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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 Thursday , April 12, 2018 75 cents + taxes PM#0040007682 School calls off fundraiser for classroom furnishings Page 4 The Habs, the Leafs and a dose of schadenfreude Editorial - Page 6 Free Wheeling donates 14 bikes to local youth MATTHEW MCCULLY BU students agree to help pay for indigenous student support, if needed By Gordon Lambie At the beginning of the 2017-18 school year Bishop\u2019s University created a new position in the Indigenous Student Support and Community Liaison Officer.Funded though the assistance of a government grant, the position was meant to help incorporate indigenous culture and teaching into the fabric of the university by providing support to students from indigenous communities, cultural activities to build awareness and opportunities for exchange, and a liaison between the school and different indigenous communities in Quebec.As the year comes to a close and students prepare for exams, Stine Linden- Andersen, Bishop\u2019s Dean of Student Affairs, says that the position and the person occupying it, Melissa Poirier, have proven to be an invaluable part of the Bishop\u2019s Community.Looking to next year, however, the university was CONT\u2019D ON PAGE3 Free Wheeling Director General Stephan Marcoux and a few of the organization\u2019s bike technicians dropping off 14 refurbished bicycles to the Main dans la Main community pediatric centre in Cowansville.The new young bike owners seen here were itching to get outside and go for a spin.By Matthew McCully In the two years since the Free Wheeling (Pleins Rayons) program started in Cowansville, 465 refurbished bicycles have been donated to local schools and community groups.The non-profit organization, with the motto \u2018changing lives, one bike at a time,\u2019 promotes social inclusion and integration for young adults between the ages of 15 and 35 years living with an autism spectrum disorder, an intellectual disability, or at risk students at the CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 4 It\u2019s only a matter of weeks before thousands of tourists from around the world flock to Canada for the highly anticipated Victoria Day celebrations.And while much of the travel advice will be focused on the top places to observe the hatching of the scones and how best to avoid injury during the Running of the Victorians (general tip: well-lubri- cated bloomers), it\u2019s important to remember that you\u2019ll get the most out of your visit to Canada by interacting with colorful local Canadians \u2014 or as they so charmingly put it: \u201ccolourful.\u201d Here then is your guide on having conversations with Canadians.Approaching a Canadian History makes us who we are, and it\u2019s important when talking to Canadians to remember their history of colonialism: they don\u2019t have one.Canadians have never been colonized.(Yes, the First Nations people, but it\u2019s very unlikely you\u2019ll meet one of them during your visit because Canadians have made sure to keep them and their history off the beaten path \u2014 way, way, way, way, way off the beaten path.) Consequently, Canadians have no real concept of strangers.This makes them overly trusting.Without indication otherwise, they will likely assume you are a distant relation who wants to borrow money.It\u2019s tempting to take advantage of this misconception until you discover that Canadians are the most indebted people in the world, so good luck squeezing a buck out of your average Joe Louis.Instead, you should initially address Canadians at a distance so that they can\u2019t make out for certain whether you have Uncle Archibald\u2019s perpetually flared nostrils.Next, extend your passport and say, \u201cI am visiting your country.It is very nice,\u201d to which they will likely offer the traditional Canadian reply, \u201cDon\u2019t worry, dear, no one takes a good passport photo.\u201d Maintain eye contact Canadians believe that the eyes are the window to the beer fridge, so it is important to maintain eye contact as much as possible throughout your conversation.Do not look a Canadian in the chin, as this implies you think they are from Hamilton, which is a great insult.Greeting At this point, your new Canadian friend will likely address you with the traditional greeting, \u201cBlessings and high-speed internet to you,\u201d to which you should respond, \u201cYour kindness is as great as a pot-luck broccoli salad.May you be overflowing with real bacon bits.\u201d Topics to avoid You wouldn\u2019t think it, but Canadians are quick to take offence.You will be able to tell you\u2019ve offended a Canadian when you hear from a mutual friend three months later that your new Canadian acquaintance \u201cwasn\u2019t impressed.\u201d This can also manifest itself in the Canadian purposely avoiding the aisle you\u2019re in at the grocery store.While it\u2019s impossible to ensure you will never offend a Canadian (by federal law, Canadians must take offence a minimum 3.4 times per year), you can reduce the risk by avoiding these topics: -The non-Canadian Great Lakes -Lloyd Robertson\u2019s alleged colorblindness -Spandex -Flathead screwdrivers -Scone control -Poorly bound paperbacks -Interlocution -3 downs vs 4 -Politics and sex (at the same time) Canadian vocabulary and dialect For the most part, English-speaking Canadians employ standard North American usage, but there are differences in both vocabulary and delivery.For example, Canadians have no word for \u201ctrain\u201d and instead refer to it as a \u201cwheel snake.\u201d The word \u201cbeverage\u201d means both \u201csomething to drink\u201d and \u201cthat corner of the property you can\u2019t see from the house.\u201d You also need to be aware of how Canadians incorporate body language into their speaking.For example, many older Canadians continue to employ the tradition of finger quotes when not in fact suggesting irony or figures of speech.This can lead to confusion for the unprepared when told, \u201cI have to go home and [finger quotes] let out the dog.\u201d And while Canadians do all tend to have similar speech patterns due to the Great Homogenization of 1883, there are regional dialects.For instance, people from New Brunswick pronounce the word \u201cbutter\u201d as \u201cbathurst.\u201d Useful Canadian phrases -\u201cDon\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not from Red Deer.\u201d -\u201cThat is a surprising beaver.\u201d -\u201cExcuse me, is this mukluk taken?\u201d -\u201cPleased to meet you, Bryan Adams.\u201d -\u201cWaiter, may I have another moustache?\u201d -\u201cI insist you repair my Diefenbaker!\u201d -\u201cOù sont les caribous?\u201d Speaking of French, what about Quebec?Victoria Day does not exist in Quebec.Ben by Daniel Shelton Weather TODAY: MAINLY CLOUDY HIGH OF 9 LOW OF -3 FRIDAY: PERIODS OF RAIN HIGH OF 9 LOW OF -2 SATURDAY: PERIODS OF RAIN HIGH OF 3 LOW OF -4 SUNDAY: SNOW HIGH OF 5 LOW OF 2 MONDAY: RAIN HIGH OF 7 LOW OF 3 Page 2 Thursday , April 12, 2018 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.Visit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.Click e-edition.3.Complete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.How to talk to Canadians Ross Murray WETLANDS ARE DISAPPEARING Protect them.Become a member today.www.ducks.ca 1-866-384-DUCK By Matthew McCully The degrees of separation are few between Humbolt and the rest of Canada.Any parent who ever saw their son or daughter off for a bus trip; any hockey player or fan; anyone who has had to face the death of a loved one, struck down in their prime, can understand the grief of the Saskatchewan town following Friday\u2019s tragic bus crash.For the Massey-Vanier High School community, the grief was very near.Former Principal at MVHS (and Galt) Randy MacLean, moved to Humboldt years ago, and served the town as vice- president of the Humboldt Hockey Club.To show their support for their friend and former principal and the rest of the Humboldt community, and in memory of the many lives lost, staff and students participated in a \u2018Broncos Jersey Day\u2019 at school yesterday.