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[" Meet Louis = RFCORD THE VOICE OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SINCE 1897 Page 4 An ex-Cougar steps up to the Round Table Sports - Page 7 75 CENTS + TAXES PM#0040007682 MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 Quebec rejects call for Anglo affairs office By Giuseppe Valiante The Canadian Press MONTREAL Tx Quebec government has rejected a renewed call by Canada\u2019s official languages commissioner that it create an office of anglophone af fairs to better serve the province\u2019s linguistic minority.Graham Fraser told The Canadian Press he met with the three Liberal anglophone members of the legislature and said there was \u201cno indication\u201d the governing party would create a body dedicated to Quebec\u2019s 600,000 angiophones.The government\u2019s reaction is not a surprise to community groups in Quebec who often complain the Liberal government\u2019s rhetoric about the province\u2019s anglophones doesn\u2019t match its actions.The Liberals publicly acknowledge the importance of the province\u2019s English speakers \u2014 as opposed to their predecessors who were, at times, openly hostile to Quebec's largest linguistic minority.But members of Quebec's anglophone minority say local control over institutions at the heart of their community is slowly eroding, as is their influence over public policy \u2014 regardless of the government in power.\u201cThe English community has a problem with successive governments,\u201d Fraser said.\u201cThey tend to be taken for granted whoever the government is.As a result, they have limited clout with Quebec City.\u201d The Liberal government says its three anglophones MNAs \u2014 Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil, Native Affairs Minister Geoffrey Kelley and David Birnbaum, parliamentary assistant to Premier Philippe Couillard \u2014 sufficiently represent Quebec\u2019s English community.Fraser and the heads of anglophone community groups in the province disagree.Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director general at the anglophone lobby group, Quebec Community Action Network, CONT'D ON PAGE 4 La Petite Boite Noir building destroyed by fire Second fire in just over three years on Wellington Street South GORDON LAMBIE All that was left of La Petite Boite Noire after a fire on Friday night was rubble.The building was demolished on Saturday morning.Record Staff SHERBROOKE fire ravaged a downtown Sher- Aprooie building housing one of he city\u2019s prominent alternative music venues Saturday morning.The building, located at 55 Wellington Street South, was completely destroyed by the blaze, as was La Petite Boite Noir showroom.The building was demolished Saturday morning due to the instability of the structure.The cause of the fire is as yet unknown and investigators are interviewing firefighters to try to get a handle on what might have happened.The mess left behind by the fire and the demolition is making detailed investigation difficult, authorities say.Losses are estimated at a total of $500,000, including $350,000 for the building alone.Firefighters received a first call at 11:45 p.m.Friday and about sixty fire fighters were deployed to the scene.The fire was extinguished around 4 am.Besides the ground-floor La Petite Boite Noir, seven apartments were located on the upper floors.\u201cWe asked the Red Cross for assistance for five people, but we know that there were probably more people living there who were not there at the time of the fire,\u201d said Sherbrooke acting fire chief Stéphane Simmoneau, who added that no one was injured in the fire.\u201cEvacuation had already begun when we arrived.It was mostly pets that we got out.\u201d Fortunately, the fire didn\u2019t spread to the surrounding buildings, a concern whenever a fire breaks out downtown, given the proximity of the buildings.\u201cOur intervention was more defensive than offensive to protect adjacent buildings,\u201d says Simoneau.The building is beside the old May- sen Pub, which was hit by fire in 2011.Find out more about how | bring together 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brought here by Norwegians who practiced a winter sport on what were first called \u201cNorwegian snowshoes.\u201d One of the earliest stories of skiing in the Eastern Townships recounts the tale of a boy named Amorett Arkley in Sherbrooke who borrowed his father\u2019s tools to fashion a pair of skis in the 1880s, which he used to ski around the city for a number of years.In competition with other winter sports such as snowshoeing, curling and hockey, skiing took some time to root itself in the Townships as a cold-weather club was founded.As local interest in skiing was rising, so were the attractive qualities of the 1 Townships\u2019 mountains, such as Mount Sutton, North Hatley and Orford, to those from outside the region.While the popularity of organized ski 4 clubs in the Townships had some stops and starts in 1910s and 1920s, they ap- 3 pear to have really finally taken off in M the 1930s.Among those that had been founded by 1939 were the Connaught Ski Club - and the Chalet Ski Club in North Hatley, | the Thetford Mines Ski Club, the Sutton Skiing in North Hatley, ca.1930.pastime but had become more commonplace by the 1900s.In 1911, the Morrill Ski Company, which fabricated skis, was in operation in Stanstead and Sherbrooke\u2019s first ski Ski Club, the Magog Ski Club and the St.Francis Ski Club.One of the most well-known Townships ski clubs is the Hillcrest Ski Club, founded in 1940.Jody Robinson, ETRC Archivist 819-822-9660, ext.2261 etrc2@ubishops.ca 2 Members of the Sherbrooke Ski Club, 1924-25 COURTESY ETRC Harry Grundy, \u201cRed\u201d and \u201cBones\u201d skiing near Sherbrooke, 1925 Ben by Daniel Shelton > \u201cI BOLIOHT A PUZZLE-A PUZZLE?.BEN, COME.Tt THOUSAND PIECES.I ) ANTE ABT He ADS.THOUGHT ID SETITUPON OLD FOR THATZ ro RE THIS TABLE.HEH HEH HEH.IS > NA EN A \u2014 IT FOR THE GRAND- 7 MINUTE £7 3 3 Kis?- AC Re J .VIE A ; à] ; 3 i ; 7 7 A 4 ! 