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[" T H E V O I C E O F T H E E A S T E R N T O W N S H I P S S I N C E 18 9 7 T H E Online Reading Buddies project renewed Page 4 Panel discussion on women in agriculture Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Thursday, January 14, 2021 Unemployment rates double in the Eastern Townships Daily cases continue to hover near 2,000 in Quebec Record Staff The Province of Quebec reported 2,071 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total number of people infected to 234,695, 202,166 of whom have now recovered.The data also showed 35 new deaths, although the total number of recorded deaths only increased by 33 (to 8,815) as two deaths previously noted were shown not to be attributable to the virus.The number of hospitalizations province wide increased by 19 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 1,516.Among these, the number of people in intensive care increased by eight, for a total of 229.The province also reported having administered 7,855 doses of vaccine as of Tuesday, for a total of 107,365 out of the 156,325 doses received to date.The difference between the amount received and the amount administered was attributed to transit through the health and social services network.As of Jan.14, daily data on vaccination will be available as of 1 p.m.on Québec.ca.In the Estrie Region there were 118 new cases of COVID-19 recorded, 84 of which were from Sherbrooke and the Haute Yamaska health regions alone.There were two new deaths in the region, one at the Marie-Berthe- Couture residence in Granby and the other in a small-scale resource centre in the Memphremagog region.The Estrie continued to hover close to capacity on short term hospitalizations The Record\u2019s E-Edition allows you to read the full edition of the paper without leaving your home 24/7.The best way to stay abreast of local news.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com.Click on E-Edition and follow the simple instructions.And then start enjoy The Record for as little as $9.78 plus tx per month.Enjoy The Record online Already a print subscriber?Get the E-Edition free! 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COURTESY By Michael Boriero - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The unemployment rate in the Eastern Townships has more than doubled over the last four years due in large part to a massive spike caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The Mouvement des Chômeurs et Chômeuses de l\u2019Estrie (MCCE), a non- pro?t organization in Sherbrooke, con?rmed to The Record that unemployment jumped from 6 per cent to 13 per cent during that time span.The MCCE works closely with Townshippers struggling with unemployment.The non-pro?t provides advice and information to help Quebecers get back on their feet.It hasn\u2019t been an easy year, said Sarah Beaudoin, the organization\u2019s legal and communication assistant.The federal government has created a number of programs to reinvigorate the job market, including generating interest to become a PAB (bene?ciary worker).However, it is not drawing many participants, Beaudoin explained, people are reluctant to switch ?elds.\u201cI think it\u2019s understandable that the government asks people to change their ?eld of work because of their needs right now, but on a personal level, it\u2019s very dif?cult to just change your ?eld of work because, well, we made it,\u201d she said.There are a lot of funds remaining for the PAB program, Beaudoin continued, the government gives out up to $9,000 in order for people to attend the mandated training program.But it remains an unpopular choice.There are less career-altering programs available, as well.Beaudoin said the MCCE team helped many people take advantage of the CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 2 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 2 Thursday, January 14, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Ben by Daniel Shelton The Record e-edition There for you 24-hours-a-day 7-days-a-week.Wherever you are.Access the full edition of the Sherbrooke Record as well as special editions and 30 days of archives.Renew or order a new 12-month print subscription and get a 12-month online subscription for an additional $5 or purchase the online edition only for $125.00 Record subscription rates (includes Quebec taxes) For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com 12 month web only: $125.00 1 month web only: $11.25 Web subscribers have access to the daily Record as well as archives and special editions.Subscribing is as easy as 1,2,3: 1.Visit the Record website: www.sherbrookerecord.com 2.Click e-edition.3.Complete the form and wait for an email activating your online subscription.Weather TODAY: PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW HIGH 0 LOW -10 FRIDAY: SUNNY HIGH 0 LOW -6 SATURDAY: SNOW OR RAIN HIGH 3 LOW -0 SUNDAY: SNOW HIGH 0 LOW -11 MONDAY: CHANCE OF FLURRIES HIGH -5 LOW -12 Rock this house It\u2019s a lousy time, in the middle of winter and a global pandemic, but we discovered this week that our house is infested with rock stars.These things happen in older homes.When we ?rst moved in 25 years ago, we noticed traces of opera singers in one corner of the basement, but we quickly eradicated it by fumigating the aria.About 10 years ago, we had a spot of ska behind the sofa and worried that it might develop into full-on reggae, but it turned out to be just a fad.Rock stars are a whole other story.Left untreated, rock stars can lead to major structural and hearing damage.Once they get into your house, they\u2019re hard to get rid of.I know people who\u2019ve had Keith Richards for years, and if you get The Who in your house, forget it.You think, \u201cThat\u2019s it, they\u2019re gone,\u201d but The Who keeps coming back and back over and over.One of the worst rock stars you can get is Bob Mould because there\u2019s absolutely nothing you can Husker Dü.For the longest time, people used to ?nd Prince in their pantries, but that wasn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing.I haven\u2019t had pantry Prince in years.At any rate, I was nosing around in the back of a kitchen drawer last week, looking for a little self-respect, when I noticed a tiny Jon Bon Jovi.Dammit, you can seal your house up as tight as a drum and Jon Bon Jovi will still ?nd his way through the smallest of cracks.And it doesn\u2019t take much to keep Jon Bon Jovi alive, just the tiniest bit of moisture, hair gel maybe and, heck, he could even be livin\u2019 on a prayer.\u201cOkay,\u201d I thought, \u201cI can get rid of Jon Bon Jovi with a little bleach on a Q-Tip.\u201d But then, upon closer inspection, I found the whole wall behind the drawer was crawling with Fleetwood Mac.This was a bigger problem than I anticipated.I called the exterminator.\u201cI\u2019ve been expecting your call,\u201d he said.\u201cDid someone tell you I had Fleetwood Mac?\u201d I asked \u201cI\u2019ve heard Rumours,\u201d he replied.He came over to take a look.\u201cYup,\u201d he said.He peered into the space and tried attracting the rock stars by waving a lighter ?ame over his head.\u201cYou\u2019ve got all kinds of Fleetwood Mac.Look, you got Peter Green in the corner over there and you\u2019re teeming with Christine McVie.There\u2019s even a trace of Billy Burnette, which is very rare.I better give the house a full inspection.\u201d I was shocked at what he found.\u201cLook at this,\u201d he said in my living room.\u201cGlitter and sequins here, some spandex residue and\u2014uh-oh.\u201d He prodded something in the corner with his VIP pass.\u201cJust as I thought: groupie droppings.\u201d Sure enough, my whole living room was overrun with 70s-era rock bands.That explained why the television kept being thrown over the balcony.He cut open a small space in the dining room wall.Inside we found Rick Spring?eld, Rick Wakeman from Yes, Rick Astley, Rick Danko of The Band.Rik Emmet of Triumph stuck his head out.\u201cI can help,\u201d he said.\u201cNo thanks,\u201d I replied.\u201cAll in all you\u2019re just another Rick in the wall.\u201d I wasn\u2019t too upset because these rock stars had obviously been around a long time and hadn\u2019t been bothering me.I mean, it\u2019s not like the house was ankle deep in ABBA.But upstairs, the inspector found all kinds of rock stars I\u2019d never even heard of.In the corner of the spare bedroom, he found Lil Nas X.