Turn To page 11 Turn To page 8 Turn To page 5 Funky fundraiser for Windsor Youth WFCU hosts Mickey Renaud tribute game Unitronic tuning comes to Windsor Volume VII I ssue XI www .conVergedcITIzen .com Feburary 28, 2012 e H T CONVERGED CITIZEN Convicted killer pleads manslaughter Mamdouh Elchami 1997. All three women were Citizen Staff Reporter found sexually assaulted and strangled. MacDonald was a Peter Dale MacDonald, 54, suspect in the Charette murder has pleaded guilty to in 2000, but forensic technolo - manslaughter in the death of gy at the time could not match Michelle Charette and has the DNA. been sentenced to seven years “We had a profile, but we in prison. weren’t able to link it to any - Charette, 40, was reported one. Technology today is missing July 31, 2000. Her much better and we were able body was found in a grassy to link it to Mr. Macdonald,” field in the area of Drouillard said Providenti. Road and Trenton Street Aug. The plea came as a surprise 16, 2000. Investigators deter - to many as MacDonald was mined she had been strangled originally in court Feb. 23 to and sexually assaulted. see if he was fit to stand trial Windsor Police Services in the Charette case. Major Crime Det. Frank “It came as a surprise, but Providenti held a media con - with Mr. MacDonald you ference Feb. 24 to discuss never know,” said Providenti. details of the case. “I was happy with it.” “Mr. MacDonald is a life - Media Relations Officer Sgt. long criminal with a bad atti - Brett Corey said although this Photo by Mamdouh Elchami tude,” said Providenti. “He’s investigation went cold at Major Crime Det. Frank Providenti of the Windsor Police Service answers questions from the being actively sought in other times, Windsor Police never jurisdictions.” press concerning the case of Michelle Charette Feb. 24 at Windsor Police headquarters. give up on a case. MacDonald is currently ment in 2000. than six feet away from MacDonald is also a person “We want to dispel any serving a life sentence in the DNA evidence found at the Charette matched of interest in the killing Julia rumors that Mr. MacDonald Kingston Penitentiary for the scene of the Charette murder MacDonald’s DNA,” said Ann Middleton, 23, Virginia walked into court yesterday murder of James Campbell, helped investigators solve the Providenti. “The chances of Coote, 33, and Darlene and gave himself up,” said 63. Campbell was found stran - Campbell killing. him just passing by weren’t MacNeill, 35, in Toronto’s Corey. “This was a result of 12 gled in MacDonald’s apart - “A cigarette butt found less likely.” west end between 1994 and years of hard work.” iPad in school curriculum Historic status recommended Riley Harrison-Lutz Citizen Staff Reporter for U of W building Students at St. Christopher’s Rebecca Wright There is a mixed reaction Catholic Elementary School Citizen Staff Reporter among some students con - will be the first in the cerning the city’s recommen - Windsor-Essex Catholic A University of Windsor dation to preserve the build - District School Board to use building may soon be listed on ing. the second-generation iPad in Windsor’s Municipal Heritage Bob Tshituka, a third year their studies. Register. engineering student, said the Lisa Boudreau, 38, principal The City of Windsor building is an eyesore on the of St. Christopher’s, said the Heritage Committee is recom - university campus and needs goal is to have students under - mending that Essex Hall be to go. stand that they can use the recognized as having historic “I think the building should iPad to learn. status to preserve its unique be knocked down because “We wanted to rejuvenate the architectural design. there is a new one being built library area to have different Built in 1963 and initially across the street which is kinds of media and different called the Physical and going to look pretty,” said kinds of software so that stu - Applied Sciences Building, Tshituka. “And I’d like to see Photo by Riley Harrison-Lutz Grade 6 students Alexis O’Neil, Natalia Kasprowicz and dents could create or use tech - the structure now houses the this new building knocked Hannah Mills, left to right, use the iPad 2 in the library of their nology for different pieces that university’s engineering and down with explosions. school, St. Christopher’s Catholic Elementary School Jan 30. Turn To page 3 science departments. Turn To page 5 CONVERGED CITIZEN February 28, 2012 NEWS page 2 .. Military conference discusses War of 1812 of Canada’s military ances - Suzuki Public School, pre - independent scholar and tors. sented his remembrance writer Sandy Antal, whose Dr. Antonio Rossini, the poster to Honourary Colonel main focus was uncovering humanities research group of the Essex and Kent Scottish the myths and the realities of