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Reilly House says ‘thank you’ The Scoop with Mable Hastings - Page 5 THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 The greening of Gary Page 4 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Magog vandals do damage with air rifle Memphremagog police are investigating three separate complaints of windows damaged by pellet gun shots.Over the last four weeks at least three separate locations in Magog and Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley had windows damaged by pellets from an air rifle.These new complaints follow six similar complaints that the police department received last week, mainly regarding store windows on Sherbrooke and Merry North streets.In addition to that ongoing investigation, the police service dealt with three more cases of driving while intoxicated over the weekend.On Saturday at around 3:30, a 17-year-old man from St-Hyacinthe was pulled over and was found to have a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.Also on Saturday, at around 9 p.m.a Stanstead couple left a restaurant without paying their bill.The police were called and the couple was arrested shortly thereafter, both fairly intoxicated.The 42-year-old driver took a breathalyzer test and was found to have twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.He was also in possession of cannabis.The man’s wife was also under legal restrictions and was not allowed to drink.She was thus arrested for breaking her requirement.Both individuals spent the night in jail and were released under promise to appear in court.The final instance of driving while intoxicated occurred around 4:30 a.m.on Sunday.A 41-year-old man from St-Amable was found to be driving while above the legal limit, and was also found in possession of half of a pill and a bag of powder.Both of these substances were sent to the lab for analysis.The man saw his license suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was seized for 30 days.Nearly 2,000 students shut down King Street mm îf EVAN LEPAGE Students from Sherbrooke, Montreal and other parts of the province amassed at Park Jacques-Cartier.The mood was festive, with music playing, dance routines and much chanting.By Evan LePage Approximately 2,000 students and supporters marched through Sherbrooke Monday during an anti-tuition hike demonstration that saw both the office of premier Jean Charest and the Industrial Park targeted by protestors.The protest was organized by the Broad Coalition for a Student Union Solidarity (CLASSE), whose cospokesperson told the media during the event that of the 192,000 students on strike in the province, about 77,300 are now officially on indefinite strikes meaning no vote to renew the strike will be held unless a formal offer is made by the Liberal government.“If the minister of education believed that the student movement would run out of steam after the big demonstration on Mar.22, she was mistaken,” said Jeanne Reynolds.“There are now 77,300 people who will not even consider returning to class as long as the minister will not make a formal offer to the student movement.” Reynolds said that CLASSE’s demonstration in Charest’s riding was symbolic, and something they hoped might resonate more with the premier.Cont’d on page: 3 .*V/ '' Engelken replaces Roy with BU Lacrosse team Page 7 Lennoxville Library news Page 2 Page 2 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Dance tonight at Centennial To close the dance season in Sherbrooke, Centennial Theatre presents Ganas de vivir (“will to live”), by the Montreal company Les Soeurs Schmutt on Tonight (April 3) at 8 p.m.Élodie Lombardo, the choreographer and co-fbunder of Les Soeurs Schmutt, has created a show that questions the borders between North-America and Mexico through the exploration of two fundamental cultural differences: language, and the approach to death.F.lodie Lombardo will be a guest at the pre-show chat at 7:15 pm.CREDIT: NICOLAS RUEL This creation unites eight performers from France, Quebec, and Mexico: Cristôbal Barreto Heredia, Frédéric Gagnon Jean-François Légaré, Séverine Lombardo, Georgina Navarro Nüne, Sonia Bustos Segura, Myriam Tremblay and Némo Venba.Submitted by Sonia Patenaude.Centennial Theatre.Weather , * ^ J / TODAY: MIX OF SUN l— AND CLOUD V HIGH OF 8 LOW OF-7 i \ JJJJJ WEDNESDAY: SNOW OR RAIN HIGH OF 1 LOW OF-2 THURSDAY: CLOUDY HIGH OF 3 LOW OF-4 r Nf \ » ST*\ FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 9 LOW OF -6 SATURDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 16 LOW OF -4 Authors’ Brunch at Lenn.library ik71TMl rrWFS S COURTESY Neil Bissoondath, Ronald Sutherland, Louise Penny and Ross Murray at Lennoxville Library’s Authors’ Brunch The Lennoxville Library held an Author's Brunch on Sunday March 25 as one of its literary events to celebrate this centennial year of the Library.The Amédée-Beaudoin community hall was the site of a hearty buffet brunch for 100 fans of the written word.Once the empty plates had been cleared away and the coffee cups refilled, three authors; Ronald Sutherland, Neil Bissoondath and Louise Penny entertained and educated the diners with short presentations.Ross Murray of Stanstead, himself an author, introduced the three speakers and once again demonstrated his ability to put audience and speaker at ease with well chosen words.His series of Shakespearian puns brought forth collective groans that had nothing to do with the brunch.Ronald Sutherland, a Townshipper renowned for his Quebec-centric novels and books of short stories, regaled us with his tale of an encounter with the Massawippi monster.His reading was so convincing that I doubt that many of the audience will ever canoe at night on Lake Massawippi.The day-dreamers amongst us were heartened when the second speaker, award-winning author Neil Bissoondath, described how the es- sentials of his novels often came to him during odd moments of the day and that characters could take form well before they found a home in one of his novels.Louise Penny was the third author to mount the stage and the audience listened spell-bound as she described the anguish of writer’s block and then re- jection slips that preceded the publication of the first of her seven best-selling mystery stories.Those budding writers amongst us could take heart knowing that the difficult path they are treading is not theirs alone.Submitted by Brian Talbot.Lennoxville Quilters present a quilt to the Lennoxville Library Four members of the Lennoxville Quilters, Ardyth Davidson, Serena Wintle, Violet Main and Margaret Goodhue, came to the Lennoxville Library on March 26 to present a charming quilt they had stitched together to commemorate the Library’s centennial.The names of all the Lennoxville Quilters can be found on the backing.The quilters also presented photographs of the various stages in the production of their work of art.This centennial quilt depicts two children, one holding a ladder and the other on the ladder choosing a book from book shelves.The design merits close examination in order to enjoy all the exquisite details such as the titles on the books.The work will be displayed at Amédée Beaudoin Community Hall until the end of April before finding its permanent home at the Library.Members of the Library Board and the Centennial committee were on hand to thank the quilters for their generous donation.Submitted by Sheila MacLean.COURTESY Margaret Goodhue, Ardyth Davidson, Serena Wintle and Violet Main of the Lennoxville Quilters with the commemorative quilt they made for the Lennoxville Library’s Centennial Ben by Daniel Shelton YOU SH0UU7AL50 GO THROUGH YOUR VOOSET.OCN.IM NOT SURE- TMAT WOULP WORK.EVERT SPRING I SORTMTaOTHES INTO FILES FOR KEEPING.IVNAJING OR THROWING OUT .MV PILES WOULP ALL LOOK ALIKE. I he Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday.April .5, 2012 Page 3 ^OCAL M EWS Expect more sightings of the Association’s recruitment efforts in the coming weeks.” Lennoxville Residents Association look to gain more members Association des résidents de Lennoxville Lennoxville Residents Association Une voix pour Lennoxville!! A Voice for lennoxv (XXIRT1-2SY The Lennoxville Residents Association has started a new leg of their campaign to gain more members and be heard, lectured here are I'van Pankovitch and his dog Ranger.Steve Pankovitch, VP of the Interim Committee says “P.xpect more sightings of the Association s recruitment efforts in the coming weeks .Pankovitch also said he expects to have over 2000 Residents join by mid May To know more or join the Association visit the www.LennoxvilleRA.org website.New wind energy source in Compton v ¦ Nearly 2,000 Cont’d from page 1 “We are united here at Sherbrooke for a demonstration-action that aims to disrupt the riding of Mr.Charest.We will continue in our mandate of economic disturbance,” she said.“There are a lot of activists here in Sherbrooke and it’s important for us to march in the streets with them today.” While some recent polls have indicated that public support for the student movement is waning, Reynolds said that there were many conflict polls, but that the public dissatisfaction with the Charest government has not faltered.“We’re satisfied with the last week.We’re happy with the actions we’ve taken.We’re happy that we’re making the government react.The minister, who from the beginning was closed to negotiations, now seems open to discussions of increased funding for students,” she said, quickly adding that this still was not a sufficient resolution for the strikers.“Despite what certain people think, we’re getting stronger and we will continue in the streets in the coming week.” Students from Sherbrooke, Montreal and other parts of the province amassed at Park Jacques-Cartier.The mood was festive, with music playing, dance routines and much chanting.It was at the park that representatives of the various participating groups gave speeches.“More and more often, it seems to me, (the government) puts forward a done deal and they tell us that the debate has been completed,” Nicolas Beaudoin, spokesperson for Estrie contre la hausse, told the cheering crowd.“These young people are teaching us again that everyone, no matter who they are, no students matter their status, can participate in the discussion on public matters.They are proving that there are alternatives, other possible worlds, that we are free to decide what we will become.” The group began their march down King Street at around 2:30 p.m., blocking both lanes of traffic.The march, which looked to approach at least half a kilometre in length, brought the group of students to Charest’s office beside the Delta Hotel.The Sherbrooke Police Service riot squad was on hand to prevent access to the office, and a Sûreté du Quebec helicopter could be seen flying overhead.At around 4 p.m., the group of demonstrators split into two, with a majority continuing their march in the direction of the Carrefour de l’Estrie shopping mall, completely blocking Portland Boulevard.Students continued their march onto the Portland aqueduct over Highway 410.They settled at the intersection of Portland and Industrial boulevards.Some speeches were given and many students sat down, temporarily blocking truck traffic in the sector.The demonstration had cleared up by 5 p.m.Before the demonstration began, around 100 protestors dressed all in black, blocked access to the office of Hydro-Sherbrooke.Despite meeting the “economic disturbance” mandate of CLASSE, Reynolds said that the organization did not plan the Hydro-Sherbrooke blockade.“They simply took up our call,” she said.Another march, this time organized by the Quebec Federation of Students, is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon and is expected to draw an even larger crowd from outside of Sherbrooke.'-v itiiii Unlike Monday’s event, the route for Wednesday’s demonstration has already been divulged.Students will convene at the Université de Sherbrooke and begin marching at around 1:15 p.m.They will walk from the university down Galt Street all the way to downtown Sherbrooke by Belvedere Street.They will then take King Street all the way to Jean Charest’s riding office at the Place des congrès de Sherbrooke.For its part, CLASSE will continue with its demonstrations in the coming weeks, starting with a large march in Montreal Wednesday.The organization has also adopted a resolution to establish a negotiating committee should the government ever seek out a sit-down with students to bring an end to the striking or find alternatives to the increases, according to a press release.RAYNALD DROLET H/rv • ’JT n*: J The Vaillancourt family farm on Ch.Dion in \ Compton has a brand new wind tower to help power its farm and house.The structure j has not gone unnoticed in the area.Travel Vaccination Service • Hepatitis A and B • Typhoid • Update your immunization schedule Thursdays 2 p.m.to 6 p.m.Rachel l.ajeunesse Sylvie Lussier Marie-Claude I .a pointe SJeanCoutu -mntftMms 147 Queen Street lamnoxville On appointment only.Other services: Blood tests Monday mornings.For more information, the team from the laboratory will be glad to help you.819-569-3601 Page 4 Tin; s da y, April 3, 2012 newsroomfiisherbrookerecord.com The Record The greening of Gary: South Stukely and the four-toed salamander By Rachel Garber Record Correspondent 7/7 see a simili pool on the rond with struggling worms, I immediately go and get them and put them in the compost pile.It's just a kind of an awareness that I never had before." That’s the voice of Gary Richards.What he does for worms is nothing beside what he does for the four-toed salamander.He’s on a mission to save the salamander - rare in these parts - by saving its entire environment, specifically mossy marshes.And that’s just the toe of the salamander, so to speak.His real mission is to save the natural environment for all of us, humans, fauna and flora alike.Richards is president of a charitable organization known as the Conservation Association of South Stukely.He was instrumental in starting it in 2005.As villages go.South Stukely is peanuts.It has a population of just under 1,000 and an area of 63 square kilometres.But its conservation work, in partnership with the Conservation Association, has put it on the map.The map is a program called Villes et villages à la rescousse - Towns and Villages to the Rescue.It honours municipalities and environmental groups who collaborate to protect biodiversity.So on Friday, March 23, Mayor Gerald Allaire of South Stukely found himself at a cocktail buffet at the Pavillon de la Rivière in Joliette, receiving an award from the world of environment.It honoured both the village and the conservation as- sociation for their work.What is their work, exactly?“In recent years, we’ve been able to preserve in perpetuity more than 50 hectares [123 acres) of threatened forests, and marshes and wetlands in general,” said Richards.“And 70 more hectares are under review for permanent protection.” “We’re part of a network of about 15 other like-minded conservation associations spread from Sutton to east of Lake Memphrémagog.We work closely with biologists from the APA [Appalachian Corridor Appalachien].’’ All told, the network has protected about 10,000 hectares, said Richards, in the area known as the Appalachian Corridor, including Lake Memphrémagog.The APA recently expanded to include the Lake Massawippi watershed, as well.How is the land protected?Through “eco-donations” of wetlands to a charitable conservation association.The landowner keeps the land, but it gets a special designation that protects the environment.This is called a conservation servitude.“Take our land, hypothetically,” said Richards.We said we’d like to put a con-servation servitude on our land in favour of our association.Well, when a land owner makes a decision, first of all the biologists come and they decide if there’s anything of ecological value, is there anything particularly rare here.” Yes, there was.“The biologists came back twice and said it’s not possible that you have four-toed salamanders in this Shop locally! 4x6 digital reprints archival quality ^ 218 Alexandre Sherbrooke,Qc Æd 564-0033 ArboExcellence St*pb#n Goddard, prop.hA tattied Ar tomt QU-OIOttt Profotstonal Trot Sanrtc# • Pruning • Tree removal «Stump grinding « Chipping • Cabling & bracing » Hedge trimming «Planting • Lot clearing « Forestry • Consulting Ovtf ZSytars *d“ïc- ; Es 1 ; s1 ^ s;= s-ss f|!||?*ii i ïo°2*' i stû-iaSîcEfc ^ o » ° nj c rt: ¦” J|ilI>Js - i±îs * Il étSZlç ~1 f| oj »¦ _' o> Q- .mW ! ç ^ S S ^ s ¦ w A e s = : ^-E 5 “î s ifPjM fflsf:sl fl; il c a ~ S s î IliS-SîTîSË r S’S'îtï^aEE «ssi-'ess •=ï?!yïISs! : Je»- '—• S _X i i ?“ ^ Si ^ 1 3 * O.JJ - ; g 1 I 2 ° s o t -»lglg=^l! tSiiEwSJS’ SS;:-sf»ï.ë^ïïë~^ir ?i3S:IS.ls5 SCAN HERE FOR MORE GREAT OFFERS gps SAVES 0.5 L/100 KM* YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO MAKING US THE FASTEST-GROWING AUTOMAKER IN THE COUNTRY" 2012 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SE CANADA’S BEST-SELLING MINIVAN FOR 28 YEARS7 STARTING AT: $19>995 PRICE INCLUDES $8,000° CONSUMER CASH DISCOUNT, FREIGHT CHARGES AND TAXES ON AIR CONDITIONING.283 hp BEST-IN-CLASS 108 MORE HORSEPOWER* PAYMENTS OF $ 59 PER WEEK FOR 96 MONTHS FREIGHT ANDTAXES ON AIR CONDITIONING INCLUDED IMPROVED PERFORMANCE • BEST-IN-CLASS 283 HP ENGINE WITH NEW 3.6 L PENTASTART“ VVT V6 BETTER FUEL ECONOMY • 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION • SEGMENT-EXCLUSIVE* FUEL ECONOMIZER MODE • HIGHWAY: 7.9 L/100 KM (36 MPG)4 • CITY: 12.2 L/100 KM (23 MPG)4 VISIT YOUR QUEBEC CHRYSLER | JEEP.| DODGE | RAM RETAILER MORE STANDARD EQUIPMENT’ • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WITH ALL-SPEED TRACTION CONTROL • SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS • DUAL-ZONE TEMPERATURE CONTROL www.dodge.ca/offers MORE POWER.LESS FUEL.GREAT VALUE.15 VEHICLES WITH 35 MPG (8.1 L/100 KM) OR BETTER.Jeep CI r* V 5a» t__ fE f