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save 203 R GOUV.WEB SITE Your Eastern Townships truck center 58 years at your service THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Tourisme Estrie puts new ideas on table.See Page 3 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 Thursday, May 25, 2006 Questions linger on motive for sale of Orford parkland Reluctant Hero Sustainable Development Minister Claude Béchard.Speakers urge gov’t to consider new options By Rita Legault Sherbrooke For the second day in a row Wednesday the privatization of a part of Mount Orford provincial park dominated debate in the National Assembly as the opposition accused the Liberals of favoritism towards a handful of Liberal supporters.During Question Period members of the opposition Party Québécois pointed to yet another media report - this time in the Globe and Mail - which reported that former Quebec Liberal minister Paul Gobeil and Groupe Everest president Claude Boulay - a longtime supporter and organizer for Liberal Premier Jean Charest - are shareholders in Mount Orford Inc.which currently holds the lease for the ski hill and golf course.“Why are the Liberals showing favoritism to five Liberals and not to the 76,000 Quebecers who are opposed to the sale,” asked Diane Lemieux, pointing to the thousands who signed a petition tabled at the National Assembly the day before.The opposition also questioned media reports that show Greif Container is continuing to cut trees on land which is subject to a reserve in view of expanding the park.Sustainable Development Minister Claude Béchard pointed out that Grief is cutting fewer acres than before and explained it was a “garden cut’ selecting only the most valuable trees and ensuring future healthy growth.But he warned that if the company goes overboard, the government will speed up expropria- it was a long time coming, but Ayer's Cliff veteran John Brus was finally recognized for his heroic efforts during WWll and the liberation of Holland.See story Page 2.tion measures and protect it as part of the park expansion.On the issue of favoritism, Béchard pointed out the former Parti Québécois signed the lease with Mont Orford Inc.He noted André l’Espérance, the chairman of Please see hearings Page 3 DAVID ANDERSON/SPECIAL A tree-planting ceremony took place at Robinson Park in Waterloo Wednesday.Some 25 Children from École Notre-Dame, École St-Bemanlin, École Wilfrid Léger, Waterkxi Elementary School and child care centres’ Les Jeunes /blisses and Buissonnière planted eight of the more than 100 red oak and red spruce saplings that they will watch grow for years.Planting ForTomorrow pace 2 Thursday, May 25, 2006 prrnpn Better late than never Long overdue war medals awarded to Ayer's Cliff resident By Sondip Chatterjee John Brus, an unassuming Ayer's Cliff resident, famous with the local community for his beautiful gardens in the summer and festive Christmas light arrangements that bring warmth to our otherwise cold and harsh winters, is a very private man.So, it took a surprise ceremony last Thursday in Ayer's Cliffs legion Hall, to award this World War 11 hero his medals, six decades after the end of the war.“If he knew about it, he wouldn’t have gone,” said his daughter Lucy Brus Peterson.“He doesn't like to draw attention to his contributions to the war." At the event, Brus received several medals and certificates for his contribution in expelling the Nazis from his Dutch homeland during World War U.Unbeknownst to Brus, Peterson painstakingly prepared the event with the help of the local legion branch.She was already in t he process of chronicling her father’s contribution to the war."So I knew exactly who to call,” caid Peterson, who contacted the Dutch government and several Canadian, American and British World War II organizations.The 82-year old.retired farmer who came to Canada 55 years ago, was shocked to find a roomful of legion and family members, who gave him a standing ovation upon his entry.“I kept looking behind me to see ifthey were clapping for someone else," Brus told The Record.After taking his seat at the front of the room, his other daughter Diane Brus, flawlessly emceed the event.She recounted her father’s heroics during the war and announced his medals, which were then presented to Brus by retired Brigadier General Robin Gagnon, local veterans advocate and branch service officer fed Rogers, and branch president Geriy Bryant.On May 10,1940, the German army swept into Holland and quickly overwhelmed the unsuspecting Dutch.Brus was captured and sent to labour in a concentration camp, but was soon released to work on his family farm to cultivate food for the German army.One fateful day in February 1944, an American B-17 bomber crash landed in a nearby field.Brus brought the pilot, David Alfred, to his farm and hid him from Nazi forces, even though he knew that being caught harbouring Allied airmen meant certain death not only himself, but for his entire family.“At the time, we did everything we could to help the Allied forces who came to help us," said Brus, noting that he did not have to think twice about saving the American.PHRRY BKATON/SPKCIAL John Brus is a reluctant hero, but to his family and friends he is a hero in every sense of the word.When the opportunity presented itself, he handed the pilot over to the parish priest, then the only link between the townspeople and the Dutch Underground, the secret resistance force against the Nazi regime.The Underground then ensured safe return of the pilot to Allied forces.In the following year.Brus saved another two pilots from capture by the Germans.He hid Captains Hanson and Sheesman of the 207th Squadron of Britain’s Royal Air Force.During the ceremony last Thursday, Diane Brus read aloud a heartfelt thank you letter written by Hanson's widow, Eileen, expressing her eternal gratitude to Brus for saving her husband’s life.Furthermore, the 207th Squadron, still active today, sent a plaque honouring Brus’ bravery in saving Sheesman and Hanson.Brus’ reputation for helping Allied pilots spread in the Underground.He was eventually approached to join the paramilitary movement.He then spent the last year of the war fighting to liberate the Netherlands from German occupation by disrupting German supply trucks and train with makeshift bombs and other rudimentary weapons.Ultimately, the Dutch Underground, Brus included, joined forces with the Canadian military, to form the First Canadian Corps.After the war, Brus helped remove landmines and neutralize other left-over military equipment.Brus and his wife Rita, left the Netherlands in 1951 to come to Canada, before members of the Dutch Underground were honoured for their war efforts.Thus, he never received his medals until last week.“Today, we recognize someone who made a contribution that is priceless,” said retired Brigadier General Robin Gagnon.Brus ended up with quite the medal tally, including one from the Dutch government, one each from the Canadian and British branches of the Royal Air Force Escaping Society, and one from the American Air Force Escape and Evasion Society.Lucy Brus Peterson finished her father’s memoirs shortly before the ceremony, a document that will be distributed within the Brus family.“1 was putting the book together so that future generations could know about the sacrifices our dad made,” said Peterson.Sacrifices that are not lost on Brus’ grandchildren.“Watching him receive those medals filled me with a sense of pride,” said grandson Danny Brus, “It gives a whole new meaning to being Canadian.” Indeed, the connection between the Dutch and Canadians is strong to this day.“The most memorable event of the war was when the Canadians came,” said Mrs.Brus.“Parachutes filled the sky.” The Dutch consider Canadian soldiers, above all others, their liberators from German occupation.Mrs.Brus pointed out that the Canadian cemetery in Groesbeek, Netherlands, the resting place for the countless Canadians who lost their lives in Holland during the war, remains one of the largest, well-kept war cemeteries in existence.And so, John Brus, an unassuming, private man who lives a top of Brown’s Hill in Ayer’s Cliff, long considered a symbol of the deep bond shared between Canadians and the Dutch, patriarch of the Canadian branch of 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Hearings: Cont’d from Page 1 Mont Orford Inc.sent a letter to end the lease which would force Quebecers to pay out between $12 and $20 million - much of it for investments made at the resort over the past few years.According to the 70-year lease with the government of Quebec.Mont Orford Inc.pays a mere $10,000 a year to lease the ski hill and golf course located within the provincial park.L’Espérance claims he cannot make money without a condominium development at the base of the hill.If the leaseholder cancels the deal, the government must reimburse 80 per cent of their investments.If the government cancels the lease, it must pay 100 per cent.All of the investments had to be approved by government bureaucrats.“I don’t know why you want to give Claude Boulay, Paul Gobeil and André l’Espérance $20 million,” Béchard said, noting the Liberals want an open process with a public call for tenders.Bill 23 states that a successful bidder other than Mont-Orfbrd Inc.would have to buy out its investment.While Mont-Orford claims that’s more than $20 million, Béchard hinted it could be as low as $12 million.The SOS Parc Orford coalition has pointed out that some of Mont Orford Inc.’s investments were made outside the park.Bfome-Missisquoi MNA Pierre Paradis also pointed out during Tuesday’s hearings that some of the investments were reimbursed by government programs.PQ leader Louise Harel asked Premier Jean Charest what happened to a written pledge that he would not agree to condo developments in the park without a broad social consensus.The question was handed over to Béchard who, as usual, played tennis with the answer.For the past two days, Béchard said inside and outside the legislative assembly and during public hearings he has no intention of backing down on Bill 23, which amputates some 579 acres of land from the park to sell it to the highest bidder.Bill 23, which is being examined by a legislative committee during hearings this week, allows the government to sell a huge chunk of Mount Orford to private developers and allow the construction of condominiums at the base of the ski hill.Béchard insisted that he is not closed to any proposals.But he said the status quo is impossible and that no one has come up with a better plan.