Metro Edmonton - January 25, 2013

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First TV address.
Quoted
$6-billion shortfall
in energy revenues “There was absolutely Co-ed combat
nothing in this speech
looming over Alberta,
tonight that should give Obama backs the Pentagon’s
premier says move to lift the ban on
Albertans any confi-
women serving on the front
dence that this premier lines PAGE 14
knows how to solve the
Alberta Premier Alison Red-
problems she created.”
ford, in her first TV address, This fiesta will
warned Thursday of tough Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith
fiscal times and multibillion- fire up your
dollar revenue shortfalls due
to the “bitumen bubble.” taxes,” she said in the video. tastebuds
She said the bubble — the She also said that despite
difference between the bench- the financial austerity, the
mark price for oil in North plan is still to invest some Try flank steak with colour-
America versus Alberta’s oil- energy revenue in the Herit- ful corn salsa and flavourful
sands bitumen — has grown age Savings Fund in the next barbecue sauce PAGE 40
so wide it will take a $1-billion budget.
bite out of this year’s budget Opposition critics labelled
and $6 billion the next. the speech, which cost $55,000
“As we prepare this year’s for airtime and production
budget, it means we have costs, a hollow public relations
to make some very difficult exercise.
choices,” Redford said in the “There was absolutely noth-
eight-minute TV spot aired ing in this speech tonight that
around the province. should give Albertans any
Redford has said in the past confidence that this premier
she won’t balance the budget knows how to solve the prob-
by sacrificing core service de- lems she created,” said Wil-
livery in health and education drose Leader Danielle Smith.
or by shortchanging munici- “You simply cannot say
palities. we’re going to keep on spend-
In the speech, Redford re- ing but we’re going to live
iterated her pledge not to hike within our means, we won’t
taxes. raise taxes (and) we’ll also have
“It is not good enough to money left over for savings.” In a television address Thursday, Premier Alison Redford warned the province is facing a cash crunch because
take the easy way out and raise THE CANADIAN PRESS of falling energy revenues, but said there would not be major service cuts or tax hikes. CONTRIBUTED
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metronews.ca NEWS 03
WEEKEND, January 25-27, 2013
Education. Health. Flu numbers Transit. Edmonton police
Co-location moving in right direction community team to
of schools increase presence on LRT
Alberta’s flu numbers seem to
Quoted
be heading in the right direc-
could
tion.
“The takeaway message
New numbers released Edmonton transit regulars ity Station in a release Thurs-
happen in Thursday show 218 lab-con- from that is we still may have noticed an increase day.
firmed cases this past week have a lot of infl uenza in police presence on LRT The CAT deployment in-
Edmonton compared to 314 the week platforms across the city this cludes about 20 EPS officers,
circulating.”
before. Lab-confirmed cases week as part of EPS’s Com- partnering with Edmonton
are usually considered the tip Dr. Chris Sikora, medical offi cer of health munity Action Team (CAT) Transit Service Peace Officers N
In the future, children at- of the iceberg of the broader deployment. and various social agencies,
tending public schools in the outbreak. which had been pushed to “We’re cognizant of the which assist with connecting
city could play, mingle and “We have hit a little bit of capacity, are starting to see crime patterns of offenders, vulnerable persons to needed
chinwag with Edmonton Cath- a plateau, but the takeaway some relief. so it’s important that we services such as housing and
olic School District students on message from that is we still “I don’t think we are at monitor all areas of the city addiction counselling. The
one shared playground. have a lot of influenza circu- the breaking point we were on a regular basis, and that deployment began Wednes- E
As schools across the lating,” said medical officer of at several weeks ago, I think includes key transit arteries,” day and runs from 2 p.m. to
province face overpopulation health Dr. Chris Sikora. things have eased up a little said Const. Joseph Allan, of 1 a.m. It will conclude on Sat-
issues, the provincial educa- Sikora said hospitals, bit.” RYAN TUMILTY/METRO the EPS Strathcona Commun- urday. METRO
tion minister has suggested
the practice of co-location may W
become more common. Arena deal won’t
In September, Education
Minister Jeff Johnson attended
a ground-breaking ceremony
for a Fort McMurray elemen-
tary school that will house a
Catholic school, a public school impact fall vote
S
and a community centre.
“Our expectation and our
encouragement to the boards
is they will exhaust those
potential opportunities. It can
be done and is being done in
certain areas of the province,” Non-factor. Political
said Johnson following a
teleconference with school observers see issue
councils earlier this week. fading before October
Johnson told parents the
government wants to make
sure school boards have
exhausted all potential partner- RYAN
ships. TUMILTY
Edmonton Catholic [email protected]
School District spokesperson
Lori Nagy said the district’s While it has dominated the
Cardinal Collins High School headlines and the discussion
Academic Centre, which is for years, political observers
slated to open in 2014, will be don’t believe the downtown
physically connected to the arena will be a factor in the
Clareview Recreational Centre. October vote.
The new school is a partner- Chaldeans Mensah, a
ship with the City of Edmon- political science professor The downtown arena shown in the conceptual image would cost $480 million. But with the wintergarden,
ton and Nagy said the district at Grant MacEwan Univer- pedestrian access and an LRT connection, the total cost would be $601 million. CONTRIBUTED
would not be opposed to sity, said he simply doubts
co-location with public schools, it will be an issue in the fall councillors who voted arena, but not this deal and Arena deal
depending on the design. for either the 10 councillors against it will have a base of so far residents support his
“We would follow that who voted yes or the three support for the move. position.
model as long as there is a who said no. “There is still a ground- “I don’t think I have ever The approved deal could
separation between the two “The political conse- swell of opposition to the got more kudos,” he said. see construction start as
schools,” she said, referring to quences are going to be in- deal, so those councillors Diotte agrees it’s far too early as August on the new
a community building such as consequential,” he said. will garner support for that early to know if the arena de- $480-million complex and
a library or rec centre. “The arena issue will segment of the electorate.” cision will be a factor. a $50-million wintergarden
ANNALISE KLINGBEIL/METRO be relegated to the back- One of those opponents, “A lot can happen be- pedway with the building
WITH FILES FROM JEREMY NOLAIS/ ground.” Coun. Kerry Diotte, said tween now and October, opening in 2016.
METRO IN CALGARY Mensah said the three he supported a downtown 2013.”
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WEEKEND, January 25-27, 2013
Carving a perfect 10 at Ice on Whyte
Festival anniversary. get very much done,” said
McGrew. “So we were a little
Organizers, ice carvers
pressed for time… but at least
praise weather forecast the weather is perfect (now).”
heading into 10th The forecast is about -10 C
for the next few days, dipping
celebration of winter lower next week.
“-10 C is perfect,” said Mc-
Grew.
HEATHER And that’s fitting, said
MCINTYRE Bornn, noting this year is
[email protected] “the year of the perfect 10.”
Not only is the 10-day festi-
Ice carvers from around the val in its 10th year, there are
world arrived in Edmonton 10 teams in the annual carv-
more than a week ago to ing competition, 10 giant ice
begin construction on what slides, as well as the 10 pieces
will make up the 10th anni- of ice art in the gallery.
versary park for the Ice on “And I looked at our ori-
Whyte Festival. ginal festival budget com-
At the festival kickoff Fri- pared to this year’s,” Bornn
day, everything from slides to added. “Honestly, it’s 10
a chimney to an ice art gal- times bigger. What are the
lery will be on display. odds of that?”
“They’re building a 10th
anniversary ice gallery here More information
which will have 10 carvings
representing something dif-
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this year,” said Wanda Bornn,
festival producer. (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:34)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:238)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)
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has recreated a floral piece he (cid:5)(cid:296)(cid:296)(cid:279)(cid:221)(cid:255)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:221)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3)
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Sue McGrew worked on a gir- (cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:315)(cid:229)(cid:268)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:3)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:302)(cid:209)(cid:255)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3)
affe for 2006. (cid:296)(cid:221)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:305)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:238)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:314)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:3)
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Siberian ice carver Feodor Markov works on a piece for the 10th anniversary ice art gallery at Edmonton’s annual Ice on Whyte Festival. LAURIE CALLSEN/METRO the first two days, we didn’t
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[email protected] Though many
nounces them. She quickly confident writers than
lost her Lebanese accent, pooh-pooh the those who didn’t.
unlike my father who could wanton spelling and I see this everyday on Fa-
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mom was low-literate. claim but still calls Pepsi son who 20 years ago hyper-
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WEEKEND, January 25-27, 2013
5 tips on how to carve an ice sculpture
With Edmonton’s annual Ice on Whyte Festival kicking off Friday, international ice carvers Wilfred Stijger from the Netherlands,
Sue McGrew from the U.S. and Sandis Kondrats from Latvia provide tips on what is needed to form frozen wonders.
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Stijger used 12 blocks of ice to to be protected. on the ice, says Stijger. “When you’re fusing the ice McGrew adds it’s because
create the 25 different pieces Stijger says the best way is McGrew agrees that is a together, you use water,” says “you’re working with a medium
needed. to cover it with a tarp, as well necessary step: “You really McGrew. “And if it gets too cold, that is transparent. So a lot of
If you’re looking to be on the as cardboard boxes. need to make a plan before- then when you put the water times we focus mainly on the
same playing field as Stijger, as “When you have two days hand because ice involves a lot in it flash-freezes and you can silhouette of something, and
well as Kondrats and McGrew, of warm temperatures, you of construction.… With the big crack the ice. But if it’s too then you smooth it out (with
during the competition this can’t really work on it. So you blocks you have to really think warm, then it won’t freeze. So tools) because a lot of the de-
weekend, it will take 15 blocks try to protect it from the warm it out and know how you’re go- –10 C is perfect.” tails are lost in the light.”
at 300 pounds each. weather.” ing to build it before you start.”
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