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[" * Sue Hylland remembers \u201879 gold medal Mike Hickey - Page 10 obS CON RECORD THE VOICE OF THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS SINCE 1897 POWELL TRANSPORT * Container rentals * Top soil, crushed rock ° 819-562-0212 I 75 CENTS + TAXES Lac Megantic train engineer speaks through lawyer; says he\u2019s \u2018devastated\u2019 By Sidhartha Banerjee The Canadian Press - e train engineer at the centre of | the Lac-Megantic disaster investigation has finally spoken out _ through his lawyer.The attorney says Tom Harding is devastated by the events.Lawyer Thomas Walsh said Tuesday that his client has been staying at an undisclosed location in the province, on his advice, to avoid the constant barrage of journalists at his Farnham home.Walsh said he\u2019s hoping to get Harding some psychological help.\u201cI used the word \u2018devastated\u2019 and I think that\u2019s one word that\u2019s applicable, but he's very, very low,\u201d Walsh said.\u201cWe're looking to organize something to see if he can meet with someone more professional.\u201d He said Harding has been co-operat- ing fully with authorities and has given his version to authorities investigating the event.\u201cHe was interviewed for a long period of time by the Surete du Quebec and by the safety investigators from Transport Canada last week,\u201d Walsh said in a phone interview.\u201cHe subsequently, on my advice, got out of circulation and the basic reason is .I felt that he had to get some place where he wasn\u2019t going to be constantly faced with journalists.\u201d Walsh said Harding's family and his union are providing support _ but not his employer.He said the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway had not shown any since the accident.Harding\u2019s role is a central question in ongoing investigations into the tragedy; his own company called him a hero one day, then announced the next that he had been suspended amid concerns , about his role in the disaster.CONT'D ON PAGE 5 PM#0040007682 Sa Quebec The theme was the Good Old Hockey Game.By Rachel Garber and Matthew McCully t started as a Calf Rally in 1976 in Richmond, but it soon grew into a provincial rally that a different 4H Club hosts each year.This is the 38th annual Quebec 4-H Provincial Rally.The event will be held July 18 to 21 at the Cookshire Fairgrounds, with the vigorous Sawyerville 4-H Club hosting it.Beyond calves, it\u2019s really a mini-fair.More than 100 4-H\u2019ers will show off their animals, handicrafts, gardening projects and public speaking abilities, says a Quebec 4-H press release.With a good dose of fun.There's a Farmers\u2019 Olympics, with 100 kids exhibiting their animals and projects.They'll identify old agricultural equipment, in honour of the 100th anniversary.They\u2019ll judge the quality of hay.They'll demonstrate skills \u2014 teamwork, leadership, life.Make a rope halter.Make animal costumes.Create historical displays.Participants accumulate points WEDNESDAY, JuLy 17, 2013 Centennial anniversary of 4-H in Canada wyerville 4-H hosts 4-H Provincial Rally COURTESY QUEBEC 4H Members of the Sawyerville 4H and a calf show their hockey spirit during the costume class at last year\u2019s Provincial Rally in Shawville.throughout the event, and awards are presented at the banquet on Saturday evening.And it\u2019s networking.Members meet new friends from across the province and network with other young people with similar interests, maybe friends they'll go to university with later.The Burnside Cup, one such award, was selected to be one of only 100 objects that together form a portrait of CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 4 SPECIAL OFFER f r subscribers: Receive a full year's subscription to the online edition for only $5 with every new 12 month print Read The Record online any time, any place Subscribers can view each new issue of The Record, as well as Brome County News, The Townships Outlet and our many special sections with just the click of the mouse.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition and follow the simple instructions.1 For information or assistance call 319-569-9528 \u2026.\u2026.\u201c> + *» eu v - re Cel Te ds rr ere 1 Up 23350491 ie Mt , Pola ee aT eT ey ee ar he ey re A Ad 3 PE ee Tote?! fad - sort lr rr tr rr ry tte ishéthrfo or LH Tete a ate Tete ee a subscription dt réridviat>, AT ere rr rr rrr TIES eC Tete eet Tete Tee er a REA + sa Page 2 WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com \u201cThe Record Omerville park gets major makeover he Town of Magog is pleased t announce that families in th Omerville District \u2018named Pioneer Park, which has been completely refurbished thanks to an, | nvestment of nearly $300,000.\u201cInvesting in projects that affect the whole family is a priority for: Magog and is part of the objectives of 4 \u2018our family policy that we really care | | about here,\u201d says Magog Mayor Vicki] \u2018May Hamm.\u201cWe want Magog families to enjoy an exceptional quality of | life.With new facilities specifically: designed for children, the park now\u201d \u2018reflects the neighbourhood where: | people of all ages, including many: \u2018young families live.The new playground equipment and the path that | skirts the park are perfect for walk-.\u2018ing, strollers, cycling, or in-line skat- | Omerville District Councillor, Yvon Lamontagne, is thrilled to see families in the area enjoy a completely redesigned park that will encourage them to get outside and move around.It also highlights the work of .\u201cthe toponymy committee of the Town.of Magog who renamed the park for- | .merly known as the Côté Street park.\u201cThe name Pioneer Park was chosen: \u2018to pay tribute to the many families .who participated in the founding of.-the Village of Omerville,\u201d added Lam-y \u2018ontagne Weather TODAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH OF32 SATURDAY: SHOWERS HIGH OF 25.* LOW OE 20 SUNDAY: SUNNY Ee LOW OF 10 EF can now enjoy the newly renovated neigh-g Ebourhood park on Coté street, newly | Keeping in Touch TowNShippetS Knowlton Lit Fest; a gem for green fingers and avid bookworms thing to do this weekend?Well you are in luck, the Knowlton Literary Festival has returned! From July 19 to 21 Knowlton will be full of activities celebrating the literary arts and its artists.Saturday, July 20, join Repercussion Theatre for an exciting performance: Shakespeare on the Beach, at 7.30 p.mon Douglas Beach (free).Repercussion Theatre (www.repercus- siontheatre.com) has been staging free performances of Shakespeare's plays - outdoors, - for 25 years.For their return to the festival, the company will bring to life the bards magical and chaotic world of fairies and humans from \u2018A Midsummer Night's Dream.\u2019 This modern rendition of a Shakespearean classic is perfect for the whole family.Bring a picnic, your beach blankets, and a donation to drop in the basket and get ready for a night with the bard on the beach! Sunday, July 21, readings of gardens in a garden with Sonia Day ($10).Writer, painter, plant buff and speaker, Sonia will read from her book The Untamed Garden - a revealing look at our love affair with plants - in a marquee set up in the Joie de Lavande (Joy of Lavender) garden, 50 Chemin du Mont Echo, Knowl- ton, at 2:30 p.m.Sonia is as excited as her fans to be visiting the townships, stating, \u201cMeet me in Quebec\u2019s Eastern Townships Sunday for the session entitled, Fifty Shades of Green.Yes, folks, that\u2019s the topic of my talk at Knowlton Literary Festival this weekend.So prepare to be titillated!