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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 Monday , August 26, 2019 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Come enjoy the fair on September 5, 6, 7 and 8 163rd edition 128 Route 143, exit 88 off highway 55 www.exporichmondfair.com Local churches supporting mental health Page 3 Sherbrooke shows its pride Page 4 Another crowd pleasing Lennoxville street festival MATTHEW MCCULLY By Gordon Lambie Lennoxville\u2019s annual street festival did it again this past Saturday, drawing thousands out onto Queen Street between Academy and College streets for a gathering that has become the perfect late-summer mix of getting together with one\u2019s neighbours and getting to know what businesses are at work in the community.\u201cI would have asked for a little bit less cloud, but otherwise it is perfect,\u201d said event organizer Mélanie Goulet, noting that the tenth edition\u2019s blend of partly cloudy skies and a light breeze were a nice difference from 2018\u2019s blistering heat.Over the course of the day visitors and community members alike were free to stroll up and down the usually busy main street and chat with one another while sampling food prepared by local restaurants, listening to live performances by local bands, and having a good chuckle at the antics of a large collection of street performers.See more photos on page 5 Lussier has con?dence in Valoris Board of Directors Record Staff Following a public meeting held at Valoris on Thursday, attended by citizens and elected officials, Sherbrooke Mayor Steve Lussier, president of the Valoris board of directors, released a statement Friday reiterating his confidence in the Valoris board.\"It is healthy for municipal democracy to see so many people interested in what is happening at Valoris.I hope that people will continue to attend our meetings,\" Lussier commented in a statement on Friday.Lussier admitted that the efforts of the members of the board of directors have been numerous since his arrival at Valoris.He pointed out that the shortcomings of past administrations have been a factor in people's confidence in the Régie intermunicipale du centre de valorisation du Haut-Saint-François et de Sherbrooke.The board president said he has complete confidence in the members of his Board of Directors, adding that they have been working hard for months.\u201cThey make the necessary decisions, because they believe in the mission and objectives pursued by Valoris.The Board of Directors had already identified several problems and was working to find solutions before they were mentioned in CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 6 Ben by Daniel Shelton Weather TODAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS HIGH OF 24 LOW OF 7 TUESDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 25 LOW OF 11 WEDNESDAY: 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 22 LOW OF 16 THURSDAY: 70% CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 23 LOW OF 12 FRIDAY: CLOUDY HIGH OF 23 LOW OF 12 Page 2 Monday, August 26, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record 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 $125.00.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.\u2018Tis the season for bullies By Tamera Hadlock As the new school year begins we are all reminded that school, although a very exciting time of year where best friends get to see each other again and there is that anticipation of who the teacher will be, it can also be hard socially for many young people.We all know that kids can be cruel to one another, sometimes without even knowing it, and for those who have already dealt with this, the first day of school can bring mixed emotions.Even though bullies are known to be in school, I wonder why the attention is so strongly brought to the forefront when our school doors open.Bullies and bullying exist in all facets of life, and we certainly must be made aware of that.However, to my surprise, if you look up the definition of a bully and bullying, there is actually a specific definition for school bully.'\u201dSchool bullying is a type of bullying that occurs in any educational setting.For an act to be considered bullying it must meet certain criteria.This includes hostile intent, imbalance of power, repetition, distress, and provocation.\u201d And although this may be the criteria that defines bullying, just one of these could affect a child that is vulnerable to any type of disruption in their world.Even if we are raised in a \u2018perfect\u2019 family environment, a bully seems to find that button to push if they look hard enough.And why wouldn\u2019t they, being a bully is a full time job, that pays them with the satisfaction of seeing someone else suffer at their hands or words.So if a child complains that he or she is being bullied, yet, the act does not quite fit into this criteria, should we just dismiss it?Each individual is different and has the right to react to what has happened to them.We all have our own levels of vulnerability to how people treat us.Why is it wrong when we have opposing reactions to the same event?Being told that \u201cit was no big deal\u201d, or just \u201cyou will get over it\u201d is perhaps just another form of bullying.But our child has to keep returning to school, day after day.Dreading the thought of coming face to face with that anxiety.As parents, we don\u2019t want to add fuel to the fire when it comes to this, and we all want to believe every word that comes out of their mouths, but we have to be reasonable.We still need to listen to what they have to say, and certainly have empathy towards what they are going through, and help them to deal