The record, 24 septembre 1999, vendredi 24 septembre 1999

DUNKIN' DONUTS DOWNTOWN 70 Wellington St.North SHERBROOKE 569-1445 THE what it feeds on.¦aâî&iidiu The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 85 CENTS Friday, September 24, 1999 3,000 Students Send Message To Educators 3,000 students went for long walks in different areas of Sherbrooke yesterday.They wanted people to know in no uncertain terms they objected to the withdrawal of extra-curricular activities and were worried about their education.The group from École le Triolet went to the headquarters of the teachers union.There was hardly anyone there, since they were all at a meeting in Quebec, but the students managed to secure the promise of a meeting on Friday.One feature of yesterday's demonstrations was that students provided security wearing red t-shirts.There were no incidents of violence or vandalism reported.- Perry Beaton, Special to The Record.Sherbrooke best for business - study Staff Sherbrooke ranked first among 52 North American and European cities in major industrialized countries in a study of the most competitive places to do business, says a study released by Quebec Finance Minister Bernard Landry.The study, which was carried out for the provincial government, shows Quebec has the lowest costs to do business of any city in the seven largest industrialized countries in the world.“Location and operating costs are key factors in deciding where a company invests and the KPMG study proves, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that in this regard, Quebec is the best place to do business among the industrial countries studied,” notes Landry in a news release.Sherbrooke ranked ahead of other cities in Canada, Germany, Austria, the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom.Sherbrooke ranked first in the following sectors: Food processing, medical apparatus, metal fabrication, plastic products, canned software and advanced software.The city ranked second in three other sectors, including electronics, pharmaceutical products and telecommunications equipment.Sherbrooke’s results are attributable to a number of factors, including initial investment costs that are exceptionally low, attractive labour costs, low costs for services and a favourable tax system for investment.The result means it would cost $1.6 million less to operate a medium-sized business in Quebec than in the United States, says Landry’s communique.KPMG, an international management consulting firm, periodically assess business location and operating costs for nine industrial sectors in major industrialized countries.Police search for man By Rita Legault More than two dozen people, including provincial police officers and volunteer firefighters from North Hatley, spent most of the day searching for a mentally disabled man who may have been lost in the woods for more than a day in his stocking feet.Leonard Laroche, who despite his French name speaks English only, was last seen at his home at the Maison Blanche in North Hatley around 10 a.m.on Wednesday morning.When he did not turn up by late afternoon, managers of the home contacted police to report him missing, said Quebec Police Force spokesman Serge Dubord.Dubord said Laroche may have been wearing a striped blue-and-white shirt and a pair of jeans.They are not sure if he was wearing shoes or not.A thorough search of the neighborhood and village unveiled no clues, Dubord said.But the search was moved to the Montjoye area after police received a call from someone who may have spotted Laroche along the cycle path that links North Hatley to Lennoxville.Police set up an operations centre at the Montjoye ski lodge Thursday morning and called in a police helicopter, police dogs and an all-terrain vehicle unit to search the regional park.About two dozen police officers and 15 volunteer firefighters searched the paths, the railroad tracks and the forest on the hill.Police also began an investigation, talking to neighbours and people he knew in Lennoxville before he moved to North Hatley about a year-and-a-half ago.Police fear that Laroche, who may have spent a cold and rainy night without shelter, may be suffering from exposure or hypothermia.They planned to continue the search until nightfall and start over in the morning if Laroche did not turn up.PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Firefighters searched for Leonard Laroche on Thursday.PPLEGOVE LAKESIDE DINING “INN” STYLE Open daily for breakfast, lunch and supper Live Classical Piano Saturday evenings.S Cliff www.ripplecove.com f819j 838-4296 Friday, September 24, 1999 loto-québec Draw 99-09-22 2 11 24 29 42 46 BONUS NUMBER: 23 WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 1 $1 808 581,80 5/6+ 4 $135 643,60 5/6 218 $1991,10 4/6 12 909 $64,40 3/6 223 972 $10 Total sales: $13 015 297,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $2 ooo 000,00 Draw 99-09-22 6 13 14 19 21 49 17 BONUS NUMBER: WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 0 $1 000 000,00 5/6+ 0 $50 000,00 5/6 9 $ 500 4/6 1 140 $50 3/6 20 416 $5 Total sales: $520 951,50 Draw Efyild 99-09-22 NUMBER PRIZES 964192 $100,000 64192 $1,000 4192 $250 192 $50 92 $10 2 $2 Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.Weather FRIDAY: Cloudy with 60 per cent probability of showers.High near 16.SATURDAY: Mostly sunny.Low near 4.High near 16.SUNDAY: Sunny.Low near 5.High near 18.MONDAY: Mostly sunny.Low near 8.High near 22.AGRI-FEED COMPLEX Cereals • Proteins • Minerals • Vitamins SPECIAL-ORDER BLENDS 355, chemin de la Station, Compton (819) 835-0065 Fruitful deer discussions at conference More people taking roadldll home for supper Last weekend’s whitetail-deer management conference was well organized and heavily attended but led to few conclusions - and will probably bring little in the way of concrete change.Were too many deer “harvested” in the Eastern Townships last fall?Maybe.Are deer doing too much damage in farmers’ fields?Maybe.Are they leading healthy lives and following Darwin’s laws of evolution?No one seems to know.The only thing that’s sure is that every year more deer are killed on the highway.The gathering was billed as an information day rather than a public consultation, meaning the five-year deer management plan being put together by Quebec need not be bound by any of the discussion.This may be just as well because while participants considered several aspects of the deer-human interface, hardly a word was said about the animals themselves and where they fit into nature’s plan.Still, hunters, naturalists, landowners, conservation officials, researchers and even a few zoology students will all benefit from the day-long exchange.Gilles Lamontagne is a wildlife biologist for La Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec, the new provincial conservation agency.He said in the Eastern Townships about 27,000 Virginia deer were reported killed by hunters in 1998 -10 per cent by archers, 13 per cent by muzzleloading