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Banff RCMP are paying carefulattention to an ever-growingpresence of Calgary-based gangmembers attending locallicensed establishments.

Weapons like knives and brassknuckles have been seized onmultiple occasions and identifiedgang members are beingremoved from venues almostevery weekend, said RCMP StaffSgt. Wayne Wiebe.

I would surmise that therehas been an increase in the num-ber of gang members cominghere because of the increasedpressure they are putting onthem in Calgary, but also part ofit is that we recognize themnow, he said.

Wiebe said RCMP have attend-ed some minor altercations

involving gang members, butadded the real worry is a clashbetween two rival groups.

It stands to reason that itsgoing to happen sooner or later,he said.

When asked if his detachmentwas capable of handling a gang-fuelled conflict, Wiebe respond-ed, More is always better. We

could always call in from Can-more and Lake Louise for back-up.

The Calgary Police Service isalso pitching in by providinginformation on individualsbelieved to be involved in gangactivity, said Staff Sgt. Greg Coop-er. He agreed that a police clamp-down on gang activity in Calgaryis likely forcing members to out-lying areas.

I think its an indication thatour strategies that we haveemployed here are meeting ourexpectations, he said.

Banff s town council wasbriefed on the growing gang pres-ence last week. Coun. Brian Stan-dish, who was born and raised inthe town, said hes not worriedabout the situation.

They (RCMP) are on top of it,he said. Theyre working withthe bars and clubs. Banff is a verysafe place to live and visit.

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FOB Killers, Independent Soldiers, UN gang, Hells Angels,Crazy Dragons are raising concerns, according to the RCMP

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Detachments Numerous otherRCMP detachments near Calgarywere contacted Wednesday; how-ever, none reported an increasedgang presence.

Removed Weapons have beenseized and gang members havebeen routinely removed fromestablishments.

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Developers will now paymore for infrastructure innew communities a costthat will likely be passed onthe homebuyers.

After months of negotia-tions and hours of councildebate, an agreement wasreached between the Cityof Calgary and the develop-ment industry.

Theres no questionthat the current fee level is

too low, said Mayor Na-heed Nenshi. As Ive beensaying for many, many,many months, every timewe put up a new home atthe outskirts of the city,that new home costs ussomewhere between$10,000 to $15,000.

Nenshi said developerswere previously shoulder-ing roughly 25 per cent ofthe cost of a new develop-ment and will now coverabout 50 per cent.

Does it need to be closerto 100 per cent? Probably.

The question is how quick-ly do we get there.

Michael Flynn, executivedirector of the Calgarychapter of the Urban Devel-opment Institute, said hespleased council membersdidnt alter the proposalthat took the two sidesmonths to finalize.

Are we happy with thedoubling of the levies? Ofcourse not, he said. Idont think either side iscompletely happy, which isusually the sign of a fairand equitable agreement.

City of Calgary and Urban Development Institute have been talkingfor 9 months A list of seven levies, fees and charges will be imposed

Bill Partridge, president of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Calgary, says his group is disappointed

the city didnt ask them to come to the table during negotiations with the development industry.

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City approves100% levy hike

HIV casesets offtestingblitzMore than 200 Albertansare being informed theyneed to undergo testing forHIV and Hepatitis C after amedical professional work-ing in several Edmontonoperating rooms tested pos-itive for both.

Alberta Health Servicessays 226 patients will betested.

Officials say the risk isvery low that any have con-tracted HIV or Hepatitis C.

Dr. Gerry Predy, seniormedical officer of health,says there was no breach ofinfection control practices.

He says the notificationis being done as aprecaution and in the in-terest of beingtransparent.

CTV News says thehealth-care worker was inseveral Edmonton operat-ing rooms between July2006 and March of 2009, in-cluding some brain surger-ies.

An Alberta Health Serv-ices official says the workerwas unaware they had con-tracted either disease and isno longer working for AHS.

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The Chamber ofCommerce cautioned thatincreased fees could makeCalgary less competitive.In order to attract newbusiness and talent, wehave to have a competitiveenvironment, said BenBrunnen, director of policyfor the chamber.The proposal suggests hik-ing the rate by four or fiveper cent per home, accord-ing to a chamber release.

Hundreds of positions with-in the Calgary Board of Edu-cation are slated to be cut,but whether any teacherswill be handed their walk-ing papers is yet to be deter-mined.

That revelation cameWednesday during a mediabriefing held by the CBE asit continues to exploremethods to combat a nearly$62-million shortfall for theupcoming school year.

Chief superintendentNaomi Johnson pointed outthat actual layoffs wereavoided last year as the CBEreduced its staffing num-bers by nearly 200.

We hung on to all of ourpeople, but we did not re-place those positions, shesaid. So, thats what we aregoing to try to do again.

Jenny Regal, executivedirector with Calgary PublicTeachers, acknowledgedsome of the newer teachersin the local system are con-fused about the differencebetween staffing reductionsand actual layoffs.

Its been many yearssince its been like this, sowe know as an associationwe have some educationpieces needed to help themunderstand whats goingon, she added.

Kathy Telfer, spokesper-son for Alberta Education,

said the province was un-aware that CBE layoffs maybe avoided.

Sometimes when youget into these situations,you are the most innovative

and most creative when en-suring the money is put inthe right place, she said.

Telfer acknowledged Ed-ucation Minister Dave Han-cock has expressed concern

with some of the CBEscomments in regards toprovincial funding, butwould not weigh in onwhether criticism of her or-ganization was warranted.

The CBE is also exploringopportunities for some ofits teachers to work over-seas and is determininghow many staff will beaway on maternity leave,Johnson said. Staffing levelsfor the 2011-12 school yearwill not be finalized untilSept. 30. JEREMY NOLAIS

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Pot seizedChestermere RCMP, withassistance of Calgarypolice, searched a Chester-mere home Tuesday andfound a small but sophisti-cated marijuana grow-opand seized $25,000 worthof marijuana, according toa release.

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Trail to open Northbound CrowchildTrail is expected to reopenfor normal operationsbefore the morning rushhour on Thursday, accord-ing to a release. An April 17a water-main break hadforced the closure of twolanes.

