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THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern townships since 1897 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#(X)4(XH)7682 Tuesday, April 25, 2006 Teen Idol CANWKST NEWS Windsor golfer Maude-Aimée Leblanc, 17, accomplished something extraordinary over the weekend.See Page 14 for details.Human rights activists call on U of S to give Rwandan president the boot, not a medal By Rita Legault Sherbrooke A visit by Rwandan President Paul Kagamé, and his reception of a medal from the University of Sherbrooke, has created a controversy among members of the expatriate African Hutu community in the Townships.Kagamé is on an unofficial visit to Canada to attend a two-day conference on education and economic development in Africa.During his visit he will be picking up a medal from the University of Sherbrooke at a private ceremony.University officials won’t say when or where he will be picking up the prize on behalf of his people.Some Canadian human rights activists complained Kagamé should not have been allowed to visit because he contributed to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.But while some African expatriates are denouncing Kagamé’s visit.organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have not joined the protest.On Monday, Townshippers from Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo denounced the former Tutsi guerrilla leader and said that if it were not for presidential immunity, he would be charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and inciting genocide against the Hutu majority.Assonga Agustin Mangapi, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, said the public needs to be educated about Kagamé and his role in the Rwandan genocide, as well as his invasion of neighboring countries to seek out and kill Hutu rebels and refugees.Kagamé, who commanded the Tutsi-led Rwandese Patriotic Front before be-coming vice-president and then president, refutes such charges.See President, Page 8 Hemodialysis unit up and running in Magog Big-hearted resident donates $500,000 By Brion Robinson Townships resident Leonard Dorey visits the Magog-hospital at least three times a week and he could- n’t be happier.Dorey, 74, who was diagnosed with weak kidneys a few years ago, was one of the first patients to use one of four new hemodialysis machines Friday at the Memphremagog health and social services centre.Hemodialysis treatment helps flush harmful fluids, minerals and waste from the body after kidneys weaken or fail.Before the new hemodialysis treatment unit opened in Magog he had to travel to the Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke three times a week; Monday, Wednesday and Friday.He said driving back and forth could be “atrocious” during the winter.Dorey explained he likes to read and watch television while the dialysis machine clears his system.“I’d rather be getting treatment in Magog than in Sherbrooke," he said, noting a big thank you goes out to See Health, Page 8 * vs r’ Drive a little save a loti >0 years at your service Your Eastern Townships truck center We know trucks! 203 Railroad St.STANSTEAD Tel.: 876-2785 www.beliveaucomeauchrysler.ca page 2 Tuesday, April 25, 2006 ¦1—THE RECORD Maison Royale fire started by kids, say police By Stephen McDougall ment at press time.Special to The Record Hinse did not know how a criminal Asbestos fire will affect an insurance claim, ar- he fire that destroyed a popular As- guing it is a civil matter the police do bestos restaurant a week ago Sun- not deal with.day was caused by one of four “All we can deal with is the criminal adolescent boys who were hiding in the side of these things," he said.“It took us back and smoking cigarettes, according a few days to track down these boys and to provincial police Lieutenant Denis get them to talk to us.But we can only Hinse.charge an adolescent if he or she is 12 “One of the boys admitted to us he lit years old or older, and only as a minor.” up a cardboard box in a storage shed in Hinse said the boy has been turned the back and it got out of control,” said over to youth protection officers for an Hinse.“That means the fire is of a crim- investigation.inal nature.But because the boy is only Meanwhile, the Asbestos Chamber of II years old, the law says we cannot Commerce is organizing a spaghetti charge him with a crime.” dinner to raise money for the restau- The fire gutted the restaurant build- rant’s 12 employees who lost their jobs ing that Sunday afternoon at around 5 as a result of the fire.p.m„ just before some 100 people were The dinner will be held Wednesday to show up for Easter dinner.evening, April 26, at 6 p.m.at the Hinse said there were no injuries, but Knights of Columbus hall, known local-the fire caused over $300,000 in dam- ly as “La Bénévole.” The hall is located ages.The owner, Maurice Dorval, said at the corner of Du Roi St.and 8th Av-he wants to rebuild the restaurant but enue.The cost is $10.has to find out if his insurance company For more information, contact the will cover his losses.Asbestos Chamber of Commerce at 819- Dorval could not be reached for com- 879-5696.FILE PHOTO J] jjH * .* i >.- ’«1 j An 11-year-old boy admitted to police he lit up a cardboard box in a storage shed in the back of the restaurant and it got out of control.Briefs Crook On Loose SHERBROOKE POUCE Police need the public’s help to nab a thief who robbed a dépanneur at 566 Montreal Street in Sherbrooke on Dec.20, 2005, at knife-point.The white male was wearing a dark hooded sweater, jeans and light sneakers.He got away with dozens of lotery tickets.Talking about Schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and depressive disorders Le Rivage du Val St-François invites the public to an open house May 10.The personnel will be available from 6 to 7 p.m.to accompany people on a visit of itssite as well as to answer questions (in English).A conference will be offered in French from 7 to 9 p.m., in collaboration with l’Association des Parents et Amis du Malade Mentale de l’Estrie (APAMM Estrie) on Schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and depressive disorders.Le Rivage is located on the third floor of the Centre d’Art of Richmond, at 1010 Principal N.Limited places are available, so reserve as soon as possible, by calling Le Rivage at 819-826-5303.Bible Society celebrates 100th anniversary To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Bible Society, the Rev.Georges Legault, Montreal District Secretary of the Society, will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Sherbrooke and District Branch.The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 25 at Grace Chapel and will be preceded by supper beginning at 6 p.m.The musical program will be presented by George MacDougall for the enjoyment of the members and their guests.A book display and sale will begin the evening’s activities at 5:30 p.m.Richmond annual garage sale weekend May 27-28 Richmond’s annual garage sale weekend will be held May 27-28.The cost of a permit is $15.To register, contact the Town Hall by May 25, before 4 p.m.A city map localizing all participants’ addresses as well as a description of goods for sale will be given to all visitors, between 8 a.m.and noon on both days, at the Town Hall at 745 Gouin Street.The map is also available on the town’s Web site beginning May 26 at 4 p.m.