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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 News quiz for local students Page 5 Cougars football players help clean up Lennoxville Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Monday, April 26, 2021 Local authors support Canadian Independent Bookstore Day Vaccination nearing ?rst dose for one in three Quebecers Record Staff The vaccination campaign against COVID-19 continued to move forward over the weekend, with a total of 2,828,484 doses of vaccine being administered across Quebec as of Sunday.This accounts for 32.8 per cent of total population of the province, or just under one in three people.In the Eastern Townships that ?gure reached 153,460 doses, or about 31 per cent of the regional population.The number of people who have received a second dose remains under one per cent at both the provincial and regional level.In addition to regularly scheduled appointments for people in the current priority groups, the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie \u2013 CHUS regional healthcare establishment announced another limited set of coupon-based drop-in vaccination spots over the weekend, which were used up almost as quickly as they were announced.On Saturday Health Minister Christian Dubé took to twitter to point out that 60 per cent of new cases are now coming from people under 40 years of age, in a group that are tending to be sick for longer periods of time and who wait longer before going to the hospital.\u201cNo one is safe from this virus,\u201d he said.Vaccination is currently only available to people 45 years of age or older.Caregivers for people with physical or mental handicaps will be able to register for vaccination appointments as of this coming Wednesday, April 28.The Record\u2019s E-Edition allows you to read the full edition of the paper without leaving your home 24/7.The best way to stay abreast of local news.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com.Click on E-Edition and follow the simple instructions.And then start enjoy The Record for as little as $9.78 plus tx per month.Enjoy The Record online Already a print subscriber?Get the E-Edition free! 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BEN MCAULEY Poet Sheryl Taylor Record Staff Poet Sheryl Taylor was one of several writers to sit in the window of Brome Lake Books on Saturday, April 24 and hammer out a few lines in support of independent bookstores.A special writing chair and desk were set up in the window of the bookstore, and six authors took turns throughout the day working on their next great works, soon to grace local bookshelves.Any purchases made at Canadian Independent bookstores over the weekend earned supporters a chance to win one of several prizes.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 Monday, April 26, 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: A FEW FLURRIES HIGH OF 4 LOW OF -2 TUESDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 13 LOW OF 0 WEDNESDAY: RAIN HIGH OF 10 LOW OF 5 THURSDAY: RAIN HIGH OF 10 LOW OF 6 FRIDAY: PERIODS OF RAIN HIGH OF 13 LOW OF 2 Volunteer Action Week in celebration of Canada\u2019s volunteers was held this past week from April 18 to 24.This annual event celebrated by the Municipality of Potton with the collaboration of the Missisquoi North Volunteer Centre (CABMN) was deemed a great success by both organizers and attendees, despite a season change mid week! The usual gathering of volunteers to break bread and share experiences had to be altered, as all things have of late to assure that pandemic restrictions and safety protocols were respected.With this is mind, the celebration was taken outdoors to Parc Manson, where organizers and municipal staff had set up Adirondack chairs (appropriate distance assured) around lit ?re pits maintained by the town throughout the week as weather permitted.Volunteers were invited to make a quick stop at the Tourist Of?ce where, Potton Community and Recreational Organizer and staff greeted each person with a gift that included: a specially printed tote bag, coffee mug ?lled with candy and a coupon to enjoy a cup of hot coffee provided by the local Appalaches Torréfacteur Roaster coffee shop adjacent to the park.Once volunteers picked up their favourite cup of java, they were encouraged to sit and enjoy one of the seating areas in Parc Manson and warm up by the ?re.Although Mother Nature made an appearance with heavy winds, rain, snow and unpredictable nastiness at times, she did offer the promise of spring with a nice day or two as well.Community and Recreational organizer Trish Wood, who has long worked for the Municipality of Potton organizing these events, has this to say in regards to this year\u2019s celebration: \u201cIt was such a pleasure for me to greet people in person this week and present them with their special gift.We truly hope that Potton volunteers know how much they are appreciated for all that they do.It goes without saying that acts of kindness, big or small contribute to the health and well-being of our community.I look forward to working with the dynamic CABMN team again next year as we host our annual celebration.Until then, keep smiling and thanks again, Potton volunteers!\u201d Debra Harding and Krysten Vanier, the Volunteer Coordination team at the CABMN really enjoyed working on the event with Wood.\u201cTrish and the Municipal staff are always a pleasure to collaborate with,\u201d said Harding.