Among the myriad delights that attend spring’s arrival, there is also, for many of us, the sad realization that another winter spent eating potato chips in front of the TV has done nothing good for our physiques. As we doff our winter gear, we reveal bodies grown flabby and disused, so we make ambitious promises to hit the gym three, four times a week, play tennis, get into shape.

École secondaire Roger-Comtois’s cheerleading squad, Les Patriotes, took home first place in the Juvénile (Division 2) category at last Saturday’s regional competition. High school and cegep teams, friends and families crowded the gymnasium at the PEPS to watch the show.

The TV remote control is in the hands of the CRTC these days, as it holds what are being described as critical hearings into the state of Canadian television. Let’s join the commissioners on some channel-hopping.