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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 Nice land, indeed Part 2 On the Hook - Page 7 Checking in with Sherbrooke\u2019s mayoral candidates Page 5 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Hikers raise $55,800 for La Maison Aube-Lumière New proof of COVID 19 vaccination for travel outside Quebec By Virginie Ann The Canadian Press Quebecers can now obtain a proof of COVID-19 vaccination speci?cally intended for travel outside the province, the Health Department announced Monday.Of?cials said the new proof of vaccination will be accepted in all other provinces, as well as in parts of the United States and some other countries.The department said the document is different from the province\u2019s vaccination passport, which is used to access gyms, restaurants, bars and sporting and entertainment venues in Quebec.The new proof of vaccination will be available for download from Quebec\u2019s COVID-19 website as a PDF, to be used on a mobile device or printed.Meanwhile, Health Minister Christian Dubé on Sunday night defended last week\u2019s decision to delay a vaccine mandate for health-care workers, telling the TV talk show \u201cTout le monde en parle\u201d that it was a step sideways not backwards and was needed to avoid an interruption of services.\u201cWe took the right decision, because otherwise, it would have been catastrophic if we would have followed the game plan,\u201d Dubé said.The Record\u2019s E-Edition allows you to read the full edition of the paper without leaving your home 24/7.The best way to stay abreast of local news.To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com.Click on E-Edition and follow the simple instructions.And then start enjoy The Record for as little as $9.78 plus tx per month.Enjoy The Record online Already a print subscriber?Get the E-Edition free! 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COURTESY Record Staff Braving every possible type of weather, a group of seven hikers set out for an adventure on the Gaspé Peninsula recently, as part of a fundraiser for new therapeutic chairs at La Maison Aube-Lumière.The team, which included Danielle Caron, Johanne Desrosiers, Éliane- Marie Gaulin, Brigitte Roy, Brigitte Séguin, Guylaine Chaîné, and Sylvie Courtemanche did the walk in three stages, climbing mountains Parc de la Gaspésie, and traveling through the Percé Ecopark and on Bonaventure Island, before heading to Forillon Park, the easternmost tip of the peninsula.And while the group was hiking on the Gaspé, local long-distance walker and supporter, Raymonde Brémaud joined the group in spirit by doing a walk in Sherbrooke.The hiking trip was the third trek organized in recent years to bene?t La Maison Aube-Lumière.First was the Tour du Mont-Blanc (2017), followed by the Trek en haute altitude in Peru (2019).Given the success of the most recent adventure, event, organizers are considering organizing a new trek in 2023.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 Tuesday, October 19, 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: 60 PER CENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 9 LOW OF 3 WEDNESDAY: SUNNY HIGH OF 14 LOW OF 4 THURSDAY: RAIN HIGH OF 12 LOW OF 10 FRIDAY: SHOWERS HIGH OF 13 LOW OF 2 SATURDAY: 30 PER CENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 8 LOW OF 2 The future \u2013 it\u2019s something we contemplate, wonder about, a lot\u2026.a lot more than we once did, or at least very differently than we once did.For our youth, this is a very important time to begin making room for possibility again.For a while there drew back the calendar and we took it as it came, the days, weeks, and occasionally months \u2013 although months felt more like a place to guess about.As our young people returned to school in a way that resembled more what they once experienced, from being in class, in person, circulating between subjects and teachers, even slowly beginning to play sports again, we began to tentatively explore the world with them, through them again.Working in a school, at Champlain College Lennoxville, I have to say that I am astounded as to the quality of leadership and initiative our students are showing \u2013 there is a drive and an excitement about life, a resiliency, a grand desire to explore their passions, hobbies, interests and most de?nitely to begin exploring the future.For us as adults, even when the people around us may change, so much of our experience will be similar for some time \u2013 we will hit transitions, and make our way through them to new phases, but not quite in that incredibly vital existence of a young person on the cusp of life\u2026of their future.This Saturday, from 10:00 a.m.to 2:00 p.m., Champlain Lennoxville will be hosting the school\u2019s ?rst real open house in two years.The school has been working through so many different options and opportunities \u2013 and adjusting in a way that requires brainstorming, experience, ideas, and expertise to pull off \u2013 such as graduation in June of 2021.Learning the rules and regulations and exploring how to adapt within them to still offer a ful?lling community post-secondary experience that the school is all about is where the school comes from \u2013 from building with what the community has, being creative and pivoting when necessary.As a result, the team has become quite adept at embracing and navigating the ?ow of this adaptation.Adapting means we learn more effective and safe ways of getting somewhere/ accomplishing something \u2013 and while the journey began as something a little scary, the teams that make Champlain run are ?nding ways to make school life still very much fun for all involved.Instead of remaining stuck in old ways and details, embracing the possibilities that life still current presents, and crafting interesting ways of making the most of what we have \u2013 well, it doesn\u2019t get much more Townships than that.That is who we are.We ?nd ways to look after people.We let go of some things and allow new things to take shape, even when we miss some of the old ways, we are grateful that we get to do anything at all.Post-secondary Open Houses have traditionally been explored by students graduating high school, and their families/caregivers, however, in light of having something to strive for, visiting and taking in Open House experiences are increasingly important for younger students as well.Something to look forward to makes a big difference \u2013 so if you have a secondary four (grade ten) student in your midst who might bene?t from a glimpse of a whole community that will belong to them, get to know them, their name, and will continue to innovate to explore what they need to grow, well, that might be the motivation that young person needs to really apply themselves and ?nd that good energy to get through their last few years of high school.Attendees will not be required to show their vaccine passports unless they wish to take in one of the specialized tours of the sports complex.They will also register upon arrival for purposes of contact tracing.Attendees will be able to meet the Student Services team that helps to personalize the Champlain experience, they will meet program coordinators and teachers who will explain the programs they are responsible for, and take a tour with students from the Champlain Students\u2019 Association (student council) and the Cougar Ambassador leadership team.With so many changes and incredible new facilities on campus, in large part thanks to the shared campus with Bishop\u2019s University, touring the impressive learning commons, the sports complex (currently partly under construction as the pool area is being revamped), and the new facilities in what is now known as Mountain House, part of the Marjorie Donald Building, housing both Bishop\u2019s and Champlain\u2019s student councils and a wonderful new food court.The future is still bright, still vital, still waiting for our amazing young people.Help them to take the leap and visit that future of theirs.Show them what is possible, and remind them that with hard work and determination they are absolutely capable of success.For more information, visit www.crc- lennox.qc.ca A visit to the future Sheila Quinn Dishpan Hands Champlain open house SHEILA QUINN Cougar Ambassadors Emily Layer (Accounting and Management Technology) and Hannah St-Onge (Nursing) - taken during orientation in August of 2021.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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 3 Local News At issue are repeated instances of votes or discussions related to a project to expand the Manoir, where Lapointe served as general manager until stepping down in June 2021.By Geoff Agombar Local Journalism Initiative Alain Déry, a municipal councillor in Bolton-Est councillor, recently made headlines after a Commission municipale de Québec (CMQ).Decision on Oct.5 accepted his guilty plea on ?ve ethical violations.He was punished with a 100-day suspension.But Déry was going to be on the ballot when voters head to the polls for municipal elections just weeks later.Surprisingly, re-election could void the 100-day suspension after just one month, and Déry could be seated on council again after serving only a third of his suspension.According to elections.qc.ca, Déry has withdrawn his candidacy and will not stand for re-election after all.Nevertheless, the story sparks questions about whether and which candidates currently on the ballot have current or past cases before the CMQ.Ethics citations and decisions are available to the public via a searchable online database on the CMQ website.Sifting through the available records, it was possible to identify 23 case numbers related to the 118 municipalities that comprise the Eastern Townships region, between 2013 and 2021.These 23 cases involved 19 different elected of?cials in 15 municipalities.Among those, only four involve incumbent candidates running in the upcoming November municipal elections.Sylvain Hébert Westbury, Incumbent Councillor Candidate for Mayor Case# CMQ-68149-001 Pending This citation alleges two potential violations involving votes on Jan.11 and Feb.10, 2021.The ?rst vote related to authorising the placement of containers in Westbury, the second involved their removal.The allegation is that Hébert failed to declare a con?ict of interest, participated in discussions, and voted contrary to the relevant codes.The citation was ?led very recently on Oct.7.The date of the hearing has not yet been announced.Sylvie Lapointe Cookshire-Eaton, Incumbent Mayor Candidate for Mayor Case# CMQ-67797-001 Pending This citation lists 17 potential con?ict of interest violations and four potential use of public resources violations, spanning dates between Sep.2019 and Apr.2021.The citation lists repeated instances when Lapointe is alleged to have \u201cput herself in a position where she was likely to have to choose between her personal interest or that of Manoir de l\u2019Eau vive, her employer, and that of the City.\u201d At issue are repeated instances of votes or discussions related to a project to expand the Manoir, where Lapointe served as general manager until stepping down in June 2021.In addition, Lapointe is alleged to have used her position to in?uence the director of the Service des travaux publics to devote municipal equipment and employee hours to moving equipment for the Manoir on Sep.14, 2020.Similarly, Lapointe is alleged to have in?uenced the director to loan traf?c cones to the Manoir from May to Dec.2020 and the use of municipal employees to install and remove them for the Manoir.Claude Charron Sherbrooke, Incumbent Councillor and President for the Lennoxville Borough Candidate for Councillor, Lennoxville Borough Case # CMQ-67377 Decided, Dec.1, 2020 After a two-day hearing, the CMQ concluded that Charron had committed neither of the alleged violations.The initial citation related to Lennoxville Library purchases from local printing and stamp businesses owned by Charron.The decision went into considerable detail regarding whether the library ?ts the de?nition of a public organisation under the code that governs municipal ethics violations.It is true that the library receives the majority of its budget from the municipality, and does provide services for free to the public, and it did purchase services from a business owned by an elected of?cial (either as cash purchases or in-kind contributions, total value $1,600.54 between 2013 and 2020).However, Charron does not sit on the libraries board \u2013 indeed, no elected of?cial does.Also, the library interacts with the city though a discreet department within the municipal administration.Councillors, including Charron, were not directly implicated in allocating municipal funds to the library, and they are not involved in the library\u2019s subsequent budgetary choices.So, the investigation ultimately determined that there was no violation of the code when the library made those purchases from that local business.André Leduc Municipalité de Bonsecours, Incumbent Councillor Candidate for Councillor, Position 4 (Re-elected, Unopposed) Case# CMQ-67139 Decided, Sep.12, 2019 Leduc accepted culpability for two violations related to votes on Apr.1 and Apr.8, 2019.The matter involved work on a culvert between a private lot and the 10e Rang.Leduc holds a majority stake in a farm on whose access could be affected by the work, and which could incur costs due to the work.Leduc cooperated with the investigation, accepting that participating in those votes represented a con?ict of interest under the code, and agreeing to sanctions that included a reprimand on each violation.He was required to reimburse his $9.32 for each voting day, for a total ?ne of $18.64.To access full scans of these and other CMQ ethics citations and decisions visit: www.cmq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/tribunal- administratif/ethique-et-deontologie- municipales/citations-et-decisions To consult a list of the candidates running in your municipality visit: w w w.e l e c t i o n s q u e b e c .q c .c a / municipales/en/candidates.html Ethics violations and the November elections By Geoff Agombar At approximately 5:20 pm, Oct.15, two drivers collided head- on near the corner of Route 116 and Chemin Turcotte in Cleveland Township, less than 10 km northeast of Richmond.Amélie Boucher of Saint-Louis-de- Blandford, aged 30, is reported to have lost her life in the accident.The other driver, reported as 18 or 20 years of age, is in hospital with grave injuries.There were no other passengers in either vehicle.A Facebook post published by the Service de sécurité incendie de la région de Richmond suggested that, upon arrival at the scene, it was determined one driver had not survived the major force of the impact.Several minutes work with the jaws of life was required to release the other driver from her vehicle before paramedics could transport her to CHUS-Fleurimont in Sherbrooke.\u201cFor reasons which are currently unknown, one of the two vehicles deviated from its lane,\u201d explained SQ spokesperson Hélène St-Pierre.Route 116 was temporarily closed so accident reconstruction investigations could proceed in an effort to determine t he precise circumstances of the collision.Fatal head-on collision near Richmond Last week, Quebec postponed by a month its requirement for healthcare workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.Health-care workers were facing suspension without pay if not fully vaccinated by Oct.15.Dubé said that at the deadline, more than 22,000 employees in the province\u2019s public health-care system were not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, more than had been expected.Going ahead with the deadline would have put too much pressure on an already fragile system, he said.\u201cThere was no perfect solution, everybody recognized it.We could have done it out of pride, saying that\u2019s what we promised,\u201d Dubé said when asked whether the decision would affect his credibility.\u201cThe decision was dif?cult, but I am sleeping better ever since, because I see people continue to get vaccinated.\u201d Dubé said out of more than 300,000 health-care workers, 96 per cent are already vaccinated.He said he believes the remaining workers are not \u201creal antivax\u201d but rather people who are afraid for their own health.\u201cI have empathy for them.Healthcare workers should be the ?rst ones to understand the importance of getting vaccinated,\u201d Dubé said.\u201cSo maybe they haven\u2019t understood yet, and it\u2019s up to us to continue and communicate.