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Mutual Funds How do yours compare to the best?Call Calvin T.Chan Financial Advisor (819) 822-4460 / 1 800-561-3718 MIDLAND WALWYN The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1837 There will be no RECORD Monday FRIDAY June 21, 1996 WEATHER, Page 2 65 cents ‘About the nature of Canada’ Powers, constitution and jobs grab first ministers’ attention By Clyde Graham OTTAWA (CP) — Over dinner at the prime minister’s official residence, Canada’s leaders took the first step Thursday in finding new ways of making the country work.Most were interested in spending money to create jobs if Ottawa is willing to help pay the bills and they downplayed a discussion on the Constitution.Valeur „ loai* »3s«fte’ I Walk, roll, cycle “The real debate here is dland’s Brian Tobin said outsi-going to be about the nature of de a private get together of Canada itself,” Newfoun- some premiers before dinner at People who have been injured or have undergone a major physical change in their life need help adapting and they can get it at the Centre de réadaption Estrie inc.Léandre Aubin is the co-ordinator at the centre and Caroline Dugal has a summer job that includes recruiting companies and groups to participate in the walk, roll and cycle event that will serve two purposes, the first is to raise $10,000 to help buy new equipment and the second is to hold activities that unite people who must live with physical difficulties with those who are unfamiliar with those problems.This event will take place on August 18 at 8 o’clock in the morning.RECORD PHOTO: PERRY BEATON 24 Sussex Drive.The meeting is the first the premiers, territorial leaders and the prime minister have had in 2/z years.Their discussions include the economy, the division of powers between Ottawa and the provinces, and social reforms.The only discussion on the Constitution will be an hour-long session today to meet a constitutional requirement for a review of the amending formula.Prime Minister Jean Chrétien expects the review will end as soon as the first premier expresses no interest in talking about it.Any change to the amending formula requires unanimous consent.Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard accused Chrétien of trying to put the Constitution at the top of the agenda.“I have no intention of taking part in those discussions,” he said.“It is unacceptable for a premier of Quebec to do anything that would sanction the 1982 Constitution.” Bouchard said there are too many items on the agenda that deal with the Constitution, including the division of powers.About 150 natives demonstrated as the premiers arrived for dinner at the prime minister’s official residence, banging drums and waving placards to protest their exclusion from the meetings.“Guess who’s not coming to dinner,” one sign read.Chrétien seemed to get early support for a new public works scheme to create jobs, even See PREMIERS Page 2 Ecological flush Sherbrooke will join a list of mostly small towns like Coaticook, Compton and Cookshire which have found a cost effective way of saving water, and saving money as well.Pairs of little dams made of recycled plastic and metal will be installed in the tanks of toilets all over the city, saving about 40 per cent of the water per flush, according to Martin Belisle, (left) whose Rock Forest company sells these barriers.The well known brick saves about 5 per cent.During the first y ear they will be installed in government buildings and other institutions, and in homes in the city whose water supply depends upon a second pumping from the reservoir near the University of Sherbrooke.These areas are in the centre-west part of the city as well as much of the north ward.Teens associated with the community centre of the centre ward will distribute the little devices as well as a letter and a phone number in case of questions.They will benefit from the guidance of Manon Vaillancourt (centre).For those rare people who aren’t interested, a teen will pick up the device so that it can be used somewhere else.For those environmentally conscious folk who might, for example like to lighten the load of their septic system, these little gadgets can be found at the Fleurimont Canadian Tire.When the installations are finished, Mayor Jean Perrault said that the city expects to save $85,000per year and that they expect to pay back the investment in 3.3 years.The largest benefit will come from not having to install another water supply line from Lake Memphremagog at a cost of almost seventeen million dollars.RgCORD PHoto perry beaton We see the agricultural world closely and nderstand the farmers' needs! • Credit Margins • Term Loans • Government Guaranteed • Loans > Savings Account • Term Deposit • Desjardins RRSPs • Desjardins RRlFs • Direct Deposit • Loan Insurance • VISA Dejardins •Multi-Service Card • Group Insurance SERVICE IS OUK Enquire today at the following Caisses Populaires: Caisse Populaire de Lennoxviile 564-5128 Caisse Populaire de Richmond 826-3745 Caisse Populaire de Stanstead 876-7551 Caisse Populaire de Waterville 837-3111 Caisse Populaire de Sutton (514) 538-3336 2—The RECORD—Friday, June 21, 1996 Bishop’s to talk languages SHERBROOKE — The Bishop’s University Graduate School of Education will be hosting a series of speeches on language and learning next week.The series “Language Across the Curriculum” will run from June 25 to June 28.The speeches are a part of the school’s Summer Institute which will host more than 100 teachers from across the province this year.This is the second year Bishop’s will host the series which features speakers who will address the challenge of integrating language in curriculum areas.This year’s list of speakers includes: Graeme Decarie of Concordia University, Vicki Zack of St.Georges School, and Patrick Dias formerly of McGill.For more information on the Summer Institute Speeches or its other events contact the co-ordinating committee at 822-9658.Motorist uncovers 291 grams of coke SHERBROOKE — A person driving on Dunant Street in Rock Forest on Wednesday found a bag containing 291 grams of cocaine lying on the street.The law-abiding citizen brought the bag to members of the Eastern Township’s Quebec Police Force organized crime squad.The drugs are believed to be tied to a biker gang in the area.Did he have help cooking Somalia testimony?Boyle’s lawyer says top general will tell all By John Ward OTTAWA (CP) — Gen.Jean Boyle’s lawyer says the country’s senior soldier is willing to talk to military police after he testifies at the Somalia inquiry.Boyle withstood calls in the Commons for his resignation Thursday after military police accused him of knowing that documents related to the Somalia affair were altered.A military police report released at the Somalia inquiry concluded that Boyle knew in 1993 of a plan to release briefing notes informally to a journalist, which contradicted what he told police last December.Last month Boyle refused to talk to police who showed up at his office at National Defence Headquarters to discuss the notes.MONTREAL (CP) — A strong gut-reaction by viewers to a shocking TV show on starving and abused babies in Chinese orphanages has resulted in a 32,000 name petition to the Canadian government.The people who signed want the federal government to push for an independent international inquiry into conditions at China’s state-run orphanages and for a report by United Nations experts on children’s rights.Inside Ann Landers .16 Births and deaths .11 Classified .12-13-14 Comics .17 Crossword .15-16 Editorial .6 Entertainment .9 Farm and Business .7 Living .8 Sports .18-19 The Townships .3-4-5 He refused to talk on the advice of Norm Peel, a prominent civilian lawyer from London, Ont., who wears a second hat as a reserve lieutenant-colonel.“At the time it looked as if he was ready to be called as a witness in the very near future and he was also due to be questioned by commission counsel in preparation for that,” Peel said in an interview Thursday.“My advice was go ahead .co-operate fully with commission counsel and with testifying at the commission and follow through with the military police if there are any issues still left.” He said Boyle is ready to tell all before the inquiry.“He wants to co-operate fully with the commission .he wants to testify.If there are Ottawa has opted for a low-key, behind the scenes approach to human-rights violations in China.But the petition calls for Canada to openly condemn abuses at every relevant international forum and to use economic clout to bring about democratic changes.The Quebec Human Rights League, which began the petition in December, has asked for a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy, but has not yet had a response.W E AT HER Cloudy with clear periods and a 70 per cent chance of rain.The high will be near 22.Outlook for Saturday: Cloudy with clear periods and a 60 per cent chance of showers.The high will be near 23 and the low near 11.issues yet remaining after that happens, he wants to talk to the police.” Boyle is under investigation because of a document-alteration scheme in the public affairs branch of NDHQ in 1993.He was associate assistant deputy minister for policy and communications at the time.He signed two memos on Access to Information documents that had been altered.The question facing Boyle is whether he knew they were altered.He says he was misled by his staff.“The way I see it, it’s a question of reasonably relying on more to a recurrence of melanoma than to an inner ear infection.” Wilkins said Bourassa has the choice of several treatments “which have not yet been determined”.Normally, such treatments could include radiotherapy, chemotherapy or surgery, depending on the type of cancer, its progress, and other circumstances.Wilkins said Bourassa will discuss the matter with his physician, Dr.Joseph Ayoub.Wilkins said Bourassa felt “-confident” when he spoke to him Thursay.He said the ex-premier knows his chances of highways scheme.” Chrétien has already said he’s willing to give up powers in a range of areas from job training to forestry and mining.The premiers of some of Canada’s smaller provinces stood up for a strong federal presence in national programs.Tobin warned that Chrétien can’t give away the store to bigger provinces that want more powers as the first ministers revamp the way the country works.“I believe you don’t make strong provinces by making a weak country.I believe you don’t make strong premiers by making a weak prime minis- people he believed were very competent,” Peel said.Lawyers at the Somalia inquiry complained Thursday that Boyle had military officers working with him on his testimony to the commission while another general was told he couldn’t even use military fax machines in his preparation.recovery are better because the relapse was caught at its start.In Ottawa, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien expressed sympathy for Bourassa.“Many of my colleagues have worked with him over the years and we wish hinm well,” Chrétien said after he and the premiers emerged from 24 Sussex Drive.“He’s been able to fight out of the difficulties before and we all hope and pray that he will be able to fight his way out of this,” Chrétien said.Bourassa, who turns 63 next month, left politics in 1994 for health reasons after bouts with skin cancer.ter.“ Prince Edward Island’s Catherine Callbeck said she would take control of job training as Chrétien has suggested “providing we can work out proper arrangments with the federal government and that we’re assured the resources will be there.” Premier Glen Clark, meanwhile, said he may be alone in making fish his top priority by demanding that Ottawa scrap a limit on the B.C.salmon catch.“You can’t build a country by only appeasing one element.There has to be a sense that all provinces are listened to.” Undecided on treatment type Bourassa’s cancer comes back MONTREAL (CP) — Robert Bourassa has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, the third time the skin cancer has struck the former Quebec premier.Bourassa checked into hospital a week ago, complaining of dizziness, and was first said to have been suffering from an inner ear infection.But Jacques Wilkins, a spokesman for Notre-Dame hospital, said Thursday that tests found it was melanoma.“Because he has already had a cancer, we were very careful in the tests we made.We found the symptoms were related PREMIERS Continued from page one from premiers who have been skeptics.Ontario Premier Mike Harris said tax cuts are the best way to create jobs, but he wouldn’t turn down federal money if it’s offered.“If the federal government has some extra dollars floating around, we have some infrastructure needs,” said Harris.Manitoba Premier Gary Fil-mon said he hopes a plan will be developed to spend money creating jobs.“I would like to see a federal commitment to a new national infrastructure program, hopefully orientated to a TV show shocks Quebecers RecorH a division of Groupe Quebecor 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The RECORD—Friday, June 21, 1996—3 Townships Sherbrooke Hospital Foundation: Wondering what to do with the By Rita Legault SHERBROOKE — Donors, longtime volunteers, nurses and doctors, and at least one charter member of the Sherbrooke Hospital Foundation are worried about what’s happening to the money they invested to ensure they and their families would have access to care at the now defunct Sherbrooke Hospital.More than 60 people showed up a public information meeting Wednesday night demanding to know what’s happening to their money.Since the integration of Sherbrooke Hospital into the Sherbrooke University Geriatric Institute, the hospital’s foundation continues to exist and administer more than $6.4 million in total assets.A separate foundation was set up to raise funds and support services at the Geriatrics Institute, the region’s new long term care hospital.The Youville and Sherbrooke Hospital foundations each kicked in $250,000 to create the new charitable fund.SEPARATE ENTITY Sherbrooke Hospital foundation president John Hackett, who also sits on the board of the new foundation, said the decision to remain a separate entity was intended so the foundation could continue to control the funds that had been given to it by its traditional constituency — mainly the anglophone popu-lation of the Eastern Townships.The vast majority of those on hand for Wednesday’s meeting insisted the money should be used to support that community — and follow anglophones where they go for services previously provided by the Sherbrooke Hospital.But according to Hackett, the Sherbrooke Hospital legally still exists, and the foundation is still legally bound to support it.John Hackett.Hands are tied.The notion that Sherbrooke Hospital still exists met with much dissention from the crowd, especially from Bruce Alllanson, a charter member and longtime president of the foundation.