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I ED MULTI MEUBLES Mf MMDi m/tj fryftafa.C * P ® f 1 e n c e 231 King West, Sherbrooke (819) 563-4743 RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 - " - 1 ———^ -T -——mm- I .75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Monday, December"17, 2007 Defending Canada Post customers Ouellet to help with rural mailboxes By Maurice Crossfield Cowansville Brome-Missisquoi MP Christian Ouellet is promising to visit the home of every Canada Post customer who feels the inspection of their rural mailbox is unfair.“In general I agree that the safety of the delivery person is important,” Ouellet said in a meeting with the media Friday.“But personally I find that some of the criteria seems to be exaggerated.” Canada Post is in the process of reevaluating the safety of some 830,000 rural mail boxes across Canada.A number of criteria are used.Please see Mailboxes on Page 4 More snow today Winter storm By Eleanor Brown Sherbrooke A! n Environment Canada spokesman seemed surprised that it briefly stopped snowing Sunday afternoon, but he confidently predicted another :olid thickness of white stuff would cover the Please see Snow on Page 4 Hitting That Note Choir director Sarah Hoblyn encouraged a young singer at the Festival of Nine Lessons with Carols on Saturday at St.George’s Anglican Church in Lennoxville.L uTrî A The Wales Home Foundation Name: ” ” “¦ 1 1 ANNUAL FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN 1 1 FONDATION 1 1 DU FOYER WALES THE WALES HOME FOUNDATION Citv: — 1 1 506 Route 243 North Prov.: 1 1 HOME Richmond, QC JOB 2H0 1 FOUNDATION Income lax Registration Number: 89107 5749 RR0001 — | 23084 j page 2 Monday, December 17, 2007 : ¦ ¦thkmi.i RECORD You Asked U$!t Drinking, driving, and MADD Question: With holiday parties and get-togethers, we unfortunately continue to see people who insist on driving themselves home afterwards, even though they may have had too much to drink.What are the consequences of this?Answer: According to Educaloi, the Criminal Code of Canada defines the offences of impaired driving and driving with more than 80 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood.According to MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving): • In 2004, it was estimated that 3,013 individuals were killed in motor vehicle crashes in Canada.MADD Canada estimates that at least 1,157 of these fatalities involved impaired driving.• In 2004, it was estimated that about 355,534 individuals were injured in motor vehicle crashes.MADD Canada estimates that approximately 68,245 of these individuals were injured in impaired driving crashes (187 per day).• In 2004, it was estimated that approximately 1,958,450 motor vehicles were involved in property damage crashes in Canada.Of these, MADD Canada estimates that approximately 225,555 involved impaired driving (roughly 618 per day).• Estimated cost of impaired ddriving crashes: Depending on the model used, the cost of impaired driving crashes in Canada has been estimated to range from $1.9 billion (real dollar model) to $11.6 billion (willingness to pay model).You can still go out and have a good time.Designate a non-drinker to drive, or call a taxi or a friend to pick you up.You can also call “Nez Rouge,” a volunteer driving service provided during the Christmas Holiday Season to all drivers who have been drinking or who do not feel fit to drive their own vehicle back home.This free service is available every evening up to and including December 31.You can contact Nez Rouge at the following numbers: Sherbrooke, 819-821-4646; Granby, 450-777-2611; Drummondville, 819-478-0070.For more information on drinking and driving, check out the following websites: www.operationnezrouge.com,www.madd.ca, and www.educaloi.qc.ca.Make this holiday season and safe and happy one: Don’t drink and drive! Do YOU HAVE A QUESTION?WOULD YOU LIKE A PROMPT, COURTEOUS, CONFIDENTIAL answer - in English?Simply give Townshippers’ Association a call at 819-566-2182 or toll free 1-877-566-2182, or email info@townshippers.qc.ca, and “Ask Us!” Townshippers’ Association is a non-partisan, non-profit organization serving the Eastern Townships English-speaking community.Many, many red noses Opération Nez Rouge continues to be wildly popular.“This weekend in Estrie, telephones in the different Operation Nez Rouge offices didn’t stop ringing,” notes a release.“The 400 volunteers were incredibly patient and generous, driving more than 850 cars [and their tipsy drivers] home.“With these incredibly busy evenings, the total number of people accompanied home has reached 2,362 in the region.” Many of the volunteers return again and again to help out.When they insist Getting the keys away from a drunk Some hints on how to get the keys from someone who has been drinking and intends to drive: • Be calm.Joke about it.Make light of it.• Make it clear that you’re doing them a favour by taking their keys.««5 -S- ^ • Find the keys while they are distracted and take them away.They’ll probably think they’ve lost them and will be forced to let someone else drive.• If it’s a close friend, speak to him or her privately and suggest they let someone else drive or take a cab or public transit.• If it’s a good friend, partner or loved one, refuse to get in the car with them.Tell him or her you will ride with someone else, take public transportation or walk.• If you don’t know the person well, speak to their friends and ask them to help get the keys.Even if you do know someone well, it’s a good idea to enlist someone else’s help if you encounter resistance.-News Canada In Harmony COURTESY CHARLES CATCHPAUGH Harmonie de l'Estrie played their annual Christmas concert on Dec.1 at St.Patrick’s Church in Magog (this picture is of about a quarter of the members).The band is now in its 27th year.Weather Ben by Daniel Shelton Today: Snow ending late in the day (2 to 4 cm) then clearing.Local blowing snow.Wind 40 km/h gust-ing to 60.Temperature falling to minus 12 in the afternoon.Tuesday: Sunny.Low minus 18.High minus 12.Wednesday: Snow.Low minus 21.High minus 4.Thursday: Cloudy with 70 per cent chance of flurries.Low minus 4.High minus 2.r ;5i6h; you p think b>y NOW THESE THINGS would all ee&\T-LTERY operate?.< 0*>.rv {)/ j, I A «là : ¦thk—h RECORD ___ ûMfm Briefs PERRY BEATON On Friday more than 150 volunteers for the Paniers de l’Espoir from the Rock Guertin Foundation began work at 7 a.m.to fill and distribute hampers to 1,417 needy families and individuals in the Sherbrooke area.Absent this year was the founding father of the Christmas campaign, Rock Guertin, who has been ill and was unable to participate in the 26th annual event.Despite his absence, dozens of longtime volunteers were on hand to oversee the filling of boxes with non-perishable items, bread and dairy products, fruits and vegetables, a turkey, a ham, some hot dogs and meat pies, and all the Christmas dinner trimmings.The volunteer above was collecting a food box for a family of seven.Christmas Cheer Dies in snowmobile accident An American snowmobiler died following a late Thursday night accident in the Thetford Mines area.Marcel Turcotte, 43, of Hudson, NH, hit another snowmobile head on around 11:50 p.m.near Rang 11 in Adstock.The other snowmobiler suffered only minor injuries.Martin Cyr gets extra jail time Martin Cyr, already sentenced to seven years in prison for the February 2006 manslaughter of Sylvain Pepin in Asbestos, has now been convicted of obstructing justice and sentenced to six more months.Judge Conrad Chapdelaine of the Court of Quebec sentenced Cyr to the extra time for attempting to intimate and stop his former partner, Annie Duguay, from adding to a deposition she’d made about him that related what had occurred the night of the death.The decision came down Friday in the Sherbrooke courthouse.Testimony in the Quebec Superior Court manslaughter trial showed Cyr and Pépin were arguing in-Asbestos when Pépin hit Cyr’s wife and slapped his one-year old daughter in the face.Cyr lost his temper and began beating Pépin, tossing him down the stairs.Cyr then followed him down, kicking him and attacking him with a broom handle.The fatal blow was a hit to Pépin’s liver.Cyr is attempting to appeal his sentence.$1 million in damage in Thetford Mines A fire caused $1 million in damages, completely destroying a building on Notre Dame street in Thetford Mines.More than 40 fire fighters eventually arrived at the corner of 9th street.The fire was called in at 10:15 on Thursday night, and firefighters were still on the scene Friday at noon.A part of the destroyed building was pulled down for safety reasons.Three apartments were in the building, as well as a plumbing company and a hairdressing salon.Lacroix admits to role in fraud Former Magog resident Vincent Lacroix finally admitted late last week in Quebec Court to his part in defrauding 9,200 investors of $84 million through in his now-bankrupt Norbourg Asset Management Inc.Outside the courtroom at the end of the day during a pre-sentencing hearing, Lacroix told reporters he “can no longer deny the facts” now that he’s been convicted of all charges.Lacroix later blamed incompetence, immaturity and alcohol for the massive theft.He also lay much of the blame on Eric Asselin, former Norbourg vice-president of finance, whom he referred to as “a magician with numbers.” Lacroix was found guilty Tuesday of 27 counts under the provincial Securities Act of manipulating the: price of mutual fund units and 24- -counts of presenting the Autorité des marchés financiers with false and misleading documents such as financial statements and annual reports.- CanWestNews about your products and services Jo-Ann Hovey Advertising Consultant ¦ Tel.: 819*569*9525 Fax:819*821.317V jhovey@sherbrookerecord.com RECORD Jp Monday, December 17, 2007 page 3 Inmates drink lead?MP wants end to C’ville contamination By Maurice Crossfield Cowansville The federal Ministry of Public Security isn’t taking the health of inmates in its penitentiaries seriously, says Brome-Missisquoi MP Christian Ouellet.Testing last summer at six federal prisons showed that inmates were, due to outdated plumbing, being exposed to higher than acceptable levels of lead in their drinking water.At the Cowansville pen in Ouellet’s riding, there were five faucets where, after running the water for five minutes, there was still excessively high levels of lead in the water.“This represents a real danger for the health of the inmates and the people that work there,” Ouellet said.In October the Bloc Québécois’s Ouellet wrote a letter to Public Security Minister Stockwell Day about the contaminated water issue.He wanted to know when the plumbing would be fixed to remove the lead from the water.“It is these five taps that are at fault.We aren’t asking to replace all of the plumbing in the prison,” he said.Over a month later Ouellet got a letter back: Corrections Canada had identified the problem taps and had started letting the water run before using them.The letter, signed by Day, said bottled water was being given to women and children, who are the most at risk of lead poisoning.“It was obvious that whoever wrote this letter never read the report,” Ouellet said.“I am against the idea that.a solution is to leave the water running.The work must be done and the piping must be changed.” Ouellet argued that lead in water can lead to neurological problems and illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease.He said most inmates are already in a precarious state of health and adding lead to their intake will end up costing the health care system in the end.It would also further marginalize the prisoners.“These are people that are already disadvantaged in society,” Ouellet said.“I have since responded to the minister saying that this response is unacceptable and that I am waiting for a real response.” JMpqptetfc Smif-dtnning with Canon & CANON XTi 3Sx optical canon ZR 830 Æootn 36999 SteMbtw Widescreen HR recording CANON 7*» megaptxek AS70ÎS 4x optical zoom J Vt*OptkoJ stabilizer 99 249.New Téléphoto Reprint Card Get 100 digital reprint*, 1-8x10 enlargement and aFree «% aa Backpack " .Sc 10 ^ • ETéléohoto ¦ loto source 218, Alexandre St.Sherbrooke 564-0033 page 4 Monday, December 17, 2007 ! mi ¦THE — RECORD Canada exporting ‘misery’ of asbestos, says Indian doctor By Jen Skerritt Winnipeg Free Press New Delhi Canada’s chrysotile asbestos industry is under attack again: Exports to developing countries is “criminal” and is killing workers in India, medical experts in New Delhi say.Dr.T.K.Joshi, head of India’s occupational and environmental department, said at least 100,000 factory workers and millions of construction workers across India inhale chrysotile asbestos every day, causing lung inflammation and, in some cases, cancer.Canadian chrysotile asbestos — much of it mined in the Eastern Townships — accounts for one-third of all the asbestos in India and is used to make everything from concrete water pipes to metal roofing.The rest is imported from Zimbabwe, Russia and Kazakhstan.Most workers in India don’t wear masks on the job and companies don’t uphold labour standards and workers are too poor or uneducated to demand better working conditions and materials, said Joshi.Most asbestos-related health problems in India go undocumented and fewer than 30 workers have been compensated for them in the last decade.“The most baffling thing is there’s really very little economic (benefit) associated with asbestos production in Canada, so why should it induce misery in other parts of the world?” Joshi said.Raynald Pare of the Eastern Town-ships-based PROchrysotile group, has said that chrÿsotile is almost always encased in cement when it is used now, which does not allow the product to become airborne, which prevents it from being inhaled.And the federal government has long maintained that the substance is “safe when properly used.” Asbestos is one of several occupational health concerns that about 75 doctors from across India discussed at a three-day healthy-work-place seminar in New Delhi late last week.Japan, Argentina, Australia, South Africa and the European Union are among the 40 nations that have banned all asbestos imports.The Canadian Cancer Society has called on the federal government to ban the use and export of asbestos.The Canadian government says chrysotile fibres are far less potent or harmful than other forms of asbestos that are no longer mined or used in Canada.“Canada believes that a general ban on chrysotile would drive countries from a useful product whose risks are well known and can be managed through controlled use, to substitutes that can be poorly regulated,” said a Natural Resources Canada spokesman.“Chrysotile can provide cost-effective products to developing countries.” While Canada has been exporting asbestos to India for decades, Joshi said those exports are increasing thanks to India’s construction boom.Joshi said few physicians in India are aware of the telltale signs of as-bestosis — the chronic lung inflammation that results after exposure to asbestos particles.The cancer caused by asbestos, mesothelioma, is also difficult to track, since it can take up to 30 years to manifest in the body.“It’s baffling that Canada would be involved in this activity which, for a nation, it’s criminal,” said Barry Castleman, a U.S.-based environmental consultant.Both Joshi and Castleman accuse the Canadian government of operating a slick “propaganda machine” in developing countries that keeps local media, businesses and governments in the dark about the suffering the material causes.NOTICE TO ALL SUBSCRIBERS H A P P Y H 0 L 1 D A Y S HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: December 10th to January 3rd Due to the rush during this time of year, should you be planning any changes to your subscription during» this period (ex.: temporary stop, restart, address change, etc.), please let us know at least one week prior to the date of the change.Thank you! j the 819-569-9528 450-242-1188 Snow: Cont’d from Page 1 Eastern Townships by the end of today.“It’s starting again,” said René Héroux late yesterday afternoon, “and there’ll be another 10 to 15 centimetres by [Monday] night.“In total, it will be about 20 to 30 centimetres over the two days.“There’ll be a little less by the American border, a little bit more over near Drummondville.” And while Sûreté du Québec spokeswoman Isabelle Martine said police officers were being run ragged by the stalled cars and those stuck in ditches along the region’s highways and less travelled roads, “Things are kind of positive.“There have been no serious injuries in your area.Police officers are quite busy though, and we have no one who can take the time to count it up and tell you how many accidents there have been.A lot of cars have gone off the road, but nothing major.” Some highways across Quebec were briefly closed to traffic.Environment Canada had issued various weather warnings for different parts of Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes.Snow started falling early Satur- Mailboxes: Cont’d from Page 1 based on letter carrier safety.While in some parts of Canada few mail boxes are being removed, it’s a different story in the winding roads and hills of the Eastern Townships.In some municipalities as many as half of all rural mailboxes are slated for removal, with the customer having the choice of a community mailbox within 2 kilometres of their home, or a box at the post office in the nearest town.Faced with a number of complaints from constituents, Ouellet said he set out with a postal inspector touring Eastman on Nov.30.He said he witnessed many post boxes in curves, over hills or in other blind spots where the issue of safety was obvious.But when it comes to the time needed for an oncoming car to see the postal delivery vehicle, he is skeptical.“They say that in a 70 km zone a motorist needs 14 seconds to react.That’s 830 feet,” he said.“They are pushing a criteria that is difficult to evaluate.” In another example Ouellet cited a dead-end road which the postal inspector said had too much traffic.Ouellet argues the rural delivery people use their own vehicles, which aren’t designed for delivering the mail.But when he brought up the matter of US-made specialized vehicles for mail delivery, Canada Post said such a move would require new negotiations with the union.“Those vehicles would be much safer and easier to see,” he said.“Now the people use their own cars, with only a single flashing light, and the cars can be beige or white.The red and yellow delivery vehicles like they have in the United States are much easier to see.” day afternoon.Environment Canada said it could be the worst storm in the region in over 60 years.Ontario seemed to hurt harder than did Quebec.Or at least, officials reacted differently.That province’s city of Windsor declared an emergency Sunday afternoon after receiving more than 12 centimetres.The emergency designation means the public was warned to stay inside and the declaration also helps to co-ordinate city services.Multiple flights were cancelled at Toronto and Ottawa airports.Winds helped create blizzard-like conditions in some areas; white-out conditions caused dozens of crashes.Even so, the winds paled in comparison to what the East Coast was expecting Sunday evening.Environment Canada predicted gusts could reach 90 km/h around Nova Scotia’s southwestern coast and gusts up to 140 km/h were forecast for overnight.While the winter wallop slowed air travellers, those going by train were luckier.There were some minor delays, VIARail said in a statement, but no train cancellations.The rail line added extra cars to accommodate the growing demand for seats on Sunday.- with files from Can West News MAURICE CROSSFIELD Christian Ouellet.Ouellet said he has met with a number of people, particularly from the Sutton area, who have complained that the evaluation of their mail box was unfair.In some cases those people have managed to get their boxes reinspected, and a compromise, such as moving the location of the box slightly, was worked out.“There are some people saying their way of life doesn’t permit them to walk to a community mailbox,” Ouellet said.“They may be elderly or have reduced mobility, and their mail box is very important to them.” To ensure that the inspections only remove those mail boxes which are truly dangerous, Ouellet is promising that he will personally visit anyone in his riding who feels they have been treated unfairly, or who feels they have a special situation, so that he can defend their interests to Canada Post.All they have to do is call him.“There are possible compromises to be made.” _ —1 ¦THE— —— RECORD^ Yates says Route 143 barrier’s not a worry And letter’s a month old By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent Stanstead Mayor Raymond Yates says the “confusing” letter signed by Minister of Public Safety Stockwell Day over the possible installation of barriers on three unguarded streets which cross over into the US is actually a month old.“The letter that was at the centre of all the stir.was actually written on Nov.2 and arrived at my office on Nov.13, so this is not really a new letter,” said Mayor Yates.“I had read the letter over several times, trying to find the intended meaning behind its content.I say this because of the fact that some of the wording could be considered generalized information while it could also be interpreted to be speaking of the issue that has been in the spotlight the last few months — to barricade the unguarded streets in Stanstead (Ball, Lee and Church) for reasons of both public and national security,” Yates said.The letter was leaked to a Sherbrooke radio station last week.A Day spokeswoman said she was unaware of plans for barriers on file three streets.But changes are in the works.Yates said a September letter addressed to town Director General Pierre Dussault from Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Director Daniel Bernier refers to two initiatives that would soon be taken.One is to modify the signage.All non-guarded or ports of entry closed during the night-time hours — and this oudine specifically mentioned Lee, Ball and Church Streets — would be replaced.The second project was a national initiative to stop cars that don’t report as they enter Canada.That project asks for security barriers to be put in place in northbound lanes heading into Canada and also in the southbound lane, leaving Canada heading into the United States.It was clearly stated that the measures to be taken by the CBSA were a separate dossier from those being worked on by IBET (International Border Enforcement Team).Corporal Greg Bishop, speaking on behalf of IBET at a public meeting held last June, expressed concerns about having three unguarded streets within such a small area.He said it is likely that one or more streets will be closed to vehicle traffic.Nothing concrete has yet been publicly announced.Mayor Yates told of attending a meeting with CBSA Chief of Canadian Operations Claude Laurence, where it was explained that they would indeed be placing a signalized barrier at the Canadian port of entry on Route 143/ Dufferin Street in early 2008.There was no mention of placing barriers at other ports of entry in the Stanstead area.Yates said that road does not come under the direct responsibility of the municipality, even if Route 143 runs through the centre of Stanstead.Stanstead’s Mayor said he does not have a problem with the suggested barrier; it would not seriously affect relationships between the two neighbouring communities of Stanstead and Derby Line, Vt., nor their particularly close connections.But closing off Ball, Lee and Church streets is quite another matter.Yates said he’s frustrated with the lack of specific information that seems to be coming forth regarding agreements and plans being made by the CSBA and the Ministry of Transport.He said he’s trying to keep up a good working relationship with all those involved.Guilty of murdering his partner A St.Hyacinthe man was found guilty Sunday of first-degree murder in the death of his common-law wife.The bloodied body of Julie Croteau, 32, was found in the trunk of her car in 2005.It was parked in the lot of a shopping mall.Mechanic Ghislain Dion had reported her missing two days earlier.Investigators said the car’s trunk was full of blood and it appeared she had been struck several times in the head and face with a blunt object.“There were lots of marks all over her head and face,” Sûreté du Quebec crime scene investigator Karine Jean testified during the trial.Investigators searched the home where Croteau lived with Dion, 37, and found drops of blood on equipment in the garage.They detected blood had been washed away from a light switch in the master bedroom.Dion and Croteau had been together since high school.The court heard that Croteau had caught Dion in bed with another woman about a month before the killing.Dion faces a life sentence with no prospect of parole for 10 years.- CanWest News Service Briefs Free downtown parking in Magog Magog has continued an annual Christmas tradition with free holiday parking in the downtown core.The tradition continues until Jan.7.Garbage doesn’t take a holiday The city of Sherbrooke is informing residents that waste collection will continue as usual during the holiday season, except on Dec.25 and Jan.1.The city will also add a collection day for re-cyclables in each of the boroughs to get rid of all of the Christmas wrapping paper.The city is asking residents to ensure the wrapping papers be put in a plastic bag that is well tied.Ribbons and handles should be removed from wrapping and gift bags.In boroughs where garbage pickups would be normally scheduled for Tuesday, Dec.25, pickup will be delayed till Friday, Dec.28.The Jan.1 collection has been rescheduled for Friday, Jan.4.The collection of recyclables for Christmas and New Year’s Day will be picked up on Saturday, Dec.29 and Saturday, Jan.5.The garbage collection schedule will be back to normal starting Jan.7.The city is also reminding residents that light bulbs, extension cords and other electronic decorations, as well as artificial trees should be taken to the nearest ecocentre.Plastic utensils and dirty plastic tablecloths as well as foil and plastified wrapping papers should be put in black garbage bins.As well, the city is encouraging citizens to choose reusable bags when shopping and reusable gift bags when offering gifts.Domtar cuts production, 625 jobs Paper maker Domtar Corp.will close a mill in Wisconsin and reorganize production at its Dry-den, Ont., facility, cutting about 625 jobs and 310,000 tonnes of annual paper production capacity, the Montreal-based company said last week.But its Townships operations will remain unaffected.Operations at the the Port Edwards, WL, mill will close in the second quarter of 2008 while one paper machine at the Dryden mill will close this month, with a smaller machine restarting production next month, the company said.Bôth mills produce uncoated freesheet paper.- CanWest News Service Monday, December 17, 2007 page 5 $50 gift certificate courtesy of SBTéléphoto 1 foto source- arid two 3 month subscription to Tnr _ _ RECORD 50937 $50 gift certificate courtesy of Lennoxville Tri-Us Projfim Proud parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, show off your pride and joy in our “Babies of 2007" edition of The Record to be published on January 11, 2008.Although all babies are welcome and will be featured in our special issue, only those born in 2007 will be considered for a cover photo and story (randomly selected for this honour).Mail a photograph of the baby with: baby’s name, birthday, parents’ name, hometown and 10 words describing the little tyke, along with $20.(taxes included) and a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Record at 1195 Galt St.East, Sherbrooke, QC JIG 1Y7 OR 88A Lakeside, Knowlton, QC JOE 1V0.Deadline: December 31, 2007.Published on January 11, 2008.Prizes to be won: $50 gift basket courtesy of Chantal Richard Pharmacy 23 Notre-Dame W„ Stanstead 819-876-5811 » * jr jr ¦# * é - page 6 Monday, December 17, 2007 JŒCORD: Community Forum Lettf.r to the Editor Pro-active on global warming Dear editor For the first time in more than 40 years since 1 immigrated to Canada, I am feeling ashamed of being a Canadian.although it would be more to the point to say I am ashamed of being represented by our present government.For decades Canadians have held their heads high when travelling, displaying the red maple leaf on their back-pack in countries where "Yankee go home” was a common feeling.Today, there is nothing to distinguish us politically from the George Bush administration.Thank goodness the Conservatives weren’t in power when the US invaded Iraq.To fight global warming, which is what concerns me and many fellow Canadians most, we have to become pro-active as a nation.We have to align ourselves with our European cousins, and many other nations around the world, including the newly converted Australians, who accept that there is no time to lose.Climate change is as big a threat to life on this planet as the threats of nuclear holocaust was in the past.We must dissociate ourselves from Washington’s policies — hopefully they will change after the next presidential election.We could immediately look to many US cities and states for forward-looking actions.Our govern- ment’s posturing and hiding behind smoke screens, many of them erected to protect our future role, in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s words, as the world’s number one energy provider, are powerful obstacles to any new international accord.We appear ready to destroy vast tracts of Alberta and emit spiraling quantities of greenhouse gases into Canadian skies to promote “prosperity”.It is hard to see what prosperity will buy on a barren planet.Harper and Environment Minister John Baird are putting Canadians into a corner from which we will have a hard time to emerge.Developed countries must set the example, take the necessary steps to reduce emissions.Only then can we encourage developing nations to do likewise.If a fraction of the massive sums of money thrown away in armaments and wars was redirected to promoting clean, sustainable energy sources and increased energy efficiency, all nations could move towards a greener future.At present, if Canadian and US policies continue unfettered, our future is truly bleak.And one more gripe: I could not believe my ears when I heard that nuclear safety, according to Mr.Harper, is a Liberal concern that Conservatives do not share.It seems that business must go on at any cost, whether it’s in Chalk River or in the Tar Sands.Michael Grayson North Hatley The enablers They’ll drive you home when you ’re tipsy It's not Opération Nez Rouge that’s the problem.A bunch of volunteers who get together to cut down on drunk driving deaths are a lovely bunch of people who deserve free coffee throughout the winter.(Any java shop want to take me up on that offer?Those dozens of volunteers across the province are worth the —~ coffee, and imagine the free PR your company will get.) Nez Rouge people, as most already know, will drive over to you at a bar or party, take you home in their car, and have a second person drive your car home for you.In exchange, no one becomes From the Editor Eleanor Brown I WANT TO BECOME PRESIDENT.ill ALL ttè.com another drunk driving death statistic: you get home safe and sound, as do your wheels.But in a way, Opération Nez Rouge is an enabler.Because I truly believe that some of the drivers who call to get a ride home are using the group’s kind-hearted helpers not as a last-ditch, smart move to avoid an accident, but as a way of avoiding an expensive cab ride.So really, it’s the drivers who are the problem.Those who take their cars out to a bar or a party, knowing they’ll toss a few back, or who just give themselves permission to soak up the booze because being irresponsible is easy.Fixing it is just a phone call away.Look, if you’re too drunk to drive, call Nez Rouge.Like if you discover the punch was spiked, and you worry it’s just not a good idea to get behind the wheel.That’s what Nez Rouge is there for.But don’t go out planning on drinking because you know you’ll get driven home by a volunteer who's too polite to tell you you’re taking their time and good will for granted.You plan on drinking?Don’t be a jerk who’s taking ad-vantage.Take a cab to get there in the first place.For more on Opération Nez Rouge, see page 2.I'M G01NGT0 BECOME CLASS VALEDICTORIAN, LAWMCTNER, FIRST LADY, U.S.SENATOR, AND THE INEVITABLE CHOICE K>R PRESIDENT IN 2008/ him THE ¦¦ RECORD P.0.Bax 1200 ShertrookeJIH 5L6 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax: 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsrooro@sherbroolcerecord.com Website: wwwAherbrookerecord.com Kenneth Wells Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Eleanor Brown Editor .(819) 569-6345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mcr._(819) 569-9931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819)569-4856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)5699511 Advertising.(819)5699525 Circulation.(819) 5699528 Newsroom .(819)5696345 Knowlton office 88-A Lakeside.Knowlton.Quebec JOE 1V0 Tel (450) 242-1188 Fax:(450)243-5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 120,00 7.20 9.54 S136.74 6 MONTHS 63.00 3.78 5.01 S71.79 3 MONTHS 32.00 1.92 2.54 $36.46 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7,1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Umited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record.1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke.QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA Christmas traditions Share them How do you celebrate Christmas?Do you have your own special tradition that has been handed down for generations?Did your family try something special for the first time last year and are you now considering it for each Noël?Do you treat yourself to a special something every year?The Record invites readers to share tales of your special Christmas traditions.Email to newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com, write to 1195 Galt Street East, Sherbrooke, JIG 1Y7, or fax to 819-569-3945 or 450-243-5155.Your stories will be printed in The Record through the month of December. JR.ECORD: Monday, December 17, 2007 page 7 .did not always have a problem with vertigo but I do now.In fact I had not even heard the word be-.fore seeing Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller of the same name in the 1950s.The movie opens with a near fatal misstep by detective “Scottie” Ferguson (Jimmy Stewart) while chasing a fugitive across the roof tops of San Francisco.He ends up dangling by his fingertips from a rain gutter hundreds of feet above the pavement.A police officer tries to save him but loses his balance and falls to his death below.It’s understandable that thereafter Scottie is incapacitated by fear of heights.That’s vertigo.My vertigo developed gradually and without drama over the years.No movie material there.In my youth there was slight evidence of a problem when the circus came to town and we rode the terrifying fer-ris wheel with young girls screaming as we rocked chairs back and forth.Up and over, down and up, the wheel carried us round and round, but the truth is that unbeknownst to anyone I was pretty close to screaming myself.______ My father had drilled it into me that by tradition a Cavanagh, like Davy Crockett on the wild frontier, was totally fearless.In other words screaming on the ferris wheel was not an option — to say nothing about the impact such non-macho behaviour would have on the chicks, or girls as they were so known.Vertigo was not a problem during much of my adult life.I do remember working on our roof chimney back in the ’70s.No difficulties although admittedly our house is a bungalow.There were early warning signals sometimes when crossing bridges, but nothing alarming.The first realization of a serious vertigo problem occurred in Malawi in the late ’80s.We were at the univer-sity with the thousand-foot-high Zomba plateau fairly close behind our home.On several occasions we went to the top for lunch and to admire the view.There was one sharp steep cliff that I found I could not get close to because the fear was so overwhelming.It made no sense so I decided to attempt a cure.I returned with a book and a folding chair and sat down at a comfortable distance from the cliff.There I sat, read calmly, and after about 10 minutes moved it a little closer.I did the same thing over and over until I was almost 10 feet from the edge.Then slowly and cautiously I attempted a closer approach.“Whoa!!” Alarm bells.No way.Not possible.I don’t understand vertigo nor can I describe it — except to say it overwhelms you.I suppose it’s a bit like being waterboarded, or trying to stay calm, relaxed and in control with a train roaring straight for you.Fear and panic take control and there is not much you can do about it.That is vertigo, and I can even sense it when looking up at an airplane or tall buildings.On hills, the gentle gradual slopes are fine.Sharp steep drops are unmanageable.Strange.A few years later I had a more embarrassing experience while on a pro- Vertigo and the fear factor No more mountain climbing Tom Cavanagh ject in the Ukraine along the Carpathian mountains.It was in 1993 and I was with about 20 teachers and students who had decided to climb the closest mountain, Hoverla.It was not mountain climbing as I imagined it.No snow, and although it took a long time we walked most of the way fairly easily.Coming down was totally different.It was impossible to avoid looking down and at times I was overcome by vertigo, especially with an airplane flying below me.On one section I had to lean into the mountain and proceed in a sideways crab-like movement on all fours.What was terribly embarrassing was the young students and teachers, chatting and singing, who walked easily past me in their ballet-like slippers and high heels.They glanced at me with curiosity but said nothing.Definitely not a moment of glory.Definitely not a memory I treasure.My vertigo is not going to go away.I mention one last determined effort to master the “sickness.” It was in Bolivia in 2001 when my wife and I visited Co-pacabana by Lake Titicaca.Mountains surrounded us, and one of them had stations of the cross built along a path leading to the top.Pilgrims could be seen on their way up I : A l F R 6 0 HITCHCOCK ¦¦¦¦¦ cotucrioN JAMES STEWART KIM NOVAK «ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MASTERPIECE 5 t and down all day.My wife made the climb the second day.On the third day I decided to attempt it.Attempt?Hey, the name is Cavanagh — we don’t “attempt”, we get the job done.Like Davey Crockett.I thought too that the risks seemed minimal.One can fall anywhere, but it would require an effort to fall on a built-up mountain path.Let’s go, I said to my- self, I can do this.There are 14 stations of the cross commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus.The first few were easy.At about the seventh the path grew increasingly steep.By the tenth you could see the lake and Copacabana spread out far below.The eleventh was more than tough with a sheer drop only a few feet from the path.No railings.No barrier.Only a path winding along a cliff — and the wind.Could I go on?By the time I reached the twelfth, where Jesus is crucified, I was on my hands and knees.Not in adoration.Not in prayer.Simply sick with fear.Pilgrims passing me must have thought what a holy and deeply religious man I was, flat on my stomach and trembling at the foot of the cross.I twisted my head to look back down over my shoulder at Copacabana and knew 1 was beaten.The problem changed from how do I get up to how do I get down.Bolivians assisted me and offered cocoa leaves to chew as they helped and guided me back past the eleventh, tenth, and ninth stations.By the eighth I was fine and quite capable of continuing on my own.There are about a zillion things worse than vertigo and I may conquer it some day, but that seems doubtful.In any case there will be no more self-testing on mountains.Climbing footstools to decorate the tree for the holiday season is about as far as I shall go.Which reminds me that the most joyful time of the year is coming around again: And 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Danyka Cloutier Winter Dance and Fundraiser On Nov.28, the Home and School Association hosted a Winter Dance and Silent Auction at ACES.Though the weather made it difficult for many people to attend it was still a lovely turnout.The children are always excited to be at school after dark.The music was selected by Miss Fournier and was played by Jennifer McKinnon.The silent auction took place in the library and it was a success.Beach Volleyball Dec.4, four schools participated in a beach volleyball tournament at Galt, ACES, Princess Elizabeth Elementary, Sunnyside and Lennoxville Elementary.The teams were mixed; students from all four schools playing together so that they have the opportunity to work with the students they will attend high school with next year.The theme was Beach Wear and Santa Clause.The children wore grass skirts and Santa hats.The goal of the tournament was to have fun, meet friends, practice volleyball.Teams were awarded spirit points for singing carols, learning the names of team mates, and cheering.The team with the most points won the opportunity to be the first to partake in the pizza lunch.Floor Hockey ACES was invited to play in the hockey tournament at Princess Elizabeth.There were two mini tournaments, boys vs.boys, and girls vs.girls.The purpose was to have fun, play hockey and learn.At the end of the day 12 prizes were won.Grade 6 Outdoor Education This month’s Outdoor Education excursion for the grade 6 students was a visit to Jake Jackson’s house.Here they went on a hike and learned how to build a fire.The weather was somewhat wet so only one group managed to start their fire, but they were gracious enough to share it with the others and hot dogs and marshmallows were shared by all! What have the ACES children BEEN UP TO?Pre-Kindergarten had the opportunity to visit the Ayer’s Cliff fire station.They had a wonderful time and learned a lot about fire trucks and fire fighters.They also had the pleasure of a special visitor coming in to help them with a snowman craft.Kindergarten has been practising their Christmas songs and learning all about St.Nicholas.Grade 1 made a Christmas tree out of hand prints and they are learning basic principles through a Christmas unit.They were also fortunate enough to have an unexpected visit from “Rudolph and a friend.” There were two deer in the field outside the classroom.As well, Mrs.Mackey has visited with Twinkie the Turtle, a stuffed pet, to learn from the children how to use nice manners and polite behaviour.This is part of the Second Steps Program.Grade 2 has been focusing on a Polar Bear unit and turning their class into their own version of the Arctic.Grade 3 made wonderful snowflakes and have been rehearsing for the upcoming Christmas concert.Grade 3/4 has also made fantastic decorations for Please see Ayer’s Cuff on Page 10 ; ' ¦¦ riiK ¦¦ RECORD Monday, December 17, 2007 page 9 The Ladies’ Sherbrooke Curling Club More than a sport On March 6, 1880, several men met at the Magog House in Sherbrooke to organize a curling club.It was on Nov.17 of that year that the first meeting of the Sherbrooke Curling Club was held.In the beginning, the association was for men only, but soon after, a club for women was created and named the Ladies’ Sherbrooke Curling Club.Even though they were two different organizations, the Sherbrooke Curling Club and the Ladies’ LA SOCIÉTÉ D’HISTOIRE DE SHERBROOKE had a corresponding increase in its activities.Starting in 1946, the club hosted an annual bonspiel.This bonspiel attracted many teams from across the province and even from the United Please see Curling on Page 10 Sherbrooke Curling Club, shared the same building on Montreal Street, and later on Abenaquis Street.After a few decades, the membership of the Ladies’ Sherbrooke Curling Club rose substantially.This situation created some friction with the men’s club because only two playing surfaces were available for the ladies.The ladies could only play between 1 p.m.and 5 p.m.on weekends and between 1 p.m.and 6:45 p.m.on week days.With the growth in membership, the Ladies’ Sherbrooke Curling Club COURTESY ¦ [f «y $*&***» •.iiai?The members of the Ladies' Sherbrooke Curling Club were standing in front of the Sherbrooke Curling Club during the first bonspiel held in 1946.The hat is a tarn o’shanter, and reminds us that curling is a sporting activity brought by 19th century Scottish immigrants who settled in the Eastern Townships.EVERY CARD'S A WINNER ITS "DRIVE IN AND WIN" TIME AGAIN! 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As well, they worked on an airplane project wji^re two partners needed to build an airplane out of recyclable materials and discover a way to make it fly.They worked hard and were very creative! Grade 4 has been practising their Readers Theatre Presentation and they helped with the St.Nicholas Day activities.Grade 5 worked spent a great deal of time learning about St.Nicholas and planning activities for the younger grades.Two veterans visited grade 3, 4, 5, and 6 on Remembrance Day.Grade 6 has developed their own Advent Calendar to decorate the hallways.It is very colourful and lets every child enjoy a new surprise each day.Also, they have been working on a Holiday surprise for all of the families at ACES.St.Nicholas Day On Dec.6 the younger children at ACES enjoyed a visit from St.Nicholas.The older children at ACES made paper slippers and filled them with goodies from the Netherlands.These were left on the desks of the younger children by St.Nick’s helpers during recess.On this day the children were enthusiastic about using their laptops during Buddy Reading time to play St.Nicholas games and write letters to Santa.Please enjoy the pictures of our October trip to Mount Or-ford Child.We are now looking forward to helping our community with the Christmas Basket Campaign.As one student said, “It makes you feel nice to do nice things for other people.” Happy holidays from all the students and staff at ACES! 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Street Richmond 819-826-3501 2007 Silverado your service for over ¦ il I h: INSIDE Canadians do well on the white stuff .see Page 14 Sports Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, December 17, 2007 page 13 Champlain back on top in Sherwood Division Cougars ice Lachine 7-4 By Mike Hickey Special to The Record Entering last night’s key matchup against the Kahnawake Condors, the Champlain Cougars were in sole possession of first place in the Sherwood Division of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League.Champlain holds a one-point lead over the Granby Inouks although Granby does have a game in hand.The Cougars leapfrogged over Granby and improved their season record to 29-9-1-1 with an impressive 7-4 road win over the Lachine Maroons Friday night.Champlain was in complete control of the match as they jumped out to 3-0 and 5-1 leads and out-shot their opponents in each period.Martin Drolet, selected as the Cougars’ player of the game, scored twice to spark the Champlain offensive attack.The veteran winger opened the scoring at the 5:31 mark of the first period and then made it 2-0 early in the second stanza with his team-leading 19th goal of the season.Less than a minute later Champlain increased its lead to 3-0 when Richmond native Ryan Murphy notched his fourth goal of the campaign Lachine finally solved Champlain goalie Alexandre Dubois as Andy Desrosiers scored his league-leading 29th goal of the season.Champlain quickly replied with a pair of goals by Karl Fontaine and Yann Poulin before Marc Girouard scored with just six seconds remaining in the period to make the score 5-2 after 40 minutes of play.The two teams traded goals in the final period as Girouard scored twice for the home team including a power play tally, while Philippe Bolduc potted two goals for the Cougars.Dubois was called upon to make 19 saves en route to his 16th win of the year.Champlain held a commanding 48-23 advantage in shots on goal.After last night’s game with the third-place Condors, the Cougars will have two games remaining before enjoying an 11-day Christmas break.They have a return match with the Condors Friday night in Kahnawake and then wrap up the 2007 portion of the schedule with a road game against the Saint-Eustache Patriotes Sunday night.Ice chips: The team-first and defensive minded approaches employed by Cougar head coach Judes Vallee is evident when taking a quick look at the Mmm liigee^ ij mm ¦pMS PERRY BEATON/ FILE The Champlain Cougars continue to battle Granby for first place., V league’s individual stats.The club’s top scorer, Martin Drolet (18-21-43), is only 37th among the league’s scoring leaders.two members of Longueuil’s College Français, Francis Charette and Guillaume Parenteau, are one-two in the overall scoring race with 80 and 75 points respectively.conversely Champlain goaltender Alexandre Dubois leads the league in goals-against average (2.59) and saves percentage (.90).the team’s number-two netminder, Vincent Lamontagne, is 12th overall in goalie rankings with a 4.200 gga and a .84 saves percentage.ÉMÉÉ smmsM k MÜ RSI* PERRY BEATON/FILE 'll K page 14 Monday, December 17, 2007 Canucks perform RECORD SPORTS well on snow No snow in French resort By Mike Hickey Special to the Record While the Eastern Townships were being pelted with snow, Canadians were scoring impressive results outside of the country.Olympic slalom champion Anja Paerson won a women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday for her second victory in 24 hours, edging Canada’s Emily Bry-don by a tiny 0.04 seconds.The second place marked Brydon’s best career result.The British Columbia native previously had four third-place finishes over the last seven years.Renate Goetschl was third, 0.22 off the pace, for her third podium result of the season.While North America was dealing with huge snowfalls, the weekend’s races in France were moved to St.Moritz from Val d’Isere because of a lack of snow at the French resort.A seven-time world champion, Paerson won both races here by very small margins.On Saturday she edged American Lindsey Vonn by 0.08 to post her first win of the season and her first in downhill since March 2006.Julia Mancuso lost half a second in the final interval but still posted the top American result, tying for 10th with Britt Janyk of Whistler, B.C.Kelly Vander-beek of Kitchener, Ont., was 32nd while Montreal’s Emilie Desforges finished 33rd.The final Canadian competitor, Larisa Yurkiw of Owen Sound, Ontario, did not finish the event.South of the border, former Olympic and world champion Pierre Lueders of Canada won the World Cup two-man bobsled race Saturday at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, New York.In the women’s race, German driver Sandra Kiriasis won to continue her march to a sixth consecutive World Cup season title, with the Canadian team of Helen Up-perton and Jennifer Ciochetti coming in second.Lueders, from Edmonton, and brakeman Lascelles Brown of Calgary clocked a combined time of one minute 50.64 seconds for the two heats to finish 0.13 seconds ahead of Andre Lange and Martin Putze of Germany.The USA 1 team of driver Steven Holcomb and brakeman Curtis Tomasevicz finished third, 0.32 seconds behind Lueders’ sled."It was nice to be on top of the podium again,” said Lueders in a statement.“We were very competitive at the start, Lascelles did an excellent job.We had a few mistakes at the top in the second run, but still good enough to win.” Lueders owns both the push and track records at Lake Placid, achievements he set in 2003.In the first heat on the 1.6-kilometre, 20-turn track on Mount Van Hoevenberg, Lueders and Brown turned in the fast time of the competition, 55.14 seconds, and led Holcomb by 0.17 seconds.Lange clocked the fastest time of the second heat, 55.42 seconds, but Lueders clinched the victory with a second-heat time of 55.50.After three events in the eight-race international series, Holcomb, the defending champion, leads the two-man standings with 635 points.Lange, the Olympic two-man champion in 2002 and 2006, is second 627 points.Lueders, who tied for the Olympic two-man title in 1998 at Nagano, Japan, is third with 593 points.Lyndon Rush of Humboldt, Sask., and Dan Humphries of Calgary finished eighth.Michael Walch-hofer won the first downhill classic of the World Cup season Saturday and increased his lead in the discipline standings.The Austrian covered the Saslong course in one minute 56.70 seconds.Didier Cuche of Switzerland was 0.18 behind, and Scott McCartney of the United States was third, 0.56 back.Two Canadians narrowly missed the podium.Erik Guay of Mont-Tremblant finished fourth while Manuel Osborne-Paradis of North Vancouver was sixth.‘’It’s frustrating and somewhat disappointing,” said Guay.”1 was certain to have the third place and then Me-' Cartney came in a couple of racers after me and took it away.But I have no one else to blame but myself.” Galt Triumphant R COURTESY The Alexander Galt Regional High School girls hockey team were the champions of the College Jean-Eudes Tournament in Montreal on Dec.7 Hitting the slopes gently Reduce the risk of snowboarding and skiing injury By Tara Madden News Canada The two main causes of injury among snowboard-ers and skiers are falls and collisions.Help reduce injury risk and severity with a bit of training.Snowboarders need to stabilize and strengthen their upper extremities (e.g., arms and shoulders), while skiers need to strengthen their lower extremities, specifically quads and hamstring muscles.Core strength training is also important for both sports.Often when your knees get tired, more force is exerted on your spine with each bump.Strengthening your back and core muscles will provide you with extra strength and flexibility and will help your body better manage the rigors of skiing and snowboarding.And remember, stretching is important before and after any exercise.More hints Take a refresher lesson or two at the beginning of the season to shake the cobwebs out of any 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