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THE WAY WE MOVE EXPLORING TRANSPORTATION IN OUR ANNUAL URBAN ISSUE

BRT versus LRT NEWS page 11 How the railroad shaped Manitoba FEATURES page 12 Why Winnipeg needs a freeway COMMENTS page 14

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“Manitobans are RSVP Looking for listings? Cover Image Campus & community listings and cowards and I am Acclaimed musician Greg In 1964, the CN 6043 became the last volunteer opportunities  page 7, steam engine to run on a Canadian National one of them.” MacPherson invites you to Music  page 16, film & lit  page 18, railway line. It is currently located in check out Mr. Invitation Galleries & museums  page 19, Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park. theatre, dance & comedy  page 19, Photo by Brittany Hildebrandt awards and financial aid  page 22 Read about the railway's impact on comments  page 8 arts & culture  page 15 Manitoba on pages 12 and 13.

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Managing Editor Aaron Epp » [email protected] Business Manager Trains, trucks, cars and more Please contact [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER The Uniter looks known as the Fort Garry Bike Club Melody Morrissette » [email protected] every Tuesday night, and one of the copy and style editor at transportation members sold me his old winter Chris Campbell » [email protected] bike. Photo editor in our annual My brother, who has become Cindy Titus [email protected] something of a bike expert over the » Urban Issue past few years, tells me I’ll need to news assignment editor invest about $300 to replace some Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] parts and get the bike tuned up. news production editor Aaron Epp I’m about to get paid, and it’s al- Karen Kornelsen » [email protected] Managing editor most my birthday, so I’ll have some extra money to spend. arts and culture editor Maybe that creates a dilemma. I Sam Hagenlocher » [email protected] I drive my car too much. I need could spend a few hundred dollars comments editor more exercise and I need to stop repairing my car. Or, I could spend Andrew Tod » [email protected] contributing to the environmental a few hundred dollars repairing my listings co-ordinator problems that cars cause. bike. J.P. Perron [email protected] What’s deterred me from getting (pages 11 to 14) has it all. In “Playing be so much more. I think I know what I’m going » behind the wheel recently is that catch-up with transit,” Kristy Rydz Also related to the theme of to do. Campus beat reporter my car needs some repairs, and I explores the difference between transportation, but elsewhere Courtney Schwegel » [email protected] think it’s going to set me back a few Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail in the issue, is Ethan Cabel’s re- beat reporter hundred dollars – money I don’t Transit, and looks at what the city port on a recent symposium in Ethan Cabel » [email protected] have right now. is doing to catch up with the likes Winnipeg that looked at the fu- This is actually perfect, since I’ve of Calgary and Vancouver in terms ture of trucking (page 3); Andrew Beat reporter been meaning to stop relying on of transportation (page 11). McMonagle’s argument that your * * * Samuel Swanson » [email protected] the car so much. I live a 40-min- Meanwhile, for those who do thumb is a great ticket to anywhere beat reporter ute walk away from where I work, commute by car, Samuel Swanson (“Hitchhike your way to happiness, This is the last issue of The Uniter Kristy Rydz » [email protected] and if I walk less than two minutes interviewed some profession- page 9”); and the incomparable J. for this school year. We’ll return to culture reporter away from my back door, I can als who make their living driving Williamez’s dissection and solution our weekly publishing schedule on Vacant catch a bus that will take me pretty around the city and asked them for of all your transportation concerns Thursday, September 2. much anywhere I could really want some traffic tips to help you out (page 23). In the mean time, we’re publish- to go in the city. (“Cutting corners around town,” As always, we want to know ing two summer issues. Look out CONTRIBUTORS: So I’ve been thinking a lot re- page 11). what you think about this or any for new issues on newsstands mid- cently about the way I move. At On pages 12 and 13, we look of the other issues we’ve published May, as well as at the end of June. Jon Sorokowski, Brittany Hildebrandt, The Uniter, we’ve decided to do back at how the railroad shaped over the past eight months. E-mail We’re always looking for more Rachael Hosein, Shosana Funk, the same thing for our annual Manitoba as we know it today. your questions, comments, state- contributors, so if you want to get Brooke Dmytriw, Casandra Anderson, urban issue, and explore the ways Robert Galston makes the case for ments, outbursts and love letters to involved at the paper as a writer, Matt Schellenberg, Jonathan Dyck, Winnipeggers move around in the a limited-access freeway that rings [email protected]. photographer or illustrator, it’s as Garrett Elias, Robert Galston, Matt city. the city on page 14 (“How a freeway Speaking of transportation, I just easy as sending an e-mail to edi- Austman, Ryan Suche, Ryan Janz, From trains, trucks and cars, could help downtown”), and Matt bought the first bike I’ve owned [email protected]. Courtney Brecht, Casandra Anderson, Andrew Nash, Lee Repko, Kaeleigh to bikes, buses and Segways, our Austman argues that Winnipeg in too many years to count. My Good luck with exams, and have Ayre, Timothy Penner, Sagan Morrow, special feature on transportation Transit’s free downtown bus could brother Thomas rides with a group a great summer break. James Culleton, Kathleen Cerrer, Brittany Thiessen, Justin Luschinski, Aranda Adams, Suzanne Nichol, Amy Middleton, Will Gibson.

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s grow-op busts e can be steals on the in March 2010 Body armour ban real estate market March 4 – 87 Pincarrow Rd. Attorney General Andrew Swan has introduced legislation that would March 5 – 554 Templeton St. restrict the sale and possession of March 6 – 127 Stapleton St. body armour and armoured vehicles, Kristy Rydz according to the province. The Beat Reporter March 13 – 1573 Pacific Ave. proposed Body Armour and Fortified March 16 – 1987 Elgin Ave. Vehicle Control Act would require distributors to be licensed by the March 18 – 29 St. Thomas Rd. province, and buyers to acquire a Two years ago, when Mark Friesen March 23 – 11 Halliday Bay permit. The permit would require an and his wife first looked at a cus- explanation as to why the armour tom-built two-storey home in the February 2010 is needed and might include a $300,000-$400,000 bracket just February 2 – 386 Thames Ave. background check into the buyer. Law outside Steinbach, Man., it was out enforcement, corrections officers and of their price range. Eight months February 5 – 174 Church Ave. the Army would be excluded from the act. An armoured, or “fortified,” later, when the same property was February 10 – 359 Beliveau Rd. vehicle poses a threat to Manitobans busted as a marijuana grow op- February 12 – 563 St. Johns Ave. and is akin to a weapon in the wrong eration, it dropped in price by February 12 – 1334 Pritchard Ave. hands, said Swan. $60,000. mal damage to the house’s interior. boards encourages realtors to dis- February 24 – 467 Flora Ave. “People assumed it was trashed More mature grow-ops, however, close former grow-ops to potential Winkler gets the nod because it was a grow-op and didn’t can cause much more severe dam- buyers but acknowledges that they February 26 – 650 Laxdal Rd. Mayor Sam Katz gave actor/author want to look at it,” Friesen said. age that can often lead to serious aren’t required to do so. January 2010 Henry Winkler the key to the city “But (the people) who were run- health and structural issues for fu- Even without being forced, real on Sunday, March 28 at the World ning it didn’t touch anything from ture homeowners. estate agent Kris Keough with January 4 – 453 Pritchard Ave. of Wheels trade show, prompting Free Press reporter Bartley Kives to the previous owners. They didn’t “Moisture and mould are prob- RE/MAX’s Keough & Colleagues January 12 – 47 Cunnington Ave. comment that Katz had “jumped the even sleep there.” ably the biggest problems,” said Ari makes a property’s history clear in January 20 – 1228 Tanner St. shark.” The phrase originates from Aside from some damage from Marantz, president of Trained Eye his listings and to his clients. By an episode of Happy Days, starring taking the electrical panel com- Home Inspection. “It can be (rem- cross-referencing any new property January 23 – 76 Lansdowne Ave. Winkler as Fonzie, where he literally pletely off to run power to a gener- edied) unless it’s been covered up, he is selling or looking at for a cli- January 24 – 409 Woodward Ave. jumped over a shark in a scene that ator, the unruly landscaping and a cleaned up. Then it can be hard to ent with the City of Winnipeg’s list critics identify as the beginning of the January 27 – 312-19 St. Michael Rd. show’s demise. kicked-in front door from when the spot.” of busted grow-ops, Keough aims Source: Winnipeg Police Service Kives was commenting on Katz’s police raided the operation, Friesen Marantz has seen the maladies of to be as transparent as possible. willingness to pose for photos with bought the house in a condition former operations cut out of walls “We have to disclose it,” he celebrities, but also on the long string that required little renovation. or floors of homes, as well as own- said. “If you had one seed or 200 of odd recipients of Winnipeg’s key The original owners had replaced ers drywalling over problem areas plants we have to identify it as a reaction from buyers. to the city. Previous luminaries, Kives the kitchen counters, re-tiled the to hide the damage. grow-op.” “There are lots of people who wrote, include wrestler Chris Jericho, actress Shannen Doherty, and in 1977, floors and added a new washer and According to the Manitoba The online list is updated bi- won’t buy a grow-op house and a Johnny Cash. Cash tried to return the dryer to the home, among other Real Estate Association, the rules weekly and states that it provides lot that will. Some are still hoping award after the Free Press ran a review things, before it was sold to those around disclosure of former grow- the home addresses where mari- there’s something left in the walls,” of The Carter Family. who used it for criminal activity for ops in residential homes is a little juana grow operations were found Keough said. “Others are just Winkler was honoured for his approximately three months before murky. and dismantled. The site is current smart enough to know you can get contributions to children’s literature. they were caught. The non-profit organization that from April 2009 to March 2010. a damn good deal.” He has written over a dozen children’s books and is an advocate of childhood Since the grow-op was busted represents 1,700 real estate profes- With that information presented literacy. in its early stages, there was mini- sionals and Manitoba real estate up front, Keough has found mixed More Manitobans Manitoba, once noted for its declining Exploring the future of trucking population, is bouncing back. Trade minister Peter Bjornson said the province’s population is growing Trucking Sho the question of sustainability. faster than it has in 40 years. Statistics Fu sana The move toward greener tech- Canada reported that Manitoba’s population reached 1,229,000 people symposium sparks nologies has been sparked by the nk in 2009, which is 16,400 more people idea that inexpensive fossil fuel re- than in 2008. commitments sources have peaked in availabil- Bjornson attributed the rise in part to women, ity. As such, alternatives need to to Manitoba’s Provincial Nominee be found before conventional die- Program (PNP), an immigration sel engines become obsolete, said program which selects skilled workers environmental to immigrate to Manitoba. Those Larson. who immigrate must meet the PNP sustainability “There’s no single silver bul- eligibility requirements, which means let when you’re talking about sus- they need to have legal status in tainability,” said Rick Whittaker, their country of origin, an education, vice president of investments work experience, family or friends Ethan Cabel for Sustainable Development already in Manitoba and have enough language skills to acquire a job. Beat reporter Technology Canada, a not-for- On Feb. 17 and 19, 2010, Winnipeg hosted the Future of Trucking Symposium. Currently, profit agency that finances and sup- only three to five per cent of truck drivers are women in Canada. This issue is just one ports clean energy technologies. “It Pita push Free-food enthusiasts lined up in The trucking industry, long con- of many trucking organizations are trying to deal with. is more like a silver buckshot.” the cold at Extreme Pita on Portage sidered a place for gruff men and A “buckshot” involves many dif- Avenue, some for as long as 10 hours, gas-guzzling long hauls, is moving ferent components, both large and to qualify for a year’s worth of free toward environmental sustainabil- Larson, director of the University women in trucking,” said Linda small, that must build on one an- pitas. Extreme Pita, across the street ity and more women-friendly la- of Manitoba Transport Institute, Gauthier, executive director of the other to meet sustainability goals, from the University of Winnipeg, bour practices. And it all started in which hosted the symposium. CTHRC. he said. offered free pitas for a year to the first 25 customers on Friday, March 26. Winnipeg. Both issues can be tackled She pointed out that privately- Among the smaller components The deal was part of the restaurant’s Between Feb. 17 and 19, 2010, through investments in more sus- run truck stops often have facili- is the suggestion to increase the use reopening celebration. They had been Winnipeg hosted the Future of tainable capital equipment and a ties that cater only to men. She said of long-combination vehicles – reg- closed for several months after a truck Trucking Symposium, a series campaign to increase the appeal of the industry needs to develop stan- ular truck engines able to pull two collided with the building, destroying of presentations on the direction trucking to new demographics, he dards that are more inclusive to fe- trailers of freight without expend- the kitchen. of an industry that, according to said. male drivers. ing double the energy that make up The Winnipeg Free Press reported that more than a dozen people braved the the Canadian Trucking Human “We anticipate that the truck- Voie said that many women are less than 10 per cent of all trucks in weather. All were cold, but none were Resources Council (CTHRC), ing industry will need tens of thou- afraid to drive alone, a situation North America. left hungry. generates $67 billion a year and em- sands of new drivers in the coming buoyed by rampant, but largely un- More of these vehicles “would ploys 500,000 people in Canada. years,” said Ellen Voie, president of reported, sexual harassment. certainly ease the labour crunch Choose your study “The symposium focused on two the Women in Trucking Association “Women endure quite a lot of and, more importantly, increase spots carefully key issues within the industry, fuel Inc., an American special inter- harassment on the road, particu- fuel economy,” Larson said. Several of Winnipeg’s libraries will be economy and labour,” said Paul est group. “We believe that part of larly by other male drivers, and we Whittaker further suggested that temporarily closed this summer for the pool they can recruit from are must make sure that companies in- the industry should make truck renovations, according to the city. women and other demographics stil respect,” Voie said, suggesting transportation more localized and While the Millennium Library downtown CORRECTION: other than just white males.” that the initial driver-training pro- improve rail infrastructure for long- will remain open, other busy outlets will be affected. The Osborne Library, In the March 25 issue of The According to the CTHRC, gram should establish guidelines haul freight transportation. in the Fort Rouge Leisure Centre, Uniter, the photo accompany- women make up only three to five about respectful behaviour. He added that the next 20-40 will be closed from the beginning of ing the article “Modeling gen- per cent of the Canadian truck- The industry keeps no statistics years will yield a move toward August and into September. The Louis driving force and are reluctant to on harassment or sexual assault, she electric-powered engines in trucks Riel Library on Dakota Street will be erosity” (page 20) should have closed from mid-May until June, just been attributed to Envision get behind the wheel due to a num- added. across North America. ber of preventable issues within the Although reaching out to women “The whole world is going that in time for university spring session Photography. classes. industry. is important for many, the critical way,” he said. We apologize for the error. “We need to be able to support concern for trucking advocates is 04 The Uniter April 1, 2010 www.Uniter.ca International Campus News News Briefs Compiled by Brooke Dmytriw A financial balancing act Prince owes promoter $4 million DUBLIN, Ireland: A judge has ordered U of W and U of M struggle pop singer Prince to pay $4 million for m elody elody a concert he cancelled last minute. The to balance budgets m concert, scheduled for June 2008, was orr pulled unexpectedly, leaving thousands iss ette of Prince fans disappointed. Dublin Courtney Schwegel promoter MCD Productions took Prince to Campus beat reporter court after he failed to pay compensation in a confidential settlement they reached on Feb. 26. High Court Justice Peter Kelly In the current release of the 2010-2011 post- found in favour of the promoter. CBC secondary budget, the provincial government News reports MCD is the largest event has increased the University of Winnipeg’s promoter in Ireland. They claimed they operating grant by two per cent from last year. However, this increase is less than half paid $3 million US up front to bring Prince of the five per cent increase that has been into Dublin’s 82,300-seat Croke Park. granted for the past several years. “I think it was basically as expected,” Mike Plastic bottle boat is afloat Emslie, U of W’s controller and executive di- SAN FRANCISCO, California: A catamaran rector of financial services said. “The prov- constructed of 12,000 plastic bottles is ince is in a tough financial situation and they on its way to Sydney, Australia. Called have passed on some of that difficulty to us.” Emslie said that the U of W will again the Plastiki, the boat was funded by have to look for ways to significantly decrease environmentalist and heir David De operating budget costs in order to come out Rothschild, who will captain the vessel. with a balanced budget, like in the 2009- De Rothschild is hoping his 11,000 nautical 2010 academic year. “The province is in a tough of respective executive staff. mile adventure will raise awareness To aid in balancing the budget, the univer- financial situation and they “You can’t continue (to freeze salaries) be- sity will have to freeze the salaries of its senior cause at some point you are just going to lose about pollution in the oceans. BBC News have passed on some of reports the Plastiki will sail past the administrative staff, who received salary cuts good people,” President and Vice-Chancellor of up to 10 per cent last year. that difficulty to us.” Lloyd Axworthy said. Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an oceanic Emslie did say that the money from the Danakas agreed, but said since this is U of —Mike Emslie, Controller and Executive landfill double the size of Texas. The boat salary cuts, along with concessions made by M’s first year applying the zero per cent cost is a completely green vessel with bottles support staff and faculty donations, was sig- Director of Financial Services, U of W of living increase of executive salaries, losing filled with carbon dioxide which keep the nificant in maintaining the balanced budget members is not a major concern. boat afloat. The catamaran is powered last year. 2010-2011 academic year. “It shouldn’t be an overwhelming impedi- by solar, wind and sea turbines. Even the “It had a major impact last year ... and has “Technically, it is not a freeze,” said John ment for recruitment or retention,” he said. laptops on the boat will be powered by put us in a slightly better position this year,” Danakas, U of M’s director of public affairs. Despite the less than desirable actions that he said. He explained that while none of the execu- need to be taken to remain a financially sta- a stationary bike. Critics of the Plastiki The University of Manitoba is having to tives will receive a cost of living increase, ble institution, Axworthy said that such mea- have warned that should the boat break take similar measures to balance their bud- some may still see an increase in their salaries sures are inevitable. apart during its journey, it will dispose get. The U of M recently announced that 40 if they have not reached the maximum earn- “That’s part of being a university in thousands of plastic bottles into the of its executive members, including senior ings of their salary range. Manitoba. You have to do it so you do ocean. administration and deans, will receive a zero A concern that both universities face in it.” he said. “(But) it’s not an occasion for per cent scale increase on their salaries for the freezing executive salaries is the potential loss hallelujah.”

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Irregular fruits and vegetables the Admissions Office will continue to be sold or go to umanitoba.ca/summer BRUSSELS, Belgium: An attempt to outlaw misshapen and discoloured fruit throughout the European Union was shot down in parliament last week. A group of Euro-MPs tried to bring back the standardization of fruits and vegetables so as to prevent the sale of odd-shaped and odd-coloured food. Call One MP commented the shape of fruit (204) 474 is irrelevant to its taste or nutritional -69 value. The proposal was voted down 63 /8 primarily because MPs argued it would 00 lead to increased food waste. According 8 fo to BBC News, foods that previously had r in a ban which was later lifted included fo r beans, carrots, eggplants, cucumbers, m a onions, peas and watermelons. The fruits t io and vegetables that must continue to n conform to certain legislated standards include apples, strawberries, tomatoes and citrus fruits. Extended Education May • June • July • August Campus News 05 www.uniter.ca April 1, 2010 The Uniter Jesus camp-us C in Critics say United t dy “I thought we had separation of tection for the faculty because the i tu church and state in Canada,” said Board of Regents doesn’t necessar- Church of Canada s Kelly Ross, University of Winnipeg ily have to seek the approval of the has too much power Students’ Association vice-president senate or the United Church when of student services and a member it abolishes other academic pro- over the U of W of the Board of Regents, referring grams, said Valerie Gilroy, U of W to the fact that the university is a general counsel. publicly-subsidized institution. “I Members of the ASA not only don’t think that any of the United find the protection of theology Ethan Cabel Church appointees are out to do troubling, they advocate for the Beat reporter the university a disservice, but this abolition of the faculty as long as institution (U of W) is not run by it retains ties to the United Church the United Church anymore.” and is based on the assumption that At one time, The United Church Others defend the existence of God exists. of Canada – the country’s largest church-appointed board members, “Education is meant to teach Protestant denomination – had saying that the United Church re- you how to think, not how to be- the power to drive the University mains one of the most progressive lieve,” said Lukas Thiessen, U of W of Winnipeg’s entire agenda. Yet religious institutions in Canada. graduate and founding member of much of that power and influence “The U of W’s commitment to the ASA. seems to continue, critics say. rational inquiry, multiculturalism Christie defends the legitimacy “The fundamental utility of a and multi-faith relations is a gift of the faculty by pointing to its mis- university education is to teach crit- from the United Church ... just as sion statement, which says that “the ical thinking,” said Rob McGregor, much as any brick on top of any faculty of theology serves our multi- a U of W graduate and member of other brick,” said James Christie, faith, multi-cultural, and multi-de- the University of Winnipeg Atheist dean of the faculty of theology, re- nominational communities.” Students Association (ASA). ferring to the fact that the U of W “We have been explicitly inclu- McGregor, 23, opposes the was formed and built in large part sive to all faith groups for over 30 teaching of theology because it is because of the church. years,” said Christie, adding that based on the “assumption” that The appointment power is not the faculty embraces other faith God exists. the only religious tradition still up- traditions. “In my experience, those “The only way religion survives held by the U of W, however. that are reluctant to include theol- is through the repression of critical Robert McGregor, a member of the University of Winnipeg Atheist Students Association, The faculty of theology is pro- ogy into a university setting are thinking.” opposes the teaching of theology at the university. tected under section 14 of the often more dogmatic than the reli- The University of Winnipeg University of Winnipeg Act, which gious people on campus.” was formed through the merger stipulates that the Board of Regents The faculty of theology receives of two Protestant Christian col- Church of Canada. The merging of maintains the power to appoint 10 cannot abolish or discontinue the roughly 25 per cent of its fund- leges, one Presbyterian and one the two colleges created the United out of the 33 members of the uni- faculty without the approval of ing from the United Church. All Methodist, around the same time College in 1938, and in 1967 it be- versity’s Board of Regents, which both the Senate and the United five faculty members come from a that Methodists and Presbyterians came the University of Winnipeg. provides the goals and a strategic di- Church of Canada. Protestant Christian background, were merging to form the United Currently, the United Church rection for campus administration. Section 14 acts as statutory pro- said Christie.

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Campus Honorary degrees recognize News Briefs achievements in a wide range of areas Compiled by Andrew McMonagle Students’ interest Collegiate girls considered when basketball champs The University of Winnipeg Collegiate deciding who gets Girl’s Basketball team beat St. Norbert Collegiate for the number one spot of an honorary PhD the season on March 20. Hosted by Brandon’s Neelin High School, the U of W Collegiate girls won 68-61. Courtney Schwegel The team’s track record is evidence Campus beat reporter that this is no big surprise. According to the U of W, they have already won three AAAA tournaments and went Having received 15 honorary degrees from into this year’s championships with a universities across Canada and the U.S., record of 25-3. They had already won University of Winnipeg President and Vice- the zone 12 championship. Breanne Chancellor Lloyd Axworthy considers them Klump won the award for Player of the all special. Game, Raven Boulanger was named “Each one of them is very different,” he Tournament MVP, Kenesha Giles was said. “It is a different university and a differ- Tournament All-Star and Deanna Taras ent student body ... you get to meet.” won the HARV award. He has always tried to learn as much as he can about the university awarding him an honorary doctorate. Master peace But sometimes, it’s all just good fun. Melody Morrissette The University of Winnipeg will be He enjoyed the unique celebration at offering new degree programs in peace Memorial University of Newfoundland, and conflict studies for the Fall 2010 where he received an honorary degree last 2010 honorary degree recipients term. The university announced that year. this partnership with the University of “I had a terrific time,” he said. “I drank Gary Doer – former premier of Manitoba and Jim Derksen (U of M 2009) – disability activist Manitoba will distinguish Winnipeg as beer and had fish and chips on St. John’s current Canadian Ambassador to the United Gail Asper (U of M 2008) – community leader the second city in North America to harbour.” States and philanthropist offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral His honorary degrees have been Josie Hill – executive director of Ma Mawi Wi Phil Fontaine (U of W 2008) – former National programs in peace and conflict studies, for various political and humanitarian Chi Itata Centre Chief of the Assembly of First Nations next to Washington, D.C. The master’s accomplishments. Bob McDonald – host of CBC Radio’s Quirks & Raymond McFeetors (U of W 2007) – CEO of program will run through the U of W’s In addition to being a recipient, Axworthy Quarks Great West Life Global College, headed by the college’s heads the U of W selection committee for honorary degrees. He said that when choos- Other notable honorary degrees given in Michaëlle Jean (U of M 2007) – Governor principal Marilou McPhedran. The U of Manitoba W already offers the first AB in human ing degree recipients from the pool of nom- General of Canada rights and global studies in Western inated individuals, the committee looks for Leonard Asper (U of W 2009) – campus and Canada. The partnership with Menno people who can set positive examples for community commitment Simons College also offers BA degrees students. One award is presented at each faculty’s in conflict resolution studies and convocation ceremony. While it is certainly an achievement to re- degrees technically have the privilege of call- international development studies. “We try to choose someone who might be ceive an honorary PhD, it’s not the same as ing themselves doctor, although there are no U of W Dean of Graduate Studies of particular interest to students in the grad- the real thing. real academic credentials behind that title. Sandra Kirby considers this to be part uating classes of those fields,” he said. Axworthy, who earned his PhD in politi- “You wouldn’t be able to get a job ... based of Winnipeg’s growing reputation as Valerie Gilroy, corporate secretary for the cal science from Princeton University, at- on an honorary degree,” she clarified. an international human rights city, board of regents and the senate, is in charge tested to that. Bergen said he would never consider giv- saying this kind of academic base is of co-ordinating and administering support “It was much tougher,” he said. “It took a ing himself that title. a complement to the Human Rights for the honorary degrees committee. She said lot more work.” “That would be pretentious and presump- Museum being built at the Forks. that often the recipients are a diverse group. Gilroy said that all recipients of honorary tuous,” he said. “There is a whole range of areas where New summer sport camps a person might be considered successful The Wesmen’s summer sport camps or considered worthy of an honorary de- have added two more programs to gree,” she said, adding that people can be honoured for their achievements in poli- the “Learn to Play the Wesmen Way” tics, arts, science or community work – lineup. Previously just for kids, the new to name a few. programs offer spots for adults, too. Gilroy said that usually, but not al- THIS IS WHAT YOUR New this year are the Steve Nash Youth ways, the recipient has some connection Basketball Camp and adult basketball to the U of W. or volleyball camps. The Steve Nash David Bergen, acclaimed author and TAX REFUND COULD camp will include a half-day of U of W alumnus, received an honorary basketball under the new Steve Nash degree from the U of W in 2007. and Canada Basketball curriculum, “It was very much an honour to get it,” LOOK LIKE: available to boys and girls in grades 1-5 he said. “I don’t have a doctorate of any and 6-9. sort, so this is the only kind of doctorate Adult basketball and volleyball camps I have.” will meet once a week for four weeks and will include refreshments at the end of each day along with a “chalk talk or video session.” NEWSPAPERS: Meliorist What’s on this week? Classes for the winter semester are done on Monday, April 5 with a makeup day for Good Friday on Tuesday, April $ 6. 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COMMUNITY EVENTS St. Amant’s River Road Place, a com- plex-care facility for Manitobans with In the lead up to Earth Day, community developmental disabilities, is seeking Basketball players go members can meet in Central Park at volunteers. For more information, please 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 18 to take call St. Amant at 258-7048 or visit the part in the Seventh Annual Seventh website: www.stamant.mb.ca. Generation Walk to Oodena Circle at the from green to red The West Broadway Youth Outreach Forks. For more information, send an e- Centre is always looking for more volun- mail to [email protected]. Two new recruits for Kelly m ate fast-break opportunities for the teers to help with a variety of programs team on the offensive end. She is Meet every Thursday for CHESS IN THE including sports, tutoring and other pro- Wesmen Women’s orto np our rebounding leader at the defen- COURT in Kennedy Court on the second grams to benefit inner-city youth.C all sive and offensive ends. Offensively, floor of Portage Place, throughout March 204-774-0451 or stop by 222 Furby St. to Basketball hotogr she takes it hard to the hole and has and April. offer your skills.

ap been working on the outside shoot- FREE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CLASS. Do you have a few hours a month to hy. ing,” said Hawash.

c An opportunity to meet with other spare? Want to help make our com- Casandra Anderson o m “Ashleigh is our force inside on students and Canadian friends while munity a place where women and Volunteer staff defense. She can play big inside and learning English and the Bible. Takes children are safe, healthy, valued and block shots and rebound strong. place on Sundays from noon until 1:30 empowered? Become a volunteer board Offensively, she can post up strong p.m. at Elim Chapel, 546 Portage Ave. For member at Fort Garry Women’s Resource The University of Winnipeg’s or shoot the three. This allows us more information call Val & Veda Chacko Centre. Call 477-1123 or visit fgwrc.ca for Wesmen Women’s Basketball Team the opportunity to stretch the de- at 257-1670. more information. has recruited two new players fensive teams,” she added. from the Vincent Massey Trojans. The signing couldn’t have come The 2010 Winnipeg Fringe Festival (July Stephanie Kleysen and Ashleigh at a better time, according to 14 to 25) is currently looking for volun- Chichlowski have been two key Wesmen head coach Tanya McKay, ON CAMPUS teers. Volunteers can pick from nine players for the Trojans this season. Tanya McKay, head coach of the Wesmen since the Wesmen said goodbye to The UWSA Food Bank will be holding a teams: venues, beer tent, Kids Fringe, The team only lost one game Women's Basketball team. some veterans this past season. Menstrual Product Drive until Thursday, info tent, Old Market Square team, Info this entire season, including the “(Kleysen and Chichlowski are) April 1 in the Atrium in front of Riddell Centre, hospitality, front of house prep playoffs. two very good athletes and basket- Cafeteria. Donate feminine hygiene and performer services. The Fringe asks Head coach Stacy Hawash, Vincent Massey beat Oak Park by products such as sanitary napkins, tam- for a minimum four-shift commitment. who has coached Kleysen and one point. A 63-62 win kept friends pons and menstrual cups. Shifts are four to five hours. Perks in- Chichlowski for the past three and family of both teams on the “Stephanie and clude free tickets, free refreshments and years, couldn’t be more proud of edge of their seats. Ashleigh are both The UWSA SAFEWALK PROGRAM is look- work experience. E-mail Clayton at vol- her team. It was no wonder why Stephanie hardworking players. ing for volunteers to walk students, fac- [email protected] for more “Our season was great, 29-1. Kleysen and Ashleigh Chichlowski ulty and staff to their cars, bus stops or information. Our only loss was to Oak Park in were being closely scoped out by It’s great that they residences within a reasonable distance. the final of the first tournament, the Winnipeg Wesmen scouts. get the opportunity Each four-hour shift will receive an $18 Pembina Trails Classic. The play- Hawash is excited to see two of to play at the next honorarium. ers worked hard all season, pushing her top players moving up. level.” Every Wednesday from 12:30 to 1 p.m. each other to reach our goal of the “Stephanie and Ashleigh are there is an interfaith university chapel provincial final. Winning it was the both hardworking players. It’s great —Stacy Hawash, heach coach, service in the Carl Ridd Sanctuary in topper to an outstanding season that they get the opportunity to Vincent Massey Trojans Bryce Hall. All are welcome. and great for the group of girls,” play at the next level. They are both she said. great people on and off the floor, The Uniter may not be It was apparent there were no willing to help others and especially ball players,” she said by e-mail. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES doubts in the minds of the fans teammates with what needs to be “(They) will make an immediate publishing weekly for the that the Vincent Massey Girls done,” she said. impact with our university team Volunteer Manitoba will host the 27th next few months, but we'll team would beat out Oak Park for Hawash thinks both Kleysen next season.” Annual Volunteer Awards Dinner on still have all the up-to- the championship. But during the and Chichlowski are great team Chichlowski and Kleysen have Tuesday, April 20 during National date listings information final game against Oak Park on players. now turned in their green Vincent Volunteer Week at the Winnipeg you could ever want on Saturday, March 20, both teams “On the court, Stephanie was Massey jerseys for the brighter Convention Centre. www.uniter.ca. Log on to were in a panic over the end score. a captain and lead the team with Wesmen red. check it out. In front of 2,300 fans and support- her play at both ends of the court. ers at the University of Manitoba, She loves to play defense and cre-

Announcement — Annual Meeting of the Membership — Mouseland Press Inc.

12:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 2010 — University of Winnipeg, Room 2C13

Agenda: The following people are nominated to sit on the Mouseland Press Board of Directors: 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Approval of Agenda Caroline Fisher 3. Approval of previous meeting’s minutes Kelly Ross 4. Managing Editor and Business Manager Reports Ben Wickstrom 5. Approval of 2010-2011 Budget 6. Nomination of new Board of Directors — Election will take place at the AGM. 7. Election 8. Election of Chair and setting of initial BoD meeting 9. Presentation to outgoing board members If you have contributed to three or more issues of 10. Adjournment The Uniter during the 2009/2010 school year, you are automatically a member of Mouseland Press Inc. and have voting rights at this meeting. 08 The Uniter April 1, 2010 www.Uniter.ca Comments Is nothing sacred anymore? his guests were special? When did Just as gold or silver’s scarcity de- As the out-of-the- McDonald’s stop selling medium- fines their value, specialness just ordinary becomes sized fries? isn’t all that special when every- This epidemic is spread much thing we do is made with it. ordinary, we lose wider than the Manitoban audito- With every “pro-bio-tri-(insert rium. It has been slyly injected into brand name here) plus” product our ability to all North American activity. created, we partake in a celebration Still, somewhere in our rational of gratuitous hyperbole, volun- determine the truly selves, we must know that floor 14 tarily rendering ourselves impotent is really floor 13, large is really me- in determining the really great. We special dium and Gary Busey promoting increase, augment and amplify, cre- Dr. Dolittle 3 is far from momen- ating an exciting world where noth- S am tous. Yet we wrap ourselves in a ing is ordinary. Or perhaps, special

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Volunteer lo rhetoric, demonizing the mundane. So one day, when we find our- c her We act like we deserve better. Like selves in an auditorium realizing we deserve the super-sized. that what we have just witnessed is Manitobans are cowards and I am And why not? Why not have a the truly great, the wonderful, the one of them. I know this because sale every day of the year? Why not beautiful summation of all artistic I am already regretting writing that formances you’ve seen in your life. truly wonderful. say “fuck” in every sentence? Why endeavours, I suppose our tippy- first sentence. But there you are, standing. Now the practice bears closer not eat Pot of Gold chocolates year toes and hand claps will have to do. It’s too abrasive, probably of- Standing ovations used to be resemblance to soap opera red round? Why not make some music, We used to save that last bit in case fensive to my parents and a mass special. You’d save it for a deserv- roses on Valentine’s Day, or occa- make some money, find models for we needed it. Turn the volume up generalization that undercuts all ing person or band, and when the sion-based Hallmark poetry fit- wives, live fast and die young? It’s to seven so you can crank it up to the achievements of our spirited time was right, offer it up in hopes ting for any person willing to usurp an appetizing mantra, one that 10 for the solo. energy. But the next time you find that it might inspire future good in their special message with gifts perhaps this generation’s North Now, we’d better hope these yourself at the end of a concert the world. It was sacred, withheld whose meanings are lost in mass America has embraced. amps go up to 11. in this province participating in a and put aside for the truly worthy. production. But how much “special” do we standing ovation, you’ll know what An exquisite tropical bird, a rare But why mass-produce the have left? Matt Shellenberg never misses the I mean. It’s not that the concert orchid, a moment in Tetris where standing ovation? Have we begun Specialness, I believe, is a re- opportunity to slip in a Spinal Tap was groundbreaking. It probably every block disappeared. A stand- to fear the ordinary? When did source, and a resource is subject to reference. wasn’t even one of the top 20 per- ing ovation was a celebration of the David Letterman decide that all of the rules of supply and demand.

Letters

Re: “Greece’s economic turmoil” (March 25, page 9)

This writer appears to favour or at least legitimize a scorched-earth fiscal policy that no electoral ma- jority would ever consider. Anyone Research Assistant, Office of the President who thinks anarchy is a proper Job Vacancy # E07.10 response to the mistakes of a pre- vious government, however disas- trous, is clearly a person who can only think in extremes. The Greek The Opportunity: government should have done The Office of the President is seeking a motivated, energetic professional to take on the role of Research what was truly fiscally conservative in the first place and stayed out of Assistant in a term capacity until March 31, 2014. Under the direction of the Sr. Executive Officer and the Eurozone. Advisor to the President, the successful candidate will support the President & Vice-Chancellor in researching and writing papers, articles and speeches on a broad range of subjects. This is a unique opportunity to work Jess Chapman closely with a high-level official with a national and international profile. The incumbent will come into contact Via www.uniter.ca with a variety of individuals, governments and organizations both locally and from around the world, and must be capable of establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with all external and internal constituents. The Research Assistant must be able to exercise sound judgment in assessing situations and Check out our staff blogs use discretion as they frequently work with confidential information. at www.uniter.ca

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Recent entries include: As the ideal candidate, you will possess an undergraduate degree, preferably from The University of Winnipeg, or one close to completion. You must have experience in researching and writing papers or “More music to come articles for publication. Preference will be given to candidates who have experience working in an academic, public policy or senior management environment. You must have excellent organizational and from Greg MacPherson” communication skills, both verbal and written and have experience dealing with a wide variety of highly by Aaron Epp confidential matters. You are also a team player with strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to use tact, discretion and professionalism. You have the ability to cope with varying demands for attention and “The spontaneous changing priorities, and to deal accurately and effectively with a variety of work, often under tight deadlines. saga of rock and roll” You are also able to work varied hours and the ability to speak a second language would be an asset. by J.P. Perron

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Andrew McMonagle News assignment editor I’VE If you’re tired of working a job, living in a had some really bad luck, but I’ll city and taking showers, hitchhiking may be for you. It is the cheapest way to travel quickly, although it remains illegal within city lim- its, on freeways and in most of America. Canadian cops can be pretty lenient on hitchhikers as long as they’re not creating a disturbance or pissing people off. In a loose French translation, hitchhik- NEVER ing is “faire du pouce,” or “ride the thumb.” let you see it. No one knows I’ve There is no English equivalent as satisfying as that mental image. Hitchhiking is closer to a sport than a hobby. To hitchhike is to expose oneself to the world in a way that’s difficult to repli- cate in a city. Ever been hiking or camping? Imagine that, but on a highway. The bugs will get you, the sun will cook you and the drivers will snub you. So why do it? BEEN Because it’s amazing, that’s why. hungry for so long. But, if things don’t get Hitchhiking can be an opportunity to dis- cover what freedom is. The skies are always massive while on the road. Obviously, hitchhiking is not for every- body. The best method is to pair up with somebody of the opposite sex. Women can get the security of having a male around (this is not a sexist assertion but rather a tragic observation) and men can benefit from hav- BETTER soon, I’m not sure what’ll happen to me. ing a ride-attracting female companion. In tially foul-smelling stranger into their ve- either case, the road can be lonely and a hicle. Supremely kind, or supremely bored. partner helps. Either way, it’s a huge leap of faith for driv- North America was rife with hitchhikers ers and riders alike. I can’t count the num- in the 1960s and ’70s, but the sport has de- ber of amazing, interesting and generous clined greatly. people I’ve ridden with. William Thomas wrote in his bookNever I’ve had my share of sketchy experiences Hitchhike on the Road Less Traveled that too (including more than a couple drunks At Agape Table, we hear the real story. hitchhiking died after the ’70s. I disagree and one pickup truck that wanted to take strongly, for when I spent my time explor- my girlfriend but not me); I just tell myself There is more to hunger than what you see in back ing Canada’s highways the hard way, I met that bad things can happen in a city, too. fellow ‘hikers daily. The road can teach you things. For one, alleys and on street corners. The stories we hear can be But it has declined. Are people not dar- you have to learn how to be alone. It may be heartbreaking, but the people who tell them are proud ing or poor anymore? The popularity of lot- hours before your next ride, so you might as tery scratch cards says no. well get to know yourself. This can be ardu- and refuse to beg. The fact is hunger can affect anyone. For one thing, people don’t trust strang- ous as many people are jerks and don’t real- And we’re asking for your donation because those who ers as much anymore, with good reason. ize it. The road can be your therapist, so feel There are any number of horror stories free to talk things out. truly need your help will never ask. about hitchhiking, ranging from the absurd The road doesn’t judge. On the way, (hook-in-the-door, anyone?) to the terrify- you’ll meet complete strangers who unload ingly real (B.C.’s “Highway of Tears” be- their life stories on you – and it’s best to tween Prince George and Prince Rupert is reciprocate. renowned for missing women), but the pos- A summer spent on the road can enhance itive stories far outnumber them. your appreciation of life, the universe and For more information, call I don’t want to trivialize the danger. everything. (Thank you, Douglas Adams.) Hitchhiking is risky. Hardly any mother on If nothing else, it can enhance your appre- 204-783-6369 Earth would recommend hitchhiking to her ciation of clean sheets. children, and the ones who would are likely drunk and/or stoned. Andrew McMonagle rode his thumb across Risky or not, my own thumb-ridings re- Canada and parts of the U.S. and enjoyed Use this form to mail in your donation or call us to inforced my faith in humanity daily. It takes every second of it. fi nd out how you can make a difference. a supremely kind person to allow a poten-

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• Ability to oversee and co-ordinate financial cial management of newspaper, including pay- Business Manager management of the newspaper. roll. Must prepare and submit annual budgets Production Manager • Familiarity with publishing, web publishing and actuals to the board of directors. ($400 per week) The University of Winnipeg’s student weekly and new media including the ability to oversee • PRODUCTION: Oversees printing and mailing is seeking a dynamic and motivated individ- production of a weekly newspaper. of magazine issues, and acts as a liason with the The Uniter is looking for a hard-work- ual to take over the business operations of the • Familiarity with grant writing, budgeting and printer and the production manager. Manages ing, creative and talented individual to newspaper. This individual should have at least project co-ordination a must. printing contract. take on the responsibilities of Production two years progressive responsibility in manage- • DEVELOPMENT: Works in conjunction with Manager. The successful applicant will be ment. They must possess a solid understand- Duties: the board of directors to execute the Strategic responsible for the overall design and final ing of the publishing industry and the needs • Administration: Responsible for all office Plan of The Uniter. layout of the newspaper, in co-operation of a controlled copy urban weekly that suits communications, by mail, phone, fax and e- • PROMOTIONS / SPONSORSHIP AND SPECIAL with the section editors and Managing the needs to both the campus and downtown mail, finances, advertising, production, promo- PROJECTS: With input from the board of direc- Editor, on a weekly basis. The Production community. tions and fundraising, etc. tors and staff, the business manager will plan Manager is also responsible for upload- This individual will be responsible for all • STAFF SUPERVISION: In association with the and execute activities that engage the reader- ing content onto The Uniter’s website business aspects of the paper including ad- managing editor, the business manager will ship of the newspaper. This includes the speak- each week. This person must be profi- vertising, circulation, finances and business oversee all staff and execute the organization’s er’s series of Mouseland Press Inc. 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Maintain a mailing list per’s finances, circulation, advertising, results of additional ad design will be required and based upon a $21,000 salary per year with a for The Uniter. promotions, and other information as needed chance for increased wages April 1, 2011 (with • ADVERTISING: Acts as the newspaper’s adver- by the Board. paid accordingly. Some office hours are contract renewal). tising representative, recruiting new clients and required. 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ANNUAL URBAN ISSUE: FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION Playing catch-up with transit Ga Winnipeg years rrett BRT versus LRT E l behind in bus ias The facts behind the acronyms BRT – Bus Rapid Transit – Using technology; buses or specialized vehicles on dedicated lanes or roadways can’t decide what while offering flexibility to it wants next meet local conditions. LRT – Light Rail Transit – Utilizing rail technology, LRT is often described as an up- Kristy Rydz dated version of the streetcar. Beat reporter Running on a dedicated railway, the system uses electric-pow- ered rail cars with exclusive After decades of economic talk and right-of-ways. political posturing, Winnipeg’s The Rapid Transit Task Force’s transit system is taking a baby step 2005 evaluation of BRT versus LRT in catching up with public trans- for Winnipeg portation leaps in other Canadian Both BRT and LRT can fulfill the metropolises like Calgary and functional requirements of a Vancouver. However, it remains to rapid transit system provid- be seen in what form that step will ing high-capacity, high-perfor- come. mance, urban transit routes With the $138 million first phase and services. of the city’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system – the 3.6 kilometre BRT and LRT share the same southwest corridor that includes a Phase one of the city’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is currently underway, but the city is having trouble moving forward to catch up key features including running new Osborne Street bridge and a with other major cities in Canada. ways, transit-priority measures, tunnel beneath the Fort Rouge CN real-time passenger informa- Yards – currently under construc- tion systems, centralized sta- tion, Mayor Sam Katz wants to de- forward perilous, according to city “It’s unfortunate Gerbasi believes the nature of the tions with passenger amenities, velop a Light Rail Transit (LRT) councillor Jenny Gerbasi (Fort system is flexible in the future, but brand identity, presence and system instead. Rouge-East Fort Garry). that our mayor has acquiring the land for any type of sense of permanence. “I think it’s time we start pre- “I appreciate the idea of doing a muddied the waters system is crucial. BRT systems with exclusive paring for LRT and get all levels long-term plan, but it’s really con- on this.” “Once you establish the corri- roadways operate at travel of government involved in a plan fusing the issue, especially when the dor, you can change the vehicle to times comparable to LRT. —Michael Dudley, for LRT,” Katz said. “When you’re province has signed on. It’s a real all sorts of other types of technol- The differences between BRT doing something, you’re not doing risk that we could lose the com- senior research associate, ogy. The important thing is to es- and LRT are primarily public it for today, you’re doing it for 20 mitment if we don’t get our act to- U of W Institute of Urban Studies tablish the corridor, then you can perception and cost. years in the future. If you’re look- gether,” Gerbasi said. change,” she said. “We get caught ing for the city to prosper, there’s Despite reports, Katz says he up in the technology, but technol- BRT has lower capital costs, no way it would do that without hasn’t discussed sharing equally in province’s 2008 Climate Change ogy is always changing.” lower operating costs for pas- LRT.” funding the second phase of BRT and Emissions Reduction Act, For Michael Dudley, senior re- senger demands predicted for The mayor stated that the price with other levels of government. which legally commits Manitoba to search associate and library co- Winnipeg and lower equivalent of LRT has dropped by up to 40 The second phase would extend a 50/50 funding agreement on the ordinator of the University of annualized costs (annualized per cent since the 2005 Rapid south down Pembina Highway, net operating costs of city transit, Winnipeg’s Institute of Urban capital costs combined with Transit Task Force examined the connecting the system to the including rapid transit. Studies, the lack of a conclusive de- annual operations and mainte- feasibility of LRT in Winnipeg and University of Manitoba. He notes “There hasn’t been a formal fund- cision is troublesome. nance costs) than LRT. concluded it was too costly. that the provincial government has ing commitment on this specific “I think the problem is that there Source: Made in Winnipeg Rapid Transit Solution, Final Report, 2005 (Prepared for The City of Winnipeg “The more money you spend on suggested using the Winnipeg’s project but the Premier has been is still a debate ... I think it’s unfor- Executive Policy Committee and Council) BRT and not LRT, the more money Building Canada Fund, usually publicly supportive of the (BRT) tunate that our mayor has muddied you’re flushing down the toilet, and spent on infrastructure work on intiative,” she said. the waters on this,” he said. “LRT is that’s not what we need to do with roads, bridges and underpasses, to With a history of supporting seen as more prestigious, more high cities to support it right now. In a taxpayers’ money,” Katz said. meet the $220 million price tag of BRT in her 12 years as a council tech, sexier. But Winnipeg is a slow- time of recession, it really ought to The shift in vision for Winnipeg’s phase two. member, as well as sitting on the growing community and it doesn’t be the affordable option, and (we) transit system is making the move Gerbasi however points to the 2005 Rapid Transit Task Force, have the density of other major just need to get the thing built.” Cutting corners around town S am

Local professional S uel “Probably 50 per cent of my day never on those sites,” Tedham said.

wans is driving down back alleys to get Both drivers agreed the city’s drivers give tips on from A to B,” said Mackelson. “You urban planning doesn’t help getting o n can probably cut your time by three around. city navigation quarters. It might take two minutes “Instead of planning out where to get around the block, but you the city was going to go, they just can cut through (an alley) in 20 tacked shit on and said, ‘Where it Samuel Swanson seconds.” goes is where it goes and we’ll try to Beat reporter Using back alleys also helps to make it work,’” Tedham said. avoid red-light lineups. “And if it doesn’t work, (they’ll) “That whole strip of downtown tear it up and do it again next sum- When it comes to driving a vehicle, Portage, none of the lights are timed mer or next month,” Mackelson getting around the city efficiently in sequence. Sometimes you’ll stop added. is something many drivers strive at one light just to stop at the next From a cab driver’s perspective, to do. But they don’t often achieve light right after,” said Tedham. “So it’s all about knowing which streets their goal, according to the city’s if you can find an alley to go around and areas to avoid. professional drivers. that, that’s money, right there.” Knowing alternative routes is Fortunately, professional city So why don’t more drivers use how to beat traffic, according to navigators were willing to share back alleys? Because their locations Tom Garden, a driver with Unicity their driving tips with The Uniter. Steve Tedham makes his living driving around the city. His advice for navigating city are not widely published informa- Taxi. The first myth to dispel is that streets? Don't speed. tion, according to Tedham. “(L)ike this morning, there driving faster will get you there “They’re not marked on maps was a traffic jam on Kenaston faster. ... so you gotta go there in order to (Boulevard), so I went Kenaston to “You can’t make any money fessionally for three years delivering he said. know there’s an alley,” he said. Centennial (Street) and beat all the speeding,” said Ray Mackelson Sr., goods ranging from pizzas to car Mackelson and Tedham both Online navigation is useful, but traffic.” who has spent the last seven years parts, agreed. added that driving faster means not always. as a professional courier at United “You can make $250 a night hus- more stopping and starting, which “The thing about Google Maps, Find more professional tips for ef- Messenger. tling pizzas, but all it takes is one adds to the gas bill. Mapquest ... that kind of thing is ficient driving in Samuel’s blog at Steve Tedham, a driver for (speed camera) flash and you’re Using back alleys, however, is a that there are a lot of suburban de- www.uniter.ca/blog. Pizzaland who’s been driving pro- down. You just worked for free,” great way to save time. velopments in the city, and they’re 12 SPECIAL FEATURE The Uniter April 1, 2010 www.Uniter.ca

Under the railway’s influence Five ways railroad shaped MANITOBA

In the 1800s and early 1900s, the railway was the most important method of moving goods and people across Canada. In honour of The Uniter’s annual urban issue, we decided to look at five ways the railway shaped Manitoba.

