Metro Toronto - January 5, 2015

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Daren Labbe
Port Colborne
TORONTO
Oct. 18
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‘Smart signals’
part of traffic fix
Congestion. More than Stephen Buckley, Toronto’s Getting us moving
transportation manager.
$7 million to be spent
The city already uses
on untying gridlock, similar signals at 330 inter- (cid:580)(cid:3) At its first meeting of
sections, Buckley said. How- the year on Tuesday,
including improved tech
ever, the existing technol- Toronto’s new public
at major city intersections ogy is getting old and is works committee will
costly to maintain. While consider recommenda-
the current system manages tions from city staff
LUKE traffic on an intersection- aimed at addressing a
SIMCOE by-intersection basis, newer series of proposals to
Metro Online software can examine the speed up major road-
city’s entire road network. construction projects
New year, new traffic tech- “So, if you’re travelling and unlock congestion
nology. northbound on Bay Street, as the beginning of a
The City of Toronto plans the signal at King Street “new course” for a city
to spend more than $7 mil- will speak to the signal at desperate to get moving
lion this year to tackle Richmond Street and so again.
road congestion, with the on,” said Buckley.
lion’s share of money go- Buckley estimates the (cid:580)(cid:3) The recommendations
from the city’s engineer-
ing toward an upgrade of cost of smart signals at be-
ing and construction
the computers and cameras tween $50,000 to $100,000
services department
that help drivers get where per intersection, but said
seek to secure support
they’re going faster. they save drivers far more
for increasing daily
Planned improvements in terms of time. For ex-
work hours, allowing
include 80 additional traffic ample, a report headed to
overnight or 24/7 work,
cameras, as well as a “smart a council committee this
where appropriate.
signals” pilot project at 20 week says the cost-benefit
Story, page 4.
major intersections. ratio of re-timing lights
“The signals take input along Yonge Street was at TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE VULGAR POSTERS SPARK
regarding real-time traffic least 25 to 1.
flows, run it through an “People tend to value
algorithm and ask, ‘How their commute time at a fic patterns across major HUMAN RIGHTS HEARING
should I allocate green time rate of about half their cities.
to minimize delays,’” said hourly wage,” Buckley said. Buckley believes “big
The city is also consid- data” could help the city
ering how it can make use better plan its traffic pat-
2In n,um5be0rs 0 of transportation data col- terns and even offer resi- Theresa Savoie and her 11-year-old son Zachary Kidman are seen in their Scarborough apartment on
lected by companies like dents custom alerts about Sunday. In April 2012, a group of residents of a Malvern co-op were targeted by posters in their building,
Google or on-board GPS pro- congestion along their daily attacking their disabilities. ” They are among a group of tenants taking the matter to the human rights
viders like TomTom. commutes. tribunal on Monday, alleging the co-op’s board of directors failed to quickly and properly respond to
The number of intersections in Toronto Google Maps’ traffic fea- “We’re inundated with complaints of anonymous posters targeting certain members, especially those with disabilities. See
ture, for example, uses data data,” he said. “The goal is
SOURCE: STEPHEN BUCKLEY, collected from smartphone to explore how we can tap story, page 4. TARA WALTON/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
TORONTO TRANSPORTATION MANAGER users to map real-time traf- into it.”
The 1980’s
tainted blood scandal
was the worst
public health disaster
in Canadian history.
It must not repeat itself.
Something very troubling is happening these days at CBS is a not-for-profit agency, regulated by the federal
the Canadian Blood Services (CBS). government, with assets of $820 million. That amount
has increased by $78 million since 2010. In our
(cid:42)(cid:1) It says there’s a shortage of blood but it deliberately
opinion, the CBS appears intent on boosting its asseeeetttsssss
cancelled almost 100 donor clinics last year.
without a parallel plan to ensure the safety and sssseeeecccccuuuuurrriiitttttyyy
(cid:42)(cid:1) It plans to get rid of skilled health care professionals
of Canada’s blood supply system.
and replace them with lower-cost casual, part-time
employees.
Call your MP today.
(cid:42) It demands faster processing of blood products and
production targets which could mean compromised
Let’s keep our blood system safe.
safeguards and testing of product.
A message from the Ontario Public Service Employees Unionnnn
www.opseu.org
metronews.ca TORONTO 3
Monday, January 5, 2015
Laying down
the rubber
at new
Velodrome
Charles Cormier warms up prior
to competing in the Master’s
C 500-metre CLM/ITT at the
Canadian Track Champion-
ships in the brand new Milton N
Velodrome on Sunday. The oval-
shaped, three-storey velodrome
is the sole facility of its kind in
Canada and only the second
that meets top international
standards in Canada and the E
USA. Canada’s top riders fi nally
have the chance to lay down
some rubber on a proper track of
their own, warming up for next
summer’s Pan Am Games. W
ANDREW FRANCIS WALLACE/
TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
LCBO should be more like
S
Costco, retail advisers say
Luxury environment. of the new location, it doesn’t and offering more premium
Quoted
One expert says that want taxpayers to think that products, which have been
this is the beginning of an era well-received by customers.
because the LCBO “As a monopoly, why do they (LCBO) have to be
of opulence for the province’s MacGregor also says LCBO
has a monopoly, wine and liquor monopoly. paying for Air Miles to get people to buy alcohol?” marketing is based on exten-
“The LCBO does not spend sive customer and market
it shouldn’t build Sally Seston, a director of Retail Category Consultants
taxpayer dollars on such cap- research and return-on-invest-
premium locations ital investments. In fact, all ment performance analysis.
LCBO operations, including suppliers, adding that it also more utilitarian concept, like Sally Seston is a director
opening new stores and up- needs to build its business Costco, which has staggering- of Retail Category Consult-
grading older ones, are fully around “what the consumer ly high sales per square foot ants. She thinks Ontario resi-
The recently opened LCBO funded from LCBO revenues,” wants, not what it wants.” compared to other retailers — dents would be better served
store in the Beach is a pretty says spokeswoman Heather Torstar News Service asked $1,000 for Costco versus $500 if the LCBO were privatized
space, with high ceilings, MacGregor. retail advisers how they think for a typical mall. because ending the monopoly
plate-glass front windows Earlier this year, former the LCBO could earn better re- He said the LCBO could would lead to more competi-
that let in plenty of light and TD Bank Group president turns for the province. further reduce costs by cut- tion and better prices. “Food
a robust selection of vintage and chief executive officer Ed Anthony Stokan is a part- ting back on marketing, & Drink magazine is a fan-
wines lining the herringbone- Clark, who chairs a provincial ner with Anthony Russell which he says is an unneces- tastic publication, and while
tiled middle aisle. panel tasked with maximiz- Inc., advisers and research- sary expense since it has no the LCBO says that is funded
At 8,500 square feet on ing the potential of Ontario based trend forecasters for competitors. by the vendors, the vendors
Queen Street east of Woodbine, Crown corporations, said the retailers, shopping centres The LCBO contends that are obviously rolling that into
it’s the first outlet of its kind. LCBO needs to use its heft to and organizations worldwide. it has increased profit mar- the price of the product,” she
While the LCBO is proud negotiate better prices from He suggests the LCBO adopt a gins by building the chain said. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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Monday, January 5, 2015
Tackling congestion
get moving again. was tapped in November to port for increasing daily work works (85 major road pro- announced a six-point plan to
Proposals aim to At the first meeting of the lead the influential public hours, allowing overnight or jects are planned for 2015), tackle gridlock, appears will-
year, on Tuesday, Jan. 6, the works committee. 24/7 work, where appropriate. Michael D’Andrea, executive ing to make.
clear path for committee will consider rec- “I think it’s exhilarating Longer construction hours director of engineering and Other proposals that will
commuters ommendations from city staff and exciting that things are would mean added labour construction services, said it be considered include improv-
aimed at addressing what moving so quickly. We’re costs: The report that will be is worthwhile in many cases. ing signs around projects as
Coun. Jaye Robinson dubbed going to be tackling this issue presented at the upcoming “We’re factoring that well as launching a public
Toronto’s new public works the “No. 1 issue” of the recent head on with every possible committee meeting pegs the against ... the cost of the traf- awareness campaign to better
chairwoman is hailing a ser- mayoral election. tool and every measure that cost premium for construc- fic disruption and that can be educate residents — through
ies of proposals to speed up “We’re absolutely at we can put in place,” she said. tion projects at 20 per cent. large, particularly if it’s on a advertising, social media and
major road-construction pro- a peak where people are The recommendations But considering the cost major road or expressway,” an enhanced website — about
jects and unlock congestion so frustrated with what’s from the city’s engineering of prolonged gridlock, and he said. the construction projects
as the beginning of a “new happening on the streets of and construction services de- the sheer number of city-led It is a trade-off that underway.
course” for a city desperate to Toronto,” said Robinson, who partment seek to secure sup- construction projects in the Mayor John Tory, who has TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Nasty poster campaign kindles
Human Rights Tribunal hearing
Condemnation. The one else, and I wasn’t going guidelines on a board’s re- band Bill Bowerman, who
to allow them to run me out sponsibilities in such circum- uses a wheelchair, was de-
offensive material began of here,” said Savoie, who stances. scribed as her “crippeled (sic)
appearing in the spring has lived in the building for “They really did not get a old husband.” Crew said she
almost nine years. “If you’re full response from the board is a former board member.
of 2012 in and around a
going to pick on adults, of directors,” Sanchez said. “At first, I was really em-
Malvern building that’s one thing, but to pick “The board of directors took barrassed and humiliated,”
on an innocent and defence- a very relaxed attitude to- Crew told Torstar. “I was
less child, that just blew me ward the whole thing and scared things were going to
away. It hurt really bad.” really wasn’t taking it ser- escalate, that it could lead to
Theresa Savoie said she was Savoie, who was named iously.” verbal or physical attacks.”
deeply upset and thought in several of the posters, is The co-op’s lawyer, Kiel Sanchez said the Centre
about moving when post- among a group of nine appli- Ardal, told Torstar the “co- for Equality Rights in Ac-
ers started to appear around cants who are bringing the op condemns these horrible commodation, a non-profit
the Malvern co-op where she co-op before the Ontario Hu- flyers and had nothing to for people with disabilities,
lives with her son, Zachary man Rights Tribunal on Mon- do with them. The co-op did responded to the members’
Kidman, targeting both of day for a full hearing, almost everything it could to stop pleas and stepped in to ask
them using the most vulgar three years after the posters them.” that the board install work-
of insults. first started to appear. The The offensive material ing cameras near the apart-
The anonymous mes- group’s members say they began appearing in the ment door where most of the
sages, put up over several were either directly targeted spring of 2012 as scribbles on posters could be found, as
months in 2012 at Rouge Val- by the messages or are relat- elevator walls and offensive well as in the mail room.
ley Co-op, labelled Savoie an ed to an alleged victim. posters, Sanchez told Torstar. Both Sanchez and Ardal
“inbred” and her then-nine- The applicants’ lawyer, Most of the 17 posters were said that when the cameras
year-old son who has cere- Karen J. Sanchez, told Torstar placed on the door of one were repositioned, the post-
bral palsy and uses a wheel- News Service the group is al- co-op member, she said. The ers stopped appearing in the
chair, a “retarded monkey” leging that the co-op’s volun- posters, included in the tri- Deborah Crew and her partner Bill Bowerman in the hallway of their Scarborough fall of 2012, and it has been
who “should have been put teer board of directors failed bunal applications, referred apartment on Sunday. Crew said she was “scared things were going to escalate, relatively calm at the build-
down when he was born.” to quickly respond to their to several co-op members that it could lead to verbal or physical attacks.” TARA WALTON/TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE ing ever since.
“I thought about mov- complaints about the post- collectively as “the circus,” But the members say they
ing, but then I thought no, ers. Aside from seeking dam- imploring them to move out has never been caught. half-man-half-woman” in remain angry and want an-
you know what, my son has ages, she said they also want or kill themselves. Debora Crew, 59, was several posters naming her, swers.
a right to live here like any- the tribunal to establish clear The person responsible called a “c---” and a “he-she while her 69-year-old hus- TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
Un-decking Toronto’s halls and walls
LUKE visual merchandising instruct- be catalogued so it can be put door installations they built for
SIMCOE or at Seneca College, the after- up again properly the following clients. At a typical pace, they’ll
Metro Online holiday rush is just as busy as year. take down about 500 Christmas
the weeks leading up to the big And don’t get Chung started lights every hour.
First they giveth, then they affair. Every year, he sets up and on vacuuming up an endless “The largest installation we
taketh away. takes down holiday installa- supply of pine needles. did this year was in excess of
Such is the life of profes- tions in buildings across down- There’s also the emotional 12,000 lights,” he said.
sional Christmas decorators, town with a little help from his roller coaster that comes along Gaspar said some of his
who play Santa one day and the students. with starting and ending so clients leave their Christmas
Grinch the next. “We’re more like his elves,” many different Christmases. trees, lights and garlands up for
“When you’re putting the said Ellen Chung. “We put a lot of hard work a little too long.
decorations up, you get a lot It can be tedious work lug- into it, and now it’s coming “Some clients have a burn
of compliments,” said David ging all those glittery orbs, down,” Chung said. “It also on taking them down right
McDermid while dismantling potted poinsettias and delicate means the holidays are defin- away. Come Monday, we’ve got
a 10-foot tree in the lobby of a little lights. itely over.” to do 25 takedowns alone,” he
downtown building. “But when One tree McDermid and Over at Christmas Decor said. “But other clients enjoy
David McDermid, from left, and his ‘elves’, Slash Hu and Ellen Chung, with you come back to take them his crew wrestled with Friday Toronto, Paul Gaspar and his their lights right through until
one remaining piece of yuletide cheer in a downtown office. down, people complain.” weighed about 600 pounds, and staff have been just as busy the end of March.”
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Monday, January 5, 2015
Young hockey player
has keen eye on WJC
Team Canada’s next
generation. 12-year-
old Toronto Nationals
goalie has dreams of
one day playing in the
world juniors himself
GILBERT
NGABO
[email protected]
Since the beginning of the 2015
IIHF World Junior Champion-
ship tournament, 12-year-old
Vance Meyer has watched every
single game.
He is a goalie for his Toronto
Nationals hockey club, and his
goal — like all of his colleagues
— is to play in the world jun-
iors one day.
“I think it’s pretty cool how
young players get a glove and
play for their nation. It sounds
like a good experience,” he
said Sunday as he geared up to
watch Canada face Slovakia. Vance Meyer, centre with solid white goalie pads, in a recent group photo with his mates on the Toronto Nationals. CONTRIBUTED
True to his words, he’d have
to watch the Russia-Sweden work hard.” the games played at home, with
matchup first, from the com- Big fan And work hard he does. His scheduling at normal times.
fort of his parents’ home in father, Bob Meyer, said the kid “When games are in Hel-
“I like how he goes
Kitchener. goes to practice at least three sinki or in Russia, it’s like 3 or
Like many diehard hockey around everybody and times a week, and will “stop at 4 o’clock in the morning, so it
fans in Canada, the climax of goes down and scores. nothing” to make a push for his doesn’t allow kids here to get
his joy so far was when the dream of playing in the world involved,” he said.
It’s kind of cool how he
country beat the U.S. 5-3 last juniors or making it into the But the interest is even
week. “That was a great feel- does that.” NHL. higher when the home team is
ing,” he said. “I was like ‘Yes!’” Meyer isn’t the only one to playing.
Vance Meyer, about Max Domi
As an aspiring hockey pro- be fully immersed in the world “I have one player on the
fessional, watching the world juniors spirit. Toronto Nation- team that has been to every
juniors closely gives Meyer a does that. He has so much tal- als coach Eddie Belanger said game in the Toronto area. He
chance to study his game and ent, I think,” he said. every one of the 17 players on has tickets to tomorrow (Mon-
learn new ways to improve his But he can’t play like Domi the club has great interest in day) night’s gold-medal game
skills. His favourite player on since he is a goalie, which pre- the tournament. but has vowed to attend our
Canada’s roster is Max Domi, sents its own challenges. “We had practice yester- game instead if Canada doesn’t
whom he’s been watching “Being a goalie brings much day (Saturday) and every kid make it,” said Belanger.
since a few years ago every time more pressure on you,” said wanted to talk about what’s As it turns out, Team Can-
London plays in Kitchener. Meyer. “If you’re down a goal, happening in the competition,” ada came through with a 5-1
“I like how he goes around it’s kind of nerve-racking some- he said. win against Slovakia.
everybody and goes down and times. But I like the pressure The youngsters also have an
scores. It’s kind of cool how he because it makes me play and advantage this year of watching For more on the win, see page 21.
Parking enforcement blitz starts
Torontonians can expect harsh- means.... There’s a new set of “I think people will change
er parking enforcement on rules in place.” their behaviour,” Tory said, add-
Monday, the first day of Mayor The enforcement blitz was ing that the increased enforce-
John Tory’s zero-tolerance cam- unveiled last month, part of ment may continue if they do
paign. Tory’s six-point plan to manage not.
Tory told Torstar News Ser- traffic. Other measures in Tory’s
vice there will be an increased Tory said police told him plan include more traffic cam-
tow-truck and police presence parking enforcement officers eras, clearing accident scenes
at major thoroughfares and in residential areas will be re- faster, speeding up the re-
intersections to remove illegal- assigned to major intersections timing of traffic signals, more
ly parked vehicles and reduce during peak traffic periods. inter-agency collaboration and
congestion. He added the increased pres- completing public construction
“They will get towed,” he ence will tentatively last until projects faster by extending
said on Sunday. “I think people the end of the month, at which work hours.
will see what zero tolerance point there will be a review. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE Mayor John Tory TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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Bill Cosby’s Ontario shows set
to go ahead despite controversy
Sex abuse allegations. behaviour is disgusting.” Allegations of abuse
Comedian is scheduled Cosby, who is in the midst of
a standup concert tour, has had
to perform in Kitchener,
to deal with the cancellation or Cosby’s image has been
London and Hamilton postponement of at least 10 of pummelled in recent weeks
on Jan. 7, 8 and 9 his shows as the scandal con- by a flurry of allegations
tinues to swirl, but his appear- that he drugged women and
ances in three Ontario cities sexually assaulted them,
seem set to go ahead, despite with some accusations dat-
Maureen Dragasevich still has local opposition. ing back to the 1970s.
fond memories of gathering Cosby is set to perform in
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But after a flood of sexual contractual obligations to allow
abuse allegations against Cosby the shows to continue.
in recent weeks, Dragasevich One venue — Kitchener’s for the Sexual Assault Support
and her family have decided Centre In The Square, where Centre of Waterloo Region,
not to attend the performance, the first show is set to take which will be benefiting from
joining a growing number who place — addressed residents’ the event.
are speaking out against his anger directly. The event — called Voices
three scheduled appearances in “While we may person- In this Nov. 21 file photo, comedian Bill Cosby performs during a show at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Carry — was triggered by a lo-
Canada. ally share concerns raised by Performing Arts in Melbourne, Fla. PHELAN M. EBENHACK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE cal broadcaster musing on Twit-
“Given the fact that he’s the community, if The Centre ter about whether an alterna-
played Mr. Jell-O Pudding and forces a cancellation of this for box office losses and show event, which will run at the them, we blame them, we tive fundraiser could be pulled
Dr. Huxtable, I think we kind of rental show it isn’t simply a expenses, and refund patrons. same time as Cosby’s show, doubt their experiences and together. Those who have pur-
find it harder to believe,” said situation of giving back the After noting the venue’s with proceeds going to two so it’s in moments like this chased tickets to Cosby’s show
the 59-year-old Aurora, Ont., rent,” it said in a blog post, not- stance, a handful of Kitchener women’s crisis support centres that we have an opportunity to can gain free admission.
resident. ing that it would also need to residents came up with a way in the region. stand in support of survivors Cosby’s representatives did
“But we hold him account- pay any “guarantee fee” to Cos- to demonstrate their oppos- “Too often we fail survivors in our community,” said Sara not respond to a request for
able for his behaviour and his by, compensate the promoter ition by holding an alternative of sexual assault, we shame Casselman, a spokeswoman comment. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Dalhousie profs file complaint against dentistry students
A Dalhousie University fac- 21 and hand-delivered a print dent would have to put them- who signed the complaint are In detail
ulty member, who has filed copy the following day. selves at risk if they wanted to Jocelyn Downie of Law and
a complaint with three other She says the complaint bring forward a complaint,” Medicine, Brian Noble of the
professors over male students asks that the dentistry stu- she said in a phone interview faculty of Arts and Sciences, University president Richard (cid:34)(cid:209)(cid:221)(cid:229)(cid:220)(cid:279)(cid:279)(cid:266)(cid:3)(cid:314)(cid:279)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:315)(cid:254)(cid:255)(cid:221)(cid:254)(cid:3)
who allegedly posted sex- dents involved in the Face- on Sunday. and Jacqueline Warwick of Florizone has said 13 men in (cid:315)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:317)(cid:561)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:266)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:3)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:314)(cid:229)(cid:3)
ually hateful messages online book group where misogynis- “As people at the univer- the faculty of Arts and Sci- the fourth-year of the dentistry (cid:555)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:229)(cid:559)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:229)(cid:316)(cid:3)(cid:315)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:265)(cid:279)(cid:266)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3)
about women, says she was tic comments were allegedly sity with a faculty appoint- ences, Gender and Women’s program were members of a (cid:209)(cid:220)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:305)(cid:296)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:254)(cid:268)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:273)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)
acting on behalf of other stu- posted be suspended on an in- ment, it seemed like a rea- studies. Facebook group where com- (cid:315)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:553)
dents who feel more needs to terim basis prior to the return sonable thing for us to do, to Baylis said the effects of the ments were posted. The page
be done. of classes on Monday. make sure no student would hateful messages extend be- has since been taken down. (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:39)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:279)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:279)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:3)(cid:315)(cid:279)(cid:273)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:3)
Francoise Baylis of the Baylis said the professors themselves have to feel ob- yond those directly involved (cid:255)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:254)(cid:279)(cid:315)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:209)(cid:3)(cid:220)(cid:255)(cid:266)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:255)(cid:3)(cid:315)(cid:255)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:3)
university’s medical school have heard from students liged to make that complaint in the school of dentistry. (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:5)(cid:221)(cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:225)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:16)(cid:17)(cid:550)(cid:3) (cid:209)(cid:3)(cid:221)(cid:209)(cid:289)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:209)(cid:302)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:209)(cid:317)(cid:296)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:555)(cid:16)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:251)(cid:3)
said Sunday that the profes- who are not satisfied with the … and no student thereafter She says the professors are (cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:273)(cid:220)(cid:229)(cid:292)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:254)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:17)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:238)(cid:3) (cid:305)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:296)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:255)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:229)(cid:314)(cid:229)(cid:225)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:3)
sors filed a formal complaint current informal restorative would bear any negative concerned because the com- (cid:21)(cid:21)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:35)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:302)(cid:268)(cid:229)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:289)(cid:209)(cid:251)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:3) (cid:305)(cid:274)(cid:221)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:296)(cid:221)(cid:255)(cid:279)(cid:305)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:583)(cid:251)(cid:255)(cid:292)(cid:268)(cid:585)(cid:553)(cid:559)
under the students’ code of justice process. consequences for having at- plaint has not been addressed
conduct to Anne Forrestall, “We are deeply commit- tempted to bring forward a by administration. She says
the school’s acting vice-pro- ted to creating a situation formal complaint.” the group initially wanted to tial, but decided to go public cessing the complaint.
vost of student affairs, on Dec. whereby no individual stu- The three other professors keep their names confiden- because of the delays in pro- THE CANADIAN PRESS
Mont Ste. Marie, Que. Barrie, Ont.
Bob Sudermann, co-owner in the forecast, management Barrie, Ont., man was in- confiscated and will be held
of the Mont Ste. Marie resort was concerned about the volved in a minor collision for 45 days.
Skiers rescued after Rental car seized
in Lac-Sainte-Marie, Que., says health of the stranded riders on Saturday. And investigators say the
being stranded on the chairlift had mechanical and worked quickly to get in drug bust Barrie police say that accused man’s girlfriend be-
issues and was shut down them back on the ground. when officers arrived it’s came upset over his arrest
broken chairlift after collision
around noon. It was -12 C on Mount St. alleged they found crack and allegedly opened the
Sudermann says all 80 Mary’s on Saturday and with cocaine and a pipe. police cruiser door in an at-
Dozens of skiers and snow- riders were rescued from the the wind chill, it felt more A central Ontario man is The driver was charged tempt to free her boyfriend.
boarders had to be rescued lift shortly before 4 p.m. by like -21 C. The ski centre was going to have a tough time with possession of a nar- The 31-year-old woman
after being trapped on a resort staff and members of expected to be open again on explaining this one to the cotic and impaired driving is facing a charge of ob-
broken chairlift at a ski resort the Canadian Ski Patrol. Sunday morning. car rental agency. and police say the rental structing police.
near Ottawa on Saturday. With cold temperatures THE CANADIAN PRESS Police say the 36-year-old vehicle he was driving was THE CANADIAN PRESS

10 BUSINESS metronews.ca
Monday, January 5, 2015
Canadian car recalls hit new high in 2014
Safety concerns. More more than eight million issued 468 recall notices af- calls en masse in an attempt “GM was in a pickle and potentially exploding airbags
vehicles affected as several fecting 1.5 million products, to prevent future problems, nobody else wanted to be the produced by Japanese parts
than eight million high-profile problems with including vehicles, car seats after defective ignition new GM,” said George Iny, maker Takata Corp. Roughly
vehicles affected, for faulty airbags and ignition and tires. But the total num- switches led to numerous president of the Automobile 14 million vehicles made by
switches brought safety issues ber of vehicles affected was crashes, at least 58 injuries Protection Association. 10 different automakers have
issues ranging from to the forefront. higher in 2013, when manu- and 42 deaths. GM recalled “So they started to do some been recalled worldwide as a
ignition switch woes to Automakers issued nearly facturers recalled two million 2.6 million vehicles world- housecleaning. And people result.
600 recall notices on Canadian products, despite the total wide due to the problem, in- with skeletons in the closet At least five people have
unsafe airbags
vehicles in 2014, according to recall notices being lower at cluding roughly 368,000 in and bodies in the basement died in accidents involv-
data from Transport Canada. 466, according to a Canadian Canada, but faced criticism have been pulling them out.’’ ing the airbags. Four of the
The previous record for Press analysis. for waiting 11 years to do so. Among last year’s high- people who died were in the
Canadian auto recalls hit an the highest number was set Industry observers say The company is now facing profile recalls were 700,000 United States and one was in
all-time high last year, with in 2010, when automakers automakers are issuing re- several lawsuits. Honda Canada vehicles, over Malaysia. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Detroit trade workers build
an unconventional home
An unusual home takes shape inside General Motors’ Detroit-
Hamtramck Assembly plant in Detroit, intended to be part of a move-
ment to rebuild the city’s economy and deteriorating, disappearing
housing stock. Skilled-trades workers from the Chevrolet Volt factory
are doing all the framing, electrical and plumbing work. The 40-foot-
long former container will feature 320 square feet of living space,
with two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen, and will serve as
home base for university-student caretakers of a neighbourhood farm
and agricultural research activities. CARLOS OSORIO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The ‘Year in Book’ club
As of Sunday, his “Year
in Book” page had more
Facebook CEO to
than 89,000 likes. The
read a new book first book in his program,
Moises Naim’s The End of
every other week
Power, was out of stock
Sunday on Amazon.com
Mark Zuckerberg an- and had a sales ranking
nounced on his Facebook of No. 203. The book was
page recently that he will first published in 2013.
read a book every other Oprah Winfrey
week in 2015, with an remains the gold stan-
emphasis on learning dard for choosing books,
about different beliefs and though clubs have been
cultures. started by Good Morning
The Facebook founder America and the Today
and CEO urged his friends show, among others.
to join him in the project. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS