20110715_ca_winnipeg

Page 1

WINNIPEG

Weekend, July 15-17, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.



BULL-HEADED

FIGHTERS SAY THEY’RE NOT CRAZY — THEY JUST LIVE ON THE EDGE {page 8}

THE JAPANESE GRILL

FROM CLASSIC RECIPES TO CONTEMPORARY FAVOURITES {page 19}

FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS MILA’S FIRST LEADING ROLE

WINNIPEG

{page 14}

Weekend, July 15-17, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.

JAMES TURNER/METRO

Pick of the litter

These are the faces of just a few of the 150 adult cats the Winnipeg Humane Society is hoping to adopt out for no charge Friday. Each feline is spayed or neutered, comes with six weeks of pet insurance, has been cleared by a vet and is tattooed. The no-charge event is on until 10 p.m. Kittens have been discounted to $75.

ARE YOU INSURED... PROPERLY? s Homeowners Insurance s Cottages s Boats s Small Business

s Autopac s Driver’s Licencing s Tenant’s Insurance s Condominium Insurance

HILLIS INSURANCE AGENCIES LTD. 1821 MAIN ST. s 338.7919


02

metronews.ca

news: winnipeg

1

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Big Top Fringe picks and pans

Teenage. Dream

Bursting Into Flames I remember reading about a study a while back that suggested that having too much choice — like an aisle full of cereals to choose from — actually makes us less happy. That paradox — that by having more, we feel worse — comes across in Martin Dockery’s spectacular monologue, which suggests that even Heaven may not be so heavenly. That’s what we discover in this story, as our unnamed hero tells us the story of his afterlife. Martin Dockery absolutely burns down the house with Bursting Into Flames.

news

Danish band gets huge break courtesy of Heineken ad. You know the one. Scan code for story.

To scan 2D barcodes in Metro, download the free ScanLife app at 2dscan.com.

Pop superstar Katy Perry dropped in on a sold out crowd of 13,000 at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre Thursday night.

JOFF SCHMIDT/CBC REVIEW CREW JAMES TURNER/METRO

Katy Perry’s colourful performance Fans — a good mix of men and women under 20 — seemed ecstatic to see Katy Perry, whose voice and band sounded superb. The eye-catching, colourful set proved a fitting backdrop to Perry’s candy-coated singalong songs.

On the web at metronews.ca

It turns out a shuttered Cold War-era NATO installation is the perfect place for an Internet company’s home base. Video at metronews.ca. Follow us on Twitter @metrowinnipeg

News in brief

Paying fare on city transit to get easier AUTOMATED. Winnipeg Transit is finally making it easier to pay for your fare, rather than scrounging for change in your couch. Automated bus fare boxes will arrive in 2013, said Winnipeg Transit di-

rector Dave Wardrop. The new machines will allow you to load a smart card with money online or at a kiosk. Or for those who still wish to pay cash, transit will make sure you’ve put in the right amount. The plan has been in the works for about five years. ELISHA DACEY

BRT plan changes again ROUTE. Council is now

considering running the

second phase of the much-anticipated Bus Rapid Transit line through several south Winnipeg neighbourhoods instead of alongside Pembina Highway. The new line would instead run around the Parker, Maybank and Beaumont neighbourhoods in Fort Garry. Mayor Sam Katz said he has not seen a formal plan for the new line, but is aware of the idea. ELISHA DACEY

Raven Causes Mischief Every culture has a trickster — whether it’s coyote or rabbit or Charlie Chaplin. For the Haida of northwestern B.C., it’s Raven. And here, Roberta Kennedy (whose Haida name is Kung Jaadaa) brings stories of how Raven created the world, brought ‘the two-leggeds’ the sun and moon, and brought about the creation of Moon Woman. Kung Jaadaa delivers the stories with a calm seriousness that gives them gravity, but also keeps her audience at a bit of a distance. And while she smartly wraps her show up at 35

minutes, it’s a shame Kung Jaadaa saves the show’s most powerful moment — explaining her personal connection with Raven — until the end. As it is, her Raven stories can make for quiet, reflective Fringe fare — but may also test the attention span of fidgety Fringers. JOFF SCHMIDT/CBC REVIEW CREW

Oh, That Wily Snake! This show is — like a flying mattress — a weird ride. Unfortunately, like a flying mattress, it ultimately crashes. I bring up the flying mattress because it’s a key element in this expressionist retelling of the Garden of Eden story. And watching characters argue in a dream isn’t particularly more interesting than watching them argue in a more grounded setting. It’s a bold experiment, particularly for a writer like Dockery, who has had great success with solo shows. But Wily Snake is not the most tempting fruit on the Fringe tree. JOFF SCHMIDT/CBC REVIEW

Scan the code for full reviews and more.

For the full reviews, get your Fringe on the go. Bookmark cbc.ca/winnipegfringe on your mobile device.


WINNIPEG AirSource 212 Henderson Hwy. (204) 989-2954 AirSource 1200 McPhillips St. (204) 989-2927 AirSource 671 Pembina Hwy. (204) 925-1260 AirSource 2599 Pembina Hwy. at Bison Dr. (204) 261-1234 AirSource Portage Place (204) 946-0721 AirSource 2609 Portage Ave. at Moray (204) 954-2939 AirSource 1500 Regent Ave. W (204) 988-3080

JULY 17TH IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO

AirSource St. Vital Centre Kiosk (204) 989-2939 AirSource St. Vital Centre (204) 989-2940 SI Wireless Communications 1132 Portage Ave. (204) 231-1600 SI Wireless Communications 661 Corydon Ave. (204) 231-1650 SI Wireless Communications Winnipeg Square (204) 944-8070

VALUE O OF $

Teleco Kenaston Common (Waverley at McGillivray) (204) 947-9570

299

99 99

Teleco 948 St. James St. (204) 831-1234 STEINBACH Nickel Communications Unit H – 197 Main St. (204) 326-4988 WINKLER Nickel Communications 9 – 820 Triple E Blvd. (204) 325-4121 BRANDON Teleco Unit B3 – 1128B 18th St. (204) 727-0100 NEEPAWA Neepawa True Value 268 Hamilton St. (204) 476-2333 STONEWALL TMC Distribution 325 Main St. (204) 467-2014 PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE Reimer Antenna Service 1000 Saskatchewan Ave. W (204) 857-9001 SWAN RIVER Sears Swan River 619 Main St. (204) 734-4541 DAUPHIN North of 51 Designs & Computers 12 2nd Ave. NW (204) 638-7148 THOMPSON Unite 24/7 City Centre Mall (204) 677-3212 THE PAS Sound Innovations 317 Fischer Ave. (204) 623-7171 FLIN FLON Sears Flin Flon 35 Main St. (204) 687-7581

WINNIPEG Kildonan Place (204) 667-8248 Garden City Shopping Centre (204) 339-8895

Vertical stand sold separately.

Sign up 2 smartphones to a Couples & Family Plan or add a line you existing Couples & Family Plan & the PlayStation® 3 is on us. to your 3-year voice & data plan required.*

Polo Park (204) 774-2412 1853 Grant Ave. (204) 488-4969

ONLY AT

2855 Pembina Hwy. (204) 275-2233 3500 Portage Ave. (204) 837-1234 756 Pembina Hwy. (204) 452-1234 823 McLeod Ave. (204) 654-1234

Call 1 888 601-0656 rogers.com/PS3

47 Goulet St. (204) 237-7496 Polo Park Kiosk (204) 788-0280 BRANDON Brandon Shoppers Mall (204) 571-6976 1830 Park Ave. (204) 727-2580

*Offer ends July 17/11. Subject to change without notice. Customers who activate 2 smartphones on a voice and data Couples & Family Plan or add a smartphone to an existing voice and data Couples & Family Plan (each with a 3-year term) are eligible to complete an online coupon (rogerspromotions.com/PS3offer) to redeem for a Sony PlayStation 3 (160 GB) at no additional cost while supplies last. Early cancellation fees apply. Limit one per account. “PlayStation” and the “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks and “PS3” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment LLC. ©2011


04

metronews.ca

news: winnipeg

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Gang crackdown won’t compromise core operations, according to police The core public-safety mission of the Winnipeg Police Service won’t be hampered as officers are moved around in an effort to clamp down on the bikergang war, police pledged yesterday. “The everyday operation of the service is not being compromised in any way, shape or form,” said spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen. Officers across several key units of the force are

being shuffled to try and resolve the conflict between the Rock Machine and the Hells Angels-affiliated Redlined Support Crew. Over a month, police have identified 13 outbursts of violence they believe stem from the clash. Asked if investigations unrelated to the biker conflict would be hampered, Michalyshen said supervisors are tasked with deciding how best to use resources. “Some things may have

to be put on the back burner, some things may not,” he conceded. Arrests have been made in two of the 13 incidents. Two men police identified as gang associates have been charged with arson-related crimes and held at the Winnipeg Remand Centre. Officers arrested the suspects early Wednesday, shortly after firebombs crashed through the front door of an Osborne Village tattoo shop. “There were of-

ficers in the area at the time of the incident,” Michalyshen said. He declined to discuss police tactics further. “That would certainly defeat the purpose,” he said. Taylor Morrison, 23, and Shaine Stodgell, 33, are in custody. Police said Stodgell also faces an arson charge in connection to another incident at an auto dealership on St. Mary’s Road last Sunday. JAMES TURNER

PHOTOS

News in pictures

1. GETTY IMAGES 2. COURTESY OF WINNIPEG GOLDEYES 3. COURTESY OF CIRQUE DU SOLEIL 4. CONTRIBUTED 5. COURTESY OF THE TREWS

1

2

We’re not mosquito capital CONTRIBUTED

We’re not the murder capital, either But don’t worry — we’re still the Slurpee capital of the world Winnipeg is getting a run for its money this year as the mosquito capital of Canada. The latest mosquito trap count in Edmonton has hit 30 per night. In Winnipeg, the count is nine and holding. High numbers of bloodsuckers have been pestering Edmontonians for weeks, and the population is expected to climb after recent heavy rain. Officials in Edmonton are considering spot spraying at some summer festival sites to control mosquitoes. Taz Stuart, entomologist with the City of Winnipeg, said Thursday that since trap counts are low,

there is no fogging being contemplated here, even though the second week in July is usually when fogging begins. He said Winnipeg is winning the mosquito war thanks to the stepped-up larviciding program and the co-operative weather, although he warned that a few days of rain could change everything. Extremely hot temperatures and a chance of thunderstorms are forecast for this weekend. As an aside, Edmonton is also the murder capital of Canada, with 28 homicides so far this year, the highest per capita in the country. ELISHA DACEY/WITH FILES FROM

3

5

Don’t put that swatter away just yet: A few days of rain could cause the mosquito population to explode.

THE CANADIAN PRESS

If you LOVE to write LOVE YOUR CAREER . . .

BE MEDIA Graduates will find employment as journalists, script writers, in publicity and corporate communications, desktop publishing and graphic design, and new media.

4

8 M

month full tim e

edia Writin Program g

Starts Sept. 19, 2011

66B-1485 Portage Ave. (lower level of Polo Park) Winnipeg, MB R3G 0W4 Call today

89-RADIO (897-2346)

Police HQ gets extra $28 million The $127-million project, to be located downtown at the former Canada Post building, will now cost $155 million thanks to construction cost overruns. The City of Winnipeg’s downtown development committee held a special meeting Thursday to approve the money. ELISHA DACEY

1 2 3 4 5

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is expected to break box-office records in the opening weekend of the witch and wizard saga. CRYSTAL LADERAS The Winnipeg Goldeyes are at bat all weekend, with three games against the Sioux Falls Pheasants at Shaw Park. CRYSTAL LADERAS

Cirque du soleil’s Dralion show, a fusion of eastern and western theatre and acrobatics, begins July 20 at the MTS Centre. CRYSTAL LADERAS

The Blue Man Group combines comedy, entertainment and technology for performances on Saturday and Sunday at Centennial Concert Hall. CRYSTAL LADERAS The Trews are headlining the 10th annual SuperSpike tournament at Maple Grove Rugby Park. Weekend passes to the beach tournament and party are still available. CRYSTAL LADERAS


Determined Filipino family ignores skeptics to succeed in Canada When Erick Alfonso meets immigrants who feel overwhelmed, he gives them hope by telling his own family’s story. In fact, the Manila native and his wife achieved personal success in a remarkably short time, by ignoring skeptics who scoffed at their Canadian dreams.

