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Summer Work Available S11.25 to start.No experience necessary.Training provided.Call Vector Canada today: (819)821-1075 The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1837 THURSDAY July 18, 1996 WEATHER, Page 2 50 cents Canada and U.S.still see Cuban issue differently I -¦ • Two partners in cream WASHINGTON (CP-Reuter) — The United States challenged its allies on Wednesday to follow its lead in putting pressure on Cuba to change its ways.But Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy insisted it should be the other way around: “Our invitation to the Americans is to work with us.” The White House said it is picking up signals that some countries are willing to work with Washington on the Cuban issue after the United States suspended the practical effects of part of the Helms-Burton act, an anti-Cuba sanctions bill.“There have been some comments saying that maybe there should be further examination of what type of pressure can be brought to bear on Cuba,” White House spokesman Mike McCurry said.Washington also asked its allies to take specific steps to increase pressure on Cuba to improve economic and political rights.State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns urged Canada, Mexico and Europe to support groups that foster human rights in Cuba, to withhold non-humanitarian assistance from the government of Fidel Castro and to promote a system of business practices in Cuba similar to the Sullivan principles that used to be applied to South Africa.Dairy cattle breeding partners Patrick Gilchrist and Hugh Macdonald hope they have a winner on their hands, as they and other Eastern Townships pure-bred producers prepare for a world-class Jersey auction set for the Ayer’s Cliff Fairgrounds this Saturday.For the full story please see Page 3.J RECORD PHOTO: PAUL CHERRY Canada calling for extra action to curb greenhouse emissions By Lisa Schlein GENEVA (CP) — Global warming is a “real and present” danger that humanity must deal with or ignore at its own peril.Environment Minister Sergio Marchi said Wednesday.The Canadian minister told a climate-change conference “our efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions are not working as well as we had expected.“While progress has been made .it is clear that we are not moving fast enough or far enough in our collective efforts.” The United States gave those efforts new life Wednesday by declaring its support for mandatory limits on emissions.It was an important policy shift for Washington, which had previously advocated a largely voluntary plan.Timothy Wirth, U.S.undersecretary of state for global affairs.acknowledged the old policy was ineffective.“Our approach here is to have a straight target that everybody has to sign up to,” Wirth said.“What we want is a binding target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that is agreed internationally.” The extent of the cuts would be specified once economic analysis was completed in the next 18 months, Wirth said.Canada has been among the countries that support legally binding commitments to reduce emissions.Now they appear to have Washington on side.Both Marchi and Wirth spoke at the UN conference attended by nearly 150 governments working for an agreement to reduce carbon gas emissions.Bitter feuds surfaced between oil-producing countries and other governments over the veracity of a report by the Intergovemment Panel on Climate Change.In it, 2,500 scientists and experts concluded there has been “discernible human influence on global climate.” See EMISSIONS: Page 2 Among these would be respect for the right of workers to organize and to express themselves freely in the workplace.“We need to get our European allies, Canada and Mexico more involved in the effort to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba,” Burns said.In Bangkok, Axworthy said he welcomes President Bill Clinton’s decision to delay implementation of part of the act.“Under the circumstances, with the pressures domestically, it was about as good as we could get,” Axworthy said in an interview.“-But our bottom line is that the Helms-Burton bill is a bad bill and at some point should be overwritten or withdrawn.” He said Canada is already taking the action Clinton is calling for.Canada recently sent a delega- See CUBA: Page 2 Canadian soldiers misbehaved in Bosnia Commander calls for conduct investigation By Sarah Binder ST-HUBERT.Que.(CP) — The Canadian Forces suffers a serious leadership problem which has led to incidents of misconduct by peacekeepers not only in Somalia but also in Bosnia, a top military leader said Wednesday.The startling admission by Lt.-Gen.Maurice Baril, commander of the Land Force Command, came as Baril acknowledged wrongdoing by Canadian soldiers at a psychiatric hospital under their care in war-tom Bosnia.Baril said disciplinary actions against 34 peacekeepers — soldiers and officers — will begin in a few days for acts such as alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct, black-marketeering, and violence against patients.“These incidents come on the heels of an unacceptably high number of cases of misconduct across the whole army, many of which are directly traceable to failures of leadership.” Baril told reporters at his headquarters at the Canadian Forces base in St-Hubert, near Montreal.“The army has a significant leadership deficiency and I intend to both address it and rectify it forthrightly.” The misconduct at the Bakovici hospital involved members of the I2e Regiment Blinde du Canada and the Royal 22nd Regiment, both Quebec-based units, and took place between October 1993 and April 1994.Baril has ordered an internal review of the batallion’s command and control.An earlier investigation found no evidence to back the allegations that Canadian soldiers beat patients, held wild parties and had sex with Bosnian nurses.But then soldiers stepped forward with evidence and a new probe was undertaken.Baril said.In fact, he said, there were 12 military police reports into the incidents and no charges brought.He See CONDUCT: Page 2 We’re staying close to home for the holidays I OTTAWA (CP) — Despite unseasonably cool weather this spring, | Canadians decided the hot spot for a holiday was still Canada.Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia placed in the first, sec- | ond and third positions in the Canadian Automobile Association survey of spring destinations for Canadian auto travellers.Alberta and Quebec placed fifth and 10th respectively as the top 10 most-driven-to locations for Canadians during the second quarter of 1996.The top 10 destinations, in order, were Nova Scotia, Ontario, British Columbia, Florida, Alberta, South Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, California and Quebec.The top five most popular North American flying destinations for Canadian travellers from April to June proved to be British Colum- j bia and Ontario. 2—The RECORD—Thursday, July: 18, 1986 Although Quebec is trying to take over project Nova Scotia’s pipeline dream gets physical face By Tom McDougall HALIFAX (CP) — Nova Scotia’s dream of producing Sable Island natural gas and selling it to energy-hungry New England gained a physical face Wednesday.In the former main Halifax post office, a federal-provincial secretariat office came into existence at noon, preparing the way for a public review of the project’s environmental, financial and social soundness.The secretariat started life immediately after six federal and provincial agencies announced they have signed an agreement to combine forces and hold one review instead of several.The review will get under way, with public hearings and other public input, soon after the two governments appoint a five-member review panel in the next few weeks.‘ ‘The minute those are made, we will go into full swing for the pub- lic review process,” said Edward Sampson, the secretariat’s public-relations spokesman.‘‘It should be wrapped up over a 270-day period.” The review process isn’t yet involved in the fight brewing between Nova Scotia and Quebec over pipeline routing.That’s because, at this stage, the only application is for the offshore part of the project.A consortium headed by Mobil Oil has applied to extract the gas from six Sable Island-area fields, including the big Venture discovery, and pipe it about 285 kilometres to the Nova Scotia mainland near Country Harbour.The disagreement lies with the overland pipeline that will carry the gas from Country Harbour to markets in New England.The Mobil consortium wants Westcoast Petroleum to build a Maritime Northeast Gas Pipeline through southern New Brunswick CUBA: Continued from page one tion to Havana to discuss possible economic measures that Cuba could take to help liberalize its economy and possible reforms of the government and legal sectors.‘‘We’ve been saying all along that isolation is not the way it should be,” said Axworthy.“-Now should be an opportunity for all of us to use the maximum effort to work with the Cubans to liberalize and open up the system.“Our invitation to the Americans is to work with us, to join with us in helping that come about,” he said.“And that means you can’t simply be carrying a stick: there has to be a strong carrot as well.” Axworthy said the six-month delay must not be used by Washington as a lactic to put pressure on other countries.“If the president says now is the time to take a fresh look at how we can work with the Cuban gov- Inside Ann Landers .13 Arts and Entertainment .9 Births and deaths .10 Classified .11 Comics .14 Crossword .13 Editorial .6 Farm and Business .7 Living .8 Sports .156 The Townships .3-4-5 emment.to improve circumstances there, then great,” he said.“But if it’s being done, say as some sort of index that other countries have to meet, then we don’t agree to that,” he said.“We object to it.” Canada and other countries are upset because Title III of the Helms-Burton law would allow lawsuits against foreign firms that profit from properties in Cuba once owned by Cuban nationals who fled to the United States after Fidel Castro took power in a 1959 revolution.Clinton put off for six months any filing of lawsuits and could delay it for another six months Feb.I if he determines international pressure on Cuba is sufficient.Canada has threatened retaliation against the legislation, but appeared to soften its stand after Clinton’s announcement Tuesday.“We still object strenuously to the whole basic premise that the U.S.Congress can tell us and anybody else how to deal with a third party country,” said Axworthy.WEATHER Sunny all day with cloudy periods.The high will be near 25.Outlook for Friday: Increasing cloudiness will bring a 60 per cent chance of rain later in the day.The high will be near 24 and the low near 13.to the U.S.border.Quebec, however, appears to have Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s sympathy for a pipeline running north to join the TransCanada Pipeline at Quebec City.Quebec-based Gaz Métropolitain would then be the agent for exporting the gas to New England.So far, the offshore application is the only one before the secretariat, but one is expected for the overland Maritime Northeast Gas Pipeline, Sampson said.The review agreement was signed with those two plans in mind.“We don’t have a proposal on our books from Gaz Métropolitain,” he said, but the review will accommodate any application that comes in.Eleanor Norrie, Nova Scotia’s natural resources minister, said her concern is that the pipeline follow the most profitable route to market in the United States.“If there’s a demand and there’s a market, that’s what will drive this,” she said, leaving some space for the Quebec idea if it were proven to be as profitable to Nova Scotia as the southern route.Bosnia scandal latest blow Collenette’s headaches continue By John Ward OTTAWA (CP) — Defence Minister David Collenette, beset with the Somalia scandal, could always point with pride to the work of Canadian peacekeepers in Bosnia.He could also say that Somalia happened under a Tory government and that he was left to clean up an old mess.Not any more.The painful revelations of drunkenness, sexual misconduct, abuse of mental patients and general disorder among peacekeepers outlined by army commander Lt.-Gen.Moe Baril on Wednesday happened in the former Yugoslavia and they happened on Collenette’s watch.They happened at a hospital in Bakovici, Bosnia.Canadian behavior there had been held up by Collenette as a sterling example of how the peacekeepers were doing CONDUCT:- Continued from page one has asked his boss, Chief of Defence Staff Gen.Jean Boyle, to look into why it took so long to investigate the claims.While there is alleged alteration of operations logs to cover the misdeeds, Baril denied there was a high-level attempt to cover up the affair.“Coverup is a harsh word and too big,” he said.“There was foot- EMISSIONS: Continued from page one Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide from fossil fuels and agriculture trap the sun’s heat like a greenhouse, raising world temperatures.This could cause severe drought and prolonged heat waves, increase hurricanes, spread disease, force species into extinction and melt po- their job in succouring innocent victims.The crimes and misdemeanors took place in late 1993 and early 1994, as Collenette was settling into his job.The slow process of investigating it all dragged on through two years of Collenette’s stewardship.As Baril prepared for his embarrassing news conference on Wednesday, the minister headed out of town for appointments in Toronto and London, Ont., leaving behind a terse, two-paragraph statement to be issued by his office.The statement put the best possible light on matters by praising the actions taken by Baril and Gen.Jean Boyle, the new chief of the defence staff.“They show that the new command team I’ve been putting in place to restructure the leadership of the Canadian Forces is already paying dividends,” the statement said.But Collenette is faced with a lot of questions.The military police first investigated the allegations against members of the Royal 22nd Regiment and the 12e Regiment Blinde du Canada last year and cleared the soldiers.What happened to change all that?Deficient leadership, said Baril.How did this deficiency grow to the point where, as Baril said, officers were turning a blind eye to drunkenness and black marketeer-ing?Political opponents who have spent two years needling Collenette over Somalia will have fresh grist for the mill.And while the minister has been able to deflect Somalia questions by pointing to the public inquiry, he has no similar shield for Bosnia queries, beyond an in-camera military board of inquiry.dragging and lack of enthusiasm.” Two of the 34 soldiers face disciplinary measures for being an accomplice in a drunken attempt to kill a patient.At least two others were allegedly involved in the theft or loss of .50-calibre machine gun.The Canadian soldiers were hailed as heroes in the autumn of 1993 for feeding, clothing and defending more than 300 starving pa- tients found in the abandoned and disease-ridden Bakovici hospital.Soldiers remained at the hospital, helping care for patients until the spring of 1994.Baril said it was time for the army “to acknowledge and to come to grips with the fact that we have a leadership problem in our ranks.” He implied that some heavy-duty housecleaning is to be expected in the next while.lar caps, flooding coastal communities.“The threat of climate change is real and present,” Marchi said, “and the cost in human discomfort and suffering is incalculable.” Canada supports the report, Marchi said.“It is our belief that humanity will ignore its findings at its own risk.” In an interview after the conference, Marchi said: “There clearly is a clarion call for governments and politicians to take the next step .If we can’t do that, we will have failed.Not the scientist, but we the politicians will have failed.” Recorti a division of Quebecor Communications Inc.2850 Delorme, Sherbrooke, Que.J1K 1A1 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Inc.Offices and plant located at 2850 Delorme Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1K 1A1.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675. ‘It’s hard to say what a cow will bring’ Local Jerseys for sale in world-class auction By Paul Cherry LENNOXVILLE — Top cattle buyers from all over the world are expected at Ayer’s Cliff Fairgrounds Saturday to bid on some of the best cows North America has to offer.Buyers from England, Brazil, Argentina and the U.S.will try to outbid each other for some high quality Canadian and U.S.Jersey cattle.The Jersey cow is considered the premier milk producing bovine.Its milk fetches top dollar because of the high amount of protien a Jersey cow produces.A high quality Jersey can produce 45 litres of milk a day.This year Piedmont Jersey Inc.of Barnston and Bonny-burn Farm of Massawippi are organizing the auction, which will include a dinner and country music dance Saturday evening.On Wednesday John Miller, manager of the Piedmont farm, and his staff were busy putting the finishing touches on the herd the farm plans to sell.“The preparation for this sale really began 12 months ago,” said Miller.“For an auction like this you have to always keep up on genetics and know what type of Jersey will bring the best price.” As with a young race horse, demand for a cow is mostly based on its pedigree.Profit from a cow these days is not only in how much milk it can produce.Its embryos can be artificially inseminated into other cows.“It’s hard to say what a cow will bring,” said Miller.Both he and Hugh Macdonald of Hol-mhurst farm near Lennoxville agree that the Jersey auction will be like any other — prices are determined by what the market demands.“It’s like a painting auction,” said Macdonald, who is president of the Canadian Jersey Association.“You watch them sometimes and you see paintings get sold for a crazy price.The same thing can happen here.” Vittorio di San Marzano, owner of the Piedmont farm might have an inside edge on the auction.The Italian-born cattle breeder spends much of his time in Brazil and Miller said that keeps him in touch with what the South American market demands.Bidding for some of the high quality Jerseys is expected to be high.Brazilian buyers are willing to pay top dollar for premium cows.“The Brazilians are gearing Dairy industry on show in Coaticook up for their “Expo Milk” which will take place in Brazil soon,” said Miller.South American farmers have been buying cattle from Canada for a while in an attempt to upgrade the quality of their own herds.Macdonald has seen some cows sell for as high as $40,000.“The Brazilians seem to have taken a shine to the Jersey,” he said, adding he does not know of any specific reason why Brazilian cattle farmers prefer the cow.“It’s like how you choose a car.Some people prefer Fords, others like Chryslers.” “It’s a big investment for the Brazilian farmers,” Macdonald said.“Let’s say they buy a cow for $10,000,” he said.With the customs and shipping costs involved in bringing livestock across international borders, “It’s going to cost them almost that much to get it back to their country.” It is also a risky investment.“Once they’re brought to a tropical climate there is a risk of the cows catching a bug or virus,” Macdonald said.The jerseys being put up for sale are also kept well groomed.Many of those at this year’s auction may go on to win prizes at cattle shows.Image means everything when a cow is being associated with a farm.Piedmont Jerseys manager John Miller: ‘For an auction like this you have to always keep up on genetics and know what type of Jersey will bring the best price.’ record photo: Paul cherry “You don’t make much money out of winning prizes at shows,” said Macdonald.“Winning at a show associates your farm with having a good quality herd.” The preview for the World Top Quality Jersey Sale will take place at the Fairgrounds on Friday, July 19 beginning at 5 p.m.For information or to make reservations contact either Bonnyburn farm at 819-838-4774 or Piedmont farm at 819-849-9693.Full schedule ready for the 19th Milk Festival BARNSTON (PC) — The 19th annual Coaticook Milk Festival will be hosted by a Barnston Township family farm.The owners of the Belroux Farm, Guylaine and Bruno Giroux, both said at a news conference Wednesday they are very proud to be hosting this year’s festival.Their 425 acre farm will be one of the sites for the festival, which takes place on August 9, 10 and 11.“It’s a chance for the dairy producers from all over to show off their products,” said Mar- guerite Morin, the festival’s president.“People who make other products come to the festival too, like local wine producers and even people who sell insurance,” Morin said.While the farm in Barnston Township will be hosting the festival most of the main events will take place in nearby Coaticook.The weekend kicks off on Friday, August 9 with $2000 to be won at a Super Bingo at La Frontalière High School at 8 p.m.Guylaine and Bruno Giroux of the Belroux Farm in Barnston were surprised when their grandchildren appeared with a bouquet at Wednesday’s Coaticook Milk Festival news conference.Saturday events include the Beauce Carnival in Laurence Park starting at 9 a.m.and a dance at La Frontalière which the Music Plus music video channel will feature on its Danse XPresse program.There will also be a concert at the Arena featuring countiy band “Blackie Roads” which will begin at 10 p.m.Sunday’s activities include a demolition derby at the Terrain des Tirs (tractor-pull grounds) on Laurence Street and an evening of entertainment at the arena with “Humoristes diplômés de l’école de l’humour”and hyponotist “Domineau”.During the weekend visitors can check out the Coaticook Dairy, makers of the world’s best ice cream, and sample local cheeses.The festival will also feature art shows, a jazz band named Dixie Volontaire and many other events which will take place in and around the town of Coaticook.For information on the Coaticook Milk Festival contact the organizers at 819-849-6010.¦ *«•***, Organizers of the Coaticook Milk Festival got together for a picture in front of the metal cow that is the symbol of the festival.François Hould will be organizing the 4x4 pull and Vincent Lévesque the tractor pull and greased-pig-in-the-mud contest.Daniel Cotnoir is in charge of the grounds, Roger Lapointe the tickets, and vice president Donald Landry the shows and promotion.Margarite Morin is president of the festival; Charles Couture and Marcel Jaton take care of the farm and the agricultural exhibition and François Dumont represents the town of Coaticook.Chantal Fortier handles the bingo, the parade and publicity.Luc Demers works on the grounds while Gaston Larochelle has that all important function, the ‘Bierist’, in charge of beer sales.Sonia Tétrault and her assistant Patricia Sévigny coordinate all this. 4—The RECORD—Thursday, July 18, 1996 There will be no money left in the fund’ Young Liberals fear for their distant By Rita Legault FLEURIMONT — After years of bitter failure at constitutional reform, Quebec’s young Liberals are proposing a new approach.The youth wing suggests that an interprovincial council be set up to allow premiers to discuss various constitutional amendments, said Liberal Youth Commission president Jonathan Sauvé.Sauvé said several provinces seek constitutional reform so the premiers find areas of consensus before approaching Ottawa.“When Confederation began, four provinces got together to form another level of government,” Sauvé said.“Now it’s all turned around, as if the federal government created the provinces.The provinces must regain control.” Sauvé, who’s finishing up a tour of the regions to prepare for the youth’s wing’s 25th annual convention in August, said present first ministers’ conferences don’t work and a better model must be developed.POWER SHARING After a round of six regional meetings including one in Granby, the young Liberals also recommend more efficient power-sharing with responsibilities given to the level of government best able to deal with them — whether it be the federal , provincial, regional munici-palities (MRCs) or Young Liberals Mélanie Pressault and Jonathan Sauvé: Society suffering from growing inter-generational conflict.municipalities.“When in doubt, the power would go to the level of gover-ment closest to citizens,” Sauvé added.The young Liberals also want a reformed Senate, a guarantee that Quebec would retain its one-third of Supreme Court seats, and a constitutional amending formula including regional vetos.They also want Quebec somehow identified in the Constitution as a distinct or “- different” society.“We are different, that’s something no one can deny,” Sauvé said.“That must be recognized by the basic law of the land.” The young Liberals also say society is suffering from growing inter-generational conflict and they suggest a number of ways to mend the rift.GENERATION GAP Young Liberal political affairs co-ordinator Mélanie Pressault warns that while there are now two workers contributing to Quebec’s pension fund for every retired person, within 15 to 20 years the situation will be reversed.“If it continues like this, there will be no money left in the fund,” she said, so the pension system must be fixed.The young politicos also say the Parti Québécois anti-deficit law has too many escape hat- pensions ches so sanctions are needed to ensure the government balances its books.They suggest a 20 per cent pay penalty for cabinet ministers and top bureaucrats if they end up in the red.Presseault said the youth commission is also discussing a number of measures to ensure tat citizens become more responsible.She said the underground economy costs an extra 3.8 per cent of taxes paid by average Quebecers.RESPONSIBILITIES The young Liberals also propose civic education programs to ensure citizens know their responsibilities.“Some people don’t even know who the premier of Quebec is,” Presseault said.“How can we expect those citizens to understand why it’s important for them to pay their taxes.” The youth wing recommendations will be debated by 600 to 800 young Liberals at their August convention in Saint Jérome.Some of their ideas will then be debated and possibly adopted by the entire party.The younger set have a third of the votes at party conventions.Sauvé said the election and referendum have cut down the time for thought in recent years.“We were always in organization mode and had to put aside reflection for more urgent matters.” Now, he said, it’s time for the party to renew itself and its ideas.‘Creativity and flexibility are important9 Champlain ESL a breeding ground for teachers By Karccm Fahmy Record Correspondent For many years now, Cham-plain Regional College’s English-Second-Language summer camp has been providing francophone teenagers with a chance to immerse themselves in the English language.Champlain ESL has also become an excellent training ground for students aspiring to teach English as a second language.Now in the second of two three-week adolescent programs, Champlain ESL employs six qualified teachers for nearly 90 students.Each teacher handles about 15 students from Monday to Saturday for a total of 28 hours ofinstruc-tion.However, Champlain ESL is not only about grammar and sentence structure.Coordinator Daniel Fricker also employs nine residence and activity monitors to organize a variety of activities for the students outside class.The opportunity for activity-monitors to move up the ranks and eventually become teachers is what makes Champlain ESL such a practical training facility for CEGEP and university stu- dents considering careers in the field Michelle Wright, a graduate of Queen’s and Concordia universities, is in her second year as Champlain ESL’s head teacher.“Creativity and flexibility are important,” Wright says when asked what she looks for when hiring teachers.“You have to be empathetic to the students’ needs.In a camp like this, it’s important that you give more time than you might expect to give.” Activity monitors learn this need for extra effort right from the start.That makes it easier for them to move into teaching.This is the case for Julie Pou-liot, a recent graduate of the Laval University ESL teaching program.Pouliot, an activity monitor last year, has moved up to language monitor this year.She acts as a teacher’s aide and also helps to organize Champlain’s adult English programs.Pouliot hopes her experiences will help her become a teacher at Champlain — much like first-time teacher Bill Duncan, a Bishop’s graduate who followed the same route.Deanna Black is in her first year as an activity monitor.Recently returned from an eight month Canada World Youth project in Thailand, Black is now starting to achieve her ambition to be an ESL teacher.“As a monitor I’m able to interact with the teachers and get a sense of how they do their jobs.”.Black says she the knowledge she gained overseas will help her to teach English in foreign countries, or maybe even at Champlain.“I don’t see why not.“I’d love to come back.” But Wright warns anyone thinking of entering the field that “It’s not an easy job.You have to be independent and not follow the crowd.You have to be able to switch focus on a dime.” çir While it may be fun for the students, second-language training can be draining on the teachers.iMJbfeU «0* The RECORD—Thursday, July 18, 1996—6 Townships Sick?When in doubt, call the local clinic hears ins and outs of new health system Ives By Bruce Patton IVES HILL — More than 50 members of the English-speaking community in the Compton area met at Ives Hill hall on Tuesday to be brought up to date on medical services available in the greater Coati-cook area.Linda Dieleman, program co-ordinator for home-care services at the Albert Samson community health clinic (CLSC) in Coaticook, and Dr.Natasha Bird, a local family doctor, were the guest speakers.Their presentations and the question-and-answer period which followed resulted in much useful information being exchanged.Most significant are the changes in post-hospital care.Patients are now often released from acute care wards much quicker than was the case a few years ago.The CLSC has nurses and other staff available to provide “home-care” assistance for such patients living within its area.Normally, the patient’s physician will initiate this service by sending the required information to the local CLSC.Because this service is quite new, Dieleman suggested that patients should remind their physicians about it prior to Dr.Natasha Bird.Home care system works.their discharge.Blood tests which are requested by a doctor, even one not practising locally, can be done at the Coaticook Hospital between 8 and 10 a.m.for people living within the Albert Samson CLSC area.Results of such tests will automatically be sent to the physician who requested them.Patients who require surgery at one of the acute-care hospitals in Sherbrooke can have their surgery scheduled through the Coaticook Hospital.The Coaticook CLSC, like all others, operates a 24-hour fully bilingual telephone hot-line service known as Info-Santé.This is not just a general information service but is intended for anyone who feels that they may require medical help of any nature.After explaining their situation to a bilingual person, the person calling can expect a return call within 15 minutes, outlining the appropriate action to be taken.If the person should be seen at the Coaticook hospital, Info-Sante will alert hospital staff of the patient’s arrival.If need be, the service will also arrange transportation by ambulance.One of the aims of the health Dr.Bird gives the lowdown to Lois Luce of Moe’s River.p « Record.your community newspaper MAKE SURE IT GETS TO YOUR BOX! Call Circulation at 569-9528 The Coaticook CLSC’s Linda Dieleman, left, and Dr.Natasha Bird, centre, discuss available medical facilities with local resident Joyce Ewart.record photos® ruce patton system reform is to enable older people to live in their own homes for as long as possible.After numerous experiments and false starts over the years, trained personnel are now available to visit and suggest possible changes within the home to make aging easier.As Dr.Bird pointed out, “No one should have to be institutionalized because they can’t get to a bathroom in their house.” The event was sponsored jointly by the Ives Hill and Draper’s Corner Community Club and the Moe’s River Community Association.The telephone number of the CLSC in Coaticook is 849-7041.This is the same number to be used 24 hours per day for Info-Santé within the Coaticook region.n P eci«' ROl*® SP IIOH 6CÏH Ï1 h\ ^ COATCQOK First payment in 90 days Offer valid on aj] vehicles in stock until end o' Serving the Townships since 40 years Truck RAM PICK-UP [¦ 351, St-Jacques St., Coaticook (819) 849-2748 ¦ ^ Editorial 6—The RECORD—Thursday, July 18, 1996 Even the unthinking have to wonder why Doctors at our own St-Vincent de Paul Hospital can be justly proud of their record, revealed last week in the statistics of the number of Caesarian Sections being performed during childbirth.A respectable 10 per cent rate of surgical intervention places them at the top of the heap, as compared to Montreal’s St-Justine, recording 26 per cent with St.Mary’s Hospital close behind.The study was conducted throughout the province by the Ministry of Health.These same doctors were among the first to colaborate with local midwives, who also deserve recognition for their contribution toward healthy and natural pregnancy and birth, again pioneered in the Eastern Townships by our own Jean Glezos.Mercifully, Ceasarians are available and can be life saving for the few new mothers who actually need the intervention.But even the unthinking have to wonder why the statistics can vary so dramatically within the same province.When obstetricians start scheduling Caesarians at midnight, I’ll believe controlling their own agendas has nothing to do with the increased incidence.Indoctrination in the belief that modem medicine can improve upon natural procreation accounts for the rest.Not science.Scandinavian countries with a long entrenched history of midwifery consistently head the list of safest places for a baby to be born.Canada and the U.S.trail in ninth and eleventh position respectively, according to a United Nations survey.With all its resources and high-tech medicine, in infant mortality the U.S.vies with third world countries.The conflict arises from two diametrically opposing schools of thought.Midwives view pregnancy and childbirth as a normal phenomenom of procreation.Doctors view, or at least treat, pregnancy and childbirth as an illness.From that premise flow ultrasound, amniocentesis, induced labor, totally discredited épisiotomies, drugs, instruments, ceasarian sections and bottle feeding.Midwives, in turn, offer their own accessibility, prenatal courses, support, teaching and coaching during labor.When an abnormality arises, doctors are consulted.Then there are the doctors and midwives at St-Vincent de Paul, who collaborate to offer new mothers and babies the best of both worlds.Hallelujah.IVY WEIR Registered Nurse Ivy Weir of Len-noxville is the mother of five, and grandmother of four, with two more on the way.th\s specimen delicately mounted sr the US SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS' COm\TT£E.Letter to the Editor We are all equal individuals Dear Editor: It has been quite some time since the written word has angered me this much, enough to sit down and compose this letter to you — this in reference to a letter written to you by Stella Nelson Mizener printed in your July 15 paper about the opposition of homosexuals in the pulpit.I absolutely agree that everyone has a right to an opinion and may choose to express it, so I’m quite sure it’s no surprise to Mrs.Mizener that I, who do not share her opinion, voice mine.On the contrary, I was thoroughly unimpressed and quite disappointed by the article in ‘From The Pulpit’, by Ronald Holden in your June 19 issue.My interpretation of his words were that he feels homosexuals ‘and their behaviors’ can be cured, comparing them to ‘pedophiles, rapists, and prostitutes’ in therapy.Far be it from me to tell Mr.Holden that his belief is incorrect or unfounded.My belief is that it is a preference and NOT a behavior which a ‘prison term, conversion experience.’ or anything other may modify.Perhaps if society were to take a small step toward accepting them for who they are as individuals instead of trying to make them accept ‘that such a lifestyle is detrimental to themselves as well as society,’ that this topic would not overrun the media enough to ‘annoy to the point of sickening people’ like Mrs.Mizener.I do not profess to know the Bible as well as some, but I do know that no matter how many passages one may quote about ‘degrading passions’ of homosexuality, there are equally as many scriptures teaching love, respect, equality and human kindness.Ronald Holden addresses the question: ‘Should the homosexual occupy the pulpit?’ He quite openly states, ‘no’.He welcomes a gay individual to occupy his pew, but not the pulpit.(A restriction)?He even states that gay ministers “bring excessive, harmful baggage’.I am quite fortunate to have been brought up in the church and even more so to have had wonderful ministers — both gay and happily married.They did not bring this “baggage’ to the pulpit.They brought God’s words and work to the pulpit and to the community.The good far outweighs any negative aspect to which Mr.Holden refers.At a time when so many teenagers became disinterested in the Church, I became more interested.I am now a happily married mother and continue to be actively involved in my Church.Contrary to the article written by Mr.Holden debating the issue of homosexuals in the pulpit, Mrs.Mizener attacks homosexuals — the individuals.Most upsetting to me was how disturbed Mrs.Mizener was about how homosexuals are now ‘demanding all social benefits equal to what regular married people receive.’ This was quite a statement.It even states that ‘if these people must continue their lives in such an un-natural manner, for goodness sake don’t try to force all this on normal, healthy people.’ First of all, we are all equal individuals in this country and should be treated as such.They needn’t have to demand equality.They do however, wish that society would at least offer them some consideration, understanding and respect.They are not sick; they are not ‘abnormal.’ They are people with feelings.Does Mrs.Mizener think she is a better person because she is heterosexual?(I’m assuming she is).The goodness of people is not determined by sexual preference — at least not in my book.To end this letter to you, I must say that I sometimes wonder how The Church — my Church, your Church, God’s Church—survives.We are at a time when the future of the church is so unpredictable and unstable and where we, younger people of the church, can wonder if we will someday he worshipping in each other’s living rooms.The only way I can see Christianity surviving is through lots of love, mutual respect and kindness toward one another and indeed, equally.For me, it gets kind of scary to read letters like these mentioned above and know that we are still looking for our differences instead of our likenesses, and giving it our entire attention.lean only hope that in releasing some of my anger to you in this letter, it will in turn make some people think if only a little about the hurt of our words and the restrictions we put on people when we label them.Sincerely yours, TRUDY HARVEY Waterloo The RECORD—Thursday, July 18, 1996—7 Farm and Business First-ever survey will be released next month Small companies rule Canada’s Internet industry By Jennifer Ditchburn The Canadian Press Small, owner-operated companies that employ fewer than 10 people and serve under 3,000 local customers — that’s the Canadian way in the Internet industry.The first National Survey of the Internet Industry, to be released next month, shows that the little guy is dominating the rapidly changing business of getting people online.Teck Yap, author of the survey, found that 86 per cent of the 184 Internet service providers (ISPs) polled were local companies that only dealt with clients in one province.And 73 per cent of 207 Internet companies — which provide services in addition to Internet access — employed less than 10 people.“You always assume a big ISP will give us better service, but it’s not necessarily so,” said Yap, “There is some merit to having a small ISP, so you can touch base FINANCIAL PLANNING By Frank Cameron C.ADM.R.F.P.Watch out for those guaranteed investment deals There's a saying that goes: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Yet when it comes to investing, many Canadians are willing to suspend disbelief in the hope of making a lot of money, very fast.Investors have been duped by everything from the sale of shares in non-existent companies to Florida swampland.The truth is, most of the losses from bad investments as well as from outright scams could have been prevented investors had thoroughly investigated these proposals before parting with their money.Here are some things to consider when assessing an investment proposal.1.Have someone you know and trust handle your investment affairs.This is something you should be doing for all your investment activities, not just for checking out proposals you are unsure about.If you work with a professional advisor you will always have someone whose advice you can trust and who will be better at appraising investment possibilities than you are.2.How does the investment relate to your long-range financial plan?There are no risk-free, get-rich-quick miracles.But there are plenty of ways to lose money in a hurry.No matter how good an investment proposal sounds, if it will put your long-term goals at risk you probably can't afford the gamble.The best thing to do is to stick to a carefully considered long-range plan and not be tempted by high-risk, short-term payoffs.3.Research your investments.This is your best defence against bad investments.Smooth talk may sound good, but always ask for documentation to support any claims made by an investment promoter.Ideally, this documentation should be filed with a regulatory body — for instance, ask for a prospectus filed with a provincial securities commission when considering a stock issue.Ask to see the company's financial statements.Where property is involved, check it out personally and get a third-party professional assessment of its value.4.Don't give in to high-pressure sales tactics.Many investors have bought highly speculative and sometimes worthless, stocks by aggressive telephone brokers charging huge commissions on sales.Many scams are also conducted by phone, such as the sale of gemstones or precious metals at inflated prices.Obviously, you should never make any major investment over the phone with someone you don't know, nor should you give in to high-pressure sales pitches demanding a snap decision.5.Stay away from a “sure thing.” Guarantees of huge profits are often the first sign that something is wrong with the investment proposal.6.Take “tips” with a grain of salt.When your neighbour tells you about a hot investment, don't run out and buy it.Most tips are unfounded rumours.That isn't to say the odd one won't pay off — but you'll only be able to separate the good from the useless by doing your own homework, and having an expert independently assess the proposal.Frank Cameron is a chartered administrator, and registered financial planner, with Investors Group.with the owner rather than just a sales executive." Mark Anderson’s company of five employees.Technology Plus, offers just such a service to Net surfers across rural Manitoba.Based out of Neepawa, population 3,100, Anderson provides local Internet access numbers to small communities.“What possessed me?A $600 a month phone bill to connect to a provider in Winnipeg.1 knew that I wasn’t the only one hooked to the Internet in a rural setting,” said Anderson.The new survey also suggests the vast majority of Canadian providers have fewer than ^,000 customers.Yap said this doesn’t mean these companies aren’t profitable.On the contrary, many of the providers have found a lucrative niche by offering service to institutions and corporations, he said.Médius Communications, a Toronto-based Internet company listed on the Alberta Stock Exchange, has 50 subscribers that pay up to $1,000 per month for high-speed, continuous connection.President Carl Thompson said his company can offer busy corporate clients a broader, more tailored range of services than the average provider.“The corporate clients are saying they can’t afford to be down for one minute — a busy signal, what’s that?” Thompson said.“The quality and level of serv- ices offered to corporate clients is entirely different than what you typically find with ISPs." 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POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA THE SCOWEN FOUNDATION Until \ AUGUST 3rd Record Correspondent The RECORD—Thursday, July 18, 1996—9 Arts and Entertainment Baldwin’s Mills church fundraiser attracts 100 people ‘Art and Strawberries’ a delectable combination By Carolyn Rowell out there, you know.” Lisa Baldwin, a painter whose landscapes contain vivid, emotional colors, displayed many new watercolors.Richard Kermode showed several landscapes and paintings of birds along with a collection of water fowl sculptu- BALDWIN’S MILLS -Music, art and strawberries combined to create a delectable afternoon last Sunday at the United Church in Baldwin’s Mills.The “Art and Strawberries” social, organized by the Ladies Group of Baldwin’s Mills, benefited from pleasant weather and attracted more than 100 people to sample shortcake and peruse the work of local artists while listening to live folk and classical music.This was one of the main fundraising events of the year for the group which helps with the upkeep of the century-old church.The members were delighted with the public response.“We wanted to do something fun,” said president Ruby Rasi-cot, “and at the same time give a little support to our local talent.There is so much of it Thursday s Pop Chart Videos The most popular videos for the period ended July 16, based on rentals in Canada, supplied by Jumbo Video: 1 Broken Arrow — 20th Century Fox 2 Heat — Warner 3 Mr.Holland’s Opus — Hollywood Pictures 4 Get Shorty — MGM-UA 5 12 Monkeys — MCA-Universal 6 Father of the Bride II — Touchstone 7 Grumpier Old Men — Warner 8 Happy Gilmore — MCA-Universal 9 Rumble in the Bronx — New Line 10 The Juror — Columbia TriStar res.The exhibit was rounded out nicely with a display of ceramics by Lilli Bouldman and the wood carvings of Arnold Bouldman.During the afternoon, local musicians Andrew Close and Lysanne Prévost entertained with a mixture of classical and folk music, playing guitars, drum and the church organ.They were joined by Cynthia and Linda Baldwin and played some of the material they will be performing at the Cultural Center in Coaticook this Friday and at the Cliff House at the end of July.Musician Andrew Close played some classical and folk music.Lisa Baldwin poses with one of her watercolors.coaster ride of a relationship! 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