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[" T H E V O I C E O F T H E E A S T E R N T O W N S H I P S S I N C E 18 9 7 T H E Wednesday , February 27, 2019 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 SPA launches low-cost sterilization clinic for cats Page 3 Busy times at Lennoxville Elementary School Page 5 Hockey fundraiser scores big MATTHEW MCCULLY Hockey fundraising organizers Eric Mackeage and Denis Petitclerc (centre) met up with BU Athletics Facilities Manager Chris Fowlis (left) and Claude Leclair, Business Development Manager at the John H.Price Sports Complex (right) to thank them for the donation of ice time and their support for last week\u2019s recreational tournament.Thanks to the ice time, the players, and supportive spectators, the event raised $6,000 for the Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital.A treacherous Monday commute in the Townships By Emilie Hackett Special to the Record The Townships was hit by winds reaching up to 80 kilometers an hour yesterday, causing extreme whiteout conditions, which led to over a dozen accidents.There were also several road closures, a first in the area for the 2018 and 2019 winter season, according to Dominique Gosselin of the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ).\u201cSeveral vehicles were stuck in snowbanks in the area,\u201d explained Aurélie Guindon, the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) spokesperson.\u201cZero visibility and an abundance of snow made it difficult for tow trucks to remove these vehicles quickly.There were several collisions across the Townships area, and no particular section was spared.\u201d \u201cIn the greater Sherbrooke area, visibility became particularly restricted between 3:30 p.m.and 5:30 p.m.,\u201d said Martin Carrier of the Service de Police de Sherbrooke (SPS).\u201cWe have accounted for 13 accidents.Thankfully, most altercations were minor.\u201d The SPS reported that there were a few slight injuries, and only considered collisions in their statement.They confirmed there were also By Matthew McCully Last week a little hockey tournament intended to bring some friends and players together for a good cause turned into much more than organizers intended.With 45 players on the ice and 125 supporters in the stands, the \u2018Hockey for Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital\u2019 tournament, played on Sunday, Feb.17 at the Jane and Eric Molson Arena at Bishop\u2019s, raised a total of $6,000 for the Cell Therapy Centre for Excellence for blood cancer research.\u201cFor me, it was an overwhelming day,\u201d said Eric Mackeage, who organized the event with longtime friend Denis Petitclerc.\u201cThe community really stepped up.There was my NASCAR gang, neighbours; people came out of the woodwork.It really means a lot,\u201d Mackeage said.The idea for the fundraising tournament came about through Petitclerc, \u2018Thank you Bishop\u2019s, Thank you community\u2019 CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 Ben by Daniel Shelton Page 2 Wednesday , February 27, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Weather TODAY: SUNNY HIGH OF -13 LOW OF -21 THURSDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF -7 LOW OF -17 FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF -1 LOW OF -11 SATURDAY: PERIODS OF SNOW HIGH OF 0 LOW OF -7 SUNDAY: PERIODS OF SNOW HIGH OF -5 LOW OF -17 The Record 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 30 days of archives.Renew or order 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.Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com 12 month web only: $125.00 1 month web only: $11.25 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.Visit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.Click e-edition.3.Complete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Hand-In-Hand CFUW \u2013 \u201cthe power of women working together\u201d Today, women\u2019s groups around the world are doing remarkable work and that includes the Canadian Federation of University Women Sherbrooke & District (better known as CFUW Sherbrooke & District).In 2018, CFUW Sherbrooke & District celebrated 50 years of community involvement and continues to fulfill its mission statement, \u2018\u2019the power of women working together.\u2019\u2019 Members of the Club believe that education is the key to people\u2019s success and has been a priority focus since the Club\u2019s inception in 1968.Many members of the community look forward to its Annual Public Speaking Competition that features five Townships High Schools (three public and two private) \u2013 Alexander Galt Regional High School, Richmond Regional High School, Massey Vanier High School, Bishop\u2019s College School and Stanstead College.The Council of Commissioners and Senior Administrators of the Eastern Townships School Board commended the Club for \u201cits support and for organizing an event that gives students an opportunity to showcase their talents.\u201d This year\u2019s competition will be held on Wednesday, May 1st at the Amédée Beaudoin Community Centre.Another important way that CFUW Sherbrooke & District contributes to the vitality of the Townships community and its young women and men is through the awarding of a multitude of scholarships.The Lampe Foundation, the Club\u2019s registered charitable foundation, awards over $40,000 annually in scholarships across all levels of education: high school, vocational school, CEGEP and university.Lampe ranks in the top tier in the value of its awards within the Canadian Federation of University Women clubs across Canada, behind Vancouver, Toronto, St.John\u2019s, Ottawa and Victoria.Some recently inaugurated awards are the Dr.Roberta Cameron Aboriginal Awards at Champlain College, the Lampe-Tillotson Physician\u2019s Scholarship in Family Medicine, the CFUW-Lampe Commemorative award to honour a young women as well as a CFUW Visionary woman.In the Fall of 2019, CFUW and Lampe will establish a scholarship for a Bishop\u2019s Indigenous student in Education to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of CFUW.Members follow the personal and career success of their award winners who have received financial assistance at a crucial time in their journey.If you would like to learn more about the scholarships offered, please visit our website at www.lampefoundation.org.The deadline to apply for many upcoming scholarships is March 30th.This year, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) will celebrate a century of service to women across Canada.Since its founding in 1919, CFUW has been working to improve the status of women and to promote human rights, public education, social justice and peace.Over the past few decades, we have seen tremendous improvements in women\u2019s education and advancement in our society, but we still have much work to do.The vision of CFUW Sherbrooke & District is to be a dynamic club for all women (regardless of their formal education) in the Eastern Townships, engaged in our community by promoting education and life-long learning in a gender-equal society.If you would like to know more about CFUW Sherbrooke & District, visit our website at www.cfuwsherbrooke.ca or send an email to cfuwsherbrooke@gmail.com.Or plan to join us at our upcoming General Meeting on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 at St.Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church starting at 1:30 p.m.Public speaking competition 2018 Wednesday , February 27, 2019 Page 3 Quebec has continued the initiative, expanding it to a weeklong campaign each year.LOCAL NEWS The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com SPA launches low-cost sterilization clinic for cats By Matthew McCully As part of provincial animal sterilization week organized by the Association of Veterinary Surgeons of Quebec (AMVQ), the Eastern Townships SPA announced the official opening of a low-cost targeted sterilization clinic.Offered on an ad hoc basis throughout the year, the new clinic will sterilize cats, male or female, for $60 (taxes included).The service, made possible thanks to a $250,000 contribution from PetSmart Charities of Canada, will be available to low-income families.The first opportunity to take advantage of the program will be April 5.The program\u2019s main objective is to reduce feline overpopulation in the Eastern Townships by making sterilization more accessible to low-income families.According to Dr.Jean Gauvin, President of the AMVQ, the first sterilization campaign happened in 2013 as a one-day event.Quebec has continued the initiative, expanding it to a weeklong campaign each year.There are roughly two million cats in homes across the province, Gauvin said.Among them, between 100,000-200,000 are not sterilized.With around one in four households allowing their cats to roam free, Gau- vin said there are more than 500,000 cats roaming free daily, many among them unsterilized.Cats are more fertile than dogs and can reproduce at a younger age.In addition, since a cat\u2019s gestation period is much shorter, a female can have three litters in the space of a year, for a total of about 12 kittens.If they are not sterilized, each of these kittens could in turn produce 12 other kittens the following year, for a total of 144 cats.The cat population has grown exponentially, and in the current context, one litter is one too many.In the Eastern Townships, as is the case elsewhere in Quebec and Canada, there are more cats than there are people willing to adopt them.Every summer, the SPA experiences an overflow of cats, which is proof of the feline overpopulation in the area.Low-income families who wish to register to sterilize a cat must complete the online registration form available on the SPA website at spaestrie.qc.ca/sterilization, or call 819-821-4727, extension 120.The first clinic will be held on Friday, April 5, 2019, and any low-income person who owns an unsterilized cat can register now.Space is limited and is offered on a first come, first served basis.Veterinarian Dr.Debbie Tacium demonstrating a sterilization procedure on a five-month-old female cat.The demonstration was part of the official launch of a new program at the SPA offering sterilization procedures for $60 (taxes included) for male or female cats owned by low-in- come families.CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 who started the \u2018real ice challenge\u2019 six years ago, organizing hockey tournaments to fight cancer.A prostate cancer survivor himself, Petitclerc approached Claude Leclair, who worked at the Complexe Sportif Thibault, for some ice time.Leclair obliged, and an annual hockey fundraising tournament has been held at the complexe Thibault ever since.Leclair has since changed jobs and is now Business Development Manager At the John H.Price Sports Complex at Bishop\u2019s.Last summer when Petitclerc learned that his friend Mackeage had been diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer, he thought, \u201chow about we continue the tournament?\u201d Leclair approved the donation of ice time at the Jane and Eric Molson Arena at Bishop\u2019s.\u201cIt\u2019s a significant contribution,\u201d Petitclerc said.\u201cThe date in February worked well,\u201d Leclair said, \u201cit\u2019s before the Cougar playoffs,\u201d he added, happy to support the cause.While hockey was the draw for the fundraiser, Mack- eage and Petitclerc said there was as much support, if not more, from off the ice than on.\u201cIt was the first time in a long time that I was sitting on the bench and heard the crowd,\u201d Petitclerc chuckled.According to Mackeage, the play of the day belongs to Kevin Frost.On the ice after a double hip replacement, Frost scored on a breakaway, prompting a standing ovation from the crowd in the stands.Mackeage, who is currently seven months into a 25- month experimental treatment protocol, was unable to play in the game this year, but hopes to be on the ice next year.He will deliver the $6,000 in donations to the Maisonneuve Rosemont Hospital in Montreal on his next visit.\u201cThank you Bishop\u2019s, thank you community,\u201d Pe- titclerc said, blown away by the support the fundraiser received.\u201cIt was just a small idea, but it will benefit a lot of people,\u201d Mackeage added.Hockey fundraiser CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 countless road run-offs.The Eastern Townships Schoolboard\u2019s (ETSB) transportation department and bus drivers experienced a laborious evening due to the many road closures.\u201cBy mid-afternoon, once we started sending our elementary students home, we knew there would be delays because of all the detours in the Townships,\u201d stated ESTB communications consultant Sharon Priest.\u201cOur transportation department worked with our drivers to find safe and alternative ways to get the kids home.A vast majority of our routes were running late but they all made it.\u201d Moreover, some parents had to pick up their children at alternate drop off points because the buses could not physically access the original routes.Priest applauded the ESTB staff for their hard work: \u201cIt was a busy evening, but everyone made it home safe and sound, so I send a special thanks to our drivers and the transportation department.\u201d A striking number of roads were closed on Monday, starting around noon.The two first roads to close were Route 243 in Brome Lake between Routes 104 and 215 and Route 222 between Racine and Saint-Denis-de- Brompton.Later, Route 141 in Saint-Herménégilde was closed between Route 251 and the USA border, as well as chemin Goshen in Val-Joli between the 143 and the seventh range.Route 220 in Bonsecours up by range A was also closed.Highway 55 South was inaccessible near Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley and in Magog at Exit 32.The 143 was closed between Hatley and North Hat- ley between chemin Sherbrooke and Route 208.It was reopened around 7 p.m.Several routes were also partially closed with alternating traffic, such as Route 206 in Sainte-Edwidge-de- Clifton between chemin Lessard and chemin Perreault, Route 253 in Cookshire near chemin Sanschagrin, Route 243 in Melbourne and Racine between Highway 55 and Route 222, Route 141 in Coaticook near chemin Cotnoir, and Route 116 in Cleveland up by chemin Denison later in the evening.Route 263 between rue Principale in Saint-Cécile-de-Whitton and route 161 in Mégantic was still closed Tuesday morning to facilitate snow clearing operations.\u201cMany sections were still snowed in and quite icy,\u201d explained Gosselin for the MTQ.\u201cApart form the main highways, several roads still needed to be properly cleared.At least drivers can now travel in good visibility.The high winds created whiteout conditions that made the snow clearing operations difficult on Monday as they needed to be redone constantly.\u201d This is the first time that the Townships has seen so many road closures in one day.\u201cOther regions have dealt with this weather earlier this year, but the Townships were not spared this week.Minor accidents and slight road runoffs were to be expected, and that\u2019s why the MTQ chose to close all these roads.It was a preventative measure because the visibility was so bad,\u201d she concluded.\u201cThe high winds caused a few power outages in the Eastern Townships region,\u201d said Marie-France Barrette, a Hydro-Québec spokesperson.