3 ~ af J Ny i 7S INN 8 Y .A SB TE A AA Lu ae The Record | newsroom(@sherbrookerecord.com MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 Page 3 Local News | According to Tremblay, à the e hope i is that respecting the plan would result in the downtown population doubling ?in the next 25 years.LT Sherbrooke\u2019 S downtown dreams delivered in new master plan By Gordon Lambie SHERBROOKE mittee presented the broad strokes of their vision for the city\u2019s future on Friday morning.On the menu in the new master plan is a vision of a greener, more vibrant central sector of Sherbrooke designed with an eye for sustainable development and the creation of a \u201cdowntown\u201d way of life.The committee, working with the BC2 consulting firm, identified key areas of concern that citizens have with regard to the downtown through a se- ries-of public consultations that have been taking place since 2012.From those concerns, the group put together three recommendations for future development: that the downtown should have a strong and distinc' identity within the city; that it should be a district of attractive and sought-after employment opportunities coupled with an attractive living environment; and that development should be carried out in harmony with the surrounding heritage and natural enviornment.Dany Tremblay, one of BC2\u2019s consultants, presented the details of the plan that was crafted based on those recommendations.While not going deeply into detail prior to the public presentation of the master plan, Tremblay painted a picture of a downtown surrounded by a \u201cgreen belt\u201d of trees and natural space that would allow citizens S herbrooke\u2019s \u201cDowntown 2020\u201d com- to enjoy nature even in the heart of the city and potentially open up opprtunites for urban agriculture.The plan also calls for Wellington Street North to be linked to the Marquette plateau and Frontenac Street by means of a grand staircase, resulting in a unified district with great appeal to tourists.Tremblay also highlighted the significance of the intent, already announced, to move the Grandes-Fourches bridge slightly to the west and suggested a massive reimagining of Wellington Street Ssouth into a cultural hub.According to Tremblay, the hope is that respecting the plan would result in \u2018the downtown population doubling in the next 25 years.Serge Paquin, city councillor for the downtown district, made sure to point out that the master plan is more of a guidebook for development than a guaranteed promise, but he also referred back to previous downtown master plans which, while ultimately not as successful as was hoped, each made a positive lasting mark on the city.\u201cThis is not the first master plan,\u201d Paquin said, referring back to the downtown master plan made in 1974.Put together with the objective of revitalizing and modernizing a downtown core that had fallen prey to the culture of the automobile, Paquin explained that the \"74 plan is to thank for the city\u2019s Eva Senecal-Municipal Library and the adjacent courthouse, as well as the for- Demonstrators gathered again at Sherbrook Islam.blogger and his family, which now resides in continue to gain momentum.\u201cShowing support for Badawi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi, sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for insulting] Badawi endured the first 50 lashes of his sentence on Jan.9.The second, scheduled for Friday, was postponed for medical reasons, according to Amnesty International.A contingent from Bishop\u2019s University was on hand to show their support for the imprisoned continue demonstrations until Badawi is released from prison.The BBC reported on Friday that Badawi\u2019s case has been referred to the Saudi Arabia Supreme Court for review by the King's office.The news was met with optimism by supporters and Badawi\u2019s family.A Facebook and letter-writing campaign, as well as petitions circulating His wife, Ensaf Haidar, has vowed to keep up the fight.MATTHEW MCCULLY e City Hall on Friday in solidarity with Saudi Sherbrooke.Supporters remain determined to GORDON LAMBIE Dany Tremblay, Louisda Brochu, Jean-Pierre Bertrand, and Serge Paquin pose with a map of the downtown core at Friday\u2019s unveiling of the latest master plan for the area.mer Marquette street police station and the amusing \u2014 if poorly thought-out \u2014 Wellington Street marquees.In 1990, Paquin continued, the next master plan oversaw the removal of the marquees, and left the city with the trails in the Magog Gorge, the Museum of Science and Nature, and the development of downtown gems like the Maison du Cinema Theatre.Regarding the 2015 plan, the city councillor pointed out that the needs of the city are constantly changing, and expressed gratitude for the active part the citizens of Sherbrooke played in voicing their opinions during the public consultation period.\u201cAs councillor for the downtown district, I am very proud of the progress we have made, and 1 am even more proud of the path ahead of us yet,\u201d Paquin said.\u201cThis plan outlines the needs of today while also looking to the future.\u201d Louisda Brochu, city councillor and president of Commerce Sherbrooke, explained that a document providing an overview of the plan will be delivered to 68,000 homes across Sherbrooke on Wednesday in the Publisac, to help offer all citizens a clearer view of what could be in store for the heart of their city.The plan will also be unveiled in its entirety for the public at the Granada Theatre on Feb.4 at 7 p.m.Both Paquin and Brochu promised a \u201cfestive evening full of surprises\u201d for those in attendance, with a focus being put on celebrating the city core\u2019s diversity and unique spirit.\u201cToday we have accomplished our mission,\u201d said Jean-Pierre Bertrand, President of the Downtown 2020 committee, \u201cThe steps leading up to this moment have all been crowed with success.\u201d su annual ) BENEFIT DANCE for \"RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM BRAVEHEARTS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 at 8:30 p.mat the A.N.A.F.