\u201cKrysten and I were invited to host at the Tourist Of?ce for an afternoon, and we too enjoyed the opportunity to greet some of our wonderful volunteers and present them with their gifts and our thanks.\u201d Diane Vickerson, who volunteers alongside her husband, Fred at the Ken Jones Respite program of the CABMN, had this to say regarding the recognition and this year\u2019s celebration: \u201cFred and I want to thank the municipality, CABMN and all involved very much for the special \u2018volunteer week\u2019 gifts that we were given.It was such fun receiving our cups \u201cavec les bonbons\u201d in the neat blue bags - along with coupons \u201cpour un café et un muf?n! We did not know that the Café was even there, as we haven\u2019t been going out much since COVID 19.We sat by the bon ?re and Trish took a pic of us and it was lovely.\u201d As this year\u2019s Volunteer Week Celebration comes to an end, the gratitude and appreciation for ALL volunteers will continue throughout the year and beyond.Celebrating Potton volunteers from T-shirt to parka Mable Hastings The Scoop Trish Wood, Municipality of Potton PHOTOS COURTESY The Vickersons What a difference a day makes! 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 Monday, April 26, 2021 Page 3 Local News In a joint statement, FSE-CSQ President Josée Scalabrini and QPAT President Heidi Yetman explained that the proposal still misses a few marks.Vaccination nearing ?rst dose CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 The Province of Quebec reported 1,014 new cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of people infected to 344,808 and the number of active cases to 10,844.The total number of deaths increased to 10,878, nine of which were reported on Sunday.The number of people hospitalized across the province decreased by 57 over the weekend, dropping to 654, and the number of people in intensive care also went down by nine to 165.In the Eastern Townships, where the number of active cases and new cases each day has been trending up in recent weeks, there were 129 new cases over the weekend, 48 of which were recorded on Sunday.This increased the total number of people who have caught COVID-19 in the region since the start of the pandemic to 13,009.Despite this increase, however, the number of active cases did decrease by 13 between Thursday\u2019s report and Sunday.Of the 419 cases active in the Townships on Sunday, 145 were in Sherbrooke, 83 were in the Haute- Yamaska area, 78 were in the Granit area, 40 were in the Pommeraie area, 28 were in the Haut- Saint-François area, 16 were in the Val Saint-François, 11 were in the Coaticook area, 10 were in Memphrémagog, and six were in the des Sources area.There were also two not linked to a particular sub-region of the territory.Looked at in relation to each area\u2019s population the Granit area continues to have the highest concentration of infection at 366 cases per 100,000 people, with Memphrémagog on the other end of the spectrum at only 18.9 per 100,000.The number of deaths in the region increased to 331, although the number of hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 decreased to 18.As of Sunday there were ?ve people in intensive care in the region because of the virus.Record Staff The strike planned for the afternoon of Tuesday, April 27 by the Fédération des syndicats de l\u2019enseignement (FSE-CSQ) and the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT) has been suspended while unions bring a sectoral regulation proposal to their members to determine whether they ?nd the offer acceptable.In a press release the FSE-CSQ and QPAT explained the proposal cannot be considered an agreement in principle, despite progress, as some of their priorities are not met.It will be up to teachers to determine whether the proposal constitutes a sectoral regulation.It will not be made public until meetings are held with the members, the unions said.In a joint statement, FSE-CSQ President Josée Scalabrini and QPAT President Heidi Yetman explained that the proposal still misses a few marks.\u201cContrary to what the Minister said, we are not signing anything with a smile.While it facilitates entry into the profession and enhances staff autonomy and compensation, the sectoral regulation proposal that has been submitted to us does not lighten the workload to the extent that teachers were looking for.It is clear that since the strike began, signi?cant progress has been made, and we have made some interesting gains on a number of issues.However, what is currently on the table does not fully meet our expectations.It is therefore up to our members to assess this as a whole,\u201d the union heads said.The FSE-CSQ and QPAT have been calling for signi?cant improvements in four main priority areas: classroom composition and services for students with special needs, a signi?cantly lighter workload, better wages for all teachers, less employment precarity and a professional integration mechanism.Teacher strike suspended while unions review government proposal Record Staff The Champlain College Lennoxville Cougars football team ?ooded the borough\u2019s streets on Friday afternoon, as part of a community initiative.Cougars head coach Jean- François Joncas told The Record that players were tasked with picking garbage off the path leading up to campus, the perimeter outside of the residence buildings, parts