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For a free 7 day trial, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition, then Free Trial and fill in the information.For information or assistance call 819-569-9528 billing@sherbrookerecord.com Abenakis hoping for a double RECORD R 'CORD Study panel recommends keeping school board elections ItSïnjMps New Hatley town hall to be torn down Page 3 mTHE\" RECORD The voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 \u201cFrigo Free Go\u201d Page 7 WEEKEND EDITION Scouts receive new crest, celebrate a successful year Whether they were a Beaver, a Cub, or a Scout, all members received a new crest, specific to the Lennoxville troop.95 CENTS + TAXES Sherbrooke murals win heritage award By Gordon Lambie Every year, as a part of their Annual General Meeting, the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) hands out the Richard Evans Award to an organization or group of volunteers who they judge to have made significant contributions to preserving or promoting their community history.During the 2016 AGM chose to recognize the Sherbrooke-based mural collective M.U.R.I.R.S.for the way their historical mural series has turned local history into a major city attraction.\u201cThey were an obvious choice,\u201d said Matthew Farfan, Executive Director of QAHN.\u201cThe series of murals around Sherbrooke and now Lennoxville is stunning.It is not only an incredible tourist attraction but also homage to the history of Sherbrooke.\u201d The history-focused mural series includes 13 different works at this point, highlighting themes and sites of historical significance throughout the city\u2019s downtown core.\u201cThere\u2019s so much depth in each one,\u201d Farfan said, noting that Serge Malenfant, Cont\u2019d on page 5 PM#0040007682 By Rachel Newcombe Special to The record It was the culmination of a year\u2019s worth of hard work this past Wednesday night as the 1st Lennoxville Scouts assembled for their pizza party and awards night.Scout leader Chris Drew explained that the Scouts had been around for almost one hundred years, and that is was a beneficial program for the kids of the Eastern Townships.\u201cIt\u2019s all about building responsibility,\u201d he said.Friday, June 10, 2016 RACHEL NEWCOMBE The awards night, which took place in the Lennoxville Elementary School gymnasium, had a special touch this year.The participants, sorted into the Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts, received their new crests.These crests are specific to Cont\u2019d on page 4 WWW.MANOIRSTFRANCIS.COM 819.562.0875 MANOIR STFRiVNCIS / FOREVER YOUNG - AT HEART - / It\u2019s time to reserve your apartment for fall, before it\u2019s gone! press fjLUAU Printed and distributed by PressReader Pr e s sR e a d er \u2022 Jj o\t0 4_ 27 8 4604 COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 2 Friday, June 10, 2016 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 $82.21.Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) 1 year print: $155.91 6 month print: $81.85 3 month print: $41.57 12 month web only: $82.21 1 month web only: $7.46 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.\tVisit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.\tClick e-edition.3.\tComplete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather TODAY: CLOUDY HIGH 17 LOW 7 SATURDAY: CLOUDY HIGH 18 LOW 13 o JJJJJ SUNDAY: RAIN HIGH 14 LOW 6 JJJJJ MONDAY: RAIN HIGH 14 LOW 9 TUESDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS HIGH 18 LOW 8 Play that funky music till you die Pop culture-loving Brooklyn author rewrites his 1970s childhood Good Reads Submitted by the Lennoxville Library Do you remember Amazing Hair-Raising Monsters?They were bald creatures that \u201cgrew\u201d hair when you added water.Or perhaps you, or a parent, mailed off a few coins taped to cardboard for a Crazy Crab (a hermit crab that \u201cloves to be touched and petted, and enjoys running from hand to hand, swinging from your fingers or just cuddling on your shoulder like an adorable tame parrot,\u201d baited the pitch).Howzabout X-Ray Spex, touted as allowing you to see under a girl\u2019s clothes.They didn\u2019t work.All these products came out of the brain of Harold Von Braunhut.But his biggest marketing and sales bonanza was the Amazing Live Sea-Monkey.Von Braunhut worked with a marine biologist to breed a brine shrimp that could survive dehydration and shipping by post.The ads were inspired, and ran in the back of comic books through the 1970s (and beyond - his widow is currently involved in an ownership lawsuit with millions of dollars at stake; check out the New York Times Magazine, which published a piece in April titled \u201cThe Battle Over The Sea-Monkey Fortune\u201d).Clearly sea-monkeys had an impact on the childhood of New York City author Jonathan Lethem.He was six years old in 1970, and his novel The Fortress Of Solitude (published in 2003) is largely a reminiscence of that decade.Within are found many, many comic books, either purchased or stolen, all carefully stored in plastic bags because they should be valued at thousands of dollars right about now.