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Brome County .- NEW Wednesday, May 7, 2003 1ER PENSE A TOI ___„ _ _________IS THINKING OF YOU fl| Turn your groceries.into rewards xZs w- For your SB reward miles V-y choose 1ER all the way Quality is our main ingredient.472 Knowlton Rd., Knowlton 243-6692 Open Daily 8-10 p.m.The Largest Circulation Weekly in Brome —Missisquoi Modem day pirates take to the road Entre Nous Arts exhibit is refined and adroit DAVID ANDERSON/SPECIAL Knowlton Players' production of The Bikers of Penzance is a tribute to the comic opera of Gilbert & Sullivan.By Caroline Kehne Record Correspondent Knowlton In a few days, Knowlton Players will take to the stage with The Bikers of Penzance, a tribute to the comic opera of Gilbert & Sullivan.Knowlton Players President Lucy Hoblyn will direct a cast of 40 with a stage play by Roger de la Mare, music direction Susan Reininger, Sarah Hoblyn and Evie Johnston-Main and choreography by Diane Yarmush and Darken Bell.The inspiration for the Knowlton Players’ current production was the dynamic musical comedy team of librettist William Schwenck.Gilbert (1836-1911) and composer Sir Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900).The duo produced 14 comic operas during their collaboration, including Thespis, Trial by Jury, The Sorcerer, H.M.S.Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Iolanthe, Princess Ida, Mikado, Ruddigore, Yeoman of the Guard, the Gondoliers, Utopia Limited and Grand Duke.In 1875, the team who would go down in light opera history as Gilbert & Sullivan composed Trial By Jury for impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte, who founded his own comic opera, the D’Oyly Carte Opera Company the following year.The company performed the wildly successful works of G&S for 117 years with more than 3,000 performers until its final performance in 1982.See Players, Page 7 By Philip A.Godin Record Correspondent Knowlton The collected works of 11 Township artists, currently on display at the Pettes Memorial Library in Knowlton, is a testimonial to the area’s mature and serious artistic talent.The painters, all affiliated with the Arts Entre Nous co-operative, are back for a second year in the Library’s Visual Arts Program.Their encore is apparent while touring the 20 or so canvases in the 2003 display — the exhibition contains some very noteworthy pieces.An appreciated divergence from earlier exhibits is apparent in the variety of subject matter depicted, as the selection of topics was apparently left unrestricted.The artists have also not been limited by their choice of media — there are several departures from the anticipated watercolours, namely pieces using ink, pastels, oil and acrylic paints and even wax.For example, Marie Desmarchais’ watercolour entitled ‘Le temps des cerises’ is an excellent example of an imaginative mixing of background greens and greys that allow the vivid red of the foreground cherries to explode with tangibility.Her second entry captures the eye by a bold use of style and execution as she uses standard pastel colours to illustrate the figurative vision a child might have of the animated world that surrounds him.See Pettes, Page 20 r ESSAÎM Always at your service Hours: Pierre Marziali Pharmacist Mon.-Wed.9 - 8 p.m.Thurs.& Fri.9 - 9 p.m.Sat.9 - 5 p.m.408 South St., Cowansville 263-2171 'V' yv 0 Bright (dors J3rt supplies « Go!