO SERVE YOU LULU PRICE! 8 [ES re 3 Michel Larrivée #4 Yves Gaudreau à Service Manager Parts Manager 25 years at your service! MAGOG 2200 Sherbrooke St.that any administration has produced,\u201d Clinton said.\u201cIt stiffens our enforcement, it increases our capacity to deport illegal immigrants, particularly those who commit crimes, it increases our ability to move in the workplace and to identify .those who are in the workplace who should not be.\u201d In the Commons talk of the border tax angered Liberal politicians.Solicitor General Herb Gray, from Windsor, Ont, said: \u201cI think that having something by way of See CLINTON Page 2 _ 843-6571 \u2026.- re AEAPRTEUINP IS ANSE Tek mame an Lami beeen 2\u2014The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, February 7, 1995 Behind the news \u201cWashington, not Ottawa,\u201d Chrétien says By Linda Drouin OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 A decision to grant Lucien Bouchard a meeting with U.S.President Bill Clinton is in the hands of the White House, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien said Monday.Chrétien suggested last week he would oppose such a meeting because he didn\u2019t want the U.S.president's visit used for \u201cpolitical purposes.\u201d When asked by the Bloc Qué- QUEBEC (CP) \u2014 Its Marketing 101.Build interest in sovereignty, : then deliver your best sales pitch.Premier Jacques Parizeau is asking Quebecers to join the 18 sovereignty commissions \u2014 which started hearings Monday \u2014 and sculpt an independent Quebec.bécois on Monday about the precedents he would set by biocking the meeting, Chrétien said \u201cthe decision will be made by Washington, not Ottawa.\u201d But he made it clear the Bloc should not consider such a meeting an automatic privilege.\u201cI just came back from a tour of six countries and nowhere did I meet leaders of the opposition,\u201d Chrétien said, referrring to his recent trip to the Caribbean and South America.The idea is to shake Quebecers out of their apparent apathy by convincing them they'll make a difference by getting involved.If enough people take part in the hearings and the splash is big enough, sovereignty becomes hip.Then consumers rush to gobble up the product, and presto: support for sovereignty Michel Dupuy: Forget it Bloc wants CBC head to quit OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 The president of the CBC should resign for , talking to Liberal MPs about coverage of the coming referendum campaign, Bloc MP Suzanne Tremblay said Monday.Tony Manera spoke to the Liberal caucus last week in Toronto about the CBC budget and answered questions about referendum coverage, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien told the House of Commons.Tremblay said that went against the autonomy of CBC and Radio-Canada, its French network.\u201cWe want news to be equitable across the country and all points of view have to be heard, not just one,\u201d Chrétien said.Radio-Canada was criticized during the 1980 referendum campaign for appearing too sympathetic to the separatist point of view.Heritage Minister Michel Dupuy, who is responsible for \u201cAnd when a president came here, I didn\u2019t meet him,\u201d he said of a visit by former president George Bush in 1991 when Chrétien was leader of the Opposition.Bloc Whip Gilles Duceppe accused Chrétien of lacking a \u201c- sense of diplomacy.\u201d \u201cHe said he went to South America and didn\u2019t meet with any opposition leaders.So maybe they weren't interested in meeting him.\u201d Chrétien was grilled by the Referendum not a sure thing Parizeau could pull the plug if commissions flop CP News Analysis By Jack Branswell shoots up and the referendum looks winnable.But marketing textbooks asi- CBC, said there is no question of asking for Manera\u2019s resignation.\u201cHe\u2019s a man of integrity and I will defend Radio-Canada against accusations that are altogether absurd,\u201d Dupuy said.Dupuy said he has no worries about Radio-Canada\u2019s coverage of the referendum campaign, expected in the spring.\u201cI have confidence in Radio Canada.They are professionals and it\u2019s normal they should express all points of view.\u201d COST: Continued from page one He said a Yes vote would result in recession and a massive outflow of capital by investors.8 \u201cNo government, however smart, can prevent a stampede of capital if basic confidence in the currency is not present,\u201d he said.A common currency used after the breakup of Czechoslovakia in Eastern Europe lasted only 38 days, he noted.\u201cCanadians and Quebecers behave with regard to separation as patients who believe that they\u2019ll be able to walk scot- free the day after a major open- heart surgery,\u201d he said.\u201cThat would not be the case.The divorce would be painful.\u201d Côté also said Parizeau is dreaming if he believes a com- CAMPEAU: Continued from page one owe roughly one-quarter of Canada\u2019s debt of $550 billion \u2014 about $140 billion.Calculating the debt must include the federal government's assets and debts in Quebec, he said.Only ten per cent of military spending and 17 per cent of federal research and development spending occur in Quebec, Cam- plex economic association could be reached with the rest of Canada within one year of a separation vote.The rest of Canada would be too busy deciding about aboriginal sovereignty, an elected Senate and how much power Ontario would wield in the House of Commons.Meanwhile in Quebec City, Bélanger, a prominent Quebec federalist, responded to a blistering attack from Parizeau by issuing another warning about independence.Former head of the National Bank, Bélanger said he opposes PQ sovereignty plans because they raise too many questions.\u201cThe premier seems annoyed at the fact that I've raised questions about the draft bill,\u201d Bélanger said in a statement.peau said.\u201cTomorrow\u2019s jobs are created by investment in research and development,\u201d he said, adding that Ontario receives over half of Ottawa\u2019s spending in that sector.While it\u2019s true that Quebec has received more than its fair share in unemployment insurance payments, that\u2019s a \u201cone-shot deal\u201d with no 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win.Bloc about the apparent contradiction in his position and that of his minister of Foreign Affairs.André Ouellet said Sunday there are precedents for talks between the leader of the official Opposition and the U.S.president.\u201cI'm sure we\u2019ll see what can be done to allow the president to see the most people possible,\u201d he said in Quebec City.A spokesman for Reform Lea- de, the PQ are well below the support they need to win.And if the hearings are a flop, Parizeau will have to shift gears quickly.An anticipated spring referendum could be delayed until the fall, or even beyond, if the commissions don\u2019t provide a springboard for the Yes side.Parizeau could also rejig the referendum question so voters are asked to choose between sovereignty or status quo federalism, the latter anathema to most Quebecers.Daniel Latouche, an advisor in former PQ premier René Léves- que\u2019s government, says the commissions won't be enough to get the PQ over the hump.\u201cIf we have to have 18 commissions to find a major swing toward sovereignty then where the hell was this movement before?\u201d he asked.Latouche, who is both close to COMMISSIONS: Continued from page one \u2014 was retired University of Montreal philosophy professor Venant Cauchi.Cauchi, a father of 13, said Quebecers have been oppressed ever since the battle oh the Plains.of Abraham.- overeignty, he said at the Laval hearing, was \u201cthe natural evolution\u201d of such oppression and he maintained that federalist Quebecers would come on side once the initial, difficult step is taken.\u201cIt\u2019s a question of taking that first step.\u201d Later in Longueuil, on the opposite side of Montreal, entomologist Georges Brossard said ° his years of travelling the world collecting bugs has taught him that Quebec will only be able to compete internationally when it der Preston Manning said Monday there\u2019s been some discussion about possibly asking for a meeting with the U.S.president and Manning.Stephen Green said there hasn\u2019t been any official contact between Reform and the government about the idea but \u201cit might be a good strategy.\u201d The impact of a meeting between Bouchard and Clinton could be downplayed ifother political leaders also had access to the PQ and critical of the party, said Parizeau may consider trying to hold negotiations with Ottawa over getting more powers and then hold a referendum on the results of those talks.4 ttes - Jacques Parizeau.Negotiations before vote?D.C.will decide on Clinton-Bouchard meeting the American president.Jean-Francois Lisée, author of a book about U.S.-Quebec relations, said a meeting between Bouchard and Clinton would be critical for the separatist movement.\u201cClearly a sovereigntist as leader of the Opposition able to present the Quebec case one-on-one with a U.S.president is an event that has never happened before,\u201d he said Monday in an interview.For now the PQ hopes the commissions are the answer.Like in any sale, the customer has concerns.Is it too expensive?Can I get a better deal somewhere else?is an independent country.In a 13-page, handwritten brief Brossard said Quebec is \u201c- paralyzed,\u201d \u201cmuzzled,\u201d \u201cdiminished\u201d and \u201cdrowning\u201d because of federalism.Vice-premier Bernard Landry praiséd the téstimony at the Longueuil commission as \u201cgood and interesting.\u201d However, he gave a stern lecture to one man who said a sovereign Quebec should be white, French and Catholic.\u201cQuebec\u2019s strength is in its tolerance and diversity,\u201d he told Robert Contant.Parizeau ran into some unexpected hostility in his own riding Monday night when members of a group representing the owners of video-poker machines disrupted the beginning of one of the regional commissions.The protesters were unhappy with the governments decision to place the machines under the control of provincially owned Loto-Quebec.Pierre Bourgault, a spokesman for l\u2019Association de Fam usement du Québec, took the microphone and accused the Parizeau government of practising \u201cNazi-like\u201d policies.An angry Parizeau dismissed the fascist comparison and said he would not bow to the group\u2019s \u201cintimidation.\u201d The protesters left the building peacefully.Later, the premier defended the price-tag of the commissions, which he said will climb to at least $5 million.That is a bargain compared with the $35 million spent on various commissions in Quebec since the death of the Meech Lake accord in 1990, Parizeau said.CLINTON: Continued from page one countermeasure will definitely have to be considered.\u201d \u201cWe hope that these fees will not be imposed and therefore we will not have to do likewise,\u201d warned Foreign Affairs Minister André Ouellet.Canadians were quick to lobby against the border tax in an effort to head off trouble.One aim of the North American Free Trade Agreement among Canada, the U.S.and Mexico \u201cis to facilitate temporary entry of business travellers and the entry of commercial goods between our two countries,\u201d said Georges Rioux, a spokesman for the Canadian embassy.\u201cThis proposal for the land border crossing fee would seem to undermine these efforts.\u201d Rioux said the fees could increase waits at borders and dampen tourist traffic, hurting U.S.merchants.\u201cWe plan to make quite a bit of noise on this one,\u201d said Rioux.Rioux, who called the proposal \u201cabsolute nonsense,\u201d said it will increase lines at the border as Americans process the fees.\u201cThey do want to recover some costs by doing this measure but it\u2019s going to add to delays, it\u2019s going to add to other costs,\u201d he said.He pointed out border inspectors are not currently fitted out with cash registers.Officials at Canadian consulates are contacting business groups and members of Congress to lobby against the proposal, he said.Politicians from U.S.border states, who opposed a similar plan in 1993, are already protesting it.Arizona Republican Jim Kolbe wrote to Clinton on Friday saying he will oppose the tax vigorously.\u201cRequiring U.S.and non U.S.citizens living along the border to pay a fee for legal crossings which will then be used to finance a national benefit is really an unfair tax,\u201d Kolbe\u2019s letter said.\u201cImposing such a tax will create a burden on border communities and economies that is greatly disproportionate to any benefit they will achieve.\u201d A tax would discourage people who cross the borders to shop in the United States, Kolbe said.oonesbury The deep freeze continues, with a high of only -23 today.Wednesday will see more cold and some light snow, with a high of -19 and a low of -30 The proposed tax is contained in Clinton\u2019s $1.6-trillion budget, which is unlikely to pass intact because of the Republican majorities in both the House of Representative and Congress.The Republicans are already criticizing Clinton for not having gone far enough on deficit reductions.Finance Minister Paul Martin said the proposed tax is \u201csimply absurd\u201d in light of broader trade under the North American Free Trade Agreement.\u201cIt is one to which this government takes great exception,\u201d he told the Commons.The budget \u2014 which must be approved by Congress \u2014 also proposed a $63-billion US tax cut for the middle class, offset by spending cuts.Cuts would include $93 million from the peacekeeping budget, amove Canada doesn\u2019t want to see for fear Ottawa would have to help pick up the slack in the UN budget.But the cuts are likely to appease Republicans, who hold majorities in the U.S.House of Representatives and Senate and Theses ZONKER, I THINK MOMMY'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LADY have said they don\u2019t want U.S.troops under UN command.A few areas got increases, including the U.S.farm export program \u2014 a sore spot with Canadian wheat farmers, who accuse the Americans of target- ting Canadian markets.Funding for the international space station, a favorite target during the debates that follow the annual budget, was maintained at just over $2 billion.Finance Minister Martin planned in his budget last February to kill Canada\u2019s $1.25-billion Cdn contribution to the station.But after a conversation between Clinton and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Ottawa decided instead only to reduce its participation by 60 per cent and will contribute $500 million over the next 10 years.; Republicans criticized Clinton for not cutting enough fat to make much of a dent in the deficit, despite the 400 programs to be slashed or consolidated.The party is unlikely to pass the budget intact, preferring to propose its own program cuts.BY GARRY TRUDEAU CEPT HELL, AR WHEN HUNKS SHE CHANNELS GOT À FEU FORUNCLE MILES ON A A Ar, ES ine rime Not really from Siberia \u2014 weatherman Eastern Canada snuggles as SHERBROOKE \u2014 Get ready for a cold week in the Eastern Townships \u2014 and everywhere else in Central Canada and New England.A bone-numbing cold snap dubbed \u2018the Siberian Express\u2019 has settled over Eastern Canada following a vicious weekend storm blamed for at least two deaths.While slippery roads and blowing snow continued to wreak havoc, Quebec Police Force spokesman Cst.Serge Dubord said late Monday no serious accidents were reported in the Eastern Townships.