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THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 - i _ Local team off to Barcelona competition.See Page 12 70 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Monday, July 21, 2003 Colombians mark their national day with festival Plight of refugees highlighted at rally By Liam Roberts Sherbrooke The gold, red, and blue banners of Colombia fluttered at Parc Bouder Sunday afternoon as the city’s Colombian community came to mark their country’s Independence Day.Yet at the same time they celebrated the birth of their homeland, local Colombians were equally determined to draw attention to the plight of its growing number of refugees, and send a message that Colombia is not a place to send back those in danger.The mood was mixed, as all that Colombians are proud of was on display for the fiesta.Folk music, traditional crafts and delicious empanadas and arepas were available to remind local Colombians of the riches of their ancestry.Hector Triana, an organizer of the festival, said that Sherbrooke is home to 306 proud Colombian families.See Colombia, Page 3 Cool as summer PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Martin Léveillée from the Sunglass Hut International in the Carrefour de l’Estrie shows off a pair of Oakley sunglasses, what he says is their most popular selection this summer.Other local business owners and employees also sound off on what are the most popular fads for the summer of 2003.See Pages 7 and 8 for more.I______________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ Relative of Danville hero wants mystery solved By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Danville A relative of hero Timothy O’Hea wants the mystery of his death and the possible misuse of his Victoria Cross solved, advocating the use of DNA testing and handwriting analysis to do it.“If money were no object, and subject to the co-operation of close relatives, a little bit of forensic research might produce fascinating results,” said Séamus O’Hea, a resident of Cork, Ireland, in an email.O’Hea, a British private who was born in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland in 1846, became a Danville legend in 1866 when he put out a raging fire on a train car at the town station.The car was filled with munitions destined for British soldiers who were trying to contain invasions of Irish Fenians into Canada from the United States.If he had not put out the fire, some 95 barrels of gunpowder would have exploded and caused injury and death to some 800 German immigrants in a nearby car, as well as to some of the town’s residents.O’Hea won the coveted Victoria Cross for his actions, the only one ever given out for service within Canada not performed in face of the enemy.A memorial at the town’s former municipal hall commemorates O’Hea’s brave deed.Séamus had written four years ago to then Danville Mayor Charles Noble for information about his relative's legacy.Soon after, a Record article was sent to him indicating that Timothy left the English army after receiving the medal, and eventually died in Australia in an attempt to find survivors of an expedition in that country’s interior.But that history has been reputed by B.C.researcher Elizabeth Reid, who contends that O’Hea died of possible heart disease or tuberculosis soon after leaving the army.She also theorizes that O’Hea's younger brother John took over his dead brother’s identity, wore the cross and collected the annual pension of 10 pounds that went along with it.See O’Hea.Page 4 page 2 Monday, July 21, 2003 • ¦ THE ¦«! RECORD Canada & World In Brief CANWEST NEWS SERVICE NOW.S Scott Riddell attempts to pull a 55,000-lb.firetruck during the Extreme Strength Challenge beside Edmonton City Hall over the weekend.The event is part of Klondike Days which goes until July 26 in Edmonton.Judges embrace ‘parallel parenting’ in custody battles Ottawa Judges in child custody disputes are beginning to embrace a new concept dubbed “parallel parenting” for mothers and fathers who cannot get along after divorce.Unlike joint custody and co-operative parenting arrangements, judges are imposing the new regime on feuding parents by handing out orders that clearly split up their responsibilities to minimize the need to communicate.In the current issue of Canadian Lawyer magazine, Toronto family lawyer Nathalie Boutet describes parallel parenting as a “funky new trend.” Judges in Ontario, in particular, appear to be adopting parallel parenting to get a jump on proposed changes to the Divorce Act, which replace the contentious terms “custody” and “access” and focus on parental responsibility instead of winners and losers.Wife tries to sue ‘other woman’ for damages Ottawa Home-wreckers beware: in some provinces you risk paying damages for adultery or footing the bill for your lover’s divorce.That unpleasant prospect recently confronted a woman who had an affair with a professor at the University ofVictoria.The mistress found herself in the middle of a messy divorce case that forced her to defend herself against allegations by the professor’s angry and hurt spouse.The wife accused the woman of breaking up her 27-year marriage.She demanded that the mistress pay the wife’s legal costs for the divorce.Serbian singer set free four months after PM’s murder Budapest She went from the top of the charts to the bottom of Serbia’s underworld.Now Svetlana Raznatovic, popsinging sensation, Mafia moll and celebrity widow of a deceased warlord, has been set free after being held as a suspect in the murder of Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.Raznatovic, known as “Ceca” (pronounced Tse-tsa), was arrested March 17 for allegedly hiding and abetting people suspected of carrying out or masterminding the prime minister’s assassination.She and other prominent suspects in the Djindjic assassination were released after Serbia’s constitutional court ruled their on-going incarceration illegal.But despite the euphoria of the diva’s devoted fans, Ceca’s legal difficulties are far from over.In lieu of hard evidence linking her with the prime minister’s killing, Ceca was barely out of jail when charged with fraud surrounding the trading of professional soccer players on her late husband’s football team, Obilic.Martin’s plan for West slammed as more patronage Ottawa Liberal leadership front-runner Paul Martin has completely misread the mood of the West by promising a reform package that offers more Liberal patronage and big government, says Canadian Alliance Leader Stephen Harper.Harper scoffed at the Martin leadership camp’s proposal to end western alienation by recruiting ambitious western Canadians into the public service and directing federal largess to key sectors of the region’s economy.“It is so typical of Martin and the Liberals in saying they will address the problem and then they show exactly why there is a problem in the first place," Harper said.“Westerners aren’t saying: ‘let’s have more patronage and let’s have more big government projects.’ They are saying: ‘let’s be accountable for the public's tax money and let’s cut patronage out of the system.’” B 649 Draw 2003-07-19 0412 33 36 41 47 Bonus: (46) mns233t Draw 2003-07-19 0112 13 15 36 38 Bonus: (39) 6SS3ZJ.2003-07-18 1113 14 22 24 3Z 4Z Bonus: (03) Total sales: $21,642,282 Next grand prize: $2,500,000 Draw 2003-07-18 NUMBER PRIZE 603620 $ 100,000 EQtra WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 2 $5,000,000.00 5/6+ 6 $133,026.80 5/6 321 $1,989.20 4/6 17,584 $69.60 3/6 320,034 $10.00 Total sales: $18,936,478 Next grand prize (approx ): $2,000,000 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.Another Colombian family defies deportation Colombians: CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 But Triana did not mince words when describing the troubles they’ve left behind in their homeland.“In general, 99 per cent of Colombians come here (to Canada) because of the war,” he said.“Everyone needs to have opportunity to live and to work, regardless of where they’re from.Here, we have that capacity.In Colombia, we don’t have that capacity anymore.It’s a question of opportunity.” William Romero, another member of Sherbrooke’s Colombian community, agreed.“I’m a hard worker and a good worker,” he said.“When I get an opportunity, I take it, and I’m lucky.But for many, many people, they don’t have that chance.” As such, a big part of the Independence Day celebrations was a demonstration of solidarity for country’s refugees who have had trouble finding sympathetic ears with Immigration Canada.German and Doris Borja, the two Colombian refugees hiding out in a North Hatley church, continue to wait for news regarding their deportation order, which the pair defied three weeks ago.The Borjas have been counting on the support of their community to draw attention to what they deem an unacceptable level of danger in their native land.German Borja was subjected to political extortion by one of the country’s paramilitary groups, and family members have been killed.The Colombian refugee question became much more pointed Thursday, when another family of refugees entered into church sanctuary in the Montreal neighbourhood of St.Laurent.Alvaro Vega, wife Mireya and 20-year old daughter Maria defied their deportation order to the United States, and have found asylum in the PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Hector Triana (left) joined William Romero and other Colombians at a festival in Sherbrooke to mark their country’s Independence Day.St.Andrew-Norwood United Church.After their claims for refugee status in Canada were refused, the Vegas decided upon this last resort to avoid the physical torture which they fled in the Colombian capital city of Bogota.Alvaro Vega was a university professor and human rights activist in Bogota, which made him a target not of the country’s paramilitary groups, but of Colombian officials themselves.He told reporters from CanWest News Friday that he still bears the scars from saw-inflicted wounds as Colombian interrogators tortured the outspoken activist.Vega said that he couldn’t understand how Canada could force refugees to return to a country with these kinds of threats.The Borjas lawyer Marco-Pierre Caza acknowledged that the Colombian refugee question is looming large on Immigration Canada’s desk.“For now, things are not bad.What I’m scared of is, if the Minister (of Immigration) doesn’t do anything about this, we will have more families going into churches like this.“If you think you’re going to die in your own country, you will do anything to stay here.And there’s a lot of people, even in Sherbrooke, who might feel they have no choice but to seek sanctuary in churches.” While Sherbrooke’s Colombian community feted their homeland, they also circulated a petition calling for Ottawa to add Colombia to its list of moratorium countries, which would effectively annul all deportation orders for Colombian refugees in Canada.Immigration Canada has so far responded cooly to these demands, citing Colombia as a country with “general risks” but that they are too diffused to warrant an all-out deportation moratorium.Police searching for Farnham bank robbers By Maurice Crossfield The Sûreté du Québec's Regional Investigation Bureau is continuing its efforts to track down two robbers who held up the Banque Nationale in Farnham Thursday evening.At about 5:15 p.m.a single person, dressed in Bermuda shorts and a dark shirt pulled up over his face, walked into the Principale Street bank.Pulling out a handgun, he demanded the contents of the cash drawer.The bandit then fled from the bank, getting into a small, dark colored sports car driven by a second person.The SQ.immediately carried out a roadblock operation in the area, known as an Operation 100.Though they blocked off and verified all cars traveling on Routes 104, 233 and 235, they failed to turn up the robbers.Patrollers in the area remained on the alert into the evening as well, but did not find them.The gunman was described as thin, but police had few other details as to what he looked like.At the time of the robbery he was wearing gloves.SQ.spokesman Const.Louis-Philippe Ruel said the investigators were in the process of questioning each of the three employees and the three customers who were in the bank at the time.Anyone with information is asked to call the Info Crime line at 1-800-711-1800.All calls are confidential.DAVID PRICE, M.P.Compton-Stanstead 4777 Bourque Blvd.Rock Forest, QC J1N 2G6 (819) 573-5200 office (819) 573-5190 fax email: priced1@parl.gc.ca Cookshire (819) 875-1157 David Price, M.P.Coaticook (819) 849-3113 www.davidprice.parl.gc.ca page 4 Moüday, July.21, 20.0.3.¦ ¦¦THE ¦¦ - RECORD New fitness Web sites taking the weight off CANWEST NEWS SERVICE pyMK ¦¦ ‘':- : Wwk ¦*, nillB y{: i < Kerrisdale mom Sheila Pauls, left, is e-mailed weekly fitness programs by Alyse Kirlik, who offers fitness training on-line.By Gerry Bellett CanWest News Service Five years ago the hottest thing in keeping fit was a date with a personal trainer - now e-fitness is beginning to muscle in.Personal fitness trainer Mary Jane Murphy was a one-woman show a year ago.Then she began offering an on-line personal training service for $60 a month -now she has four employees.“I’d have to say the on-line program has made a big difference,” said Murphy, whose company Workplace Wellness Solutions Inc., provides employee fitness training for a number of major high-tech companies.She developed an e-fitness program so employees could continue training in between their once-a-week sessions.“It helps me keep in touch.Using e-mail you can be with them every day,” said Murphy.Alyse Kirlik, who works for SFU in the university’s contracts department, is hoping her newly launched virtual training enterprise — www.totaltraining.bc.ca — will be her ticket to an independent livelihood.Kirlik, another personal trainer, took her passion for fitness on-line in May.While Murphy’s first contact with her clients is physical, Kirlik’s is all virtual.“In some cases I’ve never met clients, but most of them I’ve visited after they have made contact,” said Kirlik.“If they want I will meet and discuss their goals and take body measurements so we can see how they are progressing.” She now has 20 clients including Sheila Pauls, a busy Kerrisdale mom with three young children who finds it the ideal way to stay in shape without taking valuable time away from her family.A friend alert- ed her to the on-line service two months ago.“After having three kids I wanted to get back into shape.I started working out a year ago by myself, but I wasn’t getting the results I wanted appearance-wise,” said Pauls.She didn’t want to have to put her children into child care while she went to a health club four times a week for sessions with a personal trainer.“I didn’t want to be tied to someone else’s schedule.This way I can do it on my own time,” she said.Pauls gets up at 5:45 a.m.and goes off to the gym in the Dunbar Community Centre for her 6 a.m.workout using a program e-mailed to her each week from Kirlik.By 7:45 a.m.she’s back home in time to say goodbye to husband, Mike.Kirlik, who charges $35 a month for the service, said there were some U.S.-based companies offering on-line fitness but they were expensive.New clients provide her with details of their fitness levels by answering an on-line questionnaire.“I need to know if they are on a yoyo diet, if they enjoy working out, what they eat,” she said.Those who have heart or other physical problems have to provide a letter from their doctor saying the proposed exercise regime was appropriate, said Kirlik.She visits each client three times a week on-line.“It’s meant to be motivational but it also helps keep track of what’s going on with them.Is the program working or should changes be made?” Researcher says brother took O’Hea’s identity O’Hea: Cont’d from Page 1 Reid, who has researched the O’Hea story for the past 30 years, believes that it was the younger O’Hea who died in Australia.Seamus said he was surprised by Reid’s conclusions, but did not dispute them.“I would like to see if there is a DNA match between the remains of the two O’Heas, one buried in County Cork, and the other buried in Nockatunga Station in Australia,” he said.“Then, I would see if there is a DNA match between both sets of remains and surviving family members.” Seamus also believes that work can be done to compare the handwriting of the two brothers by going through army documents and journals that have been preserved.“We could make a graphological comparison between the handwriting of Timothy, who must have provided some examples of his handwrit- ing to British army records, and the handwriting of John, from his desert journal, preserved in Australian archives.” Séamus said he will contact Reid in B.C.to see if more information can be obtained to solve the controversy.But he added that the mystery of the two brothers in no way detracts from the heroics that the elder O’Hea performed for the visitors and residents of Danville.“The munitions passing through Danville on that day were undoubtedly part of a plan to buttress British military capabilities against the Fenians in that part of Canada,” he said.“How ironic that a young Irishman should have risked his life to save the ammunition supplies.“More importantly, what a happy outcome for the innocent citizens of Danville and the German immigrants on board the train.” COURTESY NEIL HUTTON Timothy O’Hea was awarded the Victoria Cross for his heroics in Danville in 1866.Çfo cÆnn 7ôoveij Advertising Consultant Tel.: 819-569-9525 Fax: 819-821-3179 email: sherbrookerecord@videotron.ca RECORD Monday, July 21, 2003 page 5 Dunham motorcycle crash kills father, daughter Staff A father and daughter are dead after their motorcycle crashed head-on into a van near Dunham Thursday night.André Gosselin, 45, and Patricia Gosselin, 17, were riding a large touring model motorcycle east-bound along Route 202, also known as Bruce Road.While negotiating a long curve, the Cowansville residents found themselves in the oncoming lane, and were struck head-on by a van.André Gosselin was thrown into the van and killed instantly.Patricia Gosselin was taken to hospital by ambulance, where she died later in the night.The driver of the van was also taken to hospital, where her broken legs were operated on.She was also treated for a violent nervous shock.Sûreté du Québec spokesman Const.Louis-Philippe Ruel said police are investigating to determine why the motorcyclists found themselves in the wrong lane.He said alcohol and excessive speed have been ruled out as possible causes.Double robbery strikes Townships’ banks Staff rr-fwi I w JL IK o C1BC branches in two towns were robbed within an hour of each other Friday afternoon, the Sûreté du Québec affirmed yester- day.Const.Gérard Carrier, spokesperson with the SQin Montreal, said that the banks in both Richmond and Danville were struck by an armed thief between 3 and 4 p.m.“In both cases, the suspect went to the counter and asked for money.No shots were fired, no one was injured, no one was killed.” Carrier added that he was glad to hear the bank tellers co-operated with the assailant, stating that “life is worth more than money.” While the police refused to disclose the amount of money that was stolen, Carrier did admit that the SQis not without leads.Lennoxville to lose two trees By Kate Shingler The City of Sherbrooke announced Friday it will be cutting down one of the two Elm trees located directly in front of the Lennoxville borough office due to Dutch Elm Disease.Last year, arboriculturists from the municipality attempted to save the infected tree, and arrest the progression of the disease by cutting off its sick branches.“Because the illness persists, and after consulting our arboriculturists, we have no choice this year but to cut down the sick tree to prevent the disease from spreading to the other tree located in close proximity to it,” read a statement from the City.The first symptoms of Dutch Elm Disease to look for are a yellowing, wilting, and browning of leaves on individual branches, which eventually die.The spread of the parasite up and down from the point of infection is sometimes very rapid.Trees can die in one season.Residents are asked to contact officials at 819-821-5858 to report problem trees.Briefs Canada Post considers revamping Waterloo outlet Staff Canada Post is considering renovating its Waterloo post office, while offering community mailboxes to residents living more than a half-kilometre away.At an information meeting last week, a Canada Post representative explained the project: some 700 mailboxes inside the historic brick building will be removed.Instead, those residents will be able to pick up their mail at one of 24 community mailboxes.Serge Gaudet said the removal of the post boxes will allow for the interior of the building to be renovated at a cost of between $55,000 and $100,000.Meanwhile, the community mailboxes, costing about $1,200 each, would be in place by October.No jobs would be lost as a result of the changes.But the plan was not met with unanimous support.Several citizens questioned the project, raising concerns about the security of their mail and the benefits of the renovation.A project to renovate the Waterloo post office was put forward by Canada Post in 1994, but was scrapped due opposition from within the community.More public consultations are being planned for the coming weeks.Local beaches pass with flying colours The Ministry of the Environment gave local beaches high grades this weekend after testing for bacteria and contamination.Camp Bel-Air and Camp Claret in Stratford both received A’ grades.So too did South Stukely’s Camp Anglo-fun, Cleveland’s Camp d’Action Biblique, Asbestos’ Trois-Lacs, Deauville’s municipal beach, Lambton’s OTJ and Racine’s McKenzie Beach and Camp Boisjoly.Only Sherbrooke’s Parc Blanchard and the Camping Co-op Family Prevert in Birchton received ‘B’ grades, rated as ‘Good’.Check out the classifieds on our website! www.sherbrookerecord.com Eastern Townships School Board Vandalized sculptures in Waterloo to be restored Staff Due to problems with vandals, several sculptures along the Estriade bike path in Waterloo have been removed for restoration.“During a sculpture symposium that was held for a few years, sculptors from different parts of the world gave our region several interesting sculptures,” said Waterloo Mayor Paul Masse in a press release.“Several of these renditions were placed along the Estriade and we must unfortunately realize that some ill-minded people have taken pleasure in defacing some of them.” Over the next few weeks certain sculptures will be removed from the Estriade and sent out for restoration.Once they are repaired, they will be returned to their proper spots.Masse called on anyone to report any act of vandalism they may see to the town hall at (450) 539-2282, or the Sûreté du Quebec at 310-4141.Jtiajjagf ÇJherafig Smediih, JMusuitft Oltek • rJiaeJt ?Meg paint and fR*lr&alioet *7«4e etvic ^ uotvuxcU % Please leave message Francine Thibault (819) St>6-6790i Come to New Horizons! “Where learning makes a difference” • Improve your French or English skills • Get the skills you need to find a job • Work towards your high school diploma • Day or evening programs, full or part-time • Summer School starts July 29 j Call New Horizons now M819) 566-0250 ! HORIZONS NEW • t-ll pn MS') Gjlt St iQm-bi't I 1IK ? page 6 Monday, July 21, 2003 RECORD Community Forum ^ HEAR SAMIAN TRA' of vJ^o'JS.Aits vsMo1 S KlAMQrtT^7 \~) VOISH US*T$ vesTt æti -, • ¦ .Letters to The Editor Same-sex marriage bill does not reflect society Dear Editor, Does homosexual marriage reflect what we are as a society?No.Half of Canadians polled are against re-defin-ing marriage to include gay couples.Clearly, opposing homosexual marriage is not anti-Canadian.Should the definition of marriage really “recognize all Canadians under the Charter”, including homosexuals?No, it should not.Just as it should not for a person who wants to marry their daughter or brother or two wives.By changing the current definition of marriage in this way, marriage could be opened up to any other social arrangement.Does excluding homosexuals from marriage violate their rights?No.Defining marriage as the union between one man and woman does not remove anybody’s rights.Either marriage is something distinct, and by definition exclusive, or it’s meaningless and nothing more than a contract between two people.Adult Canadians can already enter into any relationship without losing individual rights.Opposing homosexual marriage is not homophobic — the marriage bond between opposite-sex couples is the bedrock of our society.Mr.Cauchon is naïve to say that his proposed bill will not erode the significance or sanctity of marriage.Andrew & Jen Harwood Ottawa The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please be sure to sign your letter, and include a telephone number.RECORD P.O.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H SL6 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke J1G1Y7 Fax: 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroomtsherbrookerecord.com Website: wwwsherbrookerecord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .{819) 5699511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 5696345 Jamie Zachary Corresp.Editor .(819) 5696345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mcr.(819) 569-9931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 5699931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 569-4856 DEPARTMENTS 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a witch’s broomstick, he may be willing to crystal-ball the federal political scene for us.We find the Wizard in Canada’s version of Emerald City — Parliament Hill — in a small office behind a flimsy curtain.He’s happy to accommodate such a dead-simple request.“There’s no challenge to this,” he says waving a hand dismis-sively.“I cannot accept the broomstick.“I mean, everyone already knows Paul Martin will win the Liberal leadership in November.He has dropped all kinds of hints he’ll call a spring election.That’s a no-brainer because he certainly won’t want to serve long under Chretien’s old mandate.“And for the other parties, the spring 2004 election is pretty much a writeoff.They know it, the voters know it.We’ve all been dying to get rid of Chretien for so long, the election will be akin to wish fulfillment for Canadians.“Martin will be PM until at least 2008, provided his health holds out.He’s no youngster, you know.“And with so many more years holding power, the Liberals will get more arrogant, of course.Gradually the Senate will be made up of nothing but Liberals and every government appointee will be Grit.“Boy, that’s going to be pretty hard to take.“The important thing for Martin at this point is to act humble and play it safe, which is what he’s doing.He’s positioning himself as totally different from Chretien while maintaining a phoney respect for the old coot.“Martin does phoney pretty well.He’s going around the country promising that happy days will soon be here again.He’s even predicting he’ll win over westerners.“Geez, that guy must have some ego to believe that.” The Wizard pauses, reaching for a dustcloth.“The ball is fogging over a bit — the futures of the other parties aren’t quite so easy to foretell.” He squirts glass cleaner and rubs Barbara Yaffe Can West News the ball.“Ah, yes, here it is.I was looking for the Bloc Québécois and couldn’t find it.I thought it was because of dust on the ball but in fact it’s because they’re not there.Quebecers have moved on from that foolish separatist thing.“Young francophones have no reason to feel bitter against les anglais and these days aren’t threatened by them.“Quebecers know how to get a piece of the action and will vote overwhelmingly Liberal next time to keep those mega fed-bucks flowing.“And, gee, look here — the New Democrats have a rosier future.That Jack Layton fella is a real populist.“He’s got the gift of gab.He sounds more like a cool dude than a doctrinaire socialist.If the Grits lose any votes, it’ll be to this guy.“NDPers also stand to snare some Canadian Alliance voters, those who like to get out there and register a protest.” But what about the right-leaning parties, we ask.“Hoo-boy, I wish you hadn’t mentioned them,” the Wizard responds, attempting to call the session to a close with a tug of his curtain.We protest.“Look, I hate this bad news stuff and I’m running late.“Just let me say, Canadians are fed up with these two parties.They’ve had two elections and 10 years now to resolve their differences.“What I can tell you — though it’s not public knowledge — is the two leaders, MacKay and Harper, have met in person twice this month — in Calgary and in Toronto.They’ve also spoken by phone a few times.“But there’s no substantive progress to report on any future political cooperation.And frankly, these guys are running out of time if an election is months away.“Neither MacKay nor Harper has that Trudeau-type allure, either, so if I were a Tory or an Alliance member, I’d sit out 2004.” The Wizard quickly gets up from his stool, covers the ball with some fabric and politely returns the broomstick.“Hey, I’m sorry, but I’ve really gotta run,” he says.“I’ve got lunch today with Radwanski!" E-mail: byaffe@png.canwest.com INSIDE Caroline Hui offers some tips to help clumsy children .see Page 9 ¦¦ THE in RECORD Tel: 819-569-6345; Fax: 819-569-3945 Newsroom@sherbrookerecorq.,com Monday, July 21, 2003 page 7 Summer 2003: The Record's Top 10 By Kate Shingler During the summer season, the Eastern Townships draws visitors from across provincial and national borders.It is a hub of recreational activity for retirees, families, and singletons alike.By asking local businesses who cater to out-of-towners as well as full-time residents, The Record has identified 10 of the most popular things going down in the area this summer.• MOST POPULAR SONG: One of this summer’s most requested songs is Uncle Cracker and Doby Gray’s re-jigged tune ‘Drift Away’.The remake of the 20-year-old song is getting a lot of air time, according to Cité Rock Detente 102.7 FM’s director of programming Guy Laporte.Who knew?• MOST POPULAR BOOK: Whether it’s a guilty-pleasure bestseller type, or a serious piece of nonfiction, reading is a favourite pastime in warm weather.Splayed on the beach, slathered in baby oil or tucked away in the corner of a shaded patio café, Township-pers devour the printed word during their summer holidays.This summer the top seller at the Sherbrooke bookstore W.H.Smith is without a doubt J.K.Rowling’s latest Harry Potter epic.The store has sold more than 6,000 copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.Staff at the store said the new Oprah-sponsored issue of John Steinbeck’s classic novel East of Eden is number two on the list.The famed talk show host is relaunching her book club, but this time she wants to discuss classics, not con- Marc Peloquin of the Pilsen Pub says vodka is this summer’s drink of choice.Shanyn Moore of Club Vidéo holds up Kate Hudson’s popular summer rental.temporary works.Look out! The subtitle on the new edition screams: ‘The book that brought Oprah’s book club back.’ Phew.We can all breathe a collective sigh of relief.•MOST POPULAR DRINK: Vodka is the new black.Everyone is drinking the stuff, from vodka coolers, to cocktails to straight shots for the very brave, people are cooling off with Russia’s national drink this summer.Marc Peloquin, owner of North Hatley’s Pilsen Pub said his clients are gulping back the premixed vodka coolers, Smirnoff Ice and Bacardi Silver.“It’s not just a girly drink anymore,” he laughed.“Vodka in general is a big seller now.” Provigo’s general manager Olivier Ri-opel confirms vodka’s reign.He said patrons of the Lennoxville grocery store are snapping up lemon-lime vodka coolers along with their brochettes, marinated meats, and watermelon.•MOST POPULAR PLANT: Red geraniums are the flowers of choice for Township-pers this year, according to local nursery owner Chuck Neville, of Serres Neville on Queen Street in Lennoxville.“We sold out early this year.We sold thousands of them,” he said.“It is a standard plant that has been around forever, and it has a big flower that blooms all summer.It’s very showy!” Impatience and petunias were also popular for planters and flower boxes this year, he added.•MOST POPULAR MOVIE RENTAL: Kate Hudson’s blockbuster hit ‘How to cm ,/ the Pboem J the Order PHOTOS BY PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Nathalie Hughes from W.H.Smith looks over the top of this summer’s most popular book, J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.Lose A Guy in 10 Days’ is the hottest new release at Club Vidéo de Lennoxville.Owner Paul Wightman said that the story of a magazine columnist who sets out to get dumped in less than a fortnight is (surprise!) most often rented by women.Hmmm.chick flick?“The girl-guy ratio is about 4 to 1," he said.‘Gangs of New York’ and ‘Shanghai Knights’ are also moving off the shelves.•MOST POPULAR ICE CREAM FLAVOUR: It depends on who you ask.Kids are licking up gumball and cotton-candy flavoured creamer this summer, while full-grown fans are catering to a more sophisticated palette at Rock Forest’s ice cream parlour.Bar Laitier on Bourque Boulevard.Adults are sampling black cherry, and Rolo-infused treats.See Top 10, Page 8 Wo àe p«ffTH6/Pennlt no.: page 8 Monday, July 21, 2003 a i s o n house ot Sear» tout pour b Drawing for the benefit o i n s ^ ^ ^ mmM ream Tickets on sale at • les Caisses Desiardms pcrfictpcnfes • Fondation de IUGS • Fondation du CHUS • Rona f entrepôt de Sherbrooke • Sears tout pour la maison TION Centre hospitalier UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE Fondation de l'institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute Foundation A realization of JCa '¦U SEARS Uat pouf rTnT)!* nuison.ROHA 1.entrepôt Sherbrooke (•§>] Desjardins In collcboration with I situated at 4905 Yamaska Street j valued at $252,241.This prize includes the house, the lot, furniture, electrical appliances, a home theatre, an alarm system, a paved driveway, notary .fees, TPS and TVQ, house Insurance valid for one year and landscaping in front.Shnrt.rooke I prtee Is a Pontiac i 2003 (lease for 2 years) for a value of $12,500, This prize includes the lease lor 2 years, licensing, $ 500 worth o( gas.Marcel Leboeut, spokesperson ¦ For only $10„Buy a ticket and invest In solid Foundations.We are waiting for you." MEDIA T£lf7 GOLD PARTNERS j a* SPONSORSl Radio-Can adâ Estrie UMèfEst La Tribune '630 Record .iiiii.MELCO “a sponsor SIMM mjm sponsors! mu ÜH1.ms ||kZ3e pj iÜÜIA.ITT ' Ursf^frtm.Townships Life 1 ¦TIIEbii - i «¦¦¦h i i =RECORD_ Generation Today The clumsy child cannot be ignored Children who spend several hours a day in front of a television or computer screen often carry around more weight because they enjoy too many snack foods.But it may also contribute to clumsy physical skills.Webster’s Dictionary defines clumsy as a lack of dexterity, nimbleness or grace.This can be observed if your child trips easily, or Caroline Hui frequently - bumps into people or objects.Your child may also move awkwardly and lack coordination.This is acceptable when your child is learning to walk or practicing a new skill, but if this happens on a daily basis, it should not be ignored.Some children will not improve on their own.They may lack self-esteem when they cannot keep up physically with their friends, and will be slow to develop more complex movement skills.Clumsiness can also result in behaviour issues.A clumsy child can resort to being the class clown because it is an easy way to cover up for their awkwardness.The child may even become the class bully to control how others react to their physical difficulties.A clumsy child often has poor muscle strength.The muscles of the trunk—back and the stomach — are weak.The trunk is like the foundation of a house: it needs to be strong and solid so the arms and legs can work effectively.Just like walls stand up on a stable foundation, the arms and legs need to have a stable trunk.A child that slouches also has weakness of the trunk — a strong trunk improves posture and balance skills.Children need exercise to strengthen the trunk muscles.You do not need expensive equipment for these exercises; sit-ups and stomach crunches can be done on a carpeted floor.Also, have your child lie on his or her stomach and lift the head, arms, and legs off the floor.See how long they can “fly” in this position.Have them do the same thing on their back — lift the head, arms and legs off the floor and hold.Another possible reason for clumsiness is the child’s poor awareness of where the body begins and ends, called poor sensory discrimination.It means your child might not be getting enough feedback from the body to the brain about where the legs or arms are located.This makes it difficult to maneuver in the environment.Heavy exercise can help to improve sensory discrimination.Wheelbarrow walking is a good workout for the muscles of the back and shoulders.Tug-of-war games, digging with a shovel, carrying out the garbage or climbing playground equipment are good examples.If your child is clumsy only when taking on a task that involves using more complex coordination skills, they need practice using both sides of the body together.A few suggested activities include swimming, belly crawling and skipping.Whatever the factors contributing to your child’s clumsiness, the right interventions can improve their physical skills.They will move better, participate better in games and activities and feel better.— Caroline Hui is an occupational therapist working with children at her practice in Knowlton.Top 10: CONT’D FROM PAGE 7 • MOST POPULAR BARBECUE ITEM; Fire up the barbie! This one’s no shocker—cow flanks are tried and true classic barbecue fare.Butcher Jean-Philipe Dodier of Boucherie James in Lennoxville said customers can’t get enough of his New York steaks, sold at $5 a pop.“We sell a couple of hundred a week,” he boasted.•MOST POPULAR SHADES: Some things never change.Unisex Oakley sunglasses are still big sellers, at least at the Carrefour De L’Estrie’s eye wear boutique, Sunglass Hut International.Staff said the most popular colours are blue, platinum and gold.• MOST POPUIAR WATER SPORT: Tread softly jet skiers, catamarans are ruling the waterways this summer, according to Qub Nautique du Petit Lac Magog General Manager Jean Edmond.“In sailing terms, it really is a kind of extreme sport,” he said.The club rents the boats to an average of six people per day, at approximately $30 per hour.Wake boarding is also in vogue with the young and hip on Lake Mem-phremagog.•MOST POPULAR SPF LEVEL: Happily, Townshippers are taking care of their skin this summer.Outdoor enthusiasts stock up most often on the powerful SPF 30 sunscreen, according to staff at the Jean Coutu pharmacy in Fleurimont.The impenetrable SPF 45 is the second best seller.Some die-hard sun worshipers are still out there though, Jean Coutu staff said they sell the occasional SPF-free tanning gel from Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic. 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