http://www.newsatniagara.com Jan. 26, 2007 Volume 37, Issue 6 See Page 8The Best Way To Connect With Niagara See Page 12 Green movement Bug-a-liciousBug-a-licious gains momentum By RYAN MCLEAN winning in British Columbia, so I Staff Writer know I’m not running in B.C.” As the environment becomes a “If we can get a core of MPs hot issue in Canadian politics, the elected, ideally more than 12, we surge in popularity for the Green could start impacting policy. I feel Party of Canada is getting people’s Harper was elected by accident attention. because democracy was not The London federal byelection working. We need to rescue our on Nov. 27 was the fi rst opportunity system from a Harper majority for Canadian voters since January government, which is a huge risk of 2006 to send some signals back to everything we care about.” to Ottawa about how they felt their May pointed out that the Green government was doing, explained Party is a global movement with Elizabeth May, Green Party leader “70 parties around the globe, and a recipient of the Order of including France and Germany.” Canada. “We draw on a lot of support and May said the fact she fi nished a strength, which most people don’t close second ahead of “the hand- know about.” picked Conservative candidate, The party runs on the common Dianne Haskett” confi rmed the sense approach and avoids the public is not happy with how strange process of being on the left Stephen Harper’s government is or right, explained May. working. The Green Party, similar to other Asked if she would return to her small parties, has little to no power. London North Centre riding after However, with the Ontario Citizens the recent success, she replied, Assembly traveling Ontario’s “It’s pretty tempting, but I’m not electoral districts to determine sure yet.” whether the current winner- Speaking to a roundtable of takes-all voting system should be students and community members changed to a possible version of at Brock University in St. proportional representation, this Catharines on Jan. 12, May said, would benefi t smaller parties like Lindsay Nobuto, a Niagara Culinary Institute student, serves up scorpion pizza at the Niagara “Former prime ministers Brian the Green Party. Parks Butterfl y Conservatory Bug-a-licious festival on Jan. 20. Mulroney and Paul Martin said Photo by Nadine Webster I would have the best chance of Continued on page 9 Whooping cough on rise ‘Get Loose’ puzzles Niagara By SHAWN DIXON parents seek medical assistance. Staff Writer Antibiotics help to “reduce the By KRIS DUBE font, and most are accompanied have appeared in other local On Dec. 22, 2006, Dr. David risk of transmission” and curb Staff Writer with a smaller sub heading that newspapers. McKeown, Toronto’s Medical symptoms. The illness usually lasts All bands like publicity, usually reads “GYS.” In most of them, there have been Offi cer of Health, issued a warning two to four weeks. The disease as a result of people liking their It is the specifi cs of each tag that some “bogus explanations,” says to parents that whooping cough is usually affects infants and young music and eventually buying their leads O’Connor to believe that O’Connor. on the rise. children. album or T-shirt. it is “defi nitely someone who is Continued on page 2 In 2005, 176 cases of whooping In 2005 the Niagara region had The band Get Loose has been referencing our band, because of cough [Pertussis] were reported. 23 confi rmed cases of whooping getting a lot of attention lately for our song Get Your Skate.” Between Jan. 1, 2006, and Jan. 11, cough. In 2006 the number of all the wrong reasons. They’ve O’Connor is not excited about 2007, 669 cases of the disease were confi rmed cases dropped to fi ve. been defunct for over a year, but everyone talking about his former reported. The number of children in the it’s obvious that someone in the band, nor is he boasting about , but Index According to the warning region getting vaccinated for Niagara region wishes the band he is pretty sure that “this is about issued, the likely reason for the whooping cough is at 81 per cent. were still together. us.” This attention is all coming as hike is infants who are not fully This is lower than the Health Several landmarks in Niagara a surprise to O’Connor, since he Columns pg. 7 immunized and children without Canada recommended 95 per cent Falls and St. Catharines have been spends most of his time living in any immunization. level of those vaccinated. Children vandalized with what one might Toronto while attending college. Politics pg. 9 Whooping cough cause many are to be vaccinated at two, four see as free advertising since many While O’Connor was home over symptoms: a runny nose, a severe and six months of age and again at people are talking about it. the holidays, he noticed it for the Health pg. 10 cough and high-pitched gasping four years old. Dave O’Connor, 20, who was fi rst time. spells. Illness can occur within “Sometimes, because we don’t the singer in Get Loose, says that He was driving to the Pen Entertainment pg. 16 three weeks of contact with the see the infectious disease, people this is “good publicity for the band, Centre from Fort Erie, which is respiratory infection. forget [about it],” said Lois but bad publicity for punk rock.” his hometown, and “saw one along Noise@Niagara pg. 17 Dr. McKeown suggested in Lacroix, manager of the Infectious Every tag is exactly the same in the route, I think on Thorold Stone the warning the children with the Disease Program for the Niagara its message. The name of the band Road.” Sports pg. 20 disease stay home from school and region public health. is scribbled in varying styles of Other stories about this situation Page 2, news@niagara, Jan. 26, 2007 Former band receives attention for wrong reason Your voice Continued from page 1 “A lot of people think that it has some kind ahead and do it.” counts! of underlying message about drinking or The members of Get Loose have never doing drugs. I guess it’s just an easy scapegoat spoken of a reunion any time soon because for people.” everyone has moved on to play in other bands Although this is being considered as a such as Like You. O’Connor’s current band, chain of serious offences and O’Connor does called Our Father, is based in Toronto. not condone it, he still isn’t offended by it. “Since all this happened, I have noticed He does feel that “some of the landmarks the profi le views going up quickly on our vandalized are a little extreme.” myspace page, but, if anything, this will only “If you feel passionate about something prolong a reunion, rather than make it happen and have an idea for an artistic endeavour, go sooner,” says O’Connor. Beginning February 5th, students will have the chance to complete the Ontario College Student Satisfaction Survey – a survey that the Ontario government asks each college to conduct. The survey results are important! They show how Niagara College compares to the other colleges when it comes to student Residents throughout the Niagara region are growing more offended by several related satisfaction – with your program, our facilities and graffi ti tags in St. Catharines and Niagara Falls. Photo by Kris Dube services, and the college as a whole. Government sees the results, the media report them, and Co-op student ‘excited to go back’ prospective students use them to help choose a By JULIANNE VAN DYK be spending three hours a week almost every college. Staff Writer day in this semester. Following this she was As colder weather strikes, so does the peril given the rundown of the children’s schedule, of something new for the fi rst-year Early and the two prepared for their arrival. Childhood Education students. As could be expected, the fi rst day was mostly In 2006, we ranked # 1 overall in Melissa Rauwerda, 19, travelled on Jan. spent observing the activities. Rauwerda says 15 to her fi rst day as a placement student she did participate in helping with the craft student satisfaction – a tribute to your at Beamsville Co-op. She was fi lled with time, when the children sprinkled strawberry doubts and worries such as where to enter the Jell-O onto paper strawberries. building. At the end of the day she breathed a sigh professors and staff who work hard to make your “I don’t know if I can do this” was another of relief that the day was not fi lled with the thought that would push its way forward. horrors that plagued her mind on her journey experience here a valuable and enriching one. Rauwerda was relieved instantly upon to a placement. arrival when her supervisor was ready and “I’m excited to go back.” waiting for her at the door. Rauwerda was given a tour of the room in which she would The in-class survey will be administered BAD WEATHER? between February 5 and February 16. 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