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I am sick and tired of can no longer afford to be RYAN doctors and nurses and making offers to particular TUMILTY teachers having to take public-sector groups that in- [email protected] the fall.” clude pay increases when we are going to have a $6 billion Premier Alison Redford said Carol Henderson, president of the Alberta drop in revenue.” public servants should ex- Teacher’s Association Carol Henderson, pect a government less will- president of the Alberta ing to give, as the province Teacher’s Association, said struggles with a fiscal hole ro, Redford clarified one of she was deeply disappointed in the coming budget. those unsustainable areas to hear the premier’s com- Redford spoke in a tele- as the salaries of doctors, ments. vised address Thursday teachers and other public “Don’t blame their fiscal BRAZIL INFERNO night, revealing a $6 billion servants. problems on doctors and budgetary hole in the com- “Doctors and teachers nurses and teachers,” she ing budget, though she said mean an awful lot to us, but said. “I am sick and tired there would be no sweeping at the end of the day we can of doctors and nurses and cuts and promised restraint. no longer afford to pay doc- teachers having to take the “Some programs and ser- tors 20 per cent more than fall.” vices will change — especial- they get paid anywhere else She said the govern- Police investigators inspect the entrance of the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, Sunday. Flames raced through ly those that are not sustain- in the country,” she said. ment’s problem is a revenue the crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers able over the long term.” Both groups are cur- one that requires higher gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air. For more, see page 7. NABOR GOULART/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS In an interview with Met- rently without permanent taxes. 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While the number of women in Canada work- ing as RCMP officers has increased since Smith Glori Meldrum, founder of Alberta sexual abuse education and support group Little Warriors, said she was shocked to learn the province had turned down its became an officer, it re- Sfunding erequest xfor a victi-ms’ raanch. METRbO FILE use survivors S mains low. Smith said an estimated 20 per cent of RCMP officers in Canada are female. “I’ve never worked with many females decry ranch decision because it is mostly men, but I love working with men. The no nonsense, I love it,” she said. The RCMP Edmonton Recruiting unit is host- ing a session on Tuesday for women interested in Funding. Ranch that to her,” said Brandi, whose A safe place plan, a sustainability vision,” a career in law-enforce- last name Metro has agreed she said. “I want a project supports kids who are ment. to withhold given the serious to survive ... the project was “(There is) a belief victims of sex crimes nature of crimes committed (cid:580)(cid:3) Little Warriors’ Be Brave not denied. We merely want that police officer’s work against her. “It’s so much Ranch would provide more information to make temporarily denied is tougher than lots of worse watching your daugh- treatment for 40 child the best decision.” other jobs but it’s not. government grant ter go through it.” sex abuse victims every Little Warriors has already And, it’s well paid and Brandi and seemingly hun- month. independently raised $1.4 we’ve got great benefits,” dreds of others have flooded million for the ranch, Meld- Smith said. social media in recent days (cid:580)(cid:3) The organization has rum said, adding the province The Women in Poli- Brandi knows the pain that with criticism of the provin- begun posting videos already kicked in $75,000 for cing Recruiting Event comes with being sexually cial government after it de- from Albertans advocat- developing programming at takes place on Tuesday at abused as a child all too well. clined — at least temporarily ing for the ranch to its the ranch. 6 p.m. at RCMP Head- After suffering through — $650,000 in grant funding Facebook page. “Why would they give us quarters (11140 109 her own ordeal for years, the for Little Warriors’ Be Brave money for the programming Street) in Edmonton. To Alberta woman adopted a Ranch. but all of the sudden kibosh register, phone 1-877-RC- young girl who experienced According to organization and Human Services Minis- giving us money for the facil- MP-GRC. much of the same. founder Glori Meldrum, the ter Dave Hancock arrived last ity?” she said. “Does $650,000 METRO Even now, years later, ranch would serve as Can- week. sound like a lot of money to her daughter goes through ada’s only live-in centre for Klimchuk said Sunday the you? No ... these are our kids. On the web a gamut of emotions — tem- child sexual abuse victims province has not rejected the “These kids come to me porary emotional break- in Canada. She said Sunday request permanently, adding every day, they sit on my lap, downs, haunting flashbacks. things appeared on track the proposal was missing a cry and tell me they want to (cid:34)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:279)(cid:292)(cid:229)(cid:3)(cid:268)(cid:279)(cid:221)(cid:209)(cid:268)(cid:3)(cid:274)(cid:229)(cid:315)(cid:296)(cid:3)(cid:3) (cid:3) “I would have it to hap- for their request until a let- few pieces. go the ranch — and I don’t (cid:251)(cid:279)(cid:3)(cid:302)(cid:279)(cid:3)(cid:273)(cid:229)(cid:302)(cid:292)(cid:279)(cid:274)(cid:229)(cid:315)(cid:296)(cid:553)(cid:221)(cid:209) pen to me 100 times over if I ter signed by both Culture “We have to make sure have one.” could stop it from happening Minister Heather Klimchuk that there’s an operational ANNALISE KLINGBEIL/METRO ©2013 Porsche Cars Canada Ltd. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffi c laws at all times. Dream wildly. Rest easy. Porsche Approved. 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Changes to the ticket tax was one of the major adjust- ments in last week’s arena deal, from the first proposal in October 2011. While the original deal contemplated only a ticket A view of the proposed downtown tax that would repay $125 arena. CONTRIBUTED million in construction costs, the new deal expands that, boilers and the pumps and giving the Katz Group $1.5 things of that nature and they million per year for major re- would be responsible for the pairs. things on the other side of the The city’s chief financial wall,” she said. officer, Lorna Rosen, said the Rosen said the city man- money will be for significant ages 900 buildings and was repair issues on the new able to draw on that experi- building, with the Katz Group ence. still responsible for regular “We actually do know maintenance. what we are doing in this re- “If you think about a typ- gard; our maintenance guys, ical bathroom, we would be our capital guys, this is not responsible for the things be- something new to them.” hind the wall: the pipes, the RYAN TUMILTY/METRO Four-year-old twins Sri Abiraml Panneerselvam, right, and Sri Ganeshram Panneerselvam enjoy a slide ride at Ice on Whyte on Sunday afternoon. FANNALISE KiLINGBrEIL/METsRO t weekend of Ice Day of action Incomplete work Idle No More School board event planned seeking public on Whyte is a success for Monday input on zeros Events are planned across If you think students the globe to mark Idle No should receive zeros for More World Day Of Action incomplete work, the on Monday. Edmonton Public School In Edmonton, speak- Board wants to hear from ers, dancers and drum- you. Warm weather. Bornn credited the weekend’s Keep your eyes peeled mers will gather at 12:15 A teleconference to warm weather for the steady Young and old flock p.m. at Churchill Square. discuss the board’s revised attendance. “There will be stuff popping up all over the park.” The event is being student-assessment policy to festival featuring She said there’s still plenty billed as an opportunity is scheduled for Tuesday at ice sculptures, snow Festival producer Wanda Bornn of opportunity for people to for organizations to come 7 p.m. visit the festival, which offer together and stand in In addition, Jan. 31 at carvings and more attendees a different experi- solidarity with the Idle No noon is the final opportun- lineups at the event’s en- After her four-year-old ence every day of the week. More movement. ity to share opinions online trance. twins raced down a slide on “There’s new snow carv- On Sunday, two on the policy, which passed ANNALISE Once inside the park, chil- Sunday afternoon, a smiling ings happening pretty much separate Idle No More first reading in December. KLINGBEIL dren waited in line to ride Thilaga Panneerselvam said every day and new ice carv- information sessions were Parents and other [email protected] one of several ice slides or she was immensely enjoy- ings happening,” she said. scheduled in Edmonton, interested groups have pose for a photo atop an ice ing the winter festival and so “There will be stuff popping including an evening been able to offer online People of all ages, and dogs motorcycle. were her children. up all over the park.” event organized by the feedback on the document, of all sizes, bundled up and Festival attendees mar- “I’ve never seen the ice Ice on Whyte wraps up Council of Canadians’ which would allow teach- enjoyed ice sculptures and velled at 10 ice sculptures, carving before. Only on mov- with a 10th-anniversary party Edmonton chapter. ers to hand out zeros, since slides at Ice on Whyte Sunday. which were carved by artists ies or the television,” Pan- on Feb. 3 that will include METRO mid-December. METRO The first weekend of the from around the world over neerselvam said. an outdoor DJ dance party, 10-day festival saw steady two days. Festival producer Wanda Bornn said. metronews.ca NEWS 05 Monday, January 28, 2013 Somalia Britain warns its citizens to get out of Somaliland British citizens should im- quattro all-wheel drive mediately leave the break- away Somaliland region has always set Audi apart. of Somalia because of a specific threat to Western- Now these rates will, too. ers, British diplomats said Sunday. It was the second such warning issued for an African region in just days and comes amid growing turbulence across the continent’s north. Britain’s Foreign Office noted that “kidnapping for financial or political gain, motivated by crim- inality or terrorism” is an issue throughout Somalia. An Egyptian protester throws a tear-gas canister back at riot police, not seen, near Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday The new warning was as clashes continued for the fourth successive day between protesters and police. KHALIL HAMRA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS issued only days after Egypt’s president Britain, Germany, the Netherlands and Canada urged their citizens in the Libyan city of Benghazi to evacuate in response to imposes state of what was then described as an imminent threat to Westerners. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS emergency, curfew Missing N.Y.C. woman Family taking search to Turkey Three days of clashes. died in two days of clashes Relatives of a missing there that began on Saturday. 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Every year thousands of people run the eight-mile assault course that involves freezing temper- tion for same-sex couples. atures, fire and ice. HARRY ENGELS/GETTY IMAGES Demonstrators waved banners emblazoned with phrases such as “Equality of Kathleen Wynne Britain Investigation rights is not a threat.” The march drew 125,000 people into the streets, according Being Canada’s Short skirts, high Woman’s torso to police — far less than first openly gay heels put women found in Kitchener, the estimated 340,000 who opposed the proposal in a premier ‘exciting’ at greater risk of Ont., garbage bin protest two weeks ago. rape: Lawmaker The French government Ontario Liberal leader Kath- Homicide detectives are will debate the bill on leen Wynne says becoming A British lawmaker’s sug- investigating after a human Tuesday, although it’s essen- the first openly gay premier gestion that young women torso was found Saturday in tially guaranteed to pass the in Canada is “historic” and who wear high heels and a garbage bin in Kitchener, Socialist-dominated parlia- “exciting.” short skirts put themselves Ont. ment. 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Offer may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. See your authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer for details or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Relations Centre at 1-800-387-0100. Offers end January 31st, 2013. 08 AVALANCHE WEEK metronews.ca Monday, January 28, 2013 THE AVALANCHE THAT Metro’s Avalanche Week The first in a five-part series “Avalanche!” The sheer spectacle — The desperate warning and danger — of avalanches came as a skier helplessly remains the same, but much watched a massive wall of has changed since 2003. snow cascade towards 14 Follow Metro all week students, two teachers and a as we delve into avalanche chaperon. But it was too late safety’s darkest day and its to get out of the slide’s path. lasting legacy on the nation. Feb. 1, 2003. Seven stu- We’ll bring you stories dents, all 15 years old, died of personal tragedy and that day in B.C.’s Connaught survival, along with in-depth Creek. looks at the individuals and A decade after the most institutions working on the devastating avalanche sea- front line to keep people son on record, the natural safe as more and more phenomenon continues to people venture into Western instil fear, intrigue, curiosity Canada’s stunning wilder- and awe. ness. B.C. deaths by activity: ’96 - ’12 SOURCE: B.C. CORONERS SERVICE DAY 1 75 SNOW- 55 MOBILE SKI 31 THE TRAGEDY HELI-SKI 8 TTohme coarlrlo owf :t hThe ew Rilidsk a n d its HIKE/CLIMB 3 OCCUPATIONAL sometimes deadly nature. 9 SNOWBOARD Impetus for change The deadliest avalanche season Quoted on record forced Parks Canada to reform the country’s ava- “It was definitely a lanche safety systems. watershed moment for The winter of 2002-03 claimed the lives of 29 people public avalanche safety.” (25 in British Columbia). The most shocking incident Grant Statham, mountain risk specialist for Parks Canada was the deaths of the seven stu- dents in Connaught Creek “It was a huge shakeup,” sire to prevent future tragedies. said Grant Statham, a moun- “One of the most important tain risk specialist hired by things was having the parents Parks Canada to implement 36 (of victims) involved,” he said. recommendations in the after- “That was very tough, to work math of the slide. with someone that was griev- Parks Canada developed ing so much. There were a lot An aerial view of Connaught Creek, B.C. Connaught is now deemed the poster child for complex “Class 3” terrain because of the 18 major avalanche trails that loom overhead. world-leading public avalanche of fingers being pointed at us.” and terrain bulletins, provin- But it was worth it. cial and federal governments Many of the advances in got involved in funding pro- Canada, such as the avalanche grams, signage at parks were danger scale and icons, have ramped up, and regulations since been universally adopted were put in place dictating around the world. where supervised groups of Avalanche fatality rates re- youth could, and could not, ac- main fairly steady (averaging cess. around 10 a year in B.C.) even The recommendations also though backcountry use has led to the creation of the Can- grown exponentially. adian Avalanche Centre, one of “2003 has affected us deep- the lasting legacies of the 2002- ly,” said Statham. “It was a ter- 03 season. rible event. But out of that, a lot The changes, unprecedent- of good has been done in the 10 ed in scope, were born out of a years since.” deep collective pain and the de- MATT KIELTYKA/METRO IN VANCOUVER Scott Broshko Michael Shaw Marissa Staddon Jeff Tricket metronews.ca AVALANCHE WEEK 09 Monday, January 28, 2013 CHANGED EVERYTHING Seven students dead. Grief pushed parents to fight for better standards EMILY JACKSON Metro in Vancouver For decades, a ski trip along Connaught Creek trail near B.C.’s majestic Rogers Pass was the crown jewel of the school’s renowned outdoor education program. On Feb. 1, 2003, Grade 10 student Daniel Arato was to follow in the tracks of his older brother who a few years before safely completed the overnight trip, run by the prestigious Okotoks, Alta.- Snowshoers head into Seymour Provincial Park Jan. 20, where avalanche signage is impossible to miss. based Strathcona-Tweedsmuir JENNIFER GAUTHIER/METRO IN VANCOUVER School. But in just four seconds From ‘enter at your own risk’ to a culture of safety that Saturday morning, an ava- Adjustment lanche barreled into the valley as the group crossed, resulting Parks Canada revamped recreation, commercial and in mindset in a tragedy that would forever the way risk is measured, school groups would likely change Canada’s approach to rated terrain on its complex- have skied that day, the real avalanche safety. ity and created separate rules question was how much risk Daniel and six other stu- It was not acceptable to the for custodial groups. And any a school is willing to take. dents, all 15 years old, lost Aratos that seven deaths were group of children not under The program now accepts their lives. considered within the “nor- parental custody will never a lower level of risk, outdoor Seven of their peers, two mal” range during avalanche traverse the highly complex education director Bruce teachers and one volunteer season. Connaught Creek trail again. Hendricks said. leader survived, largely due “Every year if we had The Aratos and the other The school holds extensive to the immediate rescue ef- seven kids dying, would that parents never called for the briefings for parents, updated forts from a husband and wife be OK?” Peter questioned cancellation of the outdoor its emergency response proto- pair of mountain guides who Parks Canada in the months education program, but an col and holds trip debriefings happened to witness the ava- that followed. “You need to independent report on the to seek continuous improve- lanche from a nearby slope. All work on getting the mindset Strathcona-Tweedsmuir ment. were buried or partially buried to change.” School program by consult- Hendricks gets a dozen under snow the coroner de- Parks Canada agreed, and ant Ross Cloutier in June requests a year from schools scribed as “like concrete” in 10 years after the deadli- 2003 recommended changes. looking to emulate the pro- the area’s largest avalanche in est winter for recreational He found that it had gram, which was accredited 25 years. backcountry users on record, become more “adventure” by the Association for Experi- The tragedy rocked the there is a culture of safety in than “outdoor” education. ential Education last year. community as devastated place. Though he concluded most EMILY JACKSON/METRO IN VANCOUVER families, friends and teachers grappled with the enormous loss: How could this happen safety and on a path that hun- Parks Canada and they, as par- gedy, the Aratos’ grief pushed to a group that was equipped dreds traverse annually? ents, simply didn’t understand them to work with Parks Can- with the right gear, well organ- Daniel’s parents, Peter and or appropriately address the ada to change the mindset ized, educated in avalanche Judith Arato, say the school, risks associated with the back- from the “Enter at your own country. risk” signs posted at national Exclusively online “You send your kids to park entrances to a culture of school, and I think as par- safety. ents we intrinsically trust And though safety improve- The Aratos were shocked by what that school is not taking any ments won’t bring back their they saw when they took a heli- risks with your children,” Ju- son or his classmates Ben Al- copter ride over Connaught Creek dith said in an interview, her bert, Scott Broshko, Alex Pat- after the accident. voice pausing only when she tillo, Michael Shaw, Marissa Listen to their story at recounted the moment she Staddon and Jeff Trickett, the metronews.ca/features learned of the accident. “They considerable safety changes Judith and Peter Arato /avalanche-week. didn’t themselves recognize are rewarding. they were playing Russian rou- “We’d be disappointed if CANDICE WARD/FOR METRO lette with the children’s lives.” there was a tragedy and no CONTRIBUTED/PARKS CANADA In the decade since the tra- one did anything,” Judith said. Avalanche deaths in B.C. between 1999 and 2012. 