\u201c3,000 customers were affected by outages caused by the high winds, while about 45,000 customers experienced a slight outage because of an equipment failure that was unrelated to the weather.Our team members worked very hard all night and resolved all outages by morning,\u201d she added.According to MétéoMédia, this long and cold winter is not over yet.A cold influx from the Western side of the continent should make its way to Quebec soon and affect the province until mid-March.However, they claim that the transition into spring should be milder and Quebecers can expect clement weather from mid- March to mid-April.A treacherous Monday commute Page 4 Wednesday , February 27, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record For the third year in a row, our lower cost cat sterilisation project to help fight the cat overpopulation problem was a success.Despite freezing rain and nasty weather, 37 cats were fixed.The project is a collaborative effort between The Pet Connection and Le Hopital Veterinaire de Lestrie.While the Pet Connection organizes, arranges transportation, and subsidizes some of the cost for most of the cats, Nanda Glitz; a vet tech from the clinic, organizes the medical part of the day.All the cats were in the most wonderful care as vets Sarah Nault, Lysanne Courtemanche, Luc Savard, Susie Lépine, Lori, Julie Dubois, and Anne-Elyse volunteered their time, alongside 3 techs, 1 animal behaviorist and 11 TSA students.I would like to thank Amy McComb and Trudy Beaton for helping me load all the cats in one minivan, and Dest Béland and Rebecca Cote for helping me get them all out.In the 3 years that the project has been in existence, 137 cats have been sterilized.That's 137 cats sterilised in three days and THAT is impressive.137 cats means THOUSANDS of unwanted cats avoided.Thank you to EVERYONE for helping make the world a little better for our cat population.This page is provided by Blue Seal - The Animal Nutrition Centre and The Pet Connection.\u2022 C O M E I N A N D S E E O U R L O V E LY S E L E C T I O N O F G I F T S H e l i u m b a l l o o n s \u2022 C a r d s \u2022 F l a g s \u2022 H o r s e l o v e r g i f t s \u2022 G i f t s e t s \u2022 Ya n k e e C a n d l e s a n d s o m u c h m o r e ! Jen Young The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday , February 27, 2019 Page 5 Lennoxville Elementary School School Page Busy times at Lennoxville Elementary School It would be tempting to think that, after the Holidays, things are a bit slower in schools and a more relaxed routine is installed.It certainly is not the case at Lennoxville Elementary! February is always a very busy month and this year is no exception.WE DAY IN MONTREAL! WE Day is an unparalleled celebration of young people committed to making a difference.WE Schools is the yearlong program that nurtures compassion in young people and gives them the tools to create change in their local and global communities.We Day Montreal is a cross-province event that brings together socially and environmentally active students from all over Quebec.Together they experience a day of celebration, inspiration, and pride.We Day gives a real motivational boost, a sense of belonging and worth.This year's We Day event took place on February 11th, in Theatre Saint Denis in Montreal, and was a full day of celebration.Schools wishing to participate in We Day must earn their way there.L.E.S.earned 14 tickets for this year\u2019s We Day, and students were selected from Sigal Hirshfeld-Gandey's ERC groups.These students are taking action to reduce plastic pollution locally and globally.Students initiated various projects and action plans, such as school and community clean ups, informative presentations and handouts, fundraising bake sales, awareness raising posters and artwork, and even a petition to ban plastic grocery bags in Sherbrooke.These will be taking place throughout the year.Since 28 students applied, students were asked to write an application letter and their place were entered in a draw.What a day it was! We danced, we sang, we were inspired and moved, and.we even got to live-chat with Quebec astronaut, David Saint Jacques from up at the space station.During the day we heard stories of hope and courage, of innovation and perseverance, and of actions taken by like-minded youth in Quebec.We hope to continue our actions for our planet, and to inspire others to do so as well.We are grateful for this amazing experience! READ-A-THON: Children were busy collecting pledges for our annual Read-a-thon in January and what a grand finale we had for this amazing fundraiser!!! This year\u2019s grand total raised was \u201c$5,055.90?.We want to take the time to once again thank our parents, families and the community for such support.All of our students will profit directly from these funds \u2026 Not only were our students thrilled with our funding results, but they responded in great numbers to our costume invitation highlighting our last day of the Read-A-Thon.Enjoy the pictures! BU MUSIC STUDENTS VISIT A CLASS! 4R class had a special treat in music class on February 7th, when a group of three Bishop\u2019s musicians and a singer, visited our school.This is a first out of several visits planned for the upcoming months.The students performed two songs, using their own unique instruments, a cello, guitar and keyboard.They also talked about their individual path in music, shared their passion, and described the challenges and hard work involved.For the grand finale, students were invited to play the instruments, and practice singing harmonies in small groups.It was an uplifting and heart warming experience for us all, and we are grateful for the gift of music.PLAYGROUND INITIATIVE: We are so fortunate to have such an amazing playground, here at L.E.S.! With a few grants and a lot of wonderful work from our PPO parents and community, we were able to update our equipment, providing the children with new challenges and hours of safe fun outside! SKATING ON OUR OVAL! The ice oval is being well used by our students this year! Every day at lunch, after school with daycare, with Outdoor Club members on Thursdays and with our whole community on Skating Night February 15th! Thank you to the City of Sherbrooke for doing a great job at taking care of the ice! ROBOTICS EQUIPMENT AND WORKSHOPS WITH STUDENTS: With a grant from the Ministry and the support of our pedagogical consultant on Technology Integration, Jody Meacher, we were able to purchase educational material for all students at L.E.S.to experiment with robotics firsthand.Students (and teachers!) learned a great deal and had wonderful experiences with Spheros, Ozobots, and other equipment perfectly adapted for young children.What a great way to teach problem solving and incorporate technology into our curriculum.TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AND TEACHER RAFFLE: Our staff members were spoiled by PPO, parents and students during Teacher Appreciation Week at the beginning of the month.Students were invited to write thank you messages for any staff member, providing them with chances to enter a draw for a teacher raffle that took place every day of the week.Beautiful prizes were generously distributed to the winners every day of that week.GRADE 6 STUDENTS VISIT THE CAREER FAIR AT THE LENNOXVILLE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER: On January 23, all of our grade 6 students spent the morning at the LVTC Career Fair.They participated in a number of workshops that allowed them to understand better the different career trainings offered at the LVTC.Students come back fully inspired from this annual event, which is always very well organized by staff and students at the LVTC.UPCOMING EVENTS at L.E.S.: Winter Fun Day on February 22 Outdoor Club Winter Camp from February 22 to February 24 Ski Day for Cycle 3 at Orford on March 15 Défi Moi j\u2019croque March 25 to the 29 By David Suzuki An alarming scientific review has found human activity is driving insects to extinction.When the bottom of the food chain is endangered, so too is everything up the chain \u2014 including people.Insect declines threaten birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians that eat insects, as well as the many plants that require them for pollination.Insects are also crucial to soil health, nutrient recycling and ecosystem functioning.