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NUKE PROOF ARM/LEG Woman who starved son to death gets parole ARMOUR KINGSTON, Ont. (CP) — An Ontario The board also noted Turner has woman who was sentenced to 16 years formed “what appears to be a relative­ in prison in one of Canada’s stiffest ly stable and supportive relationship.” S a le* 9 9 " penalties for child abuse was granted Turner admitted to the board that full parole because she is now consid­ she and her husband “verbally and W E SPEC IA LIZ E IN: ered “low risk,” the National Parole physically abused” their son and • 24 BICYCLES Board determined. “failed to ensure he was properly nour­ • CHUMBA WUMBA Lorelei Turner, 38, of Sault Ste. ished.” 11 • CLUB ROOST Marie, Ont., was granted probation by She also admitted to the possibility • CRAFTWORKS the board on Wednesday in a decision that she “transferred the anger and that shocked child-abuse activists. • ELLSWORTH frustration” she felt toward her hus­ She and her husband Steven were band onto her son. • MOUNTAIN CYCLE convicted of manslaughter in July The board ruled it was “satisfied” • NUKE PROOF 1995 for the beating and starvation tliat Rim er’s “risk is manageable in the • ROTEC CYCLES death of their three-year-old son John. community on full parole with the spe­ Both received 16-year sentences, at cial conditions indicated.” the time among Canada’s harshest Turner had been on day parole punishments for child abuse. Turner’s and living in a halfway house since UNBEATABLE husband was granted full parole in Au­ May 2000, and the board’s decision gust 2001. means she can now live on her own, In a written decision, the board not­ but subject to certain conditions. ^ BIKES i ed that "Rimer successfully completed She must remain within 25 kilome­ four six-month periods of day parole tres of her residence, is not allowed _ , _ Hardcore Bikes while attending counselling and also unsupervised contact with anyone Unbeatable Prices C P p h o t o s found a full-time job, and was subse­ under 16 and must continue to re­ John Turner, 3, w as starved to death by his parents Lorelei, above, and www.UnbeatableBikes. com quently assessed as “low risk.” ceive counselling. S teven Turner. Both parents are now out on parole. 250-613-0191

Finance m inister Sarnia woos Theodore Too HALIFAX (CP) — If Halifax doesn’t want the celebrity tugboat Theodore to com m ent on loo, then Sarnia may be interested. “The vessel would make a fine addition to our waterfront,” Rod Brown, a councillor in the Ontario city, said Friday. “We’ve got two bridges, just like Halifax, and a bustling waterfront,” he said, budget, econom y referring to how Halifax Harbour has been popularized as Big Harbour, OTTAWA (CP) — Finance Minister Paul Martin will up­ Theodore Tugboat’s fictional home on the children’s TV series. date the powerful Commons finance committee — and by Brown said he’s asked Sarnia tourism authorities to monitor what happens extension, the country — in early June on how he sees the with Theodore Too, the replica of Theodore Tugboat. federal books and the economy unfolding in a rapidly im­ Theodore Too is under arrest in Halifax Harbour on a creditor’s lien of about proving environment. $2,500, after its owner, Cochran Communications Inc., went into receiver­ Martin w ill make a rare appearance before the committee ship. June 11 to face questions from opposition and Liberal MPs Brown said there’s been lots of public and private interest in bringing about where he thinks the economy is headed and its im­ Theodore Too to Sarnia, but in the end it comes down to money. He said some pact on the national budget. people are balking at a reported $450,000 price tag attached to the move. Sources say Martin won’t give a formal, interim update on Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley said Theodore Too — with his huge red cap and | [ § ^ LACKWATER CONSTRUCTION CO. LTD. last December’s budget, written when many feared the big smile — was a big hit during a visit to the city last year. country was on the brink of a post-Sept. 11 recession. He said city council won’t directly spend taxpayers’ money on the vessel but Many assumptions of that time — including that Ottawa “we’d support such a plan if somebody else would take the risk.” Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly said it’s time for serious negotiations on keeping Third Avenue Revitalization would barely break even in the last fiscal year — have since been overturned. Theodore Too in Nova Scotia. The city has a June 6 session with the receiver and it’s possible a meeting on the boat’s future might be held before then. DEMOLITION, That includes a surprisingly high budget surplus for the fiscal year that ended March 31, improving prospects for an­ other healthy surplus in the fiscal year 2002-2003. CANOPY REMOVAL Just over a week ago, Finance Department officials re­ leased initial figures showing a surplus of $9.8 billion for fis­ Economic yardstick pitched Effective M ay 15, 2002 and the next five weeks, cal 2001-2002. Blackwater Const, crews will be working on 3rd That’s a remarkable rebound from five months ago when OTTAWA (CP) — The Canadian Fed­ “We used to do these surveys annu­ Ave. between Victoria St. and George St. the December budget anticipated a slim $1.5-billion surplus eration of Independent Business pro­ ally, but we felt we could get a better — with luck. Final spending and taxation adjustment could duced a new economic yardstick Fri­ picture on a quarterly basis,” Swift The hours of work will be between reduce that surplus by a few billion dollars. day, a survey it says can track the said. 6:00 pm and 7:00 am But they dryly acknowledged the country’s dramatic economy better than other standards. She said surveys of the federation (evenings), Sunday through to Friday. change in economic circumstances. The Quarterly Business Barometer, membership can produce tens of “The results to date are somewhat better than expected .. presented to Finance Minister Paul thousands of responses quickly, giv­ There will be lane closures and occasional street . reflecting the better-than-expected economic performance Martin, is bullish on the economy over ing a more accurate picture of the closures, during this period. Access to in the fourth quarter of 2001, which continued into the first the next year. economy. businesses during work hours will be maintained, g quarter of 2002,” officials recently wrote in their monthly Federation president Catherine For example, last fall many econo­ For further details, please call 561-1729 § update of the national accounts. Swift says the barometer predicts eco­ mists were predicting a recession in nomic growth of three to four per cent the w ake o f Sep t. 11. S w ift said her this year and forecasts that unemploy­ members were more optimistic and ment w ill drop below seven per cent. they appear to have been right. Health financing The forecast is better than that of “When, week after week, the data Construction or most analysts, who are looking for kept telling us that small firms were questions remain three per cent. The Bank of Canada doing pretty well, we realized from the has said growth could reach four per doom and gloom coming from the Forestry Dispute? REGINA (CP) — Western Canada’s more traditional economic circles that finance and health ministers are won­ cent. The jobless rate in April was 7.6 per small business wasn’t being factored dering where Ottawa w ill find the into their thinking.” money to implement anticipated rec­ cent. Call M itch H oug ommendations in Roy Romanow’s re­ port on health care. That was a concern raised at a low- W ILSON, KING & COM PANY Child beaters fight conviction key meeting of the ministers at the [\ A KfU STl R j \ \ D S O I I C.TTO K 5 TORONTO (CP) — A couple that mother whom Ewaschuk found mur­ Saskatchewan legislature Friday. brutally beat their seven-year-old boy dered Randal, is also appealing. Phone (250) 960-3200 “I have to say this was not a meeting 4 0 9 9 1 7 to death in a horrifying case of child She has hired appeals lawyer Marie to come up with a lot of conclusions,” abuse regarded as one of the worst in Henein, a partner to Eddie Greenspan, said Saskatchewan Finance Minister Canada’s history is appealing their although no appeal has yet been filed. Eric Cline. “It was a meeting of an ex­ conviction. Marcia, who was sentenced three W e Don’t Sell. ploratory nature.” Tony Dooley filed an inmate appeal weeks ago Friday to life imprisonment Saskatchewan Health Minister John Friday of his second-degree murder with no chance of parole for 18 years, W e Help You Buy. Nilson told reporters that the aim of conviction in the death of his tiny son had until Friday to file. the gathering was to arrive at common Randal. Prom inent law yer Clay Ruby is In sentencing the Dooleys for their solutions to present the federal gov­ handling the appeal. respective roles in the “heinous, horrif­ ernment when Romanow, a former electronics “Trial judge (Eugene Ewaschuk) erred ic” murder of seven-year-old Randal in Saskatchewan NDP premier, delivers on (explaining to the jury) intent neces­ September 1998, Ewaschuk said, his report later this year. sary for second-degree murder and the “Tony Dooley knew his wife was con­ Romanow’s royal commission has verdict was unreasonable,” wrote Dooley, stantly battering Randal and he chose travelled the country seeking new CB 36, who was sentenced to serve at least to be the coward and to ignore his ideas to reform Canada’s public 13 years before being eligible for parole. son’s plight as her whipping boy for "Proud to Support Downtown" medicare program and address rapidly Marcia Dooley, the sadistic step­ her violent frustrations.” 1175 - 2nd Avenue 564-1234 escalating health care costs.

Nova Scotia vets honoured Arctic Canada HALIFAX (CP) — They marched into Holland as young bracing for men in 1944 but on Friday morning their wheelchairs and motorized scooters were quietly rolled into formation. phone strike H o m e A small ceremony at the Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial building in Halifax kicked off a weekend that will see more WHITEHORSE (CP) — North- westel Inc. workers w ill be on strike than 2,000 Nova Scotia veterans honoured by the Dutch t a i d w c n e government. Monday unless an agreement can Holland created the Dutch Medal of Remembrance to rec­ be reached between the union and ognize the role Canada played in ridding that country of the employer. Nazis during the Second World War. Conciliation talks between the George Fraser said the medals show the sacrifices that 380 unionized workers across Canadians made haven’t been forgotten by the Dutch. He Northern Canada and management CIASSIC also said he hasn’t forgotten the character of the people of ended earlier this month when the the Netherlands. union turned down a final pro­ OSCILLATING “The tenacity, the determination that they were going to posed deal. beat the Germans, come hell or high water. It cost them At that time, Anne Kennedy dearly, but they did it. They were marvelous people.” Grainger, the spokeswoman for 1 2 ” F A N Northwestel, said it was up to the union to make the next move. 3 sp e e d with tilt angle Girl pleads guilty to infanticide Kennedy Grainger said Friday that earlier this week, the union adjustment and chrome P R IN C E ALBERT, Sask. (C P ) — A 14-year-old girl pleaded asked for a two-year contract that safety grille. 3838-o4o guilty Friday to infanticide for abandoning her newborn ba­ would have seen a five-per-cent by along a seldom-used trail behind her home. raise in each of the two years. The The teenager, who cannot be named under the Young Of­ company wanted a three-year con­ fenders Act, was also charged with first-degree murder, but tract with lower rates of increase. that was dropped in exchange for her guilty plea to the less­ Northwestel has an emergency er charge. operations plan in place to continue The girl walked into a bush on Oct. 2, 2001, near the providing service to customers, 3 A & B Home Hardware —n-fc s9y v; | home on the Whitefish reserve that she shared with several Kennedy Grainger said. relatives and gave birth to the baby. She had hidden the Management is prepared to oper­ ate the telephone system across the 3 3789 W Austin • 962-9666 Sun& & 6pmdays §pregnancy from her family, court heard. North and replacement workers The girl wrapped the baby boy in a blanket, placed him would not be hired. along the infrequently used trail and walked away.