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THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 .mm sisssi ' WÊÊ Mansonville Elementary Goes Bilingual murielle parkes/corrfspondent Mansonville Elementary School has added a sense of "joie de vivre" to the curriculum with the arrival of full-time French teacher Claude LeBlanc, seen here with his students.For the full story, please see Wednesday’s Brome County News.Tuesday, November 16, 1999 65 CENTS Jury trial underway for 3 QPF officers Testimony from victims heard By Maurice Crossfield The trial of three provincial police officers got underway in Granby Monday, with testimony from the victims of the road accident in Sutton three years ago that started it all.Quebec Police Force officers Pierre-Yves Deragon, Pierre Boileau and Marcel Brodeur are facing several charges, primarily for obstruction of justice, altering evidence and falsifying documents.The aim of it all, prosecutor Josée Grandchamp says, was to ensure that Sophie Brodeur (daughter of Marcel Brodeur) didn’t face charges of impaired driving causing bodily injury following a head-on collision on the night of Dec.31,1996.First on the stand was Gerry Dubin.The 53-year-old Montreal resident was sitting in the back of his brother-in-law’s car with his wife as they were entering Sutton on Route 139 at about 11:30 p.m.Under the questioning of Grandchamp, Dubin told the jury his account of the accident.“I saw the lights of a car coming on the wrong side of the road, it was going around a curve in the road,” said Dubin.Dubin said the car weaved around in the wrong lane as it approached them.Finally Morton Randolph, the man driving the Dubins to their Sutton chalet, swerved into the left lane to avoid the oncoming car.SEE TRIAL, PAGE 4 Think before you drink and drive Tough new legislation and increased fines make impaired driving a very costly mistake By René Bruemmer Despite years of public awareness campaigns and increasingly strict fines, alcohol continues to be a factor in nearly half of all traffic fatalities in Canada.Of the 3,064 traffic fatalities in the country in 1997, approximately 1,200 were alcohol related, a number which more than doubled the national homicide rate of 581 that year.Police laid more than 84,000 impaired driving charges in the same period.In response to the continued problem and public pressure, the federal government recently introduced strict new punishments for offenders, including immediate license suspensions and heavy monetary penalties.With the coming of the holiday season, which is expected to be more festive than usual due to end of millennium celebrations, regional police are starting to gear up with media blitzes and increased presence on the roads.SEE DRINKING, PAGE 4 Are you fed up that the government takes 50% of your savings?If you have over $50.000 in Savings, You Must attend this free educational workshop! November 16th.from 7:00 p.m.to 8:30 p.m.at Bishop’s University, McGreer Hall iInvestors Please Call NOW to reserve your seat at (819) 566-0666 or 1 (800) 569-4662 f Group (If you are already an Investors Group Client,, please contact your representative) Sponsored by AL & Dave page 2 Tuesday, November 16, 1999 iTHEi Black and white become grayer with time My curiosity was peaked.The flickering gold glow seemed out of place.In the wrong place, in fact.As I neared our neighbour’s home, I became uneasy.It was just a small fire, it’s flames maybe a foot and a half high.But it was so close to the garage.And there in front of the building was another tiny blaze.Someone was nearby, a child of perhaps nine or ten.Everything must be under control I told myself.I continued on my way to town, driving ever so slowly.Hesitation and uncertainty reigned.Something wasn’t quite right with the scene I had just passed.The fires were burning way too close to the garage.There were cars nearby.Indecision reigned.Should I turn around and make sure the parents were aware of the situation?Would I be interfering if I did so?Would the young man hate me forever if he interpreted my intervention as ‘squealing’?The questions persisted.I had no answers.A nagging fear would not go away.By the time I had arrived at the next house, my mind was made up.I couldn’t take a chance.This family had already been the victim of a fire.Before any of the children were born, the couple and their Susan parents had been in Mastine the barn choring when the house trailer caught on fire.By the time the flames and smoke were noticed, it had been too late to save the structure.They had lost all of their belongings.As I pulled into the yard, no more flames were to be seen.The boy appeared to be prancing about.But the evidence remained; two black smouldering stains on the ground could not be erased, no matter how hard the blond-haired lad tried.It was then that I knew for certain that this had been no casual matter.Still worried that the youngster would regard me with disdain, I casually greeted him and headed for the house.No one inside had seen the fires.The young man’s mom had seen wisps of smoke that she thought were fog.She was grateful that I had pointed out the danger, that she could deal with this behaviour under these circumstances, thankful that the interaction between her active son and the matches had not transpired in the barn.Why is it that as we age and gain experience and wisdom, decisions do not come more easily?Why isn’t everything black and white, clear and precise?Why do children have to learn on their own?Why are they attracted to things that their parents fear?Why.?***** The pink shape stood out in the pristine snow.Everything around her was white: the walkway she was shoveling, the lawn, the low-lying verandah, the house.This made her even more evident to passers-by on this main thoroughfare.It was a snapshot moment.One that stays forever in your mind.One when you so wish you had a camera.One that makes you anticipate seeing the same scene the next time you go by, but you don’t.Yet your memory keeps replaying the image over and over again.And you feel the same emotions again and again.A smile escapes my lips as I remember that fifty-something woman boldly shoveling snow from the pathway, clad only in a soft flowing, full-length pink bathrobe.Had she thought that no one would notice her just feet from the traffic?The incongruity of the scene etched it into my mind.The woman wearing a warm, cozy lounging garment to remove winter precipitation in the frosty out-of-doors.And gave me a sense that here was a kindred spirit of sorts.Perhaps it’s not so strange to stride out to fetch the newspapers just after daylight exposes the horizon clad in nightwear partially masked by a layer of winter clothing, and to remain calm and collected should a vehicle happen by.Maybe more of us should be so daring.All that you need to know about bird feeding Now's the best time of year to set up bird feeders to attract winter residents right into your backyard.In November, usually most of the migrating birds are on their way south even though you may see Robins and a few Juncos until Christmas.So, if you've recently discovered the passion of bird watching, this is the best time of the year to start identifying birds because there are fewer species around and if you put out food in your garden, you will have the pleasure of watching them at close range.To start with, you may want to read a few books and learn the basics of bird feeding.From my collection, I recommend some of my most-treasured titles."North American birdfeeder Handbook" by Robert Burton is published by the National Audubon Society.The book is easy to use, nicely written and absolutely packed with interesting information.It features chapters on food with recipes for peanut butter and suet mixtures, feeders to build, birdbaths, ponds and nest boxes.More than 50 species are described and an excellent chapter covers many aspects of bird behavior.Next, I would recommend the book "How to attract birds" published by Ortho Books.With lots of colour pictures, illustrations and lists, the explanations are very easy to understand.You will learn the attractiveness of bird seeds to common birds, the type of feeders they prefer and how to present food.The chapters also cover birds in the garden, in the wild, and a gallery of birds with information on more than 75 species.Several birders enjoy reading magazines to learn more about new facts and recent development in the bird world.One of the most popular is "Bird watcher's Digest" with its small pocketbook size and a whole section on backyard subjects.There is also "Birder's World" with the most beautiful photos and a content to please all type of birdwatchers.Then, if you happen to read French, there is a magazine called "Quebec Oiseaux" which is published by the Association of birdwatcher's clubs of Quebec.Available in news stands, it is a reference on birds in our province.It features articles on identification, backyard birds, places to visit and presents beautiful photos of birds.For a book and bird lover like me, it is daunting to have to narrow my suggestions to just a few books.But, with one of these documents in hand, I'm confident you will be drawn to the fascinating hobby of attracting birds.News from the Townships Have you seen a Tufted Titmouse lately?Some bird watchers have already seen a few at feeders in Sherbrooke.Maybe we're looking at another small invasion like the one we had in 1995.At that time, titmice were reported at over ten feeders from Stanstead to Magog during the fall season.If you happen to see one at your feeder, I would like to be informed to keep a record of their presence so far north.You may leave a message at The Record for me.Bird Chronicle Camille Dufresne Weather: Today: Snow.Total accumulation near 10 centimetres.High near minus 1.Wednesday: Mostly cloudy.Probability of flurries 40 percent.Low near minus 5.High near minus 2.Thursday: Mostly sunny.Low near minus 8.High near minus 2.BEN by Daniel Shelton THAT WOULP BE HIM.HEY GUYS'TAKE A LOOK/ A LIMOUSINES PULLING UP.GOOP MORNING GENTLEMEN -I HAPPEN TO OWN THIS PIECE OF LANP FOR WHICH YOU ADC PROTESTING .MAY I ASK TO SPEAK TO THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF ORGANIZING SR I 11/16» -Mail: benolivi@lotal.net ¦ THE» RECORD Tuesday, November 16, 1999 page 3 New high-tech centre finds home on Galt St.Multi-media businesses can take advantage of tax credits By Rita Legault Sherbrooke After months of faltering and false starts, the government has made a final decision on the location of its multi-media center known as the Centre de Développement des Technologies de l’Information or CDTI.While the cat was already out of the bag with media reports Monday morning, Parti Québécois MNA Claude Boucher confirmed the CDTI centre will be located in the Sodelco building 740 Galt West St.near the corner of Belvédère Street.The center is one of many throughout the province being set up by private entrepreneurs to provide a home for small and medium-sized businesses which have access to a government incentive program for high tech industries and the so-called new economy.The CDTI plan, launched almost two years ago by Finance Minister Bernard Landry, offers generous tax credits for multi-media enterprises such as computer, communications technology and other high tech businesses.It was augmented later by the addition of another program called Carrefour des nouvelles économies or CNE, which includes incentives for such activities as automation, biotechnology, environment, and scientific and technological services.The businesses approved under the two plans must set up in a government accredited building such as Sherbrooke’s CDTI centre to create a synergy between business and encourage “value-added economic spinoffs for Quebec and a substantial research and/or development component likely to develop new expertise.” At first, the City of Sherbrooke had decided to run the CDTI centre and it announced last November it had purchased the abandoned shopping centre at Grandes Fourches with the intention of renovating and opening it up to entrepreneurs accredited by the government.But this summer, the city received an offer to purchase the Grandes Fourches property by Loblaws.It sold the land to the grocery giant which is planning to open a supermarket next year and announced intentions to construct a new building at the corner of Aberdeen and Wellington.But before Sherbrooke could proceed with that plan, the government got a new offer from Sodelco promoter Gilles Raymond, whose building was immediately available and would avoid construction delays which would have jeopardized the town’s project because the building would not be completed before next year.11 mm flBlilll m m Parti Québécois MNA Claude Boucher confirmed the CDTI centre will be located in the Sodelco building 740 Galt West St.near the comer of Belvédère Street.The Sodelco building, which has housed federal and provincial government offices, has the minimum space requirement for the CDTI, about 50,000 square feet.It could expand the available space to 70,000 sq ft if other tenants move out.Mayor Jean Perrault said one of the city’s main goals was to encourage businesses to set up downtown and help revive Sherbrooke’s dying core.He said the Sodelco location meets that aim.Boucher, who is the parliamentary assistant to Finance Minister Bernard Landry, said the CDTI could create between 300 and 350 jobs and help the region avoid a brain drain and retain a large number of youths training in both local universities and in local colleges.