with the situation, but reading between the lines is also a parent\u2019s job.Drama can and does often start at the home level, and bringing an anxious parent into the mix, can drive that bullied child to continue being the victim.And we all know if you play the victim, you are certainly an easy target.To play the devils advocate, what about the bully in all of this?When our child is being picked on, we rarely think about what is going on in their lives.On many occasions, they are quick to be punished, or dealt with, but the behaviour continues.As the expression goes, any attention, good or bad, is attention to someone who is craving it.Of course it depends on the degree of what they are doing, but in my opinion, more positive attention should be given to the bully as well.Sometimes if we show kindness (yes a cliché) towards someone, it can change everything.The school year is from the end of August to the end of June, and each day, there seems to be something that will arise, but when the end of June arrives, where exactly do school bullies go?Are they on hiatus during the summer?Are they working on their plan of action for the new year to come?What exactly do they do when not in school?Without an audience, does a bully still thrive?So, as we enter into the new school year, take a moment and remember that we are all in this together.Patience is a virtue, and just perhaps, bullies need the most help of all. Record Staff As part of its tour of Quebec chambers of commerce, the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) stopped in Sherbrooke on Friday to talk to business people in the region about the future of property taxes and the issues surrounding the signing of the next tax treaty.With the slogan \u2018The taxpayer does their part, the government should do theirs,\u2019 the UMQ pointed out that the Government of Quebec has the means to prevent taxpayers from taking the brunt of the financial burden for municipal debt.Since June 2019, the UMQ has been negotiating with the Government of Québec to conclude a new Québec-Mu- nicipalities agreement on taxation, also known as the tax pact.Wishing to extend the conversation to all taxpayers, Alexandre Cusson, President of the UMQ and Mayor of Drummondville, met with entrepreneurs in the Sherbrooke area to iscuss municipal taxation.\"I gave a simple message to business people: we are in the same boat.Like them, municipalities are being hit hard by demographic and economic changes, resulting in a complete change in the tax base.The situation is such that property taxes, which represent nearly 70% of all municipal revenues, are at a dead end.We presented the members of the Chamber of Commerce with our plan to get out of it,\" said Mr.Cusson, at the end of the Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce dinner conference Friday.While municipalities have made a significant contribution to the return to a balanced budget, the Government of Quebec has the flexibility to respond positively to the demands of local governments.\"Property taxation is an end-of-life model that dates back to another era.Since we are determined not to place a greater burden on taxpayers, we turn to the government.What we are asking is that it be part of the solution and use some of its significant flexibility to address the situation.The taxpayer is doing their part.It is up to the government to do its part,\" added Mr.Cusson, who pointing out that for 2019, the Government of Quebec posted a budget surplus of nearly $7.5 billion.Reiterating the demands of the municipalities at the negotiating table, the Mayor of Sherbrooke, Steve Lussier, pointed out the importance for his city of transferring one point of the QST.\"In addition to the government's full payment of taxes on its buildings, which would only be the settlement of an injustice to other Quebec taxpayers and a better sharing of revenues from the exploitation of natural resources, the sharing of one point of the QST will really recognize the economic contribution of municipalities,\" Lussier commented.The campaign, which will continue through the coming weeks, has already stopped at the Gatineau Chamber of Commerce (Aug.22), and will continue in Saguenay (Sept.10), Quebec City (Sept.12) and Rimouski (Sept.17).Full details on the UMQ's tour and priorities for the negotiations of the next fiscal pact are available on the umq.qc.ca/tax pact website.For 100 years now, the UMQ has brought together local governments from all regions of Quebec.Its mission is to provide strong leadership for autonomous and effective local governments.It mobilizes municipal expertise, supports its members in the exercise of their competencies and promotes municipal democracy.Its members, who represent more than 85% of the population and territory of Québec.Monday, August 26, 2019 Page 3 \"Mon Shack is about community,\" she said.\"I'm really touched when people from the community support the work we are doing like this.\" LOCAL NEWS The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Local churches supporting mental health By Gordon Lambie Val Rawlings of Plymouth Trinity United Church (left) and Esther Barnett of Lennoxville United (right) present Josée Parent, the founder and Executive Director of Mon Shack in Lennoxville with a cheque for over $1,100.The money, raised by the two churches over the season of lent, will go towards helping Mon Shack in its work supporting young people with mental health challenges in the region.In expressing her appreciation for the donation, Parent pointed to the contribution as an example of the mission of her organization in action.\"Mon Shack is about community,\" she said.\"I'm really touched when people from the community support the work we are doing like this.\" Parent also said that she was pleased to be receiving support from churches, as she has encountered people in the past who faced stigma rather than support within their communities of faith for mental health challenges.To see religious communities actively supporting local mental health resources, she said, is very encouraging.GORDON LAMBIE Megantic by-election coming up Record Staff The District 5-Old North councilor position is up for grabs in the town of Lac-Mégantic.A by-election will be held on Oct.6, 2019 to fill the position.An advance polling day will be held on Sept.29.Candidates wishing to run for the position may do so until Friday, Sept.6 through the President of Elections, Nancy Roy, on the days and at the times indicated on the election notice.For more information, can contact the office of the returning officer at 819 583-2441, ext.2230.Elections Québec is reminding the public that the rules on the financing of candidates and the control of election expenses apply throughout the election period, which began Friday, Aug.23.For more information on municipal elections and the rules related to political financing, both governed by the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, visit the Elections Québec Web site at electionsquebec.qc.ca.The electors of Lac-Mégantic are invited to vote in large numbers, as voter participation is essential to democratic life.The Canadian Press AQuebec fashion designer and his partner say they were victims of a homophobic attack after they were allegedly beaten outside a bar in the province's Charlevoix region.Markantoine Lynch-Boisvert says he and Alex James Taboureau were leaving a bar in La Malbaie late Friday night when a man began directing homophobic insults their way.He said they tried to leave but were confronted and later pursued by the man, who allegedly headbutted Lynch- Boisvert in the face while two of his friends attacked his partner.Quebec provincial police confirm they responded to a call in La Malbaie Friday night and have opened an investigation into the incident.Lynch-Boisvert says his injuries include three facial fractures, while Taboureau is recovering from bruising and a minor concussion.Numerous politicians including Quebec Premier Francois Legault and Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante have taken to social media to denounce the alleged attack.Quebec designer and partner say they were victims of homophobic attack Quebec-Municipalities tour stops in Sherbrooke Page 4 Monday , August 26 , 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Support the local businesses, services & professionals who serve our area where you live, work and play! 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In partnership to help you invest for your future TIM GODDARD BRANCH MANAGER RICK TRACY MUTUAL FUNDS DEALING REPRESENTATIVE GLOBAL MAXFIN INVESTMENTS INC.151 Queen Street, Sherbrooke \u2022 8195695666 \u201cLocals serving locals for more than 20 years.\u201d Sherbrooke shows its pride By Gordon Lambie Sherbrooke\u2019s \u201cFière la Fête\u201d pride festivities came to a close this past weekend, culminating in a march through the streets of the city on Saturday and the founding of a new organization aimed at coordinating the annual event called Fièrté Sherbrooke Pride on Sunday afternoon.Speaking at the end of Saturday\u2019s march, which saw hundreds of individuals and representatives of different local organizations walk from the Marché de la gare to Sherbrooke\u2019s city hall, Fière la Fête coordinator Cédric Champagne praised the fact that this year brought in more participants than ever before.\u201cThis seventh edition of Fière la Fête was definitely a success,\u201d he said.\u201cThank you for being here, year after year\u201d \u201cWe are proud to repeat this year after year and see our regional pride grow,\u201d added Séré Beauchesne-Lévesque, who acted as spokesperson for the event, pointing out that although people often think of larger cities when talking about solidarity with and celebration of LGBTQ+ communities, those communities are just as present in smaller, more rural environments.\u201cWe are often asked, in 2019, why there needs to be a march,\u201d Beauchesne- Lévesque said, sharing that for two weeks prior to this year\u2019s march abusive comments were being made on the event\u2019s Facebook page suggesting that the event is a byproduct of mental illness and something to be hidden from children, among other things.\u201cIt shows that we still need to educate and celebrate,\u201d the spokesperson said.In that vein, Beauchesne-Lévesque said that the organizing team for Fière la Fête was pleasantly surprised by the turnout to the workshops that took place as a part of the festival this year.\u201cWe see that it is still important to celebrate certain identities,\u201d the spokesperson said.\u201cThank you, everyone, for being here.