— www.ville.richmond.qc.ca/liste.htm.In case of rain, the sale will be held on the next weekend.The profits from the sale of permits will be given to the artistic skating club Les Tourbillons de Richmond.For information, call 819-826-3789.Blood donor clinic • Friday, May 5 Cowansville’s Le Domaine du Parc (Beside restaurant) —175 Principal St.1:30 to 8 p.m.Objective: 140 donors.Weather Today: Showers ending late in the day then cloudy.Wind becoming west 30 km/h gusting to 50 early in the afternoon.High 10 with temperature falling to plus 5 in the afternoon.Wednesday: Periods of rain.High 6.Thursday: Cloudy.Low minus 2.High plus 4.Friday: Sunny.Low minus 4.High 9.Ben by Daniel Shelton I KNOW WWE alreapy have ?| THREE B0Y5, PATTY/ 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HAPPENING-1 L Tfcl twfvJ •-' MEAN, WE VO VW -S “f HAVE ilREE S0Y5' V I M ‘ RECORD Tuesday, April 25, 2006 page 3 Report calls Brome-Missisquoi regional youth crime capital RECORD Yves Robert Advertising Consultant Sherbrooke - Magog - Stanstead Tel.: 819-569-9525 • 800-463-9525 email : production sherbrookerecord.com PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Scotstown resident Francine Châteauvert (centre) received the Conseil de la culture de l’Es trie prize for artistic creation on Monday, at a ceremony at Bishop's University's Centennial Theatre.Châteauvert is a dancer and choregrapher who has mounted productions all over the Eastern Townships.She received the award from Conseil president Nicole Dorin (left) and Yvan Gauthier (right).By Maurice Crossfield Knowlton A study on youth crime in Brome-Missisquoi gives it the dubious distinction of having the highest number of criminal acts committed by minors in all of the Eastern Townships.The report — La criminalité et les jeunes — showed that 44 per cent of youth crimes committed in the eight regional municipalities (MRCs) of the Estrie administrative region were committed in Brome-Missisquoi.Of reported thefts carried out by youths, Brome-Missisquoi made up 65 per cent of the regional total.To look more closely at the problem the CSSS La Pommeraie, together with Alternative Justice and Mediation, the Farnham youth centre, the Town of Cowansville, the Sûreté du Québec, and the Val-des-Cerfs school board, launched, along with the National Crime Prevention Centre, a research and action campaign on youth crime in Brome-Missisquoi.Researchers Sylvie Gauthier and Marie Boivin worked with a team of social and community workers, as well as several teenagers and young adults (aged 12-25) to determine the most common causes of youth crime and to develop concrete solutions to contribute to the region’s social development and result in better services tailored to youth.Though the report focused primarily on the 12 to 25 age group, it also noted an important number of crimes were committed by children under 12.Of the 74 reported crimes committed by children under 12 between April 1, 2003 and March 31, 2004, 45 took place in Brome-Missisquoi.It also states that a lack of adequate adult supervision is directly linked to an increase in criminal behavior.Parental problems, particularly between youths and their fathers, also figured prominently as causes of youth crime among those surveyed.The report is also critical of the public image of the Sûreté du Québec.Young people surveyed by the researchers described the SQ, as not present in their community and ineffective at preventing crime.Other problems described by the young people included a lack of activities for youth and a lack of public transit so they can get to what’s going on.The report makes seven recommendations, including more prevention work in the communities, and activities to build ties between the SQ,and the community.It also suggests activities to bring local politicians and social workers closer to young people.In particular the report calls for more contact with the young people who typically hang out in the streets and don’t take part in organized activities.The report says youth should be a priority, included in policies developed by municipalities, the health and social service network, provincial and federal government representatives.Smeesters to speak in North Hatley Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (CAP) spokeswoman and biologist Edith Smeesters will discuss the use of pesticides and the provincial Minister of the Environment’s Pesticide Code unveiled recently, on Wednesday, April 26 at the North Hatley community centre, beginning at 7 p.m.The conference is free.“Quebec has shown its citizens that health protection is the most important priority.Alternatives to pesticides exist.Restrictions on pesticide use in Quebec have existed since the 80s and not only do green spaces exist in these areas, but their property values have increased too," Smeesters says in a release.