2004-06-06

By Ryan ClearyThe Sunday independent

Some 20,000 of its employeesmay have been off the job for 28days but the Newfoundland and

Labrador government didn’t save adime.

Not a red cent.“In the final analysis I wouldn’t be

able to say we saved a penny,”Finance Minister Loyola Sul-livan told The Sunday Inde-pendent. “To be honest withyou my gut is that there are nosavings from the strike.”

According to government’sown projections released dur-ing the job action, the provincewas to save $2.5 million insalary and benefits for eachday workers were on thestreet. It was thought that if public ser-vants remained on strike long enough,government would eventually be able toafford to give them a raise.

The projected savings, however, didnot factor in money the province paidout to essential workers who remainedon the job, a drop in retail sales, andother revenue lost to the province overthe course of the strike.

Final figures won’t be tabulated foranother month or two, but Sullivanexpects the worst.

“We might have some expendituresreduced somewhat but they’re offset onthe revenue side. I really don’t think inthe final analysis we’re going to be apenny better off.”

Essential workers who remained onthe job during the strike weren’t issuedpay cheques. Rather, salaries wereforked over directly to their respectiveunions — the Newfoundland and

Labrador Association ofPublic and Private Employ-ees (NAPE), and CanadianUnion of Public Employees(CUPE).

Sullivan says figuresaren’t available on exactlyhow much the unions werepaid. He did say that up to45 per cent of members ofsome bargaining units (rep-resenting health-care work-

ers, for example) were declared essentialand remained on the job during thestrike.

“There were a very high number ofessential workers required,” says Sulli-van. “All that had to be deducted fromthe $2.5 million.”

So does overtime worked by manage-ment staff over the course of the strike.Sullivan says his officials are still work-ing on a final figure for overtime costs,

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Quote of the Week

“I don’t think prime ministers answer to

ultimatums. As premierI don’t answer to

ultimatums.”

— Premier DannyWilliams commenting onPaul Martin’s decision to

rejig offshore royalties

In CameraFishing for crab

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SportsBill Hogan’s Olympics

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Poke in the EyeRay GuyPage 3

Life & TimesSailor White

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Fish union, members sued

Suit names eight defendants, including union, in incident that saw fuel poured over $30,000 catch

By Ryan ClearyThe Sunday Independent

The operator of a fishing boatwhose catch of shrimp wasruined in early May when an

angry crowd of fishermen doused it withfuel has launched a lawsuit against sevenmen alleged to have been involved andthe province’s largest fishermen’s union,The Sunday Independent has learned.

According to a statement of claim filedwith Supreme Court in St. John’s, JohnCabot, owner of Baffin Run Ltd., thecompany that leases the 93-foot fishingvessel Lucy Rose, is suing the eightdefendants for an undisclosed amount ofmoney.

Cabot is suing for market value of the50,000 pounds of lost shrimp, the cost ofdumping the catch and cleaning the ship,lost sea time and general damages.

In a recent interview with The Inde-pendent, Cabot said the ruined shrimpwas worth an estimated $30,000. In theend, he pegged his losses at $100,000.

According to the court documents, atabout 8 a.m. on May 1 the Lucy Rose wasdocked on the south side of St. John’sharbour after returning earlier in themorning from a trip to the Grand Banks.

When the crew attempted to offloadthe shrimp, as many as 60 people board-ed the vessel without permission andproceeded to empty several, two-litre soft

drink bottles containing diesel fuel, alongwith cans of brake fluid, over the shrimpin the hold.

The documents name eight defendants,including George Chafe, Vince Hearn,and Jack Kennedy of Petty Harbour;John Boland and Frank “Butch” Hutch-ings of St. John’s; and Brian Lewis andKevin Lewis of Paradise/Topsail.

The eighth defendant is the Fish, Foodand Allied Workers’ (FFAW) union. Themen, all of whom are thought to beFFAW members, are alleged to havebeen among the crowd that boarded theLucy Rose.

The statement of claim also allegesthat Chafe and Boland are employees ofthe FFAW. Further, the documents allegethat the defendants conspired “willfully,deliberately and maliciously” to destroythe shrimp catch.

Statements of defence have yet to befiled. Officials of the FFAW could not bereached for comment.

At the time of the incident (which wasapparently video taped), the FFAW wasin a dispute with processors over prices.Cabot has alleged that the FFAW didn’twant his vessel to be fishing for shrimpuntil the union negotiated a higher price.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabu-lary is still investigating the incident. Nocharges have been laid to date.

‘Not a penny’That’s how much the province saved

during the public-sector strike: Sullivan

‘Holding pattern’Joanne Fennelly finally found her dream home … then Myles-Leger went to court

By Stephanie PorterThe Sunday Independent

Joanne Fennelly, a 26-year-oldyoung professional, just bought herfirst house.

Or so she hopes.Fennelly, who works for ACOA, says

she made the big decision to look for ahouse more than a year ago. It took herthat long to find the perfect spot — butshe did: A new property on the grounds ofthe former Belvedere orphanage in centralSt. John’s. Just a 15-minute walk fromwork, the home was the right size, theneighbourhood peaceful.

She picked the paint colours, the floor-ing, invested hundreds of dollars in fix-tures and ordered $3,000 worth of appli-ances. She gave another $5,000 to thebuilders as a deposit.

Another $15,000 in cashed-in RRSPsare waiting in the bank to use as a downpayment.

The problem? Her first home is aMyles-Leger construction project.

Myles-Leger Ltd., one of the province’sbiggest developers, put its business onhold when it filed for protection from itscreditors in late May. The St. John’s-based company reportedly owes morethan $14 million to 128 creditors.

Adding to the problem, a Mount Pearllaw firm associated with the developerhas been taken over by the Law Societyof Newfoundland and Labrador and two

lawyers — William Parsons and GlennBursey — are being investigated for theirhandling of trust funds related to realestate transactions.

The news came as a surprise to many,including Fennelly.

All had been going smoothly. Her

home was even completed earlier thananticipated, and she booked May 20 offwork to move. The day came, and sud-denly she found out the deal couldn’tclose.

“My uncle (and lawyer) called me thatday and told me the lawyer Myles-Leger

was using for the closing, his practice hadbeen taken over by the law society … Ijust thought it was a delay at that point,”she says.

“I didn’t know until the next Sunday, I

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Loyola Sullivan

Photo by Paul Daly/The Sunday IndependentHopeful homeowner Joanne Fennelly in front of the house that may — or may not — be hers.

Photo by Paul Daly/The Sunday Independent

Taylor French, 81, of Mount Pearl is a second generation war hero who landed on the beaches of Normandy. “You don't see much when you’re looking over the sights of a75-pound gun in a tank” he says. “The amount of equipment, the ships and planes and such a racket going on, that impressed me," says French, recalling the day, 60 yearsago June 6, that the D-Day invasion was launched. French holds a picture of himself when he was 20. The photo was taken in Scotland before the invasion.

Grasping the past

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but even that number may not beaccurate because some manage-ment have chosen to take time offin lieu of pay.

The 28-day strike also had adirect impact on the economy,which, in turn, had an impact onthe amount of taxes collected bythe province in taxes.

Sullivan says those numberswill also have to be subtractedfrom the $2.5 million a day insavings, as will the loss in revenueexperienced by both the New-foundland Liquor Corporation andthe Atlantic Lottery Commission.“It will be months before weknow (the final number),” saysSullivan. A spokesman for theliquor corporation told The Inde-pendent in late April that liquorsales may have dropped by asmuch as 50 per cent during thestrike. The corporation, whichraised liquor prices earlier thatmonth, hasn’t ruled out anotherhike this fall to make up for lostrevenue.

Public-sector workers, includ-ing liquor store employees,returned to work April 28th afterthe Danny Williams administra-tion announced its intention tointroduce back-to-work legisla-tion. The legislation was passeddays later, giving workers a zeroper cent raise in each of the firsttwo years, followed by two percent in the third year and three percent in the fourth. Sick leave wasalso reduced for new employees.

According to a report on thestate of the province’s finances byPricewaterhouseCoopers, a oneper cent across-the-board raise inpay costs the provincial govern-ment $22 million a year. The 15per cent raise granted to publicservants by former premier RogerGrimes increased government’ssalary bill by $350 million a year. 20

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From page 1 Cabot says that two of his five crew have since stopped fishing with his vessel. “They quit the samemorning on account of the con-frontation.

“It was a bit of a shocker tome,” he says. “I could see themprotesting once the fish was

offloaded to one of the process-ing companies, which is what Ithought they were targeting. Ididn’t think they were targetingother fishermen.”

Cabot says he went fishingonce an independent arbitratorhad set the price for shrimp.

“It was an arbitrated price andit was up to anybody to go fish-ing. Even if there wasn’t a price

in place I have a licence thatsays I can fish whenever wewant to. Nobody says you haveto sell your fish as long as yougo by the conditions of thelicence. You can give it all awayto charity once it goes acrossthe scales.”

Shrimp fishermen laterreturned fishing for the arbitrat-ed price.

From page 1

‘A bit of a shocker’

Williams takes PM’s wordMartin makes last minute pledge to province to honour proposal on Atlantic Accord

By Jeff DucharmeThe Sunday Independent

Prime Minster Paul Martinmade an early morningphone call June 5 to Pre-

mier Danny Williams promisingthat Newfoundlandand Labrador willbe the primary ben-eficiary of offshoreoil revenues.

The prime minis-ter confirmed “hisparty and his gov-ernment were pre-pared to implementour wishes, ourrequest on theAtlantic Accord,”Williams toldreporters gatheredin the foyer ofC o n f e d e r a t i o nBuilding.

“In the first yearit would be about$100 million then itgoes to about $150million, round fig-ures for the next two years, andthen doubles up to about $300million in the fourth year.”

While not 100 per cent, thepledge shows the Liberals’ will-ingness to improve a situationthat the province has been decry-ing for years. The provincialgovernment received only $124million last year from offshoreroyalties compared to Ottawa’swindfall of $4.9 billion.

Martin made the announce-ment in a last-minute mediascrum before leaving St. John’s.

“I believe that Newfoundlandand Labrador ought to be theprimary beneficiary of the off-shore resource,” Martin said. “Ibelieve the proposal that he(Williams) has put forth certain-ly provides the basis for an

agreement betweenthe two us.”

Natural Re-sources MinisterJohn Efford raisedire in the provincerecently when hesaid the AtlanticAccord wouldn’tbe part of any cam-paign promises.Martin has sincegiven Effordmarching orders tosit down with thepremier and ham-mer out a deal.

While the NDPand the Conserva-tives have madetheir commitmentson honouring theAtlantic Accord in

writing, the Liberals had side-stepped the issue.

It was Williams who turned upthe heat.

“Newfoundlanders andLabradorians should not supportany candidate or any party inthe upcoming federal electionthat does not clearly or unequiv-ocally provide us with a commit-ment to keep 100 per cent of ourprovincial revenues under theAtlantic Accord,” he said.

With Martin’s commitment,Williams says the playing field

is now a level one for voters.“That has now been eliminat-

ed and all parties have given usa good position.”

Williams wouldn’t bite whenasked if his earlier statement wastaken as an ultimatum, forcingMartin’s hand.

“I don’t think prime ministersanswer to ultimatums,” saysWilliams. “As premier, I don’tanswer to ultimatums.”

The timeframe to ink anagreement is still undetermined,the premier said. He doesn’texpect anything until after theelection.

NDP leader Jack Layton andConservative leader StephenHarper have signed lettersspelling out their commitmentson offshore oil revenues. Wil-liams says he doesn’t expectanything in writing from Martin.

“I have his word and that’s agood enough guarantee for me,”he says. “He’s made a publiccommitment. It’s a huge issue toNewfoundlanders and Labrado-rians and I don’t think for oneminute he’d break that commit-ment.”

Still, Williams says anythingis possible.

“This is done as far as I’mconcerned.”


Premier Danny Williams listens to Prime Minister Paul Martin's comments concerning offshore oil revenues.VOCM reporter Scott Chafe was at the last-minute press conference Martin held and played the tape for Williamsduring the premier’s own press conference at Confederattion Building.

“I have his wordand that’s a goodenough guarantee

for me … He’smade a public

commitment. It’s ahuge issue to

Newfoundlandersand Labradoriansand I don’t think

for one minute he’d break thatcommitment.”

— Premier DannyWilliams

By Ryan ClearyThe Sunday Independent

Municipal Affairs Minis-ter Jack Byrne says hisdepartment is prepared

to pay for studies to determinewhether certain towns should beamalgamated and fire fightingservices shared, but there’s ahitch: The towns must first agreeto abide by the recommendationof any particular study.

“If we’re going to be spendingmoney on studies I want thetowns to come onside and saythey’ll accept the recommenda-tions of the study before Iapprove themoney,” Byrnetold The SundayI n d e p e n d e n t .“They’ll have tosign something upfront.”

Byrne says he’sbeen approachedby three munici-palities on theAvalon Peninsulathat are interestedin amalgamating. He wouldn’treveal the names of the towns. Astudy would cost upwards of$15,000.

“I’m getting more and moreinquiries all the time about amal-gamation. There seems to be atrend now more so than everbefore that towns are willing tostart sharing services and comingtogether,” he says.

“They know that to survivethey’re going to have to startcoming together.”

Byrne says he’s also beenapproached by fire departmentsin different municipalities askingto share services. In one case, astudy has been approved involv-ing five towns with three firedepartments that are looking to

meld services.Before going ahead with that

study and others like it, thetowns would also have to agreeto go along with the recommen-dations.

“We’re going to be doingmore of this (with fire fightingservices) in any future,” saysByrne.

Money for studies on amalga-mating towns and services willcome from the provincial gov-ernment’s special assistancefund. The fund, which providesassistance to municipalities todeal with emergencies or finan-cial difficulties, has been set at

$2.6 million thisfiscal year — $1.6million less thanthe 2003-04 fiscalyear.

A report lastyear by the Audi-tor General JohnNoseworthy wascritical of the spe-cial assistancefund, saying mostof the money was-

n’t going to municipalities asintended. The Opposition of theday charged the fund was actual-ly a slush fund used for the whimof government MHAs.

Noseworthy also concludedthat proper paperwork wasn’tbeing filled out and guidelinesfollowed in awarding the grants.

Since taking over the portfoliolast fall, Byrne says he’s tight-ened up the application processand any grants are to beapproved directly by his depart-ment.

The bulk of the funds will bespecifically earmarked towardsdrinking water-related problems,town roads, fire departments andmunicipal government support,Byrne says.

The Sunday Independent, June 6, 2004 NEWS Page 3

They came, they saw, they leftMartin sidestepped the issues; Layton rallied the troops

“Keep clear. Saucy Per-fessor,” said the hand-lettered sign on the

high chainlink pen behind theBung Hole Tickle town counciloffice.

Since my last visit I noticed lit-tle else different here in the historicand picturesque community on thenortheastern shore of G.D. Bay.What could it mean?

“We cotch one of them perfes-sors the other week,” explainedMayor Valvoline Parsons as we satin council offices. “Got him in ababy barn and a pen on threesquares a day.”

Frankly, I was gobstruck.“But my dear man,” I ejaculated.

“The constables will be down uponyou! You can’t keep a professorlocked up like a stray dog. What inthe world are you up to?”

“Up to?” said Mayor Parsons.“Getting a few cents return on thedollar is what we are up to. Isn’tthat right boys?”

There was a chorus of affirma-tion from several other councillorspresent.

“That university in there,” con-tinued His Worship. “Millions

upon millions goes into it and sofar forth as was what we fellows isconcerned out here … what comesout of it? Nudding.”

“Millions in; nudding out,” hecontinued. “High time, we said, wegot a little something back. Luckshould have it this perfessor wasout around on the 24th, got a holein his radiator, we seen our chanceand nabbed the bugger.”

“Nothing!” I exclaimed. “Noth-ing! Our university, over the years,has turned out hundreds, no thou-sands, no tens of thousands of edu-cated young ladies and gentlemen.

That’s what a university is for.”“Ha!” said the chief magistrate

of Bung Hole Tickle. ”Back in the80s we had a young fellow go inthere. He was there for years andyears. Come back and there was nodifference into ’en … except hekept his forefinger clear of hisnorstrils and he could read bothsides of a cornflakes box.”

“Went away to Hali-bloody-fax.Like I say, millions in; nuddingout.”

Mayor Parsons said not to takehis word for it. He said here was alady who should know what shewas talking about. An aged crea-ture was helped into council cham-bers.

“Aunt Mercy Coveyduck,” saidthe Mayor. “Oldest resident ofBung Hole Tickle. Nudging 104 sofar as anyone knows. Can stillpoint to her Bible without the aid ofeyeglasses.”

“Aunt Mercy,” he roared. “In allthe years what you been on thisearth have that university ever donea lick of good for Newfoundland?”

“Mmaaarrr,” said the dear oldsoul. “Mmaaarrr.”

“There you go,” said Mayor

Valvoline. “If you can’t trust adecent Christian lady like that, thenwho in the world IS you going totrust.”

“But all she said was ‘Mmaarr,”I pointed out.

“You can see it on her toil-wornfeatures,” persisted the Mayor.“‘Nudding’ plain as day. Now isshe going to tell lies about it andshe only an arms-length away fromher Saviour’s bosom? For shame’ssake, sir.”

“OK, OK,” I capitulated. “Mil-lions in; nud ... I mean, nothing out.What value-for-dollar has New-foundland ever got from its univer-sity? Good question. But what inthe name of God do you hope toget out of that poor specimenyou’ve got trapped out there in ababy barn?”

“Keep the flamer there until hedoes Bung Hole Tickle somegood,” explained His Worship.“We figure if he has five notionsthat’s the equal to one thought; andfive thoughts equals one idea. Onesingle idea any good at all to wefellows out here and off he can go,free as the dicky bird.”

“But dear lord,” I said. “Sup-

pose he’s a professor of philosophyor divinity or sociology? He’dnever in a hundred years have athought of any use to anyone.”

“Luck of the draw,” said MayorValvoline Parsons. “We intends onletting him go on Labour Day inany case. But you got to keep thatfrom him or the bastard will neverhave a notion, much less a usefulidea. We must live in hope less wedie in despair.”

A good municipal motto forBung Hole Tickle itself, I thoughtas I got into my conveyance andmotored quickly away.

Ray Guy’s next column willappear July 4.

The case of the missing ‘perfessor’A Poke In The Eye by Ray Guy

What value-for-dollarhas Newfoundland evergot from its university?

Good question. But whatin the name of God doyou hope to get out of

that poor specimenyou’ve got trapped outthere in a baby barn?

By Alisha Morrissey and Jeff DucharmeThe Sunday Independent

It’s a Friday evening and NDPleader Jack Layton, surround-ed by handlers and security,

waits in the back of St. Theresa’sparish hall in St. John’s and gath-ers his thoughts as local partyorganizer Nancy Riche pumps upthe crowd.

But considering he’s the leaderof a party that could swing thebalance of power if voters elect aminority government in the June28th federal election, the turnoutis less than inspiring. The hall isonly half full with about 200 vocalsupporters, including the who’s-who of Newfoundland andLabrador’s labour movement.

Layton doesn’t flinch. Hespeaks to the small group like hewas addressing a packed rally atToronto’s Sky Dome. Completewith two teleprompters, a slickbackdrop and a band playing tra-ditional local music, Laytonpreaches to the converted.

“The Liberals make promisesyou know they won’t keep,” saysLayton. “The Conservatives makepromises you hope they won’tkeep.”

Between scandals and gaffs bythe other leaders, the Tories andGrits have given Layton and hisspeechwriters more than enough

ammo.“If at some point a Liberal cab-

inet minister shows up and startsheckling, buy the guy a drink orsomething … they’ve had a toughweek,” says Layton, referring tothe Liberal cabinet ministers whoconfronted Conservative leaderStephen Harper recently at a num-ber of campaign stops.

The Liberals have had a roughgo.

Premier Danny Williams sentanother torpedo towards the falter-ing Liberal juggernaught.

“Newfoundlanders andLabradorians should not supportany candidate or any party in theupcoming federal election thatdoes not clearly and unequivocal-ly provide us with a commitmentto keep 100 per cent of ourprovincial revenues under theAtlantic Accord,” Williams saidduring a recent oil conference inSt. John’s.

The Grits were the only holdoutof the three main parties not topromise the province the lionshareof oil and gas revenues.

Before leaving St. John’s, how-ever, Martin pleged he would hon-our Williams’ proposal for a betterdeal.

“I have made it very clear thatthe proposal that he has put forthis a proposal that we accept,”Martin told reporters.

While Layton made a number

of campaign stops while in St.John’s, Martin was whisked awayafter a breif visit to a local TimHortons to his hotel and out ofpublic sight.

The two leaders were in townfor a CBC TV event at MemorialUniversity where students inter-viewed the two leaders for the jobof prime minister.

Televised live, the room wasfull of the country’s most disen-chanted voters — youth. It’s asweet plum that all parties are try-ing to pick, considering approxi-mately 80 per cent don’t vote.

Martin was casual in his dressand demeanour while Laytonwore a suit and sat with his handsbetween his knees, almosthunched over.

The questions put to the candi-dates were like clouds — fluffyand nice. Questions about studentdebt and same-sex marriagereceived only a glancing blow.

The evening was, at best, adraw.

As Martin, surrounded by secu-rity, left the university for his cam-paign bus, Layton stayed to talk tothe crowd outside and answerquestions from local media.

A young man stood beside Lay-ton and held his camera out infront of the pair, snapping a pic-ture.

“Just like that, huh?” says Lay-ton.

The ‘A’ wordSome towns willing to amalgamate;

others may share fire services

“There seems to be atrend now more so

than ever before thattowns are willing to

start sharing servicesand coming together.”— Municipal AffairsMinister Jack Byrne

Photo by Paul Daly/The Sunday IndependentPaul Martin at Memorial University.


Letters to the Editor

Roger Grimes was on theright track in early Marchwhen he told The Sunday

Independent the province’s sevenMPs should band together to forma “bloc Newfoundland andLabrador.”

He said what he professed tobelieve and was a better leader forit.

He announced for all to read inthis pink, white and green newspa-per that the province should be rep-resented in Ottawa by leaders whoaren’t connected with any federalparty, MPs who will speak for us.

Quote: It’s time to make a standand stand up for Newfoundlandand Labrador.

Now that the time has finallycome to stand, Grimes has col-lapsed like the net of a foreigntrawler being lowered from a craneonto the St. John’s waterfront.

He has wimped out. He is not aleader for the times. The party isnever more important than the peo-ple.

This column is not so muchabout Grimes as the crop of poten-tial leaders who stand before usnow.

John Efford has made it clear hewon’t be making any promisesabout offshore oil revenues to helphim get reelected.

He’s above that, such lowly tac-tics.

At the same time, it was Effordwho, as a minister in Brian Tobin’sadministration, spent a fortune oftaxpayers’ money on wharfs andbreakwaters during byelectioncampaigns to help win seats for thehome team.

Efford didn’t have any problem

then with the perception of votebuying. Is he a better man now thathe’s in Ottawa at Paul Martin’sside?

Or is it that he can’t deliverwhat this place needs? Is that whyEfford refuses to make any commitments to deliver a betterdeal in Confederation, all the wayaround?

Quote: The issue of offshore oilresources matters too much to thefuture of this province, to New-foundland and Labrador, to becaught up in an election.

That is an excuse and a cop out,Mr. Efford.

If a Liberal government had anyintention of improving thisprovince’s place in Canada itwould be printed, bold and beauti-ful, in the party’s election bible, theRed Book. Efford would bespreading the word from every cor-ner of the province. Outportswould be his church; slipways hisalter.

At least John Crosbie had thenerve to take Efford on. Crosbiemay have been the one who closedthe fishery, but he didn’t take theGoddamn fish from the sea. Cros-bie speaks his mind, and is a betterman for it.

If only he were 65 again.Efford is another leader whose

time may be past. He’s not sayingwhat needs to be said to all ofCanada: The party is never moreimportant than the people.

With such rumoured unrest inthe land, what does it say when theConservatives fail to attract a wor-thy candidate to give Efford a fightfor his campaign dollar? Would ittake a backhoe to uproot his grass-

roots support in the riding? Whichis it — the quaint accent or quiverof accomplishments — that makehim so popular?

There’s no guarantee StephenHarper’s party will follow throughwith a pledge to let the provincekeep all of its offshore oil royalties;at least he’s going through themotions of saying what we want tohear.

This column is not about theConservatives and how wonderfulthey are. Fear is whispered aroundwater coolers of what Harper maydo to the country if he takes thehelm.

Will a woman’s right to choosego the way of bilingualism andACOA if the Conservatives havetheir way? What will be the differ-ence between Canada and theStates once a Harper overhaul iscomplete?

Simply put, will the country sur-vive?

Here in the province, the NewDemocrats have a credible prieston their side but does Des McGrathhave a prayer of breaking throughthe establishment?

The Green Party may have a fullslate of 308 candidates but whatdoes it say when the real strength isin Sailor White’s forearm?

The issues here during election2004 are close to home. Whichparty will finally stop foreigntrawlers from killing the fish thatfeed the outports?

Which party will be most likelyto acknowledge that our place inConfederation is no longer on thefloor being fed pity scraps, butwith the rest of the family at thedining room table?

The answer, most likely, is noparty.

The only way for Newfoundlandand Labrador to get ahead may befor all hands to come together asone. Seven MPs are but a drop inthe bucket compared to the 301against them, but if there’s a minor-ity government of such lean pro-portions then seven may mean thedifference in power.

Finally, after 55 years, the tailwould wag the dog.

If a minority government wasn’tin the wind, would Martin and JackLayton have wasted their time witha job interview at Memorial?

Grimes had it right when he saidthere’s tremendous pressure onEfford to deliver.

Quote: What we need in New-foundland and Labrador is peoplethat are going to absolutely puttheir whole political careers on theline for getting something for usand I don’t think there’s beenenough said of that.

Remember that statement Mr.Grimes? As a political epitaph, theparty is never more important thanthe people, is becoming increasing-ly common.

Free Newfoundland; the T-shirtshave it right.

Ryan Cleary is managing editorof The Sunday Independent.

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Politics: ‘Art of the possible’Dear editor,

I would like to script a few lineson Premier Danny Williams andhis handling of the recent public-sector strike.

During the strike I observed thetransformation of Williams froman officer of the court to a profes-sional gun-for-hire, the flip side ofa lawyer, a stratagem that does notwork around the bargaining table.

In a pubic-sector strike behaviour-al modification 101 would andshould suffice.

Unquestionably, the profession-al skills of lawyers suit them in thepolitical arena. One would expectthat with experience and over timelawyers would develop talents formediation and conciliation. Theirspecial training and their positionin society should equip them with

the wherewithal to negotiate a set-tlement with union presidentswhen confronted with a public-sector strike.

It’s a known fact that politics isthe art of the possible, meaningthat politics in its entirety is basedon compromise. It’s imperative thatWilliams immediately cultivate thespecial skill necessary in avoidingbeing pinned down to concrete pro-

posals. Any blunt, straight from-the-hip lawyer turned politicianlike Williams could have a difficultand maybe a very slim chance ofbeing reelected. And, in his capac-ity as premier, such behaviourcould translate into a one-termgovernment and a political partydestined for oblivion.

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Don’t you find the termCanadian Idol a bit of anoxymoron?

After all, it’s not in our nature toidolize our own — at least notuntil they make it in the UnitedStates.

If, unlike me, you have a life,you might be unfamiliar with theworldwide Idol phenomenon — afranchise of televised talent showsthat originated in England but wasreally tailor-made for America,where it has reached its loftiestheight — or cheesiest depths,depending on how you look at it.

Idol is a natural fit south of theborder. Americans have a long tra-dition of elevating entertainers todemigod status. They coined theword star and use it in their every-day language. In Canada, nobodyreally speaks about someone with-in our borders as being a star — aword we have to strain to bringourselves to say.

While Americans celebrate suc-cess, Canadians are suspicious ofit. We’re a little more down to earthand believe that other Canadiansshould be the same way. We wantour celebrities to be less like royal-ty and more like friends we wel-come into our living rooms.

Yet, somehow Canadian Idol is ahit in this country. Personally, Ithink it’s some kind of sick jokeCanadians are play-ing on the contes-tants. Why elsewould they makeRyan Malcolm theiridol and then notbuy the poor guy’salbum?

So, I think it’stime to eitherrename CanadianIdol or replace itwith another showaltogether. Here aresome of my sugges-tions.

Canadian Lob-ster: So-named notso much for the per-son who wins thecontest but ratherfor the typical Cana-dian couch lobster who watches it.

Like their underwater counter-parts, couch lobsters hate to seeany of their own kind crawl out ofthe tank. So they’ll haul them backto the bottom, usually with ridiculeinstead of claws.

Hmmm, maybe the couch lob-sters got Ryan Malcolm.

Canadian Idle: Top prize goesto the couch lobster with thebiggest tail after sitting down andwatching this stuff for four or fivemonths.

Canadian Pariah: This contestwould only be open to politicians,lawyers and journalists. Instead ofvoting for the contestant they mostliked, Canadians would vote forthe person they most loathed.

This show would be the reverseof the current federal election, inwhich people appear to be votingagainst whatever they don’t likerather than in favour of somethingthey believe in.

Canadian Wuss: Dedicated tofinding the most over-the-top pur-veyors of nauseating politeness.You know the kind — people whoapologize when a waiter short-changes them. “I’m sorry but I

think you …” Hell, you probablyare that kind.

Canadian Whiner: In thisshow, the top prize would go to theCanadian who most passionatelycomplains that the government, theunions, corporations, eastern bums,western rednecks, Quebeckers,Torontonians, the media elite,globalization and his parents are toblame for all his problems.

Canadian Cheese: To go withthe whine.

Canadian Hoser: This showwould seek out the most gullibleperson in Canada. Given the levelof cynicism in the country, gullibleCanadians are much harder to findthese days, but there are still a fewout there. They hang out at pro-wrestling matches and political ral-lies.

Newfoundland Idol: Hey, therest of the country envies us any-

way. We might aswell be their idols.

And, finally, thislast suggestion is nojoke.

Canadian Veter-an: Today ournation honours theCanadian soldierswho fought, diedand were victoriouson Juno Beach dur-ing D-Day. Theirheroism and self-sacrifice made themthe real deal, thoughthey would scoff atbeing idolized.

I like to poke funat Canadians,including myself,for sometimes fail-

ing to see what’s good about thiscountry. Compared to the rest ofthe world, we are well-fed, well-sheltered and free. We enjoy thebenefits of a fundamentally decentgovernment — no matter whichparty is in power.

Yet, we seem to spend a lot oftime complaining. We live in anage of self-aggrandizement andpersonal entitlement. We’ve gottenaway from a sense that pursuingthe collective prosperity makes fora meaningful life. Our nation hasbecome fragmented by narrowinterests.

No one in their right mind wouldenvy the hell that our veterans wentthrough on June 6, 1944. But weshould envy their common sense ofpurpose and their willingness topull together for the greater good.

If they will not be idolized, wecan at least admire them and fol-low their example in some smallway.

Frank Carroll is a journalisminstructor at the College of theNorth Atlantic’s Stephenville cam-pus. He can be reached [email protected]

Canadian Idlemoments

West Words by Frank Carroll

Iknew a woman who wantedto be “in the media” morethan anything else. She

dumped her boyfriend of longstanding, shacked up with a TVproducer and, low and behold,was on TV in a week — lookingevery inch the professional. Iknow a guy who chased and weda woman he didn’t find attractivesolely because her parents wereworth millions. He kept womenhe liked on the side, and put upwith a wife he couldn’t stand,waiting for the big payday.

So goes the world.But just when you thought

you had seen it all, along comesThe Globe and Mail and itsvision of the worst, sleaziestmarriage of convenience in thehistory of Canadian politics. Ithought I had seen the lowest ofhuman behaviour, then TheGlobe presented me with thepremise of a Conservative/BlocQuebecois marriage, a minorityHarper government that ruleswith assistance from the Bloc.

With the federal Liberals tank-ing under the dithering leader-ship of Paul Martin, the scent ofblood is in the air and The Globeand its columnists and editorial-ists are salivating at the prospectof the arrogant Liberals gettingtheir comeuppance.

But at what price?A few political observers are

trotting out the grisly premise ofa Conservative party-Bloc Que-becois agreement. I use the term“agreement” instead of“alliance” because in my heart ofhearts I believe that the old Toryparty — the Progressive Con-servatives — were swallowedwhole by the Canadian Alliance.And I am not going to spend therest of this column referring tothe Alliance-Bloc alliance.

But that is what we might face— the cynical spectacle of tworegional parties uniting, and thenusing each other to get what theywant. Both the Bloc and the

Canadian Alliance have comeout and ridiculed the idea. Theysay it will never happen. TheBloc insists they will go toOttawa to look after the bestinterests of Quebec. But whobetter to understand them thananother regional party?

Every party has its share ofdelusions. The Liberals kidthemselves that they are a partydedicated to something otherthan staying in power and serv-ing the ambitions of their mem-bership. No one joins the NewDemocrats to get ahead (well,no one who is sane anyway) butthey kid themselves that theyhave strong union support andthat they are “growing” andbuilding “momentum.”

This version of the Reformparty seems to be kidding itselfthat the old PCs are going tohave any influence whatsoeverin a Harper government. Ibelieve that the PCs were soldout. I believe that the Allianceused them to get what they want-ed. And I believe they will usethe Bloc, too — knowing that theBloc will use them.

Can’t you see the deals? Tradeoff bilingualism in the rest of thecountry for something big theBloc wants for Quebec. Whatdoes the Bloc care about bilin-gualism in Canada? They wantout of Canada. They don’t wantbilingualism in Quebec. TheAlliance doesn’t want it in Alber-ta. That’s the basis for some seri-ous wheeling and dealing. Inevery incidence one can seewhere dismantling Liberal poli-cies in Canada would really onlyrequire granting the Bloc morepower for Quebec. What doesthe Conservative party careabout Quebec anyway? It’s notlike they will win a seat there.

People bemoaned the unholyalliance (there’s that word again.And I am not using the wordcoalition … too ’70s) ofBouchard and Mulroney. Seems

pretty tame in comparison to therevolting prospect of GillesDuceppe and Stephen Harperruling in tandem. God forbid.

