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THE Thought of the Day Thinking is like loving and dying.Each of us must do it for himself.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, July 31, 1998 Commissioners visit landowner Bruce Miller’s property NEB fires aggressive questions at TQM # % PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Landowner Bruce Miller and TQM vice-president Robert Heider discuss the pros and cons of passing the pipeline along an abandoned Hydro-Québec right of way which cuts his property in two.By Rita Legault Orford After a brisk morning walk visiting the property of one of the landowners affected by the passage of the TransQuébec Maritime Pipeline, National Energy Board commissioners seemed to have regained some vim and vigor.For the first time since testimony began in detailed route hearings into the pipeline, the three commissioners for the federal regulatory body had aggressive questions for experts representing TQM.All along landowners and their representatives have been saying that because of the inequity of the process which pits rich and well-organized pipeline promoters against ordinary citizens, commissioners should try to rebalance the scales of justice.Commissioners for the NEB were on their second hearing, see TQM, page 4 Unlicensed seniors homes are in good shape - owners By Marty Patriquin Claude Leblond is unhappy with the results of a study criticizing unlicensed seniors homes in Quebec.“I’m not exactly proud of it,” said the manager of the Brooks Residence, an unlicensed facility in Sherbrooke.However, Leblond notes that his facility has several trained nurses on staff who can accommodate the needs of the chronic care patients in the home.Furthermore, Leblond says the Brooks Residence is up to government standards, including a sprinkler system and an elevator that can be used during a fire.The manager wants his facility to be licensed; the problem, he says, is the formidable length of time to do so.“The government doesn’t want us to be licensed,” Leblond said with a rueful chuckle.He says that following his request to become SEE SENIORS, PAGE 3 Waiting to ‘Play Ball’ PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Normand Labelle, Lennoxville-Ascot Little League president and director of the current provincial tournament for nine-to-10-year-olds, and his wife Luce (secretary-treasurer), are anxious to see and hear baseball action in D’Arcy Bennett Park in Lennoxville, particularly tonight with the local Lennoxville-Ascot Dodgers playing its first game against Villeray at 5:45 p.m.Labelle, who has been associated with the Little League program since 1950, is thrilled that the town of Lennoxville got its first chance to host a provincial tournament.Ten teams from across Quebec will play through Aug.9.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 , cfwau/ page 2 Friday, July 31, 1998 ‘And make sure you get it right this time’ The other day this space was given over to the tale of a young man who burned a $20 bill.He got burned in turn when a judge fined him $50 for the crime of defacing currency.loto-québec Draw 98-07-29 1 4 14 21 22 29 BONUS NUMBER: 31 WINNERS PRIZES 6/6 2 $ 904 634,20 5/6+ 8 $ 67 847,50 5/6 314 $ 1 382,90 4/6 14 786 $ 56,30 3/6 262 963 $10 Total sales: $ 13 884 815,00 Next grand prize (approx.): $ 2 100 000,00 onsnsEr E4H Draw 98-07-29 3 11 13 17 39 47 BONUS NUMBER: 31 6/6 WINNERS 0 PRIZES $ 1 000 000,00 5/6+ 0 $ 50 000,00 5/6 10 $500 4/6 1 025 $50 3/6 18 294 $5 Total sales: $ 475 539,00 Draw 98-07-29 NUMBER PRIZES 723282 $100,000 23282 $1,000 3282 $250 282 $50 82 $10 2 $2 Claims: See back of tickets, in the event of discrepancy between this list and the official winning list, the latter shall prevail.I remarked that the fellow must have had money to burn, so to speak.But he called to complain that the story was all wrong.“If you’re going to write a report you should get it right,” he said.“You said I had money to burn but I don’t.That was my last $20.” So what was he trying to prove to his pals around the picnic table?“I did it to show them that I care more about my girlfriend than I do about money,” he said.His voice was so full of emotion that 1 could tell he wasn’t making it up.He then asked me why I had written about him.I answered that it wasn’t about him in particular as much as to show that bad things can happen to people who do foolish things.“It wasn’t foolish,” he insisted.“It was to prove a point.” But no matter why you did it, I replied, if it was your last $20 then wasn’t it even more foolish to burn it?“No, because I proved my point.I love my girlfriend more than I love money.” Why was he down to his last $20?“Because I’ve been paying off fines for the last 2-1/2 years.” And since he now had another $50 fine to pay on top of it, didn’t he wish he hadn’t burnt the $20?“If it had been someone else, the cops wouldn’t have done anything,” he said.“They would have let it go.They only did anything because it was me.” Oh.So are the police out to get you?“Well, some of them are.The ones that know me are, eh?” Okay.And you want me to put this in the paper?“Yes, and this Friday too.” That was to be last Friday.But I don’t exactly take orders very well.“And you can use my name, so people know the truth.And make sure you get it right this time." Well that was the end of our conversation.But I think I’ll keep his name to myself.He seems to have enough troubles already.• • • • A young woman in Drummondville was out for a midnight stroll during the recent heat wave.Then she felt herself being pushed off the roadway toward the front porch of a house near her own.Without saying a word, a man made her sit down, then took off one of her shoes.He sniffed it as carefully as a dog making a new friend, and then gently grabbed her foot and sniffed it too.What’s good for one foot is good for the other, I guess, because he then took her second shoe for a sniff, and followed up with the corresponding foot.All his urges apparently satisfied, our bad guy then fled on his own two feet.Drummondville police believe they’ll soon track him down.They’re looking for someone with a shrine to Prince Charles.• • • • Then there were the two brilliant burglars who got too greedy in Granby.It’s going to cost them dearly.A homeowner was awakened by strange noises in his yard.He peeked out the window just in time to see a pickup truck leaving his driveway.One quick look inside the garage was all it took to prompt a call to police.Two patrolling officers were soon on the scene and the homeowner began telling them what had happened.Then he glanced up for a moment and noticed that the pickup truck passing slowly by looked an awful lot like the one which had just left with some of his tools.The cops gave chase and quickly nailed a pair of perpetrators.It seems they were on their way back for more.It used to be said that a criminal would always return to the scene of the crime.Well the dumb ones do.Then they go to jail.Charles Bury Missing St-François-Xavier-de-Brompton man found near home Staff Missing since Monday, Arthur Leveillé was found Thursday, safe and sound.Quebec Police Force spokesman Cst.Serge Dubord said Leveillé was found sitting under a tree about a kilometre from his St-François-Xavier-de-Brompton home, and 100 feet from the nearest road.He spoke briefly with police before he was brought to the Centre Universitaire de la Santé de l’Estrie for an examination.The search for the 77-year-old Leveillé began Tuesday morning when he was reported missing by family members.Helicopters, tracking dogs, volunteers and members of the QPF’s search and rescue squad were called in, but found no trace of him Tuesday or Wednesday.However, at about 10:30 a.m.Thursday the tracking dogs picked up his trail in an area already covered by volunteers earlier in the search.They quickly led searchers to Leveillé, who Dubord said was weak but otherwise uninjured.“The family is very happy to have him back,” Dubord said.Dubord said it is still not clear just how or why Leveillé disappeared.Today’s Weather *¦* y > Theteoro.Mines * * A Richmond / J SlUKBRUOKfc i > i ' y JsCOWANSVlU*' j l Stanstead iAt'Mf CANT! i; « FRIDAY: Variable cloudiness with 30 per cent probability of showers in the afternoon.High near 22.SATURDAY: Sunny with cloudy periods.Low near 8.High near 25.SUNDAY: Sunny.Low’ 8 to 11.High near 26.BEN ® by DANIEL SHELTON ¥ IT'S MAZING/T Sü I ITS SO MUCH rr 11 LARGER ONCE JA 11 YOU'RE INSIPE1 J 1 v- € r \ Ç EVEN THE 1 (KITCHEN 6INKJ BIl (wow.' 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Im741/919I: Friday, July 31, 1998 page 3 Briefs New handicapped parking IDs Disabled people now have new identification that entitles them to access handicapped parking spots.In the past a sticker on licence plates identified automobiles eligible to use the handicapped parking places.But as of July this sticker has been replaced by a sign to be hung on the rear view mirrors of the vehicles.The new hanging sign was introduced so that it could be transferred from car to car.The sign is valid for five years and costs $15.The signs already in use will remain valid until December 1999.For more information, contact your nearest Société de l’Assur-ance Automobile du Quebec.New glucose meter for diabetics A new blood glucose meter is promising to make life a little easier for the 1.5 million people with diabetes.Lifescan Canada reports that the Fast Take Compact Blood Glucose Monitoring System gives accurate results within 15 seconds, using a small drop of blood anywhere on a test strip.Regular monitoring of blood glucose levels can help people with diabetes keep a closer control of blood sugar levels, j That means fewer complications and j the greater possibility of living longer and healthier.The new blood tester is ! expected to be available at pharmacies I nation-wide soon.Seniors: CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 licensed, it took the government nine months to call him back to say that his dossier had been received.He has a meeting with the Régie régionale de santé this week.“Not for a licence, just a meeting,” Leblond added.Leblond considers himself lucky; at least his home has the possibility to become accredited by the government.Other facilities simply do not have the capital to bring their buildings up to code.Leblond cites the cost of a sprinkler system, mandatory for government accreditation, as an example."To install a sprinkler system, the building must be under construction,” he said.Otherwise, the cost would run well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.