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DOWNTOWN 70 Wellington St.North SHERBROOKE 569-1445 THE record The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 The heart is wiser than the intellect.-i 6.HU 85 CENTS Friday, September 17, 1999 Carpentier Cruises for CART PERRY BEATON /SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Automobile racer Patrick Carpentier cruised into Sherbrooke on Wednesday to promote the sport of CART racing at which he is becoming more and more successful.Fans may remember his last visit to town during the ice races, where he and two other race drivers each blew transmissions on the cars they were to race.He promised to be back next year with a bit more training.During his visit to the University of Sherbrooke he visited with fans, did several interviews and demonstrated his competitive spirit on a race simulator set up by his sponsor, Players.- Perry Beaton, Special to The Record.Turn to a Totally Revamped Arts & Entertainment Magazine Inside and Don’t Forget to Drop By our Booth at Townshippers’ Day in Knowlton! Wales Home turns to community for support By Rita Legault Sherbrooke The cash-strapped Wales Home has launched its annual appeal for financial help from the community, hoping to raise $160,000 for medical equipment and improvements to the home.Located on the shores of the St-Francis River in Cleveland just outside Richmond, the Wales Home has been serving elderly anglophones for more than three quarters of a century.But with the rapidly aging English population, the pool of potential donors is dwindling rapidly.This year’s honorary campaign co-chairs are retired Sherbrooke businessman Dean Bishop, 90, and Rev.Ruth Matthews, 83, herself a resident of the home.Both co-chairs are the image of Wales Home supporters, longtime, active members of the community who are quickly aging.Most of Bishop’s children and grandchildren have left the province.Matthews lost both her brothers, but has an elderly sister living in Roxboro.The two co-chairs feel a certain affection towards the home and a commitment to keeping it alive and well.“I’ve always admired the support they get down there, it never lets up, ” said Bishop, adding that he’s known many people there over the years.Bishop’s uncle was there in the fifties and his sister Annie Bishop recently signed an application, although she’s not ready to go yet.Bishop, who has been caring for an ailing wife, said he hesitated when he was approached to head the campaign.But because he believes in the Wales Home, he got on board in the hopes of encouraging others to support the campaign.“The group there, the people working on the board, the enthusiasm is really enjoyable,” said Bishop, who made his fortune marketing surplus powdered milk competing with such SEE WALES, PAGE 7 KNOW WHAT TIME GAME COMES TO YOUR SITE Infrared indicator lets you know 24 hrs/day 125 functions Steelhead-100 • 100 grains • 11/8” cutting diameter Steelhead-125 •125 grains • 11/4” cutting diameter $32.99 for #125 New solid tip Pack of 3 LACHANCE CHASSE Be 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near 6.High near 20.SPECIAL-ORDER BLENDS 355.chemin de la Station-, Compton (819) 835-0065 AGRI-FEED COMPLEX Cereals • Proteins • Minerals • Vitamins Weekly review of crime and accidents By Karen Eryou Special to The Record September 14 * The Memphremagog QPF reported an accident involving a deer on Highway 108 in Hatley Township.* An accident was reported on Main Street in Stanstead.* And an accident with a deer was reported on Chemin McDonald in Hatley Township.September 13 * Someone used a chain saw to demolish a sign at the intersection of Highway 141 and Rural Route 4 in Ste-Hermégilde.The sign belonged to a local campground.* Twelve marijuana plants were chopped from Chemin Vaillancourt in Barnston.The plants being small in stature were estimated at a value of $6,000.* A single car accident was reported at 8:30 a.m., at kilometre 14, northbound on Autoroute 55 in Stanstead East.The injured were transported by ambulance to the CUSE Fleurimont.September 12 * A fender bender was reported on Main Street in Ayer’s Cliff.* The Auberge Ayer’s Cliff on Main Street in Ayer’s Cliff was broken into with approximately $3000 in cash re ported stolen.* An accident on Western Street in Stanstead was reported resulting in material damages.Crime and Punishment * An accident with injuries was reported on Main Street in Mansonville.* An accident with a deer was reported on Highway 112 in Eastman.* Two axes and an ATV seat were stolen from a sugar camp on Chemin Robert Savage in South Stukely.* A home on Chemin Compton in Barnston was the scene of a fire.The Coaticook QPF said the preliminary investigation is leaning towards the possibility of an electrical fire, however, the investigation is continuing.The loss is estimated at $50,000.* An accident was reported on Highway 251 in Martinville.A deer was the cause of that crash.September 11 * An accident involving a deer took place on Highway 108 in Hatley Township.