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Dan Gray

Managing Editor

The Essex and Kent Scottish

Regiment held their fourth

annual Trot with the Troops

event at the Major FA Tilston

Armoury and Police Training

Centre in Windsor.

Members of the community

were given the opportunity to

raise money and run with sol-

diers during their annual battle

fitness test Sept. 22. The battle

fitness test requires the sol-

diers to complete an approxi-

mately 13 kilometre run with

60 pounds in two hours and 20

minutes. The course for non-

soldiers varied from five to 10

kilometres for adults and 1 km

for children. During the run,

runners travelled past the

Vietnam Memorial, Crimean

War cannon and down to the

Sandwich Street World War 1

memorial.

The fundraiser was organ-

ized by the regiment’s Delta

Company, according to their

operational commander Cy

McGrath. McGrath said some

of the money raised has found

its way to the Military Family

Resource Centre in the past.

Through education, support

and positive action, the MFRC

works to enrich the lives of

families and members of the

Canadian Armed Forces

according to their website.

This year, 100 per cent of the

funds raised have been ear-

marked for the regiment.

“All the money goes to the

military, it goes back to the

EnK (Essex and Kent Scottish

Regiment ) it’s administered

through the Essex and Kent

Scottish Association,” said

McGrath. “It is used for what-

ever is needed at the time, so

we identify a need and it is

earmarked for that need.”

“The Association is estab-

lished to foster, maintain and

promote the tradition and

well-being of the regiment”

said the webpage associated

with the organization. The site

also notes the association

strives to promote community

knowledge of the regiment

and other services within the

regimental family.

Jeff Gravel is a former mem-

ber of the Canadian Armed

Forces. He is an active runner

and member of the local veter-

an’s community. He finished

first in the men’s 5 km run.

“It is important to me to sup-

port the troops when they

complete activities like this,”

said Gravel.

The event had many corpo-

rate sponsors. The sponsors

and volunteers provided food,

water, bouncy castles and

even a relic cannon to start the

race. After the race the com-

munity was welcomed inside

the armouries to have a meet-

and-greet with members of the

regiment, as well as look at the

archives and enjoy some

music.

The event is expected to

run again next year. If any-

one is interested in running

in or helping with the event

or joining Delta Company

they can get more informa-

tion on their website,

www.deltacoy.com .

Photo By Dan GrayMajor Mark Douglas stands near the finish line after complet-ing his annual battle fitness test. His unit, the Essex and KentScottish Regiment participated in the fourth annual Trot withthe Troops on Sept. 22 in Windsor.

SEE PAGE 5 Bill Maden, who is currently living with ALS in Windsor, was escorted down the GanatchioTrail by friends and family during the 10th annual ALS walk Sept. 14,

Photo By Taylor Busch

Taylor Busch

CP Editor

Nearly 500 residents tookpart in Sunday’s ALS walkalong the Ganatchio Trailin Windsor.

ALS – three letters thatchange people’s lives for-ever. Amyotrophic LateralSclerosis is a rapidly pro-gressive, neuromusculardisease that attacks everypart of the body except themind. According to ALSCanada, every day nearly3,000 Canadians are treat-ed for it and 0.1 per centdie. Unlike cancer or otherneurodegenerative disor-ders, ALS has no knowncure and many treatmentsto slow its progression fail.

Until recently, manyCanadians only heardabout the disease whensomeone close to themwas diagnosed with it ordied from it and aware-ness was very limited.

Then, the ALS IceBucket Challenge wentviral. Pete Frates, a for-mer college baseball play-er living with the disease,is credited for being thefirst person to tie ALS tothe challenge. After Fratesnominated his friends totake the challenge for himor make a donationtowards ALS research,awareness about the dis-ease began to skyrocket.Suddenly, Americans and

Windsorites walk for ALS

Community runs with troops at annual event

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Support for AIDS event drops in 26th yearShelbey Hernandez

Associate Managing Editor

Event attracts large line-up of comediansKenneth Bullock

Citizen Staff Reporter

First annual West Mesh draws large crowdTaylor Busch

Citizen Staff Reporter

Photo by Chris Mailloux

Jon “Jonny P” Peladeau performing stand-up at The WindsorBeer Exchange Comedy Showcase Sept. 25. 1378 Ottawa Street

A Night of Comedy is on

Sept. 28

at

8 p.m.

GLASS MONKEY

The AIDS Committee of

Windsor has hosted its 26th

annual AIDS Walk which

saw fewer supporters than

in past years.

The walk kicked off in

Dieppe Gardens on Sept. 21.

The money raised will go

towards local programs such

as client services, harm reduc-

tion and the Education and

Outreach program.

The ACW was founded in

1985. Its goal is to support

those who suffer from

AIDS and to educate the

public about prevention

methods.

The ACW offers services to

over 7,000 people annually.

There are multiple groups

within the ACW which help to

educate and give support to

specific groups of people.

Some examples include the

African, Carribbean and

Black Community Outreach

Program, the Women and HIV

group and the Gay MSM

Sexual Health Program.

There were about 65 people

who attended the walk which

raised approximately $5,000

down from previous years

according to Michael

Brennan, the executive direc-

tor of the ACW.

Lori Doyle, a client support

coordinator with the ACW,

said these walks are important

because they help raise aware-

ness among people who seem

to forget about HIV and

AIDS. She said HIV and

AIDS are just not popular

causes compared to cancer-

awareness causes.

“A lot of time people are for-

getting about HIV,” said

Doyle. “I know breast cancer

and prostate cancer are very

popular (causes)”

Doyle said people may not

recognize AIDS as being a

serious disease anymore, but

according to Brennan, the

number of cases of HIV and

AIDS is much higher than

people realize.

“There are 710 known

cases of HIV infection in

Windsor-Essex and

Chatham-Kent. However, a

quarter of individuals liv-

ing with HIV do not know

they are infected,” said

Brennan. “Of those cases,

a little less than half of

individuals seek primary

care at the Windsor

Regional Hospital HIV

Care Clinic and 82 individ-

uals seek support from

ACW.”

According to the ACW

website, HIV can only be

transmitted through bodily

fluids that have direct

access to the blood stream

through cuts, mucous

membranes, open sores or

needles.

A unique comedy show is

hitting a local comic book

publisher’s studio and

breaking the mould in

Windsor.

Numerous local comedians

will be appearing at the Glass

Monkey Studio Sept. 28.

What’s unique about the event

is the large line-up of per-

formers coming to the show.

Typical comedy nights have

three to seven acts set up. A

Night of Comedy will feature

14 stand-up artists two of

which will also be doing

musical performances.

Many well-known Windsor

comics will be appearing such

as Jon Peladeau, second place

winner at the Border City

Comedy Fest and Josh

Haddon, manager of

Rockhead Pub’s Comedy

Quarry.

“The Glass Monkey is not

going to be like any show

that’s ever come to Windsor,”

said Paladeau, who has been

doing comedy for five years.

“It’s not going to be like your

typical show where you’ll be

staring at the same three guys

for an hour, it’s going to have

variety.”

Peladeau said the comedy

night would not be possible

without the show’s host and

planner, Chris Mailloux who

entered the comedy scene just

over three months ago.

Mailloux said he has had this

night in the work since the end

of August. He first performed

at Milk Café’s Laughing over

Lattes where he watched how

other comics conducted them-

selves on stage.

“As each one of them

went up, I became more

relaxed,” said Mailloux.

Robert Kemeny, another

veteran comedian headlin-

ing Glass Monkey said the

show is a great place for

new comedians to network.

He also said if you want to

get into comedy, just do it.

“Write five minutes of

stand-up, find an open-mic

and if you like it you’ll be

hooked,” said Kemeny.

Mailloux also said the

comedy scene has been

growing for the last few

years. Peladeau added that

more experienced comics

have been very welcoming

to new people entering the

comedy world. The deaths

of Robin Williams and

Joan Rivers may also have

drawn more attention to

the comedy world, in

Mailloux’s opinion.

Over 200 people came out

to support Our West End

during a free community

event held Sept. 24 at Mic

Mac Park.

West Mesh was a fun day

for residents to get together

to celebrate the positive

things happening in the

west end right now. Our

West End, the group that

organized the event, is a

United Way funded initia-

tive and part of the

Neighbourhood Renewal

project. The group was

started two years ago by

Fabio Constante after he

was asked to take his blog-

ging to a new level.

“Our West End is a

grassroots initiative

designed to really empow-

er and engage residents of

the west end towards mak-

ing the west end a better

place to live, work and

play,” said Constante.

Constante said he started

his blog “Our West End”

four years ago to notify

residents of break-ins and

other crimes happening in

the west end. Over the

years, his fan base grew to

the hundreds and some of

them started asking him

what they could do to

change things.

“We believe that change,

often fundamental change,

happens from the ground up,”

said Constante. “One of the

big things we’re focused on

right now is developing a

neighbourhood strategy and

part of that is to really engage

residents.”

Julian Franch is a communi-

ty analyst and coordinator for

Our West End who has worked

with Constante since the

beginning. He said he has

heard many requests for an

event like West Mesh during

his time with Our West End.

Franch said his time with the

group has made him more

proud to be a resident of the

west end today than ever

before.

“There’s a sense of pride and

togetherness in the west end of

Windsor, however, I don’t

feel that message is portrayed

enough to the rest of

Windsor,” said Franch.

“There’s a lot of great aspects

people might not know about

this area and I guess that’s

what inspired me to join this

movement.”

The event included free

food, children’s activities,

information and music by The

Formula. Franch said their

goal was not to make money,

but to increase awareness of

the new services the west end

has to offer.

Many other community

groups were also invited to

reach out to residents through

interactive displays at West

Mesh. Volunteers for the

Sandwich Teen Action Group

(STAG) were present with an

important message for chil-

dren and teenagers.

“I think a lot of kids feel dis-

couraged because they know

there are issues happening in

their community that they

can’t do anything about,” said

Starr Meloche, a long-time

volunteer with STAG and

founder of Advocating Young

Minds. “Our idea is to really

get the kids involved in their

community by making them

want to make changes to it.”

Constante said the group has no

other events planned at this time,

but will likely host another West

Mesh next September. To read or

subscribe to his blog visit

www.ourwestend.com.

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Unemployment rate for youth increasesKlay Coyle

Citizen Staff Reporter

Photo By Klay Coyle

Maureen Lucas, president and owner of LucasWorks poses in her office in Windsor on Sept. 24,

Windsor’s Local unemploy-

ment rate hit nine per cent in

August as younger citizens

find it hard to get jobs at

home.

Windsor-Essex has had a

history of youth unemploy-

ment over the past six years.

According to Statistics

Canada, Windsor has seen

youth unemployment rates as

high as 24.7 per cent in 2013.

These numbers can cause

local youth and students to

leave the area in search of job

opportunities. Of those stu-

dents with degrees who work

in the region, one out of four

are working at jobs that don’t

require their levels of educa-

tion. Some students take these

low level jobs because they

need work quickly.

Allen Dunwoody, 22, gradu-

ated from the Business

Administration: Accounting

program at St. Clair College

but is currently employed at

Mastronardi Produce.

“I found easier opportunities

elsewhere and coming out of

college I needed what I could

get and couldn’t afford to be

picky,” said Dunwoody.

One of the problems for stu-

dent employment is not that

the area has no opportunities,

but the career path students

are taking. Maureen Lucas is

president and owner of

LucasWorks, a job recruitment

agency in Windsor. She said

students have to think ahead

when looking into their educa-

tion.

She said she thinks people

are picking careers that don’t

have much local presence and

this is causing students to

leave the area because these

jobs are elsewhere.

“I just think that people need

to think long and hard when

they go to school about what

courses and what path they are

taking. They need to look

around them in the courses

they are taking and say ‘either

there are jobs in this commu-

nity, in the courses that I’m

taking, or there’s not,'” said

Lucas.

The municipal election on

Oct. 27 is a good opportunity

for Windsor-Essex to make

changes to help reduce youth

unemployment rates, accord-

ing to Bill Baker who is run-

ning for mayor of the town of

Essex. He said an extensive

service sector is important to

create jobs for youth.

“What we have is an exodus

of our young market because

in the smaller markets espe-

cially, there is no place for

them to work,” said Baker. “I

believe that having a service

sector is a good training

ground for them to stay awhile

and get trained.”

He said having more

manufacturing positions

will also allow for more

advanced and higher pay-

ing jobs.

Baker said plans to decrease

youth unemployment in the

area are underway, but these

changes will take time. Baker

says Windsor-Essex will need

four to six years to put all the

plans into action.

The Big Reveal against teen suicideTecumseh MacGuigan

Photo Editor

Makeovers by “Fairy

Godfather” David Clemmer

took place for Dina Spencer,

Bob Boughner, Dino Chiodo

and Norma Coleman. The

event raised money for

Windsor Pride’s After

School’s OUT! program.

The Windsor P r ide

Communi ty, Educa t ion

and Resource Cen t re

hosted the third annual

Big Reveal Sept . 20.

Last year’s event raised

over $35,000 and this

year’s is expected to have

the same results. Executive

director of Windsor Pride,

Bob Williams, thanked all

in attendance during the

evening, including Mayor

Eddie Francis, MP Percy

Hatfield, and mayoral can-

didates Drew Dilkens and

Larry Horwitz.

“Our after school program is

about to launch and this is

what it’s all about,” said

Williams. “We have 17 high

schools and all of those kids

are coming together on an

ongoing basis and make sure

they have a healthy and won-

derful life. That’s what the

centre is going to do with the

money we raise tonight.”

Invited as a guest speaker

was Niko Niforos, an 18-

year-old who said that with-

out the help of Windsor

Pride, he would not be alive

today.

“I am a son, I am a brother,

I am a recovering drug

addict, I am a productive

member of society and I am

bisexual,” said Niforos. “One

year ago on an island in

Greece, I hated myself so

much for being bisexual that I

stood at the top of a cliff and

was about to take the last drink

of my life, or so I thought.”

Niforos is a graduate from

Walkerville High School, the

first high school in Windsor to

have a gay-straight alliance.

“Earlier that week I had

called my mother in a fran-

tic mood saying I needed to

open up to someone who

knows what I am going

through,” continued

Niforos. “She somehow

got ahold of Windsor

Pride, and they put me on

the phone with a man

named Mike, Mike

Cardinal. He has a special

place in my heart because

of all his love and support.

Mike’s words gave me the

courage to live. Although I

can not predict alternative

realities, I can tell you that

without Windsor Pride I

would not be here carrying

the message of hope for the

LGBT community and our

community as a whole.”

Over 300 people attended

the event. With ticket

prices ranging from $90 to

$150, Windsor Pride could

see numbers as high or

higher than last year’s

event. Catered by Moxie’s

Bar and Grill and Tim

Hortons, the event featured

a full course meal, coffee

and dessert, as well as local

wine available for pur-

chase.

“It’s so awesome that all

of you came out here

tonight to see this awesome

show and support suicide

prevention,” Clemmer told

the audience. “You have all

made a difference by being

here tonight and that is

incredible, I want to

thank you all so much.”

With the third year of the

big reveal being a success,

the event is expectedto

continue in the coming

years.

Photo By Erik ZarinsNiko Niforos speaks to the crowd during the Big Reveal at Devonshire Mall in Windsor on Sept.20. Niforos spoke in support of the Windsor Pride Community, Education and Resource Centreassociation and their services.

Windsorites will have a

number of choices in the

upcoming Windsor municipal

election less than a month

away, and several guaranteed

changes taking place on city

council.

More than 90 candidates are

registered to run for city coun-

cil, school board trustee or

mayor in this year’s election

before the Sept. 12 nomination

deadline. Eleven of those can-

didates withdrew from con-

tention for various reasons.

But with current councillors

Drew Dilkens, Ron Jones,

FulvioValentinis and Alan

Halberstadt either running for

mayor or not running for re-

election and Mayor Eddie

Francis not running for a

fourth term, the next city

council will look very differ-

ent.

“We are looking for people,

for the people that will do the

people’s bidding who will

open transparencies if they

share any ideas that they want

to indulge in with the people,

not in secrecy,” said Denny

Radosz, a business owner in

downtown Windsor. “The peo-

ple have to have a say in

(municipal) projects.”

Radosz’s business,

Aquarium Windsor, was the

first recipient of the

Downtown Windsor Business

Improvement Association’s

commercial rent subsidy pro-

gram last year. The program

subsidizes up to 50 per cent of

a business’s rent each month

for one year. The benefit for

the store expired less than a

month ago according to

Radosz. As part of the pro-

gram, the businesses must stay

in their current lease for at

least five years. Compared to

his recent visit to Toronto,

Radosz said it was a night and

day difference between their

downtowns.

“You can literally look at the

sidewalks in Toronto and you

don’t see gum spots, you don’t

see oil stains, you don’t see

urine stains, I mean it’s

immaculately clean,” said

Radosz. “Driving back didn’t

feel cozy to say the least …

This is the heart of our city

and it should glow like the

heart of our city.”

Many people have narrowed

their choices for mayor. An

unscientific poll of more than

15 Windsorites on Sept. 17 at

the corner of Ouellette Avenue

and University Avenue said

they thought Dilkens, current

DWBIA President Larry

Horwitz or former Mayor John

Millson would become

Windsor’s next mayor. But

Mike Barat, a 55-year-old res-

ident in Ward 3, harbours

resentment towards Millson’s

decisions during his past term

from 1988-1991.

“I couldn’t vote for him and

I can tell you why in two

words: Cleary Auditorium,”

said Barat. “Probably no one

in their late 30s would remem-

ber this, but he was in charge

of the renovations of the

Cleary Auditorium at the

time.”

Many citizens have different

opinions on what the main

issues are in Windsor. Both

Barat and Radosz said the

number of businesses down-

town was the main issue going

to the election. The city’s

roads are an issue for Tiara

McMaster, a first-year pre-

health student at St. Clair

College.

“There’s a bunch of roads

that need to be fixed,” said

McMaster. “My boyfriend

complains all the time about

potholes.”

Despite the road issues,

McMaster, 19, said she wasn’t

planning to vote in the upcom-

ing election. While McMaster

said she wishes there were

more things to do in the city,

she also said she follows U.S.

politics more than local poli-

tics.

“It’s just not something that

I follow,” said McMaster. “If I

wanted to vote, I would rather

vote for something that I know

fully about rather than voting

for somebody I don’t know.”

The Windsor municipal elec-

tion will be held Oct. 27.

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Shelbey Hernandez

Entertainment Editor

Miss Universe Canada now acceptingapplications for Western Ontario

Applications for the Miss

Universe Canada Western

Ontario Preliminary competi-

tion are now being accepted.

The applications have been

available since Sept. 1 and

will continue to be accepted

until February or March of

2015. Pageant co-ordinator

Sonny Borrelli, said the dead-

line is flexible and depends on

how many women apply.

Women must be between the

ages of 18 and 27 in order to

apply.

Borrelli said it is best to

apply online by going to the

Miss Universe Canada web-

site. Women from all across

Canada apply through this

website and once the applica-

tions are seen by head office,

they are emailed to each corre-

sponding region’s pageant co-

ordinator. For Western

Ontario, that co-ordinator is

Borrelli.

Borrelli will then set up

the casting calls, where

women will be tested on

their interviewing skills

and their poise. A select

few are chosen from the

casting calls and begin

training with Chelsea

Durocher, a previous Miss

Universe Canada contest-

ant. By April, the women

who will move on to the

national round will be cho-

sen and will compete

against women from all

across Canada for the title

of Miss Universe Canada.

The woman who wins will

also represent Canada at

the Miss Universe pageant

in the summer of 2015. The

location is yet to be deter-

mined.

The Western Ontario preliminary

competition co-ordinator said

although experience helps, it is not

necessary to compete.

Ward 4 candidates square off in debateJustin Prince

Citizen Staff Reporter

Photo By Justin Prince

Ward 4 municipal election candidate Remy Boulbol speaks tothe audience during the Ward 4 Candidate Debate at theWalkerville Brewery in Windsor on Sept. 21.

Windsorites in Ward 4

have a lot to think about

after hearing from candi-

dates for city council at a

recent debate in the ward.

The six candidates hop-

ing to become the next city

councillor to represent

Ward 4 participated in the

debate at the Walkerville

Brewing Company Sept.

21. The participants, Remy

Boulbol, Brian Caza,

Adriano Ciotoli, Victoria

Cross, Chris Holt and

Howard Weeks, answered

questions on topics rang-

ing from arts and culture to

retail businesses in front of

an enthusiastic crowd at

the brewery. Alan

Halberstadt, the current

Ward 4 councillor, is not

running for re-election

after being part of city

council for more than 15

years.

“I was really impressed by

the number of people that

came out and the number of

citizens engaged in this

municipal election. It’s huge,”

said Remy Boulbol. “I think

it’s fascinating that more than

200 people showed up to a

municipal debate in Windsor.

I think that’s unprecedented

and I’m so happy to be run-

ning here and to be working to

represent these people.”

The debate, which was held

by the Windsor Philosophical

Arts Association and the Olde

Walkerville Residents

Association, had questions

prepared from multiple local

organizations and businesses.

The first question, involving

the proposed Windsor mega-

hospital being placed in Ward

4, sparked different opinions

to start off the night.

According to The Windsor

Star, land for the new hospital

was being offered by different

companies and residents in

Windsor, Tecumseh, Essex

and Lakeshore as recent as

July 23. According to the City

of Windsor’s website,

Windsor Regional Hospital’s

Metropolitan Campus is cur-

rently in the ward’s jurisdic-

tion.

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Canadians who had neverheard of Lou Gehrig’s dis-ease were willing to emptytheir pockets for it. ManyWindsorites who walkedfor ALS on Sunday lateradmitted they would prob-ably still not know aboutthe disease if not for thechallenge.

Sharon Colman, long-time president for the ALSSociety of Windsor-Essexand Chatham-Kent, saidSunday was the bestturnout they’ve had in tenyears. The walk, whichwas started by the Beattiefamily of Windsor, is verydifferent from other chari-ty walks because most ofthe participants and volun-teers have not lived withthe disease. Of the 500

people in attendance onSunday, only two of themare current ALS patients.

“This event has alwaysfocused on celebrating thelives we’ve lost, but maybethat’s starting to change,” saidColman. “We’re very, veryfortunate and grateful to getthis size of a turnout and wecertainly hope everyone willcome back next year.”

Since neither of the menwith ALS can speak, theirwives spoke for them. PeggyBarrette became emotional asshe described the support sheand her husband George havereceived from the ALSSociety since 2004. JillMaden, whose husband Billalso suffers from ALS, saidshe is grateful for the aids andassistance the ALS Societygives them which allow himto continue living at home.

Both women also talked ingreat detail of their over-whelming gratitude forColman who has given themeverything they needed andmore since day one.

“The ALS Society has beenabsolutely fantastic up to thispoint and I don’t know whatwe’d do without them,” saidMaden. “We try to remain pos-itive but this disease is sounpredictable we can onlyhope for the best and preparefor the worst.”

Linda Scaife, a volunteer forthe walk, said her family con-tinues to have a very positiveexperience with Colman andthe ALS Society years afterthe death of her father Frank.Like many of the other volun-teers present, Scaife said sheparticipated in the walk withher father several times whilehe was sick, but began volun-

teering her time in his memoryafter he died. She and her fam-ily members said they havenever felt an obligation torepay the charity, but chooseto show appreciation for thesupport they continue toreceive from meetings heldeach month at the Hospice ofWindsor.

“I continue to volunteerfor this organization nowbecause I know how muchit helps families andpatients who are diag-nosed,” said Scaife. “Allthe money that’s raisedstays right here to help

these people. You can’t askmore than that.”

Though Colman said theALS Society reached theirgoal for funds and aware-ness at this walk, they willcertainly need morethroughout the year.Without the services andsupplies they give to localfamilies, experts estimateit could cost between$150,000 and $200,000 peryear to care for just onesick relative at home. Tofind out more about ALSor make a donation visitwww.alswindsor.ca.

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Shelbey Hernandez

Production

Team Naureen Ahmed

6CONVERGED CITIZENNEWS OCTOBER 2, 2014

Truck collideswith stop sign

Caleb Workman

Citizen Staff Reporter

Ward 4 municipal election candidates (from left to right)Adriano Ciotoli, Victoria Cross, Chris Holt and Howard Weekslook towards the moderator for the Ward 4 Candidate Debate atthe Walkerville Brewery in Windsor on Sept. 21,

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Photo by Anthony Sheardown

Photo by Victoria Parent

“Wherever this new facility

is, we have to ensure it has

accessible transportation,"

said Caza. "For example, you

look at the new jail (South

West Detention Centre) that's

been built, it's just outside

Windsor ... it needs to be built

somewhere where it's going

to be accessible."

Cross, a local activist and

former lawyer who has been

involved in multiple organiza-

tions throughout the years, had

stronger opinions on the topic.

She said if the new hospital

was built outside of Ward 4, it

would “tear the heart” out of

the community.

Coun. Halberstadt was in the

audience and asked candidates

their stance on having an

Photo by Justin Prince

Auditor General on-staff in

the near future. All the partic-

ipants showed strong support

for bringing back the posi-

tion.

The city’s audits have been

outsourced to other compa-

nies since former AG Todd

Langlois was fired by the city

February 2012. Halberstadt

also asked what the candi-

dates would do regarding

urban planning or design pro-

posals.

“I was very overjoyed by

the resounding answer with

regard to the Auditor General

because there are some politi-

cians, obviously not in this

ward, who don’t want to bring

back the Auditor General,”

said Halberstabt after the

debate. “They want to go with

the status quo, which really is

not doing a very good job of

auditing what the city does.”

Halberstadt said he’ll be

still running for the General

Essex County District School

Board Trustee position in

Wards 3, 4 and 10.

"As I've told most people,

I've had my fill of city coun-

cil," Halberstadt said. "I did

the best I could and I think it's

time for me to move along

and for new people to come

in. That’s why we had this

exercise to help people

choose ... I do think they’re a

really good group of people

and they’re well-informed."

Windsorites will be going to

the polls Oct. 27.

Vipers Rebuild

Photo By Chelsea LeflerLaSalle Vipers Paolo Battisti prevents a goal against one of theSt. Mary’s Lincolns players on Wednesday Sept. 24. at theVollmer Complex in LaSalle

Chelsea Lefler

Sports Editor

The LaSalle Vipers have lost

more than half of their team since

last season and this could be a

rebuilding year for them.

Bill Bowler, who has been the

head coach of the Vipers for two

seasons, said he thinks they lost 15

of the 23 players on their roster.

Seven of the Vipers who have left

are now playing in the OHL.

The Vipers compete in the

Greater Ontario Hockey League’s

Western Conference at the Junior

B level.

The good thing about junior

hockey, you’re always rebuilding

or retooling,” said Bowler.

“We have a lot of young guys

and the guys are pretty mature and

know what they are doing,” said

Korey Morgan. This is his second

season playing for the team and he

agrees that this could be a rebuild-

ing year. The Windsorite first

played for the Vipers in the 2012-

2013 season, then played for the

GOHLWC Top Prospects Game,

and he is originally from Windsor.

“I’m pretty sure they went pretty

far in the AAA year last year. So

they are pretty experienced. They

are all good guys too.”

Rio Anzolin, who is also from

Windsor, has played for the

Vipers for two years. He also

played for the Leamington Flyers,

another Junior B team in the

2010-2011 year. He said that this

isn’t a rebuilding year for the team

at all and that they didn’t even

think about it as rebuilding. He

also said that the team knew com-

ing into the year that they’d have

a lot of good young guys.

“There is always a lot of good

talent in this area,” said Bowler.

SPORTS

Vandal targets local business

Police survey the scene of a broken window at a downtown business, Sept. 26. A person issaid to have fled after the incident occured at Shanfiel-Meyers Gift Shop 176 Ouelette Ave.

A stop sign leans after reportedly being struck by a

truck at the corner of Crawford Avenue and Elliott

Street in Windsor on Sept. 26.

It was suspected that the driver of the truck also dam-

aged a utility pole when he exited the Border City

Storage lot. Police are investigating the incident.

7CONVERGED CITIZENENTERTAINMENT OCTOBER 2, 2014

Artwork illuminatesOdette Sculpture Garden

Justin Thompson

Production Manager

Hundreds of Windsorites

showed up to celebrate arts

and culture at Windsor’s

Artists, Visions, Energies and

Sculptures festival, known as

w.a.v.e.s.

The event was organized by

the cultural affairs and parks

department of Windsor and

held during national culture

days Sept. 26 and 27. The fes-

tival illuminated the Odette

Sculpture Garden along the

riverfront and filled it with

wave inspired art creations.

Some of the art projects

showcased over the weekend

included the Motor City Beats

Junk Kit, a drum-kit built from

recycled car parts and LED

illuminated rose sculpture

made from recycled plastic

bags collected from local

neighbourhoods and created

by Arturo Herrera. Marz

Media Inc. painted the entire

festival in vibrant light as part

of their piece called Bring

Imagination to Light.

Windsor Cultural Affairs

Manager Cathy Masterson

said Windsor tends to take its

creative people for granted.

“I really hope that this festi-

val reminds us that we have

these really amazing opportu-

nities in our city,” said

Masterson. “We’re a very

open city, we’re a very inclu-

sive city and we really accept

that there are all of these

opportunities to be a little bit

off-beat.”

Windsor’s largest independ-

ent inter-arts festival

Harvesting the FAM provided

w.a.v.e.s. attendees with live

stage music throughout the

weekend. Musical acts includ-

ing Middle Sister, Leighton

Bain and KERO and Annie

Hall performed. All acts

played on a stage set up under-

neath the overpass on

Riverside Drive and Crawford

Avenue.

Guitarist Stu Kennedy’s

band Middle Sister was one of

the groups brought in to per-

form by FAM fest. Middle

Sister is a five piece folk-rock

band from Windsor that

recently released a five song

self-titled EP.

“It was incredible,” said

Kennedy. “The stage set up on

the river, the people who

watched, the weather. All the

pieces were in place to make

this an unforgettable event.”

Middle Sister fan Naska

Dizai, 22, attended the festival

to be supportive of her com-

munity and see her friend’s

band play.

“My experience was really

enlightening. I enjoyed the

stage underneath the overpass,

and the bands, said Dizai. “I

had a lot of fun.”

w.a.v.e.s. was funded

through a bequest from busi-

nessman and key supporter of

the Odette School of Business

Louis Odette. Masterson said

it is likely the festival will be

funded again in 2016.

Local band makes their return home

A local band will soon be

recording their second album,

after being discovered by a

Toronto Record producer.

State Of Us, made up of

three local Windsor men,

moved to Toronto in May.

While they were there they

performed shows, busked on

the streets and met with indus-

try experts. The band played

their first show in Windsor

after moving bac Sept 18.

“It’s always fun to play

shows when your friends

show up,” said Sebastian Abt.

Abt, who is the band’s lead

singer, said it was tough play-

ing shows in Toronto.

“Crowds in Toronto have a

lot more people that listen to a

lot of different styles so I think

they are harder to please,” said

Abt.

The band has been playing

shows in the local area for

over two years. The only bar-

tender working Thursday

night had many positive things

to say about the crowd that

night.

“Intimate but energetic,”said

Amanda Sinasac.

Sinasac who has been work-

ing at Milk Coffee Bar for

seven months has seen State

Of Us several times before,

but said she has never seen the

crowd so energized before.

“It seemed like everyone

was old friends, so there was a

really positive vibe,” said

Sinasac.

While the band was perform-

ing, a fan Doug Huha, went

up on stage to sing along with

the band. The 22-year-old who

is a local musician has played

in Windsor local bands and

has been playing local shows

with some of the members of

State Of Us for over three

years.

“Knowing they moved to

Toronto to try and push them-

selves and grow as a band is

awesome,” said Huha

While the band was in

Toronto they got in touch

with producer Ross Hayes

Citrullo. Citrullo is the

owner of Toronto-based

indie recording studio,

Epik Productions. Citrullo

was at a show watching a

band he had previously

recorded. When State Of

Us played the same show

and Citrullo ended up

approaching them about

working together. State Of

Us is currently writing

their third studio album

which they plan on record-

ing with Epik Productions.

“We would love to have

the EP out by the new

Ryan Brough

Photo Editor

Scotland the Brave

Now that Scotland has

voted to remain with the

U.K. it brings to my mind a

simple Scottish Gaelic

word that I think sums

everything up perfectly…

A-chaoidh– Always and

forever.

Voters in Scotland did

their part Thursday

September 18, to prevent

an event that would have

had far-reaching conse-

quences around the world.

A referendum appeared on

the ballot with one simple

question: “Should Scotland

be an independent coun-

try?”

Fifty-five per cent of the

electorate said no. With

that, Scotland remains a

part of the U.K.

The British Union Jack,

long a symbol of a united

country consisting of four

regions, each with a dis-

tinct personality, will con-

tinue to fly over a

Scotland's rugged shores,

rocky glens and old-school

golf links.

Just to be clear, I don’t

claim Scottish heritage.

I’m Irish. I have never

been to the U.K. but cer-

tainly want to visit before

I’m out of here. Once that

happens, I will want to

enjoy the nightlife in

Edinburgh and stroll the

grounds of ancient St.

Andrews Golf Club - all

this in a Scotland that

remains with Great

Britain…where, in my

view, she belongs.

A-chaoidh– Always and

forever.

Had the referendum

passed, Scotland would

have officially broken

away from the U.K. in

March 2016. They would

have needed to set up their

own constitution, armed

forces, border patrol,

national anthem and more.

However, sources say they

were open to keeping

Queen Elizabeth II as their

head of state in a constitu-

tional monarchy, similar to

Canada.

The Queen herself, I

imagine, is relieved things

turned out as they did. As

the British monarch, she

would naturally want to

keep the union together.

The royal family’s ties to

Scotland are very evident,

as their summer residence,

Balmoral, lies within

Scotland’s borders.

Wales has been mulling

over the idea of inde-

pendence as well. A

recent BBC News poll

showed that seven per

cent of respondents

would favour an inde-

pendent Wales if the

Scottish vote was suc-

cessful. Like Scotland,

Wales has a strong

nationalist feeling and its

own identity, complete

with the omnipresent

Welsh dragon.

Closer to home, a “Yes”

vote in Scotland would have

awakened the separatist

movement in Quebec, dor-

mant since the Parti

Quebecois’ crushing election

defeat earlier this year.

Several PQ members were in

Scotland as the votes were

counted. Needless to say, the

PQ was “disappointed” in

the Scottish result.

Hadrian’s Wall separates

Scotland from England – it’s

been a symbol of past hostil-

ity between the two divi-

sions. Beyond the western

end of that wall is the

Solway Firth – where the

sunset fades with the after-

glow of the “No” victory.

The maudlin chorus of

bagpipes will continue to

swell and the plaid will

continue to flow - know-

ing full well that

Scotland’s future is

secure, still part of the

United Kingdom.

A-chaoidh – Always and

forever.

Photo by Ryan Brough

Sebastian Abt of the band State Of Us is seen performing inWindsor at Milk Coffee Bar Thursday, September 18.

OPINION

year,” said Abt.

The band will continue

to write and play shows

around the city but Abt

described their first show

back in Windsor as ‘It felt

like home, very warm wel-

coming.”

Mark Brown

Columnist

8CONVERGED CITIZENGALLERY OCTOBER 2, 2014

Journalism students fill their ‘pieholes’

WINNER!

Journalism students stuff

their faces at a fundraiser to

benefit the Journalism Awards

Night.

The JAN Club held their first

event, a pie eating contest On

Sept. 25.

Taylor Busch, head of the

JAN Club, along with

Kenneth Bullock planned the

event with the help of the rest

of the club. Students from the

Mediaplex lined up to take

place in the competition. To

enter the contest, contestants

collected donations $15 and

up towards the club. The pies

were provided by Nana’s

Bakery on Dominion Blvd.

In the first-year contest,

Eugenio Mendoza finished his

pie first, winning the contest.

Journalism student Jon Martin

won the second-year competi-

tion by a landslide. Prizes

were donated by local restau-

rants The Dugout, Toasty’s

Grilled Cheese & Salad Bar

and Bubble Tea Express.

Sean Frame

Managing Editor

WINNER!

Students from the Journalism program competein a pie eating contest in front of the MediaPlexon Sept. 25 The contest raised $400 for the pro-gram.

(The Converged Citizen Photos by / Angelica Haggert, Evan Mathias andVictoria Parent)