black powder enthusiasts, and 75 per cent by conventional hunters.Altogether they removed about one deer per square kilometre in Zone 4 (Sawyerville to Lake Megantic), and about four times that many in Zones 6 (Sawyerville to Magog), 5 (Brome-Missisquoi, Shefford), and 8-South (Richelieu River east bank).But as Lamontagne points out, counting deer ain’t easy.For one thing, they can migrate up to a hundred miles (160 km) or more to find good winter cover and food supplies.For another, they’re almost impossible to count accurately - this must be done by helicopter - unless the light and weather are right and god or the treasury board comes up with a budget.As a result, “when we say it’s a thousand we really mean somewhere between about 800 and 1200.” So Lamontagne’s estimate of the overwintering deer population, “around” 75,000, really means “sixty to ninety thousand.” That’s an average of roughly 6 per square kilometre in Zone 4 and 10/sq.km.in Zones 5,6 and 8-S.However, many local club members and others in the hunting community are of the opinion that government estimates are far too generous.They say many more deer were killed than were re ported, because the multiplekill permits system makes cheating easy and thus widespread.So does the enforcement system, which has conservation officers chasing complaints rather than checking permits and carcasses.Scientist Lamontagne also said Townships deer generally seem quite healthy, are well fed and “growing quickly enough that many does are able to reproduce the first year,” with a high level of twins and some triplets reported.However much of his information comes only from more-or-less dependable secondhand reports.Preparing participants for their next workshop, on the subject of crop and field damage on farms and woodlots, Lamontagne said sport hunting is the only successful method of deer population control.“Trapping, birth control, paid hunters - those ways don’t work.” Several farmers present said they lost tonnes of money to hungry deer last winter.Dairyman Robert Gilbert of Gould said deer cost him close to $15,000 in damaged crops, and fields dug up by foraging whitetails.His neighbour said the same.The deer apparently prefer packaged foods - hay, silage - to their usual woodland fare.They also seem to enjoy digging up alfalfa (lucerne grass) roots in harvested fields.UPA farmers union president Antoine Doyon also chimed in, claiming that if the government wants deer populations to stay high it has a duty to compensate the farmers.That got me going.We got into a debate about it.In my usual tactful way I told the farmers that if they really wanted to save their fields from the deer they could put up fences to keep them out.Equally delicate, they replied that I obviously must not know much about fences.I said that I had seen specially-built fences protecting crops from deer in B.C., Ontario and St-Benoit du Lac.They said well, that’s different.I said if they really wanted to save their hay they would put it in the barn instead of leaving it in big piles like a free lunch in the middle of the fields - a woodland Macdonald’s with a munch-through forage window.They said I don’t know what I’m talking about - which may be true, although it would be the first time ever.Next up for discussion was roadkill -which is on the increase, both as a way for deer to die and as as an extra food supply for hard-pressed country folk.From 1990 to ‘97 the number of deer-related accidents in the Townships rose by 237 per cent to a current rate of about 1,600 per year, reported Transport Ministry official Jean Gagné.Two-thirds of these accidents happen on provincial highways, the rest on secondary roads."There are no real hot spots,” says Gagné, but June-July and Oc-tober-November are the busy seasons.Drivers are far more likely to hit a deer between 6 and 8 in the morning and 6 to 10 at night.Gagné wouldn’t say so in so many words, but his numbers show that road-kill eating is on the increase.“We find many fewer carcasses than the number of accidents reported,” he said with an ironic smile - which of course means they’re being picked up by the ‘victims’ and taken home for food.The conservation branch may not like this much but it’s okay with Transport Quebec - otherwise, picking up each carcass costs them forty bucks.Charles Bury Ben by Daniel Shelton Nelson jrv Ratings Name; Occupation= 7h0u-7h30 I LOVE FILLING THESE FORMS OUT/ 7h30-8h00 I 8h00-8h30 8h30-Sh00 |_ 7JVi.Rjoy&tA I HMAL.IWONPER IF THIS WILL PE CONFUSING IN ANY WAV'.,. Friday, September 24, 1999 page 3 ¦ THEm Record Wood producers denounce Domtar price reductions PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD More than 550 irate wood producers came out to air their grievances against Domtar Wednesday night.' ujr- < : Æ sm ™ % lip Cooler heads prevail at hot-tempered meeting Staff Lennoxville From jamming the phone lines with nuisance calls to a complete blockade of roads and bridges leading to the Windsor plant, angry wood producers had a variety of suggestions of how to deal with the Domtar’s demand for major price concessions and threats to go south of the border for supplies of pulpwood.More than 500 irate wood producers from the Eastern Townships met last night to discuss pressure tactics to force Domtar back to the negotiation table.While many hot-tempered radicals insisted on immediate action, cooler heads prevailed as union leaders insisted producers must fulfill their end of the current contract.In the end, the woodlot owners supported the idea of a blockade of Route 55 near Windsor next Wednesday and other progressive pressure tactics between now and Dec.31 when their contract with Domtar expires.Domtar insists it wants to pay the market price for hardwood, which is at an all time low due to the glut on the market since the 1998 ice storm.It even purchased full page ads in local dailies that threatened to get their wood elsewhere if the wood producers don’t sign a deal before October 15.Wood producers say the pulp mill is seeking concessions which would amount to a 12 per cent decrease in revenues, or about $8 million over five years.“The managers of Domtar are telling us it’s $78 a ton or they won’t buy our wood and we won’t deliver any to them in the year 2000,” said union vice-president André Roy.