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Debates of May 3rd, 2012
House of Commons Hansard #116 of the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was environment.
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The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton
The hon. member for LaSalle—Émard for a brief answer.
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Hélène LeBlanc LaSalle—Émard, QC
Mr. Speaker, I will be very brief. Once again, my colleague mentioned another issue—the bill is a brick and covers all sorts of things—that the Standing Committee on Industry should have studied.
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Mylène Freeman Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Mr. Speaker, I rise in this House today to oppose both the form and the substance of Bill C-38.
This bill is a jumble of dangerous legislation rolled up into an omnibus bill. In the time allotted to me, it will be impossible to identify the multitude of problems this bill contains, but I will nonetheless try to address as many of them as possible, because these legislative changes will hit my constituents in d'Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel hard.
Among other things, this bill raises the eligibility age for old age security and guaranteed income supplement benefits; repeals the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act; weakens the environmental assessment system and the measures to protect fish habitats, to expedite approval of large projects; changes the definition of interested parties, to narrow the scope of public participation in the environmental decision-making process; eliminates the Auditor General's oversight of a number of agencies; repeals the Fair Wages and Hours of Work Act, which will allow employers to circumvent the wage rates set by unions for construction workers hired on projects funded by the federal government; amends the Employment Equity Act so it does not apply to federal contracts, which is a direct attack on women, aboriginal people, persons with a disability and visible minorities; and amends the Seeds Act so that private businesses can then be allowed to perform food inspections.
This bill does a lot of other things, but these aspects in particular are really going to hurt my constituents in Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel.
I want to talk in greater detail about the fact that Bill C-38 repeals the Fair Wages and Hours of Work Act. That act has protected construction workers who work on federal projects since 1930. It guarantees them reasonable hours and a decent wage. But the government is now attacking these workers and their fair and equitable wages. Without that protection, we will be going back to the standards that were in effect in the 1930s.
As well, the Employment Equity Act will no longer apply to federal contracts. The role of that law is to protect the rights of women, minorities, aboriginal people and persons with a disability. Even with that legislation, those groups continued to suffer discrimination. And now, the government wants to take away what little protection there is.
I very much hope for the day when we live in a world where that act is no longer needed, but that is absolutely not the case. In 2002, in fact, it was recommended that this House strengthen the act, not narrow its reach.
These changes to the rules governing government subcontractors can be based in nothing other than the Conservative ideology that wants to demolish Canadians' rights by allowing discrimination and unfair wages.
The federal government should be an exemplary employer. How can Canadians trust a government that attacks the rights of workers and its subcontractors when it comes time to protect them from the abuses of faceless megacorporations?
The current government loses on all fronts when it attacks its own employees and does nothing to protect others from brutal layoffs by companies chasing huge profits overseas.
This omnibus bill is not only dangerous for our institutions and for workers, but it also attacks the health and safety of all Canadians. Environmental deregulation and cuts to food safety are similar in their impact and, accordingly, the entire food production chain will be affected.
With environmental deregulation, we will no longer be able to protect our air, our water and our soil. Opening the door to privatizing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will open the door to having seed inspections done by a subcontractor. That means less control and less information for the government, which could always deny knowing anything if things go wrong. This could also apply to food inspection. The government keeps offloading its responsibilities.
Ultimately, this deregulation and whittling away of checks and balances could have an effect on the health of Canadians. What is more, the government is weakening transparency and responsibility within government in the area of health.
This bill is bad for the Canadians in my riding. From Oka to Montpellier, Canadians want environmental regulations that protect them. From Mirabel to Ripon, farmers want to be able to count on the government to have regulations and inspections that are solid, fair and meaningful. From Morin Heights to Thurso, Canadians are fed up with this government, which has shamed us by withdrawing from the Kyoto protocol and is now waging a full-blown war on all the sectors of government that are responsible for providing a healthy environment for all Quebeckers and Canadians.
And just when we thought that the government could not stoop any lower, in the same bill it is attacking pensions by raising the retirement age from 65 to 67. As elected representatives, we cannot reduce the deficit by stealing Canadians' pensions. The OAS and the GIS are crucial to our public system because they help to fight poverty. The Conservatives are stealing two years of Canadians' pensions for reasons that do not make sense. There is no old age security funding crisis in Canada.
The government's most recent actuarial report indicates that the OAS and the GIS accounted for 2.37% of GDP last year, in 2011. This percentage will rise modestly to 3.16% in 2030, but will then fall below the current level to 2.35% of GDP in 2060. Clearly, there is no problem with long-term viability, and yet the Conservatives are trying to fool us by saying that these changes are intended to ensure the long-term viability of the program. However, these programs are efficient and economically sound, and the government's statements are unfounded.
In closing, the Conservatives are claiming that this budget focuses on job creation. In reality, however, a third of this bill is dedicated to scrapping regulations that protect the environment. Moreover, the Parliamentary Budget Officer has indicated that the legislation will result in the loss of 43,000 Canadian jobs. And on top of all that, we are going to have to vote on a bill without having an opportunity to engage in a proper debate on it.
I would like to draw the House's attention to what Hélène Buzzetti wrote in Le Devoir on April 27:
Yesterday the Conservative government introduced a mammoth budget implementation bill.... Everything will be examined as quickly as possible by a committee that specializes in finance.
Each of these issues could have been dealt with in a separate bill and analyzed by the appropriate parliamentary committee. Instead, the government lumped them all together in one document that will be studied all at once...
A mammoth bill, that is what the media is calling it. I would remind the Conservatives that the mammoth is an extinct species. I hope the members across the floor realize that this omnibus bill should suffer the same fate and die when it comes time to vote.
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Christian Paradis Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture)
Mr. Speaker, I heard the member talking about her riding.
I also travelled around her riding and saw young people in Mirabel who were very happy with the support we are providing, particularly for the aerospace industry, and with the fact that we are funding research and development, innovation, and science and technology, in order to be able to stand out and market innovative ideas, in other words, to create wealth.
In order to provide quality services, we need to create wealth. This means reducing red tape, helping our industries and stimulating the economy, as we did during the recession. We were able to create 700,000 net new jobs. The member's party voted against all of those initiatives at the time.
Frankly, if we had followed the NDP way of thinking, the recession would have hit Canada much harder. We would be facing a debt crisis, just as the rest of the world is right now.
I do not understand how she can talk about people in her riding when we have a positive record, particularly in the Mirabel area in the aerospace industry.
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Mylène Freeman Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to quote my colleague from Hamilton.
My colleague from Hamilton just said that if the government were so proud of it, why did it not send it to the industry committee?
I live in Saint-Augustin-de-Mirabel, and I spend a lot of time talking to the people of Mirabel. The issue that the people of Mirabel are most concerned about is the environment. In fact, at least one-third of Bill C-38, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and other measures, is about environmental deregulation. The government is implementing everything it said it would and more. My constituents had already completely lost faith in the government for attacking the environment, doing nothing and withdrawing from the Kyoto protocol. Now things are even worse.
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Anne-Marie Day Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague from Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel. I would like to talk to her about a specific issue.
We are both members of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. The member for Burlington, Ontario, spoke in committee a little while ago. He must be in the lobby. He must understand.
I know that the Standing Orders prevent me from saying where a member is, so I apologize. Still, I know he is there.
During a meeting of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, the member mentioned that the budget will help aboriginal communities. Fortunately, a professor from First Nations University of Canada in Alberta told us that, among other things, the budget was cut by 100%. I hardly dare say it.
If that is what they call helping aboriginal communities, what more could they do to hurt them?
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Mylène Freeman Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel, QC
Mr. Speaker, this gives me another chance to talk about my riding.
The community of Kanesatake in my riding is concerned about the consultation that is being done with first nations when it comes to a wide variety of things, but especially the environment. Bill C-38 would cut back on the community's ability to be consulted with respect to its concerns on environmental issues.
I would remind the member that Kanesatake is on the St. Lawrence River near the Ottawa River and on Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes. Those waterways have wide implications for federal waters and things like that, yet up until now there has not been enough consultation and not enough has been done to protect those waterways. Now the people who really care about them will not be consulted as much.
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Randy Hoback Prince Albert, SK
Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Fredericton.
It is my honour to be here today to speak to the budget and budget implementation. It is something that is actually very easy to speak to, because it makes so much sense and it actually sets Canada up for a future that will be very strong.
We will not raise taxes. We will not be balancing our books on the backs of the provinces. We actually have a game plan that will create a Canada that we will love into the future, a Canada that will be prosperous into the future and a Canada that we all can be proud of.
We will have low taxes, growth and proper prudent fiscal management, which will, as I said, bring about strong economic growth. I see a bright future not just for us sitting here today, but for our kids, our grandkids and our great-grandkids. It will be a great time to be a Canadian, and we should all be proud of it. We should compliment the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of State for Finance on how great a job they have done on the budget.
In the past two years, our government has already cut Canada's temporary planned deficit from the recession in half, a deficit that all members of Parliament agreed was necessary to stimulate the economy through investment in infrastructure. Since then, our economy has created some 700,000 net new jobs, placing Canada in one of the strongest fiscal positions in the G7.
Thanks to the government's strong fiscal management, Canada's budgetary balance will not be reached through the type of harsh fiscal and economic shocks now being implemented in parts of Europe, but through a building of Canada's successes by implementing moderate restraint in government spending. The majority of savings in spending will come from eliminating waste in internal government operations. We will make government leaner and more efficient. By doing this, we will be able to stay on track to balance Canada's budget by 2015.
The economic action plan 2012 will also not cut transfers to the provinces or senior levels of government. We will not balance our books on the backs of seniors and we will not balance our books on the backs of the municipalities or the provinces. We will balance the books through a combination of growth and finding efficiencies within the federal government that are there right now and that we can find with the departments. Unlike the Liberal government, which balanced its books on the backs of seniors and the provinces and created incredibly long wait-lists for medical attention and doctors' treatments, we will actually be increasing the transfers for health care and education. This budget is doing something that the Liberals never could do: it is taking responsibility for its own spending and ensuring that the use of taxpayer money is done in a proper fashion.
My province, Saskatchewan, will receive close to $1.3 billion in transfers in 2012-13. This long-term, growing support helps ensure that Saskatchewan will have the resources required to provide essential public services and contributes to the shared national objectives, including health care, post-secondary education and other key components of Canada's social programs.
Saskatchewan will also benefit from continued direct targeted support in 2012-13. It includes $14 million for labour market training as part of a commitment of $500 million a year in new funding to the provinces and territories, which began in 2008-09, and $8 million for the wait times reduction funds, part of the 10-year plan to strengthen health care across Canada.
We are working to strengthen the financial strength of workers, businesses and families to help create good jobs and long-term prosperity from coast to coast to coast. To help do this, for instance, we will extend by one year the hiring credit for small businesses, a measure we already know works to encourage employers to hire more workers. Furthermore, we will increase our funding for skills training for students, older workers and those Canadians with disabilities.
In Saskatchewan, our unemployment has been staying around that 4% to 5% range. It is actually a province that is doing very well. It is a province that came from an NDP background where we were shipping our kids to Alberta and everywhere else across Canada to get jobs. All of a sudden, we changed to a government that actually knew how to embrace the economy and let business do what business does, which is create jobs. This budget also does that.
When we look at the results in Saskatchewan, with a 4% to 5% unemployment rate, there is growth. We are looking for trades, skills and people. It is such an amazing success story. That is something we want to see continue right across Canada. We can never let the NDP get a foothold here in Ottawa because it would do what it did in Saskatchewan and it would actually break the country.