* A suspected drunk driver was stopped in Stanstead.His vehicle was towed from the scene.The driver will be charged accordingly.* A bar brawl took place on Duf-ferin Street in Stanstead: charges will be laid against one individual for assault.The QPF is continuing its investigation.* Two other fights were reported at another bar on Dufferin Street in Stanstead.* One person received minor injuries when he lost control of his car on Highway 141 in Ste-Hermégilde.* An accident involving a deer was reported on Highway 147 in Dixville.* Another accident with a deer was reported on Chemin Ives Hill in Compton.* A suspected drunk driver was stopped on Chemin Vaillancourt in Compton, and after further questioning, the QPF found the man to be in possession of approximately 4 grams of marijuana.The driver will be charged accordingly.* The Vermont State Police issued a press release about the continued investigation into the fight on US5 in Derby Line on Aug.21 saying that several more arrests were made.One minor was charged with disorderly conduct along with, Mark Patenaude, 19, and Mark Patenaude Sr., 45, .Two others were charged in the incident Aug.21.The investigation into this event is still on going with the possibility of more arrests to be made.Troopers L.Smith, Sgt.Roberts, Sgt.Charboneau and J.Mitchell are the investigating officers.September 10 * A break-in was reported on Chemin Boynton in Fitch Bay.* A soldering accident was reported on Boulevard Notre Dame in Stanstead.A small fire broke out as a result of sparks.Minimal damage was reported.* A break-in was reported on Chemin Owl’s Head in Mansonville.* One person received minor injuries as a result of losing control of his vehicle on Highway 147 in Compton.* A motorist lost control of his car on Rural Route 9 in Ste-Hermégilde, causing material damages.* A three car accident was reported in front of the Club Vidéo in Compton.According to the QPF the cars were travelling too closely, causing the chain reaction accident.1 • TT ~i | day m Knowlton Saturday Be sure to stop 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' — THE tm ¦ Record Friday, September 17, 1999 page 3 Dixville workers protest stalled contract talks By Rita Legault Dixville A dreary day in Dixville reflected the mood of social and health care workers tired of total disorganization in the workplace and government delays in negotiating a new collective agreement.Under a sprinkling sky that threatened to erupt into a full-blown storm, about a dozen workers from the Dixville Home held a damp corn roast outside the administrative offices of the home on Thursday afternoon.It was part of activities organized across the province to pressure the Parti Québécois government to come back to the bargaining table.The dull day that spat raindrops at demonstrating workers may just be a taste of a labour storm that is brewing as the government meets not only hot-tempered health care workers, but also testy teachers and sullen civil servants at the negotiation table this fall.The government, which has finally met its deficit zero goal, is offering five per cent salary increases over three years to all government workers.That falls far short of demands by most unionized employees who, after years of cutbacks and freezes, are seeking not just salary adjustments, but also improved working conditions.Health care workers deposited their contract demands in June of 1998, but the government put off negotiation until after the fall election.In the spring the government demanded that contract talks be decentralized, but unions balked fearing the loss of bargaining power in smaller units.By May 1999, workers were back to the starting block.Tired of delays, unions representing health care workers have already deposited lists of essential services in case of a legal strike and requested contract mediation.And workers have not excluded any other tactics, including an unlimited general strike, said Denis Vigneault, a councillor with the Conseil des syndicats démocratiques, that represents about 100 workers at the Dixville Home.The CSD represents about 1,500 workers in the region and some 7,000 across the province mainly in rehabilitation centers, long term care centers and hospitals and CLSC community health care clinics.Vigneault said that with essential services forcing 90 per cent of workers Dennis Glezos CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT “We add value to your business’ Tel : 819-823-0800 Lennoxville to be at their posts, the strike will be little more than symbolic.He said that during vacations, many institutions fail to meet essential services staffing standards.But workers want to send a message to the government they are tired of waiting for a resolution to contract demands, and more importantly, to demands for a reorganization in health care institutions.Workers complain that because of the proliferation of part time jobs, job instability is making job conditions impossible.More than 50 per cent of workers are part time, forcing many to take on another part time job to make ends meet.Joanne Veilleux, who has been at the Dixville Home for 11 years, still works half time and is forced to be on call to make ends meet.While she manages to get four or five shifts a week, she said the average worker only obtains three or four shifts.