“Biodiversity is the slogan of the future.Even if there should be damage to plants, human health should always come first.There is no reason to lose plants because 20 pesticide active ingredients have been banned.Prevention is always the best strategy." The third and final phase of Quebec’s Pesticide Management Code, first introduced in March 2003, went into effect earlier this month, with a ban on 20 active ingredients.More than 200 lawn-care products are now off the market, including popular herbicides such as Green Cross Killex, C-l-L Tri-Kill and Weedex.Châteauvert Wins Cultural Award Individual - Couple - Family Counselling Lies Ouwerkerk MA., M.Kd (819) 578-4778 • Interpersonal Relations • Marital Issues • Separation/Divorce • Stepfamilies • I ,oss/Bereavement • Depression/Anxiety • Post-Traumatic Stress • Confidence Building ; • Dating issues page 4 Tuesday, April 25, 2006 ¦ ¦¦—THE .RECORD Eat fresh and organic, support local family farms ByJoshua Bleser Thanks to a growing provincial network of farms that supply boxes of organic vegetables to community shareholders, getting back to the land is easier than ever.The Community Supported Agriculture program, run since 1995 by ÉquiTerre, connects close to 8,000 Quebecers with 97 local, certified organic producers.For $20 a week, customers get a box of 8-12 different kinds of vegetables prepared and dropped off in their community ever week.For little or no more than the price of conventionally grown veggies at the supermarket, customers are guaranteed their produce is not genetically modified and is grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers.Buyers can also feel good about helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by sparing their food the long-distance trek from the U.S.and South America in gas-guzzling trucks and planes, and about helping small family farms to stay afloat.Jean-Martin Fortier, his wife Maude-Hélène, and their children operate a CSA partner-farm, called Jardins de la Grelinette, on two and a half acres of a former rabbit farm on Guthrie Road in St-Armand.The family bought the ten-acre plot COURTESY JARDINS DE LA GREUNETTF.Jean-Martin Fortier and his wife Maude-Hélène operate Jardins de la Grelinette, a 2.5-acre organic farm in St-Armand.and built a house last year.Before that, they ran their vegetable box business out of a tee-pee in Frelighsburg for three years, following their return from a two-year apprenticeship in organic farming in New Mexico Fortier says he likes to see people eating according to the seasons.Given the nature of the business, customers don’t get to choose the contents of their box; they get whatever is ready to be freshly picked on delivery day.Another bonus for Martin is that “customers” are really partners in the farm.Since the 20 weekly boxes must be pre-paid at the beginning of the summer season (special winter boxes are available on request), what buyers are really getting is a share of the year’s harvest.Aided by a newsletter from the farm — that includes recipes and cooking tips — stakeholders are kept abreast of the ups and downs at the farm, allowing them to live by the rhythm of the harvest, and helping to firmly establish the link between rural breadbaskets and the communities they serve.Jardins de la Grelinette prepared 80 weekly boxes last year, up from 30 in their first year.“We don’t make much, but we make enough to have an interesting life,” Fortier says.The farm delivers to central drop-off points in Bromont, Cowansville, Sutton, St-Henri, and Knowlton on Tuesday evenings from mid-June to mid-September.Vegetables are also available at the farm and at the Dunham Country Market.An information meeting will be held Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m.at La Fondation Centre hospitalier UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE Has enaèfatf tût ÇJfÜS to purchase new equipment Surgical lamps Operating theater at a cost of $110,000 The surgical rooms within an area known as an operating theatre require very expensive lighting systems to provide the best possible light for surgery.Jhe cost of this equipment is quite high, but essential for all surgical procedures.-#1 ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FINANCED THANKS TO YOUR DONATIONS AT A COST OF $110,000 Fondation du CHUS, 5H0 Bowen Street S, Sherbrooke QC JIG 2P.8 / (819) 820-6450 - 1-866-820-6450 - www.fondationchua.org Proud to contribute lor the be! 1er health ol our i ommunity! (v»nf thing starts with trust «id PROMUTUEL Fougère, 70 Victoria Street, in Knowlton.For more information or to order your box, call 450-248-0638.Several other small farms across the Eastern Townships participate in ÉquiTerre’s CSA program.These include: • Ferme l’Abondance Ron Silverman 986 Favreau Road Dunham, JOE 1M0 450-295-1351 jenr@ca.inter.net • Ferme Mystic Yvan Meunier 593 7e Rang Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, JOE 2G0 450-539-4088 • Les Chemins du Roy Rosaire Beauregard Reine Baron 183 Roy Road Granby Township (Milton), JOE 2C0 450-777-4574 cheminroy@videotron.ca • Les fruits de la Paix Marielle Bernier Serge Emond 696 Rang Cleary Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford, JOE 2G0 450-539-4401 bernier_emond@sympatico.ca • Les Jardins de Papy Normand Gauvin 279 Rang Séraphine Ange-Gardien, JOE 1E0 450)-293-2444 • Aux Couleurs des Saisons Laurier Chabot France Lemaire 115 des Myriques Street Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley, JOB 1W0 819-843-8488 laurier.chabot@sympatico.ca • Le Potager d’Emylou Emylou Desrosiers 105 Haskell Hill North Hatley, JOB 2C0 819-562-4205 fermehaskell@hotmail.com Organic meat producers • Ferme Forest-Laplante Benoit Laplante Françoise Forest 425 Rang 4 Saint-Romain, GOY1L0 418-486-2870 f.forest@globetrotter.net • Ferme Formido Isabelle Forgues 876 5e rang Nord Saint-Ignace-de-Standrige, JOJ1Y0 450-296-4974 forgisab@avantages.net RECORD Tuesday, April 25, 2006 page 5 Local wines win big at Coupe des Nations Keeping An Eye On Local Businesses CLAUDIA V1LLEMAIRE/CORRESPONDENT Secondary 4 students from three Val-St-François MRC high schools — Richmond Regional, Le Tournesol and L’Odyssée — will spend Wednesday touring local stores, industries and offices in an effort to learn more about what makes the local economy run.The tour is being organized by local youth employment centres and the MRC in hopes of convincing the young people that the Richmond, Valcourt and Windsor areas have all they need to succeed once their schooling ends.Pictured is MRC prefect Gerald Badger (top row, centre), honorary president of the tour called My Future, My Region, with collaborators and student delegates.Staff A half-dozen specialized alcoholic beverage producers from the Eastern Townships raffled prizes at the Coupe des Nations in Quebec City last weekend.Town of Brome Lake’s Domaine Les Brome took the gold medal in both the red and white wine categories for its Baco Reserve and Vidal wines respectively, as well as the silver medal in the late harvest category for its Vidal Vendanges Tardives.Magog Township’s Le Cep d’Argent won silvers for its Réserve des Chevaliers red wine and its L’Archer port, Frelighsburg’s Domaine Pinnacle took top honours in the strong, bubbly cider catergory, while Les Vergers de la Colline, located in Ste-Cecile-de-Milton, took second place in the strong, nonbubbly cider category for its L’Ancestral.Brigham’s Vignoble La Mission was runner-up in the ice wine category, while Magog Township’s Le Vignoble Les Chants de Vignes placed second in the aromatic beverage category, and Cidrerie Verger Clément Larivière of Saint-Théodore-d’Acton took the silver in the mistelle category.(Mistelle is a liquor produced by adding alcohol to unfermented grape juice.) “These excellent results obtained by beverage producers at this competition bear witness to a know-how and a drive to excel that we can all be proud of,” said Richmond MNA Yvon Vallières, the minister of agriculture, fisheries, and food.“The specialized alcoholic beverage industry is still young in Quebec.I am convinced these honours will allow it to carve out a reputation for itself among the top producers on the market, and that consumers will have the pleasure of discovering our region’s products.” Diabetes epidemic REACT NOW! Diabetes VP Québec Information and donations: (514) 259.3422 or 1.800.361.3504 www.diabete.qcca Water rationing, boiling order back in place for Danville Filtration plant shut down for rest of the week By Stephen McDougall Special to The Record Danville Residents of Danville face another boil-water notification plus a demand to ration their consumption for the rest of this week as a result of more maintenance and refurbishing to the town’s filtration plant.According to town manager Michel Lecours, the plant has been shut down for the rest of the week and drinkable water is being trucked in to supply residents and business owners.“The water may not appear very clear in your glass, so you are required to boil it for at least five minutes before drinking it,” he said.“We also request that water consumption be kept to a minimum so that we don't run out during the week.So no outdoor watering or washing will be tolerated.“That means no watering the lawn or the gardens; no filling up the pools or washing the car or the driveway." Motorists are also warned to avoid the intersection of Roy and Nicolet streets where the pumping station has been set up to feed water into the town reservoir.The intersection may be blocked at times by the vehicles needed to truck in the water and feed it into the pumping system.Lecours said the work should be completed by the weekend, but cautioned residents to respect the boiling and rationing orders until further notice.Centre hospitalier universitaire rte Slreibrooke Cl HJ^ www.chus.qc.ca CALL FOR NOMINATION Interested in the quality of care and services offered to users of the CHUS?We're looking for people like you! ¦ The Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke is creating a users' committee.Anyone who uses health and social services offered by the institution and who lives in the territory served by the CHUS, including Estrie, part of Montérégie and of Centre-du-Québec, is invited to submit their candidacy.¦ Users’ Committee mandate ¦ Interested in joining the committee?For more information and to obtain a form that will have to be returned to us by Monday, May 29, 2006, please contact Lise Blais by phone at (819) 346-1110, ext.23522, or by email at lblais.chus©ssss.gouv.qc.ca.You can also obtain a form on our Web site: www.chus.qc.ca/Fr/patients/comite_usagers.asp • Informing users about their rights and obligations.• Promoting improved living conditions and evaluating satisfaction levels.• Defending the collective rights and interests of users.• Accompanying and assisting users initiate various procedures, including lodging a complaint.• Designating two individuals to represent the committee on the institution's board of directors.¦ The election meeting will take place Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at 7 p.m„ in the CHUS -Hôtel-Dieu auditorium, 580 Bowen S., Sherbrooke, Door 54, Room 3554.¦ The Users' Committee mandate is three years.Should five or fewer candidates express interest in being part of the users’ committee, they will be acclaimed to the committee.If more candidates apply than there are seats, the individuals who attend the meeting will be asked to elect at least five members. page 6 Tuesday, April 25, 2006 ; 1 ¦ —THE ¦ ¦ RECORD Community Forum A late-breaking priority Time magazine has discovered climate change.Be worried, says a recent cover.Apparently, so has George W.Bush, who wants his country to abandon its “addiction to oil." Last week Brian Mulroney bluntly urged Stephen Harper to act before global warming becomes “irreversible.” If none of this provokes the changes that street protests and years of earnest lobbying have failed to achieve, maybe $2 a litre gas will do the trick.Something has to.In fact, if our governments don’t get serious about the environment soon, then when?It is already late.When it comes to the cause, even the existence, of climate change, there are still doubters.But there is also troubling footage of dripping glaciers, a crush of recent dramatic and devastating natural disasters, and the evidence of our own senses backed by statistics — that winters are getting milder and summers hotter.At this critical juncture, who blows into town but the Harper government.Kyoto skeptics.Oil patch alumni.Antiregulation, against any “meddling” in PMO Organizational Chart.caglecanoons.com I i ]——1 1—r-J ,—1 O àkttst® tel RECORD FO tm 1200 ShrrtmxàfJIH 516 or 1185 Gilt E.ShrrbrcokrJlG 1Y7 Fax: 8195693945 e-mail: wwi room irihcrttrookf record com Wnsm: wwwxhntrooknrcord.com Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 3694511 Sharon McCuuy Editor .(819) 3696345 Nelson Afonso Corresp.Editor .(819) 5696343 Richard Lessard Prod Mcr.1819)5699931 Serge Gagnon Chief Pressman .1819) 5699931 Franunr Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5694856 DEPARTMENTS Act «MINTING .Advertising Circulation Newsroom Knowlton office 88-A Lakeside.Knowlton, Quebec.JOE 1V0 TEU (450) 242-1188 Fax: (430) 243-5155 1819)5699511 (819) 5699525 (819) 5699528 (819) 5696345 MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL 1 VHAJl 120.00 8.40 9.63 $138.03 6 MONTHS 63.00 4.41 S.06 $72.47 3 MONTHS 32.00 2.24 2.37 $36 ill Out of Quebec reildenu do not Include PST.Ratei for other services mailable on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7.1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Glacier Ventures International Corp.