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Customers enjoy the sunshine on a bar patio on Argyle Street last evening.
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Forget about a free PASSAbout 20 city bars will participate in the customer-suspension PASS program when it launches Bans on
patrons range from six months to indefinite Bar owners want to ‘curb the stigma’ of drinking and violence
Fights, underage patrons, bingedrinking — Halifax bars have seenit all.
Now bar owners are takinggreater responsibility with a patron-suspension program called PatronAccountability Safety and Service(PASS).
Starting Nov. 1, when customersstep out of line, are too young todrink or try to pawn off a fake ID,they will be added to a databasemanaged by the Restaurant Asso-ciation of Nova Scotia.
A list of wrongdoers will circu-late to all the participating bars, sothat if someone is barred from onebar, he’ll be banned from them all.
“The bar owners had to do some-thing to show we see the problemtoo,” said Gordon Stewart, RANSexecutive director. “We see it fromour angle and we’re interested inaccepting our responsibilities.
“We just want people to know ifthey break those rules, there will beconsequences.”
Stewart said police will be pro-vided with copies of all the incidentreports, but Halifax Regional PoliceSupt. Don Spicer said they won’tbe peeking into the database,because of privacy concerns.
Spicer said he’s “very support-ive” of the program.
“Ninety-five per cent of the peo-ple who go out and go to bars arethere to have some fun and they’renot looking for trouble. It’s that fiveper cent that ruin it for everyoneelse,” he said.
“We’re hoping that people willthink twice before they choose toact up when they’re in the bar.”
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In the first six months of 2011,1,500 people were locked up inHRM for public intoxication, mak-ing up roughly half the popula -tion of people in police cells.Already in place in Amherst andVancouver, PASS will be a pilotproject in Halifax.PASS suspensions can be handedout to patrons for incidents out-side the bar as well.In six months, it will be expandedto the rest of the province if it’sproven successful.It will cost RANS $3,000 to $4,000a year to run the program, whichis open to non-members.
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New investigative unit could be farmed out to other provincesMacDonald says he’s open to hearing complaints from civilians
Police will no longerinvestigate each other
Ron MacDonald answers questions from reporters
at One Government Place yesterday. MacDonald has
been appointed as the first director of the Serious
Incident Response Team, which will investigate
incidents involving police.
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The province has tapped aformer defence and Crownattorney to head a new in-dependent unit that will in-vestigate allegations ofpolice misconduct.
Justice Minister RossLandry revealed yesterdayRon MacDonald will headthe Serious Incident Re-sponse Team (SIRT) for fiveyears.
The unit will be called onto investigate incidents ofserious bodily harm, sexualassault, death or “other
public-interest concerns” in-volving police, according tothe Department of Justice.
Police officers from otherjurisdictions in the provincehave been called upon to in-vestigate on their own dur-ing such incidents.
Police chiefs, the head ofthe RCMP in Nova Scotia, orthe minister of justice canlaunch an investigation.MacDonald can also launchinvestigations independent-ly.
At the conclusion of in-vestigations, MacDonald isrequired to deliver a reportto the justice minister, aswell as releasing a report
summary to the public.“The creation of SIRT
marks a new chapter in theNova Scotia justice system,and brings a level of front-line accountability that No-
va Scotians have asked for,”MacDonald said.
MacDonald will spendthe next several months as-sembling a team of twocivilian investigators. The$800,000-per-year unit canalso second police officers iftheir workload is too heavy.The unit is expected to beoperational early next year.
Landry maintained therewas no issue or incidentthat led to the creation ofthis unit, first revealed inMarch 2010. But he saidthat police have told himthat the old way of police in-vestigating other officerswasn’t working.
Safety tipsprovidedafter allegedassault bytaxi driverA woman is accusing aHalifax taxi driver of sexu-ally assaulting her aftershe fell asleep in his cab.
Halifax Regional Policesay shortly after midnighton Monday, a 25-year-oldwoman got into a cab onGrafton Street betweenCarmichael and Princestreets.
After falling asleep inthe back seat, police sayshe awoke to find themale driver touching herinappropriately.
The woman wasn’t in-jured, and police say shegot out of the vehicle inthe Spryfield area.
Fortunately, she wasable to flag down anothertaxi and was driven tomeet a friend.
The vehicle is only de-scribed as a green mini-van.
“It’s a very unfortunateincident, given the factthe vast majority of taxidrivers take a lot of pridein what they do,” said po-lice spokesman Const. Bri-an Palmeter.
“But like in any indus-try, there are always peo-ple who don’t always liveup to their responsibili-ties.”
Police are offering safe-ty tips for those usingcabs.
They include gettingthe company name andnumber on the vehicle’sroof light.
Police haven’t beenable to identify the ac-cused driver or the com-pany he works for.
PHILIP CROUCHER
“It’s simply amatter that thetime has come.Public demand fortransparencyacross its publicinstitutions hasincreased. Andwe’re no different.”CHRIS MCNEIL, HALIFAX REGIONALPOLICE DEPUTY CHIEF
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FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR
Halifaxneeds to domore to getfinanciers in the doorA draft report on thefinancial-services sectorin Nova Scotia revealsHalifax has a way to go tobecome the “Bermuda ofthe North.”
The report, preparedfor Nova Scotia BusinessInc. by KPMG, gives Hali-fax top marks for low op-
erating costs and a smallbut hardworking labourpool. The city’s geo -graphy helps, as well —located between Londonand New York, KPMGnotes Halifax’s time zoneis unparalleled to serviceNorth America.
But the report notes“major gaps” in both tax-ation and regulation thatneed to be overcome toattract hedge fund man-agers and finance profes-sionals.
Those gaps include thehighest corporate andpersonal income taxes ofjurisdictions surveyed byKPMG, less rental space
than larger cities, and lit-tle government supportfor the industry. The re-port also notes payroll re-bates, such as thoseoffered NSBI, are not adeciding factor for locat-ing in Halifax.
ALEX BOUTILIER
Premier Darrell Dexterpersonally greeted thefirst of 15 wind turbinesdestined for a new windfarm at the Port of Halifaxyesterday.
Dexter was joined byrepresentatives from Suzlon Wind Energy Corp.— who produced the turbines — and SprottPower Corp., who will run the new operation inAmherst.
The Amherst wind farmwill be the first in NorthAmerica to use Suzlon’snew S97 model turbines,and is expected to have a
generating capacity of 31.5megawatts.
Dexter touted theprovince’s progress to-ward renewable energygoals (25 per cent by 2015,40 per cent by 2020), aswell as the government’sefforts to create jobs in ru-ral Nova Scotia.
“Over the past six years,the price of coal has risen75 per cent,” Dexter saidin a statement. “The gov-ernment has establishedaggressive targets to helpreduce the province’s de-pendence on fossil fuels.”
Wind turbinesblow into port
Wind farm can power 10,000 homes Dexter toutsjob creation, progress toward renewable-energy targets
Premier Darrell Dexter offers up his marker after signing
a massive wind-turbine blade at the Port of Halifax yesterday.
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48.5Premier DarrellDexter, along withrepresentatives fromSuzlon and Sprott,signed one of the 48.5metre turbine bladesbefore it departed forAmherst.
IDing the gaps
Shawn Hirtle, director of communications at NSBI, called KPMG’s work helpful in identifying how theprovince should promote the industry.
It’s the issue that neverdies, and yesterday Halifaxregional council put offmaking a decision onwidening Bayers Road forat least another year.
The regional plan advi-sory committee askedcouncil to approve theRoad Network FunctionalPlan, which includes a pro-posal to expand BayersRoad to six lanes from itscurrent four.
But Coun. JenniferWatts wanted to put theage-old debate to rest bytaking it out of the plancompletely.
“We need to thinkabout the impact this willhave. It’s time for HRM tosay ‘We can do somethingdifferent here,’” Wattssaid.
After much debate,
council voted to defer ap-proving the plan until af-ter the upcoming five-yearreview of the regionalplan, which will be pre-sented to council in aboutone year. The decision did-n’t sit well with Watts.
“If you were at thatpublic hearing in 2009, itwas very clear what peo-ple wanted, and it wasvery clear in Septemberwhat they wanted,” shesaid. “Deferring the plancontinues to say that thisis a real option for thiscommunity.”
Coun. Debbie Hum not-ed that the issue’s next ap-pearance before council
will be right around the2012 municipal election.
“We won’t make any de-cisions, and we’ll defer itagain,” she said, adding itcould go before a newcouncil entirely.
Coun. Peter Lund saidcouncil still doesn’t haveenough information to ap-prove the project.
“I don’t want to beforced to make a decision Iwill regret later,” he said.
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DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION
Barringtongets readyfor closeupThree more historicbuildings on BarringtonStreet are getting afacelift.
Halifax regionalcouncil was quick to ap-prove grants and taxcredits yesterday to ren-ovate the formerCarsand-Mosher build-ing at 1559 BarringtonSt., the former Brander
Morris building at 1566and the former G.M.Smith building at 1717.
Under the BarringtonStreet Heritage Conser-vation DistrictIncentive Program,those properties willget $221,860 for renova-tions.
“I think this sends apositive message to her-itage-property ownerson Barrington Streetthat the municipality istrying to aid with therevitalization of ourdowntown,” Coun.Dawn Sloane said.
ALY THOMSON
A new pilot project willsee snow-clearingoutsourced for some areasof HRM.
Halifax regional councilawarded threeperformance-basedcontracts to multiple con-tractors for a two-year tri-al, which will save morethan $2 million, a staff re-port says.
Staff said outsourcing
some snow removal doesnot mean municipallayoffs, but they did saysome employees would betaken off the road and oth-er seasonal workers willnot be brought back.
“Contractors work to astandard, but our peopletake it to heart and takepride in their work,”Coun. Jerry Blumenthalsaid. ALY THOMSON
Snow jobs to beoutsourced
Museumhosts windyWednesdaysA new hurricane showlaunches today at the Mu-seum of National History’sScience on a Sphere exhib-it. Falling on the eighthanniversary of HurricaneJuan, the program starts at7 p.m. and runs everyWednesday night throughthe fall. METRO
Youth healthsurvey seekspublic inputThere’s still a chance tosuggest ways to make No-va Scotia a healthier placefor youth. The Growing UpHealthy survey runsthrough Oct. 15 atgov.ns.ca/growingup -healthy. The governmentproject aims to preventchildhood obesity. METRO
Halifax regional council has again postponed making
a decision on widening Bayers Road. A report says
the project would affect 14 homes.
RYAN TAPLIN/METRO
Citizens can once againcast their votes online orby phone for next year’smunicipal and school-board elections.
Regional council yester-day approved e-voting foradvance polls from theSaturday two weeks
before polling daythrough the Thursday be-fore polling day, whichfalls on Oct. 20, 2012.
In-person pollingstations will be open asusual on election day, butwill not be offered as anadvance polling option.
Council had the optionto implement e-voting un-til the polls close on elec-tion day, but that wouldhave added about$100,000 to the estimated$1.46 million price tag, astaff report says.
ALY THOMSON
Advance online, phone voting OK’d for 2012
“Every time wehave significantdecisions to make,we defer. Ourresidents arelooking for action.”COUN. DEBBIE HUM
Coun. Watts brought petition tocouncil with 1,100 signaturesagainst widening
Bayers Road to stay atfour lanes, for now
E-vote early
A staff report estimates
that 35 to 45 per cent ofvoters will cast theirballots electronically.
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Inside police headquarterson Gottingen Street thereare two “big-cheese” of-fices within a few metresof each other.
Halifax Regional PoliceChief Frank Beazely occu-pies one, and he recentlygot a new neighbour whenSupt. Jean-Michel Blaistook over as top dog of theRCMP in the HRM aboutthree weeks ago.
The new officer incharge of the Halifax dis-trict was most recently theemployee-management-relations officer of the At-lantic region based inBedford.
Before working in Bed-ford, Blais workedthroughout Manitoba, On-tario and Quebec, wherehe was getting involved incases ranging from motor-cycle gangs to Colombiandrug cartels.
“Some of the challenges that are inherent here are
crime reduction and en-suring we continue thegood work that’s alreadybeen done,” Blais said.
He is taking over fromSupt. Darrell Beaton, whois now district-policing of-ficer for the Northeast No-va district.
The RCMP in Halifax isintegrated with Halifax Re-gional Police but their ju-risdiction includes ColeHarbour, Tantallon andSackville, among othercommunities.
A Canada Post mail carrierstops delivering mail after a spider web gets in the way
Spooked by a spider webRYAN TAPLIN/METRO
Supt. Jean-Michel Blais
RYAN TAPLIN/METRO
New face at police headquarters
When Kevin Keating ofDartmouth stopped receiv-ing his mail, he neverdreamed a tiny spidercould be the culprit.
Of course, the spiderwasn’t stealing his mail,but it did play a part in itshiatus. And after eight daysof opening an empty mail-box, the answer to the mys-tery was handwritten on ayellow Post-it note stuck toa bundle of letters: “spiderweb.”
Keating’s letter carrierrefused to deliver his mailbecause there was a spiderweb in the walkway lead-ing up to the mailbox.
“Isn’t that ridiculous?What’s the next thing?Bumblebees, butterflies,ants?” said Keating, wholives in a house at 56Woodland Ave.
He said when he wentoutside to investigate, hecould “barely see” the web
that prevented him fromreceiving his mail fromSept. 14-23.
“Had this personbrought this to light, Iwould have dealt with itthat day. I wouldn’t havecared,” he said, mentioninghe has two other entrancesthe carrier could haveused.
But instead, Keating wasforced to make multiplephone calls to Canada Post,and eventually the contextof the Post-it note was re-vealed.
Lori Lancaster, managerof media relations forCanada Post in AtlanticCanada, said stopping de-livery to a residence is a se-rious recourse and that, inthis case, proper protocolwasn’t followed.
“Health and safety is apretty serious matter forCanada Post, but spiderwebs certainly do not fallinto those hazards,” shesaid, mentioning the per-son was a replacement car-rier filling in for a regular.
Lancaster said CanadaPost tells all its carriers tobe “mindful of potentialhazards,” including loosestones on walkways ormissing handrails on stairs.
If something comes up, acarrier is supposed to alerta supervisor immediately.
Keating’s carrier failedto do that.
“She was obviously
overzealous,” said Lancast-er.
She said managers havespoken with the carrierand reiterated companyprotocol.
Pellet guns shot on streetsPellet guns were poppingoff on residential Dart-mouth streets on Mondaynight.
The first was on KennedyDrive, where a 13-year-oldboy tripped while runningaway from the flying pel-lets. The second one was on
Roleika Drive, where some-one in a parked car was re-portedly shooting a pelletgun at a building.
The third incident in-volved reports of someoneshooting a pellet gun in aresidence on Booth Street.
METRO
Assailants soughtPolice are on the trail of apair of suspects who al-legedly smashed a windowand stole items from a busi-ness in Bayers Lake Busi-ness Park yesterdaymorning.
Security staff called po-
lice just after 5 a.m. whenthey responded to an alarmin the 200 block of Horse-shoe Lake Drive and notedthe damage. Two men and awoman were arrested, butthe woman was later re-leased. METRO
KevinSmith setto speak inHalifaxKevin Smith is coming totown for a two-hour
speaking engagement atthe Spatx Theatre insideCitadel High School onNov. 7 at 8 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Fri-day at 10 a.m. throughsonicconcerts.com or bycalling 1-888-790-1477.
Smith is an actor,writer and producer.
METRO
3 HEAT-listsuspectscaughtHalifax Regional Policehave arrested three menwhose names were on theHEAT list.
Police say Bruce EdwardMisener, 46, was arrested inAlberta on Monday. TylerPhilip DeWolfe, 23, turnedhimself in at Dartmouthprovincial court yesterdaymorning, while Fabian TroyRobart, 41, turned himselfin to his parole officer.
All three men were listed
on HRP’s High-Risk Enforce-ment Action Team (HEAT)outstanding-warrant list, re-leased last week. The list in-cluded 10 names of peoplewith warrants for their ar-rests who were believed tobe residing in HRM.
METRO
JENNIFER [email protected]
View online
Halifax.ca/police/heatlistshows the remaining list ofoutstanding warrants.Every three months, a newwanted list is created, madeup of people police havebeen unable to locate.
Kevin Keating, pictured at his home in Dartmouth yesterday, was recently denied
mail service because a mail carrier didn’t want to cross a spider web on his property. Keating
put up a Halloween decoration of a giant spider over his mailbox in response to the incident.
First steptaken inbuildingprojectHalifax regional counciltook the first steptowards developing anine-storey commercialand residential buildingon the former St. Joseph’sChurch site on GottingenStreet last night.
Council approved aproposal from developerECL General Partner IVLtd. to amend the land-use bylaw to allow for amulti-unit developmenton the site.
Residents showedmixed support for thebuilding at a public hear-ing last night at city hall.
Coun. Sue Uteck point-ed out the design is stillup for debate.
“If this was a develop-ment agreement beforeme tonight, I wouldrefuse it based on theconcerns of theneighbourhood, but I seethat there’s hope thecommunity can workwith the developer ... andwe can come to some agreement,” shesaid.
ALY THOMSON
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She’s back home with herdaddy.
A tip from a wary sub-way rider in Montreal hasended a three-year huntfor a missing British girl.
Seven-year-old PearlGavaghan Da Massa hashad an emotional reunionwith her father, authori-ties said yesterday.
Police and officials withthe Canadian Centre forChild Protection said Pearlhas returned to her homein Manchester, along withthe father who relocatedto Canada to find her.
Police allege the girlwas abducted in 2008 byher mother, Helen Gav-aghan, and spiritedthrough three countries.
The girl was discovered
when Gavaghan’s suspi-cious behaviour soundedan alarm for the subwaypassenger, who contactedpolice, said centre officialChristy Dzikowicz.
“He just had a sensethere was somethingwrong,” Dzikowicz said.
Pearl’s father, Henry DaMassa, moved to Torontoin 2010. “It was only whenwe got on the plane that Ireally knew we were com-ing home,’’ Da Massa said.
Gavaghan is in custodyin Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS
A father’s loverefused to die
Home, sweet home: Henry Da Massa and his daughter, Pearl Gavaghan Da Massa,have been reunited after three years.
THE CANADIAN PRESS
After three years, he finds his missing daughter
Satellitemakes asplash — inthe oceanU.S. space officials havefigured out where thatdead NASA satellite fellback to Earth on Saturday.
NASA now says satellitedebris scattered over thesouth Pacific Ocean — faraway from large landmasses.
NASA says the U.S. AirForce calculated the satel-lite entered Earth’s atmos-phere generally aboveAmerican Samoa.
But pieces of it did notstart hitting the water foranother 480 kilometres tothe northeast, southwestof Christmas Island.
On Saturday, scientistssaid it was possible somepieces could have reachednorthwestern Canada. ButNASA said yesterday new calculations show itlanded earlier than theythought.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Costume put on iceAn ice cream shop in Ocala, Fla., admits it’s licked:It has had to get rid of its ice-cream mascot becausepassersby kept mistaking him for something less innocent — a hooded Ku Klux Klan protester.
Florida. Hot idea melts
Well, perhaps it wasn’t such a great idea. Daniel Aviles was meant to look like an ice cream cone. But the Klan-like costume froze business.
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Emergency services andresidents in the Philippinecapital cleaned up and re-stored electricity Wednes-day, local time, after apowerful typhoon un-leashed floodwaters thatkilled at least 18 peopleand sent huge waves crash-ing over seawalls.
Most deaths occurred inand around metropolitanManila, which already wassoaked by heavy monsoonrains ahead of the arrivalof Typhoon Nesat, whichbrought more downpoursand wind gusts of up to 150kilometres per hour.
The typhoon blew out ofthe Philippines on Wednes-day packing winds of 120km/h and was expected tomake landfall on China’sHainan Island on Thursday
evening or early Friday.The Philippine disaster
agency said 35 people werestill unaccounted for andthat 108 had been rescued.
Power supply was gradu-ally restored to the down-town area, which wasstrewn with trash and fall-en bamboo pieces washedashore by storm surges.The Metro Rail Transit alsoresumed operations.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Manila inundated by deadly wavesPhilippine capital cleans up after
typhoon floods kill at least 18 Some areas remain flooded
A woman arrives at an evacuation centre
with her baby after being rescued by
police at the height of Typhoon Nesat
yesterday in Manila, Philippines.
BULLIT MARQUEZ/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two-year mark
The massive flooding cameexactly a day after thiscoastal city of 12 millionheld commemorations forthe nearly 500 people killedduring a 2009 cyclone.
Saggy-pants banearns U.S. city $4K Officials in Georgia say acity’s ban on saggy pantshas generated nearly $4,000in fines in less than a year.
Albany attorney NathanDavis says 187 citationshave been issued since theordinance went into effect
Nov. 23, according to the Al-bany Herald. The ordinancebans anyone from wearingpants or skirts more thaneight centimetres below thetop of the hips, exposingthe skin or undergarments.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hundreds injured inChina transit crashA Shanghai subway traincrashed into a stopped trainduring a signal failure yes-terday, injuring more than270 people, none seriously,in the latest trouble for thenewly expanded transporta-tion system in China’s com-
mercial centre.The signal failure meant
trains on Line 10 were be-ing directed via phone bysubway staff instead of elec-tronic signals and thus wererunning at lower speeds.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tories forceearly vote oncontroversialcrime billThe Conservative govern-ment is using its majoritymuscle to push throughParliament a massivecrime bill that provides
harsher penalties for potgrowers than pedophiles.
Justice Minister RobNicholson said the legisla-tion “is an investment tobetter protect Canadians intheir homes and makethem feel safer in theircommunities.” But justhow large an investment,and how it will impactcrime levels, remain openquestions. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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The publicist for a lesbianactress and musician whosays she was escorted off aflight for “one modestkiss” of her partner saysthe encounter was not astunt for her band’s up-coming breast-cancer-awareness tour.
Leisha Hailey, bestknown for playing AlicePieszecki in the now-de-funct Showtime lesbianlife drama The L Word,asked her Twitter follow-ers to boycott SouthwestAirlines after the en-counter Monday.
The airline respondedthat Hailey’s display of af-fection was excessive anddrew customer com-plaints.
The actress and herpartner, Camila Grey, de-nied in a statement re-
leased yesterday that theaffection they showed to-ward each other was inap-propriate.
“We want to make itclear we were not makingout or creating any kindof spectacle of ourselves,it was one modest kiss,”the written statementsaid.
Hailey and Grey ac-knowledge they becameupset after the flight at-tendant reprimandedthem.
The airline said in anews release posted on itswebsite: “Our crew ... ap-proached the passengersbased solely on behaviourand not gender.”THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Actress calls forairline boycott
Leisha Hailey
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Says she was reprimanded and removed from Southwest Airlines flight for kissing lesbian partner
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The head of Canada’stelecommunications regu-lator is joining the list ofagency bosses who’ve losttheir jobs after buttingheads with the Harper gov-ernment.
CRTC Chairman Konradvon Finckenstein’s five-year term expires in Janu-ary, and he confirmed tohis staff yesterday hewon’t be returning.
Though appointed byPrime Minister StephenHarper in 2007, the twohave clashed several timesover the last five years andthere was growing concernin Tory circles that vonFinckenstein was standingin their way.
The majority Tories areexpected to relax restric-tions on foreign ownershipof telecom companies,something Von Fincken-stein has already resisted.
A spokesman for Her-itage Minister James
Moore said von Fincken-stein will serve the remain-der of his term and aprocess for selecting hisreplacement will be an-nounced shortly.
“We thank Mr. vonFinckenstein for his serv-ice as chair of the CRTC,”James Maunder wrote inan email.
Over the last five years,the Harper governmenthas declined to renew themandate of ombudsmenand chairmen of arm’s-length agencies whoclashed with policy ap-proaches.
Pat Stogran, the formerveterans’ ombudsman,was dumped after sound-ing an alarm about thetreatment of soldiers.
The ombudsman for vic-tims of crimes and thehead of the nuclear safetycommission were also un-ceremoniously let go.THE CANADIAN PRESSMoammar Gadhafi fa-
mously surrounded him-self with a personal coterieof female bodyguards dur-ing the decades he ruledLibya. But it was more asign of his eccentricitiesthan a real commitment toequality for women in thisconservative Islamic socie-ty.
Now the revolutionaryforces that swept the long-time leader from powerlast month are offeringmilitary training to scoresof women, some of themhousewives, others highschool teachers. On Sun-day at a military com-pound in the eastern cityof Benghazi, dozens ofwomen with machine-guns slung over their
shoulders listened atten-tively to instructions inshooting and martial arts.They are the latest groupof trainees as Libya’s newleaders work to build a na-tional army.
Women were at theforefront of the proteststhat launched the anti-Gadhafi uprising in Febru-
ary, demanding democracyfor the country and justicefor loved ones who hadbeen killed. Many womennow hope the revolutionwill herald full equality.
“We should be equaland we’re fighting for thesame goal, so why shouldthe men have to carry theburdens of this fight whilewe sit and watch?” saidAmal al-Obeidi, 35, whoteaches business manage-ment at a high school inBenghazi.
“The least we can do islearn to protect ourselvesso the men can focus onfighting Gadhafi on thefront lines knowing thatwe have their back,” addedal-Obeidi.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Libyan womensign up to fight
Women hope active role in revolution will lead toequal rights Trainees learn to use weapons
A woman holds her weapon in Benghazi, Libya. Revolutionary forces are offering
military training to women who are lining up to protect their cities and themselves
if Moammar Gadhafi’s forces try to return.
RAMI AL-SHAHEIBI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
200At least 200 womenhave graduated fromthe program at Beng-hazi’s TechnicalMilitary Compound.They can then chooseto join the NationalSecurity Force.
Sevenkilled inMoroccosoccer riotsSeven people were killed ina riot following a soccermatch in Morocco’s disput-ed Western Sahara region,the state news agencyreported yesterday.
Three people died afterbeing run over by four-wheel-drive vehicles andtwo of the others killedwere policemen, the reportstated, quoting localofficials.
The riot in the town ofDakhla began afterMohammedia club Chebab,from just north ofCasablanca, beat the localMouloudia club 3-0.
Rival fans began throw-ing stones at each otherand then “criminals”attacked people withknives and clubs, astatement from the Oued-Eddahab-Lagouira provincesaid. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CRTC chair to be let go
Cigarette packagingto be more graphicOttawa has finally ap-proved bold new labellingfor cigarette packages,telling tobacco manufac-turers they have untilMarch to conform.
Health Minister LeonaAglukkaq says the edictshows the government ismaking good on last win-ter’s promise to horrifysmokers into not smok-ing.
Health advocates havepraised the campaign, butwere suspicious about thegovernment’s resolve toimplement it.
Tobacco companieshave said the campaignwon’t work, since the pub-lic already knows aboutthe risks of smoking.
Retailers will have until
next June to ensure all thepackages in their storesconform to the new rules.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Activist featured
The new labelling will cov-
er 75 per cent of cigarette
packages.
It will include graphic pic-tures of a cancer-infectedmouth, and of an emaciat-ed, cancer-stricken BarbTarbox.She was an anti-smokingactivist before dying oflung cancer at the age of42, and her story — amongothers — will be featuredin the new packaging.
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Canada’s housing marketstands out globally for itsstrength, but economicuncertainty and weakerconsumer confidencecould deter new buyers, aScotia Economics reportsays.
It says Canada’s housingmarket is notable for its“resilience and longevity.”
But even though Cana-dian real-estate priceswere up five per cent year
over year in the April toJune period, they startedto level out in July and Au-gust, Adrienne Warren, aScotiabank senior econo-mist, said yesterday.
“I think the other factorwe’ve seen in the slowingand softening of prices justreflects the fact that thehousing market itself hasbecome fairly balanced be-tween the number of buy-ers and sellers out there,”
she said.“If anything, I think the
cooling off in prices is posi-tive for longer-term afford-ability for buyers.”
While interest rates areexpected to remain low forsome time, the Canadianeconomy is showing signsof losing some momen-tum, a factor that wouldaffect house purchases.
“So the question markwill be to keep an eye on
the job market,” she said.THE CANADIAN PRESS
Housing market cooling: ReportConsumer caution spilling over into real-estate sales House prices
expected to level off over the next couple of years, Scotiabank says
One of the founders ofFacebook says that evenhe needs a break from so-cial media from time totime.
Chris Hughes told busi-ness leaders in Montrealyesterday that while hecherishes the power ofFacebook and Twitter, theycan’t replace old-fashionedhuman contact.
“I want to continue tolive in a world where peo-ple can sit through a mealwithout looking at aphone,” he said. “I want tohave days when I onlyspend a little bit of time infront of a screen.”
Hughes was among thesmall group of Harvardstudents who helped MarkZuckerberg found Face-
book in 2004. He alsoserved as head of onlineorganizing for Barack Oba-ma’s 2008 presidentialcampaign.
These two achieve-ments alone are likely tosecure him a key spot inthe modern history of theInternet, never mind an es-timated net worth of $700million.
But Hughes also de-scribed the limits of socialmedia, noting the inherenttension between connec-tivity and privacy.
“Most of the time I don’twant all of my friendsknowing exactly where Iam at every moment andexactly what I’m doing,”he said. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada’s real-estate market is weakening but at a
slower pace than most other markets in the developed
world, a Scotiabank report says.
RYAN REMIORZ/THE CANADIAN PRESS
RIM stockjumps amidrumours ofCarl Icahn investingOne of Research In Mo-tion’s Canadian sharehold-ers says it would supportU.S. investor Carl Icahnbuying into the Waterloo,Ont., BlackBerry maker.
“It’s been poor execu-tion and poor innovation,and Apple has gallopedahead,” said Vic Alboini ofJaguar Financial, which haspressed for changes at RIM.He made the commentsafter RIM shares rose morethan five per cent in after-noon trading yesterday(closing up 3.6 per cent) inthe wake of reports Icahnis buying into the firm.
Icahn has taken stakesin many big U.S. compa-nies — from Motorola toClorox — and forced themto restructure and becomemore profitable. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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OiliPhone eventset for Oct. 4 HYPE MOUNTING. Apple Inc.will likely roll out its long-awaited iPhone 5 on Oct.4, reports suggest. AniPhone event is scheduled
for that date at companyheadquarters in Cuperti-no, Calif. While the com-pany has not releaseddetails, tech watchers be-lieve it will unveil the newiPhone. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nokia’s topphone on saleN9 LAUNCH. Nokia Corp.
has begun shipping itstop N9 smartphone,ahead of the WindowsPhone 7 launch expectedlater this year. Nokia saysthe N9 has freenavigation and voice-guided maps, storageranging from 16GB to64GB and a swipe featureto return to the homescreen. It sells for $480 to$560. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
News in brief
On the house
Of the nine major
developed markets trackedby the Scotia Economics report, only Canada,France and Switzerlandshowed housing-price increases year over year.
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You’ve heard ofsun tanning inthe nude, but itdoesn’t stopthere ...A man who scrubbed his pickuptruck in the nude at a U.S. car washhas been sentenced to a year of pro-bation.
Robert E. Bailey pleaded guilty onMonday to open and gross conductfor being naked at Economy Car
Wash in North Attleborough, Mass.on May 31.
The Sun Chronicle reports that awoman vacuuming her vehicle atthe business called police after shesaw the 65-year-old Bailey in thenude.
Police say Bailey was wearingshorts by the time they arrived atthe scene and denied doinganything wrong.
A judge also ordered Bailey tostay away from the car wash and thewitness and to continuecounselling. He will also be requiredto register as a sex offender.
The Sun Chronicle reported thatBailey was arrested in 2002 on asimilar charged with a similar sen-tence. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A TORTUREAPOLOGISTAND A TRAFFICOBSTRUCTOR
Yesterday, at the end of a longday of strategiccommunications, the usualroute home was blocked bypolice barriers, the sort ofthing traffic reporters call a“police incident,” a long, un-
explained delay leading to gridlock.The barriers, it turned out, were for for-
mer U.S. vice-president Dick Cheney, whowas giving a talk at the Vancouver Club,the local pinnacle of snoot, and for thehorde of protesters milling around theclub demanding his speedy arrest, trial
and conviction as a war criminal.It’s bad enough he’s thought of as a war criminal. He
compounds his Darth Vader reputation by impeding thefree flow of traffic.
Dick Cheney: putativewar criminal … and pylon.
Cheney was invited tospeak in Vancouver by theBon Mot Book Club, whichhas a definite “Let them eatcake” lilt to it. And speakingof cake, I hope they servecherry slice at theirmeetings, and if they do, Ihope they invite me. It’s myfavourite.
Meanwhile, out on thestreet, at the barricades, therighteously indignant fromthe StopWar Coalition et al.wanted Cheney and the BonMot members to choke on
their $500-a-plate rubber chicken. They see Cheney as theevil mastermind of all that’s wrong with U.S. foreign poli-cy going back to the ’80s, when as the congressman fromWyoming he voted against an initiative to free NelsonMandela. It hasn’t helped his brand that he managed tododge the draft at the beginning of his career and, nearthe end, shot his hunting buddy instead of a quail. Oops.
In between, he waged war on half the world andapproved of interrogation ‘techniques’ such as waterboarding and sleep deprivation, also known as ‘torture.’ Ahard man to like.
Even worse, he remains truculently unapologetic forany of it. His memoir, which he’s currently flogging, is a576-page un-apology that infuriates his critics. He haseven infuriated his colleagues, such as former Secretariesof State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, by callingthem sissies.
Still, to stomp your feet and holler inarticulate clichésdoes nothing to thwart a nasty old hombre like DickCheney. Maybe it makes you feel better, but it leads to in-digestion among the members of the Bon Mot Book Cluband doesn’t do much for weary columnists who would re-ally like to get home, thank you. You’ve got to wonderwho they’re going to invite to their next meeting. Hitler’sdead … isn’t he?
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Libyan forces battled their way into the eastern outskirts ofMoammar Gadhafi’s hometown of Sirte, commanders said, in abid to link up with anti-Gadhafi fighters besieging the city fromthe west and seize control of the loyalist stronghold.
Revolutionary. Libya
A Libyan revolutionary fighter fires his AK-47assault rifle while practising shooting near Sirte, Libya, yesterday.
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Singer and actressJennifer Hudsonhopes to show hercommitment to ahealthier lifestylewith the opening of anew weight loss cen-tre in Chicago.The Chicago nativeopened the JenniferHudson WeightWatchers Center yes-terday. Hudson haslost 80 pounds and isa Weight Watchersspokeswoman. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ousted director Julie Taymor continues support for Spider-Man;
says media treated her badly
Seth Rogen knew that with50/50, he had an importantand entertaining story totell — his friend (andscreenwriter) Will Reiser’sbattle with a cancer diagno-sis at the age of 25. But healso knew it was going to bea tough sell.
So here’s how Rogen,who produced the film andco-stars in it with JosephGordon-Levitt, went aboutbringing a “cancer comedy”to theatres.
Don’t fear the C-word.“The first decision you haveto make is to not shy awayfrom what the movie’sabout. I think you have tolet people know it’s aboutcancer and then let themknow that it’s not f---ingmiserable to watch, andthat was kind of our entiregoal with the marketing,was to really representwhat the movie is and real-ly let them know that it’shonest and what it’s aboutand that it’s going to be avery truthful experiencebut at the same time it’sfunny and it’s ultimately anenjoyable experience.”
But don’t put the C-word in the title.“We’re not stupid. Weknow a title like I’m withCancer is repellent to somepeople. I liked it, but some-thing you have to acknowl-edge being a filmmakerwho wants people to see his
Selling a cancer comedyFinding the hilarity in cancer — Seth Rogen talks about 50/50
Film was a tough sell but Rogen says it’s both true to life and funny
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, left, and Seth Rogen star in 50/50.
CHRIS HELCERMANAS-BENGE
movies is that what you likeand what you know otherpeople are going to like aretwo vastly different thingsat times.
We thought it was stupidto go through great lengthsto make a movie that wasreally accessible and enjoy-able and crowd-pleasingand then give it a title thatwould potentially alienatemost of the people whowanted to go see it.”
Find a new title — fromwherever you can.“It’s hard to think of a f---ing title. We literally had a
box on set that crew mem-bers put suggestions in. Weoffered, like, thousands ofdollars if you could think ofa title. And I don’t think50/50 was any of those ti-tles.
I don’t know who cameup with it ultimately. Noone got the prize money.One guy on the crew put inlike 50 names, and so Ithink we ended up givinghim a couple hundredbucks. 50/50 is a fine title,you know, I get it. It’s a titlethat doesn’t repel you fromthe movie, which for amovie like this is huge.”
Aim for as large an audience as possible.“I’ve got to be honest, I’mnot the kind of guy thatgoes and sees little inde-pendent movies. It’s justnot the types of movies I gosee. I go see big commercialmovies, generally speaking.
I honestly don’t think amovie has to be built for asmall audience in order tobe creatively worthwhile.
I think that you shouldbe able to take an idea andmake it in a way that every-one understands. To me,that’s what art is — takinga feeling and articulating it
to people, you know?”
As for the movie itself,keep it real.“We really knew that wecouldn’t do a bulls--- versionof the movie. We knew ulti-mately we had to make ithard to criticize the overallfeeling of the movie, whichwe wanted to be like anhonest one, you know?
There was a scene wherewe’re coffin shopping thatWill wrote into the firstdraft, which was funny, butwe were like, ‘We never gof---ing coffin shopping.That’s insane.’”
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When Simon Cowellbreaks up with agirlfriend, he doesn’t likethem to leave empty-handed.
Cowell claims that hepays his exes after theysplit so they can maintainthe standard of living he’sintroduced them to,
according to Hollyscoop. “You can’t have some-
body in your life who’sbecome accustomed to acertain thing and, just be-cause you don’t want tobe in a relationship anymore, say to them, ‘No,everything is cut off,’”says Cowell, who is
currently engaged tomakeup artist Mezh-gan Hussainy.
He didn’t elabo-rate as to whatsort of paymentshe’s made tohis exes,though.
METRO
Gaga takes hercase to ObamaOutraged over the recentsuicide death of 14-year-old fan Jamey Rodemey-er, Lady Gaga took heranti-bullying crusadestraight to presidentBarack Obama this week,according to ABC News.
The pop star attendeda $35,800 per personfundraiser in Silicon Val-ley, Calif., to press thepresident on legislationthat would makebullying a hate crime.
METRO
Jones keepsbaby ID secretWhen January Jonesfiled the birth certificate
for her son, XanderDane Jones, last
week, she leftthe space for
the nameof the ba-by’s
fatherblank,according to
UsWeekly,contin-uinghervow tonot re-vealthe
man’s identity. Jonesgave birth to Xander, herfirst child, on Sept. 13and has yet to be spottedout with the baby.
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But her love life is anything but
Kirsten Dunst, whose newmovie, Melancholia, is be-ing called “beautifully de-pressing,” is opening upabout depression itself.
“I think that most hu-man beings go throughsome sort of depression intheir life. And if theydon’t, I think that’sweird,” she tells Flare mag-azine in an interview.
“People are embar-rassed to talk about it — Iwould never put anyonedown that was in that
kind of space.”One area that isn’t caus-
ing Dunst any sort of de-pression is her love life,and she says the secret isto not date a fellow actor.
“I haven’t dated an ac-tor in a very long time.I’ve dated someone for apretty long time nowwho’s not an actor, and itworks better,” says Dunst,who is currently datingRazorlight singer JohnnyBorrell.
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Kayak in the not-so-desolateDesolation Sound
Majestic views of the coastal mountains await kayakers in Desolation Sound, B.C.Desolation Sound MarinePark, on the SunshineCoast 170 kilometres northof Vancouver, winds its wayaround the twisted shore-line. The park, establishedalmost 40 years ago, is thelargest marine park in B.C.and a popular destinationfor boaters and kayakers.
From the water, the ma-jestic coastal mountainsrise up abruptly from sealevel to more than 2,400metres, high enough toprovide a stunning snow-capped backdrop for pad-dlers and to help them staycool on even the hottest ofdays.
According to legend, itwas Capt. George Vancou-ver who dubbed the areaDesolation Sound after hisfirst voyage here in 1792,struck as he was by the re-mote and forbidding land-scape. But the stunningbeauty of the place — notto mention some rather sig-nificant improvements inaccess, gear and facilities —mean it’s anything but des-olate now.
At times during the peakseason, the biggest prob-lem kayakers and boatersmight experience is findinga place to pitch a tent.
After setting out fromthe small town of Lund,you can paddle to a provin-cial campsite on theCopeland Islands in ThulinPassage, a serene spot onlyabout an hour’s kayakaway.
A narrow spit of landseparates small bays on ei-
If you go
Read the BC Parks websiteon Desolation Sound Ma-rine Provincial Park(env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/desola-tion/), in particular theGeneral Wildlife, Marine &Outdoor EthicsInformation.Check the Tidal Charts andplan your trip accordingly. Contact Tourism BC for alist of tour companies whoorganize kayaking trips inDesolation Sound and trav-el with an experiencedguide: hellobc.com.
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During peak season, kayakers can find it difficult to
find a campsite in Desolation Sound. A three-day kayak trip
makes for sore arms.
ther side of the island,where massive coastaltrees have washed up onshore to provide the per-
fect spot to watch the curi-ous seals.
The next day, paddle tothe provincial campsite on
the Curme Islands, wherethe salt water beckons aftera long day of paddling. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Capt. George Vancouver dubbed this kayaker’s paradise Desolation Sound.
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Travel in brief
The Milwaukee PublicMuseum is gearing upfor its new exhibit onCleopatra. A five-me-tre granite statue of aking dating fromCleopatra’s dynasty isbeing uncrated at themuseum Today. The5.5-ton Ptolemaic kingwas recovered fromHeracleion, a sunkenancient city nearAlexandria, Egypt.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Get lost in the city of
CartagenaColombian hotspot offers perfect mix of old and new
On the northern coastlineof Colombia is the city ofCartagena. It’s right on theedge of the Caribbean Sea,surrounded by kilometresof beaches.
The city dates back to1533 and its colonial histo-ry is still highly visible.
The old city is surround-ed by the walls built by theSpanish to keep out in-vaders and runs nine kilo-metres around.
But you won’t find can-nons along those walls;those nooks and cranniesare now occupied bylovers.
Indeed, the atmosphereis undeniably romantic.Notable residents includethe Nobel Prize winningauthor Gabriel GarciaMarquez.
His novel-turned-movieLove in the Time ofCholera was filmed in theold city.
Horse-drawn carriages
dominate the streets ofthe old city at night.
This mix of old andmodern makes for lots ofinteresting shopping, ar-chitecture, cuisine and his-tory.
Cartagena is wellknown for its beauty —and beauties.
The national beautypageant is held thereevery year, with the win-ner going on to the MissUniverse pageant.
Nearby islands are justa ferry ride away, like IslaBaru and Isla Palma.They’re far enough to getaway from the hustle andbustle while allowing forday trips to visit the main-land.
Colombia is steppingup its efforts to attracttourism after years of de-cline.
Many of the top inter-national hotel and resortchains are building inCartagena right now.
Expect it to become amajor hotspot for travel inthe coming years.
What to do
A trip to old Cartagena is amust. Walk the walls that ringthe area and head to the Castil-lo San Felipe de Barajas. Thisold castle served as the mainbase against invaders and re-mains one of the morecomplex Spanish military forti-fications ever built. The twistsand turns of the tunnels withinits walls will astound you. Wan-der the streets and you’lldiscover the Portal de los Dul-ces, or Street of Sweets. Fans ofLove in the Time of Cholera willremember a pivotal scene setthere. It’s also just a great placeto try the many Colombiansweets. Head outside the cityto find natural wonders, like ElTotumo Mud Volcano. It’s ashort ride away to the town ofSanta Catalina. Visitors canplunge into a pool of mud. Youcan’t sink to the bottom — it’slike being suspended in Jell-O.
A trip to old Cartagena is a must.
PHOTOS: JOAN CHANG/METRO Where to stay
Stay close to the action byreserving a room at the Ho-tel Caribe. It was the first ho-tel to open in Cartagena in1945. Everyone who’sanyone who’s visited the cityhas stayed there –diplomats, celebrities, youname it. This five-star hotelwas appointed a NationalMonument in 1982. It’s fullof history as well as luxury.
Visitors can book their stayto include all meals – but al-coholic drinks are not includ-ed.There are all-inclusiveresorts across the area aswell. The Decameron Grouphas locations in Cartagena,Isla Baru and Isla Palma. Fora quieter stay not far fromthe city try the GrandOccidental Cartagena. Theresort just opened in July soeverything’s brand new.
Reserving a room at the Hotel Caribe will
ensure you are close to the action.
Where to dine
There are no shortage of excellent restaurants.It’s known for seafood and you can get someat nearly every restaurant. Right in the middle of old Cartagena acrossfrom the Cathedral de San Pedro Claver is CafeSan Pedro. It’s got a large patio as well as abeautiful modern interior dining room. Justdown the street you’ll find La Vitrola, one ofthe best known fine dining restaurants in thecity. The food and service are faultless — yetprices are not exorbitantly high by Canadianstandards. Keep an eye out for politicians andactors that make regular stops here.And don’t overlook the street food.
Cafe San Pedro has a beautiful and modern
interior dining room.
Cafe San Pedro’s patio is the perfect spot
to enjoy a warm-weather night.
Getting there
From December 22 2011 to April 26 2012, Air Transat will be fly-ing direct from Toronto and Montreal to Cartagena. If you’relooking for an island getaway on Isla Baru or Isla Palma, AirTransat will arrange all transfer details to get you to and fromthe islands. (airtransat.ca)
Cartagena is right on the edge of the Caribbean Sea.
The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas was the main base against invaders.
At the El Totumo Mud Volcano you can relax in the
mud pool. It’s like being suspended in Jell-O.You can walk the walls that ring old Cartegena
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I took a bit of a windingroad to get to where I amtoday. As a university stu-dent, I had no idea what Iwanted to be.
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Brad Ham, author ofOwnership Thinking, sug-gests if workers behavedlike they owned a piece ofthe company, their workstyle would change signifi-cantly, as would their levelof job satisfaction.
Ham points to what hecalls entitlement thinking.“Entitlement has become
more pervasive in our cul-ture over the past few gen-erations. It not onlydamages our economy andorganizational productivity,but, ironically, it destroysself esteem.”
Ham suggests that thementality of business own-ers is focused on the healthand wealth of the businesswhere as employees focuson themselves.
While the owner is con-cerned about risk, competi-tion, their employees, costsand profits, the average em-ployee concerns themselves
with their paycheck, bene-fits, job security and gettingtheir own work done. Ac-cording to Ham, if compa-nies can learn how to getemployees to think aboutthemselves and the con-cerns of the business, therewards will be abundant.
“When employees aregiven the tools, informa-tion, and training to be-come more engaged in thebusiness, the business willbecome more profitable —guaranteed.”
Companies that don’tpractice the idea of owner-ship thinking are missingout. The average amount ofunrealized profit (we callthis profit that is “fallingthrough the cracks”) insmall to medium sizedcompanies, and across allindustries, is approximatelyeight per cent.”
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Suffice it to say, T.J. Grantis ready to get back at it.
Almost 10 months re-moved from action willdo that to a fighter.
“Way too long, man,”the Cole Harbour mixedmartial artist said. “I’mitching to get back inthere big time. I’m readyto get out there and win.”
The 27-year-old laststepped into the octagonon Dec. 11, 2010 at UFC124 at the Bell Centre inMontreal. In that card,Grant dropped a unani-mous decision to welter-weight Ricardo Almedia, afight in which he was out-striked 48-6 and failed toscore a single takedown.
Since then, two sched-uled fights were can-celled, the most recentone coming just days be-fore a June 21 encounterin Pittsburgh againstCharlie Brenneman, withGrant having to pull outdue to sickness.
Now, Grant is set to fi-nally make his octagon re-turn and will be doing soagainst a new opponentin a new weight class.
Grant has droppedfrom welterweight tolightweight and will faceShane Roller (10-4) at UFCLive 6 on Saturday nightat the Verizon Centre inWashington.
“It’s just better because
that is where I belong,” hesaid of the move to light-weight. “I’ve been havingto fight a lot bigger guys.”
Grant called Saturday’sfight “huge for me” as helooks to climb up the lad-der in the lightweight di-vision.
He also said the fight isthe first in a new four-fight deal he had previ-ously signed with UFC.
“You don’t want to losetwo fights in a row atUFC. Your job is on theline,” Grant said as hewas preparing to leaveHalifax yesterday. “That’smotivation. But just get-ting out there and win-ning is the biggestmotivation.”
Grant knows his oppo-nent on Saturday quitewell.
The two actuallytrained together recentlyprior to their finding outthey would be squaringoff.
“I know he’s a tough,dangerous wrestler. He’sgot good submissions,”Grant said of Roller. “He’sa game puncher. He’s gotgood punching power.”
T.J. Grant hopes to have his arm raised in victory at UFC Live 6 on Saturday night.
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The challenges for Canadakeep growing. Beating theAll Blacks in New Zealand isone of the rarest achieve-ments in world rugby. Do-ing it on four dayspreparation, and comingoff a 23-23 draw with lowly-ranked Japan, is almost im-possible.
Canada coach — and for-mer All Black — KieranCrowley returned to NewZealand for the RugbyWorld Cup with the targetof finishing third in Pool A.The Canadians have a winand a draw and are in thirdplace now. But if Tonga up-sets two-time finalist Franceon Saturday, the Canadianswill finish fourth unlessthey upset New Zealand onSunday.
Only South Africa, Aus-tralia, England — all WorldCup champions — andFrance have beaten New
Zealand at home since theturn of the century.
“The All Blacks are an ex-tremely difficult team andwe have, I think, only twopractices until we playthem so it’s a bit of a shortturnaround,” scrumhalf EdFairhurst told The Associat-ed Press after Canada over-came an eight-point deficitin the last five minutes tosalvage a draw with Japanyesterday. “It would havebeen nice if we had a littlebit longer to work on somestuff, but that’s just the na-ture of the draw.”
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Canada braces for All Blacks’ barrageAfter draw with Japan, rugby
team eyes clash with New Zealand
Adam Kleeberger, left, of Canada is tackled by players from
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has averaged eight tries agame in the tournament —thrashing Tonga, disman-tling Japan and beatingFrance heavily.
Fairhurst realizes the dif-ficulty of Sunday’s assign-ment, but is still joking
about what he will say inthe dressing room.
“I’m sure I’ll use a fewcliches, like ‘they put theirshorts on one leg at a timelike everybody else,”‘ hesaid.
Canada beat Tonga 25-20
in its opener, then lost toFrance 46-19. The team thatfinishes third in each groupearns automatic entry forthe 2015 World Cup, sothere’s a lot riding on thelast weekend of poolmatches. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sox, Rays wild-cardrace downto the wireThe Boston Red Sox main-tained a share of the ALwild-card lead last night,using four home runs tobeat the Baltimore Orioles8-7 and set up a dramaticconclusion to the regularseason.
The skidding Red Soxwere 6-19 in September be-fore rebounding to edgethe last-place Orioles. Thewin, combined with TampaBay’s 5-3 victory over theNew York Yankees, keptBoston and the Rays tiedwith one game left.
After blowing a nine-game lead in the span of 23days, the Red Sox will sendJon Lester (15-9) to themound against Baltimoretonight in an effort to getinto the post-season for thefourth time in five years.Lester will be throwing onthree days’ rest.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
107Across 107 years, theNew Zealand AllBlacks have lost just37 matches at home.
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Mitsubishi’s shot at fami-ly sedans like the HondaAccord, Chevrolet Malibuand Toyota Camry wascalled the Galant.
The latest generationof this machine was avail-able during model years2004 to 2010 inclusive,though it’s now been dis-continued.
All models were front-drive sedans.
Look for features likeleather seating, premiumaudio with MP3 compati-bility and an auxiliary in-put jack, airconditioning, cruise con-trol, heated mirrors,remote access and a six-way adjustable driver’sseat.
EngineGalant offered upboth a 2.4-litre four-cylinder or a 3.8-litre V-6 with 160or 230 horsepower, respectively.Later in the Galant’s life, a sportyRalliart version was offered with a258-hp version of the V-6.
Common issuesA “scan” by a Mitsubishitrained technician can re-veal any sensor or comput-er-related issues, includingproblems with emissioncontrol sensors and oxygensensors, which could bepricey to replace.
Note that a rattlingsound from under the hoodor under the car could becaused by a loose heatshield, and that a scrapingor “rattling” sound in thesteering column could becaused by a loose part ofthe turn-signal cancelmechanism.
VerdictThe Galant seems pleasant-ly free of large, systematicor worrisome problems.Combined with the excel-lent factory powertrainwarranty (10 years or160,000 kilometres), it’s asedan that most shopperscould buy with confidence.
What owners likeSpaciousness, a comfortableride, unique styling and easy-to-use controls are among the Galant’s mosthighly-rated attributes. Some owners alsoreport low maintenance costs and reason-able gas mileage with the four-cylinder.Overall value for the money is rated highly.
What ownersdislikeMany Galant drivers call thefour-cylinder noisy and underpowered,and others wish that the gear-shift con-sole would light up at night. A quieterride and more exciting interior stylingare also on the wish-lists of many.
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is s
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Onl
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26 drive: fall car care guide metronews.caWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
When the first snowflakesfall on Halifax, many driv-ers suddenly rememberthey need winter tires andslide over to their localmechanic to have them in-stalled.
Patty Kettles of the Au-tomotive Industries Associ-ation of Canada saysputting winter tires on be-fore the first snow is a bet-ter idea.
“It’s basically a must.People think it’s becauseof snow, but it’s actuallybecause of temperature,”she says.
She explains that all-season tires become hard
and lose their grippingability at 7 C, but a wintertire is good to –40 C. Evenif there’s no ice or snow onthe ground, winter tireswill give you better controlover your vehicle.
Kettles also encouragesmotorists to make suretheir winter tires still havea good tread on them andare properly inflated. Youcan buy a pressure gaugeat most gas stations and
the proper level is noted inthe manual or in the car’sfront door frame.
Kettles says October is asmart time to inspect yourcar. Are the windshieldwipers working? Are anylights burnt out? Is the bat-tery charging system ingood shape? Some of thesechecks — like the battery— may be best handled byprofessionals.
“Don’t wait until the
shops are overwhelmedwith people going in to gettheir tires changed. Bookan appointment well in ad-vance,” Kettles says.
You should also prepareyour car in case you getstuck.
Last year, a student trav-elling to New Brunswickfrom Quebec was strandedin the snow for three days
after her GPS led herastray. In 2008, 1,500 carswere stuck overnight onthe Cobequid Pass after ablizzard.
Carry a bag of road saltor sand in your vehicle tohelp escape from tricky sit-uations. You should alsobuy or prepare an emer-gency roadside kit includ-ing a shovel, ice scraper,
flares, jumper cables,matches, cellphone charg-er, duct tape and snackslike water and granolabars.
A warm blanket orsweater could also come inhandy if you are stuck inyour car for a while. Makesure you have proper cold-weather clothes in caseyou have to walk for help.
Be prepared this winter when it comes to caring for your vehicle.
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Don’t tread lightlywith vehicle tires
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Better now than wait until first snow Be prepared for all conditions Winter tires give you better control
Checklist
Test headlights, highbeams, parking lights, turnsignals, tail lights andbrake lights.Check oil, coolant and
windshield fluid.Inspect battery for signs ofcorrosion. Gauge tire pressure andtread depth (a pennyshould be covered to theQueen’s head).
drive: fall car care guide 27metronews.caWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
A little expense upfrontcan save you a lot of mon-ey in the long run if ithelps youavoid acar crashin thetricky No-va Scotiafall andwinter driv-ing seasons.
There aremany gadg-ets you canbuy to helpyou navigatethe roads.
A winter safe-ty kitshould bein everycar.
You can assemble oneon your own or buy onefor less than $50. It shouldhave an ice scraper, col-lapsible shovel, jumper ca-
bles, flashlights, glovesand a tuque.
Along with winter tires,you can get winter wind-shield wipers to keepslush, snow and sleet off
your window. A smalllock de-icer kept withyour key chain couldhelp you get insideyour car in a deepfreeze and there aremany products tospray on your win-dow to help meltice.
You can preventicing by sprayingyour car windowspre-frost with com-
mercially availablesprays. Some
peopleswearby a
homebrew of
three parts vinegar andone part water mixed in aspray bottle.
For a little luxury onthose Arctic days, a seat
that massages and heatsyour back could be just thething. Products like Cana-dian Tire’s ObusFormeHeat and Massage SeatCushion sell for about $89and use heat to sooth soremuscles and massagers tounknot the tension. You
can use it at home or inthe car.
If you parkoutside, a re-mote car starterlets you warm up anddefrost the car while youare still safely inside.
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If people have done theirpreparations correctly, thesummer emergency kit al-ready in their vehicle willonly need a few additionsto be ready for fall andwinter.
The provincial Depart-ment of Transportationand Infrastructure Renew-al recommends that emer-gency kits include ablanket, flashlight and bat-teries, matches, extraclothing (including glovesand hats), food (such aschocolate, nuts or driedfruit), a garbage bag to pro-vide a vapour barrier overclothing so moisture does-n’t get in, a flash flag thatcan be tied to a vehicle’saerial, and a deep can tohold a candle.
It would also be a wiseidea to include an icescraper and brush, butmost people should al-ready have that in their ve-hicle to deal with thecolder weather.
For people with youngchildren, diapers and for-mula are a must.
The provincial Emer-gency Management Officealso recommends includ-
ing traction mats, boostercables, rolls of paper tow-el, and sand, salt or kittylitter for traction.
Rhonda Batt, a serviceappointment co-ordinatorwith Colonial Honda inHalifax, also recommendshaving a hand-crank radioso people can listen to theradio and hear emergencymessages. Flares are anoth-er item on her list.
“If you went off theroad, you’d be able to sendthem up in the air,” shesays.
Batt also encouragespeople to carry a shovelwith them, regardless ofthe time of year. “Youmight be on a beach andget stuck in the sand,” shesays. “That happened tome once when I was a kid.”
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When Laurie Hutt thinksof salt, he thinks of twothings. “Rust and corro-
sion,” says the collisioncentre manager atMacPhee Chevrolet BuickGMC in Dartmouth.
The good news is thatbecause of improvementsin vehicle manufacturingtechnology, salt isn’t asmuch of a threat to a vehi-cle’s body as it once was.
“The average person isbeing protected by the fac-tory procedures today andall the (vehicle) makers dothis,” says Hutt. “They addthe protective coatingsand they put mud flaps onthe vehicle on certainmakes and models.”
However, if these coat-ings get damaged fromscratches and dents, theprotection will be compro-mised. Hutt says it is possi-ble to duplicate the factoryprocesses so a vehicle re-tains its protective coat-ings.
The underside of a vehi-cle is also at risk. In NovaScotia, this is made worseby the presence of the At-lantic Ocean and the ac-companying salty air.
To protect against salt inthe wintertime, Hutt sayswashing a vehicle is an op-tion, but under the rightcircumstances.
He says it’s crucial towash a vehicle someplace
where one has adequatetime to rinse the vehiclewith freshwater, otherwisethe salt will run throughthe troughs and seams ofthe vehicle and end up inan even more inaccessiblelocation.
Hutt’s second conditionis a warm washing facilitybecause it can ensure thata vehicle dries completely.
Because of these re-quirements, Hutt isn’t afan of drive-thru car wash-es. “You’re in quick and(then you’re) out.”
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Road salt can be a nuisance for vehicle owners during Nova Scotia winters.
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To use winter tires or notto use them, that is thequestion.
There’s no doubt whereMike Velemirovich stands.
“Winter tires are neces-sary in our climate forsafety reasons,” says theowner and general manag-er of Hillcrest Volkswagen.
Velemirovich says win-ter tires have a differentrubber composition thansummer tires, which al-lows them to provide bet-ter grip in colder
temperatures. They alsohave better treads, whichallow them to handle bet-ter when snow falls.
One of the common ar-guments made againstwinter tires is the addition-
al purchase it requires.While this may be true inthe short term, that’s notthe case long term.
“While you have twosets of tires, you’re alsodoubling the life of those
tires compared to runningthem 12 months of theyear,” notes Velemirovich.
“Eventually, you’re go-ing to buy (replacement)tires, so you might as wellbuy safe winter tires to-day.”
But in the end,Velemirovich cautions thatwinter driving requires ex-tra attention.
“All-wheel drive vehiclesand/or winter tires neverreplace safe driving,” hesays. RICHARD WOODBURY
The dangers of driving inthe fall are often overshad-owed by the more obviousperils of winter travel, butmotorists should be alertto the seasonal change.
One of the main prob-
lems is caused by thechange in the sun. Daysget shorter and the suncasts bright beams intomany a driver’s eye at rushhour. Keep a pair of sun-glasses handy.
Turn your headlights onso the tail lights are lit toincrease your visibility.
The Be Car Care AwareRoad Safety Foundationsays Halloween is a nightof increased risks.
“Drivers should be pa-tient and look for childrendarting out from betweenparked cars or rushing in-to intersections withoutlooking,” executive direc-
tor Allan Lamb says. A week later, the clocks
change back an hour withthe end of daylight time.That can add to driver fa-tigue, as well as darkerroads in the afternoon.
“Traffic is heavier be-cause more people chooseto drive their cars in colder
weather. The time changeaffects our ability to focusduring the drive homecommute,” Lamb says.“Winter clothing tends tobe dark and not easily seenduring darker days. Lowertemperatures and less sunmake road conditions slip-pery and wet, forcing driv-
ers to adjust their drivingafter several months ofdriving on dry roads.”
Add in more frequentfog, heavy rain and the oc-casionally surprise snow-storm and Lamb says thebest advice is to slowdown to give yourselfmore reaction time.
Experts say winter tires are necessary for
safety reasons during winters in Nova Scotia.
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