The record, 5 juin 1998, vendredi 5 juin 1998

THE Music Fest ’96 June 6&7 Ayer’s Cliff Fair Grounds to benefit Children’s Wish Foundation The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Best Guaranteed Investments • Flexible (not frozen) • Superior Rates • RRSP Eligible Call Calvin T.Chan Financial Advisor (819) 573-6006 /1 800 561-3718 MIDLAND WALWYN 75 CENTS Friday, June 5, 1998 Pressure tactics to continue Doctors unimpressed with cash promise By Maurice Crossfield Despite a Quebec government announcement Thursday that it will be injecting more money into the health care system, the province’s general practitioners are still planning to continue pressure tactics to get the health ministry to meet their demands.The Federation des medicines om-nipracticiens du Quebec said at a press conference it will hold a two day walkout on Thursday, June 11 and Friday June 12.During that time only essential services will be maintained.Dr.William Barakett, second vice-president of the FMOQsaid the second day of the walkout will see the 124 representatives of the regional associations of the doctors’ union meeting to discuss the government’s latest offer.“We will deliberate on what is, as yet , an unwritten offer,” Barakett said.“It is not a concrete offer.” Under the proposal, Health Minister Jean Rochon has agreed to kick in money to help cover the cost of 250 new general practitioners entering the work-See doctors, page 4 Fiery crash mm : ' PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT An unidentified truck driver is dead after a single-vehicle accident on Route 253 near East Angus Road South in East Angus.Cst.Claudia Houle of the East Angus detachment of the QPF said officers and firefighters were called to the scene at 6:20 a.m.Thursday where they found the gasoline tanker fully engulfed.By noon Environment Canada officials had been on the scene for a few hours assessing the damage.Houlé said a little fuel had spilled onto the side of the road but most was contained on the roadway.Today’s Weather Sunny Complete weather: page Environment taking back seat to jobs?Hundreds line up for Magnola jobs Inside Ann Landers.21 Crossword.27 Births and Community Deaths.9 Forum .6 Classified .2.1-26 Bishop’s Comics.22 Convocation.By Rita Legault Sherbrooke About 600 job seekers, from inexperienced youths to unemployed asbestos miners, crowded into the music camp in Trois Lacs Wednesday night to find out more about employ- ment possibilities at the future Magnola Metallurgy mill in Asbestos.That was six times more people than the number that showed up last week to a meeting to discuss environmental concerns about the plant which will be responsible for a five per cent increase in the level of toxic organochlorines produced in the whole of Canada.The toxic chemicals, which include dioxin and hexachlorobenzene - are linked with various cancers and hormonal problems and are considered so danger-See Magnola page 3 ÎIPPLEGOVE LAKESIDE DINING “INN” STYLE Open daily for breakfast, lunch and supper Live Classical Piano Saturday evenings Ayer’s Cliff www.ripplecove.com 819-838-4296 page 2 Friday, June 5, 1998 loto-québec Draw 98-06-03 2 27 32 35 41 47 BONUS NUMBER: WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 0 $ 2 014 565,00 5/6+ 1 $ 604 369,50 5/6 217 $ 2 228,10 4/6 12 494 $ 74,10 3/6 233 813 $10 Total sales: $14 149 467,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $ 5 ooo 000,00 151323331"' Draw 98-06-03 2 6 21 28 32 49 BONUS NUMBER: 43 6/6 5/6+ 5/6 4/6 3/6 WINNERS 1 0 19 913 17 621 PRIZES $ 1 000 000,00 $ 50 000,00 $500 $50 $5 Total sales: $ 485 295,00 Draw 98-06-03 NUMBER PRIZES 763446 $100,000 63446 $1,000 3446 $250 446 $50 46 $10 6 $2 TVA, the network of draws Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.Today’s Weather * /' y XHETfOBD.Mines ?^ \ A i t \RJCHIfOND/ < | * UcMécaNtiç* J* Sherbrooke• / .J ' /|COWAKSV!lUr X |stanstead REGIONAL FORECAST "¦¦¦THE—.RECORD Six principles, an annotated edition You asked for it, you’ve got it It seems that some readers didn’t enjoy my comments on William Johnson becoming president of Alliance Quebec.Geez.Why not?All 1 did was slice and dice the guy, sling him onto the barbecue, trash his cohorts and mix them in to add a little spice, then cook the bunch of them in their own juice until they were dead.Death by newspaper column.Why would anyone object to that?Anyway, some of the non-fans suggested that I should examine what Bill J.calls ‘William Johnson’s SIX PRINCIPLES for Alliance Quebec”.You asked for it, you got it.Here, fresh from the fax machine, just in case they don’t go down in history, may I present WJSPFAQ.“1ST PRINCIPLE.English is one of the two official languages of Quebec.English in Quebec IS NOT JUST ‘une autre langue.’ English is an historic language of Quebec.English is part of Quebec’s constitution, its substance, it’s very identity." Well I quite agree that English is not just another language in Quebec but part of its history.Ditto for Micmac, Malecite, Montagnais, Attikamek, Huron, Cree, Nascapi, Algonquin, Abenaki, Mohawk, Inuit, Yiddish, Gaelic (both Irish and Scots versions) and Welsh.You wouldn’t know it though, because over the years the English - not the French - did everything they could to suppress the use of all those other historic Quebec languages (most of them here, Gaelic and Welsh back in the U.K.), as well as French.By comparison, English has done pretty well here.Like William J., I think Bill 101 goes too far in limiting everything but French.However I think what the English did was much worse than anything the Parti Québécois has sought to do or done.After you die and go to Heaven, just ask the ghost of Louis-Joseph Papineau or Louis Riel.Unlike Bill though, I think it’s about 20 years too late to do anything about it.Where were he and his gang in 1977 when a few of us, very few, did try to do something about it?Somewhere else.Now it’s too late.You can’t undo history.Bill wants to tear up the language law even though it’s already old enough (21) to have spawned a second generation.Imagine how you’d feel if you were a descendant of one of the hundreds of Patriotes the English hanged, or if your grandfather or father had been turned down for foreman at the factory because he couldn’t speak English.If someone tried to take away your language law, you’d be, well, unhappy to say the least.You might even want to get even.But taking away the language law is exactly what Bill wants to do.“2ND PRINCIPLE.WE WILL NOT TOLERATE that Quebec violate international standards of human rights.Quebec is in violation of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child, which holds that the child has a right to schooling, where public schooling is available, that does not depend on the characteristics of the parents.” Here Mr.Johnson is blowing smoke.This is about letting French families and immigrants send their kids to English schools.The closest the UN Declaration gets to what he says is to declare that governments must provide all children with access to primary school, and that a minority has the right to its own cultural life and language which members have the right to speak “in common with other members of the group”.The Declaration also says countries (not provinces, by the way), should respect the rights of children without regard to the language of the children or their parents.It says nothing at all about the language of schooling, let alone about children of one language attending school in another.“3RD PRINCIPLE.THE RULE OF LAW IS NOT NEGOTIABLE.Overthrowing the constitution is not negotiable.Contempt of court, riding roughshod over court judgments, is not negotiable." This is obvious, although where it fits in the mandate of Alliance Quebec is anyone’s guess.Going against his own ‘principle’, Johnson has said that if Quebec were to decide by itself to go its own Charles Bury WILLIAM JOHNSON'S SU PRINOIPIIS IS NOT JUST \™ wn Iviguv." English H an historic langiag.of Qwb« Enjlnh is part of Quebec's constitution, its substence, its very identity.2ND PRINCIPLE WEWIU.NOT TOLERATE dot Qu*« vioh„ sand.