“This will make room for our brightest students and prevent them from going to work for Microsoft,” said Sherbrooke MNA Jean Charest.Last week in Question Period, the Liberal leader had pressured Landry to find out when a long-awaited announcement on the CDTI could be expected.He also pointed out that both parties can work together on important matters like job creation.“It’s important that the population knows that we can work together even if we are sitting on different sides of the Assembly,” Charest said, adding that job and jobs creation don’t have an ideology.While Landry could not be on hand for the announcement, economic partners agreed it was important to act quickly so that business can get started.“The sooner we made the announcement, the quicker they could get started,” said Boucher’s aide Annie-André Emond, who apologized to the organizers and media for a leak on the embargoed information in Monday’s La Tribune.A dozen local enterprises have received accreditation from the government to take part in the CDTI and CNE incentive plan, Boucher said.Finance ministry official André Parent said that if the dozen accredited business get up and running they could create up to 200 jobs and would take up about half the available space in the Sodelco building.And, because the space is ready and waiting, some could move in as soon as the next few weeks.Parent said that under the CDTI program accredited businesses are entitled to a five-year fiscal holiday; a 40 per cent tax credit on eligible salaries (maximum $15,000) until the year 2010 ; and a tax credit on the cost of acquiring specialized materials.Under the CNE program, businesses in the new economy get the same salary tax credit of 40 per cent to a maximum of $15,000 until the year 2010.They are also eligible for a 50 per cent grant on buying or leasing specialized equipment with no ceiling, and a five year income tax holiday for any foreign expert they must hire.Making Way For Loblaws PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Loblaws has begun demolishing the old Grandes Fourches market in Sherbrooke to make way for a supermarket.The grocery chain will be investing $15 million to set up shop in the downtown area.The new 80,000-square-foot store is expected to create about 300 full- and- part-time jobs and bring tens of thousands of people to Sherbrooke's fading downtown core.Construction is expected to begin next spring and the supermarket is scheduled to open in early 2001. page 4 Tuesday, November 16, 1999 Record ‘The car seemed to be out of control’ - Dubin Trial: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “It was up to me in a very short period of time to try to figure out how to get around her,” Randolph told the court during his testimony.But Dubin testified that at the last second the oncoming car hit a curb and bounced into the left lane, hitting Randolph’s car.Out of Control “The car seemed to be out of control, it swerved from one side of the road to another,” Gerry Dubin said.Dubin suffered a minor cut to his foot, while his wife sustained a concussion and whiplash.Randolph and his wife Frances sustained cuts and bruises in the crash.After checking on his companions, Dubin said he approached the other car.Inside he saw a woman he said was incoherent.He said she appeared to be drunk.Within a couple of minutes a car arrived with two women in it.Dubin said they requested that they be allowed to take Sophie Brodeur away from the scene of the crash.Following the end of Dubin’s testimony his wife Rhoda took the stand.She corroborated much of what her husband said.“As soon as I saw the lights I said ‘there’s someone out of control on our side of the road,’” she said.After the crash two other men showed up at the scene.They brought Rhoda Dubin and Frances Morton to their car to shelter them from the -27 Celsius temperatures.Later in the day Morton Randolph testified that no one in his group had been drinking that night.Instead they were going back to Dubin’s chalet to ring in the new year with a bottle of champagne.Long Trial The trial promises to be a long one, with two main stories to be told in the next month: First, the circumstances surrounding the accident itself, including Sophie Brodeur’s state of mind.From there the seven men and five women of the jury will learn about the alleged attempts to alter police re ports and ensure that the charges would be dropped.Expected to testify in the coming days will be Jean-François Clouthier, one of the two police officers at the scene.Grandchamp said in her opening arguments that Clouthier will testify that he was pressured by his fellow officers to falsify the reports.He is also expected to testify concerning Sophie Brodeur’s state of mind that night.Other witnesses slated to be called will be Sophie Brodeur and Bedford district crown prosecutor Michel St-Cyr.Meanwhile, Clouthier is facing charges of his own, and is expected to be tried in early 2000.The charges of impaired driving against Sophie Brodeur, which had been dropped in 1997, have been reinstated.Her preliminary hearing has not yet been completed.‘If you want to drink, that’s fine, but just don’t drive’ Drinking: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “We will start to have road blocks and checks towards the end of the month,” Const.Serge Fournier of the Sherbrooke Regional Police said.“And we will be focusing on the Nez Rouge campaign, as we do every year.“Our message is, if you want to drink, that’s «*¥ «BMi EUMdlf UP BABY AN® JOIN SAM AT THf ReCORo’S MhllfNNium baby bash ON SUN®AY, DrC.f2.The Record will take a group picture of all 1999 babies who visit between 10 and noon.The photo will be taken at noon sharp.Proud parents and grandparents of babies born in 1999 are also invited to submit a photograph of their baby along with the baby’s name, birth date, parents’ name, hometown and 10 words about their special baby, along with $10 and a stamped, self-addresssed envelope, for inclusion in a special New Year’s edition of The Record.Deadline is Dec.20.Parents may also have their baby's photo taken at The Record on Dec.12 for the special edition.All babies who appear in the special edition will receive a one-month subscription to The Record to help carry on the 1 02-year-old Townships tradition.fine, but just don’t drive.” The Quebec Police Force is planning to be out in force as well, stopping an estimated 120,000 drivers for breathalyzer checks across the province this holiday season, QPF spokesperson Serge Dubord said.In the Estrie region the QPF runs two major alcohol stings annually.In 1998, 2,019 motorists were pulled over at 36 police checkpoints during the space of one month in the summer.Police charged 46 motorists with impaired driving.Statistics from the second campaign of that year seem to indicate that holi- day season awareness programs are having an effect.Between Nov.20 and Dec.20, 1998, Estrie QPF officers stopped 4,430 people at 46 check points, but only 33 people were found to be driving under the influence.For those people who still think they’re probably okay to drive after the Christmas office party, the Canada Safety Council has released a press release detailing the amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada which became lavv this summer.The recommendations were made by enforcement agencies, insurers, victims, commercial and industry stakeholders and safety organizations.The new laws stipulate: • Minimum fines for first-time impaired driving convictions double from $300 to $600 • The mandatory minimum driving prohibition increased from three months to one year for a first offence, from six months to two years for a second offence and from one year to three years on subsequent offences.• Maximum driving prohibition periods increase from three years to five years for a second offence and from three years to a lifetime ban on a third offence.• The maximum penalty for driving while prohibited rises from two years to five years imprisonment • Police now have three hours, instead of two, to demand a breath or blood sample • At the time of sentencing, judges are now required to consider a blood alcohol level of double exceeding twice the criminal offence level as an aggravating factor • New drivers, who have been licensed only two years, are subject to a zero tolerance law.Any person within this category caught drinking with any alcohol in their system will immediately have their car impounded, or returned to its rightful owner.For a second offence, the car will be immediately impounded for 30 days, even if it’s daddy’s car.The Canada Safety Council points out that legal sanctions are not the only deterrents to drinking and driving.• Persons charged will have a criminal record, accessible by employers, police, insurance companies and customs agents.A criminal record can stop a person from obtaining certain forms of employment.Countries can deny access.• Individuals charged with impaired driving pay, in addition to their fines, between $1,000 and $1,500 to enter a guilty plea.To plead innocent and mount a defence can cost between $4,000 and $10,000 in legal fees alone, depending on circumstances.• Insurance companies will not cover any injuries or damages to vehicles sustained for individuals under the influence of alcohol.Insurance premiums will skyrocket, and partners, spouses and children may experience insurance premium increases or have difficulties obtaining insurance at all.• Convictions in many provinces can leave an individual open to a negligence lawsuit.Courts in Canada can award high settlements to victims of impaired drivers. Tuesday, November 16, 1999 page 5 RECORD Cutbacks failed to improve bottom line Government still in the hole By Glenn Wanamaker National Assembly QCNA Press The cat is clawing its way out of the bag.After suffering through three years of massive budget cuts, after laying off staff and pushing as many nurses, doctors, and civil servants as possible to retire early, after freezing salaries and raising the sales tax, after dumping expenses into municipal laps and having them cut staff and services -all to attain the hallowed zero deficit -it’s time to face facts.The government still has no money Last week, Health Minister Pauline Marois announced the injection of $20 million to combat anticipated overcrowding in hospital emergency wards this winter.She was widely praised for acting early to prevent a repetition of the unacceptable chaos that reigned last year.However, her action simply recognizes the fact our health care system remains in intensive care.Hospital beds lost due to closures have not been replaced, nursing shortages persist, overworked family doctors are refusing new patients, and promised budgets for more home care and outpatient services have yet to materialize.Hospitals, working with a fixed budgetary allotment, are almost all heading for increased deficits this year.HOW THE PIE IS DIVIDED If you look at how that $20 million is divided up ($500,000 for Outaouais, $1.16 million for the Eastern Townships, $1.04 for the Laurentians, $79,000 for the Gaspé, $2.5 million for Montérégie, $1.02 million for Lanaudière, $1.95 million for Quebec City, $8 million for Montreal, $782,000 for Laval), you see how little is there for individual hospitals.As one Quebec City doctor said, the $1.95 million for his whole region is just about enough for one hospital.In short, Marois has been forced to troll for pennies just to head off another politically damaging ER crisis.Longterm?An expert committee recently rec-ommended a number of steps but Marois simply does not have the money to implement them.Rochon reforms revisited If you want another eloquent example, look no further than the plans to build new ambulatory care centres.They were among the “reforms” put forward by former Health Minister Jean Rochon to provide more efficient Health Minister Pauline Marois announced the injection of $20 million to combat anticipated overcrowding in emergency wards.outpatient services.Marois doesn’t have the millions needed to set them up, however, and now the whole idea is on hold.Meanwhile, the busy Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Montreal has been forced to open up what it calls a fancy trailer to dispense these services.Then there’s the drug insurance plan, which will cost $210 million more this year than expected because of rising drug costs and more insured people.In the hole Yes, the government has no money.The Quebec Police Force is projecting a $10 million deficit this year and has taken cars off the road to cut costs.Next year, according to the scenario put forward by the Liberals, the force faces a budget cut of 18 per cent.The only response from Public Security Minister Serge Ménard is that a final decision hasn’t been made.The Employment Ministry is still lurching from crisis to crisis, cutting money as it goes.The embattled minister, Diane Lemieux, said last month that despite extra money taken from another government pot to meet contracted commitments with jobless people, the ministry is cash-strapped.With five months to go in the budget year, it has already spent more than 82 per cent of its budget.Let’s turn to education.Despite extra funding this year, school board officials say that one-half of the province’s boards will have a deficit this year.The CEGEP system says it’s short $250 million.Then there are the municipalities, locked in negotiations with the province over amalgamations, fiscal reform, and yet another $365 million bill passed down by Quebec.TAX cuts But wait! Finance Minister Bernard Landry says the government does have money! In a budgetary statement a month ago, he said we’re wheeling towards a surplus of $190 million.This could translate into an extra $95 million in income tax reductions, on top of the $400 million already planned for 2000-2001.Come next July, we the most taxed citizens in North America, will be flush with extra $20 bills.But there’s the political rub.Some time ago, the Bouchard Cabinet decided that after inflicting budgetary pain for three years, it had to provide voters with a reward upon reaching the zero deficit.At hearings this fall, Landry has stated clearly that barring economic calamity, income taxes will be cut.The only issue is how to divvy it up among different income groups.More money needed in sectors A broad range of groups from every sector, including economists, educators, and community groups, have tried to argue the government should use its “marge de manoeuvre” to pump money back into the health, education, and social fields.Poverty groups have pointed out income tax reductions will do nothing to help the impoverished; what they need is help to get into an income tax bracket where they can pay taxes.Landry however has rejected all such recommendations.He is convinced tax cuts are essential for two reasons: to stimulate consumer spending and keep higher income earners from leaving Quebec.And there’s nothing more politically satisfying than an income tax cut.So yes, Quebec does have money to win back our love.No, Quebec does not have money to restore services.It’s a political choice.Hometowns A spirited debate is under way over the merger of towns and cities across the province, and Municipal Affairs Minister Louise Harel will soon nourish it with her white paper on municipal reform.The government believes that by reducing the number of towns and cities, costs will be reduced and services prvid- Premier Lucien Bouchard declared last week he has no intention of retiring.ed more efficiently.Unfortunately,not everyone agrees.And that raises a fundamental question - who decides what’s best for the people.In the case of Mont Tremblant, where residents voted 96 per cent against a merger with Saint Jovite, Harel has chosen to ignore the result.Last week, she introduced legislation to force a merger.In the case of St.Sauveur, as the Liberals pointed out, the government-dropped plans to force a merger because of public opposition.In the case of Mont Saint Hilaire and Otterburn Park, the government has said it will respect the results of a referendum.Even the dullest of people can see the inconsistency here.In sovereignty referendums, 50 plus one is enough.For some municipal mergers, not even 96 per cent is enough, while for others, well, let’s just see which way the vote goes.Any self-respecting cynic would have to conclude that in the end, what counts is that the government get its way.J’Y RESTE You know you’re in difficulty when you have to deny idle rumours that you’re leaving.Premier Bouchard, barely a year into a new mandate, had to declare last week that he has no intention of retiring.“J’y suis, j’y reste,” he said.(Email: wanamakerg@hotmail.com) page 6 Tuesday, November 16, 1999 iTHEi Record Community Forum TUE BUiROF %mm ré) M doli0hom@aol.con) Letter To The Editor Volunteers are lifeblood Dear Editor, For the sake of accuracy, I feel compelled to correct some errors that appeared in the article "Community Aid helps elderly, handicapped" on Nov.9.1.Our benefactor did NOT happen to be one of our clients, although she knew of our work.2.The amount of the legacy quoted included other sources of funds.A sizable sum came from the provincial government in 1991 when monies realized from the nurses strike were shared among many community organizations, ours included.3.In order for our clients to receive our various services, the decision to create a foundation was made to safeguard our legacy until definite plans in the best interests of our 500 clients could be determined.Lennoxville & District Community Aid remains a healthy organization in large part because of the enthusiasm and support of volunteers who have given 16,000 hours of their time in the past year.Barbara Smith, President Lennoxville & District Community Aid THE P.0, Box 1200Sherbrooke J1H 516 or257 Queen St, lennoxville, Que.JIM 1K7 Fax: 819-5693945 e-mail: recoFd@interlinx.qc.ca Website: www.sheTbrookeTecord.com MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: l year 104.00 7.28 8.35 $119.63 6 MONTHS 53.50 3.75 4.29 $6154 3 MONTHS 27.00 1.89 2.17 $31.06 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 5696345 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor .(819) 5696345 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 5699931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 569-9931 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)569-9511 Advertising.(819)5699525 Circulation.(819)5699528 Newsroom .(819)569-6345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (450) 242-1188 Fax:(450)243-5155 The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record ordered one week after publication are available at $3.00 per copy prepaid.The Reconi 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 UniMedia Company, a subsidiary of Hollinger Canadian Newspapers LP.