La source, 1 octobre 1997, Cahier 1

[" wy 136\" YEAR TEL.: 264-5364 FAX: 264-9521 H'ford senior finalist for Age d'Or prize A Hemmingford senior citizen is in the running to be one of 11 finalists for the Golden Age Association\u2019s Prix des Ainés.These awards honor elderly people who inspire others to achieve goals, or act as role models.Robert Hadley, 87, was a dairy farmer who after 60 years began a second career as a carpenter and antique-furniture refin- isher.Robert is an active Mason and member of St.Luke\u2019s Anglican Church.At Christmas he helps fill baskets for the needy.He also makes lamps, candlesticks and bric a brac which he donates as drawing prizes and gifts.See SENIOR Page 3 Franklin nudist camp burns The main building at Franklin's La Pommerie nudist camp burned to the ground on the morning of Friday Sept.A Ste-Martine SQ spokesman said the 10 a.m.blaze was probably caused by animals chewing electrical wiring in the two-story wooden structure which housed a pool table, laundry and an upstairs apartment.Franklin firemen were called in by workers on the Route 209 site.Police estimated damages at about $18,500.Bike trail section open at Ste-Martine A T-shaped segment of bicycle trail, part of it paved, now runs through the municipality of St-Paul-de-Chateauguay, right up to the borders of Treés-St- Sacrement and the MRC du Haut-St- Laurent.A total of nine km along the Massena corridor, and another 8.4 km on the Beauhamois branch line are now open to cyclists, and a five-km segment where the two lines intersect in Ste-Martine has even been paved.This means that the provincially- endorsed conversion plan for disused CN right-of-way is right in the face of the Haut-St-Laurent mayors and their farming residents who are hanging tough in an effort to buy back the land for agricultural uses.See TRAIL Page 3 eo 450 Windshields In stock Wednesday, October 1st, 1997 COVERING HUNTINGDON, ORMSTOWN, HEMMINGFORD, HOWICK, CHÂTEAUGUAY, FRANKLIN, ST-ANICET, STE-BARBE, VALLEYFIELD AND SURROUNDINGS oe Wo, 8 Branch of gas pipeline coming to H\u2019don 20 pages .75* Ts A $7.5 million branch pipeline will link Huntingdon to the new Gaz Métropolitain line 44 km away at St- Etienne.Work on the project is expected to begin this week, according to a company spokesman.Primary customer for the natural gas will be Les Usines Huntingdon Mills, which is expected to use some five million cubic metres annually in its textile manufacturing.But other businesses, out crowds of U-Pik enthusiasts.While no incidence of rabies has been reported in Southwestern Quebec for well over a year, efforts continue to keep the disease from spreading this way from further east in Quebec, and from the northern counties of New York State.To this end, Quebec\u2019s Environment ministry has agreed to once again allow the Ontario Natural Resources department to drop medicated bait designed for foxes by air over this corner of the province, starting this week.\u201cWe cover the area bounded by Autoroute 10, the Richelieu River, the St.Lawrence and the U.S.border,\u201d Charlie McInnes of Ontario\u2019s Rabies Resource Unit told The Gleaner Monday.McInnes explained that his campaign is directed specifically against fox rabies, but is not effective against raccoon rabies, observed recently in northern New England, which is spread by skunks as well as raccoons.Dumped by machine The aerial baits, he said, are churned out of an airplane by machine over unin- public buildings, farms and perhaps even private homes could be served by the branch line in future, a Gaz Métropolitain spokesperson said.Six municipalities involved Joining the main pipeline at Beauharnois, the branch line will pass through six municipalities: St-Etienne, St- Louis-de-Gonzague, St-Stanislas-de- Kostka, St-Malachie d\u2019Ormstown, Godmanchester and Huntingdon.The e Gabriel and Anne-France Charland of Huntingdon filled their basket with peak-season apples at the Cassidy Orchards on Rte.202 near Franklin on Sunday afternoon, when summery temperatures and warm sunshine brought (Photo: V.F.) Aerial bait drop designed to keep rabies at bay here and in Ontario habited areas only, and not over bodies of water.\u201cThe co-pilot is always watching for any sign of human habitation, and immediately turns off the machine if he sees anything,\u201d he said.McInnes admitted that the method is \u201cnot an exact drop\u201d, given time lag, wind drift and other factors which can leave the baits as much as 300 metres off target.But, he said, the packages containing the medicated baits are clearly labelled in both languages and also carry an 800 information number for anyone finding one who wishes to know more.Agriculture Canada vet Dr.Peter Richer, who works out of Chateauguay, said there have been no cases on rabies in southwestern Quebec in 1997, while a total of two were reported in the winter and spring of 1996.One of these, he said occurred near Huntingdon, when a horse was found to be infected with the arctic fox virus.The other infected animal was a cow near Ste-Brigide.See RABIES Page 3 Available in the Suroit region.Complete access to.( TY am TEL.: 820-2367 JEAN-PAUL LALIBERTE PHARMACIST 4 BRIDGE STREET, ORMSTOWN, QUE.\u201cLes Galeries d'Ormstown\u201d Qt OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK J route follows sections of Rte.236, Rang 40, Rang du 5, the New Erin Road (Rte.202) and the Ridge Rd.before cutting down Dalhousie St.to the mill.Gas company officials said that plastic pipeline will run mostly in roadside ditches and right-of-ways.No expropriation of land should be necessary, but several right-of-ways have had to be negotiated.See PIPELINE Page 6 Apples growing bigger after spell of good weather Glorious sunshine this past weekend enticed hundreds of people to Rte.202's \u201capple alley\u201d from Rockburn to Hemmingford, stopping at orchards and roadside stands in search of fresh fruit and preserves.Fruit size which started off small improved greatly over the past week, says Rockburn apple-grower Gerald Lussier.Reached Monday at his Rte.202 orchard, Lussier said that recent rainfalls, sunny days and crisp nights have influenced the fruit to mature nicely and take on color.The main season in Franklin-Rockburn started September 15 and should wind down by Thanksgiving weekend, while in the Hemmingford area, it started late, around September 22, and will likely extend into mid October.See APPLES Page 3 / == ?p 4 3H 2 The clock tower on Huntingdon'\u2019s Post Office wears a garland of scaffolding these days as repairs to the brickwork and cornices get the historic building back in A-1 shape.Photo: H.T.) * Installation and taxes .not included \u2018 POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE \u2014 will be the order of the day on Saturday in Ormstown, when the local Legion marks its 50th anniversary in a very special way.The public is invited to share in a \u201cFreedom of the City Parade\u201d featuring Montreal\u2019s famed Black Watch Regiment.Things get under way at 11 a.m.at the Recreation Centre on Roy St.and, after passing by the Town Hall on Lampton St, the parade will finish up at the Legion Hall on Prince Albert St.The Legion especially would like to see lots of veterans and former Black Watch members at their special day.(See ad elsewhere.) WATER BOTTLING \u2014 is no longer a headline issue in this area, but according to an article in the Montreal press last week, the Labrador company is now trying its luck with a project for St-Placide, a small community located between Oka and Mirabel.While the local mayor is non-committal, some residents are already alarmed enough to contact members of the Franklin Citizens\u2019 Group to get some background on the year-long debate in this area.HUNTERS \u2014 are warned that new regulations forbid the use of lead shot for hunting migratory birds within 200 metres of any watercourse or body of water.The move, effective September 1, is designed to prevent lead pollution in the water, says Environment Canada.A SPECIAL APPEAL \u2014 arrived this week from the Red Cross, which is - faced with a dire shortage of donors, \u201c\u2026\u2014specially over the next couple of CTOBER JST 1997 14, - -