(All but the rarest comics are largely worthless, of course, but 10-year-olds are capable of so much hope.) The Fortress of Solitude, as fans will know, is Superman\u2019s castle, an isolated place filled with knowledge (and located in the Arctic, somewhere in Canada).It is, in many ways, a place of loneliness.Fortress is the story of Dylan Ebdus, a white kid living in poor, black Brooklyn.His hippie mother abandons him to his father, a man obsessed with creating an avant-garde film that he surely will never finish, laboriously painting each frame by hand.Dylan is a sad-sack, an insecure mess who collapses whenever anyone looks at him sideways.Perhaps that\u2019s why he idolizes superheroes.Certainly his efforts to become one (the fantastical Aero-man!) end in a magical failure (though not a failure of magic).The years go by, and comics and pop-sicles give way to Playboy, pot and cocaine.But even as Dylan grows up, the 1970s (plus or minus) continue as a main character.Mel Brooks, the Pink Panther, Farah Fawcett, graffiti tagging, Eraser-head, bad sci-fi novels, Pong .the decade\u2019s pop and nerd culture suffuses, as does its music, and music in general.Dylan\u2019s most memorable neighbour is a soul singer whose career has collapsed.Even given his \u2018hood, Dylan\u2019s mix of class and whiteness allow him all the advantages (except at his largely black school: he was \u201can apple skinned for inspection.he stank of panic\u201d).And yet he reaches his thirties while still trapped in the past.\u201cIt was entirely possible that one song could destroy your life.the song was your personal shitty fate, manifest as a throb of pop floating out of radios everywhere.Rhythm guitar and trumpet, pitched to mockery.The singer might as well have held a gun to your head.How could it have been allowed to happen, how could it have been allowed on the radio?That song ought to be illegal.It wasn\u2019t racist - you\u2019ll never sort one out, don\u2019t even start - so much as anti-you.\u201d Play thatfunky music white boy Play thatfunky music right Play thatfunky music white boy Lay down the boogie and play thatfunky music till you die Cont\u2019d on page 6 m World's Favorite InstaPet! 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Ben by Daniel Shelton {like WHAT?5UfW.GU.Bl1 OKAY, METE GOES) tfl/.fm W-WEU-t NOTH (MG-NO KAlRGAME OUT.v ' The w/eep- Wi LACKER.TIL BC K BACK, j this me REQUIRE MCRE .PRÀSTIC ^.measures/ oressl^ALJ Printed and distribut PressReader.com ?ad by PressReader + 1 604 278 4604 ND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW2 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Friday, June 10, 2016 Page 3 \t\t\t\t -\tLocal.\tN\tEWS\t\u201cWe\u2019re negotiating right now,\u201d she added.It is her hope that this would be a suitable solution.Lake Lovering fire station a growing concern By Rachel Newcombe Special to The Record The No.3 fire station located near Lake Lovering in the Magog area is a hot topic within the community.An online petition has been started to garner support for the desire to have the station opened and staffed on a regular basis.Local resident Jim Sutton explained that during the question period of the Monday night Magog council meeting, he brought up the issue of the nearest fire department being 15 kilometres away from Lake Lovering.According to Sutton, two houses have been burned beyond the point of saving in the last year due to the distance.In one case a train impeded the progress of the firemen that responded to the call.Sutton, along with other citizens, are pushing for the No.3 station to be staffed to avoid such incidents.Magog mayor Vicki-May Hamm said these were concerns she addressed at the Monday night meeting.\u201cIt\u2019s never been staffed,\u201d Hamm explained.The station has the one fire truck that is kept there for use whenever it is needed.This also helps keep insurance costs for local residents down.Running the station would cost a lot of money, money that Magog does not have.\u201cIt\u2019s not something we\u2019re considering,\u201d she added.While unaware of the exact numbers, Hamm said that the response times of the fire department from Magog were within the criteria that needed to be met.Hamm added that she presented a plan during the question period to the assembled crowd at the council meeting about a partnership with the Canton de Stanstead fire department.\u201cWe\u2019re negotiating right now,\u201d she added.It is her hope that this would be a suitable solution.She acknowledged that citizens were concerned over the situation.\u201cThey\u2019re worried because of two fires,\u201d she said.Hamm did comment, however, that it was not necessarily because of the dis- tance.\u201cIt\u2019s not always an issue of response time,\u201d Hamm said, explaining that one of the houses could not be saved due to the fire department not being advised of the situation quickly enough.She admitted that on the other occasion, a train did pass through, but noted that trains are running all over Quebec no matter where the fire station is located.Hamm stated that she was aware of the petition being circulated by local residents on change.org.