THE Alleged Sherbrooke sex tourist busted Page 5 75 c e n t s + t a x e s THE VOICE OF THE Dishpan Hands - Page 4 E A S T E R N T OW N S H I P S S I NC E 18 9 7 W e d n e s da y , Nov e m b e r 12 , 2014 PM#0040007682 Wulftec offers $10K head start to Massawippi clinic A century doesn’t seem so long Bishop’s remembers its fallen By Gordon Lambie Ayer’s Cliff he Massawippi Valley Health Centre, the health cooperative that has been gradually coming together in Ayer’s Cliff over the last four years, received a financial boost from Wulftec International on Tuesday. Wulftec managers Stephane Joncas and Priscille Tremblay walked over to the clinic building at 1082 Main Street to personally deliver a $10,000 cheque in the name of giving back to the community and contributing to the clinic’s ongoing development. “We developed here in Ayer’s Cliff,” Joncas said, explaining that the donation is a form of reinvestment in a community that has been the company’s backbone since its founding in 1990. “98 per cent of our work force comes from the immediate area and a lot of our employees have a hard time finding family doctors” Tremblay added. “We thought this was a great opportunity to help give our employees access to more medical care without having to be on a long waiting list.” Both Joncas and Tremblay highlighted the boost that the clinic is likely to give to the overall appeal of the village in attempting to draw new employees in, and argued that the development would likely result in a significant economic boost to the region. They presented the cheque as a way of “getting the ball rolling.” Carole Mooney, President of the MVHC Board of Directors and Jean Richard, Vice President of the MVHC Board of Directors happily received the contribution on behalf of all those working on the project. “After four years, we’re getting close,” Richard said, “when we got started with ought we might have around 500 members when we opened, and to date we have 675. It’s a dream on the brink of becoming a reality.” CONT’D ON PAGE 3 T GORDON LAMBIE Bishop’s University’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony was held yesterday in St. Mark’s chapel. Gordon Lambie LENNOXVILLE tudents staff and members of the Bishop's community gathered together in St. Mark's chapel on Tuesday morning to mark Remembrance Day in the school's annual ceremony. Led, as usual, by Reverend Heather Thomson, the university chaplain, the ceremony featured a series of guest speakers, most notably retired Brigadier General Robin Gagnon, who used the opportunity to speak to the changing face of war in the modern era. “Modern conf licts are too often characterized by belligerents who S have an absolute disdain for human rights, let alone human life,” Gagnon said. “I remain convinced that Canadian soldiers are among the best in the world and one of the main reasons for this is our strong belief in our Canadian military values, which include truth, duty, valour, courage, selflessness, and loyalty. Today’s soldiers understand that these values remain as relevant as ever in a world that continues to grow in complexity.” Gagnon explained that while he sees the two world wars as battles fought between young men who each hoped that their side was fighting for what was right, modern warfare has become less clear. He underlined the importance of reinforcing what he identified as the prime Canadian values, and said that it is the fight for what is right that sets Canadians apart on the international stage. He identified Canadian action today as a direct result of the effort to make the world a better place. “What have we learned from Rwanda?” the retired Brigadier General asked, calling the Rwandan genocide a terrible failure to act, “Something similar is happening in Iraq and Syria today, and we need to not repeat our mistakes.” Read The Record online any time, any place Subscribers can view each new issue of The Record, as well as Brome County News, The Townships Outlet and our many special sections with just the click of the mouse. SPECIAL OFFER for Record print subscribers: Receive a full year’s subscription to the online edition for only $5 with every new 12 month print subscription or renewal. To subscribe, go to www.sherbrookerecord.com, click on e-dition and follow the simple instructions. For information or assistance call 819-569-9528 [email protected] CONT’D ON PAGE 5 The Record W e d n e s da y , Nov e m b e r 12 , 2014 Pa ge 3 [email protected] LOCAL NEWS “Roberge further states that because of his near-death experience, he has ‘decided to live all (his) fantasies and go ahead to realize (his) perv dreams’ Sherbrooke man wanted sex with boys after near death experience, U.S. agent alleges By Colin Perkel The Canadian Press Quebec man charged in an American sting cited a near-death experience for wanting to live out his “perv” fantasy of having sex with a boy, an American special agent alleges in court documents. In an unproven criminal complaint filed in court in Florida this week, the agent alleges Rene Roberge confessed to flying to the U.S. to have sex with a 14year-old boy. Roberge, 47, was arrested Sunday at the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood airport after a flight from Montreal. He was charged with coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity and travelling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. According to the complaint filed Monday by Vanessa Blanco, a special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, American authorities began the sting a year ago on a social networking site. An undercover agent, posed as Remy, the 55-year-old father of 13-year-old named Donnie. A Last month, a user with the handle Erick Jones — later identified as Roberge — contacted Remy, the complaint states. Roberge, who belonged to an online chat group called “how sick and twisted are you,” indicated he was looking for a dad willing to share a young boy, Blanco states. “Roberge further states that because of his near-death experience, he has ‘decided to live all (his) fantasies and go ahead to realize (his) perv dreams’,” Blanco writes of an email Roberge allegedly sent last month. He said he was willing to travel to Florida to meet Remy and Donnie for a “hot and horny time,” Blanco says. “Roberge repeatedly stated that they did not need to worry about the pain, that he would be ‘kind and gentle’,” her complaint alleges. In a series of recent emails, he also apparently told Remy they didn’t have to worry about condoms because he was a “clean, clean man, no disease” who always smelled good and said he had a “serious medical problem” two years ago and still walked with a cane, according to Blanco. Roberge finally identified himself to Remy last week, the complaint filed with U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleges. He also told the “father” he had made hotel reservations in Pompano Beach, was ready for the trip, and was “excited” to meet them. Police in Montreal provided a criminal history, biographical data and a photograph of Roberge, Blanco says. Blanco also indicates Roberge told her he had flown to Florida to have sex with Donnie. He had with him gifts for the boy, condoms and lubricant. A search of his iPad turned up child-porn images, according to the complaint. Blanco says Roberge also admitted to having booked a trip to Texas to have sex with another boy. Roberge works for TVA in Sherbrooke, the broadcaster said Tuesday. A bail hearing is set for Friday with an arraignment hearing slated for Nov. 24. He has requested a French interpreter. His legal-aid lawyer did not immediately respond for a request for comment. Unco-operative customer for Memphremagog police Record Staff 23 year old man gave police a pretty hard time in Magog Monday night and was arrested for making threats against a person who was to testify against him in another case of uttering threats dating from A last July. The highly intoxicated suspect resisted arrest and obstructed police and continued to raise a ruckus even at the police station. In addition to uttering threats and mischief, he will be charged with several breaches of conditions and shoplifting. MVHC donation CONT’D FROM PAGE 1 The Vice President, standing in the midst of rooms that were literally being built as he spoke, presented a portrait of a clinic that is open five days a week with part time doctor and nursing care spread out to provide full coverage to members and the general population. Asked about the specifics of staffing, Mooney said that the clinic is very close to signing deals with several professionals, but that those individuals would rather not have their identities revealed prior to arrangements being finalized. She said that the details were essentially confirmed, however, to have two part time doctors and part time nursing care in the space, as well as a podiatrist and a physiotherapist. Though Mooney had previously stated that the clinic was aiming for a late fall 2014 opening, she shared on Tuesday that they are now looking at no earlier than January 2015, just based on the level of completion to date. “Generally things are going well,” Mooney said. “We’re working on it.” Richard estimated that the facility itself would be complete as of mid-December, but emphasized that the clinic only gets one opportunity to start, and that the organizers want to make sure that everything is well organized in advance. “We want to start it right,” the Vice President said. Fellow board member Dian Cohen encouraged those concerned to understand that a change in opening date of a couple of months is very normal in this kind of project. She pointed out that all the volunteers working on the project have a great number of loose ends to tie up on a range of different projects prior to the clinic’s opening, and that any delay is simply in an effort to produce the best end result possible. The Board of Directors has planned to hold a public update on the project, including a staffing announcement, on Nov. 24 with local MNA Pierre Reid. By that time, Mooney said that the organizers expect to have a clearer picture of when the MVHC will be completely ready to open its doors. The MVHC has been planned around the idea of creating in Ayer’s Cliff a public health cooperative that will offer friendly, bilingual emergency and primary health care services to citizens of the Massawippi Valley. GORDON LAMBIE Carol Mooney (far left) and Jean Richard (far right) of the MVHC accepting a $10,000 cheque from Stephane Joncas and Priscille Tremblay of Wulftec International outside the new clinic building in Ayer’s Cliff. ELECTION RESULTS Public notice is hereby given by Pauline Lazure, Returning Officer, that the following candidates are proclaimed elected in the position/wards mentioned below: ELECTORAL WARDS CHAIR Michael Murray COMMISSIONERS Ward #1 Bedford - Farnham Joy Humenuik Ward #2 Cowansville Gregg Thomson Ward #3 Lac Brome - Sutton Richard Gagnon Ward #4 Granby - Waterloo Alice McCrory Ward #5 Magog - Orford Daniel Brodie Ward #6 Hatley - Stanstead Claire Beaubien Ward #7 Sherbrooke Francis MacGregor Ward #8 Fleurimont - Lennoxville Gordon Barnett Ward #9 Drummondville Tina Pezzi-Bilodeau Ward #10 Richmond Gary Holliday Ward #11 Compton - Mégantic Mary-Ellen Kirby STATUS Acclaimed Acclaimed Elected Acclaimed Re-elected Acclaimed Elected Acclaimed Re-elected Acclaimed Acclaimed Acclaimed Given in Magog, this 7th of November 2014 Pauline Lazure, Returning Officer
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