/ 09 02 2010 / 09 volume 65 "People who are intoxicated know no boundaries." NEwS page 3 3 tips to help get you through your first year of university COMMENTS page 8 Guess what? I've got a fever and the only prescription is more hardcore Comeback Kid is back with Symptoms + Cures ARTS & CULTURE pages 11 02 03 The UniTer September 9, 2010 www.UniTer.ca www.UniTer.ca September 9, 2010 The UniTer Looking for Listings? The clothing company that CAMPUS & COMMUNITY LISTINGS AND Cover ImaGe Marching into your neighbourhood made underwear look just VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES page 6, What is a city councillor? MUSIC page 12, as splendid on a man as on "headless and umbrella" by Tyler Funk expansion considered for Downtown. FILM & LIT page 14, To view more of Tyler's work, visit “The boundaries of the program need to a woman is in trouble GALLERIES & MUSEUMS page 14, 15, Outreach Patrol Program www.tylerfunk.ca be delineated by the need,” Grande said. THEATRE, DANCE & COMEDY page 15, The Outreach Patrol Program began in NEwS page 5 comments page 9 AwARDS AND FINANCIAL AIDE page 18 2006 as a four-year pilot project funded by ethan Cabel the federal, provincial and municipal lev- beat rePorter els of government. The pilot project ended in December 2009 and is now being main- tained by a $250,000 grant from the provin- News UNITER STAFF Uniformed officers could soon be patrolling cial government, the City of Winnipeg and your neighbourhood, whether it be Osborne the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority ManaGinG eDitor Village or St. Boniface, in an attempt to fur- until the end of this year. Bike valets find support in Winnipeg Aaron Epp » [email protected] ther crack down on public intoxication and However, the new funding came with BUSiness ManaGer substance abuse in the city. some major strings attached, which has pre- Free service adds Geoffrey Brown » [email protected] “People who are intoxicated know no cipitated the call from other BIZ districts for boundaries,” said Stefano Grande, executive an expansion of the program in 2011. convenience and security to PrODUcTiOn ManaGer director of the Downtown BIZ. “Up until the beginning of this year, they list of bicycle benefits Ayame Ulrich » [email protected] Although many neighbourhoods have (Downtown Outreach patrols) were able to cOPy anD styLe eDitor volunteer BIZ walkers, the Downtown BIZ come into our area,” Brian Timmerman, ex- Britt Embry » [email protected] would like to expand their Outreach Patrol ecutive director of the Exchange District BIZ Program, which gives BIZ officers special said. “When the pilot project ended (and the aaron SnIder Photo eDitor Cindy Titus [email protected] constable status to transport and detain new funding began) the boundary was more Staff wrIter » publicly intoxicated individuals, into neigh- closely defined by the province.” newS assiGnMenT eDitor bourhoods within walking distance of the Gloria Cardwell-Hoeppner, the execu- Andrew McMonagle » [email protected] tive director of the West End BIZ, con- Cyclists attending events around Winnipeg this newS PrODUcTiOn eDitor firmed that Outreach patrols are now closed CinDy Titus summer may have noticed a new trend when Kristy Rydz » [email protected] exPanDinG OUTreach in by a tightly-enforced boundary that ends neighbourhood business improvement organizations around the city are calling for outreach patrols in more parking their bikes. Bicycle valet services ensure BIZ executives on the need for an Outreach at the University of Winnipeg, stops at the than just the downtown. that those who choose active transportation don’t arts anD culture eDitor patrol program Exchange and only extends up Main Street have to worry about their bikes being stolen. Matt Preprost » [email protected] until reaching Higgins Avenue. A bicycle valet works like any car valet – a cy- cOMMents eDitor “Special constables are very well-trained, Neighbourhoods outside of the imme- less population generally,” said Oai Truong, BIZ, although in favour of patrols and regu- clist drops off their bike at a convenient location Andrew Tod » [email protected] very empathetic and we want to make sure diate downtown are now being deprived of chair of the Provencher BIZ and a St. lation, believes these measures should be ac- and receives a ticket that is exchanged for their that we have that service in our area.” their “essential” services, she said. Boniface business owner who has lived in companied by strong social services. Listings cO-OrDinator bike at the end of the event. J.P. Perron [email protected] – Gloria cardwell-hoeppner, west end BiZ According to both Cardwell-Hoeppner the area for 10 years. “They’re looking for en- “You need some kind of community or so- » and Timmerman, however, public intoxica- closed areas and they can just cross the bridge cial support – if you take away their source “It’s a classy thing for cyclists caMPUS BeaT rePOrTer “The beauty of this program is that you’re tion in the Exchange and the West End has to get there.” (of liquor) at the Woodbine Hotel they’re just DAviD Seburn Karlene Ooto-Stubbs » [email protected] (to have someone take their freeing up resources that should be used not substantially increased despite the crack- In addition to the renewal of Outreach going to go down the block ... the Outreach bike). They don’t have to Michael Petkau, the west end cultural centre’s artistic director, saw first-hand the positive impact of bike valets at two BeaT rePOrTer for more important things.” down in the Downtown. Patrol Program funding and the possible ex- program is still a reactionary tool,” he said. of the venue’s shows this summer. Ethan Cabel » [email protected] Instead, the problem has migrated into “It’s great for us, not so much for the neigh- worry about it.” – Brian Timmerman, exchange District BiZ more unlikely areas of the city. “People who are intoxicated bourhood they move into.” – MichaeL PeTKaU, arTistic Director, west enD costs low or free for not-for-profit clients. “I think the first time you offer something BeaT rePOrTer “There has been an absolute increase (in Both Justice Minister Andrew Swan and Sonya Howard » [email protected] know no boundaries.” CulturaL cenTre Wieser is open to offering the bike valet ser- no one really knows what it is or how it works,” “i would advocate for patrols but they need public intoxication) along Provencher Avenue Winnipeg Police Chief Keith McCaskill are vice at all types of events. Petkau said. “People are hearing about it and lik- BeaT rePOrTer to be trained properly and there needs to (in St. Boniface),” Anne-Marie Thibert, ad- – STeFanO GranDe, execUTive Director, in favour of an expansion of the Outreach David Wieser, founder and project manager of “If there are cyclists going there, I cannot ing it. It’s a little, classy thing for cyclists (to have Lauren Parsons » [email protected] be a larger solution than (just patrols).” ministrator for the Provencher Avenue BIZ DOwntown BiZ Patrol Program beyond its current bound- Bicycle Valet Winnipeg, thought about starting see an event that we would not go to,” he said. someone take their bike); and they don’t have to said. “With the crackdown downtown, ev- aries, Stefano Grande said in an August culture rePOrTer – Oai Truong, Provencher BiZ a bike valet service after watching a Streetfilms. Bicycle Valet Winnipeg can currently store up to worry about it.” Robin Dudgeon [email protected] eryone is being displaced.” pansion of the program next year, there have interview. org video about a similar service offered by the 200 bikes at its events and hopes to increase that This year’s annual Bikefest also saw the use of » Parc Joseph Royal, which borders the Red been other significant efforts by the city and The province did not respond to re- San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC). capacity for future engagements. a bike valet service. Jared Falk, Bikefest co-ordi- “anything that increases safety, or the per- River and extends under the Provencher provincial government to tackle public in- quests for an interview and no one from the “I called (Kash, SFBC’s valet bike parking With the objective of making active transpor- nator, said approximately 400 people came out CONTRIbUTORS: ception of safety, is something we would Bridge, has become a hotbed for substance toxication downtown including recent plans Winnipeg Police Service was available for supervisor) about two or three years ago to ask tation easier, Bicycle Valet Winnipeg accommo- to the event, which took place at the Forks. consider.” abuse flowing in from the Downtown and no to buy out inner-city hotels and their liquor comment before press time. him about doing a bicycle valet. So that’s when I dates cyclists as much as possible. “It’s a time to gather and celebrate cycling – Jason van rooy, Osborne village BiZ one from the area will go near it, she said. licenses. started putting stuff down on paper.” “People can leave their paniers, they can and pick up some new ideas or see what’s out aranda adams, Matt austman, “There’s been a big increase in the home- Timmerman of the Exchange District This summer marked the first year of official leave their helmets, they can leave their jackets,” there,” he said. “(The valet) caught some people courtney Brecht, Kathleen cerrer, operations for Bicycle Valet Winnipeg. The or- Wieser said. “They can leave all the stuff that by surprise.” James culleton, Timothy Dyck, ganization currently operates under a grant from they would have to carry with them.” He believes that the valet provides an effective Keith ejeckam, will Gibson, Kristy Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) to offer Cyclists can also rest easy after leaving their bike security solution for riders.