\u201cWe\u2019re going to rediscuss,\u201d she said of the issue, but added that because of finances, the situation was highly unlikely to change, especially with the Canton de Stanstead plan already in motion.New Hatley town hall to be torn down By Rachel Newcombe Special to The Record T|he Municipality of Hatley Township was ready to occupy its new recently purchased space, but now because of engineer findings, it will be knocked down.The building, originally part of the Montjoye ski centre, has been declared structurally unsound.\u201cYes, we\u2019re going to have to dismantle it,\u201d said Canton de Hatley mayor Martin Primeau.Hatley councilor Patrick Clowery explained that the original inspection of the building revealed some problems, but nothing that would have a major impact.After all, a building from the 50\u2019s is bound to be a bit of a fixer upper.However, upon a closer examination after the purchase, the filed report left no wiggle room; the building was going to have to be torn down.As the song goes, when you get knocked down, you get back up again.That is exactly what the Canton de Hatley municipal council did.The condition of the building was, \u201chidden from the buyer,\u201d Clowery explained, and so lawyers were called and plans were made to settle the matter in court with the previous owner.Instead, a settlement of sorts was reached.The old building itself will be dismantled at the cost of the previous property owner, and the municipality would purchase the rest of the property at a reasonable price.They bought the rest of the building, some of the outlying buildings, and ap- proximately 15 acres of land for approximately $250,000.According to Clowery, this would bring the total amount of money invested in the area up to around $600,000.Clowery said this was a good deal on the property, and was still cheaper than if they had built a new building.\u201cA new town hall would cost one million,\u201d he said.While this meant a significant bump in expenses, Clowery is confident that this was the right move.\u201cWe\u2019re within budget,\u201d he said, and remarked that meant the town hall was actually located in its own district.In the past, Hatley Township municipal government was rooming in neighbouring North Hatley.They owned a small building with minimal space that lead to many problems when it came to meetings or Hatley activities.Always a renter, never an owner, now they have all the space they need.\u201cWe have acreage now,\u201d Clowery said, adding that they moved into the new location in April after selling the old location in North Hatley.\u201cWe will have a community center,\u201d he added, excited about the options and opportunities that were available to them in the new location.This includes a garage where they will be able to house municipal equipment, a huge bonus from Clowery\u2019s point of view.However, the most important thing is that despite the setbacks, they are in the right location.\u201cNow we\u2019re home in our township,\u201d Clowery said.After all, home is where a town hall should really be.Education Act amendment offers more power to parents and principals By Matthew McCully Bill 105 was presented in the National Assembly yesterday; an amendment to the controversial Education Act, the bill includes measures to give parent commissioners more rights on council, and the formation of a consultation body for resource allocation.Eastern Townships School Board Chairman Michael Murray said that after a first read through of Bill 105, he has no arguments with the modifications.\u201cIt covers things that were non-con-troversial,\u201d Murray said.If the bill were to be adopted, parent commissioners would have the same rights as elected commissioners, with the exception of the ability to chair the board.Murray said the role of the consultation body would be to give school and centre administrators greater influence in how to allocate resources in their institutions.The balance of the bill had mostly to do with clarifications and the modification of the language in some of the articles, according to Murray.He used the example of the board\u2019s \u2018strategic plan\u2019, which would be changed to a \u2018commitment-to-Success plan\u2019.There is also a measure giving the Minister of Education the right to set the goals and standards for school boards.\u201cWe\u2019ve always had that,\u201d Murray said, adding that Bill 105 was more explicit in making the point.\u201cOur goals have to be the minister\u2019s goals,\u201d Murray explained.When asked if any of the Jennings Report recommendations were included in Bill 105, Murray pointed out that the majority of the Jennings Report suggestions were regarding school board elections, which fall under the School Board Elections Act, which is separate from the Education Act.\u201cThat shoe may drop in the fall,\u201d he added.Murray said that after the first read, Bill 105 does not appear to compromise the board\u2019s ability to govern its schools.\u201cI\u2019d be content if this were adopted,\u201d commented Murray.Bruce: 819 820-6946 Joey: 819 678-5724 RBQ: 82663402-11 \u2022\tExcavation \u2022\tDemolition Hydraulic Hammer \u2022\tSeptic Tank installation \u2022 Transport \u2022\tSifted Earth \u2022 Sand \u2022 Gravel & Crushed Office: 819 838-4432 111 Main, Hatley, QC JOB 4B0 BIONEST Ecoflo ENVIRODSEPTIC Specialist of Chrysler and Dodge trucks for over 40 years.Michel Comeau thanks you for the support that you have shown him for the past year at Magog Concept Chrysler.Always a pleasure to serve you ! 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JfflicAe/ Wemeaa 3025, Sherbrooke Street, Magog \u2022 819 843-3380 y PressReaderN 604 278 4604 APPLICABLE L AW J press fp,V«LU nd distributed by PressReader.com ?+1 604 ND PROTECTED BY Page 4 Friday, June 10, 2016 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Western sector CLC off to a good start By Matthew McCully Monday was the official launch of the Bedford and Farnham Community Learning Centre.Accord- ing to coordinator Holly Bailey, the launch was well-attended, with around 60 community members and potential partners interested in learning about the new initiative.Bailey has been getting the CLC up and running since April 4, but said it will likely take a good year to lay the foundation for the centre.\u201cIt will take shape based on what the community\u2019s needs are,\u201d she said.Bailey plans to host a \u2018community conversation\u2019 in the fall, to find out what courses and programs people would like to see at the CLC.While there are other CLC\u2019s in the Townships, this is the first for the Western sector.\u201cThe sky\u2019s the limit,\u201d Bailey said, excited to move forward and carve a place for the new learning hub in the community.Bailey said the CLC\u2019s first community partner is Pleins Rayons (Freewheeling), a non-profit organization based in Cowansville with a mission to help at-risk teens and adults with special needs learn bike mechanic and social integration skills in order to have a viable future.Board members Michael Herman and Anne Stairs attended the CLC launch and presented a bicycle as a symbol of what the future holds for the partnership.Bailey said eventually the CLC hopes to have a fleet of bikes available so that entire classrooms can take group trail rides.\u201cSeeing as each community is unique, our CLC will tailor the services offered to reflect the individual community\u2019s values and needs.It will be an ongoing process of adaption as we grow together and decide on what changes we\u2019d like to see.Our focus is to engage students in and outside of the classroom and bring the community back into our schools, all the while helping to ensure the vitality of our English speaking communities,\u201d Bailey commented.Since the new CLC will operate out of Bedford and Farnham Elementary Schools, a second launch will be held in Farnham on June 22, according to Bailey.Close to 60 people attended the official launch of the new Western sector Community Learning Centre, which will operate out of Butler and Farnham Elementary Schools.Monday\u2019s launch was held in Bedford; according to CLC coordinator Holly Bailey, a second launch is planned to introduce the new initiative in Farnham.Scouts COURTESY Cont\u2019d from page 1 the Lennoxville group, and come with additional badges that signify the length of involvement in the program.Each year of service means a new badge to add underneath the crest.\u201cIt\u2019s a surprise how long your children have been in it,\u201d Drew remarked to the assembled crowd of family and friends as he displayed the crest and accompanying badges in a frame.The members were called up in groups based on the number of years they had been involved with the Lennoxville troop.Each group contained a mixture of the three tiers of the program, as well as scout leaders.The years of service ranged from brand new, to eight years of commitment to the 1st Lennoxville Scouts.Individuals were given an envelope containing their new crest, badges, and a disc containing photographs from the past year.As the crests and assorted badges Earl P.Hall Fonds.Sherbrooke Historical Society SCHELL a CO.* JÂ Albert Henry George Grey, 4lh Earl Grey, Governor General of Canada, visited Sherbrooke on September 10, 1907, for the annual fair.Several thousand people gathered at the station to greet him.Some 100 men from the 53rd Regiment formed an honour guard for the occasion.Earl Grey then conducted his inspection, and everyone paraded down the city\u2019s streets to the fairgrounds.He had his evening meal at I the home of Arthur Norreys Worthington, a fonner member of the 53rd Regiment, and then returned to his wagon for the night, leaving the next day for Knowlton and Magog.Want to know more ?Visit the exhibit, The Sherbrooke Hussars, more than a regiment.150years of Traditions and Loyal Service, presented in the American Biltrite room of the Sherbrooke Historical Society.275 Dufferin, Sherbrooke (Quebec) JIH4M5 informations : 819-821-5406 LA SOCIÉTÉ D'HISTOIRÉ DE SHERBROOKE www.histoiresherbrooke.org were being presented, Drew talked about the types of things the scouts did throughout the year, particularly the fundraisers they had.Members that had surpassed their fundraising goals, or raised the most money, were awarded gift cards for their tremendous efforts.All the money that is raised in the course of the year goes directly