*, o( hu™.rigbts.Quebec is in violation of the international Convention on the Rhthts ofdse Child, whidi holds that the child has a rfrf* to schooling where public sdsoobng is avsllabit, that does not depend on the characteristics of die paroits.3RD PRINCIPLE THE RULE OF LAW IS not NEGOTIABLE.Overthrowing the constitution is not negptiaWt.Contempt ol court, riding roughshod ovtr tnort judgnents, is not n^odable ______________________ith Munait_____________________________ way, he would urge hundreds of thousands of Quebecers to refuse to pay their taxes.Hey, Bill, what about the rule of law (see ‘principle’ immediately above)?Surely what’s good for the goose is good for the gander (see ‘principle’ immediately below).“4TH PRINCIPLE.The right to self-determination applies to ALL, or it applies to NONE." This too is obvious.But so are the consequences.I’d live in the Republic of Eaton Township.Bill could run for King of the Gatineau.Or take this right all the way to the wall: One person, One principality.Think about it.And what does this have to do with Alliance Quebec?“5TH PRINCIPLE.Alliance Quebec must become a very large tent, in which there is ROOM FOR EVERYBODY.” Sure, Bill.That’s why the first thing you told your new board of directors was that if they don’t agree with you, you’ll sue them.In my experience lawsuits are not exactly the best way to make new friends.And come to think of it, what goes in a very large tent?A circus.“6TH PRINCIPLE.We m ust achieve a long-overdue historic reconciliation with French Quebec.” No kidding.And we all know that the best way to get close to French Quebec is to tell the U.N., and therefore the entire world, that French Quebecers don’t know how to run a democracy, but English Quebecers do.Great.That will really help to advance anglo rights and bring Quebec together.Not.Okay, nit pickers.Pick my nits.FRIDAY : Mostly sunny.Low near 6.High near 20.Normals for theperiod.Low 9.High 21.Cedar Swine/ Specialists Open 7 days 7 evenings OKAY, ANYTIME.YOU'RE REAPY/ f MAKE SURiTTV” you m our iflPrJ TO SHOW THE \Jkx ®WLL LANPING fell IwIisiHS iïéim Us -«ftstëSf II» ¦8855*1 [iüliwlSJ 'iiiiBifl jiiiiii»® SECONP.PEAR.WHAT TAKE WAS pur TMIRP HpiS Friday, June 5.1998 page 3 Record available jobs will go to college grads Many of the MAGNOLA: Continued from page 1 ous by Environment Canada it has recommended they be virtually eliminated.But in a region where the economy is dying, jobs seem to have won out over environmental and health concerns.The prospective plant, which is expected to extract 58,000 tonnes of magnesium a year from asbestos mining tailings, is expected to create about 350 permanent jobs.Hiring is expected to begin in early 2000 for the plant which is expected to be operational by June 2000.Noranda Inc., the Canadian mining giant which is behind the Magnola magnesium extraction mill, has said it intends to invest $720 million and create about 350 direct jobs.It predicts the plant will also create hundreds of jobs for subcontractors and provide significant economic spinoffs for the local service industry.The permanent jobs are good news for a struggling one-industry town which has fallen on hard times with the near collapse of the asbestos industry.But the new jobs may not be good news for former miners from the J.M.As- bestos plant, most of them older workers with lots of experience, but little schooling.According to a Magnola pamphlet describing its manpower needs, the jobs require high school, college or university degrees.Company officials also predict the majority of workers will be between 25 and 45 years old.Some unemployed miners and laborers are hoping there will be work for them in spinoffs industries.Others hope the vacuum created by other workers leaving their jobs to work for Magnola will create employment opportunities for them.Competition for positions at Magnola is expected to be fierce.The head of Human Resources Chantal Francoeur predicts the company will get more than 20,000 applicants from throughout the region, the province and elsewhere.The company has already received a few thousand applications to date.Francoeur said the interest shown in Wednesday’s meeting and in the number of early applications has not surprised her.“This project has aroused a lot of interest for a long time in a region which is going through tough times,” she said.Almost one third of the jobs opening will require a university degree and/or pertinent experience, meaning many jobs will likely go to candidates from outside the immediate area.Corporate affairs director Denis Leclerc said its hard to determine how many jobs will actually go to people from the region.He said there are many qualified workers working in other local industries and there may be some locals working in other regions who may apply to Magnola to come back home and work.Some jobs will likely be eaten up by experienced workers from other Noranda mills, two of which are expected to shut down in the Gaspé and the Maritimes.Workers at those plants and in other Noranda operations may apply for jobs here in the Townships.Francoeur said Noranda employees and locals will get preference for jobs at the new plant.The idea behind this week’s meeting was to give potential workers a preview of what the minimum job requirements will be when the company begins hiring, Leclerc said.That gives them a year or two to get the training required to be considered.Francoeur said the company is already accepting applications and that potential workers can update them if they get new training or qualifications.“There is no point in asking them to wait,” she said, adding that people fear they have to apply early if they want to get a job.Francoeur said Magnola is also working with local industrial planners, manpower agents and local school boards to adapt local training programs to needs of Magnola and other local industries.In the meantime, construction of the plant which began in April has created hundreds of temporary jobs and will employ between 1500 and 2000 during the peak building period, said Leclerc.For more information about jobs, Magnola has set up an Info-Magnola-Jobs line.You can reach it at 1-877-Em-plois or 1-877 367-5647.#)emiis dezos CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT “We add value to your business " Tel : 819-823-0800 Lennoxville PYLON PARTY RICK FOSS A garage sale held May 31 to raise funds for the legal effort to block the proposed hydro line was a success.Articles sold and direct contributions netted organizers $2,500.The next fund raising event will be a ‘Farm Day’ held at the Richmond Fairground's June 14.Games, rides, food and entertainment as well as information about the pylon plot will be available in abundance.Contributions towards this protect may be sent to “Citizens ofVal St.Francois", 974 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M.Sienvenu who reside on location 1973 Leclair, Waterloo 539-4-Ô97 page 4 Friday, June 5, 1998 Record Doctors say new offer doesn’t meet demands Dr.William Barakett said Quebec’s health care system has been battered by $1.9 billion in cuts." Ÿ; Wm force over the next three years.They have also agreed to some compensation for new tasks such as house calls, nursing home calls and being on call on evenings, holidays and weekends.“None of these increases constitute a pay increase,” Barakett said.“All they are is restitution for increased costs as well as new acts we have undertaken.” At the June 12 meeting, the GPs will discuss the contents of the latest proposals, choosing to either accept the deal, present a counter proposal, or to take further action.Barakett said any talks relating directly to salary increases will be held this fall, at the same time Quebec’s public sector workers will be sitting down at the negotiating table.“The proposals are far from reaching our demands, and so far none of them are written,” he said, stating they only meet about 25 per cent of what the doctors want.But a new offer may come as a result Tax Credit for Job Creation In its March 25, 1997 budget, the Québec government announced that businesses that create jobs could benefit from a $1,200 refundable tax credit for each full-time job created during a calendar year, as of January 1, 1997.Eligible taxpayers are individuals who carry on a business in Québec and have an establishment in Québec; corporations which, additionally, derive almost all of their gross income from carrying on an active business; or partnerships which, if they were corporations, would be an eligible taxpayer, To be eligible for the credit, all of the contributions paid by the taxpayer under the Act respecting the Régie de l’assurance-maladie for a given calendar year (as of 1997) must exceed the total contributions paid for the previous calendar year.In addition, the taxpayer must attach a prescribed form (TP-1029.8.36.61, CO-1029.8.36.63 or CO-1029.8.36.64) to the tax return filed for the taxation year during which the given calendar year ends.Furthermore, the eligible taxpayer who had more than 25 employees at any time during the preceding year must agree to encourage employees to voluntarily share work time during the given calendar year and inform the government when applying for the tax credit.The annual tax credit is equal to the lesser of $36,000 and $1,200 for each new eligible job created during a calendar year.A number of specific rules must be taken into consideration to determine whether a new job was actually created during the year.Generally, a job is eligible if the employee worked at least 26 hours a week during a 40-week period ending during the year.It should be noted that this is the maximum number of employees eligible at any time during each of the tar- Tax Talks get years under consideration.When an eligible taxpayer is a member of an employer group at the end of the calendar year, the maximum credit for all of the members of the group cannot exceed $36,000 for the calendar year.This credit amount must be distributed among the members using prescribed form CO-1029.8.36.65.An employer group means all eligible employers who are companies affiliated with each other at the time.For this purpose, an employer who is an individual is deemed to be a company all of whose voting shares belong to the individual.Similarly, an employer who is a partnership is deemed to be a company all of whose voting shares belong to each member of the partnership in proportion to their respective participation in the partnership’s earnings or loss for the financial year which includes the end of the calendar year.Under specific rules, new businesses can benefit from the job creation credit even if they are exempt from contributions to the Régie de l’assurance-maladie.The credit cannot be claimed more than 12 months after the filing due date which is applicable to taxpayers for a given taxation year.Claude Bérard, CGA Taxation Department Raymond Chabot Martin Paré General Partnership Raymond Chabot Martin Paré 35 LA FORCE DU CONSEIL of the Parti Québécois government’s announcement later in the day that it will return $385 million to the health care system over the next three years.Premier Lucien Bouchard said the money will go primarily towards home care, services to the elderly, youth and people awaiting surgery.Liberal leader Jean Charest dismissed the announcement Thursday afternoon, saying it would probably be the first of many such announcements before an election call.Barakett was similarly unimpressed.He said Quebec’s health care system has been battered by $1.9 billion in cuts in the last three years, and the new money will only help erase some of the problems created by cuts.Barakett also said it is unclear how much, if any of the new money will be seen by general practitioners.As a result, the FMOQ.has opted to keep putting on the pressure.Next week’s two-day walkout will mean the public will not have easy access to private clin- ics for four days in a row.“We regret having to use the public, to make them pay the price,” Barakett said.“But we have no choice.Unless we protest, health care will continue to deteriorate because of government mismanagement.” So far Quebec’s GPs have held one morning study session and one full day study session.They have also been sticking to a 9 to 5 routine, with only essential services maintained during the evenings and on weekends.Barakett said so far the work slowdown hasn’t had much of an effect on lineups at emergency rooms.But he said they did result in more work in private clinics during the week.If the slowdowns continue to fail to produce the results the doctors want, the FMOQcould consider the possibility of an unlimited walkout.“There is the possibility of unlimited work stoppages,” said Barakett.“But that is speculative and would always be in the context of essential Antique toy fair this weekend An antique toy fair and car show will be held this Saturday and Sunday in the picturesque village of Frelighsburg.To top off the weekend, a roast pork dinner will be served at $14.95 a plate.Everyone welcome.Career Fondation de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute Foundation The Foundation of the Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute is looking for: AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR The assistant will work under the immediate authority of the Director of the Foundation.Fle/she will be responsible for the management of donations and will be a member of a team organizing fundraising activities.REQUIREMENTS The candidates must possess at least a DEC, preferably in administration or equivalent.Bilinualism is essential.ADDITIONAL SKILLS — Ability to work in a team environment — Working knowledge of computers — Good organizational skills — Ability to work under pressure — Self motivated and sense of initiative — Good communication skills — Should have some knowledge of accounting Open minded and be available to work on occasion outside normal working hours.Remuneration will be commensurate with the education and experience of the chosen candidate.This position is for 4 days a week.Forward your curriculum vitae before June 15,1998 to: La Fondation de l’i.U.G.S.Concours adjoint(e) à la direction 1036, Belvédère Sud Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 4C4 ¦ THE — RECORD Friday, June 5, 1998 page 5 Government and community come together to repair damaged waterway Stabilizing the banks of the Coaticook River : By Marty Patriquin Coaticook The sight of two long, ragged ropes hanging from a willow tree is testament to the damage done to the Coaticook River, says Rivers and Lakes Canada executive director Jacques Houle.The ropes, from which children used to swing into one of the many natural pools within the river, now do little but swing in the breeze due to the widespread erosion that has devastated 65 per cent of the Coaticook River banks, according to a recent Rivers and Lakes Canada survey.Houle believes the ropes are a perfect of example of how the river has been abused and neglected for decades.He is spearheading a dynamic project to repair its banks.“The river is destroying itself,” says volunteer Stephen Gates.“It is an escalating problem.” Erosion occurs when farmers and land developers farm and build too close to the river banks.The erosion causes the aggregate, or sediment, to fall from the banks into the river itself.The result is a disappearance of the many natural pools within the river, limiting the river’s ability to handle a fast current.Instead of being concentrated in the middle of the stream, water is pushed out to the sides, a process Gates likens to “dragging sand paper down the sides of the river.” With an annual budget of $140,000, Houle’s project depends heavily on volunteer work and donations.“It has not been a hard sell,” said Gates.“People have been very supportive.” The group’s $40,000 Federal grant was matched by the municipality of Coaticook.Many farmers have donated money as well.Houle told The Record that one farmer donated $6,000 dollars on his own.“This farmer estimated that he was losing thirty acres a year (to erosion),” said Houle.“We’re saying, ‘give us a few metres (of waterfront land) and we’re going to save your soil.” “1 hate to say it, but the floods helped us,” Houle added.The same floods which destroyed bridges and ruined farmland showed people how important the river banks are to the sustainment and management of the river itself.Restabilizing the river involves repairing 25-metre sections of the bank at a time.Eleven sections are being repaired this year.The most heavily damaged areas, such as the section near the baseball park in Coaticook, require a three-step process.First, the river is redirected slightly by adding large boulders about two metres from the original bank.Then the space is filled in with soil and rocks of differing sizes.Finally, the area is replanted, usually with irises PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Heavy machinery is used to repair damaged river banks.Townships Family Acupuncture Excellent for: • Pain (backache, bursitis, tendinitis, etc.• Allergies • Stress, insomnia • Fatigue • Chronic ear infections • Sinusitus • Migraines • Menstrual problems • Menopause, etc.with: — Laser — T.E.N.S.(electrotherapy) — or single use - needles 96 Fraser St., Sherbrooke For an appointment call (819) 565-8422 Claude Gendreau, D.Ac.Toll free: 1-888-287-7779 PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT ‘This is a decade-long project' - Rivers and Lakes Canada executive director Jacques Houle.¦ n >:x:, ¦¦¦;¦ ¦ V '¦¦¦ talks tsm .and shrubbery, as they are able to hold the soil effectively.The work is being done by Verdeaux, a Sherbrooke bioengineering and landscape company which prides itself on its “low-tech” practices of structuring and stabilizing disturbed areas with plants and trees.Houle estimates it would cost over a million dollars to do the work commercially, yet his budget is less than a third of this.The volunteers are part and parcel of this operation.The large granite boulders used were donated by the local quarry.Houle is further developing an “eco garden” in an area where people used to come to fish and picnic, but has long been abandoned since the widening, and the virtual disappearance, of the river.The spot had turned into an ad hoc dump for old sofas and tires.Though heavily littered with garbage, the area was cleaned up in an afternoon by local volunteers.The future garden, already home to many large oak and willow trees, will have plants and more trees added.“This is a decade-long project,” Houle said, one which will continue to depend on community support, both in terms of volunteer work and financial contributions.The long-term effects, however, are countless.Along with the fact that the cold water river could again “become a fishery of note,” according to Gates, the river could once again be restored to its original beauty, a place of community involvement and pride.THANK YOU TO ALL The cast and crew of the film “GREY OWL” would like to express their gratitude to the people of lake Massawippi.For a whole week we limited your boat movements, we asked you not to mow your lawns or cut your firewood, we camouflaged your houses and cottages.And yet, from North Hatley to Ayer’s Cliff, through Ste-Catherine de Hatley, Hatley and Canton de Hatley, all along the shores of the lake, we met great people who very gracefully cooperated with us.Look for “GREY OWL” - and lake Massawippi -at the cinemas in the Spring of 1999. page 6 Friday, June 5, 1998 COMMUNITY FORUM Citizens’ committee seeks support in Hydro fight Dear Editor You probably know that a group of citizens has formed under the name of Les Citoyens du Val St.François Citizens, to fight against the decision of Hydro-Québec to build a 735 KV power line on our territory which has already suffered through the ice storm.It is unnecessary to remind you that these same citizens were without electricity for 24 to 31 days during this crisis.It is not selfishness that is pushing us to act, it is not the “not in my backyard” syndrome, but the desire to denounce the deep contempt for the democratic process shown by Hydro-Québec and the Government of Quebec in regard to this project.The more we proceed with our research, the more we discover that Hydro Québec has been misleading and dishonest.We are more and more convinced that the real intention of Hydro-Québec is to export electricity to the United States and not to secure the network.Under the pretext of an impending emergency and the worry that the truth would soon become clear, Hydro-Québec is proceeding at a catastrophic pace, asking for and receiving decrees, to subdue a population that dares to worry and ask questions about the massacre of our land! The experts we have consulted have told us that a 735 KV line is absolutely unnecessary to reinforce the network and we have the proof that Hydro-Québec will not back down from reaching its objectives.They will hide their real intentions from the population, manipulate the information to their advantage, intimidate the proprietors and systematically give out disinformation.We are trying to protect our land, our farmers, our birthright, our economy, our proposed tourist-recreational area, and the psychological and physical health of all of the citizens of Val St.François.We want to obtain real public consultations to determine the reasons for this project and we are willing to ex- plore all avenues to win this cause.Such a cause, you understand, demands much time, energy and determination, and also financial resources.That is why today we are soliciting your support, which you can show in different ways.The first is to help us to fight against ignorance and indifference.People need to be informed, to understand that after Val St.François, it will be the Beauce, and all other regions in the south of Quebec, that will be sacrificed for Mr.Caillé’s exportations that will not stop until Quebec is crisscrossed by monstrous and unnecessary pylons.It is important that everyone understands that it is all of the population who will lose if we do not immediately stop this gigantic financial operation for which the profitability is far from being proven.Talk to people around you, inform your friends, your family, your colleagues at work.The more of us to express our opposition, the stronger we will be.Another way to help us is to make donations.It can take the form of different articles that can serve as prizes for our Country Festival which will take place on June 14 at the Richmond Fair Grounds.It can also be financial donations.You can send a cheque to the Citizens’ Committee of Val St.François at 974 chemin Arel, Melbourne, QC, JOB 2B0.We wish to explain that all members of the committee are volunteers who are investing their time, money and heart in this cause.Each dollar raised will go directly towards the fight.Help us to stop this bulldozer that is going to destroy, in an irreparable manner, the way of life of many people of Quebec.We thank you in advance for your precious help and support.Marilyn Thompson for the Citizens' Committee of Val St.François Tel.(819) 826-5648 Fax.(819) 826-1298 Monique Fournier pour le Comité' des Citoyens du Val St.François a division of Communications Québécor inc.2850 Delorme, Sherbrooke, Que.J1K1A1 Fax: 819-569-3945 Newsroom e-mail: record@intcrlinx.qc.ca Randy Kinnear Publisher .(819) 569-9511 Sharon McCully Editor .(819) 569-6345 Sunil Mahtani Corresp.Editor .(819) 569-6345 Susan Mastine Community Relat.(819) 569-9511 Julie Vinette Adv.Dir.(819) 569-9525 Richard Lessard Prod.Mgr.(819) 569-9931 Mark Guillette Press Superv._(819) 569-9931 Francine Thibault Prod.Superv.(819) 5699931 DEPARTMENTS Accounting .(819)5699511 Advertising.(819)5699525 Circulation.(819)5699528 Newsroom .(819)5696345 Knowlton office 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, Quebec, JOE 1V0 Tel: (514) 242-1188 Fax: (514) 243-5155 SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Canada: 1 year 104.00 7.28 8.35 S119.63 6 months 53.50 3.75 4.29 S61.54 3 months 27.00 1.89 2.17 S31.06 Out of Quebec residents do not include PST.Rates for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record ordered one week after publication are available at $1.00 per copy.7he Record was founded on February 7.1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.Canadian Publications Mail Service Agreement No.0479675.i Member ABC, CARD, CDNA, NMB, QCNA Product lEMCQi VINMI ! 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NO- I (SALLY AM ACE0JUiTiN6 OFFICER.It'S MY MB TO SCOUT BABES FbR RECPUiTS.» «ps Letters to the Editor When it suits the government.Dear Editor, The following letter was sent for publication to The Gazette Dear Mr.Allnutt, Here’s another letter you can ignore.You’ve been doing a remarkable job at that.With any luck someone else will pick this up before you do.Anyway, this particular letter is in response to Danielle Bombardier’s question, “What kind of a democracy is this?" in the article, Battle Erupts Over Power Line, (May 5, Page 1), with regard to the way Hydro-Québec is abusing its political power.It should be obvious by now that this democracy is of the most limited and self-serving kind.It is just like rulings from the Supreme Court, when they suit Mr.Bouchard and the Parti Québécois they are taken into consideration.When they don’t, they are ignored.The Hydro Quebec dispute with Newfoundland is a good example.Bouchard liked the ruling so it was acceptable.But in his mind the same court cannot rule on UDI.It should come as no surprise that the PQ pays little heed to democracy.Look at former PQ cabinet members Mme.Malavoy’s and Mme.Simard’s illegal voting records.Consider the scrutineering illegalities in the last referendum.If you’re trying to appeal to Bouchard’s democratic principles, forget it.If you really want to prevent above ground transmission lines, appeal to his separatist tactics.Bouchard himself told us how vulnerable Montreal was during the ice storm.Montreal has only five measly, above-ground transmission lines connecting it to the power grid.Should the PQever win its referendums - and I believe it never will if simply because the demographic window of opportunity has passed- two things will likely fall the next day; the Canadian dollar and those five transmission lines.So, Mr Bouchard and Hydro Quebec would do well to ensure they have a secure line and put one underground.In fact.I find it very surprising that more transmission towers have not come crashing down in the great frozen expanse of the Quebec north.If I were an aboriginal and my elders were dying of mercury poisoning and my children’s brains were being liquefied by solvent abuse I would be in my bush plane, snowmobile, dogsled or snowshoes in the most secluded, remote corners of this province bringing down tower after tower.Forget about trap lines.I’d be following the power lines.But that’s just me.As for the Parti Québécois if they could, I imagine they would try to run the government entirely by decree.Good luck to Mme.Bombardier and her neighbors.Once again, Ed Arzouian Lachine Friday, June 5, 1998 page 7 Record 30 community groups unite to protest health board proposal Battle to save Magog’s operating room grows By Maurice Crossfield Health care and community groups in the Memphréma-gog regional municipality are joining forces in an attempt to get the Estrie regional health board to drop its plans to close the operating room at the La Providence hospital.Thursday afternoon the Comité ad hoc pour la sauvegarde des soins a la population de la MRC Memphremagog launched its campaign.The group, which consists of about 30 community organizations ranging from the police to the local Optimist club, want to make it clear the Magog operating room isn’t going anywhere without a fight.“Since our population is aging, and therefore less mobile, we have to offer our clients services in their home community,” said group president Jean-Guy Gingras.“The regional board's intention clearly violates this basic principle, which is expressed in the board’s own documents.” The united front is in response to a plan by the Régie régionale de la santé et des services sociaux de l’Estrie that would see most surgical procedures carried out at the Centre universitaire de santé de l’Estrie.Magog’s La Providence hospital would lose its operating room and about 300 operations a year.Minor cases, which account for about 800 cases per year, would continue.Those would consist mainly of endoscopic tests, surgical consultations and post operative care.But speakers at the Thursday press conference said the move would mean surgeons would not want to work at the hospital because they would only get minor cases.That would lead to a brain drain of expertise, they say.“That means Magog will lose their expertise and that of the specialists who work with them,” Gingras said.“Cutting off day surgery will lead to the death of the operating room and the hospital will become a residential centre.” Among the speakers was Magog mayor Denis Laçasse.He said that at their monthly council meeting last Monday, a unanimous resolution was passed calling for the health board to reconsider its position and let the operating room stay.He said the Mem-phrémagog MRC ranks second in terms of its population and importance in the Estrie administrative region, and serves a diverse clientele.Along with a campaign to get various organizations to pass similar resolutions, the ad hoc committee also launched a petition calling for La Providence to keep its operating block.Copies of the petition are circulating now, and will be presented to health minister Jean Rochon in the National Assembly by Orford MNA Robert Benoit on June 15.“We are prepared to take concrete actions if necessary,” said Huguette Hébert of the Association Québécois des droits des retraitées, representing the region’s retired people.Many of those elderly people are English speaking.During the press conference several references were made to an earlier report which stated that 22 per cent of Memphremagog’s population are anglophones.Since the closure of the Sherbrooke Hospital the number of anglophones at La Providence has increased nearly five-fold.Magog fire chief Martin Pomerleau said letting the operating room stay means the hospital will continue to have the means by which it can continue to handle emergency cases.He said the region benefits greatly from the existing services, especially in real emergencies “.where a few minutes can mean the difference between life and death.” Luc Lepitre, who works in senior citizens homes, said the loss would be yet another step in the decline of the hospital.With a rapidly aging population, he said residents can’t afford to be far away from such services.The study indicated that some 7,000 residents in Memphremagog live in outlying areas along the border, and are more than 75 km from the CUSE.“If we continue to decline the existence of the hospital will be in peril,” Lepitre said.Gingras said he would have been more open to the proposed closure if it plish is to centralize services, he said.“There is no savings to be had by transferring it to the CUSE,” he said.Following the petition campaign the ad hoc committee is also planning to go to the next meeting of the Estrie regional health board, just to make sure they get the message loud and clear.That public meeting is slated for June 23.“You can be sure there will be a had been a cost-cutting measure.But strong delegation from the region instead the only t|^ng it will accom- there,” Gingras said.1 usically Motivated RICK FOSS/CORRESPONDENT Last Sunday afternoon children and adults displayed musical talents they have honed during the year at Richmond's Centre D'Arts.During the first part of the concert, the Art Centre's younger students performed in a well choreographed presentation of the history of music, from primitive to modern.Some of the young artists have been playing many years now and the level of interpretive skill was impressive.Later, the adults took over the stage, with predominantly vocal presentations, from three part harmonies to Gershwin, classic arias, recorder, saxaphone and piano pieces.An enjoyable afternoon of talented amateurs giving honest performances wrapped up another season of music at Richmond’s Centre D'Arts.By Rick Foss Record Correspondent page 8 Friday, June 5, 1998 —.w^«|XHEpmi ii , RECORD ‘Now I want to go and see some of the things I studied,’ - Beverley Sterling Graduate gets degree for her 73rd birthday By Sylvia Warden Lennoxville The congratulatory cards and a hand-size teddy bear dressed in a cap and gown sitting on Beverley Sterling’s china hutch are constant reminders that an important day is fast approaching.On Saturday, Sterling will take her place in the Margaret and William Mitchell Gymnasium at Bishop’s University to take part in the annual convocation ceremony.On Sunday she celebrates her birthday.There will be 73 candles on the cake.Sterling’s road to academic success is filled with twists and turns which include raising a family and a more than 40-year gap between high school and university studies.