The record, 6 septembre 1988, mardi 6 septembre 1988

Tuesday Births, deaths .7 Classified .8 Comics .9 Editorial .4 Farm & Business .5 Living .6 Sports .10-11 Townships.3 " I think he wants a trade.Our land for a string of glass beads." 0 è A .0 RAIN> ANDREW DITTOS LENNOX MUE E1EMENTARY SCHOOL Saifw „ enn» ville Weather, page 2 Sherbrooke Tuesday, September 6,1988 40 cents Weak laws may be bringing Panamanians to Canada By Nelson Wyatt MONTREAL (CP) — More than 150 Panamanians seeking refugee status will report to Immigration Department offices in Montreal today for preliminary processing after arriving at Dorval Airport over the weekend.Most of the Panamanians arrived Saturday and Sunday, said Georges Quintal, an Immigration Department supervisor at the airport.Seven arrived on a morning flight on Monday and he said about 10 more were expected during the evening.“It’s unusual.” Quintal said, agreeing that the influx had kept his staff busy.He said the refugee claimants, who received preliminary processing, will have to face an immigration hearing in March.He said they will have to present themselves at immigration offices today for medical exams and to receive information on lodging.Quintal said the Panamanians were carrying little money and one or two pieces of luggage.SEEKING WORK "Most of them are coming here looking for work or to stay permanently but they don’t have visas, which you must have,” he said.About 800 Panamanians arrived at Dorval in August seeking refugee status while 38 landed at Mirabel international airport.Toronto’s Pearson International Airport received 190 Panamanians in August.Most of the Panamanians arri- ving at Dorval are either single men or young families.Most have valid passports and arrive on flights from the United States.Immigration officials have said that tougher refugee laws which are to come into effect in November could be responsible for the influx.With a 2V,2-year backlog of 55,000 to 60,000 refugee claimants in Canada, officials have said it will take at least until 1991 before the most recent arrivals will learn if they will be accepted as refugees.The Immigration Department expects the number of Central Americans coming to Canada to grow because of the economic crisis in the Third World.Last month, Gordon Fairweather, chairman of Canada's new Immigration and Refugee Board, said the board does not have the funds or the staff to clean up the mounting backlog.The federal government board has 111 members and an annual budget of $35 million.Postal clerks return, technicians hold out Attendence was high at Brome Fair again this year, as organizers bust their butts to put on a show among the best.Meanwhile some of the county’s top showmen were strutting their stuff halfway across the province.John Beerwort (above), a familiar figure in Holstein competitions throughout the Eastern Townships and especially at his home fair in Brome, turned up at the Quebec Provincial Exhibition last week.The Beerwortfamily was on hand show day helping out wherever needed.Turn the page for more on both.Scientists study land in St-Basile OTTAWA (CP) — All Canada Post’s clerical and supervisory workers were expected to return to work today after crossing picket lines of the 1,200 postal technicians.The technicians voted on Saturday to continue their strike against Canada Post and neither side will speculate when bargaining talks might resume.Members of the 5,800-member Union of Postal Communications Employees decided by a margin of 61.5 per cent to hold out for a shorter work week, better vacations and higher shift premiums.Meantime, 200 technical supervisors and 4,400 white collar postal workers approved separate contracts negotiated on their behalf by union leaders last week.Technicians maintain automated mail-sorting equipment, run computers and look after Canada Post’s national fleet of mail trucks.The supervisory group oversees the technicians, and the clerical group keeps Canada Post business offices operating.Daryl Bean, president of the 180,000-member Public Service Alliance of Canada, said they will return without enthusiasm because it will mean crossing the the picket lines of co-workers.Harold Dunstan, chief negotia- OTTAWA (CP) - Three Criminal Code provisions that infringe on constitutional rights have been salvaged by the Supreme Court of Canada this year as justifiable under Section 1 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.The court ruled last spring that two laws aimed at drunk drivers are justified, although one infringes upon the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty and the other violates the right to retain a lawyer.In its ruling last week, the court said that a law which requires judges to ban publication of names and related evidence in sexual assault cases is justifiable even though it is an infringement on freedom of the press.The rulings have surprised and cheered up government lawyers who were beginning to wonder whether they would ever be able to justify anything after a series of rulings in which laws on abortion, constructive murder, the Loird’s Day Act and drug trafficking were struck down as un-justiable under Section 1.They also indicate that the nine-member court has its finger on the pulse of a country in which laws against drinking and driving have been getting progressively tougher but evidently enjoy strong public support.NO CHANGE Last week’s court ruling refused to modify a sexual assault provision in the Criminal Code to give trial judges a choice when complainants ask for publication bans covering any evidence that might identify them.The 1983 provision was the product of a strong lobby by women who contend that fear of publicity is one of the reasons why many-sexual assaults aren’t reported The court said the law’s purpose justifies the use of Section 1.“The limit imposed on freedom of the press is justifiable," the., court said.“Section 442 (3) purports to foster complaints by victims of sexual assault by protecting them from the trauma of wide-spread publication résul- ter, welcomed the positive ratification votes, saying Canada Post has gained new flexibility in the contracts approved.Stephen White, president of the postal group, said Canada Post’s refusal to shorten the technicians’ work week to 37 1-2 hours from 40 hours — the same as other postal workers — was the major reason their contract was rejected.Canada Post says technicians can have the shorter work week but must first agree to improve productivity.The union says the mail flow will eventually grind to a halt without its workers on the job.But Canada Post says mail has moved since their strike began Aug.24 and will continue to do so until the technicians are ready to come back.White accused Canada Post of misleading the public in saying mail is moving normally.Sorting machines have broken down repeatedly and huge volumes of mail are backlogged, particularly in major centres, he said.Job security, a major issue when the strike began, was retained by workers who ratified their settlements but sources say Canada Post opened some loopholes in contract language that did not exist previously.ting in embarrassment and humiliation.“Encouraging victims to come forward and complain facilitates the prosecution and conviction of those guilty of sexual offences.The overall objective of the publication ban is to favor the suppression of crime and to improve the administration of justice.“This objective .is of sufficient importance to warrant overriding a constitutional right.” IS JUSTIFIED Earlier this year, the court ruled that a law allowing roadside breath tests infringes on the right of drivers to get a lawyer before they submit to a test.But the court said the infringement is justified because the spot tests play an important role in deterring drivers from drinking and driving.It also upheld a “care and control” provision in the Criminal Code under which a man found asleep at the wheel of a parked vehicle was found guilty of impaired driving.The court said the “care and control” provision violates the presumption of innocence guaranteed in the constitution by requiring the person behind the wheel to prove he wasn’t going to drive, but the objective of the law-protecting the public against drunk drivers-was important enough to warrant overriding the right to be presumed innocent.Before 1988, Section 1 was used once to justify a law.The court ruled in 1986 that Ontario’s Sunday shopping law infringes on the freedom of religion of those who observe Saturday as the sabbath But it said the infringement was justified by the need to prevent large-scale store openings on what had become a day of rest for workers and their families.The court has indicated that it would have used Section 1 to justify Charter infringements in several cases involving organized labor.MONTREAL (CP) — A team of seven scientists from the United States and Canada met in Montreal on Monday to study tests of soil samples from nearby St-Basile-le-Grand, where more than 3,000 people were evacuated after a warehouse containing toxic PCBs burned two weeks ago.“It’s a validation of the tests and the methodology of the tests,” said Pierre Sourdif, a spokesman with the Quebec Environment Department.“The committee will make some recommendations to Mr.Lincoln.” Sourdif said Environment Minister Clifford Lincoln will discuss the committee’s recommendations with provincial Health Minister Thérèse Lavoie-Roux and Agriculture Minister Michel Pagé before deciding whether to allow the evacuated residents of the town to return home.Sourdif said a decision could be made today.The meeting, held behind closed doors, was also attended by a hand- RAE-EDZO, N.W.T.(CP) — In this tiny Dogrib Indian community on the wind-swept shores of Great Slave Lake, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signed an agreement in principle Monday that will make the area’s Dene and Metis the largest non government landowners in North America.The deal gives about 15,000 natives in the Northwest Territories ownership, including sub-surface rights, to about 10,000 square kilometres of the rocky bush country.The mineral rights mean they would get half of the first $2 million the government receives in royalties and 10 per cent of anything above that.The first $20 million would be tax free.They would also get special rights and interests in a total of 180,000 square kilometres, including a voice in land, wildlife and water management decisions.The natives are now entitled to $500 million in cash to be paid out over 20 years starting in 1990.Issues such as aboriginal title and self-government aren’t included in the agreement.They are to be negotiated by Ottawa and na tive leaders before a final deal is reached in about two years.Mulroney, Indian Affairs Minis- ful of St-Basile residents.An embargo was placed on products from some 600 hectares of rich farmland after fire swept through a warehouse containing 117,000 litres of PCB-laden oil in nearby St-Basile.FORCED OUT About 3,000 residents were forced from their homes as the black, toxic smoke settled over their picturesque town just east of Montreal.Another 300 residents in the area were told to leave their homes on Aug.28 when environment officials noticed a change in the wind direction had enlarged the affected area.Results of medical and blood tests conducted on about 4,400 residents show low levels of PCBs — polychlorinated biphenyls — and dioxins and furans, toxins produced when the manmade PCBs burn at low temperatures.However, tests on firemen and police officers, who spent hours close to the fumes without wearing ter Bill McKnight and Dene Nation president Bill Erasmus all spoke at the signing ceremony, held under a make shift teepee erected on the steps of the village’s sky-blue Roman Catholic church, its silver steeple knifing into the sky.CHANTS WELCOME The Dogribs, the largest of seven groups making up the Dene nation, welcomed the visitors with a ceremonial prayer chant and the dull pum-pum of drums.The prime minister, who flew in by helicopter from Yellowknife, 105 kilometres to the southeast, was accompanied to the church by the local cadet corps.About 1,000 curious bystanders strained to get a better look of Mulroney, on his first visit to the Northwest Territories since the Conservatives were elected four years ago.Mulroney said the signing marked a “day of justice” ancttie-ralds “new economic and political development" for the North “This agreement of principle, when carried forward to its final form, will establish a new, stronger and healthier relationship between the people of this area and the governments which serve them.” He added it marks "real pro- masks, did reveal higher than normal levels of toxins in their livers.Test results from air, soil and water samples also show trace amounts of the chemicals, which have been linked to cancer, genetic disorders and skin irritation.The evacuees had expected to return home last Friday but Lincoln told them Thursday the international scientific team would doublecheck the results before anyone is allowed to return home.It was the second time disappointed and anxious residents had been told by the government that they would have to stay in hotels or with family and friends for at least another week.Alain Chapleau, a public works employee in St Basile, has been charged with arson in connection with the blaze.Chapleau, 27, is to appear in court on Wednesday for a bail hearing.Developed in the 1930s, PCBs are mainly used as coolants in electrical transformers.gress” in the Dene quest for self determination But specifics of that emotional issue, along with aboriginal title, must still be hammered out in what are expected to be tough talks over the next two years.Ottawa believes the Dene han ded over their aboriginal rights when they signed Treaties 8 and 11 in 1899 and 1921, respectively.The federal government feels it is gi ving the natives a piece of Crown land.But the Dene feel they never gave up their aboriginal rights and are handing over some of their land in return for financial compensation and the guarantee of hunting and fishing rights Erasmus was not a gracious host to the prime minister In a 30-minute speech he spoke of pressures put on the Dene by oil and gas developers and said the gover nment took advantage of their illi teracy when it wrote up the trea ties.The written versions and what the Dene heard at treaty meetings were two different things, he said “Land was never mentioned Such was not the case or we would never have accepted the treaty money.” MP blames Clark for lack of help for Tutu OTTAWA (CP) — External Affairs Minister Joe Clark should urge the South African government not to prosecute Archbishop Desmond Tutu for his illegal call to boycott municipal elections, a Conservative MP told the minister in a telegram late Sunday.The South African archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize winner called Sunday for the boycott of next month's segregated, local elections a call deemed illegal under that country’s two-year-old state of emergency.Reg Stackhouse, chairman of the Commons Committee on Human Rights, sent the telegram from his cottage in Bracebridge, Ont., urging Clark to pressure Pretoria.“Although you may be told his action is in defiance of the law, we must equally remind his government that law should conform to justice.“Freedom to vote requires the freedom not to vote if the political system itself denies freedom and human rights,” Stackhouse told Clark, adding, “Let South Africa hear from Canada.” By law and custom.South Africa’s apartheid system establishes a racially segregated society in .which the 26 million blacks have no vote in national affairs.The five million whites control the economy and maintain separate districts, schools and health services.Man carries dynamite before Quayle appearance HAMTRAMCK, Mich.(API —A man who was allegedly carrying dynamite shortly before a campaign appearance by Republican party vice-presidential candidate Dan Quayle was detained by Secret Service agents Monday, police said.Hamtramck police Sgt.David Misiak said the man was spotted by a person in the crowd who reported him to police.Misiak had no information on whether the dynamite was part of an explosive device.A Detroit television station said two men were detained about a possible explosive device they were carrying out of a neighborhood bar in the Detroit enclave of Hamtramck, where Quayle, an Indiana senator, was scheduled to appear in a parade and give a speech.The incident forced Quayle to be delayed at Detroit City Airport, and he missed a scheduled walk in Hamtramck’s Polish Day Parade, WDIV-TV said.Instead, he gave a five-minute speech at the reviewing stand before leaving.The Secret Service command post in Detroit said it would issue a statement on the incident and have no comment before then.A spokesman in the Washington office of Republican presidential nominee George Bush said he was unaware of the incident.In San Diego, Calif., where Bush was making a campaign appearance Monday, Secret Service agents arrested a man they said was carrying an electric stun-gun, a Bush spokesman said.The unidentified man, who allegedly had a Tazer gun strapped on to the outside of his camera bag, is being held by San Diego police, said campaign spokesman Sheila Tale.Supreme Court rules some rights aren’t right Mulroney signs land over to natives 2—The RECORD—Tuesday, September 6, 1988 Sbconl The Townships 41 have never seen such energy and hard work given cheerfully’ — president La vigne 1988 Brome Fair again a blast: Attendance up despite early fall weather BROME — Brome County Fair didn’t suffer much from sudden cold temperatures and rainy, windy weather over the weekend judging by attendance — nearly 36,000 visitors.The four-day event, with a hundred-plus years of success behind it was another success this year, presenting a varied program that included such things as cyclists in a globe of death, country music in a special midway corner, lots of rides and midway games, and especially high quality in every category of competition.Capping each day’s activities were evening programs that featured well known country music stars.Ending the weekend with a bang were Paul Riddell’s Helldri-vers on the track in front of a packed grandstand.Sunday evening crowds lined up for over an hour waiting to buy tickets to the Wayne Rostad show.Style was forgotten as the crowd’s determination to see the show in spite of wind, rain and cold resulted in oddly bundled spectators.INSTANT RAINCOATS ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’, as a glance at the crowd proved.Garbage bags, clear plastic strips, raincoats large and small and blankets galore were the order of the evening.Warmth was sought by other means as well as oddly shaped packages that had a distinct tinkle when shaken were spotted rather frequently.Sunday evening the grandstand was packed.Rostad kept the audience stomping and clapping — no one noticed the cold — and gate attendants chalked up 14,500 people on the grounds that day.No one was surprised that Brome Fair was once again successful.Bad years are few and far between."We are constantly working at new ideas and choosing the older ones that we hope will improve the fair,” president Alain La vigne said Monday.ENERGY AND WORK “I think the most important ingredient here is the incredible team that turns out every year.I have never seen such energy and hard work given cheerfully by so many people.And I think that’s a major factor in our success,” he said.From the first splash of color in the Horticulture Society building near the main gate, where flowers of every hue were on view, a visitor was bombarded with all kinds of sights and sounds.On through the cattle, sheep and poultry barns or perhaps a quick swing over to the main building,then off to the grandstand through displays of food or perhaps wood-burning stoves or maybe honey or garlic braided into long strings or jewel-Iry.just about anything, Brome Fair had it all and more for urban and rural folks alike.COWS Stables were filled to capacity this year and competition in the ring was keen.There were 16 Holstein herds and quality was pretty consistent from one end of the line to the other.Alain Lavigne.‘A huge thank-you to one and all.’ Windyhill Farm, Hugh and John Salisbury, Sutton won the F.G.Edwards trophy and the breeders herd class.Premier Breeder banner went to Venneth Farms of Cla-renceville with Tom Enright and Sheila Beerwort of Eastwest Farm, Waterloo taking home the premier exhibitor’s banner.Grand champion cow and winner of the Crackholm trophy was Ferme Blauberge owned by Hans Liechti & Fils, St-Sebastien.The Liechti family also won reserve champion female and best-uddered Holstein.In the Ayrshire section seven herds were competing for top honors.Woodland View Farm, owned by Stanley Mount and Allen Barr, Brome took home both exhibitor and breeder banners, trophies for grand champion female, reserve grand female, junior grand champion female reserve champion female, the Glen Cameron and Lyle Wilson trophies.Four herds of Jerseys turned out as well.Winners were Dairyland Farms owned by Berti and Peter Riordon, Cowansville with grand champion female, best uddered Jersey and reserve junior champion.Homeridge Farm, East Far-nham won premier breeder and exhibitor banners, reserve grand champion female and junior champion female.BEEF Showtime for the beef animals was Friday when the weather was still warm.Four herds of Shorthorns and Simmental, thirteen of Hereford, seven Charolais herds and five of Aberdeen Angus were complimented with three demonstration breeds; Salers owned by Dwight Findlay, Melbourne, Blonde d’Aquitaine from Ferme Beau Bois, St-Joachim and Highland Cattle, property of Maple Lea Farm, Knowlton.Winners included Shadybrook Farms with supreme champion Shorthorn, grand champion female and male and also winner of the Jerry Jackson trophy for overall champion male of the beef breeds.Also in the winners circle were Cedar Grove Farm of Inverness and Sugar Dell Farm, St-Armand.Simmental winners were Ferme Yves Gauthier, St, Théodore d’Ac-ton, Todd Simmental, Waterloo with the grand champion Female and Missisquoi Simmental, St-Armand, winner of the award for best male.Tayrick Farm, Danville won premier breeder and exhibitor banners and grand champion female.Beaveridge Farm, home of the Parsons family in Island Brook won grand champion male and senior champion male.Charolais breeders winning ribbons and trophies included Ufton Court Charolais with their grand champion female and male.They also won the Jerry Jackson Trophy for overall champion female of beef breeds.Angus winners were Ranch Dynamic Angus, Marieville with grand champion male.Grand champion female ribbon went to Mac Angus Farms from Hem-mingford.A quick glance at the judge’s sheets in the horse sections listed Kenneth MacGillivray winner in the Clydesdale category.Earl Marsh trophy for the best draft horse at the Brome fair went to Denis Cusson, Roxton Falls.David Evans took home the red ribbons for his Percheron colt and get-of-sire while Ian Westover had the champion Percheron stallion foaled in 1987.The champion Belgian yeld mare is the property of William Nelson, Kingsbury and Guy Yates had the champion stallion.William Delaney, Kingsbury exhibited the first prize Belgian filly and brood mare.Gary Russell of Brome won the half-mile buggy race and Lin-de-Dale Farm, WaterviUe was awarded a prize for “great showmanship” in the Standardbred classes.Karen Brooks’ Morgan mare won the championship in her class while Judy Martin’s stallion took home the Marston Ashley trophy for get of sire with her Morgan stallion.Sarah Webster of Riverview Stables, Bolton Centre had the champion pony mare and Denis McDermott, St-Ignace de Stan-bridge got first prize for his registered Arabian gelding.OTHER CLASSES Then there were the sheep, poultry, waterfowl, rabbits, pigeons, swine or goats.And the tireless efforts of organizers and exhibitors in the Horticulture Society and the Ladies Department who also put on an excellent show.There just isn’t enough room.A complete list will be printed later this fall after the Eastern Townships fair circuit is complete.“We are greatly indebted to everyone who has helped make this year another ‘great one’,” the president said.Lavigne added fair executives and directors are already comparing notes and airing ideas for next year.“We welcome suggestions from everyone,” he said, “but our first step is a huge thank-you to one and all for helping make 1988 another successful year.” 'A real family fair, a place you can bring your kids’ Quebec provincial fair attracts visitors, winners from the Townships 'i A Windsor family, Malcolm and Gloria Wheeler with their sons Jason and Shane took a short break before helping Jason prepare compete in the 4H showmans- hip competition last Friday during Holstein show-day at Quebec fair.QUEBEC CITY — A the provincial exhibition here dreams can come true.And Holstein breeder Jacques Côté from South Durham can tell you all about it.Pierre Brousseau, general manager of the Quebec event, which yearly attracts over 400,000 people, claims this is the crème de la crème.“If you win here or even place in the top five, your future as a breeder is assured,” he said in an interview last week.Ask Jacques Côté and he’ll say that winning here is almost as elusive as winning the 6-49 Loto.Last Friday Côté felt exactly as though he had won that Loto, when judge for the day J.Eby of Ebydale Holstein, Ontario, slapped Côté’s entry in the championship class, thereby designating her grand champion of the show.The entire Côté clan tumbled into the ring where Agriculture Minister Michel Pagé presented the trophy and ribbon to a proud and happy family.OUTSTANDING SHOW For years the Quebec fair has been a priority for hundreds of Eastern Townships exhibitors.It is an event where city fathers and fair organizers work hand in hand to present an outstanding show.The proof was in black and white — literally, last Friday — as 232 Hol-steins filed quietly past the judge all day, coming out in the various age classes that are traditional in dairy breed judging.Local exhibitors made their presence felt in almost every category.Breeders Jocelyn Côté and Jean Beaudoin, both from South Durham were making waves in sheep and Clydesdale categories.Callum Mckinven, Brome and David Crack, Crackholm Farms, Richmond also won top honors with Holsteins and Donald Young, Beebe covered his farm sign with championship and first place ribbons for his entries in the swine section.BIG E.T.CONTINGENT Statistics say that over 10,000 visitors from the E.T.come to Quebec fair every year.Last Friday Townshippers were out in full force proving the statitistics were on the conservative side.It was a day to meet friends from home, there with their families, some staying for more than one day.Malcolm Wheeler, Windsor, proudly called his wife and sons over for a photo claiming the Que- bec fair “is a real family fair, a place you can bring your kids,”.Jason, the elder son took part in the 4H showmanship competition Friday afternoon.Cindy Crack, daughter of Phyllis and David ‘Butch’, won the 4H competition for seniors and brother David also placed in the top ten while proud parents watched.John Beerwort, well known Holstein breeder and showman from Brome, was also on hand — to help son-in-law Callum to top placings throughout the show and a red ribbon in the three-year-old Holstein class.This report only deals with one day at the 12-day event.But Townships exhibitors show throughout the fair, especially in the heavy horse categories where competitors are seen every evening during the popular horseshow.Familiar local show names such as Jean Beaudoin, South Durham with his Clydes, Arthur Besaillon, Maricourt and his six-horse hitches of Belgians, and many others play a 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NOT HOW NOW, ABOUT DANNY.PEE- A / The RECORD—Tuesday.September 6.1988—3 The Townships Mscam w.i MPWMna!i-TTsaaB,T,-