Metro Halifax - January 25, 2010

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Danton to debut ‘Profound
Discovery CentreLego
this week at SMU
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on the weekend he plans to
insert the 29-year-old CUPE wants leaders to apologize
forward into
his lineup Jacquie Bramwell said.
when the PAUL MCLEOD “Neither Stephen Mc-
Huskies host [email protected] Neil nor Karen Casey
the Acadia speak on behalf of our
Axemen at 7 CUPE leaders are members and it is outra-
p.m. at the demanding apologies geous in the extreme to be
Forum. from Stephen McNeil and making these kinds of in-
Mike Danton Danton, Karen Casey over allega- flammatory and inaccu-
on parole af- tions the union conspired rate statements.”
ter five years in prison for a with the provincial gov- CUPE Nova Scotia leader
failed murder-for-hire plot ernment in recent Danny Cavanagh said the
in 2004, hasn’t played since contract talks. leaders’ statements
he skated with the St. Louis But the opposition lead- demonstrate “a profound
Blues six years ago. ers are refusing to ignorance of collec-
The Huskies (12-5-4) are back down. tive bargaining” and
ranked ninth in the coun- CUPE was re- CUPE “is demanding
try. sponding to a story a full and immedi-
MATTHEW WUEST/METRO HALIFAX in Friday’s edition of ate apology from
Metro that quoted both these leaders.”
News on the M ve Liberal Leader Mc- Liberal and Pro-
Neil and Tory Leader gressive Conserva-
What’s this Casey saying the Stephen tive officials con-
barcode for? union and the NDP McNeil firmed yesterday
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the top of pg 3 gotiations that end- comments.
ed early last week Last week, McNeil
for health-care questioned how a
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workers and school contract with educa-
support staff out- tion workers could
Countdown side the Halifax re- be worked out after
to 2010 gion. Karen a few hours of nego-
Robin Sather, Canada’s only certified Lego professional, finishes a space shuttle made entirely McNeil said union Casey tiations when the
Follow Metro as we from Lego yesterday at the Discovery Centre. Sather had help from hundreds of kids and leadership and gov- two sides hadn’t
bring you daily volunteers from the Nova Scotia Lego Users Group over the weekend. The shuttle is part of the ernment used rank and been at the table for
coverage leading up new Wings, Wheels and Waves Lego exhibit, which is on display until April. file members as “pawns” months.
to the 2010 Winter in the talks. Casey said the “Something’s up,” he
Olympics in Van- whole thing was “a game.” concluded.
couver. CUPE issued a strongly Casey said both sides
• Today — Bus driver has crashed before worded release Friday de- knew since the fall that
Duncan manding the leaders re- unions would get the pay
clinches cant their statements. parity they were seeking,
Olympic ACCIDENT The seriously in- Ken Mitchell, a longtime River near Monastery. “Stephen McNeil has but “wanted to appear to
berth, jured driver of a bus that employee of Acadian Lines, Denise Sirois of the bus some gall. You do not be- be letting the process
page 14 veered off a bridge and was among five people sent line confirmed Mitchell was come the biggest union in work itself through.”
plunged into a river Satur- to hospital with non-life- also driving an Acadian bus the country, with 600,000 The NDP has denied the
On the web day during whiteout condi- threatening injuries Satur- Feb. 3, 2009, when it skid- members, without having charges. One government
tions was the same man be- day after his bus smashed ded on ice, pitched over a the utmost integrity and official joked not only did
Visit metronews.ca hind the wheel of another through a bridge guardrail bridge and landed wheels- character. How dare he they collaborate with
for news updates intercity bus involved in a and fell almost eight metres up in the Baddeck River. suggest otherwise,” CUPE unions, but Elvis led the
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Police capture missing offender
Local
Halifax Regional Police have captured a man wanted for parole violation after he
failed to return to a halfway house last week. Joseph Jacko Obed, 42, left, had been
ordered to stay at the halfway house as part of a prison sentence for break and en-
ter and failing to abide by the national sex-offender registry. He was picked up Fri-
day afternoon at an apartment on Primrose Street in Dartmouth after police
received a tip. Obed is expected to face new charges as a result. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Officer killed in Haiti coming home
News in brief
ACCIDENT Two people were
taken to hospital with non-life-
Funeral for RCMP Sgt. Mark Gallagher to be held Thursday in New Brunswick threatening injuries after Hali-
fax Regional Police say a vehi-
cle went off the road and hit a
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12 is scheduled to land in gram co-or- lice say a man was assaulted
Moncton, N.B., this after- dination at the UN mission outside of the Cheers
noon, and followed by a in Port-au-Prince. Before nightclub on Grafton Street
private ramp ceremony, starting his tour in Haiti, Saturday morning. Police say
will receive a police escort he spent two years in Hali- the incident took place at 3:30
to Woodstock, N.B., where fax as the public-relations a.m., with the victim transport-
an RCMP regimental funer- officer for the RCMP in No- ed to hospital for treatment. A
al will be held on Thurs- va Scotia and New man was arrested on scene by
day. Brunswick. a police officer. METRO HALIFAX
An RCMP release said “Sgt. Gallagher was pop-
yesterday first responders, ular with his colleagues,
including RCMP, munici- with his pleasant de-
pal police officers and oth- meanour and engaging
er emergency respondents, RCMP pallbearers carry the casket of Sgt. Mark Gallagher, who was killed in the Haitian earthquake smile,” said Col. Ibrahim
will set up a “Highway of two weeks ago along with RCMP Supt. Doug Coates, at CFB Trenton in Ontario on Friday. Moussa, the UN’s chief of
Heroes” at different routes police in Haiti.
along the Trans-Canada based in Halifax, will take procession of hearses car- Gallagher, a Bathurst, Gallagher, who had just
Highway later today to pay place at St. Gertrude’s Ro- ried his body and that of N.B., native, and Coates returned from leave when Scanne twhsis o bna yrcooudr es mfoar rmtpohroen Leo.cal
respect for Gallagher as he man Catholic Church at 2 Supt. Doug Coates of Ot- were among 17 Canadians the earthquake hit, was re- Learn how to scan the barcode with
makes the roughly three- p.m. Visitation is sched- tawa along the stretch of confirmed by the Depart- membered for being an of- the instructions at the top of this page
hour drive to Woodstock. uled for tomorrow and Ontario pavement re- ment of Foreign Affairs to ficer with the common
The funeral for Gal- Wednesday. named “Highway of He- have died in the massive touch.
lagher, a former Nova Sco- Gallagher’s final journey roes” in honour of soldiers 7.0-magnitude tremor, WITH FILES FROM
tia RCMP spokesperson home began Friday as a killed in Afghanistan. which toppled buildings, THE CANADIAN PRESS
WHAT’S ONLINE TODAY
Agricultural college to School workers OK new contract
VideoTwenty-four Haitian
receive $7M in funding adoptees arrive to open arms
LABOUR The new CUPE con- April 2009 and one per in Canada, and Haiti’s prime
tract for about 3,000 98%Annapolis cent raises over the next minister thanks Ottawa and
BIBLE HILL The Nova Scotia Hill’s AgriTECH Park. The school support staff out- Valley two years. Canadians for their support at
Agricultural College is get- government of Canada, side of Halifax has passed Regional Contracts for both metronews.ca/
ting $7 million in funding through the Atlantic Cana- its first test — by a land- School groups of workers were canada
from the provincial and da Opportunity Agency, is slide. Board workers voted 98% in reached early last week. A
federal governments. contributing $2 million to- Annapolis Valley Region- favour of their new contract. Monday-morning strike
The money was an- ward the first two phases al School Board workers deadline had been set and Lotteries
nounced yesterday in Bible of the new 20,000-square- were the first over the per cent raises in April of in the case of hospital Friday, Jan. 22
Hill and will go toward the foot facility. weekend to vote on the 2010 and 2011. workers, a strike was actu- Lotto Max:17, 26, 30, 32, 34, 39 & 41 Bonus 49
construction of the At- The facility is expected contract and 98 per cent CUPE hospital workers, ally on for about 90 min- Saturday, Jan. 23
lantic Centre for Agricul- to bring inventors and in- voted in favour. about 4,100 outside of Hal- utes before the union ac- Lotto 6/49: 29, 35, 36, 38, 41 & 43 Bonus 47
tural Innovation at the col- novators together to work The five-year deal in- ifax, will begin voting on cepted the most recent These results are not official.
lege. with business develop- cludes 2.9 per cent annual their offer today. That con- government offer.