“Sherbrooke Hospital may exist in a fashion, but it does not exist in fact,” Allanson insisted, adding that most members of the community must turn elsewhere for care.“Morally the Sherbrooke Hospital does not exist,” he said.“Its vocation has completely changed.It’s more hotel keeping than anything else now.” Bud Lane, a 20-year-plus volunteer for the Sherbrooke Hospital foundation who raised tens of thousands of dollars during the annual Lennoxville Blitz, questioned why the money would be used solely for the Geriatrics Institute.Allanson wondered too.“Why can’t these funds be used to help other institutions to provide the services we once received at Sherbrooke Hospital?” he asked, adding that many donations and legacies were given to carry on the work at the Sherbrooke Hospital.“Why should it be earmarked for an institution that was dropped on us, that we didn’t want?” asked Dr.Zoltan Ferenczi.“How can we find a way to squander the money on things we don’t want it spent on when there are other worthwhile purposes to support — other institutions and organizations that are supporting the community.” OTHER NEEDS Lennoxville and District Women’s Centre president Pamela Stuart-Mills offered a number of suggestions on where the foundation could invest its money.She said the anglophone community is in desperate need of services including a shelter for battered women, counselling for teens and conjugal violence as well as a palliative care hospice “for people who are dying who aren’t 80 or 90.” “We have nowhere we can bring our babies, children, hus- bands and ourselves to a hospital where we can be served in caring, predominantly English environment,” Stuart-Mills said, adding that the community feels dispossessed following the closing of Sherbrooke Hospital.“As much as we try to integrate, we want our community to survive and you can do a great deal to help that happen,” she told the board.Bruce Allanson.No they’re not.Jim Atto, who has served on the foundation board for 10 years, was upset at the tone of the meeting.“The whole problem with the meeting is that people were venting their anger at the closing of Sherbrooke Hospital,” he said.“We didn’t close the hospital, the government did.The foundation had nothing to do with it.” COMMITTEE Sensing the single-mindedness of the crowd, Atto suggested a committee be struck to make recommendations to the board on how the money money should be distributed.Members of the public left the meeting with the impression such a committee could be struck before the next Foundation board meeting in August.But Hackett said it could not be done without a vote from all board members, who won't meet till then.Besides, he told The Record as the appeased crowd shuffled out, there is no point because the foundation simply cannot spend its money elsewhere than at the Geriatric Institute.When asked why he did not try to make that clear to the crowd, he said he didn’t believe he could get his message across.“They don’t want to hear the legal and technical arguments,” he said, adding that the crowd was hostile and unwilling to believe anything he said.The board meets again August 16 at which time Atto plans to recommend a committee be formed to look at many of the suggestions made on Wednesday.He said the foundation could perhaps change its letters patent or bylaws to allow it to support the Geriatric Institute and distribute money to other worthwhile charities.One way or another, it’s clear the debate on the Sherbrooke Hospital Foundation and how it spends its momey is far from over.“I think the battle lines are drawn and they are not going to get away with it,” summed up one dissenter.•suatSt Av'vAW a.1 4 * ’&**?'** *¦ v Mggiii Midwives forever Stéphanie St-Amant, Lucie Thibodeau with her daughter Sophie, Caroline Côté with her two tots Catherine and Rémi, and Chantal Bonneville with her bundle of joy, Penelope, are getting ready for Saturday’s picnic at the Centre de Maternité de l’Hstrie.The picnic will be a chance for women who have used the centre's midwife services over the past year and a half to get together, as well as underline the importance of midwives in the health-care system.The centre has six midwives and four birthing rooms.Each room has a theme of one of the four earth elements: water, earth, wind, and fire.Festivities begin Saturday at 10:30 a.m.with a photo session when the children born each room will be photographed in it.The picnic will take place in the garden behind the centre at 205 Murray Street and will run from noon until 2:00 p.m. Undertaker still remembered for his compassion Stuart Lockwood prepares to enter the nineties By Paul Cherry SHERBROOKE — There was a time when everyone in Danville wanted to be buried by Stuart Lockwood.The popular undertaker has been retired for 10 years but people in town still recall how he always handled one of life’s most difficult moments so professionally.Lockwood is about to celebrate his 90th birthday.“I was born in Bridgewater, New Hampshire June 28,1906.That wasn’t yesterday, was it?” Lockwood joked during an interview.Lockwood’s parents were originally from Danville but had moved to the states before he was born.After his father and sister passed away six months from each other Lockwood’s mother brought him and his brother Russell back to Danville in 1916.In his school days Lockwood would spend time stirring up action in Danville Square.“Old Joe Mason had a hardware store in the square and in the back he had a barn,” recalled Lockwood.“That’s the last thing me and my friends would do before going home from school.We’d let Old Joe’s pig run loose.” WRESTLING FAN He also played hockey when he was younger but does not follow the sport anymore.Lockwood now limits his television viewing to pro-wrestling Saturday afternoon.At the age of 15 Lockwood started to work at C.Boutelle and Son, a Danville furniture store which was the only furniture store in the area in 1921.Lockwood recalls being kept busy delivering furniture to Asbestos by horse.C.Boutel and Son Inc.was also in the undertaking business and Lockwood soon found himself moving into funeral parlor.In 1926 he took an embalmers course and became fully involved in the business.In 1940 Lockwood bought the company he had worked at for 19 years.Taking over the business seemed the natural thing for him to do.