director, said the event was put Regiment Hardy Wheeler. the Indian leader Tecumseh. together to not only continue Cvetanovski said his artwork “The practical concerns of the partnership of the acts as a reminder for those Tecumseh are things like how University of Windsor Wilfrid who fought for us. much control did he actually Laurier Centre for Military “My teacher told the class exercise over the native tribes. Strategic and Disarmament that we were all going to do Ultimately I’m trying to studies with the armoury, but Remembrance Day pictures,” address the realities of also to give a sense of histori - said Cvetanovski. “Right Tecumseh and what he repre - cal continuity to the public. when she said that, I already sented, which is basically that “We wanted to bring in more had my idea. Around the time he was unquestionably the of a community presence,” of World War II, sometimes most influential native leader said Rossini. “The 1812 War when a soldier died, they of the War of 1812 and with - had three main theatres of would put his helmet on a gun, out him, Upper Canada, which operations, but it seems to that was to remind you of how is now Ontario, would have Photo by Hailey Trealout most of us that probably the that soldier fought for some - been overrun in the first year Noah Cvetanovski, middle, presents his remembrance poster to most remarkable theatre of one else’s life.” of the war.” Honourary Colonel, Hardy Wheeler, left, and retired veteran, operations was right in this After the poster was present - The Military Conference is John Neville, right, Feb. 4 at the 7th Windsor Military Studies area. We thought it would be ed, a list of speakers mainly held every year on the first Conference. of extreme appeal to the popu - from Wilfrid Laurier weekend of February and Hailey Trealout The entire perimeter of the lation because it was a very University attended the con - openly welcomes the public to Citizen Staff Reporter hall where the conference took important and defining ference to educate and explain attend. place was filled with historical moment in the Canadian iden - some of the great events “We are considering two The Major F.A. Tilston VC books, old style guns and tity even though Canada was throughout Canada’s history, main topics for next year,” Armoury hosted the 7th items collected over the years. not there as such yet in 1812.” giving time at the end of every said Rossini. “One of the ideas Windsor Military Studies There was a traditional parade Before the conference lecture to answer any ques - purposed is the Afghanistan Conference on Feb. 4 to dis - of bagpipes with reinactors began, Noah Cvetanovski, a tions the audience had. mission now that it has wound cuss the War of 1812. dressed in the formal uniforms Grade 6 student at Dr. David One of the speakers was down a little bit.” Museum feasibility study conducted Tom Morrison involved in other scenarios,” Citizen Staff Reporter said Silberberg. The study also recommends Members of a cultural con - the art gallery because of part - sulting firm have recommend - nerships the museum could ed a museum be located on the provide due to its location in ground floor of the Art Gallery the downtown area and it of Windsor. being consistent with a hub The Toronto-based Lord and spoke concept, said Cultural Resources presented Silberberg. the findings of its City of Under the hub and spoke Windsor-financed museum model, the new museum feasibility study at Mackenzie would act as a hub that could Hall Cultural Centre Feb. 2. guide its patrons to other cul - The firm chose the AGW as tural bodies, or spokes, around the location of a possible the Windsor region. One Windsor museum instead of spoke would be a Historic the jail site in Olde Sandwich Sandwich Towne Interpretive Towne, which was also con - Centre. sidered. The presentation by members One factor in the firm’s deci - of Lord, including Silberberg, sion was choosing a location vice president Brad King and that would not require major consultant Lisa Dillon, was Photo by Tom Morrision conversion expenses. met with both positive and Jan Wilson, executive director of recreation and culture for the City of Windsor, begins a meeting Ted Silberberg, senior princi - negative reactions from the at Mackenzie Hall Feb. 2 for Lord Cultural Resources’ feasibility study of a new Windsor muse - pal, market and financial plan - audience. um. ning for Lord, said the AGW Mary Ann Cuderman, chair living history,” Cuderman said museum. He said the hub and in a year’s time a jail will was better suited for a muse - of Olde Sandwich Towne at the meeting, during a period spoke model will be beneficial make sense to a lot more peo - um than the jail because of the Business Association, agreed dedicated to audience input.