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World Highrises, heightened concern DEVELOPMENT facing Whyte F “Tthinkthedevlopmentover | MAPPED i Councilto teas epee |Whyte Avenue may be going vertical debate tallest xy aboutthe area.” he sa, Months after the controversial 16-storey Mezzo tower was approved near historic Whyte Ave, ; But Coun, Ben Henderson, _ @ 20-storey tower and several other developments are now before coun, which is mulling towers the City — whorepresents the area, is wor | changing bylaws to allow buildings larger than its rules currently allow. haseverseen) SaUe hvac rin paar Shoppingand socializing district. “Ithink once we start puting up those heights, especially on the north side of the street, i's going o affect sunlight, i's go- Edmonton city council is set ing to affect a whole bunch of to debate the fate of two proposed residential towers just Henderson referenced the Off Whyte Avenue, which are Mezzo, the residential tower even taller than the contentious that's slated to go up next door Mezzo building they approved The building was hugely con- last spring troversial when it proposed last ‘One Properties is behind the year, especially among residents proposed Southpark on Whyte _ who argued it would change the Complex, which would inchide character of the hstozie street. two 20 storey towers on 81.Av- City councl was divided, but give ‘B2AveNW 82 Ave NW Jeremy Simes Metro [Edmonton PROPOSEDRETAIL TOWER1 L | 407StNW Ralph pedoteket tram reer z eave nae Pererirada the wall the 2 Onjan 2S ainsraton wll Mew Sate hy eres 5 atchmileciagnesnng ethene: Hewieton sl 8 Se esearee Stacie cava bk Benge which would alow off soyen repose me hat Eiacoweaar” mae Screwalslan sctypiae Soutipark would be about neradlivecampir woes foursurby tr athe Mer Sheatevelreafiand seaman so but MCLlan si they wld 80 AveNW 20 AveNW fe noel wenang Se ee pes peewee er cntoSt Ante impact the charctes” he id, But Henderson suid there ing thedeeopers reed development with One Prope TRS: “TEMAS EESGLSCREORS Gu amenncENy ocaeatne mtwmey: ce Sums Comey men im ceeinny Seca theories cdermant = ihn 1Oyeas They wo get perme shorty terete Lee! “Ren aind “RE ome Georymiaaes Lakeman cea tein maegsure wise iow allselighton antietbewaertianthesam pemteer they antteill, Het the alas Wy Be theyre ground ierel Yaesee om MarchuntlSep. mere sd Torn Burcepresiien oft Ave would be bull ft and saectacganey leaker Feamlipyrowstherewm- development sPeuieemily tele tes secod An officer interacts with kids at the 1992 Klondike Days parade indowntown Edmonton. TIMELINE | The early days of policing in Edmonton 1900 .with 1905 The department 1911 Alex Deco 1912 The depart three con- 3} buys its first horses — ‘teau, hired in ment hires its first stables on the 1902 The Ed. named Tom and Dick Edmonton, female officer, force, the city monton Police = for $150 each from becomes the 1911 Police buy Annie May Jack identifies a Department farm in Castor, Ata firstindigenous _theit first car son, who beat 46 need to hire a gets its first Harry and Merie later police officer in —a Ford — for other applicants chief of police revolver join the fleet. Canada, $575. for the position. getting in on action Rally being held’ same day as Trump’s inauguration Alex Boyd Metro| Edmonton ‘A Washington march in support of women's rights is shap- Ing up to be the largest demon- stration at US. president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration —and Edmonton is getting in on the action. A trio of organizers will stage a rally at the Alberta Legislature on Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. The Edmonton event is one of about 10 across Canada, it's basically in the spirit of diversity, equality and inclusiv- ity.” said Paula Kirman, one of the organizers. The recent US. election is a Apply for the ADDICTIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICES WORKER DIPLOMA from Reeves College today! reminder for all of us that the rights, freedoms and sense of safety we cherish shouldn't be taken for granted.” Trump made multiple com- ments degrading to women during the election campaign. Most notably, he referred to his ability to “grab [women] by the p_" ina leaked video fiom 2005, Kirman said that kind of shetoric isn't limited to south of the border. “Speaking as an Albertan, | was personally appalled at a lot ofthe hateful rhetoric that has been directed at Premier Rachel Notley as well as members of the caucus,” she said “It's fine to disagree with 4 government, but when it comes to vile, hateful, mis- ogynistic language, that is something that should never be tolerated, Kirman said the event is in- clusive, and open to anyone supportive of women's rights, which includes men, WORKFORCE Edmonton saw an increase in unemployment in the last month of 2016, with 7.4 per cent out of work in December, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada. That's up from a 6.8 unemployment rate the month before. However, more people are working now than in August, when unemployment in the city was at 8 per cent. The unemployment rate in Calgary is 10.2 per cent. Provincially, the picture was © HEALTH Few Albertans registering for organ donation Nearly three years after Alberta created an organ donor registry, only eight per cent of Albertans have officially registered as organ and tissue donors. Since the provincial government announced an online organ donation registry in 2014, more than 250,000 Albertans have Paula Kirmanis one of the organizers of the Women’sMarch | _ signed up to potentially solidarity eventin Edmonton on Jan 21. a.cxoovo/nerno Unemployment of in city as 2016 en abit rosier. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent, down from 9 per cent the month before. ‘According to StatsCan there were “notable” employment de- clines in the province in manu- facturing, natural resources, and information, culture and re. creation, Employment increased in the “other services" industry and public administration. In 2016 the number of people searching for work increased by 40,000. give the ultimate gift, according to Alberta Health Services (AHS). The vast majority ~ 93 per cent — were asked by a Motor registry agent while renewing their drivers license. The other seven per cent of those people signed up online. More than 600 people in Alberta are waiting for an organ transplant. ELUZABETH CAMERON/FOR METRO They asked me about BIM at the interview. Digital School Technical Design College prepares you for a future in Building Information Modeling (BIM). 86% of designers surveyed in the Canadi , Engineering & Con: idicated they would be using BIM nt year* within the Will You Be Ready? DIGITAL SCHOOL Technical Design College 4S) 10010-100 STREET, EDMONTON digitalschool.ca ‘N85 tem atonal IM Report 2016 CALL (780) 414-0200 | metrNEWSs | Edmonton Monday, January 9, 2017 | 5 | City greenlights traffic upgrades ROAD IMPROVEMENTS at intersections involving would see full traffic lights a A the downtown cycle track, _at every intersection, Signalling ‘which willstzetch along 104" During rush hour, people system renewed ‘enue. 102 Avenue and 100 walking an average speed Avenue, as well as 106 Street, along Jasper sidewalks won't for first time im 103 Sizeet snd 59 Street hit avred light because they vould be dined more eect twodecades —nowwuttueywork? ely. : ‘The new signalling system Vehicles travelling about will be able to detect when 40 kmjh would also be able Jeremy Simes vehicles are waiting for an to hit every green light. Con- Metro |Edmonton__ advanced green light to al- struction on Imagine Jasper is low a turn. anticipated to start in 2019, Edmonton is set to change its __If there's no vehicle, the traffic signalling system in signalling system could just OPPORTUNITIES parts of the city, something skip the advanced green step FOR EXPANSION? it hasn't done in more than and let all traffic flow. According to Olga Messinis, 20 years and something that For people walking through project manager for Edmon- Will affect drivers, cyclists crosswalks, the signalling sys-_ton's bike grid, the same sig- and people on foot. tem could give them ahead _nalling system could reach ‘The changes will predomin- start before vehicles are sig- Old Strathcona and the Uni- ately be along the new down- _nalled to flow. versity of Alberta if the bike town cycle track, but could "Jurisdictions in the U.S. _ grid expands in that direction. extend to Old Strathcona if have found providing people" “These improvements and when the track moves on foota head start before sig- would be integrated and that's to that area of the city. nalling traffic to flow makes one of the benefits with the Metro breaks down what's them more visible in cross-_ bike grid because we would in store in these projects walks, where they are often be able to apply them to a geared to improve the street _ hit by drivers. network in Old Strathcona,” experience for people walk- she said. ing. OTHER CHANGES She noted there are on- ‘The city’s Imagine Jasper pro- going pedestrian studies along : WHERE ARE THE! ject, a plan geared for the Whyte Ave, but couldn't pro- 2 The new, $4.5-million signal- West leg of the strip — from vide more details on what Peoplewalking would be able to get ahead start with Edmonton's new signalling system along ling system will be installed 109 Street to 124 Street — _ that looks like. theeycletrack. snc ses HEIR Edmonton IN THURSDAY'S Fetr Edmontor’s best source of real estate information, Real Estate Weekly, has fourd a new home in Thursday's Metro, Naw, every Thursday, when you pick up Metro, you'l! lum the page and open the door to a world of unmatched residential and commercial opportunities through the expert offerings of Real Estate Weekly. We hope you enjoy this addition to our Thursday edition. The Real Estate Weekly is ove: and has been around since 1984, Real Estate Weekly includes new MLS® System List ngs in each issue, making it the paper with the most real estate Bad left turns named as top cause of fatal intersection collisions in Alberta Officials are warning Alberta motorists to watch their left turns on slippery roads. ‘Making an improper left turn against oncoming traffic is the ‘most common driver error lead: ing to fatal collisions in inter sections, according to a press release the province sent out this week. “Never assume the other drivers are always going to do the right thing at an intersection,” Insp. Steve Daley with Alberta RCMP traffic services, said in the release. “You should always check for vehicles ap- proaching the intersection to Never assume the other drivers are always going to do the right thing at an intersection. inp, Steve Daley make sure they are going to stop completely or yield the right of way.” Transportation Minister Brian ‘Mason added that ignoring traf. fic signs or signals, refusing to yield for pedestrians and follow. ing too closely ae al significant causes of fatal collisions. Between 2010 and 2014, 315, people were killed and 39,791 people were injured in colli sions at intersections in Alberta. Edmonton police warned drivers to use extra caution on snowy streets after recording 235 collisions Thursday. radi me a iran ae elo AltView executive director Bryan Mortensen lauded the formation of the Sexuality and Gender Acceptance Club at Strathcona Christian Academy. kev maneannineereo Safe space for students opens LosTa supPoRT cantly concerned with Bill 10 Gay-straight — Nneuccdinolne dilasee forms ilo sures aris hat in spite of ilege the conviction that soxis ‘firestorm’ reserved for marfied hetsro- Soe Se ee eauaeaes 7 wine sponr the To peed the Aber Mailman iegnuurelast yeu afer egy praerperrre Kegstiigti Alnus Gay Sereuha hoe mess Le aaa Se ouane marae Soke S Sung RUNTG: eeurmee Gane nse nesitiesuninsina’ autor ame menoed me cannery Sedetyand fused alvicw furson i Secon rar aicees Gender Variant and Sexual M Church boards circulated on- _orities, said the letter sent to line Friday notifying parents parents was unnecessary and that high school students at problematic. theK-12academyhave received “It's kind of a double-edged approval from the principal to forma GSA1ike club called Sex- uality and Gender Acceptance. In the letter, dated Nov. 22, LGBTQ people,” he said the boards write that they are “I think they've created abit “legally bound toall aspects of more of a firestorm than th the School Act" but are “signifi- needed to make for themselves! sword. It’s both saying yes you can have your GSA, but no the society doesn’t really support INTERNATIONAL ASTROLOGER & PSYCHIC Pandit: SEETHARAM ‘AnExtraordinary Panditat jae? your Service, Specialist in Getting "Wg = Rid OF BLACK MAGIC Permanently A) #08 + Money * Health +Business Jealousy *Soxval + Lucky Number «Personal Matters MEET ME ONCE SEE THE CHANGES Minster Removes BLACK MAGIC Jncion, Varios Tons Obeys Witcherah & Gives 100% Lfutong Protection FH CAN HANDLE ANY KIND OF PROBLEMS. 780-908-7176 LAKEWOOD ROAD NORTH 100% PRIVATE MILLWOODS ROAD __& CONFIDENTIAL OPEN. 7 DAYS - 9 AM TO 9 PM Camontai Chamber - ~ THE 2017 sicongai > Musical Guest: Johnny Reid «» Ta Black Tie and Cocktail Formal war at Ice Level! ROGERS PLAGH ——— January 27, 2017 Tickets On Sale at Chamber.com/Metro | 8 | Monday, January, 207 Canada |metroNEWs | Feds’ action on fentanyl crisis blasted overvose once it gets bad in Ontario, we snl nodes action being ton MP suggests Terry Lake, the BC. health government’s minister. madea similar point at an opioid summit in Ottawa response has last November, when politicians ‘ ‘et with doctors, pubic heath regional bias ensand people wit lived experience to explore solutions A Liberal MP is speaking out to the epidemic. bout whatshe considers afsus- “It took a while for them to tratingly slow response by her understand the magnitude ofthe ‘own federal government to the situation, because the numbers ‘isis offentanyl,a potent opioid here in BC. are so much greater linked to more on a per capita than 500 over- basis than they dose deaths last are in Ontario,” rar RC and ie gad a a Xibectaalone The whole country. inteniew friday, “I feel it’s isn’t suffering from It can. be need tobe Jo. the same problem ifuy scar. ing something —it'sB.C.and ate picture of Alberta, ge | arene tight yc teres ores teed reese Gniead Peeetecetertewihono ay Fry provinces use | centimetres of snow. anpnew VAUGHANTHE CANADIAN PRESS eral MP for Vancouver Centre, _ to track deaths from overdoses. | WINTER STORM . . 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She re We're actually | {eived acall on New Year's Day better than what | and the man onthe other end wethinkweare. | gin 06 Te ne mag nen cog Dominic Coballe “He could have been my hero,” said Ramsay. “But it went bad Coballe Photoshopped | so quickly” a mockup of the design | She said the man wanted and, after posting the | money in exchange for the _ Denise Ramsay and her dogs. image on Facebook, there was | 12yearolddogand sid he would rwecanabin ess such ademand for T-shirts that | not give her back until the cash Coballe decided to print a run | was transferred. he said, ‘No, that's not how this san art project. Ramsay had let Sadie and her is going to go down. You need “Alot of people loved it.Some | other dog Samie the cocker span- to send me the money first,” people were like, ‘What does it | iel outside to use the bathroom according to Ramsay. ean? Are you taking a swipe | around 10 pm, on Dec.28. But Not knowing if the man ac at Ottawa?” he said. Whether | when it came time for the dogs tually had Sadie, Ramsay kept yon get the joke or not. Coballe | to go back inside, Sadie did not him on the line and called 911 Fun take on T-shirt slogan sparks debate Haley Ritchie jetro | Ottawa Could Ottawa eventually be- come a major cultural hub — the Portland of Canada? Maybe, says designer Dominic Coballe, but first they need to deal with their selfesteem problem, Coballe, co-founder N- Product. is promoting those conversations in 2017 with a tongue-in-cheek art project: a black shirt that reads said he's hoping it gets people | come. on another phone, but when ‘Ottawa vs. ltselE” Dominic Coballe wearing one of the T-shirts he designed about talking about the city. She's never wandered away the man realized the 911 oper- The Tshirt isa take ona pro- Ottawa's image problem. wavey rtewemerzo ‘Im from Ottawa, love this | from home before because she ator was listening in on the con- jectin Detzoit, where graphic de- town, we have a family here. | has a collar that emits a sound versation via speakerphone, he signer Tommey Walker created last summerwhen he made an our own worst enemies,” Some people see it as‘we're our | when she reaches the perimeter hung up. Tshirts with the logan: "Detroit honest joke about Ottawa. he said. “Whether you were own worst enemies’ but some | oftheir property, said Ramsay. Ramsay said if she wasn't so eee ane, saree cae wae NOVA SCOTIA widely publicized on Facebook _ have been my best friend for the He eae er Sarees Federal government to pay for funer. Cm jam Ramay received fn that pole aves he wi soe eos: eee oe ee firmed it will pay for the fu- mother and daughter. mother Brenda Desmond, had received treatment from | truck on a lunch break. this point. nerals of four people found Media reports quote family 52, in their home in Upper the military. Initially she was relieved be Miramichi Police Sgt. Bob dead in a Nova Scotia home members as saying they were Big Tracadie before killing An online fundraising cam- | causethe man on the otherend Bruce said in an email Satur- last Tuesday. told that the government _ himself, paign to help pay for the Des- | of the line said he had Sadie, day that there is nothing to ind- However, Veterans Affairs would cover funeral costs. Family members have said _ mond family's funeral expens- | But the conversation quickly cate anything other than the officials would not elaborate Police have said Desmond the former soldier was diag- es had raised nearly $22,000 in | tumed sour. dog is missing and that officers further Saturday on details of shot his 31-year-old wife nosed with post-traumatic donations by Saturday even- | *Myhusband told theman he _ are keepingaa lookout for Sadie. the payment for the services. Shanna, their 10-year-old stress disorder after a tour ing. Tw caNADIAN PRESS would meet him anywhere, and ie canabawrsess H Hy i Questions swirl in airport shooting FORTLAUDERDALE ‘potential death sentence, the _foramental competency evalua- Justice Department will decide tion to determine if he is fit Iraq war later whether to pursue that to stand trial. I's a fairly high veteran charged penalty assuming Santiago is standard for any defendant to convicted. Many other issues can come into play, such as whether he decides to plead guilty or go to trial. Guilty pleas usually do not result in death sentences, DOES SANTIAGO HAVE A DEFENCE? Uphill at best. There are dozens of witnesses to the shooting and the FBI said in an affidavit that he told agents in a postarrest interview how he planned the attack, what weapon he brought with him to Florida, how he Joacled the gun from his checked luggage in an airport bathroom and came out firing. There is also video surveillance of the shooting that shows the shooting and its aftermath, Santiago as arrested after running out ofammunition and lying spread- eagle on the floor until a deputy took him in to custody, his Sm. ‘escape criminal charges because of mental problems because many defendants understand the difference between right and wrong. The main issue for the court is whether a defendant is too impaired to assist in his ‘own defence. Most defendants ‘who go this route are ultimately judged fit for trialand the mental health issue becomes a factor at sentencing. IF TERRORISM LINKS ARE FOUND, THEN WHAT? Federal prosecutors could ob- taina new grand jury indictment charging Santiago with terror related offences, either adding them to the existing charges or substituting them. So far, officials have said they have uncovered no evidence linking Santiago to international terror ism, But he did tell authorities in the deaths of five people Florida airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago, facing federal charges that could potentially result in a death sentence, has his first court hearing Monday. Santiago, a 26-year-old Iraq ‘war veteran from Anchorage, Alaska, is charged with com- mitting violence against people at an international airport re sulting in death and with two firearms offences. The hearing Monday is only the begin- ning of what will likely be a lengthy journey through the federal court system following the shooting at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Air- port that killed five people and ‘wounded six others. handgun nearby. in Alaska that US. intelligence HOW LIKELY IS THE WHAT ABOUT agencies were directing him to DEATH PENALTY? MENTALISSUES? take orders from Daesh. Although the charges carry Santiago's attorney can ask Te ass0x Police patrol Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport a day after Esteban Santiago's alleged shooting spree. me associateD ness DEBT PROBLEMS??? 780-424-9944 Foreclosure Fear? Bank Loan Recalled? Wage Garnishment? MortgagelRent Arears? Call Us. Talk to Us. We can help you NOW. FREE Consultation bw DEBTEREEZC a) WEATHER EXTREME COLD GRIPS EUROPE Migrants warm themselves by the fire inside a derelict customs warehouse on Saturday. Blizzards and dangerously low temperatures persisted in parts of Europe, prompting Pope Francis to draw attention to the homeless suffering in the cold. In Serbia, aid workers scrambled to help hundreds of migrants sleeping in makeshift shelters. The extreme winter weather that has gripped Europe has caused more than a dozen deaths and left many villages cut off. arcerry maces Oh, for Elrond’s sake: Great- grandma prays to wrong figurine with what a great-grandmother thought was a figurine of a Catholic saint. “My daughter's great-grandmother prays to this figure of San Antonio every day.” Brandao wrote on Facebook. “But looking closer..." Such an inspection revealed the figure’s finery had more of an environmentalist bent, which is more indicative of El rond, the halfelf Lord of Riven- dell and not Saint Anthony, patron saint of lost things. ‘Andrew ifiel Metro| Toronto A Brazilian woman claimed ‘alate entrant to the “funni- est discovery of 2016” after learning an elderly relative had been unknowingly pray- ing daily to a Lord of the Rings tchotchke. Gabriela Brandao, a beaut- ician from Florianapolis, had hunch something was amiss ‘Something seemed off about a Brazilian woman's Saint Anthony figurine. sacesoox © tsraet ‘Truck attack kills four Trump accepts Russia’s cramenonesh: role in hacking: aide vehicle into a crowd of s: Israeli soldiers ata popular President-elect Donald Trump _ in the US. election. Jerusalem tourist spot, killing four people and wounding 17 others in the deadliest single attack in more than a year. The attack came ata time of tensions in Jerusalem, ‘where Palestinians have \wamed of consequences if Donald Trump follows through on his promise to move the US, Embassy to the city. ne associaTED PRESS and his aides are entering a crucial week in his presidential transition as he and his Cabinet nominees undergo public ques- tioning about their approach to Russia and potential conflicts of interests Most pressing during the up- coming days of confirmation hearings and Trump's first press conference in six months likely will be whether he accepts the conclusion of US. intelligence officials that Russia meddled ‘Trump's incoming chief of staff, Reince Priebus, said Sun- day that Trump has accepted that Russia was responsible for the hacking, which targeted the Democratic National Commit- tee and a top aide to Hillary Clinton, “He's not denying that enti- ties in Russia were behind this particular campaign,” Priebus said, ‘That's more than Trump himself has said, tHe assocureb press