The record, 8 juillet 1997, mardi 8 juillet 1997

THE 60 CENTS Townships Digest Teddy bear’s picnic Staff Lennoxville The Homestead boutique in Lennoxville is getting ready for the fifth annual “Cherished Teddies’ , the world’s most popular teddy bear collectible.The boutique is one of some 200 retailers nationwide to host the two-day event July 11 and 12th.Those who attend will have an opportunity to purchase rare collectibles while quantities last.Cherished Teddies is based on the artwork of Priscilla Hillma and features teddy bear figurines with individual names and messages of friendship and love.There are more than 150,000 members of the Cherished teddies Club worldwide.The Homestead boutique is located on Queen Street in Lennoxville.Christmas in July Merchants in the MRC of Coaticook are decking their shops for the second annual Christmas season.The streets will be lit for the Christmas in July celebrations which will take place Friday, July 11.Naturally, Santa Claus will be on hand to meet the children and help celebrate the occasion.Body-building police chief In tomorrow’s Record read about Cow-ansville’s new municipal police chief Roger Poirier who has won a bodybuilding competition for his age and class at a national championship in Calgary, Alberta.Today’s Weather Cloudy, sunny periods Complete weather: page 2 Inside Ann Landers.16 Births and Deaths.15 Classified — 18-19 Comics.17 Crossword .14 Community Forum .6 Sports .13 Theme Page: opinion .7 To find out what's happening in your community Sherbrooke: 569-9528 Knowlton: 242-1188 The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Tuesday, July 8, 1997 Hydro remains mum on accident Toddler’s family wants rules to prevent future tragedies By Robert Matheson Sherbrooke The family of a young child killed by a Hydro-Quebec van is trying to raise public awareness about the incident to avoid a repeat occurrence.Clifford Fisher, who would have been two years old on July 15, was killed June 27 after being struck by a Hydro-Quebec van that was backing out of his family’s driveway in Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley.The driver had just finished checking the meter on the family’s home at 75 rue des Anthuriums.Bertrand Morin, the child’s grandfather, was a guest on CHLT’s morning radio show Monday.He wanted to make the public aware of the incident.“We can’t bring our child back,” Morin told The Record yesterday.“But we can make sure something positive comes out of it.” “I want to protect other children and make sure something like this doesn’t ever happen again.” Morin, who used to drive a Molson delivery truck, said companies have to take responsibility for their actions, especially when they are on private property.“How come Hydro is hiding behind this?How come they have not called since the day it happened?” Morin asked.“We feel they should be responsible enough to come forward.That’s all we want.” “It’s very difficult for us.We’re not going to lie down,” he added.“The quieter they are about this, the louder we’ll be.” Kathy Fisher, the child’s aunt, said the family is frustrated by all of the bureaucratic runaround they have received from Hydro officials and the police.“We’re just not getting any answers,” she said.A Hydro-Quebec spokesperson told The Record that the company’s drivers have to take several safety courses before they are hired.But she said there is no official company policy about entering and leaving a private driveway.“Our people are not encouraged to park in the street, so they have to go in driveways,” Lucie Brodeur said.“When- ever possible when they leave the property they are supposed to do a walk-around of the vehicle.” “We ask them to be as prudent as possible and to assess the risk based on their experience,” she added.CHLT reported that the driver admitted to police that he saw the child playing in a sandbox when he arrived.The driver did not realize that the child had wandered behind the vehicle.The child was hit by one of the van’s tires as the vehicle backed out of the 75-foot driveway.The mother, who was nearby attending to one of her other children, tried in vain to revive Clifford for 30 minutes.The family is hoping to ensure a similar accident never occurs.They are considering starting a petition to force companies, not just Hydro-Quebec, to exercise more caution when their vehicles use private driveways.“For my grandchild’s sake I want people come forward.People are very powerful when they get behind something,” Morin said.“We want people to get upset about it and make sure it doesn’t happen again.” Undercover agent PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Hfi jf; v Robert Théoret is an undercover policeman and an excellent shot.It could be dangerous for him to have his picture in the paper, but that didn't stop him from coming first in range shooting and third in an urban course that involved not shooting the good guys and hitting the pop-up targets.He also participated on a team that came first over the urban course and third in range shooting, which includes shooting with the ‘other’ hand at the police and fire games in Calgary held June 27 to July 4.There were 9000 participants from 67 countries including our American neighbors.As well as the usual tough guy competitions including biathlon and Iron Man TCA (toughest competitor alive), there were medals for events like tennis, badminton, cycling, mountain biking, karate, arm wrestling, pool and darts.The provincial police SWAT team came first in its competition, while Pierre Leclair from the Drummondville police detachment came first in the cycle competition.Roger Poirier, soon to be chief of the Cowansville municipal police, won the bodybuilding competition in both his age class as well as the overall contest. , page 2 Tuesday, July 8, 1997 THE —¦ Record Our walk through history ended with cake On our way to the Moe’s River community event of the year, the Strawberry and Ice Cream Social, we stopped in Compton for a taste of local and national heritage.The Louis S.St.Laurent National Historic Site brings to life the era and the story of our country’s second Eastern Townships prime minister.In the settings of Louis Stephen St.Laurent’s birthplace and childhood home and his father’s, later his brother’s general store, visitors are introduced to Louis’ parents, Jean-Baptiste Moise and Mary, and his siblings through photographs and information provided by the house guide.It is thanks to Louis’ sister Lora, who spent her entire life in the family home, that the original furnishings have remained intact, those of the parlor and master bedroom dating back to the turn of the century, those of the living room, dining room and kitchen reflecting the period of the 1950s.During our visit, the maid of the house, Miss Emilienne, was setting the dining room table for the evening’s special guest, the Right Honorable Mr.St.Laurent.She pointed out the decanter of red wine, which was rarely served in this household.Wine was being served because of the status of the guest of honor.Music was playing on the radio, and aromas wafted in from the kitchen, where the evening’s meal was being prepared.On the kitchen table were fresh green beans and strawberries, a chocolate iced walnut cake, and freshly-made lemonade.A roast of beef was in the oven.The summer kitchen, now a boutique, features enamel dish ware and aprons, soaps and candles, candy sticks Today’s Weather I ?T'-* TTFOKD, , Mmrs ,* , .RICHMOND/ ' / J Thetford, / * SHFHBROOig&y .JCowANSVtujf ' / tv, fSTANSTBAD REGIONAL FORECASTS MAX Sherbrooke Incrg Clds 23 Thetford Mines IncrgClds 24 Cowansville Few Shwrs 22 Richmond Incrg Clds 24 Stanstead Few Shwrs 22 Lac Megantic IncrgClds 22 MIN 13 13 13 13 13 13 FORGES MARIN FIREPLACE Instate now! Nothing to pay for 6 months! 4350 Industriel Blvd.Sherbrooke 564-8333 and toffees, wooden toys and tin boxes, teas and jams.Next on the tour came what are to me, the pièces de résistance, the general store and its storage room.No changes have been made to the structure of the store.It has the same counter tops, shelves and showcases as it did when it was last in operation.The room is chock full of authentic-looking reproductions of merchandise typical of that of a century ago - lace and boots, dishes and pots, boxes of starch and tobacco, pocket watches and hat pins, clothes pins and nails.A wooden box of canned and dry goods is accompanied by a price list, each item costing only pennies.Most fascinating was a hard-covered T.Eaton catalogue from 1901.How I would love to own clothes from that time period - dresses featured intricate bodices, puffed sleeves, and swirling skirts dusting the floor and hats were adorned with all kinds of feathers and flowers.Then they could be purchased for about 1 per cent of today’s costs.Just as I remember it was in Mr.Stevens’ general store in Trenholm, the stove occupies a central place - providing warmth and a prime location for the men of the locality to exchange news as they ‘chawed’ tobacco and spit into spittoons.Here, in Compton, the chairs surrounding the coal-burning stove have headsets so that visitors can listen in on typical general store conversations, in the official language of their choice.I muse - women never sat around the stoves in general stores, did they?None of the images of general stores I remember seeing show women.What’s the story here?As we enter the store’s storage room, a kerosene pump stands.A few more steps and we’re at the site of the sound and light show, portraying St.Laurent’s professional and political career.A masterpiece in the juxtaposition of cutouts, photographs, slides, newspaper clippings, and replicas of artifacts with recordings and lighting, the presentation is arranged in a circular fashion with the audience seated on turning stools in the centre of the room.Educational and entertaining, informative and enlightening are the words that best describe the show and the entire tour.Congratulations to Parks Canada.This is one place where I’m happy to be contributing my tax dollars.P.S.Once we got to Moe’s River, we found dessert delicious, the entertainment toe-tapping and the ambiance congenial.Susan Mastine — ' i.V V ¦€V- A SWEET DAY AT MOE’S RiVER PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT The Moe’s River Ice Cream and Strawberry Social began 15 years ago in an effort to raise a few dollars for church maintainence.It was only supposed to last a few years, but has now become an institution that draws many former residents and tourists.The day was beautiful, the strawberries were abundant, the people were numerous and the musicians entertained.BEN ® by DANIEL SHELTON ¦ w WHY QlON'T 1 THE BENTONS INVITE US OYER FOR THEIR BBQ?SheJ I MEAN.WE’VE BEEN NEIGHBORS FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS.MAYBE ITS BECAUSE YOU NEVER TALK TO THEM UNLESS ITS TO BORROW SOMETHING/ 00 YOU THINK I C0ULP GO OVER ANP BORROW A STEAK? ¦¦¦THE— Record Tuesday, July 8, 1997 page 3 Still no report from veterinarian group Council delays dangerous dog bylaw By Paul Cherry Sherbrooke Pit bulls and other breeds of dogs on the City of Sherbrooke’s most unwanted list have received a stay of execution.City council decided to push the implementation date of a controversial bylaw banning certain breeds of dogs from city limits to August 19.The bylaw, which was supposed to take effect July 15, would ban pit bulls, Staffordshire terriers, American pit-bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, mastiffs, bull mastiffs and any cross-breeds from these dogs all labeled aggressive, by the city A majority of council members agreed to push back the effective date of the bylaw because the city is waiting for a recommendation from the Quebec order of veterinarians on the subject.Sherbrooke mayor Jean Perrault said he was “very disappointed” that the order of veterinarians did not come through with a report on time.Not all the councillors agreed on the delay.“I think the majority of Sherbrooke’s citizens would be in favor of this regulation,” said Laurier Custeau, one of two city councillors opposed to the delay.“If we push this back to August, we’ll push it back to September.Then we’ll push it back to December and say ‘dogs bite less in the winter’ and we’ll go over this again next spring.” Council did not vote on the issue - the proposal for the delay came up during discussion on a report submitted by the local animal protection society - but it became clear, as each councillor gave an opinion on the bylaw, that waiting for the order of veterinarian’s report was necessary.Some councillors even suggested that the bylaw was initially voted on based on emotion.It was created and put before council shortly after a young child was viciously attacked by a pit bull more than two months ago.Besides Custeau, councillor Sylvie Lapointe also seemed frustrated by the delay.“I hope that none of your children or any other children who live in Sherbrooke get bitten by a dog during this delay,” Lapointe said adding a plea to owners to watch their dogs more carefully.The council discussion followed a lengthy question period where dog lovers asked council to get rid of the bylaw altogether.Big band tour ¦ «• » - \J v.'y mm 11,1: i > The Academie musicale des Cantons de L’Est comprised of 85 young musicians and dancers is preparing for a 49- concert tour through 19 US.states from July 1st to August 18.A world championship competition will be held in Orlando Florida.The band will be in Sherbrooke Aug.18 “I have a dog that isn’t on your list,” said one man who owns a Doberman.“I also have lived here for many years.And if I was backed into a corner by your regulations and had to kill my dog I’d move out of the city." There was a fair bit of public interest on the issue and some members of the public were upset because of confusion over the time of the council meeting.Normally the City of Sherbrooke holds its council meetings at 7 p.m.but last night’s meeting was held at 5 p.m.which it normally does every July.Many dog owners showed up after the bylaw was pushed back and were disappointed they didn’t have an opportunity to express their views, but relieved to hear about the delay.There also appears to be some ques- tion of whether all the breeds currently referred to in the bylaw will stay on it.“I have a feeling they are going to exclude my type of dog from the list, and that wouldn’t be a bad thing," said Adrian Santarelli, the owner of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier who spoke at the meeting.During the council meeting the discussion focused primarily on the seven pit bulls in the Sherbrooke area.The councillors who opposed the delay warned that the small number should not be taken lightly.“We might be only dealing with seven pit bulls but maybe in two weeks we’ll have ten and then in three weeks we’ll have 20," Custeau said.“These dogs make little dogs, don’t forget that.” Three-year old brother injured Baby dies ATV rolls By Paul Cherry Sherbrooke A young child died Sunday after the all-terrain vehicle her father was driving turned over.The father was thrown clear of the vehicle as was another toddler, her three-year-old brother, who suffered minor injuries.Geneviève Hamel, 22-months-old, died of her injuries at the La Providence hospital in Magog.The Mem-phremagog Police are still investigating the incident and are treating it as an accident.But the question remains why two toddlers were on the back seat of an all-terrain vehicle.Police said the children’s father Jacques Hamel, who is in his sixties, told officers he does not remember anything about the accident.He had taken his children for a ride along a trail in Orford when his vehicle turned over.“He said all he remembers is waking up and seeing his daughter lying underneath the vehicle,” said Capt.Yves Denis of the Memphremagog Police.“It’s very hard to say what actually happened.It looks like it was simply an accident.” when over As well as being very young to be riding on a recreational vehicle, Denis said the children were not properly protected from injury.“The father had on a motorcycle helmet.Unfortunately the two children only had bicycle helmets on at the time,” he said.Provincial regulations stipulate that all people riding on a all-terrain-vehicles must wear a motorcycle helmet.Media reports broadcast yesterday suggested the father had a history of black-outs and might have had another occurrence while riding his Yamaha all terrain vehicle.“He has blacked out before but it was a long time ago,” said Denis.“We believe the loss of memory the father is referring to is due to emotional shock over losing his daughter.” Denis said police who questioned Hamel found out he experience a black-out 17 years ago but has been in good health since.A doctor who lived near the scene of the accident gave Geneviève medical attention while waiting for an ambulance to arrive, but she died at the hospital later on.Denis said it is too soon to say exactly how she died.An autopsy will be performed on the child’s body today.r Canada Canada Only 0.95v page 4 Tuesday, July 8, 1997 Health benefits are many Growing herbs has never been easier When we first visited O’Kelly’s Medicinal Herb Gardens in Sutton last summer, we were met by an abundance of colorful blossoms spilling over fences, and all around the house.We couldn’t meet Patricia Kelly herself that day, but we had already talked on the phone, and I’d been impressed by her encyclopedic knowledge of medicinal herbs, how to grow them, how and why to use them, and how freely she shared her expertise.This spring, we returned to her gardens to buy some medicinal plants for our home garden.Although at that time nothing bloomed but daffodils, there was still a lot of life in the soil, and a lot to be learned.“I’m not a practicing herbalist," Kelly explained.“I don’t have appointments here so people can come to see me.I help people out, though.If someone has a problem .well, first of all I’ll talk to them about their diet.” “I eat well.When I get sick, which is not very often, it is good to know there are plants to help heal us, to help maintain my health and my family’s health.” Kelly has taken courses in herbology since 1993, but says, “I see myself more as a producer of plants, and an educator, because my garden is an educational tool.I offer a leaflet which explains each plant as the people walk around.” The gardens are open 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.Thursday-Monday until September 1 and every day during the Tour des Arts, July 19-27, admission is $3 per person.Admission includes the document describing the more than 200 varieties of plants in the gardens.They’re situated just off Route 139 South between Sutton and Abercorn, near the American border.Kelly started gardening intensively in 1988 when she had ordered a catalogue from Richters (Goodwood, Ontario, LOC 1A0, (905) 640-6677, fax; (905) 640-6641,Email:orderdesk @richters.com Web: www.irichters.com ) and saw how many seeds were available fonnedicinal herbs.As the former owner of the health food store in Sutton, Kelly says she “was curious to see what the medicinal plants looked like when fresh, just for the fun.Everything I’ve been reading since then has been about medicinal plants.Each year I add 10 to 15 more new varieties to my garden.” And now she sows seeds she’s collected herself from many of her own plants.“In 1993, I decided to open the gardens to the public so people could see medicinal plants.For me, it is important for people to learn that plants that grow in nature can both heal and nourish us.Kelly also makes a variety of herbal preparations she sells, such as a moisturizing ointment she let me try.It smelled lovely and had an immediate, beneficial effect on my rough hands.Kelly didn't hesitate about sharing the recipe either.“Fresh calendula, marshmallow, comfrey and plantain - essen oils tialmade with olive oil and bees wax - that’s what makes it solid.” Unlike most traditional herbalists, though, Kelly does not follow the basic herbalist formula of four parts plants to one part oil.“Reading Susan Weed’s Healing West (Ashtree Publishing, P.O.Box 64, Woodstock, NY 12498,1989,) I learned she doesn’t measure four parts for one.Instead she fills up the jar.It makes it a lot more concentrated.Same with alcohol extracts.“Some say ‘It’s not quantity, it’s quality’ and I agree that quality is important.But it’s there if you grow organically” which Kelly does, using compost, manures, herbal teas, seaweed and fish emulsions to nurture her plants.“Daniele Laberge (of L’Herbothèque inc.in Ham Nord) believes that the natural energy of the plant is what acts on the body.In homoeopathy, when they make homoeopathic remedies, they use minute quantities, and that is enough to send the message to the body and they believe that is enough to heal.“There are two lines of thought.Some people think that by extracting the medicinal component in a plant, you make it more efficient.Like pharmaceutical companies that advertize standardized products that are more powerful because they’ve extracted only the active ingredient.” “The other line is that the whole plant is necessary for the healing and the nourishing process.Pharmaceutical companies are used to the pill.‘It will heal you.’ Herbalism says take this plant, it will nourish you and heal you more as an added nutrient to your diet.” Sources of information on herbalism: 1) O’Kelly Herbes Médicinales Info-Catalogue (bilingual) is full of planting, cultivating, and usage information on the medicinal and culinary eco-organic perennials and annuals.Available at Patricia Kelly’s Gardens and Greenhouse at 213, rue Rocheleau, Sutton, Que., JOE 2K0, tel/fax (514) 538-5587.2) Kelly took her first correspondence course in herbalism from Michael Tier-ra: East West Herb Course (Box 712, Dep.O, Santa Cruz, Calif, 95061).The cost was $350 (U.S.) at the time.Tierra is the author of one of our herbalism “bibles”.The way of Herbs, which examines both North American and Chinese Medicinal Herbs.3) From just south of the border, you can take the correspondence course I’ve been following with Rosemary Gladstar; The Science and Art of Herbology.The first lesson is offered as a sample for $25 (U.S.).Total cost of the course is $375 (U.S.) at Sage, P.O.Box 420, E.Barre, Vt, 05649.Gladstar is the author of Herbal Healing for Women and founder of United Plant Savers, a group “dedicated to replanting endangered and threatened medicinal plants.” Her course has Flanagan’s Fields Joanne Flanagan JOANNE FLANAGAN/CORRESPONDENT * ^*3*71 n, *ÉÉÉÜ ' .un ‘ • ) ¦ Patricia Kelly unearths a Chinese licorice root early this spring.The plant is thriving now in Joanne Flanagan's garden.little to do with cultivating medicinal herbs, but does touch on nearly everything else you’d want to know about herbalism.4) Locally, but en français, is another herbalism course Kelly followed and highly recommends, for the beginner.It is Daniele Laberge’s Herb Art.It covers elixirs, biodynamic gardening, transformation of herbs and the spiritual and cosmic aspects of plants, with gatherings for the people who take the course once or twice a year.Total cost is $1,000 (or four payments of $285 each), tax deductible.For a free info packet with sample pages from the course write to L’Herbothèque Inc., C.P.180, Ham Nord, Que., GOP 1A0, (819) 344-2911 and fax: (819) 344-2912.They’ll also send you a calendar of workshops they’re offering (also in French) this summer (at $55 each).Topics include: herbs for the elderly, prenatal herbs, biodynamics, visits of the gardens, floral elixirs, menopause, first aid herbs, herbs for babies, PMS, animal care, meditation and gardens, healing, wreaths, etc.5) The Ontario Herbalists Association (11 Winthrop Place, Stoney Creek, Ont., L8G 3M3, (416) 563-1509) charges $30 for general membership which includes a subscription to their Canadian Journal of Herbalism.This quarterly “features regular monograms of native Canadian botanicals, research news, special items by herbalists, a section on cooking with herbs as well as a comprehensive calendar of events relating to herbalism throughout the province (Ontario).Also worth collecting are its original Canadian botanical drawings.” So they say.6) And finally, is the Guilde des herboristes (C.P.47555, Comptoir postal Plateau Mt-Royal, Montreal, Que., H2H 2S8, (514) 525-7846 and fax: (514) 845-8561.It costs $25 to become a member and subscribe to their quarterly journal.Kelly says Guilde des Heboristes is the driving force in the fight against the Quebec government’s proposed legislation to take certain medicinal herbs off the market.It’s worth exploring. Tuesday, July 8, 1997 page 5 - RECORD William Klinck appointed to Order of Canada Doctor has helped young and old over the years I ¦¦ >! i’iïwsÉ ; PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Dr.William Klinck says spiritual guidance has led him to devote his life to helping others wherever there is a need.By Sharon McCully Lennoxville Yes, in the 1990s there are still some people doing God’s work: tending to the sick, visiting the lonely, providing shelter for the homeless.And while awaiting their heavenly reward, some, like Dr.William Klinck will receive Canada’s highest honor for their selfless efforts in improving the quality of life of fellow citizens.The Coaticook physician and surgeon is one of 70 Canadians to receive an appointment to the Order of Canada and one of 14 Quebecers to receive the distinction.The appointees will be invited to an investiture ceremony to receive the Order of Canada insignia at Rideau Hall later this year.And while he appreciates the thought behind the honor, Dr.Klinck is less interested in receiving recognition in the ‘here’ than the ‘hereafter’.“I wouldn’t like to be known as a religious fanatic, but the influence of Jesus Christ is present in everything I do as an individual,” the sprightly 86-year- old said between appointments with senior residents of the Grace Christian Home in Lennoxville.I subscribe to St.Paul’s philosophy that it’s better to give than to receive and I have been blessed as a result,” he added.Family influence Klinck was raised on a farm in the St.Jacob’s area of Ontario near Kitchener and credits his family’s community leadership and readiness to respond to the needs of others with cementing his own call to duty.Like many of the European immigrants who settled in St Jacobs, Klinck went on to university where he participated in public speaking and debating competitions, belonged to the student’s council, played soccer and graduated with honors.His interest in medicine was piqued during a stint at a life-insurance company in Waterloo, Ont.and he decided to follow that path.In 1939, the young doctor opened his practice in Lennoxville and shortly after he married Dorothy Hill, his best friend’s former sweetheart.“She had written me a letter when their relationship ended and I carried it in my pocket for a long time,” he said with the air of a smitten teenager.We started writing a letter a week and eventually married.” Klinck’s lifelong partner died two years ago leaving behind him, their four children, Nancy , Cathy, John and Steve and nine grandchildren.Studied surgery In his early days of practising general medicine at the Sherbrooke Hospital, Klinck recognized the need to be able to perform surgery in order to serve his patients better.He took post graduate courses in general surgery while main- taining his practice and later passed the examinations for a surgeon.“It was a fairly busy practice.I suppose I had 40-50 maternity cases a year,” he estimated.“Most were delivered at home but others in the hospital.At the same time the young doctor was tending to his patients, he spent his vacations travelling to Third World countries to provide medical services and perform surgery at rudimentary hospital installations.He turned over payment for his services to the hospitals to help keep them going.“I suppose you could say my intentions were more missionary than mercenary,” he admitted modestly.Concern for young and old At home in the Eastern Townships, Dr.Klinck’s interest in young people prompted him to start the Frontier Lodge, a summer camp for kids.Later as he grew increasingly concerned about the future of young people in trouble or others ‘being bounced around’ in family disputes, he began a movement to open the Maplemount Home for or- phaned or abandoned children.As the population aged, Dr.Klinck’s concerns extended to the elderly and he started the Connaught Home for seniors in North Hatley and the Grace Christian Home in Lennoxville, both privately operated residences for senior citizens.“People are growing older, being abused and neglected in some cases and there are no close care-givers anymore,” he said.Both senior’s homes are non-profit church-owned homes which Klinck describes as “gifts to the community”.“What we’ve built, we’ve done on our own without government funds," he added.At home and abroad Klinck’s citation from the Governor-General reads: “The Lennoxville surgeon has given compassionate medical relief to his patients in Canada and in Third World countries.As a volunteer missionary, he has travelled at his own expense to some of the world’s poorest nations to teach and heal.A true humanitarian, he has lessened the suffering of some of the most vulnerable members of society, including battered women and children, the homeless or those struggling with substance abuse.He played a pivotal role in the establishment and management of two local institutions dedicated to the care of senior citizens , in addition to founding Maplemount Homes for children in need.” Klinck says the recognition is another in a long list of blessings.“I owe so much to other people,” he said.My loyal secretary who has been with me for 56 years, my wonderful wife and children, the doctors and nurses I’ve been so fortunate to work with.I’m so rich in friendships and I still have the ability to drive my Jeep Cherokee.And I’m in good health as far as I know." ¦ To add to his good fortune - and his amusement - the 86-year old doctor recently received a letter from the Quebec College of Physicians following an inspection of his now limited practice, expressing satisfaction, gratitude and admiration for his many years of medical practice.Although he’s 86, the octogenarian still sees patients two days a week ,he enjoys his collection of books and his trees and he says he has some unfinished business to tend to.“We have plans to add a 12-15 bed Alzheimer’s wing to the Grace Christian Hospital,” he said.“There is a real need for this type of care.“I’d also like to improve my French, ” he added.“I have a few other projects, but I’ve learned that when you’re incubating an egg, it’s best not to discuss the outcome.” page 6 Tuesday, July 8, 1997 THE COMMUNITY FORUM Will anyone take note?Was it the luck of the draw?Or was it the pre-summer rush to conduct polls?It must be coincidence that 1 was polled not once but twice in the past two weeks.The second poll was on banking services and was commissioned by a named bank, the first was none other than an Angus Reid poll.The pollsters must have been frustrated by my inability to choose one of their options which happened several times.One example was, “If someone moved into your community would you recommend they use the services of our bank?” Instead of answering “Strongly recommend, recommend, not recommend or strongly not recommend” (or a similar litany), I jokingly replied that I would not suggest they use the bank 30 or 45 kilometers away, but there was no choice.The questioner asked if I would like to have that comment included in my answers.I rephrased my comment and hopefully someone somewhere will take note of it.The Angus Reid poll was on violence and punishment for non criminal offences.I have no idea when or where it will be published but I wish I had insisted on adding my comments to that sur- Letter to the Editor vey.The questioner in this case was a young man with a heavy French accent who read breathlessly quickly.With a choice of five answers to each question and rather lengthy ones at that, it was a very disheartening exercise.I mean, governments might use my answers to change the prison system.Right?My basic thought s on the causes of violence in our society go back to early childhood education.It’s my firm belief if we use the elementary school system to identify young people with problems, to teach them techniques in problem solving, to help them develop interests like music, art, nature, to give them a sense of self worth, we will go a long way towards creating a more peaceful society.But none of the survey questions remotely touched these topics.Polls have always intrigued me but I haven’t put a lot of stock in them.Now I will consider the margin of error to be a lot larger than the one that is announced.And if I am ever selected to answer a poll again I will ask the pollster to include what I think are relevant and important comments.Maybe if everyone did this, the pollsters would go away.Viewpoint Heather Keith-Ryan Answer mine, I’ll answer yours Dear Editor, I would like to renew my subscription to The Record, but first I would be grateful if you could answer one question.Why does The Record not print movie listings?Even if the cinemas do not want to pay for advertising, it would nevertheless be a service to your readers to provide this information.You would probably sell more newspapers as well.I’m sure I am not alone in thinking that this is a bizarre lacuna, and it is something that has become more glaring now that a new 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7ÉÊÊS.Letters to the Editor Community support made a difference Dear Editor, Last Friday we received official confirmation that the counter-proposal put forward by the Eastern Townships School Board and District of Bedford School Board had been accepted by the Minister of Education.This counter-proposal was the result of a great deal of work done by ad-ministrators at both boards but without the overwhelming support of school committees, parents, and other members of our community this effort may not have been successful.I believe that all committee resolutions, letters, and certainly the petition in the Richmond area made a difference and demonstrated the strong will of the community to remain part of our territory in the new board.On behalf of the commissioners of the Eastern Townships School Board, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all those who supported us in our bid to retain these areas served by both boards.It shows our voices are sometimes heard by government and that is encouraging.I would also like to thank the Record whose reporters did a terrific job covering this important issue from start to finish.Their contribution in informing our community in such a comprehensive fashion has been significant.Now we can go forward and work with our neighbors at District of Bed- ford School Board to amalgamate our systems.Despite all the changes that are coming in education, our goal will always be to provide the best service that we can to our young people and we will work towards achieving that goal.Margaret Faulks Chairman, Eastern Townships School Board A fresh breeze or wind of change?Dear Editor, Members of Quebec’s union of francophone teachers have become disenchanted with the direction education has taken as a result of P.Q.policies.They have cautioned their recently reelected president to distance herself from politics and to concentrate on education.A number of members intimated that they might not support the concept of a sovereign Quebec during the next referendum unless premier Bouchard assured them that Quebec would be better off fiscally and socially were it to separate.I am certain that he will be more than pleased to give lip service to an assurance of zero unemployment, a goose in every home and a positive fiscal explosion in a newly minted plus bell province.However, I am equally certain that il s’écoute parler, but doesn’t believe his ears: nor will many, if the truth be told.Graham Smith Knowlton Tuesday, July 8, 1997 page 7 OPINION Eggleton’s attack on Somalia report justified The secret of successful criticism, of course, is never to give your enemy an easy hit.It’s like not leading with your chin in boxing.You might get a lot of shots in at your opponent, but you leave yourself open to one mighty counterpunch that will make all your efforts futile.Such is the case, alas, with the long-awaited release last week of the report of the commission of inquiry into the Somalia affair.Entitled Dishonored Legacy: The Lessons of the Somalia Affair, the 1,611-page report is so sweeping in its condemnation of the military, and goes so far beyond the facts to support its allegations, that Defence Minister Art Eggleton’s blistering attack on it - sadly -has considerable merit.Eggleton’s charge that the report is “excessively critical” in both tone and substance and that the commissioners make unsubstantiated allegations of perjury against senior military leaders strikes me as fair comment.Mad at the Liberals It is so obvious from the title on down that the three commissioners -two judges and a journalist (who, incidentally, now plans to profit further from his publicly paid service by publishing a book about it) - were angry at the Liberals for cutting their inquiry short.And not without justification, mind you.After all, they were just getting into some heavy-duty stuff about possible high-level coverups when the Liberals pulled the plug.But rather than rise above this personal setback, the commissioners in my view responded with an “1’11-show-those-Liberals” attitude and as a result undermined much of what is good and legitimate about their findings.A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES.Two commissioners - Robert Rutherford and Peter Desbarats - both said publicly that the current acting head of the Canadian forces, Vice-Admiral Larry Murray, is “not the best man” for the job of chief of defence staff, a view contrary to those expressed by most military experts around.That's fair enough if the evidence is there to show that Murray is not capa ble of the top job.But it isn’t.Indeed, Murray's main sin appears to have been that unlike many other witnesses who were berated by the commissioners -particularly by commission head Mr.Justice Gilles Letourneau - Murray responded in kind and the commissioners didn't like it.The commissioners say that the military command is chock full of liars.Maybe so.But Eggleton asks where's the proof?Would Letourneau, a judge with the Federal Court of Appeal, accept some of the stuff in his courtroom which he allowed to appear as truth in his report?Letourneau said in his report that at the command level “we found deep moral and legal failings .Some clearly lied to us (under oath),” he said.Who lied?When?What’s the evidence?Without that, Letourneau is smearing every command level officer who testified.Is that fair?I think not.The inquiry also concluded there was reason to believe that a coverup included the March 16, 1993, torture killing of Somali Shidane Arone.“We had reason to believe that in the context of the March 16 incident, there had also been a coverup,” said Letourneau.But because the inquiry was cut short by the Liberals, it did not fully probe the cover-up issue.Yet this does not stop it from drawing hard and fast conclusions.Insulting to many Eggleton called the report “a blanket condemnation of our military, an unfair and unjust one.It’s an insult to the vast majority of the dedicated men and women who served in Somalia.“They've left accusations like’lying’ hanging out there without proving any case, I don't think they can prove many of those,” he said.“1 don’t believe that there was any government or military-wide conspiracy.” Unfortunately, we still don't know the answer to that.I havent read the complete report, but I've read extensively the newspaper reports and key excerpts and it seems to me that Eggleton has a valid point.In denial NDP Leader Alexa McDonough dumped on Eggleton, saying he is “attacking the commissioners instead of attacking the problems in his department.He mimics the official line, ‘We made mistakes, there are no serious problems, let’s ignore the report.’ How can we expect this minister to heal Canada's military when he denies problems exist?” Of course, Eggleton is not denying problems exist.Anybody who has watched the military disintegrate over the past few years knows that problems exist.But are they as deep and ingrained as the inquiry claims?Not based on the evidence.And as for Eggleton doing the old political dance by attacking the commissioners instead of attacking the problems, had the commissioners held back on their personal piques and done a better job, Eggleton wouldn’t be able to attack them so easily.Claire Hoy Southam Syndicate Guidebook tells Americans how to treat us If the hordes of Americans tourists now visiting Canada for the first time want tips on how not to inspire their hosts to clout them with hockey sticks, they could do a lot worse than consult the protocol handbook that folks in Denver used during the recent Summit of the Eight.The section on Canadians says the most common greeting among us is, “A firm handshake along with a ‘Hello, how are you?”’ The implication here is that Canadians don't warm to bearhugs, backslaps, the two-handed handshake (really an armshake, or wrestling grip), or other exuberant greetings from Yankee strangers.Back off, bud We are more reserved than them, the guidebook explains, but also more polite, more formal but more soft-spoken.We’re cool, punctual, and especially those of us whose ancestry is British, disinclined to wave our arms while talking.Also, “Canadians maintain approximately two feet of personal space when speaking with others.” Keep your distance, Yank.If all this makes us sound like creatures in a movie called Zombies From Beyond the Arctic Circle, the handbook does acknowledge that certain topics of conversation may arouse us from our coma-like state, and turn us downright dangerous: “Avoid national issues such as those that involve Quebec’s desire for indepen- dence.The fact that the (Colorado) Avalanche hockey team came from Quebec and is doing so well may also be a sore point!” That’s astute advice, but it doesn't go far enough.Americans who cross the undefended border this summer should also avoid saying the following: Everyone knows hockey was invented in Springfield, Mass., on New Year's Day, 1803.That’s an historical fact.Since you Canucks call hockey your national sport, why are the NHL teams from Canadian cities so crappy, while the ones from OUR cities are superb?Had to be doped American track star Michael Johnson is still the fastest man in the world because Canadian track star Donovan Bailey could not possibly have clocked such amazing speeds without downing illegal substances.That's a scientific fact.Medicare proves Canada is a socialist state.If British Columbia refuses to sell all the water the American West needs, well, we'll just have to send in the marines.Yes, Canada’s 400-metre men’s relay team won a gold medal in the Olympics, but all four runners were on steroids.Otherwise, they’d never have beaten our boys.Most Canadians would rather be Amer- icans.K.D.Lang is an American.Sure, the Blue Jays have won the odd World Series, but so what?The players were all good, old boys from the U.S.of A.Why do rich cities like Vancouver and Toronto have such lousy National Basketball Association teams?Peter Gzowski is an American.He built a splendid career as the ultraCanadian of the airwaves, but he was actually born in Dayton, Ohio, and has never given up his U.S.citizenship.Only an American could be such a good broadcaster.The absorption of Canada by the U.S.is inevitable.It’s part of our manifest destiny.Wayne Gretzky learned to play hockey in Los Angeles.What's a dead leaf doing on your flag?It sucks.American culture is the world's best culture, and will soon become the world's ONLY culture.The world will be grateful.Have you read The Handmaid's Tale by that superb American novelist, Margaret Atwood?A good PM can sing The best prime minister you Canucks ever had was Brian Mulroney.He was smart enough to join Ronald Reagan, the greatest statesman of all time, in the singing of “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.” Canadians who favor stiff gun controls are communists.Karen Kain is an American.You ABOLISHED capital punishment?That’s weird.You must have a pretty sissy country up here! You gotta fry your killers.Or gas 'em, hang 'em, poison ‘em, or shoot 'em.Alice Munro is from Tennessee.You’ve got nice scenery, but Canada is dead on its feet.To make your economy grow, you need not only American knowhow, but a healthy dose of Yankee get-up-and-go.Michael Ondaatje is an American.No Canadian could write a novel as good as “The English Patient.” When Quebec wins its independence, we’ll grant statehood to British Columbia, the Prairies, Ontario, and Newfoundland (if it gets rich quick).But we’ll have to turn the impoverished Maritimes into a U.S.protectorate-a Puerto Rico with blizzards.Maritimers will thank us.While we Americans were winning both the great world wars of this century, what were you folks doing?I bet you just stayed home and reaped the benefits of our sacrifices and victories.Hey, it’s still midsummer.Why are you bringing that hockey stick out of your garage?Harry Bruce is an editor with the Issues Network.Harry Bruce Issues Network page 8 Tuesday, July 8, 1997 Record Defeated minister Doug Young turns lobbyist By Mark Kennedy Southam Newspapers Ottawa Former defence minister Doug Young, turfed by voters in last month’s election, is returning to Ottawa to set up shop just one block from Parliament Hill as a lobbyist and private consultant.In an interview from his Bathurst, N.B., home Sunday, Young promised two things: He will run an ethically clean business, and he’ll make no apologies for marketing the skills and knowledge he acquired in government to attract private-sector clients.“I have no intention of taking a CEO of a corporation in to meet a minister of the Crown.It never happened when I was around, and I won’t be part of it happening in my new incarnation.” Young expects to be under a microscope and insists he won’t do anything to embarrass the Liberal government, his clients or himself.“I’ll have to be very, very cautious,” he admits.“I would feel extremely reluctant, actually, to speak to public servants in departments generally.I don’t think that anybody needs to sit by the phone waiting for me to call.” At the same time, when asked if his experience as minister of three federal departments - Defence, Human Resources, and Transport-will give him an edge in an already-crowded field of consultants and lobbyists, Young chuckled: “I hope so.I hope I didn’t waste my time.” Young said his job will mostly entail giving strategic advice directly to clients on how they can improve their business - either by raising capital, dealing with other companies, or, if necessary, understanding how decisions get made in government and who makes them.Young has created Summa Strategies Canada with fellow defeated New Brunswick Liberal MP Paul Zed, who served as parliamentary secretary before the election to House Leader Herb Gray.The former MPs will register themselves and their firm with the government's Lobbyist Registration Branch.They have approached other people, who Young would not name, about joining the firm as specialized consultants and lobbyists.An office has already been leased on Sparks Street, a five-minute stroll from Parliament Hill, and Young expects the company to be fully operational by Sept.1.Young scoffed at those who might argue he should not be permitted to make private profit from the public reputation and knowledge he gained as a cabinet minister.“Anybody who wants to make that argument can make it directly with me,” said Young."Perhaps they would like me to take an appointment to the Senate.Is that it?” “Lookit, you can’t have it 10 different ways.I’ve been involved in public life as an elected person (provincially and federally) now for 19 or 20 years.I have a family.I’ve had businesses that have had to be kept at arm’s length.I paid a hell of a price to be in public life.I’ve loved every minute of it.I have no regrets.I haven’t whined about this.I haven’t asked anybody for anything.I’m not on the take anywhere.I’m gone.“Now, if the public didn’t want me to be a politician, and that was pretty obvious in the results of the election, surely they haven’t put a whole bunch of caveats on what I can do next.” Clearly, Young didn’t waste any time moping about his stunning defeat to an NDP candidate in the June 2 election.The morning after the vote, he contacted the New Brunswick Barristers’ Society to be reinstated as an active lawyer.Two days later, he met with federal Ethics Counsellor Howard Wilson to review in detail what he could and could not do as a private businessman.And by the end of that week, he and Zed had established their firm.“I don’t waste a lot of time,” said Young.“I’ve found that if you’re from northern New Brunswick you better keep moving or somebody will catch up to you.” Wilson said in an interview Sunday that Young appears to clearly understand the rules governing ex-cabinet ministers and that none of his business plans are unusual.“Clearly, people who are trying to build new careers will take advantage of where their expertise lies,” said Wilson.“He and Paul Zed obviously bring an expertise to bear, in terms of how policy is formulated and carried out.” Under the rules, Young cannot meet for the next two years with any former cabinet colleague who holds the same job as when Young was in cabinet.That means many of the cabinet's influential members - including Finance Minister Paul Martin and Industry Minister John Manley - will be off limits because they retained their posts in the post-election shuffle.Another, more stringent rule, also applies.Young cannot meet with anyone for two years - including the minister or bureaucrats - from a department he led during his last year in office.Young was in two portfolios during the last year: Defence and Human Resources.On the other hand, he is free to lobby officials in the Transport department, or its new minister, David Collenette.It was as transport minister, from November 1993 to January 1996, that Young developed his reputation as a no-nonsense minister who gets things done.He downsized the department, sold Canadian National Railways, privatized the air traffic control system and handed control of airports over to local authorities.Visit RECORD 's booth at the ORANGE PICNIC Eric MacRae Grove Inverness-Kinnear’s Mills July 12th, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [00 valid on site only $113‘ * DRAWINGS * » * RECORD Centennial mugs on sale * * READERS’ SCRAPBOOK on display * (Bring your favorite clipping to add to it!) 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' THE i Tuesday, July 8, 1997 page 9 Flowers bloom Bolton for safety uses flower power to stop motorists Murielle Parkes Record Correspondent Bolton The folks in Bolton Centre hope motorists traveling through their village will slow down and smell the flowers - Violet surfinias, to be precise.It’s a type of hybridized petunia that a group of enterprising citizens have planted in 79 sap buckets and hung on posts leading in and out of Bolton Centre.“We picked these flowers because they are ever blooming, colorful and high quality,” said José Ledoux, Secretary of the Association d’Embellisse-ment de Bolton-Est, referring to a few remaining plants on sale at the East Bolton Firefighters’ Annual Bazaar, held Saturday July 5.While she and her colleagues are happy to have brought about the floral face-lift, their primary concern is slowing down traffic.For over 10 years, the Municipality has tried to get the Ministry of Transport to do something to deter motorists from speeding through its two communities of South Bolton and Bolton Centre.“It asked the Ministry for flashing lights and for four-corner stop signs in Bolton Centre.It asked them to reduce the speed.Instead, they came up with a study, counted the cars that went through, and then said that we didn’t have the traffic or number of accidents to warrant any changes,” said Lilianne Paige, a former town councillor and member of the newly formed association.Now a group of concerned citizens with an eye for beauty, as well as safety, have taken matters into their own hands.“We thought of the idea of decorating the village with flowers so that people would want to slow down,” said Paige.Coincidentally, the results of the study, outlined in a 45-page report received in the spring, contained the same idea.“They came up with some recommendations,” said Paige.And one of them was the idea of the flowers.which we had already thought up on our own,” she added with a smile.The report also suggested the painting of cats eyes which reflect headlights and help motorists to see in front of them and the installation of a door or entrance to the village to let motorists know that they are entering a populated area.“The town will be studying the report.They’re going to have to decide what they want to do,” remarked Paige.“They’ve been trying to do something about the four corners for years.” In the meantime, the committee intends to follow the dossier carefully.It knows that it will need more than flowers to convince motorists to slow down.“As residents and volunteers, we’ve all started to do something.We hope that the council will want to do something about it too,” said Paige.So far the group has lined Bolton Centre’s Route Missisquoi, Nicholas Austin and Baker Pond Roads with surfinia-filled sap buckets.Wooden flower boxes filled with the petunias adorn two of the community’s bridges, East River Road and Nicholas Austin, the latter captured in water colors by Bolton Centre artist, Hélene Brunet, and fashioned into cards to benefit the association.“Everything has been donated to us,” said Ledoux.“The wood came from Bois Champigny, then the work was done by one of the residents, Eugene Coté.” “What is nice about this,” said iV MURIELLE PARKES/CORRESPONDENT Jerome Dal Santos, (left) and Eugene Coté tend to the village flowers on the East River Road Bridge.They are just two of the many volunteers who have helped Bolton Centre deal with speedy motorists.•: - V ¦ ¦' ¦: MURIELLE PARKES/CORRESPONDENT Lilianne Paige (left) sells flowers to mayor Joan Eby during the annual East Bolton Firefighters’ Bazaar held last weekend.Ledoux, “is that (not only are committee members ) all volunteers in the com-munity, but the citizens are also volunteering.We’ve found someone to water the surfinias every day.Different people.Whoever has a post with a bucket on top near their place has agreed to be responsible for it.We have a schedule.One committee member makes the rounds each week and does the fertilizing with two different fertilizers.” “Next year, we want to participate in the Concours de villes, villages et campagnes fleuris du Québec,” said Ledoux.“We’d also like to do the same (decorating) thing in South Bolton,” she added.Once summer is over, the group will probably use the same sap buckets for autumn and Christmas decorating.Details: Ginette Breton, 292-3530.Help, donations and ideas always welcome.Emily LeBaron Art Gallery ¦1\ North Hatley, Qc Open: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 am to 5 pm Wednesday & Saturday 10 am to 1 pm On eyfii6it.June 26 - 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