of the downtown area and along College Street.It\u2019s the ?rst time the Cougars have taken part in a full-?edged clean up project.One of the football players said it was their way of giving back to a community that has already given them so much.Another player discussed the dif?culty of staying motivated throughout the pandemic as a student and an athlete.However, they have been able to bond through initiatives such as the neighbourhood clean up.The team recently returned to practice on a limited basis, without contact and split up into groups.Cougars football players participate in cleaning up Lennoxville MICHAEL BORIERO Record Staff Several members of the National Assembly for Coalition Avenir Quebec in the Eastern Townships recently made a combined donation of over $25,000 to the Rock-Guertin Foundation to support that group\u2019s work in food security in the region.\u201cThe Rock-Guertin Foundation is an important organization in our region,\u201d said Richmond MNA André Bachand in a press release accompanying the announcement.\u201cBeyond the holiday season, it meets the needs of poorer families throughout the year, especially at the start of the school year.\u201d Bachand was joined by fellow MNAs Isabelle Charest and François Bonnardel in making contributions to the donation from discretionary funds, as well as Health and Social Services Minister Christian Dubé, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity Jean Boulet, and André Lamontagne, the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.\u201cWe are very happy and honored to receive this ?nancial assistance, especially in this dif?cult year for many Sherbrooke households,\u201d said Sylvain Guertin, President of the Rock- Guertin Foundation.\u201cThese funds will allow us to improve our interventions with 30 other food aid organizations in the region, as well as the Commission scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke.We are currently working on new support projects, and we continue to provide daily food assistance to all those who request it from the social workers of the CLSCs in Sherbrooke.Our organization is currently experiencing signi?cant growth, and we are delighted to be able to help more than 3,000 families and individuals each year.\u201d COURTESY FONDATION ROCK-GUERTIN Denis Fortier, the foundation\u2019s executive director, with André Bachand, MNA for Richmond and David St-Amour, a member of the board of directors.Over $25,000 for the Rock-Guertin Foundation 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 Monday, April 26, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL Some 122,000 students, about the population of Sherbrooke, are enrolled in 193 private schools in Quebec, according to the Écoles Privées du Québec website.6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 819-821-3179 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WEBSITE: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER (819) 569-9511 MATTHEW MCCULLY MANAGING EDITOR (819) 569-6345 GORDON LAMBIE ASSOCIATE EDITOR (819) 569-6345 SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN (819) 569-4856 JESSE BRYANT ADVERTISING MANAGER (450) 242-1188 DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTING (819) 569-9511 ADVERTISING (819) 569-9525 CIRCULATION (819) 569-9528 NEWSROOM (819) 569-6345 KNOWLTON OFFICE 5B VICTORIA STREET, KNOWLTON, QUEBEC, J0E 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 FAX: (450) 243-5155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS QUEBEC: 1 YEAR 108.72 5.44 10.85 $ 1 2 5 .0 0 1 MONTH 9.78 0.49 0.98 $ 1 1 .2 5 Rates for out of Quebec and for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 9, 1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record, 6 Mallory Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E2 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA RECORD THE The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please limit your letters to 300 words.We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, legality and taste.Please ensure there is a phone number or email where you can be reached, to con?rm authorship and current town/city of residence.Names will not be withheld but the address and phone number of the writer are not published, except by request.Please email your letters to newsroom@ sherbrookerecord.com.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships.Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette is 34 years old, born in 1987, ive years after the signing of the Canadian Constitution with its Charter of Rights and Freedoms, containing the famous Section 23, known as the Canada Clause.Though he has studied constitutional law, Jolin-Barrette can be forgiven for not being personally familiar with the tumultuous political roller-coaster ride that led to the creation of the fundamental law of the land; how we ended up with that pesky Sec.23 and that useful notwithstanding clause.Then again, the bumpy road to the Constitution is now more than 40 years behind in the rearview mirror, so, were it not for the consistent parade of constitutional challenges, it would not be a surprise if folks do not have the \u201cGang of Eight,\u201d the \u201cthe Kitchen Accord,\u201d and the \u201cNight of the Long Knives\u201d foremost on their minds.Still, compared, for example, to the creation of the Constitution of the United States in 1789, Canada\u2019s constitutional struggle is very recent history and many of the key players are still among us and available for historical insight.You\u2019ll probably be hearing from some of them as we approach the 40th anniversary of the April 17, 1982, signing, by the Queen herself, of the document.(Alas, premier René Lévesque\u2019s minister of justice at the time, Marc- André Bédard, died of COVID-19 in November.) With that rambling preamble out of the way, let us turn to the current Quebec minister of justice and his reaction to last week\u2019s Quebec Superior Court ruling by Justice Marc-André Blanchard on a charter challenge to Bill 21, the ban on religious symbols worn by public igures in a position of trust.In sum, Blanchard upheld virtually all the provisions of Bill 21, but exempted English school boards in Quebec from its application under Sec.23\u2019s protection of minority language education rights.At a press conference to react to the ruling, Jolin-Barrette said in reply to a question from English media: \u201cThere\u2019s only one state here in Québec.There\u2019s only one law that applies for everybody for the same thing.And that\u2019s why we are going on appeal on that.The section 23 of the constitutional law of 1982 is about linguistic rights and not about secularism or laicity of the state.\u201d While Jolin-Barrette is targeting as fugitives from Bill 21 the handful of teachers and senior administrators in the English public school system who may wear veils or cruciixes or turbans or kippahs, there is another large and signiicant slice of Quebec\u2019s educational community that gets a pass from the law, having nothing to do with Sec.23.Some 122,000 students, about the population of Sherbrooke, are enrolled in 193 private schools in Quebec, according to the Écoles Privées du Québec website.By contrast, about 100,000 students attend 340 English public schools under the seven boards of the Quebec English School Boards Association.In multi-ethnic Montreal, more than one-third of secondary school students attend private schools; among anglophone students, it\u2019s 40 percent.Quebec has the largest overall private school attendance rate of all the provinces, about 17 percent at the secondary level.Parents may have many reasons to pony up the often pricey tuition for private schools, but it\u2019s safe to assume a signiicant motivation is religious education, be it Catholic, Muslim or Jewish.Chances are you\u2019d ind the odd religious accoutrement within the classrooms of these schools.Bill 21 only applies to publicly funded schools, so Quebec\u2019s extensive collection of private schools, the majority of whose costs are 60 per cent subsidized by taxpayers, are \u201cabove the law,\u201d to borrow from the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government\u2019s terminology to denounce the Blanchard ruling.One suspects the Legault government is less eager to engage in a ight with private school parents over religious symbols as it is to pursue the English school community.Odds are many of the MNAs in the CAQ caucus - maybe even some ministers - went to one of these private schools.One Quebec; but more than one school system.It\u2019s in the Constitution.Private schools are \u201cabove the law\u201d when it comes to Bill 21 Peter Black What is black and white, read all over and serves as a great teaching tool?The newspaper, of course.Teachers can use the newspaper in a number of ways in the classroom to enhance students\u2019 education.They can cut several pieces of art from the paper and have young students just learning to write name them, or clip a feature story from the paper and have older students respond to it in an essay.Whatever the activity, newspapers benefit students.When used in the classroom, they improve students\u2019 reading, writing and critical thinking skills, inspire them to participate in discussions and debates, and expand their knowledge of past, current and future events.RECORD THE 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 Monday, April 26, 2021 Page 5 By Michael Boriero Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The federal government presented its ?rst budget in more than two years last week, putting an emphasis on economic recovery, job creation, clean energy and reducing childcare costs.Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister and Compton-Stanstead MP, Marie- Claude Bibeau, told The Record that the government is investing a lot of money into the agriculture sector, helping farmers make a smooth transition into more sustainable agriculture.\u201cI want to acknowledge that farmers are always trying to do better because the land is the most precious thing they have, but with climate change, and they are the ?rst to witness the impact of climate change, we have to do more,\u201d said Bibeau.Canada has already invested $185 million in the Agriculture Climate Solutions Program and $165 million in the Agriculture Clean Technology Program.But the government added a new investment of $200 million over two years to help launch on-farm climate action.The government is spending a total of $101.4 billion over three years to transition to a green economy.They are using $17.6 billion for green recovery in an effort to cut emissions to 36 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030.Bibeau used cover crops and rotating pastures as examples of clean energy practices.The agriculture sector needs to move to more renewable energy, she said, and the government will be there for ?nancial support.