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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 Big shootout, Wild win in Daveluyville Sports - Page 7 Melbourne mayor and candidates all win uncontested Page 3 $1.00 + taxes PM#0040007682 Monday, November 1, 2021 Partage Saint-François closes emergency overnight weekend services for second time Testing centre in Val-des- Sources moved Record staff The CIUSSS de l\u2019Estrie-CHUS, the regional healthcare establishment for the Eastern Townships, announced last week that, effective Nov.1, the COVID-19 testing centre in the town of Val-des-Sources (formerly known as Asbestos) will be relocated to 425 Chassé Street.The services of the centre will continue to operate on an appointment-only basis either online through cv19quebec.ca or by calling 1-855-244-1548 between 8 a.m.and 8 p.m.The Chassé Street location will be open Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m.to 4 p.m.Although the CIUSSS does not provide updates over the weekend, their Friday report recorded 339 active cases across the Eastern Townships, with 112 having been reported between Oct.26 and the 29.Of that total were in 19 in la Pommeraie, 59 in Haute Yamaska, 23 in Memphremagog, 10 in the Coaticook area, 114 in Sherbrooke, 32 in the Val Saint-François, 10 in Des Sources, 39 in the Haut-Saint-François, and 29 in Granit.The region reported only one new death due to the virus, bringing the total number of people who have died in the area due to COVID-19 since March of 2020 to 372.As of Friday there were 12 people in hospital in the region with Covid, two of whom were in intensive care.The Province picked up 1,669 new cases over the weekend, along with four GORDON LAMBIE By Michael Boriero The Partage Saint-François, a homeless shelter in Sherbrooke, closed its emergency overnight weekend services for a second time in the past two months due to staf?ng shortages.\u201cListen, this isn\u2019t a big mystery, we can\u2019t ?nd employees that want to work on the weekend.This is just the reality.The job market is what it is,\u201d said Director Sébastien Laberge, adding that it\u2019s dif?cult to attract professionally trained interveners willing to work night shifts.He told The Record that it has become a challenge trying to convince a quali?ed person to work in what is often a dangerous environment.Some of the clientele suffer from schizophrenia, refuse to take their medication, and walk in intoxicated.CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 3 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 2 Monday, November 1, 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 at no additional cost 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: 40 PER CENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS HIGH OF 9 LOW OF 2 TUESDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH OF 7 LOW OF 0 WEDNESDAY: MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD HIGH OF 3 LOW OF -3 THURSDAY: CLOUDY HIGH OF 3 LOW OF -2 FRIDAY: CLOUDY PERIODS HIGH OF 5 LOW OF -1 Mable Hastings The Scoop The Missisquoi North Volunteer Centre (CABMN) Haunted Halloween and this year\u2019s theme, \u201cNight of the Scarecrow\u201d had to be organized due to Covid precautions, outside where children and their parents were invited to walk through the haunted corn?eld set up in the Youth Centre parking lot on Rue Principale in Mansonville.Youth Centre Coordinator, Ethan Ball and Animator Eleanor Cote were joined by several youth and volunteers including Aryane Bahl, Laurie and Jason Ball, Jeremy Eldridge, Alex Fidler, Debra and Paul Harding, Dakota and Evan Paige, June Peacock, Danika Robinson and Terry Stott.From creating the scarecrow army to making props and animating the spooky path, plus the take down, this group was a busy one.Despite the mud, wind and rain, again this year the Youth Centre was able to offer something for the community.This year the event was sponsored by the Municipality of Potton and the Mansonville Optimist Club.The contribution of these two groups was an immense help to the Centre.\u201cWithout funding from our Municipality, we would not have been able to purchase the pop up tents needed in holding this event outdoors,\u201d explained Ethan Ball.\u201cHaving funding also allowed us to purchase materials to make the scarecrows and this added to the fun.\u201d From the giant pumpkin head scarecrow that lit up the event and beckoned to those brave enough to walk the path to the barrage of scarecrows amidst the makeshift corn?eld, the youth made their way through the maze to receive a large chocolate bar at the end.The organizers would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all who helped in so many ways to make this possible.It takes a community to continuously make things happen at a Youth Centre and to offer time and talents to do things for the youth.Potton is a lucky area and the people are certainly its treasure.Halloween came despite mud, wind and rain PHOTOS COURTESY LAURIE BALL PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, November 1, 2021 Page 3 Local News Melbourne\u2019s mayor and ?ve councillors have been re-elected by acclamation.The sixth councillor, Maureen Murphy, was also acclaimed.new deaths.This increased the total number of people who have been infected in Quebec since the start of the pandemic to 425,960.The overall number of hospitalizations on Sunday was 236, down 18 from where it was in the Record\u2019s last report.The number of people in intensive care also decreased, by ?ve, to 62.Quebec is now reporting an 87 per cent vaccination rate for a second dose among the eligible population, as compared to 90 per cent for a ?rst dose.In the Eastern Townships those ?gures are at 84.2 per cent for two doses, and 86.6 per cent for ?rst.The next detailed update on the situation in the townships is expected Tuesday.Testing centre CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 By Geoff Agombar Local Journalism Initiative Melbourne mayor James (Jim) Johnston has a clear prediction for his next term.\u201cMore of the same, literally.We try to keep everything balanced and to be fair to everyone.\u201d \u201cI know everyone isn\u2019t completely happy all the time, but I\u2019d say 95 per cent must be alright with the job we\u2019re doing because nobody is running against us.\u201d Melbourne\u2019s mayor and ?ve councillors have been re-elected by acclamation.The sixth councillor, Maureen Murphy, was also acclaimed.\u201cI\u2019d say I\u2019m most proud of the harmony in the municipality and the way people get along.There are no \u2018chicanes\u2019 between English and French.Generally, people respect each other.Council respects people\u2019s demands.A lot of things are beyond our limits, but if people need Melbourne mayor and candidates all win uncontested GEOFF AGOMBAR COURTESY CONT\u2019D ON PAGE 4 Jesse Bryant Sales Manager Let our readers know about your products & services Tel.: 450-242-1188 Fax: 450-243-5155 email: jbryant@sherbrookerecord.com \u201cPresently, in the job market, these professionals are able to get better paying jobs in the health network, with superior working conditions, and salaries that double what we offer,\u201d said Laberge, sharing that his employees are searching for more stability.His shelter works with government grants and subsidies, and unfortunately those funds have not increased in a while, so Laberge is unable to offer much more in terms of salary.He said he pays between $16 and $20 per hour, while the public network pays between $25 and $40.The people that he typically ?nds to ?ll his staff are passionate about working with the less fortunate, but Laberge noted that these people are also less common right now.Everyone wants a normal, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.work day, and weekends off, he said.The shelter normally has 27 beds available for people seeking a place to rest and catch their breath, but due to a lack of interveners, Laberge has been forced to reduce his capacity to 18 beds.They also closed off ?ve more beds after a recent COVID-19 outbreak.\u201cWe\u2019re lucky we don\u2019t have anymore cases here in the Partage Saint-François of?cially today, but there are several cases in the downtown area,\u201d he said on Friday, adding that there have also been cases at the Ma Cabane Day Centre.Laberge said that COVID-19 has been circulating through Sherbrooke\u2019s homeless population for a while now, and it eventually made its way into his shelter, even though he has been maintaining strict health and safety measures.The problem, he noted, is that he can only ensure the safety of the people using the shelter.There are plenty of homeless people who choose to remain in the streets, and that\u2019s where the virus is spreading at the moment, he explained.Laberge also told The Record that the staf?ng shortage he is facing at the shelter is not going to be an easy ?x.It takes a month of training to be quali?ed to work at the Partage Saint-François, and it costs roughly $2,000 out of his pocket to train a prospective intervener.He has been in talks with public health about ?nding ways to improve the situation, but the struggle is creating an attractive work environment.For now, though, he will need to consider closing emergency services on weekends, to protect his staff and the clientele.\u201cWe can\u2019t perform any miracles, unfortunately it will take long term solutions because in the emergency I\u2019m asked what we can do there for Saturday, but no one can send me a trained employee ready to work for Saturday night,\u201d said Laberge.Partage Saint-François CONT\u2019D FROM PAGE 1 PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 4 Monday, November 1, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Support the local businesses, services & professionals who serve our area where you live, work and play! 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In partnership to help you invest for your future TIM GODDARD BRANCH MANAGER RICK TRACY MUTUAL FUNDS DEALING REPRESENTATIVE GLOBAL MAXFIN INVESTMENTS INC.151 Queen Street, Sherbrooke \u2022 819-569-5666 \u201cLocals serving locals for more than 25 years.\u201d INVESTMENTS something special that we can help with, we do it.\u201d He credits the town\u2019s administration and staff for keeping Melbourne running smoothly.\u201cWe have a very good team.They\u2019re the ?rst responders.People call them ?rst before calling council.\u201d \u201cOur roads are in pretty good shape.Roads are our biggest expense,\u201d Johnston said, adding that some have been rebuilt.\u201cWe maintain a total of, I think, 116 km of gravel roads.The 55 cuts us in half and if there\u2019s a big ?ery crash and our ?re department responds, that can run up a big bill.\u201d \u201cIn winter, the roads are well maintained,\u201d the mayor added.\u201cTown Hall and the Marché Champêtre are looking great.\u201d According to Johnston, the municipality\u2019s parks are in good shape, and the playground equipment is inspected every year.\u201cIt\u2019s not sophisticated work,\u201d he explained.\u201cEveryone gives their point, and we carry on,\u201d Johnston said, pointing out the team has a good working relasionship.\u201cWe have level-headed people and it\u2019s working well.We do the best we can to try and make the best decisions for the citizens of the municipality.\u201d \u201cPeople complain about taxes.But that is determined by the prices people are buying and selling at.That drives the prices up then the evaluator raises to what they could sell for, and that can make it more.\u201d Like many other municipalities, Melbourne is also dealing with a water shortage, and mayors aren\u2019t immune to the problem.Johnston was having a well drilled to water the 100-head of dairy cattle on his farm while speaking with The Record.\u201cIt\u2019s been very dry for two years.The brooks aren\u2019t even running.We\u2019re drawing 1,000 gallons a day from a well by an unused sheep barn nearby.That\u2019s three hours a day to get there, pump for two hours and 10 minutes, come back and put it in the tanks.\u201d \u201cIn town, we have 31 houses on Main Street on the town system, but out here in the country we\u2019re on our own.You have to draw from somewhere or drill or ?nd a new well.People in the country are pretty resilient.It is what it is.But sometimes it can get to be a bit much.\u201d \u201cSometimes people call about things beyond our limits,\u201d Johnston said.\u201cThey might ask us to do something about the shortage of doctors, but that\u2019s provincial, not municipal.Half of council or more don\u2019t have a doctor either.\u201d Johnston has seen changes to environmental and ethical oversight during his decades in municipal politics.\u201cI do question some of the formalities we have to follow to get things done.Even simple things like putting in a road culvert.\u201d \u201cIt\u2019s almost impossible to set a schedule in municipal affairs, because the provincial level gets involved or sometimes the federal.\u201d \u201cBut we get along well with our MNA André Bachand, and Alain Rayes in Ottawa,\u201d the mayor insisted.\u201cWe do the best we can.In general, it runs well.\u201d For Johnston, municipal politics runs in the blood.\u201cI was ?rst elected to council in 1981, and my dad used to be mayor in the \u201960s.I\u2019ve done 34 years.This will make 38 and that\u2019ll be it.\u201d Melbourne mayor and candidates Melbourne \u2013 Incoming Municipal Council \u2022 Mayor: James Johnston (Incumbent, Acclaimed) \u2022 Councillor, Position 1: Lois Miller (Incumbent, Acclaimed) \u2022 Councillor, Position 2: Douglas Morrison (Incumbent, Acclaimed) \u2022 Councillor, Position 3: Jeffrey Garrett (Incumbent, Acclaimed) \u2022 Councillor, Position 4: Simon Langeveld (Incumbent, Acclaimed) \u2022 Councillor, Position 5: Maureen Murphy (Acclaimed) \u2022 Councillor, Position 6: Daniel Enright (Incumbent, Acclaimed) CONT\u2019D FROM 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 The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, November 1, 2021 Page 5 As the depths of the Great Depression were starting to wane into the late 1930s, members of the Sherbrooke Chamber of Commerce put their weight behind the idea of throwing a spectacular event to celebrate Sherbrooke\u2019s centenary in 1937, which would serve to boost the local economy and morale during those trying times.Only, it was later realized that the year 1837 bears no real historical signi?cance and Sherbrooke\u2019s 1937 celebrations were actually for a fake centenary.It should be noted that the prominent political and business ?gures in Sherbrooke believed that 1837 was a date of real signi?cance, being the year of Sherbrooke\u2019s incorporation and the year the City\u2019s ?rst newspaper began.As the details of history have unraveled over the decades since then, however, it was noted that Sherbrooke was not actually incorporated at that time (that would not happen until 1852) but that 1837 was the ?rst time \u201cTown of Sherbrooke\u201d was used.With more unraveling, it was found that even the ?rst usage of the \u201cTown of Sherbrooke\u201d didn\u2019t occur until 1839, and that the Sherbrooke Gazette was preceded by the St.Francis Courier and Sherbrooke Gazette, which began publication in 1831.Real or fake, there is no question that Sherbrooke put together an impressive event for the month- long centennial celebrations, which were then rounded off with the Sherbrooke Fair.From the beginning, the organizers focused on Sherbrooke\u2019s industrial and technological importance in the region, with much of the publicity referring to the \u201cQueen City of the Eastern Townships\u201d and \u201cElectric City.\u201d These were clear themes throughout the publicity and programming of the celebration.In particular, Sherbrooke\u2019s electrical prowess was highlighted with light decorations and displays throughout the streets.All of the bridges and the main thoroughfares \u2013 King and Wellington Streets - were decorated with thousands of lights, and the programme included nighttime dances organized in the streets illuminated with multicoloured lights and live music ampli?ed through speakers.The other key theme of the events was the city\u2019s history over the century.This was highlighted in various ways, beginning with opening ceremonies of?ciated by Sherbrooke\u2019s Mayor Emile Rioux accompanied by actors portraying Gilbert Hyatt, one of the earliest settlers, and an \u201cIndian Chief,\u201d all surrounded by heralds, criers, a bugler, and a drummer.The historical theme continued throughout, including a historical pageant presented three times per week, a historical ball with participants in costumes from different periods, and a weekend where the Grand Trunk Railway\u2019s oldest engine from the era when railway service ?rst came to Sherbrooke in 1853 and the newest engine available \u2013 Canadian National\u2019s 6000 \u2013 were on display.The historical pageant, itself, was an impressive production, which included 1,500 costumed performers, 270 dancers, and two choirs performing at the new amphitheater specially built for the centenary on the Sherbrooke fairgrounds.The centenary events also hosted a number of dignitaries, including Premier Maurice Duplessis, Senator John Nichol, and Quebec\u2019s Lieutenant Govenor Esioff-Léon Patenaude, and guests of historical signi?cance, such as the son and daughter of Alexander T.Galt.Premier Duplessis\u2019 visit included a radio broadcasted address where he praised Sherbrooke for its successes, remarking that \u201cit has been rightfully said that Sherbrooke is the Queen City of the Eastern Townships \u2013 and what a graceful and charming Queen she is.