“I am interested in anything that improves this bill,” he said, asserting that abandoning the Liberal plan would cost taxpayers between $12 and $20 million and allow the further degradation of the mountain which is already suffering from years of abuse.During legislative hearings Wednesday afternoon, the Conseil régional de l’environnement de TEstrie said the government should maintain the status quo for the next 10 -15 years.Chairman Jean-Guy Dépôt said that with climate change and the aging of Quebec’s population, the ski hill will have neither snow nor clients to keep it going.Dépôt, who decried the lack of public RECORD Thursday, May 25, 2006 page 3 f Pr- \ cmli PKRRY BKATON/SPKCJA1.Tourisme Estrie manager Alain Larouche and chairman Jacques Robidas urged the government to get consensus before moving forward.hearings on the plan, suggested that rather than sacrificing the park for a ski hill that might not survive in the long run, the government should cancel the current lease with owners and have a non-profit group run the hill while it is still viable.Dépôt agreed with doubling the size of the park, but not with the government plans to proceed through the sale of the ski centre and golf course and expropriation of land on the other side of the park.Pierre Dépôt, who worked as a researcher on the issue, noted land the government plans to acquire is nowhere near as rich as the land it plans to sell.He also pointed out that work on land currently owned by Grief Containers has gone far beyond garden cuts and that photos from the government show forests have been subjected to clear cuts and partial cuts.Jean-Guy Dépôt also proposed an annual working bee - a sort of family picnic day where the public could come and help plant trees to repair environmental damage caused by past development on the ski hill.Tourisme Cantons-de-l’Est, represented by chairman Jacques Robidas and manager Alain Larouche, suggested the government maintain the ski hill as a leasehold and sell the golf course to develop the village of Cherry River as an international golf destination with its three auberge/ho-tels and other golf course.The tourism association also recommended the government remove Mont-Al-fred-Desrochers from the ski centre, that it dismantle alpine ski equipment on that hill - which does not provide the same incline as the two other hills.It suggests Al-fred-Desrochers be used for four-season recreational activities like cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, hiking, mountain biking and other “greener” activities.The tourism agency also suggests the government sell some 25 to 30 acres from the base of the ski hill and allow the development of a small “mountain village” with a small hotel, some rental chalets and a few condos “in an acceptable balance.” The government is currently proposing that condominium construction be permitted on land would be used to repair environmental damage to the ski hill and acquire new park lands.Furthermore, the tourism association suggests that a main welcome centre for the park be established near the mountain village.The other chalet further inside the park- which cannot be expanded because it's near a wetland - could be used to coordinate camping and swimming activities.Finally, the tourism agency wants the government to clarify the conditions of canceling the current lease with Mont Orford Inc.so that a future promoter or developer knows exactly what they’re up against.It also recommends that the government proceed with a public call for tenders for the sale of the golf course and establishment of a mountain village.As a Plan B, they said the hill and mountain village could be run by the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SÉPAQ), the government agency mandated to operate and develop Quebec parks and wildlife reserves.Former Environment Minister Thomas Mulcair, who noted that projects imposed from on high are never successful without support from the grassroots, asked how long it would take the region to come up with a compromise project that would be the subject of a wider social consensus.Robidas and Larouche noted regional leaders have been discussing the issue and said that given a few months the region could come up with a structuring project that would provide a base to the tourism industry.“Being dictated from outside what should happen here has insisted a lot of people,” Larouche confirmed.The regional spokesman for the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec agreed.“Sustainable development requires a social consensus,” insisted Mark Belle- mare.“If there is no social consensus there is not sustainable development." Bellemare.whose organization is opposed to the sale of public parkland, said the government needs to seek a solution that has the support of the region.The FTQ union, which represents a number of people in the hotel and restaurant industry, wants the government to seek out viable recreational projects that will provide lasting jobs and a profitable future for the park - not just the ski hill.“You can’t sell the heart of the park and maintain the park," commented Belle mare, noting that building hundreds ol condominiums would not save the park or create jobs.But the union is not opposed to any and all construction on the hill.The union recommends the government consider a recreational tourism project at the base of the hill such as the construction of a hotel at the base of the hill with boutiques and restaurants.That would create seasonal, but long-term jobs with an economic impact on the region.Pascal Taschereau, who represents workers at the ski centre, said he was surprised at how close the union's proposal was to the tourism association’s.He noted that while some 227 workers on the hill signed a petition supporting the development proposed by Mont Orford Inc.he noted that many were pressured to sign and that they did not represent half of the staff.Rounding out the day’s debate was Harvey Mead, president and founder of Nature Quebec, formerly the Union de Conservation de la Nature du Québec.Mead said Quebec is further tarnishing its already questionable reputation when it comes to protected lands.“We are really at the tail end when it comes to protected lands and this debate doesn’t make it look any better," he said.Mead, said that even the title of the law - An Act to ensure the enlargement of Parc national du Mont-Orford, the preservation of the biodiversity of adjacent lands and the maintenance of recreational tourism activities - is a lie.Mead said the government does not need a law to expand the park or protect biodiversity.“This is a question of money," he said, Mélanie Desrochers, who is charged with protected lands, said the law’s name hides the real motive - to sell a public park to private interests.some 85 acres of land at the base of the ski hill.Money from the sale of the golf course and other FUTUR!SHOP Financing lor Laptops.10073818/10073819/10073812/ 1007381510073360/10073361/10073561/10073562 Financing on a monthly basis is not available on laptops as advertised on p.7 of our May 19th flyer Instead, customers can opl lor 12 months no payments, no interest financing We sincerely apologize tor any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers JOIN US F 0 ft A BEEF & PORK BARBECUE at the Cookshire Fair Grounds Saturday, May 27th from 5 p.m.to 8 p.m $15°° per person, $6°° for 10 and under Price includes donation of $9°° Comptai» County Agricultural Saciuty page 4 Thursday, May 25, 2006 ^RECORD, Flood cleanup continues as compensation trickles in Brigham doesn ’t blame Brome Lake dam management By Maurice Crossfield Residents affected by flooding in the western end of the Townships should begin getting compensation cheques as early as today, while cleanup activities continue.About 100 people showed up for a meeting at the Cowansville town hall Tuesday evening, where a representative of the ministry of public security outlined the disaster relief program.The first compensation cheques are being issued to cover the cost of preventative measures, such as sandbags or sump pumps.A second round will cover repairs to primary residences once they have been completed.The program aims to cover 80 percent of all damages sustained in the Victoria weekend floods.In all, 11 municipalities were covered Career by the government decree: Bedford (town and township), Brigham, Bromont, Cowansville, East Farnham, Farnham, Brome Lake, Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge, Mont St-Hilaire and Shef-ford.Information on the programs can be obtained through your town hall.By Wednesday things were getting back to normal in Brigham, where about 100 residents were forced to leave their homes, particularly in the low lying Decelles and Fortin neighborhood.Brigham’s director general, Stéphane Dulude, said all roads had been repaired and the flood waters had receded.In that area it's the same every year," Dulude said.“But usually it happens when the ice melts.” Dulude said only a handful of residents in that area will likely apply for compensation.Some of the homes are not primary residences, so they won't qualify for the program.Dulude was quick to dismiss allegations that the flood was due to Brome Lake’s management of the Foster Dam, _________________a dozen kilometres or so upstream.“It is important to understand that BECKWITH IJVBEMIS* plastic coated fabrics films adhesives SALES & CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER Successful Sherbrooke-based manufacturer of Plastic Coated Fabrics and Plastic Film seeks a highly experienced, bright, outgoing, dynamic and bilingual Sales & Customer Service Manager.The ideal candidate must 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are looking for an exciting full time opportunity in a fast-paced environment with excellent company benefits, please e-mail your resume to: blair@beckwithbemis.com 26484 the Municipality of Brigham is well aware that Brome Lake is doing its best to manage the dam,” Dulude said.He said an engineering study showed that the Foster Dam is only responsible for about 15 per cent of the water in the Ya-maska by the time it reaches Brigham.That means 85 per cent of the flood waters came from other sources, such as streams and brooks that drain into the river.Brome Lake Mayor Richard Wisdom credited the efforts of Pierre Laplante, the town’s fire chief and the man responsible for managing the town’s dams.“Pierre lowered the lake last Wednesday because we were anticipating something big,” Wisdom said.“And then on the weekend he released it as slowly as possible.It could have been so much worse.” Laplante was aided by a recently installed $32,000 electronic monitoring system that measures the amount of water flowing over the dam.While the Foster dam typically handles 18 cubic metres of water per second, at its height on the weekend some 41.4 cubic metres of water per second tumbled over the dam.Wisdom said Laplante slept only a couple of hours each night, keeping a very close eye on the water levels.“I think he did a wonderful job,” Wisdom said.Meanwhile in Bedford, Mayor Claude Dubois said sandbagging operations helped protect many residences, as well as businesses along the main street.In the aftermath however, the riverbanks sustained the most damage.“There were a lot of landslides that ate away at the banks and washed away trees,” Dubois said.He said the municipality is still evaluating the damages.“There were a lot of others that had it much worse, like Cowansville and Brigham,” he said.In Cowansville it remains to be seen if the idea of trying to prevent future floods comes back to the table.Following floods nearly ten years ago a project was presented to council to build a system of dikes in the Veterans Boulevard neighborhood.However the residents flatly refused the project.Cowansville mayor Arthur Fauteux was out of the region Wednesday, and was unable to comment on what, if anything, the town might do next.Integrated approach to health care is the right medicine By Sondip Chatterjee Sherbrooke University researchers Réjean Hébert and Michel Tousignant announced the conclusion of a seven-year study that may revolutionize the way health and social services are administered to the elderly.Project PRISMA applied a novel model of health care that would see hospitals, CLSCs, private clinics and institutions, and volunteer organizations all co-ordinate their care through a central agency.The central agency would interview each elderly person using a standard evaluation form and set out treatment objectives specifically tailored to that individual.This form would be shared by all health and social service providers.The treatment method is geared towards supporting seniors while allowing them to remain autonomous and living in their own homes, thus reducing the burden on long term care facilities and other health-care institutions.The researchers demonstrated that treating seniors under the PRISMA model leads to 7 per cent fewer seniors losing their functional autonomy, when compared to seniors treated under the current provincial system.The results from the study indicate that the seniors in project PRISMA ultimately become less reliant on health and social services, are better able to care for themselves and demonstrate a high level of empowerment.But changing the way health care is administered comes at a cost.“This system will require a lot of investment,” admitted Dr.Hébert, “but the government will recoup the money because elderly individuals will be less reliant on health and social services.” The problem with the current system, according to Hébert, is that the same uniform treatment method is used for everyone, regardless of their health problems or living situation.It is a system where government money earmarked to help the elderly never reaches them.Hébert, Tousignant, and the chief clinical nurse for the study Céline Bureau presented their results at Sherbrooke’s Delta hotel to 250 Quebec researchers, case managers and policy makers yesterday.Hélène Longpré, a case manager at Sherbrooke University’s Health and Social Services Centre within the Institute of Geriatrics, seemed pleased with the results.“The results show that people feel more supported, empowered, on top of showing lower loss of functional autonomy,” she said.Members of Quebec’s health ministry were also on hand.“The health ministry has been following this study from the beginning and has been implementing certain aspects of it since 2001,” said William Murray, a social research and planning agent with Quebec’s health ministry.According to Murray, the final results of the study will make it possible to optimize services and users will be able to better take charge of their health care.Therein, people will get the right service at the right time. Thursday, May 25, 2006 page 5 ."" ¦¦THF.¦¦ .—¦—— KFrnpn Vision 2015 plans for future of Haute-Yamaska .¦ By Maurice Crossfield In looking to the future of the Haute-Ya-maska, the Vision 2015 project has been keeping busy.“The followup is the most important part,” said Mario Limoges, co-president of Vision 2015.Last November, Vision 2015 gathered 115 people from across the Haute-Yamaska, ranging from may ors and business-people to community activists.The first order of business was to define strengths and winning strategies.Then the participants looked at how to apply those to areas in need of improvement.What came from the meetings were eight priorities for the region.Since then, the committees formed to deal with each area of interest have held some 48 meetings.While the slogan of Vision 2015 is “Designing our Future,” Tuesday’s press conference carried the theme “The Design Takes Shape.” “The priority now is to get the population involved,” Limoges said.With that in mind an Internet site is being created, as well as a blog site, where people can post comments and questions.“For this the communications committee of Vision 2015 is now working on making the contents available for everyone to take part,” Limoges said.The eight priorities laid out last fall include health, the regional identity, tourism and culture, industrial and social development, the environment, education and youth.Some plans are already starting to take shape.On the educational front, the Val des Cerfs school MAURICE CROSSFIELD Mario Gariepy, the Haute-Yamaska's industrial commissioner said long-term planning and best practices will help meet objectives.board, industrial training centre SOF1E and the CEGEP de Granby are working together in an effort to provide skilled workers for the industrial sector through training and the official recognition of skills obtained on the job.“We are trying to examine the best existing practices and use them to help our decision makers,” said Mario Gariepy, the Haute-Yamaska’s industrial commissioner.“Our objective isn’t to solve everything in the coming weeks, but to provide a constant support for existing initiatives.” Meanwhile, the environmental committee has also set a high objective: to make the Yamaska River swimmable by 2015.As Jean-Luc Nappert said, the committee decided to take the bull by the horns: “The environment is sounding the alarm,” he said.“With things like the flooding this weekend, activities like cleaning up the shorelines become doubly important.” Nappert indicated that in order to clean up the Yamaska, all levels of the community in all reaches of the MRC must get involved.Shorelines and wetlands must be protected, and industrial and domestic waste properly treated.BE BOLD: INVEST RISK-FREE ÉPARGNE PLACEMENTS QUÉBEC FIXED-RATE BONDS • Capital 100% guaranteed by the Québec government.• Redeemable at maturity.• Minimum purchase $100.• Choice of terms from 1 to 10 years.Annual rates (%) T-Day 2006 in Richmond Townshippers’ Day will come to the Richmond region this year.Scheduled for Sept.16, this annual event which brings anglophones and francophones together for a day of friendship, entertainment and information will take place on the Richmond Agriculture Society’s fairgrounds just one week after the annual fair.For the first time, the event will be co-hosted by four municipalities and last week, together with two of the four municipalities represented, John Mulholland liaison officer for Townshippers’Association launched the financial campaign to help raise funds for the annual get-together which attracts thousands from every comer of the Townships and beyond.Co-hosts representing Ulverton and Cleveland municipalities were Ulverton Mayor Roger Viens and Gerald Badger, Mayor of Cleveland Municipality flanking John Mulholland of Townshippers’ Association.CLAUDIA VH1EMAIRE L°S!PPERS I 1/ r These rates may vary depending on market conditions Call us Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m., and Saturdays during May, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.BONUS OF y/o www.epq.gouv.qc.ca the first yp.ir for new RRSP funds 1 800 463-5229 Épargne Placements Québec ca ca ca ca page 6 Thursday, May 25, 2006 RECORD Community Forum LETTERS TO THF FDITOR Opportunity to get involved in health care services Dear Editor: This week Townshippers' Association submitted an article about an important topic - the users’ committees being formed by health and social service centres, and the opportunity for English speakers to be involved.Unfortunately, the most important part of the article was cut - the answer to the question WHY?This is what Marion Standish, chair of the Association's health and social services committee said about it: “The English-speaking community depends more and more on the network of health and social services.“That's understandable because it has a high proportion of seniors and a younger generation with lower average levels of education, employment and income.These are important health determinants.