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THE CANADIAN PRESS Animal torturer
Flames’ David Wideman
gets re-arrested
suspended after hit
on NHL linesman
NICOLINO CAMARDI died as a result of asphyxia from
metroSPORTS
Calgary man a number of injuries to its head,
tail and hind limbs.
was prohibited Camardi was convicted in March
of 2015, and was then “prohibited
from living with,
from possessing, having custody
caring for pets or control of, or residing in the
same residence as any animal or
bird for life.”
Lucie Calgary police confirmed to Met-
Edwardson ro that Camardi, who had served
Metro | Calgary 22 months for animal cruelty, had
been re-arrested Wednesday and
A Calgary man who was convicted remains in custody.
of torturing a cat and dog was re- Brad Nichols, manager of ani-
arrested Wednesday and is facing mal cruelty investigations for the
further animal-related charges. Calgary Humane Society, said it’s
Nicolino Camardi pleaded guilty good to see police are being vigi-
to two charges of animal cruelty lant, but the incident is still con-
Off icial Don Henderson was knocked — dangerously — to the ice by David Wideman, inset, during after a dog and a cat were found cerning.
the second period in Calgary on Wednesday.JEFF MCINTOSH/THE CANADIAN PRESS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS dead with their muzzles taped “For offenders like this there
shut in an alleyway in the 200 is always monitoring by CPS and
block of 99 Avenue SE in Janu- our agency as well, so with all the
OUT ‘INDEFINITELY’ ary 2014. checks and balances I’m glad to
Medical examinations of the ani- see it’s working,” he said. “It was
mals found the husky died from such a heinous, cruel act so this is
starvation and had been “chronic- one of the individuals we’re most
ally malnourished” while the cat concerned about re-offending.”
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GOSSIP 11
Your essential daily news Barbie’s got three new bodies — curvy, tall and petite. Business
Inside Redford’s sky palace
POLITICS house atop the Federal Building NDP caucus don’t plan to either. rooms, a dining room, lounge, The view from inside.
Opulent suite in Edmonton recently finished, “It has continued as a physical fireplace, powder room, butler’s
and the suite has been available representation of how the PCs pantry, walk-in closet and room- Redford’s couch is all
left shabby in
for meetings since Jan. 1. squandered our revenue when I think it’s been by-room temperature controls. that’s left of her original
wake of severe “I think it’s been used six times were good,” said Oates. used six times. The structure itself is elegant: plan.
times,” said Cheryl Oates, spokes- “Our government doesn’t want wood flooring, carved wooden
Tory scandal woman for Premier Rachel to continue that story.” Cheryl Oates posts and floor-to-ceiling exter- The sky palace has
Notley. Documents about the suite ior windows. Doors open onto a largely been repurposed
The 11th-floor suite is a de- were released in March 2014 — intended to be a meeting room, patio with panoramic views of as meeting rooms.
A penthouse suite that was sign mishmash: half home, half just days after Redford quit the part of a $400-million makeover the city. Plastic owls with slowly
dubbed the sky palace — as it office, equal parts opulent and top job ahead of a caucus revolt of the historic Tyndall stone rotating heads sit on ledges and The main entry hall.
came to symbolize what was shabby. A washer and dryer still over excessive travel spending on building. But sometime in 2012, rooftops to scare away pigeons.
seen as the former Alberta gov- wrapped in plastic sit just off the herself, her family and friends. officials in Redford’s office took But almost all the walls are A mechanized owl keeps
ernment’s sense of entitlement main conference room. Spending on the suite was over and began to remodel the bare. There’s the odd potted watch for pigeons from
— is open for business. It reflects a political trajectory cut off by her Tory successors top floor. It was to be done in plant. A phone sits on the floor. the deck outside.
But the space has become a from lavish home-to-be to toxic as public outrage grew over the the style of the luxury Hay Ad- Two floor lamps are the only
AMBER BRACKEN/THE CANADIAN PRESS
frankensuite with bedrooms symbol of government excess to taxpayer-funded project that ams hotel in Washington, D.C., purchases for the suite. Every-
turned into boardrooms, hand- its latest incarnation as a polit- had already racked up at least with its European linens, marble thing else, say officials, was
me-down furniture, bug-eyed ically radioactive fallout zone. $240,000 in 3D design drawings, bathrooms and brass fixtures. begged and borrowed from penthouse is that there are better
plastic guard owls and ex-premier Redford’s Tory successors colour boards, room dividers, The “premier’s den” was to government storage or surplus. options, including state-of-the-art
Alison Redford’s old couch. never stepped foot in the sky blueprints and construction. be for Redford and her daugh- Oates said one of the reasons meeting rooms just one floor
Construction on the pent- palace. Oates said Notley and the The penthouse was originally ter. There were bedrooms, bath- the NDP caucus doesn’t use the down. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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4 Weekend, January 29-31, 2016 Calgary
LGBT ISSUES
IN BRIEF
Schools
Calgary toddler attacked
by dog hospitalized may nix
An 18-month-old child
has non-life threatening policies
injuries after being bitten
by a dog at a home
southeast of Calgary.
Rocky View County fire
crews responded to a Ryan
dog attack on a child near Tumilty
the town of Langdon on Metro | Edmonton
Thursday morning.
EMS brought the child A loophole in Alberta’s School
to Alberta Children’s Act means private schools may
Hospital with bites to the not be bound by laws requiring
face and upper torso. schools to create new policies
Rocky View officials say for LGBT students.
the child is not related Changes in the Act, made
to the dog’s owner and last year, which require schools
that the dog is now in to require support for Gay
quarantine. The dog’s Straight Alliances apply to all
owners say they will have schools. But a provision requir-
the animal euthanized ing schools to create safe and
when the quarantine inclusive spaces leaves private
period is over. schools out.
THE CANADIAN PRESS Regardless, Education Min-
ister David Eggen is hopeful
Woman injured in alleged private schools will fall in line
hit-and-run by pickup This notice posted on one of the former offices of Royal LePage Foothills says the company owes rent arrears for $411,158.16. by the March 31 deadline he’s
A woman was rushed JENNIFER FRIESEN / FOR METRO set for public schools, accord-
to hospital after she ing to his staff.
was allegedly struck by Shuttered company “Private schools still need
a flatbed semi truck, to be providing safe and car-
according to police. ing settings that recognize the
The call came in around requirements and grounds for
noon Thursday after discrimination in the Alberta
witnesses in the area withheld pay: Realtors Human Rights Act and other
around Blackfoot Trail and applicable legislation, like the
46 Avenue SE saw a red Canadian Charter of Rights and
flatbed semi hit a woman Freedoms,” said Jeremy Nolais,
and continue driving. Eggen’s press secretary. Nolais
“At this location, said the government expects
paramedics found a private schools to bring for-
female, believed to be in REAL ESTATE Estate Association (AREA). sure they’re being paid appro- arrears for $411,158.16. ward rules for protecting LGBT
her 30s, who had been Royal LePage Royal LePage Foothills, priately,” she said. In a written statement, Royal students.
struck by a semi-truck,” which had 163 realtors, an- She said it’s too early to as- LePage’s Canadian office said He said the government is
read a statement from Foothills also nounced it was folding in De- sume bad faith, but they’re most of the realtors from Foot- waiting to see what all schools
Adam Loria, EMS Public cember. making recommendations to hills have transitioned to two submit by the March 31 dead-
owes over
Education Officer. “She Amanda Nielsen, public af- realtors in the meantime. other Royal LePage franchises line before deciding on a next
was transported to the $400K in rent fairs and stakeholder relations Real estate brokerages in Calgary. step.
Foothills Medical Centre with AREA, said their members under the Royal LePage ban- “At this point we are working
in serious, but stable are alleging varying amounts ner are franchises, which are with every school authority to
FRANCHISE
and non life-threatening Brodie have been withheld on deals independently owned and oper- try to implement these guide-
condition with various that were underway when the ated. Foothills was owned by lines,” he said.
Thomas
soft-tissue and internal company folded. Ted Zaharko, who did not re- (cid:217)(cid:1)(cid:51)(cid:80)(cid:90)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:1)(cid:45)(cid:70)(cid:49)(cid:66)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:1)(cid:39)(cid:80)(cid:80)(cid:85)(cid:73)(cid:74)(cid:77)(cid:77)(cid:84)(cid:1) Nolais added Eggen believes
injuries.” Metro | Calgary She said AREA is listening to turn calls from Metro. had six offices in Calgary private and public schools will
Police are currently concerns and giving advice to The business’ office on Lake and surrounding areas all want to protect children.
looking for the vehicle Realtors who worked for a now those realtors. Fraser Drive SE has been va- (cid:217)(cid:1)(cid:53)(cid:73)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:1)(cid:88)(cid:70)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:1)(cid:18)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:1)(cid:83)(cid:70)(cid:66)(cid:77)(cid:85)(cid:80)(cid:83)(cid:84)(cid:1) “The minister has expressed
and investigating the defunct Calgary brokerage are “Where appropriate, we’re cated, and a notice posted by working for the franchise his optimism that every author-
alleged hit-and-run. alleging they haven’t received also suggesting they look at the landlord on the door said when it folded in Decem- ity will put forward a policy that
HELEN PIKE/ FOR METRO commissions owed to them, legal counsel to represent them Royal LePage Foothills had de- ber will accommodate students and
according to The Alberta Real to the brokerage and make faulted on the lease, and was in make schools safer.”
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6 Weekend, January 29-31, 2016 Calgary
ECONOMY
AHS ‘cuts’ to impact varied departments
Jeremy CEO Dr. Verna Yiu. “health efficiencies” to meet Alberta, and we’ve never had
Simes ”We’re not doing the same budget targets to “bend the to do that — we don’t have the
cut to every (department). (The cost curve for health.” money in our hands to do the
For Metro | Calgary cuts) depend on where you are The province’s average in- things we want to do.”
in terms of your current level crease in health-care costs has AHS’s next budget is ex-
Not one health department of efficiency.” hovered around six per cent pected when the board meets
will be spared when cuts are The newly-appointed AHS over the last two years, Yiu said. again in February.
implemented at the provincial board met for the second time For the 2015-16 fiscal year, Yiu said labour costs make
body overseeing health care. Thursday, discussing how the she said she’d like that average up 70 per cent of AHS’s budget.
“You can name me a depart- province’s lagging economy increase to be at 2.8 per cent. To curb spending, she said AHS
ment, and I bet you it will be has taken a toll on health “We’re in very tough times,” is looking at the standardiza-
affected in some way or the spending. Yiu said. “We didn’t anticipate tion of hours.
other,” said Alberta Health Ser- Earlier this month, Alberta the price of oil to be so low … Alberta Health said front-line
vices’ Interim President and Health said it was looking at we have to make choices in care won’t be affected.
The new CTrains will be equipped with an infotainment system,
a screen with news and route information. They will also get
upgraded CCTV cameras. METRO FILE
CTrain to
get major
facelift
TRANSIT features of the newest ones we
Older models took delivery of.”
The trains will be equipped
to be upgraded with the infotainment system,
a flashy screen with news and
at $600K US
route information. They will
per car also get upgrades to the CCTV
cameras giving a full cover-
age view inside and out of the
Helen
train. Other upgrades will be
Pike
made to the driver’s compart-
Metro | Calgary ment and other technical de-
tails including updated coup-
Some of Calgary Transit’s older lers.
red CTrain cars are getting a The first train will be looked
makeover — with some high- at for four to five months and
tech bells and whistles. after it’s sent home, Calgary
Transit has identified 32 Transit will be shipping two
FD160 models they will be cars every month until they’ve
wrapping up in blue and finished the process.
sending away to California “It will delay the actual re-
for upgrades estimated to cost tirement of our oldest cars,”
$600,000 US per car ($845,107). said Davies. “As the new cars
The first one should be on its come in, instead of retiring the
way this week. oldest ones straight away we’ll
Fleet manager Russell Davies have to keep them.… It delays
said these updates have been it by two or three months.”
on the books for a while. The Davies added the timing for
cars they are sending away are these upgrades was right be-
at their half-life mark and will cause they were able to get a
be given some new features to good deal on the infotainment
make them compatible with screens and other items with
the Series 8 trains. a mass order as part of their
“We do a bit of technical newest S200 release.
refresh on those vehicles now, “It will have a refresh on
and the intent is to make them the inside, but it won’t be as
a little bit more compatible dramatic as the new trains,
with our newer vehicles,” with the flashing lights on
Davies said. the doors, and all that kind
“They will have some of the of stuff,” he said.
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8 Weekend, January 29-31, 2016 Calgary
Family pays tribute
to Ron Southern
MEMORIAL your team — will keep the Ambrose, Alberta Premier Rachel
Service was traditions alive. We will keep Notley, Veterans Affairs Minister
the highest of standards, have Kent Hehr and former Bank of
attended by the courage to make the right Canada governor David Dodge.
choices no matter how difficult The choice of the riding hall
more than
and we will soldier on.” seemed appropriate, Spruce
2,000 people Southern’s coffin, sitting at Meadows vice-president Ian Al-
the front of the riding hall, was lison had said before the service.
covered in red roses. Some of his “It’s Mr. Southern’s cathedral.
Mourners gathered at a riding awards, including the Order of It’s where he spent countless
arena described as his “cathedral” Canada, could be seen in one of hours welcoming people from
to say goodbye Thursday to a the building’s walkways. around the world, teaching them
prominent Alberta businessman More than 2,000 people at- about his world of the horse.”
who founded one of the world’s tended the two-hour service. Southern and his father also
top equestrian venues. Dignitaries who came to pay started the Atco Group in 1947.
Ron Southern, who died last their respects included former It was first known as the Alberta
week at age 85, established prime minister Stephen Harper, Trailer Company and grew from
Spruce Meadows in Calgary with interim Conservative leader Rona a 15-trailer operation to an inter-
his wife Margaret in 1975. national conglomerate with in-
Spruce Meadows has become terests ranging from construction
a fixture for the best riders and trailers to pipelines to natural
horses. The equestrian world’s gas distribution.
governing body has named the Daughter Nancy Southern said
facility the world’s top show- her father loved his family and
jumping venue multiple times. everyone he had dealings with
Southern’s daughter, Linda over the years.
Southern-Heathcott, remem- “If you listen carefully, you
bered her father as a man who will hear him saying to each of
saw the good in others and us: always do your best, always
taught his family to always do strive for excellence and thank
their best. you everyone for helping us to
Nancy Southern pays tribute to her father, Spruce Meadows co-founder Ron Southern, at a “Dad, my promise to you is make our dreams come true.”
celebration of his life at Spruce Meadows in Calgary on Thursday. JEFF MCINTOSH/THE CANADIAN PRESS that Nancy and I — along with Ron Southern METRO FILE THE CANADIAN PRESS
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10 Weekend, January 29-31, 2016 Calgary
Rideshare regs loom HEALTH
First confirmed
Zika case in Alberta
TRANSPORTATION forward in Calgary to date.” One case of Zika virus has
City prepares Coun. Evan Woolley said he’s been confirmed in Alberta ELSEWHERE
not sure he’ll support a bylaw this year, though health of-
to draft rules that puts up monetary barriers ficials are assuring there’s Cases emerging in
for Uber and prohibitive to operators driving. no risk to the public. Canada
“The point that needs to be In 2015, the virus emerged
Two cases of Zika virus
similar services understood is these industries in South America with “explo- have also been reported
are not the same industries; the sive” outbreaks in Brazil and
in B.C., according to the
taxicab can and will continue Columbia, according to the
Helen to play an important role,” said World Health Organization. B.C. Centre for Disease
Pike Woolley. “They’re different roles The one Albertan who con- Control, bringing the
total number of Canadian
Metro | Calgary — the average Uber driver uses tracted the virus received
cases to three.
it to supplement income, and it while travelling, Alberta
The WHO said the
As Edmonton gets a Canada- they only actually do it on aver- Health said in a memo. There
pathogen could infect
wide standing ovation for their age for about four to six months, was also a case of the virus
as many as three to four
rideshare regulation, Calgary so it’s a totally different field.” in 2013.
million people within
prepares to step up to what is He said there needs to be In most people, the Zika
12 months.
sure to be a heated debate on Calgary will be debating a bylaw Feb. 22 that could help background checks and key virus is transmitted through
their own version of a bylaw. legalize rideshare companies. GETTY IMAGES components like licensing and infected mosquitoes, though
And although to the naked provincial insurance. experts are investigating a El Salvador, French Guyana,
eye the iterations of Edmon- revealed the proposed bylaw in- posed mechanical checks and Administration is keeping possible link between the Guatemala, Honduras, Martin-
ton and Calgary’s hybrid open cludes licensing fees, independ- background checks meet the tight-lipped and won’t draw Zika infection in pregnant ique, Mexico, Panama, Para-
and closed entry models may ent police record checks and bylaw’s requirement. And licens- parallels between their proposed women and infants born with guay, Puerto Rico, Suriname
seem similar — if not identi- mechanical inspections that ing is done through the service rules and the now accepted ones small heads and underdevel- and Venezuela.
cal — Uber has already raised could total around $500 accord- provider instead of the driver. in Edmonton. oped brains — also known as The virus is usually trans-
key concerns. ing to Uber. “Uber applauds the City of Ed- But chief livery inspector microcephaly. mitted by infected mosqui-
Last week’s TLAC meeting In Edmonton, Uber’s self-im- monton for their leadership in Mario Henriques did say the Alberta Health said it’s im- toes, as human-to-human
being the first Canadian jurisdic- city’s looking for a “made-in- portant pregnant women dis- transmission is rare, Alberta
Our role isn’t to support or tion to adopt progressive regula- Calgary solution.” cuss their travel plans with Health said.
promote any one industry; our tions that embrace ridesharing,” “Our bylaw reflects our oper- their health-care providers, Zika is generally mild, and
read a statement issued by Uber ating reality,” said Henriques. and consider not travelling symptoms last two to seven
role is to ensure that we have a Wednesday. “These rules put in “Our role isn’t to support or to areas where Zika is cir- days. Only one in four people
safe taxi system. place a workable approach to promote any one industry; our culating. infected with the virus are be-
regulatory oversight — some- role is to ensure that we have a The virus has been reported lieved to develop symptoms.
Chief Livery Inspector Mario Henriques
thing we have not see come safe taxi system.” in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, METRO