\u201cTo Randy MacLean and the Humboldt community, Massey-Vanier hearts are with you,\u201d was the message sent to MacLean, along with a photo of hundreds of MVHS students and staff wearing hockey jerseys.While MVHS Principal Julie Edwards pointed out that April 12 had been named a \u2018National Jersey Day\u2019 in solidarity and support for Humboldt, she felt it was important to do a little something more, given the personal connection.MacLean had sent a message to Edwards, which she read to at the assembly.\u201cOur collective hearts are broken by Friday\u2019s tragedy,\u201d the note read.\u201cWe will remember.We will honour.We will rise.\u201d The assembly was followed, fittingly, by a visit from the brother of Terry Fox, Fred Fox, who shared a message of perseverance.Fox brought the students beyond the basic Terry Fox story that most people have heard, sharing more personal details about the kind of person Terry was growing up.Throughout his life, Terry was determined to accomplish any goal he would set his mind to, whether it were to make the basketball team at Simon Fraser University or run across Canada.Terry\u2019s original goal was to raise $24 million, one dollar for every Canadian (population at the time) to fight cancer.Today, the foundation in his name has raised over $750 million, and 34 countries around the world, inspired by his strength and determination, host Terry Fox runs annually.While Humbolt and much of the rest of the country is currently paralyzed in grief, there is no better person to look to than the quintessential example of pushing on in the face of adversity.Thursday , April 12, 2018 Page 3 \u201cWe should know (about grant approval) any day now,\u201d Linden-Andersen added.LOCAL NEWS The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 facing a question in the fact that the grant funding the new job was about to expire.The dean told The Record that there are currently several grant applications under consideration, but faced with the possibility that the position might not get its funding, the school asked its student body for one of two possible increases to their student fees.In the first scenario, fees would go up by 82 cents per credit to cover the basic salary of the coordinator.In scenario two, that increase would be $1.17 per credit and would also provide for some expenses.Last Sunday night the general assembly of the Students\u2019 Representative Council (SRC) voted in favour of the second option.Morgan Gagnon, the outgoing President of the SRC said that the assembly endorsed the new fee unanimously, recognizing the importance of the Indigenous Student Support and Community Liaison Officer, but not without some concerns.\u201cI would say that our GA unanimously recognizes the importance of this (fee) insofar as it funds the ISSCLO and is absolutely crucial to our university\u2019s movement towards reconciliation, but there was significant frustration with the very tight timeline we were given to survey students, as well as a general feeling that this funding is a basic need for our indigenous students as well as for reconciliation, and as such should come from the university.\u201d Gagnon explained that the SRC votes on any fees that the university wishes to impose that are not related to tuition, but shared the feeling that the amount of time given to survey students and understand if they would be in favour was very short in this case.\u201cI\u2019ll be working with our incoming executive to create a plan to address these concerns with the university,\u201d the President said.Asked about the students\u2019 concerns, the Dean of Student Affairs framed the funding request to the student body as a part of a larger conversation about finding ways to make the position sustainable.She repeated the fact that the fee is conditional on the school not getting approved from one of several grant applications and acknowledged the fact that the increase in fees was approved by the SRC is only for one year.\u201cIt is a very important part of our portfolio,\u201d Linden-Andersen said, \u201cWe are looking at different ways of ensuring that the position is sustainable.\u201d Aside from the question of funding, the Dean pointed out that the liaison officer position is being incorporated into the school\u2019s student services team to help increase its visibility and accessibility in coming years.Since September the Indigenous Student Support and Community Liaison Officer has been involved in a umber of successful initiatives on campus including a local Orange Shirt Day march to honor and support residential school survivors that was attended by over 1000 participants from Bishop\u2019s University, Champlain Regional College and Bishop\u2019s College School, a roundtable on indigenous cultures presented in collaboration with students from the school\u2019s Indigenous Cultural Alliance, and a Presentation by Senator Murray Sinclair as a part of the school\u2019s Donald Lecture Series.\u201cWe should know (about grant approval) any day now,\u201d Linden-Andersen added.Indigenous student support Troubled woman missing since April 2 Record Staff SHERBROOKE ASherbrooke woman with an extensive history of criminal activity and mental illness has gone missing, leaving behind her personal possessions and medication.Évelyne Monast, a diagnosed schizophrenic, left her residence without giving any warning earlier this month, and Sherbrooke Police are advising that she can become dangerous to herself and others when off her medication.In July 2015 Monast was arrested for trying to steal handbags on McManamy St.In light of a psychiatric report prepared in the case, the court concluded that Monast\u2019s mental state was severely disturbed because of her untreated schizophrenia.Monast had stopped taking her medication several months prior to her actions.Previously, in May 2011, Monast had attacked a man who was walking along Papineau St.with his son in a stroller with a brick and was subsequently sentenced to 15 months in prison.Monast was last seen on April 2 just before 10:00 am.This is not the first time she has disappeared without notice and has previously been found in the Quebec City area.Monast is a heavily-built woman, 6\u2019 1\u201d tall and weighing 195 pounds.She has brown eyes and brown hair and has tattoos of a death\u2019s head on her shoulder and a heart on her forearm.She is 32 years of age and is most likely wearing dark gray jogging pants and a blue t- shirt.COURTESY OF VALÉRIE HÉBERT A heavy day at Massey-Vanier Full hearts and a lesson in perseverance CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 high school and elementary levels by teaching the participants bike mechanics.The newly trained technicians then donate the bicycles they have repaired to schools for fitness programs, or to families in need as gifts.The most recent donation was a load of 14 bicycles of various sizes, given to the community pediatric social centre, Main dans la Main, in Cowansville.\u201cWe\u2019re very happy,\u201d said Main dans la Main founder Ysabelle Proulx, watching youth from the centre arrive to see their new bikes.\u201cCommunity is very important.It takes a village to raise a kid, that\u2019s our philosophy,\u201d Proulx said, thankful for the collaboration with Free Wheeling.\u201cThey will be given directly to the kids,\u201d Proulx said.The majority had already been earmarked for specific children who frequent the centre, and the others will no doubt be snatched up quickly.According to Free Wheeling Director General Stephan Marcoux, the partnership with Main dans la Main made perfect sense.\u201cThere are a lot of kids in need in Brome-Missisquoi,\u201d Marcoux said, adding it is part of the Free Wheeling mission to make sure that all kids who would like a bike can have one.\u201cNot everyone can afford it,\u201d Marcoux commented.\u201cIt\u2019s such a fun sport,\u201d he added, pointing out the he is an avid cyclist himself.\u201cIt\u2019s so freeing.\u201d The idea behind Free Wheeling started when local philanthropist Michael Herman acquired a massive load of high-tech bicycle parts following the closure of an area factory.He then recovered used and unwanted bicycles from citizens and eco-centres, had them restored and then returned them, free of charge, to the community through local schools.Herman then joined forces with Marcoux, who is a recreational therapist in addition to being a professional cyclist.A board of directors was later formed with other specialists and community stakeholders.Free Wheeling was been in operation since February 7, 2016.While the refurbished bike business is booming, the organization has other programs available, including a snack bar where participants can learn customer services skills, how to do inventory and how to operate a cash register.Free Wheeling is also in the birdhouse business, Marcoux said.