\u201cIf insect species losses cannot be halted, this will have catastrophic consequences for both the planet\u2019s ecosystems and for the survival of mankind,\u201d review co-author Francisco Sánchez- Bayo, from the University of Sydney, Australia, told the Guardian.Habitat loss from intensive agriculture and urbanization is the main cause of the decline, according to the review, \u201cWorldwide decline of the entomo- fauna: A review of its drivers,\u201d published in Biological Conservation.Agricultural pesticide and fertilizer use, pathogens, invasive species and climate change are also major factors.Review authors Sánchez-Bayo and Kris Wyckhuys, from the China Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, analyzed 73 scientific reports from around the world.Although the authors admit to some limitations with study, the reports indicate that 40 per cent of insect species are declining, one-third are endangered and the total mass of insects is dropping by 2.5 per cent a year.If these trends continue, most insects could be gone within a century \u2014 with severe consequences for all life.The planet is already headed into its sixth mass extinction.Humans \u2014 who make up just 0.01 per cent of Earth\u2019s living biomass \u2014 are the major drivers of the current catastrophe.A World Wildlife Fund study concluded that we\u2019ve wiped out 60 per cent of mammals, fish, birds and reptiles since 1970.Another study found people have destroyed 83 per cent of wild mammals and half of all plants since the dawn of civilization.As frightening as that is, the rate of insect extinction is eight times that of mammals, birds and reptiles.Sánchez-Bayo said insect declines started at the beginning of the 20th century and accelerated in the 1950s and \u201860s, reaching \u201calarming proportions\u201d over the past two decades.He believes recent rapid declines are a result of increased use of new classes of insecticides like neonicotinoids and fipronil, which remain in lands and water, sterilizing soils and killing beneficial insects.(Canada has delayed phasing out neoni- cotinoids.) Butterflies and moths are hardest hit, with bees and beetles also dramatically affected.The researchers found that a few adaptable species are increasing, but nowhere near enough to offset losses or replace services like pollination, animal nourishment and soil-health maintenance.People have made great advances over our short history, but we\u2019ve often failed to apply our unique foresight to understand the consequences of our actions.Industrial agriculture increased our ability to produce more food, internal combustion engines and oil facilitated mobility and trade, and computer technologies brought about efficiencies in many areas, as well as enhanced social connection.But our lack of care in implementing these many \u201cadvances\u201d has led to overpopulation, pollution, habitat loss, extinction, climate change and more.If we\u2019re capable of so much innovation and technological prowess, surely we have what it takes to resolve the growing environmental crises we\u2019ve caused.Some solutions can be implemented quickly and relatively easily, such as banning the worst pesticides, implementing the many available and emerging solutions to pollution and global warming, and examining better ways to grow, produce and distribute food.Sánchez-Bayo argues that changes in agricultural methods are crucial, noting organic farms and farms that used limited pesticide amounts in the past had more insects.Research also shows organic farms maintain healthier soils, use less energy, emit fewer greenhouse gas emissions and produce higher yields than conventional farms, especially during droughts.Improving soil health is also a way to sequester more carbon and help reduce the threat of global warming.Many people are repelled by insects or are frightened at the thought of bites and stings.No matter what you think of them, there\u2019s no denying they\u2019re essential to all life.If insects die out, we won\u2019t survive.From banning destructive pesticides to reforming agricultural methods to planting insect- and pollinator- friendly gardens in urban areas, there\u2019s much we can and must do to help the critters survive and thrive.David Suzuki is a scientist, broadcaster, author and co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation.Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington.Learn more at https://davidsuzuki.org/.EDITORIAL Page 6 Wednesday , February 27, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Improving soil health is also a way to sequester more carbon and help reduce the threat of global warming.Injunction halts abandonment of 18,000 immigration cases Yesterday, the Superior Court issued an injunction forcing the Quebec government to process the 18,000 pending immigration files, despite the government\u2019s desire to cancel pending cases.Premier François Legault must now commit himself to respect the decision and immediately resume processing cases, abandoned following the tabling of his immigration reform bill.This judgment is a victory for the 50,000 people affected by the abandonment of these files, for employers and for the Quebec economy.The Court stated that the Minister must act in accordance with the law in force and not on the basis of a proposed legislative amendment.This confirms that the decision to dispose of the files was a political decision unrelated to the bill.\"The Premier and his Minister of Immigration, Simon Jolin-Barrette, must stop fighting and deal with the issues.The government must respect the law,\u201d said Sainte-Henri-Sainte Anne MNA Dominique Anglade, the Official Opposition Critic in the Economy and Immigration.\u201cThe improvisation of Mr.Legault and Mr.Jolin-Barrette has caused a lot of anguish and anxiety for thousands of people in recent weeks.The credibility of the government has been tainted.On all sides, Mr.Legault received signals that the abandonment of these files was inhumane and unfounded.It took the intervention of the courts to force him to 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writer are not published, except by request.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships.Science matters Local Sports In our second year, we are very happy to announce that 15 players of the 2018 edition will be back with the Jr C Extreme Eagles.Wednesday , February 27, 2019 Page 7 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Ontario Junior C Lacrosse in Sherbrooke in 2019 The result of a long-term effort that has been going on since August 2017, the administrators of the Eastern Townships Jr C Extreme Eagles are pleased to announce that the team will play its home games at the Centre Julien Ducharme in Sherbrooke in 2019 because the Centre J.A.Lemay in Windsor is under renovation.The team will be in its second season in the Ontario Jr C Lacrosse League (OJCLL).Jr C is an entry level for our players who graduate from midget and intermediate.The OJCLL has 2 divisions (West and East) with 16 teams.We are part of the East Division with Cornwall, Ne- pean, North Shore (Blainville), Huntsville, Whitby, Clarington, and Pe- terborough.The team will compete with East Division teams in a 16 game regular season (8 local games & 8 on the road), in addition to the playoffs.The team will compete against all teams in the East Division with 4 home & away games against Cornwall, Nepean & North Shore.Huntsville and Whitby will play in Sherbrooke.The team will play 2- weekend games in Whitby & Peterbor- ough.All local games will be played at the Centre Julien Ducharme in Sherbrooke.Here are the team\u2019s board