The record, 7 août 2009, vendredi 7 août 2009

See inside THE ¦RdlhrSummcnrf'W RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 WEEKEND EDITION - Wo.mm*.Police Seek Gunman By Stephen McDougall VICTORIAVLLE - Police are on the lookout for a lone gunman who wounded two men early Thursday morning on the Nault Range road.“Two men were standing outside a house when a man came up to them on a bicycle and started shooting,” said officer Eloise Cossette of the Quebec provincial police in Three Rivers.“The gunman then took off on his bike, then on foot into the woods.” Cossette said the two shooting victims, a man in his mid-20s from nearby Princeville and another in his mid-40s from Victoriaville, were wounded by the shots, but will survive."Their wounds were not serious, even though the bullets did enter their bodies,” she said.“We do not know why this shooting took place, but we hope to find the shooter soon.” She said the police searched the fields and wooded areas near the road on foot and with the use of ATVs, but found nothing.“If the public knows anything about this, we would appreciate a phone call.” she said.Cossette would not identify the two shooting victims, adding only that “we know' them.” The police can be reached at 1-800-659-4264.He says, She says.“We are not doing this to profit from disaster, but to make sure that the company, which employs Danville residents, does not go under” Jacques Hémond, on the use of an ÏNDUSTRAIL MOTEL TO REPLACE Kingsey Conversion (The Record (August 5th) 95 CENTS «- TAXES PM#004(W07682 Friday, August 7, 2009 SARAH ROGERS Stanley Holmes Sr.in front of his round bam, the last in the Eastern Townships in full agricultural use The Last of the Round Bams By Sarah Rogers Mansonville If you’re driving too quickly along route 243 as it stretches through Mansonville, you might miss it.?Potton Township’s last remaining historic round barn is visible from the main road, but sits gently tucked away and unassuming at a first glance.There’s nothing unassuming about this massive structure, though.Built in the early 1900s, Mansonville’s historic round barn is one of only six left stand- ing in Quebec - a surprisingly intact part of the region's farming history.Last month, the municipality of Pot-ton Township voted to designate its bam a historical site, securing the landmark’s future for many years to come.The designation was thanks in large part to the Potton Heritage Association, which worked tirelessly over the years to ensure the structure's longevity.The round bam, which was built for Robert jersey in 1910, last housed cattle in the 1980s and sits unused by its current owner.Gerard Leduc, founder and longtime member of the heritage association, says the barn’s new designation not only protects it from being tom down, but also provides funding opportunities to restore parts of the 100-year-old structure.“A citation protects,” Leduc said.“The municipality has the responsibility to see that a building that is cited as a historical monument remains intact.’ In collaboration with the municipality, the heritage association would like to see the bam preserved and integrated into the community.Cont’d on Page 9 THIS TURNKEY INVESTMENT PROFILE REALLY SUITS ME.CAPITAL 100% GUARANTEED Looking for a way 1d diversify your portfolio and increase potential returns?A simple, secure investment that fits your investor profile?The Desjardins Profile Guaranteed Investment Portfolio has rt all: - a combination of many products in the same, single investment vehicle; - capital 100% guaranteed at maturity, - a choice of options to fit your financial goals.Apd a guaranteed minimum return! 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Up TO 90 CONTESTANTS ON TV AND A TOTAL OF $5.8 MILLION IN PRIZES.Prizes $2,000,000.00 $75,000.00 $750.00 $75.00 $10.00 $5.00 _____ $1,080,842.00 E|tra 8387753 In the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list ol Loto-Québec, the latter shall prevail Some of this decline can be explained by normal seasonal variations that tend to occur between the months of June and July.This year, there was a 12.3 per cent decrease in available jobs between the two months, compared with a 10.9 per cent decrease a year ago.What these numbers mean is that while Canada is still very much in a recession, the worst may be over.May was easily the worst month for both Quebec and Canada when compared with job availability from the previous year.Ca-reerAlM’s May 2009 reports showed that job postings in Canada were down 36.6 per cent from the previous year.While our nation has shown an improvement since May, the report warns that “recovery is likely to be prolonged.” According to its website, CareerAIM creates its reports “based on the num- ber of new job postings by Canadian employers.Job market data used in the report is captured daily, from thousands of independent Canadian sources, allowing us to provide a near real-time view of the Canadian job market conditions in fine detail.” The sources used for the reports include “all levels of government, Usenet, not-for-profits, recruiters, corporate web sites, [and] print media.” The latest reports released by Statistics Canada on July 10 showed that the unemployment rate was 8.6 per cent, the highest it has been in eleven years.Weather Friday: A chance of showers, mainly before 2pm.Partly cloudy, with a high near +19.Calm wind becoming northwest 101cm.Chance of precipitation is 30%.Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around +9.Northwest wind around 5 kph becoming calm.Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23.Light west wind.Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers.Partly cloudy, cool with a low around +8.Chance of precipitation is 20%.Sunday: A chance of showers.Mostly cloudy, with a high near +24.Chance of precipitation is 40%.Sunday Night: A chance of showers.Mostly cloudy, with a low around +15.Chance of precipitation is 30%.Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.Mostly cloudy, with a high near +25 Chance of precipitation is 30%.All About Saturday Retchless Report By Andrew Retchless TJie main jet stream will remain south of our region over the weekend.This means that temperatures will remain-just below average.Weak impulses of energy will keep the chance of showers in the daily forecast.A warm front draped to our west could also cause showers to be on the increase on Sunday.Unfortunately, this warm air will never really get established over our area.The cool high pressure that will slide over our area on Saturday will provide a nice day with a fall-like evening.Saturday looks to be the weekend winner.The long range is beginning to look much better, with the last two weeks of August showing normal temperatures and normal precipitation.A large heat ridge will be just to our south west and this will bode well for our weather! Next week: Why was this summer so cold and Hurricane season! Check out the full Recthless Forecast in the weather box Ben by Daniel Shelton LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE dCBN ) TAKEN H0SETA&C! h£h J -HtWiI- .«SHi Brif.fs By Kelly McDevitt Police Seek Car/Driver Sherbrooke Police are looking for this car in connection with a disappearance.The car is a grey 2007 Toyota Matrix and has the licence plate number 492 XAM.Police are looking for the female driver of the vehicle as a witness.If you have information on the vehicle or its owner contact Sherbrooke Police at (819) 821-5555.Perseids Coming! Next week, from August 10 to august 14, the Perseid meteor shower will hit Earth's atmosphere, streaking the sky with as many as 500 shooting stars per night.Pack a picnic blanket, get away from street lights and enjoy the natural pyrotechnics! Road and Hydro work The City of Sherbrooke is announcing roadwork on Industriel blvd between Portalnd and autoroute 410.The work will take place in the evening and over night on August 10 through August 13 between 7 p.m.and 6 a.m.The road will be closed to traffic for the duration of the work but a detour will be in place.Conductors will be on duty at the intersections with Portland and the 410 to direct traffic.Hydro-Sherbooke will be conducting work on rue Frontenac between rue Marquette and Peel on August 7.The work will start at 7:30 a.m.and continue until 10 a.m.during which time the westbound lane will be closed to traffic.A detour will be a in place; drivers are asked to drive slowly in the area.A Costly Dump for the City of Sherbrooke It cost the City of Sherbrooke $762 to clean up a load of horse manure dumped last June by Hubert Richard and his sidekicks on vacant municipal land on rue Minto, near the intersection of King and Belvédère.The group was angered by the loss of the property’s green space when the construction of a hotel on the property was announced.Several weeks prior to the unauthorized dump, citizens planted potato plants to “save” the space, which they would like to turn into a community garden.City counsellor Serge Paquin says those responsible for the dump should be the ones to foot the bill.The matter is now in the hands of the city’s judicial affairs department.RECORD Friday, August 7, 2009 page 3 At BARBER .3.i ; / k W iff[I® V :ï ¦ A spectacular fire on the Compton highway near Mil by completely destroyed this bam.Firefighters from Sherbrooke, Waterville and Compton brught in at least ten vehicles to control the blaze.There were no reported injuries.SPS Officers’ Removal Upheld By Doug McCooeye The decision to remove four expolice officers from their profession was confirmed on Wednesday by the Code of Ethics Committee of Quebec.Former Sherbrooke Police Officers Pierre Bégin, Guy Hovington, Hugues Ré, and Denis Turgeon were also barred from joining a different police force in the future.The decision comes after the four police officers were found guilty of assault on Sherbrooke citizen Hugo Lemay by the Quebec Courts in 2004.After a lengthy appeal process, the men were officially removed by the City of Sherbrooke in 2008 when their appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was rejected.This latest move was yet another attempt by the men and their lawyers to try to save their jobs.In October 2002, Hugo Lemay was assaulted while in custody of the Sherbrooke Police after he hit a police officer.According to the Ethics Committee report, the cameras in the station were moved so the four officers would not be detected.Lemay was then hit multiple times with kicks, knees, and punches to his person.Article 7 of the Code of Ethics of Quebec Police Officers states that: “A police officer must respect the authority of the law and collaborate with the administering of justice.Notably, an officer must not 1 ) prevent or contribute to the prevention of justice from taking its course; 2) hide, withhold proof or intelligence, with the goal of harming a person.” According to Wednesday’s committee, it was this article that was violated by the four police officers.The document that was released by the committee is clear in their disgust with the four men in question: “The ethics violations committed by agents Ré, Bégin, Turgeon and Hovington must be considered significant .[Their conduct] not only shakes the confidence that the public must have from their officers, it begins to break it.” The lawyers for the men, André Fiset and Michel Canuel, were unavailable for comment.The officers have thirty days to appeal the Ethics Committee de cision.Dennis Glezos CHARTERED ACCOUrvfTANT Corporation Tax Accounting and Payroll Services Business and Tax Consulting 175 Queen, Suite 204 Sherbrooke Tel.: 819-823-0800 www.glezos.ca .etit living in ¦Social & Competitive Prices Provincial government tax credit provided.Maximum up to $275lmo.Rtsidaicr pour Rfiniles du RESIDENCE POUR LES AÎNÉS / RETIREMENT RESIDENCE with 24 hr.supervision Social activities to enjoy with a warm and caring personnel n