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The atmosphere was one of relaxed intensity at the Richmond Legion Hall last Saturday as ., • -i * » ** TOT Highest rated So-Mi system Energy glass Best warranty in the business 1215 Wellington St.S., Sherbrooke THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 65 CENTS Wednesday, March 14, 2001 Auction Rakes In The Green Man dies at wheel Staff Police suspect a 60-year*old Granby man, who died in a car crash on Autoroute 10 Tuesday morning, had a heart attack, stroke or other medical malaise before losing control of his car.The accident, which involved a single car, occurred around 7:50 Tuesday morning near the St-Elie d’Orford exit, said Quebec Police Force spokesman Sgt.Roger Thomassin.An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.Chile opts for total ban on asbestos imports auctioneers Brian and Stephan Barrie raised the bids on things green.Plenty of Irish coffee kept bidders alert as antique glassware, wooden fish and a cart load of other green goodies were presented and sold to the roomfid of willing buyers.$ 100, the auction was, in the words of organizer Elsie Kerr, "one of our brought in thousands of dollars for our legion's projects." ¦I—.IHI Mi l.France creates fund to compensate sick workers By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Just as the French ban on asbestos imports has become permanent, another member of the World Trade Organization, Chile, has decided to ban the controversial fibre.Osvaldo Alvarez, a diplomatic secretary for commercial affairs at the Chilean embassy, confirmed Tuesday that a government decree was passed in January prohibiting the importation and use of any form of asbestos.“The decree was made by our Minister of Health on Jan.13 that forbids the making, selling, importing or working with any kind of asbestos,” he said.“It is based on past conventions by the International Labour Organization from Geneva, Switzerland that have recommended restricting or banning the use of asbestos in order to protect the health of workers.We want to make sure the health of our work force is protected as well.” Some forms of asbestos, especially those classified as amphibolic, have been linked to lung illnesses and cancers.Chrysotile, which is mined in Canada, is considered by government and industry to be the least harmful to humans if handled prudently.Alvarez said this year’s decree was a follow up to an earlier one issued last September by the Chilean foreign affairs department that gave notice of the coming ban.He said Chile had contemplated banning the fibre as early as 1986, but took little action because the country was still under the control of military dictator Augusto Pinochet and had no active legislative assembly.But Alvarez could not say why the government did not ban asbestos earlier than this year, given that Pinochet stepped down from power in the early 90s and democratic institutions returned to the country soon after.see ban, page 3 Portes et Fenêtres JCeeping you warm since 1991 — Marcel Braaaard < - • \ .' : .* I W .«:> Iftltfl PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Cathy Bergeron, Environment Committee secretary, Gilles Goddard, prefect of the Haut-Saint-François MRC and mayor of Ascot Comer, Normand Potvin, president of the Committee, and Patrick Langlois, a member of the committee and resident of Ascot Comer, were present Tuesday morning in Cookshire to announce the distribution oj Green Funds for envionmental projects in the MRC.Tribute to Good Citizenship Rewards, decorations or distinctions to recognize good citizenship The Québec government pays tribute to Quebecers who have rescued people whose lives were in danger.It grants them rewards, decorations or distinctions pursuant to the Act to promote good citizenship (R.S.Q., c.C-20).Anyone who believes that a person has performed under difficult or dangerous conditions an act of good citizenship may propose the person to the Comité sur le civisme.The act of good citizenship must have been accomplished between January 1 and December 31,2000.A proposal to recommend such a person for recognition must contain the following information: O The name, address and telephone number of the person proposed (or the name of a relative or friend if the person proposed is deceased) © A description of the act of good citizenship, including the date of the event © The name, address and telephone number of witnesses O The name of the police force that investigated the event, where applicable © The name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the proposal (Potential recipients may not propose themselves for recognition.) If applicable, attach any documents necessary to support the candidacy — event reports, newspaper clippings, photos, etc.Québec “h Ministère des Relations avec les citoyens et de l'Immigration The deadline for submitting proposals is May 1,2001.Proposals should be sent to: Comité sur le civisme Direction des programmes et du soutien en relations civiques Ministère des Relations avec les citoyens et de l'Immigration 360, rue McGill, bureau RC.10 Montréal (Québec) H2Y2E9 Information on "Tribute to Good Citizenship" is available from the Direction des programmes et du soutien en relations civiques (ministère des Relations avec les citoyens et de l'Immigration) and from Communication-Québec offices.It contains a proposal form.To obtain additional information, please call (514) 873-1630 or 1 800 831-4347.Site: www.mrci.gouv.qc.ca.ship.Last year almost 1,000 households received the compost, which is made at the Bury waste site by GSI Environnement, a Sherbrooke firm which donates the compost.Bergeron said that the third annual compost delivery will take place this spring.“It’s usually in May,” she said with a laugh, “but this year, who knows?” Bergeron had some good suggestions for those who may be short on ideas, including tree planting, landscaping walking paths, general restoration of the habitat and clean-up projects.She said that the selection committee will be looking at all the applications very carefully to make sure that the request for funds matches the reality of the project.“If someone comes to us with a project to clean up old cans and tires from a stream and they want $500, that’s a little unrealistic,” she explained.“This money is meant to encourage groups, individuals and those within businesses to work to improve the environment.” The selection committee, which has not yet been created, will also try to divide the funds fairly, with consideration to spreading the largesse over the entire geographical area of the MRC.“It’s a new thing,” emphasized Bergeron.“We haven’t decided how we will divide up the funds; we don’t even know how many applications we’ll get.” Applications have also been sent to all the elementary and secondary schools in the MRC in the hopes that classrooms will come up with some interesting projects, thereby stimulating students’ interest in the environment.Applications are welcome in either French or English from anyone- residents, non-profit organizations and businesses-in the MRC Haut-Saint-François.They should be sent by 4 p.m.May 4 to the following address: Green Fund, MRC du Haut-Saint-François - Environment Committee, 85 rue de Parc, Cookshire, Québec, JOB 1M0.The applications must be written out and include: the project proposed, the goals or objectives, the impact of the project on the environment and the community, a time line for completion of the project, a proposed budget, funding received other than the Green Fund and the total sum of money required.Selections for projects will be made the end of May.For more information, contact Cathy Bergeron at (819) 875-5451.Brief Delivery man had no retirement plans At an age when most people are contemplating their retirement, it appears Maurice Arbic is still hard at work in the delivery business.Unfortunately for Arbic, 62, the packages he’s suspected of carrying are frowned upon by the legal system.The Montreal-area resident was pulled over Monday at 9:30 p.m.on Foster Street in Waterloo by the police for a check.Once stopped, police discovered 4.3 kilograms of marijuana valued at $65,000 in his minivan.Arbic, who is known to police, appeared at the Cowansville courthouse yesterday to face charges of possession with the intent to traffic.He was ordered to remain in custody and will return to court for his next appearance on March 16.The organized crime unit of the Quebec Police Force, as well as the Haute-Yamaska regional police force have launched an investigation. Wednesday, March 14, 2001 page 5 Record Shedding light on mental health problems Debunking the myths By René Bruemmer Cowansville Despite the fact that an estimated one in five people will have mental health problems at some point in their lives, the illness is still often hidden in shame, considered an unsavoury secret by many sufferers and their friends and family.Problems range from schizophrenia and severe depression to more common cases of “burnout” and nervous exhaustion inherent in an increasingly harried lifestyle.To “demystify and demyth-ify” mental health problems, Brome-Missisquoi aid organizations are sponsoring a variety of events in the region to sensitize the public during Canada’s mental health awareness week, from May 7 to 13.“It is necessary to educate the entire population of this reality to avoid the isolation and exclusion of those who are sometimes slowed by mental health problems,” Cowansville mayor Arthur Fauteux and honorary president of this year’s events said yesterday.“In addition, one must be able to help and support all those who help others in their efforts at recuperation.” Events include an English screening of the film “Chocolat”, nominated in the best-picture category for this year’s Academy Awards, at the Princesse Theatre in Cowansville on May 8 at 6:45 p.m.Admission is $5.Popular Quebec comedian Jean Marc Parent is the headliner of this year’s offerings, appearing at Massey-Vanier High School auditorium at 7 p.m.on> May 4.Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, and can be purchased at the CLSC La Pommeraie in Cowansville, Brasserie La Pointe St-Jacques in Granby and Les Délices de Sylvain in Farnham.All proceeds go to the mental-health week organizing committee to sponsor future events.“Part of our message is that it is often up to the person to make an effort to :: : : ; : /.v ¦ RENÉ BRUEMMER Comedian Jean-Marc Parent, who will appear in Cowansville on May 4 in support of mental health awareness week, addresses the audience as Barbara Bouchard of the La Visée health care organization and Cowansville mayor Arthur Fauteux look on.The Phare source d’entraide health care organization is holding a mail-in contest, asking participants to send in a brief suggestion on what can be done to preserve and improve mental health in oneself or others.Ideas can be sent to Concours: “Fais ton petit bonheur de chemin”, Phare source d’entraide, 221 Principale est, Farnham, J2N 1L5, by April 30.Prizes include a three-month gym membership, free restaurant dinners, and gift certificates of $75 for furniture.Winning suggestions will be drawn at random.The 2001 mental health week organizing committee includes representatives from the Parents and Friends of Mental Health of Granby and Region, L’Éveil, Le Collectif de défense des droits de la Montérégie, Le Phare source d’entraide, the mental health team of the CLSC La Pommeraie, La Visée, the intensive-care unit of the Granby Hospital and Cowansville mayor Arthur Fauteux.Tips for a healthier outlook help themselves,” committee co-ordinator Barbara Bouchard of La Visée mental health aid organization said.“Spending an hour and a half doing something that makes you feel better, such as watching a comedian or a film, can go a long way towards healing oneself.“Mainly what we aim to do is sensitize people that this exists.Mr.and Mrs.Everybody have a lot of prejudices as to what it is.We want to demystify and de myth-ify mental health, and show people that it exists, and that it can be helped.” The process takes time, but public events are having an effect, health workers say.“Because of the stigma, the first reaction is often to isolate oneself rather than go for help,” said Claude Fredette of the CHSLD La Pommeraie.“It’s not exactly a trophy that people want to exhibit that they have a mental health problem.But people have to face up to their difficulties.Slowly, we are seeing an improvement.” The Canadian Mental Health Association gives these suggestions for improving or maintaining mental health.1) Have confidence in yourself: Determine your strong and weak points, accept them and do the best you can with what you have.2) Accept compliments: Many of us have difficulty accepting compliments, but we all need to accept positive feedback when we’re going through difficult times.3) Reserve time for family and friends: We must maintain these relationships - if we lose touch, they will not be there to share our joy and pain.4) Offer help and accept it: Relationships with family and friends are reinforced when they’re “put to the test.” 5) Establish a sensible budget: Financial problems are a source of stress.Often, we spend on things we want rather than things we need.6) Volunteer: Participating in community activities often gives meaning to our lives and a satisfaction that paid work can’t.7) Manage your stress: We all have stressful elements in our life, but we must learn to deal with them in order to conserve our mental health.8) Find strength in numbers: Sharing problems with others who have lived similar experiences can help you find a solution and feel less isolated.9) Identify your moods and face them: We all need to find safe and constructive ways of expressing our anger, pain, joy and fear.10) Be at peace with yourself: Learn to know yourself, to know what makes you really happy, and find a balance between that which you can change in yourself and that which you can’t.RRSP PERIODIC SAVINGS PLAN PLACEMENTS 1 800 463-5229 % if % • You choose the amount (minimum of $25) and frequency (weekly, every two weeks or monthly) of contributions.• You can change the amount and frequency of the contributions at any time.• No administration fees.The RRSP and the tortoise.No use running.The tortoise believed in contributing at the right time.And with the Placements Québec RRSP PSP, it found a way to contribute towards its retirement effortlessly and at its own pace.It decided how much was to be withdrawn automatically from its personal account and chose the frequency that suited it best.Slowly but surely, it will reach the finish line and claim a tax deduction at the end of the year.For the Québec City region, call 521-5229.Québec «» Placements Québec Business hours: Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m. page 6 Wednesday, March 14, 2001 ¦ THE — RECORD Community Forum Editorial Not a job for bleeding hearts Sometimes, in spite of everyone’s best efforts to do the right thing, you get the wrong result.That’s what happened in Cowansville when foster mother Mary Water-house was told her house did not meet appropriate standards set by the youth services department for the care of foster children.The news was broken just weeks before Christmas, a time when the spotlight is poised on the importance of family and the plight of the less fortunate.Predictably, the public reacted as any warm and caring community should.It chastised the government bureaucracy for not finding a more compassionate solution to the situation and then put all of the necessary resources to work to reassure the displaced foster children that they would be home for Christmas.The media did its part by publicizing the plight of the foster family and, for good measure, portrayed the big bad bureaucrats as uncaring paper pushers.The local community responded by generously offering time and support to reunite the family for Christmas.The school principal testified to the care and attention the children received from their foster mother.The local MNA used his influence to secure compassionate funding to help undertake the necessary repairs.A local construction company donned elves caps to diligently carry out the necessary repairs before Christmas.Everyone felt warm and fuzzy about belonging to a community where people care for one another.Faith was restored in mankind.The universe was unfolding as it should.It was all good.Then virtue turned to vice.Suddenly, the good Samaritans began to behave like they know better than the experts charged with the enormous responsibility of caring for society’s children.Well, sorry, they don’t.Caring for abused, neglected and disenfranchised children is not a job for bleeding hearts.Most of us would not have the stomach or the stamina to make the heart-wrenching decisions made by youth protection workers on a daily basis.There are few among us who could go into homes day after day and take heartbroken children from their dysfunctional families, then try to minimize the damage by placing them in appropriate foster homes.Those charged with that awesome burden have no obligation to begin opening sensitive and confidential files for public scrutiny.Social service agencies aren’t the Oprah show.If decisions are suspect, it’s up to the the ministry responsible to investigate, and not for every Tom, Dick and Harry, regardless of how well-intentioned, to second-guess the experts, with only a thimble full of the information.While it’s society’s role to ensure that all bureaucracies - from the tax man to child protection workers - act in a humane and compassionate manner, that’s as far as it goes.It’s time for the community to step back, bow out and allow the professionals hired to make difficult decisions, to make difficult decisions.SHARON McCULLY THE P.0.Box 1200 SherbrookeJIH 5L6 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax: 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WEBsrrE: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569-6345 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor .(819) 569-6345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mcr.(819) 569-9931 Serge Gacnon Chief Pressman .(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 569-4856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)569-9511 Advertising.(819)569-9525 Circulation.(819)569-9528 Newsroom .(819)569-6345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 114.40 8.01 9.18 $131.59 6 MONTHS 59.00 4.13 4.73 $67.86 3 MONTHS 30.00 2.10 2.41 S34.51 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7,1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by 3050955 Nova Scotia ULC, a subsidiary of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers L.P.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA yuj® AHEAD AHDTEEOfU'M jmWfeTO CLOSE UP UEEE iS\ -MJtacncN IWSt .IW Stt n* AOGIA dolighan©home com Letters to the editor Camp celebrating 80th anniversary Dear Editor Camp Ouareau, St.Donat, Quebec is celebrating its 80th anniversary this summer.We will be having a reunion and family camp in August.Our alumni have spread throughout Canada and we ask alumni to visit our website to see a list of those for whom we are looking, and those whom we have on our mailing list.Please visit the website:http://www.ouareau.com and write to the director, Madelene" Ferguson Allen ferg@ouareau.com or 257 15th Con.E.R.R.2, Penetanguishene, Ontario, L9M 1R2 Sincerely, Madelene Allen Penetanguishene, Ont Searching for information on birth of Crane Dear Editor, I am researching Clarence Porter Crane (father of American child prodigy poet, Nathalia Crane) for a biography of his daughter.According the several published articles Mr.Crane was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1873 to Samuel Crane and Clara Rhodes Crane.I have not been able to find out an actual month and day to the 1873 year of his birth.Would The Record have in its birth archives an actual listing of Mr.Cranes birth?- or information on what, if any, newspaper may have this printed information?It’s a long shot and 1 realize I am casting a rather wide net with this request but as some births were printed in papers of that era.1 am hoping there may be some hope.I thank you in advance for any and all help your staff may be able to give me.Sincerely, Ms.Kathie Pitman 106 Nantucket Road Forked River, New Jersey 08731-5108 e-mail: katiepitman@aol.com See next pace for more LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ¦ ¦THE» Record Wednesday, March 14, 2001 page 7 Community Forum More: Letters to the Editor Someone should ask us Dear Editor: I have read in the media that the proposed borough composed of Lennoxville, Waterville, and part of Hatley is now defunct with the announcement that Lennoxville is to be accorded special status of a borough by itself.The Tribune reports that the options of the MRCs of Haut St.François, Memphremagog, and Coaticook, amongst others, are now possible.If we in the Municipality of Waterville are forced to merge with someone, the above choices, with the exception of Memphremagog because of the distance, are far more attractive than the Sherbrooke option.This is be cause Waterville, most of whose area is rural, is much more similar in nature to the MRCs of Haut St.François and of Coaticook.It is completely illogical to fuse rural areas with urban areas such as Sherbrooke.Somebody should ask us, the supreme governing body and the people who pay the bills, what we think.Hopefully, common sense will prevail.Gordon Barnett Ex-president, Ascot Rural Residents Inc Good to hear from home Dear Editor Wonderful, I really like that new design, it is clearer and easy to get info.It is so good to get that info from back east, where we used to live.Greetings from sunny, flowery Victoria.Sonya Bardati Victoria Love you new online paper Dear Editor, Live in Florida in winter love the new set up Eddy Boutin Florida Pleasant surprise Dear editor, What a surprise when I signed on to The Record today.First time I’ve seen your new format.Fantastic.a real improvement.I enjoy reading The Record more now.Richard Bailey London Ont.Nav bar too bouncy Wow, what a change from the old -nice job - but the Nav Bar kind of stinks.J personally think it would be better to have links embedded right on the page as opposed to having this bar jump up and down the page while you are browsing.But I’m glad to see the facelift.Marty Bean Programmer/Analyst KEOPS Technologies Inc Bien élaboré Bravo ! Belle presentation et simple.Les textes et photos (journalistes et photographes) sensas! Claude Ménard Sherbrooke Full Record on line?Dear Editor, Does the new look for your web page mean that we can look forward to the paper full length on line soon?Donna Mackey Editor’s note: No.Love new layout Dear Editor Greetings from the west coast! As former Townshippers, we have been keeping in touch with what has been happening at home via your web site.You really help to close the distance between us and the people and places we hold so dear.Love your new layout! keep up the good work!!! Melanie and Jim Leonard, Abbotsford, B.C.Good web work Bravo on your new web site.It looks great! Keep up the good work.Bob Smith By e-mail Keep up good work I check the Sherbrooke Record every week.What a pleasant surprise to see the new format.Congratulations to you and your web developers.The new site is easier to navigate and has more pictures.Keep up the good work.Rick Wilkins Toronto, Ont.Kudos to folks at Geriatric Institute Foundation Dear Editor, Congratulations to the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute Foundation for surpassing its fundraising goals, as mentioned in the Record Feb.12 issue.Anything to improve the quality of life for the residents and get them out of their beds is great news.I know Heather Bowman personally and I know she put her heart and soul into these fund raising campaigns.I too contribute to the campaigns, as I have had loved ones in these residences.Yours truly, Don Martin, Jr.Melbourne, Ont.The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please be sure to sign your letter and include a telephone number.If you haven’t already visited The Record’s new web site created by Michael Van Lierop of Northern Crown, check it out at www.sher-brookerecord.com CREMATION TRADITIONAL FUNERALS FUNERAL PREARRANGEMENTS 601 du Conseil (corner of 7th Avenue), Sherbrooke, Quebec (819) 565-1 155 wk en tilings seem hardest to understand.At the Elkas Funeral Home, respect and reassurance motivate everything we do.Steve Elkas, his son Stephan and their team of qualified professionals take your well-being to heart, making themselves available 24 hours a day with sound advice and an attentive ear.This family business has earned a solid reputation for providing J: ^ |: families with a serene and comforting atmosphere through 25 years of 11 compassionate service.The Elkas Funeral Home is a proud and caring m member of the Eastern Townships family.1 .the important thing 1 is to feel understood.T mim page 8 Wednesday, March 14, 2001 RECORD Townshippers offers wide range of services and activities ACTIVITIES FOR ALL INTERESTS What does Townshippers’ Association really do?Our activities this coming week give a good sampling of the varied endeavours our volunteers undertake.There’s something for everyone—whether it’s raising your level of bilingualism a notch, taking part in a mental health support group, celebrating St.Patrick’s Day in Richmond, finding out about community development and networking in Sherbrooke, or understanding municipal mergers and taking effective action about them.FRENCH CONVERSATION Think of it—only $50 for a 25-hour French conversation course at an inter- Keeping In Touch Townshippers’ Association mediate/advanced level, with no exams and no homework.Thanks to a subsidy from the Ministry of Education of Quebec, that’s the deal offered by Townshippers’ Association and the New Horizons Adult Education Centre of the Eastern Townships School Board.The courses are 10 weeks each, one in Cowansville (Tuesdays, starting Mar.27) and one in Sherbrooke (Wednesdays, starting Mar.28).The hours are 7—9:30 p.m.Want to join a course?Give us a call! MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP CELEBRATE ST.PATRICK’S DAY and their experiences in an atmosphere of confidentiality, respect and understanding.Everyone is welcome.For more information, call Townshippers’ office in Sherbrooke, (819) 566-5717, ext.15.For people in the Montérégie region, the “Mental Health and Well-being Support Group” meets every second Saturday at St.Paul’s church in Knowlton.Everyone is welcome.For more information, call Linda at (450) 243-0928.< ?> I J'V: If any of your friends or family members has a mental illness, you know something about the social stigma they and their families encounter at almost every turn of the road.Now there is a new means of support.An English support group has begun meeting at the New Horizons Adult Education Centre, 2365 Galt West in Sherbrooke.The next meeting is Mon., Mar.19, at 7-9 p.m.Participants can share information Intellectual Disability Week in Quebec March 11 to 17, 2001 .And grow together! Being close to individuals with an intellectual disability we have seen that: The patience of small steps, one at a time; The determination and perseverance That are sometimes needed To get what is dear to us.That for these persons, the conquest of their personal autonomy is a mountain reached every day.That the heart’s qualities, expressed without franges, remain what is the most real.And that by working together, we can catch the moon .Réadaptation Centres for Intellectual Disability for the Eastern Townships Area Centre Notre-Dame de l’Enfant and Dixville Home If it’s Sunday, Mar.18, and it’s Richmond, it must be the St.Patrick’s Day Parade.Townshippers’ will be there— look for the float created by participants in the “Bridges Project: Building Bridges for Youth.” Following the green line will be Bill Jarand, Bridges coordinator, along with the young people who collaborated to build the float.The parade starts at 2 p.m.—don’t miss it.MUNICIPAL MERGERS Explore the ins and outs and the pros and cons of municipal mergers at a colloquium Saturday, Mar.17, at Bishop’s University, organized by the Eastern Townships Research Centre.The president of Townshippers’, Heather Keith-Ryan, will take part in a forum discussing the effect mergers could have on such burning issues as property taxes, economic development, urban vs.rural land use, and English-speaking communities.To attend, register now.Call (819) 822-9600 ext.2647.SHERBROOKE OUTREACH MEETING Don’t forget—community development, networking and other concerns are on the agenda for the Sherbrooke Outreach Forum tonight at 7-9 p.m.at the Sherbrooke Elementary School, 242 Ontario St.Interested area residence are warmly invited.Representatives of Townshippers’ Association, Canadian Rural Partnerships and Human Resources Development Canada will all be present.Interested individuals are invited to stop by prior to the meeting, any time after 4 p.m., to discuss your projects for development with government representatives and have a guided tour of the federal government’s website, www.canada.gc.ca.CALL US! Townshippers’ Association invites you to visit or call us at 2355 Galt West, Sherbrooke (819-566-5717), or 203 Principale, Cowansville (450-263^1422).Outside our calling area, the toll-free number is 1-866-566-5717.Fax: 819-566-0271 or 450-263-6317.E-mail: ta@town-shippers.qc.ca.Our website is www.townshippers.qc.ca.Keeping In Touch is a weekly column presented by Townshippers’ Association.Info sessions on health services Through the financial support of the Régie régionale de la santé et des services sociaux de l’Estrie (regional health board), Townshippers’ Association is about to launch a series of public information meetings throughout the seven MRCs of the Estrie region.The goal of these meetings is to inform the English-speaking population of their rights to services in English in our health-care system and to promote a dialogue between institutions and the English-speaking population.“Quality services close to you in English too," a new brochure recently produced by the regional health board, will be highlighted and made available to the general public.Representatives from regional and local health care institutions - regional health board, CUSE, CLSCs, youth protection - will be on hand to offer information on their services and answer questions.The schedule of meetings is as follows: NORTHERN-CROWN Communications Internet ItlebDommunications Web Development Web Design, Graphic Design1 Management Web Hostinq and Domain Registration J omputer Solutions Duron1 Intel Celeron, Intel PHI CYJ r^.LTD CD CVJ oq cri r* GO m northern-crown, com • Richmond: Wednesday, March 21 at 1:30 p.m., Richmond Community Centre, 820 Gouin St.• Lennoxville: Thursday, March 22 at 7 p.m., Amédée Beaudoin Community Hall, 10 Dépôt Street • Bury: Wednesday, March 28 at 1:30 p.m., Bury Town Hall, 563 Main Street.• Magog: Wednesday, April 4 at 1:30 p.m., St.Luke’s Anglican Church, corner of Pine and St.Patrick Streets • Coaticook: Thursday, April 5 at 1:30 p.m., Pavillon des Arts et de la Culture, 116 Wellington Street • Danville: Wednesday, April 18 at 1:30 p.m., St.Augustine’s Anglican Church, 73 du Carmel Street • Lac-Megantic: Thursday, April 26 at 1:30 p.m.Carrefour Santé du Granit (CLSC), 3569 Laval Street.Everyone is invited to attend.Refreshments will be available.r hhhhhhi Record Wednesday, March 14, 2001 page 9 Don Quixote defends Gypsy Rose Lee Lawyer Julius Grey makes first trip to strip club By Lisa Fitterman Southam News Montreal We were watching women with perky breasts, dangerous footwear and dimly lit faces dance on a circular dais and simulate touching themselves.The music was saccharine N’Sync or pounding disco (ba-boom, ba-boom, ba-boom) and the smell was heady - a mix of aftershave, tobacco and beer.Julius Grey, the lawyer who has been described as a Don Quixote, a tilter at windmills, the little guy in too-long pants who has defended dominatrixes and sex shops, and last week won a big court decision over what constitutes an indecent act, was paying his first visit to a strip club.Grey was embarrassed to be in Club Super Sexe, but he was fascinated, too -fascinated from a scientific point of view.This was research.If someone ever asks him again what the atmosphere is like in these clubs, as Quebec Superior Court Justice Ginette Piche did back in 1992 during a challenge of Montreal’s ultimately unsuccessful attempt to censor lewd signs because they were degrading, he’ll be able to answer.“I never thought I’d find this particularly sexy," Grey said, sipping wine at the bar of the Ste.Catherine St.W.club.“But when I read about it, it seemed to me it would be like this.This show confirms my belief that I was right to fight for the freedom to do this.” The ‘this’ in question is the right to simulate sex acts.You won’t find it in Webster’s dictionary, but Grey and his clients, Melanie Roux and Johanne Comeaux, two strippers who worked as a duet at the Cabaret les Amazones on St.Jacques St.W.with props such as whipped cream, a banana, cherries and a pitcher of ice, went before the Quebec Court of Appeal to challenge a municipal-court conviction for indecency.“It all depends what you mean by __________________ sex," said Grey, echo-ing former U.S.president Bill Clinton, who quibbled over the meaning of sex during the tempest over his affair with Monica Lewinsky.“My clients touched.The cunnilingus was simulated,” Grey continued as two women stripped for a table of patrons at the back of the room.“What the appeal-court decision really discusses are the legal limits of what can be done, and it is a basic statement that our society is a fundamentally tolerant one.” A woman was on her back on the dais, writhing and touching herself, or at least pretending to do so.She wore shoes with heels about a foot high, which could have been one of the reasons she was on her back.Edin, the dark, tall and moustachioed doorman, offered drinks and a hot lunch as we waited for Nedo, the club manager with no last name who was a no-show and didn’t return phone messages, either.“The (appeal court) decision is going to make it easier for everyone,” Edin said.“Of course it will.” Another doorman approached to pat Grey on the back.“We know who you are,” the doorman said.“You’re the one we see most of on TV.” Grey smiled and thanked the man.His eyes took in the signs that advertised performances by two or three dancers at a time for $10 a song, $70 for 30 minutes or $120 for an hour.“This isn’t my type of erotica,” Grey Trip to strip club confirms lawyer’s expectations, and his belief he was right to defend the freedom for such clubs to exist.said.“To me, the most erotic thing is a mere suggestion, moments of intense romanticism, like Vronsky in (the Tolstoy novel) Anna Karenina in the middle of a snowstorm, telling __________ her that he’ll always follow her, wherever she goes.Or it’s music -a Chopin etude, for example.” Leo Tolstoy, Frederic Chopin, naked women and hot food - chacun a son gout, as they say.In their eight-page ruling, the appeal court justices - Michel Proulx, Rene Dussault and Andre Forget -state that in order to determine whether _____________ acts were indecent, it - is necessary to consider the nature of the acts in question and the venue in which they took place in light of what society will tolerate.“When we refer to the norm of tolerance .this norm does not necessarily correspond to that which society approves of; the norm of tolerance is much more demanding than that,” the ruling reads.It goes on to cite several Supreme Court of Canada decisions that state an act becomes indecent when it is determined to be incompatible with the proper functioning of Canadian society.One of the decisions, 1992’s R.vs.Butler, defined three categories of pornography: explicit sex with violence; explicit sex that is degrading; and explicit sex without violence that is neither degrading nor dehumanizing.The first two categories are defined as obscene, while the third category is defined as being tolerated by society if it doesn’t involve minors.The appeal-court ruling quotes from Butler: “The courts must determine as best they can what the community would tolerate others being exposed to on the basis of the degree of harm that may flow from such exposure.Harm in this context means that it predisposes persons to act in an anti-social manner as, for example, the physical or mental mistreatment of women by men or, what is perhaps debatable, the reverse.The stronger the inference of a risk of harm, the lesser the likelihood of tolerance.” So when it comes to performance, context plays an important role; stripping and/or simulating sex in a public park or on a street, for example, is downright illegal.“If the (municipal court) judge had correctly applied the test, he could not have concluded, given all of the circumstances, that social prejudice made this show indecent,” the ruling states.Peter Sergakis, who owns Cabaret les Amazones, said he was always afraid that police were going to charge his employees with performing an indecent act, but no longer - at least not as long as they’re only pretending they’re doing the real thing.“I hope the bar owners don’t think to try to use the decision to have couples perform real sex on stage,” Sergakis said.“I hope never to see live sex on stage.If there is, I hope the police bust them and charge them.” Both Sergakis and Grey discern an openness in society, a blase attitude that often seems immune to shock.“You see much more now, on the Internet, on TV,” Sergakis said.“You have any porno film that you want to see at home, while in the clubs, the people who go there know or are warned that this is going to happen.” Grey said this kind of thing would not have been tolerated 30 or 40 years ago but society changes.“It’s just that not everything changes at the same time.The place and the context were the essential elements in this case.“The test is: is an act so indecent that the average Canadian cannot tolerate that other people, other adults, see it of their own free will?” Privacy afy| Commissaire Commissioner wS™ à la protection de of Canada gSis la vie privée du Canada For more information, call 1 800 282-1376 or visit wwwiprivcom.gcca Your privacy is our concern Canada has a new law to protect our privacy.No federally regulated business (such as a bank or a telephone, telecommunications or transportation company) can now collect, use or disclose your personal information without your consent.Your right to check information about you and have it corrected is protected under the law.An independent ombudsman, the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is at your service to investigate complaints relative to Canada's privacy laws.Your privacy is your business.Ours is making sure that it stays that way. page 10 Wednesday, March 14, 2001 ¦ THE» Record Parkview Elementary School 4;-v:É- These poems were written by a group of cycle three students studying poetry at school.They chose their own topics.The following poems seem appropriate for this time of year.Also, some images of school life.Enjoy! Grandpa I will always love you, Grandpa, even if you’re dead.I haven’t realty met you.But my mom has talked about you.I know you died when I was six months old, I also know that your hobby was to make things out of wood.I miss you a lot.Grandpa.I wish you could be beside me at school, But 1 know this wish can’t come true, so, we will meet in Heaven.Good-bye, Grandpa, And wish me luck for my career.Sadness I hate sadness.Sadness is like the sky without clouds or stars.Sadness is like a lake without fish.Sadness is like a city without buildings.Sadness is like school without students.I hate sadness.Love Love is bright like the Sun.It smells like peppermints, which smell sweet It looks like dewdrops.It tastes like strawberries with whipped cream.It sounds like children laughing.Love feels wonderful!!! Peace In world Everywhere we go No pain and killing Everyone in school learning friendship This would be the perfect world.'' Paleontologist in training Appreciating staff and teachers Winter Winter, Winter everywhere, even in the cold crisp air sliding down the hills so bright.Snow in your face as you’re having a race.off a jump and fall on a hump.Run to the finish line, as you win the race.Walk home and say “Mom, what a day!!!” Relationship» Love is like a broken heart Feeling blue, about to part Now it’s all over and done.I think you went out with me just for fun.Now I’m all alone and blue All because of the likes of you.Then one day you came and said: “I don’t like you, get it through your head!” I started feeling realty bad, But I saw that you were glad.I bet you can’t even see What you’re realty doing to me.Now I feel realty stupid I wish I’d never been hit by cupid.So, of course, now you see What love realty means to me.So now I’m just rounding the bend And now we’re reaching the end.So now it’s time to say, “Good-bye” For I surety can’t say “ Hi!” Yet I have to say again, You were yet a good friend.Hockey I started hockey when I was small.It was hard for me because I wasn’t big and tall.I love the game, I realty do.But when I was small, I loved it too.Don’t be discouraged if you lose, Because losing in sports is really old news.So if you love hockey, you realty do, Be true to your heart and join in too.Winter Tears Everyone is crying winter tears.Nobody is cheering winter cheers.Everyone is feeling sorrow and disdain Because winter tears bring misery and pain.No one can conceal them, But everyone can feel them.Winter tears run down your face.When you’re all feeling dismay, feeling disgrace, Everyone is crying winter tears.The Pleasure of Snowblading I was coming down the hill When I met my best friend, Bill.Then I bumped into a tree.It made me feel quite dizzy.I lost control And ran into a telephone pole.I looked behind me And thought I saw a bee.I took off my snowblades And ran down the hilL I was looking for my friend Bill.But I didn’t see him.I went on the chairlift.I almost fell offbecause of a drift.I looked again behind me And there was the bee.I wiped at it with a stick Then I knew it was a.TRICK! Drinking A mother stood by her window Waiting for her daughter to arrive.Before she left, she told her not to drink and drive.She promised that she wouldn’t and Started to step out the door.She turned around and told her: “I promise, Mom,” once more.Digging for fossils - Cycle 1 dinosaur project •••¦ mm Looking at the snow coming down.Remembering her daughter was at a party in the middle of town.She had been a teen once and Knew how they acted, That they did not think before they did their action.She perked her head up And looked at the picture of her little girl hanging on the wall She had been so beautiful, sleek and tall She heard the phone ring, And answered with a sigh, And dceed her eyes tightly and started to cry It had not been her daughter’s fault It was her boyfriend who was driving He had crossed the road too quickly at a very bad timing.A car hit them head on.Her daughter died in an instant.You could hear her mother crying in the distance.So when you’re older, be smart! Don’t drink and drive! Why do it when it takes away so many lives?F"::.She sat at the window, ¦ THE — RECORD Wednesday, March 14, 2001 page 11 Belonging to Canada has been harmful: Landry By Kevin Dougherty Southam News Belonging to Canada has been “harm-fur to Quebec, Bernard Landry said Monday.“I am convinced not only that Canada has no use (to Quebec), but that it has been harmful,” the premier told Radio-Canada interviewer Jean Dussault.“You can’t say I’m not being frank.” Landry blamed Canada’s National Policy, which favoured building a branch-plant economy behind protective tariff barriers for holding Quebec back.The National Policy was challenged in thel911 federal election, but Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s Liberals, who proposed instead free trade with the United States, were defeated.“It is a reflection of 40 years that permits me to say that,” Landry continued.“The free trade that Wilfrid Laurier proposed in 1911 would have propelled the Quebec economy decades ago to the economic level we are at today.” Landry’s comments did not go unnoticed.“It’s a gross thing to say,” Liberal Leader Jean Charest told reporters.“If that’s one of his first public declarations as premier of Quebec, it’s starting very badly," he said, recalling Landry’s earlier dismissal of the Canadian flag as a “red rag” and his new culture minister’s initial declaration that Ontario has no culture.“If this is the tone he takes for the next little while, it’s going to be a long haul for Mr.Landry.It will be tiring for him to be constantly quarreling with the federal government.” In Ottawa, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion urged Canadians not to over-react to the premier’s provocative comments.Dion dismissed Landry’s portrayal as “inaccurate and unfair for Canada," emanating from a leader who apparently believes “it’s more important to denigrate” other provinces than to present a positive sense of his own.While Canadians should “never overreact” to such provocations, Dion told reporters it remains important to constantly counter Landry’s assertions about Quebec’s ill-treatment in the federation.“Our country is under attack now and we should answer very clearly how much Canada has been positive because Quebecers, Ontarians, westerners, all Canadians have been together." During the broadcast, Landry was asked why is he proposing a new “confederal union” between Quebec and the rest of Canada if he considers Canada to be harmful to Quebec.Landry said his proposal would be a pact similar to the European Union, but he maintained that Quebec would be better off because its centre of decision-making would be Quebec City, drawing a parallel with relations between France and Germany, two of the 15 member states in the European Union.“Would France have developed well if half its budget was controlled in Berlin?” Landry asked.Landry predicted an era of harmony between Quebec and the rest of Canada within a confederal union, noting that France and Germany fought two bloody wars in the 20th century before they joined the European Union.But he insisted a confederal union could not be framed along the lines of Canada’s Confederation.“I don’t want equality with Manitoba, which is a noble province of Canada,” he said.On the other hand, if the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas were to become a political union, similar to the European Union 10 or 15 years down the road, Landry said Quebec would want to join.“Quebec would be a nation which would join America with enthusiasm,” he said.In another interview, aired Monday on the provincial government’s Tele-Quebec television network, Landry blamed Ottawa for the crisis in Quebec’s hospitals, where services have been cut and patients must wait for surgery and cancer treatments.“The real guilty party in the central government of Canada,” Landry said, noting that Ottawa cut its transfer payments to the province for health care to balance its budget and now has “an enormous surplus" which it is spending on programs “that are close to waste.” ¦ REBATE! 6830 COMPUTER CELERON CD-ROM MODEM otero nr INCLUDES: 15" HP NVONllOR & HP PRINTER m-m- pgp*#** .M ;vi i CHECK OUT OUR EQUAL PAYMENT PUNI D SAMPLE BUNDLE ONLY.OTHER BUNDLES AVAILABLE IN STORE! ‘BASED ON 50% EXCHANGE RATE.“IF YOU RECEIVE A FAMILY ALLOWANCE FROM THE RÉGIE DES RENTES DU QUÉBEC, YOU'RE EUGIBLE TO PURCHASE THIS COMPUTER AND MONITOR FOR ONLY $717.95.(TAXES PAYABLE ON THE FUU AMOUNT) FULL DETAILS IN-STORE.SOME CONDITIONS APPLY.OFFER NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH CATALOGUE OR ONUNE ORDERS SHERBROOKE 3325, boul.Portland SHERBROOKE STORE HOURS Mon-Fri 8AM-9PM Sat 9AM-5PM Sun 10AM-5PM VICTORIAVILLE 1111, boul.Jutras Est VICTORIAVILLE STORE HOURS Mon-Tues 8AM-6PM Wed-Fri 8AM-9PM Sat 9AM-5PM Sun 10AM-5PM engrQs .Has pn« WWW' ,com YOU MUST FILE BY MARCH 19TH, 2001! 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reporters that the committee’s creation is “imminent.” Officials in Copps’s office wouldn’t put a date on the announcement, other than to say it will come “pretty soon.” Copps first promised almost a year ago that she would conduct a sweeping review of the ownership and concentration regulations for print and broadcast media.But until Monday nothing more had been heard about it.New Democrat MP Bill Blaikie was pleasantly surprised to learn Copps still intends to follow through on her promise.He acknowledged he’d suspected the Liberals had lost their enthusiasm for reviewing the concentration of media ownership since the Southam newspaper chain changed hands from Conrad Black’s Hollinger Inc.to the Asper family’s Can West Global.Black critical of Liberals Black has been a severe critic of Chretien and his government while the Aspers are prominent Liberal supporters.The Southam chain includes many of Canada’s major daily newspapers, including the Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald and Vancouver Sun.Can-West also owns 50 per cent of the National Post.Last year, Copps said she wanted the review of media ownership to look at all aspects of regulations for print and broadcast media “to make sure that we secure competition and diversity of voices.” David Asper, chairman of CanWest Global Communications Corp., last week raised eyebrows when he published a letter in Southam newspapers decrying “unfair” media coverage of Chretien’s efforts to help a Shawinigan hotelier secure a loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada.Asper criticized reporters for slavishly repeating unsubstantiated opposition accusations of wrongdoing and of crossing the line between solid investigative reporting and “adjective-driven innuendo.” Asper is Liberal-friendly In the Commons, Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe asserted that Asper donated $110,000 to the Liberal party in 1999.Saying that Asper is “waiting for a return on his investment,” Duceppe suggested that he wrote the letter to muzzle Southam reporters and to curry favour with the government just as CanWest Global’s broadcast licence renewal application is due to be heard by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.Tory Leader Joe Clark questioned whether Chrétien or anyone working on his behalf urged Asper to write the letter.And he questioned whether anyone in the Prime Minister’s Office or in cabinet has discussed the broadcast licence renewal application with Can-West Global.Chrétien was not in the Commons but Francie Ducros, his communications director, later said the PMO had “absolutely not” encouraged Asper to intervene in the so-called Shawingate file.She also said that, to her knowledge, no one has spoken to Can-West Global about its licence application.Asper did not respond to a request for an interview.Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray pointed out that the CRTC is an arm’s length quasi-judicial body that makes its decisions independently.And he chastised the opposition parties for wanting to “limit Mr.Asper’s right of free speech,” caustically noting that they apparently were unconcerned when Black controlled the same newspapers and was openly hostile toward the government.“I think that Mr.Asper has the same freedom of speech as Conrad Black,” Gray Outside the Commons, Clark scoffed at the notion of the CRTC being arm’s length from the government, noting that the Business Development Bank is also arm’s length but that didn’t stop Chrétien from lobbying the president on behalf of the hotelier.Scoring political points Blaikie said apparent efforts by both Black and Asper to politicize the Southam newspaper chain raise serious questions about concentrating media ownership in few hands.“They’ve got an example of an owner who was after the prime minister and they’ve got an example of an owner who was defending the prime minister.Both cases raise the question of to what extent.concentration of ownership creates the possibility of certain political points of view to be massively and intentionally disseminated,” he told reporters.Clark said previous studies have found “it is risky in a democracy to have rules that guide the media.” But he added: “That’s based on an assumption and the assumption is one of responsible behaviour by owners and the very question that’s been raised by the Asper letter is whether or not the owners are keeping up to their part of the bargain.” Clark said Black “was a little more subtle” than Asper in pushing his political agenda.Blaikie said Asper’s letter “does hold the possibility of sending a chill through the ranks of people who are ultimately working for Mr.Asp«.” Enjoy the convenience of THE RECORD’S Easy Payment Plan Have your subscription payments automatically debited from your bank account.It’s easy! 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Conrad Black’s Hollinger Inc.to the Asper family’s Can-West Global.said. — THE» RECORD A Wednesday, March 14, 2001 page 13 Jamie O’Neal shivers with country talent Debut album remarkable listening experience and far from traditional Congratulations to the winners of the Terri Clark contest.I was overwhelmed with your participation which proves that you are faithful readers and great country music fans.We have other big contests coming up, so keep reading and please sending us suggestions about what you would like to read in Country Connection.A crop of newcomers are invading the country music scene.Most of them are talented, but out of a dozen albums waiting on my desk for a listen, not too many got my undivided attention.These newcomers are ready for a place in the spotlight and expecting to be the stars of tomorrow.I have picked a few that I win review over the next weeks becauself think they’re star material.The reasons which made me choose them are different from one artist to another.Some have distinctive vocals while others find their strength in their songwriting skills.I must admit that at this point, I’m turned off by the Shania, Faith, Garth and Tim’s wannabe.It seems like it was ages ago when one turned on the radio to recognize his or her favourite artist without hesitation.Cloning is a big issue in today’s world, but brother, a little individuality in today’s music would be refreshing and I don’t mean in country music only.Jamie O’Neal: Shiver (Mercury Records) Jamie O’Neal’s debut album Shiver offers a remarkable listening experience as she’s vocally talented and a polished songwriter.The thing that makes you notice her is the songwriting lyrics that stray off the beaten path to explore new areas and shadows of the human heart.The songs are the work of a woman who understands the beauty of true craftsmanship.She’s an artist who arrives with her talent fully formed.Her voice is throaty and powerful, confident and filled with emotions.O’Neal was born in Sydney, Australia, as the first child of professional musicians Jimmy and Julie Murphy.When she was eight, she started performing with her family who had moved to Las Vegas.She never stopped entertaining people since.She moved in Nashville in 1996 and quickly developed a reputation as a formidable vocalist, singing backup on records by Mindy McCready, Clay Davidson, Jason Sellers, Chely Wright, Ronnie Milsap and others.Lee Ann Rimes recorded her song “Surrender.” Chely Wright has recorded “Cornin’ Undone.” O’Neal also co-wrote the Tammy Cochran single “So What.” She was making rapid progress both as a session singer and a songwriter.At the end of 1998, Mercury Records offered her a deal.Jamie O’Neal sent “shivers” through country music with this first album, launched by her haunting, sultry first single “There Is No Arizona,” an ode to shattered illusions.This debut album is beautifully crafted by this talented young woman and should appeal to many fans of modern country.There’s the bopping “No More Protecting My Heart” on which O’Neal is joyously in love while “You Rescued Me” is a driving twanger.The title tune is a lovely ballad, while “Sanctuary” mixes a pulsing beat with a gospel-tinged performance.On “I’m Still Waiting,” she lets her emotions take over as she mourns to the accompaniment of sighing strings.She also gets humorous and wry on the uptempo “Frantic.” Her approach on the Richard Marx tune “The Only Thing Wrong” is bluesy, yet she turns in a solid country duet with labelmate Mark Wills on “I’m Not Gonna Do Anything Without You.” Her vocal is poignant on the sad “She Hasn’t Heard It Yet,” but she’s equally great on the uptempo “When I Think About Angels.” She sounds very sweet on love ballads such as “Where We Belong” and “To Be With You.” The strong male harmony on “Where We Belong” and many other tracks on Shiver are provided by songwriter Rodney Good.If it rings with authenticity it is because Rodney Good is O’Neal’s brand new husband.This is a great album although not exactly traditional country but the contemporary touch doesn’t take away the feel of a country soul.Carolyn Dawn Johnson: Room With a View (BMG) Arista Records most recent addition is Alberta native Carolyn Dawn Johnson.If her name already sounds familiar, it’s because her songs have been recorded by many established artists such as Linda Davis, Patty Loveless, Mindy McCready, Kathy Mattea, Suzy Bogguss, Lila McCann, Pam Tillis and SHeDAISY.The list is quite impressive but she has also enjoyed the success of co-writing Chely Wright’s most recent hit single “Single White Female.” On top of her skills as a songwriter, Johnson also has an easy identifiable voice and a unique style.Room With a View is her debut album, but she’s already covering a lot of ground with her debut single “Georgia.” The song with Martina McBride singing backup relates the story of a woman determined to get over a failed relationship, even if she has to go across the country to soothe her emotions.Room With a View showcases songs she has written and a good balance of slow and uptempo material.The whole album is about love.There’s love gone bad like on “Just Another Girl,” “Not Enough To Stay” and “I’ll Think of You That Way.” There’s also “Complicated,” a ballad about a friendship changing to deeper feelings and the hope that the other person feels the same way.“Masterpiece,” written in memory of Johnson’s friends, who despite certain problems lived a wonderful love story.Johnson really has a way with words and knows how to tell a story.Her talent doesn’t stop with the singing and songwriting; she can also play piano, alto and tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet and guitar.Johnson’s brand of country music has too much of an edge for traditional country music lovers but it’s still worth discovering.Have a great week and keep your country state of mind! Show on CFLX-FM 95.5 Interaction airs every Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.It is a show during which we highlight anglophone culture and pay a tribute to our local artists by promoting different events happening at Uplands, Centennial, Colby Curtis Museum and more.We also promote different plays, concerts, exhibits and events organized in the area.We would appreciate if you would fax your press releases and information a couple weeks in advance at (819) 569-8167.This would help make this show a good source of information about happeningsin the anglophone community.Fax us your special requests too.We appreciate them.Don’t forget to tune in to CFLX-FM 95.5 for two hours of country music and the latest country music news every Thursday night, between 6 p.m.and 8 p.m.Broadcasted from CFLX’s studio on Dufferin Street, in Sherbrooke, Country Club is the show where every song has been carefully selected for your pleasure.I 31 Frank picked 5 numbers.Tonight, Banco will draw 20.4 times more than you need to win.Fresh numbers daily.Jessie Auus Country Connection / 1 page 14 Wednesday, March 14, 2001 RECORD Sports Just looking for a little support from fans RLE PHOTO Castors owner Mark Just is disappointed with fan support in Sherbrooke.r Team needs support for tonight’s game against Huskies By Mike Hickey Special to the Record The Chicago-based majority owner of the Sherbrooke Castors has invested time, money and his own brand of passionate zeal to the club he saved from bankruptcy four years ago.He and his organization have been active members of the community during that time becoming involved in a variety of local causes.Now with the Castors fighting not only for their playoff lives but also their very existence in Sherbrooke, there is a need for support from the local community.The Castors are looking to break a six-game winless streak tonight when they host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in a key Quebec Major Junior Hockey League game.Sherbrooke enters the game with a The Record 1195 GaltE., Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Tel: (819) 569-9528 www.sherbrookerecord.com three-point lead over the Montreal Rocket in the battle for the seventh and final playoff spot in the Lebel Conference Just and his management team believe that now is the time for the fans to come out and support the team, yet it hasn’t happened to date.They are looking for a sign that the local community is willing and able to support a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.“In the first two years we could see the light at the end of the tunnel but now we are not sure if it isn’t a train coming right at us,” Just said following the Castors 2-1 loss to the first-place Shawinigan Cataractes.“We knew that the third year would be the toughest because we don’t have the veteran 18-year-old and 19-year-old players you need to be a contender in this league.When we bought this franchise we knew it would take time to build a winner with draft picks and we asked the fans to be patient.But our fan support is Brome County News 88 Lakeside, Knowlton JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 wxvw.bromecountynews.com dwindling rather than building and it’s frustrating.” The Castors are down to an average attendance of 300 a game and even the rumours of a move or a battle with the Rocket for the final playoff spot in the Lebel Conference have failed to spark interest in the club.“Let’s be realistic, we are not a great hockey team right now,” Just admitted.“I don’t care if people come to the arena and boo us.But they need to come to the arena to show us that care about junior hockey.The Castors played in front of over 4,000 fans when they met the Halifax Moosehead last week, a fact that did not escape Just’s attention.Neither Halifax or ourselves are having great years but the fans support the team because it is a vital part of the community,” Just remarked.“What my partners and I must decide in the next three years is whether the Sherbrooke Castors are an important part of the community.Will the community support the organization?” If not, Just is prepared to move the franchise although it is not his first option.He claims to have five cities interested in the club including at least one American town.Just wants to stay in Sherbrooke but he is concerned about the apathy that the city has shown towards the team during the last 11 months.He appears to be mys- tified about the lack of interest by Mayor Jean Perrault and the city administration.“Last year when we had the problems in the playoffs with Rouyn-Noranda, the mayor made a point of criticizing our organization without checking our side of the story,” Just added.“Then when the rumours started last month about the possibility of moving, no one from city hall or the mayor’s office called to check it out.It is as if they don’t care if we stay or go.” The lack of interest from the city is indeed strange.The Castors represent the Palais des Sports’ biggest tenant and it seems strange that the city is trying to keep the team in Sherbrooke.“I don’t care if people are not happy with the results on the ice.That should at least show that they care about the team and want to support a winner.What we have right now is the same group of supporters who stick with us thought the good and the bad.But it is not enough to support a major junior hockey team.” With a good nucleus of players like Drew MacIntyre, Benoit Genesse and Nicolas Corbeil and a strong draft coming up, Just feels the franchise’s future is rosy.He just doesn’t where the team will be playing.“In the past we made a decision with our hearts to stay in Sherbrooke.But now we have to make that decision with our heads and not the heart.” .'¦ DAVID ANDERSON Your favourite fuzzy slippers: $19 A pot of strong Colombian coffee: $2 Maple syrup for your waffles: $5 Monday morning’s edition of The Record: 65 cents Keeping in touch with your community: Priceless The Voice of the Eastern Toxvnships Since 1897 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14th AT 7:30 P.M.LES CASTORS HOST THE ROUYN-NORANDA HUSKIES FOR RESERVATIONS: www.castors.net IRFCORD Wednesday, March 14, 2001 page 15 Deaths Deaths Deaths Deaths DUNCAN, Marion W.- Passed away peace fully at the Wales Home in Richmond, Que., on Friday, March 9th, 2001.Mrs.Marion Duncan in her 90th year.Daughter of the late Charles and Ella Duncan and dear sister of the late Stuart (Winniffed), the late Scott, the late Ralph and the late Charles (Rose) Duncan.Marion leaves to mourn her nieces and nephews along with many other relatives and friends.A funeral service and the interment were held in St-George de Malbaie, Que., on Tuesday, March 13,2001.Donations to The Wales Home Foundation, 506 Rte 243 N„ Richmond, Que., would be greatly appreciated by the family.Arrangements entrusted to Cass Funeral Homes Inc., Richmond, Que., (819) 826-2502.EDWARDS.Henry - Passed away suddenly on Friday, March 9th, 2001 at the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, Ontario.Henry George (Bob) Edwards of Alexandria, Ontario.Beloved husband of Rhoda Duncan whom he married 57 years ago in Scotland.Dear father of John (Gayle) of Car-mangay, Alberta, Douglas (Paula) of Truro, Nova Scotia, Janet (Charles) of St.Lazare, Que., and Martha (Chris) of Pointe-Claire, Que.Very loving granddad of Krista, Melanie, Jessica, Kevin and Heather.Brother of the late Ross Edwards (Jean) of Lennoxville, Que.A memorial service will be held in the chapel of Munro & Morris Funeral Homes, 114 Main St., South, Alexandria on Thursday, March 15th, 2001 at 1:00 p.m.Spring interment at Mount Forest Cemetery, Coaticook, Que.The family will be in attendance on Thursday from 12:00-1:00 p.m.Card of Thanks DREW -1 would like to thank Dr.Christine Gauthier and the nursing staff of the CHU Hotel Dieu Hospital for their efficient care of me on the 5th floor during my recent illness.I also wish to thank Robyn Huff Patterson, Head Nurse, and the nursing staff of Grace Christian Home for their special efforts made towards my care on the second floor while awaiting for a room in the Infirmary.Very special thanks to my wife, Fiorina, and our daughter, Marilyn, who also helped in my care during the first week back from the hospital.Thanks also to my family from Ontario who travelled to visit me, as well, as to my family in this area who stayed close to me during my time in the hospital.Also, thanks to Mrs.Helen Nobes who served as my sitter, both at Grace Christian Home and in the hospital, during the 11 p.m.to 7 a.m.shift.Many thanks for the prayers of many people, and the special hospital visits from friends, family and pastoral visits.Most of all, thanks to God who continues to give me strength and has blessed me with a family that are there for me, as well as, a church family from Huntingville Community Church who continue to pray for me, and the Grace Christian Home staff who continually care for my needs.STANLEY DREW ELLIS, Mrs.Margaret Jane (nee Doherty) - Peacefully at the Manoir Lac Brome in Knowlton, Quebec, on Sunday, March 11th, 2001 in her 91st year, Mrs.Margaret Jane Ellis.Predeceased by her husband, Joe Ellis, she is survived by her only son, Michael (Fairlie McKee) of Bur-ritt’s Rapids Ont.Mrs.Ellis is resting at the Desourdy Wilson Funeral Home, 104 Buzzell St., Cowansville, Que., J2K 2N5, tel.: (450) 263-1212, fax: (450) 263-9557, dwilson@endirect.ca.qc, where family and friends may visit on Thursday, March 15, 2001 from 7 p.m., to 9 p.m.Visitation will also be held from 1 p.m., to 2 p.m., on Friday, March 16th at All Saints Anglican Church in Dunham, Quebec, followed at 2 p.m., by the funeral service.The Rev.Arnold Godsoe officiating.Donations in her memory to the All Saints Anglican Church Memorial Fund, 127 du Collège, Dunham, Que., J0J 2H0, would be appreciated by the family.LAWLOR, Mrs.Doris - After a lengthy illness, at the Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital in Cowansville, Que., on Sunday, March 11th, 2001 in her 79th year, Mrs.Doris Lawlor.Predeceased by two husbands, she leaves to mourn her children; Bud Boyce (Linda), Donald Caswell (Elenor), Ronald Caswell (Joanne), Bea Caswell (Richard), Linda Caswell (Robert), Lawrence Caswell (Janet), Kenneth Caswell (José), Bruce Caswell (Janet), Dave Caswell (Janet), Marjorie Parker (Russell), late Francis Lawlor (Reginald), Tony Lawlor (Robin), Marilen Jacobs (Chad), her brother, Cedric, also her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, and a great many friends.Mrs.Lawlor is resting at the Desourdy Wilson Funeral Home, 31 Principal St„ Sutton, Que., JOE 2K0, tel.: (450) 263-1212, fax: (450) 263-9557, dwil-son@endirect.qc.ca, where family and friends may visit on Wednesday, March 14th, 2001 from 2 - 4 p.m., and 7 - 9 p.m.Funeral service from the Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, March 15th, 2001 at 2:00 p.m.The Rev.Tim Smart officiating.Please Note: Thursday, day of service, the funeral home will be open from 11:00 a.m.Donations in her memory to the Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital Foundation, 950 Principal St., Cowansville, Que., J2K 1K3 or Foyer Sutton Benevolant Committee, 50 Western, Sutton, Que., JOE 2K0, would be appreciated by the family.Card of Thanks LEGION BRANCH #15 - The Legion Branch #15 Richmond wish to thank the support of our community and surrounding areas for taking part in the “Green Auction”.Special thanks to the auctioneers, helpers, buyers, donations of items and sandwiches.Result: Successful! PATON - John McDougall -At the Brome-Missisquoi Perkins Hospital in Cowansville, Que., on March 11, 2001 in his 85 year, John (Jack) Paton beloved husband of the late Velma Roop.Loving father of Jill and Donna, also survived by his sister Mae Oliver and nephew Jim, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.Memorial service will be held at the St.James Anglican Church in Bedford, on Thursday, March 15 at 2 p.m.In lieu of flowers donations to the B.M.P.Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family.Funeral arrangements by the Dion Funeral Home, 215 River St., Bedford, Que.¦ in RAYMOND, Everett Lloyd - At the Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital, Cowansville, Que., on Monday, March 12th, 2001.Everett Raymond in his 73rd year.Beloved husband of Margaret Crawford.Loving father of Paul (Ginette), Paulette (Maurice), Diane, Johnny (Micheline), Maureen (Arthur), Sharron, Richard (Sandra), Craig, Lise (Larry), Lloyd (Cindy), Cynthia (Wayne) and Mario (Mellissa).Cherished and loving grandfather and great-grandfather of numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.Survived by sisters; Barbara and Thelma and brothers; Douglas and Donald.He leaves to mourn numerous relatives and many friends.Memorial service from Trinity Anglican Church on Saturday, March 17th, at 2:00 p.m.Burial at a later date.In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Quebec, would be appreciated and acknowledged by the family.Forms available at the church.Note: Family will receive sympathies from Trinity Anglican Church on Saturday, at 1:00 p.m.Arrangements entrusted to Denis Meunier Funeral Home and Chapel, 402 River St., Cowansville, Que., tel.: 266-6061, fax: 266-6057, e-mail: funerari-umdm@qc.aira.com., Robert Farnam, director-counselor.SANBORN, Antoinette (nee Lapierre) - At the Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital, on March 12, 2001.Antoinette Sanborn, nee Lapierre in her 87th year.Wife of the late Norman Sanborn, residing in Knowlton.Dearest mother to Lillian (Fred Kor-man), late Nancy, Norma, Kenneth (Karin), late Connie, Susan (Bill Shanks), also survived by her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sisters and brothers, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.Funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2001 at 2:00 p.m., in the chapel of Bessette & Sons Funeral Home Inc., 5034 Foster St., Waterloo, Que., tel.: 539-1606 or 1-888-730-6666, fax: (450) 539-3035.Rev.W.Davidson officiating.Visitation on day of the funeral from 1:00 p.m.Interment at the Wheeler Cemetery in Knowlton.In her memory, donations to a charity of your choice, would be appreciated.Forms will be available at the funeral home.Cards of Thanks MASCHKE - Our sincere thanks to relatives and friends for your phone calls, cards and letters upon the loss of my dear husband Bob.Your expressions of sympathy have been a great comfort to us all.May God bless you.PAULINE MASCHKE AND FAMILY TABER - The family of the late Clifford Taber wishes to express sincere thanks to relatives and friends for their kindness and support at the time of his death.Your visits, flowers, donations, cards and all the many thoughtful gestures were greatly appreciated.Thanks to Rev.Patricia Lisson, from Chalmers United Church, for presiding at the service and to Barry Evans and his staff at Cass Funeral Home.A special appreciation goes to Kathleen Lynch and all the staff at Manning 1, at the Wales Home, for their wonderful care.Your thoughtfulness will long be remembered.Please accept this a personal thank you.EMILY TABER BEVERLY SMITH & FAMILY .part ofyour community sirwe 1913 (^Rh '&ences unétaires 6 Belvidere St., Lennoxville A caring experienced staff at your convenience (funeral gptsmm 564-1750 1-800-567-6031 page 16 Wednesday, March 14, 2001 ¦ —THE win Record Lessons Learned the Hard Way Dear Ann Landers: I am in my second year of college and live in the dorm with a younger but very likeable girl.“Lorna” and I are sorority sisters, and we have become good friends.I am concerned about her welfare and hope you can tell me what to do to help her.Lorna has been dating “Damien” for several months, and they are having sex regularly.Damien does not treat her with respect.He never calls her (she always calls him), and he has been known to sleep around.When I told Lorna he’s “bad news,” she became angry.It is obvious that Damien is using Lorna for sex.I truly care about her and don’t want her to be hurt.Every time I mention Damien, she tells me to mind my own business.Please tell me how to get her to listen before it’s too late.— At a Loss in Gainesville, Fla.Dear Gainesville: Drop the good Samaritan role.It’s not appreciated.Lorna will learn life’s lessons, like most people, from getting her lumps firsthand.There is nothing you can do.File it under “Lessons Learned the Hard Way,” and lay off.Dear Ann Landers: I read with interest the letter from the Ohio woman who wanted her mother to be buried wearing her wedding ring, which, she said, “was so much a part of her.” You advised Ann Landers against it, saying, “It makes no sense whatsoever to bury jewelry” when there are children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and so on, who would be honored to have those pieces.My father died in an auto accident when I was a young man, and I insisted he be buried wearing his Masonic ring.I felt it was part of his identity and should remain with him forever.What a mistake that was.Several years later, I joined the Masons and would have given anything to have had my father’s ring.It would have meant the world to me.I now have a grandson and plan to leave my Masonic ring to him.I hope he will cherish it as much as I did.— Larry in Traverse City, Mich.Dear Larry: Yours is a letter to remember.Thanks for writing.Dear Ann Landers: My son is about to be married.He and his bride-to-be want a small, intimate wedding.I have offered to pay for half the cost.My son has informed me that it is proper for the bride and groom to select ALL the wedding guests, including mine.They have told me how many people I can invite and which ones they want.I think this is unfair.I have a few Wednesday, March 14, 2001 Why can’t it count correctly?By Phillip Alder How well do computers play bridge?Recently I tested “Bridge Baron 11” (Great Game Products), which the box claims to be a five-time world computer bridge champion.Well, this suggests to me that the other programs must be re ally bad.I have always thought that programming a computer to bid shouldn’t be that hard, but Bridge Baroi.makes mistakes even in simple situations.Look at deal number 1334504952.First, North passes a 12-point hand with a decent five-card suit — not my style.Then, South opens one of a minor with only 11 points.Again, debatable.North responds two diamonds, an inverted minor-suit raise showing a maximum pass, good diamond support, and no four-card major.What should South do now?Pass, of course: what else?But the program totally ignores that partner is a passed hand.Against three diamonds, I started with three rounds of hearts.Declarer won with the queen, drew trumps, and played a spade to my partner’s ace.What should East do now?The defense has three tricks: one West A 7 5 4 3 *AK10 ?82 * Q 3 2 North 03-14-01 A K Q J V J 5 4 ?K J 10 7 3 ?J 9 East A A 10 6 ¥ 9 8 3 2 ?9 5 A A 10 8 6 South A 9 8 »Q76 ?A Q 6 4 A K 7 5 4 Vulnerable: Neither Dealer: North South 1 ?3 ?West Pass Pass North Pass 2 ?Pass East Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: v A spade and two hearts.So, it needs two club tricks to defeat the contract.This means East must switch to a low club.If West has the club king, everything works, but if West has only the queen, South must be put on the spot.South should “guess” correctly, because if East had the club queen and West the ace, East would have exited with a spade.Yet what did the Bridge Baron East do?It cashed the club ace.Thank you, partner! Maybe one day I will be sent review copies of the other programs — but then again, maybe not! close friends I would like included and am willing to pay for them, but my son says no.I don’t want to cause a rift in our re lationship, but are they right?Does the wedding couple get to choose all the guests?Am I not entitled to invite some of my friends since I’m paying for half the wedding?Please tell me how to handle this before the invitations go out.I am — Baffled in Denver Dear Baffled: For most weddings, the bride’s parents have a list, the groom’s parents have a list, and the bride and groom have their own list of people they wish to invite.The person who is paying for the wedding determines how many invitations can be issued, and then divides the invitations equitably.(The number does not have to be equal.) 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