“If you don’t have the right type of building, you just can’t do it.” Such is the case for Jean Brillon, the former owner of Oasis Brillon in Sherbrooke.She told La Tribune in early June that she lost her unlicensed old age home on June 1 after the company she purchased it from.Société canadienne d’hypothèque et de logement (SCHL) refused to give her satisfactory patient profiles.Moreover, she says, the Régie régionale de la santé had allowed SCHL to admit chronic care patients into the residence even though the facility had no license to care for such patients.She suddenly found herself in a very difficult situation; as the owner of an unlicensed facility with many chronic care patients, she could face losing her residents with one patient complaint.The Régie agreed to accredit her only if she installed a $100,000 sprinkler system.She couldn’t afford this, so she went out of business.While the term ‘unlicensed’ may have negative connotations, Leblond says he must maintain high standards within his facility, even if these standards aren’t dictated by the Régie de la santé.“There are doctors and many social workers, as well as (the press) around,” Leblond said.“You always have to be careful.” It is a sentiment echoed by Gina Bravo, who led the study of nursing homes in the Eastern Townships.While her study concluded that many unlicensed care facilities were ill-equipped to handle chronic care patients, she said it is not a statement which applies to all unlicensed homes.She said the law should be changed to accommodate unlicensed homes which can provide nursing for patients after they are no longer autonomous.As it stands, these facilities are operating illegally.“If (an unlicensed home) can provide adequate care then the government shouldn’t bother them,” Bravo said.PLACE PRIMEVERE “APARTMENTS for RETIRED PEOPLE” • For autonomous and semi-autonomous people.• Service by bilingual & qualified personnel.• Outstanding cuisine, &.housekeeping services.• Convalescence service available on a weekly basis.Privately owned by Mireille and Marc M.Bienvenu who reside on location 1973 Leclair, Waterloo 539-4-Ô97 I1—"»1’ i .i mm 0/ 72 Want to wager that this is the sign of a promising evening? page 4 Friday, July 31, 1998 ¦'—THE-i Record Dennis CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 listening to the concerns of residents on the South Stukely-Austin stretch of the TQM pipeline.Their questions to pipeline experts were mainly about the criteria used to pinpoint the exact location of their pipeline through the Town-ships, and how it will affect some residents situated within less than 100 metres of the right of way.During the hearings, which are being held in Orford this week and next, more than two dozen landowners and a couple of municipalities are challenging the route of the 215-kilometre high-pressure underground pipeline which will be used to transport natural gas from Western Canada to the United States.In answer to a tough question by commissioner Paul Trudel about landowner concerns over potential accidental spills of oil or petrol in sensitive areas such as wetlands during the construction period, TQM admitted there had been two small spills.But TQM insisted repeatedly that all of the heavy machinery is inspected before being allowed on construction sites to keep such environmental incidents to a minimum.Tough questions continued throughout TQM lawyer Louis Leclerc’s summary, when commissioner Guy Delisle argued that the first criteria should have been to avoid homes whenever possible.Leclerc argued that only two homes were within 100 metres of the approved route, compared with four on the route being proposed by the coalition of landowners which is trying to get commissioners to force TQM to build the pipeline as close to the south end of the autoroute as possible.During their reply to landowners, TQM argued that such a line is fraught with difficulties including a stone cliff on the side of the autoroute, an overpass for Route 106, some wetlands and some mature stands of maple trees.But the environmental expert for NEB commissioners explore Bruce Miller’s property.PERRY BEATON/CORRESPONDENT Info Tax.Info Tax.Info Tax.Info Tax.Tax relief forY2K The federal government’s concern for the year 2000 preparedness is reflected in tax measures being offered to small and mediumsized, as well as unincorporated, businesses (SMB’s).All expenditures incurred to ensure computer functionality in the year 2000 will effectively be 100 per cent deductible, either as an expense, or as accelerated depreciation for computer equipment and software.Only expenditures for hardware and software landowners remains convinced that TQM could find the technology needed to run the pipeline along the autoroute, a part of the landscape which is already scarred by the four-lane highway.“I believe it is possible in 1998 to do technologically interesting things,” said Daniel Théoret.“If they can pass under the St.Lawrence River, I’m sure they can find a way to stay as close as possible to the autoroute and avoid as many people as possible." “It’s more expensive, it’s complicated, but it avoids a pile of problems for a whole lot of people who have been there for a long time.” In its defence, TQM experts said the blasting of the autoroute cliff would cause too much of a mess and they would prefer to avoid it.However, they did say they were willing to take some mitigative measures to ensure other landowners’s concerns were addressed, including the much-talked about problems of trespassers on the right of way.TQM had promised to build barriers with wood posts or boulders to prevent easy access to the corridors which are a preferred area for Glezos, C.A.incurred from January 1,1998 to June 30,1999 will be eligible for the “top-up’’, and to a limit of 50,000$ per SMB i.e., whereas, in an initial year, a computer purchase would normally have generated only a 15% deduction federally, an additional 85% deduction will now be granted.Note that Quebec has permitted 100% accelerated depreciation on purchases of new computer equipment and systems software for some time now.Therefore, the tax advantage of the writeoff, coupled with the reasonable cost of current technology, should provide adequate incentives for SMB’s faced with the Y2K problem.Dennis Gfezos COM PTABLE A O R £ E CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 251 Queen St., Suite D Lennoxville, Qc J1M 1K5 (819) 823-0800 all-terrain-vehicles and snowmobil-ers.They also ensured landowners that no herbicides would be used on the servitudes and agreed to limit clear-cutting on one property where there is a 10-year-old stand of oak trees.During his summary, Leclerc argued the NEB tribunal in charge of the detailed route hearings cannot deviate far from the route that was approved by an earlier energy board decision.Leclerc argued the commissioners had to arbitrate between the different interests, but that it could not put the concerns of a few landowners before that of their neighbors not on hand to defend themselves, or the will of municipal, provincial and federal authorities who had approved TQM’s chosen pipeline path.While many landowners raised objections on whether or not the pipeline which will ship 90 per cent of its output to the States is of public utility, Leclerc argued that an earlier tribunal had already judged the project was in the public interest and commissioners could not put into question the earlier decision by NEB colleagues.Leclerc said the pipeline was environmentally acceptable and they should consider the mitigating measures promised by the pipeline builders, including a vow to protect streams and wetlands, to beware of wells and other water quality concerns and to minimize clear-cutting.ABONDkNJ harvest Œ/eaetièro Q)eâs/& Normand & Ghislaine invite you to pick GIANT BLUEBERRIES with NO PESTICIDES in the largest blueberry plantation in the area.Open eveiy day from 8:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.Saturdays until 6:00 p.m.1110 Chemin Nord Brigham, Que.Tel.: (450) 263-4556 TQM: But the lawyer for landowners, Paul Thibault, said that a route beside the autoroute would be the best mitigative measure, ensuring the pipeline disturbed the fewest number of residents.He said of the four homes which would be close to the route, one was for sale and another recently sold at a loss.He added the autoroute already represented a scar on the landscape and the pipeline route beside the highway would be less disruptive to motorists driving by than residents forced to view it every day.He added TQM should also have considered inhabited homes as a more important criteria than undeveloped vacant lots.The coalition maintained its alternative would create fewer impacts on the public and the environment and claimed technical problems such as the cliff on the side of the autoroute is not unsurmountable to a company which boasts it can climb mountains like Mont Chagnon and Bunker Hill with little difficulty.Commissioners reserved their decision on the South Stukely-Austin stretch and testimony continued last night with the case of coalition president Norman Benoit, who is opposed to the pipeline passing through his farm along Route 55.Earlier in the day, commissioners and energy board members donned their casual clothes for a field trip to Bunker Hill in Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley.TQM vice-president Robert Heider also came along for the hike.There landowner Bruce Miller took them on a tour of his land to show them the old Hydro-Quebec right of way that TQM wants to adopt and the property line route he would prefer them to take.Miller, who is expected to testify before the detailed route hearings on Monday, said he’s glad the NEB visited the site so they can understand what he’s talking about.“I know right now they’re in the car saying Mr.Miller is crazy,” he told The Record after the NEB tour group left his place.“He wants to save those scrawny trees and cut down a maple forest.” But Miller said he has good reasons for preferring them to avoid the former Hydro-Québec right of way, which is regenerating, and passing on the far end of his property where his neighbor, a gravel quarry, has clear cut on the other side.DUKE, NOBLE.General Partnership % Chartered Accountants A.Jackson Noble, C.A.164-A Queen Street Suite 1 Lennoxville, Quebec, JIM 1J9 (819) 346-0333 Taxation, Accounting, Financial Services, Individuals and Corporations Estate Planning and Settlement, Farm Transfers Serving the Eastern Townships community for over 35 years Offices In: Cowansville Knowlton 109 William St 339 Knowlton Rd.