The equity, 17 octobre 2007, mercredi 17 octobre 2007

[" The Voice of the Pontiac since 1883 PM40010387\tR8560 1 Loe&T.chefs pracfismg fÉeir art I Page 3 i / i k i 124th Year, Issue No.42 Wednesday, October 17,2007 88 cents Pontiac Hospital unveils dialysis project About $600,000 in funds needed to be raised for dialysis unit with no timeline for installation in place WILBUR MCLEAN Equity Editor formality.\u201cOur hospital is slated to receive newest initiative.The project has already accrued holding us up',\" he said Buckingham who are both further Other parts of the $600,000 expense .\tHayes said because the government along in their projects.\tinclude $22,000 for each dialysis PONTIAC* Details of the anticipated $37,000 thanks to donations from this service,\" said Greg Hayes of the is not yet officially onboard with the The biggest expense in the project is \u201cchair\" with funds being raised in project to bring a dialysis unit to the\tlocal fundraisers without the dialysis\thospital\tfoundation's dialysis commit- project, there are no timelines for the\tnot the infrastructure, but rather the\thopes\tof obtaining five individual Pontiac Hospital Centre were revealed\tunit project having been formally\ttee.\tinstallation of the dialysis unit, though\tcost to employ the people who will\tunits Monday afternoon.\tannounced.\tDr.John Wootton added that raising the foundation has set a three-year work with the dialysis unit.\t' Hospital administration has begun \u201cThe community has always been so the money before the government has target for the fundraising fundraising for the eventual installa- supportive,\u201d said hospital foundation formally approved the unit can often tion of three dialysis units, which will member John Musgrove require an estimated $600,000 for \u201cAt first three will probably be lots, Richard Grimard, the Pontiac hospi- but in the future well probably need Currently, Pontiacers must go to the tal\u2019s director general, estimated it five,\u201d said Dr.Wootton.be advantageous, using the hospital\u2019s hospital in Hull for dialysis treatment, would cost about $500,000 per year to Also included in the startup costs There are currently no timelines for CT scan project of a few years ago as a The Pontiac Hospital Centre is cur- employ the appropriate people, which are a $150,000 water treament facility, equipment and start-up costs and is the completion of the project as gov- similar example.\trently third in line for a dialysis unit in would include nurses and technicians, a requirement for the extremely pure the amount the Pontiac Hospital eminent funding has not yet been \u201cIt\u2019s better to come from a position of the Outaouais according to the \u201cThat part should be covered by the water needed for dialysis.Foundation hopes to raise in their approved, though it is considered a strength and say We\u2019re ready, you\u2019re province, behind Maniwaki and government,\" said Grimard.\tPlease see DIALYSIS, page two Police still awaiting word on Danford death And one, and two '' I I I I I [ U I I IA mm//// LU LLlu 1 ; ! : JTi inlliili1 I < 111 in DANFORD LAKE \u2022 Autopsy results for long time.\u201d the body of a 52-year-old man found in The man\u2019s body was found at the Danford Lake are still not available, end of September on the floor of a cot-according to Const.Melanie Larouche, tage on Cawood Road in the early a spokesperson for the Sûreté du stages of decomposition.According to Const.Larouche, the Const.Larouche said she was major crime unit in Montreal has taken unsure when the results would be over the investigation because, \u201cit\u2019s available, explaining the process is really suspicious\", taking longer than expected due to the Const.Larouche said the body could decomposed state of the body \u201cWe still don\u2019t know,\u201d said Const, family members found it.Larouche on Tuesday morning.\u201cThey The man\u2019s name is being withheld are doing a lot of tests so it could be a pending the results of the autopsy.Québec neys k Many times dialysis is a dialysis unit i ) JkM I > Municipality of Pontiac mayor to sit on provincial health committee Eddie McCann will represent English-speakers of Outaouais ) r 216, ch.des Outaouais, Ile-du-Grand-Calumet 819-648-2057 ) K ) ) c ojfoto£ojgnjfojfojf o010*0*0*0*olfbJfoJfoJTo'S * 7 Love Jdifo, Any, Jennifer aJdikfi Jr.I M % I 0jr% X 0 # fAfoul Available an & Health^** ^^Awareness Friday, Oct.26 from 11:30 am - 8 pm Join us for a fun-filled day of health and supplements, free samples, information seminars, free draws and prizes.FREE DEMOS of reflexology with Jennifer Sicard.Certified nutritionist Gaétan Portelance RHN., RNCP, will be doing LIVE & DRIED CELL MICROSCOPY.(Live Blood Analysis $75.00 per person) j Book your consultation soon as spaces are limited! Come today and learn easy steps and ideas to bring health product awareness into your busy lifestyle.Enhance your mind at the Health Bam.AMANDA DUPUIS McCann.McCann found out he had ¦Energy \u2018Therapy Treatments Surprise 40th Wedding Anniversary party for \u201cRonnie and Rosemary Zimmerling Equity Reporter PONTIAC \u2022 Eddie McCann, been chosen when he mayor of the Municipality of received a letter from Pontiac, has been appointed Couillard in September, to a seat on a committee for i/yue anm ta sessions Çet your Vitamin D (aturally (Callfor details) \u2018Betty \u2018Walls-(Frost 819-647-5099 \u201cIt was nice,\u201d he said.There are 10 other people on the committee who are English-speaking health care seekers in Quebec.\u201cI am looking forward to from across the province of it,\u201d said McCann \u201cIf you improve the ser- sent the entire Outaouais vices for one person, you region, improve them for everybody That's what I hope to do.\u201d Quebec.McCann will repre- ¦ü McCann will be attending a meeting Oct.17 in McCann said he heard of Montreal, where he said he the opportunity when would learn more informa-Philippe Couillard, Quebec tion about his role on the minister of health, sent out committee.Ferme hemlock hills Email: info#hemlockhilis.ca Phone: 1-819-453-2425 Save 10 - 20% off on products Tons of new stock just conic in PRODUCTS INCLUDE: \u2022 Supplements / Minerals (eg.SISU brand) \u2022 Organic / Gluten Free Foods \u2022 Natural Beauty / Health Products \u201cIt\u2019s meant to oversee health services of English-McCann said he had speaking Quebecers,\u201d said applied for a seat on the McCann, committee but had not heard anything back.\u201cI thought they\u2019d forgotten with the opportunity to or changed their mind,\u201d said renew at the end of the term.a letter last year seeking volunteers.Let us create the perfect gift for you or someone else.Custom gifts & gift baskets available.our full product line www.hemlockhills.ca 819-453-2425 Saturday, October 20th at TCRA in Ladysmith.Everybody welcome.Dance starts at 8:30, music by Bonnie and Jim Hodgins.If anyone was missed, please accept this as your personal invitation.Best wishes only please.His term with the commit- tee will be for three years, C278 Hwy.148.Shawville.QC 819-647-3606 r Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Page 3 The Eau it y The Pontiac Maison des Jeunes celebrate Gala des Soleils THE MICK ARMITAGE BAND Needs a New Year's Eve Booking r f ->?/ », i !' I / 25 Years Ago Dispersal Sale on Oct.12.protection op grey and red He was purchased by trout:\tOctober and Northeastern Pennsylvania November are the two Artificial Breeding Unit months of the year during and was the top selling which there is animal ?IÎ you need great dance music Call Mick at 613-2X6-9178 NOW !! www.mickarmitageband.com 50 Years Ago October 20,1982 r.Rogers speaks or safety: On Oct.16 the Snow-Riders of Quyon threw a banquet at Gavan\u2019s Hotel in honour of local landowners who permit the snowmobile club to lay trails across their land in winter.Keynote speaker for the evening was Dr.Grant Rogers of Shawville.While performing his duties .as veterinarian throughout County, Dr.Rogers has gained considerable firsthand knowledge of the kinds of situations that lead to accidents on farms in this year.Bark rates drop again: The Bank of Canada reduced its central interest D ^AMANDA DUPUIS Equity Reporter Chantelle Brochu.The winner of the award fORT COULONGE \u2022 The for teen who smiles the most Maison des Jeunes of was Paul Armour.Pontiac celebrated its fourth annual Gala des Soleils for the most athletic teen more destruction done to red October 24,1957 oung Bristol Parmer HEADS WESTERN QUEBEC Holstein Group:\tThe Holstein Association of and grey trout than can be done during the balance of the year.These fish congregate on their spawning or nesting grounds usually found in a ocal NEWS:\tStark\u2019s few feet of water at this Y ?The winner of the award 75 Years Ago Western Quebec met in Hynes Hall, Shawville on October 27, 1932 Friday night and elected officers for the ensuing year.Gordon Brownlee, hold their anniversary on taken very easily.The rural past president, was in the Sunday, Oct.30 at 3 p.m.settlers and a great many chair and Neil Drummond with Rev.A.F.Pokes city folk do all their fishing agronomist, preaching, and Shawville during this season.By the ^Saturday at Sieur du was Cléo Belair Coulonge High School in jFort Coulonge.i \"It\u2019s an Oscar night, basi- David Gibbs, cally,\u201d said Ariann The winner of the award Bouchard, director of the for the shyest teen was Jeremy Fischel.Kids from the five Maison The winner of the award des Jeunes located in the for the teen who is the most F 819-648-2400 The winner of the award INJUNCTION] L for the funniest teen was Corners United Church time of year and may be « Lellan St., Campbell\u2019s Bay Friday, October 19th at 9:00 p.m.Live Entertainment featuring the JOE LANCE BAND CLOSED MONDAYS Maison des Jeunes Pontiac county presided for the election of choir furnishing the special use of spears, nets, traps, officers.New officers are as music dynamite and many other follows: President George Attended by a very large well known contraptions, Pirie, vice-president Walter number of friends and rela- they take their winter\u2019s Kilgour, secretary treasur- tives of Shawville and vicini- supply of fish in a few er Irwin Hayes, directors: ty, Ottawa, Northcote, nights.They are very care-Paul Sauriol, Earl Arnprior, Cobden and ful to keep out of sight Mousseau,\tRoland\tCastleford, the funeral of during the day.Graham, Rev.D.J.Mrs.M.C Hodgins was held A special request that rate y almost a tull per- Herrington, Elwood Dale, from the home of her son, has been made to the Fish cental point last Thursday Dalton Hodgins, Neil John L.Hodgins, Centre St., and Game Dept, to put on o 1.62 per cent, the low- McDowell, and Arthur Shawville on Tuesday after- special patrols during est rate since October Kilgour.\tnoon, 18th inst Seven moose: Seven is Despite prevailing low the nesting grounds of the the tally as of press time prices, the Lamb Fair at fish, has again been made Thursday.The best moose Shawville\tExhibition\tand the support of the shot is the great animal grounds on Monday of this public is asked to put a brought home by Alan week was vezy successful, stop to this annual slaugh-Findlay of Shawville with Over 1,100 lambs were ter.the finest spread of antlers brought out, most of which yet seen this season.\twere shown in pens of five $2,600 for Ayrshire and ten.Only 32 purebred Burnholm Benefactor: rams were exhibited.The area gathered together for a involved with the Maison des flight of entertainment and Jeunes activities was awards, which kicked off at Chantal Larue.*6 p.m The awards, which are \"It\u2019s a fun night.(The kids) shaped like a sun, were produced locally.They are sig-Bouchard said the event nificant because they sym-is part of the province wide bolize the logo of the Maison day of recognition for all of des Jeunes, the Maison des Jeunes in like it,\u201d said Bouchard Pontiac Squash Club ANNUAL MEETING 381 Lang Street (Curling Rink) Tuesday, Oct.23 at 7:00 p.m.Everyone welcome Vinton resident Kaitlin Quebec, where the 135 Hearty and Rapides des locations across the Joachims resident André province celebrate their Mainville-Valliancourt [existence through fun activ- received a $250 bursary, tides for youths and their The youths from each «families.\tMaison des Jeunes in the \"It's a way to promote province created a small flag {what a Maison des Jeunes with their description of {is,\u201d said Bouchard.] \"it's a way of getting people to know (what we do).\u201d up one giant flag, which will ! Bouchard said there is be unveiled in Montreal at these months to protect 1980.John Paul II School OFFICIAL OPENING:\tOn Sunday, Oct.31 at two o'clock in the afternoon, Bishop Windle will give his official blessing to the new high school in Campbell's Bay.The school, which serves the English speaking Roman Catholic school population of the county, is located beside St.John Elementary School on Leslie St.m ¥ « i youth.The 135 pieces will make ?100 Years Ago Burnholm Benefactor an entire lot was disposed of to outstanding her sire bred the Canadian Packing October 24, 1907 by George T.Dagg and Son Company Pish \u2022often prejudice towards the the garden complex down-«Maison des Jeunes where town.Ipeople assume it's a place for youths who use drugs or are an effort to show off all are into crimes OCAL NEWS: Gone hunting no newspaper this Atkinsons Bar Hwy.148.Shawville, QC 647-2526 L Bouchard said the events of Shawville sold for $2,600 in the Quiet Valley Associatioes make flea for week Game AMD of the good things the \u2022 \"It's not.It\u2019s an oasis Maison des Jeunes have {where they dont have to done for youths.[have peer pressure for bad The province-wide recog-jthings,\u201d said Bouchard.! Bouchard said the idea to des Jeunes was put into I Equity Reporter have an awards night came place in 1998 by youth who PONTIAC \u2022 To become a {up a few years ago when wanted to make their | chef, one must know a lot Representatives from the accomplishments known {Maison des Jeunes asked The Pontiac Maison des I meal.