\u201d His observations also concluded that the harmony and \u201centente cordiale\u201d between English and French in Sherbrooke should be an example to the rest of the province and the country.It\u2019s been more than eight decades since Sherbrooke\u2019s Centenary but the event continues to live on in the collective memory through photographs and memorabilia that still surface regularly, making it an event with lasting importance, even if it was for a fake anniversary! Looking for a reason to party: Sherbrooke\u2019s 1937 Centenary ETRC Archives PHOTOS COURTESY ETRC Wellington Street in Sherbrooke, decorated for the Centenary, 1937 (P244 Freeman Clowery collection) The Aylmer Bridge, on King Street, outlined with lights for the celebration of the \u201cElectric City\u201d, 1937 (P244 Freeman Clowery collection) Promotional stamp showing the Lone Pine Rock, now the Mena\u2019sen, in the St.Francis River, from the Sherbrooke Centenary (P244 Freeman Clowery collection) PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 6 Monday, November 1, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record EDITORIAL The Forgotten Battle is a movie about the Battle of the Scheldt in the fall of 1944, a mission led and fought largely by Canadians.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 Peter Black There are not a lot of genuinely Canadian war movies.You could even say, were it not for Paul Gross, who wrote, directed and acted in Passchendaele (2008), which revolved around that First World War battle, and did the same for Hyena Road (2015), about a mission in Afghanistan, there\u2019d be no Canadian-made movies about Canadian war experiences at all.To tell the tale in Hyena Road, Gross actually swapped out the Quebec- based Royal 22nd Regiment for the Alberta-based Princess Patricia\u2019s Regiment.That would not be the ?rst time movie producers have sacri?ced the historical accuracy of a real combat adventure for the sake of potentially greater commercial appeal.The most notable/notorious example of that fudging of fact regarding Canada\u2019s war exploits might be The Great Escape.The 1963 Hollywood blockbuster about a Nazi prison camp tunnel escape replaced Canadians and Allied soldiers from several nations with mainly Americans played by the likes of Steve McQueen - who insisted the producers include a motorcycle chase.Attack on the Iron Coast (1967), a Anglo-American-made movie, tells the story of a Canadian commando, played by Lloyd Bridges, leading a mission to destroy a drydock in Nazi- held Normandy.While the mission is basically true, Canadians did not play a major role, let alone command it.The Allied strategy to cripple Nazi access to strategic ports in northern Europe does form the core plot of a recent movie that, though made by Dutch ?lm-makers for Net?ix, might be a candidate as the best movie about a Canadian war operation ever made.Titled The Forgotten Battle, the movie is about the Battle of the Scheldt in the fall of 1944, a mission led and fought largely by Canadians.The goal was to wipe out a Nazi fortress on Walcheren Island in Holland guarding the estuary of the River Scheldt leading to the sprawling and enormously strategic Belgian port of Antwerp, which the Allies had already liberated.Clear the waterway to Antwerp and the Allies get a naval base to supply the massive army ?ghting its way into the heart of Germany following the June 1944 Normandy D-Day invasion.The story structure of a British glider pilot, a Dutch woman recruited by the resistance and a young Dutch man who enlists in the Nazi army is ?ctional, but the details of the operation are true.The sickening depiction of the slaughter of armed combat is on the same wrenching level as that of Steven Speilberg\u2019s Saving Private Ryan.The attack on the Dutch island was, in fact, among the bloodiest battles Canadians fought on their way to liberating Holland in May 1945.Some 12,800 Allied soldiers, including 6,367 Canadians were killed, wounded or missing in the month-long battle.The conditions in which the First Canadian Army fought were arguably the worst in the entire European theatre, in territory ?ooded by the Nazi destruction of dikes, in the coldest and wettest weather in memory.On Oct.13, what is known as Black Friday, the Montreal-based Black Watch regiment lost 145 men, dead, wounded or captured, in an attack on a railway line across open beet ?elds.The battle of?cially ended on Nov.8, 1944 with the surrender and capture of thousands of German soldiers.Military history writer Mark Zuehlke, author of \u201cTerrible Victory: First Canadian Army and the Scheldt Estuary Campaign\u201d notes that the operation, \u201cplanned and executed by the Canadian command structure, was really a testimony to the grit and determination and ?ghting ability of Canadian Army soldiers.