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University of winnipeg’s campUs and commUnity weekly ISSUE 2008/10/09 VOLUME07 63 Caught on tape: local heroes Comeback Kid revealed in doc by winnipeg’s newest production company arts & culture page 14 their songs are ‘forged in hell by Satan herself:’ evil survives arts & culture page 15 october 9, 2008 the Uniter contact: [email protected] 02 NNEEwsws why purchasing a “we are psychic incarnates Canadian soccer home in the U.s. was of satan, working out of commentators weigh like buying a sofa earthly vessels” in on our national from Kern Hill men’s team news page 8 comments page 9 arts & culture page 15 sports page 23 news UNITER STAFF managing editor Stacy Cardigan Smith » [email protected] Slum lords, beware BUsiness manager James D. Patterson » [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER city crunches down on Melody Morrissette » [email protected] “as long as those derelict copy and style editor neglected properties Ashley Holmes » [email protected] buildings are here people pHoto editor Joe Kornelsen are going to look at Mark Reimer » [email protected] Beat reporter news assignment editor this community as a Toban Dyck » [email protected] dangerous community.” news prodUction editor wners of run-down buildings Ksenia Prints » [email protected] in Winnipeg will have a shorter –Don miedema, arts and cUltUre editor time frame to bring their proper- spence neighbourhood association Aaron Epp » [email protected] Oties into compliance with the city’s safety comments editor regulations. Devin Morrow » [email protected] Winnipeg’s City Council has unani- sports editor mously voted to request that the provincial mark reimer Joshua Boulding » [email protected] government change the City of Winnipeg listings coordinator Charter Act so that derelict buildings can be Curran Faris » [email protected] taken from their owners more quickly. Beat reporter Students walking in the neighbourhoods Derelict buildings, like this 431 Sherbrook Street property, are said to be a dangerous eyesore. Dan Huyghebaert » [email protected] around the University of Winnipeg will find Beat reporter more derelict buildings than in other parts Joe Kornelsen » [email protected] of the city. property regulation from 60 days to 31 days. and Solkoski believe that it would be more Beat reporter According to Garry Solkoski, housing & Despite the proposed changes, Miedema effective to limit the time devoted to find- Sandy Klowak » [email protected] existing buildings administrator for the City ing property owners. Contacting an owner Beat reporter of Winnipeg, when compared to the rest of can be the most time consuming part of the Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] the city “there are far more vacant build- Derelict properties currently process. ings… located within the inner city.” in Winnipeg: 700 Tim Herkert has owned a property in CONTRIBUTORS: cory falvo, robert Huynh, Brooke Not only are these buildings eyesores, said the core area for nearly 20 years which he dmytriw, Julia werner, michael Hancharyk, John gaudes, Solkoski, they are also dangerous and prone now rents out. He said derelict buildings can wesley flett Johnston, emily payne, robert galston, J. to arson. williamez, andrew tod, will dumont, matt preprost, cindy Notices served to owners hurt his property value. In the last five years, titus, noni Brynjolson, Holly rose, kiley dyck, Bucky Don Miedema is the housing coordinator to comply with Vacant and two vacant buildings near his property were driedger, courtney schwegel, Jonathan dyck, courtney at the Spence Neighbourhood Association. Derelict Buildings By-law burned down. schwegel, graca resendes, deanne Beattie, tom asselin, He has been working with city inspectors to “Last spring right across the street [the marko Bilandzjia, kevin chaves, scott christiansen, mike in 2008: 18 collins, adam peleshaty, Brad pennington, Jo villaverde, try to deal with houses in the Spence neigh- house] burned,” he said. “We were going adam Johnston, natasha tersigni. bourhood that have been neglected by their to sell in the spring so we said maybe next the Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of owners. Proportion of derelict proper- year.” winnipeg and is published by mouseland press inc. mouseland “A number of them are absentee own- ties that fail to comply with Herkert believes that when a building is press inc. is a membership based organization in which students ers,” said Miedema. “None of the people not maintained to meet its intended pur- and community members are invited to participate. for more initial order: 33 per cent information on how to become a member go to www.uniter.ca, or in the neighbourhood own these derelict pose and its owner is unwilling to remedy call the office at 786-9790. the Uniter is a member of the canadian buildings.” the problems, the owner forfeits the right to University press and campus plus media services. sUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, GRAPHICS AND pHOTOS ARE Miedema believes these buildings are a Estimated time frame the property. WELCOME. articles must be submitted in text (.rtf) or microsoft word drag on a community’s development, mak- from initial conviction under To Herkert, unused derelict buildings are (.doc) format to [email protected], or the relevant section editor. ing the whole community look bad. deadline for submissions is 6:00 p.m. thursday, one week before Vacant and Derelict Buildings just being wasted. publication. deadline for advertisements is noon friday, six days “As long as those derelict buildings are “[The city] should turn those derelict prior to publication. the Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print By-Law to city taking land submitted material. the Uniter will not print submissions that are here people are going to look at this commu- properties back on the market,” he said. homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. we also reserve the nity as a dangerous community,” he said. title: 450 days “Then you will have a better housing stock.” right to edit for length and/or style. The change to the city charter will reduce CONTACT US source: garry solkoski, housing & existing buildings ad- To review the full City of Winnipeg Charter » the amount of time a property owner has to ministrator for the city of winnipeg. General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 bring their property into compliance with Act, go to Web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/2002/ Advertising: 204.786.9790 c03902e.php. Editors: 204.786.9497 Fax: 204.783.7080 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.uniter.ca BY ANDREW MCMONAGLE LOCATION » WHAT WOULD YOU THINK IF SHOPS WERE CLOSED ON SUNDAYS? Room ORM14 FOR MORE ON SUNDAY SHOPPING SEE PAGE 4 University of Winnipeg 515 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 Simon Aguto Sharon Joseph Juliana Dragomir Fourth year, economics Upgrading student Stay-at-home mother moUseland press Board of directors: “It’s not good. I do my “I think they should be open. “I think it would be great. It takes david eisBrenner (chair), mary agnes welch, shopping on weekends. Usually that’s the day people away from the family time we rob nay, nick tanchuk, Brian gagnon, devin king, It’s the time when I feel free get their shopping done. They have. A lot of people who work to do so. Sometimes I go to a should be open even earlier! part-time don’t have a choice but meg mcgimpsey, Ben Zorn, kelly ross (UWSA), movie, too.” Sometimes I want to get my to work Sundays. I hated it when I scott nosaty shopping done early in the day.” worked retail.” for inquiries e-mail: [email protected] Marcus Neureiter Krystal Lent Paul Pimola COVER IMAGE Fourth year, politics Second year, science Security guard, G4S Security “I’m from Germany where “I would really hate it. I think Service part of the Joan scaglione: they’re always closed on they should be open so kids “I think people should have a Sunday. I appreciate them don’t get bored. Also, I work day off, to not have to work regeneration show, running being open.” during the hours that stores on Sunday. For some, it’s a are open during the week.” necessity, but retail being open from sept. 25 to oct 22, 2008 doesn’t help me. It’s a day of rest, in gallery 1c03 and outdoors in to regroup.” the alumni green centre. Ne w s As s i g N m e N t ed i t o r : to b an dy c k contact: [email protected] the Uniter october 9, 2008 e-m A i l : Ne w s @u N i t e r .c A Ph o N e : 786-9497 NEws 03 FA x : 783-7080 The manitoba (cheap) housing crunch local news Briefs new report compiled by andrew mcmonagle “we don’t have an active, average rental reveals the price for a major project on affordable grim reality two-Bedroom housing right now.” apartment as of City to KEEP itS BottLED WatEr winnipeg’s executive policy of affordable –robert roach, april, 2008: committee, chaired by mayor sam canada west Foundation katz, unanimously voted against a housing in a.B. $1,049 plan to ban the sale of bottled water at municipal facilities on oct. 3. o.n. $931 those in favour of the ban suggested the province that bottled water is more expensive B.c. $921 and harmful to the environment, while andrew McMonagle mark reimer tap water is equally safe to drink. Beat reporter n.s. $739 a bottled water representative at the meeting suggested bottled water m.B. $726 couldn’t be banned in places where pop and other junk foods are still sold. ith a quarter of With a rental vacancy rate of under two per cent and rising rent costs in Winnipeg, s.k.