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Outrages all too common
Sexual assault victim arrested, shackled, forced to testify last year in N.L.
BY JAMES MCLEOD
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As news broke this week
about an Alberta woman who
was handcuffed, shackled and
forced to testify against her at-
tacker at a sexual assault trial,
Whale carcass removed
Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans and other related personnel were on hand Wednesday at Outer Cove Beach to remove the dead minke whale that washed
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Middle Cove officials had the beach area closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Mayor John Kennedy said it was a big relief to the town that the carcass was removed from the beach,
and he hopes Mother Nature will do a self-cleansing of the waters.
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Innu leader issues plea for troubled youth after son’s death
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Labrador who recently lost
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and provincial governments to
dramatically alter the way they
treat Innu youth  with  sub-
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feminist advocates in this leged attacker, a warrant was Outreach Project (SHOP), an woman who was forced to
province were quick to point issued for her arrest. advocacy and support pro- testify against her attacker. In
out the same thing happened “In three years of working gram for sex workers in St. response, the Alberta justice
here recently. with SHOP, this was the in- John’s. minister promised to launch
A year ago, during Sofyan cident that disturbed me the The memories of last year an investigation to find out
Boalag’s sexual assault trial, most,” said Laura Winters, were dredged up in a CBC how such a thing could hap-
when a woman did not show who at the time was co-or- national news report about pen.
up to testify against her al- dinator for the Safe Harbour a case involving an Alberta See NO, page A2
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Simeon Tshakapesh, deputy partment of Children, Seniors from their communities — as wilder corners of Labrador, a
grand chief and Social Development failed his son was for two years. process that would revive the
of the Innu his son, Thunderheart,  who He says removals may keep proud history of the Innu as
Nation, has died on May 24. vulnerable youth safe and nomadic hunters.
written an In an open letter, Tshaka- sober, but also destroy  con- Tshakapesh says there’s
intensely raw pesh says despite his deep sor- nections  to their family, lan- plenty of evidence to suggest
account of row and anger, he wants to see guage and community. the Innu in general gain a
how the Innu the provincial and federal gov- Instead, Tshakapesh says sense of purpose and fulfill-
of Labrador ernments provide funding for future treatment programs ment when they are out on
have suff ered Tshakapesh an Innu-led project that would must  focus on helping chil- the land doing what their an-
over the years, put an end to having troubled dren and youth learn how cestors did for thousands of
and he says the province’s De- children and youth removed to survive off the land in the years.
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BY ROSIE MULLALEY  arrest. had confined her against her Hunter appeared in provin- West was also on court or-
THE TELEGRAM Police had been looking for will and assaulted her. cial court Tuesday and was re- ders to have no contact with
West as a result of an incident The 36-year-old woman, Cora leased on a recognizance. She’s Hunter.
A man suspected of confin- at 4 a.m. Tuesday. Hunter, was taken to hospital due back before a judge today.  Hunter’s court orders to stay
ing and assaulting a woman — A woman was found naked for treatment and was then Meanwhile, West is also away from West stem from an
in connection with an incident and screaming outside West’s taken into custody, as she was scheduled to be back in court incident on Feb. 28, when she
that left a woman naked on a St. apartment on Springdale under a court order to not have today for a bail hearing. allegedly assaulted him. She is
John’s street — is scheduled to Street. Her screams drew the any contact with West.  He’s charged with  unlaw- also charged with theft.
have a bail hearing today. attention of neighbours, one of The two reportedly had an ful confinement, assault caus- West was charged with ut-
Blaine Edwin West, 42, was whom threw a blanket to her to on-again, off-again relationship ing bodily harm, choking to tering threats to her on May 16.
arrested late Tuesday after- cover up.  and were said to have met ear- overcome resistance and two
noon, less than a day after a When police arrived minutes lier that day and decided to go counts of breaching court or- rmullaley@thetelegram.com
warrant had been issued for his later, she told them that West to West’s place.  ders.  Twitter: TelyRosie

■ Cyclist injured
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Eastern Health paramedic Krista Peddle and mem-
bers of the St. John’s Regional Fire Department
assess a female bicyclist after she was struck by a
vehicle at the intersection of Blackmarsh Road and
Frecker Drive over the lunch hour on Wednesday
as she was attempting to cross the busy intersec-
tion on her bike. The cyclist was immobilized on a
spine board and taken by ambulance to the Health
Sciences Centre for further medical treatment. Her
injuries weren’t believed to be of a too serious na-
ture as it was a low-impact collision and she was con-
scious and speaking with first responders as she was
being treated at the scene.  She was later released
from hospital. Street patrol officers with the RNC are
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Court hears case of Witless Bay councillor being accused of faking residency to secure candidacy in byelection
BY GLEN WHIFFEN In her application, she claims property. and Yard. poned the byelection to Oct. 25
THE TELEGRAM that in his declaration form Yard had raised the concerns Witnesses are testifying at in order to investigate the issue.
filed by the nomination date of prior to the original byelection the trial in support of Paul, say- On the website she stated at
A case being heard in New- Sept. 27, 2016, Paul declared he date of Oct. 18, which caused ing that they had visited Paul the time that:
foundland Supreme Court in St. had resided at 104 Gallows Rd. the town’s returning officer to and his wife at 104 Gallows Rd. “Following a review from the
John’s this week literally has the in Witless Bay at least 30 days postpone the byelection to Oct. and were aware of him residing Department of Municipal Af-
town talking. prior to the nomination date. 25 while the complaints were there. fairs, and in consultation with
The town is actually Witless Yard disputes that claim say- investigated. The Town of Witless Bay is the town’s lawyer, I have now
Bay and the talk is whether the ing that she has lived on Gal- The byelection went ahead on also named a respondent in the been directed to proceed with
current deputy mayor, Fraser lows Road since February 1999 Oct. 25 with Paul still listed as a case. the byelection.
Paul, was indeed a resident of has not observed any indication candidate. Lawyer Joshua Handrigan is “The responsibility of a re-
Witless Bay in the 30 days prior that 104 Gallows Rd. was occu- In his response to Yard’s ap- representing Yard, while Dar- turning officer is extremely
to the byelection last fall that pied at any time over the past plication Paul stated he and his ren Purchase is representing challenging. There is very little
saw him win a seat on the town six years. wife, Marlene, had moved into Paul. legislation pertaining to guide-
council. In court Wednesday, many of 104 Gallow’s Rd. in or about De- Justice David Orsborn is lines for us to follow, and abso-
Under the province’s Muni- her neighbours supported her cember 2015. hearing the case which was lutely nothing in this particular
cipal Elections Act, a candidate application. Gallows Road resi- He states in court documents scheduled to continue today. instance which I’ve had to ex-
must be a resident of the muni- dents were called to the stand he confirmed his residency with In a post on the town’s web- perience with this byelection.
cipality for a period of 30 days one-by-one and testified that the town’s returning officer site last fall, Caul explained her Municipal Affairs said that this
before the commencement of they had not seen any indica- Geraldine Caul by providing his actions as returning officer fol- one is ‘breaking new ground.’
the nominations period for an tion during the summer of 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador lowing the complaints received That is not only worrisome, but
election. and leading up to the October driver’s licence with the listed regarding Paul’s residency unacceptable in a municipal
If the court finds Paul was byelection that 104 Gallows Rd. mailing address of a P.O. Box in qualifications prior to the bye- world where we are guided by
not a resident of the town, then was occupied. the town, and a Newfoundland lection. provincial acts and regulations.
the byelection results could be They testified to not seeing Power Bill which noted Paul as She had contacted the De- Add the presence of a court ac-
overturned removing him from garbage put out for collection, payee on the bill addressed 104 partment of Municipal Affairs tion to this mix and there is only
council. no lights being turned on or off Gallow’s Rd. which had also received the one option and that is to refer
The court action was started at the home, no vehicles in the Paul, who is a local developer, complaints. the matter to legal counsel.”
by Witless Bay resident Lorna driveway, and no maintenance noted a history of conflict be- Caul testified to the same in
Yard. or yard work being done on the tween him and his business, court Wednesday that she post- glen.whiffen@tc.tc

