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Of the job cuts, six were ished town on the north
in Vancouver where shore of Haiti’s southern
Lunch Television and The peninsula finally saw signs
City News List were that help was on the way
cancelled. yesterday as Canadian
The company said the sailors landed on a garbage-
restructuring is due to strewn beach to lay the
“shifting viewer patterns foundations of a sustained
coupled with the overall relief effort.
state of the economy.” Disgorged by the destroy-
Breakfast Television is er HMCS Athabaskan as it
also being scaled down to loomed just offshore, sailors
three hours from four. began arriving at Leogane
THE CANADIAN PRESS in inflatable Zodiac boats,
MORE COVERAGE, PAGE 6 their mission to secure and
reconnoitre the area for an
News on the M ve Renée Smith-Valade, spokesperson for VANOC, in front of the Squamish Nation-owned billboard at the south end of the Burrard influx of soldiers expected
Street Bridge yesterday. VANOC is selling space on the controversial sign as part of its commitment to the IOC to buy all outdoor in the coming days.
What’s this advertising spots in the city.Coverage, page 3 For the residents of
barcode for? Leogane, which was 90 per
Learn how to scan 800 teachers receive cent levelled in last week’s
tthhee i bnastrrcuocdteio wnsit aht quake, it was the first sign
the top of pg 3 in a while that they haven’t
been forgotten.
“We need water and
VancouverGames possible layoff notices medicine,” said local
resident Sam Moly. “We got
Countdown nothing (from the interna-
tional community). Every-
to 2010
thing we do, we do for our-
Follow Metro as we bring selves.”
you daily coverage leading HMCS Athabaskan brings
up to the 2010 Worst-case scenario could see ‘devastating cuts’: Union little in terms of actual
Winter food and water, but is more
Olympics in VSB receives from the B.C. teachers, there’s nothing equipped to provide
Vancouver. GREG DOWNS government in mid-March. Five-year hirings left to cut.” support to existing
• Today — for Metro Vancouver Chris Harris, president of This announcement agencies, to provide leader-
Omischl the Elementary Teachers (cid:129) The 800 teachers sent warn- comes on the heels of the ship in chaotic communi-
chasing elusive Warning letters were sent Association, said if the ing letters were chosen based James Dorsey arbitration ties, and to better assess
gold,
to 800 teachers yesterday provincial government on seniority and all were hired hearing, which awarded ex- their needs and priorities.
page 8
by the Vancouver School doesn’t answer the school within the last five years. tra vacation time or pay to The effort in Haiti is mov-
Board to notify them of board’s request to increase teachers who work in over- ing from rescue to relief,
possible layoffs for the fol- funding, students’ school- deal with a $2.8-billion sized classrooms. said army engineer Capt.
On the web lowing school year. ing will suffer. deficit of its own. Harris said cuts would Blaine Thurston: Treating
This comes after the VSB “Purely speculative, but Robin Austin, NDP educa- definitely not help the secondary infections, per-
Visit metronews.ca forecast a deficit that could if it’s at the high number, tion critic, said teachers are problem. “If you remove forming cleanup tasks and
for news updates be as high as $36.3 million. what the board has said the only thing left to cut. teachers from the system, maintaining peace and se-
David Weir, communica- could be the high end of “Basically all the fat has (overcrowding) is just going curity. THE CANADIAN PRESS
tions manager for the VSB, the deficit, we’re looking at been cut from the system, to get worse.” MORE COVERAGE, PAGES 4, 5
ShareYourViews said the 800 letters serve to devastating, devastating now we are fac-
[email protected] “cast a wide net” for any cuts to every single school ing teachers be-
worst-case scenarios. A fi- in Vancouver.” ing laid off ...
nal decision on cuts will be Last year, the provincial When school
made in April, following government cut millions of boards are look-
the funding envelope the dollars in school grants to ing at cutting
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Premier marches on after foot surgery
Local
His political foes might say he’s a lame duck leader, but Gordon Campbell, left, says he’s
just plain lame — for the time being. The B.C. premier limped into the legislature after
undergoing minor surgery on his right foot to treat a condition called Morton’s
Neuroma, which makes the nerves between the toes swell. THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANOC controls signs
Olympic mascots Such great heights
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KRISTEN THOMPSON last until the end of the Par- Opponents argue they’re
[email protected] alympic Games. an eyesore and will distract
“This is billboard space drivers, but the Squamish
VANOC has started adver- we were required to buy,” Nation, which owns the
tising for the 2010 said Renée Smith-Valade, a signs, said they’ll bring in
Olympics on the six spokesperson for VANOC. much-needed revenue.
controversial Squamish- “The purpose is to pro- No 2010 sponsors have
owned billboards around vide practical public infor- bought space on the bill-
Metro Vancouver. mation as we lead up to the boards yet, and the only ads
The organizing commit- Games. That includes infor- right now are for the
tee had made an agree- mation about traffic (and) Games, the Squamish Na-
ment with the IOC to pur- buying tickets.” tion and for Mel Gibson’s
chase all outdoor advertis- The electronic billboards new movie, Edge Of Dark-
ing space during the Games have been controversial ness.
People look out from a balcony as oversized Vancouver Olympics mascots Sumi, top, and Quatchi
adorn a downtown office tower. Various downtown buildings have been wrapped for the Games. News in brief
AVALANCHE One man is dead snowmobilers — three from Al- liquor-store regulations to
SFU alumni taking part in and another suffered broken berta and one from Manitoba. allow the sale of spirits in new
Retailer shot at in
legs after they were swept away The dead man’s identity has not stores. Under current bylaws, all
jewelry-store theft opening of new theatre in an avalanche and pushed in- been released. new private liquor stores may
to trees near Sicamous, north- LIQUORNPA Coun. Suzanne An- only sell beer and wine in their
CRIMEA jewelry-store own- east of Kamloops. The slide on ton brought a motion to city first year of operation.
er in West Vancouver was ARTS A gaggle of Simon Monday hit a group of four council yesterday to change city METRO NEWS SERVICES
shot at twice yesterday Fraser University grads will Details
while trying to use bear take part in the opening
spray on robbers attempt- performance at the Fei and • The Show Must Go On
ing to flee with more than Milton Wong Experimental runs four nights at 8 p.m. at Darryl showed his colours!
$100,000 worth of goods. Theatre at SFU Woodward’s. the Fei and Milton Wong
Gino Giragosian, owner The Show Must Go On, Experimental Theatre at
of Absolute Star Design in part of the annual PuSh In- SFU Woodward’s. Tickets
Dundarave Mall, also had a ternational Performing Arts are $30. For more informa-
bat when he chased down Festival, begins tonight and tion visit pushfestival.ca.
the armed robbers. runs through Jan. 23.
Once deployed, the bear It features more than 20 theatre is a big occasion for
spray blew back into his SFU alums — including SFU’s School for the Con-
face and the robbers fired newspaper dance critic and temporary Arts.
two shots. Both missed the former Lions Bay mayor “They wanted alumni to
retailer. Max Wyman —performing open the new theatre,” Mar-
Police searched cars for various tasks as a DJ spins quardt said. “It’s a really im-
suspects on the eastbound pop songs. portant thing for the de-
Upper Levels Highway and One of the performers, partment ... It’s been so
Marine Drive for two hours, Tanya Marquardt, who grad- much work, and it’s been so
causing huge backups on uated from SFU’s theatre long coming.”
both routes. Four suspects department in 2000, said JEFF HODSON/
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‘ripple effects’ for rising rents
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“Woodward’s has had A survey done by CCAP
bad ripple effects on the shows that the number of
Darryl entered,
low-income and aboriginal SROs charging rent above
community. Indirectly, it $400 has increased by 44
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Fewer jewels, more forethought
TheWestView already donated. It’s called took to the stage, each Not one hair out of place. I tle undercurrent of ex- of the world have been tak-
the U.S. income tax.” wearing a ribbon to express kept waiting for one of ploitation. en by surprise, and it’s up to
When it comes down to solidarity with the people of them to put the damn mike Meanwhile, rescue forces you and me to bail them
Paul the angels versus Rush Lim- Haiti, along with hundreds down, roll up designer haven’t even tallied up all out? Isn’t it time to change
baugh, you always want to of thousands of dollars in sleeves, and get to work. Or the dead, while they have to the script?
Sullivan be on the side of the angels. gowns, jewels and boob at least give someone a cope with aftershocks, loot- I realize Haiti needs to be
But you also have to wonder jobs, each solemnly encour- drink of water. ers, disease and unimagin- rebuilt from the ground up,
about the angels. aging me to give, apparent- I’m not done yet: This Fri- able deprivation. but I wonder if we could do
Rmetronews.ca/thewestview With the best of inten- ly unaware of the unattrac- day, various superstars will I’m not sure how much of with fewer gowns and jew-
tions, the angels (including tive juxtaposition. get together and stage a this is helping and how els and more forethought
ush Limbaugh is all the minor deities: Point 2. In the immediate good old-fashioned much of it is marketing. and effective response.
an appalling per- Celebrities, the media, well- aftermath of the earth- telethon, thanks to the no- Haven’t we learned any- And if that makes me
son. In the wake of meaning politicos and, quake, various celebrity ble efforts of George thing about nature’s capaci- more like Rush Limbaugh
the Haiti earth- above all, Bono) are con- journalists wandered Clooney. More jewels and ty to kick the poor of the and less like Bono, I guess
quake, he respond- tributing to disaster fatigue. around the devastation that gowns for disaster. Right af- world in the teeth, and I’ll have to live with it.
ed to U.S. President Barack Case in point: Did you was once Port-Au-Prince, ter the show, you’ll be able can’t we get there with
Obama’s plea for donations watch the Golden Globes poking cameras into the to download the tunes, with food, water and rescue Paul Sullivan is a Vancouver-based journalist
by advising his radio audi- Sunday? A parade of (literal- faces of dazed survivors, all the proceeds going to faster? Why does it always and owner of Sullivan Media Consulting;
ence not to respond: “We’ve ly) overexposed starlets lamenting the devastation. Haiti. Please ignore the sub- seem that the governments [email protected].
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Julie Todd Krystyn Mark Katelynn Ryan
Coh Balsdom Jones Nordstrom Fraser Nairn
Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Ottawa
A: I think (he’s met A: He’s not moving A: The whole thing A: I was anticipat- A: I think he has po- A: No, not really.
expectations) but as fast as some peo- with not support- ing him to institute tential to bring the He’s done what
you can’t really ex- ple would have ing gay marriage, I the changes he United States out of every other presi-
pect too much after liked, and he’s flip- don’t really think promised, but he the economic melt- dent has done. I
the last president. flopped on some is- so. That’s one thing hasn’t quite lived down, so I think he think there is some-
sues … but he is I was really stoked up to all of them has lived up to ex- one bigger than
making efforts. He about and he really yet. pectations. him that tells him
has been left a pret- didn’t live up to what to do.
ty big mess to clean that.
up.
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Japan Airlines filed for one of the country’s largest bankruptcies ever yesterday, entering a restructuring that will
shrink Asia’s top carrier by thousands of jobs and reduce its presence around the world. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Boost needed,
Business in brief
TAKEOVER XM Canada says it iPhone application and GPS economic growth this year, outlook looks much brighter
plans to diversify away from its markets. says the Conference Board’s today than it did a year ago, BoC claims
strong foothold in the automo- SPENDING Government and Canadian winter outlook. The but the forecast for recovery
tive satellite radio industry by consumer spending will help economic think-tank said yes- remains muted.
tapping into the growing drive most of Canada’s terday the country’s economic THE CANADIAN PRESS
Signals low interest rates to stay
The global recovery is
strengthening, but still Growth forecast
needs a boost from
massive “extraordinary” (cid:129) As well, the bank tweaked
stimulus measures to sus- its October economic
tain growth, the Bank of growth forecast for this year
Canada said yesterday. a tenth of a point lower to
For some women, it’s love at fi rst sight. And the central bank also 2.9 per cent. However, it
signalled once again it in- said 2011 would be slightly
Until they get to know him. tends to keep interest rates better than it thought, with
at historic lows until at growth projected at 3.5 per
least mid-year despite cent. And a new report on
growth returning to the leading indicators from Sta-
Canadian economy. tistics Canada, released be-
“Economic growth in fore the bank’s announce-
Canada resumed in the ment, offered more evi-
third quarter of 2009 and is dence that economic activi-
expected to have picked up ty picked up last month.
further in the fourth quar-
ter,” bank governor Mark Scotiabank economist
Carney and his policy-mak- Derek Holt noted that the
ing council said in an ac- central bank removed from
companying note. its text an earlier comment
“Nevertheless, consider- that “significant fragilities
able excess supply remains, remain.”
and the bank judges that Economists are project-
the economy was operating ing that Canada’s gross do-
about 3.25 per cent below mestic product grew by be-
its production capacity in tween three and four per
the fourth quarter of 2009.” cent in the last three
The statement, which in- months of 2009, and will
cluded a minor downgrade likely advance at a similar
in projected growth for this pace this winter.
year, suggests Canada will THE CANADIAN PRESS
be taking a message to the
G7 meeting of finance min-
isters and bank governors
in February that now is not
the time for governments
to exit stimulus strategies.
In the statement yester-
day, the bank said it would
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cent until at least mid-year. Scan this code for the story.
Rogers swings axe
to Citytv stations
BROADCASTINGCitytv will no Winnipeg. Rumours of the
longer produce local news- cuts were widely reported
casts in Vancouver, Calgary on Twitter postings and
and Edmonton, and Toron- blogs early in the day, but
to’s will be severely gutted, the company remained
after the company an- tight-lipped until it re-
nounced programming leased a sparse press re-
cuts and the elimination of lease. The company said
about 60 jobs yesterday. the restructuring is due to
Citytv, owned by Rogers “shifting viewer patterns
Communications Inc., an- coupled with the overall
nounced it is restructuring state of the economy.”
television operations, cut- “Today’s changes, al-
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fective immediately. with the economic and reg-
Tonight 9
at Jobs and programming ulatory realities of our in-
have been affected in Van- dustry,” Leslie Sole, CEO,
cbc.ca/republicofdoyle following Dragons’ Den at 8 couver, Toronto, Calgary Rogers Media Television
and Edmonton, and there said in the statement.
will also be job losses in THE CANADIAN PRESS
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7
Peca retires
Michael Peca is retiring from hockey. The 35-year-old announced yesterday
that he’s calling it quits after 13 seasons in the NHL. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Sports
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Alex Burrows caused a stir with his accusations against referee Stephane Auger.
Burrows no boy scout
TheHockeyNews Stephane Auger be as-
sumed as a coverup? Not a
chance. Everything being
Rory equal, I’d believe the refer-
ee’s word over that of Bur-
Boylen rows any day of the week.
In the first game after
the infamous Nashville tilt, Sefrogri oh iGsa trrcoiuab hlaesd scoomlleea agduveice
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s a fan, you al- the Minnesota Wild play-
ways have to ers after the final buzzer style I love and employ my-
stand by your sounded. It wasn’t serious self on the ice.
team. And given enough to be a suspension But it’s also common
how Alex Bur- or to cause injury and it’s knowledge that by playing
rows has been driving the the type of thing players of such a game, you’re open-
offence alongside the Burrows’ ilk pull all the ing yourself up for border-
Sedins more than usual time. line calls here or there be-
lately, who wouldn’t stand But it’s also exactly why cause of your reputation,
by one of their team’s best he, nor any of his counter- and you just have to live
players? parts, should not and will with it when it happens —
But in Burrows’ case, not be given the benefit of much like refs live with
everything needs to be put the doubt in any situation. you when you get carried
in perspective. It’s not as The fact the exasperated away. Jan. 11, 2010 wasn’t
though a Lady Byng candi- words he spoke after such the first time this ever hap-
date questioned the in- a frustrating loss were tak- pened in hockey.
tegrity of referees after a en as the undeniable truth So while any fans will
loss — it was a frustrated is laughable. Remember back their favorite players,
Burrows, known as an agi- who we’re dealing with here we are eight days later
tator and who was flus- here folks: An antagonist and feathers are still ruf-
tered after being in the box vs. a professional hockey fled over this non-issue.
for a key goal late in the moderator who gets ac- Even the fans have to get
game against Nashville. cused of bad calls all the some perspective some-
Should Burrows’ accusa- time. times and come to the real-
tions be taken seriously? The next time a referee ization that their boy does-
Absolutely. The NHL makes a bad call in the last n’t have the cleanest back-
should — and did — look few minutes that leads to a ground, and that there’s
into the matter, and if game-changing power play more to this picture than a
there was any game-rig- goal, are we all to assume single interference call late
ging going on there’s no the fix is in? in a mid-season game.
way any league would What a joke.
stand for it. Don’t get me wrong, Bur-
So should the relative si- rows is a good player and
lence from the NHL and plays a gritty, in-your-face
SCOREBOARD Sports in brief
NHL TENNISCanadians were shut inheriting a team that has
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS out of the second round of the missed the playoffs for 10
Ottawa 4 Chicago 1 Australian Open women’s sin- straight years.
Atlanta 4 Toronto 3
N.Y. Rangers 8 Tampa Bay 2 gles draw after Aleksandra QMJHL Mikael Tam has left
PPhititlsabduerlgphh i6a N5 .YC.o Ilsulamnbduesr s3 4 Wozniak and Stephanie hospital, but it remains uncer-
Washington 3 Detroit 2 Dubois both lost their opening tain how long the Quebec
ASanna hJoesime 5 5 L Bous fAfanlog e4l es 1 matches today. Remparts defenceman will be
NFL Chan Gailey was hired by out of action after a nasty hit
NBA the Buffalo Bills yesterday, get- to the head from Rouyn-Noran-
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS ting a second chance to prove da Huskies centre Patrice
Cleveland 108 Toronto100
Miami 113 Indiana 83 himself as an NFL coach and Cormier. METRO NEWS SERVICES
metro metronews.ca Wednesday, January 20, 2010
8 sports McIvor and Duncan finish first
Ashleigh McIvor finished first in women’s qualifying at the skicross World Cup yesterday while
fellow Canadian David Duncan took top spot in the men’s qualification.THE CANADIAN PRESS
Vancouver Games
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Superstar aerialist prepares Venues get final touchup
for last shot at Olympic gold
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tailed his quest for an feel like Olympic sites and
Olympic title. that issues — including
Now 31 and facing his fi- humidity from the coats
nal Winter Games, the na- of sopping wet spectators
tive of North Bay is of — don’t affect athletes’
sound mind and body as he performances.
takes his final crack at the Jan Damnavits, VANOC’s
gold medal that has eluded director of city venues, said
him twice before. the Richmond Olympic An icemaker sprays water on the long-track speedskating track at the Richmond Olympic Oval
Omischl is a superstar in Oval and the Vancouver yesterday. The ice-making process began about a week ago.
his sport, with a resumé Olympic and Paralympic
that includes four World Centre, home of long-track ing process began about a “The major challenge at
Cup overall champi- speedskating and curling, No loonies week ago with the cleaning this point is that we haven’t
onships, five Canadian ti- Steve Omischl competes at FIS respectively, are in a three- of the building and the had 6,000 people and pour-
tles and 20 career World Freestyle Skiing World Cup on to-four-week “fit out” stage (cid:129) Venue managers for both gradual cooling of the con- ing rain to test it out fully.”
Cup victories. But it’s a pair Jan. 15 in Park City, Utah. of preparation. the Oval and the Olympic crete slab. Water evaporating be-
of less impressive showings Tents and fences are be- Centre said there would The first coat of ice was cause of body heat from the
that stand out the most — we have 20,000 people in ing put up and security be no loonies buried in the applied and the ice was clothes of thousands of
Omischl placed 11th in his the stands and there’s all perimeters are being estab- ice during the 2010 Games. painted with Vancouver drenched fans could raise
first Olympics in Salt Lake this media attention. As a lished. The bright green 2010 and the Olympic mot- humidity in the building,
City in 2002, then slipped young kid, I definitely got and blue Vancouver 2010 to: With Glowing Hearts. he said. It could cause frost
to 20th at the 2006 Games caught up in the expecta- graphics are being plas- and 75 portable toilets. The Vancouver Olympic on the ice and could impact
in Turin, Italy. tion of it all, and I got away tered on fences and build- More than 30 kilometres and Paralympic Centre, the way the stones respond.
Omischl admitted he did- from remembering what ings. of cable is being installed which will hold 5,600 spec- GM Place, which will be-
n’t know what to expect as got me there.” “We’re on plan,” for broadcast lighting. tators and will be the come Canada Hockey Place
a 23-year-old making his He suffered a plantar Damnavits said yesterday Large white tents were al- largest curling venue in the during the Games, will not
first Games appearance. fasciitis injury in July 2005 during a tour of the two so used to create a double- history of the Games, will begin its formal “fit-out”
“I was overwhelmed at and was forced to miss sev- venues. door to keep humidity in use 26 tents to form a cov- process until after Jan. 27,
how big and flashy every- eral months of training, “The Games are coming the Oval low. ered concourse for specta- the date of the final Van-
thing was,” Omischl says in and entered the Turin on the 12th and the venues Inside, the large river-fac- tors. couver Canucks home
a recent interview. “Instead Olympics completely out of have to open. It’s not an op- ing windows have been “The outside environ- game until March.
of competing in places his comfort zone. tion to wait until the 13th.” plastered with green-and- ment can have a very posi- Damnavits said the
where nobody really cares, THE CANADIAN PRESS The Richmond Olympic blue images of speed tive or negative impact on process at GM Place will be
Oval, which will hold 7,600 skaters. the field of play,” said Neil very short and will have to
spectators, will have 57 Mark Messer, the Oval’s Houston, manager of curl- be completed in a week and
SSMTTEAATRONN HODDCKEIIYNN POGGOL SS temporary tents, 23 trailers ice expert, said the ice-mak- ing during the Games. a half at the most.
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1. Joanne Doiron NB, CA 574 232 346 578
2. Kyle Turk NS, CA 603 259 315 574
3. Christian Gagnon NB, CA 577 232 339 571
3. Jean-Paul Osborne QC, CA 596 233 338 571
3. Shawn Tschritter AB, CA 593 231 340 571
6. Brian B AB, CA 592 236 334 570
7.Cole Warren NS, CA 584 206 359 565
7. Jonathon Gremsperger BC, CA 599 241 324 565
9.Feroz Mir ON, CA 594 224 334 558
9. Steve Ferguson ON, CA 593 235 323 558
11.Tom Collier NS, CA 608 252 305 557
12. Paula Almeida-Stille 592 234 321 555
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14.Matty Strathearn NS, CA 602 236 318 554
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 metronews.ca metro
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Alberta College of Art and Design president Lance Carlson announced his resignation last Wednesday after serving
as the head of the institution for six years. His surprise resignation comes into effect June 30. METRO NEWS SERVICES
Two professors among Haiti deaths
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According to the Montreal Gazette, two Quebec professors are among the casualties
of last week’s earthquake in Haiti. Denis Bellavance, a Cégep de Drummondville
computer science professor, was lecturing at a university in Port-au-Prince when the
earthquake hit. Georges Anglade, a retired geography professor who helped set up
the Université du Québec à Montréal, and his wife died in the quake when the
house they were in collapsed on top of them. METRO NEWS SERVICES
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Dragons’Den vdinergast gmoalnel sn tthh abeveiref o fqrieun eitsshhteieo dno stah seokrf- iws aNenxetae.”cdtlleys sth teo ksianyd, oAfr liedneea’ sI CBC PHOTO WorkplaceLaw
Dianne the entrepreneur in front bold step changes the dy-
of them. If you watch the namics of the pitch com- Daniel
Buckner program regularly, you pletely. How fascinating it
know that these business is to watch these multi-mil- Lublin
moguls typically like to lionaires jostle for position!
metronews.ca/dragonsden have a lot of information Her move made me think
before putting any of their about how in our working Metronews.ca/workplacelaw
“Whatever you can do or own money on the line. lives, it is sometimes criti-
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er, and magic in it.” inson doesn’t hesitate. “I’m In my role as a news an- ployee who incor-
–GOETHE, GERMAN NOVELIST AND POET going to make you a deal,” chor at CBC News, I see rectly assumed
she says to two pitchers how the programming their employers
Iwent looking for a from Ontario, mere min- chiefs have to make big de- had no right to change the
quote about being bold utes into the presentation. cisions almost instanta- terms of their jobs.
— because boldness is Kevin is shocked. “Ar- neously, for example, to go Experiencing an enrol-
what stands out to me lene, you spoke way too into “special mode” for cov- ment crisis, Acadia Univer-
about tonight’s edition soon.” erage of the Haiti earth- sity decided that it had no
of Dragons’ Den. “There’s a reason it’s quake. Hundreds of news other choice but to remove
One of the Dragons called women’s intuition staff across the country oversight of enrolment and
makes a sudden and dra- and not men’s intuition,” have to change whatever admissions from Paula
matic move, offering an in- retorts Arlene. “I think this they’re doing, on the spot, Arlene Dickinson decided to follow her woman’s intuition on Cook Mackinnon’s job.
to undertake new activities. tonight’s Dragons’ Den on CBC Television. Mackinnon, who had been
But not only leaders have employed by the university
FITNESS LEADERSHIP a chance to be bold. Any- you need to be bold. ply because they are more in a senior role for 19 years,
one in an organization may It’s the same with new ca- confident. disagreed.
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But to step forward with better qualified steps into the weekend anchor on the CBC News Network. to the president stating that
Hilltop Academy some creative thoughts, an exciting new role — sim- Watch Dragons’ Den at 8 p.m. tonight on CBC. she viewed the changes as
significant and tantamount
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to a demotion. She gave the
www.hilltopacademy.ca university a few days to con-
sider her concerns and pro-
vide a response.
When the university did
not respond to Mackinnon’s
letter before her deadline,
she shut off her BlackBerry,
cleaned out her personal
items from her office and
swiftly left the premises,
never to return.
The law of constructive
dismissal provides that an
employee can treat funda-
mental changes to her job
as effectively amounting to
a termination. And in Cana-
dian workplace law, when
you are terminated without
a good reason, you are enti-
tled to severance.
Justice Gregory Warner,
who wrote the recent deci-
sion, ruled Mackinnon’s job
was not substantially differ-
ent following the changes,
as enrolment amounted to
less than one quarter of her
job. The university was enti-
tled to reasonable leeway
with changing business
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