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Council OK’s
massive hike
to field fees
Hut, hut, hike. City Per use Browaty had withdrawn his
gives new meaning to $70 motion, saying city officials
told him over the lunch hour
the phrase giving more that there are “rogue” teams
using the fields for free and
than 100 per cent
the increase of fees was neces-
Included in the 2013 budget was a $70 fee
sary to hire enforcement staff.
per use of city-owned fields, up from $34.
Confusion ensued during
BERNICE the city council meeting when
PONTANILLA “This comes down to pun- Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital)
[email protected] ishing the people that are ac- said as the motion’s seconder,
tually using the fields and pay- he did not want it withdrawn
Winnipeg city council deliv- ing for them properly to try and Coun. John Orlikow (River
ered a foul to ultimate Frisbee and enforce against, like they Heights-Fort Garry) would
teams for the upcoming sea- said, ‘rogue’ groups.” second it.
son, approving a 105 per cent Draper, who spoke against The motion was then voted
increase to the price teams pay the increase during the special on, failing to pass in a 5-11
to use athletic fields. meeting, said unlike in the vote.
Included in the 2013 past, groups like his weren’t Draper said it’s unfair that
budgets, which was the sub- consulted — instead he found his members, who follow the
ject of a special meeting at out “in the fine print” of an rules and pay the fees, are
city hall on Tuesday, was an application teams make to use footing the bill for enforce-
increase to what adult teams the fields. ment.
pay to use city-owned fields, Coun. Jeff Browaty (North Following the meeting,
upping the amount from $34 Kildonan), an ultimate Frisbee Browaty said: “There’s always
to $70 per rental. player himself, tabled a mo- room to go back on this in the
“Super disappointed in that tion in the morning calling on future or, better yet, use the
decision,” said Corey Draper, the increase to be lowered to money towards improving
Corey Draper of the Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports said a 105 per cent increase to adult booking fees for executive director of Manitoba $43 instead of $70. fields, forget the enforcement
city-owned fields is ‘unreasonable.’ BERNICE PONTANILLA/METRO Organization of Disc Sports. By the afternoon, however, component.”
02 NEWS metronews.ca
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Loss of grocery competition
a concern for North Enders
Silver lining. Head Ltd., confirmed Monday that
the store at 1445 Main St. will
S of renewal group close on March 23.
optimistic community “Over time it was deter-
mined that that location is
will rally
just no longer economically
viable to operate,” spokes-
W
person Julija Hunter said.
SHANE She said the company will
GIBSON work to find jobs for all the
[email protected] store’s roughly 45 employees
at other Loblaw-owned stores
While it’s disappointing that around Winnipeg.
a community grocery store is Loblaw operates 12 stores
closing its doors, it’s import- in the city — four Extra Foods
E ant to see the opportunity in and eight Real Canadian
the wake of Extra Foods, says Superstores — and while this
the executive director of a is the second Extra Foods to
group dedicated to renewing close in Winnipeg in as many
Winnipeg’s North End. months, Hunter wouldn’t
N
“There’s actually a mo- comment on whether more
mentum growing in the closures are planned.
North End,” Rob Neufeld, Lance Pashko, who lives
of the North End Commun- near the Main Street Extra
ity Renewal Corporation Foods and shops there three
(NECRC), said on Tuesday. As times a week, said he’s afraid
an example, he pointed to to think of what the depar-
the Neechi Commons Com- ture will mean for prices at
munity Business Complex, other local grocers — such as
which is expected to open the Safeway right next door.
soon on Main Street at Euclid “I’m sure they’ll benefit
Avenue. “We need foods and from it,” Pashko, 40, said on
services in the community Tuesday afternoon. “They’ll
and people will pull together be able to raise their prices
and we’ll keep fighting to a little bit more, and the pro-
have it.” duce doesn’t have to be as
Extra Foods’ parent com- fresh because they’re losing Lance Pashko, 40, a longtime customer of Main Street Extra Foods, is worried that other grocery stores in the area
pany, Loblaw Companies the competition.” will raise their prices once Extra closes in March. SHANE GIBSON/METRO
‘All hell broke loose’: Soldier charged in death
Three days after leading a cluding manslaughter and un- ignoring those rules by let- or LAVs. He gave the order to
Quoted
training exercise that went lawfully causing bodily harm ting soldiers stand near the set off the weapon and the sol-
horribly wrong and killed a — stemming from an incident weapons without any cover. dier charged with the detona-
“I honestly felt I did
fellow soldier, warrant officer on a weapons range in Afghan- The first set of mines was tion did so.
Paul Ravensdale told a military istan on Feb. 12, 2010. set off without any trouble. everything right.” The force of the explosion
investigator he had no idea Soldiers were testing anti- During the second firing, some surprised him, he told the in-
Warrant offi cer Paul Ravensdale,
what caused the accident. personnel landmines, C-19s, of the 700 small steel balls explaining to an investigator that he vestigator. “It sounded a hell of
“All hell broke loose and I that were new to the mission. packed inside one mine shot thought he had secured the safety of sol- a lot bigger than it should have
honestly don’t know what hap- When the mines are deton- backward instead of forward. diers on a training exercise in Afghanistan. been.”
pened,” Ravensdale is heard ated during tests, soldiers are Four balls struck Cpl. Josh The prosecutor played a
saying in the recorded inter- supposed to be far behind or Baker, including one in the tigator he had given a safety short video of the first firing,
view, played on Tuesday at his sheltered in dugouts or inside chest that killed him. Four briefing on the range in which which shows two soldiers be-
court martial at CFB Shilo. vehicles, prosecutors have others suffered puncture he told the others to stand well side — not behind — a LAV and
Ravensdale, who is now said. wounds. back of the weapon and be- in direct sight of the landmine.
retired, faces six charges — in- Ravensdale is accused of Ravensdale told the inves- hind light armoured vehicles, THE CANADIAN PRESS
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metronews.ca NEWS 03
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
High-risk
Court
Man pleads guilty
sex offender on
to tax evasion
The owner of a Winnipeg-
the lam nabbed based business that pre-
pared income-tax returns
for customers from 2005-07
has pleaded guilty to tax
in Winnipeg
evasion in provincial court.
Rodrigo Diasnes Layco,
53, was fined $125,000
and received a two-year-
A convicted sex offender from less-a-day conditional jail
Calgary wanted on a Canada- sentence after court heard
wide warrant for breaching his business, RDL Computer
his recognizance has been ar- Business Data & Consult-
rested in Winnipeg. ing, was involved in a false
Cyrel Douglas Apetagon, donation scheme in 2006
30, was released from the that saw claims for $3.1 mil-
Bowden Institution in Alberta lion in fraudulent donations
in December and soon failed included on tax returns
to comply with his condi- prepared by the business.
Mayor Sam Katz and Coun. Jenny Gerbasi share a rare lighthearted moment at council. BERNICE PONTANILLA/METRO tions, according to Winnipeg The Canada Revenue
police. Agency (CRA) also received
Council approves
Members of the Manitoba information that some of
Integrated Warrant Appre- Layco’s clients claimed false
hension Unit arrested Apeta- child-care receipts.
gon in the 800 block of Main Cyrel Apetagon CONTRIBUTED Layco was fined $33,000
budgets following Street Monday after Calgary for claiming false child-
police had advised that he’d gravated assault and vehicle care receipts that resulted
fled to Winnipeg. theft. in $49,000 in federal tax
Last April, when Apetagon Apetagon is being de- refunds, and $92,000 for the
was released after serving a tained while awaiting his re- donation-receipt scam that
hours of wrangling four-year federal prison sen- turn to Calgary. METRO saw $138,000 in federal tax
tence for break-and-enter and refunded.
sexual assault, Metro Calgary Online The CRA said anyone
reported that police consider convicted of failing to file
him a high-risk sex-offender. tax returns is also respon-
Apetagon has previous For more news sible for paying the full
Vote. Winnipeggers Who voted no ... people’s minds. I think the pub- convictions in both Calgary visit metronews.ca amount of taxes owing,
lic was very much against this and Winnipeg for child por- plus any interest. METRO
due to see increase increase for councillors,” said nography, sexual assault, ag-
in property taxes On the operating budget: Gerbasi after the meeting.
Coun. Paula Havixbeck
(cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:74)(cid:279)(cid:296)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:25)(cid:209)(cid:225)(cid:255)(cid:229)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:229)(cid:274)(cid:274)(cid:317)(cid:3)(cid:35)(cid:229)(cid:292)- (Charleswood-Tuxedo), who
Hours of debate didn’t result (cid:220)(cid:209)(cid:296)(cid:255)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:209)(cid:305)(cid:268)(cid:209)(cid:3)(cid:38)(cid:209)(cid:314)(cid:255)(cid:316)(cid:220)(cid:229)(cid:221)(cid:266)(cid:550)(cid:3) was staunch in her opposition
in more cash left in Winnipeg- (cid:47)(cid:279)(cid:254)(cid:274)(cid:3)(cid:61)(cid:292)(cid:268)(cid:255)(cid:266)(cid:279)(cid:315)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:47)(cid:305)(cid:296)(cid:302)(cid:255)(cid:274)(cid:3) by voting against both budgets,
gers’ wallets, as city council ap- (cid:78)(cid:315)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:268)(cid:553) said many councillors have not
proved budgets that amount to used the entirety of their allow-
a 3.87 per cent increase to prop- On the capital budget: ances, so why the need for an
erty taxes. increase?
The 2013 operating and cap- (cid:580)(cid:3) (cid:38)(cid:209)(cid:314)(cid:255)(cid:316)(cid:220)(cid:229)(cid:221)(cid:266)(cid:550)(cid:3)(cid:78)(cid:315)(cid:209)(cid:274)(cid:225)(cid:229)(cid:268)(cid:553) Katz said every city in Can-
ital budgets were the subjects ada has been increasing prop-
of a special meeting held Tues- erty taxes and he wasn’t dis-
day, where two contentious by axing that amount from the appointed to see the number of
issues — $600,000 for council- councillors’ representation al- councillors who voted against
lors’ ward allowances and fund- lowance. them.
ing cuts to museums and other Swandel implored his col- “Usually it’s 10-6, 11-5, so
groups — took centre stage. leagues to support the motion nothing has changed and the
Councillors Justin Swan- unanimously and called on bottom line is we’re moving
del (St. Norbert) and Jenny Mayor Sam Katz to show leader- forward with what I believe the
Gerbasi (Fort Rouge-East Fort ship, but his motion failed to majority of council ... and our
Garry) authored a motion re- pass with six votes in favour citizens are supportive of, and
storing the $335,498 cut from and 10 against. that’s what counts,” he said.
the grants to various groups “I think it is going to stick in BERNICE PONTANILLA/METRO
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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
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 cited 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
metronews.ca BUSINESS 07
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
In New York, RIM
set for big reveal
A BlackBerry is born.
Online
Wednesday’s launch
marks start of ad blitz
Visit metronews.ca for
to keep hype alive
live coverage of the
BB10 launch.
After several technical blun-
ders, two unexpected delays When Heins took the reins
and one major shakeup in its at RIM just over a year ago,
leadership, BlackBerry-maker the new devices had already
Research In Motion is about been delayed from a launch in
to raise the curtain for its new A prototype of the new BlackBerry 2011. Then in June of last year,
smartphone devices in hopes 10 operating system seen last fall. he was forced to further push
that consumers share the ex- GETTY IMAGES FILE the debut into 2013, missing
citement. crucial sales periods like the
The unveiling of the phones While the first hurdles to back-to-school and Christmas
and operating system on Wed- overcome on Wednesday are holiday shopping seasons.
nesday marks the start of an ad- the opinions of tech analysts While analysts hated the
vertising blitz that will stretch and investor reaction, the true idea of another delay, it also
to social media, the Super Bowl measure of success — actual bought the company some ex-
and beyond as RIM tries to re- sales of the phones — is still tra time to tweak the software
gain the cool factor that was weeks away. to capitalize on the weaknesses
once firmly in its grasp. As a crowd of thousands of competitors’ smartphones.
Hey! Where’d Beijing go? If all goes according to gathers Wednesday at Pier 36, a One of those features is the
plan, the event will also mark massive entertainment venue BlackBerry Balance technol-
A cyclist passes a flag-raising ceremony during severe pollution at Tiananmen Square on Tuesday in Beijing. the end of a troublesome 12 on the shores of Manhattan, ogy, which allows one phone to
Thick, off-the-scale smog shrouded eastern China for the second time in about two weeks, forcing airlines to months that has seen RIM try chief executive Thorsten Heins operate as both a business and
cancel flights because of poor visibility and prompting Beijing to temporarily shut factories and curtail fleets of to stay afloat while its future will step onto the stage hold- personal device entirely separ-
government cars. The U.S. embassy reported an hourly peak level of PM2.5 — tiny particulate matter that can was constantly in question by ing the BlackBerry that has ate from each other. Another
penetrate deep into the lungs — at 526 micrograms per cubic metre, or “beyond index.” Over a 24-hour period, outsiders, and its stock price been at once considered the one lets users seamlessly shift
readings were more than 20 times higher than World Health Organization safety levels. FENG LI/GETTY IMAGES tumbled to the lowest level in company’s last hope, but also between the phone’s applica-
about a decade. its biggest hurdle. tions. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Oscars. Ontario firm is in charge of little gold men
Every year at the Academy based manufacturer R.S. Owens
Awards, the big question is: last December and with it, R.S.
Who does the Oscar go to? This Owens’ 30-year tradition of
year, there’s a new one to trip making the gold-plated statues.
up trivia buffs: Where does the Company decisions now
Oscar come from? come from southern Ontario,
For the first time in its ven- but the Oscars are still being
erable history, Hollywood’s made at the Chicago foundry,
most prestigious accolade is says St. Regis vice-president Jeff
being manufactured under the Firkser: “This particular award
watch of a Canadian company. is a cast award and it’s not going You booked your last
St. Regis Crystal of Markham, to change. It’s going to always An Oscar statue handed out last year.
Ont. purchased Oscar’s Chicago- be done there.” THE CANADIAN PRESS GETTY IMAGES FILE 5 vacations online.
Consumer confidence. Canucks look on sunny side
Online investing could be
Canadian and U.S. consumers the index rebounding strong- level since November 2011.
appear to be heading in oppos- ly by 5.1 points to 83.1, the The results are baffling
your next destination.
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confidence in the economy go- and the first increase in four believe the U.S. is on the verge
ing forward — it’s up in Canada months. A similar survey by the of a relatively strong economic
and down south of the border. Conference Board in the United performance in 2013, while
The Conference Board of States found confidence among the expectations for Canada —
Canada’s survey on consumer consumers there plummeted while not negative — are more
confidence in January shows this month to 58.6, the lowest modest. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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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
making bold predictions about the coming year. According to Wildlife photography Photographer’s viewpoint Never get a head South Georgia Island
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, S
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
C
high-def prints. Here are a few of Metro’s primo picks.
CHRIS ALEXANDER
[email protected]
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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-
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Bradley Cooper ALL PHOTOS GETTY IMAGES
Bradley Cooper
back pedals on
Armstrong movie
Despite telling BBC News Channing Tatum
earlier this month that he’d Dazed and confused
Tatum taking a
be up for starring in a J.J.
“(I) had no idea what
Abrams-produced biopic
on disgraced cyclist Lance (the interviewer) was glass-half-full approach
Armstrong, Oscar-nominee talking about.”
to parenthood
Bradley Cooper insists he’s
not interested. Bradley Cooper
“Oh my God, that’s so Talking about being confused over a ques-
tion on the Lance Armstrong movie
nuts,” Cooper tells Access Channing Tatum is terrified
Hollywood, adding that of his impending parent- Daddy-to-be
he “had no idea what (the hood, but in a good way.
“I don’t think there’s
interviewer) was talking “I didn’t even know that “I mean, I don’t think
about” during the red J.J. ... has the rights. I had Stay classy there’s one thing that one thing that doesn’t
carpet chat. no idea.” Quoted doesn’t terrify you, but terrify you, but in the
Brandi in the most unbelievably
“I’m not entirely sure most unbelievably
beautiful way,” the 32-year-
Glanville how I ended up on old Magic Mike star tells E! beautiful way.”
the floor of my closet News. Channing Tatum
sobbing.” “Someone said it’s On the impending birth of his first child
really like watching your
THE
WORD Brandi Glanville heart jump out of your
Dorothy Robinson body and run around, and
[email protected] I think that can possibly be that they’re in,” he says.
... that it was completely the coolest thing that I’ve “She’s a complete animal
innocent. In that moment, heard of.” right now. You can ask her,
it was easier to believe As for how wife Jenna but in the most beautiful,
Holy cats, you guys. Brandi him, because I just couldn’t Dewan-Tatum is handling like, humanistic animaly
Glanville is insane. How stand the thought of being pregnancy? way. You know, she works
do we know this (besides without him.” “I mean, women just out all of the time, eats
reading every tabloid story sort of turn into, like, ani- right, impeccably right.
ever)? Let me present to How she would go about mals in this sort of stage She’s just a machine.”
you some excerpts from her revenge:
the Real Housewives of “A brand-new vagina would Twitter
Beverly Hills star’s new be an Eddie-free vagina....
book, Drinking & Tweeting I decided that since Eddie
and other Brandi Blunders, had ruined my vagina for @ActuallyNPH (cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)
which were obtained by Life me, he could pay for a new Come on, Boy Scouts, do the right thing. Di-
versity should be honored and valued. There
& Style. one. I gave (the doctor’s
Victoria Beckham office) Eddie’s credit card should be a merit badge for it.
Her reaction after finding number,” she says about
Victoria Beckham
out about her then- undergoing a vaginal re-
admits to being a husband, Edward Cibrian’s, juvenation for $12,000. @DitaVonTeese (cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)
affair with LeAnn Rimes:
“Sasquatch” is one of my favorite words, so the TV show
“I’m not entirely sure how I But, really, no hard
control freak “Finding Bigfoot”=big LOLs. Lines like “a squatchy area”,
ended up on the floor of my feelings:
“goin’ squatchin’”...!
closet sobbing ... a teary- “I would like to thank
eyed Eddie found me lying my ex-husband, Edward
Victoria Beckham is hard. And I’ve never been there minutes later, and Cibrian, for giving me all @ElizabethHurley (cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)
enjoying success in the given anything either,” she without saying so much as the material I could ever Not easy house training a spaniel puppy......
fashion world, but she still tells Elle U.K. “You’ve got to a word, he started kissing need to write this book and
feels like she has to prove trust people. And because me all over ... he pulled off for helping me discover the
herself. I am a control freak, my workout pants and we strong, independent woman
“I don’t have to work, sometimes that’s difficult started having sex right inside of me,” she writes, in @TheEllenShow (cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)(cid:580)
I need to work. All these for me, because I want to there,” she recalls. “He Drinking & Tweeting, which I had a great birthday, and now the house is finally back
(other fashion designers), micro-manage absolutely swore up and down my will surely be a New York in order. I just need to figure out how to get @Jimmy-
they’ve not just been given everything. I can’t hand body that it wasn’t true Times bestseller. Kimmel out of my bathtub.
anything. They’ve worked over.”