Metro Calgary - January 13, 2012

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Weekend, January 13-
15, 2012
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News worth
sharing.
Premier hints at
Mike. On ice
spring election
Redford said she’s been clear about holding a spring session
of the legislature before going to the polls Polling day must
be held sometime in March, April or May by law
Alberta politicians go back to work since winning the Tory leadership “I have said that we
at the legislature Feb. 7, but Pre- and replacing Ed Stelmach last fall. would have a throne
mier Alison Redford says no one The new election law was passed speech. We would
should expect an election cam- by her government in the fall sit-
bring the budget
paign to start soon afterward. ting. It fol-
Redford says she wants to pass lowed forward. We would
the budget in the spring sitting up have a spring session
before dropping the writ to begin on
of the legislature and
a 28-day campaign.
Michael Cammalleri, By law, polling day must be held then we would go to
who was reacquired by sometime in March, April or May, the polls.”
the Flames on Thursday, meaning Redford could call an elec- PREMIER ALISON REDFORD
takes to the ice as a tion as early as Feb. 2 or as late as
member of the Montreal May 3. date.
Canadiens at the She has always indicated there Opposition critics say Redford
Heritage Classic would be a budget introduced broke that promise because the law
in Calgary on before an election, but hadn’t con- a instead allows for a three-month
Feb. 19, 2011. firmed until Thursday that she com- election window that still gives the
wanted it passed before a cam- mit- Tories the advantage of calling the
JEFF MCINTOSH/THE CANADIAN PRESS paign. ment she vote at a time most propitious for
Flames get a familiar face Budget approval usually made during them.
involves six weeks of debate in the leader- Redford has countered that the
the house. That would put ship cam- fixed window works better because
The Montreal Canadiens have shipped forward Michael polling day in April at the ear- paign for it is tight enough to deliver cer-
Cammalleri back to the Calgary Flames. Montreal coach Randy liest. a fixed tainty while avoiding clashes with
Cunneyworth confirmed the deal after Thursday night’s game Redford will be seeking Premier Alison Redford elec- holidays or unexpected events.
against Boston. See story, page 32. her first mandate as premier tion THE CANADIAN PRESS
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METRO FILE
School space loans
1
‘perfect’ for rec groups
Education minister exploring ways to better utilize facilities with low
Calgary’s sticking with
student populations Sporting groups say some concessions required
its slogan “Heart of the
JEREMY NOLAIS/METRO New West.”
JEREMY
news NOLAIS It’s not a
@METRONEWS.CA
rebrand,
Opening doors in under-
utilized schools to sport-
ing groups desperately city asserts
searching for training
space could help solve two
long-standing problems in Calgary won’t be getting a
the city, say some involved new slogan — at least not
with the athletics commu- any time soon, says Calgary
nity. Economic Development.
As part of a recently re- There’s been a social
leased 10-point plan for media buzz about adopting
the future of Alberta edu- “Be part of the Energy” as
A Harvard scholar reveals
the secret ingredients of cation, Minister Thomas the city’s new slogan but
creativity: a pinch of Lukaszuk has pledged to according to the CED, it’s
mendacity and a dash of
dishonesty. explore all avenues of pos- just not in the cards.
Scan the code for the story. sible use before closing a “It’s so premature to
To scan 2D barcodes in school. even contemplate that
Metro, download the Speaking to Metro in right now,” said Mary
free ScanLife app at December, the minister of- Moran, vice-president of
2dscan.com. fered up transforming marketing and communi-
some space currently cations at the organization.
On the web at owned by school boards Moran said “Be part of
metronews.ca into short-term medical or Baseball Calgary’s Curtis the Energy” is only a cam-
recreation centres. Gulliford is very interested paign brand designed to
The King of Bain, The latter option is mu- in potentially available bring people and business-
sic to the ears of groups space to train inside es to the city. She said de-
a film acquired like Baseball Calgary, said Calgary schools. veloping a new Calgary
by a group with president Curtis Gulliford. “brand” isn’t a priority, nor
“The problem is not so is it in the budget right
ties to Newt
much with fields,” he said. sions regarding both the now.
Gingrich, accuses “We don’t have any space introduction of system- School struggles utilization struggles over Though Calgary won’t
Mitt Romney of to train in the winter.... It’s wide, full-day kinder- the next three years. begetting a new slogan,
important to get into garten and the Frank Coppinger with the As it is, administrators there’s some people who
killing jobs in
some gyms and start construction of new Calgary Board of could recommend three do think the city should
order to line his building up arm strength, schools. Education said up to 20 local schools for closure adopt “Be part of the Ener-
pockets. and so on, to prevent in- He added that the board schools could face severe later this year. gy” as its motto.
juries.” explores all options before “Be part of the energy
Watch at Frank Coppinger, the recommending a facility nering with schools a pretty penny and only use has so much more
metronews.ca/ Calgary Board of Educa- be closed. “perfect scenario” but said felt balls for training. meaning as to how the city
tion’s superintendent for Darryl Leinweber, exec- some changes would be “If (an agreement) was feels,” said Diane Swiatek.
video
facilities, cautioned that utive director of the Cal- needed as teams leasing at all possible, it would be “It’s got multiple mean-
available space in schools gary Minor Soccer space in the past have tremendous boost,” he ings and it’s not hokey,”
hinges on provincial deci- Association, deemed part- been required to pay a said. she said. DANI FINCH
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KATIE TURNER/METRO
Police hope to reunite
stolen goods with owners
DANI FINCH
[email protected] Recovered Labrash and 50-year-old
If you’re missing your golf Kenton Parsons have been
clubs, your motorcycle or Some of the items seized charged with possession of
your crossbows, Calgary include generators, motor- stolen property, said police.
police may have found cycles, golf clubs, ladders,
them. heaters, crossbows and Police said break-ins at
Police are hoping for power tools, said police. commercial premises occur
the public’s help in find- frequently in and around
ing the owners of a room Police said the stolen Calgary.
full of stolen items they property totals between
Robin Bauer with his adopted believe are a direct result $20,000 to $30,000. Anyone who believes they
daughter Betchilove, 5, left, and of several break-ins in the may be the owner of the
his biological daughter Kaiya, 7. city. As a result of the investiga- property can contact 403-
“We know that some of tion, 36-year-old Patrick 567-6600.
this property came from DANI FINCH/FOR METRO
‘They brought me home’
at least two break-ins at private residence in
commercial premises dur- Northeast Calgary, Staff Sgt. Dale
ing the Christmas period. said police. Flemming is seen
It’s not a leap of faith to “We’re hoping to be with some of the
Following Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti, the think that it’s probably able to return (the items recovered
stolen from other com- property) to rightful by Calgary police.
Canadian government took steps to fast-track adoptions
mercial premises or resi- owners,” said Flem-
dences in or around the ming.
634K
KATIE According Aside from playing Calgary area,” said Staff
TURNER to the Play-Doh Ice Cream Sgt. Dale Flemming. For more local
@METRONEWS.CA International Organi- Shoppe with her big sister The property was re- news, visit
zation for Migration, Kaiya, 7, Betchilove said covered from a self stor- metronews.ca/
The second anniversary of an estimated 634,000 there’s one other thing age container and a calgary
the catastrophic earth- people are living in she loves most about her
quake in Haiti brings up displacement camps in family: “They brought me
mixed emotions for Cal- Haiti. home.” CONTRIBUTED
Vulcan man missing
garian Robin Bauer. Calgary mom Marla
While the day marks “When you know the Munro and her husband
heartache and disaster, orphanage is right in the Rocky welcomed two chil-
Bauer said he’s grateful it epicentre, obviously you dren from Haiti into their RCMP are searching for Police are searching the ve-
helped expedite a new ad- expect the worst,” he said. family weeks after the clues in the suspicious dis- hicle for any evidence of
dition to his family. Two years later, Bauer earthquake. Munro said appearance of a Vulcan the man’s disappearance.
Bauer and his wife Kari said his daughter, now 5, Izak, 5, and Isla, 3, could- man. Police say Otto “Bun- The man is 77 years old,
had been working to is excelling. n’t be doing better. ty” Loose was last seen Jan. five-foot-seven and 149
adopt Betchilove for two “Things have been “We couldn’t be happi- 8 at the Vulcan Petro Cana- pounds with blonde/grey
years and were left in amazing for Betchilove, er,” she said. “We just got da gas station. His red 2008 hair and blue eyes. Anyone
shock when they heard and for us as a family it’s family photos and I just GMC Acadia was later locat- with information is asked
their daughter was in the been as good as you can feel like this is the happi- ed in the southwest Calgary to call Vulcan RCMP at 403- Otto “Bunty” Loose
midst of a quake. imagine.” est time in our lives.” community of Lakeview. 485-2267.
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START TAKING RESERVATIONS
COURTESY OF CALGARY POLICE SERVICE
ALLEGED LURING
Sketch of
IN DEFENCE OF than ever. Have you no- serving deep-fried McLob- a movie or concert be- suspect
ticed that an increasing sters, no restaurant is cause you don’t want to
amount of worth a wait take reservations. released
“I’ve lost track of
MIKE MORRISON establish- that long. With so many different
METRO CALGARY ments are how many times These places restaurants in Calgary,
saying no to I’ve tried to call might not re- why would you choose to Calgary police have re-
reserva- some of the spect their wait in line, when you leased a sketch of a sus-
tions? customers’ can walk across the street pect in two recent luring hicle following closely
hottest places in
I’ve lost schedules, and eat somewhere just as incidents in the north- behind her.
track of how town, only to find but I know enjoyable? east. An individual rolled
many times out that I wouldn’t lots of restau- For me, when I go out On Dec. 29, a 15-year- down a window and
I’ve tried to rants that do. to eat, it’s something that old was walking in the asked her to get in, but
be able to book a
call some of After some should be relaxing, 6800 block of Martindale the teen refused and fled
the hottest table.” investigating, whether it’s with close Gate Northeast when she the area.
places in I now under- friends or even by myself. noticed a suspicious ve- METRO
town, only to find out stand that if restaurants (Yup, that’s me in the cor-
Going out to eat in Cal- that I wouldn’t be able to have people lined up ner of that restaurant
Schools get
gary is one of my book a table. And it’s not around the block, they’ll reading The Hunger Greg Weadick said it’s
favourite things to do. like I’m calling a few never have an empty seat. Games.) a scolding up to the schools to know
Especially since the city hours before. I’m a plan- But I won’t be one of I’ve worked in enough the rules and follow them.
seems to be going ner, so I’m talking weeks those people in line, espe- restaurants to know that over Tory The Wildrose party re-
through a little bit of a in advance. cially now that it’s cold. even the most popular vealed Tuesday that the
food revolution lately. Places like Una, Model And I’m not the only one. place, no matter how cool donations University of Lethbridge
We’ve seen countless new Milk and The Coup all I can’t imagine being it is, eventually needs to had donated thousands of
restaurants open up, all of have a strict no-reserva- an over-worked, time- evolve to adapt to a dollars to the governing
which continue to be so tion policy. This approach starved parent that finally changing clientele. Alberta’s minister of Tories, and the head of the
pleasing to our palates. often means that you end gets a night off, and then It’s just too bad that advanced education deliv- university says it wasn’t
But along with many of up waiting in line, some- ends up spending most of when they come looking ered a scolding Thursday officially made aware of
these new restaurants has times for more than hour, the night waiting for a for that clientele, we’ll al- to any post-secondary in- the rule changes until a
come an odd new trend just so you can eat food table. What about those ready be getting dessert at stitutions donating illegal- year later, and it was only
that’s making going out that you’re paying for. of us with plans after sup- that place that happily ly to the Progressive then that it stopped the
to eat more annoying I don’t care if you’re per? I’m not going to miss took our reservation. Conservative party. practice. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Calgary food study underway
LINDSAY BLACKETT months and has decided
he needs to spend more
MLA won’t time with his family.
The one-term Committee will report back to KATIE
run in next politician also says it was TURNER Food for thought
city council in April Public @METRONEWS.CA
never his intention to
election make his legislature job a consultation taking place From ground to plate to
career. waste stream, the city is Members of the Calgary
throughout the next few months
Blackett was culture putting Calgary’s food sys- food committee include city
Alberta’s former culture minister under former tem under a microscope to staff, chefs, Alberta Health
minister is about to premier Ed Stelmach but KATIE TURNER/METRO determine where the gaps Services employees, farm-
become a former legisla- was relegated to the are and what the next steps ers and local businesses,
ture member. backbenches last fall will be. among others.
Lindsay Blackett, who when Alison Redford As part of the City of Cal- They will also assess
represents Calgary-North took over. He is one of gary Food System Assess- whether there are any food
West for the Tories, has many veteran politicians, ment and Action Plan, deserts — locations where
announced he will not including Iris Evans, Ron experts will be seeking the Calgarians don’t have easy
seek re-election. Liepert, Ken Kowalski, answers to questions like: access to nutritional food.
In a statement on his Mel Knight and Where does Calgary’s food
Facebook page, Blackett Stelmach, who will not come from? Who are the duction.
says he’s weighed the run. producers? “We can get food from
pros and cons for six THE CANADIAN PRESS “We have a vision for all over the world now, but
what a sustainable food sys- what about food close to
tem is in Calgary, but in home?” he said. “I want
Nenshi nominated for
terms of understanding people to have choice.”
how we get there, we need Dana Pierce, develop-
Golden Scissor award
to take stock of what’s cur- ment officer with Alberta
rently happening,” said Re- Agriculture, said the initia-
Calgary’s Mayor Naheed cessfully demonstrated becca Newlove, tive will serve as a pilot
Nenshi has made the finals leadership, and has sustainability consultant project for the province.
— in the 2012 Golden Scis- produced positive results in with the city. “Not only is it going to
sors Awards, that is. cutting red tape for small As it stands, Ward 9 Ald. help the citizens of the
The Canadian business. Nenshi is among Ald. Gian-Carlo Carra and sustainability consultant Gian-Carlo Carra said there province have access to bet-
Federation of Independent dozens nominated for the Rebecca Newlove show off some of the locally grown is no level of government ter food, but it’s going to
Business award recognizes award, which will be given sustainable food served at the Boxwood Rotisserie Cafe. responsible for looking at grow the value of business-
an individual who has suc- out on Jan. 19. METRO these aspects of food pro- es too.”
08
news
Judge declares We can slow global warming:
Holloway dead
An Alabama judge signed ed by the missing woman’s Scientists say controlling Pictured is a gas well recovering methane gas at a
an order Thursday declar- divorced parents, Dave and landfill in Ferris, Texas. An international team of scientists
methane and soot offers quick fix
ing Natalee Holloway dead, Beth Holloway. say they’ve figured out how to slow global warming in the
more than six years after Dave Holloway told the Don’t ignore carbon dioxide short run, prevent millions of deaths from dirty air and
the American teenager van- judge in September he be- increase food production. And it will save more
ished on the Caribbean is- lieved his daughter had money than it will cost.
land of Aruba during a high died and he wanted to stop An international team of
school graduation trip. payments on her medical scientists says it has figured Pollution control
Judge Alan King signed insurance and use her out how to slow global
the order at the close of a $2,000 college fund to help warming in the short run
hearing in a Birmingham her younger brother. and prevent millions of Two dozen scientists from
courtroom that was attend- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS deaths from dirty air: Stop around the world ran com-
focusing so much on puter models of 400 differ-
carbon dioxide. ent existing pollution-
They say the key is to re- control measures and
Hypnotic principal
duce emissions of two pow- came up with 14 methods
erful and fast-acting causes that attack methane and
charged in Florida of global warming — soot.
methane and soot. All 14 methods — captur-
Carbon dioxide is the ing methane from landfills
chief greenhouse gas and and coal mines, cleaning
A popular high school prin- counts of “unlawful practice the one world leaders have up cook stoves and diesel
cipal in Florida has been of hypnosis.” spent the most time talking engines, and changing
charged with two criminal Kenney, who has been on about controlling. Scientists agriculture techniques for
offences after using hypno- leave as principal at North say carbon dioxide from fos- rice paddies and manure
sis on two students who lat- Port High School since last sil fuels, such as coal and collection — are being
er committed suicide. May, will enter a written oil, is a bigger overall cause used efficiently in many
The Sarasota County “not guilty” plea at his Jan. of global warming, but re- places, but are not univer-
state attorney charged 31 arraignment, his lawyer ducing methane and soot sally adopted, said the
George Kenney on Tuesday Mark Zimmerman told the offers quicker fixes. study’s lead author, Drew
with two misdemeanour Star.TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Shindell of NASA.
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Researchers Woman settles suit for
CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES
mistaken mastectomy
DONNA MCWILLIAM/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE
CHRIS YOUNG/THE CANADIAN PRESS
A woman whose healthy
breast was removed in the Damages sought
mistaken belief it was can-
cerous has settled her law- The suit asked for $1 mil- Michelle Obama
suit against the hospital lion in general and special U.S. first
and doctors who operated damages for her physical
on her. and emotional distress, lady on
Laurie Johnston, of along with punitive and
Leamington, Ont., was seek- aggravated damages of an- Twitter
ing $2.2 million in damages other $1 million. Her two
amid several investigations daughters and sister were
into how she and at least Laurie Johnston also seeking another Michelle Obama is getting
one other woman under- $220,000 in damages. a presidential welcome to
went surgeries they did not with the changes that seem It is alleged Johnston had Twitter.
need. to have occurred as a result her left breast and six The first lady’s Twitter
Her lawyer, Barbara Mac- of this case — the provin- lymph nodes removed feed went live on
Farlane, said Thursday that cial investigation that hap- based on Dr. Barbara Thursday. It is managed by
the lawsuit had been set- pened, the legislative Heartwell’s negligent can- the president’s re-election
tled, but could not disclose changes that occurred,” cer diagnosis. campaign, with any tweets
any of the details. MacFarlane said. “Overall, It also claimed that Dr. from the first lady herself
Johnston was glad the we’re seeing a better public Olive Williams’ pathology to be signed “-mo.”
situation had been re- awareness and hopefully report, which concluded The first two tweets
solved, she said, and looked better public safety.” she did not have cancer, came from the campaign
forward to moving on with Johnston’s lawsuit had was confusing and staff, not the first lady,
her life. named her surgeon, Dr. Bar- contributed to the misdi- and described the account
The cases, MacFarlane bara Heartwell, and pathol- agnosis. as “a new way for you to
added, also prompted some ogist, Dr. Olive Williams, as connect with First Lady
positive changes in the well as Hotel-Dieu Grace place, and the Leamington Michelle Obama and the
overall system. Hospital in Windsor, Ont., District Memorial Hospital. President’s campaign.”
“I’m certainly happy where the surgery took THE CANADIAN PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Feds criticised
PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
5,000
over same-sex
divorce issue
NDP MP Olivia Chow
said that Canada used
to be a “beacon of
hope” for gay and les-
bian couples wanting
PM says he won’t reopen debate to get married but
now it is a “a laughing
after doubt cast on gay marriages
stock.” Chow said if
federal lawyers win
The Harper government is “I think it’s the their argument, then
being accused of taking U.S. journalist Dan Savage, right, with his husband Terry Miller, at the LGBT Pride as many 5,000 non-res-
radical right by
away same-sex rights by Month event at the White House in Washington last June. Savage said his husband idents who came to
“stealth” in light of a sur- stealth.” reacted to the news they may not be legally married with “nothing you can print.” Canada to wed are not
prise government stand BOB RAE, INTERIM LIBERAL LEADER legally married.
that thousands of the non-
‘We’re going to fight’: U.S. writer Dan Savage
resident gay and lesbian Thursday.
couples who came to Cana- Thousands of same-sex
da to exchange vows aren’t marriages since 2004 in-
legally married after all. volving couples from out- JOE LOFARO in an interview from Seat- in the fetal position on the Miller in Vancouver in
“The narrow interpreta- side Canada are in limbo as IN OTTAWA tle. floor, we’re getting up and 2005. “So if we’re not mar-
tion of the law shows that a result of a new position Outspoken American au- The couple was react- we’re going to fight,” he ried in Canada, we’re not
the Harper government is taken by the Conservative thor and journalist Dan ing to news reports ac- said. “But we’re pissed.” domestic partners here.”
trying to take away same- government. Savage told his husband cording to which the Savage said that the Savage said the news
sex rights by stealth, and In a nutshell, govern- Thursday morning their Conservative government controversy has left mar- was “personally distress-
Canadians need to know ment lawyers are arguing in marriage was no longer argued non-resident same- riages like his in “legal ing” and “a big step back-
that the advances we court that if same-sex cou- valid. sex couples who married limbo.” wards for Canada.”
thought were secure are ples could not be legally What did husband Ter- in Canada are not legally “In Washington state, He and his husband
now under threat from the married in their home ry Miller have to say about wed if same-sex marriages my husband and I are do- will continue to fight to
Harper neo-conservatives,” country, then their Canadi- that? are unlawful in their mestic partners because ensure the issue is debat-
Interim Liberal Leader Bob an wedding is not valid. “Nothing you can home jurisdictions. we’re married in Canada,” ed until equality is grant-
Rae told the Toronto Star TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE print,” Savage told Metro “We’re not crawled up said Savage, who married ed to all same-sex couples.
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