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Raceway: 1, Melnyk: 0 in casino bid Legal action coming? Rideau-Carleton gets committee nod, Sens owner not impressed steve collins

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“It just puts a whole damper on my enthusiasm that I came here with 10 years ago,” Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk told reporters after speaking with Ottawa city council’s finance and economic development committee. SEAN MCKIBBON/METRO

The city’s finance and economic development committee voted Rideau Carleton Raceway the only acceptable location for a new casino, over protests — and implied threats of legal action — from Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk. Both Melnyk, who has a competing proposal to build a gaming facility at the Canadian Tire Centre, and his lawyer, Paul Webber of Bell Baker LLP, warned committee members that singling out the raceway amounted to sole-sourcing the project. “Primarily, it’s illegal,” Webber said before the committee voted, arguing the motion offered an unfair financial bene-

fit to Rideau Carleton Raceway. “Secondly, I have concerns about how ethical it is, about the process that’s been followed and to be followed, and if the motion should pass, as I think we made clear, it will not rest there and we’re going to kick over every stone.” Mayor Jim Watson, who chairs the committee, championed the motion as completely within the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation’s rules and the only way to keep Rideau Carleton open. “The city, like every major organization, faces the threat of lawsuits all the time,” Watson said after the 10-1 vote. “But we can’t govern our actions by the fear of someone going to sue us or take us to the OMB. We have to move forward on what we think is the right approach.” City solicitor Rick O’Connor said he’d have a detailed legal opinion on the issues Webber raised in time for a final vote on the matter by city council next Wednesday.

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Rent 2 Own faces legal action, receivership Rent 2 Own Canada Tuesday. “The receiver has no intention of evicting anyone,” said Baker, assuring renters and would-be home buyers who put their faith and financial savings into the Lacasse’s hands. Receiver Doyle Salewski was appointed by an Ottawa court Tuesday to liquidate assets or recover outstanding amounts for creditors after taking control of Golden Oaks’ holdings. Court documents show an

Making do. Airport staff break out cots after hotels unable to accommodate stranded passengers

tioning in Hong Kong with her husband and two kids. Instead, she was watching her kids draw in colouring books in the lounge as fellow passengers curled up on tiny cots right next to her. The family had planned to retrieve their car at the Toronto Park’N Fly and drive home to Detroit overnight. “I have to make tomorrow in my office; otherwise it’s not good,” said Changli Tuesday morning after getting some rest. “It was fine because I’m always a good sleeper and I’m tired.” Vincent Lee, another passenger who lives in Toronto, said he only got about two to three hours of sleep on the cot. “It’s not a good arrangement, but at least there’s a place to stay and they provided us $35 for food vouchers so we could get something to eat,” said Lee, as other passengers tried to catch just a little bit more shuteye before their rescheduled flight in the afternoon. “The first thing I’ll do when I get back to Toronto is take a nice shower.”

almost-$1.3-million lawsuit and 10 other cases suing for tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars each are pending against Lacasse and Golden Oaks. Lacasse’s Rent 2 Own Canada subsidiary promises those who “have difficulty qualifying traditionally for the purchase of a home” to move in to a property while “‘renting’ and building a down payment,” an arrangement which requires its own $10,000 down payment.

A couple who bought into a Rent 2 Own Canada home at 3833 Armitage Ave. with a $40,000 down payment in early 2013, launched one of the most recent legal actions against Lacasse on July 5. In a statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court, Faye and Gordon Ekstrom allege that Lacasse took the money with the understanding that “if the contract was not acceptable to them, the full amount would be refunded.” Seeking independent legal

advice on the rent-to-own contract, the couple “became concerned with a number of clauses.” They allege their calls, voicemails and emails to Lacasse in an attempt to negotiate changes to the document were not returned and their money never refunded. The claim hasn’t been proven in court. A meeting will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. at 1000 Byron Ave. to discuss and inform residents of the situation. GRAHAM LANKTREE/METRO

Record-breaking downpour in Toronto force flights to Ottawa JOE LOFARO

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Stranded Cathay Pacific passengers en route from Hong Kong had to spend the night in the Ottawa airport lounge Monday night after recordbreaking rain in Toronto caused their flight to be diverted here. Clouds dumped 126 millimetres of rain at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, which is more precipitation than the city usually receives for the entire month of July. Environment Canada said more rain fell Monday in Toronto than when Hurricane Hazel struck in 1954. Changli, who only wanted her first name published, should have been back in her office Tuesday at General Motors in Detroit after vacaNear Lorry Greenberg Drive

Toronto pair nabbed after allegedly trying to sell fake gold in Ottawa Ottawa police have arrested a man and woman from Toronto who are believed to have tried to sell fake gold. Police said the pair ap-

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proached someone on the street near Lorry Greenberg Drive and attempted to sell the product to the victim. A call was made to police, who later located a 2006 Land Rover. Catalin Alexandru, 39, and Maria Gunici, 37, were both charged with attempted fraud under $5,000 and possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000.

Changli and her children, Christina, 14, and Gary, 9, kill some time on their cots at the Ottawa airport Tuesday after their flight from Hong Kong was diverted due to a powerful storm in Toronto the night before. JOE LOFARO/METRO

Police are reminding people to be vigilant about ongoing distraction thefts and frauds and are asking the public to come forward with any information about such incidents, especially witnesses or victims, by calling 613-230-6211, or Crime Stoppers at 613-233-8477 (TIPS) or toll-free at 1-800222-8477. JOE LOFARO/METRO

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Worker struck by cement chute, pinned to truck A 47-year-old male construction worker has been hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a cement chute that pinned him to a truck.

