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niagara-news.com GAME OF CANADA’S LOVE FOR OLYMPIC MILLENNIALS SKATING TEAM NN PAGES 6,7 PAGE 10 NIAGARA NEWS FEB. 9, 2018 • VOL. 49 ISSUE 7 Student BATTLE OF BELIEFS sexual Protesters and counter-protesters gathered on either side violence of Geneva Street outside MP Chris Bittle’s St. Catharines office survey By IRYNA RYBCHAK Staff Writer Niagara College and its students are set to par- ticipate in one of the largest surveys on sexual violence among post-secondary institutions. “The Student Voices on Sexual Violence Online Survey” takes place from March 5 to April 2, giving as many as 650,000 Ontario students the opportunity to share their experiences, beliefs and statements about inappropriate sexual behaviours. “The results will provide us with important insight as we strive to make our campuses free from sexual violence,” says Dan Patter- son, president of Niagara College. It will also “help us learn more about the effectiveness of our Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence Policy, our initiatives to reduce the (number) of incidents taking place on campus and the supports that are available to survi- vors.” Patterson says educating students and staff about the issue of sexual violence “cannot be understated. “All members of our college community have a right to work and study in an environment that is free from any form of sexual violence. As a college, it is our responsibility to chal- lenge the behaviors and Desmond Sequeira, member of the Niagara Anti-Racism Coalition, stood outside MP Chris Bittle’s office on Geneva Street in counter-protest structures that contribute of groups protesting across the street on Friday, Feb. 2 whom Bittle referred to as “white supremacists” in a Facebook post. Story on Page 2. to sexual violence.” PHOTO BY ALEX LUPUL Continued on Page 2 Professor’s It’s official: the Rose City is (very) romantic memory honoured By LISA BROWN ing at the No. 19 spot. nedy Goyetche, Stag Shop an equal number of local to Amazon Canada’s an- Staff Writer The list was determined employee at their Niagara resident and tourist buyers. nouncement: Did Welland with $15,000 by the city’s amount of Falls location. “Without There are some outliers residents buy from all the The Rose City made its sales of jewelry, relation- knowing the basis bursary way on to Amazon Canada’s ship books, romance of it, I thought it - Phyllis Barnatt, former Top 20 Most Romantic Cit- comedies, romance novels was a little strange, fiveage ofsections these itemslisted? at How local Journalism professor who ies in Canada list. (digital and print) and but it does make much? Is there a short - passed away on Aug. 12, Welland ranked No. “sexual wellness” products sense if that’s what ers choosing to purchase 2017, will continue to posi- 17 along with two other from Jan. 1, 2017 to Jan. 1, (Welland resi- stores?online rather Why are than consum in tively impact lives through Ontario cities: Waterloo 2018. dents) are buying.” a new bursary offered to preceding at the No. 12 Goyetche, who Journalism students. spot and North Bay follow- interesting,” says Ken- says her store gets person?Continued Are individuals on Page 2 Story on Page 3 “(That’s) definitely buying more than others? Page 2 NIAGARA NEWS • Feb. 9, 2018 NEWS ‘They are actively Islamophobic’ By ABUBAKER ELGHUL Staff Writer Renee Martin, member of the Niagara Anti-Racism Coalition. “They use a lot A local MP’s office was of dog-whistle politics to - the site of a pro and counter spread their message, but protest Friday morning. - they are actively Islamopho After being labelled as bic and racist.” racists and white suprema In a Facebook post on cists by MP Chris Bittle last- Jan. 2, Bittle said: “It is month, members of Stand shocking to me that in 2018 Up for Freedoms, Suffrag white supremacists would ettes Sisters Against Silence stand up in public, in St. and other like-minded Catharines, to promote their individuals congregated at- hateful, racist views.” the corner of Geneva and- Duke Willis, one of the Church Street in St. Catha few individuals protesting rines to protest his com in front of Bittle’s office last- ments. month, claims he is not a Situated on the opposite racist or a white suprema corner, a counter-protest cist, but was only labelled as was held by members from- such simply because other the Niagara Anti-Racism groups told the MP that’s Coalition, Seafarers Inter what he was. national Union of North Willis, in a video posted America, AFL-CIO, Unifor on Facebook, alleges there Canada, Niagara Regional are between 180-190 ISIS Labour Council, Christian terrorists in the country. He Peacemaker Teams, and - says the government has a CUPE 4207. - responsibility to detain and Concerned