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THE RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 CENTS + TAXES PM#(X)40007682 Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Orange Cone season still going strong Record Staff Sherbrooke Tpwnshippers are advised that roadwork will be happening on several fronts this week.The Ministry of Transportation will be installing security features on Highway 10 westbound at the 142 km.mark in Sherbrooke.Work begins today and continues until Thursday between 7 a.m.and 5 p.m.One of two lanes will be closed during the work and traffic will be continuous using the remaining lane.In Magog, the Ministry is conducting tests on the overpass over Highway 10 on Roy Road.This work will begin Thursday evening to be completed Friday morning.The road will be completely closed overnight between and 8 p.m.and 6 a.m.A detour via Roy, Couture., Route 141, and de la Montagne will be established.Transport Quebec will also be closing the bridge on Rte 202 over the Pike River, in Stanbridge East as part of its rehabilitation process.The installation of beams will require the complete closure of the bridge on Route 202 on one of the nights between Sept.1-3, from 10 p.m.- 5 a.m.Please note that this work may be postponed due to weather conditions or operational constraints.In this case the closure would be the following night.Finally, the City of Sherbrooke will be repairing Alexandre St, after a recent water main breakage.Paving work will be carried out between Ball and Ring West.The work begins at 9 a.m.today and should be completed by 5 p.m.As well, the City is conducting paving work on McManamy between Kingston and Belvedere.The road will be closed completely from 7 a.m.to 5 p.m.North Hatley Development: First open house attracts 150+ #jjK ff I ' RA GARBER At a public information open house on Sunday, Richard Laliberté stands between two views of his proposed development, North Hatley Heritage, which would be in the North Hatley village centre.By Rachel Garber North Hatley The “North Hatley Heritage” information open house on Sunday afternoon attracted more than 150 people, and developer Richard Laliberté was there to receive feedback and talk informally about his plans.Reactions were divided.The first point of debate was the for- mat of the session.Groups of 15 persons were let into the community centre approximately every 15 minutes.“I don’t like the process.Most of us were expecting a public meeting or assembly where he would present his ideas,” said Judy Berlyn.“People like to hear what each other say, too.” “The councillors there were clearly defending this project and that’s not their job,” she said.“They say North Hatley is stagnating.One proposal is on the table, and it’s this or nothing.Where are the alternatives?” Mayor Michael Page said he thought the format worked fine, and prevented the room from getting too crowded and too hot.“There was no more lineup after 2:30 p.m.So there was no stress about making people move along.Our point is not to kick people out and to have an empty room!” Cont’d on Page 3 Leisure Days Sherbrooke is having yet another record season and it is thanks to you! 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( This promotion can not be combined or applied to any previous sales promos ) Details in Store ks***o***o (Detail.sh Store) WWWVRESTRfE COM ¦ BiswWS Page 2 Tuesday, August 26, 2014 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record The e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the full edition of The Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and archives.Renew or take a new 12-month print subscription and get a 12-month-online subscription for an additional $5 or purchase the online edition only for $82.21.when Click per.email activating scription.Weather .: ¦ - ,.|g.| .TODAY: SUNNY HIGH 28 SUNRISE 5:02 SUNSET 7:36 WEDNESDAY: 40% CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH 25, LOW 19 XHURSOAV' MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH 21 ^ LOW 13 FRIDAY: ^ SUNNY HIGH 23 LOW 9 SATURDAY: CLOUDY HIGH 23 LOW 9 2014-15 season ready to go at Centennial Theatre By Gordon Lambie Lennoxville Lennoxville’s Centennial Theatre is gearing up for another season of bringing the arts of the world to a local stage.With 28 separate acts spread out over a seven-month period, the season offers a promise of joy, intrigue and amaze ment from a blend of new artists and familiar faces.Theatre Director Luce Couture expressed great excitement about the upcoming season, emphasizing the venue’s ongoing commitment to bringing accessible but innovative music and dance shows to the Sherbrooke area.She explained that the space offers a mid-sized, and slightly more English-oriented performance profile to the catalogue of activity offered by Sherbrooke’s two other large theatres.“If we programmed what people are used to seeing and hearing on the television, we would have tons of people, but it’s not the mandate of the space,” Couture explained, justifying the theatre’s tendency to contract with artists outside of the sphere of “pop” performance.“We do music and dance mainly because we can appeal to many linguistic and cultural communities.In the future pop music is going to take more of a place because we need to make money, but it always depends on the marketplace.” Couture presented Centennial as appealing to more English-oriented artists while the Granada theatre works to achieve a cabaret appeal and the Centre Culturel at the University of Sherbrooke draws larger names.Though the official season launch for 2014-15 will not be until mid-September, the program for the season has been available since the spring.Couture explained that all of the programming for the shows at Centennial takes place an average of 18 months in advance, meaning that before any of the artists for this year even take the stage, work has already been long underway on next years’ lineup.Not getting ahead of herself, however, the Theatre director shared a great enthusiasm for many of the acts and profiles planned for the September to April stretch.“The international component is very significant,” Couture said, “and we have a strong jazz series again this year.Asked if there was a particular group that stood out to her, the theatre director had no shortage of names to offer.“The Trio Wanderer is one of the famous chamber music ensembles in the world,” Couture shared “they’re going to Toronto and Montreal and only a few other places.We’re lucky to have them here.Another real highlight is going to be DakhaBrakha fro Ukraine, it’s a very original group.I saw them years ago and they impressed everyone.” Though obviously trying to attract a broad range of audiences.Couture explained that Centennial is trying new strategies this year to appeal to younger theatregoers “I know that CEGEP and universities are interested in contemporary music,” she said.“We’re really trying to get the message across that we want young people to start attending shows.” Though part of this appeal comes through working with artists like young Daniel Clark Bouchard, whose charisma and talent saw him featured on the Ellen Show, Couture explained that a larger part of the puzzle comes from a greater level of collaboration with the schools and groups that have been a part of Centennial’s audiences in the past.“Just in the month of May 1 started a group called the attendants committee,” The theatre director said, explaining that the group invites local schools to engage in different forms of conversation and feedback to provide input as to who they would want to see at the theatre and why.She presented the group as a way not just of better promoting the shows coming to town, but also a means to foster firmer connections with the schools that have come and been involved over the years.“They’re going to have their say in what we program for future years,” Couture said, “ but at the same time I cannot say we’re going to bring a specific person because people want that person to come, if the musician is not on tour, there’s no point.” The theatre has tried out new and different formulae over the years with mixed success, but Couture happily emphasized that the parts of Centennial’s shows that people have come to know and love will be just as present this year as in the past.“To talk one on one (with an artist) is always interesting after a show, and that’s what we’re going to try to do," she said, adding that the theatre’s dance shows will also continue to have the popular pre-show chats with choreographers and members of the design team.The first show of Centennial’s new season isn’t until Sept.21, but the theatre team is, as always, actively encouraging subscription the theatre’s varied program series.More information about the programming for 2014-15 is available via Centennial’s website, centennialthe-atre.ca, or at their box office, 819-822-9692.Frelighsburg’s Festiv’Art back for 18th edition Record Staff Sherbrooke Sherbrooke - The 18 th edition of Frelighsburg’s Fesrtiv’Art, the flagship visual arts event in Brome-Mis-sisquoi, takes place just before Labour Day on Aug.30 and 31.A hundred painters and artisans will be on hand to display their works in the streets of Fre-lighsburg, a member of the Association des plus beaux villages du Québec.“Besides a large gallery exhibiting artists, Festiv’Art proposes another year of fun and participatory arts activities -an Art Battle, fishermen artists, creative spaces, demonstrations of craft work, and musical performances - all focused on originality, usability and participation of the local public and visitors,” said coordinator François Marcotte.Just an hour from Montreal and Sherbrooke, visitors to Festiv’Art will have the privilege of discovering the unique character of Frelighsburg, a heritage village, and the art of the Brome-Missisquoi, home of the finest vineyards and orchards in Quebec.Dedicated to promoting the visual arts, Festiv’Art, the largest outdoor art gallery in Quebec, borrows the streets and galleries of Frelighsburg to present in a festive country atmosphere thousands of works of art by a hundred painters and craftsmen.In its last edition, the Festiv’Art attracted some 15,000 fans and visual art collectors, making it one of the most prestigious events of its kind.Ben by Daniel Shelton MO MORE WEEPS FOR NOW THOUGH I MUST ACMIT.I Pi\mv WEEDING.ooe IT EVEN GETS A 0ITAPPICTIVE' k\ (?wuck Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Page 3 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Local New^ As I’ve said in the past, when something happens it’s not always Bishop’s and Champlain Town and Gown meetings start as fall approaches By Gordon Lambie Lennoxville As the student population gathers again in and around Lennoxville for the start of another school year, the local Town and Gown committee has started a new year of meetings, ready to act as a line of communication between various community groups in the borough and the city as a whole.“It’s kind of like a symbiotic relationship,” said Jackie Bailey, Bishop’s Dean of Student Affairs and chair of the committee, “Bishop’s and Lennoxville really go hand in hand.We know that a lot of what the university does affects the town and lot of what the town does affects the university.We try to work together to benefit both as much as possible.” Bailey explained that the committee is by no means unique to Lennoxville, with many such groups existing across the country, serving as partnerships be- tween universities and the communities within which they are housed.Lennoxville’s committee includes sixteen members from across Bishop’s and the greater Lennoxville area, including representatives from the police and fire departments, local landlords, a member of the Townshippers’ Association, a representative from Champlain College and, for the first time last year, the principal of Alexander Galt Regional High School.“It’s all key people, and the right people,” said Borough President David Price, who also sits on the committee.Price highlighted the importance of there being representation from Lennoxville’s three largest schools, stating that it provides a connection with a very large percentage of the borough’s student population.“As I’ve said in the past, when something happens it’s not always Bishop’s and Champlain,” Price continued, lauding the addition of representation from Galt to the committee.“Very few towns can say that they have a university, a CEGEP, and a high school all in such close proximity to each other,” said incoming Alexander Galt principal Peggy McCourt.“I think for all of us to sit at the same table and share perspectives from each of the different levels of developing citizens we work with is going to build a better awareness for us of how our students are perceived in the community.” McCourt credited Louise Retchless, last year’s interim principal, for making the move to join the committee and spoke highly of the enthusiasm the former principal had for the initiative.She called the Town and Gown committee a “partnership of common concerns,” and said that she felt it has great potential to effect positive change on the community by fostering positive local investment in young teens as they mature into young adults.Bailey described the majority of the group’s work as problem solving and strategizing with regard to student and community interaction.The Town and Gown Committee meets roughly ten times a year, focused in the weeks leading up to times when there will be major student activities.She cited the upcoming orientation week as an example along with events like homecoming, Halloween, and convocation, and said that the collaboration of the committee has fostered really healthy relationships with the city’s fire and police services.“We’ve tried to really reach out as much as we can where the University has a strong impact or relationship,” she said.“We want to continue to promote the message to students that we live in a community, and that we are proud of that community.It’s just a really good way to keep the line of commfcinication with the borough and with tlfmCity of Sherbrooke as open as it cap possibly be.” Drugs and alcohol keep Memphremagog cops busy l!/ f Record Staff Magog Drugs and alcohol kept the Memphremagog Police busy over the weekend with two people arrested for consumption of alcohol while prohibited and two others for driving while impaired.A 32-year old Stukely man was picked up around 4:30 Sunday morning while he slept on the median of Route 112 in Magog.Highly intoxicated by alcohol, the man had a hard time identifying himself.After running some checks, police discovered he is currently facing charges in four criminal cases and was free under several conditions, including not possessing or consuming alcohol.He was also subject to an 11.p.m.to 7 a.m.curfew.He appeared Monday in Sherbrooke to face several charges of breach of conditions.A 43-year old man from Magog was ar- rested on Merry St.North in Magog pm Sunday night at 10:45.He was on the sidewalk and carrying cans of beer in a bag.As he was well-known to police, the man has also been prohibited from consuming alcohol or drugs since May 2014.Police determined that he was indeed under the influence of liquor and was arrested for breach of conditions.During the search, police found a bag of cocaine among his personal effects.He appeared Monday in Sherbrooke on charges of breach of promise and possession of narcotics.Finally, two other arrests took place over the weekend: one for driving while impaired by drugs and the other by alcohol.The two cases will be submitted to the prosecutor.Further arrests occurred for simple possession of drugs, assault, and disturbing the peace.The suspects were all released with summons to appear.North Hatley Development Cont’d from Page 1 Written information flyers were given to visitors, with a feedback form inviting written or oral comments.Large colour drawings showed various views of the proposed development, and aerial maps.On the tables were a few pages of demographic data.They showed that, in choosing their housing, seniors prioritize access to a pharmacy and a medical clinic, right after a grocery store.One table on aging demographics in North Hatley and its surrounding area counted 1,305 persons over age 65 in 2012, and 1,380 in 2013.Other than that, no studies specific to the North Hatley situation were in evidence.Berlyn questioned this lack, especially sociological studies done by outside experts who are at arm’s length from the village.What would be the societal impact of building one massive project in village centre, bringing in outsiders?“A community needs to grow organically,” she said.She also decried the lack of blueprints.The North Hatley council’s Agreement in Principle concerning Laliberté’s project said the blueprints and architectural perspectives should be presented to the citizens of North Hatley for an open-door public consultation.“The blueprints would tell us whether or not the photographs fed tour drawings! a reac trial ly based on reality,” she said.The blueprints won’t be ready until after the Ministry of the Environment approves the flood zone change that has been requested, said Mayor Page.“We’re not at that stage yet.This is not the final consultation.This is one of several consultations.” Berlyn also felt the building’s design was “totally out of keeping with the village, which is a New England village.This would be the destruction of North Hatley as we know it, and you don’t destroy a village to save it.” RA GARBER Mayor Michael Page (left) listens to citizens at the information open house on Sunday, in front of maps and drawings of the proposed North Hatley Heritage development.“It looks like something from New Jersey,” said Michael Grayson.In response, Laliberté noted that the drawings showed a preliminary concept, and said he would work hard to take comments into consideration.“We have to do some little adjustments to give it more character, for sure.But the idea is to make the elevation gradual, so you don’t feel that the five storeys are so massive.” Mayor Page said several citizens with degrees in architecture, traffic circulation and other areas had volunteered to get involved, to review plans and make recommendations before the council makes future decisions.“I’ll speak to council about it.I’m in favour of it.If they [the citizens] agree with the plan, it’s an extra seal of approval.If they think it’s wrong, then we’ll be able to make changes." The next information open house is Saturday from 10 a.m.to noon, and 1 to 3 p.m., at the North Hatley Community Centre, 3127 Capelton Road.Ra.writes@gmail.com Correction My apologies to Michael Grayson for misreading two figures in his opinion piece published yesterday.When he wrote “Council specifies very clearly in its conditional approval that about 50 per cent of this building could rise to five floors,” he was referring to one of the two buildings envisaged at the time of the Agreement in Principle of March 3.This is not at variance with “32 per cent of the total footprint,” which includes all buildings.Also, he clearly stated that the Agreement authorized a maximum of 230 units, of which 15u were seniors’ residences.Travel Vaccination Service • Hepatitis A and B • Typhoid • Update your immunization schedule Thursdays I 0 a.m.to I 1:30 a.m.Rachel Lajeunesse Sylvie Lussier Marie-Claude Lapointe Jean Coutu iSantéBeautél 147 Queen Street Lennoxville Blood Test: On appointment only.For more information, the team from the laboratory will be glad to help you.«19-369-3601 Page 4 Tuesday, August 26, 2014 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record By Steve Lilford For many of us it has been a delight reading the articles in The Record written by Mary Hill.The most recent one, Is it worth it?, gave readers food for thought.One of the biblical principles Foundations for Farming Canada uses is Giving to Receive, which is relevant not only to growing crops and looking after the land but also relevant to our daily lives.I would like to focus on this today as it reflects the wonderful giving character- Giving to Receive COURTESY FOUNDATIONS FOR FARMING CANADA Some energetic teenagers set about to husking com at.the FfF family picnic.(LoUrfÔJ feu .to/ie-te.t Fi&nclcS /yj&e.Tt | I NEW SUBSCRIPTION ?NAME.___________ ADDRESS POSTAL CODE CREDIT CARD EXPIRY DATE: C-o/ve.'t/he.BhOC-k ^h./y?i/y (Xt 'ï/?& £\e(Lotcl Bootth duFma ¦/gf o/7 SMoSC-FiftiG/iS.PRINT VERSION 3 months ($4*&?) $38.00 6 months ($8>£5) $76.00 12 months ($t5&£1) $146.00 (taxes included) ON-LINE VERSION 1 month ($A46) $7.00 12 months ($8&2:i) $80.00 Brome Fair ¦ valid from Aug.29*Sept.1 only Mail, email or fax in this coupon 1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke, QC J1G 1Y7 Email: billing@sherbrookerecord.com Tel.819-569-9528 Fax: 819-821 -3179 RENEWAL ?TOWN TELEPHONE PAYMENT BY: CASH r CHEQUE r VISA r MASTERCARD r AMOUNT PAID: $___________ E-MAIL: CREDIT CARD NUMBER: istics of so many people in our community.Recently we hosted a family picnic fundraiser.This event was a great success with those attending having a wonderful time of fellowship and fun.What made it even more wonderful was that FfFC ended up being given and happily receiving far more than what was hoped for.This is very encouraging, as we seem to be living in a world where so often people just want to take to benefit themselves without any consideration to giving to the needs of others.What also made the fundraiser a success was the assortment of people from many different walks of community life mingling together.From well-known characters like friendly Louis to new immigrants to pampered city folk, all enjoyed the food and had fun.The success was also thanks to the kind people who willingly gave their time and effort to make it a work.Here is a good example.A number of times, recipients of the Food Bank, such as Stéphane, have come to harvest produce from the garden.In return, he and his family and a friend, not only kindly offered to do the cooking at the picnic but they also made and supplied the macaroni salad for 150 people! Talk about giving to receive! Other givers that need mentioning from Lennoxville are: Provigo R.Lafond who provided all the delicious fresh corn, McDonald’s for providing the liquid refreshments, Lou-Tec Sherbrooke also provided the equipment to cook the corn and the Christian Farmers Association provided a big tent.A big thanks to the group of energetic teenagers who gave their time to do the “donkey work” such as husking corn cobs as well as quickly and efficiently moving chairs and tables backwards and forwards from the church.Even though there were apparently raised eyebrows from a number of locals, the real fun took place inside Green Ridge Baptist church.This was where the Drew family provided live square dance music and Melody Weller called out the steps to a mixed crowd of young and old dancers.Last but not least, to the large number of givers who supported the fundraiser by purchasing tickets or by financially contributing to make it a success — many thanks.Foundations for Farming Canada as a receiver is profoundly grateful to all who have supported this first event.Under His care we will be “Growing God’s way." As someone once said: “Kind hearts are the gardens; kind thoughts are the roots; kind words are the flowers; kind deeds are the fruit.” /oNS FO* The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord .com Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Page 5 Bloc Québécois loses another MP: Andre Bellavance quits party; won’t run in 2015 The Canadian Press Ottawa Veteran Bloc Québécois MP Andre Bellavance announced Monday that he too is quitting the embattled sovereigntist party because he can't work with its new leader.Bellavance said he will serve the rest of his mandate as an Independent and won't seek re-election in 2015.Bellavance said his decision to leave the party came after a recent meeting with Bloc Leader Mario Beaulieu, the man who beat Bellavance for the party leadership in June.The Bloc has been in complete disarray since Beaulieu's arrival over his approach to running the party.Beaulieu has pushed sovereignty as the main electoral theme even as polls suggest the appetite for it is waning.Beaulieu has also been critical of past Bloc leaders, accusing them of having a defeatist attitude towards sovereignty.The new Bloc leader said in a statement that Bellavance has been thinking about his political future since the leadership vote and has never responded to attempts at reconcilliation.Bellavance has represented Rich-mond-Arthabaska since 2004 but the 10-year veteran said that he no longer felt at home in the sovereigntist party under Beaulieu.He said he simply could not work with Beaulieu going forward.“1 no longer felt comfortable with this team,” Bellavance said.“1 don’t feel that we are going in the right direction.” Bellavance also denounced a “purity test for independence” that has taken place within the party over members’ commitment to sovereignty, saying that it had made him feel like an outsider.“It made me feel like an impostor and an intruder within the Bloc,” Bellavance said.He noted an “unhealthy atmosphere” within the party and described two very different political outfits: the Bloc Québécois that existed “before June 14” and the one “after June 14” with Beaulieu at the helm.With Bellavance gone, the ranks are thin for the embattled Bloc with just two sitting members in the House of Commons — Claude Patry and Louis Plamon-don.Patry, who defected from the NDP, has already announced he won't run again in 2015.Bellavance said the recent departure of Jean-Francois Fortin also got him thinking about his future.Fortin quit the party, criticizing Beaulieu's leadership as one-dimensional and uncompromising.For Beaulieu's part, he downplayed Fortin's harsh criticism and accused the MP of showing disloyalty to the party and the sovereigntist cause.A statement by Beaulieu indicated he isn't surprised at Bellavance's decision.“Mr.Bellavance has been thinking about his political future since the results of the leadership convention,” Beaulieu said.“Unfortunetly he never really responded to our attempts at reconcilliation.” He added that he wants the Bloc to continue to represent Quebec's interests in Ottawa as well as promote sovereignty.“I knew from the start this wasn't going to be easy.This morning the hill just got a little steeper but it would be underestimating the resilience and determination of the independence move ment to think that we will not reach the top of the hill.The situation is now clear and those who have decided to give up will not slow us down.” Sunny skies bring big crowds to Ayer’s Cliff By Claudia Villemaire Record Correspondent Ayer's Cliff A sunny weekend, thousands of people and an unending program of things to do, see, take part in or “fair” food to splurge on, and Ayer’s Cliff will go into the record books as another successful county fair.Between the fun and frolic of Thursday’s pig scramble to the turkey auction on Sunday, it was obvious that the local 4-H Club had found the secret to Firing up excitement — from the first activity to the last.They even raised over $2,500 dollars to boot.The turkey auction is a 4-H activity that encourages members to grow a young turkey (supplied by the club), learn about nutrition of a “meat” bird and bring at least one to the event, where they are auctioned off, with proceeds going directly to the Children's Wish Foundation.With a little encouragement, the beef and dairy exhibitors formed themselves into groups of investors and turned out in full force to the event with each group /V.; iwi , .' - determined to outdo the other.The result is on the record books - one turkey was purchased for the princely sum of $1,216 - a tour de force for the club and a PHOTOS BY CLAUDIA VILLEMAIRE generous donation to the Foundation.“It was a good fair,” Jennifer McKinnon remarked Monday.“Even though the sun was very hot, at least wé didn’t have rain, and that’s probably the most important factor affecting the success of a county fair.” Angus MacKinnon, fair vice president, praised the team of directors, volunteers, supporters and especially the public for their continuing support.Steve Bruss, past president, remarked that attendance was near what they expected.“I think attendance was down a wee bit, perhaps very hot weather affects attendance.” Another consideration is cost for a family."I believe in supporting the community in general and doing our best to keep cost down is a priority; not always easy.” Shadows were getting longer as the cattle and horse parade passed by the grandstand.Soon the trucks and tractors for the pulling competition started rolling through the gates and the evening crowd for this final event was already beginning to stream in the gates.A j .