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[" FWD - QUEBEC (Qué.GOA 920 1 1/30/00 Bon 136* YEAR TEL.: 264-5364 Wednesday, March 10, 1999 FAX: 264-9521 COVERING HUNTINGDON, ORMSTOWN, HEMMINGFORD, HOWICK, CHÂTEAUGUAY, FRANKLIN, ST-ANICET, STE-BARBE, VALLEYFIELD AND SURROUNDINGS FOUNDED IN 1863 2 Baus 20 pages .87° \u201cès EYE Fah 1-888-371-0711 Raynaid isabelle Sales and leasing repieseniaive ENDRON .Always nearest you TE 6 - a >) | ç | TEL.: 829-2367 JEAN-PAUL LALIBERTÉ PHARMACIST 4 BRIDGE STREET, ORMSTOWN, QUE.\u201cLes Galeries d'Ormstown\u201d \\__ OPEN7DAYSAWEEK J v/ Checkpoints Brief items from around the Valley \" V'field man dies in two-car crash A Valleyfield man was killed in a two- car accident March 5 on Rte.202 near Ste- Barbe\u2019s Rang 6.The victim, Victor Espinoza, 58, is believed to have crossed out of his lane and crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by a Dewittville man who escaped injuries in the 8:30 p.m.accident, according to the Haut-St-Laurent Sûreté du Québec.A blood sample of the victim to test for alcohol levels was taken, and police are inspecting Espinoza\u2019s vehicle for mechanical malfunction.(VF) Château repairs to start in spring (Gleaner staff) Huntingdon\u2019s Château still stands sad and neglected these days, waiting for a promised face-lift and conversion into condominium units.Since the Great Homes company bought the former hotel last fall, a \u201cFor sale\u201d sign for the apartment units has gone up on the side of the building, but company spokesman Elias Basil said last week that work would begin only at the end of the winter.\u201cWe couldn't start work in the cold weather but we will start in spring, when the sale of units will actually start,\u201d he said.The company plans to convert the historic building into 20 residential units which will sell for $45,000 apiece.Government offices, a pharmacy, a doctors\u2019 clinic and \u201cmaybe even a bank\u201d are prospective commercial tenants, Basil said.He added that a surveyor's plan and an application for a building permit have already been deposited at the Town Hall.(HT/JT) in ES Sign advertises condominium units.(Photo: HT) ok Two local weight-lifters made a triumphant visit to their club training facility at Double gold at Corner Bro 4 Huntingdon\u2019s Arthur Pigeon High School Monday evening after winning two gold medals and setting a Canada Games record in Corner Brook, Newfoundland last week.Shown, left to right, are: parent volunteer Mario Galipeau; record-set- ter Julien Galipeau, chosen top lifter at the Games; coach Jean-Denis Yelle; gold- medal winner Eric Lafleur; and Club founder Rafael Zuffellato.(Photo: HT) Huntingdon will go ahead with streetlights; will also fix bridge Valerie Furcall THE GLEANER Huntingdon\u2019s Walker Bridge should be open to traffic by August, and the decorative lighting project for the commercial sector is going ahead as planned, declared mayor André Brunette at his council's March 1 meeting.The lamp project \u201cto improve the quality of downtown streets\u201d will not be scrapped, he said.\u201cThere was money put aside (in the 1999 budget from accumulated surplus) for the lights and a fountain, and we have $150,000 to repair the bridge.We are now in the tendering process for bridge repairs,\u201d he explained to some dozen residents.During Question Period, a petition containing 854 signatures calling for the bridge to be fixed and sidewalks resurfaced before thousands are spent on street lamps, was submitted to council by restaurateur Barbara Corbett of Miss Huntingdon.Mayor Brunette spent about an hour answering questions from a couple of merchants and explaining that the council was on top of priorities, such as re-open- ing the Walker Bridge; repairing sewer and water lines; replacing chlorinating equipment valued at $60,000 at the Filtration Plant; paving selected streets and repairing sections of sidewalks; buying a boom truck for the fire department; and making improvements to municipal parks.Council plans to redo the sidewalks on the O'Connor Building square, and has $20,000 set aside for other sidewalks, See H'DON page 6 Chantigny project will get rush treatment, council told Judith Taylor THE GLEANER 289, RANG DU 5 ST-LOUIS DE GONZAGUE, 377-1420 With representatives of Quebec's Environment ministry promising a speedy passage through government channels for engineers\u2019 plans, St-Malachie d\u2019'Ormstown is hoping to start work on the water and sewer project in the Chantigny sector this spring.A show of hands at a recent meeting indicated residents\u2019 support for the long- needed project.While details of financing are not yet finalized, it would seem that affected property-owners may choose to pay their shares over a 20 year period, or all at once if they prefer.Fusion talks continue While Quebec was not above pressuring St-Malachie to accept fusion with Ormstown Village as part of a deal for government financial aid for Chantigny, apparently the fact that fusion talks are ongoing between the two municipalities is enough to make the government happy at this point.Another meeting between the two councils to discuss fusion should be held this month, a municipal representative said, although not much progress has been reported recently.Quebec's deadline for the latest chapter in the carrot-and-stick story is June 30, 1999, after which it is threatening to withdraw promised per-capita bonuses offered to consenting municipalities.See ORMSTOWN page 3 Save *1 Refer to our ads on page 2 of The Gleaner and page 3 of La Source Water plant aid vital to fusion: Howick mayor (Gleaner staff ) Howick Village has set its conditions for agreeing to amalgamate with the parish of Très-St-Sacre- ment, and Quebec will not get away cheaply Howick mayor Robert Doré said last week that before next June 30, Quebec must come across with $1.2 million toward a waste-water treatment plant and another $800,000 to repair part of the aging municipal water and sewer system.Doré explained that he is feeling optimistic about the grants, following a February meeting with a Municipal Affairs representative in Montreal.