The record, 26 novembre 2012, lundi 26 novembre 2012

" THE— REXZORD HURRY! Last week to pre-order your book for Christmas delivery! The Record archives compiled into a book Volume 1 from 1911-1920 is scheduled to be available for Christmas giving! This 10”x13” bound book highlights the most important stories of this decade.Only a limited number of books will be printed.Only $25.plus taxes, shipping extra.Pre-order your book today! Call 819-569-9528 or email: billing@sherbrookerecord.com £t»r«aafcr idly ttrum THE; The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 ; ^ „ ! '.'S' .- ?i s .-v/*'' The LINK ur .* < Pages 7, 8 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Monday, November 26, 2012 Thin ice proves tragic for Ascot Comer family Ascot Corner An evening's skating outing took a tragic turn early Friday evening costing the life of a nine-year old boy and his 64-year old grandfather.The accident occurred on a private pond on a property on Hebert Road.Gerard Payeur was skating with his grandson Nicolas when the latter broke through the thin ice and fell into the six-foot deep water.The elder Payeur attempted to pull him out but also fell into the icy water.The event was witnessed by several family members who rushed in vain to try to help.The boy’s grandmother was hospitalised for hypothermia but is expected to recover fully.Police have launched an investigation into the accident but are reminding the public to be extremely careful when venturing out onto frozen lakes and ponds.Several consecutive days of weather well below zero are required for ice to reach a thickness deemed safe for human activities.Santa Claus is in town msm '>V r & AL BARBER The side walks were packed with thousands of spectators along King Street East, to watch the Santa Claus parade Sunday afternoon in Sherbrooke.The parade featured hundreds of performers from singers to dancers to marching bands.Santa and his wife arrived at City Hall on Wellington Street at about 4 p.m.A temperature of minus 2 C and light snow accompanied the exhilarated children and parents for the traditional event.- THE — RECORD SPECIAL OFFER for Record print subscribers: Receive a full year’s subscription to the online edition for only $5 with every new 12 month print subscription or renewal.Read The Record online any time, any place Subscribers can view each new issue of The Record, as well as Brome County News, The Townships Outlet and our many special sections with just the click of the mouse.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition and follow the simple instructions.For information or assistance call 819-569-9528 billing@sherbrookerecord.com Page 2 Monday, November 26, 2012 The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week Wherever you are Access the full edition of The Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and archives.Add an online subscription to your print subscription for less than $2 a month, or purchase the online edition only for $55.Record e-subscription rates 1 year print: $120.plus tax 1 year print and web: $140.plus tax 6 month print: $63.plus tax 6 month print & web: $75.plus tax 3 month print: $32.plus tax 3 month print & web: $40.plus tax 12 month web only: $55.plus tax 1 month web only: $4.99 plus tax Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3 when you go to www.awsom.ca Click Subscribe.Choose newspaper.Complete form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather >U/ i Sr >17/ \ TODAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH OF-3 LOW OF-9 TUESDAY: CLOUDY, FLURRIES HIGH OF-2 LOW OF-13 WEDNESDAY: CLOUDY HIGH OF-3 LOW OF-11 THURSDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH OF-3 j ¦ /] LOW OF-8 ; i / / FRIDAY: * j#- — ¦'¦m Jr MIX OF SUN ; ' ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦¦* AND CLOUD Wi-j HIGH OF-5 * 1 LOW OF-10 'i • ^1 * newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Late Nite Madness weekend planned for Dec.7-8 in Colebrook Colebrook N.H.The Colebrook Downtown Development Association’s Promotions Committee is planning some great Late Nite Madness events for Friday and Saturday, Dec.7 and 8, 2012.TVs always, the goal of this promotion is to encourage Christmas shopping, and this year’s lineup is a festive combination of old favourites and new attractions.Local businesses, student groups and volunteers come together to provide a classic Christmas shopping experience in downtown Colebrook, with stores open until 10 p.m.on Friday, Dec.7.The Brady family’s beautiful Percherons will provide horse-drawn hayrides from 5:30 to 8 p.m., sponsored by Citizens Bank and the First Colebrook Bank.Rides depart from the Twinkle Tent at First Colebrook Bank, where cookies and hot cocoa will be available.As always, the Key Club Elves will be out and about distributing candy canes and good cheer.This year Late Nite Madness will include a bit of performing arts, with local young people presenting a Christmas skit at the former Sutton Place building (now Golden Locks) at 6 and 7:30 p.m.Student carolers will sing there at 6:30, then take a musical stroll around Main Street.The evening will close with fireworks at 8:30 p.m., sponsored by Brooks Chevrolet.The “madness” continues on Saturday, when Kheops will host Santa’s Workshop at the Tillotson Center from 1 to 3 p.m.In memory of their late patriarch Francis Brady, the Brady family will offer horse-drawn hayrides on Saturday as well, also from 1 to 3 p.m.and leaving from the Tillotson Center.This year’s Late Nite Madness weekend boasts two new contests, the first of which is a weekend-long 50/50 raffle to benefit the CDDA.Tickets will be on sale Friday through Sunday, Dec.7-9, and the CDDA directors will draw the winner at their meeting on Wednesday night, Dec.12.Volunteers will be out selling 50/50 tickets Friday night, and they will also be available at Aime’s Card & Gift, Hicks Hardware, Hill’s Department Store and Jaime’s Boutique.Secondly, the Dancing Bear Pub is sponsoring a Shopping Poker Run with a $200 cash prize for the best hand.Shoppers pick up a card on Friday evening, either at a downtown store or at the Twinkle Tent, and present their card to be stamped with a purchase of $5 or more on Friday or Saturday, limited to one stamp per store.From 1-3 p.m.on Saturday, poker run participants present their stamped cards and draw their hands at the Dancing Bear.Players get one hand for every three stamps on the card, and may choose the best of their hands to play.First prize is $200 cash; second and third prizes are gift certificates to the Dancing Bear Pub.To help make downtown as festive as it can be this Christmas season, the Promotions Committee is encouraging all businesses and residents to decorate with plenty of outdoor lights.Also, a $1,000 Tillotson North Country Foundation grant and $2,000 from the CDDA will purchase lights to decorate the utility poles on Main Street, with an eye toward expansion in future years.The CDDA is a nonprofit organization working to promote and energize Cole-brook’s downtown area.Anyone interested in volunteering to help with Late Nite Madness may contact Promotions Committee chairman Kelly LaPerle, at 603-237-5551.Celebrate an ole fashion Country Christmas at Fitch Bay T|he holidays are a special time of year when we get to connect with friends and family, and create memories which will last a lifetime.On Saturday, Dec.15, 2012, The Fitch Bay Canon Guston Hall, will once again celebrate an Old Fashioned Country Christmas! The celebration will include something for all ages.Tea, coffee, hot chocolate.eggnog and Christmas goodies.Indoor and outdoor games and activities will be available with prizes to be won.We’ll also have a Christmas Craft and Bake sale table, all to help with some last minute Christmas ideas and costs.These activities will be followed by horse and wagon rides with Jingle Bells.This Christmas celebration will end with Mr.and Mrs.Santa Clause bringing presents and goodies to all the children! Adults feel free to bring a gift if you would like to participate in the gift exchange! Draw results: 2012-11-24 06 32 35 36 40 45 05 22 33 47 48 Next grand prize (approx ) : $7,000,000 5507408 Draw results: 2012-11-23 06I08110117128I29I38 bonusib) 34 Efjjtra ^AXMILLIONS 2 prizes of $1 million 8777423 | os 25 oz ia as 4z 4s (25152235424342 Next grand prize : $50,000,000 + ^AXMILLIONS 15 prizes of $1 million (approx ] In the even! of oiscrupn^cy between this lisl and the odicial winning ,is’ til Loto-Quobec tne ,8!!cr shall prevail COURTESY Dec.15, The Fitch Bay Canon Guston Hall, will celebrate an Old Fashioned Country Christmas! Ben by Daniel Shelton (irstaiR turn, km —i/—^—¦ :&uup: The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, November 26, 2012 Page 3 -^OCAL The bridge, which serves as the only span over the Massawippi River between the campus of Bishop's University and downtown Lennoxville, dates back to the 1930s.Lennoxville bridge repairs a ‘temporary solution’ Gordon Lambie Special to The Record Just a few short weeks after borough councillor Mark McLaughlin raised concerns that heavy truck traffic sed a serious risk to the arch bridge over the Massawippi River in Lennoxville, the Quebec Transport Min-istry(MTQ) announced that repairs would have to be made to the bridge.In 2005, the bridge in question was the second in Quebec to be fitted with a sandwich plate system (SPS) bridge deck.An SPS bridge deck consists of two steel plates bound together by an elastomer core: much like a sandwich.According to Julie Gagnon, of the MTQ the technology was still quite new in 2005, and though it seemed a good solution, the MTQhas stopped employing SPS systems in bridge repair.She went on to clarify that the material binding the steel plates together had begun to come apart.Canam, the group responsible for the manufacturing of the SPS plates assumed responsibility for the cost of the repairs, owing to the fault in the manufacturer.Gagnon was quite clear in saying that if the MTQ saw any risks to public safety whatsoever, the bridge would be closed, leaving the implication that the bridge’s being open means it is safe.She did also state though, that the repairs done last week were only a “temporary solution” and that the MTQ is looking into what more needs to be done.Concerns were raised by McLaughlin and echoed by Student Representative Council President Adam Peabody two weeks ago when news came to light that the extension of highway 410 would not reach Lennoxville until at least December of 2015.The highway extension project was created with the idea of getting heavy truck traffic out of the core of Lennoxville and off of the bridge which, McLaughlin said at the time, “was not made with trucks in mind.” The bridge, which serves as the only span over the Massawippi River between the campus of Bishop’s University and downtown Lennoxville, dates back to the 1930s and is a vital artery for both automotive and pedestrian traffic in the borough.Closure of the bridge would result in lengthy detours for cars and a complete standstill of pedestrian traffic, effectively cutting Bishop’s off from the majority of its students and staff.Environment Ministry clarifies Neptune notices Record staff m\a/p h’t l-, k.v.x, - ., „._ Record staff Sherbrooke T|he Quebec Department of the Environment has confirmed the claims by Neptune Technologies that the notices of non-conformity issued to the ill-fated company earlier this year did not relate to the quantity of acetone stored on site.The notices, rather, concerned the number of storage tanks and not their contents.“We don’t know how much acetone was in those tanks,” said the ministry’s regional director Pierre Paquin late Friday afternoon, 24 hours after the release of a communique by Neptune Technologies St Bioresources CEO Michel Chartrand.Chartrand has long insisted that, contrary to media reports, Neptune was not storing an excessive amount of acetone at the time of the explosion that killed three people in its Sherbrooke fa- cility on Nov.8.This story has “damaged” this company’s position on the stock market, he said.Eight days ago, the Ministry of the Environment sent two notices of non-compliance to Neptune.One concerned the modification and addition of production equipment in the existing plant.The other indicated that the expansion - ongoing for nearly a year at a cost of $20 million - had been done “without first obtaining a certificate of authorization from the Minister.” Unauthorized tanks were found on the site.Media reports had hinted that a greater amount of acetone was being stored in these tanks and that this may have had something to do with the explosion.Subsequent interviews with ministry officials did nothing to counter this impression.