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COLD CREATIONS Ready or Not
‘not ready’
HEALTH rights and you’re going to include abor-
Abortion info tion information, especially for women
who don’t know where to go,” Sullivan
missing from $440K said. “AHS deliberately withheld that
information.”
pregnancy site
Dr. Gerry Predy, AHS’s senior medical
officer of health, said AHS didn’t include
abortion because it didn’t fit the site’s
Jeremy
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Simes “I think (abortion) is a decision people
For Metro | Calgary think about once they’re already preg-
nant,” he said. “This is trying to focus
Ready or Not, Alberta Health Service’s on before you actually get pregnant. I
new campaign for men and women, is think the message here is, ‘If you’re not
a “violation” of the organization’s duty ready, use birth control.’”
to best inform Albertans, according to Sullivan isn’t buying that — she said
Rebecca Sullivan, co-ordinator of the many women who aren’t ready to have
women’s studies program at the Uni- children think about getting an abortion
versity of Calgary. if they become pregnant.
The campaign — which can be found “The campaign is beyond not ready.”
online at readyornotalberta.ca — lists Pam Krause, executive director of the
what both genders can do if they’re Calgary Sexual Health Centre, said AHS
ready or not to have a baby. But there are could have better spent the $440,000 to
a few things missing on the “not” side improve STI prevention.
like abortion and Plan B information. Predy said doctors will use the site to
“If you’re going to spend almost a provide patients with information, add-
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This approach and The laws around A Catholic school The minister needs to
directive smack of ... caring and welcoming cannot reasonably be make it clear what the
the forceful imposition schools and the laws expected to deny its consequences are if
of a particular narrow- around equality and faith base in its day- the Catholic boards
minded anti-Catholic justice for all ... reside to-day operations and don’t follow the
ideology. with the government. activities. guidelines.
Archbishop of
Calgary Bishop Frederick Henry David Eggen, education minister Edmonton Richard Smith Mother of transgender child
Rhetoric ramps up on board policy
TRANSGENDER RIGHTS Thursday, Archbishop Richard meet with Catholic bishops Fred Henry issued a similar
MOST BOARDS BEHIND IN THEIR WORK
Archbishop, Smith said some of the guide- in the next 10 days to further missive to Smith’s, which
lines around gender identity discuss the guidelines. claimed the provincial guide-
education are “not congruent” with Cath- Earlier this month, Eggen lines were “totalitarian.” In November, a Metro the Alberta Council of
olic teaching, but many others introduced guidelines to help Smith’s letter went one step investigation found only Catholic Superintendents
minister weigh
are already followed or can boards develop policies for ac- further, though, by criticiz- 21 of Alberta’s 61 school called a “pastoral approach”
in on debate be adopted easily by Catholic commodating student gender ing some Edmonton Catholic boards had or were to transgender issues.
schools. identities. He’s set a deadline School Board trustees for not drafting a policy to protect Metro’s investigation
Education Minister David for these policies to be in place doing enough to defend Cath- transgender students. showed that document was
Sanam Eggen responded to Smith’s by March 31. olic education. That investigation criticized by experts on
Islam letter Thursday, describing it Transgender policy became a “The words and actions of detailed a document sent transgender issues but also
Metro | Edmonton as “quite constructive.” priority last year, after a moth- some trustees, rather than de- to the Edmonton Catholic that Catholic trustees had
“It captures the spirit of er filed a human rights com- fending and upholding all that School Board in 2015 from considered it “helpful.”
Edmonton’s archbishop has working to come up with a plaint against the Edmonton is good in Catholic education,
added his voice to those of solution that everyone can live Catholic School District for not have caused harm and hostil-
other Catholic officials criticiz- with and to ensure all students allowing her seven-year-old ity. In so doing, they have be- the board on this issue had today regarding board facilita-
ing the province’s guidelines to are in a safe and caring en- transgender daughter to use trayed the trust placed in them raised the possibility of the tor Donald Cummings’s role
protect transgender students. vironment,” he said. the washroom of her choice. by Catholic electors,” he said. board being dissolved. suggested he will not dissolve
In a letter shared with media Eggen said he’s planning to Last week, Calgary Bishop Recent dysfunction within However, Eggen’s comments it in the immediate future.
4 Weekend, January 22-24, 2016 Edmonton
DIVERSIFICATION
More Alberta funds for high-tech business
Alex gram, which provides up to “The investment comes at the and thermal transfer technology
Boyd $15,000 for high-tech businesses. right time for Alberta’s high-tech that reduces CO2 emissions by
Bilous said the additional researchers and entrepreneurs as more than 35 per cent.
Metro | Edmonton money will increase the num- we work together to build a more “These are really tough times
ber of vouchers issued from 120 diverse and resilient economy,” and we would have had a really
Minister of Economic Develop- this year to 200 or more per year, Bilous said. rocky road if we were not able
ment and Trade Deron Bilous which he said helps businesses Both programs are part of to get access to these programs,”
announced $5 million in funding access things like marketing, Alberta Innovates-Technology he said.
Thursday for small and medium planning and product develop- Futures, which estimates its pro- Bilous said the announcement
technology-based businesses. ment. grams have helped create 555 is part of a “multi-pronged” ap-
The new money is in on top The funding will also cover new jobs in Alberta in 2014-2015. proach the government is taking
of the $4.1 million already allot- the number of technology de- Hank Mottle with Absolute when it comes to job creation.
ted to the Enhanced Innovation velopment advisors available to Combustion International Inc., “Diversification is absolutely cru-
Voucher and Small and Medium- mentor entrepreneurs — they said the program helped his com- cial and it’s something that I’m
sized Enterprises Support pro- will double to 12. pany create a unique combustion 100 per cent focused on.”
Right now, a little
While construction remains somewhat strong in Alberta, the
gets you a lot. province’s credit rating has taken numerous hits over the past
few weeks. THE CANADIAN PRESS
‘Tough day’
for economy
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Fiscal outlook Free falling oil prices over the
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ing and Quebec mayors slammed East, would take Alberta crude
• Reduced roaming rates in a critical pipeline project. through central Canada to re-
“Today has been a very tough fineries and ports in New Bruns-
over 50 countries
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drose Opposition Leader Brian But on Thursday, Montreal
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Conference Calling, Call Forward, triple-A credit rating, but down- mentally against limited profit
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look from stable to negative. It Opposition parties said Al-
said with oil prices so low and the berta’s NDP government is
government’s borrowing plans reaping its own bitter harvest
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city we know some dismiss as a traffic nuis- On the travel from home to seamless, integrated network
ance, Edmonton needs some- work side, I took the bus this — that is a step in the right
thing positive. So we asked Robar morning. But do I take it every direction.
Tim some hard questions. day — the bus — no. Do I use
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HEALTH CARE
Hospital parking fees ‘horrendous’
Jeremy Oct. 1, hospitals charging more chemotherapy and other emer- It said parking fees are needed
Simes than $10 a day to park will have gencies. “Fortunately, I am able to cover operating and mainten-
to provide discounted passes to pay these horrendous fees, ance costs and the construction
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that have in-and-out privileges, although they do not make me of new parking structures. It said
Some Albertans have become are transferable, and are good happy,” she said. its monthly passes are cheaper
enraged with high hospital park- for one year. Hailey McBurney spent about than the national average.
ing rates, but Alberta Health Ser- Many AHS hospitals in Calgary $40 at the Foothills — she was in Weekly passes are general-
vices isn’t planning to trim fees and Edmonton charge $2.25 per and out of the lot to run errands, ly $40 in Alberta’s major cities
anytime soon. half hour with a $14.25 max- like drive her son to school. while monthly passes start at $71.
This week, Ontario announced imum. Kim Berly of Edmonton In an emailed statement, AHS Still, Berly thinks AHS could
a policy that will lower expenses knows the situation well. She said it provides compassionate reduce its $14.25 day rate.
for 900,000 patients and visitors. said she likely spent more than parking passes to patients and “Under $10 isn’t unreason-
The province froze parking rates $300 on parking at Cross Cancer visitors facing financial hardship able,” she said. “$14.25 is out-
for three years and, beginning Centre, taking her loved one for on a case-by-case basis. rageous.”
Toronto installed car pool or high-occupancy vehicle lanes
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Accessibility Advisory Committee 3 considered
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Regional board are we at the point whereby
Edmonton Transit System Advisory Board 3 we should look at these types
weighing of measure in order to accom-
Energy Transition Advisory Committee Up to 10 options to ease modate or support our transit
operations?”
congestion Sarnecki said the consultant
River Valley Alliance Advisory Committee 3
studying the question will be
asked to determine if these
Ryan
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Edmonton and to suggest a
Decision-Making Boards Metro | Edmonton good pilot location.
“If it concludes there is the
The Capital Region Board is amount of traffic and conges-
Assessment Review Boards 4
looking to ask a big question: tion then we would go to the
Is the region ready for carpool next step.”
Capital Region Housing Corporation Board 1 lanes? Coun. Andrew Knack said
The board is made up of 24 he’s glad the board is study-
Edmonton Combative Sports Commission 2 municipalities in the region ing the idea, but he’s already
and works on long-term plan- convinced.
ning for land use and trans- “I think we’re already ready
Edmonton Public Library Board 2
portation — and it just put for those,” he said.
out a tender asking for a study Knack said he expects the
Edmonton Space & Science Foundation Board 1 of carpool- or bus-only lanes. city’s ongoing transit review
Neil Sarnecki, manager of to recommend preferred lanes
Greater Edmonton Foundation (Seniors Housing) Board 1 regional project with the board, for either carpools or buses.
said they believe it may be the He said carpool lanes might
Naming Committee 1 time to consider the lanes. be the easiest way to imple-
“Edmonton has some of the ment a change like this, al-
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Assistant changes
autistic girl’s life
EDUCATION assistant, Tracy Hanson, at the improving her muscle co-ordin-
Shylo Kirton Virginia Park School. ation and taught her to write.
At the start of Grade 2, when “I am so proud of her. She’s
now able to Hanson started working with her, very smart and very stubborn,
Shylo couldn’t talk or feed herself. and I knew she could do better.
feed herself,
She was also afraid of touching I thought on my watch, she’s
speak and paint items such as a paintbrush and going to have some life skills,”
was often upset. Hanson says.
Today, almost three years later, In her many years of working
Sanam Debbie says she’s a much hap- in the field, Hanson says she’s
Islam pier child who can speak close never seen such dramatic change
to 300 words, can feed herself in an autistic child before. She
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and loves to paint. credits their re-
Thrilled with Shy- lationship, and
Three days before her father died, lo’s progress, Deb- Shylo, for that.
nine-year-old Shylo Kirton was bie nominated Tracy brought her “She knows
able to speak to him for the first Hanson for an I’m not going to
out of her own
time and tell him she loved him. Edmonton Public give up or back
“We went to the hospital to School teachers’ world with a lot of down if I ask her
visit him, and she said, ‘Daddy, award last year, hard work. to do something.
I love you, I love you, I love you’, which she won in She knows that
and she had her arms wide open,” December. Debbie Kirton I know that she
says Debbie Kirton, Shylo’s moth- “I am so grate- can do it. So she’ll
er. ful to have met Tracy. We didn’t cry, but she’ll do it,” Hanson says.
“He just started bawling — we know Shylo before. Tracy brought Because of Shylo’s progress,
both did. All he ever wanted was her out of her own world with a Debbie says she is hopeful for
to hear his daughter talk before lot of hard work,” Debbie says. the future.
he died.” Hanson has been able to do “My dreams for her are that
Saying those words wouldn’t that through a combination of she’ll be able to clearly speak
have been possible for Shylo — verbal exercises, art therapy and be a functioning member of
Autistic student Shylo Kirton, right, has overcome her fear of painting thanks to educational who is severely autistic — with- and sign-language training. She society. We all want our children
assistant Tracy Hanson. KEVIN TUONG/FOR METRO out help from her educational has also worked with Shylo on to be that way,” she says.