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record.1195 Galt East.Sherbrooke, QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC, CARD.CNA.QCNA the market.Yet the most important measure of Harper’s success — the famous five priorities aside — will be what he does, if anything, to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are cooking our collective goose.To say the least, expectations are modest.Until recently, Harper appeared to situate himself in the camp of the doubters - not denying human behaviour is contributing to climate change, but not ready to endorse the dire predictions of most serious environmental scientists.It may be his contrarian nature, his disgust at past Liberal rhetoric, or simple political self-interest as an MP from Calgary, but for whatever reason, the prime minister has relinquished the green high ground to the left — the New Democrats, the Bloc Québécois and the Greens.During the election campaign, he released his environment policy the day of the first leaders’ debate, which guaranteed it would be ignored.He snubbed a United Nations conference on climate change in Montreal in the opening days of the campaign.Harper was in the city, and didn’t even bother to drop in.Now his government has inherited chairmanship of the international climate talks for the next year.It doesn’t inspire confidence.When it comes to climate change, the Conservatives propose a “made in Canada” solution and dismiss the Kyoto accord as a mildly distasteful academic curiosity.Harper says our Kyoto targets — to reduce emissions to six per cent below 1990 levels by 2010 — are absurdly ambitious.Naturally, this has become accepted wisdom in Harper’s Ottawa, leaving environmentalists to fret that it will also become a self-fulfilling prophecy.Harper’s first concrete action has been to accelerate an ongoing review of the effectiveness of current climate change spending — a review some sources suggest will lead to an 80-percent cut in climate change spending in Environment Canada and a 40 per cent reduction in other departments.This needn’t be as devastating as it sounds, however, given the previous government’s penchant for spending money to avoid taking tough actions — such as regulating large emitters, imposing mandatory fuel emission standards on cars, or giving alternate fuels and technologies enough support to become commercially viable.What no one yet knows is whether we are witnessing a massive withdrawal of federal support in the battle against climate change, or a renewed attack on the problem that will be more modest but also more effective.Harper is correct to excoriate the Liberal record: An incredible amount of political hot air was generated during the Martin and Chretien years, yet emissions rose some 30 per cent.This was not entirely a product of Liberal neglect; it reflects a booming economy.And here is the contradiction no government has been brave enough to face: Much of our present prosperity is rooted in the red-hot market for Alberta oil and gas, a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.It seems unlikely a Tory regime based in Alberta would challenge that growth in the interests of the environment.Environment Minister Rona Ambrose met Monday with U.S officials, and Harper and Mulroney have talked about the need for a joint continental approach to tackling emissions.It would make logical sense were it not for Bush’s deplorable record.Harper is right that the Americans have outperformed us when it comes to limiting emissions — but largely thanks to tough-minded state governments.It is hard to do worse that Bush on the environment.Surely Harper isn’t going to try, is he?Susan Riley/CanWest News The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please be sure to sign your name and include a telephone number.Only signed letters are considered for publication. ¦—— l ¦¦THE mmmi mmmmmmm-mmmmmm—mmmmimmmmmmmmmmmm—mmmmmm pprncn Quite an experience Tuesday, April 25, 2006 page 7 He had just received an urgent call from his daughter.As soon as the conversation ended, the father of three and grandfather of two hurried to find his boss and exclaimed, “I’m having a baby and 1 want to be there!” Picture an expression of incredulity, the piquing of curiosity and the raising of eyebrows — until the worker explained that it was not his wife giving birth, but one of their miniature horses.Few people would have chosen that particular combination of words to present such a request.But, this man has been living with my curious cousin for almost three decades.Thus it seems not so strange.A short while beforehand, she had been at home, dressed for Easter Sunday church service, when she happened to notice a mare acting strangely — alternating between rolling over and over again, standing restlessly, then lying down and finally squatting.Something clicked and my cousin thought, “I know what she’s doing!” She consulted the calendar — yes, it was 11 months to the day since the stallion had performed the task expected of him.The always-inquisitive woman quickly telephoned her daughter and asked her to contact her father at work to inform him of the event in progress.In a flash, my curious cousin changed her apparel and dashed outdoors.She wasn’t going to miss this experience.When she arrived at the pasture, two tiny hooves were protruding.Not long later, a caramel-coloured foal with black mane and tail was born.The newborn filly was up on her spindly legs frolicking around in no time.By the time my cousin’s lifetime partner arrived, unfortunately, the delivery was over; the foal and her mother were nuzzling one another in a pen with a fresh bed of straw.The official birth announcement (photo included) should be arriving any day now.BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT NAME: Lily (as in Easter lily) BIRTH DATE: Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006 WEIGHT: 26 pounds.PARENTS: Dixie and Trigger.Everyone happy and doing well.*»•*** “What?” said the written response from my colleague to whom I had just sent an instant e-mail message.I re-read what I had previously written: “Hugs and kisses to Grant at 310-SURF.” And burst out laughing, understanding her confusion.