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SPORTS EDITOR Mike Pyl » [email protected] MICHELLE DOBROVOLNY called West End Buzz, just to create an more can be done. When I heard Mayor COPY & STYLE EDITOR BEAT REPORTER online community. I thought it might Giuliani, I was really impressed when Brendan Johns » [email protected] be a good way to get people in the com- he talked about Commstat. There’s no munity together. police accountability, and that’s what PHOTO EDITOR rime is the hot topic for many constitu- HS: When I left university, I this does. Natasha Peterson » [email protected] ents in this ward, which includes parts was in a training program with the TT: After doing many hours of of downtown and the West End. In Nov. Hudson Bay Company. I was the as- door-knocking, the two biggest issues SENIOR REPORTER C Derek Leschasin » [email protected] 2005, Mayor Sam Katz implemented Operation sistant manager of sporting goods for that have come out are safety and in- Clean Sweep, the heavily publicized crime ini- the Vancouver store. I attended the frastructure concerns, which includes STAFF REPORTER tiative that saw increased police presence in University of British Columbia. I have the caring of trees, potholes and back Kenton Smith » [email protected] the West End. The program quietly ended last an arts and education degree. After I lanes. May, but all three candidates vying for the left, I ran a weekly paper, sort of like Was Operation Clean Sweep suc- BEAT REPORTER Daniel Mac seat agree that additional police the Metro Times. When I bought it, cessful? Ksenia Prints [email protected] » are still needed in the area. The candidates it was 8 pages and I built it up to 48 DS: My opinion on Operation are: NDP-backed incumbent Harvey Smith, first pages. Then, with a teaching degree, I Clean Sweep is that it was for the most BEAT REPORTER Michelle Dobrovolny » [email protected] elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2002 with decided to go teaching. part ineffective. I more or less feel it more votes than his three challengers com- TT: My experience is based on was just a PR campaign. There was a PRODUCTION MANAGER & GRAPHICS EDITOR bined; Trudy Turner, the West End BIZ executive partnerships. I was the sponsor- murder, people wanted a quick and Sarah Sangster » [email protected] director who is part of Katz’s slate; and Don ship coordinator at the MS founda- fast solution, and the mayor imple- Salter, a computer programmer who is running tion, provincial director for the Terry mented Clean Sweep. It did produce a grassroots campaign. Fox foundation, and executive direc- some results, but I don’t think it solved THIS WEEK ’ S CONTRIBUTORS tor for the West End BIZ. It’s all about the problem. Other than previous terms on partnerships, and bringing people to- HS: Clean Sweep was very suc- Andrew Amy, Derek Rosin, Ben Moore, Brooke Dmytriw, Jacob council, what experience will you bring Brown, Cameron MacLean, Stephen Spence, Meryl Kage, gether to work on common goals. cessful at the start, but during the Melody Rogan, Aaron Epp, Michael Banias, Erin McIntyre, Dan to City Hall? Major issues in Daniel McIntyre? summer months, they drained the Huyghebaert, Kristy Rydz, Daniel Falloon, Kalen Qually, Mykael DS: In terms of professional experi- DS: The major issue, and this is personnel away. In recent weeks, it Sopher, Josh Boulding, Vicki Plett, April Plett, Matt Urban, Tim ence, I did attend a year at the University from talking to residents, is crime, but fell away, but the mayor is committed, Raffey, Brock Griffin, Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson of Winnipeg, but that wasn’t really I think another major issue in all our so I’m hoping the mayor will live up for me, so I went to work for Agricore wards is infrastructure, the roads and to his word. And when the holiday is The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. United, and basically started out in the sidewalks. Many of them are in terri- through, we’ll have it in full strength. Mouseland Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students and community members are invited bottom there in the mail room. Then ble shape. I spoke to a gentleman who I’m also for a police commission, be- to participate. 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How can Winnipeg’s core areas be Car Dealers Association. Gerbasi is also known to be involved. Cycling is a really im- revitalized? as one of Mayor Sam Katz’s main critics, and her portant issue, as a form of recreation DS: What we need to do is deal with signature can be found in the nomination papers as well as commuting, and it’s now Campus & the perception first, the perception that of mayoral candidate Kaj Hasselriis. She was become a bigger issue for politicians it is an unsafe community. We do have first elected to council in 1998. because people are raising the issue. crime, but a lot of the time it’s just a per- I think it’s also having an effect on Community ception. I propose a three-step process Other than previous terms on council, people who weren’t aware before. in dealing with crime. First, residents experience will you bring to City Hall? WM: To be honest with you, I have to start caring for our properties JG: I was a community health would have to do a little more research BRIEFS and take ownership of our properties. nurse, and taught nursing at the on it to tell you where I stand. Neighbourhoods have to be our homes, University of Manitoba. I have a family How can Winnipeg’s core areas be and our houses have to be more than of five kids. Basically, I’m a mother and revitalized? IMPENDING DOOM FOR WHEAT BOARD just places we sleep in. Second, police a nurse in my background. JG: We need to continue the inner –Vicki Plett have to start caring as well. We have to WM: I would bring new leader- city housing programs, and convince Proposed changes to the Canadian Wheat Board contained in Bill C-300, going before the do better than Clean Sweep. I’m sug- ship to City Hall. I have a vision for the federal government to continue House of Commons for a second reading, could gesting that citywide, we could use at this city. I’m not a politician, I’m a cit- funding these programs. The inner- spell death for the agricultural institution. Advanced least a 100 more officers, and they can’t izen from my community. I was born city housing programs have been very by Stephen Harper, the Bill could cause drastic just be driving around in cars. I’d like to and raised in my community. I’m an successful. Safety is also important changes in Canada’s agricultural industry, the most negative and significant effects of which would be see them outside their cars, embedded independent business owner with though, it’s not just housing. We need felt by small prairie farmers: their farms could cease in neighbourhoods, on foot patrol and over 20 years in the automotive indus- healthy communities. to exist. bicycles. Finally, we have to have poli- try. I have a lot of experience that I can WM: First of all, there are many The CWB, based in Winnipeg, is a farmer- ticians that care. Politicians have to be bring to the table as far as dealing with cities in Canada that are faced with the controlled organization that markets wheat and the bridge that gets the communica- people and negotiating. I have exten- problems we have here. If we are trying barley grown by Western Canadian producers. As the largest single seller of wheat and barley in the tion happening. I believe as councillor sive people skills. to attract people downtown, obviously world, holding more than 20% of the global grain that will be part of my job. Major issues in Fort Rouge-East it has to be safe and extremely clean. market, critics consider it an anti-market monopoly HS: You’ll notice that a lot of revital- Fort Garry? You have to drop some of the barri- and want to see it shut down. The US Department of ization has taken place. There are new JG: To me, it’s a complex question. ers to building, and open your mind Agriculture says the CWB gives “unfair advantages” to Canadian farmers. homes in the Spence area. There are I think people want well-maintained to private investors who are willing to For most of the 85,000 member farmers of new homes throughout my ward actu- and safe neighbourhoods. I think make an investment. Maybe we can’t the CWB, however, it is a well-designed sustain- ally. That’s not a sign of decay, that’s a people want their basic services main- hold on to all our heritage buildings, able policy mechanism that delivers price equity sign of rebirth. And the city led the way. tained, and they want a healthy neigh- so maybe we should open our eyes to amounting to $800 million per year. This money This is the first time the city has com- bourhood. I think we need to plan our investors who feel they can make a go will be turned over to multinational grain compa- nies, most likely American, and their shareholders mitted, for years and years, to housing. neighbourhoods better as well, and as of the property. Why do people move if the CWB is changed. Canadian farmers will be I’m very involved in housing. neighbourhoods evolve, we need to into the suburbs? Because they’ve got forced into a race to the bottom; they will lose their TT: That’s a multi-pronged ques- make sure the character of the neigh- brand hew homes, beautiful streets decision-making power and become price-takers in tion. For the core are to succeed, we bourhoods is maintained. For Rouge and, let’s face it, people like beauty. the global market. According to Wendy Holm, professional need to bring more people downtown, has a beautiful character. We have to make the areas clean and Agrologist and Resource Economist, this will more people living downtown, and WM: I’m not going based on beautiful to attract people. “destroy the independence and sustainability of more services for those people. We need the issues. There’s a variety of issues Canada’s grain sector.” Holm says that the CWB a safe and clean environment for them, here, that this area has, but where I’m is the “only thing protecting small prairie farmers from the market power of highly concentrated mul- for us, to live in. Tackling the issues of coming from, I’d like to stop the waste- tinationals.” safety, infrastructure and housing – it’s ful spending at City Hall and have all connected. limits on term positions for council- UWSA GEARS UP FOR BY-ELECTION lors. One of the biggest problems in –Michelle Dobrovolny WARD: FORT ROUGE- our city is infrastructure, and I’d like What do you think are the major issues Four candidates are running uncontested for positions on the board of the University of Winnipeg EAST FORT GARRY to make sure that our community gets facing Winnipeg this election? Send a Students’ Association in the upcoming by-election: its fair share of money allocated. - Vice-President Internal: Dini Silveira he two candidates running in the Fort Critical mass: an excuse for anarchis- - Adaptive Services Students’ Director: Cath- letter to the editor at [email protected]. Rouge-East Fort Garry ward come from tic punks to harass car drivers or a legiti- erine McLeod - International Students’ Director: Said Amalou opposite ends of the transit spectrum. mate movement of concerned citizens? T - Recreation and Athletics Director: Scott Nosaty Councillor Jenny Gerbasi, seen cycling Winnipeg JG: I think there are many forms Nominations closed Sept 29, but election by streets as part of Critical Mass this summer, is of political expression or being active acclamation is not possible, as voters will be given being challenged by car salesman Wilf Makus, in your community. I think that’s one a yes/no option on ballots. A candidate needs 51 a director on the board of the Manitoba Used form. I think it’s really good for people percent of voter support to win. The elections commission did not receive any nominations for part-time/mature or lesbian, gay, transgendered students’ (LGBT*) director. The position of vice- president advocate also remains vacant. The VP advocate is responsible for helping students with academic appeals, meaning there will be no one on Did you see the news about the rumoured affair between the UWSA board directly responsible for appeals Belinda Stronach and Tie Domi? What do you think about until the next general election in the spring. politicians being portrayed as celebrities in the media? Voting will take place from Oct 16-19. Public speeches are scheduled for Oct 11 at 12:30 pm in room 2L17.

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Tiffany Heindl — Psychology Prashant Malik — Biochemistry – I have – I didn’t hear much about the affair, but I a general knowledge of how politics works remember hearing about [Bill] Clinton. around the world. Politics is a business. I don’t think it’s good – it creates a bias. People are in politics because they want People get more focused on their personal something for themselves. Politicians use life than on their politics. their celebrity image to misguide people.

Edna Rimos — Theatre – I think Bren Dixon — Human Geography – I don’t politicians could be portrayed as celebrities like the media portraying anyone as a celebrity. because they are important people in our But if they’re going to do it, it should be politi- society. They have influence, and they’re not cians because at least that calls attention to just regular people. politics in general. It could be worse – it could be more news about Britney Spears.

Aaron Steele — studying ‘Life’ – I don’t believe in the news. It’s all lies. Politicians and celebrities are all the same thing – neither accomplish anything. October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] NEWS EDITOR: WHITNEY LIGHT E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 04 NEWS FAX: 783-7080 Canadian Former Mayor Glen Murray calls for a return to big ideas CAMERON MACLEAN ment to building safer communities. and proposed solutions included in the The face of Winnipeg is set to change report. Events like these drive politics, said & World drastically over the next ten years. With a Senator Campbell. Ideas “should be coming “We live in an age of small ideas,” former rapidly aging workforce, a rising aborigi- from the people. The idea that all politicians mayor Glen Murray said in his address to the nal population, and increased immigration, have great ideas every single day is simply NEWS BRIEFS Winnipeg Community Round Table on Sept. Winnipeggers will soon be faced with a whole unrealistic.” 27 at the Masonic Memorial Temple. In his host of challenges which they must begin Despite the ideas and the enthusiasm of COMPILED BY BROOKE DMYTRIW speech, Murray called for a turning away preparing for now. The need to ensure good from “three P” municipal politics (police, jobs for young people and immigrants was pipes, and pavement) and a return to “poli- pointed out as a major concern. “Winnipeg tics of big ideas.” is failing its young people,” remarked Mike Winnipeg is failing its THE HAGUE — Mamcilio The event – jointly hosted by a number of Davidson, Vice-President of CUPE Local 500. Krajisnik, the former Speaker of the Bosnian labour and social planning groups, including Senator Larry Campbell cited lack of afford- young people.” Serb parliament was sentenced to 27 years the Winnipeg Labour Council, the Canadian able housing as a major obstacle to progress: in prison for war crimes; however, the tri- Labour Congress, and the Social Planning “Without a door you can lock, you can’t par- – MIKE DAVIDSON, bunal at the Hague acquitted him of geno- Council – was intended to be an open forum ticipate.” VP OF CUPE LOCAL 500 cide. The court determined Krajisnik had for Winnipeg citizens to discuss the future of The city’s crumbling infrastructure was full knowledge and carried out the mass im- their city and the issues facing them. cited as a major cause for concern by every- prisonment and expulsion of Muslims and The WCRT was also organized as a pro- one present. The spectre of Glen Murray’s the participants, a concern common among Croats from Bosnia. Of the five counts of test to Mayor Sam Katz’s own Winnipeg City New Deal for Cities rose more than once over attendees was whether or not the results of war crimes, The Hague found him respon- Summit held earlier this year, which was by the course of the day, and presenters railed the conference would have any lasting impact sible for the persecution and extermina- invite only. That event, to which many local against the city’s inability to raise revenue on the city or on the upcoming elections. “You tion of hundreds of Muslims and Croats in businesses and business-interest groups for itself. Murray called for a referendum on need to have a follow-up,” Campbell said. “A the initial years of the Balkans War (1992- were invited, featured almost no organized the issue of the gas tax. “I don’t understand meeting in and of itself is nothing unless you 1995). The panel of judges who sat on the labour or social planning groups. “I think why we pay gas tax to fix every other street in have a plan coming out of it, and the ability to trial acquitted Krajisnik of genocide due to there was a real lack of opportunity for other Manitoba but our own!” However, in his ad- follow up on it.” the fact the evidence to support the charge people who wanted to have their voices heard dress to the WCRT, Murray stressed that while Also, despite the intent of organiz- was unsuccessful. The Associated Press re- at the mayoral Summit,” said Kevin Rebeck, roads and police are important, they are not ers to have an inclusive event, representa- ported the judges were not persuaded to find President of the Canadian Union for Public all that need concern municipal govern- tive of as many groups as possible, arguably that it was the objective of the Bosnian Serb Employees (CUPE) Manitoba. “There are a ments. “Uniqueness” and “beauty” are key to the two groups concerned most directly with leadership to annihilate the non-Serb pop- lot of groups in this community that have a the life of a city, he said. According to him, we urban issues – aboriginals and businesses – ulation. The incarceration of Krajisnik is a vision for our city that would like to have their need to stop being consumers and taxpayers, were virtually absent. “We have to reach out victory for the International Criminal Court voices heard.” and learn to “be Winnipeggers first.” more to those communities and make sure after the suspicious death of former Serbian The all-day event featured a mix of It is no accident that this event is hap- we get people to represent the communities President, Slobodan Milosevic, during his podium speeches – speakers included pening in the midst of the civic election. A that were not here today,” said Larry Pelzer, trial in early 2006. Radovan Karadzic, former Senator and former Vancouver mayor Larry final report, consisting of the recommenda- President of the Winnipeg Labour Council. Bosnian Serb leader, and Gen. Ratko Mladic, Campbell, CLC Secretary-Treasurer Hassan tions from the conference, will be distributed “This is not a one-shot thing. We would like former army chief, are two of the remaining Yussuff, and activist Doris Mae Oulton – to all candidates running for City Council po- to do this somewhere in the next six months, fugitives wanted by the tribunal on charges and break-out group discussions on various sitions. Organizers hope this will generate a definitely once a year.” of genocide. The Bosnian war, which broke topics, from generating greater civic engage- dialogue between candidates over the issues out in the Balkans after the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, left more than 200,000 dead in the region. OTTAWA — The Green Party is recommending Canadians pay a carbon tax Queer and Christian campaign wins $100,000 on fossil fuels in exchange for lower income taxes. The tax proposal is part of the party’s 23-page environmental platform, which is STEPHEN SPENCE also campaigning for harsher caps on emis- The Student Christian Movement rape, while passages from Leviticus sions from oil refineries, steel mills and started in 1921 as a national (18:22 & 20:13), many of which were other large polluters. Leader of the party, “Queer and Christian Without organization of students and youth put aside by the early Christian Elizabeth May is advocating the carbon tax Contradiction” received a grant for from different churches who were Church, concern ritual uncleanliness in an attempt to see Canada achieve its Kyoto $100,000 (to be distributed over the opposed, in principle, to various rather than any specific act. Protocol target. Coal would be the fossil fuel next four years) from a U.S.-based forms of oppression – racism, sexism, The campaign intends to use with the loftiest tax due to its high carbon organization known as Liberty Hill. classism – arguing that they are all the funds it has received in order content. The tax rates would decrease for This is the first time this award interdependent. Their calling is to to help meet the needs of LGBTQ cleaner fuels like natural gas. Economists has been given to a Canadian or a the margins of society, to people and progressive Christians by from around the world have determined that Christian group. who have been outcast. For example, providing education, community, taxing carbon is a valuable measure for cut- SCM supported worker’s movements and scriptural materials in order to ting greenhouse gas emissions. Quebec and and unions in the early twentieth bring them into the maistream so a number of European states have instituted century and protested the internment that they can confront their own as carbon taxes. The Toronto Star reported that cessfully launched by leftist philosopher Jean- of Japanese civilians during WWII. well as other forms of oppression. May said such a tax reform could provide Paul Sartre and fellow intellectuals in 1973. Positing that faith and identity Positive responses to the award an average family with more money, and Liberation’s financial woes are symptomatic of (including orientation) should not include celebration on various queer that “with the income tax savings, and in- a declining readership and circulation of daily preclude one another, the campaign websites (ekklesia, pinknews). centives that a Green government would in- newspapers in France. believes that queer and Christian According to Ball, the award gives troduce, they could buy better cars and ap- BUCHAREST — The Prime Minister do no contradict, since the essential the group a sense of validation and pliances, and cut heating costs by making was in Romania for the Francophonie Summit. message of Jesus concerns love, says acknowledgement that they have their homes more energy efficient.” Stephen Harper called upon his fellow franco- David Ball, a local coordinator of SCM. something to offer queer youth and PARIS — Liberation, the symbolic phone leaders to help promote peace and rec- The use of Scripture by the Christian that they are ‘walking the walk’ when left-wing French daily is expected to layoff onciliation in the world. Harper was specifi- right – considered solely as a political it comes to LGBTQ issues, which a third of its staff in another attempt to save cally calling attention to the problems facing and not as an ecclesiastical entity – is are considered equivalent to issues of the failing paper. In December 2005, 56 em- Haiti, Afghanistan and Sudan. According to the regarded as a blasphemous means of injustice and human rights. Negative ployees were laid off. The new round of job Globe & Mail, The PM made a strong argument promoting policies and justifying a responses to this same award have cuts is estimated to be 70-100 positions of for more UN involvement in Sudan, saying “We position of privileged power since it included the addition of the SCM the 280 staff. The Liberation’s main share- want to promote the reform of the justice system, exploits the faith of individuals by to lists of abominations – a term holder, financier Edouard de Rothschild, rebuild a security system, reduce the traffic in means of fear, contradicting what is generally used against homosexuals, who has overseen the extensive restruc- arms, and reinforce the institutions of govern- regarded as the prophetic teachings pedophiles and others who have been turing of the paper, said the offer facing the ment and community life.” Sudanese President of Jesus by setting itself up in self- condemned as sexual miscreants – board is its “last chance”. The Turkish Press Omar El Bashir responded from Khartoum by idolatry. A pamphlet, “Stop on more conservative websites. reported that Rothschild has been infuri- refusing the proposal to establish a UN peace- Homophobia in the Churches,” offers Pilgrim’s Covenant Church, located ated by Liberation’s continued losses since keeping mission to Darfur. Sudan recently ap- its own non-definitive interpreta- in Monroe, Wisconsin, uses the term his $25 million investment into the paper in plied for membership to the Francophonie but it tions of Scriptural passages that have “New Sodom” to describe Canada January 2005. Liberation was established was rejected because of its government’s human been used to condemn homosexuality. and other areas that promote during the 1968 student protests and suc- rights abuses. The story of Sodom and Gomorrah acceptance of the life-choices of concerns a crime of inhospitality and LGBTQ individuals. contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 NEWS 05