\u201cIs there a lot?\u201d I wondered.\u201cJust a Lil,\u201d the inspector replied.In another spot, I had Post Malone.\u201cToo bad,\u201d said the inspector.\u201cIf we\u2019d caught this when it was Pre Malone, you would have been okay.\u201d I had The Weeknd in the attic.\u201cThat\u2019s a shme,\u201d I said.\u201cWhat can I do?\u201d \u201cWell,\u201d said the inspector, \u201cnormally with these newer rock stars you would just wait until they go on tour, but this season\u2019s not looking good for that.If you force them to live off music streaming revenue, they might starve to death, but there\u2019s no guarantee.\u201d Ultimately, we decided to take drastic measures, and that was, ironically, introduce Talking Heads.That\u2019s right: we\u2019re Burning Down the House.Ross Murray on Wednesday, even as capacity was increased slightly from 74 to 79 beds.After remaining stable for two days, the number of ICU beds in use increased to 11 out of a maximum of 25.Five of the beds in use in the region were for interregional transfers, although the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie \u2013 CHUS did not clarify whether these were short-term or intensive care beds.As of 11 a.m.4,497 doses of vaccine had been administered to targeted healthcare workers within the Townships.The vaccine remains inaccessible to he general population at this point in time.Daily cases CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, January 14, 2021 Page 3 Local News The women will talk about their personal experience of farming; about what draws them to it and keeps them going, but also about its challenges and the issues that affect their daily lives.By Gordon Lambie With the extension of the lockdown and the tightening of restrictions, Sherbrooke-based cross-cultural action organization Actions Interculturelles is engaging in a range of free activities online and, in a very limited way, in person to continue its work of promoting cultural diversity.\u201cWe\u2019re really in a good position to give (people) a hand,\u201d said Jacqueline Belleau Regional Director for the Estrie Region and Quebec with Actions Interculturelles, explaining that the organization just hired a new fully bilingual employee to help speci?cally with its youth employment program.\u201cWe want to make sure our employment programs are as easy to access for anglophones as francophones,\u201d she said, acknowledging that language barriers can often stand in the way of a skilled labourer ?nding their place with an employer they are otherwise well suited to.Through a mandate from Emploi Quebec, Actions Interculturelles offer s free, personalized support in French and English to help people 30 and under to ?nd a place in the job market.This, according to Belleau, can be a matter of ?nding resources to improve language skills or an opportunity to workshop resumes, but also includes a 20-30 week paid job placement where the organization works with both employee and employer to try to ensure a good ?t.\u201cIt is very personalized,\u201d she said, explaining that the program is based around attention to the youth\u2019s skills and abilities and involves direct consultation along the way, and adding that it has adapted will to the realities of the pandemic, with group training sessions possible online and one on one meetings still possible under certain conditions.On the other end of life, Belleau said that Actions Interculturelles has been able to adapt the program of \u201cintercultural conversation cafés\u201d for seniors that were being developed with Grace Village in Lennoxville to a digital format.\u201cThese are so good,\u201d the regional director said.\u201cIt\u2019s all about trying to exchange between youth and seniors.\u201d Belleau explained that the exchange pairs up a youth from the organization\u2019s \u201cDialogue¬+\u201d anti-racism program with groups in senior\u2019s homes for exchanges that cross generational and cultural divides.\u201cIt breaks up some of the monotony and isolation,\u201d she added, explaining that topics cover broad areas of interest from traditional practices in other cultures to language skills.The regional director also highlighted the \u201cDe?oser avancer\u201d mentoring and workshop services on skill and leadership development for immigrant, First Nations and Canadian women who want to take on new challenges, laughing as she noted that it was her involvement in this program that led her to take on her current job in the ?rst place.\u201cIt is one of my favourite projects,\u201d she said, stressing the focus of empowering women across all walks of life and throughout the country.\u201cIt is all about empowering women.\u201d In this case Belleau said that a baseline level of French is important because the activities do take place unilingually, but she described the tone of the activities as an immensely supportive immersion envioronment.For those intimidated by the idea of accessing any or all of these resources on the computer, Actions Interculturelles has an answer for that too.The PING! Internet training project, Belleau said, is very popular and offers assistance from the most basic level of computer operations to more advanced concepts like fact-checking online sources.The only hiccough in the accessibility of this program for English speaking seniors is that the bilingual resource person associated with the program is working out of Ottawa, meaning that anyone looking to take advantage needs to have at least some comfort interacting online already.\u201cThese are things that can be hard to explain over the phone,\u201d Belleau said In light of the challenges around getting in contact at the moment, the regional director said that anyone looking to reach out about any of the programs of Actions Interculturelles can call her directly at 873-662-2334.The organization also just launched a new website, aide.org, with more information on all of its programs, although Belleau said that most information is not yet available there in English.Actions Interculturelles offering free online programming government\u2019s Canada Emergency Response Bene?t (CERB) before it was shut down.Now they help Quebecers navigate the application process for the Canada Recovery Bene?t (CRB).But qualifying for CRB, like its predecessor CERB, can be confusing and tedious, Beaudoin added, there was a learning curve for everyone, including MCCE employees.\u201cIt\u2019s really complicated and the thing is we know unemployment bene?ts, we know it well, but the CERB and CRB is really new to us, too, but usually at the MCCE we give advice according to what the government says,\u201d said Beaudoin.However, the problem is these programs aren\u2019t offered to all Quebecers.According to Beaudoin, some ?elds are more neglected than others, for example, artists have been unfairly targeted throughout this entire pandemic.\u201cIf they\u2019re self-employed they can\u2019t really have access to it,\u201d she said.\u201cIt\u2019s a really speci?c angle that doesn\u2019t allow them to have access to it.\u201d The Artistes Reconnu·es par une Rémunération Équitable au Travail (A.R.T) is a group ?ghting to protect and improve an artists\u2019 rights in Quebec.The organization recently published a 20- page brief detailing the work inequalities artists deal with every day.\u201cWe were one of the ?rst sectors to close and we are going to be one of the last to get back up,\u201d A.R.T founder Ariane DesLions said in a previous story for The Record.The MCCE has also backed the A.R.T\u2019s initiative.While unemployment is growing in the Eastern Townships, Beaudoin noted one group has stuck out more than others.There are many types of workers currently furloughed or laid off, she explained, but the youth population is struggling to ?nd work.\u201cWe see much more young people than before, because a lot of young people, if you\u2019re a student for example, you\u2019re going to work as a barista, or a clerk,\u201d said Beaudoin.Student jobs are hard to come by with Covid lockdown measures limiting normal opportunities.But this part of the Quebec population can access government programs, according to the legal assistant, unemployment bene?ts weren\u2019t always available in pre-Covid days.When asked about the longterm impact of young Quebecers losing out on valuable job experience, Beaudoin said she expects employers to go easy on them.The pandemic has entered its second year, and everyone is running in the same race.\u201cThe thing is that it\u2019s really dif?cult for everyone, so it\u2019s really negative, but in a way it\u2019s really positive because everyone is in the same boat, so there\u2019s going to be some understanding,\u201d said Beaudoin.Unemployment rates CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 Record Staff The Centre for Access to Services in English (CASE - Mauricie-Centre- du-Québec) and Ça pousse! will hold a second event next week as part of their bilingual, online discussion series, \u201cWindow Onto Local Farming.\u201d The goal of the series is to bridge urban and rural realities through respectful discussion and sharing experiences and viewpoints.Held virtually, the exchanges and panels maintain a \u201cseated around the kitchen table\u201d feel to encourage sincere and relaxed discussion of important topics in agriculture.Everyone is welcome.The next bilingual panel discussion will be held on Thursday, Jan.21 at 7 p.m.on Zoom, and the focus will be on women.Entitled \u201cÊtre femme en agriculture / Women in Agriculture\u201d, the event will feature a discussion with four women from a variety of different backgrounds but for whom agriculture is a way of life.The guests will include Maria Enright, co-owner of the dairy farm, Pavue Farms, Richmond, QC, Marion Beard, retired nurse and past co-owner of Beardson Ayrshire Farms, Marie-Anne Viau, President, Cultiver Montréal, and Rose Allen, co-owner, Les paysans gourmands.The women will talk about their personal experience of farming; about what draws them to it and keeps them going, but also about its challenges and the issues that affect their daily lives.They will re?ect on the many changes happening in agriculture, including whether women\u2019s participation has changed over the years, and what they think the future holds not only for women but also for families in the agricultural sector.The discussion will also include a visit from Compton-Stanstead MP Marie- Claude Bibeau, the ?rst woman to act as the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.Bibeau will lead off the evening by sharing some of her experiences in her role as Minister, and what she has learned about farming families across Canada, especially the strengths and challenges of the women she has met in this sector.Following Bibeau\u2019s re?ections, a panel discussion will be facilitated by Carole-Anne Lapierre of Ça pousse!, and Julie Miller of CASE-MCQ.The panel discussion will take place in both French and English.Simultaneous translation provided by professional interpreters in both languages will be available throughout.To register and get the Zoom link for the panel discussion, please visit: www.capousse.com/panels- agurbaine-rurale.Panel discussion on women in agriculture PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 4 Thursday, January 14, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Proud parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, show off your pride and joy in our \u201cBabies of 2020\u201d edition of The Record to be published on January 22, 2021.Mail or email a colour photograph of the baby with: baby\u2019s name, birth date, parents\u2019 name, hometown and 10 words describing the little tyke, along with $20.(taxes included), daytime phone number and a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Record at 6 Mallory St., Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E2 or e-mail: classad@sherbrookerecord.com with Visa or MasterCard for payment.Deadline: January 15, 2021.(Winners randomly chosen) 2020 Babies! THREE - 1 YEAR ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO Prizes to be won: ROBERT LAFOND 169 QUEEN ST., LENNOXVILLE 819-823-0448 Record Staff The Online Reading Buddies program, which matched volunteer readers to Kindergarten students from the Richmond, Danville & Drummondville area Community Learning Centre (CLC) schools, has been approved for a second session after its pilot this past fall proved successful.The project is a joint effort between CASE-Mcq, the Comité ÉLÉ of the Val-Saint- François MRC, Townshippers\u2019 Association and the Richmond, Danville and Drummondville area CLC and it aims to connect families with community members who can share the love of reading safely together despite COVID-19.During last fall\u2019s pilot sessions, 17 volunteer readers read to children and their parents in weekly online meetings over the course of four weeks.According to project coordinators, the activity\u2019s feedback showed that 100 per cent of volunteers and parents said they would recommend the program to others.\u201cIn the context of the pandemic and related social restrictions, this program offered a wonderful way to connect with young students while disconnecting from daily life, news, stress, etc,\u201d one volunteer shared.\u201cI could see the curiosity and joy in my reading buddy\u2019s eyes as we read and discussed the books.As a volunteer, this was very rewarding.\u201d The Online Reading Buddies program was created based on the idea that when young children are read to, it not only promotes literacy but also contributes to their social and emotional development.The program was developed to give more support to families at home to participate in a pleasurable reading activity, and was praised by participants as a rare opportunity for one-on- one English interaction.Funding for the pilot project was provided by CASE-Mcq and Townshippers\u2019 Association, along with a \u201cOur Vital Community\u201d microgrant.Local community members in the Richmond, Danville or Drummondville area who are comfortable with technology and interested in volunteering for the Winter 2021 session beginning in February are invited to contact Geneviève Manseau by January 18 at manseaug@ edu.etsb.qc or at (819) 437-4126.Volunteers receive training and tools including access to an online library as well as on-going support by a program coordinator throughout the four-week session.The Richmond, Danville and Drummondville area CLC, comprised of Richmond Regional High School, St.Francis Elementary, A.D.S.Elementary and Drummondville Elementary, belongs to LEARN\u2019s Network of close to 80 Community Schools in Quebec, known as Community Learning Centres (CLC Schools).CLC Schools adopt a school-wide approach to develop partnerships aligning and community resources for students and English-speaking community members.Online Reading Buddies project renewed David Rossiter Special to The Record Employment has been a source of stress for many this year.Last spring, COVID-19 forced many businesses to shut their doors inde?nitely.As the requirement to \u201cstay home, save lives\u201d continued, people needed a way to receive goods and food.Delivery services ?lled that need perfectly.Constant demand in the face of lockdown restrictions made food and packaging delivery quite an attractive job opportunity for many people, including young Sherbrooke residents.Pascale Desmarais is in her third year at Bishop\u2019s University in Lennoxville.As the 2020 school year was drawing to a close, Pascale was looking for summer employment opportunities in her native Toronto.\u201cI was hired to be a leader for summer camps in the city, but then I was like there\u2019s no point, no one knows what\u2019s going to happen, I don\u2019t have a location set because locations keep getting cut.\u201d She decided to pursue an opportunity delivering packages for FedEx.\u201cApplying with FedEx de?nitely had to do with the pandemic, I don\u2019t see myself doing it otherwise.Although I\u2019ve realized since it\u2019s something I enjoy doing.\u201d As summer ended, the demand for delivery followed her back to school.Her boss approached her about working in Sherbrooke since they needed more drivers.Pascale hasn\u2019t worked at FedEx for very long, but she believes that the pandemic has made them busier than ever.She brought up Montreal based retailer David\u2019s Tea as an example.The company has massively restructured this year and permanently closed most storefronts, including the only Sherbrooke location, to focus on online sales.Pascale said that at least in Sherbrooke, FedEx has taken on the responsibility of shipping and delivering this higher volume of online sales.\u201cWe have pallets and pallets of David\u2019s tea going out, which just wouldn\u2019t be happening otherwise.\u201d Job opportunities with companies like FedEx and its contemporaries are abundant thanks to this increase in demand.\u201cWhen I started In Sherbrooke (this fall) there were about 20 of us couriers.Now there are about 40,\u201d Pascale said.Edmond Ngantung just graduated from Bishop\u2019s University.He is approaching his one-year anniversary as a driver for \u201cSkipTheDishes\u201d an online food delivery company.He continues to live in Sherbrooke and work for SkipTheDishes, as he sets his sights on a master\u2019s degree in the future.Edmond couldn\u2019t say whether his company is now busier since, \u201cI only joined Skip around the same time that the pandemic began.\u201d But he thinks there must be high demand for employees since he often sees newly signed up drivers in Sherbrooke.He said that being a food delivery man during the pandemic is full of challenges.Especially having grown up in Indonesia and not having French or English as a mother tongue.\u201cI almost hit two deer last month after a big snow.I was on the way home from a delivery.\u201d Edmond said other challenges include stringent cleanliness measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and miscommunication between customers and restaurants through the \u201cSkip\u201d app.\u201cOne time a customer changed their address after I had already set out to deliver the food.\u201d He made sure to emphasize that his company is very helpful whenever anything goes awry, and that he is happy to be delivering food for people during Covid.\u201cI think this is the best part-time job during the pandemic, especially for students\u201d he said.Pandemic drives students to delivery jobs PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, January 14, 2021 Page 5 The Border Report Monday night\u2019s meeting, where the taxation bylaw 2020-6 was adopted, was posted to YouTube on Tuesday and had 13 views yesterday afternoon.Apply yourself with a little help from Phelps With 2020 now behind us, many are looking to make 2021 a brighter year.What better way to do so than to apply yourself to your education or a new career.Applying yourself can look differently, depending on what your goals are.Whether it be to ?nish your high school diploma, register for a professional program, apply to post- secondary school or a new job, the Compass program at Phelps Helps is ready to support Stanstead youth ages 14-30 make 2021 a year of growth! The application season for Quebec\u2019s post-secondary schools is currently in full swing.Quebec CÉGEPs and universities are currently accepting applications for Spring 2021 and Fall 2021 admission.The deadline to apply is March 1st, 2021.However, CÉGEPs will have two more rounds of applications after March.Similarly, local vocational training centers have also begun accepting registrations for both Summer and Fall 2021.Registration is ongoing throughout the year, so there is never a bad time to get started! With so many options and information available, deciding what and where to study can be a daunting task, so let Phelps help by booking a free appointment with our Compass Coordinator to navigate the application process.Meetings can be scheduled online or in-person by contacting Elizabeth Courchesne at ecourchesne@phelpshelps.ca.Phelps Aide Phelps Helps was founded in 2012 and has grown organically from a single high school tutoring program to six unique programs, providing the Stanstead area with free educational and career support.For more information or to volunteer, please email us at info@phelpshelps.ca, visit our website www.phelpshelps.ca or call our of?ces at 819-704-0799.Frontier Animal Society Featured pet: Henrietta Henrietta is a lovely girl who was found wandering outdoors in mid-December.She was then brought to our shelter for safe keeping.Our hope was that she had a family searching for her but with no identi?cation and despite every effort to locate an owner, Henrietta was not claimed.She is now up for adoption.Henrietta has been to our vet and is in good health.She will be sterilized tomorrow (Jan 15th) after which she will be ready to leave the shelter and settle into her new home.The only problem is, she doesn\u2019t have one yet.Henrietta, who is approximately 3 years old, has a sweet disposition and responds to our attention with affectionate head butts.When being pet, she will sometimes emit a low rumbling noise\u2014it almost sounds like a growl\u2014but it seems to be her way of vocalizing her enjoyment.Henrietta loves to be brushed which is the one sure way to get her to purr.Although not the most playful of cats, Henrietta is curious and engaged and this friendly and gentle girl de?nitely enjoys human companionship.If you are looking for a sweet and adorable young cat to add to your family, please consider Henrietta.If you would like to meet her, please give our cat adoption coordinator Linda a call at 819.868.2684 and she will be happy to set up your visit.By Matthew McCully The municipality of Stanstead has placed an embargo on budget information stemming from Dec.14, 2020 and Jan.11, 2021 council meetings in order to release it in their municipal newsletter, accompanied by glowing comments from the mayor.Stanstead will be freezing property taxes for 2021.According to general manager and town clerk Jean-Charles Bellemare, the council wants residents to see it in their newsletter before reading about the goings on in their town in a newspaper.Veiled snipits are available to anyone interested in viewing the Dec.14 and Jan.11 council meetings, posted on YouTube.The Dec.14, 2020 meeting, during which the budget was adopted, was posted on Jan.11 and by press time yesterday had nine views.Monday night\u2019s meeting, where the taxation bylaw 2020-6 was adopted, was posted to YouTube on Tuesday and had 13 views yesterday afternoon.The meeting also includes the adoption of four other bylaws, 2020-7, 2020-8, 2020- 9, and 2020-10, to build reserves of funds for maintenance and infrastructure projects so when the time comes, the town won\u2019t be hit with a big surprise bill.When asked for details, Bellemare suggested journalists usually \u2018do their research\u2019 and see for themselves what information is available to the public before calling him.Following roughly ?ve minutes of research, The Record discovered the bylaws in question, referred to during the meetings as made available to the public, were nowhere to be found on the town\u2019s website.When asked for a copy of the bylaws, Bellemare said he would ask that they be sent, but pointed out that the pandemic would almost certainly delay the email until after press time.The Record called the mayor for comment, but received no reply.Stanstead embargoes public information Record Staff From Jan.18 to Jan.29 (included) the Massawippi River Bridge on Main Street in North Hatley will be closed again to complete the work undertaken last year.The closure was always part of the construction plan laid out by the transport ministry.North Hatley bridge closing again PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 6 Thursday, January 14, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL This was not a peaceful protest.This was not a group of Americans exercising their right to free speech.6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 819-821-3179 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WEBSITE: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER (819) 569-9511 MATTHEW MCCULLY MANAGING EDITOR (819) 569-6345 GORDON LAMBIE ASSOCIATE EDITOR (819) 569-6345 SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN (819) 569-4856 JESSE BRYANT ADVERTISING MANAGER (450) 242-1188 DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTING (819) 569-9511 ADVERTISING (819) 569-9525 CIRCULATION (819) 569-9528 NEWSROOM (819) 569-6345 KNOWLTON OFFICE 5B 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a phone number or email where you can be reached, to con?rm authorship and current town/city of residence.Names will not be withheld but the address and phone number of the writer are not published, except by request.Please email your letters to newsroom@ sherbrookerecord.com.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships.Letters News ?ash: Donald Trump accepts Biden victory and promises to provide a smooth transition to the new Democrat administration.Mind you, this kinder and gentler Trump only surfaced a week or so before the inauguration ceremony is set to take place, whether he \u2018accepts\u2019 it or not.I know it has been said before by politicians, heads of state, the entire oped section of the New York Times and countless academics with way more intelligence than I possess, but the man is a doofus, pure and simple.How else would you explain his refusal to accept the duly counted, certi?ed and triple-checked results of the November election?Sure it was a close one.Seventy million plus voters actually showed they wanted him back for four more years.Then again, there is almost that many Americans who believe Elvis still walks the earth and that Neil Armstrong took his \u201cgiant step for mankind\u201d in a secret television studio in Burbank.Pardon me if I\u2019m a little cautious about Trump\u2019s sincerity.He predicted, starting last January, that if he didn\u2019t win the election it could only be because of massive fraud.He then spent the entire period leading up to the vote dodging the question whether or not he would accept a defeat at the polls.Every poll predicting a slim Biden victory was dismissed as fake news.Every mail-in ballot was labeled as a potential scam and thus invalid.He railed against states with Democrat administrations saying they were rigging the election.When states with Republican administrations voted Democrat he urged them to reject the results; all to no avail.Finally, in an act of desperation the like we haven\u2019t seen since Custer ensured his troops that they\u2019d be ?ne if they just formed a circle, Trump encouraged his followers to march on The Capitol and force the law makers there to reject the Electoral College\u2019s con?rmation of Joe Biden as President of the United States.Was this too a part of the \u201csmooth transition?\u201d This was not a peaceful protest.This was not a group of Americans exercising their right to free speech.This had nothing to do with the right of assembly.This was simply a mob of malcontents intent on mayhem, egged on by an individual who, having sworn to defend the constitution, happily tossed it out the White House window \u2013 probably unread like most of his brie?ng papers.Peaceful protestors don\u2019t smash down doors and break windows.They don\u2019t trash of?ces or attempt to injure those who occupy them.They don\u2019t attempt to kidnap duly elected senators and members of Congress.They don\u2019t bring packages of plastic wrist restraints.They don\u2019t carry spears, clubs and crow bars.And they most assuredly don\u2019t plant pipe bombs in the centre of government.The members of the Republican Party are now falling all over themselves in an attempt to put as much distance as possible between them and a leader who they have just now, this very minute actually, come to realize is a megalomaniac who cares only for himself.They are all completely astounded at how he could have hidden his true nature so well over the last four years.And if you believe that you\u2019ll probably buy the \u201csmooth transition\u201d malarkey.The GOP (The Grand Ostrich Party) takes its head out of the sand My Take Thousands of thugs who assaulted the American Capitol are just waiting for more instructions.Families of Senators and Congressional leaders are in danger.The whole world is watching.Justice must prevail.This Confederacy must be nipped in the bud.BY ERIC LANCASTER SHERBROOKE I would like to comment on the poem from Tim Belford, \u2018A visit from St.Nicholas\u2026I think\u2019.Did he compose himself?If so, kudos to him.Very good.I Would also like to comment on article by Claudia regarding past Christmases\u2026very interesting.My best to all of you at The Record for 2021.VERN DOYLE Haiku for Tom Matthews and a Limerick With no trumpet blown, our moral barometer records high pressure: There was a resident writer named Tom who penned a haiku \u2018bout a mob that went wrong.The trump in a suit led the pack, giving root to sedition, the name of their song.SINCERELY, STUART MCKELVIE SHERBROOKE Tim Belford PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, January 14, 2021 Page 7 Local Sports The Canadian Press The Toronto Maple Leafs tweeted \u201cGame On.\u201d Montreal sparkplug Brendan Gallagher expressed his excitement for renewing one of the oldest rivalries in Canadian sport on opening night.It\u2019s January instead of October and there will be no fans instead of 19,000- plus, but the hype machine still was whirring on Wednesday ahead of the Habs-Leafs all-Canadian division opener at Scotiabank Arena.\u201cThese new guys are going to get to understand the Montreal-Toronto rivalry pretty quickly, especially with the division format,\u201dGallagher said.\u201cIt will be a lot of fun for us players to be a part of.It\u2019s going to be competitive and emotional.If you don\u2019t enjoy it, I guess you\u2019re playing the wrong sport.\u201d The Leafs released a video ahead of the opener, with visuals of virtual fans and the Toronto skyline setting the scene for what promises to be a unique night.The NHL is kicking off its abbreviated 56-game season as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in North America.The league says it his put comprehensive health and safety protocols in place in hopes to minimize exposure to the coronavirus.But unlike the league\u2019s restart of the 2019-20 season that saw teams play in isolated environments in the hub cities of Toronto and Edmonton, teams will host games in their own arenas and travel for road games.And there have already been cracks.The league said 27 players had con?rmed positive tests over training camp, including 17 players on the Dallas Stars.As part of the league\u2019s plan to play during the pandemic, all seven Canadian teams will play each other exclusively in the one-time-only North Division.Another all-Canadian matchup is on tap Wednesday as Edmonton welcomes Vancouver.South of the border, the Detroit Red Wings named Dylan Larkin captain and the Florida Panthers got star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky back for the ?rst time since training camp started.Bobrovsky was previously declared un?t to play.The Canadian Press Curling Canada is expanding the ?eld for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Tim Hortons Brier.The usual 16-team ?eld will have two extra wild-card teams when play begins next month in the so-called bubble at Calgary\u2019s Markin MacPhail Centre.The play-in game was cancelled so there will be three wild-card teams in all, along with the defending champions and 14 provincial representatives for each competition.The federation says that several high-performance teams were denied the opportunity to qualify this season since several associations cancelled their playdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The ?nal rankings from last season will be used to determine the two teams that would have played in the wild-card game.Instead, they will get automatic entry in the main draw.A third wild-card entry- bringing the ?eld to 18- will be granted entry on criteria \u201cto be determined,\u201d which would allow for a balanced draw featuring two pools of nine teams.NHL kicks off 56-game season for 2020 21 as COVID 19 continues to spread Curling Canada adds three wild card teams to ?eld for the Scotties and Brier PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 8 Thursday, January 14, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Death Ruby Margaret Kimball (Nee Johnson) 1920-2021 On Saturday, January 9, 2021, Ruby Kimball, loving mother and nana, passed away in the presence of family, at the age of 100.Beloved wife of 64 years of the late Roland Kimball, she will forever be in the hearts of her daughters, Anne (Howard), Ida (Dalton), Joan (Kalvin) and Eileen (Norm).She also leaves to mourn her loving grandchildren, who all held a special place in their Nana\u2019s heart, Cynthia (David), Adam (Rachel), Gerrit (Tawnia), Trevor, Evan (Amanda), Aaron (Melanie), Miranda (Doug), Jordan (Johanne), Kathryn (Ryan), and Kristin, as well as her great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.Predeceased by her parents, William & Margaret (MacDonald), and her brother Gordon (Bernice).A private graveside service will be held in her honour.The family would like to thank Manoir Lac Brome for making it Mom\u2019s home for the past 5 years and the BMP 3rd floor staff for their compassion and professional care during the past 3 months.  Donations in her memory made to The Knowlton Cemetery Co.(178 St Paul, Knowlton, Qc J0E 1V0) would be appreciated.ASK THE DOCTORS By Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctor: My dad is 65 years old and has Type 2 diabetes.He recently developed pain in his feet, which his doctor says is peripheral neuropathy.What is that, and what treatments are available?Dear Reader: Neuropathy is a condition in which the nervous system malfunctions due to either disease or some kind of damage.The addition of the word \u201cperipheral\u201d means the problem lies in the vast and complex network of nerves that serves the body.The peripheral nervous system collects and sends vital sensory information to the central nervous system, which is made up of the brain and the spinal cord.When you drop that hot frying pan handle, break into a sweat on a hot day or keep your balance with your eyes closed, that\u2019s all thanks to information your peripheral nervous system has sent to your brain.It\u2019s estimated that 20 million people in the United States experience some kind of peripheral neuropathy.Sometimes the damage is limited to a single nerve, but most often the condition affects groups of nerves.Symptoms include numbness, twitching, throbbing or tingling, burning sensations, problems with balance, or skin sensitivity so acute that ordinary stimuli, like the touch of a shirt on bare skin, are interpreted as pain.When the motor nerves are affected, peripheral neuropathy causes muscle weakness and can often lead to the loss of muscle mass.If the nerves that serve the organs or glands are involved, it can result in impaired digestion, perspiration, urination or sexual function.At its most extreme, peripheral neuropathy causes breathing dif?culties, or leads to organ failure.Fortunately, this is rare.Diabetes is the most common cause of peripheral neuropathy.Other factors include infections such as shingles or the Epstein-Barr virus, certain kidney disorders, vitamin de?ciencies, physical damage, cancers that press on or in?ltrate nerve ?bers, or autoimmune diseases that cause the body to attack its own tissues.Exposure to toxic industrial and environmental substances such as lead, arsenic or pesticides as well as medical agents like chemotherapy drugs can also lead to the condition.So can heavy alcohol consumption.Your father\u2019s symptoms began in his feet, which is common among people with diabetes.He may also experience numbness, a decrease in foot and ankle re?exes, trouble with balance and coordination, and an increase in foot problems like ulcers and infections.This is due to tissue damage resulting from chronic high blood glucose levels, as well as decreased circulation, which occurs because diabetes causes the blood vessels in the foot and leg to become stiff and grow narrow.Treatment for your father\u2019s condition will focus on two things - carefully controlling his diabetes to prevent further nerve damage, and giving him relief from the existing pain.Mild pain often responds to over-the-counter NSAIDs.Medications like antidepressants, anticonvulsants and narcotics are used for chronic pain.Procedures like electrical nerve stimulation have shown promise.Physical therapy and specialized footwear can also help.Pain treatment is often most effective when there\u2019s an ongoing dialogue.Be sure your dad shares all his symptoms with his doctor, and follows up with regular progress reports.Eve Glazier, M.D., MBA, is an internist and associate professor of medicine at UCLA Health.Elizabeth Ko, M.D., is an internist and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Health.(Send your questions to askthedoctors@ mednet.ucla.edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1450, Los Angeles, CA, 90024.Owing to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.) Datebook THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021 Today is the 14th day of 2021 and the 25th day of winter.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1784, the United States rati?ed the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.In 1943, Franklin D.Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle met in Casablanca, Morocco.In 1952, the morning news program \u201cToday\u201d debuted on NBC.In 1954, New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe were married in San Francisco.In 2010, Yemen declared open war on al-Qaida.TODAY\u2019SBIRTHDAYS: Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), American soldier/ traitor; Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), theologian/physician; Hal Roach (1892- 1992), ?lm and TV producer; John Dos Passos (1896-1970), author; Andy Rooney (1919-2011), writer/TV commentator; Faye Dunaway (1941- ), actress; Shannon Lucid (1943- ), astronaut; Lawrence Kasdan (1949- ), ?lmmaker; Steven Soderbergh (1963- ), ?lmmaker; Shepard Smith (1964- ), TV journalist; LL Cool J (1968- ), rapper/actor; Jason Bateman (1969- ), actor; Dave Grohl (1969- ), singer- songwriter; Grant Gustin (1990- ), actor.TODAY\u2019S FACT: Franklin D.Roosevelt\u2019s 1943 meeting in Casablanca marked the ?rst time a U.S.president traveled by airplane while in of?ce and the ?rst time a president left the country\u2019s soil during wartime.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1973, the undefeated Miami Dolphins completed the only perfect season in NFL history, defeating the Washington Redskins 14-7 in Super Bowl VII.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cDo what you love; you\u2019ll be better at it.It sounds pretty simple, but you\u2019d be surprised how many people don\u2019t get this one right away.\u201d - LL Cool J TODAY\u2019SNUMBER: 35.6 million - estimated population of Morocco in 2020.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between new moon (Jan.12) and ?rst quarter moon (Jan 20).Dad\u2019s diabetes causes painful peripheral neuropathy in feet Do Just One Thing By Danny Seo If you suffer from seasonal allergies caused by pollen or dust and dust mites, you might want to drag out the vacuum on a more frequent basis.Turns out regular vacuuming helps do more than just pick up crumbs and dirt; it\u2019s also a fantastic way to eliminate dust mites, dust and other allergens.When you walk through a room, your movement can kick these allergens into the air, decreasing the indoor air quality of your home.A few minutes of simply vacuuming can lead to much healthier air.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, January 14, 2021 Page 9 Gratitude lacking Dear Annie THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021 Dear Annie: There are three sisters in my family.Two of us are childless.Our other sister now has seven grandchildren.Every Christmas and birthday, my other childless sister and I send a check to each grandniece and grandnephew.We never expect any gifts in return, but it would be nice to receive a text message or an email acknowledging our gifts.My other childless sister and I also receive regular solicitations to contribute to special funds - for example, one to pay for band uniforms.Upon any graduation from high school, my other childless sister and I are expected to attend the event and pay for our own airfare, a hotel room, a car rental and other expenses, which is ?ne.But then we are both expected to work in the kitchen to assist with an elaborate gathering for many people - which I know is very expensive.My other childless sister feels as if it would be unfair to the younger grandnieces and grandnephews to stop sending checks because we have sent so many checks to the older ones and they are ungrateful.I think that it is time to stop sending checks.Your opinion, please.- Checked Out Dear Checked Out: You don\u2019t owe anybody anything.Send the younger children greeting cards if you\u2019d like to let them know you\u2019re thinking of them on special occasions, but don\u2019t include checks.If they get angry, as though they were entitled to your money just because their elder siblings received some, then they needed a lesson in humility more than they needed cash.Dear Annie: I would like to use you as a sounding board, hoping that my children and old-enough grandchildren might read this and see themselves in the paper.I have a problem that I\u2019m sure other adults with grown children and grandchildren have when it comes to birthdays, anniversaries, etc.I always make sure that the above-mentioned relatives have presents and cards on their special days.But when it comes to my husband\u2019s and my anniversary and birthdays, we get nothing from them.Heaven forbid that I don\u2019t send at least a card their way for every occasion.If I don\u2019t send a card for my grandchild, for example, I get a nasty phone call from my daughter, who asks whether I forgot her son\u2019s birthday.I am going to try to start doing the same, calling to ask whether they forgot my birthday or my husband\u2019s birthday.I guess I was brought up differently than I raised them.- Upset in Florida Dear Upset: So many people\u2019s manners seem to be going downhill in this department.Just take a look at the previous letter.I certainly sympathize with you and all the other grandparents, aunts and uncles who consistently show thoughtfulness that younger relatives rarely re?ect back.That said, have you tried telling your children you feel this way?They might be all grown up, but there are still lessons you can teach them - such as how no one likes feeling taken for granted, not even parents.And if they don\u2019t take that lesson from you, I guarantee they\u2019ll learn it ?rsthand one day.To ?nd out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.Cheers to 60 years! Ronald and Beverley Jones Today as both of you look back with happiness and pride, Upon the 60 cherished years that you have spent side by side, May every memory that you share of dreams you\u2019ve seen come true Help make this special \u201cdiamond\u201d day a happy one for you! Happy Diamond Anniversary! With love from your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren Health bene?ts of popcorn Many people will say that no movie marathon is complete without a big bowl of popcorn.Movies and popcorn have been linked for decades, but popcorn is more than just a must-have on movie night.Popcorn lovers may be surprised to learn just how healthy this beloved snack can be.· Popcorn can help lower cholesterol.Like many other foods, popcorn is full of ?ber.Fiber attaches to cholesterol particles and helps prevent them from entering the bloodstream and traveling to other parts of the body, according to Verywell Health.· Popcorn promotes healthy digestion.The same ?ber that helps reduce cholesterol also promotes healthy digestion.Popcorn is a whole grain and the high ?ber content in popcorn can alleviate constipation by stimulating the peristaltic motion of the smooth intestinal muscles and the secretion of digestive enzymes.· Popcorn can help regulate blood sugar.The ?ber in popcorn can regulate the release and management of blood sugar and insulin levels, potentially helping people with diabetes.· Popcorn has disease-?ghting properties.OrganicFacts.net says popcorn has polyphenols that act as antioxidants in the body.Antioxidants reduce oxidative stress and can ?ght against the development of chronic diseases.They also may prevent the development of age-related symptoms like age spots and wrinkles.· Popcorn is a low-calorie snack.A cup of air-popped popcorn comes in at just around 30 calories.That means you can overindulge a bit on popcorn and it won\u2019t lead to overconsumption of calories.One serving of popcorn has ?ve times fewer calories than one serving of potato chips.· Popcorn keeps you feeling full.Thanks to its high ?ber content, popcorn can ?ll you up and stave off hunger pangs.Popcorn has plenty of hidden bene?ts that make it a healthy snack.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 10 Thursday, January 14, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Go grocery sho pping with diet itians.When you choo se products with the Health Chec k symbol, it's like shopping with t he Heart and Str oke Foundation\u2019s die titians, who eval uate every partic ipating product b ased on Canada 's Food Guide.www.healthche ck.org REALITY CHECK HERMAN ALLEY OOP ARLO & JANIS THE BORN LOSER FRANK AND ERNEST GRIZZWELLS THATABABY PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Thursday, January 14, 2021 Page 11 Call Sherbrooke: (819) 569-9525 between 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.E-mail: classad@sherbrookerecord.com or Knowlton: (450) 242-1188 between 9:00 a.m.and noon CLASSIFIED Deadline: 12:30 p.m.one day prior to publication Or mail your prepaid classi?ed ads to The Record, 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities 275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.819- 837-2680.290 Articles for Sale Make your classi- add a photo for $10.per day.Deadline: 2 days before publication.819-569-9525.- The Record is currently looking for a carrier for the following Lennoxville route: \u2022 Abbott \u2022 Church \u2022 Speid \u2022 Uplands \u2022 Vaudry 5 days a week Please contact us at 819-569-9528 or by email at billing@sherbrookerecord.com CARRIER NEEDED immediately in Lennoxville Today in history In 1529, Spanish diplomat and writer Juan de Valdes published his Dialogue on Christian Doctrine.It paved the way for Protestant ideas in Spain.In 1645, the Company of New France gave up trading rights in Canada to colonists living in the new land.In 1671, the ?rst snow of the winter fell in Quebec but the ice and snow had nearly all melted away by the middle of March, making it Canada\u2019s shortest winter on record.But homesteaders weren\u2019t rejoicing at the lack of chill in the air - they depended on the cold to keep food supplies from spoiling.Many starved because of the short winter.In 1742, English astronomer Edmond Halley, who observed the comet that bears his name, died at age 85.In 1784, the United States rati?ed a peace treaty with England, ending the Revolutionary War.In 1858, Italian revolutionist Felice Orsini attempted to assassinate French Emperor Napoleon III.In 1875, Albert Schweitzer was born in Kaysersberg, Alsace - at that time part of the German Empire.The humanitarian and medical missionary was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.In 1875, the ?rst issue of the \u201cHalifax Herald\u2019\u2019 hit the streets.In 1878, Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone to Queen Victoria, who spoke with her friend, Sir Thomas Biddulph.In 1914, the Ford Motor Company improved ef?ciency by employing an \u201cendless\u2019\u2019 chain to transport each chassis along the assembly line.In 1943, U.S.president Franklin D.Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French General Charles de Gaulle opened a wartime conference in Casablanca.In 1947, Canada was elected to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.In 1949, the ?rst non-stop trans-Canada ?ight, from Vancouver to Halifax, was completed.In 1952, an underground gas explosion at the McGregor coal mine at Stellarton, N.S., killed 19 men.In 1952, NBC\u2019s \u201cToday\u2019\u2019 show premiered, with Dave Garroway as the host, or ?`communicator,\u2019\u2019 as he was of?cially known.It is television\u2019s longest-running weekday program.In 1954, retired baseball great Joe DiMaggio married actress Marilyn Monroe.They divorced nine months later.In 1964, in her ?rst public statement since the assassination of her husband two months before, former U.S.?rst lady Jacqueline Kennedy appeared on TV to thank the 800,000 people who sent her messages of sympathy.In 1969, 27 people aboard the aircraft carrier \u201cUSS Enterprise,\u2019\u2019 stationed off Hawaii, were killed when a rocket warhead exploded, setting off a ?re and additional explosions that ripped through the ship.In 1974, Jules Leger was sworn in as Canada\u2019s 21st governor general.In 1976, the T.Eaton Co.announced the end of its catalogue sales operation, citing losses for more than 10 years, laying off 9,000 employees.In 1979, FLQ suspect Jean- Pierre Charette returned to Canada after 10 years in Cuba.He was sentenced to jail in March for bombing incidents in 1969.In 1980, Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Council ordered all U.S.journalists expelled from the country because of their \u2018biased reporting\u2019 and demanded that American news organizations in Tehran cease operations immediately.In 1982, Clifford Robert Olson was sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty in Vancouver to 11 counts of ?rst-degree murder.The victims, three boys and eight girls, were aged between nine and 18 and died between November 1980 and August 1981.Olson\u2019s family was paid $100,000 by the RCMP after he gave information on the location of the victims\u2019 bodies.Olson died of cancer in prison in September 2011.In 1984, Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald\u2019s fast food empire, died in San Diego at age 81.In 1990, \u201cThe Canadian,\u2019\u2019 Via Rail\u2019s legendary passenger train, made its ?nal trip across Canada after 34 years of service on the world\u2019s longest rail line, a 4,645- km route.Along with this, and the shutdown of other trains, 2,716 jobs were gone.In 1992, the Canadian government announced it would extend patent protection to 20 years for all new, brand- name drugs by multinational pharmaceutical manufacturers - a move that would restrict the ability of Canada\u2019s generic drug manufacturers to enter the marketplace.In 1994, Arkansas-based Wal- Mart Stores Inc., the world\u2019s largest retailer, announced plans to buy 120 Woolco stores in Canada.In 1999, Graham Coughtry, one of Canada\u2019s best known and most highly regarded abstract painters, died at age 67.In 2000, doctors at Toronto\u2019s St.Michael\u2019s Hospital announced they had performed Canada\u2019s ?rst gene therapy trial for heart disease as an alternative for patients who cannot undergo surgical bypasses.In 2001, legendary Canadian sports columnist Jim Coleman died at age 89.In 2004, Libya rati?ed a nuclear test ban agreement.In 2004, former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow pleaded guilty to securities-related charges in the spectacular collapse of the energy trading company.He was given a 10-year jail term.In 2005, Immigration Minister Judy Sgro resigned from Paul Martin\u2019s Liberal cabinet amid in?uence-peddling allegations that she promised asylum to a Toronto man after he worked on her re-election campaign.She was later cleared.In 2005, Earl Cameron, who anchored the \u201cCBC National News\u2019\u2019 from 1959-1966, died at age 89 after a lengthy illness.In 2009, former telecom giant Nortel Networks ?led for bankruptcy protection from creditors.In 2010, Canadian literary grand dame P.K.Page, long renowned for her poetry and other writing, died in Victoria, B.C., at the age of 93.British- born and Canadian-reared, she was considered among Canada\u2019s most esteemed writers.Since her poems were ?rst published in periodicals in the 1930\u2019s, she had completed more than a dozen books, spanning poetry, ?ction, non-?ction and children\u2019s literature.In 2013, disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey during a taped interview (which aired three days later) that he used performance- enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France.In 2012, he was stripped of all seven Tour titles following a voluminous U.S.Anti- Doping Agency report.In 2018, Sears Canada, the longtime staple of Canada\u2019s retail landscape, shuttered its few remaining stores for good.It declared bankruptcy in 2017 and announced that it would liquidate inventory and lay off 15,000 employees.In 2019, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made some changes to his cabinet - moving Montreal M-P David Lametti to justice and shuf?ing Vancouver\u2019s Jody Wilson-Raybould to Veterans Affairs.In 2019.a Chinese court sentenced Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg to death for drug smuggling.Schellenberg was originally convicted in 2016 and sentenced to 15 years in prison on charges of being an accessory to drug smuggling.An appeals court ordered a re-trial following Canada\u2019s detention of a Chinese telecom executive at the request of the United States.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government would do everything it could to intervene.In 2020, the Toronto Raptors were awarded the NBA\u2019s ?rst-ever Team of the Year Award.The 2019 champions were recognized for their achievements across team business.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 12 Thursday, January 14, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Your Birthday THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021 Be creative, and you\u2019ll develop an interesting way to make your home conducive to your lifestyle.Designate areas to work and play that will keep you and anyone you share space with content.Work to ful?ll your dreams and maintain physical and emotional strength.Romance is favored.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - An unexpected change will result if you have trouble making up your mind or you let your emotions take charge.Consider what you can do to ease stress and keep a loved one happy.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Keep busy and do something constructive, and you\u2019ll avoid getting into a spat.Someone is likely to overreact or start something that could spin out of control.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Someone will give you the wrong impression.Don\u2019t believe everything you hear.Check facts, and you\u2019ll discover the best way to handle a change of plans.Put your energy where it will count the most.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Use your knowledge and insight to overcome adversity.Use discretion, and be clear and factual in your response to others\u2019 ideas.Don\u2019t give in to demands; just do what you can.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Not everyone will share your concerns or beliefs.Be open to suggestions, and use the information you get to assemble your thoughts and plans.If you want something done, be prepared to do the work yourself.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Research, gather facts and proceed alone if necessary.Refuse to get involved in a scheme that sounds too good to be true.Say no to manipulative individuals.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Stick to creative projects and people you can trust to be honest with you.A change can be favorable if it doesn\u2019t entail joint endeavors or shared expenses.Don\u2019t take any risks.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Don\u2019t be confused by the changes someone makes.Adjust and keep heading in a direction that will bene?t you.Use your charm and physical attributes to get what you want.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Invest more time and energy into your home and family.Set up schedules and projects that will help bring you closer to the people you love.Don\u2019t disregard someone\u2019s feelings.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Less talk and more action will avert opposition.Take a disciplined approach to the way you deal with friends and family, and you will persuade everyone to pitch in and help.Don\u2019t go over budget.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - An unanticipated change will leave you in a vulnerable position.A friend, relative or colleague will let you down or lead you astray.Take a moment to collect your thoughts.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - An opportunity to change direction will entice you, but before you jump from one thing to another, consider the consequences.If uncertainty is apparent, rethink your strategy.THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2021 Some deals are deceptively dif?cult By Phillip Alder John Burroughs, who was a naturalist, opined: \u201cThe lure of the distant and the dif?cult is deceptive.The great opportunity is where you are.\u201d Today\u2019s deal does not look so dif?cult as long as West ?nds the best opening lead, but it proved deceptive at Bridge Base Online.Only one pair defeated four hearts, and 14 failed.How did the pair succeed after West led the club four?South\u2019s three-spade rebid was a splinter, but it was a waste of time.For a slam to be makeable, North needed to have three ?rst-round controls, which was impossible for a single raise.Why give the defenders free information?Given that, though, South still had a choice.He could have jumped straight to four hearts.That would have been ?ne if everyone passed.But what if West competed with four spades?Should South double or bid ?ve hearts?He would not be sure.So he should show his club suit, then leave the decision to his partner.I would rebid four clubs to announce at least 5-5 in the rounded suits.I think this length-showing rebid is much more useful than a splinter.East took the ?rst trick with his club ace and returned the club three, a suit-preference signal for diamonds.Declarer won with dummy\u2019s 10 and played a trump to his king, but West took the trick and shifted, as requested, to a diamond.East won with his other ace and gave his partner a club ruff to defeat the contract.West just needed a heart higher than dummy\u2019s seven.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW "]