The record, 17 juin 1992, mercredi 17 juin 1992

[" June 17, 1992 Becord Brome County News June 17 1992 Artist À cunrsc fall of horses.of course opr Births, deaths .10 Classified .ccceee.8 Comics se 9 Editorial .\u2026.\u2026.4 Farm & Business \u2026\u2026 5 Living 6 Sports .\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.ll Townships .\u2026.3 QUEBEC (CP) \u2014 After questioning the integrity of Quebec Environment Minister Pierre Paradis in court, an Ottawa Valley businessman now wants to drop the proceedings.Lawyers representing Raymond Lacroix filed notice Tuesday that they intend to drop a request for a court order forcing Paradis to issue La- Immigration: talks in new proposal By Gord Mcintosh OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 The federal government wants the power to tell some immigrants where to live in Canada while it fast-tracks others through an overhauled immigration system.In addition, the government wants to reduce the number of people seeking asylum as refugees \u2014 currently about 30,000 a year \u2014 by shifting some of the traffic to other countries.It\u2019s all part of a new Immigration Act tabled Tuesday in the Commons in the most sweeping rewrite of the rules governing entrance to Canada since 1976.Immigration Minister Bernard Valcourt told a news conference his department can no longer cope with a system that is now accepting 250,000 landed immigrants a year compared to 88,000 in 1984.Under the new legislation, some immigrants would be more desirable than others and money would talk.Valcourt proposed+to channel By the Canadian Press From Europe: 47,943 Africa: 16,049 Asia: 119,718 Australasia: 952 Caribbean: 12,887 South America: 10,558 Oceania and others: 2,179 tment) Jocluding Where they come from Some facts and figures about immigration to Canada: \"Total immigration in 1991: 230,228 North and Central America: 19,942 Number of people granted refugee status: 19,425 (Source: preliminary 1991 totals from Immigration Depar- three streams.At the top of the list for fast- tracking would be wealthy investors, immediate family members of those already here (including spouses but not parents), and refugees as defined by United Nations convention.Officials said investor-class immigrants, who promise to pump money into the Canadian economy, would be held to their promises once they're in the country.GRAB BAG The second stream would consist of a grab bag of first- come, first-served categories, croix a permit for a garbage dump near Montebello.Paradis immediately denounced the manouvre.He said he may challenge it, forcing + Lacroix to proceed and prove his case which has included a series of confusing and contradictory allegations.\u201cRemember, Mr.Paradis has said he was ready to go to oney grandparents of landed immigrants, government-assisted and privately-sponsored refugees and applicants with jobs already lined up.The final stream, with annual limits imposed on acceptance, would be independent- class applicants on the basis of occupation.It would be up to those in this stream to prove to immigration officials that they have enough marketable skills and merit to add to the Canadian economy.This stream would include entreneurs from the existing investor-immigrant program.In effect, those with money would go to the front of the line.Another new power affecting those in the third stream is the right of the Immigration Department to extract promises to live in a designated area facing occupational shortages for a period set by officials.That period would likely be two years.Valcourt said not every region of the country is currently getting a fair share of immigrants.And the department is prepared to go as far as deporting those who don\u2019t keep their promises to locate in specific communities.Some critics expressed worries that the policy may violate the Charter of Rights.\u201cIt\u2019s a basic principle that people can move around wherever they like,\u201d said Toronto immigration lawyer Lorne Waldman.Senior unity adviser resigns By Robert Russo and Gerry Arnold OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Paul Tel- lier, the government's senior public servant and key constitutional adviser, will soon step aside as clerk of the Privy Council and take over as president of Canadian National.Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced Tuesday that Tellier will leave the clerk\u2019s job July 1.He will continue to work on national unity as a special adviser until he takes up his duties at CN on Oct.1.Senior government officials said Tellier will be replaced at Privy Council by Glen Shor- tliffe, the present deputy clerk.Jocelyne Bourgon will be promoted to secretary tothe cabinet for federal-provincial relations.She is currently assistant secretary and the highest-ranking woman in the public service.Tellier, 53, has been clerk of the Privy Council since 1985, helping guide government policy on every key issue.His job is an onerous one, but he took on the added responsibility of secretary to the cabinet for federal-provincial relations in February when Norman Spector \u2014 the architect of the failed Meech Lake accord \u2014 departed from the post.Tellier, an athletic, bilingual bureaucrat, was a senior adviser to former prime minister Pierre Trudeau and was closely tied to some of the Liberal government\u2019s most controversial policies.Eyebrows were raised when Mulroney decided to keep Tel- lier on after the 1984 election and promoted him to the senior Job of clerk a year later.But he won Mulroney's confidence and became one of his most trusted advisers.Tellier had devoted the vast majority of his time to national unity since Spector\u2019s departure in February and some public servants said privately that parts of the government machinery ground to a halt as a result.The shift in mandarins comes at a sensitive time for the government.Tellier and Bourgon have been active in the hunt for a unity deal, crisscrossing the country with Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark during the last three months.Substantial progress has been made toward a deal, but disagreement over a reformed Senate and a new constitutional amending formula stand in the way of a final bargain.Shortliffe is not known as a constitutional expert.He rose through public-service ranks through External Affairs.Parrot resigns as postal boss OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Jean- Claude Parrot, one of Canada\u2019s highest profile trade unionists, has stepped down as leader of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.Parrot, the postal union\u2019s fiery boss for more than 15 years, was jailed in 1978 for defying back-to-work legislation during a national postal strike.The outspoken union leader now has been elected vice- president of the Canadian Labor Congress.He cannot hold full-time positions as an official in two unions at the same time.Parrot will work alongside Bob White, the new president of the Canadian Labor Congress.Parrot took the postal union to the streets in national strikes in 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987 and 1991.The strike last fall, which lasted 10 days and paralyzed the country\u2019s mail system, was ended by federal legislation.Parrot is replaced by Darrell Tingley, former postal union vice-president, who takes the helm of the 46,000-member union, a union spokesman said Tuesday.An arbitrator has not yet settled the labor dispute following the national strike last fall.Hull and testify,\u201d\u201d noted Paradis aide Sylvie Marier.\u201cHe had hoped that all the facts come out.Enormous claims were made and as a consequence the matter needs clearing up and the population needs to know the allegations were unfounded.\u201d Among other things, La- croix\u2019s secretary testified that Susan and Marjorie Santer are ona special quest.The British mother and daughter team are in Canada looking for descendents of a group of brave pioneers page 7 for the story of their search.Paradis had received a luxury house from Laidlaw Inc., a giant waste disposal company part-owned by CP Hotels.CP complained about Lacroix\u2019s proposed dump to the environment minister.SMEAR CAMPAIGN Paradis has described the allegations as a Parti Québécois- inspired smear campaign.The NICHOLAS LEMIEUX GRADE 1 R SHERBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUNNY 40 cents Paradis wants to respond to bribe charges lawyer acting on behalf of La- croix is Guy Bertrand, a former PQ candidate.Bertrand could not be reached Tuesday.Lacroix said in a statement he can\u2019t afford to continue with the case, which has already cost him $250,000 in legal fees and \u201cI can\u2019t even see the light at the end of the tunnel.\u201d * who set out from a small town in England to start a new life in the Eastern Townships in 1836.Turn to Federal environmental review bill is \u2018totalitarian\u2019 \u2014 Paradis OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Pierre Paradis, Quebec environment minister, says Ottawa's environmental assessment bill goes much too far and infringes on provincial jurisdiction.\u201cIt ends 10 years of cooperation between federal and provincial governments and adds nothing on the economic or constitutional level,\u201d Paradis said Tuesday.He told a Senate committee that Quebec cannot accept Bill C-13, adopted by the Commons in March despite unanimous opposition from the Quebec legislature.\u201cFor us, it\u2019s a flagrant example of a dominating, totalitarian federal regime.\u201d Federal Environment Minister Jean Charest has argued the only purpose of Bill C-13 is to assess the decisions that Ottawa must make within its own jurisdiction.He has said the bill recognizes the environmental assessment processes of all provinces and allows for joint fede- ral-provincial review of projects in shared jurisdiction.But Paradis said terms like \u201cjoint assessment\u2019\u2019 always mean that Ottawa retains control.He described Bill C-13 as a steamroller to force uni- formitv on the provinces.Quebec Senator Claude Cas- tonguay agreed.\u201cThere is no virtue in uniformity,\u201d he said.Castonguay added the bill should be modified to eliminate potential conflict and duplication.Bill C-13, which affects financial accords between Ottawa and the provinces, would replace 1984 cabinet guidelines known as the Environmental Assessment Review Process.It would mean projects launched under the financial accords must be subjected to an environmental assessment that is compatible with the federal government\u2019s process.Irish hijack cab for bomb LONDON (Reuter) \u2014 A bomb left in a hijacked taxi exploded in central London early Tuesday, marking a new twist to the Irish guerrilla campaign to sow fear and disruption on the British mainland.Police blamed the Irish Republican Army for the bomb, which went off near Piccadilly Circus shortly after midnight Monday night, causing damage to buildings but no injuries.It was the first time on the mainland that the IRA had delivered a bomb in a hijacked vehicle, one of its favorite tactics in Northern Ireland.Taxis and telephone engineers\u2019 vans are preferred. 