The record, 27 mai 1997, mardi 27 mai 1997

60 CENTS Townships Digest Today is deadline Tuesday, May 27 is the deadline for making changes to the voters list and for applying to vote by mail-in special ballot, the Chief Electoral Officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, reminded voters.Returning offices in all 301 ridings across Canada are open seven days a week to accept revisions to the voters list and applications to vote by mail-in ballot for the general election June 2.Electors who are already registered can make corrections or changes to their information in person at a returning office until 6 p.m.on Tuesday.Corrections and changes of address within the same riding can be handled by telephone, with suitable identification.The mail-in special ballot is available to resident Canadians who expect to be outside their ridings, either in or outside Canada, on polling day.It is also used by Canadians temporarily residing outside Canada.“If you miss the advance polls and will be unable to vote on June 2, Tuesday May 27 is the last day to apply to vote by special ballot,” Kingsley said.“If Elections Canada has already approved your application and you have received your voting kit, remember that Elections Canada must receive you ballot before 6 p.m.on June 2.” Elections Canada is the non-partisan agency responsible for the conduct of federal elections and referendums.Today’s Weather Sunny, finally Complete weather: page 2 Inside Ann Landers .14 Community Births and Forum .6 Deaths .13 Record Album .5 Classified .18-19 Sports .11 Comics .15 Theme Page: Crossword .16-17 Politics .7 The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 1897 1997 Arrest follows five DWI convictions To find out what’s happening in your community L Subscribe to ¦¦¦THE—' Record Sherbrooke: 569-9528 Knowlton: 242-1188 Tuesday, May 27, 1997 Man charged for sixth time Knowlton An accident in St-Camille Sunday night has left two women injured and a man facing his sixth drunk driving charge.At about 6:40 p.m.Reynald Dusches-neau and two women were travelling on Miquelon Street in St.Camille when he apparently lost control of the car they were in and crashed into a Hydro pole.The two women were injured in the crash, with one of them sustaining serious head wounds.Quebec Police Force spokesman Cst.Serge Dubord said that while she remains in intensive care, her life is not believed to be in danger.Monday Duschesneau appeared in court to face drunk driving charges and then was released.Dubord said he was charged quickly because he has been convicted of impaired driving on five different occasions.The Weedon detachment of the QPF is handling the investigation.¦ A Job Well Done Cpl.Forrest Brooks receives a certificate of recognition for his efforts with UN troops from Sherbrooke mayor Jean Perrault.Others being honored were: Sgt.Patricia Beauregard, Pte.Étienne Blais, Lance-Cpl.Marc Bouchard, Lance-Cpl.Dominique Boisvert, Lance-Cpl.Sara Bureau, Cpl.Michel Cloutier, Cpl.Danny Goulet, Trooper Patrick Houle, Pte.Pascal Labrie, Cpl.Claude Ladouceur, Cpl.Stéphane Landry, Cpl.Hervé Larochelle, Sgt.Patrick Lévesque, Trooper Sylvain Martin, Cpl.Steve Maurice, Cpl.César Montés, Pte.Tommy Pion and Cpl.Steve Tanguay.Parents present petition By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Some 2255 parents, most of them from the Arthabaska and Drummond Regional municipalities (MRCs), have signed a petition demanding that those two areas be included in the proposed new school board which would serve the Eastern Townships.“Our biggest worry is that most of the students touched by this will be forced to go to schools in Three Rivers and Thetford Mines when they now attend schools that are five or 10 minutes away,” said Gary Holliday, president of the St.Francis Elementary School Committee.About 230 students would be affected by the change which could also endanger the survival of ADS and Richmond area schools which draw many of its students from the affected areas.At tiny ADS, 29 of the 78 students would be affected by the proposal.“We’re not trying to get more numbers to fill up our schools,” Holliday said.“We just want to keep the ones we See Parents Page 4 ALL OUR PRICES ARE DISPLAYED -NO SURPRISES! .„ add' u-