\u201cHut\u201d 300 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Page 4 MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com | The Record MEET YOUR NEIGHBOURS Sky\u2019s the limit for ultimate enthusiast Louis Beauregard By Matthew McCully Special to The Record SUTTON talents.Following years of practice and quietly participating in competitions all over the world, Sutton resident Louis Beauregard found his and is heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on a team representing Canada in a sport that is quickly gaining popularity.\u201cPeople think I'm an ultimate fighter,\u201d Beauregard joked, when he wears his ultimate t-shirt.The sport is actually played with a frisbee, or flying disc.It is commonly known as ultimate frisbee.\u201cIn the beginning, I used to make fun of it,\u201d Beauregard admitted.But after learning how the sport worked, and the full workout he got while playing, he began to take it more seriously.Beauregard has always pursued athletics.After high school, he played high-level basketball and showed great promise, until he broke both ankles in the mid '90s, ending his future with the sport.Coming from a family of six brothers, all of whom are sparts enthusiasts, the injury came as a big blow for Beauregard.\u201cThey could see I was a bit depressed,\u201d he said, until one of his brothers suggested he give ultimate a try.\u201cFor the first year or two, I was very physical.It didn\u2019t go so well for my opponents,\u201d said Beauregard, used to taking advantage of his size on the playing field.Eventually, he adopted a more firiessed approach, embracing the no-contact, sports- manship-forward spirit of the game, and is now a pro.Le of people have hidden Quebec says no to Anglo affairs office CONT'D FROM PAGE 1 says having three Anglo MNAs in Quebec City is \u201cabsolutely not\u201d enough.Her organization has access to politicians, but she said English groups need direct access to the bureaucracy.\u201cWhat we need are inside coaches,\u201d she said.\u201cSomebody ERE NE GENE Serving the entire Eastern Townships with three publications Jo-Ann Hovey Advertising Consultant + One number \u2018 \u2026 .819 569-9525 .ihovey@sherbrogkerecard.cgm Ultimate uses a combination of rules from a number of other more familiar sports.It is played on a field similar in size - to a football field, complete with an end zone.Teams of seven players face off against each other, attempting to reach the opponents end zone with the frisbee, or disc.The catch \u2014 players cannot move when in possession ofthe disc.Similar to basketball, they can pivot on one foot, but must complete a pass to another player within 10 seconds, or possession is handed over to the other team.The sport is no-contact, and self-officiating.Even at the world games level, one notch below the Olympics, Beauregard said there are observers on hand to mediate a major dispute, but most calls are made by the players themselves.Ultimate was invented in the late 1960s, and was popular on university campuses.Today, according to Beauregard, it is considered one of the fastest growing sports in North America.\u201cYou run 40 per cent more than soccer,\u201d Beauregard said, explaining that ultimate moves extremely quickly, and once the disc is in play, all players are active until a point is scored.Another rule of ultimate is that substitutions can only be made after a point, or in the event of an injury on the playing field.\u201cThere could be a 20 minute point,\u201d he said.\u201cThat stuff hurts!\u201d There are three main ways to pass the disc, Beauregard said: the flick, similar to the motion used to throw a curve ball, the backhand, the most popular way to throw a frisbee, and the hammer, where the disc is perpendicular to the ground and whose job it is to work with me in the provincial government.\u201d She said a glaring example of why anglophones need an inside partner is the recent introduction of Bill 10, which critics say will further erode local control over the English-language hospital network.Health Minister Gaetan Barrette\u2019s legislation would reform thrown overhead.\u201cThat\u2019s not easy,\u201d he said, adding the hammer took years to perfect.\u201cMy position is literally the garbage man of the skies,\u201d Beauregard said, explaining his height is an advantage in catching the disc in the end zone.\u201cI also do the pull-the big | kick-off,\u201d he said, launching the disc as far as possible across the field toward the other team, sometimes reaching as far as 90 metres.In March, Beauregard will head to Dubai as a member of N the Canadian grand masters team competing in the 2015 je World Championships of Beach Ultimate, which is five on five, played on sand.\u201cIts gonna be a lot of hurt, a lot of sunburn, and a lot of de- } hydration,\u201d Beauregard said.\u201cDubai is like a desert.\u201d \u201cI train barefoot,\u201d he said, adding that he is now doing daily workouts to prepare.\u201cWe have a real chance of winning, that\u2019s why we are training like dogs.\u201d Ultimate has brought Beauregard to Italy, Hawaii, and all across Canada for competitions.Having just turned 40, this is the last kick at the can, Beauregard said.\u201cIt would be a first to win a world championship,\u201d he said, adding that Canada is well ranked internationally, usually finishing in the top three.One of the biggest challenges of being an ultimate player at the national level, according to Beauregard, is that the sport is not yet professionally recognized, and athletes are not carded.\u201cEverything is at your own expense.\u201d Beauregard is lucky enough to have a job that can be done with a computer and a phone, so he won't need to take time off work while in Dubai.MATTHEW MCCULLY Sutton\u2019s Louis Beauregard is taking his ultimate talents to Dubai to represent Canada in a world championship.\u201cNo one will even know where I am.\u201d Beauregard spoke to The Record about his ultimate passion in the hopes of starting some buzz around the sport in the Townships.He hopes to get some people playing in the area this summer.