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MLA to protest againstairport tunnel delaysProvincial representativeDarshan Kang is taking astand against the CalgaryAirport Authority in hopesof fast-tracking an agree-ment with the city on theairport tunnel.

Kang will be protestingat the Calgary Airport Au-thoritys annual generalmeeting being held Thurs-day at 11 a.m.

Its very important thatwe have some kind ofagreement in place beforethe time runs out, saidKang, MLA for Calgary-Mc-Call.

He has been vocal in en-

couraging his colleagues atthe legislative assembly tocontribute financially tothe construction of the tun-nel.

The AGM will be held atthe Aerospace Museum ofCalgary at 4629 McCall WayNE. KATIE TURNER

EDUCATION

Trusteescan discussbudget: CBECalgary Board of Educa-tion representatives saidWednesday the organiza-tion is in no way tellingboard trustees they can-not participate in budget-ary discussions.

This came following ameeting Tuesday night inwhich trustees CarolBazinet and Sheila Taylorremoved themselves

from a vote on resourceallocation, citingconflicts of interest.

Taylor said she hadconsulted with a CBE le-gal representative and af-ter the board was unableto provide her with infor-mation regarding herconcern, she pulled outof the discussion.

CBE chief superintend-ent Naomi Johnson saidparticipation is thetrustees choice.

Its legislation, theyhave to make an individ-ual declaration and deci-sion, she said.

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The CBE is currentlyestimating 100 teacherswill retire and another 100will relocate.Teachers contemplating re-tirement have until May 30

to make their decision.Resource-allocation fundswere officially handedover Wednesday toCalgary principals, whowill now determinestaffing levels for the com-ing year.

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Community memberswaited in council cham-bers Wednesday to havetheir say on the citys pro-tocols for the placement ofcellular antennas.

Founder of Celltower.ca,Wayne Frisch said he be-lieves the city needs to in-crease the notificationprocess so Calgariansknow when a cellular an-

tenna has been proposedin their communities.

Its been a long timecoming. Weve been wait-ing for this policy reviewto come back, said Frisch.

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better design, better tech-nology being used andCanada is lagging behindon that technology.

Council voted to tablethe report until the nextLand Use, Planning andTransportation committeemeeting.

KATIE TURNER

Once a common sight,Block Parents in Calgarycommunities are few andfar between nowadays,says Albertas program ad-ministrator.

In fact, Lynn Squamcesays the number of partic-ipants in Calgarys pro-gram has fallen off 80 percent in recent years sincethe introduction ofstricter screening proce-dures, which include reg-ularly scheduledinterviews and referencechecks.

Some of the olderBlock Parents decided

they didnt want to do itanymore and this was agood excuse to get out,she said, adding participa-tion decline is aprovincewide issue.

Valley Ridge residentMonica Webster hasserved as a Block Parentsince 2006.

Although no one hasever approached her resi-dence seeking help, she

believes the program stillserves as an importantrole in the community.

As a kid growing up, Iremember it was just thereassurance of knowingthey were there, shesaid.

Squamce said she findspeople these days arelulled into a false sense ofsecurity with the im-provement of communi-cations technology.

Whats the first thinga bully goes for? The cell-phone, she said. I thinkthat the Block Parent isjust as important now, re-ally, as it ever was.

For more informationor to get involved, visit albertablockparent.ca.

Block Parents athing of the past?

Screening procedures a likely factor in participant decline Time demand very minimal: Local volunteer

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will volunteer for the program.

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Provincegives $9.7Mto broadbandprogramThe Alberta governmentannounced Wednesday itwill provide $9.7 millionto leverage the federalgovernments BroadbandCanada: Connecting RuralCanadians program whichaims to bring broadbandInternet access to approxi-mately 41,000 rural Alber-ta households currentlywithout service or inunderserved areas. METRO

The MustardSeed to cookup a wholelot of turkeyThe Mustard Seed will becelebrating Easter in a bigway this coming weekend cooking upapproximately 300pounds of turkey and 60pounds of potatoes tofeed hundreds of Calgari-ans struggling toovercome poverty,according to a release.

METRO

Propertyowner hitwith chargesEnvironmental chargeswere laid by Alberta Envi-ronment against a Red-Deer-area property ownerWednesday, according to arelease.

Dale Mather has beencharged under AlbertasWater Act for allegedly re-moving aquatic vegetationfrom the shores of GullLake without properauthorization.

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Two men wearing blackbalaclavas entered the gasstation one of which threat-ened the cashier with a rifleand told him to lie on theground.

The second man, carry-ing a large plastic container,

then filled it with cash fromthe till, lottery tickets andcigarette packages policesaid.

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es tall. One was describedas having a slim build whilethe other was medium toheavy build. Anyone withinformation is asked to callCrime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or Calgary Policeat 403-266-1234. METRO

Farmers Market finally hasits day after months of delay

David Younge, left, Jesse Van Doorn and Chad Gould-Hawke

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Ovens are fired up, thefruit is ripe and hundredsof vegetables have beenharvested the CalgaryFarmers Market is openfor business.

After moving from itsprevious location in theCurrie Barracks, the mar-kets new venue off Black-foot Trail was slated toopen in early February;however, constructionstruggles and weatherwoes delayed plans anddrove costs up.

But according to generalmanager Ken Aylesworth,some things are better latethan never.

We have been a littlelonger in getting where wewanted, but thats all be-

hind us now, he said dur-ing a sneak peek of thenew venue Wednesday.(Todays) a very importantday for the City of Calgary... for agriculture in Alber-ta. We just cant say thankyou enough.

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1)What is your full name, age and currentoccupation? 2)What is your past political experience?

3)What do you think is the biggest issue in yourconstituency? 4)What are you doing to get more people

engaged in the election process?

MICHELLE REMPLECONSERVATIVE

1) 31 years old.Director of theU of C institu-tionalprogram divi-

sion.2) I have managedcampaigns at all three lev-els of government and I amthe co-chair of the conser-vative membership-basedpolicy committee.3) What I am hearing doorto door is the stability ofour economy and thestability of ourgovernment.4) We are running a fullcampaign using traditionalmeans Ive been outsince January going door-to- door and we have beencalling people as well. Weare also using text messag-ing.

HEATHER MACINTOSHGREEN PARTY1) HeatherMacIntosh, 43,program direc-tor for Demo-

cratic Development &Human Rights, SheldonChumir Foundation forEthics in Leadership.2) Non-partisan follower ofdemocratic trends, interna-tional election monitoring,but no prior partyexperience. I volunteeredon the Nenshi mayoralcampaign. First timerunning.3) The future.4) Working with YouthVote Coordinator,attending all debates, goingto pro-vote, non/multi-par-tisan events (Drummingfor Democracy, U of C VoteMob), meetups in the com-munity, encouragingvoting while door-knocking.

STEPHEN JAMES RANDALLLIBERAL

1) I was bornin 1944; I heldmy firstacademic ap-pointment at

the University of Toronto(1971-74), then McGill inMontreal (1974-89) where Iwas served two terms as adepartment head and longterm member of the McGillSenate). I came to Calgaryin 1989 for the Imperial OilChair in American Studies,and served as dean of thefaculty of social sciences(1994-2006), which alongwith science, were thelargest faculties at the U ofC. I was the foundingdirector of the Institute forUnited States PolicyResearch in the School ofPublic Policy and amcurrently director of theLatin American ResearchCentre. I also establishedthe Institute for AdvancedPolicy Research which wasthe precursor of the Schoolof Public Policy. I was alsothe founding president ofthe Rocky Mountain CivilLiberties Association.2) I have been involved as acampaign worker inelections since the early1960s but not previously asa candidate primarilybecause I believed my com-mitment to my professionand to my students had tocome first.3) The most importantissues to my constituentsas they have expressedthem to me are healthcare, sustainable jobs, thestrength of the economy,seniors concerns, youthand education. A small per-centage, mostly seniors,have expressed concernwith crime.4) In terms of engaging vot-ers my campaign evidentlyhas the fourth most activesocial media campaign ofall candidates in the coun-try that is in all of Cana-da. I have been attendingdebates, town halls, knock-ing on doors, doing mediainterviews, replying to tele-phone and email enquiries,visiting seniors residents,and going to individualhomes when a resident in-vites me to meet withthem.

PAUL VARGISNDP

1) Paul Vargis,43, City of Cal-gary Roads De-partment2)Heavily

involved in theenvironmental movementover the years, campaign-ing to ensure workplacerights and providing quali-ty social programs to allwho need them.3) Trust and the economytogether, if we cant trustour leaders to tell thetruth, why should we trustthem to run our economy?Billions to multinationalswhile people losing theirjobs here at home is not asustainable economic mod-el for all Canadians.4) Talking about ideas,sounds bite politics is nogood, we need to discussthings in a real fashion,have real dialogue. Ivebeen out everydaydiscussing things with peo-ple, not just asking fortheir vote, but finding outwhat really matters tothem.

PEGGY ASKINMARXIST LENINIST PARTYOF CANADA

1) Peggy Askin,65 years oldand I am a re-tired telecom-munications

worker.2) I have been a candidatein several federal electionsfor the Marxist-LeninistParty of Canada.3) That the needs of themajority not a rich minori-ty be upheld bygovernment. The right tohealth care, housing, edu-cation, retirement securityand all social needs be fullyfunded and guaranteed.4) Discussing how we cancreate a renewed politicalprocess that allows peopleto exercise control overtheir lives. We have a cartelparty system that deprivespeople of their ability to de-cide things.

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Ideaswantedfor publicartwork at zoo Local artists are beingasked to submit ideasfor a piece of public artthat will be located atthe north entrance ofthe Calgary Zoo, accord-ing to a release.

The proposed site forthe artwork is on the

north side of MemorialDrive at the recentlyrenovated mainentrance.

A budget of $255,000has been allocated tothe project, which ispart of the City ofCalgarys Public Art Pro-gram.

The deadline for sub-missions is May 27 anddetails about theproject and how to sub-mit ideas are availableat the Calgary Zooswebsite,calgaryzoo.com. METRO

A new study suggeststhousands of children inAlberta are working ille-gally.

The Athabasca Univer-sity study estimates 8,200kids from the ages of nineto 11 are doing prohibitedwork, including doingjanitorial jobs.

The report says about26,000 children from theages of 12 to 14 are on thejob illegally.

The Alberta Federationof Labour is calling on theprovincial government tocrack down on employ-

ment standards violationsthat involve young peo-ple.

AFL president Gil Mc-Gowan says the provinceshould not allow childrenas young as 12 to work inrestaurants and should domore random inspectionsof work sites.

Earlier this year, Em-ployment MinisterThomas Lukaszuk an-nounced his departmentwill step up inspections ofjob sites that employyoung workers.THE CANADIAN PRESS

We asked: 1) What is your full

name, age and current oc-cupation?

2) What is your past po-

litical experience?3) What do you think is

the biggest issue in yourconstituency?

4) What are you doing

to get more people en-gaged in the electionprocess?

Note: Deepak Obhrai of

the Conservative partywas unavailable due to afamily emergency and didnot respond to our ques-tions.

Thousands ofchildren workingillegally: Study

Calgary East Q and AMetro catches up with the federal contenders for this local riding

Scott Milton, 37Green partyOccupation: Stay-at-home dad of four, formerprivate investigator.Political experience:Joined Green party in2008.Biggest issue: Thebiggest issue I see in ourriding is overall quality of

Josipa PetrunicLiberal partyOccupation: Universityresearch fellow in the his-tory and philosophy ofmath and science. Political experience:Worked for multiple cam-paigns as a student forMPs in Ottawa, Toronto

life, from lower taxes to ... in-frastructure to affordablehousing to building a qualitytransit system and a much bet-ter start for children ... Its allabout social programs andpeople first. Engaging people: Im real-ly engaging in the way I speakabout the election, and itshould be fun to bring yourchildren and neighbours outwith you. Ask them to comeout in a day of change forCanada, a clean start, a greenstart. Calgary East residentshave been welcoming.

Al David Brown, 59NDPOccupation: Labour rela-tions officer for the South-ern Alberta Institute ofTechnologys academicfaculty association.Political experience:Was the NDP candidatein the Ralph Klein byelec-tion in Calgary Elbow; al-

so ran in the last provincialelection.Biggest issue: The one Ihear and see the most is:What has the Conservativegovernment done for me late-ly? And where is my MP?Engaging people: Ivefound a lot of interest inforums and engaging peopleon issues of the election, likewhat brought us here? Withfour viable parties in Canada,we are probably looking at aminority government ... Itsimportant people get out andvote.

and London, U.K.Biggest issue: There arethree major issues:Immigration and citizenshipservices, seniors issues, andtransit and airport tunnel. Engaging people: I havegone to high schools to getyoung volunteers. I have runthematic debates to attract is-sue-oriented volunteers. I havehelped to register new citizensby bringing multilingual infor-mation to doorsteps. I havedoor-knocked on as manydoors as possible.

Jason Devine, 30Communist partyOccupation: Graduatestudent at the Universityof Calgary, working on amasters thesis exploringWestern Canadian labourhistory.

Political experience:Ran in the last four federalelections; is a full-time activistin anti-racism and anti-war is-sues.Biggest issue: I think thereis a host of issues, but I wouldsay affordable housing.Engaging people: (I) speakwith as many people as possi-ble ... and hand out leaflets. Ibelieve in getting peopleactive not just at election timebut year-round.

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Drop-in centremarks 50thbirthday

Original Calgary Welcome andFriendship Centre was establishedon April 20, 1961

Surrounded by staff andclients at the Drop-In andRehab Centres 50th an-niversary, Carol Lambertcouldnt hold back thetears.

Lambert was one of1,000 clients who celebrat-ed the milestone with aBBQ lunch outside thecentre Wednesday.

If it wasnt for theDrop-In, I would have stillbeen in the streets, saidLambert, who came to thecentre in 2009 as a drugaddict, alcoholic and pros-titute. They helped me alot.

Lambert said she nowhas a positive outlook onlife and is in the process ofseeking affordable hous-ing.

The people here areawesome and theyll helpyou out as much as theycan, she said. They mademe really think about mylife in a positive way.

Spokesperson for theDrop-In, Louise Gallagher,said the centre hasevolved over the years butthe focus on people inneed has remained consis-tent.

It started as a coffeeplace, she said. From cof-

fee it went to serving soupand sandwiches ... andthen it shifted in the 1980sto sleep only.

The facility movedthroughout the East Vil-lage over the years but set-tled on the currentlocation in the early1980s. The new facilitywas opened on Sept. 11,2001 the same day theattack on the World TradeCenter occurred.

The very first people tosleep at the DI were pas-sengers that Air Canadahad to find a place for,said Gallagher.

Moving in to the next50 years, Gallagher saidthe goal is to continue toprevent homelessnesswherever possible andhelp people to move be-yond homelessness.

We see that progres-sive movement as integralto what we do and we lookat continuing to provideCalgarians in need of sup-port and help over thenext 50 years.

1,250The num-ber of in-dividuals the Drop-Inhas the capacity toshelter at night. Theyalso own the Sundialbuilding 119-unitapartment building.

Charges laid in alleged drug schemeTwo brothers have beencharged in an alleged dou-ble-doctoring scheme in-volving the drugOxycontin.

Police believe Calgaryresident Michel FerrisHabib, 49, and his brother

Sammy Sandy Habib werefilling prescriptions forthe drug in both Albertaand B.C. a processknown as double-doctor-ing and had obtainedroughly 67,660 pills.

There was such mas-

sive amounts of Oxycon-tin that one patient could-nt possibly consume, sohence the possession(charge), Staff Sgt. JoelMatthews said.

Theres a demand forit.

Police believe 85 pre-scriptions were obtained

between February 2009and July 2010 fromdozens of doctors.

Matthews said in his14-year career he has nev-er seen charges laid in relation to double-doctor-ing.

Its quite rare, hesaid.

Both brothers face nu-merous charges, includ-ing failing to disclose aprevious prescription andfraud under $5,000.

JEREMY NOLAIS

$3.4MPolicesay thetotal street value ofthe seized Oxycontinwas $3.4 million

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Group waitson Sheen

Embattled actor promises bipolarsociety he will match donationsraised from a recent charity walk

Man withhandgunthreatensSuperstorecustomerCalgary police arrested a29-year-old male at anortheast supermarket af-ter police received a com-plaint a victim wasthreatened with a hand-

gun Wednesday afternoon.Police were called to

the Superstore in the 3600block of Westwinds DriveNE around 5 p.m. and ar-rested the suspect after lo-cating him in thepharmacy of the store, po-lice said.

The suspect was in pos-session of a realistic-look-ing pellet pistol, policesaid.

Police are still investi-gating the motivation be-hind the alleged threats.

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Charlie Sheen will deliveron a promise to donate tothe Calgary-based Organi-zation for Bipolar AffectiveDisorders, his businessmanager said Wednesdayafter the group expressedfrustration that they hadntheard from the actor.

Im his business manag-er, so its Charlies account,Ill draft a cheque, hell signit, Ill see him tomorrow in

Atlanta and the cheque willbe made and sent FederalExpress, and (the organiza-

tion) will have it by Friday,Barry Klarberg saidWednesday afternoon.

Klarbergs commentscame after OBAD said itwas frustrated that it had-nt heard from Sheen sincethe actor spontaneously or-ganized a charity march insupport of the group lastFriday in Toronto.

The TV star, who was inthe city on his Violent Tor-pedo of Truth tour, hadvowed to match donationsraised for OBAD at the walkand through the Canada-helps.org website.

But on Wednesdaymorning, OBAD executivedirector Kaj Korvela saiddespite repeated calls toSheens representativesabout the matter, hehadnt heard from them.

Klarberg said he contact-ed Korvela on Wednesdayafternoon to work out thedetails on how muchSheens donation would be.

Klarberg said he was

awaiting donation figuresfrom Canadahelps.org, aswell as Sheens tour repre-sentatives, before sendingoff the donation.

Im going to get the dol-lar amount, well meet theamount that was on the(Canadahelps.org) network,dollar for dollar, well makethat contribution, saidKlarberg, adding that Sheenwould also give the groupmoney from memorabiliahe sold during the walk.

Wednesday evening, Ko-rvela said that he and Klar-berg agreed via email thatSheen would donate $5,600to OBAD.

