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To find out what’s happening jn yoür community Subscribe to ¦¦THE—» RECORD Sherbrooke: 569-9528 Knowlton: 242-1188 THE ¦Hk The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 60 CENTS Thursday, June 10, 1999 Townships is third top Quebec tourist destination PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Alain Larouche, director of the Association touristique des Cantons de l’Est and association president Jacques Robidas want more people to enjoy visiting the Townships.By Rita Legault Sherbrooke While the Eastern Townships doesn’t possess a huge landmark to attract visitors, its mix of small attractions integrated into the region, its natural surroundings, and its Loyalist charm have ensured it’s reputation as the most popular vacation spot after Montreal and the provincial capital region.“That’s not because of the Eiffel Tower.It’s because the region has worked together to ensure the region is a must see for tourists,” commented Alain Larouche, director of the Association touristique des Cantons de l’Est.The tourism association held its annual meeting on Wednesday sharing encouraging news with its members.The regional tourism industry posted record profits of $220 million in 1998, up from $192 million in 1997, creating close to 10,000 jobs.The regional hotel occupancy rate increased to 46.4 from 40.5 the previous year, ensuring the region maintained the third best rate after Montreal and Quebec City.With its four provincial parks and some 11,000 camping spots, the Townships was also the third favorite destination for campers after the Laurentians and Lanaudière regions.And after a record year in 1998, a recent survey by l’Observateur shows 10 per cent of Quebecers intend to visit the Townships this summer.Because the region has many small enterprises, they must unite their efforts to compete with the big markets, Larouche said, adding that local tourist entrepreneurs are meeting that challenge.But Larouche joked the main reason people prefer the Townships is because there are fewer mosquitoes here than in the Laurentians or any other region of the province.“When you play golf you can concentrate on the ball and not on the thousands of mosquito bites you’re getting," Larouche quipped, adding that the region has promised not to use that unfair advantage in its promotional materials.The association has been stepping up its efforts to attract tourists from the northern United States and Europe.They have been attending trade shows, touring the region with tour operators and foreign journalists, and putting out a new range of pamphlets and promotional materials to attract tourists to the Townships.The association also launched its new tourism guide and the new look it’s using for promotions - a window that frames various scenic landscapes from throughout the Townships.It is also putting the accent on a variety of trails to help visitors discover ski hills, golf courses, bike paths as well as local wineries and regional gastronomy.The tourism association has launched a survey of visitors to see what attracted them to the region.The data, which will be faster and more complete than provincial statistics, will allow the association to react to the expectations of visitors, said association president Jacques Robidas.It has also updated its Internet site so prospective visitors can get a quick glimpse of the region.For your virtual tour of the Townships, visit www.tourisme-cantons.qc.ca.I?VOITURIER ^ FORD (819) 569-5981 1261 King St.E., Sherbrooke WINDSTAR 3 L 99 month* 35 months trsns, inc! 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My mother frequently expressed amazement over the amount consumed.‘Where does it all go?’ she wondered.I avoided her eyes at such times; even to-day a sense of guilt wells up as I write this.Raison d'etre (circa 1941).Leafs versus Habs.Our game did not last long, and ended in complete disarray.For one thing Hewitt went much too fast.“Lach is cutting in on goal!” he would cry.Darn, my Lach is still sitting on the bench on the side of the bed.The high pitched excitement of Hewitt’s voice and the roar of the crowd all con-tributed to an increasingly crazed atmosphere.Soon we were shouting too.“You got too many men on the ice!” “No it’s your fault!” Sorting and moving photos is hard at the best of times.In our scenario it was impossible.Anger and confusion mounted.Players (photos) hit the floor and walls, and flew across the room.Total bedlam.I remember shouting accusations while trying to find the Rocket and get him back on the ice.Somehow, he had got under the bed.But while I was groping about, he banged in the first goal.Montreal 1 Toronto 0.(God’s in his heaven.All’s right with the world.) But we ended our game.The reason we ate so much syrup was to get the blue and yellow labels on the tins.We mailed these off to the St.Lawrence Starch Co., Port Credit, Ontario.They in turn sent us glossy black and white photographs of the hockey players of our choice.In time we had about forty pictures.Our heroes and the also rans.“Bucko” MacDonald, Emile “Butch” Bouchard, “Bingo” Camp-man, Syl Apps, Paul Bibeault, Bill Dur-nan, Gordie Drillon, Don and Nick Metz, Turk Broda, and of course the whole Punch Line: Toe Blake, Elmer Lach, and Rocket Richard.In my mind’s eye I still see the faces and the often rather wooden like poses.One Saturday night my brother and I decided to play a hockey game with our Bee Hive Corn Syrup hockey photos.The bed served as a simulated ice surface with goals at each end.The plan was to move photos about as we listened to the game on the radio.Kneeling on each side of the bed we spread out our starting line ups (photographs).Other players waited on the “benches” (the two sides of the bed).“Good evening hockey fans in Canada and the United States, and in our armed forces overseas.” Foster Hewitt, The dream Should we not have anticipated the acrimony and wild confusion?Dumb?No.I believe the explanation is found somewhere in the unlimited dreams and aspirations of childhood.Hockey played when hockey should be played.Shinny on the Trent canal.Clearing ice.Frosty breath and reddened knuckles as we struggled into stiffened skates in the snow.And all dreams seemed possible.Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive.And to be young was very heaven.The transition from dreamy past to painful present is unpleasant.Les glorieux have fallen on hard times, and the Stanley Cup playoffs proceed without them.Again.In recent weeks, great ex-Canadiens score winning goals and get shutouts for other teams all across the NHL.Guy Carbonneau and Mike Keane, both former Canadien captains, helped take the Dallas Stars to the finals.As a teammate said about Carbonneau: “He’s unbelievable.He’s thirty-nine, but he’s out there skating like a thirty-eight-year-old.” When asked who would take up the torch after he left Montreal, Carbonneau replied: “No one, I’m taking it with me.” It seems he did.The loss of Patrick Roy is even more painful to contemplate.What of the men responsible for so many horrendous trades?The president, Ronald Corey, resigned this week.Mario Tremblay, relegated from coach to scout, still manages to hinder the team’s development.Réjean Houle continues with on-the-job-training as GM.They are honourable men, to use Brutus' words, and they made some honourable contributions.Yet I fear they will be remembered as the Larry, Curly, and Moe of the greatest hockey franchise in the history of western civilization.Well, at least Canadien fans have a multitude of ex-Hab players to cheer for as the play offs draw to an end.Small consolation.It's us Hockey matters.You can get an argument on that, but it is part of Canada’s culture and identity.It shapes our collective memory, contributes to our greatness, influences our best literature (Mordecai Richler: Barney’s Version), inspires our distinguished musicians (Stompin’ Tom Connors: “The Good Old Hockey Game”), and certainly has an impact on our Canadian sense of humour: The manager of a Chicago grocery store calls in a new employee.“We’re very pleased with the work you’re doing around here, son.Where are you from?” “Canada, sir.” “Really?Why did you leave Canada?” asks the manager.The boy answers, “There’s nuthin’ but whores and hockey players up there.” “My wife is from Canada!” “Wow!” says the boy.“What team did she play for?” One final thing .All that syrup consumed in the Cavanagh household.Remember?It’s late now for forgiveness.But Catholics have a strong belief in spirituality - and the after life.So here goes.Confession time.“Sorry Mom.Way back then when you were hanging out clothes or just not looking, I loaded up tablespoons of the damned stuff and washed it down the sink.It’s a wonder the drains weren’t plugged.There’s your answer.Please forgive me.” Tom Cavanaugh is a retired Academic Dean of Champlain College in Lennoxville .¦ ¦ ¦ -t Unveiling at Lôbadabaki Waterville mayor Gérard Boudreau, president of the Lake Massawippi Water Protection Assoc.Michel Clairoux, Hatley mayor Marlis Wehr and North Hatley councillor John Rasmussen unveiled a plaque at Lôbadanaki park to stress the importance of protecting water resources for future generations.Weather THURSDAY: Mostly sunny.Low near 12.High near 26.FRIDAY: Mostly sunny.Low near 15.High near 28.Normals for the period.Low 10.High 23.Ben by Daniel Shelton GOOP MORNING/ I REPRESENT "VACU-SUdCTHE ULTIMATE IN c W0UIP YOU COME ON IN.MINP IF I CAME IN TO GIVE YOU UUI/VWItIN 1 VACUUM CLEANERS' ni A FREE WNSTWION Record Thursday, June 10, 1999 page 3 Science important in determining policy: Rochon Former Health Minister makes inaugural speech of new ministry By Olivier Bouffard Sherbrooke One day after the creation of the Provincial Ministry of Research, Science, and Technology, newly appointed minister Jean Rochon came to the University of Sherbrooke to make a speech before the Canadian Federation of Social Sciences Congress.The former Health Minister’s speech was titled Research in a system of innovation.It was a breakfast speech, inspired by the ‘breakfast on the Hill’ formula, in which researchers are invited to discuss their findings with politicians.Only this time, it was a politician making a presentation to researchers.Rochon talked about the emergence of a ‘knowledge economy.’ “Since the beginning of time, knowledge has been an important strategic advantage,” Rochon said.Speaking before an audience com- posed mainly of Social Sciences researchers, Rochon said that technological and social research must never be thought of as separate variables.Rochon pointed out that the role of science in general was increasingly important in determining policy.He added this made it vital for governments to have access to top-grade research.Rochon said research took place at three levels.The first of these is governmental and Rochon said government-sponsored research in Quebec accounted for $300 million, or about nine per cent of all research in the province.Most of this money, Rochon said, is spent in the natural sciences field and concentrated mostly in the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Natural Resources.The second level at which research takes place, Rochon said, is the private sector.According to 1995 statistics, private sector research and development in Quebec represented expenses exceeding $2 billion, or about 62 per cent of all re- Gourmet gala will raise funds for cancer research By Olivier Bouffard Prestigious chefs from the region’s restaurants put the finishing touches on the menu of what will likely be the gourmet event of the year.The Gala des Grands Chefs de l’Estrie will take place at the Delta Hotel on September 29.This year will be the fifth edition of this Canadian Cancer Society fund-raiser.Last year, the event raised a record $30,000.On Monday, the chefs had prepared samples of the dishes at the Centre de formation professionnelle 24-juin, on Wellington North Street.The purpose of the exercise was to harmonize the different tastes and colors, and to allow the wine waiters to choose perfect beverage matches for the evening.The chefs participating in the event are: Yvan Couture, of La Devinière; Marco Guay, of Ripplecove Inn; Claude Jodoin, of La Falaise St-Michel; Alain Labrie, of Hatley Inn; Mélanie Martineau, of Auberge Le Bocage; Roland Ménard, of Hovey Manor; Elizabeth Merle, of Patisserie Chez Magali; and Martine Satre, of Temps des Cerises.Also on the team are wine waiters Alain OLIVIER BOUFFARD x-fr Gourmet preview Bélanger, of Hatley Inn, and Patrice Tin-guy, of Georgeville Inn.Although the 250 tickets, priced at $135 each, are not yet on sale, reservations can be made by calling 562-8869.search in Quebec.Over the 1980-95 period, Quebec increased its industrial research effort.In 1980, industrial research accounted for 0.51 per cent of Quebec’s GDP; in 1995, it accounts for 1.25 per cent of the GDP.Still, Rochon said, Quebec is lagging behind the U.S., where industrial research accounts for 1.95 per cent of the GDP.The third level of research is the university.Rochon mentioned that university research spending per capita was $94 in Quebec, compared to $78 in Ontario.However, here again the U.S.is ahead with $107 per capita.Rochon also said that in the 1980-95 period, university research subsidies increased by 70 per cent, from $275 million to $885 million.Speaking to a Social Sciences audience, Rochon remarked that ties between industry and universities were strong in high-tech areas, but tenuous with the Social Sciences.The weakness of these ties is both a cause and a consequence of reciprocal misperception, said Rochon, adding that the absence of fiscal exemptions for Social Sciences research and development was also a factor.“Governments favor technological innovations to sustain economic growth, but technological innovation doesn’t go far without social innovation,” said Rochon.“Technological innovations, if we take the example of genetics and reproduction, create ethical, social, and judicial problems.The Social Sciences account for 45 per cent of professors in Quebec and it’s important they don’t feel excluded,” he continued.Speaking of the new Ministry, Rochon said it was beginning to work on defining a science policy which should FERRY BEATU IN/SPECIAL Newly appointed minister of Science and Research, Jean Rochon says Quebec is studying brain drain show the direction of research within the Quebec context.“It should reflect our conviction that research is the source of knowledge and that knowledge is a collective good,” Rochon said.When asked how this innovation system would deal with the ‘brain drain’ phenomenon, Rochon explained that his ministry was still trying to define that particular problem.“We are trying to analyze the problem, to get a more precise idea of what is going on exactly.It’s not simple, not all sectors are affected equally.Some people say it’s a dramatic situation, others say it’s normal, that when some intellectuals leave others arrive and replace them,” Rochon said.University of Sherbrooke rector Pierre Reid then thanked the minister for his speech.“Let me express the satisfaction of universities on the creation of the Ministry of Research, Science, and Technology.We are happy to see a senior minister who’s got experience and competence, and knows the importance of research and of future generations in Quebec,” Reid said.WHEEL DRIVE 4-J- FROM ‘ *’bs!Ecehtre 4367 Bourque Blvd.ROCK FOREST Tel.: (819) 564-1600 SUBARU The Beauty of All-Wheel Drive.99 SUBARU FORESTER 4 speakers Roadside assistance 5 year /100,000 km warranty (drive train) 165HP2.5L engine ABS brakes Roof luggage rack Electric group AM-FM stereo 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meeting were post cards with the “Enough is enough! It’s our hospital” logo on them.The post cards are already addressed to the offices of provincial Health Minister Pauline Marois.Citizens then have only to fill in their own comments and put a stamp on it.The bulk of the meeting, hosted by Cooper and Cowansville mayor Arthur Fauteux at the St.Leon community center, gave about 150 a complete picture of just what is at stake for the BMP.The future of the BMP’s trauma unit came up after a committee visited every Quebec hospital with the aim of streamlining the province’s trauma care.Because BMP handles fewer than 40 cases that are classified as “level two” trauma cases.The committee’s magic number is 50 cases per year.victims from areas like Sutton and Dunham would not have survived the extra 30 minutes of travel time to make it to the Granby Hospital.“This is not just a case of numbers, it is a matter of saving lives,” he said.Though some of the questions asked during the meeting opened up the door to criticize the Granby Hospital, officials were careful to avoid doing so.Dauth said the two hospitals have a tradition of cooperation that must continue.Cooper warned the audience that while the message may have been understood in the region, there’s no guarantee officials at the Montérégie regional health board have gotten the message.They are expected to make its recommendation on the future of the trauma unit on June 17.That recommendation will then be passed on to the health minister, who will make the final decision.Cooper also told the assembled crowd that the pressure must be kept on until Marois makes her final decision.Preparations are now underway to arrange busses to bring BMP supporters to the June 17 meeting.While the health board has said it can only receive 50 people, Cooper says they may have to move the meeting to accommodate everyone.The information meetings wrap up tonight (Thursday) in Farnham at the town hall and in Brome Lake at the St.Edouard Community Center.Meanwhile employees of the hospital will be holding their own press conference this morning to voice their support for the trauma unit.Dr.Daniel Macek and Pierre Dauth, president of the BMP’s Council of Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists at BMP discussed impact on professionals and clients “It is the only criteria we don’t meet,” said Dr.Pierre Dauth, president of the BMP’s Council of Doctors, Dentists and Pharmacists.The most serious trauma cases, particularly involving head and chest wounds, are usually transferred from a level two trauma center to a level three center, like the Charles Lemoyne Hospital in Greenfield Park.The effect on the BMP of losing its level two status would add up to about 300 ambulances per year.The decision on where accident victims go is not up to the hospital, but up to the ambulance attendants, he said.Dauth said the closure would lead to the eventual loss of specialists, particularly anesthetists and orthopedic surgeons.“We must be able to maintain our critical mass to be able to keep our specialists,” he said.“Anesthetists and orthopedists are in demand everywhere.” Retired doctor Robert Pincott said the distance issue is an important factor in keeping the trauma unit at the BMP.He cited several cases where accident MAURICE CROSSFIELD Emergency room overcrowding to be tackled MOVING SALE We’re Moving & Need the Space! 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(819) The Granby Hospital has been given $300,000 to carry out a pilot project aimed at reducing overcrowding in emergency rooms.The Granby Hospital project, put together in collaboration with the CLSC Haute-Yamas-ka and the CHSLD Horace Boivin, was among seven in contention for the grant.The project will look at ways to shorten or even prevent some hospital stays and provide increased home care.The idea is to put in place methods that will clear out overcrowded emergency rooms quickly and effectively.The methods are supposed to be able to deal with the periodic overcrowding problems, such as those experienced in Quebec hospitals this last winter.In the case of the project proposed by the Granby Hospital, the emphasis will be on making the most of an integrated network consisting of the hospitals, CLSCs and nursing homes.The clientele most affected by the program will be: people with chronic lung problems, broken bones, people with mobility problems, waiting for adaptation therapy, complications after day surgery, those requiring walk- in treatment and those requiring more intensive treatment to avoid hospitalization.The project, which will last until March 31, 2000, will be examined regularly by officials at the Montérégie regional health board.Depending on the level of success, the project could be used in other Quebec hospitals.This last winter was one of the worst ever for the Granby Hospital.At its peak the hospital was forced to open an extra 20 beds to handle the overflow of emergency patients, and waiting times regularly lasted up to eight hours.Subscribe to The Record today.Call 569-9528 ¦¦THE—' RECORD Thursday, June 10, 1999 page 5 Parents desperately seek resources for children PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Manon Letendre, Daniel Ménard, Lyne Beland and Gina Valentini plead for resources for children with dysphasia.By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Sherbrooke area children with severe speech problems are getting too little help too late due to budget restrictions and growing waiting lists at the Centre de readaption de l’Estrie.In order to get the maximum benefits of therapy, children who suffer from dysphasia must be diagnosed early and get help before they start school.Dysphasia is a neurological problem that leads to difficulties in processing language and some motor skill problems in children of average intelligence.The syndrome, which is often mistaken for learning disabilities or an intellectual handicap, is usually detected in preschool children aged two to five-years-old.It affects