\u201c[Producers] know they have to get on board, and they always did according to their generations, but now this generation is really in emergency and the shift has to be more signi?cant and more rapid,\u201d said Bibeau.And after committing to \u201cfull and fair compensation\u201d for supply management, the government is now turning their focus to food processors.According to Bibeau, supply-managed processors for milk, poultry and egg will receive $272 million.The budget is still in the approval process, though, and it will get the go-ahead on Monday, when the government holds its third con?dence vote.There is already some pushback from the Conservative Party of Canada, however, they were struck down during the second vote.Bibeau believes the budget will pass; they already have assurances from the New Democratic Party.Although she acknowledged that anything can happen, Bibeau added that most politicians will agree that this isn\u2019t the right time to trigger an election.The federal government also put $30 billion into a national child care plan.The cost of services have been crippling Canadians for years, with many spending more than $1,000 per month.The plan is to bring costs down to $10 per day by 2025-26.\u201cIn Quebec, we take it for granted, but I\u2019m talking to women around the country this week about this, and wow, many of them are spending the same amounts for their mortgage as they have to pay for child care,\u201d Bibeau said.The Compton-Stanstead MP also noted that the government is extending the Emergency Wage Subsidy until Sept.25 for business and organization affected by COVID-19.They are also extending the Canada Economic Recovery Bene?t.The message is clear, Bibeau said, the government wants to help businesses recover as quickly as possible.She added that it\u2019s time to walk the walk; the government is putting money down and they hope to inspire the majority of Canadians.This is only going to work if everyone gets behind their mission.This isn\u2019t just politics, Bibeau continued, if people want things to get better, they need to be committed.And it starts at the top, she said, the government needs to lead by taking action.\u201cThe decision, our vision, we have made is that we will be investing signi?cantly in the coming three years to give this push to the economy and we will take it as an opportunity to make the shift in terms of having a green economy,\u201d said Bibeau.By Mable Hastings In 2004 the Missisquoi North Volunteer Centre (CABMN) in Potton established a committee made up of youth who had long been members or af?liated with the Youth Programs offered through the non-pro?t charitable organization.The Former Youth Involvement (FYI) committee members include youth who started in programs like the Boys and Girls groups at ?ve years old who are now living, working and raising families of their own but who want to continue to offer their volunteer services, the sharing of their talents and any free time they have to support the programs that once supported them.The Covid pandemic has deeply affected this group\u2019s ability to get together on any level besides Zoom or such virtual platforms as many members live in Montreal and cannot visit other zones.For a group that has grown up together, experienced and lived the programs and who support one and other as friends this reality has found many of the members feeling isolated, removed and out of the loop not knowing how to volunteer and support efforts happening in Potton as much as they would like.The Youth Centre Coordinator, Ethan Ball and Animator Eleanor Cote who are living in a different reality to the norm in offering support and keeping connected with the local youth, are aiming to implicate the FYI as much as possible but this is no easy task amidst their own efforts to keep the youth engaged and the time this has added with weekly deliveries and special efforts.\u201cWe\u2019re all feeling it,\u201d said Ball.\u201cFor a group that was so connected, never before has the distance seemed so far apart.I\u2019m sure that we are not alone after more than a year of pandemic restrictions and rules,\u201d he added.This week, as a reminder to the committee, longtime youth program attendees and FYI members Starr Dostie and Jason Forget, who recently celebrated the birth of their third child, Logan, sent a reminder to the group by way a couple of photos.\u201cAs young families having children, throughout the years the SADD youth have gifted us with special reminders of their support as our Youth Centre family grows,\u201d explained Dostie.\u201cAs parents, we share the items as each new arrival joins the \u201cfamily\u201d,\u201d she added, \u201csending the personalized duds from home to home.\u201d Some Record readers may recall, from time to time, seeing FYI offspring appear in the paper in their special out?ts.This article is a reminder to all who partake in a committee, cause, organization or on a board of directors that while it may feel like the return to normal is far away and that life is passing with its ever-changing gifts and challenges without us, we are all still connected by the foundation of our time once spent together and the efforts to keep in touch with one and other will only strengthen those ties.Change is inevitable; thank goodness, but change does not represent the end of something but rather, in this case, the assurance that life continues and in the absence of those we care for, our celebration of what we had will only be stronger once we reunite in time with them.Absence makes the heart grow fonder and likely we all are far more aware and appreciative of what we had prior to Covid.Agriculture minister weighs in on latest federal budget Former youth involvement (FYI) - the ties that bind RECORD ARCHIVES Compton-Stanstead MP and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie Claude Bibeau with Deputy Prime Minister Chrys- tia Freeland and Sherbrooke MP Élisabeth Brière from September, 2019 when Freeland came to speak to local women at the Old Len- nox Golf and Ski Club.It\u2019s time to test the knowledge of young people in the Townships and see who\u2019s keeping up with the news.The Record publishes a quiz each week with ?ve questions related to news that appeared the week before in the paper.Students at the elementary and high school level are invited to read through the paper to ?nd the answers and then send them by email to our editorial team.At the end of the month, any students who participate and answer the quiz questions will be entered into a draw to win a 16-GB Fire tablet.Each time a student answers a different quiz, their name will be reentered, increasing their chances of winning a tablet.Don\u2019t have access to The Record?No problem.All schools in the Eastern Townships School Board have access to the e-edition of the paper, so ask a teacher or principal for help to get connected.Last week\u2019s questions and answers 1) Why does the QESBA oppose Bill 40?Answer: It concentrates power in the hands of Ministry of Education, reduces the degree of local autonomy and independence.2) What did SOPFEU warn Quebecers about last week?Answer: They want people to take care when lighting outdoor ?res due to an elevated risk of brush ?res.3) Why are local bike shops struggling right now?Answer: They don\u2019t have enough available stock or bike parts to meet customers\u2019 demands.4) What did Appalachian Teachers\u2019 Association President Megan Seline say regarding the ETSB\u2019s decision to move classes online?Answer: \u201cWelcome to pressure tactics.\u201d 5) How many daffodil bulbs did Loni Campbell donate to Hatley common and when?Answer: She donated 1,000 daffodil bulbs in the fall of 2015.This week\u2019s questions 1) Why did Cegep de Sherbrooke students protest on Friday afternoon?2) What have golf clubs noticed this year?3) How many people who die in hospital become organ donors?4) What award did Ferme Morine receive from the Quebec Dairy Producers?5) Who did Steve Gosselin work for in the Eastern Townships?Send your answers to mboriero@ sherbrookerecord.com.For more information about the quiz and how to participate, call the newsroom at 819-569-6345.News quiz for local students 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 6 Monday, April 26, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL 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Spain.In 1986, a reactor ruptured at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in the Soviet Union, spreading radioactive material over much of Europe.In 2000, Vermont Gov.Howard Dean signed the nation\u2019s ?rst bill allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863), artist; Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), landscape architect; Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889- 1951), philosopher; Charles Richter (1900-1985), seismologist; Bernard Malamud (1914-1986), author; I.M.Pei (1917-2019), architect; Carol Burnett (1933- ), actress/comedian; Giancarlo Esposito (1958- ), actor; Jet Li (1963- ), actor; Kevin James (1965- ), actor/ comedian; Tom Welling (1977- ), actor; Channing Tatum (1980- ), actor; Aaron Judge (1992- ), baseball player.TODAY\u2019S FACT: The United States has 94 operational nuclear reactors, more than any other nation.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1941, the organ, now a staple at Major League Baseball stadiums, made its debut at Wrigley Field, during a game in which the Chicago Cubs lost to the St.Louis Cardinals, 6-2.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cWithout heroes we\u2019re all plain people and don\u2019t know how far we can go.\u201d - Bernard Malamud TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 64,000 - square miles contaminated by radioactive material from the Chernobyl disaster, an area approximately the size of Wisconsin.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Full moon (April 26).Datebook ASK THE DOCTORS By Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctor: I\u2019ve had both doses of the Moderna vaccine, and my husband just got the Johnson & Johnson shot.Does this mean we can stop wearing masks?What does being vaccinated mean in terms of what we are safe to do now?Dear Readers: With vaccinations taking place nationwide, we\u2019ve entered a new stage of the pandemic.And just as when the coronavirus ?rst began to spread throughout the world, we\u2019re learning the answers to important questions about health, behavior and risk in real time.You\u2019ve asked one of the biggest questions we\u2019re hearing lately, which is what fully vaccinated people can safely do.The fact is, until enough reliable data has been acquired and analyzed, we have only a broad picture of the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts of post-vaccine behavior.As time passes and we continue to learn and understand more, information about safe behaviors will continue to be ?ne-tuned.When you get the vaccine, it takes two weeks after your ?nal dose for immunity to kick in.Even then, though, you\u2019re not home free.None of the three vaccines is 100% effective, which means that although the risk of infection and illness are greatly reduced, they have not been completely eliminated.Another unknown is if people who have been vaccinated can still spread the virus.On that front, there\u2019s encouraging news: Analysis of health data from 4,000 health care professionals, ?rst responders and other front-line workers suggests that when people are fully inoculated, they are unlikely to spread the virus.To be certain, though, more research is needed.We\u2019ll share updates as they become available.To answer your question about what it is safe to do, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put together some general guidelines.The federal agency says that when out in public, everyone, including those who have been fully vaccinated, should continue to wear a mask and to practice social distancing.You should also continue to steer clear of crowded and poorly ventilated spaces.When it comes to private gatherings, the restrictions we\u2019re familiar with have been somewhat relaxed.Someone who has been fully vaccinated can attend small indoor gatherings with other vaccinated individuals without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart.The CDC says that these small groups may include unvaccinated individuals as long as they are from a single household and are not at high risk of severe COVID-19.\u201cHigh risk\u201d refers to someone who is 65 and older or has a health condition such heart disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes or cancer.It is recommended that you not gather indoors with unvaccinated individuals from multiple households.If a fully vaccinated individual comes into contact with someone who has COVID-19, they do not need to isolate or get tested, unless they develop symptoms.When it comes to things like dining out, travel or going to the movies or a concert, we each have to do our own risk assessment.We know it\u2019s been a long, hard year.But as you reenter the wider world, we urge you to be conservative in your choices, and err on the side of caution.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.If you\u2019re vaccinated, do you need to wear a mask?Benjamin A.Smith (Ben) Passed away peacefully on April 21, 2021 at Grace Village in Lennoxville, Quebec.He was 100 years old.Ben served in the Royal Canadian Ordinance Corps during WWII.He met Glenna at a dance one Saturday night and decided then and there that he was going to marry her, which he did in March of 1945.Ben had a lifelong love of music and played the accordion and the drums in many Townships bands over the years.He also loved cars and never saw one that he didn\u2019t want to test drive.Ben is survived by his wife of 76 years, Glenna (née Harrison), also of Grace Village and his son, Jamie (Amy Correll), of Columbus, NC, grandchildren Erica Caloiero (Vincent) and Graham Smith (April) and by four great-grandchildren.A memorial service will be held at a later date.In lieu of lowers please contribute to the Alzheimer Society of Canada (alzheimer.ca).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 Your Birthday MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 Embrace opportunities that allow you to make a difference and to improve the world around you.Be part of the solution, and distance yourself from those who don\u2019t share your interests, beliefs or values.Don\u2019t worry about what others think.Follow the path that soothes your soul.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Someone will take advantage of you if you are too accommodating.Channel your energy into something you want to achieve, and you will ?nd a unique way to reach your goal.Protect yourself.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Be open to suggestions and learn from experiences.Discuss your objectives; promote what you enjoy doing most.Don\u2019t let an opportunity pass by.Take care of details, and make your dreams come true.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Broaden your outlook, and you\u2019ll discover something that will help you update your skills.Taking a stroll down a path that interests you will encourage you to make a personal or professional move.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Don\u2019t limit what you can do because of what\u2019s happening around you.Size up your situation, consider the possibilities and do what\u2019s best for you.Invest time and money in you and your future.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Embrace change; turn it into something that will make your life better.An opportunity to make more money or get involved in something you feel passionate about will lead to personal happiness.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Don\u2019t wait for things to come to you; embrace the future with a positive attitude and an adventurous mind.Refuse to let anything limit you; where there\u2019s a will, there\u2019s a way.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Emotions will fuel the ?re.Look at your choices and make up your mind based on what\u2019s best for you.Take the road less traveled and ?nd out where it leads.It\u2019s time to embark on an adventure.