“Every time, it was a question of the quantity of tanks,” Paquin insists.Sherbrooke closes pool loophole Six hurt in Sherbrooke crash Sherbrooke a loophole allowing for the construction of swimming J.Spools and outbuildings (sheds) on front yards in Brompton has now been closed.A by-law passed in August 2010 by the City of Sherbrooke was designed to harmonize standards for accessory buildings, carports and temporary shelters across the unified city territory.As written, however, the regulation allowed the construction of swimming pools and accessory buildings (e.g.a shed) in the front yard of a residence in the former City of Bromptonville, three feet from the property limit.A bureaucrat from the City of Sherbrooke discovered the oversight recently and the regulation was re-written at the last municipal council meeting bringing Brompton in line with the rest of the city, where pools and outbuildings are permitted only behind or beside the residence.s ix people were injured during a two-vehicle accident on Scotch Road in Sher-"brooke Saturday afternoon.The injured, all of whom were brought to hospital with minor injuries, included a one year-old baby.“It’s always upsetting when there is a baby involved in an accident,” said officer Rene Dubreuil of the Sherbrooke Police, “but fortunately, everyone is well and there is no fear for the lives of the occupants.” It appears that one driver, attempting to get onto Scotch Road off Highway 55 was distracted, causing the accident.He apparently did not see the oncoming car and was struck crosswise.Emergency responders used the Jaws of Life to extract a driver from the wreckage.FUTURE SHOP Please be advised that Mad Men Season 5 Limited Edition and The Mentalist Season 3 (WebID: M2200252/M2191725), advertised in the November 23 flyer, page 21, were shown with the incorrect price of $9.99 each.The correct pricing of these products is $19.99 for Mad Men and $14.99 for The Mentalist.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.FUTURE SHOP On the November 23 flyer, page 6, this product: HP Laptop Featuring AMD E-300 Accelerated Processor (WebCode: 10225636) was advertised with an incorrect specification.Please be advised that the laptop feamres a 320GB Hard Drive, NOT 500GB as previously advertised.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers.BEST BUY On page 3 of the November 23 flyer, the Acer 3rd Generation Intel ' Core™ i3 Processor(V5-571 P-6627) (WebCode: 10223559) was advertised with an incorrect specification.Please be advised that the laptop features a 15.6" screen, NOT 17.3” as previously advertised.Furthermore, on page 4 of the Black Friday Wrap, the Nikon S9300 Coolpix 16.0 Megapixel Digital Camera (WebCode: 10197319/10197322) may not be in stock due to a delayed shipment, Rainchecks are available upon request.An additional offer is also available; please see a Product Specialist for more details.As well, on page 12, the Apple iPod touch 16GB (ME178C/A & ME179C/A) (WebCode: 10219768/10219769) is limited in quantity, with no rainchecks available.Customers may purchase item only until supplies last.Finally, on page 23, the Samsung LN46E550 46" 1080p 60Hz LCD HDTV (WebCode: 10201530) was advertised with incorrect specifications.Please be advised that this TV is 46“ LCD, not LED.We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have cause our valued customers.ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPBELL, BELLAN £ ASSOCIÉS IHC.Cabinet en assurance de dommages / Damage Insurance Firm is MOVING! Dear valued clients and friends, Campbell, Bellam & Associés Inc.is moving its Stanstead office to Sherbrooke, (Lennoxville).At Campbell, Bellam & Associés Inc., we always strive to provide our clients with the best possible service.In order to maintain our commitment to customer service, we will be relocating our Stanstead office to our Lennoxville office, formally known as R.Astbury & Associés Inc.This move will hg effective January 1st.2013.New location: New telephone: New fax: Business hours: 251-D, rue Queen, Sherbrooke, QC JIM 1K5 819-569-9255 or toll free 1-866-837-9997 819-569-2309 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.to 5 p.m.We are committed to providing you with the same high standard of service to which you have become accustomed.Please stop in to see our new location and meet the new members of our team.Bryan Carruthers, President Page 4 Monday, November 26, 2012 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Bishop's students share research at provincial conference GORDON LAMB1E Bishop’s University education students travelled to Montreal Friday to share their research on students needs at the annual teacher’s convention Gordon Lambie Special to The Record Bishop’s University’s bachelors of education students were in Montreal this past Friday, presenting research on the topic of individual differences in the classroom at the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers (QPAT) conference.Having successfully mounted the individual differences conference for more than 100 guests at Bishop’s on Nov.16, the students took their show on the road for the third year in a row to demonstrate their learning and help keep Quebec’s teachers up-to date on the most current research regarding how to approach topics ranging from hearing impairment to AD/HD, among many others.The conference is a culmination of a course on students’ special needs and differences taken by education students in their final year at Bishop’s.The course is taught by Dr.Corrine Haigh, who took over from Josée Rourke three years ago.Both were present at the conference in Montreal, and both showed a great pride in the achievement of the students.