25 SOURCE: B.C. CORONERS SERVICE 12 0 Ben Albert Alex Pattillo Daniel Arato 99-01 01-02 02-03 03-0404-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 10 BUSINESS metronews.ca Monday, January 28, 2013 Fake eagle snatches baby! BB10 launch. Can RIM get its groove back? Funds design scholarship! Once a leader but now derided Nowadays, when observ- as a laggard, BlackBerry-mak- ers go through a litany of in- er Research In Motion hopes stances when the company Going viral to regain the confidence of stumbled, they point to every- cynical smartphone users this thing from RIM underestimat- week as the curtain is lifted ing the iPhone’s potential; to (cid:580)(cid:3) Many people treated the on its much-anticipated new its leaders being distracted by hoax video as the real smartphones. the possibilities that success deal. It had only been on The stakes are high for the brought them; to technical YouTube for 30 minutes Wednesday unveiling, which problems including a world- before it got its first many observers say will deter- wide four- Reddit comment, and mine whether RIM day outage then the Twittersphere lit survives to see in October up. Within three hours of the launch of 2011; to it being posted, main- another Black- the failed stream media in Quebec, Berry smart- launch of the Australia and the United phone. PlayBook, Kingdom picked it up. It has been RIM’s answer a steep de- to Apple’s iPad. (cid:580)(cid:3) As people began realizing cline for RIM, They also the video was a hoax, the which less mention the A video produced by students at Montreal’s Centre NAD appears to show a massive bird plucking an infant off the students were bombarded than five years blow to RIM’s reputa- ground. The school, which teaches 3D animation and digital design, says the project has generated enough money with interview requests. ago was the tion caused by the delay of its from its views on YouTube to fund a scholarship. YOUTUBE/THE CANADIAN PRESS most valuable company next-generation BlackBerrys, in Canada, above Royal Bank. which were seen as the com- Profitable hoax. Viral the eagle, created by students ship for a deserving student at an educational licence. Arsen- Affectionately called the pany’s best hope to maintain at Montreal’s Centre NAD, has the 3D animation and digital ault said the AdSense account CrackBerry maker, the mobile market share against Apple video wasn’t real, but received international media design school. School spokes- with YouTube wasn’t even cre- communications pioneer was and Android devices. The de- its YouTube views have attention and had more than 41 woman Claude Arsenault says ated until some time after it Canada’s crowning achieve- vices’ planned release was million views on YouTube since the amount of the scholar- had been initially posted as the ment of the technology sector. pushed into 2012, then de- generated solid cash it was posted on Dec. 18. The ship hasn’t been determined school ensured it could do it in At the height of its hype, layed again throughout last for Montreal school minute-long video purported to because the cheque hasn’t yet accordance with its licences. the BlackBerry device was year. show an eagle swooping down arrived from Google, YouTube’s Putting the money to a good splashed across television When the BlackBerry 10 and grabbing a toddler in its owner. cause is fine with the video’s shows and movies, while then- smartphones and operating talons at a Montreal park. The school and the students creators, who were rewarded presidential candidate Barack system are finally showcased A baby-stealing fake eagle is And the school says it’s who made the video can’t prof- with a grade of A+ for their Obama proclaimed he was a to the world this Wednesday, helping a deserving student also generated a few bucks it from it because it was made work on the class project. BlackBerry faithful during his a new chapter in RIM’s history take flight. The viral video of that will go toward a scholar- with software bought under THE CANADIAN PRESS first run at the White House. will begin. THE CANADIAN PRESS Philanthropy creating global financial Bloomberg’s services firm Bloomberg LP, donations to alma is now the first person to give more than $1 billion mater top $1B US to a single American university. 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