\u201cPlaying outside is the best thing you can do,\u201d he said, taking a page from his parents\u2019 \u201cget the hell out of the house\u201d attitude when he and his brothers were younger, which helped keep the peace and kept the boys active.\u201cThere are 200 kids at that school,\u201d Beauregard said, referring to Sutton Elementary.\u201cI'd like to get people outside and running around,\u201d he said, explaining the health benefits of the sport.\u201cYou can never stand still in ultimate,\u201d he said, adding that he lost 20 pounds when he first started playing.The interview with Beauregard was briefly interrupted by local Robin Pitt-Taylor, attracted by the collection of discs sitting on the table.He was absolutely star-struck to find another ultimate enthusiast in town.At 69 years old, Pitt-Taylor, a former dancer, credits frisbee for keeping in good shape.\u201cThe exercise you get from playing frisbee is bar none! It activates every part of your body; you jump higher, you run faster,\u201d Pitt-Taylor said.The two exchanged contact information and agreed to get together to practice, and to talk about getting other members of the community involved in the sport.\u201cAnd yes, my dog does plays very well.\u201d the governance of health institutions, which the government says will save millions of dollars towards balancing the budget.But centralizing services makes the anglophone community nervous.Any control it gives up is control given to Quebec City, which doesn\u2019t have the interests of anglophones as a priority, said Martin-Laforge.The English-speaking community is particularly sensitive to perceived threats against its governance of schools and hospitals, which are considered pillars of its identity and culture.Giving up any control over schools or hospitals to francophone Quebec City is considered unacceptable.\u201cThe community built its institutions \u2014 all of them,\u201d Mar- tin-Laforge said.\u201c \u2018 We bought the land, we built the buildings, we did all the work.If we don\u2019t have institutions we have nothing.\u201d Birnbaum used to be part of building those institutions.A former head of the Quebec English School Board Association, he told The Canadian Press that an anglophone affairs office is not the solution.\u201cI'm not sure the answer is to set up a political entity which is specifically tasked with the concerns of the English-speaking community,\u201d he said.He said Couillard is the premier of all Quebecers and Bill 10 will \u201cgo a long away\u201d to addressing the concerns of the anglo community.The bill is still in committee asked that anglophones remain patient as he\u2019s spent hours working on amendments to the bill.He said it\u2019s important that people recognize the distinction between the Liberals and the Parti Quebecois because his government \u201cunderstands that English-speaking Quebec is an ally.\u201d - \u201cI understand that it has to pay dividends, but it\u2019s important to note the distinction.\u201d Birnbaum said Quebecers will soon see some dividends as he expects Couillard to introduce a plan to recruit and encourage more anglophones into the Quebec civil service.\u201cOften making progress is simply preventing further ero- _ Sion \u2014that's a tough reality but | it\u2019s often the case for minority communities,\u201d he said. 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meet rising demand from expanding human populations and supply the cycle of consumerism that fuels the global economy through planned obsolescence, marketing unnecessary products and wasteful technologies.And, as the British Geological Survey notes, \u201cIt may be uncomfortable to acknowledge, but wars have been the drivers for many of mankind's technological developments.Such technologies depend on secure supplies of numerous mineral commodities for which demand inevitably escalates in times of war.\u201d Mining is important to human well- being, but the current economic system means it\u2019s often aimed at maximizing profit with little regard for people or the environment.It\u2019s one area where Canadians can make a difference.Canada is a global leader in mining, especially in Latin America.According to the Mining Association of Canada, \u201cAlmost 60 per cent of the world\u2019s public mining companies are listed on the TSX and TSX- Venture Exchanges, and 70 per cent of the equity capital raised globally for mining companies is raised on these exchanges.\u201d The association adds, \u201cCana- dian-headquartered mining companies accounted for nearly 37 per cent of budgeted worldwide exploration expenditures in 2012.\u201d Canada has also tied foreign aid to support for mining interests.Canadian mining companies haven't always had a great record for environmental and social responsibility in communities where they operate \u2014 but I: sometimes seems people in the public scrutiny and pressure may be helping to change that.In the face of criticism, industry leaders insist practices are improving.\u201cThe Canadian mining industry, and certainly what our members are doing now, is much, much different now than what it was 20, 25 years ago,\u201d Canadian Mining Association president and CEO Pierre Gratton told Global News in response to a critical Council on Hemispheric Affairs article.According to the june 2014 article, \u201cLarge-scale Canadian mining companies, and the Canadian government that oversees such commercial ventures, have failed to adhere to reliable standards of international law, which assert that home states are responsible for the actions of their citizens abroad.\u201d The article points to evidence that Canadian mining corporations have often operated with little regard for nature reserves and protected areas, and have depleted scarce water supplies, neglected indigenous rights and disrupted communities and created health problems through air, water and land pollution.\u201cEach year, a number of protestors who raise concerns against mining activities are seriously injured, persecuted, or even killed.\u201d That appears to be the case at a gold- and silver-mining operation in Guatemala run by a subsidiary of Canada\u2019s Goldcorp.According to the Guardian, it\u2019s drawn numerous local complaints for \u201cintimidation, threats, social division, violence, bribery and corruption of local authorities, destruction and contamination of water sources, livestock dying, houses shaking, cracked walls, the criminalization of protest, forest cleared, and appalling health impacts such as malnutrition and skin diseases.\u201d An indigenous man who spoke against the mine was beaten and burned alive by hooded men who first questioned him about anti-mining activities.Goldcorp has denied the allegations.In the past, Canadian companies haven't been held responsible for actions of foreign subsidiaries \u2014 but that may change.À number of people from Eritrea and Guatemala are suing three \u2014\u2014\"\"# mm RECORD 1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1G 1Y7 Fax: 819-821-3179 EMAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WERSITE: Www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER .(819) 569-9511 Jonn Eowarps News EDITOR .(819) 569-6345 STEPHEN BLAKE CORRESP.EDITOR .(819) 569-6345 SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN .\u2026 .(819) 569-9931 DEPARTMENTS (819) 569-9511 .(819) 569-9525 (819) 569-9528 (819) 569-6345 KNOWLTON OFFICE 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Canadian mining companies in Canadian courts for alleged abuses at mines in those countries, which include forced labour, human rights violations and assault.The Financial Post said lawyers are getting around the \u201ccorporate veil\u201d by \u201csuing the Canadian parents for negligence and other traditional torts on the grounds that management hasn't lived up to the standards outlined in their public pronouncements.\u201d In other words, the companies are being held globally to the standards they publicly claim at home.Mining is important but, as with much human activity in the face of rapidly growing populations, we must learn to develop and use resources in ways that aren't wasteful, destructive and unsustainable.And mining companies must be held to high standards for environmental and human rights protection \u2014 at home and abroad.Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundations Senior Editor Ian Han- ington.Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.Letter DEAR EDITOR: of the writer are not published, ex Preference is given to writers from eartfelt thanks go out to all those who contributed to the Christmas Basket program in the Ayer's Cliff, Magog and Georgeville areas.Through your generous contributions, we were able to prepare baskets for 26 families in the Magog area and 18 families in Ayer\u2019s Cliff and the surrounding community.We also take this opportunity to thank Ayer\u2019s Cliff Elementary School Grade 6 students who helped pack baskets and our local farmers and merchants for helping us share some Christmas cheer.They are Metro Plus Plouffe, Magog; Marche Party et fils, Ayers Cliff; Paul and Rosanne Viens, as well as many community organizations.The writer is the United Church minister for Ayer's Cliff, Magog and Georgeville The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please limit your letters to 300 words.We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, legality and taste.Please ensure there i a phone number or email where you can be reached, to confirm authorship and curren town/city of residence.Names will not be withheld but the address and phone num t by request.Eastern Townships.Rev.LEE ANN HOGLE MAGOG The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 Page 7 Local Sports |: By John Edwards HANOVER, N.H.anick Asselin headed towards the net at 1:52 of the second period Saturday ght and jammed home a rebound for his first career NCAA goal, in front of his father, his brother and 2,840 other fans at Thompson Arena.The Coaticook native finished with a goal and an assist and a team-high four shots on goal as his Clarkson University Golden Knights defeated the Dartmouth College Big Green 5- 2.For the normally high-scor- ing Asseliri, it was the end of a long wait, but also hopefully the first of many at the U.S.college level.\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to be on the scoresheet,\u201d he told The Record after Saturday's game.\u201cIt\u2019s been a while.I didn't play {much} before Christmas \u2014 I was injured - but I had a big start, a big weekend this weekend.\u201d Asselin had picked up an assist in his first game with the Knights, Oct.10 against Niagara, but had been held off the scoresheet since then.He missed nine games in November and December with an injury, returning on Dec.30 against American International.: While it was a long wait, By Mike Hickey Special to the Record e Bishop\u2019s Gaiters men\u2019s | team snapped a seven- game losing streak with an impressive display of defence as they knocked off the Concordia Stingers 5940 on Saturday.After starting the season with a 3-0 record in league play, the Gaiters had dropped seven straight overall, but Saturday's win could be a sign that the team is back on track.Former Quebec conference most valuable player Mike Andrews played his best game of Record Staff SHERBROOKE T= Sherboroke Phoenix picked up two of a possible four points this weekend, as they split a pair of home games against Maritime Division teams.\u201cBe sa skill guy y who gets into the dirtier areas, and we think there\u2019s some chemistry on his line right now.\u201d Achieving Knig hthood: Ex-Cougar hitting his stride i in NCAA hockey Golden Knights head coach Casey Jones was confident that the 21-year-old would eventually break through.\u201cHe got hurt early and he had generated a lot but hadn't got a lot to show for it.Offensively he was generating chances and it just hadn't gone and all of a sudden he was out for a long time.\u201d On Saturday, Asselin centred Clarkson\u2019s second line, playing between fellow freshman Nic Pierog and Pat Megannety, who is in his third year.\u201cThis is the first weekend we've played him at centre, which is his normal position,\u201d said Jones.\u201cWe want to get him a little bit freer on the ice and we wanted to see how that would go.Obviously, it was good results for us this weekend.He's a playmaker and he\u2019s got good speed.\u201d Asselin\u2019s playmaking abilities were clear to anyone who watched the Champlain Cougars over the past four years.He scored 268 career- points for the Cougars, and led them to Game 7 of the league final last year.He was the team\u2019s leading scorer last year, and led all scorers in the playoffs with 31 points in 19 games.Now that he is back from his first-half injury, Asselin seems ready to step up and help the Knights as they head into the home stretch, with 11 games left in their regular season.\u201cI'm ready to go and get the second half of the season going.\u201d If the Knights, currently 54-2 in league play are to advance deep into the conference playoffs, and advance to the NCAA tournament, they will need him to have more weekends like this one.\u201cWe need his energy, we need his playmaking abilities,\u201d said Jones.\u201cHe\u2019s really, really competitive.He\u2019s a skill guy who gets into the dirtier areas, and we think there's some chemistry on his line right now.\u201d Asselin was one of three Que- becers to join the Knights this season, part of an attempt by the team to bolster its traditional recruiting base.\u201cI'm originally from Quebec - from Abitibi - and my assistant coach [Phil Roy] is from Quebec, so we have some ties there.That's our backyard,\u201d said Jones.rm Janick Asselin, scored his first NCAA goal on Saturday night.The Coaticook native had three points in two games last weekend.cated 50 kilometres southwest of Cornwall, Ont.\u201cIt\u2019s not too bad because we've got five guys who are French, so if you don\u2019t know a word they can help you.The ad- \u201cIt\u2019s important for us to get justment was pretty quick.\u201d players out of there that are good players.That's critical and you'll see more Quebecers come.\u201d The presence of five Quebe- cers helped Asselin make the transition to living in Potsdam, N.Y., a town of roughly 17,000 people in upstate New York, lo- So far, Asselin is enjoying his time in the North Country.\u201cThe team and the guys are awesome,\u201d he said.\u201cIt\u2019s a real family, and the university and town are awesome because it\u2019s a small town and everyone knows what you're doing on the ice and you get recognized Gaiters snap losing streak 2014-15 as he scored 14 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, blocked two shots, had two steals and an assist.Sherbrooke native David Be- langer led all scorers with 16 points while Karim Sy-Moris- sette connected on four three- pointers and finished the game with 15 points.Thursday's night game was arguably the best game of the conference season with both teams battling on every possession.The Stingers, desperate for a league victory after posting a 1-2 record in the first semester, held a 13-point lead late in the third quarter but Kyle Des- marais sparked a spirited fourth quarter rally that allowed the Gaiters to get back in the game.Trailing 73-70 in the dying seconds of regulation time, Majid Naji drained a three pointer to send the game into overtime.Bishop\u2019s found themselves in a similar situation on overtime as the Stingers led 86- 83 with 32 seconds left.Des- marais hit a foul shot to cut the deficit to two points but jona Bermillo\u2019s final shot was blocked as Concordia held on for a two-point win.Desmarais had a game-high 29 points while Naji collected a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds and Matt Maclean added 15.Meanwhile, the losing ways continued for the women\u2019s team although they showed a marked improvement in their two games against the Stingers.After suffering a blowout loss, 69-32, on Thursday night, Bishop\u2019s rebounded with a much stronger effort Saturday night but still finished on the losing end of a 62-48 decision.Mara Liz Marchizotti delivered a strong performance Sat- Phoenix split pair against Maritime foes On Friday, Sherbrooke was shut out, 2-0, by the Charlottetown Islanders.Yesterday, they nearly let a 4-0 lead slip away but held on for a 6-5 shootout win over the Saint John Sea Dogs.The Phoenix raced out to a 3- 0 lead on Sunday, as Cameron Darcy, Daniel Audette and David Storto all scored within the game\u2019s first 3:07.Gabriel Fontaine added a goal to give Sherbrooke a 4-0 lead after 20 minutes.- Daniel Audette\u2019s second goal of the game, in the second period was the only other score for Sherbrooke.Five different Sea Dogs found the let, including Spencer Smallman, who tied the game at 5-5 with 20 seconds left in regulation.In the shootout, Tim Wieser and Kevin Domingue scored for Sherbrooke, while Smallman on the streets.\u201d On the ice, it looks like bigger things are ahead for Asselin, after what was the best game of his budding collegiate career.\u201cI had a big weekend this weekend and it feels pretty good.I'm going to focus on that and get a couple of points next weekend too.\u201d His coach agrees, seeing this weekend as a turning point for the freshman centre.\u201cIt was a really good coming out party for him this weekend.\u201d urday as she scored 12 points and hauled in 13 rebounds.Point guard Edith Noblecilla chipped in with 13 points, four rebounds, handed out four assists and had three steals.On Thursday, Marchizotti netted seven points, and grabbed three rebounds to lead the way while Magog native Noemie Hamel-Petit chipped in with six points and six rebounds.The Gaiters have a home-and- home with Laval next week.The teams tussle in Quebec City on Friday with the return match on Saturday in Lennoxville.scored for the Sea Dogs.On Friday, the Charlottetown Islanders got a pair of first period goals and made them stand up as Mason McDonald shut out the Phoenix.Sherbrooke is back at home on Friday, when they host Val d'Or, starting at 7 p.m. Page 8 MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 production@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Datebook MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 Today is the 19th day of 2015 and the 30th day of winter.TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1915, two German