The record, 9 juin 2000, vendredi 9 juin 2000

THE The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Join the fun at FRifNcSUiP Di¥ LeNNOXViuli: June 10th & 11th Rain or Shine ’ i-V &mmm8U§ I ic -?I Omervi 11 e boulevard B ourque golfhorizohs2000.qc.ca 819.868.4040 • www 85 CENTS Friday, June 9, 2000 Stanstead standoff ends peacefully JUHIN MAtiUINJtï/M'UUlAL 1U THE KfcLAJKU Passersby watch as seven SQpolice cruisers sealed off the northern end ofDufferin Street in Stanstead at around 1 p.m.Thursday.Following an hour of negotiations, the armed man surrendered.Staff About a dozen police officers set up a security perimeter in downtown Stanstead Thursday after a man told police he was considering ending his life.At around noon the Quebec Police Force received a call from the man, who lives at 690 Duf-ferin Street.QPF spokesman Sgt.Réjean Gagnon said the man told police he was having family and money problems.“He was completely alone, he was depressed and he said he wanted to end his life,” Gagnon said.The Memphremagog detachment of the QPF responded by sending seven cruisers and a dozen police officers to set up a security perimeter.They then began talking to the man.Just after 1 p.m., following an hour of negotiations, the armed man surrendered to police.Gagnon said he was then taken to police headquarters for questioning.“We are checking with aid organizations to see if he can be helped,” Gagnon said.It is not yet known if the man will be charged in connection with the armed standoff.• A large surface area boutique • Professional golf academy • 70-place driving range • Par 33 executive course • Organized lessons for juniors, ladies, seniors and clinics open to all Group of Townshippers considers buying Record We are definitely interested’ - Mordecai Richler By Shawn Berry Author Mordecai Richler confirmed yesterday that he is thinking about buying The Record, the only English-language daily in the Eastern Townships, with a small group of local partners."It's premature, but we are definitely interested," said Richler."I spoke to Conrad Black about three weeks ago, but I'm still waiting for the documents." The Gazette reported Thursday that Richler and four partners are planning to purchase the 103-year-old newspaper.The Record was put up for sale with about 300 of Hollinger's small dailies and weeklies at the end of April.Richler would not divulge the identities of his partners, except to say they Mordecai Richler.‘it’s premature.’ are Townshippers."It would be premature to go into details," said Richler in a telephone interview.Peter White, co-owner of The Record and chair of the paper's advisory board, confirmed Richler is interested in making the acquisition."He has requested some information," he said.But Richler said he doesn't even know what the asking price for the newspaper is.SEE RICHLER, PAGE 5 A GOLFER’S PARADISE! page 2 Friday, June 9, 2000 0Z 10 2Z 42 43 47 BONUS NUMBER: 44 WINNERS PRIZES loto-quél Draw 2000-06-07 6/6 2 5/6+ 7 5/6 279 4/6 15,199 3/6 271,719 819,857.20 $ 70,273.40 $ 1,410.50$ 49.60$ 10.00$ Total sales: $ 13,325,820 Next grand prize (approx,): $ 2,000,000 Draw 2000-06-07 04 14 22 23 40 48 BONUS NUMBER: 49 )ncl>cc I WINNERS 6/6 0 5/6+ 1 5/6 12 4/6 866 3/6 17,589 Total sales: $ 537,' PRIZES 1,000,000.00$ 50,000.00 $ 500.00$ 50.00$ 5.00$ .00 Egtra Draw 2000-06-07 NUMBER PRIZES 366021 100,000 $ 66021 1,000 $ 6021 250 $ 021 50 $ 21 10 $ 1 2 $ Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list of L-Q, the latter shall prevail.Weather Friday.Clearing, High 18 °C, Low 12°C.Saturday .Chance of showers, High 21 °C, Low 9°C.Probability of precipitation 40%.SundayChance of showers, High 21 °C, Low 11 °C.Probability of Precipitation 60%.rualeJ/ià me.RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL r„GARAGA„ ExpcttS François RuaI ntalUywm*.Ù#*