\u201d Canadian War Museum historian Tim Cook said in a Canadian Press story in 2019, on the 75th anniversary of the battle, the operation was just as important as D-Day in terms of Canada\u2019s contribution to the war effort.Why the Battle of the Scheldt is so little known in Canada, given its singular importance in the drive to defeat the Nazis, is a bit of a mystery.That being the case, it is perhaps yet another act of the grateful Dutch that they make a movie that helps ensure the bloody sacri?ce of Canadians in liberating Holland from brutal Nazi rule won\u2019t be forgotten.Dutch movie revives \u2018forgotten\u2019 Canadian role in Battle of the Scheldt The Record welcomes your letters to the editor.Please limit your letters to 300 words.We reserve the right to edit for length, clarity, legality and taste.Please ensure there is a phone number or email where you can be reached, to con?rm authorship and current town/city of residence.Names will not be withheld but the address and phone number of the writer are not published, except by request.Please email your letters to newsroom@ sherbrookerecord.com.Preference is given to writers from the Eastern Townships.PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, November 1, 2021 Page 7 Record Staff Lyam Jacques scored his fourth goal of the season at 2:19 of overtime to give the Magog Cantonniers a 5-4 win over the Collège Charles-Lemoyne Riverains on Friday night in Sainte- Catherine.Magog overcame a 4-0 de?cit in the third period to send the game into overtime on Connor Macey\u2019s goal, his sixth of the season, with 51 seconds left.Jules Boilard (2nd), Alix Durocher (9th) and Antoine Fontaine (4th) gave the Cantonniers hope of a win with their goals, and they succeeded.However, goalie Stéphane Robidas\u2019 gave up four goals for the Riverains.Jean-Simon Houle (3rd), in the ?rst period, as well as Loïc Usereau (2nd), Lucas Di Loreto (2nd) and Pierre-Marc Minville (3rd) gave the hosts a 4-0 lead.At that point it looked as though the game could be in the bag for the Riverains.But the Cantonniers fought back, eve with two players down for a long time in the second period with Maxime Côté and Shawn Pearson both receiving four-minute penalties at the same time.Cantonniers players directed 37 shots at Samuel Lamarche while Louis- Félix Charrois received 25 shots.The Cantonniers faced off against the Gaulois in Saint-Hyacinthe on Sunday at 2 p.m.The team will host the Chateauguay Grenadiers on Wednesday at 7 p.m.at the Magog arena.ARCHIVES/MARCO BERGERON Cantonniers escape St Catherine\u2019s with a win Record Staff The Desjardins-Windsor Wild defeated the Daveluyville JB 3-2 in a shootout on Friday night.Félix Meunier and Samuel Grégoire beat goaltender Élie Houle in a shootout while Sean Julien blocked attacks from Marc-Antoine Labonté and Vincent Francoeur.After a scoreless ?rst period, Samuel Gregoire scored his sixth goal of the season to put Windsor ahead at 4:12 of the middle period.Raphaël Cloutier brought the two teams back to square one just over four minutes later.William Roy put the Desjardins- Wild back in front with his ?rst goal of the season at 11:06 of the third period.Vincent Francoeur sent both teams into overtime with his ?fth goal of the season at 13:30.Windsor directed 47 shots at Élie Houle while Sean Julien took 32 shots.The next local game will be played on Friday, Nov.5 at 8:30 p.m.when the Val-des-Sources Nordik Blades will be the visitors.MARCO BERGERON (PICKER PHOTO) Big shootout, Wild win in Daveluyville SPORTS PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW Page 8 Monday, November 1, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record BIRTH NOTICES, CARDS OF THANKS, IN MEMORIAMS, BRIEFLETS: Text only: 40¢ per word.Minimum charge $10.00 ($11.50 taxes included) Discounts: 2 insertions or more: 15% off With photo: 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cannot guarantee publication if another Record number is called.Rates: Please call for costs.RATES and DEADLINES: ANNOUNCEMENTS & NOTICES Today in History for Nov.1: In 1512, Michelangelo\u2019s paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome were ?rst exhibited to the public.Across the ceiling he painted themes of the Bible, including representations of creation, man\u2019s temptation and fall, as well as Noah and the ?ood.In 1755, a huge earthquake rocked Lisbon.More than 30,000 people were killed in the Portuguese capital as the shock of the quake lasted for over six minutes.Another 20,000 died in the six-day-long ?re that followed, and in smaller earthquakes that shook the area.In 1788, Bishop Inglis opened an academy at Windsor, N.S., which became King\u2019s College.In 1838, Lord Durham, Britain\u2019s high commissioner to North America, sailed for England to write what became known as the Durham Report.The report urged reuniting Upper and Lower Canada to accelerate the assimilation of the French.It also recommended the introduction of responsible government.In 1850, Joseph Howe sailed to London to try to raise money to build a railway.The ?amboyant Nova Scotia publisher and politician, never one to think small, started off with the idea of a railway between Halifax and Windsor, N.S.- then a major provincial port - but by the time he arrived in England he was prepared to use the idea of promoting immigration to support a plan for a railway from Halifax to Quebec and Portland, Me.In 1858, Queen Victoria was proclaimed sovereign throughout India.In 1893, a statue of Sir John A.Macdonald was unveiled in Hamilton.In 1894, Czar Alexander III died in Russia.In 1908, the government of Saskatchewan established a Department of Municipal Affairs.In 1914, the British navy suffered a stinging defeat at the hands of the Germans during the \u201cBattle of Coronel\u201d off the coast of Chile.British Admiral Christopher Craddock was under orders to hunt down a German squadron of two battleships and three cruisers.In the ensuing battle, the admiral\u2019s ?agship, \u201cGood Hope,\u201d and another cruiser were sunk with no survivors.In 1924, a franchise was granted to Boston, making the Bruins the ?rst American-based team in the National Hockey League.By 1926, six of the 10 teams were from the United States.In 1936, in a speech in Milan, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini described the alliance between his country and Nazi Germany as an \u201caxis\u201d running between Rome and Berlin.In 1941, the Rainbow Bridge linking Niagara Falls, Ont., and Niagara Falls, N.Y., opened.In 1945, British investigators announced proof \u201cas conclusively as possible without bodies,\u201d that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler died on April 30, 1945.In 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C.to assassinate U.S.President Truman.The attempt failed, and one of the pair was killed, along with a White House police of?cer.In 1950, the Dogma of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was proclaimed by Pope Pius XII.In 1952, \u201cHockey Night in Canada\u201d debuted on CBC Television.The ?rst game saw the Boston Bruins edge the host Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.In 1952, the United States exploded the ?rst hydrogen bomb, code-named \u201cIvy Mike,\u201d at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands in the mid-Paci?c.In 1955, Lester Pearson, then Minister of External Affairs, opened the \u201cCanada Dam\u201d at West Bengal, India.In 1956, 39 miners died and 88 others survived when an explosion occurred at the No.4 Cumberland coal mine in Springhill, N.S.In 1959, Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens became the ?rst NHL goalie to wear a mask on a permanent basis.After receiving a seven-stitch facial cut from a shot by the New York Rangers\u2019 Andy Bathgate, Plante returned to the Madison Square Garden ice with a plastic face mask he had made out of ?breglass and resin.In 1961, the body of the now- disgraced Joseph Stalin was removed from Red Square in Moscow.In 1964, 44 Cubans defected from a Cuban plane at Gander, N?d.In 1970, a cargo truck drove into a reception line at Karachi Airport in Pakistan, in an attack on the President of Poland.The driver missed him but killed Poland\u2019s deputy foreign minister and three other people.In 1971, the \u201cToronto Sun\u201d began publication.It was staffed mainly by former employees of the defunct \u201cTelegram.\u201d \u201cThe Sun,\u201d a morning tabloid born 48 hours after the \u201cTelegram\u201d printed its ?nal edition, hit the streets with an initial run of 75,000 copies.The 48-page paper leaned heavily on sports and entertainment coverage.In 1985, Donald Getty was sworn in as the new premier of Alberta.In 1987, Preston Manning was chosen leader of the federal Reform Party at its founding convention in Winnipeg.Manning remained leader until being ousted by Alberta cabinet minister Stockwell Day in 2000 after the party reorganized itself as the Canadian Alliance.In 1987, former Quebec premier Rene Levesque died of a heart attack at age 65.The founder of the Parti Quebecois served as a war correspondent with U.S.forces during the Second World War.He joined Radio-Canada in 1946 as a radio and TV reporter.In 1960, he won a seat as a Liberal in the National Assembly and held several portfolios in the Lesage government until its 1966 defeat.In 1967, Levesque left the Liberals and united several separatist groups to form the Parti Quebecois, which took of?ce in 1976.A 1980 referendum on sovereignty was defeated, thanks in part to a strong federalist campaign.Levesque gave up his leadership in 1985, and the party lost to the Liberals that December.In 1990, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney appointed a 12-member commission on national unity called the Citizen\u2019s Forum on Canada\u2019s Future.In 1990, McDonald\u2019s announced that Styrofoam containers would be replaced in its fast-food restaurants with wrapping that was more environmentally friendly.In 1993, the EC union treaty came into force.In 1995, the Ontario government launched a massive overhaul of Worker\u2019s Compensation Board beginning at the top by ?ring all 10 WCB board members.In 1996, Canada\u2019s ?rst diamond mine, a $750-million project, located 300 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife and owned by Australian- based BHP Diamonds, was given full approval by the federal government.In 1996, Wally Crouter retired after 50 years as the morning show host on Toronto radio station CFRB.Prime Minister Jean Chretien and former prime minister Brian Mulroney were among those taking part in an on-air tribute.In 1999, Ronald (Lasagna) Cross, died.He was one of the most visible native players in the 1990 Oka crisis that pitted Mohawks against police and eventually the Canadian army.In 1999, Walter Payton, nicknamed \u201cSweetness,\u201d one of the NFL\u2019s most productive running backs, died at age 45.In 2000, Chicago-based sports marketing executive Michael Lysko was named commissioner of the Canadian Football League.He was ?red 16 months later on March 20, 2002.In 2001, an arson ?re destroyed the second-oldest Anglican church in Canada.The St.John\u2019s Church was built in Lunenburg, N.S., in 1754.Restoration of the church was completed in 2005.In 2002, theft charges against Princess Diana\u2019s former butler were dropped after the Queen revealed Paul Burrell had told her years earlier that he had taken some of Diana\u2019s possessions for safekeeping.The Queen did not realize their 1997 conversation might be relevant until seeing coverage of the trial.In 2005, Justice John Gomery released the ?rst report of a federal sponsorship scandal inquiry that mainly blamed former bureaucrats but put Prime Minister Paul Martin in the clear.In 2007, retired Air Force Brigadier Gen.Paul Tibbets, who had piloted the B-29 bomber \u201cEnola Gay\u201d that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, died in Columbus, Ohio, at age 92.In 2010, 58 people were killed and dozens wounded when Iraqi security forces stormed a Baghdad church where militants had taken an entire congregation hostage for four hours.In 2010, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Texas