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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 School board swears in new commissioner Page 5 Daycare directors address worker shortage Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Monday, May 3, 2021 News quiz for local students Active cases continue to decline in Quebec By Gordon Lambie In what Health Minister Christian Dubé referred to on Sunday as an encouraging tendency, the rate of new cases remained fairly stable in Quebec over the weekend.The Province of Quebec reported 1,006 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday which, coupled with 1,101 from Saturday and 1041 from Friday, brought the total number of people infected to 351,880.Due to the higher number of people classi?ed as \u201crecovered,\u201d the number of active cases declined by more than 500 over the weekend to 9,425.There were nine new deaths, increasing the total since the start of the pandemic to 10,942, and the number of people in hospital for reasons linked to the virus and in intensive care both went down.Hospitalizations fell by 49 between Thursday and Sunday, going from 623 to 574, and ICU admissions decreased by eight, going from 165 to 157.In the Eastern Townships 50 new cases were reported on Friday, followed by 62 on Saturday and 40 on Sunday.Despite those relatively high numbers, however, the number of active cases in the region actually went down slightly, going from 443 to 431.As of Sunday\u2019s report, there were 147 active cases in Sherbrooke, 140 in the Granit sub-region (focused around Lac-Mégantic), 50 in the Haute- Yamaska, 31 in the Haut-Saint-François, 19 in the Val Saint-François, 18 in the Coaticook area, 17 in Pommeraie (Lac- brome, Cowansville, Bedford), eight in Memphrémagog, and no active cases in the Des Sources area.Despite Sherbrooke\u2019s slightly higher 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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MICHAEL BORIERO The winner of the quiz prize, Abygail Boudreau (right), a grade 6 student at Princess Elizabeth Elementary School.She is standing next to her brother, Jake, who helped her answer the questions.Record Staff Since January The Record has been testing the knowledge of young people in the Townships by publishing a quiz each week with ?ve questions related to news that appeared the week before in the paper.Students who participated and answered the questions were entered into a draw to win a 16-GB Fire tablet.This month\u2019s winner is Abygail, a student at Princess Elizabeth Elementary School.Abygail participated in The Record\u2019s ?nal quiz last week.She also had some help from her younger brother Jake.Together they were able to answer every question correctly.This concludes the newspaper\u2019s Amazon Fire Tablet contest.The four lucky winners did an impressive job with the quiz, getting all the answers right and proving they are up to date with the news in the region.Below are the questions and answers from last week\u2019s quiz.The Record would like to thank all of the participants and congratulate the winners.Last week\u2019s questions and answers 1) Why did Cegep de Sherbrooke students protest on Friday afternoon?Answer: They were voicing their concerns about environmental negligence and ?nancial instability.2) What have golf clubs noticed this year?Answer: A signi?cant increase in memberships especially in the younger population.3) How many people who die in hospital become organ donors?Answer: Only slightly more than one per cent.4) What award did Ferme Morine receive from the Quebec Dairy Producers?Answer: The gold medal or Lait\u2019xcellent OR 2020.5) Who did Steve Gosselin work for in the Eastern Townships?Answer: Sherbrooke Expos, Phoenix, Canadiens, Hockey Estrie and Champlain College.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, May 3, 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: MAINLY CLOUDY HIGH OF 11 LOW OF 7 TUESDAY: CLOUDY HIGH OF 16 LOW OF 12 WEDNESDAY: PERIODS OF RAIN HIGH OF 17 LOW OF 4 THURSDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 13 LOW OF 0 FRIDAY: CLOUDY PERIODS HIGH OF 14 LOW OF 2 For Rachel Revsncio, her partner Francois Turcotte and their children, who operate Canoe & Co.(kayak/canoe SUP excursions) along the Missisquoi River during the summer months, the desire to see the riverbanks and roadsides as clean and maintained as possible goes beyond the desire to promote the beauty of the landscape in which they operate.\u201cWe are living in such a beautiful and picturesque part of the world,\u201d said Revsncio, \u201cit is necessary that we do our part to keep it beautiful for all to enjoy.\u201d On April 24, Revsncio and Turcotte, along with coworkers, family and 15 volunteer Filipino machinist workers from the Estrie Region joined together for a three-hour clean up of the well travelled stretch of the Missisquoi River bank and roadsides along Route 243 in Potton.Revsincio, a Phillipine native started implicating the Filipino community in Estrie in the clean up initiative last fall when the group did a 12 km river clean up for a cause.The group wishes to participate annually in this project, as \u201cBayanihan\u201d is a core essence of the Filipino culture in initiating helping out one\u2019s neighbour as a community working together to accomplish a task.\u201cMy children and I always do a river clean up each spring,\u201d said Revsincio.\u201cI took the opportunity to try to initiate participation in the fun and worthwhile event in cleaning up from our home through to the \u201cwelcome sign\u201d in Mansonville,\u201d she added.The Filipino workers who participated live in Sherbrooke, Magog, Valcourt and Drummondville.They are machinists and mechanics who work for the following companies: Verbom, G.E.Gilbert, Mag-Express, Contraceptomec Magog, Engrenage Sherbrooke, Service, Entretien O.Hainault Sherbrooke, Laser Datoph Inc.Once the roadside had been completed, Turcotte arranged for the group to get into canoes in Mansonville and while paddling south back to the Canoe & Co.property, the group cleaned up garbage along the riverbank as well.In total, 23 large bags of garbage as well as three car tires were collected by the group along the roadside and riverbank.This initiative was only one of the clean ups planned by the group.Upcoming 12-20 km river clean ups through May are being organized and are always done with safety regarding weather and water levels.Potton Municipal Council member, Jason Ball stopped by the day of the clean up to snap a few photos.\u201cAs council representative on Potton\u2019s environmental committee, I was so impressed at the joy seen on the faces of these volunteers as they worked and could not believe how thorough their efforts were,\u201d said Ball.\u201cThe group truly gave meaning to the old adage that many hands make light work.The environment committee normally organizes a roadside clean up each year,\u201d Ball shared.\u201cDue to the Covid pandemic, this has not happened yet this year, so the effort of this group of volunteers is a wonderful gift to our community.\u201d PHOTOS COURTESY Canoe & Co.initiates Missisquoi River clean-up Mable Hastings The Scoop 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, May 3, 2021 Page 3 Local News According to Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe, the government recognizes the worker shortage has persisted for several years.active case count, the situation in the Granit sub-region, was one of the most dire not just in the townships but across the entire province on Sunday, when seen in relation to its population.At 656.9 cases per 100,000 people, the level of infection in the sector has now surpassed that of the neighbouring Beauce region, which has been under special control measures for more than a month to help contain spread.Information from last Thursday pointed to the communities of Lac Mégantic and Saint Ludger as being particular hot spots, although updated information on the cases in individual municipalities is not updated by Public Health on the weekends.In light of the severity of the situation in the area, the CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie \u2013 CHUS announced the opening of a weekend testing centre in Lac Mégantic for the next three weeks.There was one new death in the Townships over the weekend as a result of COVID-19, reported on Friday.There were 20 local hospitalizations as of Sunday, and six people in intensive care.Vaccination appointments open up today, May 3, for all those 45-49 years old across Quebec.Appointments will be opened for those 40-44 years of age on Wedensday of this week, with 35- 39 year olds being added on Friday.A total of 3,218,214 doses had been administered as of Sunday morning, accounting for 36.8 per cent of the province\u2019s population.Covid update CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 By Michael Boriero The provincial government has promised to invest $64 million into training and retaining quali?ed educators in childcare services, combatting a signi?cant worker shortage, but people within the network want to see a deeper, more fundamental change.The investment, according to Isis Dostie, executive director at the Centre de la Petite Enfance (CPE) l\u2019Oiseau d\u2019or in Lennoxville, is necessary, especially with 51,000 children on daycare waiting lists.The problem, though, is the low wages and stressful environment.Dostie believes that the government is speci?cally avoiding the wage issue.It\u2019s a good effort, she told The Record, but early childhood educators have demanded better salaries for years and they have not seen any increase.\u201cThey want to put money towards training people, but after that we won\u2019t be able to retain them because salaries aren\u2019t very attractive,\u201d Dostie explained, adding that the amount of work heaped onto the shoulders of young educators is turning them away from CPEs.The l\u2019Oiseau d\u2019or has eight educators, a cook and an administration team.They are all working double time these days, adhering to COVID-19 health and safety measures, and ensuring children are comfortable.But they also wear many hats.Although Dostie is more behind the scenes, she needed to replace her cook on Friday morning.She said everyone working at the CPE makes certain sacri?ces, ?lling in gaps wherever they need extra hands.She added that it\u2019s unlikely anyone will be able to take time off.\u201cI don\u2019t even know if I\u2019ll be able to give people vacation time this summer,\u201d said Dostie.She cannot afford to lose any personnel, even for just a few days.According to Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe, the government recognizes the worker shortage has persisted for several years.It was made worse by the pandemic, he said in a press release, but the investment will allow the network to rebuild its workforce.\u201cThey will make it possible to signi?cantly increase the pool of quali?ed educators to meet the crying needs in child care services, in addition to supporting the development of new spaces for Quebec families,\u201d said Lacombe.There are seven measures layered into the investment.The government is offering paid work-study training for 2,400 educators over a three year period, which is bolstered by $45 million.And $11.6 million towards scholarships for students.They are also pouring $5 million into stimulating the profession and increasing enrolment.The rest of the funds will be used to implement a certi?cation service, improve the attractiveness of early childhood education programs, and create intensive training programs.CPE Panda Executive Director Helene Corbeil agrees with the investment, However, she is also on the same page as Dostie.Educators need more recognition from the government, Corbeil said.She started to feel the worker shortage a couple of years ago.It was before the pandemic, she re?ected, and employees needed to cancel their vacations because they were extremely shorthanded.They even started to hire unquali?ed people to meet growing demands.\u201cWe have no choice but to take people who aren\u2019t trained and train them ourselves, so we\u2019re even more overworked,\u201d said Corbeil.\u201cMoney is great, but we need to see how they invest it to really help the worker shortage.\u201d Myriam Lapointe-Gagnon, creator and spokesperson for #Maplaceautravail, a Facebook group dedicated to raising awareness about the shortage of spaces and workers in daycare across Quebec, said called the investment a \u201cstep in the right direction.\u201d However, she doesn\u2019t think it is enough to address the current crisis.Lapointe-Gagnon said that the government made educators more frustrated, as they failed to strike the heart the of the problem.Families are discouraged every day when it comes to these services, she said.\u201cThe parents have to choose which ones will lose their job,\u201d said Lapointe- Gagnon.\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of violence, there\u2019s a lot of stress in the homes right now, and the children are paying for it.\u201d The cost of living is going up, she explained, and yet early childhood educators are stuck with a \u201cmiserable salary.\u201d The past year has been stressful for CPEs, as well as at-home daycares, she said, they needed to manage parents\u2019 stress.They needed to respect restrictions and if a child was sick in the daycare, everyone needed to quarantine for two weeks, Lapointe-Gagnon continued.This profession is also comprised mostly of women, she said, and they continue to be ignored.She is grateful for the government stepping in, but she wants them to re-evaluate how to treat workers in the childcare services network.Educators are quitting because they feel unappreciated, Lapointe-Gagnon added, they could make more working at a supermarket.\u201cThey were all at risk, these women, and they did everything to support the families during the crisis and nobody cares about them,\u201d said Lapointe- Gagnon.Quebec needs to do more to address worker shortage, say daycare directors Isis Dostie, executive director of CPE l\u2019Oiseau d\u2019or in Lennoxville MICHAEL BORIERO 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, May 3, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL As social development minister, Dryden was tasked with enacting then-prime minister Paul Martin\u2019s 2003 election campaign promise to establish a $5 billion national child care program with the participation of all 10 provinces.6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 819-821-3179 E-MAIL: 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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 It\u2019s not just because of a possible play-off match-up between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens that Ken Dryden\u2019s name is in the news.He did happen to be in goal in April 1979 when the Habs swept the second round series on their way to a fourth consecutive Stanley Cup.The inal game against the New York Rangers was also Dryden\u2019s inal as a professional hockey player.Dryden went on to become a best-selling author, president of the Toronto Maple Leafs, a Liberal MP and the father of Canada\u2019s irst national daycare program, a mere seven years after Quebec had shifted the parenting paradigm with its $5 a day system.As social development minister, Dryden was tasked with enacting then-prime minister Paul Martin\u2019s 2003 election campaign promise to establish a $5 billion national child care program with the participation of all 10 provinces.Dryden had managed, to use hockey talk, to run up a string of wins, signing deals with all provinces just before the Liberal minority government fell in a non-conidence vote in November 2005.Stephen Harper\u2019s Conservatives won a minority in the January election and promptly cancelled the Liberals\u2019 daycare program, replacing it with $100 a month per child payment to eligible parents.Martin recalled Harper\u2019s killing of the child care program in the cradle with barely disguised bitterness.\u201cThe Conservatives cancelled an existing, operating child care plan that \u2026 was under way.It was no mere promise.It was delivered within two years.\u201d Added Dryden, dryly: \u201cThis got done - and then it got undone.\u201d Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland saluted the Liberals\u2019 previous efforts in the budget speech announcing a $30 billion/ive year national program: \u201cI was two years old when the Royal Commission on the Status of Women (1970) urged Canada to establish a universal system of early learning and child care.My mother was one of Canada\u2019s redoubtable second wave of feminists who fought - and outside Quebec, failed - to make that recommendation a reality.\u201cA generation after that, Paul Martin and Ken Dryden tried again.This half- century of struggle is a testament to the dificulty and complexity of the task.But this time, we\u2019re going to do it.\u201d If you know a bit about Freeland\u2019s mother, Halyna Chomiak, you might understand her daughter\u2019s determination to see this through.Her 2007 obituary notes: \u201cShe was a lawyer, activist, teacher, community organizer, bookstore founder, cooperative housing pioneer, politician, student, and international legal reformer.\u201d One of the \u201cinluencers\u201d the Royal Commission mentioned above saluted was Laura Sabia, the Montreal-born teacher and journalist who was the irst chairperson of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women.Sabia\u2019s son Michael, former head of Bell Canada and the Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec, is now Freeland\u2019s deputy minister of inance.Two children of passionate feminist activists found themselves with the power and the pursestrings to help make their mothers\u2019 dreams come true, at least as far as child care is concerned.Then there\u2019s the pioneering feminist - and mother of four - who changed the daycare landscape in Canada, former Parti Québecois premier and minister of multiple portfolios, including inance, Pauline Marois.In 1997, Marois fought for and established the centres de la petite enfance (CPE) program that was the inspiration for the federal Liberals 20 years ago and Chrystia Freeland and company today.Marois recalled in an interview a few years ago how she met resistance at the time from colleagues who believed the state had no place in the nursery schools of the nation.In her budget speech, Freeland, mother of three children, thanked \u201cthe visionary leaders of Quebec, in particular the feminists of Quebec, who have shown the rest of Canada the way forward.\u201d Last week, Marois returned the favour.While noting their political differences, she applauded Freeland for her determination in making daring decisions.\u201cI believe the fact she is a woman and that she calls herself a feminist tipped the scales on the side of childcare services.\u201d As we mark Mother\u2019s Day, it may be worth noting how crucial a role mothers have played in nurturing Canada\u2019s progress in child care.Not forgetting, of course, papa Ken Dryden.Mothers (and Ken Dryden) nurtured Canada\u2019s advances in child care 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.Peter Black Letters DEAR EDITOR: Our friends, the bees, are in decline.They are vital for food production, and there is a simple way to help them out.For the month of May, leave a portion of your lawn uncut to create a patch of clover, for the bees to feed on.REGARDS, PHIL TAYLOR LENNOXVILLE 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, May 3, 2021 Page 5 By Matthew McCully During last week\u2019s Eastern Townships School Board (ETSB) council of commissioners meeting, the board welcomed new parent commissioner Eliza McKnight.She will represent parents on the special education advisory committee (SEAC).McKnight replaces Ryan Darwin, who resigned his seat in February.Appalachian Teachers\u2019 Association President Megan Seline brought a number of questions to the board during last Tuesday evening\u2019s meeting.In recent months the ETSB changed the deeds of establishment at Waterloo Elementary, leaving the door open to explore the possibility of offering Secondary 1 at the school.Seline asked the board on Tuesday whether Waterloo would have a Secondary 1 at the school next year.ETSB Chairman Michael Murray replied no.Next, Seline confronted the board about its decision to pivot to online learning the day of the April 14 strike action, a move that was highly criticized by unions as using pandemic emergency measures to counter the disruption imposed by the strike.In hindsight, Seline asked, what would the board do differently?Murray said it was a complex question, and the board would take it under advisement and get back to Seline.The union president then asked what funds, if any, were available to the board to cover Covid-related costs.Murray said the board was told it would be reimbursed afterwards; pointing out it is an open-ended operation with costs still being incurred at the moment.Given the limited accessibility of vaccination appointments, Seline asked if the board could request vaccination be done in schools for teachers.Murray said the ETSB made the request two-and-a-half months ago, to no avail.He added that he believes the local health authority hasn\u2019t yet reached a point where they are able to do that, but they should be able to soon.Seline then asked about the potentially toxic grey and blue SNN200642 masks, distributed in schools.She wondered which schools had them, and how the ETSB planned to address potential teacher health issues related touse of the masks.Murray was under the impression only secondary schools had been given the masks, and they have since been recovered and put into containers to prevent exposure to toxicity.\u201cSo far, we have no indication there were, or are, any consequences from when they were in use,\u201d the chairman said.Seline\u2019s ?nal question, covered in a previous article in The Record, was on behalf of a trans student asking the ETSB to consider the use of the they/them pronoun in board correspondence in an effort to be more inclusive.Murray dismissed the request, leaning on the importance of educators maintaining proper grammar.The chairman, however, in a later statement, gave his comment context.According to Murray, his intention was to explain that the pronoun conversation seemed trivial compared to the choices made by the board, which he said clearly respects all orientations.Washrooms in the new school in Drummondville will be gender non-speci?c, Murray pointed out, and as older schools are renovated, wherever the structures permit,the board is converting to gender non- speci?c washrooms.\u201cI believe actions speak louder than words,\u201d Murray commented.ETSB Director General Michel Soucy\u2019s monthly report was brief and to the point, explaining that because of ongoing collective agreement negotiations, disruptions in services are possible.Soucy said while the disruptions may cause inconveniences, the board always puts student and staff safety ?rst when making decisions.During committee reports, audit committee announced that 12 ETSB elementary schools will be involved in Phase A of the Ecoenergetic project.Ayer\u2019s Cliff, Butler, Cookshire, Heroes\u2019 Memorial, Knowlton Academy, Mansonville, North Hatley, Parkview, Sawyerville,Saint-Francis, Sunnyside and Sutton Elementary will be getting an energy ef?ciency makeover, including an upgrade of the heating/cooling systems.Educational Services committee pointed out that there is a lot of funding available for projects, and is looking for ways to help schools, many of which don\u2019t have the time or resources to write grants and apply.\u201cWe could be taking advantage of that,\u201d commissioner Mary Kirby said, adding it would be a worthwhile project for the board to support centrally.Bus purchases were again the topic in transportation committee.New busses will be in for the coming school year, Commissioner Gary Holiday pointed out, adding the government wants more electric busses on roads.\u201cNext year there will be more electric busses purchased,\u201d Holiday said, but at the moment there is only one Canadian supplier, so addressing maintenance and repairs is still an issue that needs to be looked at.In some cases there are electric busses sitting off the road for two weeks at a time, Holiday said.Massey-Vanier was the topic of some conversation at last week\u2019s meeting.Because of the government-imposed 20-minute recess elementary schools needed to add to their schedules last year, there are eight or nine busses worth of MVHS students waiting outside for extended periods.Fixing the problem would require restructuring the schedules at MVHS.Since it is a shared campus with Val-des-Cerfs service centre, unless they changed as well, there would be chaos in the school, with bells ringing every 15 minutes.Chairman Murray pointed out that in this day and age, ringing bells to change classrooms could be done away with.\u201cWhy don\u2019t we start with that?\u201d he asked.Reporting on the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA), Murray said the Bill 40 challenge concluded, but a ruling isn\u2019t expected for some months.Murray drew attention to strike action involving professionals last week, and support staff planned May 4.\u201cWe depend on what the government decides to tell us,\u201d Murray said, regarding collective agreement negotiations.\u201cIt\u2019s only members of the treasury board.There is no input at all from the education side.\u201d During commissioner comments, there was a discussion about trying to ?gure out what could be done with the thousands of discarded masks from schools.The board agreed it is an issue that needs to be resolved, but there is no solution to offer yet.Record Staff Jean Boulet, Quebec\u2019s Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity, announced over the weekend that the minimum wage in the province is now $13.50 per hour, or $10.80 for those working jobs with tips.This represents an increase of 40 cents from the previous rate.\u201cAs the current state of the health crisis has repercussions on the entire labor market, we have taken these issues into consideration to determine the increase this year,\u201d Boulet said.\u201cThis increase allows us to reduce poverty without harming the competitiveness of businesses, our objective being that everyone can participate in our collective enrichment.\u201d The new rate is 50 per cent of the average hourly wage in Quebec.Despite Boulet\u2019s positivity about the change, the local committee of the world march of women (MMF- Estrie) held a demonstration at the corner of King West and Jacques Cartier Streets in Sherbrooke on Saturday to argue that the change is not enough.\u201cThere are around 260,000 people paid at minimum wage (in Quebec), but this number increases to over 800,000 people for those between the minimum wage and an hourly rate of $15.00,\u201d Said Manon Brunelle, regional co-spokesperson for the MMF-Estrie committee and coordinator of Illusion Emploi de l\u2019Estrie.\u201cWomen are in the majority in this category, holding low-wage, precarious and part-time jobs.\u201c According to the press release issued alongside the announcement, there are 287,000 minimum wage workers in Quebec, 164,700 of which are women.Arguing that an insuf?cient minimum wage leaves people in a variety of circumstances vulnerable to poverty and a range of social and societal consequences that go along with it, the protestors called for an increase to or beyond $15 per hour.\u201cWe would like to remind governments that the post-covid economic recovery must also be social, feminist and a substantial increase in the minimum wage to $15 would be a step in the right direction,\u201d the committee added in a written statement.School board swears in new commissioner Quebec raises minimum wage Jean Boulet, Quebec Minister of Labour THE CANADIAN PRESS/GRAHAM HUGHES 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, May 3, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record 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, May 3, 2021 Page 7 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY 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email production@sherbrookerecord.com or call 819-569-4856 between 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 MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 Today is the 123rd day of 2021 and the 45th day of spring.TODAY\u2019S HISTORY: In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city.In 1921, West Virginia approved the ?rst state sales tax.In 1973, construction was completed on Chicago\u2019s Sears Tower (later renamed the Willis Tower), the tallest building in the world at the time.In 2006, the jury in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, convicted of conspiracy in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, recommended a sentence of life in prison.TODAY\u2019S BIRTHDAYS: Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), statesman/ philosopher; Golda Meir (1898-1978), Israeli prime minister; Bing Crosby (1903-1977), singer/actor; Pete Seeger (1919-2014), singer-songwriter; Sugar Ray Robinson (1921-1989), boxer; James Brown (1933-2006), singer-song- writer; Frankie Valli (1934- ), singer; Greg Gumbel (1946- ), sportscaster; Amy Ryan (1969- ), actress; Bobby Cannavale (1970- ), actor; Christina Hendricks (1975- ), actress; Dule Hill (1975- ), actor; Eric Church (1977- ), singer-songwriter; Cheryl Burke (1984- ), dancer.TODAY\u2019S FACT: Residents of Washington, D.C., did not receive the right to vote in presidential elections until the 23rd Amendment was passed in 1961.TODAY\u2019S SPORTS: In 1987, Julius \u201cDr.J\u201d Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers played his ?nal game, ?nishing with 30,026 points, 10,525 rebounds and 5,176 assists in his professional basketball (ABA and NBA) career.TODAY\u2019S QUOTE: \u201cThe ?rst method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.\u201d - Niccolo Machiavelli, \u201cThe Prince\u201d TODAY\u2019S NUMBER: 1,353 - height (in feet) of the Willis Tower Skydeck, making it the highest public viewing area in the United States.TODAY\u2019S MOON: Last quarter moon (May 3).Datebook ASK THE DOCTORS By Eve Glazier, M.D., and Elizabeth Ko, M.D.Dear Doctor: This year for the kids\u2019 summer vacation, we\u2019re renting a cabin up in the mountains.My question is, what kind of a ?rst-aid kit should I put together?We will be there a week.We have three very busy boys, who are 8, 11 and 13, and a 4-year-old girl.Dear Reader: It\u2019s a great idea to pack a ?rst-aid kit whenever you travel.And with four active children running around in an unfamiliar home and in the great outdoors for a week, it\u2019s important to be prepared for a range of emergencies.Pre-packaged kits are available for sale, or you can easily put together a kit tailored to the needs of your family.Use a waterproof container large enough to store everything you\u2019ll need, and make a checklist to keep things organized.It\u2019s also helpful to get local medical information from the landlord, including the location and contact information for the nearest pharmacy and urgent care center.As for what to pack, start with any prescription medications or products your family uses.Bring enough for the trip, plus a few extra days in case plans change.Pack prescription meds in their original containers, which include the patient\u2019s name, dosage instructions and information about re?lls.If you\u2019ve got spares of prescription glasses, bring those along, too, just in case.If someone in the family uses a hearing aid, don\u2019t forget extra batteries.If someone in the family has a chronic condition, such as diabetes or a serious allergy, consider a medical alert bracelet.You\u2019ll most likely be dealing with a range of minor medical situations.These include sunburn, insect bites, rashes, scrapes, cuts, sprains, upset stomachs, nausea, headaches, coughs and colds, and diarrhea.That means packing acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin for pain and in?ammation; antihistamines for anyone with an allergy; over-the-counter meds for nausea and motion sickness (this last one you might want to keep at the ready while driving); and also antacids for too-adventurous eating.Just in case, bring cold and ?u meds for both children and adults.For wound care, you\u2019ll need an assortment of adhesive bandages, as well as antibiotic ointment for cuts, scrapes and burns.Elastic wraps, plus safety pins or other closures, will help with ankle, wrist and knee sprains.Hopefully, you won\u2019t need them, but gauze rolls and 2- and 4-inch pads (plus adhesive tape to secure them) will take care of larger injuries.You\u2019ll want hydrogen peroxide to clean all sizes of wounds.In the lotion category, you\u2019ll want to bring plenty of sunscreen, calamine lotion for run-ins with poison oak or poison ivy, hydrocortisone cream to deal with the itch from rashes, and aloe vera gel to soothe a sunburn.You\u2019ll never regret packing bug spray, but, again, be sure to get products that are appropriate for both children and adults.Useful tools include tweezers for splinters and bee stings, round-tipped scissors for cutting gauze and bandages to size, a thermometer, and antiseptic wipes to keep in a pocket or backpack.If anyone in the family has a severe allergy, you\u2019ll need an EpiPen or other type of epinephrine auto-injector.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.) How to make the perfect ?rst-aid kit Karen TAYLOR June 8, 1960 - April 24, 2021 At the Hotel- Dieu Hospital ( C H U S ) , S h e r b r o o k e , on Saturday, April 24, 2021, Karen Ann Taylor of Cleveland, Quebec; in her 61st year.The loving and devoted mother of Kyle Sutherland and Robyn Sutherland, both of Calgary.Also survived by her partner Tim Phelan of Calgary; sister Katherine (Gary McCormick) of Lennoxville, brothers Berkeley of Montreal, Scott (Carolyn Sharp) of Elora, and Michael (Amy Taylor) of Hamilton.Loving aunt of Kieran McCormick and Addison Taylor.Dear daughter of the late Bruce Taylor and the late Maureen (nee Kent).Karen will be dearly missed by all of her family and her many friends who will remember her friendship, generosity, compassion, and wonderful sense of humour.Our lives were enriched by knowing her.Special thanks to all the staff at the Wales Home for their dedicated and compassionate care for Karen over the past three years.At Karen\u2019s request, there will be no service.Private interment to follow.In lieu of ?owers, donations to the Wales Home (Cleveland, Quebec) or the SPCA would be appreciated by the family.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, MAY 3, 2021 When obstacles appear, be innovative, and you\u2019ll ?nd a way to outmaneuver anything or anyone who gets in your way.Step outside your comfort zone and focus on getting things done.Make changes for the right reasons.Don\u2019t let anyone bully you.Moderation and practicality will be key.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Take care of responsibilities without complaining.Don\u2019t exaggerate or make unrealistic promises.Control your emotions to avoid coming across as erratic or unprofessional.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Listen and observe.Keep your plans to yourself.An opportunity looks inviting but will require your undivided attention.Don\u2019t take on more than you can handle.Focus on what\u2019s important.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Charm coupled with intelligence will help you win support.Take a unique approach to whatever you do.Take matters into your own hands and show off your leadership skills.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Be careful how you handle others.Don\u2019t reveal your intentions, or someone will try to take charge.Invest time and money in your skills, and nurture relationships with important people.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - You will pick up valuable information if you sign up for a course, talk things over with a friend, relative or colleague or connect with someone who can help you expand your horizons.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Look for a way to improve your surroundings without going into debt.Don\u2019t get involved in a joint venture that is risky or expensive.Avoid indulgence.Do the work yourself.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Personal problems will mount if you are honest about your feelings and desires.Deal with demanding people without hesitation.It\u2019s time to set the record straight.Stick to the truth.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - You\u2019ll have some good ideas.Refuse to let someone interfere with your plans.An affordable, straightforward approach will ensure success.It\u2019s time to make some long overdue changes.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - Take charge and be responsible for your happiness.Make a lifestyle change that will help eliminate unnecessary debt and set your mind at ease.Love and romance are on the rise.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Look at the logistics and cost of a planned project.Don\u2019t get into an argument with a friend, relative or neighbor over something you cannot change.Focus on self-improvement.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - You are overdue for a change, but before you make a move, consider what you could be giving up.Time is on your side, and using reason and intelligence will prevent you from making a mistake.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Be a good listener, and verify the information you receive before passing it along.An opportunity will have hidden rami?cations that need adjusting before you move forward.Work alone, if you can.MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 It is best to be both good and lucky By Phillip Alder Ernest Hemingway wrote in a letter to F.Scott Fitzgerald, \u201cThe good parts of a book may be only something a writer is lucky enough to overhear or it may be the wreck of his whole damn life - and one is as good as the other.\u201d Many say that it is better to be lucky than good, but at the bridge table and in sporting arenas, the better one plays, the more favorable breaks seem to come one\u2019s way.In today\u2019s deal, North-South reach six spades.How should South play after West leads the diamond queen?Three spades was a game-invitational limit raise showing an eight-loser hand with four or more trumps.South, with a four-loser hand (remember that you deduct one loser for a known 10-card or better ?t), bid what he thought he could make.Six spades is a fair contract, needing an opponent to have a singleton spade king or the defender with the double- ton spade king to have at most two clubs.If only dummy had held a third heart, there would have been fewer problems.After winning with the diamond ace, South cashed the spade ace, getting the good news (no 3-0 break) and the bad news (no singleton king).He took his two heart tricks, led a diamond to dummy\u2019s king, ruffed the last diamond, cashed the club ace and played a club to dummy\u2019s king.With the partial elimination complete, declarer gave West his trump trick.South\u2019s luck was in: West had to return a red-colored card, permitting declarer to ruff on the board (the shorter-trump hand) and to sluff his losing club.The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, May 3, 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, May 3, 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, May 3, 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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He is listed as a child sex offender! My son\u2019s younger son just turned 5, and I worry because my son keeps saying he wants to visit his oldest so the brothers can bond.I am also heartbroken, since I helped raise my oldest grandson and he was a very sweet child.Should I tell my son or keep quiet?- Heartbroken Dear Heartbroken: I understand your shock and hurt.You have to tell your son about this.Your oldest grandson should not be anywhere near children, including his younger brother.Since you helped raise him, reach out to him and make sure that he is in treatment and has a great psychiatrist.Dear Annie: I am a 74-year-old woman.I have two sisters, both of whom are older than me.I just had a heart attack in February.Since then, I have not heard from either one.Not even a hello.I\u2019m not asking for sympathy, but they don\u2019t even ask how I am doing.It has been hard at times.I am going to cardiac rehab, which I know will help in time.The thing that bothers me the most is that I see them on Facebook sending comments to others who are ill.And birthday wishes.I have sent them birthday wishes and called or sent get well wishes.What should I do?- Feeling Hurt Dear Hurt: I\u2019m glad you are on the mend and taking the necessary steps to better your health.Sometimes we are looking for sympathy, love and kindness from others when we really need to give all of that to ourselves.Be kind to yourself and your body ?rst.Then call your sisters and tell them how much you miss them.Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.140 Professional Services INTERIOR PAINTING Top quality work.Also drywall patching.Many years of experience.Call Lee at 819-239-3590.LENNOXVILLE PLUMBING Domestic repairs and water reiners.Call Norman Walker at 819- 563-1491.275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.819-837-2680.290 Articles for Sale Make your clas- siied stand out, add a photo for $10.per day.Deadline: 2 days before publication.Drop by our ofice in Sherbrooke or Knowlton.819- 569-9525.clas- sad@ sherbrook- erecord.com 100 Job Opportunities PRESS HELPER N E E D E D I M M E D AT E LY at The Record, 6 Mallory St., S h e r b r o o k e ( L e n n o x v i l l e ) .Evenings Sunday to Thursday.3 hours per night.If interested, reply by email to: billing@ sherbrookerecord.com PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 12 Monday, May 3, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record OPERATION BACKPACK Equipped to Learn Operation Backpack is serving children at Lennoxville Elementary, Alexander Galt and Grade 6 students from our community schools attending Galt for the ?rst time with a new backpack and school supplies.To contribute, please send a cheque payable to Lennoxville United Church 6 Church St., Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1S9 Charitable receipts will be issued for donations of $10 or more 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 "]