Red River College’s Student Newspaper January 9, 2012 Visit us at theprojector.ca Are New Year’s resolutions on the way out? article on pg.07 TO RESOLVE, OR NOT TO RESOLVE pg.2 NEWS 09/01/2012 CO EDITORS-IN-CHIEF INTERN NEWS | PG.5 ARTS | PG.8 SPORTS | PG.14 Dani Finch EDITORS-IN-CHEIF Hayley Brigg Katherine Dow [email protected] Alana Odegard + HELLO, GRACIE + GARDEN OF EDEN + REBELS NEWS EDITOR INTERN NEWS EDITORS David Driedger Liana Hughes [email protected] Jenna Friesen ARTS EDITOR INTERN ARTS EDITORS Sara Harrison Matt Williams NEW EXCHANGE CRE8ERY EXHIBIT WINNING STREAK OVER [email protected] Mitch Kruse LOCATION FOR EATERY OPENS JAN. 13 FOR RRC MEN SPORTS EDITOR INTERN SPORTS EDITORS Terryn Shiells Emily Doer [email protected] Kyle Jahns LAYOUT EDITORS INTERN LAYOUT EDITORS Judy Braun Jaclyn Leskiw Michelle Choy Brendyn Bialek [email protected] PHOTO EDITOR INTERN PHOTO EDITOR NEWS Garrick Kozier Terry Proveda [email protected] BEAT REPORTERS Alyssa McDonald Daniella Ponticelli Emily Wessel Dave Baxter COLUMNISTS John Gaudes Lindsey Peterson ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Guy Lussier [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Scott Best Tyler Esquivel Maria Cristina Laureano Brandon Logan Justin Luschinski Kelly McGuinness Sterling Shanski Katy Slimmon FRONT PAGE PHOTO BY Terry Proveda DOWNTOWN DESIGN Bryan Neufeld RED RIVER COLLEGE P110-160 Princess Street Winnipeg, MB R38 1K9 DEVELOPMENT Photo supplied www.rrcsa.ca Phone: (204) 947-0013 Fax: (204) 949-9150 WHO WE ARE BRANDON LOGAN, CONTRIBUTOR The Projector is the official newspaper of Red River College and is published by the Red River College Students’ Association (RRCSA) every second CentreVenture hopes to revitalize core with new SHED Monday. Opinions expressed in The Projector do not necessarily reflect those of the students’ association or Red With the Winnipeg Jets taking over throughout Quebec, with plans to The SHED plan will continue to River College. All material is herein copyrighted to The Projector, downtown, CentreVenture Devel- expand in Toronto, Halifax, and Win- evolve, as CentreVenture will be its contributors, and the RRCSA. opment Corporation plans to get nipeg within the next couple of years. introducing “funnelators” – street WRITE FOR US in on the action by introducing a The first floor of the building will features that will serve as infor- Anyone can write for The Projector, 200,000 sq. ft. complex downtown. include retail stores and restaurants mation centres as well as outdoor and Red River College students are The sports, hospitality and open for the public to enjoy. Other heating stations in the winter. encouraged to contribute. Simply pitch entertainment district (SHED) floors are reserved for office space These additions are meant to or submit an article to the appropriate section editor or join our contributors’ will be built right across the for Stantec, a Canadian-based boost tourism, but also provide more list. Though we will consider all submis- street from the MTS Centre. professional consulting company. stability in the area and maybe even sions, due to space restrictions, The “Getting control of the former CentreVenture is being called a diminish crime. The funnelators could Projector cannot guarantee that all articles received will be published. If you A & B Sound building was critical catalyst for downtown development be seen as early as next summer wish to respond to something you’ve read to our ability to advance the Por- for the city of Winnipeg. The organi- along Portage and Graham Avenue. in this issue, letters to the editor can be tage Avenue Strategy,” said Ross zation advocates for business and Demolition will begin this winter, emailed to [email protected]. To ensure McGowan, president and CEO of economic growth in the city’s core. but there are some problems that may your chances of being published, letters should strive to be around 150 to 200 CentreVenture, in a statement. “We are great believers in the reju- cause some headaches for down- words in length. The Projector reserves The complex is scheduled to venation of Winnipeg’s downtown, and town visitors. With Portage Place, the right to edit all submissions for open in early 2013 and bring the vision CentreVenture is creating for the MTS Centre, and SHED occupy- length, as well as stylistic, grammatical, in over 250 employees. the SHED district in particular,” said ing a small area on Portage Avenue, and legal guidelines. The Projector also reserves the right to reprint submis- The new 20-storey building will Joeff Chipman, president and CEO of parking will be at a premium. sions at any time, in both written and include a 154-room hotel on the upper The Stevenson Group, which includes electronic formats. The Projector will 12 floors, run by Groupe Germain. Longboat Development Corporation not publish content that it deems to be The Quebec-based hospitality com- (LDC). Along with Groupe Germain, racist, sexist, or otherwise prejudiced. pany has established similar hotels LDC is developing the complex. THEPROJECTOR.CA NEWS pg.3 CLOUDS OVER RAINBOW STAGE Photo supplied KATHERINE DOW, INTERN CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Winnipeg theatre community loses beloved icon The Winnipeg theatre community is Through his work with the success- explained. “Ken made it an awe- At Peter’s funeral, Fletcher staged a suffering the loss of a beloved local ful musical theatre venue, Peter some learning experience for me.” performance of Amazing Grace, one theatre pioneer. Ken Peter, commu- helped to foster the untapped tal- Prior to Peter’s death, Rainbow Stage of Peter’s personal favorites. Hill was nity dance idol and long-time board ents of many young, local perform- had announced its 2012 season, with on-hand to perform, along with count- member of Rainbow Stage, passed ers, such as Samantha Hill, 24. musicals Footloose and Annie. Donna less other local theatre performers, away on Dec. 20, 2011. He was 65. “He was always in good spirits, Fletcher, a Rainbow Stage veteran, was all of whom were mentored by Peter. Peter owned and operated a dance always encouraging. He always hand-picked by Peter to direct Annie. Though the loss is a profound one, studio in East Kildonan, Ken Peter had such a great sense of hu- Fletcher will be the first woman ever Hill is still hopeful for Rainbow Stage’s Dance Express. Through his success- mor,” said Hill, who first worked to direct a Rainbow Stage production. future. “It’s a personal loss for many ful business, Peter helped to foster a with Peter in 2007’s Grease. “That’s what I am mourning the people. Professionally he did a lot of passion for dance within his commu- During the production, Hill was in most right now, the promise of what great things for Rainbow Stage. He nity and the city as a whole, mentoring the midst of a Bachelor of Arts degree would have been,” said Fletcher in steered it in the right direction,” said thousands of young dancers, including in Theatre at The University of Winni- an interview. “I’m so grateful for Hill. “It will be hard to replace him, his two children Scott and Jayne. peg. Peter accommodated Hill’s sched- the opportunity he’s given me. There but he did such a good job of mentor- Peter was also a long-time board ule so that she was able to do both. were other people he was hoping to ing so many people over the years who member and executive producer of “He made it easy for me to still do this for and won’t be able to.” will be able to carry on his legacy.” Rainbow Stage, Canada’s longest- attend my classes, and to still have Fletcher helped to honour Peter the running outdoor theatre company. the professional experience,” Hill best way she knew how: through song. LIFESAVING LIBRARIES LAINA HUGHES, INTERN NEWS CO-EDITOR Automated external defibrillators donated to libraries, other city services The Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Heart and Stroke Foundation, along work,” said Reimer. “I hope there “AEDs are safe and effective when Service (WFPS) along with the Heart with their supporters, have made the will be some sort of training or used within minutes of collapse at and Stroke Foundation (HSF) have safety and well-being of Winnipeg- more information about them.” restarting the heart and restoring life.” announced the donation of life- gers paramount with their contri- The AEDs send voice prompts and The chance of survival for saving automated external defibril- butions to our facilities today.” text messages to the person applying someone experiencing cardiac ar- lators (AED) to more than 50 public There are 84 AEDs already in place first aid, making it as straightforward rest increases 75 per cent with city services on Nov. 17, 2011. in several city facilities. The donated as possible for non-medical person- CPR and the use of an AED. AEDs work by delivering an elec- AEDs were previously used on fire nel to use them. According to the HSF, tric shock that can help restore the trucks, which received upgraded heart’s natural rhythm to some- defibrillators earlier in 2011. The one suffering cardiac arrest. previously used AEDs are still in good The WFPS donated AEDs to the 20 working condition and will be a wel- Winnipeg Public Library branches, come addition to many public services. while an additional 10 were given “I go to the Millennium Library to Winnipeg Police Service facili- all the time,” said 25 year-old per- SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ties and city administrative offices. sonal care worker Robert Reimer. REHABILITATION In total, 50 AEDs have been placed “It’s a busy place with all sorts in community centres, schools, of people coming in.