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Volvo, for life Eastern Townsi m«— I • MiiMn.ii.li; ".§1 gfippgs; Friday, June 25, 2010 PM#0040007682 95 CENTS + TAXES PK i m m VOLVO LÎ.I W riii ¦NMl £•»«**** Moderate quake felt in Townships By Corrinna Pole Many Townshippers were left wondering if they really did feel the earth move under their feet Wednesday afternoon as tremors from a 5.0 earthquake near the Quebec-Qntario boarder radiated throughout the province.According to Natural Resources Canada (NRC) the earthquake originated 8 kilometres east of Val-des-Bois at 1:41 p.m.While several buildings in Grace-field were reportedly damaged, a majority of the destruction was limited to shattered glass.Tremors were felt in many parts of southern Ontario and Quebec and near the New Brunswick border.Some areas in the northeast United States also reported feeling vibrations.Earthquakes occur on fault lines when the earth's crust or tectonic plates shift.However the tectonic plates in Eastern Canada are fairly stable and fault lines in Quebec aren’t well studied or mapped, according to NRC seismologist Sylvia Hayek.The geological conditions mean that even experts were left hypothesizing about what caused the moderate earthquake.Cont’d on page 3 Rivard to enter plea on Sept 1 Lawyer pleased with the case’s progress DOUGMCCOOEYE Lawyer Maxime Bematchez” “First and foremost, we want to settle the dossier in a fair and equitable manner,' By Doug McCooeye Sherbrooke Jean-Pierre Rivard - the Magog-based ex-notary arrested in December on a $2.7 million fraud charge - plans to enter a plea on September 1.Last week, Rivard's lawyer Maxime Bernatchez requested his third exten- sion since receiving the prosecution’s evidence on February 1.Considering the evidence consisted of over 2000 pages of documents, Bernatchez foresaw the analysis taking some time.The stack of documents is pretty high," he said back in February.Rivard is facing multiple counts related to the fraud of 59 creditors, each of whom has at least a $5,000 claim against the ex-notary for dealings done between 1996 and 2009.Bernatchez is happy with the way the case is progressing.Cont’d on page 3 Touring the Townships Steven Black examines the ‘Beautiful Game’ Page 7 MANOIR STFRiVNCIS Independence and security in AN ANGLOPHONE COMMUNITY -—, .— — You need health supervision ?We have a doctor on appointment and a nurse 7 days a week.That is reassurin Call 819.562.0875 WWW.MANOIRSTFRANCIS.COM * » t Page 2 Friday, June 25, 2010 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Danville Arts Symposium The 12th edition of the Danville Arts Symposium will take place this year from September 3-6, and features over 40 artists from all regions of Quebec as well as New Brunswick, Belgium, France and Luxembourg.Rather than just an exhibition, the Danville Arts Symposium is a veritable arts festival in which many different forms of visual expression are presented.It brings together artists and audience for a free exchange of ideas and inspirations.This year, the president of honour for the symposium is Jean-Pierre Beaudoin, president of Les Productions du Palais.Last year’s honorary president was artist Michel, Boisvert, who will be offering one of his works (pictured) which will be raffled off to a lucky ticket holder.Weather V- TODAY: | Y.w.w>» .MAINKLY | SUNNY •• HIGH OF 21.LOW OF 12 ¦ SATURDAY: CLOUDY W/ SHOWERS HIGH OF 19 LOW OF 12 ^ W/ SUNDAY: CLOUDY PERIODS HIGH OF 21 LOW OF 11 I a MONDAY: * J LIGHT RAIN HIGH OF20 , I .LOW OF 12 I TUESDAY: CLOUDY W/ SHOWERS J .J HIGH OF 19 LOW OF 13 Seven QC towns in new Monopoly But Sherbrooke isn’t one of them By Corrinna Pole Sherbrooke may not have made the cut for the latest Canadian Monopoly board game edition, but the seven Quebec cities and towns chosen means the province shares domination of the game with neighboring Ontario.In a video press conference from Ottawa's capital hill Tuesday morning, Hasbro representatives Marisa Pedatella, Stephanie Stone and Mr.MONOPOLY, announced the 22 winning cities that have replaced the iconic Park Place, Mediterranean and Baltic Avenues.New to the Canadian game board are Quebec’s Trois-Rivières, Quebec City, Shawinigan, Montreal, Beauceville, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu and Gatineau.Toronto, Ottawa, Windsor, Sarnia, Kawarthâ Lakes, North Bay and Chatham-Kent denote Ontario.British Columbia’s Chilliwack, Kelowna and Vancouver join Alberta’s Banff, Edmonton, Calgary and Medicine Hat.St.John’s Newfoundland is the only east coast representative on the board.For the first time in Monopoly’s 75-year history the games producer Hasbro, asked Canadians to help design their newest version of the classic Monopoly board game by voting online for 65 preselected cities.Two spots were reserved for cities nominated through a wild card vote that were not included in the pre-selection.Between January 11 and February 7, over 1.2 million votes were cast.Although the tally for Sherbrooke was not available, the city started out strongly in the competition.