Table Of Content#69 EVENT FOR
"Pesasiurry Abilit tips wax
JAN 20-22 E Ope T+)
! |ATIONAL ui am |
COMMUNITY! NTR ae | = s1MILLON &
; ‘nie Www. Abilities.com/Toronto MAXMILLIONS"
J | : NINE-YEAR-OLD
YOUNGEST OF
YOUNG LEADERS
ATWOMEN’S
MARCH
—and she plans to
be president
|
Your essential daily news | WEEKEND, JANUARY 20-22, 2017
INAUGURATION DAY
Jy
Pocket change
cangetyoua
Michelin-star
meal — for two
DONALD J. TRUMP
SWORN IN AS 45TH
PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES
ATNOON TODAY
metroNEWS
DARE TO DREAM
is. = MILUON iat
e
flights, transfers! & hotel
Orlando
Disney's All-Star Music Resort 3
7 nts | Aduits| Standard Room
Mar 4 taxes & fees included
flights’, transfers & cruise
Eastern Caribbean
Norwegian Escape
Interior Stateroom Cat. A
7 nts from Miami | Mar 18
taxes & fees included
Cuban Adventure
Colestyal Crystal
AllInclusive Cruise’
Interior Stateroom Cat, 1B.
7nts from Havana | Maré, 13
tares & fees included
CRUISE)
PACKAGES }
Puerto Plata
Casa Marina Reef Resort 31/2
Tnts | Feb 4, 11,25
taxes & fees included
Cozumel
Grand Park Royal Cozumel 41/2%
Tnts | Mar 3, 17
taxes & fees included
SUN
flights, transfers & all inclusive resort
Santa Lucia, Camaguey
Bravo Club Caracol 4
7 nts | Feb 23, Mar 16, 23
taxes & fees included
Holguin
Blau Costa Verde Plus Beach Resort 4
7 nts | Feb 10, 15, 22, 24
taxes & fees included
‘ transat
mds)
Managua, Nicaragua
Barcelé Montelimar 4
Tnts | Feb 2, 9
taxes & fees included
Samana
Grand Paradise Samana 4
Tnts | Feb 21, 28, Mar 5
taxes & fees included
Jamaica
Royal Decameron
Cornwall Beach 4
7 nts | Feb 9, 12,19, 23, 26
taxes & fees included
Riviera Maya
‘Azul Fives, A Gourmet
Inclusive Resort by Karisma 53
7 nts | Feb 9, 22; Mart, 2,6
taxes & fees included
Visit transat.com or contact your travel agent for more great deals.
transat
Vacation savings
visit www.transattravel.com
start with
‘Sema 0 swat Gard Pao Cre cpr ae et bw Sins eer abet ‘Dre aptr Dse Nae Bares See gery a mst boxd 10 srw ahaa wn remap conf Ane era ets st
‘yet Hag a My ick ed cuca a ara al eto uss sag for Mam ett et are wary bts rear Al cece Plus saa pep Saba estes, nora
‘ne Bae oes port hana aera) rain Ur Sun ve. wma Wor nar, 27, Yala Ar, 217 Fgh a eva Tn cong. Pc Sow at rt bd" Se espe ms a a,
9 eet a uo, Eade, 0X NGC. @™ radars AMBILES bala aang V lesa ess ayo Co ad Yrs Der Cate
Your essential daily news
EDUCATION
Report calls
on University
of Toronto to
make changes
Alex
Boyd
Metro| Toronto
A committee of students.
staff and indigenous elders
has issued the University of
‘Toronto with 34 calls to action
on reconciliation.
The result ofa year's worth
of work, the report focuses on
six areas: indigenous spaces,
faculty and staff, curriculum,
research ethics and commun:
ity relationships, students and
co-curricular education and
institutional leadership.
“A key theme was the whole
idea about increasing aborig.
inal space, but space kind of
There is still a lot of work to do,
to continue growing. But I’m
but space kind excited about the possibilities.
Context” said committee co Jonathan Hamilton-Diabo
harman jonathan Hamilton
Diabo, who is also coordinator
of the school's Council of Ab
crigialIetves Jonathan Hamiton-Diabocalleditan “honour” toserve on the commitse that ade recommendations for reconclatin at UofT. cours Gurion or
tPsmesea ot Sly esa
pica uceroncoaps me _Ualeeamyper Tinos foamed esl appt tnl Spores” [A enypnc tie inc (reSommléadaronelwl/be
TW tolscrag binges acommitcelstianuay ad (eel: pee al ar of Canada's histoy. and Implemented. the school “ac
Snaictent cf Rdigetous alt tated members Stk econ Tid school graduated lead. Partorwhe lot tshisodis he kagwleiges is responsibly
and support for students. ing how the recommendations | The reconciliation ers who allowed residential _ said, noting it's going to take _ in contributing to the plight of
‘Tarttnandeconcistion cevid be applied on campus, (MMMM Scwoscodhoused eseather everyone workisstoeether to pe ote
Commission spent six years The report was delivered this | titled Wecheehetowin, ‘who failed to challenge them, make a difference. “It's not a
digging into the painful legacy week in a ceremony that in-_| which means "working he said. Even today indigen- _ time to lay blame, but in order
of Canadian residential schools. cluded members of the indigen-__ together” in Cree. ous students don't graduate to get to reconciliation and “We embrace the opportun-
When the foal sezommmen: ous communi gris omecacanthcirgon balling srclalousiip twese it/sp enesge with euigees
datons were velewed in ate "While UaP wasn’t die aes een Te pie cecomiing” Slammer sat wane,
Sai tary tnued apecitc’ ‘Aery involved twrencconial Then Aeai'te MEA QUAIEY "Mucy'ee aot Gan ehuiha, Whule umlensiy afmlnie’ ego the paresnct econo:
Poin abeuteduentog" Scheain'Hamiton Diao mid Undemtandiagotway thew and tye noteaty shings trators don't know how the ton
WINDOW COVERING SALE
50% OFF FREE 40% OFF THERMAL DRAPERIES
HUNTER REMOTE CONTROL | “te fmout JF fabric collection when adaling Thermal ning
WITH SILHOUETTE & ARRANGE YOUR COMPLIMENTARY IN-HOME CONSULTATION TODAY
DOUGLAS | " puerre sHADES — | cALL416-364-3959 or 1-800-818-7779
BLINDS & SHADES | Place any new order for a minimum | January 9th co February 18th, 2017. Savings off our regular prices,
Choose from Renditions faux. of three shades and receive the Pebble
wood, Images screen, and | remote control at no additional charge.
