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THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Mark Warnholtz leads A’s to big win.See Page 13 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#()040007682 Monday, August 1, 2005 150 Reasons To Love Gould 'i'j Vj rA *f PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Located between Sherbrooke and Lac-Mégantic, Gould, the first village of the Gaelic Townships, is where the semi-Irish and semi-Scottish founding families of Cowan and Hanright chose to live.The Presbyterian church, general store, Vernacular-style homes and three ancestral cemeteries also reflect the region’s Scottish settlement.Ibis weekend, the municipality put on a great show for residents and visitors of all ages to celebrate its 150th birthday.See Page 8 for more photos from the parade.Abbotsford bylaw will make sugar shacks less homey By Maurice Crossfield Knowlton A proposed bylaw governing the construction of sugar shacks on Mount Yamaska won’t affect the builder of a deluxe clifftop operation, but it will keep a tight rein on future projects./ “What was done was deplorable, not just for the people of the mountain, but for the entire population,” said Martial Gousy, mayor of St-Paul-d’Abbotsford during a public consultation on the issue Thursday night.The consultation meeting was held to discuss draft bylaws governing the construction of maple sugar operations on the mountain.The mountain is zoned for agricultural use, and the only buildings allowed are sugar shacks.Earlier this year, Steve Gagné decided to realize a longtime dream of building near the summit of the mountain.Because the existing municipal bylaw did not describe what constituted a sugar shack, he built a deluxe, multi-level building with large windows and an extensive deck, perched on a cliff.According to the plans only one thirty-second (1/32) of the building is designated for the sugaring operation.See Zones, Page 2 Filched fifth-wheel found but no sign of purloined poodle By Rita Legault Sherbrooke After hitching a ride in a provincial police helicopter on Friday, Sherbrooke police located the stolen fifth-wheel trailer that was snatched from the parking lot of the Carrefour de l’Estrie on Wednesday afternoon.But police have not located Bungee, the purloined poodle that was in the trailer when it was stolen, or the white Ford F-250 that was hauling it.Sherbrooke Police spokesman André Lemire said Friday detectives believed they would be able to locate the inconspicuous trailer from the air."It not very easy to hide,” he said of of the 11-metre (37-foot) long white 2006 model Sandpiper trailer.See Luck, Page 4 Milk Lait de la MRC He Coaticook ugust 4th to 7th, 2005 Come visit Coaticook and its beautiful region THURSDAY, AUGUST 4TH 6:30 p.m.Opening Cocktail* 7:00 p.m.“Expertise" Competition and Animal Showing Lessons FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH 9:30 a.m.Young Farmers^ludging Competition 7:00 p.m.4x4 Truck Pulls* SATURDAY, AUGUST 6TH 9:00 a.m.Holstein Breeders Judgment 8:30 p.m.Patnck Norman* SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH 1:00 p.m.Lawn Tractor Races |Mod-Quad]’ 9:30 p.m.Closure Show • Activities have entrance lees , ¦ £8878 page 2 Monday, August 1, 2005 ¦ IHt» RECORD MAURICE CROSSFIELD •wï 'ii» kb w ' •A*" a ¦ .•vîfef.U*-3/: ¦ •.- «#• tgj?Rw About 100 Abbotsford residents turned out for a public consultation on a bylaw governing the construction of sugar shacks on the mountain.However the new rules won’t affect the controversial clifftop cabin that raised the issue in the/irst place.Zones: Cont’d from Page 1 The incredible view goes both ways, with Gagné able to see across much of the St.Lawrence lowlands, while motorists as far away as Autoroute 10 near St.Césaire being auie to see the building.The sight of the construction outraged many in the municipality, which was unable to stop it with its existing bylaw, which does not define what a sugar shack is.The town council then placed a moratorium on all future projects until the bylaw could be re-examined and new proposals put forward.Gagné’s project won’t be affected by any new legislation.However, Quebec’s farmland protection board, the CPTAQ will be keeping an eye on Gagne’s work, requiring him to get a permit to operate a sugar bush and making sure he does in fact operate the sugar bush.He will be subject to regular inspections over the next four years.“The CPTAQ, the UPA, the MRC, the council and all of our citizens are able to see what’s happening,” Gousy said.“If ever it is not operated as a sugar cabin I will be looking for all of your help to have it demolished.” What the new bylaw, if passed, will do is make sure no other sugar cabins like Gagné’s will be built on the mountain.Under the terms of the proposed bylaw an owner may not live in a sugar shack, though they may stay there while doing work.Seventy-five per cent of the building must be used for syrup production, and only 25 per cent for living space.Only ten per cent of wall space may be used for windows, and exterior walls can only be made from wood, galvanized metal or painted steel.All new sugar shacks are to be no more than one storey tall, and exterior lighting is to be limited.“I think any conscientious producer would look at this and say they could live with it to prevent future abuses," said town secretary-treasurer Daniel Rainville.“The problem is if it is not defined in the bylaw it becomes automatically accepted.” Though almost all of the 100 or so people at the meeting favoured restrictions on future construction, the draft bylaw got reactions from both sides.Some suggested the restrictions were too severe.Others thought the bylaw didn’t go far enough.“I don’t think allowing 35 per cent for windows would be too much,” suggested one producer.He also questioned the restriction on the type of exterior cladding materials required.Another resident suggested only allowing producers to stay at their cabins during the spring sugaring season.That suggestion raised the ire of a producer who explained that work in a sugar bush can be a year-round job.“The regulation aims to allow a producer to work and stay in their cabin, but prevent them from turning it into a chalet,” Rainville said.Another suggestion was to make sure there are actually maple trees on the property where the cabin is being built.Still another producer asked why restrictions should be placed on lighting.The Abbotsford council is also introducing a bylaw designating the mountain as an architectural integration zone.That bylaw gives more powers to the zoning committee and the council to make judgment calls on sugar cabin construction: The building must fit into its natural surroundings, must have a minimal impact on its surroundings and keep deforestation to a minimum.Colors must be in keeping with the surroundings.“This takes the subjective aspects out of the hands of the building inspector.Usually 12 people can come to some sort of fair, common agreement,” said Rainville.“It also makes it less likely someone won’t be stopped just because someone doesn’t like their face.” Once the 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Despite recent discoveries and seizures of marijuana plants and the arrest of their growers, much more of the illegal weed is out there in the rural regions of Quebec, says a retired provincial police investigator.“Most of the marijuana grown in Quebec is found close to the cities where they are sold, and that means in farmlands near Montreal and Quebec City,” said retired police sergeant Guy Ouellette in an interview with the Epi- centre News web site.And he added most of the grow operations are still controlled by the Hells Angels motorcycle gang from their Sorel chapter.“A lot of the Hells leaders are in jail, but that has not stopped the gang from controlling what goes on in the province,” he said.“The relationship between the growers and the gang may be discrete, but it is there.” Ouellette said his provincial police colleagues expect to find even more marijuana plant growing operations this August and September when the plants are ready for harvesting and processing.And he added farmers in the Eastern Townships and in the Mauricie region between Trois-Rivières and Quebec City are the most vulnerable to pot growers who use their fields without permission.“The police have seized about 8,000 plants in areas near Drummondville, Victoriaville and in fields in the Mauricie region,” he said.“The plants are being found mostly in large fields and the farmers who own those fields are not aware the plants are there.” Ouellette said farmers that do discover the plants are being threatened by the growers with acts of violence or arson against their homes and buildings.But he added the police are making some progress by working with the Quebec farmers union, known in French as the UPA.“The UPA officials convince the farmers to cooperate and let drug officers search their fields,” he said.“Then they make sure the farmers are not identified as collaborators or informers when the drug case comes to trial.” 4-H clubs put on great show in Richmond By Claudia Villemaire Record Correspondent Richmond Still going, and growing, Quebec’s 4-H clubs came full circle recently — just in time to celebrate their 30th anniversary at the Richmond Fairgrounds.“We have about 130 kids coming in,” said Richmond club Adam Nelson, prior to this past weekend’s event.“It has been a year in the planning and more importantly, raising funds as the host club must pay a large part of the expense of this almost three-day event.” For those who are not up to date on the clubs, they are primarily designed for the agriculturally inclined, either actively or passively, youngsters.With the 4 Hs representing head, hands, health and heart, the club aims to teach and develop community-minded citizens and, hopefully, agriculture producers with expertise.Clubs are located in every region of this province as well as across Canada and the USA, with similar organizations in many other countries.They hold clinics on exhibiting the animals they choose, seminars on leadership and community involvement and have a good time doing all these things.“Giving the kids something to do, showing them how to do it better and organizing activities they choose and plan themselves — it all adds up to a pretty interesting organization,” Adam explained.Local achievment days qualify members who place first or second to go on to regional and eventually provincial competitions.And that’s what this weekend is all about.The competitors who turn out for the anniversary event are the best in the province.With age limits as high as 21, young people can take competitions such as showmanship to a high degree of perfection.At this year’s event in Richmond, unlike the first 30 years ago when only dairy animals were exhibited, there were dairy, beef, horses, sheep, goats, rabbits, handicrafts and garden produce entered in competitions that ran the full gamut of showmanship and originality.The competitors were judged on four different competitions — dairy, beef, herd sire selection and forage.cjpps^ThÇW.was a.surprise however,, four donkeys deligftteji -the crowd vyhen they strode across the grounds.Finally, after a full slate of activities — such as the farmers’ Olympics and a show clipping competition— had kept everyone busy, the Richmond 4-H club won top honors for their team.Nelson was awarded the trophy for the young person who best exemplified the 4-H Club motto, trophies went out to individuals as well as clubs, a beef and pork barbecue topped the weekend’s events and all that was left to do was the clean-up on Sunday and of course, the traditional water fight.The 4-H clubs are all encompassing.Youngsters can bring dairy or beef type calves, horses, sheep, goats, chickens, garden produce, handicrafts or whatever they think they excell at.Local organizers build around the choices the members make, ensuring there are classes and categories for each and every variation.The rally at the fairgrounds certainly reflected those choices with a variety of animals and activities.Members of that first rally so long ago were on hand for this special weekend as well.“1 remember how we were looking for something to do that would be fun and challenging at the same time.We were only a few members, less than 10 and when we came up with the idea of a provincial rally, little did we know what a great event it would turn into,” said Ann Louise Carson, a former member and mover and shaker for that first rally.“Of the six or so members who were instrumental for that first event, I think we are all involved in agriculture today, some actually producers, others in related industries.1 feel certain our experience in 4-H helped to convince us agriculture was the way to go.” “Thanks, big, big thanks go to all our volunteers, leaders, sponsors and especially all the participants,” Adam Nelson said at the banquet.“Without you all giving time and support in whatever form, we could never have realized Sirdra grearsutcess.” * CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE/CORRESPONDENT 4-H clubs for young people, like the one in Richmond, are all about hands, head, health and heart.Advertising Consultant Tel.: 819-569-9525 Fax: 819-821-3179 jhovey@sherbrookerecord.com page 4 Monday, August 1, 2005 RECORD Hands off Northwest Passage, Graham tells U.S.By Mike Blanchfield After sparking a diplomatic row with Denmark over his impromptu visit remote Hans Island, Defence Minister Bill Graham bluntly told the United States Sunday to keep its hands off another disputed Arctic territory: the Northwest Passage.“We actually have a dispute with the United States,” Graham told CTV’s Question Period Sunday.“And our view is that’s the internal waters of Canada given the layout of the Continental Shelf and our historic exercise of sovereignty over that area.” Graham made that pointed assessment after he visited Hans Island a little more than a week ago on part of a tour of military installations of the Canadian Arctic.The unannounced visit sparked anger in Denmark, which called Graham’s unannounced helicopter touch- Brief Senior crushed by tractor in Mansonville An 80-year-old man died Friday evening after his tractor turned over on him.The man was apparently trying to clear a small ditch near Bellevue Street in Mansonville when his tractor turned over.He was trapped for about 40 minutes before rescuers could free him from under his machine.The man suffered injuries to the head and upper body and was later pronounced dead at the hospital in Magog.down an “occupation.” Both countries have been embroiled in a border dispute for decades over the island, a barren outcrop of rock less than a kilometre wide between Greenland and Canada’s Ellesmere Island.The two countries signed a treaty in 1973 drawing a border in the region, but Hans Island has remained in dispute.Both countries periodically send military hardware over to the island to demonstrate their sovereignty.Just a week before Graham’s visit, Canadian soldiers visited the island, raised a Maple Leaf, and left behind an Inuit stone marker.Danish government officials have suggested that Graham’s visit to Hans Island had less to do about concern over that island than it did about ongoing U.S.claims that of sovereignty over the Northwest Passage.The mainly frozen high Arctic passage connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and is already open to maritime traffic for part of the year.But global warming is expected open the waters to sea traffic year round.In acknowledging the dispute with the U.S.over the passage, Graham made clear it would be in the interest of the international community if it remained under Canadian sovereignty.“Other countries are raising that as an issue.This clearly will be an important passageway once it becomes feasible,” Graham said.“It’ll cut a lot of time off the trip from Europe to Japan and Asia.So it is important for Canada to make it clear to people in everybody's interest, that we must exercise our sovereignty.” Graham said it would be Canada’s responsibility to make sure the passage is not polluted.He pointed out that former prime minister Pierre Trudeau extended the Pollution Prevention Act to Arctic waters.“We recognize pollution in that area is going to affect our people, and it’s in the interest of the world that Canada be in place to control that so that everybody will be protected." Graham tried to play down his visit to Hans Island, but also continued to send defiant signals to the Danes that Canada would not tolerate its claims over the island in the future.He said he raised the possibility of a trip the island with Prime Minister Paul Martin and the Foreign Affairs department, when he was in Alert, Canada's northern most military outpost in the high Arctic.“I was doing a trip to find out what DND, my department, can do to enhance the government’s presence and to help the people in that important region of the north, given the fact there are tremendous changes there in terms of climate and more industrial and mineral and other activity,” Graham said.—Can West News Service No deaths in Townships during construction holiday Staff No deaths were recorded in the Eastern Townships during this year’s construction vacation and overall deaths are down throughout the province according to statistics from the Sûreté du Québec.The period is the height of the summer vacation period, and a busy time for the province’s roads.SQ spokesperson Manon Gaignard said 26 deaths were recorded in areas patrolled by the SQ between July 15 and 31.This is up slightly from last year’s total of 24.No deaths recorded in the Townships is also a stark difference from the three deaths, 107 injuries and 65 collisions recorded last year.One contributing factor to many accidents is drinking and driving.Last sum- mer, 48 people were arrested for impaired driving in the last two weeks of July in the Townships.SQ officers also handed out 1,800 tickets in the region for other driving infractions.According to the Société de l'Assurance Automobile du Quebec alcohol contributed to 150 deaths, 1,100 serious injuries and 2,500 minor injuries in 2003.Get Your Garage Sale Kit And Make Your Event a Success! 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what turned out to be the trailer they were looking for.The SQ pilot dropped the helicopter down low enough to block traffic on the 161 and the driver panicked, parked his load in the middle of the road, and ran into the woods to escape, Lemire said.The helicopter rose up, followed him and dropped down to intercept and arrest the fügitive, Lemire said.Lemire said the man turned out to be a 22-year-old with a long record for rob- bery and armed robbery who was currently on the lam.The suspect spent the weekend in jail and will be arraigned at the Sherbrooke courthouse today.Lemire said the trailer was positively identified as the stolen camper, but the truck that was hauling it was a different one.Police suspect it was also stolen.It will be brought in for identification to see if it, or parts correspond to previously stolen goods.In the meantime, the Jacob-Dupuis family, who had gone to stay with relatives in Quebec City, will reclaim their trailer early this week after the crime lab has been over it with a fine-tooth comb.Lemire said the family’s belongings appeared to be intact.All that was missing was the purloined puppy, a grey poodle who answers to the name of Bungee.Police are also looking for the missing truck which has a Ford M.Auger dealership sticker.The family had been on a month-long vacation when their truck and trailer with the family pet and belongings aboard were stolen between 2 and 5 p.m.Wednesday in front of the Sears Decor store at the Carrefour de TEstrie. -—-— ¦ —i —THE — RECORD Barnston-West water issue to take centre stage at council meeting By Brion Robinson Sherbrooke The Barnston-West municipal council will justify its reasons for making a near-$1.5 million bid to buy land containing fresh water wells at its municipal meeting tonight, said Mayor Michel Belzil.The municipality and council have been divided since the bid to buy the 2,403-acre lot on Ball Brook Street was put forward last week.Both sides are circulating petitions.The Sources Alaska fresh water bottling company has been trying to get rid of the land for years.It finally went up for sale two weeks ago.Council members, including Belzil, said the purchase is good for residents because it protects a valuable natural resource.“We want to protect our fresh water source,” he told The Record during a telephone interview, adding the municipality wants to buy back control of its fresh water source and preserve the water's quality for future generations.The 600 residents who make up the small municipality aren’t facing any water shortages, but Belzil said there are some who have noticed the levels of their wells getting lower.“We want to be ready if there is ever a fresh water shortage,” he said, adding most of his council is backing him up.But other residents and council members say the municipality shouldn’t spend such a large sum of money without any public consultation.The municipality has an annual budget of around $800,000 but Belzil said the actual amount paid from the coffers will be very small.The municipality has offers to buy land and buildings totaling about $400,000, and this will cover most of the bid.“We’re only going to pay $50,000 for the right to our own water,” he said.Belzil is planning to sell the idea to residents tonight, but he admitted the final decision is always “open for debate.” brobinson @sherbrookerecovd.com Monday, August 1, 2005 page 5 Drummondville beach water rated as ‘passable’ for local swimmers By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Drummondville Bathers who want to cool off at the municipal beach just off Allard Blvd.in Drummondville are being told the water is rated as only passable by officials from the Quebec Environment department.The passable rating, known as a C rating, is only one up from a D Eating, which means the beach must be closed to swimmers until conditions improve.A and B ratings indicate a beach is Excellent or Good for swimming.In a statement released by Environment minister Pierre Melançon, the water had a larger than normal amount of fecal col-iform bacteria.The statement said recent water tests taken on July 22 indicated there were 190 bacterial particles per 100 milliliters of water.Environmental officials blamed larger than normal rainfall activity in July which brought more bacteria into the beach area once the water drained off of nearby land.They also argue that much of that land is used by farmers, who frequently use manure to fertilize their crop operations.CM Proud of our athletes.Proud of us.SHfNE ^BEST Québec SS Québec is proud to support and host the Xlth FINA World Championships.The perseverance and determination of our Québec athletes is an extraordinary source of inspiration for an entire generation.Congratulations to all! 1 m , /''(V ¦ ' 7 * /¦/ ; ' * t Jean Charest Premier ministre du Québec pack 6 Monday, August 1, 2005 ^RECORD; Community Forum Provinces shouldn’t stray Canada’s first ministers appear to need a refresher course on the BNA Act, as the premiers seek a bigger role in foreign affairs while Prime Minister Paul Martin increasingly intrudes on areas of provincial jurisdiction.While it’s true that there is only one taxpayer, this trend of blurring responsibilities is troubling.Canadians don’t elect provincial premiers based on the candidates’ views about the Middle East or trade with Australia, and that’s a good thing.It’s not part of their purview and usually not part of their expertise.Premiers have more than enough to worry about in running a province without taking on global issues, too.Alberta Premier Ralph Klein shouldn’t be forced to remain in Edmonton for his entire career, commenting as he did in 2003 that it was a mistake for Canada to stay out of the Iraq war, and seeking to clarify Alberta’s position as opposed to Canada’s, was unhelpful.Just as it would be unhelpful if, say, Sault Ste.Marie’s mayor took it upon himself to espouse his community’s position on recognizing Taiwan or his Saint John counterpart chose to tell the world what his city thought about sending Canadian troops to Afghanistan.While its true that there are issues that affect different areas of this vast land differently, the overbloated federal cabinet is packed with ministers from each region who are supposed to speak for those regions.And all communities are represented by their own members of Parliament.There is great value in having a single, clear foreign affairs policy for Canada.Nations dealing with us should know where we stand.That’s why the federal government has been entrusted with that role, while more local matters, such as education, health care and municipal affairs, are the responsibility' of the provinces.It’s not too much to ask that they Viewpoint CanWest News master those tasks before they venture into federal territory, or ask the federal government to wade intô theirs.Yet at their annual gathering this month, the premiers are expected to push the federal government for a dedicated fund 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needs to be addressed.No strings attached.There may be times when a province should foray abroad.For example, if you have a particular beef (or lack thereof) with certain Northwestern U.S.states — as Mr.Klein did over the recent BSE-related border closings, a cross-border issue that involves the province — it’s appropriate that the premier be involved.But until the provinces have their own houses in order and the premiers’ desks are cleared of provincial business, they shouldn’t be trespassing on the federal government's turf.Letters to The Editor The American way Dear Editor, The cattlemen in the states (U.S.ranchers wait for new court date on cattle imports, July 22) do not want our beef and that is true, so they can keep the price sky high.They are supposed to be our friends and neighbours, but that is the American way I guess.While it was made public that they found a cow in Texas that had mad cow disease (BSE), the media stopped talking about the case after two days (Bush Country).The Americans also want to drain water from the Great Lakes to send it south so that farmers and ranchers can grow more produce and charge double the actual price.They want to drain Devils Lake (North Dakota) into the Cheyenne river that flows into the Red River and that goes north into Lake Winnipeg.What they don’t talk about much is that Devils Lake is a salt lake.The idea is to use a sand filter to remove most pathogens and pollutants from the water.According to Dwight Williamson of the Manitoba Conservation Department there are at least 12 various non-native biota and pathogens that would spread into Lake Winnipeg through the outlet.Stop our beef and thousands of farmers go broke - they don’t care.Poison our waters and kill the fish and other animals that use the water system to live — they don’t care long as they get richer by the minute.It is time the Canadian government do its job and defend our country.Reginald Lace Farnham Help your children learn about their community by reading ¦ THE I RECORD To subscribe, call (819) 569-9528 or (450) 242-1188 1-800-463-9525 RECORD Perspectives Bang for your buck Canada’s contribution to space exploration makes money, provides vital services, and helps solve mysteries of the universe Well, you asked for it, so here goes.No more starry-eyed astronaut vision of why we go into space.Just the facts.Canada is and should continue to be a space-faring nation because it’s good for Canada, because it makes social and economic sense.Period.Why the straight talk?Well let me confess that 1 blew my cool recently, hours after watching the extraordinary launch of the shuttle Discovery.For those who don’t understand just how difficult it is to go into space, let me tell you that it dwarfs every other technical achievement you will ever witness.And for those of you who don’t understand why people like me still get excited by such an event, well, all I can say is that 1 am proud that, at 56,1 still retain my sense of wonder about the inspiring things that we humans do when we put our minds to it.You have to give it to our neighbours.Whatever our disagreements, and there are many, Americans are not timid.They have bold visions and the drive to execute them.But I digress.That’s not what made me blow my cool.That came on the day when my heart was in my throat and I was feeling so much pride that Canada was playing a role in the return to flight of the space shuttle, when I was asked the perennial question.The question (which I normally handle without losing my composure) was: “Why is it that with all the poverty and social problems in the world, we are spending money on space exploration?” While I am sure the question comes from a caring person who is genuinely concerned about our social failings (as am I), I also have to say that it borders on naivete.First of all, it suggests that you can’t address social issues and have a space exploration program at the same time.Second, it suggests that space exploration has either no value, or at best, only value to a few people who are burning with curiosity about how we came to be in this vast and mysterious universe.Unfortunately, the question is often asked quite aggressively, suggesting that all money spent on space exploration is a total waste of precious resources that could best be put to much more pressing use.Well, 1 beg to differ and here's why: The space industry of this country employs nearly 8,000 people, and in 2004 generated $2.4 billion in revenues from services and manufacturing.That figure has doubled in eight years and will continue to grow.Best of all, 50 per cent of the revenue comes from exports.Not bad for an annual federal investment of $300 million.The return on this investment contributes in an important manner to the government’s tax base, thereby making more funds available for social priorities.This state of affairs is not the result of strictly focusing on a limited number of space applications such as satellite communications or earth observation.It is the result of developing a wide array of technologies that include science instruments such as telescopes, space robotics and, yes, the hardware that allows humans to venture forth into the hostile environment of space.And what do we get from space in practical terms?A great deal.That little dish on the corner of your house is receiving all those TV stations from a satellite.The evening weather forecast is using American weather satellite images (images that save lives by accurately following the paths of oncoming hurricanes).Another American constellation of satellites called the Global Positioning System or GPS is helping ships, trucks, planes and backpackers locate themselves accurately anywhere on the globe.Earth observing satellites (including Canadian ones) are helping us assess the effects of disasters, monitor oil spills, keep an eye on our resources, detect changes due to global warming, monitor our security and sovereignty, and understand the health of our protective ozone layer.That invisible space infrastructure above your heads is having a very real effect on your life.It allows those liv- Bombing suspects turned violent that gave them refuge By Mike Blanchfield At least three of the four alleged bombers who unsuccessfully tried to blow up London’s transit system on July 21 are from the war-torn Horn of Africa.They came to Britain as young men, fleeing carnage and war, in search of a new life.But they allegedly attacked their newly adopted country, and in doing so, had a deeper effect that is now'just becoming obvious: They have forever altered the power dynamic between Britain and its colonial legacy in Africa.Before July 21, Africa’s woes seemed far way, something tragic but nonthreatening to life in the modern world.It seemed Africa’s problems could be addressed at the discretion of the well-intentioned, whether it was forcing it onto the agenda of a major world summit, or coming to a large park on a beautiful sunny day to hear vague platitudes from entertainers.On July 21, Africa apparently struck back directly at Britain — and by extension the Western world — for the first time.Sure, there were the al-Qaida attacks on the American embassies and Kenya and Tanzania.But the implication behind July 21 is clear: Continue to ignore Africa, and it could lead to a bloody nose on your own soil.Prime Minister Tony Blair knew instinctively that African anger would one day reach beyond its Third World borders, but he probably had no idea it would manifest itself in the way it apparently did when three men of African origin allegedly attempted to blow up three subway cars and a bus in the heart ofLondon.A recent report by Belgium’s International Crisis Group said that the West- ern world was ignoring, at its peril, the growing terrorist threat in East Africa, particularly Somalia.Somalia is a former British and Italian colony that has an endless history of misery — civil war, famine and violence — that has sent its people fleeing across the world.An estimated 70,000 live in London alone, and have roots in the city’s east end that date back to the First World War.Muktar Said Ibrahim, 27, who allegedly tried to blow up the No.26 Hackney bus on July 21, fled neighbouring Eritrea, a totalitarian and closed state that emerged from its own bloody civil war 12 years ago and has been at war, on and off, with its neighbour Ethiopia since then.Osman Hussain, 27, who was arrested Friday in Rome and is suspected to trying to blow up the Shepherd’s Bush Monday, August 1, 2005 page 7 ing in the Far North to connect to the rest of the world.It allows you to use your cellphone across continents.And yes, it also allows us to do science that uncovers the mysteries that surround us, such as why solar activity can wreak havoc on our powerline grids, why we have the magical spectacle of the Northern Lights, where the earth fits in this vast universe, and whether we are alone or not.All of this is possible because of our investment in research and in developing the technologies that take us to space, whether we are launching spacecraft, robotic probes or humans.And then there are the spinoffs.The fruits of research are seldom only of value in the initial area in which the research was focused.Research and development invariably cross boundaries and lead to valuable other benefits, such as space robotics that are being tested in our surgical operating rooms.So, I’ve said it.Canada was the third nation in space.It gets a great big bang for its investment in space.It’s worth making the effort to understand those benefits.It’s not really rocket science.And did I mention that Canadians are proud of what we do in space and want us to continue what we started nearly 50 years ago?There, I feel much better.Former astronaut Marc Garneau is PRESIDENT OF THE CANADIAN SPACE Agency.on country train on July 21, is an Ethiopian-born naturalized Britain.Italian television reported Saturday that Hussain used fake documents to come to Britain to pretend to be fleeing the war in Somalia.On Saturday, as the interrogation of Hussain began, Italian Interior Minister Giuseppe Pisanu acknowledged that the rest of Europe was now casting a watchful eye over East Africa, an ominous acknowledgment that the terrorism rooted there also posed a threat well beyond British borders.“We are following the evolution of the overall situation in the Horn of Africa where, in stateless lands, al-Qaida has arrived and settled, and from where it tends, in various ways, to dispatch its followers into Europe and the rest of the world.” —CanWest News Service page 8 Monday, August 1, 2005 ^RECORD, Gould celebrates identity, 150 years of history i i * nryrrrfrrjc - # !!*)¦ mm W0 1 ^ ¦# IS® , ’ ; » Ct2 *¦; ;*** - NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Summer Schedule: June 20th to August 19th If you plan to make changes to your subscription (i.e.start, stop, address change), please be advised we need one (1) 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Townships INSIDE Army May Kinney In a garden state of mind .see Page 11 Tel: 819-569-6345; Fax: 819-569-3945 Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, Aucust 1, 2005 page 9 Latin aerobics steam up the dance floor CANWEST NEWS SERVICE Nino Acosta leads a Latin Aerobics class at his Latin Corner Dance Studio in Calgary.¦ *4 mmm E30^=t»a>»e By Robin Summerfield We’re learning how to be hunters.But our prey, apparently, won’t be felled with any bow and arrow.Instead, the lethal weapon is a shaking, shimmying booty.“Forget about it.Don’t think about it, just do it,” our teacher Nino Acosta tells us before we try our hand, or, more specifically, our butts afthis frenetic African dance move.Basically, we’re flicking our hips and shaking our behinds as fast as we can.We try to keep the beat, shaking what our mommas gave us, but it’s not easy.Vibrating like a washing machine takes work.It’s a sweaty, heart-thumping, bottom-jiggling workout.It is also an absolute riot of a time.This is Latin Aerobics — an amalgamation of hip hop, African dance, merengue, mambo, bachata, cha cha and a full-on aerobic workout, complete with squats, crunches and push-ups.And it’s the latest offering from Calgary’s Latin Corner Dance Studio, the Eau Claire Market dance studio owned by 31-year-old Acosta, a native of the Dominican Republic.Latin Aerobics is a hip-swivelling, somewhat sexy, but completely clean romp that is as hard an aerobic workout as anything found in any fitness class in any gym.No dance experience is necessary, only a willingness to let yourself go and put that well-ingrained idea that you can’t dance out of your head.“When people say they don’t have rhythm, what they have is fear,” says Acosta.“They have rhythm, but they just don’t know it.” To that end, the class is about mov- ing and, as Acosta says, “not thinking.” There is a lot of hip grinding, shoulder rolling, jumping and jiggling, all witn plenty of attitude.Some moves, like the box step, a simple, four-step crossover, have a decidedly street and hip-hop feel to them — a kind of loose and down low attitude.Others, like the basic cha cha step, are all about the hip.The wave engages back, shoulders and arms as we roll our spines.We learn the hitch step and the Suzi Q— a two-step, hop combo.We spin, we hit the mambo and we do the bachata — a country-style dance from the Dominican Republic.Instead of learning all the dances, students are taught single and very basic steps from different styles that are worked into the aerobics-style class.Acosta calls it the Sayia routine, after his 18-month-old daughter.“He’s working miracles,” says fortysomething Calgary neurosurgeon Deon Louw, who started taking classes with Acosta in 2004 and is now a Latin aerobics regular.Admittedly not so light on his feet, (“My friends would run away when I would dance,”) Louw has seen his moves and confidence on the dance floor improve dramatically, as well as his state of well-being.“It’s good for your brain and it’s good for stress relief,” Louw says.The music is fun, loud and all over the map, rhythmically speaking.One can’t help but move with this music blasting.Students drip with sweat and T-shirts soak through within a few minutes.“It’s a really great workout.It helps take the weight off slowly,” says Steve Klap, 50, who has been taking the class two times a week for the past three months.—Can West News Service SAVE ON THE NEWSSTAND PRICE! 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Sherbrooke 185, Burlington Tel.: (819) 566-2620 1-800-378-2620 Chomedey-Laval 994, bout.Curé Labelle Tel.: (450) 682-7676 1-877-682-7676 Granby 44, St-Jude Sud Tel.: (450) 777-4644 1-800-378-4644 - J www.despreslapoite.com The summer is a key time in which to do job-search research, says Sylvie Bacon, vice-president at DBM, an international human capital management firm.“We understand if someone wants to take time off during the summer, but it’s my role to tell my clients that if they want to start a job in October, they have to work on the job search during the summer,” said Bacon.Here are eight reasons to keep your search focused during the dog days of summer.1.The field has been narrowed: While it’s true that managers and human resource officials take summer vacations, not everyone leaves town.What’s more, because many jobseekers slow their searches during the summer, those who stay in the market have an edge.“It takes an average of three months to find a job,” Bacon said.2.Being diligent has its advantages: While the slower pace during the dog days means you’ll have less access to interviewers, this is a perfect time to do the research that precedes an active job search.3.It’s a good time to upgrade your skills: Summer is a perfect time to improve on job skills you lack.Consider taking an online course that can sharpen your technical skills, for instance.4.Networking can be done outdoors.“The summer provides us with ample networking opportunities," Bacon said.“Barbecues and the golf course are all potential networking places.That’s why it’s important to prepare your CV and cover letter first.If you haven’t, you’ll be hesitant to network because you won’t know how to present yourself.” 5.A relaxed corporate atmosphere can be used to your advantage: While it’s true there are fewer decision-makers at work, the slower summer schedule often makes it easier to schedule informational interviews.6.Timing is everything: Companies often want to hire people before year-end.That means that the autumn is a busy time for recruiting.Doing the job search groundwork during the summer enables you to be first out of the gate after Labour Day.7.It’s a good time to make initial contacts: Make contact with recruiters during the first two weeks of August, Cahill says.8.Temp work is easy to find: If you’re contemplating a career change or move to another industry, summer is an excellent time to seek temporary postings because companies use temps to replace their vacationing workers.—Can West News Service Townships Life - —rm: ¦¦¦ 1 1 ' RKCORD Nature’s Way / Monday, August 1, 2005 page 11 Celebrating a great summer Over the last two years, many readers have inquired on how my walk-through perennial flower garden was doing.The severe flooding during the summers of 2003 and 2004 left me expecting the loss of many plants, but to my delight most of the perennials have made it, I’d say that after the finally tally there was about a 20-per cent loss.Now getting the ground back into shape has been another thing: you just can’t weed, and mulch does no good when plants; are under water.But it' does seem that ‘witch’ grass roots thrive on Anna May Kinney The gardens are in a colder micro-climate and are usually pretty well finished by the 24th of August.A SUMMER LIKE NO OTHER With this June and July more like August, it’s anyone’s guess what this August and September will bring.While many of my friends in other .parts of Canada and the US have watched as their lawns turn browned and their vegetable gardens shriveled and died, and a friend in Arkansas told me that many of her vegetables just baked right on the vines at 105 F.(40C) We’ve been unbelievably lucky here in Quebec.those wet conditions, which means the weeds had two summers to regain their prominence and became the biggest challenge of my gardening life.The one thing I am most sad about is the loss of my beloved delphiniums.If anyone has delphiniums to share, please contact me through the Record; all of mine were in a low area causing those beds to be totally wiped out.Many of you have asked if I will be opening the gardens to the public again.The answer is yes and no.Being that MS is a very unpredictable disease, and I never know when I will be able to do my normal work, or have to spend an entire day in bed, it is just not manageable for people to show up at any given time during the day.So for the last few years 1 have only had people visit by appointment, so if you would like to come over, please give me a call.While new record temperatures were being set here and almost everywhere, and 30C days became the norm for both June and July, we did not have the draught conditions that our neighbors in Ontario and other places had.While many of us felt overcome with the intense heat, there was either a cold front that moved in setting off showers and thunderstorms or a low pressure moved in with light rain every few days.Remarkably even though it turned out to be hotter than normal, the gardens rarely needed watering, the wells have kept comfortably full and the rain barrels have been topped off every few days.All of this has made for ideal growing conditions here in Southern Quebec.Gardening during a heat wave is possible if one does a little schedule shifting.Getting up at sunrise and heading out to the garden first thing can accomplish much accomplished while the temperature is still comfortable.For those of us with health conditions we should never try to work in the gardens during the hottest parts of the day.For late risers you have another chance to get out there in the early evening.To me the morning is the best because the humidity is still lower, while in the evening the air often stays heavy and even polluted till after nightfall.New additions You all saw my potato experiment this June.Well it turned out so well that 1 decided to create a new potato patch in a higher area and 1 am pleased to say it has out done all expectations, the plants are some of the healthiest 1 have ever seen.Also created a new corn area, which has already set ears and is thriving.The first tomato should be ripe for the picking on August first, and we’ve been eating broccoli, cucumbers, lettuce, and summer squash for a couple of weeks.In fact my days are quite full with cooking and freezing vegetables for winter, there is about 20 lbs of summer squash, six pounds of peas and loads of broccoli to put up each and every day, and the green beans are almost ready to start.I don’t know how your garden is doing, but I would love it if you wrote and told me what you think of this summer and how it has affected your area.For me this has been one, if not the best gardening year of my life.¦-*.y i "V- r* V .•«ss %»>! £;w-.v t r - .V •t « t-.V COURTESY ANNA MAY KINNEY Salad days are here for a little while longer: Good weather and a green thumb cun produce tasty results, lass the dressing! Garden should reflect what you like By Kerry Moore When Urban Oasis consults on a garden, the landscaping team returns a year later.With business partner Mark Driitz, Jonathan Lau is a specialist in incorporating Asian elements into western design.“When we go back to these gardens, often we see just tiny things are done,” says Lau.“People are afraid of getting it wrong, so they don’t do anything.” Sounding just a little frustrated, Drutz says there is no right and wrong.People, he says, worry about what neighbours think, “but gardening is about what you think, feel and like.’’ You have to try, adds Lau.“You can’t be frozen by worry.” On a walk through Dr.Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden where classical landscaping principles are applied, the two make sense of ideas in practice.“Look for yin (soft-plant-natural-female) and yang (hard-rock-sculpture-masculine) elements placed together.” Lau points out yin/yang combinations.They are never equal in size, he explains, “but a small rock with a large plant or the opposite.And not 50/50, it can be more of one or the other.” Although the pairings are pleasing to the eye, he notes, “there is always more.” Water is a soft element but its container (pond or pot) is hard, so it is complete.But this compact combination also offers sound and a reflecting surface — two other Asian garden elements.Rock itself can be smooth and black, red and sharp, grey and flat or pink and flaking, which adds to the creative possibilities.A plant may offer movement like bamboo in a breeze while shapes of rocks or sculpture suggest images.Contrasts of foliage also create interest: a broad leaf with a needle, a red leaf with a yellow leaf.The idea, says Lau, is to create thoughtful places.Paths, he adds, should curve through gardens or rise so that people take longer to walk through.Plants or elements are placed at bends to give strollers reason to pause.Asian gardens use frames to create nature-pictures.The view through a house window can frame a portion of the garden, as can the arch over a garden gate, the doorway of a home or patio.Take advantage, says Drutz, of these frames to create a picture (seen through them) of, say, a rambling rose over a shed, a clematis in a rhododendron or an ornamental pot set in a border.—Gin West News Service Townships Life page 12 Monday, August 1, 2005 record: At Work Work accidents ‘should not be socially acceptable cost of doing business’ Army Cadet A Bom Leader COURTESY ARMY CADETS St-Camille resident and army cadet Marie-Pier Baby, pictured here, is currently in Banff, Alta., attending the six:week Leadership and Challenge course at Rocky Mountain National Army Cadet Summer Training Centre, located 75 kilometers northwest of Calgary.Over 200 cadets from Canada and other countries have participated in the summer camp every year since 1990.Cadet-Sgt.Baby, who entered the cadets in 2001, is one of the top cadets in Canada and was among those who represented our country alongside cadets from Great Britain and the U.S.Technology report By Brian Morton More than 60 per cent of Canadians believe that workplace accidents are inevitable — a conclusion that means more must be done to change people’s perceptions about what’s acceptable in terms of job safety, according to a Simon Fraser University professor.“(Accidents) should not be socially acceptable as the cost of doing business,” said Rick Iverson, professor of human resource management at SFU’s Faculty of Business Administration.“Can we do more (to prevent) workplace death, injury and disease?The hope is yes." Iverson made the comments in a keynote address at a recent conference in Vancouver about an Ipsos-Reid study on worksite safety on behalf of the WorkSafeBC (the former Workers’ Compensation Board) and Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada.The study concludes that while nearly two-thirds of Canadians reject the idea that injuries caused by drinking and driving are an inevitable part of life, that’s not the case for workplace accidents, which result in 350,000 Canadians injured each year.Results varied by region, with more than two-thirds of people in B.C.(67 per cent) agreeing that workplace accidents are inevitable.That compares with On- tario (56), Alberta (59) and Quebec (64).The study also concluded that people with higher education were more likely to question the inevitability of workplace accidents.“This is staggering,” said Iverson of the study’s conclusion.“Two-thirds of the respondents reject the notion (that accidents and injury caused by drinking and driving are inevitable), while two-thirds of respondents agree (that workplace accidents are inevitable).” Queen’s University School of Business associate dean Julian Barling, who joined Iverson on the podium, said there are four main themes to a safe workplace: values (management concern for employee safety), communication, training and systems and procedures (quality of safety management).He said while most managers agreed that safety in the workplace is very important, a far lower percentage follow through by giving safety training and procedures a high priority.“And a safety climate is significantly lower in larger organizations,” said Barling He said one way to change attitudes is by adopting the same response to drinking and driving, which is now seen as preventable and intolerable, with blame placed on the perpetrator.—Can West News Service By Steve Makris Sex & Gaming: Last week, after much protest, the violence-ridden Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game was pulled off store shelves by producer Rockstar Games for hidden sexual content, viewable by easily accessible console modifications.Rockstar parent, Take-Two Interactive Software, admitted sex scenes were also hidden in PC, Xbox and PlayStation 2 console titles.Bell Goes for Youth: Bell Canada announced Solo Mobile wireless service, available Aug.1, designed exclusively for the 13-to 24-year-olds.Apart from no contract or activation fee and a cheap $30 monthly plan for 100 daytime and 1,000 nighttime minutes, Solo Mobile offers unlimited “walkie-talkie” mode across Canada for one buck a day and free text messaging.Gee, I’m a working dad, do I qualify?You wonder how Bell makes money on this deal.Wait a minute! That’s $30 a month and another $30 for “walkie talkie.” That’s more than my cellphone bill.Well, anything for the youthful “underserved consumer segments," as Bell VP Mobility Jim Jaques put it.According to Bell Canada, a little more than 50 per cent of our darlings have cellphones compared to 65 per cent in the United States and 98 per cent in Italy.Serious Candid Camera: There is talk south of the border about increased video- camera surveillance in public places.The recent impressive surveillance in London, capturing images of suicide bombers on their way to their deadly missions, has U.S.government officials and civil liberties groups lining up for ethical battles ahead.The London bombing video captures are becoming part of the chilling message these bombers — smart enough to know they are being videotaped - want to leave us with.This catching the bad guys after the fact is old technology.Intel researchers showed me smart, wireless videocameras that recognized and acted on the difference between someone getting in their car and someone breaking into it.We have a ways to go.Vista?: Microsoft announced the name of its long-awaited and much-delayed new operating system, Windows Vista.Originally code-named Longhorn, the OS is scheduled for release in mid-2006, making it the longest time between the software giant’s software cycle.CNET News.com reported varied reaction from a poll of more than 3,000 readers.About 45 per cent said they will get used to Windows Vista while 40 per cent didn’t like it, and 15 per cent thought it was OK.Microsoft’s advertising tagline for Vista is Clear, Confident, Connected: Bringing clarity to your world.” One blogger thought VISTA stands for “viruses, infections, spy-ware, trojans and adware.” Hmmm.—Can West News Service CANWEST NEWS SERVICE jrrr: Hiyfpg **»Tt to •» • 9 jso-t noo pi-«.4^ .«S' -V T .j The recent death of a garbage truck driver is just one of the 150 workers who died on the job on average in B.C.annually.^ INSIDE —mu » - Sports Alssend WR Kwame Cavil to Edmonton in trade for defensive lineman .see Page 14 WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, December 1 1, 2003 page i: The A’s have it: Athlétiques a shoe-in for playoffs By Mike Hickey Special to The Record The Sherbrooke Athlétiques BRP took another step closer to a playoff berth in the Quebec Junior Elite Baseball League when they swept a doubleheader from the Charlesbourg Alouettes at Sherbrooke’s Arnédée Roy Stadium behind some outstanding pitching by Sebastien Roy, Aaron McK-elvey and Mark Warnholtz.Roy overcame a difficult first inning in which he yielded a pair of runs to record his second win of the season.For his part, McKelvey didn’t allow a hit in three hits of relief, as Sherbrooke rallied for a 5-2 in the first game.Warnholtz then delivered a masterful four-hit shutout in the nitecap to lead Sherbrooke to a 6-0 victory.The twin wins improved the Athlétiques BRP to 15-20 on the season and gave them a game ahead of Saguenay Paramedic Voyageur and two and a half games ahead of the Laval associates in the battle for the league’s eighth and - ' ¦ y ¦ ’j PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Steeeriiike! After the dust settled, Sherbrooke's sluggers pulled off a decisive win over the Charlesbourg Alouettes.final playoff spot.BRP are just two games behind a trio of Just as important, the Athlétiques teams (Charlesbourg, the LaSalle Cardi- nals and the St-Eustache Bisons who are all tied for fifth place.Sherbrooke had a chance to move closer to those three teams yesterday when they played another doublehead-er, this time on the road against the Quebec Diamonds.In Saturday’s opener, the Alouettes jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first inning as Roy was touched off for four hits and a pair of runs.However Sherbrooke took advantage of three Charlesbourg errors to score five unearned runs.They got two in the bottom of the first as Jean-Sebastien Gauthier’s double drove home Eric Prah and Philippe Lachapelle.Sherbrooke broke the tie with a three-run third inning, highlighted by Gauthier’s second double of the game and a RBI single by Mathieu Allard.Meanwhile Roy settled down and allowed just one hit in the next three innings before giving way to McKelvey.The rookie of Ayer’s Cliff was See Athléthiques Page 14 Montreal Impact winning streak ends at 15 By Mike Hickey Special to The Record It was bound to happen sooner or later, but when the Montreal Impact finally lost a regular season home game, head coach Nick DeSantis was not a happy man.The Atlanta Silverbacks scored two quick goals Friday and then held on for a 2-1 win, snapping the Impact’s undefeated streak at 15, a new league record.“It was disappointing,” De Santis said after the game.“We had to falLbe-hind 2-0 before we started to play and it was too late.” Atlanta took a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute when defender Adilson De Lima knocked in a corner kick taken by Antonio De La Torre that beat Impact goalkeeper Greg Sutton to his left.Two minutes later, forward Fabian Dawkins doubled the lead for Atlanta.After receiving a deep pass from David Hayes, Dawkins broke away alone on Sutton, swerved around him to his right and scored in an open net.It was the 11th goal of the season for Dawkins.The Impact got back in the game in the 29th minute, thanks to Gabriel Ger-vais’ first goal of the season.The play began with a corner kick by Patrick Leduc to forward Darko Kolic who headed the ball to Gervais’ feet.Gervais, alone on the far post, converted the pass for his first goal since July 4, 2003.At the 53rd minute, the Impact came close to evening the score, but defender Nevio Pizzolitto’s goal was called back because of an offside.Mauro Biello also got a goal called back at the 63rd minute, on an offside.At the end of the game, the Impact put a lot of pressure on the Atlanta defence but was unable to capitalize.Sutton, who allowed two goals in a game for the first time this season, set a new club record by reaching the 10,000-minute mark with the Impact.Now in his fifth season with Montreal, he has played a total of 10,059 minutes.He is also only one win away from tying the club record of 60 career wins set by Paolo Ceccarelli.Montreal ended the one-game losing streak less than 24 hours later as they blanked the Charleston Battery 1-0.Impact midfielder Masahiro Fuka-sawa scored the only goal of the game in the 64th minute.After receiving a centering pass from Zé Roberto in the box, Fukasawa beat Battery goalkeeper Mike Behonick with a shot to his right, to score his first goal of the season with the Impact.Battery forward Usiel Vazquez almost tied the game in the 70th minute, but his shot from outside the box hit the crossbar.“We bounced back very well from yesterday’s loss and it’s very satisfying,” DeSantis said Saturday night.“We followed the game plan for 90 minutes by staying disciplined defensively.We controlled the ball and also slowed the game down.We were able to stop them in the midfield and we only gave them a few scoring chances.We were able to take advantage of a quick counter-attack to score the winning goal.” With the win, the Impact remain in first place in league standings, with 38 points, four points ahead of the Rochester Raging Rhinos, the Richmond Kickers and the Seattle Sounders, all tied at 34 points.The Impact have two games in hand on the Sounders and three games in hand on the Rhinos and the Kickers.The Impact plays its next game Sunday, Aug.7, at Claude-Robillard Sports Complex against the Atlanta Silver-backs (4 p.m., CKAC, CJAD).Earlier in the week the Impact learned that Sandro Grande has signed a three-season deal with first division club Viking Stavanger of Norway.The 27-year-old midfielder was the Impact’s first-round pick at the See Impact Page 14 ¦H| '¦;V: ¦¦¦;; see a counsellor for more information HMRMNKMlWNMWMWRMMNMiHNIMMIIMWMwgMMBMIlMMMM Ü889 IN SHAPE FOR RETIREMENT?IN SHAPE FOR MORE ENERGY?IN SHAPE FOR SUCCESS?TO PREVENT BACK ACHES F WELL-BEING '¦MAXICLUB.COM *—1—1—1———————————¦¦¦¦ i i wTIIK» page 14 Monday, August 1, 2005 RECORD ========^^=— SPORTS You’ll feel SO MUCH BETTER -At- _, :rFF* lx L EL* -ome see us or call: 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Washington Nationals, Sportsnet.• FOOTBALL: 7:30 p.m.; Canadian Football League, Saskatchewan Roughriders at Montreal Alouettes, TSN, RDS.Friday • GOLF: 4 p.m.; PGA The International, second round, TSN.• BASEBALL: 7 pan.; Major League Baseball, New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays, Sportsnet.• FOOTBALL: 10 p.m.; Canadian Football League, Edmonton Eskimos at B.C.Lions, TSN.Around Town To submit your sporting event, fax it to 819-569-3945, e-mail newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com or contact Mike Hickey at 819-569-6345.Impact: CONT’D FROM PAGE 13 1998 college draft but Grande took advantage of his double citizenship to kick off his pro career in Italy.In the spring of 2001, he became the first Quebec-born player to sign a contract with a Serie A club, in Italy, when he signed a three-year agreement with Brescia.He joined the Impact in 2004.Last season, he started 22 of 23 games for a total of 1,902 minutes played.In his first season with Montreal, he tallied four goals and one as- sist for nine points.He was selected to the first all-star team and was voted newcomer of the year with the Impact.This season, after missing five games due to a groin injury, Grande returned to the lineup June 22, scoring the game-winning goal in a 4-2 victory over the Charleston Battery.He netted his second goal of the season against the Timbers in Portland on June 30 in a 1-0 win.Grande had recently joined the Canadian national team for the Gold Cup tournament, which was held in the United States from July 6-24, where he played all three games of the first round.Baseball Athlétiques: Cont’d from Page 13 outstanding as he gave up just two walks and struck out three as he recorded his first career save.Losing pitcher Charles Broulette deserved a better fate, but was charged with his seventh defeat of the season.Warnholtz was the story in the second game as he notched his fourth consecutive win of the year to improve his season record to 5-4.The Lennoxville lefty yielded just four hits and three walks while striking out 10, and lowered his earned-run-average to a paltry 2.44.He received all the offence he would need in the first inning when Sherbrooke scored three runs.Phillipe Lachapelle got things started when he drove in Jean-Patrick Mailhot with a double.After Simon-Pierre Bernier walked, Gauthier stroked a double, the first of his three hits, to drive in Lachapelle and Bernier.The Athlétiques BRP added an in- surance run in the second, and put the game out of reach in the third-, as Jean-François Belisle and Benjamin Lamothe-Michaud each drove in a run.Sherbrooke committed four errors, but Warnholtz was able to pitch around them.Sunday’s doubleheader in Quebec City was the first of five consecutive road games for Sherbrooke.They meet the first-place Longueuil Dues Wednesday and then play a crucial doubleheader against Laval Saturday.They return home to host St-Eustache on Sunday.Advertise in our Career Section Many Record readers expect to change employment within the next year.Shouldn’t your ad be in The Record’s Career Section?For reservations or further information, please call 569-9525 RECORD Monday, August 1, 2005 page 15 Death Death Death Death DANDENAULT, Daniel (1953 - 2005) - At Sutton, peacefully surrounded by his family, July 29th, 2005.Beloved husband of Lucie Tousignant, he leaves to mourn his children: Mathieu, Philippe, Audrey and Vincent: his mother Juliette Ménard Dandenault; his brothers Martin (Lisanne), Roch (Margot), Louis (Julie) and Jean (Kathleen); his in-laws Dr.Benoit Tousignant and Monique Lalib-erté; his brother-in-law Dr.Guy Tousignant (Christine), his sister-in-law Louise, as well as many nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.Daniel leaves us the living memory of a real, good, open, helpful, patient, sporty and devoted man.All those who have known Daniel will only have to think of him to feel better and willing to spread goodness around them.Family will receive at Des-ourdy Funeral Home, 31 Principale St., Sutton, tel.: 538-2306, Sunday July 31st, from 7 p.m.to 10 p.m.and Monday August 1st, from 9 a.m.to 11 a.m.Funeral will follow in Ste-André de Sutton Church at 11 a.m.The family would like to thank the medical staff for the loving care given to Mr.Dandenault and specially Dr.Ingrid Hings of Montreal General Hospital, Dr.Scott O’Kumo and Dr.Brigitte Barette of Mayo Clinic and Dr.Michel Camirand.Instead of flowers, donations to the Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Foundation would be greatly appreciated.Sawyerville Jeanne Lowry There were around 60 people on Friday night 8th of July at Jan and Randy Hartwell’s.There were Lowrys and neighbours and friends, also some of my relatives.This was our annual barbecue that we have when Marlene is home for her holidays.Marlene Lowry was at Justin and Jeanne Lowry for her holidays and visiting others.Justin and Jeanne with Marlene attended church in Birchton and Clifton.Rev.and Mrs.Gerald Hunt of Wasaga Beach, Ont., were dinner guests of Mrs.Evelyn Macy.Edie McBurney of High Forest was also a caller.Gerald’s grandfather was a minister here at the Baptist Church and his mother was born in the Baptist parsonage.I didn’t get to ask their names but I will find out their names.We all had a nice time together.It was their 50th wedding anniversary that day.LE ROYER, Pauline Dubuc (1913-2005) - Passed away at the Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital in Cowansville, Quebec, on Friday, July 29th, 2005, at the age of 91, Pauline Dubuc, beloved wife of the late Gérard Le Royer.She leaves to mourn her son Jacques, her granddaughters Nicole and Jacqueline, also René, Danielle and their children, her grandchildren Isabelle, Christine, Jean-François, Martine, Marie-Josée, Julie and their spouses, her eleven great-grandchildren and their family: Gisèle, Yolande, Jacqueline and André, also dear friends.Family and friends will be welcomed at the Desourdy Wilson Funeral Home, 318 Knowlton Rd„ Knowl-ton, Que., JOE 1V0, Tel.: (450) 263-1212, fax: (450) 263-9557, e-mail: info@desour-dywilson.com Dignity Memorial on Saturday, September 3rd, 2005 from 9 a.m.to 11 a.m., followed by the funeral service from the chapel in Knowlton at 11 a.m.The burial will take place at a later date.Donations can be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Quebec, 2630 King Ouest, Bureau 100, Sherbrooke, Que., J1J 2H1 would be appreciated.(Forms available at the funeral home).Memoriam Your generous contribution will help finance research into lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer.Over 700,000 Quebecers who suffer from respiratory disease thank you.A—oclailon Toll free: 1 800 295-8111 Montreal: (514) 287-7400 OLIVIER, Christine - Passed away peacefully in her home on Thursday, July 28th, 2005 in her 56th year.Christine Olivier leaves to mourn her partner William Bennett and her children: Erick Côté (Sonia) and Roxane Côté (Donald); her grandchildren: David and Elliot; her parents: André Olivier and Laura Cré-peau; her sister and brothers: Danielle, Jacques (Régine), Guy (Johanne) and Michel; mother-in-law Evelyne Strapps Bennett; brother-in-law Bryan and sis-ter-in-law Sharron (Dennis).In respect of her wishes, there will be no visitation.A graveside service will be held in the Wa-terville Cemetery at a later date.As memorial tributes, donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, would be greatly appreciated by the family.Arrangements entrusted to the Cass Funeral Homes Inc., 6 Belvidere St., Lennoxville, Que.Tel.: 564-1750 / www.casshomes.ca ST-ONGE, Louis 1924-2005 - The family is saddened by the death of Louis Joseph St-Onge who passed away accidently on Friday, July 29tb, 2005 at the age of 81 years and 2 months.He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Larose St-Onge, his six children: Carole (Richard), Brenda (Bob), Sandra (Blaine), Adrian (Judy), Rosaire (Carolyn) and Paul (Sherry), his 18 grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren.Also left to mourn are his brothers Homer, Maurice, Robert and numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews and friends.Predeceased by six brothers and one sister.Louis was the son of Joseph St-Onge and Melvina Privé.Louis was born on May 5th, 1924 in Man-sonville and was a lifetime resident of that town.Resting at the Desourdy Wilson Funeral Home at 4 Vale Perkins, Mansonville, Que., JOE 1X0, Tel.: (450) 263-1212, fax: (450) 263-9557, info@des-ourdywilson.com Dignity Memorial.Visitation will be on Sunday, July 31st, 2005, from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m., and 7 p.m.to 9 p.m.The funeral service from St-Ca-jetan Catholic Church in Mansonville will be held on Monday, August 1st at 1:30 p.m., followed by the interment at St-Cajetan Cemetery in Mansonville.Please note: Monday, day of service, the funeral home will be open from 12:30 p.m.' SULLIVAN, Edward (Sonny) - With his loving family by side, Thursday, July 28th, in his 74th year.Beloved husband of Dorothy Addis and dear father of Mary-Anne (Scott), Douglas (Barbara), Patricia (Tom), Christina (Serge), Jennifer (Danny), and four grandchildren, Michael, Stephanie, Lynzey, and Kody.Cremation Gravside service to follow at a later date.The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses of the 4th and 6th floors of the Hotel Dieu for all their care, the family would appreciate donation to the palliative care at Hotel Dieu.Interment of ashes PARSONS, Doris Mildred - Interment of ashes to be held at 11 a.m.on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005 in Moe’s River Cemetery in Quebec’s Eastern Township.Arrangements entrusted to the Desourdy Wilson Funeral Home, 104 Buzzell, Cowansville, Que., J2K 2N5, tel.:450-263-1212, fax: 450-263-9557.See More on Page 16 RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES BIRTH & DEATH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 320 per word.Minimum charge $8.00 ($9.20 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions -15% off, 3 insertions - 30% off With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: 11 a.m., day before publication.BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL 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of Waterloo.She leaves to mourn her children William (Willy), April.Her brothers and sisters, Shirley St-Onge, Raymond Wheeler, jr.(Pauline), Lucy (Gilles Dubois), Richard Wheeler) May, Barbara Wheeler (Paul), Douglas Wheeler (Suzanne), Eleanor Wheeler (Gilbert Royer).Also nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.The family will receive condolences directly at the St-Lukes Anglican Church at 1:30 p.m.Funeral service will be held on Monday, August 1, 2005 at 2 p.m., at the St-Lukes Anglican Church in Waterloo.Rev.W.Davidson officiating.Interment at the South Stukely Cemetery.Funeral arrangements: Les Résidences Funéraires Bessette, 5034, Foster, Waterloo Tel.: (450) 539-1606 or 1 888 730-6666 Fax: (450) 539-3035 www.famillebessette.com Sawyerville Jeanne Lowry Marlene Lowry has returned to Kitchener, Ont., also Diane Bell accompanied her as far as Toronto where she continued her journey to St.Catharine’s to visit her aunt.On Sunday night, our family had supper in Island Brook for an early celebration of Justin Lowry’s 80th birthday.Also we celebrated the birthdays of Marlene and Rodney Lowry which were a week or so away.Mrs.Susan Sylvester was a caller of Justin and Jeanne Lowry.MS lives here.Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world.Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada 1-800-268-7582 www.mssociety.ca • ¦the »¦¦¦ RECORD A 10 p.m.curfew on weeknights is OK Dear Annie: My daughter graduated from high school in June.“Kaitlin” has a serious boyfriend, and they spend almost all of their time at our house.My husband says a 10 p.m.curfew is sufficient time to say goodnight, regardless of whether it’s a Monday or a weekend.I think he could be a bit more lenient, especially on Friday and Saturday nights.We need help resolving this matter.Any rules for a daughter who is somewhat responsible would be greatly appreciated.I think it’s a new generation and things are done differently than when we were growing up, but my husband sees otherwise.I’m at a total loss.— Mother Who Needs Rules in Florida Dear Mother: We assume Kaitlin is over 18.That means she is an adult and needs to be given a bit more independence.Riding too hard on a child that •age will only cause resentment and a quicker exit from the house.Keep in mind, if Kaitlin lived away from home, she would have no curfew at all, and she knows it.If Kaitlin is working or attending school, a 10 p.m.curfew on weeknights is OK, although conservative.Weekends should be extended to midnight or later, and that’s only because Dad is likely to be Waiting up and shouldn’t be deprived of too much sleep.We hope this helps your husband loosen the Annie’s Mailbox chains.Dear Annie: Our son, “Theo,” died several years ago.After his death, our oldest daughter told me that Theo had confessed, while inebriated, that he had sexually molested their younger sister, “Patsy.” My daughter didn’t know what to do with this information, so she passed it on to me.Now I don’t know what to do with it.This incident would have occurred when Theo was 15, and Patsy about 6 years old.Patsy seems to idolize her big brother’s memory, so I’m not sure she remembers what happened.But she has had many problems over the years.I just wonder if any good can be gained by discussing this with her now.Can you help me?— Saddened Mother Dear Mother: There’s no way for us to know if Patsy remembers the molestation or not, and her feelings toward her brother may be colored by his death.You don’t say how old Patsy is now, but since she has had problems over the years, counseling could be a helpful option, whether or not there was molestation.If you think she would be receptive, say that you’ve noticed she’s had some difficulties lately, and ask if she would be interested in seeing someone.If she has any recollection of Theo’s behavior, it should come out in therapy.Dear Annie: Please remind your readers that back-to-school time can be extremely rough financially for low-income families with school-age kids.Twenty years ago, as a newly divorced mother of a kindergartner, I was overwhelmed by the cost of required supplies.I vividly remember bursting into tears in the back-to-school aisle at the store and vowed to help others when I was in a better financial situation.For years, I have been picking up the “loss leader” specials and donating them to my local homeless shelter.Last week, I purchased 12 packages of notebook paper at 20 cents each, six boxes of crayons at 10 cents each — you get the idea.I spent about $10 and was able to donate more than $25 of school supplies.Please ask your readers to skip that designer coffee or video rental, and use the money to make a difference in children’s lives.If you do not know of a homeless shelter or soup kitchen, ask at local churches or at the schools themselves.I assure you, somebody needs your help.— Logansport, Ind.Dear Indiana: What a fabulous and compassionate idea.We’re happy to pass the word.Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Sometimes generalists have to play specialists DEAR DR.GOTT: Recently you answered a letter regarding the antidepressant Paxil.You told the writer that, ideally, a psychiatrist should be the one who administers and monitors those patients who are taking Paxil.While this is ideal, unfortunately it is not the reality.I practice in an underserved area in central California.We have a shortage of psychiatrists and especially a shortage of psychiatrists for adolescents.I would love to be able to refer all of my depression/anxiety patients to a sub-specialist, but I cannot.I have a feeling this is probably the way it is in many parts of our country, especially with so many uninsured people.The reality is that in order to properly treat my patients, 1 prescribe Paxil and other antidepressants routinely, monitoring them very closely during the first few months of therapy.Behavioral health counseling is also encouraged.Generalists such as myself and others have to be able to deal with this and other problems in modern health care today.It is not getting any easier to refer to sub-specialists! I enjoy your column and I think you give well-rounded and thoughtful ad- vice, but in this instance, reality outweighs the ideal situation.DEAR DOCTOR: I plead guilty to endorsing the ideal versus the real on some medical issues.This is one such case.I am aware that physicians’ assistants routinely prescribe drugs — some quite powerful ones.Many general practitioners prescribe birth-control pills.Some gynecologists routinely prescribe antidepressants.In my view, these actions are theoretically not part of these practitioners’ training and specialties.But, as you pointed out, the realities of good medical practice often have to override the ideals.I accept this.However, were I to need antidepressant therapy, I would choose a psychiatrist — not a gynecologist — to guide me.DEAR DR.GOTT: In a recent column, you indicated that too much thyroid hormone replacement could easily lead to osteoporosis and other unpleasant side effects, such as rapid pulse and nervousness.I have been taking $ynthroid for 10 years because of an underactive thyroid gland.My doctor claimed that my forgetfulness would improve (it didn’t), my not-feeling-right-in-my-head would disappear (it didn’t) and 1 would feel much better on such replacement therapy.I have yet to feel better.Moreover, a bone-density test has shown that my osteoporosis is advancing, despite my reg- ular use of Fosamax.My physician has not ordered blood tests in almost two years.Your comments?DEAR READER: In my opinion, your physician is at fault for not ordering an annual (at least) blood test of thyroid function, because you may be taking too much supplement with serious consequences, including worsening osteoporosis.You should return to him and request an appropriate blood test to assess your thyroid function.Your dosage of thyroid supplement may have to be altered, because too much can lead to osteoporosis and other subtle consequences.Let me know the results.In most patients on replacement thyroid therapy, an annual T$H (thyroid-stimulating hormone) level test is a good idea.DEAR DR.GOTT: I have read numerous columns from you in which you recommend specific prescription drugs for combating osteoporosis, but in none of those columns have you mentioned Mi-acalcin nasal spray at 200 I.U.Your failure to mention this drug causes me to wonder if perhaps you consider it inferior to say Fosamax or Actonel, which you do recommend.DEAR READER: Miacalcin spray is not a particularly useful preventive for osteoporosis.Fosamax and Actonel are superior.- Dr.Peter H.Gott, M.D. =RECORD= Mônday, Audusr I, 2005 page 17 CELEBRITY CIPHER by Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present.Each letter in the opher stands for another Today's duc: D equals I ¦KLI'ZW YWAWZ M P CUR MP WAWZKLYW FWJJP Ktl HGWY KLI HDY, M Y R KLI’ZW YWAWZ MP EMR MP FGWK PMK HGWY KLI JLPW." — JLI GLJFU PREVIOUS SOLUTION - “And here’s to you, Mrs.Robinson, Jesus loves you more than you will know.” - Simon and Gartunkel (c) 2005 by NEA, Inc.8-1 Kit n’ Carlyle Alley Oop V** 4i/W lwright@ic.net (MVTÊ/Vk 0>f t>0 vOU /VM/VD> if \/i/HlL& ^ W/VT^-rt "TfeLeVlSloAi T www.comics.com 2005 by NEA, Inc.Herman fc> m © Laughingstock International Inc./dist.by United Media, 2005 ‘We didn’t reserve a table, so I brought my own.” SO YOt/RC NOT AS STRONG AS THAT GUY WHO CACCS?y C'MON, OOP YOU TWO HAVEL GOTTA MeeT FORMALLY/ a-1 Arlo & Janis 0 2005 by NEA Inc IT'S THE.FIR&TDAY OF A06U6T-DÛ WE.HAVE, TO GO TO WORK?The Born Loser *”lohgtiiae.( ho sec, brutus! 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context today or you could easily misinterpret innocent comments as intentional putdowns and become hypersensitive to all remarks being made by companions.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) — Relax and enjoy yourself with both your friends and business associates, but don’t try to mix the two together.This could cause people to think they’re being set up or used in some manner.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) — Although it is well and good that your competitive instincts are easily aroused today, make certain you don’t carry things to extremes where winning suddenly becomes everything to you.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - If you unwittingly dredge up an old, unpleasant issue, it could evoke a nasty reaction from those with whom you are sharing your day.Remember the old saying, “Let sleeping dogs lie.’’ CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) — It is not a good policy to impose business advice on another, especially when your opinion has RECORD Monday, August 1, 2005 page 19 not been requested.If the situation doesn’t pan out, you will be blamed for its failure.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) — Partnership situations may not work out too well for you today so avoid getting into a situation where you must rely on an ally to bail you out or where someone must depend on you for everything.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Innately, you’re a helpful person who usually tries to be of assistance to others, but today for whatever reason you may not be in the mood and resent it to the point of feeling imposed upon.ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Trying to make others over in your own image won’t win you any popularity contests today.Instead of frustrating yourself, merely avoid the company of those you find annoying.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Unfortunately, your tolerance and patience with family members or roommates may be at a low ebb today.If you see everyone walking round with long faces, you could be the cause.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Issuing orders may come relatively easy for you today.However, if you want others to respond to your edicts, set a worthy example to follow and, don’t be gruff with your commands.CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Make certain everybody understands the costs involved well in advance today if you are planning an outing with friends.Expenses could become a major area of dissention.Monday, Aug.1, 2005 North 08-01-05 A 10 7 6 ¥ A K 4 ?KJ52 A Q 8 3 West East A K 3 A 4 ¥ Q 8 3 ¥ J 10 9 6 ?10 9 8 4 ?A Q 7 3 4» K 7 5 2 A J 10 9 6 South A A Q J 9 8 5 2 ¥ 7 5 2 ?6 A A 4 Dealer: North Vulnerable: Both South West North East 1 ?Pass l A Pass 1 NT Pass 4 A Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: ?10 You have freedom, but not for success By Phillip Alder In the delightfully named “Some Great ‘If s’ of History,” British historian AJ.Toynbee wrote: “We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destinies.” At the bridge table, we usually have freedom of choice, and often that choice will decide the destiny of the contract — as here.How would you 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