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AUSTERE ARTISTRY With billions shovelled into infrastructure, funding creativity at a municipal level won’t be simple

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It’s a remarkable thing to witness a mayoral son doesn’t care about and they don’t truly ness,” explains Sara Stasiuk, the director of short due largely to inflation. Museum bud- forum on arts funding devolve into musings understand the value that arts can contrib- Manitoba Music. “They’ve got the proxim- gets have been slashed. Roadways win again. about potholes. ute. It’s not even just in terms of making the ity, they’re in the centre of industry and now “Arts alliances don’t want to be more While slightly hyperbolic, that’s essen- city a more agreeable and inspiring place to they’ve got a whole bunch of money. Multi- confrontational and challenge some of the tially what happened at the noontime event live in, but also the economic benefits that ples of anything we’d ever see here. It’s part erroneous assumptions about corporate wel- hosted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on Sept. the arts can generate.” of remaining competitive within the coun- fare,” says Clive Robertson, an art professor 26. All six candidates asserted an indubitable It’s the fiscal argument that many pro- try. We have our geographic challenges. We at Queen’s University and founding editor devotion to the arts. Few could back it up ponents of increased arts funding are tend- need to be supporting our entrepreneurs and of FUSE. “There’s a large amount of money with dollars. Brian Bowman offered up a $2 ing towards. The logic’s straightforward: musicians to compete around the country that’s pumped into corporations and prof- bump in per capita funding for the Winni- Winnipeg has historically been regarded and world.” it-making entities with the excuse that they’ll peg Arts Council, raising it to a max of $7 as an arts-adoring municipality. Home- Some consider the problem to be far more create jobs and therefore improve the econ- (even then, it’d be $28 per capita less than the owners - who contribute a majority of the systemic in nature. Last December, FUSE omy, which there’s no evidence for and even national average). The rest balked at specif- city’s revenue via property tax - might relo- magazine published a collectively authored evidence against the idea. ics. But it makes sense. Infrastructure’s the cate with their money to other places if the statement that noted “austerity and freezes to “The idea of the arts being able to anchor priority. city’s not vibrant. Take our friendly province arts council budgets across most of the coun- communities is still true, to some extent,” he “There’s lot of talk about supporting the to the east as an example: in mid-Septem- try have created an impossible condition for concludes. “But that doesn’t help if book- arts but very little action on it,” notes Lynne ber, the Ontario Music Fund received a maintaining the status quo in artist-run cul- stores are going under, restaurants can’t Fernandez of the Canadian Centre for Pol- $15 million investment. ture.” survive and there’s not enough economy to icy Alternatives, commenting on the forum. “Those kinds of things freak us out It perfectly depicts this city’s dilemma. support the bars.” “They think it’s something the average per- because it just raises the level of competitive- The Winnipeg Arts Council is $500,000

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my goodbye to summer in Ottawa. MIKE SUDOMA many allergies. My main motivation was the Ottawa I wondered how my own city could Folk Festival, but I’ll admit I was intrigued especially one with a killer shawarma scene and seldom swallows bodies. The cities felt change for the better. As our election by the newness of it all. I’d never been and a cheap music festival featuring Neu- similar, at least geographically. No moun- creeps up, let’s think about how we can to Ottawa, and it was foreign and tral Milk Hotel. tainous terrains, which these prairie legs take the best parts of Ottawa - or any other exotic. I was keen to sink my teeth into When we have wandering eyes, new were ever-thankful for after long days of city - and apply them to our own humble something different. things seem exciting. So was Ottawa to me. wandering and consuming many Montre- piece of the country. Maintaining our best Was this a minor act of betrayal, or an Winnipeg is my steady, but Ottawa is - dif- al-style bagels. parts while driving us forward. And let’s act indication of something deeper? Was I ferent. It is clean and accessible, and pro- But when something is new and excit- on these plans ourselves - voting is an awe- getting sick of Winnipeg, my old flame, gressive in ways our city is not. Bike lanes ing, it’s easy to ignore the deep-seated some power, but it’s not our only power. my one-and-only, and craving something are not scarce. Poutine is plentiful. Down- issues that each of us has. Ottawa has trou- Let’s work on our relationship, Winnipeg. new? I spend much time singing Winni- town is populated and pedestrian-friendly, bles that would surely reveal themselves the After all, the enemy of all great relation- peg’s praises, and there’s well-documented and there was evidence of money and longer I stayed there. In fact, some of the ships is stagnation. proof of how strongly I feel about its sum- civic pride. more superficial ones made themselves evi- Laina Hughes is a writer from Winnipeg. Pick up mers. But sometimes you have the urge to Like Winnipeg, Ottawa features a dent right away. a copy of her book Wolseley Stories at McNally try something new. Your city’s appeal pales body of water that cuts through the city. The more time you spend away, the Robinson. when a new environment is introduced, Unlike Winnipeg, this body rarely floods more you miss your city’s foibles. I yearned MUSIC

ENJOY THE DARKNESS The Will to Power embraces individuality on new 7” LUIS CARDONA From left to right: Joel Mijker, Dylan Hunter and James Hofer

sure whatsoever. I can take inspiration comes as a result of exploring new genres to your shows. With this band, we can @THOMASPASHKO THOMAS PASHKO from any influence on earth, from any and sounds. stand out a bit, but we don’t get that time period.” “When I started The Will to Power, it automatic following.” BEAT REPORTER Hofer, along with guitarist Dylan was the first time I ever wrote a pop song, In the end, it hasn’t been an obstacle to Hunter, 20, and synth keyboardist Joel or an electronic song,” Hofer reports. “It’s finding fans. It’s a freezing cold Sunday afternoon. The Mijker, 22, have branched out from their different in every single way. I’ve learned “It’s weird to see the difference in crowds members of The Will to Power are in my roots as members of hardcore band Burn this stuff by doing it. So every release has between this band and Burn Your World,” car. The coffee shop we’d arranged to meet Your World to create dark, atmospheric been like, ‘I can do this better now, so let’s Hunter says. “People are actually dancing in is too crowded and noisy, so we’ve relo- landscapes of electronic sound with a hurry up and get something out there that and enjoying themselves instead of beating cated to the Safeway parking lot. Despite dance-pop sensibility. Their new 7” EP, showcases the skills I have now.’” each other up.” the overcast skies, and the fact that little Might, is their third release since forming The group cites classic synthpop acts light penetrates my foggy windows, lead in January. Depeche Mode and New Order as influ- vocalist and songwriter James Hofer is “It’s almost an atheist or a secularist wor- ences, as well as modern artists Tiers, wearing sunglasses. ship album,” Hofer says. “I grew up as a Weeknight, and Cold Cave. Despite its That might not seem significant, but it’s Christian, and a few years ago I made that singular status among Winnipeg bands, weirdly emblematic of the place The Will transition to a more secularist philosophy. the group says the response at its live shows The Will to Power’s next gig is to Power occupies in Winnipeg’s music Lyrically, the album is about recognizing has been overwhelmingly positive. at The Good Will (formerly Pop landscape. The synthy darkwave band is the ambiguity and absolute indifference of “I think people welcome the change,” Soda’s) on November 13 with unlike anything else in the city right now, the universe. And just accepting that real- Hunter says. “And it’s fun because most Basic Nature. free from the influence of local scenes ity, and loving it.” shows, we don’t even know who’s going to Find the band at facebook. and trends. The group’s previous two releases, Feb- be there.” com/VVilltopower and grab the “I prefer it that way,” says Hofer, 23. ruary’s Twilight State and July’s Down, Hofer agrees. “If you come up with, band’s new 7” at Music Trader or “Otherwise I might have felt pressured to were both home recordings released for example, a hardcore band in Winni- downloaded it at thewilltopower. bandcamp.com. write to what others are doing, whereas via cassette and digital download. The peg and you’re any good, you automati- with this project I feel absolutely no pres- band’s frequent output, Hofer says, cally have like 70 people who will come

it in his car for the next eight months,” Sparhawk recalls. “I love the versions he did. I’m still smiling. We’ve met him a few times since and he’s always the most gracious dude ever. He’s a life-affirming person.” Sparhawk says that Low is currently writing with the intent to start recording GET LOW this winter, noting that the “new songs are not pretty.” The Invisible Way marked Low’s Alan Sparhawk a divergent point in Low’s career, as the band once described as slowcore was play- talks collaboration ing what Spin Magazine referred to in their + touring Canada review as “country music, or an idea of it.” “My tendency in the past is to counter anything pretty with some dissonance or TONY HINDS @THETONYHINDS noise,” Sparhawk admits. “Maybe I’m afraid of letting stuff be nice. I’m not sure BEAT REPORTER why. For the last couple records, the songs