“It’s all I ever did,” he said.At the age of 62, Lockwood sold the business to J.H.Fleury Inc., for whom he continued managing the Danville and Richmond funeral homes until he retired in 1986.STILL WANT HIM “Even after he retired people would come up to me and say ‘when I die I want your father to take care of me,”’ said Lockwood’s daughter Janet Element.Lockwood was well known in “I used to miss it at first but I Danville for his compassion got used to retirement,” while doing his job.Lockwood said.He has since become his own chef and enjoys cooking for himself and his family.The funeral home he owned and built has since been sold and has been converted into a daycare facility.Stuart iMckwood enjoys his retirement.Since he sold it the funeral home has changed hands and moved to another location in Danville.It still sports Lockwood’s name, which he does not like.“I couldn’t get it taken off because it was incorporated,” explained Lockwood, who was told the companies legal name still has to include his.“Probably when I die they’ll take my name down,” he said half smiling.Lockwood said he has slowed down a bit but he still gets around.The retired undertaker is proud to still be carrying a driver’s licence.“I got the form and went up Q to Asbestos, got my driver’s s licence and I’m good for £ another two years,” he said.C/3 2 He is enjoying the peace and x quiet of the home he once sha-2 red with his wife Gladys who < passed away in 1983.His living | room is filled with photos of gloved ones including his j-j daughter Janet, son-in-law * Gerry Element, and his grandchildren Brian and Janice.Driver fled scene of Brompton crash Police seek witness in fatal car accident **mm*m*&m SHERBROOKE (PC) — Sherbrooke police are looking for a person who picked up a man from the scene of a fatal car accident in Brompton Township early Thursday morning.A young woman is dead and another injured as a result of the accident involving her car and a small pickup truck.Driver Nancy Girard, 21, of Brompton died of injuries sustained in the accident, said police force spokesman Serge Fournier.Girard’s passenger, who suffered broken ribs in the accident, recognized the driver of the pickup as he left the scene in another car.Girard was coming off the Brompton exit of highway 55 and the pickup truck going west to east on Laval Street when the two vehicles collided.Sherbrooke police are still investigating exactly how the accident occured.DRUNK DRIVING The police have charged François Bernier, 33, also of Brompton, with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident.Fournier said Bernier was arrested at his home two hours after the accident.A breathaly- ser test indicated his blood alcohol level was three times above the legal limit.Fournier also said Bernier was also driving without a valid licence because his permit had been recently revoked.Police do not have a description of the car that drove away from the scene of the accident, but would like to question the driver as part of the investigation.'rançois Bernier The driver of this car didn’t survive.The driver of this pickup fled the scene.RECORD PHOTOS.PERRY BEATON The RECORD—Friday, June 21, 1996—5 Townships An annual outing that I still recall fondly A rich heritage to be enjoyed right close by At last, there’ve been tangible signs that we’ll have a real summer.Seeds have sprouted, farmers are haying, school is out.We’ve had some 30-degree-plus weather and thunderstorms and hail.Whatever the summer brings, most of us will be looking forward to vacation time — maybe a couple of weeks or a few days when our regular day-to-day routine will change.More time with family and friends, time for leisure sports, time spent in different surroundings.When I was a child few people of our acquaintance took family vacations.You couldn’t leave the farm unattended and no one could afford to hire someone else to milk the cows.You didn’t just pack up your four or five or more children and go camping or on excursions requiring hotel accommodation.There wasn't money for that either.But we did have an annual outing that I still recall fondly.We would pile into the car and drive the long way along the St.Susan C.Mastine Francis River, going past the Barlow place to Hemmings Falls near Drummondville, soaking in the sights — the river, the old Wentworth homestead, the island that, according to oral history, was obtained from the Indians via a trading transaction.A few times we’d see airplanes on a tiny landing strip near St-Félix.Sometimes my Dad would stop at the go-cart track and we’d excitedly fix our gazes on his go-cart as he circled the track again and again.Once we happened upon an air show that thrilled my Dad, who’s always been a lover of airplanes.The outing would culminate in that favorite of all treats — an ice cream cone, costing all of 5 ft.Those short trips taught me that we have a lot of beautiful scenery and rich heritage to be enjoyed right close by.A combination of work and pleasure will take me all over the town and country roads of the Townships this summer.In preparation, I picked up a new Eastern Townships map printed by La Cartographie informatisée de l’Outaouais inc.I was captivated by the names of many almost-forgotten and little-known hamlets.Here are some examples — in Haute-Yamaska, there’s Adams ville and Frost Village; in Brome-Missisquoi, there’s Abbott Corners, Dunboro and Kelly; in the Memphremagog MRC, there’s Apple Grove, Comestock Mills, NEW SUBSCRIPTION RATE FOR MAIL AND LOCAL SUBSCRIBERS: Beginning July 8, 1996, the subscription rate for The Record will be: Canada: GST PST TOTAL 1 year $104.00 7.28 7.23 $118.51 6 months $ 52.00 3.64 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the Townships.Then there are the unusual combinations of names for towns and villages.Only in Quebec could we have such fascinating names.Some otmy favorites are St-Cyrille de Wendover, Ste-Marguerite de Lingwick, St-Pierre de Varonne à Pike River.There’s a lot to explore and discover in our corner of the world — from the Katevale Marsh to the Drummondville Festival de Folklore, from Ulverton’s Blanchette Mill to Mount Megantic’s Astrolab.There are round barns, covered bridges, mills, museums, summer theatres and gardens.There are innumerable festivals and celebrations in honor of everything from art to cheese to music to biking.Best of all.we have mountains and streams, lakes and fiel ds—and a certain joie de vivre.Happy travelling.P.S.Before you hit the road, have a happy Fête de la Saint-Jean.Let’s make the celebration of what’s special of Quebec our party too.Canada Day Celebrations Saturday, June 29, 1996 Bury Recorfl Booth $eoo Come visit and save on 1 year subscription Mail Carrier x s9300 Xs11200 PtfésT\ Editorial 6—The RECORD—Friday, June 21, 1996 Work together to find solutions A little more than 20 years ago, the English-speaking community in the Eastern Townships was concerned about the survival of one of its most important institutions within a highly charged political climate.After founding the Sherbrooke Hospital and years of investing millions to keep it alive, the community was worried that the provincial government