of directors.All members have a common passion for the sport of lacrosse in the Eastern Townships: Denis Doyon (Sherbrooke), Pascal Perron (Windsor), Patrick Beauchesne (Sherbrooke), Jean A.Bois- lard (Sherbrooke), Rick Trevail (Ayer's Cliff), Pascal Martin (Sherbrooke), Donald Demers (Sherbrooke), and Paul Lehmann (Sherbrooke).The growing popularity of lacrosse in the Eastern Townships, as well as the desire to offer other opportunities to midget and intermediate players who will graduate as well as local junior players who played in the LCJQ (Quebec Junior Lacrosse League) triggered the project.Sherbrooke, Windsor, Coati- cook, and Magog have a good pool of players at the minor level every year.The Jr C Extreme Eagles will be the \"excellence\" section of Junior Lacrosse in the Eastern Townships.The primary goal of the team is to advance the sport of Junior Lacrosse at all levels: technical, teaching and sports visibility.In order to lead our team in 2019, we approached a group of young coaches who made their mark in Jr A, B, and C in Ontario.Joel Wright will be the head coach (Newmarket, ON), his assistants will be Sam Fontaine (Cornwall, ON), Frédéric Verville (Sherbrooke, QC) and Nicholas Meigs \u2013 goalie coach (Sherbrooke, QC).A more detailed official announcement will be made in the following weeks concerning the coaching staff.In our second year, we are very happy to announce that 15 players of the 2018 edition will be back with the Jr C Extreme Eagles.All junior (1998-2002) and Midget-age (2003-2004) players are invited to the team's training camp.The actual training camp will begin in late March.The full team lineup will be finalized in April.The start of the season is the last weekend of April.Management worked hard to start the team in Sherbrooke.We are proud to count on Resto-Brasserie Le Dauphin in Sherbrooke for the organization of a benefit supper and the launch of the team on April 15.We are still in the fundraising phase with local businesses and other sponsors will be joining the team shortly.Tickets for the supper are available from members of the Board at a cost of $30.Thanks for your encouragement.All are welcome.For any additional information, please contact Pascal Perron Manager pitper- ron@hotmail.com 819-446-0503 Invitation Jean-Guy Blanchard memorial tournament hosts 24 teams Record Staff The Sherbrooke Curling Club is currently hosting its annual Invitation Jean-Guy Blanchard memorial tournament, which welcomes 24 teams until March 4 at the curling rink on Abé- naquis Street.The finals for sections A, B, and C will be happening on Sunday, March 3 as of 2 p.m.For the 2019 season, the Invitation Jean-Guy Blanchard tournament is part of the provincial circuit, meaning that the participating teams can accumulate points to participate in the provincial championships in winter 2020.Like last year, 24 teams with players from 13 different clubs will hop on the ice in the legendary Estrie club.Last year\u2019s section A winner, captain Meggie Leclerc of the Border Curling Club in Stanstead is hoping to keep her title.Drummondville\u2019s Celanese Curling Club quartet, led by captain Mathieu Drapeau, will also be present.The team participated in the 2019 provincial championships qualifications this year.François Beaudry is also participating in the tournament.Beaudry, of the Victoriaville Laurier Curling Club, recently returned from the Senior provincial championships.Guy Doyon\u2019s quartet, of Thetford\u2019s Curling Club, will be competing, following their Thetford Open victory last November.Lennoxville Curling Club\u2019s own team, led by Greg Cheal, is hoping to meet great success this week.They participated in this year\u2019s under 21 provincial championships and brought home a bronze medal.PHOTOS COURTESY Page 8 Wednesday, February 27, 2019 production@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Death Death Death Death Freda Hazel PERKINS PERKINS: Freda, Hazel, in her 92nd year, daughter of the late Ralph Perkins and the late Vivian Noble, passed away at the Wales Home on February 20th, 2019.She leaves to mourn her devoted companion, Jack Hobbs, her brothers Laurie Perkins, the late Elmer Perkins, the late Maynard Perkins, her sister Zilda Milne, and many nieces and nephews.A graveside service will be held at the Danville Protestant Cemetery in the spring.The family extends its sincere gratitude to all the Wales Home staff for the kind and excellent care given to Freda these past years.STEVE L.ELKAS FUNERAL HOME 4230 Bertrand-Fabi, Sherbrooke QC PHONE: 819-565-1155 FAX: 819-820-8872 info@steveelkas.com www.steveelkas.com Donald DREW (1927-2019) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Donald Drew on Thursday, February 14, 2019 in his 92nd year at the Grace Village.Son of the late Cyril Drew and Elsie Drew, loving husband of the late Eileen Little- john and dear father of Craig (Kathy) and Chris (Melissa) and loving grandfather of Cordell, Courtney, Brynne, Annakah, Caiden and Lochlann.  He will also be missed greatly by many good friends and family members.Visitation will be held at the Cass Funeral Home, 3006 College Street, Sherbrooke (Lennoxville) Quebec on Friday, March 1, 2019 from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m.and on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the St.Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church, 256 Queen Street, Sherbrooke (Lennoxville) Quebec  from 1 p.m.to 2 p.m.with ceremony to follow at 2 p.m.In lieu of flowers donations to the Alzheimer\u2019s Society or to the Dr.W.J.Klinck Foundation (Grace Village) or to a charity of your choice would be appreciated.The family would like to thank the staff of the Grace Village for care given to their dad.CASS FUNERAL HOMES 3006 College St., Sherbrooke QC PHONE: 819-564-1750 FAX: 819-564-4423 www.casshomes.ca Yvette Ménard Davis (1922\u20132019) Surrounded by her loved ones, February 13, 2019, at the age of 97 years, passed away Mrs.Yvette Ménard, wife of the late Norman Davis, daughter of the late Eva Lacroix and the late Samuel Ménard.She resided in East Angus.The family will welcome family and friends at the Coopérative funéraire de l\u2019Estrie, salon East Angus (146, rue Angus Nord, East Angus J0B 1R0) on Friday, March 1, 2019, from 2 p.m.to 4 p.m.and from 7 p.m.to 9 p.m.as well as on Saturday, March 2 starting at 9 a.m.until departure from the funeral home.A religious service will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 11 a.m.at the Saint-Louis-de-France church (166 rue Saint-Jean Est, East Angus J0B 1R0).She was predeceased by her son Georges, and leaves to mourn her children: Robert (Monika), James (Reinette), Henriette (Gilles), Lorraine (Jacques), Jean (Johanne), Linda (Jean-Paul), Mary-Ann (Gaston), Sandy (Sylvie), William (Bibiane) as well as her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great- great-grandchildren.She also leaves to mourn many nephews, nieces, other family and friends.As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Société Canadienne du Cancer, 3330, rue King Ouest, bureau 130, Sherbrooke, Qc J1L 1C9 would be appreciated.COOPÉRATIVE FUNÉRAIRE DE L\u2019ESTRIE PHONE: 819-565-7646 146 rue Angus Nord, East Angus QC FAX: 819-832-1030 www.coopfuneraireestrie.com WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Today is the 58th day of 2019 and the 69th day of winter.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1837, a group of costumed students paraded down the streets of New Orleans in celebration of Mardi Gras, creating the city\u2019s trademark festival.In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, limiting presidents to two terms.In 1973, Native American activists and members of the American Indian Movement occupied the village of Wounded Knee on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, beginning a standoff with federal marshals that lasted until May 8.