“Most cities maintained their place on the board which showed the great level of support from Canadian’s for these cities,” said Pedatella.According to Pedatella a brochure will also be included in the game, which was invented by Charles Darrow in 1935, giving information about the featuring locations and helping Canadian’s to learn about regions they may not have known about in the past.The Canadian properties, whose colours were determined by the amount of votes they received, are one of several changes that have been made to the new boards.Passing GO will net gamers $2 million as opposed to $200, tokens have “been updated” to feature inline skates, a cell phone, race car and a hamburger, and even the community chest cards have IP w HASBRO CANADA Mr.MONOPOLY poses on a life-sized game board at the unveiling of the Canadian cities that were voted onto the new MONOPOLY: Canada Edition, Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Ottawa’s ByWard Market.F* lOTO tji if ill c: Draw results: 2010-06-23 16 18 21 86 48 48 Winners 6/6 0 5/6+B 1 5/6 87 4/6 4,916 3/6 94,849 2/6+B 63,708 I Total sales Next grand prize (approx.) : Prizes $7,176,228.00 $263,440.60 $2,501.40 $83.80 $10.00 $5.00 $12,443,842 $11,000,000 6/6 5/6+B 5/6 4/6 3/6 2/6+B Total sales 08 10 81 44 Winners 0 1 16 715 13,538 9,761 Prizes $2,000,000.00 $75,000.00 $750.00 $75.00 $10.00 $5.00 $733,035.00 9176392 Bonus Prizes Winners Prizes 02 OS 13 4S 59 $830.50 IS 21 40 44 30 $1,633.30 Holders of a Québec 49 selection played with Lotto 6/49 on the same ticket and including the tour numbers ol the same bonus selection drawn share a prize pool ot $49,000 v0*° Tonight, 50 MILLION $ + 55* PRIZES OF $1 MILLION In the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list ot Loto-Québec, the latter shall prevail been updated.“(The) cards will highlight events and culturally relevant scenarios from Canada,” said Pedatella.“Players may take flight at the International Balloon Festival in Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, skate along the Rideau Canal in Ottawa or win big at the casinos in Niagara Falls.” The Canadian Monopoly is a permanent feature on the marketplace when English and French versions of the game will hit shelves on June 28 for a suggested retail price of $39.99.“We hope Canadians will like the game because its something they helped create,” said Pedatella.Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Only the Pain is predictable.Hr A Crohn's ?nd Colitis Foundation of Canada Fondation canadienne des maladies inflammatoires de l'Intestin With your help a cure will be found.1-800-387-1479 Ben by Daniel Shelton HEX hXjkE THE ONE WHO ALWAYS SAYS HOW YOU LOVE FALLING ASLEEP TO THE SOLI NIP OF RUNNING WATER.I 4 j Jl G6LE The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Friday,June 25,2010 Page 3 ^rOCAL N EWS Twenty-one teams representing schools from across the school board arrived at Waterloo Elementary with pencils, calculators and in many cases, a sense of apprehension.•N brief 21 teams of math-letes at ETSB’s 21st math contest Smoked meat recall expanded Earlier this month a potential Listeria contamination caused Laval based manufacturer, Lesters Foods Limited, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to recall smoked meat pouches.This week the agency and manufacturer have updated the information included in the recall.Lesters brand Montréal Smoked Meat is sold in two 100 g packages bearing UPC 0 57730 01098 4, Establishment number 289 and a Best Before date between 10JL16 (July 16, 2010) and 10JL24 (July 24, 2010) inclusive.The products have been distributed in Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, and may have been nationally distributed.Although there have been no reported illnesses linked to the smoke meat, the public are being cautioned not to consume the affected pouches to avoid contracting listeriosis an illness with symptoms such as fever, headache, neck stiffness and nausea.Pregnant women, the elderly or individuals with weakened immune systems are at a particular risk of infection.Pregnant women may experience a mild, flulike illness but infections can lead to premature delivery, infection of the newborn, or stillbirth.For more information about the recall call the CFIA at l-80(M42-2342.Special to The Record from the ETSB On May 6th, Waterloo Elementary hosted the 21st Annual Grade 2/3 Math Competition.The competition is organized as a fun day for the students with the questions designed to make everyone think out of the box.Twenty-one teams representing schools from across the school board arrived at Waterloo Elementary with pencils, calculators and in many cases, a sense of apprehension.After being greeted by their team leaders, having a snack of doughnuts and orange juice, they were ready to go.To help put them into a relaxed frame of mind, the day started with a math question for the adults who were there.After seeing that many of the adults had difficulty answering the question correctly, the tension in the air and the butterflies brought about by nerves subsided immensely.The event was coordinated with Levels 5,6 and Secondary one students with the help of Mr.Cornell, a retired teacher.Seven supervisors aided master score- keeper Brandon Gagnon to ensure the accuracy of the results.The Overall standings of the two hour competition were: Parkview Mathletes in first place and received The Roxton Award, Sherbrooke Math Brains