“When I started I wanted to get away from myself and as it turned out I didn’t have time for myself,” said Sterling, thinking back 10 years.Educational diversion It was 1987 and her husband of 40 years, Doug, had passed away after a lengthy illness.The classes, she thought, would take her mind off her grief and keep her occupied.Ninety credits later, Sterling has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities with a double minor in fine art and history.“I studied things I never thought I would be interested in.” Her first course, a history of the Eastern Townships with Professor Robin Burns, was so enjoyable she decided to take more courses.“I couldn’t believe I liked history because I didn’t like it in school.” In addition to history, Sterling took courses on political science, English, archeology, and architecture.“I always liked school," she said, but as the oldest of 13 children growing up in North Hatley during the Depression, once everyone was fed and clothed, there was little money for university.At a recent banquet for part-time students at Bishop’s, Sterling met another golden age over-achiever who put it this way: “In our day the rich went to college and the poor went to work.” SALES - REPAIRS - RENTING LOCATION MARTINEAU inc 2456 King St.West SHERBROOKE Power Equipment with vigor, taking two courses per semester.“The more you learn, the more you want to learn.” Going back to school also meant embracing technology.In a political science class, Sterling learned to use e-mail and in an archeology class, she used a computer to simulate a dig of ancient Egypt.Life-long learning “Learning more about everything sort of broadens your horizons,” she said.The life-long Townshipper’s horizons now include traveling.“I want to go and see some of the things I studied.” She plans a fall trip to Italy where the pages of her art and architecture textbooks will come alive with scenes of the Coliseum and museums.She hasn’t been able to go sooner she said because, “studying ties you down.” Her studies even interfered with her beloved volunteer work.“I had to miss some Meals on Wheels days because I had class.” Until this year, Sterling combined her classes with her work as the treasurer of the Uplands Museum and Historical Society.“I like fooling with figures.” When she puts on her cap and gown for Saturday’s 2 p.m.ceremony she’ll be joined by about 400 other graduates including her niece Robyn Stronach.Her daughters and their husbands, granddaughter Angela and a few friends will be looking on from the stands.“I’m disciplined I would say.I don’t like quitting things,” said Sterling on the secret of her success.” Like all students, Sterling remembers the lightening speed with which her professors delivered their lectures as she scribbled down what they said.“I had to write so fast, I couldn’t hardly read them.” But unlike many of her classmates she never had the pleasure of the “all-nighter” - staying up late to finish an essay or project.“I judged my time better than students but once in a great while something surprises you.” The Record extends hearty congratulations to those who will be receiving degrees during this Saturday’s convocation ceremony at Bishop’s University and wishes graduates continued success.SYLVIA WARDEN 1111 Slili On Saturday, Beverley Sterling will take her place in the Margaret and William Mitchell Gymnasium at Bishop’s University to receive her degree at the annual convocation ceremony.The next day she will celebrate her 73rd birthday.With her two children Susan and Peggy, grown and with families of their own, Sterling began slowly taking one course a semester for the first few years.In 1993 after missing a semester because she broke her ankle, she returned Friday, June 5, 1998 page 9 ¦¦ THEi RECORD North 06-05-98 A A K 2 ¥ Q 3 ?J 10 6 4 A 8 7 5 4 West East * 10 8 7 6 3 A Q J 9 V J 10 9 5 4 ¥ 8 7 6 2 ?3 ?9 2 A K 6 A J 10 9 3 South A 5 4 V A K ?A K Q 8 7 5 A A Q 2 Vulnerable: East-West Dealer: South South West North East 2 A Pass 2 NT Pass 3 ?Pass 4 ?Pass 4 ¥ Pass 4 A Pass 4 NT Pass 5 ?Pass 5 NT Pass 6 ?All pass In Memoriain Opening lead: v J Friday, June 5, 1998 A reprise on losers By Phillip Alder Yesterday, I mentioned that you shouldn't use Blackwood when holding two quick losers (that is, you are missing both the ace and king) in a side suit unless you are absolutely certain partner has a control (ace, void, king or singleton) in that suit.When in this position, if you wish to suggest a slam, resort to cue-bid-ding.If partner shows the necessary control, then you may wheel out the Old Black.This deal is an example.But first of all, how would you play in six diamonds after a heart lead?South opens two clubs, strong, artificial and forcing.North responds two no-trump, showing a balanced eight-plus.When diamonds are agreed, South cue-bids the heart ace.North obliges by cuebidding the spade ace.This was just what South was hoping to hear.Now he launches into Blackwood, before settling in six diamonds when a king is missing.At first glance, it looks as though you need the club finesse to work.But you can do slightly better.After winning trick one, draw trumps, play off dummy’s top spades, ruff the spade two in hand, and cash the remaining heart winner.Now comes the key play: Cash the club ace.With your preparations complete, cross to dummy with a trump and lead a club toward your queen.You make the contract any time East has the club king, and also when West started with the singleton or doubleton king.Here, after winning trick 10, West must return a major, which you ruff in the dummy while discarding your last club.BOWBRICK, Wally - In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grandfather who left us on June 6, 1994.You are sadly missed by your wife RITA AND FAMILY BOYCE, Harold - In loving memory of a dear husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who left us June 5, 1991.No further away than a picture, A remembered smile or phrase; You live on in our memories Still close in so many ways.Remembered by MABLE and FAMILY UCW meeting Sutton Members of the UCW met in the church hall on Wednesday, May 20th for their monthly meeting.Kathy Edgar, president, opened the meeting with everyone repeating the purpose.Beth Travis did two readings followed by prayer as the devotional.Noreen Doghtery as acting secretary read the minutes from the last meeting.The minutes were approved.Beth Travis gave the financial report showing that the rummage sale held recently was a financial success.It was reported that summer events will be held at Bishop’s this year.A donation for the use of the hall was received from the W.I.Hostesses Kathy Edgar and Noreen Doghtery served a delicious lunch at the noon hour.The next meeting will be held June 17th at the usual time.Bulwer Mrs.George Pinchin 875-5288 Shirley and Rosemary Rublee of Huntingville spent the day at the home of Mr.and Mrs.Gary MacDonald and family to celebrate Rosemary’s birthday.We are glad that Lambert Stanley is feeling better, but sorry to hear that Melvin is in the C.H.U.with serious headaches.We hope that he will feel better soon.,::v .¦ ¦ .:¦ Laissé Lachance Beaupré Poisson General Partnership NOTARIES AND TITLE ATTORNEYS WILLS, ESTATES AND TRUSTS Notaries Louis Lagassé Dany Lachance Sonia Beaupré Nathalie B.Poisson Records J.A.Lagassé Jacques Lagassé René Lagassé E.B.Worthington Chénier Picard Raymond Drouin 455 King St.West Suite 610, Sherbrooke J1H6E9 Tel.: (619) 563-6833 Fax: (819) 566-0467 In Memoriam QUINN, Ryan - In loving memory of our dear friend, Ryan, who left us on June 6, 1993.There are those whom we love, Gone from us now, Yet in spirit we know they are there.Loved and remembered by BRIAN, HEATHER, ANDREA & STEPHEN QUINN, Ryan - 5 years ago.Always in our hearts.MICHEL, DEBBIE AND LAURA WATERHOUSE, Rhoda - In loving memory of a dear wife and aunt who left us on June 7, 1997.She suffered with courage And never complained, She fought to get well But all in vain.She’s peacefully sleeping Free from all pain, We would not wake her To suffer again.Sadly missed and remembered by WILLIE (husband) NIECES & NEPHEWS Card of Thanks SYLVESTER/NAYLOR - We would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who attended our Jack and Jill showers, both in Burrough’s Falls, April 11, and also at Ives Hill, May 9, 1998.A very special thank you to our friends and relatives who organized the parties, also to Aunt Marjorie Suitor who made the two beautiful shower cakes.A special thanks to the musicians who donated their time.Although not a complete surprise, they were both very enjoyable evenings.Your thoughtfulness and generosity is greatly appreciated and will be very helpful in our new home.Please accept this as our personal thank you.JENNIFER & JAMES Cemetery Meeting EASTFARNHAM Annual meeting Friends Cemetery Company, June 13, 1998, 1:30 p.m.East Farnham United Church.All welcome.TfceuMie* 'ptut&uil €utd Robert Famam 402, Rivière, Cowansville (450) 266-6061 ~An independently owned & operated Funeral Home with Chapel.Serving all faiths.Death SEDELEAU, Louis H.— Suddenly at the C.U.S.E.Fleurimont site, Tuesday, June 2, 1998 in his 64th year.Dear husband of Angèle Lebel and father of Mary Low.Louis also leaves to mourn his step-children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, many other relatives and friends.Resting at Cass Funeral Home, 900 Clough, Ayer’s Cliff (819-876-5213), Saturday, June 6 from 1 to 2:55 p.m.The service will be in St.Barthélémy Church at 3 p.m.Interment of ashes at a later date.Donations to the Diabetic Association or the Heart Foundation would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.In Memoriam GEORGE, Eric Nelson - Cherished memories of a dear son, brother, brother-in-law and grandson who was taken from us so suddenly June 7,1985.Beautiful memories Are all we have left Of a wonderful young man We’ll never forget.Always in our hearts.THE FAMILY McGEE, Stanley - Died June 5, 1993.In a little Melbourne grave yard Where the gentle breezes blow, Lies the one I love so dearly Who I lost five years ago.There will always be a heartache And often a silent tear, But I have all my memories Of the days when you were here.DAE Since 1913 6 Belvidere Lennoxville, Que.819-564-1750 800-567-6031 Siège 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United Church of Canada LENNOXVILLE UNITED CHURCH Corner of Queen and Church St.Minister: Rev.Jim Potter Organist: Maryse Simard Sunday: 10:00 a.m.: Worship & Sunday School The Eastern Townships Research Centre invites the public to the launching of the Spring 1998 issue of the Journal of Eastern Townships Studies FRIDAY, JUNE 5th 4 to 6 p.m.Uplands Museum 9 Speid St., Lennoxville Tea will be served.Featured it) this issue are a history of Sherbrooke s Jewish community and the lecture on THE RECORD’S history, accompanied by illustrations.UNIVMSITI BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY Centre de recherche des Cantons de l’Est Eastern Townships Research Centre Information : (819) 822-9600, ext.2647 United Church of Canada #su±.Plymouth-Trinity Dufferin at Montreal, in Sherbrooke 346-6373 Minister: Rev.Jane Aikman Organist: Pamela Gill Eby Sunday 10:30 a.m.Worship & Sunday School Presbyterian Church in Canada ST.ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 280 Frontenac, Sherbrooke (569-3100) Minister: Rev.Blake Walker Organist: Anthony Davidson Sunday 10:30 a.m.Morning Worship & Sunday School with Sacrament of the Lord's Supper Sermon: “The Baptism of the Holy Spirit” ***** Tuesday, June 9,1:30 p.m.Camp d’Action Biblique presentation in the Hall.A cordial welcome to all Assemblies of Christian Brethren Grace Chapel 267 Montreal St., Sherbrooke 565-9770/569-8012 SUNDAY 9:30 a.m.The Lord’s Supper 11:00 a.m.Speaker: Mark Strout Sunday School & Nursery WEDNESDAY 2:00 p.m.Prayer & Bible Study A warm welcome extended to all Assemblies of Christian Brethren Huntingville Community Church * * 1399 Campbell Ave., Huntingville 9:30 a.m.The Lord’s Supper 11:00 a.m.Family Bible Hour 11:00 a.m.Sunday School "Nursery for all services” PHONE: 822-2627 EVERYONE WELCOME! THE WORD OF GRACE RADIO BROADCAST P.O.Box 404, Lennoxville, Qc.J1M 1Z6 Station CKTS/CJAD Dial 90 Sunday 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.with concert highlights from the Providence College Singers ntfad tk S/(md cfour ‘Birthday Friday, June 5,1998 In the year ahead, consistency in financial growth is likely.Sometimes your gains won’t live up to your expectations, but they will be steady and have a good cumulative effect.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Even though you’ll be in a gregarious mood today, you could take the edge off it by attending a gathering with a person you dislike.Get a jump on life by understanding the influences that’ll govern you in the year ahead.Send for your Astro-Graph predictions by mailing $2 to Astro-Graph, c/o this newspaper, P.O.Box 1758, Murray Hill Station, New York, NY 10156.Be sure to state your zodiac sign.CANCER (June 21-July 22) Leave weighty problems outside the household today.If they become conversation topics at dinner, everyone could get uptight.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) It will only serve to create doubts within you today if you discuss something you believe in with someone whose outlook is negative.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) Don’t place yourself in an awkward position today by requesting a favor from someone you never repaid for previous help.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) There are two sides to every issue.Make it a point today to try to appreciate where your mate is coming from.Give your spouse space for expression.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) Your chart indicates industriousness today, yet there’s also a possibility you may make additional work for yourself by using the wrong tools or methods.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) A friend whose company you usually enjoy might be temperamental today.Don’t let his/her mood darken your day.The problem is temporary.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) You have good chances for achieving objectives today, provided you don’t make things more difficult for yourself than they already are.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) Friendship is more important than determining right or wrong where insignificant issues are concerned.If you win the debate, you could lose a pal in the process.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) You must be extremely prudent and count your pennies carefully today if you hope to make do with the resources at hand.Your selfesteem will increase as you accomplish what needs doing.ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your one-to-one relationships could be your most sensitive area today.Be cordial, tactful, and considerate in all of your face-to-face encounters.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) The longer you let things go today, the harder it will be to do them later.Live in the now and take care of unpleasant tasks before they take care of you.Saturday, June 6,1998 In the year ahead, ample opportunities are likely to envelop you.In order to take advantage of what is offered, you must see things through to completion.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) A veiled career opportunity might come your way today.It’s something that must be recognized and acted upon promptly, or it could be withdrawn.Trying to patch up a broken romance?The Astro-Graph Matchmaker can help you understand what to do to make the relationship work.Mail $2.75 to Matchmaker, c/o this newspaper, P.O.Box 1758, Murray Hill Station, New York, NY 10156.CANCER (June 21-July 22) An unwarranted expanse that’s got a grip on you should be brought under control at this time.Stop wasting your precious resources.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) Guard against impulsive behavior and being a know-it-all today.Unless someone asks for advice, don’t volunteer any.