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Newsroom telephone: 819-569-6345 e-mail address: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Visit our website daily Get daily news headlines from The Record.weather, Quebec, Canada, World, business, sports, entertainment news and more! www.sherbrookerecord.com Weather \ J / / TODAY: MIX OF SUN Va— AND CLOUD V HIGH OF 21 j LOW OF 13 ¦i 4 SATURDAY: CLOUDY, SHOWERS HIGH OF 14 LOW OF 9 J J j J t J J J SUNDAY: PERIODS OF RAIN HIGH OF 11 LOW OF 7 MONDAY: CLOUDY HIGH OF 9 LOW OF 4 TUESDAY: CLOUDY HIGH OF 12 LOW OF 3 Bishop's University Students Representative Council Homecoming 2012: Raising a toast to Bishop’s University By Maghen Eisan MAGHEN EISAN A group of third year Bishop's university students get ready to cheer on the Gaiter's football team Saturday afternoon.More than 2,000 Bishop’s University students and alumni descended across the town of Lennoxville this past weekend to celebrate the highly anticipated 2012 Homecoming.This year Homecoming was held a bit later than previous years, re suiting in colder and damper weather.However, if you’ve ever visited Bishop’s you’ll know that a little rain never stopped us from celebrating! This fun-filled weekend gave students the opportunity to reconnect with old friends and share Bishop’s experiences with family and visitors to our campus.The weekend kicked off last Thursday, with an Alumni and Student Networking Event featuring 2008-2009 SRC President, Mark Lawson.Mark graduated in 2009 and he is currently working in Communications and Public Affairs at Hil+Knowlton Strategies in Toronto.Over fifty student leaders had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with returning alumni who shared their personal stories of heading out into the “real world” post-graduation.On Friday, alumni were back in action on the Old Lennoxville Golf Course, where teams golfed in support of Bishop’s students.A lunch and registration opened the event and participants were able to catch up with one another and prepare for an enjoyable day of golfing and reminiscing.Teams golfed into the evening where they finished up and headed to an alumni and friends dinner for a few more laughs before the big day - Saturday.Saturday, the hands down BEST day of Homecoming got underway with a classic Bishop’s tailgate.Here, both alumni and students were decked out from head to toe in crazy electric purple outfits -standard BU tailgating apparel.Despite the grey weather the party went on filling the air with chants, beer and the smell of hotdogs.From there students and alumni made their way into the football game against McGill, where they cheered on their fellow Gaiters to a 26-18 victory.Other fun events that took place this past weekend were New Plays, a remarkable student-run drama festival consisting of original plays written, directed and designed by current students; a nonstop marathon reading of Homer’s Odyssey by students and faculty: the an- nual ALS Gaiter Walk on Sunday; a 1975-79 reunion dinner; and a well-received performance by KGB, fronted by Bishop’s alum Kevin Groves who performed at The GAIT after the football game and later at the Lion.In sports action both the women’s and men’s rugby teams and women’s soccer suffered unfortunate losses.However, the men's lacrosse was successful in beating McGill in a close 11-10 win.Over all the weekend was a great success and the annual fall festivities will continue to be one of the most highly anticipated events of the year.Once a Gaiter, always a Gaiter! Draw results: 2012-10-03 05 15 20 25 28 33 Next grand prize (approx): $12,000,000 06 H 24 25 28 43 Ejjtra 0731078 + ^axmillions Tonight, $50 MILLION + 2 prizes of $1 million (approx.) | In the event ol discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of Loto-Quebec the 'aller shan prevail Brome Beaux Arts The next chamber music concerts presented at the Old Brick Church, West Brome will be on Saturday, Oct.13 at 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct.14 at 10:30 a.m.(suites 1, 2 and 3) and Sunday, Oct.14 at 2:30 p.m.(suites 4, 5 and 6) Guest: Matt Haimovitz, cello.The programme: Bach, the 6 suites for solo cello.Admission: Free For information: Phone (450) 263-2346.Next concerts Jordi Savall And Hespèrion XXI Nov.3 - Saturday evening at 8 p.m.Nov.4 - Sunday morning at 11 a.m.Ben by Daniel Shelton YOU know, this IS “me AUTUMN _ ^ OFOURUVESz SURE FEELS LIKE IT, ferfgjgggi The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Friday, October 5, 2012- Page 3 .Local New; The new building, to be called ‘Le Frontenac,’ will have five and a half storeys at the front and seven and a half in the rear.Bishop’s University Cont’d from page 1 GIB MCINNIS ‘#11 Wil The new Bishop's University laboratory is equipped with cutting-edge technology such as high-magnification microscopes (CFI), the Ministère de l’Éducation, Loisirs et Sports du Québec and other partners.The new laboratory is equipped with cutting-edge technology such as high-magnification microscopes, a laser particle size analyzer, tree-ring analysis instruments, and a range of field equipment to facilitate data collection from a wide variety of wetlands and other environments.Various scholars will be invited to use the lab so they can conduct crucial research on the impact of climate and environmental changes on microorganisms, ecosystems, vegetation, melt waters, and coastlines.“Over the last three years we have committed to developing research areas of national and international reputation.The creation of Matthew Peros’ lab is an important milestone towards that goal.The facilities will also provide a range of hands-on opportunities for many Bishop’s science students, which is very much in line with the University’s mission to provide the best undergraduate education in the country,” said Bacon in a press release.When asked about who will be working in the new lab, Peros mentioned that Dr.Elizabeth Levac is a collaborator in this project, but there will be many more.“We have undergraduates from Bishop’s, graduate students from other Masters and PhD programs from other universities working in the lab.We have a student from McGill who is currently using the facility.At the moment we are targeting students from the University of Sherbrooke and McGill, but we are open to any collaboration.” One project that has been ongoing for Peros is his sampling of sediment cores, mostly recently taken during a summer trip to Prince Edward Island, but not exclusively from Canada.“A lot of the materials we will be working on are lake sediment cores collected from areas around the world, and we will be studying those for climate change.It is actually the students who will be working in the lab day to day, because I will just be overseeing the lab.So they are doing the brunt of the work.” The $800, 000 grant from all levels of government has been used, in part, to purchase highly advanced technology, which in the future, will help Bishop’s University draw potential students to its science program.“These include extremely powerful microscopes, with cameras that will help us study microfossils to a very high taxonomic resolution.We have other instruments that will enable us to analyze sediment cores in a very sophisticated manner, as good as any lab out there in the world.” A project being led by Dr.Elizabeth Levac from the lab is a pollen calendar project, which will monitor pollen levels beginning in early spring and continuing till the fall season.The information collected eventually will be used to help people deal with pollen allergies.“At the moment, I am working on pollen monitoring for allergy purposes.I have a machine, which is a pollen sampler and from this I have made a pollen calendar.The sampler has been installed on the roof here for the last couple ofyears.I had one on the roof this summer at the Museum of Natural Science in Sherbrooke.” About the role she plays in this new lab Levac mentions that her and Peros share the facilities because of the highly advanced equipment, which speeds up the process of her research by helping her to analyze the samples much more quickly.“The reason we want to have an automated system (with the use of the new lab) is to reduce the amount of time we spend to analyze our samples because it is pretty time consuming and very tedious work.So we want to find a way to make it a little faster.” Local coalition opposes fees and privatization By Gib Mclnnis Special to the Record Yesterday, the Eastern Township Coalition (ETC), headed by Suzanne Thériault and Sandy Tremblay, staged a protest in front of the CIBC bank in downtown Sherbrooke.The group’s issues were mainly to do with rising service fees in the public sector and the privatization of social programs in the province.ETC activists and yesterday’s speaker, Tremblay said the increase of service fees and government cuts will only affect social programs and increase the poverty rate in the province.The group was calling on the newly elected provincial representative, Rè-jean Herbert and Serge Cardin to be committed to their election promises of fighting the rising poverty these supposed plans will cause.“We are asking the Marois government that in all the changes they will be undertaking for this mandate, that they respect their promises of removing the health tax, to get rid of service fees in government services, to not raise tuition, and the withdrawal of Law 12.So we are gathered here today to make sure that our current government withdraw all these past plans of the Charest government.” Tremblay welcomed the PQgovern-ment’s commitment to abolish the health tax as promised during the election campaign, and as well, to put an end to Law 12, and not to raise rates for Hydro-Quebec, but Tremblay made it very clear that these issues were largely due to demonstrations in the streets, so the people of Sherbrooke should not stop demonstrating until these promises have become a reality.“These demonstrations have shown that action and organization have remained the preferred means for positive social change.However, the fight against privatization and fees for public services should remain a priority, but the fight for a better redistribution of wealth is far from over” Suzanne Theriault, Spokesperson for the ETC, explained that the Coalition is made up of all sectors of society; students left over from Maple Spring, public employees, and people on social assistance, but they all have a common goal.“There are other members here today who are not members of our group, but we are gathering for a common goal today, and that is to stop the privatization of our social programs and those fees which are being asked of us more and more to pay for our government services.” Although Thériault explained that she is very pleased that the PQhave remained faithful to their election promises of not raising tuition and getting rid of the heath tax before the next budget, she believes the people of Sherbrooke have to remind local politicians not to forget their promises, which are unfulfilled as of yet.“We want to make our elected officials in the riding of Saint Francois and Sherbrooke, Mr.Hébert and Mr.Cardin, and Mrs.Marois, aware that having a zero deficit for 2013 has consequences.From our past experience of governments who speak about zero deficits, our social programs will be cut and poverty will continue to rise.So questions of minimum wages, welfare benefits, social programs, access to other government services such as health, will still have to be addressed.” According to Thériault, if the government is going to follow the previous Charest plan of a zero deficit, she wants citizens to ask these officials ‘where are we going to get the money to do that, from the rich or the poor?’ “We want the people with the most amount of money to bring that deficit down to zero.For example, those businesses that have the most amount of allowable deductions, and pay very little taxes.” Norman Courtois, an activist at yesterday’s protest, also agrees with Théri-ault’s concerns, and he was also there to praise the Marois government for many good changes, but emphasized the issue of poverty still needs to be addressed.