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ears for UFC
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Jonathan
Briggins
For Metro | Halifax

Mixed martial arts fighter Gavin
Tucker has used a combination
of kicks, punches, and wrestling
techniques to defeat all nine
fighters he's faced in the extreme
combat cage.

With each opponent he's con
quered, Tucker has gotten one
step closer to the pinnacle of the
sport, the URC.

(On Feb. 19 at the Scotiabank
Centre — exactly six years
after his first fight in 2011 —
the 30-yearold from Halifax via
Ship Cove, NI. will make his UBC
debut on his home turf against
Sam Sicilia of Spokane, Wash.

“L train hard anyways, | just
ramped up the intensity. ihada
feeling | was going to get called”
said Gavin Tucker,
all the time anyway,
just more intense”

‘Tucker is bringing in reinforce-
‘ments to help prepare, including
Muay Thai specialist Kru Ash
from Montreal. He's worked with
URC fighters Patrick Coté and

Georges Saint Pierre.

‘Titans Fitness Academy in Halifax

I train hard
anyways, I just
ramped up the
intensity. —_
_ Gavin Tucker.

Gavin Tucker, left, trains at Titans Fitness with sparring partner Koko as his coach Kru Ash looks on. 1 uxepen/meTao

and takes pride in reaching the resources that we have and the

‘A ivefootseven featherweight pinnacle of MMA while staying kind of mindset that goes along.
(145 pounds) Tucker trains out of in Nova Scotia.

Halifax isa tough city a hard city,

“Lthink itsaysa lot about the and I'm right here inthe heart of

Scotia to study jazz. and would
split his time between training
and music, going back to New-
foundland every summer to play
in the Stephenville Theatre Fest
val. He's put away the guitar and
is completely focused on enter
taining in the octagon,

His Extreme Cage Combat
win against Chris Coggins on
July 23, 2016, which brought
his record to 90, was his first
fight in over a year after knee
surgery for a torn meniscus. It
was his second major surgery
after a shoulder injury in 2013
kkept him out of fights for two
years. Despite the setbacks, the
Southpaw kept training, show-
ing up to the gym with a sling
on his left arm while working
on his right jab.

‘You don't get it if you stop
halfway. You don’t come so far
just to hang it up. Plus | enjoy
what I'm doing. Even if there
wasn't a fight coming up, Id
still get out of bed and train
every day,

Tucker also monitors his diet

Josely and has been vegan for

ays it helps control,

major advantage

‘when it comes to cutting weight
for fights.

As he prepares for his URC
debut, Tucker remains unfazed
it think itsays more about this _by the spotlight.
place than itdoesaboutme. This “I'm on a bigger stage with
place has fostered my dream." _ bigger lights, nothing changes

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missing, but couldn't confirm
Sunday if he was the person
‘whose remains were found.

Human remains have been
found after a truck and home
became engulfed in flames
in a Nova Scotia community.

‘The RCMP say they were
called to a home in East Wal-
ton, Hants Co. in regards toa
blaze around 11 p.m. Saturday.

Police say human remains

flames also.

When I got here, the house was
fully engulfed. The truck was in

Walton Fire Chief Danny Patterson

‘The Nova Scotia Medical
Examiner is working with
police to identify the dead
person.

“I had two trucks on scene
‘when | got here, came over the
top of the hill and the house

was fully engulfed,” Walton
Fire Chief Danny Patterson
said in an interview Sunday.
“The truck was in lames also.”

Patterson said the firefight-
cers were solely focused on “an
exterior attack" of the dwelling
and were unable to perform a
rescue inside because of the
nature of the fire.

He said no one else was in-
jured during the fire and no
‘one else was inside.

Now is the Time!

The Halifax Regional School Board wants to hear from you

Dave Wright, Chair
Halifx Regional Schoo! Board

Second Public Meeting:

Wednesday, February 1, 2017*
Graham Creighton Junior High
72 Cherry Brook Road
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

‘Alternate date due to weather:

‘Monday, February 6 (same time)
Cole Harbour District High Schoo!

Halifax Regional
School Board

This past fall, the Halifax Regional School
Board initiated a process to look at the
future of 17 schools in the Auburn
Drive/Cole Harbour District High School
communities.

We know that those who work, live and

play in these communities are the right
people to provide the advice and insight we
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feflect the interests of students and families.

That's why we have asked members of the
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Bring your children, friends and neighbours!

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‘Ahmad Alhraki, Rafat Harb and Allah Alhraki serve
customers at the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market on Saturday.
‘ALEX QUONIFOR METRO

Syrian trio
‘humbled by
kindness’

Upcycling food Quuncx
Projectopens — BFerow piece of
in ers’ the East is soaking in
the community's warm
market reception.
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For Metro | Halifax

‘A new, special vendor has
moved into the Halifax Sea-
port Farmer's Market.

Piece of the East opened for
business earlier this month.
It is owned by a trio of Syrian
men who have resided in Hal-
fax for six months,

They came up with the idea
while volunteering with Parker
Street Food Bank as part of
their language course curticu-
lum requirement at Westwood
Resource Family Centre.

“One of the boys Ahmad was
sorting one day,” recalled the
Piece of the East founder Sylvia
Gawad. “They were throwing
away stuff that was about to
‘go bad and he said, ‘I wish we
could upcycle those and make
something; I could make such
‘good jam out of this.”

as like ‘why not, let's

know you are home,”
expressed another co-
‘owner, Ahmad Alhraki
“What a wonderful feeling
to see all the support

and drive from the HRM
community.”

powering newcomers,” she
said,

Gawad says it's truly a cor
munity project as Saint Mary's
University helped out with con-
nections, Parker Street Food
Bank gave a platform to edu-
cate newcomers about sorting
food and Hope Blooms pro-
vided the kitchen to make
products.

“L was nervous when we set
foot in the market,” said co-
owner Alla Alhraki. “Are we
going to make if? What if we
don't?”

“Then, we sold out so thanks
to Nova Scotia; we are humbled
by your kindness.”

‘While they are ecstatic of
the community's reaction, the
‘owners have set their sights on
major goals.

Overall, the goal is to em-
power newcomers through
upeycling food waste into de-
licious delicacies such as jam,
coconut bread as well as Middle
Eastern sweets such as Gurabi
and Baklava.

“Piece of the East is made to
create jobs, to bring a Middle
Eastern twist to the Halifax
food scene while moving on
the pillars of sustainability,
entrepreneurship and em

“We are hoping to have our
‘own warehouse, sorting facil-
ity and certified kitchen but at
this point we are looking for
community support to taise
funds and to increase the or
ganizations that give us the
food products.” Gawad added.
| metreNEws | Halifax Monday, January 30,2017 | 5 |

Changing attitudes about aging

Meg Federico
helps elderly
stay physically,
mentally strong

Jen
Taplin
or Metro | Halifax

In Meg Federico's mind there
is just one thing standing
between older adults and a
nursing home: getting out
of a chair.

It's something she drives
home every time she teaches
a chair fitness class at Spencer
House, a south end Halifax
seniors’ drop-in centre.

“One of the exercises we do
is get up out of a chair and
‘we can do that 30 times. It's
like we're looking to create
a new Olympic category we
just don’t know what to call
it, maybe rise and shine?”

Her jokes are also a ma-
jor part of her class to the
delight of the eight regulars
who have been getting up. es
down, and back up again for Meg Federico helps the elderly reconnect with their bodies while gaining agility, strength and balance during her chair fitness class..crr uaeeermereo
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home mother of three who. dead that people are really a narrative about walking up | Each week, we will profile
wrote for the Halifax Daily Mothering Mother was pub- lems, prompted her to back _ not aware of.” ahill and picking apples. It's an unsung volunteer
News and several other pub- lished and it was a hit. But off from writing, Instead she _As people age, they feel very goofy, it's not serious.” heroin our community
lications. Federico hada hard time with took extensive training and like their bodies are betraying _It's fun, but it also serves a___ as part of Halifax Heroes.

She also wrotea book about the success and the exposure became an older adult fitness them. She said they feel their serious purpose and Federico To nominate someone,
her experiences looking after of intimate details of her life. specialist and personal trainer bodies are ugly and weak, doesn't pull any punches __ email philip.croucher@

her mother who remarried at “It made me realize how at SMUfit and they don't work the way about it. ‘metronews.ca, Metro
80, lived in New Jersey and out of control a piece that She wanted to use her they used to so people ignore “Here's what happens if Halifax's managing editor,
had dementia. Federico never leaves your hands is. It takes knowledge of seniors in adif- them. you don’t take care of your- | of Tweet @metrohalifax
expected much out of it, but a life of its own.” ferent way and also change at- So she volunteers with the self: other people have to lug _using the hashtag

in 2009 her book The Depar- That experience, coupled _titudes about aging. Federico chair fitness class to help your body around and take #HalifaxHeroes
ture Lounge: Adventures in with developing vision prob- said she found how very little people reconnect with their care of you. That's the conse-

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As the reality of President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration order sinks in, dual
Canadian citizens and refugees remain anxious and on edge. The order temporarily bars the
citizens of seven predominantly Muslim nations — Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia
and Yemen — from entering the United States. metro canapa

OTTAWA

Amin Asadollahi, climate change lead at the International Institute
for Sustainable Development in Ottawa, travels for work and said
despite those assurance he is going to be cautions about travelling.

“Am no longerable to do that? Do I have to teleconference in”
He said. Asadollahi said the US. policy change was so swift he finds
it hard to predict what the administration might do next.

CALGARY

Yusra Alshakh was planning to visit her family members that live
in the US., but the it was explained to her that was not an option
for the next few months at least. She said she feels devastated she
‘ight not get to see her mother or sister. “To see these people blan
kket labelled as terrorists — it's unbelievable,” she said.

VANCOUVER

Edmonton's Saghar Sobhani

Ey

Vancouver resident and entrepreneur Wyle Baoween just returned
ffom an annual family vacation in Hawaii and had planned to
attend meetings in Seattle, but says the recent travel ban has
shaken his optimism,

“I was frustrated. You feel like you have no power to change
anything,” he said

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‘Barbaric
violence’
at mosque

Quebec City police say there
have been fatalities at a shoot
ing incident at a mosque in the
provincial capital
Unconfirmed reports varied in
number of casualties, but news
service Reuters was reporting

wO™. EDMONTON that five people were dead.
‘ Police Said two suspects were
Saghar Sobhani—who wasalso | in custody.

born in Iran and forced to flee
—now lives in California, where
he studies aerospace engineer
ing. Sobhani said she and her
boyétiend met as refugees living
in Turkey, where she had fled
after persecution in Iran

A live video feed on a Face
ook page of a mosque showed
images of multiple police
vehicles and yellow police tape.

Public Safety Minister Ralph
Goodale tweeted Sunday he is
deeply saddened by the loss of
life, his office says no motive
has been confirmed.

Quebec Premier Philippe
Couillard reacted on ‘Twitter by
calling it “barbaric violence.”

‘AIl our solidarity is with
those who are close to the vie
tims, the injured and their
families,” he said.

The mosque in question had
a pig's head left outside the
building last june.

Toronto's Bayan Khatib
r a=

WINNIPEG

Azita Fazelkhah, a 29-year-old
from Iran who has been in Win-
nipeg on a student visa since Sep-
tember 2014, he's working ona
PhD in electrical engineering at
the University of Manitoba and
hhad planned to attend a scientific
conference in New Orleans in
February. The travel ban means
she will likely have to cancel a
trip she and her Iranian boy-
friend spent months planning.

Calgary's Yusra Alshakh © new srunswick

Restrictions clarified

tries President Donald Trump
targeted in an executive order:
‘Trump's order over the week-
end banned citizens from Iraq,
Iran, Syia, Libya, Somalia, Yemen.
and Sudan from travelling to the
US., but Hussen said he has re-
ceived assurance from officials
that dual Canadian citizens and
permanent residents with a valid
card would not be stopped.

New Brunswick's premier
says the military is sending
between up to 150 troops
to help with recovery efforts
in areas hit by last week's
ice storm. Brian Gallant said
‘Sunday soldiers will assist
local authorities by going

Federal Immigration Minister
Ahmed Hussen said Sunday he's
been assured Canadian citizens
and permanent residents can
travel through the United States
as usual, even if they also hold
citizenship in one of seven coun-

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migration order sowed more
chaos and outrage across the
country Sunday, with travellers
detained at airports, panicked
families searching for relatives
and protesters registering op-
position to the sweeping meas-
tre that was blocked by several
federal courts

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mine how many people had
been affected so far by the rules,
Which Trump said Saturday were
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Mountainous taste

Colombian Excelso takes coffee lovers to new heights

By: Sean Deasy

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coffee summons the enduring vision of which helps create an unprecedented fests of the many
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since the late 1950s in everything from TV
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the equator, boasts near coffee ma

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altitude and the Andes
aimost all year round.

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as producers from other areas of Huila jo
the group. This created the large and mult-
departmental co-op that Cadefihulla Is tod
ury and invested hi The co-op now comprises 4,000 mem
(ord, There's such an abundar fees that some from 25 municipalities across th
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soil and this kind of weather, you'l
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in 2014 the organization became Fairtrade
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