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A4 OBITUARIES • Thursday, June 8, 2017
JORDAN
Stephen Joseph
Passed suddenly away at his
home on Sunday, June 4, 2017.
Stephen Jordan aged 34 years
was predeceased by his father,
Garrett Jordan; younger brother,
Garrett Jordan Jr; grandfathers,
Wallace Jordan and Frank Rose
and grandmother, Barbara Jordan.
He leaves to mourn his loving
mother, Cherie (Gail); sisters,
Stephanie (fiancé Chris); nephew
Jacob; Susan (Samuel); 2 loving
young daughters Kaylee and
Mackenzie. As well as a large cir-
cle of aunts, uncles, cousins, oth-
er family and friends. Special
thanks to his friend Todd Harding.
Resting at Caul's Funeral Home,
LeMarchant Road. Visitation from
7 pm - 9 pm on Thursday and 10
am - 9 pm on Friday. Funeral 1:30
p.m. on Saturday, June 10, 2017
from Caul's Chapel with interment
to follow at Mount Pleasant Ceme-
tery. Flowers are gratefully accept-
ed or donations in Stephen's
memory may be made to a charity
of one's choice.
FLYNN
James Alphonsus
1939 - 2017
James Flynn passed away sud-
denly but peacefully on June 6,
2017 in St. John's surrounded by
family. Jim was originally from
Bell Island. He was predeceased
by his parents Rivlyn and Bridget,
also from Bell Island, brother Ke-
vin (Irene), sister Mary Acampora
(Frank) and bother Gordon. James
leaves to mourn his loving and de-
voted partner Ellen Clarke, bother
Edward (Ann) of Concord, Califor-
nia, USA, sister Carol McKenzie
(Bill) of Lady Lake, Florida, USA,
his children James (Trish Molloy),
Michael (Susan), John (Skye) and
Bill (Dawn Learning), his grand-
children Kathleen, Mitchell, Sa-
mantha, Connor, Declan, Drake,
Katelyn and Sarah and his great
granddaughter Brooklyn. Jim had
a passion for horses and harness
racing and was involved in every
aspect of the sport for his entire
adult life. His family is left with
many fond memories of Jim and
his love of horses. Cremation has
taken place at Jim's request.
Resting at Caul's Funeral home on
Friday June 9 from 2 pm to 9 pm.
Funeral service with take place at
Caul's Chapel on Saturday June
10 at 11 am. Flowers are grateful-
ly accepted or donations to the
Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Canada may be made in memory
of Jim.
JONES
Edward Austin
Left for Salt Cod Heaven with
poetry by his side on Monday
June 5, 2017, Edward Austin
Jones, born June 2, 1939. Prede-
ceased by his parents Frank and
Della (Porter). Left to honour and
celebrate his life his partner, Flor-
ence Donaway, his sons Stephen
(Tracy Durkee), grandson Henry,
Jared (Tonia Babstock), grand-
daughter Lila, his sister Lorraine
Moores, and niece Susan Moores,
along with relatives and many
friends. Visitation will take place
from 3-5 p.m. and a Celebration of
Ed's life will take place from
5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cauls Funeral
Home, LeMarchant Road, on
Thursday, June 8.
The parsnips will have to wait...
WILKINSON
Jamie
Passed peacefully away May 23,
2017 at the age of 39. Funeral
Mass to take place from St.
Michael's Church, Flatrock on
June 10, 2017 at 10 a.m. Inurn-
ment to follow at St. Michael's Ce-
metery.
"Forever in our hearts."
KING
James Joseph Sr.
It is with great sadness that we
announce the sudden passing of
our dearly beloved, James Joseph
King Sr., who passed away on
June 4, 2017 at the age of 63.
Predeceased by his parents James
and Hannah King and his beloved
son James King Jr. Left to mourn
with a broken heart, his wife of 41
years, Winnie King (nee Kennedy);
his sons Jason (Germaine), Jona-
than (Chrystal) and Justin (Jess),
whom he was so proud of; Pop-
py's four special little buddies,
Nicholas, Joshua, Jacob and Ja-
son; his brothers Eddie and Kevin
(Mary Anne); his sisters Mary
(Paddy), Anna (Karl), Brenda (Ri-
chie), Elizabeth (Edward) and
Rose (Dennis); brothers-in-law
Jim (Boo), Gord (Anne), Lar (Ber-
nadette); sisters-in-law Helen
(Jimmy), Phyllis (Mike), Noreen
(George), Bernice (Albert); also a
very special little girl to his heart
La Kesha Marie; his best friends
Tommy Boland, Shawn and Cook
Boland; a very large family of
nieces, nephews and cousins;
along with his uncle Ches (Daisy);
aunt Alice Mayo; and his gravel pit
friends. A special heartfelt thanks
to his fishing buddies Chris Mul-
lett and Nick Stack along with the
nurses who were by his side at
the time of his passing. Special
thanks to Dr. Darcy, Dr. Eleanor
Powel and their teams. Also the
staff at the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy
Centre and Chemotherapy Unit.
Resting at Caul's Funeral Home,
LeMarchant Road. Visitation on
Thursday from 10 am - 9 pm. Fu-
neral Mass will take place on Fri-
day at 9:30a.m. from St. John
Bosco Church on Friday, June 9,
2017. Cremation will follow. Flow-
ers gratefully appreciated or a do-
nation in Jimmy's memory to the
Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Cen-
tre.
The tears in our eyes,
We can wipe away,
But the memories in our hearts,
Will forever stay.
BATTEN
Marion
Passed peacefully away at St.
Clare's Mercy Hospital on June 6,
2017, Marion (nee Lear) Cuff Bat-
ten, aged 86 years. Predeceased
by parents William John and Em-
mie Lear; loving husband of 46
years Carl Cuff (2003), George
Batten (2007); sisters-in-law An-
nie Lear and Julie Batten; broth-
ers-in-law Dawson (Edith) Cuff,
Watson (Audrey) Cuff and Truman
Cuff. Left to mourn with loving
memories daughters: Rosalind
(Aubrey) Ralph and Cynthia (Sam)
Roberts; brother Bronson Lear;
sister Olive (Frank) Anstey; grand-
children: Bethany Roberts (Ted
Power), Sam Roberts (Kirsten
Calon), Emily Ralph, Elizabeth
(Shane) Bishop, and Catherine
Ralph; great-granddaughter Han-
na Bishop; step-daughter Betty
Tobin (Walter); brothers-in-law:
Bill Batten, Max (Violet) Batten,
Victor Batten and Clayton Batten;
sister-in-law Beulah Cuff and a
large circle of other relatives and
friends. Special thank you to the
wonderful nurses and doctors in
St. Clare's CCU. Resting at Bar-
rett's Funeral Home, 328 Hamilton
Avenue, on Wednesday from 7-9
p.m., on Thursday from 2-4 p.m.
and 7-9 p.m. and on Friday from
10 a.m. - 12 Noon. Funeral service
to be held from Elim Pentecostal
Tabernacle, 565 Kenmount Road,
St. John's, NL on Friday, June 9,
2017, at 2 p.m. Interment to fol-
low at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy, do-
nations may be made to the Gide-
ons International. Please visit
www.barretts.ca to leave a mes-
sage of condolence or to view the
online memorial guest book.
n SECURITY
Suspect in attack at Notre Dame
was ex-journalist, student
The assocIaTed Press
ParIs
The Algerian doctoral student
suspected of attacking police offi-
cers in front of Notre Dame Cath-
edral — with cries of “This is for
Syria!” and a hammer — was
identified Wednesday by a rela-
tive and a friend as an ex-jour-
nalist who firmly believed in
democratic values and showed
no signs of radicalization.
The Paris prosecutor’s of-
fice said a search of a resi-
SHEPPARD
Rose Gallagher (McGettigan)
Age 94
It is with great sadness that the
family of Rose Gallagher Shep-
pard (McGettigan) announce that
she passed away peacefully at
James Paton Memorial Hospital
on June 6, 2017 at the age of 94
years. She was a wonderful moth-
er, kind person, dear friend to
many, and touched the lives of
anyone who knew her. Rose was
born in Donegal, Ireland, on May
20th, 1923. She had a vocation to
be a nurse. She left Ireland to train
in London in 1941. She excelled in
her profession and nursed in a
number of hospitals in London
throughout the Second World
War. After the war, in 1953 Rose
immigrated to Newfoundland with
fellow nurse and lifelong friend
Bridget Rice Cheeks to nurse in
Gander. Later she was transferred
to Placentia to be the supervisory
nurse where she was the supervi-
sory nurse responsible for all de-
partments of the hospital, even
payroll much to her dismay. This
was a very challenging role as
there was only one doctor and
when the doctor was away all
births and minor surgeries were
her sole responsibility. Rose's
nursing experience also included
working in the TB sanatorium in
Kentville, Nova Scotia. In her very
humorous fashion, Rose told her
family and friends many fascinat-
ing stories. These stories included
tales about her experiences work-
ing as a nurse in the cottage hos-
pital system and her more har-
rowing stories about nursing in
London during World War II while
bombs were falling on the hospi-
tal. Rose met the love of her life,
Douglas Sheppard, at the Queen's
Coronation Ball in Gander in 1953.
They married in Halifax, Nova
Scotia in 1955 and returned to
Gander to raise their family. This
was a big decision for Rose, as
she was from a very large loving
Irish family which she knew she
would miss dearly if she moved
permanently to Newfoundland. It
was a move she never regretted
as she made many wonderful
friends and loved her life in New-
foundland. Her fondest memories
included spending time with her
friends and family, playing the odd
game of 120's and exploring this
beautiful province and Canada.
Rose was predeceased by best
friend and loving husband of 57
years Douglas Sheppard, parents;
Edward and Margaret McGettigan,
brothers: Edward, Patrick, John,
and Seamus. sisters: Margaret,
Kathleen, and Nora. Left to mourn
son: Paul (Lori), daughters: Judy
Ash (Sean), Mary Rose Blackmore
(Brian), Ethna Richters (Fred),
grandchildren: Adam Blackmore
(Danielle), Seamus Blackmore
(Ann), Taylor Sheppard, Evan
Sheppard, Madison Sheppard,
and great-grandchild Rory Black-
more, brother: Anthony McGetti-
gan, sisters: Mary (Paddy) Smith,
Ethna (Brian) Healy, and Nuala
Russel,
Sheppard
brother-in-law:
(Millicent)
Cyril
Corner
Brook, many loving nieces and
nephews, Marion Cheeks and
family, and loving god-daughter
Gertie and husband Murray Strick-
land. Special thanks to all the staff
of the Nightingale Manor and the
nursing staff of James Paton Me-
morial Hospital for their wonderful
care and support of Rose. Visita-
tion is on Thursday, June 8th
2017 from 2:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
and from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at Sta-
cey's Funeral Home. A funeral ser-
vice celebrating her life will be
held the following day on Friday,
June 9th, 10:00 A.M. at St. Jo-
seph's Roman Catholic Church,
Bishop Street, Gander, NL. Inter-
ment will follow at All Saints Ce-
metery. A reception will follow at
the McCarthy Centre. Donations in
Rose's memory may be made to
Cobbs Pond Park Rotary Founda-
tion. Messages of condolence can
be left at www.staceysfuneral
home.com.
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dence linked to the suspect in
the suburb of Cergy-Pontoise
uncovered a declaration of al-
legiance to the Islamic State
group. A nephew in Algeria, law-
yer Sofiane Ikken, said he was
mystified by the finding because
his uncle, Farid Ikken, had pre-
viously expressed disdain for the
extremist group.
“I really can’t understand it
or believe it,” the nephew said
in a telephone interview. “We
couldn’t believe that Farid com-
mitted such an act.”
TUCKER
Selena "Mildred" (nee Wicks)
Passed peacefully away surround-
ed by her loving family on Tues-
day, June 6, 2017 at St. Patrick's
Mercy Home at the age of 98
years. Mildred was the last sibling
of the Wicks family. She was an
active and devoted member of the
LOBA and UCW. Predeceased by
her husband: Ephraim; infant son:
Cyril; great-great grandson: Mat-
thew; parents: Eli and Suzannah; 6
brothers and 3 sisters. Leaving to
mourn her daughters: Gwen
Knight, Marilyn Janes (Merv), Ar-
morel Tucker and Valerie Nose-
worthy (Jerry); son: Derek (Chris-
tine); 10 grandchildren, 12 great-
grandchildren and 7 great-great
grandchildren, as well as many
other relatives and friends. The
family would like to extend a spe-
cial thanks to the staff on the 1st
floor and Dr. Alteen of St. Pat-
rick's Mercy Home whose kind-
ness and special care was always
greatly appreciated as well as
Ruby Manor where Mildred resid-
ed for 6 years. Resting at Barrett's
Funeral Home, 73 Commonwealth
Ave. on Thursday and Friday from
2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00. Funeral
service will be held at Topsail
United Church on Saturday, June
10, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Interment
will follow at Topsail United Ce-
metery. Flowers gratefully accept-
ed or donations in her memory
may be made to St. Patrick's Mer-
cy Home or a charity of one's
choice. To sign the online memo-
rial guestbook, please visit
www.barretts.ca.
HUDSON
Warren R.
Passed peacefully away surround-
ed by his loving family at the Car-
bonear Long Term Care Facility on
Tuesday, June 6, 2017, Warren R.
Hudson of Adam's Cove, age 92
years. Predeceased by wife: Jean-
ette; sister: Marcella (Ambrose)
Reader; brother: Lewis; sister-in-
law: Lorraine Ryan; brother-in-
law: Edmund Diamond. Leaving to
mourn, one daughter: Christine
(Steve) Beauchamp, Brookside,
NS; one son: Robert (Sheena),
Adam's Cove; two grandchildren:
Nikki and Marc; special cousin,
"little sister": Gloria Delaney, Job's
Cove; sisters-in-law: Marina Hud-
son and Cora Diamond, both of
Adam's Cove; brothers-in-law: Ke-
vin (Jean) Diamond, CBS and Nor-
man Ryan, St. John's; also a num-
ber of nieces, nephews, and other
relatives and friends. Resting at
Noel's Funeral Home, Main High-
way, Western Bay on Thursday,
2:00 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00
p.m.; Friday, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Funeral service to take place on
Friday, June 9 at 2:00 p.m. from
Noel's Memorial Chapel, Western
Bay. Interment in the United Ce-
metery, Blackhead. As an expres-
sion of sympathy, flowers are
gratefully accepted or donations in
his memory may be made to the
Adam's Cove Community Hall, c/o
Murray Hudson, Site 6, Box 12,
Adam's Cove, NL, A1Y 1C6.
Please visit noelsfuneral
home.com to sign the memorial
guest book.
In
brief
Book returned more
than 50 years overdue
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A
book has found its way back
to a Connecticut library —
more than 50 years overdue.
Staff members at the Noah
Webster Library in West
Hartford say they don’t know
who returned the copy of
W.O. Mitchell’s “Who Has
Seen The Wind.” The plot
centres on a coming-of-age
tale of a young man in
Saskatchewan.
The book was returned Mon-
day with a yellow sticky note
reading, “Sorry it has taken
so long.” It originally was due
back Sept. 29, 1965.
The library doesn’t plan to
fine the person who returned
the book.
The Associated Press
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In
brief
Toddler who was born
without nose dies
at age 2
MOBILE, Ala. — An Alabama
toddler who drew worldwide
attention after he was born
without a nose has died.
Eli Thompson’s father, Jer-
emy Finch, posted the news
Sunday on the social media
site Facebook, a day after
Eli was pronounced dead at
Springhill Medical Center
in Mobile. Thompson had
turned 2 years old on March
4.
Finch’s post expressed sad-
ness, saying, “We lost our
little buddy last night. I’ll
never be able to make sense
of why this happened, and
this will hurt deeply for a
long time. But I’m so blessed
to have had this beautiful
boy in my life!”
Multiple media outlets re-
port Thompson was born
with congenital arhinia, an
extremely rare birth defect
that affects only one in 197
million births.
“He finished his race a lot
earlier than we would have
liked, but it was God’s time
to bring him back home,”
Finch’s post continued.
“I’ll forever look forward to
seeing him at the gates of
Heaven waiting on me to
give me another one of his
famous fist bumps! I love you
little man. Rest in peace with
my Father.”
Finch told Al.com the family
is finalizing funeral arrange-
ments.
The little boy used baby sign
language, and Finch told the
news site in an interview that
his son was beginning to do
speech therapy at home with
a speaking valve.
“His favourite sign was
‘cookie,’” he said.
The first thing he did every
morning was to ask for a
cookie, and he recently re-
ceived the “Cookie Monster
Award” from his daycare,
Finch said.
“He touched a lot of people’s
lives,” Finch said. “A lot of
people cared about him.”
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In
brief
Police ID victims,
suspect in shooting
SANDY, Utah — Police have
identified a Utah man found
dead after authorities say he
killed a woman and her son
in a shooting that injured
two other children.
Sandy police said 32-year-old
Jeremy Patterson had been
in a relationship with the
woman who died, 39-year-
old victim Memorez Rackley.
Police say Patterson was not
the father of the two children
who were with Rackley.
She and her two sons were in a
car after being picked up by a
female driver described by au-
thorities as a good Samaritan.
Moments after the unidenti-
fied driver picked up Rackley,
Patterson rammed the car
with his vehicle. Police say
he then got out and started
shooting.
Rackley and her six-year-old
son were killed. Her nine-
year-old son and the daugh-
ter of the female driver were
injured.
The woman described as
a good Samaritan was not
hospitalized. Patterson shot
himself, according to police.
The Associated Press
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sports
n Canadians in good cheer at ISBHF world championships
Her Canadian teammates, including fellow players from Newfoundland and Labrador (from left) Chloe Tinkler (3) of Wabush, Amanda Kean (93)
of St. Anthony and Dawn Tulk (14) of Port Saunders, applaud as assistant captain Kristen Cooze (7) of Kippens is announced as Canada’s player
of the game after a 2-1 win over Slovakia Tuesday at the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation’s 2017 world women’s championship in
Pardubice, Czech Republic. Cooze, a defender, had an assist on Canada’s game-winning goal. April Drake of St. John’s is also on the Canadian team.
The win means Canada (4-1-0) finished first in its pool and will face the United States in a semifinal game Friday. In the world men’s championship,
also being held in Pardubice, Canada (2-1-1) will face Switzerland in a quarter-final game today. The Canadian men’s roster features seven players
from Newfoundland, while Ian Moores of Bay Roberts is the team’s head coach.
n BASKETBALL
NBL in St. John’s looking
more like a longshot
One potential ownership group says Mile One lease offer won’t work;
the other says it’s not fully committed to launching a minor pro basketball team
BY BRENDAN MCCARTHY
THE TELEGRAM
It appears it might take the
sports business equivalent of
a successful shot from beyond
centre court if there is to be pro
basketball team in St. John’s
next season.
The lead hand for one of the
efforts to acquire a National
Basketball League Canada fran-
chise for St. John’s says he can’t
see how they could operate a
hoops team given what he has
learned about the parameters
of a possible lease arrangement
for Mile One Centre.
Meanwhile, the front person
for another potential owner-
ship group characterizes
their interest as still being in
the early stages and agrees it
would, “be a challenge to put it
all together” before next month
when the minor pro basketball
circuit will create its 2017-18
schedule.
Well-known hockey execu-
tive Glenn Stanford, most
recently the chief operating
officer for the AHL’s St. John’s
IceCaps, is heading up a group
that has been looking at acquir-
ing an NBL Canada expansion
franchise since earlier this year.
Stanford isn’t identifying the
other potential investors be-
hind that bid — although it is
known IceCaps president and
chief executive officer Danny
Williams is not part of it — but
says his partners agree they
wouldn’t be able to launch a
basketball team given what
they see as a new dam to an ex-
pected revenue stream.
“Where we stand is that we
are facing a change in phil-
osophy, or at least a different
standard than what we are ac-
customed to when it comes to
Mile One,” said Stanford.
“For us, there are three main
sources for a tenant or a team
to generate revenue. The first
is ticket sales, the second is
corporate partnership and ad-
vertising, and the third is con-
cessions — food and beverage.
“Mile One has been taking the
the bulk of concession revenue
when it comes to percentages,
but now they are suggesting
they are also going to take back
100 per cent of the sponsorship
and advertising revenue within
the building.
“That’s a new twist and it
leaves us basically with just
thetelegram.com IN THE
news
Games team looks
to stay unbeaten
in Jubilee play
The province’s Canada Games
women’s soccer team will
look to maintain its unbeaten
record in early-season play
in the Breen Jubilee Trophy
league as it takes on Feildians
6 p.m. today at King George
V Park.
The Games team sports a
2-0-1 record after games
against all three of the
league’s full-time members,
having tied Feildians and
defeated defending cham-
pion Holy Cross and 2016
runner-up C.B.S. Kirby Group.
The win over the latter came
Tuesday in Topsail, where
Lauren Taylor scored twice
for the Games side.
It was the season-opener for
Kirby.
Tonight’s Games-Feildians
contest will be followed a
INTERNATIONAL STREET AND BALL HOCKEY FEDERATION/ANDREA JIRáSKOVá rematch of last year’s Jubilee
Trophy final, with Holy Cross
taking on Kirby, also at KGV.
Standings
Team GP W L T Pts
Canada Games 3 2 0 1 7
Holy Cross 2 1 1 0 3
Feildians 2 0 1 1 1
C.B.S. Kirby 1 0 1 0 0
players
TO WATCH
Pender, Dolo,
Mathiasen are NLSA
players of the month
The Newfoundland and Lab-
rador Soccer Association has
announced its first players of
the month for 2017.
The junior choices are Briana
Pender, a centreback from
Goulds and member of the
Canada Games female team
and Canada Games male
winger Emmanuel Dolo of St.
John’s.
Earning senior honours for
May is Erik Mathiasen, of the
C.B.S. That Pro Look Strikers
of the Challenge Cup provin-
cial senior men’s league.
Since the Jubilee Trophy
women’s league did not
begin play until the last week
of May, no senior female
SALTWIRE NETWORK PHOTO/CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN
player award was handed
out.
In this file photo, Island Storm guard Jahil Carson drives to the basket against Cliff Clinkscales (12) and Renaldo
Dixon (22) of the Halifax Hurricanes during an NBL Canada game in Charlottetown, P.E.I. If St. John’s was to get
an NBLC franchise, it would be a member of the league’s Atlantic Division with the Storm, Hurricanes and teams
in Saint John, N.B., Sydney, N.S., and Moncton. However, it is looking less likely it will happen in time for next DID YOU
season, if at all.
How work on acquiring a QMJHL team affects the hoops quest
know?
Investment groups led by Tony Kenny and Glen Stan- As it stands, establishing QMJHL club in St. John’s
ford are also separately seeking to acquire a Quebec would probably mean an existing franchise would
Major Junior Hockey League team for St. John’s. need to be purchased — the league has said it is not
However, since any QMJHL team won’t be coming interested in expanding. And there would again be
her until 2018 at the earliest, any failure to place the matter of trying to work out a lease deal for Mile
an NBL Canada team in St. John’s this year would One, this time for a hockey team.
mean the idea could be on hold for a while. While “I’m assuming the same deal would be offered to any
NBL Canada commissioner David Magley likes the other tenant — whatever the sport — that was of-
idea of NBLC and major junior hockey clubs operat- fered to us (for an NBL Canada team), but I can’t say
ing in the same city to share the same ownership, for sure what the offer would be when it comes to
he also pointed out it’s unlikely anyone would want hockey,” said Stanford.
to launch two minor sports franchises in the same “I just know what was offered for basketball and we
season. can’t see how we could make it work.”
Cricket NL is starting
the revenue from ticket sales to explore it. I don’t know if I since entered the picture, it has a junior program
make an (NBL team) viable. I’ve could say we’re fully commit- been left with a tight time frame Cricket Newfoundland and
discussed it with our investors ted to basketball, but we’ll be to put something in place, given Labrador is launching the
and they feel that’s not possible. exploring it to see if it is a viable it is still in what Kenny de- province’s first junior pro-
“We were prepared to pay the option for us and for the city of scribes as “exploratory stages” gram for young cricketers. 
going rate for the nightly rental St. John’s. and because Magley has said Building on cricket sessions in
of the building. We weren’t ne- “We’re just, for lack of better the league would probably need several St. John’s area schools
gotiating that. But if this stance words, turning over stones to to approve any team by some- over the winter, the program
on revenue is what we assume see if there is any viability of a time in July in order to finalize is designed for boys and
is the premise of a lease, they team here, from the business its schedule for next season. girls aged 8 to 14, and will
(the investors) feel it would be side and the sports side. “We’ve had discussions, but run from June 28 through to
difficult to proceed.” “We’re interested, but not at we’re only as ahead or behind the end of August. Sessions
While Stanford’s group could all costs. We’re about business as anyone else who would pick will be held twice per week,
be at the end of its quest for a and getting a return for our in- up the phone to do some inves- with mid-week practices and
weekend matches.
basketball team, Tony Kenny vestors.” tigations,” said Kenny, adding
says the investors he represents NBL Canada commissioner “it could possibly work if there No experience or background
“are still in the early stages” of David Magley met with Stan- is a good business case and in the game is required. 
ascertaining whether the NBLC ford, Kenny and Mile One CEO the stars line up and we have a An open registration session
could work playing out of Mile Sheena McCrate last Friday, good working relationship with will be held at Macdonald
One. but just four weeks ago, Magley Mile One and with the league. Drive soccer field Wednesday,
June 14. The event, which
“I’m not saying we’re bring- mentioned only Stanford’s “But it’s going to be a chal-
begins at 5:30 p.m., will fea-
ing in a team. It’s far from that,” group — “people associated lenge to put it all together ture demonstrations from the
said Kenny whose fellow invest- with the IceCaps” — when dis- within a month, for our side Macdonald Drive Elementary
ors also remain unidentified. cussing the possibility of the anyway.” school group and members
‘”We’re always looking at league expanding to St. John’s. of the provincial team.
business opportunities. We’ll While Kenny’s group has bmcc@thetelegram.com
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In this Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7)
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ent or not, Kaepernick won’t be setting foot on any NFL field very soon.
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BY TIM DAHLBERG picking up the phone to see if Kaepernick
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS is interested.
Taking a stand often means paying a
No less of a coach than Pete Carroll of price. In Kaepernick’s case, not standing

TAKE AN EXTRA
the Seattle Seahawks believes that Colin up for the national anthem may cost him
Kaepernick is “a starter in this league,” his career.
whatever that means. He acknowledged as much at the time,
It certainly doesn’t mean Kaepernick knowing that what he did would not be
will have a job in the NFL this coming popular among the majority of NFL fans.
season. Not in Seattle, which declined to Indeed, the backlash was so severe that
sign him, and probably not among the some blamed Kaepernick’s refusal to
other 30 teams that - under different cir- stand for the anthem for a decline in the
cumstances - would be lining up to out- NFL’s television ratings.
bid each other to sign a quarterback of But Kaepernick said he could not show
his talent. pride in a flag of a country he believes op-
A lot of NFL fans think that’s a good presses blacks and other minorities.
thing. They hate the idea that Kaepernick “If they take football away, my en-
wouldn’t stand during the playing of his dorsements from me, I know that I stood
country’s national anthem, and hate any up for what is right,” he said at the time.
suggestion that the team they love might Take away the controversy, and
sign a player so publicly out of touch Kaepernick would seem an attractive
with how they feel. candidate for any team looking for an-
New York Giants co-owner John Mara other quarterback. Though the 49ers
said as much when he told The MMQB went 1-10 behind him last year, he threw

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last month that Giants fans made it clear for 16 touchdowns against only four
to him that Kaepernick - who the Giants interceptions.
were not pursuing - He’s not dealing with
would not be welcome You can kill dogs, be any injuries, is well-
at the Meadowlands. involved in sexual assaults liked by fellow players
“It wasn’t one or two and donates his time off
letters,” Mara said. “It or do any number of bad the field to several char-
was a lot. It’s an emo- acts and still get a second ities. He’s also report-
tional, emotional issue edly indicated he would
for a lot of people, more
chance in the NFL, stand for the anthem

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Kaepernick in a few turn, though, and good no team has expressed
weeks ago to sound any real interest.
him out about backing
up Russell Wilson. The
luck finding a job. “He’s a starter in this
league and I can’t im-
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Malkin: It’s time

Pens need ‘best game’ from Malkin and Kessel to wrestle back control of final
BY JONAS SIEGEL
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PITTSBURGH
Evgeni Malkin expects Phil
Kessel to score in Game 5 of the
Stanley Cup final, and antici-
pates his own “best game” too.
The Penguins will likely need
Malkin and Kessel at their best
to wrestle back control of a ser-
ies that’s lately gone the Preda-
tors way. Nashville captured
Games 3 and 4 in front of a rau-
cous home crowd and did so,
in part, by continuing to stifle
the two-headed offensive mon-
ster that lines up behind Sidney
Crosby.
“It’s time,” Malkin said. “It’s
a good time to show your best
game because there’s only three
games left and (then) we have
two, three months (of) sum-
mertime.”
Malkin, the leading scorer in
the playoffs (26 points), went
pointless with only two shots
in the two defeats and has been
suffocated - all series really - by
the Preds’ menacing duo of P.K.
Subban and Mattias Ekholm.
The big Russian boasts an ugly
39 per cent possession mark
in the four games so far with
five-on-five scoring chances fa-
vouring Nashville 24-8.
Kessel hasn’t scored since
Game 5 of the Eastern Confer-
ence final (six games), mean-
while, and has been held to just
a single assist so far this series.
“I missed a couple shots that
I probably don’t want to miss,”
the fully-bearded Wisconsinite
said after practice on Wednes-
day morning. “You want to bury
them but sometimes they don’t
go in.”
Kessel has scored more goals
on a per-game basis in the play-
offs (0.43 for his career) than
any current player not named
Alex Ovechkin or Jarome Iginla
(minimum 50 games). He trails
only Malkin and Crosby with
20 points this post-season and
appears due to come through,
posting maybe his finest game
of the final in a Game 4 loss with
eight attempts on goal.
To his point, three missed the
net, another three were blocked
and only two found their way
to Pekka Rinne - both of which
were stopped.
“He’s waited like a long time -
he hasn’t scored in a long time,”
Malkin said, noting the need for
the Penguins leaders to rise up.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin smiles during practice Wednesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Com-
plex in Cranberry, Pa.,
“But now it’s time. Last game I
think he (played his) best game
in this series, and I see he is like
ice, (but) he plays so hard, and I
believe, I feel it (Thursday), he’ll
(play a) great game.”
Kessel had 10 goals and 22
points during last year’s Cup
run while firing more than four
shots per-game - mostly along-
side Nick Bonino and Carl Hage-
lin. With Malkin, he’s shot the
puck a lot less (2.8 per-game)
but still remained largely pro-
ductive.
Asked how he’d managed
to come through previously
when under pressure Kessel re-
sponded in typical easy-going
fashion: “Just do whatever I do.”
Malkin, the second highest
producing current player in
the post-season after Crosby,
wanted to do a better job him-
self of keeping and shooting the
puck more. He has only four
shots in the series, including a
shot-less Game 3.
“It’s not easy, but I know I can
be better myself,” Malkin said.
Some of that started, he be-
lieved, with spending more time
in the offensive zone and wear-
ing down the top of Nashville’s
defence. Malkin figured Subban
and Ekholm, as well as Roman
Josi and Ryan Ellis, were “tired
for sure” with each logging
24-26 minutes per game.
He thought the Penguins
got their best looks in Game 4,
but were ultimately denied by
Rinne, who rediscovered his
way after a rocky start to the
series.
Scott Wilson, a rookie winger
who’s lined up with Malkin oc-
casionally this season, thought
he was at his best when he was
“feisty.”
“I think when he’s going he
plays with that fiery edge a little
bit,” Wilson said.
But the Predators’ defenders
made it tough because of how
well they skated and how ca-
pable they were with the puck. It
was difficult to establish much
Henderson
says her game
is ‘extremely
close’ ahead
of LPGA event
BY GREGORY STRONG
THE CANADIAN PRESS
CAMBRIDGE, ONT.
This is unfamiliar territory for
Canadian golfer Brooke Hender-
son.
She was a phenom during her
formative years in the sport and
continued to post strong results
when she arrived on the LPGA
Tour. However, Henderson’s
second full-time season on the
Tour has not been as successful.
It’s not quite a sophomore
slump, but more of a quiet start
to the campaign.
“My game is extremely close,”
Henderson said. “Sports are
such a fine line and I’m just
hoping I can cross that line and
perform a little bit better.”
Her next opportunity will
come in her home country at
this week’s Manulife LPGA
Classic. Henderson begins play
Thursday at Whistle Bear Golf
Club in a powerhouse group
with world No. 2 Ariya Juta-
nugarn of Thailand and sixth-
ranked Shanshan Feng of China.
It hasn’t been easy for Hen-
derson to follow up on one of the
greatest seasons by a Canadian
PETER DIANA/PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE VIA AP player in golf history.
She reached No. 2 in the world
rankings last year, won her first
major, and successfully de-
pressure because Subban and fended her title at the Cambia
Ekholm got the puck up and out Portland Classic.
of the zone with such ease. Not bad for someone who was
A more potent power play barely old enough to vote.
would help Malkin and Kes- Expectations were high again
sel, who lead the team with 11 this year but the 19-year-old
power-play points apiece. The from Smiths Falls, Ont., has
unit went 0-6 in the two defeats, posted middling results. Hen-
but generated more in the latter derson admits it’s been a “little
loss. bit disappointing.”
Penguins head coach Mike “I make one more putt on (a)
Sullivan has mostly kept the Thursday and the momentum
two together at even-strength changes for the entire week,” she
and underlying numbers sug- said at a pre-tournament avail-
gest that’s probably best. Still, it ability. “Instead of being close to
lessens the overall depth of the the cut line, I’m in the top 10 or
Pittsburgh lineup and allows the final groups. So I go off that
the Preds two clean match- adrenalin, the rush of the fans,
ups - with Josi and Ellis guard- and maybe I make a few more
ing Crosby, who was a force in and I win the tournament.
Game 4. “Or I miss that putt on Thurs-
Sullivan said earlier this ser- day and all of a sudden it looks
ies that the duo is most effect- shaky to even make the week-
ive “when they’re playing the end.”
game the right way, they’re win- Henderson is one of seven
ning puck battles, they’re good players to have started all 13
on the wall, they’re stopping on LPGA events this season. She
pucks, they’re being difficult to has only missed one cut, but has
play against.” just one top-10 finish.

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East Division N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 3-3) at Texas (Darvish 5-4), 8:05 Colorado at Chicago Cubs (Lester 3-3), 8:05 p.m. Keuchel, Houston, 9-0; Sale, Boston, 7-2; E.Santana,
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National Hockey League New York 32 23 .582 — 5-5 INTERLEAGUE AT NATIONAL LEAGUE Jr., Houston, 6-1; Miranda, Seattle, 6-2; Sabathia, N.Y.
2016-2017 - NHL Playoff Glance Boston 32 25 .561 1 6-4 NL STANDINGS Tuesday’s Games Yankees, 6-2; Stroman, Toronto, 6-2; Fulmer, Detroit,
Stanley Cup Finals Baltimore 30 26 .536 2½ 5-5 Colorado 11, Cleveland 3 6-3; Pineda, N.Y. Yankees, 6-3.
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Tampa Bay 29 31 .483 5½ 4-6 By Gracenote Wednesday’s Games
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Monday, June 5: Nashville 4, Pittsburgh 1 Cleveland 29 27 .518 1 5-5 Washington 37 20 .649 — 8-2 NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday, June 8: Nashville at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Detroit 28 29 .491 2½ 6-4 Atlanta 24 32 .429 12½ 3-7 AL LEADERS G AB R H Pct.
Sunday, June 11: Pittsburgh at Nashville, 8 p.m. Chicago 25 31 .446 5 4-6 New York 24 32 .429 12½ 4-6 Zimmerman WAS 55 203 39 74 .365
x-Wednesday, June 14: Nashville at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Kansas City 25 32 .439 5½ 5-5 Miami 24 33 .421 13 7-3 By Gracenote Cozart CIN 50 187 35 66 .353
West Division Philadelphia 21 35 .375 15½ 5-5 BASEBALL’S TOP TEN Posey S-F 49 175 25 61 .349
NHL PLAYOFF SCORING W L Pct GB L10 Central Division AMERICAN LEAGUE D.Murphy WAS 53 213 36 71 .333
Houston 42 17 .712 — 9-1 W L Pct GB L10 G AB R H Pct. Blackmon COL 59 245 44 81 .331
By Gracenote Los Angeles 30 31 .492 13 5-5 Chicago 30 27 .526 — 5-5 Segura SEA 43 182 29 62 .341 Kemp ATL 46 196 26 64 .327
Playoffs Seattle 29 30 .492 13 8-2 Milwaukee 31 28 .525 — 5-5 Trout LAA 47 163 36 55 .337 Ozuna MIA 57 219 30 71 .324
NHL Scoring Leaders Texas 27 31 .466 14½ 3-7 Cincinnati 27 30 .474 3 4-6 C.Dickerson T-B 56 231 43 77 .333 Harper WAS 50 183 47 58 .317
Oakland 26 32 .448 15½ 4-6 Av.Garcia CHW 54 207 30 69 .333 Gyorko STL 47 171 22 54 .316
Player Team GP G A PTS St. Louis 26 30 .464 3½ 2-8
Tuesday’s Games A.Hicks NYY 45 140 31 46 .329 Conforto NYM 52 176 39 54 .307
Evgeni Malkin, Pit 23 9 17 26 Pittsburgh 26 32 .448 4½ 4-6
Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Judge NYY 53 189 44 62 .328 Home Runs
Sidney Crosby, Pit 22 8 16 24 West Division
Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay 2 Altuve HOU 58 224 39 73 .326 Bour, Miami, 16; Mr.Reynolds, Colorado, 16; Schebler,
Jake Guentzel, Pit 23 13 7 20 W L Pct GB L10
L.A. Angels 5, Detroit 3 Bogaerts BOS 53 206 36 67 .325 Cincinnati, 16; Zimmerman, Washington, 16; Harper,
Phil Kessel, Pit 23 7 13 20 Colorado 37 23 .617 — 5-5
Kansas City 9, Houston 7 Hosmer K-C 57 219 29 69 .315 Washington, 15; Stanton, Miami, 15; Thames, Milwau-
Ryan Getzlaf, Ana 17 8 11 19 Arizona 35 25 .583 2 4-6
Oakland 4, Toronto 1 S.Castro NYY 55 223 39 70 .314 kee, 15; Arenado, Colorado, 14; Conforto, N.Y. Mets, 14;
Erik Karlsson, Ott 19 2 16 18 Los Angeles 35 25 .583 2 5-5
Seattle 12, Minnesota 3 Home Runs Duvall, Cincinnati, 14.
Leon Draisaitl, Edm 13 6 10 16 San Francisco 24 36 .400 13 4-6
Wednesday’s Games Judge, N.Y. Yankees, 18; K.Davis, Oakland, 17; Gallo, Runs Batted In
Filip Forsberg, Nas 20 9 7 16 San Diego 23 36 .390 13½ 5-5
Toronto (Liriano 3-2) at Oakland (Cotton 3-6), 3:35 Texas, 17; Alonso, Oakland, 16; Morrison, Tampa Bay, Mr.Reynolds, Colorado, 51; Lamb, Arizona, 50; Zim-
Bobby Ryan, Ott 19 6 9 15 Tuesday’s Games
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Roman Josi, Nas 20 6 8 14 Cincinnati 13, St. Louis 1
Boston (Porcello 3-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 6-2), Moustakas, Kansas City, 15; Smoak, Toronto, 15; Cruz, Duvall, Cincinnati, 45; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 45; Votto,
Jakob Silfverberg, Ana17 9 5 14 Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 1
7:05 p.m. Seattle, 14. Cincinnati, 44; Harper, Washington, 43; D.Murphy,
Viktor Arvidsson, Nas20 3 10 13 Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 2
Chicago White Sox (Pelfrey 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi Runs Batted In Washington, 41; Bour, Miami, 40.
N. Backstrom, Was 13 6 7 13 Chicago Cubs 10, Miami 2
3-3), 7:10 p.m. Cruz, Seattle, 46; Sano, Minnesota, 43; Pujols, L.A. Pitching
Ryan Ellis, Nas 20 5 8 13 Arizona 10, San Diego 2
L.A. Angels (Meyer 2-2) at Detroit (Farmer 1-0), 7:10 Angels, 42; Judge, N.Y. Yankees, 41; Correa, Houston, Senzatela, Colorado, 8-2; Strasburg, Washington, 7-1;
Ryan Johansen, Nas 14 3 10 13 Washington 2, L.A. Dodgers 1
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editorial Managing Editor: Steve Bartlett

No accident
T
his is an editorial that shouldn’t have to
be written.
Then again, it’s plainly clear that there
are people among us who still haven’t gotten the
message, so here we go again.
On Tuesday, 67-year-old George Whalen was
sentenced to seven years in prison for three
charges arising from his role in the drunk-driv-
ing crash that killed Jane Newhook.
You can’t call it an accident, because there was
far too much deliberation for it to be in any way
accidental.
There comes a point Whalen drank
a dozen beer and
where the question for a half a flask of
judges, when setting a rum at a local ball
proper criminal sentence, field before get-
shouldn’t focus on ting behind the
wheel. After the
rehabilitation, and should crash, he tried to
instead look directly at walk away from
protecting the public. the scene towards
his home, carry-
ing still more beer
and showing little
heed for the woman he had just killed.
Whalen made the decision to drive drunk,
and Jane Newhook paid for it.
It was not Whalen’s first conviction by a long
shot: he has six previous convictions for driving
while impaired, and another for refusing the
breathalyzer. He was driving without a licence
letters
when the most recent crash occurred. Essential-
ly, he is living proof that there are those among Turning forests into wood pellets
us who are close to incorrigible.
Even the judge in the case agrees that it was As reported in The Telegram pellets from the U.S. and Canada. as Minister Crocker does, ignores
only a matter of time until Whalen’s behaviour May 24th, the province’s minis- That is equivalent to the annual the many interests and uses of
killed someone, saying it was “nothing short of ter responsible for forestry, Steve production of over a million hec- that forest, whether for woodland
a miracle that he has not hit someone before.” Crocker, has agreed  to allocate tares of forest, including whole caribou and songbirds or for the
The problem now is how to keep him from 140,000 cubic metres of wood fibre trees. hinterland experiences provided
hitting someone else. The plain truth of it is that per year for a period of 20 years Only about a third of the 1.2 mil- by outfitters or the intact view-
to Active Energy Group (AEG), a lion hectares of Newfoundland scapes desired by salmon anglers.  
Whalen should never be allowed behind the
London-based consortium. This is Districts 17 and 18 is considered The Newfoundland Forest
wheel of an automobile again, but it’s proven a significant commitment of wood “productive” forestland. Its trees Sector Strategy Review by Hali-
hard to make that happen. to a new and unknown operator, are among Newfoundland’s slow- fax Global Inc. in 2008 provided
The likely outcome? Some years down the and has the potential to greatly est growing, with preferred rota- detailed recommendations for
road, after he gets out of prison, a man who has affect the ecology and economic tion periods of over 150 years. revitalizing the declining forest
so far failed to learn a set of serious lessons will value of Newfoundland’s forests. It is hard to see how our forests, industry in our province. Their
probably end up back behind the wheel illegally, Does it make sense? logs and all, could contribute sus- considered focus on the need for
and, if history is any guide, will be impaired. The agreement, as posted on tainably to a large-scale industrial the value-added use of forest fibre
People can, of course, change. Whalen has the AEG website, specifies forest demand for biomass fuel. About and the avoidance of sunset in-
shown no sign of that ability at this point. management Districts 17 and 18, half of the current wood harvest dustries, such as pulp and paper
He’s not the only one. covering most of the Northern in these districts is for domestic and wood pellets, speaks volumes
Peninsula. It provides for wide- purposes, including household but seems to have fallen on deaf
There seems to be a significant number of
ranging “commercial possibilities” fuelwood — a renewable energy ears.
people for whom the consumption of alco- including “production of biomass source — and sawlogs. Planning The District 17 and 18 forest
hol is effectively a release of all responsibility products utilising forestry waste.” documents refer to the “very management planning session for
— whether they intend to drive when they start Biomass production and the strong attachment and sense of the next five years starts soon. We
to drink or not, they clearly lose the ability to development of a proprietary bio- ownership of the forest” of local are hopeful that more sustainable
distinguish the dangers they cause by driving. mass fuel product gets greatest residents. uses can be achieved that don’t al-
There comes a point where the question for emphasis in AEG’s online infor- Up to the present, efforts to pro- locate huge expanses of our pub-
judges, when setting a proper criminal sen- mation, so we interpret this as an duce viable biomass projects in lic forest landscapes to corporate
tence, shouldn’t focus on rehabilitation, and initiative to establish large-scale this area have failed. It would be interests.  We trust that govern-
should instead look directly at protecting the wood pellet production in the helpful, for example, for the pub- ment will be guided by its own
public. province. lic to know why the Roddickton 2014-2024 Provincial Sustainable
European markets are hungry mill that was designed to produce Forest Management Strategy as
Whalen, and others like him, are a real dan-
for renewable sources to replace woodchips for electricity failed, it considers competing demands
ger, and ordinary citizens should not have to coal for electricity generation, and because it also had a huge alloca- upon our forests.
face his particular game of alcoholic Russian biomass from North American tion of fibre from public lands.
roulette. If he’s a danger when he’s out on the forests is a big part of the equa- We can do better than remove John D. Jacobs
streets, he shouldn’t out on the street. tion. 140,000 cubic metres of fibre per Ian Goudie
There are dangers enough on our roads with- The U.K.’s Drax power station year to generate economic return Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
out him. alone uses 7.5 million tonnes of from our forests. Describing the Newfoundland and Labrador chapter
biomass per year, imported as forest resource as “underutilized,” St. John’s

Addiction isn’t a back-alley problem

While it has taken a num-
ber of years for the message to
finally get through, it appears
that people in this province are
coming to the realization that
addiction is a serious problem
here and is not limited to the
rest of the world.
Whereas alcohol and ma-
rijuana were the substances
of choice when I was young,
today people are using much
more powerful drugs and we
have reached a point, with the
introduction of drugs such
as fentanyl onto our streets,
where death from an overdose
is a very real possibility.
Death can become a scary
reality when fentanyl — which
can be fatal at a dosage equal
to a couple of grains of salt —
is being mixed in with all sorts
of street drugs, meaning the
user may not even be aware of
the risk he or she is taking. The
time for action is now and while
there have been some positive
actions in this province, we are
far behind where we need to be.
On the positive side, the
Brian
Hodder
One
tenth
province has made some con-
crete steps that will have an
impact on this crisis. Naloxone
kits have been made available
in the community which will
help to reduce deaths from
overdose, but while many are
reaching those who need them,
some barriers remain to ac-
cessing this service.
The province is moving
ahead with a trial drug court
which will divert those con-
victed of non-violent crimes
whose criminal activity is
fuelled by addiction to enforced
treatment programs instead of
incarceration.
This, too, is a great first step
although, I wonder if there are
enough drug treatment pro-
grams to meet this need as
those we currently have here al-
ready have fairly long wait lists.
No matter how many drug
treatment centres we may have
in this province, it will make
little impact if we do not have
Addiction is a health
problem that affects a
larger proportion of our
population, but there
aren’t many telethons or
other public events raising
money for a cure.
the followup services to help
people maintain their recovery.
A four-week stay at a treatment
centre may be enough for some
addicts, but most require more
time to deal with the issues that
led to their addiction in the
first place.
Sending them back to the
communities they left without
the counselling, recovery skills
and resources to keep the mo-
mentum of recovery they have
gained from the treatment pro-
gram is a recipe for failure.  In
many ways, stopping the sub-
stance use is the easier part of
recovery; learning to live with-
out the substance and rebuild-
ing a healthy life takes much
more time and effort, and sup-
portive services are vital if this
is to occur.
What I think we need to do is
to change our mindset around
addiction and to get rid of all of
the judgment and stigma that
is attached to it.
Many of the addicts I have
worked with have shared the
shame, hurt and self-recrimin-
ation they feel about their ad-
diction, and this often acts as
a barrier in seeking help. If we,
as a society, could begin to see
addiction in terms of a health
issue instead of a behavioural
issue, we could create a better
atmosphere in which to tackle
this problem.
We don’t attach judgment
to a cancer diagnosis and have
many charities and organ-
izations providing education
and  support, raising funds for
a cure and being endorsed by
community leaders and pol-
iticians. Addiction is a health
problem that affects a larger
proportion of our population,
but there aren’t many telethons
or other public events raising
money for a cure.
Perhaps it would be help-
ful in making this change if
there was more of an emphasis
on those who achieve recov-
ery than those who commit
crimes to feed their addiction.
Hope is a very important tool
in the fighting of any illness,
and I have  personally worked
with and been privileged to
play some small part in seeing
people recover from this illness.
Their stories and experiences
need to receive more public
attention and will point the dir-
ection forward in how we over-
come this public health issue.
Brian Hodder is an LGBTQ activist and
works in the field of mental health and
addictions. He can be reached at bdhod-
der@hotmail.com.

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n FISHERY
Stranded crab fisherman says
he had to try to get through ice
Five fishermen rescued after abandoning sinking boat
BY CORY HURLEY
THE NORWESTER
LA SCIE
Baie Verte crab fisherman
Lawson (Lot) Sacrey says he felt
helpless as he watched five men
abandon their sinking boat.
The five men who abandoned
their boat in pack ice off La Scie
Wednesday were rescued by a
search and rescue helicopter
and crew shortly afterward.
Sacrey watched the res-
cue from less than a mile
away, where his boat was also
stranded in thick pack ice. It
was much more pleasing for
him to see the men safe and
sound than it was to watch the
Avalon Princess sink below the
surface.
“She just went out of sight a
while ago,” Sacrey said Wed-
nesday afternoon. “The helicop-
ter picked them up and took
them all into La Scie.”
He said the men were on
the ice for about an hour be-
fore they were rescued. It was
a helpless feeling for Sacrey,
who could not get any closer
to them. Most fishermen are
empathetic toward each other,
realizing they could easily find
themselves in such a situation,
and it is not easy to see some-
body’s livelihood plummet in
front of their eyes, he said.
“It is discouraging,” he said.
“It don’t look good, watching
her gradually settle down in the
water and by and by she grad-
ually just disappeared.”
n HISTORY
Plans for parkette unveiled
BY BETH PENNEY
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAM
The Memorial on Parade
Commemorative Project mem-
bers unveiled their plans Wed-
nesday for the Memorial on
Parade Commemorative Park-
ette.
A promotional signpost was
unveiled at the site of the pro-
posed Memorial on Parade
Parkette on Parade Street at
Fort Townsend.
The event was co-ordinated by
its three partner institutions —
Memorial University, the former
College of Fisheries (now the
Marine Institute of MUN) and
the Royal Newfoundland Con-
stabulary.
The Memorial on Parade
Commemorative Project is a
volunteer committee formed by
members of alumni from these
partner institutions in an effort
to preserve and display the his-
tory of each of the institutions.
This unveiling represents the
beginning of Phase 2 of the pro-
ject. This phase will also include
three history display boards
for each institution, with each
of their engraved crests set in
n TRANSPORTATION
Corner Brook man makes comedic video about city’s potholes
BY GARY KEAN
SALTWIRE NETWORK
CORNER BROOK
Someone somehow managed
to beat him to it, but that didn’t
deter Donnie Pynn from carry-
ing out his plan to fill some of
Corner Brook’s potholes.
The Corner Brook resident
regularly posts humourous vid-
eos on Facebook and his latest
one had him going around the
city filling in potholes with soil
and flowers.
On the morning he was
going to shoot his video, The
Western Star ran a photo of a
plant someone had placed in a
pothole at the intersection of
Curling Street and the Lewin
Parkway.
Pynn said he wasn’t respon-
sible for that one, and figures
someone may have picked up
on his hints of his plan and
copied the idea.
“It’s just a mad coincidence,”
This aerial shot taken from a helicopter operating from the Canadian Coast
Guard ship Amundsen shows fishing vessels stuck in the ice off La Scie.
Maj. Rhonda Stevens of the
Halifax Joint Rescue Co-ordin-
ation Centre confirmed the res-
cue of the five fishermen. They
were hoisted from the ice into
a Cormorant helicopter based
out of Gander. She said the call
came in just before noon, and
it took the helicopter 20 to 25
minutes to get to the men.
She said they did not require
any medical treatment, and
were taken ashore to La Scie.
Stevens said they were aware
of the other boats in the area,
but they did not report any im-
mediate danger.
Sacrey said he and his crew
felt they had no choice but
to risk their lives by trying to
From left, William J. Janes, Robert LeMessurier and Glen Blackwood unveil the promotional signpost for the Me-
morial on Parade Commemorative Parkette.
granite.
Phase 1, completed in Septem-
ber 2014, involved the mounting
and unveiling of a commemora-
tive plaque honouring those who
died in the First World War, at
the main entrance of the build-
ing. This phase was completed at
a cost of $8,000.
he said.
Nonetheless, Pynn set out
to purchase two bags of pot-
ting soil and enough colourful
flowers to decorate 10 potholes
at various locations through-
out the city.
The video on Facebook has
been shared more than 750
times and viewed more than
55,000 times as of Wednesday
“I see these potholes every
day and I just thought it would
be a funny thing to do to maybe
draw some attention to them,”
he said.
“I wasn’t expecting it to get
this much attention.”
He said he was told more
work will be done this year to
deal with the numerous pot-
holes on Corner Brook streets.
“That probably had noth-
ing to do with my video, but
at least people are becoming
more aware of it,” he joked.
The Western Star
PHOTO COURTESY OF CANADIAN COAST GUARD
navigate the ice to reach the
crab grounds. Pack ice has kept
fishermen from the water for
weeks on end and, as the crab
season passes, a significant
part of their annual income
slips away.
Employment insurance for
most fishermen and plant
workers has expired, and some
have gone a couple of months
without any income.
“We are desperate,” Sacrey
said. “It is a desperate situa-
tion.”
Unfortunately, the ice was
too much to get through, and
Sacrey and his crew — and
three other vessels — were
stranded offshore near La Scie.
“I don’t mind mentioning fig-
ures,” said Robert LeMessurier,
chair of the Memorial on Pa-
rade Commemorative Parkette
committee. “It’s through these
generous donations from MUN
alumni, and the university WW1
commemorative fund, and
others, that Phase 1 was success-
Armed with two bags of potting soil and some fresh flowers, Donnie Pynn recently made a video showing him
planting the flowers in potholes around Corner Brook.
This aerial shot taken from a helicopter operating from the Canadian Coast
Guard ship Amundsen shows pack ice around La Scie harbour.
The Canadian Coast Guard
ship Amundsen had attempted
to reach the stranded fisher-
men to assist them ashore
earlier Wednesday, but a coast
guard spokesperson said the ice
was too thick and the Amund-
sen couldn’t reach them, so the
coast guard had to postpone
any attempts to assist until ice
conditions improved.
When the Avalon Princess
started taking on water, efforts
shifted to the Halifax Joint Res-
cue Co-ordination Centre oper-
ated by the Royal Canadian Air
Force and the Canadian Coast
Guard.
At home in Baie Verte,
Sacrey’s wife, Joan, also spoke
fully completed.”
Through construction by
the Grand Concourse Author-
ity, a memorial parkette will be
located to the left-front of the
old Memorial building, now the
Royal Newfoundland Constabu-
lary Memorial Campus.
The building was opened
LOCAL B5
PHOTO COURTESY OF CANADIAN COAST GUARD
about the desperate situation
for families of crab fishermen.
Despite the drama of the situa-
tion and how deplorable the
conditions are, she said she has
learned not to worry too much
over the years.
“As long they get back safe
and sound is all that matters,”
she said.
The Canadian Coast Guard
was expected to continue to
monitor the situation and
watch for conditions to im-
prove. For Sacrey and his crew,
and the crews of the other three
boats, it is a waiting game until
then.
Related story, page B7
in 1924, and has been a place
of higher learning ever since
— first as the new home for
the Normal School for training
teachers, and then the new Me-
morial  University  College, in
1925. Both institutions occupied
the facility until 1933, when the
west extension was added and
the Normal School merged with
the college to later become the
faculty of education. In 1949, at
Confederation with Canada, Me-
morial College became Memor-
ial University of Newfoundland.
Phase 3 of the project will
comprise three history boards,
with engraved crests for each
of the institutions set in gran-
ite and engraved granite paving
stones, forming the base of the
memorial, which will be sold
as part of the fundraiser for the
project.
Phase 3 will also see the con-
struction of three more history
boards, two at the MUN main
campus on Elizabeth Avenue
and one at the Marine Institute
on Ridge Road.
Organizers are trying to raise
$45,000 for phases two and
three.
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canada
n POLITICS
IN
brief
Crown: Triple-murder
suspect gave details
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A triple-
murder trial began Wednes-
Major expansion
day with the Crown telling
the court the suspect con-
fessed to police that he killed
all three victims: a father and
daughter and a senior.
Derek Saretzky is charged
with first-degree murder
in the deaths of Terry
Blanchette, 27, two-year-old
Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette
and 69-year-old Hanne Me-
ketech.
The Crown said in its open-
ing statement that Saretzky
had inside knowledge of the
deaths in September 2015.
“He provided details to the
police that only the killer
would know,” prosecutor
Photini Papadatou told the
jury Wednesday.
Jurors also heard that
Saretzky took police to a re-
mote area where the girl’s re-
mains were found in a firepit.
Saretzky, 24, is also charged
with committing an indignity
to the girl’s body.
He has pleaded not guilty to
all the charges. The trial is ex-
pected to last several weeks.
CP PHOTO
Woman says fake cop Minister of National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks with Cpl. Kevin Huard following the announcement of the Canadian Defence Review in Ottawa
sexually assaulted her on Wednesday.
EDMONTON — Edmonton
police are asking the public Liberals promise extra $62 billion for military over next 20 years
for help to find a man who
allegedly impersonated a BY LEE BERTHIAUME itary,” he told a news confer- vious government planned to spending cuts, which is what
peace officer, forcibly con- THE CANADIAN PRESS ence attended by dozens of spend $26 billion to replace Can- happened to Canada’s last de-
fined and sexually assaulted uniformed military personnel. ada’s 15 frigates and destroyers, fence policy.
OTTAWA “And we are.” the actual cost will be closer to “This is a book of empty
a woman on the weekend.
The Trudeau government That cash will be essential $60 billion, the review says. promises,” said Tory defence
Police say a woman was
committed Wednesday to for the ambitious, 20-year vi- Underpinning everything is critic James Bezan, whose
driving home early Sunday spend $62 billion more over the sion laid out in the new policy the reality — spelled out in a party released a defence policy
when she was directed to next two decades for a major ex- document, which includes old major policy speech Tuesday by while in government in 2008
pull over by a vehicle with pansion of the Canadian Armed standbys such as working with Foreign Affairs Minister Chrys- but raided it a few years later
flashing lights. Forces, aimed at ensuring it can the U.S. to defend North Amer- tia Freeland — that Canada can to eliminate the deficit. “All
It’s alleged the man, who was properly defend the country in ica, saving Canadians in distress no longer rely on the U.S. for its this spending has been punted
dressed in what appeared to an increasingly unstable world. and working with NATO allies to defence to the same extent it down the road until we see any
be a police uniform, got out But much of the money won’t confront threats abroad. has in the past. increases after the last election.
of the vehicle, approached flow until after the next elec- But the plan also calls for While some of the new money And of course the government
her and requested that she tion, and Defence Minister adding various military capabil- will start flowing this year, the can change its mind.”
get into his vehicle. The man Harjit Sajjan refused to enter- ities, such as the ability to con- taps aren’t expected to really Sajjan shrugged off such
then told her he wouldn’t tain the question of whether duct offensive cyberattacks, the open until 2020-21 — well after concerns, saying the current
proceed with criminal charges the spending spike would mean purchase of armed drones and the next election, and a verit- as well as future governments
if she performed sexual acts bigger federal deficits or spend- the addition of 5,000 more full- able lifetime in political Ottawa. “owe it” to those in uniform to
on him. The woman says she ing cuts in other areas. and part-time troops. Officials speaking on back- “fully fund the Canadian Armed
was driven to another area, The promised new cash is the At the same time, the review ground said the delay was Forces on a long-term footing.
sexually assaulted and driven
cornerstone of the government’s also acknowledged significant unavoidable because of the And that’s what we have done.”
long-awaited defence policy shortfalls to date in terms of amount of time needed to buy There were also unanswered
to her residence.
update, which Sajjan unveiled supporting ill and injured sol- new warships, fighter jets and questions about where the
Man wanted in to much fanfare at the Cartier diers, as well as the amount of other major equipment. Liberal government — already
stabbing arrested Square Drill Hall in Ottawa. money that has already been set But it immediately raised staring at a deficit projected at
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A “If we’re serious about our aside for major procurement concerns among the opposition $23 billion for 2016-17 — will
Saskatchewan man wanted role in the world, we must be projects. Conservatives, as well as some actually find the money to make
in two separate stabbings on serious about funding our mil- For example, while the pre- defence analysts, about future good on its promises.
the same day last year has
been arrested in Edmonton. n POLICY
Police had issued a Canada-
wide warrant after two men
were stabbed hours apart
in Prince Albert, Sask., on
Taking over Trump’s shoes?
Dec. 29, 2016. As America looks inward, Trudeau seeks to chart a course forward on climate
Phillip Peter Charles, 33, was
arrested Tuesday by RCMP. THE CANADIAN PRESS ity threats following the recent
attack in London, each conver-
He has been transferred into Prime Minister Justin  Tru- sation was about charting the
the custody of Prince Albert deau  has spent the last five path forward on climate change,
police. Charles is facing days quietly calling up allies in international trade and sustain-
multiple charges, including Europe and Asia as he seeks to able development.
wounding and/or endanger- forge ahead with climate change Trudeau also had dinner Tues-
ing a life, possession of a policies and international co- day with Barack Obama follow-
dangerous weapon and mis- operation in a world of “America ing the former president’s speech
chief destroying property in First.” in Montreal, which echoed many
an alleged break and enter of Following U.S. President of the multilateral themes in an
a Prince Albert apartment on Donald Trump’s announce- earlier foreign policy address by
Oct. 16, 2016. ment last week that the U.S. was Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia
pulling out of the Paris climate Freeland.
Whooping cough change agreement, Trudeau in- Canada’s pledge to be more
outbreak declared itiated phone calls with four of independent on foreign policy,
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Alberta the other G7 leaders. CP PHOTO filling some of the void left by
Health Services has declared In the space of five days, he Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands in the House of Commons during the U.S., is likely to be tested
an outbreak of whooping spoke with French President Question Period on Parliament in Ottawa on Wednesday. by its willingness to put more
cough for an area of south- Emmanuel Macron, British money on the table for defence,
ern Alberta. Prime Minister Theresa May, Abe and German Chancellor Excepting the call with May, foreign aid and global climate
The area stretches from Fort Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Angela Merkel. which focused mainly on secur- finance.
McLeod to Coaldale, taking
in Lethbridge County and in- n CONTROVERSY
cluding the city of Lethbridge.
The health agency says there Father reveals son made bad decision by defacing rainbow crosswalk
have been 17 confirmed THE CANADIAN PRESS rassed when he revealed his weekend. clusivity.
cases of whooping cough, or 20-year-old son purposely made Papadatos said the father’s He said the incident has
pertussis, in the south zone SASKATOON the marks, but didn’t realize the call was emotional. brought out numerous dis-
so far this year, with 12 cases The father of a young man fallout his actions would cause. “I know it couldn’t have been criminatory and hateful com-
just in the last week. who left long tire skid marks on Papadatos says the young easy for him and it couldn’t have ments on social media toward
Whooping cough is a bacte- a Saskatoon crosswalk freshly man’s family is expected to re- been easy for the vandal to come the LGBTQ community.
rial infection that causes painted with the hues of the lease a public statement in the forward — especially with every- “The community needs to
severe coughing that lasts LGBTQ community’s  rain- next couple of days and will thing that’s been going on social know that we are behind them
for weeks. Any age group bow flag says his son didn’t real- cover the cost of cleaning and media,” he said. “So the way we and that this isn’t us just brush-
ize what the colours mean to the repainting the crosswalk. started was just to talk about the ing over someone’s mistake. It
can be affected, although
city’s Pride festival. About 50 people gathered on courage that that took.” just shows and proves that we
children under a year old are
A festival spokesman says the Tuesday to repair the damage, Papadatos noted that it wasn’t have a long way to go.”
the most at risk for serious
father contacted the OUTSaska- and a paint company donated an easy decision to clean up The weeklong Saskatoon
complications, which include toon office after the marks were some supplies to help with the and noted there was discussion Pride Festival kicks off Friday.
convulsions, brain damage discovered on Monday. work. The crosswalk was one of about leaving the tire marks as a “We’re going to go on louder
or death. Danny Papadatos says the two that city workers painted reminder of the work that needs and prouder than ever,” Pap-
The Canadian Press man seemed sad and embar- in  rainbow  colours on the to be done when it comes to in- adatos said.
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business
n NATURAL RESOURCES
Wabush Mines not sold   brief
Steelworkers sign agreement with company hoping to buy facility
BY MIKE POWER
SPECIAL TO SALTWIRE NETWORK
The town of Wabush was
abuzz Wednesday morning,
as reports indicated Wabush
Mines had been sold.
From the
barbershop to
restaurants,
people were
reacting to
news Tacora
Resources
was the new
owner and Letto
had posted
ads for jobs.
By the afternoon, Labrador
West MNA Graham Letto told
The Aurora, “We are working
diligently with the company
that made the offer to purchase
the mine, an asset purchase
agreement has been submitted,
but there is no final deal,” Letto
said.
Reports that there was a
deal were incorrect, he said.  workers (USW) announced
Letto said the provincial gov-
n Irving expands marine terminal
Irving Oil chairman Arthur Irving, of Saint John, N.B., speaks Wednesday at the grand opening of the Irving Oil St. John’s Marine Terminal addition.
Irving staff and invited local dignitaries were on hand at Pier 23 on the Southside Road for the ceremony. The $20-million expansion adds a new
fueling berth at the Pier 23 facility and will allow the company — with the existing Pier 24 — to double the number of vessels that can access
marine gas oil via pipeline at the terminal, thus permitting two vessels to refuel at the same time.
nBUSINESS
New resource for the resource sector
World’s first environmental genomics research centre opens in St. John’s
BY KENN OLIVER
THE TELEGRAM
Proving once again that
Newfoundland and Labrador
is at the forefront of innovative
ocean technologies, the prov-
ince is now home to the world’s
first environmental genomics
research centre.
The Centre for Environ-
mental Genomics Applications
(CEGA), operated by eDNAtec
Inc., will research how the
technology used in genomics
— the study of genes and their
functions — can be deployed to
assist in environmental assess-
ments and monitoring and be
an invaluable tool in identify-
ing and characterizing organ-
isms in a given environment.
“Basically, we generate the
information about the changes
in environment through prob-
ing the genes that are coming
from different  species,” ex-
plains Dr. Mehrdad Hajibabaei,
CEGA’s chief scientific adviser.
“In other words, rather than
counting the species directly or
observing them, we use genetic
information.”
The concept is that tech-
nology available today allows
researchers to read the DNA
floating in a small sample of
seawater and determine what
organisms are represented,
from whales all the way down
to microscopic bacteria.
That information will then
be passed along to stakehold-
ers, agencies and, particularly
ernment is working toward
getting a deal signed for the
sale of the mine, but there’s
still a fair bit of work to do.
The Aurora looked for a web-
site for Tacora Resources,
but none could be found.  “It has been three long years
“This company was only
formed in the past 24-48
hours,” Letto said, adding
that it might issue a state-
ment “in the very near future.”
“The matter is still under
the Canadian Companies
Arrangement Act and be-
fore the courts,” Letto said.
FTI Consulting, the monitor for
the proceedings, has not posted
new court orders on its site per-
taining to the sale of the mine.
Letto said there will be an of-
ficial announcement involving
the government as soon as any
decision regarding Wabush
Mines is made.
Labour agreement
Meanwhile, the United Steel-
Wednesday they have reached
Chief scientific adviser Dr. Mehrdad Hajibabaei speaks at the launch for
the Centre for Environmental Genomics Applications on Wednesday in St.
John’s. The facility is the first of its kind in the world and focuses on using
the study of genes and their functions in environmental assessment and
monitoring.
in this province, companies
operating in the oil and gas
sector.
“We know there is poten-
tial, we’re going to do  aggres-
sive applied research with a lot
of data analysis and we’re going
to put in a framework of what
(the) oil and gas (industry) and
stakeholders want to see,” says
Hajibabaei.
He says the technology won’t
replace, but rather comple-
ment, the data that is acquired
in traditional scientific and
environment engineering
methods of obtaining data for
a new collective agreement
with Tacora Resources Inc. as
part of Tacora’s bid to reopen
the Scully Mine and bring back
much-needed jobs to the com-
munity of Wabush.
since the Scully Mine was
closed and many people were
concerned that it would be
permanently abandoned,” said
Marty Warren, USW director
for Ontario and Atlantic Can-
ada.
“We have been working tire-
lessly since 2014 to find a buyer
for the Scully Mine assets. We
are cautiously optimistic about
the potential community bene-
fits of Tacora’s plan to reopen
the mine.”  cora promises new jobs for Wa-
As part of the CCAA pro-
ceedings, Tacora Resources,
of Grand Rapids, Minnesota,
will need court approval for its
proposal to purchase and re-
open the Scully Mine. The USW
understands that if the mine
reopens it will create up to 300
jobs when full production is
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assessments and monitoring.
“What we have determined,
and others as well, is that
there is an information gap,”
explains Hajibabaei. “A lot of
the sites are hard to access, re-
mote sites in offshore or Arctic
regions, so the sampling part of
this technology is going to be
much more robust compared
to sending big crews.”
Mark Ploughman, act-
ing CEO for the province’s
Research and Development
Corp., says CEGA addresses a
need identified by the industry
to help it gain a better under-
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reached.  in the construction of the Site C
The proposal to reopen the
mine also required negotiat-
ing a new collective agreement
with the USW to represent
employees of Tacora when it
resumes operations, said Tony
DePaulo, assistant to the USW
District 6 director, who led the
union’s negotiations with Ta-
cora. 
“We are pleased to announce
that we have reached a five-
year collective agreement with
Tacora Resources Inc. to ensure
that the new employees will be
United Steelworkers members
when the mine reopens,” DePa-
ulo said.
“The plan put forward by Ta-
bush families and an economic
boost for the community. We
are anxious to see the reopen-
ing of the Scully Mine proceed
as quickly as possible, for the
benefit of Wabush families and
the entire region.”
The Aurora
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standing of its working en-
vironments.
“By way of comparison, the
new eDNA methodologies
being developed in this facility
can be equated to looking into
space through the Hubble tele-
scope when previously all you
had was a pair of binoculars,”
says Ploughman.
The bulk of funding for CEGA
comes from the Hibernia Man-
agement and Development Co.,
to the tune of $4.4 million. The
federal government, through
the Atlantic Canada Oppor-
tunities Agency’s innovation
fund, is in for $3 million, with
the RDC providing $750,000.
Petroleum Research New-
foundland and Labrador, while
not a financial partner, has
been assisting in facilitating
those funds over the last two
or three years.
CEO David Finn says they’re
confident it will draw more ac-
tivity to this province.
“We’re hopeful there will be
a lot more investment on a go
forward  basis, not just in the
oil and gas industry, because
this technology’s got an oppor-
tunity to really revolutionize
environmental impact assess-
ment and monitoring in any
kind of resource development,
terrestrial or in the ocean.”
Hajibabaei says they expect
to employ 10 to 15 people at
the centre at peak operation.
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dam project would cost
$630M: BC Hydro
VICTORIA — A one-year delay
hydroelectric dam would cost
$630 million, the president of
BC Hydro said Wednesday as
uncertainty surrounds the proj-
ect with the New Democrats
poised to form a minority gov-
ernment in British Columbia.
Jessica McDonald said bids for
contracts for the realignment
of a highway are set to go out
June 15 and a bridge construc-
tion tender is scheduled to be
issued at the beginning of July.
She said two homes — one
owned by local farmers and
the other a rental property —
are in the direct path of the
dam.
“We’re up against a hard
deadline,” McDonald said at
a briefing meeting to update
progress on the $8.8-billion
project.
“This is a two-year project to
actually construct the highway
and the bridge,” McDonald
said. “There’s nothing you can
do about the hard deadline of
the river diversion.”
The New Democrats have
signed an agreement with the
Green party to form a minority
government if Christy Clark’s
Liberals are defeated in the
legislature on a confidence
vote. The agreement would
send the project in northeast-
ern B.C. to the province’s utili-
ties commission to review its
economic viability.
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as showdown looms
over infrastructure
bank plan
OTTAWA — The federal gov-
ernment’s plan to create a
new $35-billion infrastructure
bank is facing a rocky road
as senators stand poised to
rewrite the Liberals’ budget
bill and delay creation of the
financing agency.
An independent senator will
ask the Senate next week
to separate the legislation
creating the so-called in-
frastructure bank from the
larger budget bill to give the
upper chamber more time to
debate the proposal.
Whether Sen. Andre Pratte
has enough support is un-
clear, but he said there is
interest from Conservatives,
Liberals and independents
who want more time to re-
view the legislation.
The Liberal government’s
plan is to use public funds
through the bank to leverage
billions more from investors
to pay for large projects, such
as rail lines, bridges and tran-
sit systems that may be too
expensive for governments,
or too risky for private com-
panies to handle alone.
Pratte said several senators
remain unconvinced about
the plan after a preliminary
study of the proposal, citing
concerns about the agency’s
independence, transparency
and the degree to which
taxpayers will be exposed to
financial risk.
“In many senators’ minds,
those hearings have actually
pointed to more issues to be
studied,” said the Quebec
senator, who was appointed
by Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau.
B8 BUSINESS • THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2017
■ FISHERY
People still without income
due to ice conditions
Shoe Cove fisherman says income bridging desperately needed for harvesters and plant workers
BY CORY HURLEY
SALTWIRE NETWORK
SHOE COVE
Harvesters and plant work-
ers are struggling to feed their
children and pay their bills, ac-
cording to their union, as ice
conditions prevent the fishery
from starting in many parts of
the province.
The situation has gone from
bad to dire, according to a news
release from the Fish, Food and
Allied Workers (FFAW) issued
Tuesday, and income bridging
from the federal government is
long overdue.
Having gone without any
income for over two months,
many harvesters feel left with
no other option than risk their
gear and personal safety to go
fishing through pack ice condi-
tions.
Glen Newbury, a harvester
from Shoe Cove in the Green
Bay area, has been receiving
calls from affected individuals
in his area. Pack ice is so bad
there, no boats are able to leave
the dock.
“People are in a desperate
situation,” Newbury stated in
the news release. “Families
that rely on the fishing indus-
try who’ve had no income for
months are stressed beyond
belief, wondering how they’re
going to put food on the table.”
Repeated calls by the FFAW,
provincial government and af-
fected individuals have resulted
in the federal government ac-
knowledging the situation, yet
no action has been taken to
provide income support.
“A family called me the other
day whose last (employment
insurance) cheque was on April
■ NATURAL RESOURCES
Muskrat Falls power could
go to Massachusetts
BY KEVIN BISSETT
THE CANADIAN PRESS
SAINT JOHN, N.B.
Emera Inc. is banking on
hopes that Massachusetts will
see its proposed submarine
power cable from New Bruns-
wick to Plymouth, Mass., as the
best option to provide the state
with clean electricity.
Company officials outlined
details of the proposed Atlantic
Link Tuesday at an energy con-
ference in Saint John, N.B.
Dan Muldoon, Emera’s exec-
utive vice-president for major
renewable and alternative
energy, said the 600-kilometre-
long transmission line would
have a capacity of about 1,000
megawatts, with the majority of
the power coming from wind in
New Brunswick and hydro from
other facilities, such as Muskrat
Falls in Newfoundland and Lab-
rador.
Massachusetts has issued a
request for proposals seeking
about 9.4 terawatts of clean
energy by 2022 — roughly equal
to all the power consumed by
Nova Scotia each year — and is
expected to decide in 2018 who
will get the contract.
Emera’s plan would cost
about $2 billion for the trans-
mission line alone, and it’s
asking N.B. Power to consider
becoming a minor equity part-
ner.
Gerald Weseen, Emera’s
vice-president of U.S. govern-
ment affairs, said the addition
of new wind power capacity
could increase the price to up
to $4 billion. He said they are
proceeding with planning and
studies even before a decision
is made in order to be able to
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Pack ice in and around La Scie harbour continues to keep crab fishermen off the water. This photo was taken Tuesday afternoon.
18,” Newbury said. “They’ve got on the Northern Peninsula, says are taking the risk to go fishing. gram in areas affected by the
two children, one in university, the plant began operations in They are damaging their boats heavy ice conditions that spring.
and they’re just at a loss for April last year. Now into June, and risking their lives in doing Similar programs were imple-
what they can do to support the situation is grim. so, she said. mented in 1974 and 1990, when
their family until the ice lets up.” “Families are in dire straits,” “That’s how desperate things unusually heavy ice conditions
FFAW president Keith Sulli- she said. “I’m receiving calls have become, and it’s not right,” caused a delay in the start-up of
van says it is the responsibility from lots of individuals begging she said. “There should be sup- the fishery.
of the federal government to for work or information on what port from the government in FFAW representatives say
provide assistance. can be done. Once boats can times like these, where people they are in regular communica-
“These people want to be even get out, it doesn’t look like are desperate to be working, tion with federal and provincial
working, but we are experi- we’ll be close to having enough but are unable due to no fault of officials, but encourage people
encing some of the worst ice hours this season to qualify for their own.” to continue contacting their
conditions we’ve seen in recent EI this fall since the crab season In 2007, the federal govern- members of Parliament.
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from companies interested in
building the large wind farms
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Brunswick to meet the energy
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■ MARIJUANA
CP PHOTO/NATHAN DENETTE
Jeannette VanderMarel, co-founder of cannabis com-
pany The Green Organic Dutchman Holding Inc.,
poses for a photograph at her home in Ancaster, Ont.,
on June 1.
Women
in weed
Industry insiders decry
dearth of women on the
boards of corporate cannabis
BY ALEXANDRA POSADZKI
THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO
Since co-founding the Green Organic Dutch-
man, a medical cannabis producer based in An-
caster, Ont., Jeannette VanderMarel says she has
often found herself the only woman in a room full
of men.
“There seems to be, at times, a bit of condes-
cension,” says VanderMarel, a former nurse who
delved into the medical marijuana sector after
losing her daughter in 2003 to Dravet syndrome,
or uncontrollable seizure disorder.
Her experience as a woman in the young, fast-
growing industry is not uncommon.
Women are under-represented in the board-
rooms of corporate Canada, holding just 12 per
cent of board seats at 677 TSX-listed companies
analyzed by provincial regulators last year. But
the disparity is larger in the medical marijuana
business.
Only five per cent of the board seats at publicly
traded marijuana producers are currently occu-
pied by women, according to an analysis of data
conducted by The Canadian Press.
Both
“In the startup and finance vocates and
sectors you’ve got this bro i n d u s t r y
executives
vibe going on. We find that say the dearth
it is kind of an old boys’ of women
club in a way, even though on a mong
boards is
it’s a very new industry.” growing pains
Lisa Campbell, Elle Collective that corporate
cannabis will
have to tackle as it matures from an emerging in-
dustry to an established one.
Some blame the gender gap on the fact that
many directors and executives in the marijuana
business world come from traditionally male-
dominated industries such as venture capital,
investment banking and mining.
“In the startup and finance sectors you’ve got
this bro vibe going on,” says Lisa Campbell, the
co-founder of Elle Collective, a business incuba-
tor for women in the marijuana industry.
“We find that it is kind of an old boys’ club in a
way, even though it’s a very new industry.”
Scrutiny of the sector is expected to rise as pub-
licly traded pot companies graduate from smaller
exchanges to the main Toronto Stock Exchange,
a trend that could accelerate once the federal
government follows through on its promise to
legalize recreational marijuana.
“When you move up to the big board you now
have to be a little more understanding of society,
of what is correct,” says Vic Neufeld, the CEO
of Aphria (TSX:APH), a producer that made the
move to the TSX earlier this year.
But marijuana industry leaders say there are
several challenges when it comes to finding
women to sit on the boards. They include find-
ing candidates with the specific skills and experi-
ence to meaningfully contribute to a company’s
growth.
“They have to bring something to the table,”
says Neufeld. “It’s not just to be politically cor-
rect.”
Aphria has one woman - Arlene Dickinson, a
Canadian entrepreneur and venture capitalist
featured on the television show “Dragons’ Den” -
on its board of seven. Neufeld said Dickinson was
chosen because of her expertise in marketing.
Another challenge cited is that the pool of can-
didates can be limited by the stigma surrounding
the industry.
“At the beginning of this, a lot of proper people
who had really good resumes, male or female,
wanted very little to do with the sector,” said
Bruce Linton, CEO of Canopy Growth Corp.
(TSX:WEED).
“Reefer madness has had an enduring effect.”
All five of Canopy’s directors are men, although
Linton said he’s been on the lookout for a female
director. Ideally he would like her to be an Amer-
ican with experience in the packaged goods in-
dustry.
BUSINESS B9
■ HOUSING
OECD calls out Canada on housing markets
BY DAVID PADDON home prices - specifically the expan- estimates Canada’s gross domestic
THE CANADIAN PRESS sion of rental control, which it said product will grow by 2.8 per cent this
could discourage the supply of new year, double last year’s performance
TORONTO rental housing and have broader eco- of 1.4 per cent.
The OECD is calling on Canada to nomic ramifications. The new estimate would put Can-
do more to address risks associated “Low rental supply would hamper ada’s economic growth ahead of the
with high-priced housing markets in labour mobility - particularly for the U.S., which the OECD estimates will
cities such as Toronto and Vancou- poor and the young -which will make have GDP growth of 2.1 per cent this
ver, the latest international body to adjustment to globalization more year.
draw attention to the country’s real costly and prolonged,” the report The OECD expects Canada’s eco-
estate sector. says. nomic growth rate to subside next
The Paris-based economic think A number of federal measures have year to 2.3 per cent, but that estimate
tank released a report Wednes- been introduced to tame Canada’s would be at risk if there’s a “disor-
day saying there should be further housing market in recent years, in- derly” decline in the Toronto and
tightening of macro-prudential cluding expanded stress tests on Vancouver housing markets.
measures undertaken last year, echo- mortgages, increased minimum “Such a correction would reduce
ing recent advice by the International down payment requirements and re- residential investment, household
Monetary Fund. duced amortization periods. wealth and consumption,” the report
In particular, the OECD calls for The OECD analysis also says one says. “A sufficiently large shock could
greater use of policy tools such as of the economic pressures facing even threaten financial stability.”
national debt-to-income constraints Canada could come from export The OECD’s warnings come a week
that could be more restrictive in areas disruptions as the United States re- after the IMF said a further tightening
where house prices are inflated. negotiates trade agreements and of macro-prudential and tax-based
It also criticizes some of the On- takes retaliatory measures against measures to mitigate speculative and
tario government’s recent efforts to Canadian softwood. investment activity should be con-
slow the rapid rise in Toronto-area For the economy overall, the OECD sidered.
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Gallagher is donating
song royalties
to Manchester fund
LOS ANGELES — Noel Gal-
lagher is donating royalties
from Oasis’ song “Don’t Look
Back In Anger’’ to the One
Love Manchester fund.
A spokesperson for the pro-
duction companies behind
Sunday’s benefit concert said
Wednesday that neither Gal-
lagher nor Oasis was set to
perform.
The statement says Gallagher
told organizers he would
donate the royalties and ap-
proved using Oasis’ music at
the concert.
His brother Liam Gallagher
performed at the benefit
concert, fuelling speculation
the brothers would reunite.
Oasis disbanded in 2009.
Liam Gallagher criticized his
brother’s absence, saying he
had shown his “true colours.’’
Coldplay’s Chris Martin later
defended Noel, saying ev-
eryone knew in advance he
could not make it.
Noel Gallagher’s spokesman
previously said the singer
could not attend because of
a long-standing family trip.
Keach has a heart
attack during play
CHICAGO — Goodman The-
atre artistic director Robert
Falls says actor Stacy Keach
suffered a heart attack dur-
ing the opening night of a
play at the venue in Chicago.
Goodman officials say the
76-year-old Keach is to be
released from a Chicago-area
hospital on Wednesday.
The May 30 performance
of “Pamplona,’’ with Keach
starring as Ernest Heming-
way, was cancelled halfway
through when the actor
appeared unwell. The entire
run of the one-man play has
since been cancelled.
Falls, who directed “Pam-
plona,’’ says he visited Keach
on Tuesday and found him in
good spirits. He says Keach
was sitting up and studying
the script and asked ‘when
are we rescheduling?’’’
Falls says the Goodman
could re-stage “Pamplona’’
next year.
Keach is best known for play-
ing the private eye “Mike
Hammer’’ in several TV series.
Former CBC executive
new president
of writers’ group
TORONTO — Former CBC
executive Richard Stursberg
is the new president of the
writers’ group Pen Canada.
The non-partisan organiza-
tion works to defend free-
dom of expression as a basic
human right at home and
abroad.
Stursberg was voted in as the
new president at an annual
general meeting on Monday,
succeeding novelist and aca-
demic Randy Boyagoda.
Stursberg is best known for
a controversial run as execu-
tive vice president of English
services at the CBC. He left
that post in 2010.
Under his watch, the public
broadcaster took a more
commercial turn with pro-
grams including U.S. game
shows “Jeopardy!’’ and
“Wheel of Fortune,’’ and
homegrown hits “Battle of
the Blades’’ and “Dragons’
Den.’’
Before that, Stursberg served
as executive director of Tele-
film Canada, chairman of the
Canadian Television Fund,
president of Star Choice and
Cancom (now Shaw Direct),
president of the Canadian
Cable Television Association,
and was an assistant deputy
minister with the federal
government.
The Canadian Press and
The Associated Press
n MUSIC
In this February 2016 file photo, Verdine White, from left, Philip Bailey and Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind and Fire perform at the 2016 Clive Davis Pre-
Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. Earth, Wind & Fire will hit the road this summer with the band Chic featuring Nile Rodgers. Their tour starts July 12
in Oakland, Calif.
Earth, Wind & Fire hit the road
A look backward to the heyday of disco Studio 54
BY MARK KENNEDY
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK
Earth, Wind & Fire goes on
the road this summer with
some classic hits, a new tour-
ing partner and lingering heart-
ache.
The hits include “Septem-
ber,’’ ‘’Shining Star” and ‘’Boogie
Wonderland,” while they’ll
share the stage with the band
Chic, featuring Nile Rodgers.
The sadness comes from the
loss last year of their founder
Maurice White.
“We’re still healing,’’ said
drummer Ralph Johnson, one
of three original members still
playing the band’s infectious
hooks. “I think the way we’ve
dealt with it has been to do the
music.’’
Concertgoers can expect a
teary memorial to White amid
the disco grooves and horn-
driven funk. The band has al-
ways honoured its missing
member — White stopped tour-
ing in 1995 — but this time the
section has a final kiss to it.
n MOVIE
Israel is in love with its ‘Wonder Woman’
Homegrown hero Gal Gadot embraced as national treasure
BY ARON HELLER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM
For a country that takes
pride in even the smallest suc-
cesses of its international ce-
lebrities, the debut of Wonder
Woman has sparked an Israeli
lovefest for homegrown hero
Gal Gadot.
A huge billboard overlooking
Tel Aviv’s main highway is
tagged with a provincial “we
love you’’ greeting, her Heb-
rew-accented appearances in
the international media are re-
ported upon daily and throngs
of fans cheer wildly upon see-
ing her on the big screen. Even
Lebanon’s ban of the film
hasn’t dampened the mood in
Israel, where Gadot’s super-
hero status has been embraced
as a national treasure.
“It’s so cool that someone
from here is succeeding and
is famous overseas. Everyone
in the theatre was so excited,’’
said 20-year-old Ela Hofshi of
Jerusalem, who watched the
movie on opening night.
“I think all the enthusiasm
here is very supportive and en-
courages her to keep growing
in the world and representing
us.’’
Eager for diversions from pol-
itics and conflict with the Pal-
estinians, Israelis often rejoice
when one of their own breaks
through on the international
stage, whether it’s Omri Cas-
spi in the NBA, medal-winning
Olympic athletes or big-name
model Bar Refaeli. But Gadot’s
ascendance to stardom has en-
tered a whole new stratosphere
as she has assumed the identity
of Wonder Woman in a box-of-
fice smash that raked in more
than $100 million in its first
weekend in theatres.
The role has instantly trans-
“It’s not something you get
over. Maurice will always be
part of us. We cut our teeth on
Earth, Wind and Fire. He was
our mentor, our leader, our
Elvis, our John Lennon, all in
one guy,’’ said White’s brother,
Verdine.
Earth, Wind & Fire and Chic
embark on their Live Nation
tour July 12 in Oakland, Cali-
fornia, and then hits New York
City, Chicago, Philadelphia, At-
lanta, Boston and Washington,
D.C., before concluding Aug. 22
in Detroit.
It’s called 2054 The Tour and
it looks backward to the heyday
of the infamous disco Studio 54
and to a shiny, electronic future.
Each venue will be reconfigured
to make it easier for the bands
to interact with dancing fans.
Each night, after unleash-
ing a top-heavy string of hits,
Earth, Wind & Fire get serious
during the White tribute. It
comes during the song “That’s
the Way of the World,’’ when
a video memorial of Maurice
White plays. He died at 74 last
year after suffering from Parkin-
formed Gadot into arguably
the world’s most famous Israeli
and the country’s most high-
profile ambassador.
In contrast to Refaeli, whose
aloof demeanour, refusal to
perform her compulsory mil-
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son’s disease. Johnson and Ver- As they say, ‘the soundtrack
dine White — joined by fellow of their lives’ — literally,’’ said
original member, singer Philip White. “They always want pic-
Bailey — said they try to avoid tures: ‘Can I take this for my dad
looking at each other during the or my mom?’ ‘Will you sign this
show’s memorial part for fear for my dad?’ We get that all the
that tears will fall. Many fans time.’’
stop to pull out cellphones and Satellite and classic rock
capture the moment. radio keep the band’s hits alive
“Everything is fun, fun, fun, and online services like iTunes,
fun. Then we get to that section SoundCloud and Shazam have
and that’s when the show gets made their work accessible. A
heart. All we see is just phones,’’ band that started on vinyl turns
said White. “It’s heavy. It’s deep. out to be thriving in the digital
It’s beautiful, though.’’ age.
Earth, Wind & Fire was in- “They can get to us. They can
ducted into the Rock and Roll discover us. And rediscover us
Hall of Fame in 2000, played and rediscover us and turn a
the 2005 Super Bowl halftime friend on to us,’’ said White. “So
show and has six Grammys. The when we’re doing the concert,
band’s “Got to Get You Into My they’re Googling and they’re
Life’’ was on President Barack buying songs they didn’t even
Obama’s first Spotify playlist. know that existed. So actually I
Each generation seems to think it’s been a big help.’’
rediscover the band, in part be- Earth, Wind & Fire and Chic
cause popular culture can’t get hit the road proving that nos-
enough of its bouncy vibe. Last talgia acts are still reliable tour
year, in one November week- sellers. Other bands from the
end, the band had three songs 1970s like Queen, Foreigner,
in the world’s top two movies — Boston, Aerosmith, Kiss, Alice
“Trolls’’ and “Doctor Strange.’’ Cooper, Billy Joel and Rod Stew-
“We’re part of peoples’ lives. art are also touring this year.
itary service and a tax-dodging Jews, which has made her even
scandal have alienated many more beloved at home.
Israelis, Gadot has been widely “She bears the burden of
embraced. In interviews, she being Israeli with grace and
often speaks in accented Eng- you can see that fame hasn’t
lish of her military service, a changed her,’’ said Ariel
rite of passage for most Israeli Oseran, 27.
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n FILM
Trailers and tributes
17th annual Nickel Film Fest officially launched
BY MIKE MOORE
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAM
The Nickel Film Festival has
officially launched its 17th an-
nual rendition of the independ-
ent film circuit.
In a small gathering at the
Newfoundland Independent
Film Co-operative (NIFCO)
offices Wednesday, industry
professionals had the chance
to view trailers from films that
will be featured at this year’s
festival and hear about plans
for the future.
Ruth Lawrence, the festival’s
director, says they began 2017
with new ideas.
“We began 2017 with a stra-
tegic plan to raise the profile
of the festival, give our look
an update and more import-
antly focus on the community
around us,” she said. “Four of
the six features that we have
are homemade, which is extra-
ordinary.”
Virginia Waters-Pleasantville
MHA Bernard Davis was also
in attendance on behalf of the
n COMEDY
Live, in St. John’s, it’s Matturday Wright
BY TARA BRADBURY
THE TELEGRAM
Matt Wright doesn’t have any
great tale of inspiration for his
annual summer comedy/music
series, and no spectacular rea-
son why he decided to take on
the massive amount of work in-
volved in producing and host-
ing a monthly variety show.
“I know this sounds terrible,
but I just want to do whatever I
want,” he says. “I want to make
a show that I would want to
watch — that’s my only par-
ameter. This is a free space for
that.”
This is the second year for
“Matturday Wright Live,”
Wright’s series of shows at
Yellowbelly in St. John’s that in-
cludes standup comedy, sketch
comedy, improv and music.
On paper, he says, the idea
shouldn’t work. People told
him so when he started the ser-
ies last year: mixing all those
elements together in a (then
weekly, now monthly) show is
a recipe for confusion and dis-
aster.
“I said, I think you’re right,
but I’m going to do it anyway,”
Wright says. “I wanted to get
a bunch of fun people on one
show and if it didn’t work, I
wasn’t going to do it again.
n MUSIC
SingNL continues with summer camp for young performers
THE TELEGRAM
Just a couple of weeks after
handing the winners’ trophies
to Rachel Cousins and Mat-
thew Cooper, Zack Werner is
back in SingNL mode, prepar-
ing to dive into Phase 2 of the
program.
Rachel and Matthew were
named the winners of the prov-
ince-wide singing competition,
presented in partnership with
The Telegram after 11 weeks
of performances and audience
votes. They each earned them-
selves a prize that included a
demo recording, music video
shoot, photo shoot, vocal
coaching, legal and lifestyle
consulting, showcase perform-
ances, a representation agree-
ment with a New York-based
agency for placement in film,
TV and commercials, and
more.
But SingNL isn’t ending there
for Werner.
“The whole idea of SingNL in
the first place isn’t just a com-
petition for competition sake,
but to give an opportunity for
artists, young artists in particu-
lar, the tools and experience to
grow to the next level as people
and as musicians,” Werner
says.
Werner, an entertainment
lawyer, founder of Venus Re-
cords and former “Canadian
Idol” judge, moved to St. John’s
last November. In addition to
LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT
Ruth Lawrence addresses attendees Wednesday at the Newfoundland Independent Film Co-operative headquarters during the launch of the17th an-
nual Nickel Film Festival.
provincial government to pay tival. ment in their communities, all
tribute to the late Janet Ed- “Like all entrepreneurs, film- of which contributes to diversi-
monds and Gerry Squires, and makers provide significant fying our economy,” Davis said.
to provide $18,000 in financial social and economic contribu- The festival will run from
support to the Nickel Film Fes- tions by supporting employ- June 17-24 at the LSPU Hall.
show and best-selling comedy
album, and is in post-produc-
tion on his Picture Start short
film, “Snowstorm Roulette,” a
comedy set in 1980s Newfound-
land.
“I didn’t want everyone to
have cellphones and I think
the ’90s were boring,” Wright
explains when asked why he
chose that time period.
Wright, a native of Gander,
is going back for his second
full year as a writer on “22 Min-
utes” in the fall, having started
on the show two years ago on a
three-week trial, and never left.
He loves it and puts all he’s got
into it, even if it ends up on the
cutting room floor.
“They’ll say, ‘This is some-
thing that’s happening this
week, write up as many jokes
as you can.’ That’s something I
TARA BRADBURY/THE TELEGRAM do well,” Wright explains. “You
“I’ve been lucky enough to have a lot of opportunities early, and that’s not have to be good, but you can’t
lost on me. I’m very grateful for that,” says comedian Matt Wright. Wright be afraid to be bad. I don’t care
is about to present his annual “Matturday Wright Live” comedy series at if I write seven bad jokes, if I
Yellowbelly in St. John’s. write three good ones.”
Does it bother him when his
It worked, and it’s fun, so I’m still enjoys) and the Yuk Yuk’s pieces get cut? Sometimes, but
doing it again now.” gigs. he gets over it.
Wright, at only 28, is as ac- He’s now doing some big- “Sometimes with sketches I’ll
complished in his comedy ca- time comedy festivals — like think I really have something
reer as many much older and the Winnipeg and Halifax com- and then it won’t make (the
more experienced comedians. edy fests and Montreal’s Just for show) and it’ll sting for a little
He’s been through the amateur Laughs in July, for example — while, but almost always I’ll go
nights, the open mics (which he has his own annual Christmas back and look at it and be like,
TARA BRADBURY FILE PHOTO/THE TELEGRAM
Zack Werner will keep going with SingNL by teaching kids and teens various aspects of music at summer camps.
his regular classes and private for musicians age eight to 18, Greg Tobin, an instructor in
lessons, he’s offering a SingNL teaming up with filmmaker Academy Canada’s recording
summer camp  in St. John’s Roger Maunder and musician arts program.
B11
MIKE MOORE/SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAM
For complete information on
screenings and ticket informa-
tion, visit nickelfestival.com.
telegram@thetelegram.com
oh, OK, I get why that didn’t fit.
So then I can probably fit it into
the variety shows.”
Variety shows like “Mattur-
day Wright Live.” Running June
25, July 23 and Aug. 20, this
round of shows will include
guests such as Phil Churchill,
Adam Christie, Paul Warford,
Sarah Walsh, Amanda Bulman
and others.
Wright has what he calls
a “master list” of ideas for
sketches, including some that
just didn’t fit on “22 Minutes,”
and will read through them
with his guests and choose a
handful for the live events.
He calls “Matturday Wright
Live” an all-ages show and
hopes you’ll bring your parents,
but don’t be misled: it’s not ob-
scene, but it’s not totally family-
friendly.
“People hear ‘family-friendly’
and they think, ‘Oh, it’s like
Disney,’ but no. Your parents
are dirtbags too, you just don’t
know it.”
Tickets for “Matturday
Wright Live” are available
through Wright’s website,
www.mattwrightcomedy.com,
and at Orange Store locations
across the province.
tbradbury@thetelegram.com
Twitter: @tara_bradbury
Werner and local singer C.A.
Fowler will work with the par-
ticipants to understand move-
ment and develop their vocals,
while Tobin will work with
those interested in developing
their guitar skills — something
Werner recognized during the
SingNL contest might be help-
ful.
Together, they’ll help the
participants make a recording
and get used to hearing and
understanding the qualities of
their own voice. There will be
songwriting sessions and les-
sons in groups (divided based
on age and experience) as well
as individually.
In the second week of the
camp, Maunder will lead the
participants in creating music
videos.
“The goal is to empower kids
to take responsibility for their
musical performance so they’re
not just singing,” Werner says.
“We want them to have a fully
rounded picture of themselves
as a singer, a performer and an
artist.”
SingNL summer camp will
start July 17 at the Masonic
Temple and run from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m., five days a week for
three weeks. Each Friday, the
participants will perform in a
show open to their families. For
more information or to register,
email singnlcamp@gmail.com.
telegram@thetelegram.com
B12 LIFE • Thursday, June 8, 2017 X TheTelegram.com

bridge YOUR
Chances option of trying to ruff out the horoscope
Dealer: South heart queen and, as a last Thursday, June 8, 2017: one-on-one level, you will feel so much bet-
ter. Focus on a financial matter that is likely
This year you are able to achieve certain
E-W vulnerable resort, leading a club to the long-term goals and desires. You’ll need to to have some implications. Tonight: Happily
king hoping that the ace was focus on your objectives. You also will be head home.
NORTH
onside. unusually fortunate. If you are single, be LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
♠AK1084 aware of the many potential suitors you You might be willing to jump through some
However, a club lead was have. Know what you want, and make your hoops today. You also seem to be able to
♥63 earmarked by the auction since choice accordingly. If you are attached, you successfully navigate risks. Don’t hesitate to
♦AQ104 North had denied a club
often are at odds with your significant other,
yet the attraction between you remains
go for what you want. Confusion could un-
dermine your routine, but don’t worry: You
♣85 control. There could be only
high. The two of you tend to come from very can handle this. Tonight: Return calls before
different perspectives.
WEST EAST one reason that West did not ARIES (March 21-April 19)
making plans.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
♠53 ♠76 begin with a club. He must Stay on top of a personal matter by keep- Curb a tendency to go to extremes. Listen
♥94 ♥Q10752 hold the ace and could be ing the connection between you and a
loved one alive. It is always important to
to your instincts about a situation involving
♦872 ♦J95 certain that declarer owned the understand what is driving you. Try to figure
a child. What you feel is right will point you
in the direction you want to head in. You
♣AJ9642 ♣Q73 king since South advanced to
out this person’s motives as well. Through
empathy, you can strengthen your bond.
know what is going on behind the scenes,
but you might want to know more. Tonight:
SOUTH six spades. When the jack of Tonight: Be spontaneous. Go shopping.
♠QJ92 diamonds fails to put in an TAURUS (April 20-May 20) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
♥AKJ8 appearance, declarer should Throw yourself completely into a project.
Turning a personal matter around could be
Your energy draws many people toward
you. You have a reason to celebrate and
♦K63 play a heart to the jack which a lot easier if you respond to someone else’s might want to get into the moment. Some
energy. Friends surround you, though they
♣K10 is superior to attempting to ruff might be quite distracting. Make plans for
of you will share much more than you have
as of late. Others are likely to express their
W N E S out the heart queen. tonight and the weekend. Tonight: Just do relief at your increasing openness. Tonight:
not be alone.
1NT N-S conducted a good auction GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Do whatever feels good.

Pass 2♥* Pass 3♠ to the major suit slam. North Your energy is high today. A partner could
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You might be wondering what is happening
Pass 4♦** Pass 4♥** cue bid the ace of diamonds be somewhat sassy and willful. Your creativ-
ity and caring attitude will shine through
around you, but you are not in the mood to

Pass 4NT when South super-accepted the

ask questions. If you can take a personal day,
Pass 4♠ in the moment. Someone who tends to be do. Get into an activity that is unrelated to
Pass 5♦*** Pass 6♠ transfer and South revealed the vague might cause more than his or her your day-to-day life. You will be more ener-
share of confusion. Tonight: Go along with a
All Pass ace of hearts. Blackwood new idea.
gized and content as a result. Tonight: Get
some extra R and R.
* transfer revealed that North held three CANCER (June 21-July 22) AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

** cue bid
*** 3 controls
Opening Lead: ♠3
South drew trump with
another round and played off
controls and South advanced to You have a lot to get done, and, as a result, Get-togethers with friends suddenly might
six spades since he held the you might feel pressured. Others could be occur. News from a distance forces you to
reactive, especially if you change your plans slow down and look at the big picture. Your
king of clubs. with them. Decide that you want to get
everything done, and you will succeed in
ideas could change as a result. Learn to ac-
cept and embrace that which is inevitable.
doing so. Tonight: Make special plans for the
weekend.
Tonight: Follow your friends in order to get
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
what you want.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Your playfulness allows greater flexibility.
jack dropped, he discarded the website at www.insidebridge.ca
A boss or an older relative could mess with
Listen to a friend who has great ideas. You your schedule and your day’s goal. One-on-
ten of clubs on the last Questions on bridge can be sent with
might find this person to be a little too
impractical, yet a conversation with him or
one relating will make a big difference in
your interactions. You will feel more con-
diamond to continue with a a stamped, self-addressed envelope her adds ingenious solutions to difficult situ- nected to a special person in your life than
club for the king and ace, N-S to The New Canadian Bridge c/o ations. Tonight: Visit with a loved one over
dinner.
you have in a long time. Tonight: Together-

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Daedalus and Icarus warning: “If you fly too low,

This is a story from the
Metamorphoses, written in
AD 8 by the Roman poet
Ovid.
The Metamorphoses had
a big impact on Western
literature and art. Hundreds
of famous stories have
been based on it, with great
writers such as William
Shakespeare, Christopher
Marlowe and Dante looking
to it for inspiration. It also
fired the imaginations of
painters and other artists.
In this particular story,
Daedalus builds a labyrinth
(a maze) for King Minos
to hide an ugly half-bull,
half-man creature the king’s
wife had given birth to. But
the maze does not work -
a man called Theseus finds
the creature, kills it and
runs away with the king’s
daughter. So the angry king
imprisons Daedalus in a
tower (in real life, Ovid also
fell out of favour with a king
and was sent to live in a
remote place). Icarus falling
from the sky can be viewed
as a warning against trying
to be like the gods, or trying
to change nature. Ovid,
whose full name was Publius
Ovidius Naso, began writing
poetry when he was about 20
years old, getting ideas for
his work by observing life in
the city of Rome.
THE FLYING
PRISONER AND THE
CRUEL SUN
A father and son’s prison
escape went horribly wrong
Daedalus, a construction
industry contractor, had
been locked up in the high-
security Tower Prison
together with his son, Icarus.
The Greek king had hired
Daedalus to build the Maze
Shopping Centre on Minos.
The idea was to construct
a mall that was so difficult
to find one’s way out of,
shoppers would stay for
hours and spend lots of
money.
The scheme was a flop
because shoppers managed
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king threw Daedalus in jail.
But he was not going to just
sit behind bars and accept
this punishment.
surrounded by treacherous
waters and patrolled by
guards. In a diary he kept
while imprisoned — a copy
of which has been obtained
— Daedalus wrote: “We
can’t escape by land or sea,
but the king does not control
the skies. We will escape
that way.”
His plan was to change the
natural order of things and
build wings for him and his
young son, using the only
materials he could find —
feathers and wax, which he
layered to imitate a bird’s
wing.
“I will improve on what
nature has done,” he wrote.
After testing the wings
your wings may get too wet
from the sea and become
weighed down. If you fly too
high, the heat from the sun
will melt them. So keep near
me and be safe.”
The next day, after they had
put on their wings, he gave
his son a tearful hug and a
kiss, knowing the danger of
what they were about to do. IF YOU
Then he flew up and ahead,
leading the way.
ENJOYED
As they soared, local THIS,
fishermen and farmers
witnessed their doomed
YOU MAY
flight. “We thought they WANT
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were gods,” one shepherd
said.
Icarus, however, got carried
away with his new freedom. Flying With
In his excitement, he flew Icarus And
too close to the sun.
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wax that held the feathers
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together and, one by one,
they fell off.
The boy flapped his arms D’aulaires’
frantically but it was no use; Book Of
he fell like a rock into the Greek Myths
churning sea, never to be by
seen again. Ingri D’aulaire And
Witnesses on the ground
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Trump top of the flops?

■ ODDITIES

Sweden’s Museum of Failure celebrates products that bombed

BY JAMES BROOKS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN
Green Heinz ketchup? Fat-free Prin-
gles? Colgate frozen lasagna? You don’t
need to be an expert to know these prod-
ucts weren’t successful.
Which is why these creations, with
dozens of others, feature in the new Mu-
seum of Failure , a wacky parade of re-
jected products from years gone by set
up in the Swedish town of Helsingborg.
It’s the brainchild of 43-year-old cur-
ator and clinical psychologist Samuel
West. The idea came to him while on
holiday and he quickly purchased the in-
ternet domain name. West later realized
he’d accidentally misspelled “museum”
— a sure sign the project would succeed.
“We know that 80 to 90 per cent of
innovation projects, they fail and you
never read about them, you don’t see AP PHOTO
them, people don’t talk about them,” The board game “Trump: I’m Back And You’re Fired,” on display at the Museum of Failure in Helsingborg, Sweden.
West says. “And if there’s anything we
can do from these failures, is learn from brand. There’s Coca-Cola’s BlaK coffee a men’s eau-du-toilette, launched in the West says. “And we all know that the
them.” beverage and Pepsi’s Crystal clear soda. mid-1990s. Segway today is used by tourists before
Many items in the  museum  show Iconic motorcycle manufacturer Har- “The fans hated it,” West says. “They they go get drunk.”
companies’ attempts to diversify their ley-Davidson makes an appearance with had Christmas ornaments, Barbie dolls, Experts say innovation is tough and
all kinds of other stuff with the Harley- failure is often part of the process.
Davidson logo and it sort of trivializes “You’re working on the edge of tomor-
the brand.” row,” says Nicolai de Gier, a professor at
Even one of the world’s best-known the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
businessmen, U.S. President Donald “It’s like the other part of trying is failing,
Trump, makes an appearance. so it’s just a very natural thing and very
The “I’m Back And You’re Fired” board important thing.”
game from 2004 looks like Monopoly, West says many brands featured in
but players use “T” branded pieces his  museum  want nothing to do with
and the paper notes are adorned with it. But he says other companies have
Trump’s image. booked large group visits, perhaps to
“It’s a boring version of Monopoly. It’s learn from past mistakes.
simplified so stupid people can play it, “It’s liberating for us, when we try out
but it’s also horribly boring,” West says. a new skill or learn something, it’s OK to
The Museum of Failure is also home fail,” he says.
to some high-tech devices, including The  museum  does offer some hope.
Google’s Glass headset with augmented On display is an Apple Newton per-
reality display and in-built camera. sonal digital assistant from 1993. The
“The problem was Google released it bulky black device paved the way for
AP PHOTO too early, it was still a prototype, so it the iPhones and iPads that millions use
Samuel West, curator of the Museum of Failure, holds a bottle of Heinz Green Sauce tomato was full of bugs,” West says. today.
ketchup at the Museum of Failure in Helsingborg, Sweden. Segway’s two-wheeled electric mobil- The Museum of Failure opened June
ity device is also featured. 7 and will stay in its gallery space until
“The Segway was supposed to revo- at least early September. Entry is 100
lutionize the way we transport people,” Swedish kroner, or approximately $11.

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This is a unionized position within the collective bargaining unit. AP PHOTO

When Heinz launched a new Green Sauce tomato ketchup, customers simply never took to it.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited But it’s a perfect fit for Sweden’s Museum of Failure.
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resume, quoting posting #17-17, before 11:59 p.m. on the June 9,
2017 closing date to:

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By Mail: Attn: Leo Gosse - 36 Austin Street, St. John’s, A1B 4C2
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AP PHOTO

We look forward to meeting you. A Rejuvenique electric beauty mask — another featured failure at the Museum of Failure in
Helsingborg, Sweden.
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