2\u2014The RECORD\u2014 Wednesday.June 17, 1992 Senate reform still stal By Sylvia Strojek CALGARY (CP) \u2014 À new option for reforming the Senate would still result in some provinces being more equal than others, Alberta Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jim Horsman suggested Tuesday.Horsman met with Quebec businessman Claude Beau- champ for 14 hours to discuss yet another idea for Senate reform which has become the stickler in the current constitutional round.The proposal would see the upper house with an equal number of senators from each province, but representatives from larger provinces would have more votes.The suggestion from the Regroupement économie et constitution was made public 10 days ago.The group is made up of about 1,200 people from the Quebec business community who want economic renewal within a united Canada.Each province would have eight senators.Those from Quebec and Ontario would have four votes each, British Columbia three, Alberta two and representatives of the other provinces, the Territories and aboriginal peoples one each.The concept would retain the idea of regional equality as first proposed by former British Columbia premier Bill Vander Zalm last year.But Horsman, who has been Alberta\u2019s chief negotiator in the province\u2019s insistence on a Triple-E formula, doesn\u2019t think the plan would promote equality in an elected and effective Senate.MORE IMPORTANT \u201cClearly the notion that you would have more votes to cast could, and probably would, create an inequality amongst the senators themselves,\u201d Hor- sman said.\u201cIf I had four votes to cast and my friend next to me had only one, I think the tendency would be there, ob- Bourassa won\u2019t criticize unity talks QUEBEC (CP) \u2014 Try as he might, Parti Québécois Leader Jacques Parizeau can\u2019t get Premier Robert Bourassa to say he is unhappy with the progress the rest of the country has made in coming up with a new constitutional deal.Quoting other prominent Liberals who have decried the slow pace of negotiations, Pari- zeau asked Bourassa Tuesday whether he too is disappointed with the state of constitutional talks.But Bourassa toed his government\u2019s line by maintaining he will not jump to any conclusions before the final package comes down.\u201cOnly the analysis of the definite texts will allow us to draw any conclusions,\u201d he told the PQ leader during question period at the legislature.\u201cThat seems to me the responsible way to act.\u201d He added: \u201cThe Opposition can allow itself a little demagogy and show a certain coldness regarding the contents of the conclusions.But I think the government will only take a position once it has the offers.\u201d Parizeau then suggested that since youth wing president Mario Dumont and prominent Liberal lawyer Jean Allaire have blasted the negotiations, there is a growing split in the party.But Bourassa again reassured him that is not the case.\u201cI understand very well the great experience (Parizeau) has with his own party on such questions of understanding,\u201d Bourassa jibed, \u201cbut that is not the way it is with the Liberal party.The party\u2019s unity is stronger than ever.\u201d viously, to consider myself more important than my colleague next to me.\u201d But Beauchamp said Alberta\u2019s proposal of having an equal number of senators for each province \u2014 be it tiny Prince Edward Island or populous Ontario \u2014 wouldn\u2019t promote true equality either.\u201cYou would have this inequality because you will have one senator that will represent 10,000 people and you will have the other senator that will represent one million people,\u201d he said.\u201cIn any case you don\u2019t have uniformity.\u201cWe\u2019re just trying to find a formula that will be able to bridge the gap between two very acceptable principles.\u201d The weighted vote is used by the European Community to prevent an alliance of larger countries from overriding smaller members.The suggestion from Beau- champ\u2019s group is similar to a proposal made at constitutional talks late last week by Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow in an attempt to loo- Clyde Wells: \u2018I'm still the only one ST.JOHN'S, Nfld.(CP) \u2014 Premier Clyde Wells says it\u2019s unfair for the federal government to portray Newfoundland as the lone holdout on compromise over Senate reform.Wells was reacting Tuesday to comments from Constitutional Affairs Minister Joe Clark, who hinted Ottawa may take on the premier in a provincial plebiscite on a new unity deal.The premier has long supported a national referendum on any new Constitution and has said he will hold a provincial vote if necessary.But Wells was angry at suggestions that Ottawa may use its power to order a vote in his MPs want court challenge program save By Helen Branswell OTTAWA (CP) A Commons committee called on the federal government to reinstate the court challenges program on Tuesday, a move that heartened groups that rely on it to fight for equality and language rights in the courts.The guarantees and protections in the Charter of Rights don\u2019t mean much if disadvantaged individuals and groups can\u2019t afford to claim them, said the report of the standing committee on human rights and the status of disabled persons.\u201cWe just feel that that kind of province, saying such a move would be \u201cunforgivable.\u201d \u201cI have no time for that kind of nonsense.If they\u2019re so principled about holding a referendum, why don\u2019t they hold a federal referendum in Quebec and determine how the Quebec people feel?\u201d he asked.\u201cWhat\u2019s this \u2014 picking on Newfoundland to try and pressure Newfoundland into that particular point of view?\u201d In Ottawa, Clark said he didn\u2019t intend to single Newfoundland out, but \u201cnine provinces are willing to look at options and Mr.Wells has been quite clear about his view which is that the options we\u2019re looking at are not acceptable to him.program, you can\u2019t measure the value of it in dollrs and cents,\u201d said Conservative MP Bruce Halliday, chairman of the Tory-dominated committee.\u201cIt means that you do not have to be wealthy .to have redress with the courts if you've been discriminated against by the federal government.\u201d\u2019 A representative of one of the groups that has used the program called the report \u201ca victory of reason over panic.\u201cWe are aware as well of the problems relating to the economy and the desire of the gover- \u201cI'm not suggesting he\u2019s holding anything up I'm simply reporting things as I find them now,\u201d Clark said.WANTS FULL REFORM Wells doesn\u2019t like options for a new Senate that back away from full reform with an equal number of senators for each province.Other provinces that have also favored a triple-E Senate are now looking at two compromise proposals, although no deal has been struck.A federal bill allowing Ottawa to hold a national vote on a new Constitution is before a Senate committee and is expected to become law soon.The bill would allow the fede- nment to cut its deficit,\u201d\u2019 said Emilio Binavince, chairman of the Minority and Advocacy Rights Council.\u201cBut as the committee has stated, justice is priceless.You cannot buy it.\u201d The court challenges program was set up to help fund language challenges in 1978 and expanded to equality rights challenges in 1982.Its $2.75-million-a-year budget was cut in the February budget.The program is to be wound down by the end of September.While Halliday said he was optimistic, there was noimme- Breast cancer research to By Jim Bronskill OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 The federal government will spend more money to battle breast cancer if it\u2019s needed, says Health Minister Benoit Bouchard.But the Health Department will look at the findings of a number of reports that deal with women\u2019s health issues before deciding where and how to act, Bouchard told the Commons on Tuesday.In the first of those reports, an all-party committee said this week the federal gover- \u2014 \u2014 one - CIRCULATION DEPT.819-569-9528 FAX: (819) 569-3945 KNOWLTON OFF.: 514-243-0088 Randy Kinnear, Publisher Charles Bury, Editor FAX: 514-243-5155 Lloyd G.Scheib, Advertising Manager Richard Lessard, Production Manager Mark Guillette, Press Superintendent Guy Renaud, Graphics nment does not spend enough on breast cancer research.It wants the government to provide $2 million in seed money for a breast cancer challenge fund the private sector could match.Tory MP Garth Turner asked Bouchard during the daily question period Tuesday whether the government would make increased research funding for breast cancer a priority by shifting money pegged for other areas to the cause.Bouchard said he is awaiting the results of several studies that touch on health issues affecting women so he can consider them together.ral government to hold votes in selected provinces if it did not opt for a Canada-wide vote.The results would not be binding on any province, however.Clark, did not originally make it clear whether Ottawa would try to orchestrate a vote in Newfoundland or leave it up to the province, but on Tuesday he said he meant a provincial referendum.The federal government isn\u2019t contemplating holding its own referendum in Newfoundland.\u201c1 should repeat what Mr.Wells has been saying, that he thinks it would not be appropriate for one province to hold up the process,\u201d Clark added.He is scheduled to have dinner tonight with Wells at the diate indication the government would agree to reverse its decision.\u201cThey will have to tell me where I will find $10 million.I don\u2019t have a budget for it,\u201d said Multiculturalism Minister Gerry Weiner, whose department was responsible for the program.The money Weiner was referring to stemmed from a second portion of the committee\u2019s recommendation \u2014 that the program be restructured as an independent foundation financed by a one-time, $10- million grant from Ottawa.It also said the government premier\u2019s St.John\u2019s home.OFF THE MARK Wells said Clark\u2019s assessment of the Senate issue is off the mark.\u201cSo far as I know there are two or three other premiers who have not approved or agreed with this alternative suggestion,\u201d he said.\u201cThe second aspect that is wrong is if they want to implement such a change, they don't need unanimous approval.\u201d Clark said telephone conversations he\u2019s had with premiers and unity ministers recently have been helpful and he will continue with that process for a couple of days.should ask the provinces to collectively match that amount, as well as explore ways to get lawyers to donate free work and rights groups to make contributions as well.Groups that lobbied for the program\u2019s reinstatement had some reservations about the idea of a foundation.Brenda Parris, a board member with the Women\u2019s Legal Education and Action Fund, said she was concerned about how it would be run and whether it would really be arms-length from the government.And she questioned the sug- ling constitutional deal sen the Senate reform logjam.Romanow\u2019s plan, however, would allow for equal votes on matters of strong provincial interest, such as natural resources.THINK ABOUT IT Horsman said Alberta is \u201cwn ves considering both proposals, but - hasn\u2019t changed its position.\u201cI'm certainly not committing myself as an individual .member of the legislature to accept the proposalnor am [lin .any way committing our government to this notion today.\u201d But time for soul-searching may be at a premium, said Beauchamp, who added the Senate stalemate must be settled before Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa will return to the table to discuss other constitu- | tional reform.\u201cThe time has come to strike | a new deal.We feel that we have a fantastic window of opportunity at this point, but this window is short.It\u2019s important that Quebec rejoin the table in the next few weeks, but todo so, we need an agreement on the reformed Senate.\u201d in step\u2019 He will likely recommend the next step in the process to Prime Minister Brian Mulroney early next week.That next step could be a first ministers _ conference or a unilateral package put forward by the federal government.The model for Senate reform with the most support is one ' that would see equal representation from four Canadian re-' gions.But a Saskatchewan sug-' gestion for an equal with Se-' nate with more voting clout for the most populous provinces remains very much alive.\u201cThere seem to be more preferences for an equitable mo-, del than there are for an equal; model.\u201d : wed.gestion that rights groups, should contribute more, saying} LEAF already stretches its: court challenges funding with: hundreds of thousands of dol-: lars a year in financial contri-: butions and free legal work.\u201cI think we have held up our share of the bargain.I think it\u2019s now time for the federal government to continue with its commitment to the program.\u201d Binavince said an independent, adequately funded foundation would be a good idea, but said the committee's model wouldn\u2019t provide that.\u201cIf it\u2019s only around $10 million, it\u2019s a joke.\u201d get more cash \u2014 maybe A Commons committee is slated to issue a report Thursday on the effects of alcohol on the fetus.Another panel is expected to deliver a study on medical devices \u2014 such as breast implants \u2014 during the next few weeks.And in July a committee will release a report on the process drugs must go through before being approved for market.\u201cThe timing is perfect,\u201d said Helene Ouellet, Bouchard\u2019s press secretary.\u201cThere is a clear link there when it comes to women\u2019s health concerns.\u201d Inthe Commons, New Democrat MP Dawn Black said a Canadian woman dies of breast cancer every two hours.\u201cWe don\u2019t have the time for more reviews.\u201d Bouchard acknowledged there is a need for a different approach to health issues affecting women.\u201cIt may be that for too long that question has been seen in a man\u2019s perspective.I don\u2019t disagree with that,\u201d said the minister.\u201cI think it\u2019s a question of mindset, the way that we approach a problem, and I believe that something could be done,\u201d he added later outside the Commons.But Bouchard said he wants to examine the budget for breast cancer research before deciding whether to commit more money.He has four months to formally respond to the Commons committee.It found the federal government spends $849,000 a year on breast cancer research.That\u2019s not enough for a disease that kills 5,000 Canadian women a year, said the MPs.They heard during hearings that Canadian women have a 10 per cent chance of developing breast cancer, compared with a chance of about one per cent in the early 1960s.Meantime, the contraction rate of most other cancers has dropped.d ane male al uD EO AO 2 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Oishi Rusted by Ailes Fantuven Syncicnte Published Monday to Friday by The Record Division, Groupe Que- becor Inc.Offices and plant located at 2850 Delorme Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec, JIK 1A1.Publications Mail Registration No.1064.Member of Canadian Press Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation © \u2014.By Steve Meurice gion.ping trip.will be $1.50.long, hot summer.vince.TERRI ae LIL a TE AR Camas Ar SCO Cle VON AT The Townshi EEE, CLSC nurses to operate 24-hour health helpline SHERBROOKE \u2014 A 24-hour- a-day, seven-days-a-week health information line could be in operation by early next year throughout the Estrie re- The phone line will be opera- Starting in July, a special bus will run between Magog and the three border towns three days a week.Each of the villages will get service once a week which will pick up people at their doors around 9:30 and bring them back home around 2:30.The cost of a one-way trip The service will run Wednesdays in Stanstead, Thursdays Transport Quebec is undertaking major repairs to the two highways, which they describe as among the worst in the pro- And in some sections of the autoroutes Transport Quebec ps ted by the eight community health clinics (CLSCs) in the region and will provide around- the-clock, bilingual health information and advice.The phone service is intended to improve public access to health information and cut down on unnecessary visits to Three Villages get SHERBROOKE (RL) \u2014 Physically disabled people in the Three Villages will soon have a way to get to Magog for doctors appointments or even a shop- in Beebe and Fridays in Rock Island, said Gustave Tanguay, co-ordinator of Han-Droits, a local organization which defends the rights of the disabled.The service is available to people who use wheelchairs or have artificial limbs, people with co-ordination difficulties or mobility problems and deaf and blind people.Others can also be considered, Tanguay said.The handicap can be permanent or temporary, said Tanguay.The new bus is a spinoff of a non-profit Magog-area bus ser- will use new techniques which will save money in the long run but will mean those sections will be closed for longer periods of time.In all, 61 kilometres of Autoroute 10 between Montreal and Magog, and 13 kilometres of Autoroute 55 between Magog and the border will get a new look.Some of the work involves Construction has already begun on sections of Autoroute 55.hospital emergency wards.For example, parents often bring young children to hospital if they aren\u2019t sure what\u2019s wrong with them.With the phone line, they could get advice first from a nurse as to whether it is necessary to go to the hospital buses for vice for the disabled called Transport des alentours inc.which has been ofering services to local municipalities for the past 11 years.But Tanguay said getting the service in the border villages was an uphill battle.He said the three communities voted to pay for the service in 1990 but it was vetoed by Transport Minister Sam Elkas when the provincial budget for disabled transport was frozen.Transport Quebec pays for 75 per cent of the costs of the bus service.The rest is shared evenly between the users and fixing bridges, overpasses and exit ramps.The total cost of the repair work is over $12 million.AREAS TO AVOID Here's a breakdown of the affected areas: e Autoroute 55, from two kilometres south of Route 108 to the crossing of Route 141, heading north.Work takes place from TON RECORD PERRY BEA SAVINGS \u201cWe're convinced there will be a saving for the health-care system as a whole as well as for individuals who won't have to travel to a hospital,\u201d said Ray- nald Dodier, president of a group of Sherbrooke-area CLSC general managers, at a disabled municipalities which have the service.However, thanks to the perseverance of Han-Droits, the service finally got the go- ahead.Tanguay said the service will benefit about 50 people, and he hopes they\u2019ll use it so the service can be expanded.\u201cThe more people use it, the better chance we\u2019ll have of expanding the service here and elsewhere,\u201d he said.If you want to take advantage of the service you can call Han-Droit at 876-7779 or Transport des alentours at 843-3350.Major construction in the works for SHERBROOKE (SNM) \u2014 Motorists who use Autoroutes 10 and 55 a lot could be in for a Aug.3 to mid-October.Traffic will be diverted to opposite direction for length of work.e Autoroute 55, from the Tomi- fobia River to Curtiss Road, heading south.Same dates as previous item, same restrictions.e Autoroute 55, junction of 55 and Route 143, both directions.Work already in progress, expected to be finished by the end of November.Detour lanes in place.e Autoroute 10, between kilometre 99 and kilometre 106, heading west, will be under construction from Aug.3 to Oct.15.Traffic will be diverted to an eastbound lane during the whole length of work.e Autoroute 10, at the overpass over the Canadian Pacific rail line, at kilometre 96 of the highway.Work has already begun and will continue until mid- The Kr.CuKD\u2014wednesday, June 17, 1992\u20143 Fecortd news conference Tuesday.Similar systems are already in operation in Montreal, Quebec City, the Outaouais and Three Rivers.CLSC studies indicate that half the users of the phone system would have gone to a hospital had it not been in place.The initial set-up cost of the phone line is estimated at $143,000, which includes the telephone equipment and computers.Annual operating costs are estimated at $676,000 for staff, training, office space and other expenses.Clients will call their closest CLSC during regular hours.After hours and on weekends and holidays, they will still dial the same number, but calls will be transferred directly to a regional centre.NURSES Specially-trained, bilingual nurses will work the phones.Certain people, such as the elderly or those with chronic health problems, will be able