would take it away from them.In order to avoid that, community leaders got together and created the Sherbrooke Hospital Foundation, a separate entity where the community’s investments would be safe, and where the it could continue investing in the long term health of the hospital from a distance.Today, some of the same people are battling to ensure the money continues to be spent in the spirit that it was intended — mainly to support quality health and social services for the English community.Albeit much later, the prediction of the early ’70s has come true.Although it was for economic not political reasons, Sherbrooke Hospital has been ripped away from the community leaving behind nothing but a shell of mortar and bricks which now houses the Argyle pavilion of the Sherbrooke University Geriatrics Institute.Over the years, with hundreds of legacies, gifts, donations and bequests, the foundation has grown into a powerful trust.But despite having invested their hearts and their money in Sherbrooke Hospital, the people can no longer turn to the institution they have supported for most of their health care needs.True, the Argyle pavilion may provide improved care for some of them in their later years, but in the meantime where do they turn?The community has a right to resent what has happened to Sherbrooke Hospital.But infighting over foundation funds is not the solution, and it will not change the sad fact that Sherbrooke Hospital is gone — even if some argue that as a legal entity it still exists, like a ghost haunting the halls of the new long term care centre.It’s time now for the community to regroup and work together to find solutions to the problem at hand.The community which formed the foundation and invested generously in it, has the right to expect returns.The question remains: where can the foundation best invest its money to meet its goals — not legalistic interpretations which say it must support a Sherbrooke Hospital which still exists, if only on paper, but the true intention of donors — that is for the community to continue receiving quality short and long term care — both.RITA LEGAULT New ambassador to Haiti: I /W/IJORED IN voms IZING Canada wants troops to stay PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuter) — The new Canadian ambassador to Haiti said Thursday that Ottawa supports the extension of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean country past its June 30 deadline.Christopher Poole, who presented his credentials to Haitian President René Preval, said an extension would give the newly formed Haitian national police force time for training.“We’d like to see the mandate extended,” said Poole.“You can’t limit the amount of training for the police, so that they can become a real community-oriented force.” Poole said his focus will be on programs encouraging police to carry out patrols, rather than staying in the safety of the police stations.“I understand they are afraid,” he said, referring to a recent wave of assassinations of off-duty police officers that has left eight of them dead in less than three months.“They need the support to get out on the streets.” Canada, which earlier this year resolved a UN dispute over the peacekeeping mission by sending 700 troops at its own expense, has assumed leadership of the multinational force providing security in Haiti.Some 100 Canadian police officers are currently helping train Haitian police, financed by the Canadian International Devlop-ment Agency.But often, in the most dangerous areas, only a few police show up for work.“So, in the end, it is the police trainers who are out there risking their lives,” said Poole.The ambassador said in the coming weeks he will meet with Haitian National Police Chief Pierre Denize to devise strategies to prepare police to maintain control.Denize said Thursday he believes such international assistance is necessary for the force to become capable of securing the country without UN troops.“There is a need for training and better communications and transport for the police if they are to be effective,” he said.UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has called for a six-month extension of the mandate for 1,500 UN troops and police in Haiti past the June expiry date.The multinational troops followed U.S.forces who landed in September 1994 after a U.S.-brokered deal with the country’s military rulers to restore democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who was deposed in a military coup.Cuba mocks UN’s ‘divine truth’ UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cuba dismissed a preliminary UN agency’s report that indicates Cuban MiGs shot down two unarmed U.S.Cessnas earlier this year as they flew over international waters.In Washington, U.S.state undersecretary Peter Tamoff said the United States will press the UN Security Council to take action once the report is made public.Tamoff did not specify what action the United States would demand.‘We are.confident that the report will demonstrate that the unarmed civilian aircraft were shot down by the Cuban military in international airspace, that there was no justification for that outrageous action,” Tarnoff said.The report from the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization has not yet been officially released and Cuban UN Ambassador Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said he was reacting to a preliminary draft.The final report is expected to be distributed today or Monday by the ICAO.“Cuba has solid evidence that the downings of these aircraft took place within Cuban airspace,” Rodriguez said.He added the report ignored Cuban evidence, adding: “It is noteworthy that the testimony of some witnesses is considered divine truth, while others are disqualified and questioned.“You would have to say that it is an incomplete report,” Rodriguez said.“It is not comprehensive.It is not sufficient as regards to the responsibilities of the United States.” Cuba has insisted the United States failed to stop Brothers to the Rescue, a Miami-based Cuban exile that flew the aircraft, from repeatedly violating Cuba’s airspace.Four people were killed when the aircraft were shot down.In Montreal, ICAO spokesman Hutton Archer declined comment on the findings of the accident investigation team or the contents of the team’s report, which is to be submitted to the 33-member ICAO council this morning.The Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reported from Montreal that Cuba walked out of the ICAO meeting, protesting it was unable to present its point of view in the inquiry.