Metro Halifax - January 10, 2011

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TOUCHY
KENNEDY MINISERIES
NEEDS NEW HOME
NETWORK PULLS PLUG
AFTER BACKLASH REPORTER GETS
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TOO PERSONAL
TOUGH-ACTIN’ TWEENS
WHY DO SO MANY KIDS
FOR BIEBER
UNDERDRESS IN COLD
WEATHER? {page 7}
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HALIFAX
Monday, January 10, 2011
www.metronews.ca
News worth sharing.
Young woman
Local
Shooting
lands man
dies in stabbing
in hospital
RCMP called to North
Preston home after reports
of gunfire 24-year-old victim
‘well-known’ to police, says
There appears to have been between 25 and 30 people at a party where an sergeant {page 2}
altercation occurred, and witnesses are asked to come forward: Police spokeswoman
A 19-year old woman was stabbed to death “We do believe there were a the woman and her sister. Chef
outside her sister’s apartment building on number of people who The sister was treated in hospital and re-
puts
Saturday night. probably saw what leased.
Halifax Regional Police were called to a Rath said police are looking for a dark-
happened, and we’re asking P.E.I. in
building located at 117 Pinecrest Dr. coloured Mercedes Benz with the licence
known as “the Richelieu” at 11:20 p.m. Sat- them to come forward.” plate EJB 986. Rath said the plate is not as-
urday. When they arrived, they found a THERESA RATH, HRP SPOKESWOMAN sociated with any vehicle but could not spotlight
woman lying on the floor inside the build- elaborate.
ing’s front doors. She was pronounced who has not been identified, was attending Police are also looking for Mason Brent
dead on the scene. a party at her 32-year-old sister’s apart- Ardell Borden, 21, of Dartmouth. Borden is Michael Smith
According to police spokeswoman ment. A fight broke out, spilling onto the known to police and they believe he could exploring people,
Theresa Rath, officers believe the woman, lawn,and resulted in the stabbing of both be related to the vehicle. ALEX BOUTILIER places and food in
RYAN TAPLIN/METRO new TV series
{page 9}
Fiery crash on
Highway 107
Truck, bus collide in
blizzard-like conditions {page 3}
Poisonous
politics?
A Halifax Regional Police officer walks by an apartment building in Dartmouth yesterday morning
where a 19-year-old woman was fatally stabbed late Saturday night. Attempted killing of U.S.
Democrat stirs debate {page 4}
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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
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It may
Slippery. Commute
get more
expensive
to play
Fees to use sports fields
and baseball diamonds in
HRM may be going up.
A report from the desk
of interim CAO Wayne
Anstey recommends
increasing rates by $5 an
news
hour for minors and $10
an hour for adults.
According to the report,
HRM spends $2.5 million
on sports field
maintenance each year,
and recovers just under
$200,000 through user
fees.
The fee increase would
bump that number up to
nearly $273,000.
The report says staff
will ensure public consul-
Are you a bit of a music junkie? tation occurs before any
Then thank your friend, dopamine. further fee increases,
Scan the code for the story. although the report does
1 Download the free not mandate it.
ScanLife ALEX BOUTILIER A cyclist pedals down a Dartmouth street during a heavy snowfall yesterday morning. Today’s forecast calls for some nicer
application with weather with a mix of sun and cloud and a 40 per cent chance of flurries in the morning.
your smartphone Robbery
at 2dscan.com RYAN TAPLIN/METRO
Snowy Sunday gives way to a nicer Monday
suspect
2 Use the ScanLife
application on
arrested
your smartphone
to scan 2D Shot man
barcodes in Metro
Police cornered a suspect in
3 The codes will an office building break
direct your mobile and enter on the weekend.
browser to Police said witnesses
relevant called police at around 2:30
content at a.m. Saturday morning to pulled from car
m.metronews.ca say a man had smashed out
a window at 1645 Granville
On the web at St. Police arrived quickly,
metronews.ca surrounded the building
Guidy Mamann and arrested a 27-year-old
man. JENNIFER TAPLIN
on why patience
is sometimes North Preston man hospitalized with single gunshot wound
Drugs,
the only Few details regarding victim’s condition, identity available
option when guns seized
sponsoring a
A 24-year old man was tak- lice began a search of the
newcomer to from home en to hospital after an early Victim known to police residence in which the
Canada. More at morning shooting in North shooting occurred yester-
metronews.ca/ Preston yesterday. Staff-Sgt. Scott Warnica said he could release few details con- day afternoon.
Police found cocaine and RCMP were called to a cerning the victim’s identity. He did say, however, that the vic- “(The integrated crime
immigration
two handguns during a home on Downey Street tim is “well-known” to police. “We don’t believe this was a unit) has executed a search
search of a residence on just after 4:30 a.m. after re- random act of violence,” he said warrant of the residence,”
Highfield Park Drive on ceiving reports of gunfire. he said.
JANUARY Thursday. A 26-year-old As they approached was discovered inside. An Neither the victim’s “Our forensic identifica-
SALE Dartmouth man will face North Preston, they met a ambulance was called, and identity nor condition are tion section member has
several drugs and weapons car speeding in the other di- the victim was transported known at this time. been up there and collected
charges. rection. The vehicle was to the QEII Health Sciences RCMP spokesman Staff- some evidence as well.”
Full Size Acoustic JENNIFER TAPLIN pulled over, and the victim Centre. Sgt. Scott Warnica said po- ALEX BOUTILIER
Guitars from $99.99
HALIFAX
FOLKLORE CENTRE Long-term transit plan Minister Denise Peterson-
Rafuse. JENNIFER TAPLIN
News in brief
15284 B2r2u-n6s3w5ic0k St. Man leaves
Located just off Spring Garden Rd. on the table at council
Park to get empty-handed
walking trail
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. A
Halifax Regional Council programs in November. The five-year Access-a- GRAVES ISLAND. A walking man armed with a gun
will be asked to approve The 10-year ferry plan Bus plan places emphasis trail will be built on attempted to rob a gas
long-term strategic plans includes the addition of on encouraging current Graves Island Provincial station but ended up
for the municipality’s fer- two new vessels to service users to switch to accessi- Park. “This is an exciting leaving without
ry and Access-a-Bus pro- Woodside, as well as a $6- ble scheduled buses. development for one of anything, police said.
grams tomorrow. million to $8-million re- It also recommends us- the most popular The nervous would-be
Council first received furbishing of the Halifax ing taxis to supplement camping parks of the robber fled the store on
reports recommending and Dartmouth termi- the current service. provincial park system,” Old Sambro Road yester-
www.halifaxfolklorecentre.com increased service for both nals. ALEX BOUTILIER said Community Services day. JENNIFER TAPLIN
news: halifax
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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
Speed skaters
Inciting. Hatred
set blizzard
pace at snowy
weekend race
Halifax got its first taste of “It was very windy,
the Canada Games compe-
and snowy and the
tition when skaters took
to the ice at the Skate the conditions weren’t
Commons Marathon at perfect, but I think
the Halifax Common this everybody had a
weekend.
The marathon started good time and had
with a 5-kilometre and 10- a good race.”
km race on Saturday SHEILA MCGINN, RACE ORGANIZER
morning and a 25-km race
Saturday afternoon. But over half of the 40 km.
due to heavy snowfall, yes- “But people seemed to
terday’s 40-km race was have had a really good
changed to a one-hour time,” said McGinn.
blizzard race, said Sheila Andrew Keilty, who
McGinn with the Dart- competed yesterday, said
mouth Speed Skating he enjoyed the race, and
Club and organizer of the though he’s new to speed-
marathon. skating he hopes to partic-
Instead of racing 40 ipate in any future races. Justin Rehberg, left, and his brother Nathan leave the provincial Supreme Court in Kentville in November.
km, racers had one hour “Hopefully this is one
to complete as many laps of several more races of its ANDREW VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS
as they could. Racers aver- kind to come,” he said. Cross-burning brothers to be sentenced
aged at 55 to 70 laps, just JORDAN MINX
PICKPOCKET PICKUPS met online and were lat- Both Rehberg brothers were convicted of inciting hatred and criminal harassment after burning a cross in
er robbed when they front of an interracial couple’s home last year. Nathan will be sentenced this morning in Kentville while
Gay dating went to another Justin will be sentenced tomorrow in Windsor.
location together.
sites used In the first incident, a Pickup truck hits
35-year-old man picked
to target up a man he had met
through the dating site
robbery Plentyoffish.com.
Palmeter said the
victims men drove to a parking
lot in Point Pleasant bus in whiteout
Park yesterday and were
Police in Halifax are surrounded by two oth-
warning people — par- ers, who threatened the
ticularly gay men — to victim and demanded
be careful using online money.
dating sites following The second robbery
two recent robberies occurred Thursday
that officers are linking when a 29-year-old man
to one of the social picked up a man he had Initially 10 people were sent to hospital, but only three were admitted
forums. met online and drove to
Const. Brian Palmeter the south end of Bus driver had to be cut from wreckage Weather was a major factor
said in both cases men Halifax, where he was
picked up someone they robbed. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Three people were admit- caped from the heavily “Once he lost crash, causing the driver
Morphine, Deaths and ted to hospital Saturday damaged vehicle just be- control of that of the truck to lose con-
following a collision be- fore it burst into flames. trol and skid across the
knife found injuries on tween a pickup truck and The bus driver had to truck and crossed road.
a small bus near Lake be cut out of the wreck- the centre line There were whiteout
on man job decline: Echo, N.S. age. there was little conditions even as police
The crash, in blizzard- “He seems to have sus- were responding to the ac-
either driver
fleeing Province lwikaey 1c0o7n,d iitniiotniasl lyo ns enHti g1h0- tcaidineendt, ”th sea iwdo Crsotn osft .t hHee aidci- could do.” cidSeenvte.ral passengers who
arrest, people to the emergency Stevenson. “But even CONST. HEIDI STEVENSON were able to get off the
room. there, the hospital has ad- bus returned to aid the
police say The Nova Scotia govern- RCMP said the driver of vised that everything is are not life-threatening.” rest with the help of pass-
ment says the number of the pickup, which was manageable and his in- Stevenson said weather ing motorists.
workplace deaths and in- towing a small trailer, es- juries, although serious, was a major factor in the THE CANADIAN PRESS
juries in the province de-
When police tried to ar- clined in 2010.
rest a man on Thursday The government says
night, they say he tried there were 21 deaths on Shorter parking ban considered
walking away. the job last year, which
Police say they wanted was down from 32 in
to arrest the 23-year-old 2009.
Halifax man for allegedly As well, information Halifax Regional Council mends asking HRM’s Traf- on-street parking for plan should the reduction
breaching court from the Workers’ Com- will discuss a motion fic Authority to consider those socializing and pa- prove unpalatable.
conditions. Police say pensation Board indicates from Coun. Jennifer Watts reducing the ban from be- tronizing businesses in ALEX BOUTILIER
they restrained him, and that injury rates dropped to reduce the hours of the tween 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. to the early hours of the
found morphine and a 16 per cent since January municipality’s parking between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. morning. It also allows for What do you think?
switch-blade knife. 2008. ban today. The motion suggests the Traffic Authority to Email halifaxletters
JENNIFER TAPLIN THE CANADIAN PRESS Watts’ motion recom- this would help provide suggest an alternative @metronews.ca
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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
Arizona massacre Montreal
mom calls
highlights toxic for nurse-in
Supporters are rallying
politics in the U.S. behind a Montreal moth-
er who was asked to stop
breastfeeding her five-
month old baby in the
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and former UN
play area of a downtown
secretary general Kofi Annan in Juba, Sudan.
Congress member Gabrielle Giffords fights for life in hospital children's store.
Shannon Smith was SUDAN GOES TO THE
The attempted assassina- SSUSAN WALSH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “political radical” angry at shopping at a store called
tion of an Arizona Democ- government resulted in al- Orchestra this week when POLLS IN REFERENDUM
rat who backed Barack most immediate political she began to nurse her in-
Obama’s health-care over- ramifications. fant in a semi-secluded
haul and opposed her Leading congressional seating area for kids. Around four million fully if it votes to secede.
state’s controversial illegal Republicans said they A store clerk Southern Sudanese The referendum is
immigration crackdown would postpone plans to approached, Smith said, voters have begun part of a 2005 peace deal
has ignited debate about vote on repealing Obama’s instructing her and casting their ballots in a that ended a two-decade
the toxic rhetoric plaguing health-care legislation this another mother who was weeklong referendum on civil war in which over
the nation’s political dis- week in Congress. The breastfeeding nearby to independence expected two million died.
course. website of Sarah Palin’s ac- stop. to split Africa’s largest na- U.S. President Barack
U.S. Congresswoman tion committee also re- Smith’s blog post tion in two. Obama said yesterday the
Gabrielle Giffords was moved a map of the U.S. about the incident has South Sudan President world is watching.
fighting for her life yester- that featured Giffords’ con- spread quickly online, Salva Kiir called the vote Writing in The New
day in a Tuscon hospital, Gabrielle Giffords gressional district, along and supporters are plan- a “historic moment” as York Times, Obama said
but expected to survive af- with several others, placed ning to stage a nurse-in at he cast his vote in front that not every generation
ter she was shot in the 2001, were killed. Another under crosshairs. the store later this of a cheering crowd of has the opportunity to
head at point-blank range suspect was being sought Giffords personally month. hundreds of Sudanese “turn the page on the
a day earlier while meet- Sunday by the FBI. complained last year about THE CANADIAN PRESS voters lined up in front of past and write a new
ing with constituents out- In the hours following the map, and Palin, known the polling station, along chapter in history.”
side a grocery store. the shooting, a disturbing for her “don’t retreat, re- “It’s shocking that with actor and Sudan ac- “Yet today after 50
She was the primary tar- array of information load” slogan. people still have tivist George Clooney and years of civil wars that
get of a 22-year-old suspect emerged about Jared Lee Giffords’ support of so- U.S. Sen. John Kerry. have killed two million
an attitude that
now in custody; six others, Loughner, a self-described called Obamacare made The oil-rich, mainly people and turned
including a federal judge Adolf Hitler fan with a her a popular target of women shouldn't Christian south is widely millions more into
and a nine-year-old girl loathing of government. Palin and Tea Party mem- breastfeed in expected to secede from refugees this is the oppor-
who was born on Sept. 11, Revelations that he was a bers. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS public.” the mainly Muslim north. tunity before the people
The north has promised of southern Sudan,” he
SHANNON SMITH to let the south go peace- said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baffinland Iron Mines
takeover deadlocked
The standoff between the ArcelorMittal’s friendly
world’s largest steelmaker deal was announced, be-
Share value
and a private equity fund lieves both of the current
over Baffinland Iron Mines offers greatly undervalue
Corp. appears headed for a ArcelorMittal has offered the company’s potential.
stalemate. $1.40 per share, valuing The two current poten-
A takeover offer by the company and the mas- tial buyers are fighting to
ArcelorMittal was set to ex- sive Mary River iron ore control Baffinland’s Mary
pire at midnight tonight, project deep at about River project on northern
but whether the company $550 million. Baffin Island, about 1,000
was going to receive kilometres northwest of
enough shares to cement Nunavut Iron only wants to Iqaluit. It contains 865 mil-
its bid was unclear. take control of the compa- lion tonnes of iron ore re-
And that’s just fine for ny by increasing its stake serves in three deposits. In
former Baffinland chief ex- in Baffinland to 60 per exploration this year,
ecutive Gordon McCreary, cent. Baffinland identified six
who welcomes any delay other potential deposits.
as he works to put togeth- The company already Jennings Capital analyst
er a third option with an owns about 10 per cent of Peter Campbell said the Bundle up a great price.
unidentified Chinese firm. Baffinland’s equity. Chinese don’t like bidding
“Time is my biggest ene- wars.
Guaranteed.
my in terms of trying to at- The offer was to expire to- “The Chinese don’t like
tract the Chinese to move day, but is now expected to pay expensive prices
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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
HISTORY HAS A WAY OF REPEATING ITSELF
In its traditional year-end The Globe said it chose Munk Last year, he gave $35 million Toronto-based hi-fi manufacturer
orgy of page-filling lists of for using his personal fortune — the U of T’s largest ever indi- called Clairtone. Its success
Urban Compass accomplished Canadians — “to support Canada’s role on the vidual donation — to expand its prompted Nova Scotia’s industry-
young, old, corporate, liter- world stage by focusing his phi- Munk School of Global Affairs, parched Stanfield government to
STEPHEN ary — the Globe and Mail lanthropy on edu- which an earlier lure the company here with
cation and health Munk gift helped grants and incentives. The dream
KIMBER named Peter Munk, 83- care.” “By the time establish. His — to sell to the world.
year-old chair of “multina- “It is your obliga- the nightmare name — and gen- The dream fizzled. By the time
tional mining giant” tion to give back as ended, Clairtone erosity — also the nightmare ended, Clairtone
Barrick Gold Corp., a finalist much as you have graces the Peter had saddled Nova Scotia taxpay-
taken from a coun- had saddled Munk Cardiac ers with $20 million in debt.
in its nation-builder catego-
try,” Munk said — Nova Scotia Centre at Peter Munk? Well, we know
Try. though not, it taxpayers with Toronto’s Univer- he learned some lessons, which
should be said, sity Health he clearly applied elsewhere.
$20 million
hough born into a from the Canada he Network. While he has never forgotten
well-to-do Budapest had helped to in debt.” Intriguingly, Toronto, Munk appears to have
Jewish family in 1927, build, or even the Globe’s gush- long since wiped Nova Scotia
the Nazi occupation about that part of ing profile makes from his memory — and philan-
wiped out the Munk Canada from which he had taken only glancing reference to one of thropy — map.
fortune. Refugee Peter much. Munk’s formative business expe- Pity.
eventually ended up at the Uni- Speaking from his winter riences, Clairtone Sound Corp. — Pity, too, that Nova Scotia has
versity of Toronto, where he home in Switzerland, Munk ex- an experience for which Nova never learned its Clairtone
studied electrical engineering plained: “I’ve made some money Scotia taxpayers paid dearly. lesson.
and launched his business career and I wish to give it back.” In 1958 — with $6,000 — We’re still a sucker for some-
in the 1950s. He has. Munk started a small, innovative one else’s dream.
Info not so free: Study
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MICHAEL DE ADDER
Falling behind
Worth
mentioning
A new study ranks Canada
dead last in an internation-
al comparison of freedom
of information laws — a
hard fall after many years
being judged a global mod-
el in openness.
The study by a pair of
British academics looked at
the effectiveness of What’s your least
freedom of information submit paper cheques to and, paradoxically, an occa-
favourite day of
laws in five parliamentary cover fees. sional source of advice on
democracies: Australia, As freedom of informa- how not to implement the week? Why?
New Zealand, Ireland, the tion came to be regarded freedom of information,
Email
United Kingdom and Cana- as a building block of mod- says Canada’s information
da. New Zealand placed ern governance, countries commissioner Suzanne halifaxletters
first and Canada last. around the globe would of- Legault. @metronews.ca
The authors criticized ten seek Canada’s advice “I’m not surprised that Twitter
Canadian FOI law as an an- on how to implement such they ranked Canada last,”
tiquated system that gener- legislation. But today, with she said of the latest study. @metrohalifax
ally prevents citizens from more than 70 countries on “We were seen as the lead-
filing requests electronical- the FOI bandwagon, Cana- ers ... We have fallen Metro has the right to edit
ly and compels them to da has become a laggard — behind.” THE CANADIAN PRESS letters and submissions.
Metro Minute CONTRIBUTED
with sea folklore
METRO HALIFAX • 3260 Barrington St., Unit 102, Halifax NS, Songs and superstitions of naval heritage. Croft will
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PublisherGreg Lutes, Managing EditorPhilip Croucher, and performer Clary Croft Creighton.
Sales ManagerDianne Curran, Distribution is giving a musical lecture He will also perform
ManagerApril Doucette tonight. His subjects will contemporary songs and
METRO CANADA:Group Publisher Bill McDonald, Editor-in-Chief include: Shipwrecks, work his own stories.
Charlotte Empey, National Deputy EditorFernando Carneiro, songs, women who dis- The musical lecture
Associate Managing EditorTarin Elbert, Scene/Life EditorDean guised themselves as boys, starts tonight at 7:30 at the
Lisk, Asst Managing Editor Amber Shortt, Art DirectorLaila nautical witch lore, true Maritime Museum of the
Hakim, Nat’l Sales DirectorPeter Bartrem, Interactive/Marketing tales of the sea, sea mon- Atlantic. Donations to Feed
DirectorJodi Brown sters, ghostly encounters, Nova Scotia will be wel- Clary Croft will perform a musical lecture tonight
and Nova Scotia’s proud comed. METRO at 7:30 at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
2
Controversial series
looking for a home
scene CENTRAL IMAGE AGENCY TV show about the Kennedy
family won’t air on History channel
Eight-part series starring Katie
Holmes faced major backlash
After the History channel
Jackie’s tapes
said it would not air a con-
troversial miniseries on the
Kennedy family, producers Hyperion, a Disney-owned
were already seeking an- publisher, in September
other television home. plans to release a book
The Showtime pay cable and audiotapes based on
network has been ap- interviews that Jackie
Box office proached to air the eight- Kennedy gave to historian
part series, a spokesman and family friend Arthur
said on Saturday. Eight Schlesinger Jr. in 1964.
years ago, Showtime aired They had been sealed
a movie about President since then but will be
Reagan that CBS had made released on the OK of
but decided not to broad- daughter Caroline
cast when it faced pressure Kennedy, who is scheduled
from some of that former to edit the project and
True Grit has seized president’s family. write an introduction.
the reins at the Showtime won’t make a This year marks the 50th
weekend box office decision about the anniversary of the first
with $15 million, Kennedy miniseries until year of Kennedy’s
taking the No. 1 spot its executives have a presidency.
and becoming the chance to see it,
first Western to top spokesman Richard Licata have a chance to see the se-
the $100 million said. ries, though a concerted ef-
mark since the The multi-million dollar fort was made to quash it.
1990s. The film, star- miniseries, which stars Liberal filmmaker Robert
ring Jeff Bridges and Greg Kinnear and Katie Greenwald collected 50,000
Matt Damon, Holmes as John and Jackie petitions urging History
bumped off Robert Kennedy, was History’s not to air it, and he pro-
De Niro and Ben most expensive project duced a short film con-
Stiller’s comedy Lit- ever. But the network is- demning the project on a
tle Fockers, which sued a statement late Fri- website, stopkennedys-
was No. 1 the previ- day saying that after mears.com.
ous two weekends. watching the finished prod- He had been given an
Little Fockers slipped uct, “we have concluded early script, which includ-
to second with $13.8 this dramatic interpreta- ed one scene where Presi-
million, raising its tion is not a fit for the His- dent Kennedy tells his
total to $124 million. tory brand.” brother Robert about his
Directed by Joel and Producers have sold the need to have sex with other
Ethan Coen, True rights to air the series in women.
Grit lifted its total to other countries, including Former Kennedy aide
$110.4 million. Canada. Theodore Sorensen also
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The producers, Muse En- harshly condemned the
tertainment and Asylum, film, saying scenes in the
said in a statement they script where he was depict-
Katie Holmes is pictured with her daughter, Suri, leaving the set of The Kennedys. were confident television ed didn’t actually occur.
viewers in the U.S. would THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It’s been a long time coming for Marilyn
Beloved broadcaster Mari- “My mother got sick and most was a blessing.”
Showtime
lyn Denis endured a couple so I was travelling a lot to Like Cityline — which
of false starts over the past Calgary, so in a way it was a Denis left when it became a
two years as she and CTV The Marilyn Denis Show blessing,” Denis, longtime property of Rogers Media —
worked to bring her new show will air weekdays co-host of CHUM FM radio’s The Marilyn Denis Show
daytime lifestyles and en- from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on morning show Roger, Dar- will focus on entertainment
tertainment talk show to CTV. ren and Marilyn, said in a and lifestyles topics, includ-
air. recent interview. ing fashion, cooking and
She says the sluggish Now, with the show fi- “My mother passed away decor, and feature guests
economy stalled the devel- nally set to debut today, De- a year ago in July but it was and a team of experts in
opment of The Marilyn De- nis says she’s happy she great that I could be there front of a live studio audi-
PBS may revisit Loud family to nis Show in fall 2008, and didn’t have to return to TV with my sisters, be there ence.
coincide with HBO film
then in the fall of 2010 the immediately after she left obviously with my mother But the new series will
launch was further delayed her longtime hosting gig at and be there for my dad in be more celebrity-driven,
as construction continued Citytv’s Cityline about two- Calgary. And the economy she confirmed. Marilyn Denis
on a new studio. and-a-half years ago. being what it was ... it al- THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Many tweens and teens are refusing to put on coats, even in freezing temperatures
Experts say girls may feel uncool, while boys may be dealing with developing masculinity
SHELLEY ROGERS LANDES/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
life
Laundry tips
This winter, follow
these laundry tips
and tricks on how Many tweens are wearing sweatshirts and shorts year-round and are so insistent that some parents have given up the winter wear fight.
to best care for win- Winter is about snow and
ter fabrics.
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rics by washing coatless tweens?
clothes with a liq-
uid fabric softener
that is free of dyes
and perfumes.
(cid:129) Mittens, hats and
scarves need to be
washed just as of-
ten as our other
clothing.
NEWS CANADA Among the great specta- Jack explained his rea- gy at John Jay College of er of a 14-year-old in Port- are unprepared for ex-
cles of winter, along with sons for dressing light in Criminal Justice in New land, Ore. treme cold.
the northern lights and winter: “Coats are just a York City, says, “boys at “Kids will work to wear He adds that tourists in
frozen lakes, are coatless hassle, putting it all on. It this stage are dealing with parents down. At the same Alaska who watch the
kids. makes me bulky. I just like developing their masculin- time, very few parents Northern Lights but fail to
For example, Jack to be in short sleeves.” ity. So in many ways, know that a gentle ‘no cover their ears sometimes
Rogers, 12, of Fishers, Ind., Carleton Kendrick of toughing it out by not way’ goes a long way to- develop “Dumbo ears” —
was wearing shorts last Millis, Mass., a family ther- wearing warm enough ward gloves and a hoodie. severe swelling, blistering
week. “I have to pick and apist, says that for teens, clothes may be a way for “It’s our job as parents and redness.
choose my battles,” says “wearing bulky winter them to appear manly.” to make men out of boys “This should make any
Jack’s mom, Shelley coats, gloves, boots and Other parents refuse to and try to civilize them in teen with any shred of van-
Rogers Landes. “I need to hats screams nerd, geek, capitulate to the “dress- the process!” ity wish to wear a hat in
Innovative product winners from let him make decisions baby, dork ... UNCOOL!” like-it’s-June” mentality. Dr. Art Strauss of Alaska colder temperatures,"
Good Hcokusscerkewee bpoinbgb yin pcilnu.de cor- that really are inconse- Kevin Nadal, an assis- “It is worth the fight,” says frostbite is seen most Strauss said.
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Spotlighting P.E.I.’s
people, places & food
Michael Smith stars in Food Country, a web series
DARREN CALABRESE/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Chef Michael Smith is put-
ting his home province in
the spotlight with a new
online web series featuring
the people, places and
foods of Prince Edward Is-
land.
The Food Network Cana-
da star is teaming with the
Culinary Alliance of Prince
Edward Island to produce
Food Country.
The 24-episode series
features Chef Smith as he
sources ingredients
throughout Price Edward
Island and returns to his
kitchen to cook and create
delicious dishes.
A new episode will
launch each week, alter-
nating between “field” and
“kitchen” episodes.
The field features will
see Smith visiting potato
farms, vegetable farms,
beef farms, oyster beds, lo-
cal markets and a vodka
distillery, or heading out
onto the water aboard a Chef Michael Smith’s web series features him exploring
lobster boat. his home province and cooking simple dishes.
Meanwhile, in the
kitchen, he will transform
ingredients that he discov- field Gardens. estry of our culture and
ers into simple dishes. “We’re showing the why we’re worth a special
The debut episode fea- world what a special food visit,” Chef Smith said in a
tures Chef Smith visiting destination we are, how press release.
the vegetable farm Brook- food is woven into the tap- THE CANADIAN PRESS
Garlic Steamed Broccoli 4
Remove the pan from
the heat and give it a
Preparation: salt. Begin heating good shake before
1 over medium-high tossing the broccoli
Cut the broccoli into heat. When water with the oil and gar-
small florets. Trim the starts to simmer add lic. Serve immediate-
stalk bottom and dis- the broccoli florets and ly. THE CANADIAN PRESS
card. Cut the cover with a lid.
remaining stalk into 3
thin slices. Steam until the Ingredients:
2 broccoli is tender and • 1 head of broccoli
Splash enough water bright green, no more • A splash of olive oil
into a small sauce pot than five minutes. The • A clove of sliced garlic
to cover the bottom. water will finish evapo- • A splash of water
Add the sliced broccoli rating just as the broc- • A sprinkle of salt and
stems, oil, garlic and coli finishes cooking. pepper
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The winds of change front of Egyptian wireless
TurningPoint
are blowing billionaire Naguib
through the wire- Sawiris.
less communica- After hearing Lacav-
tions industry. Can you era’s pitch, Sawiris decid-
TERESA
feel it? ed he liked the passionate
KRUZE WIND Mobile is the Canadian. Lacavera sud-
brainchild of 36-year-old denly had the $700 mil-
TURNINGPOINTMEDIA.CA entrepreneur Anthony La- lion dollars in capital he
cavera. He is out to needed to push Globalive
change the wireless indus- to the next level.
try in Canada and chal- WIND Mobile launched
lenge the way Bell, Rogers in December of 2009 and
HIS COMPETITION
and Telus do business. La- now has over 100,000 new
cavera puts it simply: customers.
“It’s time someone shook “My dream is for Glob-
HAS TRULY GONE them up.” alive to become the
If you want to run with fourth largest telecommu-
the big boys you have to nication company in
create your own turning Canada.”
WITH THE WIND point. A new year has begun.
After months of persist- Do you have dreams and
ent phone calls Lacavera hopes for the future like
finally found himself in Anthony Lacavera? Go for
it! Craft your vision and
then find a way to get it
done. Make 2011 a turn-
Passionate about fashion? ing point for you.
Mills, a Micco Company, is the premier destination for Halifax’s Anthony’s advice
fashionistas for over 90 years—and we’re hiring.
Building a business has
As a Mills Fashion Advisor, your primary focus is to build and up and down moments
maintain relationships with our clients. You are the most critical link — in a down moment I
in ensuring that our customers’ experience in our store is nothing always try to focus on
the things I’ve done that
other then outstanding. Your responsibilities will include, but are
have led to the up
not limited to demonstrating exceptional customer service, building moments.
and maintaining a loyal client base, providing clients with product Whenever I meet an ex-
knowledge, assisting with in-store events and the arrival of new traordinary person, I try
to think of a way to make
merchandise and working as part of a team to meet individual,
it exciting for them to
department and store objectives. join our team!
I have learned not to go
Previous experience in sales and/or a retail background is preferred. after every great idea
Successful candidates must be available to work a flexible schedule that I come across. It is
so important to stay fo-
that includes daytime, evening, weekend, and holiday shifts.
cused on what you do
well and build from
there.
Always make time for
Please no phone calls. Resumes can be sent to:
yourself to do whatever
Email: [email protected]
you enjoy no matter how
Fax: [phone] much work you have to Anthony Lacavera, mastermind of WIND Mobile, earned
a Micco company do. a $700 million investment thanks to a passionate pitch.
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