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THE mu Record Sherbrooke: 569-9525 Knowlton: 242-1188 The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Thought of the Day Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.— Emerson 60 CENTS Monday, May 4, 1998 ‘This is stupid’ Liberals spent hundreds of thousands on Hepatitis C vote - Price By Rita Legault Sherbrooke The federal Liberals are wasting money that could have been spent on helping victims of Hepatitis C, charges Compton-Stanstead MP David Price.Price said the party spent hundreds of thousands to ensure all of their members were on hand for a confidence vote on the government’s decision to restrict compensation to victims of the deadly disease.Price said dozens of Liberals MPs who were out of town, out of province and out of the country were flown back just to vote on the matter.Among others, there were MPs sitting on committees in Paris, in Strasbourg and in Vancouver who were called back to toe the party line, he said.Price said the vote was tough for many Liberals who were reduced to tears.He said that the Conservative party allows its MPs to vote according to their own consciences on moral issues."To me this is definitely a moral issue,” he told The Record in a telephone interview.Price said the party vote was an “ego thing” for Chrétien.“He got to say, I got all my crew and when I tell they to vote a certain way, they do,” he charged.Price said the Conservatives asked the Liberals in the House of Commons how much they spent on bringing the MPs back to Ottawa to vote, but the house leader ruled the question was out of order because it referred to MPs being absent from the house - a no-no in parliamentary etiquette.“I’m really pissed off that they wasted that money for the vote while Hepatitis C victims sat in the gallery watching,” he said.“This is stupid.Absolutely stupid.” As Colorful as Picasso COURTESY AUDREY FROST Some of the dancers from the Arabesque school who brought to life the story of painter Pablo Picasso in the production The Seven Muses of Picasso on Sunday afternoon in Sherbrooke.For more photos, see page 9.‘I loved my job, even during the most difficult moments’ Charest’s last day as MP By Rita Legault Sherbrooke The federal riding of Sherbrooke is now orphaned as former Conservative le'ader Jean Charest officially stepped down from his role as MP on Friday to become leader of the provincial Liberal party.After representing the riding in the House of Commons for almost 14 years, Charest said he hopes to one day represent the region again - as the member for Sherbrooke in the National Assembly.Meeting reporters for the last time as MP for Sherbrooke on Friday afternoon, Charest said while he hopes there will be a by- election as soon as possible, it may take some time before Prime Minister Jean Chretien calls one.Chretien has six months to call a byelection, meaning the riding could be orphaned until early next year.In the meantime, Charest said services to Sherbrooke constituents will be greatly reduced.SEE LAST DAY, PAGE 4 vttmsP d’autos windshields nn»/i wit w ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM Protection against car robbery We or replace 1085 King St.East, SHERBROOKE Tel.: (819) 569-9543 140 Bourque Blvd., OMERVILLE (Magog) Tel.: (819) 843-8465 56 Main St.East, COATICOOK Tel.: (819) 849-2734 277 De Bigarre St., VICTORIAVILLE Tel: (819) 752-9679 page 2 Monday, May 4, 1998 Record Spare us the Crusading Columnist Premier’s poutine is all gravy, no cheese As expected, Jean Charest’s honeymoon as Liberal leader lasted exactly 15 seconds.Fortunately for him though, while Premier Bouchard has used every opportunity to dump on his new opponent, the top péquiste has failed to come up with much by way of suitable material.So far, Lucky Lucien has only one bullet in his Colt 45 - repeating ad nauseum that Charest is all public relations and no substance.Well we’ve all heard it 20 times by now and if this is all Mr.B.can come up with, it’s he whose poutine is all gravy and no cheese.Meanwhile, government priorities loto-québec Draw 98-05-02 5 12 13 15 30 49 Bonus number: 22 WINNERS 6/6 0 5/6+ 11 5/6 306 4/6 16 715 3/6 321 478 Draw 98-05-02 7 18 19 24 33 49 Bonus number: 38 6/6 5/6+ 5T6 4/6 3/6 WINNERS 0 0 17 1 245 21 797 Total sales: $ 569 337,50 have quietly shifted away, at least for the moment, from cut-cut-cut to something a little closer to the social democratic roots of the Parti Québécois.Examples of the kinder, gentler PQare: Help for Hepatitis victims on Thursday, tougher anti-smoking measures Friday.Bouchard is taking no chances here; he wants the government on an election footing whether he ultimately decides to hold a vote this