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) If you have to deal with someone prone to exaggeration today, don’t attempt to top him/her.This person might get away with a whopper, but you won’t.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) You might be careless with the possessions of others today.If a friend lends you something, treat it with respect.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) You must be persistent when pursuing an important objective today.Switching tactics could cause you to veer off course.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) Do not expect others to bail you out of problems today that are of your own making.If you mess up the drawing board, you have to erase your mistakes.Cont’d page 26 The Record, B'.Tf.CONVOCATION, Friday, June 5,1098 page 11 Convocation to be held Saturday afternoon Bishop’s confers honorary degrees By Sylvia Warden Four honorary degrees will be conferred at Bishop’s University’s convocation ceremony on Saturday.Two of the recipients are well known to friends of Bishop’s as the school chose this year to honor former Gaiters football coach Bruce Coulter and ‘67 grad Conrad H.Harrington who will be awarded posthumously.David P.O’Brien, a native of Montreal, and Jean-nine Guillevin Wood, who was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1995, will also be honored.Coulter made a name for himself in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes from 1948 to 1957.He coached the McGill University Red-men for three seasons before coming to Bishop's in 1961 as a coach and Director of Athletics.In 1972 he took on the added responsibility of Director of Stu- dent Services.He remained with the team until his retirement in 1990.Coulter Field, where all Gaiter home games are played is named in his honor.His success extends beyond Bishop’s campus as he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1997.In honoring Coulter, the school said “Bruce Coulter produced not only winning football teams, but also a generation of student and community leaders who followed his lead in integrity, sportsmanship and good citizenship.” Conrad Harrington, remembered by friends as Con, graduated in 1967 with a Bachelor of Arts from Bishop’s.After leaving Lennoxville he went to work in England with Wood Gundy but never forgot the tree-lined campus he called home for four years.He returned to Canada in 1979 and became involved with the Alumni Association and the Corporation of Bishop’s University.His dedication was legendary and from 1985 to 1989 he served as the corporation’s president.Under Harrington’s direction, the school launched its successful Learning for Life Capital Campaign.In 1987 he joined the board of the Bishop’s University Foundation, becoming its president in 1989.Mr.Harrington passed away in March 1998 and leaves behind his wife, Sally, hi*5 daughter Clare, and sons Conrad and George.Montrealer David P.O’Brien is being honored for his contribution to the Canadian business scene.As chairman and CEO of Canadian Pacific Limited, one of the country’s most influential corporations, O’Brien has helped the company return to its roots in the ship- ping sector.He is poised to lead this century old corporation in the next millennium.Mr.O’Brien now resides in Calgary, Alta., but for many years owned a summer home in the Eastern Townships.Jeannine Guillevin Wood is a philanthropist and consummate business woman all-in-one.Thirty years after her first husband’s death, Mrs.Wood has guided the company Guillevin et Fils, now Guillevin International, into a world-renowned electrical product distribution company.In 1974 she was nominated “Homme de mois” by the Electrical League of Montreal and by 1984 she was elected Canadian Business Woman of the Year.She sits on the boards of the Museum of Fine Art in Montreal and the Fondation de l’Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal in addition to being appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1995.Conrad Harrington David O’Brien Jeannine Guillevin Wood |>\ Bruce Coulter 'w-.• Bishop’s is Canada’s best kept secret Rhodes scholar recipient off to Oxford By Amy Tector Drew Leyburne, recipient of Bishop’s prestigious Golden Mitre Award, will become one more distinguished Bishop's alumni when he receives his Honours English degree at Saturday’s convocation ceremony.The Golden Mitre is the highest non-academic award that a student can receive.It is especially important to Leyburne because it is an elected award, meaning his fellow graduates chose him for the honor.The recipient is chosen on the basis of his or her extra-curricular and community activities.Leyburne has done much to deserve the award during his years in Lennoxville.He was president of the student council this year, a resident’s assistant, a member of the Bishop’s rugby team, a DJ at the campus radio station, and a top student.Leyburne managed to juggle class and his extra-curricular activities through what he called “positive procrastination,” and Bishop’s unique atmosphere.“Bishop’s is the type of environment where things are a bit more flexible.It’s not the kind of place where I’m just a number,” he said.Perhaps Leyburne’s most impressive feat was receiving a Rhodes Scholarship for September 1998.He will be studying a combination of philosophy, political science and economics at Oxford University in England.The scholarship, awarded to only 70 students internationally, covers all of the costs incurred for his two years of schooling.“I’ve never even been off the continent, so this is doubly exciting for me,” he said.Leyburne is unsure about what he will do when he finishes at Oxford.He is keeping all of his options open, however.“I might go to law school.Politics is a possibility.I might do something in international relations, or the foreign service.” Whatever he does in the future, Leyburne, like many other graduates, will be living at home this summer, in St-Thomas Ontario, working to pay off his student loans.“I’m doing shift work in a factory.Hopefully I’ll make a bit of money so I can go to England debt-free,” he said.Despite his excitement about his prospects in September, Leyburne has mixed emotions about saying goodbye to Bishop’s.“In some ways it’s time to move on.I’ve had a full four years.At the same time I have never felt so strongly about an institution.I think Bishop’s is one of Canada’s best kept secrets.It offers everything on an academic, extra-curricular, athletic and social level.” Leyburne came to Bishop’s because he was looking for a small school, and when he visited the university he fell in love with the campus.“I have no regrets about coming here.These have been the best years of my life.Bishop’s and the Eastern Townships will always be a second home for me." In his time at the university Leyburne came to appreciate the community, as well as the school, dispelling many of the myths surrounding the “town and gown” divisions in Lennoxville.“I think that more and more, Bishop’s students are starting to feel part of the community,” he said.Leyburne is looking forward to this weekend’s activities.His parents and grandparents are all making the ten-hour car trip from St-Thomas to cheer him on.“The pub is open on Saturday so that will be the last hurrah and I guess the ceremony will be the last chance to say a final goodbye for a lot of people.” UNIVERSITÉ BISHOP’S UNIVERSITY I SL.S page 12 The Record, B.U.CONVOCATION, Friday, June 5, 1998 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Prize List Graduating Year Proficiency Prizes The Governor General’s Silver Medal The Chancellor’s Prize The Vice-Chancellor’s Prize The President’s Prize The Vice-President’s Prize The Hon.G.Howard Ferguson Cup The Chief Justice Greenshields Prize The Webster Prize The Sherbrooke and District University Women’s Club Eileen Healy Prize StWthcona Foundation Plaque Kathryn V.Napier Kathryn V.Napier Lome Michael Szabolcsi Felicia Le Blanc Craig J.MacAdam Daphne M.Mullins Aaron C.Davis Drew S.Leyburne Craig J.MacAdam Drew S.Leyburne Craig J.MacAdam Erin Michàlle Toole Erin Michàlle Toole Craig J.MacAdam Department and University Prizes The Bardati Prize for Continuing Education B.U.Part-time Students Assoc.Sesquicentennial Prize - 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