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tributing $500,000 for the ate new business opportu- April 2009. There are one cent raise backdated to METRO HALIFAX
first two phases and $4.5 nities in agriculture and FOLKLORE CENTRE
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local Premier appoints Council on the Economy leaders
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter has appointed a couple of business and labour leaders to co-chair his Council on the Economy. Robert Patzelt, vice-
president of Scotia Investments, and Rick Clarke, president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, have agreed to serve.METRO HALIFAX
Hundreds ‘stand up’ to PM
Dexter ducking out of
fight over NB Power deal
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speakers including Liberal marks by Newfoundland peared to address concerns
MP Geoff Regan and for- and Labrador Premier Dan- raised by the Atlantic pre-
mer Nova Scotia NDP ny Williams who is wor- miers around access to
leader Robert Chisholm. ried the deal will give Que- New Brunswick’s power
Many carried signs, bear- bec a “stranglehold” over grid. He said he was “opti-
ing the NDP logo, that said electricity exports from mistic” because control of
Stand Up to Harper. eastern Canada. transmission and distribu-
Demonstrations also Jennifer Stewart, a tion would remain in the
took place Saturday in spokeswoman in Dexter’s hands of the New
cities and towns across office, said the Nova Scotia Brunswick government
Canada. premier is aware of and the independent sys-
“I feel what the prime Williams’ stated concerns. tem operator would also
minister has done by clos- “Until he reviews the re- be owned by the province.
ing the House ... he’s shut- vised deal in greater detail THE CANADIAN PRESS
ting down democracy and Several hundred people attend a rally outside of Province House in Halifax on Saturday to show op-
that’s wrong,” Chisholm position to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s move to suspend Parliament until early March. Harper
said as the rally began. has said he decided to delay the resumption of Parliament so that he could focus his attention on News in brief
“All of the issues, strategies for the economy.
whether it’s the economy, EDUCATION Student groups schools and will develop policy
whether it’s our role in for the economy. the rally because she be- Afghanistan’s going on — had a mixed reaction to options on how best to sustain
Afghanistan, it’s all about Critics have accused the lieves Parliament should there’s so many important Friday’s news that economist the system long-term. Nova
the people of Canada hav- prime minister of taking still be sitting and the things,” Hanson said. Tim O’Neill will conduct a gov- Scotia currently has a funding
ing their voices heard in the action to duck opposi- prime minister should be “It doesn’t matter if it’s a ernment study of Nova Scotia’s MOU with universities that ex-
our House of Commons.” tion questions about his leading the charge on a va- Conservative government universities. The former Bank pires after the next school year.
Harper has said he decid- government’s handling of riety of important matters. or Liberal, I’d be screaming of Montreal executive vice- The province will need to work
ed to delay the resumption the Afghan detainee issue. “I’m just against him if either one of them did it president will examine demo- out a new MOU by its
of Parliament so that he In Halifax, retiree Hazel (Harper) sitting out while and I want them to get graphic trends and financial 2011/2012 budget.
could focus on strategies Hanson said she attended Haiti’s going on, back to work.” situations of post-secondary METRO HALIFAX
HRSB REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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SCHOOL YEAR
HRSB REGISTRATION WILL TAKE PLACE FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2010 TO MARCH 1, 2010.
Students will register for all programs (English and French Immersion) at the school serving the neighbourhood in which they reside.
PRIMARY PROGRAM GRADE TEN
• A child must have reached his/her fifth birthday on or before December 31, 2010. • Registration will take place at the junior high school the student currently attends.
• Parents/guardians must present the child’s birth certificate, proof of residence, • Each school will publicize its dates for student orientation and course selection.
health card number and expiry date at the time of registration.
OUT-OF-AREA REQUESTS
• Each school will publicize its dates for primary orientation.
• Parents/guardians may seek placement for their child in a school
EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAM
outside of the neighbourhood in which they reside under the guidelines
of the Creating School Populations Policy (available for viewing on
• The Early French Immersion Program is available to students who live within
the HRSB website: www.hrsb.ns.ca).
areas of eligibility of the Halifax Regional School Board and who register by
March 1, 2010. • Parents/guardians may obtain Out-of-Area Request forms at their
child’s neighbourhood school.
• For further information regarding eligibility, parents/guardians should
go to: www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/1015.html or contact the principal of • Parents/guardians must forward Out-of-Area Requests to the
their neighbourhood school. requested school on or after April 1, 2010.
GRADE SEVEN EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM
• Registration will take place at the elementary school the student • This program is offered at Harbour View, Joseph Howe, Nelson Whynder,
currently attends. Rockingstone Heights and South Woodside schools.
• Each school will publicize its dates for student orientation. • Only children living within the boundaries of these schools, as well as St.
Joseph’s–A. McKay and St. Patrick’s–Alexandra, may register for the program.
GRADE SEVEN LATE FRENCH IMMERSION
Students living within the boundaries of St. Joseph’s–A. McKay and St. Patrick’s–
• The Late French Immersion Program is available to students who live Alexandra must register for the program at Joseph Howe.
within areas of eligibility of the Halifax Regional School Board and who • To be eligible, a child must have reached his/her fourth birthday on or before
register by March 1, 2010. December 31, 2010. Out-of-Area requests do not apply for the Early Learning
• For further information regarding eligibility, parents/guardians should Opportunities program.
go to: www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/1016.html or contact the principal of FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING REGISTRATION,
their neighbourhood school. CONTACT THE PRINCIPAL OF YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD SCHOOL.
Monday, January 25, 2010 metronews.ca metro
Animal vets now required to report possible cruelty local 5
Changes to the provincial Animal Protection Act now require N.S. veterinarians
to report any possible animal abuse, neglect and cruelty.METRO HALIFAX
Project seeks to keep
young workers in area
Y2E site to be ‘one-stop-shop’ for connections
mentor them.”
MONIQUE MUISE Time frame Still in its infancy, the Y2E
[email protected] project will need the co-op-
(cid:129) Co-ordinator Krista Hall said eration and financial sup-
Nova Scotia is hemorrhag- the website could be up and port of local businesses and
ing young, talented running within a year, and will youth organizations to get
workers and the province start by focusing on at-risk off the ground, said Hall.
needs to act fast before it youth in HRM. Eventually Y2E Several of those stakehold-
is bled dry. could evolve to help every ers were on hand for the
That was the dire warn- young person in the province. project’s launch Friday.
ing issued by the Greater “The demographic short-
Halifax Partnership Friday potential employers and age is the single biggest is-
as it unveiled a new initia- youth organizations that sue facing us right now,”
tive promising to make it can help them connect with GHP president Paul Kent
easier for young people to the right opportunities. told the crowd, which in-
find, and keep, jobs in the “It’s not just going online cluded representatives from
HRM. and surfing for a career (in a local construction firms, au-
At the centre of the proj- job bank),” explained proj- to body shops and hotels.
ect, dubbed the Y2E Frame- ect co-ordinator Krista Hall. Tim Olive, executive di-
work, is a website designed “A young person could po- rector of the Downtown
to act as a “one-stop-shop” tentially connect to an actu- Dartmouth Business Com-
where young people will be al employer in Halifax who mission, also in the audi-
able to register and access a has said they’re going to of- ence, called the project a
wealth of information on fer an apprenticeship, and “tremendous” opportunity.
Going homeTwo years of treatments
ANDREW
VAUGHAN/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Twelve-year-old Son Pham, an orphan from Vietnam, works on a painting at the home of his
caregiver in Halifax last week. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Boston have conducted 25 operations
and injection treatments over the last two years to reduce a large vascular anomaly on the left side
of his face. Son will return home to Vietnam next month to live with his foster family.
Ambulance Questions unanswered
chopper in Ont.
by commissioner: Grits
for safety recall
HEALTH Nova Scotia’s only FISHERIES Nova Scotia’s op- case and scolded the Liber-
helicopter ambulance is position Liberals maintain als, saying “Mr. Belliveau …
out of commission for six the province’s conflict of in- acted with full integrity.”
weeks. terest commissioner has The commissioner also
The Emergency Health left questions on the table made it clear he was unhap-
Service LifeFlight concerning their attempt to py about the possibility his
chopper is in Ontario for have Fisheries Minister Ster- office’s reputation could be
maintenance following a ling Belliveau reprimanded brought into question, even
safety recall. over the sale of his fishing by inference.
The manufacturer, boat and gear. Liberal Leader Stephen
Sikorsky, is replacing a The Liberals alleged Bel- McNeil said Friday that was
section of the tail rotor liveau was in a conflict of in- never his party’s intent.
after problems were terest because the buyer of “He (Nunn) followed up
found with similar his gear was also trying to by telling us he has infor-
models. get a loan from the Fish- mation that no one else has
Tory health critic Chris eries and Aquaculture Loan ... those questions and the
d’Entremont says while Board, which the minister answers that he may think
there is a fixed-wing air- oversees. he has, the public want to
craft available that won’t But in a letter about 10 know and we are asking
help facilities equipped days ago, retired judge Mer- him to answer them in a
with heliports. lin Nunn dismissed a re- public forum,” McNeil said.
THE CANADIAN PRESS quest for a fresh look at the THE CANADIAN PRESS
metro metronews.ca Monday, January 25, 2010
6 Majority of Canadians unaware of Black History Month, poll shows
More than two-thirds of Canadians are unaware that February is Black History Month. These are results of a recent poll conducted by TD Canada Financial Group that was
released yesterday. Of the 1,020 people that were surveyed across Canada, only 32 per cent were able to correctly identify February as Black History Month. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Doc sets up clinic in Afghanistan
Canada
An Afghan-Canadian cardiologist has managed a remarkable feat — setting up
Afghanistan’s first free academic cardiac clinic. The Ali Abad Cardiac Research Centre
is a tiny but important step forward for health care in a country where the vast ma-
jority of the population cannot afford treatment offered by Dr. Asmat Naebkhil, left,
who has spent most of the past two decades working in hospitals across Canada,
most recently at Windsor Regional Hospital in Windsor, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Orphans arrive in Ottawa Rare trial begins for
Canadian soldier
Twenty-four Haitian children meet their new parents
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morning Ottawa air and in- shorts and T-shirts, were been charged with second- A joint “synopsis” of the
to the warm embraces of wrapped in blankets and degree murder in the Afghan incident,
their new parents. whisked inside to greet battlefield killing of filed in court last
The first group of Haitian their new families. an insurgent fighter year, states Semrau
adoptees to arrive in Cana- Several of the older chil- following a pro- was mentoring an
da were brought to Port-au- dren flashed bright white longed clash in Afghan National
Prince’s airport in the wee smiles at the cameras as Lashkar Gah, the cap- Army unit under
hours yesterday and were they peered above their ital of Helmand British command
swaddled in compassion blankets. province. when they were am-
every step of the way in The arrival marks the The series of run- bushed in the Nad
their journey. start of a new life for the ning firefights took Capt. Robert Ali district.
From the workers who children who have not only place as British and Semrau A U.S. Apache heli-
carried the little wide-eyed survived the deaths of their Afghan forces along copter was called in
bundles on a bus from the parents but the near-de- with their Canadian men- and sprayed the area with
Canadian Embassy to the struction of their country. tors helped defend the city cannon fire. When the
airport, to the Air Canada Immigration Minister Ja- in October 2008. But Sem- Afghans and Canadians
volunteers who gently son Kenney said officials rau wasn’t charged until swept the district after-
stroked their bellies to help were expecting upwards of the alleged killing came to wards they discovered one
them sleep on the plane, 50 kids on the flight, but the attention of Canadian dead insurgent and another
the children were the recip- there were logistical and or- commanders two months with wounds “too severe
ients of a tremendous out- phanage staff problems on later. for any type of treatment”
pouring of care — before the ground in Haiti. Michel Drapeau, a retired in the field.
they even reached their There are 90 children al- colonel and lawyer, said he The document says an as-
anxious parents. One of 24 orphaned Haitian children arrives yesterday from ready cleared to come to hasn’t been able to find a sault rifle was taken from
“When I saw that plane earthquake-stricken Haiti at the Ottawa airport. The orphaned Canada, and another 90 be- case of this kind in Canadi- the wounded man before
land, I was overwhelmed,” Haitian children arrived in Canada early yesterday into the open ing fast-tracked through the an military legal history, Semrau was allegedly seen
said Gerry Naugler, the arms of their new adoptive parents. immigration system. where a soldier was tried firing his rifle at him. Two
proud new father of He said the government for the battlefield murder of shots were heard.
Dakemsia, 10, and Deulan- for all the Canadian fami- country, though Dakemsia hopes to have the vast ma- a prisoner. THE CANADIAN PRESS
do, 4. lies who were reunited in was intently watching an jority of children in Canada
“When I saw the children there this morning.” in-flight movie, she said she within a few days.
coming off, I felt so relieved On the way to her new was looking forward to be- THE CANADIAN PRESS Obama not expected to
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that doesn’t mean he isn’t the 2014 Winter Games, is
coming at all. An official expected to be represented
announcement from the by current President Dmit-
White House may come as ry Anatolyevich Medvedev,
early as next week regard- as well as Vice-President
ing the American delega- Dmitry Kozak, who over-
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Plane crash-lands in Iran 7
A passenger plane carrying 157 passengers and 13 crew crash landed in northeastern
Iran yesterday injuring at least 46 people, state television reported. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Election puts into question U.S. presence
World
The future of an American military base and the balance of U.S.-Japan relations were thrown
into further question yesterday as voters in a small city elected a mayor opposed to the base.
Residents of the Okinawan city of Nago chose challenger Susumu Inamine, left, who
campaigned against any expansion of U.S. military presence in the area, over incumbent
Yoshikazu Shimabukuro. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. downplays tape
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In the tape, which U.S. of- some of whom have already been ist leader’s speeches.
ficials said could not be im- killed in the Somali insurgency. Venezuelan cable and
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mediately authenticated, satellite TV providers
bin Laden claimed responsi- he declined comment on stopped transmitting Ra-
bility for the plot to bomb a whether the U.S. believes dio Caracas Television, an
Detroit-bound airliner on bin Laden played any role anti-Chavez channel
Christmas Day and threat- in the Christmas incident. known as RCTV, after it
ened more attacks on the State Department did not broadcast Chavez’s
Children receive food at a distribution centre organized by the UN in Port-au-Prince yesterday. U.S. spokesman P.J. Crowley speech Saturday to a rally
White House adviser said there appeared to be of political supporters. In
More than 111,000 David Axelrod told CNN’s no special significance to Caracas neighbourhoods,
State of the Union that the bin Laden tape beyond Chavez opponents leaned
whatever the source, the confirming the U.S. view out apartment windows
bodies recovered: UN message “contains the that he remains deter- early yesterday to bang on
same hollow justification mined to serve as a “cata- pots and pans. Others
for the mass slaughter of in- lyst” for terrorist actions shouted epithets and driv-
nocents.” even as he and his senior ers joined in, honking car
Death tolls differ as focus moves from rescue to recovery White House spokesman lieutenants are limited in horns. The national jour-
Robert Gibbs said “no- their ability to plan and di- nalists’ association called
body’s had a chance to au- rect attacks. it a violation of human
thenticate that tape,” and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS rights. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Haiti
Danger of child trafficking
Crisis
(cid:129)The possibility of child traf- dren have been separated
ficking in Haiti following that from their parents or care-
The confirmed death toll country’s devastating earth- givers because of the Jan. 12 We’re looking for
from Haiti’s devastating quake has become a top con- earthquake, according to the (cid:57)(cid:55)(cid:68)(cid:55)(cid:58)(cid:55)(cid:189)(cid:73)(cid:22)(cid:74)(cid:69)(cid:70)(cid:22)(cid:40)(cid:43)
earthquake has topped cern for the United Nations or- UN Children’s Fund, making
150,000 in the Port-au- ganization that oversees the them potential victims of traf-
Prince metropolitan area welfare of children. Many chil- ficking or sexual exploitation. (cid:63)(cid:67)(cid:67)(cid:63)(cid:61)(cid:72)(cid:55)(cid:68)(cid:74)(cid:73)(cid:23)(cid:22)(cid:22)
alone, the communications
minister said yesterday, were killed by the magni- knew they were searching
with many more tude-7.0 quake, according and would come for me,” he
thousands dead around to Haitian government fig- said.
the country or still buried ures cited by the European Haiti’s government has
under the rubble. Commission. declared an end to searches
Communications minis- “Nobody knows how for living people trapped
ter Marie-Laurence Jocelyn many bodies are buried in under debris, and officials
Lassegue said that the fig- the rubble — 200,000, are shifting their focus to
ure is based on a body count 300,000?” Lassegue said. caring for the thousands of
in the capital and outlying “Who knows the overall survivors living in squalid,
areas by CNE, a state com- death toll?” makeshift camps.
pany that has been collect- Experts say chances are UN relief workers said the
ing corpses and burying slim that more survivors shift is critical: While deliv-
them in a mass grave. It will be found in that debris, eries of food, medicine and
does not include other af- although rescuers tunnelled water have ticked up after
fected cities such as Jacmel, through wreckage on Satur- initial logjams, the need Last week to nominate your
where thousands are be- day to extract a man continues to be overwhelm-
lieved dead, nor does it ac- trapped there for 11 days. ing and doctors fear out- Top 25 Canadian Immigrants of 2010
count for bodies burned by Wismond Exantus, 24, breaks of disease in the
relatives. said he survived by diving camps.
Reports have varied on under a desk during the Doctors Without Borders Seeking to uncover and celebrate the stories and remarkable
how many are known to quake and later consuming reported that some its med- achievements of outstanding Canadian immigrants, this national
have died, and the United cola, beer and cookies in ical teams were beginning people’s choice award is the only one of its kind that recognizes
Nations stuck with its previ- the cramped space. He to see more patients with
individuals who’ve made a difference since their arrival in Canada.
ous total of 111,481 bodies passed the time praying, “infections or complica-
recovered despite the high- reciting psalms and sleep- tions following basic or am-
er number from Haitian of- ing while waiting for res- ateur attempts at treatment If you know an immigrant who has made a positive impact – large
ficials. All told, authorities cuers. in the early days of the af-
or small – to the fabric of Canada, you can go online and nominate
estimate 200,000 people “I wasn’t afraid because I termath.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
him or her today at canadianimmigrant.ca.
News in brief Nominations close February 1st!
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used sheets of plastic and happened Saturday when a crashed into the sea shortly
skimmers yesterday to 240-metre tanker collided after takeoff from Beirut. The
contain and clean up a crude with a towing vessel near Port plane was headed to Addis Presented by In association with
oil spill in a southeast Texas Arthur. Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.
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Respite from the February blues
UrbanScrawl both sunshine and days off. provinces and territories off during the year to give cally of other provinces. so some ideas for them in-
During this period, we observe nine or more days, them an opportunity for a For instance, some New- clude giving employees
will notice more sick days while Ontario and Quebec much deserved break. If foundland-owned compa- their birthday off, or grant-
Christina being taken, productivity celebrate eight. you have these days in nies in other parts of the ing a wellness or mental
suffering as employees be- Just because our local your contract make sure Maritimes grant their em- health day.
Biluk come uncharged, and we governments haven’t been you use them. ployees Regatta Day or St. As an employee, don’t
may even witness an in- able to do much to adjust Flexible/bankable Patrick’s Day. While some wait for someone else to
crease in people moving this imbalance, it doesn’t hours. With budgets tight, Western Canadian-based take charge. Talk to your
Imetronews.ca/urbanscrawl from job to job, hoping to mean we can’t impact our gather your lieu time and companies will observe employer — if you ask,
get a few days break be- own staff and employees. use it to take an afternoon Family Day, and U.S.- you may receive. We lob-
t’s the time of year tween starting and finish- Why not find your own off or sleep in one Monday owned organizations will bied for a “mental health
when our snug pants ing. unique way to help em- morning. celebrate both U.S. and day” at our office and were
serve as the only re- The Atlantic provinces ployees find mental health Vacation days. During Canadian holidays. Pick a successful — you may be,
minder of those remi- observe the fewest statuto- respite in the dull days of your employee evaluation, day, such as Munroe Day too.
niscent vacation days. ry holidays in Canada, with winter. if money for raises isn’t in (Feb. 5), and give your em-
We are heading into the Nova Scotia and Prince Ed- Some ideas can include: the budget this year, nego- ployees an unexpected day Christina Biluk is a member of FUSION
February blues. The stretch ward Island bringing up Personal days.Provide a tiate for extra vacation off. Halifax. Visit FUSIONHalifax.ca to find out
between Christmas and the rear with only six ob- set number of personal days and use them. We know that all busi- Hahloifawx yao bue ctatenr gpelat cinev tool vlievde, t wo ohrekl pa nmda pklea y.
Easter is long — it lacks in served days. The Western days an employee can take Observing holidays lo- nesses can’t close for a day,
M
WViewastch out for Most Hell Bent On Skates ICHAEL DE ADDER
HineSight members how much trou- you can’t have any dis- portive things such as, “You
ble you were last time, and cernible knowledge of, abili- going to lie there all night?”
b) well, that’s it really. ty in or talent for playing Some of us have dubbed the
Anne I am happy to report hockey. If you can’t skate ei- event “Mocking for Money.”
though that my partner, Liz, ther, so much the better. Funds raised go to Gilda’s
Hines is doing everything possible Last year, our male goalie Club, a fine organization
to help me recover by Satur- had to be helped to the net providing care for cancer
day. The reason: Liz loves by his girlfriend and patients, making it all
metronews.ca/hinesight two things. Me. And hockey. propped into position, worthwhile. And playing
I’m pretty sure in that order. where I’m delighted to say hockey lets out a part of me
For the past three days I Once a year she gets to have he ended with a shutout. that sits on the sidelines for
found myself in the grip of a both together when her Sometimes, players refuse the rest of the year. Twice
second horrible, nasty flu hockey league hosts its an- to come out for their turn, I’ve taken home the trophy
since fall. I’m calling this nual charity event, The preferring to sit on the for “Most Hell Bent On
one H2N2. Wives Game. bench and chat, one woman Skates.” And if my tempera-
The last time, I suggested The Wives Game is played saying, “What’s the point? ture goes below 101 come
fellow sufferers plant your- by the spouses, partners and We can’t score to save our Saturday night, I’m looking
selves on the couch and be- friends of the regular lives.” for No. 3.
come flu divas for a day. The woman players. You don’t Friends and partners of
problem with trying this have to be a wife to play. the players ante up $10 each Anne Hines is an author and humour writer.
again in a three-month peri- You don’t even have to be fe- to enter us, then sit on the She has written three novels and one
collection of nonfiction humour.
od is: a) everyone still re- male. The only criteria is sidelines and call out sup-
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Thirsty? Try a nice box of water
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CLIMATEThere was a time ORLD NEW
when we thought being re- S
sponsible meant drinking
water and recycling the
bottle it came in.
But today, a growing
mass of evidence is point-
ing to how harmful the
bottled water industry is
for the economy and ecolo-
gy of the modern world.
Whether it’s the amount
of gas it takes to ship the Boxed water is being encouraged as a replacement for bottled.
water — the documentary
film Tapped estimates that Gott sensed the tide was sustainable materials. Like
in the U.S. alone, 18 mil- turning on bottled water bottled water brands The Tara expedition will have travelled more than 150,000 kilometres when it’s completed.
lion barrels of oil are used back in March of 2008, so Dasani and Aquafina,
Breath of fresh thinking
every year to transport bot- he came up with a brilliant Boxed Water is purified tap
tled water — or the toxins concept that was previous- water.
present in the plastic bot- ly non-existent in the $16- Since the containers are
tles, there is a realization billion bottled water indus- collapsible, shipping the Expedition seeks to link CO2 absorption and oceans
that bottled water puts a try — boxed water. cartons greatly reduces the
serious strain on the envi- The 950-millilitre con- carbon imprint generated
ronment. tainers are made from 85 from shipping plastic bot- M
Entrepreneur Benjamin per cent environmentally tles. NMAetDroIA W LoOrDldD NOews ETRO W
Science takes time, ORLD NEW
patience and stamina. In S
the middle of the Mediter-
ranean, the schooner Tara
is at the beginning of a
three-year odyssey around
the world: A 150,000-kilo-
metre expedition to
explore the largely
unknown world of the Plankton account for 90 per cent of the biological mass in oceans.
oceans.
“Ninety per cent of the bi- 60 The Tara ex-
ological mass of the oceans pedition will Oceans
is made of plankton,” ex- cross the
plains Spanish marine biol- Medi- (cid:129) 50 per cent of the CO2
ogy researcher Silvia Aci- terranean Sea, Red Sea, Indian produced on the Earth is ab-
nas, scientific co-ordinator Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific sorbed by the oceans.
for Tara. Ocean, and Arctic Ocean and (cid:129) 50 per cent of the air we
“These organisms are re- stop in 60 ports during its re- breathe is produced by the
sponsible for absorbing 50 search mission. oceans.
per cent of the CO2 emis-
sions on the Earth and pro- bacteria and protista.
ducing 50 per cent of the At the back of the boat, ture and salinity and study
oxygen we breathe but we the oceanographic winch the currents.
only know one per cent of allows sea water sampling A few hundred samples
them: This expedition is of up to 2,500 metres in are carefully labelled and
about discovering the re- depth, thanks to the special preserved, either to be ana-
maining 99 per cent.” Niskin bottles. lyzed in the on-board dry
The uncertainty of cur- “A very ingenious device lab or to be sent to the re-
rent climate models has a because their lids can be search centres on land.
great deal to do with this closed at a given depth tak- Every eight weeks a special
unknown life. As a matter ing samples at an exact parcel is sent in extremely
of fact, oceans are the major point of interest,” explains rigorous conditions of tem-
factor influencing climate, French ocean engineer perature and time to get the
working as carbon pumps Hervé Le Goff. plankton to destination safe
to a greater extent than The plankton on the sur- and sound. This expedition
rainforests do. face of the water will not es- will lead to the creation of a
Every other day, the boat cape the meticulous scien- world-wide database of
stops for a 12-hour scientific tists either. Nets a few me- planktonic forms of life,
station. Pumping, filtering, tres long are thrown from along with supplying a
sorting and labelling: The the back of the boat. For great deal of information on
five researchers on board some minutes they trail be- currents, corals and pollu-
have a long day ahead of hind the boat like giant jel- tion. But just as sampling is
them. Over a thousand lyfish, under the impatient time-consuming, research
litres of sea water are eyes of the researchers, be- also takes patience.
pumped on board and fil- fore being pulled back up The results of this ex-
tered in the wet lab to sepa- and sampled. Otherpieces traordinary expedition will
rate the different kind of of scientific equipment are not be known until a few
sea plankton — viruses, sunk to measure tempera- years after its end.