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THE' RECORD The voice of the Eastern townships since 1897 ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦MWWill - Stevens was bom to play Shirley.See Page 10 70 CENTS WWW.SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Tuesday, August 19, 2003 Diving victim ‘a true philanthropist’ COURTESY OF RWANDA PROJECT David Jiranek spearheaded the Rwanda Project, a relief venture set up in the aftermath of the Rwandan civil war.Humanitarian groups mourn generous arts patron By Liam Roberts The sudden death of David Jiranek at the private North Hatley Club has left friends, associates, and partygoers present that night struggling to come to grips with what happened.Jiranek was killed in a diving accident late Saturday night at the Club’s annual “August Soirée.” Visiting from his home in Old Greenwich, Connecticut with his family, the 45-year old documentarian and prominent photographer dove into the water of Lake Massawippi along with four other partygoers around midnight.While the others dove into relatively deep water at the right of the dock, Jiranek dove from the other side: head first into water less than 30 centimetres in depth.Eyewitnesses at the soirée said that it took some ten minutes before he was discovered unconscious in the water, as a group of children followed the adults out for a swim.“It was just a real shock,” said one member present who preferred not to be named.“We did everything we could as fast as we could to try and revive him.But it’s very sad, very shocking.” After unsuccessful resuscitation efforts, Jiranek was brought to hospital in Magog by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.Jiranek's wife and two young daughters, aged four and seven, were also present at the party.Jiranek was an active humanitarian and generous contributor to a number of social causes both in the United States and in the developing world.He worked as president of the New York-based Jean Cocteau Repertory Theater and of CTM Productions, a Tony Award-winning theatrical production company based in New York.The arts promoter was also the director of not-for-profit groups Perception, the Rwanda Project, and New York Youth at Risk.While the country club is remaining tight-lipped on the circumstances surrounding the tragedy, the humanitarian groups he was involved with were openly disheartened.Youth at Risk, the New York mentoring and counseling organization for troubled inner city youth, was one example of where Jiranek was able to make a lasting difference.Please see Jiranek Page 3 City bus services improved STS strikes deal with universities and colleges By Rita Legault Sherbrooke This fall Sherbrooke-area fulltime university students over the age of 21 will get cheaper and better bus service thanks to a deal between the Sherbrooke transit corporation and local universities.And late night transit users will benefit from the spinoffs on weekends with limited access to buses in the wee hours of the morning.The current cost of a Société de Transport de Sherbrooke (STS) monthly bus pass is $49.50 for an adult and $38.50 for individuals under 21.For the past few years, there has not been a student rate.Sherbrooke Councillor Jean-François Rouleau, who chairs the Sherbrooke transit corporation and sits on Sherbrooke's Ville Etudiante student life committee, said he was opposed to the increased cost of passes for students over the age of 21 when it was instituted by the STS.“Students over the age of 21 don’t have any more money than those who are under 21,” the longtime city councillor told The Record.Under the one-year pilot project announced Monday, universities would offset the additional $11 for full-time students so they will end up paying the under-21 rate.Starting at the end of the month, the STS is also promising to improve bus service to and from university and college campuses.Please see bus Page 5 Members of the North Hatley Club are mourning the loss of one of their valued members after a tragic accident claimed his life in a diving accident.V- ¦ 3»_ after a tragic accident claimed his life in a diving accident. page 2 Tuesday, August 19, 2003 I ¦¦THE» i - RECORD Gov t will not accept ‘less than equal’ for gays Justice Minister to make case for equal treatment By Janice Tibbetts Canwest News Service Justice Minister Martin Cauchon will fire a pre-emptive strike against a growing number of Liberals who are speaking out against gay marriage by delivering a passionate speech Monday on why gays and lesbians should be allowed to legally wed.His appeal comes a day before a potentially explosive meeting of the Liberal caucus, where dozens of backbenchers are expected to stage a revolt against the Liberal plan.The government will not accept “less than equal” treatment for gays and lesbians, Cauchon will tell the annual gathering of the Canadian Bar Association.He will talk about equality, human dignity, and respect,” said Cauchon’s spokesman, Mike Murphy.CANWEST mss Justice Minister Martin Cauchon will remind Canadians of the Charter of Human Rights.“People will be reminded of the Charter of Rights.” As many as 70 Liberal MPs are threatening to vote against the government’s bill legalizing gay marriage, urging instead that Canada should adopt more conservative “civil unions” in which gays would be able to legally register their relationships but they would not be official marriages.In his speech, Cauchon will rebuke the proposal and stress gays and lesbians are entitled to marry under the equality guarantees in the Charter of Rights.He will also reject the argument the government should get out of the marriage business and leave it to the churches.The bar association, representing Canada’s lawyers, has already come out in favour of gay marriage, so Cauchon will be preaching to the converted.His speech is therefore aimed at the bill’s opponents, who represent roughly half of Canadians.Although Cauchon has the support of virtually all of the Liberal cabinet, including Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, rising opposition in the back benches threatens the bill’s passage.The Liberals have sent their bill to the Supreme Court of Canada for a nonbinding opinion on whether it complies with the Constitution.Parliamentarians will then vote on the bill, but they will be instructed to vote with their conscience instead of along party lines.The bill is not expected to make it back to Parliament for a vote until after Chrétien leaves office next February at the latest.The issue could therefore become an election lightning rod and will likely be one of the first things on Paul Martin’s plate, should he become prime minister as expected.Martin has said that he would not oppose same-sex marriage.The Liberal government announced earlier this summer it would not stand in the way of an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that legalized gay marriage.Since the June decision, hundreds of gays and lesbians have tied the knot.The federal bill, crafted in response to the court ruling, changes the legal definition of marriage to a union of “two persons” rather than “one man and one woman.” But it stipulates the government will respect religious freedom by not forcing churches to perform ceremonies against their will.YOU ASKED US Q 1 ask am look- y ing for ________________ informa- Townshippers’ tion on Association provin- cial government services.Is it a good idea to contact Communication-Québec?Do they offer services in English?A.The answer to both questions is yes! 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Celebrating harvest at St-Laurent site Compton landmark to feature food and tradional folk music Visitors to the Louis S.St-Laurent National Historic Site in Compton on Aug.31 will get the opportunity to enjoy corn on the cob and a scrumptious dessert while celebrating the harvest.Also, tunes of traditional folk music will be performed by Bruce Patton, Lucien Beauchemin and Stewart Deacon from noon to 4 p.m.Access to the site’s garden is free and the event will take place under a tent.The Louis S.St-Laurent National Historic Site of Canada is normally open daily, from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., and visitors can explore the General Store, formerly owned by St-Laurent’s father, as well as the house in which the former Canadian Prime Minister (1948-1957) grew up.A multimedia show, recounting a century of Canadian history, is also presented.Blood donor clinics Wednesday, Aug.20 Granby Mayor of Granby Du Verbe Divin High School (gymnasium) 1021 Cowie Street 9:30 a.m.to 8:30 p.m.Objective: 350 donors Thursday, Aug.21, 2003 Granby Mayor of Granby Du Verbe Divin High School (gymnasium) 1021 Cowie Street 9:30 a.m.to 8:30 p.m.Objective: 350 donors Weather Today: Sunny.Fog patches lifting in the morning.aWinds west 20 km/h.High 27.Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud with 60 per cent chance of showers.Low 16.High 27.Thursday: A mix of sun and cloud.Low 17.High 29.Friday: A mix of sun and cloud.70 per cent chance of showers.Low 17.High 28.Normals for the period: Low 10.High 23.Ben by Daniel Shelton -* I THINK WEVE 1D STUM0UP IOW A GREAT EXERCISE ^ PROGRAM^tfHj GRANP- PAREMSlX'Xjt Bpiij fegBil mm Mi ÉÊÉ? .¦THE».- RECORD Tuesday, August 19, 2003 page 3 Private owners have responsibilities: Lifesaving Society Members and staff at the private North Hatley Club are not speaking to reporters.Keeping safe is a team effort By Liam Roberts A Thile the North Hatley Club has \/\f so far kept mum on Saturday V V evening’s tragic diving accident, one expert has stressed that even private owners have certain responsibilities when it comes to water safety.Club president Jane Camron was unable to return reporter’s calls, Marjorie Ross, manager of the North Hatley Club, was reached by telephone.She refused, however, to comment on the events of this weekend, stressing that “we have nothing to say.” Raynald Hawkins is the executive director of the Quebec Branch of the Lifesaving Society, an international association which trains lifeguards and drafts regulations on water safety.Speaking to The Record from Montreal, he said that there is no such thing as a truly private beach when it comes to ensuring that water safety meets public standards.“In the regulations, a club, whether it’s a boat club, a golf club or a country club, it needs to follow public regulations.It’s a public beach,” he said.He stated that, as the owners and operators of a property, clubs have a responsibility to provide lifesaving personnel when the beach is opened to swimming.Property owners should also properly deter would-be divers if the depth is too shallow, by posting barriers to the dock, or even having it removed.“If they operate the beach, I think that the club has a responsibility to be sure there's no diving.If there are people swimming, they need to have a lifeguard on duty there.“I understand that in the middle of the night, it’s not likely they would have someone there.But, if you open the beach, you must have a lifeguard on duty.That’s the minimum in the law.” Hawkins added that the situation becomes complex if the divers go into the water in violation of clear rules, and in that case, responsibility becomes more fluid and difficult to determine.“If the members have access to swimming and they go without permission, then they’re taking a risk.If you tell them not to go in there, you can’t supervise everybody all the time.” The after-dance swim is said to have been a “very old tradition” at the North Hatley Club during its annual August Soirée, according to sources at the party.Whether or not patrons were explicitly made aware that no lifeguard would be on duty and that the beach was closed to swimming and diving, though, isn’t certain, as representatives from the club, couldn’t be reached for comment.Marlene Joubert, public relations representative with the Lifesaving Society, said that they are very active in studying and preventing spinal injuries as they are linked to aquatic accidents, but that individuals do need to make themselves aware of how to have a good time safely.Society statistics-show that, between 1990 and 1999, up to 40 per cent of debilitating aquatic accidents in Quebec took place at a party involving alcohol, and 60 per cent of victims were first-time divers.The vast majority are men aged 15 to 24.“It’s the risk-takers,” added Hawkins.“If you don’t know where you’re going, what we recommend is feet-first diving,” he said.“A drowning situation can take place between 20 seconds and two minutes, and if you can’t move your arms, as can be the case with a level 1 or 2 break (of the neck), it’s a bad situation.” Some tips for safe diving If you’re thinking of spending the last few weeks of summer in the pool or at the lake, be aware that diving does pose some serious dangers, especially in unfamiliar waters.Whether in a backyard pool, in a public pool, or at the lake, supervised or unsupervised, the following tips should be kept in mind for all potential divers.- Don’t dive into an above-ground pool or the shallow end of an in ground pool - Dive with your head up, arms up and extended, and steer with your hands - Don’t run and dive - this creates the same impact as a dive from a board - Don’t put diving equipment on a pool that wasn’t designed for it - Don’t dive from pool ladders, slides, or other pool equipment - Don’t dive from rooftops, balconies, fences, ledges or trees - Don’t try fancy dives or dives with straight vertical entry - Dive straight ahead - not off the side of a diving board - Don’t drink and dive - Don’t dive alone Source: National Spa and Pool Institute Jiranek: Cont’d from Page 1 Claudette Faison, executive director of Youth at Risk, was shocked to learn of his death, saying that he was scheduled to appear at a function this Thursday honouring outstanding volunteers such as himself.“I can tell you that the evening will be dedicated to him.He was going to be a major part of it.” she said.Faison stressed that Jiranek is a man who will be missed, repeating the point more than once.“He was a humanitarian and a true philanthropist,” she told The Record by telephone from New York City.“He started out here by volunteering as a mentor for a young boy in 1989, and he’s been involved with us ever since," she said, adding that he also co-pro-duced a promotional video for the group to help recruit more volunteers.