Metro London - January 30, 2013

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Rolling out the
welcome wagon
World Figure Skating Extra step
Championships.
Downtown businesses (cid:580)(cid:3) Downtown London plans
setting sights on to keep businesses front
and centre during the
international visitors World Figure Skating
Championships.
(cid:580)(cid:3) They’ve rented a store-
ANGELA front on King Street,
MULLINS steps away from Budwei-
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as a temporary concierge
Forget making a good impres- office, pointing tourists
sion. We gotta make ’em love screaming that message loud toward local deals, eat-
us. and clear on Wednesday as eries and hot spots.
With that in mind, down- she briefs more than 100 local
town businesses are beginning business owners on the skat-
to craft the blueprint for wel- ing deets.
coming the world to London. Businesses are being encour- pening downtown,’ and they
Upbeat, finely tuned store- aged to wash windows, plan haven’t been downtown in 10
fronts with lots to offer inside special displays, offer extra- years,” Densky said. “I want to
will be key to sending the right friendly service and, in the case make sure that people realize
message during the World Fig- of restaurants, consider special downtown is coming together.
ure Skating Championships, menus aimed at turning over There are lots of great places
running March 11 to 17 at Bud- tables as fast as possible. that are opening up.”
weiser Gardens. Lisa Densky, owner of Pol- Part of Wednesday’s brief-
Downtown London is trying ish Nail Bar (201 Dundas St.), ing will include a breakdown
to make sure everyone is up to is ready for the masses and of the demographic — gener-
the task. has a few special promotions ally women 50 and older — ex-
“You gotta put your best in mind. pected for the skating event,
foot forward. That’s kind of Tourists aside, the cham- MacDonald said.
what we’re asking them to pionships are a good chance That’s an important part of
do,” said Janette MacDonald, for downtown to shine in the formula for cashing in on
the merchant group’s general front of the world, something some of the event’s economic
manager. “You have to pretend Densky hopes could turn the impact — estimated at nearly
it’s Christmas, and you’ve got a tide of negative attitudes about $30 million.
whole house full of company the core. “There’s people walking
coming.” “There’s still that (percep- the streets with lots and lots of
MacDonald — in conjunc- tion in) London where people money,” MacDonald said. “Busi-
tion with Tourism London don’t want to go downtown, nesses have to give them an op-
and other partners — will be or say, ‘There’s nothing hap- portunity to spend it.”
TAG TEAM
Little lost Wheels on fire
Lambie
Can’t wait for the new fleet of
cars to roll off the belt? Neither
Canadians are rallying can we. From the new-gener-
Muralist Tara Nurse, 26, left, and James Alexander, 19, both of London, get ready to put the finishing touches on a behind a London toddler ation Dodge Viper to the sassy
graffiti piece Tuesday at Youth Opportunities Unlimited headquarters (332 Richmond St.) YOU recruited Nurse and whose favourite plush toy is Hyundai Veloster, Metro presents
other artists from Artfusion to help city youth give the centre’s fourth-floor walls a personal touch. ANGELA MULLINS/METRO MIA PAGE 2 the 2013 Auto Preview PAGES 11-33
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuning in a
new approach
Orchestra London.
Dollars and cents
Non-profi t trying to lure
more donors, supporters
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ate sponsorships and dona-
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The effort comes after the
organization saw profits plum- (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:83)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:243)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:305)(cid:274)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:630)(cid:627)(cid:3)
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from $67,784 at the end of fis-
cal year 2011.
While sponsorships and pulling out, O’Neill said.
community donations in- Officials have been in talks
N creased year-over-year — total- with one of the businesses, try-
ling $776,906 at the end of ing to bring it back on board.
June — a stepped-up fundrais- Having a new performing
ing approach is part of the arts centre in the city — an
non-profit’s revamped busi- initiative the orchestra is
ness plan, said Joe O’Neill, backing through a $45-mil-
who took over as board chair- lion fundraising campaign —
man in November. would go a long way toward
The approach, he said, will firming up money for oper-
mean more office calls to po- ations, the board chair said.
tential investors. Music London, a task force
“We’re looking at mining spearheaded by the orches-
all the revenue sources in the tra, has requested $10 million
community,” O’Neill said. from the city for the proposed
O’Neill’s also been trying venue. A new arts centre
to lure old sponsors back. would replace the orchestra’s It’s just a bag of tricks! Winter’s coming back
Despite gains during the last existing home, Centennial
fiscal year, the orchestra lost Hall, which O’Neill says is “un- Canada Post mail carrier Ryan Spong, 40, of London, walks down Wharncliff e Road in the rain on Tuesday morning.
$80,000 in corporate sponsor- suitable” and makes selling The local weather forecast calls for a high of 13 C on Wednesday, with periods of rain, before snow fl urries hit Thursday
ships — $60,000 of which is at- tickets for performances “a and Friday. The temperature is expected to drop big time, with highs of -4 C and -6 C, respectively. JOHN MATISZ/METRO
tributed to two big companies challenge.”
Support pours in aft er blind toddler loses favourite stuff ed toy
A London toddler is missing his a mini If you fi nd Lambie Special edition of two
best buddy. purple
Mason Smith lost his fa- hoodie Toy company
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named Lambie, on Sunday toy. off ers to replace discontinued production
afternoon. “ We (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:74)(cid:229)(cid:315)(cid:209)(cid:292)(cid:225)(cid:552)(cid:3)(cid:616)(cid:632)(cid:627)(cid:627)(cid:3) of the toy, but the com-
lost Lambie
Since then, his mother, were go- pany has offered to restart
Ashlee Smith, has been looking ing to go production and mail two
for the security piece. to the on Lambie. It wasn’t until we stuffed toy lambs to Ashlee
Mason, 3, was born with mall,” had already left (the Walmart An American toy company is Smith and her son, Mason.
underdeveloped optic nerves Mason Smith, 3, hugs s a i d at White Oaks mall) that I coming to the aid of a three- “It’s amazing,” Smith
and is blind. his stuff ed animal, Smith, thought, ‘Oh my goodness, year-old London boy days told AM980 Tuesday
Mason always had Lambie at Lambie. HANDOUT retracing he doesn’t have his lamb any- after his favourite stuffed night. “Mason was pretty
his side, Smith says. He took the her steps more.’” animal went missing. happy.”
small furry friend everywhere, before realizing the toy was no- Canadians have rallied be- Douglas Company, based AM980/AM980.CA
caring for it daily. As recently as where to be seen. hind the Smiths. As of Tuesday
Sunday morning, Mason added “We got on the 14 High- afternoon, a heartbreaking
a new jacket to Lambie’s attire bury (city bus). I had my hands Kijiji ad posted by Smith had times. Unfortunately, though, Lambie’s whereabouts.
after his mom finished sewing full, I thought he had a hold been viewed more than 35,000 there have been zero leads on JOHN MATISZ/METRO
Risk of fl ooding Bonus game
Council. Decision on where the occupants were
not home.
City advises 2nd Price Is Right
parkway fi x put off The city said it will
residents to continue to follow proto- Live show added
cols related to flood control
City council has postponed a spending $300,000 next year evacuate mitigation. Due to public demand,
decision that would address to address deficiencies in an METRO Budweiser Gardens has
noise complaints from people existing sound berm. Coun. Due to the risk of flooding, added a second Price Is
living along Veterans Memor- Bill Armstrong, who repre- the City of London advised Alternate accommodations Right Live show March
ial Parkway. sents the area, is leading the residents on Front Street 23. Tickets for the 4 p.m.
Council voted 9-6 Tuesday charge for construction of a and part of High Street on show go on sale Friday at
to have engineers report back $1.7 million noise-barrier wall. Tuesday to evacuate resi- (cid:83)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:238)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:255)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:296)(cid:3) 10 a.m. They will be avail-
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options for handling the prob- tunity “to open their windows close to the river. (cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:273)(cid:279)(cid:225)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:74)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3) box office, by phone at
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Staff had recommended ANGELA MULLINS/METRO
metronews.ca NEWS 03
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Scores of dead
Nightclub.
bodies dumped Cheap flares
linked to
in Syrian city
lethal blaze
Penny-pinching by a band
Nationwide violence. the dead were residents of known for its onstage pyro-
Various sources put Bustan al-Qasr. technic displays may have cost
Syrian state TV said the more than 230 people their
the number killed on
men were killed by mem- lives at a nightclub in southern
Tuesday at around 160 bers of Jabhat al-Nusra, an Brazil, according to a police
al-Qaida-linked group. It said inspector leading the inves-
the men were killed after tigation into this weekend’s
they demanded members of deadly blaze.
The bodies of at least 65 the group to leave their areas. “The flare lit was for out-
people were found in Syria’s An activist group, the door use only, and the people
northern city of Aleppo Tues- Local Co-ordination Com- who lit them know that,”
day as the government and mittees, put the number of Inspector Marcelo Arigony told
rebels blamed each other for bodies at 80. It blamed gov- reporters at a news confer-
the mass killing. ernment forces for the kill- ence Tuesday. “They chose to
The bodies, almost all men ing. buy those because they were
in their 20s and 30s, were The same day, a bomb cheaper than those that can be
discovered in the contested wounded Abdul-Razzak used indoors.”
neighbourhood of Bustan al- Qtini, once governor of the Arigony said that the out-
Qasr, according to Rami Ab- province of Hama, as he was door flares cost a mere $1.25
dul-Rahman, director of the in his car, said Abdul-Rahman a piece, compared to the $35
Britain-based Syrian Observa- and a neighbour of Qtini. price tag for an indoor flare.
tory for Human Rights. In- Earlier Tuesday, rebels Police have said the club’s
tense clashes between rebels stormed a government intel- ceiling was covered with an
and government troops have ligence complex in the east, Protesters demand blood for blood in India insulating foam made from a
raged in the district since op- freeing at least 11 people combustible material.
position forces launched an held in a prison there, activ- A malfunctioning fire extin-
offensive on Aleppo in July. ists said. Scores of protesters gathered near India’s Parliament on Tuesday demanding the death penalty for six men ac- guisher was not legal, Arigony
Abdul-Rahman said the Regime warplanes also cused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi last month. The protesters carried placards said, and the club’s operating
identities of the dead were carried several airstrikes on saying, “Give us Justice, Hang the Rapists,” and shouted slogans before conducting a mock hanging of the men licence had expired in August.
unknown and it was not clear rebel positions in restive who are facing trial in a special court in New Delhi. Meanwhile, India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a “Any child could have seen
who was behind the killings. towns and villages around petition to move the trial out of New Delhi. The petition argued that the men would not get a fair trial because that this establishment should
A government official told Damascus, the Observatory of the charged atmosphere in the capital. ALTAF QADRI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS not have been open,” he said.
The Associated Press that said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Head of Egypt’s military fears nation may collapse
Burying their dead from His words fall heaviest on El-Sissi signalled the mil- Heart of resistance
Egypt’s wave of violence, President Mohammed Morsi, itary would not move to
residents of the coastal city who has failed to contain the put down protesters, saying
of Port Said vented their fury unrest as protesters defied troops are in a “grave pre- Port Said’s violence touched
at their Islamist president on his declaration of a month- dicament,” forced to balance off Saturday when a court
Tuesday, virtually declaring long state of emergency and between “avoiding confronta- issued death sentences to
revolt against his rule. curfew in Port Said and two tion” with citizens and pro- 21 people over a bloody
Meanwhile, the head of neighbouring cities. tecting state institutions. soccer riot a year ago.
the military warned Egypt At least 60 people have In Cairo on Tuesday, rock-
may collapse under the been killed and hundreds in- throwing protesters clashed (cid:580)(cid:3) The verdicts were seen
weight of its turmoil. jured since Thursday in clash- with police firing tear gas for by residents as unfairly
Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s es between police and pro- another day in battles that targeting Port Said.
grave comments, his first testers. Citizens are raging escalated after nightfall near
since the crisis began, ap- over what they call Islamist Tahrir Square. The mayhem (cid:580)(cid:3) Many believe Morsi is
peared to push for reconcilia- moves to monopolize power forced the nearby U.S. Em- trying to sideline the city
tion and a solution to the pro- and the government’s fail- bassy to suspend public ser- because of a tradition of
Protesters in Tahrir Square celebrate the capture of an armoured vehicle tests and riots across much of ure to address the country’s vices. defying authority.
taken during clashes with security forces in Cairo. AMR NABIL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the country the past six days. many woes. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kazakhstan Pakistan
India tour. Tories grilled Landslide. Rescue halted
20 die in crash of One slain in attack
over $1-million transport for buried quarry workers
Canadian plane on polio workers
A Canadian-made airplane Gunmen on a motorcycle
carrying at least 20 people shot and killed a police of- The Conservative government Globemaster transport, which The search was suspended whisked to safety by helicopter,
crashed Tuesday in heavy ficer protecting polio work- is defending the $1-million cost logged 48.5 hours of airtime Tuesday night for two Quebec according to provincial police
fog near Kazakhstan’s ers during a UN-backed of flying armoured vehicles to flying the two vehicles to India. quarry workers who are mis- spokesman Benoit Richard.
principal city, Almaty, kill- vaccination campaign in India for Prime Minister Ste- Following a full assessment, sing after an apparent landslide Specialists working with res-
ing all on board. northwestern Pakistan on phen Harper, saying it was a “the RCMP determined there swept several vehicles into a pit cue crews recommended sus-
State news agency Tuesday, police said. security decision by the RCMP. were no appropriate vehicles nearly 100 metres deep. pending the search until Wed-
Kazinform cites an emer- Some Islamic militants Harper’s use of an armour- available in India,” the govern- Two trucks and an excav- nesday morning, Richard said.
gency official at the site oppose the campaign, plated car and an SUV bearing ment said. ator were trapped in huge Search teams needed to be able
as saying the plane was accusing health workers of Canadian licence plates during An Indian government offi- mounds of loose gravel at the to see how the gravel in the pit
initially denied permis- acting as spies for the U.S. his November tour prompted cial confirmed during Harper’s bottom of the snowy crater in might shift while they work.
sion to land due to poor and claiming the vaccine is New Democrats to formally in- visit that it had offered an ar- L’Epiphanie, Que., just east of Repentigny police spokes-
visibility. intended to sterilize Muslim quire about the cost. moured Mercedes Benz for his Montreal. man Bruno Marier says res-
The plane made a children. The final tally was produced use. A third worker managed cue workers planned to bring
second approach, but lost In a separate incident in this week as parliamentarians Foreign Affairs Minister to climb out of the excavator heavy search equipment down
its bearings and crashed a the region, a man wounded returned after six weeks off. John Baird responded that after the vehicle tumbled down to the site in the morning.
few kilometres from the a polio worker with an axe. It cost a little more than India has lost two prime minis- the steep embankment. He Police could not explain the
airport. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS $1 million for the use of the ters to assassination in the last suffered from frostbite, shock cause of the landslide.
massive Canadian Forces C-17 25 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS and minor injuries and was THE CANADIAN PRESS
04 AVALANCHE WEEK metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Man’s best friend to
Release the hounds.
Metro reporter
discovers first-hand
what it’s like to be
buried under snow
DAY
3
MATT
KIELTYKA
Metro in Vancouver
THE RESCUERS
The only sound I hear is that
of my own body breathing in
and out. Tomorrow: Staying Alive
It’s been that way since Metro takes you to school
I climbed into a snug hole on how to survive in
carved into the side of Revel-
stoke Mountain Resort in B.C., Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association’s Sadie pokes her head treacherous terrain.
and flashed a “thumbs up” through the snow during a rescue simulation in Revelstoke, B.C., on Jan. 8.
sign to ski patrol. MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER
As I lay there in the fetal
position, the patroller covered back and forth as they reach tire block comes down and Roberts explains that he
my one escape with large slabs the bottom of the run. I see Sadie’s wet nose poke and Sadie, like all members of
of snow and ice. “Are you ready to go to through the opening. the Canadian Avalanche Res-
“Are you OK? I’m going to work?” Roberts works Sadie She barks, grabs the old, cue Dog Association (CARDA),
fill in the cracks with snow up into a frenzy. “Search!” raggedy sweater I’m holding are able to cover an area six
now,” he says. in my left hand and starts tug- times that of a team of human
The outside world is silent (cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114) ging at it, helping me as I claw searchers in just a fraction of
for the next 15 minutes, al- my way out of the cold prison the time when responding to
though everyone on the sur- The sound of my breath- with my free arm. an avalanche.
face says they keep trying to ing is joined by a faint rustle Roberts, his boots crunch- The effectiveness of rescue
communicate with me. overhead. ing on fresh powder as he dogs can’t be understated.
I can’t tell. Although races toward us, keeps Sadie “When you’re buried,
Today, I’m put in the role of I’m not in real motivated. every second counts,” is the
an avalanche victim. danger, my “What did you find? There’s tagline used on CARDA’s web-
spirit soars a good girl, good girl.” site.
(cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114) on a gust of Once on scene, Roberts’
optimism as (cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114)(cid:248)(cid:114) job is to see which direction
Al Roberts and his faithful rustling turns to the wind is coming from and
companion Sadie, a seven-year- scratching, and It was a minute and send Sadie into it.
old Belgian-shepherd cross, scratching turns to 30 seconds from “The scent of the person
bide their time in the kennel the distinct sound the time Rob- comes out of the snow just
on top of the ski hill when of paws digging erts shouted, like smoke would out of a
Roberts hears “go ahead” over through snow and “Search!” to hole. It takes the path of least
the static on his radio. hurried panting. the moment resistance, out of the snow
Sadie knows it’s time to Bits of snow Sadie homed in and into the wind,” he ex-
work. come free and on my scent and plains.
She leaps out of her cage sprinkle down on started “Once the dog gets into
and barks excitedly as Roberts me as the sounds get dig- the scent cone, they can pin-
steps into his ski bindings and louder. ging point where it’s coming from.
starts descending the moun- Suddenly an en- f o r You can see their head just
tain. me. snap back and you can tell
In a few minutes, they’ll be there’s something there. They
at the site of a simulated ava- Sadie, along with her become more intent on find-
lanche where a “victim” is bur- owner Al Roberts, have ing where the scent is coming
ied underneath a pile of snow. been CARDA validated for from, and as soon as they find
To the naked eye, it’s im- five years, and in that time, it in the ground they just dive
possible to tell where I’m bur- they’ve honed their rescue right in.”
ied. skills. And anyone buried under-
Sadie impatiently paces MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER neath is usually glad they do. Avalanche control forecaster Troy Leahy and his rescue dog, Penny, are two of the most
Exclusively online
Search and rescue volunteers
“She’s a total lifesaver and
obviously a pro” — go to
metronews.ca/ When a fatal avalanche strikes aren’t that common. Thanks to come in, an automated call gets
rescuepuppy for in the B.C. backcountry, it’s the proliferation of knowledge sent out to the experts, day or
the video of our search and rescue volunteers and more people than ever night, who then rally at a mus-
reporter being dug who face the grim task of re- carrying avalanche kits, he gets ter station. The SAR team will
out of the snow by covering the bodies. perhaps one or two per season. include a technician to do a
Sadie the Revel- Situated in what is known “We went to one last year risk assessment, paramedics,
stoke rescue dog. as the “powder belt,” and boast- and it was over before we got avalanche rescue dogs, and a
ing the most vertical ski resort there,” he says. “The local helicopter and heli-sling techni-
in North America, Revelstoke is group had done a self-rescue, cians.
home to a huge contingent of and there was one fatality and Zuzana Driediger is a part-
highly experienced search and by the time we got there it was time Revelstoke SAR volunteer
rescuers. over. They had recovered the with 20 years’ experience. She
Buck Corrigan, a veteran fatality. says some calls are more stress-
manager at Revelstoke Search “In this part of the world, it’s ful than others — such as the
and Rescue (SAR) who helps just accepted that you don’t go Size 3.5 avalanche (out of a ze-
Sadie Veteran Revelstoke Search and Rescue volunteers Zuzana Driediger, right, co-ordinate a team of about 60, out without a certain amount of ro-to-five scale) that killed two
MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER and Buck Corrigan say self-rescue is the norm when avalanches hit in the says despite the high seasonal equipment.” men in 2010 while 200 snow-
backcountry. MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER risk, avalanche calls to his office When an avalanche call does mobilers were attending an
metronews.ca AVALANCHE WEEK 05
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
1
K9 heroes
the rescue
MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER
2
3
The CARDA dogs of Revelstoke
1 2 3
Penny Hero Sadie

familiar faces for skiers at Revelstoke Mountain Resort in B.C. MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER
Four-year-old Labrador/ Five-year-old Seven-year-old
pros at keeping calm in crisis
golden retriever cross German shepherd Belgian shepherd cross
Handler: Tory Leahy Handler: Zuzana Driediger Handler: Al Roberts
Bio: While Leahy, an ava- Bio: As part of the Revel- Bio: A well-trained dog with
Quoted safety first and what’s import- lanche control forecaster stoke search and rescue a keen nose, Sadie is also a
ant,” she said of how she copes at Revelstoke Mountain team, Hero’s most notable fan favourite on the slopes,
“You kind of accept it that that’s part of in a crisis. Resort, is out ensuring the mission was responding to especially when surprised
“At the time I’m not very ski hills are safe for the the aftermath of the 2010 skiers watch her jump onto
the game in the mountains.” emotional. I just focus on the public, Penny usually isn’t avalanche at Boulder Moun- a chair lift on her own.
Zuzana Driediger, Revelstoke Search and Rescue volunteer, task at hand, but sometimes, too far behind. tain during a snowmobiling
acknowledges fatalities can take a toll in her line of work yeah, it does affect you later on event that involved more
if there’s fatalities involved, but than 200 sledders.
you kind of accept it that that’s
part of the game in the moun-
annual competition at nearby days on the scene with her ava- tains.” About CARDA the Canadian Avalanche Res- active in British Columbia,
Boulder Mountain. lanche rescue dog, Hero, who Emergency Management BC cue Dog Association officially Alberta and Yukon Territory.
She recalled that at one used his keen sense of smell to reimburses all volunteer search formed in 1982 as a non-prof- Teams must be re-validated
point crews had to stop a man help ensure the site was clear and rescue groups for the costs Born out of a loose, but it volunteer organization. each year and must attend
from building a bonfire and and no one was still buried. of each rescue, while commun- long-standing partnership There are currently 28 valid- a winter training course at
pouring gas on it, because the “I personally try to stay calm ity organizations help raise between the RCMP, Parks ated CARDA teams (made up least every second year.
smoke was impeding rescue and collected and just look at money for new equipment. Canada and the ski industry, of an owner and his/her dog) MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER
helicopters. She spent three the big picture and focus on KATE WEBB/METRO IN VANCOUVER
06 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Timbuktu: Where
Kerry. Senate McCain on immigration.
OK’s Obama’s U.S. senator blows hot,
pick for top then cold, then hot again books burned and
diplomatic job
Three years ago, as mid-term
Sen. John Kerry has spent the congressional elections ap-
past four years acting as an proached in the United States, music was banned
unofficial envoy for President John McCain blamed home
Barack Obama, tamping down invasions and murders in the
diplomatic fires around the American southwest on illegal
globe. Now it’s official: the immigrants, urging federal
U.S. Senate overwhelmingly officials to build “the danged
confirmed Kerry to replace fence” to keep them out. Priceless documents
Hillary Clinton as the top Apparently nervous about destroyed. Extremists
American diplomat. a primary challenge from an
terrorized this city, now
Tuesday’s 94-3 vote to con- anti-immigration Tea Party
firm Kerry as secretary of state candidate eyeing his job, Mc- in control of Malian
marked his re-emergence on Cain’s sudden hard line repre-
and French troops
the world stage, eight years sented a dramatic turnaround
after he went down in defeat from the Arizona senator’s Sen. John McCain GETTY IMAGES
in his bid to unseat President record in Congress, where
George W. Bush. he championed unsuccessful the U.S. Senate this week that Timbuktu, the fabled desert
Both Republicans and immigration reform bills in calls for a path to citizenship city where retreating Muslim
Democrats called Kerry the 2007. for millions of the country’s il- extremists destroyed ancient
ideal successor to Clinton, What a difference a presi- legal immigrants. manuscripts, was a centre of
who is stepping down after dential election makes — one As Obama prepared Tues- Islamic learning hundreds of
four years. Kerry, 69, the son in which the overwhelming day to unveil details of the years before Columbus land-
of a diplomat and a decorated majority of Hispanics, the White House’s immigration ed in the Americas.
Vietnam veteran, had pined country’s fastest-growing vot- reform proposals in Nevada, It is not known how many
for the job but was passed ing bloc, cast their ballots for McCain was front and centre of the priceless documents
over in 2009. He instead be- Barack Obama, despite the on the morning talk-show cir- were destroyed by al Qaida-
came chairman of the Senate president’s own inaction on cuit, emphasizing the urgent linked fighters who set ablaze
Foreign Relations Committee, immigration reform. need to address the issue. a state-of-the-art library built
and Obama tasked him with McCain is now serving as “We cannot have, forever, with South African funding
smoothing fractious ties with one of the Republicans’ most 11 million people living in the to conserve the brittle, camel-
Afghanistan and Pakistan. vocal proponents for a sweep- shadows in this country,”said hide bound manuscripts.
Kerry could be sworn in as ing immigration overhaul. He the former Republican presi- News of the destruction
early as Wednesday. was one of the key architects dential candidate. came on Monday from the
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of a bipartisan deal reached in THE CANADIAN PRESS mayor of Timbuktu.
Tens of thousands more
manuscripts — no one knows
how many — were kept at
other libraries and private
homes in Timbuktu. Some are
believed to have been hidden
from the Islamist fighters, A 16-year-old boy sings verses from crumbling ancient Islamic manuscripts
who began their desecration in a mud-walled house in Timbuktu, Mali, in this 2004 photo. Islamist
of the city by systematically extremists have torched a library containing historic manuscripts, destroy-
razing the 15th-century mau- ing an unknown number of the priceless documents. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE
soleums of several Sufi saints
in July. Islamist insurgents elbowed 250 French paratroopers who
Islamist extremists deci- their way into the city. They dropped from the sky.
mated tourism in 2011 when banned music, insisted The extremists melted
three Europeans were taken women cover themselves and into the desert without firing
You booked your last hostage, frightening away began carrying out public a shot. Townspeople were ju-
visitors. In April 2012, Tuareg executions and amputations. bilant at the city’s liberation
5 vacations online. nationalist rebels seized con- On Tuesday, Timbuktu was from intolerant Islamist ex-
trol of Timbuktu from gov- in control of French and Mali- tremists.
ernment troops. A day later an troops, including some THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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metronews.ca BUSINESS 07 South London YOUTH Job Fair
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 What’s
in Your
Roast renaming Future???
A BlackBerry is born. Oscar’s Ontario connection.
Give that blonde
This year, a Canadian firm is Friday, February 1st,
In New York City, RIM a makeover 1:30 to 4:30
in charge of little gold men Start early and be chosen!!!
is set for the big reveal The days of ordering up
a tall blonde at your local 1119 Jalna Boulevard at the
Starbucks may be drawing
Community Centre
Every year at the Academy to an end. The company is
After several technical blun- gain the cool factor that was Awards, the big question is: looking for suggestions to
See www.slnrc.org for details and
ders, two unexpected delays once firmly in its grasp. Who does the Oscar go to? rename its blonde roast,
pre-job fair information
and one major shakeup in its If all goes according to This year, there’s a new one currently called Veranda
leadership, BlackBerry-maker plan, the event will also mark to trip up trivia buffs: Where Blend, through a Canada- City of London, Boys & Girls
Research In Motion is about the end of a troublesome 12 does the Oscar come from? wide online contest that
Club, YMCA and many other
to raise the curtain for its new months that has seen RIM try For the first time in its ven- runs until Feb. 10. A few
companies, agencies and services!
smartphone devices in hopes to stay afloat while its future erable history, Hollywood’s of the suggestions so far:
that consumers share the ex- was constantly in question by most prestigious accolade is Smooth Silky Blonde, Temp- Come dressed for success and
citement. outsiders, and its stock price being manufactured under the tress, Steamy and Morning
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nesday marks the start of an ad- While the first hurdles to ham, Ont., purchased Oscar’s Mellow, Winter Flurry, Mor-
vertising blitz that will stretch overcome on Wednesday are Chicago-based manufacturer ning Light and Liquid Gold.
to social media, the Super Bowl the opinions of tech analysts R.S. Owens last December and An Oscar statue handed out last year. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
and beyond as RIM tries to re- and investor reaction, the true with it, R.S. Owens’ 30-year GETTY IMAGES FILE
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gathers Wednesday at Pier 36, come from southern Ontario, Owens, Scott Siegel.
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on the shores of Manhattan, made at the Chicago foundry, seen an Oscar up close until TSX
chief executive Thorsten Heins says St. Regis vice president Jeff taking over R.S. Owens. “The 12,830.56 (+14.64)
will step onto the stage holding Firkser. weight of it is quite surprising.
the BlackBerry that has been at “We purchased the com- It’s a lot heavier than it looks,”
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hurdle. THE CANADIAN PRESS Firkser says of R.S. Owens, pewter-like alloy that is poured
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and polished, and then plated $1,660.80 US (+$7.90)
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
GO LEGLESS AND
Heads off to you, Pingu
GET AHEAD
THIS YEAR
Back in the bad, old days when
JUST everyone in Canada was nearly
SAYIN’
Paul Sullivan Scottish, there was one New
metronews.ca Year, Jan. 1, and that was it.
Today’s infinitely more
diverse (and interesting) times
mean you have multiple opportunities to slough off the old
year — like the skin of a snake — and begin anew.
And wouldn’t you know? Coming up, it’s the Year of the
Snake for followers of the lunar calendar, on Feb. 10.
The snake is the sixth sign in the Chinese zodiac, and snake
years happen in intervals of
12. Last year was a dragon
2013 year, which you might argue
is a more impressive member
Never stab a snake in
of the reptile family, but don’t
the back, because a sell the snake short.
snake never forgets The snake (in short) is good
at and for business. This year
and always gets
is specifically a year of the
the last word. water snake, which means,
according to various Chinese
astrologers, those born under the sign are influential, insight-
ful, intellectual, motivated and determined to succeed. Snakes
keep to themselves, don’t talk much, and are smarter than
you. When you’re together in the boardroom, you really want
to know what they’re thinking, but haven’t the faintest idea.
Snakes make great scientists and investigators. They’re
relentless.
Never stab a snake in the back, because a snake never for-
gets and always gets the last word.
What’s sauce for the snake is swamp water for the Tiger,
i.e. yours truly. Tigers and snakes are on completely differ-
ent paths. If you have a snake in the house, you will never go
hungry. If you have a tiger curled up in front of the fireplace,
you’re safe. Just don’t expect them to get along.
Knowing your snakes from your tigers can be useful for PAUL GOLDSTEIN/EXODUS/REX FEATURES
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geomancer and philosopher Paul Ng of Richmond Hill, Ont.,
the Year of the Snake will be a good year for water-oriented
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Cineplex resurrects classic
fi lms in high-def
Some fi lms cited as classics can be enjoyed as historical artifacts, more appreciated for their aesthetics and less for their urgent,
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contemporary eff ect. But the spate of motion pictures selected to be screened as part of Cineplex’s fourth annual The Great Digital Film
Festival are rare in that they are indeed landmark movies and play as good today — if not better — than they did in their respective eras.
Running at select Cineplex theatres from Feb. 1 to 7, the Great Digital Film Festival programmers are spotlighting sumptuous new
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high-def prints. Here are a few of Metro’s primo picks.
CHRIS ALEXANDER
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Jaws (1975) An American
A Clockwork
Werewolf in
Orange (1971) The film that sparked the Raiders of the Casino (1995)
template for the contem- London (1981)
Lost Ark (1981)
As disturbing and viscer- porary Hollywood block- The same creative team
ally alive as ever, Kub- buster, Spielberg’s iconic “Stay clear of the moors.” behind the much-lauded
rick’s razor-sharp satire and terrifying chomp on A wiser warning never The first and best of the gangster drama Good-
is a must see big-screen Peter Benchley’s killer spoken in cinema and Indiana Jones films, this fellas (Scorsese and
experience. Malcolm Mc- shark book is a perfect it’s a shame the heroes of mega-hit is another rous- writer Nicholas Pileggi)
Dowell is ultraviolence film, from stem to stern John Landis’s maverick ing, vintage Spielberg re-teamed for this sprawl-
personified, Wendy Car- (of the Orca, natch). comedic shocker don’t adventure classic, one ing look at the dark side
los’ music still chills and From the performances heed it. Then again, if that demands to be seen of mafia-ruled Las Vegas
the director’s trademark (Roy Scheider, Robert they did we wouldn’t on a gigantic screen. circa the ’60s and ’70s and
dissonance has never Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss) have this visionary blend Who needs 3D when though it’s been called in-
been more prominent. to John Williams’ double of humour and horror; that monstrous boulder ferior to its predecessor, a
bass note driven score, part tragedy, part love comes crashing through second (or third or fourth)
JAWS is an epic, genre story and jolted by Rick the cave in the films’ look might change some
Exclusively online
defying gem. Baker’s Oscar winning much copied opening tunes. Robert DeNiro’s
prosthetic man-to-wolf sequence? This one is best performance bumps
transformation sequen- a generational right of up against Joe Pesci’s
Cynthia Loyst, a host of ces that have never, ever passage. Take the kids. mania, but the real treat
InnerSPACE, breaks been bettered. This writ- is Sharon Stone as a
down genres you
er, for one, cannot wait to playgirl who malfunc-
don’t want to miss
hear that blood-curdling tions with Shakespearean
at metronews.ca.
howl screaming digitally aplomb. Amazing pop
from the screen. music score too.
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METRO DISH
OUR TAKE ON THE WORLD OF CELEBRITIES
The Word
Stay classy
Brandi
Glanville
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WORD
Dorothy Robinson
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Holy cats, you guys. Brandi
Glanville is insane. How
do we know this (besides
reading every tabloid story
ever)? Let me present to
you some excerpts from stand the thought of being
the The Real Housewives without him.”
of Beverly Hills star’s new
book, Drinking & Tweeting How she would go about
and other Brandi Blunders, her revenge:
which were obtained by Life “A brand-new vagina would
Bradley Cooper. ALL PHOTOS GETTY IMAGES & Style. be an Eddie-free vagina. ... Channing Tatum
I decided that since Eddie
Bradley Cooper Tatum taking a
Her reaction after find- had ruined my vagina for
ing out about her then- me, he could pay for a new
back pedals on glass-half-full approach
husband, Edward Cibrian’s, one. I gave (the doctor’s
affair with LeAnn Rimes: office) Eddie’s credit card
Armstrong movie to parenthood
“I’m not entirely sure how I number,” she says about
ended up on the floor of my undergoing a vaginal re-
closet sobbing ... a teary- juvenation for $12,000.
Despite telling BBC News eyed Eddie found me lying Channing Tatum is terrified
earlier this month that he’d Dazed and confused there minutes later, and But, really, no hard feel- of his impending parent- Daddy-to-be
be up for starring in a J.J. without saying so much as ings: hood, but in a good way.
“(I) had no idea what “I don’t think there’s
Abrams-produced biopic a word, he started kissing “I would like to thank “I mean, I don’t think
on disgraced cyclist Lance (the interviewer) was me all over ... he pulled off my ex-husband, Edward there’s one thing that one thing that doesn’t
Armstrong, Oscar-nominee talking about.” my workout pants and we Cibrian, for giving me all doesn’t terrify you, but terrify you, but in the
Bradley Cooper insists he’s started having sex right the material I could ever in the most unbelievably
not interested. Bradley Cooper there,” she recalls. “He need to write this book and beautiful way,” the 32-year- most unbelievably
“Oh my God, that’s so Talking about being confused over a ques- swore up and down my for helping me discover the old Magic Mike star tells E! beautiful way.”
tion on the Lance Armstrong movie
nuts,” Cooper tells Access body that it wasn’t true strong, independent woman News.
Channing Tatum
Hollywood, adding that ... that it was completely inside of me,” she writes, in “Someone said it’s On the impending birth of his first child
he “had no idea what (the innocent. In that moment, Drinking & Tweeting, which really like watching your
interviewer) was talking “I didn’t even know that it was easier to believe will surely be a New York heart jump out of your
about” during the red J.J. ... has the rights. I had him, because I just couldn’t Times bestseller. body and run around, and
carpet chat. no idea.” I think that can possibly be that they’re in,” he says.
the coolest thing that I’ve “She’s a complete animal
heard of.” right now. You can ask her,
As for how wife Jenna but in the most beautiful,
Dewan-Tatum is handling like, humanistic animaly
pregnancy? way. You know, she works
“I mean, women just out all of the time, eats
sort of turn into, like, ani- right, impeccably right.
mals in this sort of stage She’s just a machine.”
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