“The perils of electronic correspondence," 1 thought to myself.To someone without the context, it could be interpreted that I had fallen in love with a man named Grant from some telephone dating service.1 hurried to explain that there is no Grant in my life — and to give her the background.It had been a frustrating afternoon.As she was aware, I had not been able to connect to the Internet.I had tried everything.Then, in utter desperation, I phoned the Bell Sympatico help line: 310-SURF.I was connected with a technician named Effah.She had me change my password and told me all should be functioning normally thereafter.It was not to be.So, 1 dialled the support line yet again and explained the situation to a very patient and friendly tech whiz named Grant.He had led me through the steps to create a new connection, which now functioned like a charm.So when my co-worker had written, “You’re back!" 1 expressed my relief at having my Internet connection working again in that strangest of ways, “Hugs and kisses to Grant at 310-SURF.” Weird.I never talk like that.It must be due to the influence of that curious cousin of mine! Susan Mastine Say you read it in The Record ON SECOND THOUGHT, IT WASN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA: After a man reported that his vehicle had been stolen in a carjacking, police in Kingsport, Tenn., went into action, locating the car the next day along with the 16-year-old driving it.But the lad produced the title to the car — signed, in fact, by the man who had reported it stolen.Turns out, the guy had actually given the vehicle to the kid in exchange for a $150 bag of cocaine.He later regretted this and called the cops.He was arrested.DID I SAY 'DOCTOR?' ITS ACTUALLY MORE OF A HOBBY: A 76-year-old man posed as a doctor and went door-to-door in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., offering to MIKE PINGREE’S THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS \) ' give women free breast exams.At least two of the ladies accepted.OH, MY BAD, TERRIBLY SORRY: To get revenge after a fistfight, a man in Weir-ton, W.Va., went to his former friend’s apartment building and set fire to his car.Or so he thought.Turns out, he burned the wrong vehicle.THINK, MAN.FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, THINK: After a night of heavy drinking, a man in the Ufa region of Russia awoke to discover a nail sticking out of the top of his head.He told authorities that he can’t remember how it got there.DUDE, CAN YOU TAKE NOTES FOR ME?A University of Michigan student, serving on jury duty, failed to show up on the second day of a drug-possession trial, apparently thinking that his unexcused absence was the same as skipping class.The judge took a dim view, locking the lad up for the weekend and ordering him to write a five-page essay on why jury duty is crucial to a democracy.I THOUGHT SHE LOOKED FAMILIAR: An employee was arrested for stealing $2,900 in cash and merchandise from a Wal-Mart in Chattanooga, Tenn.The odd thing is that she had been hired after having been caught shoplifting from the very same store a few years earlier and ordered to stay off the premises.LOOK, rrs BOB, EARLY AGAIN: A man in Longmont, Colo, bought a device on eBay two years ago that allowed him to change traffic lights from red to green.Police caught up with him last month and informed him that it was illegal to possess such an item.The man said that he really enjoyed using it, and that it greatly reduced his driving time to work.Read a second Looking Glass column on the Internet at pingreeslooking- GLASS.COM.E-mail: MPINGREE@HarMAIL.COM What is black and white, white, value ¦ THE wii RECORD read all over and serves as a great teaching tool?The newspaper, of course.Teachers can use the newspaper in a number of ways in the classroom to enhance students' education.They can cut several pieces of art from the paper and have young students just learning to write name them, or clip a feature story from the paper and have older students respond to it in an essay.Whatever the activity, newspapers benefit students.When used in the classroom, they improve students' reading, writing and critical thinking skills, inspire them to participate in discussions and debates, and expand their knowledge of past, current and future events. page 8 Tuesday, April 25, 2006 î ¦¦ THF.».RECORD Health: ConTd from Page 1 Magog resident George Smiley.Smiley donated some $500,000 to the hospital foundation before he died at 93.Dorey, who played bridge and golf with Smiley, said he always talked about donating the money.“He talked about donating the money when we played bridge,” Dorey said, noting Smiley would have liked to see the outcome of his contribution.The new $1,650,000-unit will act as a satellite centre with the CHUS.Each machine is wired to a sophisticated monitoring network at the hospital.The head of the CHUS’ nephrology department.Dr.Paul Montambault, said the equipment is convenient for patients who can’t visit the centre every day.He said the unit’s $600,000 worth of equipment is comparable to most other hospitals in the province.“Just because it's not at the CHUS doesn’t mean it’s not excellent service,” he said.Montambault said patients need this treatment and must be able to get to the hospital.“Patients have to show up at specific times not depending on their personal situation," he said, noting the new unit will make things much easier for patients such as Dorey who travel thousands of kilometres every year for treatment.The unit has four machines capable of treating 12 patients per day.The hospital plans to buy eight more machines within the next few years.This will bump up the unit’s daily capacity to 72.Montambault said the 12 hours of treatment patients receive every week can’t replace a healthy kidney that works 24 hours a day, but it is adequate.“The goal of dialysis machines is to do what the kidney can’t do," he said, noting the treatment is a compromise.“It’s a compromise between an ideal situation of being treated every day." Hospital management say the new unit would still be a long way away without Smiley's contribution.His relatives were in Magog to unveil a plaque in his honour.“I think it’s wonderful for him to be able to do it,” said Smiley’s younger brother, Robert.“I’m very proud of him.” Robert who spoke with Smiley before he died, said his brother was determined to donate the money to the hospital.Smiley had been living in Magog for the past 70 years.He worked at the Dominion textile plant.Robert said his brother loved the scenery and the golf courses.Robert added his brother was active right up until his death, playing pool and living on his own in an apartment.His wife died a few years earlier.They had no children.In an earlier interview with The Record about the contribution, Smiley said he had enjoyed a long and happy life in Magog and wanted people living in the region to have one too.Dorey is one of them.