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@METRONEWS.CA “If there’s any time in there that
I might have a drink or two, my MP Peter Goldring, who officially
In his first public appearance since wife is my secondary driver,” said changed his party status to “civil
being charged with refusing to pro- Goldring. libertarian” the day after his
vide a breath sample Dec. 4, MP He did not say why he refused charges, has since had that
Peter Goldring said he drank one the sample, despite maintaining switched to “independent” and
beer before officers pulled him over he’d drunk a single beer. backdated to Dec. 5.
that night. “I did have a reason for doing so,
“I was not under the influence of and that will be discussed in a court Goldring has been the Edmonton
any alcohol or intoxicating sub- of law,” he said. East MP since being elected with
stance,” Goldring told reporters out- As for his political party status, Reform in 1997.
side the Law Courts on Wednesday. he “stepped outside (caucus) tem-
Goldring arrived just before porarily” but remains loyal to his When asked if he would seek re-
11 a.m. for his first court appear- constituents as an independent election, Goldring, 67, cited 18
ance, meeting with his lawyer pri- Conservative, Goldring said. years as an elected official and
vately before speaking to media The Edmonton East MP noted being elected six times. He
outside, with his wife, Lorraine, the damage the incident, and his stopped short of saying he would
looking on. virtual disappearance since the not run again.
Lawyer Dino Bottos said information went public last
Goldring’s case has been put off month, have done to his political In the near future, the MP said he
until Feb. 15 to garner more dis- career and family. is working on a major project in
Edmonton MP Peter Goldring, left, speaks to media as his lawyer, closure from the Crown. “It’s been terrible,” he said, hold- Ottawa. He will return to Parlia-
Dino Bottos, looks on outside court in Edmonton, Wednesday. The long-time Tory MP said the ing back tears. ment next week, and plans to be
fact that he was not charged with Bottos expects a fall trial date. back in Edmonton on weekends.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
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Members of the NAIT Ooks women’s basketball team, Cheyenne Pyrozko, left, and Taylor Goulden,
collect donations for breast cancer research at the school’s main campus on Wednesday.
Basketball players HEATHER MCINTYRE/METRO
The women’s team will wear pink jerseys for their game at 6 p.m. tonight while Smartphone app offers reward
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$5, and $2 for non-NAIT students. More than $3,000 has been raised since 2010 them on fast food.
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Under the new law, police
could suspend licences for another
SHELLEY can see putting breath- pressants and cold medi- police breathalyzers have three days and seize vehi- classical
WILLIAMSON testers in bars would be for cine who then drinks, but internal and external cles for a blood-alcohol
@METRONEWS.CA people’s education. registers a BAC of 79, which checks and certified opera- content reading of between performance,
“The big thing people is currently below the legal tors. 0.05 and 0.08, or 50 to 80 but this violist
Remarks by Premier Alison need to get through their number of impairment. The Mike Yasinski, president milligrams.
handles it like a
Redford Tuesday that an im- heads is under 80 (mil- new legislation brings that of Hudsons Canadian Hospi- Cars would be seized for
paired driving law may be ligrams of alcohol in 100 number down to 50, or 0.05. tality, said he’s met with three days for a BAC read- pro. Watch at
on ice while bars eye millilitres of blood) does “It’s just an arbitrary government twice already ing of 50, and up to a week
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getting mixed reviews from drive,” said Green, a certi- ing the mix would make a has been no talk of bar than 80 milligrams of alco- video
cops and establishment fied breath technician with driver impaired. breath-testers. hol per 100 ml. of blood.
owners. EPS’ impaired countermea- Green said the unsanc- Yasinski said he fears the Repeat offenders will lose Follow us on
Const. David Green of sures unit. tioned machines would machines could be a way licences and cars longer Twitter
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
Booze at raves put on probation
Industry must improve event HEATHER MCINTYRE/METRO
safety, critics say Councillors
flooded with emails over bylaw
HEATHER
Let’s dance
MCINTYRE
@METRONEWS.CA
More than 5,000 people
Alcohol won’t be banned attend the all-night dance
immediately, but changes parties, usually held at the
must be made at all-night Edmonton Event Centre or
dance parties for it to keep Shaw Conference Centre.
on flowing, council says. According to Boodang
Alcohol is served until organizer Viet Nguyen,
2 a.m., after which an alco- there have been approxi-
hol-free after-hours dance mately nine events since
party can run for as late as 2009, with more than
8 a.m. 42,000 tickets sold.
A council committee vot- Sgt. Nicole Chapdelaine
ed Wednesday to repeal a said there have been two
bylaw accidentally passed deaths related to the raves
last fall that would have in that same time frame, Boodang’s Viet Nguyen, left, and Connected Entertainment’s Mikey Wong address city council’s
meant no alcohol can be with two or three others executive committee at city hall on Wednesday.
served, after promoters and possibly related.
fans said it would slash
ticket sales, push the indus- of the Public Safety Compli- cern. change” over the next few an organizer with Boodang. If council votes in favour
try underground and en- ance Team recommended But she said she could weeks. “The community needs to next week, the situation
courage drug use. dry events because mixing change her mind if there is “I think this is the right come together to make will be reviewed again by
Sgt. Nicole Chapdelaine alcohol and drugs is a con- “positive, sustainable move,” said Viet Nguyen, sure the events are safe.” June.
Committee pushes for 100 new cab licences
METRO FILE
Councillors are dead set airport … so this helps try licences available to
On the meter
on putting an end to dead- to find that balance,” May- Edmonton only, which
heading to and from the or Stephen Mandel said. can’t be done, Coun.
Edmonton International City taxis can take fares Amarjeet Sohi said. Under the amended
Airport. to the airport but not “We must include the bylaw,criteria for
A committee on back to the city, while the airport drivers, otherwise a new licence will
Wednesday voted in opposite is true for Leduc- there is no agreement include 12 months’
favour of issuing 100 based Airport Taxi with the airport,” he said. experience and a tie
more taxi licences, Service, which signed a “But we have enough re- to an Edmonton
despite objections from contract with the EIA in strictions to exclude peo- broker.
the Vehicle for Hire Com- 2006. ple from outside of
mission last week. As the EIA prepares to Edmonton.” Applicants must also
“We had to come up award a new contract to a The issue goes before A council committee voted Wednesday to support not have a taxi licence
with a balanced city-based broker, some city council on Feb. 1. adding 100 taxi licences to the city fleet. anywhere else in Alber-
agreement with the drivers want the new HEATHER MCINTYRE ta.
You’re in
Ontario woman recounts Mexican attack
In the wake of the brutal said. “I called Scott and her husband was hurt. brain damage.
attack of a Calgary woman said, ‘Oh my God, this has “As soon as we got out- Since learning of the at-
at a five-star Mexican re- happened to somebody side, there was a huge tack on Nabb, the Giddys
sort, an Ontario couple else.’” pool of blood on the say they can’t stop think-
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the same hotel. their home in Fergus, building and he had blood to want to go down there
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Sue Keating, assistant executive director
at YESS, says up to 30 homeless and
vulnerable youth access the charity daily
for hot meals — one of the services
threatened by a shortfall in funding.
Youth shelter is
strapped for cash
Missed fundraising targets may limit help for teens
Emergency shelter mulls shorter hours, cutting jobs
76
SHELLEY hours at the former Con-
WILLIAMSON naught Armoury may get
@METRONEWS.CA shaved below the current 9
a.m. to 9 p.m.
Edmonton’s Youth Emer- About 76 per cent of “We had 3,000 kids last
gency Shelter Society needs kids who access year looking to us for
help out of a financial Edmonton’s YESS help,” said Keating, adding
pinch that could leave vul- services have been many of them were abused
nerable kids out in the abused. before making the choice
cold. to leave home.
“We’re in a bit of a tight adding it affects the chari- Keating said the shelter
spot financially,” said Sue ty’s Armoury Youth Centre, is not in danger, but there
Keating, YESS assistant ex- which provides safety, is overlap between ar-
ecutive director. health and wellness, educa- moury resource users
Keating said the annual tion, recreation and self-re- overnight residents, so it
fundraising pitch raised liance support to could leave kids without a
$622,000 — far below its vulnerable youth ages 15 to place to turn.
projected $1 million. 21. A poker-party fundraiser
“We don’t have a lot of As a result two vacant for YESS is slated for March
padding,” said Keating, jobs won’t be filled and 3. Visit yess.org for details.
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE ty) Loose were found in a
Teens accused of
wooded area a couple of
Woman weeks ago. shooting boy on
accused in Loose, who was 77, reserve in court
had been missing from
senior’s death his home in Vulcan, Alta.,
for several days. Three youths accused in
before judge
Parks appeared with- the fatal shooting of a five-
out a lawyer, but advised year-old boy on a central Al-
A woman accused of ob- a court in Fort MacLeod, berta reserve last July have
structing justice in the Alta., that she plans to re- reserved their pleas. The
murder and dismember- tain one. three, aged 13, 16, and 17
ment of a southern Alber- Her case was put over at the time of the shooting,
ta senior has made her to next Wednesday. appeared in Wetaskiwin
first appearance before a Tim Engel, the court. The case was put
judge. woman’s common-law over to Feb. 15. They are
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FC program kicks off
Eleven young soccer players named to club’s first local reserve team
Modelled after European clubs, aspiring footballers paired with top players
SHELLEY
WILLIAMSON are making a pitch to The players will train The reserve team kicks
From left, Mark Kadlubicki, Allan Zebie and Ajeej Singh @METRONEWS.CA play in the big leagues in under coach Jeff Paulus, off a full season in the Al-
Sarkari are three of 11 players just selected for the the first-ever FC Edmon- studying at St. Joseph berta Major Soccer
first-ever FC Edmonton residency soccer program. Eleven lucky footballers ton residency program. High School under advi- League this May.
sor Paul Kelly when not Mark Kadlubicki was
on the field. among players selected
“If I can turn one of from a three-day training
these into a player next camp of 30.
year, I will ask for a “I was really excited
raise,” said Paulus, who that I made it,” said the
was named ACAC coach Grade 11 student. “I am
of the year after leading a sure they’ll develop me
NAIT team to a gold more than playing for a
medal in 2011. club would.”
Paulus said at least two
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attack on
house may be
young boy preserved
The Edmonton home of
An Edmonton man has Marshall McLuhan,
been sentenced to two- Canadian educator,
and-a-half years in prison philosopher and schol-
for a sex attack on a 10- ar, may be turned into
year-old boy last summer. a writers’ centre.
Darryl Grandjambe, 24, The 1911 Highlands
followed the boy off a bus home is on the open
to a strip mall in market and the Edmon-
Riverbend Square on July ton Arts Council wants
26, dragging him behind to convert it for local
the building. and visiting authors.
Grandjambe put his Council’s executive
hand down the boy’s committee
pants, told him to pull recommended Wednes-
down his pants, took pho- day that city council
tos on his phone and asked say yes to the idea.
for the boy’s underwear. McLuhan was born
The boy then yelled, in 1911 and moved into
alerting a delivery driver the house with his par-
who chased Grandjambe a ents in 1912. The fami-
few blocks away and held ly moved to Winnipeg
him for police. in 1915. METRO
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