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CITY HALL cently in 2012, when municipal
Council votes pliovelirtyic itaon hs otrmieeds tion b tahne fHlyaelri fdaex- EXTINGUISHING
for another Regional Municipality. City staff
told council that wasn’t an op-
staff report THE DEBATE
tion, and HRM instead would
to tackle issue have to work with the province.
More than three years later,
Whitman said unwanted flyers
Zane are still littering the municipal-
Woodford ity’s lakes, and breaking snow-
Metro | Halifax blowers.
“There are several issues with
Halifax regional council voted it,” Coun. Linda Mosher said Tues-
Tuesday in favour of asking for a day. “But it’s not our problem, Council votes to hire 32
staff report on what the munici- so I’m not going to support an-
pality can do about its flyer issue. other report.” new firefighters, impact
Coun. Matt Whitman made Other councillors echoed
the motion, acknowledging there Mosher, agreeing there is a fly- on tax rates not known
is already a staff report on the er problem in the municipality,
topic coming in March, but add- but not wanting to create a re-
ing he didn’t think it would “ap- dundant report.
metroNEWS
pease” him. “To be honest, I think we’ve
“I just want to make sure kind of beat this horse to death,”
that when it does come back, it said Coun. Tim Outhit.
actually solves the problem,” The motion passed 11 votes
he said during the meeting at to five. If the report already in
City Hall downtown. the works doesn’t address Whit- A firefighter manning an aerial unit puts
The issue has been in front man’s motion, another report water on a major structure fire on Portland
of city council before, most re- will come to council. Place in Halifax in 2014. JEFF HARPER/METRO
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Finding your inner lumberjack
SPORTS open the especially in the north end axe throwing lanes at first, the sport to people in a fashion
Axe throwing doors to there. Everybody so with a possible expansion to that they would otherwise not AXE-CITEMENT
its Agric- far who has seen 12. Hudson said the facility will have the opportunity to do.”
business to set ola Street fa- the place, be the “premier” axe throw- Hudson recently retired Darren Hudson
up new facility cility in Halifax. the terms ing facility in Canada, not just from a 20-year career in encourages any
In the works by owner/cre- are amaz- Halifax. lumberjack sports that took interested HalifAXE
in Halifax ator Darren Hudson as “Hali- ing, awe- “It won’t be the biggest but him around the world. He said axe throwers to keep
fax’s premier indoor axe throw- some, and usually it will be the most heritage- axe throwing is statistically the an eye on his website
ing facility,” the Timber Lounge they are congratulating filled and true to lumberjack safest lumberjack sport, the for updates as things
Yvette will allow patrons to unleash us on this endeavour.” culture and lifestyle and in- easiest on the body, and he progress. You can visit
d’Entremont their inner lumberjacks via Although he wanted to hold volve feelings of has never seen “so much as a the company at wildaxe.
Metro | Halifax the “axe-hilarating” sport of off on a big announcement for social commun- band-aid” from axe throwing. com/lumberjack/halifaxe/
axe throwing. a few days to finalize some last ity,” he said. “We “Axe throwing is a very lib-
Always wanted to wield an axe “The doors are blown wide minute details, Hudson agreed are there to bring a erating sport in which you re-
and just let if fly? open today on social media to provide a few “tidbits” about glimpse of lease your inner inhibitions, cial sport that it really is un-
In March you could get the word got out big time,” his new business when con- any pent up emotions. rivalled,” he said.
your chance when The Tim- Hudson said Tuesday morning. tacted by phone. It’s such a healthy, “It’s darts times 10. It’s
ber Lounge is scheduled to “It’s the talk of the town, The facility will offer eight active, fun and so- great.”
4 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Halifax
CRUELTY CONVICTIONS
Two banned from
owning animals
Crawley pled guilty on Jan. 7,
Haley
2016 and was sentenced to a 10-
Ryan
year ban for failing to provide
Metro | Halifax adequate medical attention.