\u201d Arrive early for the picnic and poetry reading with Steve Luxton.There will be two free events for children at a tent at Galerie Knowlton: a Le books and looking for some- COURTESY JOSEF SINGERMAN This Saturday, July 20, the shores of Douglass Beach in Knowlton will be positivity Elizabethan as Shakespeare on the Beach reruns courtesy of Repercussion Theatre's presentation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.workshop making plasticine pictures with recent Order of Canada winning author, Barbara Reid, and an event with illustrator/author Richard Petit.A massive second-hand book sale rounds out the offer at Pettes Memorial Library.This year\u2019s festival also includes featured author Sally Armstrong - editor-at- large of Chatelaine -with Shelagh Rogers discussing Sally\u2019s book The Ascent of Women on Sunday July 21 at 9:30 a.m.at the Old Court House, 15 St Paul ($10).This fascinating read is from an author who has years of experience working in the field of women\u2019s rights and discusses the importance and journey of women having control over their own bodies, regardless of the setting.In addition, the festival will include Quebec authors Suzanne Aubrey, Peter Gossage, Bill Haughland and of course, the popular PGI Gala.For scheduling, prices and details pick up a flyer at any Townships tourist office or visit www.knowltonliteraryfes- tival.ca.Tickets for author events and the PGI Gala can be purchased in advance from Brome Lake Books at 450- 242-2242.For more information on Township- pers\u2019 Association and our activities, keep reading this weekly Keeping in Touch column in The Record and visit us on Twitter@Townshippers, Facebook and our website www.townshippers.qc.ca.Connect with Townshippers\u2019 offices in Sherbrooke at 100 - 257 Queen St.819- 566-5717, toll free: 1-866-566-5717 or Lac- Brome at 3-584 Knowlton Rd, 450-242-4421, toll free: 1-877-242-4421.Ben by Daniel Shelton YOU NEED TO HAVE No EXPERT TRAINING AND QUICK REFLEXES, YOUR LITTLE SISTERS HIGHCHAIR HELPS ALOT - \u201cA TOO.Se MS re VAS (Cm Ce SE A mA \u2014t PO mm re a. > The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com ocAL NEWS WEDNESDAY, JuLy 17, 2013 Page 3 \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful, collective project which promises positive results.\u201d By Josh Quirion Special to The Record \u201cIt\u2019s a winning project for everyone who is involved.\u201d \u2014 Hassane Squalli, house-owner of the Ruisseau des Vignobles sector, and proud owner of three rain gardens.around 1990.Their aim - scientifi- ally - is to engineer the bio-reten- tion of runoff water that is subsequently absorbed by the implanted depression cavity that is the garden.Or, the garden is planted in a hole that serves as a sponge \u2014 like a pool that absorbs rainwater, which could otherwise be the U de S, union sl R= gardens originated in Maryland When it rains, it pours Rain gardens prevent pollution runoff into rivers, lakes cause of contamination for surrounding bodies of water.The RAPPEL - Regroupement des associations pour la protections des lacs et des cours d\u2019eau - is the environmentally conscious organization behind this innovative project.\u201cIts an unprecedented mission in Quebec,\u201d Jean-Claude Thibault, technical advisor for the RAPPEL, said at a press conference Tuesday morning.Last year the City of Sherbrooke invested a preventive $80,000 to extract nearly 700 tons of sediments which accumulated at the mouth of the Ruisseau des Vignobles only to reduce the flood risks.Moreover, the sediments that flow into the Magog River contain nutrients ammed by rights tribunal for age discrimination Record Staff e Université de Sherbrooke and a | teachers union have been ordered to pay nearly $600,000 in damages to five engineering faculty because of a discriminatory clause in their collective agreement.The Court of Human Rights has concluded the five were victims of discrimination based on age following a lawsuit filed by the Quebec Commission on Human Rights and Youth Rights on behalf of five plaintiffs.\u201cThis is a great victory for the complainants, emeritus professors who had a long career in academia and had been deprived of their retirement allowance.The Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits the insertion of discriminatory clauses in collective agreements, as this judgment confirms,\u201d said the commission chairman, Gaétan Cousineau.The tribunal found that the collective agreement signed in July 2006 deprived the five complainants of the same retirement allowance as other engineering professors because of their age.At its signing, the agreement included a provision that older teachers from 55 to 69 ÿears were entitled to a retirement allowance equal to one month's salary for each year of service up to a maximum of 12 months.However, a paragraph stated that some teachers, whose names appeared on a letter of agreement, were not entitled to the same terms.There were 11 teachers aged over 61, including » the five complainants.The tribunal accepted the complainants\u2019 claim that they experienced feelings of distress, anger, and frustration at being excluded from benefits negotiated for their younger colleagues, especially since they all had between 30 and more than 40 years of service at the university and each had contributed in various ways to the faculty.The judgment states that the letter of agreement that excluded the plaintiffs\u2019 retirement benefits was not included in the collective agreement when it was signed.After receiving a copy of this letter, the Plaintiffs f filed, a 2 copplain with ay 3 wy nt Ts the commission alleging discrimination based on age against the university and the union.The judgment notes that in 2011, the university and the union entered into another letter of agreement which retroactively repealed the section of the agreement at the heart of the complaint.At the date of signing of this second letter, three complainants had retired.The evidence showed that the letter was intended to deprive the plaintiffs of the foundation of their complaint and \u2019 put an end to the proceedings started by the commission.The court considered this letter as an artifact and an attempt on the part of the university and the union \u201cto escape the consequences of their discriminatory conduct.\u201dThe tribunal found that younger employees were entitled to retirement benefits to which the plaintiffs were not entitled.According to the judgment, \u201cjust be cause they were born before a certain date and they wanted to continue their employment with the University, the plaintiffs were treated differently than other employees.\u201d .One consequence of the discriminatory clause was that the plaintiffs did not receive the retirement allowance to which other employees are entitled.The tribunal accepted the evidence that the plaintiffs, by their experience, had contributed to the establishment of the reputation and influence of the university.The disputed article of the collective agreement denied their outstanding services and caused them great disappointment, The court therefore granted the moral and punitive damages sought by the commission and awarded punitive damages because, according to the judgment, the action taken by the university and the union by signing a second letter of intent in 2011, was abusive to the complainants and denoted \u201cmalicious intent on the part of defendants\u201d and ordered the university and the union jointly to pay material, moral, and punitive damages to the five plaintiffs, representing a toral.of £ $592,558 Ushi plus interest.de ! Xr avert CEA rn that proliferate the life of aquatic plants that can be found in neighbouring lakes.According to Bernard Mercier, who is in charge of the rain garden initiative, the threats posed by the abundance of rain are problems that can be remedied now, and in a durable fashion.It\u2019s in collaboration with COGESAF - Conseil de Gouvernance de l\u2019eau des Bassins Versants de la Riviere Saint-Francois - that the RAPPEL elaborated the first phase of the project in 2012.Phase two of the project, which seeks to apply the extensive theoretical research and planning, is currently underway.So far, 15 citizens have abided to the idea.Hassane Squalli is the current owner of three rain gardens.For the first 30 participants, the garden will cost only $50, while the rest of the project value, which can range up to $1,200, will be covered.The wealth of the project is not financial, rather, it is an environmental wealth from which the city\u2019s citizens, and body of waters will benefit indefinitely.\u201cIts a beautiful, collective project which promises positive results,\u201d says Christine Fliesen, chief of the Environmental Divisions for the City of Sherbrooke.JOSH QUIRION Jean-Claude Thibault, left, technical advisor of the RAPPEL, and Bernard Mercier, project coordinator of the RAPPEL, spoke at a press conference Tuesday morning.Stuart Main, cramoNT Dudswell El Des Desjardins July _u LiL , re Honourary chairperson: - Jeannine Bourret .Roger Alexandre, Denyse Lamontagne, Anne Bergeron, Héléne Béliveau, 2 > 5 = D a o QQ o o > = - o 3 o c o > ® Lo o 3 ® ~ Hr Hoe Aer RR Raphaël Zweidier, Gilles, Larivière, , Léger Robert, Bruce Roberts, .pilil Ultra NAN, \u201cATCD Et sa Audit Information: 7 caca 819 560-8474 ee ecamie WWW.tourismeculturedudswelcom ENS ai i tin san 5 R55 ne 4 ess És v00 19-20-21, 2013 \u2019 SEE CE CLOUS, ~ cli 8 a ea dr à Page 4 WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Sawyerville 4-H CONT'D FROM PAGE 1 the English-speaking communities in Quebec.It\u2019s at WWw.100objects.qahn.org.\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a big year,\u201d said Matthew Burns, president of the Sawyerville 4H.