“So it is important that our community be represented on the users’ committees.But more importantly, our experience with the health care system can lead English-speaking representatives to make some valuable suggestions and observations to help improve the quality of services for everyone, regardless of language." Two opportunities are still open for interested citizens to participate in a healthy and social services users, committee.First, May 29 is the deadline for nominations to the CHUS users’ committee.Candidates are especially needed from the Estrie region outside of Sherbrooke.Persons who have used the services of the CHUS either as an out-patient or an in-patient are eligible.Potential candidates are welcome to contact l ise Blais at 819-346-1110 x 23522 or Rachel Garber at Township-pers, Association, 819-566-5717.Second, the CSSS Sherbrooke-Geriatric Institute is looking for three additional candidates, who will be appointed.Contact Louisette Mercier, 819-562-9121 x 40202, or Rachel Garber at Townshippers’ Association, 819-566-5717.If you or a family member are a user of the Sherbrooke CLSC or the Geriatric Institute, this is your opportunity to contribute to quality care for all recipients of these services.Rachel Garber Executive Director Townshippers, Association Homage to a great volunteer: Irene Berke Dear Editor.Today, May 17, 2006, the organization ‘Au Diapason’ is facing the sad re ality of losing one of its members, Irene Berke, whose passing leaves the entire organization in mourning.We wish to extend our condolences to her family and express our appreciation for this generous woman.She was a wonderful volunteer for more than eight years, her work especially important in the area of establishing the first English support group for cancer patients at the BMP Hospital.We will remember her as a person open to challenges and devoted to the cause.Irene, your memory and smile will forever stay in our hearts, but above all your example of courage and co-operation.To her daughter, sons, parents and friends, we offer our thoughts of love and comfort.We salute you Irene and will continue the work you have begun with the group that you loved and your memory will always remind us of the fact that an outstretched hand can make all the difference.Constance D’Amour sec.for Marlène Côté Coordinatricc, Au Diapason RECORD P0 Box 1200 ShfitrookeJlH 516 or 1195Galt E, Shfrtirooke j!C 1Y7 I AX H195693945 l MAIt: ncwsroom^shcrbrookprecord com Wusm ww*.shrrt)rookcrm»rd.com Randy Kinni ar Puri ishi k (819) 569-9511 Siiakon McCih.i y Enm »R (819) 569-6345 Nrison Afonso Cokri sp.Editor (819) 5696345 Rl< HARD 1J SVARD Prod.Mgk (819) 5699931 Serge Gagnon Chii i Pki ssman (819) 5699931 Franc inf Thibault Prod.Supkrv.(819) 569-4856 DEPARTMENTS Accounting (819) 5699511 Advertising (819)5699525 Ciriuiaiion .(819)5699528 Newsroom (819)5696345 Knowi ton office 88 A 1-aki side, Knowiton, Qui rk , JOE 1 VO Tel: (450) 242 1188 Fax (450) 243 5155 MAIL SUBSC RIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada 1 yfar 120(H) 8.40 9 63 $138.03 6 MONTHS 63 00 4 41 5.06 S72.47 3 MONTHS 32.00 2.24 2.57 $36.81 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Kates for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies ofThf Record are available.The Record was founded on February 7.1897, and acquires.! 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 80040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record.1195 Galt East.Sherbrooke, QC JIG 1Y7 Member ABC.CARD, CNA, QCNA Windmills better than wires Dear Editor, The opposition to windmills is blind to all the telephone poles and those ugly wires that service our houses.Some of these wires flood our televisions with a vast volume of culture-deficit programming.The toilet takes it out but the T.V.brings it in.Other wires carry the illusions of modernity.Windmills carry a graceful design and they look serene in a landscape.Jason Krpan Georgeville Looking for Gaelic teacher Dear Editor, We are wondering if anyone there can tell us the whereabouts of, or how to contact Gaelic teacher Scotty Blackburn?In my younger days, I was a friend of his father Cliff Blackburn, as well as a sometimes student of his Gaelic language lessons.My daughter Amanda was a student of Scotty’s in Comox B.C.in 1993-1994.We understand that recently he and his wife Dr.Zhao were honoured by the Chinese and Mongolian governments for their teachings of Celtic culture in Asia.We have heard from Scotty’s friend Dr.C Duke in Ireland, and wish to relay the Dr’s invitation to Mr.Blackburn to partake in several Gaelic language teaching seminars for summer ‘07.We also heard via a radio program in Sonoma, Calif, about someone called in Montreal, and a person from Gould, who plagiarized Mr.Blackburn’s Gaelic works as well as his translation works on ancient druidry, and infringing on his intellectual property copyrights, and afterwards trying to conceal/cover it up.We wish to convey our condolences to him, and offer our support.We would like to have this legend partake in our Okanagan festival this summer, j Any news about the Grey Ghost, (as he is known on this coast), or his family relation Scottish historian Bob Alderson, would be greatly appreciated.Caitlin and Amanda O’ Malley Praise for Bombardier family Dear Editor, Now those who oppose the Mount Orford development are accusing the Charest government of favoritism towards the Bombardier family.How desperate can they get to drag this fine family through the mud?Couldn’t they have taken a moment to think of all the good the Bombardier family has done for Quebecers over the past few decades?They have created many job opportunities and have brought Quebecers to a higher standard of living.They have put Quebec on the map internationally.The Bombardier family should be privileged and a statue of Armand Bombardier should be set in place on top of Mount Orford as a replica of all he has done for Quebecers.They will go down in Quebec and international history as being a great family.“Thank you Armand wherever you are!” Bud Emslie Magog YES, HAROLD.I REALIZE IT’S OFFICIALLY BBQ SEASON.BUT 1 WOULDN'T IT JUST w fv BE EASIER TO fjjjk m Irii" \ Order a pizza?/ ^ 4m sx - ^RECORD: Thursday, May 25, 2006 pace 7 The one-dollar circle of hell If you find yourself in a mall and you pass by a dollar store, you may see a man hovering near the entrance.He will be slumped, looking not just bored but utterly defeated, tike someone whose soul has been pulverized by the despair of ever seeing his family emerge from the shelves of useless trinkets and tinned meats.That man will be me.Please say hi.When I enter a dollar store, I feel my will to live being sucked out of me.There are few other places where this occurs.An out-patient waiting room is one.Another is sitting through any film starring David Spade.My kids.^pn the other hand, love it.They have dollar store radar.They can detect a dollar store at 100 paces.I think this may have to do with the smell.While my kids run the aisles looking for something - anything! - to spend their $1.15 on (don’t forget the taxes, kiddies!), I try to make the best of it.I look through the $1 music CDs for rare gems, such as a musical tribute to Robert DeNiro (I’m not kidding), or browse the magazine rack to see if there’s a copy of the France version of Rolling Stone (not, by the way, La pierre qui roule).But soon the walls and shelves of easily breakable stemware start closing in on me.The low-ceilinged, possibly radioactive lighting sets off a throbbing in my head.Then I have to go out and sit on a bench with the other sad men.I could take the political high road to explain my dislike for dollar stores.For example, take this happy-face fly-swatter that sells for $1: once you figure in manufacturing costs, packaging, shipping and profit, you realize that the person in China who made this was paid less than a penny per item.Very possibly that person paid the employer for the privilege of a job.“Well,” the worker might say to herself, “it’s this or sit at home watching the official state soap opera of the People’s Republic, That’s What I Like About Hu.’” 1 can even take the higher road and preach about sustainable development and how dollar store's prey on western culture’s insatiable need to buy for buying’s sake.Because, really, no one needs this stuff.For instance, I found this ceramic turtle sitting on a shelf otherwise filled with battery-operated travel alarm clocks.Besides being a gawdawful shade of green and wearing a wall-eyed expression on its face, it was holding a tiny metal scythe.It looked like the turtle grim reaper.Who would want this?Except for people who collect turtle-related bric-a-brac - and those people should be stopped immediately - who would want this in their home?The answer is no one.But at some point in your life, someone, possibly your own child, will give you just such a figurine, or perhaps a pouting dog holding a sign that says “1 wuvs you,” per- Ross Murray haps a toilet-shaped ashtray.Why?Because they can't resist the urge to buy.These are all good reasons to dislike dollar stores (as if you need a reason).In my heart, though, 1 know that the real reason I dislike them is because I’m a snob.Dollar stores seem to draw people who either a) can only afford household items that cost a dollar, which is sad and depressing or b) can’t see that anything that costs a dollar is by definition junk, which is, well, also sad and depressing.Dollar stores also attract an over-representation of the mullet-and-sweat-pant crowd, along with women who appear to have dyed their hair with milk leftover from their Frankenberry cereal.And everyone looks sallow and cranky.There is, of course, the possibility that they didn’t look that way when they went into the store.Ross Murray lives in Stanstead.He can be reached at ross_murray@sympatico.ca This pet is not everyone’s best friend Several people adamantly indicated their refusal to ride in my vehicle once they learned of the escape.They were not keen to be seated in a 2005 Cobalt with an exotic creature on the loose, but in hiding - one that suddenly might appear unannounced and hiss at them.In many people’s minds, the words “pet” and “snake” just don’t jive and are contradictory in nature.