\u201cThe bird houses started last year,\u201d he commented.Marcoux said the team set their sights on making 600 birdhouses.Over 200 have been sold already and have been set up in 13 different vineyards, farms and orchards in the area.There are around 260 left to build, Marcoux said, adding that the goal is to install them in the spring to attract insectivorous birds like big swallows and the eastern bluebird to agricultural regions.Ben, one of the bike technicians from Free Wheeling who accompanied Marcoux to drop off the bicycles yesterday at Main dans la main, said the most challenging aspect of the bike refurbishing process is getting the brakes right.\u201cIt\u2019s pretty precise, they have to be really well aligned,\u201d he said.The bikes they receive come in a variety of states, he added.\u201cSome are so rusted.Some, there is just the frame,\u201d he said, \u201cbut somehow we make it work.\u201d It took about a week of training before Ben felt confident working on the bicycles.\u201cYou pick it up quickly with a little practice,\u201d he commented.\u201cIt\u2019s given me a new perspective on other mechanics,\u201d he added.According to Ben, the Free Wheeling participants take turns so that everyone gets a chance to do the bicycle deliveries, a real highlight.\u201cI feel flattered.I\u2019m really happy to be able to give bikes to kids who will enjoy them,\u201d he said.Free Wheeling is always on the hunt for bikes to refurbish.There are also birdhouses for sale for a modest $15.For more information about the organization, visit the Free Wheeling website at http://pleinsrayons.ca.Record Staff Quebec\u2019s workplace health standards and safety commission, the CNESST, has opened an investigation into an accident at the Sintra facilities in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, where a worker was injured Monday following a fall of about 15 feet.The accident occurred around 9:45 am, when two employees were busy deglazing the inside of a truck bucket.One was inside the bucket while the other was overseeing, according to protocol.The latter employee tried to get to a bridge to get a view of the other employee climbing on a conveyor.According to a CNESST spokesperson, the conveyor was accidentally turned on and the man fell about 15 feet to the ground and injured his heels and legs.The employee\u2019s life is not considered to be in danger.CNESST inspectors were sent to investigate the Bunker Hill Rd.quarry.Some operations on site have been stopped while the employer makes reorganizes work methods and informs its workers.Page 4 Thursday , April 12, 2018 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record School calls off fundraiser for classroom furnishings Record Staff SHERBROOKE After a proposed fundraising campaign provoked the ire of a large number of parents on social media, the Deux-Soleils primary school in Magog has cancelled the activity.Entitled \"Run-and-Walk-O-Thon\", the fundraising event was to be used to purchase new furniture for classrooms, including chairs and desks.This objective was badly received by many parents, who lamented that the money was not being used for activities or educational materials.The news, and the grumbling, spread like wildfire, as many argued that school furnishing was not the responsibility of parents.Faced with this situation, the Commission scolaire des Sommets (CSS) has indicated that the decision taken by the governing board had been reviewed and that the campaign has been cancelled.The \"Run-and-walk-o-Thon\" consisted of accumulating donations for each kilometer while running or walking for two weeks.A voluntary contribution of $1 per km was proposed.CNESST looks into Sainte-Catherine- de-Hatley work injury Free Wheeling Thursday , April 12, 2018 Page 5 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Each award focuses on rewarding leadership, perseverance, and community engagement.The Border Report By Clea Corman The Lampe Foundation, an affiliate of CFUW Sherbrooke & District, and Phelps Helps are teaming up this year to offer 3 unique awards to students who participate, or have participated, in Phelps\u2019 programs.Each award focuses on rewarding leadership, perseverance, and community engagement.The first post- secondary bursary of $200 was awarded to Alesha Grimes in December, and we are once again putting forward a call for applications.As we approach the end of the school year, there are two awards for level 5 students planning on attending post-secondary education, in the amount of $100.The application for these two awards is due May 5th, and can be found on our website, on our Facebook page, or by contacting info@phelpshelps.ca.We encourage all level 5 Phelpsers to apply! The LAMPE foundation is community- based non-profit organization who is dedicated to supporting education.They encourage qualified students from the Eastern Townships by providing financial assistance through their many different scholarships.Since 1973, CFUW Sherbrooke & District members have put aside funds for educational awards and the name \u2018Lampe Foundation\u2019 was established in 2010.Phelps Aide Phelps Helps is an educational non-profit striving to reduce the elevated drop-out rate in the Stanstead area.Phelps was started in 2012 by two community members, and has grown from a single program to SEVEN unique programs, providing Stanstead area students with free tutoring, educational and career support and hands-on learning from grade 3 to the end of high school and further.Please visit phelphelps.ca for more information, or reach out to us by email at info@phelpshelps.ca or call us at our offices at 819-704-0799.Frontier Animal Society Featured Pet: Bronx Just a reminder when you are adopting a pet to take the time to meet.the scared ones, the shy ones, the older ones, the frail ones and the ones that may not instantly draw you in.They need a home too and are just as worthy of your love.Over the next several weeks we're going to share the stories of a few such animals who tend to be overlooked but who definitely deserve their chance to shine.We start with Bronx.When Bronx first arrived at our shelter, he was so very scared.With time, patience and kindness, he learned to be trusting of people and he has now blossomed into a wonderful and affectionate cat.Alone most of the time, he has come to love when he has visitors and he loves to be pet.Bronx is quiet, gentle and unassuming in his manner.We've nurtured him and he has responded tenfold.The caveat?Bronx is FIV positive.While we know many will shy away from adopting this very sweet young cat, we don't need many adopters, we only need one.Bronx is in good health otherwise and with a healthy diet to keep his immune system strong, he has just as much potential to live a full and happy life as any cat.He deserves his chance too.Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a very manageable disease which is NOT contagious to humans and NOT contagious to other species of animals.FIV is spread from cat to cat primarily through bite wounds so cats with FIV CAN live healthily and harmoniously in a house with non-infected cats if they are all on friendly terms and neither cat is prone to aggression.Sharing food and water bowls, litter pans, and even grooming each other will NOT spread the virus.At the shelter, Bronx spends day after day after day alone in a room.Because we are a shelter with an ever changing dynamic of cat personalities, we have no choice but to keep Bronx separate from the colony.We don't have reason to assume that he will be aggressive towards another cat but we have a few who can be a little surly and we can't take the chance.Despite having some trust issues at the start, Bronx, it turns out, is really very much a people cat and he will be fine as the only cat in your home.We believe he can also live safely with another gentle feline companion.Bronx is approximately a year old.To inquire about adoption, please send an email to frontieranimalsoci- ety@gmail.com or call the shelter at 819.876.7785.We also hold a cat adoption open house every Saturday from 10 a.m to noon at 2405 Griffin in Ogden.Stanstead College presents The Last Resort This Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., Stanstead College Student Drama presents The Last Resort, a comedy by Canadian playwright Norm Foster.Both performances are free and open to the public, located in Pierce Hall on the Stanstead College campus (Davis House).The Last Resort tells the tale of Nick Galezzao, a man on the run from the mob.When he and FBI agent Angela Miller end up at The Last Resort, they think they are safe.The hotel, in the middle of nowhere, Saskatchewan, is not what it seems, however, and paranoid Nick finds threats in everything and everyone.Will Nick and Angela be safe?With Inspector Closely hot on the trail of the murderer, everything is sure to turn out all right.Or will it.?Come out this weekend for some mystery, mayhem and merriment. Record Staff SHERBROOKE Afilm crew will be landing at the Sherbrooke Airport to film a movie on Saturday and is looking for extras.The terminal has been chosen as the location for some of the scenes in director Jimmy Larouche's new film, 24 Heures, staring Karl Farah and Sandrine Quynh in a romantic comedy.The production team will be at the airport all day Saturday, but extras are expected at 3:30 pm and must be available until 11.For more information, those interested can send their names, addresses, telephone number, email addresses, and photos to: anoukcazalis@icloud.com.Regular airport activities will not be interrupted during filming.This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of my becoming a Township- per.When I arrived here in the fall of 1968 I had no idea that I would call this lovely corner of the world home for most of my adult life.It was also one year after what was to be the last time the Leafs won the Stanley Cup.In those days being a Leaf fan in Quebec was the equivalent of being the idiot uncle in a large family.People put up with you but shook their heads and laughed at your behind your back.When the Leafs\u2019 Stanley Cup drought slipped into the double digits, what little sympathy Habs fans maintained went out the window, along with any attempt to hide the laughter.After 40 years without a parade down Younge Street, the Leaf jokes hurled in my direction could have filled a good-sized hockey encyclopedia.It was difficult.Thankfully old habits die hard.You see, being from good old gothic grey Ontario, I was brought up cheering for the Leafs, the Hamilton Tiger Cats and the Queen; not, I may add, necessarily in that order but dependent upon who had the best season.So I put my blue and white away and, like Hamlet, managed to survive the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune while biding my time.Well, that time has come.As I write this the Leafs are about to begin a playoff series with the Boston Bruins.The Habs are heading to the golf course, having packed their bags and shuffled, heads down, out of the Bell Centre for the final time.It marks the second time in three years that Montreal will see no playoff action.The last time they missed that many playoffs was from 1999 to 2001 when they exited early three years in a row.And frankly, it\u2019s sweet.As a philosophy and history major in university I came across the term \u201cschadenfreude,\u201d one of those handy, dandy German phrases that sums up so much in one word.Sort of like using huffinpuffinschnortenzoomer for a steam engine.In this case schadenfreude means deriving pleasure from another persons misfortune.Now, normally, I like to think of myself as a sympathetic soul with a fair deal of empathy for those less fortunate than myself, unless, of course, they\u2019re politicians, dot com billionaires or vegans.This, however, is an exception and I have schadenfreude in spades.Being a Leaf fan who has done without a Stanley Cup since Moses was still living in Egypt, I have heard every excuse possible from management as to why a once proud team couldn\u2019t make it past the first round of playoffs in a Rimouski pick-up league.Thus, I was tickled to watch the recent press conference where Les Canadiens\u2019 owner, Geoff Molson, and general manager, Marc Bergevin attempted to stick handle their way through the very pointed questions of a disgruntled hockey press.Bergevin\u2019s concession that \u201cIt was a very disappointing season\u201d qualifies as a genuine contender for obvious statement of the year.He followed this by pointing out that there was generally a bad attitude in the dressing room that affected the team\u2019s play.And here we all thought Bergevin had sent the \u2018bad attitude\u2019 to play defense in Nashville.Nor did the manager explain how that bad attitude came about even though he had spent the last six years hiring practically all the players in the room.At least Geoff Molson had the good grace to announce there would be no increase in the price of tickets next year.Upping the cost of a seat would likely have been just about as popular as Formula E automobile racing through the streets of downtown Montreal.Molson\u2019s claim that money had not been a problem was hard to believe.If the cash was there, why wasn\u2019t it spent to bring in new talent or at the very least used to keep some of it from going elsewhere?Oh well, I\u2019m sure things will be better for Habs\u2019 fans next season.Mind you, that\u2019s what I thought about my team, fifty years ago.EDITORIAL Page 6 Thursday , April 12, 2018 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record As a philosophy and history major in university I came across the term \u201cschadenfreude,\u201d one of those handy, dandy German phrases that sums up so much in one word.Letters Tim Belford The Habs, the Leafs and a dose of schadenfreude 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 819-821-3179 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WEBSITE: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON 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, April 12, 2018 Page 7 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com RBC Training Ground gives local athletes - no matter what sport they are involved in - the chance to test their strength, speed and endurance in front of officials from 14 Olympic sports, and earn 'Future Olympian'.This initiative - a Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and RBC partnership to bring new and undiscovered athletes into Canada's Olympic talent pool - is holding an open, free, talent discovery event in Sherbrooke on April 21, 2018.The event is one of more than 30 local combines happening across the country this year.Top performers at the event (and any athletes that catch the eye of scouts) will advance to an Quebec regional final in Montreal, July 14, 2018, or begin further testing with specific sports.In addition to training support from a national sport organization the athlete may not have considered, top performers can also win 'Future Olympian' financial support from RBC.There is no charge to participate.Local athletes (between the ages of 14 and 25) curious about whether they might be suited to an Olympic sport are encouraged to sign up in advance at rbc- trainingground.ca At the event they will be measured for anthropometric suitability (things like wingspan and body type) and perform speed, power, strength and endurance benchmark tests in front of officials from the Canadian Olympic Committee and 14 national sport organizations in hopes of reenergizing a dream or being discovered and directed toward an Olympic sport.WHO: · Approximately 100 local athletes from a wide range of traditional and non-traditional sports · Officials from delivery partner Canadian Sport Institute Pacific and National Sports Organizations - Canada Snowboard, Canada Basketball, Cross Country Ski Canada, Wrestling Canada and Speed Skating Canada will join returning partners Athletics Canada, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, Canoe Kayak Canada, Cycling Canada, Rowing Canada, Rugby Canada, Freestyle Canada, Judo Canada and Water Polo Canada - searching for hidden gems and