Aaron Epp, Managing Editor; Andrew McMonagle, News Assignment Editor; Karen Kornelsen, News Production Editor; Sam Hagenlocher, Arts & Culture Editor; Andrew Tod, Comments Editor

Winnipeg As the line needed to cross the The placement of the line today versus Selkirk Red River, CPR officials wanted reflects this last-minute political to build it through the area least decision. The main tracks change As Manitoba began to develop in prone to flooding. Selkirk, some 22 abruptly at Molson, Man., swinging the 1880s, many municipalities kilometres northeast of Winnipeg to the southwest towards Winnipeg rose and fell depending on the and slightly more elevated, fit the instead of continuing northwest to placement of railroads. Winnipeg’s bill. Selkirk. fortunes were not immune. The final decision came down to The importance of railroads to In fact, when the prairie section the weighing of national interest Manitoban communities can be of the Canadian PacificR ailroad – the safety of the CPR line – and seen in the case of Nelsonville, (CPR) was in the planning stage, the political and economic interest emphasized Carlyle. The fast CPR officials wanted to build the of Winnipeg, the centre of power in growing community was bypassed main line through Selkirk instead Manitoba and much of the prairies. by the railroad in 1883, causing of Winnipeg. This would have The city organized to draw the nearly all of its residents – and reversed the histories of both line away from Selkirk. In 1879, buildings – to move to nearby cities, according to University of Winnipeg city council pledged Morden. By 1905, Nelsonville was a Winnipeg geography professor $300,000 to build a bridge span- ghost town. William Carlyle. ning the Red River as an incentive. “(The railroad) was the gateway By 1881, Federal Minister of to the West when it opened up,” Railroads Charles Tupper and CPR he said. “Winnipeg’s leaders decided the line would run through understood how crucial the Winnipeg. CPR also demanded railroad was to the development from Winnipeg that the company of the city.” be paid $200,000, given land for a station and be exempted from civic taxation.

The railway caused an explosion The 34-year project, one of the in international trade, particularly largest engineering undertakings with the United States, which in in history, succeeded in connecting turn caused a massive rise in pop- the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific, ulation. By the late 19th century, allowing goods to be transported Winnipeg was the fastest growing faster and easier than by train. municipality in Canada. The “gate- This new development caused way to the west” was experiencing much financial difficulty for the prosperity that most cities only mid-western boom town, as the dreamed about. reliance on Canada’s rail system America’s National Magazine, in for international trade was an October 1904 feature entitled reduced. This resulted in an “Winnipeg, the Metropolis of abrupt decline in Winnipeg’s Western Canada,” raved that large real estate market. Winnipeg had “excellent railway The immigration slowed, and the systems (which) afford every city would never be the same. facility for transportation.” Vancouver took over as the traf- The article also saluted the fic and trade hub of the country, rise of Winnipeg’s financial centre, thanks to the increase of ships The canal whose annual bank clearances rose from Panama. By 1920, Vancouver that broke from $50 million in 1894, to $246 had surpassed Winnipeg to become million in 1903. Canada’s third-largest city, with the city’s back Yes, it was a great time to be in a population of roughly 180,000. ABOVE Photo by Jill Brown. In 1870, Manitoba became a Winnipeg. Vancouver’s metropolitan popula- • LEFT The famous Culebra province, and Winnipeg was a The population increase caused tion, according to a 2006 census, Cut of the Panama Canal, 1907. tiny community of roughly 215 by the railway resulted in a mas- is an estimated 2.1 million people. Wikimedia Commons. inhabitants. By the time Winnipeg sive expansion of the downtown When the Manitoba Legislature was incorporated as a city four and surrounding areas’ buildings, was finally completed in 1919, the OPPOSITE PAGE years later, the population had many of which still survive today, massive building was still designed TOP Portage Avenue streetcar. risen to roughly 2,000 residents, as a symbol of the city’s booming to accommodate representatives Courtesy of Heritage Winnipeg. thanks to its growing agriculture past. Land prices rapidly rose as for an estimated population of • MIDDLE Transcona Shops. industry. Then in 1881, Canadian demand increased. Construction on three million residents. Photo by Aaron Epp. • BOTTOM PacificR ailway came to town, and the Manitoba Legislative Building To date, Manitoba’s total es- Photo courtesy of CN. the rest was history. began in 1913. timated population stands at Sort of. And then, the following year, the 1,213,815 residents. Panama Canal opened. special feature 13 www.uniter.ca April 1, 2010 The Uniter

Cindy Tugwell, executive direc- If you’re wondering why we tor of Heritage Winnipeg, can’t don’t see tracks or electrical lines stress enough just how impor- anymore, most were taken apart tant they were, and are now, to and hauled away, while others were Winnipeg’s formation. paved over. “Currently there are no pro- “At the time, people viewed (the grams to educate people on why electrical lines) as an eyesore. It the streetcar was so instrumen- was a growing trend across North tal to the city. It expanded our America to get rid of the street- city and is responsible for creat- car,” said Tugwell. ing residential areas in the city,” The cars were viewed by the Tugwell said. public as uncomfortable and cold. The streetcar truly was Eventually, the country moved Winnipeg’s first form of real away from mass transportation. Riding the rails transportation. Roads were expanding, transpor- After trying out streetcars According to Tugwell, mass tation was being revolutionized. for public led by horses and then adapting transportation was needed in From the streetcar, we moved to- transportation sleighs because of snow condi- order for people to get around and wards trolleys and then eventually tions, Winnipeg looked to the south to expand Winnipeg as a city. the rubber tires brought us up to The very start of what we now at the first electric streetcar being The only remaining original the classic bus. know as the Winnipeg Transit used in Richmond, Virginia. It took wooden streetcar, Car 356, is in System began with the electric nine years to go from horse-drawn possession by Heritage Winnipeg streetcar. At 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 27, streetcars to the rail system. and they would like to eventu- 1891 the first electric streetcar Because of the incredible growth ally have it placed in a museum made its way down the tracks. in Winnipeg at the time, streetcars so others can be educated on its were incredibly important for the importance. city.

The development By 1909, hundreds of men had of Transcona moved to the area after hearing about the prospect of steady em- Before Transcona amalgamated ployment with the railroad. Tents with the City of Winnipeg along of construction gangs, hurriedly with 11 other communities on constructed shacks and a few per- January 1, 1972, it was its own city manent homes quickly covered the – a city that owed its establish- area. ment to the railroad. Construction of the Grand In 1907 or 1908, the Grand Trunk Trunk Pacific shops began in June Pacific Railway purchased 800 of 1909. It attracted real estate acres of land located 13 kilometres developers, merchants and busi- east of Winnipeg for the construc- nessmen, thus influencing the de- tion of its new railway repair shops velopment of the town. and the future town-site. The “You will be sorry if you do shops would service steam loco- not investigate this townsite,” motives and railway cars carrying reads a pamphlet from 1910, cre- freight and passengers. ated to influence more people to The site’s close proximity to move to the town. “Such opportu- The townspeople had three the booming City of Winnipeg and nity comes but once in a lifetime. things in common: they were new the abundant land that the site Fortune knocks but once. Do not to the area, they were physically provided for future expansion miss it.” isolated from the City of Winnipeg made its location attractive to By 1912, the Transcona Shops and they were connected to the developers. were officially open and the Town town’s founding industry, the of Transcona was incorporated. It railway. included two boarding houses, a As a result, they formed close bakery, butcher shop, bank, four bonds to each other and working churches, a two-room school and for the railway was a way of life for fire hall. Transcona continued to most people in the area until the attract new people and grow. end of the 1940s.

The decline The second came from succeed- Things are looking brighter, ac- of rail ing PM Brian Mulroney. Mulroney cording to the Railway Association While the train is still considered sought to undo some of Trudeau’s of Canada (RAC). They report that a luxurious way to see the country, cuts by reinvigorating transna- VIA’s ridership actually rose in high ticket prices, economic tional and national cars put out 2008, servicing 72.3 million pas- instability and a decrease in of service, but in 1989 Mulroney sengers, and with more federal cargo shipping have contributed ended up cutting VIA’s budget even money promised, those numbers to what has been dubbed the more than Trudeau did. should rise. decline of rail. The third blow came in 1994 However, in early 2009, cargo VIA Rail, a crown corporation, when, under newly-elected PM shipping dropped 25 per cent with suffered four large funding cut- Jean Chrétien, Finance Minister the economic downturn. Reuters backs from the federal govern- Paul Martin further cut VIA’s reported that the Canadian ment within two decades which budget, restricting the rail ser- Pacific Railway (CP Rail), Canada’s hurt its ability to serve the public. vice cross-Canada and between second-largest railroad, has been According to EconomicExpert. Ontario-Quebec. in a slump. CP Rail’s chief execu- com, an economic research com- The fourth cut came from tive Fred Green told Reuters that pany, after a brief spike in rider- Martin again. Newly elected as because retail trade is down, the ship numbers in the early 1980s, Prime Minister in 2003, he froze a rail has suffered. CP Rail cut 2,000 VIA’s operations were cut back 40 program Chrétien rolled out prom- jobs due to the decline. per cent by Prime Minister Pierre ising VIA 700 million dollars over With air travel being the faster, Trudeau. This was the first blow. five years. cheaper method for train riders, people have been letting the rail stagnate. But, while the economy recovers, Green thinks cargo ship- ping will rise again. 14 SPECIAL FEATURE The Uniter April 1, 2010 www.Uniter.ca

ANNUAL URBAN ISSUE: FOCUS ON TRANSPORTATION How a freeway could help downtown C in Integration, not dy of this centralized micro-man- Ti Modern traffic

tu agement, Winnipeg’s motorists, segregation would s cyclists and pedestrians have all be- planning arose as a come quite bad at co-existing. Any way to eliminate this return city streets affront to the natural order of the roadway erupts in irrational aggres- organized complexity to former glory sion. While closing streets for bike- on city streets, ways or pedestrian corridors might allowing their users seem progressive and hip, they arise Robert Galston from this same philosophy of spa- behind the wheel to Volunteer Staff tial separation. become unconscious. Compared to the traditions of good urbanism which have sur- Winnipeg does not have any free- vived for more than 2,400 years, the not their concern. ways. For many cities, this would pseudo-science of traffic planning is Perhaps the best solution is to be a legacy of planning that fa- a flash in the pan. Upholding it over build a limited-access freeway that voured residents and their uses over traditional urbanism is like saying, rings the city, with all the clover- the schemes of traffic engineers. In “You listen to Mozart? You should leaf interchanges, off-ramps and Winnipeg’s case, it was simply a listen to Lawrence Welk; his music on-ramps they can pay for. This matter of money: the city has al- is much more contemporary.” would eliminate the need for cross- ways been too poor to afford them. Most of Europe recognizes this, town car and truck traffic to have to Still, the shortage of funds did and many North American cities use downtown streets. Let the traf- not stop traffic planners. In the ab- Throughout history, cities were horse-pulled delivery wagons, the are rediscovering it and learning fic planners have new roadways to sence of freeways, and with most of able to thrive with the same general locations of streetcar stops, park- from their mistakes. Winnipeg, not focus their phony principles on and Winnipeg’s wide streets radiating principles through the advance- ing spaces and loading zones. The so much. let them abandon the campaign of from downtown, streets were sacri- ment of different transportation mixed uses of the roadway slowed Recently, I was discussing with destruction of city streets as urban ficed to the needs of crosstown and technologies: the horsecart, the bi- traffic enough that a pedestrian someone from Winnipeg’s planning space. commuting traffic. Many down- cycle and the electric streetcar. could feel comfortable standing in department ways to encourage new City streets can then be governed town streets were widened and For their first few decades in the the middle of Portage and Main housing downtown. I suggested by the organic order of complexity converted to one-way traffic. A city, automobiles were able to con- mere feet from an oncoming car. that the easiest thing would be to and mixed uses that, while perhaps turn-off lane was cut at the corner form to this pattern. A look at a Modern traffic planning arose as end rush-hour parking restrictions, slowing commute times by a cou- of River and Osborne, and Portage photo of a Winnipeg street in 1946 a way to eliminate this organized create more on-street parking spaces ple of minutes, make cities great. and Main was closed to pedestri- – well into the age of the automo- complexity on city streets, allowing and convert some streets back to ans – the ultimate triumph of civic bile – shows downtown roadways their users behind the wheel to be- two-way traffic. That, the plan- Robert Galston is a University of misanthropy. that were just as mixed in their uses come unconscious. The only func- ner explained matter-of-factly, was Winnipeg student who writes about The problem was not the pres- as the buildings that lined them. tion of roadways became to move an issue for the traffic department, urban issues. Check out his blog at ence of motor vehicles, but the The chief function of roads were vehicles as quickly and simply as and they are only interested in the http://riseandsprawl.blogspot.com. overpowering accommodation of the conveyance of vehicles, but they possible. movement of vehicles. Whatever them. also served as routes for cyclists and After more than half a century else goes on the streets, he said, is Free downtown bus could be so much more

No spirited and rode its entire circuit. business people and the rest of the Rather, it seems to say, “You don’t free transit is great. Getting peo- Although it was bearable this upper class of Winnipeg. have bus fare.” It also seems to tar- ple excited about transit could get energy here time around, I still couldn’t help Moreover, it doesn’t seem to be get a certain demographic. more people to ask the city to re- feeling very disappointed. Our a popular bus to catch. From The All of this brings into question duce or eliminate bus fares, or to public transit should be a beautiful Bay to The Forks only one person why the Downtown Spirit exists. demand mayors that care about Matt Austman thing, but it presents itself in a light got on the bus. It was lunch hour; Its website states “enjoy FREE sustainability. Volunteer Staff that seems to create the stigma of it people were running around, going convenient transit … Get into the There should be substance be- being a “lower class” service. out for lunch meetings, etc. That Downtown Spirit for the best shop- hind the Spirit’s purpose. The bus For example, when I sat down, one guy ended up riding the entire ping, dining, attractions and enter- shouldn’t look like a prison on the The bus driver finally looks at me, the ad to my right read “RELIEVE circuit with me, just going for a bus tainment Winnipeg has to offer.” inside. There should be a compre- waits a moment, frowns and opens YOURSELF,” which is the ad cam- ride, like myself. Obviously targeted at tourists and hensive effort to attract all income the door. I get on at an intersection paign about Winnipeg’s high chla- At The Forks, two people got visitors, why is the Downtown earners. There should be public ads instead of a stop; he doesn’t ap- mydia and gonorrhea rates amongst on. One guy stopped and looked at Spirit not marketed to city resi- explaining how it could decongest prove. Either that, or he hates his 15-24 year olds. Though it’s great me with a questioning face, as if I dents as well? downtown Winnipeg. job and gets upset at people easily. that there is public awareness about shouldn’t be using the bus. Every day, thousands of people These aren’t unreasonable I haven’t been on the number the issue, I wondered why they ad- Although these are small ob- drive to the downtown to work, requests. one bus in over a year. The last time vertise it so much on the bus. servations, they seem to link to a and every day transit is clogged try- The Downtown Spirit needs was brutal. It was extraordinarily I questioned further when the greater problem. The Downtown ing to escape downtown. The Spirit more spirit. There needs to be an filthy and smelled like a collection ad next to it is Money Mart, the Spirit does not inspire feelings of should be promoted as a great way effort on the part of the city to of baloney sandwiches dipped in devil of financial institutions that responsibility for our community for one to get around downtown make it everybody’s bus. warm milk and left out in the sun. locks people into debt and then and the use of sustainable trans- during the day. Recently, I gave Winnipeg’s eats their souls. It’s safe to presume port, nor does it scream of being a Then more people will take it – Matt Austman is a politics student Downtown Spirit bus another shot the ads aren’t targeting the lawyers, great way to get around downtown. meaning more people will realize at the University of Winnipeg.