Lifescapes honeycomb shades. Available in seven colours. HUDSON'S BAY
nd, Januar
Toronto |me'
ooling retro vibes Leave the car at home,
take the hovercraft
4 |
Sp
music tions, VHS tapes and even a reek an and commuters combined make
toreel player on display. > dan average of 5,717 highway
Dupe Shop Customers can drop offtheir | Jey Warren trips betwveen Niagara and To-
gives cassettes, duplication orders—Analogue, | Mm Metro|Toronto ___ronto daily. according to.a 2011
7 ‘which runs the website, makes GO Transit study.
VHS vintage CDs, VHS and cassettes — and | If you were excited about the Based on Caciagli's research:
‘ may even seeitdone on the spot | announcement of new daily “We have the potential of elim
revival asthe duplication equipments | fights from Torontoto Niagars- inating between 600 and 1,0
in plain view. ontheLake, you'll ove Bruno cars per day off ofthe highway
Ina city rich with successful Johnson, meanwhile, used | Caciagli’s pitch. The trip would cost $25 per
vinyl record stores it seems al to press vinyl on a lathe out of | ‘The Beamsville consultant _ person per ride and would take
most inevitable that another Sonic Boom. He'sheze running | wants to start a hovercraft about 40 minutes,
retro medium, the cassette tape, the place, and the lathe, ready | water service ‘Although
‘would get its own emporium too. for sinall vinyl orders, is outon | between the he's aiming
Yet The Dupe Shop on Bloor the font counter forall to see. | two cities, to to launch in
street West at Brock Street is ‘Analogue started as a hobby | cut down’ on spring 2018,
not so much an attempt to bring for George Frehner, who was | time commut- Caciagli has
‘back tapes, but bricks and-mor ‘workingata lab atthe time,and | ers spend trav- a long way to
tar proof they never went away. a childhood buddy. elling and the go before the
‘Analogue Media Technologies, The Montrealers did it in their | number of cars dream becomes
the Quebecbased company be. spare time starting in 1989 and | on the road. a reality
hind the new store, dates back to ‘quit their jobsand incorporated | _ “The idea is He presented
11995 and has been doing a steady the company in 1995. that this water ittoNigaraon-
business in media duplication
services for more than 20 years.
The location opened in Octo- | link would run year round, theLake's town council Mon-
ber and the plan is to bring as | weather permitting.” Caciagli day, but they didn't approve
This 1,400 square foot space much of the North York produc- | told Metro. the idea in principle as he had
—which is pretty cavernous for _ writes the music onto a sheet of Makrolon, tion work down here as possible | Caciagli wants touse hover- requested,
downtown locale—combines Bottom: Blank cassettes, which the Dupe Shop makes and and run events such as release | crafts because they're “fast, Instead, they directed him
retail with production. loads with music. rorstan news seavice parties out of the store amphibious” and can go over towards Parks Canada, which
Tapes offer a tactile experi Clients include parents who | ice on Lake Ontario. owns a pier the service would
cence,” says store manager Malin _‘The retail section includesan pany gets offered shelf space on want to preserve family videos, | _ He sees two markets for his _use.
Johnson: Older patrons stop by array of blank tapes and new consignment. There are trays of companies creating products for | Lake Ontario Express service: Caciagli said he has since met
to get back into tapes. Younger CDs and tapes from mostly lo- used, prerecorded tapes to flip promotional purposes and bands | tourists and commuters. with parks officials but hasn't
customers are discovering them cal artists—any band that gets through. There are aso vintage putting out music. Of course, there's the en- even started the process of get-
for the first time at the store. production servicesat the com- tape players, storage contrap- Tosstaz newssewvice vironment to think of. Tourists ting port access in Toronto.
Slow Braised Pot Roast Puttanesca
Ingredients Instructions
to41b(1 1/2 to2kg) beefchuck roast, Season the roast with salt and pepper
rimmed of excess fat Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over
+ Stand feshiy-ground pepper medium-high “heat Add the roast
(45a) Tbap eve ol find sear on all sides “until. brovn
(45enl) Ts " Scatter the vegetables and add the bay
+ Leap 250m) dry rod wine leaves. Saute until the onions start f0
+ cup 250) boo stock become translucent, Add the red wine
sag eoopiaacenaweed beef stock and the Puttanesca Sauce
ing 0.3 bol then reduce heat to low
Cuisine P
sca Sauce
+ Zomions, quartered with the sauce, until the bee
‘+ Scarrts diced into Linch (25cm) tender
sates Remove the roast slice and arrange on a
+ Decleny sticks, thick sliced warm serving plater, Garnish with the
+ 2cups (500m) button mushsooms vegetables. Serve withthe sauce.
+ 2hay leaves Serves 6t08
Made in small batches in Parma Italy, Authentica World Cuisine represents oRLD
traditional regional recipes handed down from one generation to the next. < -
Drawing from the purest, all natural ingredients, our unique pasta sauces
deliver exceptional taste and quality. ch j
AS,
Visit authenticaworldcuisine.com for more information and recipes. curs’
| metrsNEws |
ACTIVISM YL
New drive in
Feminist Art
Conference
Alex
Boyd
Metro| Toronto
Painter Hene Sova was at
work on a series of large,
intimate portraits of women
who'd vanished in Ontario
when inspiration struck,
“I was researching all the
cases before painting them,
and I was feeling all those
frustrations about issues of
systemic violence about
women,” she said, “I felt like
Ididn't really have anyone to
talk to about
So she floated an idea on
Facebook: What if she were
to have an unabashedly
celebratory collection of
feminist work? The post was
shared almost 50 times on
the first day.
Since that day in 2013,
that post has grown into the
Feminist Art Conference
a week-long celebration of
work that pushes for equal-
ity of all kinds and features
almost 90 artists from around
the world
| metrsNEws | S| Toronto
lene Sova turned a desire to connect with a larger community into a multi-day art conference that draws people from around
the world. vaxcemcwuauror mere
Topics range from gender
and entrepreneurship to class
and work,
“There's a whole move-
ment around the world for
artists making art about social
change,” Sova said, “Particu:
larly in an age when every-
thing is visual, with photos
and images on the Internet.”
It’s no coincidence, she
said, that the event took off
during a time she calls “par-
ticularly tough” for women.
At the time, articles about the
shooting of activist Malala
Yousafzai and Canada’s mis-
sing and murdered indigen-
‘ous women were starting to
get more attention.
' @perans
The Feminist Art
Conference runs
through the weekend
with exhibitions, artist
performances and
panels. Most events
are happening at
‘OCAD University. Visit
factoronto.org for a full
schedule.
Andrea Thompson, a long-
time spoken word poet who
has participated in the fest
val for the last three years,
said the conference has only
become more relevant this
year.
She points to President.
elect Donald Trump's com-
ments about groping women,
or comparing them to dogs.
“There's a global social cli:
mate where misogyny has
gained a bit of a foothold,” she
said. “People are feeling nerv-
ous that there's going to be
backsliding.” But she points
to the Toni Morrison quote
about how artists need to get
to work in “times of dread.”
It's a reigniting of pas
sion, and getting more ex-
cited,” she said. "Not that 1
wasn't excited before, but
now you see how crucial it
is to speak out.”
ENTERTAINMENT
Toronto’s music venues are disappearing, and it’s complicated
In the first two weeks of Janu-
ary, Toronto music venues
seemed to be dropping like flies.
First there was the an-
nounced insolvency of favourite
folk hangout Hugh's Room and
the DIY punk venue Soybomb
HQ, and then last week, dance
club and indie band venue
The Hoxton announced that
it's closing its doors at the end
of January.
While the overall impres-
sion is that the 2017 Toronto
live music scene is hurting due
to dwindling attendance and
interest, the reasons behind
each venue's closure seems to
be more complicated than sim-
ply attributing them to audi
ence apathy.
For example, businessman
Richard Lambert, who co-owns
the Hoxton with Toronto con-
cert promotion firm Embrace
‘and has hosted a wide variety
of acts, Djs and after-parties
ranging from The Chainsmok-
ers to Skrillex to Zedd at the
627-capacity venue over the past
five years, said that it wasn’t
financial considerations that
resulted in its closure,
guarantee you we would
rot close that club if the land-
lord had said, ‘Here's a five-
iss)
We would not close
that club if we had
a five-year lease.
Richard Lambert
year lease, " Lambert said on
Monday. “It would still be there
— probably not because of me,
but because the Embrace boys,
this is what they do.”
‘Although he insisted he has
a good relationship with the
ownerdevelopers of the prop-
erty near King and Bathurst
Sts., the lease extension was
prohibitive enough to warrant
curtailing the business.
“Being in a property that's
been purchased by a developer
and you know their plans are
to develop this property — so
for that reason, they won't give
you a longenough lease from
which you can develop your
business in a way that you want
to keep doing it,” he explains.
“IfThave to put in a new walle
in cooler for 20 grand, I'm not
‘going todo that if've only got a
six-month lease. It's not a good
investment.”
Now borrow up to $15,000
with an Installment Loan.
For pesky bills.
Visit a store for details. moneymart.ca
We can help. wend)
Indumertc cred nated wanes ny Let nl amos vary been 000s 815,00 bse en cam ar te ist runes inlay etch Lan base one arr Daron Lan av ea 2 60 mann wih pamets aeded
Deseo senet ae tte tre flan ghar. Te APA eas 50.0%. Aka ere Mt ator Soe eset als, MONEY MART ares seve rare lara ere Ma Cengsry © 2016 Naterl Mee art Company. Agee
Toronto |metréNEWS
It’s a park off
A debate over parking is pitting at least one politician against pedestrian advocates. Coun. James Pasternak wants more
parking at suburban transit stations. But Michael Black of Walk Toronto says the city should invest in transit and make suburbs
more walkable and bikeable. Metro spoke to both to get their views on how to ease the elusive “first and last mile” — the
last leg of commuters’ trips from transit centres HOME. mar warsen anv o1teeRt NoaBo W120
MICHAEL BLACK
More parking will only
add to congestion in the
suburbs, which isalready a
While some may argue
more parking is needed
until transit gets better,
problem near Black dis:
tions, Black What
“iiieey [ts time tobe. ce ta
inginNorth Honestand fhe empor
one you admit that we ay solution
jon't solve y jecomes en
cogstonty , Cantkeep iiatand
makingitear INVesting iN CaF imposibleto
ierto drive” infrastructure. improve” he
“It’s time to be honest
and admit that we can't
keep investing in car inf
structure to solve prob-
lems that almost every
other city our size is ad-
dressing, mostly through
transit but also through
walking and bike lanes,”
he added,
stead of spending more
money on parking lots
wwe should be diverting
that money and improv-
ing the level of service on
TIC feeder routes.”
Money also needs to be
spenton making suburban,
streets more pedestrian
and cycle friendly, he said,
WE NEED
Are you a healthy, non-smoking,
nedications?
If so, you may be eligible for our
upcoming clinical research studies:
duct el ekend studi
© Comper 4,000
depending o
CALL: 416-747-5246
Toll Free: 1-866-747-5246
Mon-Fri: 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun: 10am-6pm
BioPharma’
SERVICES INC.
Alesearcn, Ronis, Readily.
4000 Weston Road, Toronto | www.biopharmaservices.com
make it easy, accessible
and available for the car"
His proposal, which
passed at the
City's executive
committee on
Thursday, calls
for an evalua-
tion of com-
muter parking
needs along the
Spadina-Univer-
sity line and other points
of entry to the city by
transit,
Pasternak said the
problem is particularly
severe at Wilson station,
where the TIC recently
closed over 600 parking
spots for a new commer-
al development.
‘Another lot with near
ly 540 spots will close
later in the year
JAMES PASTERNAK
Sometimes driving is ne
cessary, Pasternak says.
People in suburban
areas often need
to drop kids off @
at school, pop by
Become We have
spouse to work to make it
before heading easy.
toa subway stx
tion, And not
having enough parking
spots at those stations
Sis no way to treat our
‘most loyal customers,”
he said
“Ideally, everybody
would leave their car at
home and walk to the
subway. But that’s not
the real world” said the
Ward 10 councillor. “IF
‘we want to increase tran
sit customers we have to
Pride hoping to meet with
Black Lives Matter next mon
KF
Pride Toronto's board is hoping
to meet next month and dis.
causs how to implement demands
‘made by Black Lives Matter in-
cluding removing police floats
from the parade.
The idea of holding an emer-
gency meeting was discussed,
but newly elected board mem-
ber Akio Maroon said nothing
hhas been finalized,
At Tuesday's annual general
meeting, most of Pride's mem-
bership voted to endorse de-
‘mands outlined by Black Lives
Matter when they stopped the
2016 parade. Shortly after, new
board members were elected,
The vote has been met with
controversy, and confusion from
the police force, who had not
spoken to Pride Toronto as of
Thursday.
Danielle Bottineau, an LGBT
Liaison Officer with Toronto
police who has attended Pride
in uniform the last seven years
with her partner, said she was
“disheartened and saddened”
“It's been an emotional roller
coaster, the last 24-hours, I'm
not going to lie,” Bottineau sad.
“There's been a lot of thought
processing for me, not only as
an out, gay woman but asan out
Toronto police officer:
‘The demands included, among
other things, committing space,
Black Lives Matter Toronto protesters halt the Pride Parade in
Toronto in July. max sunciy/THE CANADIAN PRESS FLE
funding and support for black
queer youth, reinstating com-
munity stages and spaces like
the South Asian stage, and, most
controversially, removing police
floats and booths from Pride
events.
Kathleen Wynne expressed
displeasure at Pride's decision,
“It's January and my hope
would be that between january
and spring that Pride arid Black
Lives Matter and the police would
actually be able to sit down and
come to a different resolution,
Wynne said after a speech to
the Economic Club in Toronto.
She would not say whether
the province will consider with-
holding any funding from Pride
to force a change.
Gwen Bartleman, a Pride
member who was at the AGM,
asked thatthe Black Lives Matter
demands be added to the agenda.
“Ihave seen how racism and
specifically anti-black racism
Works in certain organizations,
like Pride Toronto, Demands are
agreed to, then there is back-
tracking, and then they aren't
actually met," Bartleman said. "I
wanted to make sure that dida’t
happen.”
Bartleman said the demands
speak to inclusivity and ensure
the community fels safe at Pride.
metr#NEWS | Toronto
still from video of the incident at Union Station last ye:
Father, son
suing TTC
for $4M
counts
Duoalleges
officers held,
assaulted pair
without cause
‘A father and son whose alterca-
tion with a pair of transit en-
forcement officers was captured
in widely viewed online video
are suing the TIC.
A statement of claim filed
Wednesday on behalf of Jamie
and Russell Gillman seeks $4
million in damages in relation
to the 2015 incident, and names
the transit agency and the two
officers as defendants.
In response to the suit, TTC
spokesperson Stuart Green said
the matter was
the Gillmans and hundreds of
others were leaving a Toronto
Maple Leafs hockey game,
‘According to allegations in
the statement of claim, which
have not been tested in court,
the confrontation erupted after
Russell Gillman, now 64, acc-
dentally brushed up against one
of the officers. It claims the of
ficer then threw Russell against
‘wall “without warning" and
attempted to arrest him.
‘According to the claim, when
Jamie, now 35, tried to inter-
vene, afight broke out between
him and the officer. A second of
ficer then allegedly pinned Jamie
against a wall and “punched him
repeatedly, causing his head to
bang violently against a wall.”
The claim alleges that the of
ficers “intentionally restrained
and violently
turned over to assaulted the
the Toronto Po- plaintifis when
lice professional
they had not
standards unit © Punched him violated the law
for review two repeatedly, in any way and
years ag0.2>d gauging hishead 2! Bt posed
the officers
a threat to any-
were cleared tobang violently one”
of any wrong- against a wall. Video of the
eer Statement of claim cident prompt:
‘We will not ed a public de-
be commenting
further as the matter is now
before the court,” Green said
‘A spokesperson for Canadian
Union of Public Employees,
which represents transit offi-
cers, also declined to comment.
He said that one of the officers
is no longer employed at the
TTC, but didn’t say why.
The incident that prompted
the suit occurred on Jan. 29,
2015 on the concours¢ level of
Union subway station, when
bate about the
power vested in TIC officers.
In one piece of footage, which
has been viewed by more than
80,000 people on YouTube, a
transit officer can be seen re-
straining a man later identi-
fied as Russell Gillman, who is
kneeling with his head to the
‘ground while the officer strikes
him in the ribs.
The defendants have 20 days
to file a statement of defence.
would charge the city to some money, which he prom- _ weeks before her appoint-
GD] Toronto eSCee ian Sistayinteeeeke” rene eee
DIGEST °= pray to remove ‘evil spirits”
and then return it.orsasnews Police find baby, drugs in ear
Toryall-in on private Man chargedfor taking sevice Police say they found a baby
trashcollection ‘$61K fromwoman in the backseat of a car dur
Despite the fact private waste A 40-year-old Brampton man Mother of suicide victim ing a fentanyl bust Wednes-
collection in Etobicoke two has been charged for al- callsformoreresources day in Oshawa. Durham Re
years ago cost more than’ legedly convincing awoman —_Kassidi Coyle died by suicide _gion police officers arrested
Public pickup in Scarbor- tohand over $6000 in cash four months aftera man was aman and a woman inside
ough, which also has higher and jewelry to remove “evil charged with sexually as the parked car after they saw
waste diversion rate, Mayor _spirits’— which he dida't saulting her. Since her death, two people allegedly making
John Tory isnot backing off give back. According to Peel__her mother Judi Coylehas | a drug deal near Ritson Rd.
his privatization push. On Regional Police, the suspect been advocating for morere- _N. and Taunton Rd. E. Along
‘Wednesday, the city’s public reportedly convinoed a sources to help sexual assault with the baby, who is less
works committee rejected, woman from Brampton that___survivors, noting that Kassidi__ than a year old, police said
bya3-2vote,staffrecom- —“hehadallot of good luckas-_wasput ona waiting listfor _they also found nearly $1,800
mendations toask private he wasvery close toGod” counselling at her local rape __of fentanyl and some cash.
companies how much they She then entrusted him with crisis centre and took her life tossraznews service
HUDSON'S BAY
STARTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017
STEARNS & FOSTER
INVENTORY CLEARANCE
PLUS, THIS WEEKEND: JANUARY 20 TO 22, 2017
on mattress sets with a Hudson’s Bay
EXTRA 0% MasterCard® or Hudson's Bay
Credit Card. See below for details.
—
sg9s7 STEARNS & FOSTER Brittania =
Ate 1O%redson's Boy tight top,queen mattress set
fo 10% Hudson's Bay
Credit savings, Orig. $3498 Now $998
$37.43+taximonth Queen’ only, while quantities ast.
for 24 months.
See below for deta
BEST IN HOME QO + (a)
OUR SERVICE AND
COMFORT FREE DELIVERY
vars COMMITMENT GUARANTEED Free local delivery on
60-day mattresses with the
satisfaction guarantee purchase of a Total Guard
‘on mattresses, Protection Plan,
‘Sepa ces MSS CRD nmin Se on aor
i wena i a aime ecm oc anc
ry
TALKING WITH TRUMP SUPPORTERS
They adore Donald Trump enough that they came to Washington to celebrate his inauguration.
Obama
But there is one thing that bothers a whole lot of them. His tweeting. At the pre-inauguration cuts 330
celebration Thursday, his supporters extolled him as a good man and a change agent who will sentences
save a nation gone awry. They also say he should stop barking at people on the Internet. We
asked some people what they liked most about him and what they liked least. sori sens sewce entered
tences of 330 federal inmates con-
Tacos: — mauaeeae se
et ee anc ie Suri tenn
ened Pe ere Wianet cinco cies
g With his final offer of clem-
ency, Obama brought his total
smber of commutations grant
eelto 1.715, more than any other
president in US. history. the
White House said. During his
presidency Obama ordered free
558 inmates who had been sex-
fenced to ifein prison
“He wanted to dot. He want
ed the opportunity to look at
fs many as he could to provide
Angeles, California | Whic house eunsel sitinan
Like most? “I ike Like most? “His | interview in his West Wing of
the fact that he od: Like most? His : willingness to avoid | fice. “He has a strong view that
doesn't mince a 5 can-do, gonna ak politcal correctness and | people deserve second chance.”
words. Atle make ithappen, Slate the wsuesthe way | The final commutations —
politically incorrect, ‘dossnt back they should be stated” | more ina singe day than on any
Like least? “The only thing | would
change sf he would stay of his
social media”
Ashley Cobb, 32, homemaker
Indianapolis, indiana
Like most? “He's a man of faith”
Like least? “Twitter”
Like most?
“His honesty.
He doesn't
put up witl
any of the
bullerap:
Like least?
“Not yet:
banker. Anchorage
= Alaska
‘Arizona
but he gets the down. ‘ other day in US. history —were
point across, Uke least? “His | the culmination of Obama's ef
Like least? ‘could probably e, women | found very fs ~ it ‘tha
“I wish he would ‘tone down his , Offensive. And they | ofsentencing requirements that
‘calm down on the Twitter. Maybe really bothered me | he said had imprisoned thou-
tweets: ; wait five minutes : during the campaign’ | sands of drug offenders for too
Young activists gear up for historic Women’s March
ambassador for this weekend's Donald Trump, looking a little she told me. “They'reata point _ migration to morphing work were
WESTWOOD. FEL young people across the U.S. ayouthambassadorand forme them." The program isdesigned _ ing rights forall. The Women’s
chosen from hundreds of appli-tobeable touse my platform toto amplify their voices and give March isa chance to recognize
cations to lead a crucial aspect _be able to do what is right and them tools to be stronger activ- both.
Amariyanna Copeny,anineyear ofthe Women's March on Wash- not only stand up for my com- —ists.Tothatend,eachambassador There is something incred-
(old from Flint, Michigan, ended ington: capacity building for pro- munity, but for kids across the is being paired with a seasoned _ibly heartening, and especially
aspeech on Martin Luther King gressive activism, not just over country who may not know that _ activist tomentor them. They're _ respectful of diversity, in a move
Day with a knock knock joke. the next four years, but within they canuse theirvoice,s well” being encouraged to spread the ment that prioritizes the voices
‘Who's there?" the crowd asked. the next generation. Copeny said ‘word among their peers about of those we often write-off of
2044," she said Flint’s water crisis thrust ‘The youth ambassador pro- the Washington march and the _ naive, navalgazing, and entitled
2044 who?” Copeny into the international gram is run by Tabitha St. Ber- hundreds of sister marches hap- Imagine what being a part
“Vote for me in 2044!” spotlight after her work to aise nardacobs, a 34-yearold who pening this Saturday. of that incredible experience _Amariyanna Copeny, also
she cheered. “I'm gonna be awareness about the problem says she’s doing it for her two- Young people today are going could do for future leaders. _knownas Little Miss Flint,
president.” helped convince Barack Obama year-old son. These kids will be to inherit awhole host of global Imagine what it could inspire. during a #Justice4Flint rally.
Sosayeth the youngest youth to visit the city (she also met “taking over the world” one day. crisis, from climate change and Amariyanna Copeny, 2044. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Unusual presidency has finally arrived | Hillary Clinton's protocol
Hillary Clinton's first major — a bold message as well as bring
Donald Trump enters the White scribed walking into the Oval economistsderided as unwork {{J@URATVONPOMN | televised postelection appear something tiny tothe proceed-
House on Friday just as he en- Office for the first time as a ablenational economic policy. SV eeare = = = | | ance will be as a witness to ings, she could weara safety pin
tered the race for president: humblingexperience.one that “I think its very presiden- gy, TRUMP | a ceremony that could have onherlapel Safety pinshad an
defiant, unfiltered, unbound by in an instant makes clear the _ tial,” he declared. “And if it's ie been hers. illustrious turn as a post-elec-
tradition and utterly confident weightof theirnewrole ascare not presidential, that's OK. g™# PRESIDENT Here are a few ways Clin- tion political statement donned
in his chosen course. taker of American democracy, That's OK. Because lactually gyem raves OF AMEMGR) | 40 Can cond subliminal mes. by “allies” of minorities and
In the 10 weeks since his Thump spent much of his transi- like doing it” sages to supporters, should she persecuted people. It was both,
surprise election as the na- tion making clear he sees things _Even before he takes the oath choose to. held asa form of protest against
shockwaves through business “They say it's not presiden- ending expectations for the transmit a statement: A black play niee
tion's 45th president, Trump differently: Rather than change of office, Trump has changed 1. Read my pantsuit ‘divisive election cycle and de-
has violated decades of estab- for the office, he angues, the of- the very nature of presidency, With Clinton's designer pant- rided as a form of slacktivism,
lished diplomatic protocol, sent fice will change for him. breaking conventions and up- suits, her fashion choices could 3. Sitstill, wear purple and
boardrooms, tested long-stand- tial to call up these massive _ leader of the free world. & outfit might hint at a pessimis- Everyone is expecting the
ingethics rules and continued leaders of business," Trump _ Advisers who've spoken with ticnation in mouming. Abright _ unexpected at this year's cere-
his combative style of reply- told a crowd in Indianapolis Trump say the billionaire real outfit would say, “Hey. look — mony. Possibly the most subver-
ing to any slight with a per-inDecember. That was afterhe estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump speaksatthe | at me. You can't keep a good sive action Clinton could take
sonal attack —on Twitter and negotiated a deal with an air _ is aware of the historic nature Trump International Hotelin_ | woman down.” is to plaster a vague smile on
in person. conditioning company to keep _ of his new job. Washington onthe eveofhis | 2. Wearasafety pin her face, wear purple and clap
Past presidents have de- jobs inthe state,amove many we asso
TED PRESS inauguration. arp;cerry maces If she really wanted to send politely. rorsrat news seavice
{An Iranian firefighter walks among the debris of Iran's oldest highrise, the 17-storey Plasco
building in downtown Tehran. agpicerryinaces
Dozens die in fire
‘TEHRAN, IRAN ors. While it was not clearhow than 20 bodies of firefighters
‘ fanny peoples in thc ech idl been severed by fue
Firefighters fiikedenutuing wineses day nat
Siomuphalsipneatneagh loci daictelsiaon sid a0
lose dine falls fg polie avon Wiles tee dallonewere lure wile te
Duinad m eck ines Sr SenorunTRWA win ncy eid
; men eoogie $B tetgerad beet injre
duringrescuc (iy oieles.usingloud Hreahten gant te
speakers to evacuate the build-
ing, but some people went in-
side again, saying their precious
blaze around 8 am., some 3 1/2
hours before the collapse. The
building came down in seconds,
shown live on state television
which had begun an interview
with a journalist at the scene.
President Hassan Rouhani
ordered Interior Minister Ab-
dolreza Rahmani Fazli to in-
vestigate the disaster, IRNA re-
ported, Roubani also ordered the
ministry to ensure the injured
were cared for.
Another fire broke out later
Thursday at a building next to
the collapsed tower, according
to the semiofficial Fars news
agency. Firefighters worked into
the night to extinguish it
Ahistoric highrise in the heart
of lran’s capital caught fire and
later collapsed Thursday, kill- documents, their bank checks,
ing at least 30 firefighters and their entire life was in their
leaving their stunned colleagues shops,” said witness Masoud
and bystanders weeping in the Hosseini. “They went inside to
streets, fetch those documents. felt like
The disaster at the 17-torey they cared about their belong-
Plasco building, inadvertently ings, checks and money more
shown live on state television, than their lives.”
came after authorities said they __Iranian authorities did not
repeatedly warned tenantsabout immediately release definitive
blocking stairwells with fabric casualty figures, which is com-
from cramped garment work mon in unfolding disasters,
shops on its upper floors. Iran's state-run Press TV an-
Firefighters, soldiers and nounced the firefighters’ deaths,
other emergency responders without giving a source for the
dug through the debris into information. Mayor Moham-
the night, looking for surviv- mad Bagher Ghalibaf said more
No signs of life at —_| Troops move
in to Gambia
avalanche-hit hotel
Rescue workers reported no signs
of life Thursday at a fourstar
hotel buried by an avalanche in
the mountains of earthquake-
stricken central tay. Two bodies
‘were recovered of the estimated
30 people trapped inside as the
tisk of more avalanches slowed
the search effort.
Tivo people escaped the devas-
tation at the Hotel Rigopiano, in
the mountains of the Gran Sasso
range, and called for help, but
it took hours for responders to
reach the remote zone on skis.
A West African regional force
charged into Gambia Thursday
to support the countzy’s newly
inaugurated president, while
longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh
showed no sign of stepping
down,
The troops moved in shortly
after Adama Barrow was inaug.
urated at Gambia's embassy in
neighbouring Senegal.
In his inaugural speech, Bar
'300-yard-wide (300-metre) snow | row called on Jammeh to respect
slide on Wednesday uprooted | the will of the people and step
tees in its wake and wiped out | aside. The new president also
parts ofthe hotel. called on Gambia's armed forces
Days of heavy snowfall had ‘The hotel in the Abruzzo re- | to remain in their barracks.
knocked out electricity and gion is about 30 miles (45 kilo- African nations began step-
phone lines in many central tal- metres) from the coastal city of | ping away from Jammeh, with
jan townsand hamlets, and four Pescara, at an altitude of about | Botswana announcing t no long
powerful earthquakes struck the 3,940 feet (1,200 metres) located | er recognized him as Gambia’s
region Wednesday. in the swath of central Italy be- | president. The African Union
‘it wasn't immediately clear tween Rieti and Teramo jolted | earlier announced that the con
if any of the quakes triggered _ by Wednesday's quakes, one of | tinental body would no longer
the avalanche. But firefighters which hada5.7 magnitude. | recognize Jammeh,
said the sheer violence of the _ Tue associarzo press THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hotel remains. arejcerry
NEW natural
ingredient
produces
s
tis known that supple- eo }
ments can increase hair
health and volume to
some degree, but to find
a supplement that can in-
crease hair growth strongly
is rare. Still, this is what
scientist are finding when
studying palm oil extracts.
A recent study was done at
the University of Malaysia
with 38 people suffering
from hair loss (alopecia)*
They were told to take a
palm oil extract containing
a special ratio of "super-
antioxidants” called tocot:
rienols, known to lower oxi-
dation in the scalp and thus
allow for better - and new
- hair growth. The results
were surprisingly good!
In Canada, this complex of tocotrienols
is now available in the Health Canada
licensed product called Hair Gro™ from
New Nordic. Hair Gro is available now
at participating pharmacies and health
food stores. For more information or to,
purchase directly, please visit our
website or call: (1-877-696-6734.
RUG ARAN
SHOPPERS @ Walmart
Extra Foods:
STUDY RESULT:
Researchers studied an area of
the scalp equal to 2x2 cm and
counted the hairs at the
beginning of the study, at
4 months and at 8 months.
At the end of the study, the
participants 0 cotrienol
supplement had gained 34.5%
more hair or an increase in av-
erage hair count from 285 to
383 hairs. Most of the group
showed increases of 10-25%,
but 40% of the group had
more than 50% increase in hair
growth. And only one
person did not have
any results.
Hair Count in Study Group
and Placebo Group
ONLINE SHOP.
newnordic.ca
SNC amazoncr
uary
Trudeau holds talks on suicide strategy
heldaclosed door meeting Tau The chiefs were in Ottawa to to demand help and submit aon Thursday.
day with some leaders of On-_holda press conference on Par- mental health finding proposal, Fiddler handed Trudeau a copy
tario's northern First Nations liament Hill, demanding a na-_ saying they feared a suicide pact of NAN's declaration of a state
to discuss a national suicide tional suicide strategy after the among girls was present in the of health emergency in their
strategy. deaths of Fox and her 12-yearold community communities and those all the
‘The Prime Minister reached friend Jolynn Winter. She com- Health Canada denied their _ way to the Manitoba border, on
‘out to Wapekeka First Nation mitted suicide first, on Jan. 8. request. Feb. 26, 2016.
band council member Joshua Four other girls were flown out “The first thing we raised was The declaration outlined how.
Frogg, the uncle of Chantell of the remote, First Nation 600 the urgency ofthe situation, the indigenous people are dying of
Fox, a 12-yearold girl whocom- km north of Thunder Bay, and, fact the community has asked for _ preventable diseases like theum-
mitted suicide on January 10, another 26 students are con some supports which they sub- atic fever, suffering adverse ef
Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand sidered “high risk" for suicide. mitted backin Julyand the gov- fects of diabetes and lacking men-
Chief Alvin Fiddler and Mush- Wapekeka Chief Brennan Sain- ernment's need to act immedi- tal health care and addiction
Kegowuk Council Grand Chief nawap, Chantell’s grandfather, ately to approve the proposal,” treatments, tossax news s3v
mobile - 2
Larrea fessonanie cs, Te Srarotre LTE pans leo arid in aniset io chage carson
rt le. "Bonue 98 of lpr mon wl ny be apo othe a ut
ino, 208 he sce uf ard SB Wa ute ZTE Wand ae alate may 31,21 eo te sub cane acon whan, foe eg
ston To bn ele ho bon yumi acs ransom ere yuo aT GX oy os p an lg Pa Miia ms sans apy nas
* wnat of $8 lb hag you enn ny an soron anche Pon re cxon anes Te aun tn Sona sil pena mbm
‘tne 2 rahe Tea hwy non combos hay arn vara of whe esos Aashna ers adnan py ZT aE Ge Xa epson ast ona
CF ZTE Carat Seah nae ste Tho Feszon Meni ane aig ac was, aes, mers, s,s, api ae Yona oe swe ee Fac Mee
Rhonda Barrett isa collage artist. FF wanren merRo
Making it
with Metro
cencariviry
Artist finds
success with
newspaper
collage artwork
A Dartmouth-based collage
artist who turned daily free
newspapers into an art career
is offically opening her studio
this weekend,
‘About two and a half years
ago, Rhonda Barrett was preg-
nant, teaching yoga and mak-
ing very little.
“It was a case of you need
money to make money.” she
recalled.
She was always interested
in the arts, but had never con-
sidered it as a career. Barrett
lived in Halifax at the time
and often found herself at the
Halifax North Memorial Public
Library.
“The Metro is outside and I'd
always go and get the newspaper
each day. After a month T had
this stack of paper” she recalled.
“Llooked at it one day and
1 thought ‘Paper! It's free!" 1
went to the dollar store. My
first canvas was a 16x20 from
the dollar store.”
Barrett's first newspaper col-
lage piece was inspired by Roxy
Dilite, her favourite burlesque
star. She posted a photo on
Facebook asking her friends
if anyone would consider buy-
ing it
The response was immediate.
It sold for $150, giving her the
cash she needed to purchase
supplies to create more news-
paper collage artworks.
In the past two years she has
created more than 100 pieces,
many of them commissioned.
Some are famous personalities
like Bob Marley and Audrey
Hepburn. She's currently work-
ing on a portrait of Kurt Cobain.
(Other pieces include Peggy's
Cove and artworks inspired by
her yoga practice, province or
news of the day.
“My biggest hurdle is people
look at this and from afar, they're
not going to think this is news-
paper. It's about bringing some-
tone close enough where they see
the texture and ask what is this
made of. she said.
“If take one and hold it up
to the light, you can see the
backside of the paper. All of
the words and images start to
come through.”
She's received Artzone Gal-
Jery’s award for new emerging
artist and was also chosen as a
finalist in the frst international
Nonesuch Art on Paper awards
last year
“The pieces are dated by the
papers I've used ... t's kind of
aan interesting time capsule,”
Barrett said.
‘Some of the artwork made from newspapers. serFHaRPERIMETRO