potential cross-over talent · Current Olympians, including local rising star JACQUELINE SIMONEAU (Syn- chro, Rio 2016), on hand to mentor participants WHEN: Saturday April 21, 2018, 9:00 a.m.to Noon Suggested arrival time for media approximately 10:00 a.m.WHERE: Université de Sherbrooke, Complex Sportif, 2500 Boulevard de l'Université, Immeuble K1.Sherbrooke's Marion Thenault, one of the athletes identified in year 2 of RBC Training Ground, now training with Freestyle Ski Canada COURTESY Olympic talent search comes to Sherbrooke Canada's Parent earns boxing bronze, with more to come in Commonwealth Games ring The Canadian Press Canadian boxer Marie-Jeanne Parent lost her semifinal Wednesday but will leave the Commonwealth Games with a bronze medal.And Canada will earn five more medals in the boxing ring, with only the colour to be decided.Parent lost a 4-1 decision to England's Sandy Ryan in the 69-kilogram division.The 22-year-old from Quebec City was the last athlete named to the team, summoned a little more than a month before the games when Mandy Bujold withdrew.Also Wednesday, Caroline Veyre of Montreal was stopped by Nigeria's Yetunde Odunga in the 60-kilogram quarterfinal.The losses were the first for Canada at the boxing meet.In the last fight of the night, Montreal's Harley-David O'Reilly won by walkover over Cameroon's Ulrich Rod - rigue Yombo in the men's 81-kilogram quarterfinal.He will be joined in the semifinals by Sabrina Aubin of St-Jean, Que., (57 kilograms), Montreal's Tammara Thibeault (75 kilograms), Eric Basran of Vancouver (56 kilograms) and Thomas Blumenfeld of Montreal (64 kilograms). Page 8 Thursday, April 12, 2018 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 death notices) must be submitted typewritten or neatly printed, and must include the signature and daytime telephone number of the contact person.Can be e-mailed to: clas- sad@sherbrookerecord.com - They will not be taken by phone.DEADLINES FOR DEATH NOTICES: For Monday\u2019s paper, call 819-569-4856 between 1 p.m.and 5 p.m.Sunday.For Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday\u2019s edition, call 819-569-4856 or fax 819-569-1187 (please call to confirm transmission) or e-mail: production@sherbrookerecord.com between 9 a.m.and 5 p.m.the day prior to the day of publication.The Record cannot guarantee publication if another Record number is called.Rates: Please call for costs.Death Death Frederick Batchelor (1929-2018) With heavy hearts, we announce that Frederick Batchelor, after a short and courageous battle with cancer, passed away surrounded by loving family, at Lachine Hospital, on Saturday, April 7, 2018.Fred, 88, was born in 1929, and grew up on the Melbourne Ridge, Quebec.He retired in 1990 as a Via Rail conductor, working the Montreal- Toronto run, and spent his retirement years travelling and enjoying life.He will be greatly missed by his only daughter Mavis, his son-in-law Yvon  - Arseneault, his granddaughter Sylvie (David) McGuigan, his grandson Steven  - Arseneault, and his cherished great-granddaughter Olivia McGuigan.He also leaves to mourn his passing, his dear companion Heather Hall, as well as her sons David (Sandra) and their children Hilary, Andrew and Victoria Hall, and son Doug Hall.His loss will also be greatly felt by his brother Lloyd Batchelor, and sisters Rose Bradley and Sylvia Morin, as well as by many nephews, nieces, and friends.Frederick was predeceased by his beloved wife Norma (Weare) Batchelor in 1987, his brother John Batchelor, his sister Carol McCorkell, and brothers-in-law Jim McCorkell, Wilfred Morin, and sister-in-law Frances (Abercrombie) Batchelor.A service will be held at the Rideau Memorial Funeral Home, 4275 Sources Blvd., Dollard des Ormeaux, Que., on Saturday,  April 14, 2018, at 7 p.m.Visitation will be from 6 p.m.until 7 p.m.Please refrain from wearing scented lotions and perfumes.If desired, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Diabetes Association, or the Children\u2019s Wish Foundation of Canada.  Rideau Funeral Home ?Arbor Memorial Inc.4275 boul.des Sources, Dollard-des-Ormeaux QC PHONE: 514-685-3344 FAX: 514-685-9788 THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018 Today is the 102nd day of 2018 and the 24th day of spring.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1861, Confederate forces fired on Union-held Fort Sumter in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, in the first engagement of the Civil War.In 1945, President Franklin D.Roosevelt died at his retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia.In 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to travel in space and the first to orbit the Earth.In 1981, the first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Henry Clay (1777-1852), politician/statesman; Lily Pons (1898-1976), opera singer/actress; Beverly Cleary (1916- ), author; Herbie Hancock (1940- ), musician; Ed O\u2019Neill (1946- ), actor; Tom Clancy (1947-2013), author; David Letterman (1947- ), TV personality; Scott Turow (1949- ), author; Jon Krakauer (1954- ), author; Andy Garcia (1956- ), actor; Vince Gill (1957- ), singer-songwriter; Claire Danes (1979- ), actress; Saoirse Ronan (1994- ), actress.TODAY\u2019S FACT: At the time of his death, seven of the nine Supreme Court justices had been appointed by President Franklin D.Roosevelt.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1981, the New York Giants selected University of North Carolina linebacker Lawrence Taylor in the first round of the NFL draft.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cWho are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe?\u201d \u2014 Scott Turow, \u201cOrdinary Heroes\u201d TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 108 \u2014 length (in minutes) of the first orbital human spaceflight, by Yuri Gagarin aboard the Vostok 3KA spacecraft on this day in 1961.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between last quarter moon (April 8) and new moon (April 15).Datebook ASK THE DOCTORS By Robert Ashley, M.D.Dear Doctor: I was recently diagnosed with an aortic thoracic aneurysm and scheduled for surgery.What are the risks, and can I expect to live a normal life afterward?Dear Reader: As difficult as it is to hear the diagnosis of an aortic aneurysm, you\u2019re fortunate that your surgery could be scheduled.(More on that later.) Now an explainer for other readers: An aortic aneurysm is a bulging area within the aorta \u2014 the body\u2019s main artery \u2014 through which the heart pumps blood to the rest of the body.The aorta starts in the chest, called the thoracic region, and then runs down into the abdomen.The problem with these bulges is that they can lead to rupture of the aorta, causing major blood loss and possible death.The majority of ruptures \u2014 accounting for two-thirds of aneurysm-related hospital visits \u2014 occur in the abdominal aorta; thoracic aneurysms account for the other third, and the rate is increasing.People with thoracic aneurysms are usually unaware of the aneurysm until it is about to rupture; most are found through imaging studies looking for something else.The decision on whether to have surgery is based on the size of the aneurysm, whether the aneurysm is growing rapidly and whether it\u2019s causing symptoms.Survival rates are much higher for aneurysms that don\u2019t cause symptoms; the five-year survival rate in those needing urgent surgery is 37 percent, and 85 percent among people choosing to have the surgery.So you can see why the ability to schedule surgery is a positive.The type of surgery depends on the location of the aneurysm.Those closer to the heart are more likely to require an open surgical procedure \u2014 specifically, a median sternotomy.In this surgery, the sternum (breast bone) is cut up the middle to open up the chest, and blood must be bypassed away from the heart and into a machine that pushes it through the body.The diseased section of the aorta is then removed and replaced with an artificial graft.For aneurysms farther from the heart, an endovas- cular repair can suffice.With this operation, there is no need to open up the chest.A doctor inserts a graft through an artery in the upper thigh and places it inside the vessel.The graft works like a stent, allowing blood to flow through it