“We must answer loud and clear that wood from elsewhere will not get into Windsor if ours doesn’t get in too.” Local wood producers, who are responsible for about 40 per cent of the supply of hardwood to the Windsor mill, say they are willing to make some concessions that would lead to savings of $2.4 million over three years.They insist Domtar is making comfortable profits and can afford to pay a fair price for the wood.Wood producers also argued that the government must intervene to ensure that local pulpwood is not left to rot while Domtar brings in cheaper wood from New England.Similar meetings are scheduled for the Centre du Quebec and Mauricie regions where wood producers are negotiating a joint contract with the Estrie producer’s union.Sutton’s Panoramaduodlacôte returns By Murielle Parkes Organizers of Sutton's 14th annual "Panoramaduodlacôte" are highlighting three special events this weekend as part of its seven-weekend smorgasbord of activities designed to help locals and visitors alike to "discover the beautiful landscapes of Sutton.” On Saturday, Sept.25, cyclists of all ages can look forward to enjoying a day of physical exercise while travelling on some of Sutton's "most beautifully landscaped back roads." It’s all part of this year's "tour des colours" - a 37.5 Km bike ride that leaves the Community Centre (7 Academy Street) at 9 a.m.and returns via the Scenic Highway.Registration takes DUKE.NOBLE.Gensral 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 In: Cowansville Knowlton 127 Principale St 339 Knowlton Rd.Suite 105 (450) 243-5021 (450) 263-4123 place between 8 and 9 a.m.on Saturday.Folks can choose to float down the Mis-sisquoi River for a 3-hour kayak ride, also on Saturday.There are a limited number of kayaks so reservations ($35) are a must.Phone 1- 888-779-9090 or (450)-538- 5639.Saturday and Sunday, Sept.25-26, a 'Wild Mushroom Weekend" takes place at the Auberge des Appalaches Its a complete fun-food-and-lodging weekend.For reservations, phone: 1-877-533-5799 or (450) 538-5799.In addition to each weekend's special events, the mountain provides chairlift rides from 10 a.m.until 5 p.m., along WE GIVE YOU THE WORLD with hikes, guided and otherwise on 60 km of trails."Panoramaduodlacôte" is organized by Mont Sutton in collaboration with the Corporation de développement économique de Sutton.Two activities also take place in the village - an Animation Film festival for children at the Sutton Town Hall and a chocolate making demonstration at the Chocolate Museum from 1:30 p.m.until 3:00 p.m.For more information, phone the Sutton Tourist Information Office at (450) 538-8455 or 1-800-565-8455./ LEARN TO CLOG V FREE introduction to Clogging Come and join us and you'll have a ROCKIN, RAPPIN, COUNTRY GOOD TIME! Everyone Welcome.Mon., Sept.27, 1999 Richmond, QC St-Anne's Church 6:30-7:30 p.m.For more information contact instructor: Robert Addis (819) 820-2387 Tues., Sept.28, 1999 Lennoxville, QC A.N.A.F.Hut 6:00-7:00 p.m.Thurs., Sept.30, 1999 Knowlton, QC Legion Community Centre 6:30-7:30 p.m.For more information contact instructor: E JAMES NAYLOR jfaè (819)837-2265 MUSIC MM SESSION TO BENEFIT "fine Chi Wren e IaWIi ftwnolafior] of Canodq MANOIR WATERVILUE - WATERVILLE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1ST 8:00 P.M.Approx.10 Bands Chinese Auction All proceeds to benefit local Chapter of Children’s Wish Foundation.No admission.Donations will be greatly appreciated.Please help us, grant a sick child’s wish.Please join us! page 4 THE RECORD Friday, September 24, 1999 RÉGIE RÉGIONALE DE LA SANTÉ ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE L’ESTRIE PUBLIC NOTICE OF ELECTIONS The public health and social services institutions of Estrie region, named below, issue a call for nominations in upcoming elections of persons representing the population on each of their boards of directors.The board of directors of a public health and social service institution is responsible for establishing the orientations of the institution.Among other responsibilities, it must ensure: — the identification of the priorities and orientations of the institution taking into account the health and social needs to be answered, the population to be served and the services to be offered: — the quality and erffectiveness of the services provided; — respect for users’ rights and promptness in processing users' complaints; — economic and efficient use of human, material and financial resources; — the participation, motivation, enrichment, maintenance of professional standards, and development of human resources.Members of the board of directors are not remunerated.However, they are entitled to the reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the conditions and to the extent determined by the Government.NUMBER OF POSITIONS OPEN (three-year term of office) CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET TO BE A CANDIDATE PROCEDURES FOR GIVING NOTICE OF CANDIDACY DATES OF ELECTIONS For the board of directors of the following types of institutions: a hospital, a residential and long-term care centre, a rehabilitation centre, a child and youth protection centre: • 4 persons are elected by the population.— For the board of directors of the CLSC type: • 5 persons are elected by the population.To be a member of a board of directors, a person must: — have the desire to contribute her or his knowledge and expertise to the Estrie institution for which elections are being held; — be in a position to invest time in the post.No-one is eligible who: — does not live in Quebec; — is a minor; — is under tutorship or curatorship; — has been convicted in the preceding five years of a crime punishable by three years imprisonment or more; — was forfeited of office as a member of the board of directors of an institution or regional board in the preceding three years, pursuant to the Act respecting health services and social services; — was convicted of an offence against the Act or its regulations in the preceding three years.A person may be a candidate as representative of the population on the board of directors of only one institution.No person employed by the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, a regional board, an institution, any other organization providing services related to the field of health and social services, or the Régie de l'assurance-maladie du Québec or remunerated by the Régie may be a candidate.Furthermore, members of a legal person (a corporation which owns all or part of the immovables used for the activities of the institution) mentioned in section139 of the Act, may not be a candidate.At the latest by 5 p.m.on Monday 18 October 1999, the original copies of the nomination papers as well as the declaration of the candidature and his/her nominators must be submitted to the returning officer (or where applicable) to his or his assistants, for all institutions except the Centre universitaire de santé de l'Estrie.Documents received by fax or other electomic means will not be considered as being originals.All documents must be duly completed and signed.Blank nomination papers and declaration forms are available from the office of the Executive Director of each of the insitutions concerned, from returning officers and their assistants, and from the offices of the Régie régionale de la santé et des services sociaux de l’Estrie.In the case of the Centre universitaire de santé de l’Estrie, nomination papers and accompanying documents must be submitted at the latest by 5 p.m.Monday 1 November 1999.Monday 15 November 1999 for all institutions except the Centre universitaire de santé de l’Estrie.Voting times and locations will be announced in a future notice.In tht case of the Centre universitaire de santé de l’Estrie, the election date is Tueday 30 November 1999.