\u201d GORDON LAMBIE The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday , August 26, 2019 Page 5 County Fairs of the Eastern Townships Commemorative Book A commemorative book of photos and recollections of County Fairs in the Eastern Townships for nearly 200 years.Only $8 if picked up at The Record office, or $12 if mailed by Canada Post.Pick up your copy at: THE RECORD, 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E2 Scenes from Ayer\u2019s Cliff Fair 2019 Street Festival PICTURES BY STEVE BLAKE The Schoolcraft family presents a blanket to a winning harness horse Saturday at the Ayer's Cliff Fair.PICTURES BY GORDON LAMBIE CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 the Auditor General's report,\" said Mr.Lussier.Offering concrete examples of the actions taken by the Valoris board in recent months, Lussier referred to the adoption of bylaw 5, which prescribes the general rules applicable to Valoris with respect to the rules of internal management, the organization of Val- oris, its meetings and the management committee, budgetary control and monitoring and accountability, the delegation of authority to authorize expenditures and enter into contracts, the pricing applicable to the valuation centre and the transfer centre, and the provisions relating to contract management rules.According to Lussier, it was the current board of directors that identified the shortfalls in the budget and made the difficult decision to adjust the tonnage rate for member municipalities.The price of the tonnage of residual materials sent by members includes the landfill rate, leachate water management, biogas treatment, administration and debt repayment The current board also hired a new site manager, a point that had been raised before the Auditor General.Expertise and a high level of competence are important to help Valoris in the future and not repeat the mistakes of the past, Lussier explained.Those points and several others will be reflected in the recovery plan, Lussier went on, adding that estimates and costs related to each would be included.One of the steps before getting to that point is the preparation of the budget for the next year.The recovery plan will be publicly disclosed once it has been completed.\"Valoris is like all municipalities at this time of year.We plan operations, expenses, income, investments and various projects.This is a normal procedure.It would be irresponsible of us to spread our figures out in the public arena without a rigorous internal exercise.That is what we will do in the coming weeks.We will present our forecasts to both partners as soon as the information is available to allow municipalities to prepare their budgets.I will not do this in the public arena out of respect for the members of the board of directors and partners,\" said President Lussier.The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on Sept.19 at 2.30 p.m.in Valoris' offices.Said a friend as we observed hundreds of blood-thirsty mosquitoes pressing themselves against the screen of the porch on his country house: \u201cLooks like the night of the living dead.\u201d What\u2019s worse, this entomological horror show was last week, mid-August, when well-behaved mosquitoes should have had the decency to die off weeks ago.Scientists tell us this late-blooming plague of tiny winged vampires in Quebec is a consequence of a freakishly late, cold and wet spring in these parts.All across southern Quebec in vast fields where farmers should have been preparing the soil for sowing plants a blanket of snow melting slower than the Greenland glaciers provided enormous stagnant water breeding zones for the nasty little (insert appropriate cuss word; my preference starts with an F and rhymes with \u201csuckers).We are told this year\u2019s crop of mosquitoes is as much as eight times the normal infestation and based on anecdotal accounts from the brave who ventured into the woods this summer, they have made the great outdoors greatly unbearable.Nowadays people can slather themselves with all sorts of concoctions that can be quite effective in repelling mosquitoes and their bothersome cousins, the black fly.They do nothing, however, about the maddening sound of a zillion tiny dentist\u2019s drills swarming around the head.As much as we kvetch about how mosquitoes can ruin any outdoor summer gathering, we shudder to think how our ancestors coped with such a scourge, not being equipped with chemical repellents, or even shelters that kept bugs at bay.It\u2019s a wonder European settlers did- n\u2019t catch the next ship back home after their first nightmarish experience with mosquitoes in the New World.Naturally, the original native settlers had figured out eons ago what stuff to smear on the body to minimize the effect of insect bites, and had developed a certain resistance if not immunity.Besides being incredibly annoying, mosquitoes are, of course, highly efficient delivery systems for a wide variety of deadly diseases.In the opinion of some experts the bug with the six-nee- dled schnoz is the most deadly killer of humans of all time.Canadian history professor and author Timothy Winegard estimates mosquitoes have caused the death of half of all humans since they started to walk upright (while swatting bugs).That amounts to roughly 50 billion folks felled by malaria, yellow fever and the like.Zika and West Nile are more contemporary favourite diseases shared with us by our mosquito friends.The latter killed a record 15 Quebecers last year.In his new book, The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator, Winegard recounts how the extraordinary little monsters have altered the course of human history with their special knack for spreading killer illnesses.One local example of note is Nouvelle France, which, Winegard claims, fell to the British in 1760 partly because the French lost so many soldiers in their Caribbean territories to mosquito-borne disease they were unable to reinforce their troops in North America.A similar thing happened to British troops in the mosquito-infested southern American colonies that contributed to their defeat in the War of Independence.The book also raises and answers other intriguing questions about the impact of the mosquito on humanity: \u201cWhy was gin and tonic the cocktail of choice for British colonists in India and Africa?What does Starbucks have to thank for its global domination?What has protected the lives of popes for millennia?Why did Scotland surrender its sovereignty to England?\u201d Quebec being distinct in so many ways, it has two words for the persistent pest.Moustique is the more commonly used word, but somewhere along the line the name maringouin found its way into Canadian French.This was first noted in publications dating back to 1702, according to Jean Bourassa, an entomologist at Université du Québec à Trois Rivières, who has written a book with the puzzling title: Le Moustique, par solidarité écologique.According to Bourassa, maringouin is likely an adaptation of a Brazilian native word for mosquito that got transplanted in Nouvelle France by various sailors and explorers.Next time you slap one of those blood- gorging little beasties, take a moment to think how the mighty mosquito has shaped history.Then scratch your bites.EDITORIAL Page 6 Monday , August 26, 2019 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Besides being incredibly annoying, mosquitoes are, of course, highly efficient delivery systems for a wide variety of deadly diseases.The mighty (annoying) mosquito has shaped history 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 819-821-3179 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WEBSITE: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER (819) 569-9511 MATTHEW MCCULLY MANAGING EDITOR (819) 569-6345 GORDON LAMBIE ASSOCIATE EDITOR (819) 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Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E2 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA RECORD THE Peter Black Valoris Local Sports \u201cTheir fitness levels are up, so we don\u2019t have to just run around to upkeep cardio, we can maintain fitness all while training and playing rugby.Their abilities have improved significantly.\u201d Monday , August 26, 2019 Page 7 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com BU women\u2019s rugby team ready to roll By Emilie Hackett Special to The Record Bishop\u2019s University\u2019s women\u2019s rugby team is gearing up for a season like no other.Training camp began on Monday, Aug.19, and will last throughout Friday Aug.30.In two weeks, the 40- some student athletes will have spent nearly 80 hours on campus preparing for the 2019 Fall season.According to head coach Tom Whyld, the team has excellent potential and is ready to start playing.The Gaiters will have six regular season games, divided into three home games and three away games, against McGill University, Con- cordia University, and Université de Montréal.\u201cThe RSEQ has restructured the league in a way that makes for more competitive rugby.It\u2019s difficult to play against the Gee-Gees and the Lavals of this world, so to play six games against opponents that are our caliber will make a great difference for the girls and will also reduce the risk of injuries,\u201d he remarked.Whyld is already looking forward to playoffs.\u201cIf we place in the top two teams in our sub-division, we will play the two bottom teams in the higher subdivision for the provincial championships.I believe we could definitely make our way there,\u201d he added.It has been an uphill battle for the University\u2019s women\u2019s rugby club for many years.They were able to celebrate two historic ties against the Montreal Carabins and McGill Martlets during the 2018 season, their first result in the RSEQ since October 2009.\u201cWe\u2019ve had so much improvement since Tom started coaching, and especially as our head coach since 2018,\u201d mentioned Bronwen Holder, senior player and the Gaiters\u2019 team captain.\u201cThere\u2019s much more team cohesion, our playing skills have improved, and the bond between the players is much stronger.That\u2019s the key to a good team.We really hope for a win against McGill for our first home game,\u201d she said of the Sunday, August 1 face-off.\u201cTraining camp is pretty brutal but it\u2019s essential to our well-functioning.On the first week, we meet on campus from Monday to Friday and have breakfast from 7 a.m.to 8 a.m.Then we usually have a meeting until 8:30 a.m.then we go to the physio and get taped and prepared for the training,\u201d explained Holder.\u201cWe then practice from 9 a.m.to around 11 a.m.We usually finish with a scrimmage, team stretching, and an assessment with the coaches.Then we have lunch from noon to 1:00 p.m., and a meeting until 1:30 p.m.We\u2019ll have our second practice of the day from around 2 p.m.to 4 p.m.and we\u2019re done for the day.\u201d \u201cThe first week of training camp is always the toughest, as we have to focus on fitness a lot, but by the second week we have more opportunities for team building, to strengthen bonds on and off the field,\u201d she noted.\u201cWe don\u2019t want to be overworked as well, because a fragile body results in easy injuries.We absolutely want to avoid that as the season is about to begin.We\u2019ll be going to the beach as a team on Thursday which we\u2019re all pretty excited for.\u201d \u201cWe have 40 active players and two girls who are injured for the season.This is the most we\u2019ve ever had, with 37 girls last year.I think we\u2019re going do to very well.We\u2019ve had two years of very talented recruits and we didn\u2019t lose too many seniors.Our veterans who came in a few years ago with less rugby experience have also had the opportunity to develop their last few seasons as well,\u201d mentioned the head coach.\u201cWe have players from all over Canada, from Quebec to Ontario, all the way to the West Coast in British Columbia and Alberta.We also have a player from England this year!\u201d noted Whyld.\u201cThey really get along together on and off the field which makes for great cohesion on the pitch.\u201d The England native is also familiar with playing with diverse teammates.He obtained a degree in sports coaching and conditioning from the University of West England in 2012, but his love for rugby was strong and therefore took him across the globe.From playing rugby in Australia, to throwing lineouts in New Zealand, from Germany to Spain and back to his hometown, rugby finally brought Whyld to the Ottawa Ospreys rugby club, where he met a BU alum who referred him to the Gaiters\u2019 coaching staff.\u201cI was assistant coach in my first year alongside then head coach Adam Spirk.Adam left the first year I arrived, so the program was basically passed down the chain to me.This is my third year with the girls for the pre-season, and I can tell you there has been such a difference between now and then,\u201d he asserted.\u201cTheir fitness levels are up, so we don\u2019t have to just run around to upkeep car- dio, we can maintain fitness all while training and playing rugby.Their abilities have improved significantly.In the first year, we did what I thought we needed to do, but by the second year I learned to adjust to their skillsets.This year, we\u2019ve reached a happy medium where we train what we can and what we should.\u201d Whyld continued to explain the ins and outs of training camp.\u201cThe first week of training camp is always tougher, as we have to sort out the conditioning and fitness aspect of things and get the girls back into motion.By the second week we are able to build into the game, all while keep contact to a minimum to preserve the girls,\u201d he said.\u201cIn that same line, we\u2019ll also give them Monday off, as they have an exhibition game on Sunday the 25th, as well as Thursday off.Friday there will be no hardcore practice, but they will come train in preparation for our first home game on Sunday September 1st.\u201d \u201cDuring pre-season, we don\u2019t want to worry about results.We want to worry about how we\u2019re doing as a team.A strong team that plays good rugby is always going to score some points, but we never know.I expect that we will do well, though,\u201d he ensured.Granted, other RSEQ teams have a stronger recruiting pull, with universities offering graduate degrees to over 40,000 students, in comparison to Bishop\u2019s University\u2019s 2,300 Gaiters.\u201cIn the end, rugby is rugby.If we are able to clarify our team identity and understand how we want to play in the pitch, results will come.There are 15 players on the field, so it doesn\u2019t matter how many girls there are on the sideline,\u201d claimed Whyld.\u201cWe attract excellent players, who are dedicated and want to represent Bishop\u2019s.That\u2019s our strength.I\u2019m also the club\u2019s first full-time employee, so I have a lot of time to devote to recruiting.I\u2019m at all the same recruitment events as other coaches so we are essentially recruiting from the same pool.It all comes down to what these student athletes want to study for their degree,\u201d he explained.\u201cI think we\u2019re getting the message out there as well.A lot of people in the rugby community, like other coaches and players, have been noticing our improvements, so that definitely gives us a power of attraction.\u201d \u201cPeople have to remember that more than 90 per cent of that improvement has come from the girls directly.All I do is facilitate them.They\u2019re the ones who battle it out on the field.I think we could go out this week and we would be ready for the actual season.We\u2019ve also had guest coaches come see us which really helps.Martial Lagain and Spencer Robinson came to help as guest coaches, as well as Bishop\u2019s alumni Gina Pate- naude and Sue Magwood as our assistant coaches.It\u2019s always great to have these outside forces, especially with female coaches, because the players can really relate to them in a way that they perhaps cannot with me.Overall, it\u2019s been a great pre-season so far and we\u2019re super excited for our first game,\u201d concluded Whyld.EMILIE HACKETT Page 8 Monday, August 26, 2019 production@sherbrookerecord.com The Record RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES BIRTH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 40¢ per word.Minimum charge $10.00 ($11.50 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions or more: 15% off With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: 11 a.m., day before publication.BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL WISHES, ENGAGEMENT NOTICES: Text only: $16.00 (includes taxes) With photo: $26.00 ($29.90 taxes included) DEADLINE: 3 days before publication.WEDDING WRITE-UPS: $26.00 ($29.90 taxes included) WITH PHOTO: $36.00 ($41.40 taxes included) Please Note: All of the aforementioned (except 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The 40th Neil Family Reunion was held Sunday, Aug.4, 2019 at the home of Leigh Jay & Isabelle Quilliams in West Bolton.We were blessed with a bright sunny day and clear blue sky.Families began arriving from about 10:00 a.m.and enjoyed the time to visit and get reacquainted with family and friends often seen only a couple times a year.Although the numbers were again reduced - only 56 -those there profited in the time to visit and welcome some seldom seen family from Ontario - Patrick Gay (a third cousin?) and Nada and William Neil, another distant cousin, who joined us on motorcycle.A new member this year was Zo- riah Neil Abdullah, 4-month-old daughter of Jennifer Neil and Abdullah Abdullah from Montreal.Our eldest members were Barbara and Gordon Pozer and Douglas Neil.Lunch, consisting of the usual wide assortment of casseroles, salads, drinks, desserts and other delec- tables, supplied by each family, was set up and soon consumed.Trying to reduce our carbon