Ottawa paramedics were called to the accident on a cronstruction site shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The man was treated for serious chest injuries after the chute of a cement truck hit him in the chest. Paramedics said the man was momentarily pinned between the chute and the truck until co-workers could pull back the chute. METRO

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Angry investors and tenants of self-styled real estate “transaction engineer” Jean-Claude Lacasse will try to see just how deep trouble goes at his companies at a meeting Wednesday as he faces receivership for millions in lawsuits. “It’s an information session for everyone involved to see where we’re at and how many people are affected,” said Vicki Baker of Doyle Salewski as the firm took over receivership for Lacasse’s Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc. and its subsidiary

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Bluesfest exec reacts to $1-million lawsuit Incident. Band alleges in lawsuit Bluesfest favoured economic considerations over the safety of Cheap Trick JOE LOFARO

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Faced with a $1-million lawsuit from rock band Cheap Trick over a mid-performance stage collapse at Bluesfest in 2011, the festival’s

executive director is pointing to a 2012 Ministry of Labour report that concluded no one was to blame for the incident. RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest chief Mark Monahan said he found out his company is being sued by reading media reports and said he hasn’t seen the band’s statement of claim. The last day of the 2011 festival took a turn for the worse when a sudden wind storm knocked down the stage on which the rock quartet was performing. Several people were injured. “There was a fairly ex-

tensive Ministry of Labour investigation regarding the incident and that is available in terms on the public record and it assessed everything that went on that day and subsequently,” Monahan said. In a July 2012 report the ministry found there were no grounds for charges. It blamed severe weather and found no structural issues with the stage. Cheap Trick Touring Inc. filed its statement of claim July 4. The company wants $400,000 for repair and replacement of damaged equipment, including guitars and

amplifiers, and $600,000 for special damages, including labour and travel expenses. The claim alleges Bluesfest breached its contract with the band by failing to provide a stage that is “absolutely level, solid, and secure” at all times. None of the allegations have been proven in court. Monahan said the ministry report is a “definitive statement or report on what happened.” “The report concluded it was a weather event; there were no charges to lay blame or finding people at fault,” he said.

A police officer watches over the Ottawa Bluesfest’s collapsed main stage in Ottawa on July 18, 2011. The festival, two other firms and some contractors are facing a lawsuit from the band Cheap Trick’s touring company. MARC DESROSIERS/FOR METRO

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Education. Teachers ill equipped to handle racism in schools: Prof

Idle No More co-founder and grade-school teacher Sheelah McLean spoke via Skype to teachers at the Canadian Teachers’ Federation annual meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday. GRAHAM LANKTREE/METRO

Teachers are ill equipped to handle racism in Canada’s schools, Idle No More cofounder Sheelah McLean told members of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation on Day 2 of their annual general meeting in Ottawa Tuesday. “Teachers thought they weren’t well equipped to handle these comments or incidents that were coming up in schools,” said McLean, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and gradeschool teacher in Saskatoon, via Skype as she shared preliminary results of a study she conducted for her PhD dissertation. “They talked about the shame that they felt when presented with these issues,” she said, noting that “we’re seeing many immigrant communities come into Canada, and teachers are not well equipped to deal with the kinds of thinking around class, race and gender.” When the issue does come up, in the case of students levelling racial slurs

at others, many teachers merely silence the student, she said, rather than have an open discussion about racism and its root and that few classes tackle racism head-on. When they hear other teachers make similar comments, they stay silent, she said her research has found. “The silence in our schools has a huge impact in normalizing this kind of violence,” she said, adding the Idle No More movement has done much to raise awareness of racism and inequality toward Canadian aboriginals. “Why does Idle No More have to educate the Canadian public when we have a public education system,” McLean asked. She said a Grade 12 class she teaches on anti-racism and colonialism has given her students a sense of empowerment and shift in their world view in how inequality is shaped by political, economic and social policies. GRAHAM LANKTREE/Metro

Would you like some salsa on that rink?

Ana Gherasim and Jeffrey Huang perform a dance demonstration June 5. CONTRIBUTED

Those heading out to the Rink of Dreams this summer may want to trade in their skates for a pair of dance shoes. Ottawa Latin dance schools Azúcar and SalsaForce, in collaboration with Ottawa City Hall, are hosting an outdoor salsa-dancing event at the Rink of Dreams from July 10 to Aug. 28. The event will feature free Latin dance classes, dance demonstrations, social dancing and live music. “The Ottawa salsa scene has been growing ... for the

last two years. When I started dancing it was considerably smaller than it is now,” said Ana Gherasim, co-director of Azúcar. “But now, thanks to many salsa schools, including ours, a lot more people have become aware of salsa dancing and tried it and have been coming out to regular social events.” Salsa dancing has its roots in Cuban Son, a style of music that originated in Cuba during the 1930s, and gets its dance moves from a variety of different dance styles.

But there’s no definitive way to salsa dance — the style changes depending on the region and the dancer. “My favourite thing is giving people the basics and encouraging them to find their own style, because salsa is a street dance and that’s what makes it so wonderful,” said Gherasim. Jordan Brown/Metro On the web

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Lac-Mégantic home to burnt-out crime scene Death toll still rising. Police tight-lipped on what they have found or are still looking for The official death toll in the Quebec train disaster climbed to 15 on Tuesday, with two more bodies pulled from a scorched area police were calling a crime scene.

With about another 35 people still missing, residents of Lac-Mégantic expect the grim news to continue. Provincial police said they had 200 officers on site performing a criminal investigation. “There is potential evidence there that could eventually lead to criminal charges being laid,” said Insp. Michel Forget. “I won’t speculate on the elements we have recovered

Who abandons a Ferrari? A lawyer in a big hurry There it was: a silver Ferrari, submerged in the murky floodwaters of Toronto. Photos of the orphaned sports car were everywhere Monday night as the rains that pummelled Toronto subsided. Howard A. Levitt, one of Canada’s leading employment lawyers, was on his way to an important hearing in Ottawa. He entered an underpass following several other cars, each of which easily traversed a body of water that looked no deeper than a puddle. No such luck for Levitt. His 2010 Ferrari California, which retails for $192,000, rides extremely close to the ground,

and despite its powerful V8, 454-horsepower engine, it only took a few inches of water to stop the car in its tracks. Levitt realized a tow truck wouldn’t arrive in time. So he opened the door, letting the dirty water flow in, and collected his bags from the trunk. He took a cab to the island airport, found all flights had been cancelled, then headed to Pearson, where he caught “the last seat of the day” to Ottawa. On Tuesday, Levitt won his motion in Ottawa, making the quick escape worthwhile. “It’s a good ending, except for my poor car,” he said. Torstar News Service

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Green giant

Snowden off to Venezuela ... or not

Ex-NHL tough guy running for office

WikiLeaks said on Tuesday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden has not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela, trying to put to rest growing confusion. On Tuesday, a Russian lawmaker tweeted that Snowden had taken the offer from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, then deleted the post a few minutes later. He then sent another message saying his claim was based on a report from a state TV channel, which in turn said the lawmaker misunderstood its report. The Associated Press

He was an NHL pugilist. He became an animal-rightsdefending environmentalist. Now, in the latest twist in his career path, Georges Laraque is a politician. At a news conference with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May on Tuesday, he said he will begin campaigning immediately for a byelection in a Montreal riding. Laraque became deputy leader of the Green Party in 2010. The Canadian Press

because they will be secret.” He said he doesn’t believe terrorism is at play. Earlier on Tuesday, the national Transportation Safety Board said it is performing its own investigation. The TSB said Tuesday that authorities were never alerted to the fact that a runaway train was on its way to levelling part of the small Quebec town. Rail dispatchers had no chance to intervene during the

fateful 18-minute journey because they didn’t know it was happening, TSB investigator Donald Ross told reporters. “There were no signals nor track circuits, so the rail-traffic controller had no ... indication that there had been a runaway train,” he said. Such systems are in place on busier rail lines but not on secondary lines, said TSB manager Ed Belkaloul. The Canadian Press

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Ex-captives break silence on YouTube Three women who police say were held captive in a Cleveland home for about a decade have issued a video in which they thanked the public for the encouragement and financial support that are allowing them to restart their lives. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight broke their public silence in the three-minute, 30-second video posted Monday night on YouTube. They said the sup-

Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight in a video posted on YouTube at midnight Monday. hennes paynter communication/the associated press

port and prayers of family, friends and the public are allowing them to rebuild their lives after what Berry called

“this entire ordeal.” The women had gone missing separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14,

16, and 20 years old. In the video, none of the women had any visible scars of the abuse they said they suffered at the hands of Ariel Castro, who has pleaded not guilty to a 329-count indictment alleging he kidnapped them off the streets and held them captive in his two-storey home. They were smiling and appeared upbeat. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Liberal hearts education. Book deal for alumna who urged students to marry A Princeton University alumna who urged female students to find a husband before they graduate has a book deal. Susan Patton has an agreement with Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, for Smarten Up!: Words of Wisdom from the Princeton Mom. Gallery Books announced Tuesday that Smarten Up! is scheduled to come out in the spring of 2014. Patton attracted national Leaked recording

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Lac-Mégantic. While many suspect rail disaster will boost pipeline support, execs say concerns apply to all Executives with major Canadian pipeline companies say they see no silver lining to the Lac-Mégantic train disaster. There have been suggestions that transporting oil by pipeline may seem more palatable after several oil-laden rail cars exploded over the weekend, killing more than a dozen people and

devastating the small Quebec town. But TransCanada Corp. CEO Russ Girling said there’s “no good news here for anybody” in the tragedy and the notion that the pipeline industry will somehow benefit from it “makes no sense.” While disasters ranging from Lac-Mégantic to the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico three years ago jolt the public, Girling said companies such as TransCanada still have a responsibility to build new energy infrastructure. “People continue to have needs for starting their vehicles every morning, cooking their

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“This is a tragic event that shakes everybody and shakes all of us that are in the business.” Russ Girling, TransCanada Corp. CEO

food, heating their homes. We have an obligation to do that as safely as we can.” The president of Kinder Morgan Canada, which is planning to nearly triple the amount of crude shipped between Alberta and the B.C. Lower Mainland, said he too fails to see any upside for pipeline firms.

“I think that the public is obviously very concerned about the broad safety net that is available for both rail and pipelines,” he said. “I think it’s a question of all operators — whether it’s pipe or rail or trucking for that matter — (to) continue to be very diligent and vigilant in their safety precautions.” Earlier, Girling said he’s “extremely optimistic” the company’s Energy East project — a proposal to ship up to 850,000 barrels a day of Western crude to eastern markets through an underused natural gas line — has enough customer support to go ahead. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Baby, it’s cold in the ice cave In the sweltering summer heat, New Yorkers are ready for the big chill — in midtown Manhattan. The city’s first ice bar is now open at the New York Hilton Midtown on Sixth Avenue. The $20 admission includes Eskimostyle gloves and a parka for the privilege of drinking cocktails in the freezing Minus5 Ice Bar. The entire bar is made of

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Godzilla: a historical movie figure IN FOCUS

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Idris Elba, from left, Rob Kazinksy and director Guillermo del Toro are shown on the set of Pacific Rim. KERRY HAYES/WARNER BROS. PICTURES/MCT

Director del Toro too busy to take in a movie Blockbuster. Guillermo talks making Pacific Rim and making movies in Hollywood NED EHRBAR

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Guillermo del Toro is first and foremost a movie buff, which has been causing him a distinct amount of unhappiness. You see, del Toro has been so busy making movies — particularly his latest, the giant robots vs. giant monsters blockbuster Pacific Rim — that he hasn’t had any time to actually watch other people’s movies. Or at least that’s the excuse he gives for not having seen Man of Steel or the first instalment of the Hobbit, which he was originally pegged to direct. There’s been a lot of criticism about the levels of carnage shown in Man of Steel. Your film also features a great deal of urban destruction. How do you keep from crossing the line from fun into too realistic? Well, kaiju movies by definition bring a completely escapist fun in these type of fights. When you’re a kid and you’re watching Godzilla stomp a bunch of tanks or jets or cut through

a city, the proportions of these things are so enormous that you cannot correlate them to anything real. What I do is I then bring in visually a very different sense of style from reality. I have these super-coloured lights illuminating the rain, so it looks like a living comic book or a living anime, you know? And the thing that I do very, very consciously is I vacated all the streets so they would be empty of people. So you’re never thinking, “Oh, the kaiju just crushed 600 people.” Because the streets are vacated and everybody’s in a refuge, all they can destroy is buildings and vehicles when nobody’s there. Have you seen Man of Steel? No, I haven’t. I haven’t seen many movies because I’ve been making one. The only two or three times I’ve gone to the movies in the last few years have been to movies that my daughters want to see. So I went to Les Miserables and I went to some animated movies — movies that I would not necessarily have gravitated towards. But that’s being a parent, taking your daughters to see the Justin Bieber concert movie. Does that mean you have to go see the One Direction movie later this summer? No, no (laughs). Actually my

daughters are not into that stuff. Are you planning to do another non-English language film anytime soon, or do you live in Hollywood exclusively now? Yeah, I would love to. I produce a lot of movies in Latin America and Spain and I’m producing a movie right now in Mexico. As a director I would love to do it, but I need to find a story that suits me. It’s not like I have a drawer full of stories in Spanish and in English. What determines if a story is better told in Spanish rather than English? You cannot aspire to do a movie that is as quirky as Pan’s Labyrinth in the Hollywood machinery. It would get tested and noted by executives to death. It would end up having a happy ending and all that bulls—, you know? And at the same time you cannot end up with a movie that is as spectacular and huge and magnificent in showmanship as Pacific Rim if you do it in Mexico or Spain. So depending on the scale of the story, depending on if you need to protect the production value and spectacle or if you need to protect the content and quirkiness of the story, you go from one (end of the) scale to another.

Kaiju & jaegers

Playing favourites Pacific Rim introduces audiences to numerous “kaiju” — giant monsters from another dimension — and “jaegers” — the giant, piloted robots mankind creates to fight them off. It’s a movie clearly made, at least in part, with action figures in mind. So naturally director Guillermo del Toro has some favourites among the giant beasts and machines, right? Among the jaegers and kaiju in the film, do you personally have a favourite? “Yes,” he readily admits. “My favourite jaeger is Cherno Alpha, because I think he is adorable. It’s kind of this heavy, sort of clumsy, very old-fashioned, almost steampunky jaeger, and I like that. It looks like a giant iron boiler. And my favourite kaiju is Leatherback, the gorillaesque one, because I fully identify with his beer belly.”

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For someone who grew up watching Godzilla stomp his way through the major cities of the world, the idea of a sea monster large enough to use a battleship as a baseball bat is very exciting. In Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro presents the biggest movie monsters seen since the Blue Oyster Cult sang, Oh no, there goes Tokyo, go go Godzilla! Pacific Rim’s monsters are direct descendants of the “kaiju” or strange beasts that became popular in the sci-fi films produced by the Japanese company Toho in the 1950s and ’60s. Most famous is the king of all monsters, Godzilla, the giant lizard who wreaked havoc in 29 movies. Rounding out Toho’s big five are a Divine Moth called Mothra and a trio of kaiju named King Ghidorah, Mechagodzilla, and Rodan. The first Godzilla film came in 1954. The story of an ancient dinosaur-like colossus created by American nuclear weapons testing was inspired by a news story about the Lucky Dragon 5, a Japanese fishing boat contaminated after sailing too close to a U.S. nuclear test. “Suitmation actor” Haruo Nakajima played the beast and could only walk 30 feet at a stretch in the 200-pound Godzilla suit. To create the monster’s fearful roars, audio engineers threw reverb on the sound of a resin-coated leather glove rubbed on the strings of a double bass. Ten years after that movie, King Ghidorah, a fearsome alien dragon, was created as Godzilla’s archenemy. He was equipped with nuclear fire breath, and in the 1964 film Ghidorah The Three Headed Monster, he devastates Japan until repelled by Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra. Rodan, the 1956 kaiju movie about mutant pterosaurs and prehistoric insects who terrorize humanity, has two significant firsts. It was the first Japanese monster movie to be filmed in colour, and, according to George Takei’s autobiography, was his debut as a professional actor.

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METRO DISH OUR TAKE ON THE WORLD OF CELEBRITIES

The Word

Jason Statham All photos getty images

Statham ready to tie the knot After three years of dating, Jason Statham is reportedly ready to make it official with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, according to Us Weekly. “I hear he’ll propose soon,” a source tells the magazine. “Their connection is very serious and

physical.” And HuntingtonWhiteley herself clearly isn’t bothered by their 19-year age difference. “I’m not interested in hanging out with boys,” she recently said in an interview with the Edit. “I have all the man I need.”

George Clooney

George Clooney is on the market

Nick Lachey sings for his dinner

Jim Carrey

Carrey apologizes for comments, not for position Jim Carrey is still against assault rifles and won’t be promoting his next film, the bullet-ridden Kick-Ass 2, but he is at least learning to play nice. “Assault rifle fans, I do not agree with you, nor do I fear you, but I do love you and

I’m sorry that in my outrage I called you names. That was wrong,” the outspoken actor posted to Twitter. “By the way, I don’t need a crisis manager, just a conscience. Calling people names is inappropriate, but my position on assault weapons hasn’t changed.”

Nick Lachey turned up the heat during a brief tour stop in New York on Monday to help launch a viral advertising campaign for Wendy’s new Pretzel Burger. The ’90s heartthrob, back on tour with a reunited 98 Degrees, gave an intimate performance at a Midtown Wendy’s, singing songs based on some tweets about the burger chain’s latest creation. Yes, you read that correctly. “It’s not the easiest thing to write a song out of tweets,” Lachey said about Monday night’s performance. The song he created especially for this event? “Pretzel Buns I Am a Fan... Hashtag.” That is literally what he sang. (The

Word really wants to know what his paycheque was for this. Let’s hope it wasn’t just in Pretzel Burgers, even though he admitted that he’s “a huge pretzel guy.”) Lachey was right back on the road after the event to prepare for the West Coast leg of the tour. Now 39, life on the road comes with different responsibilities for Lachey and his wife Vanessa, who are bringing their newborn son, Camden, along for the ride. “It’s different, but it’s cool to come off stage and know your family is there and your son is sleeping in a crib on the bus,” he said. “In a lot of ways it’s a much cooler dynamic just having the opportunity to spend time with them and the opportunity to share those memories. It’s a lot more meaningful than to be out on your own.” Metro With reporting from Chris Longo

George Clooney is back on the market — and apparently he has been for longer than people think. Clooney and girlfriend Stacy Keibler have reportedly parted ways and have been trying to keep the split under wraps for as long as possible, according to Radar Online. “They did break up,” a source says, noting that the

split was “amicable” and “due to schedule, nothing more.” Clooney and Keibler have been spending time apart the last two months while dodging breakup rumours. “It’s been slowly falling apart for awhile,” a source tells Us Weekly. “Stacy knew George was not the man to settle down with.”

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The cast of Canada’s Amazing Race. HANDOUT

From far and wide, the True North is Amazing TV The Amazing Race. The hugely popular reality TV show is coming north of the border with a Canadian edition ON THE MOVE

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Canada is finally getting its own version of The Amazing Race. Helming the show is host and Olympic athlete Jon Montgomery. What made you want to be the host? It intimidated me and scared me and I like that. As people we learn the most when we challenge ourselves, when we live outside our comfort zone. What do you bring to the show? Just an aspect of being myself. I think that’s what was perhaps endearing at the 2010 Games. Just being

someone who Canadians identified as being uniquely Canadian, being honest, being you, drinking beer. A big beer. If people identify me as an average Joe Canadian, then that’s something I am really proud of. I set lofty goals for myself, but I am just an average guy getting it done. Did you have any input into the roadblocks or detours? They didn’t pick my brain. I was simply tasked with being

the host. But in the role I got to explain and do all the challenges. I demonstrate them. That’s what will be different from Phil’s (original series host Phil Keoghan) role and my role. How long did the filming take? How many legs? It was three weeks, every day. I believe 10 episodes in total. Each episode isn’t just a day; they can span a couple of days. There were crazy hours just like in the

U.S. one. People are fighting tooth and nail to get across this country. What surprised you most about Canada? Lots of places I didn’t know about. We experienced a desert,

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Get to know the contestants • Team 1. Vanessa Morgan and Celina Mziray, sisters, Ottawa • Team 2. Tim Hague Sr. and Tim Hague Jr., father and son, Winnipeg • Team 3. Hal Johnson and Joanne McLeod, Married fitness icons, Oakville, Ont. • Team 4. Brett Burstein and Holly Agostino, Married doctors, Montreal • Team 5. Jamie Cumberland and Pierre Cadieux, best friends, Airdrie and Innisfail, Alta.

• Team 6. Jet Black and Dave Schram, best friends, London, Ont. • Team 7. Treena Ley and Tennille Dorrington, twin sisters, Hamilton, Ont. • Team 8. Kristen Idiens and Darren Trapp, dating, Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C.. • Team 9. Jody Mitic and Cory Mitic, brothers, Ottawa and Edmonton

mountains in places that I didn’t expect to see them. At every stop there was some element of surprise. And I considered myself to be a pretty knowledgeable guy about our country. Can you tell me one place the show went? I can tell you we took a great many planes and automobiles to get from coast to coast to coast. You said coast three times? We do go north. If there is a Canadian out there wondering if they will see an aspect of their area of the country in this TV show, the answer is — yes! THE AMAZING RACE CANADA WILL AIR MONDAYS AT 9 P.M. ET/PT BEGINNING JULY 15 ON CTV.

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Step up the fancy appetizer factor: Tuna Tartare Layered with Avocado Rose Reisman

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I have been served this exquisite appetizer in the top restaurants I have frequented. I so badly wanted to create my own simple version. It is quick to prepare, elegant to serve, incredibly healthy and oh so delicious. You can substitute the Mirin for a sake wine or rice wine vinegar with a little bit

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Tuna Tartare Layered with Avocado

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1. Place tuna in a bowl along

with soy sauce, Mirin, 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice, ginger, garlic, wasabi and sesame seeds. Let marinate in the refrigerator for a minimum of 15 minutes

Ingredients • 8 oz raw sushi grade tuna finely diced • 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce • 1 tbsp Mirin (sweet Chinese wine) • 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice • 1/2 tsp minced ginger • 1/2 tsp minced garlic

• 1/4 tsp wasabi mustard • 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds • 1 small avocado finely diced (3/4 cup) • 1/2 tsp lemon juice Garnish • 1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds

This recipe makes six appetizers.

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and up to 2 hours.

2. Toss the avocado with lemon juice to prevent discolouration.

3. With a quarter measuring

cup, sprayed with vegetable oil, fill half way with one sixth of avocado, then one sixth of tuna. Press down firmly, then

Grape expectations When temperatures rise, the idea of cooking loses its appeal. That’s when salads like this Coastal Salad with Grapes and Shrimp come to the rescue. This salad is rich but refreshing and the grapes are the key. Their juicy sweetness complement the flavour of the shrimp. Their crisp texture adds to the crunch of the celery and water chestnuts. And grapes have a tang that acts as a foil to the rich dressing.

Lunch. Rotini Salad with Zucchini, Shrimp, Scallops and Mussels

1. Bring a large pot of water to

a boil, season the water with salt and cook pasta 1 minute less than the required cooking time. Drain and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and place on sheet tray to cool down.

Ingredients • 1 lb large pink bay shrimp • 1 cup seedless California grapes, quartered • 1/2 cup chopped celery • 1/2 cup chopped water chestnuts • 2 each green onions, sliced, white and green parts kept separate • 2 tbsp mayonnaise • 2 tbsp dry sherry • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • Few drops toasted sesame oil • Pinch dry mustard • 1 tbsp sesame seeds

carefully invert onto serving plate. Repeat with remaining tuna and avocado until you’ve made 6 individual apps. Garnish with sesame seeds.

In a small pot, steam the mussels until they are opened, remove from shell and discard. Set aside.

3. This recipe serves four. news canada

Coastal Salad with Grapes and Shrimp is fit for a party on the patio with whatever is on the barbecue or by itself for a filling lunch. The salad can also be presented in a number of ways: the salad mixture can be mounded onto butter lettuce leaves, mixed with baby greens,

or for an especially rich treat, inside an avocado half.

In a medium bowl, combine the shrimp, grapes, celery, water chestnuts and the sliced whites of the green onion.

2. In a small bowl, combine the

mayonnaise, sherry, salt, pepper, sesame oil and dry mustard. Gently mix with shrimp and grape mixture.

Sprinkle with the sliced, green part of the onion and the sesame seeds. Refrigerate until ready to serve. news canada

Meanwhile, in a skillet, sauté garlic in 1 tablespoon olive oil until lightly yellow in colour. Add zucchini and sauté for 4 minutes, then season with salt and pepper to taste.

In a separate skillet, sauté scallops and shrimp in 1 tablespoon olive oil until lightly golden in colour. Season and set aside to cool down.

5. Once everything cools, combine all seafood with the pasta and zucchini. Toss to combine and add the remaining olive oil, lemon juice and parsley. Salt to taste. News Canada/barilla.ca Ingredients • Salt, to taste • 1 box Barilla rotini • 4 tbsp (50 ml) extra virgin olive oil • 1/2 lb (227 g) mussels, steamed • 1 clove garlic • 3 zucchini sliced in half moons • To taste black pepper • 1/2 lb (227 g) scallops, diced • 1/2 lb (227 g) shrimp, halved lengthwise • 4 tbsp (50 ml) lemon juice • 1 tbsp parsley, chopped

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How to click, submit and get picked: Get a handle on the online job hunt you need. ATSs may also search by other keywords, such as competitors’ names. ATSs can search by job title, the date you last held the job title, the percentage that your resumé matches the job posting and even the method that you applied to the job, such as to the company directly or through a job board. There is a perception that job seekers who apply to the company directly are more interested in working for the company itself, and they may be higher ranked because of it.

E-mploy me. Creating an application package that conquers all of today’s web-based roadblocks Meghan Greaves TalentEgg.ca

Online job searches have become the easiest way for students and new grads to apply for jobs. This makes it critical to understand how online job searches actually work and how to ensure that you prepare your application successfully. How can you do this? Talk with the experts. Resumé coach Pamela Paterson has 15 years of experience teaching about the art and science of creating effective resumés. She’s the author of the new book Get the Job: Optimize Your Resumé for the Online Job Search and she was able to provide some egg-cellent online job searching expertise and tips. What is the resumé writing system you refer to in your book? The resumé writing system is a comprehensive approach to writing resumés and getting them highly ranked in online job systems. It consists of six key steps: 1. Learning the system (beginning in the right way to achieve success). 2. Creating an effective layout and design (so your resumé is not rejected by online job

How should job seekers tailor their resumés? Don’t come across as “plain vanilla” like the thousands of other jobseekers. You won’t grab anybody’s attention. One technique is to provide factual, objective information rather than subjective information that could be based on opinion. For example, don’t say you

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You also discuss the other side — applicant tracking systems (ATS) — in your book. What are some effective ways to get through this system when applying for a job? ATSs can search resumés in almost any conceivable way — really, in any way the (employer) wants this system configured. Some people think that if they just include keywords from the job listing, their resumé will be filtered in a favourable way. Job listing keywords help, but it is not the only strategy

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Whitfield joins mentorship team for future Olympians Olympic gold and silver medallist Simon Whitfield has joined boxer Mary Spencer, sprinter Bruny Surin, soccer player Kara Lang, wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy and kayaker Mark de Jonge in a venture that provides both money and mentorship for aspiring Olympians. CIBC has launched a $2-million, three-year “Team Next” program. Sixty-seven athletes can each apply for $15,000 in grants and will be matched with one of those veteran athletes during the three years. THE CANADIAN PRESS

Vrooom, vrooom, Froome: Brit retains Tour de France lead Race favourite Chris Froome defends the yellow jersey on Tuesday’s 10th stage of the Tour de France. Froome, who was the Tour runner-up to countryman Bradley Wiggins last year, led Alejandro Valverde by one minute, 25 seconds and was 1:51 ahead of two-time champion Alberto Contador heading into Wednesday’s ride. LAURENT CIPRIANI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chelios, Niedermayer named HOFers in 2013 Hockey. Defensive stalwarts headline five-member class to be inducted in November

Scott Niedermayer and Chris Chelios won four Norris Trophies and seven Stanley Cups between them, becoming two of the elite NHL defencemen of their era. Chelios needed a “lucky break” or two to make it from improbable beginnings in Chicago, while Niedermayer always seemed destined to be a star. They shared the spotlight Tuesday by headlining the 2013 class of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Chelios’ challenge

“There was probably no reason in the world where I should’ve played in the NHL.” Chris Chelios, who had trouble making teams as a teenager and moved with his family from Chicago to San Diego before finally getting an opportunity with the Moose Jaw Canucks at age 17.

Niedermayer and Chelios made it in their first year of eligibility. They’ll be inducted with forward Brendan Shanahan, Team Canada defenceman Geraldine Heaney and coach Fred Shero. “I was part of one era, I think Chris has probably been part of a few,” Niedermayer joked. “The one thing that I do remember playing against Chris was he was one of the toughest guys to play against,

even as a defenceman. He was always giving me a hard time on the ice, making life miserable. Hopefully in November it’s not the same when we get to Toronto.” Niedermayer had 172 goals and 568 assists in 1,263 games and won four Stanley Cups, three with the New Jersey Devils and one with the Anaheim Ducks. He won the Norris Trophy in 2003-04 and the Conn Smythe with Anaheim in 2007.

“He made it look so easy,” Chelios said of Neidermayer. “I have all the respect in the world for Scott playing against him.” Chelios wound up playing 23 full seasons and parts of three more, winning the Norris Trophy three times. Shanahan recorded 656 goals and 698 assists and won three Stanley Cups and an Olympic gold medal. Heaney, already in the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, becomes the third female player elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Fred Shero, who died in 1990, won two cups as coach of the expansion-era Philadelphia Flyers. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Seguin starts down road to respect in Dallas Tyler Seguin wants to become the new face of the Dallas Stars. He’ll have to wipe a little egg off it first. That process started at an introductory news conference Tuesday when the young forward apologized again for an anti-gay comment on his Twitter account over the weekend. The 21-year-old reiterated that his account was hacked — but acknowledged that even he wouldn’t believe that explanation if it came from someone else. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Jones chalks up Silva’s upset loss to karma UFC. Light-heavyweight champ says The Spider disrespected ‘war gods,’ opponent with antics At first, Jon (Bones) Jones put it down to the “war gods.” Then, upon further review, he pointed the finger at karma. Either way someone made Anderson (The Spider) Silva pay for disrespecting Chris (The All-American) Weidman in the cage Saturday night, according to Jones. Silva’s loss has proved to be Jones’ gain. The UFC’s light-heavyweight champion has taken over as No. 1 in the MMA organization’s pound-for-pound fighter rankings in the wake of Silva’s upset loss to Weidman. Silva, an icon in the sport who had won all 16 of his previous UFC fights, fell off his pedestal with a thud after

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According to ESPN’s Sport Science, Jon Jones has a daunting 84.5-inch wingspan that allows him to land blows from over three feet away. With his arms extended, Jones can cover 182 cubic feet around him, some 80 per cent more than the average adult male.

Light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones, left, and opponent Alexander (The Mauler) Gustafsson pose for a photo during a press conference for UFC 165 in Toronto on Tuesday. Neil Davidson/The Canadian Press

clowning his way to a loss. As he has done in previous fights, the Brazilian middleweight champion dropped his hands and invited his opponent to hit him. This time, the 38-year-old Silva’s reflexes failed him and Weidman connected, felling him before finishing him off on the ground with a few blows. Jones managed to praise

and bury Silva at the same time when the topic came up at Tuesday’s news conference to promote his September UFC 165 title defence in Toronto against Sweden’s Alexander (The Mauler) Gustafsson. “I think that Anderson Silva is a magnificent fighter. I think that he has an extraordinary gift,” Jones said. “I think he’s got to the point where he real-

Triano after second gold medal at Universiade Jay Triano experienced one of Canada’s greatest basketball moments. Now he believes the group of young players he’s guiding will make some history of their own. Triano led the Canadian team that won the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton, shocking a mighty American squad that included Charles Barkley and Karl Malone in the semifinals before toppling Yugoslavia in the gold-medal game. Three decades later, the 54-year-old is on the bench as Canada’s men’s head coach at the 27th Universiade in Kazan, Russia. “Thirty years ago, 15 of these Games ago,” Triano said, recalling Canada’s brilliant performance in 1983. “Wow, 30 years — don’t remind me,” he added, laughing. The Canadians are 2-0 at these Games and tied with the United States and Australia atop Pool C, after opening with an 84-69 victory over Sweden and then clobbering the United Arab Emirates 137-43. Canada is fielding a development team that includes six-foot-nine forward Kyle Wiltjer, who helped the Ken-

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“We want the challenge, and we want to play the best teams in the world.” Jay Triano, head coach of the men’s national team

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tucky Wildcats capture the NCAA title in his freshman year in 2012, Kevin Pangos, a six-foot-one guard at Gonzaga, and brothers Philip and Thomas Scrubb, who’ve helped Carleton win the Canadian university title in all three of their seasons in Ottawa. “We’ve got so many good young players in our country, and they want to be here, they want to be competing for Canada, and that’s what makes this fun,” Triano said. “They elected to not go to opening ceremonies, for example, because we had a game the next

day. They’re very driven and they’re very dedicated to playing for their country and doing well. “This is the type of thing we want, we want our young players to feel that way and we want them to grow in the program with those same beliefs.” The tournament will get significantly more difficult over the next three days as Canada battles Australia on Wednesday, the Czech Republic on Thursday, and the Americans on Friday. Only two teams from each pool advance to the quarter-finals. Canada’s victory in 1983 was the team’s only Universiade gold in basketball, although Triano and his team went on to win bronze two years later. In all, Canada has won one gold, four silver and four bronze in basketball. The Canadian Press

ly believes in his gift and he’s comfortable with his gift. “And he abuses his gift. He disrespected the gift by disrespecting his opponent.” Jones, 25, noted that martial arts is built around honour, integrity and treating people with respect. Jones is coming off a firstround win over Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 in April during which he broke his big toe. Gustafsson has won six straight, most recently earning a decision over Mauricio (Shogun) Rua in December 2012.

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Cavs extend offer to Bynum: Sources

Documents show a man linked to the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez told police Hernandez admitted firing the fatal shots. Carlos Ortiz reportedly told Massachusetts investigators that another man, Ernest Wallace, said Hernandez admitted shooting Odin Lloyd in an industrial park near Hernandez’s Massachusetts home. The documents were filed in court by the Miramar, Fla., police department to justify a search of Wallace’s home in that city. The documents also say that while investigating Lloyd’s killing, police did searches in Bristol, Conn., that turned up a vehicle wanted in connection with a July 2012 double homicide in Boston. Police say the vehicle had been rented in the name of Hernandez. The Associated PRess

Andrew Bynum has a new team waiting for him. The enigmatic freeagent centre, who didn’t play a single second for Philadelphia last season because of knee injuries, is mulling a two-year offer from the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person with knowledge of the negotiations spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks. Yahoo! Sports first reported Cleveland’s offer and said it was worth $24 million. The Associated Press

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Tuesday’s results Toronto at Cleveland Chicago White Sox at Detroit Texas at Baltimore Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees Minnesota at Tampa Bay Boston at Seattle Monday’s results Seattle 11 Boston 4 Kansas City 5 N.Y. Yankees 1 Texas 8 Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota 4 Chicago Cubs 8 Chicago White Sox 2 Detroit 4 Cleveland 2 (10 inn.) Wednesday’s games All times Eastern Texas (Lindblom 1-2) at Baltimore (Chen 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Davis 4-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 3-2), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Rogers 3-4) at Cleveland (Masterson 10-7), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 3-5) at Detroit (Porcello 5-6), 7:08 p.m. Minnesota (Correia 6-6) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 8-3), 7:10 p.m. Boston (Doubront 5-3) at Seattle (Harang 4-7), 10:10 p.m.

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Review. Chasing the Ford 150 means adding in more of everything that truckers want MALCOLM GUNN

2014 Chevrolet Silverado

• Type. Two- /four-door, rear-/fourwheel-drive full-size pickup

•Engines (hp).4.3-litre OHV V6 (285); 5.3-litre OHV V8 (355); 6.2-litre OHV V8 (420)

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In pickup parlance the chase isn’t just on, it never really stops. With the arrival of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, the pace is definitely quickening. In 2012, 265,000 domesticand foreign-based 1500, 2500 and 3500-series pickups were sold in Canada and 40 per cent belonged to Ford. GM’s Silverado/Sierra models finished solidly in second place, ahead of Chrysler’s Ram and well ahead of the Toyota Tundra and Nissan Titan. With the all-new Silverado 1500-series, Chevrolet appears to have done its homework and paid close attention to what buyers are looking for to haul and tow their stuff. There are more powerful engines as well as improvements and upgrades in nearly every other category you could imagine. Behind the tailgate, the handy Corner Step bumper has recessed footholds that, combined with built-in handholds inside the box, make accessing the bed much easier. The dashboard and control panel that houses the optional eight-inch touch screen are positioned in a tidy pod for easy viewing and all of the oversized knobs and switches are work-glove-friendly and clearly marked. All body styles — regular,

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• Base price (incl. destination) $27,150

extended Double Cab (now featuring front-hinged rear doors with outside handles) and four-door Crew Cab — are attached to a reworked frame with more high-strength steel, extra bracing for stiffness and improved body mounts that help isolate road noise and vibration. The revised suspension places the wheels on each axle farther apart with a goal to improve overall ride and stability. For 2014, Chevrolet has made a few changes to the Silverado’s box size/cab combinations. Now you can order the Crew Cab with a longer 80-inch (200-centimetre) bed as well as the standard 68-inch (175-centimetre) version. Perched between the frame rails is a choice of three new all-aluminum cam-in-block engines. The entry point is a 4.3-litre V6 that features the same displacement as the previous V6, but the output has significantly increased to 285 horsepower and 305 poundfeet of torque from 195/260. Optional is a 5.3-litre V8 with 355 horses and 383 pound-feet

Design

The new Silverado bears more than a passing resemblance to the outgoing model. In front, the twin stacked headlights remain, but the grille is now much more prominent and tougher looking. As well, the hood and fenders bulge out more aggressively than before.

Fuel economy

The transmission for all is a six-speed automatic. The result, at least for the more muscular V6, is a significant fuel economy improvement in city and highway driving (best guess of 12.0 l/100 km in the city and 7.8 on the highway, compared to 14.1/10.0 for the previous V6).

Direct injection

All three powerplants feature direct injection, which tailors the fuel load for the task at hand. They also have continuously variable valve timing (which allows in more fuel and air depending on the power needs) and cylinder deactivation that cuts off up to half the cylinders in light load and cruise situations. Compare

Ford F-150 Base price: $21,650

The High Country’s plush interior and dash match anything that’s on the market.

on tap, up from 315/335. Later in the model year they’ll be joined by an available 6.2-litre V8 rated at 420 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque, which shares its parts with the new Corvette sports car V8. Chevrolet also likes to point out that it has managed to increase performance and reduce fuel consumption across the line without resorting to complex (and expensive) turbocharging. That’s a direct shot at the Ford F-Series and its “Ecoboost” V6.

Of course you can order your Silverado as a strippeddown, rubber-matted V6 work rig with a $27,150 sticker, or head all the way up to the new and thoroughly tricked-out High Country 4x4 with a correspondingly high list price. It’s a brand new trim level designed to keep well-to-do ranchers driving in the lap of luxury. Whichever pickup matches your needs, know that Chevrolet has made the right changes for a more refined and fuel efficient Silverado to keep pace with Ford.

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Talk about sneaking in the back door to crash the financial fun reserved only for rental-car giants such as Avis, Enterprise, National and Hertz. Told by many transportation “experts” that their Zipcar plan would never roll, Robin Chase and Antje Danielson still believed a fresh approach to vehicle rental was long overdue. It turns out they were right. In the span of just 12 years, the women turned their little plan and a modest $75,000 investment into a transportation gold mine that recently sold for half a billion dollars. Zipcar wasn’t a brand new idea; car sharing had been growing in Europe and Canada since the 1990s. Zipcar’s success came from fresh technology that helped to rewrite the rental rules by giving drivers the options and freedom never offered before. Need a BMW only for an afternoon business meeting? Got you covered. How about a pickup truck for a two-hour furniture move? No problem. Need a big wagon for a weekend getaway at the beach? Check that. “I have a fleet of cars available to me that I can have at my beck and call. And I pay only for what I need,” said Chase, explaining that the average vehicle still piles up bills, even as it sits parked for 92 per cent of its life. “All those hours with a car sitting idle (with Zipcar), I’m not paying for it.” Situated mainly in densely-populated metropolitan areas, Zipcar — and other carsharing operations like it — Appeal

“I have a fleet of cars available to me that I can have at my beck and call and I only pay for what I need. Robin Chase, co-founder of Zipcar On what makes Zipcar so appealing.

eliminates the long lines and frustration at the rental-car office, and gives its members the grab-and-go convenience of renting a vehicle 24 hours a day, paying for only as long as needed, and usually with little advance reservation notice. And with no fuel, insurance or maintenance costs, Zipcar has become a great option for drivers with minimal transportation needs, and those with no interest in the price and parking headaches of vehicle ownership. According to a story in Time magazine, the average U.S. household paid more than $4,000 gassing up their vehicles last year. Add to the turbulent fuel costs the price of insurance, vehicle payments, maintenance and repair bills, and the annual vehicle cost approaches $9,000. Launched in January of 2000, the Zipcar fleet has grown from four cars in the Boston area to more than 11,000 vehicles in 49 U.S. cities, as well as Vancouver and Toronto in Canada, and throughout Europe. Popularity and profits for Zipcar grew so rapidly — membership has increased from 50,000 six years ago to about 760,000 today — Avis bought the company and its entire car-sharing network in January for US $500 million. “We see car sharing as highly complementary to traditional car rental,” said Ronald Nelson, Avis chairman and CEO, “with rapid growth potential.” With the idea of putting the cars on its rental lots at airports, Zipcar has the potential to chew into cab and shuttlebus revenue as members simply land and drive away. Getting to the airport is just as simple. So how does it work? Ease and convenience are the greatest advantages of car sharing, behind the obvious financial savings. Unlike a traditional rental-car office, Zipcar clients climb behind the wheel and drive off the parking lot in seconds with no lines, no waits, no paperwork. Members reserve their car by computer, phone, text message or cellular app. Simply fill in the preference blanks — what time, how long, pickup point, type of vehicle — arrive at the Zipcar lot (which might be the most difficult part depending where the lot is) and unlock the doors with a wave of the membership card over the scanner. Then grab the keys from the glove box, drive around to complete your business, return the car, scan the card again. Billing is automat-

If you can’t beat ‘em join ‘em: Avis just bought Zipcar for half a billion dollars.

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“We see car sharing as highly complementary to traditional car rental.” Ronald Nelson, Avis chairman and CEO

ed and we’ll see you next time. “The rental transaction takes 30 seconds and the car only opens to the renter,” Chase said. “So it’s self-service, autonomous and takes only a few seconds.” Zipcar membership starts with a $25 application and a screening review that takes about a week. Driver eligibility varies between countries and car-share companies and commonly includes a minimum age, a valid driver’s licence and a solid driving record. Most car-sharing companies offer a variety of policies and payment plans to fit a client’s driving needs and preferences. Some charge on a pay-asyou-go plan, some include a monthly and/or annual fee. Others, like a taxi service, start with a base rate and add fees for every kilometre driven past a specified distance. In addition to urban areas, Zipcar has also

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Aries

March 21 - April 20 If someone starts looking into your private affairs then you have every right to tell them to mind their own business. Don’t be too forceful though or they may think you have something to hide and look even more.

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April 21 - May 21 You are in a restless mood at the moment and it’s unlikely you will be in the same place when the Sun goes down. For some reason, your surroundings no longer excite you.

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Scorpio

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Sagittarius

Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 Why are you letting minor matters assume major importance, at least in your mind? Whatever the reason you need to snap out of it — not later but right now.

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