Another part of our plans for jobs, growth and long-term prosperity includes investing in innovation and world-class research. In response to the Jenkins report, economic action plan 2012 includes substantial funding to help create value-added jobs through innovation. We will better support the National Research Council and the industrial research and development internship program. We are also committed to additional funding to support advanced research at universities and other research institutions. We are making Canada the best place to invest.
We need to ensure that Canada is the place in which businesses want to invest in the long term. In the next 10 years, more than 500 economic projects representing $500 billion in new investments are planned across our country. In Saskatchewan, natural resources, from potash to oil, gold, coal, diamonds and uranium, offer huge potential and create even more jobs and growth.
To reach our country's full economic potential, we will implement reasonable, responsible development and smart regulations for major economic projects, respecting provincial jurisdictions and maintaining the highest standards of environmental protection. We will also streamline the review process for such projects according to the following principles: one project, one review, completed in a clearly defined time period, which will ensure that Canada has the infrastructure we need to move our exports to new markets.
That is very important for the province of Saskatchewan, because we have so many resources that are in the process of being developed. These guys go out, stake their claim, develop a mine and prove that it is financially viable, and then they sit there and wait, and it is not one year, not two years, not three years, not four years: they are waiting five or six years in order to get the environmental process completed, an environmental process that is stacked upon province and federal.
If we look at the situation now, these projects will get completed in two years, or three years at the most. They will have some bankability and know that when they invest big dollars, millions and millions of dollars, it will have a huge impact in ensuring the project is viable and can become a mine. However, what is very important, and something that we have stressed throughout, is that we will not shortchange or short-cheat the environment. We are ensuring that all the environmental requirements are met and we are working with the provinces to ensure those environmental standards are up to a standard that Canadians expect and deserve. We are not taking any shortcuts. Again, we are just getting rid of duplication, waste and bureaucracy.
One thing this government has done very well over the last few years is on international trade, and I congratulate the Minister of International Trade for the work he has done on this file. We will have a low corporate tax rate of around 15%. We have a market already through NAFTA that has roughly 300 million consumers, and then, with the Canadian-European trade agreement that we are working on, we will have another 500 million consumers.
Canada will be the only country in the world that will have market access to not only of the U.S., Mexico and other trading partners that we have agreements with already, but we will have market access to the European Union once the Canadian-European trade agreement is done. I cannot tell members how huge this is will be for Canada. It will create so many jobs it is unreal. We will have access to 500 million more consumers. We will have access for companies that would have low tax rates to locate here in Canada. They will know that just by locating here, they will have 800 million consumers they can trade with, and that is not counting the other trade agreements we have with Chile and Peru and the possibility of the Trans-Pacific partnership that we are working on and hopefully will be involved with in the future. Canada gets it. The Minister of International Tradegets it. We are an exporting country.
I come from a province of agriculture producers. We make our money from trading. We need to ensure we have market access. Our minister understands that and is doing everything he can to ensure that we have it. That is one of the things that will make this country a bright country in the future.
There are so many things we can talk about in the budget and how it will impact families, pensioners and long-term prosperity. However, I cannot stress enough that when we combine low tax rates, we create jobs.
When companies have a low tax rate, they create jobs. I know the NDP thinks that companies are these huge multinationals, but there are companies like Ted Matheson Men's Wear in Prince Albert. When his tax rate is a little lower, he can hire another employee to work in his store. It is the manufacturers that we see out in St. Brieux, like Bourgault Industries, which is not a small manufacturer by any means, but when they have low tax rates, they are reinvesting in that small town of St. Brieux and in the areas of Melfort, Tisdale and Humboldt. That is what happens when we have low tax rates. It is better to leave that money with the companies and have them invest it in their communities than to send it to Ottawa and have it wasted somewhere else.
I think that if businesses are wondering where they should set up a business to manufacture and grow, it is right here in Canada. This budget helps implement and put in place the solid rooting for proper businesses to grow in the future throughout the world.
It is an amazing budget and one that I am proud to support. I cannot imagine how somebody could not support this budget. If they do not support this budget, then they do not have Canada's long-term interests at heart.
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Francine Raynault Joliette, QC
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for that information.
Bill C-38 contains many provisions, in particular, division 49 of part 4.
Why eliminate the First Nations Statistical Institute? By doing so, I believe the government is eliminating an independent source of statistics on first nations. In my riding of Joliette, there is the Manawan Atikamekw community.
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Randy Hoback Prince Albert, SK
Mr. Speaker, it is classic NDP spending priorities. We can take that money, put it on statistics and hire people who will study and study more things, or we can actually take that money and put into more education for aboriginal students, because that is what they are asking for in my riding. They are asking for more spaces to go to school, to take on a trade or get a university degree. They are asking for better funding for their elementary schools and high schools.
When we have a dollar to spend, I know the NDP would rather spend it on some theory or some professor doing some theoretical work. The member should not get me wrong; I am sure the statistical work is very important work, but if we only have a dollar to spend in a lot of situations, we need to ensure that dollar is used in the most effective way. I think it is more effectively used getting direct impact help to the aboriginal kids and students who require it than going to some other areas.
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James Bezan Selkirk—Interlake, MB
Mr. Speaker, I know the hon. member for Prince Albert has been working hard in his riding representing the agricultural community. A lot that is in the budget really does help out agriculture. It helps out our municipalities. It really does address a lot of the concerns and needs that we have in rural Canada.
I was wondering if the member wanted to talk about some of the changes that we are making to the way we are handling the permit process for clean ditches, drains, municipal projects and helping farmers deal with excess water.
In my riding of Selkirk—Interlake, we have dealt with excess moisture for three out of the last five years. There have been delays in getting permits from DFO to do something as simple as cleaning out a culvert or building some drains on some farmland. We are backlogged because of DFO as well as the Manitoban government's permit processes. I would like him to talk about how important that is for his agriculture producers to deal with issues in a real time situation so that they can get a crop into the ground and develop better opportunities to advance their productivity.
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Randy Hoback Prince Albert, SK
Mr. Speaker, I know the member for Selkirk—Interlake had a lot of input in this budget because, if we look at his situation, these are areas where he had a lot of concern for his constituents. He wanted to ensure they had the tools and resources they needed to get the job done on their farms and ensure they can produce a good, healthy crop and have a good lifestyle.
What we were seeing in Saskatchewan with my riding and in the municipalities was just silliness. People would go to put in a culvert and all of a sudden DFO representatives would come and say that they could not do it. They would actually say, "You've got to park that backhoe for three weeks until we come back and look at where you're going to put that culvert. You're going to have to maybe change it by two feet or three feet or you're going to have to put a whole pile of stuff in there."
What was interesting was that in a lot of these waterways, there was no water. They were waterways where maybe for three weeks water would flow during the spring runoff, and then there would be no water in them for the rest of the year unless we had a torrential downpour. There was silliness going on on the Prairies in terms of DFO, the navigable waters and Fisheries and Oceans.
That is one thing the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans got correct. He understands what is important to maintain a proper vibrant fishery. He also understands the balance of ensuring that what is represented and what is done on the Prairies is actually taking care of the fisheries and also taking care of the needs of farmers and the rural municipalities that work in the area.
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Hélène LeBlanc LaSalle—Émard, QC
Mr. Speaker, I listened attentively to the hon. member's remarks.
I would like to ask him how this budget will promote employment or the type of industry that will add value to our natural resources. This is a problem. The government wants to take our primary resources and export them. We do a lot of trade with many partners. But how does this budget add value to our natural resources to ensure that we have many high paying jobs?