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882), poet; Hugo Black (1886-1971), U.S.Supreme Court justice; Marian Anderson (1897- 1993), singer; John Steinbeck (1902- 1968), author; Joanne Woodward (1930- ), actress; Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011), actress; Ralph Nader (1934- ), consumer activist; James Worthy (1961- ), basketball player; Donal Logue (1966- ), actor; Tony Gonzalez (1976- ), football player; Chelsea Clinton (1980- ), journalist; Josh Groban (1981- ), singer-songwriter; Kate Mara (1983- ), actress.TODAY\u2019S FACT: In 1939, first lady Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution when it barred African-American singer Marian Anderson from performing at Constitution Hall.Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial instead.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1992, 16-year-old Tiger Woods competed in the Nissan Los Angeles Open, becoming the youngest participant in a PGA event in more than 30 years.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cThere ain\u2019t no sin and there ain\u2019t no virtue.There\u2019s just stuff people do.\u201d \u2014 John Steinbeck, \u201cThe Grapes of Wrath\u201d TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 1,325 \u2014 receptions made by tight end Tony Gonzalez in his 17-year NFL career, second only to Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice\u2019s all-time record of 1,549.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb.26) and new moon (March 6).Datebook ASK THE DOCTORS By Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctor: My mother-in-law just turned 70.Physically, she\u2019s great, but when it comes to memory stuff, like remembering new names or shopping without a grocery list, she\u2019s not doing so hot.Do you have any mental tricks or exercises to help her?Her doctor says it\u2019s all normal and there\u2019s no sign of dementia, but my wife is still worried.Dear Reader: Whether it\u2019s forgetting the name of a new acquaintance, where we left our sunglasses or whether we unplugged the coffee pot before leaving the house, we\u2019ve all had our memory fail us.We agree with your mother-in-law\u2019s doctor that some degree of memory loss is indeed a normal part of aging.The volume of the brain, after peaking in our early 20s, then begins a gradual decline.Nerve cells in the brain begin to shrink or even atrophy, and interconnections between neurons become less numerous.Add in the changes to blood flow that occur as the cardiovascular system goes through its own aging process, and occasional struggles with memory come as no surprise.Memory changes often begin with subtle episodes when you\u2019re in your 40s and progress from there.Although these changes have been a recognized part of aging for thousands of years \u2014 the Greeks wrote about it in 700 B.C.\u2014 the fear of dementia can turn each new lapse into an occasion for worry.It\u2019s understandable that, despite a doctor\u2019s reassurances, your wife and her mother are concerned.The good news is that her doctor is monitoring your mother-in-law\u2019s symptoms and sees no cause for alarm.However, cognitive changes are often gradual.We think it\u2019s wise to remain aware of your mother-in-law\u2019s mental state.In the meantime, there has been some interesting new research into improving memory for people of all ages.According to a study published a few years ago in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, a powerful tool in the memory arsenal turns out to be drawing.Researchers asked participants in the study to remember a certain word.One group was asked to write the word down, the other to draw it.When it came time to remember the word, the group that made drawings was markedly better at recall than those who simply wrote the word down.What\u2019s really interesting is the drawing technique boosted memory not only of specific words and objects, but also of complex ideas and abstract concepts.When it comes to remembering names, memory experts advise saying the name aloud as you meet the new person.More recent research found that you boost the memory effect if you use the name of a new acquaintance in conversation moments after you meet.That is, saying the name aloud to a third party helps you to remember it.Finally, we\u2019ve known for some time that exercise can help memory.Now a recent study in Nature Medicine suggests irisin, a hormone produced during exercise, is part of the reason.Irisin appears to not only improve brain health, but researchers say it may also lessen the damage that occurs during Alzheimer\u2019s disease.Try sharing these facts and techniques with your mother-in-law.You may also find them to be useful in your own life.Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health.Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health.Mother-in-law\u2019s memory lapses worry family The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Page 9 Your Birthday WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Live within your means.Don\u2019t fold under pressure or let anyone convince you not to follow the path that will bring you the highest rewards.This year should be about getting ahead and following your dreams.Make the changes that will bring you inner peace and happiness.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) \u2014 Focus on work, how you earn your living and how can you use what you have to improve your life and the lives of those dear to your heart.ARIES (March 21-April 19) \u2014 Don\u2019t waste time trying to get others to pitch in.Your energy will be better spent taking care of business.A proposal should be looked at cautiously.Read the fine print.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) \u2014 Do what you can to help, but don\u2019t let anyone take advantage of you.Offer suggestions, but be hesitant when it comes to financial involvement.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) \u2014 Put greater emphasis on your relationships.If you overreact or let someone take advantage of you, it will be difficult to reverse the damage.Moderation is your best bet.CANCER (June 21-July 22) \u2014 Don\u2019t let moodiness ruin your day.Look on the bright side and offer positive suggestions.Avoid excessive or indulgent behavior.Stick to people who share your interests.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) \u2014 Personal change can be made.Consider how you earn your living and what you would like to be doing with your time.Attend an event that will help you update your skills.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) \u2014 Mingle, share your thoughts and consider getting into a joint venture with a like- minded individual.A little romance will help cement your relations with someone special.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) \u2014 Weigh all sides of a situation before you decide to get involved in a debate.It won\u2019t be worth your while if you engage in a standoff with a stubborn rival.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) \u2014 Pay it forward.What you do for others will be admirable, but don\u2019t jeopardize your beliefs or financial situation to take care of someone who isn\u2019t willing to reciprocate.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) \u2014 Keep your emotions tucked away somewhere safe.If you are too revealing, someone will take advantage of you.Check the facts before you share information that someone offers you.Truth matters.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) \u2014 Changes made at home may not be welcome at first, but you will eventually see the benefits.Review the past, assess the situation and prepare to move forward.