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Liev wames/roR METRO QUEEN MARY PARK Kitchen fire forces 12 from their homes Lucy Haines For Metro| Edmonton A kitchen cooking fire that spread to the attic forced 12 people from their homes late Wednesday night at a fourplex attended. This old type of wood chip insulation can have hot spots, so we need to thoroughly clean out the attic,” said fire investigator Jamie Klatt. He estimated damages as a result of the blaze at about $225,000. The displaced residents in the Queen 7 are being given Mary Parc neigh QD emergency ac- bourhood. Xo commodation. Edmonton Fire Rescue was old type food, and cloth: ing through the calledtoahouse Ofwoodchip Canadian Red near 107Aveand ingulationcan — Cross, according 112 St. at 10:30 p.m. to visible have hot spots. to Sarah Meffen spokesperson for flames that had Jamie Klatt Edmonton Fire spread to the at Hc and rooftop. Seven adults and five children that were tenants of the four homes got out safely. ‘A cooking fire was left un- Rescue Services. stigators declared the just after 10. am. Thurs day. The incident remains under investigation, officials said, Duo’s ‘magic paint’ success Sisters-in-law’s product chosen for swag bags at Grammys Kevin Maimann »Metro| Edmonton ‘wo Edmonton sistersin Jaw are going to the Grammys. Or at least their products are. Entrepreneurs Desiree and ‘Andrea Vienneau said they lit erally jumped for joy when they found out their Reloved vintage furniture paint will be included ina Swag Bag that will goto each performerand presenter at next ‘month's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. fhenever we do something right we kind of break out into this silly happy dance, like a jumparound dance. ‘And the Grammy one was a full-on rapping ‘90s Salt-N-Pepa ‘and jumping up and down and kind of disbelief — a pinchme moment.” Desizee said “It was a lot of work to get into the Grammys and we just couldn't believe it was finally happening’ The two started working together five years ago when ‘Andrea's garage was filled with inherited furniture. ‘With Andrea's chemistry backe \is red carp cy et-ready Desiree Vienneau left, Andrea Vienneau right, have sent boxes of their Reloved vintage paint to the Grammys. xeuw TuowciFoR METRO ground and Desiree’s love of power tools and hands-on work, they put their heads together to brewa “magic paint” that could refinish tables and chairs with- ‘out prep work, Reloved is now in 45 retail stores across Canada, including two in Edmonton, with plans to expand into the U.K ‘The pair spent nearly a year on thearduous Grammy application before getting approval, and had to keep it secret since October. ‘They've sent off 175 kits — You take a big leap and — sometimes you just have to. including paint, finish, a brush and instructions — that would each retail for over S100. “It's a big leap to do some~ thing like that.” Desiree said “We don't spend huge dollars on advertising, that’s just not in the budget. So you take big leap and, sometimes you just have to” The pair would love to get a call from Ellen DeGeneres or Justin Timberlake, but if that {doesn't happen, Desiree is happy rise the profile of women entre preneurs at home. “There is such a huge cama- raderie of women in business in our city, and even on a bi ger scale across our country she said Islam Aware Sia ep ess Week 2017 JAN 23-27, 2017 6pm - 8pm onal Centre - Rm: LIFE 1S NOT A PERFORMANCE. OVERDOSE CRISIS. Police ramping up fentanyl strategy Maimann Metro| Edmonton The Edmonton Police Service has established a special working committee to counter “car nage” caused by fentanyl. Officers have been under- going specialized training over the last four months, and many ow carry a nasal spray of the ‘overdose antidote naloxone. Staff Sgt. Karen Ockerman with the EPS Edmonton Drug and Gang Enforcement unit told the police commission Thursday that fentanyl! is “hit- ting every household” as overdose numbers show no sign of slowing, This is a brand new thing for us. Never have police of ficers had to be handing out medications on the street like this before,” Ockerman said, “There's a lot of nuances with this .. You have to be well re- searched and not be hasty in your responses.” Officers are also taking their ‘own precautions, including oc- cupational health and safety training, to prevent second- hand exposure to the opioid. Edmonton police are up- dating safety procedures and even made changes to their 7 drug exhibit processing room to protect against exposure. In Connecticut in September, 11 SWAT officers were hospital- ied for fentanyl exposure after the powder became airborne during a drug raid “They have to make sure they have the right personal pro- tective equipment — meaning gloves, masks —and know who to access if they see something not right, to call the clandes- tinelab team,” Ockerman said. ‘Another challenge facing police is that technology to identify the drug and improve safety is expensive and constantly changing, she said. Carfentanil, an even more potent version of fentanyl, is popping up with increasing frequency while fentanyl remains difficult for users and police to identify. “L think the information we put out there is really to protect everybody and to ensure people are informed that it is danger- fous, so we can try to stop, basic- ally the carnage that's happening because people are taking this unwittingly or sometimes they don't realize quite the dan- gers,” Ockerman said, ‘Alberta saw 193 fentanyl related deaths from January through September of 2016 and 274 deaths in 2015. "f Many Edmonton police officers are now carrying a nasal spray of naloxone, the fentanyl-overdose antidote. “Never have police officers had tobe handing out medications on the street like this before,” Staff Sgt. Karen Ockerman said. mic associareD reess One dead, two taken to hospital after fire JASPER AVENUE Blaze quickly consumed apartment, onlookers say Tim ’ Querengesser Metro [Edmonton Fred Williams shook Thurs- day evening while looking at footage on his cellphone of a fire that he and many onlookers said seemed to swa low an apartment in orange flame in seconds, “AIL know is that there was some small child, some small person, just waiting to get out while the fire was blazing like that,” Williams said, at the corner of Jasper Avenue and 118 Street, where crews continued to douse the smouldering apartment. Williams, who was having a beer at On the Rocks, said the night went from n mal to chaos in less than five minutes He said he couldn't tell if the person he saw trying to get away from the fire was on the balcony of the apart ment or inside of it “It didn’t look good, that's all I can say.” Emergency Medical Servi- ces spokesperson Alex Camp- bell confirmed as Metro went to press that one person died, two were taken to hospital and one was assessed on scene following Thursday's fire. Campbell could not give the ages of the deceased or injured or the nature of in- juries, The fire, in the apartment building above popular es- tablishments On the Rocks and Famoso Pizza, was out by the time Metro arrived, but nearly every person standing on the street had cellphone video of the flames licking the sides of the 15-storey apartment building. They also had stories of hearing screams and then looking up only to see a fire consume the apartment far quicker than they expected. fighters monitor the aftermath of a blaze Thursday evening that claimed one life and sent two to hospital. Details were scarce as Metro went to press. 1m quenencessen/METRO Pourics Premier Notley creates children’s ministry Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has taken responsibility for child ‘welfare away from what was the Human Services Ministry by cre ating stand-alone department. ‘Danielle Larivee becomes the ‘new minister of Children's Ser ‘She was minister of municipal affairs where she stickhandled the government's way through the aftermath of the Fort Me Murray wildfire. Notley said she made the change “so our government can place an increased focus on pro- tecting children.” “All children deserve a safe, healthy home, When a child's home isn’t safe, we have a responsibility to step in and do ‘whatever it takes to make sure kids are protected” ‘Human Services is being re- named Community and Social Services and will continue to be led by Infan Sabir. He was citicized last fall when it was revealed there had been little action for two years in the case of a fouryearold girl named Se- renity, who died while in the care of extended family members. Serenity had been physic: ally and sexually abused, was extremely malnourished and ‘weighed just 18 pounds when she died, Child advocate Del Graff had reported that warning signs of maltreatment were invest- gated and dismissed. Notley announced a panel in December to review the province’s child-welfare system. 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February and March 2017 - Contact your local representative for details Edmonton |metr@ NEWS LG | ‘People want assurances’ psvi3% erry HALL § being built nearby. ‘The city’s parkcandride strategy sandr Nickel — who isn't opposed ! is the final piece of Edmon- park and ee tothe development —doesn't © ton's plan to overhaul its tran- want drivers using neighbour- : sit system. plans must be tod stre-parking when the | The plans — outlined in put into place: potential Mill Woods paricand- ! December — would see ma- Pi Bide is full ! jor changes to bus networks, Councillor “What I'm trying to avoid is : where frequent routes would another Century Park. There is | operate on main roads within Jeremy ‘goodwill withthe (Mill Woods) ! the ring road Simes Site, but people want assur: Outside the ring, express Metro [Edmonton ances,” he said. “It has gotten : buses would move people to bad where people park in front : destinations quicker during of people's driveways.” = peak hours. Those destinations But the new parkand-ride ! would include parkand-rides, strategy will address where } which would largely be at the it’s correct to have parking : end of an LRT leg. restrictions on neighbourhood : City council has been keen |) Streets according to Sarah | to improve the parkangride Feldman, general supervisor : system. Coun. Mike Nickel doesn't want Mill Woods to become sea of parking. Nickel's concerns come after city administration decided Wednesday to postpone its park-and-ide strategy to the Spring of 2018 from December of transportation strategies |” Edmonton has turned to of this year. with the city the private sector to operate The strategy will determine +“ *We have to determine ! parkand-ides because it can where parkand-rides should where resttions sre appre: be sony forthe cy to oper be located and address current ie priate.” she said. “It could be : ate and build them, said Sarah problems. ‘Coun. Mike Nickel says he want the city’s park-and-ride strategy to be in place before key seen as appropriate surplus ! Feldman, general supervisor of "Nickel said the “parasitic” rezoning applications come forward. xeun TuoNaiFoR METRO parking on collector roads or : transportation strategies. issues that have stemmed from ‘major Toads and, in other cases, ! Feldman said the strategy the parkand-ride at Century issues needs to exist before One of the projects on its there may be neighbourhood : will also look at how smaller- Park are a possibility with Mill they're approved. way for council approval is impacts.” ¢ scale parkcand-rides could fit Woods. “These applications could theredevelopment ofthe Mill The Tweedle Site near Miche. ! into te equation. For example, ‘And he said two projects that come forward before thestra- Let’s getin front = Woods Town Centre, a mixed- als Park in the city’s southeast : the city could see if partnering Ga wycmclics ioc ted ak soe CNAME ODOM Te recon ardor voles more ating. xl | Gnd Gly cme, aa force zoning approvals. He said the these issues before acting on these issues. ‘ground parking and tie in with needs council approval to start : tially alleviate neighbourhood Strategy to address the projects’ them after they arise.” Coun. 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Metro asked three indigenous women for their thoughts on the decision. | agree with the city on this one, but | think we as a city need to start showcasing more of our local voices at events like these. By going outside our local indigenous population for guidance: and entertainment, | think we are doing it wrong. Reconciliation in local cities requires different, local groups of people to get together and create relationships here. Edmonton has incredible. indigenous talent and | hope they look to replace him with someone local who tells local stories. Dawn Marie Marchand Edmonton's indigenous artist in residence é KEUN TUONG/FORMETRO Tiffany Shaw-Collinge Local Métis woman I think one thing that’s come from this is people are now talking about identity and reconciliation. It’s important —weall need to come ther and create relationships. | do think having more local voices at festivals or events is one of the better ways for le to connect and make that relationship. That's why one of our biggest pushes is highlight local artists and writers because there are so many of them and they have so much to offer to our city. [KEVIN TUONG/FOR METRO Christine Sokaymoh Frederick Métis art director metréNEWS INVENTION Mechanic creates a ring that can’t injure fingers Rice said that's one of many times his wedding ring has put his fingers in danger of being skinned, cut or even ripped off in his work as a mechanic So he's created a solution. Rice is the founder of the Original Man Band, an Edmon- ton company selling silicon rings mechanics can wear in place of their wedding bands or other jewelry and that will flex and stretch rather than put fingers in danger Tim Querengesser letro| Edmonton Ken Rice was working on a ‘car one day when his wedding ring touched a live wire—and then ‘Bzzzzzzt.' ‘Ttactually welded the ring to the dash,” he said. ‘My wife was pretty upset I put a mark in my wedding ring. It got hot pretty fast.” coors Ed Donszelmann at Otto, a new eatery in Edmonton's Norwood. neighbourhood. kevin TuoNGFOR METRO EDMONTON Sausage and beer: Besties ENTREPRENEUR ish lamb, beef and pork blends Eatery taps into sir firgiuce that may be trend, expands |S: oem into Norwood _ forme. a huge opportunity to test favour combinations, but Lucy Tean hardly Keep up.” he said Haines His own Fuge Fine Meats is For Metro |Edmonton ‘crowdfunding to buy a wallein curing fridge for his booming business, ‘I'm making 400 pounds of sausage tonight — the Otto (a Dutchrinspired smoked gouda- type bratwurst), the Italian fen- nel and chorizo verde. People can't get enough.” Furgiuele gets to experiment here, too. The ever-changing ment board has a Turkish De- light sausage with lamb, beef, walnuts, raisins, allspice and ginger. These are paired with unique, mostly Alberta-made craft beers. I see Otto and places like Meat and Northern Chicken as part of the changing landscape — upscale casual food where you build what you want at ‘a reasonable price,” he said. Donszelmann said his hopes are to expand the space into anall-day venture, where locals can enjoy a reasonably-priced beer and bite, or just a glass of wine, too. “I plan to double the craft beer menu, and add vegetarian option, There are no reservations. | want a come- asyou-are spot for all ages.” Nobody told longtime Edmon- ton restaurateur Ed Donszel- mann that people might dine at home more in a slow econ- omy. Instead, the former owner of city favourites, like Culina Mill Creek and Sugarbowl, wanted to start something different — a casual, affordable, simple. family-friendly eatery. Such is Otto, sitting squarely between Little Italy and Alberta Avenue in Norwood, along 95 Street. It’s bright and bare Dutch- inspired space that's a mere 10-minute walk from home for Donszelmann. it's a bit ofa rough area, but locals want something — they and the enti ton food community have been very supportive. We're busy seven nights a week," he said. And if restaurant trends also point to the focus on fresh, local and artisan, then Otto haas it made. ‘The menu is all about the sausage. But it's the herb, spice and Mexican, Italian or Span- Asany mechanic who wears a metal ring knows, if you catch a metal ring while work ing it can lead to a lot of pain or much worse. “Ifyou catch a metal ring on anything, a million scenarios, it becomes a cutting edge,” Rice said. “It'll peel down, it look like you got skinned, in aa bad case the finger's gone. “With a silicone ring the ring will stretch and your fin ger won't get hurt.” The company has been of fering rings for about a week and already has 100 orders, Rice said While similar products are offered from U.S. retailers, nothing existed here in Can. ‘ada, he said, meaning he's got. ‘a potential market. “I can't believe how well we've been received,” Rice said, Way not just remove your ring while working? ring, the ring will stretch. Ken Rice Rice said he'd likely lose it, and that he feels the ring is an impostant symbol for him to keep on his finger. Red Deer Hom | was healthy and skiing. At first, |e onthe ‘compassion to fight ar my family and Twenty minutes after 1g down the slopes to lying an a stretc | wil never forget haw an entire team or my ite, E experienced. We all feel fortunate to stil be together and are thanktul to STARS for giving us thy d fora selfie and sent it to my wile, I nearly died of a heart attack, ‘appy and never dreamed my heart would fail at age 96 while downhill ignored the signs or didn’t recognize the sym . My world quickly changed as | struggled to breathe. My medical crew gave me oxygen and tried to keep my heart beating. As the helicopter lifted aff from the ski hill, | remember looking up at my flight nurse and thinking: | can’t miss my son’s wedding, Not only did | make it to his wedding, | am back ical professionals used ry day, | think of t skills, training and nt in my heart ani hance. 1-888-880- NEWS | nuary 20-22, 2017 Edmonton |metre Coffee and conversation = ‘judge has ordered a POLICE @ anacan Ary officer Program buitas © to.and al on dozen bridges for Iwantto ae a ee hy Icouldn' “en other charges were officers and the ba A a rego withdrawn against Capt. ry Malcolm Grace following a community Costcolot, but! —_ecent preliminary heating pucy alsowanttoask in Edmonton. Haines what crime is like Grace was arrested last " year while a staff officer at inthe city today the Canadian Manoeuvre Debble Kelly Training Centre near Wainwright, Alta Service has previously run a THEGANAOANPRESS similar program in its north- west division, spokesperson _ Dogreunited with family Cheryl Sheppard said meeting | Adog has been reunited informally with citizens remains _withits owners three weeks For Metro | Edmonton Debbie Kelly came to a MeDon- ald’s in St. Albert recently not fora hamburger but to speak to a police officer about a ticket. The St. Albert resident is the first to take advantage of the City’s Coffee with Cops meet and a priority. after being separated ina set, a once a month chance to “Ultimately, the police and ear crash in central Alberta, sit and chat with RCMP mem- citizens area partnership, and | The vehicle rolled Dec. this type of program isa grass-_ 23.0n Highway 21 about bers over a free cup of coffee. roots way for the police to meet 10 kilometres northeast of Coffee with Cops may sound like a sitcom, but it’s no joke. Po- thecommumnityinanon-threat- | Calgary. lice onganizations across North ening manner ‘Angie, a border collie, ‘America re using the informal St. Albert resident Debbie Kelly talks crime, respect and tickets with St. Albert RCMP Const. Most people only deal with | ran away after the crash ‘atmosphere of a coffee shop or Patrick Lambert atthe city's inaugural Coffee with Cops program. \ucrnanes/roR MEIRO police aftera traumaticevent or _| andl her owners were fast food restaurant to meet cit- emergency, but thisallowsinter- | taken to hospital. Angie's izens and chat about anything couldn't do a U-turn in the coffee dates, an idea the com-_ bert RCMP. action without the added stress | owners and the Mounties — photo radar, garage break Costco lot, but I also want to munity policing division loved, _ “It's part of our job to deal of a negative event.” she said. _are thanking everyone who ins, fire pit bylaws. ask what crime is like in the “It'sawaytoconnectand for with residents that are dis- _“It'san opportunity to share _| took the time to search and Or, in Kelly's case, why she city today," Kelly said residents to see us as humans pleased, but hopefully this crime prevention tips too. And _ theresidents that left out gota ticket in the Costco park- St. Albert RCMP was con- outside a work setting — the won't be only about taking to be able to have faceto-face food and water for her ing lot. tacted by the owner ofthe local face behind the uniform.” said complaints." conversations at the commun- | THEGANADANPRESS “I want to know why 1 MeDonald’stoofferthe monthly Const. Mj Burroughs of St. Though the Edmonton Potice ity level, it’s a win-win. ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT EDMONTON & WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Start the new year off right and volunteer on @ City of Edmonton Board! The City is seeking a wide variety of board members 2 “ ° and values a broad range of talents, abilities, and MEDRIVING perspectives. There's something for everyone! y | F (e) RC E 1-888-241-8229 Apply at edmonton.ca/recruitment or call 780-442-4395 www.di Vehicle Rentals |Sales|Leasing Hurry, the deadline is February 5, AMVC Licansed as