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Thursday, January 29, 2015 metronews.ca | twitter.com/metrocalgary | facebook.com/metrocalgary CALGARY NEWS WORTH SHARING. 9 RETAIL SUITS STARTING AT $199 1 GROOMS FREE RENTAL A leg up on lingerie OR A FREE RETAIL SUIT FOR THE GROOM* & Flamboyant or minimalist, we have SAVE $40OFF *some restrictions 2015’s hottest trends. PAGE 21 EACH COMPLETE RENTAL apply WWW.DERKS.CA Delays may derail new-schools plan Facilities. Minister package rolled out during a byelection campaign the pre- says some schools may mier himself was involved in. come ‘a bit later’ “I think things will be moving forward on a case-by-case basis, addressing highest-need areas,” Bhullar said. Alberta’s infrastructure boss “The intention is still to is warning a past promise to build the schools in the short- pony up the funds in 2015 to est period of time in the most keep construction of 55 new fiscally prudent manner,” Bhul- schools on track may miss the lar added. mark. NDP education critic Deron On Dec. 2, Infrastructure Bilous pointed to reports of Minister Manmeet Bhullar said students being taught on gym funds would “absolutely” be stages and in staff rooms as provided in 2015 to keep the indication of a long history of buildings on track to open no broken Tory promises when it later than September 2018. comes to school infrastructure. His comments came after a “School boards are beyond claim by the Calgary Board of capacity,” Bilous said. “The Education that it would need point of this isn’t just to have nearly $197 million by mid- a desk for Johnny or Suzy; this year to have eight new schools is directly affecting the quality and two modernization pro- of education that students are jects ready on time. getting.... It’s going to have a Bhullar said at the time that serious impact on the future of “the premier has been incred- Alberta because this affects the ibly clear: these schools will be quality of education of future LETTUCE TALK RUBBER built, they’ll be built within the generations.” time frame, simple as that.” JEREMY NOLAIS/METRO Fast forward to a follow-up interview this week in which More impacts of Alberta’s sag- Bhullar said it would be “pre- ging finances: Hundreds rally to Dae-Kyun Ro, an associate professor at the University of Calgary, has spent seven years preparing a prototype of rubber-producing lettuce. mature” to comment on the demand province build cancer cen- Here, he punctures the stem to produce beads of natural rubber. Story, page 6. JENNIFER FRIESEN/FOR METRO status of each school pledged tre — Page 4. Parents feel pain of by Prentice in the $2-billion school lotteries — Page 11. 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Actual client returns may differ substantially. ® / TM Trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. Used under licence. © 2015 Royal Bank of Canada. All rights reserved. metronews.ca CALGARY 3 Thursday, January 29, 2015 Cochrane. Appeal denied in fatal road incident A man who had appealed N his sentence after he was convicted of killing 17-year-old Brandon Thomas while driving drunk in 2012 had his appeal rejected on Wednesday. Ryan Gibson pleaded guilty E to impaired driving causing death and impaired driving causing bodily harm. He was sentenced to 32 months behind bars in 2014 after he W drove his truck into oncoming traffic on Highway 22 from Cochrane in December of 2012. Closed-circuit video captured the suspects’ attempt to make off with a Calgary casino’s ATM. In this shot, you can see, top right, the machine toppled onto Gibson hit two vehicles be- one of the robbers. See the full video at metronews.ca. COURTESY CALGARY POLICE SERVICE fore colliding with the car that Empty ATM stolen was Thomas was driving. Brandon’s mother, Kim Thomas, told Metro the dis- S missal of the appeal was what the family was hoping for, but noted the fact Gibson was from Casino Calgary released on parole in Novem- ber after only six months of his sentence sends the wrong message to the public. “Even with the appeal being dismissed, I don’t believe that a six-month incarceration Crime. Damage caused Calgary. was not bolted down at the cleanup costs. in a minimum-security facility “Our Casino procedures, time of the incident, as it was A release from the CPS ex- sends the right message to the in similar incidents is unfortunately, I can’t speak recently moved within the plained suspects smashed the public,” she said. “It shows that far more than amount too much on them,” he said. casino. front window of the casino there’s no value for innocent “But machines are of course He said the casino is cur- with a crowbar and then en- taken by thieves: Police human lives, it shows the filled at certain periods dur- rently in the process of re- tered the premises, loading impaired drivers that there’s ing the day and pulled and viewing its security tapes and the ATM onto a dolly and into no consequence for putting the counted during certain times is co-operating with police. a nearby vehicle. public at risk.” MORGAN of the day as well.” Pao wouldn’t speculate Police have laid charges The Court of Appeal ruled MODJESKI Pao said casino adminis- on whether a member of the against three men in con- that an original joint submis- [email protected] tration consider the safety casino’s staff may have been nection to two of the 13 in- sion from the Crown and and security of both staff and involved in the heist, but stances, and remind business the defence was “unfit” for a Thieves who stole an ATM patrons a top priority, and conceded “there is that off- owners to keep machines number of reasons, including from Casino Calgary on Wed- feel Tuesday’s robbery was a chance.” away from doors and win- the fact Gibson chose to drive nesday morning may be dis- “very isolated incident.” Police say in 13 recent in- dows, adding they should be while impaired and the gravity appointed, as officials say it “I actually haven’t heard cidents, including this one, chained or bolted to the floor. of the offence. carried no cash at the time. of this actually happening offenders have stolen very No one was injured in While the courts won’t be “As far as I know, the ATM ever in any of our properties,” little money, but note dam- Wednesday’s incident, and increasing Gibson’s sentence, was actually empty,” said he said. age to the targeted buildings officers believe suspects they noted a four to five years Vince Pao, director of market- Pao said the suspects were have ranged from $5,000 to fled the scene in what’s be- “could easily be justified.” ing with Pure Canadian Gam- in and out of the casino very $40,000, leaving business lieved to be a silver coloured MORGAN MODJESKI/METRO ing, which operates Casino quickly and noted the ATM owners with considerable minivan. 4 CALGARY metronews.ca Thursday, January 29, 2015 Student bridges #CHHSLetsTalk ALS U of C researcher divide, with help from Shatner first to get ice bucket cash Late last summer, Dr. Law- rence Korngut’s two daugh- Mental health. the conversation that way.” ters dumped a bucket of ice After exhausting initial over his head to help raise High schooler speaks funding committed through money for ALS Canada, and at MRU in support of his Crescent Heights High now the same organization School, Rothery’s efforts ended is funding his research for Bell Let’s Talk up raising more than $21,000 the disease. — a far cry from the school’s Last year, the ALS Ice $500 maximum for the initial Bucket Challenge filled HELEN project, which eventually gar- Twitter and Facebook feeds PIKE [email protected] nered more supporters pledg- across the world, raising ing to donate funds each time more than $16-million in Brett Rothery woke up to a the hashtag #CHHSLetsTalk Canada alone. ping from Twitter Wednesday was mentioned online. Korngut’s research morning — it was William At one point during Roth- team is receiving the first Shatner making sure he made ery’s campaign, someone on grant issued from the funds the switch. Twitter asked William Shatner raised by the ice bucket #CHHSLetsTalk may be to get involved, leading to a challenge. The $489,000 over, but #BellLetsTalk is just minor Twitter tiff in which the his team received will fund beginning. Star Trek star refused to support a Phase 2 study involving The Calgary high school the hashtag, calling it a spinoff 100 patients to test a drug student, whose own social- of Bell’s much larger initia- that may hold hope for media campaign in support tive, and questioning the local Canadians with ALS. of mental health earlier this teens’ abilities to raise funds. In animal trials, the year exceeded even his wild- But all was later smoothed out drug has been observed to est expectations, made a guest and Shatner tweeted directly strengthen the connection appearance at Mount Royal to the Calgary high-school stu- Brett Rothery talks to Mount Royal University students about his social media campaign Wednesday. HELEN PIKE/ METRO between motor neurons University Wednesday for a dent Wednesday. and muscles. Korngut will mental health event to kick off Rothery spoke to MRU stu- Sulsar said mental health is to do with our lives,” Sulsar campaign kicked off on Jan. 27, be testing it on 25 Calgar- the much larger Bell Let’s Talk dents Wednesday about his a major issue for students in said. “I think that engaging aimed at spurring a nationwide ians over the next few campaign. project and how it got started. both high school and univer- in mental health awareness conversation. Bell will also do- weeks before heading into “We’ve sort of just passed Students’ Association of sity. is really essential for young nate five cents to mental health phase two. the torch on to Bell,” said Roth- Mount Royal University vice- “We’re in this age where people of all ages.” initiatives for every tweet using JENNIFER FRIESEN/FOR METRO ery. “We’re going to continue president of student life Zoe we’re trying to figure out what The 2015 Bell Let’s Talk the #BellLetsTalk hashtag. Protesters to province: Build cancer centre now Shannon Goddard was diag- in chairs due to a lack of beds. government delayed plans adian Cancer Society and the nosed with stage 2B Hodg- “It doesn’t take long, as to revamp the Tom Baker general public took part in kin’s lymphoma in 2012. a cancer patient, to see how Cancer Centre due to plum- the rally. Since starting treatment the limited the resources are,” meting oil prices. “We’re here to say to the same year, she describes the said Goddard. “The capacity The cancer centre ran out government to stop this Tom Baker Cancer Centre as of the facility is overloaded.” of space a decade ago, demon- nonsense. Three times in 10 filled to the brim with other Hundreds of people gath- strators noted, as they called years we’ve delayed this cen- patients. ered outside the McDougall on Premier Jim Prentice to re- tre. Enough is enough — it’s Goddard said she had a Centre on Wednesday after- verse the government’s plan time to save lives,” said Dan bone-marrow biopsy in a noon shouting the phrase to delay construction of the Holinda, executive director room as big as a closet, stood “Build it now” in an attempt $1.3-billion new facility. of the Canadian Cancer Soci- in waiting rooms that were to revive plans for a new can- Members of the Con- ety. “This is not about money, Demonstrators in Calgary called on the province to begin construction of a merely hallways, and re- cer centre in Calgary. cerned Citizens for the Cal- this is about fighting for life.” new cancer centre. JENNIFER FRIESEN/FOR METRO ceived her chemo treatment Last month, the provincial gary Cancer Centre, the Can- JENNIFER FRIESEN/FOR METRO MOBI CUSTOMERS GET 6 MONTHS FREE Join WIND Mobile today and get 6 months of FREE unlimited data, talk and text, plus a free SIM Card. 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Continuing Quoted Rubber production Thomas Edison’s work, “As a scientist, it’s good U of C professor hopes The Government of Alberta to be innovative at the to help expand the provided the project early stages and maintain $300,000 in funding. production of naturally chemical sustainability.” grown rubber (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:96)(cid:255)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:268)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:305)(cid:296)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:553) Natural Dae-Kyun Ro, associate professor at U rubber represents almost of C, who says the end of petroleum is a 45 per cent of all global reality better faced in the present rubber consumption. Typical rubber grows on trees, but if one University aster, the world would be (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:16)(cid:255)(cid:268)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:225)(cid:279)(cid:268)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:553) Ac- of Calgary researcher has dependent on synthetic, cording to Ro, natural any say, we might see it in Al- petrochemical-based rubber, rubber is a $40-billion berta’s fertile fields one day. which Ro said is risky. global industry. Dae-Kyun Ro, associate “A time will come when professor at the University petroleum will disappear,” of Calgary, has spent the past he said. “So as a scientist, it’s passed away, the idea was left seven years trying to make good to be innovative at the behind, so he decided to pick rubber out of lettuce. His early stages and maintain the idea back up and create a current lettuce prototype is chemical sustainability.” natural rubber resource that the first natural biosynthetic Once he has completed can be grown and sustained model to produce rubber in his rubber-producing lettuce, in Canada. more than 50 years. he plans on applying it to a “We can potentially di- Natural rubber is only wild plant called goldenrod, versify Alberta’s industry found in tropical Asian trees, which is native to Canada. so we’re not dependent on called para rubber trees, Ro It was first attempted by petroleum,” he said. “This is says, which means that 100 Thomas Edison in the 1930s, just one step of us moving per cent of Canada’s natural but his study was never com- forward for the evolution of rubber is imported. Should pleted. Alberta.” Dae-Kyun Ro’s new lettuce prototype is the first model to produce rubber in more than 50 years. 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Phone and email inquiries jected the project. largely from Calgary-based “There were several com- to the Rockyview Motorsports The 9-0 vote against came automotive and driver-train- ments made that, while the Corp. were not immediately late Tuesday after 50 mem- ing clubs. project has a lot of merit, they returned Wednesday, but the bers of the public addressed Habberfield said those be- picked the wrong location,” group posted a message on Fa- Rocky View County represent- hind the motorsports park, Habberfield said. “It was in- cebook thanking supporters. atives in a marathon hearing which has been in the works trusive; it doesn’t fit in our “At this point, we will be that ran to midnight. for more than two years, were new county plan.” taking some time to consider The crowd that turned out told they could work with The pitch was for a alternative next steps,” the was divided equally between county officials to find a more 260-hectare park at the north- post reads. JEREMY NOLAIS/METRO Team leader Blake Thomas shakes hands with a homeless man outside the team’s van in a Calgary alley. The outreach team connected the man with Alpha House’s encampment workers for assistance. ROBSON FLETCHER/METRO FILE A 10-to-one ‘social return on investment’ Fresh Harm reduction. City’s DOAP Team outreach team patrols CHICKEN LEGS 199 the streets, helping The DOAP Team operates on /lb people before their asa $id1 .A1-lmphilali oHno uasnen uoault rbeuadcghe t, Back Attached, Warehouse Pack 4.39/kg problems get worse co-ordinator Adam Melnyk. Check out the latest deals in this week’s flyer! 