I guess there are a few whowill tell me that I have takenleave of my senses. Norm Doyleand Loyola Hearn pop to mind.“Dude’s out to lunch,” I can hearthem say. Never happen. Uhhuh. Too cynical to even com-prehend.

Cynical like that nasty, nastyman Peter McKay’s boldfacedoutright lie to David Orchard’sface on live national television?Cynical like the spectacle ofHarper running around Canadastomping out the fires caused byhis candidates, who keep, ratherinconveniently, saying what theythink on issues like abortion andbilingualism? Cynical like ourvery own Danny Williams tellingus all not to worry; he’d be nicewhen he got to power. I wasdubious about Danny from theget-go, and I have the dated, pub-lished columns to prove it. I wastold I was out to lunch then, too.

Here’s what I hope. I hopethat I am just having a bad nightin front of the computer and themorning will come and I willlaugh this all off. I hope to liveto see this column rubbed in myface. I hope I won’t see the coun-try I love carved up by separatistzealots, nasty neo-con yuppiesand a bunch of clowns fromAlberta whose first choice (let usall please remember) was Stock-well bloody Day.

Ivan Morgan can be reachedat [email protected].

Unholy alliancesRant and Reason by Ivan Morgan


While Americans celebrate success,

Canadians are suspicious of it.

We’re a little moredown to earth andbelieve that other

Canadians should bethe same way. We

want our celebritiesto be less like

royalty and more like friends.

Job interviewsPaul Martin and Jack Layton are interviewed for the job of prime minister of Canada at Memorial Univer-sity June 5. Students from across the country were flown in to question the leaders. CBC-Television aired alive broadcast of the event.

Prime Minister Paul Martinmust think that Canadianshave the memory of gnats.

We’ll know for sure just how big orsmall the recollection of Canadiansis come June 28 with the results ofthe federal election.

Martin has been running aroundthe country throwing billions of dol-lars around like a drunken, come-from-away sailor waving $5 bills ata bartender on George Street.

You could call the politickingshameless, but politicians are Mr.Spock’s brethren when it comes toshame — it’s an emotion they aren’tcapable of.

While Martin was minister of thefederal piggy bank for former PMJean Chrétien, he hacked andslashed like an impoverished SouthAmerican farmer turning rain forestinto pastureland for beef cattle.

In the 1990s, the Liberals, withMartin gleefully holding themachete, cut approximately $25 bil-lion from health-care transfers tothe provinces. The cuts decimatedhealth care in this country and peo-ple searched in vain for help from ahealth-care system that had becomeanemic and was on life supportitself. The exact cost of these cuts toa health-care system that was theenvy of the Western Hemispherewill likely never be completelyunderstood.

Nurses flocked to better payingjobs south of the border leaving usstaring a nursing shortage rightsmack dab in the face. Right acrossthis country, outside the larger cen-tres, doctors are as scarce as hen’steeth. Whether it be oil and gas richrural Alberta or struggling ruralNewfoundland, many residents

don’t have a family doctor and haveto rely on local clinics or hospitalsthat may be an hour away to pro-vide care. Hospitals are makingantiquated machinery last far toolong and risking misdiagnosesbecause they can’t afford the latesttechnology.

Now with an election called,Martin has pledged something like$11 billion to health care. There’s$3 billion over two years for gener-al improvements, $4 billion toreduce hospital wait times acrossthe country, $2 billion for a nation-

al home-care program and $2 bil-lion over five years for specific pri-orities such as intensive care andmental illness. And there’s likelymore to come as the realizationsinks in that the next governmentwill likely be a minority one and theGrits may not be at the head of it.

Conservative leader StephenHarper has no intention of gettingout the needle and thread to mendthe social-safety net either, butthat’s a column for another day.

As kid, I remember finding fivepacks of smokes in the glove com-

partment of the old man’s car andtaking three packs of smokes toimpress my buddies. In a bid to beintelligent and cover my tracks(which failed miserably I mightadd) I mentioned to dad that havingthree packs of smokes in his glovecompartment showed he had a seri-ous smoking problem. Withouteven turning to look at me he said,“Funny, there were five packs ofsmokes there 10 minutes ago.” Iwasted little time in putting backthose two packs of smokes I hadtaken.

Canadians have been told justhow much Martin has stolen fromthe health-care glove compartmentto cut the deficit and impress hisBay Street buddies in Toronto. Youcan almost hear the Canadian pop-ulation saying, “Funny, there was$25 billion in heatlh care the lasttime we checked.” Martin, like meand those packs of smokes, is nowtrying to put that money back intothe system and hopes that the elec-torate forgives him for taking it inthe first place.

The truly bitter irony in all this isthat Martin was the man whoorchestrated these cuts in the firstplace and now is holding himself upas the saviour of health care. It’ssomething like the fireman who setsfires so he can put them out and becalled a hero. You’re relieved thatthe fire is out and that the threat tolife and property has passed, butyou also know that the hero is nohero.

It’s no great feat to fix somethingthat you broke in the first place, butit is the right thing to do.

Jeff Ducharme is The SundayIndependent’s senior [email protected]


Fixing what he brokeOpinions Are Like... by Jeff Ducharme

Where else

WHERE ELSE BUT HERE.

can you catch a light

show in the middle

of nowhere?

The Royal NewfoundlandConstabulary is lookingto new technology and

assistance from other agenciesto help the force identifyremains discovered in Concep-tion Bay South in 2001.

As it stands, the Constabularyhas no new information on theskull of a 20- to 40-year-oldman discovered off MineralsRoad on May 17 three yearsago.

“We are currently exploring,with some other agencies, alter-native measures to identify theremains,” says Staff Sgt. JuneLayden, adding those measuresinclude discussions with otherexperts in the field of facialreconstruction.

“The reconstruction that we

have is an artist’s image, andwhile in some cases reconstruc-tions can be very close somemay be dissuaded because ofthe picture,” says Layden.

Dr. Simon Avis, theprovince’s chief medical offi-cer, the Bureau of Legal Den-tistry and the RCMP crime labin Ottawa have played a roll increating a DNA profile, a recon-struction of the face and dentalimprints from the deceased.

The skull shows signs of foulplay and it’s thought theremains were placed in the Con-ception Bay South area lessthan 10 years ago. Laydenrequests the public call the Con-stabulary with any informationthat may be related to the case.

— Alisha Morrissey

Remains stillunidentifiedDear Editor:

We really appreciate youreffort in portraying our country inthe nicest way in your interviewwith my wife (“God sent mehere,” The Sunday Independent,May 30). I’m so sorry beingaway for that important momentbut as you saw she is doing great.

I have to reiterate that we arereally happy here in St. John’s, asI use to say when some one asksme about this city; “It is a par-adise … on ice … but a par-adise.”

I was away in Montreal at aconference and had a great timein another Canadian welcoming

city, full of colours and lovelyplaces to see and people to enjoy.But again, my foster city is agreat place, full of peace andquietness.

Again thanks for your time andwarm work.

Jose Rivera and Pilar Muñoz

‘It is a paradise on ice’Letters to the Editor

Wild Atlantic salmon populationsin Eastern Canada and the UnitedStates have dropped to historiclows, according to an AtlanticSalmon Federation report.

Bill Taylor, president of theNew Brunswick-based federation,says that in the absence of strongdomestic and international gov-ernment action, the wild Atlanticsalmon will eventually vanishfrom its North American ranges.

“Since 1974, we have gone frommore than 1.5 million salmon tofewer than 500,000 today,” Taylorsays.

“This year, scientists project anespecially disturbing decline inreturns of large salmon to theirnative spawning rivers.”

Suggested causes of the declineinclude changing ocean condi-tions, acid rain, industrial pollu-tants, poaching and illegal by-

catch, habitat degradation andpoorly regulated salmon aquacul-ture practices. Taylor says eventhough there have been good ratesof return in the past to New Bruns-wick rivers like the Miramichi andthe Restigouche, as well as insome Newfoundland and Lab-rador rivers and Cape Breton’sMargaree, the outlook for this yearis not good.

— Canadian Press

Wild Atlantic salmon headed for oblivion?


Happy Valley-Goose BayBy Bert PomeroyThe Sunday Independent

Provincial TransportationMinister Tom Rideout sayshe’s been given reassurances

from the province’s representativein the federal cabinet that Ottawawill help fund Phase III of theTrans-Labrador Highway fromHappy Valley-Goose Bay tosouthern Labrador.

But the money is still far frombeing in the bank.

“I had a meeting with JohnEfford on April 6 ... and we agreedon federal strategic infrastructurefunding of $18 million, with theprovince kicking in $18 million,for the Trans-Labrador Highway,”Rideout says.

“On April 13, I sent a letter toFederal Transport Minister TonyValeri, outlining the understandingI had with Minister Efford ... but Ihaven’t heard a thing — not aword.”

During his meeting with Efford,and in his letter to Valeri, Rideout

says he also requested federalfunding under another componentof the infrastructure program. Hesays he had hoped to receive awritten commitment on funding“from both pots of money” beforethe federal election was called.

“Minister Efford and I weretalking about getting this out ofthe system before the election, butthere’s no hope of that now,” hesays.

And that puts everything up inthe air. Public opinion polls indi-cate the election is up for grabs,and there’s a distinct possibilitythe new government will hold aminority in the Commons.

Labrador MP LawrenceO’Brien says he’s aware of thediscussions Rideout had withEfford, and that it is his under-standing Ottawa will provide $18million this year under the infra-structure program. O’Brien sayshe’s not aware of any requests foradditional funding.

“The $18 million is the onlyrequest that I am aware of,” hesays. “That money resulted from a

personal discussion Minister Ride-out had with Minister Efford, buta request for other money is newsto me.”

While he’s aware of the $18million commitment, O’Brienadmits he has yet to see anythingin writing. With a federal electionunder way, he adds, it’s highlyunlikely any such letter will bewritten.

“Nothing is going to changeduring the election campaign,” hesays. “I have nothing to offer, nordoes the minister or anybody else…”

O’Brien notes that the provin-cial government has not made asolid case to Ottawa to helpfinance the construction of theTrans-Labrador Highway since1997 when Brian Tobin was pre-mier. That’s when Ottawa turnedover $340 million to the province,along with two marine vesselsworth about $25 million, underthe Labrador Transportation Initia-tive. The agreement relieved thefederal government of providingmarine services to Labrador’scoastal communities.

Phase III of the highway isexpected to cost around $100 mil-lion.

“The province has not put onecent into the Trans-LabradorHighway since that agreementwas signed,” says O’Brien. “It’sbeen all federal money going intothat road ever since. If MinisterRideout wants to do a new agree-ment, then I would be more thanhappy to champion it.”

While the province awaits con-firmation of federal funding, Ride-out says he expects work will

begin on Phase III this year.“We are very hopeful that we

will have the environmental clear-ance to start the work,” he says.“If we can award tenders by thelast of June or early July I wouldexpect the work to start in themiddle of summer.”

Those tenders will include theconstruction of 17 kilometres ofroad from Cartwright Junction toHappy Valley-Goose Bay and viceversa, as well as a start on the con-struction of a bridge across theChurchill River, Rideout says.

The province will also push for-ward with plans to apply chip sealon two sections of the Trans-Labrador Highway betweenWabush and Happy Valley-GooseBay. The tender was awarded tocarry out the pilot project last fall,but cold weather delayed it fromgetting underway until this sum-mer, Rideout says.

He says other improvementswill be carried out in the road aswell. “There is some work that isleft over from last year that willhave to be done.”

Road blockProvince hoping feds will help fund Phase III of Trans Labrador Highway

“Nothing is going tochange during the elec-tion campaign,” he says.“I have nothing to offer,nor does the minister or

anybody else …”

— Labrador MPLawrence O’Brien

MONDAY, MAY 31Vessels arrived: ASL Sander-ling, Canada, from Halifax;Maersk Chancellor, Canada,From White Rose; AtlanticEagle, Canada, From TerraNova.Vessels departed: Cabot, Cana-da, to Montreal; Hudson, Cana-da, to sea.

TUESDAY, JUNE 1Vessels arrived: Shamook,Canada, from sea; Eamma, Nor-way, from sea. Vessels departed: Atlantic Eagle,

Canada, to Terra Nova; ASLSanderling, Canada, to CornerBrook; ANJ Harvey, Canada, tosea.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2Vessels arrived: Maersk Placen-tia, Canada, from Hibernia;Atlantic King Fisher, Canada,from Terra Nova.Vessels departed: None

THURSDAY, JUNE 3Vessels arrived: Cicero, Canada,from Montreal.Vessels departed: Emma, Nor-

way, to Flemish Cap; Cicero,Canada, to Montreal.

FRIDAY, JUNE 4Vessels arrived: Atlantic Osprey,Canada, from Dartmouth; IrvingEskimo, Canada, from Charlot-tetown, LeBasse, Antigua, fromArgentina; Maersk Norseman,Canada, from Hibernia. Vessels departed: Atlantic King-fisher, Canada, to Terra Nova;Maersk Chignecto, Canada, toGSF Grand Banks; WilfredTempleman, Canada, to sciencesurveys.

The Shipping News Keeping an eye on the comings and goings of the ships in St. John’s Harbour. Information provided by the CoastGuard Traffic Centre.

Cruiseship season begins. Photo by Paul Daly/The Sunday Independent

Voters not payingattention: Martin

Paul Martin brushed aside anoth-er drop in the polls, saying Cana-dians aren’t paying attention yetto the federal election and willvote for his party when they final-ly tune in.

The Liberals have continuedtheir downward trend and are nowin a virtual dead heat with StephenHarper’s Conservatives, accordingto the latest poll.

The Ipsos-Reid survey puts sup-port for the Liberals at 32 per centof decided voters, with the Toriesat 31 per cent.

But Martin predicts a shift infortunes by the June 28 vote.

“People are slowly coming togrips with the fact there is an elec-tion and I think that’s what we’regoing through,” he says. “Canadi-ans are going to have a real choice… I think that when Canadians arefaced with that choice and under-stand the differences between theparties, they’re in fact clearlygoing to vote Liberal.”

The clock is ticking while Mar-tin struggles to reverse the currentof public opinion — and he’s outof the country for the next fewdays. He left for France June 5 toattend the 60th anniversary of D-Day.

— Canadian Press

By RYAN CLEARYThe Sunday Independent

Levels of illegal fishing byforeign trawlers operatingon the Grand Banks just

outside Canada’s 200-mile limithave dropped “dramatically” sinceOttawa began a crack down lastmonth, a Fisheries official says.

Enforcement officers with thefederal Department of Fisheries andOceans have carried out 35 inspec-tions of foreign factory freezertrawlers since three Portuguese fish-ing vessels were boarded in earlyMay, a highly publicized event onthe eve of the federal election call.

The latest citation was issuedMay 22 to the Latvian-registeredvessel Atlas for illegally fishing withundersized mesh. The end of thenet, the cod end, was split into twoseparate sections or bags, each withmesh three and four millimetressmaller than the 130-millimetrelimit.

“It would be our opinion that theamount of illegal activity hasdropped dramatically since we start-ed our operations,” says RandyJenkins, DFO’s director of conser-vation and protection in St John’s.

In particular, he says targetedfishing for groundfish species suchas cod that are under moratoria hasdeclined since the federal govern-ment increased surveillance andinspection activity in internationalwaters.

Jenkins says foreign trawlers havesince moved out of shallow waterswhere “moratorium species” areusually found.

“We had numerous incidentsbased on our intelligence and aerialsurveillance of vessels fishing on

the shoal of the tail (of the GrandBanks),” he says, “and since westarted this operation and appliedconstant pressure and increased aer-ial surveillance to the area we’veseen no vessels fishing in the shal-low waters.

“So right off the bat their oppor-tunity to obtain moratorium speciesis greatly limited if they’re forced tofish in deep waters.”

As many as three Canadian ships— including two Canadian CoastGuard ships and a navy frigate —have been patrolling the waters justoutside the 200-mile limit in recentweeks at any one time. A militaryAurora aircraft has also joined in theregular aerial surveillance of theGrand Banks.

In recent months, Ottawa hasannounced about $50 million infunding for increased surveillance

and fisheries enforcement on theEast Coast. Critics of federal Fish-eries policy say the move is a way toattract Liberal support for the June28 election.

Ottawa does not have the powerto arrest foreign trawlers or issuefines. Discipline is left to the homecountry of the foreign trawler inquestion, but it’s never been shownthat a foreign ship has been taken totask for illegal fishing on the GrandBanks.

In the weeks leading up to therecent federal election call two Por-tuguese trawlers were cited for ille-gal fishing. An illegal net from athird Portuguese trawler wasretrieved from the ocean floor andsailed to St. John’s for display on thewaterfront. The net had undersizedmesh and was full of small cod andflounder, species under moratoria.


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Harper not the heavyHearn says Conservatives won’t kill ACOA; Liberals and NDP not buying it


Harper ain’t heavy, he’s just misun-derstood, says Loyola Hearn, Con-servative incumbent for the federal

riding of St. John’s South.“That’s not what he said,” says Hearn,

reading from the text of the speech that sentsupporters of the Atlantic Canada Opportu-nities Agency reeling.

In the speech Harper said “regional sup-port must support infrastructure.”