zeppelins dropped bombs on the towns of Great Yarmouth and King\u2019s Lynn in England.In 1966, Indira Gandhi was elected as India\u2019s first woman prime minister.In 1977, snow fell in Miami for the only time in recorded history.In 2006, NASA launched the New Horizons space probe to study the dwarf planet Pluto.TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Robert E.Lee {1807-1870), Confederate general; Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), author/poet; Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), artist; Jean Staple- ton (1923-2013), actress; Tippi Hedren (1930-), actress; Janis Joplin (1943-1970), singer-songwriter; Dolly Parton (1946- ), [ Death | | Death Jean-Paul Irene PAPINEAU TURNBULL MCKEAGE (1932-2015) Passed away at the CHUS Hôtel- Dieu on January 9, 2015 at the age of 68.Predeceased by wife Janice Davidson of Richmond, Quebec, and brothers Gerry, George, and Philip.Proud grampy to Zoe and Paige, father to Lynn (Nathan).He leaves to mourn many friends and family members.He who lives in the hearts of others is never gone.singer-songwriter; Paula Deen (1947-), © chef/author; Robert Palmer (1949-2003), - singer-songwriter; Katey Sagal (1954- ), actress; Thomas Kinkade (1958-2012), painter; Junior Seau (1969-2012), football player; Drea de Matteo (1972- ), actress; Frank Caliendo (1974), comedian; Logan Lerman (1992-), actor.TODAY'S FACT: Robert E.Lee\u2019s U.S.citizenship was posthumously reinstated by an act of Congress in 1975.TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1980, President Jimmy Carter proposed during a .televised interview that the Olympic Games should be moved from Moscow unless Soviet troops were withdrawn from Afghanistan within a month.TODAYS QUOTE: \u201cI became insane, with long intervais of horrible sanity.\u201d \u2014 Edgar Allan Poe TODAY'S NUMBER: 71.7 \u2014 percentage of U.S.households that tuned in to watch \u201cLucy Goes to the Hospital,\u201d the episode of \u201cI Love Lucy\u201d in which the titular character gave birth.Star Lucille Ball actually gave birth to her son, Desi Arnaz Jr., on the same day the episode aired, on this day in 1953.TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Jan.13) and new moon (Jan.20).There's one thing you can predict in life.MS makes life unpredictable.MS Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada 1-800-268-7582 www.mssociety.ca Discounts: 2 insertions or more: 15% off Text only: $16.00 (includes taxes) WEDDING WRITE-UPS: et Learning happens in everything we do.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca en bmp asc cave Conan It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Irene Leona Turnbull, née McKeage, on January 1, 2015, at La Maison Aube Lumiere, Sherbrooke, Quebec.Irene was born in Bonnyville, Alberta, but spent most of her life in Sherbrooke.She is survived by her three children Diane (Cary Huff), Donna, and David (Joan); her two grandsons Landyn and David; and her brother Tom.Irene was predeceased by her husband Dave, parents Melissa and Thomas McKeage, and her sister Thelma.At Irene\u2019s request, there will be no formal funeral or memorial service.She is to be cremated, and her ashes will be co-mingled with those of her late husband Dave.Their remains will be interred at Eaton Cemetery at a later date.The family would like to thank the staff at La Maison-Aube Lumiere for making our mother\u2019s last days as comfortable as possible.If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made to a charity of your choice.Miss Me But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom filled room Why cry for a soul set free?Miss me a little, but not too long And not with your head bent low.Remember the love that we once shared Miss me but let me go.For this is a journey we all must take And each must go alone.It\u2019s all part of the Master\u2019s plan A step on the road to home.So when you are sick and lonely of heart Go to the friends we know And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds Miss me but let me go.(Author Unknown) Arrangements were entrusted to the Steve L.Elkas Funeral Home.EVE L.ELKAS FUNERAL HOM 601 Conseil St., Sherbrooke, E-mail: info@steveelkas.com PHONE: 819-565-1155 FAX: 819-820-8872 www.steveelkas.com Kinnear\u2019s Mills Women\u2019s Institute Members of the Kinnear\u2019s Mills W.L met at the home of Helen MacRae for their meeting.Huguette Blais welcomed the members, thanked the hostess and extended birthday greetings to Helen.The President, Huguette, conducted the meeting, which opened by repeating the Creed, Salute to the flag and Oath of Citizenship.Motto for the month - Winter is the time of year that children leave the door open, that they slam shut all summer! Roll call - Name the most improvement in modern farming compared to the last century.Seven members answered with their many new improvements.The minutes of the previous meeting were read and signed.The treasurer Helen Lowry gave her report.Correspondence was a note of thanks from Pauline and Ulric Nutbrown for gifts they received and thanks from James Allan for a donation for the community hall.Reports of Convenors: Agriculture: Helen MacRae reported BIRTH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 40¢ per word.Minimum charge $10.00 ($11.50 taxes included) With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: 11 a.m., day before publication.BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL WISHES, ENGAGEMENT NOTICES: With photo: $26.00 ($29.90 taxes included) DEADLINE: 3 days before publication.her grandson Jason, a young Holstein farmer, had success by starting to grow his own grain for his cows; he installed a grain silo and saves on his feed bill.Community Living: Pauline Nutbrown reported on the broccoli plant which is suitable for late summer and fall harvest.When boiled and seasoned, makes a good accompaniment to red meat.Education and Personal Development: Flora MacNaul and Huguette Blais gave the members 5 facts about the \u201cpoppy\u201d.Each year people across the world wear poppies pinned on their left lapel close to their heart.The poppies show that we remember.Publicity Awareness: Dorothy Bolduc - Silver cross Mother, Gisele Michaud lost youngest son in Afghanistan will lay a wreath on November 11, 2014 on behalf of all mothers.W.WII, aviator, Avro Anson, laid to rest after 4 logging crew found him last year.Lost for 72 years.Audrey Allan - Diabetes is increasing so quickly that it has become a global RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES 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's paper, call 819-569-4856 between 1 p.m.and 5 p.m.Sunday.For Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday's edition, call 819-569-4856 or fax 819-569-1187 (please call to confirm transmission) or e-mail: production@sherbrookerecord.com between 9a.