Rangers 3-1 in Game 5 to win the World Series and take the trophy home to the city by the Bay for the ?rst time.The Giants last wore the crown in 1954, four years before they moved from New York.In 2015, the Kansas City Royals rallied late yet again to defeat the New York Mets 7-2 in 12 innings in Game 5 to capture its second World Series title (1985).The Royals came back late in all four wins, and eight times overall in the post-season.In 2016, Canadian comedy pioneer Dave Broadfoot, who was considered a national treasure for his political satire on the CBC\u2019s \u201cRoyal Canadian Air Farce,\u201d died at the age of 90.In 2017, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie announced he was stepping down after seven years.He said he would stay on as leader until a replacement was selected and would also continue on as the MLA for Cumberland South.In 2017, the Houston Astros won their ?rst World Series championship in franchise history with a 5-1 victory over the LA Dodgers in Game 7 at Dodger Stadium.Houston out?elder George Springer was named MVP.In 2020, the Royal Canadian Legion named Debbie Sullivan of Saint John, N.B., as this year\u2019s Silver Cross mother.Her son, navy Lt.Chris Saunders, was killed at the age of 32 when a ?re broke out aboard his submarine 16 years ago.(The Canadian Press) Today in History PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, November 1, 2021 Page 9 Thoughts on physical and mental health Dear Annie MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021 Dear Annie: As I was reading the letter from \u201cBurnt Out,\u201d the woman whose husband was chronically ill at moments of pressure, I wanted to say that the advice you gave about how this could be a mind/body issue sounds spot on to me, based on my personal experience.The book you recommended, \u201cThe Mindbody Prescription\u201d by Dr.John Sarno, has been very helpful in my own recovery from pain issues.I would also suggest \u201cThe Meaning of Truth\u201d by Nicole Sachs.This book has allowed me to put Sarno\u2019s ?ndings to practical use.The information in these books has given me a new lease on life, with less pain every day.Kudos for suggesting and bringing awareness to the mind/ body connection.- Grateful for Mind/ Body Writings Dear Grateful: Thank you for telling us of your experience.Here are two more letters that offer different perspectives: Dear Annie: In reply to \u201cBurnt Out,\u201d it sounds like he is suffering from anxiety.I say this because I was diagnosed with anxiety 15 years ago after several years of trips to the emergency room with symptoms of everything from heart attacks and strokes to blocked bowels, bone pains, muscle pain, pneumonia and other ailments.A big factor in dealing with anxiety is that the medical community doesn\u2019t have much of a grasp on the root causes or how to treat it.The medical community also seems to be ?ghting against itself.ER doctors tend to look at people with undiagnosed anxiety as drug seekers, while therapists want to prescribe drugs that turn most of us into depressed zombies.\u201cBurnt Out\u201d should wait until her husband has had a few puffs on the pipe and is in a relaxed state of mind.Then, she should make a few friendly comments, over several sessions, suggesting therapy.People with anxiety tend to be easily triggered by small suggestions.Her small suggestion should be a positive one.And she shouldn\u2019t worry about or focus on the pot; it\u2019s probably the biggest breakthrough the medical community has made in treating anxiety and pain management in decades.- Just Another Crazy Old Man Dear Crazy Old Man: You\u2019re not crazy at all, and some of your suggestions are good ones, based on your personal experience.Thanks for sharing your perspective with my readers.Dear Annie: I am a 61-year-old mother of four who has been married for 40 years.I\u2019m also a retired dental hygienist, and I consider myself basically stable-minded.But my health resembled \u201cBurnt Out\u2019s\u201d husband, starting in my 20s.I had random periods of unexplainable physical illness that progressively got worse.Long story short - at 52, I was admitted to the hospital with \u201cstroke- like\u201d symptoms.I remained there for ?ve days.Diagnosis: Lyme disease.After IV antibiotic treatment, I was still symptomatic.I remained too ill to ever go back to work.I found a doctor who practices outside the box.Her diagnosis was three tick- borne diseases: Lyme, Bartonella and Babesia.I am a nonmethylator, which means that I do not eliminate toxins.I had biotoxin and heavy metal toxicity.I had adrenal fatigue and low thyroid.I have the gene mutation called the \u201cdreaded gene.\u201d I was granted disability.I am now in control of my chemistry, but I remain constantly alert as to what triggers my symptoms.I practice health maintenance every day.My advice to \u201cBurnt Out\u201d is to get her husband to a holistic doctor.My diagnoses have been spot-on with healing results.- It\u2019s a Wonderful Life Dear Wonderful Life: Your story is one of hope and success after being confronted with unimaginable health challenges.I love the way you signed your letter.It truly is a wonderful life.Thank you for sharing your experiences.