without putting pressure on the aneurysm.The risks of an open procedure, because of the amount of surgery involved, are greater than those of endovascular repair.Complications include pneumonia, stroke and heart attacks during the procedure, although newer surgical techniques have dramatically lowered the complication rate.One problem with the endovascular repair, however, is that over time \u2014 in about 7 percent of cases \u2014 the graft/stent within the blood vessel can move away from the area of the aneurysm, exposing the aneurysm again to rupture.Also, in 25 percent of cases, blood can leak around the stent (an endoleak), leading to increased risk of rupture.Although the open procedure has a greater risk of complications, the overall survival rate is similar for both procedures.But surgical techniques for both procedures are improving all the time, increasing the likelihood of a return to normal life.I don\u2019t have the specifics of your case, but it\u2019s safe to say you should follow your doctor\u2019s advice to get back on your feet as quickly as possible.Robert Ashley, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.Surgical techniques for aneurysm have greatly improved over time The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, April 12, 2018 Page 9 Your Birthday THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018 Go about your business and refrain from stepping into the spotlight.You have nothing to gain by being difficult or going up against someone who can affect your future.If you try to get along with others, the outcome will be more conducive to getting things done as well as getting ahead.ARIES (March 21-April 19) \u2014 Listen to what others say, but don\u2019t share your personal opinions.It\u2019s best not to make unnecessary changes or upset the applecart without good reason.Keep the peace.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) \u2014 Make minor changes to your image and you\u2019ll receive compliments.Help and favors will be granted.Love and romance will lead to a closer connection to someone special.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) \u2014 Emotional deception can be expected to surface when dealing with people from your past.You are best off letting go of people or situations that have created havoc in your life.CANCER (June 21-July 22) \u2014 A change will do you good, but first do some research or simply make observations.Socializing will lead to an interesting encounter, and romance is highlighted.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) \u2014 Look over legal and financial documents and make sure you have everything in order.A mistake could end up costing you.Don\u2019t be giving out more than you\u2019re getting back.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) \u2014 An unu - sual event will open up new possibilities.A chance to team up with someone quite different from you will broaden your outlook and teach you to be accepting and tolerant of others.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) \u2014 Look for ways to improve your surroundings and domestic environment.Get rid of things you no longer use so you can have more space to enjoy with your friends or loved ones.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) \u2014 Expand your interests and make changes to how or where you live that will better suit the goals you want to achieve.Be your own master and follow your dream.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) \u2014 Be careful how much you share with your peers, friends or relatives.You will be judged by what you do and should take measures to avoid being gossiped about.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) \u2014 Make adjustments at home that are conducive to something you enjoy doing.Personal improvements will turn out well, as long as you refuse to let anyone meddle in your affairs.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) \u2014 Don\u2019t fall for someone\u2019s fancy talk or a friendly gesture.Look past all the fluff and hype coming your way and you\u2019ll avoid getting involved in something unsavory.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) \u2014 You\u2019ll see things clearly and should base your opinions and decisions on what you discover, not on what someone else tries to lead you to believe.Trust in yourself.THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018 Do not allow sneaky to distract you By Phillip Alder Katherine Heigl, an actress, film producer and former fashion model, said, \u201cI\u2019d be a terrible secret agent.I can\u2019t keep a secret and I\u2019m not sneaky.\u201d Bridge experts try to keep secrets \u2014 what is in their hands \u2014 and sometimes make sneaky plays.In this deal, for example, how did South try to throw East off the scent after West led his fourth-highest heart against four spades?In the auction, using New Minor Forcing (a two-diamond artificial rebid, asking North for more information about his hand) would have kept South\u2019s diamond suit sneakily hidden.Also, maybe South should have bid three no- trump over three spades, a contract that would have waltzed home here.The first trick went heart three, five, queen, jack! South was trying to look like someone who had started with a singleton heart.But from West\u2019s fourth- highest lead, East knew that South had at least one more heart.(If West had held six hearts, he would have led the four-spot.) East was also aware that if he did not cash the heart ace, it might disappear, South\u2019s having 5=2=5=1 distribution.But what should East have done after taking the heart ace?Given that West probably had only one useful card, East accurately continued with a third heart.South won with dummy\u2019s king and played a spade to his jack, but West won with his king and led another heart.When East ruffed that with the spade queen, it effected an uppercut, promoting West\u2019s spade nine as the setting trick.Sneaky! ALLEY OOP ARLO & JANIS THE BORN LOSER FRANK AND ERNEST GRIZWELLS SOUP TO NUTS 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 Thursday , April 12, 2018 production@sherbrookerecord.com The Record TOWNSHIPS If you want to drink, that\u2019s your business.If you want to stop, we can help.Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1-888-424-2975, www.aa.org NORTH HATLEY/LENNOXVILLE The final concerts of the Estria Quintet\u2019s  season will take place on  Saturday, April 28 (at St.Elizabeth\u2019s Church in North Hatley) and  Sunday, April 29 (at the Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre in Sherbrooke) at 3 p.m., with two great works for piano and winds (oboe, clarinet, french horn and bassoon) by composers Mozart and Beethoven.  On this occasion, the pianist Tristan Longval-Gagné will be featured, along with four excellent wind instrumentalists: Étienne de Médicis (oboe); Pauline Farrugia (clarinet); Maude Lussier (french horn); and Mary Chalk (bassoon).Admission charged for the concert plus afternoon tea (tea available only at Uplands and reservations are mandatory). Contact 819-842- 1072 or  estria@cgocable.ca  to reserve or for more information.Estria thanks Le Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec for their generous support.LENNOXVILLE Bingo on Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m.sharp at the A.N.A.F.Unit 318, 300 St.Francis Street, Lennoxville.Everyone is welcome! Info: 819-346-9122.SHERBROOKE The Church of the Advent, 473 Bowen St.South, Sherbrooke invites you Saturday, April 21 from 11:30 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.to the Spring Salad Bar Luncheon with ham, salads, rolls, desserts, coffee and tea with a sales table of homemade goodies.Admission charged.All welcome.RICHMOND The Richmond-Melbourne United Church, 247 Principale Sud, Richmond, invites you to join us for our Roast Beef Supper on Saturday, April 21 from 4:30 p.m.until 6:30 p.m.  We will once again serve up a delicious meal of roast beef, veggies, potatoes, rolls and our famous homemade pies.Admission is charged.  Please note that this is a fundraiser for the church.  