to register with the CLSC so that phone staff will have instant access to their health records and respond more quickly to their needs.Organizers of the project estimate 20,000 calls a year will be made during CLSC opening hours, and another 45,000 will be made in the evening and at night.In places where the system already exists, a third of the calls deal with prenatal and infant problems, a third are from elderly people and a third are from youth and adults.The phone system is part of recent health reforms designed in part to make CLSCs the front-line care givers in the health system.Health Minister Marc-Yvan Coté has pledged to have the system in place in all regions of the province by April, 1993.The Estrie organizers hope to have the system in place before that.The budget request was made to the regional health and social service council Tuesday afternoon.E.T.highways October.e Autoroute 10, between kilometre 90 and 95, in both directions.Work begins Aug.3 and continues until mid-October.Traffic will be diverted to the opposite lane during construe- tion.PERMANENTLY CLOSED e Autoroute 10, bridge over the Yamaska River heading east.Work will go from late August until early January.One eastbound lane will be permanently closed during construction.e Autoroute 10, between kilometres 42 and 55 heading west.Work will happen between June 25 and July 23.Traffic will be diverted to opposite lanes while work is going on.All roadwork will take place between 7p.m.and 7 a.m.Traffic will be as normal during the day.e Autoroute 10, between exits 29 and 37 in both directions, also between June 25 and July 23, also at night.Same road restrictions as previous item.e Autoroute 10, between Industrial Boulevard in Chambly and the bridge over the Richelieu River, in both directions.Same dates as previous item, same traffic restrictions.e Autoroute 10, between Montée Ange-Gardien to the bridge over the Acadie River.Same dates, same restrictions.At some of the worksites, Transport Quebec is completely tearing up the existing pavement before recovering the road.That\u2019s why some sections will have permanent detours.Those sections that are only receiving a new coat of asphalt will only affect traffic while workers are actually on the job.Brome to appeal chase ruling KNOWLTON \u2014 The Town of Brome Lake will appeal a May 19 municipal court ruling which acquitted 19-year-old Adam Neil of speeding.Neil received a $575 ticket last July following a late-night chase with Brome Lake police down Brome Road which reached speeds of 170 kilometres an hour.The Ste-Angele de Monnoire teenager was acquitted after the court found that Brome Lake police incited the high speeds when officers failed to identify their vehicle by turning on the flashing lights.ruling.tions.\u201d Brome Lake police chief Peter Stone said he was glad the town has decided to appeal the \u201cJustice will be served by having a second person look at the facts of the case,\u201d Stone said.\u201cWe weren't sure it was a good judgement so at least we\u2019ll have another opinion.\u201d Stone says if the appeal court upholds the ruling, \u201cwe may have to tighten up our regula- Quebec can prosper as a country, Campeau says By Rita Legault SHERBROOKE \u2014 After a successful Quiet Revolution, Quebec will have a \u201cquiet transition\u201d to sovereignty, says business leader Jean Campeau.Campeau, who spoke to local business leaders at a chamber of commerce luncheon Tuesday, said the transition to Quebec sovereignty \u201cwill be quiet because it is in everyone's best interests.\u201d Campeau, the sovereigntist half of the Bélanger-Campeau commission which investigated Quebec's constitutional future, said that after reading 600 briefs and about 50 analyses by experts, he\u2019s convinced sovereignty is the best option to ensure Quebec\u2019s prosperity.: \u201cQuebec\u2019s accession to sove- : reignty is the only possible : answer to Quebec\u2019s legitimate social, political and economic aspirations,\u201d he said, adding that he came to the conclusion after a careful analysis of the ! MONTREAL (CP) \u2014 Jean - Campeau, president of Domtar Inc., has taken a temporary - leave of absence to head a pro- \u201cindependence business group, he announced Tuesday.Campeau heads Souverai- nete Quebec Inc., a group of business people who favor Quebec sovereignty.costs and benefits of all possible scenarios.GOOD MANAGEMENT The former head of Quebec\u2019s Caisse de dépot et placement \u2018and chairman of the board at Domtar Inc.said the province should be managed much like a business.He said good management reduces the number of deci- sion-making levels, decentralizes power to bring operational decisions closer to the areas they affect, and increases controls on spending to eliminate duplication of costly services.This, he said, is what Quebec must do to ensure its prosperity.Recently Campeau became involved in the debate on Quebec\u2019s future by becoming a founding member and president of Souveraineté Québec Inc., a group of business leaders promoting sovereignty.He was in town Tuesday as part of a tour of the province to pro- He will retain his position as a director of the Domtar board.In a brief statement, Cam peau said heading the pro- sovereignty group requires \u201cconsiderably more of his time than he originally anticipated.\u201d He presided over Quebec's commission on the province's mote Quebec's separation from the rest of Canada.\u201cQuebec and Canada must stop holding each other hostage,\u201d he said.\u201cThey must stop paralysing each other.\u201d Campeau admits that not all businessmen and women support Quebec separation.But he said business people are the first to resist change and the first to adapt to it.\u201cI am convinced, that no matter what their personal opinion today, businessmen will join the effort to build a better Quebec once a majority of Que- becers have democratically chosen sovereignty.\u201d Campeau said studies, including one by the Fraser Institute, have shown Quebec is ready and able to make the leap to nationhood.Campeau said that, apart from Canada, Quebec compares well with other industrialized Western countries.constitutional future along with Michel Bélanger, a former president of the National Bank.\u2018Campeau resigns to promote sovereignty The commission, which included representatives of the political parties, business, labor, farmers and the arts, issued its report early last year.Domtar issued a brief state- He said Quebec has a huge territory \u2014 five or six times bigger than France \u2014 filled with an abundance of natural ressources.He said it is situated in a highly industrialized zone less than 1000 kilometres from 90 million North American consumers.Quebec's economy has a gross domestic product of $136 billion US, compared to $107 billion for Denmark, $104 for Finland, 86 for Norway, 162 for Sweden and 168 for Belgium, he said.Quebecers also have an advanced spirit of entrepreneurship.he added.Ten years ago, Quebec had 93 businesses in Canada\u2019s top 500.Now, he said, Quebecers have 110 \u2014 21 of them in the top 100.And despite its additional needs in manpower training, Quebec has a labor force that is competent and qualified.SCARE TACTICS Despite all that, he said fede- ment Tuesday to announce that Robert Despres will take over Campeau\u2019s duties until he returns.A member of the Domtar board since 1978, Despres also sits on the boards of several other major Canadian companies and has held senior positions in the private and public sectors.ralists have started using \u201cseare tactics\u201d claiming Quebec is tearing Canada apart and won\u2019t make it on its own.\u201cReally! Do you really believe that Western Canada will refuse to sell us their beef?Ontario, it\u2019s cars?\u201d he asked about 100 busiriessmen and women.\u201cOntario has a trade surplus of $3.2 bilion in its trade with Quebec, do you believe it will let it drop?Certainly not!\u201d \u201cThey may pout for a while but they will never commit eco- nomic suicide to punish Quebec,\u201d he said.\u201cBesides, our neighbors to the south, who hold $97 billion in direct investments in Canada and a substantial part of its foreign debt \u2014 about $270 billion \u2014 won\u2019t let that instability last for long.\u201d Campeau said he is confident Quebec can prosper once it has severed links with the rest of the country.But he said the change must occur in a peaceful climate, with Quebecers knowing the full implications of eir decisi Quebec and Canada must stop holding each other hostage says sovereign- tist business leader Jean Campeau.~~ 4\u2014The RECORD\u2014Wednesday, June 17, 1992 the The Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 Editorial À wise investment in the community An investment was made this week by the local business and volunteer sector that will bring a greater return than any blue-chip stock.Business leaders searched their bottom lines \u2014 and in some cases ignored them \u2014 to come up with funding to help some of the community\u2019s brightest students continue their education.Local service clubs and community- based organizations have long since recognized the value of encouraging young people to pursue their studies, and have been major contributors to scholarship funds.Those investments have paid off a hun- dred-fold with each young person who has returned to the region with improved skills and technology.A cursory look around will find former graduates in local law and medical offices, schools, and industries.Educated young people have brought new technology to the traditional ways of farming and manufacturing.Many have become involved in the school and the community, giving back some of what they\u2019ve received.These are the young people who will fill the ranks of the volunteer sector, become coaches, boy scout leaders, Lions Club members, and the community and business leaders of tomorrow.Some $24,000 in bursaries and scholarships was awarded to graduates of Mas- sey-Vanier High School this week.Measured against the incomprehensible deficit figures we\u2019ve become accustomed to reading and hearing about, the amount seems miniscule.But it is a sound investment and one that is guaranteed to bring a return.With the government and school boards cutting back to address budget demands, schools will be looking increasingly to the community to support its educational goals.Business and community groups have set an excellent example for the entire community to follow.SHARON McCULLY Russia banking on Ottawa visit By Jim Sheppard MOSCOW (CP) \u2014 Canada and Russia hope to establish \u2018\u2018a new era\u2019\u2019 in relations during talks this week between Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Boris Yeltsin, officials from both countries say.Yeltsin is scheduled to visit Ottawa and Montreal after he wraps up the two-day summit meeting with U.S.President George Bush.The summit began Tuesday.The officials, speaking on the condition they not be identified, said in separate interviews in Moscow the Mulroney-Yeltsin talks will involve major world issues such as: e The massive nuclear wea- pons-reduction deal Yeltsin and Bush discussed in Washington.e The stalled $24-billion US aid package promised Russia earlier this year by the G-7 group of the world\u2019s leading industrial democracies, including Canada.e A second multibillion aid package designed to help Russia replace or upgrade its unsafe nuclear energy reactors to prevent \u2018\u2018a second Chernobyl.