/ Art Scenes A Products Design Artist Joanne Wallace Vachon Tel.: 450-242-2580 316 Knowlton Rd.Fax: 450-242-2741 Knowlton, PQ JOE 1V0 Cell: 405-8501 national Or y\ GRAND PRIZE (.'EXCELLENCE DU FESTIVAL Au Trois Canards The Best Restaurant in the Eastern townships PARTICIPATING DUCK FESTIVAL RESTAURANT WEEKLY TABLE D'HÔTE ADAPTED TO EACH SEASON Open 7 days 11:30 ajivt 1:00 pan.78, Lakeside, Knowlton 450-242*580 miL £ScRKQ]V*£éi Résidence pour les Aînés / Retirement Residence 28 Mount Echo, Knowlton (450) 242-4663 -\ J page 2 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 Brome County News Brome County Community Billboard Community Calendar May 7 BLOOD DONOR CLINIC at St.Bernadin Church, 5005 Foster St., Waterloo, 2 to 8 p.m.Info: 450-360-7730.May9 COFFEE HOUSE at All Saints Anglican Church, Dunham, 7 p.m.An evening of music and storytelling.Free admission.Donations in support of the West Brome Storytelling Festival.Info: 450-295-2704.May9& 10 RUMMAGE SALE at St.James Anglican Church Hall, 15 Maple St., Stanbridge East.May 9, 1 to 4 p.m.; May 10, (bag sale) from 10 to noon.BARGAIN DAY SALE at St.Paul’s Anglican Church, Knowlton, Friday, 8:30 a.m.to 1 p.m.; Saturday, 9 to 11 a.m.Donations will be accepted during the week prior to sale.36TH ANNUAL ANTIQUES, ARTS & CRAFTS SALE at St.Lambert United Church, 415 Mercille, St.Lambert Friday, 10 a.m.to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.Tickets: $2, or free for children 10 and under.Antiques, crafts, homebaking, plants, paintings, snack bar.Info: 450-671-6003.May 10 MOTHERS’ DAY DINNER & DANCE.‘Beef on the Spit’, baked potato, salad bar with all the condiments, Oddfellows Hall, 476 Knowl-ton Rd., Dinner 5 to 7 pan.Dance, 8 p.m.Music by Gary Darling.Door prizes.Admission charged.Info: 450-243-5736, 243-5738, 243-6778.Sponsored by Oddfellows Lodge, #28.Lost Angels third annual MOTHERS’ DAY CRAFT SALE at Sutton Legion, 2 Curley St., 9 am.to 4 p.m.Table rental proceeds to Missing Childrens Network Canada.Info: Sharon, 450-263-4962.International Missing Children’s Day is on May 25.Leave your porch light on to guide a missing child home.Brome County NEWS ÊÊÊt 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec JOE 1V0 Tel.: (450) 242-1188 / Fax: (450) 243-5155 RATES & DEADLINES COMMUNITY CALENDAR Brome County News Community Calendar is reserved for non-profit organizations only.Deadline is noon on Mondays.A pre-paid fee of $6 is required per publication, or SPECIAL RATE of $10 for 2 insertions: 1 BCN & 1 in Friday Record “What’s On" section.Please forward notices to Box 488, Knowlton, JOE 1V0, email: bcnnews@qc.aibn.com, or fax: (450) 243-5155.Visa and Mastercard accepted.TOWNSHIPS BLUEGRASS & OLD-TYME MUSIC SOCIETY at Royal Canadian Legion, 77 Lewis St., Waterloo.Seasons final event.Jamming, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.Supper, 6 p.m.Live bluegrass and old-tyme music, 7 to 10:30 p.m.Sincere thanks to all members, supporters and RCL staff during the past successful season.Also, to the outgoing President Gordon Camron for his many years of contributions and leadership.Best wishes to new directors.Jam Captain: John Petronko, 514-488-8160.Info: G.Cameron 450-539-0333; T.Kilbride, 450-243-0645; C.McBumey, 819-889-2629; B.Tetrault, 819-346-2435; B.McMurray, 450-539-5133; T.Howell, 819-875-5133.New season event Sept.6.May 11 MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST at the Royal Canadian Legion, Br.#82 Philipsburg, 8 am.to 1 p.m.Cost: $5.MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST at the Royal Canadian Legion, 120 Davignon, Cowansville, 9 a.m.to 2 pm.Admission: $5 Reservations: Gerry, 450-263-4927; Suzanne or Debbie, 263-3543.Profits to inter-pro ball teams.Royal Canadian Legion, Br #158, ALLYOU-CAN-EAT WESTERN BREAKFAST, 2 Curley St., Sutton, 10 am.to 1 p.m.Mayl3 SPRING COFFEE PARTY sponsored by Friendly Society and Friends at Trinity Anglican Church, 409 South St., Cowansville, 10 to 11:30 am.Good food and conversation with friends.Donation: $5.Info: 450-263-2662.May 15 Brome Lake Aquatic Program REGISTRATION for swimming lessons at TBL Community Centre, 383 Knowlton Rd., Knowlton, 4 to 7 pm.Info: 450-243-6912.May 17 Royal Canadian Legion, Br.# 77, will hold DANCE at 77 Lewis St., Waterloo, 9 pm.to 1 a.m.Music: Gary Darling.Admission: $5.May 23 & 24 RUMMAGE SALE at Grace Anglican Church Hall, South Main St., Sutton, Friday, noon to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m.to noon.Drop-off days: May 10 & 17,9 a.m.to 11 a.m.Also, 9 a.m.- noon, from Monday, May 19 to Thursday, May 22.Please only bring good re salable items.May 29 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING at Avante Women’s Centre, 52 rue Du Pont, Salle Dun-nigan, Bedford at 7 p.m.Everyone is welcome to come and hear our annual reports and plans for upcoming year.At this time we will have our elections and recruit new members to be on our board of directors.Arts Calendar May 11 storyland3 COFFEE HOUSE upstairs at Knowlton Pub, 7 pm.Information: 450-538-0921.May 15 to June 1 Knowlton Players presents THE BIKERS OF PENZANCE at Arts Knowlton, 9 Mt.Echo, Evening performances, 8 p.m.; Sunday matinee, 2 p.m.Tickets: $15 adults, $5 children.Reservations: 450-263-1061.Through June ART EXHIBIT featuring works by Judith Brisson, Peggy Charon and John Barr at Dunham Public Library during June.Vernissage, June 8,2 pm.Info: 450-295-2621.Church Services KNOWLTON/CREEK PASTORAL CHARGE: Worship and song by members.Creek United, Foster, 9:30 am.Sunday school at Creek.Knowlton United, Knowlton, 11 am.ST.PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH: 24 St.Paul’s Rd., Knowlton.We wish to know Jesus Christ and to make Him known.Sunday services: 8 8; 10 am.Sunday school and nursery, 10 am.The Rev.Ralph T.Leavitt - Pastor.PARISH OF BROME: Anglican worship service on the first Sunday of every month: 9 a.m., Morning Prayer, Church of the Ascension, West Brome; 11 a.m., Morning Prayer, St.John the Evangelist, Brome Village (Lay Readers); and 11 am.Holy Trinity, Iron Hill; and 2:30 p.m., Holy Communion, St.Aidan’s, Sutton Junction.Rev.Rick Gariepy, 450-243-6096.COWANSVILLE AREA PASTORAL CHARGE UNITED CHURCH: Worship and Sunday school at Emmanuel United Church, 203 rue Principale, Cowansville at 10:30 a.m.Rev.Mary MacPherson officiating.Babysitting provided.Choir practice every Wednesday at 6:30 pm.WATERLOO ST.PAUL’S UNTIED CHURCH: Sunday services at 10 a.m„ New Vision Pastoral Zone Ministers, Rev.Lillian Patey, Rev.David Lambie.Church: 450-539-2129.GRACE ANGLICAN CHURCH SUTTON: Come, let Jesus know you love Him.Sunday service, 10:30 a.m.at 52 Principale S.Rev.Canon Tim Smart, Rector.SUTTON-DUNHAM UNTIED CHURCH: Sunday worship services: Dunham, 9:15 a.m., Sutton, 11:15 a.m.BEDFORD UNTIED CHURCH PASTORAL CHARGE: We invite you to come and worship with us.Minister, Rev.Malcolm Cogswell.Joint Service Sunday May 11 at Mystic United Church, 10 a.m.Other services cancelled.Guest worship leader, Hermina Squires.THE ANGLICAN PARISH OF BEDFORD/PHILIPSBURG/FARNHAM: St.Paul’s Philipsburg: 9:30 am., first and third Sunday, Holy Eucharist; 9:30 a.m., and & fourth Sunday, Morning Prayer; St.James the Apostle & Martyr, Farnham: 11 a.m., first Sunday, Combined Service in Bedford; 9:30 a.m., and & fourth Sunday, Holy Eucharist; 11 a.m., third Sunday, Morning Prayer; St.James, Bedford: 11 a.m., Holy Eucharist.Fr.Brian Evans, Rector.BAPTIST CHURCHES: Sunday services: Mansonville Baptist, 9:30 a.m.; Olivet Baptist, Sutton, 11 a.m.Community Notes Do you wish you could speak FRENCH?Need help with basic language skills?FREE full time Intensive French second language training in Cowansville in partnership with Emploi Quebec.Call the New Vistas co-ordinator at 450-263-3775.Do you wish you could read better?Need help with basic math?Call the YAMASKALTT-ERACY COUNCIL Work one-on-one with a tutor and leam at your own pace.Lessons are FREE, private and confidential.Learning can be fun so why not do something for yourself today?Wendy: 450-263-7503.COFFEE BREAKS every Thursday at AVANTE WOMEN’S CENTRE, 9 a.m.to noon, 52 Du Pont, #309, Bedford.Upcoming topics: Breast Cancer, surviving death, anxiety attacks, summer with your kids.Join us for a coffee and light breakfast.Info: Josée, 450-248-0530.JRD JOLY RIENDEAU &DUKE CHARTtRtD ACCOUNTANTS Taxation, Accounting, Financial Services, Estate Planning and Settlement, Farm Transfers Cowansville Knowlton Sherbrooke 127 Principale, Suite 105 560 Ch.Knowlton 3490 Galt West Cowansville Ville de Lac Brome Sherbrooke (450)263-4123 (450)243-5021 (819)566-2575 KNOWLEDGE AND KNOW-HOW.SPIDER (English) [HTj Friday through Thursday 7:00 p.m.COMMENT PERORE SON KC IN 10 JOURS (French) [T] Fnday through Thursday 9:00 p.m.No matinees this week From May 9*10 May 15* Web site www theatreprincess.com For info: 263-5900 sag MATINEES * ERI .MON .« TUES .* WED.* $6.00 : Brome County NEWS 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 / 242-6892 Fax: (450) 243-5155 Established May 1991 Published weekly by 1195 Galt E., Sherbrooke, — mt — Quebec, JIG 1Y7 R FrOR ]R> FAX: (819) 569-3945 E-mah-: l\L\^wl\L/ newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear PupusHER.800 463-9525 Sharon McCully Editor/Off.Mcr.(450)242-1188 Alison Steel Secretary .(450) 242-1188 Lynda bellavance Advertising .(450) 242-6892 Michel Duval Advertising .800 463-9525 Jamie Zachary Corresr Editor .800 463-9525 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.800 463-9525 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman.800 463-9525 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.800 463-9525 CIRCULATION Distributed to all Record subscribers every Wednesday as an insert, and to all households and businesses in Abercom, Bedford, Brigham, Brome.Bromont, Cowansville, Fast Farnham, Foster, Fulford.Knowlton (Brome Lake), Sutton, Bolton Centre, West Brome.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 $34.51 Out of Quebec resident:s 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 Hollinger Canadian Newspapers LP.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA Brome County News Wednesday, May 7, 2003 page 3 Beef Day attracts farmers from across Quebec Biennial day offers workshops, booths By Maurice Crossfield West Brome Beef farmers from across southern Quebec gathered at Shadybrook Farm in West Brome last Friday for the third biennial Beef Day.“This is a chance for producers to learn about new products and new tools to help their business." said organizer and agronome Claude Tardif.“It gives them the chance to enter into the elite ranks of producers." The day featured a number of booths, offering everything from the latest in electric fencing to feed, health care and farm equipment.Representatives of several main beef breed associations were also on hand, as were representatives of the provincial agriculture ministry.Tardif said today’s beef breeder has to deal with a number of challenges, from tougher environmental regulations to animal health issues to ever changing practices in breeding.Workshops held during the day included effective use of bull test data, calf quality and replacement animal nutrition.The workshops were held in both English and French, a reflection of the bilingual crowd.“When a cow produces one calf per year it is important that the production meets the needs of the market,” Tardif explained.Beef Day is held every second year, attracting producers from as far away as Richmond and Chateauguay.This year the event was hosted by Shadybrook Farm, owned by Lawrence and Constance Pathy.Purchasing the farm in 1973 the operation has expanded to a 100-cow Shorthorn herd recognized internationally for its superior genetics.In a production sale last year one of the farm’s bulls fetched $100,000, a record for the breed.Tardif said the Beef Day, while also a chance for farmers to get together, gave them practical information they can use in their own operations.“A lot of the theory here is all applicable on the farm.” Mfr.mm MAURICE CROSSFIELD Waterloo artists unite DAVID ANDERSON/SPECIAL Long time Les Peintre Unis de Waterloo members Mona Gauthier, pictured, (Waterloo) and Carmen Bourdon (Canton-Shefford) were two of the 19 local artists on hand at a well-attended vernissage held at La Maison de la Culture in Waterloo Friday night.This annual event, hosted by the Waterloo-based association, offers local artists a venue to present and sell many of their new creations.Michel Lapointe (left to right) Marcel Choinière, Gaétan Bonneau, Shadybrook Farm managers Lloyd Wright and Royce Dustin, and Claude Tardif.The bull’s name is Scotty.Foster tourist office to reopen Staff The tourist office at Foster, run by the Brome Lake Chamber of Commerce, will reopen its doors the weekend of May 17 for the Victoria Day weekend.From May 17 to June 21, the office will be open Saturdays and Sundays.From June 21 through Labour Day weekend, the office will be open seven days a week.The chamber office is open every Monday from 1 to 4 p.m., or by appointment at 450-242-2870.CinCin àf Clémentine • Perfumes, soaps, beauty products • Original hand-made crafts, decorations & gifts • Everything for your new baby • Toys & funky stuff • Tole painting classes.OPEN 7 DAYS 91A Lakeside, Knowlton 243-6868 Courville Gerontology Foundation Non-profit organization helping the elderly in the Waterloo area lead fuller lives Courville Residence Personalized Care - Short term / long term - Palliative / Emergencies fax receipts given for all donations."Loving hearts and caring hands ’ (450) 539-1821 ext.227 www.courville.qc.ca 5,305 Courville Avenue, P.O.Box 580, Waterloo, Quebec Courville Geriatric Center For the best in N and where caring is a living tradition Since ipjj "Because We Care' V' Courville Home Care Full range of home care services are now available give us a call.Helping you help yourself! page 4 Wednesday, May 7, 2003 Brome CountyNmrs Include a brake check on automotive to-do list With winter finally on the way out, your car has taken its fair share of abuse lately.While you’re evaluating the damage, a look at the brakes is always a good idea.When it comes to the salt and slush of winter, your car’s brakes are in the thick of it.Because brakes work through the use of friction, they are exposed to the extremes of both heat and cold in all seasons.Throw in a little salt and sand, and you’ve got a recipe for trouble.With disk brakes, when you step on the pedal the brake pads push on the disc from each side, slowing the car.This generates a lot of heat, and sometimes the heat warps the brake disc.The next time you step on the brake the disc isn’t perfectly smooth and round anymore, and that uneven movement comes back to the driver in the form of the shakes.A build-up of rust can cause a similar pulsing of the brake pedal.Drum brakes, usually found in the rear of cars and trucks, can also warp, though it is less common.If it is the rear brakes that are warped, you won’t get the shaking in the steering, though your foot will still get a pulsating sensation on the brake pedal.Another potential problem is when the salt and corrosion Under The Hood Maurice Crossfield gets into the brake hardware.This can cause things to stick or seize, leaving a brake pad in continual contact, or refusing to contact, the drum or disk.This can lead to poor handling, reducing stopping power and premature wear.The effect of warped brakes goes beyond the unpleasant shaking.Each time you feel a pulsation come through the pedal the wheel is that much closer to locking.In an emergency, that can mean one or more tires lock up when you don’t want them to.It also means you aren’t getting the even braking power needed to make the most of the car’s ability to stop.V ^LAYERS "THE BIKERS OF PENZANCE 99 Directed by: Lucy Hoblyn Musical Director: Susan Reinniger Assisted by: Sarah Hoblyn and Evelyn Johnston-Main May 15th June 1st ARTS KNOWLTON 9 Mt.Echo Rd.Knowlton, Qc.RESERVATIONS: (45«) 263*1061 But the solution is usually fairly simple, with two possibilities: Your mechanic can either replace the brake disc, or he can have it “turned” in a special lathe made for just such a job.The lathe uses special knives to peel away the outer layer of _______ metal, straightening things out in the process.If your brake discs are thick enough (your mechanic can measure them to find out) getting them turned is the less expensive option.Reinstall the new or freshly turned discs, put on a new set of brake pads and your shaking problem is solved.Of course rust and corrosion can cause other problems to be discovered while the brakes are being checked, adding more to your final bill.While the cost of brake repairs can vary quite a bit.it’s still one of the best safety investments you can make.When you consider your options (unpleasant driving, crashing into a car, running over someone, getting yourself killed), the return you get from having good brakes is pretty dam high.When it comes to the cost of brake repairs, procrastination definitely doesn’t pay off.The sooner a problem is identified and corrected the less damage it does to other parts and pieces in the braking system.This week it may only need the replacement of a set of brake pads.Next week it may require new or turned disks and drums as well, or more.You do the math.Briefs Library activities • Triumph of the Will, Leni Riefen-stahl’s propaganda film about the 1934 Nazi Party Congress in Nuremberg, will be presented in German with English sub-titles on Tuesday, May 13 at 7 pan.at La Maison du Livre, located at 371 Rte 202 in Stanbridge-Station.Light refreshments will be served.Admission is free.For more information, call 450-248-3388.• Doug Patch from Animalerie Bedford will give a talk in English and French about the choice and care of pet fishes and fish tanks on Sunday May 18 at 2 p.m.at the Missisquoi Public Library’s Welcome Centre, located in the Church Hall of the Anglican Church in Philipsburg.Light refreshments will be served.Admission is free.For more information, call 450-248-4402.Firemen’s brunch The Clarenceville-Noyan Firemen’s Association will host their annual brunch May 18 from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.at the Clarenceville Loisirs Hall.Each year, the firemen trade their fire coats for aprons to raise money for the department.The hearty breakfast includes eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, homefries, pancakes and a beverage.Admission is S7 for adults, S3 for children six to 12, and no charge for children 5 and under.For more information, call 450-294-2209.(^aiemùe «Cant Senick AtX faUe-Uf COME AND SEE A Very Special “Boutique" A Unique Store Exclusive.Very high quality furniture, hand-made in exotic and sumptuous wood Or Custom Made To Order And A Luxurious Gift Shop With Artists' Exhibitions Painters, Sculptors 8 Handicrafts 240 Chemin Knowlton Rd., Knowlton, Quebec JOE 1V0 Tel.: 450-242-0202 Fax: 450-266-0476 Prop.Bernard laçasse Open: Fridays 11 a.m.to 6 pan.; Saturdays and Sundays 11 a an.to 5 p.m. Brome County News Wednesday, May 7, 2003 page 5 Lac Brome Chamber begins Breakfast Club By Caroline Kehne Record Correspondent Lac Brome You have to spend money to make money, or so says the old business axiom.But founders of Lac Brome’s Networking Breakfast Club (NBC) think that when it comes to promoting business, sometimes less is better.The club, sponsored by the Brome Lake Chamber of Commerce, meets monthly at Restaurant Chez Guy in Knowlton to promote its members and their products or services.In exchange, members hope to cultivate casual business contacts that may someday generate direct business or word-of-mouth referrals.The breakfast is open to members of Lac Brome’s Chamber of Commerce, each of whom is encouraged to invite a guest.The NBC convenes at 7:45 a.m., and opens with a round of introductions and an exchange of business cards followed by a guest speaker.The speaker’s brief presentation is followed by a question and answer period.The meeting is over by 9:15 a.m.Membership in the NBC is limited to one representative per business specialty, a decision that limits competition and guarantees a motley marketing mix of interests and offerings.For example, two insurers who apply for membership would have to pick a specialty and then would only be allowed to promote that specialty during the meetings.Members are expected to attend.After two absences, they are automatically replaced.Artist Julia Rohan initiated the Lac Brome NBC based after her experience with a similar club in Montreal.She moderated the first meeting, held in March, with guest speaker and chartered accountant Wendy Conn.The April meeting, moderated by Denis St-François of Groupe Financier Tanner-Deland Inc., brought together a diverse group consisting of Stephanie Corbière, head chef and administrator at Chez Guy, Rémi Lamontage of Jardins Foster, landscape artist Gordon Ladd, chiropractor and osteopath Dr.Vivian Muir, and her guest, architect Eden Muir of Fre-lighsburg.Dr.Muir, the featured speaker, gave a demonstration of the principles of “complementary healthcare” from her Knowlton practice.Muir, who moved her complementary healthcare practice to Lac Brome in 1994, says was attracted to NBC by the opportunity to broaden her local client base.“For my practice, patients come from far and wide, but few from the local community.I wanted people to know locally that I exist and what I do.” Ladd, who attended the second NBC meeting in April, says he was drawn partly out of curiosity about the people and services within the surrounding business community.Though his own reputation as a landscape painter is firmly established after 37 years of painting, he sees value in one-on-one networking.“1 do know that if I meet 10 people, one will have his interest piqued enough to show up at my studio.” Next month's meeting will be held May 30, 7:45 a.m.at Chez Guy with guest speaker Rémi Lamontagne of Jardins Foster.To join, applicants must be members of the Lac Brome Chamber of Commerce.There is an additional $25 NBC.membership fee for the six-month period, plus the cost of breakfast.Applications for the Lac Brome Chamber of Commerce and the Network Breakfast Club Lac Brome can be obtained by writing to: Chambre de Commerce de Lac Brome, CP 723, Knowlton, JOE 1V0, or by e-mail to bit@cclacbrome.qc.ca.BMP to host info meeting The Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital Foundation will hold an information meeting at Sutton Legion Hall, 2 Curley St.May 15, at 7:30 p.m.The meeting will feature two presentations.Dr.Jean-Charles Godreau, a long standing veteran in the BMP’s Emergency Unit will speak specifically on the unit, the services it offers, its linkages with other trauma centres beyond the immediate region and the challenges it that all similar trauma centres face today.Frank Johnston-Main, executive director of the BMP Hospital Foundation, will also report on the various medical equipment which the BMP Foundation has purchased over the past year.Coffee and tea will be served.The meeting is one of a series of public meetings the BMP Foundation is holding throughout Brome-Missisquoi.For more information, call 266-5548.mne\ mers hoot carp specialist Receipts available Manicure and Nail Care Gift Certificates available 266-0997 -4S de la Rivière, 141c * .~ i \oi^e \ou mom (Royaume du Steak STEAK HOUSE “REAL STEAK LOVERS DINE WITH US” Table d’Hôte Menu $11 95 Cun efcecfalty ü iteaA Cut eve 6ave «¦ lexnye (Mtiietq nteali te i-uit eventyoite o faite! 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