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.epidemic.Type 1 - Starts in childhood, Type 2 - accounts for about 90% of all diabetes.Pauline Nutbrown, County President, reported on the Q WI.Fall Board meeting held in Hemmingford on October 4.Plans were made for the 2015 convention being held on Saturday, May 23, at MacDonald College.Names were drawn for the exchange of Christmas gifts.The annual Christmas get together on Sunday, December 6 at 1:00 p.m.at Le Craig Restaurant.Bring our 2015 programs for the new year.Program - Wear a poppy and observe one minute of silence.For wool gathering, 20 pairs of socks will be taken to the school.The surprise gift was taken home by Audrey Allan.The February meeting will be held at the home of Flora MacNaul.Following a pleasant meeting, delicious refreshments were served by the hostess and a social time enjoyed.Submitted by - Audrey Allan, Publicity and Awareness $26.00 ($29.90 taxes included) WITH PHOTO: $36.00 ($41.40 taxes included) The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 Page 9 I don\u2019t know how she endures his daily criticisms and verbal abuse MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 Dear Annie: For 10 years, my daughter has been in a relationship with a man from another culture.He is controlling, manipulative, arrogant and patronizing.He was raised with servants, nannies and drivers.Now my daughter fills those roles.I limit visits to once a year because he never fails to make snide comments to me when he is sure my daughter cannot hear him.Once, I asked him what his intentions were toward my daughter, and he said never to question his authority.After a recent visit, my daughter accused me of not being respectful and loving toward her partner.She said I am jealous of their wonderful life.This could not be further from the truth.I feel sorry\u201dfor her.I don\u2019t know how she endures his daily criticisms and verbal abuse.She constantly sings his praises as a good provider and father to their child.I know she is ashamed that he has refused to marry her, but this is probably cultural.She will always remain his mistress but never be an equal.\u2018 When I visit, I am polite and civil and thank him for his hospitality, but I do not express any love toward him, nor will I.But I want to remain in my daughter\u2019s life and see my grandchild.I have kept quiet for years because I know it is my daughter\u2019s choice, but I will Annie\u2019s Mailbox not pretend.My grandma always said, \u201cIf you can\u2019t say anything good about someone, don\u2019t say anything at all.\u201d Well, saying nothing does not seem to be working.\u2014 Concerned Mother Dear Concerned: One of the hardest things for a parent is to watch your child make a huge mistake and not be able to do anything about it.Your daughter is unwilling to leave this relationship.You cannot be expected to show love toward this man.Being polite and civil and thanking him for his hospitality is more than enough.Be careful, however, not to let your disdain show through.Simply tell your daughter sweetly that you are trying your best and you are glad she is happy.Dear Annie: I read with great interest your column about the PNC Christmas Price Index for \u201cThe Twelve Days of Christmas.\u201d However, no matter how I did the math, I couldn\u2019t come close to your grand total figure of $116,273.06.This takes into account that I didn\u2019t know what the exact shipping total was.How did you do the math?\u2014 DSH Dear DSH: We received several letters from folks who were confused by the math, so we will explain it, even at this late date.First of all, the total should be $116.273.08.That last number was a typo on our end.But simply put, the gifts are cumulative.On the first day, she received one partridge in a pear tree.And the second day, she received two turtledoves and another partridge in a pear tree.The third day, she received three French hens, another two turtledoves and a third partridge, and so on.Done cumulatively, there are 364 gifts, and the total cost is $116,273.08.At that point, we\u2019d say the shipping is irrelevant.Here's the last word on the subject: Dear Annie: I just want to say thanks for your Christmas column.I did not know that it is possible to purchase lords a-leaping.I really wouldn\u2019t know what to do with them, and at that price, I couldn\u2019t afford them anyway.But I truly did LOL when I read it, and for that, I thank you.(P.S.I always buy my swans locally.The prices are much better.) \u2014 S.Dear S.: Thanks for letting us know you enjoyed the column.We appreciate your lighthearted response.Annie's Snippet (credit Martin Luther King Jr.): \u201cThe ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.\u201d Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.Please email your questions to anniesmail- box@comcast.net, or write to: Annie\u2019s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.Across 1 Pod used to thicken gumbo 41 Md.neighbor 42 Pierre\u2019s \u201cThere it is!\u201d CROSSWORD 28 Be worthy of 29 Poet Stephen Vincent __ 48 Crew member 49 A single time 5 Moonshine containers 44 Bigheadedness 30 Turn out to be 52 Lab gel 9 \u201c24\u201d superagent Jack 45 \u201cShould __ acquaintance \u2026\u201d 31 Cambodian currency 53 Pastrami purveyor 14 __chef 46 \u201cSpecial\u201d lobbying faction 32 Happy sign for a 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