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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 Friday File: A birthday to remember Page 4 Coaticook beef producers donate to volunteer centre Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Pizza dough shop coming to Lennoxville Legault hints at March break restrictions Record Staff During a press conference yesterday Quebec Premier Francois Legault said the COVID-19 situation is getting better, but the battle isn\u2019t over, adding the government hasn\u2019t ruled out the possibility of imposing new measures during March break to prevent gatherings and reduce the risk of spreading the virus.\u201cThe measures are working,\u201d Legault said, \u201cbut we have to be careful.\u201d Legault also stressed the importance of getting tested for COVID-19 at the ?rst sign of symptoms.The average person waits around two days before getting tested, he said.There are no delays, the process is fast, Legault said, urging Quebecers not to hesitate.Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau also held a press conference yesterday saying that as of Monday, Feb.15, any Canadians coming back into the country at a land border crossing will be required to provide a negative PCR test, done within 72 hours of presenting at the border.The rule was already in place for travelers arriving in Canada by plane.Trudeau also said that the country is on track for vaccinations, reiterating that every Canadian who wants one will be vaccinated by September.Quebec reported 826 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total number of people infected to 271,737, of which 250,652 have now recovered.There were 32 new deaths reported in the province, for a total of 10,078.The number of hospitalizations decreased by 29 compared to the previous day, for a cumulative total of 940.Among those, the number of people in intensive care decreased by 15, for a total of 145.2,816 doses of vaccine were administered yesterday, for a total of 262,594.To date, 294,825 doses have been received.The Estrie region reported 37 new cases, bringing the local total to 10,930.One new death was reported in the region, from the general population, bringing the total in the area 286.MICHAEL BORIERO By Michael Boriero - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter There\u2019s a new pizza joint coming to Lennoxville, but it won\u2019t be following traditional pizzeria norms, where people can walk in, grab a slice of cheese and pepperoni, and go about their business.Brad Laurie, who turns 60 years old at the end of the month, wants to cater to Quebecers\u2019 desire to craft their own meals.When his new shop opens, people will be able to pick up 300g packages of his patented easy- rise pizza dough, Brad\u2019s Gourmet.\u201cIt\u2019s not a restaurant.We\u2019re not competing with Jerry\u2019s [Pizzeria], which is right across the street.It\u2019s a very different market.These are people who, because of the Covid and even before Covid, are interested in making really good homemade food,\u201d he said.Pending a lease agreement, Laurie\u2019s small business will be located at 127 Queen Street.He has been making pizza dough mix for just over two years.But the Lennoxville resident spent nearly two decades perfecting his dough recipe.He started making pizza for his family in 2004, after his favourite pizzeria shut down in Drummondville.He began experimenting with various 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 Wednesday, February 10, 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: A FEW FLURRIES HIGH -8 LOW -18 THURSDAY: SUNNY HIGH -10 LOW -24 FRIDAY: A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH -16 LOW -23 SATURDAY: SUNNY HIGH -16 LOW -22 SUNDAY: 60 PER CENT CHANCE OF FLURRIES HIGH -14 LOW -22 Hand-In-Hand From the Cornerstone Food Bank The Cornerstone Food Bank would like to thank the many individuals and organizations that have supported the food bank, either ?nancially, or with donations of food and other items in recent months.We offer food once per month to more than 50 homes in the Lennoxville/Sherbrooke area at present.We have seen our numbers double since the pandemic began, but donations have kept up with the need.Our community has indeed been generous! These organizations have either held food drives, made food or other resources available, or donated ?nancially in the past several months: - 5ième Saisons Lennoxville - Provigo Lennoxville - Global Excel - Genevieve Hebert, Member of the National Assembly for Saint-François - Sodexo at Bishops - Community Aid Lennoxville - Subway - Manoir St.Francis - ANAF Ladies Auxiliary - Loblaws Inc.- Champlain College Residences - CFUW Lennoxville - Les 3 Fées - Greenridge Baptist Church - United Church Lennoxville - St Mark\u2019s Chapel - AGRHS Cooking class - Jean Coutu Lennoxville - Centraide - Everest Equipment Co.- Bishop\u2019s Commerce Society - QHOP Lennoxville - Bishop\u2019s College School Association - Entreprise LTCA Inc - Freshii - Lorraine\u2019s bakery Lennoxville The picture below is an example of a surprise we had from an individual who dropped by the food bank just before Christmas and left the table full of food.People continue to give and give, so again thank you for your generosity.Cornerstone\u2019s mission is to serve those in the community who experience food distress, with nutritious food, on a regular basis and without any judgement.While the food bank is non-denominational, it is based out of the basement of the Hope Community Church in Lennoxville.If you need help from the Cornerstone Food Bank, please let us know.We really care about our community and we understand that everyone go through tough times.We treat all of our clients with dignity, respect and discretion.We distribute food boxes monthly, usually on the third Saturday of the month.Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis we have been asking our clients to complete a food request form during the week before the distribution.We ?ll the order and pack it in boxes that our clients pick up according to a predetermined schedule.This allows us to minimize close contact and helps to keep everyone safe More information about the work of the Cornerstone food bank and how to make contact can be found online at https://hcclennoxville.ca/ cornerstone-food-bank/ 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 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Page 3 Local News A total of 335 pounds of beef was donated to the Coaticook MRC Volunteer Centre (CAB), an equivalent of more than 700 portions of meat that will be used to help families in the region.Lennoxville United sharing the love By Gordon Lambie The tree that Lennoxville United Church (LUC) set up to celebrate the season of advent in a socially distanced way last fall was transformed into a Valentine\u2019s Day tree over the weekend.Church members were invited to come out wearing masks to hang waterproof hearts on the tree on Sunday morning.\u201cLet\u2019s ?ll the tree with love, so that all who walk by will know that they are not alone!\u201d the message to parishioners reads.\u201cIt\u2019s frozen in the ground so we ?gured we\u2019d keep using it,\u201d laughed Linda Buchanan, LUC\u2019s minister, explaining that the community was very enthusiastic about the idea of repurposing the tree after only one message.Given the timing, the valentine\u2019s décor will not last as long as the advent decorations did, but Buchanan said that she hopes that the new look will help brighten people\u2019s days for the time being.After Valentine\u2019s Day this coming Sunday, the minister said that people in the community are welcome to come and take some of the decorations home with them to help, \u201cspread the love.\u201d While the tree remains in the ground and in relatively good shape, Buchanan said that the church community is discussing whether to reuse it for other celebrations, although she expressed some hesitation about keeping it around if it starts to brown, which may well happen before the arrival of Easter at the beginning of April.PHOTO: LINDA HOY Coaticook beef producers donate 700 portions of meat to volunteer centre Record Staff Guillaume Nadeau, co-owner of Ferme Rédeau et Fils in Coaticook and member of the board of directors of the Syndicat local de l\u2019UPA de Coaticook, has donated a cull cow for the bene?t of people in need.Inspired by his initiative, the Union supplemented the donation by paying the butcher\u2019s fees (cutting, vacuum- packing).The Coaticook regional slaughterhouse also contributed by slaughtering the cow free of charge.A total of 335 pounds of beef was donated to the Coaticook MRC Volunteer Centre (CAB), an equivalent of more than 700 portions of meat that will be used to help families in the region.\u201cIt\u2019s important to get involved in our community and especially right now with COVID-19! And for the producers, it\u2019s only natural to favour local products when we want to give,\u201d Guillaume Nadeau explained in a press release.COURTESY recipes, breaking them down, tweaking them and eventually received high praise for his concoctions from family and friends.Laurie was struck with the idea of developing dough mixes back in 2018.He started small, making 10 packages for his friends.It quickly turned into another 20 packages, and then he started selling them.It takes three simple steps to make the dough.\u201cWe say it\u2019s as easy as three, two, one,\u201d said Laurie.\u201cIt takes three minutes to prepare, two additional ingredients, oil and water, and one hour to rise.\u201d He hopes to open his shop near the end of March or early April.And while his dough mixes are the main selling point, Laurie also plans to sell a variety of pizza accessories.There will be trays, parchment paper, cutters, as well as meat, cheese and locally-sourced sauces.Laurie will also have a personal kitchen workshop to prepare six distinct pizza dough mixes for his customers.Before he entered the pizza business, Laurie worked as a graphic designer for a furniture manufacturer.But, like many Quebecers, he was furloughed due to COVID-19.\u201cWhen Covid hit I was out for like four months and then they hired me back one day a week and then two days a week and then basically there just wasn\u2019t enough work for me, so they closed my position,\u201d said Laurie.It was a dif?cult situation, but he took it as a sign to pursue his pizza dough business.He applied to Quebec\u2019s Soutien au travail autonome (STA) program, which aims to promote and support self-employment.His project proposal was accepted by Pro-Gestion Estrie committee members on Dec.1.However, it became much more challenging after that, he explained, it was basically a full-time job.He had 10 weeks to prepare an extensive business plan.He recently got the of?cial green light from the committee, giving him another 22 weeks of Employment Insurance in order to focus on his project and build his brick-and-mortar location.It\u2019s all moving really fast, he told The Record in a phone interview.His daughter, Jessica, is helping Laurie run the business.She will be taking care of the storefront, Laurie said, as well as the social media aspect of it all.He believes his product can thrive right now, especially with many people heading to the kitchen to cure boredom.\u201cPeople really love it,\u201d said Laurie.\u201cSometimes I wonder why people don\u2019t make it themselves, but this is so much easier, it\u2019s almost a no-brainer.Someone who has never made pizza can now make an amazing tasting pizza.\u201d CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 Pizza dough 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 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record By Linda Knight Seccaspina As I sit on a cemetery of rolled socks on my bed I wonder why I get up each morning.At almost 70 my legs and my knees are bad from various falls and I am a klutz.Each morning I try to put a pair of socks on and I fail.Either the knees won\u2019t bend or somehow a sock gets pulled on and it either feels weird like the top of the sock is on my heel and I just give up.At the end of the week the rolled socks are put back in the drawer until I have to go outside which is rare these days.Today was the day to get groceries and it is -16 C outside and socks are a must.I yell, I cry, one knee will not bend but I can\u2019t give up.Not today.A close friend died a few weeks ago and I must take something to the family.I heard they were receiving a lot of food so I decided beverages were the way to go.Going anywhere I need my husband Steve to help me as the great white outdoors has become a challenge to me.I have no idea what happens when I venture outside the house.Suddenly the smooth and straight home ?oors turn into a Vesuvius Volcano erupting and each bump in the outside world is conducive to tripping over.One way to ?nd out that you\u2019re old is to fall down: if they laugh at you -you are still young.If they start to panic like they do when I trip and fall you\u2019re in the old age bracket.I usually lay there and think: \u2018oh great, is this what we are doing now?\u2019 Last week I had already bought the beverages for the family and left them in the back seat.Anyone clever would know that even in a garage those cans are going to freeze.Each day I listened to the weather and never once did I think about canned drinks sitting on the back seat.Until- Thursday when my husband phoned me from work to say there had been an explosion in the back seat.He said it looked like glass shards everywhere, when in reality the cans had exploded and it was ice.Socks on, ready for the world, I suddenly sneeze and I will not go into details, but pants must now be changed.How did I ever get here?I can laugh, cough, sneeze and pee at the same time.In my mind I consider myself the closest to Moira Rose on Schitt\u2019s Creek you will ever see.Wigs hanging in the hat room, jewellery to rival any Bollywood wedding, but I have never once seen Moira go through this.Maybe I rival Phyllis Diller more than Moira and no one has the heart to tell me.I am still at that delusional age where I think everyone that I went to High School with looks older than me.Just like the COVID grey hair coming through the once red hair are now called my wisdom highlights.My husband asked me if my socks are okay because he has heard all about my predicament in stereo for a long time.He gently asks if he can ?x them and I just shake my head and say no.I softly say to him, \u2018This my train wreck and this isn\u2019t your station!\u2019 People look at me and are ?abbergasted I will be 70 this July.Unfortunately when they hear me stand up and hear the sound effects I make they catch on pretty quickly.I guess I just thought getting old would take a little longer.How fast it happened is still a bit of a surprise.Now the night time leg cramps come and you think to yourself: \u2018This is it, this is how it ends!\u2019 I remember the nights of dancing all night- and tap dancing at various Rocky Horror Picture Shows.Those days may be gone, but it\u2019s how you take it.My mind is still functioning and so is my fashion wardrobe.I am still young at heart, but slightly older in some places.I am never going to change and one day I want to be that little old lady that puts vodka in the IV bags at the retirement home.So yes I have my complaints, but I would rather make people laugh about them, because we are all in this together.So next time you are slow at moving and things fall apart, remember that ageing gracefully is an art- but ageing disgracefully is a total blast! Being old is no place for sissies! Part 2 Record Staff The Alliance québécoise des techniciens et techniciennes de l\u2019image et du son (AQ- TIS), Local 514 AIEST, will receive $189,405 from the Quebec government to analyze training needs necessary for audiovisual productions.\u201cQuebec is recognized around the world for its great expertise in audiovisual production,\u201d said Labour Minister Jean Boulet.\u201cTo keep our know-how and knowledge at the forefront, we must invest in continuous training.\u201d The goal is to ensure industry professionals maintain their skills and keep pace with a rapidly changing environment.With government funding, the AQTIS with be able to develop training guidelines, covering all the main disciplines involved in production.\u201cIn the current context, marked by an aging workforce and anticipated shortages, determining the training priorities and needs of workers in advance is the best way to respond to constant technological changes and keep pace with the evolution of certain trades,\u201d said Boulet.The ?nancial assistance was granted under the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail (CPMT).The commission created a special program to encourage continuous training in the workplace.AQTIS President Christian Lemay echoed Boulet\u2019s sentiments.The province\u2019s ?lm industry is world-renowned, he said, people from all over the world want to work in Quebec.The government funding will help to attract and train the next generation of ?lm technicians.\u201cThe study of needs that we will carry out thanks to this grant will allow our workforce to remain at the top and to stand out in an extremely competitive industry,\u201d said Lemay.Government invests in Quebec\u2019s ?lm industry Friday File: A birthday to remember In an effort to capture the stories of Townshippers in new and dynamic ways, The Record has enlisted the help of Kathryne Owen, who creates weekly videos interviewing locals and touring interesting places in the area.The videos are posted every Friday on our website and social media.This week on the Friday Files, we attend a very special drive-by birthday party parade.On Tuesday, Feb.2, in the middle of a blustering snowstorm, Winder Street was lined with over 100 cars and trucks.People braved the weather with cards and signs in to wish their friend, colleague and beloved neighbour, Eric MacKeage a happy birthday.Check out this week\u2019s Friday File to hear from some of those involved and hear Eric\u2019s reaction! Check out the Friday Files on our website at www.sherbrookerecord.com or our Facebook page.KATHRYNE OWEN 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 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Page 5 Waiting for surgery means painful weeks for patients By Marianne Lassonde Special to The Record Six months ago, Monika Nellis- Dupont decided she would go through with an invasive spinal surgery to help relieve some of the pain she was dealing with on a daily basis.But as of January, 2021, the surgery had been postponed three times with no future date in mind.\u201cThey say it could be pushed back to four weeks or even eight weeks,\u201d said Nellis-Dupont.\u201cIt is very stressful.\u201d At four years-old, Nellis-Dupont was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease called Mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I).This meant she would gradually loose her mobility and eyesight \u2013 and for some children it meant a life expectancy of only 10 years.At the time of her diagnosis, Nellis-Dupont was one of only four children diagnosed with MPS in Quebec.In the summer of 2019, Nellis- Dupont was wheelchair-bound and partially blind, unfortunately leading to the pre-mature retirement of her walker.According to her mother, Mary Nellis, her mobility issues only worsened after that summer.Nellis-Dupont added that people with MPS typically experience hydrocephalus which refers to spinal compression at the neck.This compression often causes a buildup of ?uids and drastic swelling in the neck, making it dif?cult to breathe.According to her mother, however, this has not damped Nellis-Dupont\u2019s spirit.\u201cShe\u2019s the strongest person I know,\u201d said Nellis.\u201cShe\u2019s my hero.\u201d But it is hard to feel like a hero when you are dealing with excruciating pain from the chin down.\u201cIt starts to wear on you,\u201d admitted Nellis-Dupont.\u201cThe swelling sort of affects [my whole body].\u201d Part of the symptoms of MPS are multiple skeletal abnormalities, including in the neck and back, which often compresses and damages the spinal cord.On particularly bad days, the 21-year-old relies on a neck and back brace, support stockings, massages, \u201ca lot of pain medication\u201d and a breathing machine to get her through the day.\u201cWe are trying our best to make it more comfortable,\u201d said Nellis- Dupont.\u201cBut it feels like I am not there mentally.\u201d But in July 2020, Nellis-Dupont\u2019s doctor at the Montreal Children\u2019s Hospital offered her the possibility of a posterior lumbar decompression and fusion surgery.It is a two-step surgical procedure to help relieve lower back pain and reduce spinal compression.The ?rst part of the surgery includes inserting a metal or plastic tube, or trach, to keep Nellis-Dupont\u2019s windpipes open and allow for an easier passage of air.The second is the operation on the spine itself.However, no operation comes without the possibility of complications \u2013 and this particular one could leave the young adult completely paralyzed and without the ability to speak, which deeply frightens her.\u201cWith the tracheostomy, it could be temporary or it could be permanent\u2026 They are not sure if I will be able to talk,\u201d said Nellis-Dupont.\u201cBut when you lose your vision, having a voice is so important.\u201d According to her doctor, the additional medical equipment needed related to COVID-19 health regulations impedes the surgical procedure and increases the chances of the surgery going wrong by 30 per cent.\u201cIn my case, it will probably be something like 60 per cent,\u201d said Nellis-Dupont.Nellis-Dupont\u2019s surgery was originally scheduled for November but had been pushed to Jan.20.The morning of, however, the family received a phone call from the hospital informing them that the surgery had to be pushed back.The 21-year-old timidly admitted the constant delays of the surgery has started to affect her mental health and caused her to doubt her decision \u2013 was the pain, recovery time and possible complications worth it?\u201cYou are stuck between a rock and a hard place,\u201d said Nellis-Dupont.\u201cIf you don\u2019t do the surgery, it is only going to get worse.But if you do the surgery, there is a 50 per cent chance it will be worst.\u201d Her doubts, however, are short- lived with the increasing number of bad days.Nellis said for every three good days come four horrible days.\u201cWe ?gured, there\u2019s nothing to lose with trying,\u201d said Nellis-Dupont, who feels worn-out by the pain.According to the 21-year-old, people with MPS are particularly dif?cult to operate on and require speci?c surgical tools because their skin is \u201clike leather.\u201d She said this is the reason the surgery is continuously pushed back.Nellis-Dupont added that the delays have also allowed her team of surgeons to grow, with more and more research about her condition and the surgery coming out.\u201cIt is both disappointing but also a relief,\u201d said Nellis-Dupont.\u201cIt\u2019s such a dangerous surgery and no one really knows the outcome of it.So, it is a lot of strain on my mental health.\u201d Despite the pain, however, Nellis- Dupont is convinced this surgery will be \u201cthe one\u201d and will allow her to regain a sense of normalcy.MARY NELLIS PHOTO COURTESY Record Staff The Association du Marais-de la-Rivière-aux-Cerises (LAMRAC) is showcasing local Magog artist Manon Potvin in its new exhibition titled D\u2019âme nature, which opens Feb.10.There are 19 oil paintings on display in a room dedicated to Potvin.The artist will be there to \u201ccharm\u201d patrons young and old.It is also a return to her roots.According to a press release, this isn\u2019t the ?rst time she has hung up her paintings in the Marais.\u201cMy artistic approach is in line with the mission of the curatorial organization.For us, nature is a sacred and precious place that is enhanced by the actions of LAMRAC and by my paintings,\u201d said Potvin.A portion of the pro?ts made from selling her work will go to funding LAMRAC\u2019s conservation and enhancement efforts, as well as education.The exhibition is open to the public from Wednesday to Sunday between 10 a.m.and 4 p.m.at the interpretation centre.\u201cIt is always a great privilege for our organization to partner with highly talented artists who feel inspired by the beauty of our environment and who put nature at the heart of their creation,\u201d said Marais Executive Director Laura Dénommée Patriganni.Magog displays paintings from local artist 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 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 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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 Joel Lexchin Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Emergency Physician at University Health Network, Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto As of Feb.5, Canada had administered 2.7 COVID-19 vaccination doses per 100 people compared to 61.7 for Israel and 16.2 for the United Kingdom.By contrast, Canada has signed contracts with seven different companies for a total of 234 million doses with options for tens of millions more.What\u2019s going on?To understand the problem, we need to go back to the 1980s.At that time, the government-owned Connaught Labs was producing vaccines here in Canada and decision- making was in the public realm.But Connaught was partially privatized and then ?nally allowed to be sold to the French company Merieux (now part of Sano?) by the Conservative government of Brian Mulroney.Fast forward to the 2000s, when Québec-based vaccine manufacturer IAF BioChem went through a couple of sales and ended up being owned by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).Sano?and GSK still make vaccines in Toronto and Ste-Foy, but decisions about what vaccines to produce are not in Canadian hands.Unheeded warnings It didn\u2019t have to be that way.After the SARS outbreak in 2003, the report Learning from SARS led by Dr.David Naylor recommended that Canada develop a \u201cnational vaccine strategy\u201d and prioritize the security of our vaccine supply.We got another warning about the need for a secure and steady supply of vaccines with the H1N1 pandemic of 2009 when there were production delays at the GSK plant in Ste-Foy.Nobody seems to have been paying attention.As a result, when the COVID-19 pandemic started, Canada was left with few options.COVID-19 response Canada\u2019s ?rst attempt to ensure domestic production was a deal with the Chinese manufacturer CanSino Biologics in May 2020.Had that deal gone ahead, it would have involved trials at the Canadian Centre for Vaccinology at Dalhousie University and, if successful, subsequent domestic manufacturing.But within days of the agreement being announced, there were already troubles as the Chinese delayed sending the seed material for the vaccine and, ultimately, it never arrived.Efforts to secure a domestically made supply then turned to upgrading the National Research Council (NRC) facility in Montréal and subsequently building an entirely new plant at a total cost of $170 million.In doing so, the government bypassed providing PnuVax, a biopharmaceutical company also located in Montréal, with any of the $600 million from Industry Canada\u2019s Strategic Innovation Fund earmarked for the research or development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapies.PnuVax had been renovated in 2012 to meet Health Canada standards and according to sources cited by the Globe and Mail, the company could have been ready to produce millions of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of 2020.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau initially said the NRC facility would be up and running by November 2020 and producing 250,000 doses a month.However, in early February, Trudeau admitted that the NRC plant wouldn\u2019t be ready until the summer of 2021, and with the need to out?t the facility for the Novavax vaccine and subsequent Health Canada inspections, there won\u2019t be any vaccine coming from there until the end of 2021.The failure of the CanSino deal and the delay in building the new NRC facility left Canada reliant on foreign sources of vaccine.The contracts for the vaccine were negotiated based on advice provided by the 18 member COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force set up by the NRC in June 2020.Both the co-chairs of the task force have con?icts of interest with companies producing the vaccines and the terms of the contracts are being kept secret.Among other things, we don\u2019t know what price Canada is paying for each vaccine, what the timeline for delivery is, whether there are penalties for delays and how the contracts are being enforced, if at all.Complicating things even further, the contracts focused on large- scale delivery starting in April 2021 because of uncertainty back in the summer about when vaccines would be available.Delayed deliveries Now Canada is facing delays in vaccine delivery from both P?zer and Moderna, the companies making the only two vaccines approved in Canada so far.The P?zer plant in Belgium, where our vaccine comes from, is being retooled to increase production while the exact reasons for the Moderna delay are unclear.Moderna is shipping its vaccine to Canada through Belgium.(Both companies and the federal government have promised that the amounts scheduled for delivery by the end of March will be honoured.) On top of having no domestic production and the delays, Canada is facing vaccine nationalism from other countries.U.S.President Joe Biden is sticking to an America-?rst position and not allowing the P?zer plant in Michigan or the Moderna plant in New Hampshire to export any of their vaccines to Canada until all Americans have been vaccinated.The European Union is also threatening to block the export of vaccines possibly affecting exports from Belgium, as it too is confronting delays in being able to vaccinate its citizens.One response from Canada to all of this is to claim 1.9 million doses of the yet-to-be-approved AstraZeneca vaccine from COVAX, a facility primarily set up to ensure that low- and middle-income countries will have access to vaccines.Canada is the second-largest country donor to COVAX and is entitled to claim vaccines from COVAX, but is doing so when, as of Feb.3, only four African countries have started vaccinating their citizens.In an interview on CBC\u2019s As It Happens, Karina Gould, Canada\u2019s minister of international development, defended Canada\u2019s move, a made-in-Canada form of vaccine nationalism.Ensuring that Canadians would receive an effective vaccine quickly was never going to be a sure thing; there was always plenty of opportunity for something to go wrong.But the uncertainty involved has been compounded by a lack of government planning in the past, secrecy, a lack of international cooperation and poor government decision-making.Let\u2019s hope we do better when the next pandemic comes around.The roots of Canada\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine shortage go back decades 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 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Page 7 The Canadian Press Green Leader Annamie Paul says Canada should support moving the 2022 Olympics outside China, citing Beijing\u2019s \u201cgenocidal campaign\u201d against the Uighur Muslim minority.Paul says the International Olympic Committee, along with Canada and other countries that condemn human rights violations in China, should ?nd another venue.She says Canada should think about offering to host the Winter Olympics, possibly with the United States, because both countries have the needed infrastructure and experience.More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties signed an open letter Saturday calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China.The letter demands the International Olympic Committee relocate the global competition to avoid having athletes \u201ctainted\u201d by an event legislators say would be comparable to the 1936 Berlin games under the Nazi regime, rendering it \u201cThe Games of Shame.\u201d Bob Rae, Canada\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations, called on the United Nations in November to investigate whether China\u2019s persecution of ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang province constitutes genocide.The Canadian Press The Toronto Argonauts made an early move in free agency Tuesday, signing running back John White.The 29-year-old had his ?rst 1,000- yard rushing season in 2019 for the B.C.Lions after carrying the ball 192 times for 1,004 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 games.He added 46 receptions for 341 yards and one receiving touchdown.The ?ve-foot-eight, 195-pound tailback spent his ?rst four CFL seasons in Edmonton (2013-2014, 2016-2017) where he was named a CFL all-star in 2014 after rushing for 852 yards, two touchdowns and making 17 catches for 182 yards and another touchdown.The Lions started to ?ll the void at running back by signing Shaquille Cooper.The ?ve-foot-10, 190-pound Cooper suited up in seven games over the last two seasons with the Edmonton Football Team, racking up 496 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 90 carries.He recorded a career-high 128 yards in a 26-0 win over Toronto in the 2019 season.The Associated Press Toronto Maple Leafs (10-2-1, ?rst in the North Division) vs.Montreal Canadiens (8-2-2, second in the North Division).The game will happen in Montreal on Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.BOTTOM LINE: The two best teams in the North Division face off when the Montreal Canadiens take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.The Canadiens are 8-2-2 against the rest of their division.Montreal is third in the NHL with 34.5 shots per game and is averaging 4.0 goals.The Maple Leafs are 10-2-1 in division play.Toronto averages 10.2 points per game to lead the NHL, recording 3.7 goals and 6.5 assists per game.Toronto beat Montreal 5-4 in the last meeting between these teams on Jan.13.William Nylander scored two goals for the Maple Leafs in the win and Josh Anderson scored two goals for the Canadiens in the loss.TOP PERFORMERS: Jeff Petry leads the Canadiens with 14 points, scoring six goals and registering eight assists.Nicholas Suzuki has eight assists over the last 10 games for Montreal.Mitchell Marner leads the Maple Leafs with 21 points, scoring six goals and adding 15 assists.Auston Matthews has 10 goals and two assists over the last 10 games for Toronto.LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 7-2- 1, averaging 3.9 goals, 5.8 assists, 5.6 penalties and 13.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game with a .917 save percentage.Maple Leafs: 8-1-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.6 assists, four penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while allowing 2.2 goals per game with a .921 save percentage.INJURIES: Canadiens: None listed.Maple Leafs: Jack Campbell: out (lower body), Travis Dermott: day to day (leg), Wayne Simmonds: out (wrist).Canada should consider hosting 2022 Winter Olympics, says Green Leader Annamie Paul Argos sign 1,000-yard rusher John White Canadiens and Maple Leafs face off SPORTS 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 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1 p.m.and 5 p.m.Sunday.For Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday\u2019s edition, email production@sherbrookerecord.com, call 819-569-4856 or fax 819-569-1187 (please call to con?rm transmission) between 9 a.m.and 5 p.m.the day prior to the day of publication.The Record cannot guarantee publication if another Record number is called.Rates: Please call for costs.RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES Hip fractures in elderly often lead to bad outcomes ASK THE DOCTORS By Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctors: Our grandmother, who is 91, fell and broke her left hip.She wound up needing a partial hip replacement.I\u2019ve read that hip fractures are dangerous for older adults.Can you explain why?Is she still at risk, even though the surgery went well?Dear Reader: A hip fracture is a serious and yet common outcome when an older adult has a fall.It occurs due to the progressive decrease in bone mass that often affects women and men as they age.Another risk for hip fracture is osteoporosis, a skeletal disease marked by a loss of bone density, which leaves bones porous, thin and brittle.Because of the hormonal changes that occur during menopause, women are at increased risk of developing osteoporosis.(Although it\u2019s more common in women, men can develop osteoporosis, as well.) These skeletal changes are re?ected in hospital records, which show that more than 300,000 adults over the age of 65 are admitted each year due to a hip fracture, nearly all the result of falling, usually sideways.Unfortunately, it\u2019s true that a hip fracture in older adults can contribute to poor outcomes, including an increased risk of death.A number of factors play a role.These include the age of the patient, their sex, and the health problems the person was living with before the fracture, such as cardiovascular, pulmonary or neurological issues; diabetes; declining cognition or frailty.Most hip fractures in older adults require surgery to restore mobility and to manage pain.This puts patients at risk for a range of post-surgical complications, including infection, blood clots in the lungs or legs, bedsores, urinary tract infection and pneumonia.Recovery for adults who are older or frail can take months.This often leads to further loss of muscle mass, which then increases the risk of a subsequent fall.Due to the length of recovery, a hip fracture also often leads to a decrease in independence.Following surgery, many patients are surprised to learn that physical therapy starts almost immediately.It\u2019s an important part of the recovery process.Not only does physical therapy help patients regain mobility, but it also helps prevent the more serious complications associated with being immobilized, such as infection, developing a blood clot or pneumonia.Proper nutrition, with adequate protein, also plays a role in recovery.So does occupational therapy.It keeps the patient mentally and emotionally engaged, and can lessen the risk of depression.One factor that can go overlooked, particularly among older adults, is pain management.It\u2019s crucial to an optimal recovery.Make sure your grandmother\u2019s pain levels are being clearly communicated, and that her health care providers are responding appropriately.It\u2019s useful for her to think of pain in terms of a scale of 1-to-10, and important for her to communicate to her doctors and nurses what she is experiencing.Unfortunately, many older adults won\u2019t return to their same level of activity and independence following a hip fracture.Your family should be prepared to make arrangements to get your grandmother the future help she will need.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.Owing to the volume of mail, personal replies cannot be provided.) WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 Today is the 41st day of 2021 and the 52nd day of winter.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1840, Britain\u2019s Queen Victoria married Prince Albert.In 1967, the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, establishing presidential succession, was rati?ed.In 1996, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated reigning world champion Garry Kasparov for the ?rst time in a game of chess.In 2005, North Korea publicly announced that it had produced nuclear weapons.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Charles Lamb (1775-1834), author; William Allen White (1868-1944), author/journalist; Boris Pasternak (1890-1960), author; Jimmy Durante (1893-1980), singer/ comedian; Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright; Robert Wagner (1930- ), actor; Mark Spitz (1950- ), swimmer; Greg Norman (1955- ), golfer; John Calipari (1959- ), basketball coach; George Stephanopoulos (1961- ), journalist; Laura Dern (1967- ), actress; Vince Gilligan (1967- ), TV writer/ producer; Elizabeth Banks (1974- ), actress; Uzo Aduba (1981- ), actress; Justin Gatlin (1982- ), sprinter; Emma Roberts (1991- ), actress; Chloe Grace Moretz (1997- ), actress.TODAY\u2019S FACT: Playwright Arthur Miller died exactly 56 years after his \u201cDeath of a Salesman\u201d opened in New York on this date in 1949.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1968, Peggy Fleming won the women\u2019s ?gure skating gold for the United States at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cI\u2019ve heard of nothing coming from nothing, but I\u2019ve never heard of absolutely nothing coming from hard work.\u201d - Uzo Aduba TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 9 - children Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had together.All married into royal houses in Europe.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Feb.4) and new moon (Feb.11).Datebook 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 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Page 9 Your Birthday WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 You\u2019ll be able to take on whatever comes your way.Your discipline and diligence will draw attention.Stand tall, be a good listener and know when to say no.It\u2019s time to be a leader and to focus on what you want to accomplish.This can be the year you accomplish your dreams.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - You can\u2019t please everyone, but you can make a difference.Follow your instincts, make decisions based on facts and pursue your goals with gusto.Romance is on the rise.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Be careful what you share and who you trust.Focus on getting things done instead of trying to convince others to help you.What you accomplish on your own will inspire you.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Express your ideas, accept criticism and make adjustments.Strive for perfection, and don\u2019t look back.Romance is favored.Now is the time to give it your all and to make progress.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Think twice before you upset a loved one.Choose your words carefully, and you\u2019ll avoid ending up in a precarious position.Take care of your responsibilities; say less and do more.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - You can get ahead if you take the right measures.Check online job postings, set up an interview or discuss your ideas and plans with someone who can help you make your dreams come true.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Try something new and exciting or revisit a hobby or pastime you used to enjoy.Taking a unique approach to how you interact with others will encourage better relationships.Protect your assets.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - You\u2019ll feel ill at ease around a partner, colleague or peer.Be prepared to counter anyone who tries to make you look bad.Take care of your responsibilities.You can come out ahead! VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Ask questions, verify information and consider how best to turn something you love to do into a pro?table pastime.Refuse to let a peer, friend or relative goad you into a debate.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Put your plan in motion.You\u2019ve got what it takes to push your way to the top if you are mindful of others, optimistic in your pursuits and fastidious in how you present your objective.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Hold off on making a change that you aren\u2019t fully prepared to put in play.Rethink your strategy, and you\u2019ll come up with a unique idea that will help prevent a dispute.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Do your own thing.You will reach your objective if you don\u2019t let anyone interfere with your plans.A change to how you handle money, approach work or take care of yourself will pay off.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - A unique twist to how you do things will give you a new lease on life.Move items around at home to free up space for a project you want to pursue.Don\u2019t argue with someone who never agrees with you.WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 It is well worth the slight risk by Phillip Alder Sting, an Englishman who went from being a high school teacher to a rock musician with The Police, said, \u201cA lot of people approach risk as if it\u2019s the enemy when it\u2019s really fortune\u2019s accomplice.\u201d Bridge players take risks all the time, some more iffy than others.But it is pleasing when a gamble pays off exactly as you had hoped.Look at the East hand in today\u2019s diagram.With neither side vulnerable, your partner opens two spades, showing a six-card suit and 5-10 high-card points.North overcalls three spades, a Michaels Cue-Bid promising at least 5-5 in hearts and either minor.What would you do now?Many experts these days use something called Leaping Michaels.North would jump to four clubs to show a heart-club two-suiter.North\u2019s hand is light for that action, but it gives a better description than a three-heart overcall.(A three-spade cue-bid would show a long solid minor and ask partner to bid three no-trump with a stopper in the opener\u2019s suit.) What should East do now?At Bridge Base Online, all ?ve Easts who faced this problem bid the \u201cobvious\u201d four spades.Then, when South advanced with ?ve hearts, everyone passed.West understandably led the spade ace, but declarer ruffed on the board, drew trumps and ran the clubs to win all 13 tricks.East should anticipate this happening and not bid four spades; instead, he should interpose with four diamonds.Yes, this lets South bid four hearts, but East will then compete with four spades.The big plus, of course, is that West will now know what to lead against ?ve hearts.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 Wednesday, February 10, 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 Wednesday, February 10, 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 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.Make your classi- add a photo for $10.per day.Deadline: 2 days before publication.Call 819-569- com 030 Property Wanted On this day: In 3641 BC, according to the calculations of the Mayans, the world was created.In AD 60 (traditional date), the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked at Malta.In 1763, Canada passed from French control into the British Empire with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.The treaty, which ended the Seven Years War, stripped France of all her possessions north of what became the United States, except for the islands of St-Pierre and Miquelon.Those islands, just south of Newfoundland, remain under French control.In 1802, Alexander Mackenzie was knighted for being ?rst to cross the North American continent by land, in 1793.In 1829, King\u2019s College, Fredericton - now the University of New Brunswick - was given a royal charter.In 1837, Russian poet and novelist Alexander Pushkin was killed in a duel.In 1840, Britain\u2019s Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.In 1841, Upper and Lower Canada were united as the Province of Canada, with Kingston as the capital.In 1846, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormons, left Illinois and began an exodus to the American West, now Utah.They were led by Brigham Young, newly elected as their leader.In 1870, the Young Women\u2019s Christian Association - YWCA - was formed.In 1890, Russian novelist Boris Pasternak, author of Dr.Zhivago, was born in Moscow.In 1906, Prince Rupert was chosen from 15,000 entries as the name of the Grand Trunk Railway\u2019s Paci?c terminal.Eleanor Macdonald of Winnipeg won $250 for suggesting the name.In 1933, the ?rst singing telegram was introduced by the Postal Telegraph Company in New York.In 1947, peace treaties between the Allies and some of the Axis powers were signed in Paris.Canada signed treaties with Italy, Romania, Hungary and Finland.In 1949, Arthur Miller\u2019s play \u201cDeath of a Salesman\u201d opened at Broadway\u2019s Morosco Theater with Lee J.Cobb as Willy Loman.In 1956, Wilbert Cof?n was hanged in Montreal for the murders of three American hunters, killed in the Gaspe in 1953.Many people believed he was innocent.In 1983, the federal government agreed in principle to allow the testing of American weapons over Canadian territory.In 1991, Peru\u2019s health minister reported at least 51 deaths from cholera.An epidemic later spread across South America.In 1992, Alex Haley, the author of \u201cRoots,\u201d died in Seattle at age 70.In 1992, an Indianapolis jury found former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson guilty of rape and other sex-related charges in a 1991 incident involving a beauty pageant contestant.In 1996, a machine scored its ?rst victory under classic chess tournament rules as an IBM computer called \u201cDeep Blue\u201d beat world champion Gary Kasparov.In 2003, Inderjit Singh Reyat pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people, and was sentenced to ?ve years in prison.He admitted to acquiring material for a bomb that police alleged caused the mid-air explosion.Reyat had completed a 10- year sentence for his role in a second bombing the same day that killed two baggage handlers at Japan\u2019s Narita airport.In January 2011, he was sentenced to nine years in prison for perjury.Reyat was convicted of lying at the trial of the two men who were accused and then acquitted of the Air India bombing.(In 2017, the Parole Board of Canada allowed him to leave a halfway house where he was required to stay following his release from prison in 2016.) In 2003, The World Health Organization\u2019s Beijing of?ce received an email describing a \u201cstrange contagious disease\u201d in Guangdong province that killed dozens within one week.The disease was later identi?ed as SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome.In 2004, France\u2019s National Assembly voted overwhelmingly to banish religious emblems such as Muslim headscarves, Jewish skullcaps and large Christian crosses from state schools, a measure meant to keep tensions between Muslim and Jewish minorities out of public classrooms.In 2004, Auditor General Sheila Fraser reported massive abuses in a federal sponsorship program run by the Public Works Department that funnelled cash to Quebec advertising agencies with close ties to the Liberal Party.Prime Minister Paul Martin ?red former public works minister Alfonso Gagliano as ambassador to Denmark and ordered an independent judicial inquiry into the scandal.In 2005, Prime Minister Paul Martin testi?ed at the Gomery inquiry into the sponsorship scandal, becoming the ?rst sitting prime minister to have appeared in public at an inquiry since 1873.In 2005, the engagement of Prince Charles and his longtime lover, Camilla Parker Bowles, was announced.(They married two months later.) In 2005, American playwright Arthur Miller, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for \u201cDeath of a Salesman,\u201d died at age 89.In 2009, a working U.S.commercial satellite and a derelict Russian satellite collided in space over Siberia, believed to be the ?rst-ever crash of two intact spacecraft in orbit.In 2011, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that in court cases where national security is an issue, the Federal Court alone, and not a trial judge, can decide what evidence can be kept secret.The issue arose in the high-pro?le terrorism case known as the Toronto 18, when Ontario Superior Court Justice Fletcher Dawson struck down provisions of the Canada Evidence Act.In 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal quashed the second-degree murder conviction of Tammy Marquardt, saying the Oshawa mother had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice.Marquardt, 38, spent 14 years in prison after she was convicted in 1995 of killing her toddler based in part on evidence from disgraced pathologist Dr.Charles Smith.The appeal court ordered a new trial but the Crown withdrew the charge on June 7.In 2014, Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly- haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers, died at her home near San Francisco.She was 85.In 2015, Jon Stewart, who turned his combination of biting and free-wheeling humour into an unlikely source of news and analysis for viewers of \u201cThe Daily Show,\u201d announced he was leaving as host after 16 years.His ?nal show was on Aug.6.(31-year-old South Africa comedian Trevor Noah was named his replacement.) In 2019, former politician, diplomat and longtime mental health advocate Michael Wilson died at 81.Wilson served for over a decade as the Progressive Conservative MP for the Toronto-area riding of Etobicoke Centre, including time as ?nance minister and minister of international trade under then prime minister Brian Mulroney.From March 2006 until October 2009, he served as Canada\u2019s ambassador to the United States.Former prime minister Stephen Harper, who appointed Wilson to the post in Washington, said he served Canada with \u201cexceptional skill and dedication.\u201d In 2019, actor Jan Michael Vincent died of cardiac arrest at his home in North Carolina.He was reported to be 74.He was best known for his role as helicopter pilot Stringfellow Hawke on the C-B-S hit show \u201cAirwolf,\u201d which ran from 1984 to 1986.In 2020, researchers with the University of Calgary and Royal Tyrrell Museum said they\u2019d identi?ed the ?rst new Canadian tyrannosaur species in 50 years.A paper published in the journal Cretaceous Research described the fearsome lizard - whose name means ``reaper of death\u2019\u2019\u2019 in Greek.In 2020, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Canadian military personnel in Kuwait.The Canadians were moved to Kuwait just hours before Iranian missiles were ?red at two Iraqi airbases housing Canadian, American and some coalition soldiers.In 2020, a U.S.sheriff\u2019s deputy ?led a lawsuit against the president of the Toronto Raptors.Alan Strickland said Masai Ujiri injured him at Oakland\u2019s Oracle Arena when the two got into an alleged shoving match following the Raptors\u2019 championship win.In 2020, Canadian epidemiologist Bruce Aylward led a team of World Health Organization experts in China to study the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.(The Canadian Press) Today in history 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 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Page 12 Dear Annie WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 Dear Annie: My stepmother is the epitome of a wicked stepmother.My sister and I are grown and have our own lives and families.Our father married \u201cMary.\u201d We believe it was out of loneliness.She is 15 years younger than him and has a drinking problem.She says the drinking is under control, but it is quite clear it isn\u2019t.She has a record for driving under the in?uence and for drug possession charges.Again, we were told it was all under control.My sister and I have been ignored, talked about, lied about and made to feel unwelcome in our dad\u2019s home.However, we put all that aside because our dad said he was happy and that she took care of him.We continued to try and get along with Mary.The problem is that he is seriously ill now after having his second stroke, and she is being very cruel and secretive with information and updates on our dad\u2019s health.She has said more than once, \u201cHe is my husband.\u201d So?He is and always will be my dad and my responsibility.I\u2019ve tried to explain that this not the time for childish drama; we need to come together and do what\u2019s best for our dad.But she slams the door in our face every time.I am not walking away from my dad.What is the resolution here?When our dad gets out of the hospital, he does not need this.What do I do?- Emotionally Drained Dear Emotionally Drained: First, I am very sorry about your dad\u2019s stroke.May his recovery and rehabilitation be easy.Second, I\u2019m sorry to hear that your relationship with your stepmother is so strained.You don\u2019t deserve to be treated rudely, and \u201cMary\u201d does not own your father.However, let\u2019s take a look at who\u2019s being childish here.You\u2019ve labeled Mary a \u201cwicked stepmother,\u201d cite her history of addiction as a moral failing and fault her for wanting to take care of her husband.I agree with you.It\u2019s time to set aside the dramatics and focus on what matters here - your dad\u2019s health.If you\u2019re willing to own where you\u2019ve been at fault in this not-so-happily ever after, your \u201cwicked\u201d stepmom might do the same.However, if your stepmom continues to keep her husband from his children, that could constitute abusive behavior.Your best option would be to ?nd an attorney to advise you on your options.Dear Annie: I\u2019d like to comment on the letter from \u201cWedding Woes,\u201d where the husband of the disabled daughter is not invited to the wedding.This is wrong on every level.But if the daughter really wants to go, perhaps her husband could assist her with the arrangements and travel but not attend the wedding.(Perhaps her mom could take over during the ceremony and reception.) Then the daughter and her husband could enjoy a few days on vacation and turn a \u201cchallenging\u201d trip into something fun.The wedding only lasts a couple of hours, but the fun vacation memories could last a lifetime.- Making the Best of It Dear Making the Best of It: Thank you for your letter and the advice to take a possibly distressing event and make it work for everyone.When life gives you lemons make some lemonade and enjoy.\u201cAsk Me Anything: A Year of Advice From Dear Annie\u201d is out now! Annie Lane\u2019s debut book - featuring favorite columns on love, friendship, family and etiquette - is available as a paperback and e-book.Visit http://www.creatorspublishing.com for more information.Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.Closing the book on childish behaviour 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 "]