All are welcome! AUSTIN 500 card party on Saturday, April 14, 1:30 p.m., at the Austin Community Centre, 21 Millington Road.Proceeds to benefit the East Bolton Cemetery Association.Prizes and door prizes.Refreshments will be served.Everyone welcome.Admission charged.LENNOXVILLE Cribbage Tournament to be held at A.N.A.F.Unit #318 \u201cThe Hut,\u201d 300 St.Francis, Lennoxville on Thursday, April 19.Registration at 7 p.m.Profits to go to Community Aid \u201cWheels on Wheels.\u201d Everyone welcome, bring your partner.LENNOXVILLE You are cordially invited to join us at 10 a.m.on Sunday, May 6 for our annual \u201cService of Hope and Inspiration\u201d to be held at the Lennoxville United Church, 6 Church Street, Sherbrooke (borough of Lennoxville) when we will honour family members and friends whose lives have been affected by, or lost to, a life-threat- ening illness such as cancer.If you wish to join us in honouring your loved one with a floral tribute please call Frankie Noble (819-842- 1035) between April 2 and April 25 or simply join us on May 6 and be inspired.Proceeds of sales of flowers will be shared between La Maison Aube Lumière and Leucan (Shaved Head Project).LENNOXVILLE 11th annual dart tournament for the benefit of the Breast Cancer Society on Saturday, April 14 at the Old Lennoxville Golf Club.Starts at 1 p.m.Mixed doubles (bring your own partner).5 games 301.For information: Mary Dezan 819- 823-2600.Everyone welcome.RICHMOND Rummage Sale at St.Anne\u2019s Church, 171 Main St.South, April 21, 8 a.m.to noon.Bag Sale at 8 a.m.(clothing and linens), Box Sale at 10 a.m.(includes everything).Several independent tables (food handicrafts, treasures).Special on VHS tapes and books.Set up: 9 a.m.to noon on April 20.NEWPORT, VT Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture series, Spring 2018.Wednesday, April 18: Robert M.Hunt, Curator, Old Stone Museum, Brownington, VT presents \u201cGeorge Washington Henderson-From illiterate slave to distinguished educator\u201d from 1 p.m.to 2 p.m.at the Hebard State Office Building in downtown Newport, 2nd floor conference room.Admission charged, season passes available.Beverage and conversation to follow.More info?www.learn.uvm.edu/osher or Suzi at 802-673-9499.AYER\u2019S CLIFF Roast Turkey Supper on Saturday,  April 14 at Beulah United Church, 967 Main St., Ayer\u2019s Cliff. Come and enjoy a delicious meal of roast turkey, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas and carrots, cranberry sauce, bread, tomato juice, coffee and tea and a slice of pie for dessert.Settings at 5 p.m.and 6:30 p.m.Reservations only so please call Dean Young 819-838-5815 or Wendell Cass 819-846-7180 to reserve your tickets.Everyone welcome! Thank you to everyone for your continued support of Beulah United Church.BURY Friday, April 20, 9 a.m.to 12 p.m.: Townshippers\u2019 Association\u2019s Mindful Colouring Workshop with Debra Mosher Roy.Eaton Valley Community Learning Centre, Bury (523 Stokes); enter by side door.Free and open to all.Call to register: 819-566-5717.LENNOXVILLE Spring Rummage Sale at St Georges Church Hall, 84 Queen St., Lennoxville on Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27, 10 a.m.to 5 p.m.Bag sale on Saturday, April 28 from 8:30 a.m.to noon.Articles for the sale may be left at the Church Hall the week of April 22.For further information or pick up of articles, please call 819-562-6245 or 819-346-5056.Save your dollars, shop with us! BULWER Eaton Corner Museum Spring Brunch to be held at Bulwer Community Centre on Sunday, April 15 from 11 a.m.to 1:30 p.m.Come and enjoy pancakes with maple syrup, scrambled eggs, ham, baked beans, potatoes, desserts, juice, tea/coffee.Admission charged.RICHMOND The Barn Raising/La Joyeuse Corvée by Julie Miller will be presented by It Takes a Village Theatre/Le Théatre Ça Prend Tout un Village, in partnership with the Richmond County Historical Society, on Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m.This is a bilingual play about early pioneer settlers on the St- Francis River in 1810.  The first European family to settle in the Richmond area, the Cushing Family, settled in 1798.  In the years since their arrival they were joined by ever-growing numbers of homesteaders.  As the play begins, it is the day before the Cushings have planned a barn raising.Join us on Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m., at Melbourne Township Community Hall, 1257 Rte.243, Melbourne.The venue has handicapped access.Reserve by calling 819-826-3929.LENNOXVILLE Flea Market and Bake Sale to be held on Saturday, April 21 at \u201cThe Hut,\u201d A.N.A.F.Unit #318, 300 St.Francis Street, Lennoxville, from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m.Snacks are available.To reserve a table call Wanda Evans 819-565-7099.RICHMOND Free soap-making workshop from St.Francis Soap for Hope and Townshippers\u2019 Association during the Babies & Kids Bazaar at St.Francis Elementary School, 355 College S., Saturday, April 14, 8:30 a.m.to noon.While quantities last.BULWER The Bulwer Branch of the Quebec Famers\u2019 Association will meet on April 12 at the Bulwer Community Centre at 8 p.m.Pot-luck lunch.All are welcome.BURY Health Link: Senior Aware \u2013 Fraud.Wednesday, April 18, 11:30 a.m.to 2 p.m., Armoury Community Centre, 563 Main, Bury.Lunch \u2013 donation (must reserve).To reserve, call Kim Fessenden 819- 872-3771, ext.2.SHERBROOKE Youth Forum at Sherbrooke\u2019s Plymouth-Trinity United Church: A weekend retreat for high school and Cegep youth organized by the United Church of Canada, by youth, for youth.Games, food, music, learning new things, meeting new people, participating in worship, exploring and deepening spirituality and faith.Everyone is welcome, including people of all faiths or no faith.This is not an event to convert folks, but to explore meaningful relationships and new ideas.April 13-15.Contact Shanna Bernier for more info, shanna.bernier@gmail.com or 819- 791-1974.LENNOXVILLE Are you concerned about falling?Are you having difficulty with your balance?Join the Stand-Up program to help you with your balance with the aim at preventing falls! New session starts April 17.Call to sign up now! It\u2019s free! Session takes place at Lennoxville & District Community Aid, 164 Queen Street, Suite 104, Sherbrooke (Lennoxville).For more information and to sign up, call 819-821-4779.RICHMOND The Canadian Legion, Branch #15, Richmond, 235 College St.N., will be holding our Legion Brunch from 9 a.m.to noon on Sunday, April 15.Entry fee charged at the door, half price for children 12 and under.STANSTEAD Come listen to the well-known country band \u201cKeepin\u2019 It Country\u201d on Saturday, April 14 at the Stanstead Legion, 15 Maple Street, starting at 8 p.m.Light lunch served at midnight.Admission charged.Everyone welcome (including non-members).Info: 819-876-5844.STANSTEAD 6th annual Jamboree for the benefit of the Children\u2019s Wish Foundation will be held on Saturday, April 21 at the Stanstead Legion starting at noon.10 bands.Admission charged.All proceeds donated to the Children\u2019s Wish Foundaton.For more information call 819-838-4770.Please come out and support such a worthy cause.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 Thursday, April 12, 2018 PAG E 11 classad@sherbrookerecord.com The Record 035 For Rent 035 For Rent CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE! www.sherbrookerecord .com LARGE 4 1/2 in Sherbrooke?s old North, duplex with basement and shared back yard, one parking spot, washer and dryer hookup.Beautiful n e i g h b o u r h o o d , short walk to downtown Sherbrooke as well as local parks.Close to French and English elementary schools.Grocery store across the street.$650 per month, hydro not included.No pets.Available immediately.Call 819-791- 1974 for more information.190 Cars For Sale CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE! www.sherbrookerecord .com 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- 837-2680.291 Hay SMALL SQUARE BALES of hay or straw for sale.Call 819-562-6432.294 Events CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE! www.sherbrookerecord.com AUCTION OF THE ESTATE OF CLIFFORD CARTER 132 Hall Road, East Farnham, J2K 4H3 Saturday, April 14 at 10 a.m.sharp TO BE SOLD: 10 tractor lawn mowers, 9 push lawn mowers, 9 gas weedeaters, compressors, 1000 hockey cards, 2 garages full of tools and all the household contents.ALL TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE! ROSS BENNETT AUCTIONS Bilingual Auctioneer & Liquidator 819-563-2020 \u2022 819-572-5609 Email: rossbennettauctions@hotmail.com Photos/info: Ross or Scott Bennett Facebook TOWNSHIPS\u2019 CRIER Page 12 Thursday , April 12, 2018 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record By Vincent Aubé Since Suzuki\u2019s demise in 2014, the Subaru Impreza is the most affordable all-wheel car available on the Canadian market.Before then, the title belonged to the SX4, but the disappearance of the Suzuki brand, so greatly lamented by many, means that those on a budget who are looking for a compact car with 4-wheel drive must turn their attention to Subaru.While it\u2019s not absolutely required for a motorist in Canada to have all- wheel drive, when we get assailed by one of Mother Nature\u2019s little practical jokes, this most affordable of all Subarus makes itself very highly appreciated indeed.Fitted with decent winter tires, the Subaru Impreza can handle just about any winter conditions imaginable.As luck would have it, my road test of the Impreza took place during a particularly spring-like week in February.No matter, an all-purpose car like the Impreza needs to make itself useful in all situations, even when there\u2019s no snow or ice in sight.An improved design Before I get into my take on the performance of this compact hatchback, I want to slip in a few words about its outer shell.And on that front, let\u2019s just say that the design gradually grew on me after I spent a few days contemplating it in my driveway.This is not something I could have said about the 2017 edition.That I had the Sport-Tech version may have had something to do with it, I grant you; this version\u2019s 18- inch wheels did a wonderful job filling the car\u2019s wheel arches, for example.But still, features like the black front grille help give the 2018 Impreza a more serious vibe.True to tradition, Subaru took an approach that leaned more toward evolution; the company has never been one to blow up an old design to create a new one.So it is that, with the exception of the rear lights and that revamped grille, the new Impreza looks much like the old.This may explain why it\u2019s so easily recognized out on the road\u2026 or at the gas station, where curious people would occasionally approach to ask me what I thought of the car.Welcome changes inside  The changes carried out on last year\u2019s Impreza certainly did it a lot of good, and that might be an understatement! Still, you\u2019ll be disappointed if you expect an environment that approaches what German luxury models offer; this is light years removed from that.The dashboard is more functional than \u201cdesign\u201d, and that, actually, is just fine as far as I\u2019m concerned.I quite like the separation created between sections of the central console.The infotainment commands are placed at the bottom, close to the gear shifter, while the buttons for the heated front seats are easy to access.The multi-function steering wheel has the intelligent cruise control commands on one side, along with buttons for navigating the small data screen between the gauges behind the wheel; it\u2019s also possible to operate the audio system and even activate the heated steering wheel.There\u2019s a lot going on around that steering wheel and it does take some getting used to, but eventually you do.My week behind the wheel of the 2018 Impreza proved that the seats are as comfortable as the ones in my trusty old Outback sitting at home.Another detail worth noting: the fact that the 60/40 split rear bench folds down almost flat makes for easy loading of cargo and objects too long to fit into the trunk.  At the wheel Down to the nitty-gritty.And speaking of gritty, I\u2019ve always appreciated Subaru vehicles for their slightly rustic air.The sound of the boxer engine, the slightly heavy steering, even the lack of proper sound insulation, all of these things were reminders that we are at the wheel of a car, not lounging in a five- star suite away from daily life.The 2018 Subaru Impreza doesn\u2019t erase all those \u201cimperfections\u201d.The mechanics still make themselves heard, especially with the CVT box that makes the 2.0L sing when you kick down on the accelerator.Sound insulation is still mediocre, but as I said some drivers like that.The suspension in this Sport-Tech edition is a bit on the firm side \u2013 especially at this time of year when many Canadian roads look they\u2019ve been shelled \u2013 but there\u2019s lots worse out there in the industry! The steering is itself also heavier than it is precise, but that never bothered much even after driving the Impreza for some 500 km.One much-discussed element in the Impreza is the introduction of the 2.0L engine, more specifically the power it delivers.With 152 horses at its disposal, the Impreza does not exactly carry a monster under its hood, especially as the car carries a few extra pounds in comparison with its front-wheel-drive competitors.To be sure, the Impreza is no straight-line specialist.Moreover, when changing gears at low speed, the transmission sometimes appeared hesitant; this was the first time I\u2019d experienced this in a Subaru and with this type of transmission.Was it an isolated case?Let\u2019s hope so.I also had occasion to test out the EyeSight safety system, which, like the name suggests, keeps an eye on the road to help keep the car on the straight and narrow.I prefer still being the one making the decisions, but to be fair I found that Subaru\u2019s EyeSight works very well and manages not to intrude too much, with the possible exception of those beeps that sound to warn the driver when the Impreza deviates from its lane or closes in on a slower-moving vehicle.Conclusion  Obviously, the $30,995 price tag that comes with this Impreza Sport- Tech with the EyeSight package is a tougher pill to swallow than the $19,995 of the base model with 5- speed manual transmission.On the other hand, decked out in the Sport- Tech package, the car is a lot more eye-catching.Consumers can choose among a range of trims at different price ranges, and as is often the case (with cars, anyways) it\u2019s the middle children that get the most attention from consumers.The Subaru Impreza doesn\u2019t offer the same level of tech as the Honda Civic, and it can\u2019t compete with the Golf in terms of road handling.But it has that all-wheel drive, as always a major selling point for Subaru.That feature alone helps get it on the shortlist of many car buyers \u2013 and so it should yours.2018 SUBARU IMPREZA A trusted recipe\u2026and 4-wheel drive! 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Locally installed.Nationally guaranteed IMPORTS WELCOME HERE! 5 3 6 6 4 Our monthly meeting at the Elie Carrier Center included a Sugar Bush special on March 27.We had good membership participation.Penny Fowler, our president, started the meeting by presenting all the new visitors and our speaker, Alexia Coulombe from Physiotech.She was accompanied by Hélène Nadeau.Shirley Desruisseaux read the text \u2018Colour of Love\u2019.She also did the prayer before the meal.Both Penny and Shirley read some Irish jokes.Two members present had their birthday this month, Ketha Woodman and Lance Paxton.We all sang happy birthday for them.Participation prizes were won by Ketha Woodman and Monica Bouchy Picon.Door prizes were won by Janet Shepherd, Jim Bailey, Mary Lessard, Lance Paxton, June Bolton, Monica Bouchy Picon, Joan Gill, Susan Beaton, Joan Baldwin, Scott Kirby and the free meal by Ernie Wintle.When the speaker, Alexia, started her presentation she asked a member of our group to go on the stage.She showed us, by example, a few exercises to determine a person\u2019s balance.She talked about the benefit of keeping our strength to prevent falls.Making an appointment at Physiotech to evaluate one\u2019s balance could be a benefit.Courses are available to help prevent falls.Our next meeting will be on April 17 at 11:30.The main course will be chicken leg.As usual someone will be phoning to remind you of the meeting at the Elie Carrier Center.Penny Fowler, President Suzanne Martin, Secretary Coaticook area Senior Citizen\u2019s Club Fig.11 \u203a If this feels like a math test, visit mathliteracy.ca or call 1-800-303-1004.Math solves problems "]