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Arts & Culture Rocking the foundations progressive/heavy metal band. It all comes back to the drive of Osborne Village “CFR is exactly what Winnipeg Gillis, a soft-spoken, grey-haired church opens its needed, a space devoted to opening man who is actively involved in all their doors to young musicians,” aspects of the shows at CFR. Gillis doors to local rock said 17-year-old guitarist/backing books the gigs, helps the bands vocalist Shane Barron. set up, photographs the musicians bands and impacts When CFR became a venue op- during their sets and helps out with tion, Barron said, Grand Master cleaning up afterwards. the scene for the “began playing more often, and it “His ability to connect across was really a turning point for the generational lines, his organiza- better band.” tional ability, he’s just a gift to us,” That said, some are understand- said Rev. Barb Janes, one of the two ably weary about a church host- ministers at CFR. Ryan Suche ing rock shows, Grand Master To her knowledge, no other Volunteer Staff included. churches in Winnipeg are hosting “At first we were sceptical about these types of events, and it’s Gillis’s having a metal show in a church, work that has really helped trans- In the New Testament, when Jesus but any concerns we had going form the space of the church and said, “You are Peter, and upon this into the show were soon gone,” said open its doors to a new group of rock I will build my church,” it’s Barron. people. likely that rock ’n’ roll wasn’t exactly “Nobody really said this, but “I’m fortunate to be starting what he had in mind. there was kinda the idea of, ‘Are a sabbatical soon, and the area At the quiet corner of Wardlaw (the Christians) trying to get us I’ve chosen to explore is to visit Avenue and Nassau Street North in there and then get our scalps?’” churches which are providing hos- sits Crescent Fort Rouge United Gillis added wryly. pitality to arts in some way, shape Church (CFR). The 100-year-old RYAN JANZ When a band rents CFR, there or form,” Janes said when asked facility is one of many churches isn’t a sermon to open the show or how this surge of arts and music at founded in Osborne Village around a priest to bless you, and above all, CFR has perhaps changed her own the turn of the century, yet it’s de- Gillis, the church embraced the ages venues and I think we need a nothing is pressured on you. It’s views of the church. cades ahead of the rest – at least idea with open arms. lot more of them,” Gillis said. simply a venue, a place to display She is hoping to help continue musically. “I was really not prepared for The program’s popularity has something, and many Manitoba to expand the way CFR conducts It all began three years ago when them being so totally OK with it,” snowballed since Gillis first started musicians are showing off their itself and opens its own doors to Jesse Hill, vocalist/guitarist for Gillis explained. “There was no it a few short years ago. chops in this century-old building the arts. Winnipeg-based rock band Right question. It was, ‘Well of course, “There’s way more requests than in a way almost unimagined before There is no lack of that at CFR, Through, found himself frustrated why wouldn’t we?’” we can possibly handle,” he said. – with rock ‘n’ roll. as Gillis summed it up: “On Friday by finding available all-ages ven- CFR is already a staple of the Hill agrees that the church ful- “Most of the people in the church night we have a school-age choir, ues to play at with his fellow high Osborne arts community, hosting fills a need, adding that as he was ... are aware of (shows) going on, Saturday a metal show and Sunday school-aged band members. classical music recitals, theatre and writing his proposal to open up that it’s happening,” said Gillis there’s baroque.” As luck would have it, Hill ran choir performances, while strongly CFR as a venue, he framed it in the when asked what CFR’s congrega- It’s just another weekend at into Bill Gillis, a rock fan and mem- stressing investment in the arts as context that it would be good for tion thinks of the whole project. CFR. ber of CFR, at a few house shows. a part of their mission statement. the community and that “the idea “Most of those who know, know Hill eventually inquired about the This new program that Gillis has of a permanent venue was there.” that it’s loud music and that it’s not For questions and booking inqui- possibility of his band playing at spearheaded has helped over 130 “CFR’s great and everybody anything they want to hear. If they ries, you can e-mail Bill Gillis the church. Gillis told Hill that he bands spanning the folk, indie, should know about it,” he said. were to walk into one of the shows, at [email protected]. The next would have to write a pitch to the rock, punk and even metal genres whatever the genre, they would be CFR show is Death Toll Rising, church committee to get a show play shows in the main sanctuary, surprised and taken aback a little. Begrime Exemious, arcticcircle and Exactly what Winnipeg needed approved, which Gillis would pres- basement and the upper hall. But at the same time, there’s the PornoDeathGrind on Saturday, ent to them. “It’s something that had been A similar story to Hill’s is that of trust level there that this is a good April 10. In a surprise to both Hill and needed because there’s fewer all- Grand Master, a local Winnipeg thing to do.”

Local musician starts off all over again with fifth release

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Although Greg MacPherson has re- man He’s always been a compelling leased four albums, to him his new R performer whose intensity and so- e c CD feels like a debut. ord cially conscious lyrics demand your “I found my voice over the s attention. past five years – as a producer, as Mr. Invitation is no different. a writer, as a lyricist, as a singer,” Songs like First Class and Outside MacPherson said of Mr. Invitation, Edge are upbeat rockers, while the which came out on March 30. “I closing ballad Visitor is a haunt- was thinking about calling my- ing summation of Winnipeg life self something (other than Greg that finds MacPherson at his most MacPherson) because I felt like this vulnerable. is what I’ve been striving for my “The (music) that actually moves whole artistic career. I feel like this me and changes my life, that I live is the first record, really.” for, that stuff needs to be heartfelt Released through Smallman and come from somewhere real,” Records, Mr. Invitation is he said. “Sincerity is something MacPherson’s first release since that people appreciate when they 2005’s Night Flares. come to see a show. I’ll give you ev- He recorded it at Prairie erything I’ve got at a show … (But) Recording Company with Cam I need to tell the absolute truth and Loeppky and Shawn Dealey, known feel it personally before I can trans- for their work with Novillero and The Mac is back, no slack: Prolific local songwriter Greg MacPherson first broke on the scene with his mature 1999 disc Balanced on a late that into something exciting.” The Weakerthans. Long-time Pin. His fifth record, Mr. Invitation, just came out. MacPherson collaborators Mike Read more from this interview at Germain, Ryan Ahoff, Steve Bates www.uniter.ca/blogs. and Jason Tait served as the back- “I wanted things to sound a cer- Winnipeg after living without a feelings,” he said. “It’s cheerful, it’s ing band. tain way (on Mr. Invitation), and at fixed address for a time, got mar- angry, it’s dangerous, it’s hopeful.  See Greg MacPherson perform “I think my live band is excel- the end of the recording, they did – ried and started a new job with a “This record isn’t cynical at all Saturday, April 10 at the West End Cultural Centre lent,” he said. “Our performances or better, in some cases,” he added. neighbourhood renewal corpora- … This (record) is about organiz-  The Playing Cards will also perform are energetic and the songs live and “You have these intentions going tion in the West End. ing and taking a chance in life, and  Tickets are $15 in advance at breathe on the stage, (but) the re- in. To see them realized is pretty While he remains proud of Night making something exciting and Ticketmaster and $20 at the door cords haven’t always captured that satisfying.” Flares, he finds it dark and cynical better.”  Mr. Invitation is in stores now live energy. It took me until more A lot has changed for in retrospect. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia,  Download the first two tracks,First recently to really realize how to do MacPherson since Night Flares “(Mr. Invitation) has a little more MacPherson has moved 37 times Class and Outside Edge, for free when that.” was released. He settled down in depth – there’s a wider spectrum of in his life and lived in seven differ- you visit www.gregmacpherson.com 16 Arts & Culture The Uniter April 1, 2010 www.Uniter.ca

MUSIC LISTINGS Wednesday, April 14. GRADY plays at the Pyramid Cabaret on Wednesday, April 14. The Legion of Liquor THURS., APRIL 15 until WED., APRIL 21 Winnipeg is quite possibly the drinking capital of Canada, and CD REVIEWS now we have THE LEGION OF LIQUOR to write some theme EVIL SURVIVES kick off their tour at the Royal Albert on Thursday, April 15 with ARCHON LEGION. songs for our booze-swilling habits. Their riff-heavy power ROYAL CANOE metal with an eight-piece all-male “choir” and song titles OH MY DARLING releases their CD In The Lonesome Hours at the like Shot-Gunning, Haters of Sobriety and Bottles or Cans will West End Cultural Centre on Friday, April 16 with openers The GOOD Co-op Mode make the suds and spirits flow deep into your gullet.C heck LOVELIES. Head in the Sand out their debut show with THE ANGRY DRAGONS and SUBCITY THE BALCONIES do an in-store performance at Into The Music on Local five-pieceR oyal Canoe has been moving bodies on Thursday, April 1 at (you guessed it) The Royal Albert Arms. Friday, April 16. 5 p.m. If you want to familiarize yourself with the lyrics beforehand, and taking names in the city for a little over a half check out www.myspace.com/thelegionofliquor. Record Store Day at Into The Music features performances by a year now. Their phenomenal debut Co-op Mode, TRIUNFO DO GATO, NOT ANIMALS, LES JUPES and more all afternoon which front-man Matt Peters (Waking Eyes) recorded Bob Wiseman on Saturday, April 17. three years ago with a variety of contributors, will fi- Syl THE CROOKED BROTHERS, THE GOOD LOVELIES and FISH AND BIRD nally be getting its official release July 3. The album Seg via play at Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club on Saturday, April is an impressive juggling act, melding sex with sincerity, ballads with balls-out dance

a 17. beats, all the while creating a cohesive and irresistible groove throughout. From the le Guitar virtuoso DON ROSS will be playing at the Park Theatre on tongue-in-cheek falsettos on How Do You Like My Body?, the album’s sweaty sextacular Saturday, April 17. dance nugget, to the dark echo beat of Soothsayer, the man is a master of his craft. FLYING FOX AND THE HUNTER GATHERERS play inside the Cyrk on What’s most surprising is that after all the hooks he throws on the record, in the end it’s Saturday, April 17. Peters’s brilliant storytelling that draws you in. From chess robot love stories (Kasparov) to conjoined twins (Dear June), Peters doesn’t for a second let his words get overrun by WE ARE WOLVES and PARLOVR play at the Royal Albert Arms on the noise he creates. And that’s what keeps you coming back. Tuesday, April 20. —Sam Hagenlocher BABY DEE plays at the West End Cultural Centre on Tuesday, April 20. IN-FLIGHT SAFETY, YUKON BLOND and MIDDLE NAMES entertain at the Lo Pub on Tuesday, April 20. COURTNEY WING DEL THE FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN plays at the Pyramid Cabaret on Bouquet of Might & Fury Tuesday, April 20. Proxenett Records/Bonsound Records Prolific songwriter BobW iseman originally hails from Winnipeg TIM SPARKS and PHIL HEYWOOD perform at the West End Cultural If John Mayer and Bob Dylan had a baby, and that but has been moving around a lot for the last couple of de- Centre on Wednesday, April 21. baby made quirky pop music, it would be Montreal cades. One of the original members of Blue Rodeo, Wiseman has A DAY TO REMEMBER, AUGUST BURNS RED, ENTER SHIKARI and GO songwriter Courtney Wing. On Bouquet of Might performed with a great many other acts including The Hidden RADIO are taking the stage at the Garrick Theatre on Wednesday, & Fury, his third full-length release, he employs Cameras, Feist, Final Fantasy and Wilco. However, it is his capti- April 21. a revolving door of musicians that would make vating solo performances that enthrall audiences, blending his any songwriter jealous. They include members of THURS., APRIL 22 until WED., APRIL 28 Super-8 films and finely crafted songs. Don’t miss the opportu- Belle Orchestre, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and nity to see him in the intimate setting of Ragpickers Theatre on THE BOP ENSEMBLE performs at the West End Cultural Centre on even a 10-piece opera collective called Liederwolfe. The album’s production is impres- Saturday, May 1 with special guest Keri Latimer. Thursday, April 22. sive, with adequately fleshed out songs, and more instruments and sounds going on Grand Steppin’ on Friday, April 23 at the Pyramid Cabaret features than you could count, including a lightsaber hook sample. It’s interesting to listen to a THURS., APRIL 1 until WED., APRIL 7 the LYTICS and MIKE B. songwriter who, instead of stripping things down, throws everything he can at the songs LITTLE MISS HIGGINS is onstage at the Times Change(d) High and trying to make them as big as possible. The unfortunate downside is that it can at times THE ANGRY DRAGONS, SUBCITY and THE LEGION OF LIQUOR are Lonesome Club on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24. overwhelm Wing’s earnest songwriting, preventing the listener from being able to be playing at the Royal Albert Arms on Thursday, April 1. MOSES MAYES perform at the Pyramid Cabaret on Saturday, April 24. properly drawn in. See Courtney Wing April 6 at the West End Cultural Centre. AKUFEN is ripping it up at the Academy on Thursday, April 1. —Sam Hagenlocher THE ARROGANT WORMS play silly songs at the West End Cultural THE FUGITIVES return to the West End Cultural Centre on Centre on Sunday, April 25. Thursday, April 1 with guest JESSEE HAVEY. NOFX plays at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Monday, April 26. FLYING FOX & THE HUNTER GATHERERS are performing Jesus PLANTS AND ANIMALS Christ Superstar at the Park Theatre on Thursday, April 1. ROB ZOMBIE opens for his idol ALICE COOPER at the MTS Centre on La La Land Monday, April 26. THE FO!PS wake up from hibernation with a show at the Secret City Records Standard on Friday, April 2. THE WAXBILLS are playing at Shannon’s Irish Pub on Tuesday, April If you’ve heard anything from Plants and Animals, 27. ILLUSIVE MIND GYPSY CREW, MATTERHORN and DEAD RANCH play chances are this is the record you’ve been waiting at Into The Music on Friday, April 2. THE BESNARD LAKES roll into town to play at the Royal Albert Arms long and hard for. From the band’s 2008 excellent with HOLLERADO on Wednesday, April 28. debut album Parc Avenue to the several fantastic MOSES MAYES are getting groovy at the Lo Pub on Friday, April 2. PLANTS AND ANIMALS and SAID THE WHALE play at the West End live shows the band has played in the city in the last Cultural Centre on Wednesday, April 28. two years, P&A could be the best band in Montreal WAX MANNEQUIN and the BURNING HELL are at the Lo Pub on these days. If you don’t believe me, you’re welcome to pick up a copy of La La Land when Saturday, April 3. THURS., APRIL 29 until WED., MAY 5 it reaches your record store later this month. Needless to say, it ain’t no sophomore THE BOKONONISTS play at the Pyramid Cabaret on Saturday, MADISON VIOLET and the JOHN HENRYS perform at the Times slump. Land opens with Tom Cruz, an instant classic of menacing guitar riffs and vocal April 3. Change(d) High and Lonesome Club on Thursday, April 29. hooks that sets the standard for the remainder of the album. Luckily, it never fails. Every JASON COLLETT, BAHAMAS and ZEUS perform at the West End MATT ANDERSON and WIL play at the West End Cultural Centre on track is so intoxicating and inventive that I could probably write a separate review of Cultural Centre on Saturday, April 3. Thursday, April 29. each one individually. Instead I’ll just say this: if you play indie rock in this country, you BROTHER ALI, FASHAWN and BK ONE will be performing at the AMELIA CURRAN and ROSE COUSINS play at the Park Theatre on better watch your back. The bar just got raised. Pyramid Cabaret on Monday, April 5. Thursday April 29. —Sam Hagenlocher THE DEVIL MAKES THREE plays at the Park Theatre on Monday, QUERKUS plays a free in-store performance at Into The Music on April 5. Friday, April 30. 5 p.m. WOODS OF YPRES COURTNEY WING and ROYAL CANOE play at the West End Cultural OUR LADY PEACE play at the Burton Cummings Theatre on Friday, Centre on Tuesday, April 6. April 30 and Saturday, May 1. The Green Album Independent OLD MAN LUEDECKE performs at the Folk Exchange on Tuesday, THREE INCHES OF BLOOD and GOATWHORE are playing at the Royal Dripping with emotional storytelling and forlorn April 6. 8 p.m. Albert Arms on Saturday, May 1. tributes to depression is Ontario metal band Woods JOHN MAYER is joined by MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD at SOUL KILLING FEMALE releases an album at Crescent Fort Rouge of Ypres’ fourth offering, The Green Album. Well- the MTS Centre on Wednesday, April 7. United Church on Saturday, May 1 with guests A.M. OVERCAST and known for their constant stylistic changes, the Type ASTROCOVEN. YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE return to the Royal Albert Arms on O Negative influences are as painfully obvious as Wednesday, April 7 with MAKEOUT VIDEOTAPE. BOB WISEMAN and KERI LATIMER perform at Ragpickers on Saturday, the emotional lyrics meted out by WoY’s vocalist/ THURS., APRIL 8 until WED., APRIL 14 May 1. guitarist/mastermind David Gold. Green is Gold BOATS play a release party for their album Cannonballs, Cannonballs transcribing his long journey from a broken heart in Canada (a result of a tumultuous, Vancouver’s OMEGA CROM will be playing at the Zoo on at the West End Cultural Centre on Saturday, May 1. Thursday, April 8. failed relationship) to his half-crazed escape to South Korea (where he picks himself up THAT 1 GUY plays at the West End Cultural Centre on Sunday, May 2. over the course of a year). This is both lyrically and musically a sweeping tale of a young LULLABYE ARKESTRA, VAMPIRES and THIS HISSES play at the man on the edge of disaster. For those undaunted by the thought of listening to the Royal Albert Arms on Friday, April 9. SIMON AND GARFUNKEL perform at the MTS Centre on Wednesday, May 5. emotional equivalent of a car crash in slow-motion, this is an absolute must-have. HAUNTER and the MIDDLE NAMES perform at the Lo Pub on —Ryan Suche Friday, April 9. THURS., MAY 6 until SAT., MAY 15 CHEERING FOR THE BAD GUY and THE BROKE SPOKES do the Toronto-band VOWLS play in store at Into The Music on Thursday, Standard on Friday, April 9. May 6. 4 p.m. DOMMIN GREG MACPHERSON plays a release party for Mr. Invitation at JADEA KELLY performs with the ROD HUSSEY REVIEW at the Pyramid Love is Gone the West End Cultural Centre on Saturday, April 10. Cabaret on Thursday, May 6. Roadrunner Records BIG JOHN BATES & THE VOO-DOO DOLLZ and THE ANGRY DERELICT, TYRANT’S DEMISE and ARCANE AXIOM play at the Osborne Dark, yet catchy. Sorrowful, yet uplifting. Old school, DRAGONS play at the Pyramid Cabaret on Monday, April 12. Village Zoo on Saturday, May 8. yet new school. Los Angeles newcomers Dommin BUDDY GUY and JONNY LANG at the Burton Cummings Theatre FLYING FOX AND THE HUNTER GATHERERS play at the Times combine opposing forces in their songs to create on Monday, April 12. Change(d) High and Lonesome Club on Saturday, May 8. their triumphant debut on Roadrunner Records. There’s a variety of styles utilized on Love is Gone, Wipe those tears off your pillow and go see LITTLE ANTHONY The STARS are playing at the Pyramid Cabaret on Monday, May 10. AND THE IMPERIALS at Club Regent Casino on Monday, April 12. from ’80s goth rock/dark wave a la The Sisters of Masked rocker NOBUNNY performs at the Royal Albert Arms on Mercy and The 69 Eyes, to more mid-paced gothic/doom metal a la My Dying Bride to AWESOME COLOUR and the HAIR POLICE play at the Royal Albert Wednesday, May 12. Arms on Monday, April 12. modern gothic/industrial music such as Gothminister. This is a real musical feast for Ninja Tune artist SHUTTLE performs at the Lo Pub with ROB VILAR goths and rivetheads alike. While the lyrical basis for the album is rather obvious (and PHARAOHE MONCH and SLAUGHTERHOUSE play at the Pyramid and MIKE B on Thursday, May 13. well-tread, at that), musically this album is both diverse and incredibly enjoyable, being Cabaret on Tuesday, April 13. The WEBER BROTHERS perform at Times Change(d) High and catchy while avoiding the pitfalls of being cliché. Coming totally out of left field,Love is SONATA ARCATA and POWERGLOVE are at the West End Cultural Lonesome Club on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15. Gone comes highly recommended. Centre on Tuesday, April 13. —Ryan Suche OYSTERBAND performs at the West End Cultural Centre on Arts & Culture 17 www.uniter.ca April 1, 2010 The Uniter

MORE MUSIC THIS MONTH

You Say Party! We Say Die! Wednesday, April 7 · Royal Albert Arms Don’t let the unnecessarily long (and somewhat ridic- Yukon Blonde ulous) name fool you, You Say Party! We Say Die! are Oh My Darling Tuesday, April 20 · Lo Pub serious about their craft. What began as a gaggle of April 16 · West End Cultural Centre with special guests In-flight Safety teens jamming out in their parents’ basements eventu- with special guests The Good Lovelies Known in the West for its new laid-back pop sound ally became a real band signed to Paper Bag Records, Local bluegrass band Oh My Darling will be releas- and wavy hair, Yukon Blonde is becoming better a label that boasts the likes of Broken Social Scene, ing their latest record In the Lonesome Hours Thursday, known in the East as their acclaimed song Wind Tokyo Police Club and Stars. Years of touring has fi- April 1. The foursome has been perfecting their calm Blows has been getting a fair amount of airtime on nally paid off, as YSP!WSD! recently had the privilege collaborative take on the genre since before the release MuchMusic. Their cross-Canada tour last year at- of playing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in their native of their first self-titled EP in early 2009, which was sub- tracted the attention of Bumstead Records, who has British Columbia. sequently nominated for a Western Canadian Music worked with well-known Canadian artists such as Though their newest LP XXXX has been out in Award later that year. This all-girl band gets around K.D. Lang. The band is made up of Jeff Innes (guitar, Canada for over half a year, a recent unbanning of the and it shows: from gracing the mosquito-infested walk vocals), Brandon Scott (guitar, vocals) and Graham bassist from the United States has prompted a 2010 re- ways of the Winnipeg Folk Festival last summer, to Jones (drums, vocals). They released their much an- release. The disc is influenced by a collaboration with playing to crowds at the Festival du Voyageur and per- ticipated self-titled debut album late last year and producer Howard Redekopp (Tegan and Sara, The forming on CBC Canada Live, Oh My Darling has have enjoyed riding its growing success. New Pornographers), giving the rambunctious group become an essential part of the folk-roots scene in “We’re definitely gonna be busy till 2025. I think a tighter, darker sound in an attempt to cast off com- Winnipeg in a very short time. The quartet is currently we just gotta keep our sticks on the ice and our heads parisons to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. on a cross Canadian tour to promote their new full- in the game,” Innes said over the phone last week, If you missed them when they played the Albert length disc. Folk, bluegrass and roots music has always speaking like a true Canadian. in November, have no fear. You Say Party! We Say been a staple in these parts, and Oh My Darling con- The band is currently touring across the continent, Die! are expecting to play another sold out show on tinue that rich tradition. It’s old fashioned and simplis- in an exhausting run of shows, which won’t let up Wednesday, April 7. All students looking for a place to tic, but not without its chic beats. They will host the until later in May. have a beer and dance off the end-of-year stress, search official release of Lonesome Hours later this month at For more information visit their website at www. no further. the West End Cultural Centre. yukonblonde.com. —Courtney Brecht —Casandra Anderson —Andrew Nash

THE BESNARD LAKES WE ARE WOLVES Wednesday, April 28 · Royal Albert Arms Wednesday, April 21 · Royal Albert Arms with special guests The Absent Sound with special guests Parlovr I am certain that I saw this band five years ago at this “This is going to suck,” I leaned over to a friend, Plants and Animals same venue: an unassuming quartet that chimed and who had insisted I check out what I understood to mumbled their way through a thoughtful waterfall of be the next big hipster bullshit hucksters, We Are Wednesday, April 28 · West End Cultural Centre sonics, bathing an audience that was left gasping for air with special guests Said the Whale Wolves. They had a few things going against them, at their culminating tsunami of expansive waves, left to in my mind: they were from Montreal, played punk Trying to categorize Plants and Animals’ eclectic sound tread water in a sea of LSD for your ears. disco electro garbage and they had a Wolf reference is like trying to fit a square peg into a triangular hole. It’s Their sophomore release saw band leader Jace Lasek in their name. But within 30 seconds of this trio hit- just not possible. Changing styles from song to song, the open his pipes to unleash soaring falsetto melodies ting that Albert stage, I knew I was in for a surprise Montreal-based trio prefers to record their lush sound that would set up harmonies with his bassist wife Olga and some possible humbling as my buddy frowned at on tape, making their records sound like they could have Goreas, harmonies that would make Phil Spector weep. me and I uncontrollably started to twitch to the beat. been made in 1972. Being the owner of Montreal’s Break Glass Studios Spearheaded by the chunkiest staccato bass lines, Comprised of Warren C. Spicer, Matthew “The has given Lasek free reign to indulge his most selfish picked to death by Alex Ortiz, the sinister lower reg- Woodman” Woodley and Nicolas Basque, the trio has whims, resulting in a Top-Ten List no-brainer come ister was driven by an intense percussive thwap that come a long way from making epic instrumental folk next December. left me gobsmacked. music. From the get-go, the band’s Polaris-nominated …Are the Roaring Night (Jagjaguwar) delves deep What the hell was I watching? debut album Parc Avenue has you hooked. It’s catchy as into shoegazer psych pop with superbly lush arrange- I was not expecting such a vicious attack, stabbing hell and, if it’s any indication of what’s to come, their ments and orchestrations supported by a number of this dancing fool with Devo new wave while blud- follow-up, La La Land, which is set for an April 20 re- guests, as well as guitarist Richard White and drum- geoning me with AmRep bottom end. The synth lines lease, should be just as great. Promising it’ll be louder mer Kevin Laing. Lasek’s time recording contempo- were simple and overdriven, making it sound more and tougher due to the band’s rediscovery of electric raries like Fly Pan Am, Wolf Parade or Wintersleep has like a sonic weapon than a dance floor accessory. They guitars, amplification and fuzz pedals, fans will have the given him that breadth of experience to give himself keep the Wire close and the Six-Finger Satellite even chance to judge for themselves when the group makes a the royal treatment, something he does not deny his closer, confronting those watching with in-your-face stop in Winnipeg on their North American tour. band one bit. beats and undeniable riffs that easily made me think Having just come off the SXSW festival in Austin, Interesting note: Openers The Absent Sound re- of AC/DC’s emotional power to make you clench Texas, the boys have a busy spring ahead of them, and it’s cently cut five tracks with Lasek and the results excel- your fist and scream “rock-n-fucking-roll!” at the top certainly worth experiencing their big sound in person lently capture the new vocal space-pop leanings of this of your lungs while high-kicking your way to get an- to see it’s not just a bunch of studio wizardry at work. local quartet. other pint at the bar. —Kaeleigh Ayre Be there early to catch this mind-blowing evening We Are Wolves are currently on tour in support of music. of their third release Invisible Violence, which was re- —Lee Repko leased earlier this year. —Lee Repko visit uniter.ca/listings for more of what’s happening 18 Arts & Culture The Uniter April 1, 2010 www.Uniter.ca FILM The horror, the horror Big Smash! Courte “I was a huge horror fan as a there certainly has been a growing

s teenager,” Janisse said. “I guess I just appreciation of Canadian horror Productions’ o y f wondered how I would have turned films, even if the audience is still Bi

g S g out if I had had the resources I have relatively small.” latest venture, the mas now.” Canadian horror is still a rela- Miskatonic Institute Produ h! “The Institute is a just a way to tively young genre, as it really didn’t show kids obscure films, while giv- begin to hit its stride until the mid c t