(450) 263-4123 (450) 243-5021 RECORD Friday, July 31, 1998 page 5 Twenty-year-old died of cardiac arrest in Knowlton bar Inquest into Viscogliosi’s death begins By Maurice Crossfield The coroner’s inquest into the death of Luigi Viscogliosi got underway Thursday, as Quebec Coroner Robert Giguere began the process of trying to learn the circumstances of the young man’s death at the Knowlton Pub last March.Giguere began the proceedings in the Granby courthouse by explaining that the purpose of the inquiry was to clarify the circumstances surrounding the death of the 20-year-old Viscogliosi, and to formulate recommendations of ways to prevent future deaths of this kind.“This was a young man who was apparently in good health, with no prior medical problems,” Giguere said.“Yet he suffered a cardiac arrest, and it is not clear if he received aid in the fastest and best way possible.” On the morning of March 15, 1998, Viscogliosi was at the Knowlton Pub with his fiance and friends.At about 1:40 a.m.he was sitting at a table when he suddenly fell backwards in his chair onto the floor.Despite efforts to revive him he never regained consciousness and was declared dead later at hospital.Dr.Nayla A1 Sabeh was the pathologist who carried out the autopsy on Viscogliosi.Under questioning from lawyer Cathy Halpenny and Giguere, she testified that the exact cause of death remains unclear.She said there were no signs of a serious illness or injury.The results of drug and alcohol tests also provided little enlightenment.She said there was a low level of alcohol in his blood, but “It was essentially a negative report.” “By the process of elimination we determined it was a cardiac problem,” she said.Ambulance technician Robert Bes- sette said the Waterloo Ambulance service received three calls that night.The first was placed by Betty Brock, sister of Viscogliosi’s fiance, from a pay phone at the Pub at 1:44 a.m.After she called the operator, the operator called the ambulance.A second call was made at 1:50 a.m.as the ambulance workers called the Brome Lake Police to find the address of the popular bar.At 1:53 a.m.a third call was made by the police checking to see if the ambulance was coming.As ambulance technician Pierre Brien testified later in the morning, it took seven minutes for the ambulance to get under way, and another 12 minutes to get to the Pub from Waterloo.Those times were well within accepted limits, he said.Brome Lake Police officer John Spag-nuolo said he and fellow officer Gilles Laporte were on duty that night, and were called to the scene at 1:44 a.m.While Laporte and bar customer Rebecca Anderson began administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Spagn-uolo said he brought in an oxygen tank, and then returned outside to guide the ambulance workers in.Spagnuolo said at no time did anyone ask bar workers to shut off the music of turn up the lights.“We were concentrating on the victim,” he said.The only member of the Knowlton Pub staff to testify Thursday was bartender Derek Bradeen.He said when a woman approached him and told him of Viscogliosi’s collapse, he wasn’t sure if she was serious.“She came over and said there was someone on the floor of the bar without a pulse,” Bradeen said.“You never really assume that someone dies in a bar.” Not close to the scene of the collapse, and with other employees near by, Bradeen said he continued working, until he received word to close things down at 2 a.m.He said that by 2:20 a.m., everyone was out of the bar.Bradeen went on to say that since that night managers at the Pub organized a CPR class for employees who were interested.After lunch the inquest heard the testimony of Dr.David Ross, who oversees the pre-hospital care system in the Montérégie administrative region.He explained how an ambulance worker’s semiautomatic defibrillator works, and why it did not revive Viscogliosi.As Ross explained, the defibrillator only works when the heart is in fibrillation.In other words, if the heart is still moving, but not in a way so that it pumps blood.The defibrillator delivers a shock which helps the heart return to its normal rhythm.But in the case of Viscogliosi, the defibrillator did not work, because the heart was completely still by the time the ambulance workers arrived.Also played during Ross’ testimony was a recording of the conversations and Viscogliosi’s vital signs at the time.Each time the defibrillator is used the recorder turns on, and the tape is later reviewed by Ross to make sure everything was done properly.Ross concluded that CPR classes should be taught in high school, a move which he said could save many lives.The closer presence of life-saving equipment could also make a difference, he said.“The ideal situation would be to have a first responder in Brome Lake 24 hours out of 24,” he said.Later in the afternoon the inquiry heard from Becky Brock, Viscogliosi’s fiance, and her sisters Brenda and Betty Brock.Brenda’s husband, Daniel Bouchard, also testified.Bouchard said it took between three and five minutes before a decision was made to call an ambulance.All three sisters, as well as Bouchard, said the bouncer closest to the scene offered little help.They also said he tried to stop Betty Brock from going to a phone to call for help.“He said 'Just take him in the back and let him sleep it off,’” said Becky Brock.“He just stood there.” During a break in the proceedings Halpenny explained that the coroner’s inquest isn’t looking to blame those involved.She said the inquest is looking to see if a faster response and the closer presence of life saving equipment would make a difference.“It is really more of a public health question,” she said.“We also want to look at the issue of bystander CPR.” The coroner’s inquest continues Friday with testimony from representatives of the Montérégie regional health board, who will discuss first response techniques.Members of the Knowlton Pub staff are also expected to give their testimony concerning Viscogliosi’s death.‘It is not clear if (Viscogliosi) received aid in the fastest and best way possible’ - Coroner Robert Giguere It is if you are a Banco player and it’s your bet for this evening’s draw./Sanaa page 6 Friday, July 31, 1998 __ Record — COMMUNITY FORUM Do public officials receive special treatment?Many public officials, whether they are police officers, civil servants or politicians, benefit from special treatment when facing investigations and prosecutions but not necessarily the type that is to their advantage.Even though most democratic societies uphold the principle of equality before the law, in practice, no accused, from the lowly individual whose claim to fame is often nil to the rich and famous, can expect to be treated the same way as everyone else.Human nature is the real culprit when it comes to the many ways we enforce, apply and interpret the same laws.While our laws spell out the different types of illegal conduct they can neither guarantee that every police force will apply them in the same way nor that equally competent investigators will always be assigned to gather evidence against the many offenders.Some investigators are brilliant, imaginative and hard workers while others are inexperienced, if not incompetent and outright lazy.The same reality applies to the varying qualifications of prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges.We are constantly reminded by our highest court in the land how easy it is for our courts to commit glaring errors.This should be no surprise since no judicial system is totally immune from periodic occupational incompetence.The chances of being charged and found guilty in many borderline cases are obviously much greater if the investigator and prosecutor are both highly qualified and the trial takes place before a crown-minded judge.Equally important are the varying professional skills of the different defense attorneys.Shuffling and modifying the capabilities of each of the participants in such cases is a sure recipe for different verdicts.Even when the investigators, attorneys and judge are all highly qualified there is still no guarantee that different jury compositions, diverse strategies as well as some element of chance won’t pro- duce different results, except in cases where the proof is overwhelming.Our administration of justice is neither blind nor indifferent when high profile public officials such as politicians are being investigated and charged with criminal offenses.Most Provincial Attorneys General expect to be kept abreast of all developments in order to respond to any embarrassing questions in the National Assembly.Nowadays, any interference with an investigation or prosecution in such cases, particu- - larly for political reasons, would be highly risky and could easily backfire .Just the whim of an attempted cover-up can cause a frenzy of negative publicity that can easily overshadow the subject matter itself.Besides, the investigators and prosecutors, being permanent civil servants, don’t normally take too kindly to any outside interference and are always in the position to blow the lid.A few calculated leaks can transform the media and opposition into crusading pit bulls searching for the truth.Crimes committed by police officers are usually investigated by either internal police squads or by outside police forces in order to eliminate any 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Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CDNA, NMB, Q.CNA O M theory is that by relying upon a judge no one can accuse the crown attorney of not taking all of the available precautions to avoid a flimsy prosecution or of shooting from the hip.However in reality, judges, in such circumstances, have little if any discretion to initiate charges once there is reasonable evidence and it is still the prosecutor who generally - makes the decision to initiate such an exceptional procedure .When police officers are charged the judge and prosecutor are often appointed from outside districts so as to make sure that neither one knows the accused.Whenever the accused are high profile public officials the chances are that they will be facing highly experienced prosecutors.The fact that prosecutions against public officials usually draw