“I’m not afraid of mice,” said one relative, “but I don’t like snakes!” She is definitely ophidiophobic (fearful of snakes), as are a number of other people in our entourage.Our animal-loving offspring, however, is an ophiophilist - a lover of snakes.The Honduran milk snake and its companion in another plastic container, along with six turtles and a pair of button quail had just travelled for five hours from an exotic animal auction in Ontario to our farm.During the unpacking, one of the snake dishes was found to be empty (luckily the passengers in my car became aware of the reptile on the run only after arriving home.) An extensive search began.Snakes are shy, preferring to stay out of sight.They also love to squeeze into tiny spaces.It was after dark.Thus, not surprisingly, the snake hunt proved unsuccessful and was temporarily suspended.Twenty-four hours later, the reptile was still unaccounted for.The decision was made to dismantle the car.Someone lifted the floor mat on the driver’s side and, lo and behold, there it was, not far from the accelerator.The black, red and yellow ring-patterned snake had pushed the cover off its container, slithered from under the back seat, along the floor to the front seat, under the front seat and under the mat without being seen.Parents are forever regarded as their children’s teachers, yet I continue to marvel at what 1 learn from mine.Their interests and their passions are sometimes contagious.And even when they are less so, I find myself learning something new.For example, milk snakes are native to the region from southeastern Canada to northern South America.They have an average life span of 15 years.In the wild, their diet consists of rodents, frogs, lizards and other snakes, but their food should not be more than one and a half times their girth at the widest part of their bodies.Warm ambient temperatures (78 to 82 degrees Farenheit) promote digestion, metabolism and immune function.When snakes are stressed out, they raise their bodies in the air in an undulating motion in an attempt to escape.Those that are not tame settle down with gentle treatment and eventually will calmly wrap themselves around their owner’s hands (I guess this is something to hope for.).Milk snakes are crepuscular, disliking bright lights, preferring the soft light of dawn and dusk and dark places.And they are escape artists.As we now well know.The Cobalt is again snake-free and the new pets safely ensconced in their new abodes.Susan Mastine K' NS Needar THC, ARTHRITIS SOCICTYi JOINTS/ Tr MOTION We'll give you 4 million.More thon four million Canadians have arthritis.Find out how you can help by participating in marathons around the world.Train.Travel.Triumph.For more information, coll 1 -800-321 -1433 or visit us at www.arthritis.ca/jointsiniiiotion page 8 THE RECORD Thursday, May 25, 2006 Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke CHUS www.chus.qc.ca “C* 'OIM If this feels like a math test, visit mathliteracy.ca or call 1-800-303-1004.Math solves problems Lfeng Fowndottow Stanstead REVIEW Thursday, May 25, 2006 page 11 Staff • A dance to raise funds for the Border Vacation Bible School will be held Friday, May 26 at Beebe Memorial Hall.There will be live music with Firing .(,ipg.(fpttperly, 4-eyed Je try)from, 9 , Stanstead Bru i s p.m.to 1 a.m.• The Frontier Animal Society Dog Walk will be held Saturday.May 27 beginning at 10 a.m.(sign up is at 9:30 a.m.) • Comedian Don Harron — aka Charlie Farquharson — will be performing Saturday, May 27 at The Piggery Theatre in North Hatley.• The deadline for artisans wishing to participate in Borderfest 2006 is May 31.Estria Woodwind Quintet to soothe the Haskell By Nancy Nourse Record Correspondent The Estria Woodwind Quintet will perform its last two concerts of the 2005-2006 season at the Haskell Opera House in Stanstead on May 25 (7:30 p.m.), and Sherbrooke’s Musée des Sciences et de la Nature May 28 (2 p.m.).The theme for both events is Canadian Springtime.Once again, the Société Radio-Cana-da will be recording the performances for release at a later date.Three of the works presented have been written specifically for Estria.Mario Turmel and Marc O’Reilly represent some of the talented composers who live in the Eastern Townships.Audiences will have an opportunity to experience three original works — O’Reilly’s ‘Silence de l’étoile’, ‘Fragments/Metamorphosis’ by Robert Lemay and ’Land of Living Skies’ by Alain Perron, in addition to two important rediscovered works — ‘Fantaisie pour quintette à vents’ (1963) by Jean Papineau-Couture and ‘Quatre Miniatures pour trio d’anches’ (1967) by Jacques Hétu.Tlie Estria Woodwind Quintet was a finalist for the opus award in 2005 handed out by the Conseil Québécois de la Musique.They were also invited to join the Musique Chez Nous series at Bishop’s University in Lennoxville and the Musica Nova seriesin Sherbrooke.They also performed at the Festival du Lac Massawippi (North Hatley), The Lakeshore Chamber Society (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue), Les Concerts de la Place de la Cité (Sherbrooke), the Five Penny New Music Series (Sudbury, Ont.), the Charing Cross Concert Series (Great Britain) and the Malta International Artfest.The Estria Woodwind Quintet has enjoyed the opportunity several times to record and perform on the airwaves for the Société Radio-Canada and have recently recorded their first album, under the label ATMA Classique.In addition to presenting their own regional concert season, Estria is often seen performing in partnership with other groups.The high quality of interpretation presented by Estria has entertained audiences throughout the greater Montreal and Eastern Townships areas since 1997.The combination of talented musicians has awarded them acclaim not only by the city of Sherbrooke but also le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the Canada Council for the Arts.Estria was nominated as one of five finalists in 2005 for Quebec’s prestigious Prix Opus.When asked what there was that makes Estria’s sound so appealing to listeners, Pauline Farrugia explained that the woodwind sound, in itself, is considered unique because there are only three or four other serious woodwind quintets in existence in Canada.» COURTESY ESTR1E The Estria Woodwind Quintet is Pauline Farrugia (clarinet), Nadia Lu belle (french horn), Kate Herzberg (flute), Michel Bettez (bassoon) and Étienne de Médicis (oboe).A lot of the music for winds is in the form of larger wind ensembles, not smaller, more intimate chamber groupings such as the woodwind quintet.“It is sad that a lot of beautiful traditional repertoire for this formation is simply not getting played.The woodwind quintet is a unique phenomenon that brings together five very different instru- ments — as opposed to say a string quartet or a saxophone quartet or even a brass quintet which are more homogeneous-making it capable of an infinite amount of different sounds,” explained Farrugia.'“Many composers in history have recognized this and taken advantage of it.We want to show people what this wonderful and unique formation is capable of." For tickets at the Haskell Opera House on May 25, call 819-876-2020 and 819-348-1742 for the performance on May 28 at the Musée des Sciences et de la Nature.The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children and seniors.For more information about Estria contact Pauline Farrugia at 819-348 1742. page 12 Thursday, May 25, 2006 1999-2003 Mazda Protege: Sporty wheels for the cash poor.Unlikf the perennially top-selling Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic, both renowned for being economical and reliable, the Mazda Protege was designed to be fun to drive.Shown here is the 2003 MazdaSpeed Protege.By John LeRlanc For Can West News Service With confident handling, generous feedback from Ihe steering and brakes, quick acceleration and the practicality of four doors and a trunk, sports sedans such as the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 always seem to be at the top of car enthusiasts' pre-owned lists But what if you have the lust but not the loot?A four-year-old A4 2.(IT w ill run you in the mid $20,000 range and a BMW 320) costs slightly more.If those numbers arc beyond your means, what's a pre owned sports sedan seeker to do?For the less badge-conscious shopper, consider the third-generation 1999-2003 Ma/da Protege.It's an economy compact that’s been brainwashed into thinking it's a sports sedan.The Protege was originally introduced in I‘Phi as a replacement for the durable 323.When Mu/da launched the third gen Protege in 1999, the front drive four-door sedan moved slightly up in size, receiving a crisply styled body to hoot.The cockpit is roomy with upright, supportive seats and lots of glass for good visibility.Although still an economy car.at least Ma/da used high-quality plastics, and the instrumentation layout is conventional.Unlike the perennially top-selling Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic, the Ma/da was designed to be fun to drive with its recipe of a buttoned dow n suspension, communicative steering and a driver-focused cockpit It enjoys a good Hogging on a twisty back road with minimal body roll and quick reflexes mimicking a certain Ma/da roadster that starts with the letter M and ends in A.And, like Ihe premium sports sedans it's trying to emulate, the only downside to the Protege's sporty suspension setup is a somewhat rough ride over pot holed roads.If the compact Ma/da was lucking anywhere, it was in the engine department.Initially, the 1999-2003 Protege's base engine was a 10$ h.p., 1.6 litre four-cylinder, with 13 more h.p.than the previous-generation's 1.51, mill Topline Protege SFs received a 1.81.four with 122 h.p.In 2001.a 130 h.p., 2.01, unit replaced the 1-8.A five-speed manual transmission was standard and a four-speed automatic was available.Along with a front fascia redesign for 2001, Ma/da launched Ihe MP3 model named for the Kenwood MP3-capable audio system.Five years ago, (hat was pretty cool.Ma/da was trying to appeal to the then-fresh Fast and Furious tuner crowd with a slightly more powerful engine, low-profile rubber on 17-inch Racing Hart wheels, exclusive Laser Blue or Vivid Yellow exteriors and a copper body kit with a gaping front air dam and a ! rear wing on which a 747 could land.With a ride stiffer than that of any Pmtege to dale, the MP3 cornered flat and begged to go apex hunting around every corner.But, c'nton - 140 h.p.?To remedy this lack of scoot, and with new sports compact competition from the likes of the Ford SVT Focus and Honda Civic Si, Mazda's in-house tuning shop, Mazdaspeed, came out with its own Protege model in '03 - with help from exotic car tuner Callaway Cars turbocharging the 2.0L four to a more respectable 170 h.p.A second, and final, Mazdaspeed Protege was released in mid-2003 with revised styling and dark silver wheels.Because these Mazdaspeed cars are so well set up suspension-wise, the aftermarket can help you match the engine to the chassis’ capabilities (i.e„ more power).Both the MP3 and Mazdaspeed models were sold in small quantities, but ihe extra effort to find a decent example is well worth it.If you need the utility of a fifth door, the Protege5 was introduced in '02 with equipment and drivetrain features similar lo the ES sedan.Mazdas have a justifiable reliability reputation that they aren’t as tidy as the aforementioned Hondas or Toyotas.But this generation of Protege's noted trouble spots are mainly relegated to the '99 models Look lor automatic transmissions with defective solenoids and dead batteries due to excessive current drains from the radio memory or engine control computer.With malfunctioning power door locks, weather stripping that comes off and keys that are hard lo insert or turn in the door lock, there was also a rash of problems surrounding the car’s doors.Also check out faulty cruise control units and a booming exhaust system on 1999-2000 Proteges and driveability problems often due to EGR exhaust passages clogged on '99-’0l models.The sole recall notice was for brake fluid leakage causing brake performance to degrade in ‘00-'0l cars.If you love to drive and can look past the Civic and Corollas clogging up most used car lots, the ‘99-’03 Mazda Protege is much like the original compact sports sedan, the '68-’76 BMW 2002.Like the lovable Bimmer, the Protege is nimble, quick, fun to drive and can still carry four and their brxity in comfort.editors® straight-six.com Type of vehicle: Front-wheel-drive sedan/wagon Engines: 1.6L four-cylinder, 105 hp, 107 Ib-ft of torque; 1.8L four, 110 hp, 122 lb-ft of torque; 2.0L four, 130 hp, 135 Ib-ft of torque; 2.0L four, 140 hp, 142 Ib-ft of torque; turbocharged 2.01, four, 170 hp, 160 Ib-ft of torque Transmissions: Five-speed manual, four-speed automatic Safety: Driver and passenger air hags, ABS (optional on some models) NHTSA crash-test results: Front impact (out of five:); driver/passenger 5/4.NHTSA recall history: Fluid leakage could occur on certain vehicles, causing brake performance to be degraded (‘00-’01) Pros: I.Ride and handling 2.Driver-oriented interior 3.Clean styling Cons: 1.Could use more power 2.Underpowered engine 3.Did we say “more cojones?” Price Ixtw end: ‘99 DX, 140,000 km, wholesale $2,000, retail $3,625.High end: ‘03 Mazdaspeed, 60,000 km, wholesale $15,675, retail $17,675 (Prices supplied by VMR Canada) Aluminized steel & stainless steel mufflers $ SILENCIEUX SHER-LENN Inc.950 Wellington St.S.Sherbrooke mpetitive price r all Heavy D Trucks Fernand Cabana, owner 569-9494 Sylvain Auger, Manager — Stans tea d -— -REVIEW- Hit felines, tubby mutts weighty issue for vets By Jim Gibson H Love handles” on the family dog are as much an omen of obesity as they are in humans, according to veterinarians.The same applies to the tell-tale beer gut and a cat's pendulum stomach.Pet owners should be able to see a distinct waist in their cats and dogs, says Anthony Carr, small-animal specialist at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western Veterinary College.They also should be able to feel a dog’s ribs without any probing.There’s a good reason owners should want to feel those ribs.“Obesity predisposes dogs and cats to a whole host of conditions,” says veterinarian Nick Shaw.Among them are muscular-skeletal problems and diabetes, plus obesity can exacerbate heart and renal disease.“I always say to my clients ‘Thinner pets live longer.’” says veterinarian Patrick Benloulou.“Do they listen?I don’t know.” It would appear that many Canadian pet owners are not.Carr estimates that upwards of 40 per cent of Canadian pets are obese, a figure which roughly approximates the proportion of overweight humans.The root causes for both are the same — too much food and too little exercise, says Carr.Pets reflect their owners lifestyle, says Benloulou, citing the jogger who takes his dog along for the run.As dogs age they put on weight and tend to become arthritic, according to Carr.This puts their owners in a bind.Obesity is harder on the joints yet dogs need more exercise - and subsequently stress joints - to lose weight.This is further complicated as obese pets tend to have less energy, says Shaw.The obese family pet is a reflection of its new status.It no longer has a physical role as the farm dog once did for the rural family, says Carr.They have gone from just being an animal around the house to becoming a cherished member of the family.As a result people are spoiling their pets, feeding them too much and too often.Pet-food manufacturers understand this.They produce a variety of different treats and regular foods, all formulated to entice pets to eat as much as possible, according to Carr.Pet food labels often leave purchasers to guess at caloric and protein ratios.Generally cheaper foods tend to have a higher caloric content.Often food is left out.That’s not so bad for cats who tend to graze rather than gorge as dogs do.HOW TO TELL IF YOUR POOCH IS TOO PUDGY • Friends say “Wow?What a fat cat/dog!" Check for love handles” by looking down on pet’s lower back.Look for a distinct waist rather than an uninterrupted oi bulging line through the hips.An hourglass rather than barrel shape • Ribs should be easily felt • No swinging stomachs on the cat or bloated-looking bellies on the dog Don t be offended if vet says your pet is overweight.Instead, correct the problem Pawticipation for your pet • Have a set feeding and exercise regimen • Keep treats to a minimum • Don’t leave food always accessible • Opt for higher protein and lower calories, or high fibre and low fat in pet food lake frequent walks with your dog.You both will benefit —CanWest News Service r r INSIDE Sports year Chris Chelios, 44, will play one more with the Wings see Page 14 Newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, May 25, 2006 page 13 Lebeau to coach Magog Cantonniers Lefebvre rumoured to be joining Canadiens By Mike Hickey Special to The Record Stephan Lebeau, coming off what he described as a good experience with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Victoriaville Tigres, has agreed to become the next coach of the Midget AAA Magog Cantonniers.The former National Hockey League star and coach of the Champlain College Cougars is returning to the Sherbrooke area after a two-year stint with the Tigres.He hopes to fashion a team that fits with his hockey philosophy.It was a feat he was unable to accomplish in Victoriaville.“At a place like Victoriaville the only way you can build a team is through the draft,” Lebeau explained.“They don’t have the same financial resources as some other organizations that are able to buy players or get players from the (United) States or Europe.The last couple of years they did not draft well.“In hockey, winning is everything but there aren’t many people who would say that I didn’t get the most out of my players in Victoriaville.” That being said, Lebeau and Victoriaville parted ways two months ago but it didn’t take long for the former Coach of the Year in the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League to find a new coaching opportunity.Lebeau saw his new team play twice last year — at a Midget tournament in Drummondville — and at this time he really doesn’t know much about the club’s talent level, a situation similar to that of four years ago when he took over the reins of the Cougars and took them to an Eastern Canadian title.Lebeau had a solid NHL career despite the fact that most scouts thought he was too small to make it in the big leagues.He was a prolific scorer in junior but was shocked when he was left undrafted.The slight just made Lebeau more determined and his NHL career included a 30-goal season and a Stanley Cup ring with the 1993 Montreal Canadiens.After several years in Switzerland as a player/coach, Lebeau returned to Sherbrooke and took over the reins of the Champlain College Cougars as the team was making the transition from the college circuit to the QJHAAAL.He directed the team to a provincial championship, captured the Fred Page symbolic of Eastern Canada Tier II supremacy and advanced to the Royal Bank Cup held in Prince Edward Island.More important than the banners and trophies was the way the Champlain hockey team handled itself on and off the ice as Lebeau left his imprint on the club.On the ice the Cougars played a team game at both ends of the ice while off the ice they maintained a tradition of academic excellence.Lebeau has coaching in his blood but he also has family considerations he takes seriously.After one stellar season with the Cougars, Lebeau went to work for a local radio station for a year but returned to coaching when the Victoriaville position opened up two years ago.Last month when he began looking for another coaching position, it had to be close to the family abode in St-Denis de Brompton.“There are only so many jobs available if you restrict yourself geographically so 1 feel very fortunate to be with the Cantonniers,” Lebeau said.“For me.it is a perfect fit." , New coach with the Habs While Lebeau is glad to be back in the Sherbrooke area, another former NHLer with ties to Champlain’s hockey program is rumoured to be headed to Montreal to join Guy Carbonneau’s coaching staff.The name of Sylvain Lefebvre, an assistant coach with the Cougars, has been bandied about in the Montreal media as a possible addition to the Canadiens coaching staff.Lefebvre began his NHL career with Montreal and although his coaching experience has been limited, he is held in high esteem in the hockey world and would be a solid addition to the staff.Soccer Season Finally Underway f I *Vv re 1.««J»**' ^ „ « QUEBEC SOCCER FEDERATION The Quebec Soccer Federation is marking its 95th anniversary this year by establishing a provincial Sport-Études program — the first of its kind in the country.The top 75 players from Secondary, 3, 4, 5 in Quebec will be recruited and sent to train together at the Centre sportif Bois-de-Boulogne in Laval.Also, May 29-June 4 is Quebec's eighth edition of soccer week, with young players from 18 regions officially hitting the pitch to begin this season.There are 72 Federation-sanctioned tournaments in a variety of categories scheduled for 2006.The annual Coupe du Quebec Saputo AAA will be held in Granby Sept.9-10.In 2005, there were 37,389 kids between the ages of 5 and 7 in the province playing four on four soccer, 55,859 between the ages of 8 and 11; 55,751 between the ages of 12 and 18, and 15,185 adults playing in senior leagues. >THL pace 14 Thursday, May 25, 2006 RECORD ==—SPORTS Football Bishop’s football team lands impressive recruiting class Quebec Senior Baseball League • Wednesday, May 24 Ailes du Québec at Sherbrooke Expos Amédée Roy Stadium, 8 p.m.Junior Eli te Baseball League • Saturday, May 27 (2) St-Eustache at Sherbrooke A’s BRP Amédée Roy Stadium, 4 & 7 p.m.Quebec Senior Lacrosse League • Sunday, May 28 Valleyfield at Windsor Eagles Centre JA Lemay, 7 p.m.Brief One more year for Chelios Chris Chelios will be back for another NHL season, as the 44-year-old defenceman has signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.According to the Detroit Free Press, the deal will pay him $850,000 next season.Chelios will be entering his 22nd NHL campaign.Looking for Boarding Homes for Champlain Cougars Hockey Players For information call Antoine LeBlanc 571-1265 or Sylvain Laflamme 564-3662 ext.282 ! i PERRY BEATON/SPECIAL Now in his second season in Lennoxville, Gaiters head football coach Leroy Blue is beginning to bring in more talented players.Blugh, Loranger and Ad dona participate in pro camps By Mike Hickey Special to The Record Head coach Leroy Blugh has felt pressure this off-season to upgrade the talent level of the Bishop's University Gaiters football team and now as the recruiting season has nearly come to an end, he is more than pleased with the efforts of his coaching staff.The former Canadian Football League star believes the results speak for themselves.Blugh, who is entering his second year as the Gaiters’ head coach, said Tuesday afternoon that 30 impact recruits have committed to the school for this season “For Bishop’s to develop and evolve as a football team we needed to put more quality players on the football field,” Blugh said in an interview.“The pressure was on to get it done as soon as pos-sible.I realize that we had a small window of time to effect a change in the program.These players are going to make a difference, in many cases sooner rather than later.” Leading the list of candidates expect- ed to take the field for the Gaiters’ season opener against the McGill Redmen on Sept.9 are a trio of Ontario natives — offensive lineman Mike Berta from London, defensiveback Tim Cronk of Kingston and Elias Soueti, a defensive lineman from Ottawa.All three played for Team Canada at the World Junior Football Championships held in Detroit last January.Blugh, who left town Tuesday night for Toronto where he will serve as a guest coach at the Toronto Argonauts’ training camp, feels that several players can make an immediate contribution.“This is an outstanding recruiting class,” Blugh stated emphatically.“We will get help at positions we needed to improve.A number of these young men will be able to step in and contribute this September.“We will be more competitive on a more consistent base with this year’s recruiting class.We have more depth on our roster and quality players.” Among the new recruits are two members of the Champlain College Cougars, offensive lineman Philip Sauer and defensive back Neven Szary.The list also includes five transfers from other Canadian universities who have decided to attend Bishop’s for the 2006 campaign.They are Antoine Terre- long from Mount Allison University, defensive lineman Greg Lewzchuk and defensive backs Dusty Burke and John Braddock from St.Mary’s and defensive-back Jermaine Blake from Concordia.“Some of these guys such as Mike Berta, Frank Aiello, Tim Cronk, Steven Turner, Jeff Hildreth and Shawn Gore could start for any team in the country,” said the former CFL all-star with the Edmonton Eskimos and Toronto Argonauts.“These kids will also open the doors for other great student-athletes to aspire to (attend) Bishop’s.” Despite that Blugh and defensive coordinator Marc Loranger are at the Toronto camp, and offensive co-ordinator Tony Addona is working at the Edmonton Eskimos training camp, recruiting for the 2006 campaign continues.“I think it is great that we have three coaches from our coaching staff working at pro training camps this year,” Blugh said.“There are still a few players that we are looking at for this year but the key is how the recruits will look on the field in August.” Blugh also announced that Gaiters offensive tackle Mathieu Cock’s-Moris-sette was headed to Montreal last night and would sign a contract with the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday. • iiwTHI.— RECORD Thursday, May 25, 2006 page 15 Your Birthday In Memoriams Death Thursday, May 25.2006 GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Take care to be attentive and considerate of those who are always at your side, instead of fussing over a newcomer who happens along and interests you.Don’t shun that which gives you security.CANCER (June 21-July 22) — When it comes to competitive situations.Lady Luck may deal you more aces than she does others; but don’t take this for granted.She expects you to do your share to overcome the odds.LEO (July 23-Aug.22)—Throughout the day, you could find your emotions may be a bit more intensified than usual.But things that affect your self-interests should go smoothly — as long as you keep your feelings in check VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) — Joint interests look exceptionally promising for you, not so much from your efforts but from the actions taken by a caring individual with whom you’re involved.Be sure to say thanks.UBRA (Sept.230ct.23) — Partnership situations should turn out to be quite lucky for you, because the person with whom you’re teamed will have ideas and aims that are in complete harmony with yours.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) — Opportunities to advance your ambitious interests will be ample, owing to your ability to express your needs to those who can make things happen.Swing into action at the go signal.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21)—Your influence over your peer group will be stronger than usual.Use it judiciously and diplomatically, even those who usually try to run the show will yield to your direction.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) — If you have special needs, don’t waste time stating your case to outsiders.Go to those who love you, so you can honestly cover the facts without holding anything back AQJJARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) — Mixing with groups of friends may bring some of the happiness you desire, but being with the one single person who gives you the most joy will do wonders for your psyche at this time.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) — Keep your attention focused on career matters that can add to your material holdings.Where others enjoy levity, you’ll get a bigger charge out of adding to your resources.ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’re likely to be attracted to where the action is taking place, whether you’re at work, on your break or on your own.Seek out friends or associates who are in the thick of things.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Conditions in general tend to favor you, even though at times things could get a bit questionable.As long as you’re able to express yourself, you should be able to handle frustrations.I BRIAN -1958 -1976 DALE -1960 -1981 COREY- Sadly missed along life's way Quietly remembered every day Life goes on and years pass by But memories of you both will never die.Always loved MOM.SPAFFORD, Lloyd - At Riverview Gardens.Chatham.Ontario, on Monday, May 8.2006.Lloyd Spafford at the age 86, formerly of Waterville, Quebec, beloved husband for 63 years of Helen Wattie.Loving father of Malcolm (Gloria) of Woodstock.NB.Heather (Bruce Caswell) of Ottawa.ON and Bruce (Dianne) of Chatham, ON.Dear grandfather of 5 and great-grandfather of 2.Son of the late Kenneth Spafford and the late Emma Harron and brother of Malcolm of London, ON, and the late Hollis and late Wellman Spafford.A memorial service will be held at the Waterville United Church on Saturday.May 27, 2006 at 2:00 p.m., followed by the interment of ashes in the Greenwood Cemetery, Waterville.QC.Rev.Lynda Harrison officiating.The family will receive relatives and friends at the church 1 hour before the service.Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.Arrangements entrusted to the Cass Funeral Home.3006 College St., Sherbrooke, QC, (formerly 6 Belvidere St., Lennoxville, QC).Tel.: (819) 564-1750 / www.casshomes.ca Cards of Thanks I’d like to thank everybody who came and also those who sent cards for my 80th birthday party.It was really wonderful for me.GEORGE CODDINGTON.I would like to express my sincere thanks to the doctors and nurses at the B.M.P.Hospital for the wonderful care I received while a patient there - to Doctors O’Sullivan, LaRue, Gottre and Phillips, all the nurses, to the Ladies Guild for the lovely plant and bringing our supper to us, for Norma driving me to St.John’s to hospital, for all the beautiful get-well cards and to my wonderful husband for the T.L.C.when I got home.These kindnesses will not be forgotten.God bless you all.RUBYM.SHERRER In Memoriam PICKEN, Calvin Ernest - In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who entered into rest on May 25, 2001.Dear God, Please find the softest pillow To lay his head on Place a kiss upon his cheek And tell him who it's from.Put your loving arms around him In a never-ending hug.And tell him that we miss him And give him all our love.Sadly missed by: THELMA (wife) L1NDA-KAY& KELLY BARBARA ANN MARY LOU & JIM BRENDA LEE SUE & MARIO BOB (children) and GRANDCHILDREN In Memoriams ROBINSON, Michael - In memory of a dear husband, father and son who left us May 25, 2000, Michael Robinson.They are not dead who live In hearts they leave behind.In those whom they have blessed They live a life again, And shall live through the years Eternal life.And grow each day more beautiful As time declares (heir good, And proves their immortality.Forever in our hearts And lovingly missed by MELANIE (wife) NICHOLAS (son) JOHN and PATRICIA (dad and mom) ROBINSON, Michael - In memory of a grandson, a nephew and a cousin, Michael Robinson.Time may pass and fade away But silent thoughts and memories stay.No longer in our lives to share, But in our hearts you are always there.Lovingly remembered and never forgotten, ARLENE and FAMILY Bridge Column will return Friday, May 26 RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES BIRTH & DEATH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 320 per word.Minimum charge $8.00 ($9.20 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions -15% off, 3 insertions - 30% off With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: 11 a.m., day before publication.BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL WISHES, ENGAGEMENT NOTICES: 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Waterville 9:30 a.m.; Hatley 11 a.m.(Sunday school at same time as worship); North Hatley 9:30 a.m.LENNOXVILLE Tea Time! Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre will be serving Tea on Sunday, May 28 from 2-4 p.m.Enjoy a Eight Tea (tea, scones and pastries) or reserve by Eriday for our Cream Tea (tea, scones, jam, cucumber sandwiches, cream, pastries).for reservations and prices, call (819) 564-0409.LENNOXVILLE Uplands Garden Bee! Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre is about to plant its numerous flower beds and is looking for volunteers.Join us Saturday, May 27 at 9 a.m.for a little digging and some friendly chatter.Refreshments included.To conf irm your presence or for information, call (819) 564-0409.DANVILLE/RICHMOND St.Francis Shared Ministry United Church Sunday Services on May 28: Stubborn parents Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: 1 read the letter from “Nevada Daughter," who is conflicted because her parents don’t want her to move to another state to be closer to her disabled sister.I wish you had simply said, “Your parents are the selfish ones.” I am the caregiver for my 68-year-old husband, who has a degenerative disease.We moved in order to be closer to our children and enable my husband to receive top-quality medical care.The problem?My mother-in-law, in her late 80s, has become increasingly feeble.In the past few years, she has had a fire in her house, has fallen and injured herself, and has experienced several attempted break-ins.She absolutely refuses to move closer to us or accept hired assistance.1 know where my loyalties lie.My husband is my priority.He, however, is torn by the situation, and the stress only makes his condition worse.Ohio Dear Ohio: We can do nothing about stubborn parents who refuse help.You can call the Eldercare Locator (elder-care.gov) at 1-800-677-1116, or contact a geriatric care manager (caremanager.org) to look into Mom’s situation and make recommendations.It may give your husband some peace of mind.Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marty Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Linders column.Richmond 9 a.m.South Durham 10:30 a.m., Trenholm 1 p.m., Danville 7:30 p.m.AYER’S CUFF Organizers of Music Fest 2006 (June 3 and 4, Ayer’s Cliff Fairgrounds), to benefit the Children's Wish Foundation, are looking for help with the event: donations of items for the silent auction, financial contributions, volunteers for children’s games.Dollar Store items for children’s game prizes (various ages).If you would like to help, please call (819) 823-2009.Website: www.themusicfest.org.DRUMMONDVDLLE The directors of St.George’s Church Foundation are pleased to invite everyone to its annual Feast of St.George fundraising Barbecue to be held on Saturday, June 3 from 5:30 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.at St.George’s Church Hall, 276 Heriot St., Drummondville.AYER’S CUFF Sunday Brunch at Beulah United Church in Ayer’s Cliff, on Sunday, May 28 from 10:30 a.m.to 1 p.m.Menu: Bacon, sausage, ham, scrambled eggs, homemade baked beans, pancakes, pure maple syrup, toast, fruit cocktail, juice, coffee and tea.All are welcome! HATLEY 500 card parties in St.James Church Hall, Hatley on May 27 and June 3 at 7 p.m.Benefit of St.James Cemetery in Hat ley.Everyone welcome.LENNOXVILLE Watercolour with Denis Palmer! Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre is offering a 7 week workshop with artist Denis Palmer.Discover the techniques of watercolour - beginner and experienced artists welcomed! Saturday mornings from 9 a.m.until noon, starting June 17.There is a cost for this workshop.The workshop will be limited to 15 participants.To register, call (819) 564-0409.LENNOXVILLE Uplands Benefit Concert, presented by the Uplands Musical Society and the barbershop style quartet, The Canadian Harmonists.The concert will be held at Bandeen Hall (Bishop’s University) on Friday, June 2 at 8 p.m.The concert will feature a selection from Yoeman of the Guard by Gilbert & Sullivan, and a variety of Swing Era standards and Beatles Tunes! This musical event is for the benefit of Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre.For more information or to buy your tickets, call Uplands at (819) 564-0409.AYER'S CLIFF Bake Sale, Coffee Hour and Sale of Attic Treasures at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall on May 27 from 9 a.m.to noon.Benefit of the Ladies Auxiliary Branch #128.Donations will be accepted Friday evening.May 26, from 7 p.m.to 9 p.m.RICHMOND Advance notice.Please note that on Saturday, July 1, starting at 2 p.m., a Canada Day Parade will be held in Richmond, Quebec, sponsored by Branch #15 of the Royal Canadian Legion.Following the parade, there will be entertainment indoors at the Legion, with the famous “Legion BBQHotdogs” being served and music supplied by Ron “Bunny” Smith.Come and have a fun-loving Canada Day with us.BOLTON CENTRE A concert of Country Gospel Music will be held Saturday, May 27, 7 p.m., at St.Patrick's Anglican Church, Bolton Centre.Featuring recording artist Gordie Fuller from Niagara Falls, ON and Russ Coates from South Bolton singing songs he has written.Gordie will have his new release available which is a tribute to Gene McLellan.Admission charged.For ticket info call Elsie Paige (450) 292-5706 or Sharon Sharman (450) 243-4219.ST.HERMENEGHDE, LAKE WALLACE Saturday, May 27, Frontier Lodge Camp Work Day starting at 9 a.m." Lunch provided.Steve Townley, Camp Director, has jobs and projects for all ages.If you can help, please call Steve at Frontier Lodge (819) 844-2277.Address: 1406 Route 141 South (20 minutes from Coat-icook).MELBOURNE Garden Mosaics in Melbourne.Learn with Richère how to transform something ordinary into a mosaic masterpiece.Broken ceramic tiles in an array of pretty colors are what she uses to create original designs.The workshop will be on Tuesday, May 30 from 10:00-2:00 (bring a snack) and it will be held at 108 Lay Road in Melbourne.There is a small charge for this course.Please call the Lennoxville & District Women’s Centre at (819) 564-6626 to register.TRENHOLM The May worship service for Trenholm United Church will be held on May 28 at 1 p.m.Everyone is welcome to attend.STANSTEAD Annual Dog Walk-A-Thon, Saturday, May 27.Registration 9:30 a.m.Departure: Three Villages Printing, 774 Duf-ferin St., Stanstead.Finish: Beebe Municipal Park.Minimum registration fee or pledge form.To benefit the Frontier Animal Society.Call for a pledge form or just come walk with us.Info: (819) 876-5016 or 876-7785.BULWER Ice cream social, Sunday, May 28, 2 to 5 p.m.at the Bulwer Community Center.Includes ice cream plus a variety of toppings, squares, cakes and beverages.A fund-raiser for the Bulwer Carry-On Gang.BURY Tlie Parish of Eaton-Dudswell-Victoria is having Holy Eucharist service on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.in Bury Town Hall, Bury, followed by the Parish Conference and Workshops from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.MOE’S RIVER Advance notice is given of the annual Moe’s River Strawberry and Ice Cream Social to be held on Sunday, July 9.LENNOXVILLE Decoration of graves at the Malvern Cemetery on June 4, 2006.Form up at 11:45 a.m.at the cemetery.Ceremony at noon sharp.WARDEN 500 Card Party, I.O.O.F.Hall on Wednesday, May 31 at 7:30 p.m.Prizes and lunch.RICHMOND Richmond County Historical Society Annual General Meeting, Saturday, May 27, 7 p.m.at Valleyview Hall, Healy Road.Don Healy, speaker, Healy School Houses.Pancake and Sausage Brunch, Sunday, May 12, noon, St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Hall, Upper Melbourne.All welcome.LENNOXVILLE Lennoxville United Church, corner of Queen and Church Street: Promotion Sunday on May 28 at 10 a.m.The Sunday School will be leading worship.Rev.James Potter, 819-565-8449.STANSTEAD Annual Dog Walk-a-thon, Saturday, May 27.Registration: 9:30 a.m.Departure: Three Villages Printing, 774 Dufferin Street.Finish: Beebe Municipal Park.Minimum registration or pledge form.Benefit the Frontier Animal Society.Call for a pledge form or just come walk with us.Info: (819) 87-5016 or 876-7785.HUNTINGVILLE Rev.Carole Martignacco of the Unitari-an-Universalist Church (North Hatley) will give an ecumenical service at the Huntingville Universalist Church, 3975 Route 147 on Sunday, May 28th, beginning at 10:30 a.m.Everyone is welcome to attend; refreshments will be served after the service.BULWER The Annual meeting of the Eaton Cemetery Association will be held in the Bulwer Community Center on Monday evening.May 29th at 7:30 p.m.Everyone welcome.SAWYERVILLE 2006 Mission’s Conference at Sawyerville Baptist Church, May 26 through 28.Speaker Peter Enns.There will be testimonies, challenges & reports from other Christian workers.The week-end schedule is as follows: Friday, May 26, 6:30 p.m.: main session with Peter Enns; Saturday, May 27, 8 a.m.: breakfast of hope (Le Craig Restaurant, Cookshire) with Peter Enns; 3 p.m.: Teen rally (Sawyerville Elementary School gymnasium) with Kent Osborne; 5 p.m.: potluck supper (Sawyerville Community Centre) - free tickets available at Friday P.M.service, at the breakfsat of hope or by phoning (819)889-2819; 6:30 p.m.: main session with Peter Enns, children’s session with the Dalenburg family; Sunday, May 28, 9:45 a.m.: Sunday school for all ages; 11 a.m.morning worship with Peter Enns, Children’s session with Dallenburg family; 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