Erick also gives pep talks on job searches, based on his experience and that of his wife, Maria Rosario, who within a year moved from a temporary accounting job to accounting manager with a local ďŹ rm.

“We didn’t do anything special, but we were determined. By believing in ourselves and supporting each other, we got through each difďŹ culty,â€? says Erick. “It is possible – If you show what you can do, you can build the right connections and open the door to a new life in “They told us that you need Canadian experience Canada.â€? to find a job,â€? recalls the former IT project THIS ADVERTORIAL IS PREPARED BY SCOTIABANK. manager at a Philippine bank. “But we decided to try because we knew it was a good country to raise our kids.â€? Now working as a Manager of Customer Service at Scotiabank in Calgary, Alberta, Erick remembers how friends discouraged them from migrating to Canada with their ďŹ ve young children.

Now established as a Scotiabank Manager, Erick Alfonso welcomes other new Canadians to his branch.

Upon arrival in Canada in 2006, the Alfonsos discovered that many Filipino compatriots were juggling low paying jobs to survive. While Erick also took a temporary factory job to pay the bills, he refused to give up hope. “A friend told me to open my ďŹ rst bank account at Scotiabank, and the teller was so helpful that I decided to submit my resumĂŠ,â€? recounts Erick. To his amazement, the branch manager hired him within a month as a casual teller, and two months later, gave him a full-time customer support role. “I was lucky that Scotiabank gave me the chance to prove myself,â€? notes Erick, who has risen through the ranks and now serves many Asian customers at Calgary’s Castleridge Centre Branch. “I can relate to them because I remember arriving with no bank account and no permanent address. The Scotiabanker explained everything to me, and I try to do the same for others today.â€? For example, Erick recommends the Scotiabank StartRight Program1 for Newcomers, which includes a free day-to-day bank account for one year 2, a wide range of VISA* card options3 and a number of other customized services and benefits. He also provides plenty of ďŹ rst-hand ďŹ nancial advice. ÂŽ

“Since many newcomers arrive with personal savings, I help them invest their savings wisely, including short-term investments such as a TaxFree Savings Account (TFSA), which lets them earn tax-free income that they can access later for other needs,� says Erick. He also explains the importance of building a Canadian credit history. “Some newcomers are afraid to use a credit card, but I tell them how it can help them achieve other goals if they use it responsibly.�

The Scotiabank StartRight Program, created for Canadian Landed Immigrants from 0-3 years in Canada, International Students and Foreign Workers. Offer available for one year when you open a new Powerchequing account with Scotiabank. Free banking refers to personal account level service fees only. This includes all account monthly transaction fees. It does not include fees not covered by your banking package nor fees charged by other ďŹ nancial institutions. Fees not covered with the Powerchequing account, including access fees to use non-Scotiabank banking machines (e.g. Interac , VISA or PLUS fees), continue to apply. Cardholder service fees continue to apply for using the cross-border debit service. Subject to meeting Scotiabank’s credit criteria and security requirements. Registered trademarks of The Bank of Nova Scotia. VISA Int./Lic. user The Bank of Nova Scotia. Interac Inc. owner of mark Interac. The Bank of Nova Scotia is an authorized user of the trademark.

"MCSFZ :FVOH Scotia advisor

“Albrey helped open the door to our new home in Canada� . The Scotiabank StartRight Program1, specially designed for newcomers, makes owning your dream home a reality.2 Let one of our knowledgeable Scotia advisors show you how. Ž

ÂŽ

4UBSU 3JHIU )FSF 'JOE ZPVS OFBSFTU 4DPUJBCBOL CSBODI WJTJU TDPUJBCBOL DPN TUBSUSJHIU PS DBMM

#"/,*/( t &45"#-*4)*/( $3&%*5 t 08/*/( :063 )0.& t 4"7*/(

ÂŽ

â€

ÂŽ * â€

*

*

Registered trademarks of The Bank of Nova Scotia. Trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. The Scotiabank StartRight Program, created for Canadian Landed Immigrants from 0-3 years in Canada, International Students and Foreign Workers. Subject to applicable credit approval, Scotiabank residential mortgage standards and maximum permitted loan amounts. CMHC/Genworth Financial Canada mortgage default insurance is required for Loan to Value ratios (LVRs) greater than 65%. The maximum is 95% LVR for Permanent Residents at both CMHC and Genworth Financial Canada. For Foreign Workers, the maximum is 90% LVR at CMHC and 95% at Genworth Financial Canada. ÂŽ 1 2

TM


metronews.ca

06

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Taking a close look at potential Jets logos submitted by fans Despite rumours that the Winnipeg Jets’ new logo would be revealed this week, MTS Centre director Scott Brown confirmed it’s not happening anytime soon. Brown also said he doesn’t know when the

News in brief

Traffic-light plan stuck in amber: Audit SYNCHRONIZED SIGNALS. A recent audit has found Winnipeg’s traffic signals branch and its plan to synchronize the city’s traffic lights is behind schedule and understaffed. CRYSTAL LADERAS

WAG wants kids’ art ARTISTS 12 AND UNDER. The

Winnipeg Art Gallery is calling all kids to decorate a quilt block for the Kids Quilt of Belonging contest. Kids can mail or

logo will be revealed, but that hasn’t stopped designers from flying in their submissions. Here’s what Winnipeggers and Metro graphic designer Kyle Dratowany say is the best fit. CRYSTAL LADERAS drop off their block at the WAG, where it will be displayed on the Kids’ Quilt of Belonging wall all summer. Visit the What’s On page on wag.ca for more details. CRYSTAL LADERAS

FRASER DAVIDSON AND BRIAN GUNDELL

JOHNNY GRISWOLD

Metro graphic designer Kyle Dratowany: I’m not crazy about the use of the maple leaf, necessarily — just with Winnipeg being so close to Toronto and them using the maple leaf. We don’t have to yell Canada on everything just because we’re Canadian. No one liked this logo. People thought it wasn’t enough “Go Jets go” and too much “Team Canada.”

Kyle: I like the general shape and how they’re playing off some of the old elements with the jet and the circle. I’m not crazy about the Esplanade Riel … but it does incorporate the name into the logo.

Kyle: I actually like this one quite a bit because it has that retro look to it, using the same jet and the red circle. Everything is symmetrical.… I kind of like how they incorporated the W shape.

Chris Butt, 25, Garden City: It kinda resembles the old style. Let’s just keep it the original. Let’s go back to 1996. Let’s just do that.

Sean Leggett, 25, West Kildonan I like the jetstream W. It reminds me of a jet, the way that it’s coming down like that. I think it’s got a couple real cool designs in it and it represents Winnipeg.

“It is easy to use and doesn’t seem to give off harsh fumes. Simply assemble, start and put under your patio table or chair and it should keep the mosquitoes away.... (I’m told) that this product will even keep the

JACOB WEBSTER

Kyle: I really like the more illustrated style of this. The sharp lines of the jet, it looks more modern and fits in with the current NHL logo and the type is handled really well. The colours I’m not crazy about. Darron Field, 46, St. Boniface. It’s aggressive. It’s a different colour scheme.… The funny thing is that none of these planes fly here. They should have a Herc or something. That kind of looks like an F-15.

‘There’s ample parking’: U of M 7,100 planned stalls not expected to accommodate 33,000-seat stadium RAYMOND S C WAN ARCHITECT INC.

Author unmasks mysteries CONSPIRACY THEORY. Frank

Albo, author of The Hermetic Code, is offering guided tours of the Manitoba Legislative Building and courses discussing contemporary conspiracy theories. Forbidden Knowledge runs Aug. 15Sept. 1. and Occult Architecture runs from Sept. 7-26 at the University of Winnipeg’s main campus. Tickets can be reserved at heartlandtravel.ca/ her-meticcode-tours.htm. CRYSTAL LADERAS

CRYSTAL LADERAS WINNIPEG@METRONEWS.CA

Officials with the University of Manitoba say they don’t understand the current brouhaha over parking near the new Winnipeg Blue Bombers stadium — they’re planning to open up thousands of spots to Bomber fans. “There’s ample parking,” said U of M spokesman John Danakas. “There’s construction going on on the campus, so the number of parking stalls does vary, but we have upwards of 6,000 stalls available.” This is in addition to the already 7,100 stalls that

An artist’s rendering of the new stadium.

will be built or are nearby in surrounding neighbourhoods. Danakas said the U of M is in negotiations with the Bombers and other campus partners to open up the campus’ extra parking spots on game days.

Your votes for best biter repellent ThermaCELL

DAVE DELISLE

bugs away when sitting in a tree stand hunting bears!” — I. Beaulieu

Amway D-15 Insect Repellent Spray “You can apply D-15 on clothing or skin with dependable protection. It has

a fresh, pleasant scent and won’t leave your skin feeling greasy. It lasts for hours and is perfect for ... outdoor activities.” — Efren Arbilo

Homemade Homeopathic Spray “I buy the ingredients from

my homeopathic doctor and make it at home. It is natural, contains no DEET and works great. The nice thing about it being natural, is that if the kids want to lie on the couch or bed I don’t cringe about having chemicals on my furniture.” — Andrea Haley

“We’re in discussions with the football club, who are the experts on what kind of parking would be necessary on football games,” said Danakas, adding they’re talking about which stalls they will make available.

But that doesn’t mean students and staff would be out of a parking spot. “We certainly would want a certain amount of parking available for people who are visiting the university,” said Danakas. The plan comes after the city asked surrounding businesses to open up their parking lots to football fans. A City of Winnipeg community committee accepted a traffic-control plan from developers that recommends reserving parking stalls for carpoolers, building bicycle stalls and creating extra bus stops and routes for game days.


SATURDAY, JULY 16 ONLY!

THE SHOPPERS OPTIMUM POINTS

THE MORE YOU SHOP, THE MORE YOU EARN!

®

WHEN YOU SPEND $50 OR MORE* ON ALMOST ANYTHING IN THE STORE.

PLUS These Week long Specials! Saturday, July 16

th

4

69

ROYALE 2-PLY DOUBLE, 3-PLY (12 Roll) or 2-PLY (24 Roll) BATHROOM TISSUE Limit 4. After limit 8.99

ROYALE 2-PLY (132’s) or 3-PLY (88’s) FACIAL TISSUE Limit 4. After limit 1.29

99 each

99

¢

each

6

99

¢

2

each

REACH 100 ESSENTIAL TOOTHBRUSH (1), COLGATE TOOTHPASTE (75mL - 85mL) or TOOTHBRUSH (1) LEVER 2000 BAR SOAP (4 x 89g), Selected Types MENNEN or LADY SPEED STICK Excludes Premium PREMIUM ANTIPERSPIRANT or DEODORANT Selected Types & Sizes

¢

each

each

79

99

19

99

each

GILLETTE MACH3 (8’s), FUSION (4’s) or VENUS EMBRACE (6’s) CARTRIDGES Selected Types

2

99 each

9

kit

O.B. TAMPONS (18’s - 20’s), STAYFREE MAXIPADS (16’s - 24’s) L’ORÉAL ROOT RESCUE, or CAREFREE PANTILINERS EXCELLENCE TO GO or FÉRIA HAIR (36’s - 60’s) Selected Types COLOUR Selected Types

*Points are issued according to the net pretax purchase total of eligible products after redemptions and discounts and before taxes using a valid Shoppers Optimum Card®. Excludes prescription purchases, Shoppers Optimum Bonus Points®, Shoppers Optimum® MasterCard® points, products that contain codeine, tobacco products (where applicable), lottery tickets, stamps, transit tickets and passes, event tickets, electronic gift cards, prepaid phone cards, Life Experiences® packages and Shoppers Home Health Care locations. Offer applies to photofinishing services that are picked up and paid for on Saturday, July 16, 2011 only. Not to be used in conjunction with any other Shoppers Optimum Points® promotions or offers. Offer valid Saturday, July 16, 2011 only. See cashier for details. ® 911979 Alberta Ltd. †Prices in effect for Saturday, July 16 to Friday, July 22, 2011. While quantities last. No rainchecks. See cashier for details. **Our regular price.

99

%

each

off**

LIFE BRAND SODA 2L Selected Flavours + Deposit & Enviro Levy Where Applicable

99

3

30

each

MAXWELL HOUSE ORIGINAL ROAST GROUND COFFEE 925g

to Friday, July 22nd†

OMBRELLE SUN CARE PRODUCTS Selected Types & Sizes

30

%

off**

L’ORÉAL PRO MANICURE NAIL ENAMEL or COSMETIC PRODUCTS Selected Types

OLD SPICE (473mL - 532mL), OLAY (295mL - 354mL) or NIVEA (500mL) BODY WASH Selected Types

19

99

each

HUGGIES or PAMPERS BOXED DIAPERS Selected Types & Sizes AVEENO BABY TOILETRIES Selected Types & Sizes - 6.99

26

99

each

ENFAPRO (680g) or ENFAMIL (680g - 730g) INFANT FORMULA Selected Types


08

No one gored in bull run Spanish Red Cross spokesman Jose Aldaba said three people were hospital-

metronews.ca

news

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

JEFF MCINTOSH/THE CANADIAN PRESS

ized for injuries sustained in falls during the race but there were no gorings at the final running of the bulls at this year's San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TOP LOAD WASHER/DRYER $

599.99

Sale Price

Large capacity washer, 3.4 cubic foot, 3 temperature cycles, multi cycle wash, dura tub for long lasting wear. Dryer 6 cubic foot capacity, 3 temperature ad 80 minute time drying.

In stock and ready for shipping

Compared at $799.99

Pay Less at JS Bring this ad in when you purchase your items!

Bullfighter Jesse Byrne, centre, comes to the rescue of Aaron Roy, left, from Yellow Grass, Sask., during the bull-riding competition at the Calgary Stampede on Wednesday.

BURRON’S DOOR BLOWOUT

Bullfighters take the beast by the horns These two bullfighters don’t wear helmets Among their occupational hazards: Broken hands and arms from contact with the bull’s head, broken feet and toes from being stepped on by hooves the size of pie plates

6 PANEL

SUNBURST

9 LITE

VENTED

$139.99* $199.99* $213.99* $259.99* PRIMED JAMB AND BRICK MOULD IN-STOCK-INSTANT TAKE HOME

*ADD $22.99 FOR BRICK MOULD.

CUSTOM ORDERS – SPECIAL SIZES

MADE JUST FOR YOU!

32" L/H

36” L/H

32” R/H

32” R/H

$409.99* $1209.99* $329.99* $439.99* PRE-HUNG - COMPLETE BRICK MOULD AND JAMB DOUBLE BORED FOR LOCKSET AND DEADBOLT

MANY MORE IN-STORE SPECIALS

6’ PATIO DOOR $349.99

PRE-HUNG 6-PANEL DOOR ONLY $88.00

INTERIOR DOOR ONLY FROM $19.99

BURRON LUMBER - 35 Years Selling for Less! 911 LAGIMODIERE at Marion in Wpg. Ph. 235-0700 Fax. 235-1528 BurronLumber@hotmail.com or www.burron.ca See details in store Open daily 8am to 6pm, Monday & Thursday 8am to 8, closed Sundays

Don’t call them rodeo clowns or say they’re crazy. Scott Byrne and cousin Jesse Byrne are bullfighters at the Calgary Stampede, and not the Spanish kind that wear sequins and swing a cape at a bull. When a bull rider gets thrown from a snorting, leaping bull that weighs over a ton, their work begins. They distract the animal and draw the beast’s attention away from the cowboy so the vulnerable human has time to get away from those swinging horns. “I get the question quite often, ‘Are you crazy?’” says Scott. “We’re not crazy. We’re just guys that chose a profession that’s a little on the edge. “Crazy to me is someone jumping in a race car and going 200 miles per hour around a race track 500 times.” They’re routinely and mistakenly called “rodeo clowns.” There is a rodeo

clown on the arena infield who entertains the crowd during down time. Bullfighters in the past have worn makeup and baggy pants, which has contributed to their misidentification. “Now we wear jerseys and no makeup. We’re trying to define it now,” Scott explains. “A lot of people will ask what you do and you say you’re a bullfighter and they just don’t get it. You just say ‘clown’ and they get it and then you explain we have nothing to do with being funny.

Recognition Pat on the back. The bullfighters get a nod or pat on the back from a cowboy after they’ve helped him get out of trouble. Voting for the best. The ultimate validation is when

“How many times have I been hit with a horn? Man, I don’t know. A lot.... There isn’t a day that goes by when you haven’t come in contact with a bull.” SCOTT BYRNE, BULLFIGHTER

“It’s our job to protect cowboys and make sure they can go ride safely the next day.” Added Jesse: “There’s nothing wrong with being the Top 15 riders in Canada vote for the bullfighters they want at the Canadian Finals Rodeo each year. Career. Bullfighter Scott Byrne has worked at the CFR nine times in his career while cousin Jesse Byrne has been there three times.

called a clown, but I don’t think there’s anything funny about what we’re doing.” The Byrnes and David Sandiland work as a threeman team at the Stampede to divert the bull once the rider hits the infield turf. Thankfully, bulls don’t seem to have a long attention span. Quick movements combined with a holler, clap or whistle can be enough to cause the animal to lose interest in the cowboy. If the cowboy lands awkwardly and can’t quickly get away and the bull decides to exact revenge, then the bullfighter tries to get between the pursuer and the pursued. “Essentially, we’re just getting their attention so whatever works, but there has to be a system to it with the three of us working in the arena together,” Jesse explains. “It’s all basically angles and timing.” THE CANADIAN PRESS


news DISSIDENT SPEAKS OUT AI WEIWEI: ‘MY ART WILL NEVER CHANGE’ PETER MACDIARMID/GETTY IMAGES

Why did you accept this new role?

After 81 days put away, I was happy to accept. It’s important to do something for teaching. Describe your life now.

The animal kingdom’s just like Bay Street or Ottawa, researchers find JEANNE ALTMAN/SCIENCE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NICOLE OCRAN

METRO WORLD NEWS

Ai Weiwei

My passport has been taken away. I am not allowed to leave Beijing. I have to report to the police before I go shopping or to a restaurant. Has it affected your art?

My art will never change. It is deep in my bones. But it has made many things clearer. I have been working in the direction of freedom of expression. JORDAN POUILLE

Those wielding power and influence are more likely to lead a “stressful” life, according to new U.S.based research on wild baboons. Researchers at Princeton University discovered that alpha males among the wild yellow baboons of Kenya’s Amboseli Basin have higher levels of glucocorticoid, a stress hormone, as well as testosterone. “We found that alpha male baboons exhibit much higher stress hormone levels than beta (second-ranking) males, indicating that being at the very top of a social

Oh, sure, when you’re a top baboon, you get the best food and the best girl baboons. But you have to fight a lot.

hierarchy may be more costly than previously thought,” lead author Laurence Gesquiere told Metro. The study is based on the examination of fecal

samples from 125 adult baboons over a nine-year period. The baboons’ high stress levels are most likely due to the energy they are forced to exert just

Guergis violated ethics code, says watchdog DARREN CALABRESE/THE CANADIAN PRESS

THE CANADIAN PRESS

Officer says he had to shoot bear A bear has been shot by a provincial police officer near Peterborough, Ont. A woman called police about the animal, which had been in the area for four days and had been tearing open residents’ garbage containers. The officer said he feared for his and the woman’s safety. THE CANADIAN PRESS

THE CANADIAN PRESS

SHINGLES 25 YR & 35 YR INSTANT PICK-UP ARCHITECTURAL LAMINATES

NOW $ ONLY

16

SQ.FT .99 /33 BUNDLE

(REG. $22.99 + $24.99 bdl) ONE COLOUR ONLY

BURRON LUMBER - 35 Years Selling for Less! 911 LAGIMODIERE at Marion in Wpg. Ph. 235-0700 Fax. 235-1528 BurronLumber@hotmail.com or (web) Burron.ca See details in store

Sale Price $

699.99

Moffat 20.2 cubic foot bottom mount fridge with door freezer. Fridge features glass shelf’s with spill guard, see through crispers and large door bins for extra storage. Freezer has pull out wire basket for easy access. Textured white exterior finish and prewired for automatic ice maker.

In stock and ready for shipping

Compared at $999.99 Pay Less at JS

Public-sector workers in Ontario got 274 pink slips Thursday, the first in what their union is calling the “biggest wave of layoffs since the Mike Harris era.” The Ontario Public Service Employees Union expects 1,900 jobs cuts between now and March. The cuts mean the province will stop verify-

ing local social assistance distribution, reduce staffing that monitors collection agencies, and lay off 57 people with technical expertise in the areas of water safety and air quality. Union president Warren (Smokey) Thomas says the Harris era should have taught the province that public cuts hurt everyone. Premier Dalton McGuinty, he says, was elected to “turn the page on eight years of destructive cuts” — not make the same mistakes.

Simcoe County officials,’’ Dawson says in her report. Dawson finds that Guergis violated a section of the MPs’ code that deals with furthering the private interests of a family member, and another that says MPs cannot use their position to influence a decision that might benefit family. Dawson says she experienced long delays in getting documents she requested from Guergis.

‘Harris-like’ layoffs jolt union

tion bid in Simcoe-Grey in the May 2 federal election.. Guergis, a Conservative MP at the time, asked her town council to consider a pitch by businessman Jim Wright on a waste-management project. Problem was, her husband had been dealing with Wright. “I determined that Mr. Jaffer was building a business relationship with Mr. Wright during the period when Ms. Guergis prepared and sent the letter to

20.2 Cubic Foot Bottom Mount

Helena Guergis fought to clear her name after being kicked out of the Tory caucus. The RCMP cleared her of any wrongdoing.

The federal ethics watchdog has found former Ontario MP Helena Guergis broke conflict-of-interest rules, acting in a way that would further the financial interests of her husband Rahim Jaffer. Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson says Guergis contravened the MPs’ code when she wrote a letter in 2009 to municipal politicians in her riding. Guergis lost her re-elec-

to maintain their social position, Gesquiere added, with alpha males being more prone to fighting and protecting their mate, as opposed to beta males.

If I remember correctly, it is an assignment as a teacher at Berlin University of the Arts for three years.

It’s tough at the top — ask an alpha baboon

How long is your new job contract?

09

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

One of China’s leading dissidents, artist Ai Weiwei, has accepted a teaching post at a top German university. But he fears he won’t be allowed to leave China. Ai, 54, was released from jail in China in June after sentencing in April for “suspected economic crimes.” He is under house arrest.

metronews.ca

Bring this ad in when you purchase your items!


Ridetime.ca announces

10

metronews.ca WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

CREDIT AMNESTY 2011

Guaranteed Credit Approvals No Matter what your Credit Score or History WINNIPEG - MANITOBA The downturn in the economy has affected most people and their ability to get a car and automotive credit. Credit agencies have become very critical with credit scores and many lenders have significantly changed the criteria for someone to quality for an auto loan. Many car shoppers today are being turned down because of their credit history. Credit Amnesty 2011 has signed an agreement with a CREDIT TO ANYONE REGARDLESS OF CREDIT SCORE. Every and any past credit problem will be accepted and approved regardless of bankruptcy, divorce, tax liens, judgements, vehicle repossessions and charge offs.

Bank Authorized Processors On Site for Instant Approvals

problems to rebuild their lives. I know they will benefit from this program and they will always come back to us to buy a car. From what we were told in Toronto, business starts coming in from referrals, from our own customers who find out this program is for real. They usually tell all their family and friends about it. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for someone to come in to us and drive home a nice car and rebuild their credit,” adds Doug. Our staff has even told their families and friends to come down and we’ve notified some local companies and their employees to come down as well to take advantage of these great opportunities to rebuild your credit. CAR proof HISTORY REPORTS are available on every vehicle. You can drive home with confidence that you know what you are buying. If I were in the market for a quality pre-owned certified vehicle, I would definitely come down early for the best selection.”

The management and finance staff of Credit Amnesty 2011 were flown to Toronto and trained to be lending representatives for a national leader who has been lending to credit challenged consumers in an effort to give consumers the opportunity to re-establish their credit one payment at a time. Credit Amnesty 2011 will now deliver credit approvals to every conWith our patented sumer they enter into the finance program, patented Credit Approval purchasing your veProcessing System within hicle is hassle free. 60 seconds. Most people have Doug MacIver, General Manager at Credit Amcredit issues! At Ride nesty 2011 proudly says, Time... “THAT’S WATER “we provide opportunity UNDER THE BRIDGE!” where others can’t.”

EVERYONE APPROVED!

Your Trade is Your Down Payment

Wholesale representatives will be on hand to give anyone top dollar for their trade for down payment funds. Wholesalers have been authorized to offer very liberal trade-in allowances so that each person who needs a down payment has one. This is a perfect opportunity to trade in and trade up and rebuild No co-signer required. your credit. Trades can Life Changing be made to lower your Program monthly payments. Your Without our product, consumers are often trade will be your down payment. In most cases unable to purchase a vehicle or they purchase you can just sign and drive with a trade. Just an unreliable one and are not provided the bring your vehicle registration and payment opportunity to improve their credit standing. As book, and Credit Amnesty 2011 will make the we report to all major financial national credit deal happen for you. reporting agencies, a significant number of our customers improve their lives by improving their credit score and move on to more traditional sources of financing. We have the late model vehicles people want and the ones that will qualify for this type of funding. The only thing that will affect your ability not to be approved is no down payment. And with that being said we are not here to put someone in a car that does not match their ability to pay, we want this to be a successful process that will allow those with credit

Credit Amnesty 2011 now on at Canada Wide Vehicle Finance 1400 Regent Ave. West Home of the Guaranteed Approval CALL THE AMNESTY HOTLINE

1-855-ASK-DOUG (275-3682)

CANADA WIDE VEHICLE FINANCE 1400 Regent Ave. West 204-272-6161 1-855-ASK-DOUG (275-3682) www.ridetime.ca

Video by Dugard’s captors released Footage highlights mistakes made in detecting sexual predators NASA technicians were able to recover video from damaged tapes found in trash Prosecutors have released videos recorded by the Northern California couple who abducted Jaycee Dugard and held her captive for nearly two decades, including footage of one of dozens of home searches by a parole officer that never found the kidnapped girl. The videos recorded by Dugard’s abductors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido, also provide chilling details about the two and their outings to stealthily shoot footage of young girls. Three video clips were among several pieces of evidence released Tuesday by El Dorado County pros-

Online predator gets two years After preying on 285 young girls and getting them to take off their clothes in front of their computer, a convicted cyber-predator received his sentence today: two years in prison. Philippe Truchon, who used Facebook and chat sites to convince adolescent girls to take off their clothes, was handed that penalty at the Montreal courthouse. The sentence was far more lenient than the five years Crown prosecutors has asked for. Judge Isabelle Rheault called Truchon a manipulator and a liar — but her ruling took into account a pre-sentencing report that said therapy might help him. THE CANADIAN PRESS

5

The sentence was far more lenient than the five years Crown prosecutors were asking for.

AP PHOTO/RICH PEDRONCELLI

Phillip Garrido

ecutors “to highlight the gravity and severity of the mistakes made,” and to improve the supervision and detection of sexual

predators. The video of a parole officer’s visit shows yet again how the state botched chances to find Dugard as she was kept hidden for 18 years in the backyard of the couple’s home in Antioch, North Carolina. Throughout the years, parole officers had paid dozens of visits to the home to check on Phillip Garrido and give him drug tests, but none of the officials reported any irregularities. The video, first aired Sunday by ABC News, was taken by Nancy Garrido between 2000 and 2007. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gruesome. Slaying

Levi Aron is arraigned before Judge William Miller in Brooklyn criminal court Thursday in New York. LOUIS LANZANO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Man confesses to murder Investigators believe an eight-year-old Brooklyn boy, who was abducted and dismembered, may have been tied up and tried to fight off his alleged captor before he was killed, police officials said Thursday. A preliminary medical examination indicates Leiby Kletzky was smothered or suffocated.


business

metronews.ca

11

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

New hope for U.S. debt-ceiling deal? CHARLES DHARAPAK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Senate leaders discuss fallback plan as crisis talks continue Same day Wall Street warns of catastrophe The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Senate are constructing a legislative detour for President Barack Obama, a path around the bitter partisan divide over raising the American debt limit and avoiding a U.S. default on its spiralling debt. Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic majority leader, and Sen. Mitch McConnell, the top Republican, are at work on a

legislative manoeuvre that would give Obama the power to raise the debt limit unilaterally. That would sidestep the seemingly intractable impasse in White House talks that have failed now in five sessions to find an agreement with Republicans in the House of Representatives who are demanding dramatic spending cuts but are refusing Obama’s insistence that tax loopholes al-

TSX

Dollar

Oil

- 72.02 (13,252.92)

- 0.14¢ (104.06¢ US)

- $2.36 US ($95.69 US)

Natural gas 1,000 cu ft $4.358 (- 2.9¢) Gold contracts $1,589.30 (+ $3.80)

PRICES AS OF 5 P.M. THURSDAY

Market moment

so be closed to raise federal income. Obama’s Treasury Department has said Aug. 2 is the deadline for raising the debt limit to forestall an unprecedented American default on obligations at home and abroad. The Reid-McConnell plan would leave the sharply polarized Congress to legislate whatever spending cuts it could muster. Obama will hold a news conference Friday to address the status of negotiations, his second of the week on a subject that has consumed Washington as the deadline approaches. The United States hit its current $14.3-trillion debt ceiling in May and has been able to juggle the books through the end of July to stay current on its debt payments and obligations to

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Republican and Democratic leaders regarding the debt ceiling in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Wednesday.

domestic programs. Come Aug. 2, however, various administration officials have suggested members of the U.S. military might go without pay as would Americans dependent on monthly payments from Social Security, the federal pension system for retired people.

Washington likewise could find itself unable to pay outstanding interest and principle on Treasury bonds, widely held by Americans, international investors and countries around the globe. Word that Democrat Reid and Republican McConnell were at work on a

compromise fallback plan came as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon admonished bickering lawmakers that failure to avoid an unprecedented default could have a devastating effect on an already-anemic economy. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Midsummer Sidewalk Sale Starts Tomorrow! Catch huge savings on summer inventory! Sale runs until

July 24, so don’t miss out!


12

metronews.ca

voices

WHAT ONCE WAS RIGHT STUFF NOW SO WRONG THE METRO LIST

1

The flipside: Recent years have been riddled with political unrest, ecological catastroMIKE BENHAIM phes and trends of increasMETRO ing inhumanity, and there are still millions without the most basic nourishment and shelter. Consequently, the new Harry Potter movie already has $32 million in advance ticket sales, but to put things into perspective... it’s in 3-D. Cotton-eyed Joes: It’s Calgary Stampede time again, and everyone’s flocking to Southern Alberta for some rodeo, clogging and deep-fried culinary concoctions. Take that, America. You’re not the only ones with crazy cowboys and country music. Goliath falls ... on his wallet: One of my favourite ‘80s comedies is Trading Places. Specifically, when Eddy Murphy and Dan Aykroyd bankrupt their ruthless employers, The Dukes. Recognition of this Karmic retribution sends the Dukes into a meltdown, turning on each other and everyone who once feared and revered them, as one collapses into cardiac arrest, while the other, frothing at the mouth, commences a stroke, yelling, “How could they do this to us? We’re ruined!” Anyone else thinking of Rupert Murdoch right now? Need a P?: Lindsay Lohan stood proud last week as the results of her drug tests finally came back negative. Yay! Tests also revealed that she has the healthy testicles of a 12-year-old Mexican boy. Berry picking: I am forbidden from commenting due to my own personal history with Halle, but I will say this: What kind of world do we live in when a writer can’t enjoy a peaceful dinner in a tree outside a celebrity’s window with binoculars and a camcorder, without her getting all creeped out? Geez. Get over yourself, lady. Canada’s got imagination: Ever notice that none of the judges on America’s Got Talent are actually American? I mean, if they “got talent,” how come they don’t “got judges”? In any case, whenever the U.S. has a hit, Canada likes to have its own, less profitable version, hence Citytv’s presentation of Canada’s Got Talent. CGT will hold auditions this fall for illusionists, acrobats, ventriloquists, rejects from Canadian Idol and So You Think You Can Dance, or anyone who enjoys repeated public disgrace. NKOTBSB: Acronym for the tasteless combination of two exceptionally ripened retro-boybands peddling their respective brands of nostalgic mediocrity to recently divorced mothers reliving a time when their waistlines were favourably offset by the disproportionate dimensions of their hair and shoulders. (New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys — now on tour.) Sudan-ly I see: After decades of unrest, South Sudan finally achieved independence on July 9th. The new government must now rise to the challenge of providing necessities for its citizens. Immediate concerns include clean water, roads, schools, currency, Starbucks and a Walmart. Vaya con dios, fellow citizens.

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Register at metropolitanpanel.ca and take the quick poll

What’s your favourite beach activity? 33%

SWIMMING

33%

BAKING IN THE SUN

2

3 4 5 6 7 8

16%

BUILDING SAND CASTLES

16%

SURFING

Local tweets @rexdavis: @katyperry let’s get married before the Winnipeg concert tonight. @ManitobaMaz: My father tells me it wasn’t smart of me to ditch sitting next to #Winnipeg #Jets GM Chevy to move to the front row at Kenny Chesney. @TheRobRetort: #Edmonton overtakes #Winnipeg as Mosquito capital!?! I demand a recount. @moobor: @tinytori_!! Only 6 mosquitos caught in a mosquito trap here in winnipeg! There’s more woodticks around!

@Aviewfromabroad: Finished breakfast here in Winnipeg and all I have to say is the Calgary Stampeders has the buffet crew working hard. @jennamarion: Winnipeg, enjoy @katyperry tonight. She blew my mind in Montreal! @jennaliesch: The weather makes me want to STAY in Winnipeg. Oh westcoast. At least you have an ocean and mountains. #positivethinking @KildonanPlace: From one KP to another, we welcome @KatyPerry to #Winnipeg!

Cartoon by Michael de Adder Worth Mentioning GAGGED. Even one of on-

line video’s biggest stars isn’t immune to copyright claims. Lady Gaga’s YouTube account was suspended Thursday. The notice read that the suspension was due to “multiple or severe violations of YouTube’s copyright policy.” The Google Inc.-owned YouTube declined to comment. It’s YouTube policy to remove accounts after three copyright violations, though they can be restored after being corrected. Reports have suggested that the infringing video was a recently uploaded clip of Gaga’s performance on Fuji TV. The account, “ladygagaofficial,” is one of two for Gaga. The removed channel is run by Gaga’s camp, while she also has an unaffected Vevo account. The Vevo account, which has more than 1.6 billion views, generally debuts her music videos. Co-owned by Universal Music Group and Sony Entertainment, Vevo is a music-video platform that also distributes videos on YouTube. The suspension is expected to be temporary.

WEIRD NEWS

Replace the gym with 20 litres of wine Scientists have discovered that resveratrol, a natural substance found in grapes and wine can reverse the negative effects of zero gravity in rats. Why should you care if you are not an astronaut? “We feel the resveratrol would be a good way to prevent the effects of physical inactivity for people who cannot undergo regular activity,” Dr. Stéphane Blanc said.

For the experiment, two groups of rats were suspended by their tails, to create the effect of zero gravity. One group was given daily 400-milligramper-kilogram supplements of resveratrol, the others were given nothing. The scientists initially tested the rats to see whether the resveratrol was able to prevent loss of muscle mass. It was. They then looked at its effect on muscle metabolism. It was positive. After further tests the team found the same dosage of resveratrol had positive effects on bone density and insulin resistance, a cause of diabetes. According to Blanc, the average person would have to drink 20 litres of wine for the equivalent of one reservatrol supplement given to the rats. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

More from Mike Benhaim at metronews.ca/backbeat METRO WINNIPEG • 161 Portage Ave E • Suite 200 • Winnipeg MB • R3B 2L6 • T: 204-943-9300 • Fax: 888-846-0894 • Advertising: 204-890-8397 • adinfowinnipeg@metronews.ca • Distribution: winnipeg_ distribution@metronews.ca • Publisher Steve Shrout, Managing Editor Elisha Dacey, Sales Manager Dave Kruse, Distribution Manager Rod Chivers • METRO CANADA: President & Publisher Bill McDonald, Editor-in-Chief Charlotte Empey, National Deputy Editor Fernando Carneiro, Managing Editor, News and Business Amber Shortt, Scene/Life Editor Dean Lisk, Managing Editor, Night Production Matt LaForge, Associate Managing Editor, News and Business Kristen Thompson, Art Director Laila Hakim, Business Ventures Director Tracy Day, National Sales Director Peter Bartrem, Interactive/Marketing Director Jodi Brown


metronews.ca

scene Plot synopsis

2

This is the one muggles far and wide have been waiting for; the final face-off between boy wizard Harry Potter and his nemesis Lord Voldemort. Elder wand in hand, the merciless leader of the Death Eaters attacks the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, bringing about a fiery showdown between Harry, Hermione and Ron and the dark forces who put both the wizarding and muggle worlds at risk. Ratings: Richard: 8881 1⁄2 Mark: 8881

Reel Guys

RICHARD CROUSE & MARK BRESLIN

13

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

scene Scene in brief

Daniel Radcliffe and Ralph Fiennes star in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

Best Potter movie yet Richard Crouse and Phil Brown agree the franchise finale is completely satisfying Creepy villains Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman steal the show

SCENE@METRONEWS.CA

Richard Crouse: Mark, the decision to break the final Potter book into two movies was criticized as a money grab, just a cheap way to get a few extra dollars out of Potterheads before the franchise ends. But I have to tell you I think they made the right move. The movie is completely satisfying, with a well told story and great action scenes. What did you think? Mark Breslin: Yes, Richard, you’re right. The movie is completely satisfying. But I think it’s at the expense of the movie that preceded it, which I found inert and talky; the worst of the franchise. But this

one felt like a thrilling send-off to characters we’ve grown to love, with some great action set pieces thrown in for good measure. RC: This is as close to an all-out action movie as there is in the Potter series. Harry’s Horcrux hunt (say that three times fast!) takes up much of the movie leading up to some major revelations, an existential train station scene and a heartwarming conclusion, but along the way it’s an exciting ride. A small quibble though. What did you think of the 3D? It didn’t add much to the experience for me.

Check Theatre Directory or harrypotterandthedeathlyhallowsmovie.ca for Locations and Showtimes

MB: The best thing I can say about the 3D is that it was unobtrusive, letting us pay attention to the complex plotting. But I think the movie, unlike most in the series, doesn’t work as a standalone film. It would make little sense if you haven’t seen the last few installments. And fans of Ralph Fiennes’ Voldemort won’t be disappointed — he’s as creepy a villain as you can imagine, with lots of screen time. By the way, I did try saying Harry’s Horcrux Hunt and was kicked out of the restaurant I was in.

since Boris Karloff and really brought something to a character that could have been one note. And you’re right, it isn’t a standalone, but it doesn’t have to be. Harry Potter has stood at the centre of popular culture for the last decade. The franchise is the thing, not just the one picture.

RC: I thought Alan Rickman stole the show. He has the creepiest vocal tics

RC: I have to tell you, I think the new one is the best of the bunch!

VIOLENCE, FRIGHTENING SCENES

Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy has confirmed that the upcoming season of the high-school musical will be the last for Canadian actor Cory Monteith and several of his high-profile costars. Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and other cast members will “graduate” after the third season of the hit Fox show. THE CANADIAN PRESS

MB: In which case, I ask you, Richard, which were your favourites? Mine were the first three, when the world of Hogwarts was at its most innocent, and this one, with its brisk pace and brutal efficiency. Giancarlo Esposito breaks new ground as a Breaking Bad foe in its return for Season 4

Follow us on Facebook for News, Contests, Upcoming Releases, and MORE! Visit www.facebook.com/WarnerBros.Pictures Canada


scene

14

metronews.ca WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Don’t call it a rom-com

SUBMITTED

Actors Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis say their new film Friends with Benefits is more of a buddy comedy NED EHRBAR

MWN IN HOLLYWOOD

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis want people talking about their new movie, Friends with Benefits. Just don’t call it a romantic comedy. “We always thought of it more as comedy than a romantic comedy,” says Kunis. “If anything, it was a two-hander — a buddy comedy with a little romance in it. Because you care about the characters and you watch the characters fall in love, but it’s not your stereotypical romantic comedy.” Timberlake is on the same page about the film, about two love-weary friends who embark on a sexual relationship with-

out all that messy romance stuff. “I don’t know that we’ve ever treated it like a romantic comedy or a slacker comedy. To me, funny is funny and not funny is not funny,” he says. “And so we just wanted to find the funny in all these situations, and that’s how we treated this.” Friends with Benefits marks a major milestone for both Timberlake and Kunis, as it’s the first time either has top-lined a film, though they’ve both received positive reviews for supporting turns in the Social Network and Bad Teacher in Timberlake’s case, and Black Swan and Forgetting Sarah Marshall in Kunis’. Still, taking the lead has to come with new pres-

sures, but Timberlake insists they’re quickly pushed aside. “We deal with those demons before we sign contracts. After you commit to the movie, you have to let all that stuff go,” he says, though he admits having Kunis along for the ride was a huge help. “That was a little bit of a comfort, knowing that you were going to be sharing the bill and the comedy and the whole movie with a counterpart,” he adds. “There’s never a moment in this movie where it’s just one of us out there by ourselves.” If the premise of Friends with Benefits sounds more than a little familiar, that’s because it’s not the first movie this year to tackle

“‘Winnie the Pooh’ is classic Disney.” “Like a big pot of honey, it's awesome!” - Richard Crouse, Canada AM

- Brian McKechnie, Criticize This!

Like us on FaceboV at Walt Disney Studios Canada For Theatres and Showtimes: Check Local Listings

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis star in Friends with Benefits.

the idea of pals hooking up. Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher gave it a go in January with No Strings Attached.

Kunis, though, doesn’t think audiences will worry about a sense of deja vu. “I think that movies are movies, and there’s only so

many original stories to be told in the world, and that’s the truth,” she says. “There’s what, like, seven different stories.”


metronews.ca

scene Movie reviews See it twice 88888 | See it now 8888 | Worth watching 888 | Yawn 88 | Don’t bother 8

Winnie the Pooh Genre: Family Director: Stephen Anderson, Don Hall 8811

Pooh Bear’s latest bigscreen adventure, simply titled Winnie the Pooh, goes back to the source for its inspiration, weaving together six chapters

of Milne’s stories to form one satisfying whole. Directors Stephen Anderson and Don Hall have wisely updated the story — the pace is snappier than the classic 1960’s cartoons — but kept the elements that have made Pooh an indispensable character for the under-

15

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

10 crowd. The gentle humour is in place, along with the beautiful watercolour backgrounds and the voices so connected to the series (they’re done by different people now, but are true to the style established by Walt Disney himself). RICHARD CROUSE

Pattinson fans turn to Internet for stalking tips For many of Robert Pattinson’s most ardent Canadian fans, the summer of 2011 is better known as hunting season. With the British heartthrob based in Toronto for his shoot on the David Cronenberg thriller Cosmopolis, devotees have been in a frenzy trying to suss out what they can about his comings and goings. The Twilight star, who typically draws hundreds of squealing fans to red carpet appearances and fan conventions, arrived in town several weeks ago to star in the big screen adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel. “I just want to see him ... a glimpse of him would send me off to heaven,” a fan who identifies herself as Myra Munir wrote in an online plea for information at the website On Lo-

THE CANADIAN PRESS/PETER KRAMER

Actor Robert Pattinson takes pictures with fans at the premiere of Water For Elephants on April 17 in New York.

cation Vacations. Those looking for tips on where to stalk stars usually go online, where it’s become increasingly easy to find details on celebrity work schedules, party hangouts and even accommodations, says security expert Adrianne Fekete-Romanick. “There’s so many blogs and interactive websites

and social networks that give you so much information, very little is kept private these days,” says Fekete-Romanick, director and owner of Star Quality Enterprises, which handles security for Toronto film shoots. Most filming for Cosmopolis has taken place undercover at an east-end studio. THE CANADIAN PRESS

THESE PAGES COVER MOVIE START TIMES FROM FRI., JULY 15 TO THURS., JULY 21. TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. COMPLETE LISTINGS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT METRONEWS.CA/MOVIES.

WINNIPEG Cinema City McGillivray 2190 McGillivray Blvd., 204-269-9981 Fast Five (14A) Fri-Thu 1:20-4:10-7:10-10:10 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (PG) Fri-Thu 1-3:10-6:20-8:50 Hop (G) Fri-Thu 12:30-2:55-5:10 Insidious (PG) Fri-Thu 8-10:30 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (G) Fri-Thu 12:50-3:30-6:30-9:10 Limitless (14A) Fri-Thu 1:50-4:25-7-9:50 The Lincoln Lawyer (14A) Fri-Thu 1:103:50-6:55-9:40 Rio 3D (G) Fri-Wed 12:20-2:40-5-7:30-9:45 Thu 12:20-3:20-9:45 Scream 4 (14A) Fri-Thu 1:40-4:30-7-10:30 Something Borrowed (PG) Fri-Thu 1:154-6:50-9:30 Source Code (PG) Fri-Thu 2-5-7:50-10:40 Thor 3D (PG) Fri-Thu 1:30-4:20-7:20-10 Water for Elephants (PG) Fri-Thu 12:403:40-6:40-9:20

Cinema City Northgate 1399 McPhillips Street, 204-334-6234 Fast Five (14A) Fri-Thu 6:50-9:40 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (PG) Fri-Thu 1:50-4:10-6:30 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (G) Fri-Thu 12:50-3-5:10-7:20-9:30 Limitless (14A) Fri-Thu 9:10 Rango (PG) Fri-Thu 1:10-3:40-6:20 Rio (G) Fri-Thu 1:30-4 Scream 4 (14A) Fri-Thu 2-4:40-7:10-9:50 Something Borrowed (PG) Fri-Thu 9 Soul Surfer (PG) Fri-Thu 1:20-3:50-6:409:20 Thor (PG) Fri-Thu 1:40-4:20-7-9:30 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (STC) Fri-Thu 1-4:30-8

Cinematheque 304-100 Arthur, 204-9253457 Winnipeg Fringe Festival (STC) Fri-Thu

City Cinema - Northgate 1399 McPhillips, 204-3346234 Fast Five (14A) Fri-Thu 6:50-9:40 Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (PG)

Fri-Thu 1:50-4:10-6:30 Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer (G) Fri-Thu 12:50-3-5:10-7:20-9:30 Limitless (14A) Fri-Thu 9:10 Rango (PG) Fri-Thu 1:10-3:40-6:20 Rio (G) Fri-Thu 1:30-4 Scream 4 (14A) Fri-Thu 2-4:40-7:10-9:50 Something Borrowed (PG) Fri-Thu 9 Soul Surfer (PG) Fri-Thu 1:20-3:50-6:409:20 Thor (PG) Fri-Thu 1:40-4:20-7-9:30 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (STC) Fri-Thu 1-4:30-8

Famous Players Kildonan Place 1555 Regent Ave W, 204663-2166 Bad Teacher (14A) Fri-Thu 1:10-4-7-9:20 Cars 2 (G) Fri-Thu 12:50-4:10-6:50-9:30 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) No Passes Fri-Thu 12:303:50-7:10-10:10 Horrible Bosses (14A) Fri-Thu 12:40-3:207:20-9:50 Monte Carlo (G) Fri-Thu 1 Mr. Popper’s Penguins (STC) Fri-Thu 3:40-6:30-8:50 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (PG) Fri-Thu 12:20-3:30-6:40-10

Grant Park 8 Cinemas 1120 Grant Ave., 204-4534084 Bad Teacher (14A) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 1:05-4:10-7:15-10:10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Fri-Thu 12:20-3:20-6:30-9:40 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 3D (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Fri-Thu 1:10-4:157:20-10:15 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Fri-Thu 12:40-3:45-6:55-10:05 Horrible Bosses (14A) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating, No Passes Fri-Sun 1:15-47:10-10 Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Mon-Thu 1:15-4-7:10-10 Midnight in Paris (G) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating Fri-Thu 12:30-4:20-6:459:55 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadium Seating FriThu 12-3:10-6:40-9:50 Zookeeper (PG) Dolby Stereo Digital, Stadi-

um Seating Fri-Thu 1-3:50-6:50-9:30

IMAX Theatre at Portage Place Y003-393 Portage Avenue, 204-956-4629 Born to Be Wild 3D (G) Fri-Sun 12-5:30 Mon-Thu 12 Coral Reef Adventure (STC) Wed 5:15 Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (STC) Mon 5:15 Thu 5:15 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 2:30-8 Mon 2:30-7:30 Tue 2:30-7:45 Wed-Thu 2:307:30 The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D (STC) FriSun 1:15-6:45 Mon 1:15-6:15 Tue 1:15-6:30 Wed-Thu 1:15-6:15

Landmark Globe Cinema 393 Portage Ave, 204-9431583 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) Fri 7:15-9:50 Sat-Sun 1:153:50-7:15-9:50 Mon-Thu 7:15-9:50 Midnight in Paris (G) Fri 7:30-9:30 SatSun 1:30-3:30-7:30-9:30 Mon-Thu 7:30-9:30 The Tree of Life (PG) Fri 7-9:40 Sat-Sun 13:40-7-9:40 Mon-Thu 7-9:40

Landmark Towne Cinema 8 301 Notre Dame Avenue, 204-947-2848 Bad Teacher (14A) Fri 3:30-7:15-9:30 SatSun 1:15-3:30-7:15-9:30 Mon-Thu 3:30-7:159:30 Cars 2 (G) Fri 3:30-7-9:30 Sat-Sun 1-3:30-79:30 Mon-Thu 3:30-7-9:30 Horrible Bosses (14A) Fri 3:45-7-9:15 Sat 1:15-3:45-7-9:15 Sun 1:15-3:45 Mon 3:45-79:15 Tue-Thu 3:45 Larry Crowne (PG) Fri 4-7:15-9:30 Sat-Sun 1-4-7:15-9:30 Mon-Thu 4-7:15-9:30 Monte Carlo (G) Fri 3:45-7 Sat-Sun 1:303:45-7 Mon-Thu 3:45-7 The Mountie (14A) Fri-Mon 9:15 Super 8 (PG) Fri-Thu 9:15 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (PG) Fri-Sat 3:30-6:45-9:55 Sun-Thu 3:30-7:30 Winnie the Pooh (G) Fri 3:45-7:30 Sat 1:15-3:45-7:30 Sun 1:15-3:45 Mon 3:45-7:30 Tue-Thu 3:45

Zookeeper (PG) Fri 4-7:15-9:30 Sat-Sun 1:30-4-7:15-9:30 Mon-Thu 4-7:15-9:30

SilverCity Polo Park 815 St. James Street, 204774-1001 Bad Teacher (14A) Fri-Thu 11:20-1:50-4:308-10:45 Bridesmaids (14A) Fri-Wed 12:40-10:10 Thu 12:40-10:20 Captain America: The First Avenger 3D (STC) No Passes Thu 12:01 Cars 2 3D (G) Fri-Sun 10:15-1:05-3:50-6:509:50 Mon 1:05-3:50-6:50-9:50 Tue-Thu 10:151:05-3:50-6:50-9:50 Green Lantern (PG) Fri-Sat 3:10-6:10-9:30 Sun 3:10-10:55 Mon-Thu 3:10-6:10-9:30 The Hangover Part II (18A) Fri-Tue 3:457:15 Wed 3:45 Thu 3:45-7:15 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2: An IMAX 3D Experience (PG) No Passes Fri-Thu 10-1-4-710 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) No Passes Fri-Thu 11:3012-3-3:30-6:30-7:20-9:40-10:30 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 3D (PG) No Passes Fri 1112:30-2:30-4:10-6-7:40-9:20-11 No Passes Sat-Sun 11-12:30-2:30-4:20-6-7:40-9:20-11 No Passes Mon 11-12:30-2:30-4:20-6-8-9:20 No Passes Tue 11-12:30-2:30-4:20-6-7:40-9:20-11 No Passes Wed-Thu 11-12:30-2:30-4:20-6-89:20 Horrible Bosses (14A) Fri-Tue 11:10-1:404:40-7:50-10:40 Wed 4:40-7:50-10:40 Thu 11:10-1:40-4:40-7:50-10:40 Star & Strollers Screening Wed 1 Monte Carlo (G) Fri-Thu 11:50 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (PG) Fri-Thu 11:40-3:10-6:40-10:10 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (PG) Fri-Sun 12:10-3:35-7:10-10:50 Mon 12:103:35-7:10-10:45 Tue 12:10-3:35-7:10-10:50 Wed 12:10-3:35-7:10-10:45 Thu 12:10-3:357:10-10:50 Winnie the Pooh (G) Fri-Sat 10:10-12:202:40-4:50-7:05-9:10 Sun 10:10-12:20-2:404:50-7:10-9:10 Mon-Thu 10:10-12:20-2:40-4:50-7:05-9:10 WWE Money in the Bank 2011 (STC) Sun 7 Zookeeper (PG) Fri-Thu 10:20-12:50-3:406:20-9

SilverCity St. Vital

110-1225 St Mary’s Rd, 204-256-3901 Bad Teacher (14A) Fri-Sun 1:20-4:30-7:209:50 Mon 1:20-4-9:50 Tue-Thu 1:20-4:30-7:209:50 Cars 2 3D (G) Fri-Thu 12:50-3:40-6:50-9:40 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (PG) No Passes Fri-Sun 12-3:206:40-10 No Passes Mon-Thu 3:20-6:40-10 No Passes Fri-Sat 1-4:20-7:40-11 No Passes SunMon 1-4:20-8 No Passes Tue 1-4:20-7:40-11 No Passes Wed-Thu 1-4:20-8 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 3D (PG) No Passes Fri-Thu

12:30-3:50-7:10-10:30 Horrible Bosses (14A) Fri-Sun 12-2:204:50-8-10:40 Mon-Thu 2:20-4:50-8-10:40 The Metropolitan Opera: Il Trovatore Encore (STC) Mon 6:30 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (PG) Fri-Sun 12:10-3:30-6:50-10:10 Mon-Thu 3:306:50-10:10 Transformers: Dark of the Moon 3D (PG) Fri-Thu 12:40-4:10-7:30-10:50 Winnie the Pooh (G) Fri-Thu 12:20-2:104-7 Zookeeper (PG) Fri-Sun 1:10-4:40-7:5010:20 Mon 4:40-7:50-10:20 Tue-Thu 1:10-4:407:50-10:20 Star & Strollers Screening Mon 1

YOU COULD

WIN A RUN OF ENGAGEMENT PASS FOR TWO TO SEE

N O W P L AY I N G

W W W. H O R R I B L E B O S S E S M O V I E . C O M

YOU COULD ALSO WIN AN XBOX 360 ARCADE GAMING SYSTEM! To register and for full contest details visit clubmetro.com


16

metronews.ca

scene

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Nominees in major categories for the 2011 Emmy Awards were announced Thursday Here’s a look at some of those nominated for the Sept. 18 awards HANDOUT

GETTY IMAGES

HANDOUT

Actress, Drama Series: Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights, DirecTV. Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife, CBS. Kathy Bates, Harry’s Law, NBC. (Pictured). Mireille Enos, The Killing, AMC. Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, NBC. Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men, AMC.

Comedy Series: The Big Bang Theory, CBS. (Pictured). Glee, Fox. Modern Family, ABC. The Office, NBC. Parks and Recreation, NBC. 30 Rock, NBC. HANDOUT

A scene from the HBO series Game of Thrones.

And the nominees are... Drama Series: Boardwalk Empire, HBO. Dexter, Showtime. Friday Night Lights,

DirecTV. Game of Thrones, HBO. The Good Wife, CBS. Mad Men, AMC. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cinema Verite, HBO. Downton Abbey (Masterpiece), PBS. The Kennedys, ReelzChannel. Mildred Pierce, HBO. (Pictured). The Pillars of the Earth, Starz. Too Big to Fail, HBO.

“(Game of Thrones) has been so ‘buzzy’ over weeks and months that it could be seen as a possible show to knock Mad Men from its perch.” MATT WHITFIELD, FEATURES EDITOR FOR YAHOO! ENTERTAINMENT

GETTY IMAGES

GETTY IMAGES

Miniseries or Made-for-TV Movie:

Actor, Drama Series: Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire, HBO. (Pictured). Michael C. Hall, Dexter, Showtime. Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights, DirecTV. Hugh Laurie, House, Fox. Timothy Olyphant, Justified, FX Networks. Jon Hamm, Mad Men, AMC.

GETTY IMAGES

Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory, CBS. Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory, CBS. Matt LeBlanc, Episodes, Showtime. Louis C.K., Louie, FX Networks. Steve Carell, The Office, NBC (Pictured). Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock, NBC.

Actress, Comedy Series: Laura Linney, The Big C, Showtime. Melissa McCarthy, Mike & Molly, CBS. (Pictured). Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime. Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation, NBC. Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope, Fox. Tina Fey, 30 Rock, NBC.

Enjoy the sounds of Soul, Jazz & Funk dinner music Specials Everyday - Check us out on Facebook

The LOFT Gastropub

Affordable Classy Unique Cuisine for Corydon

774 Corydon Avenue Monday – Thursday 11am – 11pm, Friday – Sunday 11am – 2am, Music from 10pm – 2am

For Reservations call 204-452-5006

Dinner and Jazz with Grace Hrabi’s Trio July 16 6:30 to 9:30!


scene

metronews.ca

17

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Renaissance woman DAN STEINBERG/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Actress-singer Zooey Deschanel tries to satisfy kids, parents with her new music, new role on Fox

Are you excited about jumping into television?

I am. ... When I got the script, I thought, well, you know, it’s so rare, just even in the world of movies, to get a really great role, and to get a great role that I get to like, play for a long time, is so exciting, and I feel like, I just don’t get these kind of roles.

Though considered left of the mainstream, she has a chance to connect with the masses this fall on The New Girl, a Fox TV comedy. Deschanel talked with The Associated Press about all things Winnie the Pooh, her new series and her next role.

Has your sister Emily (who stars in Fox’s Bones) given you any advice about the world of television?

I was. I feel like if you asked me when I first heard of Winnie the Pooh, I don’t remember, because it’s so much a part of my childhood. ... I feel like it would be weird if I didn’t love Winnie the Pooh. Is writing for movies different

Zooey Deschanel wrote the closing song for the film, which opens in theatres on July 15 from what you do with She & Him because of all the visual elements?

As far as lyrically, you want to hit the point and hit the themes without be-

ing too specific, because if you’re too specific, for me, No. 1, it’s very unsubtle. You have to walk a line lyrically ... I want it to feel like the movie without it

being about the movie. You take the themes into account, but you’re not telling them what happens in the movie. They just saw the movie, they don’t

SOUND CHECK

ALAN CROSS SCENE @METRONEWS.CA

from —including the mysterious Arthur Foegel of Live Nation, the Canadian mastermind behind this tour and mega-tours by Madonna, the Police, David Bowie and other superstars — acknowledges that there isn’t another act on the planet capable of duplicating what U2 has done. Even the U2 organization itself can’t imagine anything bigger or more successful. Why? After 35 years, U2 remains a working

rock ’n’ roll band that still can release albums and have them go platinum around the world. There’s just not another act with U2’s musical firepower or financial backing. There isn’t another band capable of raising the start-up capital for staging a tour as big as 360. U2 and their people had to spend upwards of $150 million before a single ticket was sold. In the current musical environment, I can’t see

anyone ever outdoing this U2 tour. The Rolling Stones? They might come close, but they’d have to play more shows — and at their ages, that would be tough. I may just have to fly to Moncton to see that final show. Not because I want to see U2 again but because once the lights go down at the end of the set, I fear that we will never, ever see the likes of a rock ’n’ roll show on this scale ever again.

2025 Corydon Ave. - Tuxedo Shopping Centre Call 488-4520 for reservations or visit us @ www.rumorscomedyclub.com

RUMOR’S IS PLEASED TO PRESENT...

RON JOSOL - JULY 12TH – 23RD Winner of the Just For Laughs Homegrown Competition Montreal Just for Laughs Festival 2nd most recognized Asian comedian in Canada

Sale Price $

79.99

Danby window air conditioner, beat the heat with this 5000 BTU unit. Cools up to 200 square feet. Quite operation , multi speed selection. Limit stock don’t wait act now and beat the heat.

In stock and ready for shipping

Compared at $129.99 Pay Less at JS Bring this ad in when you purchase your items!

As I stood watching U2 play the 105th of 111 shows on their 360 Tour, all I kept thinking was “Now what?” No tour has sold more

tickets or grossed this much money. Every single show throughout the seven legs has sold out — this despite a million tickets having been thrown into disarray by Bono’s back injury last year. By the time it comes to an end in Moncton, on the 30th, the total box office take will be somewhere around $700 million. So I ask again: Now what? Everyone in the industry that I’ve heard

5000 BTU

Window Air Conditioner

WILL U2 EVER BE ABLE TO TOP U2?

Yeah, she’s been really great and really generous about offering me advice, and we’re on the same network, so she knows everybody involved and everything, so she’s been a really great person to talk to in the whole experience.

Were you a big Winnie the Pooh fan?

When Zooey Deschanel was a little girl, she listened to children’s music by Harry Nilsson, Carole King and others — and those songs remain on her playlist today. So when the actress and She & Him singer was tapped to write the closing song for the new Winnie the Pooh movie, she sought to set that same kind of standard for her tune. The 31-year-old is known for her quirky performances in films including (500) Days of Summer and Elf, as well as her musical career with M. Ward as part of the retro, folkypop duo of She & Him.

need to be told what happened.


18

metronews.ca

dish

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Miranda Kerr names her kid after dead ex Actress gets permission from Bloom to name the baby after her first love

ALL PHOTOS GETTY IMAGES

Miranda Kerr named her and Orlando Bloom’s son in part after a deceased exboyfriend, she tells Australia’s Daily Telegraph. One of baby Flynn’s middle names, Christopher, was chosen in honour of Kerr’s first boyfriend, Christopher Middlebrook, who died in a car accident as a teenager. “Chris and I had been dating for two years,” she says. “After he died, I wrote him a letter that said I hoped to name my first child after him in some way. I told Orlando and he was the one who said he’d be happy to do that. Orlando’s a good guy.” The baby’s full name is Flynn Christopher Blanchard Copeland Bloom.

Grant taking the lead in NOTW crusade

“My daughter @AlecBaldwin just tweeted that I am a twitter whore. This social media is rough.”

SETTLING BEEFS. While

Hugh Grant was originally motivated to expose the News of the World phone-hacking scandal because he himself had been hacked, he says a larger sense of outrage quickly took over, according to People magazine. “I don’t think I would be on a crusade if it weren’t for the fact that they were winked at by the police, and winked at by our government,” Grant says in a lengthy interview with the magazine. “Although a lot of my stuff comes from personal grievance, I also am properly outraged for my country.” METRO

@CindyCrawford

“Lovely dinner with friends and then a massage. Perfect to get over jet lag!” @ElizabethBanks

“Crying in my car singing Adele's Rolling in the Deep, an image of broken hearts littering the highway” @ConanOBrien

“There’s a restaurant in Chinatown where I can eat without being recognized. I’ll never go there.”

GETTING COSY. Less two

Miranda Kerr

MIRANDA KERR

Wilde reeling from divorce Despite being linked to a number of Hollywood bachelors, Olivia Wilde says she’s happy spending some time alone after her divorce from Italian prince Tao Ruspoli. In fact, she’s having a tough time moving on. “The trauma of the whole thing has been

Talking points

Scarlett going back to Ryan?

METRO

“After he died, I wrote him a letter that said I hoped to name my first child after him in some way.”

Celebrity tweets

humbling, and for the first time, I’m a little bit wobbly,” Wilde tells Marie Claire. “But I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person."

Olivia Wilde

METRO

weeks after their divorce had been finalized, exes Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds were spotted enjoying a cosy night out at an L.A. restaurant, according to People magazine. “They were leaning in closely to each other when talking. They were being flirty,” a source says. The amicable dinner date comes amid rumors that Reynolds has been quietly dating Charlize Theron for months. METRO

A real life Black Swan moment?

Renee chasing after that Full House? DOES THAT MAKE HER AUNT BECKY? Rumored couple

Renee Zellweger and John Stamos were spotted spending the day at Disney Land recently, where the pair “were having a great time laughing and dancing as they walked from one ride to another,” a source tells Us Weekly. Trying to keep a low profile worked better for Zellweger than Stamos. Several fans recognized him, asking an incognito Zellweger if she could take a picture of them with the former Full House star. METRO

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan was reportedly miffed about not being offered Natalie Portman’s role in Black Swan, according to a profile in Plum magazine. Writer Jacquelynn Powers reports that Lohan boasted that she “took bal-

“(She) was indignant that she was not considered for the movie.” JACQUELYNN POWERS

let until she was 19 and was indignant that she was

not considered for the movie.” Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress for the role. Lohan has been dealing with repeated lapses in her battle against drug abuse. METRO


metronews.ca

food Ideal grilling season grapes PETER ROCKWELL LIQUIDASSETS@EASTLINK.CA TWITTER: @THEREALWINEGUY

Though I don’t work magic in the kitchen as much as I used to, I’m still a cookbook fan. Culinary text and images never fail to inspire me to nag my wife to recreate whatever catches my eye. One of my favourite recent releases is Jeff Potter’s Cooking For Geeks (O’Reilly, $43.99): A macho tome that reads more like an issue of Popular Science than an artsy Gordon Ramsay creation. Potter takes the MythBusters route by explaining the ins and out of everything from baking bread to making things melt in weird ways in what ends up as a fascinating read. But experimenting with Potter may have to wait until after barbecue season: The few months when I can hold up my end of meal creation. One of my fave grilling grapes is zinfandel and the 2008 Gnarly Head Old Vine Zin ($16.95 $19.99) is a mocha-meetsdeep berry wonder that rocks everything from cuts of beef to burgers. PRICES REFLECT THE RANGE ACROSS

CANADA.

SOME PRODUCTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ALL PROVINCES.

Grill

19

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Japanese

dishes like the pros

From Classic Yakitori to steak, seafood & veggies, Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat spotlight contemporary & authentic dishes in The Japanese Grill

3 life

BOTH PHOTOS: TODD COLEMAN (2011)

These Pork Chops with Yuzu-Miso Marinade are marinated in miso overnight for two reasons. First, it takes time for the pork to absorb the miso flavour. Second, it gives the active bacteria culture in miso time to tenderize the meat. The result is tender, lip-smacking chops with a pleasing touch of heat from yuzu kosho.

Master the grill

Master the grill with tips and trade secrets. 1. Trim excess fat from meat before grilling to help reduce flare-ups. 2. Always brush barbecue sauce on food towards the end of cooking to prevent sugars from burning. 3. Never pierce meat with a fork to flip it on the grill. This releases juices making it less moist.

Preparation:

1

Mix miso, sake, mirin, yuzu kosho, scallions, and sesame oil in bowl to make marinade. Pour three-fourths of marinade into baking dish or rimmed sheet

Ingredients: • 1/4 cup red miso • 1 tablespoon sake • 1 tablespoon mirin • 2 teaspoons red yuzu kosho • 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions (white and green parts) • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon sesame oil • 4 bone-in pork chops (about 11/2 pounds)

NEWS CANADA/ PC.CA

This recipe makes four servings.

pan and reserve rest. Lay pork chops in marinade and ip 4 times to generously coat. Marinate for 12 hours.

2

Preheat grill to a twozone ďŹ re (medium and hot). Start grilling on hot heat for about 1

minute, shift the chops to medium heat. After about 4 minutes, ip and repeat the two-zone grilling on the other side. 10 mins total.

chops rest for 2 minutes and serve. REPRINTED WITH PERMISSION FROM THE JAPANESE GRILL: FROM CLASSIC YAKITORI TO STEAK SEAFOOD AND VEGETABLES BY TADASHI ONO AND HARRIS

3

When the pork is ready, it’ll be glossy and juicy on the outside. Let

SALAT (TEN SPEED PRESS, A DIVISION OF RANDOM HOUSE

Scan this code for dietary guidelines for people living with diabetes.

INC., 2011)

& $ \SS =Uf`VPNY AUR_N]f

% &&

‘ ;RdYf \]R[RQ _RUNOVYVaNaV\[ SNPVYVaf ‘ A_RNaZR[a \S `]\_a` \_ TR[R_NY V[Wb_VR` ‘ \[ N``R``ZR[a ‘ 5N[Q` \[ RcVQR[PR ON`RQ N]]_\NPU

$


sports

20

4

metronews.ca WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Fourth quarter. Letdown

sports Quoted

Calgary’s Henry Burris scrambles without a helmet against the Blue Bombers' Thursday night. TREVOR HAGAN/THE CANADIAN

Bombers fall apart in first loss of season “I have the ability and the backing to give fair criticism. The only time I have trouble with people giving criticism is when they haven’t walked that walk.� RETIRED NBA SUPERSTAR SHAQUILLE O’NEAL, WHO ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT HE’S TAKING AN ON-AIR JOB WITH TNT’S INSIDE THE NBA TELEVISION BROADCAST.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers blew a ten-point fourth-quarter lead Thursday night, surrendering 11 points to Henry Burris’ Calgary Stampeders to lose 21-20 at Canad Inns Stadium. Kicker Justin Palardy missed a potential game-winning 44-yard field goal with 24 seconds left in the game as the Bombers fell to 2-1 on the season.

Prosecution botches Clemens’ trial Judge leaves question of a new trial for former all-star up in the air until September Almost as soon as it began, former baseball star Roger Clemens’ perjury trial ended Thursday — in a mistrial the judge blamed on prosecutors and said a “first-year law student� would have known to avoid. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton called a halt to the trial under way after prosecutors showed jurors evidence that he had ruled out — videotaped revelations that former teammate

Andy Pettitte had said he’d told his wife Clemens confessed to using a drug. Walton scolded prosecutors and said he couldn’t let the former all-star pitcher face prison if convicted on such “extremely prejudicial� evidence. “Mr. Clemens has to get a fair trial,� Walton said. “In my view, he can’t get it now.� Defence lawyer Rusty Hardin, who had asked for

“Government counsel should have been more cautious.�

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE REGGIE WALTON

the mistrial declaration, patted an unsmiling Clemens on the back as the judge announced his decision. As he left the courthouse, Clemens did not comment but accepted hugs from a couple of court

workers, shook hands with the security guards and autographed baseballs for fans waiting outside. Walton said he would hold a hearing Sept. 2 to decide whether Clemens should face another trial. Hardin told reporters, “I wouldn’t even hazard a guess� about what Walton will decide. Walton could end the prosecution by declaring that a new trial would run

afoul of double jeopardy — the right not to be brought to trial twice on the same charges for the same offence. But experts said it was unlikely that he would go that far, especially since the trial was just under way. Pettitte had told committee investigators that Clemens confessed in 1999 or 2000 that he used human growth hormone. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

EV^ciWVaa \VbZh VcY hjeea^Zh ™ >cYddg ™ DjiYddg ™ Egdh]de

VISIT OUR PROSHOP!

WE SELL PAINTBALL AND AIRSOFT EQUIPMENT! Proshop - 1850 Portage Ave t XXX QBJOUCBMMQBSBEJTF DPN


metronews.ca

sports

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

21

Calvillo’s greatness becoming unquestionable CRAIG KLEM/ALLSPORT

CFL EXTRA POINTS DAN TOTH

WINNIPEG@METRONEWS.CA

The debate over Anthony Calvillo’s place in CFL history has started, even though the sensational quarterback is a long way from finished. Detractors argue that although A.C.’s career numbers make him appear to be the best QB in CFL history, the Als star is just a capable player who profits from playing on great teams. Plenty of CFL followers will tell you Calvillo’s not as talented as Doug Flutie, Ron Lan-

caster, Jeff Garcia, Warren Moon, etc. The 39-year-old Calvillo last week tied Damon Allen’s all-time CFL record of 394 touchdown passes when he threw for five majors in Montreal’s win over Saskatchewan. While Calvillo might not be your first choice if you were starting an expansion team, he’s more than just a decent QB who was lucky to land with a great franchise. Not only does Calvillo own three Grey Cup rings with the Als, he’s also on course to establishing a new record for career passing yards before season’s end. And don’t be surprised if he caps that off with a fourth Grey Cup ring. Dunigan’s head still in the game: Not long ago, a player suffer-

Anthony Calvillo, shown here during the 2000 Grey Cup, has been consistent throughout his career. Now he’s challenging for some of the CFL’s most coveted records.

ing a mild concussion was said to have “had his bell rung” and would often return to the game with little consideration for future effects. Recent advances in science and a more humane approach to player health have made brain injury research a priority.

CFL Hall of Famer Matt Dunigan sat down with the CFL on TSN’s Brian Williams last week to reveal his own personal fight with head injuries and post-concussion syndrome and how concussions have affected his life. Despite retiring 15 years ago, Dunigan is still affected by the dozen concussions he suffered during his stellar career. Dunigan will donate his brain to concussion research in hopes that “they’ll be

able to advance the science and understanding of concussions and brain injuries to help others.” Toothless Lions: B.C. Lions head coach/general manager Wally Buono said it best. “It’s very ugly,” he said. “It’s sickening.” Buono was referring to the video of Lions DB Stanley Franks’ gruesome knee injury, but he could have just as easily been talking about the Leo’s 0-2 start to the CFL season. Franks was taken off the field on a cart, and the initial diagnosis is a severe dislocation of the knee. Now Buono has another headache. In addition to his team’s slow start, Buono now has to make adjustments in his secondary when the 0-2 Lions face Ricky Ray and the 2-0 Edmonton Eskimos Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium.

Amateur leads pack at British Open Lewis first amateur to lead round at a major since 1976

‘He could be my grandson,’ says playing partner Watson PETER MORRISON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tom Lewis shares a name with one of the British Open’s greatest champions. The kid sure lived up to it Thursday. Lewis, a 20-year-old amateur, shot a 5-under 65 to share the lead after the opening round of golf’s oldest major — a day that was even more special because he played alongside the man he was named after: five-time British Open champion Tom Watson. “I was more nervous not to embarrass myself in front of him,” Lewis said. No worries there. Lewis pulled off some Watsonlike shots at Royal St. George’s, making four straight birdies coming down the stretch before a par-saving tap-in at the 18th left him tied with Thomas Bjorn.

Amateur elite Tom Lewis posted the lowest round ever for an amateur at the British Open. His score of 65 beats the 66s posted by Frank Stranahan in 1950, Tiger Woods’ in 1996 and Justin Rose in 1998.

England’s Tom Lewis shoots out of the bunker on the 6th hole on Thursday.

“I just had to smile inside watching him play,” said the 61-year-old Watson, who needed seven more strokes than his namesake to get around the course.

“I didn’t play particularly well myself, but I certainly was impressed by the way he played.” Lewis’s late-afternoon charge was definitely impressive, but it didn’t total-

ly overshadow an earlymorning round by Bjorn, who was playing at this course on the English seaside for the first time since his meltdown in the 2003 Open.

That year he threw away a two-stroke lead on the final three holes — he needed three swings just to escape the bunker at No. 16 — and allowed Ben Curtis to snatch away the claret jug with one of the sport’s most shocking upsets. Two very different players. Two hugely compelling stories atop the leaderboard. “I’m 40 years old,” Bjorn

said, “and there might just be a little bit more in me.” U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy got off to a sluggish start but was still in the mix, putting up a 71 that left him six strokes back. Considering he played in the morning, when conditions were tougher, McIlroy had no complaints about a round that began with two bogeys on the first three holes. “It was a day where you just needed to grind out a score,” McIlroy said. “Anywhere around even par was a good start.” In the afternoon, the gusting breezes off the Strait of Dover died down and the rain held off, resulting in about twice as many rounds in the 60s as the morning starters put up. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


22

metronews.ca

play

WEEKEND, JULY 15-17, 2011

Crossword Across 1 Open a soda bottle 6 Performance 9 Bankroll 12 “— porridge hot” 13 Bill’s partner 14 Kyoto cummerbund 15 Knapsack part 16 Desert crosser 18 Mini-program 20 Bygone VHS alternative 21 America’s uncle 23 “Of course” 24 Lost cause 25 Neighborhood 27 Invited 29 Basement 31 Don of “Cocoon” 35 Bother 37 Go by 32-Down 38 Is able to, old-style 41 Actor Penn 43 Spinning stat 44 Out of control 45 Famed NYC apartment building 47 Rye seed 49 Break a Commandment 52 Yon bloke 53 “Hail!” 54 Sports venue 55 Type measures 56 Scarlet 57 Moderate purple Down 1 Prosperous periods 2 Trawler need 3 Candy-apple cover 4 PDQ 5 Energetic

Send a KISS

Sudoku

You can now post your kiss, and read even more kisses, online at metronews.ca/kiss. Tothegirlwiththemysterious lenses,U have an endearing expression when U work. one of silent frustration and concentration. oh how i wish you'd look at me with that intensity. make me a craft. of the heart and of my soul. my forever friend a lock of hair perhaps? id tape it to my belly. much luv. AGNI! SUNGLASSES My adorable Anne, U still have doubts after everything i did & said honey in person and on kiss. U stayed quiet how much ever I tried...&I am here due to my mistakes. i am so deeply down in love with u. I want u to read Am’s real story on bl..pls tell me if u access my liar lover...pls say it right, o spiderman u just simply arrive! no one else other than us will ever kno..just like evrything else. its time u get 2kno how u came into my world. FEP - DON’T GET IT

How to play 6 Get at 7 Paint layer 8 Anderson’s “High — ” 9 Made on a loom 10 Lessen 11 Money of Bahrain 17 Homes 19 Memorize 21 Pouch 22 Exist 24 Prized stone 26 Palin territory 28 Skin-covered canoe 30 Pismire

32 Three-masted vessel 33 With it 34 Shade provider 36 Accepted 38 Hidden stock 39 Forcefully 40 Standards 42 Making all the stops 45 Host Letterman 46 Actress Spelling 48 Sherman called it hell 50 Bambi’s aunt 51 Tic-toe link

Aries March 21-April 20

Yesterday’s answer

A look at the weather TODAY Min 22° Max 29° For today’s crossword answers and for expanded horoscopes, go to metronews.ca

Today’s horoscope Today’s full moon mischief takes place in the career area of your chart. Be wary on the work front. Taurus April 21-May 21 Others can look on the dark side if they wish but you are determined to see only the good in the world. Gemini May 22-June 21 You don’t lack for talent but what good is it if you don’t use it? Get serious. Cancer June 22-July 22 Promise yourself you’ll wait until next week to make relationship decisions. Things will look rosier.

Yesterday’s answer

Leo July 23-Aug.23 If you don’t take what happens today too seriously it won’t hurt you too much. Virgo Aug. 24- Sept. 22 Today’s full moon urges you to team up with a friend or colleague and spread the load you carry. Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23 You will have to deal with some rather raw emotions over the next 24 hours.

Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22 Today’s full moon could bring a few shocks, but if you look at them from a wider perspective you will realize they are not so important.

…VIRTUALLY! Tell your friends, family or that secret crush just how you feel with a Metro Kiss...then share it with the world through Facebook and Twitter. All kisses will appear online and a selection will appear in print too!

Visit metronews.ca daily to see who loves whom, or...who loves you!

Fill in the grid, so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1-9. There is no math involved. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic.

Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21 You’ll feel more secure once today’s full moon begins to fade.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 20 Sometimes it can be easy to lose faith in yourself and it seems your rivals are doing better than you.

Aquarius Jan. 21-Feb. 18 You must resist the temptation to believe that you have enemies hiding around each and every corner.

Pisces Feb. 19-March 20. There will be a fair amount of criticism flying about today. It’s just jealousy. SALLY BROMPTON

SATURDAY Min 23° Max 33°

Jenna Khan, Weather Specialist

SUNDAY Min 21° Max 33°

"Weather impacts everything we do. Providing the information you need before you head out that door and take on the day is the best part of my morning.” WEEKDAYS 6AM

EUGENE HOSHIKO/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Caption contest

MAXIN SHUBOVICH/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

“Ring around the rosie..pocket full of water.” NANCY SCOTT

WIN!

You write it!

Write a funny caption for the image above and send it to play@metronews.ca — the winning caption will be published in tomorrow’s Metro.


four on the floor baby crawl race

SAFETYFIRST

PEACE OF MIND IS NOW FREE FOR MY KP FAMILY MEMBERS WITH OUR NEW KID PROTECTORS.

The race is on

TOMORROW!

Babies, start your engines! Get ready to race on down to Kildonan Place for the FOUR ON THE FLOOR Baby Crawl Contest, SATURDAY, JULY 16TH, AT NOON IN CENTRE COURT. This will be a fun event for the whole family, so don’t forget to bring your camera to capture those photo finishes! We’ll also be launching our new KID PROTECTORS – an electronic system that helps you keep track of your little ones while you’re shopping at KP. Kid Protectors are free for My KP Family members to use in the mall – just register at Guest Services. With MY KP FAMILY, you not only get complimentary use of our Kid Protectors, you’ll also save every Wednesday at selected stores in the mall.

Find Us on Facebook

Twitter.com/KildonanPlace

www.kildonanplace.com

ENTER TO WIN A WIGGLES PRIZE PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDES 4 TICKETS TO THE WIGGLES BIG BIRTHDAY SHOW AUGUST 4 @ RBC THEATRE AT MTS CENTRE AND WIGGLES MERCHANDISE. CLIP-OUT THIS CONTEST BALLOT AND BRING TO CENTRE COURT ON RACE DAY TO ENTER. THE DRAW IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE, NOT JUST RACERS.

NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: EMAIL: YES, I’D LIKE TO RECEIVE THE KILDONAN PLACE E-NEWSLETTER


ADVERTISING FEATURE

2007 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN!

#

1

dealership in the district

98

$

BIWEEKLY*

City: 37 mpg Hwy: 51 mpg

“Where OUR best price, is THE best price!”

3

TO CHOOSE FROM!

BIRCHWOOD KIA ON REGENT

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!

Includes: Air conditioning, cruise control,power windows, power door locks, power sliding side door, dual climate controls and much more!

2009 KIA RIOS!

2010 HYUNDAI ACCENTS!

59

$

57

$

BIWEEKLY*

City: 37 mpg

BIWEEKLY*

Hwy: 51 mpg

ONLY

4

City: 37 mpg

REMAINING

ONLY

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!

6

Hwy: 51 mpg

REMAINING

Hatchbacks including: air conditioning, tilt, keyless entry, CD/MP3, power windows, locks, mirrors, heated seats and much more!

FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!

Hatchbacks and sedans, including: air conditioning, tilt, cruise, CD/ MP3, power windows, locks, mirrors, keyless entry and more! All prices and payment plus taxes. Vehicle may not be exactly as shown. Payments calculated at *5.9% APR over 84 mos / ^5.9% APR over 60 mos, $2000 down oac, See Birchwood Kia for full details.

1364 REGENT AVE. WEST

(204) 667-9993

WWW.BIRCHWOODKIA.CA

Kia the best deal for Winnipeggers C hange is not always convenient. Winnipeggers often navigate through detours and one-lane traffic during construction season, watching as their money gets put to good use to improve their driving experience. And smart Winnipeg drivers are already finding out how to drive their money further, by sitting comfortably behind the wheel of Kia. Birchwood Kia on Regent quickly grew into the largest growing dealership in Manitoba, something Sales Manager Rylie Saunders says is all thanks to positive change and a great team. Saunders, along with General Manager Shayne Rankin and Sales Manager Derek Witty, all joined the Birchwood Kia team within the last year. “We pride ourselves in that we’re not ‘old school’ salespeople,” says Saunders. “I think a lot of people notice that right when they first speak to us. We’re specific to customer

service, and we create a different experience from what people are used to and what they expect.”

“We create a different experience from what people are used to and what they expect.” The Regent Avenue West dealership managed to breathe new life into its sales strategy, while also offering affordable prices drivers can only find locally at Birchwood Kia. With zero per cent financing on every 2011 model and options like heated seats and Bluetooth,

it’s a welcome fit for drivers who are new to the Kia brand.

“Any Kia car suits the Winnipeg consumer,” says Saunders. “It’s affordable, but still has a lot of options, and a five-year bumper-tobumper warranty that’s unheard of in this industry. You can get our vehicle with the lowest payments, the most options and the best warranty.” Birchwood Kia sells the 2012 Kia Sorento at lower payments than competitor’s 2011 “blow-outs” with more options and warranties. It also offers the Kia Forte, which grew to become the top-rated car in its class. “We’ve implemented all these changes to try to become more progressive,” says Saunders. “People will be pleasantly surprised once they come in. They might not be used to the Kia brand, but interested to see what all the hype is about. It is different, but in a positive way.”




Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.