a lot of public attention can certainly increase the incentive for many investigators and crown attorneys to try their very best not to bungle their cases.Thanks to various collective agreements accused police officers will often be represented by attorneys paid from the public coffers and who are also among the very best.Public officials on the whole, whether elected or not, generally retain the best defense attorneys.Even the judges who are designated to hear such cases are often among the most qualified and experienced.Such designations help to maintain a proper image of justice since the media and public are bound to scrutinize every step of the case.Another advantage is that such judges are usually more experienced in upholding the proper court decorum between litigious lawyers.When judges lose control over their courtrooms the risk of serious errors increases with the likelihood that the Appeals Court will eventually order new trials.Many public officials who are prosecuted are well educated and are also members of various professional corporations.When they decide to testify, judges and juries naturally expect reasonable, if not intelligent, explanations otherwise their versions risk being dismissed as unbelievable, fabricated and self serving.Too many answers that end with “I don’t know “, “I don’t remember " or “I’m not sure”don’t help their case.The manner in which public officials are investigated, prosecuted and judged depends as much on the integrity and qualifications of those who uphold, apply and interpret the laws as the laws themselves.The treatment that many public officials receive is indeed special but one they would probably choose to do without.Any accused who wouldn’t prefer an inexperienced and unmotivated prosecutor assisted by an equally inept investigator would have to be living on a different planet! Henry Keyserlingk is a retired crown attorney.He can be e-mailed at: henryk@virtuel.qc.ca THESE FAKE BIUS POPPING UP ALL WEE! THE REGION ARE BECOMING A PEAL PROBLEM.ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY’RE WORTH MORE THANTUE CANADIAN DOUAR.J =Record: Friday, July 31, 1998 page 7 Mir will operate into the 21st century - Russian spokesman Russia insists jinxed Mir stays in space By Marcus Warren Southam News Moscow Russian officials have defied their U.S.partners on the International Space Station project by insisting that their own crippled Mir station lasts into the next century.Mir may be old, stuffy, accident-prone and often packed with rubbish but the Russians want its 12-year mission to continue indefinitely, despite fears that Moscow cannot support the craft and meet its commitment to the ISS.Near-disasters last year - including a fire, a botched docking that turned into a collision, a commander with a heart condition who argued with ground control, a computer shutdown and an oxygen failure - earned Mir the nickname in the West of “Starship Lada” after the unloved Russian car.But the Russians now claim their spacecraft is in better shape than it has been for years, with most equipment replaced or modernized.They want it to be spared a splashdown end in the Pacific Ocean next year.That announcement will alarm the U.S.National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which is afraid of still more delays to the ISS, already more than a year behind schedule.Ominously for NASA, the prime mover behind the ISS, the Russians also maintain that there is no point killing off Mir to replace it with another permanently manned space station which will yield results only in years to come.Officials from Russia’s space program argue, somewhat astonishingly given the country's economic crisis and their own funding problems, that they can launch both the six flights a year needed to service Mir and the three they are obliged to carry out for the ISS.“We hope that Mir will continue to operate into the 21st century,” said Sergei Gromov, chief spokesman for the Energiya space firm.“Not to exploit so unique an asset would be detrimental to the interests of our state and, indeed, the whole world.” Russia’s Council of Chief Designers, the county’s space elite, and senior Russian Space Agency officials last week both approved plans to maintain the 140- New Japanese prime minister vows to rebuild By Juliet Hindell Southam News Tokyo Jr apan’s new prime minister, Keizo Obuchi, named his “economic reconstruc-on cabinet” on Thursday.Obuchi was voted in as premier by Japan’s lower house of parliament, an expected victory that was dampened by his defeat in the upper house by a charismatic opposition leader.Obuchi, who had been elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party last week, was approved as prime minister by a comfortable majority of 268 out of 497 votes in the lower house, which can overrule upper house on such a vote.His predecessor, Ryutaro Hashimoto, resigned to take responsibility for the party’s poor performance in July 12 upper house elections when voters punished the LDP for its mishandling of the economy.Obuchi, 61, said he would make the economy his priority, but he faces doubts that he and his cabinet will take bold steps necessary to solve the country’s deep problems.There are concerns that he and his team are too entrenched in the old ways of the LDP, which has supplied Japan’s prime minister for 40 of the last 43 years.His cabinet includes veteran policy makers and some younger faces to distinguish it from the previous regime and to overcome the perception that he lacks dynamism.At the Finance Ministry is former prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa, 78.He took the post reluctantly after Obuchi said he would be unable to form a cabinet without him.Miyazawa said it was most important to win the public’s support for economic reforms.He is expected to tackle swiftly the bad-loans problem facing Japan’s banks and to introduce permanent tax cuts and other incentives.tonne complex, the largest spacecraft ever, until the end of 1999.Such plans fly in the face of the Russian government’s commitments to end the program and they alarm NASA.“Mir is entirely a Russian issue,” the official said.“But we know that it is com-peting for resources from a budget which their space program is not receiving in full anyway.” Russia’s space elite disagrees and complains that nearly all their meetings with NASA start with the question: “When are you going to sink Mir?" If the government refuses to finance Mir, Russia’s space bosses are considering an appeal to international world opinion - and philanthropists such as Ross Perot or George Soros - begging for funds to save Mir from destruction.As it orbits the Earth 400 kilometres up, Mir is still a major source of pride for Attempt to destabilize province for future South African elections Whites help fuel black-on-black violence By Kate Dunn Southam News Senior white policemen and army officers are colluding with black warlords and tribal chieftains in KwaZulu Natal to destablize the province in the buildup to next year’s elections, says peace activist Mary de Haas.“They can’t gain influence with the (governing African National Congress), so if they can discourage people from voting ANC and instead force the election of some more pliant party, it serves their interest,” said de Haas.An anthropologist with the University of Natal, she has monitored violence in the province since the 1980s.De Haas and the Network of Independent Monitors have turned up evidence that white landowners, police and army members are training militias deep in the countryside.Some operate under the guise of legally constituted commando units to protect white farmers who believe they are threatened by black militants.Other private militias are disguised as security companies.Still others are trained very secretly to provide muscle to pliant, corrupt tribal chiefs.These militias are blamed for much of the current murder spree.The fact that few arrests, and even fewer successful prosecutions, are made in these cases creates a “cycle of impunity” that rewards those who use violence for political or economic gain, said Network member Jenny Irish whose work is supported by the Canadian International Development Agency.Richmond Mayor Andrew Ragavaloo agrees: “Why, with 94 murders in Richmond in the last year, has not a single person been brought to book?” “The very people who were the problem during the apartheid years are entrenched at high levels in the police and security forces,” said de Haas.“They were in the security police and were deeply involved in exciting violence and paying agents provocateurs.“There are good black policemen at the bottom of the heap," said de Haas, “but they operate under the former third force guys at the helm.When the junior officers make progress on Richmond cases, the dockets are taken away from them.” Russia’s space program.But apart from the numerous malfunctions over the years, foreigners who have flown on Mir have complained of confusing instrumentation and echoes while communicating with the ground so severe that they could hardly hear a thing.NASA has expressed concern about the system whereby Russians are encouraged to carry out risky space walks by the promise of $1,000 US bonuses.And one foreign veteran compared a Mir mission to a long-haul internal Aeroflot flight.NOW AVAILABLE! â>berbrooke 2)ailj> JVcorb VITAL STATISTICS for the period February 8,1897 to December 31,1901 Compiled by Elane Wilson Edited by Terry Skeats 1998 North Hatley Historical Society La société d’histoire de North Hatley Volume 1 contains 3671 entries - all birth, death, marriage & anniversary notices published in the Sherbrooke Daily Record between February 9, 1897 and December 31, 1901.Send a cheque or money order for $35 (which includes taxes, and postage & shipping costs) to: North Hatley Historical Society Box 287 North Hatley JOB 2C0 or Pick up a copy at: The Record’s booth at upcoming events. page 8 Friday, July 31, 1998 — THE» RECORD Economic credibility smashed - communications director Manning attacks feds before Hong Kong audience By Peter O'Neil Southam News Ottawa Official Opposition leader Preston Manning’s warning in Hong Kong that Canada faces economic crisis is unprecedented and irresponsible, a senior official in Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s office said Thursday.Other critics said Manning is right to attack high taxes and government debt, but wrong - perhaps dangerously so - to launch a one-sided salvo on Canada’s finances in a key foreign financial centre.“He’s taking a sledgehammer to our economic credibility in front of a blue-chip audience in Hong Kong,” said Peter Donolo, Chrétien’s communications director.“His behavior is appalling and shocking.It’s unprecedented for a Canadian leader, opposition or otherwise, to try to undermine the Canadian economy abroad.” Manning told a Hong Kong business audience Thursday the Canadian dollar’s record-breaking slide has “all the makings of a major economic crisis.” He said Prime Minister Chrétien “seems to be asleep” and compared federal inaction to that of Asian leaders who wouldn’t deal with fundamental problems prior to the current financial crisis in the region.Donolo refused to say whether Manning could worsen the dollar’s woes, but other critics said the Reform leader went too far.“I think to portray Canada on the brink of crisis, or Canada failing badly, is not at all helpful,” said Tom D’Aquino of the Business Council on National Issues, which represents 150 major corporations.“I wish he would have done otherwise.It could add to the dollar’s problems.” Jock Finlayson, an economist and vice-president of the B.C.Business Council, called it extraordinary and potentially harmful for a national political leader to paint a negative picture of Canada’s economy before a foreign busi- ness audience.“The level of understanding in other parts of the world of Canada isn’t that great,” he said.“You’re dealing with impressions.Normally, our leaders when they’re outside our borders tend to talk up our country rather than talk it down.” Both D’Aquino and Finlayson agree high taxes and heavy debt are factors in the dollar’s slide against the U.S.currency over the past quarter-century.But they said Manning was wrong to ignore the three major reasons for the dollar’s current slide - the Asian crisis, the plunge in commodity prices, and the Bank of Canada’s low interest rate policy.They also said Manning failed to adequately emphasize positive developments in the Canadian economy, such as rock-bottom inflation, strong growth, swelling fiscal surpluses, and improved productivity.Manning, on a tour of Japan, China, India, Pakistan, England and France, was unavailable for comment Thursday.But his press secretary said the Reform leader didn’t reveal any state secrets.“He’s telling them what they already know, that the Canadian fundamentals aren’t all right and that taxes are too high and debt levels are too high," Jim Armour said.“I mean, stop the presses in the international money markets.That’s nothing new,” said Armour.But Gerald Bouey, Bank of Canada governor from 1973 to 1987, said he is unaware of a national leader attacking the country’s fiscal policy overseas.Former Progressive Conservative finance minister John Crosbie said he agrees with Manning’s complaints.“He just said the government is doing nothing, and they are doing nothing,” Crosbie said.“But normally when you’re abroad, Canada is wonderful, etcetera, etcetera.If you want to sock it to the government, you wait until you get back.That’s the normal procedure.” ‘It’s unprecedented for a Canadian leader, opposition or otherwise, to try to undermine the Canadian economy abroad’ Nearly 200,000 women owed up to 13 years in back pay, plus interest Government to announce its stand on pay equity *¦ « 1 3 m « * * a .1 By Kathryn May Southam News Ottawa Treasury Board president Marcel Masse will today break the federal government’s silence on a landmark decision that could cost up to $4 Saluting our Friends Raspberry delight! This weekend take a ride to Johnville at the FRAM-BOISIÈRE DE L'ESTRIE.Well-known chef, René Poulin, will be experimenting with different raspberry recipes.Come and taste it from 10 a.m.to 7 p.m.billion to wipe out the wage gap between male- and female-dominated jobs in the public service.But Masse is unlikely to say what the government intends to do about the 200-page Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision that his department insists will take several days, if not weeks, to analyze.The decision, released Wednesday, said the government owes nearly 200,000 former and existing public servants, mostly women in female-dominated jobs, up to 13 years in back pay, and interest.About 54.000 of these workers are now working in the public service, including about 17.000 in the National Capital Region.It also affects about 140.000 former employees, who worked for the government over the past 13 years, who are scattered across the country.So far, there’s been no pricetag on the decision, but some union and government officials have privately speculated it could cost taxpayers between $4 billion and $5 billion.Treasury Board, which has employment records of workers, is the only one that can come up with the exact cost.The government has several options.It could accept the decision and pay workers the retroactive pay and interest that is owing.The tribunal gave the government one year to distribute the payments.This would also mean negotiating with PSAC for other pay-related benefits paid since 1985, which must be adjusted because of the decision.These include maternity leave, overtime, acting pay, and other leave.It has 30 days to appeal the decision to the Federal Court for any errors in law or fact.In that case, the government could argue that it will hold off making any payments until after the appeal.Before the ruling, the government hinted it may appeal if the tribunal didn’t consider an earlier Federal Court decision that quashed a tribunal hearing into a complaint by Bell Canada.Judge Francis Muldoon endorsed a methodology for pay equity cases that Treasury Board insisted was similar to one it proposed years ago.If that same methodology was applied to PSAC’s case, workers would only be entitled to about $100 million.The tribunal decided not to take the Muldoon ruling into account.Since then, Treasury Board has insisted that Muldoon’s decision has the force of law from a court higher than a quasi-judicial human rights tribunal.The Muldoon decision is now being appealed by Bell Canada workers.The government, as the country’s law maker, could ignore the ruling and legislate a settlement.The government has used legislation to impose decisions on its workers in the past, such as taking away bargaining rights and forcing a six-year wage freeze.But some argue the government wouldn’t resort to this, especially when the Liberal's women’s caucus strongly opposed legislating a pay equity deal when last year’s negotiations with PSAC to settle out of court began to founder.Some union and government officials have privately speculated it could cost taxpayers between $4 billion and $5 billion. — THE i Friday, July 31, 1998 page 9 I *, m COO*»«|M coun>«t -•'Ç surprise buds! 48, Couture Road, Johnville (819)837-2126 Water can make your backyard the ‘hot spot’ for the summer Building pools to attract feathered friends Ken Jones Centre By Murielle Parkes Record Correspondent Potton Each year, Gary Simmonds and his • buddies get together for a golf tournament to mark the June 24th holiday.This year, there were 24 in all who not only enjoyed the customary round of fun, but agreed to donate $125 to the Ken Jones Centre towards its program for intellectually handicapped adults.Thanks to the initiative of Simmonds and to the generosity of the players.ly if you keep fish.Several kinds of filtration exist and specialists will help you choose the best one for your project.When you use a birdbath, it’s important to clean it and replace the water at least once a week.Incorporating water in your landscape will bring you many surprise guests.Robins, goldfinches, mourning doves, house wrens, chickadees, chipping sparrows and even waxwings will be drawn to your garden.By midsummer, they’ll even bring their young ones for a dip, giving you the opportunity of learning more about their behavior.The show they'll offer, while bathing in the water, wiggling their wings and splashing like kids in a pool, will delight you all summer.At the same time, you will enjoy the soothing sight and sound of running water in your backyard.J^JtourmJi*uU RASPBERRY GROWER Bird Chronicles Camille Dufresne For a stunning variety of birds, water is a powerful attraction in all seasons.By providing a watery spot, your backyard will become the ‘hot spot’ for birds of the neighborhood, especially during the hot and dry summer months.Depending on the size of your garden, your budget and your interests, you may create your own project in different ways.You may choose something simple by putting a pedestal-type birdbath or a small container in the ground.You may also incorporate water in your landscape by building a complete water garden with aquatic plants and fish.Many companies offer specialized services and all the products and plants you need to build your water garden.One of the least expensive methods of constructing a long-lasting pond is to use a PVC liner and layers of felt protection.Another method would be to buy a pre-formed pond.Whichever you choose, a few important tips are to be kept in mind for a successful layout that will attract birds.Shallow area A pond with a depth of 60 cm is adequate for plants and fishes.No matter the size or depth you choose to excavate, you will need a shallow area where birds can wade in and bathe or drink.Running water The sound of moving water is your best asset to successfully draw birds to its source.Water will circulate in closed circuit by means of a submerged pump.It may drip from a, pipe or flow from a fountain, a waterfall or a stream.Shelter from predators Choosing the best location is fundamental in the creation of your water spot.Try to place it close to brushy shrubs that can provide cover for a quick escape, but are not so dense as to conceal a cat or another predator.Clean water Filtration becomes necessary especial- Twenty-four friends hit the links for a good cause Golf buddies tee off for CAMILLE DUFRESNE Anything from a plastic birdbath to a more involved water sytem, such as the one above, willl attract a wide variety of birds.Did you know?That free roaming domestic cats are significant predators of birds?A recent study from the University of Wisconsin found out that in that state, rural cats were killing an estimated 39 million birds each year.A campaign was held to encourage cat owners to spay or neuter their cats and keep them indoors.It also showed them it may benefit cats as much as wildlife and people.Owners of indoor only cats usually don't have to worry if their cat will come home, if they'll catch a serious disease or if their home will become infested with fleas.They also experience lower and less frequent veterinary bills.Finally the birds will have a better chance to survive, especially in winter when they are most vulnerable.(Source: Bird Conservation, summer 1997) ourmet aspberry It lends itself to the lively imagination of expert chef René Poulin.An incomparable raspberry experience signed Framboisière de l'Estrie, on July 31 and August I and 2, from 10 a.m.through 7 p.m.Come and your taste About Chef René Poulin: I" Prize Menu Santé Évian 1995 Gold medal — Frankfurt Culinary Olympics President — Corporation de la cuisine régionale au Québec.Eastern Townships section Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.- Helen Rowland Friday, July 31, 1998 page 10 ¦m Ê «m\ vt-wwwt.| By Jamie Portman Southam News Toronto Susan Gilmour was just a young as-piftng performer from Edmonton the day she saw her first Broadway show.It was the musical Dream-girls at the historic Imperial Theatre.As she sat in the audience, caught up in the wonder of that production, she made a vow: “One of these days, I’m going to be up on that stage.” Ten years later to the month that pledge came true when Gilmour joined the Broadway company of Les Misérables in 1993 and found herself on the Imperial stage reprising her role as the wronged factory girl, Fantine.It was a character she had previously played for 2 1/2 years - first in Toronto, where she made her debut as Fantine in 1990, and then on a Canadian national tour.But as it turned out, Broadway was only a midway point.From New York she went to play the role in Los Angeles, and then, in 1996, she embarked on a 10-month international tour which took her to Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul and Capetown, South Africa.Now she’s back in Toronto, portraying Fantine for a further six months in a revival at the Princess of Wales Theatre.When Gilmour started calculating the total number of months she’s done the role she was astonished to come up with 42.At eight performances a week, that adds up to approximately 1,350, yet Gilmour still approaches each presentation of the blockbuster musical with the same excitement she felt when she played Fantine for the first time more than eight years ago.“For most shows, I think it would be very difficult to sustain a role for that long,” she says.“Normally after six or eight weeks I’d be ready to move on to something else.I think it’s maybe because the story is so strong and I have such an emotional connection to it that I’m still able to go out there every night as though it’s the first time and see it through to the end.” Few performers can claim this kind of ongoing relationship with a single musical.And now that she has performed it on three continents, she has an even deeper understanding of the power of this story of a petty thief, Jean Val Jean, who desperately tries to escape his past.The Asia performances were generally in front of audiences that couldn’t speak English^so'Subtitles were used - which often meant that Asian characters had to be projected down both sides of the stage as well as along its top and bottom.One thing Gilmour discovered early on: the comedy scenes didn’t go down well.But even though the humor passed them by, audiences in Asia still adored the central story.“They loved it.They would be very quiet during the show.They would be very polite until the end, and then they would be on their feet, roaring and screaming and bringing us back onstage for three or four curtain calls.You never heard such an eruption of enthusiasm.It was fantastic.” So ultimately, she says.Les Misérables does speak a universal language.“It doesn’t matter who you are or what country you’re from or what language you speak.The show deals with humanity.It deals with struggle.It deals with the things we all deal with in life - how to feed ourselves and clothe ourselves and protect our children.It’s about trying to get ahead in life against all adversity.” Gilmour has now played Fantine opposite six Jean Val Jeans, including Canada’s Michael Burgess (whom she later married) and Colm Wilkinson, who originally created the role in London and on Broadway and who has been brought back for the current Toronto revival.“Each of the Jeans has brought his own spirit, his own interpretation, his own strengths.But it is an honor to be working with Colm because he was the original Jean Val Jean.” Wilkinson’s presence in the Toronto production has sparked unprecedented interest internationally.Earlier this month, Mirvish Productions announced that out of 130,000 advance ticket orders, more than 50,000 came from distant countries - among them Argentina, Australia, England, Israel, Germany and Japan.Last year, the long-running Broadway production marked its 10th anniversary with the premiere of a new version mounted by the show’s original directors, Trevor Nunn and John Caird.The New York changes have been incorporated into the production on view in Toronto.“How do you change something that has worked so well initially?” asks Gilmour with a laugh.She then supplies an answer: it’s basically a way of giving the show a recharge.“There have been changes in the lighting.There are major music changes.They have tightened up some moments and they have added a whole new section that wasn’t there before.I love what they’ve done.” Les Misérables hasn’t dominated Gilmour’s life completely over the past eight years.She has found time to do a number of other projects including Evita in Calgary and a role in the Livent Toronto production of Kiss of the Spider Woman.But the place that has a special place in her affections is the Citadel Theatre in her home town of Edmonton, where director Robin Phillips brought her in for three shows: Oliver, Man of La Mancha and The Beggar’s Opera.SOUTHAM Gilmour has played Fantine in various productions of Les Mizfor more than 42 months.“Until then, I had never worked at the Citadel.When I lived in Edmonton, I couldn’t even get an audition there.They wanted to bring in people from the outside - they didn’t want to hire little girls from Edmonton.“But Robin hired me sight unseen for Man of La Mancha.1 wrote him a letter and told him how much I would love to be in the show and that I had done the role once before at the Neptune in Halifax with Brent Carver.And he hired me - the first job I ever got that I didn’t need to audition for.“Working with Robin was one of the most significant things that’s happened to me.He is such a fine teacher and I learned so much from him - so much that a lot of what I’m able to bring to Fantine now has to do with my experience in those other shows.” So what does she think of Fantine nine years after she first started playing her?“She is a woman who finds herself in terrible circumstances and because she has a child, her whole being has changed.She doesn’t just live for herself anymore.The most important thing I’ve learned about Fantine is that she’s desperate to stay alive in order to keep her child alive and is very steadfast in her struggle for survival.” When she thinks of what’s happened to her over the past decade, Gilmour remembers what she said in her old high school yearbook.“I said: ‘I want to sing, I want to be happy, I want to travel.’ Well, it’s all happened for me.I love what I do, I’m so lucky in what I do.I believe it’s a gift from God.” The Toronto run of Les Misérables has now been extended to Nov.29.Ticket information is available by calling 416-872-1212.Record ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT There’s nothing miserable about this character Canadian actress travels the globe in Les Miz Obituary KATHLEEN MILDRED BURNSIDE (WILSON) TOMMY Relatives and friends were saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Kathleen Burnside at the Wales Home, Richmond, Que., on February 11,1998.Kathleen was born in Penobsquis, N.B., 83 years ago, daughter of the late Lester V.Wilson and Maude (Nickerson) Wilson.After graduating from high school in Sussex, N.B., she took her nurses training at the Saint John General Hospital and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1935.She was united in marriage to William A.Burnside in 1937.From this union four children blessed their home: William Lester, Judith Ann, John Wilson (deceased) and Elizabeth Catherine (Beth) (deceased).The couple moved to Sherbrooke, Que., in 1937 where they resided a couple of years before moving to Lennoxville, where they spent the rest of their married life.In April of 1996 due to failing health she moved to the Wales Home where she enjoyed her time and activities.In 1963, after the loss of her son John, Kathleen went back to nursing at the Sherbrooke Hospital, where she was a familiar figure in the Out Patient Department.She retired in 1979.Kathleen enjoyed many hobbies, namely curling, knitting, antique collecting, bridge and her needlepoint of which she taught to many of her nursing friends.She was Record Friday, July 31, 1998 page 11 Birth also noted for her wonderful doughnuts.She was predeceased by her son John in November 1963, her husband Bill in August 1988 and daughter Beth in January 1989.She is survived by one brother, Donald (Dorothy), Sussex, N.B.; two sisters, Irma of Sussex, N.B., and Olga Brown of Fredericton, N.B., her son William L.(Sherry) of Marshfield, Missouri; daughter Judith (Stanley Bell), Lennoxville, Que.; grandchildren Cindi (Steve), Sal-abay, St.Louis, Missouri, Jack (Sherry) of St.Louis, Missouri, Laura Lee May of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Stan (Cindy) of Chap-leau, Ont., Shawna of St.Lazare, Que., also 10 great-grandchildren who gave her much pleasure and several nieces and nephews.The funeral was held at Cass Funeral Home in Lennoxville on Saturday, February 14, 1998.Rev.Keith Dickerson officiated.A moving eulogy was given by her grandson, Stan Bell.The 23rd Psalm was read by her son William.Interment was in Malvern Cemetary.The bearers were Stan Bell, Jack Burnside, Donald Gordon, Dean Cruickshank, Bob Gordon and Bill Heyman.Kathleen was a wonderful lady.She was a loving mom, grandmother and great-grandmother.We will all miss her warm love and she will live in our hearts forever.Sawyerville Alice Wilson 889-2932 Normand and Ronald Marcoux of Mansonville were Sunday dinner guests of Evelyn Macey.They also called on Mr.and Mrs.Ian McBurney and family and Mr.and Mrs.Michael Harbinson in Birchton.Others there were Michael Kirby, Chris Noble, Phyllis and Elden Lowry, Bob and Dawn and Carinna Aulis of Lennoxville Waterloo Judy Arnott 539-2169 Julie, Bee and Shirley Beakes spent four days in Stratford, Ont., attending the Shakespeare Festival (bus trip).Shirley went on to Oshawa to visit her aunt and uncle, Mr.and Mrs.Harold Window.Cliff and Delia Huxtable from the island of St.Helena were visiting the Window’s.Shirley was happy to have a chance to visit with them while she was there.Shirley went on to Bradford, Ont., to visit another cousin, Mac.Lewis.She attended a family celebration in honor of Mac’s daughter Wendy who had recently graduated from medical school in Ohio.Other guests were Mr.and Mrs.Robert Lewis ofToronto, Gail Lewis of Vancouver, Mrs.Elsie Beauchamp of Stroud, Ont., and many friends.Mr.and Mrs.Vernon Mosher of Lennoxville were Sunday visitors of Mr.and Mrs.Arthur Galbraith.¦ Lagassé Lachance Beaupré Poisson General Partnership NOTARIES AND TITLE ATTORNEYS I 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.: (819) 563-6833 Fax: (819) 566-0467 Death MORIN - Carly, Abby and Eliza-Jane are pleased to announce the arrival of their sister, Chelsea Louise Gabrielle, weighing 6 lbs.7 oz„ on June 21, 1998.Proud parents are Fran (Enright) and Alan Morin of St.Felix.May beauty always walk with her May new joys always greet her May smiles and laughter light her way May love surround her every day.Stanbridge East Thelma Rhicard 248-4168 Craig and Ann Boornhower held a wine and cheese party recently.Among the many guests were relatives from St.Albans, B.C., and local friends from Fre-lighsburg and St.Armand.A mixed shower was held for Todd Ingalls and Laurie Robinson at the Legion Hall in Philipsburg.Steve Miller’s band supplied the music.They will be married on August 1 at The Ridge Chapel.John and Dianne Rhicard drove to Mt.Hope, Ohio with friends to attend Horse Progress Days.They took in the activities and seminars, met many Amish people and enjoyed their vacation immensely.July 18: Neil and I are leaving for our holiday, and plan to tour the east coast.I was awake at 5 a.m.and turned on the radio to Dr.David Bird on C.J.A.D.He feeds the birds during the summer too and said there’s no harm in it.I hope I see a puffin bird in the Maritimes.it will be a first for me.Goodbye which I believe means “God be with you.” FARNSWORTH, John A - 73, of Tallahassee, Florida, died June 27, 1998.Son of the late Marcia and Orrin Farnsworth of Cookshire, Quebec.Mourning his demise are his wife Lee of Tallahassee, his sister Mary Jean Butterworth of Dunham, Que., his daughters Reesa Zides of Hobe Sound, Florida, Marilyn Blackburn of Tallahassee, Karen Mann of Miami and seven grandchildren.Predeceased by his son John A.Jr.John was in the Canadian Air Force WW2 and ultimately retired as a Captain with the Merchant Marines.Memorial Service was held in Tallahassee.Interment in Cookshire Cemetery at a later date.Burial of Ashes CROMWELL, Margaret Lottie - Burial of ashes, Margaret Lottie Cromwell, formerly of Cookshire and Ottawa will be laid to rest Saturday, August 1 at 2:00 p.m.at the Cookshire Cemetery.>79teu*Ue'i 'punexal *%Mie and (2&afiel hiDcpciiDcnlhj onmri) et ofurnh» ^7-iiiicrnl (Tpf mur with ' filmpel.en’imf rill f/iilhs.Ves, ive can serve you in your area.Denis Meunier Robert Farnam 402 Rivière, Cowansville 266-6061 Since 1913 6 Belvidere Lennoxville, Que.819-564-1750 800-567-6031 Sigge sociaj Main office 39 Uutferin, Stanstead 876-5213 900 Clough, Ayer’s Cliff 50 Craig, Cookshire 15 Station, Sawyerville 295 Principale, Richmond 826-2502 554 Main.Bury Offering traditional pre-arrangement and cremation services RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES jnC flC TUAMIfC IM MCUADUU^ nnirri .W BIRTH & DEATH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS Text only: 30c per word.Minimum charge: $7.50 ($8.64 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions - 15% off, 3 insertions - 30% off With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: Noon, day before publication.BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL WISHES, ENGAGEMENT NOTICES: Text only: $6.50 (includes taxes) With photo: $18.50 ($21.29 taxes included) DEADLINE: 3 days before publication WEDDING WRITE-UPS & OBITUARIES: With or without photo: $18.50 ($21.29 taxes included) Please Note: All of the aforementioned (except death notices) must be 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SHERBROOKE WITH THE CHAPEL OF ST.MARY Rector: Rev.D.E.Ross Trinity 8 Church of the Advent 11:00 a.m.Holy Eucharist Trinity 9 St.Mary’s, St.Elie 11:00 a.m.Morning Prayer Trinity 10 Church of the Advent 11:00 a.m.Holy Eucharist Trinity 11 St.Mary's, St.Elie 11:00 a.m.Morning Prayer Trinity 12 Church of the Advent 11:00 a.m.Morning Prayer Please keep this notice of Services to be held in August United Church of Canada Plymouth-Trinity Dufferin at Montreal, in Sherbrooke 346-6373 Minister: Rev.Jane Aikman Organist: Pamela Gill Eby Sunday 10:30 a.m.Worship Preacher: Rev.Jim Potter fitted tk (tymk ym edict |obh aueo — „ s^unjp jo sjopatip ojut eA|0A9 jegpe ‘awg jo g|6u0| Aue joj j( u| aje ogM sjojov„ NOlimOS SDOIASdd HERMAN® by Jim Unger e Jim Unger/dlst.by United Media.1998 •25 { ‘Look in my sister’s blue bag.” David Savage Advertising Consultant Tel.: Ô19-569-9525 Fax: Ô19-569-3945 email: recordad@interlinx.qc.ca ALLEY OOP ® by Dave Graue and Jack Bender ADDY HAS TAKEN QUITE A SHINE TO 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AN’ STUFF UKETRaT BUT 'THeV were prettv CPOL'.-l WAS WONDERING- WH»/ I FELT OK ABOUT Them TtHlSTlME « F>roBABLy because OF HOW GROWN-UP R) V V tafeNVil SHE WAS A KIND PERSON i WHO LED AN INTeREST-I ING UFE.I WASTHlNK- * ing-THaT Her memorial Service was ukeTRe.ENDlNGToA Scod novel.I guess ever/oNe'S life IS LlKEANûVfeL.SoME Or IT IS WRITTEN By FATE, SOME OF IT IS written By Goo.euriHE.PART WE ARE UOÎMATeLV (JUDGED By IS THE PART WE Write OURSELVES.THE GRIZZWELLS ® by Bill Schorr r Ml Kb bybR q°NriA PICK UP mvs.m HEEPToLTAW A âoopcPEHmâ rt UKE:.1 -s I WHAT’ r muYoiife eyes *-SPARKLE LIKE tbZEHS Wmm PIWAoHDb'1 -A ¦ Deadline: 11 a.m.working day previous to publication RFronn Friday, July 31, 1998 page 15 Call Sherbrooke: (819) 569-9525 between 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.E-majl: recordad@interlinx.qc.ca or Knowlton: (450) 242-1188 between 9:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m.CLASSIFIED Or mail your prepaid classified ads to: The Record, P.O.Box 1200, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5L6 001 Property For Sale 001 Property For Sale OK For Rent 0$ For Rent 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities AUCTION SALE HATLEY: Large 2 bedroom house, fin- ished basement, separate garage/workshop, access to Lake Massawippi.Completely renovated.WATERVILLE: Large antique manoir, water frontage, 4 bedrooms, electric and wood heated, spacious grounds, immediate occupancy.LAKE MASSAWIPPI: Antique summer cottage, access to Lake Massawippi.Completely furnished and renovated.4 bedrooms.AYER’S CLIFF: Residential wooded building lots with services.Various sizes and prices.Choice location.All sales by owner (819) 838-1388 001 Property For Sale 001 Property For Sale AYER'S CLIFF: Lovely older style home, renovated with taste, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors.Zoning permits certain businesses, antique shop, etc.Call today! Helen Labrecque, Affiliated Real Estate Agent, Sutton, (819) 562-8024 or (819) 823-7474.LENNOXVILLE -$39,500.Cozy 2 bedroom house.Less than 1 mile from Bishop’s, Provigo and Town Hall.Call (819) 563-9519.LENNOXVILLE: 2 bedroomtyMalow, nar^J| large ma^PTOtTgarage.Helen Labrecque, Affiliated Real Estate Agent, Sutton, (819) 562-8024 or (819) 823-7474.LENNOXVILLE: 3 bedroom bungalow, finished basement, 1 1/2 baths, hardwood floors, close to bus line, dead-end street.In 70’s! Helen Labrecque, Affiliated Real Estate Agent, Sutton, (819) 562-8024 or (819) 823-7474.LENNOXVILLE: 4 bedroom^^i story, fire- plal^^renced lot.Helen Labrecque, Affiliated Real Estate Agent, Sutton, (819) 562-8024 or (819) 823-7474.OpIn HOUSE - 330 Merry St.South, Magog, Sunday, August 2, 2 p.m.to 4 p.m.Come and see this lovely home, hardwood floors, large lot, garage.Helen Labrecque, Affiliated Real Estate Agent, Sutton, (819) 562-8024 or (819) 823-7474.SAWYERVILLE: 77 acres, barn, large well renovated home, view of mountains.5 min.from town, 1/2 hr.from Lennoxville.Must see.Helen Labrecque, Affiliated Real Estate Agent, Sutton, (819) 562-8024 or (819) 823-7474.035 For Rent advertise Les APPARTEMENTS Desjardins' lennoxville Promotional offers cel ilrs available tor sen»o 3_1/2 4_1/2) 5.1/2 Furnished or non-furnished Beautiful Landscaping 823-5336 HOUSE IN SHERBROOKE Northward, quiet area.Lovely older style home, 3 bedrooms, plus hardwood floors.Lovely lot.$800/month.Call (819) 563-2739.LENNOXVILLE -Large 4 1/2 room apartment, heated, hot water included.Quiet area.Call (819) 566-4257.LENNOXVILLE - 3 1/2, 4 1/2, 5 1/2.Best prices in the region.Cali (819) 823-5336.LENNOXVILLE - 4 1/2 room apartment, quiet area.Available immediately.$390 per month.Call (819) 346-0322.LENNOXVILLE - 4 1/2, basement of private home, no pets, washer & dryer outlet, fridge, stove and dining room set, not heated.Available immediately.$250.Call (819) 565-8921.LENNOXVILLE - 64 Belvidere, 6 rooms, heat and hot water supplied.Available immediately.Call (819) 564-3299.LENNOXVILLE - Half a duplex for rent on Belvidere.3 bedrooms, large deck and back yard.$600/month, heating included.(819) 566-0480.LENNOXVILLE Quiet, clean 3 1/2 to rent.Available August 1.Two appliances, parking, pool and laundry.Call Tracey (819) 573-5144 or (819) 572-2982.LENNOXVILLE, 70 Belvidere, 1 1/2,41/2, (819) 565-1035, (819) 843-0317.35 Speid, large 3 1/2 basement apartment in home, utilities included, (819) 843-0317.Old North: 1 1/2 to 4 1/2, (819) 821-4849.SUTTON: Duplex for rent, 4 1/2, clean, big yard, private parking.Quiet area.$375/month.Available immediately.(450) 538-5262.LENNOXVILLE: QUEEN ST.4 1/2 room apartment, partly furnished.Close to all services.Quiet permanent person please.Call (819) 562-2165.LENNOXVILLE: 3 1/2 room apt., available July 1.$390 per month with fridge, stove, heating and hot water included.Call (819) 569-4698 or (819) 563-9205.LENNOXVILLE: 3 1/2, in new building, with parking.Available August 1.(819) 849-2544, 823-2509 or 844-0700.LENNOXVILLE: 4 1/2 to sublet, quiet area.Available for September 1.105 Oxford.Call (819) 346-8871 or 846-3651.SUTTON TOWNSHIP - Spacious, clean 2 bedroom duplex, unfurnished, in panoramic area, with pond.$450 monthly.References required.Call (450) 538-3407.050 Rest Homes LA MAISON GORDON'S Home in Lennoxville.Private and semi-private rooms available.24 hour care, doctor on call, family atmosphere, hairdresser, solarium, elevator.Call (819) 566-4257.100 Job Opportunities JOIN AVON FOR free until July 31.Call after 1 p.m.at (819) 562-1676.'~szsr/&f£e NATIONAL SALES ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION Requirements: • French 2/5 • English 5/5 • Minimum 3 years' sale experience (field & telephone) • Responsible • Self-motivated • Quality-oriented • Good communicator • Computer skills: Word, Excel, Windows '95 Responsibilities: • Execute quality sales calls (field & telephone) from start to close • Schedule and coordinate upcoming shows (events, hotels, airline reservations) • Maintain guide books with Marketing Department • Maintain U.S.Sales Agent Agreements • Maintain U.S.Sales Department files • Maintain U.S.Sales Department communications • Maintain client database Contact: N.Richard 565-4585 Classifieds Work! (819) 569-9525 (450) 242-1188 REMINDER EXCELLENT ANTIQUE AUCTION To be held at: BENNETT’S AUCTION BARN 327 rte., 253 South, Sawyerville SAT., AUG.8th, 10:00 A.M.SHARP SUN., AUG.9th, NOON SHARP (if necessary) TO BE SOLD: Antiques: Early pine cobbler’s bench, bookcase, over 75 paintings, Lindsay piano with stool.Auctioneer's note: Ladies and gentlemen, don’t miss this excellent auction! Some very rare items.Preview 1 hour before auction.ROSS BENNETT Licensed Bilingual Auctioneer (819)889-2840 or (819)889-1070 Sawyerville AUCTION for C0ATIC00K PRODUCTION BREEDERS and the SHERBROOKE HOLSTEIN CLUB at the C0ATIC00K CIA COMPLEX FARM 129 Morgan, Coaticook TUES., AUGUST 4,1998 AT 7:30 P.M.TO BE SOLD: 65 head Holstein animals, purebred, 1st and 2nd calves, most freshly calved or due soon, as well as some good breeding heifers.You will find some very good lines up to 3 TB or EX mothers.All animals from or have been artificially inseminated by the best bulls of the breed.This is a very good chance to get some young cows which will meet your expectations.NOTE: Financing available the evening of the sale.For information or catalogs, contact: JACQUES & PIERRE HOUDE (819) 835-9424 or the Auctioneer LES ENCHÈRES RENÉ HOUDE INC.437 Rang 2 North, Bromptonville Tel.: (819) 846-6267 Cell.: (819) 820-4013 For the Estate of the Late DONAT TARDIE To be held at: 15 Clifton St., Sawyerville, Qc SATURDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1998 at 10:30 a.m.sharp SUNDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1998 at 11:30 a.m.sharp TO BE SOLD: Belanger frost-free fridi-ge, white; electric stove, white; Kelvinator washer and dryer, white; pine dining room set, table, 4 chairs and hutch; maple kitchen set and 6 chairs; small size desk; 5 piece maple bedroom set, excellent condition; large quantity of small tables, stands and telephone tables; 2 antique stools; solid state TV; large quantity of dishes, some antique; modern hanging lamp; stereo system; floor lamps; large quantity of odd bureaus and beds; chesterfield set; humidifier; very large quantity of handmade quilts and linen; large quantity of handicrafts ; large quantity of plants.ANTIQUES: China cabinet; wicker rocker; Victor gramophone; 4 oil lamps; Captain chairs; end tables; 2 wall mirrors; chest of drawers; pine cradle; cedar chests; blanket boxes; set of 6 chairs; 2 trunks; radio; 31 day clock; Singer sewing machine; snowshoes; oak tables; complete quilting machine 45".TOOLS AND MACHINES: Columbia tractor lawn mower, 12 h.p., 38” cut, like new; Columbia 8 h.p.snow blower with cab, new; 5 h.p.wood splitter on trailer; 8 h.p.McCullough generator; Turf Power lawn mower; Stihl #025 chain saw, like new; Echo #302 chain saw; skill saw; large quantity of extension cords; Shop Vac; rubber-tired wheelbarrow; aluminum step-ladder; very large quantity of garden tools, hand tools, etc.; sump pump; steel box for storage, 8x14; many other articles too numeroux to mention.ALSO: Property for sale, 2 rents to be sold privately.Contact the auctioneer.Auctioneer’s note: Very large, clean, and interesting auction.To be sold without reserve to settle the estate.Bring your lawn chairs.Tent in case of rain.Cash only or cheques accepted from known buyers.Lunch canteen on premises.ROSS BENNETT Licensed Bilingual Auctioneer Tel.: (819) 889-2840 or (819) 889-1070 Sawyerville, Quebec Auctioneer not responsible for accidents or damage to property.Turn your old lemon into a peach with the Classifieds! If your old jalopy ain't all that she used to be, why not put her to market with a cost-effective ad in the Classifieds?Then take the money she makes you and find the car of your dreams in the very same pages. page 16 Friday, July 31, 1998 Appel d’offres UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE AMENAGEMENT DU BAR LE BAHUT Propriétaire Université de Sherbrooke 2500, boul.Université, Sherbrooke (Québec) J1K 2R1 Architecte Les consultants Louis Faucher inc.337, rue Dufferin, suite 200 Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 4M6 Ingénieurs en mécanique et électricité Le Groupe Teknika inc.150, rue de Vimy Sherbrooke (Québec) J1J 3M7 L’Université de Sherbrooke, demande des soumissions pour le réaménagement du bar le Bahut sur le campus Ouest de l'Université de Sherbrooke.Les plans, devis, documents contractuels et autres renseignements pourront être obtenus au bureau de l’architecte, à partir du 3 août 1998 contre un dépôt de cinquante dollars (50,00 $) qui sera non remboursable.Si ce dépôt est sous forme de chèque, il devra être libellé au nom du propriétaire.Les soumissions dans des enveloppes cachetées et adressées au soussigné, seront reçues à l’Université de Sherbrooke, au local 106 du Pavillon John-S.-Bourque, jusqu'à 15 heures, heure en vigueur localement, le 19e jour du mois d’août 1998 pour être ouvertes publiquement au même endroit, le même jour et à la même heure.Les soumissions devront être accompagnées d'un chèque visé égal à dix pour cent (10 %) du montant de la soumission, à l’ordre du propriétaire, ou d’un cautionnement de soumission, établi au même montant, valide pour une période de quatre-vingt-dix (90) jours depuis la date d'ouverture des soumissions.Cette garantie de soumission devra être échangée à la signature du contrat pour une garantie d'exécution et une garantie des obligations pour gages, matériaux et services.Lorsque ces garanties sont sous forme de cautionnement, le montant de chacune d'elles correspond à 50 % du prix du contrat et lorsqu'elles sont sous forme de chèque visé, le montant de chacune d'elles correspond à 10 % du prix du contrat.Seules seront considérées aux tins d'octroi du contrat, les soumissions des entrepreneurs ayant un établissement au Québec ou, lorsqu'un accord intergouvememental est applicable, au Québec ou dans une province ou un territoire visé par cet accord, et détenant, le cas échéant, ia licence requise en vertu de la Loi sur le bâtiment (L.R.Q., c.B.-1.1).Les entrepreneurs soumissionnaires sont responsables du choix des sous traitants, tant pour leur solvabilité que pour le contenu de leurs soumissions.Toutes les soumissions devront être faites conformément notamment aux dispositions du Règlement sur les contrats de construction des immeubles des commissions scolaires (Décret 1015-90 tel que modifié par le décret 360-94).Le propriétaire ne s’engage à accepter ni la plus basse ni aucune des soumissions reçues.Pierre Reid Recteur »?*'•* ¦?r"| s’SpS CLASSIFIED 100 Job Opportunities 145 Miscellaneous Services 160 Music 190 Cars For Sale 190 Cars For Sale BOOKKEEPER.The Pilsen Restaurant & Pub requires a qualified, bilingual bookkeeper to work with our Fortune 1000/Gamma system.Responsibilities to included weekly cheques to suppliers, bi-weekly payroll for 60 people and monthly financial statements.For interview, call Mr.Peloquin (819) 842-2971.LOOKING FOR EXTRA income?$600+ monthly.Assemble products at home.Choose from 100 companies.S.A.S.E.to: H.W.A., 7011 St.Vallier, Montreal, H2S2R3.WANTED: FARMER WITH experience to take charge of beef farm operations in Eastern Townships.Applicant must love cattle and be able to run and repair all machinery.Bilingual.Ideal for younger person.Good salary.Unfurnished house on farm.Apply in writing to: Ferme Bischof, 523 North River Road, Sawyerville, Quebec, JOB 3A0.125 Work Wanted HANDYMAN - To do odd jobs, repair jobs, rake lawns, yard work, lawn mowing, carpenter jobs, painting, wallpaper, etc., chores for farmers, and have truck and trailer.Call Bruce at (819) 842-2025.145 Miscellaneous Services DAN’S SERVICE -Service on household appliances: washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators, etc.Tel.(819) 822-0800.HANDYMAN SERVICES: Lawn care, yard work, painting, etc.Call (819) 566-1252.WILL PAINT for you, inside and/or outside.Free estimate.No job too small.Call Tony (819)563-0491.LENNOXVILLE PLUMBING.Domestic repairs and water refiners.Call Norman Walker at (819) 563-1491.146 Printing Printing Wedding Invitations 3 Des Ormes (819) 154Summer Camps HORSEBACK RIDING Summer Day Camp for children 8 years and older in Sutton.1/2 day camp to ride, learn about horsemanship, stable and tack management.Private or semiprivate lessons also available.Handicap children are welcome for a special program.Contact Anna at (450) 538-3387.155 Travel NEW AD OLD ORCHARD Bus Trip, August 28 to 30: 2 nights hotel on beach, 2 breakfast, 2 suppers, 1 brunch cruise on Casco Bay, $319 Canadian (tax included).Also August 12: Quarantine Island, bus, cruise and dinner, $88 tax included.Also Nashville September 12-23.For all your travel needs: Susan Spaulding (819) 562-6125, Voyage Lennoxville Travel.Find a deal on a plumber or a plum of a deal in the Classifieds (819) 569-9525 (450) 242-1188 HONOLULU CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, 201 King St.East, Sherbrooke, (819) 562-7840.Sales, trade-in, rental, repairs, teaching of all musical instruments.Full warranty since 1937.Visa, Mastercard and lay-away plan accepted.Honolulu Orchestra for all kinds of entertainment.190Cars For Sale 1985 NISSAN STANZA, 4 door, 91,000 km., in good condition.Call (819) 872-3204.1987 OLDS.CUTLASS CIERA, 4 cylinder, 190,000 km., snow tires.$2,300 o.b.o.Call (819) 822-2556, please leave message.190Cars For Sale v-e.*A,