in second place followed closely by the Cbok-shire Master Minds with several other teams being very close.The top three teams all received T-shirts with the ETSB (Eastern Townships School Board) Math logo.s COURTESY ETSB In the second phase of the ™ s,udrn‘s Waterloo Elementary mnpfifinn tZ 10 ™ 2,Sl AntlUal Gm*e 2/3 Math Competition.competition, the Parkview Mathletes were on top and received the World’s Finest Teamwork Award with the Cookshire Master Minds and The Sherbrooke Math rounding out the top three.As the students filed out of the gym.goodies were presented to each participant courtesy of the ETSB, Milton Newman (World's Finest) and Eco Bags from the Town of Waterloo as well as several other sponsors.A huge thank you to the Waterloo Students.Staff, and Parent Volunteers who prepared and served lunch, Chagnon Dairy for the juice and milk, the Sponsors and the parents and supervisors who brought the students and of course the students who made the day a success.Moderate quake rattles Townships Cont’d from Page 1 One theory is that the shifting earth above an ancient rift caused the deep -16 kilometre - seismic activity.“At one time the area was about to split into two regions, we call it a failed rift, so it weakened the crust and the Rivard to plead guilty Cont’d from page 1 “I am still doing the research,” he said in an interview with The Record this week.“There is a large number of victims and, therefore, a lot of analysis to be completed.” Rivard’s defense lawyer’has been working closely with the Crown prosecutor on the case, Claude Robitaille.“First and foremost, we want to settle the dossier in a fair and equitable manner,” explained Bernatchez.“If everything continues to go well, Mr.Rivard will himself be present in the courtroom to enter his plea on September 1.” When Rivard submitted his resignation as a notary in late August 2009 and filed a $4.7 million bankruptcy claim a few days later, over 100 former clients and creditors emerged saying they had lent him money under the understanding they would be reimbursed with interest.A number of the creditors are said to have lent Rivard over $200,000.In the first of two unique judicial proceedings before his December arrest, Rivard faced a creditors assembly in early October where he fielded questions from his furious former clients.According to multiple reports from the hearing, Rivard was said to be smiling and suppressing laughter throughout.The second unconventional hearing in November saw Alain Thivierge, the representative of over fifty of the bilked creditors, put questions to Rivard’s wife Diane Daigle, his three children, and Rivard himself regarding the mystery surrounding his bankruptcy claim.Despite documented evidence and probing questions from Thivierge, Rivard remained elusive as to how the money was lost, simply stating that he had been “embarrassed to declare bankruptcy” and tried everything he could to avoid it.His family claimed to know nothing about the financial strife Rivard was facing.“He’s a very secretive man,” said Daigle during her interrogation.Eventually, after a lengthy investigation, the Sûreté du Quebec arrested Rivard on December 8.On top of the criminal charges, the disgraced ex-notary is also feeing a $1.7 million civil suit that was filed in April with the province's Liability Insurance earth above could have been affected by other ancient geological events that add to its weakness,” said Hayek.“We don’t really know what caused it because faults that deep can go undetected.I would assume it’s from a passing hot spot.” Canada experiences frequent earthquakes, the majority of them are minor.While the bulk of the events take place in the west.Quebec does have its own spots such as the Lower St.Lawrence and Western Quebec Seismic Zones.“We locate about 4.000 (seismic) events per year and that’s though our offices in the east and west, some are too small to measure,” said Hayek.“In the east, the Charlevoix region is one of the most active.We record one a day but most of them are very small.” NRC has already recorded aftershocks between magnitudes two and three that could continue for months.“We’re seeing lots of aftershocks but it’s hard to predict how long that Fund of the Chamber of Notaries.Thivierge, who is handling all 34 civil cases, decided to suspend all but one of the suits - that of Roger Croteau - citing the complexity of conducting 34 civil trials simultaneously.According to Thivierge, whatever happens with Croteau - who claims to have lost $220,000 in his dealings with Rivard - will determine the prosecution’s course of action in the other 33 cases.In an interview with The Record in April, j the Magog lawyer estimated it would take “at least a year, maybe a year and a hair for Croteau’s case to be heard.While Rivard has not appeared in court since his December arrest, a number of the claimants were at the Sherbrooke courthouse last week when Bernatchez requested his extension, hoping to catch a glimpse of the accused.With Bernatchez assuring that his client will be in court on September 1, one can expect the Sherbrooke courthouse will be teaming with Rivard’s angry creditors at his next court appearance.dmccooeye@sherbrookerecord.com will continue.’ said Hayek.