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[" T H E V O I C E O F T H E E A S T E R N T O W N S H I P S S I N C E 18 9 7 T H E Teaching empathy through pandemic- modi?ed art Page 4 Friday File: Community Aid Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Thursday, February 4, 2021 Hair salons & barbershops prepare for reopening after a dif?cult shutdown Quebec is back over 1,000 daily cases of COVID-19 Record Staff After a brief dip in new cases of COVID-19 in the province on Sunday, Quebec, for a second day is back over 1,000, with 1,053 new cases of the virus reported in the province yesterday.A total of 265,579 have been infected since the beginning of the pandemic in Quebec.According to public health, 242,692 are considered recovered.Recent data also reports 37 new deaths, for a total of 9,899 in Quebec.The number of hospitalizations decreased by four compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 1,106.Among those, the number of people in intensive care decreased by one, for a total of 177.Yesterday 590 doses of vaccine were administered in the province, for a total of 241,546.To date, 256,625 doses have been delivered to Quebec.In the Estrie region 42 new cases were con?rmed, bringing the local total to 10,693.Among the 42 new cases, 16 are in Sherbrooke, nine are in the Granit regional health sector and seven are from the Haut-Yamaska (including Bromont).La Pommeraie and Memphrémagog reported four new cases each and one was reported in Coaticook.DEs Sources and Val Saint-Francois sectors reported no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday.No new deaths were reported yesterday in the region.The total deaths so far in the territory served by the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie-CHUS is 279.DAVID ROSSITER David Rossiter Special to The Record When Francois Legault announced on Tuesday that despite maintaining the curfew, certain businesses would be allowed to reopen as of Feb.8, hairdressers and clients alike rejoiced.However, for some business owners in the industry, the news felt like too little, too late.Hair salons and barbershops in the Estrie region have been closed since Christmas day.Initially \u201cnon-essential\u201d businesses were to remain closed until Jan.11 as part of an extended holiday break lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19.Later, simultaneous with the implementation of the provincial curfew, the shutdowns were extended until Feb.8.Some non-essential businesses have stayed open for take-out and delivery of food or products.Most hair cutting businesses have been left with no real way to make money during this CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 2 Thursday, February 4, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Ben by Daniel Shelton The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the full edition of the Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and 30 days of archives.Renew or order a new 12-month print subscription and get a 12-month online subscription for an additional $5 or purchase the online edition only for $125.00 Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com 12 month web only: $125.00 1 month web only: $11.25 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.Visit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.Click e-edition.3.Complete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather TODAY: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW HIGH -3 LOW -11 FRIDAY: FLURRIES HIGH 1 LOW -4 SATURDAY: PERIODS OF SNOW HIGH -5 LOW -9 SUNDAY: 60 PER CENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES HIGH -5 LOW -16 MONDAY: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH -11 LOW -18 Your Average Poet Writes a Poem for Super Bowl \u201cYouth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV\u201d \u2013 CNN, January 27 When Sunday comes we ask ourselves Where can we ?nd the football among these in?nite channels?Will we eat of wings (chicken) festooned in our ?annels?Now we\u2019ve braved the telly of the beast.We\u2019ve learned that one team\u2019s called The Chiefs.Another be called The Buccaneers.We hear there\u2019ll be beers.Cheers.And so we will gaze this Sunday upon the Bowl that is Super And calculate downs and yardage earned in athletic pursuit.Perhaps someone else do it; math\u2019s not our strong suit.We would much rather speak of a down that is touched Like the lily caressed by the hushed Morning dew that falls on the lea.Or in this case, AstroTurf, apparently.See the men now stride forth on that parallelogram of sport And line up in formation, two sides, ?ghting ranks, Like a military con?ict, but with jocks, not tanks.O pigskin connoisseurs! Proudly pumped up in pads! Girding your gridirons, protecting your gonads! Go forth! Foot the ball! Earn your millions! Make bones crunch! Whereas I, like most poets, can ill afford lunch.On quarterback! Kicker! On defendy guys, smooshers! Relent not in your quest for football-ian supremacy! Score extra point thingies.Show the foe zero clemency.Even refs throw their hankies in unbridled elation! Oh, I see, that\u2019s a foul; now they give explanations.\u201cPenalty declined.\u201d You can do that in pro sports?I\u2019m sorry, remind me, which team are we rooting for?But while the Super Bowl can be periodically delayed, It can never be defeated.The concept, not this game, I mean; Someone has to win, either the red guys or the other team.But the essence of Super Bowl?It prevails beyond Sunday, This peak day of mega-sized, televised \u201crunning plays,\u201d A term that I picked up while Googling \u201cfootball\u201d As I prepped for this poem and stress-sipped hard alcohol.It\u2019s to poetry we pass the intercepted sack With an offside of awe for this Hail Mary-est of Bowls.In a blitzing of words this fumbling spectacle we robe.Lo, brawn and sweet lyric here meet at this junction; We hope we don\u2019t suffer a word- robe malfunction.For millions of fans tune their ear to this ode; Though more likely dash quickly to the commode.But there may be some who will drink in such verse Then after sit quietly without pestering their ?ancés And wonder what time is the part with Beyoncé.We know that light verse at the Bowl\u2019s controversial When what the fans crave are the pricey commercials.But when Sunday comes, one small poem will feel slight, For the game goes on long, Though there is always Bud Lite.If only we\u2019re brave enough to buy it.If only we\u2019re desperate enough to drink it.Ross Murray PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, February 4, 2021 Page 3 Local News With so many of our community\u2019s aging population living alone, how do we help break isolation and provide the services needed for their quality of life?Friday File: Lennoxville and District Community Aid In an effort to capture the stories of Townshippers in new and dynamic ways, The Record has enlisted the help of Kathryne Owen, who creates weekly videos interviewing locals and touring interesting places in the area.The videos are posted every Friday on our website and social media.This week, we sat down with Lennoxville Community Aide director Sylvie Fowlis to talk about how this year has affected their programming and support for seniors living at home.With so many of our community\u2019s aging population living alone, how do we help break isolation and provide the services needed for their quality of life?It\u2019s required some creativity \u2013 but the team of staff and volunteers at Community Aide rose to the challenge.Check out the Friday Files on our website at www.sherbrookerecord.com or our Facebook page.The Friday File series always tries to showcase local recording artists.If you would like to offer the use of original music to be featured in an upcoming video, email newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com.KATHRYNE OWEN Local health authority unveils youth and family action plan Record Staff The CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie - CHUS revealed its latest version of the Plan d\u2019action pour les jeunes et leur famille, which aims to create stronger social protection services for the Eastern Townships\u2019 youth population.During a virtual press conference, Dr.Stéphane Tremblay, CIUSSS president and CEO, Robin Marie Coleman, deputy chief executive of?cer, and Donald Haineault, assistant executive director, social and rehabilitation programs, outlined the organization\u2019s four pillars.\u201cIt is much more than an action plan, it is a real mobilization of actors in the ?eld to support young people and their families.We are all formally committed to the development and well-being of children and to the protection of the most vulnerable, \u201d Coleman said.The plan is to start a deeper, more comprehensive conversation with children and their families in order to promote development.They also want to strengthen youth protection services for children in vulnerable situations.The ?nal two pillars focus on facilitating better response times for children in compromised situations, and making a commitment to supporting youth protection professionals.Tremblay\u2019s team acquired hundreds of testimonies and recommendations before submitting its plan.According to a press release, nearly 300 people attended virtual workshops to share their experiences with vulnerable youth.Workshop attendees highlighted the need to act quickly and reinforce established youth organizations in the Townships.This process also helped Tremblay and company to identify 44 speci?c actions across each pillar.These actions will be carried out in three stages, which started in January 2021.They will monitor the ?rst six months, the ?rst year and then subsequent years.The CIUSSS kicked off with 14 actions to start the new year.They created a youth governance structure bringing organizations together, established an information transfer relay between organizations and ?xed the Programme quali?cation des jeunes (PQJ) to offer better services.The action plan is also available to Quebecers at https://www.santeestrie.qc.ca/ciusss/projets-majeurs/tous- concernes/, where the CIUSSS will provide regular updates on the progress of its 44 actions.The strengthened and expanded services for vulnerable youth also extend to the region\u2019s English-speaking community.According to Coleman, they are actively working to increase the population\u2019s con?dence in their services.\u201cWe\u2019re working really closely with our advisory committee and Anglo population and in most of our actions that we\u2019ve put forth that involve communication, accessibility to services there is a speci?c action demanded so that our communication will be bilingual,\u201d said Coleman.prolonged period.Karina Martin is the owner of Salon K\u2019Hair Coiffure in Sherbrooke.She was very excited to hear the reopening rumours con?rmed.\u201cWe were so happy to hear we\u2019ll be able to get back on the ?oor and get our jobs back,\u201d she said.Martin said her clients are chomping at the bit to be able to schedule appointments.\u201cIt\u2019s nuts, all morning long there\u2019s been an outrageous amount of people calling.People are anxious to get appointments and some people are tired of having to do their hair at home.\u201d Martin explained that although she is ecstatic to return to work and to serve her customers, there will be many challenges to face while trying to make up for lost time.\u201cAn inconvenience is that we lose working hours with the curfew, and we already can\u2019t have more than one client at a time.We\u2019re anxious [to get back to work] but at the same time we\u2019re losing a lot ?nancially and it\u2019s really hurting the business.\u201d Salon Len\u2019s is a small barbershop in Lennoxville.Owner Sonia Cormier said that her shop will open on Feb.9 since she is closed Mondays.Cormier said she spent the day after the announcement scheduling appointments, but she didn\u2019t receive as many calls as she had hoped.\u201cI think that it might be different for the hairdressers because it\u2019s dif?cult for women to cut their own hair but for men they can just take a pair of clippers and shave it all off,\u201d she said, theorizing why barber shops might not be as instantly ?ooded as hair salons.Cormier said that she\u2019s excited to go back to work since it\u2019s been rough being closed and, \u201cthe government help is not that great\u201d.Expanding on this, she said \u201cI haven\u2019t received the government help for rent, I didn\u2019t make the cut, let\u2019s just say.All I\u2019ve been getting is the $450 a week which is not very much when you have to rent the place.\u201d Like Karina Martin, Sonia Cormier is ultimately very happy that she will be able to reopen her business.\u201cRight now it\u2019s one day at a time.I have lots of bills to pay but I\u2019ll try and make a go of it and do the best I can,\u201d she said.CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 Hair salons and barbershops PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 4 Thursday, February 4, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Teaching empathy through pandemic-modi?ed art By Marianne Lassonde Special to The Record When she started her teaching practicum at Richmond Regional High School, Aislinn Fisher felt sick to the stomach with dread.Through the support of her students and associate teacher, however, she quickly built a social circle in a classroom ?lled with empathy and love.\u201cMy mind is so far from hitting targets and learning objectives and mastery,\u201d said Fisher.\u201cIt is so much more on what it means to express yourself, what does it mean to connect to someone.\u201d Fisher started her Bachelor of Education degree at Bishop\u2019s University in 2015 and has since fallen in love with the Townships\u2019 teaching scene.In 2019, she started teaching theatre at Richmond Regional High School for her six- weeks internship and was sent back this year to complete her 13-weeks practicum.This time, however, Fisher had to take on the roles of both an educator and as well as \u201cmask police\u201d.As the tasks piled on at the beginning of January, from new sanitary measures to the expectation of daily grading, Fisher admitted to feeling a little overwhelmed.\u201cThere\u2019s a bit of a disconnect between the expectations of the education department and what they expect teachers to be coming out with versus what students actually need,\u201d admitted Fisher, who understands that the department is doing their best to accommodate students.Fisher said the pandemic caused her a lot of anxiety about going into schools because of the growing cases of COVID-19.She admitted there was even a time in the past month where the 25-year-old considered dropping out of her program.At the end of January, 1,112 schools across the province reported an active COVID-19 outbreak with almost 2,000 students and 466 staff members testing positive for COVID-19.Last year, there was an average of 331.5 daily cases in schools, making it the second highest infectious environment after workplaces and of?ces.Regardless, she took the leap of faith and by Jan.11, Fisher was back at school and teaching the importance of empathy through her ethics and theatre classes.For her, classes stopped being about the academics and more about a time for the students to decompress.\u201cThe arts, right now, really need to be used as a space to express yourself [and] socialize with friends,\u201d said Fisher.In turn, creating a safe and empathetic space helped Fisher center herself and her emotions.According to her, her students and colleagues became Fisher\u2019s support network, reminding her that everyone was living this reality and that stress was normal.\u201cRight now, we kind of need people to double as our friends and to be kind to us,\u201d said Fisher.A trademark of the Fisher theatre experience has been a game of \u201cpass the emotion.\u201d Derived from the much beloved game of telephone, Fisher\u2019s version asks her students to read emotions through body language and eyes and to imitate what they understood.\u201cThese are little humans and we need to make sure that they are emotionally okay,\u201d said Fisher.Teaching theatre during a pandemic, however, is no easy task.According to Fisher, a lot of the students in her classroom do not express the same enthusiasm and, sometimes, it is dif?cult to rope them in when she is limited in space and how they can interact.But teaching is all about adapting.To keep class eagerness, Fisher decided to expand her idea of theatre from the stage to backstage, introducing the concepts of designs for the visual artists in her class.For plays, Fisher has her class read Unity (1918) by Kevin Kerr, which deals with the trauma of living through the Spanish Flu \u201cFor me it\u2019s a lot less about understanding drama and stage work and more about bringing it back to what it means to be human.\u201d Fisher has taken comfort in turning her class into a time where students can socialize and feel normal again and admits she now looks forward to going to school.COURTESY City increasing winter maintenance on local trails By Gordon Lambie Although people in the area have been making their own way out along the trail for decades, the City of Sherbrooke has launched a pilot project this winter to formally groom cross- country ski trails along the bike path between Massawippi Street in Lennoxville and the Capelton Mine.Lennoxville Borough President Claude Charron said that the idea came up after Hatley Township made the decision to groom the trail between North Hatley and Capelton.\u201cWe\u2019re using the same person,\u201d he said, noting that although people are accustomed to skiing on the trail, the hope is that groomed tracks will improve the overall quality of the experience.In order to maintain the trail\u2019s role as multi-function path, a ski lane is being made on either side of the trail with a walking path down the middle.In a separate part of the same pilot project, Charron said that the city will also be experimenting with packing down the snow on the trails through Atto Beaver Park to help encourage their use during the winter months.Private retirement homes in orange regions to reopen dining halls Record Staff With several Quebec regions returning to an orange alert level starting Feb.8, Seniors Minister Marguerite Blais announced that the new designation will also allow private retirement residences (RPA) to reopen their dining rooms.The one caveat, however, is employees and residents must follow strict virus prevention and control measures.Masks, hand washing and keeping a two-metre distance is mandatory at all times.And there is a limited capacity allowed inside a dining room at any given time.According to a press release, buffet-style meals and salad bars are also prohibited.Residents showing any symptoms of COVID-19 are asked to stay in their rooms.In the event of a dining room outbreak, all future meals will be postponed.\u201cNow, as the number of cases is declining, we are pleased to be able to allow some RPAs to reopen these sites safely, depending on the situation in each region,\u201d said Blais, adding that RPAs in red alert level regions will keep their dining rooms closed.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, February 4, 2021 Page 5 The Border Report With so many changes this school year, between at-home learning and in-class formats, it would be an understatement to say that this year has been challenging.Thank you, teachers! Feb.1 to 7 is Teacher Appreciation Week in Quebec, and Phelps Helps would like to thank all the local teachers for their dedication to Stanstead student success and well- being.As a rural non-pro?t organization, we rely on the collaboration of teachers and schools.Phelps offers programs to students from more than seven local elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools.With the help of teacher\u2019s referrals and support over the past eight years, we are able to provide Stanstead students with the educational support they deserve.With so many changes this school year, between at-home learning and in-class formats, it would be an understatement to say that this year has been challenging.If you have not already done so, please take a moment to thank a teacher that has made a difference in your life or your child\u2019s.\u201cEveryone who remembers his own education remembers teachers, not methods and techniques.The teacher is the heart of the educational system.\u201d - Sidney Hook.Phelps Aide Phelps Helps was founded in 2012 and has grown organically from a single high school tutoring program to six unique programs, providing the Stanstead area with free educational and career support.For more information or to volunteer, please email us at info@ phelpshelps.ca, visit our website www.phelpshelps.ca or call our of?ces at 819-704-0799.Frontier Animal Society Featured pet: Stumpy Can you be the one to offer this handsome boy a calm and quiet home?Stumpy is a gentle and sensitive but timid young cat.He doesn\u2019t have a mean bone in his body but it takes time for him to trust and feel secure.In fairness, although we work hard to create an environment in which our cats feel safe and loved, the shelter can be stressful for some cats, especially the shy ones.Coming from a barn situation where he had limited contact with people, Stumpy will do best in a quiet home with a patient, cat loving adopter who will allow him the time he needs to settle into his new routine.He is not feral and he is not aggressive he is just insecure.Once he gets to know you, he appreciates attention and enjoys being pet.He just needs someone who is willing to give him a chance.Stumpy is approximately 2-3 years of age.If you are interested in adopting Stumpy, please give our cat adoption coordinator Linda a call at 819-868-2684.Currently all adoption visits are by appointment only.Stanstead encourages school perseverance Record Staff Every year, the municipality of Stanstead participates actively in Hooked on School Days.This year the school perseverance initiative will be held this year from Feb.15-19.This year, Stanstead is inviting the population to nominate people who are great examples of perseverance in the educational setting.Five people will be chosen among the nominations received and will be highlighted on the Town\u2019s Facebook page from Feb, 15 through 19, 2021.The school drop-out rate in the Eastern Townships has been declining over the past few years, thanks to numerous efforts and various programs that have been put in place.The trend has shifted from 30 per cent to 18 per cent between 2007 and 2016.\u201cThe ?ght against school drop-out is a cause that I hold dear,\u201d commented Stanstead Mayor Philippe Dutil in a press release.\u201cIt really is a problem here in Stanstead, especially for young men.We need to do something to improve that and I am touched to see how organizations like Phelps Helps are succeeding in helping ur youth.\u201d Many local organizations such as Phelps Helps, the Haskell Library and Stanstead\u2019s CAB Rediker, strive to ?ght back against the school drop-out rate and the Town would like to support the efforts of these organizations and actions that contribute to the cause.More information, as well as admissibility requirements, are available on the Town of Stanstead Facebook page and website.Fireworks to light the sky in Ayer\u2019s Cliff this weekend Record Staff Ayer\u2019s Cliff residents will be treated to a ?reworks show on Saturday starting at 6 p.m., but they will have to soak in the bright lights from the comfort of their own home.While the event will take place on the Fairgrounds in the town centre, the town\u2019s municipal council has prohibited any residents from entering the grounds.This, unfortunately, is the reality of following the COVID-19 guidelines.Town of?cials hope to \u201cbring some warmth\u201d to the Ayer\u2019s Cliff community.They\u2019re also praying for clear skies to ensure a successful ?reworks display.Town councillor Patrick Proulx took to Facebook to generate interest in the upcoming event.\u201cWith no winter carnival due to Covid, we felt important to do something,\u201d he wrote.\u201cFor those who fear they will not have a good view from home, we ask if do come closer to town that you respect social distancing and guidelines.\u201d PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY 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of the writer are not published, except by request.Please email your letters to newsroom@sherbrookere- cord.com.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships.Tim Belford So you\u2019re going to believe a groundhog?Let\u2019s make this clear right from the start.I hate groundhogs.My antipathy to the Momarta Monax \u2013 an obese member of the Sciuridae family that includes squirrels \u2013 is simple: they\u2019re useless.My feelings can be traced to my childhood growing up in the Niagara fruit belt where groundhogs, or what we called woodchucks, were a major source of damage.Any farmer who replanted an orchard of peach trees or apples or pears without the proper precautions would ?nd the young trees stripped of their tender bark from the ground to as far up as the varmint could reach.The solution in those days was to paint the trunk of the tree with a mild solution of water and lime, if memory serves.This left the trees with strange white stems giving the illusion that they were all wearing matching trousers, but it seemed to work.Today, farmers use plastic tubing.The damage woodchucks cause to commercial crops aside, they will also, given half a chance, devastate the average domestic garden eating vegetables and ?owers alike.They are particularly fond of green and yellow beans and, as my bride found out, black-eyed Susans.I relate all this to you because earlier this week the news media was in its usual tizzy over Groundhog Day.As far as I\u2019m concerned the hoopla over this unlikeable beast\u2019s supposed ability to predict the arrival of spring is nothing more than a feeble attempt to rehabilitate a deservedly bad reputation.They are not cute, cuddly, giant versions of a pet hamster.They don\u2019t deserve to be stroked, petted or oohed and aahed over.In their role as furry meteorologists they are nothing more than a collection of frauds.Canada\u2019s trio of would-be prognosticators include the famous Wiarton Willie, a rare albino groundhog.This year, whether he was following pandemic protocols or just too lazy, Willie couldn\u2019t even bother to make an appearance.Instead, he apparently passed on his prediction to one of his human co-conspirators who assured the gathered members of the press that there would be an early spring.Shubenacadie Sam, the Maritime\u2019s weather rodent, was reluctant to show his face as well, as was Fred la Marmotte from the Gaspé region.At least the three of them were in agreement about expecting an early end to winter.South of the border there was no consensus.Punxsutawney Phil, from Gobbler\u2019s Knob - no kidding - followed the new Biden administration\u2019s strict gathering protocols and took part in a \u2018virtual\u2019 prediction ceremony.According to Phil, spring may come early to eastern Canada but not to the place where all this nonsense got its start with its early Pennsylvania Dutch settlers.In Phil\u2019s bailiwick winter will continue for six more weeks.But the U.S., divided as it is about everything nowadays, showed another split when Staten Island Chuck followed the Canadian lead and predicted an early spring.When it comes right down to it, what does it really matter?For all we know Willie, Sam and Fred may get all their data from Environment Canada like the rest of us.And we know how well that works out.Are deaths still being considered?All is well Mme la Marquise, cases are decreasing, hospitalizations are decreasing, intensive care is closely monitored.But deaths are no longer treated as they used to be, both by the government and the media.Oh, there are special reports, which inform us about outbreaks, deaths mostly in CHSLDs and RPAs, which total from 32 to 88 deaths per \u201cday\u201d (an average of about 54 in the last two weeks).These are elderly people.No, it\u2019s going well in the end.Their second dose is late, but only scientists deplore this.We are proud to have vaccinated all the vulnerable people in the CHSLDs.But what\u2019s the value of this vaccine, which will have exceeded its time of effectiveness, \u201ctested\u201d by the producer, in a few days time?An interview on the behind- the-scenes interview with Dr.Mona Nemer, Canada\u2019s chief scienti?c advisor, testi?es to her misgivings about RNA vaccines that do not comply with the protocol regarding their effectiveness, especially for older people whose immune systems are less ef?cient.Empathy is gone! We\u2019re looking for the good numbers, to open up economic life more, with some specialists even, in a sad way, measuring older people against younger people.What reaction can we expect from elderly or handicapped people living in a CHSLD?Will science prevail over politics in Quebec?There are more variants in Quebec than we think.But all is well, case numbers are decreasing.How many will not get tested?Why doesn\u2019t the government force caregivers to get tested?Instead, we tell people not to go and visit the elderly! It is not the seniors in long-term care centres who bring the virus into institutions.We all have a role to play in saving the lives of as many people as possible, especially the most vulnerable.FRANCE CROTEAU, NICOLE COUTURE, ÉLISE L PIGEON SHERBROOKE Letters PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, February 4, 2021 Page 7 Local Sports Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games By Stephen Wade The Associated Press A coalition of 180 rights groups on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year\u2019s Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China.The games are to open in one year, on Feb.4, 2022, and are set to go forward despite the pandemic.The coalition is composed of groups representing Tibetans, Uighurs, Inner Mongolians, residents of Hong Kong and others.The group has issued an open letter to governments calling for a boycott of the Olympics \u201cto ensure they are not used to embolden the Chinese government\u2019s appalling rights abuses and crackdowns on dissent.\u201d Rights groups have previously asked the Switzerland-based International Olympic Committee to move the games from China.The IOC has largely ignored the demands and says it\u2019s only a sporting body that does not get involved with politics.The groups said because of the IOC\u2019s inaction \u201cit now falls on governments to take a stand and demonstrate that they have the political will to push back against China\u2019s reprehensible human rights abuses.\u201d Beijing hosted the 2008 Olympics, which it promised would improve human rights in the country.Instead, the groups say the prestige of the Olympics has led to \u201ca gross increase on the assault on communities living under its rule.\u201d The situation of the Uighurs in northwestern China has received most of the attention.Last week, U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated on his ?rst day in of?ce that he believed genocide was being committed against Xinjiang\u2019s ethnic minorities.China has brushed off the criticisms as interference in its internal affairs and politicization of sports.It has reacted strongly to charges of genocide.One Chinese of?cial called it the \u201clie of the century.\u201d Since 2016, China has swept a million or more Uighurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities into prisons and indoctrination camps that the state calls training centres, according to estimates by researchers and rights groups.People have been subjected to torture, sterilization and political indoctrination in addition to forced labour as part of an assimilation campaign, according to former residents and detainees, as well as experts and leaked government documents.China at ?rst denied the existence of the internment areas.It later acknowledged them but denied any abuses and says the steps it has taken are necessary to combat terrorism and a separatist movement.\u201cThe IOC refused to listen in 2008, defending its decision with claims that they would prove to be a catalyst for improved human rights,\u201d the letter says.\u201cAs human rights experts predicted, this decision proved to be hugely misplaced; not only did China\u2019s human rights record not improve but violations increased substantially without rebuke.Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime prevails in opener at Australian Open tune up event The Canadian Press Canada\u2019s Felix Auger-Aliassime opened his 2021 season with a 6-3 6-1 win over Japan\u2019s Yuichi Sugita in the second round of the Murray River Open on Wednesday.The third-seeded Auger-Aliassime, who got a ?rst-round bye at the Australian Open tune-up event, won 87 per cent of his points when he got his ?rst serve in and saved all three break points he faced.The 21st-ranked Auger-Aliassime, from Montreal, ?nished off the world No.104 in just over 65 minutes.Auger-Aliassime will face world No.78 Egor Gerasimov of Belarus in the third round.The 20-year-old Canadian has a 2-0 lifetime record against Gerasimov.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 8 Thursday, February 4, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record BIRTH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 40¢ per word.Minimum charge $10.00 ($11.50 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions or more: 15% off With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: 11 a.m., day before publication.BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL WISHES, ENGAGEMENT NOTICES: Text only: $16.00 (includes taxes) With photo: $26.00 ($29.90 taxes included) DEADLINE: 3 days before publication.WEDDING WRITE-UPS: $26.00 ($29.90 taxes included) WITH PHOTO: $36.00 ($41.40 taxes included) Please Note: All of the aforementioned (except death notices) must be submitted typewritten or neatly printed, and must include the signature and daytime telephone number of the contact person.Can be e-mailed to: classad@sherbrookerecord.com - They will not be taken by phone.DEADLINES FOR DEATH NOTICES: For Monday\u2019s paper, email production@sherbrookerecord.com or call 819-569-4856 between 1 p.m.and 5 p.m.Sunday.For Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday\u2019s edition, email production@sherbrookerecord.com, call 819-569-4856 or fax 819-569-1187 (please call to con?rm transmission) between 9 a.m.and 5 p.m.the day prior to the day of publication.The Record cannot guarantee publication if another Record number is called.Rates: Please call for costs.RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES Bronchiectasis usually the result of damage to airways ASK THE DOCTORS by Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctor: I am 72 years old and have bronchiectasis, which I understand is a form of COPD.Can you give me some more information about it?I\u2019ve never been in a smoking environment, but I was raised in a home that used coal and wood for heat.Dear Reader: Although bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are related, they are actually two separate conditions.COPD is an umbrella term for a number of airway diseases, such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, which obstruct air ?ow in the lungs and leave the person short of breath.Bronchiectasis causes similar problems, but it is considered a distinct diagnosis of its own.As the name suggests, bronchiectasis is a disease of the bronchial tubes, or bronchi.These are the main airways into the lungs.When you inhale, the breath moves through the larynx and descends through the trachea, or windpipe.At that point, the airway divides into a pair of bronchi, which are sturdy but ?exible mucus-lined tubes made up of cartilage and smooth muscle.These bronchial tubes direct the inhaled breath to the left and right lungs.Each bronchial tube continues to divide and subdivide into ever- smaller structures, the whole of which is referred to as the bronchial tree.As the bronchi become smaller, the proportion of smooth muscle increases and cartilage decreases.This makes them more ?exible but less sturdy.The bronchial tree culminates in a variety of tiny tubes, or tubules, and saclike structures, which handle the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.In someone living with bronchiectasis, chronic in?ammation has caused the bronchial tubes to become scarred, thickened and widened.The damage leaves them slack and loose, which interferes with the proper movement of mucus.This leads to the buildup of mucus, as well as buildup of the inhaled particles, dust and bacteria that the mucus is meant to capture and clear away.The result is repeated lung infections, which further damage the structures of the lung and make it more dif?cult to breathe.The most common cause of bronchiectasis is damage to the airways.This can be from severe pneumonia, whooping cough, tuberculosis or fungal infections.Cystic ?brosis, a genetic disease that causes a buildup of mucus in the lungs, is related to half the cases of bronchiectasis in the U.S.Allergic reactions to certain fungi and diseases of the connective tissue, including rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn\u2019s disease, are also known to play a role.You mentioned extended exposure to smoke from wood and coal; studies have linked both wood smoke and coal dust to the condition.Although there is no cure for bronchiectasis at this time, it can be managed.Treatment includes the use of bronchodilators to expand the airways, medications to thin mucus and expectorants to make it easier to cough up.For lung infections, antibiotics are the primary course of treatment.Chest physical therapy, a speci?c technique that uses percussive force on the chest and back, helps to loosen accumulated mucus.The goals of the combined therapies are to loosen and remove mucus and prevent or cure resulting infections.Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health.Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health.Send your questions to askthedoc- tors@mednet.ucla.edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1450, Los Angeles, CA, 90024.Owing to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.Datebook THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021 Today is the 35th day of 2021 and the 46th day of winter.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected the ?rst president of the United States by the Electoral College.In 1938, \u201cSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs,\u201d the ?rst feature-length Walt Disney animated ?lm, was released in the United States.In 1974, the Symbionese Liberation Army, an American revolutionary group, kidnapped newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.In 2004, Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com, the site that would eventually become Facebook.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Fernand Leger (1881-1955), artist; Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), aviator; Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), theologian/Holocaust victim; Rosa Parks (1913-2005), activist; Betty Friedan (1921-2006), writer/ activist; George Romero (1940-2017), ?lmmaker; Lawrence Taylor (1959- ), football player; Clint Black (1962- ), singer-songwriter; Rob Corddry (1971- ), actor/comedian; Oscar de la Hoya (1973- ), boxer; Gavin DeGraw (1977- ), singer-songwriter.TODAY\u2019S FACT: Snow White has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1987, skipper Dennis Conner sailed to victory in the America\u2019s Cup yacht race, redeeming his loss in 1983, which was the ?rst time an American had failed to win the 132-year-old event.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cI have learned over the years that when one\u2019s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.\u201d - Rosa Parks TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 2.7 billion - monthly active users of Facebook, as reported by the company in November 2020.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Last quarter moon (Feb.4).TEA TIME WORD SEARCH AROMA BITTER BLACK BLEND CAFFEINE C A M E L L I A SINENSIS EARTHY FIRING FLAVOR GREEN HARVEST HERBAL LEAF LOOSE MATCHA OOLONG ORGANIC OXIDATION PEKOE PLUCK STEEP TASTE TEA WHITE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, February 4, 2021 Page 9 Still grieving my Mom Dear Annie THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021 Dear Annie: My mom passed away three years ago, and it\u2019s still hard on me.I am 42 years old.Am I too old to cry?And should I be over her by now?- Missing Mom Dear Missing Mom: Two resounding no\u2019s.You are never too old to cry, and there\u2019s no getting \u201cover\u201d a huge loss like the loss of your mother.There\u2019s just learning to live with the grief.I came across this quote recently that I have to share: \u201cAs for grief, you\u2019ll ?nd it comes in waves.When the ship is ?rst wrecked, you\u2019re drowning, with wreckage all around you.Everything ?oating around you reminds you of the beauty and the magni?cence of the ship that was.You ?nd some piece of the wreckage and you hang on.Maybe it\u2019s a happy memory or a photograph.Maybe it\u2019s a person who is also ?oating.For a while, all you can do is ?oat.\u201cIn the beginning, the waves are 100 feet tall and crash over you without mercy.They come 10 seconds apart and don\u2019t even give you time to catch your breath.After a while .you\u2019ll ?nd the waves are still 100 feet tall, but they come further apart.In between, you can breathe; you can function.You never know what\u2019s going to trigger the grief.It might be a song, a picture, a street intersection, the smell of a cup of coffee.It can be just about anything.But in between waves, there is life.\u201cSomewhere down the line, and it\u2019s different for everybody, you ?nd that the waves are only 80 feet tall.Or 50 feet tall.and you can see them coming.An anniversary, a birthday, or Christmas, or landing at O\u2019Hare.When it washes over you, you know that somehow you will, again, come out the other side.Soaking wet, sputtering, still hanging on to some tiny piece of the wreckage, but you\u2019ll come out.Take it from an old guy.The waves never stop coming, and somehow you don\u2019t really want them to.But you learn that you\u2019ll survive them.And other waves will come.And you\u2019ll survive them too.If you\u2019re lucky, you\u2019ll have lots of scars from lots of loves.And lots of shipwrecks.\u201d - G.Snow Dear Annie: I\u2019m a 72-year-old man, my lady friend is 71.My problem is that she has two adult sons who are still being treated like 10-year-old boys by their mother and two aunts.They\u2019re both in their 50s.Neither one of these guys will keep a job but a few months.Both are convicted felons.I love their mother, but she lets them use her.We have talked about it, and she agrees with me that she should stop.But she just can\u2019t seem to let them make it for themselves.I bought her a car, and now she\u2019s taking them back and forth to work.I say let them get a ride on their own.I could go on and on, but what I want to know is, should I leave?Her health is not that good, and I don\u2019t want to hurt her.But I\u2019m fed up with these boys using her.- Can\u2019t Watch Dear Can\u2019t Watch: She and her sisters have been babying these overgrown boys for 50 years.It\u2019s unlikely to stop now.So it\u2019s really a question of if you can make peace with that.Try relinquishing any idea of control over the situation and focusing on yourself and not what your girlfriend or her sons \u201cshould be doing.\u201d But at the end of the day, if you ?nd the situation too irritating, it might be time to remove yourself from it.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! Annie Lane\u2019s debut book - featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette - is available as a paperback and e-book.Visit http://www.creatorspublishing.com for more information.Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.2021 Jeep Gladiator Majove By Vincent Aubé These are incredible times and I\u2019m not refeWhat\u2019s a manufacturer to do if it wants a bigger part of what has become a very, very pro?table pie in recent years?Why, it\u2019s simple: have more forks to dig in with! I recently drove one of those new forks produced by GM.Meet the 2021 Jeep Gladiator Mojave, a new variant of the long-awaited pickup truck ?nally unleashed two years ago by Jeep, a model that\u2019s already made its mark in the off-roading community alongside the brand\u2019s iconic Jeep Wrangler.Jeep understands this reality of the automotive industry in 2021: Yes, many motorists do want to be adventurous, but more importantly, they want to be seen behind the wheel of a vehicle that could go anywhere and withstand any kind of abuse.That would be the Gladiator.Even a basic Sport S trim is a serious candidate to take on the world.But from Jeep\u2019s point of view, why stop there?If the demand is there, Jeep would be crazy to ignore it.The Porsche 911 Carrera is an incredible sports car at its core, but that doesn\u2019t stop its designers from developing all the other liveries of the model, including the amazing Turbo S.The Gladiator Mojave, in spite of its hellish looks, is therefore aimed at a slightly different clientele than the typical Rubicon buyer.As its name suggests, the Mojave was designed for high-speed desert cruising, unlike the Rubicon, which seems to be just right to take on.the Rubicon, or other such super-rough trails or obstacle courses.The Mojave was inspired by the F-150 Raptor and, by the same token, by the Ram 1500 TRX - another FCA product of course.Time will tell if the Mojave proves as successful as the Rubicon in North America, and speci?cally in Canada.My goal in testing it was to see the new 2021 Gladiator model is worth it or if, on the contrary, its existence adds up to little more than just another marketing operation.Rubicon vs Mojave It\u2019s worth taking a moment to note the differences between the model that\u2019s been the standard for purists over the years and this new, more specialized alternative.Looked at from the bottom, the Mojave\u2019s Command-Trac transfer case has a ratio of 2.72:1, while the Rubicon\u2019s Rock-Trac has a ratio of 4.0:1.In other words, the Mojave can drive at a higher rate when the 4L mode is engaged.To withstand the slightly harsher treatments of high-speed desert driving, the steering knuckles are made of cast iron, unlike the Rubicon\u2019s aluminum knuckles.What\u2019s more, the Fox shocks with external reservoirs are actually designed to provide improved dampening during high-speed action.In fact, the Mojave\u2019s springs are speci?c to this model, which have been adjusted to the exclusive shock absorbers.Front hydraulic jounce bumpers are also present \u2013 there\u2019s also a one-inch increase in suspension height - while those on the second axle have been upgraded in comparison with other Gladiator versions, again to help withstand rougher desert driving.Where the Mojave loses points in off- road driving is in the absence of a front limited-slip differential; it gets an open- type unit.In back there\u2019s a Tru-Lock lim- ited-slip differential.Finally, we should also mention that the Mojave\u2019s chassis has been stiffened in several places for this type of use.Less uncomfortable on a daily basis If there\u2019s one thing that describes the Rubicon badge, it\u2019s that very ?rm suspension that makes the pickup jump out of any pothole.The Mojave Gladiator does a much better job in that department.In fact, I will even go as far as to say that this variant is THE most comfortable model in the range, precisely because of those Fox shocks with external reservoirs.Let\u2019s be clear, the Gladiator Mojave is not in the league of the Chrysler 300 for delivering a smooth ride, but for those wanting that adventure-ready look from their vehicle, but also want comfort levels acceptable enough to do grocery runs in, the Mojave is the Gladiator to go with! Both hands on the wheel! That said, I found the same kind of behaviour in this version of the Gladiator that I\u2019ve experienced from others, and so it behooves drivers to be vigilant and continually make corrections to the steering, even on a highway in good condition.However, the Mojave\u2019s exclusive tires give it the edge over the Rubicon, which I think is the worst of the lot.Once again, Jeep habitues know what to expect! Inside After climbing into the cabin - fortunately there\u2019s a handle attached to the A-pil- lar \u2013 you\u2019ll not a driving position that\u2019s somewhat particular.Indeed, like in the Wrangler, the driver sits very close to the dashboard and the driving position is more vertical than in a compact SUV for example.In this case, the Gladiator was equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission and, like I noted in a Wrangler I tested not too long ago, the transmission lever no longer vibrates as it did in the past.Owners of the JK generation Wrangler know what I\u2019m talking about! At the same time, this cylindrical shift knob isn\u2019t the most comfortable to hold.Thankfully the sport steering wheel is.As is still the case with the Wrangler, a second lever is used to select the desired type of drivetrain (2H, 4H, N, 4L), just like in the good old days of 4x4s.There are more options beyond that to adjust the truck\u2019s off-road capabilities, located not far from the two levers, but they are fewer than in the Rubicon version, which allows you to lock the front axle.The Mojave only