“We understand and welcome that the PQhave taken measures to address some issues such as the abolition of the health tax, a freeze on tuition, and the abolition of Law 12 (and 78).So we are assured that there are good changes being made.However, these changes do not deal with the poverty in our society, because the poor are still in that same place.And if this current government follows Charest’s plan for a zero deficit in 2013, it will be the poor who will be affected first.” Fondation - Foundation WUES Please join us on Saturday, October 13th 2012, at 2.-00 p.tn.in the living room of the Wales Home for the laundi of our annual financial campaign!! The Wales Home Foundation 506 Rte.243 N.Cleaveland QC JOB 2H0 Page 4 Friday, October 5, 2012 newsroom@shefbrooker'ecord.com The Record Stanstead Thieves score big at Stanstead arena The new Stanstead arena has been the scene of several unusual thefts over the past few days, and police are still looking to find the culprits.On Oct.2, one or more persons infil- trated a locker room and pinched the keys to a vehicle.The $60,000 SUV was then stolen from the arena’s parking lot.The vehicle was found abandoned shortly thereafter near the centre of town.There have been no arrests in this case as of yet.The SQis calling for vigilance.“Every year, several thefts in hockey locker rooms are reported to us,” says SQ.spokesperson Aurélie Guindon, “Thieves take advantage while the players are on the ice to go through their pockets.This is a modus operandi that is fairly wide- spread across Quebec.Therefore, the respective teams should take precautions, for example, locking the dressing room doors.” Besides the SUV, Iphones, cash and credit cards were stolen from the same location between Sept.29 and Oct.1.Construction of vineyard causes sparks in Dunham At a long, crowded council meeting in Dunham Monday night, the construction of the Vignoble du ruisseau vineyard continued to cause sparks between residents and council.More than forty people were on hand for the regular meeting of the Dunham Town Council, Oct.1.Most were there specifically to oppose a new application by Vignoble du ruisseau Inc.The company has abandoned its previous waiver request, following a stay of proceedings raised by neighbouring vineyards, and will now address the Commission pour la protection du territoire agricole (CPTAQ) to obtain ap- proval for its plan to construct a large two-storey building that would include a shop and reception room and two attached parking lots.Under this new application, the municipality had to decide if the project is in compliance with municipal regulations, according to CPTAQ procedures.After much contention, council decided that it did.The commission itself has full powers to decide the merits of the case.When Vignoble du ruisseau finally came up for discussion around 10 p.m., residents renewed their allegations of illegal logging, carried out by the vine- yard.They asked the mayor why no statement of infraction had been issued to date, while the MRC and the municipalities are “passing the buck” in the file.Mayor Jean-Guy Demers has been evasive on the subject, arguing in particular that the MRC report probably doesn’t require a municipal response.He also argued that it sometimes costs more to prosecute offenders than doing nothing.“It’s a monetary issue and the area concerned was only an acre.Legally, we consulted on it and can’t do anything,” he concluded.“So, you’re saying that the law is not applicable?” commented one neighbour.An access to information request to see the new request will be sent to the CPTAQ According to the information currently available, the size and dimensions of the two-storey building haven't changed much.“Explain to me how a major project requiring exemptions can turn overnight into ordinary project,” commented another nearby resident.The debate quickly became emotional as the evening stretched on.Several attendees left the premises during the session, clearly fed up.Students to take over the streets of Brome-Missisquoi Over 3,000 students from 12 local schools will be marching in the streets of Brome-Missisquoi next week, but they won’t be protesting anything.They’ll be taking part in the Brome-Missisquoi Youth in Motion’s ‘The Street is for everyone’ walk next Wednesday, Oct.10.Events will be taking place in Farn-ham, Cowansville, Dunham, Bedford, Bromont, Brome Lake, and Sutton.The objective of this awareness campaign is to promote a healthy and active lifestyle and that reclaiming the streets and sidewalks is an excellent way to begin.This is the first time so many children have been involved in the campaign, an initiative of Vélo-Québec, which is also aligned with the Mon école à pied, à vélo campaign designed to draw attention to the safety of children.Youth in Motion is a coalition of municipal, community, educational and health groups aimed at contributing to educational success through the promotion of a healthy lifestyle for children and their families.Towns, schools involved Mgr Douville, 9:30 a.m.in Farnham St-Jacques, 9:30 a.m.in Farnham St-Romuald, 9:30 a.m.in Cowansville St-Léon, 9:30 a.m.in Cowansville Cure A Petit, 9:30 a.m.in Dunham Clé des champs, 9:30 a.m.in Bedford Butler, 9:30 a.m.in Bromont Saint-Vincent-Ferrier, 1 p.m.in Bromont Chantignole, 8:15 a.m.in Brome Lake Knowlton Academy, 9:30 a.m.in Brome Lake St-Édouard, 9:30 a.m.in Sutton École de Sutton, 9:30 a.m.in Sutton A burned out eyesore on Frontenac Street in Sherbrooke could be getting a complete makeover next year after city council approved plans for an office and residential complex on the former site of the Nettoyeur de TEstrie.The Groupe Custeau wants to add the new structure - at an estimated cost of $5.5 million- to the existing building, thus allowing the developer to retain New life for burned-out laundry building certain acquired property rights with regard to the Magog River and the neighbouring Résidences Soleil.Because of the land’s steep incline, the new building, to be called ‘Le Frontenac,’ will have five and a half storeys at the front and seven and a half in the rear.The basement floors will serve as a 40 space parking garage for the two floors of offices and 21 residences planned.Work is expected to begin next year.Andrew Davidson charged CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 his apartment window.“I was awoken by the argument” Tryhorn said.The suspect “was trying to get into his truck and Charby was pushing against the truck." The suspect started to leave while Charby was still leaning halfway into the vehicle, Tryhorn said.“The guy stepped on it and Arthur went flying,” he added.But that did not stop Charby.He got up and stood “dead centre” in front of the vehicle, so the guy stepped on the gas and drove right over Charby” Tryhorn added.“The suspect then drove to the end of the parking lot, turned around and drove over him again.He then got out, picked up Charby’s lifeless body and threw him in the river.” The suspect then drove to the bar’s entrance, went inside and got an article of clothing that was believed to have been left there.Tryhorn said he stayed in his apartment until that point to protect his wife and young son.He then decided to go outside and block the parking lot driveway with his own vehicle to prevent the suspect from driving off.The suspect apparently did not realize he had been seen during the altercation.He came over and said ‘Hey I’ve got to get out of here,’” Tryhorn said.Davidson then fled the parking lot on foot, Tryhorn said.About two minutes after that the police arrived.An officer instructed Tryhorn to go and identify the body at that time.Charby, who worked for his brother’s landscaping company, was married but did not have children.An artist’s rendition of the proposed Le Frontenac building which was approved by Sherbrooke council earlier this week.The project is on the site of the former Nettoyeur de TEstrie, which was destroyed by fire two years ago.COURTESY Still nothing in search for Magog man Twenty people, including officers from Magog, the Sûreté du Québec, the Magog Fire Department the SQ and the canine unit participated in search Thursday.An area of the Cherry river was combed without success.A helicopter could not assist due to poor visibility.Today (Friday), weather permitting, it will fly over the area in search of new clues. The Record newsroom@shefbrookerecord.com 1 1 ' V # 4 ’ - * ^ *' Friday, October 5, 201^ Page î> ‘The W5 of Psychotherapy’ information session By Tanya Siega Special to The Record “Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us."-David Richo, Ph.D., Psychotherapist Although this may be true, many people who suffer from difficult emotional issues hesitate to seek help from a psychotherapist for various reasons.Some see this step as an admission of weakness or failure while others doubt or fear the possible change that it will entail.Still others maintain they can deal with their problems on their own and, in any case, feel they don’t have the time, energy or financial resources to undertake counseling.At the opposite end of the spectrum are the rare few who actually take the initiative to enroll in psychotherapy to promote personal growth, invest in self and improve their well-being.Wednesday night’s, “The W5 of Psychotherapy” Information Session held in Lennoxville and presented via a Power Point interactive lecture by Dre.Natalie Boulet attempted to answer the What, Who, Why, When and Where of Psychotherapy to upward of 70 in attendance.What?Psychotherapy is a supportive process focused on helping one heal and learn more adaptive ways to deal with difficult issues.Numerous methods are in vogue today: cognitive behavioral therapy, existential humanistic therapy and systemic therapy for example.However, the oldest, psychodynamic therapy (as developed by Freud), is also still used with effi-cacity.What should one expect when undertaking psychotherapy?First of all, an initial assessment takes place which helps to determine an individual’s needs, the nature and origin of the problem as well as possible goals and expectations.A single session of 45 to 50 minutes can cost anywhere between $80 and $120 in Quebec.Some insurance plans cover partial costs of psychotherapy and persons with very low income may have access to counseling through community health centres.Wednesday night event in Lennoxville yourself to climb up out of‘the well of darkness,’ when your friends suggest you seek help or when you notice negative changes in your emotions, behaviour or habits, it’s time to seek help.Where?But where to go for help?You can start with your family doctor and ask for a referral, visit a local health centre or log on to: www.ordrepsy.qc.ca/en (website for the Quebec Order of Psychologists) to access a directory of certified psychotherapists.TANYA SIEGA :stne Left to right: Dale Stout (Psychologist, Ph.D., Chair of Psychology Department, Bishop’s University), Claude Charpentier (Professor of Psychology, Bishop’s University), Judy Ross (Executive Director, Mental Health Estrie), Pierre Beausejour (Professor of Psychiatry, Université de Sherbrooke, Director of Psychiatric Services at the CHUS), Jacques Quintin (Ph.D., author).•Jilf! 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How poetic.There are nuclear power plants, windmind farms and a nearly dead coal economy.In meeting citizens I was touched by how much they care about the land they live on and off of.They are responsible people who care a lot about what they will leave to their children and children’s children.In hearing the stories we were impressed by their heart felt honesty and generosity.I did not feel that the entire region is in war mode or in an ‘environmental nightmare.’ The arrival of the gas industry is undoubtedly changing the economic landscape of a part of the state, but certainly not all of it.There are visible and sometimes clear effects.More trucks on route 29 where we were yesterday, means more noise.The people driving the trucks are almost all local residents and have come off the unemployment lines.You can feel the difficult decisions that have been made.We have met people that lived through the coal industry’s ‘glory days’ and the ‘after life’ there of.I cannot help but feel for them.Yes there are some very audible and visible opponents to this industry and they have some very valid points to make.But as in all debates there are many more shades of grey than there are clear cut black or white positions.Nobody wants to destroy the landscape they have lived their entire lives in.Some want it close to pristine, others would rather see a new economic and social coming.We are not mandated to take sides.We will write a final report that will, we hope, shed some light and most of all will be based on solid factual information, be it social, economical or environmental.But as far as I’m concerned we should concentrate on the shades of grey, and we are doing j ust that.If there is one message I have learned here in Quebec, as well as in Pennsylvania it is that there is never too much information going around when it comes to such critical issues as energy policies and that we are dealing with people who care about the place they live in.¦ THE ¦ RECORD P.0.Box 1200 Sherbrooke ]1H 5L6 or 1195 Galt E„ Sherbrooke ]1G 1Y7 Fax for Newsroom only: 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Sharon McCully Pubusher .(819) 569-9511 Daniel Coulombe News 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 Knowlton office 5B Victoria Street, Knowiton, Quebec, JOE 1 VO Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Quebec: 1 year 120.00 6.00 11.97 $137.97 6 months 63.00 3.15 6.28 S 7 2.43 3 MONTHS 32.00 1.60 3.19 S 3 6.79 ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS Quebec: 1 year 55.00 2.75 5.49 $63.24 1 MONTH 4.99 0.25 0.50 $5.74 Rates for out of Quebec and 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 9, 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 East.Sherbrooke, QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA M000?•AV- '1-__ Letters Dear Editor: Thank you so very much for the excellent exposure given to Ireland’s Oirialla ensemble, in this past Tuesday’s Record.It all goes towards helping to keep the wonderful Celtic Harmony’s festival alive in the Townships, and bringing us all that wonderful music from the Celtic tradition (and that includes a lot from Nova Scotia and Québec!) every two years.Regards, Donald Patriquin Producer ‘Celtic Cabaret’ Dear Editor: A Message to CEOs Canadian Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, gave it to the chief Canadian Executive Officers, to use the billions of dollars in cash they’re sitting on to invest in the Canadian economy and create jobs, in a speech on Sept.25, 2012.It is the fear factor which causes recessions.Economists blame it on the lack of consumer confidence; however there is another problem, boardroom paralysis, the lack of business action.An instant mini-recession was created when Russia launched the Sputnik, on Oct.4, 1957, the first earth orbiting satellite, beating the United States on its space exploration attempts.The first reaction of the Sputnik Crisis by hundreds of American CEO’s was to halt investment decisions with a wait and see attitude, their confidence in the supremacy of the USA was shaken.The Soviets began using Sputnik in their propaganda, emphasizing their pride in the achievement of Soviet technology, arguing that it demonstrated the Soviets’ superiority over the West.It was the federal government which spurred the United States to create - in response to the launch of Sputnik - the US Department of Defense’s directive 5105.15 on Feb.7,1958, establishing the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).In addition a civilian agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established on Jul.29, 1958.President John F.Kennedy announced a bold new plan for NASA on May 25, 1961: To send an American to the moon, and to return him safely, by the close of the decade.The pride and prosperity of the Americans were restored, in a full-blown race to the moon that succeeded on Jul.20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong's boot crunched down into the gray lunar dirt - the American supremacy in space was restored.The private sector, largely controlled by corporate CEOs, pays lobbyists to obtain government contracts and tax breaks to have the industry much deregulated, for an un-encumbered business environment.This is largely responsible for what happened on Wall Street and the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008; it played a major role in the unfolding of the late-2000s global financial crisis.I am not an economist, but common sense tells me, that economy boom and busts are mostly man-made affairs and rarely nature’s catastrophes, like earthquakes or tsunamis.Whatever humans do has consequences and what benefits the few at the cost of the many, is exploitation by unethical greed.There are two power concentrations dictating economic well being.The governments formed by traditional autocratic means or people elected - on the one hand, and the private sector, controlled by major corporations with CEOs - on the other.Whoever is trying to expand their business in different ways with a powerful Cont’d on page 7 1 1 TireRfiCord newsrôom@sherbrookerecord.com Friday, October 5-, 20V2v 'Page (7* MNIST There is an amazing generosity of the cosmos towards me that far outweighs any personal merit.Pondering my piece of the pie Steven Black Little Jack Homer sat in a comer Eating Thanksgiving pie He put in a thumb and pulled out a plum And said, “What a good boy am I!” I love pies.I dream of pies.I’m beginning to salivate with thoughts of the pumpkin and apple pies that will be on our table Sunday afternoon complete with the choice of whipped cream, ice cream and maple syrup to make them even more deliciously bad for my health.I know when the time comes for me to lift the overladen fork and to taste the sweet goodness mingled with the flaky lardyness of the delicate crust my stomach will be crying out for mercy having been by then stuffed with turkey and other goodies.I will on principle eat at least one piece of pie feeling some kind of strange ethical obligation to over indulge just because the pie is there.The creamy pumpkin will be my first choice even though I know from practiced experience I will end up with heartburn afterwards.Ah, yes.Thanksgiving.It is a celebration of bounty made the more enjoyable in the company of family and special friends.Football and autumn colours add to the pleasure of it all.Sprawling on the couch afterwards with pant-slackened contentment will make it all seem wonderfully complete.Where would Thanksgiving be without the moral imperative to eat too much?There is something satisfyingly self-congratulatory about a modern Thanksgiving well done.“What a good boy am I!” Silly Jack.Only a selfish little boy can gaze upon the sticky plum plucked from a solitary pie in a solitary corner and come to the conclusion that he had it coming to him.What an odd thing to scurry off into a comer to enjoy it in a solitary manner as if no one else counted and nary a “thank you” given to whoever the kind Provider happened to be.There is something profoundly amiss and childish to Thanksgiving when deliberate gratitude is forgotten amidst the pleasure.Come on, Jack.Stop sucking your thumb for a bit and consider for a moment.Did you bake the pie and prepare the feast by yourself?Did you plant the plum tree and tend to it?Was it your sky that overflowed with timely rain?Did you grow the blossoms and send the bees to their sweet nectar?Did you pluck the ripened fruit at the right time?Ponder the plum.Jack.There is more, too, of course.The cane for sugar and the wheat for flour, the soils from which they drew their minerals and the faithful sun beaming energy across space reaching spreading leaves - are these things that you have made, Jack?Say, “thank you,” Jack.A mature awareness of life’s blessings and an ability to see and enjoy it all includes the happy knowledge that today’s pleasures have little to do with how good I am or how much I deserve from the world.There is an amazing generosity of the cosmos towards me that far outweighs any personal merit.Looking beyond my corner and my thumb makes this abundantly clear.The pie I think about is not my just dessert.It is but one example of lavish and amazing grace.For what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful.Amen.Letters Cont’d from page 6 influence on governments and the economy at large.The presidential election in the USA in November 2012 will be the most expensive ever with more than a billion dollar already raised.It is not president Barack Obama, who raised most of the money, but his opponents, the Republicans, who spent lavishly with the TV adds and bypass money limits election laws.Obama had won his first election with massive donations (via the internet for the first time) mostly in $10 amounts.The Republican corporate CEOs donated millions; not only for this presidential election, but also for the midterm congressional elec- tion.In my mind there are two unprecedented hidden agendas -both to defeat the current president and to regain control of the government.The first step was taken with the election to Congress of attack dogs.Tea Party candidates, who denied any legislature which would aid the president and his recovery programs - regardless if it made the Americans suffer more.It was a shock for the US billionaires, the powerful CEOs, that Americans would elect a black man to be their president.The 1 per cent of the richest Americans are generally what we called in Canada the WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protes- tants), who controlled their corporations like empires.Make workers’ vote like their boss or threaten them with out-sourcing (relocating manufacturing to foreign countries), especially if union busting did not succeed.The Republicans have dominated congress these past two years and have become the least effective governing body in USA history; boycotting the President’s promises, in order to make him look bad, even if they knew it would hurt the American economy - the Republican agenda is first to get rid of the black President, then repeal Obama-care and other irritants to bankers and major CEOs.Last but not least, reinstall trickle-down economy, which had lead to the failure in the economy in the first place.The governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney called it “dead money” the billions in cash gathering dust in the bank accounts of American companies because of economic uncertainty.It is estimated to be $526 billion in cash reserves by Canadian companies, 1.7 trillion by American companies and some $5.3 trillion held worldwide.All this money is held because of the indecision of CEOs.Meantime governments are drowning in increasing debt, paying unemployment insurance for millions of its citizens, and seniors’ pension and welfare cheques in ever increasing numbers; not to mention Medicare.The message to the CEOs should be, “you are the problem.You think of profits and not of people who are your customers and can no longer afford your products.You spent lots of money on advertising and in politics, instead of creating jobs and putting money in the pockets of citizens.Money that goes around comes back to you.” Gerhart von Kap-herr Bromont Abandoned Farnham Church finally coming down Farnham The old Saint-Fabien Catholic church in Farnham will soon be nothing but a memory.The church has been abandoned for five years and is repeatedly vandalized, to the great consternation of former parishioners.Despite pressure from Farnham municipal authorities, the current owners have been slow to demolish the building, but the process is now well underway.Developers obtained a demolition permit, valid for six months, at the end of last winter, but did not undertake the planned work in time.They then asked for a three-month extension that, the City of Farnham granted them taking care to establish a specific timetable.“The owners are obliged to demolish the church in the first month and pick up debris during the following month,” says town manager Francois Gias-son.Municipal authorities argue that the old church was dangerous, that people were using it for shelter without authorization (squatters) and that firefighters have had to visit the site regularly to put out fires.To ensure that the old church was demolished before the return of winter, the Town of Farnham also took care to evaluate the field (with and without buildings) and initiate expropriation proceedings and subsequently submitted a bid for the purchase of land while pointing to the owners that expropriation was not excluded.The new zoning allows for the construction of houses, but removes the former use as a place of worship.“The City does not wish to develop the sector in place of the private sector, but wants to avoid at all costs that the land remains vacant for years.The Council intends to take the necessary steps to ensure that the project is carried out within a reasonable time,” said Farnham Mayor Josef Hiisler.Proponents submitted a plan for the construction of 32 hous- ing units (single, twin, triplex) to the Farnham Planning Advisory Committee (PAC).The PAC has evaluated the proposal and recommends that City Council proceed with this project.The plan has since been revised to include 39 residences.Dodge Michel Specialist of Chrysler and trucks for over 40 years.Comeau thanks you for the support that you have shown him for the past year at Magog Concept Chrysler.Always a pleasure to seme you! MAGOGCOMCEPT C M R YS K J* See you soon ! .fjrwcm/ 3025, Sherbrooke Street, Magog • 819 843-3380 Page 8 Friday, October 5, 2012 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record By Heather Davis Record Correspondent Waterville Last Friday, grade 4 students at the local Waldorf school.Les Enfants de la Terre, baked bread in the outdoor oven they built last year with the help of their parents.The students studied construction and farming in grade 3 and this project combined the two.Baking the bread was the culmination of two years of work, which began with the planting of the wheat in spring 2011.iLast autumn, the students used scythes to harvest the wheat.On the same day, they used tarps to toss the wheat in the air, and this allowed the wind to blow away the lighter parts of the plant while keeping the heavier grains on the tarp.The class kept the jar of wheat in their classroom over the winter to protect it from hungry mice.Then they set to work on the outdoor wood oven.One of the parents looked at various models and designed a plan.A foundation was poured and the children set to work sawing planks of wood to build a countertop.Once the wooden structure was secured, the countertops were finished with cement and the domeshaped oven was built using bricks.One Saturday, students and parents gathered at school to mix clay and straw together to cover the bricks.The students used their feet to soften the clay.Large stones were set in the clay.The A lesson in baking bread in Waterville HEATHER DAVIS The students and their teacher, Mr.Gauthier, are proud of their bread.clay had to be dried slowly by making progressively warmer fires inside, but it wasn’t ready in time to use until this fall.Last Thursday, the students made flour from their wheat using hand mills.It was a lot of work, but the stu- dents were enthusiastic.Friday afternoon, they used the slightly gritty flour (with lots of bran) to bake bread.Each student made his own loaf in the shape of a braid, a horse, or even a shoe.After school, the students and parents gathered to bake the bread in the oven and eat soup.The bread making was a success; it tasted good and the students ate it.Plus, the students have gained an understanding of where their daily bread comes from and how much work it used to be to make it.Invitation to the annual "Wine and Cheese" Reception for the' benefit of the Dixville Home Foundation which supports persons with an intellectual disability or a pervasive developmental disorder Honorary President: Mr.Tom Alien, President of the Board and Executive committee for the Canada Summer Games—Sherbrooke 2013 A "Silent Auction" will be held during the evening.WHEN?Friday, October 19, 2012, from 5 pm to 9 pm WHERE?At Ross Dining Hall of Bishop's College School, in Lennoxville All those giving a donation of $100.00 or more will receive an invitation for two.Tax receipts issued for all donations.TO RESERVE: * v ¦HHHT 0 Fondation Sonia Garbutt at 819 346-8471 ext.402 ~ t.> m Dixvtlie Home Foundation , , m - ; Youth forum seeks community projects Sherbrooke - (McD) The Forum jeunesse Estrie (EstrieY-outh Forum) is inviting the youth of the region to participate in Pass GO!, a program providing grants of $500 or $1,000 for projects in social involvement.The program takes place within the framework of the Fonds d’initiatives en participation citoyenne (FIPC).“The Pass GO! program has gained considerable popularity among young people in the Townships,” says Forum jeunesse president Alexandre Blanchette, “Last year, 20 projects across the Eastern Townships shared the sum of $17,500.Once again, we had confirmation that young people are involved and want to contribute to the development of their community.Again this year, an amount of $3,000 is available for the territories served by each MRC in the East- ern Townships as well as the City of Sherbrooke, for a total of $21,000.For the year 2010-2011, the fund supported several key initiatives notably, a talent show for youth in Coaticook, a reduced-fare ski outing in the MRC du Granit to promote healthy lifestyles and the creation of a mural in the youth centre in Saint-lsidore-de-Clifton, among others.Young people between the ages of 12 and 21 who wish to submit a project proposal to contribute to the improvement of their community can do so at www.fo-rumjeunesseestrie.qc.ca / passeago.They can also review previously funded projects at the same site.Projects must be sponsored by a recognized organization to qualify, For more information, youth and stakeholders can contact the Forum jeunesse Estrie at 819 563-1911, ext 232, or by email at do@creestrie.qc.ca.Lunch at Louis’ for Centraide The Sûreté du Quebec Eastern Townships District is proud to partner again this year with Louis Luncheonette restaurants to host the annual dinner to benefit the Entraide 2012 campaign.This year’s dinner will be held Thursday, Oct.11, between 11:30 a.m.and 2 p.m.Police and volunteers will be wait- ing in the three Louis’ restaurants on King East, downtown, and King West.For each meal served during this event, a dollar will be donated to Entraide, which combines the efforts the United Way, Partenairesanté and the Canadian Red Cross, (Quebec Division).Last year, a total of $1,328 in donations was collected. The'Recbrd newsrobm@sh'crbro'olcerecord.com \ i t \ .» • ' ' t\ » u - ^ % Friday, October 5, 2012 Page 9 10th bird festival to double the fun for watchers By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Danville In response to the growing number of bird watchers in Quebec, the Danville migratory bird festival is doubling the number of exhibits and activities this coming long Thanksgiving weekend.“This is the 10th anniversary of this festival,” said organizer Gilles Lacroix.“We continue to see more and more bird enthusiasts coming, so we are expanding our festival to meet their interests.” The festival is held each October at the town’s Burbank Pond nature preserve, where thousands of migratory waterfowl come for a brief rest before heading south for the winter.The festival draws in many visitors and tourists, who want to observe the birds with long telescopes and cameras.Lacroix estimates last year’s attendance at some 20,000 visitors and expects that or more this weekend.“But it all depends on the weather,” he said.“Last year, we had sunshine the whole weekend.We can only hope the same happens this time around.Otherwise, attendance could suffer.” As part of the festival, the organizers put up a large tent for bird care organizations to exhibit their activities and wares.This year, said Lacroix, the number of exhibitors will increase from seven to 19.“We are going to have to double our tent size and use more of the town’s lawn for all the new exhibitors,” he said.“We want not just to please the bird watchers, but also their families.We will have more activities for children.” Lacroix said that includes more guided tours of the pond, along with puppet and magic shows, and exhibits of rare birds.“Everything will centre around birds so that the children can learn to appreciate and care for them,” he said.For the serious watcher, there will be several lectures on Saturday and Sunday by specialists such as Lacroix and others about recognition and migratory patterns.“We will also have two organizations which will talk about the rehabilitation of wounded birds and their return to nature,” he said.A featured lecture on Saturday will be made by researcher Simon Duval, who captures and tags birds for the McGill University bird observatory in Montreal.On Sunday, the organizers will launch the sale of a DVD about bird observations in Danville, filmed by festival honourary president Andre Boulianne.“We call it Passion for Birds,” he said.“We filmed it at Mr.Lacroix’s backyard, where many of the birds show up before going to the pond.“A similar DVD we released last year on some specific species sold over 1,000 copies.” One reason for the popularity of the Danville event is the lack of migratory bird festivals in Quebec, say the organizers.“There are two similar events, one in Tadoussac and the other in Mont-magny, but they are in the northern and eastern parts of Quebec, not in the central area like Danville,” said Boulianne.“I’m from Magog, and a lot of the visitors to the festival come from the Sherbrooke area because it is closer for them than the other two locations.” The festival also offers free entrance to all the exhibits, lectures and observation sites at the pond.“This is one of the few places in central Quebec where a whole host of birds and waterfowl gather for the fall before they leave for warmer climates,” said Lacroix.“We want to make sure that watchers get the best chance to see them all at once before they are gone for the winter.That is the reason for this event.” The festival goes from Saturday, Oct.6 to Monday, Oct.8.The guided tours are offered twice on Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 and 2:30.To book a place on the tour, call (819) 839-2562.To find out more details about the festival, check the website at www.burbankpond.ca.Bedford Township is looking for a DG But it’s keeping the old one Bedford Township is looking for a new CEO.The incumbent, Jules Bélisle, recently celebrated his 72nd birthday years and wants to slow down without abandoning completely the municipal world in which he has worked for nearly fifty years.The township administration has asked Majola, a Montreal-based headhunting firm, to conduct the search.“We gave out the contract in mid-September in the hope of filling the position by the end of October,” says Mayor Gilles St-Jean, “Budget preparation is coming fast and it’s important to the members of the Board that the new DG participates in financial planning for the next year.It will give him the opportunity to see what is happening here and where we’re going.” Majola will take care of the hiring process, including the publication of the call for nominations, the screening of candidates and interviews.“It’s in a municipality’s interests to use the services of a specialized firm, because it puts all the odds on its side, St-Jean said, “Elected officials are not experts in recruitment, far from it.I am also convinced that the expense is worth it and that the municipality will recover its investment in the medium and long term.” Bélisle knows the functioning of the city like the back of his hand, having served as mayor of Farnham for ten years (1981-1991) and prefect of the Brome-Mis-sisquoi MRC for four years (1987 to 1991).He is an accountant by training and, as such, maintained contact with the municipalities until 2010, when he sold his firm to Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton.He didn’t stay away from municipal affairs for long however, as he succeeded Linda Payment, as Director General of Bedford Township in September 2011, on a contractual basis for an indefinite period.Mayor St.Jean states that Bélisle will continue to be involved with part of the municipality’s finances while yielding gradually other duties to the newcomer.“It is also Mr.Bélisle who will guide his successor and if the new DG doesn’t meet our expectations, the municipality won’t end up in a bad situation.The former DG will always be there for the interim," says the Mayor.KEEPING YOU MOVING Royal 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