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World pg 3
Regrets?
Bush has
a few
EDMONTON • TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009 metronews.ca
Cops looking for BEN Appeal
teens after arson LEM
PH denied for
CRIMEPolice are looking for ERS/FO
four teens who were seen R M convicted
running from an upscale ETRO
cul-de-sac in the city’s ED child abuser
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southwest where a home O
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owned by a former oil exec- TO
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utive was firebombed Sat-
urday night. JEFF CUMMINGS
Investigators have deter- [email protected]
mined two Molotov
cocktails caused the fire COURTA man who
that destroyed the home at physically terrorized and
1744 Bearspaw Dr. W, handcuffed his common-
police confirmed yesterday. law wife’s four-year-old
Police also say a witness daughter to a milk crate in
spotted four teens “run ni- their basement has been
ng from the area,” but po- denied his appeal.
lice did not find any Darcy Don Bannert will
suspects nearby. also be sentenced at a later
Investigators have not de- date for new conviction
termined a motive behind added to the case, ruled
the arson and there is no the Alberta Court of
indication if the city’s latest Appeal in a decision
firebombing was related to Daniel Oldfield is the organizer of a gala celebration in honour of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 17 at the Canadian Druze yesterday.
other attacks in south Centre. Oldfield came here from Sierra Leone less than a decade ago, and proudly supports America’s first African-American president. Bannert was sentenced
Edmonton, police said. Celebrating Obama to eight years in prison for
METRO EDMONTON assaulting the girl in June
2007.
Comment pg 4 Lawyers for Bannert say
the trial judge erred for al-
Faceoff on lowing hearsay as
that a lot of young Canadi- United States evidence to convict him of
hockey fights VviIcCtoTrOiaR.hIAan [email protected] “His election shows aMnasr aanre s adiydi.n “gI hino pteh eO bwaamr,a” Presidential sinexteurafel raesnsacuel, tb auntd h see dxoueasl
the progress
will use diplomacy to help Inauguration admit to physically harm-
As America’s first black mankind has minimize the number of ing and confining the girl
Your Money pg 6
president is sworn in, made.” casualties or number of and don’t have the charis- in the basement.
Tips to shed thousands of Canadians Augustine Maran soldiers in battle.” matic quality he has.” Police took custody of
hoping for global change Obama has gained mas- In fact, Obama’s first the girl after getting a call
financial flab will be cheering him on. sive support from neigh- steps on foreign soil as from two people who lived
Barack Obama will take held in celebration of what bours to the north, many president will be in Cana- in the home. The
the U.S. presidential baton Maran feels is the best tes- of whom followed the U.S. da, the Prime Minister’s roommates testified in
Celebrity Buzz pg 14 from unpopular outgoing timony to Western democ- presidential campaign Office confirmed Saturday. court that Barnett would
President George W. Bush racy. closer than the Canadian Mensah said the level of “frequently” use a spray
on Jan. 20, inspiring cele- Edmonton supporters federal election in October. celebration in Edmonton bottle to her face to force
bration from Edmontoni- have high hopes for Ameri- “He's inspired hope in will be based on hope for a the girl to eat during
ans. ca's 44th president. the future, and his mes- new level of co-operation meals.
“His election shows the Maran is hopeful that sage resonated well across and unity between Canada The girl also admitted in
progress mankind has Obama's promise to pull the border,” said political and the U.S. detail that she was sexual-
made,” said Augustine American troops out of scientist Chaldeans Men- The gala will be held at ly abused to her foster par-
Winehouse Maran, an African-Canadi- Afghanistan in 16 months sah. the Canadian Druze Centre ent while she was being
an helping to organize an will get Canadian soldiers “Canadian politicians (14304 – 134 Avenue). Tick- bathed, court heard. The
set to divorce inaugural gala. out of harm's way. have been lacking in their ets are $25 and available by girl never testified in
Saturday's event is being “It’s really unfortunate ability to gain confidence calling [phone]. court.
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
2 Celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson to spin at Bank Ultra Lounge
Reported lover of young starlet Lindsay Lohan, DJ Samantha Ronson, will be making a special stop in Ed-
monton, spinning on Jan. 24 at the Bank Ultra Lounge (10765 Jasper Ave.).METRO NEWS SERVICES
Strike a pose at model search
Local
Canada’s Next Top Model is bringing this season’s search to Edmon-
ton. Talent seekers from the popular show will be holding auditions
on Jan. 18 at West Edmonton Mall. Aspiring models must be at least
five-foot-eight and between 18 and 23 years of age as of Jan. 30. For
more information, visit www.model.ctv.ca.
METRO EDMONTON
Recycling gives BEN Coalition wants
Christmas trees LEMPH sewage system
life after holidays ERS / M to stay public
ENVIRONMENTThe City of ETRO ED
Edmonton has begun MO WASTEEnvironmentalists,
Christmas tree recycling, NTO unions and some
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for residents who chose concerned residents say
the natural option this they will fight city hall
holiday season. with a campaign to make
Residents are asked to sure the Gold Bar
place trees unbagged, on Wastewater Treatment
their side, where trash is Plant remains under mu-
normally collected. Trees nicipal control.
will be picked up within The city is considering
two weeks. selling the public utility to
It’s the 18th year the Epcor for the $190 million
city has recycled trees. it will collect over the next
10 years, including a $75
Canadian troops
million transfer fee and
to be honoured at dividend payments.
A coalition that includes
Oilers away game
the Alberta Federation of
Labour, the Sierra Club of
TRIBUTEA group of Canadi- Canada and the Parkland
an soldiers will be Delayne Corbett cuts ice blocks that will become part of a staircase for a giant ice slide at the Ice on Whyte festival. Corbett has been Institute have created a
honoured by the Edmon- sculpting with ice for 10 years. campaign urging residents
ton Oilers south of the to call city hall demanding
Making Whyte a little cooler
border tonight. their drainage services re-
A tribute video for 150 main public.
soldiers will be played be- “I want public business
fore the Oilers go head-to- done in public by
head with the Washington His task: A massive ice ty of the slide allows view- democratically elected
Capitals, followed by a flag VICTORIA HANDYSIDES slide. “This is a man ers to get up close and per- representatives,” said
party by soldiers. [email protected] “This is a man versus na- sonal with the piece. Andy McCready of the
versus nature kind
The soldiers and their ture kind of thing,” he “It gives them a way to Keep Drainage Edmonton
families will be at the While most of us are chip- said. “It's about making of thing.” come out of their warm, coalition. McCready says
game, sponsored by the Al- ping away the ice from our something beautiful and Delayne Corbett cozy houses and actually he’s concerned Epcor will
berta Enterprise Group. sidewalks and vehicles, temporary. enjoy winter instead of hi- make decisions about
Delayne Corbett is ship- The slide, when finished, “It turns into diamonds. bernating,” he said. drainage services behind
City home prices
ping more than 2,000 kilo- will have taken 160 hours It's just magical to look at, The Ice on Whyte festi- closed doors.
took a nosedive grams into the heart of of labour and will be made and that's what I love val runs from Jan. 15 to 25 The city will hold a pub-
Old Strathcona. of 150 blocks of ice, weigh- about it.” in Festival Park (85 Avenue lic hearing, and then it’s
in 2008: Study Corbett is one of the ing about 300 pounds Corbett, whose carving and 104 Street). Admission expected council will
artists creating a winter each. Corbett said though career began 15 years ago is $2 per person per visit, make its final decision.
REAL ESTATEStats released wonderland for the sixth the craft is labour-inten- with slabs of stone, said or $15 for groups of four JEFF CUMMINGS/METRO EDMONTON
yesterday show the annual Ice on Whyte festi- sive, the transformation is though ice sculptures are for all 11 days of the festi-
Edmonton real-estate mar- val, set to start Thursday. something to behold. temporary, the interactivi- val.
ket had a significant drop
in house prices in 2008. Province to fight Ottawa over securities regulator
Figures show that house WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY
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decrease is the largest [email protected] cial responsibility, and this of provincial jurisdiction.” drawn carriages could be
recorded since 1985. would be an intrusion into killing the industry at
Calgary house prices Alberta will fight Ottawa in an area of provincial juris- Finance Minister Iris Evans metronews.ca/canada
dropped 2.5 per cent last court if it has to over the diction,” said Finance Min- VideoAllan Small
year, the largest decrease federal government’s new ister Iris Evans in a state- a single national regula- provinces that hold juris- on why 2009 is the
since 1991. METRO EDMONTON plan to form a national se- ment. tor.” dictions won’t come on year to make the
curities regulator, the “We will continue to op- An expert panel urged board. most of your
ShareYourViews province’s finance minis- pose, through all available Ottawa yesterday to form a Evans added that the RRSP contribution at
ter vowed yesterday. avenues, including legal national regulator to po- proposed changes “could metronews.ca
[email protected] “Alberta remains stead- action if necessary, any lice the trading of securi- further unsettle capital /canada
fastly opposed to a single move toward establishing ties in the country, even if markets.”
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3 British First World War veteran dies at 108
One of the last three remaining British veterans from the First World War has died at age 108, the British Ministry of Defence said yes-
terday. Bill Stone, who joined the Royal Navy in 1918, died at a care home in Berkshire in southeast England on Saturday. REUTERS
Canada/World
Canada’s human-rights Regrets? Bush has a few
policies to be blasted?
AMNESTY Canada could President George W. Bush, JON “It sent the wrong mes-
soon find itself “named “As a general rule, winding up eight years in ATH sage. We were trying to say
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blasting Canada — on the harsh political tone in shocked the world “obvi-
Alex Neve, Amnesty
everything from the state Washington. ously was a huge disap-
of indigenous peoples to International Canada But he defended his ac- pointment during the presi-
problems with immigra- tions during one of the dency,” Bush said.
tion policy — have been biggest debacles of his presi- In recent years, an increas-
filed with the Geneva- tional Can ada, of Canada’s dency — hurricane Katrina ingly unpopular Iraq war
based United Nations Hu- review that begins Feb. 3. of 2005 — and said history weighed down Bush’s public
man Rights Council as part “But as a general rule, would be his judge after he approval ratings, which took
of a new review process Canadians are proud this leaves the White House on a further hit from the eco-
for UN nations. is a country that believes Jan. 20. nomic downturn.
“To be criticized doesn’t in human rights and do “You know, presidents The main U.S. justifica-
mean Canada has joined want our governments can try to avoid hard deci- tion for the war was that
the worst of the worst (federal, provincial and sions and therefore avoid Iraq possessed stockpiles of
(abusing nations),” said territorial) to do the right controversy. That’s just not weapons of mass destruc-
Alex Neve, secretary-gen- thing.” my nature,” Bush said in his tion and posed a threat, but
eral of Am nesty Interna- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE final news conference be- U.S. President George W. Bush addresses the media yesterday no such weapons were
fore turning power to his during his final news conference at the White House. found after the U.S.-led in-
Democratic successor Bar - vasion in March 2003.
NAFTA unlikely to change: Harper
ack Obama. made. aircraft carrier in May 2003, “Not having weapons of
Bush, by turn wistful, re- The “Mission Accom- less than two months after mass destruction was a sig-
TRADE Prime Minister gotiate the deal. flective and defiant, conced- plished” banner as the the invasion of Iraq, was nificant disappointment,”
Stephen Harper said yes- Harper said it would be a ed that mistakes had been backdrop for a speech on an “clearly” a mistake, he said. Bush said. REUTERS
terday he does not expect big mistake to tear up the
the new U.S. administra- 14-year-old agreement be-
U.S. backs Israel; Gaza death toll tops 900 Mafia ‘fan clubs’
tion to push for a major re- tween the United States,
working of the North Canada and Mexico and concern activists
American Free Trade put up new barriers to PALESTINE Israel won re- wary of snipers and booby
Agreement, despite presi- trade at a time when the newed support from its Hamas traps. Hamas fighters ITALYLeading Italian anti-
dent-elect Barack Obama’s world economy is in crisis. main ally — the United kept largely out of sight, mafia activists expressed
campaign pledge to rene- REUTERS States — yesterday when (cid:129) Hamas’ leader in Gaza firing several rockets into alarm yesterday that Face-
President George W. Bush made a rare television and Israel and bracing for an book pages dedicated to
said a ceasefire to end its radio broadcast from a se- all-out assault that may praise of some of Cosa
News in brief offensive in the Gaza Strip cret site, promising “victory yet come. Nostra’s most notorious
depended on Hamas end- is at hand.” As international diplo- and bloody bosses have at-
OLYMPICS Vancouver AVALANCHES The body of one ing its rocket fire on Israeli mats worked with Egypt tracted hundreds of young
unanimously passed a motion of two men buried by the B.C.’s towns. on a truce plan, Israeli admirers.
yesterday to ask the province for most recent avalanches has As the Palestinian death would pursue the 17-day- army spokesman Brig.- “Fan clubs” of such
permission to borrow $458 mil- been recovered, while officials toll passed 900, including old war as long as it took. Gen. Avi Benayahu said jailed mafia bosses as
lion to fund the completion of wait for safer conditions to many civilians, troops Troops and tanks, the army had yet to launch Bernardo Provenzano, ar-
the 2010 Winter Olympics ath- recover the victim of the second tightened their grip backed by warplanes and a much-heralded “Phase 3” rested in 2006 and Toto Ri-
letes village, CBC News Online slide. The two Sunday avalanch- around urban areas in helicopters that mounted of the war, following the ina, nabbed in 1993, have
reports. Council will ask the pre- es brought the death toll from search of elusive guerril- more than 25 air strikes, initial air campaign and appeared on Italian pages
mier to convene an emergency B.C. slides this winter to 13. las and Prime Minister probed guerrilla defences then ground advance. of the social networking
sitting of the B.C. legislature. METRO NEWS SERVICES Ehud Olmert said Israel around the city of Gaza, REUTERS site. REUTERS
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Comment & Views
Comment
A moment Canada can savour
NationalReport Many expected the new visit could well set the new Parliament and, in so do- glow. Being a conservative, Given the energy security
U.S. president to open with tone for this administration ing, set the stage for a having been in sync with a needs of Washington, Harp-
something exotic. Maybe — accommodation in deal- much improved relation- good portion of the Bush er will have some clout at
Lawrence South Africa to see Man- ing with foreign countries ship with Canada. He can philosophy, it wouldn’t nor- the table. If the president
dela! What a jump-start as opposed to the con- hardly do worse than Bush, mally be an easy thing to wants to wade into protec-
Martin
message that would send frontation that marked the whose Department of do. tionist waters, the PM need
the world. Bush years. Homeland Stupidity has But the dismal economic only mention our oil and
But slumbering Canada? “This is the beginning of continued to put up barri- conditions are already forc- gas riches.
How does that constitute an initiative by the presi- ers along the border be- ing a liberal turn on the All in all, the visit sets up
“D
change? Most every U.S. dent,” said Gordon Giffin, a tween two of history’s prime minister. The deficit ideally for Harper. Like
rumroll president, George W. Bush former ambassador to greatest friends — even spending and the stimulus Bush, he has brought an ar-
please,” being an exception, has Canada, “to be followed though we’re now more spending to bolster the rogant and confrontational
came the come here first. around the world by the than seven years past 9/11. economy reflect what Oba- attitude to governance.
American Never mind though. new secretary of state, that If the Obama administra- ma will be doing south of Now, by basking in Oba-
TV man’s We’ll take the honour. In we’re back in the mode of tion is aiming for a new era the border. ma’s new way, he has a
deeply sarcastic voice, an- the case of the most cele- listening to our friends and of trust, this continent is a Moreover, the president chance to pretend it never
nouncing the location of brated incoming president co-ordinating with our good place to start. and the prime minister can happened.
Barack Obama’s first for- in decades, what an honour friends, as opposed to sit- Stephen Harper will be make headway on what
eign trip. “It’s Canada.” it is. ting in Washington and in- looking, as any politician they have both talked about Lawrence Martin is a Globe and Mail
correspondent and author who writes
What a letdown! What a The media focus will be structing our friends.” would be, for an opportuni- — a cap-and-trade system to
about national affairs from Ottawa.
bore! off the charts. The Obama Obama will likely address ty to share in the Obama combat global warming.
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Dropping the gloves on fighting in hockey E A
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And it is all so meaningless. If they scare you with their fists, but
fighting is such an important part with their skill as well — John Fer-
Ken Campbell Jim Van Horne
of the game, why does play stop guson was a prime example.
when a fight breaks out? The first game I went to at
CON There may have been a purpose PRO Maple Leaf Gardens featured a ma-
to fighting at one time, but the re- jor brawl between the Maple Leafs
ality is that fighting has become and the Blackhawks. I think Pierre
I just got off the phone with Mike nothing more than a creepy I don’t consider myself to be a vio- Pilote was one of the fighters. It
Sanderson. He told me beautiful sideshow for blood lusting lent person. In fact, I’m a lover, was in the penalty box, and Frank
stories about a 21-year-old hon- voyeurs. It’s apparently not a fighter. I hate vio- Mahovolich climbed the glass to
ours student who would do any- supposed to protect lence of any kind. separate the combatants. I’d never
thing for a friend or a teammate. skilled players, but Except when it seen anything like it, and until
Quote
Then he told me how he and his what is accom- comes to hockey. that time it was one of the most
of Day
ex-wife looked at each other New plished when two Give me a hockey exciting things I had ever seen in the
Year’s Day and decided to take goons go at it after a fight between two my life.
their son off life support and how star is hit? willing and able It’s a part of the game fans ab-
“I think
they stood by his bed while he And if it’s sup- combatants and solutely love. There is nothing that
took his last breaths a couple posed to keep play- my blood gets brings them out of the seats faster historians will
hours later. ers honest and pre- goin’. than a good knuckle-chuck.
look back and
Don Sanderson is dead because vent them from I have been Yes, it was a fight that resulted
of a meaningless hockey fight in a clubbing each other watching hock- in the recent death of the Whitby they’ll be able to
meaningless game that was al- with their sticks, is- ey my entire Dunlops’ Don Sanderson — a terri-
have a better
ready decided because hockey has n’t that the biggest life. I had the ble, senseless loss — but it was an
this ridiculous code that requires indictment of all on privilege of cover- accident. Players do not go on the look at mistakes
teams that are losing to “send a hockey? The game is incapable of ing the sport at the local ice with the intention of killing
after some time
message.” policing itself, so the players have and national levels for more than each other. I can’t remember an-
Let’s take a different message in- to do it? 35 years. I’ve been to Stanley Cup other incident where a player died has passed.
stead. Let’s use this incident to The culture of violence that sur- finals, world championships, as a direct result of a fight. Unfor-
There is no such
ban fighting at all levels of hockey, rounds this game is astounding. world junior championships and tunately, drivers are killed racing
including the NHL. Let’s never al- Without fighting, hockey would the Olympics. cars, mountain climbers die pursu- thing as short-
low anyone to go through what be every bit as intense, hits would I love the sport, and I believe ing their passion, and divers
term history.”
Mike and Dahna Sanderson are en- be every bit as hard and the com- that fighting is part of the game. drown when they go too deep.
during again. petition would be every bit as It’s been an element that teams That doesn’t mean these sports — U.S. PRESIDENT GEORGE W.
I have long believed it would on- fierce. have used for intimidation, protec- should be banned. BUSH, AT HIS FINAL MEDIA CONFER-
ENCE, TALKING ABOUT REGRETS
ly be a matter of time before a Hockey can keep its fighting tion, and even winning. Today’s Fighting is part of hockey, al- DURING HIS EIGHT YEARS IN OFFICE.
player died in a fight, and some- spirit without keeping fighting as hockey fights are different than ways has been and always should
day it won’t be in a senior league a blight on the game. they were before the original ex- be. ShareYourViews
game in Brantford; it will be at pansion in 1967-68. Back then,
centre ice at Madison Square Gar- Ken Campbell is a writer for fighters were also players, fulfill- Jim Van Horne is a veteran [email protected]
The Hockey News. Canadian broadcaster.
den or the Air Canada Centre. ing a dual role. Not only could
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Downloads of the public test version of Microsoft’s new Windows 7 operating system began on Saturday, after the “beta”
launch scheduled for Friday was delayed to add more servers. Microsoft also eliminated its 2.5 million download limit. REUTERS
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Learning Curve
SPECIAL FEATURES EDITOR: STEPHANIE BOMBA, [email protected]
Shoot to skill
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Photography courses challenge students
tion photography pro- phy offers the student
CANDICE WARD grams at Grant MacEwan. credits.
for Metro Edmonton
Symington gets his stu- “The one consistent
dents out of automatic (thing) with each student is
As newer, better and mode and gets them com- they all have a passion for
faster digital SLRs are fortable composing and and desire to create pho-
released into the market, creating photos in the tography,” says Symington.
more and more people are manual mode of their For Linda Patterson, a
beginning to explore their cameras. 37-year-old purchasing of-
inner photographer. “Some students are ficer, it was a gift from
Grant MacEwan offers a looking to move into a her husband on their an-
few different levels of specific field of photogra- niversary that sparked de-
continuing education phy,” says Symington. “It sire to learn more about
classes in photography, al- is my challenge to further digital photography.
lowing anyone with a dig- their skills and under- “I’ve always loved and
ital SLR to develop the standing of creating pho- appreciated the art of pho-
skills of those of a profes- tography for that field.” tography,” say Patterson.
sional. Grant MacEwan cur- Recognizing her passion An example of the work photography student Linda Patterson produced.
“Some people take rently offers digital pho- for photography, it was
these courses with the de- tography, digital SLR ba- Patterson’s husband who structor, Patterson gained auto,” says Patterson. start of a profession that I
sire to become profession- sics and digital SLR ad- suggested she take some the confidence she need- Having completed the love,” says Patterson.
al photographers, others vanced — for those stu- classes to refine her photo- ed to strive for the best digital photography course, With beginner level
just want to take better dents who feel they al- graphic skills and in the possible photos. Patterson is now on her courses starting next
family pictures,” says Ja- ready posses a working fall of 2007, she found her- “This was a huge learn- way towards a career she is week, it is time to start
son Symington, instructor knowledge of their SLR — self in Symington’s class. ing curve since I had nev- truly passionate about. clicking and letting your
of the continuing educa- but only digital photogra- With the push of her in- er taken my camera out of “It has given me the creative juices flow.
More adults returning to school to increase skills, knowledge
More adults are heading erson University. “By updat- curity and health services worked at the same some obstacles to going as a result, notes Hanigs-
back to the classroom, ex- ing your skills, you make — fields with growing de- telecommunications com- back to school, such as time berg. “Most of our adult stu-
perts say, and they’re doing yourself more desirable to mands. pany for 20 years in a num- constraints. dents are fully employed.
it for a number of reasons: your current employer. An- “People often don’t have ber of positions. As a stu- But schools must do They need to do learning on
Staying competitive in an other reason is that in the static careers the way they dent pursuing a project their best to accommodate, their own schedule to fit it
unstable job market, net- current economic times, might have (had) in the management professional says Lorna Prediger, mar- into their work and family
working with peers and your employment might be past,” Hangisberg said. “In designation, Fougere says keting and communica- obligations.”
having a fun night out. precarious, so you need to today’s knowledge-based what she’s learned has tions manager for the Uni- In Fougere’s case, the
“In a softening economy, make yourself more em- economy, you need to have made her job easier to do. versity of Calgary’s depart- biggest benefit is that she
you want to make sure you ployable in a wider sector.” skills that are transferable “I was nervous at first, ment of Continuing Educa- gets a little time away from
make your resumé and em- Among the most popular and nimble. There are al- but I would say the benefits tion. those obligations.
ployment as recession-proof disciplines in which adults ways ways to increase your outweigh any apprehen- The University of Calgary “Class is a fun night out;
as possible,” says Julia enroll, according to Hanigs- skills and knowledge.” sions you might have,” she has made it a top priority, for a few hours I’m not a
Hanigsberg, dean of the G. berg, are courses dealing Though you can still learn said. “It’s certainly given me Prediger said. wife, a mom or a co-worker.
Raymond Chang School of with environmental issues and stay where you are. more confidence at my job.” Online course enrolment I’m a student,” she laughs.
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Empathy Suit mimics aging NAIT team wins competition
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created an “Empathy Suit” ETRO might feel like as the top prize in province- Northern Alberta Institute of
to simulate the effects of CAN you age.” wide marketing competi- Technology business students
aging. AD tion. The NAIT team, which took first place in a provincial
Glen Hougan, who A Glen Hougan included Matt Bell, Hans marketing competition.
teaches product design at Kristian Larsen and Sandra
NSCAD University in Hali- big gorilla boots have been Spencer, was given $5,000 one qualifies and is hired.
fax, says people who work around for 40 years and for their efforts. “In Alberta alone, this year
with the elderly, or design haven’t been redesigned. The aim of the program over 6,000 applicants are
aids for them, should strap Can’t we find a more ele- was to encourage market- going to be needed to fill
on the suit to get an inside gant solution for the prob- ing strategies for the Re- the necessary positions,”
feel for the problems of lem?” cruiting Alberta Police ini- Bell said.
growing old. Boomers will want aids tiative. NAIT was one of six insti-
“As a society, we don’t do that work well and look “This was a peer-to-peer tutions that entered the
a good job of understand- good. “I see a huge oppor- initiative as we were re- competition, with second
ing the aging process and tunity to redesign every- cruiting other students to and third place going to
then adapting our environ- Glen Hougan, left, helps Rich Collier of PBS into the Empathy Suit. thing,” he said. Better-de- consider applying their cur- Grant MacEwan College
ment,” Hougan said. “The signed products will also rent skills in a policing situ- and SAIT.
Empathy Suit is great be- As if that wasn’t enough, Products to help the ag- cut back on falls, improv- ation,” explains Bell, a sec- Bell feels NAIT’s propos-
cause you put it on and it’s goggles simulate a range of ing have been stuck on ug- ing quality of life and cut- ond-year business market- al was successful because
like: OK, I get it.” visual problems, from ly for decades, Hougan ting health-care costs. ing student. “For example, the team was made up of
The suit restricts move- macro degeneration to eye says, and that’s going to Hougan’s Empathy Suit the public mostly thinks of volunteers. “(That) allowed
ment around the knees, hemorrhages and “float- change. has attracted world-wide policing when they see a us to get away from the
hips, shoulders, elbows, ers” — spots on your eyes. “The baby boomers are attention. On the day patrol officer, but there are theory of the classroom
neck, wrist and hands. A A straw gives the user a coming through the sys- Metro visited NSCAD’s wa- more than 100 other job and think outside of the
strap-on pot belly simu- sense of what reduced lung tem,” he said. “A lot of the terfront campus, Rich Col- opportunities within local usual parameters,” he said.
lates weight gain and vari- capacity feels like and ear products right now are lier of PBS had flown in police departments that re- “It was a great project
ous mechanisms stoop pos- muffs reduce hearing. badly designed. They have from Manhattan to film a quire specialized training, that combined the knowl-
ture. Two layers of gloves “What does arthritis feel that smell of the hospital segment. (which) students are learn- edge of the classroom with
reduce tactility and simu- like? What does it feel like to them, that cold, institu- “It does not take the ing at post-secondary a realistic situation in the
late poor circulation. The to not be able to bend over tional look. They function place of talking to seniors; schools in the province.” community,” said Perri
legs are tied together to and tie your shoes?” asked very well, but man, they it’s just an added tool,” The shortage of policing Steuber, associate chair of
imitate reduced stride and Hougan. “Physiologically, look ugly. Hougan said. “It gives you personnel in the province the accounting program at
bad slippers create poor it simulates what it might “The classic case is the a little bit of added in- is crucial, partly because of NAIT’s JR Shaw school of
balance. feel like as you age.” orthopedic shoe — those sight.” every five applicants, only business.
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Schools look Most want to marry
a doctor, survey says
to fast-track
It really does pay to be a them; right after ‘What’s
nurses, others doctor, with an interna- your name?’”
tional survey showing the The survey polled about
medical profession is the 5,500 respondents in Brazil,
most trusted, among the Canada, China, France,
offering similar programs, most admired and includes Malaysia, South Africa and
CANDICE WARD this 16-week certificate the most eligible marriage the United States.
for Metro Edmonton
program is tailored for stu- partners. It asked people what
dents to make a quick en- By contrast, actors and makes for an admirable
It is no secret: The demand try into the field. musicians, along with jour- job, which professions
for skilled workers in the “They are getting in nalists and advertisers, they trust or do not, who is
health-care profession is quickly and they are get- were among professionals overpaid, and which pro-
still high, so some Edmon- ting the skills to walk right that people trusted the fession they would prefer
ton post-secondary institu- into a job,” says Ockerman. least, and were also to marry.
tions are looking to fast- Most of the graduates least likely to Sixteen per cent nomi-
track their students into coming out of the hospital choose a partner nated doctors, nurses and
the field. unit clerk program have from, according to a other health-care profes-
NorQuest College is one jobs or at least interviews. survey by Synovate, sionals as their preferred
institution that has recog- With the skills learned the market re- marriage partners, higher
nized the need for not only in the program, graduates search arm of than any other profes-
nurses but for trained pro- can find careers in active Many post-secondary schools in Edmonton are hoping to get Aegis Group sion.
fessionals in the entire care hospitals, extended students out of the classroom and into the health-care field. plc. Other eligible —
health-care field. care facilities and private “Much of and admired — pro-
By offering many pro- medical offices. Grant MacEwan students, The U of A also has nurs- who we are fessions were educa-
grams, such as the hospital The University of Alberta but now we are able to ex- ing campuses throughout is tied up in tion, at 14 per cent,
unit clerk program, they and Grant MacEwan are al- pand our after degree pro- Alberta to draw more rural what we do in and science and
are hoping get more gradu- so doing their part to sup- gram,” says Dan Given, students and train them to the hours from technology, at 10
ates out of the classroom ply more nurses into field. communications co-ordi- nurse in a more rural envi- nine to five, per cent.
and into jobs as quickly as Grant MacEwan has now nator for the faculty of ronment. and often way Educators and
possible. begun to offer degree pro- nursing at the U of A. “They will learn to nurse beyond,” a Syno- doctors were also
“There is not a lot of fluff grams in nursing, as op- Students with a universi- anywhere, with just a vate statement voted the most
in the program,” says Di- posed to before where stu- ty degree can apply for this slightly different focus,” said. trusted by an over-
ane Ockerman, co-ordina- dents were only able to re- program to get their de- says Given. “Asking some- whelming 86 and 87
tor of business and print ceive a diploma and had to gree in nursing. The U of A handed out one what they do per cent, followed by
media at NorQuest Col- finish the degree at the This program is also of- about 473 nursing degrees for a living is of- homemakers and those
lege. University of Alberta. fered out at their Camrose in 2008 from the city and all ten the first ques- in science and technol-
Unlike other institutions “We used to take in campus. other affiliated campuses. tion you ask ogy. REUTERS
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Job market depressing: Poll
Anthony Oliver, a net-
NOELLE MUNARETTO “Part of the depres- work security specialist stu-
for Metro Canada
sion ... was that dent at Everest, spent years
in dead-end jobs before he
people didn’t see
Canadians will awaken to realized a change was nec-
face the most depressing any growth for essary.
day of the entire year next “I wanted a role that
them in the next
week. meant something. Rather
The event, nicknamed year or two in their than just being a worker, I
Blue Monday, was originally job.” Don Thibert wanted a career,” said Oliv-
conceived by a British re- er. “Without education,
searcher who theorized you’re going to be doing
that cold weather, holiday ally don’t experience big jobs without growth. The
bills and broken New Year’s fluctuations in employment more education you have
resolutions leave people based on economic trends.” the more opportunities for
down in the dumps. Aside from providing career advancement you
However, a recent survey more job security, re-train- have.”
by Everest College and Har- ing for a more recession- Though Oliver was em-
ris/Decima found that more proof field means you are ployed as a security guard,
than 60 per cent of Canadi- more likely to advance in he took a leap of faith by
ans are actually feeling that area in the future. leaving the position despite
most unhappy about their “Part of the depression in the economic uncertainty
work and the crumbling the survey was that people around him. He began re-
economy. didn’t see any growth for searching careers on the In-
Don Thibert, director of them in the next year or ternet and said he found
academic affairs for Everest two in their job,” says Thib- the IT industry was still
Canada, says that even ert. “There’s a natural, in- prospering.
though many factors point herent part in every human Like Thibert, Oliver says
to an impending recession, that we would like to see prospective students can
this can be the best time to ourselves progress.” seek help from provincial
develop new skill sets and Thibert also says that programs aimed at guiding
career options through edu- those who think proactive- people towards the right ca-
cation. ly, by training for a career reer path.
“There’s a great opportu- they love, will be better pre- “Knowing that there
nity to take advantage of pared to stick through might be an economy
the programs that are out tough financial times. crunch, if you have the op-
there to go and get re- “Never stop learning. You portunity to get funding for
trained,” says Thibert. “Take can never have too many training, then go for it,”
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