| The following section contains the list of institutions which will hold elections and the addresses where nomination can be obtained] MRC D’ASBESTOS Centre communautaire de la santé de la MRC d'Asbestos (Les CLSC, CH et CHSLD de la MRC d’Asbestos) (5 positions open) • Head office 475, 3rd Avenue Asbestos (Quebec) J1T 1X6 Tel.: (819) 879-7151 (Returning officer: Mrs.Eva Fréchette) MRC DE COATICOOK Carrefour de la santé et des services sociaux CLSC et CHSLD de la MRC de Coaticook (5 positions) • 138, Jeanne-Mance Street Coaticook (Quebec) J1A 1W3 Tel.: (819) 849-9102, ext.1200 (Returning officer: Mrs.Madeleine Boudreault) MRC DE LA RÉGION-SHERBROOKOISE CLSC SOC and CLSC Gaston-Lessard (S positions open for these 2 institutions) • Head office • 1200, King Street East 50, Camirand Street Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1G 1E4 Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1H 4J5 Tel.: (819) 563-2572 Tel.: (819) 565-1330 (Returning officer: Mr.Maurice Compagnat) • 8 Speid Street Lennoxville (Quebec) J1M 1R6 • 5112, Bourque Boulevard Tel.: (819) 563-2572 Rock Forest (Quebec) J1N 2K7 Tel.: (819) 565-1330 Centre d’hébergement et de soins de longue durée Estriade (extended care centre) (4 positions open) • Head office 611, Queen Boulevard North Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1H 3R6 Tel.:(819) 564-6655 (Returning officer: Mr.Claude Lavoie) MRC DU GRANIT (5 positions open for these 3 institutions) Centre hospitalier de Lac-Mégantic • Head office (for the 3 institutions) 3569, Laval Street Lac-Mégantic (Quebec) G6B 1A5 Tel.: (819) 538-0330 (Returning officer: Me Daniel Larochelle) La Maison Paternelle CLSC Maria-Thibault 3569, Laval Street Lac-Mégantic (Quebec) G6B 1A5 Tel.: (819) 583-2572 Points of service — 310, Principale Street Lambton (Quebec) G0M 1 HO Tel.: (418) 486-7441 3675, Du Foyer Street Lac-Mégantic (Quebec) G6B 2K2 Tel.: (819) 853-4222 310, Principale Street Lambton (Quebec) G0M 1 HO Tel.: (418)486-7417 -210, LaSalle Street St-Ludger (Quebec) G0M 1W0 Tel.: (819) 548-5551 MRC DU HAUT-SAINT-FRANÇOIS CLSC-CHSLD du Haut-St-François (5 positions open) Executive Director 120, Rousseau Street East Angus (Quebec) JOB 1RO Tel.: (819) 832-3462 (Returning officer: Mrs.Sylvie Béliveau) 460, 2nd Avenue Weedon (Quebec) JOB 3J0 Tel.: (819) 877-3434 210, Principale Street East Cookshire (Quebec) JOB 1M0 Tel.: (819) 875-3373 40, Du Moulin Street La Patrie (Quebec) JOB 1Y0 Tel.: (819) 888-2811 149, Kennedy Street East Angus (Quebec) JOB 1 RO Tel : (819) 832-4961 • 245, Saint-Janvier Street Weedon (Quebec) JOB 3J0 Tel.: (819) 877-2500 MRC DU VAL-SAINT-FRANÇOIS Carrefour de la santé et des services sociaux du Val Saint-François (5 positions open) • Head office • 1150, Champlain Street 79, Allen Street Valcourt (Quebec) JOE 2L0 Windsor (Quebec) J1S 2P8 Tel.: (819) 532-3250 Tel.: (819) 845-2792 (Returning officer: Mrs.Louise Mercier) • 110, Barlow Street Richmond (Quebec) JOB 2H0 Tel.: (819) 826-3781 MRC MEMPHRÉMAGOG CLSC - Centre hospitalier et d’hébergement Memphrémagog (5 positions open) Head office 50, Saint-Patrice Street East Magog (Quebec) J1X 3X3 Tel.: (819) 843-2572 (CLSC) Tel.: (819) 843-3381 (CH-CHSLD) (Returning officer: Mr.Jean Lavigne) • 435, Dufferin Street Stanstead (Quebec) JOB 3E2 Tel.: (819) 876-7521 • 314, Principale Street Mansonville (Quebec) JOE 1X0 Tel.(450) 292-3376 REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS Centre de réadaptation Estrie (4 positions open) • Head office 1930, King Street West Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1J 2E2 Tel.: (819) 346-8411 (Returning officer: Mrs.Lucie Dumas) Centre jeunesse de l’Estrie (4 positions open) • Head office 594, Queen Boulevard North Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1H 3R7 Tel.: (819) 564-7100 (Returning officer: Mrs.Louise Gauvin) 300, King Street East Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1G 1B1 Tel.: (819) 346-8411 315, Chassé Street Asbestos (Quebec) J1T 2B4 Tel.: (819) 879-5481 50, Saint-Patrice Street East Magog (Quebec) J1X 3X3 Tel.: (819) 843-3331 • 5393, Frontenac Street Lac-Mégantic (Quebec) G6B 1H4 Tel.: (819) 583-1397 Centre universitaire de santé de l’Estrie (4 positions open) • Head office 580, Bowen Street South Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1G 2E8 Tel.:(819) 346-1110 (Returning officer: Mr.Jacques Monette) Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke / Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute (4 positions open) • Head office 1036, Belvédère Street South Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1H 4C4 Tel.: (819) 821-5100 (Returning officer: Mrs.Francine Vigneux) Le Centre Jean-Patrice Chiasson (4 positions open) • Head office 1270, Galt Street West Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1H 2A7 Tel.: (819) 821-2500 (Returning officer: Mrs.Ginette Lacroix) Le regroupement CNDE-Dixville / CNDE-Dixville Regrouping (4 positions open) 375, Argyll Street Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1J 3H5 Tel.: (819) 569-3661 / Maison Saint-Georges 433, Marquette Street Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1H 1M5 Tel.(819) 562-1533 Head office 155, Belvidere Street Lennoxville (Quebec) J1M 1Z4 Tel.: (819)821-2928 (Returning officer.Mr.Bryan Kyle) Centre d’accueil Dixville 301, Saint-Alexandre Street Dixville (Quebec) JOB 1P0 Tel.: (819) 849-4831 Centre Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfant 1621, Prospect Street Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1J 1K4 Tel.: (819) 346-8471 For more information, please contact the management of the institution concerned, or Mrs.Suzanne Perron at: Régie régionale de la santé et des services sociaux de l'Estrie, 2424 King Street West, Sherbrooke (Quebec) J1J 2E8 Tel.: (819) 566-7861 ¦¦THE»» RECORD Friday, September 24, 1999 page 5 Police forces form Townships Wolverine squad Joint unit unites efforts to take a bit out of biker crime By Rita Legault Sherbrooke Greater police pressure on biker gangs in Montreal and Quebec City has caused some criminals to spread their activities to Quebec’s regions.But police are following their migration and setting up local packs of Wolverines to pick up and follow their scent.Because the Hells Angels have a chapter in the Townships and a clubhouse in Lennoxville, there is an infrastructure that allows them to transfer some of their criminal activities here with relative ease.Quebec Justice Minister Serge Ménard was in town Thursday to announce the creation of Quebec’s first regional Wolverine squad that will bring together 11 officers from regional police forces in Sherbrooke, Granby and Memphréma-gog, as well as members of the Quebec Police Force and the RCMP.The officers will work together in the same office, pooling information from the five forces and organizing surveillance, wire taps and other operations to fight organized crime in the Townships.Ménard, who announced he will create three other regional Wolverine squads in the next few months, said the key to fighting organized crime is information.