twice as many boys as girls.Unable to communicate adequately, the children require speech therapy as well as physical and occupational therapy in order to catch up with other children before they start school.If not, dysphasic children have an impossible time trying to catch up, regularly end up in special education classes, and often wind up with behavioral problems, warn parents who are demanding the government invest more money on the growing problem.The parents banded together into a provincial association and regional chapters in 1986.This week the Association québécoise pour les enfants atteints d’audimunité launched an awareness campaign to explain the plight of their children to the public and to fight for adequate services for them.Mother Manon Letendre said that her five-year-old son cannot communicate with the world.“If he got lost in a shopping center, he would be unable to identify himself,” she said, as frustrated family caregivers described the problems they deal with on a day to day basis.Gina Valenti said difficulties are even worse in the English community where there are fewer services - especially in English schools where there is a single speech therapist for the whole of the Eastern Townships School Board.Valenti said her son is discriminated against in school, and described how she was forced to hire a lawyer to ensure her 6-year-old son could attend Sherbrooke Elementary full time.On the French side, there are special classes at Ecole Sylvestre, but only severely disabled children can attend.Most children with mild or medium cases of dysphasia end up in special classes in regular schools where they get little or none of the special attention they require.And once they leave high school, there are no more services for some teens and adults with dysphasia who may need a lifetime of therapy.The association has yet to deal with those long term issues and for now are insisting on adequate early intervention to prevent problems later.According to Dr.Daniel Ménard, the parent of two girls with dysphasia, one of the main problems is that the condition is not well understood by the pub- lic, by parents, by daycare workers, by teachers and by government officials.“Even those in the medical profession, to our great shame, are poorly informed or completely ignorant of the problem,” the local doctor said, adding that the government acceptance of waiting lists and delays show just how little it understands the problem, or how little it cares.Ménard said there is a lack of resources that is both alarming and discouraging to deal with the problem at Sherbrooke’s rehabilitation center which has not received any additional funding for speech therapy programs since 1988.Aside from the number of people seeking help for physical disabilities, the need for speech therapy represents the next largest number of clientele at the Centre de readpatation de l’Estrie.While the number of dysphasic children being served there has grown from 180 to 200 each year, the waiting list has grown from 124 to 138.And some children spend two or three years on the waiting list waiting for services that are needed immediately.There are almost as many children waiting for services as children being helped, Ménard said, adding that the lack of resources is compromising the integration into school of an unacceptable number of children.“We have to act fast before these children go to school,” Ménard said.“The window of opportunity is very short, and if we don’t act when the window is open, a lot of children are going to lose out.” Mother Anne Boulanger said that children who receive early help with the learning disability can learn to cope and excel.But those who aren’t caught and helped early will end up being burdens to society, unable to find and keep jobs.The parents are also asking the government to revise university quotas on the number of students accepted in speech therapy courses.They believe there will soon be a shortage of specialists to deal with the issue.“There are shortages everywhere and therapists are burning out because they are overworked,” said one parent, adding that many therapists in the education sectors are responsible for 15 to 18 schools and simply can’t do an adequate follow up on their many cases.In some schools, dysphasic children get a part time helper - “but our children are dyspasic 24-hours a day,” said Boulanger.“Our children aren’t welcome anywhere.” Some parents have given up on waiting lists and hired private speech therapists.That, said Letendre has led to a two-tier health care system where parents who can afford the expense get more services.Valenti said she’d be willing to pay dearly to help her son, but she points out there are no English speech therapists to help her son.After holding press conferences in various regions of the province, the parents will hold a news conference in Montreal today to pressure the government to act quickly.A D M I T O N E BROMONT INTERNATIONAL ‘99 Invites you to Equestrian Show Jumping at its best.See a show, make a gift to your favorite cause from June 22 to 27 everyday non-stop 9:30-4:30.Buy one $10.00 ticket and exchange this coupon for an additional free ticket*.Your $10.00 donation will be given to the foundation of your choice.Sponsors: W foi A ASSURVIE Foundation for research into children's diseases AAONtréaL a Fondation du Centre hospitalier de Granby inc. 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