\u201d Quebec reported 410 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, along with ?ve more deaths related to the virus.In a news release, health of?cials said hospitalizations remained stable from the previous day at 303, while the number of patients in intensive care climbed by one to 77.There were 5,108 active COVID-19 cases across the province.The province said it vaccinated 5,043 people on Sunday, for a total of 13,101,548 doses administered.The province\u2019s public health institute said 90.2 per cent of Quebecers aged 12 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine, while 87.2 per cent are considered adequately vaccinated.Proof of COVID 19 vaccination CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 4 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record PUMPKIN CARVING PHOTO CONTEST Are you a master pumpkin carver?The Record would like to see your Halloween pumpkins.Send us a selfie holding your pumpkin for a chance to win a prize.The contest is open to all ages.The winner will be chosen by our esteemed panel of pumpkin judges based on a combination of skill, creativity and overall spookiness.Send your pumpkin selfies to classad@sherbrookerecord.com before noon on Thursday, October 28.The photos will be published in the paper on October 29.Last year\u2019s winner Mackenzie Jones-Leggat 1 lucky participant will win a $25 gift certificate to Brome Lake Books 45 Lakeside, Knowlton Tel.450-242-2242 Email: bromelakebooks@gmail.com Six blind men meet an elephant You may remember this old parable: Once upon a time, six blind men come across an elephant for the ?rst time.They each imagine what the elephant is like by touching only one part, such as the trunk or the tusk.They then describe the elephant based on their limited experience.Since their descriptions of the elephant are different from each other, they suspect that the others are dishonest and they come to blows.The moral of the parable is that humans tend to claim absolute truth based on their limited, subjective experience and ignore other people\u2019s limited, subjective experiences which may be equally true.That\u2019s my impression of life today.We\u2019ve never experienced a pandemic such as COVID-19.Armies of analysts are struggling to understand what lasting damage it has done to the global economy.Each is trying to predict what \u201cnormal\u201d will be and when.Not a lot of consensus.Consider the economy as an elephant for a minute to focus on its many moving parts.Imagine how one simple device \u2013 say a leaf blower - gets from manufacture to your neighborhood store.You need spark plugs, muf?ers, carburetors or rotors, blower tubes and collection bags.All done in one or more factories.Once made, they have to get packed, loaded, shipped across the continent or the sea, unloaded and delivered to the place you buy one.The modern economy is a complicated web of production, transportation, storage capacity and division of labor among millions of people around the world.When it works, it works.But every step in any process is a chance for something to go wrong.We all know about supply chain disruptions \u2013 analysts who dwell on them say all the in?ation we\u2019re seeing will disappear as soon as COVID recedes.Other analysts worry that in?ation and lower volumes of manufacturing and services growth will lead to stag?ation or even the big R-word: recession.Nothing to date explains what\u2019s happening in the employment market.We all know that millions of people were forced not to work or to work in very dif?cult situations.Analysts were relieved when unemployment bottomed last spring \u2013 it seemed like only a matter of time before the unemployment rate would drop to pre-pandemic levels.That just hasn\u2019t happened.Derek Thompson who writes for the Atlantic Magazine has a few other R-words for the unprecedented number of labor force quitters: he calls it the Great Resignation.He has lots of explanations: leisure and hospitality workers are saying \u201cto hell with this\u201d on account of customers deciding to behave like a pack of escaped zoo animals.He calls it the Great Rudeness.McKinsey & Company has conducted surveys in Australia, Canada, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the US.Their surveys tell them that employees are re?ecting on their purpose in life.Nearly half said that they are reconsidering the kind of work they do because of the pandemic.They want a renewed and revised sense of purpose in their work.They want social and interpersonal connections.They want to feel a sense of shared identity.Yes, they want pay, bene?ts, and perks, but more than that they want to feel valued by their organizations and managers.They want meaningful\u2014though not necessarily in-person\u2014interactions, not just transactions.Thompson writes about the Great Reset: more families today work at home, cook at home, care for kids at home, entertain themselves at home, and even school their kids at home.For many, remote work is collapsing the boundary between work and life that was once delineated by the daily commute.Finally, there is a Great Reshuf?ing of people and businesses around the country.Migration to the suburbs is accelerating.Business formation has surged since the beginning of the pandemic, and the largest category by far is e-commerce.The point is that there\u2019s not just one thing in the economy that\u2019s not working \u2013 the myriad complex systems that comprise it are seriously out of whack.As I said before, when it works, it works.But when it doesn\u2019t, well, this is where we are.George Friedman, who studies big geopolitical cycles, predicted in 2015 that the decade of the 2020s would be a decade of social and economic dysfunction and pain, and that political institutions would become unstable and ineffective.Last week he wrote, \u201c I had expected and predicted social dysfunction, but I had not expected the division to be along the lines of life versus death.I knew America would be ?lled with mutual loathing, but never thought it would be about face masks.I wrote of economic dysfunction.I did not imagine that the dysfunction would be caused by a virus that would disrupt life on a global scale, such that the economy would be wracked by shortages of fuel, parts and people\u2026 I wrote of all this, but when the future arrived I was unprepared for its enormous strangeness.\u201d It\u2019s no wonder so many of us are stressed.Yet there is much in our lives we can control.These are the tasks on which we must focus.What else do we have to do?And what can be more important for our peace of mind?Dian Cohen is an economist and a founding organizer of the Massawippi Valley Foundation.Cohendian560@gmail.com Dian Cohen Snomobile busses?The snowmobile driver in this photo is my Uncle Colin Huff.He was 19 years old.I am the girl looking out one of the round windows! Uncle Colin is 94 years old now, and still lives in the home that he built on Elmwood Street in Lennoxville.From time to time, I take him Tim Horton\u2019s breakfast and one morning, I did a little interview about his \u201csnowmobile bus driving.\u201d He remembered all the details as if it were yesterday! These are Colin Huff\u2019s comments: The Board Of?ce used to be in Cookshire and he picked up this snowmobile brand new and took it to his home on the family farm at 450 Chemin Huff.He left from there every morning and returned at night.He picked up Edward Charleau\u2019s children ?rst as they were neighbours, and then he picked me up because my family lived next door at 424 Chemin Huff.He continued on down what is now Hyatt\u2019s Mills Road, Brown Road to Moe\u2019s River, over to Ives Hill and on to Waterville and to Waterville Elementary School.He went cross country because there were no roads for cars in that era! He remembered the names of all the children he picked up!!! This photo of Uncle Colin with the snowmobile was taken one morning by a mother who asked if she could take the photo before her daughter got in the snowmobile.He felt very honoured.At 19 years old he was very proud!!! For those students from that era and community know that we went to school in Waterville by snowmobile in the winter, and by taxi car in the Spring and Fall.Submitted by Cynthia (Huff) Drew 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 5 By Gordon Lambie With the municipal elections now just under three weeks away, The Record reached out to those running for the position of Mayor of Sherbrooke to get a sense of their plans for the city and the council should they be elected.Three of the four candidates responded and took the time to discuss their respective visions in brief.The fourth, Patrick Tetreault, never responded to the paper\u2019s request for an interview.For incumbent Steve Lussier, the 2021 municipal election is about seeking the chance to ?nish the work he has started over the last four years.\u201cI have done my ?rst four years, and always planned to do two mandates,\u201d the outgoing mayor said, arguing that the city has seen big, positive changes since his election in 2017, but that many projects still need time to be completed.Lussier cited projects like the new Grandes-Fourches Bridge, the Espace Centro development on Wellington Street South, the yet-to-begin social housing project on Galt Street, and the nature preserve on Mont-Bellevue as among his accomplishments and contributions to the city to date.\u201cI have clear ideas and concrete commitments,\u201d he said, sharing great pride in what he called an \u201cincomparable construction boom\u201d that has taken place in the city under his leadership.Asked about the criticism he has faced regarding the way that development impacts the local environment, Lussier referred to the adoption of the city\u2019s Nature Plan earlier this year, and efforts to protect and preserve the quality of local rivers and drinking water as major priorities for him currently and moving forward.Speaking more directly to development, he offered the example of building environmental protection into the project to expand the city\u2019s industrial park and of efforts to expand the use of electric vehicles in the local public transportation network.Lussier argued in favour of a similar approach when it comes to working on the city\u2019s housing crisis, suggesting that his preferred approach is to have developers build a percentage of social or affordable housing directly into their projects.Lussier also encouraged voters to remember the support his administration offered under the height of pandemic conditions.\u201cQuebec was on pause, but I was able to ensure that the 13 services of the city remained accessible to the population, even with 531 fewer employees,\u201d he said.Although some of that service was slower than usual as a result, Lussier shared pride in the way that important information about city operations was made more available through an updated website and publicly available recordings of city and borough council meetings.Evelyne Beaudin\u2019s campaign is built around the idea of completely transforming the way that the city operates.\u201cIt is an opportunity to make a change for the years to come,\u201d the mayoral candidate said, adding that she believes that the next council has the potential to create a de?ning period in the city\u2019s history under her leadership.Although her party, Sherbrooke Citoyen, was cause for debate in 2017 over the value and role of political parties in municipal governance, Beaudin said that she doesn\u2019t hear that criticism as much these days.\u201cFor many it has become natural,\u201d she said.\u201cWhat is more important for people is knowing that they have a municipal council that is able to work together.\u201d That, she suggested, is what her party offers in presenting a team of people who are already built around the idea of representing diverse interests and points of view, and who are accustomed to working with one another.Recognizing that she is not guaranteed a council completely composed of her party members, however, Beaudin explained that she also wants the new of?cials to adopt a plan of action within the ?rst 50 days after the election.\u201cI\u2019m not expecting it to be easy,\u201d she said.\u201cI like a challenge, and in politics we need to be ready for that.\u201d Although the most recent council adopted such a plan, Beaudin said that it was passed only nine months before the election, much too late to be used as a decision-making guide.Looking at the last four years in general, the candidate said that she has noticed that too-late or insuf?cient planning is a bit of a pattern for the group.\u201cThis is a mistake we often make in Sherbrooke, saying, \u2018since things will change, we won\u2019t make a plan,\u2019\u201d she re?ected, arguing that the city should be doing more long-term planning in general.\u201cIt is easy to be reactionary, but you need to keep an eye on your goals if you want to accomplish big things.\u201d The Sherbrooke Citoyen plan also involves wiping the slate clean on the city\u2019s current set of committees and replacing them with six large commissions where matters on particular themes can be discussed.Beaudin shared that she feels debate and decision-making power on the council is currently concentrated in the hands of the city\u2019s executive committee and said that she wants to break that down through these new commissions, that would hold public sittings and discuss matters openly before they come to the council.In keeping with her party\u2019s commitment to represent the interests of the citizens directly, the councillor also proposed the creation of ?ve independent \u2018citizens\u2019 councils\u2019 that would provide a forum for youth, seniors, cultural communities, women, and people with special needs to express their concerns on a regular basis.Luc Fortin presented a plan to be a mayor who uni?es the city council.Referring to politics as a passion that never left him, the former member of the National Assembly underlined a commitment to being non-partisan in arguing that Sherbrooke\u2019s most recent council has been hobbled by \u2018childish\u2019 in?ghting and that the city has suffered as a result.\u201cThis brought a lot of instability, and took up more space than it should,\u201d he said.\u201cWe need to return harmonious leadership to City Hall, and I think I am capable of doing that.\u201d Asked about what he sees as the main issue for Sherbrooke right now, Fortin said that his plan for the city is built around the idea of improving quality of life.\u201cI am in favour of economic development; I think it is essential.We need to bring in companies that will offer quality jobs and we need to develop residential neighbourhoods that will support that,\u201d he said.Fortin clari?ed however that his idea of improving quality of life takes environmental impacts into account.\u201c2021 needs to be a turning point in the way we develop our city,\u201d he said.\u2018We need to develop in a way that respects the community and the environment.\u201d The candidate referred to the city\u2019s problems with the cryptocurrency company Bitfarms as an example, pointing out that the city made a decision that was economically bene?cial, but when has had a terrible impact on the 500 or so residents constantly bombarded by the sound of the company\u2019s ventilation fans in the years since they were built.On a more general note, he pointed out that 56 per cent of the city\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation and argued in favour of city planning that favours close- knit communities and better active and public transit options.In terms of what he brings to the table as mayor, Fortin also pointed out that any major project in the city needs to be done with the support of the federal and provincial governments, worlds he understands and has connections in.\u201cI\u2019ve been on the other side,\u201d he said, explaining that even if he served in the context of a government that is no longer in power, he maintains good relationships with many people who remain in important positions in Quebec City and Ottawa.He also argued that the value of his experience goes beyond the individuals to understanding how the system itself works.While the candidates all had differences in the way they plan to lead the next city council, they were all in agreement when it came to the question of supporting and upholding Lennoxville\u2019s bilingual status.\u201cI don\u2019t understand why we are coming back to this conversation again,\u201d Lussier said, arguing that \u2018historic commitments\u2019 to English- speaking populations need to be maintained and sharing a fondness for the \u2018tight-knit,\u2019 community in Lennoxville.\u201cIt is a very important commitment for me,\u201d Beaudin said.