year or not - which now I rather doubt.The Charest factor means waiting a while longer while doing more than the * usual number of ‘good’ pre-elec-toral things -such as reopening some of the hospital wards closed a year or two ago, loosening the purse strings a bit with schools and public employees (didn’t I hear of an eight per cent settlement last week?) and paving a few roads here and there.Charles Bury In case you were wondering, Premier Bouchard goes by the nickname Loulou among the French-language press.I wonder if any of his entourage have had the nerve to tell him.He has little sense of humor when it comes to himself and is somewhat vain about his image - to say the least.PRITES $21.51 573,00 $ 406,50 $ 1 765,90 $61,90 $10 Total sales: $17 150 947,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $5 000 000,00 PRIZES $ 1 000 000,00 $ 50 000,00 $500 $50 $5 Efgtra Draw 98-05-01 NUMBER PRIZES 149835 $100,000 49835 $1,000 9835 $250 835 $50 85 $10 5 $2 Egtra I® SATURDA NUMBER 350917 50917 0917 917 17 7 Draw 98-05-02 PRIZES $100,000 $ 1,000 $250 $50 $10 $2 BËH7I 5 10 15 17 27 28 32 Draw 98-05-01 Bonus number: 2 WINNERS PRIZES 7/7 0 $ 2 500 000,00 6/7+ 0 $116 332,80 6/7 38 $2 678,70 5/7 2 770 $131,20 4/7 56 575 $ 10 3/7+ 51 675 $ 10 3/7 462 564 free p|ay Total sales: $6 562 152,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $4 000 000,00 Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.Speaking of kinder and gentler, it’s too bad our meaner, cruder Liberal-in-name-only federal government couldn’t find its way to being a bit more charitable to the Hepatitis C people.They are doomed to die because of a failure of Red Cross and the federal government - no matter what month they received their tainted blood.I guess the Chrétien dictate of ‘vote with me or die’ is more in line with the party’s other unstated policy - doing nothing that doesn’t enrich the banks.Do you remember when Jean Chrétien was known as a man with the common touch, a humble guy who understood the underdog, a man who felt such guilt over the white man’s treatment of Canada’s Indians and Inuit that he adopted a native as his son?If so, you’re getting old.Also speaking of kinder and gentler, here’s hoping the Crusading Columnist fails in his bid to take over Alliance Que- bec.Spare us, please.Bill Johnson is an earnest person but over the years he’s developed a serious case of hardening of the attitudes.This calcification of the intellectual arteries has given the cerebral Mr.Johnson the mistaken idea that he represents what’s ‘right.’ Nothing could be more ‘wrong,’ and the fact that all his ideas remain unchanged after decades of repetition proves it.With Johnson at the helm, Alliance Quebec would no longer be a credible representative of English-speaking Quebecers.Instead, it would be a marginal political party speaking only for the extreme anglo-nationalist right, who aren’t any better than the other extreme.Townshippers’ Association, are you listening?Other regional anglo groups such as Voice of English Quebec (City) are sending full contingents of delegates to the Alliance convention this month to try and keep Johnson out.Despite Johnson’s popularity in certain circles, Constance Middleton-Hope represents a train of thought much closer to anglo-Quebec reality.Her open-minded approach is also light years closer to the original goals intended way back when by the founding fathers and mothers of Alliance Quebec.I know because I was there.Bill Johnson wasn’t.Neither were his ideas.Police call off search for teen Staff The Quebec Police Force has called off its search for 16-year-old Samuel Maynard.A QPF spokesman said the police turned up no leads in their search which began on April 26.The Beauce-area teen went missing from the parking lot of the Bar Au Pont de Fer on Route 263 between Lambton and Disraeli on April 25.Maynard arrived at the bar with his friends but did- n’t go inside, instead telling them he felt sick and would wait in the car.That was the last time Maynard was seen.To this point, the police have found no clues to suggest foul play and are asking Maynard to call his family if he decided to run away from home.Last week, searches were conducted by 50 police officers and more than 90 volunteers.Tracking dogs were used but failed to pick up a scent.Maynard is described as five foot-11, 135 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes.He was last seen wearing black nylon pants and a matching jacket.He was not known to be in trouble or suffering from de pression when he disappeared.If you have information on Maynard’s disappearance, call the QPF at (819) 564-1212 or 1-800-461-2131.Today’s Weather S* Ï Thetpord., t&'+ir Mines .* * j 1 ShixnkOOKi* iCOWANSVIUJ» ! RICHMOND > UC-MÉGANTHp Ï:'" v /^CowANSvaur |stanstead REGIONAL FORECASTS MAX MIN MONDAY: Cloudy with clear periods and 60 per cent probability of showers.Risk of thundershowers in the afternoon.High near 20.TUESDAY: Cloudy with showers.Low near 13.High near 20.WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy and a few showers.Low near ll.High near 21.Probability of precipitation 60 per cent.BEN ® by DANIEL SHELTON > fHOWPOYOU I VFRY I WATCH ONE SHOW I UüT TAPE ANOTHER?1 T -008- i o.YOU GO TO YOUR ASSIGNE?CHANNEL, PROGRAM THE TIMER BY USING THE MENU KEY, GET TO THE CHANNEL YOU NOW WISH TO WATCH PRESS THE AUXILIARY MOPE ANt?YOU'RE ALL SET/ V THIS IS EASIER m Uiji.Jii i • a tV*1 * v J « ** v' V •» 4 ¦* - - mD (ii.oiiiiin 3 i Si jLiij XîllOli: v~‘j Monday, May 4, 1998 page 3 Mental Health Week: Raising awareness, changing attitudes 1 in 5 suffer from intense psychological stress MAURICE CROSSFIELD « q - - Monique Goulet and Jacques Pronovost.many people still don’t understand the difference between those with a mental illness and those with an intellectual handicap.By Maurice Crossfield Magog One in five Quebecers will at some time in their life go through a period of psychological stress intense enough to disturb his or her everyday activities.Many cases go untreated, with the victims being either afraid or unaware of the help available.Community organizers are trying to increase awareness and understanding of mental illness during Mental Health Week, May 4 to 10.At a press conference at the l’E-lan Centre in Magog late last week, Monique Goulet pointed out many people still don’t understand the difference between those with a mental illness and those with an intellectual handicap.She quoted a survey by the Es-trie regional health board showing 49 per cent of those questioned had trouble distinguishing between the two terms.“The reality is those who are having emotional difficulties have a level of intelligence much the same as the general population with the normal ups and downs,” Goulet said.Mental Health Week spokesman and La Tribune editor Jacques Pronovost said the media is often to blame for the misunderstanding.He said journalists often confuse the two terms, and called on media members to ensure a better understanding.Pronovost said the resources available for people with mental illnesses are often overlooked but are one of the keys to recovery.“The groups that work together to help prevent or to fight mental illness are as important as hospital beds or the surgeon’s knife,” Pronovost said.The two also discussed the way people with mental illnesses are treated by their peers.Goulet said many people think the person just needs to get on with their life.She said victims should be treated the same way as someone who has had an accident or heart attack, and given time to recover.“When it comes to mental health problems, patience is often minimal and very short term,” Goulet said.“Often it ends in contempt for their seeming lack of motivation.” Goulet went on to say that when a person returns to work after an illness or injury they are usually well received by their coworkers.But in the case of mental illnesses, the person is often mistrusted, with the illness seen as a failure or a weakness.“There is a chance that we too will live through periods of emotional upheaval,” she said, adding that family and social problems can add to or even create problem problems.“Some have had such difficult lives that we cannot help but wonder how they survived.It takes immense courage for those trying to mend a life broken by years of abuse.” During Mental Health Week some 105,000 place mats will be distributed to various restaurants around the Estrie administrative region.The place mats will include a list of the community organizations available to help a person in Opposition to the proposed Val St-François line is growing 125 attend meeting on Hydro line By Sylvia Warden The fight against Hydro-Québec’s proposed power line through the Val St-François MRC continued on the weekend.A capacity crowd of about 125 farmers and concerned citizens attended an information meeting on Saturday at the Melbourne Township town hall.Organized by the citizens’ committee for Val St-François, the meeting brought people up-to-date on the status of the proposed 735-kilovolt line from the des Cantons substation in Windsor to the Hertel substation near LaPraire.The line will reinforce the power supply into Montreal and the South Shore.Hydro-Québec plans to erect this and other power lines throughout the province without the usual environmental assessments and public consultations.The provincial government waved those regulations with a decree in the aftermath of the ice storm that left millions - includ- ing thousands in the Townships -without electricity for as many as 31 days.Robert Beaulieu was at the Saturday night meeting and said opposition to the power line is growing.“The committee got the unanimous support of everyone there.I would say 85 per cent of the farmers directly affected by line - who will have pylons on their land - were there,” he said.The beef farmer said the committee is encouraged not only by the community support but by the words of Energy Minister Guy Chevrette.On Thursday, Chevrette was in Sherbrooke and was confronted by citizens opposed to the power line.He promised to meet with committee officials on Friday in Montreal.At that meeting, Chevrette said he would demand answers from Hydro-Québec as to why they have to go through the Val St-François MRC.Chevrette also listened to a presen- tation by Centre Hélios of Montreal on Friday.The centre is a consulting firm with expertise in energy police, which is opposed to the Val St-François route, Beaulieu said.The group proposed putting the line underground, using existing lines between Hertel and St-Césaire and raised the possibility of constructing lines in other areas.Beaulieu said the government chose the Val St-François route over others because Hydro-Québec plans to use the line to export power to the lucrative markets of the eastern United States.While Chevrette was in Sherbrooke, he denied those allegations, saying the province is reacting to the needs of Montreal and the South Shore.Beaulieu and his fellow farmers say their voices must be heard.“My very basic response is humans have a sacred relationship with nature,” he said.“I care less and less about this being called ’granola talk’.” crisis, a few tips to make life better.Readers also have a chance to win a weekend getaway to the Jouvence health spa.Also included in the week’s activities will be an art exhibition at Sherbrooke’s Galeries Quatre Saisons, with the help of several community mental health care groups.The exhibit takes place May 6 and 7.¦¦¦¦THE— h Record Marathon (full card) BINGO Win $200! 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1-800-463-9525 page 4 Monday, May 4, 1998 Record Jean Charest.We can’t wait to get down (to the Townships)'.PERRY BEATON/ CORRESPONDENT Last Day: A t T « A P How drum brakes work When a vehicle slows down, some of it’s weight is transferred to the front wheels.Disc brakes, because of their stopping power, are used on the front wheels and provide excellent performance and little ‘fade’ even under heavy use.While luxury and sports cars often come equipped with rear disc brakes, most other cars on the road have rear drum brakes.Drum brake cutaway % As the hydraulic pressure from the brake fluid increases, the wheel cylinder pushes brake shoes outward to contact the spinning drum.The friction slows the drum, which is bolted to the rotating axle.Brake drum surface (drum rotates with the hub) Brake shoe Flexible retainers attach shoes to the backing plate.The backing plate is mounted to the axle and forms a solid piece to which the shoes are attached.The principle Brake shoe surface The 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reporters joked that their assignment was to get Charest to shed a tear, there was surprisingly little emotion as the Sherbrooke MP completed his final official day on the job.Through years of cabinet postings, including deputy prime minister and his nomination to the leadership of the Conservative party, Charest maintained his most important title was MP for Sherbrooke.He said he leaves the job with mixed emotions.“I loved my job, even during the most difficult moments,” said the seasoned career politician.Looking back, Charest said the high point and low point of his political career was in 1990, when he was forced to resign his cabinet posting after an imprudent call to a judge.“That was the saddest and greatest moment of my political career and my life,” he said, adding it was a mistake made in good faith that could have cost him his political career.He said he survived the ordeal in large part due to the support of people in the riding who stood behind him in his darkest moment.His re-election in 1993, when his party was drowned in a wave of anti-Mulroney sentiment, was also a tough moment, he recalled.“The wave was gigantic, but I survived,” he said.“The people of Sherbrooke held me up and I came back stronger and better able to represent them.” Charest said those dismal events taught him never to give up - even during tough times.As for the future, the new Liberal leader said he plans to work on dossiers important to the region, such as the future of the Beloit plant.However, on another hot topic, the controversial power transmission lines that are hastily pushing their way across the Val St-François valley over the protests of residents, citizens can’t expect much help.Charest said he agrees the lines must be built, even if he deplores the way the Parti Québécois failed respect the normal process of consulting the public through environmental hearings.Charest will also have his work cut out for him familiarizing himself with Quebec politics and preparing himself and the party for the next provincial election expected a year from now.Charest said he’s pleased to be holding the reigns at the Liberal party and plans to get down to business as soon as possible.That means planning who will lead the party in the National Assembly while he watches from outside until he gets the chance to win a seat in the next election.The new leader denied he had decided to exclude House Leader Pierre Paradis from his list of candidates for parliamentary top jobs.The Brome-Missisquoi MNA and leadership hopeful stepped aside to allow Charest to run for the leadership uncontested.“The problem is not having not enough talent, it's too much talent, particularly from the Eastern Townships,” Charest said, making a special mention of Yvon Vallières, longtime MNA for Richmond.Vallières recently celebrated 20 years as an MNA.“I’ve known Yvon for a long time, but I’ve gotten to know him better in the last little while and he has really impressed me,” Charest said.Charest said that while he will be working mainly from Liberal party headquarters in Montreal and Quebec City over the next few months, he and his family plan to spend the summer in the Townships.We can’t wait to get down here,” he said, adding that as soon as his children have finished school they will be heading down to their summer home.Backing plate (stationary) — THE — RECORD Monday, May 4, 1998 page 5 Election platform is in development Charest says he’ll focus on economy and jobs By Campbell Clark Southam News Quebec City Iean Charest says he wants less state intervention from a government that focuses on the “essential ices” of health care and education, as well as a role for Quebec in deciding how employment insurance money is spent.Outlining his priorities Friday, the newly crowned Quebec Liberal leader promised to put the party on a election footing immediately, beginning the selection of candidates and hammering out a platform by fall.He challenged Premier Lucien Bouchard to hold an election this year, suggesting the premier has questionable legitimacy.“This is a government in the fourth year of its mandate, implementing an agenda for which it did not receive the support of the people of Quebec,” Charest said.“The agenda they are now implementing is not the agenda that was presented to the people of Quebec.“So let’s have a general election campaign.” Charest, who named Jean Bazin, a longtime chum of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, as the head of the committee that will plot the leadership transition, repeated the phrase “the economy and jobs” like a litany throughout his answers.He repeatedly promised that will be his focus.Although he offered no specific policy proposals, he did say he would take a different approach to running the province, trimming the government to essential services and less intervention.“The statist reflex of the old Parti Québécois regime is a reflex that is outdated,” he said.Charest did not directly answer a question on whether he would sell off state corporations, but said he believed that the government must re- duce the number of administrative structures.The former federal Conservative leader, who had floated the idea of postponing Quebec’s zero-deficit goal by one year to shore up Quebec’s healthcare system, said Friday he would not amend Quebec’s anti-deficit law, which calls for the province to balance its books by 2000 and not run deficits in later years.He said the party w 1 present an economic growth platform that will allow Quebec to maintain its essential services and still balance the budget.“The way of getting there is the real test for governments,” he said.The new leader also said revenue-support programs like welfare and employment insurance have to be better co-ordinated, and he would call for a role for Quebec in the management of employment insurance.Charest said the party will now begin efforts to hammer out an election platform, starting with an expanded general council meeting scheduled for June 12 and 13 in Montreal.Bazin, a Laval law school friend of Mulroney and Tory organizer, will head the committee to advise the new leader on his staff, the reorganization of the party machine and the shuffling of the caucus.The appointment of Bazin, who worked on Charest’s unopposed leadership campaign, appeared to be another sign of the “bluing” of the Liberal party that has come with Charest’s jump from the federal Tories to the Quebec Liberal party.“The Conservative party has people, we (the Liberals) have people, and the leadership campaign has people,” Or-ford MNA Robert Benoit, the general manager of Charest’s leadership campaign, said.“So we’ll have to find a way of melting all these people together.” First francophone premier outside Quebec in three decades New Brunswick Liberals pick Acadian premier By Graeme Hamilton Southam News Saint John, N.B.New Brunswick’s next premier says he plans to draw on his Acadian heritage to play a major role in the fight to keep Quebec from separating.“As premier, I will be a champion of minority rights and I will devote tremendous effort so that Canada enters the next century united, with confidence and serenity,” Camille Theriault told nearly 3,800 Liberal leadership delegates Saturday before sweeping to a first-ballot victory.Theriault was the heavy favorite in the three-man race to succeed Frank McKenna.He coasted to a comfortable win, doubling the vote total of his closest rival.Theriault, 43, collected 2,095 votes, compared with 1,005 for Greg Byrne and 666 for Bernard Richard.He becomes the first Acadian premier in New Brunswick - and the first francophone premier outside Quebec -in 28 years.“I’ve never met Lucien Bouchard, but I’ll tell you one thing,” he told reporters after his victory.“I want to send a very clear message.Any role that I can play as a person from a minority in the province of New Brunswick in the constitutional debate to help keep our country together, I am going to be there.” Theriault acknowledged that McKenna, who resigned last October after a decade as premier, is a tough act to follow.But he vowed that his province will remain a prominent player on the na- tional scene.“Listen, I’m no Frank McKenna.Let’s not kid ourselves,” he said, noting that McKenna was a relative unknown when he won the party leadership in 1985.“But Frank McKenna 13 years ago in May was a Liberal MLA from the Miramichi.I’m a Liberal MLA from Kent County.” The three contenders, all cabinet ministers under McKenna, had tried to distance themselves from the deep budget-slashing of the last 10 years by promising a return to true Liberal values.Theriault promised to bridge the gulf that has grown between New Brunswickers and their government.“The only measure of wealth is the state of our less fortunate brothers and sisters and neighbors and friends,” he said.Theriault was born into a Liberal family and his victory fulfills a family dream going back 27 years.His father, Norbert Theriault, was a cabinet minister in the government of former premier Louis Robichaud in the 1960s.In 1971, the elder Theriault ran unsuccessfully in the race to succeed Robichaud before being named to the Senate.“The Liberal party has been kind of our religion,” Camille Theriault told a reporter recently.He was first elected to the legislature in 1987 at the age of 32.He held several cabinet posts, including the key portfolio of economic development used by McKenna to draw employers to the province.Some Liberals criticized him for unofficially beginning his campaign before McKenna stepped down, but the palpable anti-Theriault sentiment on the convention floor was not enough to stop his slick campaign.Theriault is expected to be sworn in as premier next week.He said it is too early to talk about the timing of an election.The Liberals still have two years left in their mandate, and though their popularity has slipped in recent polls, they still enjoy a comfortable lead over the Tories and NDP.The new premier’s honeymoon will likely be brief, as his government is facing a potentially explosive situation in the province’s forests.Native loggers who claim they have the right to harvest resources from Crown lands are refusing to stop cutting timber despite losing a New Brunswick Court of Appeal case last month.“It’s an issue of prime importance for the province of New Brunswick,” Theriault told reporters.“We will tackle that issue with the ultimate respect for the native community.We will work hard, and hopefully together we can come to a solution that will be acceptable to all New Brunswickers.” Careers PRODUCTION MANAGER A commission Plant of Dyeing, Finishing and Printing of Tubular Knit fabrics requires a Production Manager for its plant in Trois Rivières.This plant with 27 years existence in the industry is very modern and continues to expand rapidly.The candidate must have a Chemistry or Textile Degree and a minimum of 5 years supervisory and/or management experience.Good leadership qualities and bilingual fluency are a necessity.This person will be in charge of all aspects of production: planning, quality control, personnel supervision, technical aspects, problem solving and be able to interact with customers.This position provides an excellent career opportunity with a possibility of rapid advancement to Senior Management for the individual having the required qualifications.Please send your résumé in confidence to: Three Rivers Knit Printers Inc., c/oW.R.BENTON 3370 Chamberland Trois Rivières, QC G8Z 2T3 .omod lomrnue •iioriJ ot nwob gni L, J page 6 Monday.May 4, 1998 — ' »— THE ¦¦ ¦¦ i " .- .RECORD __ COMMUNITY FORUM kA-CHlKô! m ?ongn nnann KA-CHINS! 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O o C/vi Elections NOTICE OF AN ELECTION On June 14th you will have the opportunity to choose the persons who will sit on the council of your school board.The Chief Electoral Officer of Québec invites you to exercise your right to vote during these elections and would like to point out that all of the positions of commissioner are up for election.To run as a candidate, you must complete the nomination form available at the office of the returning officer of your school board.However, you must meet certain conditions if your nomination paper is to be accepted.For example, you must present an identification document and obtain the supporting signatures of ten electors.Contact your returning officer to find out more about the applicable conditions.Your duly completed form can be filed at the office of the returning officer from 9:00 a m to 5 00 p m., from Monday to Saturday between May 4 and May 30, 1998, and on Sunday May 31, 1998, from 9:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m.For positions where more than one candidate is running for election, the election process provides for the holding of an advance poll on Sunday, June 7, 1998, from 9:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m., and of a regular poll on Sunday, June 14th, from 9:00 a m to 7:00 p.m.Moreover, the Chief Electoral Officer wishes to remind you that if you have no children or if none of your children is admitted to a school of the school hoard where your domicile is located, you can exercise the option to vote in the French language or English language school hoard.However, if you choose to vote in the English language school hoard, you must complete the response-coupon appended to the notice that will be sent to you shortly and return it to us by no later than June 9, 1998.School Board Returning officer Address Election clerk Telephone School Board Returning officer Address Election clerk Telephone 04-04 C.S.Des Bois-Francs Yvan Moisan Michel Hébert Pavillon Wilfrid-Labbé 28, rue Saint-Augustin Victoriaville (819) 795-3933 04-05 C.S.Des Chênes Gérard Picard Rémi Blanchard 270, me Saint-Georges Porte 205 Drummondville (819) 478-7157 05-01 C.S.Des Hauts-Cantons Robert Dallaire Clermont Fortier 4730, me Dollard Lac-Mégantic (819) 583-6333 1 800 9974199 05-02 C.S.De la Région-de-Sherbrooke Marie Dagenais Denis Marcotte 2955, boul.de L’Université Sherbrooke (819) 829-1807 05-03 C.S.Des Sommets Jean Hamel André Côté Rawdon 309, me Chassé Asbestos (819) 879-5255 1 877 879-5255 16-02 C.S.De Saint-Hyacinthe Richard Sénécal Jean-Louis Bergeron C.S.de Saint-Hyacinthe 2270, me Mailhot Saint-Hyacinthe (514) 773-8401 50-01 C.S.Central Reynald Fortier 2046, chemin Saint-Louis (418) 688-8730 Québec School Board Kathleen Jolicceur Sillery 50-03 C.S.Eastern Townships School Board Jean-Roland Petit Garth Fields 257, rue Queen Lennoxville (819) 348-9990 1 877 444-0474 50-04 C.S.Riverside Léo Hamel School Board Hélène Dunant 299, boul.Wilfrid-Laurier (514) 466-0481 Saint-Lambert 1 877 850-3347 Have any questions?Call usl Québec City area: (418) 528-0422 Elsewhere in Québec: 1 800 461-0422 Web site: www.dgeq.qc.ca E-mail: dgeq@dgeq.qc.ca Persons who are deaf or hearing impaired can dial the following toll-free numoer: 1 800 537-0644.LE DIRECTEUR GÉNÉRAL DES ÉLECTIONS DU QUÉBEC François Cast/rain, «k « hh1» ««« h* «¦« ***««**< «>,**>¦* at *«*«*»* «s* sv* n*jrç4* C»** * * * * «**»*.«* « » «** * ** * *«*#*»%**•* Y.*«m#*3u» ** — THE — Record Monday, May 4, 1998 page 9 ¦ ' ¦ ::: an IPrik \< k your HOUSC TO / FATHER STUDY l m&omro RUTH'S HOUSE.TO STUDY/ > \ YOUCAD j CcO TO ÔADDA/A \ 1 c-O HUuJvl w HOUSE IF YOU’LL STUDY r t AJ 3 I HI,dap! where HAVfe Too many old 'ybu BEEN?11 THE BORN LOSER ® by Art and Chip Sansom 'why DON’T YOU PUT CKA& ^ It WOULD 56 NIC£ TO HKV£ K ^ Tf IT WASN'T F0K.TI\6CPAE> 6PA6S KILL££ ON THÊ LAWN 7 (bK£N YARD FOK ACHAN06 THIS W£ WOULDN'T HAVE ANY OK££N Y£AP.! ! 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