“People expect it now, I think,” Haigh said, regarding the continued participation of Bishop’s students in the provincial gathering of teaching professionals, “the conference on campus was a huge success.the feedback we got was over- whelmingly positive.” Haigh and Rourke both emphasized that the purpose of the project was to provide students with the opportunity to engage deeply in research while also opening up discussion with others in the teaching profession.Rourke spoke to the origins of the conference, relating that in her experience working for the school board, “I knew my teachers, my resource teachers, even, didn’t have time to keep up with the current research.We had students doing research sometimes for the sake of research, then sharing it with each other for the course, maybe some other classes but then, all of a sudden, I said why not do it in a way that they can share with other teachers.it makes it much more interactive.it validates the importance of teachers teaching teachers.” Owing to a different structure, students were “on the spot” for a much shorter time in Montreal, working within a 75 minute block of time instead of the four hours available at Bishop’s.Students remarked that there was a lot of competition for attention at the QPAT conference, as there were other workshops going on at the same time.Regardless, of these facts, however, the room was crowded with discussion and engaged students and teachers.“I’m very exicted to see what it’s become.” Rourke Shared, “It’s really amazing.” PRESSED FOR TIME?Read The Record online any time, any place Christmas Market comes to life Sherbrooke ÜI has had a full onlinetend^0snpa addition to the print newspa per.o.hScnbers can view each mm S the click of the mouse.Archived editions from June 2011 are also avadable fo viewing or download.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com and follow these simple instructions: • Click e-edition which will bring you to Awsom.ca • Select user name and password (write these down for future use), then Subscribe • Pick Sherbrooke Record from the list of papers • Complete required information, then Send •Your subscription request will be sent to The Record and you will receive an email response requesting payment ($4.99 per month, $55 for 1 year, plus taxes) • Subscription is activated upon receipt of payment dVid you will receive email confirmation • Begin reading your online edition any time, any place.SPECIAL OFFER for Record print subscribers: Receive a full year’s subscription to the online edition for only $5 with every new 12 month print subscription or renewal.Use it yourself or give it to a family member or friend.(One online subscription for each one-year print subscription).^or Information or assistance: 819 569-9528 billing@sherbrookerecord.com It was a colourful and musical kick-off for the 2012 edition of the Sherbrooke Christmas Market at the Marché de la Gare last Friday evening.Thousands gathered just after dusk to witness the spectacle of the illumination of the largest Christmas tree in Canada followed by a mini-concert offered by five performers from the popular french TV talent show Star Academie.Speaking before the ceremonies, Sherbrooke Mayor Bernard Sevigny marveled at the 73-foot spruce, while thanking the Christmas Market Corporation for organizing the event.“Again, with this tree and the Christmas market, the Corporation offers an impressive and delightful way to prepare for the holiday season.” Dany Lachance, municipal councilor and President of Destination Sherbrooke said that Sherbrooke has become a major destination for the holiday season.“Close to the Christmas Market, visitors can also enjoy museums, specialty shops, good restaurants and even outdoor hiking in the city centre, activities and attractions that complement the Christmas season in Sherbrooke.” A highlight of this year’s market, and new to the Marché de la Gare, is the refrigerated skating path that has already welcomed its first skaters.The path was the result of a S75,000 cheque from the Molson Coors brewing company as well as other local sponsors.The proposal for this project gathered the most votes in Molson Coors’ ‘Salute your community” contest.The trail is now open to the public from 7 a.m.until 11 p.m.daily until Mar.10.A heated shelter near the trail is being constructed.Sherbrooke’s Christmas Market offers a colourful and dynamic Christmas experience for the entire family.The giant tree and the huge Ferris wheel add to the festive atmosphere while the boutiques, shops and artisans offer unique and thoughtful gift ideas.The Christmas Market is open Thursday and Friday evenings from 5 until 9 p.m., on Saturdays from 11 a.m.to 9 p.m.and on Sundays from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m.until December 31.Most merchants and artisans, as well as the ‘Enchanted Forest’ are open every day. Th- Record newsr'^iii^sherbrookerecord.com Monday, November 26, 2012 Page 5 A celestial calling for Canada’s last asbestos mine: Jeffrey Mine hosts Mars experiments By Peter Rakobowchuk The Canadian Press Canada's last asbestos mine, now winding down its operations, may have a new celestial calling _ as a stand-in for planet Mars.Quebec's Jeffrey Mine hosted nearly two-dozen scientists recently for a simulated Mars mission initiated by Canada’s space agency.The scientists from four universities made a pair of trips to the Asbestos region, this year and last year, accompanied by a micro-rover.“There are definitely areas (on Mars) that are much more like what we have at Jeffrey Mine,” said Ed Cloutis, a University of Winnipeg professor who participated in the project.The new vocation won’t exactly replace the once-mighty asbestos industry as an economic lifeblood for the region.The mine had been counting on a $58 million government loan to renovate and keep operating.The simulated Mars mission, on the whole, cost $800,000 _ and some local officials, including an alderman and the town’s director general, didn’t even appear to be aware of the project when contacted by The Canadian Press.The goal of the project was to simulate as closely as possible a Mars rover mission to detect the presence of, and determine the source of, methane on Mars.Cloutis, an expert in planetary geology, said the scientific missions to the Asbestos region could be Canada’s ticket to future trips to the red planet.“One way to search for life on Mars (is) you look at the gases that might be produced or used as a food source by bacteria on Mars,” Cloutis said in an interview.Methane gas, which can be found at the mine on the edge of the town of Asbestos, is one of two key indicators of life.The other is water.Jeffrey, with a diameter of over two kilometres and 350 metres deep, was one of the largest open-pit mines in the world.The mine hosts serpentinite, a rock which is prone to bacteria _ the ultimate life form.Methane gas is a byproduct of bacteria.Methane has already been detected in the Martian atmosphere and scientists are hoping NASA’s Curiosity rover will find it on the planet.The Asbestos project was spearheaded by MPB Communications Inc., a Mon-treal-area firm and the prime contractor, which also developed a micro-rover named Kapvik.The waist-high rover, whose robotic arm was developed by engineers at Ryerson University, was put to work during the research.The mission employed a team of about 20 people at Jeffrey Mine in June 2011 and again at nearby Norbestos, in June 2012, while the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil, acted as mission control.Cloutis was joined on the project by other scientific investigators from McGill University, Carleton University and the University of Toronto.Their initial site is looking even more desolate and Mars-like than usual, these days.The new Parti Québécois provincial government has cancelled a $58 million loan, which would have kept the controversial industry alive.Cancelling that loan, signed in July by the former Liberal government, was a PQelection promise.Asbestos town councillor Serge Bois-lard says that, since the cancellation, the number of personnel at the mine has dropped down to about 20 workers who are only doing basic maintenance and providing security.He says the last of the mine’s managers and engineers were laid off several weeks ago.He recalls the days when that mine employed about 2,000 people _ back in the industry’s heyday, before the international pressure mounted to ban asbestos because of its links to cancer.“It would take a miracle to reopen the mine in the coming years,” he said.Like some other local officials, Boislard had- Quebec chips in for Coaticook reservoir COATICOOK The Quebec government will chip in the financing for half the cost of rebuilding the Cutting Reservoir in Coaticook.The City of Coaticook will pick up the rest of the $7.4 million bill.Saint-François MNA and Minister of Health and Social Services, Réjean Hébert, made the announcement last Friday at Coaticook City Hall."This is a priority project,” Hébert said, “The reservoir serves more than 6,400 people it has to meet new quality standards.Ultimately, this project will provide better drinking water to the community, in addition to improving public services, all in a sustainable manner.” The money will come from the provincial infrastructure fund.The project, estimated at $7.4 million, includes the construction of a new reservoir, a pumping station, a precipitation / filtration system for the removal of arsenic, and the addition of a sodium hypochlorite disinfection process.It also includes the construction of a service building to house all the necessary equipment and other complementary work.Quebec recently raised the quality standards for drinking water.The amount of arsenic can now be no more than 10 micrograms per litre.Coati-cook’s water currently measures 12.According to Mayor Bertrand Lam-oureux, these new regulations have made it easier to push these projects through in Quebec, “Our reservoir is more than 60 years old and we’ve wanted to start this work for a long time.We welcome the minister’s announcement.” The work to refurbish the Cutting Reservoir is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2013.n’t heard of the Mars project.The effort got rolling when the Canadian Space Agency contracted MPB’s space division to develop the so-called “analogue” mission.Wes Jamroz, the director of MPB Communications, says the Jeffrey Mine has a bright future as a Mars subsitute.“This mine is a very real environment to practice future deployment on Mars because you have the same rocks (and) you have the same environment,” he said in an interview.“During these two deployments we were able to find out that there were natural traces of methane as well, so you have all the factors that you need.” Jamroz suggests the Quebec project might even, in some ways, be on a more promising track than NASA’s famous Curiosity rover.He says the huge NASA lab is using laser-based instruments to “sniff’ for methane on rocks and cracks, which mixes very quickly with the atmosphere.“The chances of sniffing things, and that you are going to find an opening, are very low _ but this is my opinion,” Jamroz said.He says the tests carried out in Quebec indicate it would be much more effective to look for certain kinds of rocks and cracks on the Martian surface.“You have a set of cameras that can recognize certain geological features and you go to the spot and then you measure methane,” he said.Jamroz also said using his small micro-rover for a future Mars mission would be far less expensive than Curiosity, which is the size of a small SUV.“Remember, Curiosity weighs one ton and the rover we are playing with is between 30 and 40 kilos,”' he said.“We estimate that this kind of mission, with international co-operation from partners like the Brits and Americans, you can do it with $100 million instead of several billion." NASA says Curiosity, which weighs 900 kilograms, cost $2.5 billion.Cloutis told a recent Canadian space summit in London, Ont., that his group is lobbying for additional rover trials at Asbestos.“Our rationale is that the moon and Mars will continue to be targets of interest for the deployment of rovers,” he said.“In terms of waving the Canadian flag, if we have all this great experience, we’ll be better positioned to participate in some of these (future) international missions.” HURRY! LAST WEEK TO PRE-ORDER YOUR BOOK FOR CHRISTMAS DELIVERY! Record archives compiled into a book This fall, The Record began the arduous task of scanning and digitizing original copies of the front pages of our newspaper from the turn of the century.What we discovered is a tale of tenacious pioneers who built an institutional network of schools, churches, hospitals and cultural centres.Early editions provide first-hand accounts of the efforts and sacrifices of two World Wars, the Depression, fires, floods, crime and punishment.More than that, the pages are a testament to the builders and leaders whose names grace our street signs and institutions.The Record was a driving force behind the formation of boards of trade, a watchdog over town councils, a lead advocate for the extension of the railway to local communities and a vigilant protector of the region’s natural resources.Our goal today is to print volumes in segments highlighting the most important stories of each decade.Volume 1 from 1911-1920 is scheduled to be available for Christmas giving.Only a limited number of the bound 10” x 13’ editions of some 150 pages will be printed and sold for only $25.plus taxes ($28.75), plus $10.for shipping if needed.To pre-order, please call our office at 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com Payments may be made with a visa or mastercard or by cheque sent to The Record, 1195 Galt St.East, Sherbrooke, QC, J1G 1Y7. Page 6 Monday, November 26, 2012 newsroom@sherbrookerccord.com The Record EDITORIAL Following the death of millions in last year’s Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, it is hardly surprising that the world’s biggest users of nuclear power are shutting their plants down.Nuclear madness By Gwynne Dyer After the loss of 10 million American lives in the Three-Mile Island calamity in 1979, the death of two billion in the Chernobyl holocaust in 1986, and now the abandonment of all of northern Japan following the death of millions in last year’s Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, it is hardly surprising that the world’s biggest users of nuclear power are shutting their plants down.Oh, wait a minute.This just in! Nobody died in the Three-Mile Island calamity, 28 plant workers were killed and 15 other people subsequently died of thyroid cancer in the Chernobyl holocaust, and nobody died in the Fukushima catastrophe.But they really are shutting their nuclear plants down.They have already shut them down in Japan.All of the country’s fifty nuclear reactors were closed for safety checks after the tsunami damaged the Fukushima plant, and only two have reopened so far.The government has now promised to close every nuclear power plant in Japan permanently by 2040.The new Japanese plan says that the country will replace nuclear energy with an eightfold increase in renewable energy (wind, solar, etc.), and “the development of sustainable ways to use fossil fuels.” But going from 4 per cent to 30 per cent renewables in the energy mix will take decades, and nobody has yet found an economically sustainable way to sequester the greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels.The truth is that as the Arctic sea ice melts and grain harvests are devastated by heat waves and drought, the world’s third-largest user of nuclear energy has decided to go back to emitting lots and lots of carbon dioxide.In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised to close all the country’s nuclear reactors by 2022.She also promised to replace them with renewable power sources, of course, but the reality will be that the country will burn more fossil fuels.Even France, which has taken 80 per cent of its energy from nuclear power for decades with no problems, is joining the panic.President Francois Hollande’s new government has promised to lower the country’s dependence on nuclear energy to 50 per cent of the national energy mix.He had to do it, even though closing down the nuclear plants will lead to a sharp rise in greenhouse gas emissions in precisely the period when the race to cut emissions and avoid a rise in average global temperature of more than 2 degrees C will be won or lost.Nuclear energy is a kind of witchcraft, and the public is frightened.Fortunately, their superstitious fears are largely absent in more sophisticated parts of the world.Only four new nuclear reactors are under construction in the European Union, and only one in the United States, but there are 61 being built elsewhere.Over two-thirds of them are being built in the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China), where economies are growing fast and governments are increasingly concerned about both pollution and climate change.But it’s not enough to outweigh the closure of so many nuclear plants in the developed world: the price of nuclear fuel has collapsed in the last four years, and uranium mine openings and expansions have been cancelled.More people die from coal pollution each day than have been killed by fifty years of nuclear power operations - and that’s just from lung disease.If you include future deaths from global warming due to burning fossil fuels, closing down nuclear power stations is sheer madness.Welcome to the Middle Ages.Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.¦¦ I III.¦! - RECORD P.0.Box 1200 Sherbrooke J1H 3L6 or 1195 Galt E, Sherbrooke JIG 1Y7 Fax for Newsroom only: 819-569-3945 e-mail: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Website: www.sherbrookerecord.com Sharon McQilly Publisher .(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 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax:(450)243-5155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTA L Quebec: 1 YEAR 120.00 6.00 11.97 Si 37.97 6 MONTHS 63.00 3.15 6.28 $72.43 3 MONIHS 32.00 1.60 3.19 $36.79 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 Letters Dear Editor: The members of Lennoxville United Church’s General UCW extend their deepest appreciation to the over 90 volunteers who worked before, during and after its 2012 Christmas Bazaar and Turkey Supper on Saturday, November 17.We are grateful for the tremendous support of friends, family and the community-at-large who fdled our two halls to capacity (over 450 turkey suppers were served!) and enabled us to have our most successful event to date.For more details of this major fund-raising effort we invite you to visit our website at www.lennoxvilleunitedchurch.com.Thank you all so very much.Frankie Noble, Publici nr Convenor On behalf of the 2012 Bazaar and Turkey Supper Organizing Committees Dear Editor: The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women For thirty-one years Canadians have come together with the nations of the world to mark November 25 as a day for ending violations of women’s most fundamental rights.Women and girls’ human rights are still too often ignored when they suffer physical, sexual, or mental violence, both in their public and private lives.On behalf of the Liberal Party of Canada and our Parliamentary Caucus, I would like to take this occasion to reaffirm our steadfast commitment to the universal safety, health and equality of all women and girls.Every day in Canada nearly 3,000 women are forced to find refuge from violence.Aboriginal women are especially vulnerable - they represent only three per cent of Canadian women but account for 10 per cent of Canada’s female homicide victims.Full equality for women and girls will only be achieved when we confront and end gender-based violence.The Liberal Party renews its calls for specific measures to address these abuses, including an affordable housing strategy, action to tackle human trafficking and a strong violence prevention strategy.Judy Sgro Liberal Status of Women critic Ottawa. The Record newsroom@shcrbrookerecord.com Monday, November 26, 2012 Page 7 Sylvia Bullard A large number of families in the region turned out for the first edition of L’ Evénement pour une bonne cause (Event for a Good Cause), Saturday, at the Centre de foires de Sherbrooke.The event was to raise awareness of poverty at Christmas time and came in the form of children’s entertainment, inflatable games, shows with animated characters such as Jonathan Wizard, mascots, make-up and Santa Claus.The entry for these fun-filled hours of family day activities was free; however people were encouraged to bring in non-perishable food, a new toy or a voluntary cash contribution as entry fee.All proceeds went to three organizations: Foundation Rock Guertin, Meals on Wheels of Sercovie, and Sherbrooke Firefighters (Campagne de Jouets Pompiers Sherbrooke) who organizes a campaign to collect toys.In order to promote the event, and wanting to.raise awareness of the importance of the services provided by these organizations many additional partners teamed up with Amusement gonflable de TEstrie.“I am very happy and surprised with the response”, said organization President David Belanger.It took a full year of planning with today being the result of it, he noted."I am very happy and proud of this all.” Belanger, founder and coordinator of the event said he had the idea because he remembers very well what it was like growing up in a family that was far from rich.sylvia.recordlink@yahoo.ca An event for a good cause PHOTOS BY SYLVIA BULLARD David Belanger, President of Amusement gonflable de l’Estrie, and founder and coordinator ofL’ Evénement pour une bonne cause (Event }or a Good Cause),wants to make more people aware of organizations like Foundation Rock Guertin, Meals on Wheels of Sercovie, and Sherbrooke Firefighters (Campagne de Jouets Pompiers Sherbrooke) that help families because he remembers very well what it was like erowinz up in a family that was far from rich.s * Marc Andre Pednault, Gilles Lapointe, Olivier St-Martin of Sherbrooke Firefighters (Campagne de Jouets Pompiers Sherbrooke).Marc Andre Pednault, Gilles Lapointe, Olivier St-Martin of Sherbrooke In addition to the fun filled activities and entertainment Santa was on hand to take orders from children for Christmas.Are you ready for the perils of winter driving?Dull _:_• 1 .1 , , , .^ ' Sylvia Bullard The winter season of snow and ice has arrived, which is the reality for motorists in Quebec.All passenger vehicles and taxis registered in Quebec must be equipped with tires specifically designed for winter driving as of Dec.15, and until Mar.15.Unless you have a winter tire exemption certificate - and you must show it to the officer if you are pulled over - vehicle owners who do not comply with the regulations will face a ticket of $200 plus costs and contribution.Owners of some vehicles can equip their vehicles with studded tires from Oct.15 to May 1, inclusive.The use of studded tires is prohibited outside this period.Studded tires may be used between Oct.15 and May 1 on commercial vehicles whose total loaded mass does not exceed 3,000 kg and on passenger vehicles and taxis, provided these vehicles have studded tires on both ends of an axle, and if they have studded tires on the wheels of the front axle, provided they also have them on the wheels of the rear axle according to the Ministry of Transport website.Operation against alcohol or drug-impaired driving From Dec.1, 2012 to Jan.2, 2013, po- your travel safer and can enjoy a happy lice in Québec will be carrying out a holiday season! major operation against alcohol or drug- impaired driving.Quebec police organi- Sylvia.recordlink@yahoo.ca zations emphasize the importance of planning his travels before going to a party, including using a designated driver, the services of a taxi, public transportation or a designated driver service.You will make Serving the entire Eastern Townships with three publications Jo-Ann Hovey Advertising Consultant RECORD Townships Outlet One number NtWS ^ 819 569-9525 jhovey@sherbrookerecord.com Page 8 Monday, November 26, 2012 LINK newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Dixville Home Foundation: Giving a better quality of life to those in need.Dixville Home Foundation board member Robert Nutbrown says the foundation depends on private donations and community fundraising to keep it going.I V,' .; ¦ I .D Sylvia Bullard ixville Home Foundation board member Robert Nutbrown says, “Giving a better quality of life to the person having an intellectual disability or a pervasive developmental disorder is what our foundation is all about.” Not only is the Fondation a valuable partner to the Dixville Home, but also to the Centre de réadaptation en déficience intellectuelle et troubles en- We Need Your Help This Holiday! Cheques should be made payable to AGRHS ¦ Gift Basket Campaign.Mail to: AGRHS, P.O.Box 5002, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1Z9 Let’s make sure the food pantry is really stuffed this holiday season! We want to collect canned goods for Alexander Galt Christmas Basket Campaign - and we need your help.Just bring your donation of canned food (please, no fresh or frozen products) to these participating sponsors.All food is needed at this time of year to help less fortunate families -that’s why we need a ton of help to collect a ton of food.Do a little extra shopping.Ask friends, neighbours and family to help.RECORD 1195 Galt East Sherbrooke 819-569-9525 Tri-Us 3003 College Lennoxville 819-822-2632 Please bring your food items to any sponsor before December 5.2012.Gifts for children are also needed, if wrapped please indicate boy/girl, age group.The baskets will benefit families within the Eastern Townships School Board.Helping others is a great way to celebrate the holiday! Please give generously i NEW ADDRESS 340 Jean-Bosco Magog 813-868-3100 MANOIR rFRANCis 125 Queen St.Lennoxville 819-562-9875 vahissants du développement (CRDITED Estrie) - translated into English as Intellectual Disabilities and Pervasive Development Disorders Réadaptation Center.The privately run Foundation has played a key role in making possible the realization or development of a number of projects for its users to improve their quality of life working hand in hand with CRDITED Estrie located at 3355 College street in the Bourough of Lennoxville.Some of the major achievefhents have been participation for those with disabilities in the Special Olympics Games and exhibition of artistic works at Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre.Leisure activities have been organized that include hiking, horseback riding, dances.In addition, support for those who live alone and purchase of specialized rehabilitation equipment.Included to the already long list of answered to needs is the acquisition and maintenance of buildings to provide residential services to users who need them and financial support to the Dixville Home Dental Clinic.Funds for the foundation are raised by means of fundraisers within the community such as the Wine & Cheese reception held yearly at Bishop's College School, in addition to private donations.The transformation of the old Entre-Deux workshop located at 33 Queen street in the last year that now functions as a drop in centre for those with intellectual disabilities and pervasive development disorders who need some socialization is yet another achievement the foundation is proud of.Nutbrown says, “We usually get between 18 - 25 people coming here.Though the centre is informal, there is a structure where people can participate and learn new skills if they want to, but they can do as much or as little as they want to.The success of our drop in centre is chiefly due to Judi Janzen who oversees and does a fantastic job organizing activities for those who come to the centre.” Donations of three used computer were very much appreciated additions to the two large flat screen TVs the foundation purchased along with a Wii game system, pool table, outdoor barbecue and gazebo, as well as new kitchen appliances for cooking classes.Nutbrown says future projects may also include gardens that the participants can grow.To learn more about the foundation, schedule of activities or to make a donation, telephone: 819-346-8471 ex.741 and ask for Sonja Garbutt.Sylvia.recordlink@yahoo.ca The Record newsroom@shcrhrookerecord.com Monday, November 26, 2012 Page 9 Lennoxville ) • Eat locally • Spend locally Grow locally mm Mil Mil li LOCALLY Directory It takes you to start the trend! J7H Nostalgia chic.ei'lerliqur.in!>pirr Simply the perfect place to shop quietly for very unique and affordable pi-fts and home fashions far from the crowd 168 Queen St., Lennoxville 819-346-1222 Helen Labrecque Real Estate Broker Cell: 819-572-1070 hlabrecque@sutton.com HOU§E OF THE WEEK —i.-a COOKSHIRE: Duplex, well located close to stores, school, churches.3 bed.home, fin.base-ment & apt, to help pay expenses! Must see! Groupe Sutton de r'Estne Agence Immobilière 819-823-7474 Mélanie Bérubé Rea! Estate Broker Cell: 819-820-5893 berubem@sutton.com 104 OuttN, Siiirt #2 ShcRbnookc, OC JIM 1J6 819-562-8989 Simply Divine! 2 DAY CHRISTMAS SALE THIS WEEK Nov.30 & Dec.1 See flyer in Wednesday s Record SHOP EARLY for best selection! www.inspinATiowstmcont.coM Inspirational Gifts, Bibles, Books, Music & Cards Wedding Invitations and Accessories Clinique O&tO * RÉSEAU Optométrique Dr Meggie Faust - Dr.Alain Côté.Optometrists 160 Queen Street, Sherbrooke 819-563-2333 Tim Goddard “Coaching Solid Pension Strategies for our Clients” We focus on the decisions you require in accumulating wealth to transition smoothly through life’s stages with the peace of mind you deserve.GLOBAL MAXFIN INVESTMENTS INC.151 Queen Street SHERBROOKE 819-569-5666 Lamoureux Leonard sencrl Notaries & Solicitors Jit re Timothy Léonard • Trust Wills • Mandates • Corporate Law • Estate Settlement • Protection of Assets 520 Bowen St.S., Sherbrooke cco ntznn (next to Hôtel-Dieu Hospital) ODo-Uî^UU ArboExcellence Stephen Goddard, prop.ISA Certified Arborist QU-0103A Professional Tree Service • Pruning • Tree removal • Stump grinding • Chipping • Cabling & bracing • Hedge trimming • Planting > Lot clearing « Forestry ' Consulting Over 25 years experience fully insured Cell.: 819-821-0425 Tel./Fax : 819-562-1642 Quick* \courteous ^ Service (THE alternative to BELL!) • Telephones • Installation / Repair • Jacks -Telephone • Verification of wiring - Computer Commercial & Residential David Moore If you don't want to miss any events this season, subscribe to: - thk — RECORD 819-569-9258 Support the local businesses, services and professionals who serve our area where you live, work and play! Page 10 Monday, November 26, 2012 ne\vsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record .Ly®)C Monday to Friday 12:45 to 8:30 PM Short program 3 week stage included! ANAF Unit318isa proud member d TOLERANCE ZERO I^Téléfïhoto V H '“Jr‘ m Information session December 10th at 9 AM RSVP 819-563-JOBS (5627) m B Different direction .Different life