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ISSUE 2007/11/010VOLU8ME 62 INSIDE 02 News 06 Comments 09 Arts & Culture 15 Listings uniter.ca 18 Sports » EB W HE T N O [email protected] » E-MAIL . 08 . ss I VOL. 62 VOL. NOV 01, 2007 01, NOV EEKLY W T DEN TU DOWNTOWN STILL SAFE 04 BUT RECENT VIOLENCE RAISES QUESTIONS F WINNIPEG S F WINNIPEG TRULY CANADIAN THEATRE O 09 STRETCHING HIDE OFFERS ALTERNATIVES FOR GRIEVING Y T THE ART OF DRAWING BACK TO BASICS AT THE GRAFFITI GALLERY ERSI 11 V NI U MAN VERSUS MAMMAL 18 PRO BULL RIDING IN THE PEG THE THE ♼ November 1, 2007 The Uniter contact: [email protected] 02 NEWS UNITER STAFF NEWS EDITOR: STACY CARDIGAN SMITH NEWS EDITOR: KSENIA PRINTS E-MAIL: [email protected] E-MAIL: [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR News Jo Snyder » [email protected] BUSINess MANAGER James D. Patterson » [email protected] West End residents PRODUCTION MANAGER Sarah Sangster » [email protected] hesitant about new zoning bylaw PHOTO EDITOR Natasha Peterson » [email protected] NATASHA PETERSON JAMES JANZEN COPY & STYLE EDITOR BEAT REPORTER Jacquie Nicholson » [email protected] NEWS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR newly proposed city-wide zoning bylaw is Stacy Cardigan Smith » [email protected] causing a stir among Winnipeg’s communi- ties with its threat of uncontested business Aopenings. News PRODUCTION EDITOR Ksenia Prints » [email protected] It is a process so cumbersome it would send shiv- ers down the spine of even the most jaded civic politics COMMENTS EDITOR student, and yet so important that many community Ben Wood » [email protected] leaders have been doing their homework and are rais- ing their voices at city hall. ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR “The new bylaw overall has many improvements Whitney Light » [email protected] good for the city… [but] there are, of course, many issues of concern for various sectors and groups,” LISTINGS COORDINATOR said the West End BIZ’s executive director, Gloria Kristine Askholm [email protected] » Cardwell-Hoeppner. Along with the heights of street signs, commit- SPORTS EDITOR ting more area to green space and the unwanted pres- Kalen Qually » [email protected] ence of parking structures, one of the main issues of Businesses like this payday loan store will have a harder time opening shop once the new bylaw is passed. concern in this bylaw is the merging of commercial BEAT RepORTER Jenette Martens » [email protected] zoning districts in an effort to streamline develop- ment. would be unwelcome. Currently sitting at 152 pages, the proposed Areas such as Ellice Avenue, which are currently BEAT RepORTER So why allow private clubs as permitted zoning bylaw will set the tone for the next several years zoned as C1.5, will be zoned as C2 under the new Cameron MacLean » [email protected] usages on Ellice Avenue, a section of the city which of development in Winnipeg. bylaw. Under C1.5, establishments such as private Plan Winnipeg labels as a “Major Improvement It does not include downtown Winnipeg, which clubs are listed as conditional usages which require a BEAT RepORTER Neighborhood?” is seen as a unique space and has been zoned under its Dan Huyghebaert [email protected] public hearing process before they are allowed to oper- » “It is my understanding from zoning and per- own bylaw since 2004. ate. Under C2 they would become permitted usages. mits that the change was an oversight and they will The new city-wide bylaw has a target implan- BEAT RepORTER This poses a problem for West End residents, be restored to conditional use in the revisions,” tation date of March 1, 2008, with a review after James Janzen » [email protected] says Spence Neighborhood Association’s housing co- Cardwell-Hoeppner said. one year. ordinator, Don Miedema. “This would allow a certain amount of adult ac- tivity to enter the area,” Miedema said. “It would open THIS WEEK ’ S CONTRIBUTORS up a back door.” Non-licensed private clubs are often used Kiran Dhillon, Laura Kunzelman, Renee Lilley, Erin McIntyre, as fronts for booze cans and gang hangouts, states Conrad Sweatman, Curran Faris, Sasha Amaya, Kelly Nickie, Miedema, emphasizing the West End has enough Don Moman, Kathleen Gallagher, Ashley Buleziuk, Aaron Epp, image and crime problems as is. Daphne Dacquay, Denis Vrignon-Tessier, David Eisbrenner, Sandy Klowak, Kyle Gmiterek Although such establishments could possi- bly be blocked under a secondary plan proposed by community members, the private clubs would have a The Uniter is the official student newspaper of the University of Winnipeg and is published by Mouseland Press Inc. Mouseland window of several months to open up shop between Press Inc. is a membership based organization in which students and community members are invited to participate. For more the coming in of the new bylaw and the implementa- AnnuAL GENERAL MEETIng NO. 2 information on how to become a member go to www.uniter. ca, or call the office at 786-9790. The Uniter is a member of the tion of a secondary plan. NOVEMBER 7, 2007 Canadian University Press and Campus Plus Media Services. Miedema, Cardwell-Hoeppner and other com- SUBMISSION OF ARTICLES, LETTERS, GRAPHICS AND PHOTOS ARE WELCOME. Articles must be submitted in munity leaders presented their case regarding the pri- UOFW: UWSA BOARD ROOM (0RM06) text (.rtf) or Microsoft Word (.doc) format to [email protected], vate clubs and other bylaw-inspired concerns at a City or the relevant section editor. Deadline for submissions is 6:00 p.m. Thursday, one week before publication. Deadline for Hall meeting on Oct. 16. advertisements is noon Friday, six days prior to publication. The Uniter reserves the right to refuse to print submitted material. The city was to announce recommendations to the AgENDA The Uniter will not print submissions that are homophobic, misogynistic, racist, or libellous. We also reserve the right to edit bylaw stemming from these concerns earlier this week. for length and/or style. St. Norbert Councilor Justin Swandel, who chairs the city’s planning and property committee, 1. Approval of agenda CONTACT US » said he was unable to comment on the recommenda- General Inquiries: 204.786.9790 2. Approval of last AGM minutes Advertising: 204.786.9790 tions before they were announced, but was able to ex- Editors: 204.786.9497 plain the need for the bylaw upgrade. 3. Financial statement (James Patterson) Fax: 204.783.7080 Email: [email protected] “It’s a modernization of our zoning bylaws,” 4. Report from Chair of the Board Swandel said. 5. Report from The Uniter Management LOCATION » “It has an impact on how land in Winnipeg is Room ORM14 6. Proposed amendment to MLP By-Law No. 1 University of Winnipeg being used . it should bring great improvement. It’s 515 Portage Avenue a very exciting time for Winnipeg.” To increase the number of board members Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 The zoning bylaw “must act as an incentive to from the current 9 to 11, in part to increase the promote economic development, attract business and number of Board positions for community MOUseLAND PRess BOARD OF DIRecTORS: industry and facilitate the building of a world-class Mary Agnes Welch, Rob Nay, Nick Tanchuk, Ben city,” the City of Winnipeg’s website reads. members to its originally intended 4 spots. Wickström (chair), Dean Dias, Daniel Blaikie, Vivian “At the same time it must balance the communi- 7. Election of Directors Belik, Brendan Sommerhalder, Brian Gagnon ty’s objectives for promoting quality of life and creat- For inquiries email: [email protected] ing a healthy community.” Nominated: The Winnipeg Zoning Bylaw has not been up- Ben Zorn dated since 1994, when seven former community Meg McGimpsey zoning bylaws were brought into the city’s fold. The new COVER IMAGE Dean Dias bylaw aims to consolidate itself with Plan Winnipeg, a OFF MCPHILLIPS, WINNIPEG,MB. 2006 document which highlights community involvement in Nick Tanchuk Off LAgimoDieRE III, Winnipeg, MB. 2006 everything that the City of Winnipeg does. Devin King Chromira prints, 24” x 40” and 24” x 50” It also aims to cut back current regulations re- BY MAegAN Hill-CARRoll quiring public hearings for mundane changes to out- 8. Other business Appearing in the current exhibition No Fixed Territory of-date zoning restrictions, while at the same time at PLATFORM: centre for photographic + digital arts make it tougher for loan stores, pawn shops, and strip showing now until Dec. 8. 121-100 Arthur St. Winnipeg, Manitoba joints to rear their heads in areas of town where they contact: [email protected] The Uniter November 1, 2007 NEWS 03 Youth turned off of politics by false election promises University of Toronto and an expert on political parties Y Peter Van Loan, leader of government in the House KSENIA PRINTS A and elections. of Commons and Minister of Democratic Reform, NEWS PRODUCTION EDITOR CQU A In Manitoba, a recent instance in which a govern- D could not be reached for comment on the relationship ment maintained its electoral promise made national between diminished accountability, false promises, and recent report found that university students are headlines. aphne damage to the democratic process. D far removed from traditional politics in both The so-called “Justice Mission” left Winnipeg for “We are accountable to the public,” Leibl said. A thought and action. Ottawa on Sept. 20 in a bid to meet with federal Justice He refused to talk about the Accountability Act or (Mis)Understanding Youth Engagement, a synthesis Minister Rob Nicholson and press for harsher youth any other legislated accountability provisions. report released Oct. 18 by the Canadian Policy Research crime and auto-theft legislation. The delegation, led by “If there are election promises that are not kept, Networks, looked at voter turnout and political en- Premier Gary Doer, included some of Winnipeg’s most the public will decide.” gagement among generation Y youth.
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