St. Patrick’s Day Parade Edition North America’s Oldest Newspaper - Since 1764 TM WEDNESDAY, March 21, 2012 , 248TH year, No. 12 www.qctonline.com Quebec City $1.32 plus GST and QST Canada Post Publication no. 40026512 - EDITION VALID UNTIL MARCH 28, 2012 - Québec Outside Quebec City $2.00 plus GST and QST Search Archives 1764-1970 log onto www.oldestnewspaper.com twitter.com/QCTonline “Irish for a Day”: Quebec City’s St. Patrick’s Parade, Part II BY BETHANN G. MERKLE The parade is a learning tool, it teaches the younger gen- “eration about their heritage. The parade belongs to citizens of this city, whether they be francophones, anglophones, or allophones. It can only plained, “Le Défilé is a 100% treal helped in the huge task,” enrich the culture of this non profit organization. It is of re-starting the Quebec City city, and that can only be a non political, non sectarian parade “from scratch.” good thing for the future,” and has no affiliations with Farnell underscored what said Peter Farnell. The third any other organization. Our it takes to make the parade edition of the parade starts mission is simple - to produce, happen – dedicated volun- at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, manage and preserve the teers. “It takes about 1,500 March 24. It begins at St. Saint Patrick’s Parade in hours of work per parade. Patrick’s High School on rue Quebec City for the families Work begins in August and Maissoneuve, follows Rue and citizens of this city.” continues to May.” Board Fraser, avenue Cartier, and The parade is also a member Catherine McKenna Rue St-Jean, and ends at complex enterprise with added, “It’s not just sitting City Hall. The complete route a hefty price tag. Farnell around a table drinking is available online at www. noted, “The reality is that it pints of Guinness. If you are qcpatrick.com. takes over $80,000 to stage on the board, it’s not just a Photo courtesy of Le Défilé de St-Patrickla de Québec Farnell is the co-founder a parade of this size. The hobby.” Farnell elaborated, and current president of Le The team of La Défilé de la St-Patrick de Québec: (back row) Jean-Paul Schmouth*, city contributes 30% and the “Without them it would have Défilé de la St-Patrick de Marie-Gabrielle Cannon, Dan O’Dowd*, President Peter Farrell*, Marie-Michèle Côté*, remainder comes from spon- been impossible. Their names Québec, and he shared his John Pape*; (front row) Julie Chênevert, Conrad Castailloux*, Catherine McKenna*, sors.” He further specified deserve to be known.” Laura-Lee Bolger*, Vicky Daigle, Michael-James Noonan*; in the boat: Gregori. *Those vision of the parade with that, “The City of Quebec, the On top of the board’s with asterisks are board members. the QCT this week. He ex- NYPD of New York City and United Irish Societies in Mon- C ONTINUED ON 2 Red Bull Crashed Ice BY JUANITA CRAI G Red Bull Crashed Ice hockey in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on team. January 14, the second at t. Patrick’s Day 2012 will At the press conference Valkenburg in the Nether- be one that Kyle Croxall held after the event on Sat- lands on February 4, followed Swill remember forever urday night, Scott stated by Aare in Sweden on Febru- as the 24-year-old firefighter that his crash in the final ary 18 and then finally in from Mississauga, Ontario, that allowed his brother to Quebec City on March 17. became the first Canadian to take first place was not an At each stop of the World win two Red Bull Crashed Ice intentional set up but was Championship there is an World Championships. The “a result of.. [his]..injury.” Elimination Round for both first time he stood at the top Moreover, the top three ath- national and international of the podium was in 2010. letes confirmed that this is athletes. There were only forty an individual sport and they The National Shoot-Out for points separating Croxall were each out there to win. Canadian athletes in Quebec and the three-time world Philippe Poirier, a Bike City took place on Thursday, champion Arttu Pihlainen Shop Manager from Mont March 15. The following night, from Jyvaskyla, Finland, who Tremblant, was named as the it was the International finished second. Pihlainen is best Québécois competitor Shoot-Out for International a physical and health educa- this year gaining 12th place competitors. From those two tion teacher, father of two, overall. In 2011, he won Shoot-Outs, the 64 fastest and guitarist with the band the first ever Mini Rookie Canadians and 64 Interna- Funky Monkeys. Award. tional athletes advanced to In third place was Kyle’s In the Women’s Final, first Photo by Juanita Craig the Elimination Round which 21-year-old younger brother place went to Fannie Des- Red Bull Crashed Ice 2012 Champion Kyle Croxall, with 2nd place winner, Arttu Pihlainen, occurred on Friday. Only the Scott Croxall who jumped up forges, the Franco-Ontarian and 3rd place winner, his brother Scott Croxall. top 64 ice cross downhill three places from last year’s who was placed 5th in last male competitors and 16 competition. Scott emigrated year’s competition. Fannie place by Marquise Brisebois Red Bull Crashed Ice World title for five consecutive years women went through to the to Holland in November 2011, was followed by Salla Kyhala from Montreal. Champion is Jasper Felder from 2001-2005. Felder has final that started at 7:00 p.m. where he now plays with the from Finland and in third The longest-reigning from Sweden who won the been known to say that, “All on Saturday. that counts is staying calm The sport was created in and not showing off.” Stockholm, Sweden in 2000. There were four competi- Formally known as Ice Cross Label / étiquettes tions in this year’s Red Bull Downhill, it is a mixture of ice Crashed Ice World Champi- skating and ski cross staged onship. The first took place in an urban setting that has groups of four athletes at a time racing down a steep 500-metre-long ice track in full ice-hockey gear. C ONTINUED ON 3 PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 C HRONICLE - TELEGRAPH OMMENTARY “Irish for a Day”: Quebec City’s St. C Patrick’s Parade, Part II ...continued Commentary on Pink Shirt Day article was heartened to read lying. For to be fair, some safe, a bullying incident is no Bruce Todman’s article kids who bully may not even longer the norm, but a regret- I about Pink Shirt Day at be aware that their “teasing” table exception. Quebec High School in the is in fact bullying. A visible, Define consequences? March 7 issue. vocal demonstration such as First, a bully should apologize Fifteen years ago, QHS was Pink Shirt Day is a hugely to the child, parents and telling me, a parent, that the positive action because the teacher, then be suspended school was getting in front of whole school is involved – and and made to do a good the problem of bullying. Well, everyone is the answer to number of volunteer hours with Pink Shirt Day, perhaps, the problem. As Todman during his or her time “off”. If at last, they are. It’s not says, the answer is in the after that the bullying recurs, enough to say that a certain mirror. the bully should be expelled. amount of bullying is normal Often, a child will tell an (Teachers may consider this in schools. It’s not enough to adult that she’s being bullied simplistic and idealistic.) gently suggest that the victim and, despite everyone’s best For Pink Shirt Days, the should “stop provoking” the efforts, the bullying only animated film Mary and bullying. It is not enough to worsens. But if, from an early Max might be a good start- Photo By Bethann Merkle take the bullies aside and age, children know that they ing point for discussion. Or New York City Police Pipes and Drums will march again in this year’s parade on ask them to put themselves can tell an adult and the any other time. It’s a film Saturday. in their victims’ shoes. Time, bullying will stop, if parents that raises questions about C ONTINUED FRO M 1 unique vision for this parade, cultural groups celebrate St. and too many teen suicides know that they can discuss friendship and growing up, for it to go down Rue St-Jean. Patrick’s Day is that some (how many suicides is too the problem with school au- as well as bullying and its effort, 140 volunteers help That is because parades were “have difficulty pronounc- many?), have shone a harsh thorities and the bullying will effects, which are good to coordinate over 1,000 par- always on St-Jean.” Farrell ing slainté (slaye-n-taye), light on the inadequacy of stop, if parents and teachers examine any time. ticipants, during the parade. emphasized creativity and an which means ‘Good Health’ our efforts. together can agree on and Kids who have been The average volunteer age is eco-responsible angle. Floats or ‘Cheers!’ in Gaelic. Bullying is a systemic impose appropriate conse- bullied remember the bully’s 24, and 80% of volunteers are “produce huge amounts of When we spoke, McKenna illness in schools, so the quences for bullying, and if face and name for the rest of francophone. As Farnell said, diesel and gas fumes, and emphasized the unifying whole school – teachers, everyone is reminded regu- their lives.