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) \u2014 Volunteer or make personal changes that will help you let go of the past.Don\u2019t give in to temptation or get involved with anyone who is a poor influence.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Another computer championship deal By Phillip Alder The world bridge computer championship began in 1997.All of them have been organized by Al Levy, who is also on the executive council of the World Bridge Federation.After last year\u2019s event in Orlando, Levy wrote an article containing some deals that caught his eye.This was the last board of the final.The auctions were identical at both tables.North\u2019s two-spade rebid was forcing for one round and promised only a five-card suit.Then, after South jumped to three no-trump, four no-trump was by partnership agreement regular Black- wood (not Key Card, because no suit had been agreed), and five clubs indicated (zero or) three aces.The play was also duplicated.Each declarer won with the diamond 10, played a spade to the king, ruffed a spade, led a diamond to the king, ruffed a spade, cashed the diamond ace (pitching a heart from the board) and club ace, played a club to the king and discarded a heart on the spade ace.Both Wests incorrectly ruffed and had to lead a heart away from the king into South\u2019s ace-queen.Each declarer lost only that one trump trick.A human West would have discarded a heart under the spade ace to make declarer guess whether to take the heart finesse or to exit with a trump, hoping for an endplay.With this layout, the heart finesse would have lost, and declarer would have gone down one.The trump exit would have worked, but would have been fatal if the heart finesse was winning and the defender who took the trump trick had a diamond to cash. ALLEY OOP ARLO & JANIS THE BORN LOSER FRANK AND ERNEST GRIZWELLS THATABABY REALITY CHECK HERMAN Go grocery sho pping with diet itians.When you choos e products with t he Health Check symbol, it's like shopping with th e Heart and Strok e Foundation\u2019s die titians, who evalu ate every particip ating product ba sed on Canada's Food Guide.www.healthche ck.org Page 10 Wednesday , February 27, 2019 production@sherbrookerecord.com The Record CALL SHERBROOKE: (819) 569-9525 BETWEEN 8:30 A.M.AND 4:30 P.M.E-MAIL: classad@sherbrookerecord.com OR KNOWLTON: (450) 242-1188 BETWEEN 9:00 A.M.AND NOON C L A S S I F I E D DEADLINE: 12:30 P.M.ONE DAY PRIOR TO PUBLICATION OR MAIL YOUR PREPAID CLASSIFIED ADS TO THE RECORD, 6 MALLORY, SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC J1M 2E2 Wednesday, February 27, 2019 PAG E 11 classad@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Articles for Sale 290 Make your classified stand out, add a photo for $10.per day.Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our office in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.819-569- 9525.classad@ sherbrookerecord.com 275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.819- 837-2680.HANDY POINTERS on writing a successful classified ad Prepare an outline of your ad and then write it.Be specific \u2014 buyers want useful information such as price.Group related facts in the same sentence.Avoid slang and abbreviations.Abbreviations are not needed because The Record charges by word rather than space.Above all, don\u2019t forget your telephone number or address and when respondents may contact you.It\u2019s easier than you think WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Dear Annie: I just adopted a dog who\u2019s quite overweight.Right now, he\u2019s about 24 pounds, and the vet wants him to be about 17 to 18 pounds.I have instructions from the adoption agency on what to feed him and how much, but getting him to exercise has been a struggle.When I take him for walks, he gets tired quickly and plops down on the ground, refusing to get up.Are there ways to get an overweight dog to be more willing to exercise?I can tell the excess weight makes him lethargic and uncomfortable.I was hoping to find a gym for dogs and their owners but haven\u2019t had luck.\u2014 Dad of a Dieting Doggo Dear Doggo Dad: First off, congratulations on the adoption of your new furry family member.Thank you for adopting.You have made a huge difference in this dog\u2019s life.Redirect your quest to find a gym for dogs into a quest to find a swimming pool for dogs.Aqua therapy for dogs helps them lose weight.Swimming can encourage better digestion and help with overall health.Swimming for both humans and dogs is a great form of low-impact exercise.Some pools even have underwater treadmills for dogs.The walking and swimming will gradually help Doggo shed those few unwanted pounds.Lastly, try to find a friend who has an overweight dog or an older dog to take walks with.Dogs are pack animals, so if your dog were to see a buddy walking a little farther, maybe that would serve as motivation for him to take a few more steps before plopping down.Dear Annie: How do you feel about hairdressers who, as they are coloring and cutting your hair, talk on their cellphones?Often, while mine is trying to cut, the phone is propped between his shoulder and ear.Part of the reason I feel this way is I am old and can remember the day when there were no distractions for services of any type.Cellphones are appendages these days, but I\u2019d like to know whether I\u2019m just getting cranky or others are bothered by their ubiquitous use.\u2014 Put Down the Phone Dear Put Down the Phone: Age has nothing to do with it.For old and young alike, rude is rude and unprofessional.Unless there\u2019s a family emergency or he warns you ahead of time that he\u2019s expecting an important call, your hairdresser should not be talking on his cellphone when cutting your hair.The fact that he has scissors in his hand and is not 100 percent focused on the task at hand is a safety issue.The scissors or color brush should be the only thing in your stylist\u2019s hands.Next time you go to your salon, kindly ask your stylist to put down the phone.If you don\u2019t feel comfortable speaking with him directly, you could tell management.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! Annie Lane\u2019s debut book \u2014 featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette \u2014 is available as a paperback and e-book.Visit http://www.creator- spublishing.com for more information.Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.Un?t Fido Dear Annie 2019 has come upon us with a vengeance - so much snow and so very cold, an old-fashioned winter!  Our January meeting was cancelled due to poor road and driveway conditions. However, we ventured out for our February 6 meeting.Seven members met in West Brome at the home of our new president Judy Jones.She called the meeting to order and thanked the members for coming.The Mary Stewart Collect and the Salute to the Flag were repeated in unison.  Motto:  As you grow older, your Christmas list gets smaller and the things you value about the holidays can\u2019t be bought.Roll Call:  Life stories:  bring in a photo of someone dear to you and introduce them to the group. We met a mother and father, a grandmother and an aunt! We were saddened to learn of the death of Mary Taylor, mother to our member Melarie Taylor.2019 is the 108th anniversary of the founding, by Elizabeth Ann Beach, of the Dunham Women\u2019s Institute, the first Women\u2019s Institute in the province of Quebec.  In 1964 the Quebec Women\u2019s Institutes erected the Cairn in Dunham to commemorate the event.  Judy gave updates from the Q.W.I.and F.W.I.C.We were reminded of our upcoming semi-annual Missisquoi County meeting on the afternoon of March 27.  