“The Wolverine squad has shown us that sharing information can optimize our efforts in the fight against organized crime.Regional mixed units are the logical follow up to that productive experience,” Ménard said.Ménard said that pooling information allows different forces to verify suspicions and leads and complete their investigations.The provincial government has contributed an additional $20 million over three years to fight organized crime.The region will get $454,000 , not including the salaries of the officers and services from the five forces.Ménard added that some of the money seized from the proceeds of crime is also reinvested in the battle.Half of what is recovered goes to the forces that recouped it.The other half is shared between groups that help crime victims and crime prevention.The original Wolverine squad was born in Montreal in 1994 during a surge of biker-gang violence and in the wake of an car-bomb explosion that killed a young boy.Following the fatal blast that led to public cries for police action, Ménard got a call from then-QPF director Serge Barbeau who explained he and MUC police director Michel Duschesneau had discussed the creation of the task force.Ménard sanctioned the new squad and a day later the RCMP joined the group.At the time, Ménard suggested the task force be named L’Alliance to symbolize the link between the different forces.But he was told that moniker was already taken by a biker gang and a cop suggested the name Wolverines.“I didn’t even know what a Wolverine was at the time,” Ménard said, adding that the ferret-like creatures, the largest of the weasel family, are known for their tenacity in seeking out and destroying prey.“They just don’t let go.” While the joint squads have been successful in taking a bite out of organized crime in Quebec’s metropolitan areas, one of the side effects has been to force criminals to go elsewhere to avoid the intense scrutiny, Ménard said.“It’s like everywhere, the dumb ones get caught fast and the others start watching their steps and move further underground to avoid getting caught,” Ménard explained, adding that some criminals moved their activities to regions where there is less surveillance.Ménard admitted that despite their best efforts, few organized crime bosses have been caught.He explained that’s because of the pecking order in biker gangs like the Hells Angels where “full patch” members keep their hands clean and get “wannabes” to execute their dirty work.“That’s one the goals of the squad - to get to the top,” Ménard said, adding that a concerted effort will be needed to put a dent in organized crime.“You have to understand the disease in order to find a cure,” he said.Ménard could not or would not put any number on the increase in biker activities in the Townships.“But there is enough to necessitate surveillance here and plan operations,” he told reporters.The 11-member task force, which will begin operations in October, will include five members of the regional QPF branch, two officers from Sherbrooke’s regional force, one from Granby, one from Memphrémagog and two RCMP officers.The squad will also work with other Wolverine units in the province and with police forces in Quebec, Canada and the United States.“We have to follow them wherever they go,” Ménard said, quoting one officer who noted “Fighting organized crime is like housecleaning, you have to keep doing it over and over again to be effective.” Crime and Punishment Weekly review of crime and accidents By Karen Eryou Special to The Record September 22 • The Coaticook QPF were called to the scene of an accident involving a deer on Rural Route 9 in St-Her-mégilde.September 21 • A break-in was reported on Chemin Perrault in Ste-Edwidge.According to the Coaticook QPF, a microwave, a VCR, and a portable radio were stolen.The estimated value of the lost items is $800.• A car crash involving a cow was reported on Chemin Favreau in Barn-ston.• An accident involving a deer was reported on Highway 141 in Ste-Her-mégilde.• A motorist lost control and ditched his automobile on Chemin Maltais in Dixville.• A suspected drunk driver was stopped on Chemin Chartier in Coaticook.The driver had his permit suspended for 15 days, and will be charged accordingly.September 20 • A third attempt at breaking into the Compton municipal garage was re ported.• During the morning the Autoroute detachment of the QPF was called to Canadian customs on Autoroute 55 in Stanstead.A U.S.resident was attempting to enter the country with illegal weapons, mace and knives.In the afternoon the QPF received yet another call for the same incident.The QPF suggested that U.S.residents carrying these illegal weapons should stop at U.S.customs and leave their items with them, and pick them up on their return trip.These Americans face importation fines at customs, charges of illegal possession of weapons with the QPF and are usually sent back to the U.S.by Immigration.Importation of an illegal weapon will cost the Americans $500 per weapon and $200 per can of mace, their illegal possession of weapons in Canada will cost them $500, and their weapons are seized on the spot.Something for U.S.residents to think about when crossing the border.September 19 • A $10,000 ATV was reported stolen from South Stukely.The theft of the green Yamaha four-wheeler was reported to the Memphrémagog QPF.• A boathouse was broken into in Ste-Etienne-de-Bolton.The robbers got away with approximately $1,000 worth of items, including a small boat and two oars.• A Coke machine was vandalized in East Bolton.Someone smashed the machine, causing $500 in damages.• Want-to-be burglars visited the Dépanneur Lapointe in Eastman.As the window in the door was smashed, the alarm system sounded and scared off the culprits.Entry into the store was not gained, hence, no robbery.• Two dogs in East Hereford attacked a cyclist.The Coaticook QPF is investigating.• An accident involving a moose and a car took place in St-Malo.No injuries were reported.• An attempted break-in was reported on Chemin des Hérons Bleues in Hatley.Entry was gained, however nothing was reported stolen.September 18 • One person was stopped in North Hatley, after an alert homeowner reported a shady character roaming around the area.The Sherbrooke man was found to be in possession of small items that were stolen in a recent burglary.• Two deer hunting stands valued at $500 were reported stolen from Chemin Brown in Compton.• A 1994 Honda ATV was reported stolen from a home in East Hereford.September 17 • The theft of a yellow Yamaha ATV was reported in South Stukely.According to the QPF, the value of the ATV is estimated at $2000.• A hit-and-run was reported in front of the post office in Ayer’s Cliff.Material damages were reported to one vehicle.• Two children’s bicycles were reported found on Railroad Street in Stanstead.• The Coaticook QPF was called to the scene of an accident taking place at the intersection of Highways 141 and 143 in Burrough’s Falls.No injuries were reported.• An accident was also reported on Highway 208 in Compton.No injuries were reported.• A hit-and-run on Highway 147 in Compton led the Coaticook QPF to a suspected drunk driver, who will be charged accordingly.• The Vermont State Police reported stopping a 38-year-old Derby Line man for passing bad cheques in Canaan.According to the VSP, the accused wrote four cheques on a closed account.He was issued a citation for writing bad cheques. 111 ' ' 1 " ' 1 ' ¦¦ ' ¦ imTHEi page 6 Friday, September 24, 1999 Community Forum Letter To The Editor We regret the inconvenience these actions may cause Open letter from the teachers of Ayer’s Cuff Elementary School Dear Parents, As you are no doubt aware, teachers across Quebec are working to rule.What does this mean?Teachers will continue to prepare lessons, teach, evaluate and supervise students.But there will be changes! Activities, which we as teachers have always done voluntarily to make school life richer and more exciting for our students, will no longer be done.The assigned workload will become the norm.The government is offering teachers, after a six-year pay freeze, a five per cent raise over three years, but are cutting back paid benefits by three per cent and increasing our workload by 10 per cent.Teachers are actually being offered more work for less pay.Education (as well as other social services) is operating under losing conditions - increase in class size, reduction in staff, teachers, secretaries, principals, maintenance and reduction of resources for special needs students.There has to come a time for an equitable resolution.The activities seen as non-workload activities include the following: Trips - ski trips; Grade 5 & 6 parkside camp; nature hikes; Kindergarten and Grade 1 apple orchard trip; Grade 5 & 6 Quebec City trip; Grade 3 & 4 Montreal city trip; Grade 2 Mansur school trip; Kindergarten and Grade 1 zoo trip; Kindergarten community trips; University of Sherbrooke activity day Concerts - spring concert; Christmas concert Miscellaneous - tutoring at recess, noon hour or after school; ad hoc meetings during school hours; noon-hour supervision of computer lab; math competitions; writing contest; project ‘Love’ to Mali; scholastic and Troll Book Fairs; book orders; collecting money for fund-raising and other programs; Christmas basket collection; theatre performance; open house for next year’s Kindergarten; art festival; Language Festival at Bishop’s; aspects of homework will change; naturalist speaker; newspaper write-ups; school fair; tabloid at school Sports - badminton tournament in Sherbrooke; cross-country run at Richmond; cross-country run at Ayer’s Cliff; cross-country run at Galt; soccer at Sun-nyside; volleyball play day at Sherbrooke; Cosom hockey at Magog; track and field at Danville; basketball tournament at Galt Celebrations - Halloween activity; Remembrance Day event; Winter Carnival; Kindergarten graduation; Closing ceremony and Grade 6 graduation Our unions are recommending that we follow our contract, especially a 50-minute uninterrupted lunch hour and a 15-minute recess.Parents must realize that both these times are used for individual student help, remediation and follow-up for homework problems.We regret the inconvenience these actions may cause in the short term and withholding our services is definitely difficult for teachers to do.However, in the long run, we feel it is time for the government to provide children with the winning conditions they will need for a better future.We are partners in the education of your children and together we must assume ownership and a responsible direction for our children’s future.Sincerely, Teachers at Ayer’s Cliff Elementary If you wish to support your children and teachers, make your thoughts and feelings known.Write the following and send it to Mr.Benoit or Mr.Legault.Mr.Robert Benoit MNA Orford 101 rue DuMoulin Office 201 Magog, QCJ1X 6H8 Mr.Francois Legault Education Minister, Gov’t of Quebec 1035 rue de la Chevrotiere Edifice Marie-Guyart Quebec, QC GIR 5A5 Sample letter: As a parent and/or taxpayer, I support the teachers in their quest for responsible fiscal and pedagogical policies in the education of our children.Your signature Ayer's Cliff Elementary School — Eastern Townships School Board Have your say in theatre-community centre project Twelve months ago, Theatre Lac Brome started a process to find a new building.The new building was envisioned to become an arts centre.It was believed that to be viable, this facility would need to serve existing groups better and develop new programs, including French theatre, visual arts and music.It is now believed by some members of Theatre Lac Brome that the most viable alternative is to combine the building of a new theatre with the already well-developed plan for a new community centre.The Community Services Building Committee has been given a mandate to begin discussions with Theatre Lac Brome for a new combined facility.The directors of Town of Brome Lake Community Services have requested members of the community at large, especially those with an involvement in the arts, to help find answers to the following questions.1) What are the needs of the arts community?2) What administrative models exist appropriate for an arts program?3) What would be the usage and space requirements for various elements?4) What would be the operating expenses of these programs?5) What revenues could the arts centre generate?Once we have a better idea of what the actual arts centre project entails, we can make a more informed decision about what advantages will be gained and what compromises will be made if these two projects are combined.All interested parties are invited to attend a meeting to start responding to the above-mentioned questions.This meeting will take place at 7 p.m.on Monday, Sept.27, upstairs 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RR0001 ANNUAL FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN Please return this form with your donation to: Name: Address: City: Prov.: Postal Code: n j page 8 Friday, September 24, 1999 ¦THE» RECORD Sutton Caisse Pop members turf board of directors Board contends meeting was not legal By Maurice Crossfield The membership of the Caisse Populaire Desjardins de Sutton has voted to oust its board of directors, replacing them with newly elected representatives.“The Caisse belongs to its members, it does not belong to the president of the Caisse or to the board,” said André Forest, one of the organizers of the Wednesday night meeting at the Sutton School.“It is up to the members if the meeting will put an end to the board.” Some 106 members of the financial co-operative turned up for the meeting to discuss and vote on a motion to have Caisse pop board president Yvon Paquette and five board members removed.Board member Gilles Lavoie was not included in the resolution, because he only joined the board in May.At the meeting we Love thev for a LWay/ he said he was often kept in the dark on board business, and that he was not invited to some meetings.The meeting itself was called after 125 members requested it in August.In an attempt to halt the removal proceedings, Paquette and the board took out advertisements in local newspapers saying that the meeting was canceled.“When I read in the paper that the president had canceled the meeting, I made my decision,” said Nicole Coté.The main grievances of the Caisse pop members were outlined in the resolu- tion, which was read by Daniel Laguit-ton: • There were only 11 negotiating sessions between the beginning of the strike of the Caisse’s 13 unionized workers in February and the end of August.In that seven month period managers only opened the Sutton financial institution for limited hours.• During some negotiation sessions no board members were present.• At the June board meeting the strike was not on the agenda.• At some meetings Paquette refused Caisse workers accept deal By Maurice Crossfield After more than seven months on the picket line unionized members of the Caisse Populaire de Sutton have voted in favour of their first labor contract.In a press release from the Federation des Travailleurs du Quebec, spokesman René Roy called the new collective agreement “one of the best in the Estrie region.” Under the terms of the deal, which the 13 unionized workers voted to accept Wednesday night, the tellers and office workers will see their salaries evened up through raises of between two and fourteen per cent.They will then get a two per cent pay increase in January 2000, and three per cent raises in January of 2001 and 2002.The workers, the vast majority of whom are women with families, will also no longer be required to work more than two evenings per week, and must finish by 9 p.m.The contract also entitles them to a 17-week maternity leave in which the workers are paid 95 per cent of their salary.The FTQ affiliated workers went on 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Taichung, Taiwan A waxing moon hangs halfheartedly in the sky over this broken city.In the heart of it, a 12-storey apartment complex lies on its side.It miraculously plunged into an open space in this area glutted with buildings.The top five floors simply shattered.Except for a few missing chunks here and there, the rest of the seven-year-old building is intact.Floodlights illuminate the way for workers.The danger of gas leaks weighs heavy.Thick dust clouds the air.Crowds stare silently, vacantly at the wreckage.Against all odds they hope for a sign of precious life.Sirens wail relentlessly in the night.Throughout the city of 760,000, much of it still without power, all of it still without phones, there are similar sad scenes of destruction following Tuesday morning’s earthquake.Blocks and blocks are roped off as rescue workers dig into collapsed buildings.In Taichung County and the adjacent Nantou County at least 1,000 buildings have collapsed.Small towns have been levelled.Twenty-five masked Taiwanese soldiers form a line that leads into rubble that was once a bedroom in the fallen apartment complex.The soldier at the head of the line digs into the rubble with his white-gloved hands and fills a mauve bucket which he passes to the one behind him who passes it on.Countless buckets have created a mountain of debris from which peeks mattresses, a green slipper, a bear, a Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck school bag, a crumpled heap that was a car on the street.And a torn school report card written by principal Ding Fun , who says Grade 2 student Wu Men Chin’s grades have improved but he “must continue to work hard.” Two bulldozers idle nearby.For this particular task they cannot be used because “they would break the bodies,” says SUN MEDIA carried out, half of them dead.I lost count of how many children,” says Chan who speaks English.“Why?What people need most is to know why.Why this building and not the one beside it?” he says tearfully, pointing to intact structures nearby.“People are blaming construction,” he adds.There are strict building codes for this earthquake-prone island of 22 million.But they’re not always adhered to by greedy builders wanting to cut costs.A commotion erupts among the soldiers just 10 feet away.A woman places a mask on my face.“The smell of the body will not be so good,” she says in English.The soldiers have found another corpse , adding to the death toll the very gentle breeze.They stare at the building and chant.A few blocks away tents, temporary homes, are set up on the grass in front of Fong Yun City Hospital, filled to capacity with injured.Officials say the toll of injured throughout the earthquake zone has risen to almost 5,000.Although convoys loaded with rescue supplies glut Hwy.1 which leads into the stricken areas, there is a critical shortage of medical supplies.Everything from blood to bandages is desperately needed.Between songs, radio stations broadcast urgent appeals.Donors rushed to meet an earlier appeal, particularly in Puli with almost 1,000 dead, for refrigerators to store corpses decaying rapidly in sweltering 28-degree temperatures.But because of power outages suffered in many areas, they were of no use.Initial estimates are that economic damage will exceed US$3.5 billion.Taiwanese rescue forces survey the destruction.Capt.Ichang Chan, co-ordinator of the firefighters at this site.Hope of finding survivors in this city 200 km southwest of the capital Taipei faded hours ago.Entering their 40th hour without sleep, the soldiers work feverishly as if they’d just begun.“There is no hope to find anyone alive but people, relatives must see the bodies,” says Chan, a seven-year volunteer firefighter with Station 119, and an architect by trade.He hasn’t slept since the earthquake hit.Like everyone here, he likely won’t let himself until he collapses from exhaustion.“Until now 76 people have been in Taiwan which hovers around 2,500.And counting.The air of caring and 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brass held in Toronto, Eggleton explained he’s also prepared to continue “to do more with less.“I certainly would like to have more money to meet our needs and help our Canadian Forces, to contribute to international peace and security.I certainly will seek more funds to do that,” he said after two days of being pushed by NATO leaders to modernize while being criticized in the media for Canada’s poor resources compared to other NATO partners.“But what 1 also think is important is we best utilize the taxpayers defence dollars.That message got more time and attention here than one about getting more money.” While hosting the prestigious informal conference of NATO ministers, Eggleton was side-swiped by two embarrassing public displays of the shortcomings of his Armed Forces.The first was a leaked memo which places Canada just above Luxembourg in meeting key NATO goals.The other involved a Canadian Forces Hercules which, due to mechanical problems, was forced to return to CFB Trenton only two hours after lifting off to spearhead Eggleton’s commitment to peacekeeping duties in East Timor.“Every day, Air Canada, Canadian Airlines .delay flights and those things happen in the military as well.” He said missions to Kosovo and Bosnia will be key during future federal budget meetings, explaining that Canada will be in Kosovo for some time.“There is still a lot of work to do and that’s a matter we will take up with the Treasury Board and the Finance Minister.” It comes at a time when NATO is asking it’s member countries to improve their capabilities - including the ability to quickly lift man and machine to hot spots within the alliance.After spending the morning talking about the European Security and Defence Identity - a way to have those member countries conduct missions without the help of the U.S.- American Defence Secretary William Cohen said: “The issue is not always how much.“Each country understands what their deficiencies are.” And outgoing NATO Secretary-General 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but they haven’t lost a game at home since 1997.The Gaiters are presently battling the league’s other two winless teams, Queen’s and McGill, for the O-QIFC’s final playoff spot.“The reality of our situation is that there are three teams that are 0-2, including ourselves, and one of those teams is going to make the playoffs,” head coach Tom Allen said earlier in the week.“We made some progress last week but we still have to do a much better job executing in every aspect of the game.” The Gaiter offense, which has been QB Matt Sanderson is back in the lineup #|V~ ?\ sporadic and error-prone thus far, received some good news with the return of all-star running back O.J.Burnett and quarterback Matt Sanderson to the line-up.“If Matt is 100 per cent then he will get the starting nod,"offensive co-ordinator Larry Leagault.“But I expect both Matt and Clark Stewart to see some time at the quarterback position.“We are not happy about our performance to date,” Legault added.“The only thing that the coaching staff can do is to coach as hard we can regardless of the circumstances.Eventually we will stop making the mistakes that are hurting us.Right now we need individuals to stay positive and step up and make some plays.” Linebacker Martin Laperriere: ready for Lava .¦ ¦ The return of Burnett gives the Gaiters an awesome one-two running punch.Burnett ran for over 100 yards in his only game of the season while Ben Ouimet leads the league in rushing and is ninth overall in the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union.Stewart, the former Champlain College signal caller, claims he was nervous prior to last Saturday’s contest.“I knew early in the week that Matt was out and that I was going to get the start,” Stewart recalled.“But all the practice in the world doesn’t fully prepare for the game because you didn’t hit the quarterback in practice.But once I got into the game everything was good and I felt comfortable.1 would like to have a couple of plays back including the two interceptions, but those mistakes are part of the learning experience.I’m preparing myself to start this week, but if Matt is healthy then I will be ready coming off the bench.” Defensive linebacker Martin Lapierre, who helped solidified the Gaiter defense in his first university start last week, believes that the defense will be ready for the potent Laval offense.“I like playing the 50-front because it gives the linebackers an opportunity to see the players developing and not worry about the offensive tackles,” the second year student stated.The Gaiter defense will need to improve on last week’s performance while the offense must heed coach Allen words and “play error-free football”.Otherwise the Gaiters will host their Homecoming Game next week with an 0-3 record.Gaiter Bites: Bishop’s is 3-2 lifetime against the Rouge et Or and defeated them 22-11 in Laval’s first-ever game back on September 2, 1996.there is a strong Champlain flavour starting with head coach Jacques Chapdelaine.No less than 13 Champlain graduates are on the Laval roster including CEGEP all-star Etienne Vanslette.punter Rob Horstman had done an excellent job so far this season and is ranked seventh national in punting.Sunday’s game will be broadcast live on CJMQ88.9 FM.Play-by-play will be handled by Arash Madani and colour provided by Jeff Harris.Cougars meet Cheetahs in pivotal contest Champlain looks to rebound against undefeated Vanier By Mike Hickey Special to the Record The Champlain Cougar football team is looking to rebound after an embarrassing loss last week when they host the undefeated Vanier Cheetahs Saturday afternoon at Coulter Field.Champlain was knocked out of a three-way tie last Saturday when the Vieux-Montreal Spartiates upended the Cougars 39-7.Now coach Tony Addona must rally the troops and get them ready for what has become a do-or-die game.While the talented but young Cougars are assured a play-off spot, they need a win tomorrow if they have any hopes of finishing in first or second and gaining home field advantage in the playoffs.Vanier and Vieux-Montreal presently sit atop the Quebec Major College Football Conference with identical 3-0 records while Champlain is in third place with a 2-1 record.“There is no doubt about it this is a big game for us, particularly if we want to be in a position to host a playoff game,” Addona emphasized.“There is no doubt that Vanier is one of the best teams and we have to be ready to play sixty minutes.We can dominate on defense but we need our offense to keep possession of the ball,” the veteran coach emphasized.The Cheetahs boast a varied offensive attack with the pass-catch combination of quarterback Shawn Diner and Julian Hardy and the running game of Roch Labrossiere and Denis Walker, the top two rushers in the league.But defense hasn’t been the problem to date.After two strong performances against St.Jean and Trois-Rivieres the Cougar offense staled against the Spartiates.To be successful Saturday the Cougar offense has to move the ball and avoid turnovers.“We not only want to win but also regain some momentum that we had before the Vieux game.Next week we go to the Beauce and then have Vieux the following week so its time to start building our team morale,” Addona said.FOLLOW THE GAITERS ON THE ROAD! Can't make it to Quebec City on Sunday?Don't worry! CJMQ 88.9 FM will broadcast all Bishop's Gaiters road football games this season.> Sunday, CJMQ will broadcast live from Laval University as the Gaiters clash against the Rouge et Or in OQIFC Football Action.The pre-game show begins at 1:15 p.m.with kickoff at 1:30 p.m. page 12 THE RECORD Friday, September 24, 1999 - brosmonfette 505 Short, S ue, Windsor Sri - A humane approach for past 10H Galt West, Sherbrooke 56 Laurier, East Angus ¦¦¦¦¦•**&»' *•¦