“Four years ago I didn’t think I’d make it through Christmas,” said the 74-year-old.“You have to accept it from the beginning.” But he says he’s learned to accept his condition and live with it.“I still have a very good life," Dorey said, noting he loves to swim, fish and go out with his wife.::SSSS88*istiifc3 * ymzi **5S8| •>.; ¦ '¦ PHOTOS BRION ROBINSON Top: Family members help unveil a plaque in honour of George Smiley.Bottom: Leonard Dorey smiles thanks to the hospital's new $1,650,000 hemodialysis unit.President: Cont’d from Page 1 He was never brought before an international tribunal investigating war crimes in Rwanda due to a lack of evidence.Mangapi said he did not understand why the university was honoring the controversial leader.He suggested officials could have done a fact finding job.Jacques Viens, a spokesman from the University of Sherbrooke’s rector’s office, explained President Kagame is not personally getting a prize and that he is surprised by the misinformation that has been circulating about the medal, which intends to salute the people of Rwanda, not its president.“This is not a personal homage to Mr.Kagamé, we are giving it to the people of Rwanda,” Viens said, noting that Kagamé is simply picking it up as the representative of his people.Viens said the University of Sherbrooke has been present in Rwanda for years, mainly as a partner on various projects for the Canadian International Development Agency.After a recent visit with other institutions from the Townships, it was suggested the university award the people of Rwanda with a medal for their courage in reconciliation and rebuilding the country following years of bloody civil strife.He explained the medals were struck for the university’s perry beaton/sPEciAi.recent 50th anniversary and have been mainly given to pio-Canadian human rights activists (left to right) Felly Ombi, Oboo Malekesa, Assonga Augustin Mangapi, Daniel neers of the institution.Since then, the remaining medals Shindano and Mariam Kaseem believe President Kagamé should not have been allowed to visit Canada because he are being awarded to a variety of groups and individuals with contributed to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.links to the university. Serving the greater Lennoxville area Wim-: Also See: Galt Idol heads into final competition .see Page 11 NEWSROOM@SHERBROOKERECORD.COM Tuesday, April 25, 2006 Page 9 Borough gets serious about graffiti problem ‘Rewards are available for information, ’ says MacAulay By Jen Young Record Correspondent Every small town at one time or another, faces a small graffiti problem, but according to Lennoxville council vandals and graffiti artists are the worst they’ve been in five years.“It seems to go in waves,” according borough president Doug MacAulay.“I remember it being bad about four or five years ago but it is worse right now.It’s everywhere, almost on every building in town.It’s terrible and we are taking this very seriously.” Council has taken different measures in hopes of catching the culprits.Closer ties have been made with the Town & Gown committee, the Community Safety Department, business owners, Sherbrooke Police, as well as the private security firm hired to look out for such things at night and early in the morning.“The problem is these people need to be caught and no one seems to have seen these culprits in the act,” added MacAulay.“Some of the writings, mostly PEST and JESTER taggings, have been done to high buildings almost as though these individuals are using ladders.We think it is most probable that they (graffiti artists) are younger and live in town.” Macaulay said the public’s help is needed to catch the culprits.“We are urging residents to keep an eye out when they are in town during the night, especially in isolated areas or around closed businesses,” he said.“We have spoken with local (merchants) and we will be keeping a close eye on individuals buying spray paint.It’s going to take the community working together to catch these culprits.” Any information leading to the arrest of a graffiti artist, either by calling police or the borough, can lead to a reward through Info Crime.Starting in May, the borough will employ three student security patrollers in hopes the extra presence will help.PERRY BRATON/SPHClAl.Graffiti vandals have marred the facades of several buildings around Lennoxville.They even managed to tag photographer Grant Simeon's business on Conley Street.Frivolous water use subject to fines By Jen Young Record Correspondent The warm weather has everyone thinking indoor and outdoor spring cleaning, but if residents are using municipal drinking water frivolously on driveways and lawns they are subject to a fine.“We have a by-law concerning the use of drinking water outdoors and if residents do not follow the guidelines they are subject to a fine,” explained borough councillor Bill Smith.“We waste too much water.We have to be careful or someday it won’t be there.We dug a new well two years ago and wells usually only last for about 25 years, so we need to conserve.” Pools Municipal by-law 1 states clearly that there is never to be free-flowing water.As swimming pool season is upon us the bylaws state pools may only be filled between 8 p.m.and 6 a.m., unless it is a new pool and all the necessary steps have been taken for permits.New or repaired pools may be filled at any time; however, it must be done within a two-day span.Driveways and sidewalks If you feel as though your driveway needs washing it better be done soon because they are only permitted to be washed once between April 1 and May 31.Residents are only permitted to wash their driveways with water.In the case of construction or landscaping, the driveway may be washed more than once, but keeping a written copy of the work is ideal in case inspectors or town officials question a second wash.New asphalt driveways are no exception, but owners may use a hose to clean off required equipment after paving.Grass and trees Lennoxville homeowners should set aside time on Wednesdays and Sundays if they want to water their grass and trees.Lawns, hedges, trees, shrubs, and other plants can only be watered via a sprinkler or hose between 8 and 11 p.m.on those two days.Programmed sprinklers, equipped with moisture detectors to avoid watering on rainy days, can be set between 5 and 7 a.m.on the same days.The only exception permitted in this case is new lawns or vegetation.Watering is permit- ted for 15 consecutive