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QELA’s
St ud e nt
N ews l et t er

The Informer Volume3

April News

INSIDE THIS
World News 1
World News
National News 2
Greenhouse Gas Earth Day
Quebec News 3 Emissions On April 22nd, people from
4 Despite efforts, the world’s around the world celebrated
Announcement
greenhouse gas emissions are the earth. On this day, people
Cleaning Tips 4
still going up. The use of coal, remember to respect nature
Games 4 oil, and gas is the main source and try to find new ways to
of these emissions. About take care of the planet.
Trivia 4
20% will stay in the atmos-
phere for thousands of years. Stress and Health
A new study says people with
Do You
more stress move less and
Have News eat more junk food. But ex-
to Share? perts say that a person needs
to be extra healthy when
Send it to they feel stressed. Stress is
Dog Crosses Desert hard on the body which can
Vicki Hugli
A young dog named Moon make a person more sick.
Newsletter Editor made its way across the Ne-

at vada desert. Moon was on a

vhuegli_qlwg@hotmail.com road-trip with her owner

when she ran off. Despite the
rough terrain, Moon made it
home a week later.
 National News
Canadian Woman Rise of Gas Prices
Found Guilty in Gas is costing Canadians more and

Mexico more. Canadians are now paying about

$1.24 a litre. This price could go as
Brenda Martin, who has been in a
high as $1.40 a litre this summer. If
Mexican jail for more than two
this continues, we could be paying as
years, was found guilty in a Mexican
much as $2.25 a litre by 2012.
court. She was sentenced to five
years in prison and a fine of $3,500.
Many feel that Martin has not been
tried fairly. Canada is now making a
deal with Mexico to let Martin serve
out her sentence in Canada.

Diverse Canada
Canada’s people are becoming more Drivers can save on gas by
diverse. New data shows that 16% of sticking to the speed limit and
Canada’s population is made up of driving at a smooth pace.
non-whites. The nation now has peo-
ple from more than 200 different
backgrounds.
Arctic Worries
Parts of Canada’s arctic are seeing
some results of climate change. Melt-
ing ocean ice is causing water to flood
into Canada’s far north. Changes could
have an effect on plans to develop en-
ergy.

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Quebec News
World’s Best in
Quebec
Quebec’s bike-path system
named one of the world’s best. The
bike path will soon stretch 4,366
kilometres across Quebec. Mont-
real’s underground city was also
named one of the 10 best under-
ground walkways in the world.
Fire in Quebec
City Armoury
An armoury that was built in 1884
in Quebec City was destroyed in a
fire. Firemen stopped the fire from
spreading, but were not able to put
it out in time to save the building.
No one was in the building at the
time of the fire. The Quebec City
mayor wants to rebuild.
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Riot after Hockey
Victory
was After the Habs won on April 21st,
fans rushed to the streets to cele-
brate. But things soon got ugly. Win-
dows were broken and police cars
were set on fire. A number of arrests
were made. Police are preparing to
crack down on future rioters - if the
Habs continue to win.
Flood Watch
Spring has finally arrived after a long
and snowy winter. But the warmer
weather has many watching rivers,
Melting snow has been causing water
levels to rise. Some people have al-
ready been forced from their homes
because of flooding.
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Congratulations
to Our Winner! “Spring Cleaning”
Congratulations and thank Tips 
you to Belise Rukundo who
1. Make a list of all the things you want
named our newsletter! to clean this spring.

2. Empty and scrub down the inside of

the fridge.

3. Clean out your closet. Give away any-

thing you have not worn for a year.

“Spring is nature's
way of saying, "Let's
party!" ~Robin
Williams

Games and Trivia

Sudoku Riddle
Fill in the missing numbers so every row, You throw away the outside and cook the in-
column, and quadrant has the numbers 1 side. Then you eat the outside and throw away
through 9. the inside. What did you eat?

Trivia
1. Find the link: ferry — sail — steam.

2. A pair of scales is the zodiac sign for

_____.

3. Complete the expression: X marks the

_____.

3. spot 2. Libra Trivia: 1. Boats Riddle: An ear of corn

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