\u201cI believe in the protection of linguistic rights for the English-speaking minority in Quebec as much as I believe in the rights of the French-speaking minorities outside of Quebec, and I think that Lennoxville is a unique community.\u201d \u201cWe need to respect the historic character of the borough,\u201d Fortin said, stressing that he sees no value in starting a \u2018language war\u2019 in the city when the harmonious relationship between the local English and French- speaking communities is a de?ning characteristic of the region.Checking in with Sherbrooke\u2019s mayoral candidates Evelyne Beaudin Luc Fortin Steve Lussier 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL Recent research con?rms that the deliberate design, algorithmic and policy choices made by social media companies (that lie at the heart of surveillance capitalism) directly expose young people to harmful content.6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 FAX: 819-821-3179 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com WEBSITE: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER (819) 569-9511 MATTHEW MCCULLY MANAGING EDITOR (819) 569-6345 GORDON LAMBIE ASSOCIATE EDITOR (819) 569-6345 SERGE GAGNON CHIEF PRESSMAN (819) 569-4856 JESSE BRYANT ADVERTISING MANAGER (450) 242-1188 DEPARTMENTS ACCOUNTING (819) 569-9511 ADVERTISING (819) 569-9525 CIRCULATION (819) 569-9528 NEWSROOM (819) 569-6345 KNOWLTON OFFICE 5B VICTORIA STREET, KNOWLTON, QUEBEC, J0E 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 FAX: (450) 243-5155 PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS For print subscription rates, please call 819-569-9528 or email us at billing@sherbrookerecord.com ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTIONS QUEBEC: 1 YEAR 108.72 5.44 10.85 $ 1 2 5 .0 0 1 MONTH 9.78 0.49 0.98 $ 1 1 .2 5 Rates for out of Quebec and for other services available on request.The Record is published daily Monday to Friday.Back copies of The Record are available.The Record was founded on February 9, 1897, and acquired the Sherbrooke Examiner (est.1879) in 1905 and the Sherbrooke Gazette (est.1837) in 1908.The Record is published by Alta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership.PM#0040007682 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to The Record, 6 Mallory Street, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 2E2 Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA RECORD THE Why Facebook and other social media companies need to be reined in By Kaitlynn Mendes Professor of Gender, Media and Sociology, Western University Jacquelyn Burkell Associate Professor, Information and Media Studies, Western University Jane Bailey Professor of Law and Co-Leader of The eQuality Project, L\u2019Université d\u2019Ottawa/University of Ottawa Valerie Steeves Full Professor, Department of Criminology, L\u2019Université d\u2019Ottawa/ University of Ottawa In September, the Wall Street Journal released the Facebook Files.Drawing on thousands of documents leaked by whistle blower and former employee Frances Haugen, the Facebook Files show that the company knows their practices harm young people, but fails to act, choosing corporate pro?t over public good.The Facebook Files are damning for the company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp.However, it isn\u2019t the only social media company that compromises young people\u2019s internationally protected rights and well-being by prioritizing pro?ts.As researchers and experts on children\u2019s rights, online privacy and equality and the online risks, harms and rewards that young people face, the news over the past few weeks didn\u2019t surprise us.Harvested personal data Harvesting and commodifying personal data (including children\u2019s data) underpins the internet ?nancial model \u2014 a model that social psychologist and philosopher Shoshana Zuboff has dubbed surveillance capitalism .Social media companies make money under this model by collecting, analyzing and selling the personal information of users.To increase the ?ow of this valuable data they work to engage more people, for more time, through more interactions.Ultimately, the value in harvested personal data lies in the detailed personal pro?les the data supports \u2014 pro?les that are used to feed the algorithms that shape our newsfeeds, personalize our search results, help us get a job (or hinder) and determine the advertisements we receive.In a self-reinforcing turn, these same data are used to shape our online environments to encourage disclosure of even more data \u2014 and the process repeats.Surveillance capitalism Recent research con?rms that the deliberate design, algorithmic and policy choices made by social media companies (that lie at the heart of surveillance capitalism) directly expose young people to harmful content.However, the harms of surveillance capitalism extend well beyond this.Our research in both Canada and the United Kingdom has repeatedly uncovered young people\u2019s concern with how social media companies and policy-makers are failing them.Rather than respecting young people\u2019s rights to expression, to be free from discrimination and to participate in decisions affecting themselves, social media companies monitor young people to bombard them with unsolicited content in service of corporate pro?ts.As a result, young people have often reported to us that they feel pressured to conform to stereotypical pro?les used to steer their behaviour and shape their environment for pro?t.For example, teen girls have told us that even though using Instagram and Snapchat created anxiety and insecurity about their bodies, they found it almost impossible to \u201cswitch off\u201d the platforms.They also told us how the limited protection provided by default privacy settings leaves them vulnerable to unwanted \u201cdick pics\u201d and requests to send intimate images to men they don\u2019t know.Several girls and their parents told us that this can sometimes lead to extreme outcomes, including school refusal, self harm and, in a few cases, attempting suicide.The surveillance capitalism ?nancial model that underlies social media ensures that companies do everything they can to keep young people engaged.Young people have told us that they want more freedom and control when using these spaces \u2014 so they are as public or private as they like, without fear of being monitored or pro?led, or that their data are being farmed out to corporations.Teenagers also told us how they rarely bother to report harmful content to the platforms.This isn\u2019t because they don\u2019t know how, but instead because they have learned from experience that it doesn\u2019t help.Some platforms were too slow to respond, others didn\u2019t respond at all and some said that what was reported didn\u2019t breach community standards, so they weren\u2019t willing to help.Removing toxic content hurts the bottom line These responses aren\u2019t surprising.For years, we have known about the lack of resources to moderate content and deal with online harassment.Haugen\u2019s recent testimony at a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing and earlier reports about other social media platforms highlight an even deeper pro?t motivation.Pro?t depends on meaningful social engagement, and harmful, toxic and divisive content drives engagement.Basically, removing toxic content would hurt the corporate bottom line.Guiding principles that centre children\u2019s rights So, what should be done in light of the recent, though not unprecedented, revelations in the Facebook Files?The issues are undoubtedly complex, but we have come up with a list of guiding principles that centre children\u2019s rights and prioritize what young people have told us about what they need: 1) Young people must be directly engaged in the development of relevant policy.2) All related policy initiatives should be evaluated on an ongoing basis using a children\u2019s rights assessment framework.3) Social media companies should be stopped from launching products for children and from collecting their data for pro?ling purposes.4) Governments should invest more resources into providing fast, free, easy-to-access informal responses and support for those targeted by online harms (learning from existing models like Australia\u2019s eSafety Commissioner and Nova Scotia\u2019s CyberScan unit).5) We need laws that ensure that social media companies are both transparent and accountable, especially when it comes to content moderation.6) Government agencies (including police) should enforce existing laws against hateful, sexually violent and harassing content.Thought should be given to expanding platform liability for provoking and perpetuating these kinds of content.7) Educational initiatives should prioritize familiarizing young people, the adults who support them and corporations with children\u2019s rights, rather than focusing on a \u201csafety\u201d discourse that makes young people responsible for their own protection.This way, we can work together to disrupt the surveillance capitalism model that endangers them in the ?rst place.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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 7 Andrew Howarth On The Hook Continued from Oct.4.After the legality of your prospective public land adventure has been con?rmed, before your ?nal departure, consider the additional skills and resources that may be required in your leap from maintained parks to unmanicured public land.First- time adventures rarely go according to plan, and\u2014for various reasons\u2014I suggest departing early.An unanticipated \u2018No Trespassing\u2019 sign or equivalent has foiled my \u2018Plan A\u2019 route and/or campsite more times than I can remember.Experienced backcountry recreationists never leave home without B and C options in mind, and these \u2018backups\u2019 involve little to no compromise if you\u2019ve researched well.Leaving early provides more time to deal with unexpected problems and avoid setting up camp in the dark\u2014or worse, in a bog! The real fun in public land recreation begins when you become more comfortable navigating maps and guidelines, and establish some \u2018go-to\u2019 spots that require little to no planning and groundwork.At this point, the possibilities for public land camping, ?shing, and hunting seem virtually endless\u2014and they are.Arriving at one of your recently established, favourite public land campsites with your hiking boots and/or canoe on a Friday afternoon creates a world of possibility for your weekend outside.It\u2019s still bene?cial, however, to carefully consider your surroundings and the other users of public land.Public land\u2014as the term explicitly implies\u2014is eligible for use by all of us, and this necessitates some mindfulness and sharing.During hunting season, for example, all pubtlic land recreationists should wear bright \u2018hunter orange\u2019 colours as recommended by the regional management authority (see the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Parks for Québec, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry for Ontario).There are also some less serious considerations.Noise should be kept to a minimum when other users are within earshot: wilderness is often sought for its peace and quiet, and loudspeakers have a tendency to spoil the fun.Facilities like outhouses and water taps are also absent in most public land recreation areas, unlike maintained campgrounds and parks.So, if you\u2019re planning a public land adventure, plan for complete self- suf?ciency! Having now mentioned formal campgrounds and parks, I should also note some of the more basic and obvious bene?ts of public land recreation.First, public land use requires no payment of site or day fees.Sure, sites aren\u2019t guaranteed, and facilities are all but absent, but these are pros rather than cons for an experienced public land recreationist.What public lands lack in organization and certainty, they more than make up for in solitude and freedom to rome.In my humble opinion, such privileges are beyond monetary cost.The prices of organized camping and outdoor recreation have been disputed recently, as both day use and site fees have increased notably in some of our parks.In?ation and park maintenance explain some of this increase, but price gouging is evident in certain cases.As a passionate outdoorsman who wants others to share his experience, this frustrates me, but I\u2019m comforted by the fact that our public lands remain mostly free to discover.It\u2019s tempting to refer to public lands as a \u2018best kept secret,\u2019 but the users of public land are more numerous than this statement implies, and I believe it\u2019s more accurate to call these places \u2018gifts\u2019 which ought never to be squandered.This fact becomes more obvious when I encounter other people during my enjoyment of our public lands.Our exchanges are brief, but they follow a predictable format: \u201cNice up here, isn\u2019t it?\u201d \u201cNice land, indeed.\u201d Nice land, indeed - Part 2 ANDREW HOWARTH Before photography, impressionist paintings might have been the best way to experience northern wilderness remotely.Much of this wilderness remains unspoiled, and provides a similar experience to what must have been impressed upon Canada\u2019s great landscape painters.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 8 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resident of Stanbridge East, husband of Susan Scott, son of the late David Evans and the late Lally Wallace.Father of Katharine, Charlotte and Thomas, father-in-law of Steve Dubreuil, Ramen Dutta and Karen Bosnakyan.Grandpapa to Rosie, Finn, Audrey, Félix, William, Alexander and Silas, brother of Kathy.Very much loved by all with whom he came into contact.There will be a private family gathering, followed in the spring by a memorial and celebration of his life.Thank you to all the staff at the BMP for their extraordinary care.In lieu of ?owers Bill asked for donations in his memory to: https: Missiquoi Historical Society: / / w w w.c a n a d a h e l p s .o r g / e n / dn/m/38352/donation \u2018\u2019And death shall have no dominion.\u2019\u2019 - Dylan Thomas Arrangements entrusted to: BROME-MISSISQUOI Funeral Complex 215 rue de la Rivière, Bedford QC PHONE: 450-248-2911 complexefuneraire.ca Mary Lillian Teale Hat?eld Mary Lillian Teale Hatield, age 90, died peacefully on October 8 at Magog Hospital after a brief illness.Mary was born on March 28, 1931, in Westield, Massachusetts, the nearest hospital to her hometown of Granby, Connecticut.Her father, Rev.Dr.Arthur Teale, born in Newport, Monmouthshire, England, was minister at South Congregational Church in Granby for 37 years.Mary\u2019s mother, Lillian Johnson Teale, a schoolteacher, was born in Waterville, Quebec, the twelfth child of Swedish immigrants.Arthur\u2019s irst parish was in Waterville.There, the couple married and started a family.For Mary, this Canadian heritage connection was strengthened by spending many years in Quebec with family as a child and as an adult.As the third child of a village minister, community and church connections came naturally to Mary.All of her life, she was involved with community-building: most notably, as a youth worker (along with her husband Carson), with the United Church of Canada\u2019s Quebec/Sherbrooke Presbytery for 19 years.Through her Youth Forum weekends, Mary touched the lives of many young people.At these events, attendees from all over the province met to choose and discuss the themes important to them, such as spirituality in a secular world, acceptance of difference, sexuality, and social justice issues.Mary studied Liberal Arts at King College in Bristol, Tennessee.Later, at Ohio State University, she took courses in psychology, history, logistics and landscaping.She met her husband Carson on a blind date while attending King College.Within a year, they were married.After raising three children, the couple moved from Ohio to Quebec in 1974.Four years later, they were hired by the United Church for the youth ministry program.Carson assisted Mary with the youth work.Their patrimonial home, \u201cThe Packard House\u201d, on Chemin de l\u2019Est in Georgeville was the focal point for many church meetings and events.As an acknowledgement of her contribution to the United Church\u2019s youth ministry, Mary was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the United Theological College in Montreal in 1997.Apart from her church involvement, Mary loved her family, her home with Carson on the East Road, riding her horse Tommy, caring for her farm animals and garden, visiting with neighbours, and taking part in many village activities.She was an avid photographer and used her camera to document events happening