“Those who don’t have much seniority have to get a second job to pay the rent and the car they need to commute to work,'’ she said.The precarity of jobs also makes it difficult for young parents to conciliate work and family obligations because of part time salaries and the obligation to be on call evening and weekends or to get a second job in order to make a decent living.Workers also complain that cutbacks have led to a decrease in personnel and increased workload for remaining workers.Veilleux points out there is a single nurse for 88 clients of the Dixville Home.“We have to call in outside help to do blood tests cause she just doesn’t have time,” Veilleux said.The added stress they say is increasing health and safety problems in the workplace.Finally, workers say they are concerned about the possibility the government will privatize and subcontract some health care services leading to a decrease in the quality of health care and social services to the population.DUKE.NOBLE.General Partnership Chartered Accountants A.Jackson Noble, C.A.164-A Queen Street Suite 1 Lennoxville, Quebec, JIM 1J9 (819) 346-0333 Taxation, Accounting, Financial Services, Individuals and Corporations Estate Planning and Settlement, Farm Transfers Serving the Eastern Townships community for over 35 years Offices tn: Cowansville Knowlton 127 Principale St.339 Knowlton Rd.Suite 105 (450) 243-5021 (450) 263-4123 _________________________ Vigneault said that while nurses contracted much public sympathy with an illegal strike this summer, he said nurses are just one part of the health care team.“You get the impression that nurses are the only ones having a hard time in the health care network,” he said, adding that the government must look at the system globally.“Nurses work in a team that also includes nursing assistants, nurses aides and other health care professionals,” pointed out Vigneault, whose union represents about 100 so- cial workers, special educators and other health care professional at the Dixville Home.“We need a better organization of work and services, but there is not government will to act or to involve health care workers who best understand the system and its faults,” complained Thérèse Boisvert Cliche, president of the social affairs sector at the CSD.‘But the government is not ready to resolve issues,” she complained.“They are just looking at a bunch of band aid solutions that won’t last.” lti§S8 CJ u é Innovatech Names New Prez PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Innovatech board chairman Michel Lambert announced the appointment of Daniel Poisson as president and general manager on Wednesday.Poisson brings skills with computer technology, and experience with universities, finance and government connections.Innovatech sud du Quebec is a first provider of risk capital.They will take an entrepreneur and an idea and provide initial financing and then help find other financing.After four years in operation, there are contracts signed with 25 companies, and 13 others for which the financing is not yet completed.Three of the companies are soon to be traded on the stock exchange.Fields of endeavor include biotechnologies and health sciences, information technology, environment and composite materials.- Perry Beaton, Special to The Record./ LEARN TO CLOG \ FREE introduction to Clogging Come and join us and you'll have a ROCKIN, RAPPIN, COUNTRY GOOD TIME! 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the creditor and the debtor determines the applicable rules.For example, when an employer forgives the debt of an employee, the latter will have to include a benefit in the computation of his income from an office or employment.Similarly, when a debt owed by a shareholder to a corporation is forgiven, the shareholder must include the amount of the benefit in the computation of his income from property.In certain other cases, the gain realised by the debtor following the settlement of a debt will be governed mainly by rules referred to as the “forgiveness of debt rules”.Instead of being taxed on the amount of the gain, the debtor may some- Tax Talks times reduce some tax attributes such as the balance of his loss carry-overs, the tax cost of his eligible assets, shares in companies or interests in a partnership.The gain on which the debtor should be taxed will then be reduced or eliminated.Provisions may be claimed to spread the tax on the gain over a number of years.Lastly, debtors 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southern Quebec will be bombarded with rabies vaccine packages to immunize the region’s fox and raccoon populations.On Sept.21 raccoon bait will be on the menu, with 80,000 packets dropped in forested areas in some 20 municipalities along the Sutton Mountains, through Magog to Coaticook.In these areas about 70 baits per square kilometre will be dropped.This will be followed, weather permitting, by a second drop to be carried out by the Ontario Natural Resources ministry on Sept.28 to immunize foxes.The baits themselves are in packages that are about an inch and a half square, and contain a blend of beef, powdered sugar, vanilla and Microbond.Inside is a plastic capsule containing the vaccine.The baits are clearly identified as rabies vaccines.The fox bait drop will cover the Mon-térégie administrative region.In the Record readership territory the affected areas will be Brome-Missisquoi, Haute-Yamaska, and the Haut-Richelieu.“It is a strictly preventative operation,” Marielle Marchand, spokeswoman for the Quebec environment and wildlife ministry said of the fox bait drop.“There have been no cases of rabies in foxes reported in Quebec for many years.” In the case of the raccoon operation, the objective is to create a protective barrier along the Quebec-Vermont border.In Vermont numerous cases of raccoon rabies have been reported in recent months.Because of their habits as scavengers, raccoons regularly end up in contact with cats, dogs and humans.Both the fox and raccoon baits present no health risk for the health of humans or other animals.The vaccines are however specific to foxes and raccoons, and will not immunize other animals from the deadly disease.But to be on the safe side, anyone who comes into physical contact with a perforated bait pack are asked to contact the Info-Santé line of your local CLSC.Marchand said efforts will be made to ensure the baits are not dropped in waterways or on populated areas.Studies have shown the baits are usually eaten within eight to ten days of being dropped.The Ontario natural resources ministry has been in an intensive nine-year campaign to wipe out rabies in the eastern regions of that province.But because foxes have little respect for provincial boundaries, the operation must go outside Ontario’s borders to be fully effective.This year’s bait drop is the fourth of its kind carried out on Quebec territory by Ontario officials.Rabies is a deadly disease which is spread through contact with body fluids from an infected animal.Most commonly animals (and people) get the disease when they are bitten by an infected animal.If left untreated the disease is fatal.CORRECTION In the Wednesday, Sept.15 edition of the Record, it was reported in error that the Cleveland Township municipal council was considering a by-law forbidding using recreational facilities for political activities.In fact, the council unanimously passed a resolution condemning the use of recreational facilities for political ends.A municipal resolution expresses an official position, but does not carry the legal sanction that a by-law does.The Record regrets the error.5 am Is your well getting dry?Call us.We got the solution.PUISATIERS LAPOINTE INC.LES POMPES LAPOINTE INC.Jacques Lapointe LAPOINTE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXE 4070 Industriel Blvd., Sherbrooke (819) 563-8085 Friday, September 17, 1999 page 5 i THE — Record IN Old Danville pumper going back to work STEPHEN MCDOUGALL/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD This 1963 International 190 fire truck is going back into service in Danville.Thwack**- I By Stephen McDougall Special to the Record Danville A 36-year-old fire truck the town was considering putting up for sale will now be going back to work.Danville town councillors approved a $5,000 budget to repair the 1963 International 190 and use it as a back-up vehicle for major fires.“Because we have a mutual assistance agreement with our neighbours in Asbestos when there are larger fires, we need to have the truck put back into service,” said Mayor Charles Noble.“The repairs are not that expensive compared with having to buy another truck.” The council approved the repair budget at their monthly public meeting Tuesday night.The money will go towards rebuilding the engine, repairing the water tank and checking the brakes and emergency lights.The town had considered selling the truck but received no bids from prospective buyers earlier this summer.Fire de partment officials said the the truck, which has been in service for the town since 1963, was so old it was difficult to get parts for.But Rene Leroux, the de partment’s assistant director, said a truck refurbisher was found who agreed to take on the job.“The engine will cost about $1,500 to fix, and the water tank can be done by a machine shop here for about $700,” he said.“We also have to make sure it can stop so the brakes will have to be checked again.” One reason the council approved the repairs was the slowness in ordering a replacement pumper.The council approved a $241,000 loan bylaw last June to buy a new fire truck.But the loan took months to be approved by the Quebec government.Town clerk Michel Lecours said the new truck was finally ordered from a St.Georges de Beauce company in August.But he added it could take another five months before delivery is made.“These vehicles are customed-made, so I don’t think we will see it before December or January.” Department officials did not say how long the repairs to the International 190 will take.In the meantime, the town has had to lease a fire truck to replace it.New Rona opens Staff More than 1000 people were in Granby Wednesday to be among the first through the door at the new Rona le Rénovateur régional.The new St-Jude Street store is the largest retail outlet for home hardware, renovation and gardening projects in the region, with 90,000 square feet of floor space.The new store is the joint effort of eight dealer-owners, several of whom own other Rona stores elsewhere in the region.To bring the new store to light the owners invested some $10 million, creating 30 new jobs.In all some 95 people work at the Rénovateur régional.The massive warehouse store is divided into boutiques for each hardware application, from painting to interior decoration to doors and windows.A 30,000 -square-foot indoor lumber yard is also part of the store, as is a 3000 square foot greenhouse and a 17,000 square foot garden centre.For the Wednesday opening Rona officials gave out free tape measures to the first 500 customers.They were gone in 15 minutes The Granby store is the eighth to be opened under the Rénovateur régional banner, which was developed to compete with other mega hardware stores like Reno Depot.I Please note that cm WWW.ARCHAMBAULT.CA The Music and Book Store within your Home MEGA VIRTUAL CONTEST Your Toyota dealer TOYOTA mystery product 2 Toyota Echo 2000 10 Seamx computers and numerous other prizes.Navigate our Archambault virtual store, www.archambault.ca and find out about our 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Simply click on our mystery product and you will automatically be entered into our Mega Virtual Contest.WÎN page 6 Friday, September 17, 1999 ¦¦¦THE — Record Community Forum Letters to the editor In this corner.political contender Gaby Bertrand Dear Editor, I wanted to thank you for your coverage of Madame Gabrielle Bertrand’s death.I am a Townshipper who happens to work in Toronto and the Record on the Internet has been very informative.I drove back home on Monday night to attend Madame Bertrand’s funeral.Madame Bertrand had all the traits of a great individual.She was positive, energetic, honest and filled with kindness.When I learned of her death on September 10, I thought of all the times I spent with her duringher time as an MP for Brome Missisquoi.I was a student of political science and history, but nothing compares to hands on experience.In 1984 and 1988 I worked on her campaign team and in 1991/92 in her office.During these years I watched as she worked tirelessly for her constituents.Madame Bertrand would want to visit her beloved riding when we would drive back from Ottawa.We would stop in Venise -en-Quebec for some gas and conversation with the mechanics, and then it would be Bedford for an ice cream cone and more discussions with people on the street.If there is one moment that stands out as pure political theatre it occurred in Cowansville during the 1988 campaign.Our campaign team with Madame Bertrand was having lunch in a crowded restaurant discussing how things were going.Suddenly, Paul Va-chon (ex-of the wrestling Vachon Bros, and NDP candidate) appeared in the doorway.As in a Cowboy/Western film, he slowly walked towards our table, while the patrons watched with great interest.Gaby stood on her chair to be at eye level with opponent and proclaimed: “you may win in the wrestling ring , but I win in the political ring”.The noon time restaurant crowd erupted with the chant: Gaby!, Gaby!.It was something to see.Madame Bertrand will be sadly missed , however, we were so fortunate to have known her as a friend, a citizen and Member of Parliament.Thank you Gaby!.Thanks again to the Record on the Internet.Samuel MacCallum Toronto/ Brome Portrait of Mulroney at St.FX Dear Editor With regard to your article on Friday, September 10, Ruth and I appreciate the coverage and the introduction of our work to the community.One small correction: My portrait of Brian Mulroney hangs in the Art Gallery of St.Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.I want to thank all those who attended our show and suggest those who would like to see more of our work to call and arrange a studio visit at (450) 243-1659.John Quinlan Knowlton An earlier incident of illegal migrants at Derby Line Dear Editor, With reference to the recent discovery of twenty-eight illegal immigrants (mainly Chinese) hidden in a tractor-trailer heading into the U.S.from Rock Island, Quebec, the statement of U.S.customs authorities that the incident is the first ever recorded at Derby Line, Vermont, is incorrect.The following passage is from An American Doctor’s Odyssey: Adventures in Forty-Five Countries, by Victor Heiser, published in 1936 (P.32): Once when I was staying at Lake Memphremagog, Vermont, some of my friends in the Immigration Service had received word to be at the border the following midnight and, thinking I might be interested, they invited me to go with them.We had not long to wait before a covered under- taker’s wagon loomed out of the dark.“Halt! Everybody out! called one of the officers.The driver, in a shocked tone, exclaimed, “You can’t interfere with us.I’m taking these sisters of charity to a funeral.” “Let’s see ’em,” ordered the officer peremptorily.From the wagon descended first one sister, then another, and another, their white coifs gleaming in the faint light.But when the lantern was lifted to the eight faces, parchment yellow skins and flat eyes were revealed.The officer sardonically requested the pseudo-sisters to disrobe, and underneath the voluminous trailing black garments appeared Chinese cotton trousers and jackets.The men were all deported.As far as I can tell from Heiser’s book, the above incident took place between 1900 and 1907.As you can see, neither the smuggling of illegal aliens through Canada into the U.S.nor the use of the Rock Island-Derby Line crossing, is new.But the smuggling must be much easier now, considering the number of eighteen wheelers that cross the border.Yours sincerely Gil Ross North Hatley Yvon Vallières stood up for the people Dear Editor, I’m writing this as a thank you to MNA Yvon Vallières who stood up for me (and others) in his riding.We were promised financial assistance by the government for training programs.I had a signed paper guaranteeing my training course.Three weeks before my course was to start, I received a phone call stating that the training program was cancelled due to lack of funds.What a terrible dilemma this put me in.I proceeded by phoning MNA Yvon Vallières.A few days later he met with me at his office.He said that the people were cut from the program because of government incompetence.Oh how right he was.He said that the government must come up with the money from somewhere.It just was not fair to myself and the others who were cut.He kept after the government and pushed and pushed.Now I am to receive the money for my course.All the thanks is due to MNA Yvon Vallières who stood up for me.When times were tough (he had many angry 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Friday.Back copies of The Record ordered one week after publication are available at $3.00 per copy prepaid.The Record was founded on Februaiy 7,1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Sun Media Corporation, a Quebecor company, having its head office at 333 King Street, Toronto (Ontario), M5A 3X5.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CDNA, NMB, QCNA I I O I A — THE — .RECORD Friday, September 17, 1999 page 7 ‘We have 200 windows that need replacement’ Wales: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 dairy giants as Borden and Dominion Dairies in the years before the government introduced milk production quotas.Bishop has been involved in a number of community organizations over the years, including a year as honorary chairman of the Sherbrooke Hospital Foundation campaign.There he worked to rebuild the organization and was one of the people who launched the highly successful Lennoxville Blitz which raised hundreds of thousands for the English general hospital before it closed four years ago.He was also on the board of the Dixville Home and launched the annual Wine and Cheese party which is one of the main revenue streams making close to $10,000 a year.In the fifties Bishop was a member of the Finance Committee at the Wales Home that helped shape the Home’s dairy operation which still provides an important income to the home.Ruth Matthews, who has been living in an apartment at the home since April of 1998, boasts that she made history by being one of the first women to live in the bachelor wing reserved for men only.She and two friends arrived there in the middle of the ice storm when they were offered refuge there.Matthews said she had been staying with a friend in Sherbrooke till the power went out there too.“I called Mr.Maclver and he said he didn’t know where he’ll put us, but he’d find room,” she said, adding that he ended up setting up three cots in the therapy room of Norton 1.Matthews points out they got to use the staff bathroom - “which was a good thing, because it could have been a little embarrassing for us.” A few months later, Matthews gave up her eight-room flat in Richmond to take a two-room apartment at the Wales Home.“It think it is a very fine place for people,” Matthews says.“There are not many places in Quebec for English people.” Matthews, who did missionary and parish work for 60 years from the Yukon to Murdochville, Que, began visiting the home after she in the Eastern Townships in 1977 to become the first woman minister at St-Georges in Drum-mondville as well as out parishes in South Durham, Kirkdale and Acton Vale.She still helps out, filling in for Anglican services at the home and the community.She even fills in for other religions when there is a shortage of clergy for services at the Home.For years, Matthews has worked on a number of committees at the home.She PERRY BEATON/ SPECIAL TO THE 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