{the youths what kind of Jeunes are aimed at youths There are regulations to «activities they would like to aged 12 to 18.\tI follow concerning the stor- Many free services are age of food, how to handle I \"Each year we ask them offered through the organi- food allergies and how to {again and they keep saying zation such as theme days, properly clean up a work îthey \u2022 want it,\u201d said community meals and group | station.activities Student chefs train at local businesses bp Friday, October 19th - HELIUM jT Friday, October 26th IV,\"t \u2022 9 \u2022vf ^ SV J lem?£.# k i 4k Subscription rates (tax included) Pontiac - $29.63 Quebec - $41.02 Canada - $38.16 U S.- $54.06 i * V.w11 yi & K \u2022 m V r\"' i Aff* ?I i/ y* Z Contents copyright 2007 Legal deposit in the National Library of Quebec I have spoken to the municipality about helping My concern is for these stray cats as well.It in any way I can but your community needs to has been getting colder and they do not have help.Be part of the solution.Possibly businesses access to shelter.But not feeding them, that is can help the community out with the cost of the not an option! I certainly dont want to watch T.N.R.program, food, shelter, etc.Picking the them freeze but I will have not part of watching cats up, 72 hours later, euthanizing them - this them starve either I have heard many people* inquire about the go away! * * cats myself.It is a concern over who is feeding Possibly some thought to adopting bylaws for them and that they are in fact being fed not that your community may help.Set the example for they are a nuisance.The idea that the more you other communities.It seems to me maybe your feed them, the more there are \u2014 let's look at again own bylaw/animal control department in the problem.Feeding them does not cause them Shawville would not be such a bad idea.I will fry to multiply.The fact that they are not fixed caus- to be part of the solution.1 hope you feel strong cs them to multiply! Spay/neuter program looks enough about this to be too after that.The reason there are more cats and Member of ABC, CCNA, OCNA & Hebdos Sélect \u201cWe acknowledge the assistance of the Government of Canada throt gh the Publications Assistance Program toward our mailing costs ' is not a solution, This is a problem that will not I v Joy Hortie Ottawa Canada continue to be more cats is again those irrespon- «* -v ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM I Dumoine River: How to best protect the watershed?Gentleman DJ liament and altering the laws to make visual identification nccessaiy in order to vote, all parties in parliament agreed not to do so.For whatever A recent column featured my Q&A with Montreal-based Marie-Eve Marchand, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society\u2019s (CPAWS) Coordinator of the Dumoine River Campaign.Now I am pleased to present a second Q&A column featuring how to best protect the Dumoine.KF: First, what is a watershed?justice.gc.ca/en/N- tal future are overwhelming.A watershed is 14.01/index.html) Dear Editor, Saturdays at our home and on our street in\treasons they chose instead to have the Provincially, the Dumoine\tconservation especially if we remember how\tQuyon had become a tradition.Friends and fami-\tCommons committee on procedure and house has been analysed under\tinterconnected nature is.Everything in a\tly would gather together and turn our radio dial\taffairs conduct a study.the Quebec protected areas watershed is interconnected and by working to 101.7 Chip FM.There, Stan Callaghan would What would have been Bill-C 65 had been j strategy (QPAS) to become\tat this scale we ensure a better understand-\thave the live country jamboree with great local\tdrafted to implement the \u2018changes to the laws a biodiversity reserve or an\ting of the web of life.Protecting at least one\ttalent such as Garry Cummings, Ron Trudeau,\tas Mayrand had suggested*.With all Canada's ; aquatic reserve for its\tmajor watershed by what Quebec calls a \u201cnat- one of the most valid units of size in terms of r i i Cliff Henderson and even my own father Garry parliamentary political parties in agreement, it interim protection.Those\tural province\u201d (a Quebec reference unit) is a\tYoung, just to name a few.They would provide us\tcould have been passed through first, second statutes are found under\tgoal taken by the Quebec government.This\twith great entertainment.Then Stan would take\tand third Reading in the House of Commons Heritage makes a lot of sense in terms of ecological Conservation Act (R.S.Q., integrity and maintenance of ecosystems.chapter\tC-61.01)\tProtecting a watershed or a\tsub-watershed of\tof the afternoon.\t'\tThe \"study* consisted of exerting maximum a number of smaller river watersheds coexist.\t(www2.pubUcationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dyn\tthe Ottawa Valley means it\talso protects the His poUte character\tand\tcharm\tin between the\tpressure on newly appointed Chief Electoral KF: What is a protected area?\tamicSearch/téléchargé.php?type=2&file=%2F\theadwaters, which are crucial to the whole\tgreat old country songs brought smiles to a lot of\tOfficer Marc Mayrand to change his reading of M-EM: A protected area is a region where\t%2FC_61_01%2FC61_01_A.htm)\tecosystem - and the Dumoine watershed cov-\tfaces, not only ours but the older and unfortunate\tthe laws they had made that clearly offered pronature conservation comes first and where no\tKF: Can you summarize the key points of\ters approximately 4,400 sq km.\twho cant get out.This must definitely put a big\tccdures other than visual identification as qual- industrial uses are allowed; this is for the protection?\tKF: Would the Dumoine be better protected gap in something they looked forward to every ifying a person to vote.It accomplished nothing benefit of future generations.There are more\tM-EM: In short, protection means no indus-\tif it was a designated Canadian Heritage River\tweek.\twhen Mayrand, asserting the independence of than 25 different types of protection statuses\ttrial uses: energy, forestiy or mining.\tor, is it already a CHRP\tI and many others will miss you and your show,\this office, told the committee members \"I will in Quebec including national parks, ecological\tIn the particular case of mining\tall parcels\tM-EM: The Dumoine has been a candidate\tStan and we salute you! Elvis Presley was the\tnot.\" Their gambit of pressuring the chief elec- reserve and biodiversity reserve.In contrast, a\tof land (private or public) are open to mining\tsince the eighties, but the Quebec govern-\tking of Rock and Roll.James Brown the\ttoral officer having failed they must at some wildlife reserve such as La Vérendrye is not a\t(exploration or exploitation), except in protect-\tment does not want to participate in the pro-\tGodfather of soul, but Stan Callaghan was the\tpoint admit their errors and rewrite the laws, protected area because industrial activities ed areas which is 4.78 per cent of Quebec\u2019s gram.Only one river, Jacques Cartier, made Gentleman DJ of old time country music.\tAll parliamentary poUtical parties have been are allowed.Instead, it is a management area, territory or a bit more than nine per cent in this designation.A funny example is the\tScott Young remiss in not taking the parliamentary option, For protected areas in Quebec visit\tCanada.\tOttawa River, which is recognised by Canada\tQuyon\tthereby ending debate prior to the Sept.17 by- www.mddep.gouv.qc.ca/biodiversite/aires_pr\tThe most important issue at the\tmoment is\tand Ontario as a Heritage river, although not\tPArliAITIPntArx/ DArtlPQ fPITIIQQ\telections and having avoided demeaning Marc not which status the Dumoine will perma- on its Quebec side!\t* ^\tMaynard in the minds of those who supported nently have, but to ensure we have an interim\tKF: Would the Dumoine be better protected\tDear Editor,\ttheir untenable position.M-EM: Land use and protection are mainly\tprotection overlooking a good\tarea of\tthe\tif its watershed became a National Park?under provincial jurisdiction.Each province\twatershed and then maintain\tdiscussions\tM EM: In terms of protection no, since both has the right to regulate their land uses, regarding what we eventually want it to be.a biodiversity or aquatic reserve (status goal except in a few exceptions, i.e.major water Such communications should be with both of the Quebec government) and a federal or corridors (as in the case of the St.Lawrence governments.In all cases (biodiversity reserve provincial national park do not allow any River) or when Park Canada (PC) is engaged, or national park - provincial or federal) pubtic industrial activities (forestry, mining or ener-In Quebec, we have only three federal nation- consultation will happen and normally it will gy such as hydro or wind), al parks (Mauricie, Forillon, and Archipel de take somewhere between four to seven years The main difference is the support (money Mingan) and one marine national park in the\tto reach the permanent protection from\tthe\tand resources for management and promo- Saguenay fjords.We also have 21 provincial\tinterim protection status.\ttion) given with or to it.Parks Canada has an national parks (such as Tremblant, Gaspésie We can move from an interim biodiversity approximate budget of $3 to $4 milhon per and Mont-Orford).\treserve to a national park, only if the natural year per national park managed in Quebec, One of the main obstacles to creating feder- values are there.In other words, we cannot whereas provincial national parks have al national park protection is Quebec\u2019s inter- afford simply to chat about protecting the (depending on their size and development est in keeping total rights to land which PC Dumoine for another five to 10 years without needs) between $2 to $3 M per year, could manage.Parks Canada should have a legal interim protection.We need to act now Biodiversity or aquatic reserves have few hun-authority on the territory they manage for and we need to remind ourselves that it is dred thousands a year, conservation.In other words, without really always more easy to work on something we good local support, the federally operated PC have in progress than something we dont, has difficulty expanding their efforts in Quebec - but it is not impossible.(Reference watershed?the Parks act at:\thttp://laws.M-EM: Challenges for a sound environmen M-EM: A line of separation between waters flowing to different rivers, or seas.Geographically, a watershed is the region draining into a river including the forest and water systems.Within the Ottawa watershed, Katharine Fletcher Natural us for a walk down memory lane, in his own and the senate, given royal consent and prowords, with The Country Roads show for the rest claimed by Sept.14.otegees / aires_quebec-en.htm KF: What does \u2018protection\u2019 really mean?Rather than taking the option of recalling par- Joe Hueglin, Niagara Falls, Ont Be thankful Each year, as a tradition at my family's Thanksgiving dinner, we go around the table and say what we are thankful for.At the time the only thing I could think of was family but I know there is more than one thing I am thankful for.I'd like to take the time now to point out some of the simple things in life we often take for granted.We are blessed to breathe clean, country air in get where they need to go.the Pontiac.There is not much pollution from We are blessed for the clothes on our backs, factories and vehicles, and without air we would Many people cannot afford to purchase new clothing for themselves or even their children.We are blessed to have electricity.There are Living in the city means staring up at a high rise countries that use primarily candlelight and do no matter what direction you look.We are blessed to have a wide array of people There are many things we take for granted in who farm for a living.Without these farmers we life, often which are simple such as clean air or would not have milk, vegetables or meat in the running water.But there are countries that do not have these things.We should be thankful and point out our morning, for it means we are alive for another blessings, not only around Thanksgiving, but day and still have our hearing , We are blessed to have a roof over our head.A taken away countless number of people do not have this simple amenity and must suffer through cold weather and rain.We are blessed to have a strong educational system that can provide school supplies, textbooks and desks.Some countries have only a teacher and the students, nothing r\"i m I We are blessed to have our cars and trucks.There are those who do not have a choice \u2014 they must walk for dozens of kilometres to Mo* cover, national parks are a well-known brand; it is a value-added with already known KF: Why should we care about protecting a communication and promotion channels.It is a leader in \"good nature experiences.\u201d In the case of a biodiversity or aquatic reserve, there is less integration and support from the government to promote it.It is more in the control of the regional have a hard time surviving.We are blessed for the wide, open spaces ' not have running water Thumbs up Thumbs down to vandals.Somewhere along the way petty crime became cool, but surely there must be better things for these miscreants to do.to those decorating their houses for Halloween.It always makes the area so much nicer when residents get into the spirit of an event.governance.To come: Part 3.Dumoine River: Envisioning the future Katharine Fletcher is an award-winning travel and environment writer, columnist and author who lives at Spiritwood Farm north of Quyon.grocery stores.We are blessed for the alarm clock in the often, because who knows when they could be « 4 4 Wednesday, October 17, 2007 The Equity NO OTHER MINIVAN BRINGS MORE TO THE TABLE First in its class Guide de l\u2019auto 2008, van segment.8PKE i * m 1 >V **«***, \\ lliltlïï: O HW r / » mti - 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