Bike path on abandoned railway opens rapid transit discussion

KRISTY RYDZ The acquisition comes two years after a rapid transit corridor because it would most she continues. Both the bike path and rapid the City of Winnipeg campaigned to purchase likely incorporate a trail. The two are not mu- transit possibilities show an environmentally PHOTO: KENTON SMITH the land from CPR for a reported $4 million, conscious attitude towards city development. he City of Winnipeg announced on significantly more than the $1.7 million that The deal has again raised the issue of Sept. 21 that a deal brokered between was actually paid. a rapid transit system for Winnipeg, which T philanthropist John Buhler and the Beginning in 2008, development of Having ways for people to Mayor Sam Katz scrapped plans for after win- Canadian Pacific Railway will allow for the de- the path will begin with the help of numer- ning the 2004 election. However, that $50 mil- velopment of an abandoned rail line into a ous non-profit organizations such as the use public transportation and lion plan focused on a southern route, whereas 6.7-kilometre bike path, potentially leading to Manitoba Recreation Trails Association. this land gives the opportunity for a north- a rapid transit system in the northern region Although the MRTA is currently working on get them out of their cars are ern route. While the downtown to Pembina of the city. the Trans-Canada Trail, they’re “very happy Highway route still ranks higher in priority, Buhler, chief Executive Officer of Buhler and excited” at the prospect of involvement in always great.” no one, including Katz is completely dismiss- Enterprises, owns land near the neglected the new civic venture, as their executive direc- ing the possibility of northern development. Marconi line. Using his railroad expertise, he tor Elisabeth Ostrop expressed. -ELISABETH OSTROP, “As I sit here today, no. But that could change aided in negotiating a deal of $1.7 million for Ostrop believes that the trail will create EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MB at any point in time,” Katz told the Winnipeg the property that spans from Nairn Ave. in a safe alternative for all activities. “It’s acces- RECREATION TRAILS ASSOC. Free Press regarding the prospective light rail Elmwood all the way to Glenway Ave. in North sible to everyone. You can ride, roll or walk. development to the North. Kildonan. “It’s such a beautiful piece of prop- Everyone can make use of a trail like this,” she Although complete civic approval is still erty right [from] the heart of the city all the explains. Also, even though they are a trail or- tually exclusive,” Ostrop says. “Having ways needed before the trail is a go, the majority of way to Bird’s Hill Park,” Buhler said to media ganization, the MRTA would support a rapid for people to use public transportation and public and press reactions have been over- after the announcement. transit system. “We’re supportive of the idea of get them out of their cars are always great,” whelmingly positive. U of W student aims to build peace in Rwanda

JACOB BROWN fessor Rex Brynen, in which she learned more about Dallaire and his experience in Rwanda. Within two weeks she organized a conference rowing up in Newfoundland, Melanie at which she was able to sit down and have Tomsons was a long way away from lunch with Senator Dallaire, whom she refers GAfrica. Yet she developed a passion- to in her blog as her “personal inspiration” ate interest in that continent. Recalling a grade and “one of her guiding lights.” eight project on Africa, she describes with en- In January of this year, Tomsons discov- thusiasm how her minister, who had traveled ered Never Again, a program founded in 2001 to Africa, lent her some artifacts. She scored at the Institute for International Mediation 115% on that assignment. Now, Tomsons, pending acquisition of sufficient funds, is going to Rwanda, site of the 1994 genocide. Over three months, she, along Rising Voices aims to con- with other Never Again interns, will take part in a variety of initiatives involving peace-building nect youth interested in genocide and genocide prevention. First, they will work to establish a peace-building centre in the city prevention and peace-building of Kigali. The centre is currently being run out of an apartment by a man named Joseph and further the dissemination of Nzurunziz. Second, they will work to publish an international newspaper. Originally named knowledge about those issues. Youth Rising, they thought it sounded too “revolutionary” and changed it to Rising Voices instead. The newspaper, which recently put out a pilot edition, aims to connect youth in- and Conflict Resolution Symposium in The terested in genocide prevention and peace- Hague by five students. According to its web- building and further the dissemination of site, Never Again was initiated as “a movement knowledge about those issues. to ensure the fulfillment of the post-World The third major project that they will War II commitment: “Never Again.” They aim be involved in, and one Tomsons is particu- to “build connections among young people larly excited about is the “Training of Trainers” through personal interactions which rein- camp. This is a youth camp meant to help force our common humanity” and to “pro- teach youth about genocide and peace-build- voke critical thinking by creating space for in- ing in order that they might educate other dependent thoughts and analysis.” What dif- youth. The program seeks to integrate itself ferentiates Never Again from other groups is into the youths’ community. At a recent child- its emphasis on youth involvement. Youth are soldier workshop in Winnipeg, Tomsons in- encouraged to get involved in any way they formed Senator Romeo Dallaire, who led the can, with whatever skills they possess. UN mission to the Rwanda Genocide, about Tomsons had a table at the U of W’s the project. She said that he seemed to “jump” Orientation Week, signing up 40 people for a U with excitement upon hearing about it and is of W chapter of Never Again. Possible projects keenly interested in learning more. include the procurement of medical supplies This trip demonstrates just one part of to be sent overseas as well as contributing to Tomsons’ passion for Africa. She recalls as the Rising Voices newspaper. She strongly early as grade three having a great deal of in- encourages people, even if they have only a terest in it. However, it took her some time to little time to contribute, to help out. In addi- figure out what to do with her life. tion, Tomsons stresses that she is still lack- Starting university in Chemistry, she re- ing some funds for the trip as well as media alized her heart was not in it. While taking equipment. some time off, she learned of the International For those interested in being part of the Development Studies (IDS) program at McGill Never Again U of W chapter, or who would like University. This was what she had been look- to contribute financially or otherwise to her ing for. Particularly influential on Tomsons trip, Melanie Tomsons can be contacted via e- was a peace-building course taught by pro- mail at [email protected]. October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] NEWS EDITOR: WHITNEY LIGHT E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 06 NEWS FAX: 783-7080 Rally protests health cuts to MB First Nations

WHITNEY LIGHT cent, to take effect in April 2007. The AMC NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR says that the cap ignores that health services to First Nations are already lacking, and does not leave room for inflation costs and popula- s Ottawa reigns in spending, tion growth. Manitoba First Nations get the short The concern is that funding cuts will A end of the stick. Funding cuts made negatively impact First Nations communities to First Nations health programs in recent that are already clearly suffering some seri- months sparked a protest rally, put together ous health problems to a greater extent than by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, on Sept. the general Canadian population. “It is easy 27. Around 800 people came out, beginning for people in Ottawa to make decisions on a march in front of the First Nations Inuit paper,” Grand Chief Ron Evans told media, Health Branch and ending at the Manitoba “but it is not so easy for our people to live with legislature. the effects of those decisions.” FNIHB, a branch of Health Canada, has According to an AMC fact sheet, the lead- been instructed to hold back 25 percent of ing causes of death amongst First Nations are monies for Upstream Investment Initiatives, injury and poisoning, circulatory diseases, as part of the federal government’s budget cancer, and respiratory diseases. First Nations review and efforts to save $1 billion over two are also experiencing an epidemic of diabe- years. The Upstream Investment funds were tes, infectious disease rates are high, and the committed to in Sept. 2004’s First Ministers’ birth rate – especially by young First Nations Meeting, and expected to flow into programs women – is significantly higher than for other to prevent youth suicide and diabetes and to Canadian women. support early child development and mater- “First nations have a right to experience nal child health in First Nations. the same level of service, health care infra- Funding cuts were also made in May structure, and quality of life that Canadians and Aug. 2006, totalling $1,900,616 accord- enjoy,” said Evans. The AMC would like to see ing to the AMC. The cuts came on top of an the FNIHB Upstream Investment funds ex- annual funding growth cap, set at three per- empted from the federal budget review. First Nations in Manitoba protesting health care funding cuts, Sept.27 PHOTO: NATASHA PETERSON Affordable homes few and far between

In 2006, WHHI completed few projects money to the cause, and built or rehabil- The different levels of government KSENIA PRINTS – only four since the beginning of the year, itated over 3,500 living units. have important roles in affecting house BEAT REPORTER totalling 52 renovated and new units, and According to a report issued by HFH prices. The federal government manages one seniors’ apartment complex. Out of in 2003, affordable housing encompasses the economy and building codes. The them, only 20 are actual houses, with six everything from subsidized rental housing province regulates urban development n July, 32 new “pocket suites” for low being triplexes. Habitat for Humanity has to affordable homeownership. The price through planning legislation and building income residents were built. Estimated completed 12 homes, but their quota of of an affordable home must cost $75,000, codes that determine standards. Finally, Iat $1.6 million, this pilot project is the families has been filled until 2008, and no land excluded, and its upkeep cannot sur- municipalities control land-use zoning, latest instalment in the Winnipeg Housing new applicants will be considered until pass 30 percent of total household income land development, and transportation. All and Homelessness Initiative (WHHI). fall 2007. before deductions. In the last five years, of the aforementioned factors and others Along with groups such as Habitat for the cost of houses all over Canada has largely affect affordable housing availabil- Humanity and various community orga- been rising, due to increases in size, com- ity. nizations, enterprises like this provide plexity of design, and energy efficiency “We will work with them if they want viable options for inexpensive, quality …there are a few opportuni- standards. The last year had also seen an to work with us,” Nyhof says about the mu- housing in Winnipeg. Yet with widespread extraordinary housing boom in Winnipeg, nicipal and provincial governments. “Not poverty and the increasing young adult ties [for affordable housing in making affordable house building even that they don’t necessarily…but we’re not population, these options might become more challenging. vital to their projects – our projects tend to a scarce commodity. Winnipeg right now], but they “Land is one of our biggest chal- not be on a large enough scale.” According lenges”, admits Nyhof. HFH purchases to HFH’s report, there have been instances are not able to meet the demand. land from real estate agents, and occa- in which houses and lots have been do- sionally from the city, but the process is nated or cheaply provided to various vol- –MICHELLE NYHOF, the same as any buyer. Due to the growing untary organizations by federal and mu- HABITAT FOR HUMANITY housing market, the competition for each nicipal authorities, but it depends on acre is fierce. many factors. WHHI works with different commu- All agree that the most influential “I believe there are a few opportuni- nity groups, such as the North End Housing factor for affordable housing remains the ties [for affordable housing in Winnipeg Project or the Spence Neighbourhood public’s opinion. “Constituents need to right now], but they are not able to meet Association. “They come to us with a hous- listen to the people in their region, and the demand” says Michelle Nyhof, Special ing proposal and identify what they want when the general public sets this as a Events and Media Relations Coordinator to do in their neighbourhood,” Williamson major issue, I’m sure that they’ll listen”, at the Winnipeg Habitat for Humanity explains, “and we see what funding stream says Nyhof, “but the public has to commu- (HFH), “The need exceeds what organiza- would fit. We do not generate the project, nicate.” Williamson agrees: “What really tions are able to provide.” but only help the group facilitate it by pro- instigates all of the projects is the commu- Brian Williamson, Communications viding the necessary funding.” nity. It’s really open to them to tell us what coordinator through the Winnipeg HFH concentrates affordable hous- their needs are, and we will do whatever Housing and Homelessness Initiative and ing in various areas, depending on where we can.” Service Canada, agrees. “I believe we’ve they are able to find a lot. “Not all land Nyhof believes that “low-income fam- made a significant difference. Have we right now is affordable, there are only a ilies who couldn’t purchase a home five addressed all issues? No, there’s always few areas…but I wouldn’t say one has years ago are certainly not in a position [to more.” more than the other,” Nyhof explains. The do so] now.” There is no single solution. The WHHI is operated by the three five major areas originally identified as “Government, private and not-for-profit levels of government to “address declin- major improvement areas by the WHHI agencies need to work together to solve ing housing stock, affordable housing and are all located in the centre, the West, and the problem. It’s a big problem that’s going ways to prevent homelessness,” explains North End. These will remain the areas of to take cooperation, and there’s definitely Williamson. In the last six years, they have focus “until something changes,” explains room for more [affordable housing].” allocated over $83 million of taxpayers’ Williamson. contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 NEWS 07 UWSA Election Campus & Community Scott Nosaty BRIEFS I’ve always been an honest person; even when I was held prisoner in the POW camps of the Orient, I never told a lie. I will bring this honesty to the Board of Directors. I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know much about poletiks. I don’t even know how to spell poletiks. But I do know that (continued from p.3) everyone here deserves fair representation, especially with the Duckworth centre administration to improve the existing facilities. More importantly though, I wish to bridge ties between the students U OF W STUDENTS RECOUNT ELECTIONS ABROAD of the university and the Board of Directors. We have a choice. We must use it. On October 16th, –Stephen Spence stand up for Canada. Over the lunch hour of Sept 29, Eckhardt- Grammaté hall was the site of a presentation by observers of the recent elections held in Peru and the Congo. Moderated by Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, students Joel Marion and Megan McKenzie and faculty member David Pankratz of the Institute for Community Peace Building reported on some of the problems concerning education, public informa- Said Amalou tion, and fair voting practices that they encountered in the Congo. Likewise, students Ewald Friesen and Hey guys, Emina Cingal along with Dr. Geoff Scott of the Uni- I am Said Amalou from Morocco. I am running for the International Students’ Director is this versity of Winnipeg detailed similar problems that By-Election. If I am elected, rather than giving empty promises, I will fulfill the basic needs of the were encountered in Peru, including public illiter- international students which I lacked as an international students myself. As an active member acy, language barriers, and historical problems that have surrounded previous elections. Afterwards, the of the international students’ volunteer committee and an employee of the student housing I will forum addressed some of the questions posed by open doors for current and new coming international students. I will bring greater cohesion among the audience concerning the success and applica- international students, UWSA and the International Office, better communication among all in- bility of external observation and whether Western ternational students and most importantly I will improve the poor academic advising that is advis- democracy is truly the answer for struggling third world countries. able for the international students. Since I have been in Canada for more that 3 years I know how it is to be away from home for our international students. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping DEATH SHAKES SUICIDE PREVENTION COMMUNITY together is progress; working together is success.” (Henry Ford). So, let’s work together for our future. –Kelsey Hutton Thank you. On Sept. 16, a suicide prevention activist took her own life, after years of balancing depres- sion and advocacy. Marlene Potash, 51, overdosed on drugs – seven years after her son Adam hung Dini Silveira himself in 1999. Soon after his death she founded SPEAK, or Suicide Prevention Education Aware- Hello everyone! My name is Dini Silveira, and many of you may have seen my face many times around campus: at the Beyond Works and ness Knowledge, a support group for family and Petrified Sole bookstores, at the Duckworth Centre, International Office, UWSA, classes…I have been everywhere! I have decided to run for the friends of suicide victims. She also lobbied for Vice-President Internal because, being involved with the UWSA for the past 6 years, I believe that I have vast knowledge about how this organiza- greater suicide awareness, spoke at schools and conferences, and fought to include mental health tion operates. I am also very familiar with its employees and, if the job of the VPI is to ensure that the UWSA is successful in its daily operations, issues in Manitoba school curricula as early as I believe that feeling comfortable with the people in the UWSA that it is possible to make the organization become more efficient. Kindergarten. She wanted to create a place for even Besides searching for ways to make the UWSA become more efficient, another goal that I hope to achieve while in office is to make this orga- the youngest kids to safely explore their feelings. nization more transparent, by promoting student participation in the decision making processes that are already in place, such as board meetings Her colleagues were shocked by her unexpected and elections. It is by increasing student awareness and involvement in the UWSA that this organization can become stronger in providing more death, even though they knew Potash still struggled. Bev Trachuk was a close friend and the executive support to the campus community. director of the Mood Disorders Association of Man- These might be simple and “no brainer” promises, but I believe that it is strategizing with small steps that we can make the UWSA provide itoba. She knew Potash was aware of the support better service for students. So please, make sure to send any comments or questions that you might have – I would be more than happy to hear system around her, friends and psychiatrists alike, from you. And, of course, the first step to become involved and being heard is by participating in the process, so make sure you cast your ballot and still took her own life. Trachuk worries that now people struggling will ask, “if Marlene couldn’t keep during election week! See you around! fighting, how could I?” But she hasn’t given up. “We’re hoping that her death, though, maybe will Dini (a.k.a. Gini, the short girl from Brazil). not be for naught, that something positive will come out of it. And there’ll be more attention paid to sui- cide and to prevention.”