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD.CDNA, NMB, QCNA Political arrogance determines agenda Mont Tremblant and St.Jovite are to become one municipality whether they want to be or not.Montreal area municipalities are going to be put under a superstructure they oppose.Yet several Quebec towns that have agreed to merge without being forced to now sit with their hands tied because Quebec isn’t ready for them.The government hasn’t completed the legalities and paperwork needed to grant the new municipalities legal status.It seems that Quebec’s minister of municipal affairs, Louise Harel, is better at dictating what shall be than at accommodating consenting partners.None of this should surprise anyone, of course.It is in keeping with the mind-set of so many of today’s politicians.We witness more and more examples daily of elected individuals and bodies showing little respect for the people who elect them.We needn’t pretend that this attitude is confined to Quebec, either, but if the present Quebec government doesn’t change its ways soon, Quebec City will well deserve its title as champion of arrogance.And that’s going some.Let’s just take a moment and reflect on a few examples of the sort of contempt that prompts this column.In 1990, the so-called accord that 11 first ministers concocted at Meech Lake - assisted, you’ll recall, by constitutional advisors like Lucien Bouchard - went down the drain, by due process.But did that stop the politicians from re-erecting what they could not believe the people didn’t want?No, they brought it back slightly revised with a new cover and title, now called the Charlottetown Accord.In 1992, that bit the dust, having been exposed to the judgment of the people directly in a referendum.So much for that! Or was it?No, the very most contentious clause in it, the recognition of Quebec as a “distinct society”, was written into Canadian law by the House of Commons, with the promise that as soon as ‘winning conditions’ exist, it will be enshrined in the constitution, the people be damned.No need, I am sure, to say more about the 1995 Quebec referendum than that it settled nothing.The provincials, like the feds, won’t take no for an answer.Not once, not twice, but three times, Quebecers have turned down special status for their province being written into the country’s constitution.In 1980, it was sovereignty-association, in 1992, distinct society and in 1995, sovereignty-partnership.Three strikes make an out, right?In baseball, yes.Sports have rules.Not so in politics, unless the rule is that if the people agree with their rulers, the game is over; disagree and it goes on.As Jacques Parizeau so eloquently put it, saying no simply prolongs the toothache.The political elite knows best.But ours is a democracy.Yes, we can turf the scoundrels out every few years, after they’ve done damage beyond tolerance, and start over.But what it seems we can’t do is get politicians to see democracy as anything beyond an electoral process.We can’t seem to make politicians listen.And it isn’t just us lowly electors they will not hear.Even the advice of our society’s best qualified judges on legal matters, at levels right up to and including what we still call (cynically perhaps) the Supreme Court, is all too often summarily dismissed by politicians who don’t like what’s said.We have a perfect example of this arrogance at play right now.Quebec electors know they can throw the PQout in time, but the Liberals, if their leader reflects their position, also insist that the Supreme Court is wrong and that Quebecers alone can, whenever they wish, bring about the break-up of the country unilaterally.Consequently, with not even Mario Dumont (the only non-PQ , non-Liberal in the assembly) objecting, not one elected member in Quebec’s provincial assembly stands for either the people’s wishes or legality on the constitutional future of this province.Put two tendencies - contempt for the people’s judgement and dismissal of judges’ judgments - together, and what have we?What we have is a bunch of self-important people who want to rule us as they see fit, unencumbered by limits on their powers, respecting neither the common good as judged by the people themselves, nor law and order.Hardly the makings of a civil society.Viewpoint Don Healy TllEi Tuesday, November 16, 1999 page 7 Confidence in public health may be waning By Mark Kennedy Southam Newspapers Ottawa Three-quarters of Canadians believe they should have the right to pay for their own health care in private facilities if they don’t get “timely access” to services through medicare, a new poll indicates.The survey, conducted by Toronto-based Pollara, also suggests the public may soon start lobbying for that right.The poll found that Canadians are increasingly reaching the conclusion that patients - whether they need emergency-ward care, surgery or diagnostic tests -are not getting treated quickly enough in the public system.The findings should serve as a wake-up call to provincial and federal governments.They have all been pumping money back into the health system after years of cutbacks, but Canadians either aren’t aware of the reinvestment or don’t think it’s making much of a difference.“Their confidence is declining,” said Pollara vice-president Don Guy.“It’s like you have a prized statue that is being continually eroded by sandblasting.People feel that access (to the health system) is being restricted and re strained.They have a sense that there are only so many doors you can use to get into the system, and a lot of them are being closed.” The nationwide survey of 1,200 Canadians was conducted this summer for the pharmaceutical company Merck Frosst Canada and the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations, an umbrella group of patients rights agencies.It found that 98 per cent of those surveyed believe timely access to health care should be available to everyone.When asked if Canadians without timely access should have the option of using private facilities, 73 per cent agreed.Only 23 per cent disagreed, while three per cent had no opinion.As well, Pollara found that very few respondents (15 per cent) believed the country is making progress in improving patient access to medicare.Instead, most believed the system is losing ground (45 per cent) or standing still (38 per cent) in this crucial area.Guy said the poll found, as surveys have repeatedly discovered for years, that Canadians have a strong attachment to medicare and don’t want to see its principles diminished.The Canada Health Act, which enshrines the five principles of medicare, requires provinces to provide health care that is accessible, universally available, medically comprehensive, portable between provinces, and publicly administered.“There’s very little support for rebuilding the system from scratch,” said Guy.“It’s not that they’re rushing to embrace the choice of private care.But if they feel their backs are against the wall, they’re going to start looking for options.” Pollara conducted a separate poll of health-care professionals in which they were asked similar questions.They were even more pessimistic than the public.A considerably higher number of those on medicare’s front lines believe that timely access to health care is falling behind (84 per cent of physicians, 72 per cent of pharmacists, and 65 per cent of nurses).The poll presents troubling news for federal Health Minister Allan Rock, who has been working hard to ensure that Canadians aren’t tempted to support privatization.He scored a major victory earlier this year when he convinced cabinet to table a health-care budget which promised to pump $11.5 billion back into provincial health-care transfers over the next five years.But the Canadian Medical Association, which represents the nation’s doctors, reacted with muted enthusiasm.It noted that by the year 2002-03, the gradual boost in federal transfers will have only returned the funds to their 1995 level.In the meantime, there will be 2.3 million more Canadians, of whom 444,000 are senior citizens who generally require more medical care.The Pollara survey suggests that it will take a significant and well-advertised fiscal reinvestment in health from all governments for patients to once again feel confident.Indeed, Guy said this year’s federal budget in itself formed after years of cutbacks and anecdotal horror stories about how the system has deteriorated - that medicare is in decline.Pollara found that a majority of re spondents (55 per cent) said their confidence is falling, rather than rising (five per cent) or holding firm (38 per cent).As well, governments clearly haven’t informed the public very well about how they have begun reinvesting in medicare.Only 26 per cent of those surveyed thought health spending is rising, while 39 per cent thought it was falling and 30 per cent said it had not changed.“People are still responding to what they’ve been hearing for five or six years,” said Guy.At the same time, he said, people in cities like Toronto and Montreal are still hearing stories about patients being turned away from hospital emergency wards.And that is affecting their confidence in medicare.Pollara interviewed 1,200 Canadians by telephone from July 21 to Aug.25.Survey results are considered accurate to within 2.9 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.The specific survey of health-care professionals was conducted Aug.5 to Aug.31.Pollara polled 250 doctors, 300 nurses and 300 pharmacists.It had a higher margin of error because of the smaller sample size.won’t reverse the .„ „ .„._ „ ,.La Corporation des métiers dart du Québec en Estne overriding public -—- - ««““ ¦ perception Fighting for anglo rights By Rick Mofina Southam Newspapers Ottawa English rights supporters from Quebec have found an ally in the Reform party to challenge the federal government this week over provincial laws that they say trample equal rights.Some 900 people rallied on Parliament Hill on Sunday and gave Alberta Reform MP Peter Goldring a 15,000-signature petition calling on the Liberal government to affirm that all Canadians are equal.The event came in the wake of last month’s ruling by a Quebec court, which struck down the section of the French Language Charter, Bill 101, that says French must be predominant on commercial signs.The Quebec government has said it will appeal the ruling in a case that is expected to go before the Supreme Court of Canada.Howard Galganov, head of the English-rights lobby, the Quebec Political Action Committee, passed the petition to Goldring, urging him to “tell the prime minister to get off his ass and recog- nize that there are other Canadians here who want to be equal.” Goldring, who plans to present the signatures to Parliament this week, said there are also concerns about the erosion of equal rights in other parts of the country.Galganov said Canada and Quebec laws are making for a balkanized country, swirling in racism and ethno-centrism, a situation he finds unacceptable.“Would Prime Minister Jean Chrétien accept a Bill 101 against a French minority in Ontario?” Galganov asked.“So why do we accept a bill in Quebec that makes one culture predominant over another culture?” Those at the gathering arrived in cars and buses from Montreal.They wore T-shirts saying: “Mr.Chrétien, I’m not Invisible.I’m Canadian”.They also carried placards denouncing the Quebec government and unfurled a massive “Unity Flag,” showing the flags of Canada’s provinces and nations of Canadian ancestry.“You’re at a handicap if your language is English in Quebec,” Anita Miller, who came from Montreal to the rally with her husband David, said in an interview.Keith Henderson of Quebec’s Equality Party called on the federal government to strike down what he said were Quebec’s draconian language laws.He also urged Ottawa to restrict its transfer payments to Quebec for not recognizing equal rights in the province.“Don’t give them the money if they don’t respect Canadians rights,” Henderson said.Don Don-deri, of Cit-Can, another English-rights lobby group, said that allowing for signs with English and French in equal size is not a violent threat to Quebec culture.“This is a divisive and unjust war and it’s been going on for too long,” Donderi said.“In the meantime, language discrimination and ethnic shrinkage in Quebec says more about Canada’s own commitment to human rights than any number of government proclamations about abuses elsewhere.” présente la 10 édition du Salon des metiers d’att de l’Estrie Christmas atmosphere reigns at this exhibit and sale, regrouping some l LOOSE.' > f i "&ENWEJe».s iFYOOHKDUTMtm, Y0(/D HAV& MAR0&D ^ ÔOMtûlue VJ&! .WHAT?' cte û The Born Loser VERY FUNMYl NOW STOP PLAYING WITCH.PROJECT/ ( wiLee&Fozee, did you TUPH OFF THE UGHTS ?For Better or For Worse CANPACE IS GOING T?0E A PSyCHOLO&fST AND 6UZAB6TH IS going to be a TEACHER.WELL.I’M PRDUD OF ytoU BOTH.Folks come in if THEy need a FRIEND OR A LITTLE CREDIT OR OUST TO HANG AROUND, -ré IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE A BUSINESS' WOMAN, A TEACHER AMP A PSYCHOLOGIST.' 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Secretary Velma Eryou read the minutes of the last meeting, they were approved as read.Business arising from minutes: Phyllis reported that Mel had put up the new sign and painted the rod.He will also take it down for the winter months.Gertrude asked if anyone would be interested in a tour of Bishop’s University on Oct.19th.A part of the Provincial meeting being held in Lennoxville.We will host the fall county meeting on November 10th at Centenary United Church.Treasurer Ruth Putney read the treasurer’s report which showed a favourable balance.Convenor’s reports: Agriculture: Irene Johnston read an article on strikes in our area.Canadian Industries: Joan Mosher read a very interesting documentary about a 46 year old lady named Charlotte who went into commercial soft shell clam farming and took the small businesses by storm.This is part of Atlantic Fisheries in Newfoundland.Citizenship and Legislation: Gertrude noted that Adrienne Clarkson is the second lady to become our new Governor General.She also read about David Price accepting the Legislation File for Immigration and Citizenship laws.Education: Irene Shelden had an update on the school’s work to rule situation.Information received is, there are many schools with children with learning difficulties.These children need extra help, but instead are put in classes with 25 other children.Some classrooms are combined glasses grades 5 and 6 with one teacher for two levels, to 30 plus students.Presently teachers have to administer medication to children with health problems.Teachers should not have to give needles, asthma inhalants and other medication to some children while 25 other students are waiting for academic help.There is no funding for a school nurse.Most teachers work hours would be 44 hours a week, plus meeting with parents, social workers and the principal to monitor students progress.Many of the teachers now are hired and paid on a part time basis, but put in a full day.The majority of teachers would be content with a cost of living raise, guaranteed every year and better working conditions with more resources, and resource people.The buildings are in great need of repair and updated equipment.The government cuts also affect music, sports, art and other needed programs for proper child development.Home Economics and Health: Doris Gibson read the list of articles to be made for the QWI Millennium craft competition for the May convention in Montreal.Doris also read an article on diets.In many instances the cause of death was from being overweight.When serving yourself, portion sizes are very important.The best diet is to use common sense.International Affairs & Environment: Phyllis spoke about the conflict in Barnston West, “Selling our Water.” After the dry weather we’ve had this year, she felt it would be better to leave our water table alone.If we tap into the water level, it could affect the springs and wells around us.Phyllis passed a petition ai'ound to be signed by the members against this water bottling deal.She also read an article on greenhouse gasses.Safety: Velma read a very interesting article, “What are the dangers of taking laxatives.” The over use causing many to become dependent.This in turn -* causes a host of health problems -cramps, nausea, vomiting, bloating and dehydration.It also weakens the intestinal muscles.As an alternative, eat healthy and walk at least twenty minutes, three times a week.At 11:30 a.m.Ruby Simpson adjourned the meeting.Following our regular meeting, we had a quick meeting to nominate officers for next year.Our next meeting will be on Nov.10th at Centenary Church Hall.Stanstead North will also be hosting the County Meeting at 10 a.m.There will be a lunch served at noon followed by a guest speaker.Submitted by Phyllis Dustin (Publicity) CROSSWORD ACROSS 37 1 Slender 39 5 Tibetan monk 40 9 Trample 43 14 Modena money 44 15 Slanted type: abbr.45 16 Like the Arctic 46 17 Cupid 48 18 Turn on a pivot 50 19 Cooking smell 51 20 Apple pie topping 53 23 Equal scores 55 24 Mediocre grade 63 25 News services 64 28 Hard work 65 31 Alphabetize 66 35 Female graduate 67 Monday's Puzzle Solved M A N V 1 o M E G A A L 1 A u A P 1 S C E O s D R A B S R U B 1 K S C U B E O T E R 1 L O T^ D 0 Y E N T H O R 1 N E T T H E R O C S H A R C A D E U R U T R A D E S P A D B E A T s D E L L F O u R S O R E O T O R i lL D 1 S C E G G E D E S K R E E L s S C A M H O S E A K 1 N D E A D W M : Q l I ¦ O R T S U A R E T O 1 L U L E ¦ L L S (C)1999 Tribune Media Services, Inc.All rights reserved.11/16/99 Horse shade Green legume Exploit French season Earth Imagined presence Meeting: abbr.Woodwind device Racetrack shapes Fruit concoction Provoke 1938 Hitchcock film Used another match Epic tale Profane utterance Castle or Dunne North Carolina college 68 Ice on the move 69 Wanderer 70 Actress Russo 71 Make an effort to resist DOWN 1 Serb or Croat, e.g.2 Peruvian capital 3 Links’ club 4 Nautical 5 Strong thread 6 Finally 7 Second-largest 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Mrs.Clara Ward.Mrs.Clara Ward recently received the news of the passing of her brother-in-law, Francis Cecil Gaulin (Bill) on October 13, 1999 in Taylor, B.C.Francis, locally known as Bill, was born in Bury, on May 19, 1913, a son of the late John Joseph Gaulin and his wife, the late Jessie Ord.On February 17,1940, he married Ethel Martha Ward.Three children were born to them, Helen, (Henry Gaulin), Frances and William (Sammy), who with his widow survive him, also his brother, Lloyd and a sister, Mrs.Ethel MacLeod of Birchton.He was predeceased by a brother, Earl Gaulin of Scotstown, and three sisters, Eva, Mrs.Carlos Rudd, Blanche, Mrs.Frank Parsons, both of Bury, and Katie, Mrs.John Burton.Tuesday, Nov.16,1999 Your Birthday There is a strong possibility that you could make some type of important change in your work or career in the year ahead that will turn out to be extremely fortunate for you.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) If you make it a priority matter today, something you’ve been unable to finalize to your satisfaction can be concluded in a most favorable manner.Put it at the top of your list of things to do.Major changes are ahead for Scorpio in the coming year.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) This is an excellent day to get involved in competitive sports, such as golf, tennis, rac-quetball, etc.It won’t make your opposition happy, because you’ll turn out to be a winner.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) A family matter about which everyone has been a bit skeptical will take a turn for the better today with the entire situation turning out quite fortunate.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) It’s time to start thinking bigger if you want to successfully produce larger benefits for yourself.Today’s events could show you how to do that.Be alert.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) Others may be inclined today to treat you in a more generous fashion than usual, even a person you thought didn’t give a hoot.It should turn out to be a rather pleasant day for you.ARIES (March 21-April 19) Take your mind 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