i ing them the skills to properly in- ’70s. of Horror Studies, o ns terpret what they are seeing,” she Through the first half of Canada’s hopes to enlighten added. “Teenagers like watching film history, the vast majority of horror films, and we want to en- films produced were documentaries, and expand the courage that exploration while leaving little room for Hollywood- teaching them about the dark style fiction.  PLASTIC PAPER, Winnipeg’s festi- minds of young themes of these stories, like misog- “We had such a strong docu- val of animated, illustrated and puppet people interested in yny, and giving them the ideological mentary tradition, and I guess you films, runs fromW ednesday, May 5 until And you thought being the “eggman” was tools to understand these concepts. could say we got stuck in a bit of a Saturday, May 8 at the Park Theatre. cool: Al Waxman and his beautiful boils in It’s fun.” rut,” Vatnsdal explained. “There was the genre William Fruet’s 1982 snake-god horror film I’VE COME TO TELL YOU I’M GOING, an eve- The Institute launched at the a lot of cultural resistance to (horror Spasms. ning of rare Serge Gainsbourg documen- end of March with a series ti- films) also, which injured our abil- tary clips, TV appearances and videos tled Introduction to Horror Film ity to produce commercial fare.” curated by Big Smash! Productions, takes Sam Hagenlocher Criticism for Teens. The next As Canadian horror remains rel- place at the Lo Pub on Wednesday, April 21. Arts & Culture Editor CineMuerte Magazine), a course offered by Miskatonic is a atively small, Vatnsdal hopes that There will be performances by VAV Jungle Vancouver-based “fanzine” high- history of Canadian horror cinema by properly educating young peo- and DJs Damien Ferland and Rob Vilar. lighting under-appreciated horror entitled They Came From Within, ple in the genre that it will continue A new series of courses, named films, in 1997, and later began the which will be running April 14, 15, to grow in size, as more budding Neil Young plays a live concert acousti- after the oft-attended university in CineMuerte International Horror 21 and 22. filmmakers decide to take up the cally and with the accompaniment of his horror writer H.P. Lovecraft’s nov- Film Festival, also in Vancouver. The course will be taught by mantle. raw rock band Crazy Horse in THE NEIL els, is aiming to educate Winnipeg Since moving to Winnipeg, Canadian horror film historian, cin- “There’s a lot of buried gems, YOUNG TRUNK SHOW, onscreen at the teenagers about horror cinema. Janisse has been a constant force in ematographer and author Caelum and a lot of strange personal sto- Cinematheque until Thursday, April 8. The Miskatonic Institute of the film and music community, cre- Vatnsdal, who wrote the book They ries and bizarre personalities within CINESANITY is a free monthly movie Horror Studies is yet another pas- ating the first annual Gimme Some Came From Within: A History of (Canadian horror’s) history. It’s al- screening for the general public and for sion project courtesy of staunch Truth Winnipeg Documentary Canadian Horror Cinema in 2004. ways been very interesting, for me persons concerned with issues of mental cult film advocate Kier-La Janisse of Festival, and acting as admin- Vatnsdal said that, while he is especially.” illness and addiction who are in some way Big Smash! Productions. istrative co-ordinator of annual an educator on Canadian hor- involved in the recovery process. The films Janisse, who is currently a film Winnipeg audio art festival Send + ror cinema, his interest in the They Came From Within: A History will be shown at Micah House on 1039 Main writer-in-residence at downtown Receive. genre has never been particularly of Canadian Horror Cinema will St. on the fourth Monday of every month used-books retailer Aqua Books, Now with the birth of the nationalistic. be at Aqua Books (274 Garry St.) at 7 p.m. has long been involved in creating Miskatonic Institute, which Janisse What it comes down to is the April 14, 15, 21 and 22. Register by e- and nurturing Canadian horror created in collaboration with Aqua need for education. mailing [email protected] or bigs- In A HARD NAME we meet eight middle- cinema. Books owner Kelly Hughes, it’s just “There’s a lot of different streams [email protected]. Young aged ex-convicts who are trying to stay out She created Cannibal Culture another day in the life of a film of lack of knowledge,” Vatnsdal people ages 14+ welcome. of prison, perhaps for the first time in their Magazine (later changed to lover. said. “But thanks to the Internet, lives. Onscreen at Cinematheque Saturday, April 24, Sunday, April 25, Wednesday, April 28 and Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. film reviews Internationally-acclaimed Winnipeg direc- tor Gary Yates’ film HIGH LIFE will be play- ing at Cinematheque on Saturday, April 17 at 9 p.m., Sunday, April 18 at 7 p.m. and The art of capitalism Banjo pickin’ in Africa Wednesday, April 21 at 9 p.m. Timothy Penner Sagan Morrow ing the fascinating contrast be- There is a call for submissions for the Volunteer Staff Staff Writer tween the African villages in eighth annual University of Winnipeg Uganda that Fleck visits compared Student Film Festival. Forms can be picked to the air-conditioned hotels he up at the UWSA info booth. Deadline is stays at in Mali. Monday, April 5 at 4 p.m. The films will be Art & Copy Throw Down Your Heart: Walusimbi Nsimbambi Haruna, screened at the festival from Wednesday, Directed by Doug Pray, 2009 a local that Fleck meets in Uganda, April 23 to Friday, April 25. Bela Fleck in Africa 89 minutes Directed by Sascha Paladino, 2008 demonstrates the cultural differ- LITERATURE Playing at the Cinematheque Friday, April 2, 97 mins ences between North America and Saturday, April 3, Sunday, April 4, Wednesday, April 7 Playing at the Cinematheque April 9 and 14 at 7 Africa as he introduces Fleck to his Fay Cassidy will be reading and signing and Thursday, April 8 at 7 p.m. p.m., April 10 at 9 p.m. and April 11 at 4 p.m. family. Passion on Wednesday, April 7 at McNally Lee Clow, the man largely responsible for It is this which Fleck is interested Robinson. 8 p.m. all of Apple's ad campaigns since 1984, in in: searching for the real roots of Doug Pay's Art & Copy. Winnipeg skateboarding magazine In the U.S. the average person is the banjo and being re-connected BIG WOOP! will hold a release party on bombarded by 5,000 advertise- Through Uganda, Tanzania, with the basics in life. Saturday, April 3 at the Academy. 10 p.m. ments a day, we are told early on Gambia and Mali, American banjo Fleck is taught about African in Doug Pray’s documentary Art & Jeff Goodby, a San Fransisco ad- player Bela Fleck’s quest is simple: history between making music Drew Hayden Taylor’s new book Copy. vertising executive, calls his busi- “bring the banjo back to Africa.” with the people that he meets. Motorcycles and Sweetgrass, about a Advertising is so ubiquitous in ness “Capitalist Art” at one point, Meeting local musicians and Through his journey, we learn mysterious stranger who turns up on a our world that it comes as a bit of before he goes on pontificating villagers along the way, director about tribal traditions and the reserve, will be launched at 7:30 p.m. on surprise how little we know about endlessly about the value of his in- Sascha Paladino’s documentary instruments the locals use, such Tuesday, April 6. Adeena Karasick will open the people behind the ads. Pray’s dustry as a pseudo art form. His follows Fleck as he plays his music as the akonting (a relative of the the evening with a reading from her book film aims to educate us about how argument almost wins during a in community settings. banjo). of poetry Amuse Bouche. the creative teams at ad agencies segment in which Nike’s “Just Do For each community he visits, This back-to-nature experi- Kim Malchuk will be signing copies of her took over and changed the en- It” ad campaign is dissected and Paladino constructs short scenes ence both energizes and relaxes the book Tasting Rain at 2 p.m. on Saturday, tire industry. He does this by tak- praised for all its proactive mes- with stories representative of the viewer; the rhythm could equally April 10 near the cash desk at McNally ing us through the impetus and sages about healthy living. place, giving it a uniquely personal inspire dancing or lull the viewer Robinson Booksellers. development of some of the most The way the ad men and women feel. to sleep. iconic ad images in history, in- talk, you could almost believe that The director’s use of close-ups In Throw Down Your Heart, Ronald Poulton, author of Pale Blue Hope: cluding the Volkswagen Beetle the whole project was nothing during the unpredictable musical music offers freedom and release; a Death and Life in Asian Peacekeeping, ads (“Think Small”), “Where’s the more than an altruistic attempt to experimentation’s emphasizes the way to forget about the hardships will be in Winnipeg on Friday, April 16 at Beef?”, Apple’s “1984” commercial, see the youth of the world health- impressive ability of the musicians of daily life. McNally Robinson. 4 p.m. “I want my MTV,” “Just Do It,” ier, happier and more productive. present, as they passionately play Fleck clearly loves this music Stop by Aqua Books for the Easter week- “Got Milk” and so many more. Of course, the constant recurrence their songs and become one with and wants to share his knowledge end BBQ and garage sale on Saturday, April Although full of interesting of the imposing Nike logo reminds the music. and learn from others. 3 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. facts and larger-than-life person- us over and over that what is re- Featuring group sing-alongs, Perhaps that is why he collabo- alities, the film doesn’t pander to ally important is wearing the right the musicians display their skill on rates so well with the African mu- Winnipeg authors Carol Matas and Perry its audience in the same way that shoes, shirts and sunglasses while homemade instruments or simply sicians: their mutual passion for Nodelman are signing copies of The advertising does. The filmmaker playing said sports. clap a few pieces of wood together music is a bond that crosses the Hunt for the Haunted Elephant: The has adopted a more contempla- Pray’s balance works well to keep in beat. boundaries of social and lifestyle Ghosthunters Book Three at 2 p.m. on tive style, which works well to give throughout most of the movie to Percussion, woodwind and differences. Saturday, April 17 in the Travel Alcove of pause between the barrages of ad- keep his audience thinking about string instruments are all practiced At the beginning of the film, McNally Robinson. vertising images throughout. what they’re watching. But in the with amazing energy. Fleck is asked in a radio inter- Local poet Michelle Elrick launches To The pacing also gives us a break final few minutes he throws all ob- Even the thumb piano makes view what the one thing is that Speak, her debut book of poems, at from the self-congratulatory na- jectivity out the door and creates an appearance during one musical he would like to accomplish with McNally-Robinson at 8 p.m. ture of most of the advertisers we a montage which so unabashedly session. this trip. “I just want to make great encounter. Of course, these are ad- celebrates advertising as the sav- This is a side of Africa that we music,” he says. The 2010 Prairie Fire Press and McNally vertisers, their jobs are to sell you iour and unifier of humanity that I do not often see from the North With his eagerness to take risks Robinson Booksellers Literary Contests will everything, so it’s no surprise that couldn’t help feeling that the whole American perspective. Throw Down working with the musicians he be awarding $6,000 in cash prizes. For full they spend almost all of their screen film was nothing more than a long Your Heart shows how folk music meets, it would appear his mission contest rules or more information, visit time attempting to convince you of commercial for the advertising fits into the African lifestyle. was a success. www.prairiefire.ca or call 204-943-9066. how great their industry is. business. Paladino delights in highlight- Arts & Culture 19 www.uniter.ca April 1, 2010 The Uniter

GALLERIES & MUSEUMS Lampooning the lopsided narratives of history The INTERMIXAMANIA DIY CRAFTIVAL, put on by Plug In ICA and featuring a host of Moncton artist Winnipeg’s Do-It-Yourself artisans and musi- cians, is an extravaganza to experience on Mario Doucette Friday, May 7, Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9. explores the myths Blair Martin’s exhibition GOOD LOOKING BAD JOKES opens at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 1 of written history at Golden City Fine Art. His works will be on in his exhibition display until Saturday, May 1. CONVERGING INTERESTS, featuring the art- Bagarres work of Anne Marie Layman, George Tanner and John Mills, is on display at the Cre8ery until Tuesday, April 6. James Culleton 13 WHO KNEW ... features a wide range of local art at the Graffiti Gallery and will be on dis- Volunteer Staff play until Thursday, April 22. Wake up and wear your pajamas to the Moncton, N.B.’s Mario Doucette Winnipeg Art Gallery to watch classic Warner is exhibiting for the first time in Brothers cartoons on Saturday, April 3, meeting in Eckhardt Hall on the University Manitoba at La Maison Des Artistes of Winnipeg campus for a pancake breakfast with a show titled Bagarres, which at 9 a.m. in French means “brawling.” The show highlights Doucette’s THE BEATLES! BACKSTAGE AND BEHIND THE SCENES is an opportunity for Fab Four fa- interests in nostalgia and how we natics to see the collection of unpublished perceive history. His exhibition photographs of the Beatles. On display at the combines drawing, painting and Manitoba Museum until Sunday, April 11. video mediums. The painted narra- Le Champ D'Esperance, a mixed media work by Moncton artist Mario Doucette. photo by Amy Middleton tives Doucette creates (or recreates) Submit your artwork on the subject of bikes for the next exhibit at the Lo Pub, I Want To are based on real-life events in his- Ride My Bicycle, which will open Wednesday, tory, a history which he feels is not flected in the images of the show. comic books and video games. What resulted was a barrage of May 26. always clear or truthful. In one of his works, Doucette de- Bagarres is a travelling exhibi- phone calls and questions regard- “History is sometimes written picts the Eagle of Saladin, which tion, starting with this first trip ing the prank. WRITING HOME, the art of Bonnie Devine, and BECOMING UNWRITTEN, John Hupfield’s ex- only on one side,” said Doucette, is Egypt’s national emblem, flying from Moncton to Winnipeg. “In another situation, we made hibit, will be on display at the Urban Shaman referring to the written history of down and plucking soldiers from “It’s a two- to three-year proj- a vending machine that gave out Gallery until Saturday, March 27. Acadian culture, specifically, his- the ground. ect,” explained Doucette. mittens to prostitutes called the tory written by the American writer Also included in the exhibition In addition to his solo work, PIMP project,” Doucette said, de- THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD, the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s annual exhibition featuring work Henry Longfellow. with the large drawings are many Doucette is a member of an art col- scribing Taupe Collectif’s reaction by children and teens who have taken fall Using these misinterpretations of Doucette’s videos. lective in Moncton which is known to the government handling of the and winter art classes at the WAG, runs from to stimulate a narrative, Doucette In his short film titled Raffetot, for its public interventions called red-light district in Moncton. Saturday, March 27 to Sunday, May 2. creates mythic landscapes where Doucette mixes animations of his “Taupe Collectif” (http://collec- “We were trying to make light soldiers tangle with lions, unicorns, drawings and Super 8 footage into tiftaupe.blogspot.com). of how that whole situation was Celebrate the colour of winter with the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library’s exhibit angels and dragons. a sort of low-fi music video that “Once, we went to a public park mishandled.” WHITE WORKS. Artists work in a variety of “The animals are from each covers a lot of ground in under 15 and placed large signs all over it, say- mediums but no colours. The exhibit will be place’s coat of arms,” explained minutes, moving from Acadian ing that it was going to be changed Mario Doucette’s Bagarres is on dis- on display until the snow fades to brown dirt Doucette. history to a couple’s date. into a mini mall,” said Doucette. “I play at Les Maison Des Artistes (219 in early May. Doucette’s interests and research Most of the actors in his mov- left my studio number on the sign, Provencher Blvd.) until Wednesday, The Costume Museum of Canada will display are not limited to Acadian heri- ies reappear in many of the pieces, pretending I was the contact for the May 12. bridal wear from the First and Second World tage and history either, which is re- and a lot of his work is inspired by project.” Wars in their exhibition WARTIME WEDDINGS. Teaming up with the Urban Shaman Gallery and Jenny Western, the Museum will also Colour with class display a collection of NATIVE/AMERICAN APPAREL. Both exhibits run until Sunday, pinks, browns and deep blues. A April 4. Toronto abstract true beauty of a masterpiece, Anna The Winnipeg Art Gallery hosts DELICATE painter Lesia brings the colours to life in this ab- BEAUTY: THE RUBY ASHDOWN PORCELAIN stract musical painting. COLLECTION. These decorative art pieces were Anna plays around The face of Horse stares directly donated to the WAG by Ruby Ashdown and at the viewer with unblinking eyes; come from 18th and 19th century Britain. The with colours and his body, hidden in the shadows of exhibition is on display until Sunday, April 18. acrylic, gives the illusion that he is The Forum Art Centre offers spring classes conventions in her walking straight out of the frame. beginning on Monday, April 5. Visit www.foru- Drizzles of white, red and green martinstitute.ca for more information. latest exhibit ripple over the canvas, almost as 15 MINUTES is a showcase of local art happen- though the artist painted the horse ing the first Thursday of every month at the first and felt that it looked too se- Winnipeg Art Gallery. Local artists can submit Sagan Morrow rious on its own. The splotches their work for the series to art-educator@ Staff Writer of paint, falling at random on the wag.ca. canvas, appear childlike and silly over top of the solemn image of the Working with basic acrylic on can- horse. THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY vas, Toronto abstract artist Lesia Haphazard droplets of black and GIRLS ONLY is an original comedy that cele- Anna proves that sophisticated, An acrylic painting by Lesia Anna. white fall in vertical lines down brates the honour, truth, humour and silliness high-class art can be fun, too. Her Poplars of Steinback, conflicting of being female. Onstage at the MTC’s Tom photo by Amy Middleton fanciful interpretations of the every with the black and white horizontal Hendry Theatre until Saturday, April 3. day illustrate that we can find love- lines of bark on the trees. Mixing The Prairie Theatre Exchange’s production of liness even in the mundane. lime greens with mustard yellows, GLORIOUS runs from Thursday, April 8 until Purely aesthetic, the paintings in the room, but it is what the artist rying umbrellas as they walk. The this piece is as equally fearless as her Sunday, April 25. currently on display in the Auxiliary does with the colours that shows the rain is a torrent of coloured di- others. Countless shades of white- The University of Winnipeg Department of Gallery at the Cre8ery say, “Look at viewer the meaning of art. agonal streaks, beautifying the grey-blue-black-green-brown make Theatre and Film’s 2009-10 season concludes me!” Carrot Common Square in the dull brown ground with shocking up the elegance of the trees, dem- with THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, running until The colours alone are enough to Rain displays a vibrant city scene shades of purple, turquoise and onstrating Anna’s talent and sense Saturday, April 3 at 8 p.m. nightly in the Gas distract the eye from anything else with windswept pedestrians car- yellow. Background details, such of playfulness. Station Theatre. as a ladder lean- The theme of the sophisticated Willy Russell’s play about the will to learn, ing against a abstract ties Anna’s paintings to- EDUCATING RITA, is onstage at the Manitoba building, com- gether, brightening the patch of Theatre Company’s John Hirsch Theatre until pliment the wall that they hang from and com- Saturday, April 10. painting’s lively manding attention. The Forks Market becomes a performance personality. Although the squiggles of paint space full of magicians, comedians, games, An energetic may seem too jazzy and over-the- clowns and more tomfoolery in the annual fervour infuses top in some places, such as in FESTIVAL OF FOOLS until Saturday, April 3. the whimsi- Horse, her artistic ability is evident Free admission. cally-titled All beneath the devil-may-care attitude April Fool’s Day at Aqua Books features co- That Jazz, a less- of the wild colours. medians AL RAE, DEAN JENKINSON and RYAN contained piece This unconventional art is not MCMAHON. 7 p.m. featuring swirl- something to be missed. Comedy night with SCOOTS MCTAVISH every ing thin lines of Thursday at Shannon’s Irish Pub. light blue, black Lesia Anna’s exhibit is on display and red. These at the Cre8ery’s Auxiliary Gallery Sunday night open-mic comedy at the Cavern, loops and twirls (second floor, 125 Adelaide St.) until featuring JOHN B. DUFF. draw the eye, Sunday, June 6. Every Tuesday night head down to the King’s against a cloudy Head Pub for a free comedy performance. background of 20 Arts & Culture The Uniter April 1, 2010 www.Uniter.ca A plethora of pretty packages to choose from When it comes to lugging your The Uniter Fashion Streeter is an ongoing documentation of creative fashion in Winnipeg inspired by the things around, there are plenty Helsinki fashion blog www.hel-looks.com. Each issue will feature a new look from our city’s streets and bars in of fashionable options to take an attempt to encourage individual expression and celebrate that you are really, really good looking. m you away in style elody m orr iss Kathleen Cerrer ette Staff Writer

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Barbara Gehring and ro Linda Klein bring their hit Fringe show to the MTC Are You READY? Warehouse for a very special run “Employment for public-relations Brittany Thiessen They look a little old for a single bed... Actresses positions should Volunteer staff Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein in Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women. increase 24% by

2018.” - Wall Street Journal, 2010 Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of There were also points in which I felt like I Women was at a feminist rally, surrounded by throngs By Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein of girls clapping and cheering for everything Presented by Manitoba Theatre Centre we are as women, from the silly to the sexy. Playing at the Tom Hendry (Warehouse) Theatre (140 Rupert Ave.) If you’re a male and want to see this show, until Saturday, April 3. expect a laugh, but also prepare to be singled out. With few males in the audience, the la- dies’ attention can’t help but be drawn there, Dear Diary: I’m looking for a perfect way to including the actors who make light of the spend an evening out with the girls. What fact that despite the show’s title, and warn- should I do? Answer: Girls Only. ing, there are still men in attendance. www.dce.uwinnipeg.ca Barbara Gehring and Linda Klein, the cre- The idea for Girls Only was conceived ators/performers of the 2007 Fringe Festival when Gehring and Klein, both from a hit Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women, Denver improv comedy troupe, read each Public Relations and Marketing have returned to Winnipeg, and they’re up to other their junior high diaries. The girls soon their old tricks. realized that they had enough material for a Management Diploma Program Women: prepare yourselves to laugh to show. The show is designed to be a sort of the point of tears while you reminisce about fun slumber party throwback experience, for your awkward teenage years and everything both the actors and their audience. in between. With elements of improv, sketch comedy, Finished a degree, but headed nowhere fast? Wondering what to do next? Fast- The show pokes fun at everything women audience interaction, video clips, singing and forward your career with the Public Relations and Marketing Management Program do, from the silly but endearing entries in our interpretive dance, Girls Only is not the type diaries, to the great amounts of useless things of show you will see every day in Winnipeg; and leave a lasting impression in today's digital and global marketplace. we carry in our purses and to how awkward unless it’s Fringe season, that is. I think that we feel when putting on pantyhose. Gehring is exactly why Girls Only works: because it is and Klein help the mostly all-female audi- different, and if anything, this is the type of For more information, contact Colleen Little at [email protected] ence take a step back, appreciate some of our show the city’s theatre scene needs to spice or view our website, www.dce.uwinnipeg.ca to learn more quirky characteristics as women and for one it up a bit. night be unafraid to laugh at ourselves. To learn more about the show, the girls Joking aside, Girls Only is not all fun and and fun crafts you never knew you could games but has many endearing and tender make with a maxi pad, visit www.girlsonly- moments that will tug at your heartstrings. comedy.com. Arts & Culture 21 www.uniter.ca April 1, 2010 The Uniter On to the next level Manitoba’s video table. Compared to other indus- ceive the industry will be. We have tries, this kind of growth may not to work on improving the industry game developers seem remarkable, but game devel- here to keep them here, to tap into opment is a facet of the entertain- this huge industry.” are pushing the ment industry. In that vein, two Last year, the Digital Multimedia dozen new jobs in such a saturated, Program at Winnipeg’s Red River local industry Wild-West industry is a positive re- College (RRC) had 118 applicants. flection of our people’s talent and Unfortunately, RRC can only ac- forward, with Manitoba’s low barriers to entry.” cept 40 students into the program hopes of breaking There is a lot of talent on display per year. here in Manitoba. “Roughly 85 per cent of those are it wide open Project Whitecard, a local indus- high school students,” said Brian try leader, was given the opportu- Fawkes, RRC’s digital multimedia nity to develop a training game for program co-ordinator. “Many of NASA to help astronauts prepare them are exposed to video games Justin Luschinski for missions in a massive multi- and come into the program looking Ar

Volunteer Staff an player online game. to do 3-D animation or program- d Ad a Infinite Ammo Games created ming, and quite a few succeed.”

ams Paper Moon, a unique two-dimen- Outside of Winnipeg, the world’s If there’s one thing you can say sional platform with an intriguing gaming industry is a behemoth. It about Winnipeg, it’s no one trick art style, and Aquaria, the action/ is worth an estimated $14.4 billion pony. Since the turn of the century, adventure/exploration game which CAD and employs over 80,000 the city has been a benchmark for get into the gaming industry, but more than $104 million annually. won the IGF Grand Prize in 2007. people, with the average salary diversity. Much of this is a result of eventually we found a (game de- “Manitoba’s game industry only There’s also 13th Hour Studios, being a healthy $53,500 CAD. our unwavering support for inde- velopment) industry sort of sprung a few years ago consisted of one or who just began testing their mas- Just a cursory glance at the stag- pendent art and artists alike. up here. We’ve now all converged two studios labouring largely in- sive homegrown online multiplayer gering attendance numbers at game Our independent music, film to form the Independent Game cognito with various levels of suc- game Arrevan, a high-profile proj- conventions gives insight into how and theatre scenes are worth boast- Developer’s Association Winnipeg ect that took them to the giant popular the industry is. For exam- ing about, and are as large and vi- Chapter, and we’re discovering new “We’ve had so much Game Developer’s Conference in ple, the Penny Arcade Expedition, brant as ever. Our independent developers every day.” San Fransisco earlier this year to rub an annual convention for industry game development industry is no The IGDA is a non-profit or- growth in the past shoulders with the industry elite. professionals and consumers alike, laughing matter either. ganization with over 70 chapters couple of years, and Those are just a few examples of which is held in Washington state, That last sentence probably worldwide. Their mission state- it’s only going to the many talented companies and sold 60,000 entrance tickets this threw you off. “Wait, we have an ment is: “To advance the careers individuals who are actively grow- past year. independent game development and enhance the lives of game de- continue.” ing the industry here in Winnipeg. The future is looking bright for scene?” We do indeed. velopers by connecting members —Noah Decter-Jackson, chair of the The concept of video games as an the growing game sector here in In fact, we have a rather secure with their peers, promoting pro- International Game Developer’s important investment opportunity Manitoba as well. gaming industry here that’s just fessional development, and ad- Association (IGDA) Winnipeg chapter may sound strange to some, but But how does a young student about ready to shine. vocating on issues that affect the nonetheless, it represents a huge fi- who wants to develop games get “We’ve had so much growth developer community.” nancial opportunity for Manitoba. involved in the rapidly-expanding in the past couple of years, and As the chairman of the Winnipeg cess to a nascent community of “What’s the number one profes- industry? it’s only going to continue” said chapter of the IGDA, Noah was in- approximately 20 small studios,” sion that kids coming out of high “Just make games,” said Decter- Noah Decter-Jackson, president of tegral in pushing the government said Ryan FitzGerald, the execu- school want to do? It’s not film and Jackson, with a smile. “Whether Complex Games and chair of the to approve the Interactive Digital tive director of Fortune Cat Games not necessarily music; it’s game de- it’s for a professional company, or International Game Developer’s Media Tax Credit, which allows Studio, Winnipeg’s premiere game velopment,” Decter-Jackson said. simply at home on your own com- Association (IGDA) Winnipeg companies to gain a tax credit up development incubator. “What happens if there’s no in- puter with a few of your friends, chapter. to $500,000. This has helped raise “Most (developers) no longer dustry here? They are going to go you need to keep making the best “For a while we were the only the revenues of the local industry, have to rely on ‘day jobs’ to pay to Vancouver, they are going to games you can in order to get into ones who were trying to legitimately which has nearly 800 employees, to their mortgages or put food on the go to Toronto, wherever they per- game development.”

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with J.Williamez Dissecting (and solving) your transportation concerns... Sort of Ever since Al Gore started whining like a little bitch, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the best way for us to get around without clogging up the atmosphere with carbon emissions or clogging up the streets with horse poo. I’ve recently come to a very definitive solution to our current transportation problem: diversification. Because there are so many reasons to look for alternate modes of transportation, it only stands to bestcrosswords.com reason that there would be just as many solutions to our current problem. I have therefore compiled a list of reasons why people are seeking alternate Across 33- O Sole ___ 57- ___ Gay Down 24- Method 44- Hurts modes of transportation, each having its 1- Ablaze 36- Call for 58- Depilatory brand 1- Heartburn 27- Beau 45- Sleep disorder own unique solution. 6- Charts 37- Devastation 59- Examine, search 2- It’s ground 28- North Carolina 46- Man of many words Safety: 10- H.S. exam 38- Invitation letters 60- Coherent light 3- Grecian architectural college 47- All together Many people believe that current ways 14- Brag 39- Small batteries beam style 29- Actress Merkel 48- That group of getting around are too dangerous. According to the World Health 15- Choir member 40- Philosopher 61- Fill to surfeit 4- Train terminus 30- Teachers’ org. 49- Greased Organization, over one million people die 16- I could ___ horse! 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(Solutions to of getting around because of the horrible Two-legged transit in the downtown area, there are to share the road, but the lack this week’s puzzles appear on page 22.) congestion we often experience on our many other transportation op- of bike paths is a contributing streets and freeways (not that anyone is the best tions to experiment with. problem to everyone’s safety. in Winnipeg was ever forward-looking The 2007 Statistics Canada Walking, although a slower enough to think of building freeways). report also shows that only five method of transportation, en- My solution for traffic-minded people: to 15 per cent of Canadians walk sures better safety and more ac- Hot air balloons. If everyone were to or cycle to work as their usual cess to areas where bikes might climb into huge, one-seat hot air balloons mode of transportation. The have a hard time getting to – for instead of cars, bikes and motorcycles, the other 10 per cent take public example, underground walk- roads would be virtually deserted. This transit. This has ramifications ways or overpasses. would eliminate commute times almost on two levels: the environment Walking and cycling are also completely so we could spend more time and your personal health. a better choice for the environ- enjoying a nice day in the park under a Vehicles contribute to an in- ment than public transit, with sky which is almost entirely blocked out crease in greenhouse gas emis- the added benefit that they are by millions of hot air balloons. sions. Air pollutants are a fantastic for your personal well- Getting around just looks too cool: serious global concern and the being. Exercise such as walk- Some people are concerned that current quality of the air we breathe ing and cycling reduces stress modes of transportation just look too has significantly diminished and increases mental clarity. cool. To these people, I would suggest over time, due in part to motor The cardio aspect also raises the either a unicycle or a Segway, both Sagan Morrow vehicles. heart rate and strengthens the of which are very effective at making Staff Writer Public transit and carpool- legs and core. their passengers look like complete ing are both better options than Rollerblades and skateboards douchebags. If anyone has ever gotten a single person driving in a car also rev up the heart and are laid by riding around on a Segway, it was It is hard to go anywhere within because they decrease the num- faster than walking to get you most probably with someone who rides the city limits and not hear the ber of vehicles being driven, to where you need to be. a unicycle. gentle rumble of a car driv- which correlates to a decrease in Rather than worrying about Environmental concerns: ing down the street. For about pollutants being emitted into filling up with gas and paying Many people, including that whiny bitch 75 per cent of Canadians, ac- the air. car insurance, buy a good pair Al Gore, believe that current modes of cording to a 2007 Statistics Public transit is useful for of shoes and you will be all set. transportation are very destructive Canada report, motor vehicles travelling long distances. Going to the gym is not a ne- to the Earth’s delicate atmosphere. are the transportation method If the continual increase in cessity if you are looking to get Therefore, we should seek out more of choice. bus fares deters you from taking in shape. environmentally friendly and sustainable Driving may be necessary public transit but you still have Trade your car for your own modes of transportation. in the dead of winter or if you a long way to travel, bicycles are two legs for transportation and Luckily, recent breakthroughs in commute from out of the city. an ideal option. From the cen- you can get some exercise and transportation science have given However, spending more time tre of a city, a cyclist can reach get to your destination. these people an alternative mode of outside enjoying the fresh air most necessary destinations The Uniter: Did you know? transportation, which is extremely rather than shivering in our cars within 30 minutes. It won’t take University of Winnipeg student friendly to both the environment and is far more appealing now that too much longer to bike than it Sagan Morrow writes a health ➠ We’re publishing two summer issues after April 1: to other people’s ears: Shutting up and the weather is getting warmer. would to bus or drive a car. and wellness blog. Check it out one in mid-May and one at the end of June. walking. For those of us living within Winnipeg’s wide streets make at http://livingintherealworld. the city limits, and particularly it easier for drivers and cyclists net/healthy. ➠ There’s always chances to get involved at the paper. J. Williamez is a local musician. E-mail [email protected] to find out how. He also organizes Segway drag races in the suburbs. 24 Arts & Culture The Uniter April 1, 2010 www.Uniter.ca The bland and the beautiful Su St. Boniface bistro zann are helpful in offering pairings. few spoonfuls. e N e The lengthy food menu includes Another bistro classic, the crêpe ic

Resto Gare serves up hol both affordable casual fare like au fruits de mer ($13), failed to de- soups ($5-10), salads ($7-16) and light. The crêpe, which was very insipid cuisine in a sandwiches ($10-19), and pricier burrito-esque in appearance, was entrees including bison short ribs thick, overcooked and eggy, result- nonetheless exquisite ($24) and beef bourguignon ($20). ing in a less-than-pleasing com- atmosphere – a poor The Alsatian grilled flatbread, bination with the nearly tasteless which the menu claimed was lobster cream sauce. However, the pairing to say the topped with brie, grapes and cara- plump, perfectly cooked shrimp re- melized onions, could have been a deemed the dish slightly. least dish with a lot of sharp, contrast- The accompanying house salad ing flavours, but it turned out to be was fresh and punchy, with el- muddied and bland. The long slab egantly julienned carrots, sweet Courtney Schwegel of crisp bread arrived at the table cherry tomatoes, crunchy cucum- Campus Beat Reporter over-charred and the brie cheese ber, crisp radicchio and tender could hardly be seen, never mind greens finished with a tangy bal- tasted, due to the excess of poor samic dressing. While eating food like the dish pictured here, diners at Resto Gare can opt to sit in the quality mozzarella. The onions were The delightfully soft and chewy Resto Gare historic observation car, built in 1914, or the dining room. sparse, but added a sweet bite when complimentary bread served with a 630 Des Meurons St. they did meet the palate. saucer of garlic-infused oil and bal- contemporary feel with dim light- Unfortunately, a glance out the The tourtière ($14), a French bis- samic vinegar was unarguably the Resto Gare, a trendy French bistro ing and a sleek fireplace, diners window at the parking lot on one tro classic, was a cute individual best part of the meal. located in the old St. Boniface train who are looking for a more unique side and the dull scenery on the pie with a delectably dense, but- Desserts, including classic crème station on Des Meurons Street, is experience should definitely dine other brings you straight back to tery crust. Unfortunately, the beef brûlée, lemon tart and maple sugar certainly more of a feast for the in the train. The train car’s lobster- Winnipeg. and pork filling was overwhelmed pie, change daily. eyes than for the palate. Diners can red walls and royal blue ceiling are On a brighter note, the exten- with nutmeg, though the tangy to- While Resto Gare certainly offers opt to sit in the historic observa- elegantly accentuated with gold sive wine menu features a variety mato chow chow, a relish-like con- a unique, visually stunning atmo- tion car, built in 1914, or the dining mouldings and glitzy chandeliers. of wines from across the globe, but diment, toned it down a tad. sphere, overall its French-inspired room, both of which are stylisti- Vintage French art peppers the it does seem a bit strange that the The soupe de jour, a cream of po- cuisine is not really worth a second cally stunning. walls and makes one feel as though house wines are Australian rather tato, bacon and dill, was thick and glance. While the restaurant has a chic they are riding first class to Paris. than French. Nonetheless, servers salty, but became too heavy after a

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