\u201cEveryone\u2019s trying to make a big show of 4H this year,\u201d adding, \u201cthe theme is \u2018celebrating our roots.\u2019 Each club is putting together a display of their club\u2019s history.\u201d The rally has not been held in this area in more than 10 years, and this will be the first time Sawyerville will host on its own.Sawyerville has one of the larger clubs in the province, with roughly 50 members.Over 30 of them will participate in the rally, showing dairy, beef, sheep, rabbits, and horses.The age range for club members is 6-25.Most of the rally participants are between 12-25, but Burns said a few eager and talented youngsters will take part in some events.On July 14, the Sawyerville 4H held its achievement day, offering a great opportunity for the club to prepare for the upcoming rally.The club gathered to show the results of a year of hard work and demonstrate their skills, acquired through the 4H \u2018learn to do by doing\u2019 philosophy.Cameron Burns won the honour 4 ho eu + æs.av o VIENNA PIANO TRIO Friday July 19, 8 PM.| $48 of showman of the day.At 16- years-old, he has been a 4H member for 10 years.He showed several animals, including the dairy calf he brought to the show.Cameron was very humble regarding the award.\u201cI was surprised, I didn't think I did that well,\u201d he said, adding that he was still very pleased with the win.Club member Krista Whalen is another example of a high achiever in the Sawyerville 4H.She will travel this week to Oko- toks, Alberta, to represent Quebec in the Young Canadian Simmental Association's National Classic.She will take part in showmanship competitions, confirmation, judging classes, and take advantage of the many learning opportunities at the classic.\u201cI've never been past Ontario,\u201d said Whalen, who is excited to take the trip.She will then hop on a plane back to Quebec on the morning of July 18 in time to join her 4H club members for the rally.It is the centennial anniversary of the 4-H movement in Canada.It\u2019s also celebrating 100 years of the rural youth movement in Quebec, of which the Quebec 4-H is a part.In past bec., aed ORFO Bi This in pe = agua Ye: fh rer CIE _GIL SEEN WLI LIU CE Saturday July 20,8 PM.| $48 R ep > JU A, \u201c6 : tre sua ge roma Tr 1-9 4 + .& wv à PL Jie vd ip ai nu 7 REA .er irc eme Tr Rte DAS it vb RE PENSE aix and thel LLY = 7 UE ARTS-ORFORD.ORG ten sion 2 veus Jess \u201c ts Oa : ei RE Sona CIEE #orford arts centre ce vue 4 years, participants have come from the francophone equivalent organization, Associations des jeunes ruraux du Québec, from the United States, from 4-H Ontario and from 4-H clubs across Que- The 4H movement is a worldwide, grassroots organization that aims to develop personal and leadership skills among rural youth, based in agriculture.\u201cMembers learn how to care for livestock, garden, dance, do handicraft skills and public speaking.The most popular project in Quebec is raising a dairy calf.Quebec 4-H is aimed at giving opportunities to anglophone rural youth province, although some urban youth are involved as well.There are 4-H clubs all over Quebec,\u201d wrote Alyssa Fourneaux of Quebec 4-H.And the four aitches are: Head, Heart, Hands and Health.They are pledged to \u201cour club, our community and our country,\u201d says the Canada 4-H website.The provincial rally is open to the public and is free.It begins Thursday at 7 p.m., and resumes Friday and Saturday at 7:30 a.m.The schedule is available at http//www.quebec4-h.com.square in this summer Th oi oi Eco yes po MATTHEW MCCULLY (Left to right} Cheyenne McNab, Krista Whalen, Matthew Burns, Jordan McNab, Adrianna Whalen, Meaghan Rivett, Cameron Burns (in front) Chloe Whalen, Jason Whalen.eatre Camp at Piggery Theatre By Matthew McCully Special to The Record NORTH HATLEY week for kids aged 12-15 at the Piggery Theatre in North Hatley.Camp Director Emma Stevens had the kids working on theatre exercises all day to build up confidence and help the players gain the trust of each other.By week's end, they will be ready to present a big show for family and friends.\u201cWe were hoping for more kids,\u201d said Stevens, but she doesn\u2019t feel discouraged, adding \u201cThis is our first year.We are just building.\u201d S ummer Theatre Camp started this MATTHEW MCCULLY Stevens was surprised to see more boys than girls enrolled in the camp.\u201cUsually it\u2019s the opposite.\u201d The kids have full run of the theatre during the day, using every inch of the stage for their exercises and rehearsals.\u201cThis is just the perfect place for a theatre camp,\u201d said Stevens regarding the Piggery.The camp will run through the week till Friday, from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.There will also be a session next week, from July 22-26.There are still spaces available.For information about enrolling in the camp, contact The Piggery Theatre at 819- 842-2431., >, $ Tle 7 aad FN ASP bed AN UE pie \u2014 AR om 54 10 emp My a \u2014 oo \u20ac: The Record | newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Expanded Eastern Townships Film Festival By Olivia Ranger-Enns Record Correspondent ood news for the Eastern Town- ( ships Film Festival.As part of its third edition, the event unveiled a new collaboration with the Town of Waterloo and the Maison de la Culture de Waterloo.So what's changing?The town of Brome Lake will still remain the festival's main headquarters, but the spirit of the event is to be shared between the two municipalities.Pépita Ferrari, the festival\u2019s general director, explained how the process would work.\u201cOur activities will also take place this year in Sutton and Waterloo,\u201d said Ferrari.\u201cWe are very pleased with the announcement of this new collaboration with the Town of Waterloo and the Maison de la Culture.I want to take this opportunity to emphasize the support and dedication of Paul-Éloi Dufresne, Mario Rodrigue, Éric Sévigny, Erick-Louis Champagne and Michèle Normandin, with whom I have worked over the past few months to achieve this wonderful new partnership.\u201d Pascale Bussières, popular actress, Will once again act as the festival\u2019s spokesperson this year.\u201cIt\u2019s very intimate.I mean, friendly.It\u2019s a perfect combination of cinema and nature, like two worlds together.The Eastern Townships Film Festival.come and join us,\u201d Bussiéres says.A short film competition for youth aged nine to 17 will take place.Get your submission in by July 31, 2014.Filming devices include cell phone and video cameras.Entries can be documentaries, fiction, animation or experimental.Each submission must be at least one minute long, with a maximum of four minutes in terms of length.Note that this year\u2019s theme is \u201cGo Play Outside.\u201d Send the URL of your clip to richard@publiciterre.org and upload your movie on www.youtube.com.Two projections will be shown in the Yves-Hébert Sauvageau room, one of which will be the actual presentation of the closing film on August 18.In addition, a cinema workshop will be of fered.The Eastern Townships Film Festival is a non-profit organization geared to bringing a bilingual, cinematic experience that is memorable to its audience.It is also a unique opportunity for artists to showcase their talent and demonstrate their love for the Eastern Townships.The 2013 ticket passport is now available.For $70, you can attend all projections except for opening and closing nights.For $120, go get a VIP passport giving you access to all Festival events, including opening and closing nights.To buy your passport, e-mail festival- dufilmdescantonsdelest@gmail.com.The Eastern Townships Film Festival will be held from August 15 to August 18.For more information, visit the web page of the Eastern Townships Film Festival at easterntownshipsfilmfestival.com.Firefighters helping Mégantic COURTESY On July 11 and 12, Sherbrooke firefighters organized a fundraiser to help the victims of Lac-Mégantic.This activity, held at Provigo Lennoxville and the Carrefour de l'Estrie, raised a total of $9 065.Above, firefighters Eric Lessard, Frederick Beauch- esne and David Leblanc, with two young and generous donors.SPS unveil new toy Sherbrooke Police are showing off their new 20-foot Capelli inflatable boat.The acquisition was designed in collaboration with a local company to serve the Department\u2019s specific needs.The boat will be highly visible for the Fête du Lac des Nations and the Canada Summer Games.The 20.3-foot Tempest 625 Work fiberglass inflatable is powered by a Yamaha Four-stroke 150 hp engine.The boat will be used to patrol Sherbrooke\u2019s waterways.Photo courtesy SPS.Nile, TL NOrÉSNVITONIE ta SAS am ENCE] to learn more! SYKES Us from work said the idling train was expelling online at www.SYK wow À Pg AVENE Re Lac.Megantic CONT'D FROM PAGE 1 hand-brakes before ending his shift for the: ploded, killing an estimated 50 people.ing oil droplets landing on his car, then asks] \u2018ing Harding twice about it.He said Harding: responded that he'd followed the proper procedures before he retired to the inn.said the engineer had a look of terror on his: face as he bolted from his room upon hear; ing the explosion.group of locals who worked to detach some.of the tankers that didn\u2019t overturn.He said.Harding\u2019 5 knowledge helped them depressurize the train\u2019s airbrakes, which enabled them to move some of the cars to safety.Statement is not something Walsh has raised | Walsh said.\u201cand find out the specifics from the investigators _ maybe if there are some specifics, he: | might want to respond to them.\u201d Ë Sh WEDNESDAY, Jury 17, 2013 Page 5 One key question is whether the veteran: railman applied the appropriate number of night.à Harding had finished work and left the train unattended to sleep at a local inn shortly before it barrelled into town and ex- In interviews, witnesses have shared details with The Canadian Press about that night A local cabbie who picked up Harding.\u2018more smoke than usual.He remembered see-.An inn employee where Harding stayed And a man said Harding later helped a as Harding has not spoken publicly about that night.The idea of making any kind of public with his client.\u201cI would actually advise him not to,\u201d \u201cI think we're better to let the dust settle\u2019 Walsh, a Sherbrooke based attorney, says] he Was hired iby the fomily last wask, : Xo om Page 6 WEDNESDAY, JuLy 17, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com | The Record )ITORIAL is ministerial shake-up might serve to reassure the bankers and the moguls thaï | the game will continue after the coach retires, but unless you're one of those, it's.just smoke, mirror: and trinkets for the faithful.à Mike McDevitt - Fe reasons that defy logic, media pundits looked forward eagerly to the unveiling of a new federal cabinet for the Royal Canadian Harper Government, expecting, one supposes, that changes at the VIP table might indicate a different menu.They were wrong, as they should have known they were.Mr.Harper has \u2018revitalized\u2019 his cabinet in the usual way, by pushing forward obedient backbenchers and allowing those who have disgraced the Harper team too much to slip into obscurity, thereby giving the impression that some actual housekeeping has been done.Now one must read the above sentence with discrimination.Key Harper allies, like Peter \u2018Chopper\u2019 McKay, have simply been moved out of the spotlight their incompetence has drawn to them.Others, like Treasury Board President Tony \u201cGazeboy\u201d Clement are apparently too valuable to move or remove, regardless of the embarrassment, because of the credibility they have with the nation\u2019s moneyed classes.For the most part, however, the new line-up is just a fresher-faced version of the old one, only with internet skills and more high heels.The most important message sent out by this cabinet shuffle is that the RCHG has no intention of altering the course in any of its key economic and trade objectives.The government inherited a healthy surplus and, despite its long disproven claims to \u2018fiscal responsibility,\u201d proceeded to save money by cutting services and catering to the corporate elite who really run the country.This, of course, has meant that government got The new class picture bigger, more expensive, and meaner, as it invested your tax dollars compiling enemies lists, spying on citizens, and usurping the independence of the national police to further its own agenda.It has launched costly attacks on scientists, natives, the poor and vulnerable, and people who post pictures of the opposition leader on their facebook page.It is becoming increasingly clear that Mr.Harper intends to abandon politics before the next election to gather his pieces of silver from the corporate world, and he has successfully ensured that his most embarrassing colleagues (think Vic Toews) will not be around for the leadership convention that must replace him.Mr.Harper knows that none of his colleagues enjoy the Teflon skin he has enjoyed until recently, and that none of them has the slightest chance of replacing him as Prime Minister, even if they could win a leadership fight.He is dedicated to making sure his transformation of Canadian governance re mains permanent and knows he needs to prepare the second generation to take over.Those who have behaved and spouted the party line without improvisation, have been rewarded, while the few who had the courage to voice independent thoughts have been properly chastised.Within minutes of their accession to \u2018Honourable\u2019 status, the new kids in the block were given a helpful list of \u2018enemies\u2019 - reporters, lobbyists, scientists, bureaucrats, and citizens, who tend to ask hard questions and insist on meaningful answers.Given the treatment of their independent-minded colleagues, recently, we can be fairly sure the new sheep will follow the old wolf's instructions to the letter.There is no pretense that the Conservative party is a democracy once the leader has been chosen.The days of \u2018responsible\u2019 ministers has long faded into history.As an indication of how irrelevant the needs of the people are in the cabinet selection process, one need only look at our new Minister of Transport, the Hon.Lisa Raitt.With a background as president of the Toronto Port Authority, Raitt can claim to have some expertise in the field of shipping things.She has previously served as Minister of Labour and Natural Resources, also things the government likes to trans- \u2014THE cm RECORD 1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke, Quebec JIG 1Y7 Fax: 819-821-3179 EMAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wesstre: www .sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER .(819) 569-9511 DANIEL COULOMBE NEWS EDITOR .\u2026.| (819) 569-6345 STEPHEN BLAKE CORRESP.EDITOR SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN a (819) 569-6345 as (819) 569-9931 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS GST PST TOTAL Quesec: 1vYEAR 12000 600 1197 $137.97 6 MONTHS 6300 3.15 6.28 $72.43 3 MONTHS 32.00 160 3.19 $36.79 ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS Quessc: 1YEAR 5500 275 549 $63.24 1 MONTH 499 025 050 $5.74 Rates for out of Quebec and for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available, The Record was founded on February 9, 1897, and acquired port.Transport is about to become a very attention-getting portfolio, given the controversy over oil shipments, pipelines and, of course, the ridiculous state of our railroads and its regulation.This is a ministry previously occupied by Denis Lebel, an exceptionally qualified individual who was active and visible providing support for the community of Lac Mégantic in the days following that community's catastrophe.As a Quebecer, Lebel was able to offer personal connection that might not have done any actual good, but gave the impression that the government had noticed.Ms.Raitt, on the other hand, has not bothered to learn the country\u2019s minority official language and therefore will have to rely on flacks and interpreters to convey her deep sympathy and understanding.Is bilingualism crucial to managing modern transportation issues?Not really.Would it be helpful?Absolutely, but not for Mr.Harper.These comments are not meant as a slur on Raitt\u2019s competence or her occasional interest in her new portfolio.They are, however, designed to point out the insensitivity of the government to issues on a human, personal level.There is no urgency in placing new blood in charge of transportation, and one could argue that the minister in charge at the time of the town\u2019s destruction might be the appropriate person to answer the slew of questions that will confront the government when it eventually goes back to work.Even after he plays his prorogation two-step, the PM has to know that this one won\u2019t go away.Thousands of small towns across the country have aging, overused, decrepit rail lines running through their territory and most often, through their very centres.Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have looked at these tracks, read about the incomprehensible 240,000 per cent increase in the shipment of toxic materials by rail, and come to the conclusion that they are virtually unprotected.Is this really the time for a newbie?Mr.Harper has accomplished most of the damage he promised and is ready for his reward.This ministerial shake-up might serve to reassure the bankers and the moguls that the game will continue after the coach retires, but unless you're one of those, it\u2019s just smoke, mirrors, and trinkets for the faithful.Ministers in the Harper cabinet get more pay and more staff than their non- ministerial colleagues, but they don\u2019t have any real power.This is a one-man show and everybody else is an accompanist for someone who'd much rather be a solo act.We probably deserve better.Letters DEAR EDITOR: sent administration.within West Bolton.Let common sense prevail.DEAR EDITOR: hosting.nicipal politics and lived under the administrations of five mayors and their team, it is discouraging to see and read articles by some of the rate payers.It is a beautiful place to live and has been a drawing card for many.There are those who have given their time to make this so, including the pre- H:e lived in West Bolton for over eighty years, been involved in mu- It is regrettable that some of the comments have been said but sometimes the fuse is very short, and it is understandable for comments made.I'm looking forward to the July 20 celebration get-together by those whose hearts are n behalf of the Frontier Animal Society, many thanks to The Record for Ox help in getting the word out about our fundraiser at the Piggery last Friday.What a wonderful show! Congratulations to Laura Teasdale and Ralph Steiner for a brilliant performance! Thanks also to those who supported the cause by buying their tickets through us (if you're considering attending a benefit show, you need to buy | your tickets from the group if you wish to help them), and to the Piggery for As a point of interest, we were able to take in two of the 15 dogs recently rescued from the wildfires in northern Quebec.So many challenges are faced ARTHUR MIZENER, WEST BOLTON or aad (819) 569-9511 D ee ee drone published by shelters like ours, your help and support are very much appreciated.ADVERTISING .©.(819) 569-9525 by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.To find out more about the FAS and our work, find us on Facebook or check CcuLaTion .- (819) 569-9528 PM#0040007682 out our website at www.frontieranimalsociety.ca.M - (819) Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record, Sincerely, KNOWLTON OFFICE 1195 Galt East, Sherbrooke, QC J1G 1Y7 SB hyn STREET, on et JOE 1V0O Member Tes: (450) 242-1188 Fax: (450) 243-5155 MARY ROLLAND '» \u201d NA - 0 .ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA ; .aa 44464: ET + gers > eb aia SE ri di 4 tt à ae : iy r= hy vy a \u201c OBO Tr Lh Lon n° eo ' or BX + s vu .À pl .RN Se ' ; Tr Lavy ; i La ; , A ER) Ry uC pa 3 \u2018 RR te tr ty one + ty LN Lt * EE RE 2° à Bt Se .' AERTS SA Abt Jat, oy BA 4, se! 8,5 1 PO : Len > OC .Le Je à iQ sua ue My > 4 OE aa AE CI i?Nabe ' - bo A ea ca a ca a a a 0 200 As folate 0.OO DOCK + Seabee 8%, .+ ve ALLA LAA BA LLCO - mb ss er reaT ve Tam MAG RS A RAL LL LL vee yr de AE a EE -\u2026-.,.J IE SN I a id + + 4 LS ; i Page 7 WEDNESDAY, Jory 17, 2013 é= es are well aware of the dangers of eaving their pet in a parked car in the heat of summer, even with windows partially down.Your car can turn into an oven in no time, posing a serious health risk to the animal, in some cases even death.Not only is it dangerous, but it is also against municipal bylaws, states Sherbrooke police spokesman Rene Dubreuil.Rivers pet owners near and far We do get calls about it and we have intervened in the past and removed the animal from a vehicle, he told The Paw Print.\u201cMunicipal bylaws do exist that prohibit this behaviour.\u201d The question is what exactly should a witness do when they see an animal in a parked car in the summertime for any longer than five minutes?Taking justice in to your own hands and trying to remove the animal yourself is not the answer.In fact, the vigilantism can result in the hero becoming the lawbreaker.\u201cIf someone sees an animal in a parked car in the summer, they need to call the SPA (Société protectrice des animaux) in their area or the police.Even we don\u2019t break windows or damage the vehicle.We open the door and remove the animal.\u201d Damaging someone\u2019s property is also against the law and punishable with fines and court proceedings.Turner is a one-year-old husky/Lab mix.He was saved from death in northern Quebec and deserves a second chance at life and love.Chomper is one year old.She is a mix of a Lab and a small dog.She is shy of new people but extremely affectionate once she knows you.She will be great with kids.Micah is a one-year-old male.He was very very ill as a kitten but now in good health.He may always show side effects from his younger illness, but it is not something that will hinder him or other cats in any way.Pitoune is an amazing dog.She is extremely affectionate and loves to swim.She was abandoned with a very bad cut on her tail and an eye infection.We had to remove a section of her tail and we gave her the much needed eye operation and now she is in need of one thing; a loving home.Cash is a four yearold purebred Japanese mastiff.He is a big Teddy bear, but make no mistake about the \u201cbig.\u201d He is also a big baby and cannot be alone too long since he suffers from separation anxiety, but will make such an amazing family member.KC is a four-year-old purebred Rott.She is a typical Rott and will become extremely attached to her new owner, which demands someone who understands that she needs her space and respect when first in a new situation.She is not aggressive, but will take time to adjust.Onix is a one-and-a-half-year-old husky mix.He is full of energy.He was a stray that no one looked for for several weeks and needs a good home now.Sally is an older shepherd.She prefers to be outdoors and is not very good with other dogs, but deserves to get a second chance.~7T e- \"te es - Page 8 WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013 Furbulous Portraits newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com paintings of Furbulous Portraits hop in the eyes of the rescue (dog) yet to be adopted, and also the pure unconditional happiness in the eyes of the adopted 1 rescue in his new home.\u201d e to capture t e sadness and The Record desperation} \u2018Remember to rescue one until there are none\u2019 uane Kindness and Richard Soucy are no i strangers to community connectedness and contribution to the vitality, the art community, and the spice of the Eastern Townships.Their Ayer\u2019s Cliff curio shop (Insouciance) and their compassionate act of parenting their family of rescue dogs have made them perfect past subjects for the column.Since closing up their Ayer\u2019s Cliff curio shop, the two have a new, heartwarming journey, with Furbulous Portraits.In their own words, Kindness and Soucy express such hope.\u201cThe paintings of Furbulous Portraits hope to capture the sadness and desperation in the 1 eyes of the rescue (dog) yet to be adopted, and also the pure unconditional happiness in the eyes of the adopted rescue in his new home.\u201d This one sentence says it all.\u201cPlease rescue one until there are none.\u201d The goal of Kindness and Soucy's Furbulous Portraits is to raise awareness, inciting dog lovers to adopt homeless dogs that have been abandoned or left behind because of: \u2014 a move to a new home that does not accept dogs; \u2014 a divorce; \u2014 a death of the owner; \u2014 plain ignorance; \u2014 serious health issues; \u2014 allergies; \u2014 simple carelessness.Furbulous Portraits also highlights the advantages of adopting a rescue (particularly the older ones).Here are a few advantages: \u2014 many of the dogs are already trained; \u2014 the dogs are castrated and therefore much easier to take care of as a result; \u2014 the unconditional love the new owner will receive M Desjardins LE] The Games are almost here.Get your tickets now and witness great performances! From August 2 to 17\", 2013 | 2013canadagames.ca Bere.Canad?Québecss from the rescue who undoubtedly knows that he was given a second chance; \u2014 the pure satisfaction of knowing that the new owner is giving love and a better life to the deserving rescue and also helping the unpleasant task of vets to euthanize unnecessarily so many perfectly healthy dogs.Kindness and Soucy go on to reflect on the intense vulnerability of rescue dogs: \u201cOne look at an abandoned rescue in a cage who does not understand what COURTESY OF DUANE KINDNESS AND RICHARD SOUCY DISHPAN HANDS SHEILA QUINN he has done to be abandoned by his previous owner for whatever the reason is sufficient to realize how desperate the rescue dog is to get a second chance.\u201cAn adopted dog will be grateful for the rest of his life and beyond.You can be sure he will be waiting for you at the rainbow bridge when your time is up.\u201cHumans are judged by the way we treat our animals.\u201cThey deserve our respect, care, affection and love.\u201cThey live for us.\u201d The Furbulous Portraits will be featured in an upcoming exhibition, entitled \u201cOver The Moon,\u201d showing from Tuesday, July 23, until Sunday, August 11, 2013, at Studio Georgeville, located at 20 Carré Copp, Georgeville.The studio can be reached at 819-843-9992.Other artists featured in the \u201cOver The Moon\u201d exhibition are Michael Viala and Sarah Mills (ceramics), Anthony Hobbs and Peter Raymond (landscape painters), and studio co-op members.Commissions can be ordered via e-mail duaneandrichard@gmail.com or by liking their page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Fur- bulousPortraits and by telephone at 819-838-5696.Richard Soucy is a graduate of the School of Architecture at McGill University retiring from the Westmount, Quebec architecture firm Soucy & Wiseman wg in 1999.He joined Duane | Kanistanaux in their award winning Montréal B&B Le Roy d\u201d- Carreau from 1999 to 2004.Their desire to leave the city of Montréal came true in 2004 when they moved to the Eastern Townships.They created their comfort of home business in \u2018 Ayer's Cliff, Québec called Insouciance from 2006 to 2011.Duane Kanistanaux is originally from Montana but is now a Canadian citizen.À photographer and graphic artist, he looks forward to incorporating this knowledge into the new CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 10 WEDNESDAY, JuLy 17, 2013 » Sarah M.and hé£udils Tony R.: i eddie ye Bill H.and higgon Greg H.Ford por Ford Em WE'VE ALWAYS SHARED OUR PASSION.NOW WE'RE SHARING OUR PRICE.WITH UPTO m= IN TOTAL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS On most new 2013 models (F-150 SuperCrew Platinum 4x4 5.0L amount shown) 2013 FIESTA SE Employee Price Adjustment #/ $995 Delivery Allowance #W $2750 Total Price Adjustments / $3,745 SHARE OUR S + \u201csé 513904 PRICE 9 Offer excludes taxes / 5.1L/100km HWY: .6.9L/100km CITY* 2 WELL-EQUIPPED WITH: 1.6L Duratec® Ti-VCT I-4 Engine /// Advance Trac?Electronic Stability Control /// Easy Fuel® Capless Fuel Filler and much 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crod (DAC) fs eliisd at any Lime without notice Sue your Ford Cede for compiete detalis oi vel the Ford Custontier Re \u2014 =~ = De série pour la plupart des véhicules Ford avec abonnement de 6 mois prépayé.Mt Page 9 Page 10 WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Canada Games CEO remembers her \u201cPlaying at the Canada Games was one of my \u2018best experiences and most -memorable in the sport J basketball.\u201d gold medal performance Former Gaiter led Quebec basketball team to 1979 gold medal By Mike Hickey Special to The Record the Canada Games Council, is busily taking care of last-minute details for the upcoming Sherbrooke Games.But over three decades ago her preparation was quite a bit different as a key member of the Quebec basketball team at the 1979 Canada Games held in Regina.It remains one of the highlights of an athletic career that included All- S ue Hylland, in her role as CEO of Canadian status and induction into the, Bishop's University Wall of Fame.\u201cPlaying at the Canada Games was one of my best experiences and most memorable in the sport of basketball,\u201d Hylland said in a recent interview.\u201cI remember distinctly being with my Bishop\u2019s University teammates (Helen McAuley, Diane Murphy and coach Wayne Hussey) at the University Nationals that year (I think in Regina or Saskatoon), and driving across the Prairies after that tournament to go to the Canada Games.It was so flat the whole way.I remember that in February 1979 when we arrived in Brandon, there was a total eclipse and Brandon was one of the only places you could see the full eclipse.It was neat.I remember wearing our blue jackets with the Fleur de Lis proudly and listening intently to the federal sports minister at the time, Iona Campanola, at the opening ceremonies.I really did remember her so something she said had an impact on me.I knew this event was special.\u201d Once the Games began the Quebec team had one goal \u2014 a gold medal.\u201cAs a team, we were very prepared and very focused,\u201d Hylland said.We had a real mix of girls- English, French - from different universities and CEGEPs, but we knew each other well from Provincial Team camps in summer, and were very comfortable with one another and a tight-knit group.We also had a great coaching staff \u2014 Coach Hussey, Monique Parent and Colleen Dufresne.\u201d Hylland credited Basketball Quebec with providing Team Quebec with preparation.\u201cOur training over the three summers before really prepared us well,\u201d she recalled.We had trips to California, northeastern USA, as well as the training and \u2018Twentieth annual \u2018Breathless\u2019 tournament set for Friday Raises money for children in Magog area \u201cBreathless\u201d hockey tournament will take e 20th edition of the Métro Plouffe | off on July 19 in Magog.The 20th edition will again this year, include several professional players from the National Hockey League, the American League, and Europe.Among them are Stéphane Robidas (Dallas Stars), Antoine Roussel (Dallas Stars), David Perron (Edmonton Oilers), Pierre-Cédric Labrie (Tampa Bay Lightning), Christian Dubé (HC Fribourg-Gottéron, Switzerland) and many others.Yanic Perreault, with an impressive total of 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, will serve alongside Perron for the occasion.A total of 20 teams will take part in the event, including four in'the Thibault GM class and 16 in the Hockey Experts class.The tournament has awarded more than $200,000 over the last 19 years to various organizations helping children in the Magog region and hopes to continue that tradition this year.The official opening will take place on Friday at 6:45 p.m.followed by two clashes between teams in the Thibault GM class.The Tim Horton challenge will also return this year, on Saturday at 7 p.m.where professional players confront each other in various competitions.CONT'D FROM PAGE 8 business.Kanistanaux works in the refinement, advice with colors, presentation, format, graphics, subject and titles, essential in the creation of each and every painting.Future plans for these two include commissions, abstract and surreal artworks with different mediums.Their motto is \u201cRemember to rescue one until there Dishpan Hands are none.\u201d Don\u2019t miss DH Radio tonight from 9:00 - 11:00 on CJMQ 88.9 FM, when singer/songwriter Matthew McCully will be live in studio, and an interview with performer Craig Cardiff, with your hosts, Sheila Q, and Stéphane Bes- sette! goon eb | 7r SR da ; a aed Ct olen * a ht \u20183 Corn ov At 3 a Yih ly ' 1 \u2018 we eed baa TTT dha a J > + 4 24 # Y ana 8%.4.2 à 5.4 5 4 à - cs LAD AS LAS ; ; Ge FOTO EEE Tren tv $a ane Sled - note st noire PAF TUE EST Te\" Sue Hylland, the CEO of the Canada Games Council, helped lead the Quebec basketball team to a gold medal in 1979.competition we did over the 1978 Christmas season.We were ready.Hats off goes to Basketball Quebec for the programs CANADA GAMES they offered us at the time.Years later, you realize how lucky we were.\u201d Heading into the team\u2019s gold medal game against Ontario, Quebec needed a win to claim the Canada Games Flag given to the province with the most points.The team came through with a decisive victory.\u201cTo win the gold medal in women\u2019s basketball on the last night against Ontario, and for that win to have been the deciding factor for Quebec to win the Canada Games Flag award, was phenomenal,\u201d Hylland said.\u201cThe next time that Quebec won the Canada Games Flag was my first Canada Games as president and CEO for the Canada Games Council - the 2003 Canada Games in Bathurst-Camp- bellton, NB 24 years later.\u201d Alex Mavrovic qualifies for the Games By Olivia Ranger-Enns Record Correspondent who is qualified for the Sherbrooke Canada Games.On Saturday, June 1 Mavrovic laced up his shoes to participate in the athletics competition in Saint Laurent.\u201cIt was a very strategic competition, which was what I was expecting,\u201d confides Mavrovic.\u201cThanks to a lucky final sprint, I was able to secure myself a spot on the Quebec team for the Sherbrooke Games for the 5,000-metre race.\u201d \u201cAs for the 1,500-metre race, it took place two weeks later on June 14 in Sher- I: off to the races for Alex Mavrovic, A 24 SY Dusan sip di COURTE ALEX MAVROVIC Alex Mavrovic will compete at the Games.\u201cà he ¥ \u201c a 25 100 500425 - à 6 à d'à £ Là 4 22 M2 80 44 as 4 24 #4 bb 3 1% 8 644 Brooke proper, at the Jan Hume athletics competition.I finished second, which was a total surprise for me as I was expecting to be surrounded by better runners than myself,\u201d says Mavrovic.\u201cSo, in the end, I will be competing at both the 1,500-metre and the 5,000- metre races at the Games,\u201d explains Mavrovic.\u201cNow that 1 know I will be at the Games, I am going through an intense training phase.Since I have little competition experience, I have been going steady, covering distances like 130- to 140-kilometres per week.In the next coming weeks, I will actually be decreasing the amount of work to work on my fatigue while maintaining a good rhythm for training for the Games.From now to the Games, I have one more championship of athletics in Quebec | od on July 26 and 27, where I will also be doing the 1,500-metre and the 5,000- metre races,\u201d adds the athlete.\u201cOf course I am excited about the Games,\u201d says Mavrovic.\u201cThat said, I am focusing on each individual step I need to take getting ready for the Games, so I am not putting any unnecessary stress on myself these days.So l\u2019d love to have a medal, for sure, but I have to remain realistic as thére are so many good runners out there.\u201d JUTE 3225550 LE EU Co a em aa, APTE BY PN A 1 - The Record | production@sherbrookerecord.com Datebook Today is the 198th day of 2013 and the 27th day of summer.TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1918, abdicated czar Nicholas II and his family were executed by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg, Russia.In 1945, President Harry S.Truman, Soviet Premier Josef Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met at the Potsdam Conference in Germany.In 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif.In 1975, a US.Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft, and astronauts from both countries held the first international meeting in space.TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: James Cagney (1899-1986), actor; Art Linkletter (1912 2010); Phyllis Diller (1917-2012), comedian/actress; John Cooper (1923-2000), automobile designer; Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976), composer; Diahann Carroll (1935- ), actress; Donald Sutherland (1935-), actor; David Hasselhoff (1952-), actor; Mark Burnett (1960- ), television producer; Dawn Upshaw (1960- ), opera singer.TODAY'S FACT: Disneyland\u2019s opening day, intended as an exclusive event with limited invitations, was a disaster.Counterfeit passes and thousands of uninvited guests led to overcrowding, power outages, malfunctioning rides and depleted concessions.TODAY'S SPORTS: In 2005, Tiger Woods won the British Open, becoming ~ only the second golfer (after Jack Nicklaus) to win each major championship more than once.You just had to have the latest iPhone and a cool new 3-D TV.But now your basement 1s cluttered with a bunch of outdated electronics.If you're tempted to toss them all in the trash, forget about it, says Consumer Reports.Chucking old cellphones, printers, computers and TVs into landfills is bad for the environment.And in many states \u2014 25 and counting \u2014 it's illegal.Electronics contain toxic materials such as lead, mercury and arsenic, which can contaminate soil and drinking water.So what can you do with your tech cast-offs?Read on for ideas.SELL THEM If last year\u2019s devices still work, you might be able to sell them on Amazon.com, Craigslist or eBay, or with an ad in a local paper\u2019s classified section or on its website.And services such as Gazelle (gazelle.com) buy used electronics.Tip: Whether youi sell, trade or donate your used device, be sure to include its power adapters or chargers, along with \u2014 Discounts: 2 insertions or more: 15% off BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY & GET-WELL WISHES, ENGAGEMENT NOTICES: Text only: $15.00 (includes taxes) 3 days before publication.With photo: $25.00 ($28.74 taxes included) DEADLINE: cae 7 WEDNESDAY, JuLy 17, 2013 Page 11 Death | | Death CASS FUNERAL HOMES @@ 3006 College St., or 4 Jane Priscilla Fields, 61, of Colchester, Vermont, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT.She was born in Sherbrooke, QC on June 9, 1952 the daughter of Alden and Joyce (Kezar) Parker.She was educated in Lennoxville Schools and attended the Catherine Booth Hospital - School of Nursing in Montreal.She worked as a nurse for over forty years and spent the last 18 years at Starr Farm Nursing Center in Burlington, VT.On January 14, 1994, she was married in Colchester to Robert E.Fields.She was a member of the United Church of Colchester.She is survived by her husband, Robert E.Fields of Colchester; 2 children, Cynthia Provost & husband Paul of Essex Jct.and Andrew Whyte and fiancé Tracy Clemens of Winooski; her constant companion, her dog Buddy; 2 grandchildren, Maya and Ella; her mother Joyce Parker of Sherbrooke, QC; 1 sister, Cheryl King & husband David of Colchester; nephews and niece, Randall, Rebecca and Corey; 1 sister-in-law Patricia Sterling of Colchester.She was predeceased by a brother Scott Parker in 2009.Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 19, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.in the Ready Funeral Home Mountainview Chapel in Essex Jct.Burial will be in the Malvern Cemetery in Lennoxville, PQ, on Friday, July 19 at 2:00 p.m.Those who wish may make contributions in her memory to the Colchester Food Shelf, c/o the United Church of Colchester, 900 Main St., Colchester, VT 05446.Visiting hours will be held on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.at the Ready Funeral & Cremation Service Mountainview Chapel, 68 Pinecrest Drive., Essex Jct.To send online condolences, please visit www.readyfuneral.com Jane Priscilla FIELDS Tel.: 819-564-1750 Fax: 819-564-4423 Website: www.casshomes.cash cass@casshomes.ca How to recycle old electrical devices the user manual, case and any other accessories you might have for it.TRADE THEM IN Many retailers and manufacturers have trade-in programs that give you a gift card or store credit for the estimated value of the product.Usually you can determine the value of acceptable products at the company\u2019s website, then mail items or drop them off.If your \u201ctreasure\u201d proves to be trash, though, most companies promise to recycle it responsibly.For example, Best Buy lets you trade in many kinds of electronic items, including computers, cameras, tablets, Blu-ray players, games and gaming systems, TVs, audio gear and phones \u2014 regardless of how old a product is or where you bought it.You\u2019ll receive a gift card for the value.Tip: A few retailers now offer buyback programs, through which you trade in a device for a preset percentage of its value toward a newer model.When Consumer Reports looked at these programs last With photo: additional $18.50.DEADLINE: 11 a.m., day before publication.year, though, it concluded that they are rarely worthwhile since they're fairly expensive and measly in what they pay.DONATE THEM Feeling charitable?For electronic products in good working condition, check with schools and community centers in your area or consider the following: \u2014 Freecycle.org and sites like it (including Freesharing.org and sharingis- giving.com) make giving away your stuff easy.\u2014 Goodwill has teamed up with Dell in the Dell Reconnect partnership.Computers, keyboards, monitors and printers are among the items accepted at more than 2,600 Goodwill locations.National Cristina Foundation (cristina.org) will find an organization that can use your computer, printers, and other peripherals and software, as well as cameras, fax machines, answering machines and more.The group will arrange pickup or delivery.RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES BIRTH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 37¢ per word.Minimum charge $9.25 ($10.63 taxes included) WEDDING WRITE-UPS, OBITUARIES: $25.00 ($28.74 taxes included) WITH PHOTO: $35.00 ($40.24 taxes included) Please Note: All of the aforementioned (except death notices) must be submitted typewritten or neatly printed, and must include the signature and daytime telephone number of the contact person.Can be e-mailed to: clas- sad@sherbrookerecord.com - They will not be taken by phone.DEADLINES FOR DEATH NOTICES: For Monday'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 MARCOUX (1983-2013) | Accidentally in Thailand, on the the age of 29, lili : Mr.Derek Marcoux, living in British Columbia, originally from Austin, passed away.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Résidence Funéraire Ledoux Magog Inc.À memorial service, in the presence of his ashes, will be held at St.Paul\u2019s United Church in Magog, on Saturday, July 20, 2013, at 11 a.m.The family will be present from 10 a.m.Derek leaves to mourn his mother Lori-Ann Lachapelle, his father Denis Marcoux, his sister Bil- lie-Jo Marcoux (Kevin), his brother Alex Lachapelle Marcoux (Chelsey), his niece Leah, his nephew Ryan, his grandparents Alva and Frances Lachapelle, Claude Marcoux (Jojo) and Louise Hansquin, as well as numerous uncles and aunts, cousins, other relatives and several friends.Magog, Q& J1X 2R6 19843-4473 FAX: 819-843-4563 Email: ledoux@netrevolution.com RESIDENCE ater 03 iN 15Q She col TRACEY, Bobby Joe - Passed away two years ago.Friendship forever.Friendship is happiness it brings.It always gives a special lift And you realize that friendship Is god's most perfect gift.Miss you.Friends forever, CHRISTINE JUDGE need =9 your help - toda Rie EPILEPSY y CANADA 1-877-734.0873 www.epilepsy.ca Page 12 WEDNESDAY, Jury 17, 2013 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com | The Record I\u2019ve seen her forced to eat a grilled hot dog, which she\u2019s not fond of] only to throw it up WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 2013 Dear Annie: I am the grandmother of nine beautiful little grandchildren.Two granddaughters live with their mother and spend weekends with their father, who remarried, and he and his wife are currently residing with me.Here\u2019s the problem: The younger child, who is 5, was petite until recently.Then her mother and stepmother began forcing this little girl to eat more, or she is punished.She is a picky eater and has been known to throw fits about eating, but no child should be forced to eat portions that are so big.She has gained 18 pounds in the past five months.I understand the parents\u2019 frustrations.But she\u2019s a .tiny child and should be served smaller portions of food.I also am a firm believer that force-feeding will lead to an eating disorder that could haunt her for the rest of her life.I am very worried about her.I've seen her forced to eat a grilled hot dog, which she\u2019s not fond of, only to throw it up shortly afterward and then not be allowed to eat anything else.They say she was \u201cputting on an act\u201d so Grandma and Grandpa would feel sorry for her.But, Annie, this sudden weight gain cannot be a good thing.She is sick a lot, and I think this is affecting her Annie\u2019s Mailbox overall health.I admit I'm an overprotective grandma, but my kids were picky eaters when they were young.My wise pediatrician said, \u201cGive them a vitamin every day and let it go.You cause more problems by forcing them to eat.Trust me, they won't starve to death.They'll eat when they need to.\u201d And they did.I'will do whatever you say, but it\u2019s getting more and more difficult to keep my mouth shut.\u2014 Worried Grandma in Illinois Dear Worried: Forcing a child to eat until she throws up or gains 18 pounds in five months could be construed as child abuse.We know her parents think she needs to eat more, but this is completely misguided.Not all children eat the same way, nor should they, and force-feeding a 5-year-old is harmful, both physically and psychologically.Please speak to your son.Ask him to talk to the pediatrician about this immediately.Dear Annie: A few years ago, my wife and I retired and moved to a new home.We are friendly, helpful and generous, especially with good food and hospitality.But our neighbors have never reciprocated with so much as a cookie, and we have never been invited to their homes.We all get along well enough, but I have asked my wife not to make extra dishes for them any longer.I'm disappointed with the manners of younger folks who don\u2019t seem to understand reciprocity.\u2014 Southern Golden Oldie Dear Southern: Some people are reluctant to entertain in their homes, but you certainly do not have to keep putting forth the effort if there is no reciprocity of any kind.There\u2019s no point in being resentful.You can have a perfectly cordial relationship with these neighbors without baking pies and inviting them for coffee.Dear Annie: This is in response to \u201cMidwest Cook\u201d and others who wrote about children who are picky eaters and don\u2019t have the manners to say \u201cno, thank you\u201d when offered food they don\u2019t like.My clever daughter-in-law taught my grandchildren to say, \u201cThose Brussels sprouts look delicious.I'm sorry I can\u2019t eat them, but I'm allergic.\u201d Of course, a few nights later, when served scalloped potatoes, my grandson said (with a glint in his eye), \u201cThose look delicious, but I'm allergic to potatoes unless they're French fried.\u201d \u2014 There\u2019s Always a Solution Annie\u2019s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Knowing the difference between this P Pi PAT could save your life.something you need to know.Some stores are selling bracelets that look very similar to MedicAlert.These imitation bracelets may not contain connect an emergency physician with your medical record.In an emergency, only MedicAlert provides instant information on critical medical conditions or allergies and gives the emergency team immediate access to your medical record through the MedicAlert® 24-hour Emergency Hotline.MedicAlert is not sold in stores.You can obtain a registration form through your family physician, by calling 1-800-668-1507 or online at www.medicalert.ca Canadian MedicAlert* Foundation is a national registered charity dedicated to protecting and saving lives.- a Medic Alert Lets You Live Life.www.medicalert.ca BMedicAler 15 à Registered Trademark and Senace Marie _ If you are considering a MedicAlert® membership there's medically accurate information about you and they cannot monthly meeting.coming.were repeated in unison.out\u201d instead of \u201cthawed out\u201d?This was answered by six members.the president.POS | The Treasurer's Report was also given, showing a substantial balance.QW2 Pres-elect.convention.need you).President Joyce Proctor Martin called the meeting to order at 11 a.m.and thanked everyone for The Mary Stewart Collect and Salute to the Flag Motto: Remember when meals were \u201cthought Roll Call: Quick and easy meal recipe exchange.The agenda was presented and accepted as printed.As Secretary/Treasurer Noreen Craig was on vacation and she was replaced by yours truly (Jean Reid Page).I read the minutes from the last \u2018meeting.They were accepted as read and signed by Reports of the QW2 convention were given by President Joyce Proctor Martin and Judy Page Jones, Correspondence: a thank you was received from Barbara Harvey for a birthday card sent her.A Thinking-of-you card will be sent to Donna Luce, a Fordyce member who suffered a fall at the QW2 Judy Page Jones told about the restoration that is being done on the QW2 Cairn and should be finished soon.July will be the 50th year for the Cairn.At 12:45 p.m.Grace was said and a delicious potluck lunch was enjoyed.The meeting recommenced at 1:30 p.m.with Carol Phillips, Heath and Community Living Chairperson, speaking about the effects of vitamin D on our bodies.The taking of vitamin D helps to prevent people from falling.It is said that people over 65 fall at least once a week.So members start taking your vitamin D (we ail your social news Dunham Women\u2019s Institute news On June 4, 2013 the members of the Dunham Branch met at the Dunham United Church for our cottage of Joyce Martin.Members bring suggestions for our fall outing.=.On July 3, 2013 the members of the Dunham's Women\u2019s Institute met at the Cottage of Joyce Martin at Selby Lake.The meeting was called to order at 10:45 a.m.by President Joyce Proctor Martin, who thanked all for coming.The Mary Stewart Collect and the Salute to the Canadian Flag was repeated by all.Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.Tell about something nice someone did for you, or you did for someone else.This was answered by seven people.The minutes of the May meeting were read by Secretary[Treasurer, Noreen Craig.They were approved as read and signed by the president.A report concerning the Book Awards for Physical Fitness and Academics given out at Heroes Memorial School, Cowansville from our Dunham Branch.As I did the honours this year, I showed pictures of the Students and their Awards.As we sadly lost our oldest Honourary Member, Myrtle Selby, we were asked to cater to the Luncheon served after the Service on July 20.A new Flag for the Q WI.Cairn was donated by Rosemary Sullivan.A thank you will be sent to her.A new fence has been installed at the Cairn Site.Pictures were passed around.For our August outing we 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