“Sometimes it’s for a few days or weeks but it can go on for months.Its variable but they shouldn’t be felt unless someone is right on top of them.’ Wednesday's earthquake was not the first to be felt in the province this month.On the 15th, the rumble from a 3.3 magnitude quake was felt in Sainte-Julienne - 8 km from the epicentre -Saint Sauveur and St Jerome Bellefeeille.The last time Townshippers felt an earthquake was on Saturday, April 20, 2002.Just before 7 am, a 5.1 quake, with an epicentre 25 kilometres southwest of Plattsburgh.New York, shook for 20 seconds and caused very little damage.It was the strongest earthquake to hit the region since 1988.Come celebrate the 102nd Annual Canada Day in Hatlef’ ¦ A ¦ THURSDAY ¦ x ¦ ¦ Rain «r thini-* -!-UH THURSDAY | JULY I*, 20I0| Rain or shine! 20l0Theme: “CANADIAN ICONS” SCHEDULE: FREE ACTIVITIES !!:«• Parade FOR ALL! 12:15 Sword Dance 1:30 Knd* Gommes A Petting 7x>o, Ntomh Country Swingers Inflatable 200 HoneAwin wagon rides Children’s Game, 2:30 Soap Bm Darby & Sales Tables, Sfaccp Dog Demonstration Live Music, *«0 MutwicaJl Program on gazebo and more.tonk Fmewnris For more information: Kyfir (819-821-3282) Bread» (819-838-5110) HaflcyFcteCaaadaDay@liotmail.com lue anyone including animals or pets in the 8t tow proper liability insurance.) 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Say, one last question.” “Yes?” “Where’s your wife and kids?” “Everywhere at once.” “Really?” “Really.” Spreme Court vacates Black conviction By Sheldon Alberts Canwest News Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON - The United States Supreme Court on Thursday vacated the convictions of former Canadian newspaper baron Conrad Black on charges of “honest services” fraud and remanded his case back to a Chicago appeals court.The court, in a separate decision, also set aside the honest services conviction of former Enron chief Jeffrey Skilling.In the Skilling and Black cases, the court ruled the convictions rested on an "improper construction” of a controversial 28-word provision in federal fraud law, which makes it illegal “to deprive another of the intangible right of honest services.” In its rulings, the Supreme Court determined that the honest services provision “properly confined, criminalizes only schemes to defraud that involve bribes or kickbacks." It found that improper instructions were given to the jury in Black’s case, and that his lawyer’s had the right to raise objections on appeal.“We hold, in short, that, by properly objecting to the honest-services jury instructions at trial, defendants secured their right to challenge those instruc- tions on appeal,” the court said.“Our decision in (the Skilling ruling) makes it plain that the honest-services instructions in this case were indeed incorrect.As in (the Skilling ruling), we express no opinion on the question whether the error was ultimately harmless, but leave that matter for consideration on remand." The decision was not entirely unexpected because justice had expressed skepticism over the sweeping and ill-defined nature of the honest services fraud, which has been used in several high-profile white-collar crime cases.When the high court heard oral arguments from Black’s lawyers last December, several justices criticized the “honest services” law as so vague and sweeping it could theoretically ensnare millions of American workers for misbehaving on the job.Several justices peppered the U.S.prosecutor in the case with skeptical questions about the scope of anticorruption legislation that criminalizes actions by public or private employees who scheme to violate another’s “intangible right to honest services." The 28-word criminal code provision was central to Black’s conviction in 2007 on three counts of mail fraud for arranging $6.1 million US in payments to BLOG.KIR.COM himself and his associates from Hollinger International, where he was chairman and CEO.The law, as written, is “vague, amorphous, open-ended and essentially not very helpful,” Miguel Estrada, Black’s lawyer, told the high court justices at the time.“It is basically a mess.” Black, who is serving a 6-1/2-year sen- tence in a Florida prison, argued the he did not intend to inflict “economic harm” on Hollinger by arranging the lavish payments.At his Chicago trial, a jury found the Montreal-born businessman guilty of securing an illegal $5.5-million payment as part of a non-compete agreement signed with a wholly owned Hollinger subsidiary that owned one California newspaper.Another deal involved a $600,000 non-compete payment related to the sale of other US newspapers.Black insisted he was entitled to millions in compensation for management services and that the non-compete agreements were merely drawn up as a way to avoid taking a massive tax hit in Canada.Estrada, in his written brief to the Supreme Court, says the ‘honest services’ clause is so far-reaching it allows overzealous prosecutors “to target anything that offends their ethical sensibilities.” Justice Department lawyers contended Black crossed a critical line that deprived Hollinger of‘honest services’ by deceiving the Hollinger board with the non-compete agreement and breaching his loyalty to the company. The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Friday, June 25, 2010 Page5 Stanstead College ends school year with Baccalaureate and Prize-Giving Blackburn Managing your portfolio changes completely when you retire.In order to help you get a clearer view, Desjardins Vision-Retirement' offers investment solutions that can help you manage your retirement income while prolonging the life of your capital.Chorus Retirement Portfolios2 Your Desjardins financial planner4 can • Income flexibility help you plan your retirement income.• Tax benefits3.Call today! • Unrestricted access to your money at all times • Investment solutions with Desjardins Funds retirement ® Desjardins desjardins.com/retirement FUNDS dffri’ Money working for people STANSTEAD, Que.- Gabrielle Fleming of Georgeville, Que.was among the major prize-winners at Stanstead College’s 2010 Baccalaureate and Prize-Giving, held Saturday, June 19 at Centenary United Church.The school's head prefect, Gabrielle won the Pitcher Prize, the school’s top award, presented to the student who has exerted the greatest influence for good in the school during the year.In presenting the award, Headmaster Michael Wolfe recognized Gabrielle for her contributions to the school as a scholar and an athlete, her maturity, and her willingness to take on any task assigned her with a beaming smile.In addition to the Pitcher Prize, Gabrielle also earned the Birks Silver Medal for the highest overall average in Grade 12, the Yearbook Award, the King Constantine Medal for commitment to Round Square ideals, the Spofforth Trophy for Excellence in Science and Math and the Trueman-McFadyen Award, presented to a graduating girl for proficiency in academics and athletics.She also won prizes for Grade 12 English, Biology and Chemistry.Other multiple prize winners included In Won Lee of Kyung Nam, South Korea, who won the Bowman Hall Award to a graduating boy for proficiency in academics and athletics), The Arthur E.Curtis Jr.Award (to the top student entering an Engineering program), and the Physics Prize for Grade 12.Kelly Foran of Pembroke, Ont.won the Lee Audet Trophy Senior Public Speaking Prize, the Birks Bronze Medal for the highest overall average in Grade 10, the Historical Society Prize and the Bio-Chem, Physics, Mathematics, A.Mackenzie English and A m a r o n French Prizes for Grade 10.Among the major athletic awards, the Shirley Wolter Trophy (to the all-round senior girl athlete of the year) and the Thomas Johnson Memorial courtesy stabstead college Trophy (to the stanstead College’s Grade 12 class getting ready to head off to the church.community, went to Hung-Hao “Hank” all-round senior boy athlete of the year) went (to no one’s surprise) to Juliet Numfor of Hillsborough, NJ and Ryan Bedard of Derby Line, Vt.Ryan is a two-time winner of this award.The S.F.Abbott Memorial Shield (to the all-round junior boy athlete of the year) went to Andrew Norris of Ogden, Que., who also won the Kenneth Reed Memorial Award for a local junior student returning to school.The Sheila Ferguson Shield (to the all-round junior girl athlete of the year) went to Catherine Quirion of Lac Megantic, Que., who also had the highest academic average in Grade 9 and was recipient of the Grade 9 Science Prize.The Headmaster’s Prize, presented to an active and positive citizen in the Stanstead College Chen of Taipei, Taiwan, who also won the Davis House Award.The full list of recipients is available in the "News” section at www.stansteadcollege.com.The guest speaker at Saturday’s Baccalaureate was Rebecca Nienkamper, Class of ’83.She was among the first girls to attend Stanstead College once it returned to co-ed status in 1979.Originally from Toronto, Ms.Nienkamper worked in the family business, Nienkamper Furniture, before starting her own public relations firm in 2004, Nienkam- per/ICF.She now lives in New York.Ms.Nienkamper spoke to the graduating class about her time at Stanstead College and how she had been agonizing over what to say to the students.After revisiting Stanstead last February, speaking to students and flipping through scrapbooks, she realized that there wasn’t much she could say - Stanstead College had already said it all.“1 realized your moral compasses were set - and you were already pointed in the right direction,” she said.“You may be very nervous as you’re about to leave this little pond and jump into the big one, but you shouldn’t be.You have done this before,” she said.“You’ve left home, made new friends and formed your own unique family and in this case it’s your Stanstead family.You have already experienced what some people never will or are only about to for the first time.The difference is, this home is not going anywhere and you will always have it to come back to.” Stanstead College was founded in 1872.It is an international co-educa-tional boarding/day school from Grades 7-12 in Quebec’s Eastern Townships.- Source: Ross Murray, Communications Coordinator, Stanstead College, Rock Forest Boxinn fire caused by dirty rag By Doug McCooeye Sherbrooke j-|-|he Tuesday afternoon fire that ravaged Boxinn - the Bourque Bouleveard storage warehouse facility located .X.in Rock Forest - 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the real issue here is not borders but morals.The Harper Conservatives believe that drug addicts, like criminals and liberals, deserve to be punished, not helped.It is inconvenient, but irrelevant, that the injection site saves lives, protects neighbourhoods and neighbours, reduces disease and saves money because obviously, the government’s main responsibility is to cater to the contempt and hatred that its core followers hold for everyone who isn’t them - and Mr.Harper is so definitely one of them.The Harper Conservatives have decided that their ticket to majority status is to keep hammering away at our most irrational fears and prejudices.Passing off cowardice and intolerance as ‘patriotism’ or, worse, ‘family values,” they have every intention of undoing every progi'essive element in our society until Canada’s good, Christian, right-wing zealot can sleep safely at night with his rifle.i V, RECORD P.0.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 5L6 or 1195 Galt E.Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax bor Newsroom only: 819-569-3945 v-MAii: iiewsrcwm@sherbiTOkerecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Sharon McCiii.i.y Publisher .(819) 569-6345 Siiakon McCuu.y Managing Editor .(819) 569-6345 Michael McDevitt Assistant Editor (819) 569-6345 Stephen Blake Corresp.Editor .(819) 569-6345 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman.(819) 569-9931 DEPARTMENTS Accounting.(819) 569-9511 Advertising .(819) 569-9525 Circulation .(819) 569-9528 Newsroom .(819) 569-6345 Knowi ion OFFICE 5B Victoria Street, Knuwlton.Quebec.JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax .(450) 243 5155 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 YEAR 120.00 6.00 945 $ 135.45 6 MONIllS 63.00 3.15 4.96 $71.11 3 Mi Wilis 32.00 1.60 2.52 $36.12 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rotes for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was tounded 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 Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record.1195 Galt Fast, Sherbrooke.QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA SWOOlDWft cwmocora mi Letters *Dr: McKelvie changed the way I think and the way I view data.He taught me how to be a critical thinker.He is a true teacher.” Editor: I was delighted to read in the Bishop's University 2010 Convocation booklet that Dr.Stuart McKelvie is the recipient of The William and Nancy Turner Award for Teaching.Michelle Gibbon who presented the award to Dr McKelvie described him as a passionate, humorous, well-prepared, fair and above all inspiring professor.I graduated from Bishop's in 2004 and I was fortunate to have taken four courses from Dr.McKelvie.He taught us that the definition of learning is: “a relatively permanent change in brain processes leading to a change in behavior”.Dr.McKelvie changed the way I think and the way I view data.He taught me how to be a critical thinker.He is a true teacher.Dr.McKelvie is the utmost professional.He arrives for class impeccably dressed with a quiet manner of courtesy and good humour.All students and their questions are treated with great respect.Outside of class help is available and Dr.McKelvie answer s questions by E-mail on weeknights and weekends.He is a dedicated professor.Ideally, all students should have Dr.McKelvie as their teacher.Critical thinking is important in life so his lessons are not forgotten.I quote Dr.McKelvie to this day.I thank Bishop's University for providing such a superb educator.Among so many gifted professors, Dr.McKelvie shines.He is an honour to this fine institution.Congratulations Dr.McKelvie and may you inspire students for many more years.Sincerely, Dodie Braley, Hatley Editor: On Monday, the Labbé home on Principale in Mansonville, in front of the circular barn and the Catholic Church, was demolished.This is the first step of a longterm development of this municipal property on which the circular barn is located.At the same time, a group of volunteers of the Potton Heritage Association proceeded to clean the circular barn.I wish to thank the volunteers of the Potton Heritage Association for their continued interest in the circular barn, an important element of our heritage that will become, with grants and donations, an important cultural asset in Potton Township.Jacques Marcoux, Mayor of Potton Township ne wsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Friday, June 25, 2010 Page 7 The Record ————————¦ — — Column: [STS j “In fact, you can sit in a McDonald's and imagine you ’re anywhere in the world - London, New York, Istanbul, Magog.” Welcome to McMelbourne! Ross Murray I’m mightily miffed about this McDonald’s in Melbourne.Ostensibly outraged, even.The situation hardly seems fair.I mean, what about the rest of us living in small, commercially fragile towns across the Townships?Where’s our McDonald’s?You may have read a brief item about the opening of the McDonald’s/Couche Tard/Esso/rest stop/blight on the landscape in Tuesday’s Record.The expanse of concrete is set to open July 2 conveniently off Autoroute 55 at the exit for Highway 243 'outside Richmond.According to the article, the rest stop will include tourist information, parking for RVs, even spots for truckers to stay overnight in case they get sleepy after in- gesting too many McWretcheds.I don’t know who chose this location to build the latest McDonald’s but clearly there was no consultation process.Otherwise, many of us living in other small communities off the 55 would have argued strongly that our local economies were equally deserving of being destroyed by Big Burger.Take where I live, for instance: Stanstead.Like Richmond, my town is conveniently located just off the autoroute, and, like Richmond, there are plenty of local restaurants and cafés that people would no longer be forced to patronize if there were Golden Arches on the outskirts of town.1 mean, smalltown restaurants are all so.quirky and unique and, 1 dunno, unpredictable.Sometimes the owners even want to talk to you.Human interaction: ick! With McDonald’s, there’s no discomfort of the unknown.Everything’s always the same and safe and over-salted.In fact, you can sit in a McDonald’s and imagine you’re anywhere in the world - London, New York, Istanbul, Magog.So why should Richmond’s restaurants be allowed to go jelly up when our businesses could just as easily give up the toast?I mean, it’s going to be so easy in Rich- mond.Combining a McDonald’s with a gas station and a convenience store - did I mention the McPlayground?- such a complex offers all the essentials to not only travellers who already planned to ignore Richmond but also those who never knew it existed in the first place.Which is probably a good thing, what with all those unsightly boarded up restaurants downtown.How embarrassing! Stanstead could definitely manage being bypassed.In fact, we have experience.The provincial tourist information centre is located two kilometres north of Stanstead on Autoroute 55.So even if visitors from the US did want to, say, look at granite, they’re already well past Stanstead by the time they reach the tourist centre and discover our town’s many granite-viewing opportunities.The only legal way to get back to Stanstead is to travel all the way up to Ayer’s Cliff and turn around.And once tourists are captivated by the seductive allure of Ayer’s Cliff, who’s going to come back to Stanstead?For that matter, why not open a McDonald’s just before the Ayer’s Cliff exit?They could build it on the rise overlooking Lake Massawippi.That way, people wouldn’t have to drive a-a-a-a-11 the way into the village for a bite (honestly, does that road have to be so twisty?) but could simply pass through the Drive-Thru while enjoying nature the way it was meant to be enjoyed - from inside your car with Spackle Sauce on your chin.And not just travellers.What about those of us living in the community?Those lucky people in Richmond and Melbourne will now be able to choke back McSloppies 24 hours a day.How convenient is that?When you need your fat fast, it’s right there.No need to wait until 7 am for the owner of your local diner to open up and personally pour the pancake batter.Now you can have some sourpussed, minimum wage-earning teen hurl a hash brown at you at 5 am.And would you like a defibrillator with that?I guess I’m just jealous.I probably shouldn’t be.I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before some franchise rolls into all our towns to blow the local economy to Timbits.Ross Murray’s book You're Not Going to Eat That, Are You?is now available in area book stores and at www.townships.ca.Homage to 'the beautiful game’ Steven Black Football is a beautiful game and I especially love to watch the* World Cup when it comes around every four years.Here is a sport that requires little by way of equipment.It can be enjoyed on practically any surface or in any reasonably-sized space.It can be played in almost any weather.It is truly the kind of sport that is enjoyed anywhere.This particular tournament brings together all the pride, passion, music, tradition and colour of the many nations that are represented.Business slows and passions are redirected to the drama on the pitch as the world watches.National morale is on the line.Football is aptly named, unlike the North American or Australian varieties where hands are used more often than feet to propel the ball.Come to think of it “World Cup” is aptly named too, unlike the pretenders to world titles such as the “World Series.” Every continent is represented in this championship except for Antarctica which failed to field a team that could qualify.You can’t get more global than that.It is a beautiful game played by beautiful players.Their bodies are lean and their faces have seldom been rearranged by their sport.They have teeth of their own too.The sheer athleticism they demonstrate by playing 90 plus minutes without needing to be spelled off proves their fitness.They are magical in their movements dancing with the ball, leaping into the air, spinning backward in a well-timed meeting of foot with ball redirecting it to the goal.The goal keeper is fearless as he or she dives to block the shot.Watch the team move the ball deftly down-field in skillful passing and running, shifting triangles.See the spin placed on the ball to bend its trajectory around and over obstacles.Gorgeous.The game is beautiful watched by beautiful, adoring fans.Headdresses, paint and costumes adorn them.Mexico has the most gorgeous headdresses, Brazil the wackiest and funniest.Music of song, chant, rhythm and horn fill stadiums with persistent drone.Dancing on the field and in the stands can punctuate those few, precious goals.Its a beautiful thing.Not only are those players among the best athletes in the world many are also wonderful actors.Watch a nudge turn into a dramatic drop to the ground with hands raised to the face in exquisite agony, so convincing that the referee rewards the performance with a flash of a bright yellow or red card.For those moments these great athletes who would normally play through pain put aside personal pride for the good of the team and the art of the performance.If this plays on we can enjoy the choreography of colourful stretcher bearers carrying the wounded off the field where wonderfully and magically the wounded is made whole and returns to the play moments later.Such drama and such beauty.For we North Americans it is a curiosity that there is no stop time and no video tape review for the few officials who need to watch over a large field.We also wonder at how such a major tournament can be determined by shoot outs that have less to do with skill than luck.Odd too that these are called, “penalties” when no one is being penalized.But for a few short weeks every four years we are drawn into the magic and mystery of what is truly a beautiful game.WATERLOO HIGH SCHOOL The class of 1960 is getting together this summer and would like to invite others to join us.Place: Mock’s Mills Inn 6 rue du Pont, Warden Date: July 31,2010 Time: 3 p.m.: Catching up on news, visiting the Inn, looking at old photos, etc.5 p.m.: Appetizers 6 p.m.: Cold buffet, music and lots of fun! Cost: $20/person (payable with reservation ASAP) Please pass this on to anyone you think would be interested.For more info, call me at 1-877-833-6268, or by e-mail at hlabrecque@sutton.com.Helen (Maynes) Labrecque 63905 Page 8 Friday, June 25, 2010 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record JL 3>©rder “We’re continuing to grow, and we continue to serve the veterans and the community at large.So come on out everybody on the 26th, and help us celebrate Canada Day!” Blue algae is back Matthew Farfan Blue algae has been spotted on various bodies of water in the Eastern Townships, including in several parts of Lake Memphremagog, reports Memphremagog Conservation, the environmental group that monitors the health of that lake.Gisèle Lacasse-Benoit, president of MCI, told the Record last week that there was a "big bloom" of cyanobacteria in the centre of the lake and along the shoreline, from Southière Bay outside of Magog, to Sargent's Bay in Austin.The interior of Sargent's Bay itself, which is a large arm on the northwest side of the lake, was affected as well.Lacasse-Benoit also reported that a “light bloom” of blue algae had been spotted in Fitch Bay, one of the most sheltered parts of the lake.In addition, over in Potton, on the west shore, she said, a resident has advised the Quebec Ministry of the Environment of an algae bloom in that neighbourhood.MCI regularly transmits its observations to the Ministry of the Environment, to municipalities affected, and to the MRC Memphremagog.“We hope that these reports,” Lgcasse-Benoit said, “will push our elected officials to realize that it is urgent that we act now to reduce the flow of phosphorus into the lake and that we all do absolutely everything possible to improve the quality of our water and to prevent its de- DERUSHA SUPPLY Job Opportunity Derusha Supply Inc., a distributor of quality tools, products and equipment for the stone trade since 1978, is currently looking for an Accounting Manager.ACCOUNTING MANAGER Reporting to the Director of Finance & Technology, you will be responsible for the company’s accounting operations as well as supervision of 2 employees.Specific responsibilities include: • Accounting month-end procedures.• Perform bank reconciliation and associated banking and treasury activities.• Prepare financial statements.• Participate in process and policy improvements.• Manage accounts receivables.• Verify and oversee accounts payable activities.Desired profile: • Certificate or Bachelor in Accounting or equivalent.• Good knowledge of MS-Office, specifically Excel & Outlook.• Masters French and English languages {written and spoken).• Excellent problem solving skills.• Dynamic person with excellent interpersonal skills.• 5 to 10 years of experience in accounting.• Excellent knowledge of the accounting cycle.• Experience with accounting software or ERP systems.Flexible schedule: 30-40 hours / week.Work location: Stanstead, QC Please send your resume to work@derusha.com or via fax: 819.876.5465 before July 151", 2010.All resumes received will be treated as confidential information.Only the candidates considered for interviews will be contacted, however we would like to thank everyone who w'll have shown interest in this position.62611 .4* Make your classified stand out, add a photo for $10.per day.Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our office in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.819-569-9525.classad® sherbrookerecord.com Where are the best looking in town?At the Eastern Townships SPA! 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