\u201d e Measures to increase trade in traditional areas such as wheat and to expand business relations into new areas.But at the same time, the officials said the two countries will be looking at signing some sort of broad \u2018framework agreement\u2019 on Moscow-Ottawa ties.One senior Russian official said Yeltsin was happy with the so- called \u2018\u2018political declaration\u2019 signed during his last visit to Ottawa in early February but now wants \u2018\u2018to go beyond that.\u201d The official suggested Yeltsin wants a declaration similar to the treaty on friendship and cooperation he is proposing to Bush to replace the Cold War rivalry.Separately on Monday Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Sergei Yastrzhembsky told the independent Interfax news agency \u2018\u2018a very big package of agreements will be signed in both Washington and Ottawa.\u201d Canada agrees.One official said Tuesday the two governments expect several documents signed containing \u201cnew words, new concepts.\u201d He said Canada has always seen its relations with Moscow on a transatlantic, East-West basis.\u201cBut as we open our eyes to the world and look around, we find that we have in fact a three-ocean relationship.We\u2019re hoping to build the arctic relationship and we\u2019re also looking for new ways to co-operate across the Pacific.\u201cIt\u2019s a new era.\u201d He said Canada is looking at expanding commercial ties across the Pacific and at transforming arctic co-operation from words into action.The Canadian official said the agenda for the Yeltsin-Mulroney talks remains fluid, however.\u201cThe discussions of what might be signed continue even now with a great deal of interest on both sides.\u201d Yeltsin arrives Thursday evening in Ottawa and leaves Saturday after a visit which also involves a stopover in Montreal.The Russian official said Yeltsin wants to appeal to Mulroney to help speed up the $24-billion western aid package for Russia and the other former Soviet republics.The package is being held up by disputes between its co-ordinator, the International Monetary Fund, and the Yeltsin government over the pace of his economic reform program.Legislation authorizing payment of the crucial American share is being delayed in the U.S.Congress and Senate by politicians fearful such a massive foreign aid package could hurt them with voters this year when domestic concerns are atop the U.S.political agenda.\u2018Canada is an important country,\u201d one Russian official said recently.\u201cIt\u2019s a member of the G-7 and we need the G-7.\u201d \u2018The first and probably the last.\u2019 LAHR, Germany (CP) \u2014 Russian military officers conducted on Tuesday their first \u2014 and probably their last \u2014 inspection of two Canadian military bases in Germany.Three arms control officers, led by Col.Pavel Dudnik of Moscow, spent 12 hours checking data on the number and deployment of Much better than a foot in the door TROY, Ill.(AP) \u2014 You may not be able to fight City Hall, but you can get their attention if you have a 65-tonne crane.\u201cWe were just sitting there when we heard this rumbling noise, then the building started shaking so we jumped up and ran out,\u201d office manager Joan Eberhart said.\u201cNext thing we knew, part of the wall was lying on Bud\u2019s floor.\u201d A crane driver accidentally backed into the building Monday while trying to demolish another building.The crane\u2019s boom knocked a gaping hole in the front wall of city administrator Bud Kaustermeier\u2019s office.\u201cThis is not a good way to start off the week,\u201d Klaustermeier said.\u201cWe certainly do have an open door policy now,\u201d city clerk Mary Chasteen said Tuesday.No one was hurt in the accident in the town 30 kilometres east of St.Louis.Klaustermeier is sharing quarters with the mayor while engineers inspect the building for structural damage and repairs are made.The crane driver \u201cwas just being careless and wasn\u2019t watching the guy he was supposed to be watching,\u201d said Scott Bailey, site supervisor for AALCO Wrecking Co.Authorities did not have a damage estimate.Independence costs high for majority A letter to Montreal La Presse from Paul-Henri Lavoie: Former labor leader Louis Laberge, a member of the Bélanger-Campeau commission into Quebec\u2019s future, said at a public forum last fall he is ready to accept that a certain number of jobs will be lost as the price of Quebec independence.(Actor) Doris Lussier, in an open letter to Premier Bourassa, let it be known that if there is an economic cost attached to independence, Quebe- cers should be permitted to pay it.It\u2019s true that Laberge, who enjoys his pension \u2019 as (retired) president of the Quebec Federation of Labor, and Lussier, said to be as rich as Croesus, wouldn't suffer from a reduction in the standard of living in the province.But too bad for the vast majority of Quebecers \u2014 including welfare recipients, those on unemployment insurance, and low- to medium-income earners \u2014 to whom it would be dramatic, or even atal.We are supposed to accept the price of this state, which is for our own good, in which our elite can become as properous and powerful as it feels it deserves.From What Canada Thinks, a regular feature of The Canadian Press A, 1 AUT INUIT Le >, soldiers stationed at Canadian Forces Bases Lahr and Baden- Soellingen, in southwest Germany.: The visits are part of a verification program between NATO and former rival Warsaw Pact countries under a 1990 agreement signed by Canada and other countries of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe.Canada has conducted similar evaluations at bases in Russia and Poland.Lahr and Baden-Soellingen will be closed by the mid-1990s because of federal defence cuts and the end of the Cold War.\u201cIt\u2019s the first and probably the last inspection of the two bases since by this time next year, we'll To HaYe BUMMeR, MAN.THEY'RE CLOSING THe AIR Base.I'M GoiNG LeT You Go! virtually have nobody left here,\u201d said Lt.-Col.Jack Harris, head of Lahr\u2019s arms control unit.Harris, a native of Victoria, said the inspections are useful, despite the base closures.\u201cWe still have to keep showing to these people that we are prepared to show them what we got, he said.\u201cIt\u2019s paying big dividends justin the military contacts we're developing.\u201d INSPECT UNITS The Russian officers inspected such units as the 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade, the 8th Canadian Hussars tank regiment, the Royal 22nd Regiment (Van Doos) and the Royal Canadian Regiment.Over 800 members of the Van Doos and Royal Canadian Regiment are currently carrying out peacekeeping duties in Croatia.Are there areas that the Russians aren\u2019t allowed to inspect?\u2018I tell our people: anything you would show to a Canadian newspaper reporter you can show to these people,\u201d said Harris.\u201cThere are some things we would not be interested in showing them \u2014 some of the higher technology items.\u201d Some 2200 Canadian soldiers will leave the Lahr area this summer as the two bases send personnel back to Canada.Baden- Soellingen, an air base, will close in late 1993.Lahr, an army and transport centre, will close in late 1994.Trouble in U Tourists troop to Las Vegas to enjoy the gambling and the big- name entertainment.But recent rioting shows there\u2019s more than glitz and glamor in the expanding city in the desert, most of which tourists never see.By Robert Macy LAS VEGAS (AP) \u2014 For a night, they were in incandescent competition: Las Vegas's Strip, and the Nucleus Plaza shopping centre.The Strip and its neon glow every night.But Nucleus Plaza \u2014 a small, black-owned centre several kilometres away \u2014 lit the desert sky on this night only, as it was gutted by flames.In the wake of the Rodney King verdict in Los Angeles, rioters had torched the plaza in Las Vegas.The April 30 riot and four subsequent nights of violence left one dead and 37 injured and caused property damages of $6 million.And it left Las Vegans to face racial and image problems many believed had been resolved decades ago.City officials acknowledge inequities, and they say they are trying to provide more jobs for minorities.But they also claim that the violence, which spread like wildfire from Los Angeles, 450 kilometres away, was not as bad as was reported in the media.BLACK GANGS Police may have played a role in any exaggeration, referring recently to 16 straight nights of violence.In fact, major problems were reported on only four of those nights.The violence \u2014 led by black street gangs \u2014 has been restricted to the city\u2019s predominantly black Westside.That is just blocks from Glitter Gulch, the downtown casino district.Tourism industry officials say their business has been strong and unaffected by the riots \u2014 the recent holiday Memorial Day weekend drew a record 155,000 visitors \u2014 but they have reason to worry.\u201cI\u2019m concerned that if the message keeps going out that Las Vegas is burning to the ground, it might start to hurt us,\u2019\u2019 says Man- ny Cortez, head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.Frank Hawkins, a black city councillor and former running back for the Los Angeles Raiders, says Cortez and his colleagues have more to fear than bad PR.Should the rage that produced Molotov cocktails, shootings and looting spill over into the casino districts, \u2018\u2018we can forget gaming.\u201d CITY BOOMS In an interview a few years ago, comedian Buddy Hackett recalled an era in Las Vegas \u2018\u2018when you could leave your luggage sitting at the curb, go into a hotel and gamble for a while, and come back to find it undisturbed.\u201d That\u2019s when Las Vegas was a laid-back gaming town, before it toued itself as America\u2019s fastest growing city, before it grew tenfold to its current population of S.tou 850,000.In recent years, thousands of new hotel rooms have been built on the Strip and house construction hasn\u2019t been able to meet demand.Neither can the police.Undersheriff Eric Cooper, the No.2 man in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, says the 2000-member force is \u2018\u2018constantly behind the growth curve.\u201d The biggest problem, he says, are the gangs.Gang members from Los Angeles were staking out new turf on the Westside and in North Las Vegas.RACISM EASED In 1950, Jerry Lewis barged into the office of Sands Hotel entertainment director Jack Entratter and issued an ultimatum: Either his opening act, four black dancers known as the Four Step Brothers, would be allowed to eat at the resort or he and his partner, Dean Martin, would walk out.Martin and Lewis were then one of the hottest tickets in show business, but their demand fell on deaf ears.The Four Step Brothers continued to eat elsewhere, and Martin and Lewis continued to perform at the Sands.\u201cIt\u2019s important to remember how tough it was for blacks herein the 1950s,\u201d says Prince Spencer, 75, a member of that dance team and now a resident of Las Vegas.Some of America\u2019s greatest black stars \u2014 Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Belafonte, Nat King Cole, Lena Horne \u2014 helped earn Las Vegas its title as entertainment capital of the world.Yet, for rist paradise years, they could not eat or sleep in the resorts where they performed, leaving by a side or back door to spend the night at a rooming house on the Westside.GET RESPECT À mix of militancy and propriety brought improvements in the late 1950s, with the famed entertainers finally commanding the same respect from resort owners they garnered from their customers.Then in 1971 the threat of federal action prompted 18 major hotels and four unions to enter into a consent decree that stepped up hiring of black employees.The decree at least addressed the vestiges of racism that dated from the time blacks moved to the area to help build Hoover Dam in the 1930s.These days, black employment in the hotel industry runs ahead of the population percentage, at least in some areas.The 26,000-member Culinary Union, the state\u2019s largest union, is 35 per cent white, 20 per cent black, 16 per cent Hispanic, eight per cent Oriental and 21 per cent of undisclosed race, according to union secretary treasurer Jim Arnold.Mayor Jan Laverty Jones says she has met with 17 gaming executives who agreed to hire a specific number of minorities, establish training programs for minorities and send their personnel officers to minority neighborhoods to offer advice on how to apply for jobs with major hotel-casinos.\u2014_ mw rrr 20 in Farm and Business The RECORD\u2014Wednesday, June 17, 1992\u20145 Record 44% of family income goes to taxes \u2014 study By Gary Norris The Canadian Press The average Canadian family is paying 44 per cent of its income in taxes to governments at all levels, the Fraser Institute reported Monday in its annual Tax Freedom Day survey.Tax Freedom Day \u2014 when the average family has earned enough to cover the whole year\u2019s taxes \u2014 fell on June 10 nationally this year, the same day as last year.Good news, bad news or no news at all?It depends on how you look at it.For one thing, the conservative think-tank in Vancouver has set itself a daunting statistical task.The Fraser Institute is \u201ctrying to come up with an honest compilation, but don\u2019t forget you have to allow for federal taxes, provincial taxes, municipal taxes, regional taxes \u2014 1 don\u2019t know how anybody knows what our taxes are,\u201d University of Toronto economist John Crispo said Monday night.This year, Canada\u2019s average family \u2014 with an income of $53,535 \u2014 will pay $23,537 in direct and indirect taxes to the three levels of government, the institute calculates.DATE SQUARED But in fact each year the Fraser Institute has made significant changes in its estimate of the previous year\u2019s Tax Freedom Day.Institute director Michael Walker said Monday this is because of sampling errors, because governments alter their spending plans during the year, and because Statistics Canada revises its data \u2018\u2018and we\u2019re hostage to their calculations.\u201d = Last year\u2019s Tax Freedom Day was originally set at June 15, not June 10, and some earlier years have seen even bigger adjustments.The revised date for 1990 is June 11, originally calculated at July 1; Walker said a change in methodology caused this massive variation.Beyond technical issues lies a wider question: how much tax is too much?Tax Freedom Day is \u2018\u201c\u2018just a propaganda tool used by people who think that their taxes are too heavy,\u201d said Gideon Rosen- bluth, professor emeritus of economics at the University of British Columbia.\u201cYou have an institute that says we would be better off if we had lower taxes and less government services \u2014 less social security and all the rest of it.\u201d But, Rosenbluth added, \u2018if you look around the world, and you look at the countries where people seem to be doing rather well \u2014 Germany, Sweden, Switzerland \u2014 their taxes as a proportion of the total economy are a lot higher than ours.\u201d Cross-border shopping not a bargain \u2014 report By Eric Siblin MONTREAL (CP) \u2014 The mad rush to snap up bargains south of the border owes more to \u201cmisperceptions and emotions\u2019 than to the GST, says a Royal Bank report released Tuesday.\u201cThe Goods and Services Tax has been unfairly labelled as a major factor leading shoppers south,\u201d says the study by economist David Walker.Walker said the chief impact of the GST has been to raise the price of services, which don\u2019t come into play in cross-border shopping.\u201cThe effect of the GST has been more psychological \u2014 like the straw that broke the camel\u2019s back,\u201d he said in a telephone interview.\u201cSome consumers are sort of tax revolting.\u201d Walker said the key culprit in cross-border shopping has been the sharp rise in the Canadian dollar between 1986 and 1991, making it cheaper to purchase goods in the U.S.A widespread perception of lower U.S.prices, wider selection and better customer ser- -vice also explains the surge in cross-border shopping since 11987, the report says.And the lingering recession \u2018has lured shoppers southward, \u2018encouraging price-conscious consumers \u201cto go that extra :mile to save money.\u201d : The Royal Bank study also sabsolves the Canada-U.S.Free By Dianne Rinehart OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Bell Canada is appealing a ruling by the federal telecommunications regulator that would allow competition in the long- distance phone market.ABD ERR ABE AMR mT AE =n.TY.Pen \u201cWe accept the reality of competition and we are ready to compete vigorously,\u201d Bell chairman Jean Monty said { Tuesday in a statement.\u201cBut if portions of the decision are not changed, long- distance rates will never even come close to U.S.levels and more and more traffic will be lost to the United States.\u201d + States.\u201d The appeal to cabinet follows dans 0 da a Trade deal of responsibility for southbound bargain-hunting, noting that the trade pact has cut import costs of Canadian retailers and distributors.MADE SCAPEGOATS \u201cThe GST and free trade have been made scapegoats for other problems in the Canadian economy,\u201d Walker suggested.The report estimates the leakage of retail sales to the U.S.from cross-border shopping to be $4.8 billion in 1991.\u201cMisperceptions and emotions play a key role,\u201d Walker said.\u201cInitially attracted by low food and gasoline prices, many consumers do some quick mental math and decide that other things are bargains.\u201cBut if you subtract the exchange rate, taxes and duties at the border \u2014 if you declare them \u2014 travel costs and warranties that are not available in Canada, many deals are no longer a deal by the time you get home.\u201d The report acknowledges that U.S.retail and wholesale prices are lower for many commodities, reflecting lower business costs and retail margins in that country.But it suggests that the cross- border shop-till-you-drop behavior has already peaked.During the first quarter of 1992, the number of automobile day-trips to the U.S.\u2014 which skyrocketed to 59 million trips in 1991 \u2014 posted its smallest increase in five years.Bell appeals CRTC long-distance ruling a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ruling Friday that permits Unitel Communications and BCRL to enter the lucrative $7.5-billion-a-year long- distance market.The CRTC decision also invited other companies to apply to enter the market, effectively breaking a 100-year monopoly by regional telephone companies.Monty\u2019s decision to appeal contradicts an earlier statement by the president of Bell\u2019s parent company, BCE Inc., that Bell would not appeal a decision in favor of competition.Signs point to economic recovery By Clyde Graham OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 There were more signs today that the economy turned the corner on the recession earlier this year.Statistics Canada said factories pumped out $23.1 billion worth of goods in April \u2014 the highest level since September.And the agency\u2019s broadest gauge of what's ahead for the economy \u2014 the composite leading indicator \u2014 rose by 0.1 per cent in March.\u201cIt\u2019s marginal growth, but at least it\u2019s growth,\u201d said Phil Cross, Statistics Canada\u2019s director of current analysis.\u201cIt\u2019s better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick \u2014 it sure beats what we were going through last year.\u201d It was the third month of sluggish but steady increase in the leading indicator \u2014 a basket of 10 key statistics from furniture sales to the stock market sensitive to changes in the overall health of the economy.Statistics Canada also said manufacturing shipments in April were up 1.1 per from March.It was the third monthly increase in a row.Cross said the economy has been buoyed by exports, but at home consumers are still in the doldrums.And he added it\u2019s worrie- some that all the rise in shipments was concentrated in one industry \u2014 autos.Motor vehicles, car parts and accessories accounted for most of the April increase in shipments.The agency said the rest of Canadian manufacturing \u2014 Corporate profits By Clyde Graham OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Corporate Canada should be raking in profits again by the end of this year after balance sheets took their worst beating since the Great Depression, economists say.