On Oct. 23, Jessop and
The Nova Scotia SPCA say two Northup pleaded guilty to fail-
recent convictions of animal ing to provide adequate food
cruelty have residents banned and water, adequate medical
from owning animals after one attention, and causing an ani-
dog’s tail was amputated, and mal to be in distress for their
another had to be put down. four-year-old boxer, Brandy.
Jenny Jessop and Tyler The SPCA said Brandy was
Northup of East Hants were seized back in November 2014
sentenced to a five-year ban as she was found “well below
this fall while John Jr. Crawley healthy body weight,” with her
of North Preston was handed a ribs and bones showing, as well
10-year ban earlier this month as several sores on her body,
and fine of $708.62 to be paid ears and tail — which later
in restitution to the SPCA. had to be amputated.
SPCA spokeswoman Court- After being in foster care
ney Zylstra said they were satis- with the SPCA to regain
fied with the convictions but strength, Zylstra said Brandy
added the courts should set an was adopted into a loving home
example with animal cruelty with a new female owner.
cases.
“We always feel like it could ALSO TUESDAY Customers leave The Darkside cafe and art gallery in Dartmouth on Monday. JEFF HARPER/METRO
be a bit more considering the
severity of some of the states Owners of Darkside
of the animals,” Zylstra said The SPCA announced that
Tuesday. a Mount Uniacke couple
On Jan. 9, 2015, the SPCA re- have been sentenced to
sponded to a call of a male Ger- a lifetime ban on owning
man Shepherd that was being animals. The charge and given new court date
kept in a North Preston barn, sentence against the pair
receiving inadequate care. stem from them leaving
Cruelty officers found the their 10-year-old chow mix
dog tethered with a metal col- outside last March.
lar “deeply embedded” in its The couple pled guilty
neck. The animal was taken during their Jan. 18 trial
for emergency care, but was for causing an animal to BUSINESS cipality’s land use bylaw. They We haven’t heard anything
in such poor physical health it be in distress. METRO Café-art store requested the additional time
had to be euthanized. to secure another lawyer. directly from anybody with the
facing fines of Lawyer Craig Arsenault city. Nobody has been in touch
represented both the Mahons
$47,000 over with us.
and their landlord, Carvery
bylaw dispute Construction. Darkside co-owner Megan Hirons Mahon
He told Dartmouth provin-
cial court on Tuesday that a art store with an accessory When asked if the $100-a-day
conflict of interest between the coffee business. fines would continue to climb
Yvette
two clients had come to light During an inspection during until their next court date, Ma-
d’Entremont
the evening before the trial. their first month in business, hon said he wasn’t sure.
Metro | Halifax Arsenault said he thought it municipal officials determined “That’s not clear at this
best if the Mahons were given that because The Darkside was stage. It’s an uncertain time,”
The owners of a Dartmouth additional time to find a new selling more coffee than art, it he told reporters.
café and art store, who ap- lawyer. was operating more as a café The couple did say The Dark-
peared in court Tuesday on The judge agreed, moving than an art store and was in side remained open for busi-
a municipal zoning violation, the matter to Feb. 18 to allow violation of its zoning desig- ness and they still hoped to
have had the matter moved to the Mahons to secure another nation. resolve the issue without legal
Brandy, before and after rescue. COURTESY SPCA next month. lawyer’s services. Late last week, the Mahons action.
The Darkside owners Oli- The Darkside’s issues began were informed they faced fines “We would love to reach an
ver Mahon and Megan Hirons shortly after their October, of $100 a day retroactive to accommodation with the city
OILSANDS EXPLOSION Mahon are facing municipal 2014 opening. Zoning on their their Oct. 10, 2014, opening without going to trial,” Hirons
Scotchtown man, 30, fines of more than $47,000 on Windmill Road property al- date. That amounts to more Mahon told media outside the
charges of violating the muni- lowed them to operate as an than $47,000 in fines. courtroom.
dies of blast injuries
STREET NAMES
Part of Rainnie now Gottingen
BACKGROUND
Alberta’s Occupational Health her cousin was a journeyman
and Safety office says a 30-year- millwright and had been living
old Nova Scotia man, who was and working in the West for Starting next week, Gottingen project, the release said Rain- Gottingen now have to stop The issue was discussed
critically injured in an explo- several years, but loved com- Street in Halifax is getting a nie Drive was realigned and at the stop sign and make a with the municipality’s
sion at an oilsands upgrader ing home for vacations and was little bit longer. permanently converted to right angle turn to continue Civic Addressing Public
in northern Alberta, has died. in Cape Breton for Christmas. The municipality said in a a one-way street between downtown. Safety Committee —
The man, identified previ- It’s the second death re- news release that beginning Cogswell and Gottingen Municipal civic addressing and, as a result, staff
ously by his cousin as Dave Wil- sulting from the explosion — next Tuesday, the lower sec- streets. policies state a continuous recommended renaming
liams of Scotchtown, N.S., had a 52-year-old employee was tion of Rainnie Drive near This resulted in Gottingen street must have one name the lower section of
been transported to the burn pronounced dead at the scene. the Centennial Pool will be and the lower part of Rain- throughout its length, and Rainnie Drive. Regional
unit at an Edmonton hospital The blast occurred at Cal- renamed as part of Gottingen nie becoming one continu- that no street name can be council approved the
after the blast Jan. 15. gary-based Nexen’s Long Lake Street. ous street. continued through a right- recommendation back in
Kelly MacEachern told the plant near Fort McMurray on As part of last year’s North Cars turning off of Rain- angle turn, the release said. November.
Cape Breton Post last week that Jan. 15. THE CANADIAN PRESS Park intersection redesign nie at the intersection with HALEY RYAN/METRO
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6 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Halifax
Council gives fire service green
light to hire 32 more firefighters
DEBATE
Staff report
This is certainly a
had been
win — primarily
looking at
for the citizens —
hiring 52 and we’re quite
pleased with it
Zane as well because
Woodford it improves our
Metro | Halifax safety on the job
Jim Gates, firefighters
Halifax regional council passed
union president
a motion at Tuesday’s meet-
ing to hire more firefighters
for the municipality, but the cess of analysis is complicated.
effect the move will have on Trussler said the staffing lev-
taxes remains unclear. els dictated by council Tuesday
The motion — to add vol- are “definitely an improve-
unteers to two career sta- ment,” though he felt four
tions, fully staff four currently firefighters per aerial truck
understaffed fire stations and was “the optimum number”
two aerial trucks and apply based on the “labour inten-
the cost to the tax rate — was sive” nature of firefighting.
deferred to wait for a staff Still, his end game of fully
report on what the total cost staffing trucks at currently
would be. understaffed stations was a
That report was up for de- success.
bate at council Tuesday. It “The big winners are the
showed a cost increase grow- people in Bedford, and East-
ing to about $5.5 million in ern Passage, Cole Harbour and
2022-23, requiring a residen- A firefighter looks for hotspots on a roof in Bedford in this file photo from last year. JEFF HARPER/METRO Lakeside,” he said. “They will
tial tax hike of about $5 for the now have trucks responding
average homeowner in 2017- no tax increase,” said Coun. Whitman also said he be- with a crew of four to be first
18 and about $28 in 2022-23. It’s a very good day for the people Matt Whitman after the mo- lieves the change from four on the scene.”
Council amended the mo- who live in those areas. tion passed. to two firefighters per aerial He, too, would’ve preferred
tion to change the require- Numbers in the staff report trucks would have “no change four firefighters per aerial
Halifax Fire Chief Doug Trussler
ment for aerial trucks to be indicate increases would still to insurance whatsoever.” truck, but union president
staffed with two firefighters be necessary, just for less than “That I don’t know for Jim Gates was happy with the
rather than four. at a savings of about $700,000 there’s no tax increase based originally planned. Whitman sure,” said Halifax Fire Chief staffing increase.
That means hiring a total of next year, increasing to more on what we did today, and said Tuesday that the money Doug Trussler after the mo- “We can safely do our jobs
32 firefighters, instead of the than $2 million by 2021-22. we just made everyone safer, saved in overtime costs would tion passed, adding that the with four firefighters on every
52 the report had planned for, “According to my math, with better coverage, with leave the tax rate unchanged. insurance underwriters pro- truck,” he said.
COUNCIL NOTES
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absence was not given. clearing standards that
ZANE WOODFORD/METRO will likely recommend
council maintain the status
“I need a change... Tender for CGC naming quo when it comes to
rights comes up empty standards, but change the
A tender asking for bids wording in its contracts.
a real career.”
for naming rights at the Council passed an
Since 1899 Canada Games Centre amended motion that
Coun. Linda Mosher yielded no bids. asks for an end-of-season
Train for a promising new career METRO FILE Coun. Reg Rankin report from staff on snow-
confirmed Tuesday city clearing contracts awarded
as a Paralegal in just 13 months. Councillor takes staff told him not a single in August 2015, as well as a
leave of absence company put forward a review of sidewalk clearing
Coun. Linda Mosher is bid to put its name on the practices.
APPLY NOW TO START IN MARCH! taking some time off. Clayton Park athletic centre “I think it’s important to
At its meeting Tuesday, by the time the tender have better sidewalk snow
Halifax regional council closed last Friday. clearing throughout the
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to grant Mosher a leave of council at its next meeting. and active transportation
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absence from all council ZANE WOODFORD/METRO corridors as we do our
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whole meetings starting Report to look at Mosher said after moving
Feb. 2 “until such time snow clearing amendments to the motion.
as her doctor gives her Halifax regional council “Pedestrians are as
permission to return.” voted Tuesday to ask for important as vehicles.”
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Halifax Wednesday, January 27, 2016 7
GROUNDHOG DAY
Shubenacadie Sam set for show
Carole Custance loves giving
Shubenacadie Sam scratches
behind the ears.
And most times, Sam loves
it too.
“Sometimes he will close
his eyes when I’m scratching
his ears, so you know he’s very
relaxed,” said Custance, an
employee at the Shubenacadie
Wildlife Park for the past 17
years. She’s been Sam’s care-
taker for almost her entire
career with the park.
“He does chatter. Some-
times he talks to me. I know
when not to scratch his back,
behind his ears or his tummy
— he’ll let me know when
he’s had enough.”
On a daily basis, Custance
visits with Sam in prepara-
tion for his Groundhog Day
appearance, which is quickly Shubenacadie Sam is a social groundhog — his Twitter handle
approaching. She first greets is @shubenacadiesam. TC MEDIA
him at 8 a.m. by bringing him
breakfast. Lately he’s been getting coming out of his burrow an
“He’s usually awake when a lot of media attention in hour later for his annual pre-
I come in — he usually hears advance of his big day on diction. If he sees his shadow,
me first,” she said. Tuesday. When his calen- folklore says we’ll see six more
Their routine includes dar isn’t completely full, weeks of winter. No shadow
Sam getting spoon fed yo- it means he has more time means an early spring.
Halifax singer-songwriter Jenn Grant CONTRIBUTED gurt. Sometimes he’s fussy for tweeting (Twitter handle With a couple hundred
and passes on the yogurt. @shubenacadiesam), which people joining in on the show
‘Giving music Maybe he only wants melon. he loves to do. last year, Adams said the park
Or maybe he wants his melon On Tuesday, the park’s gates is preparing for just as many.
dipped in yogurt. will open at 7 a.m., with Sam TC MEDIA
to other people’
ART Besides album of the year There are many voices fea-
Jenn Grant for Compostela, Grant is also tured on the album, including
up for folk recording, solo re- Rose Cousins, Sarah Harmer,
reflects on cording, songwriter of the year, Buck 65, Justin Rutledge, Stew-
fan’s choice video for Bring Me art Legere and Kim Harris —
recent album,
a Rose, and fan’s choice enter- although Grant said Ledwell iinn ssuuppppoorrtt ooff
award nods tainer. was careful to construct the
Aqua Alta, Grant’s other album so other musicians act
band, is also up for electronic al- as a secondary element rather
Haley bum of the year — bringing her than having a “duets record.”
Ryan total to seven nominations and “Having that list of guests on
Metro | Halifax tying with ECMA front-runners there was kind of more about
Hey Rosetta! of Newfoundland. capturing their energy into this
When Jenn Grant first heard her More than any before, Grant one capsule of time, and making February 2nd, 2016
Compostela album had received said she did a huge amount of it a bit of a celebratory thing,”
six ECMA nods, her thoughts touring on the record, including Grant said.
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went to her mother. two trips to Australia and stops This year’s ECMA Show,
The Halifax musician released in Ireland, the U.K., Canada and hosted by Ashley MacIsaac and
the folk recording in October the United States. Heather Rankin, takes place in
Sample of the 30+ venues supporting this year’s event:
2014, after months of travel- Making Compostela allowed Sydney on April 14 with gala
ling through Spain following Grant to really grow as an artist performances by Grant and Delta Halifax - Harbour City Bar & Grill | Elements on Hollis | Executive
the death of her mom, which since it signifies “a new begin- the likes of Ben Caplan, Hey Crown Suite - The Westin Nova Scotian | Five Fishermen Grill
inspired many of the tracks. ning” with her work, she said, Rosetta!, Christina Martin, City
Five Fisherman Restaurant | Gio | Hamachi House Fine Japanese
But the sweet and mellow as for years she’s wanted to Natives, and Fortunate Ones.
Compostela was never intended reach a wider audience. Cuisine | Hamachi Kita Sushi & Asian Flare
to be a dark project, Grant said Although writing the album Watch for more of the 2016 venues in Metro’s Jan 29th edition.
Tuesday from the home in Lake was a “healing process” for her, COMPETITION
Echo she shares with her hus- Grant said once a song is re-
band, producer Daniel Ledwell. leased it takes on a new life, and Other top ECMA artists THANK YOU TO THE IMPORTANT EVENT PARTNERS
“It felt great. My mom would has created healing for others. by nominations:
be really proud of that,” Grant “That’s really the only rea-
Hey Rosetta! – 7
said about the East Coast Music son that I make music,” Grant
Jenn Grant – 6
Award nods, announced Tues- said, adding that performing is
Amelia Curran,
day. also a therapeutic experience
Fortunate Ones – 5
“I can feel her spirit and the in letting go. THE HOUSE
Mo Kenny, Ryan
lightness of that in this album, “It’s really not about me. It’s
Hemsworth, Christina
and I think it’s been a really about sort of giving music to
special thing.” other people.” Martin – 4 FwwLwO.mWymEoRtShe rAsbNloDo mGerIsF.cToSm
8 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Halifax
Guidelines for
assisted death
MEDICINE Grant said it became apparent
College aims that guidelines were needed UNKNOWNS
when neither Ottawa nor the
to help judges provinces enacted legislation Grant said an open
rule on newly in the months following the question is how far new
Supreme Court of Canada’s federal legislation will go
legalized act decision to strike down the and how much will be left
ban on doctor-assisted deaths for provinces and medical
last February. regulators to deal with.
Proposed guidelines, requir- That decision gave the
ing two physicians to approve federal government a year to
any request for doctor-assisted come up with a new law — a patient to receive assistance
death, will help Nova Scotia deadline that was recently if all the other eligibility cri-
judges asked to rule on appli- extended by four months, teria have been met,” he said.
cations for the newly legalized until June. Sheila Sperry, spokeswoman
practice, says the head of the Grant said a working group for the Nova Scotia chapter of
province’s college of phys- was put together to look at Dying with Dignity Canada,
icians and surgeons. a framework last year, with generally applauds the draft
The college, which regu- representation from the prov- standard, which she describes
lates the medical profession incial Justice Department, Dal- as “well written.”
in Nova Scotia, is looking for housie University’s health law “I think it could serve as a
feedback on a draft standard institute, Doctors Nova Scotia proper guide for anyone who
of practice that includes guide- and the Nova Scotia Health makes a request right now
lines for doctors and patients Authority. before we actually do have
if a doctor-assisted death is “We felt we didn’t have something (a law) in place.”
requested. the luxury of waiting to see Sperry added that she
The proposed guidelines if legislation would be put in doesn’t believe there will be
do not compel a doctor who place,” said Grant. a rush to the courts in any
objects to help a patient who He said the fear was the event.
chooses to end his or her life, deadline would pass with no “It’s not like buying an
iPhone,” she said. “People
It’s not like buying an iPhone. are not going to line up for
an assisted death even when
People are not going to line up for
the law comes in.”
an assisted death even when the With a new deadline loom-
law comes in. ing, Nova Scotia Justice Min-
ister Diana Whalen said her
Sheila Sperry department would have to
work with doctors and the
although it’s recommended direction on how to pursue Health Department to ensure
the physician make an effect- what the top court had deter- that proper protocols are in
ive referral to another doctor. mined was a new legal right. place once Ottawa acts.
Barring that, doctors must pro- With the Supreme Court Whalen said the province
ART THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO KEEP A COOL HEAD Snow and tattoo artist vide information to patients now saying people can apply to would also like to align its ef-
Gordon Sparks works on a sculpture outside his Halifax home on Tuesday. The artist is going so they can get help. provincial supreme courts for forts with its Atlantic counter-
to be working with schools in February to teach the art of snow sculpture. JEFF HARPER/METRO The standard also calls for the right to die ahead of the parts to ensure there are simi-
two physicians to be involved new legislation, Grant believes lar rules in a region that is
in a patient’s assessment for the college’s guidelines would relatively small.
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about our iatrist be involved in cases that might be of value.” “It’s a question of how we do
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PLEDGE logical conditions are involved. document could be a resource have strong opinions.”
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RESTRUCTURING
Train for a secure, rewarding career
Province to slash 100 jobs
as a Paralegal in just 14 months.
Apply NOW to start in March! from Health Department
The Nova Scotia government is tia Health Authority, the IWK DATE
eliminating 100 jobs within the Health Centre in Halifax and the
Health Department, saying the Department of Communities,
cuts are part of a restructuring Culture and Heritage. The changes take effect
that started when the province As part of the reorganization, April 1.
Learn about ALL our Programs! reduced the number of health 25 new positions will be created.
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transfer 62 positions and some aren’t becoming any healthier system most needs to improve.”
programs to the new Nova Sco- as a result,” said Health Minister THE CANADIAN PRESS
Halifax Wednesday, January 27, 2016 9
CRIME
IN BRIEF
Police make five arrests over
Power Corp meets
seven ‘street-level robberies’ renewable energy targets
Nova Scotia Power says
it set a new record in
the Halifax Common between our community,” the news renewable energy in 2015,
Kristen
Nov. 7 and Nov. 29, according release said. with 26.6 per cent of the
Lipscombe
to a police news release issued Officers arrested three teen- electricity used in the
Metro | Halifax
early Tuesday evening. age boys, one man and one province coming from
All of the robberies in- woman, ranging between 15 renewable resources.
Halifax Regional Police made volved young suspects using and 18 years old, “without The utility’s
five arrests Tuesday in rela- violence against victims be- incident” Tuesday. performance exceeded
tion to a rash of what they’re fore stealing various items Police released the woman the legislated requirement
calling “street-level robber- from them. without charging her, but of 25 per cent renewable
ies.” “Police deployed a number they continue to investigate electricity for last year.
The seven reported robber- of resources to address the and expect to lay charges THE CANADIAN PRESS
ies happened “in and around” rash of senseless violence in against some of the suspects.
The Law Courts in Halifax JEFF HARPER/METRO
Province
pays out for
defamation
LAWSUIT In an amended defence filed
Woman to get last October, Grimes and the
provincial government admit-
$50,000 after ted liability for defamation
and breach of privacy. Grimes
investigator
also submitted a brief written
slandered her apology to Doucette.
Judge Denise Boudreau,
in a ruling released Monday,
A woman who was wrongly said Grimes — a former police
implicated in possible crim- officer — didn’t say where
inal activity by a provincial he got the information and
employee after she applied never bothered to check if it
for a firearms licence has been was true.
awarded more than $50,000 The judge concluded
in damages by a Nova Scotia Grimes’ false and defamatory
Supreme Court judge. statements were “offensive
Court documents show that and inexplicable,” and caused
when Laura Doucette applied “havoc” in Doucette’s life.
for the licence as part of a poli- “He did all of this wearing
cing and corrections course, the cloak of a provincial (De-
provincial firearms investiga- partment of Justice) investiga-
tor David Grimes looked at tor, with all of the credibility
her application in 2012 and such a title would bring,” Bou-
became suspicious. dreau’s decision says.
During his investigation, he Boudreau said Grimes’ ill-
approached some of Doucet- founded accusations were
te’s instructors and warned made in a cavalier fashion
them she may have been in- with callous disregard for the
volved in an armed robbery impact they would have on
when she was working at a Doucette’s life.
Tim Hortons in 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS
MISSING
Police ask for help long dark hair and blue
with well-being check eyes. She was last seen
Halifax police are asking wearing a black ball cap
for the public’s help in with white lettering, blue
finding a woman for a well- jeans and black work
being check. boots with white laces
Kim Norris, 50, was and was carrying several
last seen Oct. 19, 2015 backpacks.
leaving a shelter in Halifax, Norris is known to travel
according to a Halifax throughout Canada and
Regional Police release on also works as a labourer in
Tuesday. the construction industry,
She is described as the release said.
a white woman with METRO
10 Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Canada
‘This is a
good day’
CHILD WELFARE Canadians who believe in jus-
New hope for tice and fairness.
She is urging the federal gov-
the indigenous ernment to take immediate ac-
tion, adding she will be watch-
population in
ing to see how Prime Minister
tribunal ruling Justin Trudeau responds, given
his commitment to implement
all 94 recommendations from
The federal government dis- the Truth and Reconciliation
criminated against children on Commission.
reserves in its funding of child The commission, which spent
welfare services, the Canadian six years documenting the pain-
Human Rights Tribunal said ful residential school legacy,
in a landmark ruling Tuesday. called on all levels of govern-
The quasi-judicial body pub- ment to reduce the number of
lished its find- aboriginal chil-
ings nine years dren taken into
after a complaint care by provid-
from the Assem- We need to make ing adequate
bly of First Na- resources for
sure these children
tions and The communities
First Nations get what they need and child-wel-
Child and Family immediately. fare organiza-
Caring Society of tions.
Canada, which Cindy Blackstock The Liberal
argued the fed- government
eral government failed to pro- was not surprised by the rul-
vide First Nations children with ing, said Wilson-Raybould, not-
The University of Calgary, one of the three recipients, will use the money to allow researchers to continue to lead in near-Earth the same level of services that ing it is committed to acting on
research on things such as the space weather dynamics that create aurora borealis. AFP/GETTY IMAGES exist elsewhere. the child welfare issue and to
In the decision, which is con- working toward a nation-to-na-
RESEARCH sidered legally binding, the tion relationship with Canada’s
Space agency awards spacious funds tribunal found First Nations indigenous peoples.
are adversely impacted by the “This is a good day,” she said.
services provided by the gov- THE CANADIAN PRESS
ernment and, in some cases,
Three Canadian universities dynamics that create aurora “This latest CSA support denied services as a result of CRITIQUE
are sharing $1.4 million in borealis. KEY PROJECTS enables University of Cal- the government’s involvement.
funding from the Canadian One of the projects will gary researchers — focused “The panel acknowledges
Space Agency. push for answers to questions The other three University on New Earth-Space discov- the suffering of those First Na- Alberta Premier Rachel
Four awards have been about how space weather of Calgary projects ery and development — to tions children and families Notley said in a release
given to the University of interferes with GPS signals. will focus on the high- continue to lead internation- who are or have been denied that the tribunal’s ruling
Calgary, three to the Uni- The average GPS user energy electrons and ally,” said Ed McCauley, the an equitable opportunity to “is a positive step towards
versity of Alberta and one to doesn’t usually see much other charged particles university’s vice-president remain together or to be re- correcting an injustice for
the University of Waterloo impact from space weather, that rain down into the of research. united in a timely manner,” children and families living
in Ontario. but there can be more sig- upper atmosphere during “This research is resulting the ruling said. on reserves across Canada.”
In a news release, the Uni- nificant effects in surveying, geomagnetic storms. in better sensors and sensor Cindy Blackstock, executive “All children, regardless
versity of Calgary said the mapping, hydrography, avi- webs for environmental mon- director of the The First Na- of race, deserve access to
money will allow research- ation and military operations. itoring and Global Navigation tions Child and Family Caring supportive environments
ers to continue to lead in The University of Calgary lem for Canada than for other Satellite Systems as part of Society of Canada, said the that can help them flourish,”
near-Earth research on things said such space weather dis- countries, because of the this key research priority.” decision marks a great day for Notley added. METRO
such as the space weather turbances are a bigger prob- country’s northerly location. THE CANADIAN PRESS First Nations children and for
MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Oxford dictionaries ‘sexist’: PhD student
Conservative group
seeks policy reform
Is Oxford Dictionaries perpetu- gist, also critiqued the examples statements about gender and
ating sexist stereotypes? used for words that don’t need to language. If Oxford believes it
party policy. That policy, That’s the question asked by be gendered, such as housework is important to tell users that
Ryan
re-affirmed in 2013 argues Memorial University of New- (“she still does all the house- the word ‘shrill’ has historic-
Tumilty parliament, not the courts foundland PhD student Michael work”), shrill (“the rising shrill ally been applied primarily to
Metro | Edmonton should define marriage. Oman-Reagan, who has criti- of women’s voices”) and psyche women’s voices, they should
It also says that marriage cized the dictionary’s use of (“I will never really fathom the say that clearly, not cover it up
A group of gay Conservatives should be the union of one what he calls “explicitly sexist” female psyche.”) and hide it in a usage example.”
want the party to change its man and one woman. examples. “Why are they choosing par- Oman-Reagan began tweeting
stance on marriage equality Eric Lorenzen, an executive The word rabid, for ex- ticular sentences which reen- out what he found on Jan. 21,
and they’re asking interim member of LGBTory, said it’s ample, comes with the usage force (sic) sexist stereotypes?” asking the dictionary to clarify
leader Rona Ambrose for past time for that to change. example “rabid feminist,” he wrote in a recent post at how it chooses the examples.
help. Lorenzen said being gay according to the entry at Medium.com. Oxford Dictionaries then replied
The group, LGBTory sent and being Conservative are OxfordDictionaries.com, while “When Oxford editorially se- with the tweet: “If only there
a letter to Ambrose earlier not incompatible, but the grating is explained with the lects example sentences repro- were a word to describe how
this month asking for her party has to recognize the Michael Oman-Reagan phrase, “her high, grating voice.” ducing sexist stereotypes, they strongly you felt about femin-
support in changing official problem with this policy. CONTRIBUTED Oman-Reagan, an anthropolo- are making implicit, prescriptive ism ...” TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE