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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 Dilemma faced by American students Page 5 Studying the side effects of COVID vaccines Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Monday, February 8, 2021 Stephane Quintal visits local volunteer centre Quebec surpasses 10,000 COVID deaths Record Staff The Province of Québec reported 1,081 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday after 1,204 on Saturday and 1,101 on Friday, bringing the total number of people infected to 270,058, with 11,915 cases still active.The data also reported 32 new deaths following reports of 23 on Saturday and 26 on Friday, for a weekend total of 81 and an overall total of 10,031.The number of hospitalizations decreased consistently over the weekend by 19 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 963.Among these, the number of people in intensive care decreased by 1, for a total of 158.The samples conducted on February 5 amount to 35,652 for a total of 6,088,912.Finally, 2,033 doses of vaccine were administered yesterday, for a total of 256,550.To date, 294,825 doses have been received.In the Estrie Region the weekend brought news of 128 new cases, spread out over three days (39 on Friday, 46 on Saturday, and 43 on Sunday).As of Sunday\u2019s report there were 353 active cases in the region, spread out across almost all local health networks as follows: 59 in la Pommeraie, 71 in Haute-Yamaska, 29 in Memphrémagog, nine in Coaticook, 103 in Sherbrooke, 31 in Val Saint-François, eight in Haut- Saint-François, and 41 in Granit.There are no active cases in the Asbestos local health network.The number of local hospitalizations declined to 27, with an additional six people in intensive care.The total number of deaths associated with the virus in the region, meanwhile, 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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PATRICIA LACHANCE Former NHL hockey player Stephane Quintal visited the Missisquoi North Volunteer Centre (CABMN) Youth Centre in Mansonville on Feb.6.A discussion revolved around the new multifunctional shelter and rink realized by the Municipality of Potton.See story on page 2.CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 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 Monday, February 8, 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 SNOW HIGH OF -9 LOW OF -18 TUESDAY: PERIODS OF SNOW HIGH OF -6 LOW OF -12 WEDNESDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF -6 LOW OF -14 THURSDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF -5 LOW OF -14 FRIDAY: PERIODS OF SNOW HIGH OF -6 LOW OF -14 On Saturday afternoon, February 6, former NHL hockey player Stephane Quintal visited the Missisquoi North Volunteer Centre (CABMN) Youth Centre in Mansonville to meet with Mable Hastings CABMN Director, Patricia Lachance-parent and volunteer, as well as Ethan Ball (CABMN) Youth Centre Coordinator to hear more about the Youth Centre programs and activities.Quintal is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 16 seasons including many years with the Montreal Canadiens.He is currently the Senior Vice President of Player Safety for the NHL.Quintal recently purchased a condo in Potton near Owl\u2019s Head Ski.The father of three spends much of his time working in New York but is enjoying his family\u2019s new home in the Eastern Townships.\u201cI love the area and my time at Owl\u2019s Head Ski and Golf is a highlight for me,\u201d shared Quintal.\u201cHaving been a part of the Montreal Canadiens Children\u2019s Foundation for my entire career I am always willing to help out when it comes to projects that bene?t youth,\u201d he added.Following the completion of the Municipality of Potton\u2019s Multifunctional shelter and skating rink, Hastings had an idea and wanted to raise funds to purchase equipment for youth to use to assure that all in the area could partake in skating having skates, helmets, hockey sticks etc at their disposal.With a big part of her job being fundraising, she must come up with diverse ways to raise for speci?c projects she hopes to see through.In hearing about Hastings idea and her hope of contacting a former hockey player, Destination Owls Head\u2019s Pierre Bourdages connected Hastings with Quintal.\u201cWithout Bourdages, I would never have known about nor had the connection to Quintal,\u201d says Hastings.\u201cPierre Bourdages and Destination Owl\u2019s Head have brought a lot to our small rural community.\u201d At Saturday\u2019s meeting, Youth Coordinator Ethan Ball took Quintal on a tour showing him the mirrored dance ?oor, the over 1000 costumes and props, the music room and the main areas of the Youth Centre building.Hastings and Lachance then ?lled Quintal in on the 35+ year history of the CABMN youth programs.Quintal listened and one could see the wheels turning as he re?ected on ways that he might be able to help the Centre and Potton\u2019s youth.A discussion revolved around the new multifunctional shelter and rink realized by the Municipality of Potton.\u201cThe rink is just beautiful,\u201d stated Quintal after a visit.\u201cThis can bring so much to Potton and families here,\u201d he said.Quintal wants to see the rink inaugurated following the Covid restrictions and hopes to help to bring, through the Hockey Foundation, some of the Montreal Canadiens \u201cold timers\u201d to be a part of the inauguration who would come to play with Potton\u2019s youth.Thanks to an amazing woman, Sylvie Nadeau the Senior Coordinator, Donations and Administration for the Montreal Canadiens Children\u2019s Foundation Quintal was able to present Hastings with a Shea Weber (Habs Captain) of?cial autographed hockey jersey to use in helping to raise funds for the purchase of skating equipment for the youth.This is such a generous show of support by the Montreal Canadiens Children\u2019s Foundation and Sylvie Nadeau.\u201cI will now start planning how the fundraiser will unfold,\u201d shared Hastings.\u201cBut ?rst,\u201d she added, \u201cI need to recover from the amazing visit and exchange with Stephane Quintal whose height and heart were equally awe inspiring!\u201d For more information about the CABMN volunteer Centre visit: www.cabmn.org Stephane Quintal visits Missisquoi North Volunteer Centre Mable Hastings The Scoop Record Staff The Quebec government is giving the Centre de la petite enfance (CPE) Le Château des Frimousses a $1,231,334 grant in order to accelerate its project to create 80 subsidized spaces in its new facility in Farnham.Two years ago, Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe promised to implement measures to increase access to educational childcare services in Quebec.The grant falls under the Programme de ?nancement des infrastructures (PFI).\u201cThe spaces we are funding today were granted more than seven years ago, in 2013.As Families Minister, I have therefore decided to ease the funding conditions so that these places can be created within 24 months,\u201d said Lacombe.The provincial government wants to develop a network new facilities catering to childhood education and care.The goal is to rapidly make spaces available to families in Quebec.CPE Le Château des Frimousses President Caroline Sévigny is in full support of the initiative.\u201cThrough projects such as this one, we are supporting the development of the network of early childhood education and care services with a view to quickly making new spaces available, which is all the more important given the current situation,\u201d she said.Government invests in new early childhood centre in Farnham 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 Monday, February 8, 2021 Page 3 Local News There is a questionnaire designed for eight days after the ?rst dose, eight days after the second dose and ?nally six months after receiving a vaccination against COVID-19.By Michael Boriero - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Dr.Louis Valiquette, a microbiologist and infectious disease specialist at the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie - CHUS, is leading a team of clinical researchers in Quebec to study the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines.\u201cWe started the project at the end of the ?rst week of January, so we\u2019re almost one month in and it\u2019s going very well,\u201d said Valiquette during a virtual press conference Friday morning.Valiquette told media in attendance that the research his team will carry out is similar to a long-running in?uenza vaccination surveillance project, which began in 2010.According to Valiquette, the goal is to determine whether the vaccines cause any longterm issues.\u201cIt\u2019s always demanded, or suggested, to have a surveillance phase when there\u2019s a new medication or vaccine,\u201d he said.There are two authorized Covid vaccines in circulation in Canada: Moderna and P?zer-BioNTech.They also want to identify the most frequent side effects vaccinated Quebecers are experiencing right now, determine the severity of these side effects and ultimately compare them to a control group of non-vaccinated people to understand the symptoms.\u201cIt\u2019s preliminary, but the vaccine seems to be relatively safe with the ?ndings that we have [.] it\u2019s very early, but there aren\u2019t any major alarm signals,\u201d Valiquette said.Quebecers participating in the project are asked to ?ll out three surveys.There is a questionnaire designed for eight days after the ?rst dose, eight days after the second dose and ?nally six months after receiving a vaccination against COVID-19.The research project is fresh, and with vaccines being distributed slowly to the province\u2019s most vulnerable population and health care workers, Valiquette\u2019s team has only been able to study P?zer-BioNTech recipients.But it will take off once vaccinations speed up, he said.Survey participants are given straight-forward questions like age, sex, demographic, but there is also an extensive list of possible side effects included in the questionnaire.The list was compiled using ?ndings from vaccine research done in the past.\u201cWe\u2019re looking at if these people have side effects in real time, so we\u2019ll be able to gather information and I think this will reassure people,\u201d said Valiquette.\u201cThere are many myths on the potential side effects because it\u2019s new.\u201d There are a lot of unknowns at this time, he continued, and there is no crystal ball.But when it comes to debunking myths, Valiquette believes this research project will eventually persuade people who are currently skeptical about the vaccine to change their minds.Unlike popular anti-vaccination opinion, the vaccine does not cause any sickness, he explained, it does not alter a person\u2019s DNA, and it is not a way for the government to implant microchips in order to track people.Although scientists were able to concoct a COVID-19 vaccine in less than a year, it doesn\u2019t make it less effective or dangerous, Valiquette said.There was a concerted effort made by the government to streamline the vaccines, but it was still a meticulous manufacturing process.\u201cThe vaccine went through all of the necessary steps, it was done more ef?ciently and rapidly than usual, which is mostly due to the massive investments made to speed up research and development,\u201d said Valiquette.He plans to study 50,000 participants for each of the licensed vaccines.According to Friday\u2019s vaccination update, Quebec has administered 248,673 vaccines, or 2.6 per cent of the population, and a total of 1,036,638 doses have been administered across Canada.Sherbrooke microbiologist to study side effects of COVID vaccines Record Staff It\u2019s time for The Record\u2019s weekly news quiz to test the knowledge of local students about current events.Students at the elementary and high school level are invited to read through the paper to ?nd the answers and then send them by email to our editorial team.At the end of the month, any students who participate and answer the quiz questions will be entered into a draw to win a 16-GB Fire tablet.Each time a student answers a different quiz, their name will be reentered, increasing their chances of winning a tablet.Four will be given away over the next four months.Don\u2019t have access to The Record?No problem.All schools in the Eastern Townships School Board have access to the e-edition of the paper, so ask a teacher or principal for help to get connected.Week 4 questions and answers: The owner of Serres St-Élie, a garden centre in Sherbrooke, said the horticulture industry is booming right now.What is the owner\u2019s name?Answer: Melanie Gregoire Amandine Vial is the director of which troubled and homeless youth shelter in Sherbrooke?Answer: Auberge du coeur la Source- Soleil What was the result of the Bishop\u2019s University referendum regarding a fall reading week?Answer: 83 per cent voted in favour of a fall reading week What Facebook group has Caroline Holmes, a young mother, used to search for daycares?Answer: Spotted Granby Annie Dubreil works in customer service for which ski hill?Answer: Mont Orford Week 5 quiz questions: How old was Dawson Mercer when he moved to the Eastern Townships?How many years has Jean Guy Lachance been driving school buses?Sonia Cormier is the owner of which barbershop in Lennoxville?What year did Aislinn Fisher begin her education degree at Bishop\u2019s University?What non-pro?t organization is opening a new thrift store in Sherbrooke?Send your answers to mboriero@ sherbrookerecord.com.For more information about the quiz and how to participate, call the newsroom at 819-569-6345.News quiz for local students-Week 5 increased to 285.To date 256,550 doses of vaccine have been administered in the province of Quebec, 11,070 have been in the Estrie Region A signi?cant outbreak at the Excelsoins Residence in the town of Lac Brome accounts for many of the positive cases recorded in that area.The original outbreak published last week by Excelsoins identi?ed the Knowlton outbreak as new, with 16 residents on the third ?oor and ?ve employees testing positive as of Feb.4.Now on the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie-CHUS outbreak watch, four additional residents and three employees reported positive test results on Sunday, bringing the total to 38 infections at Excelsoins Residence (22 residents, 16 employees).Also last week, the Wales Home in Cleveland announced that a case of COVID-19 had been con?rmed in a resident of its RPA section who was in hospital for an unrelated concern.That news prompted a signi?cant campaign of testing and vaccination among staff and other residents living at the home, but the home\u2019s executive director Brendalee Piironen con?rmed to The Record Sunday that those follow up tests turned up only negative results within the facility.A follow up between the Wales Home and Public Health is scheduled for February 12th to review the need for a second mass testing, and residents remain under isolation measures for the time being.The third ?oor of Sherbrooke\u2019s école du Touret, which serves students aged four to 21 with moderate to severe intellectual impairment, was closed on Sunday in the face of a rising number of students and members of the personnel.According to a press release issued by the Sherbrooke area School Service Centre (CSSRS) the entire ?oor is being treated as if they were at moderate risk of exposure and will remain in collective isolation until February 19.A mobile testing team will be at the school on Monday to test all those in close contact with the affected population.Over 10,000 deaths 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 Page 4 Monday, February 8, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL A quick tally ?nds 14 other otherwise independent nations for whom Queen Elizabeth\u2019s representative is the head of state, ranging from Belize to Tuvalu.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 VICTORIA STREET, KNOWLTON, QUEBEC, J0E 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 FAX: (450) 243-5155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS QUEBEC: 1 YEAR 108.72 5.44 10.85 $ 1 2 5 .0 0 1 MONTH 9.78 0.49 0.98 $ 1 1 .2 5 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 the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record, 6 Mallory Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E2 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA RECORD THE By the time you read this, Canada may have a new governor general.But probably not.Given how the lack of proper vetting led to the Julie Payette ?asco, chances are authorities are now embarked on a thorough and intense hunt for any skeletons in the closets of potential candidates.Payette\u2019s abrupt exit from Rideau Hall has raised questions about the process of selecting the Queen\u2019s representative in this country.It also has whacked the hornet\u2019s nest about why Canadians in 2021 \u2013 154 years after Confederation \u2013 remain Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s loyal subjects, constitutionally speaking.Last week a headline in the nearly identical front pages of the Journal de Montréal and Journal de Québec proclaimed \u201c74 % of Quebecers want to get rid of the monarchy.\u201d The poll by Leger Marketing found support for the monarchy in Quebec at \u201cthe lowest point ever\u201d in the wake of the Payette ?ap.Still in recent memory are the criminal spending excesses of former vice-regal rep Lise Thibault, who did six months in the slammer in 2018.Hence one can understand a certain lack of warmth among Quebecers for the archaic, and expensive, trappings of British royalty.While three-quarters of Quebecers might want to rout the Royals, there is less af?rmation or consensus about how and with what to replace them.Battalions of political scientists and constitutional scholars have attacked the question ever since the Fathers of Confederation did Mother England the favour of severing most colonial ties.Outside francophone Quebec, folks are less zealous about ditching the monarchy.One national survey done a year ago by Research Co., presumably skewed somewhat by Quebec samplings, found 27 per cent of Canadians preferred sticking with Their Royal Highnesses, 32 per cent favoured an elected head of state, and 28 per cent didn\u2019t give a royal hoot.It may or may not be comforting to know Canada is far from alone in being captive to the conundrum of unshackling itself from Britain\u2019s colonial chains.A quick tally ?nds 14 other otherwise independent nations for whom Queen Elizabeth\u2019s representative is the head of state, ranging from Belize to Tuvalu.Canada is the most populous of the bunch, with Australia the runner- up.A 1999 referendum to dump the monarchy down under was soundly defeated.The government of Barbados announced last year it will swap the monarchy for a republican style government as of November.The last country to dump the Queen was Mauritius in 1992.So, imagining there was a will and a way to ford the political and constitutional rapids of getting rid of the monarchy in Canada - which requires a majority vote of all 10 provinces, plus the House of Commons and the Senate - what would we do for a head of state?Mind you, not every country has a separate head of state and head of government.We need look no further than the United States, Mexico or South Africa to ?nd countries where the roles of head of state and government are rolled into one sole republican soul.Such concentration of authority may be too rich for the Canadian body politic.It would seem the will of the people would be to replace the governor-general and lieutenant- governors with a similar ceremonial of?ce.Quebec sovereignists are way ahead of the rest of Canada in this regard.The Parti Québecois program, for example, calls for the president of the Republic of Quebec to be the head of state.He or she would be appointed by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly for a ?ve-year term, renewable only once.The main duties of the president of Quebec would be to \u201csanction bills, appoint the prime minister, swear in the council of ministers, call elections in accordance with the law, and represent the Republic of Quebec.\u201d This is essentially the system in France, with a bit of a British parliamentary twist, in that the president is not directly elected but chosen by the legislature.What happens, though, if the presidential candidate\u2019s party does not have a two- thirds majority?Clearly, the devil is in the details when it comes to ?nding a replacement for the monarchy.Perhaps that\u2019s why most folks would rather stick with the royal devil we know, at least for the foreseeable future.GG ?ap sparks talk of getting rid of royals Peter Black DEAR EDITOR: Re article: \u201cEpoch Times delivery raises concerns in the Townships\u201d The recent special edition of the Epoch Times was sent to you by good people, most of whom are Chinese, and who have lived through communist indoctrination.They are also rigorous, award-winning journalists and they are trying to tell you the truth.I am commenting here because I care about the Eastern Townships.I grew up among you and am grateful for that good fortune.It saddens me that some have dismissed or rejected the information offered by the Epoch Times, but I understand, because we are all swimming in propaganda now and it is dif?cult to discern what is real and what is manipulation.I want this community to thrive so, for your own sake, don\u2019t shoot the messenger that is trying to help us understand.And don\u2019t ignore the message.Sincerely, KATHLEEN GILLIS (KEZAR) NEPEAN, ONTARIO Letters The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please limit your letters to 300 words.We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, legality and taste.Please ensure there is 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.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 Monday, February 8, 2021 Page 5 David Rossiter Special to The Record With crossing the Canada-U.S.border more restricted than ever, Bishop\u2019s University students hailing from the U.S.a dilemma.To come to Lennoxville or not to come?There is no right or wrong answer for this question, which students have had to ask themselves for the ?rst time this year.Patrick Thompson is a third-year business student at BU who hails from Underhill, Vermont.Underhill is located near the biggest city in the state, Burlington, and is only a two- hour drive from Sherbrooke.Due to the proximity, an ordinary school year for Thompson has routine trips across the border.\u201cObviously I normally go home for Christmas break, but I also make sure to visit home during Canadian Thanksgiving.On American thanksgiving, my parents make a point of coming up to Lennoxville and visiting me,\u201d he said.Thompson said he had a tough decision to make back in the summer.\u201cI found online learning tough at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, so if there was the possibility of in-person classes this year, I wanted to be in Lennoxville for them.\u201d On the other side of the coin was the knowledge that once arriving he would be here to stay.\u201cI had to have a talk with my parents, and we realized that me being in Lennoxville might mean I wouldn\u2019t see them all year.We realized that if the holiday break stayed the normal length it wouldn\u2019t make logistical sense for me to return to Vermont for Christmas due to mandatory quarantines.\u201d Ultimately his belief that returning to Lennoxville would be the best situation for him academically was the deciding factor for Thompson.Juliette Lessard is a fourth-year business student from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts.For her, the decision was based on academics but also nostalgia.\u201cThe Bishop\u2019s University experience has been so special, I didn\u2019t want to miss out on my last year in Lennoxville, even if it would be far from a regular year,\u201d Lessard said.Missing out on the usual amount of family time and the mandatory quarantines has been the hardest part of this year for Lessard.\u201cIt\u2019s affected my mental health, seeing my Canadian friends visit their families during times when I haven\u2019t been able to.Especially during my post-Christmas isolation, that was hard.\u201d For two best friends and roommates from northern Vermont, the dilemma has been ?uid and constantly evolving.Tyler Vosinek and Ian Bissonette are both members of the Bishop\u2019s varsity lacrosse team.They came to Lennoxville for the fall semester mainly because they had con?rmation that lacrosse practices would be permitted.When Estrie ?rst entered a red zone in early November, everything changed for them.\u201cWe realized what a red zone really meant and what that would mean for life here.It was also the start of hunting season and that\u2019s a big part of Ian and I\u2019s life with our dads.\u201d Before Bishop\u2019s, Vosinek and Bissonette attended boarding school in the Quebec border town of Stanstead.They\u2019re no strangers to traveling back and forth from Canada to the US so having to choose one side or the other felt unnatural to them.\u201cI mean we\u2019re literally on a ?rst name basis with most of the US border agents,\u201d Vosinek laughed.After the holiday\u2019s the dilemma persisted.The two students have recently returned to Lennoxville but after last week\u2019s extension of the provincial curfew, their future in Canada became uncertain.\u201cI came back because Bishop\u2019s was offering in-person labs in my major and I had to sign a new lease for next year,\u201d said Vosinek.\u201cWe thought that the lockdown restrictions would eventually relax a bit here but that doesn\u2019t seem to be the case.Now I\u2019m not sure what to do.\u201d The dilemma faced by American students Tyler Vosinek and Ian Bissonette COURTESY 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 Monday, February 8, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY 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1910, the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated.In 1915, D.W.Grif?th\u2019s \u201cThe Birth of a Nation\u201d premiered in Los Angeles with the title \u201cThe Clansman.\u201d In 1971, the NASDAQ stock exchange began trading.In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 into law, leading to a drastic overhaul of U.S.media regulations.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891), U.S.general; Jules Verne (1828-1905), author; Lana Turner (1921-1995), actress; Jack Lemmon (1925-2001), actor; James Dean (1931-1955), actor; John Williams (1932- ), composer; Ted Koppel (1940- ), journalist; Nick Nolte (1941- ), actor; Robert Klein (1942- ), comedian/actor; Mary Steenburgen (1953- ), actress; John Grisham (1955- ), author; Gary Coleman (1968-2010), actor; Mary McCormack (1969- ), actress; Seth Green (1974- ), actor/producer; Cecily Strong (1984- ), actress; Julio Jones (1989- ), football player; Klay Thompson (1990- ), basketball player.TODAY\u2019S FACT: The ?rst movie ever to be screened privately at the White House was \u201cThe Birth of a Nation,\u201d which Woodrow Wilson viewed in 1915.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1998, Finland beat Sweden 6-0 in the ?rst women\u2019s Olympic ice hockey game.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cReality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.\u201d - Jules Verne TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 2.1 million - estimated youth membership of the Boy Scouts of America in 2019.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb.4) and new moon (Feb.11).ASK THE DOCTORS By Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctor: Our dad retired last spring, and since he\u2019s been home, he hasn\u2019t been getting much exercise.Our mom is getting worried about his health.I just read that working out for just 11 minutes a day makes a difference.Is that really true?Dear Reader: We think you\u2019re referring to the ?ndings from a new study that, with an alluring \u201cit takes only 11 minutes a day\u201d promise, has been making a splash.It\u2019s part of a growing body of research that looks not only at what kind of physical activity makes us healthier, but also at how we perform those activities.Over the last decade, and particularly in the last few years, we\u2019ve seen a growing understanding that intensity and duration play sometimes surprising roles in exercise.In fact, we recently wrote about a different study, which looked at how much exercise helps lower mortality rates.That study also found 11 minutes to be a sweet spot when it comes to exercise beginning to make a difference.With the proliferation of ?tness trackers, loaded with precision tech to gauge the length and physical effects of each workout and measure progress over time, researchers now have access to new and expansive data pools.The value of brief bursts of activity has emerged, and the result is a new appreciation of the bene?ts of short and focused workouts.In the study you\u2019re asking about, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and McMaster University in Canada created their own version of a well-regarded body weight workout.These are exercises such as jumping jacks, stair climbing, planks and squats that use one\u2019s own body weight for resistance.The exercise sequence was made up of one minute each of a speci?c body weight exercise, interspersed with a minute of walking or running in place.The 11 minutes also included a minute to warm up and cool down.The 20 study participants were asked to work as hard as was comfortable during each one-minute increment of exercise.Six weeks later, the 11-minute exercisers were in measurably better shape - a 7% increase in endurance - than a control group who did not add exercise to their daily routines.While short-burst workouts are getting a lot of attention these days, it\u2019s important to stress they\u2019re just one part of a well-rounded exercise plan.The recommendation remains to get at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity, spread throughout the week.And don\u2019t forget about stretching and weight-bearing exercises.We humans are built for movement.Unless we remain active, we run the risk of sacri?cing not only optimal physical and mental health, but all- important strength, balance and stability.The top reason we hear from our patients about not getting enough exercise is that they don\u2019t have the time.But recent research shows that any amount of exercise at all can make a difference.Perhaps if you let your dad know that he doesn\u2019t have to commit to a daily hour at the gym, he\u2019ll be willing to invest 10, or perhaps even 20, minutes each day in his health and well-being.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 Short-burst workouts good in well-rounded workout plan 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 Your Birthday MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021 If you re?ect, you will discover a better way to deal with ongoing situations.Learn from the experience you gained over the years, and you will have the discipline to make the most of the opportunities that come your way.Benevolence will pay off.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Be cautious when dealing with a friend, relative or peer.Avoid a ?ght by ?nding common ground.Diplomacy, respect and courtesy will pay off.Tell someone special how much you love them.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - You can make a positive lifestyle or professional change.Take pride in what you do, and you will make an impression on someone who can help you excel.Now\u2019s the time to get things done! ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Take responsibility, and accomplish what you set out to do.Pay attention to a loved one in order to avoid an unnecessary scene.Do your best to deal with sensitive issues in a timely manner.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Your changing attitude will confuse those you deal with today.Try not to venture too far off the beaten path when explaining what you expect or want.Avoid indulgence and excessive behavior.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Live and learn.You\u2019ll be offered insight into something that you can use to get ahead.Practice what you preach; you\u2019ll avoid allowing someone the opportunity to make you look bad.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Concentrate on making positive changes in your life and meaningful relationships.Refuse to let jealousy get in the way of reason.A positive attitude will help you reach your objective.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Don\u2019t let work or your colleagues agitate you.Go about your business, and ?nish what you start.Leave no room for criticism or complaints.If you want to make a change, do so using your Leo charm.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Stay poised and listen carefully.Someone you least expect will offer insight into something you ?nd challenging.Sharing common interests will lead to a valuable conversation.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Envision how you want your space to function.A couple of changes can quickly put an end to an inconvenience.Share your feelings with a loved one, and it will pave the way to a better lifestyle.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Pay closer attention to detail.Don\u2019t expect a decision you make to please everyone.A friend or relative will offer sound reasons why you should slow down and rethink your plans.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Past experience will help you decipher who is being up-front with you and who isn\u2019t.Trust your instincts, and make your decision clear.It\u2019s better not to linger.Romance is encouraged.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - Make a decision for the right reason.Don\u2019t let anger or stubbornness cause bad blood between you and a friend or relative.Make positive changes, and be willing to compromise.Care and share.MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021 Play the right card to defeat declarer By Phillip Alder Sir Winston Churchill said, \u201cThe statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.\u201d A bridge player might feel that way if playing with a partner who does not either watch the cards or know how to interpret the signal sent.How should East-West play to defeat four spades in today\u2019s deal?During the auction, North was torn between signing off in three no-trump with such a ?at hand and looking for a slam with so many points opposite a partner who opened.If North had rebid two no-trump forcing (using two-over- one), South would have raised to three no-trump.Then North might have passed, or he might have invited a slam with four no-trump, which South would have turned down.Three no-trump would have made with two overtricks.In four spades, though, the auction was revealing.West knew that his partner had at most one diamond.So he led the diamond ace.But what did he do next?This is a textbook situation for a suit- preference signal.West wants to tell his partner where his entry card lies.If it is in clubs, the lower-ranking of the other two side suits, West leads his lowest remaining diamond at trick two.Here, though, West continues with the diamond eight, highest for the higher- ranking suit.Then, if East knows his stuff, he will ruff and shift to a high heart.West takes that trick and delivers another diamond ruff to defeat the contract.The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, February 8, 2021 Page 9 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 Monday, February 8, 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 Monday, February 8, 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 Support the local businesses, services & professionals who serve our area where you live, work and play! 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In partnership to help you invest for your future TIM GODDARD BRANCH MANAGER RICK TRACY MUTUAL FUNDS DEALING REPRESENTATIVE GLOBAL MAXFIN INVESTMENTS INC.151 Queen Street, Sherbrooke \u2022 8195695666 \u201cLocals serving locals for more than 20 years.\u201d INVESTMENTS Remember the thank-you note Dear Annie MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021 Dear Annie: Recent letters regarding the acknowledgment and expectation of gifts have prompted me to write about an issue that has been bothering me lately.I am retired, and while I\u2019m not wealthy by any stretch of the imagination, I have invested well and live a comfortable life.Besides the social isolation, my life has not been terribly affected by this pandemic.I practice gratitude daily and have always made it a priority to give to those less fortunate than me.So many worthy organizations need ?nancial support, and I respond the best I can.I usually receive a thank-you letter from these organizations.I don\u2019t keep a score card, but I do appreciate the gesture.What rubs me the wrong way are the letters that thank me for my donation but then enclose a request for more money.It is a trend I have been seeing more of.I also received some Christmas cards with requests for donations.At ?rst, I thought it might be an attempt to save on postage, but then it is followed by another mailed request for another donation.Why can\u2019t a thank-you letter be just that - a sincere thank you?Why can\u2019t a Christmas card just be a sincere greeting?Is it just me, or does this fall under the category of bad manners?- Tired of Being Nagged for More Dear Tired: Yes, it is bad manners to keep asking for more and more.It sounds like you were very generous to these charities, and it is not unreasonable to expect a Christmas card to be a sincere greeting or a nice, handwritten thank- you note - without a request.A request is a request, and a thank-you card is a thank-you card.They shall never be intertwined.No one wants to keep giving to a person or organization that they feel does not truly appreciate their thoughtfulness or generosity.Dear Annie: Years ago, my husband and I used to send checks to his children at Christmas.They never let us know if they received them.I ?nally grew tired of giving them money without any appreciation.So, one year, I sent the checks and did not sign them.I heard from them.Just a thought.- Found a Solution Dear Found a Solution: A little humor goes a long way.What a charming way to get them to say thank you.And great minds think alike: Andrew Carnegie did something similar when his nephew was in college.After never hearing back from the young man, Carnegie told him that he had enclosed some cash and wished him well, but he deliberately withheld the cash.Of course, within a short time, the boy wrote to thank him but point out that the money was missing.Failing to show gratitude for acts of kindness was an issue a century ago and will be an issue a century from now.Your solution was brilliant! Dear Annie: Here\u2019s a suggestion for those people who would like to be thanked for their gifts: Make the next gift a box of thank-you notes.My grandmother did that to me, and I had to write a thank-you note for the thank- you notes! - Thank You Dear Thank You: That is a really funny idea! Thank you for your letter.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! 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