around her.Mary was a member of the St.Paul\u2019s United Church choir and the Georgeville Historical Society.Mary is survived by her husband of 71 years, Carson Hatield, of Georgeville; her son, Rev.Dr.Mark Hatield and his wife Alice Hatield of Pomeroy Ridge, New Brunswick; her daughter Allison Hatield and her husband Jonathon Whitney of Waterford, Maine; her daughter Gretchen Hatield and her conjoint Jacques Valiquette of Georgeville; her brother Dr.Stanley Teale of Fairlee, Vermont; her sister, Christine Howes of Kennebunk, Maine; grandchildren Aaron Hatield, Ian Conyngham, Jessica Conyngham Priola, Calvin Hatield, Leah Schultz; as well as great-grandchildren Aria Priola, James Priola and Madeleine Hatield.She is predeceased by her parents, Rev.Dr.Arthur Teale and Lillian Teale, her sister-in-law, Shirley Teale, and her brother-in-law, Rev.Robert Howes.The Hatield family is very thankful for the kind staff members at Magog Hospital Palliative care and long-term care who kept Mary comfortable during her time there.A celebration for the life of Mary Teale Hatield will be held Saturday, November 13, at the Georgeville United Church at 2 p.m.Due to Covid restrictions, the in-person attendance to the service in Georgeville is limited.The service will be available through a zoom link and will be broadcast to Beulah United Church in Ayer\u2019s Cliff.For those who wish to attend in-person at Georgeville, please contact Gretchen Hatield at 819- 238-8742.For those who wish to attend in-person at the virtual service at Beulah, please contact Sue Young at 819-578-8851.For those who wish to attend via zoom only, please contact either Gretchen or Sue for the link.CENTRE FUNÉRAIRE COOPÉRATIF PHONE: 819-849-6688 RÉGION DE COATICOOK FAX: 819-849-3068 STANSTEfAD & AYER\u2019S CLIFF www.casshomes.ca 284, rue Child, Coaticook QC Go grocery sho pping with diet itians.When you choos e products with t he Health Check symbol, it's like shopping with th e Heart and Stro ke Foundation\u2019s die titians, who eval uate every partic ipating product b ased on Canada 's Food Guide.www.healthche ck.org 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 9 TOWNSHIPS\u2019 CRIER TOWNSHIPS If you want to drink, that\u2019s your business.If you want to stop, we can help.Call Alcoholics Anonymous 1-888-424- 2975, www.aa.org ONLINE WORKSHOP Mental Health Estrie invites you to a free virtual workshop in English: \u201cBeing an Ally: Standing with your LGBTQ2S+ Loved Ones\u201d presented by Dr.Nate Fuks (Department of Psychology, McGill University).Open to all, 6:30-7:30pm, Wednesday, October 20th.For more information, or to register, please visit our Facebook or Instagram pages, email outreach@mentalhealthestrie.com, or call (819) 565-2388.ZOOM Halloween Poetry Break: Join us to share some spooky poems and get in the Halloween spirit! October 25, 2-3:30 pm or October 27, 7-8:30 pm.On Zoom; phone- in option available.To register, contact Michelle: ml@townshippers.org.Offer a helping hand to spend time with daughter Dear Annie TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021 Dear Annie: I am a 72-year-old woman who used to live with my daughter and her family.I moved out last January.I was asked over to their home when my oldest grandson came home with my great-grandchild in June.Other than that, I have not talked to my daughter in months.Am I being foolish to think that she could call once in a while to check up on me?When I call her, it\u2019s as if she can\u2019t be bothered.If I leave a message, she does not return my calls.- Missing My Daughter Dear Missing My Daughter: It is understandable that you miss your daughter - the daughter you knew before her life got busy with her own family.My guess is that she is not snubbing you but rather is simply busy.Instead of demanding that she call you, ask her what she needs.How can you help her out?Sometimes, when we help others, we are actually helping ourselves.If all that doesn\u2019t work, tell her how you feel and how much you love and miss her.Dear Annie: I have to object to your language about how grandchildren \u201cintuitively\u201d love their grandparents in your note to \u201cFamily Scapegoat.\u201d Unless the grandparents are the children\u2019s primary attachment, there is no reason for children to connect with them except as a re?ection of the parent\u2019s relationship with the grandparents.Saying otherwise is outdated and not in line with attachment theory.Parents should be allowed to cut unhealthy and unsafe relationships out of their children\u2019s lives - even if those relationships are familial.- Unimpressed by the Greatness Dear Unimpressed: You are correct, and if a grandparent\u2019s behavior is unhealthy or unsafe, they should be kept away from their grandchildren.But if the issue is not so black and white, and the behavior is more annoying than unsafe, then the parents should set boundaries for the interactions rather than cut them off altogether.Dear Annie: I lost a loving soul mate to dementia several months ago.We were extremely close for over 57 years, but now she is a great memory.I am sad I lost her but grateful to have had the time to thank her for those years and physically demonstrate that my love for her was - and still is - real.In the end, I cut her food in bite-size pieces and, for a short while, had to place the food in her mouth.I bathed her, dressed her, combed her hair, etc., and will be forever thankful for the opportunity to support her.We had worked together for some 50 years, and she went to the of?ce with me right up until the last several days of her life.Each morning, while helping her from bed, I hugged her and reminded my life partner of my love and thanked her for being such a great wife.I might add here that I feel exceptionally blessed for having her in my life and being able to \u201cpay back\u201d a little bit for her years of dedicated love and support.- Loved Her Till the End Dear Loved Her: Your letter brought tears to my eyes.Thank you for sharing such a beautiful love story.Dear Annie: I\u2019ve been in a relationship for about three years.Both of us are estranged from our spouses.We stayed in marriages because of our children and are still married now for other reasons.We both struggled with spouses who slept around.Neither of us had a relationship outside of our marriages until now.Before we met, my friend slept in a room in the back of their house, crying herself to sleep every night.I slept on the sofa, taking antidepressants and seeing a counselor.(I moved out three years ago.) My friend lives overseas.We text and email constantly, with occasional phone calls and Zooms.Prior to COVID-19, we saw each other about every three or four months.Around the time COVID-19 started, my friend\u2019s son-in-law died, leaving behind a pregnant wife and young child.My friend and her estranged husband got together and took their daughter and her family in.In doing so, they all became very close, and my friend reconnected with her husband.She now sleeps with him.I\u2019m having dif?culties with this.Knowing that my wife slept around was dif- ?cult for me, and I ?nd this situation challenging, too.I told my friend that I just want her to be happy, and if being with her husband makes her happy, I\u2019m OK with that; I\u2019ll go.She ignored what I had to say.We continue to text and are looking forward to seeing each other again.She is constantly saying that she loves me and wants a future with me.And she reminds me that I\u2019m better off being in a relationship with her now than I was before.That\u2019s true.I was really unhappy before and have never been so happy as I am now with her.We previously talked about a future together and had plans.Now when I ask her about that future and when we should act on it, I\u2019m ignored.I\u2019m not sure where to go from here.I\u2019ve considered looking for someone else, but I\u2019ve never been much for dating.And I continue to deal with depression.It\u2019s all really dif?cult to sort through.I\u2019m not sure where to go or what to do - any thoughts?- Missing My Girlfriend Dear Missing: Where you go from here is up to you, especially because you are in a hurtful relationship right now.Your girlfriend is back with her husband and not with you.Next time she tells you that she loves you and wants a future, pay more attention to her actions and not her words.For now, cut off communication with her while you are dealing with your own life.It is understandable that you are depressed when you thought you were in a relationship with a future.The good news is that once you realize and accept that she is not the one and that you will be better off without her, you can move on.In moving on, continue your treatment for depression and try to see that the ball and chain of her lies are now gone and you are free to ?nd someone who loves and accepts you.Set her free so your special someone can ?nd you.She is out there just waiting for you to be done with your ex-girlfriend.You sound like a caring man, and I have no doubt you will ?nd someone.\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.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 Tuesday, October 19, 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 11 Call Sherbrooke: (819) 569-9525 between 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.E-mail: classad@sherbrookerecord.com or Knowlton: (450) 242-1188 between 9:00 a.m.and noon CLASSIFIED Deadline: 12:30 p.m.one day prior to publication Or mail your prepaid classi?ed ads to The Record, 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities 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 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.URGENT CARRIER NEEDED in Lennoxville The Record is looking for a carrier in Lennoxville to start on October 29, 2021 for the following streets: Around 35 customers If interested, please contact our offices by phone at 819- 569-9528 or email at billing@sherbrookerecord.com \u2022 Boright \u2022 Clough \u2022 Downs \u2022 Lloyd \u2022 Mount \u2022 Robert-Peel \u2022 Spring - Garden \u2022 Summer \u2022 Vaudry \u2022 William - Paige (NC) No matter where you live, mould can be found around you.Mould is the common word for any fungus that grows on food or damp building materials.People living in homes with mould and damp conditions are more likely to have eye, nose and throat irritation; coughing and phlegm buildup; wheezing and shortness of breath; and worsening of asthma symptoms.What should you do to make sure this unwanted visitor doesn\u2019t stay?1.Look for damp spots and identify the problem.Check basements, closets, windowsills and around sinks, tubs and pipes.Dry any surfaces where moisture has collected.2.Repair water leaks ASAP.Clean up immediately after any water leak or ?ooding.3.Keep your home well ventilated.Always turn on your kitchen and bathroom exhaust fans when cooking, showering or bathing.Let the fan run for a few minutes after you\u2019re done.Make sure your clothes dryer, stove, kitchen and bathroom fans all vent to the outdoors.4.Seal tubs and sinks.Make sure the seal is tight, so water doesn\u2019t leak into the walls.5.Throw out basement clutter.Cardboard boxes and old clothes are great places for mould to grow.If you need to store items, be sure to use plastic bins with lids.6.Reduce humidity.Keep humidity low, about 50 per cent in the summer and 30 per cent in colder weather.You can use a hygrometer \u2014 an inexpensive tool available at most hardware stores \u2014 to measure humidity.7.If needed, use a dehumidi?er or air conditioner to reduce humidity levels.Clean often.Regularly clean and disinfect anything that holds water, like humidi?- ers, dehumidi?ers and air conditioners.Clean surfaces affected by mould with water and dish detergent.Bleach is not necessary to remove mould.Consider hiring a professional if you have a lot of mould (greater than three square metres), it comes back after repeated cleanings or someone in your household suffers from asthma or other respiratory problems because of it.Find more information at canada.ca by searching the keywords \u201cmould\u201d and \u201chome.\u201d Mould problem?DIY tips for your home 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Your Birthday TIUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021 Speak up and offer suggestions.It\u2019s time to be bold and ?nd out exactly where you stand.Put your plans in play.Take charge of your happiness, and you will discover a way to reach your goal.Life is about living, not just existing.Stand tall, be counted and do your part to secure your lot in life.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Take a positive path that allows you to explore exciting avenues.Put the utmost into getting what you want and refuse to let anyone stand in your way.Anger won\u2019t solve anything.SCORPIO (Oct.24-Nov.22) - Stick to the rules and avoid confusion and setbacks.Use your creativity to overcome indecision.A change will daunt you, but in time and with patience, you will recognize the bene?ts.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - Set high standards and live up to your expectations.How you present what you want to do will inspire others to pitch in and help.Use your intelligence and connections appropriately.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - You\u2019ll face opposition and questions that will be emotionally draining if you aren\u2019t swift to explain your actions and present reasonable solutions.Take control, but don\u2019t put demands on others.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - You\u2019ll have the stamina to get things done quickly and ef?ciently.Your progress and gains will help advance your agenda.Your power of persuasion will get results.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Put your effort into self-improvement.Update your image, raise your awareness and do something that matters.How you use your time and clout will determine how much help others are willing to offer.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Trust in your ability to get things done.A chance to enhance your skills and knowledge looks promising.A commitment from the heart will change the way you live.Romance is on the rise.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Be cautious of offers that sound too good to be true.Play it safe, sit tight and don\u2019t allow certain ongoing changes to push you in a direction not suited to your schedule.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Speed up, and you\u2019ll reach your destination with plenty of time to spare.Expand your mind and skills, and good things will transpire.Make self-improvement a priority.Romance is in the stars.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Do something that brings you joy.The time you take to relax and rejuvenate will help you rethink your next move.A positive change is within reach if you reach out to someone who can help.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Study something that intrigues you and engages your mind in ways you never thought possible.How you approach partnerships, business and money matters will prove bene?cial.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Set up a reasonable budget.Consider investing in something that will help you bring in more cash.Adding to your quali?cations or skills is favored.Stick close to home and avoid temptation.TIUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021 Count and read, deduce, play By Phillip Alder How does bridge vary today from, say, 60 years ago?The main differences are in the auction.Even if we ignore the large increase in arti?ciality, the meanings of many natural sequences are better de?ned.Players know which bids are nonforcing, invitational or forcing.In the early days of the game, they were less sure.Declarer-play has progressed, but not so noticeably.New techniques have been published, but the basic skills of counting and card-reading haven\u2019t changed.Look at this deal from decades gone by.Today, I think a few more experts would overcall one heart than double.South\u2019s two-spade jump advance showed 9-11 points.Over three diamonds, though, North should have introduced his heart suit.Then South would have bid three no-trump, which would have been cast-iron.Against four spades, the killing defense is the diamond ace, a diamond ruffed by East, a heart to the ace and a second diamond ruff.However, not being blessed with X-ray vision, West led his higher club.Declarer won on the board, played a spade to the king and led his heart.West put up the ace and continued with his second club.South discarded a diamond on the heart king and ruffed a heart.When the queen appeared, declarer was con?dent that West had begun with 2=3=6=2 distribution.A low spade to the ace removed West\u2019s last trump, and declarer cashed the heart jack, pitching another diamond.South cashed dummy\u2019s club ace before leading the heart ?ve.After East ruffed, declarer overruffed and trumped the club nine in the dummy for his 10th trick.Nicely done! 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 BromeCounty News Tuesday, October 19, 2021 By Taylor Mcclure Special to Brome County News After a tight race and a recount to con?rm the results of the election night victory, Brome- Missisquoi Liberal candidate Pascale St-Onge has been con?rmed.Bloc Québécois contender Marilou Alarie, requested the judicial recount.Kimberly Luce, St-Onge\u2019 campaign manager, explained that Alarie requested the recount for two main reasons.\u201cThere were less than 200 votes difference between Madame Alarie and Madame St-Onge, it was an extremely tight race, and because they found irregularities in different boxes and different polls.They wanted to make sure there weren\u2019t any problems.\u201d It often happens that there are polls with irregularities, said Alarie, but these irregularities are kept private.\u201cThose reasons are kept with the judge that was in charge of the process.She analyzed the proof that each party gave to her and she allowed the recount.\u201d The recount began Oct.12 and was quickly resolved that day with St-Onge declaring victory.\u201cWe checked 60 polls that may have been problematic and we did the recount.There were no major changes so that is why they (Bloc Quebecois) conceded.\u201d From the get-go, St-Onge and her team remained positive.\u201cWe pretty much knew it was going to be a tight race from the beginning when we saw the polls.We can never take anything for granted and that\u2019s we did throughout campaign.\u201d It\u2019s rare that recount requests are put forward, but there were three in Quebec this year alone.Pascale St-Onge of?cially declared after recount Students at Butler Elementary School have embraced the Terry Fox Run for decades.COURTESY By Louise Smith Many schools in the Eastern Township School Board participated in the Terry Fox Run this year.The principal of Butler Elementary School in Bedford, Chris Morgan, was ?oored by the results of this year\u2019s fundraising! He has been the school principal there for close to ten years.Right from the start he realized how important the Terry Fox Run and the support of cancer research was to the school community.It was an important part of the school culture.Chris was so happy with this year\u2019s results.There are approximately 180 students in the school and a goal of $4,000 was set.By the end, more than double that goal was brought in, for a total of $8238.30! One class, the Secondary One level, brought in $1,500 and in that class, one student, Caitlin Suniga was responsible for a third of that total.A motivation for the students was having a chance to dunk their favoured principal in ice water over and over again.Mr.Morgan had to dye his hair purple and he wore underwear over his pants! Chris Morgan sums it all up when he says, \u201cI cannot stress enough what a great staff, student body, and community we have here in Bedford.Terry would have been proud.We tried like Terry and we succeeded!\u201d Butler Elementary School in Bedford more than doubles its Terry Fox goal Over $8,000 raised 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 BromeCountyNews Brome County Community Bulletin Board 5-b VICTORIA ST., KNOWLTON, QUEBEC, J0E 1V0 TEL: (450) 242-1188 FAX: (450) 243-5155 Published weekly by 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, QUEBEC, J1M 2E2 E-MAIL: newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com website: www.sherbrookerecord.com SHARON MCCULLY PUBLISHER .(819) 569-6345 MATTHEW MCCULLY ASSOCIATE EDITOR .(819) 569-6345 NICOLE MARSH SECRETARY .(450) 242-1188 JESSE BRYANT ADVERTISING .(450) 242-1188 PRINT SUBSCRIPTION TO THE BROME COUNTY NEWS: 1 year print subscription to The Brome County News and The Record (Tuesday only) mailed to your home - $58.00 (including taxes) Call our subscription department at 819-569-9528.CIRCULATION Distributed to all Record subscribers every Tuesday as an insert, and to households and businesses in Abercorn, Bedford, Brigham, Brome, Bromont, Cowansville, East Farn- ham, Foster, Fulford, Knowlton (Brome Lake), Sutton, Bolton Centre, West Brome.The Record was founded on February 7, 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.Canadian Publications Mail Service Product Agreement No.0479675.Member ABC, CARD, CNA, QCNA Established May 1991 RECORD THE OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9 A.M.TO NOON bcnnews@qc.aibn.com BCN RATES & DEADLINES COMMUNITY CALENDAR Brome County News Community Calendar is reserved for non-profit organizations only.Deadline is noon on Fridays.Must be pre-paid.Up to 40 words: $8, 41-70 words: $12, 71-100 words: $15, all prices include taxes.Special rates: $2 off for 2 insertions, 1 BCN and 1 in the Friday Record \u201cWhat\u2019s On\u201d section.Please forward notices to 5-b Victoria St., Knowlton, QC J0E 1V0, email: bcnnews@qc.aibn.com, or fax: (450) 243-5155.Visa and Mastercard accepted.October 24 L\u2019Harmonie Knowlton Harmony Band Celebrates 25 years of Music L\u2019Harmonie Knowlton Harmony Band 25th Anniversary Concert.2:30 p.m.Sunday October 24.Knowlton United Church 234, Knowlton Road.Reservations: Please call Meredith MacKeen 450-538-0814.No fee for attendance, donations are appreciated.Vaccine passports mandatory.Sutton: Let\u2019s hear the candidates October 24 October 24, 2021 at Sutton\u2019s Legion, 3 Curley, corner of Academy at 2 p.m.\u2013 the citizens are invited to listen to a debate of candidates for mayor, organized in collaboration with Vire au vert \u2013 Construisons une vision d,avenir pour nos municipalités.This collaboration expresses some of our environmental preoccupations.CHURCH BULLETINS ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH \u2013 DUNHAM Sunday services at 10 a.m.\u2013 all welcome! The Reverend Sinpoh Han.Information: 450-295-2045.ANGLICAN PARISH OF BROME Sunday services cancelled until further notice.See the announcement for Grace Anglican Church to join the on line meeting on Sunday mornings.Information: Rev.Tim Smart 450-538- 8108.BEDFORD PASTORAL CHARGE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Worship service 9:30 a.m.at Stanbridge East United led in rotation by our worship team leaders.We follow pandemic protocols.This Sunday\u2019s Worship Leader: Frances Jones.Church of?ce: 450-248-3044; email: bedford.pastoral@yahoo.ca CREEK/WATERLOO PASTORAL CHARGE Creek United, West Bolton, and St.Paul\u2019s United, Waterloo, are now meeting weekly in-person, respecting physical distancing, registration of attendance, hand sanitising, and the wearing of masks.The Creek service starts at 9:00 a.m.The Waterloo service starts at 10:30 a.m.Communion is normally the ?rst Sunday of the month.Other special services must be arranged through the minister.Church of?ce is 450-539-2129 Rev.Dave Lambie @ 450-531-3149.EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH Sunday\u2019s hybrid worship service is at 11 a.m.Please request the Zoom link that is published in the weekly Friday newsletter.We follow COVID-19 protocols.Invited lay worship leader, Norman Haslam, will be leading this Sunday\u2019s service as our minister visits his mother in Guelph, Ontario.Minister: Rev.David Lefneski, 450-955- 1574.Church of?ce: 450-263-0204; email: capcchurchof?ce@bellnet.ca ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE ST.ÉDOUARD CATHOLIC CHURCH Our 10:30 a.m.Sunday Mass has resumed as we adhere to the strict protocols established by the Quebec Public Health Department.Thank you for your understanding.For more information, call: 450-263-1616 or visit the website http://unitedesvignes.org GRACE ANGLICAN CHURCH We are now open for in-person worship at our 10:30 a.m.Sunday services at Grace Anglican Church, Sutton.Everyone is welcome, bring your voice to be accompanied by our wonderful new organ (singing with masks for now).Alternatively, you can attend online.For an invitation to join, please email the Rev.Tim Smart, revtimsmart@gmail.com or visit our Facebook page \u201cGrace Church, Sutton\u201d for the Sunday link.KNOWLTON-MOUNTAIN VALLEY PASTORAL CHARGE Join us for 11 a.m.in person worship at Knowlton United Church, 234 Knowlton Road.Worship services are held the 1st three Sundays of each month unless otherwise indicated.Also join on the Facebook Church Group \u2018Knowlton- Mountain Valley Pastoral Charge\u2019 for our services.For further information please contact Rev.Steve Lawson at 450-242-1993.Members will be asked to follow COVID-19 protocols as outlined by the Quebec Public Health Department.ST.PAUL\u2019S ANGLICAN CHURCH St.Paul\u2019s has re-opened for Sunday in person worship at 8 and 10 a.m.We continue to livestream our Sunday morning worship at 8 and 10 a.m.at St.Paul\u2019s Knowlton on Facebook.All services are also available for replay.At 24 St.Paul\u2019s Road in Knowlton, St.Paul\u2019s is a dynamic diverse community pursuing and serving Jesus in the Eastern Townships.Our mission is to grow in members and spiritual maturity so that we can reach as many people as possible with the love of Jesus.Everyone welcome! Telephone: 450-242- 2885 email: stpaulsknowlton@gmail.com TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH We welcome you to join us for our 10:30 a.m.Sunday morning church services in the church.We adhere to the protocols established by the Quebec Public Health Department and the Anglican Diocese of Montreal.To leave a message, please contact the church of?ce 450-955-3303.By Louise Smith It will be two years since fundraising events have been held at Emmanuel United Church.On Saturday, Oct.30, from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.a variety of craftspeople and community groups will have tables in the church basement.Covid protocols will be in place.No children under 12 will be allowed into the sale.There will be no refreshments for sale.There will be baking and jams and jellies on some of the tables, but the eating will have to take place at home.Vendors and customers will have to wear masks.Still, it is a sign that the community is taking steps back to some semblance of normal.Once the sale is over, a decision will be made as to how or if a Pre-Christmas Advent Luncheon will be possible in early December.In person services are happening every Sunday at 11 a.m., with the service also being broadcast by Zoom.Rev.David Lefneski has held some services in a few of the residences in town, and once a month, it may become a recurring event.Craft fair coming up at Emmanuel United on Oct.30 By Louise Smith In the article last week highlighting La Belerie\u2019s sponsorship of the Heroes\u2019 Memorial Breakfast program, I wrote down all the names of the employees on hand and the owner and the child who is attending Heroes\u2019 Memorial.Just looking at the name, Charlie, I assumed (wrongly) that Charlie was a boy.It is obvious from the photo that Charlie is indeed a girl! My apologies go out to Charlie and it is a good idea to once again thank the company and this time correctly honour Charlie as the daughter of the owners! Corporate sponsorship has become so important to schools and community groups over the last few years.Once again, a sincere thank you goes out to La Belerie for their help.Oops! Charlie is a girl! Sorry for the mix-up! Correction Charlie (left), the daughter of Myriam Langlois, who is a co-owner of La Belerie, is happy that her mom\u2019s company is helping out Heroes\u2019 Memorial\u2019s breakfast program.LOUISE SMITH 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 BromeCountyNews Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 3 Ralf Bushenbaum Burning Bush Friday at 8 p.m.Repeats Tuesdays at 8 p.m.Classics from the late 1950s to the early 70s, spanning blues, rock, pop, folk & country.www.cidi991.com Listen online!! Financial statements, Audit, Bookkeeping, Taxation, Corporations, Individuals, Estate planning and settlement, Farm and business transfers, re-organizations 127 Principale, Suite 105, Cowansville, QC, J2K1J3 duke-cpa.com T:(450) 263-4123 Fax: (450) 263-3489 CPA Inc.DUKE Société de comptables professionnels agréés Chartered professional accountants corporation By Taylor McClure Special to Brome County News The Brome County Historical Society (BCHS) is rebranding, giving its museum a new trade name, and a new logo.The BCHS will still keep its name as the legal entity, but the new trade name, Musée Lac- Brome Museum, will be used on signage and for commercial purposes.Following months of discussion among board members, the BCHS agreed that it was important to identify itself as a museum and to make it clear to visitors who are coming to the area.The group hopes the changes will attract more visitors to the cultural institution, but the decision has also caused some division within the community.\u201cWhile the Society has adopted a new trade name to be used in signage and commercial purposes, we are still the same organization,\u201d said Rachel Lambie, curator for the museum.\u201cWe have the same mandate and the same goal.We are still collecting the history of the former Brome County and none of that has changed, or will change.\u201d The new Musée Lac-Brome Museum name is designed for tourism purposes.\u201cLegally, we are still BCHS, so if we get donations they need to be made to the Society.In terms of moving towards being a local museum of national importance, it\u2019s important to identify ourselves as a museum and not a historical society so that visitors coming from close or far know that they are coming to visit a museum.\u201d Lambie emphasized a lot of thought and work went into into the trade name, and it wasn\u2019t made on a whim.\u201cLac-Brome was chosen to re?ect not only the fact that the museum is situated here, it would help the museum be found more easily.\u201d Brome County can\u2019t be found on a map.\u201cIt was really trying to make sure people could locate us.We are not trying to cut out parts of our history or ignore parts of Brome County that are not a part of Lac-Brome,\u201d added Lambie.As a part of its rebranding, BCHS also updated its logo.\u201cWe added new colors, a red that is more eye- catching.Our logo is still the front of the courthouse, it\u2019s just changed stylistically.It really encapsulates a lot of the things that the museum does and not just the exhibits,\u201d said Lambie.\u201cThere is the uneven and imperfect circle with the hand- drawn courthouse in the centre.The outside circle represents the open and dynamic side of the museum and the archives because it looks like a wax- sealed stamp.The hand-drawn image connects to the children\u2019s museum and the family-oriented goals of the museum.\u201d The rebranding was about moving the museum\u2019s vision forward, Lambie said.\u201cEssentially, it tries to embody our vision for the future.We are not trying to sway from the past at all.We are trying to move our past forward so that we can continue to celebrate the history of Brome County while still being up to date and visible.We didn\u2019t change the hair color, we just got bangs.\u201d While ensuring the community that it will continue to live up to its mandate moving forward with its rebranding process, some people in the local community have a different perspective.Joanne Croghan, who was involved in the museum for 15 years as an employee, volunteer, and board member, shared her concerns about the new name change.\u201cI have been around long enough to say that a lot of improvements were made in the last ten years, freshening things up, redoing some the old buildings, making things more modern and more appealing, and it was working.The museum is doing better than in previous years, but it is still the Brome County Museum.Brome is a part of what is important because Brome County is so much more than Lac- Brome.\u201d Croghan emphasized that the name of a museum is of deep signi?cance and that the rebranding of the museum affects its integrity and the people who built it.\u201cI did research on museums in Quebec and in Ontario.They are not art galleries, they are different.The name of a museum re?ects the space, the time period they are representing, or named after the person who built it and Lac-Brome just doesn\u2019t work.It just doesn\u2019t.\u201d She added that if the goal in the rebranding wasn\u2019t to exclude the history of the other areas that were a part of the former Brome County, but are not part of the present Brome Lake, the name could have been something as simple as Musée Brome Museum.She added that the new name also lacks the English translation of Brome Lake.\u201cWith the word Brome alone, you encompass everything, you encompass everyone, including Brome Village.We still have a Brome Village, but it\u2019s not a part of Brome Lake.You put Lac in front of it and you put it into a box and I think the members see right through that.\u201d At the end of the day, Croghan said, it\u2019s about staying true to its identity and that the new name is just going to cause more confusion.\u201cWe are not focusing on French Canadian history or the history of an actual lake.People are going to think it is about a lake.We need to be who we are and honest with people about our history.We are proud of it.\u201d Brome County Historical Society gets new museum moniker, and some grief Local community reacts with strong opinions COURTESY BCHS 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 BromeCountyNews Pet of the Week: Peanut Peanut is a wonderfully sweet boy who is 4 years old.Peanut was cruelly abandoned in an apartment and left there to die of hunger.Upon his arrival at the shelter, he was extremely skinny and totally terri?ed.This little furry angel had to be operated to remove a non-cancerous mass on his neck.He is progressing well but now he mainly needs a lot of TLC.Calm, sensitive and affectionate, Peanut adores being pet and cuddled - you can easily handle him and he will rest in your arms.This beautiful kitty is not vocal and has a very easygoing & agreeable personality.Peanut is hoping for adopters living in a calm and welcoming home, without young children and without dogs.If there is another feline in the household, he/she must be very sociable and gentle.Peanut really didn\u2019t deserve to be treated with so much cruelty.so we absolutely want this marvelous cat to know the joy of being loved and cherished in the comfort of cozy home! If you are interested in adopting Peanut, consult his complete pro?le on Pet?nder or write to us at: adoptionspcamonteregie@gmail.com.h e Brome County News local news every Tuesday Your Community\u2026 Your Family\u2026 Your Interests\u2026 Yo ur Home\u2026 It\u2019s all a part of your l ocal newspaper! ONLY $58.00 a year (taxes included) Includes the Tuesday copy of h e Record & the Brome County News 450-242-1188 \u2022 819-569-9528 | billing@sherbrookerecord.com BCN Staff During its meeting on Oct.4, Sutton\u2019s municipal council adopted the renewal of the two agreements concerning the working conditions of the town\u2019s employees: the collective agreement for unionized employees and the policy on working conditions of management employees.These agreements expired in Dec.2020 and were renewed retroactively on Jan.1, 2021 for a period of ?ve years up until Dec.31, 2025.In the press release, it is explained that Sutton is suffering from a general labor shortage.It has been experiencing a very high rate of staff turnover, which affects the ef?ciency of its administration and the services it can provide its citizens.\u201cIt was imperative that we review salaries to attract and retain staff, particularly our blue-collar workers, as they are being offered increasingly competitive salaries every month,\u201d said Mayor Michel Lafrance at the council meeting.\u201cWe wanted to address these issues before the end of our mandate to allow the next council to have a free hand.\u201d Negotiations for the renewal of the collective agreement (Resolution number 2021-10-415) were held between four representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the union of Sutton\u2019s employees, and three representatives of the town\u2019s administration: mayor Michel Lafrance, the director of public works, and Capital Assets.Both parties agreed on the nominal clauses, those that do not affect the payroll, and agreed to a signi?cant salary adjustment of 16.7% applicable in 2021 in order to catch up with other municipalities and the private sector.With respect to the renewal of the agreement with the managers (Resolution number 2021-10-413), the council called upon the expertise of the Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ), who delegated Chantale Boisvert to assist Lafrance and councilor André Forest.Following discussions with three management representatives, the new agreement grants a 7% salary increase applicable in 2021 to management employees.\u201cWe also corrected two major irritants concerning overtime and an equity clause,\u201d said the Lafrance.The clause obliges the employer to automatically grant any gains or bene?ts obtained in the collective agreement for unionized staff, for example, salary increases, to management.This clause has now been abolished.As part of the renewal of the agreements, the employment contract of the General Manager was removed from the policy on working conditions for management employees (Resolution number 2021- 10-414).As part of the negotiations for the renewal of the management agreements, adjustments were also made to two positions.The former position of Coordinator of Recreation, Community Life and Culture was changed to Director of Recreation, Community Life and Culture.The position of Water Technician became the Water Management Foreman.The organizational chart of the Town of Sutton\u2019s administration has been updated on its website.Labour shortage drives salary increase for Sutton employees 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 BromeCountyNews Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 5 PUMPKIN CARVING PHOTO CONTEST Are you a master pumpkin carver?The Record would like to see your Halloween pumpkins.Send us a selfie holding your pumpkin for a chance to win a prize.The contest is open to all ages.The winner will be chosen by our esteemed panel of pumpkin judges based on a combination of skill, creativity and overall spookiness.Send your pumpkin selfies to classad@sherbrookerecord.com before noon on Thursday, October 28.The photos will be published in the paper on October 29.Last year\u2019s winner Mackenzie Jones-Leggat 1 lucky participant will win a $25 gift certificate to Brome Lake Books 45 Lakeside, Knowlton Tel.450-242-2242 Email: bromelakebooks@gmail.com By Taylor McClure Special to Brome County News The Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN) is holding its 5th annual Heritage Fair starting on Oct.24.Historical organizations, like Musée Lac-Brome Museum, the Cowansville Historical Society, Missisquoi County Museum, and Musée Bruck Museum, will be participating in the fair, which will be held virtually for a second year, under the theme \u201cShow and Tell.\u201d The Heritage Fair is an opportunity to be involved and engaged in local history and to learn about the interesting stories and people that make up the fabric of the Eastern Townships.Under the \u201cShow and Tell\u201d theme, historical organizations across the region will have the opportunity to introduce the public to some of the interesting objects they have come across in their collections.Each group presents an object, a document, or a story they could tell audiences from their living room.Some of the objects, you don\u2019t even think about - like a ?shing ?y to represent a community or its history.It\u2019s not always something you might think of, it\u2019s not necessarily a Loyalist object.With museums being forced to close last year due to the pandemic, QAHN hopes that the Heritage Fair will help draw people into the museums and historical societies that are up and running once again.\u201cLast year a lot of the museums were closed so hopefully it will get people to come this year and rediscover the Townships historical societies.There are people here who can answer questions about genealogy, World War One, and World War Two history,\u201d noted Heather Darch.The objects that come out of the collections are meant to be something that isn\u2019t usually on display.\u201cIt\u2019s nice to see what people came across in their collections.It\u2019s meant to be something unusual.It\u2019s good fun for the staff, curators, and volunteers, to go hunting for an object that is meant to be intriguing.It is good for audiences and participants alike.\u201d Darch explained that the goal of the fair is to change people\u2019s perception on historical organizations.\u201cThey are not just dusty buildings with old people in them.People have that perception so we are trying to debunk that and let them know that museums are full of really cool objects.\u201d QAHN wants people to know that museums are the place to be.\u201cMuseums have super cool events, educational programs, and books to read.It has always been an attempt, either in person or online, to get people excited an interested in the history in their region and the historical societies that dot the Townships.\u201d In terms of what people can expect to see at the fair, Darch gave us a sneak peek.The Bruck Museum will be presenting a painting called \u201cHills of Bolton Glen\u201d by A.Y.Jackson, one of the Group of Seven, painted while he was staying there in 1910.The Cowansville Historical Society will be showing a scale model of the \u201cFreeport Covered Bridge\u201d in Cowansville by Paul Colette in 2013.The other objects are kept secret, even to QAHN members.\u201cPart of the fun is that we don\u2019t know what everyone is presenting.\u201d Last year\u2019s event drew 500 views and the group is hoping to have another successful year.\u201cThat\u2019s more than we would have had in an in-person event.It helps puts historical societies on the map which is QAHN\u2019s mission, to network people to their heritage organizations.\u201d The Heritage Fair will be taking place on Oct.24 and participation can take place in two ways: by going to QAHN\u2019s Facebook page for a Facebook Live event, there is no need to have a Facebook page as it\u2019s a public site, at https://www.facebook.com/QAHNCanada/ or by preregistering to Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register / tZclc - ivrTwvGNcRTGDsndSapi-0HkNfxPC4 A \u201cShow and Tell\u201d of Townships\u2019 history Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network launches 5th annual Heritage Fair COURTESY QAHN 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 BromeCountyNews What\u2019s behind the creative mind Celebrating the arts in Brome-Missisquoi This project has been made possible by the Community Media Strategic Support Fund offered jointly by the Of?cial Language Minority Community Media Consortium and the Government of Canada.By Hannah Polinski Art is a matter of seeing, which is apparent in the paintings of Frelighsburg-based artist Susan Gerson Galusha.While bright colours meet us at eye-level on her canvases, emotion is the point of departure for her work, which includes oil, watercolour, and encaustics.At ?rst glance, many of her still- life paintings seem to show a tea party, with a teacup and fruit resting peacefully beside a vase of ?owers.However, when taking time to examine the scene, we begin to notice something is missing; there is a teapot and enough food for two people, yet only one teacup is set out.A woman sips her cup of tea alone, looking wistfully at the empty seat beside her.This lack expresses a certain loneliness and nostalgic longing for the guests who are not present, which is felt throughout her work.\u201cTeapots mean to me old friends getting together, having a cup of tea,\u201d Sue explains.\u201cAnd [my paintings] are thinking of the people who aren\u2019t there to share tea with you, but the table is set for them anyway.\u201d Separating the art from the artist is impossible with Sue\u2019s work, as her emotions are their driving force.The emotion that lurks behind her deceptively simple paintings help to distinguish her scenes from other still-life works that aim to present a realistic image of the world.\u201cI never want to be like a photograph,\u201d she explains.\u201cMy work is expressionistic; it\u2019s coming from my head or memory or something right in front of me.But there\u2019s a looseness to it; an energy in the strokes, the lines.\u201d Emotion aside, everything we see on the canvases that line her Frelighsburg gallery derives from six colours, the same she has been using for 50 years.Instead of buying a set of paints with multiple different shades, Sue is free to create whichever ones she needs by blending her six together: cadmium yellow light, yellow ochre, cadmium red light, alizarin crimson, cerulean blue, and prussian blue all come together on her palette to form bright new worlds that she commands.While more time consuming, when mixing your own colours, \u201cYou have harmony, which is very important,\u201d she explains.\u201cThe colours will sing.\u201d In this way, her work involves a double creative process; the ?rst act of creating colour, and the second act of bringing that colour to life on canvas.These shades jump out to the viewer in her paintings depicting both domestic spheres and landscapes that explore her native Quebec and her stays across the United States, particularly Utah.When not working on something new, Sue has been an art teacher for 29 years, where she instills her students with the importance of honing one\u2019s skills.Nobody can become a famous artist overnight, but understanding the ways of seeing and sharpening one\u2019s artistic gaze will get you farther than following any art trends can.As she demonstrates with her expressionist paintings, seeing doesn\u2019t always mean literally what is in front of you.Working from emotion and memory, she paints Quebec when she is in Utah, and paints Utah when she is in Quebec.She recalls painful or lonesome times onto the canvas in the form of brilliant colours and ?owers.Being able to see in this way can bring us closer to her vision, as we drink in her feeling-infused paintings as if we were there alongside her, sipping a cup of tea.Sue currently has two paintings on display at the Bruck Museum in Cowansville as part of the Tissu et Fibre exhibition.To see more of her work, her permanent studio and gallery are located at 23 Chemin de Pommes, Frelighsburg, QC.Susan Gerson Galusha PHOTOS 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 BromeCountyNews Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 7 By Jane Loiselle, Townshippers\u2019 Foundation President Fall 2021 has been beautiful.Town- shippers certainly have much to be thankful for living in this part of the world! The fall is also the time of year when the Townshippers\u2019 Research and Cultural Foundation (TRCF) holds its annual Capital Campaign, requesting donations to support local projects and endeavours.Monies received in the fall are used for projects that will take place in the following year.The pandemic has made life dif?cult these past 19 months: COVID-19 restrictions, cancellations of events and appointments, missing important events in our lives, wearing masks, and the list goes on.But \u2013 things still took place.We all adapted, and we have been working through these challenges, and we will continue to do so! In 2020, we held our annual campaign and were more than pleased with the positive response to our fundraising.Then, in March 2021, we granted funds for projects: Many of those projects took place despite the pandemic, with our volunteer groups ?nding creative ways to complete their planned activities.Limited numbers of participants, venues unavailable, food services revamped, and social distancing \u2013 all these challenges added a new dimension to what we take for granted when we organize events! For many years, the Foundation has held a spring luncheon to meet with the groups who receive funding and to learn more about how much they do for their communities.The restrictions have not allowed us to hold our luncheon this year, but we sincerely hope that the spring of 2022 will bring us together again.This year, we hope you will consider the work that has been done by the local groups across the historic Eastern Townships when remembering how important project funding can be.Donations to our capital campaign can be made to the Townshippers\u2019 Foundation in one of the following ways: \u2022 By cheque, addressed to Townshippers\u2019 Foundation, 3355 rue College, Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1M 0B8 \u2022 Through CanadaHelps (Accessible through www.townshippersfoundation.ca) \u2022 By sending an e-transfer to trcf@ townshippers.org (please be sure to email us also and include your name and address, as well as the answer to the security question) For further information about the Townshippers\u2019 Foundation or our Capital Campaign, please contact us by email at trcf@townshippers.org.Meet Laura Kolbe \u2013 A New Townshippers\u2019 Team Member in Your Region! Laura Kolbe joined the Townshippers\u2019 Association team in late September as an agent for the Eastern Townships Partners for Health and Social Services Montérégie-East Network.Laura was born in Europe but immigrated to the Eastern Townships as a young girl.While growing up in the Eastern Townships, Laura attended Parkview Elementary in Granby and Massey-Vanier High School in Cowansville.She went on to obtain a B.A.in International Relations from McGill University and an M.A.in Public Administration, specializing in International Relations and International Economics, from the University of Toronto.Laura was drawn to work with Townshippers\u2019 Association because of her interest in giving back and contributing to the historical Eastern Townships community that she considers herself lucky to have been raised in.Laura enjoys spending time outdoors and particularly loves hiking, biking, and canoeing.This monthly column keeps you in touch with Townshippers\u2019 Association\u2019s activities and news.Other ways to keep in touch: Online: www.townshippers.org Facebook.com/Townshippers Twitter @Townshippers In person: 3-584 Knowlton Rd., Lac-Brome 3355 College St., Sherbrooke By phone: 450-242-4421 819-566-5717 Townshippers\u2019 Foundation\u2019s Annual Capital Campaign Underway About Townshippers PHOTO COURTESY OF TOWNSHIPPERS\u2019 ASSOCIATION COURTESY The Townshippers\u2019 Foundation loves bringing Townshippers from across our Eastern Townships region together to highlight their hard work! Knowlton Harmony Band during a past summer concert BCN Staff L\u2019Harmonie Knowlton Harmony Band\u2019s 25th Anniversary Concert will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, October 24 at Knowlton United Church 234, Knowlton Road.For reservations:, please call Meredith MacKeen 450-538- 0814.There is no fee for attendance, but donations are appreciated.Vaccine passports are mandatory.How many people realize that L\u2019Harmonie Knowlton Harmony Band has been an integral part of life in Knowlton for 25 years?A quarter century ago at a Knowlton High School reunion, a group of ex-students from what was once the High School Band reunited to perform for their peers.They had such a great time resurrecting their instruments and tuning half forgotten skills, that the school band was reborn as a community band.A dedicated group of musicians who turn up, whatever the weather, be it summer heat wave or November snow, to play at village events throughout the year.Canada Day, Fête Nationale, Brome Fair, Remembrance Day, the Lion\u2019s Club Remembrance Day Brunch and the Santa Claus parade would not be the same without them.Local schools and seniors\u2019 residences enjoy their annual visits, and each year the band presents a spring and Christmas Concert, often with snacks provided during intermission.The current musicians are a true mix of generations, including several of the founding members, fellow musicians from surrounding areas, and the youngest, a group of children coached by conductor Susan Reininger, who are joining the band for this very special concert.Staying together and continuing to play throughout the pandemic has been a challenge, but due to the determined efforts of music director Susan Reininger and band president Meredith MacKeen, the band persevered.Musicians rehearsed via Zoom, singly and in small groups, from patios, basements, and lonely lofts, until reunited, brie?y at the Community Center, and more recently at Odd-Fellows Hall.The Anniversary Concert is the result of all that hard work, and will include old favourites, marches, themes from movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter, some Gershwin, jazz, and the spooky Haunted Carousel.Former music directors make a guest appearance, each conducting a selection of their choice.After nearly two dif?cult years, the musicians are eager to resume their traditional place in village life and perform to a live audience, free from the restrictions of Zoom.Please support the Band as they celebrate their milestone achievement: Twenty-?ve years of music.The Band would like to acknowledge the consistent and generous support of the Ville de Lac-Brome, the Lion\u2019s Club, and the Royal Canadian Legion.L\u2019Harmonie Knowlton Harmony Band celebrates 25 years of music PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 8 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 BromeCountyNews 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 BromeCountyNews Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 9 In my recent article we discussed the importance of networking, and how sharing information puts you closer to discovering various birds.Fall and winter are the best times to ?nd owls in your region, as the leaves that provide the birds camou?age are now on the ground.Obviously, this gives the nature photographer (or birder) an easier chance of spotting these birds.When most leaves have fallen, I normally take a walk through a forest I choose and look up for nests that have been used during the spring and summer.At this time, they are easy to spot although it\u2019s next to impossible to know which species of owl was using them.In my experience, I have found most large nests are usually used by either the Great Horned or the Barred owl.On occasion they could be claimed by a Great Gray or the elusive Northern Hawk owl.While walking through these woods, I normally carry a pad and paper and mark each nest\u2019s location.In the spring, I return to these places to see if in fact there are owls inhabiting these nests.Also look for hollowed out sections of trees as some of the smaller species will claim these as nests in the spring.I\u2019ve found many Eastern Screech owls and even Tawny owls snoozing and getting some rays during a warm snap.Remember it\u2019s important to know your subject well before you begin your search.Finding them really is a challenge so try and learn exactly which owl types are native to your area.Owlers today are fortunate to have a wide selection of information readily available.I rely heavily on my Peterson ?eld guide to birds.I always carry a copy in my camera bag, this indispensable resource contains detailed descriptions of each bird.You can learn its preferred habitat, feeding patterns etc.Brome Lake Books carries these ?eld guides along with other interesting books on nature as well.Once you get familiar with your \u201cowl prowls\u201d, try and study the various owl calls.Go online and you can ?nd videos of each and very owl call in our region.Try and memorize the ones you know are local and go stand out on your balcony at night and listen.Oddly enough, very few owls actually hoot.Some owls screech others whistle and some even yip like a canine.Once you\u2019re familiar with the basics, put to use what you\u2019ve learned.If you want to ?nd and photograph them it\u2019s imperative you understand their basic needs.They rely on good daytime cover where they can rest without being bothered.They are storing energy for their night time excursions.They also try and stay close to their preferred hunting grounds.They all love open areas such as ?elds, farmland and freshwater bogs or marshes.Rodents are their main food source and can be found in abundance in these areas.One thing I want to stress is you partake in an owl search, please be ethical.If you are lucky enough to ?nd an owl, remain quiet and do not approach too quickly as the bird will become stressed.Allow the bird to sum you up, in most cases I\u2019ve experienced, if you pose no threat, it will lose interest in you quickly.If you\u2019re a serious photographer your equipment will allow you to stay at a safe distance.A 300 or 400mm lens is suf?cient enough for you to stay out of its circle of fear, while still allowing you to take some superb pics.An owl can even be attracted to your property if the conditions are right.If your yard has many trees, bushes etc, it is possible an owl many take up residence there.If your property is large enough, leave a few dead trees to entice an owl to nest in one of its larger cavities.This is perfect habitat for the Eastern Screech owl.If you\u2019re not interested in having dead trees on your property, try putting up a nesting box.A good-sized box with a 3-inch hole is adequate and if you have bird feeding stations on your property all the better.The spilled seed attracts mice which in turn attracts the owls.Across the street from where I live is a golf course with a large pond.This particular area borders the main road which is lined with conifers.In the back is a large forest that runs all the way to the top of the course.At night you can hear the calls of the Barred owl.Again, perfect location as it has a large open area, it\u2019s treelined and boasts an available water source.Look for areas like this, do your research and plan your trip.You may be pleasantly surprised what you can ?nd if you\u2019re willing to put in both the time and effort! Locating owls Darren Murphy Behind The Lens DARREN MURPHY 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 SENIORS bcn@sherbrookerecord.com Brome County News Retirement may be seen as a time to slow down and enjoy some well-earned rest and relaxation, but today\u2019s seniors clearly did not get the memo.Modern seniors look and act a lot different than traditional depictions of retirees.The shift in attitudes regarding aging is noticeable in the growth of active retirement communities, which are designed for aging men and women who want to engage in activities where no chairs are required.Active seniors may not ?t outdated stereotypes of cardigan- clad grandparents shuf?ing about dusty retirement homes, but even the most energetic retirees may still be vulnerable to age-related health complications.For example, the American Optometric Association notes that men and women over the age of 60 may be vulnerable to age- related vision problems.A certain degree of vision loss is natural as men and women age, but that doesn\u2019t mean active seniors have to sit idly by.In fact, there are many ways for active seniors to protect their vision so they can continue to get up and go without having to worry about losing their eyesight.\u2022 Make your diet work for you.The AOA notes that a number of eye diseases can develop after an individual turns 60, and some of these conditions can be minimized with wise lifestyle choices.For example, a healthy, nutrient-rich diet can protect vision over the long haul.The National Council On Aging notes that studies have found that omega-3 fatty acids, which can be found in foods like spinach, kale and salmon, can reduce individuals\u2019 risk for age-related eye diseases.Seniors can speak with their physicians about other ways to utilize diet to combat age-related vision problems.\u2022 Protect your eyes and look cool at the same time.Active seniors spend lots of time outdoors, and that may have an adverse effect on their vision.The NCOA notes that lengthy exposure to the sun\u2019s ultraviolet rays can cause both short- and long-term eye damage.Thankfully, such issues are easily avoided if seniors wear sunglasses with UV protection when going outside.Brimmed hats also can protect the eyes from harmful UV rays.\u2022 Be mindful of screen time.Much has been made of how much screen time is healthy for young people.But seniors also are not immune to the potentially harmful effects of spending too much time staring at their phones and other devices.The NCOA recommends seniors employ the 20-20-20 rule in regard to screen usage.Every 20 minutes, look about 20 feet away for 20 seconds.This quick exercise can reduce eye strain.An active lifestyle bene?ts seniors in myriad ways.Seniors should take steps to protect their vision so they can continue to get up and go long after they retire.(Metro Creative) How active seniors can protect their vision 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 Brome County News bcn@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 11 SENIORS (NC) While we can\u2019t control everything in life, there are risk factors for arthritis we can affect.\u201cWe can\u2019t change age, sex or genetics, but you don\u2019t have to feel powerless as there are a number of factors you can control,\u201d explains Trish Barbato, president and CEO of the Arthritis Society.Work to modify these ?ve risk factors to decrease your chance of developing arthritis.1.Diet and weight.Excess weight can contribute to both the onset and progression of knee and hip osteoarthritis, so maintaining a healthy weight can help.2.Smoking.Smoking cigarettes is linked to several health concerns, including the progression and severity of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.3.Physical inactivity.Lack of exercise is associated with an increased severity and progression of many types of arthritis.Physical activity lubricates our joints and can help build the muscle around them, which provides support.4.Occupation.Certain jobs involving repetitive knee bending and squatting are associated with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip.5.Joint injuries.Damage to a joint can contribute to the development of osteoarthritis in that joint.Learn how you can reduce your risk and ?nd more information at arthritis.ca.Five risk factors for arthritis you can control Every winter, millions of people \u2014 largely seniors and retirees \u2014 pack their bags, load up their RVs or book their ?ights with warm destinations in mind.Soon after they start sharing photos of themselves sipping tropical drinks on sandy shores while the rest of their family members are likely shivering in icy drifts back home.This seasonal migration has become the norm for a distinct demographic who prefer to ride out the winter in locales that are free from snow, ice and frigid temperatures.The term \u201csnowbird\u201d was ?rst used in the 1920s to describe seasonal workers who moved south for the winter months, and in 1979 it was used in reference to tourists who headed south each winter.According to Vacations Made Easy, around 10 percent of the snowbirds who head to the southern United States each winter are Canadian.Florida is one of the most popular destinations for snowbirds.A signi?cant percentage of snowbirds eventually will make their Great gifts for avid snowbirds CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 13 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 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 SENIORS bcn@sherbrookerecord.com Brome County News NOW OPEN.Call for a visit! 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 Brome County News bcn@sherbrookerecord.com Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 13 SENIORS (NC) Research shows that most older Canadians, especially those 55 and over, want to maintain active, independent lives as they age.Fortunately, there are plenty of tech tools that make it easy to keep up with wellness goals while staying safe.1.Set step goals with your devices One simple way to boost your wellness is by making a daily commitment to physical activity.Most mobile devices now come with a pedometer, and an ability to keep your ?tness data connected to a personal health record so everything is in one place.Setting a daily step-count goal can help you prioritize ?tness in a simple, attainable way.Better yet, set a goal with a friend or family member and get active together while creating a little healthy competition and moral support.2.Create happy habits with apps Reducing stress is key to enhancing quality of life, improving happiness and reducing chances of illness as we age.From daily gratitude journals to guided meditations, there are many free and paid apps that can help us achieve greater happiness and well-being right from our smartphones or tablets.3.Adopt savvy solutions for peace of mind Research shows that one in three older adults aren\u2019t prepared to manage a medical emergency when alone.Dr.Sinha, director of health policy research at the National Institute on Ageing, says digital tools or devices that help people improve activity levels while monitoring and addressing personal safety can be incredibly important in supporting healthy ageing.One new technology enabling independence and safety is Telus Health Companion on Apple Watch.Equipped with automatic fall detection and 24/7 emergency monitoring, this device provides access to a live emergency operator from anywhere, all through the modern and powerful design of Apple Watch.Learn more at telus.com/ Three ways boomers can use tech to improve health southern residences permanent.In the meantime, shoppers who want to give a ?tting gift for the snowbirds who are still traveling each year can consider the following ideas this holiday season.\u2022 Golf course guide: Retirees often spend time out on the golf course.Offer a guide to various courses in southern states, and they can plan their trips by making road trips as they visit each course.\u2022 GPS device: While many snowbirds have cars already equipped with built-in navigation, those driving older vehicles may bene?t from a GPS device they can mount to the dashboard, which will provide directions if they have to divert from their normal routes or when they want to go off the beaten path on their way to sunny skies.\u2022 Decorative stationery: Make it easy for snowbirds to communicate with friends and family back home in a traditional way.Decorative note cards, post cards or other stationery can be a nice gift, and these notes can serve as mementos for recipients, particularly grandchildren.\u2022 Customized T-shirts: Have T-shirts monogrammed or customized with messages that play to snowbirds\u2019 love of travel and/or sense of humor.\u2022 Beach essentials: Put together a gift that makes spending time on the beach more enjoyable.A beach caddy stocked with sunscreen, towels, an umbrella, and ?ip ?ops will give beachgoers a head start on gathering seaside essentials.\u2022 Food and wine carrier: Keeping items cool is critical in hot climates.A well-insulated food and beverage carrier can make picnics or snacks by the shore comfortable and safe.\u2022 Lounges: Whether you offer a zero- gravity lounge to set up on the lenai or a ?oating beach lounge for relaxing in the waves, a gift that brings relaxation to the next level will be appreciated.Snowbirds travel many miles to reach warm destinations and ride out winter in comfort.Gifts geared around this annual tradition are guaranteed to make snowbirds smile.(Metro Creative) Gifts for snowbirds CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 11 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 14 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 BromeCountyNews 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 Or mail your prepaid classi?ed ads to 5-B Victoria St., Knowlton, Quebec J0E 1V0 The Record, 6 Mallory, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 2E2 295 Articles Wanted Public Notice of Poll Town of Brome Lake Date of the poll: November 7, 2021 By this public notice, Owen Falquero, returning of?cer, announces the following to electors entered on the municipal list of electors that: 1.A poll will be held.2 .The candidates for the positions of Mayor (Richard Burcombe) and Councillors for districts 1 Bondville-Fulford (Lucy Gagnon), 3 East-Hill (Pierre Laplante), 4 Knowlton- Victoria (Lee Patterson) and 5 Knowlton-Lakeside (Louise Morin) have been elected by acclamation.3.Therefore, the candidates in this election for the positions mentioned below are: Councillor seat \u2013 District 2: West Brome \u2013 Iron Hill \u2022 Fred Enns, 41 Darrah Road, Town of Brome Lake, J0E-1V0 \u2022 Shelley Judge, 336 Centre Road, Town of Brome Lake, J0E-1K0 \u2022 Ronald Myles, 40 des Alizés, Town of Brome Lake, J0E-1V0 Councillor seat \u2013 District 6: Foster \u2022 Patrick Ouvrard, 32 Benoit Road, Town of Brome Lake, J0E-1V0 \u2022 David Taveroff, 1 Robin Street, Town of Brome Lake, J0E-1R0 ALL THE CANDIDATES ARE INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES 4.You may exercise your voting right by presenting yourself to your assigned polling station between 9:30 a.m.and 8:00 p.m.on the dates, locations, and under the following polling subdivisions: Polling day: Sunday, November 7, 2021 For polling subdivisions: 4,5,6 (District 2: West Brome \u2013 Iron Hill) Location: Auberge West Brome, 128 West Brome Road (Route 139), Town of Brome Lake, J0E-2P0 For polling subdivisions: 14, 15 (District 6: Foster) Location: Ovide Dagenais Hall, 25 Taylor Road, Town of Brome Lake, J0E-1R0 Advance polling days: Sunday, October 31, 2021 and Saturday, November 6, 2021 For all polling subdivisions: 4,5,6 (District 2: West Brome \u2013 Iron Hill) and 14, 15 (District 6: Foster) Location: Centre Lac-Brome, 270 Victoria Street, Town of Brome Lake, Québec, J0E- 1V0 5.You will be required to wear a face covering inside the polling places; 6.You may bring a pencil or pen with blue or black ink to mark your ballot paper; 7.If you are registered to vote by mail: \u2022 The returning of?cer must have received your ballot papers no later than Friday, November 5 at 4:30 p.m.; \u2022 If you are registered to vote by mail and you have not received your ballot papers a few days after you made the request, you can contact the returning of?cer to obtain new ones.8.You may attend the tabulation of the votes, which will be held on November 7, 2021, after 8 pm at Auberge West Brome, 128 West Brome Road (Route 139), Town of Brome Lake, J0E-1R0.You can contact the returning of?cer as follows: Returning of?cer: Owen Falquero 122 Lakeside Road, Town of Brome Lake, Québec, J0E 1V0 Tel.: 450 243-6111, extension 236 E-mail: owen.falquero@lacbrome.ca Given at Brome Lake This October 19, 2021 Owen Falquero, B.A.J.D.LL.B.Returning Of?cer C O L L E C T O R looking to buy Old Quebec Licence Plates - aluminum, steel, iber- board, porcelain, rubber, leather! Please call Daniel 450-278-0517.SUTTON Garage Sale - Antiques miscellaneous (Inside).Masks required.Saturday, October 23 (10-3), 693 Route 139 South.Trunks, bells, advertising, Victorian, Indian and kitchen collectables.450- 538-0134 BROME CARRIAGE CLUB It was decided at a general meeting of the Brome Carriage Club on October 7, 2021 that the Club would no longer be in existence (closing).We would like to thank all the members and sponsors for their support over the years.340 Garage Sales 445 Legal Notice OUR CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! Call today today to place your classified ad! 819-569-9525 450-242-1188 By Louise Smith Royal Canadian Legion, branch no.99 in Cowansville, will be embarking on its annual poppy campaign in just under two weeks.At the end of October poppies will be available at the Legion and at various stores in and around Cowansville.This is also the time for membership fees to be paid.New members are also welcome.President Robert Bouthot hosts a coffee time on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m.to noon.Hamburgers and hot dogs are for sale every Friday night.The Legion has a close relationship with Heroes\u2019 Memorial School.Once again, it will be sponsoring a poster and writing contest at the school level.Returning back to the poppy campaign, it is important to emphasize why new poppies need to be bought each year.The money raised during the campaign helps local veterans and their needs and local youth programs as well.The money raised stays in the community.Poppy campaign about to be launched! President Robert Bouthot of the Royal Canadian Legion, branch no.99, is holding a Legion postcard.He served on a navy ship similar to the one on this year\u2019s Legion postcard.LOUISE SMITH 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 BromeCountyNews Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Page 15 Jesse Bryant Sales Manager Let our readers know about your products & services Tel.: 450-242-1188 Fax: 450-243-5155 email: jbryant@sherbrookerecord.com Today in History for Oct.19: On this date: In 1216, King John of England died after consuming what was described as an excessive number of peaches and too much beer.In 1656, Massachusetts passed a law preventing the further immigration of Quakers into the Puritan colony.This resulted in the establishment of Pennsylvania as a Quaker colony.In 1745, Jonathan Swift, an English satirist, churchman and political writer, died.In 1781, Gen.Lord Cornwallis surrendered the British garrison of 7,000 at Yorktown, Va., after a three- week siege in 1781.He had been sent to seize the harbour for the British ?eet but found himself bottled up by the French.The capture of Yorktown virtually ended the American War of Independence and the British hurried to make peace.In 1812, French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte began their retreat from Moscow.In 1844, as many as 200 people drowned when strong winds forced water from Lake Ontario and Lake Erie onto the streets of Toronto and Buffalo.In 1864, a group of Confederate soldiers based in Canada attacked the town of St.Alban\u2019s, Vt.The soldiers robbed a bank of $200,000 and killed one man in their escape.The incident strained Canadian-American relations already weakened by the events of the American Civil War.In 1945, the House of Commons rati?ed the UN charter.In 1950, United Nations forces entered Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea.In 1951, the U.S.Congress of?cially declared the end of war with Germany.In 1954, at Cairo, Britain signed the \u201cSuez Treaty\u201d to restore the Suez Canal to Egypt.In 1956, Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis rejected a federal offer of grants to universities.In 1957, Maurice (Rocket) Richard of the Montreal Canadiens became the ?rst NHL player to score 500 career goals.He did it in 863 games.Richard retired in 1960 with a then-record 544 goals.He died of abdominal cancer on May 27, 2000.In 1960, the United States imposed an embargo on exports to Cuba covering all commodities except medical supplies and certain food products.The embargo followed a reduction of U.S.imports of sugar, Cuba\u2019s main source of income, and was meant to punish the new government of Fidel Castro, which had expropriated large American land holdings under its Agrarian Reform Law.Successive punitive embargoes against Cuba have received international criticism.In 1967, the U.S.space probe \u201cMariner 5\u201d ?ew past Venus.In 1977, the Concorde made its ?rst landing in New York after 19 months of delays caused by residents concerned about the supersonic aircraft\u2019s noise.In 1981, Toronto-born Stanford University physicist Arthur Schawlow was awarded a share of the Nobel prize in physics.He and colleagues from the U.S.and Sweden (Nicolaas Bloembergen and Kai Siegbahn) were recognized for their work on laser spectroscopy - studying atomic systems using laser light.In 1982, automaker John De Lorean was arrested in Los Angeles, charged with possessing and conspiring to distribute cocaine.He was later cleared of all charges.In 1983, Saskatoon native Henry Taube was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on the mechanisms of electron transfer reactions.In 1984, Alberta NDP Leader Grant Notley and ?ve others were killed in a plane crash.Four people survived the crash of the twin-engine Piper aircraft, including a prisoner who was credited with helping save the lives of his police escort and two others.Notley, 45, had led the NDP in Alberta since 1968.In 1987, American warships destroyed two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack on a U.S.-?agged tanker off Kuwait on Oct.16.In 1987, a worldwide ?nancial panic sent the Dow Jones average on the New York Stock Exchange into a tailspin.It plunged an unprecedented 508.32 points, or 22.62 per cent.On the Toronto Stock Exchange, Black Monday saw the 300 Index drop 407 points.In 1993, Benazir Bhutto was elected prime minister of Pakistan.In 1995, the Belgium parliament voted to lift diplomatic immunity of NATO Secretary General Willy Claes and have him stand trial on corruption charges stemming from his term as Belgian cabinet minister in late 1980s.He resigned his post the next day, becoming the ?rst person forced to do so in NATO\u2019s 46-year history.In 1999, Indonesia\u2019s national assembly voted to recognize East Timor\u2019s independence, paving the way for the territory to become the world\u2019s newest country.In 2001, at least 370 people, most of them professionals from Iraq, drowned when their boat sank off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.In 2003, Pope John Paul II beati?ed Mother Teresa before a crowd of 300,000 at the Vatican, calling her an icon of charity and launching her on the fast track to sainthood.(Pope Francis declared her a saint in 2016.) In 2005, Saddam Hussein and seven co- defendants went on trial on charges of crimes against humanity.(He was hanged on Dec.30, 2006.) In 2005, Desire Munyaneza, a Rwandan man ?ghting to stay in Canada, became the ?rst to be charged under Canada\u2019s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act for alleged activities during 1994 Rwandan genocide.(In 2009, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.) In 2007, a three-year global manhunt for a Canadian schoolteacher suspected of sexually abusing Asian boys ended when police in northeastern Thailand arrested Christopher Paul Neil.(Neil later pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy and was sentenced to three years and three months in jail; he was later convicted of holding the boy\u2019s 9-year-old brother against his will, and was sentenced to ?ve years.He returned to Canada in September 2012 and taken into custody but was released shortly after under strict public safety conditions.) In 2008, Mr.Blackwell, the acerbic designer whose annual worst-dressed list skewered the fashion felonies of celebrities from Zsa Zsa Gabor to Britney Spears, died at age 86.Born Richard Sylvan Selzer in 1922, he was a little- known dress designer when he issued his ?rst tongue-in-cheek criticism of Hollywood fashion disasters for 1960 - long before Joan Rivers and others turned such ridicule into a daily affair.In 2010, Canada\u2019s privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart said Google broke Canadian privacy laws when it accidentally collected personal information from unsecured wireless networks while putting together its Street View mapping service.In 2011, food processor Maple Leaf Foods announced it was cutting 1,550 jobs, closing plants in four provinces and streamlining distribution as part of a three-year $560-million restructuring plan.In 2012, Lincoln Alexander, Canada\u2019s ?rst black MP, cabinet minister and lieutenant-governor of Ontario (1985- 91), died at the age of 90.His casket lay in state at Ontario\u2019s provincial legislature before being given a state funeral in Hamilton on Oct.26.In 2015, Justin Trudeau was elected Canada\u2019s 23rd prime minister, completing the ?rst father-son dynasty in the country\u2019s federal government history.Trudeau led the third-party status Liberals to a stunning majority victory in the federal election, capturing 184 seats in the newly expanded 338-seat House of Commons and relegating the incumbent three-term Conservatives to Of?cial Opposition.Stephen Harper announced immediately that he was stepping down as party leader (but remained an MP until he retired in August 2016).The NDP couldn\u2019t sustain its 2011 \u201corange wave\u201d breakthrough, winning only 44 seats - down from 95 at dissolution.In 2018, the Saskatchewan government said its constitutional challenge of Ottawa\u2019s carbon tax would not be heard until 2019.The provincial court of appeal had set Feb.13 and 14 for the hearing.In 2020, the number of con?rmed cases of COVID-19 around the globe surpassed the 40-million mark.Of?cials with Johns Hopkins University said the actual worldwide ?gure is likely to be far higher, as testing has been variable, many people have had no symptoms and some governments have concealed the true number of cases.In 2020, Canada\u2019s COVID-19 case count surpassed the 200,000 mark.The development came just over four months after Canada reached the 100,000 case threshold.In 2020, Queen\u2019s University in Kingston, Ont., said it would remove the name of Sir John A.Macdonald from its law school building, marking the end of a months-long process that began after a petition to change the name gathered support.Macdonald was the ?rst prime minister of Canada, and played a key role in setting up the residential school system that removed Indigenous children from their families.(The Canadian Press) In Memoriam WALLIS, Shirley - In loving memory of a mother, grandmother and great- grandmother who passed away 4 years ago on October 21, 2017. We love and miss you Mum,  We wish you were here today,  Just to say these words to you,  We love you in every way.Lovingly remembered by, LAURIE, PATRICIA & CRYSTAL  We never ask for miracles,  But today just one would do,  To see our front door open,  And our dearest Mom walk through.Never forgotten, CINDY (DALE) & FAMILY  There\u2019s a corner in our hearts, Mum  You visit every day,  It gives us this warm feeling,  That you\u2019re never far away.Always remembered, ALLEN (BECKY)  A Mother\u2019s love is ageless,  A crown she has won,  Today we mourn and honour her,  For all that she has done.Lovingly remembered by, WENDELL, CHRIS (CAS) & FAMILY 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 Page 16 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 BromeCountyNews 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 "]