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[" Wodnosday, April 27, 2006 d 3 = > ae ; i ba É À 3 rh } a Th T5 1g INE » 2 Quite the busy Beaver, five-year-old Thornton Westley helped sort bottle and cans during last Saturday\u2019s bottle drive in support of the Ormstown Girl Guide and Boy Scout movements in between jumping for the longest drink can line this autumn.in puddles.\u201cIt was fun,\u201d he said.The group is trying to break a world record (Photo by Sarah Rennie) Collecting cans for the community and world record It was raining bottles and cans last Saturday, April 23, as the Ormstown Girl Guides and Boy Scouts held their semiannual bottle drive to raise money for camping supplies, tents, activities, and especially water-proof tarps.As Brownies, Beavers, Guides and little Sparks, sorted bottles and cans with their pack leaders and volunteer parents, the older Cubs, Scouts and Pathfinders braved the weather and ventured door-to-door in the village collecting bottles, cans, and donations.\u201cWe are always trying to do good deeds,\u201d said Lorelei Muller, a Guide leader and the main organizer of the drive, noting how \u201csome people really regard this as a community service.\u201d The bottle drives are also an environmental service considering they teach the young participants about recycling and respecting their environment, and about community service and awareness as well.The guiding and scouting movement in Ormstown has a long record of community service and is now looking for the favour to be returned through donations of empty cans as the organization has its eyes set on breaking a world record for the longest drink can line this coming autumn.The current record stands at 34,000 cans, which is a 2.7-kilometer line of cans.The organizers in Ormstown are hoping to reach 39,000, which would be three times the amount of cans they took in last fall.The organizers are hoping to have collection boxes placed in local businesses and schools to help reach their goal.\u201cI would never think that I could be a part of a world record,\u201d said volunteer mom, April Lymburner, echoing the sentiments of the excited children as they happily heaped bags full of cans onto a growing mountain behind Bouchard\u2019s Depanneur on Roy Street.\u201cWe would not be able to do this without his help,\u201d said Muller, adding that it has been several years that Stéphane Bouchard has allowed them to use his parking lot.The group was also treated to free hot dogs donated by the Ormstown IGA.24 pages 1,000 \u2014 rT we TT rm mm Cu Barrie Memorial Hospital receives quarter of a million dollars : The Barrie Memorial Hospital .Ormstown will be getting an array = new equipment and will soon start five renovation projects, thanks to a significant financial contribution to the establishment by the Barrie Memorial Hospital Women\u2019s Auxiliary.The group passed a resolution at their annual meeting last Thursday evening, April 21, to give the hospital up to a maximum of $250,000 that was raised from the Chateauguay Valley community.In order to replace aging equipment that is already in use at the hospital as well as have completely new equipment, Guy Deschénes, Executive Director of the Haut Saint-Laurent Health and Social Services Centre, presented the Women\u2019s Auxiliary a list of equipment the facility needs.The hospital equipment list included from a $75,000 sterilizer, $50,000 electric operating table, $40,000 ECG monitor, to a $1,000 fetus Doppler, and even more hospital equipment was approved by the Women\u2019s Auxiliary at the meeting.According to one member, the Women's Auxiliary has a long-term goal of eventually raising enough funds to purchase a CT Scan for the local hospital.The Barrie Memorial Hospital is currently accepting construction tenders until May 12 and hoping for construction to begin May 23 on five renovation projects, said Deschénes.Some of the renovations planned for the hospital include remodeling the triage room, where a nurse decides a patient\u2019s priority for seeing a doctor in y L 7 A 3-238 Familiprix Hohuu à Mic 1 Danh Nguyen PHARMACISTS .\u2018 : 7 _, 1 Lambtea, ; Orme town Te SIT | SPAR ee pr \u2014\u2014 the emergency.The hospital wants the purse in the triage room to be able to overlook the waiting room.Plans are also aiready on the table to reorganize the day surgery department this summer, said Deschénes.After construction and the installation of new equipment, day surgeries will be done on the second floor instead of the first floor of the hospital to eliminate the possibility of contamination and the overall efficiency of the department, he said.In addition, an outpatient gynecology clinic for appointments one day a month is being set-up on the second floor, said Deschénes.In mid-July, some beds at the hospital will be closed and there will be no day surgeries scheduled during the moath of August due to the construction, he said.But it is expected cach phase of construction will only last for four weeks.On behalf of the doctors, nurses and staff, Deschénes thanked the Women's Auxiliary for raising so much money from the community.He figures the Women\u2019s Auxiliary\u2019s dedication to replacing hospital equipment that has been in use since the 1970s and having other new equipment installed by the fall will certainly help the hospital as it attempts to recruit new doctors to the facility and it is already allowing patients in the community to stay closer to home when they need to be hospitalized.382, 000 ul he spent on a new social economic portrait and regional Summit A political science e professor from the Université du Québec in Montreal, Yves Bélanger, is updating the social economic portrait of the Huntingdon region.In addition, the Haut Saint-Laurent MRC plans to hold its own economic summit, like the town of Huntingdon did in mid-February.The Haut Saint-Laurent MRC council of mayors and MNA André Chenail confirmed that a sum of $82,000 will be devoted to the realization of a new study as carly as this May and a mini regional symposium will soon be held too.The MRC will raise $25,000 and the government of Quebec will shell out $30,000, while the Suroît-Sud Vitres d'autos.2790 boul.Hebert (Nitro) St-Timothee, 371-3876 223 boul.St-Jean-Baptiste.Châteauguay, | 692-3876 www.duromax.com ON WINDSHIELD ° SADC will pour out $2,000 and Emploi- Québec\u2019s financial contribution to the venture remains to be determined.Since 1985, Mr.Bélanger was the director of military research groups.In recent years, he has been involved in redefining the economic situations in several Quebec regions.Most notably is his work at breathing new air into the industrial economics for cities like Sorel-Tracy, Asbestos and Lake Mégantic.Mr.Bélanger will be expected to support and to improve the local action plan for the economy and the employment possibilities created by the local Haut Saint- Laurent CLD - center of development - in 2001.while adding new developments and WARRANTY CT NN - Ne - AA DIA new orientations to adapt to the current regional social economic context.\u201cThe PALEE must be reworked and updated uniformly.It is not a matter of replacing it, but to see it from a different perspective.This is the work they asked me to do,\u201d the professor told The Gleaner / La Source by telephone from his office at the Université du Québec in Montreal.Not wanting to be the one to propose a miracle solution to put Huntingdon back on its feet again, he does, however, think it will be necessary to look in the field to know exactly what the town needs to do to rebuild its economic reputation.\u201cI am not in the position to know what exactly what needs to be done.I'm also not od | e ; amm\u2014\u2014 | as Rim = d Coed e Ti Ua lu LE conceited cnough to arrive with all the ideas alrcady done.Therefore, it will be necessary to note what position the state is in and be involved in developing avenues that can be adapted to the region,\u201d he said.Mr.Bélanger will be coming to Huntingdon to meet with pcople directly involved in the revival of the town.The results of his discussions and the prelimi- [ Cont'd papa 11] | TA 0 DEDUCTIBLE TO PAY 32435741004 4 FREE Windshield repair) when claimed to in J Vétérinaire 4 mr.o@rocter.qc.ca Champlain GROOMING - BOARDING > Fa ; Bl Veterinary Clinic TEL: 450) 829-2287 MonsieurMr.0 internet \u201cior Shannon s Whatman || : (450) 374-7387 149 Chateauguay, Huntingdon 5 Cran Hoag iond 3062 Rite 138, Ormstown, Qc Computer Sales - Repair - Installation - Upgrades Quebec JOL 1H0 Dr.William S.Johnston, D.M.V./B.Sc.Agr.Louise Robinson Acupuncture re So HENRI acupuncteurs Bho i he PIERRE MEILLEUR, a.g.| 7 LEMYRE 460 64 5 en NOTARY & TITLE ATTORNEY Pire = mame ee [Afar Mentineden NOTRE DAME ; 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The announcement was made during their very low-key annual mecting last Thursday, April 21.While the resolution for their pledge to the hospital was quictly being passed, | wanted to dance on my chair because it was as if the community had just cashed in a winning Loto-Québec ticket.Yipee! The difference between a single lottery ticket and the Women's Auxiliary pledge, however, is that we are all winners.Sure, one can wait hours, even days in the emergency room or weeks to have an appointment with a family doctor locally.But you are not traveling an hour to Montreal, fighting traffic, to wait hours, a day in an emergency room, or months to have an appointment with à family doctor in the city, and returning bumper-to- bumper for an hour drive home.Yes, there is a shortage of physicians in the Haut Saint-Laurent, but the same type of doctor shortage is being felt across the province.Theretore, we should be thankful to have a hospital with a laboratory, radiology and day-surgery facilities close to home and a community willingly donating a few dollars a year which collectively translates into much needed new equipment that in the long-term is keeping our hospital open.It is complicated process trying to understand why young doctors would prefer staying in the city to be docked 30 per cent of their pay rather than work threc years in remote areas.like the Haut Saint-Laurent.But it is not difficult to figure out why young doctors are tempted to go to other provinces or to the United States.There are no restrictions there of where they practice medicine and there are significant signing bonuses when they do go.With the government requiring medical residents to apply for a permit to work in a specific region of Quebec and now with there being limits on the number of positions for specialists, government quota policies need to change.They are not working and the community nceds to react now.The average age of the twelve doctors working at the Barric Memorial Hospital, the Huntingdon County Hospital, Huntingdon CLSC, and Saint- Chrysostome Service Location is more than 55.Trying to attract young doctors with glossy brochures to work in this area based on the picturesque beauty, historical heritage of the region certainly isn\u2019t working.Solutions to encourage young doctors to work in our rural region nced to be based on finding their spouses jobs here too.There is also nothing wrong with the idea of sponsoring local students studying medicine and negotiating an agreement for them to return to our community to practice after their studies are A tribute to school secretaries Fhis week, April 25 to 29, is Secretary Week.I don\u2019t believe one week is enough to celebrate and thank our secretaries for all that they do.In all of our schools, a secretary is a pivotal person.For parents and visitors to the schools, the secretary is the first person they meet upon arrival.Always smiling and helpful, this secretary sets the mood for the school and first impressions do count.With the many changes in education over the years, the school secretary's role has also evolved.Now, they are computer wizards with the ability to find important facts for an absent-minded principal in just seconds and have a letter typed in just minutes.lodav's school secretary is a nurse.psychologist, a sometimes socal worker, a communications expert, a tech nology gemus and above all a supreme organizer and principal trainer.A secretarys dav can begin at 6:30 a.m.with a phone call trom a sick teacher and can often end at 5:00 p.m helping teachers with photocopies or counting the change from the lunch money to make a late day bank deposit.In my career as a school principal, 1 feel 1 have been extremely fortunate to have worked with exceptionally talented school secretaries, including Francoise Loisclle-Lalonde and Lynne McAdam- Arnold at St.Joseph's and Phyllis Farquhar, now retired to Vancouver, at Franklin.Still today, the tradition of excellence continues, as 1 work with two ladies who keep both of my schools ticking like a fine-tuned watch.Thank you to Sylvie Arcoite-Raithby in Franklin School and in Ormstown School.They continue to amaze me with their extraordinary secretarial, organiza- to Helen McCartney tonal and people skills.On behalf of school administrators everywhere, thank you school secretaries tor always going the extra mile to make all of our schools the best that they can be.Enjoy vour week! 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attractions, sporting activities offer family-type packages to welcome new doctors to the community?There are a host of ideas that could be done to encourage new, younger doctors to call our community home.If you feel welcome in a community, wouldn\u2019t you stay in a community?But ultimately, local politicians need to be strongly lobbied to get the government to change doctor fee arrangements and quota requirements in rural areas or it will be as useless as buying a lottery ticket and never checking the winning number.Everything has to match up for it all to work out.Nevertheless, having an extremely dedicated women\u2019s auxiliary purchasing $250,000 worth of new equipment, as well as having the other three hard-working local foundations and women\u2019s auxiliary, will keep the doctors in our rural area once we get them here.Susanne J.Brown Community support still vitally needed The Barrie Memorial Hospital depends on the surrounding communities for support.We have the Ormstown group, and we have the Howick-Aubrey-Riverfield-St Chrysostome branch.Unfortunately, the Howick (for short) branch is not very healthy these days.There were only six women attending the last meeting, April 18th, which included the president, the treasurer, the secretary, the food committee chairman, the canvass chairman and one interested person.The Howick branch has a long-standing record of loyal volunteers who get the job done.Now, we are few to do the same amount of work, which would be made light with even four more ladies helping us.The hospital serves everyone, but I cannot help but think young families usually use it more often and need it to be in close proximity when there is an emergency.Our branch organizes and serves one meal per year.We also campaign once a ycar for memberships.It would be wonderful to have some young women join our ranks for this minimal amount of time that we give to the hospital.Currently, there is not one person under 50 years old on this small committee.This does not look good for the future as there are no replacements coming up through the ranks.One cannot say perhaps that this suggests there is no more need for the auxiliary ladies to be on duty.We all know better.In these difficult times, the government is taking away from our communities much more than it is giving.We don\u2019t want it to take away our hospital too.Therefore, there are many very capable people in the area and more input around the meeting table is a necessity to keep our organization healthy.The Howick branch meets twice a year for an hour.I ask that you give serious thought to participating in this group, which provides so much for the local communities.It is because of these groups that you hear people say that the Barrie Memorial Hospital is still \u201chome\u201d.We provide the little extras, we remain a bit independent and look after \u201cour own\u201d.To maintain that reputation, we need help.We need YOU.Anyone who can give some time, in any way, please call Penny Anderson at 825-1350 or Gladys McCaig at 825-2864, or Ruth Brown at 825-2579.We also appreciate all those who answered the call year after year in various ways - be it serving, cooking, phoning, canvassing or helping to organize events.You are the lifeline from the community to the Barrie.We appreciate your time and effort, things money cannot buy, but without which we cannot continue to function.Penny Anderson Municipal election campaign launched in Huntingdon In a desperate move, the representative of Huntingdon has just named an ambassador that will have the task \u201cto represent\u201d André Chenail in Huntingdon.According to an article published in The Gleaner/La Source April 20, 2005, Mr.Patenaude will be paid by taxpayers to be \u201cthe cyes and the ears of the Representative.\u201d 1 really like Mr.Patenaude.But, on the other hand, during the 2003 municipal clection campaign while Mr.Patenaude and 1 maintained excellent relations, he had been ordered by 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Barric Memorial Hospital Women's Auxiliary annual meeting last Thursday evening, April 22.\u201cRecruiting new doctors is a challenge for us,\u201d said Dr.Vandor, who will be 58- years old this year.A recent survey highlighted the fact medical students weren't interested in becoming general practitioners (GP) because there was too much work and responsibility, the position was less prestigious and it didn't offer enough money, said Dr.Vandor.The Barrie Memorial Hospital has been part of the McGill University Family Medicine Program since 1991 in the hopes of recruiting residents to stay after they have completed their residency at the hospital, as Dr.E.Malec and Dr.L.ARNOLD, Thomas Glen At the Barrie Memorial Hospital, Ormstown on Apnil 23, 2005 passed away Thomas Glen Arnold in his 85th year Predeceased by his wife Jean Sutherland, his infant son and tis parents Robert Arnold and Edna McPherson.Survived by his sisters-in-law Alice Gauthier and Mary Elhott, his brother-in- law Donald Sutherland (Huguette), his nicce Dona (Philip Brethour) as well as many other meces, nephews and cousins.According to his wishes there will be no visitation or funeral service Bunal at Zion Cemetery, Dundee.PAXTON, Laura Pcacefully on Apnl 18, 2005 at the John Noble Home in Brantford, Ontano.Loving mother of seven sons.Adored by her twenty six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.Fondly remembered by her broth er.Mrs.Paxton was pre-deceased by one infant son as well as a brother and a sister.Cremation has taken place A memonal service was held on Saturday, April 23, 2005 in Branttord, Ontano.PERRAS, Oscar In Huntingdon on April 24, 2005 at the age of 78 years passed away Mr Oscar Perras, husband of Mrs.Yolande Beauchamp.He leaves to mourn his two brothers Camulle (Isabelle) and Omer (Monique), three sisters Helene (late Oswald), Pauline (late Jacques) and Marie Claire (late Larry) as well as many relatives and friends.Visitation will be held Saturday, April 30 trom 2 p.m.at Rodrigue Montpetit et his Funeral Home, 170 Chateauguay.Huntinedon tollowed by funeral service at 430 pm an St-Josephs Church, Huntingdon.Bunal Ormstown Cemetery.Donations to the Huntingdon County Hospital Foundation would be greatly appreciated.IN MEMORY In memory of Claire Marie Hampson who passed away April 30, 2002.Wow, 3 vears already since we had to say Good-bye.They say that time cures all pain, our pain of our lost seems to still come and haunt us often.The time that cures our pain does not mean the pain of our loneliness will ever disappear.You are always thought of in our conversations, laughter and days that have passed and will always be in the days to come.We love you Ma and miss you very much.Mom, Cathy, Lynn, Chester, Auntie Qlaire and Donny i Krotecki did.But the hospital, more often than not, has seen first hand what the survey revealed.Over the years, numerous \u201cdoctors have said they love the Barrie.It\u2019s good.It\u2019s nice.But there is just too much work.We admire you.Thank you.Good bye,\u201d said Dr.Vandor.The Barrie Memorial Hospital has participated in annual medical staff job fairs trying to encourage doctors to the region, but without much success there cither.It also produced glossy pamphlets outlining the qualities of living in the Haut Saint-Laurent, including the linguistic diversity, the numerous outdoor activi- tics, and the rich historical heritage of the region.The pamphlets also describe the benefits of practicing in the Haut Saint- Laurent Health and Social Services Centre (the Barrie Memorial Hospital, the Huntingdon County Hospital, Huntingdon CLSC, and Saint- Chrysostome Service Location), the types of high tech equipment available in the laboratory, radiology and surgery, as well as what type of on-site medical specialists are available, the creation of a Family Medicine Group of four doctors in Huntingdon, and the fact there are three very active foundations and two women\u2019s auxiliaries contributing to buying cquip- CARD OF THANKS _ The tamily of the late Rev.John Johnson, extend our sincere gratitude to his caregivers, CLSC friends, neighbours, parishioners and organizations Jack was involved with.Your outpouring of support, during his illness and death, cards, food, donations.The family will be forever grateful.The Johnson Family We would like to thank the wondertul staff and students at the Ecole Arthur Piegon , the Fashion Show Committee and Boutique FanFan Soleil for everything you have done for us.You truly made Kara's dreams come true.Thank-you, Kara, Austin, Pierre & Teresa L'Ecuyer ENGAGED RYAN-GREENHALGH - John and Audrey Ryan, Ken Greenhalgh and Sandra Caza, and Kathy Greenhalgh are pleased to announce the engagement of their children, Kelly Catherine to James Enc John.A summer 2006 wedding is planned.Kelly GS.Funeral Home Inc.Kre-arrangement Cremation Jacques Montpetit, Owner 19 Lake Street, Huntingdon Tel.: 264-5447 32 5° 5° 40404 \u2018 FLORIST + GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS DELIVERY HEMMINGFORD, QUE.Flowers For All Occasions! 3 A TK RRR RR CFA TIRE 32 13098- 140404 Pre-arrangement-Cremation Jacques Moatpetit, owner Tol.: 204-5331 - 170 Châteauguay, ment and improving the work environment.\u201cOver a 1,000 of these [pamphlets] were sent out to potential physicians who could work here and there were only three or four responses,\u201d said Dr.Kevin Brissette at the annual meeting.\u201cWe had good intentions, but it does- n\u2019t always work out,\u201d said Dr.Vandor.Regardless, in the next five to 10 years, \u201cwe will need at least 12 new physicians,\u201d he said.Dr.Vandor and Dr.Brissette are frustrated the government has cut down the number of places for residency where doctors can learn how to be practical.Civil servants have been thinking in recent years \u201cif you have too many doctors, it costs the health system too much,\u201d said Dr.Brissette.Civil servants think \u201cif there are less doctors, there will be less people having tests, less people being hospitalized, less medication being dispensed,\u201d which will cut down the cost of Medicare, he said, shaking his head.Dr.Brissette was even offered an advanced retirement package in 1997, when he was 50, to get out of medicine.The same type of early retirement package was offered to numerous nurses and technicians across the province, he said.For those who took the package, six months later they were asked to come back, said Dr.Brissette.Less recruitment and at one point incentives to retire are the prime reasons as to why there is now a very evident doctor shortage in Quebec, he figures.The government has attempted to improve the medical system by implementing a quota system to send doctors to work in areas where they are needed, said Dr.Vandor.But the doctor quota system is like \u201ctrying to pick up a bumblebee with hockey mitts on,\u201d he said.\u201cIt is very crude\u201d how they measure the need for a doctor in a region.The bad news is if a young doctor cannot work where they want to in Quebec, they will look at practicing in other provinces or the United States where there are no quota systems, he said.The average number of doctors in Quebec is one doctor per 1,700 patients, said Dr.Brissette.\u201cAnd in our area, in the Haut Saint-Laurent, it is one doctor per 3,300 patients.\u201d Therefore according to the doctor quota system calculation, the Haut Saint- Laurent is allowed to have two new doctors.If Dr.Vandor and Dr.Brissette both decided to work half as many hours, so there would be time available for another Dr.Vandor (left) and Dr.Brissette (right) think the community needs to be aware it is not simply a matter of encouraging doctors to come to the region, but that a solution is vitally needed to change the government quota system dictating the number of doctors allowed to practice medicine in the region.(Photo by Susanne J.Brown) full-time doctor, they are still counted as being full-time doctors even if they worked one hour a day, one hour a week.\u201cThere is no local mechanism to adjust\u201d to the actual reality of the current doctor shortage situation, said Dr.Vandor.Young doctors have protested against the system, but Dr.Vandor doubts if anyone is listening.It used to be thought the English could move anywhere, but even if a young French doctor doesn\u2019t feel welcome they will move out of the province too, he said.In the Montérégie this year, in 2005, there will be 45 new family doctors starting to practice medicine but there are also 43 taking their retirement, said Dr.Brissette.\u201cSo really, you only have three new GPs for 1,300,000\u201d people, he said.Both Dr.Brissette and Dr.Vandor think it is unacceptable to even consider giving up or closing down the hospital as they attempt to fight the doctor shortage situation.\u201cPeople in government positions don\u2019t want to have problems.They want solutions,\u201d said Dr.Brissette.\u201cAnd they won't necessarily solve the problem the way you want them to.But they will solve it, to solve it.So we have to find some solutions.\u201d He suggests the community begin exerting political pressure to change the quota system so if a doctor wants to go and work somewhere they can, which is not the case now with the current legislation.It\u2019s not too late, he said.But still, \u201cI\u2019m not going to be working until I'm 80.\u201d Howick United Church improvement project news The congregation of Howick United Church celebrated the realization of some long-term visioning on Sunday, October 24, 2004 as the ribbon was cut to dedicate a brand new elevator.The principle of accessibility had been addressed and approved almost a decade before, though the actual method and plan required many months of discussion, questions, suggestions, meetings, a consultation, fund-raising, compromise, and more meetings.Haste was made slowly duc in part to the cautious frugality of local Scots heritage, as well as the determination to ensure a sound financial base before embarking on a final building improvement project.First camc the renovation and enlargement of kitchen space plus the addition of an extra washroom, onc being wheelchair accessible.Later, the lobby and main stairs were renovated as the elevator housing was added, with its door at outside ground level.Members and visitors find the elevator is a boon to congregational activity allowing them access to the upstairs sanctuary, minister's study, and parish nurse\u2019s office Rev.John S.Anderson, Minister Emeritus Howick United Church (center) shown with Jean Templeton (right) and Andy Greig (left).as well as the basement\u2019s Church Hall, : kitchen and washrooms.Howick United Church\u2019s elevator and © improvement project if a tribute to the = hard work and generosity of members: and friends both past and present.; | LR GVR Educational Foundation tradition continues Maureen Wanoa When the scholarships and prizes are awarded in June at the Chateauguay Valley 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hairdresser\u2019s chair and two stands, a digital camera.A $500 donation was made to the Animal Therapy Group and the usual patient birthday and Christmas gifts, craft and garden supplies and hiring of candy stripers.The list goes on and on.We do what we can to provide a homey atmosphere wherever possible.Ville de HUNTINGDON JOB OFFER LEISURE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER The Montérégie Municipality of Huntingdon requires a leisure and community development manager.This job is part of a job creation strategy for young workers and graduates in the field of leasure and recreation sponsored by Loisir et Sport Montérégie (LSM).TASKS AND DUTIES #% Organize and animate sociocultural leisures an rts activities for a diversified clientele (youth, families, elders, etc.); ¥ Plans and participate with local concertation groups to various development and conciliation with youth and regional community; & Support, animate and coordinate with local concertation committees a reflection and orientation of the community for the development of citizenship; & Participate in the creation fo events and leisure activities; % Elaborate plans of action, develop promotional tools and submit monthly reports for the municipality; # Plan and manage the budget # Act as a resource person and animator for the Maison des Jeunes.REQUIRED DISPOSITION AND QUALITIES : ¥% Ease to communicate both verbally or in writing in French as well as in English, # Autonomous, organized and structured; # Shrewdness, tart and leadership; # Alove for teamwork and challenges; & A knowledge of intervention content in a rural environment; REQUIREMENTS : # College degree in leisure or recreation or related area; # Work experience with volunteer and 12 to 18 year old youth would be an asset; % Have vehicule; #% Be available evenings and weekend occasionally.JOB CONDITIONS : # Full time job for 3 years with possibility of renewal; #& Salary $33,000 year with fringe benefits.Your candidacy must be submitted for Friday April 29, 2005 at the latest.GENERAL MANAGER Huntingdon is the centre and economic & political capital of the Haut-St-Laurent.The general management job is answerable directly to the mayor and municipal council.#% The individual will manage the daily operations of the municipality and the management of the human resources consisting of an equivalent of 18 fuli time persons and a public security department with 28 firemen.% The Town has all the urban infrastructures including a water filtration plant, wastewater filtration, industrial park, a community centre, municipal pool, a museum and a municipal library (under negociation).% The General manager is backed up by an industrial commissioner assigned to the revival of the town and the management of the new industrial park.# The infrastructures are of a centre town.JOB CRITERIA % University degree in management with a solid base in municipal accounting.# Experience in municipal management is a essential criteria, as well as mastering oral and written English.& Leadership caracteristic are also required.JOB CONDITIONS : # Salary will not exceed $65,000 in the first year # Take of office is immediate Your candi must be submitted for Sunday May 15, 2005 at the latest.By mail: Municipality of Huntingdon Attention «Comité d\u2019embauche» 23 King Street, Huntingdon (Québec) Jos 1H0 by email: mairie@villehun by fax: (450) 264-6826.3217778-270005-4 sms cour ENT SE a a Education, negotiations: | | One size never fits all when teaching children att Marcus Taoachnick anc Davig Birnpaum Last Tuesday, April 19, your children weren't in school.The Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT) and eight of the nine locals that represent their teachers announced a one-day strike across the province to call attention to their demands on salaries and working conditions.The strike action, while legal, is nevertheless an unfortunate response to difficult and challenging negotiations towards a collective agreement with teachers of elementary and secondary schools across Quebec.The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) is the employer, in partnership with the government, of some 10,500 teachers in 350 English public schools in the province.QESBA will affix its name to an eventual collective agreement, and we trust that our teachers\u2019 unions will join us in committing cvery effort to get that agreement by the end of this spring.Our parents, students and staff deserve no less.As parents had to make alternative plans for their kids during the one-day strike, QESBA remains determined to avoid undue labor stoppages as we work towards a collective agreement with our teachers that is equitable and competitive.But that is not the only imperative in these negotiations.Surely, our teachers join us in understanding that any agreement must ultimately improve the lives of the students in our classrooms.That said, the unions that represent them don\u2019t necessarily share our prescription for how we formulate that agreement.The government of the day, and the government alone, will decide on the monetary issues included in the eventual agreement.QESBA joins it teachers, professionals, administrators and support staff in calling for increased funding of public schools, most particularly for the delivery of services to children with special needs.On the issues that have direct impact on the classroom, and where QESBA is directly involved in negotiations, we have laid out three essential objectives: 1) End the \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d approach to organizing delivery of school services.It cannot work.À rigid and centralized framework of rules applied uniformly to a rural elementary school of less than 100 children in Escuminac and an urban school of 598 in Rosemount is not the way to properly address our children\u2019s needs.We must empower the full resources and ingenuity of our teachers, administrators and professionals to develop and execute, within cquitable and relevant guidelines, a staffing plan that is tailored to serve the unique profile of the school in Escuminac as well as the school in Rosemount.There is a great deal of current discussion about class size, and how a downward adjustment will answer the need for more quality teaching time with each student.QESBA believes the suggested solution is somewhat superficial and its impact highly overstated.A preponderance of evidence suggests that the proposed reduction in class size by two students per class at every level would be of negligible impact on the quality of teaching.Yes, there are students in need of much teacher attention.And, there are others who can manage very well with a minimum of supervision and guidance.The more effective target for additional resources is in giving school boards more funds for allocation of teachers and other support staff, to be implemented in concert with the local school, and in the best interests of the children.2) Give school boards the flexibility, within reasonable limits, to re-deploy and re-train staff to meet the changing needs of our student population.The current collective agreement provides, and the next one will provide, a high level of job security.That is fair and appropriate.Nevertheless, our public school system is evolving.There is one English school board that covers a territory as large as Belgium.Another has some 10 schools with less than 100 students in each.Furthermore, the availability of necessary services in English is often problematic, particularly en région.3) Special Education services must be better funded and organized locally.Students with learning disabilities, speech and language or behavioral challenges must benefit from the quality interventions of our teachers and specialists.That can be better achieved through additional resources, which can be flexibly applied at the local level in a transparent and collaborative fashion.Those resources will allow our schools to include such students whenever possible in the regular classroom - in a way that complements and cnriches the lives of all the children.QESBA is working towards a collective agreement that will empower teachers to contribute to a community-based school decision-making process.We are convinced that this decentralized approach is the right path to planning and delivering the best pedagogical and support services possible to our children.We are further STARTING FROM $14.95 Including soup or salad, served with rice, vegetables, Greek potatoes 33, Lambton, Ormstown 829-2302 @D Usher 2 Dar 1) Coquille St-Jacques 2) Veal Parmesan/Alfredo 3) Chicken Brochette 4) Combo Chicken fillet/5 butterfly shrimps 5) Roast Beef (prime) 7) Surf & Turf Filet mignon/6 scampies e) 249 I convinced that this path can properly lead to a fair and equitable régime of working conditions for the teachers, professionals and support staff who serve our kids with dedication and distinction cach day.*Marcus Tabachnick is President of the Quebec English School 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Get a tully loaded MDG Computer with an Intel 25 gh/ CPU starting from 73 cent/dav or $7090! Includes everything vou need tree printer/scan ner/copier, fice softsare, 177 pertectiy flat mon 1tor, Windows XP (* Bank acct req, * plus S/H & tax) 1 SOO 236 2504 HEAT your entire home, domestic water and more with the Classe Outdoor Wood Furnace Dual fuel models available Call today Marview Farm, 26-44 6937 GÉRALD MARLEAU & FILS ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL FREE ESTIMATE ; Tel: 373-0238 ST-STANISLAS-DE-KOSTKA! ANIMALS FOR SALE BORDER Collie pups born March 18, registered ABCA, vaccinated, dewormed, health certificates, $500.264 2080).TO GIVE AWAY 2 pups, 9 months old.Lab-mix, spayed females.264-4477.2 female cats 1 short-haired calico, 1 long- haired grey with orange.Cannot keep must find homes.Call (450)601-4348.MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 1985 Honda Scooter 80cc, very good condition, new tres $1000.O.B.O.Call 264-9485.2 x 70T grain bins, 15°, full floor.829-3395, ALL steel buildings, carly bird special! 25x32 $6750., 25'x40° $7900, 30x40\" $9200, 32°x50° $12797, 40°x60\" $17,100.Many other sizes and prices.Call 1-800-504-7749 PioneerBuildings.ca ARGO 8 wheels, heavy duty, 17 HP, 2 cyl.Kohler engine, with caterpillar; MF 3165 tractor, 1974, diesel, industrial, avec pelle, cab, very clean.377-9719, BEEF for sale: hamburger.Call 827-2901.QUALITY millet hay, no rain, 50 pound bales.HOT tub / Spa 2004 fully loaded w/5\u201d cover.Never used.Cost $9,100.Seli $5,500.S14-989- T4K8.MAHOGANY 4 pc.bedroom set, large coffee table, 4 end tables, 2 glass bookcases, 2 bookcases, Avon collections.(450)247-3540.MF35 tractor 3100 hours; 7° bush hog mower; quantity of lumber 2x4s, 2x6s, planks & boards m ash, pine, butternut, oak & hemlock.247-2973 CVCNIDES.ORDER RADA cutlery for Mother's Day makes à great gift Order now (450)829-27 18.POOL.table.Sohd maple.17 slate, with acces: sortes Never used.Cost $4,800.Sell $2,300.S14 745 6536 SAWMILLS $3,495.00 1.umberMate - 2000 & Lumberbate 24 Norwood Industries also manufactures utility ATV Attachments, Log Skidders.Portable Board Edgers and forestry cquIipment www norwoodmdustries com Free Information 1 500 566 6899 bat 400 OT CRUISE ship jobs Free meals, room, fight, uniform, world travel.Now hing! Call.613 AT SROT Visit www cooljobsimparadise com OLY MEL.Red Deer, Albeta's largest employ «1 1s nor lining Food Processing Workers Starting salary $10 55/hr plus premiums and carn as much as $17 45/hr extended health & dental after 3 months.free bus service within city.no experience required.Please send your resume to: Olymel Human resources 7550-40th Avenue.Red Deer Alberta T4N 6R7 Fax: 403 309 7547 apply @olymel com, www olymel.com SEPTIC TANK CLEANING * Available / days week DONALD COFFEY HUNTINGDON TéL: 264-2048 3212051-101203-05 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES NEED a home phone\u201d Get your phone connected - monthly service only $49.95 and connection fee of only $36.13 (plus tax)! Call phone Factory Reconnect.1-877-336-3374; www.phonefacto- ry.ca SERVICES OFFERED CLAUDE\u2019S Tree Service, best prices, free estimates.264-9795.DAN\u2019S Scrap Metal Recycling, commercial, residential, industrial.Free pick-up (450)264- 8186, (514)915-5775.FORESTRY work commercial and selective cut, low impact equipment.Government forestry subsidy available, 30 years experience.Would also buy woodlots.Clairmont Faille.(450)827- 2682.INCOME tax service.All year long.Pick-up and delivery available.Diane.(450)826-0167.COMPUTER problems?Need upgrading, hardware repair, software installation or help with your new computer purchase, new and used computer sales, Microsoft certified technician.Tel.: 264-4781, Stanley.ANIMALS DOG out of control?Jumping?Biting?Pulling on leash?Positive Reward Dog Training classes, contact Diane Gay (450)825-2665.VACATION/TRAVEL ALL inclusive hohlidays.Cheapest Airfares and package price in Canada.Discounted cruises, hotels, cars.Book online now and save www.canadatravels.com or call toll-free 1-800- 563-5722.RIVERBOAT cruising - St.Lawrence River.The hassel free way to travel.Unpack once, relax and enjoy.Included: shore excursions, great meals and nightly entertainmgnt.5 & 6 nights.Private Staterooms.From $1,388.Dial-a- Brochure 1-800-267-7868.TIMESHARE resales.Rii Stroman Since 1979.Buy-Sell-Rent-Exchange.World Wide Selection.Call now! 1-800-201-0864.PERSONALS CRIMINAL record?Get your cleared.For travel to U.S.AL, career advancement and your peace of mand.Free assessments.Call Jennifer at the National Pardon Centre: 514-842-2411.www nationalpardon.org WANTED 8\" wide disk harrow wanted to buy.827-1040.ABRACADABRA turn your hidden treasures Into ready cash.International buyer wants to purchase your antiques, paintings, china, crystal, silverware, jewellery, rare books, sports, movies, postcards and record collection.514- SOIT 9072.TERRY PILON NU AN REPRESENTATIVE or A Shopping for GIC\u2019s ?ave me a call AXA FINANCIAL SERVICES INC Binancil Senos Firm 401, Suite 10, boul.Harwood Answer 10 today's puzzle 3210003-270406-mac PIL JA L |JOIN Lis = Alfitiated Real Estate Agent ® Chartered Real Estate Broker res.: 450-371-4446 off.: 450-264-5115 www.sutton.com 3215866-230205-4 Tel.: (450) 373-1613 CENTRE DE a SERVICE INDUSTRIEL * MANUFACTURE [fa » HOSES » SALE * REPAIR 7, Hydraulic and pneumatic dre ISTRIBUTO TET 5035, boul.Hébert, AVA si-Timothée die 216088-020305-4 A M.R.C.LE HAUT SAINT-LAURENT 2[e- Municipality 25: of Franklin PUBLIC NOTICE To persons interested by the municipal urbanism bylaws : Public notice is given of the following: Ata meeting held on April 4, 2005, the Council adopted the following bylaw projects: 213, titled «Urbanism plan»; 214, titled «Zoning bylaw»; 215, titled «Division into Jots bylaw»; 216, titled «Construction bylaw»; 217, titled «Permits and certificates bylaw»; 218, titled «Formation of the CCU bylaw»; 219, titled «Minor derogations bylaw».Bylaw projects 214 and 215 have provisions for referendum approval.Those projects affect the entire municipality.À public consultation meeting will be held on May 16, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.at the Centre Récréatif, 2555 rue du Parc, Franklin (Saint-Antoine-Abbé).At this meeting, the bylaw projects will be explained and we will also hear persons and organisations wishing to express their opinions.This projects are available at the municipal office.1670 Route 202, Franklin.Given at Franklin, on April 27, 2005.Solange Gervais Assistant general manager 3217736-270405 4 Vaudreuil-Dorion Telephone : (450) 424-8824 - 1 888 334-8824 Fax (450) 424-0128 \u20ac mail t prlon@qc.ara.com A 11111111 ILYN ROYAL LEPAGE PARTRIDEE IN 11111 MMOBILIER AGREE VILLAGE OFF.: 264-4798 COURTIER IMMOBILIER AGREE 15 KING, HUNTINGDON RES.: 264-3095 3217535-270405-4 Pre EE CL ORMSTOWN: 37,062 sq.ft.just as you leave village.Bordered by a farm on the west.Lovely colonial style home 3 large bedrooms, very exceptional living room + separate dining room.Many tastefull upgrades.Very clean, hardwood oak GE: Very well maintained & tastefully renovated home, offering 2 bdrms plus loft style bedroom.Excellent for those grandchildren or teenagers, : two bathrooms.Large kitchen with dinette.Fully finished Ibasement.This house merits attention.$ 119 000.j (ROYAL LEPARE VILLARE is independently owand and epureind | [Cont'd trom page 1 nary data collection will be the basis of the professor's work that he plans to carry out.The granting of $82,000 for a new study on the Huntingdon region and to hold another social economic summit is far from pleasing Huntingdon Mayor Stéphane Gendron.\u201cThe Haut Saint-Laurent MRC declared an operation deficit of $422,000 in 2004 and we don\u2019t have any money to waste in this futile and useless operation,\u201d he said after hearing the news of the new study being done.\u201cMr.Bélanger has been authorized to do a portrait that we already know.The MILITARY WRIST Sponsored by Dewittville WI Tuesday, May 3, 8 p.m.Walshaven Ormstown Salvation A Collection Thursday May 5, 2005 9am.-4 p.m.Dundee Town Hall 3296 Smallman road, Ste-Agnés de Dundee: Sponsored by Dundee W.I.3217732-270405-19 2217722:-2704058-0 Royal Canadian Legion Huntingdon : The Original A, BLACK HITE\" Saturday, April 30 ; Gl 8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.* Donation $3.5 s, SUPP) \u201c Sponsored 2 by FRANKLIN VOLUNTEER FIREMAN at Franklin Elementary School SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 5:00 p.m.Adults $6.00 - Children 6-12 $3.00 5 and under FREE 38 \u2018n\u2019 Doe in the honour of Ruth Grant & \u201c£& Mike Krause >} Sat.April 30th, 2005, 8 pm - ! pm ® « Huntingdon Arena * Ph © Tickets: $ S/person + Rm Come join us for fun & games! 4).a.Annual Turkey Supper Rockburn Church Hall Saturday, May 7, 2003 starting 5 p.m.till all served Adults $12.00 children 5-12, $6.00 Under 5 free Live entertainment 5,115.20 7734-2 270405-00 2216712 | Suroit SADC has just produced a complete and magnificent report that established a clear portrait of the position to re-launch the region.Why remake what has already been done?\u201c questions the mayor.The mayor went even further by saying the sum could have been used as additional resources for the Haut Saint-Laurent CLD that now operates with a reduced staff and has the smallest budget in Quebcc.\u201cWe need personnel in the field can- 55:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.AUCTION SALE 111 Chateauguay Street Huntingdon, Que.Friday April 29, 2005 \u2018ommencing at 6:30 p.m.Antiques, furniture, misc.check last week's Gleaner for listing.Photos on website.ANDALL FINNEGAN ENCANTEUR-AUCTIONEER DUNDEE, QUE.> Home 450-264-3653 Cell.: (450) 601-7111 Cell.: (450) 601-8218 Hall (450) 264-2789 Web site, Photos - www.randallfinnegan.com AUCTION SALE at the residence of Mr.Keith McPherson 6536 Ridge Road Dundee, Québec Sunday, April 30\", 2005 Commencing at 12:00 noon McComick Deering farm tractor model W4 with PTO.Only one 1tem to auction off.Terms cash or cheque.Further information contact owner at (450) 264-2863.Picture on internet.RANDALL FINNEGAN: ENCANTEUR-AUCTIONEER Home (450) 264-3653, Cell.: (450) 601-7111 Cell.: (450) 601-8218, Hall (450) 264-2789 Web site, Photos http//: www.randalifinnegan.com CVR Presents \u201cDISCOMANIR\" PV .7726-27 ANS 4 2 221773 += + ! re GARAGE SALE Saturday April 30, 9 a.m.- 1 p.m.\u2018AAgrew's Presbyterian Church ce 3t., Huntingdon from Post Office) 215712.ESTATE SALE Heritage House 2310 Chateauguay River North 3 Saturday, April 30, am -2 pm 3216719-2 Antique & collectibles Multi-family 3 Saturday & Sunday, Apr.30 & May 1 â 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.3 283, Bergeron, Huntingdon 5 If rain postponed to following weeks TRE LLC eT hc ME de: CRETE TS AE vassing and doing investment analysis, and not a university intellectual to come and tell us how to re-launch our town and our region.One thing is certain, Huntingdon will not lose its time in this futile and use- ANTIQUE AUCTION 111 Chateauguay Street Huntingdon, Québec Sunday, May 1, 2005 Commencing at 11:00 a.m.Antiques and collectables, hall-moon inlay card table, needlepoint foot stool 1/4 circle wood framed mirrors, tin Coca-Cola signs, old radio tubes, Pinocchio doll.Coca-Cola items McCoy cookie jar, many collectibles.Many other interesting items.Photos on website RANDALL FINNEGAN ENCANTEUR-AUCTIONEER 73 Home (450) 264-3653, Cell.: (450) 601-7111 Cell.: (450) 601-8218, Hall (450) 264-2789 Web site, Photos http//: www.randallfinnegan.com CONSIGNMENT AUCTION Saturday, May 7 - 9 AM.To be held at Our Facility Civic #15093 County Road 18 - 1/2 km east of Osnabruck Centre.From Hwy 401 take Ingleside Exit #770, travel North 1-1/2km to Osnabruck Centre, turn East travel 1/2 km.Walch for signs ! TRACTORS, FARM MICHINERY, DUMP TRUCKS, EXCAVATORS, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT & MORE Quer 60 pieces already consigned with more arriving aity.Owner & Auctioneer not responsible for loss or accident TERMS: Cash or Pre-approved cheque or cheque with letter of guarantee from bank.AUCTIONEER Peter Ross Auction Services Ingleside 613-537-8862 See www.theauctionfever.com for full listing AUCTION SALE To be held at La Maison d\u2019Encan 111 Châteauguay Street Huntingdon, Québec Friday evening April 6, 2005 Commencing at 6:30 p.m.Attractive 7 piece maple kitchen table and chairs, elegant two piece buftet and hutch, maple corner cabinet, sofa set, beautiful line of appliances, Frigidaire refrigerator, 30\u201d electric range and freezer, Kenmore washer and dryer.all appliances are white and fairly new.This is a complete hsting.Photo on website RANDALL FINNEGAN: ENCANTEUR-AUCTIONEER Home (450) 264-3653, Cell.: (450) 601-7111 Cell.: (450) 601-8218, Hall (450) 264-2789 Web site, Photos http//: www.randalifinnegan.com a2 7728-2754054 AUCTION Fernand Mailloux 99 Ridge Road, Athelstan (Hinchinbrooke) in the Village Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.Will be sold by auction R id M COTTAGE 3 J*q INCLUDING : ; Living room.- kitchen 3 bedrooms.bathroom and laundry room, garage, large Dé, hr J lot 110 X 125, = TNR 1] >?municipal and school taxes of 381 39 10 % cash-balance in 30 days atthe notary.Sold as 1s.Subject lo a reserve FURNITURE; Roy stove, Westinghouse refrigerator, new Inglis washer, Inglis dryer.colonial kitchen set, couch.dishwasher, 12 inch color TV, TV stand, sound system, turn table, living room table, rocking chair, lamp, flower stands, bedroom set.8 drawer mirror desk, 4 drawer desk, 2 wnting desks with chars, cedar chest, vacuum cleaner, projector, Kelvinator treezer, wardrobe.dishes.kitchen apphances, blankets ANTIQUES: 2 upnght chars, Elvis clock, and frames.medicine cabinet MACHINERY.LawnBoy tractor, 10 HP MTD, roller TOOLS: Vice, electric gnnder, jigsaw, box wrench, extension ladder 24 ft, many other tools.Terms: Cash, Visa, Master Card, Checks Canteen On the Premises NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS == SERVICE D\u2019ENCHERE UDE QUENNEVILLE 591 Rte.132, Ste-Barbe, Québec Tel.: (450) 373-8458 ] pe Fax: (450) 373-7376 www.theauctionfever.com less exercise.Our workers are too important,\u201d said Gendron.LCOHOLICS ANONYMOU If you want to drink and can\u2026 that is your business; if you want to stop and can't that's our business.For more information and meetings in the area, Montreal.(514) 376-9230 AUCTION For The Estate of Harold Vinette 2793 Route 138, Ormstown, Qc Saturday, April 30th, 2005 at 10:00 a.m.See last week's Gleaner for detailed listing or for photos visit www.deanhooker.com GHDEAN HOOKER aH: © 1 LU PUR LT 229 2nd Ave.Ormstown + 56 * www.deanhooker.com (450) 829-3 Horoscope TN Week of April 24 to May 1, 2005 Aries You have the ability to overcome many obstacles.This is very helpful in your life.vies Recognize it and be proud of yourself! Taurus Do not despair and think you are weakening, loosing your strength and er power.Aim for hopefuiness.Gemini You need to let others support you morally.Gemini YOU also need to recognize what is important for you.Know it and have faith! Cancer You will be very appreciated by those around you.This, in turn, will bring you happiness.Trust yourself.Cancer sim, Leo GD You have a lot to say.People are hstening UY\u201d to you Realize this ability and talent and it will bring change to your life.lea Virgo & You have new ambitions and they will = bring you peace and understanding.You will be presented with new and exciting ventures.Do not fear! Libra You insist on happiness and # will come true.You are much appreciated by Libra everyone around you and this will bring you fulfilment and gratification.Scorplo 6 There will be many changes amongst your fnendships within a short time.You must scorpio realize that there might be some unpleasant insight.Sagittarius You want happiness and harmony In your life and will find the way to reach your goal.Sagittarius You need to believe! Capricorn Pluto will bring lucidity and © \u2018ty to your outlook on life.This may .ny serious Capricorn Changes to your life Aquarius You aim for satistaction and success at work.it will be achievable.All will be well in Aquarius your life.Pisces S You rely on yourself on many fronts and for L ~ many undertakings.Many problems and ; shortfalls will be resolved shortly.Have faith! 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These exclusive offers cannot be combined with any other purchaselease incentive offer except GM Card.GM Honour RoN Student and GM Mobility programs Dealers may lease for less Dealer rade may be required.For the latest information drop by your local deater, cail 1 800 GM-DRIVE or visit gmcanada.com.nk Le grand patron des Vergers Leahy siege au conseil des entrepreneurs Pare La\"amme Un dirigeant d\u2019entreprise du Haut Saint-Laurent siège maintenant au conseil des entrepreneurs de Transformation Alimentaire Québec dont la première séance de travail, présidée par le ministre de l\u2019Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l\u2019Alimentation (MAPAQ), Yvon Vallières, s\u2019est déroulée mercredi.Michael Leahy (photo d\u2019archives) Le président et directeur général des Vergers Leahy, Michael Leahy, compte parmi les membres de cette instance qui a pour mandat de donner au ministre des avis, des conseils et des recommandations qui contribueront au développement de l\u2019industrie de la transformation alimentaire au Québec.À la tête de ce comité se trouve le président de Biscuits Leclerc, Jean Leclerc.TRANSAQ est un organisme résultant d\u2019une réorganisation des ressources affectées à la transformation alimentaire au MAPAQ.En collaboration avec les ministères et organismes québécois et fédéraux offrant des programmes et des services d\u2019appui au secteur de la transformation alimentaire, le regroupement est chargé notamment, d\u2019assurer la coordination de ceux-ci pour qu\u2019ils soient fournis aux entrepreneurs de façon intégrée dans toutes les régions du Québec.Tout comme M.Leahy, les membres du conseil des entrepreneurs sont propriétaires ou premiers dirigeants d\u2019entreprises.Issus de petites, moyennes et grandes entreprises situées dans les différentes régions du Québec, ils représentent chacun une facette différente de l\u2019industrie de la transformation alimentaire.Un tout nouvel agent de développement culturel et patrimonial de la MRC Le Haut Saint- Laurent a été embauché.Engagée le 16 mars, Johanne Picard succède à Louis-Maxime Dubois qui a occupé ce poste pendant près de trente mois.Native de Boucherville, elle a fait ses études en histoire de l\u2019art à l\u2019Université de Montréal.Elle a réalisé un mémoire sur la peinture murale à Montréal entre 1996 et 2001.Cette jeune femme de 28 ans s\u2019intéresse plus particulièrement au patrimoine religieux, ayant consacré deux ans à la rédaction d\u2019un inventaire des lieux de culte d\u2019avant 1975 en Montérégie, en partenariat avec le ministère provincial de la Culture et des Communications.Sa priorité: rendre accessible à la population les produits culturels locaux et régionaux.(photo P.L.) Le morcrodi, 27 avril 2005 24 FRR Fi a Un toner de sciences poli- > tiques de l\u2019Université du Québec à ; Montréal, Yves Bélanger, s'apprête à ; mettre à jour le portrait socio- ! économique de la région de : Huntingdon.De plus, la MRC Le : Haut Saint-Laurent tiendrait son propre sommet socio-économique, un peu comme l\u2019a fait la Ville de Huntingdon à la mi-février.Le conseil des maires de la MRC du Haut-St-Laurent et le député de Huntingdon, André Chenail, ont confirmé qu\u2019une somme de 82 000$ sera consacrée à la réalisation d\u2019une nouvelle étude dès le mois de mai et à la tenue d\u2019un mini-colloque sous-région- al qui se tiendrait cette année.La MRC s\u2019élève à 25 000$ et celle du gouvernement du Québec atteint 30 000$.La SADC du Suroît-Sud versera de son côté 2 000$ tandis que Emploi- Québec fera une contribution financière qui reste à être déterminée.Directeur de groupes de recherche sur la reconversion industrielle et sur l\u2019industrialisation militaire depuis 1985, M.Bélanger a été appelé ces 4 socio-économique et un sommet dernières années à travailler sur redéfinition économique de plusieurs régions québécoises.Il s\u2019est notamment penché sur les orientations à prendre pour redonner un nouveau \u2018 ni À | souffle A la structure écono-indus- trielle de villes comme Sorel-Tracy, d\u2019Asbestos et Lac-Mégantic.Le mandat que s\u2019est vu confier M.Bélanger consiste à soutenir et à bonifier le plan d\u2019action local pour l\u2019économie et l\u2019emploi déposé par le centre local de développement du Haut-Saint-Laurent en 2001, en lui greffant de nouvelles pistes de développement et de nouvelles orientations pour qu\u2019il soit adapté au contexte socio-économique régional actuel.«Le PALÉE doit être retravaillé et mis à jour régulièrement.Il ne s\u2019agit pas de le remplacer mais de le placer dans un optique différent», a indiqué l\u2019enseignant que The Gleaner/La Source a rejoint jeudi à son bureau universitaire montréalais.L'enseignant se défend bien de proposer des solutions-miracles pour [ Suite du texte Sommet sage 14 ] L'école Arthur-Pigeon organise son défilé de mode bénéfice annuel 2-00 Loir Le verger La Face Cachée de la Pomme s\u2019est vu attribuer un important prix par la Fédération des Agricotours du Québec.Lors de son 30e congrès annuel qui se tenait les 17, 18 et 19 avril à l'hôtel des Seigneurs de Saint-Hyacinthe, l'organisme a décerné à la petite entreprise de Hemmingford une mention spéciale du depuio SD are 481, Frontière, Hemmingford (450) 247-2424 2216039-270408-4 a RE À ERA Familiprix Michel Hohuu Danh Nguyen PHARMACIENS 2 adresses pour mieux vous servir 4, Bri pe.Ormstown uvert 7 jours 21 Lambton, Ormstown 01222 Ouvert 6 jours cme, authentique et typique au Québec.«A cette première passion s'est ajouté un ardent désir de faire connaître le produit par delà les frontières.Aujourd'hui, le fruit défendu est devenu des élixirs haut de gamme.Sensible aux nouvelles tendances, cette entreprise innove aussi dans sa façon de faire connaître ses produits en invitant [ Suite du toxte Agricotonrs sope 14 ] jury dans la caté- cer gorie «Réalisation».\u2014\u2014 \u2019 Les copropriétaires, 2° fe vs Stéphanie } Pe.2000 Beaudoin et i *® François Pouliot, se sont vus remettre une plaque honorifique par le comité organisateur et les dirigeants de l\u2019association.l'organisme a souligné que M.Pouliot ct Mme Beaudoin ont redonné un élan à un fruit défendu et Les copropriétaires de La Face Cachée de la Pomme, Stéphanie ont surtout dévelop- Beaudoin et François Pouliot, étaient bien heureux du prix que la pé un produit mod- Fédération des agricotours du Québec leur à décerné.Étudiants et profs jouent les mannequins pour Kara et David ERE Tul Une fillette de six ans malade réve d\u2019aller visiter Walt Disney World en Floride ou d\u2019avoir sa propre piscine a la maison.Un petit garçon de neuf ans avec de sérieux problèmes de santé souhaitait des équipements lui permettant d\u2019améliorer sa qualité de vie.Grâce principalement aux élèves de l\u2019école secondaire Arthur- Pigeon, leurs voeux vont être exaucés.Kara LEcuyer et David Lessard peuvent remercier les étudiants qui ont recueilli des fonds lors d\u2019une parade de mode qui s\u2019est déroulée vendredi soir.Cette soirée a permis de récolter entres 7 000$ et B 000$ qui seront versés à parts égales aux organismes Rêves laquelle 600$ ont été recueillis.Avec tous ces dons en argent amassés, la petite fille de Huntingdon, qui est atteinte de leucémie, aura le choix entre un voyage dans le petit monde de Mickey Mouse et ses amis ou de se baigner dans sa propre cour.De son côté, le garçonnet de Sainte- Barbe, qui souffre de multiples allergies et qui est sourd, a reçu des écouteurs pour qu\u2019il puisse écouter la télévision ct un clavier pour qu\u2019il soit en mesure de communiquer par écrit en braille.La petite Kara et son père de même que David et sa mère ont assisté au défilé de Durant prés de trois heures, les «Kate Moss» et «Cindy Crawford» es rbe ont présenté au public plusieurs vêtements de la collection print ps-été 2005.xy plusieurs boutiques de Huntingdon et de la\" à MENT (1 TI) mode qui se tenait au gymnase de l\u2019école.Présentés aux spectateurs à mi- chemin de la soirée par l'organisatrice Lucie Léger, les deux enfants ont reçu quelques petits présents: des gerbes de fleurs, des ballons, de nombreux jouets et une garde-robe d'une valeur de 500$.«En mon nom personnel, je voudrais dire chaleureusement «merci beaucoup».Je suis très émuce.Si ça continue, je vais me mettre à pleurer», à lancé avec des trémolos dans la voix Mme Lessard avant de laisser son enfant saluer la foule.Quatre-vingt-cing élèves et membres du personnel de l\u2019école Arthur-Pigeon ont joué les mannequins d'un soir lors de cette parade de mode.Ce soir- là, ces «top-modèles» se sont relayés le long d\u2019une plate-forme aménagée spécialement pour d'Enfants et cette occasion.La présence Le isto Ressources Alternatives.De e que Son père de TeMarquée d'une dizaine de plus, les élèves ont ont assisté David et sa mère bouts d'choux à ce défilé a aussi organisé aupara- qui se dent ue de mode provoque rires et applaudisse- vant une petite col- école.Eymnase de lecte à l'issue de 4 (Photo PL) [ Suite du texte Sommet yu 14 ] Nettoyeur: oo BT qm : Nettoyeur = | =\") |) BU === Coupon rabais Re 1\u2019 Un coupon par achat - valide jusqu\u2019au 31 mai 2005 Q du nettoyage à sec Comptoir situé au Club vidéo des Galeries Ormstown 4, rue Bridge, Ormstown (450) 829-3071 TTR ie gy 14 » 27 avril 2085 » Le Source STH HANSON ate ESTE D'un foyer à l'autre Outils recherchés Le centre d'interprétation du site archéologique Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha propose aux citoyens de récupérer leurs vieux outils toujours fonctionnels afin d\u2019effectuer divers travaux pour se préparer en vue de la prochaine saison estivale.Les instruments désirés sont scies variées, perceuses et meches (sans fil et électrique), clés a rochet, broucttes, chevalets et taille- bordures.Pour plus d'informations ou pour une cueillette, 11 faut communiquer avec Janie Lalonde au 264-5411 Vente de débarras à Huntingdon Vente de débarras le samedi 29 avril de 16h à 21h et le dimanche 30 avril 2008 de Yh a 14h à l'église St.John's, rue King a Huntingdon.Bienvenue a tous.Service a caractere folklorique l'église catholique Saint-Joseph de Huntingdon accucillera un service à carac- tere folklorique le dimanche ler mai à 19h30.La troupe The Franklin Ensemble ct ses amis feront les frais de la partic musicale.Les profits de la soirée seront versés au tout nouveau centre de l'espoir de Huntingdon.Soirée récréative à Huntingdon La branche 81 de Huntingdon de la légion royale canadienne tiendra une soirée récréative le samedi 30 avril de 20h30 à minuit trente à son local du chemun Fairview.l'ensemble «Black & White» fera les frais de la musique.Les frais d'entrée sont de trois dollars.Comité pour la réhabilitation de la rivière Châteauguay Le comite pour la rehabilitation de la riviere Châteauguay invite ses membres et les personnes intéressées à son assemblée genérale annuelle le samedi 7 mai à 10h au musee du lieu historique de la Bataille de la Chateauguav à Allans Corner.La presentation du rapport du président, le depot des etats financiers de l'organisme et l'election du conute executif pour l'année 2005 sont a l'ordre du jour.De plus, la coordonnatrice de la gestion des matières residuetles à la MRC Le Haut Saint- Laurent.Hiana Hristova, répondra aux questions des participants sur le plan de gestion des matieres résiduels déposé recemment.Souper annuel aux crêpes Souper annuel aux crépes commandité par les pompiers volontaires de Franklin le samedi 30 avril à 17h à l\u2019école élémentaire de Franklin.Prix d'entrée: 6$ adultes, enfants de six à douze ans 3$ et les jeunes de moins de cinq ans gratuit.Bienvenue à tous.Le Circuit du Paysan aux Grands Prix du tourisme québécois Ayant remporte un trophee dans la categorie «services touristiques» lors de la soirée des Grands Prix du tourisme de la Montérégie en mars, le Circuit du Paysan se trouve parmi les finalistes au gala national des Grands Prix du tourisme en mai.Les citoyens du Haut Saint-Laurent peuvent lui accorder leur support en votant pour celui-ci sur le site Internet de Bonjour Québec à www.bonjourquebec.com.Ces personnes courent la chance de gagner un séjour de rêve au Québec.Pour plus de renseignements: Carolyn O\u2019Gready au CLD du Haut Saint-Laurent au 264-5252.Jacques Parizeau au Collège de Valleyfield l'association des jeunes souverainistes du Collège de Valleyfield accueille Jacques Parizcau pour une conférence le lundi 2 mai 2005 à midi à la salle D-112 de l\u2019établissement.l\u2019économiste et ancien premier ministre du Québec parlera de souveraineté.d'économie, de développement durable et d'actualité politique.Son discours d'environ une heure quinze minutes sera suivie d'une période de questions des spectateurs.Le vice-président du MLO, Henri Laberge, fera une allocution d'une vingtaine de minutes en préambule de M.Parizeau.Cette rencontre est ouverte à tous et est gratuite.Conférence du «jardinier paresseux» à Lacolle La Société d'horticulture des Petites Rivières du Sud a invité Larry Hodgson, surnommé le «jardinier paresseux» le vendredi 29 avril à la salle de l\u2019âge d\u2019or de Lacolle, 19 rue Bouchard, pour une conférence sur les «vivaces sans entretien».La rencontre, qui aura lieu à 20h, sera précédée de l'assemblée annuelle de l'organisme à 19h.Lors de cette soirée, il sera possible pour les membres de renouveler leurs cartes d\u2019adhésion (15$ par personne ou 25$ par couple) et aussi de réserver les billets pour la sortie de groupe du 28 mai au Rendez-vous horticole du Jardin Botanique de Montréal.Le coût de la conférence du 29 avril est de 4$ pour les membres et 10$ pour les non-membres.Pour renseignements: Corinne (450)246-4435 ou Nicole (450)246-4504.Vu qu'un café sera servi, on demande aux participants d'apporter leurs tasses.Expo-vente horticole au Centre des Moissons de Beauharnois Le Centre des Moissons de Beauharnois est l'hôte de son expo-vente horticole «Moissons en fleurs» 2005.Pendant trois jours, il y aura visites guidées de l'établissement, vente de plantes, exposition, présentations spéciales et démonstrations diverses.Une ferme de petits animaux a été aménagé pour les plus jeunes.Des conseils sur l'aménagement et l'entretien des plantes d'intérieurs seront aussi donnés.Situé au 260, rue Gagnon à Beauharnois, le site sera ouvert aux visiteurs les vendredi 29 avril de 9h à 21h, samedi 30 avril de 9h à 17h et dimanche ler mai de 10h a 15hl\u2019acces est gratuit.Quatre individus arrêtés à Saint-Anicet VERRE TS Les policiers du détachement de Valleyficld de la Gendarmerie royale du Canada ont procédé le 19 avril a l'arrestation de quatre personnes qui se trouvaient à bord d\u2019un véhicule transportant 91 kg de cannabis à Saint-Anicet.Les individus, deux hommes et deux femmes âgés entre 25 et 35 ans, avaient pris place dans un pick-up et s\u2019apprêtaient à aller livrer cette cargaison de drogue vers les Etats-Unis.Le cannabis se trouvait dans des sacs d\u2019équipements de hockey lorsque les policiers fédéraux sont intervenus.Les suspects, demeurant à Saint- Anicet, vont comparaître en juillet au palais de justice de Valleyfield pour répondre à des accusations de possession de cannabis en vue d\u2019en faire le trafic.\u2018Le branch des Dames Auxillaires de Le brunch annuel des Dames Auxiliaires de l\u2019hôpital Barrie Memorial d\u2019Ormstown a été couronné de réussite dimanche matin.Cette activité, qui a rapporté la somme de 2 300$, constitue pour l\u2019organisme une opportunité en or pour recueillir des fonds afin d\u2019aider à l\u2019acquisition d\u2019appareils médicaux pour le centre hospitalier régional.Quelque 550 personnes, dont le maire John McCaig, se sont rendues au centre récréatif d\u2019Ormstown pour savourer leur repas matinal dominical tout en appuyant une importante cause.(photo S.R.) [ Suite du texte SOmmet co ts pays 13 ] Huntingdon.«Je ne suis pas en position pour dire exactement quoi faire.Je n'ai pas non plus la prétention d'arriver avec des idées toutes faites.Il me faudra constater sur place l'état de la situation pour ensuite s'engager à developper des avenues qui pourront s'adapter à la région», à-t-il indique.Dans un premier temps, M.Bélanger viendra à Huntingdon rencontrer les personnes impliqués directement dans le processus de relance de la ville.Les resul- tats de ses entretiens et les donnees préliminaires recueillis seront à la base du travail que le professeur effectuera par la suite.L'attribution de 82 000$ à une nouvelle étude sur la région de Huntingdon et à un autre sommet socio-économique est loin de plaire au maire Stéphane Gendron.«M.Bélanger est mandaté pour dresser un portrait que nous connaissons déjà.La SADC du Suroit vient de produire un rapport complet et magnifique qui établi un portrait clair de la situation, de même que les axes stratégiques à emprunter pour relancer la région.Pourquoi refaire ce qui a déjà éte fait?» s'est-il interrogé.Le maire va plus loin en affirmant que la somme aurait pu servir à ajouter des ressources supplémentaires au CLD du Haut Saint-Laurent qui opère avec un personnel réduit et avec le plus petit budget au Québec.«Nous avons besoin de personnel de terrain pour du démarchage et de l'analyse d'investissements, et non d'un intellectuel de l'université qui viendra nous dicter comment relancer notre Ville et notre région.Une chose est certaine, Huntingdon ne perdra pas son temps dans le cadre de cet exercice futile et inutile.Nos travailleurs sont trop importants pour perdre notre temps» a-t-il souligné.[ Suite du texte Agricotours vo a page 13 ] les gens à devenir «cueilleurs d\u2019un jour», a- t-il fait savoir.La Fédération a ajouté que les copropriétaires ont déjà récolté de nombreux prix prestigieux en raison du rayonnement de l'entreprise au Québec et à travers le monde.Coropriétaires du site depuis 1994, M.Pouliot et Mme Beaudoin savourent pleinement ce prix remis par la Fédération.«C'est une belle marque de reconnaissance que le milieu agro-touristique de la Montérégie nous a attribuée.Ce prix est d'autant plus apprécié que notre entreprise n'est membre d'Agricotours que depuis un an et demi.Cet honneur illustre l\u2019importance pour l\u2019organisme de mettre tous les efforts pour promouvoir l\u2019agrotourisme, ce qu'il fait depuis deux ou trois ans.Moi et François sentons que le verger fait partie intégrante de ce réseau», a-t-elle confié.Le verger La Face Cachée de la Pomme ne cesse de se bâtir une réputation enviable au Québec et même dans d\u2019autres pays en produisant des fruits qui seront recueillis pour fabriquer du cidre de glace.En plus de se tailler une place de plus en plus grande sur le marché québécois, ses produits continuent de gagner ses lettres de noblesse à l\u2019extérieur des frontières du Canada, principalement aux Etats-Unis, au Mexique, en France, en Espagne ct en Asie.[ Suite du texte DefI6 Mode wu ym 1s] ments parmi les 800 à 850 personnes présentes.Plus de 300 personnes ont assumé les préparatifs de ce défilé de mode qui s'est déroulé sous le thème «Une étoile est née».alors que le gymnase de l\u2019école a Tevêtu des atours dignes de Hollywood.Un peu partout, des étendards ont été accrochés au plafond et des blasons, confectionnés par les élèves, ont été apposés sur les murs.Certains étudiants, qui agissent comme hôtes à l'entrée, étaient vêtus à la mode des différents personnages célèbres de l'histoire du cinéma.Durant près de trois heures, les «Kate Moss» et «Cindy Crawford» en herbe ont présenté au public plusieurs vêtements de la collection printemps- été 2005, provenant de plusieurs boutiques de Huntingdon et de la région de Valleyfield.Dans un feu roulant de musique rythmée et de jeux de lumières, les maillots de bain, les tenues de nuit et les ensembles côtoyaient les shorts et les robes, au gré des couleurs et des motifs.me eme. mule Le nouveau plan de gestion des matières résiduelles prend force Patr ce La\u201c amme Deux mois après son dépôt, le nouveau plan de gestion des matières résiduelles de la MRC Le Haut Saint- Laurent pourra être mis en application comme tel.Après avoir réitéré son intention de le modifier en profondeur, les élus municipaux ont unanimement donné leur aval à la version revue et corrigée du PGMR qui avait été dévoilé pour la première fois en octobre 2003.Dans la foulée des consultations publiques tenues en décembre 2003 et en janvier 2004, le conseil des maires avait décidé d\u2019y apporter des amendements.Le plan modifié avait reçu l\u2019approbation des élus municipaux en mars de l\u2019année dernière.Pour respecter la volonté du gouvernement du Québec de diminuer considérablement l\u2019enfouissement des matières résiduelles, le Haut Saint- Laurent se doit de hausser le pourcentage de récupération des déchets domestiques et assurer un traitement plus efficace des rebuts recyclables d\u2019ici les trois prochaines années.Le nouveau PGMR entend mettre l\u2019accent sur un meilleur traitement des matières dites récupérables, celles qui peuvent être réutilisées à d\u2019autres fins là où il existe des marchés pour le faire.Toute une série de mesures, dont certaines sont mises en application dès cette année, sont contenues dans le PGMR.L'une d\u2019elles prévoit que dorénavant, la gestion des matières résiduelles sera laissée aux mains des municipalités.Les localités se chargeront aussi du transport des rebuts.Elles auront aussi à s\u2019occuper du traitement des plaintes et de l'inspection des établissements qui produisent des résidus.La MRC se réserve toutefois certaines tâches comme le choix de la des- Patrice Laflammg Le chef des pompiers volontaires de Huntingdon, Pierre Clément, consacrera beaucoup plus d\u2019heures par semaine a ce poste.La Ville a décidé qu\u2019il assumera la direction du service de protection des incendies a temps complet.M.Clément devient le premier dans l\u2019histoire de la municipalité et aussi dans la MRC Le Haut Saint- Laurent à assumer ce rôle à plein temps.Sapeur depuis 24 ans, il s\u2019est retrouvé à la tête du corps de pompiers local en 2000.En devenant directeur de la brigade à temps plein, M.Clément verra son nombre d\u2019heures de travail réduit à l\u2019usine municipale d\u2019épuration des eaux.En vertu d\u2019une entente entre la Ville et la Fédération des travailleurs du Québec (FTQ), il garde son emploi au site tout en augmentant sa charge de travail a la caserne des pompiers.«Avec l'entente, ce Les pompiers de Huntingdon auront un chef à temps plein sont 20 heures qui ont été coupés à l\u2019usine et 20 autres ont été ajoutés à l\u2019horaire de travail de M.Clément comme chef des pompiers.La municipalité pourra ainsi épargner de l\u2019argent», précise le maire Stéphane Gendron.Avec ce nouveau statut, M.Clément jouira de toute la disponibilité requise pour effectuer ses tâches habituelles à la caserne et aussi pour assumer des responsabilités supplémentaires.Il compte aussi lancer de nouvelles initiatives pour mieux prévenir les sinistres et améliorer le rendement de ses hommes.«Cette année, nous voulons mener des inspections dans les bâtiments et dans les commerces.Ce sera aussi possible pour moi de mettre plus de temps dans les pratiques.Etre là à temps plein veut aussi dire qu\u2019il y aura une personne disponible le jour à la caserne pour les premiers répondants ou les alertes d\u2019incendies», a-t- il dit.Pour soutenir l'effort quotidien des personnes atteintes de dystrophie musculaire, il faut beaucoup plus que des mots.1 NE ACTION, UNE ACTION MUSCLEE ! 1.800.567.2236 www.muscle.ca ures Su Que: Jwk Dystrophie musculaireCanada une action musciée Nous payons es 2 taxes lus, : i 2% & enez de rabais | sur tous les vêtements en magasin tination finale des matières résiduelles, l\u2019organisation de cueillettes saisonnières ou satellites et l'administration de nouveaux types de collectes, en conformité avec le PGMR.Le plan prévoit aussi la globalisation dès cette année des contrats pour la disposition des résidus domestiques et pour le traitement des matières recyclables afin de s'assurer un meilleur suivi des volumes.Le nouveau PGMR propose aussi la mise en place graduelle du compostage domestique et de collecte des résidus Mr bp pr \u2018Le maire Gendron trouve Ironique le\u201d choix de Paul-Maurice Patenaude TS SR RAILS La nomination de l\u2019ex-maire de Dundee et ancien préfet de la MRC Le Haut Saint-Laurent, Paul-Maurice Patenaude, à titre d\u2019attaché spécial du député André Chenail pour Huntingdon n\u2019est pas passée inaperçue aux yeux du maire Stéphane Gendron.Selon le maire, le député provincial de Huntingdon a posé un geste de désespoir en désignant M.Patenaude comme son adjoint particulier pour la municipalité.Il trouve à ce point ironique ce choix que les deux hommes ne s'adressent plus la parole depuis près de deux ans.« Moi, j'aime bien M.Patenaude.Par contre, à l\u2019époque de la campagne électorale municipale de 72003, M.Patenaude, avec qui j'entretenais d\u2019excellentes relations, avait eu ordre du bureau de M.Chenail de ne plus me parler.J'imagine maintenant que cet interdit sera levé!» de souligner avec verts en 2006, ce qui prépare le terrain à une collecte à trois voies en 2007-2008.11 suggère également la création d'écocen- tres permettant la valorisation des produits textiles, des matières sèches, des résidus verts, des pneus et des résidus domestiques dangereux.Avant de recevoir l'assentiment des maires, le plan révisé en profondeur avait été présenté aux citoyens dans le cadre de consultations publiques tenues en mars.Une vingtaine de personnes ont assisté à deux rencontres qui se sont déroulées à Saint-Chrysostome et à Huntingdon.PTY TR a, tag AE TP ironie le maire.Plus de deux ans après avoir abandonné la politique municipale, M.Patenaude agira comme représentant spécial de M.Chenail.Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un emploi à temps partiel d\u2019une durée d\u2019un an.L'ancien élu municipal assurera un lien direct avec le bureau de comté à Sainte-Martine.M.Gendron accuse le député de - vouloir se servir de la nomination de M.Patenaude pour engager immédiatement une course à la mairie en vue des élections municipales de novembre.«Le député Chenail est-il à ce point déconnecté de Huntingdon qu\u2019il lui faille dépenser des fonds publics pour avoir un ambassadeur en ville?La véritable raison est plutôt celle de rechercher activement un candidat qui me fera la lutte aux élections de novembre 2005, rien d\u2019autre.La campagne électorale est donc lancée, et j'ai hâte d'affronter mes adversaires sur le terrain», a-t-il indiqué.ETE paiement, sans interst LL JR JOHN DEERE DEERE CEST TOUT DIRE FAITES PLAISIR A VOTRE BUDGET! 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Haut Saint- Laurent à vu défiler trois directeurs généraux.Et tous trois ont démissionné.Lorganisme doit en dénicher un autre d'ici les prochaines semaines.Apres Pierre Brassard et Stéphane Billette, c'est au tour de Janick Tétreault- Moise de partir.Elle ne sera demeurée que huit mois à la barre de la corporation.Mme Tétreault-Moise n'a pas eu le temps de donner sa pleine mesure à la tête d'un organisme important comme le CLD.Ce serait facile de lui jeter tout de suite la pierre pour avoir quitté brusquement la barque.Elle à donné le meilleur d\u2019elle- même dans l'exercice de ses fonctions, dans des conditions pas toujours idéales.Mais le contexte socio-économique difficile qui prévaut dans la MRC et d'autres facteurs extérieurs n'ont pas aidé sa cause.Ce qui l\u2019a amenée peut-être à réfléchir sur Son avenir au sein de l'organisme.Il est vrai que la pression devenait de plus en plus forte sur elle.Lavenir économique encore incertain, les difficultés à recruter des dollars pour la création du fonds d'intervention économique régional pour le Haut Saint-Laurent et les nombreuses pertes d'emplois occasionnées par la fermeture d'usines de textile et de vêtements à Huntingdon ces dernières semaines l'ont passablement ébranlée.À force de presser trop fort sur le citron, elle n'avait probablement plus le goût de travailler dans une telle conjoncture.A 26 ans, Mme Tétreault-Moise fut nommee aux commandes du CLD.Certains diront que c\u2019est bien jeune pour assumer un tel poste.II faut croire que la jeune femme a été choisie en fonction de ses qualités, de ses compétences et de ses capacités à livrer la marchandise.Le comité de sélection savait ce qu'il faisait en portant sont choix sur elle.Coup sur coup, le CLD vient de perdre en Stéphane Billette et Janick Tétreault- Moise deux jeunes loups qui auraient pu insuffler un vent de fraicheur si on avait pu leur laisser le temps de faire leurs preuves.Bien appuyés, ils auraient été en mesure d'apporter de nouvelles idées à une région qui en a cruellement besoin.Il faut espérer que le prochain directeur général saura amener l'organisme en dehors des sentiers battus et proposer des solutions pour redorer le blason au Haut Saint-Laurent.Le départ subit de Mme Tétreault- Moise, tout comme celui de M.Billette l\u2019an passé, devrait amener le conseil d\u2019administration à se poser des tas de questions.Avaient-ils la pleine confiance des membres du conseil d'administration?Est-ce que ces deux personnes avaient les coudées franches pour accomplir adéquatement leurs tâches?Jouissent-ils des meilleures conditions de travail qui soient\u201d Exige-t-on beaucoup trop d'eux\u201d Il n\u2019est pas normal de voir ce jeu de va- ct-vient a la direction générale du CLD du Haut Saint-Laurent.Cet organisme a besoin d'une certaine stabilité au niveau de sa gestion de tous les jours.C\u2019est d\u2019ailleurs sur cet aspect que le conseil d'\u2019administration devra réfléchir quant viendra le moment de dénicher le candidat idéal pour ce poste.Patnce Laflamme -Naissances et Décès Remerciements, À la mémoire, Fiançailles DECES PERRAS, Oscar A Huntingdon le 24 avnl 2008 à l'age de 78 ans est décede M Oscar Perras cpoux de Mme Yolande Beauchamp 11 lusse dans le deuil ses deux freres Camulle (Isabelle) et Omer (Monique).trois soeurs Helene (eu Oswald).Paulme (eu Jacquest et Marie Clare (feu Larry) ainsi que plusieurs par ents et anes Les visites auront heu samedi 30 avril des > heures au Salon funeraure Rodrigue ct Bids Ineo 10 sue Chateauguay, Huntingdon sunvies des funerailles à 4 heures 30 en l'Église St Joseph de Inhumation au cametiere de Ormstown Des dons a La Fondation Huntingdon du Centre Hospitalier fe Huntingdon serment prandement apprecies Jacques Montpetit, propriétaire Tel.: 264-5331 + 170 Châteauguay, Huntingdon Rodrigue Montpetit & Fils Salon tuneraire Pre arrangement incmeration DECES PRIMEALU, Nicole A Huntingdon le 21 avril 2005 a Page de 57 uns est décédée Nicole Primeau fille 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Antoine-Abbé.Ste-Barbe, St-Chrysostome.Ste-Martimne.St-Louis-de-Gonzague.St-Stanislas-de-Kostka.St-Timotheée.Valleytield 211000.Le conseil de ville de Huntingdon a obtenu le feu vert de Québec pour procéder à l\u2019acquisition des cinq usines de Cleyn & Tinker qui fermeront leurs portes au plus tard à la fin mai.Dans une lettre adressée au député de Huntingdon, André Chenail, la ministre des Affaires municipales et des Régions, Nathalie Normandeau, a donné son approbation au reglement d\u2019emprunt de 1,7 million$ pour l'achat des bâtiments de la compagnie.Avec la somme recueillie en vertu de ce règlement d\u2019emprunt, la Ville consolide l\u2019achat des cinq manufactures de la société lorsqu\u2019elle cessera ses activités de façon définitive.La municipalité versera environ 125 000$ par année, capital et intérêts compris.Les cinq usines intéressent vive- Le règlement d'emprunt de 1,7 million$ approuvé par Québec ment les investisseurs.La municipalité compte implanter un incubateur d\u2019entreprises dans les locaux du bâtiment situé en bordure de la route 202.Une pluie de capitaux et d\u2019emplois est sur le point de s\u2019abattre sur Huntingdon.Dans les tout prochains jours, la municipalité doit annoncer la venue de toutes nouvelles entreprises pour des investissements de l\u2019ordre de 350 millions$.Le maire Stéphane Gendron a confirmé au Gleaner/La Source que des compagnies européennes s\u2019apprêtent à implanter de nouvelles usines dans les anciennes installations de Cleyn & Tinker.La municipalité mise sur un bon coup de pouce du gouvernement québécois pour aller de l\u2019avant avec la venue de ces futures entreprises.Une rencontre est prévue avec le ministre Claude Béchard pour signer les ententes visant à concrétiser tous ces projets industriels De précieux symboles d'espoir en Cadeaux pour trois enfants ERR Tn Trois enfants aux prises avec de sérieux problemes de santé auront la joie de posséder un de ces petits papillons bleus comme celui qui a changé à jamais la vie de David Marenger, ce résidant de Coteau-du-Lac qui depuis quatorze ans survit à un cancer du cerveau diagnostiqué au moment où il n\u2019avait que six ans.Prenant part à un dîner réunissant les membres du Club Optimiste de Huntingdon et leurs conjoints, le jeune homme de 23 ans a offert à chacun de ces jeunes un «morpho bleu» bien protégé dans un cadre de bois.Deux de ces trois se sont déplacés pour voir en chair et en os celui qui a inspiré le film et recevoir un de Godmanchester doit composer avec un colon, un gros et un petit intestin réduits.Il doit se nourrir par voie intra-veineuse tous les deux soirs.Julien Dufour, Mathieu Beare et Kara LEcuyer ont été choisis dans leurs écoles primaires respectives.Deux membres du Club Optimiste, Serge Gosselin et Roch Daigle, sont allés dans chaque établissement pour trouver un élève gravement malade pour qui un papillon bleu se voudrait un signe d'espoir et de persévérance.«Les écoles ont embarqué dans le projet de façon incroyable», a dit M.Daigle.Même si n\u2019a pu être présente au dîner, Kara LEcuyer a eu aussi droit à son petit on $ | 4 \"à | ond ; ; PET - Tenant bien en mains leurs précieux papillons bleus, Julien Dufour et Mathieu Beare étaiet bien fiers de poser en compagnie de David Marenger et de David Brunet.ces précieux lépidoptères, sous les yeux de leurs parents.David Brunet, un homme atteint d'une tumeur cancéreuse, était aussi de la partie.Agé de dix ans, Julien Dufour vit avec seulement un demi-rein.«Les médecins nous ont dit que mon fils pouvait vivre toute une vie ou que son demi-rein arrêté de fonctionner», a confié sa mère.Fréquentant l\u2019école Saint-Joseph, Mathieu Bcare souffre de graves séquelles d\u2019un accident de tracteur de gazon survenu cn 1998.Le petit bonhomme de (photo P.L.) papillon bleu.Pour la fillette de six ans, c\u2019est un week-end dont elle se souviendra longtemps, elle qui fut comblée de cadeaux en plus de voir son rêve probablement devenir réalité lors du défilé de mode des étudiants de l'école Arthur-Pigeon deux jours plus tôt.David Marenger en était a sa deuxième visitc a Huntingdon depuis que la sortie du film «Le papillon bleu» a fait de lui une célébrité.En février, il était présent au brunch annuel du Club Optimiste, auquel plus de 250 ont pris part. m0 C'est votre budget.Consultez-le.www.gouv.qc.ca Parce qu'il faut Tout en maintenant le cap sur les priorités des Québécois, par un soutien renouvelé à la santé, a I'éducation et a la famille, le Budget 2005-2006 encourage aussi la création de la richesse par une série de nouvelles mesures.® Réduction d'impôt de 372 millions de dollars (dont une déduction de 500 dollars pour tous les travailleurs) à laquelle s'ajoute l'indexation du régime fiscal de 250 millions de dollars pour tous les contribuables ® Jusqu'à 1000 $ de plus par année pour les aidants naturels qui prennent soin d\u2019un proche handicapé ® Gratuité complète des médicaments pour les personnes de 65 ans et plus recevant la prestation maximale du supplément de revenu garanti Pour une prospérité durable ® 1,3 milliard de dollars investis annuellement dans la réfection et le renouvellement du réseau routier d'ici 2007-2008 ® Taux d'imposition des PME réduit à 8,55 % ® Baisse de plus de 50 % de la taxe sur le capital, d'ici 2009, pour soutenir l'emploi et l'investissement ® Maintien du déficit zéro Québec 221 7086-270606-=n LL « S0QZ 11400 [7 « 234008 1) \\ \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 i «l'oeil de Plume Rousse» attire déjà 200 personnes 10 » 27 avril 2005 » Le Source Les spectateurs plongent dans un univers magique et poétique dernière représentation et qu'il ne reste que quelques-uns pour celle qui aura lieu \"2\" Ce Latamme L'écrivain Jean Aelbrecht a voulu plonger les spectateurs dans un autre univers avec sa piece de théâtre «Locil de Plume Rousse».Force est d'admettre qu'il à réussi son pari.Les quelque 200 personnes qui ont assisté aux deux premieres représentations ont mis leurs soucis quotidiens de cote pour entrer dans un monde où le reve, Ja pocsie et la beauté sont rois et maitres.Dans l'ocuvre de cet auteur de Dundee, les animaux et les plantes agissent et reflechissent comme s'il s'agissaient de caricatures d'être humains, tout en restant attachants et sensibles.Ecrite en quinze jours, la pièce de M.Aclbrecht se veut un long hymne à la beauté et à la richesse du lac Saint- François.L'auteur à voulu, par différentes saynetes, rendre gloire aux paysages, aux décors et aux éléments qui font le charme de la région de Saint-Anicet.Apres une entrée en matière où Plume-Rousse et le Prof, incarnés par Alain Droulers et M.Aeclbrecht, échangent des propos à teneur philosophique, les autres personnages se succedent dans une demi-douzaine de sketchs tantôt drôles, tantôt moralistes, tantôt dramatiques.Dans des costumes flamboyants et des décors de Louise Lachance Legault, la trentaine de comédiens prétent leurs traits à des animaux, des végétaux ou des individus qui évoluent dans des situations de tous les jours.Les oiseaux occupent beaucoup de place dans le spectacle (photo P.L.)