days after sodding or seeding, but again a proof of purchase, with a visible date, must be on hand.Flowers and gardens Flowers and vegetable gardens may be watered at any time for reasonable periods as long as the hose is equipped with a hand held shut off valve.If using automatic sprinklers a gardener must be sure it is equipped with a moisture detector.Sprinkler usage on rainy days is also subject to fines.Vehicles and home exteriors As long as water is not flowing freely and the hose is equipped with a hand held shut off valve, then washing vehicles or the exterior of buildings is permitted anytime of day with a bucket. page 10 Tuesday, April 25, 2006 As Lennoxville LINK Our Neighbour — Heidi WÊâjrM PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL You've seen her outside every school day for the past seven years braving the elements, all to make sure pedestrians and children cross busy Queen Street safely.Heidi McHlravy says she does it because of her love for Lennoxville's people.“It’s definitely for the people that I do it," said the crossing guard, who greets residents every morning beginning at 7:30 a.m.“I love the social aspect and definitely the kids." Mcl-lravy added that her only pet peeve is when motorists do not stop to allow people to cross the street.And Make Your Event a Success! 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Salman Rushdie’s newest novel is called Shalimar the Clown.It is the story of Max Ophuls, U.S.Ambassador to India, as well as an author, economist, and intelligence official.Ophuls is murdered by his Muslim driver, Noman Sher Noman, who is also known as Shalimar the Clown.The crime seems to be political, until one discovers the real story which concerns a dancer from a Kashmiri village who Ophuls has taken as a lover.Her husband is none other than Noman, an acrobat and tightrope walker, and eventually a terrorist who seeks revenge.Fans of Robert Ludlum will be pleased to see The Moscow Vector, his newest novel, on our shelves.Lt.Col.Jon Smith is an Army research doctor specializing in infectious diseases: He is also a secret agent connected to Covert-One.At a conference in Prague he is contacted by Dr.Valentine Petrenko, a Russian colleague.There have been several mysterious deaths in Moscow, yet the government has refused to release any information about them to the public.The plot thickens when Petrenko is killed and then other government officials from around the world begin dying from a mysterious virus.Smith and Covert-One must figure out what’s happening and who is behind it all.Truman Capote’s classic In Cold Blood effectively merged crime reporting with literature to create a new genre.In 1959 in Kansas, the Clutter family was murdered.There didn’t seem to be any apparent motive for the crimes and there were almost no clues.Capote reconstructs both the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers in a way that is both suspenseful and empathetic.Canada Reads The verdict is in.The book that all Canadians should be reading this year is A Complicated Kindness, by Miriam Toews.Upcoming Library Closure Please note, the Library will be closed from April 29 to May 6 inclusive, in order to paint the bookshelves.We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you in advance for your patience.Book Ends • There will be a Library meeting tonight (Tuesday, April 25) at 7 p.m.at the library.• The next meeting of the Books and Brown Bags Lunches reading club will be May 3, from noon to 1 p.m.at the library.• The next children’s story and crafts time will take place on May 20, at 1:30 p.m.at the library.The theme will be summer.For information on all library events, call us at 819-562-4949 or visit our website, www.lennoxvillelibrary.ca.You can also reach us by e-mail at bibliolen@ne-trevolution.com.—Submitted by Michelle Barker Good Reads Lennoxville Library Eight to battle on the Idol stage this weekend JEN YOUNG/CORRESPONDENT Only eight remain in this year’s Galt Idol competition and contestants like Brian Dubois hope to make it to the finals this Saturday night when the public is encouraged to attend.‘It will be the public that decides, ’ says Retchless By Jen Young Record Correspondent It’s getting down to the wire for the remaining Galt Idol contestants.This is the weekend that many young artists have been dreaming of since the beginning of the school year in Lennoxville, but to be crowned this year’s Galt Idol will take dedication, devotion, and the public’s participation.“We have always tried to keep this event away from a popularity contest,” said organizer Andrew Retchless.“The auditions had nothing to do with the rest of the school.It was the judges who were responsible for choosing, but when it comes to the final competition this weekend, audience opinion does make a difference because they will be voting for their favorite.“The judges’ votes will make up a certain per cent of the vote, but the rest is decided through spectators.” Retchless says that nights like these are what some students will remember for the rest of their lives, and this is an instance when the public is responsible for helping encourage future generations.This Saturday night’s event, to be held in the auditorium beginning at 7:30 p.m., mimics the televised Idol production.right down to the lighting, theme song and video clips on a big screen.Also, like the popular television show, the audience will either make or break a contestant.This week, judges will hear Chloe Flannigan, Emily Adam, Brian Dubois, Miranda Lyonnais, Emily Broadbent, Aleisia Rowell, Emlyne Fontaine, and Sarah Zwierzchowski again and decide which four will take the stage Saturday night for the final.Winning this event will ensure fu- ture performances, media attention, and prestige, according to Retchless.“They already deserve so much praise just for getting up there and trying.All 60 of them,” concluded Retchless.“But they’re teens so they don’t see that side of it.These teens are our neighbours, friends, and our future generation and you wouldn’t believe how incredible they are.“They’ve done their part.They’ve battled what most teens would be too timid to do, now it’s up to the community to do their part." Although proceeds from the evening will go to ensuring class trips and outings, Retchless’ main concern is getting enough spectators in the auditorium to prove to these contestants they are appreciated and have done a great job.EMAIL YOUR CLASSIFIED TOUS! 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