\u201cCanada\u2019s corporate profits will soar,\u201d Burns Fry Ltd.investment dealers said in its weekly market review.While that won't put money directly in the pocket of the average Canadan, it should trickle down eventually to small stock-market investors and even the unemployed.But economists add that it will still be well into 1993 or 1994 before total corporate profits begin to near the peak they hit back in 1989.After-tax profits peaked at $47.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 1988, before plunging to $6.6 billion in the last three months of 1991.Burns Fry said those profits will jump by 250 per cent by the last quarter of this year to $23 billion \u2014 still less than half the peak reached in 1988.Labor costs have fallen and sales are picking up, setting the stage for bigger profits in the last quarter of 1992, said Burns Fry.\u201cConditions are now in place for a strong profit rebound.\u201d Burns Fry economist Patti Croft said higher profits will eventually allow companies to plow money back into the economy through taxes, inves- Mexican official says By John Davidson - 8 MONTREAL (CP) \u2014 Canada and Mexico should see themselves as allies rather than competitors as they head down to the wire in negotiations on the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico's chief trade negotiator in Canada said Tuesday.\u201cObviously a trade agreement cannot be free when one partner.the United States, is so much bigger and more powerful than the other two partners, \u2019 said Manuel-Angel Nunez, who is based in Ottawa.\u201cAnd the relative size and power of the U.S.cannot be allowed to affect any trade dispute.\u2019 Nunez said in an interview that Canada already has pro- biems with the U.S.under the existing free trade deal between the two countries.The difficulties arise in such areas as automobiles and textiles.For example, the United States is trying to force Canada to change the North American content rules for Japanese automobiles made here and soid in the U.S.\u201cTherefore, Canada has trouble now dealing with the size of the U.S.economy,\u201d Nunez said.\u201cDid it ever occur to you that you might benefit from having a third partner at the table who is also concerned about too much American power being exerted on the deal?\u201d In a speech to a Montreal business group, Nunez stated that the trilateral free trade agreement is only weeks away from being concluded.MEETING THIS WEEK Meetings will go on in Washington this week between the which does not include motor vehicle, parts and accessories industries \u2014 saw a 0.1 per cent decline in shipments during April.That is a sharp reversal from a 1.8 per cent increase in March.New orders across manufacturing were also up 1.4 per cent in April.Over the first four months of 1992, shipments totalled $90.8 billion, 1.2 per cent lower than in the same period of 1991.Statistics Canada had earlier reported that the economy grew by 0.3 per cen in March, the third positive month in a row.While many experts say the economy is finally out of the recession which began in April 1990, Statistics Canada has yet to officially declare it\u2019s over.One reason is persistently hign unemployment \u2014 L1.Z per cent in May.And the leading indicator, while growing, was still weak in March.\u201cThe sluggish performance of the index, which began to slow last August, reflected a downturn in services and stock market in March,\u201d said the agency.The indicator was 144.2 in March, up from 144.1 in February.The index, based on a level of 100in 1981, tracks furniture and appliance sales, other durable goods sales, a housing index, manufacturing orders, manufacturing shipments and inventories, the average manufacturing workweek, services employment, the U.S.leading indicator, the Toronto stock market and the money supply.expected to soar tments and hiring back some of the 1.5 million unemployed.\u201cIt has a snowballing effect for the entire economy,\u201d said Croft.PROFIT DROP The last two years of recession have seen the biggest drop in profits since the Dirty 30s.The National Bank agrees the stage is being set for more profits.\u201cThe conditions needed to revive corporate profits are starting to come together,\u201d the bank said in its economic newsletter.Among those conditions is a lower dollar, currently trading at below 84 cents US, well down from a peak of nearly 89 cents US last year.\u201cEach one-cent decline in the loonie\u2019s value versus the U.S.greenback generates about $1 billion in additional profits for Canadian businesses,\u201d said National Bank.But the bank cautioned that several factors will keep a lid on profits in the years to come.\u201cMany Canadian businesses may have to wait quite some time before their profits climb back to pre-recession levels.\u201d One reason is low inflation.\u201cCompanies will no longer be able to count on an artificial increase in sales and profits caused by high inflation.\u201d The bank also said companies will face increased competition because of free trade, deregulation and the reduction of inter-provincial trade barriers.Canada a trade ally three chief negotiators and this could be the last time they will sit down together before a deal is worked out.) \u201cThe trade ministers from the three nations will then hold a top-level meeting to announce the deal and release the draft text of the agreement.\u201d Nunez said Canada still has problems with the proposed agreement on cars and the textile trade between the three countries \u2014 something that must be worked out.For its part, Mexico insists there can be no foreign ownership or direction in its petrochemical industry because such a move is forbidden by the national constitution.\u201cIn addition, the last sensitive concern is trying to find a way to protect small and me- dium-size businesses in all three countries which could be hurt by unrestricted trade from the other partners,\u201d Nunez said.After the Mexican trade delegate spoke, one Canadian businessman agreed it\u2019s the small and medium-size firms which will be hardest hit by the imminent deal.\u201cYou can\u2019t trade equally with a country like Mexico where the wages are about a quarter of what they are here,\u201d said Karel Velan, president of Ve- lan Inc.which makes industrial valves and already competes with Mexican products.\u201cFree trade withthe U.S.and Mexico will not be good for Canada and it shouldn\u2019t be seen as a solution to our economic problems.It will either result in companies going broke or moving to Mexico to manufacture their products more cheaply.\u201d Yeltsin demands faster action from IMF WASHINGTON (Reuter) \u2014 The battle of wills between Russia and the International Monetary Fund over Moscow\u2019s economic reform program has broken out into open warfare, with each side accusing the other of not living up to its promises.Russian President Boris Yeltsin, in Washington for two days of talks, is expected to ask President George Bush to press the IMF to speed up an agreement.But U.S.officials have signalled that they don\u2019t intend to hurry the fund into a pact, at least for now.Both Russia and the IMF continue to insist that an agreement on a plan to transform Russia\u2019s economy from communism to capitalism can be achieved soon, despite the signs of growing ill will between them.An IMF agreement is crucial if Russia is to change to a free market system from a command economy because a pact would open the door to billions of dollars in foreign assistance.\u2018\u2018We really are at a critical juncture,\u201d said Harvard University Prof.Jeffrey Sachs, a key adviser to the Russian government.\u2018International support for the reform program is an absolute lynch pin for its success.\u2019\u2019 BLAMES IMF In an unusually blunt attack, Sachs pinned the blame for a delay in an agreement squarely on the IMF and denied that Russia is back-tracking on its reforms.\u2018\u201cThey\u2019ve (the IMF) succeeded in fostering a great deal of antagonism (in Russia), he told a news conference after a speech at the U.S.State Department to a private lobbying group.Russia has said it wants an agreement with the IMF on a $4 billion US loan by next month, but both U.S.and IMF officials have indicated they think that is increasingly unlikely.But despite the differences, Sachs said he still thinks an agreement between the IMF and Russia can be reached soon.IMF managing director Michel Camdessus said it\u2019s impossible to say when an agree- me .t will be reached.\u201cI think a good (reform) program can be adopted soon,\u201d Camdessus said.He told the Bretton Woods Committee lobbying group Russia is delaying some reforms in response to domestic opposition and pledged not to support an inadequate economic program.Molson, Labatt continue name game By Bob Cox OTTAWA (CP) \u2014 Molson Breweries has won another round over Labatt Brewing Coin the continuing toe-to-toe tiff over trademarks between the two Candian beer heavyweights.Molson successfully defended its use of the words \u201cClub\u201d and \u201cClub Ale\u201d in the Federal Court of Canada.Labatt had fought an effort by Molson to register the trademark \u201cClub Ale\u201d and tried to get Molson\u2019s \u201cClub\u201d trademak expunged for lack of use.\u201cBoth were victories for Mol- son,\u2019\u2019 company spokesman Charles Fremes said Tuesday.Both companies make limited use of the \u201cClub\u201d name.Molson markets a beer called \u201cClub Ale\u201d in Ontario and Labatt markets a beer called \u201cManitoba\u2019s Club\u201d in Manitoba.The dispute is the third one between the companies in recent months over trademarks.Last week, a court ruled Mol- son could sell beer using the name \u201cBlue\u2019\u2019 which Labatt uses for its most popular brand, the biggest selling beer in the country.The companies have been fighting since March over the name \u201cGenuine Draft.\u201d Labatt introduced its Genuine Draft then, but Molson charged the new beer copied the color scheme and packaging of Miller Genuine Draft, which Molson brews under licence with U.S.-based Miller Brewing Co.Molson is pursuing the matter in Federal Court.A hearing is scheduled for later this month.The fight over the name \u201cClub\u2019\u2019 doesn\u2019t mean as much as the other two cases in money terms for the brewers.\u201cThis is more protecting the heritage and tradition of Mol- son brands,\u201d said Fremes.\u201cIt\u2019s part of our tradition .and we felt we had to take steps to protect it.\u201d Both companies have marketed beer using the word \u201cClub\u201d for some time.Molson took over the \u201cClub Ale\u2019\u2019 label when it took over Formosa Spring Brewery Ltd.in 1974. 6\u2014The RECORD\u2014Wednesday, June 17, 1992 ng x Ze a le Ce © Engagement announced Gordon and Susan Rowe of Beebe, Quebec, proudly an- .« nounce the engagement of their daughter Lori-Anne Elizabeth ae Paul Joseph Flynn.Paul is the son of Michael and Pat Flynn of Dublin, Ireland.Lori is the granddaughter of Mrs.Marion Rowe and Paul, grandson of Mrs.Molly Campbell.Lori is a graduate from the University of South Carolina and working as a financial analyst.Paul graduated from Trinity College in Dublin and is a practicing chartered surveyor.Both are working out of London, England.A summer wedding is planned.59th wedding anniversary A very happy 59th wedding anniversary is wished to mom and dad, Robert and Ethel Taylor at Sawyerville on Wednesday, June 17.Lots of love from all your family.Cea = B Golden Age Club News MANSONVILLE \u2014 Golden Agers, twenty-seven in all, attended the May 26th meeting of the club at the Town Hall.This was Fridge Day, tossed salad, dill pickles and beat pickles, johnny cake and bread made-up the menu for today, tea, coffee, cookies and cake with a special dessert of rhubarb pudding with hip topping made by Lina Tomuschat.The club, Goerge Hamelin and Lina were todays donors.A Get-well card was signed for Elsie Knowlton, saying we miss you and hope you'll soon be able to join us.À dinner was sent to Irene Carrier, she too is housebound.Irene is awaiting a call to hospital to have an operation on her hip.Door prizes were donated by the club, Walter Smithers and Rita Marcoux.These were won by Flora Jersey, Julienne McDuff, Verlie Aiken, Joe Drouin, Mildred Atyeo, Mary Schoolcraft, Cecile Hamelin, Raymond Be- dard and Juliette Laliberte.500 winners were: Jacqueline Mirand, Rita Marcoux (gave it back to the club), Jeanne D\u2019Arc Carrier and Julienne McDuff.Some prizes were won by: Jackie Jersey, Flora Drouin, Rita Mossa, Mildred Atyeo, George Hamelin, Clifton Jersey, Raymond Bedard, Walter Smithers, Juliette Laliberte, Bertha Nichols, Thelma Wilkins, Verlie Aiken and Rose Alma Pouliot.Volunteers form the basis of Townshippers Association.Whether it\u2019s filling the position of president and all that entails or whether it\u2019s helping out from time to time when there's a special event, the association couldn\u2019t get by without volunteers.This year\u2019s Spring Fling Committee is a prime example.Under the effective leadership of Bob Douglas of Sutton, a core committee of eight volunteers, including Helen Brown, Handy Craft, Martha Tomkinson, Ainsley Rose, Murray Gunsqn, Ross Ladd, and Steve Trew, planned and organized a very successful dinner and dance.Their volunteer time and efforts definitely made a difference! Thank you all! Several other people have helped out at recent community events and we\u2019d like to thank them for being so generous with their time.At the Steam Meet held in May in Rock Island, Marjorie Keeley, Hazel Hand, and Gle- nys and Joyce Miller took care of the association\u2019s membership and merchandise booth.Later in May, at the Richmond recycling day, the booth was taken care of by Jim Duffy, Lyla Beattie and Francine Bieber.Members of the board of directors also helped at some of these events.Thanks goes out to everyone who contributed their time and expertise.There are more community events coming up soon.If you would like to help.please call Edwina Adair at (819) 566-5717 or (514) 263-4422.Keeping in touch Maureen Taylor, a member of the heritage and cultural affairs committee, and executive director Susan Mastine attended the official opening of the new headquarters of the Sherbrooke Historical Society.Executive committee member Della Goodsell attended the annual meeting of the Stanstead Historical Society.On June 12, Susan Mastine attended a meeting of the advisory committee set up by the Department of the Secretary of State, which is conducting its regular five-year evaluation of the Official Languages Program.On June 13, vice-president Paulette Losier and board member Michael Fox met with officials of the Secretary of State to discuss the Official Languages in Education Program.The Cowansville office will be closed from June 24 to July 3 inclusive.Please contact the Record CHE] Thanks to all our volunteers Sherbrooke office during this time \u2014 (819) 566-5717 collect.JOB OPENINGS The regional health council in Estrie (CRSSSE) is looking for a co-ordinator of access to services in English.This is a part-time position beginning in August.Requirements include a bachelor\u2019s degree in the humanities or social sciences, strong interpersonal and communication skills and a good functional knowledge of French.For more information, call the CRSSSE at (819) 566-7861 or Erin Mallory at Townshippers Sherbrooke office (819) 566- 5717.The deadline for receipt of applications is June 22.A volunteer is needed to spend half a day per week with an elderly English-speaking woman who lives at the Centre d'Accueil Shermont in Sherbrooke.Call the office (819) 566- 5717 and ask for Erin Mallory.UPCOMING EVENTS The newly-formed George- ville Historical Society is holding its first meeting on July 4 at 2:30 p.m.in the Georgeville Town Hall.All are welcome.The women\u2019s organization, It\u2019s our Country.Let\u2019s Talk / C\u2019est Notre Pays.Parlons-En, is getting together a group to walk in the Canada Day Parade in Montreal on July 1.For information, call Madeleine Ghikas in Sutton at (514) 538- 2206 or at the Montreal number, (514) 874-0379.BICENTENNIAL NOTES The earliest routes travelled by the Abenaki Indians in the Townships were lakes such as the Memphremagog and Mas- sawippi, and rivers such as the St.Francis and Missisquoi.They used birch-bark canoes, as well as dugout canoes made from single logs.The interior of the dugout was first burned, then dug out with stone adzes.Between their water routes, the Abenaki portaged, carrying canoes and provisions over land to the next stretch of water.The portage from the Missis- quoi River to Lake Memphre- magog is thought to have run from Mansonville to Vale Perkins.Mentioned in early maps and settlers\u2019 diaries, the portage is believed to have started about two and a half miles southeast of Mansonville, continued south of Hawk Mountain, then northeast to Perkins Landing \u2014 a distance of about 12 kilometres.In neighboring New England, the Abenaki travelled the Penobscot River in Maine and the Connecticut River in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and New York.Keeping in Touch is a weekly column presented by Towns- hippers\u2019 Association.Age 1s no barrier to gymnastics By Marlene Habib The Canadian Press Sandra O\u2019Brien Cousins and her high-spirited U of Agers team are out to prove that gymnastics is not just for the young of body.In fact, the 30 or so members of this performing gymnastics Squad, which trains out of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, are aged 43 to 80.Audiences never cease to be surprised by their agility and vigor, says Cousins.In the 1960s, Cousins was a member of Canada\u2019s national gymnastics team.Today, she\u2019s an instructor in the University of Alberta\u2019s physical education department.Since founding the U of Agers seven years ago, she has discovered that gymnastics is more than just a means of exercise.The sport touches all aspects of the lives of team members, not to mention the audiences they entertain.\u2018\u2018People are overwhelmed and blown away by the elderly participants in this level of sports, especially since many of the U of Agers are in their 70s and are experiencing problems such as arthritis, artificial hip replacements and cancer,\u201d says Cousins, who at 43 is the team\u2019s youngest member.FIT LIFESTYLE Cousins\u2019 philosophy is that body weight and age should have little to do with the type of fitness activity a person embarks on.And if the activity fits into and enhances a person\u2019s lifestyle, all the better.\" Gymnastics, she believes, shouldn't be limited to skinny, pre-teen girls and boys.Cousins was living in Vancouver when she took up gymnastics at 14 \u2014 these days an age when most elite youngsters are competing in international competitions.not just entering the sport.Cousins has a master\u2019s degree in physical education from the University of British Columbia.She began coaching high-calibre competitors in 1970, a year before joining the University of Alberta staff.\u201cThe girls I worked with on the intercollegiate team were in their late teens and early 20s,\u201d\u2019 she recalls.\u201cThey had been retired at age 14 by coaches who felt they couldn't make it to national calibre, and I started hearing these comments about them being over the hill.\u201cBut these kids came back int the sport with no parental pressure and nobody judging their bodies as being too big, and as a result really got into the sport.\u201d ASSEMBLES TEAM Cousins was approached by organizers of the 1986 Alherta, Seniors Games.to assemble a team of seniors who could open the event with an entertaining demonstration.\u201cSo I went back to my masters exercise class and asked the participants \u2014 mostly women \u2014 if they thought they could work with me in putting something together.\u201d Aîter about four months of training, the 15-member group perfected a routine that consisted of walking warmups and calisthenics, flexibility movements, and a \u2018\u2018tricks\u2019\u201d\u2019 segment where individuals took turns performing a move they were good at.Since that first public appearance, the U of Agers have performed at subsequent Alberta Seniors Games held every two years, at nursing homes, geriatric wards of hospitals, schools and other community events.They have also performed in Ottawa and British Columbia, NATURALIZER \u201cALL SUMMER FOOTWEAR Spring & Summer SALLE 20% + 50% oft ent ete AI TE SL PUIS TE TA A DON\u2019T MISS THESE SUPER VALUES NATURALIZER- SCHEIB INC CARREFOUR DE L'ESTRIE SHERBROOKE LES PROMENADES DRUMMONDVILLE but most of their travels are within Alberta because the cost of the trips are largely paid by the members themselves.Today, the U of Agers consist of those who took part in their inaugural event plus 15 others who have joined since.\u201cI don\u2019t have to do anything to motivate this group because they love the challenges and are so hooked by the fitness benefits, and ego-stroking and sense of achievement,\u201d says Cousins.\u201cThey have found a fun way to keep in shape and maintain an active lifestyle basically just by playing.\u201d If you had a child whose kidneys had failed you'd understand why The Kidney Foundation urges you to sign an organ donor card.THE KIDNEY FOUNDATION OF CANADA We can\u2019t live without you.Sra emer Sve sega m et 0 \u201crp ay eo A \u2014 \u2014 ee Ed AE EE \"pm.- "]