Candy will look into getting tickets, for those interested, for the upcoming Mamma Mia production at Theatre Lac Brome.Our program for the meeting consisted of the installation of officers and committee chairs, as follows: President, Judy Jones; President-Elect, Marie- Claude Demers; Secretary and Treasurer, Noreen Craig; Agriculture Chair, Fran Mayhew; Education and Personal Development Chair, Paula Schmidt; Health and Community Living Chair, Carol Phillips; Publicity and Awareness Chair, Candy Coates; Sunshine Chair, Marie-Claude Demers and responsibility for the Cairn, Joyce Proctor.Grace was repeated in preparation for our afternoon tea, consisting of belated holiday leftovers.Our next meeting will be March 6.Submitted by Candy Coates, Publicity and Awareness Chair Dunham Women\u2019s Institute Today in History for Feb.27: On this date: In 380, Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official faith of the Roman Empire.In 425, Roman Emperor Theodosius II founded the first university in the western world in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey.In 1807, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in Maine.He is best known for \u201cThe Song of Hiawatha.\u201d In 1860, former Illinois Congressman Abraham Lincoln delivered a widely acclaimed speech in which he argued against the expansion of slavery into the western territories, telling listeners at Cooper Union in New York that \u201cright makes might.\u201d In 1899, Charles Best, the co-discov- erer with Frederick Banting of insulin, was born in Maine.Best, the son of a Canadian-born physician, met Banting at the University of Toronto when he was assigned to work on a project with him.He died in 1978.In 1917, women in Ontario won the right to vote in provincial elections.In 1933, Germany\u2019s parliament building in Berlin, the Reichstag, burned down.The Nazis, charging a Communist plot, used the fire as a pretext for suspending civil liberties.In 1945, the Canadian First Army occupied Calcar, Germany, as part of a major new offensive.American planes rained firebombs on Berlin, setting the city on fire.In 1963, Mickey Mantle signed a $100,000 contract with the New York Yankees.At the time, it was the biggest contract ever signed in major league baseball.In 1973, 300 members of the American Indian Movement occupied the hamlet of Wounded Knee in South Dakota.Wounded Knee was the site of a massacre of Sioux men, women and children in 1890.The occupation lasted until early May.In 1977, Keith Richards of \u201cThe Rolling Stones\u201d was arrested at the Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto on heroin possession charges.He was eventually found guilty.In lieu of a jail sentence for Richards, \u201cThe Rolling Stones\u201d played two CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) benefit concerts at the civic auditorium in Oshawa, east of Toronto, in April 1979.In 1982, Wayne Williams was found guilty of murdering two of the 28 young blacks whose bodies were found in the Atlanta area over a 22-month period.In 1986, former NHL goaltender Jacques Plante died at age 57.He was a six-time Vezina Trophy winner and is credited with introducing the goalie mask to the game.He won six Stanley Cups between 1952 and 1963, all with the Montreal Canadiens.When the Habs won their unprecedented five Cups in a row from 1956-1960, it was with Plante in the net.He recorded 82 shutouts in the NHL.In 1991, U.S.President George H.Bush declared Gulf War allies had defeated Iraq\u2019s army and that the allies would suspend combat operations at midnight.In 1992, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously upheld Canada\u2019s anti-pornography law.It ruled sexually explicit material is obscene and not protected by the freedom of expression guarantee in the Charter of Rights.The law had been criticized as too vague.But there were fears that overturning it would open Canada to a flood of sexually explicit, violent and degrading material.In 1994, Sweden defeated Canada 3-2 in the first shootout for a hockey championship at the Winter Olympics, in Lillehammer, Norway.In 1995, Britain\u2019s oldest investment bank was declared bankrupt.Barings Bank blamed its collapse on Singapore futures trader Nick Leeson.On March 5, ING Group of the Netherlands struck a deal to take over the bank.In 1997, an Ontario court granted Eaton\u2019s bankruptcy protection from its creditors.The 127-year-old department store chain had more than $300 million in debts.When restructuring failed, Eaton\u2019s was declared insolvent and liquidated in August 1999.Seven stores were bought by Sears Canada and reopened under the Eatons name in November 2000.They were later closed.In 1997, divorce on demand became legal in Ireland.In 1998, Alan Eagleson became the first person expelled from the Order of Canada.The former head of the NHL players\u2019 union had pleaded guilty to fraud the previous month and was fined and sentenced to prison.In 1998, Indiana\u2019s 124-59 victory over Portland marked the first time in NBA history that one team scored more than twice as many points as the other.In 2003, Fred Rogers, host of \u201cMister Rogers\u2019 Neighborhood\u201d for more than 30 years, died in Pittsburgh of stomach cancer.He was 74.In 2006, Effa Manley became the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.The former Newark Eagles co- owner was among 17 people from the Negro Leagues and pre-Negro Leagues chosen by a special committee.In 2008, William F.Buckley Jr., the author and conservative commentator, was found dead at his home in Stamford, Conn.He was 82.In 2009, U.S.President Barack Obama announced plans for an end to the American combat mission in Iraq by the end of August 2010 and full withdrawal by 2011.In 2009, Denver\u2019s \u201cRocky Mountain News\u201d published its last edition, just shy of its 150th anniversary.In 2009, low temperature records were set across Manitoba with the coldest town, Fisher Branch, recording -37.5 C.In 2010, a 8.8-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed nearly 500 people and damaged some 500,000 homes in coastal towns of Chile.An estimated two million people were left homeless.In 2010, Canada\u2019s men\u2019s curling team - skip Kevin Martin, third John Morris, second Marc Kennedy and lead Ben Hebert - capped an unbeaten performance (13-0) at the Vancouver Olympics with a 6-3 win over Norway in the gold medal game; veteran Canadian snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson won gold in the parallel giant slalom.In 2011, Canada opener Nitish Kumar, at just 16 years, 283 days, became the youngest player to play at cricket\u2019s World Cup.In 2013, disgraced theatre impresario Garth Drabinsky, convicted in 2009 for a book-cooking scheme that ultimately resulted in the demise of Livent Inc., was stripped of his Order of Canada.A federal court judge later dismissed Drabin- sky\u2019s application for a judicial review.In 2015, Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of \u201cStar Trek\u201d fans as the pointy-eared half- human, half-Vulcan, purely logical science officer Mr.Spock, died of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at his Los Angeles home.He was 83.In 2015, the Ontario Securities Commission permanently banned former media baron Conrad Black and his ex- colleague, former Hollinger International Inc.CFO John Boultbee, from acting as a corporate director or officer of a public company in Ontario.(The Canadian Press) Page 12 Wednesday , February 27, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record INTERNATIONAL WOMEN\u2019S DAY CONTEST Do you know someone who should be celebrated this International Women\u2019s Day (March 8)?If so, The Record wants you to send in a small message and photo, along with $10 (visa or mastercard), to classad@sherbrookerecord.com and we will publish them in the paper on March 8.Your name will be put into a draw to win a Messages must be sent in by March 5 and a name will be randomly drawn on March 8.1705 Roy St., Sherbrooke \u2022 819.481.2772 \u2022 www.stromspa.com $150 Gift Card to Strom Nordique Spa in Sherbrooke.Today in History "]