lets you lock the one in the rear.What\u2019s more, another button, normally found beneath the OffRoad+ command, is conspicuous by its absence.That would be the Sway Bar button, and without it you can\u2019t disconnect the Gladiator Mojave\u2019s sway bars when crossing complicated obstacles.After all, the Mojave is designed for higher speeds in the desert, and in the desert there tends to be sand, not necessarily impassable rocks! For a truer comparison, you would actually have to compare the two off-road versions of the Gladiator one after the other in the same conditions to discover the real advantages and disadvantages of each.On a rough and snowy road like the one I drove, it\u2019s dif?cult to pinpoint the differences with the Rubicon.However, note that the Mojave made quick and easy work of the few water-?lled pits that I encountered.In 4L mode, the Gladiator Mojave remains a great choice for rough roads.About the manual transmission and the Pentastar V6 I would be derelict in my duties if I neglected to comment on powertrain performance.The Pentastar V6 needs no introduction, of course; the 6-cylinder is in its tenth year of service and can be found in just about every model produced by Jeep.In a nutshell, the base engine of both the Gladiator and Wrangler models is very well adapted - no surprise here - for road trips, including those that veer far off the road.As for the manual gearbox, let\u2019s just say that it adds to the folklore of the model.Its precision is certainly not its greatest quality, but on board a truck, that\u2019s nothing to be alarmed about.The verdict In offering this new alternative to the Rubicon, Jeep made a no-brainer of a decision.The Gladiator Mojave orders the same starting price as the Rubicon.For fans of hard-core off-roading, the Rubicon is still the logical option, but since the vast majority of kilometres driven by owners of even a model like the Gladiator are on asphalt, the Mojave variant is the winner thanks to its softer suspension - even if deserts are kind of rare in Canada.Photo: V.Aubé With a softer suspension and great looks, it is able to impress fans of off-roading, while keeping them reasonably comfortable PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 10 Thursday, February 4, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Go grocery sho pping with diet itians.When you choo se products with the Health Chec k symbol, it's like shopping with t he Heart and Str oke Foundation\u2019s die titians, who eval uate every partic ipating product b ased on Canada 's Food Guide.www.healthche ck.org REALITY CHECK HERMAN ALLEY OOP ARLO & JANIS THE BORN LOSER FRANK AND ERNEST GRIZZWELLS THATABABY PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, February 4, 2021 Page 11 Call Sherbrooke: (819) 569-9525 between 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.E-mail: classad@sherbrookerecord.com or Knowlton: (450) 242-1188 between 9:00 a.m.and noon CLASSIFIED Deadline: 12:30 p.m.one day prior to publication Or mail your prepaid classi?ed ads to The Record, 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.819- 837-2680.290 Articles for Sale Make your add a photo for $10.per day.Deadline: 2 days before publication.c com Today in history In 1783, Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colony, the United States.In 1789, George Washington was elected the ?rst president of the United States.In 1846, Mormon settlers left Nauvoo, Mo., to begin the settlement of the American West.In 1858, gold was discovered along British Columbia\u2019s Fraser River, attracting thousands to Canada\u2019s West Coast.Hundreds of ships, jammed with gold-seekers, worked their way across the Strait of Georgia to the Fraser, then made the dangerous trip up the swift-running river.In 1866, Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science, is alleged to have cured her injuries by opening a Bible.In 1873, Winnipeg was incorporated as a city.In 1876, Manitoba abolished its legislative council.In 1880, a party of armed men brutally murdered James Donnelly, his wife Johannah, his sons Thomas and John, and his niece Bridget Donnelly in their farmhouse near the southwestern Ontario village of Lucan.Two eyewitnesses, one of them another Donnelly son, claimed to have identi?ed six of the murderers, who were subsequently brought to trial and found not guilty.The case aroused international interest and controversy.Various factual and ?ctional accounts of the cause of the massacre have been published, with the most credible being the theory that the killings were the result of a factional feud originating in County Tipperary, Ireland.In 1905, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and Lutheran pastor who joined a plot to kill Adolf Hitler and was later arrested and hanged by the Nazis, was born in the former German city of Breslau, now Wroclaw, Poland.In 1915, the ?rst Canadian contingent landed in Europe during the First World War and proceeded to the Flanders region of Belgium.In 1938, German dictator Adolf Hitler assumed personal command of his country\u2019s army.In 1945, the Allied leaders met at Yalta, in the Crimea, to plan the ?nal defeat of Nazi Germany.The conference included Britain\u2019s Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt of the U.S.and the Soviet Union\u2019s Josef Stalin.Their plan called for Allied occupation of Germany, the collection of war reparations and the founding of the United Nations.In 1947, the lowest recorded temperature in Canadian history occurred at Snag, Yukon - -62.8 C.In 1948, the island nation of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth.In 1970, a Liberian-registered oil tanker ran aground and split in two in Chedabucto Bay, N.S., spilling more than 15,000 tonnes of bunker oil.An inquiry blamed improper navigation by the \u201cArrow.\u2019\u2019 In 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, Calif., by the Symbionese Liberation Army.In 1975, the federal, Ontario and Alberta governments announced they were putting $600 million into the Syncrude oil-sands project in northeastern Alberta.Ottawa took a 15 per cent interest in return for its $300 million investment, while Alberta took 10 per cent with $200 million and Ontario ?ve per cent with $100 million.A consortium of oil companies led by Imperial Oil held the rest of the shares.In 1976, an earthquake struck Guatemala and Honduras, killing more than 22,000 people.In 1977, Keith Spicer, of?cial languages commissioner, recommended the use of French as the language of work for employees of Air Canada and Canadian National Railways in Quebec.In 1985, UN members signed a declaration against \u201ctorture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.\u2019\u2019 Torture Abolition Day is marked on Feb.4.In 1992, Gulf Canada announced it was pulling out of the Hibernia oil project off Newfoundland.Almost one year later, the 25 per cent stake was purchased by the federal government, the remaining Hibernia partners and Murphy Oil.In 1997, a Los Angeles-area civil jury found O.J.Simpson criminally responsible for the 1994 murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.The jury later ordered the former football star to pay the victims\u2019 families US$32.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.In 1998, British Columbia became the ?rst jurisdiction in North America to give gay and lesbian couples the same privileges as heterosexuals for child support, custody and access.In 1999, Prime Minister Jean Chretien and nine premiers agreed on a social union deal that promised more than $5 billion more to provinces in federal health-care funds.In 2000, the Toronto Stock Exchange\u2019s 300 composite index topped 9,000 for the ?rst time.In 2005, Atlanta Thrashers star Dany Heatley was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to give 150 speeches about the dangers of speeding after pleading guilty in the death of teammate Dan Snyder in a car accident.Heatley pleaded guilty to four of the six charges he faced.In exchange for the plea, the only felony charge - ?rst-degree vehicular homicide - was dropped, along with a charge of reckless driving.In 2011, the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ont., reached settlements with 10 more sexual abuse victims in southwestern Ontario.The settlement involved two disgraced priests and totalled more than $1.5 million.In 2012, Florence Green, last known surviving veteran of the First World War, died at age 110.She served with the Women\u2019s Royal Air Force as a waitress at an air base in eastern England.In 2013, the Royal Canadian Mint of?cially ceased distribution of the penny to Canada\u2019s ?nancial institutions.In 2013, using DNA from a direct descendent of his eldest sister, scientists con?rmed that remains unearthed under a parking lot in the city of Leicester in 2012 were those of England\u2019s King Richard III, who was killed in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth Field.The DNA came from Canadian Michael Ibsen.In 2014, RCMP charged former senator Mac Harb and suspended senator Patrick Brazeau with fraud and breach of trust in relation to their travel and living expense claims, the ?rst criminal charges to emanate from the year-long Senate expense scandal.(In 2016, the Crown withdrew the charges against both and Brazeau was able to return to the Senate.) In 2017, at 32 years, 36 days old, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James surpassed Kobe Bryant as the youngest player in NBA history to score 28,000 career points.In 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles captured their ?rst Super Bowl title in a thrilling 41- 33 victory over the New England Patriots in Minneapolis where both offences combined for a post-season record 1,151 yards.Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw for a post-season record 505 yards but was outdueled by Eagles backup quarterback and game MVP Nick Foles who threw for 373 yards and three TDs and even caught a TD pass.In 2018, actor John Mahoney, who as the cranky, blue-collar dad in \u201cFrasier\u2019\u2019 played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles, died after a brief hospitalization.He was 77.In 2019, three crew members of a Canadian Paci?c freight train were killed in a derailment near Field, B.C., just west of the Alberta boundary.Investigators said the train began to move on its own before the crew was ready and it gained speed well in excess of the 32 km/h maximum for the tight turns in the mountain pass.In 2020, the European Union rejected U.S.President Donald Trump\u2019s Middle East peace proposal, stating it breaks with internationally agreed parameters.The Palestinians and Arab Gulf states also rejected Trump\u2019s plan.In 2020, four B.C.First Nations lost their court challenge of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed their challenge of the federal government\u2019s second approval of the project.In 2020, Dr.Francis Plummer, the former scienti?c director of Canada\u2019s National Microbiology Laboratory, died after a battle with alcoholism.Plummer, 67, was cited in particular for his research into HIV.In 2020, in his third State of the Union address, U.S.President Donald Trump took credit for the new United States-Mexico- Canada trade agreement, insisting his use of tariffs against trade partners had worked.But the president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said the negotiations saw the U.S.treat partners as enemies, resulting in Canada and other countries focusing on diversifying away from the U.S.(The Canadian Press) PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 12 Thursday, February 4, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Your Birthday THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021 Pick your battles carefully.You can be disruptive, or you can become part of the solution.How you address personal and professional matters will affect how others view you.Use your intellect to convince others to see things your way.Be wary of using force and of those who use it.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Listen and observe, but don\u2019t get involved in disruptive situations.Uncertainty will prevail if you are evasive or stretch the truth.Live up to your promises.Strive to maintain good relationships.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - You\u2019ll gain support.Be sure to give accurate information.Crunch the numbers and proceed with caution.It\u2019s easier to do things right the ?rst time than to pay the price later.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Check out what\u2019s available and affordable.How you manage your money will be important.Don\u2019t give in to temptation.Treat a meaningful relationship with respect.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Cut your losses and move along.Recognize when you\u2019ve run out of gas, and you\u2019ll ?gure out the best way to salvage what you can and proceed.What\u2019s best for you is most important at present.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Play by the rules.Don\u2019t mess around when dealing with institutions or bureaucratic organizations.You have plenty to gain if you are honest and do your very best.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Lay out your plans and see who responds to them.Don\u2019t waste time on those who procrastinate or downplay what you are trying to do.Stay focused and intent on making the most of what you have.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Sit tight.Don\u2019t make complicated or risky changes.Know what and who you are up against.Don\u2019t let your restlessness lead to a mistake.The right opportunity will come along.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Look over your options, gather information and put your plans in place.An unusual partnership will interest you, but before you sign up for something unfamiliar, do a little research.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Take care of un?nished business, put the past behind you and consider what your options are.Handle an unexpected loss carefully.Don\u2019t jump to conclusions or lose out on what\u2019s rightfully yours.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Control your emotions.An unexpected turn of events will leave you in a quandary.Look over your options, take charge and get things done.If you remain calm, you will come through with ?ying colors.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Refuse to let anyone interfere with your plans.Keep your money and possessions in a safe place.Reveal nothing, and you\u2019ll have nothing to fear.Being a good listener will pay off.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - Put more time and effort into the important relationships in your life.Clear up matters that have been lingering on for too long.Focus on building a peaceful environment.THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021 The experts know what others do not By Phillip Alder Niels Bohr, the Dane who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922, said, \u201cAn expert is a person who has found out by his own painful experience all the mistakes that one can make in a very narrow ?eld.\u201d An expert bridge player learned from each of his errors when less skilled at the game.Now he uses this database to make winning plays and to interpret partner\u2019s cards correctly.In today\u2019s deal, how should the defense go against four spades after West leads the diamond jack and declarer covers with dummy\u2019s queen?In Standard American, South\u2019s two- spade rebid indicates a minimum opening; hence North\u2019s jump to game only.If using two-over-one, two spades would be unlimited, so North would raise to three spades.However, South would sign off in four spades.An inexperienced defender sitting East would win with the diamond king and cash the diamond ace.Then he would guess whether to shift to a heart or a club.If he guessed correctly, he would defeat the contract, assuming West took the trick with his heart ace and cashed the diamond 10.If East led a club, South would win with the ace, draw trumps ending on the board and discard one diamond and one heart on the two top clubs.An expert partnership would not need to guess.East would win the ?rst trick with his diamond ace, then cash the king, indicating that he had started with only two diamonds.West would drop the diamond 10 at trick two, a suit- preference signal for hearts.East would shift to the heart nine; West would win with the ace and give his partner a diamond ruff.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW "]