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GREATER SUDBURY’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER NORTHERN LIFE www.northernlife.ca FRIDAY EDITION August 12, 2005 75 cents, GST included

Final Crash Jeffrey (left) and Steven Horan are chorus for looking for- ward to watching their father, Sudbury’s David, com- pete in a demolition derby later Idol this month in support of Juvenile BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN [email protected] Diabetes His time on may be over, research. See but Lively’s Daryl Brunt says the experi- story on Page ence he’s had on the popular CTV televi- 2. sion show has changed his life for the bet- ter. Brunt was the HEIDI ULRICHSEN fourth member of the top ten to be elimi- nated from the pro- gram on Wednesday night. The 16-year- old’s Tuesday night rendition of Louie Armstrong’s It’s a Wonderful World failed to impress the judges or the voting BRUNT Extrication Oasis may face charges audience. Casey LeBlanc of Nanawick, N.B. and BY JASON THOMPSON Aaron Walpole of St. Thomas, Ont. joined NORTHERN LIFE Brunt in the bottom three. extraordinaire The owner of a downtown fitness centre that The judges called Brunt’s performance closed last week may be facing possible criminal “weird” and “cheesy,” and also gave him charges. Following the closure of Oasis Fitness and flak for wearing a cardigan, tie and tennis BY KEITH LACEY Wellness Centre in the Rainbow Centre last week, shoes during this week’s Standards theme [email protected] owner Chris Mulchinock left town, but may be night. When there’s a serious car accident, the brought back to Greater Sudbury to face a possible Brunt accepted the criticism in his typ- difference between life and death is often criminal investigation into his business practices. ically shy manner. But the teen says being directly related to how fast emergency per- Police have received numerous calls over the on the show and enduring the sometimes- sonnel arrive on the scene and how quickly years in regards to Oasis, with allegations of stinging comments of , Farley they react. members being billed multiple times in one Flex, and Jake Gold has Arriving quickly doesn’t mean a lick if month and employees not getting paid. improved his confidence almost exponen- emergency personnel don’t know exactly The unsatisfied customers were told to file tially. what they’re doing and that’s why auto extri- their grievances with the Ministry of Consumer “My confidence has increased insane cation teams - usually made up of profes- Relations. Ministry official Dan Cure met with amounts. I was really shy. At my first audi- sional and volunteer firefighters - have Detective Dick Kress this week to discuss com- tion I was so, so, so shy,” says the Sudbury become more and more commonplace. And, plaints received concerning Oasis. Kress and Secondary School performing arts student, that’s the reason auto extrication competi- Cure are looking at the complaints to determine who has been performing since age five. tions have become more and more popular. whether to proceed with an investigation and “The judges are professionals, and they whether or not criminal charges are warranted. The seven-member Sudbury Fire Ser- MARG SEREGELYI understand the music industry itself and vices Auto Extrication Team has proven Kress and ministry officials will review the how we’d survive in it. They’ve been they are the best in Northern Ontario by cap- Ouch! complaints and judge the merits of mounting a criminal investigation in September. Kress is also through it themselves. That’s the reason turing the regional competition in Elliot Gas prices on the rise. See Fuel, you respect their comments and try to Lake two weeks ago. encouraging people who have had problems with Page 3. Oasis to contact the Ministry of Consumer Rela- See FINAL, Page 5 See EXTRICATION, Page 5 tions at 1-800-268-1142.