Sheen may also organizeanother charity event forOBAD when he takes histour to Vancouver on May2, said Klarberg.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Im denitely frustrated ... At least he couldve got his people together to give me a call, to give me sort of anaccounting of it, and we have no control.We were just dropped into this withoutany consultation.KAJ KORVELA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR BIPOLARAFFECTIVE DISORDERS SOCIETY

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Gadhafi forcesintensify attackon Misrata

Despite international criticism for its assault on the city, Libyan government continues France vows to step up air strikes

Libyan rebel ghters discuss how to dislodge ensconced government troops who are ring on them.

The photograhper who shot this image was later critially injured.

CHRIS HONDROS/ GETTY IMAGES

Inside the besieged city ofMisrata, spent rockets pro-trude from the pavementand fighters at roadblockssit inside empty shippingcontainers outfitted withgenerator-powered TVsand watch Al-Jazeera re-ports of their war withMoammar Gadhafi.

The number of ar-tillery shells and mortarsis truly amazing, said Ab-dul-Athim Salim, a geogra-phy professor at the localuniversity. The only breakis when they are changingammunition.

Gadhafis forces have in-

tensified their assault onLibyas third-largest city,firing tank shells and rock-ets into residential areas,according to witnesses andhuman rights groups. NA-TO commanders have ad-mitted their airpower islimited in being able toprotect civilians in a city the core mission of theinternational air cam-paign. France vowed tostep up air strikes.

Most of the Gadhafitroops are centred to thesouth and west of the cityof 300,000, and many ofthe residents who had

lived in those areas fled tothe northern part of thecity. There were four areasof intense fighting in thecity on Wednesday, andeveryone seemed to knowwhere the battle lines are.

Gadhafis governmenthas come under interna-tional criticism for its as-sault on Misrata and beenaccused by human rightsgroups of using heavyweapons, including mis-siles and cluster bombs which have been bannedby many countries.

Libyan officials havepersistently denied the

army is shelling Misrata orusing cluster bombs. Wewelcome any objective in-vestigation of the actionsof our army, our govern-ment and our officials,said governmentspokesman MoussaIbrahim, adding the inter-national communityshouldnt listen to reportsfabricated by the rebels.

Human rights activistshave said more than 260people have been killed inMisrata, with the final tolllikely higher, and manymore people wounded.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Europe moves closer to entering Libyan conflictEurope has moved closerto doing what it said itwouldnt do in Libya jump into the bid to over-throw Moammar Gadhafi.

France said Wednesdayit has sent military officers

to work with Libyan rebelson the ground, in additionto stepping up airstrikes.Italy and Britain have saidtheyre also sending mili-tary officers.

European officials por-

tray their assistance as aneffort to fill the militarygap with Gadhafis forces and turn the tide with-out overstepping rules ofthe UN-sanctioned militaryoperation to protect civil-

ians.The acting foreign min-

ister of the National Transi-tional Council said therebel movements politicalwing wants more.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gunmenopen fire onYemeniprotestersGunmen on motorcyclessped by and opened fire onhundreds of demonstra-tors camped out in the ear-ly hours of the morningWednesday in a Yemeniport city, killing one andwounding several protest-ers, an opposition activistsaid.

Radwan al-Obisi said theprotesters in the Red Seaport city of Hodeida weredemanding the ouster oflongtime President Ali Ab-dullah Saleh when theywere attacked by thugshired by the ruling party.

The two months of anti-government turmoil inthis impoverished nationis threatening to spiral outof control as nearly dailyprotests across the countryare being violently sup-pressed by security forces.

More than 120 peoplehave been killed sincedemonstrations, inspiredby uprisings elsewhere inthe Arab world, erupted inYemen calling for the endof Salehs more than threedecades in power.

Like much of the coun-try Tuesday, Hodeida sawthousands march throughthe streets, tearing downposters of Saleh, beforethey were dispersed by po-lice. A number of cities al-so now feature protesterscamping out in mainsquares. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photographerkilled in Libya,3 woundedAn Oscar-nominated warphotographer and film di-rector was killed Wednes-day in Misrata whilecovering battles betweenrebels and Libyan govern-ment forces. Three otherWestern photographerswere wounded.

British-born Tim Het-herington, co-director ofthe documentary Restrepoabout U.S. soldiers on anoutpost in Afghanistan,was killed inside the onlyrebel-held city in westernLibya, said his publicist, Jo-hanna Ramos Boyer.

Chris Hondros, a NewYork-based photographerfor Getty Images, was seri-

ously injured and was on arespirator at Hikma Hospi-tal. Doctors told The Asso-ciated Press that hiscondition was critical.

The two other photogra-phers Guy Martin andMichael ChristopherBrown were treated forshrapnel wounds, doctorssaid. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DEMONSTRATIONS

Thousandsprotest inSyriaThousands of studentsheld demonstrationsWednesday against Syr-ias regime, brushing offPresident Bashar Assadssweeping declarations ofreform as the countrysgrowing protest move-ment vowed to stage thebiggest rallies to date onFriday.

The monthlong upris-ing in Syria has posed

the biggest challenge tothe 40-year ruling dy-nasty of President BasharAssad and his father be-fore him. On Tuesday,Syria did away with 50years of emergency rule but emboldened anddefiant crowds accusedAssad of simply trying tobuy time.

On Wednesday, 4,000university students fromDaraa and surroundingareas protested near thecitys al-Omari Mosque.Activists also said dozensof students protestedWednesday in the coun-trys north. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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The trend: The survey sug-gests Michael Ignatieff hasseen his popularity spikerecently while StephenHarpers has fallen.The figures: Ignatieff wasviewed favourably by 42per cent of respondentsand negatively by 50 percent. Harper was viewedfavourably by 43 per centand unfavourably by 52per cent.The statistics: The poll of1,000 Canadians, conduct-ed between April 14 andApril 17, is considered accurate to within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

The strategic-voteadvocates are at it again.

Theyre armed with so-cial media and intriguing,interactive websites.

As is often the custommid-way through election

campaigns, some whocringe at the thought ofthe incumbent party win-ning are trying to poolvotes to sway the results.

It has never worked ona large scale in Canada and

its detractors warn thatstrategic voting could actu-ally do more harm thangood.

Nonetheless, the advo-cates say strategic votingcan indeed work in some

elections and their anti-Conservative campaignsare gaining momentum.

Project Democracy saysit has registered 900,000page views since itlaunched its website a

week ago.Gary Shauls group,

Catch 22, has raised$15,000 and is about tolaunch a low-key advertis-ing and flyer campaign.THE CANADIAN PRESS

Gaining popularity: Michael Ignatie and wife Zsuzsanna Zsohar

board their campaign plane in Toronto on Wednesday.

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Iggy winningmore hearts

Liberal leader tied with PM in popularity stakes

A new poll suggestsMichael Ignatieff hasmade significant gains inpersonal popularity and isnow tied with Prime Min-ister Stephen Harper.

The Canadian PressHarris-Decima survey sug-

gests the Liberal leaderhas regained the ratingshe held in 2009.

However, Jack Layton,leader of the popularitycontest, was viewedfavourably by 68 per centof respondents and un-favourably by 26 per cent.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Prime Minister StephenHarper is seizing on com-ments from Liberal LeaderMichael Ignatieff on Tues-day about how the parlia-mentary system works.

Ignatieff explained thatif the Conservatives re-turned with a minority andwere unable to win the con-fidence of Parliament, itwould then be up to theGovernor General to decidewhat to do.

He added that if the Gov-ernor General asked him toform government, hewould be willing to try.

Harper says Ignatieffsco-operation with the NDPand the Bloc Qubcoiswould mean higher taxes,reckless spending and anew constitutional crisis.

He says the only alterna-tive is a stable Conservativemajority government.

Ignatieff has ruled out a

formal coalition with theNDP or Bloc Quebecois. Buthe pointed out that, underthe Constitution, any partyleader can seek to obtainthe confidence of the Houseof Commons and form agovernment.

The Tories have leapedon such remarks as proofhe intends to take powereven if he loses the elec-tion. Harper is also dismiss-ing reports accusing his

communications director,Dimitri Soudas, of trying toinfluence the Port of Mon-treals choice of a newchairman in 2007.

Harper says its standardprocedure for a govern-ment to make its prefer-ences known in such cases,but also notes the portboard opted to go in a dif-ferent direction. The jobwent instead to Patrice Pel-letier. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Relatives of some of the 11men who died aboard theDeepwater Horizon oil rigflew over the Gulf of Mexi-co Wednesday, back to theepicentre of the worst off-

shore oil spill in the na-tions history.

Vigils were scheduled inLouisiana, Mississippi, Ala-bama and Florida.

On April 20, 2010, the

Deepwater Horizon, a rigowned by Transocean Ltd.,burst into flames afterdrilling a well for BP PLC.Two days later the rig top-pled into the Gulf and

sank to the sea floor. Overthe next 85 days, 206 mil-lion gallons of oil 19times more than theExxon Valdez, spilled fromthe well. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oil spill anniversary markedIn a statement, U.S. President Barack Obama pays tribute to those killed Says significant progress made, but more work needs to be done

The Saskatchewan Water-shed Authority is warningthat floodwaters have yetto peak in eastern partsof the province.

John Fahlman, the au-thoritys director of basinoperations andgroundwatermanagement, says levelsat Round Lake, Echo Lakeand Katepwa, east of Regi-na, will rise yet again.

He says the water lev-els at Crooked Lake arestarting to come down abit now.

As for Regina, the peakof water coming fromWascana Creek shouldntbe any higher than it hasalready been.

Duane Mckay, directorof emergency responsewith the Ministry of Cor-rections, Public Safetyand Policing, says a stateof emergency was issuedtoday for the OchapowaceFirst Nation, in the south-

east, where some prelimi-nary work is being doneto prevent flooding tohomes.

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area homes have been destroyed in the wildres, which have been fuelled by dry conditions,

high winds and low humidity.

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Firefighters in Texas werebattling several massiveblazes across the stateWednesday, adding up tomore than 400,000hectares of land burned ina little more than a week inthe drought-stricken state.

The fire started Friday inthe Possum Kingdom Lakearea, a community of most-ly weekend homes about115 kilometres west of FortWorth. It spread into twoother counties and was stillraging well into Tuesdaynight.

Thats when authoritiesordered the 400 residents

of Palo Pinto, about 80 kilo-metres west of Fort Worth,to leave because of the ad-vancing flames, said Troop-er Gary Rozzell of theTexas Department of Pub-lic Safety. The countys jailinmates also evacuated, asdid the nearby communityof Graford and the smalltown of Strawn, south ofthe lake.

Weary firefighters hadsome reason for hope asrain and higher humiditylevels were forecast for therest of the week in parts ofthe state.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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As the United Nations be-gins discussion on the ideaof a declaration of rightsfor Mother Earth, a Cana-dian activist is helpinglead the fight to obtain aparadigm shift in theway we perceive the Earthand its resources.

If we dont take care,says Maude Barlow,humans and the planetwill be in serious trouble.

Barlow, national chairof the Council of Canadi-ans, says its time for us toshift from an economicview of unlimited marketgrowth to one that focus-es on the fact the Earthsustains all life.

Our argument is ourpolicies of unlimitedgrowth, unregulated tradeand then governmentderegulation ... (are)

putting the environmentat risk, she said from theUN in New York.

Barlow and otheractivists face a long, toughbattle.

She likens the fight tothe one Eleanor Rooseveltcarried out to get the Uni-versal Declaration of Hu-man Rights adopted.

She fought so hard,

Barlow said. Peoplemocked it ... its humanitytaking an evolutionarystep forward, and theresresistance because ithurts.

Barlow and otherswould like to see the proposed Universal Decla-ration of the Rights forMother Earth become acompanion declaration toThe Universal Declarationof Human Rights, passedby the UN in 1948.

Some countries have al-ready taken action.

Bolivia is set to adopt adeclaration of rights forMother Earth. Ecuador hasadopted a resolution pro-tecting nature, saidBarlow. India has declaredthat its rivers are sacredand have rights.TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

Activist Barlowbattles to saveMother Earth

Maude Barlow says her ght is about recognizing the limits to the Earths carrying capacity.

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40As an example of the mishandling of resources, Maude Barlow cites a studyreporting that by 2030 the demand for water worldwide will outstrip supply by 40 per cent.

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A royalmeetingBuckingham Palace saidyesterday Queen ElizabethII and her husband, PrincePhilip, hosted the parentsof Kate Middleton for aprivate lunch at WindsorCastle.

Kate is set to wed PrinceWilliam on April 29.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Morningsuit for PM British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron will wear aformal morning suit withlong tails to the royal wed-ding after all, his office saidyesterday. A spokesmanhad indicated earlier thisweek that Cameron wouldopt for a business suit.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Investigators say a mistakeby an air traffic controllerwas likely to blame for anear-miss Monday at JointBase Andrews, near Wash-ington, involving U.S. Presi-dent Barack Obamas wife,Michelle Obama, and JillBiden, wife of U.S. vice-pres-ident Joe Biden.

A White House planecarrying the two womenhad to abort its landing af-ter coming dangerouslyclose to a military cargoplane sitting on a runway.

The incident is just thelatest in a series of mishapsinvolving air traffic con-trollers who have eitherfallen asleep on the job orotherwise flaked out.

An investigation by the

Federal Aviation Adminis-tration was underway yes-terday into what wentwrong at Joint Base An-drews that required theBoeing 737 to abort its land-ing and circle the airportuntil the cargo plane wassafely out of the way.THE CANADIAN PRESS

... Im hoppingmad about it andwe will continue tosuspend controllersand doing investi-gations until weput a stop to this.U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARYRAY LAHOOD, ON RECENT SPATE OFAIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ISSUES

Incident is the latest in crisisinvolving U.S. air traffic controllers

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No moreLordsSqueeze in Sir, excuseme Earl. Lawmakers saythe red leather benchesof Britains House ofLords are packed tobursting with parlia-ments upper chamberstraining to cope withthe needs of almost 800members.

Legislators complainthe overcrowding meansa scramble for seats, of-

fice space and slots tospeak. Some grumblethat an influx of newmembers has ushered ina bad-temperedatmosphere.

The House of Lordscurrently has 792 activemembers, a mix of ap-pointed, hereditary andreligious peers. A Univer-sity College London re-port published yesterdaywarned that the cham-ber had become bloatedand dysfunctional, anddemanded an immediatehalt to any new appoint-ments.THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A Boeing 737 carrying Michelle Obama came dangerously

close to another plane when landing Monday.

Close call for MichelleObamas airplane

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Bet Stephen Harper neverthought a photo of himselfin his university days wouldgo viral.

Thanks to a new website,vintagevoter.ca, photos ofHarper and the other na-tional party leaders in theirglory days are all overTwitter and Facebook.

The site, which has pub-lished photos of Harper,Elizabeth May, Michael Ig-natieff, Jack Layton andGilles Duceppe in theiryounger days, was createdby Winnipegger DavidLiebl, 31, and two friends.

Certainly, we never ex-pected it to be this popu-lar, said Liebl.

Liebl said vintagevoter.cahas been a Twitter trending

topic since its launch.Liebl calls the site a satir-

ical look at national poli-tics, and he hopes the sitewill encourage people tobecome more engaged inthe political process.

I wont suggest thatlooking at the site trans-lates into a vote at the box,but its my hope ... that peo-ple will become more en-gaged and aware ofCanadian politics.

Liebl said he has had re-sponses from at least onepolitical party and hes hop-ing other camps will sub-mit photos of their leadersin their younger days.

Harper clad in plaid

Stephen Harper in his university days.

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Website mocking old photos of candidates expected to hit a millionviews Plenty of mop-top hairdos and large-frame glasses to snicker at

Were, as you say,equal in who wemake fun of.DAVID LIEBL, 31, WHO FOUNDEDVINTAGEVOTER.CA

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And with interest ratesexpected to rise this sum-mer, clearing debts proba-bly wont get any easier.

I think its worri-some, said Carrie Rus-sell, senior vice-presidentof retail banking at TDCanada Trust.

The online survey

based on a representativesample of 1,003 adultssays 30 per cent of Cana-dians dont have enoughmoney to cover rent and

food bills.The respondents said

their top goals were: Sav-ing for retirement (73 percent); paying off creditcards (72 per cent); andmajor purchases or vaca-tions (53 per cent each).

Russell said 12 per centof those surveyedcouldnt save becausethey shopped beyondtheir means. Nineteenper cent under the age of35 said they spent toomuch on shopping, sheadded.

This really comesdown to the age-old ques-tion of budgeting, choicesand skills required inmaking plans for ahealthy financial future.

On the flip side, 30 percent said they had enoughmoney saved to cover liv-ing expenses for at leastfour months.

Russell recommends acushion of three to sixmonths of income savedto get through unexpect-ed financial shocks.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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In Alberta, 55 per cent ofrespondents said theyfound it a struggle orimpossible to save, and31 per cent said they hadenough money saved tocover at least four monthsof living expenses.

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A hiccup in beer salesCanadians drank $9.2 billion worth of beer or 83.6 litres per person in 2010,up 3.8 per cent from the previous year, Statistics Canada reports. But while beerremains the countrys favourite alcoholic thirst-quencher, its market share hasdeclined to 46 per cent from 52 per cent a decade ago. Wine consumption, onthe other hand, continues to grow, with share for wine rising to 29 per cent lastyear from 23 per cent in 2009.

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Funnymoneytakes bankabackA panic ensued in HarareWednesday after anautomated teller machinedished out defunct Zimbab-we dollars while it was be-ing repaired. Irate bankcustomers thronged the In-terfin bank downtown asrumours spread the oldcurrency was back in circu-lation. Zimbabwe adoptedthe U.S. dollar in 2009 in anattempt to halt record infla-tion. The Interfin bank saidthe error occurred whentechnicians tested the ATMwith the old currency andforgot to take it out of themachine. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gilded paypacket forGoogle ex-CEO Google Inc. boostedformer CEO Eric Schmidtsannual salary to $1.25 mil-lion US from $1 on April 4when he turned the jobover to co-founder LarryPage.

He also gets an annualbonus of $6 million US. Hehad limited his salary toone dollar and refusedbonuses since 2004despite the companys of-fer to pay him more eachyear.

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Whether youre new to the country, new tovoting, or just an ignouramous (note theCanadian spelling), you may be confused bysome of the lingo youve been hearing sincethe writ was dropped in our democracy.If that sounds like you, then heres a specialglossary to bring you meaning as you decidewho is the lesser of five evils.

CANADA VOTES 2011 GLOSSARYAdvance poll: A place where Canadians who are un-

able to cast ballots on voting day exercise their right toavoid voting in advance.

Coalition: Traditionally a temporary alliance of po-litical parties used to form a government when no sin-gle party can do so. More recently understood to be theworst, most reckless, most despicable action a partycan take short of mailing people flesh-eating disease.

Democracy: A form of government designed to givethe maximum number of people in society the impres-sion that what they think matters. In Canada, usuallyaccompanied by a question mark. (Google it and see.)

Gerrymander: To divide electoral ridings in a waythat favours one party over another; for example, ifthe Conservative government created a riding that in-cluded only affluent suburbs, or if Elizabeth May creat-ed a riding that included only her house.

Husting: Any place where a candidate meets voters;originally contained an L.

Independent: A candidate so true to his or her ownideals and personal vision for Canada that he or shehas no chance of winning.

Poll: A survey that indicates the voting intentions ofpeople who still have landlines and are so lonely thattheyre just happy to have someone to talk to, 19 timesout of 20.

Pundit: A political commentator who formsopinions by commenting on the opinions of other pun-dits. The identity of The Original Pundit is a closelyguarded secret.

Green party: The Glossary Consortium has ruledthat the Green party will not get its own definition un-til it has a seat in the House of Commons.

Bloc Qubcois: A political party that blames thefederal government for everything bad and takes cred-it for everything good, making it the party that mostclosely resembles the average Canadian.

New Democratic Party: The political party that willhold the balance of power in the House of Commonsfor the foreseeable future through the power of fourth-place finishes.

Grits: (slang) Southern corn-based food or the Liber-al Party of Canada; traditionally goes with pork.

Conservative party: (Definition redacted).

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TORONTO. Childrens en-tertainer and activistRaffi is urging Belugagrads to vote in the fed-eral election.

The beloved singer-songwriter, author andfounder of the Centrefor Child Honouringmakes the plea in a newvideo posted onYouTube.

In the piece, entitledRaffi 4 Canada, the 62-year-old tells Belugagrads that if theyre re-ally passionate aboutCanada like he is, theywill want to vote May 2.

He also outlines hishopes for the future ofthe country, saying hethinks Canada needs tostrengthen its democrat-ic traditions andenhance them.

Raffi closes out thevideo by singing a newelection-themed verse tohis hit 1980 childrenstune, Baby Beluga.

Now youve grownand youre on your way,making waves in theboundless bay, withyour shining light andyour dreams alive, forthe young youll haveone day, he croons.

Grown up Beluga,grown up Beluga, comeand rock the vote, pleaseget out and vote, weneed to hear you.THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Get cracking toeggs-traordinarytree in GermanyVolker Krafts apple sapling sportedjust 18 eggs when he first decoratedit for Easter in 1965. Decades later,the sturdy tree is festooned with9,800 eggs, artfully decorated witheverything from sequins to seashells.

Decking trees with hollowed-out,painted eggs for Easter is popular inGermany, but the 75-year-oldretirees annual creation has becomesomething special in Saalfeld. Lastyear, it drew more than 13,000

visitors.Kraft needs

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Tyler Perry has somethinghed like to get off hischest. Spike (Lee) can gostraight to hell! You canprint that, the self-madeentertainment mogulsays. I am sick of himtalking about me ... I amsick of him talking aboutblack people going to seemovies. This is what hesaid: You vote by whatyou see, as if black peopledont know what theywant to see.

The two filmmakershave hardly been closesince Lee started lambast-ing Perrys work two yearsago, saying that Perryswork is troubling andharkens back to Amosand Andy. A war of wordsbegan between Perry andLee, and Perry is ready toput the whole thing be-hind him. Spike needs toshut the hell up, he says.

While Perry insists hetries his best to stay posi-tive, the amount of criti-cism of him out there hasreached such a level thathe had to respond, culmi-nating with a letter to

fans he posted online thisweek warning of thefolks out there that workovertime trying to keeppeople from seeing mymovies, including his lat-est, Tyler Perrys MadeasBig Happy Family, out thisweekend. I dont evenunderstand it (but) this iswhere the whole SpikeLee (comment) comesfrom the negativity,This is Stepin Fetchit,this is coon-ery, this isbuffoonery, he says.And they try to get peo-ple to get on this band-wagon with them, to getthis mob mentality tocome against what Im do-ing.

Im tired of just layingdown, tired of just beingnice and letting them saywhatever they want to sayhowever they want to sayit without people know-ing what the intent reallyis, Perry says.

What surprises Perrymost is how much of the

criticism comes fromwithin the black commu-nity.

Ive never seen Jewishpeople attack Seinfeld andsay, This is a stereotype.Ive never seen Italianpeople attack The Sopra-nos, he says. Its alwaysblack people, and this issomething that I cannotundo ... And Im sick of itfrom us. We dont have toworry about anybody elsetrying to destroy us andtake shots because we doit to ourselves.

Between fending offsuch criticisms, running aself-made media empire,creating and touring stageshows and directingmovies, youd think Perrynever got a break, butthats not the case. Hesstill managed to find a lit-tle time for himself.

I hiked the GrandCanyon this weekend, so Ido (take vacations). I takethree days here, four dayshere, a week here, Perrysays. And Ive got a littleplace down in the Ba-hamas. I can be there inan hour and half. I canleave my desk (in Atlanta)and be there in an hourand half, sitting therechilling out.

Director Tyler Perry has had enough of fellow African-Americans, especially Spike Lee,attacking him for his films Madea is back in Tyler Perrys Madeas Big Happy Family

Spike fires up PerryTyler Perrys Madeas Big Happy Family opens on Friday.

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The Reel Guysdiscuss andreview Water forElephants,which starsReeseWitherspoonand Robert Pat-tinson and openson Friday. Toread thecomplete storygo tometronews.ca/scene.

Canadas Nicolas Roy to compete for Short FilmPalme d'Or at Cannes

Folks out therethat work overtimetrying to keeppeople from seeingmy movies.TYLER PERRY

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