\u201cThey told us we should get an answer by March 15,\" Doré said.He added that Howick is ready to pay up to $200,000 toward the project and finance the expenditure over 25 years.\u201cHowick is the only municipality along the Chateauguay River which doesn't have a waste-water treatment plant,\u201d the mayor said.Howick mayor Robert Doré.See HOWICK page 5 Inside The Gleaner Gardening will help needy feed themselves .Page 3 Vintage snowmbiles out for rally .Page 9 Weightlifters garner two medals .Page 8 PTS Te This and That.Page 2 Letters.Page 4 Births, Deaths .Page 6 Sports .Pages 8, 9 Classified ads .Page 10 Moulées Feeds DUNDEE 3418 SMALLMAN ROAD DUNDEE, 264-5970 2 \u2014 THE GLEANER \u2014 MARCH 10 1999 eat AS ae sem a» ST.PATRICK 1 DAY \u2014 is coming up in exactly one week on Wednesday Mar.17, but Montreal\u2019s annual St.Patrick\u2019s Parade is coming sooner \u2014 this Sunday Mar.14.HEMMINGFORD \u2014 is taking advantage of a great opportunity to publicize its bicentennial, by entering a float in the giant Montreal event.The Chamber of Commerce, which is sponsoring the float, is anxious to have as many local folk as ssible out cheering from the sidelines, ut if you can't make it in person, the parade will be televised on the Global network.For more information call the C of C at 247-0413.(FE) ALSO TAKING PART \u2014 in the St.Pat's event in Montreal will be the Elgin & District Pipe Band.And well- known local Irishman Melvin Harrigan will be right out in front.Also with this note came another TV viewer's reminder: the parade will be taped and shown on CBC TV on the very day for the wearin\u2019 of the green \u2014 Wednesday Mar.17.URGENTLY NEEDED \u2014 are volunteers to help locally with the Canadian Cancer Society's annual Daffodil Sale (March 24 through 27).Some workers will prepare the spring flowers for sale, some will help supply sales ints and tally up money, and others will be selling during morning, afternoon or evening shifts at locations in Huntingdon, Ormstown and St- Chrysostome.If you can help, call your local representative: in Huntingdon, Diane Taillefer (264-4868); in Ormstown Pierrette McDermott (829-3147); in St- Chrysostome Amable Yelle (826-4960).And recruit a friend! A RECENT LETTER \u2014 from the Montérégie Council on Culture and Communications to the Chateauguay Valley Historical Society supports the CVHS\u2019s campaign to save Howick\u2019s historic Turcot Bridge, threatened with demolition as soon as a replacement is built.PERHAPS \u2014 says the letter addressed to CVHS president Bob Petch, a \u201ctouristic function\u201d could be found for the old bridge given its proximity to the tourist circuits promoting apple-picking (and also historic churches, if we are not mistaken).Unfortunately, so far they don't seem to be offering any money to the cause.IN HEMMINGFORD \u2014 the local United Church is planning a series of \u201ccoffee-house-style\u201d evenings, entitled \u201cWay Back Kountry\u201d.Anyone playing or singing country, folk or blues music is welcome to join in.Dancing will be encouraged and enjoyment guaranteed, says a note listing projected Saturday dates as March 20, April 24, May 15, and June 19, from 7 to 9 p-m.Coffee, tea, juice and dessert will be available.(FE) A SIMILAR IDEA \u2014 was forthcoming from Huntingdon\u2019's own La Bouffe Additionelle community kitchen.This Thursday Mar.11, the first open-mike café night will take place between 7 and 10 p.m.at 5 Prince St.Good old-fashioned community fun is on tap for anyone who wants to play, sing or contribute by his or her presence.This community project is designed to encourage \u201clife, hope and self-knowledge\u201d says Pearl Gendron of La Bouffe.She hopes this will be the first of a series of such evenings.A GENEROUS GESTURE \u2014 was reported to us this week by Diane Hayvren of Franklin, part of a group skiing club which benefits Melissa's Sunshine Camp for handicapped children by charging a $5 annual mem- RE/MAX du Haut-Richelieu Inc.20 agents 2 addresses wy 2 Congratulations to Michael Hadley.Amongst 20 agents, we have nominated him the top selling agent in 1998! Michael Hadley Attiliated Res! Estate Agent ADRRESSES - 481, Frontière Hemmingford (450) 247-2773 - 1050 Boul.du Séminaire Nord St- Jean-sur-Richelieu (450) 349-5868 (514) 954-2456 Licensed real estate broker franchised, independent \u2014 ne id UPA executive When the Chateauguay Valley Syndicate of the Union des Producteurs Agricoles (UPA) met in Ormstown in mid-February, they named a new executive and welcomed visiting executive members from the St-Jean-Valleyfield syndicate.Shown, left to right, are: St-Jean-Valleyfield president Gilles Brault and secretary Denis Bussières; Chateauguay Valley president Walter Kessler and vice- president Jason Erskine.(Photo: JT) bership to families.The skiers travel to Titus Mountain in New York State on a basis to enjoy skiing and group rates.Despite the recent fire which caused heavy to some of the equipment there, owner Paul Augustine has donated $500 to Melissa\u2019s Sunshine Camp.Diane mentioned that the club\u2019s last scheduled excursion of the season is coming up on Saturday Mar.13, and anyone wanting to join in can call her at 827- 2797.IN HUNTINGDON \u2014 a Crokinole Party will be held Saturday Evening Mar.13 at the Huntingdon United Church starting at 8 p.m.There will be prizes and refreshments, says Donna Thiel, who also asks that players bring their own boards.All are welcome to join in the fun.PUBLIC SKATING \u2014 at the Huntingdon Regional Arena is cancelled for this coming Saturday Mar.13, says Arena manager Paula Larocque.IN CONSTABLE N.Y.\u2014 the Volunteer Firemen are planning their annual Spring Brunch for Sunday Mar.21 from 8 a.m.to 264-5364 Call The Gleaner for your advertising needs IFaTHIS,SCARESTYQU, EAT: RoC: PROFESSIONAL HELP.83A Champlain Valleyfield 373-0713 H:RBLOCK TAKE THE fear OUT OF TAXES.1 p.m.The proceeds 80 o toward the cost of the 's emergency services.For more information watch for next week's .- NEXT SUNDAY \u2014 Mar.14, a Brunch to benefit Huntingdon\u2019s Little Green Library will be held from 10 a.m.to 2 p-m., also at the Legion Hall.Check ad clsewhere for details and prices.A READING FESTIVAL \u2014 is an annual event for Chateauguay Valley schoolchildren, and this year it will be held Saturday Mar.27 in St.Joseph School, Huntingdon.The theme will be spring- and Easter-ori- ented with \u201ceggs-citing entertainment and eggs-straordinary workshops\u201d, says Ruby Spence of the Chateauguay Valley Reading Council, which is inviting everyone to drop by.LOCAL M.P.\u2014 Daniel Turp is currently in London, England, for a session of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.He will also meet with British prime minister Tony Blair at 10 Downing St.as well as with other dignitaries from around the world before returning home on March 13.Turp is the Bloc Québécois\u2019 foreign affairs critic in Ottawa, where he represents Beauharnois-Salaberry.SUMMER FLOWERS \u2014 are not all that far away, and the organizing committee for the annual Walshaven Flower Show in Ormstown is already hard at work.The date of the 1999 show will be Friday Aug.6, and the theme will be \u201cAll in the Family with Flowers\u201d.Prize lists are being com- UTibeatable prié Ces ond RESINGARD FORMULE NETTOYANTE 0g ne ystal.TW RE EST ES QE WET RY CE A QE EE GS 2 SEE A \"This and That in Town c piled, and word forthcoming when they are ready.UM) A BRUNCH \u2014 and Bake Sale is organized by the Huntingdon Rotary Club for Sunday Mar.21 at the local Legion Hall.Hours will be 9:30 a.m.to 2 p.m.Watch for ad elsewhere.HEADING FOR JAMES BAY \u2014 in the next few days (he hopes) is André Pilon Jr.of Havelock, who follows in his father\u2019s footsteps in his enthusiasm for dog-sled- ding.He wants to make a 10-day crossing from Moose Factory Ont.to Waskaganish Que, but is not yet sure of his financial backing.He operates a dog-sled excursion business out of the St-Maurice Wildlife Reserve and can be reached for mo information at 1-888-880-2029.THE NEXT MEETING \u2014 of the La Leche League for the promotion of breast-feeding will be held at the Valleyfield CLSC, 71 Maden St., o Thursday Mar.11 at 7:15 p.m.Topic will be \u201cBreast -feeding: Myths and Reality\u201d.For more information call Rachèle Leboeuf at (450) 429-4450.A NEW CO-ORDINATOR \u2014 has been named by the Carrefour des Organismes Communautaires du Suroît, an umbrella organization for some 40 community groups in the three local MRCs.She is Manon Rousse, and her job is to manage the COC, which encourages networking and promotion of the groups concerned.The COC may be reached at 373-7337.ye p CSU SE pons GV Ss AINE inc 200 DUE RANG DU 5 ST-LOUIS DE GONZAGUE, 377-1420 DIAL this number and SAVE 377-1420 Gérard SAVE SUPERIOR QUALITY FOR LESS MONEY Moulées Feeds DUNDEE 3418 SMALLMAN ROAD DUNDEE, 264-5970 J ww mE, WW \u2014\u2014 2\" er BN 4 + | Gardening, preserving own food [PR Sy sug ropa HN TI SII SR NL PIRI, Se I 8.CAME eR RL enka Eh Be AE Ss Medes Go = \u2018Community could help needy in th \u201cWe're going to hand over seeds and teach people how to garden and preserve their food.Valerie Furcall THE GLEANER Huntingdon's La Bouffe Additionnelle used to be a service providing emergency food for occasional shortages.Not any \u201cIndividuals in need can start growing some of their own food.People with surplus land could plant some extra crops for La Bouffe or offer the project gardening space and La Bouffe would provide the manpower.People who volunteer for the gardening project will receive \u201cBouffe Bucks\u201d redeemable for goods and services.Even people who live in apartments can do \u201ccontainer gardening,\u201d growing fruits and veg- ctables suited for pots and small spaces.\"We need to show people how to grab hold of their own lives and counter-act feelings of hopelessness.There are really bright capable people out here, but many have become spiritually poor.It'll be a fight to get things going,\u201d she believes.Gendron hopes to warm people up to the Self-Sufficiency Project through some ore.¢ recent years the community kitchen as been transformed out of necessity into a food bank providing for the permanent food needs of a significant cross-section of the Haut-St-Laurent community, says Susan Gendron.Gendron is heading up a \"Community Self-Sufficiency Project\u201d to get people thinking creatively and taking more initiative to acquiring their own food supplies through gardening and preserving.\u201cWe live in the heart of a rich agricultural area, yet La Bouffe depends largely on food supplied through an urban community.Vaileyfield\u2019s Moisson Sud-Ouest.Why can't we grow some of our own food and become less dependent on the social safety net,\u201d Gendron wonders.\u201cWe need a program designed to make ourselves more self-sufficient.\u201d Gardening basics She envisions starting this spring with a showcase garden at La Bouffe\u2019s 5 Prince St.location.Choosing seeds for La Bouffe's \u201cCommunity Self- Sufficiency Project\u201d to establish gardens are project animator Susan Gendron (left) and Pearl Gendron (right), La Bouffe co-ordinator (right).IS region 7 TEP A at oy à ph FS Met # $ Fy\u201d M i (Photo: VF) weekly \u201cOpen Mike Café Nights\u201d on Thursdays, starting this week.She is spending this month preparing for spring planting on an acre of land at a rented St-Anicet property, where she'll also raise heritage varieties for their seeds for annual distribution.For more information, Gendron may be reached at 264-4775.Ormstown will have paved rink.trom page + Year-round rink In other business at the March session of both councils, it was decided to allow the local Lions\u2019 Club to pave and paint the municipal outdoor skating rink back of the Rec Centre, allowing easier maintenance and a summer roller-blading area suitable for competitions among local youngsters.The Lions will cover all costs of the project.Both councils supported a resolution emanating from Rosemere, calling for Quebec to discontinue its policy of transferring huge financial responsibilities to municipalities.The current three-year plan is due to end in December, and municipalities are taking a position against any continued downloading of costs.onto their backs.In St-Malachie, residents owning three or more dogs will be entitled to a group rate of $50 for mandatory licenses.The first two animals in any home are subject to a license fee of $15 each.St-Malachie voted a $400 donation to the local volunteer firemen's curling rink which will represent Quebec at the national level this year.Hemmingford Bowling Team standings after January 27: Lapierre 55.5; Provost 55; Wallace 52; Bickes 51; Thompson 50; Rodrigue 47; Curran 46.5; Leboeuf 43.High scores of the week: Ladies: T.Wallace 167, 445; K.Brownridge 158, 437; J.Bickes 158, 434.Men: G.Gene 192, 534; L.Thompson 202, 528; G.Bickes 195, 526; G.Fortin 190, 504; B.Rodrigue 215, 502.(FET) GAÉTANE DUMAS Peter D RS HUNTINGDON: Fully renovated 3 bdr.cottage, immaculate condition, 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Web site: www.rocler.qc.ca/pdagg E-mail: pdagg@rocler.qcg ST-ANTOINE- ABBE 3935, route 201 827-2533 VALLEYFIELD 630 ch.Larocque 373-4491 Spring is here, our specials too.RIC % ATTENTION FARMERS, TRUCKERS AND BUSINESSES.1 PETRO CANADA ® Lubricants * All our products are in conformity or superior to working specifications.* Special valid from March 15 to May 31, 1999 # 525, Chemin St- Louis 225-4090 5: ST-REMI 1145, rue Notre- HUNTINGDON 246a, rte 202 Dame 264-5161 3755 route 132, 454-9853 St-Anicet 264-2300 hd SALES OUTLET J.R.CAZA et FRERE inc.t \u20146661 01 HAVIN \u2014 YANVA'TO FHL .4 \u2014 THE GLEANER \u2014 MARCH 10 1999 \u2018Editorial On Monday evening, some 25 women, mothers and daughters, sisters and friends, walked through the streets of Ormstown to mark International Women's Day.Though they were not espousing any militant cause, or calling for major changes on a local level, by this simple act the marchers joined hands with women around the world marking March 8 each year.News stories over the past year have provided a particulariy bizarre testament to the vagaries of women\u2019s lives.There is much food for thought about what it means to be female when you look at such widely divergent women in the news as Monica Lewinsky, Canadian justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, and federal cabinet minister Sheila Copps.And, on the level of everyday life, Canadian women continue to seek pay INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY equity, and the social and economic problems faced by many single-parent homes headed by women are still rampant.Internationally, there was at last one bright spot with this week's municipal election in Qatar, where women were allowed to run for public office for the first time.Even though all six female candidates were defeated, the vote marked a landmark for Moslem countries, few of which encourage democracy, and much less allow women to assume a public role.The problems of women by definition also involve children, and they often exist in relation with men.Whether that relationship is a positive or a negative one is the issue confronting women every day; International Women\u2019s Day is only one viewpoint for assessing the current regard for human dignity around the world.gn FROM GLEANER ARCHIVES .120 years ago March 13, 1879 Altho\u2019 there were only 4 cases before the criminal court it was spun out for 8 days .George Peterkin for stealing a bive of bees was sentenced to 15 days\u2019 imprisonment.The other prisoners were Joseph Huot and bis son for resisting a bailiff; Damase and Joseph Charlebois and Joseph Gendron for breaking the peace, in so far that they broke open the door to a neighbor because be refused to allow bis daughter to go with them to a dance; and Alexander Charron for stealing a buffalo that was covering a borse at Dundee.a lad named James O'Brien, who bad been working about Thomas Freeland's, Godmanchester, stole a silver watch, and made off with it.He was overtaken near Howick, where be bad sold the watch for $5 to J.Welch, whom be told be bad received it in payment of bis wages.On Monday, be was brought before the J.P.when, on bis oun con- 60 years ago March 8, 1939 ICY RUTS MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING Chateauguay Street in Huntingdon is once again a deep-rutted thoroughfare which, with the coming of milder weather, will practically take on the appearance of a spring fresher.SNOW COST IN HUNTINGDON The cost of removing snow from the sidewalks and the streets of Huntingdon was no small item during February.The total cost ran ub to $703.30.During January, the cost was Se GCTION RAISED TO NUMBER SEEKING TOWN'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Mayor Faubert protests against the number of people who seek financial ald form the Toun of Huntingdon as indigent patients.At a meeting of the town council be expressed the opinion that there were numerous cases that were really an imposition on the town, that the toun 30 years ago March 12, 1969 \u2018BEST EVER\u2019 ARENA SEASON The Huntingdon County War Memorial Arena broke past old records into the black this year for the best ever year they've had.President Jon Proudfoot added that the Arena bad opened earlier, earned more and been used more this year than any other in its 11- year history.From its December 15 opening, the Arena was used to capacity by six broom- hall teams, 210 minor hockey players and five town leagues.Due to close March 16, the Arena bas to date taken in $3800.Public skaters chipped in $1535.One reason for the fiscal success of the 12 week season was an increase in ice rental fees to $500 from $300.LOCAL TEEN INTEREST FOCUSSED ON \u201cLOCUS\u201d A bulb burns over ping-pong tables at one end of the dark, hall-like room.At the other end, teenagers sit in groups under posters of Bob Dylan while 65 watts of the latest bit Session, be was sent to jail to await bis trial.The collection around Durbam for the relief of the Oka Indians was most generously responded to by the farmers, and a large amount of provisions was contributed.teams came over from Oka to take it away, and before leaving the party, gave an entertainment, of which the singing was notable feature.The sixth temperance meeting .an adaptation of the peroration of Hall's celebrated sermon on \u201cSentiments proper to the present crisis\u201d with emphasis by telling of a remarkable campmeeting in Texas.Wm.Shearer's recitation of \u201cthe Drunkard's Death\u201d elicited loud applause.It was the bound duty of Christians to strive against all vice and seek to promote virtue, and, in doing so, they must seek to suppress intemperance and its attendant evils.was paying for the care of all the gases of indigent patients who could and should pay for their oun bills.\u201cWe'll have to raise taxes if we take care of all the cases of indigent patients that would bave us pay their way,\u201d be said.The estimate of the cost of laying a ten inch water pipe on Chateauguay Street from King Street to Lorne Avenue was stated as $8, 158.SLIGHT INCREASE RECORDED There was a decrease in number of farmers in Huntingdon County of 10 in year's time.The total population of province is 3,071,907.Municipal statistics for Quebec reveals that the rural population of Huntingdon County is but one individual more than in the preceding year.The county's rural population is 9,605.Population of Huntingdon is 1,710 and that of the St.Regis Indian Reservation is 838.The total population is 12,153.record steams out of a portable player.At 8 p.m.every Saturday night, members of the Huntingdon \u201cLocus\u201d youth club begin filtering into second story rooms over the IGA.\u201cThey come to sit around, listen to records, meet each other and talk \u2014 it's casual,\u201d said president Donna Beattie.\u2026 New members are joining all the time, said vice-president Ricky Kerby.\u2026 Opinions on the chaperone system varied from \u201cwe're old enough to discipline ourselves,\u201d satd 14-year-old David Gardiner.THIS AND THAT IN TOWN Athelstan \u2014 once a thriving village, is down to one industry and little else.Most of us remember when there was a school, a ratlroad station with plenty of activity, two general stores, milk factory, another factory where barrel staves were made, barbershop, automobile agency and a general air of prosperity.Not so today, unfortunately, and it is depressing to see this charming community slipping away.nfl PUBLICATION MAIL REGISTRATION NO.08070 U.S.REG.NO.USPS 580-300 PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT CHATEAUGAY, NEW YORK, 12820 \u201cGLEANER 2 68 Chiteauguay St., Hunti 450) 264-5364 © Fax: (450) 264-0521 YOUR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER published by THE HUNTINGDON GLEANER (1985) LTÉE Local Subscription $32.00/ear; Out of Area $39.50/year, QCNA Postmaster: Please send address change to P.O.Box 217 Chateaugay, N.Y, 12820-0217 GENERAL MANAGER; ANDRE CASTAGNIER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: JUDITH TAYLOR EDITORIAL STAFF: VALERIE FURCALL, HUGUES THEORET Quebec JOS 1H0 py U.S.A.$37.50 U.S., $55.00 Cdn.AJRQ GE TROOY WHAT YA 65.Ayvov JUST SHIN ALTE T Ey eso AST WAS nM ANY SHE VAN IGA S Rom YoU ON ST PATRICK'S AY AVD YoU 'lU KNOW WHAT A SHILLELAGH lo-$ Letters Genetically-altered foods should be clearly labelled At a time when we are increasingly exposed to genetically-modified foods (e.gour local supermarkets currently sell products such as BT Potatoes, genetically modified canola oil, and others, all unlabelled) we are unwittingly involved in a massive experiment where a few corporations stand to make huge profits, and global ecology and world population are put at enormous potential risk.In Europe and Japan, public pressure has made labelling these products mandatory, thereby giving consumers the right to choose, whereas here is North America we are denied this choice because genetically- modified foods arrive at market unlabelled.In HRH, the Prince of Wales says in part: \u201cGenetically modified crops are presented as an essentially straight-forward development that will increase yields through techniques which are merely an extension of traditional methods of plant breeding.| am afraid I cannot accept this.\u201cWe simply do not know the long-term consequences for human health and the wider environment of releasing plants bred in this way.The evaluation procedure seems to presume that unless a GM crop can be shown to be unsafe, there is no reason to stop its use.The lesson of BSE and other man-made disasters in the cause of cheap-food is surely that it is the unforeseen consequences which present the greatest cause for concern.\u201d Once genetic material has been released into the environment it cannot be recalled.If something does go badly wrong we will be faced with the problem of clearing up a kind of pollution which is self-perpetuat- ing.I am not convinced that anyone has the first idea of how this could be done, or indeed who would have to pay .Is is not better to examine first what we actually want from agriculture in terms of food supply and security, rural employment, environment protection and landscape, before we go on to look at the pan genetic modification might, perhaps, play in achieving those aims?Obviously, we all have to make up our own minds about these important issues.| personally have no wish to eat anything produced by genetic modification.But, we cannot put our principles into practice until there is effective segregation of genetically- modified products, backed by a comprehensive labelling scheme based on progress through the food chain.Arguments that this is either impossible or irrevelant are simply not credible.Jamie Quinn Elgin Disgruntled Havelock taxpayers face bills for watercourse work The Municipality of Havelock has recently issued bills to residents living in the watershed area for the cost of brush-cutting along the English River.The cost for this brush-cutting was over budget by $20,000 and will end up costing ratepayers approximately $50,000 in total.However, the expenses will not end there.Havelock residents can expect an even larger bill in their mailboxes soon, as the cost of digging and transporting silt, rocks and other raw material will be added up for a new bill.The cost for the English River project has been tabulated in the regular municipal tax bill, but many residents who are angered by this ludicrous expense have been making a separate cheque for the English River expenses and writing on it, the words, \u201cPaid in Protest\u201d.If you share this sentiment, then do the same.It is one small thing that the community can do to let those in charge know that we do not agree with the way they are spending our hard-earned dollars.Michael Werenchuk Hemmingfc Local animal shelter does a great job caring for pets Recently I went to the Shangri-La animal shelter looking for a new dog to replace our much-loved family pet who died recently.I was so impressed with the way the shelter is run that | wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the shelter publicly.Jean-Jac cques Marcil listened very carefully to the qualities I was looking for in a pet, and matched me with a dog that is just perfect for me! Although my new dog had been at the shelter for six months, she is very friendly, loving and well- -adjusted.she is healthy, with a glossy coat, and has clearly ben extremely well cared for.The Shangri La shelter certainly deserved our support as it provides a valuable service.And if you are looking for a pet, | am sure you will be happy with what you find there.They are doing z a wonderful job.Pat Walsh Li Agri-environment plan topic of QFA workshop The Quebec Farmers\u2019 Association, in collaboration with the New Brunswick Agriculture Environmental Council, offers producers the opportunity to start on an Environmental Farm Plan through a one- day workshop describing the environmental assessment process leading to an tion plan tailored to the farm's specific nditions.In this region, the workshop will be held March 24 in Ormstown.Based on the Ontario Environmental Farm Plan and adapted by the Atlantic Farmers Council, this workshop offers the tools to assess one\u2019s own agri-environ- ment, related to farmstead and home, livestock, soils and crops, and ecological resources \u2014 pulling all these elements together to produce an agri-environmental action plan for the individual.Topics include: * Water source management, storage and handling of pesticides, fertilizers, and petroleum products, waste management, energy efficiency; * General livestock-production guidelines, milking wash-water, flies, composting, manure management; * General crop production guidelines, soil, pest, and fertility management; * Agriculture and sensitive areas, drainage and drain maintenance, buffers, wetlands, woodlands, fencing and alternate water supplies, habitat.Space is limited, and reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis.For more information or to reserve, call 1-800-363- 7869.uf Howick wants funding.from page 1 Waiting for years The requests for aid have been going on for years, he said.Doré recalled that in 1996 former Environment minister David Cliche raised municipal hopes when he visited Allan\u2019s Corners for a SCABRIC conference.Despite assurances from the Valleyfield MEF office that all was going smoothly, the project was shelved bv Quebec in favor of others elsewhere.Trouble with the municipal water and sewer lines has plagued Howick for years, costing $20,000 to $30,000 each time a segment of pipe must be dug up and repaired, Doré said adding that during his first year as mayor, repair costs added up to $100,000.Worst affected are residents of Lambton, Mill, Bridge and Lafond Sts.where the pipes were installed in 1954.\u201cIt\u2019s certainly time to change them,\u201d Doré said.The municipality is applying for funding under the PADEM program, launched last spring.By the end of 1999, some 528 new waste-water-treatment plants should have been built across the province.r«-\"\u2014=====m=m=m= = = 100 VEHICLES PER DAY! 6000 IN 60 DAYS! Cougar 99 * 16 valve, 2 L Zetec engine ® SecuriLock™ anti-theft system e Aluminum wheels e Power windows and door locks from 9 7\u201d i i i 1 i 1 i i 1 I 19,995 Faced with these problems, Howick is an enthusiastic proponent of fusion, especially in view of the $100-per-resident incentive offered by Quebec for willing partners.This would bring a total of $200,000 into municipal coffers for Howick and Tres-St-Sacrement.\"We certainly don't want to miss out on that,\u201d Doré said.He added that although he believes the majority of village residents favor amalgamation, a public meeting will be held on the subject.followed, if necessary , by a referendum.Parish reluctant Meanwhile, Très-St-Sacrement mayor André Billette says there's much less enthusiasm for fusion in his own municipality.\u201cI'm happy for Howick if they get the grants, but it doesn't do a thing for Parish residents.And we certainly don't want to help pay the municipal share of the costs,\u201d he said Monday.\u201cAnyway, we're still waiting for the results of our joint study on the advisability of fusion,\u201d Billette said.(HT/JT) OB po = Your Ford dealers and your Lincoln Mercury dealers | Tee ADS GET RESULT ~ MANY OTHER SPECIALS IN STORE T AS 6000 VEHICLES FORD AND MERCURY www.acfmgq.qc.ca Photos are for Mustrative purposes only.Freight ($740), license, insurance and taxes extra.See your dealer for details.iy COME MAKE AN OFFER BEFORE WE'RE OUT OF STOCK! Mustang convertible 99 + e 3.8 L engine with 190 hp e Air conditioning e Power windows and door locks e Retractable power roof from 24,995 FORD TRUCKS Pn I © 4 1 Ce $ \u20146661 01 HOUVIN\u2014 WANVAIO FHL ED ED ED GE GE EE GE EE EE EE ES GD SE EE ED GD Gn Gn Ss Gn a an an a =) 6 \u2014 THE GLEANER \u2014 MARCH 10 1999 \"Brkras \u20ac DEATHS _ .CARD OF THANKS, IN MEMORIANS, ENCACEMENTS 5 ANGELL, Roy - At home in Howick on March 8, 1999 aged 79.Beloved husband of Vernice Graham.Mourned by his children Dorothy (Morris Labelle), Graeme, Heather (Bill Fabro) and Bernice (Mike Kardos) and almost daughters Barbara and Linda, grandchildren Jessica, Vanessa, Adam, Matthew and Patrick and sister Elsie Whyte.Predeceased by his brother Harry.By request of the deceased, there will be no visitation.A memorial service will be held at a later date.In lieu of flowers, donations to the Women's Auxiliary of the Barrie Memorial Hospital or Howick United Church Parish Nursing Ministry would be appreciated.COLLIER, Peter Donald McArthur - Peacefully at the Huntingdon County Hospital on March 4, 1999 at the age of 78.Dearly beloved husband of Mollie Reynolds.A memorial service was held on Saturday, March 6 at the Ormstown Presbyterian Church, Ormstown.In lieu of flowers, donations to the Ormstown Presbyterian Church Carillon Fund, 52 Lambton, Ormstown, Quebec JOS 1K0 would be appreciated.Arrangements entrusted to McGerrigle Funeral Home Inc., Ormstown.PERREAULT, Maurice - In Huntingdon on March 8, 1999 at the age of 66 years passed away Mr.Maurice Perreault.Survived by his children Yvan (Joanne Montpetit), Louise (Gilbert Dupont), Marie- France (Robert Laberge) and Brigitte (Michel Bégin), his grandchildren Caroline, Véronique, Mari-Lou, Alexandre, Olivier, Audrée, Elise, Sara and Jean-Philippe, the mother of his children Mrs.Lucienne Fournier, his brothers and sisters Jeanette, Roger, Gilles, Denise, Hubert and Claire, his friend Henriette as well as many relatives and friends.Visitation will be held Friday, March 12 from 2-5 p.m.and from 7-10 p.m., also Saturday, March 13 from 9 a.m.Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 13 at 11 a.m.in St-Joseph's Church, Huntingdon.Burial St-Joseph's Cemetery.Funeral arrangements entrusted to Rodrigue Montpetit & Fils Inc.CARD OF THANKS Marc Authier and Nancy O'Connor along with our families wish to thank everyone who attended their wedding celebration at the Huntingdon Legion on February 27, 1999.Your presence and generosity is greatly appreciated and we hope everybody enjoyed the evening.We also extend a special thank-you to the ladies auxiliary for all the hard work in preparing the lunch at midnight.Letete Denneank HEMMINGFORD, QUE.KELLY Funeral Home 19 LAKE ST.Pre-arrangement - Cremation * Gilles Serre, Owner Tet.: 264-5447 office * HUNTINGDON, QUE.Rodrigue Montpetit & Fils uneral Home Pre-arrangement - Cremation Jacques Montpetit, owner Tel.: 264-5331 « 170 Châteauguay, Huntingdon CARD OF THANKS On behalf of the family of Maurice Maurice, we would like to extend our greatest apprecistion and gratitude to our family, friends and the 3rd floor staff at Ormstown's Barrie Memorial Hospital, for your compassion, support and for helping us to get through this most trying time.With heartfelt thanks for all of the cards, beautiful arrangements and sumptuous meals received following my surgery.Your kind wishes were greatly appreciated and will always be remembered.Sincerely, Doris McCartney Following the death of our mother Helen Duquette Keddy, which occurred on February 20, 1999 at the age of 98 years, Edwin and Margaret and family wish to thank everyone who expressed their sympathy with cards, food, flowers and with their attendance.A special thanks to organist Karl Pees and soloist Elizabeth Churchill for the wonderful rendition of hymns at the Church service.My sincere thanks to the United Church Women in Hemmingford who provided the lunch after the service.The Keddy family IN MEMORIAM AUTHIER, Arthur - In memory of a dear husband and loving father who passed away 15 years ago.\u201cOn March 11, 1984, the town of Huntingdon lost one of its most cherished and beloved members.Arthur Authier died in his home at the young age of forty, leaving behind his wife Margaret and two boys, Marc and Ricky.Born on March 21, 1943, Arthur Leon Authier was the only son of Eva Cote and Olidor Authier of Montreal, he is survived by his three sisters, Monique, Claudette, and Lorraine whom all presently reside in Boucherville, Quebec Arthur graduated Police academy in 1966 and was first posted in the small community of Huntingdon with the local Surete du Quebec detachment, he quickly gained the respect of its citizens as being a fair and honest police officer.He maintained this high quality of professionalism throughout his 18 year career until his shocking death on that one fateful Sunday.On October 21, 1967, Arthur married a- local girl by the name of Margaret Louise Cosgrove, daughter of Margaret Ann Carey of Newfoundland and Hugh Francis Cosgrove of St.Anicet.Two sons, Marc and Ricky, joined this young couple to make this a complete and happy family.Margaret still resides in Huntingdon and is healthy and in good spirits, Marc is now married to Nancy O'Connor of Montreal (no relation to the Huntingdon O'Connors), they own a house in Ile Perrot and are very happy together, Rick has recently moved to the Maritimes where he has close family, he also is doing very well and is in good health.While alive, Arthur was a Minor Hockey coach, Boy Scout Leader, Church Warden and on the Hospital Board.He also regularly visited the local Elementary and High schools lecturing on Drug and Alcohol abuse, vandalism and the results of school yard fighting.His sudden passing hit the small community of Huntingdon very hard and he is still deeply missed by all those who were fortunate enough to have known him.We can call count ourselves lucky for having been touched by this great individual.\" Margaret, Marc, & Ricky Zz loving memory In loving memory of a dear husband, father and grand- father, who A passed away à March 13, 1997.God saw you ÿ getting tired, When a cure was not to be, So He closed His arms around you, And whispered ANLEY VAINCO \u201cCome to me\u201d, ST.v URT And so, He gave you rest, God's garden must be beauti- Jul, For He only takes the best, And when we saw you sleeping, So peaceful and Jree from pain, We could not wish you back to suffer again.Your wife Lovingly remembered our Rita, son Stanley Jr., Ralph, Carolyn, Richard, Gary, Linda.BEST IN CLASS! No matter how you look at this \u201c1959\u201d model, you'll see best in class features - well suited to family, friends, and community service.Must be seen to be appreciated.Phone: (450) 827-2811 on March 16th and ask for Dale.pre meme as WY STRAT A I Community Catholic Women's League schedules events for 1999 The installation of new officers of St.Joseph's Council of the Catholic Women's League took place January 31, at the 9:30 aut, president; Ann MacDonnell, president- elect; Nellie Knoops, past-president; Roberta Deegan, first vice-president; Marolyn Tremblay, second vice-president; Isabelle Smyth-Zeldenrust, recording secretary; Kathleen Mueller, corresponding secretary, and Beryl Legros, treasurer.Upcoming events The annual Pot-luck Supper will be held on April 22, in the Parish Hall, with a Mass at 6 p.m.preceding it.A guest speaker will speak on Diabetes.Two events are on the calendar in May.The annual diocesan meeting of the C.W.L.will take place on May 1, at St.Joseph's Parish Hall, and the annual C.W.L.Day will be celebrated in all parishes in Canada on May 2.On June 11, 12, and 13, the organization's Provincial Convention will be held at the Delta Hotel in Valleyfield.More details will be given through the telephone committee.Members are always invited and encouraged to attend the council's monthly meetings.The next meeting will be March 9, at 7:30 p.m., at the rectory.\u2014 V.Messier/vf Legion names winners in Remembrance contest The Huntingdon branch of the Royal Canadian Legion once again sponsored a Remembrance Essay, Poster and Poem contest for students in local elementary schools.Winners in Huntingdon Academy were: Posters: 1, Megan Ashley: 2, Scott Pringle; 3, Jordan McDowell.Essays and Poems: 1, Vanessa Vallee, Level 4; 1, Kaylie Feeny.Level 6.Con ratulations ANJA M.BUSBOOM Casper and Elsie Busboom, family and friends wish to congratulate Anja Busboom for her achievement in becoming a police officer.Anja attended the Police Tech.at John Abbott College, and the Institut de Police du Québec in Nicolet.On October 22nd, 1998 she received her badge and contract with the Sûreté du Québec, and is presendy employed in Ste-Agathe, Qué.Our love and best wishes in your career, from your Mom, Dad, Gerda, Kelly, Andrea, Mike, your Nephews, Anita, \u201cthe 6 pack\u201d, and Luc.Don! : be left DUT IN The cold! 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Subscribe now At St.Joseph School, the winners were: Posters: 1, Jacklyn Lamb; 2, Kristen Arnold Burrows; 3, Desiree Forget.Essays and Poems: 1, Desiree Forget; 2, Jacklyn Lamb; 3, Roger Duheme.A Program Appreciation Award was presented by the winners to the school principal.The final tally of Branch 81 Poppy Campaign showed gross receipts of $8070.34.After the cost of materials were paid the net profit was $4071.34.\u201cThe Legion is grateful to citizens in the area for their generous support.The money collected is used solely for needy veterans and their dependents,\u201d said Jackie Campbell, Legion representative.(VF) H\u2019don .Council.from page 1 according to secretary-treasurer Diane Taillon.\u201cAll priority projects have been \" the mayor stated.\"1 want everyone to understand what's going on, that we have a longterm vision of this town,\u201d he continued.\u201cBringing the natural gas pipeline to Huntingdon saved Huntingdon Mills.We're trying to open an Industrial park and have made projections for the necessary sewer and water infrastructures.\u201d Several times Mayor Brunette raised the idea of reviving the Huntingdon Merchants Association (formed about 1991) so the council and the Association can \u201csit down and look at the issues, get together and initiate projects to attract people to Huntingdon.\u201d approved by council, A subscription also makes a great gift 0