\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 Monday, November 1, 2021 newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com The Record Go grocery sho pping with diet itians.When you choo se products with the Health Chec k symbol, it's like shopping with t he Heart and Str oke Foundation\u2019s die titians, who eval uate every partic ipating product b ased on Canada 's Food Guide.www.healthche ck.org REALITY CHECK HERMAN ALLEY OOP ARLO & JANIS THE BORN LOSER FRANK AND ERNEST GRIZZWELLS THATABABY PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED BY PRESSREADER PressReader.com +1 604 278 4604 ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY .ORIGINAL COPY COPYRIGHT AND PROTECTED BY APPLICABLE LAW The Record newsroom@sherbrookerecord.com Monday, November 1, 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 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities 100 Job Opportunities 275 Antiques WE BUY from the past for the future, one item or a household, attic or basement, shed or garage.We like it all, give us a call.819-837-2680.145 Miscellaneous Services Job Opportunity Part-time Circulation Clerk The Record has an opening for a part-time clerk in the circulation department.The successful candidate would be responsible for preparing address labels, updating subscription lists, contacting subscribers and newspaper dealers, and assisting readers in setting up the paper\u2019s online edition.The candidate would be responsible for handling delivery issues and dealing directly with subscribers so should have a courteous telephone manner and excellent customer service skills.The circulation clerk should be comfortable learning new computer programs, but would be trained in all aspects of subscription software.Those interested should contact Sharon McCully, Publisher, at outletjournal@sympatico.ca or by telephone at 819-569-9511 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 - 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Rethink your current attitude.Take better care of yourself before you offer to take care of others.A reality check is overdue.It\u2019s up to you to take the ?rst step and put your mind at ease.SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec.21) - You\u2019ll receive mixed messages; ask direct questions and use your intelligence to ?gure out what\u2019s best for you.Charm will work wonders when you are trying to get to the bottom of a situation.CAPRICORN (Dec.22-Jan.19) - Treat money, legal and health issues realistically.Mull over your options carefully.A change at home will make it easier to get things done on time.Fix up your space.AQUARIUS (Jan.20-Feb.19) - Don\u2019t take what others say or do to heart.Take care of responsibilities and lend a helping hand to someone who is struggling.Change begins with you, and you must begin to make it.PISCES (Feb.20-March 20) - Tie up un?nished business, and sort through mixed emotions that surface regarding someone close to you.Assess things thoroughly before you make a big move.ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Pay closer attention to how you present yourself to others.Knowledge and quali?cations are essential, but ?tting in can be important too.Do whatever it takes to promote yourself.TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - Live and learn.When you see something you want, don\u2019t hesitate.Take matters into your own hands and ?gure out a cost- ef?cient way to reach your goal.Change is part of life; don\u2019t fear it.GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Size up what something will cost before you get started.Taking control, setting a budget and organizing your time will help you ensure that you manage your time responsibly.Romance is in the stars.CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Follow a path that allows you to use your skills uniquely.It\u2019s OK to do things differently or to venture off in your own direction.Expand your circle of friends and seek out new ideas.LEO (July 23-Aug.22) - Put more thought into the best way to proceed.The troubles you face are best dealt with smartly and ef?ciently; mistakes are likely if you let your emotions take the reins.Compromise wisely.VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) - Keep an open mind, but don\u2019t jeopardize your physical well-being.Stick to what and who you know and trust, and don\u2019t venture into restrictive situations.Seize an opportunity while you can.LIBRA (Sept.23-Oct.23) - Adjust your schedule and arrangements to spend time with someone you enjoy being around.A deep conversation will offer mental stimulation that pushes you in an unexpected direction.MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021 From the internet to the printed word By Phillip Alder Toward the end of September, my wife, Kitty, and I played online at a somewhat oxymoronically named casual competitive table against two robots from Bridge Base Online.In about 70 minutes, we played 16 boards, almost all of which were suitable for this column, or quizzes at my website, www.bridgeforeveryone.com, or both.This week, let\u2019s look at six of those deals.They were each played at 16 tables, so we can get comparisons.What is the best defense against four hearts after West leads the club ace?On round one, Kitty (West) did not have a good bid in our methods.Next time around, she might have passed (not her style!), doubled for takeout or bid two no-trump (showing both minors), but those calls would have been easier to penalize.(Three clubs doubled and two spades doubled can go down four.Three diamonds doubled is down only two, but that is still 500, more than a North-South nonvulnerable game.) North was optimistic in jumping to game, but South would presumably have accepted a game invitation, maybe bidding the hopeless three no-trump.It looks very tempting to cash the club king and give partner a club ruff, but that lets the contract make.South wins East\u2019s diamond shift, draws trumps, unblocks the spade ace-queen, discards dummy\u2019s second diamond on the club queen, ruffs a diamond and cashes the spade king.Kitty did much better, shifting to the diamond king at trick two.Now the contract had to fail.Down one was an 83.3% board.Six pairs made four hearts, and ?ve went down.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 "]