to the kids in the program.The scout leaders are volunteers, and give up a lot of their time to make the experience a positive one for all who are involved.Within the 1st Lennoxville Scouts, there are smaller troops that Drew called layers.Each layer is given the task of earning the most points.These points are given out based on things like wearing your uniform, showing up to the Wednesday night meetings, and various other activities.The layer with the most points was awarded a trophy, which they held up proudly.Two other trophies were given out that night, but to individuals in the program.The recipients of the trophies were explained to the crowd as having shown exceptional character not just within the scouts program, but outside it as well.The junior scout trophy was awarded to Hannah Rogers, and the senior scout trophy went to Jacob Harrison.While the Scouts season is coming to a close, there are still a few events that the scouts are looking forward to in the coming month.All who could, or wanted to, were invited to walk in the Friendship Day parade on Saturday as representatives of the troop.The assembled crowd was also reminded of the upcoming summer camp, with a newly added family barbeque that would take place at the end of the session.Perhaps one of the most significant events for the scouts will be the spaghetti supper on June 25 at the United Church.All of the proceeds will be going to support families that have been affected by the fires in Fort Mc-Murray, Alberta.\u201cIt\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve done something like this,\u201d Drew commented.They have been in contact with scout groups from the area, and hope to do as much as they can with the proceeds from this fundraiser.Since the fundraisers the 1st Lennoxville Scouts do go towards funding their own activities, this will be a new experience for them.\u201cIt\u2019s going to teach our kids to give back,\u201d one scout leader said.The members of the 1st Lennoxville Scouts continue to be shining examples of responsible, dedicated members of society, albeit in a slightly smaller size.RACHEL NEWCOMBE 0riot«'l by lb* ,, Uf,w,xvlto W*P 90i« II) lb» Mr,ni Ouinlaudit'# «.id Senior Scout winner Jacob Harrison (left) and Junior Scout winner Hannah Rogers proudly held up their trophies.These trophies represent the hard work they do both in the Scouts Canada program and in the community press tjLd'fJJ nd distributed by PressReader.com ?+1 604 ND PROTECTED BY y PressReader\\ 604 278 4604 APPLICABLE L AW J The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Friday, June 10, 2016 Page 5 \u201cNature can take care of itself\u201d Sherbrooke green team tackles lawn health By Gordon Lambie T|he Sherbrooke green team \u201cla Patrouille Verte\u201d kicked off its 14th year on Thursday afternoon, putting a focus on the city\u2019s new lawn and pesticide rules.This past spring Sherbrooke adopted legislation that will heavily restrict the use of the vast majority of pesticides on lawns by 2017.In order to help smooth the transition to this new reality, the city has published and distributed an information booklet and is turning its summertime environmental task-force, the Patrouille Verte, to the task of teaching people about lawn health.\u201cThe objective of the Patrouille Verte is the same as in years past,\u201d said Christine Ouellet, the President of Sherbrooke\u2019s Environment Commitee.\u201cIt is a measure of contact that goes directly to the citizens to inform them and sensitize them to good environmental practices.\u201d In the past the Patrouille Verte has focused primarily on informing citizens about what products can and cannot go into each of the garbage, compost, and recycling bins, but Ouellet pointed out that since the rules are changing, the pa- trol offers a good tool for building new understanding in those citizens who might be affected.\u201cWhat we need to understand is that nature wants to fill a void,\u201d The Environment Committee president said.\u201cWhen things are balanced, when we use good practices, then there are no problems.\u201d Patrouille Verte coordinator Marie-Pier Lussier said that the team will work primarily with the information packet that the city has already distributed, but will work to build awareness in different neighbourhoods based on need.\u201cBy having a great biodiversity with plants like clover and many species of grass, then your lawn becomes a balanced ecosystem,\u201d Lussier said.\u201cThere\u2019s no need to add pesticides to have healthy grass.\u201d Both Lussier and Oeullet said that it was hard to say if there are particular problem areas for lawn pests in the city since this is the first season that the new regulations will be in effect.When there were no restrictions on products used, then there was no need to monitor where there might be infestations.Ouellet pointed out that pesticides are being heavily restricted rather than Sherbrooke Murals GORDON LAMBIE 5SÈÊÏ 0Lt> BORN L0SEK | G00t> 0Lt> BAY5 TRAN MY BAD olboneb! iff]\t\t\\y \tl\tI \\\t Frank And Ernest TWt SALESMAN fAlV TH/5 &Lf flAlK-CUTTlNG / K/T WILL QUICKLY FAY fOZ 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