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Be realistic.Use only what\u2019s of value to you.Express your concerns, weigh the pros and cons, and make decisions that you know you can handle all by yourself if necessary.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - A friend, colleague or relative will offer an exciting account of what\u2019s trending.Changes at home will help you prepare for an unexpected opportunity.Romance will improve your personal life.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Take better care of your health, and don\u2019t leave anything that might affect your ?nancial well-being to chance or in someone else\u2019s hands.Handle responsibility quickly before it spins out of control.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Take a personal interest in improving the value of your assets.Consider making a professional change that will help raise your income.Reach out to someone unique, and you\u2019ll encounter an extraordinary suggestion.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Opportunities for safe socializing will bring you closer to your personal goals.A receptive response to someone you want to collaborate with will result in a positive lifestyle change.MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 We are leading, but not the witness By Phillip Alder More errors are made at trick one than at any other speci?c trick.So, this week, let\u2019s consider some of the problems that might face the ?rst active player at trick one - the opening leader.Look only at the West hand and the auction.What would you lead against four hearts?North was right to respond one diamond.Skip a long diamond suit to show a major only with a weak responding hand.What has West learned from the auction?That North-South have a 4-4 heart ?t, and North surely has at least ?ve diamonds (otherwise, he would have responded one heart).Let\u2019s go through West\u2019s leading options.A club is lousy, straight into declarer\u2019s ?rst-bid suit.The diamond queen is super?cially tempting, but dummy has length there, and it is usually better to lead a suit not bid by an opponent.A trump is potentially suicidal.That leaves the spade two, which would be my clear choice.Also, a point that is mega-important, the low-card lead from length guarantees at least one honor in the suit.(If you do not have an honor, lead high - top of nothing.) Here, East, who knows his partner must have the king, wins the ?rst trick with the spade jack, cashes the spade ace and perseveres with the spade four.West exits in a minor suit, and the defenders await the setting trick in hearts.Note that on any other opening lead declarer can get home with two over- tricks.Also, if West leads the 13th spade at trick four, South can succeed with a Devil\u2019s Coup, one of the rarest plays.If you are curious, try it and see.The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, April 26, 2021 Page 9 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 Monday, April 26, 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 Monday, April 26, 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 Support the local businesses, services & professionals who serve our area where you live, work and play! 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communication known as motivational interviewing).There is more, but that would be a good start.All of this can be done on an outpatient basis.It is a way to get him started in treatment, build trust and to help evaluate the situation.Maybe rehab is needed, maybe not.It isn\u2019t for everyone.The data is marginal, and these outpatient steps are a good way to start.I hope this helps.You have an important platform and the word needs to get out about more options.- Follow the Data Dear Follow the Data: Thank you for offering your perspective from the inside of addiction medicine.The goal is to help the young man take his life back through sobriety.If your suggestions work for him, wonderful.I know they do work for some people, which is why I am printing your letter.However, your disparagement of AA\u2019s approach and rate of success is not something I can agree with.There is a saying at AA meetings, which is that the program works \u201cif you work it.\u201d That is the key to the sobriety of millions of alcoholics who have been helped by AA.They succeeded because they worked the program.Just ask the reader below, \u201cAnonymous in California.\u201d Dear Annie: I was very touched by the letter from your reader, \u201cOut of Options.\u201d I am a sober alcoholic and have been sober since Nov.24, 2008, which is a little over 12 years now, in Alcoholics Anonymous.I was 23 when I stopped drinking.You are right.We DO recover, but it takes time and commitment.I hurt my mother and oldest daughter very deeply when I was drinking and running amuck.It took my mother almost walking out on me for me to get clean and sober.Dear \u201cMom Seeking Answers,\u201d the best thing for your son is for you to abandon him.I know that sounds very harsh and unloving, but it\u2019s the only way.I would suggest that you get a copy of our basic text, \u201cAlcoholics Anonymous,\u201d lovingly referred to by our members as the \u201cBig Book.\u201d Annie\u2019s advice to join Al-Anon is 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