Niagara resi try those individuals and dents, including Brock Uni that is what he and other versity and Niagara College members of the group are students, joined the rally protesting for. - to show that they will not “Why is our government Community members join the counter protest in standing against racism and Islamophobia on Friday, Feb. 2 tolerate any form of racist ignoring the law,” said Wil 2017. PHOTO BY ALEX LUPUL or Islamophobic rhetoric. lis. “When we learned that “The government is not the white supremacists above the law.” ots who are trying to defend Islam. rhetoric. When they say communal safety,” said were planning to protest- In response, Martin Canada from invaders.” “Publicly, they refrain things like: ‘the only good Martin. “Socially it seems again in front of Chris said: “They are completely She added that they refer- from displaying the racism Muslim is a dead Muslim’- that people have more of Bittle’s office, we deter dependent upon the politics- to ISIS often, making them which they freely publish online, it’s clear that their a problem with the label mined that they shouldn’t of fear, so they position continually explain the dif online and avoid some of intent is violently Islamo ‘racist’ than actual racist go unchallenged,” said themselves as proud patri ference between ISIS and their more problematic phobic and not in fact about behaviour.” Continued from page 1 - - ism and sexual exploita campaign aims to deliver the growing #MeToo move wasn’t. was done,” she said. “The According to the Ministry tion.” - is: “If you witness sexual ment, which has seen many Instead of reporting the best they could offer was of Training, Colleges and “Over 90 per cent of the violence, don’t just ignore- prominent and ordinary incident, she simply decided to remove me from a group NCUniversities Students Act, sexual victims ofto adult sexualparticipate as it – unlock your voice!” in - onlinewomen alike go public sexual to switch toviolence a different and do survey a project on my own, violence is defined as “any sault are women and 98 per “Our practice and proto with their stories of sexual tutor. which made me feel like sexual act or act targeting- a cent of the offenders are col also ensures that imme violence.Niagara News - “Don’t be afraid to talk, they looked at me as the person’s sexuality, gender men,” reads the textbook of diate and effective support One female student, who don’t be afraid to get help,” problem.” identity or gender expres Adult Emergency Medicine is available for survivors of spoke to har she says. She continued: “Had it sion, whether the act is E-Book. - sexual assault and sexual ing her story on condition Another female student, been taken seriously the - physical or psychological in Niagara College, along violence, and that those of anonymity, said her tutor, who also requested her - way it seems to be now, I nature that is committed, with Student Administra who make complaints or who was much older than name not be used, said she may not have had to with threatened or attempted tive Council, organized the report incidents of sexual - her, made sexually explicit was the victim of harass draw from several classes against a person without “Consent is Key” campaign assault or sexual violence - comments directed at her. ment while attending that term.” the person’s consent.” to educate students and are protected from retalia The student said she felt Niagara College “and was For further details about- “It includes sexual assault,- prevent sexual violence on tion and threats,” says Pat like the encounter was not helped at all.” the survey visit: sexual harassment, stalking, campus. terson. somehow her fault, even “I even told a counsellor https://www.niagaracol indecent exposure, voyeur The key message this The survey comes amid though she knows now it about all of it and nothing lege.ca/consentiskey/New interim SNOWY, BUT NO SNOW DAY dean for Media, Trades, Technology Still,Continued most from page 1 Canadian “They’re not buying Marc Nantel will replace Welland’s population is (these items) in Welland. Tony Thoma as interim aboutromantics 52,000 as of 2016, fromThey’re going West somewhere dean of Media, Trades and while Waterloo is about else to purchase it because Technology. 105,000 people. So how did- right now retail’s very bad Steve Hudson, vice- it make it on the list? in Welland,” says Lana, a president of Academic and Local Seaway Mall shop Stiches employee at the Learner Services, made the pers say it could be because Seaway Mall. - announcement in an email- to of Amazon’s variety, free Some couldn’t understand- the staff and faculty Feb. 6. shipping, quick delivery -and how Welland was consid In his email, Hudson ac sizing.

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