“The regional development agencies willget out of the grants and subsidies game,”Harper pledged while speaking to a pinstripecrowd at a board of trade luncheon in Toron-to recently.

The media immediately latched ontoHarper’s comments and painted him as thewould-be killer of an agency that pumpedapproximately $440 million into AtlanticCanada last year. In 2003, ACOA madeloans to 136 groups and companies totallingsome $27 million.

“Nobody is talking about closing downACOA at all. In fact, we need a strongeragency, an agency that’s not political, anagency that can get in there and be moreaggressive because we have more potentialin this province than any part of Canada,”Hearn told The Sunday Independent.

NDP candidate Peg Norman, who’s run-ning against Hearn, doesn’t believe ACOAwould change for the better under Harperand a Conservative government.

“Harper has been talking about the wholepolitical patronage thing, but we don’tbelieve it would be any different under him,”says Norman.

She agrees that ACOA has gone astray

because of political “patronage and crony-ism.” But she’s quick to add that the NDPwouldn’t cut the financial lifeline that theagency has become to regional develop-ment and small business in the province.

“Seventy per cent of the money is goinginto regional economic development boardsand I mean my God, what a shock it wouldbe for that to not be there anymore in ruralNewfoundland.”

Harper, contends Hearn, wants to changethe way ACOA does business and not doaway with the agency all together.

“Let’s stop using ACOA to funnel money

… politicians making decisions based uponfavouritism, based upon friends and basedupon their location. That’s the kind of stuffthat has to be cleared up,” says Hearn.

Harper has said that ending “corporatewelfare” would save $4 billion and allowthe Conservatives to offer tax cuts to busi-ness that would fill the void left in ACOA’swake.

ACOA has changed, says Liberal candi-date Siobhan Coady.

“ACOA, over the last decade or more, ithas been evolving and changing,” saysCoady, who’s expected to give Hearn a run

for his money. “The Liberal government iscommitted to the development agency.”

Coady’s own company, NewfoundGenomics, has received $1.5 million fromthe Atlantic Innovations Fund. The fund,while not the same as the general ACOApot, is administered by the federal agency.

“It’s driving innovation in Atlantic Cana-da,” says Coady, who says her company hadto come up with approximately three timesthe amount ACOA put on the table as part ofthe conditions to access federal funds. Thefirm also has to meet certain benchmarks.

The company is using the money to fundresearch into inflammatory bowel disease.Such cutting-edge research is a struggle in aprovince where “angel investors” are almostimpossible to find.

“That’s one of the blessings of ACOA, itdoes help us attract investment capital,” saysCoady. “It does focus on business potentialin our province.”

Hearn and Norman agree that ACOA real-ly comes in to its own when it funds com-munity-based programs such as the Colonyof Avalon, which was created to preserve,interpret and develop the 17th century com-munity that lies beneath what is now Ferrry-land.

“The Colony of Avalon is drawing thou-sands of people each year,” says Hearn.

Development, says Norman, must comefrom the bottom up. A bureaucrat “sitting ata desk in Ottawa” just doesn’t get it.

“There’s people out in rural communitiesin this province and even here in this ridingthat have brilliant ideas about how to devel-op their local economies. I firmly believethat they’re the best ones to make decisionsabout how money should be spent to devel-op those economies.”

‘Constant pressure’ workingIllegal fishing by foreign trawlers falls since crack down on election eve

Photo by Alisha Morrissey/The Sunday IndependentStephen Harper in St. John’s.


By Clare-Marie GosseFor The Sunday Independent

What might a 37-year-oldbiologist, 57-year-oldgrandmother and edu-

cational writer, and a 21-year-oldstudent have in common?

They’re all competing for elec-tion in the federal riding of Hum-ber–St. Barbe–Baie Verte on theisland’s west coast. IncumbentGerry Byrne, the biologist, isdefending his seat against Con-servative runner Wynanne Down-er, the grandmother, and GreenParty contender Steve Durant, thestudent.

Byrne has held the seat since1996 when, at the tender age of29, he won a byelection toreplace Brian Tobin, then-federalFisheries minister. Tobin returnedto Newfoundland to take a suc-cessful shot at the premier’s chair

and Byrne, Tobin’s right-hand-man, replaced his mentor inOttawa.

In a telephone interview withThe Sunday Independent, Byrnesays he feels continued supportfrom his constituents.

“People are saying to me,‘Gerry, you made a commitmentto us, and you have done exactlywhat you said you would do.’And now I’m asking them for theopportunity to do more.”

Byrne says he’s still devoted tothe rural issues he first encoun-tered working as a biologist onthe Northern Peninsula, but thesedays he chooses to tackle themunder the hat of parliamentarian.

“That’s where I got a reallystrong, rounded understanding forrural Newfoundland andLabrador, not only the challengesfaced, but what positive thingscan be accomplished by investing

in the right areas.”Byrne cites investments in

community infrastructure andcommunity-employment projectsas being at the top of his agenda.

But then his commitment tolanding funds for his own riding— including a $30-million job-creation program approved inresponse to the closure of theGulf and northern cod fisheries inApril 2003 — attracted criticismfrom rival politicians. Theycharged Byrne with approvingmore projects for his own ridingthan other areas around theprovince.

Byrne says the criticism hasonly served to heighten his popu-larity with constituents.

“I am stubborn, and I take myjob very, very seriously. Myfriends say I take myself a littletoo seriously, and I accept that,it’s who I am. I like to think of

myself as being very pragmatic.Before I come to any compro-mise, I come to my stubborn-ness.”

Byrne admits his work keepshim busy, so any spare time hehas is spent with his family.

“Many MPs have chosen torelocate their families to Ottawa,but I’ve chosen the reverse. Ispend all of my free time in myriding, it’s the place that I want toraise my two-year-old son.”

Conservative contenderWynanne Downer is also a local.She feels that the riding is readyfor a new voice, and calls herselfa “community activist.

“(Gerry Byrne) has been in fora very long time,” she says, “butI think we need more effectiveleadership, consensus buildingand also collaboration. Women’sstyle of leadership is different tothe male style, we’re interested in

working at the grass roots level,the community level.”

Downer mentions her successin lobbying the provincial gov-ernment to supply the WesternMemorial Hospital in CornerBrook with a much-needed Mag-netic Resonance Imaging (MRI)unit.

“People put their trust in me tolead a campaign and they knowI’ll stay with it until the job isdone,” she says.

Downer is currently an educa-tional consultant with a provincialpublishing company for curricu-lum materials. She explains howher career in education — as wellas time spent as an advisor for thelocal health board — has servedto shape her political priorities.

“Newfoundland and Labradorhas been ignored by the federalgovernment, and I’m very upsetwith our education and healthreturns. My concern is that 10years ago the federal governmentwas looking after 50 per cent ofthe health care and education,and of course social programs inthis province, but that amounthas been reduced to less than 16per cent right now.”

Downer says Byrne has failedto adequately address lifestyleissues such as unemployment,poor education, health, and childpoverty. As a self proclaimed“hard worker interested in peopleand in identifying the issues,”Downer says she’s ready to stepup.

She says she would like to seemore young people given thechoice to remain in the province.Her own three children havemoved away, and she has to trav-el to Nevada to visit her grand-son, Haydn.

As one of those “young peo-ple,” Green Party candidateSteve Durant can relate. He’scurrently living at home inKingston, Ontario with his part-ner, Jennifer, writing his honoursthesis for a Memorial Universitydegree in political science.

“My top campaign issues firstoff are opportunities for youth,”he says. “That mainly means cre-ating educational and employ-ment based opportunities withinNewfoundland and Labrador.Secondly the environment is abig issue (in this province) andthroughout Canada. By takingthe environment into account inall of our decision-making, Ithink that (the Green Party) has alot to offer.”

Durant’s family live inOntario, but his mother is origi-nally from Trinity Bay. He alsoran in the federal byelection forSt. John’s East in October 2003,and although he has never livedin the western end of the island,he calls it one of his “favouriteplaces to visit.”

Byrnes’s opposing candidatesoffer the riding a diversity ofchoice, but whether they can pre-sent any challenge remains to beseen.

The Member of Parliamentremains pragmatic.

“Whatever happens on theevening of June 28, I will acceptas being the will of the people ofHumber–St. Barbe–Baie Verte,but I have never, ever felt as con-fident and as supported as I do inthe election of June 2004.”

‘Will of the people’MP for Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte confident with his re-election chances, rival candidates say the riding is ready for a new voice

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Quebec is not the bad guyin the infamous ChurchillFalls contract and with

the possibility of a minority gov-ernment looming, Newfound-land MPs may want to form analliance, says John Lannon.

“You can’t blame Quebec,”says Lannon, who’s running asan independent candidate in thefederal riding of Bonavista-Exploits. “You can’t blame thepeople of this country. You canblame the bureaucrats, the polit-ical structure of Ottawa that letsit continue to be a country thatsupports those two mainprovinces (Ontario and Que-bec).”

The deal that was signed withQuebec for power from thelower Churchill River netsHydro Quebec an estimated $1billion a year compared to New-foundland’s pittance. Signed in1969, the contract doesn’t expireuntil 2041.

“We have to realize theaccountability stops in the mir-ror. Ultimately we have to be thechange we wish to see,” saysLannon, an entrepreneur.

In a March interview with TheSunday Independent, provincialLiberal leader Roger Grimesurged Newfoundland andLabrador’s seven MPs to form abloc-type party along the lines ofthe Bloc Quebecois.

“What we need in Newfound-

land and Labrador is people thatare going to absolutely put theirwhole political careers on theline for getting something for usand I don’t think there’s beenenough of that,” Grimes told TheIndependent in a story that drewnational attention.

Grimes declined a request foran interview recently, saying,ironically enough, he’s had hissay on the issue and further com-ments would unduly influencetion.

If a minority government isthe order of the day come June28, then opposition parties willbe scrambling to form coali-tions. Lannon says that MPsfrom this province could makealliances work with Bloc MPs,but he says the Churchill Fallscontract would have to beaddressed first.

“They are a country within acountry, but they don’t have the

resources,” says Lannon. “Theonly way they could walk outwith us, the only way that wecould walk out with them is thatthey address inequities, the bil-lions of dollars …

“We are not looking for litiga-tion. We’re not looking forblame. We want accountability.”

Lannon has had a contractdrawn up for any independentcandidates that come forward(they have until June 7 to filetheir nomination papers) thatwill make them accountablewhen, and if, they get to Ottawa.

“We have sent some of ourbest and brightest to Ottawa, orso we thought, and saw what itdid to them. We cannot existwithin that system,” says Lan-non. “The essence of democracyis dissent and this is about hon-our. If they are not willing tohonour this place, then they arenot fit for it.”


Editor’s note: The following areexcerpts from hansard, the offi-cial transcript of the House ofAssembly, for the week of May 31to June 3. While Newfoundlandersand Labradorians are familiarwith comments from the daily, 30-minute question period, GlassHouses takes a look at the lessglamourous debates that occur inthe House each day. JeffDucharme, The Independent’ssenior writer, also adds his two-cents worth.

FABIAN MANNING (PC,Placentia-St. Mary’s): “Just toclarify it, I was sitting down hav-ing a chat with the minister ofGovernment Services. I do notknow where the member forCartwright-L’Anse au Claircame up with the idea that shewas laughing at something thatshe was saying; because, to behonest with you, we were not lis-tening that intently to what youwere saying after the first fiveminutes.”

Yvonne Jones, member forCartwright-L’Anse au Clair, doestend to drone on about things, butthat’s her job and her right. Let’shope that Manning doesn’t get tooriled up because he may try to giveJones a smack in the gob. Thatbeing said, we’re all putting ourmoney on the lady from Labrador.Jones was speaking about a num-ber of issues including 5 WingGoose, health care and roads.

ANNA THISTLE (Liberal,Grand Falls-Buchans): “I am

delighted that you are settingthe decorum here as it shouldbe, because this is an hon-ourable House and we must doour best, being elected by thepeople of this province, torespect the rules of this Houseand represent our people well.Some of the behaviour that hasbeen going on here of late callsinto question the decorum ofthis House for certain.”

I don’t think there’s any ques-tion that the House of Assemblyhas lost what few shreds of deco-rum may have remained. Whilethere are always going to be cat-calls and personal barbs hurledfrom side-to-side, these boys andgirls really don’t play and workwell with others.

DIANE WHALEN (PC, Con-ception Bay East-Bell Island):

“We also want to ensure thefinancial stability of companiesstarting up. This is why we areincreasing the minimumamount of capital required tostart a company to $3 millionfrom the current $1 million. Wethink this is a more practical

figure in this day and age. Thecapital requirement has notchanged in about 20 years. Mr.Speaker, increasing the require-ment ensures companies start-ing up have significant invest-ment behind them, and thatthey are serious about under-taking the business venture.Companies must also give sixmonths notice before withdraw-ing from the auto insurancemarket in the province. If not,the penalty is a minimum fine of$100,000, up to a maximum of$1 million.”

You go minister. While therecent insurance legislation is notperfect and Liberals feel it fellshort in some areas, it’s a first stepin the right direction and playshardball with the insurance com-panies.

CHARLENE JOHNSON(PC, Trinity-Bay de Verde):“Personally, we need to getmuch stiffer on drinking anddriving. I am sure MothersAgainst Drunk Drivers and Stu-dents Against Drunk Drivers,and the general public as awhole, would be very happywith where we are going to takethis down the road because it iscertainly an issue. It is some-thing that I am sure everybodyin this House has been hit homein one way or another, by some-body being killed by a drunkdriver. There is a lot more to bedone.”

Amen. Johnson was speakingin support of the new insurance

legislation.

JACK HARRIS (NDP, SignalHill-Quidi Vidi): “I wonder howthis minister has a year-oldreport, it is prepared under hisdirection, for events that tookplace six months before theywere elected?”

Harris was wondering howFinance Minister Loyola Sullivancould present the annual Financereport for 2002-2003 under hisname when he wasn’t the ministerat the time — shifts in time-spacecontinuum notwithstanding.

ED BYRNE (PC, Kilbride):“The member for Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi raises an interestingpoint. In politics sometimes, Isay to him, there are cruelironies, and one of them is thefact that we, as a new govern-ment, have to present reports bythe old government. The fact ofthe matter is, whether we like itor not, they failed to presentthem. We have to. We do nottake much solace in all of that,but we do take our obligationsvery seriously …”

Something tells me that the peo-ple of this province and Byrnewould differ when it came to thedefinition of “cruel ironies,” con-sidering how the Tories havestepped away from many of thepromises in the Blue Book.

TREVOR TAYLOR (PC, TheStraits-White Bay): “Mr. chair-man, I do not appreciate it whenanybody impedes motives on

me and I would not profess todo it or would not try to do it toany other member in thisHouse. If the member is doingwhat he thinks is in the bestinterest of the people of the fish-ery and I take his comments asbeing legitimate and bonafide. Isaid that we all need to, in theindustry, take our jobs serious-ly, and we do. There are seriousissues here that need to be clar-ified. So, Mr. chairman, if themember is feeling a little bit sen-sitive today, than I apologize.”

Liberal Fisheries critic GerryReid and Taylor had a sparringmatch on June 3 over the pro-posed shrimp auction. Reid hadearlier accused Taylor of mislead-ing the House and then wonderedwhy Taylor was getting so “testy”when the Fisheries minister gotoffended. The pair’s antics werewitnessed by students from St.Mark’s school in King’s Cove.Considering the childish behav-iour in the House, the studentslearned one thing: Chronologicalage and maturity are not neces-sarily the same thing.

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Crab fishing off Bay Bulls on the Southern Shore

PHOTOS BY PAUL DALY / STORY BY ALISHA MORRISSEY

At three o’clock in the morn-ing Bay Bulls harbour isalive as fishing boats sputter

out to sea.Two hours and five miles later,

the view is confusing and bewilder-ing to a landlubber — all aroundthere’s ocean and sky. The salty

stench of the sea mixes with mack-erel that’s been chopped up for bait,and the 35-foot boat seems the sizeof a shoebox, the way it rocks vio-lently with the waves.

The four crew of the Stephen K.dress in oil skins as the vessel stopsat the first string of crab pots and

the monotonous work begins. Kenny Williams hooks a rope

from the ocean’s surface. He attach-es the rope to a pulley system andhauls the first crab pot aboard.Inside are a half dozen pink squirm-ing and pinching crab.

Kenny’s wife, Carm, along with

crewmember Terry Joyce, stand ateither end of the sorting table, asquare wooden tray with a hole andchute that leads into the hold belowwhere the crab are stored.

Doug Williams, Kenny’s brother,

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pulls free a knot at the side of the crabpot and shakes the crustaceans free.The few crab that hold on are pokedand prodded by Joyce until their clawsfinally give up their hold on the net,dropping into the sorting chute. Thecrab sneer at the fishermen withmouths that open and close vertically,a surreal sight from another world.

Once the first pot is emptied allhands begin work; they’re diligent butsilent.

Wordlessly, they move around theboat, focused at the task at hand. Theyknow what they have to do and, asidefrom a few grunts, little is said forhours. The only sound besides thewaves against the boat, and there’salways that, is the static hiss ofVOCM playing in the background.The experience is almost religious.

Joyce and Carm measure crab bod-ies with plastic gauges secured to theirwrists with rubber bands. Crab small-er than 3 5/8 inches are casuallythrown over their shoulders back intothe ocean. Some of the crustaceansgrip the blue rubber gloves of the fish-ermen with their claws before beingshoved down the chute.

“If that (the guage) goes down overhis back,” demonstrates Doug on asmaller crab, “then he goes back andwe’ll get him next year.”

Doug baits the emptied pot by fill-ing an old tobacco can with fish partsand skewers another full mackerelwith wire and attaches both the canand fish to the inside of the net. Thepot is placed at the back of the boat,ready to be returned to the sea, asanother is pulled aboard.

The smell is overpowering; lipstaste like brine and salt.

Seagulls surround the boat waitingfor any morsel of wasted bait. Soonthe squawking and squealing are theonly noises heard besides the breath-ing of the crew and the country musicrising from a radio station so far awayon shore.

This process continues until all 50pots on the string have been emptiedand replaced by newly baited pots thatwill be picked up the next morning.

The brothers, Kenny and Doug,climb down into the hold and shovelice over the crab. Once that’s done,they climb back up and Doug takes thehelm to move on to the next string.The engine grinds to life as Doug soft-ly mentions how the Stephen K., abrand-new boat owned by the broth-ers, was named after Kenny’s son whowas killed a few years ago in a carcrash.

Inside the wheelhouse most of thesurfaces are plywood. Carm shoutsover the motor that her husband andhis brother thought it was more impor-tant to fish their crab before finishingthe boat.

“When it’s done there will be bunksbelow,” she says, pointing to a holeunder the helm where lifejackets andsurvival suits are kept. Shadows of thewaves outside can be seen in silhou-ette pounding against the red fibre-glass hull.

There’s no bathroom. At one point,Carm orders the men into the wheel-house so she can have privacy torelieve herself in a bucket on theboat’s deck.

“They’re not used to having womenon board,” she says, grinning after sheallows the men to return to their work.

Doug takes his place at the wheel.His wedding ring, a simple gold band,gleams against the tanned skin of hishand. The wheel itself is lacqueredand shiny. It looks to be the only partof the wheelhouse that’s completed.

Doug waves towards the GlobalPositioning System (GPS) and admitsit makes his job easier. He taps on awhite box containing the large com-pass. “But she’ll never go out,” hesays.

Doug and Kenny have fishedtogether as partners for more than 20years. Carm began fishing only aweek before and, peeking out fromunder her toque, says she’s just figur-ing out how to avoid seasickness —Gravol, and lots of it.

Joyce, an unemployed firefighter,says whenever he feels the urge to runto the side of the boat, he takes a deepbreath and looks straight out at thehorizon.

Fog begins to move in as the crewpulls up to their third line of pots. Thegulls follow and the boat sways.

The crew agrees it’s a beautiful dayfor fishing. They say there are neverreally calm seas and blue skies so farfrom shore.

Lunch is taken in shifts — sand-wiches, mainly, eaten whenever eachfisherman can get away for a bite ortwo. The brothers seem to have asweet tooth, offering up brownies,cookies, chips and chocolate bars.

“Eating on the run,” says Carm,chewing a mouthful of sandwich andmeasuring a crab.

Over and over the pots are hauledin, emptied, re-baited, stacked anddumped out to sea.

Finally the last pot is hauled aboard.The four stand over the wooden trayas a pot with dozens of crab is dumpedin front of them.

They toss some overboard; stillmore go down the chute. Finally allthe crab is sorted and iced and all 50pots are slowly dumped over the stern.

“I’ve had enough of this. Let’s goin,” Doug says.

Kenny appears with a hose andbegins rinsing the deck. Seashells,kelp, barnacles from the backs of thecrab — anything that has come up inthe nets that isn’t profitable — ispushed over the side with the pressureof the water. The gulls go wild fight-ing and biting each other for scraps.

The four fishermen peel off their oilskins and the steam rises from theirclothing. Beads of sweat roll downtheir foreheads, oblivious to the chillof a cold damp day.

Doug takes the wheel again, tufts ofgrey hair poke from beneath a beigebaseball cap. Soon the solid ground ofBay Bulls harbour can be seen throughthe dense fog. Doug stood at the wheelfor most of the day. Heading towardsshore, he finally takes a seat and revis-its the days of fishing cod and salmon.He shakes his head, saying those fishwere taken from him.

Doug says he’ll fish crab for as longas he can.

At five o’clock in the evening thefour begin unloading the day’s catch,5,000 pounds of crab, from the hold.The port’s inspector keeps a watchfuleye. When the fishermen are donethey head home to a hot dinner andbed. The routine begins again at 3:30a.m. the next morning, and the next,and the next …

Such is a fisherman’s life.

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Lori Doody

Since January, Lori Doody has beenworking in St. Michael’s printshop inSt. John’s, printing work designed

by 11 other local artists. Last week, shecompleted the portfolio of work.

With that, she finished a three-yearapprenticeship under printmaker and artistJerry Evans — all the while working as atechnical assistant at the printshop. It’s notofficial yet, but she’s completed all therequirements to be a master printer.

“It’s weird. It’s like finishing a degree,”the 27-year-old says. “I would have cele-brated if I didn’t have that cold everyonehas … now I’m going to work on my ownartwork, and try to make that work.”

Doody, born and raised in St. John’s,received a bachelor of fine arts degree fromSir Wilfred Grenfell College in CornerBrook in 1998. Now that her latest educa-tional foray is over, she plans to continue toexplore the themes she’s fast becomingrecognized for — clothing, boats, birds.

Her exhibit Papier Couture, a series ofprints of little black dresses, accessoriesand other items of clothing, has proven tohave a long life. A version showed at theAnnex Gallery at the Craft Council Galleryin 2001, followed by a second installmentin the Rogue Gallery and an expandedshow at the RCA Gallery in the LSPU Hall.

Papier Couture recently visited Monc-ton, and will soon be on display in a galleryin Trois-Rivieres, Québec. “The dressesare travelling now,” she says with a laugh.

Next February, she’s got an exhibit titledPlaying Dress-up opening at the AnnexGallery. That one will feature pottery andtoys along her same themes.

Doody says the drawings and prints seemto touch a chord with people right across thecountry. “They’re based on childhooddrawings I did, exactly this size, when I waslittle. I had my whole wall covered with lit-tle sketchbook tear-outs,” she says. “I getpeople e-mailing me all the time to saythings like ‘I did those drawings too.’”

And she’s still fascinated with fashion —though not all the styles she admires findtheir way into her wardrobe. As she writesin her bio, “I like clothes, but I am not aclotheshorse. I have a small, manageableshopping problem, which I believe is a nat-ural expression of any woman’s huntinggathering instincts.”

In terms of printmaking, Doody alter-nates between lithography stones and etch-ing on copper plates. Doody also works incollage — she loves Japanese paper, whichshe orders from a company in Montreal —and is starting to get back into painting andphotography.

For more on Doody’s work, visitwww.papiercouture.com.

— Stephanie Porter

Printmaker

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BUSINESS & COMMERCE

A glass of Twillingate’s finestNotre Dame Winery offers distinct flavours including dogberry

and partridgeberry-apple … pop the cork and taste Newfoundland

TWILLINGATEBy Stephanie PorterThe Sunday Independent

For years, the basement ofWinston Jennings’ homelooked like a brewery. A

devoted wine fan, he says therewas always a batch or two ofhome brew in the works.

Not anymore. He’s moved onto bigger things, trading in thefive-gallon buckets for 2,400-gal-lon tanks.

“It was a life-long dream tostart a fruit winery,” says Jen-nings, chief executive officer ofNotre Dame Winery in Twill-ingate. Notre Dame is one of twomajor wine operations in theprovince, the other beingRodrigues winery in Whitbourne.

“I put it off for a number ofyears because I was working withother jobs and stuff like that,”Jennings continues. “One day Igot laid off from my other joband decided it was a good time todo this.”

That was seven years ago, andalthough Jennings is nonchalantand relaxed now when he talks,it’s obvious the transition frombasement to big market took a lotof work.

“I’m not a chemist by trade,”he says, “but when I started hereI did a couple of the courses Ineeded to. I wouldn’t considermyself a brewmaster, I considermyself a wine-maker.”

Jennings and his business part-ners found an ideal location for awinery in an old elementaryschool in Twillingate. The largewhite and green building stillserves its original function: Nowcalled the Islands Training Cen-tre, the winery rents several ofthe classrooms to training institu-tions like the College of theNorth Atlantic and Marine Insti-tute.

But the gymnasium is all forJennings and his craft. Large sil-ver tanks line one wall — wherethe biggest batches are made.There are filters, chill tanks,refrigeration tanks, a fruit crush-er and a wine press (“Thatreplaces the foot-stomping,” Jen-nings says with a laugh).

“We buy fruit and berries inseason, keep them in the freezerup there in the corner, and wemake wine all year long,” hesays, gesturing around the room.“We get our bakeapples fromLabrador, pretty much every-

thing else from the island. Every-thing we use is grown in theprovince.”

Since opening its doors in1998, Notre Dame Winery hascontinued to add equipment and

varieties of wine. The companynow have the capacity to pro-duce 30,000 cases of wine ayear, and currently offers 14varieties, including blueberry,dogberry, cherry, plum and par-

tridgeberry-apple.The bottling equipment is

semi-automatic, meaning anemployee has to physically puteach bottle through the system— but the equipment is fully

sanitized and no one touches themouth of the bottle, the taps, orthe corks. A 2,400-gallon tank ofbrew will fill 14,500 750-millil-itre bottles.

Notre Dame currentlyemploys 12 people, most on apart-time basis. On this day, theoperation is quiet, with only Jen-nings and front office staffaround to monitor the goings-on.Although wine is brewed all yearlong, the building itself becomesfar busier in the summer when acouple thousand tourists stop byfor a look.

“I’m jack-of-all-trades here,”says Jennings, a Moreton’s Har-bour native. “Today I might bethe janitor and tomorrow I mightbe the general manager … I’mthe wine maker and I also try tomanage the business as well.”

Jennings walks through thegym and down into an office.Bottles and equipment are every-where; a periodic table hangs onthe wall. This is Jennings’ lab,where he tests out new brews.

“One of the big differencesbetween fruit wines and grapewines, in fruit wines we have toadd some purified water andsome sugar,” he says.

“The lab’s a little messybecause I’ve been doing somework … the process is similarfor each wine, although fruit andberries do work differently dur-ing the fermentation process.

“The bottom line is that thetaste test is the most importanttest. You can do all the lab testsyou like but if it doesn’t tastegood, there’s no point.”

Jennings continues the tour upinto the gift shop, at the front ofthe building. There, customerscan buy all varieties of NotreDame’s wine, souvenirs, andhome brewing kits. He offers ataste of some of the wine. Hispersonal favourite is raspberry.He says most customers preferthe sweeter varieties, such aspartridgeberry-apple or rhubarb.

Notre Dame sells wine acrossthe province and country. thecompany is currently investigat-ing possible international exportmarkets.

Looking forward, Jenningssees more, careful, expansion.

“This is the older part of thebuilding but it’s in good shape,”he says. “We have a lot of planswe want to do with it, but we’vegot to make some more moneyfirst.”

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Winston Jennings, CEO of Notre Dame Wines, in his Twillingate winery.

Page 16 BUSINESS The Sunday Independent, June 6, 2004

Start spreadin’ the newsNewfoundlanders in New York have a direct flight home

By Alisha MorrisseyThe Sunday Independent

Tourism and the oil andenergy industries mayseem like strange travel-

ing companions but they’re justthe ticket for Continental Airlinesand the St. John’s InternationalAirport.

Rahsaan Johnson, a represen-tative for Continental Airlines,says Newfoundland andLabrador as a tourism destina-tion, coupled with the province’sbooming oil market, gave Conti-nental the perfect excuse to intro-duce daily return flights fromNew York City to St. John’s.

“Those two components …sort of made it make sense tostart the service now and runthrough the summer,” Johnsontold The Sunday Independent in atelephone interview from Hous-ton, Texas.

“(We have) a steady businesstraffic composed largely of trav-elers in the oil or energy indus-tries wanting to get to St. John’sand some of the offshore areas todo their business,” he says.

Bill Mahoney, chairman of theSt. John’s International AirportAuthority, which runs the airport,couldn’t agree more, calling thenon-stop service to New York an“opportunity.”

“There’s a demand for that,” hesays, “it’ll make it more conve-nient.”

The tourism opportunities areunlimited, says Mahoney.

American travellers want tovisit destinations “off the beatenpath,” says Johnson, addingtourists want to avoid larger citieslike Toronto and Vancouver.

Canadian travellers, Johnsonsays, want to go through theUnited States to reach cruisingdestinations and hot vacationspots like Florida.

Mahoney says there are over240 destinations out of NewarkAirport — the landing strip forContinental.

Instead of having to travel toToronto or Montreal, Newfound-landers fly straight to New Yorkand then on to other destinations.

“It will provide another alter-native, or a more convenientone,” says Mahoney.

The rate for a round trip toNew York with 14-day advancenotice is $584 (plus tax), saysJohnson.

“That’s the cheapest price inthe market.”

The airport authority hadexpected to have a capacity ofone million passengers a year by2010 but in 2003 they servicedmore than 950,000. Mahoneysays the authority is already

tracking 20 per cent more pas-sengers over last year andbecause of flights like the one toNew York it should reach its goalmuch sooner than first thought.

“In terms of tourism travelwe’re way beyond what we hadexpected,” says Mahoney.

The flights will continuethroughout the summer and earlyfall, although they may be dis-continued in the slower wintermonths, says Johnson.

“We don’t see at this point thatthere’s enough traffic … in thelow season to support the servicebut combined with the leisuretraffic during the high seasonmakes the service make sense.”

was out, it was the long weekend,and someone told me Myles-Leger was having financial trou-ble. I was like, get me anotherdrink!

“I called my lawyer and hesaid yes, they were seeking bank-ruptcy protection and we would-n’t know what was going to hap-pen for a while … we’re in aholding pattern. I guess theyknow nothing more than I do.”

On June 2, Justice Robert Hallappointed PricewaterhouseCoop-ers interim receiver for Myles-Leger. The receiver now runs thecompany’s day-to-day financialdealings, controls future cashflow, has some borrowing powerto keep the developer in busi-ness, and controls all propertysales.

Fennelly has been followingthe stories in the news, storiesthat have raised more questionsthan answers.

She says she goes throughevery emotion in the book in anygiven day: She wakes up, hope-ful, and her anxiety grows as thehours wear on. She walks by herwould-be home every day, frus-trated.

“The house is completelydone. I’ve seen it, I’ve walkedthrough it, I think it needs sometouch-up on the paint outside butI go by, and I think: Is that my

house or is that not my house?”Having already given notice

on her apartment, Fennelly had tomove her possessions into stor-age, and move back into her par-ents’ home.

“I haven’t lived home in sevenyears so it’s strange,” she says.“And I don’t know where any-thing is. I wake up every morningand there’s stuff everywhere.

“It’s an odd situation, anupheaval of my life. I have 80 co-workers who ask me every day,what’s the news? I need to get onthe intercom and say ‘I have noidea what’s going on with the

house. We’re in a holding pat-tern.’”

Jim Kirby, vice-president ofPricewaterhouseCoopers, sayspeople in Fennelly’s positionshould contact his companydirectly for information on theirspecific properties. He says it’sjust a matter of time before titlescan be cleared.

“The company can still com-plete and sell properties, with ourapproval,” he says.

“Certainly there’s been a delayof a few weeks … it’s still possi-ble the company will declarebankruptcy, but it could alsooperate somewhat normallysoon.”

It’s that uncertainty that both-ers Fennelly more than anything.

“I have no timeframe on this,”she says. “I think it’s possible Iwon’t get my house and I thinkit’s possible I won’t get mymoney back, but I don’t know.”

Fish fryFPI still not commenting on sale as politicians put issue on simmer

Two weeks after The SundayIndependent broke thenews that Fishery Products

International is trying to sellalmost half of its American oper-ation, the issue seems to have lostits sizzle.

When contacted by The Inde-pendent, a spokesman for FPIrefused to comment, saying onlythat talks remain in preliminarystages.

Premier Danny Williams hasseen the plan and maintains thatthe province will guard the inter-ests of Newfoundlanders andLabradorians and “legislate” if thesale threatens the industry here.But, as of yet, the premier has noplans to pass legislation to protectthe company that employsapproximately 2,600 people,mostly in eight plants across theprovince.

Critics are concerned the sale ofthe U.S. operation would kill the

Newfoundland plants because theproduction here is sent to the U.S.facility for further processing. Theproduct produced here is also mar-keted by the American arm of FPI.

Sources have told The Indepen-dent that FPI intends to sell 40 percent of its U.S.-based marketingand value-added operation. CalledFPI’s “jewel in the crown,” Ice-landic Freezing Plants Corpora-tion is said to be the buyer waitingin the wings. The companyalready owns 15 per cent of FPIand, until recently, sat on theboard of directors.

The sale is said to be a bid topay down the $75 million debtincurred by FPI when its plants inthe province were modernized.The sale of the U.S. operationcould net the company an esti-mated $100 million.

In 2003, FPI’s marketing andvalue-added arm recorded sales of$487 million.

‘Upheaval of my life’Uncertainty the worst part of situation:

Is the home Fennelly’s or isn’t it?From page 1

“I have 80 co-workerswho ask me every day,

what’s the news? I needto get on the intercom

and say ‘I have no ideawhat’s going on with the

house.’”

— Joanne Fennelly


The Sunday Independent, June 6, 2004 BUSINESS Page 17

Start the pressesStriking Aliant workers still concerned about lack of media coverage


Aliant and the union repre-senting its strikingemployees bicker like a

married couple … but not aboutlabour issues.

An apparent lack of publicityin the seven-week strike hasbeen a sore spot for ErvanCronk, lead negotiator for theCommunications, Energy andPaperworkers’ Union of Canada,which represents the majority of4,300 striking Aliant workersacross the Atlantic provinces.Cronk says there have beencomplaints from his membersabout the negative coverage ofthe picketers and the generallack of publicity surroundingstrike issues.

“The main vehicle to making it(the issues) public is the media.Quite frankly the media has, forat least a good part of the strike,tended to ignore the real issues… they would have preferred totalk about vandalism,” saysCronk

Brenda Reid, spokeswomanfor Aliant, says the company’sstrategy all along was to avoidmedia scrutiny of the collectivebargaining process.

“We have simply chosen not todiscuss publicly or in the mediaany details around our offer orthe issues around this labour dis-pute,” she says. “Those discus-sions are more productive and

better suited for the bargainingtable.”

Cronk says frustration ismounting.

“Every time the media want-ed to talk to me they wanted totalk about what they wanted totalk about and you can only sayso much about those events thatyou don’t have any knowledgeof,” he says of media reportsinvolving vandalism of Aliantproperty.

Cronk says the lack of public-ity is directly related to advertis-ing and the fact that many mediaoutlets go hand in hand withtelecommunications companies.

“It’s no big secret that themedia are largely controlled bybig business and in this particu-lar strike you don’t have to lookfar to see that some pretty keymedia outlets are owned by thesame companies,” he says.

Reid adamantly denies allega-tions media outlets are beingsilenced.

“I don’t know, I can’t com-ment on it. I don’t know whereit’s coming from,” says Reid.

Cronk also alleges that adver-tising spending may be influenc-

ing media coverage.“People can accuse me of

being cynical about it but youdon’t bite the hand that feedsyou, and it’s as simple as that.”

Aliant has been running anadvertising campaign makingcustomers aware the company is“Here, for you.”

Reid defends the campaign,saying customers need to beaware the telephone company’sservices are still available.

“We advertise as a normal partof our business at Aliant. We doa lot of advertising anyway.”

“What we started doing earlydays in the labour dispute is wewanted to inform our customersabout our commitment to servingthem to the best of our ability. Tolet them know that we knowthere is a labour dispute and itcertainly would not mean busi-ness as usual.”

The reason there is little publicattention, says Reid, is that day-to-day services aren’t impacted.

“We are a private company,”she says, “but not really becauseevery one has telephone servicein one form or another but it’ssimply that they are not affectedby it.”

Cronk says another reason forthe lack of coverage could bethat this isn’t the first time peo-ple are fighting for pensions, jobsecurity and health benefits.

“That’s not news anymore.”No talks are scheduled

between the two sides.


Advertisements on localtelevision and radio sta-tions aren’t a statement

about expectations in upcomingteachers’ union contract talks,says Fred Douglas, but a warn-ing about the condition ofschools.

“This speaks clearly to thestate of the schools and whatwill be able to be offered in theschools and programming, classsize and those kinds of things,”says Douglas, head of the New-foundland and Labrador Teach-ers’ Association (NLTA).

The campaign, produced byFirst Contact Communications,is expected to cost $50,000. Theads are running for four weeksin local television, radio andnewspaper outlets around theprovince.

The NLTA and the New-foundland and Labrador Feder-ation of School Councils areconcerned about how job cuts,teacher workloads and classsizes will impact the educationsystem next school year.

Douglas says the ads havenothing to do with contractnegotiations and that the Feder-ation of School Councils, a

group representing the parentsof students, wouldn’t beinvolved if it were labour relat-ed.

“What that campaign has todo with is the learning conditionof the child and that, of course,is why the Federation of SchoolCouncils is partnered with us… obviously they would nothave any part of our collectivebargaining or any aspect of it,”says Douglas.

“Ideally, what we would havewould be an infusion of teachersinto the system so that we couldconcentrate on a more personallevel with students who needmore personalized instructionand attention.”

An estimated 250 teachingunits will be eliminated fromthe province’s school systemnext year. School boards willalso be reduced and amalgamat-ed.

“It’s now to the point whereit’s in a stage of crises,” saysDouglas.

The NLTA’s current contractexpires Aug. 1, but Douglassays it will be quite some timebefore negotiations begin. “Iwould suspect that it would besometime after Christmasbefore we can even get to thetable.”

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They come for the sand and the sea. Crowds gather at one of the beaches near Montpellier in the south of France.

Vive la FranceTwo-hour lunch breaks, wine with every meal, suntanning in class,

swimming in the Mediterranean — what’s not to love about the south of France?

By Brad JeffreyFor the Sunday Independent

Ithink it all started from a con-versation I had one night in baroff Water Street. A friend of

mine was going to the Universityof Paul Valery in the south ofFrance and introduced me tosomeone from St. John’s who hadalready been there. At that point Ihad already done a couple of stintsworking in the U.K. and I wasitching to try living somewhere incontinental Europe, preferablysomewhere with better food andweather.

I asked a lot of questions andeverything they described soundedgreat to me. The entire exchangeprobably lasted 10 minutes andwas half shouted over music withbreath that smelled of Black Horseor India beer, but my mind wasmade up.

They probably thought I was fullof lager and empty promises, espe-cially after it took almost two yearsand another prolonged periodworking in London before I finallygot here. Now I have been here fora little over a year and I am in lovewith the place.

Montpellier is the city I live in. Alot of people come here for thegreat weather and access to the

beaches that are just 20 minutesaway. It is a quite liberal andvibrant place, owing to its large stu-dent population and cosmopolitanmixture.

There are three big universitiesand several smaller post-secondaryinstitutions in a city with a popula-tion of approximately 250,000.This translates into great and variednightlife with a backdrop of tradi-tional French buildingsand streets in the citycentre.

The original universi-ty here is the medicalschool. It was the first inFrance when it wasestablished in the 1100s.Nostradamus and thepoet Rabelais were oncestudents in Montpellierand rumoured to havegone on frequent absinth benders inthe city streets.

When I first arrived in Montpel-lier I enrolled as a student in Frenchlanguage, and I am going to con-tinue my studies this fall. But Ialso work part-time teaching Eng-lish. The campus of the Universityof Paul Valery is one of the newerones in the city. Though many ofthe buildings were constructed ataround the same time, it couldhardly be more different fromMemorial University.

For one thing, there are a lot ofpalm trees. For some reason I can-

not think of myself as a serious stu-dent when I can reach out the win-dow and touch a palm leaf or posi-tion myself so that I can get a sun-tan in the classroom. Also, there isthe proliferation of graffiti and thetoilets are literally holes in theground.

The students are generally moreradical and politically active thanthose at most other universities.

The food in the student cafeteria isactually really good here, and fast-food outlets are not allowed on thecampus.

I was very lucky to find workhere because there is a lot of com-petition. There are lots of studentsand anglophones who live here andwant to work here too. I workednights at an Australian bar for awhile until I found my Englishteaching job with an association.

We don’t only teach, we alsoorganize trips and events for ourmembers. We act as a liaison forgirls from here going to the U.S. or

England as nannies and for girlswho are coming here from othercountries to be nannies in Mont-pellier. We do the same thing forpeople from here wanting to workas counsellors at kids’camps in theU.S.

There are only five of us work-ing together in the association andwe have to turn down applicantsevery day, so I am thankful to have

a job that I like and thatgives me lots of time topursue my interestssuch as eating crois-sants and reading.

Eating is veryimportant in France.Two-hour lunch breaksare the norm and it’snot unusual for themidday televisionnews to spend a week

doing 20-minute specials on breadmaking. I have acquired all sorts ofnew tastes since coming to France,like Muscat and Foie Gras.

I buy food almost every dayfrom the open-air farmers’marketsand the little shops. Quite often Igo to one place for wine, anotherfor cheese, and the butcher formeat. The wine is, of course,exceptional, cheap and obligatorywith just about every meal. Peoplewho pass by when I am eating sel-dom fail to say “bon appetit.”Daily life centres around mealtimes, not just the food but the

conversation. Overall, the Frenchspend more time conversing withpeople and enjoying the daily rit-uals of food and drink, and lesstime commuting and workingovertime.

I think it’s indicative of what Iconsider a socialist cultural ten-dency here, people work to liveinstead of the other way around,which seems to be what we aredoing in most other western coun-tries.

For the moment I am very happyhere, but there are signs that manyof the things I like about the southof France may not last. On theperimeter of the city there are shop-ping malls and commercial areasgoing up that are every bit as hell-ish as Stavanger Drive in St.John’s.

More people are buying cars andmoving to these areas. Anotherdanger is the cheap flights herefrom London, which cause me tofear an invasion of English on stagand hen parties. I have seen theireffect in other parts of Europe andI can assure you that it does noth-ing to increase the cool factor in acity or town.

I have a lot of hope for theFrench way of life because, like inNewfoundland, the people herehave a lot of character. So I amhoping that they are able to pre-serve so many of the good thingsthat they have working for them.

Daily life centres around meal times, not just the food but the conversation.Overall, the French spend more time

conversing with people and enjoying thedaily rituals of food and drink, and lesstime commuting and working overtime.

Voice from AwayMontpellier, France

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Newfoundland exhibitopens in Waterford

An exhibition on New-foundland is now open atthe Waterford Museum

of Treasures in Waterford, Ire-land.

The exhibition celebrates linksforged from the 18th century tothe first two decades of the 19thcentury, when large numbers ofpeople emigrated from the south-east of Ireland, the majority fromwithin a 30-mile radius of Water-ford. In Newfoundland todayover half the population is of Irishorigin.

Generations of seasonalmigrants went out from Water-ford in the spring for one fishingseason, or more often, two fishingseasons/summers and the inter-vening winter. Over time peoplebegan to make Newfoundlandtheir permanent home.

Those who migrated camefrom confined areas in Irelandand settled in isolated coves andharbours in Newfoundland, andcontinued to have contact withtheir homeport and parishes. Thisensured that their accent, lan-guage and culture remainedintact.

Indeed some elements ofsoutheast culture persisted inNewfoundland long after theyhad gone out of fashion in Ire-land.

The Newfoundland fisheryprovided great opportunities, notopen to them in Ireland, for land-less labourers and younger sonsand daughters of farmers to earnmoney. This was an element inprotecting southeast Ireland fromthe worst excesses of the GreatFamine.

A man of the time stated: “Afisherman could return in autumnwith a load of money, and keepthe old couple snug and comfort-able, and give his sister a prettylittle fortune when her turn cameto be married.”

By the beginning of the 19thcentury Newfoundland wasreferred to as “merely Waterfordparted from the sea” while inanother comment Newfoundlandwas called “Transatlantic Water-ford.”

The exhibition itself consistsof an interactive display alongthe themes of migration and set-tlement, fishery and trade, politicsand religion, women and culture-and a display of 19th centuryphotographs of Waterford andNewfoundland. The show, spon-sored by the Irish NewfoundlandPartnership and Waterford CityCouncil, emphasizes the braveryand endurance of those who jour-neyed to Newfoundland andfinally settled there.

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Maj. Jack Gallagher remembersbringing reinforcements to JunoBeach on D-Day and arriving to a

scene of chaos, but it wasn’t until the nextday that he faced his moment of truth.

After landing on Juno Beach amid mortarfire, about 90 minutes after the invasionbegan on June 6, 1944, Gallagher and othermembers of the Canadian Scottish Regimentbegan to make their way inland.

“It was almost organized chaos,” he says.“There was tremendous chaos on the beachbut they were being fed through the gap andso the organization was quite tremendous.”

But for Gallagher, the first big test of theSecond World War came on the night of June7, when he was given orders to help hold theline after members of the Winnipeg Rifleswere overrun by one of German Gen. KurtMeyer’s most feared Nazi SS units in anorchard about seven kilometres from thebeachfront.

It turned out the orchard had strategicimportance because if the Nazis had man-aged to punch their way through it in theircounter-attack, they would have had a clearroute back to the beach.

Until then, Gallagher wasn’t sure how hewould react in combat.

“You don’t know how you are going tobehave when somebody shoots at you, and

this counter-attack was almost like watchinga movie to see what my reaction was,” saysGallagher, 83, of Vancouver. “I was kind ofrelieved to find I was frightened, but I was-n’t terrified.”

Grant Suche, 82, was among the Winnipeg

Rifles who managed to escape from theorchard, but not before he suffered a shrap-nel injury that kept him out of the war for acouple of months until his wounds weretreated and healed.

“You could see the Germans at the other

end (of the orchard) coming in and the tankscoming in,” says Suche, a rifleman wholives in Winnipeg.

Along with his sergeant major, Suchemanaged to take cover in a field, but not forlong.

“We started to crawl in the field and theywere mowing down the grain, they were justcutting the tops off it,” he said.

After scrambling behind a tree, the twomen thought they’d found better cover.

“I guess the Germans thought that’s agood place, they’ll probably be hiding there,and they shelled it,” said Suche, who suf-fered his injuries from the shelling.

When the Canadian Scottish came to theirrescue, it led to a few more tense momentsfor the injured pair.

“These guys came along and scared thehell out of us,” he says, motioning to Gal-lagher as the two men sipped champagne ata commemoration event for the 60thanniversary of D-Day. “Everybody’s triggerhappy as can be.”

The return to Normandy is the first onesince the war for Gallagher, who hasn’t beenable to find the time to make a journey thathas brought back deeply buried memories.

“I found I was choked up, which I didn’texpect,” he added.

“I don’t talk about this a lot, but sur-rounded by a whole bunch of guys who alsohad a similar experience, I find that it doesstir up all sorts of memories.”

Photo by Giles Penfound/British Army via Getty Images

British D-Day veterans Jack Tilley, 79, and Albert Lewis, 83, take a stroll as rehearsals forD-Day get under way on the beach at Arromache in Normandy, France. Almost 900 UnitedKingdom servicemen and women joined thousands of D-Day veterans in Normandy to com-memorate the 60th anniversary of what remains the biggest military operation ever under-taken.



LIFE & TIMES

Editor’s note: This is the third installmentof a six-part series called The New New-foundlanders, snapshots of some of the newfaces and communities in the province.


Goran Spaic says he has a hard timeanswering when people ask himwhere he comes from. It’s a diffi-

cult question, he says, when the country hegrew up in no longer exists.

Goran and his wife Tamara were bornand raised in the former Yugoslavia. Warbroke out there in 1992, and the young cou-ple — then unmarried — weren’t long toleave. The area Goran used to live in is thecurrent Bosnia-Herzegovina.

“I have difficulty saying I am fromBosnia-Herzegovina,” Goran says,“because I do not share anything with thatcountry, the country where I am born isYugoslavia and these values thatYugoslavia had, they are destroyed.

“I say always I am from the formerYugoslavia. That Yugoslavia was destroyedin 1992.” The pair has been living in St.John’s for six years now. Both graduatedfrom Memorial in late May: Goran has abachelor of commerce; Tamara is an MD.

Goran looks at his wife, sitting closebeside him on the couch in their cozyapartment on Freshwater Road in St.John’s. She reaches over, lightly touchinghis leg.

“He basically left because he disagreedwith the war politics,” she says. “He didn’twant to fight his neighbours. He didn’twant to be part of the war, didn’t want tokill anyone … it’s an ethnic war and youhave to expect things like that.”

Tamara points out that they’re bothfrom mixed families, of differentnationalities, different religions.“We were both raised in verytolerant families and welooked at the people asequal in spite of every-thing. Then the war start-ed and we couldn’t findour place. It totally did-n’t make sense,” shesays.

“We were beingasked to pick sides …Croatian, Bosnian, Ser-bian … I couldn’tbelieve it was happen-ing.”

Goran makes ananalogy: The war athome was like St.John’s and Mount Pearlsuddenly declaringthemselves enemies. Youmight have to fight againstone side, even though youmay have friends and fam-ily in the rival city.

So they left. In 1992, Goran

walked out of lawschool and moved toGermany to work as anurse. Tamara, who hadbeen in medical schoolin Sarajevo, went to

study in Belgrade.They saw each other only during the

summers. Even that wasn’t easy; Tamarasays she was frequently denied a visitor’svisa because the authorities were concernedshe wouldn’t leave once it expired.

Six years later, they still hadn’t found away to live together in Europe and appliedto immigrate to Canada.

“She went to Belgrade and got all herpaperwork; I went to the embassy in Ger-many. We met at the Frankfurt airport andflew off together,” Goran says. “If we did-n’t get landed immigrant status, I don’tknow when we would have actually beenable to get together.”

Goran says Canada was their first choicefor a new home. He sees similaritiesbetween the Canadian culture and the for-mer Yugoslavian: Many nationalities, dif-ferent languages, a diverse country atpeace.

“We wanted a country that accepts immi-grants as equal people,” adds Tamara.

Goran interjects. “In Germany, no matterhow long you are there, you will never beGerman. Here in Newfoundland, everyonealmost considers themselves immigrants, ifit’s six months ago or 200 years ago. I likethat. I’ve never felt different here.”

It helped that the couple both had a goodhandle on the English language. They did-n’t indicate a preference for a destinationwithin Canada, but are convinced New-foundland was their destiny.

Newfoundlandwas their destiny

War at home in former Yugoslavia was like St. John’s and Mount Pearl suddenly declaring themselves enemies;

couple finds new home, education, in St. John’s

Continued on page 21


They commend the Associationfor New Canadians for meetingthem the night in February 1998when they landed in St. John’s forthe first time. The couple weretaken to a reception house, givenhelp finding a permanent place tolive, and answers to their manyquestions.

“It was really nice because wecould immediately see what wereour prospects here,” says Goran.

Goran took some courses tobrush up his English; Tamara metwith the dean of the medicalschool to see if any of her Euro-pean university credits would behonoured on this side of theAtlantic (half of her undergradcourses counted, but none of hermedical work).

By the following September, shewas a full-time student at Memor-ial, working to finish a degree inbiochemistry. Two years later sheapplied for the highly competitivemedical school program. She wasaccepted.

“I was quite happy to go throughthe university and schooling sys-tem,” Tamara says. “It gave me agood look from the inside, to meetpeople, and see how society ingeneral works.

“I probably could have taken ayear off my studies if I had donethings differently, but I wouldn’tchange anything. There werethings that I’d done before, butmedicine is so dynamic, there areso many new things every day,there is always something to learn.I didn’t feel for one moment I was

losing my time.”Goran says the law system is

completely different in Canada,and he felt he didn’t have the com-mand of English law school woulddemand. He beganworking towards abusiness degree inJanuary 1999, justone year after land-ing on Canadian soil.

He, too, is glad hewent through theschool system.

“This way, youshare more valueswith others,” heexplains. “Basically I think I feelmore accepted because I wentthrough all the same steps as some-one from Placentia. We share the

same things, we went to the sameuniversity.”

Goran’s mother and sister —and her husband and daughters —still live in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

They thought about trying to bringthem to Canada, but say the effortmight not be worthwhile.

“They require a certain amount

of support from us and we arelucky we can support them fromtime to time,” says Tamara, whoseown parents moved to Denmark in1993.

Tamara and Goranwill be moving to Lon-don, Ontario at the endof June so Tamara cancomplete her residen-cy. Goran will look fora job, probably as anaccountant. He stillhopes, someday, to fin-ish his law degree.

“That’s the greatthing about Canada,

it’s never too late,” says Goranwith a smile.

“We always had to fight forabsolutely everything but I think

because we never had anythingeasy we never really were indespair, we believed we wouldsucceed if we really wanted to suc-ceed,” says Tamara. “Canada is agreat place to reach your dreamsand goals.”

Tamara, 32 and Goran, 37 havebeen together through thick andthin for 16 years.

“We are so happy to have eachother. These things we do are withthe support of the other. When Iam down, he’s up and the otherway,” Tamara says.

“Even though there have beenhard times and there were a lot oftears, now we can look back andsay, ‘Oh, this was such a uniqueexperience, not many have thiskind of story to tell.’”

Page 21 LIFE & TIMES The Sunday Independent, June 6, 2004

Local Spins by Rick Bailey

Girls rock and guys grind

Iwas chatting to a friend ofmine the other day, remem-bering old metal bands we’d

had exposure to. You know, Priest,Sabbath, Maiden and countlessothers from the almighty andunholy band lexicon. So it waswith a nostalgic heart for heavinessthat I listened to Valley of Unrestfrom local grinders Fireign. Bewarned – this is not an album forthose with neck problems or sensi-tive hearing. The shredding foundon this disc is for able and willingheadbangers and metal veterans.From the furious speed of thecreepy opening track, Killer in theNight, you figure out that walkinghome alone isn’t in the cards.More tales of the evil that men doare told in The Legend Of Crush-er, galloping at breakneck pacewith full intent to devour. DeathFrom the Forest recalls ancientmetal with a moody intro, harmo-nized guitar licks and classicattack.

Bassist and lyricist HarryClarke’s low, ill-omened vocalgrowl prevails on thrashers Dead-time and Soldiers Of War, surgingever forward with manic buzzsawguitar from Brian King and melod-ic frenzy from lead player TrevorLeonard. An islander’s count startsthe crunching and squealing ofIron Stake, piercing with an angrywasp solo.

Drummer Dale Parsons gives no

sign of letting up his thunderousassault on the doom-filled epic titlecut, made complete with a busyriff and tempo arrangement andClarke quoting Edgar Allen Poe.This one is a darkly satisfying tunewith an admirable fade at the end.

The album ends with a short andclean composition, What LiesWithin Us, a calming reflectionafter the previous carnage. RickHollett and Andrew Pike helpedengineer and produce Fireign’sdeadly disc, one that’s destined tosmolder in local CD players foryears to come.

Fireign distributed a four-song,enhanced CD demo this year,again aided by Rick Hollett, for alimited run and free of charge. Thegoal is to expand their alreadyloyal Newfoundland fan baseacross international waters, whichshouldn’t be a difficult task for thedetermined and well-versed metalmarauders.

For anyone who thirsts for theheaviest and blackest, you’ll get afearful mix of old and new soundwith Valley of Unrest. These guysknow how to conquer island metalwith an armoured fist.

A Night Of … Girls Rock, Part 2was the official show billing, onlyin part because of the major femalestage presence involved. I won-dered if missing Part 1 would spoilthe Part 2 experience, and thenstopped those silly thoughts, know-ing that music follows its ownscript.

Rhiannon Thomas was on stagewhen I got there, playing clean elec-tric guitar in a solo set, which she’sbeen doing much more of lately.She belted out some of her freshindie pop, including my fave fromThe Coast Guard, Brownsville, andtossed in a Betty Severt cover forgood measure. Her voice wascharmingly timid, yet forceful whenshe wanted it to be, allowing her tostep away from the mic and carry itthroughout the bar. Thomas confi-dently opened the night for theexceptional performances that fol-lowed.

Next, Jill Porter and companywent for an acoustic set, sansdrums. Lynn Panting played solidbass and backed Porter’s powerfulvocal tone and guitar, while BradPower filled it out with choice gui-tar licks. Porter’s brand of country-side rock hits are captivating whenperformed with the full electricband, and it was no different tohear her upbeat songs of love, mis-fortune and staying power stripped

down to bare essentials. That’swhat lasting songs should be allabout. Porter’s voice is like a par-tridgeberry-flavoured, soft-servecone from a highway service sta-tion – smooth and delectable butwith a wild natural kick. I’m surethere’s no cooling them down thissummer.

Finally, headlining trio TheFirewires smacked a heavy set ofacoustic alt-rock to keep the ablecrowd moving on their feet. Front-ed by a feisty L.B., with her laid-back rocker chick style, the bandplowed through original tunes thatswung, strummed and shifted withstrong bass and drum work. Thebobble-headed crowd nodded theirapproval. They played tight for theirsecond time as a group, so we weretold. They were energy-packed andmade for an edgy finish to theevening.

Although everyone was away forthe long weekend and the nightseemed tamer because of it, “girlsnight out” was surely a rocker forthe relaxed guys and gals listening.The show also proved that youdon’t require ear-splitting, fuzzed-out volumes to truly take over.Maybe Part 3 will be louder …either way, there’s no denying girlsrock.Rick Bailey is a musician and radioDJ. His next column appears June 20.

“We always had to fight for absolutely everything but I think because we never

had anything easy we never really were indespair, we believed we would succeed if

we really wanted to succeed … Canada is agreat place to reach your dreams and goals.”

— Tamara Spaic

‘Great place to reach your dreams and goals’

Fireign, Valley of Unrest(Independent, 2002)

The Firewires / Jill Porter Band/ Rhiannon Thomas@ CBTGs, Saturday, May 22

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Political slamGreen Party candidate Sailor White will fight to the death


After a 30-year wrestling career, theonly thing Ed “Sailor” White has toshow for it are the scars on his

forehead from the razor blades he used todraw blood and battered memories of glorypast.

After a wrestling career that took himaround the world and made him Interna-tional and World Wrestling Federation Tag-Team Champion in the early 1980s asMoondog King, drugs and booze sent hislife spiraling out of control.

With a stint in jail for assault, drug pos-session and uttering death threats, the boyfrom a poor section of St. John’s found Godand tried to pick up the pieces of a life shat-tered by success.

SHARE OF BATTLESDuring his 55 years, White has fought his

share of memorable battles. His latest strug-gle promises to be just as memorable.

“The Liberals are nothing but a bunch ofcheats,” White told The Sunday Independentfrom Gander.

“The Conservatives have too many hid-den agendas … and the NDP, he (leader JackLayton) don’t know his left from his rightand he’s putting the blame on everybodyelse,” says White in a gravelly voice that’senough to make the most fearless politicianhide behind the nearest campaign sign.

This is White’s second attempt to pin aseat in the House of Commons. He wrestledsome 600 votes and finished fifth in a 2000federal byelection that saw Loyola Hearnbecome the MP for the federal riding of St.John’s West (now St. John’s South).

White was “tickled to death” with hisfifth-place, dead-last finish. White, who’s nostranger to being on the fringe, will run asGreen Party candidate in the federal ridingof Bonavista-Exploits against Conservativeincumbent Rex Barnes.

“Hopefully, I’m going to be wrestlingwith the youth,” says White. “I would like toget something for the youth. I would like toget some sort of centre where they can go inthe evenings and have something to do.Right now they have nothing to do and theygot nowhere to go.”

The media, though, might be wise to giveWhite a wide berth.

“That’s all you talk about is the Liberals,the Conservatives, NDP — you never,never, never mention the Green Party,” saysWhite, his tone changing and volume

increasing. “We got 308 candidates acrossCanada. The NDP don’t have that many. Weare a force to be reckoned with.”

The Green Party has come a long waysince the last federal election when they

fielded only one candidate in Newfoundlandand Labrador. They now have candidates inall 308 ridings across the country and sit atsix per cent in the polls.

“There is four parties in the federal elec-

tion and the Green Party is one of them,” hesays.

Unlike the Green Party’s new leader, JimHarris, who’s bid to be involved in thenational leaders’ debate was vetoed by themajor parties, White has been invited to averbal match with his political adversarieson June 23 in Gander. Considering White’sstature as a member of the Canadian ProWrestling Hall of Fame, the other candidatesmight want to avoid getting the champ allriled up. Not to mention the fact that Whiteonce claimed that he killed seals by punch-ing them, that is, until “Fisheries” told himhe had to use a baseball bat.

“I’m in the mood for a good argument andthen I tell the Liberals and Conservativesand the NDP what I think of them.”

As long as the other candidates behave,White says he won’t put anyone in a head-lock.

“If I have to body slam any of the issueshome, I’ll do it.”

The wrestling analogies don’t bother theformer world champion. His three decadesof wrestling brought him to the top of thewrestling mountain, but the money and thefame is also what sent him crashing to thebottom.

“It was part of my life for 30 years,” saysWhite when asked if he minds the flurry ofwrestling analogies that get thrown his wayeach time he pops up on the radar screen.

‘MOUTH OF THE SOUTH’Barely taking a breath when asked to

compare the Grit and Tory leaders towrestlers from his past days in the ring,White says Paul Martin is Jimmy “themouth of the south” Hart and Conservativeleader Stephen Harper is “Abdullah theButcher.”

“Such as the Liberals just done, they justpulled a tag-team match, Chrétien and Mar-tin. Jean Chrétien tags Martin, Martin comesin, now the people are down. To get the peo-ple excited, now the Conservatives are com-ing in. A lot of people are starting to comeup again and the Liberals are now trying tofight back but the NDP are pulling them bythe hair. And the Green Party is just walkingall over them all.”

Eeking out a living on social assistance,White behaves like a man who has it all andnever lost a thing. Having come close tobeing counted-out more than once, the for-mer bad boy of wrestling has no intention ofbeing kept on the mat.

“There’s not going to be no stop, no let up.I fight until I die.”


Green Party candidate Ed “Sailor” White.

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Shanneygannock set themselves freeChris Andrews and crew say good-bye George Street, hello Canada — for now


Chris Andrews says he’stired of being in “thatband everyone thinks they

have to be half in the bag to gosee.”

At age 32, and with the releaseof Shanneygannock’s fourth CD,Set You Free, front man Andrewssays he’s ready to see just how farthe group can go. He, along withMark Hiscock, formed the bandnearly a decade ago and aftergoing through 27 different backupmusicians, they’ve settled into asolid quartet with Bob Pike onbass, and Don Smith on drums.

Andrews says it’s a line-upcommitted to taking Shanneygan-nock away from its comfortablesituation.

“We became too reliable, too‘Aw, the b’ys will be down atO’Reilly’s having a laugh,’ every-one just took us for granted, ‘awthe b’ys …,” Andrews tries toexplain.

“We were not getting the recog-nition we wanted. We were work-ing hard, and we were playing toall sorts of different people and wewere selling a lot of albums, butstill … I guess we got caught upin the fun of it all.”

Andrews knows the banddeserves its reputation as a rau-cous, good-time bar band, withdrinks flowing and music playingon into the night. But he pointsout they’re also one of the fewgroups that play “at least 90 percent” Newfoundland songs. His-cock may be the only member ofa popular local band who playsthe true Newfoundland accordion,and sings at the same time.

“We’re an authentic, unique,proud, Newfoundland band,” hesays, noting the pink, white andgreen on the new CD cover is atestament to that.

Still flush with the glow of a

week in the sun at the cabin, andfresh from a morning show at ahigh school in Mount Pearl,Andrews is relaxed — andfocused. He seems more certainabout the future than he did twoyears ago, when the third Shan-neygannock album hit the shelves.Since then, both he and Hiscockput out solo CDs, the band playedmonthly at O’Reilly’s Pub, andtheir “drinking group,” The Gov-ernment Rams, were a weekly fix-ture on the George Street scene.

But now, Andrews says, they’veshut down the Rams, and are tak-

ing a break from St. John’s. Theymay play the George Street festi-val later this summer, but that willbe their last show in town, proba-bly until Christmas. The bandmembers no longer drink onstage; they wouldn’t show up fora recording session hung overeither.

Set You Free does sound a stepup. It’s tighter and cleaner, with acareful mixture of upbeat and(slightly) mellower Newfound-land songs. Produced again byPatrick Moran, the band memberscomfort with each other resonates

through the speakers.Andrews may talk seriously

about the road ahead, sipping alight beer on an afternoon inErin’s Pub, but don’t for a minutethink this is his last shot.

“It’s not like it’s go big or gohome, or ‘This is it for the b’ys,’but everyone’s got a goal in life …We’ve never doubted we’re goodenough to do it. I just don’t wantto be sitting down, 10 years fromnow, and think, well, what if I’dtaken that a little more seriously.”

He looks aroundthe pub, emptysave for a fewhands at the bar,c o m f o r t a b l ebehind their pints.This, he says, iswhere it all began— one of theband’s first goalswas to get 50 peo-ple to show up atErin’s for a Shan-neygannock show.Then the aim wasto land a gig at O’Reilly’s onGeorge, and pull in an audience of100.

“And then it came to a point wedid it so much we didn’t thinkabout it,” he says. “We’d meetdowntown on a Friday afternoonand we’d be drinking, then get up,but now people are paying goodmoney to see a good show, andwe’re going to make sure they getthat show every time.

“It’s different. We’re enjoying ita lot more, we’re getting alongbetter.”

This summer and fall, it’s theroad for Shanneygannock, playingtheatres and cabaret-style clubs.Andrews says they’ll make it toB.C. and back before Christmas.

“This band never really wantedto play for 25 years in a bar,”Andrews reiterates. “We had a lotof fun with it in the past seven oreight years, it was excellent, we

still enjoy it, we will do it again,but our main objective is to trav-el and get in front of more peo-ple.”

He laughs when his latest pressrelease is put in front of him,where the band is described as“big, burly men” who don’t worryabout image. The release saysAndrews is an “imposing front-man.”

“If you looked at us, there’s hairgoing everywhere. We’re big fel-las, rowdy and fun, and when we

get up there we’redoing it betterthan everybodyelse,” he says.

“We’ve alreadyproved it canwork here, whycan’t it worknationally andinternationally?”

Andrews thinksabout havinganother beer, thendecides against it.His girlfriend is

graduating as a paramedic thisevening, and he’s going to the cer-emony.

“Not that I’ll look much like theother boyfriends,” he says with ahearty laugh, pushing his sun-glasses up over his disheveledhair.

“Yes, we’ve got girlfriends, andwe’re getting houses, starting tosettle a bit,” he says. “And thething is — we’re liking it.”

As the press release states, itappears Andrews and Shanney-gannock are aiming for greaterthings.

Really, they mean it this time.“We’re together as a band, matur-ing,” Andrews begins again.

Then, all too aware of what he’sdoing, he leans forward and pullsout the cliché he’s been waiting touse.

“It’s as if Set You Free really didset us free,” he says with a smile.

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“If you looked at us, there’s hair goingeverywhere. We’re

big fellas, rowdy andfun, and when we get up there we’re doing

it better than everybody else.”

JUNE 6• An evening candlelight concertwith the Quintessential VocalEnsemble, conducted by SusanQuinn, featuring selections fromRachmaninoff Vespers and otherworks of sacred choral music.Basilica of St. John the Baptist, 8p.m. • The Muscular DystrophyCanada (MDC) rally andfundraiser, 1-4 p.m., the Carbon-ear boardwalk, call (709) 368-1649. Celebrate the 50th anniver-sary of the MDC affiliation withfirefighters, and the 16th year ofaffiliation with Harley Davidson.• The YMCA-YWCA TD Y 2004Sprint Triathlon, starts 8 a.m. atthe Aquarena, Westland Road, St.John’s, (709) 739-9933. • Andrea Northcott PianoRecital, Labrador West Arts andCulture Centre.• Gridlock: Abbey Road, by BillRose, show opening 2-5 p.m. atthe RCA Gallery, LSPU Hall.Show continues to July 5.• The Janeway Children’s Mir-acle Network Telethon contin-ues on CBC television. For more

information call Kenneth Corbett777-4362• The Community MentalHealth Initiative’s third annualwalk, bike, run event, CornerBrook starting at 2 p.m. ContactJennifer Howlett 634-4171• The Show Against the Odds,short scripts by students fromO’Donel high school, LSPU Hall,(709) 753-4531.

JUNE 8• Gander Arts and Culture Centrepresents Heather Harris Schoolof Dance. Continues to June 9.• The St. John’s Parenting SkillsProject launches phase two ofthat program, for more informa-tion call Lynn Smyth 726-4866.• The Human Resources Profes-sionals of Newfoundland andLabrador annual general meetingand BBQ at the Elks Club onCarpasian road in St. John’s. Con-tact Elaine at 576-3746.

JUNE 9• St, John’s Folk Arts Council folknight at the Ship Pub, featuringScott Goudie.

• The YM-YWCA EnterpriseCentre is holding a workshop atthe Battery Hotel from 8:30 a.m.to 4 p.m. to help small businessowners identify their customers.Contact Andrew Goldsworthy at739-9036• The Lung Association lobsterboil and silent auction at 7 p.m. atthe Reid Centre in Mount Pearl.For tickets call Aletha at 726-4664.

JUNE 10• The Independent LivingResource Centre annual generalmeeting, 7:30 p.m., Holiday Inn,Portugal Cove Road, St. John’s.Call Jane Halliday 722-4031.• The 10th annual GreatLabrador Active Living Chal-lenge is starting up again. CallTrevor Paine 896-7251.

JUNE 11• Ron Hynes and band with spe-cial guests, the STEP fiddlers, aSuzuki Talent Education Program(STEP) music camp fundraiser, 8p.m. Cook Recital Hall, Memori-al University. Tickets at Fred’s

Records, O’Briens Music or Ben-nington Gate books, (709) 437-6780.• The St. John’s Arts and CultureCentre presents the SorensonSchool of Dance. Continues June 12.• Gander’s Arts and Culture Cen-tre will be the location for theCollege of The North Atlanticspring graduation.• The RCA Gallery in the LSPUHall will present the Fine ArtPrint Symposium from St.Michael’s Print Shop. The showcontinue June 12, for more infor-mation call 754-2931.

JUNE 12• The Leyton Gallery of FineArt’s first anniversary show,Looks Good on Paper, openingreception, 3-5 p.m. Artists will bepresent.• Beth Ryan will sign copies ofher book What is Invisible atCostco in St. John’s, StavangerDrive, 12-2 p.m. • The Gander Unit of the Canadi-an Cancer Society will hold an IceCream and Sunscreen at theDominion Market in Gander. Icecream — $1 sunscreen — free.Call Jackie Watkins at 256-3699.

OTHER• Where once they stood,

O’Boyle’s historic walking tours,daily 10 a.m. at the FairmontNewfoundland Hotel, St. John’s.Reservations required, (709) 364-6845.• Memorial University’s divisionof Lifelong Learning is offeringthree, week-long, half-dayFrench camps for six to eightyear olds and nine to 11 year oldsthis summer, (709) 737-7979.

IN THE GALLERIES:• Gatherings, an exhibit byStephanie Barry, Libby Moore,Susan Furneaux, CatherineMcCausland at the Craft CouncilGallery, Devon House, (709) 753-2749. Until June 18.• Gridlock: Abbey Road, by BillRose, at the Resource Centre forthe Arts Visual Gallery until July5. • Coastlines, by Charlotte Jones,Tessa Middleton and Tara Bryan,until June 19 at Christina ParkerGallery, Plank Road, St. John’s.• Looks good on paper, one-yearanniversary members show, Ley-ton Gallery of Fine Art, opensJune 12.• 120 volts and a Can of Propane,by Toronto-based artists.

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I had one of those just the otherday, a moment that in hindsightwas somewhere between complete-ly hilarious and totally mortifying.Hilarious because 25 years havepassed; mortifying because I canstill feel the confusion and theembarrassment of being trapped inthe Toronto Transit Commission.

“What goes around comesaround,” my grandmother wouldhave rightly stated. As is often thecase, it took me awhile before I gotthe message.

Growing up on an island likeTwillingate brings with it some spe-cial skills: I could moor a boat, cutout cod tongues and was nearly anexpert at taking a sea cat off a hook.So, when the come-from-awayteenagers came visiting as they did

almost every summer, I took a littletoo much pleasure in watchingthem struggle with the things that Ithought were a part of everydaylife.

If only I had known.When the time came for me to

head off to the big city in search ofwork I had no idea I was about tolive out the city- and country-mouse story of my childhood.Arriving in Toronto was excitingand terrifying. Everything was newand much bigger.

After spending my first night inmy new apartment I was ready toexplore Toronto. My roommatecalled to invite me for coffee not farfrom where she worked. I can stillremember the specific instructionsand directions she gave me: Makesure to put the chain lock on thedoor and at the Kipling SubwayStation take the westbound train,then transfer to the No. 10 bus thatI was assured stopped right in frontof the Second Cup Coffee shop.

I remember repeating her instruc-tions over and over so that when Iwas ready to leave the apartmentand start my first real adventureinto the streets of Toronto I’d get itright.

My first task was to put the chainlock in place. Sounded simpleenough, but after carefully inspect-ing the lock up and down I could-n’t, for the life of me, figure outhow it worked. I stood outside thedoor for the longest time strugglingto squirm my hand inside to put thelatch in place. It was a total mysteryto me. I finally did it, but darn nearbroke my wrist. The thought that Iwould have to do that every time Iwent out left me thinking that I’d bespending a lot of time apartmentbound.

The next stop was the subwaystation. I carefully approached theticket window and passed over mymoney in exchange for a funnylooking coin. I was clever enoughto know the coin was the key to get

me aboard the train but before Icould completely figure it out theperson behind me impatiently toldme what to do. I obedientlydropped the coin in the slot andmoved through the turnstall, whichis when the fun began.

Finding the westbound train plat-form wasn’t so difficult and almostimmediately there was a train. I felttotal relief as I boarded and satdown. I watched carefully for mystop, and there indeed was KiplingStation. I immediately got off andwent looking for the buses. I foundthem soon enough but couldn’t fig-ure out where to buy a ticket. Ilooked and looked and watchedpeople come from the subway andboard the busses but I couldn’t seewhere they purchased their tickets.There was no wicket, no automaticcoin dispenser, and no machine ofany sort.

I was trapped. I eventually stopped someone

and asked the brave question:

“How do I get on the bus?” “Don’t you have your transfer?”

the person replied. No I didn’t. I didn’t even know

what a transfer was, an importantpiece of information that my city-mouse roommate failed to mention.

Back I went to the eastboundplatform, back to where I startedmy journey, got my transfer andstarted all over again. The moral ofthe story is that every once in awhile when life gets downrightconfusing and the turns in the roadleave you bewildered and frustrat-ed, take comfort in the fact there’salways a bus waiting.

Trick is to backtrack and startagain.

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Events



SPORTS


It’s officialOf 10,000 swim officials in Canada, Bill Hogan was selected

to represent the country poolside at the Athens Olympics

By David ManningFor the Sunday Independent

Bill Hogan has been toGreece once before, 20years ago. He’s going

back this summer — but this timeit’s no vacation. In August, Hoganwill be representing Canada, andNewfoundland and Labrador, as aswim official at the summerOlympic Games in Athens.

“To me it is certainly an honour… you never think that somethinglike this would be a possibility, it’squite a rush,” the St. John’s nativesays of his appointment by FINA,the world’s governing body forswimming.

Each of the world’s 100 to 120swimming nations nominates oneofficial as a representative for theOlympics.

This time around, Bill Hogan isCanada’s choice.

From the 100-plus nominationsthis year, the Olympic organizingcommittee selected 21 officials toreferee and officiate the swim-ming events at the 28th Olympiad,

running from Aug. 13 to 29. Mak-ing the final cut is quite an accom-plishment.

Hogan first got involved incompetitive swimming in 1985,when his four children joined theLegends Swim Club in St. John’s.

“I got involved, like most par-ents, in what their children do,whether it’s hockey, soccer what-ever, I did my little bit to help outthe club,” he says.

That little bit has turned intoquite a chunk. Hogan, a formerpresident of NewfoundlandSwimming, began attendingnational meets as an official in1992. His first international meetwas the 1994 CommonwealthGames in Victoria, B.C. — andfrom there Hogan’s internationalexperience ballooned.

Head of swim officials in Cana-da for six years, and now SwimCanada vice-president, Hogan hasbeen to all major swimmingevents in the past 10 years as anofficial, including two Pan-Amgames (Winnipeg and SantoDomingo) and last year’s world

championships in Barcelona,Spain.

The Olympic games are the topof the heap when it comes to theworld of swimming. The bigshow is taking place in Athens, acity that has been marred bydelays in constructing venues andthe ever-present issue of securityand safety.

But Hogan heads to Greeceexcited about the challenge ahead.“This summer is going to be awe-some. You don’t anticipate thingslike this; if you plan for things likethis, it doesn’t happen.”

With the organizing committeereportedly spending somewherein the range of $3.2 billion onsecurity for this year’s events, youwould think that Hogan would bea little more concerned.

“I have thought about that, butmostly only because I’ve beengiven no choice. It really struckme as comical in some ways. Themoment they ask you, who’s yournext of kin, you’re like ‘What’sgoing on here?’ But it’s a neces-sary precaution,” Hogan says.

“It doesn’t faze me, it’s not theway I live, I just go about mybusiness, I think you have to.”

The officiating business is amulti-headed beast. Referees dealwith registrations, start times andvarious other logistics of gettingraces off and running. They alsopresent and handle things like dis-qualifications and stroke penal-ties.

“It’s a lot like track and field inthat way,” Hogan explains.

To date, the World Champi-onships in Barcelona last yearwere the highlight of his officiat-ing career.

“It was overwhelming, therewere 12,000 people there justgoing crazy, the sound was every-where, it just hits you from allsides, it’s a rush,” he says.

The Olympics tend to bring outthe best qualities of sport. Hogancan’t wait to experience all of thisfirst hand in between his busydays on the pool deck.

“Usually at competitions likethis you don’t get a whole lot oftime, but seeing how this is the

Olympics, I’ll make the time,” hesays. “I always get to someevents, especially those whereCanadians will do well.”

As for the swimming, Hoganexpects some excitement. “It willbe 40 degrees, we’ll be outdoors,it probably won’t be the mostcomfortable conditions, but theaction will make up for it,” hesays.

Hogan sees his appointment asmoment of recognition for New-foundland and Labrador.

“There are probably 10,000swim officials in Canada, 4,000 inOntario alone, so to be selected isan honour for the province,” hesays.

“The way I look at it, it’s thefact we didn’t get overlooked. Itproves to me we can do it, we doit just as good as anyone else.

“This is as good as it’s evergoing to get in this sport, that’swhat excites me most. Just beingthere during the final session with10,000 people there screaming,it’s an intangible, an experience.It’s going to be something.”

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Swimming official Bill Hogan at the Aquarena in St. John’s.

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I tem: At the ripe age of 41,Roger Clemens has started theseason with an 8-0 record.

Comment: Clemens is onceagain making noise in majorleague baseball. After signing asurprising one-year, $5 millioncontract with the Houston Astrosin the off season, Clemens is nolonger worried about retirement— but about his next start. Hismost recent win brings his grandtotal to 318 for his career, tyingPhil Niekro for 14th on the all-time list.

Along with his league-leadingeight wins, his earned-run averageis second in the majors at 2.27.Those are very impressive num-bers and although it’s early in theseason, he’s certainly the frontrun-ner for the Cy Young. This is thethird time Clemens has started aseason with at least seven straightwins, both previous seasons end-ing with a Cy Young award.

Why would Clemens put retire-ment on hold for the Astros? In away he didn’t. Clemens doesn’thave to abide by the same set ofrules the other Houston playersfollow. He wanted to spend timewith his family so in order to signClemens the Astros had to give

him special treatment. Clemens isthe only player who doesn’t trav-el with the team on road trips heisn’t scheduled to pitch. He canarrive late for home games, and inone case had a private jet fly himhome early so he could spend anextra day with his family. Othersuperstars on the team, includingCraig Biggio, have said they don’tmind the special treatment one bitas long as Clemens gives themhope of a shot at the World Series.

Item: Quidi Vidi Lake in St.John’s is filled with boats andcrews hoping to find the right mixof talent and work ethic to put it alltogether.

Comment: Now that the ice ismelted and weather is heating up,the rowing season is back under-way. Crew after crew is bookingtheir practice times at Quidi Vidias the boathouse gets a feel for itsfirst crowds.

Rowing has always been a bigsport in the capital city. It bringsout one of the most competitiveatmospheres in sport. A full seasonof training day in and day outleads up to one shot at the big race.This province has a highly com-petitive rowing culture that pro-duces talented rowers. Regattas

provincewide host galleries offriends, family, and fans lookingon as they witness months of train-ing bottled up in a climactic raceto the finish.

In February, six rowers wereawarded grants to help with train-ing and competition costs. Two ofthe six were Jason Rose and BenStokes, who both have had greatsuccess in recent years and arelooking to make a splash outsidethe province during this rowingseason.

Item: Ashley McElhiney wasnamed the first head coach of theexpansion Nashville Rhythm of

the American Basketball Associa-tion (ABA).

Comment: The ABA is a pro-fessional league that showcasesplayers just below NBA caliber. Ithas many talented players and ahigh level of competition. WithAshley McElhiney named headcoach of the Rhythm, she becomesthe first female head coach of aprofessional men’s basketballteam.

This is a great breakthrough forwomen in sports, but in this situa-tion there are many potential prob-lems. McElhiney said she’sthrilled to be part of building ateam from the ground up and isthankful for the opportunity. Iwonder how thankful she’ll bewhen her team is down 20 pointsand she has a group of grown mencomplaining and bargaining forchange.

I think women can coach bas-ketball just as well as men, butMcElhiney is just 22 years oldand straight out of college. Shewas a great guard at Vanderbilt,but failed to make a WNBA squadthis past season. After a failedattempt at playing herself, shedecided to take this coaching posi-tion in the ABA. Successful

coaching comes from years ofexperience and knowing how tocontrol your players.

McElihney has neither.A female coach is a great way to

get attention for your team, espe-cially when the team’s owner,Sally Anthony, is also a femalewhose No. 1 goal was not only tohave a competitive team, but togive females opportunities they’renot normally afforded. It’s a greatidea, but to do it in a male leagueis silly. That isn’t as much anopportunity as it is putting McEl-hiney in an impossible situation. Afemale can do the job, but thisfemale is under qualified and hasbeen given the job for the wrongreasons.

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Rowers take to Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John’s.

Rowing has alwaysbeen a big sport in thecapital city. It brings

out one of the bestcompetitive atmos-

pheres in sport. A fullseason of training dayin and day out for one

shot at the big race.

Tour de France in Quebec?

Officials are still hopefulthe first stage of the2008 Tour de France

will be held in Quebec City aspart of its 400th birthday cele-bration.

Montreal’s La Presse reports asenior tour official saying itwould be too difficult to bring thecompetition to the provincialcapital. The race would have toimmediately resume in Franceafter the first stage in QuebecCity, five time zones away.

Jacques Jobin, on QuebecCity’s executive committee, saysno final decision has been made.

“It’s one opinion of one of thedirectors, but it’s not the positionof the director of the tour,” Jobinsays.

Jobin says tour director Jean-Marie Leblanc has assured himand Mayor Jean-Paul L’Allier

that no decision will be madebefore the end of September.

But the tour’s competitiondirector Jean-Francois Pescheuxsays holding the first stage inQuebec City would be difficult todo because it would mean twoseven-hour flights in 72 hoursfor competitors, officials and oth-ers associated with the race.

“It would be like asking theFormula 1 people to hold theirtime trials in Canada and thenhaving the Grand Prix race run inEurope,” Pescheux says

“The idea has been studied, thepotential is there, everything isthere, but we can’t allow it.”

The Tour de France occasion-ally starts outside France but astage has never been held outsideEurope. The race has started inLuxembourg and Dublin.

— The Canadian Press

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