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Weekend,
January 20-22, 2012
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News worth
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Search HEATs
Burke
Sarah.
up for suspect
Steven Douglas Skinner one of 10 on new police wanted list
Residents reminded not to approach individuals, but call police
JASON BOUWMEESTER/TKO PHOTOGRAPHY
ALY
THOMSON Also on HEAT list
[email protected]
Trevor Dane Beaver
The HEAT is on for 10 more of the Wanted for uttering threats
municipality’s alleged criminals. Joshua Christopher Benoit
Halifax police have released Wanted for death threats
their most recent HEAT list, and Corey James Boyle
among the wanted is Steven Dou- Wanted for fraud and uttering
glas Skinner, who has evaded offi- forged documents
cers for more than five months Clarence Dewitt Carvery
after being charged with second- Wanted on a parole warrant
degree murder following a shoot- Jonathon Russell Craig
ing last year. Wanted for sexual assault
The 38-year-old mixed-martial- Steven Douglas Skinner and luring a child
arts fighter was charged following is wanted for murder and Jagit Singh Gill
the death of 20-year-old Stacey assault with a weapon. Wanted for assault, theft
Adams in April. Eric James MacKenzie
Adams was gunned down near arrest warrants. Wanted for sexual assault
Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke holds her gold medal after a home on Shadewell Lane in Lake Spokesman Const. Brain Pal- David Anthony Scanlan
winning the women’s superpipe event at the Winter X Games 13 Echo, and police issued a Canada- meter said police do not know Wanted for death threats
at Buttermilk Ski Area, near Aspen, Colo., on Jan. 23, 2009. Burke wide arrest warrant for Skinner a whether Skinner is in the area. Jason Kenneth Young
died from injuries sustained in a crash last week in Utah, her family few months later in July. “But we would suspect that Wanted for assault
confirmed Thursday. She was 29. Story, page 10. This is the fourth HEAT list, there are people out there who
Canadian skier diNeATHANs BIL OWi/TnHE CA NAhDIAN oPRESSs/THEp ASSOiCIAtTEDa PRElSS which is released by Halifax police know where he is,” he said. To view the HEAT list with
every few months in an effort to The last list, released in Sep- suspect photos, visit
catch people with outstanding tember, led to seven arrests, he said. halifax.ca/police/heatlist
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WEEKEND, JANUARY 20-22, 2012
Union, vets urge Tories New deadline
1
set for
proposed
not to slash funding
convention
centre
RYAN TAPLIN/METRO
Veterans Affairs Canada plans to cut more than $226 million
from its budget over next two years, says MP Peter Stoffer
RYAN TAPLIN/METRO
news
Joe Ramia
The fate of the proposed
downtown Halifax conven-
tion centre project is now
expected to be decided by
March 19, according to the
developer.
Joe Ramia said
Thursday he hopes to have
a decision on whether or After a third straight ‘Poe
not to move forward with Toaster’ no-show, an esoteric
mourning ritual
his Nova Centre, of which comes to an end.
the convention centre is
one component, within 60 To scan 2D barcodes in
days. Metro, download the
Yvan Thauvette, left, president of the Union of Veterans Affairs Employees, talks with MP Peter Stoffer before “We’re working on free ScanLife app at
a press conference regarding cuts at Veterans Affairs Canada at the Westin Nova Scotian hotel on Thursday. some decisions, so we’ll 2dscan.com.
see,” Ramia said.
March 19 is the latest in On the web at
a long line of official and metronews.ca
ple out of the system is “That cut is going ployees, he said. not-so-official deadlines
ALY
THOMSON just going to make the to be extremely Michelle Hachey, the set for the project. Looking for new
[email protected] system harder to get drastic for union’s Atlantic region In August, the federal
through,” said Finn at a vice-president, said case government committed ways to get
veterans.”
Wayne Finn says cutting press conference held workers are already over- $51.4 million for the capi- booted from an
employees from Veterans Thursday in Halifax by the WAYNE FINN, burdened, with some han- tal costs of the convention
NHL game? You
Affairs Canada will Union of Veterans’ Affairs ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY VETERAN dling as many as 900 files. centre, joining the munici-
heighten what is already Employees. And somewhere in the pal and provincial govern- could always try
an “extremely stressful” “It’s so stressful that have. stack is Finn’s. ments who plan to
tackling the
process. most veterans can’t deal Yvan Thauvette, nation- “I’ve been dealing with contribute $56 million
Finn, who served in the with it. It’s too complicat- al president of the union, them since June of 2004, each. mascot.
navy for 30 years, said the ed for these guys to han- said the department and I’m still dealing with On Aug. 15, Ramia said Watch at
department’s services are dle.” needs to be excluded from them, and I’ve got a funny he hoped to have tenants
metronews.ca/
already difficult to navi- Members of the union, the federal spending re- hunch I’ll be doing it well lined up for the financial
gate and the cutbacks will a few veterans and Nova view, which would reduce past 2014,” he said, noting centre — the above- video
only make it harder for Scotia NDP MP Peter Stof- costs by up to 10 per cent he has physical injuries. ground component of the
former military members fer were on hand at the in each department. “I would like that chap- Nova Centre — by mid-No- Follow us on
to receive services. Westin Hotel to highlight That could affect about ter of my life flipped and vember. Twitter
“To take all those peo- the impact the cuts would 500 Veterans Affairs em- to get on with my life.” ALEX BOUTILIER @metrohalifax
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WEEKEND, JANUARY 20-22, 2012
RYAN TAPLIN/METRO
Halifax-Chebucto MLA Howard Epstein, right, chats with fellow MLA Maurice
Smith during question period in this file photo from November.
Opposition calls for
Epstein’s removal
Dexter says he will not move Halifax-Chebucto
MLA from public accounts committee
ALEX Epstein thought it was ments were responsible
BOUTILIER inappropriate for Lapointe for much of the current
@METRONEWS.CA to stray from accounting $12.8 billion debt.
into economic and policy RYAN TAPLIN/METRO Dex-
An NDP member of the matters — a point that was ter said
public accounts committee stressed over Epstein’s 35 Epstein
is entitled to his opinion on minutes to speak to La- will re-
auditor general Jacques La- pointe’s report. main
pointe’s latest report, Pre- The lecture provoked the vice-
mier Darrell Dexter says. calls on Thursday for Ep- chair of
“Howard (Epstein) of stein’s removal from the the com-
course always expresses committee by the Progres- mittee.
his opinion, and, you sive Conservative caucus. Darrell Dexter When
know, it’s just part of his “We all share a hand in asked if
character,” Dexter told re- (the debt),” said PC MLA Epstein’s lecture was ap-
porter on Thursday. Chris d’Entremont, who propriate, Dexter said
Epstein, the MLA for does not sit on the com- members are entitled to
Halifax-Chebucto, teed off mittee. their own opinions.
on Lapointe at a committee “But the government “The message that Nova
meeting on Wednesday. that’s in place today Scotians have to live with-
At issue was Lapointe’s should be finding solu- in their means is essential-
latest report, which, in ad- tions to make it happen. ly a message we have been
dition to auditing the Not shooting the messen- talking about since we
province’s 2010-11 public- ger.” came into government,”
accounts documents, ex- Epstein said on Thurs- said Dexter.
pressed an opinion con- day the PCs should be em- “Debt is, in fact, a seri-
cerning the risks of barrassed to talk on the ous issue … which we deal
long-term debt. topic, when Tory govern- with every year.”
CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES just behind Kitchener labour market is per-
HRM scores (18.0), Edmonton (20.0), forming somewhat
and Toronto (23.0). above average,” the
near top of The ranking takes in- report notes. “The real
to account indicators estate market is well bal-
economic
such as population anced, with housing
growth, employment starts rising by well over
activity index
and unemployment, 40 per cent (year-over-
housing starts and bank- year) in the third quarter
ruptcy rates. of 2011.”
The Halifax Regional Mu- While HRM did not The report ranked 25
nicipality came in fourth stand out in any of those of Canada’s largest mu-
in CIBC’s latest ranking measures, it scored suffi- nicipalities, including
of metropolitan econom- ciently high in a number two other Atlantic cities.
ic activity. of categories to rank St. John’s placed 13th on
HRM scored 16.8 on near the top of the list. the list with a score of
CIBC World Market’s “The city enjoyed a 11. Saint John came in at
Metropolitan Economic relatively healthy popu- 17th, with a score of 7.1.
Activity Index, placing la tion growth while the ALEX BOUTILIER
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WEEKEND, JANUARY 20-22, 2012
Access a security issue: AG
year-old woman was
walking in the area of
News in brief
Queen and Wenthworth
streets in Dartmouth
Employees have ‘inappropriate’ file access, attorney general says
Man dies in when she was
approached by a female Lapointe calls access issues a ‘pervasive’ problem in N.S. government
Yarmouth jail
armed with a knife.
The victim yelled for RYAN TAPLIN/METRO FILE
YARMOUTH. An inmate of help, police say, then ALEX
The response
a Nova Scotia jail has struck the woman with BOUTILIER
died. her purse several times. @METRONEWS.CA
The Justice The suspect fled the In response to Jacques La-
Department says the scene on foot. The victim Nova Scotia’s auditor gen- pointe’s report, the
man was found in his cell wasn’t injured. eral is once again calling at- Department of Finance has
at the Southwest Nova METRO tention to inadequate committed to work with
Scotia Correctional Facili- computer security across the taxation and fiscal poli-
ty in Yarmouth on Cops catch provincial departments cy division to tighten con-
Wednesday night. speed demon and agencies. trols over staff access.
The department did In a report released
not identify the man, say- Wednesday, auditor gener- government, there’s a very
ing next of kin are being ROADS. An 18-year-old al Jacques Lapointe found common problem of inade-
notified. Foul play is not Halifax man is facing certain employees in the quate access security.”
suspected. stunt-driving charges for Department of Finance’s Auditor general Jacques Lapointe speaks with reporters. Lapointe said the prob-
THE CANADIAN PRESS allegedly driving 138 taxation and fiscal policy lem is so widespread he’s
km/h in an 80 km/h zone division had “inappropri- not sure how best to ad-
Robber hit by on the Hammonds Plains ate” access to information. fact, we report on finding “It can be anything from dress it. But he said that,
woman’s purse Road. The report warns inap- this kind of thing every a general ledger or, say, to because it’s essentially an
RCMP say they clocked propriate access “increases time we look at (computer) driverlicence or birth cer- IT issue, the Chief Informa-
the driver at that speed the possibility of fraud and systems, and it comes up tificate programs,” La- tion Office should perhaps
DARTMOUTH. Police say a in a Honda Civic just be- inaccurate financial report- year after year.” pointe said. “It could be address it.
woman used her purse to fore 11 p.m. on Wednes- ing.” In some cases, staffers sensitive information or it “I know (the issues are
hit a would-be robber on day. The driver faces a But the problem isn’t who have left depart- could be something really with) individual depart-
Thursday morning. possible fine of at least limited to the finance de- ments, changed jobs, or mundane that doesn’t mat- ments and agencies, but it
Halifax Regional Police $2,400. partment. even left government still ter too much. But, general- may be something the CIO
say at about 7 a.m., a 35- METRO “It’s so pervasive,” La- have access to sensitive ly speaking … for should be looking at,” he
pointe said Thursday. “In files. computer systems in this said.

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WEEKEND, JANUARY 20-22, 2012
A little food for thought Connors
running
for mayor
We are looking for deals more, but HRM residents purchase what they know, poll finds
A well-known Halifax
BY THE entrepreneur has thrown
regular shopping needs. purchases, however, the age, almost 80 per cent his hat in the ring to be the
If you suddenly had
NUMBERS In the supermarket we are impact of the brand name said that trust, quality and next mayor of the Halifax
still attracted to major na- 20 per cent less to seems to fade. Two-thirds reputation were the prime Regional Municipality.
tional brands in many cat- spend on groceries, of those surveyed did not reasons for their brand loy- Fred Connors, who oper-
RICK EMBERLEY egories, particularly when what best have a brand preference. alty. Another 62 per cent ates the Fred art gallery, sa-
[email protected] it comes to buying food. Price appeared to play a said they were influenced lon and café on Agricola
represents what you
We love Forty per cent said they larger role in determining by the advertising. Street, announced his can-
would do when it
buying are loyal to brands such as purchasing behaviour of A growing number of didacy during his accept-
our Kraft, Heinz and Kellogg’s. comes to brands? non-food items. folks in HRM are also ance speech for the Family
brand There are obviously a We asked respondents aware of how companies SOS Ambassador Award at
names in growing number of con- to imagine that their are operating within their the Courage to Give Back
HRM. sumers, however, who feel household budget for a communities and the de- Awards at the Cunard Cen-
Al- the so-called “house trip to the supermarket gree to which they give tre on Thursday night.
though brands” such as Presi- 50% had been reduced by 20 back. The website
just over dent’s Choice and Compli- per cent and what impact fredconnorsforhrm.tumblr.
36%
75 per ments meet their quality it would have on brand Rick Emberley is senior com has been started and
cent of and value needs. Thirty-six preferences and buying be- counsel with the polling includes a bio of Connors,
Halifax- per cent of our respon- haviour. firm MQO Research. He who is no stranger to mu-
10%
area residents said they are dents said they buy these 4% Only 10 per cent said has conducted public-opin- nicipal issues, including his
shopping more frugally brands regularly and over they would immediately ion research in the region fight to allow chickens in
these days, there is lots of 70 per cent buy them BUY MY BUY SWITCH PUT OFFswitch to a cheaper prod- Halifax backyards.
BRANDS LESS OF TO BUYING
evidence that we still have sometimes. & CUT SAME CHEAP- THAT uct, with another 50 per Jennifer O’Connor, his
our favourite brands and Brands do not seem to BACK BRANDS ER PROD- cent saying they would Polling campaign manager, said
ELSE- BRAND UCT
don’t often stray from be as significant when we WHERE buy less of the same Thursday he wasn’t
them. look at non-food house- brands or try to buy them A total of 428 HRM available for an interview
A recent survey shows hold items. But brands less often. residents were surveyed, until Friday. She also
65 per cent of HRM resi- such as Tide, Lysol and Mr. chased by 42 per cent of re- So it appears the with the poll carrying a wouldn’t comment on the
dents seek out specific Clean still head the list spondents. strength of brands persists margin of error of plus or reasons for his decision to
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Skier Sarah Burke dies Accused spy
served in Halifax
JACQUES BOISSINOT/THE CANADIAN PRESS/FILE
Freestyle champion
was a pioneer in her sport The junior naval officer ac- naval intelligence centre in
cused of spying for a for- Halifax.
“Sarah, in many eign entity spent almost his The military, in a written
Sarah Burke was an X entire career in intelligence response to questions, said
ways, (defined) the
Games star with a grass- and, at one time, worked in that Delisle joined the mili-
roots mentality — a dare- sport.... (She was) the military’s nerve centre tary as a reservist private in
devil superpipe skier who involved since the at National Defence Head- 1996 and was posted to the
understood the risks inher- quarters, defence officials 3 Intelligence Company in
very, very early
ent to her sport and the quietly acknowledged on Halifax.
debt she owed to it. days ...” Wednesday. He went on to join the
The pioneering Canadi- PETER JUDGE, CEO, CANADIAN Up until 2010, Sub-Lt. Jef- regular forces in 2001, was
an freestyler, who helped FREESTYLE SKI ASSOCIATION frey Delisle worked for both promoted to sergeant be-
get superpipe accepted into the Chief of Defence Intelli- fore being accepted at uni-
the Olympics, died Thurs- as she had requested before gence and at the Strategic versity for two years in
day after a Jan. 10 crash dur- the accident. Joint Staff, which oversees Kingston, Ont., as an officer
ing a training run in Park “The family expresses virtually every major aspect candidate. He eventually
City, Utah. their heartfelt gratitude for of the military’s domestic landed back in Halifax at
Burke was 29. the international outpour- and international plans and the army’s Atlantic head-
Tests revealed she sus- ing of support they have re- operations. quarters.
tained “irreversible damage ceived from all the people The revelation opens the Delisle was posted to
to her brain due to lack of Sarah touched,” the state- possibility that the 40-year- Trinity in August of last
oxygen and blood after car- ment said. old had access to even more year. The intelligence offi-
diac arrest,” according to a A four-time Winter X highly classified data than cer was charged Monday
statement released by her Games champion, Burke what was potentially avail- with passing secrets to a
publicist, Nicole Wool, on will be remembered as able at his current posting “foreign entity.”
behalf of the family. much for the hardware she in Trinity, a highly secure THE CANADIAN PRESS
“Our hearts go out to collected as the legacy she
Sarah’s husband Rory and left for women in superpipe
Sarah Burke after a win in 2006. She was a four-time
her entire family,” Canadi- skiing, a sister sport to the Players
Winter X Games Champion.
an Freestyle Ski Association more popular snowboard- They found a freezing
CEO Peter Judge said in a ing brand that has turned rescue pup pooch showing serious
statement. ”It’s difficult for Shaun White, Hannah Teter signs of neglect, so they de-
us to imagine their pain and others into stars. Sochi Games in 2014, known in my life, and cided to call police.
and what they’re going Aware of the big role the where Burke likely would that’s about the only thing I Carson Perreaux, who
through. Sarah was certain- Olympics played in pushing have been a favourite for have to say about it,” said A six-week-old puppy is in plays centre for the
ly someone who lived life to the Whites of the world the gold medal. American superpipe skier need of some serious pam- Saskatchewan Junior Hock-
the fullest and in doing so from the fringes into the News of Burke’s death Simon Dumont. pering after being rescued ey League team, says the
was a significant example mainstream, Burke lobbied spread quickly through the Burke’s death is also sure from the bitter cold by young men wrapped the
to our community and far to add superpipe skiing to action-sports world, where to re-ignite the debate over three junior hockey players puppy in a hoodie and kept
beyond. the Winter Games pro- the Winter X Games are set safety on the halfpipe. She in Saskatchewan. it warm until officers ar-
“She will be greatly gram, noting that no new to start next week in Aspen, crashed on the same half- Teammates from the rived.
missed by all of us at the CF- infrastructure would be Colo., without one of their pipe where snowboarder Prince Albert Raiders saw a The puppy, which has
SA and the entire ski com- needed. biggest and most-beloved Kevin Pearce sustained a woman drop something in- been named Rubin, will be
munity.” Her arguments won over stars. traumatic brain injury in a to the bed of a parked truck in foster care until he is
Wool said Burke’s organs Olympic officials and the “She’s probably one of training accident Dec. 31, earlier this week as temper- well enough to be adopted.
and tissues were donated, discipline will debut at the the nicest people I’ve 2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS atures dipped to -40 C. THE CANADIAN PRESS