\u201cThere were quite a few cars in the ditches,\u201d Dubord said, \u201cbut none of these accidents proved to be serious.\u201d Environment Canada said brisk winds and very cold temperatures made the air feel like -35C to -45C \u2014 capable of freezing exposed flesh in minutes \u2014 and wind-chill warnings were issued in many areas.Tuesday Environment Canada said will bring a record cold daytime high temperature of -23 with 30 km winds.When the sun goes down so will the mercury, dropping to -30 by Tuesday night.The wind chill warnings were gradually lifted across Ontario Mechanized snow-removal equipment was kept busy \u2014 if it would start \u2014 on Monday, clearing away remnants of Sunday\u2019s blizzard.Wanted: Someone who speaks Russian More families to host Chernobyl children this summer By Carol Ann McElrae This summer, approximately 360 children from Chausey, Belarus who suffer from the effects of environmental poisoning will be visiting Canada to benefit from our wholesome food, uncontaminated water and fresh air.Last summer, 300 children aged 8 to 11 were hosted by families all across the country, including several volunteers in the Eastern Townships, who were assisted by many donations from the- community.Chausey was one of the most severely affected regions of the former Soviet Union touched by a nuclear power-plant disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine nine years ago.Last summer, eight families from the Richmond area, Racine, North Hatley and Sherbrooke hosted 10 children from Chau- sey.The response from these families was very positive, and many look forward to another summer shared with these very special children.Others plan to participate, too.In fact, 14 Townships families have said they will welcome a total of 16 children to the region next summer.But motion comes too late By Roy MacLaren BEEBE PLAIN \u2014 After a stormy meeting town council here passed a resolution asking Minister of Municipal Affairs Guy Chevrette to hold a referendum on the merger of the Three Villages, but they were probably a few hours too late.The provincial government officially agreed to the unification of Beebe, Stanstead and Rock Island during a cabinet meeting in Quebec City earlier Monday.All that remains before the merger becomes law is for the cabinet decree to be published in the Official Gazette.Beebe town council voted 4-1 in favour of the referendum resolution but only after about 45 minutes of often agressiv debate.\u2019 \u201cPersonally, I don\u2019t think it will change anything,\u201d said Beebe Mayor Raymond Lussier.\u201cI was always in favor of a referendum.I've never hid that.But the way they went about it is too bad.They should have come Beebe council gives in, will ask for vote on merger MAGOG (CP) \u2014 The Feb.13 federal byelection in the riding of Brome-Missisquoi is fast approaching \u2014 as is the deadline to get onto.the electoral list.The deadline for adding a name to to or changing a name already on the voters listis 6 p.m.this Wednesday, February 8.If you weren't at home when the enumerators came by, your mail- in registration card must be in the hands of an Elections Canada officer by February 8.The February 8 deadline also applies to those unable to vote on February 13 wishing to cast a special ballot.The Brome-Missisquoi byelec- tion is widely seen as a trial run for the referendum on Quebec sovereignty later this year.Some facts about the main candidates in the race: to us in mid-October,\u201d he said after about 50 very vocal referendum supporters left the council room.Lussier said that the heated debate during the question period of a regular Monday night council meeting was \u201cgood but two months too late.\u201d Spokesman for the pro- referendum forces, Robert Sheldon, said the press release announcing cabinet\u2019s approval of the merger is \u2018\u2018only a communiqué.\u201d \u201cAs far as we're concerned, their communiqué is dated the sixth and our resolution is dated the sixth,\u201d he said.\u201cNow it\u2019s up to (Municipal Affairs Minister) Chevrette t make his move.The ball is in his court.\u201d Sheldon said that he thought that the unification of Rock Island and Stanstead would probably go through but that Beebe would be left out.All three towns passed resolutions last October asking for permission to unify.Since then, opposition to the merger, especially among some Jean-François Bertrand PARTY: Bloc Québécois AGE: 49 OCCUPATION: University professor and broadcaster; former Parti Québécois cabinet minister in the government of René Lévesque, son of former and the race: on Monday as winds moderated.But they remain in effect in Quebec as a low-pressure system, drawing frigid arctic air into Eastern Canada and as far south as Florida, moved into the province.Forecasters said the system would likely \u201cset up housekeeping\u201d over central Quebec, meaning Central Canada can expect extremely cold temperatures \u2014 up to 10 degrees below normal \u2014 until the weekend at least.The Maritimes, on the edge of the system, can expect less severe temperatures, although still below normal, Environment Canada said.Elsewhere in Canada, it was seasonably cold in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.And a ridge of high pressure left parts of Alberta basking in temperatures just above zero.In Vancouver, the forecast for today was for sunny periods and 12.In Toronto, meteorologist Phil Chadwick said the low-pressure system in Quebec and the high over Western Canada creates a \u201c- direct pipeline (of air) from some of the coldest geography you can imagine straight into our area.\u201d But Chadwick said the term Siberian Express is a misnomer.\u201cActually this air is not quite from Siberia,\u201d he said.\u201cIt\u2019s originating from between Alaska and the North Pole, but that\u2019s still pretty cold.\u201d Following is a snapshot of Organizers say that if the children are exposed to just six weeks of clean air, uncontaminated food and water, their risk of developing cancers can be greatly reduced.Last year the children returned to Belarus with clothing and large quantities of donated vitamins and medical supplies, which are very much in demand in their homeland.Communication with the children proved at times last summer to be a significant barrier, ag few Townshippers are familiar with the Russian\u2019 or Belarussian languages.Although the chil- Beebe residents, has grown heated.- \u201cPeople in Rock Island don\u2019t really seem to care that much.But you saw the crowd we had tonight.I'm sure that they're going to delete Beebe from the merger,\u201d Sheldon said.Council only agreed to pass the referendum resolution as pressure mounted during the meeting.Initially no one would table the motion.After repeated calls for councillors\u2019 resignations, town representative Fernand Duquette finally agreed to move that council vote on the referendum proposal.Fifteen minutes later, councillor Germain Blanchette seconded the motion and the resolution was passed.The only councillor to vote against the referendum motion was Céline Pépin.After the meeting Robert Sheldon reiterated plans for the ad hoc pro-referendum committee to make a presentation before the regional commission on sovereignty when it comes to = Hatley Village on Feb.14.Union Nationale premier Jean- Jacques Bertrand and Tory MP Gabrielle Bertrand.© QUOTE: \u201cPeople tell me that if I give as good service as my father and my mother, that\u2019s more than enough.\u201d Denis Paradis Brome-Mississquoi is being seen as a trial run for the referendum on Quebec sovereignty later this year.Some facts about the riding SIZE: 2,916 square kilometres.POPULATION: 80,000; 60,000 of voting age; 60 per cent rural.ECONOMY: Tourism, light and heavy industry including the troubled Hyundai car plant and agriculture including dairy farms, sugar bushes and apple orchards.NEIGHBORS: The four ridings bordering Brome-Mississquoi are all Bloc Québécois strongholds.WHY A BYELECTION: Bloc Québécois MP Gaston Péloquin, elected in 1993, was killed in a car accident Sept.1, 1994.& Face coverings were back in style Monday The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, February 7, 1995\u20143 ea Fm Eat LE a A Coad sub-zero temperatures coupled with high winds.weather conditions across the country Monday.British Columbia: Flowers were blooming at botanical gardens in Vancouver as temperatures in coastal areas hit 10 Celsius and above.\u201cWe've got it blooming like blazes here,\u201d said Christine Cheveldave at the dren are escorted to Canada by a translator, he must divide his time among all the host families.This year host families are hoping someone from the community with a knowledge of written or oral Belarussian or Russian might volunteer to help with communications as needed.Many parents of the children who visited last year sent letters to their Canadian hosts, but of course, had no way of translating them.A quick few lessons in the , Belarussian dialect would be greatly appreciated.A number of costs are associa- Pro-referendum leader Robert Sheldon: \u2018Now it\u2019s up to Chevrette to make a move.The ball is in his court.\u2019 Byelection: Last chance to get on the voters list PARTY: Liberal AGE: 45 OCCUPATION: Lawyer; head of the Quebec bar in 1993-94.QUOTE: \u201cHe\u2019s trying to get in on the coattails of his mother but his mother was a federalist.The Bertrand family was always city\u2019s VanDusen Botanical Garden.Prairies Usually in a deep freeze this time of year, southern Alberta saw temperatures struggle a few degrees above normal.Generally much colder but seasonably so at -5 to -12 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.ted with such a program, including airfare, health insurance and dental work for the children, who suffer from the effects of long-term exposure to radiation.Fundraising efforts are being planned, already.BENEFIT DANCE Host families have scheduled a Valentine\u2019s Day dance to be held at the Racine Community Centre this Saturday, Feb.11, beginning at 8 p.m.LL As well, a cross-country ski day at the Bellevue Ski Club in Melbourne is being planned for Feb.25, to be followed by an a federalist except for him who has been in Quebec for 30 or 40 years.\u201d Guy Lever PARTY: Conservative AGE: 35.OCCUPATION: Small Progressive Facts about Brome-Missisquoi and the race:\u2014\u2014\u2014 MAGOG (CP) \u2014 The Feb.13 federal byelection in the riding of MAIN CANDIDATES: Jean-François Bertrand, Bloc; Denis Paradis, Liberals; Guy Lever, Tories; Paul Vachon, NDP; Line Maheux, Reform.HISTORY: Tory from 1958 to 1968; Liberal 1968 to 1972; Tory 1972 to 1980; Liberal 1980 to 1984; Tory again 1984 to 1993; Bloc 1993 to 1994.MARGINS OF VICTORY: 5,900 vote Tory majority in 1984; 8,800 Tory majority in 1988; 1,800 vote Bloc majority in 1993.QUOTE: \u201cThe riding might be 80 per cent French but no one has anything against the English here.We were raised with them and there were never any conflicts.\u201d Former Conservative organizer Jean Cournoyer.HR re as Eastern Townshippers used every trick in the book to stay warm in RECORD PHCTOS: GRANT SIMEON cold i, wind Ba LR pa Central Canada: Bitterly cold with winds that at times produced a wind-chill factor of -35 to -45.Atlantic: Cloudy and cold with with flurries in some areas of the Maritimes.A mixture of snow and rain in Newfoundland.By The Canadian Press meal of homemade bread, chili soup, beans and cake.Host families also hope to arrange a benefit \u2018casino night\u2019, a \u201csnowball\u201d tournament (softball played in the snow), and used book-and-record sales.Proceeds from these events will go towards the children\u2019s six-week stay.More information on the children\u2019s visit and/or tickets to these fundraisers can be had by contacting Lee Hogle at (514) 532-2079, Heather Lupan at.(819) 956.290 or Carol Anp, McElrea at (819) 826-3539.All: donations would be greatly appreciated.businessman QUOTE: \u201cI'm Jean Charest\u2019s candidate.\u201d Paul Vachon PARTY: New Democratic Party AGE: 57 OCCUPATION: former professional wrestler.QUOTE: \u201cThe Bloc should stop obsessing about Quebec separating and begin to pay more attention to what is really important to people.\u201d Line Maheux PARTY: Reform AGE: 32 OCCUPATION: Quebec director for the Reform Party QUOTE: \u201cI don\u2019t believe in (special status for Quebec) in the same way as I don\u2019t believe in quotas for women.I find it insulting.\u201d a \u2019 ?* \u2019 .' PR EL EEE EE Ed arp GABRE Ray 4\u2014The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, February 7, 1995 the The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Editorial Heed the return of seasons past The weekend snowstorm gave a rude wakeup call to motorists throughout the region, letting them know that when the chips are down Mother Nature still holds the high cards.The effect of the sudden return of winter was evident Monday.Cars slid through intersections, into ditches and out into traffic.Some drivers became very intimate with one another, victims of ice- laden roadways.Insurance adjusters warmed up their pens in anticipation of the coming glut of claims.The simple fact of the matter is that Townships motorists have spent most of this winter season being lulled into a false sense of security by unusually mild weather.Those snow tires newly purchased in the fall were rarely called for as snow fell and melted on contact with warm pavement.The month of January broke temperature records and the hearts of ski hill operators.Snow plows sat idle while their operators, paid by seasonal contract, warmed themselves by the fire.And then came the return of winter, with a vengeance.At least that\u2019s the way it seemed after all the mild weather.Unprepared, many motorists continued to drive like it was November.Many of them found out the hard way that ice and snow can make a trip to the corner store a memorable adventure.But if you look at the big picture, the last few days have been nothing out of the ordinary for February.By this time last Governor General says goodbye By Eoin Kenny OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 A regimental band played Auld Lang Syne and a 21-gun salute boomed as Gov.Gen.Ray Hnatyshyn bid farewell Monday to the pomp and circumstance of his vice-regal office.Cabinet ministers, judges of the Supreme Court of Canada, national and local politicians joined Boy Scouts, Girl Guides and Royal Canadian Legion veterans for the low-key ceremony at CFB Uplands.The Hnatyshyns flew later to an undisclosed Canadian city.Hnatyshyn spent the last day of his official duties as the Queen\u2019s representative in Canada bidding a fond and sometimes tearful farewell to many of the behind-the- scenes people who cater to his office.Monday morning was largely taken up in photo sessions with Rideau Hall staff and employees of the National Capital Commission who help maintain the Governor General's residence and the plush 35-hectare estate surrounding it.\u201cThere were quite a few tears,\u201d said Phil Kinsman, Hnatyshyn\u2019s official spokesman.After a private lunch, Hnatyshyn and his wife Gerda held a final Government House meeting with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and cabinet members.Romeo LeBlanc, a former Liberal Dolphins By Bob Cox OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Flipper lives \u2014 at least on the coat of arms of the incoming Governor General.The new red and white coat of arms designed for Romeo LeBlanc features two stylized dolphins sporting happy grins as they support a shield between them.Each dolphin wears a collar of fleurs-de-lis and maple leaves.The design was released publicly Monday.LeBlanc is to be sworn in Wednesday as Canada\u2019s 25th Governor General.The coat of arms will appear on his official seal, on the Governor General's academic medals and be cabinet minister and senator, will be sworn in as 25th Governor General on Wednesday.Kinsman said the Hnatyshyns would spend today on personal business before flying off on a winter holiday \u201csomewhere in the sun.\u201d herald his displayed at Rideau Hall, the Governor General's official residence in Ottawa.It replaces outgoing Gov.Gen.Ray Hnatyshyn\u2019s coat of arms that featured lions on a blue and gold background.While the dophins lend a cartoon-like air to LeBlanc\u2019s arms, its designers it say it is rich in symbols that reflect the life and ancestry of LeBlanc and his Acadian family from New Brunswick.\u201cIt is meant to be a visual personification of the particular individual and his heritage,\u201d said Robert Watt, Chief Herald of Canada.The dolphins recall that LeBlanc\u2019s original ancestor settled Kinsman took pains to point out the Hnatyshyns were leaving Ottawa on a commercial flight.That's perhaps in response to last year\u2019s criticism about $160,000 worth of flights on the government's Challenger jets.SUCCESSOI in Acadia about 1650 on the Dauphin River, now known as the Annapolis River.They also mark his maritime heritage and his time as fisheries minister under former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.Watt said LeBlanc\u2019s coat of arms is unique, but the use of dolphins is not.\u201cIn heraldry we use all sorts of different creatures as supporters,\u201d said Watt.\u201cThere are certainly other coats of arms in other countries where dolphins play a role.\u201d The coat of arms was designed in consultation with LeBlanc and a New Brunswick historian.OHaua tightens rules for Fishery workers benefits.pr 42 year we had already been dumped on more times than we could remember, and we had adapted to it.27 IE A 24 \u2018 = oF [DS VE LZ N72 The same could be said of our driving habits.Constant foul weather driving had us all in top form.Most motorists could steer their way out of a skid without a pause in conversation.When things got hairy, we slowed down.Extreme condi- tipng Bred, caution into the minds of motorist#\"#cross the province.Our lessons about highway safety were learned early in the winter, and by February were second nature.Now that winter is back, let\u2019s not forget the lessons of seasons past.If you hate winter, give thanks for what was and get on with living a typical February.Most importantly, be careful out on the roads and remember to take it easy on the accelerator when things are slick.MAURICE CROSSFIELD - TN BANK OF = (wo: SôliAré, Aso DE Another closet separatist Quebec federalists\u2019 seeming new aversion to the constitutional status quo is questioned by Daniel Latouche, a columnist in the Montreal weekly Hour: Why is it suddenly no longer acceptable to praise the Canadian constitutional status quo?Why is Liberal star candidate Lucienne Robillard running in the Westmount byelection saying she is against the status quo?.How best to explain the curious statement by Michel Bélanger, the new head of the Quebec federalist forces: \u201cA NO vote at the referendum will not close down any option.It will actually open new ones: new definitions of federalism, a new vision of constitutional reform, and new forms of sovereignty.\u201d Why did he say it?There are only two possible explanations.The first has to do with the size of the NO victory.You see, Mr.Bélanger doesn\u2019t swallow the argument that a NO vote won\u2019t weaken Quebec\u2019s position in future constitutional negotiations.He knows from the 1982 experience that it will.The only way a post-referendum Quebec can emerge a winner in any constitutional talks is if the separatist menace, even after a NO vote, is still alive and kicking.What better way to achieve this result than to proclaim that separatism will not die after a NO vote, but will actually renew itself to ensure Canadian politicians don\u2019t pick on poor little Quebec?Clever, n\u2019est-ce-pas?And the other explanation?Simple! The man is another closet separatist, a new Bourassa.Immigration policy tramples rights By Carolyn Abraham Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 The federal government has embarked on a crackdown to deport immigrants with criminal convictions \u2014 in the process denying them basic rights Canadian citizens take for granted.Under Immigration Canada\u2019s toughened policy, many people with no recent criminal convictions or current charges are held in jail indefinitely.Some who have been charged with a crime are detained by Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicators even if a criminal court judge has granted them freedom.In many cases, people facing deportation have no lawyer.And, while the Immigration Act says deportation hearings are to be held in public, many are not because immigration officials conduct the proceedings at detention centres where public access is denied.Immigration Canada is reacting to a public outcry that peaked last spring after two highly publicized shooting deaths in Toronto.In both cases the suspects, who have yet to come to trial, were immigrants who had been ordered deported but remained in Canada due to lax enforcement.Critics of the current crackdown say Ottawa is trampling some fundamental civil rights by enforcing a section of the Immigration Act it had previously let lapse.Take the case of Javier Loera, who can neither hear nor speak.His is a tale of a system that presumes guilt first and easily denies freedom to non-citizens.JAILED Ottawa lawyer Riad Tallim is convinced that if he had not accidentally heard about the case, Loe- ra would still be in jail.As it was, Tallim says, Loera remained in jail two weeks after his release was ordered Dec.23 because Immigration was too shortstaf- fed over the holidays to process his release.Loera had crossed from the United States into Saskatchewan by bicycle last year.He sought out immigration officials in Regina but was detained and ordered deported \u2014 even though he had no lawyer and no one knew his native country.He was freed and told to stay in Regina until his removal.But he got back on his bike and rode across country and to Ontario, stopping at police stations for a free meal and a night in the cell blocks.When he reached Ottawa in October, he went to city police who, unsure of his identity or origins, contacted Immigration Canada.From then to Jan.6, Loera was in jail.He faced at least three detention review hearings without legal counsel.It wasn\u2019t until a qualified interpreter was called that Tallim heard about the case.He met Loera for the first time on Dec.5 at Ottawa-Carleton\u2019s Regional Detention Centre.WANTED TO LEAVE \u201cHe was devastated.He was such a broken man.He was slouched over, shoulders concave, you could see it on his face,\u201d says Tallim, who said immigration officials did not try to get Loera legal help.After a three-hour detention review Dec.21 \u2014 Loera\u2019s first with a lawyer present \u2014 Ottawa immigration adjudicator G.U.R.McBrien ordered him freed.It had become clear that Loera, believed to be from Chile, had been trying all along to get home.He had been peddling like mad to find the coast, hoping to catch a boat for South America.Local immigration officials hadn\u2019t bought his story.Lawyers say it\u2019s one thing to deport immigrants with past convictions but quite another to sacrifice justice in the process.The number of people being jailed has also risen sharply.According to Immigration\u2019s central detention and removals immigration office in Ontario, 1,223 people were being held in this province between April and November 1994 \u2014 a 20 per cent increase over the same period the year before.And these people are being locked up at Immigration\u2019s request for periods of time that are averaging 50 per cent longer than they did in 1993.Doug Kellam, assistant manager of detentions and removals, says the increases reflect Immigration\u2019s effort to deport non-citizens with criminal records.Today in Histor The Canadian Press : American astronaut Bruce McCandless became the first man to fly untethered in space 11 years ago today \u2014 in 1984.McCandless spent 90 minutes in free flight near the space shuttle Challenger.Robert Stewart became the second astronaut to leave a spacecraft unattached on the same flight, going about 100 metres from Challenger before turning back.Challenger exploded during a launch in 1986, killing all seven astronauts on board.Should Bernardo By Tom Blackwell TORONTC (CP) \u2014 Televising Paul Bernardo\u2019s murder trial would help counter negative publicity and put the defendant in a different light, one of his lawyers said Monday.But the victims\u2019 families said through their lawyer that allowing cameras into the courtroom would only add to the sensationalism of the case and further invade their privacy.Defence lawyer Tony Bryant underlined his support for a bid by the CBC to broadcast the trial when it starts in May.\u201cWe think it\u2019s important that the public see everything there is to be seen about this trial,\u201d Bryant said outside court.\u201cThere are some circumstances that have happened in the past that the public is not yet aware of and it\u2019s important that the public see what that\u2019s all about to make their own assessment about what took place.\u201d He said people are forgetting that Bernardo is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty and television could help change that.\u201cLet\u2019s see what the witnesses really have to say about what he did and did not do.\u201d The CBC appeared in court Mon- trial be day to ask for permission to intervene in the trial and argue for TV coverage.Discussion of the issue was adjourned to March 3.Bernardo is charged with first- degree murder, abduction and sexual assault in the sex slayings of Kristen French, 15, of St.Cathari- nes and Leslie Mahaffy, 14, of Burlington.The girls\u2019 parents \u201cstrongly oppose\u201d allowing TV cameras into the courtroom, said Tim Danson, their lawyer.\u201cIt\u2019s clearly motivated by ratings and sensationalism and profit,\u201d he said.\u201cThey find the whole process an on TV?overwhelming invasion of their privacy.I think they find a broadcasting of this trial .would just accentuate everything that is bad about sensationalizing someone else's tragedy.\u201d The network asserts that an Ontario law banning TV from the courts should be struck down because it violates the constitutional right to freedom of the press and trespasses on federal Jurisdiction.CBC lawyer Dan Henry denied the corporation wants to sensationalize or profit from the case and noted that it\u2019s not \u201ca private event\u201d for the victims\u2019 families.CL Le ew PS RE Wr Lx.\u2014 sen wp The RECORD\u2014 Tuesday, February 7, 1995\u20145 * Farm and Business Record Dollar stability causes - bank to lower its rate 3; pt 3 Quebec, Ontario exports increase By Clyde Graham OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 The Royal Bank lowered mortgage interest rates across most terms Monday, taking advantage of a firmer Canadian dollar.The bank is cutting its two- year closed mortgage by half a percentage point to 10 per cent.\u2018Decreases for other mortgage terms were smaller, the bank announced.Meanwhile, the Bank of Canada\u2019s key bank rate is also expected to drop at its weekly setting today.It was set at 8.23 per cent last week, but it could fall to about 8.00 per cent.\u201cThe market has become very optimistic,\u201d said Rob Palombi, economist at MMS International market research in Toronto.Palombi said the market feels that a rise in U.S.unemployment announced last week means that inflation is under control and that will moderate the need for more interest rate hikes.Ted Carmichael, senior Canadian economist at J.P.Morgan Securities, said the stronger dollar has taken pressure off interest rates for now.\u201cThe Canadian dollar has found its legs after being beaten up,\u201d said Carmichael.But he added he doubts interest rates have peaked yet.Inflation is still a long-term worry in the United States and more hikes of up to two more percentage points could be coming before year\u2019s end.At the Royal Bank, rates for one, seven, 10 and 25-year closed mortgages were a quarter point lower, while the rates of three, four and five year terms were down by .375 per cent.The rates for the six-month open and six-month convertible mortgages were unchanged.The Canadian dollar, which had fallen last week, was firmer on Friday and Monday.By Bruce Little Toronto Globe and Mail Tom Krieser is a proud man these days.Just before Christmas, the president of Kvaerner Hymac Inc.in Laval, Que., won a big contract in Sweden, a special place for his business.His company makes machinery for the pulp and paper industry.Among his toughest competitors are Finnish companies that make some of the best such equipment in the world and have always regarded Sweden as their backyard.Winning the Swedish deal, he says, \u2018\u201c\u2018was a strategic breakthrough.\u201d Five years ago, three-quarters of his company\u2019s sales went to Canadians; these days, three-quarters of its customers are abroad.Kvaerner Hymac is part of a trend that few Canadians have Wages lagging behind recover By Clyde Graham OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 The economy may be taking off, but wages are still grounded, the Conference Board of Canada said Monday.In fact, wage increases for unionized workers probably won't keep pace with economic growth or inflation.\u201cDespite significant improvement in the economy, the Conference Board expects that wage settlements will be modest and in line with inflation in 1995.\u201d The economic think-tank, in its 1995 industrial relation outlook, said an unemployment rate of more than nine per cent and government restraint will keep wage demands moderate.\u201cEmployment security is labor\u2019s number one priority at the bargaining table in 1995.\u201d The Conference Board said union wages will rise an average of 1.4 per cent \u2014 less than the 1.7 per cent rate of inflation and 3.4 per cent economic growth rate that the board expects for 1995.Unions will put their energy into fighting contracting out and technological and orgainization changes that could put their members out on the street, said the board.MORE LATER Only about a third of the Canadian workforce is unionized.But unionized workers tend to be higher paid than unorganized workers and the contracts they negotiate tend to set the trend for their industries.The Board said there are a number of reasons for the expected slow growth in wages in 1995.\u2014 High unemployment and low inflation will limit pressure for wage increases.\u2014 Government restraint, particularly at the federal level.\u2014 Pressure to remain competitive with lower foreign wages.\u2014 Wage hikes remained below inflation after the early 1980s recession and the pattern is expected to repeat following the early 1990s recession.On the plus side, the Conference Board said that wage rol- Ibacks and layoffs are tailing off in the private sector.But the federal civil service still faces major layoffs in the 1995 budget that comes down later this month.Research gains feed-billion people, but more is needed WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Super high-yield rice, blight-resistant potatoes, corn bred for the tropics and other agricultural advances will help the world feed a billion more people in 1995 than 20 years ago, says a UN report.The challenge for the next two decades is to feed twice that many more.In addition, UN agencies estimate that 700 million people still are going hungry.It will take more than food aid or the transfer of food from rich countries to poor countries; it will take significant advances in agriculture to feed the world\u2019s population in 2015, according to a new UN analysis of world agriculture.The analysis was made in preparation for an agricultural research conference opening Thursday in Lucerne, Switzerland.It\u2019s critical of non- crisis food aid, which it says \u201c- promotes dependence, undermines rural economies and keeps farmers trapped in poverty.\u201d The two-day conference aims to set the food research agenda for the future \u2014 an agenda that must increase productivity while protecting the environment and preserving biodiversity.\u201cWe are in a race with time, to develop the appropriate technology and to bring it to poor farmers, while population growth in the poorest countries puts pressure on scarce resources and a fragile environment,\u201d said World Bank Vice President Ismael Serageldin, a key organizer of the conference.Among the recent successes: \u2014 Wheat resistant to leaf rust, the cereal grain\u2019s most destructive disease, which previously cost poor countries an average $750 million annually.\u2014 \u201cSuper rice,\u201d producing 25 per cent more grain on the same land and helping to feed an additional 450 million people a year.\u2014 Varieties of cassava, a starchy root that is the main staple for 200 million Africans and can increase yields by as much as 300 per cent.\u2014 Blight-resistant potatoes that cost just over $60 million to develop and are producing $10 million a year in increased yield.\u2014 Corn bred especially for the tropics, capable of increasing harvests by 40 per cent despite the hostile tropical environment of high temperatures and acidic soils, U.S.speculators hoping for noticed: machinery makers have been scoring stunning successes outside the country.Between 1991 and 1994, when an expanding auto industry was the driving force pushing total exports up 53 per cent, machinery sales rose even faster \u2014 58 per cent.If the numbers for the first 10 months of 1994 hold up for the whole year, Canadian companies will have exported $44.8 billion worth of heavy equipment last year, up from $28.4 billion in 1991.Some machine makers racked up even better numbers: Industrial machinery exports climbed 81 per cent to $9.2 billion.Sales of what Statistics Canada calls \u201cother equipment and tools\u201d rose 80 per cent to $8.4 billion.Exports of office machinery and equipment increased to $6.8 billion in 1994, up 70 per cent from 1991.The goods produced by General Electric Canada of Toronto probably turn up in almost every category StatsCan uses to classify exports and there\u2019s little question GE Canada is contributing to the boom.GE's lighting plant in Oakvil- le, Ont., makes floodlights and a new line of fluorescent lights so popular the company plans to add a plant the size of a football field to accommodate the demand, says GE Canada vice- president Robert Weese.Most of the production is exported.BROMONT PLANT Another plant \u2014 in Bromont, Que.\u2014 makes blades and vanes that go into aircraft engines made by a U.S.unit of Fairfield, Conn.-based General Electric Machinery sales signal better times Co.\u201cIt\u2019s been a whopping sue- cess,\u201d he says.Yet another GE unit won five of the six big hydroelectric projects awarded in the world last year, and GE Canada\u2019s plant in Lachine, Que., which makes hydraulic turbines and generators, \u201cwill have a large chunk of those contracts.\u201d Like many multinationals, GE has embraced a strategy of rationalizing its worldwide operations by giving its subsidiaries \u201c- global product mandates.\u201d In Canada, subsidiaries of foreign firms typically produced dozens of products for the Canadian market and left foreign sales to affiliates elsewhere.Global mandates forced them to focus on the handful of products, with the mandate to export anywhere.CP Ltd.posts $393 million in profits By Allan Swift MONTREAL (CP) \u2014 High natural gas prices and tourism helped giant conglomerate Canadian Pacific Ltd.post a $393 million profit after suffering huge losses the previous year, the company announced Monday.The 1994 profit came on the heels of losing $191 million in 1993.The holding company said operating revenue in each of its three major divisions \u2014 transportation, energy and real estate-hotels \u2014 was up over 1993, reflecting general economic conditions.Total revenues from continuing operations reached $7 billion in 1994, up from $6.3 billion in 1993.The most improved businesses were PanCanadian Petroleum, CP Rail System and CP Ships.CP Rail System had an operating income of $277 million last year.Pad ALLY MANN - Let your loved ones know they are special on Valentine's Day! On Tuesday, February 14th you can have your personal Valentine message published in the for only $5 50 (25 words or less - taxes included) You become eligible for a drawing of HE du a weekend for 2 persons at the luxurious and beautiful HOTEL DES GOUVERNEURS The weekend includes: 1) 2 nights in a luxurious room PARSBAR LAL SA SPULASE NEA SS wd B is s PRAISE Hh bw dE 4S SAL aSdd i OUDs BD 60 flak £ same.2) 2 dinners for 2 persons 3) 2 breakfasts for 2 persons 4) All taxes and gratuities fiscal side attack on deficit Goldman Sachs, a large New York investment dealer, is recommending the purchase of Canadian-pay securities.It thinks that the Canadian dollar will top US 75 cents in the next 12 to 18 months.It was trading at US 70.69 cents at the weekend.To what extent the Goldman Sachs recommendation triggered the subsequent surge of buying is impossible to say.It could have been equally as well triggered by a need to cover short positions taken following an earlier record sell-off.Foreigners sold $4.9 billion of Canadian bonds in November, a record for a single month.They also sold $311 million of Canadian stock.Partly offsetting these sales was a $3 billion increase in foreign purchases of THE NEXT lar in this instance \u2014 is usually revenues.po just hitting his tar- CHEQUE D MONEY ORDER [J CREDIT CARD [J followed by at least a partial get won\u2019t enough.SAA recovery.\u201cProgress on the fiscal side\u201d CREDIT CARD PAYMENT: \u2019 At the same time, Canada\u2019s would be apparent, however, if MASTERCARD [J VISA [] sh economic prospects for at least he were also to detail pending CARD NO MUSCULAR the year are unusually bright.reductions in social spending, in i REI Its economic growth is streng- government employment and in EXPIRATION DATE: thening.So are employment and other costs \u2014 always providing, SIGNATURE: 1265 Berri Street, Suite 782, Montreal (Quebec! H2L 4X4 Tet.514: 987-9907 Business Sense By John Meyer treasury bills.The net reduction in foreign holdings for the month was $2.2 billion.That compares with a net inflow of $552 billion in October and a net outflow of $1.9 billion in September.There was, at a guess, a large net outflow in December.The Goldman Sachs position is, in most respects, a reflection of common sense market strategy.À too sharp decline in the price of an intrinsically sound commodity \u2014 the Canadian dol- investment \u2014 in spite of high real estate rates.Inflation is nominal.The key consideration, however, seems to be Goldman Sachs\u2019 expectation that \u201cprogress is likely on the fiscal side\u201d.The investment dealer is clearly hoping for something more than simply achieving the deficit reduction goals given in the last budget.The Canadian Press, quoting \u201chigh-ranking federal sources\u201d, says that Finance Minister Martin does not intend to redute the deficit any further than the $32 billion already indicated.Is this another kite-flying exercise?Or has he something else in mind?Mr.Martin can argue, rightly, that to hit his target he will have had to accommodate heavier than expected interest charges.But he will also have had the benefit of larger than expected of course, that the reductions are convincingly large.A PACKAGE VALUE OF $325 N.B.Reserve 2 weeks in advance.Drop by the office of mail in your coupon, with payment by Friday, February 10, to THE RECORD 2850 Delorme St., Sherbrooke Que.J1K 1A1 - 819-569-9525 or 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Que.JOE 1V0 * 514-243-0088 Message: NAME ADDRESS PROVINCE TELEPHONE ( ) POSTAL CODE PLEASE CHECK FORM OF PAYMENT: Û 8 1 ' ' ' 0 8 Û i ' | ' i ' î mA SSSR am» x .6\u2014The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, February 7, 1995 Living Hecord \u2018Surviving winter gives you strength of character\u2019 Winter: Looking at the most Canadian of seasons \u2018By Sylvia Strojek , The Canadian Press Fiend or friend?Canadians , seem not to be so sure about win- » ter any more.For most of our history, says Pierre Berton, we have tried to pretend a Canadian winter isn\u2019t all that miserable.In Winter, his book about the season that most preoccupies Canucks, Berton explains how \u2018early descriptions of Canada * purposely avoided words like \u201c- \u201ccold\u201d and \u201cfrost.\u201d They instead extolled the \u201c- \u201cbracing\u201d and \u201cbuoyant\u201d climate as a builder of a resilient breed.\u201cBy the end of the (19th) century .Canadians stopped apologizing for the weather,\u201d Berton writes.Today, we rail against visitors who, fuelled by Hollywood images, expect a perpetual land of ice and snow, dotted with igloos and populated by Mounties and moose.But as storms rip through bitter-cold eastern Canada and the unseasonably balmy Western provinces brace for an Arctic blast, it\u2019s hard to disagree.Sighs of weary shovellers and curses from motorists with cars gone comatose give voice to the season\u2019s burdens.And days when spit freezes almost before it hits the ground leave no doubt as to the bone-chilling mercury level.Yet we relate to others \u2014 and each other \u2014 the tales of our elemental endurance with a pride uniquely Canadian, says Paul Wolfe of the Cold Regions Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University.\u201cSurviving winter gives you strength of character,\u201d says Wolfe.\u201cPeople complain about the winter, but deep down they'd be disappointed without one.\u201cIt would be almost unpatriotic.\u201d Winter has moulded our collective psyche in that it has given us hockey \u2014 what Berton calls \u201cthe common passion that unites us and helps give us a sense of nationhood.\u201d It also provides us with fun things to do like skiing, curling and skating \u2014 all sports we traditionally excel at internationally.The Canadian Press CANADA'S BIG STORMS: tracks and derail.snowploughs.homes.10 days.J to quit politics.Facts on winter Canada is famous for its winters.Some information on winter: WHAT OTHERS CALL CANADA: \u2014 Our Lady of the Snows \u2014 Rudyard Kipling.\u2014 The Frozen Frontier \u2014 Blackwood, a Scottish periodical.\u2014 A Kind of Siberia \u2014 The Nation, Dublin \u2014 The Great White North \u2014 Doug and Bob McKenzie, SCTV \u2014 Vancouver, Jan.19, 1943.Streetcars rise up on ice-packed \u2014 Heart's Cove, Nfld., Jan.5, 1963.Roads impassable even to \u2014 Montreal, March 4, 1971.Snowdrifts reach second storeys of \u2014 London, Ont., December 1977.Husband abandons car during storm and mushes to phone booth to phone wife.He's trapped in the booth moments later when snowplough passes.\u2014 Iqaluit, N.-W.T., Feb.8, 1979.Residents can\u2019t leave homes for \u2014 Southern Alberta, April 1983.Unexpected blizzard kills thousands of cattle trapped in snow-filled gullies.Revenue Canada extends income-tax filing to May 15 for stricken families.\u2014 Ottawa, Feb.28, 1984.City brought to a halt by raging bliz- 1 zard, but Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau takes walk and decides Source: Winter, Pierre Berton.And in an attempt to make the best of it we indulge in winter carnivals \u2014 more than 200 every February across Canada, including Ottawa\u2019s famed Winterlude.But sociologist Harry Hiller questions whether we're truly revelling in the season.He points to indications Canadians are moving from acceptance to denial.\u201cThere are more things we do to escape winters,\u201d says the University of Calgary professor.\u201c- Canadian snowbirds to the American south have become a continental ritual.\u201d The statistics support his theory.One in seven Canadians heads south every year to escape winter temporarily.More than 300,000 Western Canadians jet to Hawaii, while another 300,000 flee to Arizona.Twice as many other Canadians seek refuge in the Caribbean.And 2.5 million head for Florida \u2014 600,000 of them to winter there.Hiller also points to the mall- crawl culture.\u201cWe winterproof ourselves with closed-in shopping centres which now provide all kinds of entertainment.And note how we decorate the malls with greenery, flowers and foliage.These are images of summer.\u201d West Edmonton Mall offers the ultimate winter escape: more than 800 retail outlets, about two dozen theatres, an amusement park, skating rink and Why February is so hard to get through By Sylvia Strojek EDMONTON (CP) \u2014 Winter can make a lot of us SAD.Depression, fatigue, sluggishness and a ravenous appetite for fatty, sweet foods can be symptons of seasonal affective disorder.It happens when long wintry nights and gloomy days starve us of sunlight.\u201cIt sends people into a state similar to hibernation,\u201d says Dr.Yakov Shapiro, who treats SAD sufferers at his Edmonton clinic.\u201cIt seems to have a lot to do with the disfiguration of the biological clock.\u201d Studies suggest the dim natural light of winter causes the body to reduce levels of two brain chemicals called serotonin, a neurotransmitter, and melato- ste US GTS 0 ua Men & Women Guaranteed 100% Waterproof rn 99 \u2014{s yr LEATHER BOOTS nin, a hormone.Estimates suggest two to five ON ls VC 0% REDUCTION OUR LOW 100% Waterproot » starting at \\ ~~, \u2014 SHFRGROORE Is] wal 3 ar BUS ROUTE NO.11 BRINGS YOU ns « & O $ 2 Le & MAGOG RUE PRINCIPALE OUES1 1 ~~ A EFNSEUNTNE VERSANTS DE BROMC BROMONI [a PHASE H PHASE | Don (514) 534-4428 per cent of the population in northern climates suffers from full- blown SAD.Another 10 per cent succumbs to a milder form commonly called winter blues.SAD makes you bone-tired, inhibits your ability to concentrate or remember and casts a pall over everything you do, says Shapiro.\u201cPeople tend to sleep more.They feel less energetic.Social interaction goes down.The ability to work, the productivity goes down.\u201d SAD has only been recognized by the medical community in the last 10 to 15 years.And even today colleagues and family may dismiss it as a bogus illness, says Shapiro.\u201cSupport from friends or support from family is very important, but unfortunately it\u2019s often lacking.\u201d That's the main reason Calgary writer Celeste Peters wrote what is believed Canada\u2019s: first: bookuabout the affliction.Fight the Winter Bluest Pon\u2019t Be Sad\u2019 (Script Publishing, $18.95) is an Dear Ann Landers: My best friend, \"Brenda,\" and her husband, \"Dean,\" recently divorced after eight years of marriage.I was maid of honor at their wedding and a very close friend to both of them during their marriage and after.The split was amicable, and I've kept in touch with them.: After I had dinner with Dean recently, he confessed that he's developed feelings for me that are a bit stronger than friendship.I was shocked, and wanting to be truthful with Brenda, I shared this revelation.She hit the roof and said I'd be completely disloyal to her as a friend if I even considered it.The problem is that I've been feeling the same way about Dean for quite some time now and would like attempt to make the public more aware of what can be a debilitating illness.\u201cCanada is one of the SADest places on earth, if you will, being one of the northernmost countries,\u201d the freelance health and science writer says.\u201cOur populace has a better chance of becoming SAD than, say, people in Mexico.\u201d Anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac are sometimes prescribed to fight SAD, but the best medicine is simply light.Peter\u2019s book explains how sufferers can use sunlamps, portable light visors or dawn simulators to make them feel better.The simulators mimic the gra- indoor lake \u2014 all under one roof.\u201cWe have definitely become a nation of deniers,\u201d says Hiller.\u201cIt\u2019s to the point where kids rarely play hockey outdoors anymore.\u201d He also points to cities with pedway systems between downtown buildings, ready underground parking and cars with powerful heaters and seat warmers.\u201cAll those things take the chill away in a way we've probably never had before.\u201d Curt Dixon, a forecaster with Environment Canada for 22 years, says there\u2019ll always be one good thing about winter, though.\u201cIf we didn\u2019t discuss it, a lot of people would have a hard time starting a conversation.\u201d Many people SAD during winter months dually increasing light at dawn and let people wake up naturally instead of being jolted out of bed by the clock radio when it's still dark.The book also talks about medicine, psychotherapy, diet, exercise and general lifestyle changes, and lists SAD clinics, practitioners, support groups and light unit suppliers.About 70 per cent of sufferers will respond to light therapy within 48 hours, says Shapiro, but effects don\u2019t last if they stop treatment.Looking on the bright side, he says, there is one sure-fire cure.\u201cMost people tend to start improving in spring.\u201d Blood donor clinic MAGOG \u2014 There will be a blood donor clinic Wednesday February 22 at the St.Patrice Church basement in Magog.The clinic is being held by the Magog - Orford Optimist Club, with the: objective of-getting.300 donors.fain .::The St-Patrice.Church is lecated at 115 Merry St.North.Anyone between 18 and 60 years of age and weighing more than 110 pounds may give blood at the clinic between 2:30 p.m.and 8:30 p.m.Divorce means \u2018hands off\u2019 no longer Ann Landers to pursue the possibility.I think it could develop into something meaningful.He's a great guy.Would I be disloyal to Brenda if I followed my heart?- TORN INN.Y.DEAR N.Y.: In my opinion, no.When a divorce is final, the \"Hands Off\" sign comes down and the \"Available\" sign goes up.Be prepared to lose Brenda's friendship, however.She always will consider this a betrayal, although it IODE Aldershot Chapter holds meeting SHERBROOKE \u2014 A meeting of Aldershop Chapter IODE was held at the home of Marguerite Cotton, Regent, on Friday afternoon, January 20, who opened the meeting in the usual way, seven members were present.Secretary Frances Varney read the minutes of the December 1994 Land Sakes - Look Who Has Turned 68! Happy Birthday, Junior Harvey all your family with love from| meeting which were approved as read.Correspondence was read, also thank-you notes for Christmas baskets.Treasurer Jean Irving gave the financial report.Services Officer Marguerite reported that Christmas baskets had been delivered to worthy recipients.She read a list of what they contained.Mrs.C.A.N.Reid, Quebec Provincial Chapter President, was nominated as our chapter\u2019s delegate to National Chapter.The meeting was adjourned and a social hour enjoyed during which refreshments were served by the hostess.The monthly prize was won by Frances.The next meeting will be held at the home of Myrtle Durrant on February 17.Bishopton Brenda Bailey Holiday guests of Mr.and Mrs.Gordon Harrison included Mr.and Mrs.Michael Largy, Sara and Alexander, Smith Falls, Ont., Mrs.Florence Harrison, Bishopton, Mr.and Mrs.Bill Pollick and Jason of Ste.Foy, Que., and Mrs.Ann Martel, Anika, Erick, Karl and Sandra.is not.Nothing will change her mind.Dear Ann Landers: Our 19-year- old son, \"Andy,\" has worked for a department store chain since leaving high school 18 months ago.He had a good record and was a reliable employee.The other day, he was told to work in the loading area where a forklift was carrying stale gum and candy to the trash bin.When some of the gum fell on the floor, Andy was told to sweep it up and throw it out.While doing this, he opened one of the stale packets and put some gum in his mouth.Another worker saw Andy do this and reported him to the manager He was immediately fired for stealing.Ann, he has never stolen anything in his life.I'm sure he didn't consider this to be stealing since the merchandise was going to be thrown out.When Andy went to the manager's office, he was told to sign a document, although he did not have a chance to read it and was not told what it said.We consulted with the labor board, and Andy was instructed to geta copy of this document.When he asked for it, he was told releasing it was \"against company policy,\" but if Andy were willing to forget the incident and leave quietly, he would be given a good reference.l'm not sure Andy can trust this.His future could be hurt because of an innocent act.It has devastated Andy as well as the rest of the family.Should he get a lawyer?- MEDFORD, N.Y., PARENTS DEAR MEDFORD: 1 spoke to some of my legal experts, and here is what they said: Many stores have written regulations regarding store policy and employee behavior Andy may have violated the store's regulations by eating the inventory - - even though it was intended for the garbage.If this is the case, the store had the right to fire him.It is also possible, however, that the company did not follow its own regulations when it fired Andy.Andy's employer may have overreacted.If you and Andy talk to his boss about removing the allegation of theft from his record, you may be able to work things out.If not, sce an attorney.Gem of the Day: Parents never wake up their second baby just to see it smile. wr 4 NF À (\u2014 \u2014 Townships\u2019 Crier sD AYER\u2019S CLIFF Murder Mystery Dinner, \u201cMidnight Cruise of the Beulah Queen\u201d, on Saturday, February 11 at 6 p.m.at the Beulah United Church, Ayer\u2019s Cliff.Reservations only.Please call 838-5264 or 849-3891.LENNOXVILLE A 500 and Bridge card party will be held on Thursday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m.in the Masonic Hall, 2 Belvidere St., Lennoxville.Prizes.Lunch will be served.Everyone welcome.DUNHAM Soup and Dessert Luncheon on Thursday, February 9 at noon at All Saints Anglican Church, Dunham.Delicious homemade soups and yummy desserts are the menu of the day.Cards will be played immediately following lunch.Admission charged.LENNOXVILLE The Bishop\u2019s-Champlain Inter- Varsity Christian Fellowship (I.V.C.F.) will be holding a praise and worship service called \u201cPraise in the Pub\u201d at Bishop's University Pub on Sunday, February 12 at 7 p.m.All college and university students are invited.For more information contact Andrea Eastman at 829-0814.SHERBROOKE The Sherbrooke Christian Women\u2019s Club warmly invites all ladies to morning coffee on Thursday, February 9 from 9:30 a.m.to 11:30 a.m.at the Club de Golf Sherbrooke on Musset St.Special feature: Helene Lamay of Apres-Vous Madame will present a style show featuring clothes from her boutique.Special music: enjoy delightful duets by Les and Sue Duke of South Stukely.Special speaker: Karen Lafleur of Dorval, a humorous mother of twins, tells of a designer who has put her life in vogue.A free nursery is available for preschoolers.Please reserve by calling Joyce McLeod at 875-3686.Invite a friend.Shell be glad you did.error.CAE \"1540 LENNOXVILLE' All parents of students at Alexander Galt Regional High School are invited to attend a parents\u2019 afternoon and evening to be held on Thursday, February 9 from 3:30 p.m.to 5:30 p.m.and from 7 p.m.to 9:30 p.m.No appointments are necessary.e LENNOXVILLE The Lennoxville & District Women\u2019s Centre presents Self- Defense Class for 15 to 17 year old girls on Saturday, February 11 from 9:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.at St.Antoine School, Lennoxville.Sign up at the Women\u2019s Centre.Hurry! There are only 16 places.For further information call the Women\u2019s Centre at 564-6626.RICHMOND Valentine Salad Luncheon at St.Anne\u2019s Anglican Church on Saturday, February 11 from 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.Bake table and special \u201cHearts, Candy and Flowers\u201d table.Everyone welcome.e COWANSVILLE Card party to be held on February 9 at 910 Main St., Cowansville.Sponsored by Prosperity Rebekah Lodge No.32.Prizes and refreshments.Everyone welcome.Admission charged.TO PLACE YOUR PREPAID BIRTHS, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS AND CEMETERY NOTICES: BY MAIL: Use this coupon IN PERSON; Come to our offices LENNOXVILLE The Lennoxville & District Women\u2019s Centre presents Coffee Klatch every second Tuesday, the next one is on February 14, from 9:30 a.m.to noon at the Women\u2019s Centre, 151A Queen St., Lennoxville.A coffee klatch is a discussion group with a different theme held every two weeks, where women have the opportunity to exchange and share concerns they have about a variety of issues.There is no need to register, you just have to show up.Women can speak in total confidentiality in a climate of respect, friendship and solidarity.A babysitter will be available to children between the ages.of 1 and 5, for free, while you attend the coffee klatch.You must reserve you child\u2019s spot one day ahead, so call early at 564-6626.This week\u2019s theme is \u201cI am my own Valentine\u201d.For further information please call the Women\u2019s Centre at 564-6626.BULWER Bulwer Q.F.A.will meet on Thursday, February 9 at the Bulwer Community Centre at 8 p.m.Tickets for annual banquet will be sold (date is March 4, reserve early).Information on upcoming Beef and Dairy Days.Guest speaker: Bill Chagnon of Richmond.Subject: Making your barn safer.Pot-luck lunch.All welcome.LENNOXVILLE General meeting of the A.N.A.F.Unit 318, Lennoxville and the Ladies Auxiliary will be held on Wednesday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m.NORTH HATLEY The Old North Cemetery Association annual meeting and pot-luck supper, originally scheduled for February 5, will be held on Sunday, February 12 at St.Barnabas Church Hall, North Hatley, beginning at 5:30 p.m.Members and guests are welcome.This column accepts items announcing events organized by churches, service clubs and recognized charitable institutions for a $3.00 fee.Requests should be mailed, well in advance, to The Record, P.O.= vrioM 811 Je b- Box 1200, Sherbrooke, Que.\u2018\u201cJ1H 5L6, be signed and include telephone number and $3.00 (taxes included).Telephone requests will not be accepted.Admission charges and trade names will be deleted.No dances.«The RECORD\u2014 Tuesday, February 7, 1995\u20147 denly at his home in Danville on Sunday, February 5, 1995.Grant Davis in his 87th year.Beloved husband of Evelyn Wright.Son of the late Arthur and the late Blanche Davis of Bolton Centre, Que.Resting at the Desrochers Funeral Home, 31 College St., Danville, under the direction of Cass Funeral Home Inc.- 1-800-567-6031, where family and friends may visit on Tuesday, February 7 from 7 to 9 p.m.A funeral service will be held in the St.Augustine\u2019s Anglican Church, Danville on Wednesday, February 8 at 11 a.m., with the Rev.Rodney Clark officiating.Interment in the Danville Protestant Cemetery in the Spring.Donations to the St.Augustine\u2019s Anglican Church or the charity of your choice, would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.Please note: There will be an Oddfellows Service on Tuesday, February 7 at 7 p.m.East Angus Kay Labonté Friends of Helen Hayes, a longtime resident of East Angus, were saddened to hear of her death at St.Paul's Home in Bury.Our sympathy goes out to her family.Mrs.Ian Gregory of St.Lambert spent a week here in town to be near her mother prior to her death.Mary Cyr of Dorval, granddaughter of Helen Hayes and Fern Southern of Burlington, Vt., were overnight guests of Kay Labonté and Karen MacLeod while in town to attend the funeral of Helen Hayes.Overnight guest at the home of Marjory and Margaret Rowland was Mrs.Ian Gregory of St.Lambert.Other callers at the same home were Yvonne Pitt of Burlington, Vt.and Fern Southern of Burlington, Vt.Dinner guests of Rodger, Meryle and Derek Heatherington were Kay Labonté, Karen MacLeod, Marjory and Margaret Rowland, Randi, Morris Heatherington, Caroline Carrier, Eleanor Taylor and Laurie Nadeau.A lovely birthday cake was presented to celebrant Kay Labonté.She also received many lovely gifts, phone calls from her granddaughters in Tucson, Ariz., and Burlington, Vt, and from a friend in Montreal.aw - Mr.and *Mrs.William \u201cJones,?Mrs.Hilda Rawsence, Affgela Houle, Joan Leroux of Tomifobia, Randi Heatherington, Lennoxville, and Bynon Lawrence, Sherbrooke, were dinner guests at the home of Mr.and Mrs.Rodger Heathering- ton.DELORME, Louis Paul \u2014 At the Youville Hospital on Saturday, February 4, 1995.Louis Paul De- lorme in his 82nd year.Beloved husband of Jessie Johnston.Beloved father of Paul (Nicole) and Peter (Pamela).Grandfather of Brian, Julie and David.Brother of Charles (Peggy), Helen and the late Normand.Resting at the Steve L.Elkas Funeral Home Inc, 601 Conseil St, Sherbrooke \u2014 565- 1155, Steve L.Elkas, Pres, Clement Cartier, Dir, where the funeral procession will leave on Wednesday, February 8, 1995 at 1:30 p.m.for service in St.Antoine Church, Lennoxville at 2 p.m.Interment at St.Michel Cemetery.Visitation on Tuesday from 2 t0 4 pm.and 7 to 9 p.m., day of funeral at 12:30 p.m.HALSALL, Thomas Albert Edward \u2014 At his home in Birch- ton, Que.on Sunday, February 5, 1995.Albert Halsall in his 83rd year.Beloved husband of Rena Munkittrick.Dear father of Tom (Gail), Herb (Brenda), Bob, Judy (Gary), Joan (Jonathan), Betty Jane (David), David (Jackie), Steven (Nicole) and the late Louise and Richard.Cherished grandfather of Janice (Tim), Tracy (Pat), Shari, Jennifer, Richard, Rena, Andrew, Josee, Rebekah, Rachel, Charmaine and Matthew.Dear brother of Joseph Mackay (Molly), Winnie(the late Neil) Dawson, the late Arthur Halsall (Frances), the late Jimmy Mackay (Ida) and the late Eileen Halsall.Also survived by many nieces, nephews and friends.Resting at Cass Funeral Home, 6 Belvidere St., Lennoxville, Que., where friends may call on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.and where funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 1995 at 11 a.m., the Rev.Douglas Warren officiating.Interment in Malvern Cemetery.As memorial tributes, donations to Alexander Galt Regional High School, Scholarship Fund, P.O.Box 5002, Lennoxville, Que., JIM 1Z9, would be appreciated by the family.Island Brook Mrs.Garfield Spaulding 875-3671 Mrs.Ileana Burns had her family all home for the holiday season, who were Mrs.Virginia, Laura and Jonathan Ryshpan of Toronto, Milton Burns and his friend Mary Lou of Guelph, Ont.Miss Arden Ryshpan and friend Steven Adams of Montreal, and Mr.Harold Lowry of Sawyerville.During the holiday Jackie and Jessica Burns of Montreal visited Mrs.Burns.Legion members of Branch 10 resume meetings after holiday recess SHERBROOKE \u2014 On Monday, January 30, the first general meeting of the new year was held and conducted by the President, Comrade Roger Morin.Ritual was said Card party COMPTON \u2014 A card party was held at the home of Maro and Geraldine Phillips on January 18 with proceeds for St.James Anglican Church.Prizewinners: Ladies\u2019 first, Beverly Nichols; consolation, Betty Emery; Gents first, Sue Nichols (playing as a man); consolation, Bert Arbery.The raffle, a pickle dish, was won by Robert Nichols.Door prizes: Mary Decoteau, Ann Bessant, Donald Arbery, Irene Arbery, Winnie Wright, Russell Nichols, Fred Wright and Robert Nichols.Many thanks to all who helped in any way to make our card party a success.MOULAND, Henry Edward \u2014 At the Sherbrooke Hospital after a lengthy illness on February 3, 1995, in his 79th year.Son of the late Robert Mouland and his wife Minnie Sexton.Father of Wayne (Noella), Glenn (Diana), Robert (Monique), Brian (Cathy) and Judy (Torry).Loving grandfather of eleven grandchildren.Survived by his brothers William, Hamilton and Howard, Montreal; and his sisters Gladys, Riverview, N.B.; Jean and Mabel, Bridgewater, N.S.; Ruth, Liverpool, N.S.; Betty, Shelburne, N.S.; Nell, Guelph and Violet, Ottawa.Predeceased by his brothers Norman and Robert.A memorial service will be held at the Cass Funeral Home, 6 Belvidere St., Len- noxville on Thursday, February 9, 1995 at 2 p.m., Robert Sanford officiating.The family will receive relatives and friends one hour before the service.Spring interment of ashes at the Dell Cemetery.Memo- riam donations made to the Sherbrooke Hospital Foundation, 375 Argyle St., Sherbrooke, Que., J1J 3H4, will be gratefully acknowledged.BEATTIE \u2014 In loving memory of our dear parents and grandparents, John Gordon Beattie deceased February 7, 1966 and Lizzie (Elizabeth) Walker Beattie, January 31, 1973.Ever remembered by THE BEATTIE FAMILY Richmond, Quebec DEZAN \u2014 In loving memory of our father Lee and mother Annie who passed away April 28, 1958 and February 5, 1991.Many years have passed since that sad day, You are sadly missed and will never be forgotten.Daughters, VIOLET LEILA, KENNETH EVELYN, MERVIN RUBY, GERALD LABERGE \u2014 In loving memory of my dear mother, Mrs.Emma Mulaire-Laberge, who passed away on February 7, 1976.Always tenderly loved and greatly missed by ss, ELIZABETH * (her loving daughter) A High Mass will be celebrated at Ste-Bibiane Church, Richmond, Quebec on February 7, 1995.in French by Comrade Gilles Lussier.Four new members were initiated at this meeting, after which President Roger Morin called on the Sgt.at Arms to bring forth two members of the Executive to be installed, who were Secretary Richard Barlow and Treasurer Nicole Bralow.The installation was done by the Immediate Past President Eileen Kerr.Minutes of the last general and executive meetings were read and approved.The Treasurer Nicole Barlow gave the financial report which was adopted.Reports were heard from several of the chairmen of different committees.Coming Events: February 11 \u2014 Valentine Dance, music, R.Rousseau.February 18 \u2014 Saturday night dance, music, R.Daigle.February 25 \u2014 Saturday night dance, music, R.Rousseau.PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY February 27 \u2014 Senior Branch general meeting 8 p.m.March 27 \u2014 Sunday Morning Brunch, 10 am.to 1 p.m., music during the brunch.Don\u2019t forget Saturday, March 18 will be our St.Patrick\u2019s Day party opening at 12 noon with continuous entertainment.Supper will be served by the Auxiliary from 5 to 7 p.m.Another reminder: 500 cards every Tuesday night, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday night Dart League in the hall upstairs.Subscribe Now! Record ~~ CALL COLLECT SHERBROOKE KNOWLTON 569-9528 243-0088 :26¢ per word.Minimum charge $6.50.HOWARD \u2014 We wish to express our sincere thanks to our relatives, friends and neighbours for their kindness at the time of the death of our mother, Shirley Howard.Many thanks to all those who sent cards and flowers, gave food and sent donations to the Iron Hill Union Cemetery Memorial Fund and other charitable organizations.Special thanks to Dr.Pincott and to Rev.Wilmur Davidson and Rev.John Serjeanston as well as to the Ladies Guild of Holy Trinity Church, Iron Hill for the delicious lunch served following the funeral.Your Kindness will be remembered.ROBERT & JEANNE D'ARC IAN & ELIZABETH DOREEN & BRIAN ILA Sawyerville Alice Wilson 889-2932 Jean Evans and Sheila Bellam paid their respects to the late Helen Hayes at the East Angus Funeral Home.They spent the night with their mother, Mrs.Maud Bell in the same town.ADVERTISER'S NAME HUFF \u2014 We wish to express our sincere thanks and appraciation to our families, friends, members of the Huntingville Community Church, the staff at Bishop's College Schoo! and the Eastern Townships Schoo! Board, and the doctors and nurses on the 3rd floor of the Sherbrooke Hospital, for all the kindness and support shown to us during the week our father, Clarence Huff, was in the hospital and at the time of his death.Thanks to everyone who sent flowers, cards, food and memorial donations.Special thanks to Meredith Barter and L.O.Cass; to the bearers; to Eleanor Millard, the pianist; to Paulette Haseltine, the soloist; to Pastor Bob Pond, Gordon Warnholtz and Dr.William Klinck from Huntingvil- le Community Church; to Lloyd Hyatt, President of the Compton Cemetery Board; and to the ladies of Huntingville Community Church who provided and served refreshments following the funeral service.Please accept this as a hear- tfeit thank you.KENNETH & GLENDA HUFF AND FAMILY RONALD & CYNTHIA DREW AND FAMILY ROYEA \u2014 The family of the late Oliver Royea wishes to express appreciation and thanks to family and friends for their many acts of kindness, support, flowers, donations to the museum and 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Also available: A wide selection of recycled paper 3, Des Ormes, Ayer\u2019s Cliff Mike Laumailler 819-838-4963 For all your needs in general insurance call: Dunn-Parizeau inc.Insurance Brokers Dale-Parizeau inc.\u2014\u2014 ee 300 Belvedere North, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 4B1 |_(819) 566-7233 _| GENCE DE vor, \u20ac > \\J te Club stan-B9* FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS CONSULT THE EXPERTS! 219 Wellington South SHERBROOKE 566-5595 Or mail your prepaid classified ads to: Bn = DEADLINE: 11 a.m.working day previous to publication cm A mam United Church Women meet WATERLOO \u2014 St.Paul's UCW met on January 12 at 1:30 p.m.in the Church Hall.The President, Joyce Ossington, brought the meeting to order, welcomed those present and thanked the hostesses, Clara Boyd and Barbara Johnston.The Collect was repeated.Joyce then read an article, \u201cOpportunity\u201d, followed by prayer.The secretary, Bobby Cochrane, called the roll which was answered by 13.She then read the minutes of the November meeting, which were approved as read.Four thank-you notes were read, and verbal thank- yous given.27 visits were made.Marion Moffatt, reporting for Mildred Irwin stated that five sympathy and three get-well cards were sent in December.The annual reports were read by Bobby Cochrane, Barbara Johnston and Emily Norton.Marion Moffatt P.O.Box 1200 Sherbrooke, Que.J1H 5L6 read Mildred Irwin\u2019s report: 60 birthday cards and/or phone calls, 66 get-well, 20 sympathy, 12 anniversary and served lunch for four funerals.She thanked those who had nade birthday cakes for the first Sunday of each month.Ellen Heath reported 40 knit bandages, 25 pairs of used eye glasses, 390 Campbell Soup labels, a large amount of bread clips and used postage stamps.300 visits to sick and shut-in were made throughout the year.Betty Black thanked Joyce Oss- ington for the excellent job she had done as our leader.The slate of officers was given for 1995, with everyone agreeing to serve for another term.Rev.Marian Charles then installed the officers.This year we are sponsoring the Street Children of Brazil.It was moved by Clara Boyd, seconded by Muriel Bockus that money be turned over to the board.It was moved by Joan Norris, seconded by Muriel Bockus that we increase our allocation to Missions.Dues were collected for membership.Day of Enrichment will be held at St.Paul's on February 16.Youth Forum to be held in Granby March 24-26.It was moved by Betty Black, seconded by Emily Norton, that we help with the expenses.World Day of Prayer to be held at St.Paul\u2019s on March 3rd.Our next meeting will be on March 9 at 1:30 at the Church.The meeting closed with all repeating the Mizpah Benediction.A few hands of Whist were played, prize winners: Joan Norris, Betty Black, Joyce Ossington and Emily Norton.Refreshments were then served.St.James Guild holds regular meeting FOSTER \u2014 The regular meeting of the St.James Evening Guild was held at the Foster Foyer, hosted by Betty Ann Tryhorn, with an attendance of nine members and five visitors.The president opened the meeting, by welcoming everyone and leading in prayer.: After the roll call, the minutes of the October meeting were read by Phoebe McBride, in the absence of Suzy Allen, the secretary, who was in hospital for a short stay.A card was signed by all present wishing her well.The treasurer reported a substantial balance.Rummage sales are concluded until May of 1995.The work convenor reported having a table at the flea market at the OddFellows Hall on November 19.Under business, our Christmas dinner was planned.The ladies of the Creek Church have accepted our request to cater for this event on Wednesday, November 30 at noon.A small bill for light bulbs was paid.Muriel Whitehead reported that all calendars had been sold.An acknowledgement card was received from Dot de Solla and family for the sympathy card received in the loss of her nephew.Betty Ann expressed her appreciation for the vegetables received from the harvest Thanksgiving service.À motion was made by Elvia Johnson, seconded by Dot de Solla that we give $2000 to the church corporation for expenses.The nominating committee presented the slate of officers for 1995: President, Dot de Solla; 1st Vice, Muriel Whitehead; 2nd Vice, Phoebe McBride; secretary, Suzy Allen; treasurer, Ethel Marsh; corresponding secretary, Muriel Whitehead; rummage convenor, Muriel Whitehead; craft table, Phoebe McBride; food convenor, Elvia Johnson; card parties, Doreen Gibbs and Muriel Whitehead.The January 11th meeting will convene at Muriel Whitehead's.Following the offertory, the benediction was repeated and the meeting adjourned.Refreshments were served by Betty Anne whom the president extended thanks for her generous hospitality.A donation was given to the Guild by one of the residents of the Foyer.= STARGAZING 11 1 1 NOZrdO H NYUJHLHON (Y3ddl0 SUAIV HONIW vSHN o À, WINTE J ha Six R av Lil Z Q = æ 2 = Z = @ = n æ 2 Mars Nears Earth head.The exact date in astronomical terms.Despite its nickname, TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TT TETE TT TT TT TT TT TT FT One evening this month, when the stars are glittering in the crisp winter air, take a few seconds to look at Mars.It\u2019s that brilliant rust-coloured \u201cstar\u201d in the east, outshining everything in its vicinity.If you look around 11 p.m.or midnight, Mars will be even more conspicuous just south of over- This month Mars is closer to Earth than it has been in two years.Mars is the next planet beyond Earth and because Mars requires two Earth years to orbit the Sun once, it takes the Earth that long to overtake and pass it.of closest approach is February 11, when Mars is 101 million kilometres from Earth, a mere stone's throw \u201cred\u201d planet, Mars has a pale orange or peach hue \u2014distinctive, but far from the colour of blood that supposedly inspired the naming of the planet after the god of war.Mars's colour is especially evident in contrast to that of Regulus, a bright blue-white star that happens to be in the same direction this winter.Regulus is the lead star in the zodiac constellation Leo, the lion.Mars is slowly moving away from Regulus, up and to the right \u2014a motion that should be noticeable in less than a week's observation.This planetary trek among the star fields is caused by the combined movement of both Mars and Earth in their respective orbits as Earth overtakes Mars.In late 1894, just over a centu- rv ago, Mars had swung through a close approach like the one we are having this winter.At that time, stories about Mars were in the news as a debate raged about life on our neighbouring world.Astronomer Percival Lowell had just completed an observatory at Flagstaff, Arizona, built specifically to study Mars.Lowell was fascinated by reports of thin, linear features known as canals seen on Mars from time to time dating back to 1877.After only a few weeks of scrutinizing Mars with his new Lowell dozens of canals crisscrossing the Martian globe.He quickly became convinced that the canals telescope, recorded must be waterways, constructed by an advanced civilization trying to preserve a dwindling water rer A LL LL LLL LLL LL LLL 111 TTT + ns Tat + + Vid t + supply on a planet that appears to be three-quarters desert.Lowell began writing a series of newspaper articles about his observations of Mars and its canals.They caused a sensation and ultimately inspired H.G.Wells to pen his classic novel The War of the Worlds.Although most astronomers disagreed with Lowell's canal theory, the general public found it fascinating.Nearly eighty years later spacecraft finally reached Mars and proved beyond any doubt that the canals of Mars do not exist.Using the Sky Chart The circular chart shows the planets and major stars and constellations visible in the evening sky this month.The edge of the chart represents the horizon; the overhead point is at centre.Although the east and west points on the chart are opposite their location on a map of the earth, when the chart is held up to match the sky, with the direction you are facing at the bottom, the chart directions match the compass points.Celestial Calendar February 7 FIRST QUARTER MOON 11 Mars closest to Earth; very bright in the eastern LoL LL LL LL LL LL EL evening sky throughout the month 15 Mars lies above Full Moon 15 FuLL MOON 22 LAST QUARTER MOON 22 Jupiter lies below Last Quarter Moon; visible in southeast after 2 a.m.26 Venus lies below the waning crescent moon near southeast horizon before dawn TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGIE ES P.O.Box 9724, Station T Ottawa, Ontario K1G 5A3 Canada LRU RL LL LR 4 44 4 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 7 1 1%Nationol Museum of Science and Technology 1995 Tuesday, Feb.7, 1995 NORTH aK 109 v6 43 +85 +A KQ65 FAST aJ 754 vQ 7 2-7-95 WEST saA 632 vK 10 A4 +QJ1062 J 10982 *7 4 SOUTH AQ 8 vAJ9 +eK 97 a3 852 3 Vulnerable: Both Dealer: East West North East Pass Dbl.Redbl.1a Pass 4» All pass Opening lead: 4 J Fatigue produces errors By Phillip Alder South iv 29 Last November, for reasons best known to my psychiatrist, I took part in the New York City Marathon.I also competed in last year\u2019s bridge marathon: the world championships in Albuquerque.Toward the end of the 15 days no one was playing at his or her best, as evidenced by today\u2019s deal.Following his partner\u2019s redouble, South\u2019s two-heart rebid showed a minimum or sub-minimum opening.With full values, South would have made a forcing pass.Declarer won the club lead in the dummy and played a trump to his nine.(If he played a heart to the ace, West could unblock the king, judging that South would take the finesse if holding the queen.) West won with the king and continued with a second club.Declarer won in the dummy, discarding a diamond from hand, and drew the remaining trumps.Now the contract is ensured.As West is marked with the spade ace from the bidding, a low spade toward dummy\u2019s king skewers West on the tines of Morton\u2019s Fork.If he ducks his ace, declarer wins with dummy\u2019s king, discards his spade queen on dummy\u2019s third club honor and concedes two diamond tricks.Whereas if West wins with the spade ace, declarer has 10 tricks by way of two spades, five hearts and three clubs.But South, stifling a yawn, led the spade queen instead of a low one.Gratefully, West won with the ace and returned a spade, holding South to nine tricks when the clubs didn\u2019t break.Perhaps it is time for the World Bridge Federation to make stamina less important than skill.Crossword BRIDGE PHILLIP ALDER Tuesday, Feb.7, 1995 Your Birthday Tuesday, Feb.7, 1995 In the year ahead, something rather benefic might be offered that could improve your lot in life.Make sure you have a strong foundation, however, before bringing anyone else into the venture; they could derail you.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) A while back, you made a promise to your mate simply to placate him/her.Although you didn't take it seriously, today might be pay-up time.Know where to look for romance and you'll find it.The Astro- Graph Matchmaker instantly reveals which signs are romantically perfect for you.Mail $2.50 to Matchmaker, c/o this newspaper, P.O.Box 4465, New York, NY 10163.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) If you think you can talk your way out of situations at work today, you'll be in for a shock.The only thing the boss will consider is responsible behavior.ARIES (March 21-April 19) If you're too concerned with having a good time today, you might pass up a significant material opportunity.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Domestic responsibilities might impede your independence today.Trying to fight this situation will only make matters worse.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Today you might become easily irritated by people or situations that don\u2019t usually bother you.Unfortunately, you'll be difficult to placate once you're angry.CANCER (June 21-July 22) While out on the town today, you may have such a good time that you'll neglect keeping an eye on your belongings.Beware of thieves.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) The wrong choice of partners today might create an entirely new set of problems.This will be one of those days when it's best to go it alone.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) There is nothing wrong with your blueprint today, but the materials you use to build your castle in the sky might leave a lot to be desired.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) Pretentions and putting on airs will provoke others today.You will probably be challenged to produce evidence to support what you say.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) A business SR ee associate might attempt to spread false rumors about you today Call this to everyone s attention in his/her presence.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) Do not try to impress the boss today by volun- teenng to take on assignments outside your area of expertise.It could work out poorly.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) You might not handle your resources today with the same consideration and care vou use to manage other things in your life.Losses are possible.< 1985 by NEA Inc.* ASTRO-TONE\" @ Your expanded * dailyhoroscope * 1-900-820-1444 Access Code 100 95 cents per minute.Touch-tone phones only.ASTRO-GRAPH BERNICE BEDE OSOL Young in \u201cThe RECORD\u2014Tuesday, February 7, 1995\u20149 | HELP 54 1 pon\u2019 wk DONT Y0U DANCE (WHAT EN THEN YOU'LL BE A I TRY TAKING LESSONS?LONELY PERSON WHO POYCHIATRICH JUST FEEL DANCE es DANCE WITH kNOWS How To DANCE LONELY A LOT OF THE ME?© 1995 Uruted Feature Syncicate, Inc ALLEY OOP® by Dave Graue and Jack Bender I'M CURIOUS, TABSOUTY YOU GUYS SAID YOU WERE LEFFER BEN.FROM TH' FRANK & ERNEST® by Bob Thaves DIET CENTER | THE DOCTOR 15 | Fa IN - SIT DOWN ~ J AND TAKE A | 8, LOAD OFF \u2014, 4 E Mg F \u20ac #3 Heart meeting GRANBY \u2014 The regular meeting of the Young in Heart was held in the United Church hall on Wednesday, January 18.President Eleanor Hope opened the meeting at 1:30 p.m.and welcomed 37 members.The President then asked all present for a minute of silence for those who passed awy in 1994, They were Gordon Dougall, Bernadine Van Doorn, Bill Munroe, Cecile Robitaille.Happy birthday was sung to the = GRIZZWELLS® by Bill Schorr CLASS, IF T WAVE THREE com, ORANGES AND À PAROF / I APPLES.CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT T HAVE?( I GOTTA QUIT LETTING FOP HELP ME WITH My HOMEWORK.; | | Ÿ \u2018 i + 7 January celebrants.There were three tables of 500, winners being: 1st prize, Ray Tin- kler; 2nd, Yvette McElravy; also six tables of Bridge with winners: Ist, Maud Hobbs; 2nd, Thelma Hillhouse.Lunch was served and enjoyed by all.The next regular meeting on February 15.v SOMETIMES, YOU TAKE 1 5AID, SOMETIMES MISTER, YOU ARE À 7 D Dr ë - E \\ ot ; ve \\ #| fi | RE JL, + J0Hsou 4} i mere EEK & MEEK® by Howie Schneider ' HE'S QUE OF THOSE IMRULAVE SFEAKERS.- HE SAYS (UHATEVER COMES TO HIS MAD.AND As SOON AS SOMETHING DOES.r S [HAVE AGARDEN [ ENJOY TENDING.\"NO, NO.RAGKEED, POISON IVY, * J © 1995 by NEA.Inc.ACROSS 1 [2 3 4 T5 6 [7 [8 |9 10 J11 12 [13 1 Football referee 6 Stopper 14 15 16 10 State of : agitation 17 18 13 : 14 Movie star Flynn # 15 Portent 20 21 22 |23 5 16 Stockings 24 25 17 Lariat 18 Constructed 26 127 128 29 THE BORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom 19 Hymn ending v = 20 Citizen of 30 31 |32 33 34 |35 |36 TELL ME, DR.STONER, WHAT DOES À Canada DERMATOLOGIST DO IN 22 Name of English 37 38 39 90 AIS SPARE Me = kings a1 a2 3 44 TT 24 Clumsy boats 25 \u201cGentlemen 45 46 47 |a8 Prefer \u2014\u201d 26 The movies 49 (50 |51 52 29 Glue 30 On in years 53 54 55 |56 |57 33 sa, 58 5s |60 61 ROBOTMAN® by Jim Meddick 37 Family member 53 63 64 HELP ME MOVE ARE NOU 38 Rises THE REFRIGERATOR.) 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FAUX Pas 66 Polaris, for one 27 Operatic prince A|L|E|CMRR/O|M/P|SMMO|S|H|A 67 Squalid 28 Jules Verne DJIJAJLMRIIST|L/EMER/E|IIN 0 hero SJAJLJEMRA|S|IS JE TIRE/RINIS 0 DOWN 29 Song of praise 1 Nil 32 Indian, e.g.02/07/95 2 The Emerald 34 Use a scythe Isle 35 Author of 44 Clique 52 Kitchen utensil 3 Unruly child \u201cPicnic\u201d 46 Hats for bishops 54 Pocket bread 4 Spun 36 German river 48 Bids 55 Break up 5 Sudden callto 38 Embellish 49 Certain 56 Modified arms, old style 39 Transfer picture European organism 2-7 6 Unconscious 42 Pressing 50 Greeting 57 Actress Tyne LARRY states necessity 51 Foreign 60 Lobster trap ort Inc AMELIA EARHART?\u201cHe's recovering from a a heart attack.Better find him a different get well present.\u201d eueuunequasterbane.dhponutestareanseus ne rise ati 10\u2014The RECORD\u2014Tuesday, February 7, 1995 Sports Starter Kris Ruiter was cut in training camp Basketball player makes the most of opportunity By J.D.Keyes LENNOXVILLE \u2014 Eddie Pomykala, head coach of the Bishop\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team, has been instructing players on the art of university basketball for 12 years.Yet this grizzled veteran of the Quebec University Basketball League still learns new lessons daily.Case in point: Kris Ruiter.Ruiter was orginally cut in training camp last fall, now the six-foot-five forward is a regular in Pomykala\u2019s starting lineup.\u201cKris Ruiter is just a great story,\u201d brags coach Pomykala.\u201cAs a player he personifies the exact attitude and temperment that an athlete needs to succeed.He's such a dependable performer, you know every night he going to give you a sincere effort.\u201d Life hasn't always been so kind to Ruiter.He didn\u2019t even plan on attending Bishop\u2019s University.Ruiter only applied as a last resort after being rejected by a pair of Ontario universities.\u201cNow that I look back on it, I find it kind of strange that I ended up here,\u201d explained this modern-day version of Rudy Ruetteger, the football player of who\u2019s story became the movie Rudy.\u201cI had a solid average out of Last chance for women\u2019s team CEGEP, but I didn\u2019t make it into Waterloo (University).Over the summer I met with coach Pomy- kala, but he recruited me more for academics than basketball.\u201d Nonetheless, Ruiter worked hard on his game over the summer to prepare for training camp.Ruiter was the odd man out after Pomykala\u2019s most successful recruiting season at Bishop's.\u201cThere were just so many good, quality players at training camp this fall and the coach had to cut somebody,\u201d Ruiter explained.Ruiter didn\u2019t take the initial rejection lying down.He vowed to wear the Bishop\u2019s uniform next season.Ruiter visited Pomykala\u2019s office the day after being cut and asked for weight, skills and running training programs.Pomykala said he didn\u2019t know what to expect after Ruiter\u2019s visit.Word soon got back to the coach that Ruiter was following the programs daily.He was getting ready for next year.After consulting with assistant coach, Jeff Harris, Pomyka- la realized \u201cI had made a mistake, that I'd invite him back to the team as a red-shirt practice player.\u201d Ruiter took full advantage of his chance to practice with the team.His hustling, all-out attitude quickly earned Ruiter the nickname, Mr.Opportunity.\u201c| remember the day the coach gave me the playbook,\u201d he recalled.\u201cI took it home and memorized it that night.\u201d While Ruiter was happy to be simply working out with the Gaiters, fate soon gave him a chance to get some game experience.Teammate Dan Pfliger suffered an ankle injury, creating an opening at forward.Ruiter was asked to fill in at a pre-season tournament in Toronto and repaid Pomykala\u2019s faith in him with solid performances.He played key roles in another tournament the following weekend and had earned a spot in the starting lineup by Bishop\u2019s third regular season game.The occasion marked a Gaiters get double shot at By Robert Matheson LENNOXVILLE \u2014 Basketball fans get a rare treat tonight at the Bishop\u2019s University Sports Centre, where the Gaiters play host to Concordia University in an unusual Tuesday- night doubleheader.\u201cIts another test and another opportunity for the players to keep growing,\u201d said men\u2019s coach Eddie Pomykala.Pomykala\u2019s team dropped to 4-5 in the Quebec University Basketball League with a 88-75 loss to McGill last Friday.It was the Gaiters\u2019 second straight defeat.\u201cPeople panic because we lose a couple of games in a row,\u201d Pomykala said Monday.\u201cBut this is a young team and we're losing against veteran teams.\u201d \u201cWe are going through growing pains which are natural and which are necessary to improve,\u201d he added.Tonight's matchup pits Bishop\u2019s against the league\u2019s most talented and experienced squad.The Stingers, 8-1 in league play, are currently ranked sixth by the Canadian Inter-university Athletic Union poll and are gunning for their seventh straight league title.HIGH-SCORING STINGERS \u201cThere\u2019s not a lot of holes tp look at in their team,\u201d Pomykala explained.\u201cIt will be a supreme test.We've got to be on top of our game.\u201d The Stingers, averaging 89 points-per-game and boasting a formidable offence, destroyed Laval 125-71 last Friday.Concordia has four of the top five leading scorers in the league with: Emerson Thomas (17.1), Maxime Bouchard (16.4), Gaetan Prosper (16.0) and J.P.Rei- mer (15.0) Sharks trade Waite back to Blackhawks TORONTO (CP) \u2014 Sherbrooke native, Jimmy Waite, is headed back to the NHL team Jimmy Waite, will backup Ed Belfour.that drafted him eighth overall in 1987.Waite, a backup goaltender with the San Jose Sharks, was traded to the Chicago Black- hawks for a fourth-round 1997 draft pick Monday.With Arturs Irbe playing every minute of San Jose's first seven NHL games, and compiling a 5-1-1 record, there was no chance for Waite to get game action, and the Sharks have opted to hand Wade Flaherty the full-time backdup job for the balance of this season.Waite, 25, was Chicago's first round choice in 1987 but saw limited time with the Blackhawks.He was traded to San Jose in June, 1993 for future considerations.In 68 NHL games, he has a 3.85 goals-against average.Sherbrooke curlers win Cass LENNOXVILLE (RM) \u2014 A team from the Sherbrooke Curling Club walked away with the top prize at the annual Len- noxville Mixed Bonspiel this past weekend.The foursome of Arthur Lebel, Celine Funk, Peter Funk and Jacqueline Lebel won the Cass Trophy with a 6-5 victory in the final.Lebel knocked off another Sherbrooke team skipped by Jean Daoust.Lebel reached the finals with a 4-3 win against Lennoxville\u2019s Mike Mooney in the semifinals.Daoust won his semifinal 8-0 against Ruby Hallam, of Lennoxville.A Lennoxville team managed to keep the Hamilton Trophy in town in the \u201cB\u201d portion of the bonspiel.The foursome of Glenn Buck, Carol Guthrie, Jeff Cheal and Lisa Hoyt won the B final.Buck beat Danville\u2019s Paul Lodge 4-1 in Saturday\u2019s final.Earlier in the day Buck won an all-Lennoxville semifinal with a 10-2 win against Bill Rourke.Lodge won his semifinal 10-1 against M.Coté of North Hatley.The Lennoxville Curling Club is preparing for it annual men\u2019s bonspiel (The Pie Bonspiel) March 12-18.The Gaiters counter with the league\u2019s No.1 offensive threat, rookie centre Rob Burns who is scoring 17.3 points-a-game.Stewart Clark is eighth with a 14.6 average.Pomykala said he would like to see the Gaiters do a better defensive job and try to limit Concordia\u2019s second chances.\u201cWe have to become a more physical team.We're not a hard team to score against,\u201d he explained.\u201cWe don\u2019t seem to reduce the quality of other team\u2019s shots.\u201d Pomykala said Bishop's may catch the Stingers looking to far ahead.Concordia had the game remarkable reversal of fortunes for a player who wasn\u2019t supposed to be good enough for the team, but it was just another step in the Kris Ruiter basketball saga.Ruiter quit playing in Grade 8 and didn\u2019t begin playing competitively again until he was at John Abbott.Even then he only played for a year and a semester before joining the Gaiters.Ruiter, a member of Bishop's golf team last fall, is still an unpolished basketball player.That very thought has Pomykala rubbing his hands with glee: \u201c- He's got so much potential to develop.All he has to do is work at it.Just look at this year, he evolved from being a practice player to a reservist to a starter.\u201d \u201cHe competes every second he\u2019s out there and he has the rarest inner drive I've seen in my years as a coach,\u201d Pomykala said.\u201cHe does all of the little things that are not easily recognized, but are essential for a team\u2019s ability to win.\u201d While the Gaiters aren't quite ready to ascend to the top of the QUBL, Ruiter believes the team has the ingredients for a chance at a championship.And he\u2019s one player he knows RECORD: PERRY BEATON a lot about making the most of Bishop\u2019s Kris Ruiter has g gone from a non-player to one of the Gaiters starters.His shooting percentage (61.5) is the league\u2019s fourth-best.good opportunity.redemption over Stingers moved up, because the Stingers are travelling to Boca Raton, Florida for a tournament this weekend.| WOMEN\u2019S GAME A loss to Concordia tonight will eliminate the Bishop's women\u2019s basketball team\u2019s slim chance off making the playoffs.But the Gaiters, 2-7, have been a thorn in the sides of the Stingers, the league\u2019s defending champions.Bishop\u2019s has won two of the team\u2019s three meetings.\u201cI think our team realizes if we don\u2019t come out and play hard (against Concordia) it can be embarrassing, so our pride comes out,\u201d said head coach Rod Gilpin.\u201cSome of our players remember last year\u2019s home opener when we lost by 57 points.\u201d Bishop's is trying to recover from a poor offensive performance last Friday.The Gaiters lost 58-30 to the McGill Matlets and only scored 10 points in the first half.Meanwhile the Stingers moved to 4-5 with a 72-59 win against Laval.\u201cWe had a good practice yesterday (Sunday), the intensity was a lot better than last week,\u201d Gilpin said.\u201cI think we'll play a lot harder.\u201d Gilpin said he prefers to face Concordia\u2019s pressure defence, because it forces the Gaiters to stay focused or lose the ball.Although that style of play suits the Stingers\u2019 strengths, it also plays into Bishop's strong points, he added.Concordia has the third, fourth and fifth leading scorers in the league with Eva Samore (13.1), Sharon Sandy (13.0) and Patricia Demers (12.8).Bishop's Melissa Frankovitch is seventh in the league with a 10.6 average.Nicky Walsh is 10th at 9.2 and leads the league with 57 assists.The women\u2019s game starts at 6 p.m.and the men\u2019s tip-off will be at 8 p.m.Toronto finally overcomes Shark fright TORONTO (CP) \u2014 It only took 22 seconds for Maple Leafs power-play specialist Dave Andreychuk to rediscover his scoring touch.It was about time.He'd scored only one goal in his previous nine games.Andreychuk\u2019s two quick goals opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Toronto, scoring on each of its first five manpower advantages, went on to hammer San Jose 7-3, ending the Sharks\u2019 5-0-1 run.\u201cThis was a real big game for this team,\u201d said the left-winger, whose favorite spot on the ice is two strides in front of the opposition goaltender.\u201cWe've got a lot of games at home in the next little while and we have to set the standard right now that this is going to be a tough place for other teams to get a win.\u201cIt\u2019s good to start it off with a victory.\u201d It was the beginning of a stretch in which Toronto plays 14 of 17 games at home.Senators 3 Flyers 0 OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 It took them two seasons and nine games, but the Ottawa Senators have finally registered their first shutout in franchise history, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 Monday night.Rock Forest Road Runners Valcourt Cougars ABC Extermination Magog .Cascado Kingsey Falls .7.NATIONAL TOURNAMENT OUSGHUUTE Results for Monday, Feb.6 B Class cévsssesneen scans cen 0 Ranch Mingavi Warwick ere 4 esvensessens annees 3 Aramis Windsor .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.rscrriereeeceess À croresssene area en000 0 Presui\u2019ile Olympiques \u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 O arecsesececeseenere 2 Richmond Olympiques ee 8 Weekend results of regional Quebec Games finals Badminton Gold \u2014 Marie-France Pelletier (Asbestos) and Karine Lavertu (Windsor), cadet girls\u2019 doubles Silver \u2014 Sonia Henri and Marie-Claude Fontaine, Valcourt Bronze \u2014 Marylene Thibault and Melissa Ferland, Valcourt Gold \u2014 David Fortin and Sébastien Lemay, Valcourt, cadet boys\u2019 doubles Silver \u2014 Tom Dumais and Patrick Coté, Sherbrooke Bronze \u2014 Jonathan Trottier and Martin Ratel- le, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Marylene Giroux, Lac Megantic, cadet girls\u2019 singles Silver \u2014 Marylene Thibault, Valcourt Bronze \u2014 Sonia Henri, Valcourt Gold \u2014 Patrick Coté, Sherbrooke, cadet boys\u2019 singles Silver \u2014 Tom Dumais, Sherbrooke Bronze \u2014 Hugo Champoux, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Alexandre Morisette and Charles Leroux, Asbestos, Benjamin boys\u2019 doubles Silver \u2014 David Bernier and Martin Roy, Valcourt Bronze \u2014 Marc-André Berube-Rancourt and Mathieu Allard, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Julie-Anne Lussier and Amelia Roy, Waterville, Benjamin girls\u2019 doubles Suver \u2014 Julie Rouleau and Veronique Bilo- deau, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Ariane Gilbert, Sherbrooke, Benjamin girls\u2019 singles Silver \u2014 Amelia Roy, Waterville Bronze \u2014 Emmanuel Adoul, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Ghislain Allard, Rock Forest, Benjamin boys\u2019 singles Silver \u2014 Alexandre Morissette, Asbestos Bronze \u2014 Charles Leroux, Asbestos Team Handball Gold \u2014 Louis St-Laurent High School, East Angus, Benjamin girls Silver \u2014 Le Triolet, Sherbrooke Bronze \u2014 Le Phare, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Louis St-Laurent, Benjamin boys Silver \u2014 Seminaire de Sherbrooke Bronze \u2014 Mitchell, Sherbrooke Figure Skating The following athletes will represent Estrie at the Quebec Winter Games in March: Cédric Demeres, Lenn-Ascot, Free style preliminary boys; Amelie-Maude Bergeron and Nicolas Trudel, Magog, Pre-juvenile dance; Kathy Landry, Rock Forest, Preliminary girls; Audrey Bombardier, Valcourt, Junior girls\u2019 bronze; Catherine Dion, Sherbrooke, Junior girls\u2019 bronze; Jean-Philippe Bombardier, Sherbrooke, Senior boys bronze; Marc-André Craig, Windsor, Junior boys bronze; Mark Dunlavey, Richmond, Junior boys bronze; Pascale Berge- ron, Magog, Senior girls bronze; Melissa Tassel, Sherbrooke, Senior girls\u2019 bronze; Caroline Gilbert, Rock Forest, Junior girls silver Speed Skating Gold \u2014 Marie-Michele Tessier, Sherbrooke, Minimes girls Gold \u2014 Alex Lacroix, Brompton, Minimes boys Silver \u2014 François Dussureault, North Hatley Bronze \u2014 Maxime Beaupré, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Cynthia Beaulieu, Windsor, Benjamin girls Silver \u2014 Michele Dussureault, North Hatley Gold \u2014 Jérome Quicon, St.Denis, Benjamin boys Silver \u2014 Francis Laliberté, Fleurimont Bronze \u2014 Jonathan Vallée, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Marie-Hélene Boisvert, Sherbrooke, cadet grils Silver \u2014 Violene Dussault, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Jonathan Duquette, Sherbrooke, Cadet Boys Silver \u2014 J-François Tessier, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Nadine Fournier, Rock Forest, Juvenile girls Silver \u2014 Marie-Eve Proteau, Sherbrooke Gold \u2014 Joel Wedel, Sherbrooke, Juvenile boys Silver \u2014 Paul Morneau, Sherbrooke "]