ZORAN ORLIC I loved the most were pretty and intimate. Alan Sparhawk, guitarist and lead vocal- “I decided to just let them be that.” ist of legendary alt-indie act, Low, has hawk is eager to perform north of the “Jeff was very helpful in getting good mixed feelings about returning to Can- 49th parallel. takes out of us,” he says. “Knowing when ada. The Minnesota trio’s Oct. 18 show “U.S. audiences are more self-con- to push a little and knowing when we at Winnipeg’s West End Cultural Centre scious,” Sparhawk says. “Canadians are needed to clear the air. We were able to marks the beginning of a three-week tour more honest. If it’s a good moment, they get good sounds right away. Singing is that will take the band across Canada and express that. Canadian audiences seem to very intimate. Having another experienced the United States. However, it’s not the pay more attention. Canadians also react singer there while working on vocals was Catch Low with Zoo Animal on canuck audiences that worry him; it’s the without pretense, whereas Americans probably the most significant benefit.” Saturday, Oct. 18 at the West End border crossing. are sometimes too busy trying to weed Sparhawk is reluctant to cite musical Cultural Centre. “I don’t know if it’s a 9/11 thing,” Spar- through the irony.” influences, stating that he listens to a lot Doors are at 7:15, show at 8pm. hawk says, “but the last few times we’ve Sparhawk founded the band over 20 of “old reggae and new metal.” But he come back into the U.S. from Canada years ago with his wife Mimi Parker, the does confess finding inspiration in David Tickets are $20 in advance and available at the WECC, Ticketmas- Eraserhead have been the most tedious, unnecessarily band’s drummer. The line-up has gone Lynch’s 1977 film, . Low also has ter, Music Trader and The Winnipeg humiliating experiences of our touring his- through changes, with Steve Garrington the distinction of having two songs, Mon- Folk Festival Music Store. tory. We get treated better by officials in serving as the bassist since 2010. Low’s key and Silver Rider, covered by Robert Visit chairkickers.com for more The Invisible foreign countries than in our own. I hate most recent album, 2013’s Plant’s Band of Joy. information. to risk it by complaining, but it’s true.” Way, was produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy “(Plant) heard our record in a store, Despite border crossing issues, Spar- at the Wilco Loft in Chicago. bought the last copy they had and kept THE UNITER // OCTOBER 16, 2014 07 FILM

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In theatres now kind of dumb (not necessarily a bad thing). As a I was very entertained by Gone Girl. I want result, the tone is all over the place. One minute to make that totally clear, right off the bat, it’s Psycho, the next it’s Desperate Housewives. because I have a lot of thoughts about the film, The movie thinks it’s doing two things at once, and a lot of them aren’t positive. Do I think peo- but it’s only ever one or the other. ple should see this movie? Definitely. But that I can’t help imagining a bizarro alter- doesn’t change the fact that it’s kind of a mess. nate-reality version of Gone Girl directed by a Based on the Gillian Flynn bestseller, Hollywood hack like Chris Columbus. That ver- Gone Girl is the story of a man (Ben Affleck) sion might work better, because that’s the sort who comes home one morning to find his of treatment that this script warrants. When wife (Rosamund Pike) missing. He reports her you have Missi Pyle playing a Saturday Night absence to the police. Soon, he’s the prime Live version of Nancy Grace, rote direction is suspect in her potential murder. His role in her appropriate.

BRYAN SCOTT disappearance is initially ambiguous, and the This is still a great, fun yarn of a murder whole case soon becomes a Scott Peterson-es- mystery. I think the filmmakers thought that que media frenzy. adding Fincher, the king of murder mysteries The direction and the script are totally at (Se7en), would elevate the script. But instead of odds here. David Fincher’s visual approach - as Fincher elevating the material, Gone Girl feels ONE GREAT CITY! always - is dark and austere. The dialogue is like the material is lowering Fincher. snappy and self-aware. This contrast worked Stuck in the Middle serves as strong reminder in Fincher’s The Social Network, because that to vote intelligently script was smart. But Gone Girl is trashy and

“But it’s not that easy; things are so THOMAS PASHKO @DEBORAH REMUS DEBORAH REMUS screwed up and for reasons that aren’t just Sam Katz’s fault, these are reasons that ARTS REPORTER have been decades in the making. I’m not overly optimistic or pessimistic, I’m just Stuck in the Middle: Dissenting Views of looking at how difficult things are and Winnipeg is a coffee table book explor- being honest.” ing the love-hate relationship some peo- The fifth chapter sees Kives taking on ple have with our city, written by Bartley Winnipeg’s “love affair with the car” and Kives, a Winnipeg Free Press journalist how it took the city 36 years of talking who wrote his first book, A Daytripper’s to build the first 3.6 kilometres of a rapid Guide to Manitoba, in 2006. All photos transit corridor. are by Bryan Scott, a local photogra- “We’re just trying to explore the pher best known for his Winnipeg Love simultaneous love and revulsion that we Hate photo blog. There’s also a fore- have for Winnipeg,” he describes. “We word written by Weakerthans front man love it, but we want it to be better. And John K. Samson. the only way the city can be better is if SUPPLIED “We started in 2011 and spent a cou- we acknowledge what actually sucks ple years whittling it down from 4,000 about it.” images, to a couple hundred and then This book probably won’t solve all of eventually the roughly 200 that made Winnipeg’s problems, but it does do a ME, MYSELF AND MUM the final cut,” Kives says. “We wanted to good job of acknowledging them. create a coffee table book for people who “People say they recognize the places Plays October 18 at Centre culturel franco-mani- Hoffman in Tootsie. The gender reversal is hate coffee table books because they can in the photos, but don’t remember see- tobain as part of Cinemental never a joke, but it’s intellectually motivated. be stodgy. We didn’t want to just compile ing them that way,” he says. “They think Me, Myself and Mum introduces its protag- The movie poses a lot of questions a bunch of sanitized images because we’re Bryan’s work makes them look more onist and narrator, Guillaume, as a boy who is about gender, sexuality and self-identity. It’s not dressing up Winnipeg with a fancy beautiful or uglier or grittier than they a girl. What that means, exactly, is deliberately interesting and fun to see these questions bow and pretending that the city doesn’t thought they were and I don’t think that’s ambiguous. He’s flamboyantly effeminate, asked by a character who doesn’t know the have any issues.” bad because cities aren’t beautiful all the that much is clear. Is he gay? Transgender? answers. Mum only becomes problematic when Aside from photo captions, the book time. Winnipeg is a quirky, interesting Is this just a surreal narrative gimmick? Even Gallienne does answer these questions, I would also contains 12 chapters with short essays city with a fascinating history and a lot of Guillaume isn’t sure. It’s a fun question, and have been more satisfied if the film had left examining the various issues Winnipeg potential to be itself. What I would love is it works right up until the moment the movie them ambiguous and unanswered. Instead, it has faced and continues to deal with. The for Winnipeg to just be comfortable in its answers it. arrives at a place that isn’t hinted at or justified first chapter sees Kives painting Winnipeg own skin.” Mum is the screenwriting and directorial by anything that precedes it. It’s tough to talk as a city that’s stuck in the middle of many debut of French actor Guillaume Gallienne, who about without spoilers. Let’s just say that Mum different possibilities, which perfectly sets also stars as both Guillaume and the titular goes from being a very insightful LGBTQ film to the tone as we gear up for the civic elec- Mum. The film hinges on his performance, … not that. Maybe it’s a Sixth Sense situation, tion on Oct. 22. and it’s a good one. He’s both confessional where a second viewing would show me the “I was definitely thinking about Sam and clownish. His physicality brings to mind answer was right under my nose the whole Katz’s term ending and a new mayor Stuck in the Middle was released silent comedians like Chaplin, but his comedic time. But on first viewing,Me, Myself and Mum coming in when writing that,” he says. on Nov. 1, 2013 through Great Plains Publications. voice recalls early Woody Allen. His directorial remains a funny and touching comedy with a “I still think we’re on the precipice of a style also reminded me of early Allen, with his problematic ending. really important decision because we It’s available through Chapters, breaking of the fourth wall, surreal narrative could repeat all the mistakes of the past or McNally Robinson and Amazon. approach, and his casual goofiness. His Mum we could do something that could actu- Visit www.stuckinthemiddle.ca for persona is less Monty Python than it is Dustin ally guide our development in more of a more info. rational way. THOMAS PASHKO ARTS obtain financial support, although it can be difficult to acquire. Sawdon is quick to offer advice to other struggling artists seeking to land their own grants. “The number one thing is to just keep applying,” Sawdon stresses. “If you don’t DANCE DANCE get your grant, call and talk to the grant officers. Get feedback. It can be hard not to take personally because you’re trying EVOLUTION to sell yourself. You may be shut down numerous times, but if you don’t apply, Two years of Rebecca you don’t have any chance.” Sawdon’s life are about to Despite the involvement of four estab- lished choreographers, Sawdon empha- hit the stage sizes that Surfacing’s themes come from a deeply personal place. “To prepare with Cooke, I had to @THETONYHINDS TONY HINDS bring in photos from different stages of my life,” Sawdon says. “She asked me BEAT REPORTER to improvise. Although the movements used in the show are different from what The theme of evolution lies at the center I initially did, that journey, that evolu- of Surfacing, a collection of new solo dance tion, is very important to me. Even the works by Rebecca Sawdon. The show, title, Surfacing, suggests that. It’s a com- which debuts on Oct. 23 at the Rachel ing to the surface; evolving or blooming Browne Theater, features the choreogra- into something new. phy work of Victoria’s Constance Cooke, “Maybe that’s where I’m at.”

Calgary’s Davida Monk, and Winnipeg’s CHRISTOPHER SANTOS Odette Heyn and Brent Lott. Even for an accomplished performer were times when she felt pushed outside tance and support from the local com- like Sawdon, a graduate of the School of her creative comfort zone. munity along the way. of Contemporary Dancers’ Senior Pro- “In the past, I was more at ease in “I held a fundraiser in March that fessional Program, the most daunting ensemble work but this really forces me was a big success,” Sawdon says, beam- Sawdon Dance presents: Surfacing aspect of producing a solo dance work front and centre,” she says. “I think it ing. “That was emotional because I on Oct. 23rd, 24th, 25th & 26th at the The Rachel Browne Theatre could be the solo part. maybe breaks an expectation of what stood back and looked at three bands (211 Bannatyne Ave.). “Self-producing is a little bit crazy,” people have seen of me. It made me a setting up and 200 guests. They’re all Sawdon mentions. “But I’m kind of little uncomfortable but I figured, that’s there, supporting you and your dreams. Shows are 8pm nightly, except for Sunday @ 3pm. writing my own rulebook. All the pieces why I should do it.” That’s something that I’m always taken are very different from one another, so The show consists of four individual aback by. Sometimes I don’t know how Tickets are $20 ($15 Student/ the show will have something to offer pieces. The first, Bridled, premiered in to react. I’m so thankful, but words just Artist) and are available at the University of Winnipeg Duckworth everyone. If I could just show up and May at the Carol Shields Festival of New don’t do it justice.” Centre’s Customer Service Desk dance, that would be easier,” she says, Works. The pieces which follow - Fabu- Surfacing is funded by grants from (400 Spence St.), Into The Music laughing. lous Beast, Benched and Surfacing - make the Manitoba Arts Council and Winni- (245 McDermot Ave.). During the two years required to bring their world premieres at the show. Saw- peg Arts Council. For many professional her vision to the stage, Sawdon says there don has received an outpouring of assis- artists, grant funding is the only way to

Watson, a Winnipeg-based performer. “My character is a bit lost and a bit stuck and she doesn’t know how to move for- ward in life.” It’s a situation that echoes Watson’s personal life as well: she always loved music and theatre, but struggled with how to incorporate those feelings into a career path. Eventually, she graduated from Brandon University with a major in BIG ISSUES IN education with a minor in theatre. But it was only after teaching primary school for a few years that she understood her SMALL THINGS heart was elsewhere. “I realized I wanted to pursue act- Legendary playwright ing full-time, so I continued studying at PTE and took some workshops in Daniel MacIvor tackles England before I took the plunge into class divides and acting as a career,” Watson says. “Teach- ing just wasn’t enough for me, and I interpersonal conflicts realized that acting was what I wanted to do. I was already familiar with the PTE family, and Bob recognized that I may be JAMES DOROSHUK @HORCEFORCE a good fit for this character, so I was kind of lucky in that regard.” VOLUNTEER STAFF

Daniel MacIvor, renowned playwright SUPPLIED and actor, is bringing his talents back to Winnipeg with his latest play Small Things, which sees its world premiere at the Prairie Small Things examines the dichotomy Peterson) to be her housekeeper. Their Theatre Exchange (PTE) on October 16. between castes, with an elderly socialite uneasy relationship is further compli- Bob Metcalfe, artistic director at taking an interest in the family of her cated when Patricia becomes absorbed Small Things premieres Oct. 16 at PTE, notes that MacIvor has an acute poorer housekeeper. The play’s a com- with Dell (Alissa Watson), who is Birdy’s PTE, 3rd floor Portage Place. sense for delving into the human psy- mentary on the class structure that is daughter; Dell is uncertain about her Tickets are $29-49. che. “Daniel MacIvor is an outstanding often a barrier between people of differ- life, and such vacillation is compounded and award-winning playwright who has a ent backgrounds in modern society. by the fact that her young son may be Visit pte.mb.ca for more complete ticket and show information. keen eye for the nature of relationships,” In the play, the character of Patricia transgender. he says. “In this show, he takes a look at (Barbara Gordon) is an aging woman of “It’s a story about these women who how the differences [between people] are grace and wealth who hires an under- are kind of finding their place after a lot not as large as we sometimes think.” privileged woman named Birdy (Ellen of changes have happened to them,” says Special Feature

