The record, 7 décembre 1988, mercredi 7 décembre 1988

i 11 lesdav /, /.Births, deaths .8 Classified .10 Comics .11 Editorial .4 Education .5 Farm & Business .7 Living .6 Sports .13 Townships.3 SCNN> JOHN JONES HI TLER SCHOOl d ^ Weather, page 2 Sherbrooke ^ Wednesday, December 7, 1988 40 cents U.S., Europe won’t compromise on farm subsidies T "It's been brought to our attention that you've been giving away toys." Gravel may change plea to guilty HULL, Que.(CP) — Former Conservative MP Michel Gravel will be back in court today on charges of corruption and fraud — five days earlier than scheduled.There was no indication of the reason for the change.In an interview with the Ottawa newspaper Le Droit, Crown prosecutor Val-mont Beaulieu declined to answer when asked whether Gravel may be pleading guilty.The newspaper report added that Gravel may simply be choosing to have his trial before a judge alone rather than a judge and jury.The charges were laid against the former Montreal MP in May 1986 but Gravel has tried repeatedly — so far without success — to have them quashed.Finally, on May 30, Quebec Attorney-General Herbert Marx ordered the case directly to trial, bypassing the preliminary hearing stage entirely through what is called a preferred indictment.However, lawyer Daniel Rock indicated in July he planned a further challenge to the charges once the trial got underway.Gravel, elected in 1984, did not run in last month’s campaign.He faces 50 counts of corruption, bribery and breach of trust.The alleged offences occurred between 1984 and 1986.Embezzled money spent on lottery MONTREAL (CP) — A former school board purchasing agent was sentenced Tuesday to a 14-month jail term for fraud.Lorraine Houde pleaded guilty to using her position with the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal to embezzle more than $121,000 during a 14-month period ending in September 1986.Houde authorized a series of cheques to a dummy printing firm and testimony at her trial showed much of the money acquired through the fictitious transactions went into lottery tickets.Houde, 44.resigned when the scheme was discovered.She had complained to board officials that accounting systems were lax but her warnings were ignored.A psychologist who interviewed the woman said the fraud began when Houde put the system to a test.At a sentencing hearing, defence lawyer Philip Schneider said Houde attempted to settle her debt with an offer of $90,000, made up from her pension and job benefits and help from friends The offer was turned down.Schneider said Houde is broke and unable to find a job MONTREAL (CP) - Talks aimed at ending the farm trade war broke off at an international trade meeting on Tuesday as the European Community and United States remained sharply divided on the critical question of how to phase out farm subsidies.A frustrated Ricardo Zerbino, Uruguay’s finance minister and chairman of the 22-member farm commitee, suspended the negotiations on agriculture after he was unable to get either side to compromise.However, informal discussions continued and there was hope talks would resume today on an issue that’s critical to Canadian farmers whose prices have been driven down by the festering trade dis pute.'“Talks have stalled for the time being, but this is a normal situation,” said David Woods, a GATT spokesman.The farm talks are part of the mid-term review this week on the Uruguay round of negotiations aimed at updating the 40-year-old General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade on wide range of issues, including agriculture, services and investment.FORCED DOWN PRICES Trade ministers from 103 coun tries, including Canada, began meeting on Monday.Canada, a major grain producer, has a keen interest in ending the farm trade war that has forced down prices and driven farmers off the land.The United States says detailed talks on farm reform can’t begin until the 12-country EC commits to eventually phase out all subsidies that distort trade in farm products such as wheat and other grains.However, the Europeans say that’s politically impossible and instead want a freeze on current subsidies — a trade ceasefire.Zerbino later met with key heads of the delegations and "read the Secret wishes for Santa Claus *14! » ii # — Santa Claus paid a surprise visit to Richmond’s Bambi club for young mothers and their young chil- RtCORD/GRANT SIMEON dren Tuesday.A good time was had by all.Turn the page for more.Broadbent feared single-issue election Free trade Broadbent’s Waterloo?OTTAWA (CP) — The New Democratic Party tried to avoid a one-issue election on free trade because of painful memories from 14 years earlier, Ed Broadbent has told national labor leaders.John Fryer, a union leader defeated as an NDP candidate in Ottawa South, says Broadbent argued at a private lunch Monday with Canadian Labor Congress executives that the party could have been humiliated as it was on wage and price controls in 1974.After leading his party to a record 31 seats in 1972, former leader David Lewis saw the NDP's stan- ding drop to 16 seats in 1974 and he lost his own riding.‘‘Ed cited evidence of.the Liberals and Pierre Trudeau being the beneficiary of our attack on wage and price controls,” said Fryer, president of the 292,000-member National Union of Provincial Government Employees.“His answer was that he and the campaign team were very wary of a single-issue election.We agreed to disagree.” The NDP won 43 seats in the Nov.21 election — its most ever but far short of the number many supporters expected after the party rose to the top of national opinion polls only a year ago.Fryer said labor leaders told Broadbent the party erred in comparing free trade to price and wage controls.“Free trade was not really a single issue at all.It was much broader.(The campaign debate) focused on the free-trade agreement but the agreement was only the tip of the iceberg,” Fryer said in an interview.The labor movement contributed an estimated $2 million in direct funding and indirect support to the NDP's $6-million national campaign.Marcos may never see his new Montreal condo OTTAWA (CP) — Imelda and Ferdinand Marcos have reportedly bought a posh penthouse condominium in Montreal but they might have a tough time passing Canada’s immigration tests if they want to visit or move to this country.Gerry Maffre, spokesman for the Immigration Department, would not confirm or deny that the deposed Philippines president and his wife Imelda have applied to come to Canada either as visitors or immigrants.But Maffre listed the qualifications needed to visit or immigrate to Canada and the Marcoses would appear to be on shaky ground in the area of criminal background, health and possibly financial means.One of the first things immigration officers check out is a criminal record or charges laid against a would-be visitor or immigrant.“There is a bar against people with criminal convictions,” Maffre said in an interview Tuesday.“Obviously we would want to look at the situation if there is a court case pending to see what the consequences of that on the per- son’s application are.” Both Marcoses have been charged with plundering $103 million US from the Philippines and defrauding U.S.banks of $165 million.Imelda Marcos’s court appearance in New York City in October was the first time she had left Hawaii, where the couple have lived in exile since fleeing the Philippines nearly three years ago.MARCOS EXCUSED She pleaded not guilty while her husband was excused from appearing on the grounds of ill health.Ian Sadinsky.spokesman for Immigration Minister Barbara McDougall, said that generally speaking, a conviction for fraud would disallow a person from coming to Canada, although exceptions can be allowed.“I have no knowledge that they're applying to Canada,” Sadinsky said.Maffre said the Immigration De part ment can wait for the outcome of a court case before making a decision on a visitor or immigration application.riot act,' said a source He warned that the meeting would flop if all countries didn't start showing some flexibility.Finding a way out of the bitter subsidy battle between the United States and Europe for farm export markets has been the key issue at this week's GATT meeting.The Urugauy round was laun ched in 1986at Puntadel Este,Uni guay and is scheduled to wrap up in 1990.There are 96 member countries and a handful of others have sent observers.However.Canadian Trade Minister John Crosbie tried to put the best face on the meeting Tuesday, denying that the talks had broken off Crosbie said he expects the Uni ted States and the EC will give in before the meeting wraps up tonight."I'm basing that on my optimistic view of human nature," said Crosbie."No one has yet blinked, but I'm hoping to see an eyelid quiver before too many hours longer are gone." Daniel Amstutz, the lead U.S farm negotiator, also denied there w as complete breakdown, but also indicated he was ready to out-stare the Europeans.'Not a symbolic issue' PQ will fight Bill 101 changes despite ruling By Penny MacRae QUEBEC (CP) - The Parti Que becois said Tuesday it w ill use every parliamentary trick it knows to fight Quebec government moves to conform with any Supreme Court of Canada judgment that strikes down the French-only sign rule in Bill 101.The signs question "is not a symbolic issue but one which fundamentally affects the future of Quebecers as a francophone people,” PQ house leader Guy Chevrette said in a letter to Premier Robert Bourassa.The Supreme Court ruling Dec.15 is expected to uphold lower-court decisions that say the French-only sign provisions in the language law violate freedom-of-expression guarantees in the federal charter of rights.The government’s plans to rush through legislation before the Christmas recess to fill any legal void created by the judgment “does not respect democracy, parliamentary procedure or the population,” Chevrette wrote.The PQ will co-operate with the government only if it invokes the notwithstanding clause in the Constitution allowing it to override the charter, Chevrette said.PQ language critic Claude Filion suggested the government could in voke the clause on a temporary ba sis to “allow consultation with the people.” Guy Rivard, minister respon sible for language, refused to say whether the government might use the clause.But earlier in the year, Justice Minister Gil Remillard said the government would do all in its power not to invoke it.COULD ENDANGER Use of the clause could endanger ratification of the Meech Lake constitutional accord which critics say fails to protect minority language rights.The two lone holdouts, Manitoba and New Brunswick, have said they will pay close attention to Quebec’s response to the court judgment.Jocyln Pitre, an aide to Liberal house leader Michel Gratton, brushed off the PQ’s threat to hold up legislation, saying it would have no effect.The Liberals hold 99 seats in the legislature while the PQ has 20 members and one seat is held by an independent.Two seats are vacant.Chevrette also attacked a compromise solution believed favored by Bourassa that would permit only French signs outside commercial establishments but bilingual notices inside.“For us.French in Quebec is — and must be — more than just out side appearance that can be contradicted as soon as one steps inside the door," he said.Speculation grew, meanwhile, that the ruling could split the hitherto tightly knit Liberal cau eus.An anglophone cabinet minis ter declared he could not accept the “inside-outside” formula which Bourassa said last week would satisfy the need to preserve the French face of Quebec and al low the "right to information.” "I am not for inside-outside,” said Environment Minister Clifford Lincoln, who represents a mainly English-speaking Mon treal riding and is one of four an glophones in the cabinet.POLICY CLEAR “To me, it is very, very clear that (the party policy calls for) French to be compulsory on signs in Quebec but that other languages can be admitted,” said Lincoln.Alliance Quebec, the province’s largest English-rights group says anglophones look to Lincoln for lea dership on the issue.Before their 1985 election victory, the Liberals adopted a policy promising to “respect the right to put up signs in other languages than French at the same time as respecting the rights of the francophone majority.” In face of widespread unease among francophones about softening the language law, the Liberals added a rider to the signs policy the following year stressing French should occupy "a position of superior importance to any other language." The inside-proposal was put forward by Leon Dion, a leading constitutional professor at Laval University in Quebec City.“When the judgment comes, all of us will make their decisions,” said Lincoln.Bourassa has ruled out a free vote in the legislature.The soft-spoken Rivard, appointed by Bourassa to be a peacemaker over the issue, said he has renewed consultations with his Liberal colleagues.He described his job as the art of “reconciling the impossible.” Communications Minister Ri chard French said he hopes cabi net solidarity can be preserved but added “we are dealing with the heavy forces of the history of Quebec and Canada.” Both Energy Minister John Ciac-cia and Justice Minister Herbert Marx have refused comment until the ruling.Liberal backbencher Joan Dougherty, the most outspoken caucus member over lan guage, said she may sit as an independent if the party refuses to live up to its electoral promise.Old batteries failed to kick-in during blackout QUEBEC (CP) — A back-up system which should have prevented a major power outage last month didn’t work because the batteries were worn out, Energy Minister John Ciaccia said Tuesday.The back-up system was supposed to kick in after a circuit-breaker at a large substation in Montagnais, Que., near Churchill Falls, failed Nov.15, Ciaccia told reporters.But without new batteries, the back-up system didn’t function, leaving 400,000 homes in the Mon- treal and Quebec City areas without power for up to 90 minutes and reducing shipments to the United States, Ciaccia said.Hydro-Quebec investigators are still trying to discover why the circuit-breaker broke down, but Ciaccia acknowledged the failure to replace the batteries was due to an “unacceptable” lack of co-ordination at the pro-vincially owned utility.New batteries for the back-up system were ordered six weeks before the power failure but never arrived, he said.Original microfilmed at varying intensities because the text is printed on greyish or colour background. 2—The RECORD—Wednesday.December 7, I!»hk The Townships flrrrr^l necuni Resident complained of danger fcbut nobody would listen* Capelton Road tanker spill blamed on Transport Quebec roadwork EUSTIS — A half-finished highway rebuilding project is being blamed for an accident Tues day in which a 30,lKH)-gallon gasoline tanker went out of control, slid off the road on its side, and tipped over in a field near North Hatley.Most of the half-full truck’s explosive load stayed in the tank.Driver Michel Vincent, 29, of Drummondville, was slightly hurt.“He was lucky," said Lennoxville-Ascot police Capt.Jacques Gagnon.The Capelton Road section of Route 108 was blocked by police during clean up operations.Heavy traffic between Sherbrooke and North Hatley was rerouted along nearby Route 143.North Hatley volunteer firemen were called in case the truck and its cargo blew up.Rut they enjoyed a relaxed outing since there was little leakage and no fire following the spill.LITTLE DANGER Environment Quebec engineer Robert Trudel said there seemed to be little pollution threat from the accident but he awaited more information before declaring the scene completely clean and safe.Gagnon said the truck belonged to the Pétrolier Moderne transport company of St-Séraphin near Drummondville."Some gasoline spilled but only a few drops,” Gagnon said, adding that Environment Quebec was called in "just in case." Gagnon said one house near the scene was evacuated temporarily following the accident just after 2 p.m.A second tanker was sent from Drummondville to remove the gasoline from the wrecked truck.Eustis resident Robert Harris said the accident was the second this week on the same stretch of road, which was rebuilt this summer by the Quebec Transport Ministry.He said a car went into the ditch at the same spot on Sunday afternoon.Several hundred feet of the widened roadway remain unpaved following the summer improve- ments.The road narrows to its former width in a curve where the accidents took place.Harris said drivers get a false impression of how the road continues.“It widens out, then it becomes narrow again, and they don’t know what to expect because it doesn’t look like there's going to be a curve there," he said."It doesn't look natural." Gagnon said police didn't immediately know the cause of the accident.He said driver Vincent was alone in the truck and no other ve- hicles were involved.Harris said he and his wife predicted during the roadwork that it would lead to accidents.Visibly upset Tuesday, he said he complained to Transport Quebec officials at the time "but nobody would listen." Several of the firemen agreed with him.The 18-wheel tanker-trailer was on its way north toward Sherbrooke following a delivery at the Ronald Drew Petro Canada station in North Hatley.« Still angry, Robert Harris says he complained about the treacherous stretch of road while it was being widened ‘but nobody would listen.’ ________0'.- .^ ^ wï, —II m HIM ¦ I II— I North Hatley volunteer firemen took part in a clean up exercise after Tuesday’s gasolîru^pdL Even Santa Claus pays a pre-Christmas call Richmond Godmothers group gets toddlers, young moms together for fun 7 As Ben and mother Dominique Verhoef soon learned during a visit to the Bambi club in Richmond Tuesday, clown Gaétan Graveline is a big hit with the kids.RICHMOND — This town has a touch of magic out in toddler land.Since last fall a group of mothers with very young children, who call themselves the Godmothers Committee, has organized a group called Bambi.And it hasn’t stopped growing since.Young mother Carol Ann McElrea was one of a group encouraged by the local Val St-François CLSC to form a group which would be available to establish contact and provide information or just company to the area’s young mothers.“The CLSC sends out a nurse to visit new mothers periodically,” McElrea said Tuesday.“She is able to tell them about our godmothers committee.Then, after careful selection and matching up we are asked to open lines of communication and be there’ for our new protégé.” “We realized, as more and more new mothers joined us, that per- haps getting the toddlers together a couple of times a month would also be a good idea.” NO SHORTAGE “So, the next step was selling the idea to the other mothers on the committee, who numbered about ten, finding a suitable place and getting started.As you can see, there’s no scarcity of kids or mothers here,” she laughed.Tuesday Bambi’s Christmas party was complete with Santa.The meeting place has been the Richmond arena, twice a month on the first and third Tuesday.This gathering was the last before January 17 so every self-respecting Richmond-area toddler was present.Excitement was tangible and behavior was letter perfect as Gaétan G raveline put on his best clown face and entertained the kids before Santa’s arrival.“We don’t usually have quite this many, but it tells me more and more people are finding out about the group.We function entirely on donations.Each meeting is organized around a theme which sometimes requires little extras.And there’s always a light snack.After all, it’s a long morning for the wee ones — from 9:15 to 11:30.” COMMUNITY HELP So far, according to McElrea, the community has been very helpful “We are very grateful to all who have helped out.But we hope they won’t stop because the godmothers feel they are doing something worthwhile.” There’s not a mother around who will deny that staying home day after day, looking after the latest bundle of joy gets tedious.The Bambi club gets them out for a while — the kids learn about meeting strangers and sharing toys, and the godmothers get to visit their godchildren’ and each other, McElrea added.A tip of the hat and Merry Christmas to the Richmond Godmothers Committee and the Bambi club.Subscribe to the Christmas Seal it's a matter of life and breath vV»' Quebec lung essociatiofl 3440 Hôtel de Vile Avenue Montréal.Qc H2X3B4 (514)845-3129 News-in-brief Baby whale died of starvation Gorbachev takes in New York Dough - or no Ho Ho says Santa #i___ icecura George MecLeren, Publisher.569-9511 Randy Klnnear, Assistant Publisher.569-9511 Charles Bury, Editor.569-6345 Lloyd G.Schelb, Advertising Manager .569-9525 Richard Lasaard, Production Manager .569-9931 Mark Gulllette, Press Superintendent .569-9931 Debra Waite, Superintendent, Composing Room.569-4856 CIRCULATION DEPT.819-569-9528 KNOWLTON OFF.: 514-243-0088 FAX: (819) 569-3945 .Subacriptlons by Carrier: $1 80 weekly: Subacriptlons by Mail: ; 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The 150-kilogram orca calf died Monday afternoon after living for 22 days.“The preliminary — I guess very, very preliminary — assessment is that the calf was grossly emaciated.It had less than one inch (2.5 centimetre) of blubber and skin combined," said Hewlett.NEW YORK (AP) — Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in New York on Tuesday and said he hopes his discussions with President Ronald Reagan and president-elect George Bush will lead to an “expansion of co-operation” between the superpowers.Gorbachev made his arrival statement at Kennedy International Airport as U.S.officials said they are preparing for the possibility of a "grand gesture” from the Soviet leader to reduce troop strength in Eastern Europe.Gorbachev will blend diplomacy with sightseeing on a three-day visit to the United Nations and New York.He said he hopes his meeting today with Reagan and Bush will “serve the best interests of the United States and the Soviet Union, indeed of all the world.Weather Sunny this morning with variable skies the rest of the day, windy, the high 5.Doonesbury SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Santa Claus traded his red suit today for the legal variety, going to court to demand that he be paid as much as the elves in his department store.Terry Meller, a part-time actor, said his elves earn the equivalent of about $25 Cdn an hour while he only gets $10.50 an hour.The Telegraph of Sydney thought Meller’s gripe was worthy of editorial comment, saying the prospect of Santa going on strike was unthinkable and asking “who would deliver the presents” if Meller didn’t.The story was the main, front-page article with the headline, Dough — Or No Ho Ho Ho Says Santa.BY GARRY TRUDEAU mar po you mm THBPROB-LfM IS MIKB* / ID SAY HUNGRY ,/t/^ \ ./ Y0UPB RJ6HT.SHB DEFINITELY LOOKS HUNGRY ) somuDO m GIVE HER7 Y0UHAVENT DONE THE READ HOW ABOUT MEXICAN7 ING ON THIS, HAVE YOU7 / nr" F The Townships Tho HhH'ORD—Wednesday, December 7.libW—3 —___ Mxeasra ‘We don't contol the Canadian-American border' Clifford Lincoln: Blame Ottawa for vacuum in garbage import rules By Rita Legault SHERBROOKE — Under a barrage of questions from opposition MNAs, Environment MinisterClif-ford Lincoln reacted Tuesday to outcry over U S.garbage imports to the Eastern Townships by saying it’s up to Ottawa to act.“It’s the federal government that’s letting the garbage in," he told the Opposition during question period at the National Assembly.Johnson Parti Québécois MNA Carmen Juneau wanted to know if Pierre Morency.‘This is too important to put on hold.' Lincoln would impose a freeze on garbage imports, opposed by a coalition of 126 Townships municipalities, 86 union locals, other organizations, students and businessmen from the region But Lincoln responded his hands are tied and there is nothing he can do."Madame.“ he responded to Juneau, “moratoriums cannot be imposed from the skies.We need laws to impose moratoriums.’’ However Lincoln said he has SHERBROOKE iRD —The leader of a regional coalition formed to end garbage imports from the U.S.said yesterday Environment Minister Clifford Lincoln is shirking his responsibilities and just tossing the ball to the federal government.Pierre Morency, a town councillor in Ayer’s Cliff, said it’s time for the provincial and federal governments to stop passing the buck back and forth and do something.“The provincial government has duties to respect and they must respect them now,” Morency said in a telephone interview.Morency said that while border entries and transport of dangerous waste are within federal jurisdiction, as Lincoln claims, jurisdiction over landfill sites (dumps) is provincial.He said Ottaw’a and Quebec must asked Environment Quebec lawyers to see if and how the Quebec government can curb the imports.DON’T CONTROL BORDER "The problem with transfers between borders is that it depends on the federal government.Whether we like it or not, that’s how it is," he told Juneau."We don’t control the Canadian-American border.Perhaps you don’t accept that on your side, but we are still a part of Canada." Lincoln also said one of the two get together and act on the problem — and act now, to stop the estimated 5000 tonnes of garbage crossing the border each week to be dumped in small municipalities in the Eastern Townships.But while he says the federal government can and must act on its jurisdictional areas, “Quebec can still legislate stricter controls on dumpsites”.Morency has been invited by Lincoln to form a committee of local people to discuss the problem with the environment minister and his staff in Quebec City Friday.Morency doesn’t plan to come out of the meeting empty-handed."We will accept nothing less than immediate control of the totality of the garbage imports,” Morency said."We will not go there simply to be told by government lawyers that it is not their jurisdiction.” Environment Quebec permits given to dumps accepting U.S.garbage was approved by the former PQ government.He said the other was okayed in 1986 by the Liberals and respects Environment Quebec standards.Lincoln also said last week he sent a telegram to federal Revenue Minister Elmer MacKay asking him to stop the w aste imports, and added that he will soon meet Sherbrooke MP Jean Charest and the Townships coalition fighting to However Morency said if Environment Quebec cannot offer an immediate solution, the coalition will demand that Quebec at least hire more inspectors to ensure proper inspection of garbage trucks crossing the border.He said the coalition will also demand other immediate regulations for dumpsites, such as limits on operating hours.Morency said the whole Eastern Townships is opposed to the imports and that if the two governments don’t act soon municipalities will have to take the matter into their own hands.“Our mandate is clear," he said."We want immediate intervention to control and limit imports of U.S.garbage.” “We are no longer at the point of good wishes.This is too important to put on hold for six months.” stop the imports Most U.S.waste entering Canada is either mixed rubble from de molished buildings or ash from domestic garbage incinerators.WRONG INFO Lincoln’s information was not entirely correct.He said the garbage is inspected at border crossings by Canadian Customs, checked by the Quebec Police Force and then double-checked at the dumps, whose operators must send Environment Quebec a daily report on garbage received.He ad ded that Environment Quebec ins peets the sites weekly and until now there has been no sign of toxic waste in underground water.However Canada Customs doesn’t inspect garbage, instead calling Agriculture Canada inspectors who are concerned only if the waste includes food products or other plant or animal material The QPF has been involved in only one incident on one day and did nothing but record the number of trucks passing by.And there has been no testing of Townships groundwater for pollutants beneath the dumps receiving U.S.refuse or anywhere else.DUMPS1TE FOR U.S ?"As 1 told the deputy the other day, 1 will not accept that Quebec become a dumpsite for the Americans," Lincoln said.“We will do all that we can to stop the imports but at the same time we do not have the right to legislate on international commerce.That's the real problem.” PQ environment critic Jean-Pierre Charbonneau asked Lincoln Clifford Lincoln.‘It depends on the federal government.’ if he was aware that garbage imports will shorten the lifespan of dumps and therefore transfer to Quebecers the cost of opening new dumps.But Lincoln responded that Charbonneau was exaggerating and trying to sway people’s emotions through his exaggerations.4We will accept nothing less than immediate control’ Opponents say there’s no time to wait for feds Everyone becomes a traffic expert at noisy meeting Lennox ville bypass plan: Anywhere but in our back yard, say citizens By Ann McLaughlin LENNOXVILLE — Citizens of both Lennoxville and Ascot Township are disenchanted with the idea of having a highway bypass built near their homes and across their farms.At a public meeting Tuesday about 250 residents of the affected areas turned up to hear proposals for the bypass project, drafted by the local chamber of commerce.Several citizens voiced specific disapproval of certain parts of the proposed route, which cuts through Ascot Township around Lennoxville.All agreed that a bypass has to be built.The problem is where to put it.The plan would connect Autoroute 410 to University Blvd.to take traffic headed to and from Montreal 16 km around Ascot and meet Route 108 east of Lennoxville, explained Edson Warner, spokesman for the committee.The basic idea is to get heavy traffic and trucks out of downtown Lennoxville.Hundreds of 18-wheel trucks coming down Belvidere hill every day is the main reason Lennoxvil-lers want the bypass project to become a priority with the Transport Ministry.In a colorful video prepared by the bypass committee, Lennoxville volunteer firefighters described how in the past trucks have lost their brakes coming through the controversial Belvidere-Queen intersection.And a Lennoxville resident said she is concerned for schoolchildren.She said accidents there are inevitable.But one Queen Street restaurant owner didn’t think it necessary to reroute traffic so far out of town and kill his business as a result.“I’ve put 22 years of my time and energy into serving the public of Lennoxville and this is what I get in return — a spoke thrown into my wheel,” said Julien Pépin, adding that traffic congestion can be eased by simpler solutions like hiring a traffic cop.FIX THE LIGHTS Monique Gosselin of MacDonald Road said just because the gover nment wants to build a bypass doesn’t mean it is the only alternative.She suggested the traffic lights be improved to resemble those at King and Wellington streets in Sherbrooke, and that a lane be reserved for trucks.“Much of the traffic also comes from people working in Lennoxville institutions like Champlain College and the experimental farm.With such a wide bypass these people won’t want to use it anyway,” she said.“You are just taking the truck problem and passing it over to people in the rural areas.And you won’t be solving the traffic problem," Gosselin said.Farmers on Macdonald were al so quite upset at the prospect of having their pastures cut in two.Denis Menard, a homeowner in the Viewpoint development said he and his neighbors were at the meeting to protest the plan.He said they did not build their homes in a rural setting to have an autoroute spoiling the view.Other Ascot residents said they want their right to peace and quiet respected.FEDERAL VETO?The clincher came from Jacques DeLeseleuc, the administrator of the federal experimental farm.The highway would cross an old road on the farm and DeLeseleuc Edson Warner was in the hot seat Tuesday as residents criticized plans for a highway around Lennoxville.Thireau, Beaumont back in court on old bodily harm charges Brutal ex-cops plead guilty to beating five more John McCaghey COWANSVILLE — The court cases of two former Brome Lake cops were closed in Criminal Division of Quebec Court Tuesday.Alyre Thireau, 36, the former police chief, pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily arm to Jerry Anderson and Randy Lace in Foster on Oct.23,1983, and to assault causing bodily arm to Denis Larocque in the Sutton municipal police station on May 18, 1983.Mario Beaumont, 33, a former constable, pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm to Brian Locke on Sept.21, 1981, and an identical charge involving Ruffell MacMillan on Sept.10, 1982.Both Beaumont’s assaults occured within the municipal limits of Brome Lake.Crown attorney Michel Ayotte said he had no proof to offer on charges of illegal confinement against Thireau in the same cases.TERMS INCREASED Ayotte told Judge Claude Lé-veillé the Québec Court of Appeals had increased the former cops’ sentences in a previous case involving David Allen Gauthier.Ayotte said he had discussed the present cases with defence la- wyers Ronald Picard and Robert Flahiff and they had a common proposal on sentencing as the assaults were less serious than the severe beating given to Gauthier on March 1, 1982.Ayotte suggested five months for Thireau in the case of Larocque and two months per count for Anderson and Lace.He suggested two months for Beaumont in the McMillan incidents and one month for the assault on Locke.Judge Léveillé imposed the suggested sentences, which will not increase the ex-cops’ jail time.Last March a jury found Thireau and Beaumont guilty of assault causing bodily harm to David Allen Gauthier at the conclusion of a five-week trial The jury délibéra ted 17 hours before handing down the verdict.Mr.Justice Jean Louis Péloquin sentenced Thireau to three months in jail.Beaumont to one month, and fined them each $1000.TORTURE SESSION Gauthier, then a resident of Yellowknife, N.W.T.was visiting his family in Knowlton when he was brought in for questioning concerning a burglary and theft of a safe containing $500 in antique coins from a home in Foster in February 1982.He refused to give the arresting officers a declaration and told the jury he was brutalized by the cops.Gauthier told of being brought to the station when he was slapped, punched, kicked, elbowed, having lighted matches placed on his genitals, being suspended upside-down in a 30-foot stairwell and kicked through the banister railings, and having his head jammed into a toilet bowl several times.He told the Quebec Police Commission the only water he had to drink during his 18 to 20-hour interrogation was when his head was in the toilet bowl.Beaumont told the QPC he didn’t kick Gauthier “Our boots leave mark,’’ was his explanation.Gauthier said he was taken to an isolated area and handcuffed behind his back to a steel pole for over an hour in -20 to -25 degrees temperature when he was wearing a T-shirt and trousers with nothing on his hands and feet.He said Thireau or Beaumont or both told him, “You’ll talk now Mad Dog,” when he was released from the hand cuffs.Crown 'ittorney Michel Ayotte was granted leave to appeal the Gauthier case following a hearing before Quebec Court of Appeals Justice Fred Kaufmann.Ayotte alleged the sentence imposed by the trial judge was totally inadequate considering the gravity of the crime and the brutality of the police officers, whose mandate is to protect the public.Justice Kaufmann granted leave to appeal and a three-man panel composed of justices Rodolfe Paré, François Chevalier and Charles Gonthier handed down a unanimous decision Oct.28.They increased Thireau's sentence to two years, Beaumont’s to one year, less the time already served, and ordered the fines, if paid, returned to the former policemen Gauthier has instituted a $400,000 civil suit against Thireau, Beaumont and the town of Brome Lake.A private member’s bill is to be presented in the National Assembly in an attempt to extend the statute of limitations in the Civil Code from five to seven years in assault cases, to allow the civil suit to proceed.Thireau and Beaumont are presently detained in the Valleyfield common jail said that in general the federal government won’t sell Crown land.“They are going to have to put their road higher up because the project risks hitting a dead end at the experimental farm.It is vir tually impossible to expropriate Crown land,” he said Building a giant overpass above downtown Lennoxville was suggested, but did not go over at all with the crowd.But everyone cracked up when someone bellowed out to have the road built across the Hell Angel’s clubhouse.KEEP WORKING After two hours nothing was off! eially decided except to have the bypass committee keep working on alternative routes.“The proposals have not been poured in cement yet,” said Robert Downey, president of the Lennoxville Ascot chamber of commerce, "Wo need citizens’ opinions first, so they can have a say in construction before it is imposed on us.” The scheme was designed after previous plans by the Ministry of Transport were deemed unaccep table by Lennoxville town council.The chamber of commerce is trying to come up with a compro mise suitable to everyone.Grand Fourches bridge closed SHERBROOKE (SG) — The city of Sherbrooke warns motorists that the Grandes Fourches bridge on the street of the same name downtown (Route 143) will be closed for repairs from midnight last night until January 1.The city has recently worked on repairs to the bridge, which crosses the Magog River, and managed to keep it open at the same time.However it has to be closed for the remainder of the work.Motorists are advised either to take Dufferin Street or cross the St.Francis River and take Blvd St-François.ORDER NOW FOR CHRISTMAS! mk FRESH GRADE A TURKEYS GLAZED LEG HAMS » ta 1» ««ta «« en ca ks «a es «s» «a es esfta «a es *3 tts ta « FRESH LOCAL LEG LAMB k9 sji 3.95 SIRLOIN TIP ROAST BEEF class a kfl.7.03 ib.3.19 FROZEN FLAMINGO TURKEYS Utility.6 7 kg.kg 2.63 lb 1.19 STRIP LOIN 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Winnipeg coach Dan Maloney said even though the Jets have six healthy defencemen at the moment, it still was tough to part with Marois.“He was a good player amongst the other guys, a good player in the room,’’ Maloney said from Los Angeles, where the Jets played the Kings on Tuesday."It was one of those deals you have todo, where you've got to give up something good to get something good.” Nordiques coach Ron Lapointe said Marois, who was Quebec's captain for two years, will fill a leadership role.“We know he’s a leader.That’s the type of player we needed." with a deep laceration of the right index finger.ALL-STAR GAME Gross, who pitched in the all-star game at Cincinnati, pitched five seasons for Philadelphia and compiled a 60-66 record.In 1987, he was suspended for 10 games for using sandpaper in his glove.From his home in Chino, Calif., Gross expressed his surprise on learning of the trade.“My record doesn’t reflect the quality of my work,” Gross declared.“I’m capable of winning 18 to 20 games.” “They had already traded Shane Rawley to Minnesota, so I didn’t expect they’d deal another pitcher The Expos have a fine team and a great manager in Buck Rodgers.They’ve been competitive for the last three years.” In addition, the Expos agreed to waive their rights to reclaim lefthander Jeff Tabaka, whom the Phillies selected Monday in the major league draft.TUIDBN CAR RENTAL A MOVING TRUCKS WEEKEND SPECIALS CHRYSLER VEHICLES V*L ESTR/E 822-4141 whipped its Adams Division rival for the third time this season.The Whalers haveoutscored the Sabres 22-2 during their games with Si-dorkiewicz stopping 91 shots.Carey Wilson, Ray Ferraro, Tom Martin, Sylvain Tilrgeon and Ron Francis also scored for the Whalers, 11-14-1 Francis andTur-geon also collected two assists apiece for Hartford, which is 4-2 since Nov.23 but just 6-9-1 since Nov.1 HARTFORD.Conn.(AP) — Rookie goaltender Peter Sidorkiewicz stopped 31 shots to record his first NHL shutout and forward Kevin Dineen and defenceman Sylvain Cote scored two goals each as Hartford blanked Buffalo 9-0 Tuesday night.The loss equalled a club record for the worst in the Sabres’ history.Sidorkiewicz, 6-5-1, posted his third win over Buffalo — and second in five davs — as Hartford BALSAMS/- WILDERNESS Dixville Notch, NH Great Family Ski Area Downhill Skiing ,.1,000 ft vertical drop with 12 trails for all levels of skill.Uncrowded area.All day lift tickets Weekend/Holiday Weekday Adult $22.(US) $18.(US) Child $18.$14.Cross-country Skiing.50 km of prepared trails, most double tracked.All day trail pass $7 Weekend/Holiday; 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Both above poems by DORA SCOTT PARKER, Glen Sutton, Que.THOSE DECREASING YEARS I have lived a good many years and we have nearly completed another Probably to other old-young people like me each last one seems shorter than others.Before too many of these shorter years become a part of history I would like the answers to a few questions which have always been a mystery.When in a department store after a long, long search you finally find something you think will work You look and look but at that particular time there seems to be a scarcity of clerks.A similar situation seems to occur in a restaurant when you are not about to order any more But if you want to pay your bill in a hurry and hit the road, pick up your coat and head for the door.When you receive or see a notice of a sale where the price reductions are really big Why is it, by the time you arrive, there are only a few left, and those not fit for the pigs?Summer is the best time to travel but it is also the best time to “improve" the roads They np up the pavement, pile up rocks and mud from the ditches, until they are only passable for toads.They put up signs "Travel at your own risk" and you hope you won’t wreck your car After a few kilometers of bumps and grinds you are likely to quit and head for the nearest bar.Every time the prices go up on beef and pork, we note thar fish too takes its turn The price of ‘produced’ meat from the farm is blamed on the price of feed, does this also affect the worms?When so many people are on a low-calorie diet, why not put a ban on certain food advertising'’ This would be the ideal time to enact it in the pre-Christmas season with all those mouth-watering things Why do so many aspiring candidates view the miniscule OAS pension as a means of reducing costs?Is it because they feel most of the present recipients will, by next election, be pushing up moss?Such tactics do not smell too nice when we see everything we use getting so dear And read about MB’s spending more taxpayers’ money on travelling expenses than we receive in a whole year HOWARD GIBSON Lennoxville, Que these organizations we supported because we feel they have more influence with the government than a small group like ours.Others, e g.“Food anti-irradiation” we have urged your participation through letters to members of parliament and the Press.For some years we have been concerned with trying to persuade people that war toys are not desirable gifts for our children.That toys “are for fun not for fighting.” This is going to be a long "battle” to create a world of peace and without teaching the children we cannot win.Presently we are involved in the Peace Pledge Campaign, Election Priorities and most of all the “Coalition CHUS” (i.e.“Continue Hydro, not Uranium for our Security”).This local issue is much more than a local issue, if the A.E.C.L.succeeds in installing a 10-mega-watt reactor at the hospital it will be a signal for a proliferation of small reactors all over the world, with the attendant perils.So what is this newsletter all about?It has been my great privilege and interest since the formation of the Townships Peace Group to be your president.But truly, “Time Marches On” and I do not feel I can continue usefully to fill this position.Therefore, I am stepping down as of J anuary 1st, 1989 and as yet no one has been found to take over.But do not think we will quietly evaporate.What we intend is to ask various members of the executive to accept responsibility for various “portfolios” e.g.— Defense— War Toys Campaign — Nuclear Power and the ramifications of its use — Coalition CHUS.We will continue our newsletters and also articles in The Record.These will inform of our concerns and urge your valued contribution of writing — letters, letters, letters! I have met so many great people during these years and am constantly buoyed-up and encouraged by the increase in groups whose purpose is to make the influence of the ordinary citizen felt.People who a few years ago asked “why me?” or "what can I do?” now have found that "The Power of One” really can be a force for change — as Dennis Trudeau’s documentary on the Environment recently showed us.People’s lives change and unfortunately some of our helpful, thoughtful and able executive have had to resign.We seek to find new faces.A volunteer group like ours has plenty of work to do and plenty of satisfaction in the doing.Per- South Bolton Mrs.Willis Willey 292-5785 Mrs.Margaret Bloomfield was a dinner guest at the home of Mr.and Mrs.John White, Mansonville in honour of John's birthday, November 22nd Saturday dinner guests at the home of Mrs.Lilian Willey and Jane were Mrs.Glenna Fuller, Sutton; Lorna Willey, Montreal and Barbara Willey, Ottawa.Mrs.Florence Jasper, Bolton Centre, was a dinner guest at the home of Mrs.Lilian Willey on Tuesday.«Arthur et son Oeuvre Inc.» will Include: • Christmas Dinner for homeless men.• Provide hampers for families and old age.• Extend emergency relief to deserving cases during winter months.«ARTHUR et son OEUVRE» 381 ALEXANDRE SHERBROOKE, OC J1H 4S8 TÉL.: 567-9714 aC»°' •&£(, , ?// haps we will ha ve to coast along for a while and not try to cope with so many things.Perhaps the time has come for us to broaden our efforts toward concern for the Environment, Development and Peace with Justice — “Shalom.” What do you think?Please tell us.But don’t think we are going to Quietly Evaporate! I’m not! With sincere thanks for all your support.Kay Leslie ÿ * * On behalf of the members of the Townships Peace Group, I would like to thank Kay for her leadership and guidance over the years.She devoted many hours of each day to "the cause” and did so with such motivation and dedication that she had the respect of all of us.Our Peace Group will continue to grow and be a force to reckon with1 We want a safe and clean world for our children and grandchildren.This will be our legacy to them.Again, thanks for everything, Kay — You're the greatest! Connie Girard, Townships Peace Group 'P?( (.16 shopping days to Christmas Enjoy the luxury! Men's Wool & Cashmere Overcoats Now the expensive look and feel of cashmere at an affordable price! Beautifully tailored in a classic single breasted style.Sizes 36-54 regulars, shorts & tails.Navy, charcoal & medium grey.Compare at 195.00 or more.Now only rJ Ui mà'mê wmÆM Save $40.00 off our regular discount price! 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