ABORIGINAL SELF-GOVERNANCE ADVOCATE SPEAKS AT U OF W –Richard Liebrecht National aboriginal self-governance advocate Herb George (Satsan) says to both aboriginals and non-aboriginals: the time for formalities has passed; we need action towards aboriginal self- government. George, who is interim president of the Na- tional Centre for First Nations Self Governance, told CIVIC LITERACY ESSAY CONTEST the crowd during his Harry Daniels Distinguished Speaker Series speech that a 1997 Supreme Court decision has already laid the groundwork of legal As the civic election approaches this fall, many POSSIBLE TOPICS TO GET YOU STARTED recognitions that solidify the inherent rights of ab- people are feeling discouraged with the current local (thanks to Prof. Leo for helping with the ideas): original peoples to govern themselves. government and the lack of candidates. Of course that “We have accomplished the recognition we’ve is not the case across the board, but there are many Infrastructure: What’s to become of our badly-deterio- been looking for. Now it’s time to get busy work- issues whether you like the current Mayor or not, that rated streets sewer and water lines? ing with our people to implement the rights we’ve Cathy McLeod need addressing in Winnipeg. This election The Uniter Taxes: Are we paying too much or to little? always had,” George said. and the UWSA are holding an essay contest to get Portage and Main: There’s a long-standing plan to open The Supreme Court, in its ruling, rejected students’ ideas and voices heard. The submissions the intersection to pedestrians, and a good deal of claims of aboriginal jurisdiction and sovereignty Adaptive Services Director must be well-thought out, researched and backed support for the idea, but it’s stalled. over land based on the uncertainty of cultural cus- up arguments on civic topics. Think of it like a short Public transit: Should Winnipeg, at last, have a rapid toms as laws. It cited examples of how aboriginal transit system? customary law was not followed by aboriginal Adaptive Services Director 2005-2006 school essay, except instead of awarding you an A, the winner will receive an iPod. A committee made Suburban sprawl: Is it a problem and, if so, how should bands at the time. But George feels that recognition Accessibility Committee 2005-Present up of people from the UWSA and The Uniter editorial we address it? Affordable housing and Incentives for of a special, intrinsic relationship between aborigi- board will review the essays. The winning submis- middle-class housing downtown? nal peoples and the land, and their right to practice Objectives: sion, in addition to the iPod, will be printed in The Panhandlers? on and benefit from traditional areas, is a sufficient Democracy and citizen participation: Do Winnipeggers Uniter features section in the Oct. 19th issue. start to begin practical work on establishing self- have an adequate opportunity to be heard when City governance. 1. Examine current location of Nathan Micay Submissions must be minimum 1200 and maxi- mum 2000 words. The final deadline is October 12th, Council makes decisions? Are they well-represented? George, a hereditary chief of the Wet’suwet’en Disability Resource Center 12:00 p.m. Entries that come later than the deadline clan of BC, says the biggest goal for the new Centre 2. Examine feasibility of general campus will not be considered. The Uniter reserves the right Don’t stop here though, there are lots of things to is trying to break the comfortable bond some ab- in relation to the Nathan Micay Disability to edit for length, style, libel, sexist, racist, homopho- consider. Please email with any concerns or questions. original peoples have with the current dependent And remember, do your research, back up your relationship imposed by the Indian Act, which he Resource Centre. bic, or any other hate-related ‘ist’ content. Drop off your submissions to The Uniter office, arguments, and for god’s sake don’t plagiarise! believes is fatally flawed and must, eventually, be 3. Examine feasibility of a student lounge for ORM14, or email them to [email protected] and please removed. students with disabilities. include your contact information so we can get a hold Good luck! of you if you win. October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 08 EDITORIALS

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dience responded with laughter. But that's a are other issues they raise that are important W ho's in the House? J.C.! CBC audience, and we're talking the conser- too, for example they hate pot and porn; those vative government here. are not necessarily strictly religious concerns, can't forget that the NDP, for example, has How deep is Steven Harper in the pock- though again, maybe not the most pressing JO SNYDER many faithful leaders in its history; Tommy ets of the religious right? His government has of political issues. But you have to hand it to MANAGING EDITOR Douglas, the father of medicare, was a min- often been lauded as one of the most secre- this group, they're organized and well con- ister. But rather it's as Marci MacDonald – a tive. Harper spends time meeting with re- nected across the country. And talk about cit- contributing editor of The Walrus – recently ligious groups and the media tries to keep izen participation, who else can snap up 6000 We're used to conservative evangeli- warned us in a feature article about the latent, track, but pundits say we'll only really know young people to a political rally in comfort- cal Christian language and values being part but emerging religious right in Canadian pol- about the impact if there is a majority gov- able `ol Canada? of American politics. When Tony Snow says itics, we may not observe the religious right ernment. However, they also predict that the By no means are we seeing a Moral things like “divine” and “miracle” and “glory to as easily here as one can in the US, but we debate on same sex marriage will re-open by Majority, Jerry Falwell thing here, but we the creator”, we're not really surprised. When should, she says, be on the watch for motiva- Christmas, giving lobby groups plenty of time don't really know. It's probably better if Anne Coulter shows up at a Republican rally tion behind policy changes. And it's the kind of to organize. So we can conclude that this is people are more vocal about the moral foun- to speak, we don't really think about it. Some policy changes that are disconcerting, which one consequence of our new political climate. dations that inspire their political positions of us may pull back, or make a face like we just are potentially related to the powerful lobby- But is this how we want to budget our politi- because then it's just all out there, and there swallowed something sour, but in the United ists swarming around the conservative gov- cal time, debating arguments about how to is less to decode. But how nervous should the States Christianity is part of Republican pol- ernment like hungry birds. MacDonald men- restrict citizens' rights? Do we want our gov- non-religious right be? Is MacDonald right? itics and no one really tries to cover it up or tions Charles McVety, President of Canada ernment backtracking on social issues when Should we be concerned about who the con- pretend it's not there. In Canada, that's not Christian College and extremely vocal head so many other issues are more important to servatives fraternize with? Instead of watch- the case. Religion and politics try to stay sep- of the Defend Marriage Coalition, as one par- the well-being of the country as a whole? ing where Belinda Stronach goes on a Friday arate, mostly. However, there has been in- ticularly striking character. He was recently Interestingly, right-wing Christian youth night, should we be watching where Stephen creasing attention drawn to the influence of on Avi Lewis' show, The Big Picture arguing movements are a big part of these sorts of de- Harper goes on a Sunday morning? Probably. the religious right over our politicians. with Richard Dawkins (renowned evolution- bates. Groups like 4 MY Canada, an Ottawa- Just to be clear, this isn't to discount ary biologist and atheist) about the literalness based group focused on lobbying the govern- Send your off-coloured remarks and values in politics, religious or otherwise. We of the Bible, to which the majority of the au- ment around issues like gay marriage. There incendiary responses to [email protected]

Protect the Geneva Conventions ED CHEUNG

BRAD HARTLE under the Geneva Conventions. COMMENTS EDITOR Perhaps more frightening, is that if anyone doesn’t like what the President de- cides, well, tough, because here’s what Section ou’re wrestled on to an uneven 7 (Ironically titled “Habeas Corpus Matters”) wooden table, one end slanted prom- says, Y inently towards the ground. Your feet “[n]o court, justice, or judge shall have are then strapped to the height of the table and jurisdiction to hear or consider any other your hands are held tight to the lowered cor- action against the United States or its agents ners. With your tilted body locked taut across relating to any aspect of the detention, trans- this board, your head now throbbing with the fer, treatment, trial, or conditions of confine- onrush of nervous blood, cellophane is forced ment of an alien who is or was detained by the down over your face and held there. Finally, United States and has been determined by the jolting and writhing, water is poured over United States to have been properly detained your covered face and you feel as though you as an enemy combatant or is awaiting such are drowning, dying. determination.” This is waterboarding. The Khymer So the Geneva Conventions are use- Rouge performed it in Cambodia, it was doc- less, the rule of law is on its knees before the umented by Alexander Solzhenitsyn in “The President and a Bill that legalizes tyranny, Gulag Archipelago” as a favorite technique of and with waterboarding we can see ourselves Joseph Stalin, and the Gestapo employed it edging closer to the dictators of the past. How without reservation for years. do we argue against this? Now, waterboarding, along with other One argument is that in resorting to methods of “aggressive interrogation,” is practices like waterboarding we become no being defended by the President of the United better than our enemy. This is true. However, States, with a great deal of support from this reasoning is not convincing enough for Congress and the public, as a technique that those who don’t care whether or not we deny a will help liberal democracies survive and terrorist their dignity; who would rather see a eventually win the War on Terror. few men tortured than an American city razed Standing in their way, however, is to the ground by a nuclear weapon (to us a Letter to the Ed itor the accusation that the US is violating its common hyperbolic example). obligations under the Geneva Conventions by The message that must be conveyed practicing interrogation techniques like wa- in turn is that torture doesn’t work. It is This is in response to “Why the Gill was a coward. Yes, I agree, he may terboarding. For this reason, the US congress merely the misguided, nihilistic response of Madness in Montreal: Perspective from have been isolated in his life. I think that recently approved the Military Commissions fevered minds that lack the creativity and a Former Dawson Student Now at U of there may have been more substance Act, which allows the President to side step resolve required to face this elusive, asym- W” by Brendan Johns. This article re- to his problems than “... [not making a these criticisms in a clever yet disturbing way. metrical enemy. Furthermore, torture does minded me how so many individuals are move] to get out of his parents’ basement Section 6 (3) of the Bill states, “the more to endanger soldiers and civilians impacted by the school shootings that to get a girlfriend”. We may never learn President has the authority… to interpret than it does to protect them, for every time have occurred in history in Montreal. I about Gill’s problems – if he really had the meaning and application of the Geneva an enemy combatant is tortured it ensures remember very clearly the day of the any at all. Canadians are angry and we’re Conventions and to promulgate higher stan- that our own soldiers, if captured, will be Ecole Polytechnique shooting. I also have mourning. Maybe it would be more effi- dards … for violations of treaty obligations given the same dismal treatment we are now friends who are related to the vic- cient to sit together and figure out how which are not grave breaches of the Geneva extending to others. This is why it is im- tims of the 1992 Valery Fabricant we can stop this from happening again Conventions.” portant that we protect the Geneva shooting at Concordia University. It rather than simply labelling him a “loser” This authorizes the president to decide Conventions as they stood prior to the Military makes me sad to see how these acts and leaving it at that. what constitutes a “grave breech.” For in- Commissions Act. of violence can tear apart my home stance, it is left to the President to judge what Over the coming weeks this argument town of Montreal again and again. Suzanne Vallée counts as “serious bodily injury” and what is will be furthered at www.uniter.ca/blogs. I’ll I was not satisfied, however, with Johns’ University of Manitoba merely minor harm. Waterboarding, seeing be posting testimonies, comments and sta- belittlement of Kimveer Gill. Yes, I agree, how it leaves no physical marks, is one such tistics there, so please, check it out, comment, aggressive technique that can now be brought add, and argue. contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 COMMENTS 09

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There have been many demonstrations be able to point to some other political force, Canada, Leave Afghanistan against the occupation and the Afghan govern- and say “Aha! Without us, you’d be living under ment, such as the march of 10,000 men and these monsters!” It’s a convenient way of side- DEREK ROSIN taining (and encircling) Iran – a mix that unfor- women protesting the rape of a young girl by a stepping the very real and monstrous rule they tunately, in the interests of space, cannot be an- government official in Takhar province in May are in the process of creating. And it’s a logic that alyzed here in depth. The main point though, is 2005, or the demonstrations in many towns and will never lead to people getting free. anada should leave Afghanistan. Not that the people’s basic democratic rights to self- villages of the south-east sparked by an occupa- Afghans need major changes to begin de- because Canadian troops are dying, not determination cannot be fulfilled, because they tion raid into a village in late 2004. But by speak- veloping their country in a progressive direc- Cbecause their presence fails to meet the are subordinate to the needs of the occupiers. ing out, the people in Afghanistan have paid a tion. It would be beyond the scope of both this criteria of a typical ‘peacekeeping’ mission. They Third, the situation in the countryside is heavy price. Demonstrations are often severely article and outside my responsibility or exper- should leave because, despite Canada’s claims of very backwards, people are deeply impover- attacked; some demonstrators have even been tise to list them – that is the place for Afghans altruism, the mission is fundamentally against ished and most are illiterate, including most killed by government forces firing into crowds, themselves, after all. I’ll list just one minimum the interests of the people of Afghanistan. voters. Rural areas are dominated by warlords as happened to students at Kabul University in demand for the sake of example: Land reform Some will defend the war by arguing allied to the central government who severely November 2004. consistent with the principles of gender equality that Canada is helping to bring democracy to oppress the peasant population. Women espe- So, when we look at what kind of democ- could break the stranglehold of the warlords in Afghanistan. Here we have to ask, ‘what kind of cially face major hardships. Rape, kidnapping, racy is being built in Afghanistan, we have to the countryside and provide the basis for wom- democracy?’ and child-selling are common – abuses which peer behind the superficial existence of elec- en’s liberation. But this sort of thing is impossible First and foremost, Afghanistan today is Amnesty International has said are “tolerated at tions and see just what kind of society is being as long as Canadian, or any other troops, are de- a theocracy, that is to say, a state ruled by reli- the highest levels of government and the judi- constructed. When you do that you see a vicious fending a government which serves the interests gion. After the US and its allies brought the cur- ciary.” One case symptomatic of this was when, theocracy that is stampeding over the basic of those very warlords. rent government and its president Hamid Karzai in April 2005, a woman was stoned to death in rights of people in the service of foreign occupi- Nor is it a sure thing that with the end of to power, the country was renamed the ‘Islamic Badakhshan by order of a local court after being ers who are keeping the widely hated Karzai gov- the occupation, the Taliban will be able to return Republic of Afghanistan’ and Islamic law, sharia, found guilty of adultery. ernment in power. victorious. The Taliban is justifiably hated by was made the highest law of the land. This is why With the warlords exercising such great But, people will ask, wouldn’t things be many in Afghanistan, especially by, but not lim- for instance, journalists can be jailed for speak- control, most people are currently unable to even worse with the Taliban in power? There ited to, the non-Pashtun peoples who make up ing out in favor of women’s rights that contra- raise their heads and organize meaningful polit- are many sides to this question. In many ways, 60 percent of the country’s population. It is en- vene Islam and that people risk execution for ical opposition. It is no small wonder then, that life under the occupation is worse than under tirely possible, perhaps even likely, that Afghans, the ‘crime’ of converting to other religions like the elections in Afghanistan have been marked the Taliban. Women face a greater risk of being under home-grown leadership, will be able to Christianity. So this is one context in which de- by violence, intimidation, and outright fraud. raped, unemployment is rampant, people lack defeat the Taliban and Taliban-like forces and mocracy exists in Afghanistan. Far from liberating people, the elections have the necessities of life, there is little infrastruc- put their country on a real road out of medieval Second, Afghanistan is a country under oc- merely served to legitimize the new Afghan gov- ture, and peasants are severely indebted to rural backwardness. cupation. In this situation, sovereignty is in the ernment for public opinion. moneylenders. An irony here is that the occupi- The end of the occupation will not signal hands of foreigners. It is NATO and the US, not Far from opposing, let alone ending this ers, Canada included, are defending an order of some kind of magic guarantee for Afghanistan’s Afghans, who decide major foreign and domestic situation, Canadian occupation forces are re- things so horrible that it is feeding pro-Taliban liberation. However, the continuation of the oc- policies. The criteria for these policies is a com- sponsible for entrenching it, as they are directly resistance, which, of course, represents another cupation most certainly guarantees their pro- plex mix of restructuring the greater Middle East, backing and defending the very forces in the miserable and oppressive path for Afghanistan. longed suffering. That’s why, for the sake of all in securing central Asian gas and oil, developing Afghan government carrying out this form of And, even if the Taliban were worse, this Afghanistan, Canada needs to leave, now. pipelines routes under Western control, and con- religious rule. sidesteps the real issue. Occupiers will always October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 10 COMMENTS

Hold Your Tongue istic, and if he’s confident that his approach will work, then let him be the first to risk his ANDREW AMY life and approach the Taliban with a bouquet of dai- sies. His ideas are certainly insincere and have little purpose other than to make a name for himself. As et’s get something straight, our coun- CJOB News Director Vic Grant said, “Jack Layton is try is not on a peacekeeping mission. dishonouring those who have made the ultimate L Let’s not get disillusioned here - our country sacrifice by trying to make his mark at their ex- is at war and frankly, the disrespect I see and hear pense.” around the university, on the radio, and on televi- Furthermore, in a previous issue of The sion is appalling. The comments and remarks of Uniter our very own comments editor wrote an the uninformed and the ignorant are an embarrass- aggressive article on a statement made by Pope ment and a shame to our great land. Benedict XVI addressing the violence perpetrated Take for example Mr. Layton. As most of us by extremist Muslims. The Popes words, contrary know, politics is a game of strategy, of trying to to Brad Hartle’s editorial, are just what the world achieve gains and positive publicity. Mr. Layton’s has been saying all along but never spoke aloud. comments on the Canadian involvement in Spreading faith through violence is not part of God’s Afghanistan just go to show how a politician will plan. Conclusion? These extremists are wing nuts. willingly take advantage of a situation for their own Let’s take a look at the facts. Many of these ex- benefit. On our mission in Afghanistan, Mr. Layton tremists truly believe that if you are not Muslim and said, “It’s not balanced. It doesn’t represent the equi- will not convert, you do not deserve life. Look at the librium between humanitarian aid, reconstruction recent deaths of the four Canadian soldiers stations and comprehensive peace process that Canadians abroad. An extremist blew up four Canadians and would want to see.” He warned that Canada must Afghan civilians as they were handing out candy to not “drift into a war blindly,” one he says is led by the children. They would consider that okay. Actually, it Bush administration with Harper in tow. would be seen as a victory. Now that the Pope has If the same remarks had been spoken during made his statement, threats have been pouring in the World War II, I’m sure his remarks would have for his death and an attack on the Vatican. These been described as treasonous. His sense of reality is people have no conscience, no regard for human imaginary and non-existent. He discussed the idea life, no tolerance for anyone who isn’t one of their of sitting down with the enemy and having diplo- own. We, as a just, democratic, and free society, matic conversations. Last time we tried a peaceful cannot let this continue. approach, the end result wasn’t very good. Trevor Mr. Layton said, “This is the wrong mission for Greene and some other troops were having peace- Canada,” but what critics of the Afghan mission fail ful delegations this past March when they were sud- to realize is that these extremists are unreasonable denly ambushed and attacked. Trevor ended up and always will be. Their concept of the world hear- with an axe wound in his skull. It’s incredibly fortu- kens back to the middle ages for God’s sake! nate that he’s alive at all. We are giving these extremists too much These enemies are not interested in peace rope, for if the circumstances were different they Mr. Layton. Even if we left Afghanistan, you don’t wouldn’t show us the same level of mercy. These think they would come over here to claim ret- people need to be dealt with, and they need to be ribution? Our NDP leader needs to be real dealt with hard.

Female Hockey Is Not A “Joke”

BEN MOORE

hen I heard about the Pasternak’s the West Kildonan Collegiate girl’s team get $3,500 human rights claim, about their for a loss of dignity, given the Pasternaks publicly W demand to be able to play for their calling them crappy hockey players? If I were one of men’s high school hockey team, I thought the deci- them I would sue the Pasternak’s for slander since sion would be simple. After all, their school already they insulted me in the press. has a female team. There where other aspects of this process I What proceeded left me shocked and found infuriating, too. On Monday September 25, angered. 2006 Jesse and Amy were on CJOB talking about the In the process of the human rights hearing, decision. On the show, they further dug their own Amy and Jesse Pasternak went out of their way to graves by saying things that were purely contra- insult their high school’s female hockey team. In dictory. When asked if it would be okay for a boy to doing so, they insulted women’s hockey in general. play with girls when cut, one twin responded that it They said the girl’s game was “a joke.” They would never happen and would not answer the hy- even said, with their noses in the air, one player pothetical question. She did say, though, that there could not tie her own skates. are “rules in place” to prevent that situation, ignor- Insulting someone you don’t know, giving no ing the obvious contradiction with regards to their credit to the person who goes out there and partici- own situation. pates hard in a sport - real mature. What’s more, is they mentioned their area Over twenty years ago the only time a woman doesn’t have an AA team, claiming this is why they was in a hockey rink it was in the stands. Sport back want to play on the male high school team – it’s the then was strictly male. Now, women participate in closest high caliber hockey for them. sport at all levels and in big numbers. If you watch Ask a kid about that who has his dad drive him women’s Olympic hockey you will see that the an hour every day in the early mornings so he can game, minus the size and the hitting, is still exciting. play AA hockey. If they really loved playing hockey I watch those Olympic games just as much as the and really wanted to play at a high level they would men’s game and to say the women’s game is a joke find a way to play for an AA team. is just plain asinine. In fact, I would sure like to see Growing up I would have loved to play hockey, these girls tell Haley Wickenheiser that the game she but my parents didn’t have the money. Couldn’t it plays is a joke. That would result in the twins picking be argued that an unequal social arrangement pre- their teeth off the ground. vented me from playing hockey? Was I discrimi- But seriously, by insulting the sport of women’s nated against? hockey, the Pasternak’s insulted all of the women When it comes down to it, if the Pasternaks are who participate in the sport; the mentors and really as good as they claim, they could have stepped heroes who took more crap then the Pasternak’s did up and been leaders for the female team. They could and managed to make the game what it is today. have made the players around them better, and the The two girls were also awarded $3,500 each entire game in turn. Instead, they cried and cried for “loss of dignity.” Shouldn’t the girls who play for and opened up this whole can of worms. contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 DIVERSIONS 11

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MICHAEL BANIAS preferred orange juice), and only the ones who were “sans men”, which type of wine they drank ast week, a co-worker the most. A stunning 16 of them and I were asked to hold said that they liked Cabernet or L a wine tasting for a group Shiraz, and the majority pre- of lovely young women. One of ferred Aussie or Chilean. Two them was getting married, and were divided between whites, her friends, as a part of the day- one said Pinot Noir, and one long stagette, decided to hold a said blush wines. I didn’t count wine tasting. It was a great time, the orange juice of course, so I filled with education, thoughtful technically asked twenty-one. consideration of bouquet, and I learned something in writ- getting really ripped. ing this week’s column. I learned I had a great time, but I did that the “societal norm” of notice something that, I admit, women drinking lighter wines is surprised me. The wines we complete crap. I’ve learned that chose were a selection of var- “girly wines” are in fact giant ious styles of two grape vari- bad-ass Cabernets, ones that are eties: Riesling and Cabernet filled with oak, earthy flavours, Sauvignon. The Rieslings went and dark rich fruit. For this over quite well, but I was quite week’s wine, I’m recommending intrigued when I saw that the some big ones for the ladies. lovely ladies, and the bride to Dona Dominga Old Vines be, enjoyed the Cabernet more. Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenere In fact, they all preferred the big- ($9.99 - Private wine shops.) gest bodied Cabernet we chose. - This is a staple wine for me. It was a giant Chilean wine, over My lovely girlfriend really likes seven years old, and quite hon- it, and it’s quite popular. This estly, aged to perfection. This Chilean Cab/Carm. blend has a was not a wine for the faint of big body, plenty of cherry and heart, and yet, they ate it up. plum notes, with a strong dose Now, there are a couple of vanilla and earth. Let this of women I know who like big one breathe for ten minutes, or bodied reds, and are disap- decant it. A little air goes a long pointed when I preach about a way to open this giant up. particular one. However, many Kelly’s Revenge Shiraz female customers of mine prefer ($11.99 - MLCC and private lighter reds, or hate red wine al- shops) - This wine is a textbook together. How is it, then, that a Aussie Shiraz. It is very fruit fore- group of women at a stagette word, and very light on the oak. all love the giant wine I offered? It is filled with ripe cherry, rasp- I have no idea! One thing I do berry, and a hint of spicy cinna- know is that times are chang- mon. It has a medium body, but ing. Women dig wine, big wine. holds very big flavours that ex- Scotch too apparently, but that’s plode in the mouth. out of my area of expertise. I did a quick survey at work Questions? Comments? on a busy Saturday. I asked e-mail: [email protected] twenty women of all ages (even a little 4 year old tyke who said she October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 12 FEATURES Features DON’T CALL IT PUNK CBGB’S COUNTS DOWN ITS DAYS IN NEW YORK CITY

MIKE LEWIS The room itself only accommodates an au- ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR dience of a few hundred, and there are other hur- dles in the way of bands playing there. Cheap hotels in the area go for anywhere from $200 and up, and “We didn’t call it punk, we called it ‘street parking tickets start at $125. For a band with a large rock’. We called it that because they came with torn van and U-Haul trailer, tickets are a regular and t-shirts; it was the 70s. Nobody had any money. costly occurrence as commissioners will often write People came in as they went to rehearsal, and that’s up bands who are simply loading in gear. what we called it, Street Rock. I don’t know who la- In addition to uproar over the closure of the beled it ‘punk’, I didn’t,” says the man in front me. beloved club, there are those in the punk/hardcore/ Dressed in jeans, sneakers, a purple shirt, and a hat metal scene for whom the relocation to Las Vegas, a pulled down low over tinted glasses, Hilly Kristal city known more for its glitz and kitsch then for its picks away at his lunch as we talk in his office. cultural integrity, is anathema. But it was Las Vegas I have come to CBGB’s to interview owner that came to CBGB’s. Kristal on the subject of the club’s closure and po- “20 years ago, I wouldn’t have thought of Las tential resurrection in Las Vegas. I wanted to know Vegas,” explains Kristal. “They got in touch with me The belly of the beast - NYHC onstage at CBGB's PHOTO: MIKE LEWIS what business he had taking one of the key features through the mayor’s office. They want to develop the of punk iconography and turning into the next Hard downtown area, not the Strip. I could’ve done it on Rock Café. I want to know what in hell Mr. Kristal the strip, but I’d rather not. It’s a little too glitzy. The alization sank in over the course of my travels, and I couldn’t have been better. Besides, she was cute thinks he is doing with my punk, goddamit! only change in the policy will be to have one band began to understand how and why punk happened (chuckles). Patti Smith group were good. We put the Somewhere along the way to the club, tucked that will attract a bigger audience. Other than that, here. After days spent starving, glistening in the late band Live in. Living Colour, we put them in for about unobtrusively among dirty office buildings on we’re still going to have three, four, five bands in a summer heat and humidity, freezing on the under- three or four years before they got signed. I just felt, Bowery between 1st and 2nd streets, something night that are more or less beginning bands.” ground trains, and shouldering my way through the here’s a band that played very, very well. I didn’t think went horribly right. Three days earlier my traveling It is hard to see CBGB’s in Vegas. The club hordes of pedestrians screaming for my blood, I was the songs weren’t that brilliant, but Vernon [Reid]’s companion fled unannounced back to her home- itself is tiny, unassuming, and poorly lit. The front ready to plug a Les Paul Epiphone into a Marshall guitar made it interesting. The music became very town, taking the last of my money, and leaving me foyer is a curtained off area containing four bounc- stack, crank the fucker to 11 and play three power interesting. Through the years there’s always some penniless, friendless, and short on sleep roaming the ers ready and willing to take your money but not chords in succession really fast. little thing that sparks the next special thing.” streets between the Lower East Side and Harlem. your bullshit. Through the curtain is the club itself. Manhattan is an entity. It will eat you alive if Kristal has spent his life in what some would CBGB’s (country, bluegrass, blues) is closing It runs deep into the building, as though some ab- you let it. The passing cars don’t care if there’s a red consider an enviable position: that of being able on October 14th, with a final performance by Patti sinthe-crazed miner with too much free-time and light or not, they simply move, screaming at the first to witness first hand as music grew and developed Smith on October 11th. After 30+ years the infamous dynamite decided to make a hole. The bar runs the sign of any impediment to forward progress. The over the last three decades. With that in mind, I ask club, heralded as the home of punk rock, will close length of the wall to the right, and the left is a raised pace of the locals is brisk. They don’t have time to what he thinks of the scene today. its doors. This came about when the lease was up area with seats. Down the middle is a three foot wide answer questions. This is a place of ‘say what you “Well,” he laughs, “the quality of musicianship and the landlord came knocking. walkway leading to the ‘dance-floor’, an open area and mean what you say’. This city doesn’t have time might be better, but I don’t think that the creativity is “The landlord wants $65,000 a month rent,” he bracketed by speaker cabinets strung from the ceil- for your shit. better. I think we have less brilliantly creative bands says gruffly. “We were paying $19,500. ing. The stage seems like an afterthought, set into The Ramones happened, and could only have per the number of bands that come, which is not People are more interested in how much the back wall at an angle. To the left side of the stage happened, in Manhattan’s Lower East Side because good, because they’re copying other people.” money they can make and that’s it.” you will find the bathrooms at the bottom of a dirty, it was a natural response on the part of the four It’s that knack for homing on the original that In an effort to curb the increase in costs, sticky staircase. The toilets sit open for public view- young men in the band to the hostile environment has kept Kristal and CBGB’s in business all these Kristal initiated the “Save CBGB’s” campaign last ing, the old wooden doors having eroded over time. in which they found themselves. As this light bulb years. Kristal could care less what people think year. Hundreds of bands flocked to the club to play Stickers depicting band, corporate, and anti-corpo- blinks on over my tired head, I come to understand about his move to Vegas. for the months-long fundraiser. The effort, however, rate logos cover every conceivable surface: speakers, that music, real, natural, inspired original music isn’t “Let them judge,” he says. “I can’t do what fell short. pipes, floor, ceiling. The previous day, I had ventured a conscious choice. You can’t legitimately ‘decide’ to people think. I’m not going to change [what I do]. Kristal applied for landmark status but the pro- inside to watch whatever NYHC band-of-week was be punk any more than you can decide to be a wooly Other things may change, but this won’t change.” cess takes two years and the landlord was not willing playing; it was literally wall-to-wall bodies. In order mammoth. It is something that simply happens; it’s Ultimately, even though he basically midwifed to wait. Relocating within Manhattan is financially to move through the crowd, I had to bond with the the end result of an ecological process. Spend an many of the most prominent bands of the last thirty impossible and so, left with no other option Kristal person in front of me on a molecular level and pass hour in Greenwich Village and it becomes obvi- years, the punk ‘movement’ was never really that was left looking for somewhere else to take his club. through them, only to repeat the process on the ous why Miles Davis and jazz happened there. Take important to Kristal. “I had to make some changes,” he explains. other side. And cover was $10. the D-Train to Brighton Beach and Cooney Island “I wasn’t interested in it being punk or any- “I don’t think we can compete with the same sized I think back to that day, wandering Avenue A through Brooklyn, and it becomes apparent why thing,” he says. “I just wanted them to do what they place. We need a bigger room. Things are so expen- in search of CBGB’s, a solitary traveler in a veritable grind-core and hardcore happened there. Bands did and be themselves. Most of them wanted to have sive with traveling and touring, bigger bands can’t sea of human beings hemmed in on all sides by one like Life of Agony, Carnivore, and Type O Negative their say. It wasn’t like the 60s where they wanted to play here and make enough money. I can’t blame hundred skyscrapers, proudly up-thrust middle-fin- simply would not have happened somewhere else. be part of this movement or that movement. They them because the record companies are in disarray gers pointed in the general direction of Mecca, that Living in the day-to-day, me-first, survival just wanted to say what they felt, and that’s what I and they’re not giving tour support. It’s a problem.” threatened to fall on my head at any moment. A re- of the fittest, cut-throat intensity of a place like tried to encourage. I felt a lot of this is gonna be not- Manhattan puts this in perspective. That’s why good, probably more is gonna be mediocre, but you I laugh when a band claims to be D.I.Y. as though get a few things that happen. I didn’t have to person- it were some kind of stylistic choice. Bands like ally love everything, but I felt they had to do some- the Ramones were D.I.Y. because they had to be. thing that was there. Some of it was way out, some of Nobody really gave a fuck whether they survived it wasn’t. That’s what I liked. And when they learned or not. They had to carve out their own place in the to play their own music better, like the Ramones, it world and defend it with their lives. could be enjoyable.” Kristal fought much the same battle in giving As Hilly recounts his history with the musi- bands a place to play original music. cians, he smiles fondly, like a grandfather talking “First of all, you can’t be hungry to make a lot about his grandkids. of money,” he laughs. “What I was most interested in After leaving Hilly, I have a newfound appreci- was music that came from themselves; from within. ation for music, and for how it happens. The impor- A lot of people did it for the glory of having a rock tance placed on the aesthetics does little justice to club; they last 2 years and go out of business.” the art itself or to the people and environments who Kristal saw past the musicianship and instead create it. Music is going to happen where it happens focused on the desire in the bands to play. without any regard for those who stake a claim in a “The first time I thought [the Ramones] were particular scene; it doesn’t have time for your shit. crap, and they were,” chuckles Hilly. “They had a Like everything else in Manhattan, music and strong desire. They wanted to play, so I put them in. CBGB’s will outlast any issues people may have with When the Talking Heads played, they were pretty to- where it’s going. gether. Tina might not have been the greatest bass How punk is that? CBGB's - A Punk Landmark PHOTO: MIKE LEWIS player, but what she played with the Talking Heads contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 FEATURES 13

points to upcoming changes like new busses, in his campaign Katz is emphasizing a stricter more heated shelters, and a computerized approach to keeping Winnipeg’s streets safe. Election or Coronation? schedule that would provide ETAs for bus Katz has been behind a number of initia- MAYOR KATZ DISCUSSES HIS RECORD AND PLANS FOR NEXT TERM stops. tives such as the Aggressive Panhandling by- Katz has also taken a degree of flack over law, Operation Clean Sweep, and the immi- the ever-present issue of downtown renewal - nent implementation of Crimestat, a crime- DEREK LESCHASIN that young people can make “not just a living, in particular, the continued shortage of good prevention system used in several American SENIOR REPORTER but a life.” cities, including New York. “When you graduate... if there aren’t “I have neighbourhoods contacting me good jobs there for you, what are you going about prostitution, about crime, about drugs. Mayor Sam Katz has had just over two to do? You’re going to move, what else can you I believe Operation Clean So, I believe Operation Clean Sweep was a years to establish a record for himself at City do?” says Katz. “First of all, we make sure that very positive step, and I’m proud of that,” Hall. And it’s a record that he stands behind, the private sector... realizes that Winnipeg is Sweep was a very positive step, says Katz. “We have serious problems in our proudly. To a chorus of either approval or crit- a city that’s open for business. We roll out the city, and it takes serious people to solve those icism from different sectors of Winnipeg, Katz red carpet, as opposed to what’s been done in and I’m proud of that,” says problems.” has adopted a markedly different vision for the past.” But not everyone has been happy with Winnipeg than his predecessor, Glen Murray. Primarily, Katz argues that what is sti- Katz. “We have serious problems the ‘tough on crime’ approach. The anti-pan- Now, Katz wants a mandate to continue pur- fling innovation in Winnipeg is the presence handling by-law has been very controversial, suing that vision. of what he sees as an excess of bureaucracy in our city, and it takes serious and a similar law was abandoned by Council “You should send me back for another and inflexible regulation. Couple that with the in 1995, after an anti-poverty group threat- term if you believe that I’m making this a Business Tax, and Katz believes that Winnipeg people to solve those problems.” ened to challenge it under the Charter of better city, making it more efficient, and is an unhealthy environment for prospective Rights and Freedoms. It’s not clear that extra trying to make sure that young people... end employers. That’s why Katz has committed patrols will eliminate the conditions that lead up having an opportunity for I guess what I himself to phasing out the Business Tax, and to crime, Katz concedes. would call quality employment, and a quality why the Red Tape Commission was created to housing in the core area. The problem is long- “There’s also the other side of it... Poverty life,” says Katz. eliminate what it could identify as waste and standing, but Katz has been criticized due to is an issue as well,” says Katz. “That doesn’t While Winnipeggers have had plenty of inefficiency at City Hall. the perceived sprawl problem - in particular, mean we turn our heads and watch pimps fill opportunity to get acquainted with Katz over One of the findings of the Red Tape the development of Waverley West - and a lack our streets with prostitutes, or have people the past two years, he was hardly an unknown Commission was that the Entertainment Tax - of a concerted effort to develop housing in al- have grow-ops all throughout the city of name before his election in 2004. Graduating a levy on events that charged $5.00 or more at ready-existing communities. Winnipeg. No, the police have a job to do, and with a B.A from the University of Manitoba, the door - should be eliminated. The tax was Recently, a potentially positive develop- they are going to do it absolutely.” Katz is a successful business leader. He was widely disliked by the entertainment com- ment has been the continuing construction Whatever one’s take on the Mayor’s President and CEO of Showtime Productions, munity, which reacted with approval when it of condominiums along Waterfront Drive. But record, the last two years have certainly not which has brought a number of big name art- was phased out earlier this year. Katz regards the condos will likely be priced at around $200 been without controversy. But in the polls ists to Winnipeg, including Pink Floyd and the the previous continued existence of the tax as thousand - certainly beyond the reach of most taken during his term, Katz has performed Rolling Stones. Perhaps most notably, since a prime example of a rigid, business-killing young people, not least of all students. quite well - and most media seem set to coro- 1994 Katz has been President of the Winnipeg mentality in civic government. “Those are wonderful, those are terrific, nate him for another four years, due partly to Goldeyes baseball team, in which time he has “There’s so many ridiculous things that young people can’t afford them,” says Katz . the advantage of incumbency. Whether that overseen the creation of Canwest Global park. continue!” Katz says earnestly. “And people “We need, and we will do more, to make sure advantage will help to keep him in office de- Activities such as this have given Katz valu- are afraid to change anything. Well, I’m not younger people can afford housing. Whether pends on the appeal of his opponents, and on able name-recognition. afraid. I’ll tackle any problem, big or small. it’s an apartment, whether it’s a condo, but do who shows up to vote. Katz says that his work in the entertain- And I don’t care what other people may think not think for a moment that the private sector For now, Katz is working on plans for his ment industry is all part of his desire to build about what’s been going on in the past. It’s is not a part of that initiative. Government can possible next term, as would be expected. up Winnipeg as a place where young people been wrong, and we’re going to change it.” only do so much.” “Winnipeg can be a city of opportunity, want to live. But among the other changes Katz has In a move related to downtown renewal, but it takes time.” “I happen to believe that I have a very enacted in his time at City Hall has been the good understanding of what a fun, exciting, scrapping of former Mayor Glen Murray’s vibrant city should be,” says Katz. “If we don’t plan for Bus Rapid Transit, in 2004. The move get people... to believe in our city and stay caused controversy at the time, and the issue here, it’s going to be a situation of: last person remains a divisive one. After axing Murray’s out, just flick off the light-switch.” For Katz, plan, Katz created a ‘Rapid Transit Task Force’, the key to making Winnipeg into that vibrant which released a report supporting some form city is to retain young people of rapid transit system. Katz has been accused Hardly anyone would dispute that youth of neglecting the report, but he disagrees. are important for a lively city. Where the dif- “(The report) made some very good sug- ferences can arise is in the details of how to gestions, and we’re looking at them right now,” achieve that status of a youth-friendly centre. says Katz. “Keep something in mind: these Part of Katz’s vision is to maintain and create types of changes take a lot of money. And now entertainment venues and draw big-name we have to go and find the money.” acts. But Katz says that his first priority is to In the meantime, Katz wants to focus attract more and better jobs to Winnipeg, so on improving the existing transit system. He

THE QUIFFS, THE LAST SHOW EVER Vocalist Erica Jacobson screams her lungs out– September 23rd, 2006

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like, or that doesn’t feel right,PHOTO: we’ll WADE change GOSSELIN it.” Frantic, Fractured, and Going for the Throat “I liken it to creating an ecosystem of sound,” says Johnston, “where each part is de- AARON EPP “When we started, we didn’t know anyone pendant on everything else that is going on.” who was interested in playing bass with us,” says Though their music may be intense and Dickens, “and neither Drew, Josh, nor I wanted aggressive, Johnston says that it is not created he name “Gretzky” is synonymous with to do it.” out of a feeling of angst or anger. hard work, pushing boundaries, rede- “We’re dedicated to the Almighty Riff,” “We’re four fairly happy guys from upper- Tfining limits, and having fun. Perhaps says Johnston. “Originally we had a singer, but it middle class backgrounds,” he says. “Our music it’s no surprise then that that’s exactly what local soon became apparent with the kind of material is stressful to write, but stress-relieving to play. four-piece Electro Quarterstaff has named its that we were writing that there just wasn’t room It’s written to have verve and be exciting.” debut CD. in the band for another ego.” Electro Quarterstaff doesn’t pander to lis- “Our Modus operandi is to write challeng- For Electro Quarterstaff, writing songs is teners. At the same time, they remain confident ing, crazy music that has a total lack of respect a laborious process. Completing one song can that their music and live show will appeal to for commercial audiences,” says guitarist Drew people who may not necessarily be fans of the Johnston. genre. “At the same time, we don’t take ourselves I liken it to creating an “There’s something for everyone in our too seriously,” adds guitarist Andrew Dickens. music,” says Dickens. “There’s everything Johnston and Dickens – along with band ecosystem of sound … where from grinding, to melody, to swashbuckling mates Josh Bedry (guitar) and Dan Ryckman grooves.” (drums) – will be celebrating the release of each part is dependant on “It’s just music,” adds Johnston. “There’s Gretzky with a show at The Collective Cabaret no message. We’re just having fun.” on Friday, Oct. 13. everything else that is going on” Their joy and enthusiasm for the music Recorded at Private Ear Studios with engi- they write and perform is something that the neer Craig Boychuk, Gretzky is – DREW JOHNSTON band does its best to express on stage. an eight-song collection of instrumental, pro- “People can expect a lot of hip-swaggering gressive thrash metal clocking in at over fifty and funny faces when they come to one of our minutes. It’s the follow-up to Swayze, a three-song demo the band self-released band relies heavily on instinct and feeling when “David Lee Roth once said that your live in 2004, and it’s being released by Pennsylvania- writing its material, instead of any formal musi- show should look the way the music sounds,” based Willowtip Records. cal training or theory. adds Johnston. “I think we put on an entertain- “Gretzky is a lot more well-rounded and “We write what we want to hear,” says ing show. It’s a ride that will challenge you.” cohesive than Swayze was,” says Dickens. “Since Johnston. “For the most part, it’s frantic, frac- we released the demo, we’ve really looked at tured, and it goes for the throat.” See Electro Quarterstaff play their 18+ what it means to write a complete song, as op- “There’s a lot of thought put into our CD Release Party at The Collective Cabaret on posed to just a five-minute collection of riffs.” songs,” adds Dickens. “We’ve spent whole prac- Friday, October 13 at 10 pm. Tickets are $6 at Electro Quarterstaff is something of an tices concentrating on one ten-second har- the door. You can visit the band online at www. anomaly in their genre, in that they don’t have a mony. When we finish a song, we’ll feel out the myspace.com/electroquarterstaff and www. Electro Quarterstaff's Drew Johnston passing a kidney stone bass player or a singer. weak spots. If there’s something that we don’t electroquarterstaff.com. contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 ARTS & CULTURE 15

like, or that doesn’t feel right, we’ll change it.” “I liken it to creating an ecosystem of sound,” says Johnston, “where each part is de- AARON EPP “When we started, we didn’t know anyone pendant on everything else that is going on.” who was interested in playing bass with us,” says Though their music may be intense and Dickens, “and neither Drew, Josh, nor I wanted aggressive, Johnston says that it is not created he name “Gretzky” is synonymous with to do it.” out of a feeling of angst or anger. hard work, pushing boundaries, rede- “We’re dedicated to the Almighty Riff,” “We’re four fairly happy guys from upper- Tfining limits, and having fun. Perhaps says Johnston. “Originally we had a singer, but it middle class backgrounds,” he says. “Our music it’s no surprise then that that’s exactly what local soon became apparent with the kind of material is stressful to write, but stress-relieving to play. four-piece Electro Quarterstaff has named its that we were writing that there just wasn’t room It’s written to have verve and be exciting.” debut CD. in the band for another ego.” Electro Quarterstaff doesn’t pander to lis- “Our Modus operandi is to write challeng- For Electro Quarterstaff, writing songs is teners. At the same time, they remain confident ing, crazy music that has a total lack of respect a laborious process. Completing one song can that their music and live show will appeal to for commercial audiences,” says guitarist Drew people who may not necessarily be fans of the Johnston. genre. “At the same time, we don’t take ourselves “There’s something for everyone in our too seriously,” adds guitarist Andrew Dickens. music,” says Dickens. “There’s everything Johnston and Dickens – along with band from grinding, to melody, to swashbuckling mates Josh Bedry (guitar) and Dan Ryckman grooves.” (drums) – will be celebrating the release of “It’s just music,” adds Johnston. “There’s Gretzky with a show at The Collective Cabaret no message. We’re just having fun.” on Friday, Oct. 13. Their joy and enthusiasm for the music Recorded at Private Ear Studios with engi- they write and perform is something that the neer Craig Boychuk, Gretzky is band does its best to express on stage. an eight-song collection of instrumental, pro- “People can expect a lot of hip-swaggering gressive thrash metal clocking in at over fifty and funny faces when they come to one of our minutes. It’s the follow-up to Swayze, a three-song demo the band self-released band relies heavily on instinct and feeling when “David Lee Roth once said that your live in 2004, and it’s being released by Pennsylvania- writing its material, instead of any formal musi- show should look the way the music sounds,” based Willowtip Records. cal training or theory. adds Johnston. “I think we put on an entertain- “Gretzky is a lot more well-rounded and “We write what we want to hear,” says ing show. It’s a ride that will challenge you.” cohesive than Swayze was,” says Dickens. “Since Johnston. “For the most part, it’s frantic, frac- we released the demo, we’ve really looked at tured, and it goes for the throat.” See Electro Quarterstaff play their 18+ what it means to write a complete song, as op- “There’s a lot of thought put into our CD Release Party at The Collective Cabaret on posed to just a five-minute collection of riffs.” songs,” adds Dickens. “We’ve spent whole prac- Friday, October 13 at 10 pm. Tickets are $6 at Electro Quarterstaff is something of an tices concentrating on one ten-second har- the door. You can visit the band online at www. anomaly in their genre, in that they don’t have a mony. When we finish a song, we’ll feel out the myspace.com/electroquarterstaff and www. bass player or a singer. weak spots. If there’s something that we don’t electroquarterstaff.com. October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR: MIKE LEWIS E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 16 ARTS & CULTURE FAX: 783-7080 NAfro Brings Back the Heat

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Growing up in an artistic family, his father a musician/sculptor and broth- ers all musicians, Casimiro Nhussi natu- rally discovered dancing at an early age. Feeling that he was born into it, Nhussi chose dancing as an artistic release over other art forms available to him, but also recognized music as an integral part of his life. He is the leader the NAfro Dance The Sound of Being Second Hand Productions, now into its 6th year as a not-for-profit organization and with the company’s fusion of African and modern MIKE LEWIS Deftones, and A Perfect Circle (who dance, it’s no wonder they’re getting ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR covered the song “The Nurse Who plenty of momentum and recognition

Loved Me” on their album The 13th from the Winnipeg audience. PHOTOS: WHITNEY LIGHT Step.) Born in Mozambique, Casimiro drew You might be surprised as to inspiration from his tribe Makonde for This week: how often you’ve been touched by NAfro’s upcoming production Mapiko challenges and responsibilities. Having the band: APC/Queens of the Stone running Oct. 12-15 at the Gas Station plenty more choreographers and crew, Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen was Theater. He explains Mapiko as a search NAfro only hopes to get more grounded Failure’s live guitarist. Andrews/ for identity in a society that wears a lot of as a company. Overcoming these hur- Edwards were founding members of masks; masks which we use to cover up dles won’t prove to be a problem since The Replacements alongside original our true selves or to pretend to be some- Casimiro “loves a challenge”. Tool bassist Paul D’amour. Andrews thing we’re not. Incorporating masks Compared to hip-hop, ballet, jazz, has since become an in-demand in the dance segments, something they or contemporary dance, African con- engineer/producer; odds are if you have never done before, the masks rep- temporary dance is less restricted and, own 100 albums, he worked on at resent spirits and ancestors. as Casimiro explains, is open for explo- least 10 of them. Scott is now the With African contemporary dance ration. He often improvises most of his guitarist/vocalist of Autolux. bursting onto the scene, Casimiro choreography and tailors it to his own Fantastic Planet is Failure doing wishes to build a stronger foundation in vision which can prove to be more satis- what they did best: playing sad, epic Winnipeg and expose our city as being fying to its audience, instead of the typi- love songs riddled with angst but not a true multicultural arts stage. Casimiro cal hip-hop moves, jazz, or ballet that we in that whiney teenage way. From sees his dance group as an opportunity see on television. Failure – Fantastic Planet (1996) front to back, the album reads like an to not only showcase talent but to enter- In addition to running NAfro, ode to heroin addiction, with lyrics tain the audiences; he wants to feel like Casimiro Nhussi is keeping himself like “I like the blank way you fill up the group has given something back to busy, appearing on CBC to promote Ken Andrews: guitar, vocals my mind” from “Blank”. Some songs the community. Mapiko and composing a segment for Greg Edwards: bass, vocals have a reverse-love-song feel to them, NAfro’s increasing popularity and the National Film Board. Kelli Scott: drums such as the opening track “Saturday growth has proved to have some perks, Savior” with “I’m never going to push like a bigger studio, located at 109 NAfro will be performing Mapiko at The penultimate album in a brief you out, ‘cause you’re not in”. The line Pulford Street as well as a bigger audi- the Gas Station Theater running October but influential career, Fantastic Planet “back off please, let the lost get lost” ence. But Casimiro notices that as the 12-15. Tickets are available through is Failure’s 3rd. Contemporaries of from “Heliotropic” almost sums up company grows, it also provides more Ticketmaster NAfro’s office at 946-0829. the band Tool, both having formed the whole experience of listening to around 1990, Failure’s fan-base was the album. decidedly cultish; they scored only It is hard to pick out stand out one minor hit in ’97 with “Stuck On tracks, because they’re literally all You”. Their unique blend of bass- great; every chorus is sing-along heavy melodies managed to influence catchy. The album is an intense ride a number of bands including Filter, if you can survive it – it is that good!

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-Melody Rogan world is sliding closer to a final homoge- nous state of dissolution where the only things that will survive are those that have

produced these circumstances, namely, the biological invaders that eat everything in TEDIOUS MINUTIAE sight and reproduce as quickly as possible, Or: Ineffectively Detailing One’s Cultural Consumption for the Uncaring Installment 2.5 an image that is continuously compared to the customs and culture of immoderate and global free trade. BY BEN MACPHEE-SIGURDSON Oh, and for the record, WE are not preg- My newest hobby is reading up on how to It is argued, as it may already be [email protected] nant. I know some people are fond of saying develop intuitive abilities; granted, this comes “Oh yeah, we’re having a baby”, but you know from watching too many episodes of Most known by many, that the outbreaks we face what? As crazy as it sounds, I’m not going to be Haunted, where the host, a parapsychologist, a today (avian flu, mad cow disease, MRSA, Discussed: dead people in Canadian poli- pushing out a baby at any point in the foresee- psychic medium and their crew set up shop in etc.) are the results of our own actions: in- able future, so I am not pregnant (at least to my some of the UK’s spookiest manors, hotels and tics, the not-yet-living, cat poop, The Killers, dustrial animal production, hospital over- knowledge). castles. and the quest to stay awake en route to intuitive crowding and negligent worldwide shipping powers. In case any of you were wondering, the Through the glory of that institution called that ignores safety standards in the name of Well, fall is unquestionably here – my gender of the baby is not going to be revealed the library, I was able to sneak The Complete hands are so dry they look mummified, Hockey before s/he enters this crazy world, which Idiot’s Guide to Psychic Awareness over to the profit. It is not to be denied that these are Night in Canada is about to begin again, and the makes trying to pick a name that much more self-serve checkout without anyone seeing serious concerns that pose more a substan- difficult. But hey - the excitement of opening the big orange book (it’s the equivalent of the Liberals are gearing up to pick a new leader. tial threat to life on the planet or that their a gift on your birthday is heightened when you …For Dummies series). Because there’s no Good times, I tell you. causes may be directly connected to our You’ve got to hand it to Liberal leader- don’t know what you’re getting, right? way I could have handed this book to a human actions, but it should be pointed out that it is ship candidate Joe Volpe; he’s really stuck Don’t worry – I’m not about to get all in- library worker without also donning a fake difficult to tell whether Nikiforuk is writing a it out even after having taken donations from trospective and serious on you – no, there will moustache or some other sort of disguise. children, signed up dead people as delegates, be no philosophical musings about the thrill of Anyhow, it turns out that developing your piece of investigative journalism or a series and then having been fined $20,000 by his own poopy diapers or anything like that. But speak- intuitive abilities (oh yes, we all have them of countless introductions to science-fiction ing of poop, did you know pregnant people – wait, are you reading my mind right now?) party for allegedly paying for memberships in stories, since much of the book is a contin- the party for some potential delegates. aren’t supposed to be near cat litter? Which involves a lot of meditation, so I got a book on ual regurgitation of shocking facts designed Volpe, of Italian heritage, has claimed he means I (the non-pregnant one) have to scoop that as well. “Clearing your mind” seems to be to prove the same point: that we are in trou- has been discriminated against because of the litter box all the time, further reinforcing the of the utmost importance in both meditation and race. Um… I think pretty much anyone who notion that WE are not pregnant. intuitive development, which is really hard. Two ble and need to do something about it. breaks that many rules is going to have some More on this (the baby stuff, not cat poop) of the most common occurrences I find are that problems, regardless of race. as the weeks progress. a) I can clear my mind except for some song ***** ***** that has been stuck in my head all day (usu- One theme that will likely make its way into As I hurtle through time towards the grave, ally The Killers’ “Somebody Told Me”, for some this column is the fact that I will be entering I’ve developed some pastimes and hobbies that reason) or b) I fall asleep. CORRECTION a phase of my life that promises to be both are nothing less than mind-numbingly tedious: exciting and terrifying: fatherhood. My wife is following Canadian politics, watching curling The photos of the “Unlearn” exhibit on pregnant and is due to give birth in January. on TV, killing wasps, incorrectly assembling Crystal ball: [email protected] page 14 of last week’s Uniter were Seeing this big beautiful belly flutter with this barbecues, etc. And let’s not kid ourselves ESP: tediousminutiae.blogspot.com not taken by Whitney Light. They were press kit photos sent by the gallery. kid, who must be thrashing around like mad here, folks – this column is anything but a wild Sorry, that was silly of us. sometimes, is pretty amazing. and tawdry read. October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR: MIKE LEWIS E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9790 18 ARTS & CULTURE FAX: 783-7080

From Places of Worship to Portraits of Art

PHOTO: TYRRELL MENDIS

WHITNEY LIGHT positional detail, evidence of the care NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR Mendis took, that make each image compelling. Each church is isolated as much as For photographer Tyrrell Mendis, a possible from its current context. Except church is more than just a place of wor- for a telltale hydro pole here and there, ship. The House of God is erected by the no signs of modernization are evident in hands of a community as a symbol of its the photos, preserving the sense of pi- faith. In Manitoba these symbols dot the oneer days on the prairies. While each prairie. More than 1000 churches, some photograph stands strongly alone, built over a century ago, form a signifi- taken together they comprise a study cant part of the province’s heritage. Now, of church architecture as well as of the as many begin to crumble, Mendis, a seasons and colours of the land. Many stranger to this heritage, has undertaken are small, simple whitewashed wood or the job of their documentation. stone structures. Others are grand build- Testaments of Faith, a photography ings, like the multi-dome roof “prairie exhibit currently in the U of W Archives cathedrals” designed by Reverend Philip and Hamilton Galleria, shows 48 of the Ruh, or the Gothic Revivalist style Knox more than 600 photographs Mendis has United Church in Winnipeg. taken of Manitoba churches over the While the exhibit is historical, it last 15 or so years. With his wife Doreen is also spiritually moving. The still- taking notes about each church visited, ness of the images evokes a quiet rev- Mendis slowly toured the countryside. erence. It must be pointed out, how- The exhibit speaks to his personal jour- ever, that Mendis is a non-believer. Born ney as much as to the history of its sub- in Sri Lanka, Mendis was raised in the ject. Buddhist tradition, though his father Also an accomplished writer–-he was Christian. What his homeland has has published three books of poetry–- given him, he says, is an appreciation Mendis has recently focused on com- of heritage; in Sri Lanka, the preserva- bining words with photography. Here tion of ancient buildings and artifacts he provides quotations to accompany is of utmost importance. Speaking now each photograph; where the words of with the age and wisdom of one who has others would not suffice he has written travelled widely and cultivated a great his own. appreciation of culture, Mendis laments Because there are so many, Mendis that many of Manitoba’s heritage build- limited his photography to churches ings have been let go. more than fifty years old; the churches “I’m a sentimental person,” he shown here are particularly old, and admits, “I wouldn’t want to see these were chosen also for their location, ar- buildings destroyed.” chitectural significance, and special The project was also influenced character. partly by his career profession; Mendis Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Roman studied architecture in London, England Catholic Church in Camperville, for ex- and worked in the architectural depart- ample, built between 1910 and 1912, ment of an engineering firm before em- is the largest Roman Catholic mis- igrating to Canada in 1968. Although he sion church in the province and is doesn’t feel that architecture has directly known as the “Cathedral of the North”. affected his photography, he says his ar- Information like this, says Mendis, was chitectural “bug” is partly what drives his hard to come by. Many of the churches interest in churches. In the beginning, are unused, their doors are locked, and he was also inspired by an audio-visual there is no one around to talk to about course classmate–-Camilla Galovics, them. Sometimes, when the doors were then a U of W library employee–-who open, Doreen and Mendis would go in to was interested in using video to docu- explore, emerging later to find a crowd ment gravestones. Together they began of people fearful that vandals were in exploring churchyards. the church. “Why am I doing this?” asks Mendis. In the image of Seven Sorrows, “It’s not any one particular reason.” At the sturdy stone building sits peace- its base, he says, is the simple joy of dis- fully under blue-grey skies and behind covery. “It’s been an adventure to follow a lonely graveyard. At the left, a statue maps and country roads and stumble of Christ on the cross is caught at a across special places.” Mendis has cap- steep angle, the church spire at the right tured that joy, and a part of Manitoba’s echoes its shape. It’s this sort of com- heritage that is often overlooked. contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 ARTS & CULTURE 19 Metal Film Overcomes Hurdles to Make Low-Budget Classic Never Lost His Voice SUBHUMAN GERRY HANNAH STILL HAS A LOT TO SAY

In his stolen bags were all of the production’s DAN HUYGHEBAERT after all it was you and me’. It is up to us to KSENIA PRINTS master tapes. Angry and tired, the group had keep these excesses in check.” But it wasn’t BEAT REPORTER to repeat everything, with much less enthu- the political climate that spearheaded this re- siasm. union. Doherty, however, says that “the foot- “Brian and I have talked about it for Kevin Doherty has an aura of pride usu- age we reshot ended up being way better that sometime, but we were either too busy or un- ally reserved for proud fathers. The reason the original stuff”, because the group was al- available. Then I started writing some new is Black Bridge, Doherty’s first full length ready familiar with the material. “Everybody songs from old guitar riffs, and Brian started motion picture, opening on Oct 13. This sus- who was on the case was just perfect, and I’m writing new material too, so we pleaded with pense drama tells the story of a group of met- really lucky they agreed to do it.” Mike to come on board and he did.” alheads in the 1980s. Accompanied by a grisly Their bad luck did not end there. During That new material became their new murder, a touch of Satanism and an authen- work on Black Bridge, a group in Calgary record, New Dark Age Parade, which contin- tic heavy metal soundtrack, it is bound to sur- made a similarly-themed movie, stealing its ues the band’s assault on both the eardrums prise and provoke. spotlight. Doherty disregards comparisons. and the brain. Ranging from topics from fun- A group of fun-loving headbangers “Mine’s totally different. Fubar is a moc- damentalism in “I Got Religion” to macho- make for prime suspects when a mutilated kumentary, based in the now, while mine ism in “Mindless Tough-Guy Act”, the album body is found in their satanic shrine. When takes place in ‘84, and has plot and drama.” is now out on G7 Welcoming Committee the victim is discovered to be the 12-year-old Another difference is the film’s B&W co- Records. Hannah found out about G7 through brother of a prominent gang leader, all hell louring, which gives it an authentic, rugged For Gerry “Useless” Hannah, things seem one of Hannah’s co-accused, Ann Hansen, breaks loose. feel. “It’s a dark piece, like heavy metal...it to have come full circle. His band, the legend- whose book, Direct Action, was distributed Doherty largely draws on the heavy [also] lends to the time period,” says Doherty, ary Canadian punk band The Subhumans, through G7. Hannah fully believes in non-cor- metal criticism he heard while growing up. but admits that the real reason was “to mask formed in 1978, have reunited with all its porate, underground media. While in prison, “What parents were saying was that it and disguise a lot of the wardrobe flaws, such original members: Hannah on bass, Brian he contributed letters to underground punk was all devil’s music, all evil”. as the really hideous wigs we had to use.” Goble (of DOA) on vocals, Mike Graham on magazine Maximum Rock’n’Roll. Doing that Surprisingly, he agrees that some of it The film had an almost nonexistent guitar, and Jon Card (of Personality Crisis/ also enabled him to correspond with sympa- was not so far-fetched. budget. Made for only $6,300, the money SNFU/DOA) stepping in for deceased Ken thetic people from around the world, some- “A lot of these hardcore guys were creepy, came mostly out of Doherty’s pocket, with Montgomery on drums. thing Hannah describes as a monumental and you wondered whether they were taking the assistance of the Winnipeg Film Group. In the early 1980s, Hannah, a longtime thing for him. albums literally, under the influence...Who He also did most of dirty work, from writing activist, left the band and hooked up with the “It was a huge help, for you lose having a knows what these kids are capable of doing?” to editing. The entire staff consisted of volun- political activist group Direct Action, who, voice while in prison, and doing it enabled me The movie owes its relevance to this teers, lighting was donated, and they already among other things, bombed the Litton plant to keep that. [Being in prison] politicized me a question. Several weeks after the Montreal had camera gear. near Toronto, which manufactured parts for lot more than before…it was a crash course in and Denver shootings, the influence of music The film’s soundtrack also came entirely American cruise missiles. Hannah and the political awareness.” is once again a hot topic. Doherty believes it’s free. Old school heavy metal acts like Helix, rest of the “Squamish 5” pled guilty to con- But don’t expect to see Hannah at any too soon to panic. THOR and Anvil were only happy to cooper- spiracy to rob an armored truck, and Hannah Olympic venue in his home town in 2010. “We have to step back, and remember ate. spent five years in prison. It’s been almost 25 “[The Olympics] is just a big waste of that it’s all art that’s not to be taken literally,” “I found they were the most down-to- years, but the political climate hasn’t changed money. It is misdirected to train young people certainly not to the point of banning the of- earth, approachable people, even though much since then. and what they aspire to be.” To give gold fensive styles. He does believe in clarifying they may look intimidating,” Doherty testi- “It’s a different war, the same bullshit”, medals to athletes for going a “few seconds” that to kids, and thinks people should remain fies. Gerry says about the war in Iraq, as he com- faster than the rest, Hannah says, is a farce. cautious “before [kids] do anything rash.” Like a true fairytale, this story has a pares Bush and Harper to Mulroney and “Real sacrifice and achievement are From a rough idea inspired by Metallica’s happy ending. Doherty believes it was all of Reagan, Iraqi death squads to the ones that the people risking their lives abroad feeding Black Album, Bridge certainly came a long the encountered hardships that made the existed in Central America, and the same feel- and helping those in need. They should be way, but it wasn’t a quick ride. film so important to complete. ings of alienation that existed. the ones getting gold medals”, Hannah adds. “Back in ‘91, when the seed was first “We became kind of like a family,” he “The UN is now saying that’s torture Needless to say, Gerry Hannah will never lose planted, nothing had been done about head- says of the staff’s relations, “There’s friction is now worse than ever than it was under his voice, and his music is the perfect forum bangers growing up in the 80s”, he reminisces. sometimes, but in the end, everybody’s hyper Saddam’s rule.” Hannah says from his home for him to say what is on his mind. But it wasn’t until 2002 that they finally began and excited that it’s getting done.” in Vancouver, noting that it is through our The Subhumans will be at the Royal filming. apathy that this situation has progressed to Albert Arms Oct. 17 with the Unwanted and Two months into the project, the worst Black Bridge plays at the Cinematheque, this point. Kaspar Hauser opening. Tix are $10 at The occurred. After collecting about 13 days of Friday, Oct 13 - 19. “It’s like Mick Jagger says in Sympathy Albert, Into the Music and Music Trader, www. shooting, Doherty’s cameraman was mugged. for the Devil, ‘Who killed the Kennedys, when subhumans.ca

Forget everything you know about Canadian folk that the last Canadian female artist to reach wide- spread popularity in the states started with C and ended with eline Dion. ERIN MCINTYRE cess, either as solo artists or in other groups before All three women say being from Canada the Wailin’ Jennys amalgamated, allowing them to is an incredibly important part of their musical come together as seasoned vets rather than naive identities, Deep, complicated, and captivatingly poetic, wannabes, and the level of maturity in their song “Canada has an interesting history, interest- The Wailin’ Jennys’ Firecracker makes you forget everything you thought you and ethereal voice carries the soprano harmony write music,” Moody comments. Nicky Mehta knew (and hated) about Canadian folk rock. Writ- line beautifully, while Chvostek’s haunting alto also credits the Canadian government for provid-

ten and performed by good Canadian girls Ruth brings raspy depth, and Mehta’s mezzo adds grace PHOTO: ART TURNER ing its artists with the financial assistance neces- Moody, Nicky Mehta, and Anabelle Chvostek, Firecracker has a little something of the other women. “While we were touring in Australia, an artist for everybody. Songs like “Long Time Traveler”, The Wailin’ Jennys have come a long Firecracker marks the first collaboration be- approached me and told me that a band like The “Avila”, and “Glory Bound” show off the difficult way since playing gigs at Sled Dog Music in tween these three women, which both Mehta and Wailin’ Jennys would never get to the level we’ve mechanics of the Jennys’ intricate harmonies and Wolseley. The original trio of Ruth Moody, Nicky Chvostek says helps take the pressure off from the achieved coming from Australia...artists from offer more folk fest-esque sounds; meanwhile Mehta, and Cara Luft released their first album Juno win. other countries are envious of the government “Starlight” and “Prairie Town” are extremely remi- 40 Days to overwhelming criti- “Honestly, I don’t feel any added pressure support available in Canada.” niscent of early Bob Dylan in their poetic lyrics, but cal success, taking home the Juno in 2005 for best (from winning the Juno), its a different ensemble,” The Wailin’ Jennys are a band everyone can carry much more maturity and integrity in their folk/traditional group. Both Moody and Mehta Mehta said confidently, while Chvostek added get behind. They’re Canadian in the good way, execution than Bob could hope to muster. While are Winnipeg born, but Luft’s decision to pursue “its already surpassed expectations.” Chvostek’s meaning talented, ambitious, grounded and soul- the album comes pretty close to perfect, there are a solo career made room for some non-Manitoba statement couldn’t be truer. Since Firecracker’s re- ful. They know what it is to feel cold. You don’t get moments when the line between cryptic and su- flavor in the form of Montréal native Anabelle lease this summer it has held spots in the top ten that kind of soul when you’re born and raised in perficial oscillates slightly, such as the fake phi- Chvostek. Both Mehta and Moody credit their Peg of four billboard charts and has landed the trio L.A. What other country could produce an artist losophy “living’s just a different kind of dead” City roots with influencing their artistry, either several stints on The Prairie Home Companion, who when asked what their main objective is said found in “Some Good Thing”, however despite the through province provided funding, or simply in helping them to reach a wider audience, both “we just want people to be happy” (Mehta). rare lyrical faltering, the captivating power of the its atmosphere. Moody claims even the notorious within Canada and internationally. For this, all Jennys’ harmonies makes every song worth lis- Winnipeg winters carry important significance for of Canada is indebted to these songstresses for www.thewailinjennys.com tening to. Each “Jenny” has had significant suc- her: “Music is my comfort in the winter.” making Americans forget, even for a moment, LOctoberISTINGS C 5,OORDINATOR 2006 : NICKThe W EIGELDTUniter contact: [email protected] Want to submit your listing to Uniter Listings? Email your listings to [email protected] LISTINGS COORDINATOR: NICK WEIGELDT E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS is Wednesday, eight days before the issue you’d like your PHONE: 786-9497 PHONE: 786-9497 @ listing to first appear in. The Uniter publishes on Thursdays, 25 times a year. 20 LISTINGS uniter.ca FAX: 783-7080

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The investigates the unusual density ers and their ideas through the MAYORAL DEBATE Sponsored INTERNATIONAL day? A reprieve? His heart? Or how of tragedy and surrealism to which presentation of scenes, sketches, MCNALLY ROBINSON did you win? By persevering? By by the UWSA and the four other STUDENTS’ INFORMATION he has been privy since ending The monologues, spoken word, short PORTAGE PLACE: Oct. 12, 7 student associations in Winnipeg leading a good life? By taking a Kids in the Hall. film, stand-up and music in front SESSIONS chance? By means that made you p.m.: Jeremy Kroeker launches as well as the CBC. Oct. 11, 12:30 of a live audience. 7p.m. $4 per Motorcycle Therapy - A Canadian p.m. in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall. proud or ashamed? Prizes are $500 person. Next event: Oct. 4. Oct. 11: U of W Academic Regula- for first place, $300 for second and MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO. W/ Adventure in Central America. tions and Policies: 12:30-1:20 p.m. $100 for third. Fee is $5 for Writers’ OX Oct. 16 West End Cultural Cen- ANTI-PROM GRAD PARTY Rm 1L04. This session will provide Collective members, $10 for non- tre, 8 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance FEMFEST 2006 Sarasvati MCNALLY ROBINSON GRANT with DJ Combo and DJ Hunnicutt you with important information members. The deadline is Nov. 1, at WECC and Ticketmaster. Productions’ fourth annual theatre on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Win- PARK: Oct. 5, 7 p.m.: Charlotte about U of W’s academic regula- 2006. All entries MUST be sent festival of plays written by women Gray reading and signing Reluc- nipeg Art Gallery. Tickets are $10 tions and policies that will help with an entry form, available by for everyone. Plays by local and at the Info Booth and fall grads get THE SUBHUMANS, THE UN- tant Genius: The Passionate Life you throughout your university calling (204) 786-9468, or email- national playwrights are performed and Inventive Mind of Alexander in free! WANTED, KASPAR HAUSER Oct. 20 – 29 at the Contemporary studies. Learn the rules now and ing writerscollective@uwinnipeg. Oct. 17 Royal Albert Arms, 9 p.m. Graham Bell. At 8 p.m. John Boyko avoid problems later! ca. Dancers Studio, 211 Bannatyne and Into the Hurricane: Attacking Tickets $10 at Into the Music and Ave. at Main Street and at Colin PHILOSOPHY COLLOQUIUM Music Trader. Socialism and the CCF. Oct 10: SERIES with Samantha Brennan Jackson Studio Theatre, PTE, third Danielle Schaub presents Reading (Philosophy, U of Western On- DIVISION OF floor of Portage Place. For tickets Writers Reading: Canadian Au- THE CAT EMPIRE W/ JFK & or information, call 586-2236 or tario), “The Rights of Children as CONTINUING EDUCATION thors’ Reflections at 7 p.m. Oct 10: Developing Sexual Agents.” Oct. AROUND TOWN THE CONSPIRATORS Oct. 18 visit www.sarasvati.ca. Laurie Block launches Time Out of 16, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. in room The Pyramid Cabaret, 9 p.m. Tick- Mind a book of poetry at 8 p.m. 1L12. Program: Arts & Cultural ets $22.50 at Into the Music, www. CERCLE MOLIÈRE begins its Oct 11: Neil McKinnon signs and Management jazzwinnipeg.com or by calling 2006/07 season with Le Professio- reads from Tuckahoe Slidebottle at High profile guest speaker from 989-4656. BROWN BAG LECTURE SE- nel on Oct. 13 at 340 Provencher 7:30 p.m. Oct 11: Chester Brown Quebec CONCERTS Blvd. presents the trade paper edition RIES with Dr. Xiao-Yuan Dong, Title: Marketing for Arts & Culture LADYSMITH BLACK MAM- of Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Department of Economics. This Instructor: Francois Colbert Biography at 8 p.m. Oct 12: Sean event is open to the general public. BAZO Oct. 21 Burton Cummings Date: 1 Friday / Saturday, ROMI MAYES CD RELEASE Johnston signs and reads from All Everyone is welcome to bring their Oct. 27-28 Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets $34 and for ‘Sweet Somethin’ Steady’. Oct. $39, plus fees at Ticketmaster. This Town Remembers at 7:30 p.m. lunch and join us for the informal Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Oct 12: Mary Lawson reads from gathering to highlight Dr. Dong’s 6 West End Cultural Centre, 8 p.m. Cost: $350.00 Tickets $10 in advance at Ticket- and signs The Other Side of the research and share in her success. Location: 294 William Ave Bridge at 8 p.m. Oct. 18, 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. in master, WECC, Music Trader, Into Registration or Information: the Music and Times Change(d) room 3C01. 982-6633 COMEDY High & Lonesome Club. SPEAKING CROW OPEN-MIC HOUSING ISSUES TOWN Cercle Molière POETRY First Tuesday of the TOAD IN THE HOLE / THE CAV- month at Academy Bar & Eatery. HALL with the civic election EXLAIM AGGRESSIVE TEN- St. Boniface theatre at its best: candidates from Daniel McIntyre DENCIES TOUR with Pelican, ERN 112 Osborne St – Comedy at Cercle Molière opens its ‘06-’07 and Point Douglas wards. Oct. 18 Daughters and KENmode. Oct. 6 the Cavern. Oct. 18 – Stand Up. season on October 13 with at 12:30 p.m. in room 1L12. Collective Cabaret, 8 p.m. Tickets Le Professionel. $14 at Music Trader, Into the Music and Sk8. LISTINGS COORDINATOR: NICK WEIGELDT Want to submit your listing to Uniter Listings? Email your listings to [email protected] contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 E-MAIL: [email protected] DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS is Wednesday, eight days before the issue you’d like your PHONE: 786-9497 listing to first appear in. The Uniter publishes on Thursdays, 25 times a year. @ FAX: 783-7080 LISTINGS uniter.ca 21

AQUA BOOKS 89 Princess St about visual art, thereby reinforc- based media. Until Oct. 20: ‘The FINN’S PUB 210-25 Forks SALSA BAR & GRILL 500 DANIEL MCINTYRE WARD The Stone Soup Storytellers’ ing and emphasizing the educa- End of Scanning’ by Richard Dyck Market Rd, Johnson Terminal. Portage Ave. Thursdays: Urban CITY COUNCILLOR DEBATE Circle, veteran Winnipeg storytell- tional mandate of the University. with Flower and Leaf Arrangements Tuesdays: Ego Spank, 10:30 p.m. Hip Hop. Fridays: Salsa/Top 40. between the candidates vying for ers, meets for storytelling once a Until Oct. 21: Cliff Eyland’s solo by Susie Rempel Wednesdays: Guy Abraham Band. Saturdays: Salsa. Sundays: Reggae a spot on Winnipeg’s City Council. month on Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. exhibition ‘Cameras, Cellphones and Calypso. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 6:30 p.m. Next get-together is Oct. 14. All are And Hard Drives’. PLUG-IN ICA 286 McDermot Ave FOLK EXCHANGE 211 Bannatyne at Robert A. Steen Community welcome. 942-1043. Until Nov. 18: ‘Unlearn’ Ave. Traditional Singers’ Circle SHANNON’S IRISH PUB 175 Centre, 980 Palmerston Avenue in GALLERY 803 - 803 Erin St – international range of emerging (third Monday of each month, $2 at Carlton St. Oct. 5: 80s Night. Oct. Wolseley. OUT LOUD is an open mic oppor- 489-0872 Local artists featured. and established artists, curated by the door). Drumming Circle (fourth 6: Banshee’s Wail. Oct. 7: Loaded. tunity for you to give your words Until Nov. 4: ‘Sexy Body’ Felson Steven Matijcio. Monday of each month, $2 at the Oct. 8: Nate Bryski. Oct. 9: J. LOCAL AND ORGANIC FALL voice. Every two weeks a special Nest and Nestor Finch Inc. by door. Folk Club (first Monday of Williamez. Oct. 11: Jeff Drieger of SUPPER hosted by the Green guest will kick off the evening after Dominique Rey and Cyrus Smith, SEMAI GALLERY Basement each month, $4.99 at the door). Steeplechaser. Oct. 12: 80’s night Party of Manitoba on Friday Oct. which the mic is open for your with William Eakin. Corridor, 264 McDermot Ave 943- Tickets for all Folk Exchange con- with DJ Brian St. Clair. Oct. 13: 13 at the Ukrainian Labour Temple, words of any genre in five minutes 2446. Until Oct. 29: ‘Scouting’ by certs are available at the Festival George and the Class of 84. Oct. 591 Pritchard Ave. Dinner will or less. Third Thursday of the GALLERY LACOSSE 169 Lilac St Noam Gonick. Music Store (231-1377), or at the 14: Que Madison (from Denmark). be served buffet-style from 6:30 month. Sign up is at 7 p.m. Open 284-0726 Tues-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5. door. Oct. 13: Sheena Grobb, 8 Oct. 15: Nate Bryski. – 9:30 p.m. and will feature home- mic at 7:50 p.m. Free. p.m. Tickets $5 in advance, $7 at made soups, bread and desserts. Small neighbourhood gallery. Oct. THE UNIVERSITY OF 20 – Nov. 1: ‘Images of Canada’s the door. TIMES CHANGE(D) HIGH There will be a cash bar with Mani- WINNIPEG’S ARCHIVES AND AD LIB is an evening of improve- West Coast’, Michael Cox. AND LONESOME CLUB Main toba beer. There will also be door style word games. Every night is HAMILTON GALLERIA 4th GIO’S 155 Smith St. Wednesdays: St @ St. Mary Ave. Sundays: Blues prizes. The meal will be made from guaranteed to be different and full and 5th Floors, Centennial Hall, Karaoke. Thursdays: Bump n’ Jam with Big Dave McLean. No locally-harvested, organically-pro- GALLERY ONE ONE ONE Main University of Winnipeg. Until Nov. duced ingredients. Tickets are $10 of laughs. From round stories to Floor Fitzgerald Building, School Grynd. Fridays: DJ daNNo dance cover charge. Oct. 6: Romi Mays fridge magnet poetry, from open- 20: Photographer Tyrrell Mendis party. First Saturday of the month: afterparty. Oct. 7: Shuyler Jansen and may be obtained from mem- of Art U of Manitoba 474-9322. captures the history of places of bers of the party. Please contact ing lines to creating new endings, Showing and collecting contempo- Womyn’s night. Q-Pages Book and the D.Rangers. Oct. 10: Kim there’s no limit to the places these worship in his solo exhibit ‘Testa- Club, 5 p.m. Beggs, Kim Barlow and Christine Gerald at fundraising@greenparty. rary and historical art at the U of ments of Faith: Manitoba’s Pioneer mb.ca or at 510-0452 or Ardythe games – or your writing – can go. M. Until Oct. 13: KC Adams solo Fellows. Oct. 11: Ragdoll Blues First Thursday of the month at 7:30 Churches’. and Twilight Hotel. Oct. 12: Roger at [email protected] or exhibition. HEMP ROCK CAFÉ 302 Notre at 772-9982. p.m. Free. Dame Ave. Local and touring Marin Jr. Band. URBAN SHAMAN 203-290 GRAFFITI GALLERY 109 Hig- acoustic and punk shows. WORKSHOPS FOR NEW AND McDermot Ave 942-2674. Con- WEST END CULTURAL CEN- FROM KATRINA TO CANADA: gins Ave 667-9960. A not-for-profit temporary Aboriginal art. Oct. 5: EMERGING WRITERS: Po- TRE Ellice Ave @ Sherbrook St. Natural And Man-Made Disasters community youth art center, using Indigenous Resurgence! Launch HOOLIGAN’S NEIGHBOUR- and How We Treat Our Displaced etry Frenzy with Chandra Mayor on art as a tool for community, social, HOOD PUB 61 Sherbrook St. See Concerts for details. Oct. 6: Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. – 3 for a special issue of the maga- Peoples with Cathy Crowe, RN, economic and individual growth. zine New Socialist. Guest editors Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays: Romi Mayes CD Release. Oct. 7: p.m. On Oct. 28, Writing for Radio Anthem Red CD Release. Oct. 10: co-founder of the Toronto Disaster Until Nov. 2: ‘Neighbourhoods’, a Taiaiake Alfred (Kanienkehaka), Karaoke. Wednesdays: The Perpe- Relief Committee and “Street with Ron Robinson from 1:30 p.m. show honouring the neighbour- trators. Thursdays: Andrew Neville Greeley Estates. Oct 13: Shakey to 4 p.m. To register for either Glen Coulthard (Dene), and Debo- Nurse” advocate and activist. Oct. hoods the Gallery works in and the rah Simmons (settler). 7 p.m. and the Poor Choices. Sundays: Gunn. Oct. 14: Fruit. Oct. 15: workshop call 786-9468 or email Scottastrophe. Oct. 16: Magnolia 16, 7 p.m. at the West Broadway elements that create community. Blues Jam with Scotty Hills and Community Ministry, 222 Furby [email protected]. Curtis Newton. Electric Co. Both workshops will be held in VIDEO POOL MEDIA ARTS St. Everyone welcome; free admis- room 2C10 at the University of Win- HIGH OCTANE GALLERY, OS- CENTRE 300-100 Arthur St 949- sion. nipeg. Poetry workshop costs $30 BORNE VILLAGE CULTURAL THE LOCAL / MASH 112 Market WINDSOR HOTEL 187 Garry St. 9134. Contemporary media art. Tuesdays: Jam with Ragdoll Blues. for Writers’ Collective members; CENTRE 445 River @ Osborne Ave. Tuesdays: Open Blues Jam. THE NUCLEAR CATASTRO- $50 for non-members. Writing for St 284-9477. Local community art Saturdays: Gasolina Saturdays Wednesdays: Jam with Big Dave WAH-SA GALLERY 302 Fort St McLean. Oct. 6 & 7: Studebaker PHE: CHORNOBYL TWENTY Radio costs $15 for WC members; gallery. feat. Reggaeton, meringue, salsa, YEARS LATER a symposium $30 for non-members. 942-5121. Aboriginal artwork. Un- hip-hop, dancehall. John & The Hawks. Oct. 12 – 14: til Oct. 19: Irvin Head, a soapstone Brent Parkin. to commemorate the 20th anni- KEEPSAKES GALLERY 264 carver from northern Manitoba. versary of the nuclear accident at McDermot Ave 943-2446. A non- KEEPSAKES GALLERY 264 Chornobyl. Oct. 20, 1:15 – 5 p.m. profit gallery promoting handmade McDermot Ave. Musical Keep- WOODBINE HOTEL 466 Main Keynote speaker Dr. Yuri Scherbak GALLERIES & art, crafts, pottery, cards and more. WAYNE ARTHUR GALLERY sakes: Live music every Saturday St. Historic downtown hotel bar. of Ukraine, “Chornobyl – Lessons EXHIBITIONS 186 Provencher Blvd 477-5249. evening. Oct. 6 & 7: Inside out Blues Band. for the 21st Century, ” at 3 p.m. Gallery for Manitoba-based art- Oct. 13 & 14: Blackridge County and a panel presentation on the KEN SEGAL GALLERY 4-433 ists. Until Nov. 1: Open Minds 2: Band. “Aftermath of Chornobyl,” at 1:15 River Ave 477-4527 Tues-Fri 10- David Cooper, Bill Lucenkiw, Omer KING’S HEAD PUB 100 King St. p.m. Moot Court, Robson Hall ACE ART INC. 290 McDermot St 6, Sat 10-5. Showcase of original DeWandel. Tuesdays: The Original Comedy of 944-9763 Tues-Sat 12-5. THE ZOO / OSBORNE VIL- (Faculty of Law) at the University contemporary art. Until Oct. 28: the Kings Head. See Comedy for of Manitoba. New Ceramic Works by Tanis Dick. details. Sundays: All The Kings LAGE INN 160 Osborne St. WINNIPEG ART GALLERY Thursdays: New Band Showcase ADELAIDE MCDERMOT Men. Oct. 5: Groovy Moustache. 300 Memorial Blvd 786-6641. On Oct. 6: The Original Painkiller. Oct. – No Cover. Oct. 5: Trophy Wife ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR GALLERY 318 McDermot Ave LA GALERIE at the CENTRE CUL- now: Masters of Inuit Sculpture. w/ J. Williamez, Ends & Means. 987-3514. 7: Papermoon. Oct. 12: Katelyn HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH TUREL FRANCO-MANITOBAIN 340 Until Oct. 22: ‘Manitoba Modernist Dawn Band. Oct. 13: Celtic Way. Oct. 6: The Idgets w/ The Mess, Provencher Blvd 233-8972 Mon- DISABILITIES? The Independent Painters: Head, Leathers, Lochlead, Oct. 14: JFK & The Conspirators. Longwaydown and The Nods. Oct. Living Resource Center is hosting THE ANNEX GALLERY 594 Fri 8am-10 p.m. Sat-Sun 12 p.m. Tascona’. Until Oct. 29: ‘Manitoba’s 7: Mad Young Darlings, Alverstone - 10 p.m. Opening Oct. 12: ‘Gilles an annual symposium with the Main St 284-0673 Tues-Sat 12-5. Modernist Architecture: 1945- & The Nods. Oct. 12-14: Grindfest topic being “Housing for People Contemporary art. Carles un cinéaste de premier plan’ 1975’. Until Dec. 3: Masterworks MONDRAGON BOOKSTORE II featuring Igor & the Skindiggers, and ‘15 ans inoubliables’, celebrat- AND COFFEEHOUSE 91 Albert with Disabilities.” Please join us of Inuit Sculpture. Until January 1: Psychotic Gardening, Damascus & on Oct. 26, 2006 at the ILRC office ing 15 years of Cinémental. Exhibition of Sculptures by Auguste St. Political bookstore and vegan Mandatory Death, Xplicit, Jaw, The ARTBEAT STUDIO INC. 4-62 restaurant hosting readings, speak- on the 3rd floor of Portage Place Rodin. Until January 7: Exhibition Hearsmen, Broken Army, Malice across from the Imax Theatre from Albert St 943-5194. Community- of the works of Christopher Pratt. ers and concerts. Wednesdays: and more. based contemporary art. LA MAISON DES ARTISTES 9am - 3 p.m. To RSVP or for more 219 Provencher 237-5964 Mon- Wobbly Wednesdays. Oct. 7: Trike and the Attics, 9 p.m. $5. information please contact Heidi at Fri 9-5. Until Nov. 7: ‘Confidences’ WOODLANDS GALLERY 535 947-0194 or 1-800-663-3043. ART CITY 616 Broadway Ave by Diane Lavoie. Academy Rd 947-0700. Until Oct. 775-9856 Mon 5-8 ,Tues-Fri 4-8, 7: ‘View of Crops and Table Tops’ OSBORNE FREEHOUSE 437 Sat 12-4. Featuring high quality LABEL GALLERY 510 Portage New paintings by Tom Sutton- Osborne St. Mondays: The Cool COMMUNITY artistic programming for kids and Smith. Opening Oct. 19 – Nov. 4: Monday Night Hang, 8 p.m. First ANNOUNCEMENTS & adults. Ave 772-5165 Tues-Sat 12-5. Volunteer artist-run non-profit art ‘Bigboys’ by Tanya Klimp. set followed by a jam session. OPPORTUNITIES centre showcasing works of com- Acoustic Night every Tuesday and THE EDGE ARTIST VILLAGE munity artists. On now: ‘Beyond Thursday evening beginning at 9 p.m. Oct. 5: Spatula. Oct. 12: EVENTS AND GALLERY 611 Main St. the Front Lawn – A 21st Century DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH Grand Opening: Oct. 13, 7 p.m. Landscape Art Show’. BARS, CAFES & VENUES Sortie Réal. Featuring exhibits by Winnipeg NEWCOMER CHILDREN? artists Christian Worthington and SKYWALK CONCERTS & Do you believe you can change MANITOBA CRAFTS COUNCIL THE PARK THEATRE 698 Os- our community? If you said yes, Kelvin Adair Free. Film screenings ACADEMY BAR & EATERY 414 borne St. Mondays: Monday Night LECTURES 2006/07 Wednesday by L’Atelier national du Manitoba, EXHIBITION GALLERY 214 Academy Rd. Oct. 5: Devon Bates Lectures: Leading teachers and consider volunteering with some Football on the big-screen, free of our programs. The Citizenship Stacey Abramson and others. Per- McDermot Ave 487-6114 Tues-Fri and friends. Oct. 6: JD Edwards admission. researchers from the University of formances in the Occidental Hotel 11-5, Sat 11-4. Contemporary arts Band. Oct. 7: Shawn Tester and Winnipeg will inform, engage and Council of Manitoba Inc. Interna- by Young Lungs, Serena Postel, and crafts. the Grand Ol’ Conglomeration. Oct. challenge you on topics of broad tional Centre is looking for student Leah Moore, X-Status, Fire Pixies 12: Joanna Colledge. Oct. 13: MB PYRAMID CABARET 176 Fort historical, political and scientific volunteers to help new arrivals to St. Thursdays: The Mod Club. Oct. and Bomb Sniffing Dogs. MARTHA STREET STUDIO Songwriters’ Circle. interest. Thursday Concerts: We Canada learn English and feel wel- 6: Junior Boys w/ Ensemble and present a showcase for some of come in our country. Opportunities 11 Martha St 772-6253 Mon-Fri DJ Suz. Oct 11: Detroit Cobras 10-5. Showcasing the fine art of Manitoba’s finest musicians - from exist for volunteers to give their THE CAVERN / TOAD IN THE and Taylor Hollingsworth. Oct. 13: jazz to folk and classical to con- time and support to the Centre’s printmaking. Until Nov. 8: Prints HOLE 108 Osborne St. Third Equal Loudness Curve. by Lisa Tagnon. temporary. Free admission, Carol Immigrant Children and Youth Pro- Wednesday of the month: Comedy Shields Auditorium, 2nd Floor grams including Sports Activities at the Cavern. Millenium Library downtown, for Newcomer Kids, Empowerment MEDEA GALLERY 132 Osborne 12:10-12:50 p.m. with the Girl Guides, Newcomer St 453-1115 Mon-Sat 10:30-5, CENTRE CULTUREL FRANCO- Buddy Welcome Program and our Sun 1-4. Until September 30: MANITOBAIN 340 Provencher After Class Education Program. ‘Collection of Pastels’ by Ruth INDIGENOUS RESURGENCE! If you’d like to help out, contact Blvd. Tuesdays: Le Mârdi Jazz. Oct. Launch for a special issue of the Chodkiewicz. Until Oct. 30: ‘Lake 10: Lianne Fournier. Oct. 17: Trio Si-il Park at 943-9158ext 285 or Images’ by Meribeth Coyne. magazine New Socialist. Guest 688-1941. Drasko Kecman. editors Taiaiake Alfred (Kanien- kehaka), Glen Coulthard (Dene), MAWA - MENTORING ART- COLLECTIVE CABARET / DIE and Deborah Simmons (settler). THE LATE LUNCH SHOW At- ISTS FOR WOMEN’S ART 611 MASCHINE CABARET 108 Pyramid Cabaret Oct. 5, 7 p.m. Urban Shaman tention independent artists and Main St 949-9490. Supporting producers! Beginning September Osborne St. Thursdays: Good Garage rockers The Detroit Gallery, 203-290 McDermot Ave. women artists at their new home on Form, Indie Club Night, $3. Hosted Organized by the Wasáse Move- 15, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. Arts and Main Street. Until Oct. 28: ‘Grrls, Cobras bring the energy to the ment & the Winnipeg branch of Cultural Industries Manitoba (ACI) by DJ Font Crimes and Rob Vilar. Pyramid Cabaret on October 11. The Edge Chicks, Sisters & Squaws: Les Fridays: Punk/Hardcore Night w/ the New Socialist Group. Childcare presents the Late Lunch Show, a Christian Worthington’s art will Citoyennes du Cyberspace’ curated Fat Mat & Scott Wade. Saturdays: subsidy availabe with advance no- series of 9 fabulous workshops be featured alongside Kelvin by Skawennati Tricia Fragnito. Goth/Industrial Night. Oct. 7: tice. For more information, e-mail designed specifically for the self- Adair Free’s at The Edge Artist Neuraxis. Oct. 13: Electro Quarter- REGAL BEAGLE 331 Smith [email protected]. employed. With topics ranging Village and Gallery’s grand re- OUTWORKS GALLERY 3rd staff CD Release Party w/ Prague, St. Tuesdays: Hatfield McCoy. from Healing Through the Arts to Floor 290 McDermot Ave 949- Velodrome, Putrescence. Wednesdays: Open Mic Nite. Financial Management, each hour- opening on October 13 at 7 p.m. FOLLOWING DERRIDA: LEG- long session provides an opportu- 0274. Artist-run studio and exhibi- Weekends: Blues. ACIES CONFERENCE Oct. 4th- tion space in the Exchange. Until nity to connect with professionals, ELEPHANT & CASTLE PUB 7th, at the University of Manitoba. network with other independent Oct. 14: ‘A Land That Buries Its 350 St Mary Ave. Thursdays at ROYAL ALBERT ARMS 48 An international, interdisciplinary FLEET GALLERIES 62 Albert St Children’ new work by Mia Feuer. artists/producers, and gain valu- 8p.m.: PubStumpers. Sundays: Albert St. Oct. 5: Birdapres: Get It conference commemorating the able knowledge about the cultural 942-8026 Mon-Thur 8:30-5:30, Student night with live entertain- life and work of Jacques Derrida, Fri 8:30-5, Sat 9:30-4:30. Until Done CD Release Party w/ John industry. Registration is $5.00 and OSEREDOK GALLERY 184 ment. Oct. 15: The Camaromance Smith and DJ Hunnicutt. Oct. 7: hosted by Mosaic, a journal for the includes a delicious lunch, so call Oct. 20: Jason Cyr’s landscapes in and Malcom Baulp. interdisciplinary study of literature. oil and encaustics. Alexander Ave E. 942-0218. Until Lotus Child. Oct. 10: 3 Inches of 927-2787 to reserves your spot Oct. 7: ‘Avramenko: A Legacy of Blood, A Javelin Reign, Igor & The Free registration for grad students today. Ukrainian Dance’ Skindiggers, The Illuminati. Oc.t until September 15th. Visit www. ELLICE CAFÉ & THEATRE 587 umanitoba.ca/mosaic/derrida for GALLERY 1C03 Centennial Hall, Ellice Ave. Neighbourhood café 12: Cryptopsy, Skinless. Oct 17: University of Winnipeg 515 Por- The Subhumans and more. See details. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A PLATFORM (CENTRE FOR and theatre showing films and CAREER IN FILM? Manitoba¹s tage Ave 786-9253 Mon-Fri 12-4, showcasing local talent. Oct 7: F2. Concerts. Sat 1-4. 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SPORTS EDITOR: MIKE PYL Sports E-MAIL: [email protected] WESMEN WOMEN'S WELL-TRAVELED VET PUTS DOWN ROOTS VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW DIRKS ASSUMES LEADERSHIP ROLE mates would agree with Scott’s assessment. MIKE PYL “She’s not a pushy type of leader,” said rookie middle SPORTS EDITOR Brianne Collette. “She doesn’t push us to our limits, which WESMEN WOMEN WIN AND LOSE is good because we’re a younger team. She’s sensitive to us that way - the girls on the team like that about her.” ROUGH EDGES ON A YOUNGER TEAM She spent a year living her dream, playing ball and “Each player responds differently,” said Jayme enjoying the rays at the University of San Diego. Menzies, who has played with Dirks the past two years. JOSH BOULDING focus will be. Last year, she was injured during practice Following her stint as an NCAA athlete, she took a year “Some need to be pushed, some need to be encouraged and just before the Wesmen fell into a slump, losing a few off from school to work, and to trek across the world, roam- some need to be left alone. I think that once Nicola learns pivotal games late in the season, including a 3-0 loss to ing throughout Australia. everybody’s style she’ll be a great leader.” Rebuilding. Reconstruction. their cross-town rivals, the Manitoba Bisons. The losses Nicola Dirks’ path to the University of Winnipeg has “(It is important) to be really positive, being really en- Phrases used to describe the task of helping a put them into a close race for the final playoff position, certainly been long and winding, as well as a little uncon- couraging, and also just having a lot of patience too,” said young team through the process of training new start- which they managed to grab a hold of and travel to the first ventional. But the Wesmen women’s volleyball team is glad Dirks of her approach to captaincy. “It’s easy to come in and ers and rookie players to the caliber that is Canadian round of the playoffs. Their playoff hopes this year depend she found her way. want a first-year player to be at the same level as you. But Interuniversity Sport. on whether or not the elder members of the team can coax After graduating from Westgate Mennonite Collegiate you have to realize not everyone right away is going to be at After losing four of their more senior starters from out coordination, speed, and precision out of the newest in 2002, Dirks first suited up for the Wesmen in ’04. Since that level. (It’s important) to help them out.” last season, the Wesmen women’s volleyball team has now starting members and the rookie players. then, the 5-foot-11 power hitter has evolved from a fresh face But Dirks’ influence on the court extends far beyond entered their newest season having to replace them. A The Wesmen recently encountered these rivals in the just looking to find her niche on a new team, to the squad’s her leadership abilities. Last year she finished third in the young team needs time, according to head coach Diane Lea Marc challenge last weekend, bringing about their first undisputed leader and team captain. Canada West conference with 226 kills, and seventh in digs Scott. win of the weekend in a 3-1 (25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23) “When I first came in, I was new to the team and I with 185. Her performance earned her a spot on the Canada “Lots of time is needed,” said Scott. “I can’t expect win over the Bisons. The Wesmen won the bronze in the could kind of remain in a supporting role,” said Dirks, who West Second All-Star team, as well as an All-Canadian hon- things from a first-year player who has been training for exhibition tournament, defeating the University of Toronto is entering her third season with the Wesmen, and with her ourable mention. Dirks provided a scouting self-assess- a month.” Blues 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23), despite losing their first year down south, her fourth year of CIS eligibility. “When you ment, singling out her hitting ability as her biggest strength. “Winning and losing isn’t the problem here, it’s how two games against the Brandon Bobcats and the Regina first come, everything is run by the older players – they set However, she is also unafraid to admit her weakness. you win and lose.” Cougars in sweeps, losing both games 0-3 (21-25, 22-25, the example. Now that’s my role, which is good.” “Hitting would probably be one of my biggest Players like Claire Willerton, who dealt with a lot 20-25 vs. Brandon; 23-25, 23-25, 25-27 vs. Regina). Her head coach, Diane Scott, agrees. With every other strengths,” said Dirks. “A lot of teams know that I’m going to of injuries early in her rookie season, now have a chance Leading the team as the most experienced player Wesmen either in their third year or younger, Scott will be get a lot of balls. My weakness is probably blocking. I tend to play starting positions on the floor. Others like Marlee will be Nicola Dirks, playing in her fourth year of CIS eli- banking on Dirks’ leadership to help bring together a new- to drift a lot… a lot of left side is reading (the other team’s Bragg, who had initially the pressure of being thrown into gibility with the Wesmen. Leading a young team will be look team replacing four of six starters from last year. attack). You want to help with the middle but you want to a starting position in their rookie year, have to deal with a difficult and Dirks has her work cut out for her. Rookies “With the return of Nicola Dirks, she will definitely be help with the right side, too. Sometimes you get caught.” shift in the colour of the pressures this year, now having a Brianne and Genevieve Collette, Brooklyn Brunel, Kirsten our leader and our most veteran player on the floor,” said While Dirks still has two years left with the Wesmen, year of playing in CIS environments to draw upon. Lawson, and Kaitlyn Lewis round out the team, hoping to Scott. “She’s sort of a quiet leader. Like, her actions are posi- life after volleyball is on the horizon. The Kinesiology stu- Coming in as a new starting setter, Courtney learn much from the leadership of Dirks and the other ex- tive, but she needs to be more of an aggressive leader. She dent, who has been named an Academic All-Canadian in Desaulniers now has big shoes to fill for former Wesmen perienced players. needs to demand a bit more of her team and she has to lead each of her two years at U of W, would still like to remain setter, Christa Desrochers. Also aiding in the position is The season will likely end around a .500 due to the it herself. But she does a great job and that is a new role for close to the game. Jayme Menzies, playing a variety of roles including setting steep learning curve required of the new additions and her and she has to learn and develop it.” “I think I’d like to work with a team,” she said, showing and right and left sides. new places players stand on the team. The Wesmen wom- “What she has to do now is push the younger players the apprehension of any student when asked of their post- “[Menzies] will continue to play the role we need en’s volleyball team has shown that they can win. Time and enough to help lead them, but at the same time not be com- graduate plans, “either coaching, or working somewhere her to,” commented Scott when asked about what Menzies practice will tell all. placent or impatient with them. We’ve got four new starters with elite athletes. But who knows?” on the floor. They’re just younger, they’re less experienced, “I’d like to try and play pro in Europe too, for at least and it’s going to take some time.” a year – just to try it out.” Although only early in the preseason, Dirks’ team- *With files from Josh Boulding

WHAT TO WATCH: WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MIKE PYL country in assists. With Desrochers having left to concen- SPORTS EDITOR trate on an Honours degree, the job has been inherited by Desaulniers. While player turnover is the nature of university athletics, it will be interesting to note how she adjusts to the With Wesmen season arriving imminently, each learning curve of full-time starter. Winnipeg team has their own set of questions up in the air 3. How long will it take them to gel? right now. In concurrence with each team preview, Uniter Compared with many other programs across the coun- Sports offers up their take. Here are some angles to keep an try, the Wesmen face a rather formidable task in having to eye out for. This week: Women’s volleyball. replace four of six starters. With that, comes the challenge 1. Is Marlee Bragg ready to assume a strong of learning how to play with new teammates. Where does leadership role? middle hitter Claire Willerton like to receive the ball? What The arrival of Bragg was a significant boon to the kind of passes does Courtney Desaulniers like? Who gets Wesmen last season. As a first-year left side hitter out of a ball headed in between two back row players? Questions Lord Selkirk Secondary School, she was fourth in the con- like these, among any volleyball team, can only be answered ference in kills, en route to being named the Canada West through reps, reps, and reps. Team chemistry is huge – how Rookie of the Year, as well as a spot on the CIS All-Rookie many reps will it take to achieve it? team. However, with a year of success comes added re- 4. Is there another “Marlee Bragg” amongst sponsibility. Last year, as a rookie on a veteran-laden squad, this year’s recruiting class? Bragg could do her own thing, focusing on her own individual Bragg’s play as a rookie last year was invaluable to the development. But now, being only one of two starters return- team. And with a new five-deep group of freshmen in 2006, ing, she will be counted on to provide leadership to a rather another Marlee-like performance from one or two of them inexperienced starting lineup. would certainly be welcomed. While head coach Diane Scott 2. How will Courtney Desaulniers handle the is planning to go with a starting lineup comprised of Bragg, pressure of being the starting setter? Nicola Dirks, and last year’s reserves at this point, adjust- The setter is the point guard of volleyball. She con- ments would surely be made if a rookie proved good enough. trols the pace of the game, distributes the ball, and un- Among the contenders: Brianne and Genevieve Collette and doubtedly gets the most touches - she is the focal point of Brooklyn Brunel from the 2005 AAAA provincial finalists an offence. While going into her third season on the team, College Jeanne Sauve, 2004-05 Wheat City Journal female Desaulniers has spent the last two learning from three-year athlete of the year Kirsten Lawson, and MHSAA graduating Courtney Desaulniers and Jayme Menzies go for a tough block. PHOTOS: BROCK GRIFFIN starter Christa Desrochers who, in 2005-06, was fourth in the all-star and Westgate product Kaitlyn Lewis. October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 24 SPORTS

UNITER SPORTS NHL PREVIEW HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE LEAGUE SPORTS DANIEL FALLOON, KALEN QUALLY, AND MYKAEL SOPHER BRIEFS COMPILED BY MIKE PYL LORD STANLEY STAYING IN THE NEW SCHEDULING FORMAT TO SABRES NOT BRINGING SEXY BACK SWAMPS AND STICKS? DETERMINE PRESIDENT’S TROPHY, CUP On the heels of a very entertain- Teams from the Southeast Division Under the new scheduling rules intro- ing and exciting playoff run, the Buffalo have made off with the last two champi- duced last year, NHL teams play each divi- Sabres have become a sexy pick in the East onships, and there’s no reason why the sional rival eight times, accounting for 32 of to take the conference and possibly the Stanley Cup will be trading its sunblock for 82 games played. This means a strong team Cup. Much to the chagrin of Sabre Nation, winter clothing any time soon. While the that plays in a weak division (the Central the Sabres will not be bringing sexy back. WILLIAMS TO ATTEMPT COMEBACK defending champion Carolina Hurricanes Division) will easily be able to rack up the The team recently unveiled their new were ravaged by free agency, and Cory wins, while a team playing in a more com- ECHL-esque threads, to which the fans After a horrific motorcycle that left him Stillman to injury, stud goalie and Conn petitive division (the Pacific Division) will replied with a petition. Fixthelogo.com, happy just to be alive, the former no. 2 over- all 2002 NBA draft pick of the Chicago Bulls, Smythe winner Cam Ward, sniper Eric have to play hard every single game. as of September 15th, featured 30,000 sig- Jay Williams, signed a contract with the New Staal, and an aging Rod Brind’Amour will Teams that will benefit from this format natures requesting that the team revert Jersey Nets. The move is a positive sign to- all be back. With their core, and the addi- this year include: back to their previous jerseys. This season wards the salvaging of his once promising career. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; how- tion of some new grinders, Carolina will Detroit Red Wings: St Louis and Chicago they will be sporting a slashing new look ever, the contract is not guaranteed. Rather, it contend again this season. should be an easy 13 or 14 wins. with blues and yellows and whites, and a allows him to attend the Nets’ training camp. 2003-2004 champs, the Tampa Bay Ottawa Senators: Let’s face the facts: new emblem that appears to be Donald Williams nonetheless remains a longshot to make the team, with Jason Kidd as the incum- Lightning, armed with weapons such as Montreal, Boston, and Toronto do not Trump’s hairpiece. Although I can assure bent starter, and after rookie Marcus Williams Vincent Lecavalier, former Conn Smythe match up. you the swirly mess of an emblem is was drafted in the first round of this spring’s draft. “I think there are a lot of things in my game that winner Brad Richards, former MVP Martin Tampa Bay Lightning: They get to play meant to resemble a buffalo, I still must a lot of people don’t realize,” Williams said. “Over St. Louis, Vaclav Prospal and defenseman the woeful Washington Capitals EIGHT question a second consecutive omission the past 2½, three years I really found the passes, Dan Boyle, will rely heavily on newly ac- times! of an actual “SABRE” on the crest. They so I can still (pass) the ball and make every- one around me look great, too. My jump shot has quired goalie Marc Denis to cancel out a Not only will these teams easily make should give it up and call themselves the gotten a lot better. I just have to keep working hard.” suspect blue-line. the playoffs, they’ll also easily be eliminated Buffalo Buffaloes. – Kalen Qually In 2001, Williams led Duke to an NCAA national The sleeper in the division, how- in the first or second round. After all, they title as a sophomore. A year later, he was named the Associated Press College Player of the Year. In his ever, is the Atlanta Thrashers, who look to won’t be conditioned to playing under pres- NO SID THE KID OR ALEXANDER rookie season with the Bulls, Williams averaged 9.5 make their first playoff appearance. With sure like teams who had to play their hearts THE GREAT, BUT… points, 4.7 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.15 steals in superstars Ilya Kovalchuk and Marian out every single game just to make the play- Topping last year’s bumper crop 75 games, en route to being named to the NBA All- Rookie second team. (co. ESPN.com) Hossa expected to take care of the scor- offs, like the Edmonton Oilers last year. of rookies, including goalie Henrik ing, the Thrashers will look to goalie – Mykael Sopher Lundqvist, defenseman Dion Phaneuf, WESMEN LOOK IMPRESSIVE Kari Lehtonen and defenseman Greg de and forwards Sidney Crosby and VERSUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Vries to lead a young defensive squad. JACKETS, WILD, PENS SET TO BREAKOUT? Alexander Ovechkin will be no small feat. – Daniel Falloon Columbus Blue Jackets: This team However, the freshmen of 2006-2007 will In their first two outings of the year, the Wesmen men’s volleyball team opened their pre- has goal scorers (Nash, Carter, Modin), attempt to do just that. The headliner is season with a statement, earning an impressive split DIPIETRO TO BEGIN 15-YEAR SENTENCE playmakers (Fedorov, Vyborny), young controversial Penguins phenom Evgeni over the weekend at home against the defending After New York Islanders’ netminder talents (Zherdev, Brule), a decent blueline Malkin, who will be sidelined by injury for CIS champions Trinity Western Spartans. The win should serve notice to the rest of the country that Rick DiPietro signed a 15-year pact with (Foote, Berard), and a star goalie in the the first month of the season. Blue Jackets Winnipeg is ready to compete at the highest level. Charles Wang, I have attempted to find the making (Leclaire). Add all these together centre Gilbert Brule is the latest addition In the first game of the doubleheader Friday, upside in this deal and I have concluded and it spells success in the new NHL. to a young team that already includes the Spartans barely escaped with a 3-2 victory (25- 23, 26-28, 25-16, 18-25, 15-10). Fourth year right this: financially, DiPietro is set for life. If Minnesota Wild: The defence first sniper Rick Nash and Nikolai Zherdev. side Ben Schellenberg was dominant, notching a someone told you that you were guar- strategy was a spectacular failure for the After finishing third in AHL scoring last game high 23 kills. On Saturday, the Wesmen retaliated with a anteed to make $67.5 million in the next Minnesota Wild last year. Fortunately, year, it looks like Jiri Hudler will stick with 3-1 smacking (25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 28-26). 15 years for a signature, you would be a the management addressed this prob- the Red Wings this season. Predators’ left Richard Wiebe finished with a game high 12 kills, damn fool not to oblige. And that’s where lem by acquiring some offensive talents winger Alexander Radulov looks to be a with Ryan DeBruyn adding nine. The men’s volleyball team plays next at the it ends. As a hockey decision? I strongly in Demitra, Parrish, and d-man Johnsson. permanent fixture, after scoring 55 points Regina Invitational, October 12-14. Their preseason question DiPietro’s commitment to win- Combine these new players with Gaborik, in 23 playoff games in leading his Quebec concludes the following weekend, with their regular ning. DiPietro has sentenced himself to Rolston, and Bouchard and you have a Remparts to the Memorial Cup. Colorado’s season opener coming at home October 27 versus UBC (co. Wesmen.ca). a decade-and-a-half in hockey purgatory, team primed for offense. Wojtek Wolski, San Jose defenseman, playing for a club whose recent hockey Pittsburgh Penguins: Okay, perhaps and Hobey Baker winner Matt Carle and CANADA TO HOST WORLD decisions straddle a line between inept this season may be a little early for this Montreal’s Guillaume Latendresse round HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP and clinically insane. Take the money and up-and-coming team but with the prolific out the potentially explosive rookie pool. run, Rick! – Kalen Qually duo of Crosby and Malkin on the same – Daniel Falloon For the first time in its history, Canada will play host to the IIHF World Hockey Championship. team, they’ll win a lot more games than In a joint bid, Hockey Canada announced last year. – Mykael Sopher Quebec City and Halifax will put on the tournament to be held May 1-18, 2008. Quebec City will host the gold medal game. In the past, the International Ice Hockey Federation has shied away from hosting their flagship event in North America, as the spring timing coincides with the Stanley Cup playoffs, preferring to keep the tour- nament in Europe. Given its history, the Quebec/ Halifax announcement certainly comes as a surprise. The Championship will coincide with the IIHF’s cen- tennial anniversary. (co. TSN.ca)

MONCTON WILDCATS START SEASON ATOP CHL RANKINGS

Last year’s Memorial Cup finalists, the Moncton Wildcats, have started their season ranked no. 1 in the national poll released by the Canadian Hockey League last week. The Wildcats, who lost last year’s championship game to fellow QMJHL partner Quebec Remparts, have started the season 5-2-0-0. The Wildcats have been led thus far by Jerome Samsom, Nathan Welton, and Randy Cameron, who have notched 11, 11, and 10 points thus far after their seventh game. The Kingston Frontenacs of the OHL and the Val- d’Or Foreurs, also of the Quebec league, are third. The Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League were fourth and the OHL’s Guelph Storm fifth. The London Knights (OHL), Shawinigan Cataractes(QMJHL), Vancouver Giants (WHL), Mississauga IceDogs (OHL) and Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) finish out the top 10. (co. TSN.ca)

Enjoy the contract, Rick! It'll be a LOOONG honeymoon. newyorkrangers.czh SPORTS EDITOR: MIKE PYL contact: [email protected] The Uniter October 5, 2006 E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 786-9497 FAX: 783-7080 SPORTS 25 NFL PICKS THE PANELISTS

Every week hundreds of thousands of Dustin Addison-Schneider is the starting setter for the Wesmen men’s volleyball team.

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Game #3: Game #5: WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL (PRESEASON) Game #1: Oakland @ San Francisco Pittsburgh @ San Diego St. Louis @ Green Bay Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge “How low can I go? After reaching “Something is just not right with “Both teams are currently mere pick ‘em supremacy in my rookie season I Steelers’ QB Ben Roethlisberger. Is it FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

shadows of their former selves: perennial am enduring a terrible sophomore slump. complacency from a Super Bowl hang- Brandon 3 Wesmen 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-20) playoff teams and Super Bowl contend- At the request of our editor Mike, I am over? Physical insecurity derived from ers. The two teams are also sporting new apologizing for my uber-suckass NFL in- his near-fatal offseason motorcycle acci- Regina 3 Wesmen 0 head coaches who are looking to make sight this year. 0-for-5 last week? All of dent? A weakened running game with the (25-23, 25-23, 27-25) their first year as head man a memorable us suffered serious blows but I’ve been retirement of Jerome Bettis? Whatever SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 one. Mike McCarthy and his Packers have knocked the crap out. As additional punish- it is, it has resulted in an unsure pivot Wesmen 3 Manitoba 1 played poorly at home this year (0-2) with ment I will choose the winner of the Toilet that looks antsy in the pocket, and is (25-18, 22-25, 25-20, 25-23) their second road game to be played after Bowl 2006. San Francisco. Bank on it.” no longer adeptly managing games like Wesmen 3 Toronto 0 deadline versus the Eagles. Scott Linehan’s he was in his first two seasons. Maybe (25-11, 25-13, 25-19) Rams have been mediocre both at home – Kalen Qually he feels he’s better than that. If that and abroad. Mediocre edges out bad as is the case, Bill Cowher, take a page SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1

the Rams will improve to 4-1 next week.” ADDISON-SCHNEIDER SAYS: from Marty Schottenheimer. Reign him Wesmen 3 Toronto 0 SAN FRANCISCO in, just like San Diego has done with (25-21, 25-21, 25-23) – Thomas Asselin Philip Rivers. Only then will the Steelers ASSELIN SAYS: return to the form we expect of them.” *** Wesmen win bronze medal *** SAN FRANCISCO ADDISON-SCHNEIDER SAYS: PYL SAYS: – Mike Pyl ST. LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO MEN’S VOLLEYBALL (PRESEASON) ASSELIN SAYS: QUALLY SAYS: ST. LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO ADDISON-SCHNEIDER SAYS: Lea Marc Volleyball Challenge PYL SAYS: WEIGELDT SAYS: SAN DIEGO ST. LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 ASSELIN SAYS: QUALLY SAYS: SAN DIEGO Trinity Western 3 Wesmen 2 ST. LOUIS PYL SAYS: (25-23, 26-28, 25-16, 18-25, 15-10) SAN DIEGO WEIGELDT SAYS: Game #4: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 ST. LOUIS Dallas @ Philadelphia QUALLY SAYS: SAN DIEGO Wesmen 3 Trinity Western 1 (25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 28-26) “Admit it - you’re going to WEIGELDT SAYS: Game #2: watch this game. Even if you hate SAN DIEGO Tampa Bay @ New Orleans both teams, you’re going to be glued to the TV, if only to hear the sure-to- be deafening abuse given by the always “In Week Five, I still do not see nasty Philly fans to one Mr. Terrell any light at the end of the tunnel for Owens (barring pharmaceutical mishaps). COMING UP the Tampa Bay Bucs. With Chris Simms And while the insults will reign now out of the lineup, their passing WOMEN’S BASKETBALL down on him, the bigger slap in Home – BOB FM Shootout (Preseason) – Oct. 6 – 8 game will struggle even more than it the face will be when his old team has in their first couple games of this and his old quarterback step up and show season, and there is still no sign of that they can and they will win without Cadillac Williams returning to his form of a him. No way Philadelphia’s going to let season ago. While everything seems to be Terrell leave with the pleasure of a win.” going wrong for the Bucs, the opposite has been happening for the Saints. This will be – Nick Weigeldt their second game back at the Superdome, where they looked untouchable ADDISON-SCHNEIDER SAYS: against a strong Atlanta team on last PHILADELPHIA Monday night. I believe there is too much inspiration caused by Hurricane Katrina ASSELIN SAYS: for the Bucs to overcome. I pick the DALLAS Saints in a rout.” PYL SAYS: PHILADELPHIA – Dustin Addison-Schneider QUALLY SAYS: DALLAS ADDISON-SCHNEIDER SAYS: WEIGELDT SAYS: NEW ORLEANS PHILADELPHIA ASSELIN SAYS: NEW ORLEANS PYL SAYS: NEW ORLEANS QUALLY SAYS: NEW ORLEANS WEIGELDT SAYS: NEW ORLEANS October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 26 SPORTS

BILLY BRAGG Sooths an adoring crowd at the Ramada, Sept. 26

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SHE’LL MAKE A CHAMPION OUT OF YOU UNIVERSITY JUDO CLUB BOASTS FEMALE HEAD SENSEI

tually moving to Winnipeg in ‘96. Shortly MYKAEL SOPHER after living in Winnipeg, she started up an intramural judo club at the University of Winnipeg. This club, located in the The University of Winnipeg’s Judo club Duckworth Centre, meets several times a features a rarity amongst judo organiza- week and features students ranging in age tions: it is lead by Sensei Sharin Farag, the from 8 to 62 and from sizes ranging from only female head sensei in Manitoba and lightweight to heavyweight. Saskatchewan. In judo, competitors are sorted by A position normally dominated by weight class (measured in kilograms) and males, Sharin Farag has been Sensei of the by gender. The university’s club has repre- Sensei Farag instructs students on the correct way to initiate a grappling technique. PHOTO: MYKAEL SOPHER University’s Judo team for eight years, and sentatives in most classes, but there is one this is a position she takes quite seriously. key weight class they are lacking in: the A deliberate mentality combined with an heavyweight division. This is a problem According to the unrelenting respect for her students have plaguing all Manitoban judo teams, with club’s male heavy- turned the members of this club into a the province as a whole lacking competi- weight champion group of champions. This is greatly re- tors in the heaviest weight division. “We Robert Mazur, flected by the tournament successes of this are in strong need of female heavyweights “You don’t see a group, who have won countless medals in - 72 kgs or more - as well as male heavy- lot of injuries in provincial and national championships. weights - 100 kgs or more,” Sensei Sharin here or in com- “I coach the way my coach taught admits. petitions…Judo is me,” she explains. This involves treating The classes themselves involve a great a very safe sport her students with the same amount of re- deal of physical effort. Students are taught and if a move is spect she expects from them, constantly a variety of standing and ground tech- found to cause encouraging students to compete, and of- niques, and learn to score points according too many inju- fering continuous feedback on their tech- to the Judo scoring system. While students ries, it is banned niques. “She pushes you and loves you at are practicing, Sensei Sharin constantly cir- from competi- the same time,” quips 16 year-old student cles the class making sure students are on tions.” Tanya Friesen. task and performing moves properly. There While stu- Originally from Egypt, Sensei Sharin is an air of respect in the club while she dents are primar- Sensei Farag (back row, right) with students. PHOTO: MYKAEL SOPHER brings a unique perspective of the world to teaches, but Sensei Sharin also incorpo- ily taught judo her club. She has been involved in Judo for rates her wonderful sense of humour while techniques at the 26 years, which includes 16 years of tour- teaching, and is always willing to share a club, they also learn about nutrition and the tive to the gym. “I guarantee I can turn nament experience and 10 years of teach- laugh with students. importance of a healthy diet, and how this anyone into a champion, as long as they ing. Part of her tournament experience The issue of safety however, is no relates to success in the sport. Moreover, are willing to put forth the effort,” Sensei includes representing her country as the laughing matter for her, as there is a strong students have access to a weight training Sharin says without a trace of doubt. If Egyptian champion for her weight class at emphasis on safety in her club as well as in room and access to a personal trainer. you’re interested in more information the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, the sport. When students are taught a new The club is always welcoming new about the club, visit the club’s website at Spain. technique, they also learn how to ensure members, and at the low cost of only $40 www.uwjudo.com or contact the club via She came to Canada in 1994, even- the safety of their partner or opponent. for five months, it is an excellent alterna- email at [email protected]. October 5, 2006 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 28

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