Dear Future Mayor We asked various Winnipeg residents to write letters to the future mayor. Whichever candidate is elected on October 22, we hope they take these ideas (along with tweets, rants and hopes) to heart. am an 82-year-old senior that was born, s a Winnipeg youth, I stand between acknowledgement and action. Then any ties for violations. I hope any individual work- Dearraised and has lived in Winnipeg all my two visions of our city. Futuresteps taken must be aimed at the core issues ing for the City that makes over $50,000 should Mayor, life. Since my husband died 30 years I stand between a pessimistic, and implemented for long-term so we may have a mandatory drug test every two years. Iago, I have been fortunate in being able to cynicalA view, and a far more optimistic, for- see real change over time. I have a dream that the Council will remove be independent, employed and now have a ward-thinking one. Aboriginal communities must be shown the Executive Policy Committee because it gives pension. I still live in my own small home Naysayers say that our little prairie outpost respect. Our Winnipeg services have failed the mayor additional votes at council meetings. and thus pay taxes. I would like to stay this is little more than the railroad stop it once was. those communities and our city as a whole I have a dream that our city becomes way. I still drive a vehicle, attend the opera, They point to our long winters, our crime rates, time and time again. Who holds services like more sustainable. I hope the City of Win- symphony and Manitoba Theatre Centre, nipeg will develop Light Rail Transit using belong to a variety of senior groups to stay the rail lines all through the City that we fit, am involved with the community and already have. This will save us hundreds contribute to the life in our city. of millions of dollars. I hope to have free Budgets need to manage the needs of all How would you build a city confident in parking for electric cars and bicycle lanes the people in our city, particularly the need to “ on residential streets and dog parks in be safe and secure. Seniors are as vulnerable, if itself and not belied by cynicism? new developments. not more so, than children as they navigate our I have a dream today! communities. Crossing wide streets with traf- - ADRIENNE TESSIER ” I have a dream that the City will give tax fic flow not regulated appropriately in many credits on renewable resources like geother- areas - especially downtown - can be hazard- and our crumbling infrastructure. As someone Child and Family Services or the Winnipeg mal, solar, grey water recycling. ous. Countdown signals need to be more with a certain amount of ambition, I was long Police Service accountable? These services were This is my hope that the City will freeze the prevalent. The availability of ice-free streets told to get out and make a name for myself implemented to help our communities, but in water bill rates because we are paying too much. in areas of senior service locations: senior cen- elsewhere. A perception of an “old boys club” some cases, have become part of the problem. I dream that the mayor will care about the tres, clinics, active living centres etc., would at city hall with little regard for those of us who Mr. or Ms. Mayor, I want you to answer young people in our city. I dream of 24-hour take some of the fear of falling away and make elected them certainly doesn’t help. Especially this question: is it the policies or the people youth facilities for every ward in the City, so these services more accessible. Low step busses when we consider mass transit, sustainability enforcing them that need change? youth have a safe place to go. have been a great addition for older adults and and creative solutions to civic issues, Winnipeg Let’s also talk arts program funding. I can’t Additionally, after graduation I hope the people with strollers. is often far down the list. Unlike in other cit- stress enough the importance of funding the City will pay all student loans if you live and Does our city really value the people in our ies, new ideas are often met with a conservative arts. Winnipeg prides itself in producing amaz- work in Winnipeg for 10 years. society that are over 80, or do we genuinely storm of budgetary concerns. ing artists in music, film, dance, theatre, etc. October 22nd, this will be the day when believe they have had a good life and we should Be that as it may, the ‘Peg is also an incred- Why? Because it gives us a sense of self-em- dreams come true. only focus on youth? Should we not instead ible place to be right now. Our noteworthy powerment and pride in our city. And when realize that seniors are a people resource that arts scene, our revitalizing downtown, and we have pride in our city we want to do better. Sincerely, needs to be valued, respected and tapped for the supportive business community make it a Future mayor, improving our city should Joe Chan the knowledge, expertise and experience they very interesting place to call home. The youth mean taking care of those in our multicultural have to offer? of this city have much to offer to this rebirth, community. The arts offer our communities Intergenerational programming in schools whether it be creative solutions to mass tran- and our youth a way out of despair. The arts benefits both seniors and youth as an example sit, inequality, or a myriad of other issues. are not merely just something beautiful to y name is William Bell and I’m on of a program that works. And yet, many young people are leaving this look at or to hear, they change something Employment Income Assistance. Winnipeg has an Age Friendly designation city behind to seek their fortunes elsewhere. within us. We look at a piece of art, we see I’ve been through terrible expe- as a city. Many services are available to its older How would you build a city confident in something that we recognize and it has the riencesM in my younger years. The terrible expe- citizens. These services need to be more acces- itself and not belied by cynicism? How would power to heal. rience of misconstrued to being an unlawfully sible. Printing them in booklets and pamphlets you mould this forward momentum in such Art has the power to focus troubled youth acting person. I seem to be carrying with me is not enough. Senior centres need to be more a way that youth want to stay and contrib- on something positive. Future mayor, please these thoughts through my life. attached to the community and be centres for ute our innovation to the local community? support the arts through community programs I feel that $890 is a very small amount of all ages. Good Neighbours Active Living Cen- Because it often feels like we are the ones pull- to help our youth, especially those at risk. money to be able to live off of due to the fact I tre is a model where seniors use and operate ing the city forward as it grinds in its heels. have rent and bills that need to be paid hence- the facility during the day and youth and their - Alexandra Garrido, forth each and every month which makes it parents are the focus in the evenings; truly an Sincerely, artist, dancer and choreographer very difficult to supply clothes and shoes and “age friendly” model. Supporting this kind of Adrienne Tessier food every single time. I’m trying to make a community venture should be a budget prior- difference in my life even though I’m a little ity of the Mayor and city council for all citi- bit of an old man, age-wise. zens to benefit. If we make our city friendly In turn, I believe more money should be to seniors and their needs, we make it friendly ere is my dream city: given to us people who are disabled and stuck to everyone. Then we will have a truly Age ne of the most important things I have a dream that the mayor, this way the rest our lives. Friendly city and one in which all ages can I want you to address is that of council, and City of Winnipeg staff Thank you, greatly appreciated. thrive together. missing and murdered Aboriginal willH be honest and comply with our laws, and people.O I want to see the mayor take actual to propose to the province amendments to the Sincerely, - Peggy Prendergast steps in changing this situation through Conflict of Interest Act adding a range of penal- W.B. y name is Kerry Weyman and I Shining like a God, you stood and with one tee of city council with top city representa- Don’t forget your unions Dear Future Mayor,am a citizen of Winnipeg. I am hand you built homes for all the people left tives and community members who will look And your educators and social workers and writing in regards to a few mat- out in the cold due to lack of jobs and shelters. at major city proposals through the lens of a healthcare experts Mters that I am concerned about including With the other you bought Red Bull for all the low-income person. affordable housing and transit fares. overworked doctors and nurses so they could Let’s look at recreation - an aspect that is Don’t forget your sports fans As someone on social assistance who lives care for your people! usually overlooked for people in poverty. Don’t forget your cultured below the poverty line, finding reasonably With one foot you stomped out the pot- Healthy body leads to healthy mind which in Don’t forget your tourists priced and clean accommodations for my holes and at the same time created two more turn leads to healthier communities. Or your entrepreneurs daughter and I has been a struggle. Currently, bike lanes, making every cyclist breathe a The challenge for accessible public transit we live in a one-bedroom apartment in St. sigh of relief. When the other foot fell to the for all incomes in all weather should be an Don’t forget your students Boniface and pay $600 a month. It is in the ground every teachers pockets were filled with issue for our municipal leader. Don’t forget your old people process of being sprayed for bedbugs for the nearly enough money to pay the rent in their Helping people step up and out of poverty Don’t forget your indigenous folk fourth time. This is extremely costly as my bachelor apartments. is what Winnipeg Harvest does every day and Or your people from afar daughter and I have literally thrown out bags You knelt down to help a little lady cross has done for almost 30 years. Help us get to Don’t forget your poor and bags of our clothing, not to mention my the street to her overcrowded nursing home, 2020 by reducing the need for food bank use And don’t forget your homeless daughter’s bed. She currently is sleeping on and when you’re knee reached the ground it by half. Or your down-and-outs and up- the floor. We have been told by welfare that hit the earth with the force of lightning, fin- Together we can make change for all cit- and-comings we do not quality for new beds until 2016. ishing all the construction in the city, even the izens. I have tried to secure a two bedroom but jobs people were actually working on. Don’t forget the inner city have either found they needed a guarantor let- With a wave of your mighty hand you Sincerely, And don’t forget the north end ter or they considered me ‘riff-raff’ because I turned the St. Boniface bridge into gold coins David Northcott Don’t forget the suburbs was on welfare. If there was more affordable we could use to unburden young mothers Or the in-betweens housing, my daughter and I wouldn’t be sub- without child care, and in the same breath jected to this humiliation. In addition to that, turned the Human Rights Museum into a And while you’re at it getting to and from places can be very costly. Salisbury house. A REAL tourist attraction. Don’t forget your integrity My mode of transport is the bus. Unfortu- As you rose again the entire city stood hand Don’t forget your roads and bridges Don’t forget your vision nately, because I am low-income, a monthly and hand to look upon you and shudder at Don’t forget your cycling lanes Keep your values and ideals and respect. bus pass is way out of my budget. This is very your greatness. You looked down at us, and Don’t forget your snow and garbage costly for people in my situation. I would like spoke, eyebrows raised, hands on hips and you And your transit lines Or you can just to see a reduced fare from the City of Winni- said “you guys wanna get a nip?” Remember that we are the citizens peg or free bus passes for citizens on a limited Those words shook me awake. Wow! I can’t Don’t forget your sister cities And this is our city income; especially those on social assistance wait to actually see you. You, our everything. And your bedroom towns And you are our mayor. who live below the poverty line. Our MAYOR!!! Don’t forget your provincial parent I really hope you are able to address some of Or your federal touch Serve us well. these matters, not just for me, but for the cit- - Chantel Marostica Sheila Page izens of Winnipeg who need help. Thank you Don’t forget your grants and taxes for taking the time to read my concerns and I Don’t forget your fees look forward to seeing progress being made in And your levies and fines and tickets these areas. overty is an issue that affects all of us. Don’t forget your libraries Signed, We are looking for leadership on Or your community centres Kerry Weyman social assistance issues and want you to Don’t forget your pools and fields and golf doP the right thing as our municipal leader. ourses and pitches and rinks This is an area that we have been fighting to increase for more than two decades. It is good Don’t forget your parks for business when people get living wage jobs Don’t forget your zoo don’t know who you are yet, but I’m and are more active in our city. Don’t forget your museums sure excited for your arrival! More money in their pockets is what they And your statues and cenotaphs and You could be a woman, a man, or who- need. More than 50 per cent of our clients especially not your history everI Sam Katz’ jowls would be if they fell off rely on welfare and need to use our services and became their own person! I don’t care, as because once their rent is paid, there is a lim- Don’t forget your rivers long as you have starry eyes of wonder like ited amount of funds left to buy food. Don’t forget your tall grass Glen Murray and a heart bursting with hope Let’s change this by getting the City of Don’t forget your habitat like Susan Thompson! Winnipeg back into the housing business and And your deer and geese and owls I had a dream about you last night. You bringing back the Winnipeg Housing and came in and without a glimmer of doubt you Homeless Initiative where affordable housing Don’t forget your police gave Winnipeg everything it needed to truly was on the table. Don’t forget your firefighters be “One Great City!” Let’s reinstitute a Poverty Action Commit- Don’t forget your EMTs 12 THE UNITER // OCTOBER 16, 2014

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3) LAZER GUN Several hundred years from now and sev- their term), Futuremayor longs for a sim- “It’s the future, so we definitely have these.” eral hundred feet below Portage and pler time. Main, Futuremayor sits in the dilapidated “Campaigning would have been interest- 4) THE ALL SEEING ORB OF laser-pyramid known as City Hall. The ing,” they say. “The fact that I’ve never been THE ALBERT mayor’s job has changed plenty over the able to kiss a baby, shake a hand or partic- “This relic was found under the Royal Albert before WHOSE years. Since humans no longer exist, Future- ipate in a forum or debate makes me feel it became the Tijuana Yacht Club Youth Centre. I mayor (who was engineered to rule with an feelings which I cannot describe. Literally. I don’t know how the city was run without this thing. iron claw) watches over the vast wasteland don’t feel feelings.” It can literally tell you the outcome of any situation, that is Winnipeg through a periscope found though somehow we’re still unable to figure out at the Brady Road landfill. 1) HUMAN RIGHTS MUSEUM POSTER how to correctly implement Winnipeg’s new Rap- “I remember a time when the humans “It’s just a silly little piece of nostalgia. Of course, id-Teleport System.” roamed the city, but that was when we the Human Rights Museum was turned into an Apple HOUSE? Store soon after the human race was extinguished, were still part of Canada,” Futuremayor 5) RAPIT-TELEPORT SYSTEM says with a laugh. “It’s much easier to look but sometimes it’s nice to reflect on the past. I “Rapid Bus Transit worked great and was in place FUTUREMAYOR’S HOUSE. after the squirrels and the rabbits. Who always found it humorous that the humans would for years, but Winnipeggers want this Rapid Tele- thought they’d outlast people, giraffes and model this building after a coiled snake of their port System to get finished, and they want it yester- the Internet?” own feces.” day. Despite our best people being on it, it still only With voting having been replaced in transports half of your molecules and sometimes NICHOLAS FRIESEN @NICHOLASTRONAUT 2) GUITAR 2146 (mayors have since been chosen by turns your hair green. I don’t know how it works. My “I have no idea what this is or how it got here.” guessing how many loonies are in a jar, and knowledge is limited - I’m just a politician, and no, MANAGING EDITOR then having to use the jar as the budget for I’ve never seen Star Trek. but I’m told I’m a Spock.”

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FASHIONING SUCCESS Local designer Shelley Ediger is helping make winter more tolerable - or at least more fashionable

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“discover and support emerging Canadian “I always drive down Valour, and I knew Normandy open up, which encourages ALANA TRACHENKO fashion designers.” the story from when I was little. I’m always guys to spend money on that one solid “I have loved clothes since I was two,” touched by history, and so I was inspired piece, and it’s going to last you for years.” VOLUNTEER STAFF says Ediger, 27, displaying a conviction by that story.” Developing Dediger has also taught that makes it clear why she is part of the The resulting line is on point with cur- her a variety of tricks to run a successful very small group of graduates in her class rent trends, but nods to the stoicism and brand: she mentions time management It’s hard to ignore the recent attention that went on to be fashion designers. boldness of men who were involved in and self-discipline as keys and establishing being paid to menswear, particularly here “There’s been no question about what I the war, focusing on rugged textures and a schedule and sticking to it as a necessity. in Winnipeg where clothes already have a was going to do with my life, ever.” dropped hemlines. “You have to be at the studio at this tendency to be more rugged and durable Ediger says Winnipeg is the perfect There’s also been considerable support time, and if you’re late, it’s a big deal, even due to our famous winters. Shelley Ediger place for her to develop her line, citing the shown by local shops, most notably Nor- though no one is checking up on you,” she is in the right place at the right time with city’s frigid temperatures as a prime reason; mandy, located on Corydon Ave. The shop says. “You have to make it matter. If I came her fashion menswear line, Dediger, which apparently the weather inspires more than - which has been open just over a year - to work in sweats and a ponytail, I would focuses on outerwear and accessories. muttered swear words, a resounding sen- features hand-made and local menswear work like I was in sweats and a ponytail.” After graduating from Vancouver’s timent among the Winnipeg arts scene. pieces, and has hosted a pop-up shop for Ediger says the number one thing for Blanch Macdonald Centre in 2010, Edi- Ediger also draws on the city’s history for Ediger’s collection. guys to remember this season is to acces- ger came home to Winnipeg to launch direction in her designs. “Over the last couple years, the biggest sorize. Go ahead and get that scarf - it’ll her line. Since the company’s start-up in “This past collection that I did, which thing is the push for men to shop Cana- keep you warm and you’ll look great. 2011, it placed as a semi-finalist in the Mer- is on the website right now, is inspired by da-made,” Ediger says. “That’s been huge. Visit facebook.com/dEDIGERmen to stay in the cedes-Benz StartUp, a program created to me driving around Winnipeg,” she says. It’s been really great, having stores like loop on Dediger’s upcoming lines.

to be very popular, probably because peo- ple associate polar bears with Manitoba and our zoo just opened up that [Journey DRAWING A to Churchill] exhibit,” she says. Legends Bordynuik has heard from her Métis-Ojibwe husband are another inspi- LINE IN THE ration and Spirit of Winter is one piece that brings them to life. “When people look at this one they SAND usually assume the spirit is the lady, but it’s not. The wolf is known as the spirit of Local artist creates her own winter in that culture,” she says. take on granular sculptures For the rest of October, she’s display- ing numerous sand sculptures for people to view through an exhibit she’s calling DEBORAH REMUS @DEBORAHREMUS Organic Art. Prices range between $45 to $395 if you ARTS REPORTER want to take one home with you. “Not everyone knows you can make Experimenting with sand is how Lesia this type of art with sand, but any medium Anna Bordynuik started creating her one- can be used and I hope these might inspire of-a-kind colourful sculptures. DEBORAH REMUS some young artists to create and follow “I’ve been doing artwork for just over what’s inside.” 53 years, ever since I was 14, and every so often I’ll come up with different concepts,” “I didn’t know exactly what it was until She says she keeps busy with her sand she says, adding that she started off focus- a Japanese scientist who was here for a geo- sculptures almost every day and works out ing on watercolour and acrylic paintings. logical seminar stopped by to check out of her studio in the Johnston Terminal at Viewing sand mandalas made by Tibetan my work,” she says. “She started screaming The Forks. monks is one thing that inspired her to cre- because apparently it’s a very rare feldspar “My imagination makes it easy because ate her first piece in 2008. sand since it does not contain quartz or I have lots of it and am always coming up “I’m also very familiar with sand art silica.” with ideas,” she says. “I try to do as many Organic Art takes place from Oct. made by natives in the Southwest [United When finished, she coats her sculpture as I can every day because they sell so fast. 1 - 31 at the Lesia Anna Art Studio States] that’s just a single layer, almost like with a varnish that will apparently preserve Smaller ones usually take me about six- in the Johnston Terminal at The Forks. a painting,” Bordynuik says. “I was just it for 200 years, and places it inside a recy- and-a-half hours while the larger pieces fooling around and started adding more cled shadowbox frame. can take four days.” Viewings are from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. layers to my pieces to create more of a 3D “I use organic watercolours to colour the Canadian wildlife is a common theme. Saturday to Thursday. Viewings last until 9 p.m. on Fridays. effect so it’s built up more like a sculpture.” sand and the preservative I use has very little One of her polar bear sand sculptures was Each one is made with Manitoba feldspar chemicals or toxicity,” Bordynuik notes. “It’s even gifted to Prince Charles when he was Search for Lesia Anna on Facebook beach sand taken from Grindstone Provin- very similar to the varnishes that would have visiting Winnipeg earlier this year. for more info. cial Park, which is part of Lake Winnipeg. been used during Michelangelo’s time.” “The polar bear designs have continued 14 THE UNITER // OCTOBER 16, 2014

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JACOB THIESSEN Sanders has the credibility to back up both @ALANATRACH his platform and criticism of opponents. VOLUNTEER STAFF What he appears to lack is a combina- tion of charisma and campaign support. Due to space restrictions, The Uniter has only Sanders had a late start and is running included the mayoral candidates and coun- on a low budget campaign with nothing cillor candidates running in the core areas of but experience and a sharp mind as selling the city. Check out uniter.ca for more election points. Despite a lack of flash and flair, it’s coverage. not unattractive; his policy reflects the real- istic approach of someone familiar with yet ROBERT-FALCON not spoiled by the business. MICHEL FILLION OUELLETTE The main talking point of Sanders’s cam- MAYORAL Michel Fillion’s scattered, lackluster and paign has been “overhauling” City Hall. often confusing campaign may best be Robert-Falcon Ouellette entered the may- He stands for accountability and integrity summarized by an example from the only oral race a relative unknown, but through even more staunchly than many of his CANDIDATES televised mayoral debate on Oct 9. Fillion a grassroots movement and some popular opponents. Sanders is also against BRT, used all 90 seconds of his opening state- policy announcements, has become a force having demonstrated in an early media ment to pledge that as mayor, he would to contend with. While he has not gained release that it likely cannot be completed test Winnipeg’s wartime emergency siren enough support to pose a real threat to as planned due to requirements from the system to see if it still works. He pledged to Judy Wasylycia-Leis on election day, Ouel- province that have not been met. He has create an emergency evacuation plan in case lette has made waves among candidates proposed a LRT system as an alternative. he got a call from Ottawa saying the entire with sharp and well-founded criticism of In a statement to Uniter readers, Sand- city should be evacuated within two hours. their platforms and some innovative ideas. ers says: “Vote for me, because I am the Fillion said the first priority in his plat- Ouellette brought forward a land value only candidate willing and able to overhaul form is to fix Winnipeg’s roads, but has tax to encourage downtown development City Hall and restore professional, compe- rounded out much of his platform with by taxing surface parking lots like four-sto- tent, and ethical decision-making.” positions and proposals on obscure issues, rey buildings. He is also an opponent of BRIAN BOWMAN including support for capital punishment BRT, and has proposed a modified metro- and the opening of brothels. He is the only bus system with light rail transit (LRT) in Privacy lawyer Brian Bowman has seen mayoral candidate without a campaign the future, following the relocation of rail solid growth in the home stretch of the website, though he is active on YouTube. lines outside the city. Ouellette has been mayoral race. Fillion did not respond to a request for a criticized for a lack of research and pricing On the major issues of this election, he statement about his campaign. on the rail plan, but he insists it could be appears to be both a man of action and cheaper than the BRT alternative. a man of the people. Bowman is such In a statement to Uniter readers, Ouel- a strong supporter of bus rapid transit lette says: “Vote for me, because I will be (BRT), he wants to complete the whole a mayor for everyone, who will put the thing at once, and has floated a few strat- needs of Winnipeggers first, with a plan to egies to help make it possible. He has also deliver fair taxes, better infrastructure and proposed the idea of replacing property transit for everyone - not just one part of GORD STEEVES taxes in the city with a municipal sales tax, the city.” which would ultimately tax everyone who Former city councillor Gord Steeves is spends money in Winnipeg. possibly the most divisive character in the The issue critics raise is that Bowman mayoral race. He has positioned himself as may not be able to accomplish much of PAULA HAVIXBECK a far-right candidate by promising to freeze what he promises. He plans to cover the property taxes and criticizing fellow candi- potentially billions of dollars needed for Paula Havixbeck has run a quiet, unas- dates for their willingness to spend money. BRT by finding efficiencies at City Hall suming campaign that has not properly Steeves has pledged to cancel all aspects and in non-emergency City services. He reflected the name recognition she should of rapid transit and proposed no alterna- also does not have the power, even with command. As a city councillor she should tives. He has proposed a video surveil- the support of City Council, to change the have garnered just as much attention as lance system downtown, use of drones, a tax system. fellow candidate Gord Steeves, yet she has ban on panhandling and increased police Bowman’s platform also includes the sunk nearly to the bottom of the list in presence. Steeves has also pledged a hir- popular topics of infrastructure, open most poll results. ing freeze and spending cap on most City government and downtown develop- Havixbeck supports the comple- departments. ment, even proposing an off-leash dog tion of BRT, elimination of photo radar DAVID SANDERS In a statement to Uniter readers, Steeves park downtown. He did not respond to a and additional mental health strategies says: “Vote for me, because I will fix Win- request for a statement about his campaign. and resources. If Winnipeg’s next mayor was chosen based nipeg’s crumbling roads while freezing In a statement to Uniter readers, she on resume alone, David Sanders would property taxes. I will also create a safer says: “Vote for me, because I have the expe- be a sure thing. With experience and cre- downtown with more restaurants and rience at City Hall to know how to make dentials too extensive to print and a long housing for students.” the substantive change we need.” history of taking local government to task, THE UNITER // OCTOBER 16, 2014 15

Insurance agent John Cardoso has race, with no campaign website, social RIVER HEIGHTS - FORT strong ties to the NDP but cut ties media presence or local media coverage. GARRY ahead of the 2010 civic election. He lists He’s also the lone newcomer to the race In a two-person race, incumbent John accountability and transparency, infra- in Mynarski. Orlikow and his challenger, former City structure, safety and environmental issues Lawyer and former City of Winnipeg entomologist Taz Stuart, appear to hold as priorities, and encourages development employee Greg Littlejohn is running on largely overlapping platforms. Both can- on Ellice and Sargent Avenues. the popular platform of greater integrity didates have proposed widening Kenaston Former Winnipeg Blue Bomber at City Hall and improvements to infra- Blvd. and looking at some form of over- Dave Donaldson touts his West End structure. He has been one of the few can- pass or underpass on Waverly St., along upbringing and political indepen- didates to disclose all donors to their cam- with several other improvements to streets dence in his literature. Donaldson is paigns, and has also expressed support for and traffic management. The two seem JUDY WASYLYCIA-LEIS campaigning on a platform of safer expanded roles of police cadets and police to share priorities on other infrastructure streets, infrastructure improvements, foot and bicycle patrols. improvements and protecting green space A former opposition MLA with the pro- greater transparency at City Hall and Construction surveyor Trevor Mueller as well. vincial NDP, Judy Wasylycia-Leis has more support for community clubs and is Ross Eadie’s only opponent who has a Where the candidates diverge is on consistently shown the strongest support programming. campaign website. He pledges an account- transit and development. Orlikow says he in polls. She looks to be the favourite for Cindy Gilroy, the constituency assis- able, transparent and collaborative local opposes the Southwest Transitway running the mayoral seat, despite having relatively tant to NDP cabinet minister Kevin government, and improved safety in com- through the Parker lands, while Stuart pro- modest promises and poor explanations Chief, narrowly lost to Harvey Smith in munities and on public transit. Mueller poses the entire rapid transit plan be com- for how she plans to deliver on them. the 2010 civic election. Gilroy has argu- has also proposed 24-hour drop-in centres pleted at once. Judy - who brands her campaign with ably the most extensive and comprehen- in all wards. her first name - pledges to complete BRT sive platform of candidates in her ward, ST. BONIFACE according to the most recent plans. How- with policies addressing infrastructure, POINT DOUGLAS ever, she has yet to provide a concrete downtown development, affordable Communications consultant and CEO of explanation as to where the funding will housing and accountability at City Hall. Incumbent Mike Pagtakhan is looking the Francophone Chamber of Commerce come from. Judy’s funding explanations Barber Shop owner Godwin Smith has for a fourth-straight term as councillor. Matt Allard appears to be the favourite to have included variations of the phrase worked with the Residential Tenancies He wants to see the Arlington Bridge replace outgoing councillor Dan Vandal, “that’s something we’ll have to deal with.” Commission and is a founding member rebuilt and tends to lean left on most who has been nominated for the Liber- Her platform includes an increase of the Spence Neighbourhood Associ- issues. Recently Pagtakhan was behind the als ahead of next year’s federal election. to property taxes, a business tax freeze, ation. His platform addresses housing motion to rename the Redwood Bridge Allard prioritizes roads and infrastructure, improvements to City services, roads initiatives, community resource centres, after Harry Lazarenko and the makeover of accountability, and local issues including and infrastructure, and an assortment of and English as an Additional Language Dufferin Park. public spaces, traffic and transit improve- initiatives to provide opportunities for programming. Rebecca Chartrand entered the race ments. young people. after participating in the Drag The Red Ryan Davies claims to be the most In a statement to Uniter readers, Judy FORT ROUGE - movement, searching the Red River independent candidate, without ties to any says: “I have the experience and a prac- EAST FORT GARRY for missing and murdered Aboriginal political party or interest group. Davies tical plan to work together to deal with women. Her platform, while comprehen- wants to halt work on rapid transit and issues such as backroom deals and cost Incumbent Jenny Gerbasi is widely con- sive, focuses heavily on Indigenous and stop all non-infrastructure development in overruns that have plagued City Hall.” sidered safe in holding on to her seat. She social issues. Chartrand is pushing for the city, and says he would consider light supports transparency at City Hall, hav- improved safety, reduced crime, afford- rail transit in the future. He has also pro- ing been a driving force behind the recent able housing and responsible taxation. posed tax restructuring, stopping urban real estate audit. Gerbasi also supports Anthony Ramos has served two terms sprawl and an overhaul of photo radar. COUNCIL rapid transit, the U-Pass and improved as a trustee with the Winnipeg School Self-described “top realtor” Brad Gross infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians. Division, and recently presented the cites having previously lived in Calgary and Professional musician Shane Nestruck motion which banned e-cigarettes from Edmonton as credentials toward his candi- CANDIDATES has largely based his platform on strong school division property. He is running on dacy, and ran unsuccessfully for Winnipeg support for mayoral candidates Rob- a catchy platform he calls “Active, Acces- mayor in the last civic election. He hasn’t DANIEL MCINTYRE ert-Falcon Ouellette and David Sanders. sible and Accountable,” which focuses said much in the way of platform, aside He opposes current plans for rapid transit largely on community engagement. from a few questionably written responses Incumbent Harvey Smith has repre- and pledges greater integrity at City Hall. Former firefighter and ambulance in online questionnaires. sented Daniel McIntyre since coming out Norm Miller has no campaign website attendant Anne Thompson has men- Long-time school teacher Paul Najda of political retirement in 1998, and served or published platform, but has said he’ll tioned infrastructure and safety for pedes- also boasts political independence, and has earlier as MLA for the Ellice riding with work toward improving infrastructure trians and cyclists as a priority. She has criticized Matt Allard for potential ties to the NDP. Smith has been a strong voice and City services, and creating an off- also touted the fact she does not shop at special interest and political groups. He on council for the low-income and work- leash dog park in the ward. American-owned stores like Walmart and does not have a campaign website or plat- ing class and calling for greater account- Target, as she is opposed to “the Mili- form published online. ability. A motion from Smith in 2012 MYNARSKI tary-Industrial Complex” and Guanta- stopped a 20-cent hike in transit fare, and namo Bay. another brought about a lengthy discus- Incumbent Ross Eadie, often recognized Dale White is quick to cite ambiguous sion on urban chicken farming. by his sunglasses as the blind city coun- senior management experience and bud- Keith Bellamy is chairman of the cillor, has been one of the most vocal geting skills as major qualifications. He Manitoba Arts Council, and placed a on council over the past four years. His claims to be running on a “City platform” close third in the last civic election. Bel- re-election platform focuses on streets rather than focusing on his ward, and has lamy aims to improve local infrastructure, and infrastructure, crime reduction, traf- based the majority of his campaign on the City services and accountability at City fic safety, and transparency accountability issue of infrastructure. Hall, and has proposed a plan to address at City Hall. crime and safety and improve cross-cul- Dave Capar has been one of the tural communication. least-visible council candidates in the

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In that interview Katz says his legacy “will be whatever people say,” and I agree. Three weeks ago I requested my own exit interview with the mayor on behalf of The Uniter. The mayor’s office responded to let me know they were looking into it and would get back to me. They hadn’t by FAREWELL press time. For now, I will remember Katz as the mayor who ducked reporters and stone- YOUR walled on significant questions. Transpar- ency and honesty are important to me. I’ve heard some say they will remem- WORSHIP ber Sam Katz as the first Jewish mayor who awkwardly made a point to Sam Katz’s legacy celebrate Christmas. Some will likely remember him as the impacts us all mayor from Winnipeg, Ontario, who appeared on CBS This Morning. DANIELLE DA SILVA @DLOUISEDASILVA And still he will be remembered by oth- ers as the mayor who picked up garbage CITY EDITOR when the trucks weren’t coming around, who was called out for tossing gum on the grass, and was pictured on his cell phone I remember the first and only time I met while driving - though these are only Mayor Sam Katz. rumoured to be true. Let’s call them urban It was Oct. 24, 2012, I was in my first legends for the time-being. year of journalism school and I was on The truth is Katz has contributed much assignment at City Hall. After the city to this city in his time as mayor (as we council meeting I went out to the lobby would hope). for scrums. The so-called real media had He’s invested in infrastructure, made their go at Katz before the student journal- public recreation spaces a priority for the ists were given their five minutes. municipal government, and introduced I stood behind Bartley Kives of the Win- the large blue recycling bins to the city - to nipeg Free Press to watch his interaction name a few of his achievements. with the Mayor. What I saw was contempt. Sam Katz’s ten years in the mayor’s Katz stonewalled on questions and office have impacted every one of us and offered runaround answers. After watch- his actions as mayor will continue to influ- ing that exchange, I was nervous to ask my ence Winnipeg in years to come. poorly formed, inconsequential questions. Had I had the opportunity to talk to Kives’s recent exit interview with Katz Katz I would have asked him how Win- brought about a collection of quotes and nipeg has impacted him. How, Mr. Katz, a picture that will forever capture the have you changed since you took public dynamic of Katz’s relationship with the office in 2004? I expect the answers would media: a laughing Katz pointing a single have been surprising. finger at Kives. Farewell Mr. Katz. We’ll see you around. UNITER ARCHIVES / ARANDA ADAMS

Tube channel and Twitter account where he posts regularly. The YouTube channel features over a dozen videos on topics such as the MEET YOUR Aboriginal community, seniors, money and roads. Fillion says fixing the roads is his num- MAYORAL ber one priority and will pay for it by increasing property tax by five per cent per year for two years. CANDIDATES “Then,” he says, “we will see how much funding we get from the different areas Michel Fillion an eccentric and see if we continue or not.” He would also “collect the city’s share addition to the ballot of the one per cent PST hike from the provincial government using the popula- BROOSE TULLOCH @BADBROOSE tion as leverage,” and add a minimum one cent per litre gas tax at the pump. Fillion VOLUNTEER STAFF NJF also wants to tax non-residents who work in Winnipeg through a payroll tax on the At first blush, it seems easy to count Michel full of ideas, he’s always thinking It’s widely known Superb Entertain- employees part and a property tax on the Fillion out as a viable mayoral candidate. about everything.” ment books all the exotic dancers who part of business owners. His soundbites and publicity stunts don’t Keys says Fillion, or “Mitch” as she appear in Winnipeg’s night clubs. Fillion When Fillion talks about roads, he also sit well with the public’s opinion of what knows him, is the only candidate who is open about his line of work and previ- includes sidewalks, which he thinks are in makes a good mayor (but then again, the lives, works and goes out downtown - ously agreed to let Winnipeg media have equal need of repair downtown where he Toronto public elected Rob Ford). counting that as one reason he should an inside look at his profession. and his partner Rick Irving have lived for Fillion is best known for his eccentric- be mayor. Fillion is confident his three decades a number of years. ities, including lip-syncing to ABBA in a “Plus we’d have the best-dressed mayor of administrative experience with Superb “As mayor working and living down- YouTube video and dressing like a con- in the country,” she adds. Entertainment make him the best choice. town,” he proclaims, “I would be setting struction worker - complete with hard hat Fillion’s business partner Al Pitch agrees. “I have the experience and the know- an example.” - at the infrastructure forum. The two work at Superb Entertainment - how,” he says. “More than any other con- Winnipeg’s civic election is Wednesday, Oct. 22. And while these public expressions are a “full-service entertainment agency and tender in this election.” Visit winnipeg.ca/Clerks/election/election2014/ part of his personality, they constitute a event production company,” as described “I have always been a leader, and this is default.stm for more info on voting. small part of the overall picture. on its website. something I know I have to do.” “He’s not like they portray in the “Did you know,” Pitch poses, “that he’s What he is not leading in (besides the news,” Fillion’s receptionist Heather the only candidate who’s lead a successful polls) is visibility, citing lack of finances Keys says. “He’s actually very smart, business for over 30 years?” as the main reason, though he has a You- THE UNITER // OCTOBER 16, 2014 17

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Winnipeg hosts first-of-its-kind women’s education conference

JILLIAN GROENING @JILL_GROENING SCOTT CARNEGIE BEAT REPORTER Dr. Jeannette Montufar An international conference on women’s They have to know and learn human rights “I believe the stone is patriarchy but field when it comes to education,” Mon- education and sustainable development and I think that’s when they become. patriarchy is not pointing the finger at tufar says. “That is the perspective we are is coming to Winnipeg and bringing with When they work in the community, that is men,” Koenig says. taking for this particular conference. it United Nations prize winner Dr. Shu- what empowers them. We don’t give them “Patriarchy is something that we all col- “In Canada we’re dealing with a situa- lamith Koenig. power. They have to empower themselves.” laborate with, men and women together. tion where there’s a real difference when The International Conference on Wom- Koenig says every city in the world is Women exchange their equality for sur- it comes to women and men, or wom- en’s Education for Sustainable Human plagued by human rights issues and it is vival. The major issue in the world is equal- en-with-means versus women-with- out- Development is a two day event at the Fort once issues are understood as intercon- ity. Human rights is all about equality.” means,” Montufar continues. Garry Hotel and the Canadian Museum nected and interrelated that we can take a Some of the topics at the conference will “Some of the groups are very likely to for Human Rights. This is the first year for step towards finding a solution. be the employment of women through be poor because of a lack of opportunities the conference that will feature three key- “When people learn that they’re the education, education as a tool to eradicate and the lack of opportunity comes due to note speakers: Juan Carlos Mendoza of the owners of human rights, something really poverty and presentations on how to edu- a lack of education. Poverty seems to be United Nations; Ovide Mercredi, senior amazing happens,” Koenig says. “It’s not cate, support and empower grandmothers more predominant in places where there’s advisor to the president of the University that human rights is always about others, who are raising their grandchildren. a lack of education.” of Manitoba; and Dr. Shulamith Koenig, it’s not about violations.” Dr. Jeannette Montufar is the organizer The International Conference on Women’s Edu- founding president of People’s Movement Koenig offers a metaphor of falling over of the conference as well as a professor of cation for Sustainable Development takes place for Human Rights Learning. a stone in the street and being helped up by engineering at the University of Manitoba. October 16 and 17 at the Fort Garry Hotel and “I do not speak of education, I speak of many yet nobody removes the stone. The “What we are discussing is issues of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Visit learning,” Koenig explains over the phone idea is that the stone is the cause of human human rights accessibility to education icwesd.webs.com for more information on the from New York. “Women have to become. rights violations that must be removed. and having everyone on a level playing conference and how to register.

THE FIGHT FOR SPACE Mayoral candidates respond to Winnipeg’s affordable housing shortage

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Winnipeg is facing a shortage of affordable housing options. At least that’s what Win- nipeg’s mayoral candidates are saying. Four of the seven candidates have pledged to increase the number of affordable housing MATT KEHLER units in the city if elected to office. Allison Reimer of the University of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corpora- steps further. One of his central proposals City Hall has to be fixed, starting with an Winnipeg Students’ Association agrees tion (CMHC). is taxing surface parking lots at the same overhaul of the senior administration. He that the stock of affordable housing in Mayoral candidate Judy Wasyly- rate as a four-storey condo. The hope is to sees himself as the most financially realistic the city is critically low and she describes cia-Leis’s housing policy centers around encourage infill development instead of candidate, citing his governance and urban her experience of apartment hunting as the use of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) continuing urban sprawl. planning experience. very competitive. which directs municipal tax revenue to Ouellette also wants to see new housing “I have solutions that I plan to imple- “There were apartments we would show fund community revitalization projects. projects set aside units as low-profit afford- ment,” Sanders says. up to where we would be one of thirty peo- The poll leader’s plan also includes land able housing alongside high-end condos Brian Bowman, the candidate polling at ple trying to see that one unit,” Reimer says. prioritization, donation and the merging and has pledged to build 800 affordable second place, did not return The Uniter’s Rebecca Schur, a rhetoric student cur- of economic and social goals. housing units a year. request for comment by press time. Bow- rently living in residence, has difficulty This plan could frustrate those who David Sanders touches on many of the man has not spoken much on affordable finding a place for under $800 a month. wish to see high-profit ventures thrive in ideas floated by other candidates during a housing, but generally supports a shift She says dealing with things like pests, Winnipeg, especially given her proposal to brief conversation, but stresses the need for in civic focus towards infill development structural issues and unreliable landlords disincentivize suburban development by the City to “exert any and all influence it and plans to revitalize downtown through are draining and headache-inducing. making developers cover the capital costs has” in increasing the stock of affordable community centres, events and a major According to the 2011 National House- of new roads, fire halls and schools. When housing. He also says he would like to see grocery store. hold Survey, a quarter of Canadians it comes to planning, Wasylycia-Leis says, developers meet strict requirements for a Additionally, The Uniter did not receive spend more than 30 per cent of their “The work has already been done.” percentage of affordable units to qualify responses from Michel Fillion, Paula income on housing and shelter costs. 23.1 Robert-Falcon Ouellette, the election’s for programs such as TIF. Havixbeck or Gord Steeves on this topic. per cent of Winnipeg renters live below charismatic underdog, has a plan similar Sanders says before any progress can “core housing need” as defined by the to Wasylycia-Leis, though he goes a few be made, the decision-making system at DIVERSIONS WWW.ONLINECROSSWORDS.NET WWW.SUDOKU-PUZZLES.NET

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Based on what kind of music candidates told The 1. “TOOT YOUR OWN HORN” 5. “A NEW HOPE” 9. “WINNIPEG IS A FROZEN SHITHOLE” Uniter they like, their professions, any slight Star Wars - THE LYTICS (FOR JUDY) - BLINK 182 (FOR ROBERT-FALCON) - VENETIAN SNARES references in their names, policies, and who played at (FOR FUTURE MAYOR) their publicity concert events, we’ve compiled a mix 2. “RUNAROUND” 6. “THROUGH THE BARRICADES” for Winnipeg’s mayoral candidates (and even a few - VAN HALEN (FOR BRIAN) - SPANDAU BALLET (FOR GORD) 10. “…AND THE FINAL WORDS ARE former city leaders). Feel free to put these to tape/ YOURS, SAM KATZ” Soundcloud/whatever and send them along to your 3. “DUCK AND RUN” 7. “GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS” - THE CONSUMER GOODS (FOR SAM) favourite candidate! - 3 DOORS DOWN (FOR PAULA) - MOTLEY CRUE (FOR MICHEL)

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