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Nov. 15 - Nov. 21, 2013 15 - Nov. Nov. t 146-11 Pros of the Con Halifax's sci-fi overload, pg. 12 CKDU sued for picnic payment, pg. 3 Swimmer fundraises for Rio, pg. 17 Cover by Chris Parent Nathan DeLuca Nov. 15 - Nov. 21, 2013 t WEEKLY DISPATCH staff Ian Froese, Editor-in-Chief [email protected] Chris Parent, Photo Editor [email protected] Joelline Girouard, Copy Editor [email protected] Justin Hartling, Online Editor [email protected] Kristie Smith, News Editor Jesse Ward, Asst. News Editor Emily Davidson, Art Director [email protected] [email protected] Sam Elmsley, Opinions Editor Ian Fleming, Video Director [email protected] [email protected] Mat Wilush, Arts Editor Aaron Merchant, Business Manager Zoe Doucette, Asst. Arts Editor [email protected] [email protected] Isaac Green, Financial Manager Benjamin Blum, Sports Editor [email protected] Daniel Bergman, Asst. 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Local hotdog vendor suing CKDU Weagle, however, understood that he would provide hotdogs to Radio station, contractor disagree on terms of anyone attending the picnic and be reimbursed shortly thereafter. catering summer picnic Former CKDU volunteer Ryan Delehanty attended this year’s picnic. He was not one of the 24 ticket holders to visit Weagle for free food, but after hearing about the ticket system, he found it strange when he was handed a free hotdog and drink. “They had a tip jar for dona- tions, so I just dropped the money I would have spent in there,” recalls Delahanty. Weagle disagrees with the radio station's assessment. He says the Steven Weagle. ttt1SFTTQIPUP agreement was that he would supply enough food for approxi- Lalonde declined to comment. mately 150 people, accept dona- “I'm still hopeful that things tions at his booth, and that CKDU might even be resolved without would “settle up” early the follow- a court date appearance,” says ing week. Weagle. “I'm an optimistic person Instead, Weagle says he received that some sort of settlement can a phone call from Lalonde the be arranged and avoid the added following Monday night, saying time and energy and cost asso- they'd already settled up and that ciated with having to appear at no compensation was owed. court. To me, it's an unnecessary “A tip jar isn't out of the ordi- expense.” nary,” says Delehanty, “but it just In the months since the picnic, seemed kind of absurd to me that the two parties have continued CKDU is confident the emails support their side. ttt1IPUPCZ"EFMFWBO8ZL if they intended to give away hot- exchanging emails. At one point, dogs, why go through the effort of CKDU made Weagle an offer. Kristie Smith hotdogs outside Dal’s Student Russell Gragg, chair of CKDU's printing and tracking tickets?” “We felt bad because an inde- News Editor Union Building (SUB). board of governors, “Gianna The Dawgfather has helped pendent business man misread an Unable to cater the event this would give out tickets to CKDU Weagle with the claim, a veteran agreement and was out of pocket, Dalhousie's campus radio station, year, he recommended a friend of volunteers and members that of small claims court himself, and so we offered to give him a bit of a CKDU 88.1 FM, and its station his, owner of a recent start-up. could be exchanged for either one expected CKDU to settle before it break. Gianna offered a better ad manager are being sued by a local “I was embarrassed, because I regular hot dog, one veggie dog, got this far. Gragg says that won't package for him, which he said he vendor who claims he was never was the one who introduced them or a drink, up to a total amount be happening because the emails was not interested in,” says Gragg. paid for his work at the non-prof- and [Lalonde] would put him of $250 and that would be turned support their side of the story. “He wanted the cash.” it's annual summer picnic. through that,” says the Dawgfa- around into $250 worth of adver- “I find it very confusing that Weagle acknowledged the Court documents show that ther. tising.” they would go through weeks of offers by CKDU but recognized it Steven Weagle, owner of Super- “I'm very surprised that CKDU Superdogs claims CKDU owes emails and come up with some- as an “admission of guilt,” asking dogs Succulent Sausages, is suing would even pull a move like that them $842, to cover the cost of thing,” says Gragg, who is over- why they would offer more than for $842. The station manager, because they're supposed to be the supplies and subsequent legal seeing the case for CKDU, “and he was asking, albeit in advertis- Gianna L. Lalonde, was served on quintessential, 'Hey, we're for the fees. In an email, Weagle listed then Gianna, without speaking ing and not cash, if they felt they Nov. 5 to appear in court on Dec. small guy.’ Then what do they do? the supply costs as such: to anybody else, would approach were in the right from the begin- 19. Turn around and stiff the quintes- him the day of the event and com- ning. “It was very to the point,” says sential small business man.” • $126 in donair pletely change that around and The trial begins on Dec. 19. Weagle shortly after serving the The arrangement between • $66 in beef agree to offer a large cash deal.” papers. “I just said, 'Hello Gianna, CKDU and Weagle was made pri- • $48 in chicken you're being served,' and she said marily over email but Weagle says • $165 in hotdogs 'Great,' and that was that.” verbal changes were made at the • $45 in veggie dogs On the cover: CKDU’s volunteer appreciation event and that his volunteer staff, • $235 in kettle corn picnic took place this year on Aug.

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