“He would find ways to have whatever else he was doing benefit the organization.He was what you would call a major donor.” Jiranek and his wife would become heavily involved with the group, donating time, money, and resources and contacts in the New York arts community, when the social group found itself in financial crunches, Faison said.“It’s a great, great loss.The re-minder is that there’s no promise of tomorrow.The possibilities are today, not tomorrow." As both a patron of the arts and of humanitarian causes, Jiranek also spearheaded the Rwanda Project, a relief venture set up in the after-math of the Rwandan civil war.By providing the dozens of orphans at Rwanda’s Imbabazi Orphage with disposable cameras, Jiranek taught the children how to take basic photos, even for children who had lost hands and arms in the war.Jiranek was able to use his influence in the New York arts community to have the childrens’ photographs displayed in prominent exhibits and auctioned, raising tens of thousands of dollars for Rwandan orphans.“At best, I hope for cross-communication and an appreciation between people a world apart,” Jiranek was quoted as saying in an interview with ABC News earlier this summer.On page 2 of our August 19-21 flyer, an error occurred.The Rogers Nokia cell phone, SKU 10030741 was incorrectly advertised with the following rebate information: $224.99 - $100 instant savings - $125 instant rebate = $0.00.The correct rebate information is: $224.99 -$100.00 instant savings - $75.00 instant rebate - $50 mail-in rebate - $0.00.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.RECORD Yves Robert Advertising Consultant Tel.: 619-569-9525 Fax: 619-621-3179 email: sherbrookeneconci@Videotron.ca page 4 Tuesday, August 19, 2003 ; - iTHE —in RECORD Day care debate: Affordability vs.accessibility RECORD FILKE PHOTO Peace activist Nathalie Goguen says she will have to abandon her volunteer duties if the price of day care escalates.By Kate Shingler Under the guidance of the new Liberal government, Quebec’s $5 day care program is on the way out and a more expensive provincial childcare initiative is expected to replace it.Premier Jean Charest and his ! government are considering charging parents between $7 and $10 a day, increasing the share of costs parents pay from 12 to approximately 20 per cent.The government plans to consult Quebecers during a three-day public hearing on the subject, Aug.27, 28, and 29 at the National Assembly.Options proposed by the Ministry of Family include a $2-a-day increase to $7 day care for all Quebecers, with the exception of parents who receive employment insurance benefits; an increase to $10 day care for families with a combined income of more than $70,000, maintaining $5 day care for families with a combined income of less than $70,000; an increase to $7.50 per day for all parents.Waterville resident Nathalie Goguen said she would not be able to afford to.pay up to $10 a day for care for her four children.“1 would not have the means to pay that,” she said in an interview with The Record yesterday.“And there are a lot of people who have a lot less money than I do." The local peace activist is currently involved in a community project to support two Colombian refugees seeking sanctuary in a North Hatley church basement.In the fall, three of Goguen’s kids will attend school full time and will not require the province’s subsidized day care.But at $10 a day, with only one child in day care, Goguen said she would still opt to keep her youngest son home.“(If the price of day care doubles) I will stop volunteering three times a week and stay home with my son.While he amuses himself with his friends at day care 1 am amusing myself with my friends, trying to make this country a better place.The question is - should I work to put my child through day care?” Goguen’s husband became the family’s sole breadwinner after Goguen found herself working full time to pay for expenses that mainly arose from working, including child care.“What was left over from my salary?A couple of hundred dollars per week?Is it worth it to not see my kids when they are younger just for a couple of hundred dollars extra a week?” Goguen said she believes an exhaustive consultation with families, in addition to the three-day public hearings, would be beneficial in determining what kind of program would best suit parents in the province.“We don’t support young families by creating a place in day care.That is supporting the workforce, not the family.Instead of helping mothers in Quebec, we take the kids out of the home and place them in day care.” The director-general of the La Passerelle Des Mousses day care in Knowlton, Sylvie Cloutier, said she believes the increase in cost will be offset by the spaces created.Most parents are willing to pay more money to ensure their kids a spot, she said.“$7 or $10 won’t make a difference.All parents really want is a place,” noted Cloutier, who has been working at La Passerelle for 10 years.“We have a waiting list of over 100 names right now, just for the Knowlton area.We are a small village, can you imagine what it is like in Montreal?” Cloutier said her main priority is to have a place for the kids.She is planning to open a second day care in Sutton in 2004.“The cheaper the better,” she admitted of the parental contribution required by the province.“But on the other hand, a ton of parents are waiting to get a place and they are willing to pay.” Junior Family Minister Carole Théberge told The Record late last week that the government’s goal is to maintain the service, as well as its quality and accessibility.“I believe people will want to pay $1 or $2 more to keep the program.It is still an excellent service,” said Théberge.“The main stress on parents now is that there aren’t enough places.People wait one or two years to get a spot, and that is a strain on parents.It’s certain that they do not want it to become too expensive, but they want to maintain the service,” Théberge said.For more information or to weigh in on the debate, see the government’s Web site www.servicesdegarde.gouv.qc.ca Almost equal By Peter O’Neil CanWest New Cinéma9 Liberals arguing for a legal alternative to same-sex marriage are using the same approach deployed to justify the former segregation laws of the U.S.south, a B.C.MP said Monday.“It’s like suggesting you have water fountains or washrooms - they’re equally equipped, et cetera - but one is for blacks and one is for whites,” said Hedy Fry, chairman of the B.C.Liberal caucus and the former secretary of state for multiculturalism.“You’re still segregating." Fry, whose Vancouver riding includes a large gay and lesbian population, will be in North Bay, Ont., today for the start of a potentially raucous annual summer caucus retreat.Dozens of government MPs, many rattled by a flood of letters condemning same sex marriage, are opposed to the government’s draft legislation that has been referred to the Supreme Court of Canada.One of the many Liberal critics is Toronto MPJohn McKay, who has written to Prime Minister Jean Chrétien asking that Ottawa include in its reference to the court the option of domestic legal unions for homosexuals.The arrangement advocated by McKay would give gays and lesbians all the rights and obligations of married couples.However, marriage would remain the preserve of a man and woman.Fry said her reference to racist U.S.segregationist policies wasn’t meant to imply that some of her colleagues are anti-gay bigots.“I think for some of them who oppose it, I don’t know that they necessarily think they’re being discriminatory.I don’t think they’ve really thought about the concept of equality complete- ly,” she said."For some others, I think that they’re far from being discriminatory.Some of them are really good solid small-1 liberals.Some of them are just thinking, 'ah, we’ve got this huge storm brewing, all kinds of people are upset, why don't we find a compromise political solution?’ “But at the end of the day, how do you compromise on equality given that we have the charter?" Racial segregation system was sanctioned by the U.S.Supreme Court in 1896, when it accepted the notion that facilities for blacks and whites could be “separate but equal.” But in 1954 the court reversed that decision, concluding that “in’the field of public education the doctrine of‘separate but equal' has no place Separate educational facilities are inhei mily unequal." ¦¦ THF — RECORD Tuesday, August 19, 2003 page 5 Long wait taking its toll on health of refugees By Kate Shingler Colombian refugees Doris and German Borja are entering their eighth week of sanctuary in the basement of a North Hatley church.The father and daughter team fled to the town’s Unitarian Universalist church June 26 after receiving a deportation order from Immigration Canada.Living conditions in the damp, mildew-riddled lodgings are beginning to take their toll on Doris and German, according to volunteer Nathalie Goguen, a Waterville resident who spent Monday washing down walls and cleaning up in an effort to create a healthier environment for the pair.“They are sick from the moisture and the stress,” explained Goguen in a telephone interview with The Record from the church yesterday.“There is a lot of humidity and a lot of people go in the basement.There is water trickling from the ceiling and walls.” The Borjas did not anticipate having to wait this long to be granted the right to stay in Canada legally.Immigration Minister Denis Coderre has taken a clear position on the Colombians and for the moment talks have stalled, said Goguen.In statements to The Record last month, the ministry maintained that no exceptions to deportation orders would be made for refugees who seek sanctuary in churches, and that the department would not accommodate the ongoing petition to place Colombia on the refugee moratorium list, a move that would guarantee the Borjas entry into the country.Undeterred, Goguen is now trying to round up two new mattresses for the refugees.For the past two months, Doris has been sleeping on a little table covered in a foam pad, and German has been trying to rest up on an old couch.“(Proper beds) will be a chance to im- prove their health,” said Goguen.“We haven’t installed things for long term comfort because we didn’t think this would be a long term situation.Also, we’d rather put money contributed to the cause towards hiring a good lawyer.” But, Goguen said the church is now preparing to house the refugees for as long as they need shelter.In spite of the dampness, uncomfortable sleeping arrangements and the absence of a bath or shower, the Colombians would much rather live in Canada than return to their country of origin, she added.“They prefer this to Colombia.They don’t complain,” she said.PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL IW Bishop's University Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Stevenson says expanded service will be welcomed by students.Bus: CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 Poor transit service in Sherbrooke has been an ongoing sore point during test scores for the University of Sherbrooke in the annual Macleans magazine student survey of Canadian universities.The STS has promised to improve the service between the Bishop’s and the University of Sherbrooke campuses and the downtown area - especially on Friday and Saturday nights when three late night taxibuses will be in operation from the Depot Street bus station to the University and CEGEP campuses between 12:15 and 3 a.m.The late night taxi bus, which will run every half-hour and stop anywhere along its route, will be available to all pass holders and other users at the usual bus rates starting on Aug.28.One route will leave the bus station and travel down Wellington and Queen towards Bishop’s, then return.Another route will do a circuitous route between the station and the main University of Sherbrooke campus traveling along King, Belvédère, Galt (Denault) and University Boulevard.The final one will head up King, du Parc, Terrill, and 12th and 13th Avenue to and from the CHUS campus.There will also be a new link between the main campus of the University of Sherbrooke and the campus at the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke hospital in Fleurimont.Currently it takes an hour and a half to get from the main campus to the university medical centre.With the new minibus route, it should take about 20 minutes.The University of Sherbrooke, which has the lion’s share of students in town, is picking up a large part of the tab for the reduced rate passes.University of Sherbrooke Rector Bruno-Marie Béchard said Monday’s announcements were an important first step in improving the response of the community towards the needs of students.He said he looks forward to further discussions as the City of Sherbrooke and its student life committee examine the feasibility of offering free or low-cost transit service for local students.Mathieu Jeanneau, of the Fédération étudiante universitaire de Sherbrooke (FEUS) was also pleased with the new services announced this week and looked forward to further discussion on reduced rates or even a free service for students.Bishop’s Dean of Student Affairs Bruce Stevenson said the idea of a cheaper bus pass for students is good, but it may not benefit very many students at Bishop’s.“Most of our students live on campus or close to Bishop’s,” he noted.“It would be used more for recreational purpos- H es.“In principle it’s a great idea," he added.“It would allow our students to go out into the Sherbrooke community more and maybe get more involved.” “This will allow not only a greater physical integration, but also a better cultural integration," said Principal Janyne Hodder, commenting that many Bishop’s students are from outside Quebec and are not familiar with Quebec culture.“For those students, better transportation will be a great asset.” Stevenson said that for the next year.Bishop’s will offset the $ll-a-month cost while the city examines the possibility of a universal student pass.Rouleau said Sherbrooke’s Ville Etudiante Committee, which is studying the example of Victoria, B.C.where students get a free bus pass, is delving fur- ther into the possibility of a universal student bus pass for Sherbrooke.But he said the city will have to find a way to finance it.Sherbrooke and its municipal transit corporation are not willing to offset the full cost of a universal pass, which would create a huge hole in the STS budget.On a budget of $18 million, the city already contributes $6 million.The rest comes from provincial subsidies, but mainly for transit users and 60 per cent of those are students.“Unfortunately, nothing is free on this earth and we will have to look at a mode of financing that will allow us to achieve this goal,” commented Mayor Jean Perrault, who prides himself on the fact that Sherbrooke is a two-univer-sity town with multiple other educational institutions.“But if all partners are willing to contribute, we can find a solution quickly.” Rouleau said that with support from universities and colleges and/or other sponsors, free or low-cost buses for college and university students could be instituted by 2004.Over at the University of Sherbrooke, members of student council recently proposed that student fees be upped by $5 a month to offset the cost of free or cheap transit service.Some 20,000 students could be consulted by way of a campus referendum.Even if some students live on campus and others have cars, they would break even just by taking the bus twice a month, student prez Jeanneau commented recently.Stevenson said he’s not sure if Bishop’s students would support such a hike in student fees to pay for a universal pass.Students fees are set and voted upon by the Committee on Life and could not be changed without a consultation and a student vote.In the meantime, Ville Etudiante committee chairman Bernard Sévigny noted that a collaboration between municipal politicians and university officials and student representatives have achieved something that will make Sherbrooke more student-friendly.With one out of every five residents attending a college or university, Sherbrooke is truly a university town. page 6 Tuesday, August 19, 2003 JIECORD; “I’m walkin 'yes indeed/And I'm talkin ’ about you and me.” (Fats Waller) Walking is one of the leading recommendations from health professionals to combat problems of obesity.At this stage we hardly need additional studies to tell us we are badly out of shape, plus few North Americans are listening anyway.The American Journal of Health Promotion estimates that 80 per cent of the population are not ready to change.Perhaps the experts should enlist Fats Waller’s classic hit “I’m Walkin’” as a theme song.Old ‘Fats’ never looked like he was much into physical activity, but he will always be remembered for that signature song of his.Although walking is one easy way to combat weight problems and maintain general fitness, it is not particularly popular.We love our cars in North America and Bill Bryson, a travel writer, puts it very succinctly.“For 93 per cent of all trips outside the home, for whatever distance or whatever purpose, we now get in a car.On average the total walking of an American these days - that’s walking of all types: from car to office, from office to car, around the supermarket and shopping malls—adds up to 1.4 miles a week, barely 350 yards a day.That’s ridiculous.In many places it is not actually possible to be a pedestrian even if you want to be.” Researchers are trying to bring about change by identifying ways that communities can facilitate walking.In our area we are fortunate to already have in place many of those identified items.Safety is always a factor, and our neighbourhood supports diversity in age and socioeconomic status levels which in turn encourages the presence of people in public spaces at most times.Furthermore, our community housing, shops, workplaces, schools, civic facilities and open areas are gen- Community Forum Walking for health Tom Cavanagh erally in easy walking distance of one another and transit stops.We can also boast a beautiful well-maintained walking path along the river, sidewalks in relatively good repair, street design which basically discourages high-speed traffic, and intersecting routes to all local destinations.________ Taken together these positive observations offer an impressive tally sheet.I have often thanked the fates which brought me to the Townships.Especially during those years at Champlain College when listening to early morning traffic announcements from Montreal.(Metropolitan Boulevard is looking a lot like a parking lot right now at about five to eight.) Then I would take a last sip of coffee and enjoy a pleasant stroll down to the college.(Okay.In the interest of total honesty I do admit I often took the car.) 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These suggestions indicate recent recommendations of health experts to get us active while avoiding potentially guilt-ridden exercise or diet programs.In contemporary stress-filled lives there are days when you just can’t make it to the gym.There is no need to torture yourself.Experts are recommending “activity" vs.“exercise”.Exercise programs are fine, but there are also alternative ways which are important, less stressful, and easier to adopt.As for the obesity conference itself, it was not great.Too technical, too boring, and too much Power Point.Why do presenters feel they must read all their many slides to us?We’ve almost regressed to where we were generations ago when presenters at Learned Conferences read their singlespaced 20 page papers at long-suffering audience.The sessions I attended were neither as intellectually challenging nor as cerebral as The Terminator.Physical Fitness types always concluded their presentations with the same advice."Don’t overdo it.” Not bad advice I agree, although it seems hardly necessary in Lennoxville.Still I pass it on.Don’t overdo it.As for me, like Arnold, I’ll be back.I camt beueve r STIU, POUT HAVE POWER.' 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Virginia,” whose daughter is a restaurant server.I was concerned because the woman wrote that her daughter was being paid only $2 an hour.This is illegal.The federal minimum wage is $5.15 an hour.In addition, some states have an even higher minimum wage.That waitress is being cheated.— Modesto, Calif.Dear Modesto: Not exactly.We heard from both ends of the spectrum on this subject.Many suggested U.S.restaurants apply the European system, where the service charge is added directly to the bill and there is no tipping.Read on: Dear Annie: 1 am a Certified Payroll Professional in Virginia.The minimum wage for servers is $2.13 per hour.This is because restaurant owners are given a “tip credit.” If, however, the tips do NOT make up the difference between the salary and the $5.15 minimum wage, the restaurant owner is required by law to do so.“Enlightened’s” daughter should check her pay stub for a code that would indicate this, such as TA (tip allocation).If she is not making minimum wage even with her tips, she has the right to contact the Department of Labor and file a complaint.Kannapolis, N.C.: Servers should add their pay and tips together at the end of their shift and divide it by the hours worked.If it doesn’t equal minimum wage, the employer must pay the difference.Any employer who expects a person to work for less than minimum wage doesn’t deserve to have a business.Walkerton, Ind.: When my grandmother was a food-service worker back in the 1940s and ‘50s, she had no salary at all and was expected to live off her tips.The blame should go to greedy restaurateurs who refuse to pay their people a living wage, and then say the workers provided poor service or the customers are bad tippers.I believe most customers would be happy to pay a higher price for their food if they could forgo the need for tipping.Why on earth are restaurants permitted to be the ONLY businesses that pay their people substandard wages?Pittsburgh: As a former restaurant manager, I know that federal minimum wage for anyone who receives tips is $2.13.If that waitress consistently gets low tips, either the manager is overloading the waitstaff, or she needs to look at the type of service she provides.Good waitresses make good tips.Please do not blame the management.It complies with the law.Pensacola, Fla.: Tell your readers not to tip on the total tab.The amount of the tax should be deducted before calculating the gratuity.On the other hand, one should tip on the full amount of the check (less tax) before any discount or coupon is deducted by the establishment.Indianapolis: I empathize with the servers, but it is not my responsibility to subsidize them.If diners must continue increasing the percentage of a tip, doesn’t it follow that we will soon be paying double the actual price of the meal?A 10 percent tip will guarantee that you keep up with the cost of inflation.I will continue to tip 10 percent, and I encourage others to do likewise.Corona, Calif.: I’m a chef who has worked my way up through the ranks.For a waitress not to be making at least minimum wage is a crime.Someday, I will open my own restaurant, and you can rest assured my employees will be paid fairly.Anywhere: Not only do we pay for the restaurant’s food, they want us to pay the salaries of their servers with 20-percent tips.Servers should go on strike until the policy is changed.Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Waterloo JudyAmott 539-2040 We attended St.Luke’s Anglican Church breakfast, Aug.9th, very tasty as usual and this event takes place the second Saturday of every month.Another short trip we took that same morning was to Knowlton to attend the First Responders garage sale.A worthy cause for sure as we never know when we might need them.Hugh and I visited Elsie Stoddard at the Grace Christian Home on Sunday.Belated birthday wishes to Elsie who celebrated on Aug.12th.Curly and Celia Gamache attended the 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