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VOLUME X ISSUE 2 WWW.THEMEDIAPLEX.COM OCTOBER 2, 2014
CONVERGED CITIZENTH
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PAGE2
NEWS
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NEWS GALLERY
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Dan Gray
Managing Editor
The Essex and Kent Scottish
Regiment held their fourth
annual Trot with the Troops
event at the Major FA Tilston
Armoury and Police Training
Centre in Windsor.
Members of the community
were given the opportunity to
raise money and run with sol-
diers during their annual battle
fitness test Sept. 22. The battle
fitness test requires the sol-
diers to complete an approxi-
mately 13 kilometre run with
60 pounds in two hours and 20
minutes. The course for non-
soldiers varied from five to 10
kilometres for adults and 1 km
for children. During the run,
runners travelled past the
Vietnam Memorial, Crimean
War cannon and down to the
Sandwich Street World War 1
memorial.
The fundraiser was organ-
ized by the regiment’s Delta
Company, according to their
operational commander Cy
McGrath. McGrath said some
of the money raised has found
its way to the Military Family
Resource Centre in the past.
Through education, support
and positive action, the MFRC
works to enrich the lives of
families and members of the
Canadian Armed Forces
according to their website.
This year, 100 per cent of the
funds raised have been ear-
marked for the regiment.
“All the money goes to the
military, it goes back to the
EnK (Essex and Kent Scottish
Regiment ) it’s administered
through the Essex and Kent
Scottish Association,” said
McGrath. “It is used for what-
ever is needed at the time, so
we identify a need and it is
earmarked for that need.”
“The Association is estab-
lished to foster, maintain and
promote the tradition and
well-being of the regiment”
said the webpage associated
with the organization. The site
also notes the association
strives to promote community
knowledge of the regiment
and other services within the
regimental family.
Jeff Gravel is a former mem-
ber of the Canadian Armed
Forces. He is an active runner
and member of the local veter-
an’s community. He finished
first in the men’s 5 km run.
“It is important to me to sup-
port the troops when they
complete activities like this,”
said Gravel.
The event had many corpo-
rate sponsors. The sponsors
and volunteers provided food,
water, bouncy castles and
even a relic cannon to start the
race. After the race the com-
munity was welcomed inside
the armouries to have a meet-
and-greet with members of the
regiment, as well as look at the
archives and enjoy some
music.
The event is expected to
run again next year. If any-
one is interested in running
in or helping with the event
or joining Delta Company
they can get more informa-
tion on their website,
www.deltacoy.com .
Photo By Dan GrayMajor Mark Douglas stands near the finish line after complet-ing his annual battle fitness test. His unit, the Essex and KentScottish Regiment participated in the fourth annual Trot withthe Troops on Sept. 22 in Windsor.
SEE PAGE 5 Bill Maden, who is currently living with ALS in Windsor, was escorted down the GanatchioTrail by friends and family during the 10th annual ALS walk Sept. 14,
Photo By Taylor Busch
Taylor Busch
CP Editor
Nearly 500 residents tookpart in Sunday’s ALS walkalong the Ganatchio Trailin Windsor.
ALS – three letters thatchange people’s lives for-ever. Amyotrophic LateralSclerosis is a rapidly pro-gressive, neuromusculardisease that attacks everypart of the body except themind. According to ALSCanada, every day nearly3,000 Canadians are treat-ed for it and 0.1 per centdie. Unlike cancer or otherneurodegenerative disor-ders, ALS has no knowncure and many treatmentsto slow its progression fail.
Until recently, manyCanadians only heardabout the disease whensomeone close to themwas diagnosed with it ordied from it and aware-ness was very limited.
Then, the ALS IceBucket Challenge wentviral. Pete Frates, a for-mer college baseball play-er living with the disease,is credited for being thefirst person to tie ALS tothe challenge. After Fratesnominated his friends totake the challenge for himor make a donationtowards ALS research,awareness about the dis-ease began to skyrocket.Suddenly, Americans and
Windsorites walk for ALS
Community runs with troops at annual event
2CONVERGED CITIZENNEWS OCTOBER 2, 2014
Support for AIDS event drops in 26th yearShelbey Hernandez
Associate Managing Editor
Event attracts large line-up of comediansKenneth Bullock
Citizen Staff Reporter
First annual West Mesh draws large crowdTaylor Busch
Citizen Staff Reporter
Photo by Chris Mailloux
Jon “Jonny P” Peladeau performing stand-up at The WindsorBeer Exchange Comedy Showcase Sept. 25. 1378 Ottawa Street
A Night of Comedy is on
Sept. 28
at
8 p.m.
GLASS MONKEY
The AIDS Committee of
Windsor has hosted its 26th
annual AIDS Walk which
saw fewer supporters than
in past years.
The walk kicked off in
Dieppe Gardens on Sept. 21.
The money raised will go
towards local programs such
as client services, harm reduc-
tion and the Education and
Outreach program.
The ACW was founded in
1985. Its goal is to support
those who suffer from
AIDS and to educate the
public about prevention
methods.
The ACW offers services to
over 7,000 people annually.
There are multiple groups
within the ACW which help to
educate and give support to
specific groups of people.
Some examples include the
African, Carribbean and
Black Community Outreach
Program, the Women and HIV
group and the Gay MSM
Sexual Health Program.
There were about 65 people
who attended the walk which
raised approximately $5,000
down from previous years
according to Michael
Brennan, the executive direc-
tor of the ACW.
Lori Doyle, a client support
coordinator with the ACW,
said these walks are important
because they help raise aware-
ness among people who seem
to forget about HIV and
AIDS. She said HIV and
AIDS are just not popular
causes compared to cancer-
awareness causes.
“A lot of time people are for-
getting about HIV,” said
Doyle. “I know breast cancer
and prostate cancer are very
popular (causes)”
Doyle said people may not
recognize AIDS as being a
serious disease anymore, but
according to Brennan, the
number of cases of HIV and
AIDS is much higher than
people realize.
“There are 710 known
cases of HIV infection in
Windsor-Essex and
Chatham-Kent. However, a
quarter of individuals liv-
ing with HIV do not know
they are infected,” said
Brennan. “Of those cases,
a little less than half of
individuals seek primary
care at the Windsor
Regional Hospital HIV
Care Clinic and 82 individ-
uals seek support from
ACW.”
According to the ACW
website, HIV can only be
transmitted through bodily
fluids that have direct
access to the blood stream
through cuts, mucous
membranes, open sores or
needles.
A unique comedy show is
hitting a local comic book
publisher’s studio and
breaking the mould in
Windsor.
Numerous local comedians
will be appearing at the Glass
Monkey Studio Sept. 28.
What’s unique about the event
is the large line-up of per-
formers coming to the show.
Typical comedy nights have
three to seven acts set up. A
Night of Comedy will feature
14 stand-up artists two of
which will also be doing
musical performances.
Many well-known Windsor
comics will be appearing such
as Jon Peladeau, second place
winner at the Border City
Comedy Fest and Josh
Haddon, manager of
Rockhead Pub’s Comedy
Quarry.
“The Glass Monkey is not
going to be like any show
that’s ever come to Windsor,”
said Paladeau, who has been
doing comedy for five years.
“It’s not going to be like your
typical show where you’ll be
staring at the same three guys
for an hour, it’s going to have
variety.”
Peladeau said the comedy
night would not be possible
without the show’s host and
planner, Chris Mailloux who
entered the comedy scene just
over three months ago.
Mailloux said he has had this
night in the work since the end
of August. He first performed
at Milk Café’s Laughing over
Lattes where he watched how
other comics conducted them-
selves on stage.
“As each one of them
went up, I became more
relaxed,” said Mailloux.
Robert Kemeny, another
veteran comedian headlin-
ing Glass Monkey said the
show is a great place for
new comedians to network.
He also said if you want to
get into comedy, just do it.
“Write five minutes of
stand-up, find an open-mic
and if you like it you’ll be
hooked,” said Kemeny.
Mailloux also said the
comedy scene has been
growing for the last few
years. Peladeau added that
more experienced comics
have been very welcoming
to new people entering the
comedy world. The deaths
of Robin Williams and
Joan Rivers may also have
drawn more attention to
the comedy world, in
Mailloux’s opinion.
Over 200 people came out
to support Our West End
during a free community
event held Sept. 24 at Mic
Mac Park.
West Mesh was a fun day
for residents to get together
to celebrate the positive
things happening in the
west end right now. Our
West End, the group that
organized the event, is a
United Way funded initia-
tive and part of the
Neighbourhood Renewal
project. The group was
started two years ago by
Fabio Constante after he
was asked to take his blog-
ging to a new level.
“Our West End is a
grassroots initiative
designed to really empow-
er and engage residents of
the west end towards mak-
ing the west end a better
place to live, work and
play,” said Constante.
Constante said he started
his blog “Our West End”
four years ago to notify
residents of break-ins and
other crimes happening in
the west end. Over the
years, his fan base grew to
the hundreds and some of
them started asking him
what they could do to
change things.
“We believe that change,
often fundamental change,
happens from the ground up,”
said Constante. “One of the
big things we’re focused on
right now is developing a
neighbourhood strategy and
part of that is to really engage
residents.”
Julian Franch is a communi-
ty analyst and coordinator for
Our West End who has worked
with Constante since the
beginning. He said he has
heard many requests for an
event like West Mesh during
his time with Our West End.
Franch said his time with the
group has made him more
proud to be a resident of the
west end today than ever
before.
“There’s a sense of pride and
togetherness in the west end of
Windsor, however, I don’t
feel that message is portrayed
enough to the rest of
Windsor,” said Franch.
“There’s a lot of great aspects
people might not know about
this area and I guess that’s
what inspired me to join this
movement.”
The event included free
food, children’s activities,
information and music by The
Formula. Franch said their
goal was not to make money,
but to increase awareness of
the new services the west end
has to offer.
Many other community
groups were also invited to
reach out to residents through
interactive displays at West
Mesh. Volunteers for the
Sandwich Teen Action Group
(STAG) were present with an
important message for chil-
dren and teenagers.
“I think a lot of kids feel dis-
couraged because they know
there are issues happening in
their community that they
can’t do anything about,” said
Starr Meloche, a long-time
volunteer with STAG and
founder of Advocating Young
Minds. “Our idea is to really
get the kids involved in their
community by making them
want to make changes to it.”
Constante said the group has no
other events planned at this time,
but will likely host another West
Mesh next September. To read or
subscribe to his blog visit
www.ourwestend.com.
3CONVERGED CITIZENNEWS OCTOBER 2, 2014
Unemployment rate for youth increasesKlay Coyle
Citizen Staff Reporter
Photo By Klay Coyle
Maureen Lucas, president and owner of LucasWorks poses in her office in Windsor on Sept. 24,
Windsor’s Local unemploy-
ment rate hit nine per cent in
August as younger citizens
find it hard to get jobs at
home.
Windsor-Essex has had a
history of youth unemploy-
ment over the past six years.
According to Statistics
Canada, Windsor has seen
youth unemployment rates as
high as 24.7 per cent in 2013.
These numbers can cause
local youth and students to
leave the area in search of job
opportunities. Of those stu-
dents with degrees who work
in the region, one out of four
are working at jobs that don’t
require their levels of educa-
tion. Some students take these
low level jobs because they
need work quickly.
Allen Dunwoody, 22, gradu-
ated from the Business
Administration: Accounting
program at St. Clair College
but is currently employed at
Mastronardi Produce.
“I found easier opportunities
elsewhere and coming out of
college I needed what I could
get and couldn’t afford to be
picky,” said Dunwoody.
One of the problems for stu-
dent employment is not that
the area has no opportunities,
but the career path students
are taking. Maureen Lucas is
president and owner of
LucasWorks, a job recruitment
agency in Windsor. She said
students have to think ahead
when looking into their educa-
tion.
She said she thinks people
are picking careers that don’t
have much local presence and
this is causing students to
leave the area because these
jobs are elsewhere.
“I just think that people need
to think long and hard when
they go to school about what
courses and what path they are
taking. They need to look
around them in the courses
they are taking and say ‘either
there are jobs in this commu-
nity, in the courses that I’m
taking, or there’s not,'” said
Lucas.
The municipal election on
Oct. 27 is a good opportunity
for Windsor-Essex to make
changes to help reduce youth
unemployment rates, accord-
ing to Bill Baker who is run-
ning for mayor of the town of
Essex. He said an extensive
service sector is important to
create jobs for youth.
“What we have is an exodus
of our young market because
in the smaller markets espe-
cially, there is no place for
them to work,” said Baker. “I
believe that having a service
sector is a good training
ground for them to stay awhile
and get trained.”
He said having more
manufacturing positions
will also allow for more
advanced and higher pay-
ing jobs.
Baker said plans to decrease
youth unemployment in the
area are underway, but these
changes will take time. Baker
says Windsor-Essex will need
four to six years to put all the
plans into action.
The Big Reveal against teen suicideTecumseh MacGuigan
Photo Editor
Makeovers by “Fairy
Godfather” David Clemmer
took place for Dina Spencer,
Bob Boughner, Dino Chiodo
and Norma Coleman. The
event raised money for
Windsor Pride’s After
School’s OUT! program.
The Windsor P r ide
Communi ty, Educa t ion
and Resource Cen t re
hosted the third annual
Big Reveal Sept . 20.
Last year’s event raised
over $35,000 and this
year’s is expected to have
the same results. Executive
director of Windsor Pride,
Bob Williams, thanked all
in attendance during the
evening, including Mayor
Eddie Francis, MP Percy
Hatfield, and mayoral can-
didates Drew Dilkens and
Larry Horwitz.
“Our after school program is
about to launch and this is
what it’s all about,” said
Williams. “We have 17 high
schools and all of those kids
are coming together on an
ongoing basis and make sure
they have a healthy and won-
derful life. That’s what the
centre is going to do with the
money we raise tonight.”
Invited as a guest speaker
was Niko Niforos, an 18-
year-old who said that with-
out the help of Windsor
Pride, he would not be alive
today.
“I am a son, I am a brother,
I am a recovering drug
addict, I am a productive
member of society and I am
bisexual,” said Niforos. “One
year ago on an island in
Greece, I hated myself so
much for being bisexual that I
stood at the top of a cliff and
was about to take the last drink
of my life, or so I thought.”
Niforos is a graduate from
Walkerville High School, the
first high school in Windsor to
have a gay-straight alliance.
“Earlier that week I had
called my mother in a fran-
tic mood saying I needed to
open up to someone who
knows what I am going
through,” continued
Niforos. “She somehow
got ahold of Windsor
Pride, and they put me on
the phone with a man
named Mike, Mike
Cardinal. He has a special
place in my heart because
of all his love and support.
Mike’s words gave me the
courage to live. Although I
can not predict alternative
realities, I can tell you that
without Windsor Pride I
would not be here carrying
the message of hope for the
LGBT community and our
community as a whole.”
Over 300 people attended
the event. With ticket
prices ranging from $90 to
$150, Windsor Pride could
see numbers as high or
higher than last year’s
event. Catered by Moxie’s
Bar and Grill and Tim
Hortons, the event featured
a full course meal, coffee
and dessert, as well as local
wine available for pur-
chase.
“It’s so awesome that all
of you came out here
tonight to see this awesome
show and support suicide
prevention,” Clemmer told
the audience. “You have all
made a difference by being
here tonight and that is
incredible, I want to
thank you all so much.”
With the third year of the
big reveal being a success,
the event is expectedto
continue in the coming
years.
Photo By Erik ZarinsNiko Niforos speaks to the crowd during the Big Reveal at Devonshire Mall in Windsor on Sept.20. Niforos spoke in support of the Windsor Pride Community, Education and Resource Centreassociation and their services.
Windsorites will have a
number of choices in the
upcoming Windsor municipal
election less than a month
away, and several guaranteed
changes taking place on city
council.
More than 90 candidates are
registered to run for city coun-
cil, school board trustee or
mayor in this year’s election
before the Sept. 12 nomination
deadline. Eleven of those can-
didates withdrew from con-
tention for various reasons.
But with current councillors
Drew Dilkens, Ron Jones,
FulvioValentinis and Alan
Halberstadt either running for
mayor or not running for re-
election and Mayor Eddie
Francis not running for a
fourth term, the next city
council will look very differ-
ent.
“We are looking for people,
for the people that will do the
people’s bidding who will
open transparencies if they
share any ideas that they want
to indulge in with the people,
not in secrecy,” said Denny
Radosz, a business owner in
downtown Windsor. “The peo-
ple have to have a say in
(municipal) projects.”
Radosz’s business,
Aquarium Windsor, was the
first recipient of the
Downtown Windsor Business
Improvement Association’s
commercial rent subsidy pro-
gram last year. The program
subsidizes up to 50 per cent of
a business’s rent each month
for one year. The benefit for
the store expired less than a
month ago according to
Radosz. As part of the pro-
gram, the businesses must stay
in their current lease for at
least five years. Compared to
his recent visit to Toronto,
Radosz said it was a night and
day difference between their
downtowns.
“You can literally look at the
sidewalks in Toronto and you
don’t see gum spots, you don’t
see oil stains, you don’t see
urine stains, I mean it’s
immaculately clean,” said
Radosz. “Driving back didn’t
feel cozy to say the least …
This is the heart of our city
and it should glow like the
heart of our city.”
Many people have narrowed
their choices for mayor. An
unscientific poll of more than
15 Windsorites on Sept. 17 at
the corner of Ouellette Avenue
and University Avenue said
they thought Dilkens, current
DWBIA President Larry
Horwitz or former Mayor John
Millson would become
Windsor’s next mayor. But
Mike Barat, a 55-year-old res-
ident in Ward 3, harbours
resentment towards Millson’s
decisions during his past term
from 1988-1991.
“I couldn’t vote for him and
I can tell you why in two
words: Cleary Auditorium,”
said Barat. “Probably no one
in their late 30s would remem-
ber this, but he was in charge
of the renovations of the
Cleary Auditorium at the
time.”
Many citizens have different
opinions on what the main
issues are in Windsor. Both
Barat and Radosz said the
number of businesses down-
town was the main issue going
to the election. The city’s
roads are an issue for Tiara
McMaster, a first-year pre-
health student at St. Clair
College.
“There’s a bunch of roads
that need to be fixed,” said
McMaster. “My boyfriend
complains all the time about
potholes.”
Despite the road issues,
McMaster, 19, said she wasn’t
planning to vote in the upcom-
ing election. While McMaster
said she wishes there were
more things to do in the city,
she also said she follows U.S.
politics more than local poli-
tics.
“It’s just not something that
I follow,” said McMaster. “If I
wanted to vote, I would rather
vote for something that I know
fully about rather than voting
for somebody I don’t know.”
The Windsor municipal elec-
tion will be held Oct. 27.
Tel: 519-972-2727
4CONVERGED CITIZENNEWS OCTOBER 2, 2014
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Citizen Staff Reporter
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Miss Universe Canada now acceptingapplications for Western Ontario
Applications for the Miss
Universe Canada Western
Ontario Preliminary competi-
tion are now being accepted.
The applications have been
available since Sept. 1 and
will continue to be accepted
until February or March of
2015. Pageant co-ordinator
Sonny Borrelli, said the dead-
line is flexible and depends on
how many women apply.
Women must be between the
ages of 18 and 27 in order to
apply.
Borrelli said it is best to
apply online by going to the
Miss Universe Canada web-
site. Women from all across
Canada apply through this
website and once the applica-
tions are seen by head office,
they are emailed to each corre-
sponding region’s pageant co-
ordinator. For Western
Ontario, that co-ordinator is
Borrelli.
Borrelli will then set up
the casting calls, where
women will be tested on
their interviewing skills
and their poise. A select
few are chosen from the
casting calls and begin
training with Chelsea
Durocher, a previous Miss
Universe Canada contest-
ant. By April, the women
who will move on to the
national round will be cho-
sen and will compete
against women from all
across Canada for the title
of Miss Universe Canada.
The woman who wins will
also represent Canada at
the Miss Universe pageant
in the summer of 2015. The
location is yet to be deter-
mined.
The Western Ontario preliminary
competition co-ordinator said
although experience helps, it is not
necessary to compete.
Ward 4 candidates square off in debateJustin Prince
Citizen Staff Reporter
Photo By Justin Prince
Ward 4 municipal election candidate Remy Boulbol speaks tothe audience during the Ward 4 Candidate Debate at theWalkerville Brewery in Windsor on Sept. 21.
Windsorites in Ward 4
have a lot to think about
after hearing from candi-
dates for city council at a
recent debate in the ward.
The six candidates hop-
ing to become the next city
councillor to represent
Ward 4 participated in the
debate at the Walkerville
Brewing Company Sept.
21. The participants, Remy
Boulbol, Brian Caza,
Adriano Ciotoli, Victoria
Cross, Chris Holt and
Howard Weeks, answered
questions on topics rang-
ing from arts and culture to
retail businesses in front of
an enthusiastic crowd at
the brewery. Alan
Halberstadt, the current
Ward 4 councillor, is not
running for re-election
after being part of city
council for more than 15
years.
“I was really impressed by
the number of people that
came out and the number of
citizens engaged in this
municipal election. It’s huge,”
said Remy Boulbol. “I think
it’s fascinating that more than
200 people showed up to a
municipal debate in Windsor.
I think that’s unprecedented
and I’m so happy to be run-
ning here and to be working to
represent these people.”
The debate, which was held
by the Windsor Philosophical
Arts Association and the Olde
Walkerville Residents
Association, had questions
prepared from multiple local
organizations and businesses.
The first question, involving
the proposed Windsor mega-
hospital being placed in Ward
4, sparked different opinions
to start off the night.
According to The Windsor
Star, land for the new hospital
was being offered by different
companies and residents in
Windsor, Tecumseh, Essex
and Lakeshore as recent as
July 23. According to the City
of Windsor’s website,
Windsor Regional Hospital’s
Metropolitan Campus is cur-
rently in the ward’s jurisdic-
tion.
SEE PAGE 6
Canadians who had neverheard of Lou Gehrig’s dis-ease were willing to emptytheir pockets for it. ManyWindsorites who walkedfor ALS on Sunday lateradmitted they would prob-ably still not know aboutthe disease if not for thechallenge.
Sharon Colman, long-time president for the ALSSociety of Windsor-Essexand Chatham-Kent, saidSunday was the bestturnout they’ve had in tenyears. The walk, whichwas started by the Beattiefamily of Windsor, is verydifferent from other chari-ty walks because most ofthe participants and volun-teers have not lived withthe disease. Of the 500
people in attendance onSunday, only two of themare current ALS patients.
“This event has alwaysfocused on celebrating thelives we’ve lost, but maybethat’s starting to change,” saidColman. “We’re very, veryfortunate and grateful to getthis size of a turnout and wecertainly hope everyone willcome back next year.”
Since neither of the menwith ALS can speak, theirwives spoke for them. PeggyBarrette became emotional asshe described the support sheand her husband George havereceived from the ALSSociety since 2004. JillMaden, whose husband Billalso suffers from ALS, saidshe is grateful for the aids andassistance the ALS Societygives them which allow himto continue living at home.
Both women also talked ingreat detail of their over-whelming gratitude forColman who has given themeverything they needed andmore since day one.
“The ALS Society has beenabsolutely fantastic up to thispoint and I don’t know whatwe’d do without them,” saidMaden. “We try to remain pos-itive but this disease is sounpredictable we can onlyhope for the best and preparefor the worst.”
Linda Scaife, a volunteer forthe walk, said her family con-tinues to have a very positiveexperience with Colman andthe ALS Society years afterthe death of her father Frank.Like many of the other volun-teers present, Scaife said sheparticipated in the walk withher father several times whilehe was sick, but began volun-
teering her time in his memoryafter he died. She and her fam-ily members said they havenever felt an obligation torepay the charity, but chooseto show appreciation for thesupport they continue toreceive from meetings heldeach month at the Hospice ofWindsor.
“I continue to volunteerfor this organization nowbecause I know how muchit helps families andpatients who are diag-nosed,” said Scaife. “Allthe money that’s raisedstays right here to help
these people. You can’t askmore than that.”
Though Colman said theALS Society reached theirgoal for funds and aware-ness at this walk, they willcertainly need morethroughout the year.Without the services andsupplies they give to localfamilies, experts estimateit could cost between$150,000 and $200,000 peryear to care for just onesick relative at home. Tofind out more about ALSor make a donation visitwww.alswindsor.ca.
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Shelbey Hernandez
Production
Team Naureen Ahmed
6CONVERGED CITIZENNEWS OCTOBER 2, 2014
Truck collideswith stop sign
Caleb Workman
Citizen Staff Reporter
Ward 4 municipal election candidates (from left to right)Adriano Ciotoli, Victoria Cross, Chris Holt and Howard Weekslook towards the moderator for the Ward 4 Candidate Debate atthe Walkerville Brewery in Windsor on Sept. 21,
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Photo by Anthony Sheardown
Photo by Victoria Parent
“Wherever this new facility
is, we have to ensure it has
accessible transportation,"
said Caza. "For example, you
look at the new jail (South
West Detention Centre) that's
been built, it's just outside
Windsor ... it needs to be built
somewhere where it's going
to be accessible."
Cross, a local activist and
former lawyer who has been
involved in multiple organiza-
tions throughout the years, had
stronger opinions on the topic.
She said if the new hospital
was built outside of Ward 4, it
would “tear the heart” out of
the community.
Coun. Halberstadt was in the
audience and asked candidates
their stance on having an
Photo by Justin Prince
Auditor General on-staff in
the near future. All the partic-
ipants showed strong support
for bringing back the posi-
tion.
The city’s audits have been
outsourced to other compa-
nies since former AG Todd
Langlois was fired by the city
February 2012. Halberstadt
also asked what the candi-
dates would do regarding
urban planning or design pro-
posals.
“I was very overjoyed by
the resounding answer with
regard to the Auditor General
because there are some politi-
cians, obviously not in this
ward, who don’t want to bring
back the Auditor General,”
said Halberstabt after the
debate. “They want to go with
the status quo, which really is
not doing a very good job of
auditing what the city does.”
Halberstadt said he’ll be
still running for the General
Essex County District School
Board Trustee position in
Wards 3, 4 and 10.
"As I've told most people,
I've had my fill of city coun-
cil," Halberstadt said. "I did
the best I could and I think it's
time for me to move along
and for new people to come
in. That’s why we had this
exercise to help people
choose ... I do think they’re a
really good group of people
and they’re well-informed."
Windsorites will be going to
the polls Oct. 27.
Vipers Rebuild
Photo By Chelsea LeflerLaSalle Vipers Paolo Battisti prevents a goal against one of theSt. Mary’s Lincolns players on Wednesday Sept. 24. at theVollmer Complex in LaSalle
Chelsea Lefler
Sports Editor
The LaSalle Vipers have lost
more than half of their team since
last season and this could be a
rebuilding year for them.
Bill Bowler, who has been the
head coach of the Vipers for two
seasons, said he thinks they lost 15
of the 23 players on their roster.
Seven of the Vipers who have left
are now playing in the OHL.
The Vipers compete in the
Greater Ontario Hockey League’s
Western Conference at the Junior
B level.
The good thing about junior
hockey, you’re always rebuilding
or retooling,” said Bowler.
“We have a lot of young guys
and the guys are pretty mature and
know what they are doing,” said
Korey Morgan. This is his second
season playing for the team and he
agrees that this could be a rebuild-
ing year. The Windsorite first
played for the Vipers in the 2012-
2013 season, then played for the
GOHLWC Top Prospects Game,
and he is originally from Windsor.
“I’m pretty sure they went pretty
far in the AAA year last year. So
they are pretty experienced. They
are all good guys too.”
Rio Anzolin, who is also from
Windsor, has played for the
Vipers for two years. He also
played for the Leamington Flyers,
another Junior B team in the
2010-2011 year. He said that this
isn’t a rebuilding year for the team
at all and that they didn’t even
think about it as rebuilding. He
also said that the team knew com-
ing into the year that they’d have
a lot of good young guys.
“There is always a lot of good
talent in this area,” said Bowler.
SPORTS
Vandal targets local business
Police survey the scene of a broken window at a downtown business, Sept. 26. A person issaid to have fled after the incident occured at Shanfiel-Meyers Gift Shop 176 Ouelette Ave.
A stop sign leans after reportedly being struck by a
truck at the corner of Crawford Avenue and Elliott
Street in Windsor on Sept. 26.
It was suspected that the driver of the truck also dam-
aged a utility pole when he exited the Border City
Storage lot. Police are investigating the incident.
7CONVERGED CITIZENENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 2, 2014
Artwork illuminatesOdette Sculpture Garden
Justin Thompson
Production Manager
Hundreds of Windsorites
showed up to celebrate arts
and culture at Windsor’s
Artists, Visions, Energies and
Sculptures festival, known as
w.a.v.e.s.
The event was organized by
the cultural affairs and parks
department of Windsor and
held during national culture
days Sept. 26 and 27. The fes-
tival illuminated the Odette
Sculpture Garden along the
riverfront and filled it with
wave inspired art creations.
Some of the art projects
showcased over the weekend
included the Motor City Beats
Junk Kit, a drum-kit built from
recycled car parts and LED
illuminated rose sculpture
made from recycled plastic
bags collected from local
neighbourhoods and created
by Arturo Herrera. Marz
Media Inc. painted the entire
festival in vibrant light as part
of their piece called Bring
Imagination to Light.
Windsor Cultural Affairs
Manager Cathy Masterson
said Windsor tends to take its
creative people for granted.
“I really hope that this festi-
val reminds us that we have
these really amazing opportu-
nities in our city,” said
Masterson. “We’re a very
open city, we’re a very inclu-
sive city and we really accept
that there are all of these
opportunities to be a little bit
off-beat.”
Windsor’s largest independ-
ent inter-arts festival
Harvesting the FAM provided
w.a.v.e.s. attendees with live
stage music throughout the
weekend. Musical acts includ-
ing Middle Sister, Leighton
Bain and KERO and Annie
Hall performed. All acts
played on a stage set up under-
neath the overpass on
Riverside Drive and Crawford
Avenue.
Guitarist Stu Kennedy’s
band Middle Sister was one of
the groups brought in to per-
form by FAM fest. Middle
Sister is a five piece folk-rock
band from Windsor that
recently released a five song
self-titled EP.
“It was incredible,” said
Kennedy. “The stage set up on
the river, the people who
watched, the weather. All the
pieces were in place to make
this an unforgettable event.”
Middle Sister fan Naska
Dizai, 22, attended the festival
to be supportive of her com-
munity and see her friend’s
band play.
“My experience was really
enlightening. I enjoyed the
stage underneath the overpass,
and the bands, said Dizai. “I
had a lot of fun.”
w.a.v.e.s. was funded
through a bequest from busi-
nessman and key supporter of
the Odette School of Business
Louis Odette. Masterson said
it is likely the festival will be
funded again in 2016.
Local band makes their return home
A local band will soon be
recording their second album,
after being discovered by a
Toronto Record producer.
State Of Us, made up of
three local Windsor men,
moved to Toronto in May.
While they were there they
performed shows, busked on
the streets and met with indus-
try experts. The band played
their first show in Windsor
after moving bac Sept 18.
“It’s always fun to play
shows when your friends
show up,” said Sebastian Abt.
Abt, who is the band’s lead
singer, said it was tough play-
ing shows in Toronto.
“Crowds in Toronto have a
lot more people that listen to a
lot of different styles so I think
they are harder to please,” said
Abt.
The band has been playing
shows in the local area for
over two years. The only bar-
tender working Thursday
night had many positive things
to say about the crowd that
night.
“Intimate but energetic,”said
Amanda Sinasac.
Sinasac who has been work-
ing at Milk Coffee Bar for
seven months has seen State
Of Us several times before,
but said she has never seen the
crowd so energized before.
“It seemed like everyone
was old friends, so there was a
really positive vibe,” said
Sinasac.
While the band was perform-
ing, a fan Doug Huha, went
up on stage to sing along with
the band. The 22-year-old who
is a local musician has played
in Windsor local bands and
has been playing local shows
with some of the members of
State Of Us for over three
years.
“Knowing they moved to
Toronto to try and push them-
selves and grow as a band is
awesome,” said Huha
While the band was in
Toronto they got in touch
with producer Ross Hayes
Citrullo. Citrullo is the
owner of Toronto-based
indie recording studio,
Epik Productions. Citrullo
was at a show watching a
band he had previously
recorded. When State Of
Us played the same show
and Citrullo ended up
approaching them about
working together. State Of
Us is currently writing
their third studio album
which they plan on record-
ing with Epik Productions.
“We would love to have
the EP out by the new
Ryan Brough
Photo Editor
Scotland the Brave
Now that Scotland has
voted to remain with the
U.K. it brings to my mind a
simple Scottish Gaelic
word that I think sums
everything up perfectly…
A-chaoidh– Always and
forever.
Voters in Scotland did
their part Thursday
September 18, to prevent
an event that would have
had far-reaching conse-
quences around the world.
A referendum appeared on
the ballot with one simple
question: “Should Scotland
be an independent coun-
try?”
Fifty-five per cent of the
electorate said no. With
that, Scotland remains a
part of the U.K.
The British Union Jack,
long a symbol of a united
country consisting of four
regions, each with a dis-
tinct personality, will con-
tinue to fly over a
Scotland's rugged shores,
rocky glens and old-school
golf links.
Just to be clear, I don’t
claim Scottish heritage.
I’m Irish. I have never
been to the U.K. but cer-
tainly want to visit before
I’m out of here. Once that
happens, I will want to
enjoy the nightlife in
Edinburgh and stroll the
grounds of ancient St.
Andrews Golf Club - all
this in a Scotland that
remains with Great
Britain…where, in my
view, she belongs.
A-chaoidh– Always and
forever.
Had the referendum
passed, Scotland would
have officially broken
away from the U.K. in
March 2016. They would
have needed to set up their
own constitution, armed
forces, border patrol,
national anthem and more.
However, sources say they
were open to keeping
Queen Elizabeth II as their
head of state in a constitu-
tional monarchy, similar to
Canada.
The Queen herself, I
imagine, is relieved things
turned out as they did. As
the British monarch, she
would naturally want to
keep the union together.
The royal family’s ties to
Scotland are very evident,
as their summer residence,
Balmoral, lies within
Scotland’s borders.
Wales has been mulling
over the idea of inde-
pendence as well. A
recent BBC News poll
showed that seven per
cent of respondents
would favour an inde-
pendent Wales if the
Scottish vote was suc-
cessful. Like Scotland,
Wales has a strong
nationalist feeling and its
own identity, complete
with the omnipresent
Welsh dragon.
Closer to home, a “Yes”
vote in Scotland would have
awakened the separatist
movement in Quebec, dor-
mant since the Parti
Quebecois’ crushing election
defeat earlier this year.
Several PQ members were in
Scotland as the votes were
counted. Needless to say, the
PQ was “disappointed” in
the Scottish result.
Hadrian’s Wall separates
Scotland from England – it’s
been a symbol of past hostil-
ity between the two divi-
sions. Beyond the western
end of that wall is the
Solway Firth – where the
sunset fades with the after-
glow of the “No” victory.
The maudlin chorus of
bagpipes will continue to
swell and the plaid will
continue to flow - know-
ing full well that
Scotland’s future is
secure, still part of the
United Kingdom.
A-chaoidh – Always and
forever.
Photo by Ryan Brough
Sebastian Abt of the band State Of Us is seen performing inWindsor at Milk Coffee Bar Thursday, September 18.
OPINION
year,” said Abt.
The band will continue
to write and play shows
around the city but Abt
described their first show
back in Windsor as ‘It felt
like home, very warm wel-
coming.”
Mark Brown
Columnist
8CONVERGED CITIZENGALLERY OCTOBER 2, 2014
Journalism students fill their ‘pieholes’
WINNER!
Journalism students stuff
their faces at a fundraiser to
benefit the Journalism Awards
Night.
The JAN Club held their first
event, a pie eating contest On
Sept. 25.
Taylor Busch, head of the
JAN Club, along with
Kenneth Bullock planned the
event with the help of the rest
of the club. Students from the
Mediaplex lined up to take
place in the competition. To
enter the contest, contestants
collected donations $15 and
up towards the club. The pies
were provided by Nana’s
Bakery on Dominion Blvd.
In the first-year contest,
Eugenio Mendoza finished his
pie first, winning the contest.
Journalism student Jon Martin
won the second-year competi-
tion by a landslide. Prizes
were donated by local restau-
rants The Dugout, Toasty’s
Grilled Cheese & Salad Bar
and Bubble Tea Express.
Sean Frame
Managing Editor
WINNER!
Students from the Journalism program competein a pie eating contest in front of the MediaPlexon Sept. 25 The contest raised $400 for the pro-gram.
(The Converged Citizen Photos by / Angelica Haggert, Evan Mathias andVictoria Parent)