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Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. We reserve the right to limit quantities. GST is extra where applicable. metronews.ca CALGARY 9 Thursday, January 29, 2015 Out-of-this-world auction to support Calgary family Expo. Egg replica Known as an Ovomorph, the rally behind a cause like this is their son has the proper care he at it. item up for bid is a replica alien quite fantastic,” said Sawyer’s needs now and into the future. “It was just one of those signed by cast members egg based on James Cameron’s father, Heath Kai, a volunteer Heath said the Expo took things that was like, ‘We’ve got of Aliens has already blockbuster Aliens, signed by for and fan of the event. the lead on the recent auction. these things; they’re just sitting several original cast members, Born 10 weeks premature Posted to eBay, the replica has here. Let’s use it for something garnered nearly $900 in including Sigourney Weaver. with dislocated hips and hypo- already garnered almost $900 really good to help somebody,’” bids to help toddler with The Calgary Comic & Enter- tonia, a condition affecting the in bids. she said, adding the response so tainment Expo is auctioning body’s muscles, Sawyer now Lindsay Thomas, a spokes- far has been “amazing.” chronic health issues off the treasure, signed at last needs to be fed and hydrated woman with the Calgary Expo, “The more I saw the num- year’s event, in support of a through a tube and required a said Heath is an important bers going up, the more Calgary family raising funds to tracheotomy to breathe. member of the Expo family, touched I became and the more A piece of sci-fi history is being care for their son, Sawyer. As a result, parents Heath adding that when organiz- excited I became on behalf of Members of the Kai family: auctioned off to support an im- “To be able to have an organ- and Pam have held several ers heard his story and saw a this family,” she added. Heath and Pam with their children portant cause here on Earth. ization like the Calgary Expo fundraising events to ensure chance to help, they jumped MORGAN MODJESKI/METRO Sawyer and Amaya. CONTRIBUTED ATTENTION FOREIGN TRAINED A GREAT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SCHOOL FOR A REWARDING CAREER! One developer backed out, but another has stepped forward to save the new headquarters for the Kensington Legion. JENNIFER FRIESEN/FOR METRO Kensington Legion. 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This 40 week program includes classroom and lab work as stepped forward to salvage ment Corp. has stepped up to plans for a new headquarters. save the headquarters and has well as an eight week work experience in a hospital. The program also Metro was first to report a goal of throwing the doors Incorporates IAHCSMM certifi cation which is a requirement for earlier this month that the ori- open before Christmas 2016. ginal developer of the new site, “The community needs us employment with Alberta Health Services. which has been in the works to stay,” he said Wednesday. for two years, had backed away “We’ve been an integral part after being told by the city it of that community. We’ve got AADDMISSSIOONN Include 2 years Post - Secondary would need to fork over $1.5 members that live in that com- million to purchase a “rem- munity. Education in Health Care or Life Sciences. nant parcel” of land to erect “We’ve got ties to the com- RREEQQUIREMMEENNTTSS This program is Ideal for foreign trained the replacement facility. munity, and they need us to The current legion has stay — this has cemented Health Care Professionals. been deemed unsustainable. that.” Northeast Calgary China Boy hit by car, left New ‘dragon ABES Health in in critical condition dinosaur’ found partnership with The Calgary Police Service A new species of dinosaur says a 13-year-old boy with a neck half the length was sent to hospital in of its body has been discov- critical condition after he ered by University of Alberta was struck by a vehicle paleontologists in China. at the intersection of 4th The researchers wonder Street N.E. and Huntstrom if the ancient Chinese CALL TODAY 1.888.593.7025 Drive N.E. on Wednesday may have seen a similar 2910 - 3RD AVENUE N.E. morning. skeleton, leading to the CALGARY, ALBERTA Police say the youth enduring myths of dragons. was not at the crosswalk The fossil, which included WWW.ABES.CA when he was hit and that a large neck vertebra with APPLY the driver stayed on scene the head attached, was and is co-operating with named Qijianglong. TODAY! police. METRO THE CANADIAN PRESS 10 CALGARY metronews.ca Thursday, January 29, 2015 WEEKEND EVENTS FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY YOU’VE GOT THE KENSINGTON SYMONS VALLEY ANOTHER THING PHILADELPHIA WINTER RANCH ICE COMIN’: THE NEW STORY: THE MAX WARM-UP AND FESTIVAL EDWARD GALLERY BELL THEATRE PUB CRAWL Ice art takes centre stage at this family friendly festival in N.W. Calgary’s coolest little alterna- Theatre Calgary’s latest produc- The event kicks off at Molly Mal- Calgary, which features stunning tive art gallery is presenting its tion is a smart romantic com- one’s at 2 p.m. Participants then ice sculptures, winter activities latest group exhibition until edy that originally premiered take a self-guided tour of the and the Symons Valley Ranch Saturday at 352 – 8th Ave. N.E. on Broadway before becoming area, which includes such spots farmers’ market. And yes, the title is inspired by an Oscar-nominated movie in as The Kensington Pub, The Oak the Judas Priest song. 1940. Tree Tavern and The Brasserie. Figaro makes a return Opera. One of Tickets Mozart’s most beloved works comes back to The Marriage of Figaro runs Calgary after 14 years Jan. 31, Feb. 4 and Feb. 6 at the Jubilee Auditorium. Tickets are available online at CalgaryOpera.com or by BACKSTAGE calling 403-262-7286. PASS Lisa Wilton [email protected] ing touches on its next production, The Marriage of Figaro. Not only is it one of Moz- When Bob McPhee puts art’s most beloved works, it’s together a Calgary Opera sea- also one of the 10 most per- son, he has a few boxes to formed operas in the world. check before he’s happy. “Within this opera there “It’s all about trying to get are many solo works, duets a balance within your season,” and trios,” McPhee says. says the company’s longtime “Even for the patron who general director and CEO. is not opera knowledgeable, “You certainly want some- there are going to be tunes Mozart’s operatic masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro, gets the Calgary thing that is accessible and they’ve heard. Whether Opera treatment starting Saturday at the Jubilee Auditorium. well known by the general they’ve heard it in movies or COURTESY CALGARY OPERA/BRIGITTA DIEHL public, but for your real opera in commercials or in multiple lovers, you want to find some- different ways.” encounters on the day of his you’ve got all those great char- thing that they might not hear McPhee also credits the wedding to the beautiful Su- acters and great music.” as often.” farcical libretto — based on sanna. Calgary Opera last pre- Calgary Opera is two for the 18th century play, La folle “If it was being written to- sented The Marriage of Figaro two this season, according to journee, ou le Mariage de day, it would be called a bed- almost 14 years ago and Mc- those specifications. Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais room farce,” McPhee says. Phee says he felt it was time to The company kicked off the — for The Marriage of Figaro’s “It’s the mistaken identi- introduce the operatic master- season with the critically-ac- enduring popularity. ties and one lover flirting with piece to a younger audience. claimed contemporary work, Set in Spain, the story re- another lover. ‘Who’s wearing “I thought, ‘You know, Silent Night, in November and volves around a servant named what mask?’ and all those other there is a whole generation is currently putting the finish- Figaro and the difficulties he antics of a bedroom farce. And that has never experienced it.” On laughter and BBQ sauce It hasn’t been the easiest year Still, Fink, who once “I sort of semi-retired and of Jebb Fink’s life. graced Calgary airwaves as I thought I’d try making it The Calgary comedian a cog in the A-Channel mor- to sell. I thought, ‘This’ll be has been dealing with a few ning show, has been keeping easy.’ And it’s not. It’s really health issues, but he’s look- himself busy with corporate hard work.” ing on the bright side. gigs, which sees him perform Fink usually sells his “Every time something at events across the country. homemade sauces at the Up- horrible happens in my life, it His public headlining town Gelato booth in The becomes a bit in my stand-up shows are becoming increas- Market on Macleod, although routine,” Fink says with a grin. ingly rare, although he can he hasn’t made a batch for He explains that last year be seen onstage this weekend few months due to his busy doctors told him he had too at The Laugh Shop in Hotel schedule. much iron in his blood and a Blackfoot. Jebb Fink CONTRIBUTED “It depends on what mood lack of hemoglobin. In addition to comedy, I’m in,” says Fink. “Which is apparently the Fink has been focusing some “I’ve been making barbe- “I have to make at least blood part of your blood,” he time on another passion — cue sauce for more than 20 four cases to make it worth quips. barbecue sauce. years,” he says. it.” LISA WILTON/METRO