“Unless the investigating committee report is discussed and objections that might modify it are heard, the meeting is over as far as we are concerned,” the agency quoted Cuban delegation head Ricardo Alarcon saying.Cuba is not a member of the council. The RECORD—Friday, June 21, 1996—7 Farm and Business Proviso.Loblaws show appetite for expansion Canada’s grocery giants going national By Sandra Rubin TORONTO (CP) - Canada’s traditional supermarket titans are locked in a vicious retailing war as the drive for greater market share is leading them to invade one another’s turf.And tiny independents are getting picked off in the corporate crossfire.Not long ago, supermarket chains were as regional as poutine.The Loblaws banner dominated in Ontario.Provigo in Quebec.Most Maritimers bought their groceries at Sobey’s.Westerners at Safeway stores.But flat sales and low-cost competitors nibbling at the edges have grocery’s biggest names scrambling to keep their owners — often Bay Street shareholders — satisfied that profits are growing.The most popular strategy seems to be stealing away business.Take Loblaws.Armed with nearly $10 billion in annual sales, the giant chain is pushing aggressively into the Maritimes looking to conquer new markets and expand square footage 10 per cent a year.Fred Wade was one of those crushed underfoot after Loblaws moved into Nova Scotia’s picturesque Annapolis Valley last summer.Wade, an independent grocer with eight stores, watched helplessly as longtime customers were lured away by the Deductibility of interest Considering that the Canadian Income Tax Act has existed since 1917, one would think that certain concepts, such as the deductibility of interest paid, have a clear and precise application.Nothing could be further from the truth.In fact, the deductibility of interest paid by a taxpayer remains a very foggy issue.Factors to consider Canadian income tax legislation is based on the premise that interest paid constitutes a non-deductible capital expenditure.Three specific criteria must be met for interest to be deductible: 1.The tax definition of the term “interest”; 2.The criterion for direct use or matching; 3.The timing of the deduction.To guarantee that interest paid to creditors is deductible for tax purposes, taxpayers should make sure that all the criteria set forth in the legislation are satisfied.fax Talks Use of borrowed funds The criterion which causes the most friction between taxpayers and the Revenue Department relates to the use of borrowed funds.Taxpayers must be able to prove that borrowed amounts that give rise to interest payments were used by them to generate taxable income.If a taxpayer is unable to show how such amounts were used, it will be very difficult to justify deducting the interest that was paid.In order to avoid any unpleasant surprises, taxpayers should ensure in advance that they can provide such proof It should never be assumed that all interest paid is deductible from income.Pierre R.Forand, C.A.M.Fisc.Tax Department Raymond, Chabot, Martin, Paré General Partnership B RAYMOND, CHABOT, chartered MARTIN, PARE accountants Jean-Charles Boily, François Bouchard, ll.b.LL.B., LL.M.(London School of Economics) ATTORNEYS AT LAW Offering a 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the big chains practised predatory pricing — a criminal offence.He warns that the future of independent grocers in Canada is bleak unless Ottawa actively enforces competition law.“If the government doesn’t act, we don’t have a hope in hell,” he said.“I’ve been told that our demise has sounded a wake-up call for other retailers across Canada.If something isn’t done — and very, very fast — there is a long line of retailers that will follow me to the grave.” Loblaws is now eyeing Quebec.Industry insiders say the secretive supermarket giant NOBLE, DUKE Oiaricred Accountants A.Jackson Noble, CA 164 Queen Street, Suite 102 Lennoxvtlie, Quebec, J1M1J9 (819) 346-0333/Fax: (819) 3460313 Accounting, Auditing, Financial 6 Taxation Services for individuals, SmaD Business & Corporations Investment Planning, Estate Planning & Settlement, Computer Services Offices in Unnoxvilla, CowansviHa and Knowhon, Qvoboc Ask for our brochure Seniors and Seizures EPILEPSY CANADA has quietly acquired up to 12 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at Revenue Canada and the MRQ always respond to your annual communication — in the form of a NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT This is an important legal document which complements the tax filing process, and contains vital information on RRSP limits, carry-forward balances, etc.The issuance date of the assessment notice is important for two reasons.It establishes time limits for: 1) legally objecting to the notice; 2) requesting revisions to your return (voluntarily by the taxpayer, or through the tax audit process).Review your notices carefully to ensure conformity with your tax return.Differences can occur for many reasons including “bugs” in assessing software.If there is a difference, contact the department of your tax advisor for an explanation.Dennis Glezos, c.a.Dennis Glezos CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT 251 Queen St., Suite D Lennoxville, Qc J1M 1K5 (819) 823-0800 r o y i i WALES H O M I Notice is hereby given that the 77th Annual Meeting of The Wales Home will be held on Thursday, July 4th, 1996, at 2:00 p.m.at The Wales Home, Richmond, Quebec, for the purposes of receiving the financial statements and the Auditor’s Report for the year ended March 31, 1996, electing a Board of Governors, appointing Auditors, and considering such other business as may properly come before the meeting.Roderick K.Maclver Corporation Secretary June 19, 1996 FONDATION DU FOYER WALES H M FOUNDATION Notice is hereby given that the 5th Annual Meeting of The Wales Home Foundation will be held on Thursday, July 4th, 1996, at 3:45 p.m.at The Wales Home, Richmond, Quebec, for the purposes of receiving the financial statements and the Auditor's Report for the year ended March 31, 1996, electing a Board of Directors, appointing Auditors, and considering such other business as may properly come before the meeting.Roderick K.Maclver Corporation Secretary June 19, 1996 Livin 8—The RECORD—Friday, June 21, 1996 Noodle-eaters behind hike?Engagement announced Mr.and Mrs.Huzon Grenier are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kellie Ann to Jeffrey David, son of Mr.and Mrs.David Grimond.A wedding for the fall of’97 is planned.58th wedding anniversary Congratulations to Mom and Dad (Sydney and Florence Coates) on your 58th wedding anniversary, Sunday, June 23.With love and best wishes from your whole family.We love you! jllfMIII lllIHllllll [II- •Up NEW ENLARGEMENT of St.Francis Manor RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN THE CENTER OF LENNOXVILLE Now accepting reservations for October 1996 Judy Cuming, Director: 562-0875 Type of housing: — 3-1/2, 4-1/2 apartments — Unfurnished, semi-furnished, furnished —29 new apartments Location: 125 Queen Street in Lennoxville Center of town, walk to grocery, stores, churches, pharmacy, banks, bus stop at the entrance A restful and secure environment: — Intercom in all rooms and apartments — Call bells — to your bed and in bathrooms — Medical and nursing staff — 24 hour surveillance — Bilingual Services offered: — Dining room — Parking — Community hall — Hairdressing salon — Cleaning staff — Boardwalk — Elevator — Social and recreational activities — Laundry room —Banking services Jy— Doctor rr Bread prices on the rise By Nelle Oosterom WINNIPEG (CP) — A global grain shortage is forcing bread prices up across Canada by as much as 10 cents a loaf.“We tried to hold it off as long as we could,” said Bemie Mehl, bakery manager at an IGA store in Winnipeg where bread rose by six cents this week.Wheat prices are double what they were a year ago and are expected to remain high for at least a few more years, said Paul Hetherington, president of the Bakery Council of Canada.“We are dealing with a worldwide shortage caused by some poor harvests and increasing demand,” said Hetherington, whose organization represents 1,400 retail bakers.An ongoing drought in the winter-wheat growing area of the U.S.and increasing demand in Asia are nibbling away at global wheat stocks.Those stocks are at their lowest levels in 30 years.China’s growing noodle market has also been credited for the wheat shortage.As the Chinese move to cities, they tend to eat less rice and more wheat-based noodles.“It doesn’t take much of a per capita increase in consumption in China to affect the world supply,” said A1 VanPatter, Western Canada president of Weston Bakeries Ltd.While bread prices vary widely, VanPatter estimates that retail bread prices have risen 10 cents in six months.That’s well in excess of the cur- Congratulations on your achievement, Institut De Protection Contre Les Incendies Du Quebec.Thanks also to Pointe Claire Fire Department.Happy 18th birthday June 22, 1996.Sabrina-Kate Eryou rent 1.4 per cent rate of inflation.A standard loaf of brand-name white bread can be $1.79, while in-store brands are often under a dollar.Some stores use bread as a loss leader and price it below cost.Many retailers have delayed jacking the price because they’re still selling stock made with cheaper flour.“After next week the price goes up because I have to renegotiate my contract,” said Lorraine H andley, co-owner of Gerry’s Bakery in Winnipeg.“We avoided raising the price after the last increase but this is too much to absorb.” For her bakery, the wholesa- le price of a 20-kilogram bag of flour will leap to $11.75 from $9.75.A year ago the price was $8.75.Flour represents 41 to 42 per cent of the wholesale cost of making a loaf of bread.Why bread prices are going up: •World price of wheat nearly doubled in a year.•Domestic millers must buy Canadian wheat at world price.•Price linked to global grain shortage.•Shortage partly caused by three years of poor harvests, particularly in bread basket of United States.•Change in Chinese eating habits — more noodles, less rise — drives demand.Hey Walter What A Banner Year! 15th Anniversary 20 years service at Bishop’s College School and 40th Birthday Congratulations Love - Barbara, Kristina & Shawn xoxoxoxoxoxox 70th birthday greetings Happy birthday to Eric Newton of St.Joachim de Shefford who celebrates his 70th birthday on June 23rd.Love and best wishes from his family, relatives and friends.Happy 70th birthday A very happy 70th birthday to a special man, Eric Newton of Warden, Que.Love from Debbie and Allan Corey.80th birthday wishes Happy 80th birthday, June 24, to Irene (Mrs.Eric Fisher), from her relatives and friends in Bury.89th birthday greetings Happy birthday to Muriel Newman of the London Residence in Sherbrooke who celebrates her 89th birthday on June 21.Love and best wishes from the residents and staff. The RECORD—Friday, June 21, 1996—9 Arts and Entertainment Toronto theatres alive with sound By Betsy Powell TORONTO (CP) — A munching, pregnant cop from this year’s wacky Fargo gives advice to a pill-popping Dorothy before a basket bonks the Wizard of Oz star on the head.This odd pairing of characters from movies shot 50 years apart lures the audience into Forbidden Hollywood, a new musical satirizing decades of filmmaking.And the spoofing never stops.The revue is the creation of Gerard Alessandrini, who calls the Canadian production of his U.S.hit a “back-handed tribute” to Hollywood.It’s a sequel to his long-running Forbidden Broadway.The more bloated or hyped the movie, the easier to lampoon, says Alessandrini, who gives full caustic treatment to such modern day blockbusters as Braveheart and Waterworld back to the classic Gone with the Wind.No actor or actress is too big and no movie too new to spoof.Macaulay Culkin, one of the actors spoofed in Forbidden Hollywood.“Consider yourself washed up”.But there are limits.“We were going to do Singing in the Rain but pulled it after Gene Kelly died,” Alessandrini says.“We thought it wasn’t in very good taste.” It’s a good bet Keanu Reeves, Juliette Lewis and Melanie Griffith might feel that way about the segment entitled “- We Shouldn’t Be In Pictures”, though Alessandrini says he’s never been sued.Ditto Elizabeth Taylor, Macaulay Culkin and Michael Jackson, skewered by look-alikes on stage who sing “Consider yourself washed up.Consider yourself memorabilia.” Nor is it just tinseltown egos that get punctured in the 30 sketches and musical parodies performed by four versatile actors.Cinematic violence, onscreen sex, special effects, the Academy Awards, Disney excess and bad film versions of Broadway musicals are all fodder for fun-making.Forbidden Hollywood, playing indefinitely at the new 500-seat Atlantis Theatre at Ontario Place, is one of many offerings for musical-lovers planning a trip to Toronto this summer.Musicals about musicians are popular.Patsy, a musical biography about late country music Melanie Griffith.lookalike is featured in a segment titled “We Shouldn’t Be In Pictures”.legend Patsy Cline, is on stage at Queen Elizabeth Place while the New Yorker continues to host Forever Plaid, a play about a singing group from the 50s who return from heaven to do one last show.The Canadian production of Disney’s Broadway musical Carrier puts writing aside for public service By Robert Everett-Green OTTAWA (CP) — The Canada Council has often bought time for writers, but for Roch Carrier it has had the opposite effect.Since becoming council director two years ago, one of Canada’s most prolific and successful authors hasn’t had time to write.“I don’t have time to notice that’s it’s missing,” he says.“The only moment I think of my writing is when I happen to go home to Montreal and see my desk, and I remember, ‘Ah, I used to write.’ ” Carrier’s books are on the course lists of most schools in his home province and he’s one of the few Quebec writers to have a wide following in English Canada.He is also a public personality, thanks to reading tours and appearances on shows like CBC Radio’s Morningside.When he accepted the three-year council appointment, Carrier said he would get up earlier each day to write.He does get up early — to read reports, catch planes and to try to keep the council together.He insists he has no regrets.“I’m having a lot of fun,” he says.But Carrier’s watch so far looks longer on punishments than rewards.The budget has been cut and he dismissed one-third of his staff.He and chairwoman Donna Scott shut down the Art Bank program and the council’s support for pre-professional arts education.So what is the appeal?The answer is knit into his upbringing in an isolated rural Quebec that no longer exists and a classical education that was heavy on history, religion and a sense of duty.His mother accepted his literary vocation.His father never did.“My father was a very strong supporter of (strongman premier) Maurice Duplessis.There was Maurice Duplessis, and then there was God,” Carrier says.In 1968, Carrier published La Guerre, Yes Sir!, a lurid, brutal satire about a small Quebec village during the Second World War.It made him famous and remains his best-known novel.He produced two more short novels of similar scene and character and, 25 years later, a much bigger work along the same lines: Heartbreaks Along the Road, a fantastic and obsessive demolition of Duplessis’ Quebec.Carrier taught at the Royal Military College at Saint-Jean near Montreal for almost 30 years, until it closed in 1994.He stayed, in part, because it gave him freedom to write.He also felt a deep affinity with the college, of which he eventually became academic head.The college’s ethos of public service agreed with him, and he enjoyed the company of soldiers such as Gen.Romeo Dallaire, a college commander who became a close friend.Despite the vigor of Carrier’s prose, there’s humility in his writing.His satire, though often harsh, is seldom bitter.Carrier also has a softer literary persona, most obviously in The Hockey Sweater, a story he estimates he has read in public 1,500 times.The book comes close to creating Carrier’s own version of idealized Quebec, where true happiness could be had for the price of a Montreal Canadiens jersey.He sometimes goes back to where that kind of Quebec almost existed, his home town of Ste-Justine de Dorchester, and sees his boyhood friends now logging and driving trucks.Carrier, the staunch federalist, is a lonely figure among Quebec artists, who are overwhelmingly sovereigntist.“I am not interested in forming a group where we all look the same, have the same grandfathers and speak the same language.” Win tickets for Dead Together NORTH HATLEY — Greg Tuck, the Piggery theatre’s artistic director, has a slight smirk on his face in the photo at right because he is ready to unleash a devilish season-opener on an unsuspecting theatre-going public.Dead Together, by Townships playwright George Rideout, is a murder mystery chiller with a few twists.Read more about it in the cover story in Townships Week.The Record has two pairs of tickets to give away, good for the run of the show, June 27 to July 13.Simply answer the question below and send your response to Piggery Contest, The Record, 2850 Delorme, Sherbrooke, J1K 1A1, or 88 Lakeside, Knowlton, JOE 1V0, or fax it to: (819) 569-3945 or (514) 243-5155: What year did the characters in the play meet?The deadline is next Wednesday, June 26, at 5 p.m.Good luck! of music Beauty and the Beast continues an extended run at the Princess of Wales Theatre, while Phantom of the Opera is in its seventh year at Pantages.Ragtime, the musical, will have its pre-Broadway run at the Ford Centre of Performing Arts, replacing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, adapted from Billy Wilder’s 1950 film.The O’Keefe Centre also has a steady stream of musicals coming through.Another Lloyd Webber creation, Cats, played recently and the Tony Award-winning musical Fiddler on the Roof is back.Fifties rock ’n’ roll Broadway musical Grease returns in early July followed by West Side Story.Resin Park Bench with bears event piece SRP $15.00 with CHERISHED TEDDIES purchase EXCLUSIVE EVENT INVITATION! mm f/be residents of Cherished Teddies Town cordially invite you to celebrate the engagement of: Hilary Hugabear and Kurtis V.Claw When: 0) Saturday, June 22, 1996 ^ D O Axlime: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.Where: Boutique Homestead 159 Queen St.Lennoxville (819) 562-3060 Fun! 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Join us for all the excitement as we wish Hilary and Kurtis a lifetime of happiness.s «^Cherished ©1996 E nesco Corp.Item »hown ©1995 SSZ7XZ.F Mes' 10—The RECORD—Friday, June 21, 1996 (Eljurcti StrectorQ LlNiTcd ChuRch ÜNind ChuRch oF CanacJa Magog and Georgeville Pastoral Charge Office: 211 des Pins, Magog (819) 843-3778 11:00 a.m.Outdoor Service at the Linde's in Austin.Bring picnic lunch.Minister: Rev.Marilyn Richardson Everyone Welcome UiviTEd ChuRch oF CANAdA Plymouth- Trinity Dufferin al Montreal, in Sherbrooke 346-6373 Sunday 10:30 a.m.Worship Sherbrooke Hospital Nurses' Reunion Celebrating the 100th Anniversary Minister: Rev.Jane Aikman Organist: Pamela Gill Eby oF CANAdA LENNOXVILLE UNITED CHURCH CORNER OF Queen and Church St.Minister: Rev.Jim Potter Organist: Maryse Simard Sunday 10:00 a.m.Worship ANqlicAN CkuRch oF CANAdA ST.GEORGE S CHURCH LENNOXVILLE 84 Queen St Rector: Rev.Keith Dickerson, B.A., B.D.Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m.& 10:00 a.m.ANqlicAN ChuRch oF CANAdA ST.PETER'S CHURCH 355 Dufferin Street, Sherbrooke (819) 564-0279 Founded 1822 SUNDAY 8:00 a.m.Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m.Memorial Service at Cemetery Rector: The Venerable Alan Fairbaim jforus on Jfeetitng Read: 1 Kings 17:1-16 GOD HEARS THE SCRAPING The bin of flour shall not be used up, nor shall the jar of oil run dry.— 1 Kings 17:14 Renowned Bible teacher H.A.Ironside used to tell a touching story about a Christian widow in Scotland.It was extremely difficult for her to provide food and clothing for her children, but she trusted the Lord and lovingly taught them to put their confidence in Him.The day came when her purse was empty and the pantry was depleted.Only a handful of flour remained in the big barrel.The mother reached down into the container to scrape up the last bit in order to make some bread for her hungry little ones.As she bent over the barrel, her faith began to waver and she could hold back the tears no longer.Her little son Robbie heard her sobs and began tugging at her dress till she lifted her head and looked into his questioning eyes.In his Scottish dialect he asked, “Mither, what are ye weepm' aboot?Dinna God hear ye scrapin' the bottom o' the barrel?" Ironside commented, “In a moment her failing faith was renewed.Ah, yes, God did hear.All else might be gone but He remained, and His Word declared that her every need would be supplied." You may be facing tremendous difficulty because of limited finances, declining reserves, or the loss of your job.Remember, the Lord hears you ’’scraping the bottom of the barrel.” He will not fail you! — Paul R.Van Gorder No matter what may be the test, God will take care of you; Lean, weary one, upon His breast, God will take care of you.— Martin MAN'S POVERTY IS NO STRAIN ON GOD'S PROVISION.“Our Daily Bread", copyright 1990 by Radio Bible Class, Grand Rapids, Michigan Used by permission.COMPLIMENTS OF EATON REGULAR BAPTIST CHURCH 443 - Highway 108, Birchton, R.R.#5, Cookshire, Que.JOB 1M0 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 Blake Walker AssEMblics oF ChRisïiAN BretIiren Huntlngvllle Community Church 1399 Campbell Ave., Huntlngvllle 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- PH0NE: 822-262 7 EVERYONE WELCOME! 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