footprint we brought reusable plates and glasses and used the washable cutlery supplied by the Neil collection, thus reducing the quantity of garbage.Once filled up to overflowing the activities began - playing volleyball and swimming, both sports enjoyed by those of all ages, or just relaxing and visiting while listening to music supplied by our newly adopted Gary and Carol Darling, who have joined us and played for us for many years.A few people even benefited from the music to dance to the great tunes familiar to many of us.In the pool the youngest ones enjoyed being tossed around and the older ones tried their hand at forming a pyramid without drowning those holding up the ones on top.The treasure/scavenger hunt then occupied those from a few years old to octogenarians, led by our teenagers who did a great job of involving the mixture of all ages, refuting the idea of there being a generation gap.Soon it was time for the designing, drawing and coloring of the squares for the children\u2019s quilt, this year allowing each one to choose something to represent themselves.It\u2019s always interesting to see the progression and ability grow from one year to the next.Both the adult and children\u2019s quilts from last year were on display and the drawings for the winners revealed the two new owners - Olivia Quilliams for the children\u2019s and Francis Neil (who had participated for many years in making the quilts) the adult one.It was a beautiful design of animals and flowers made in felt with a black background.Ross Neil, with the help of others, peeled the corn and set up the equipment for the supper of com and hot dogs.It was always a welcome end to an enjoyable day and all that was left to do was to help clean up and return everything to its rightful place before heading home to prepare for another work week.Our thanks go out to Leigh Jay and Isabelle and family as well as Wendy (Neil) Crandall who took on the task of organizing this year\u2019s reunion as there is always a hesitation to know if anyone is willing to take on the responsibility.Submitted by Joan (Neil) Powell 40th Neil Family Reunion MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 Dear Annie: I\u2019m often frustrated when people say that family always comes ?rst.By \u201cfamily,\u201d they mean the people you\u2019re related to by blood.My mother was a toxic presence in my life from age 11 to 22.I recently took a big step by asking her not to contact me anymore, instead letting me initiate conversation.My life has only improved since making this change and since moving out of her home.No longer do I have to deal with her daily gaslighting \u2014 telling me that my memory\u2019s incorrect, that her good intentions are more important than the pain she\u2019s caused me.No longer do I have to spend hours of the day denying my truth, living a lie.She may be upset with me for choosing to severely limit our communication, but I have to take care of myself ?rst.I have tried to make amends again and again and again.I have tried method after method.At some point, it became obvious I was talking to a wall.So, I wish more people understood that birth family isn\u2019t everything \u2014 at least, not for everyone.Please stop telling people things like, \u201cBut she\u2019s your mom!\u201d or \u201cBut you\u2019re family!\u201d We cannot choose the family we\u2019re born into.But we can choose the people we keep in our lives.People who love and respect us \u2014 they come ?rst.\u2014 Better Off With My Chosen Family Dear Chosen Family: I\u2019m printing your letter to help people be more sensitive to someone in your position.Congratulations on ?nding friends who love and support you.While I\u2019m not saying you have to interact with your mother on a daily basis, it might ben- e?t you to seek individual counseling for better understanding of why she is like talking to a wall.Or why she does the things that she does.In that understanding, you might have more compassion for her limitations.Sorry, but after all, she is your mom.Dear Annie: I can\u2019t stop thinking about your July 14 column, \u201cFurious Over a Ring.\u201d May I add to your spot- on advice?Do NOT sell the ring.You fought hard to keep something that symbolizes the love you had for your precious mother.You rose above the manipulation that was tossed your way.Fighting hard and rising above are no doubt qualities you inherited from your mother \u2014 along with the ring.Sinking to your grandmother\u2019s level of spite would really be the catalyst for ruining the ring\u2019s sentimental value.Don\u2019t let that happen.Take the high road.By not sinking to her level, you\u2019ll have no regrets later.Your mother would no doubt be proud.\u2014 Spot On Dear Spot On: Thank you for your kind words.I am printing your letter because you focused on what I regard as the most important issue \u2014 the daughter\u2019s courage to stand up to her grandmother because she knew it was the right thing to do.Send your questions for Annie Lane to: dearannie@creators.com.The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday , August 26, 2019 Page 9 Friendships are family Dear Annie Grace Village, with the Dr.W.J.Klinck Foundation, announced today, August 22, the formal naming of the Workshop as the Betty & Chum Blenkhorn Workshop.The Workshop, located behind the new Grace Village Care Pavilion, was constructed by UsiHome, a producer of prefabricated houses.In honour of this generous gift, the building was named after UsiHome owner Gesner Blenkhorn\u2019s parents, Betty & Cecil \u201cChum\u201d Blenkhorn.The Blenkhorn family have been longtime supporters of Grace Village, as well as many Eastern Townships organizations.A reception was held on July 26 for the Blenkhorn family and board members of Grace Village & the Dr.W.J.Klinck Foundation.The ribbon-cutting occurred in front of the building, followed by the reveal of the new signage, and then the family visited the Workshop.A word of thanks was given by the Hon.David Price, President of the Foundation, and the family reminisced on how much \u201cChum\u201d Blenkhorn had loved his own workshop.The new Grace Village Care Pavilion was completed in the summer of 2017, and since has become home to over 120 residents.This project could not have come about without the help of the amazing staff, wonderful volunteers, and of course the generous donors who have supported this community.As a nonpro?t, charitable organization, Grace Village has always relied on the kindness of its community to be able to welcome the seniors of the Eastern Townships.If you are interested in learning more about the ongoing Capital Campaign, please visit www.gracevillage.ca/advancement or call the Dr.W.J.Klinck Foundation at (819) 569-0546 x5033.Dr.W.J.Klinck Foundation 1515, rue Pleasant View, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C6, www.gracevillage.ca/donations.For more information, please call 819-569-0546 or email info@masscom.ca.Grace Village Betty & Cecil \u201cChum\u201d Blenkhorn Workshop ALLEY OOP ARLO 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in life that bring you joy.Personal success can be yours if you are tenacious about health, diet and exercise.Romance is encouraged.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) \u2014 Make the necessary changes required to achieve success.You need to embrace whatever it takes to reach your professional or personal goal.Romance is in the stars.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) \u2014 Use caution when discussing projects with peers.Someone is likely to misquote you or use your ideas to get ahead.Strategic action will be required to avoid interference.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) \u2014 Positive change will transpire if you make plans with someone who can offer you information, direction or solutions.Romance is featured.Think about your emotional and spiritual upbringing.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) \u2014 Head in a direction that will encourage learning and making personal improvements.Listen to your heart, not to what someone is trying to get you to believe.Hold on to your cash.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) \u2014 Consider your plans, go over every detail and make your dreams come true.A change at home will encourage better relationships with loved ones.Romance is on the rise.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) \u2014 Don\u2019t let anyone spread rumors or tell lies, or you will become part of the problem instead of the solution.Be true to yourself and to your loved ones.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) \u2014 Aim for efficiency.A minimalist approach to dealing with others and living your life will result in peace of mind and more time to enjoy the finer things.ARIES (March 21-April 19) \u2014 An open mind will help you see problems.If you look at all sides of a situation, you will come up with a solution that suits everyone.Don\u2019t leave anyone out.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) \u2014 Take the initiative and follow your heart.Whether you are making personal changes or starting a new project, believe in your ability and shoot for the stars.Romance is encouraged.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) \u2014 Someone will lead you astray if you are gullible.Question anything that sounds suspicious.It\u2019s up to you to protect your interests.Focus on good health and saving money.CANCER (June 21-July 22) \u2014 A chance to share something special is heading your way.If you discuss plans with a loved one, you will turn your dream into a reality.Romance is in the stars.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) \u2014 Know what you want and make your move.Consistency will be required if you\u2019re going to gain respect and support.If someone procrastinates, step up and take charge.MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 2019 Send a monarch to the guillotine By Phillip Alder P.G.Wodehouse wrote, \u201cThere is only one cure for gray hair.It was invented by a Frenchman.It is called the guillotine.\u201d Nowadays there is a less drastic way to remove gray hair.But it is hard at the bridge table to sacrifice a card that can win a trick, even when that would result in a greater number of tricks being taken.This deal occurred during a pairs event at the Summer North American Championships in Las Vegas last month.As West, on lead against one no- trump, I think I would have chosen the heart five, preferring a major to a minor and not wanting to risk leading into declarer\u2019s possible diamond ace-queen.At the table I saw, South won the first trick with his diamond queen and exited with a low spade.East won with the 10 and accurately shifted to the club five.South played low from his hand and ducked in the dummy when West played the 10.Then West led the club two to dummy\u2019s ace.After a spade established his suit, declarer took eight tricks (three spades, two hearts, two diamonds and one club) for a 63 percent score.However, if, at trick four, West had sacrificed his club king under dummy\u2019s ace, the defenders could have taken two spades and four clubs, saving 23 percent.To end today, here is a question to be answered tomorrow: During an auction in Las Vegas, I bid one heart on the first round and one spade on the second round even though my partner did not pass, double or redouble.How?"]