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Randy Hoback Prince Albert, SK
Mr. Speaker, I could go on for hours on what the response will be from the manufacturing sector and the resource development sector on this budget because of what we have done. Right off the bat I can say that having a low corporate income tax rate is an incentive for companies to locate for value-added here on the Prairies, and that is in the budget. The ability to have markets to sell their products to is something that we are working on through the Minister of International Trade and the trade agreements. Setting the stage so business can go out and employ people and locate here in Canada is important.
That is what we are doing in this budget. We are making it so that government is not creating jobs, business is creating jobs. They will create thousands of jobs, perhaps millions of jobs, based on the good foundations that are being set in this budget.
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Keith Ashfield Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway
Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to address some vital and sensible changes proposed by the jobs, growth and long-term prosperity act.
I would like to first acknowledge and thank my colleague, the Minister of Finance, for putting together a visionary, thoughtful and thorough budget.
I am proud to be part of a government that is taking much-needed steps to help Canadians address the challenges of today's global economy. Our government recognizes that Canada is lucky to be the steward of a vast and abundant array of natural resources. We want to ensure they can contribute to our economic growth and job creation in a sustainable and responsible way now and for future generations.
One of Canada's traditional resources is our fishery. As part of our government's commitment to jobs, growth and long-term prosperity, we have introduced changes to the Fisheries Act that would put a focus on protecting Canadian fisheries. These proposed changes to the Fisheries Act would shift the Department of Fisheries and Oceans from managing all impacts on all fish and all habitat to focusing on protecting Canada's fisheries and the habitat that supports it.
The current Fisheries Act's provisions are indiscriminate. They require that all projects and all waters, regardless of the fish species present or their contribution to fisheries, be considered in the same way.
Under the current rules, an irrigation canal on a farmer's field is valued the same way as the Great Lakes. We frankly do not think that makes a lot of sense.
The role and responsibility of Fisheries and Oceans Canada is indeed to protect this marvellous historic important resource, our fishery. We believe that Canadians want their government to make good, common-sense changes to the system so we can minimize or eliminate restrictions on routine activities on non-protected waterways and, at the same time, maintain appropriate, reasonable and responsible protection for Canada's fisheries.
In short, our government believes that fish protection policies should focus on Canada's fisheries, not on farmers' fields and flood plains.
Contrary to what some opposition members have been saying, the habitat that supports Canada's fisheries includes areas where these fish live, grow and reproduce along with the fish they eat.
We are in good company in our belief that Canada's fish protection policies should focus on fisheries instead of non-productive areas like drainage ditches or irrigation channels.
Berry Vrbanovic, president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, has said that the changes "...will allow governments to spend less time processing paperwork for small, low-risk public works...".
This is good common sense, and a very conservative approach to boot.
He went on to say that:
These reforms will make it easier for governments to set clear, sensible priorities for protecting fish habitats. Currently the Fisheries Act applies the same protections to rivers and streams as municipal drains and farmers' irrigation canals. That doesn't make sense.
We agree with him and the countless other municipal leaders who have been calling for these types of reforms for many years.
Opposition parties should spend more time listening to Canadians about the countless tales of the current rules protecting ditches, man-made reservoirs and flood plains while they should be protecting rivers, lakes and oceans that are home to our fisheries.
Unlike the opposition, we are listening to Canadians. This government will ensure that decisions regarding Canada's vital waterways are made by Canadians in the interest of Canadians.
These proposed amendments would allow us to manage a range of threats, including the killing of fish, the permanent alteration and destruction of fish habitat, and aquatic invasive species.
To manage the threats to the fisheries, we would be able to identify ecologically significant areas for fisheries and ensure higher levels of protection for these areas. We would be able to enforce conditions through the Fisheries Act authorizations. Currently, DFO can set conditions but, believe it or not, cannot enforce them.
These changes would allow us to crack down on those who break the rules and they would align penalties under the Fisheries Act with those in the Environmental Enforcement Act, resulting in much stiffer penalties.
Now that we have set the direction, we will consult with interested groups, conservationists with expertise in protecting waterways, fishermen who benefit from the resource, aboriginals, provinces and territories and municipalities.
These consultations would inform us as we develop the regulatory and policy framework that would support and better define the changes. We will continue to build partnerships with those committed to preserving and protecting fisheries, with the hope that they can play an even larger role in the future.
In fact, we want to enhance partnerships with provinces and territories, industry and conservation groups. Where provinces and territories have laws or regulations for fisheries protection that are at least equivalent to our own, we would now recognize the provincial laws to avoid an unnecessarily duplicative process. We would now be able to incorporate best practices fisheries protection standards established by provinces or industry. The amendments would enable the government to allow other regulators to issue authorizations under the Fisheries Act, such as a province or a federal agency.
We would also be able to enter into agreements with third parties, such as conservation groups or professional organizations, to carry out and further the protection of our fisheries and the habitat that supports it. We want to work better and smarter with our partners and we want the rules to work more sensibly and practically for Canadians.
We would clarify situations where development poses the highest risk to fish and fish habitat and those areas of limited risk. We would establish a new framework, in conjunction with stakeholders, to make it easier for people to comply with the Fisheries Act while working in or near water. This would include identifying classes of low-risk work, such as installing a cottage dock, and classes of water where project reviews would not be required. For medium-risk projects, standards would be established allowing Canadians much-needed clarity while they carry out those projects.
Federal pollution protection laws would continue to protect Canada's waterways as they have in the past. We do not believe it is sensible or practical to treat all bodies of water the same way, and our government is making long-overdue changes to our rules to focus DFO on what is important to Canadians. It makes good common sense that the government should be able to minimize or eliminate restrictions on commonplace activities that pose little or no threat and, at the same time, maintain appropriate, reasonable and responsible protection for Canada's fisheries.
Other Canadians also believe that the Fisheries Act is in need of an update. Ducks Unlimited, for example, has noted that:
...the [Conservative] government announced that it commits to the responsible protection and conservation of Canada's fisheries. Ducks Unlimited...supports this direction and understands that laws and regulations must be updated at interval to ensure that they address evolving social, economic and environmental systems, as well as support efficient process to achieve desired outcomes.
It went on to say:
DUC supports the federal government in updating the federal fisheries legislation and taking a targeted approach that would support the conservation and sustainable use of our fisheries resources. Also, the proposed changes will make it easier for the fisheries legislation and regulations to be enforced.
Let us take a look at what these changes can mean for Canadians. For anglers, the proposed changes would provide specific protection for recreational fisheries and support their ongoing productivity. For conservation groups, the proposed changes would enable the identification and protection of ecologically significant areas. Under the new rules, we would also be able to enter into agreements with these and other groups to undertake enhanced fisheries protection. This could include innovative approaches to protect habitat, support for aquatic invasive species outreach and development of standards for fish protection or other matters.
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PRICE-Joseph Louis Geiser IV, age 56, was taken back to our Heavenly Father suddenly on July 11, 2011, at the Wedge Overlook.
Joe was born Feb. 16, 1955, in Harrisburg, Pa. to Joseph Louis Geiser III and Elvira Bruno. Joe was raised in Pennsylvania, but spent much of his adult life in Utah.
He married Joanne Brown, and after having three kids they divorced. He later met Robyn. Joe and Robyn McKinney were married in Las Vegas, Nev. on March 15, 1992. Joe and Robyn lived happily united until the day he died.
Joe loved riding his 4-wheeler with his two dogs, Ginger and Mollie. His life revolved around Robyn and his dogs. He loved being outdoors with his family. He loved hiking, gathering firewood, and building projects in his shop. He also enjoyed researching and publishing his newsletter the "Geezette".
Joe worked at Deer Creek Mine for 31 years, and was a member of UMWA local 1769. He had his electrical papers, diesel papers, and fire boss papers. He was a pump technician.
Joe is survived by his wife Robyn; daughter, Jessica Geiser of Leechburg, Pa.; sons, Joseph (Autumn) Geiser of Murrysville, Pa.; John (Shanda) Geiser of Wakefield, Neb.; eight grandchildren: Ayla, David, Alyssa, Claudia, Joey, Margo, Camden, Asher; and one great-grandchild, Zoey.
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Argentina were welcomed into the Rugby Championship with a 27-6 hiding at the hands of the Springboks at Newlands on Saturday.
Argentina were welcomed into the Rugby Championship with a 27-6 hiding at the hands of the Springboks at Newlands on Saturday.
The Pumas arrived in Cape Town with high hopes of an historic upset but never looked like troubling the South Africans, who led from start to finish.
The men in green and gold scored three well-worked tries while Argentina could only reply with two penalties.
Defeat for the Boks would have spelt a drop to sixth place in the IRB rankings but it was clear from early on that was never going to happen. Heyneke Meyer's team showed great composure and patience, taking their opportunities when they were presented and pressurising the Argentineans into errors which translated into a 20-6 lead at the break.
A single try in the second half was enough to seal the win for South Africa but they will be disappointed not to have secured a bonus point given the one-sided nature of the clash.
The miserable weather that had belted Cape Town all week finally packed it's bags for pastures further north and glorious sunshine greeted the players and the Newlands faithful. But the perfect conditions didn't encourage either side to play adventurous rugby. Argentina were, however, given a lesson on how to effectively employ a forwards-orientated approach.
The Pumas' game-plan was clear to see from the outset as they looked to give the Springboks a taste of their own medicine with a plethora of bombs from the boot of Juan MartÃn Hernández. But the kicks weren't quite accurate enough and the chase was lacking fire, meaning the home side's back three were seldom seriously troubled.
It took just five minutes for Morne Steyn to get the Boks on the board with a penalty but the opening score coincided with a massive blow for the hosts, who saw Bismarck du Plessis leave the field with a knee injury.
Hernández levelled the scores on the 15-minute mark but when Lucas Amorosino spilt an easy pass just in front of his own try-line, the Pumas looked in trouble.
True enough, three phases after the scrum Zane Kirchner was over in the corner. Steyn added the extras to give the Boks a 10-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Steyn added another penalty before Marcell Coetzee broke off the back of a rolling maul to stretch out an arm and thereby extend the hosts' lead. The conversion took the scores to 20-3 after half-an-hour and the writing was on the wall for the visitors.
Hernández landed a penalty just before half time and missed two more after the break but it would be the Boks who scored next. Bryan Habana plucked Steyn's cross-field kick out of the sky (and Horacio Agulla's hands) for an all-too-easy try.
Credit must be given to the Pumas for holding on and not handing over a bonus-point try but their attack was woefully inadequate. Next week's rematch in Mendoza should provide them with an opportunity to give the Boks a run for their money.
Man of the Match: Schalk who? South Africa has a new star openside and his name is Marcell Coetzee. Another fantastic display from the Sharks youngster bodes well for the future. A try was just reward.
Moment of the Match: From the moment Zane Kirchner scored the Boks' first try the result never looked in doubt.
Villain of the Match: Whoever decided that drum majorettes qualify as pre-game entertainment. It's not 1981, man.
The scorers:
For South Africa:
Tries: Kirchner, Coetzee, Habana
Con: M Steyn 3
Pen: M Steyn 2
For Argentina:
Pen: Hernandez 2
South Africa: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bryan Habana, 13 Jean de Villiers (c), 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Keegan Daniel, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Adriaan Strauss, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Jacques Potgieter, 20 Ruan Pienaar, 21 Pat Lambie, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.
Argentina: 15 Lucas González Amorosino, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 Marcelo Bosch, 12 Santiago Fernández, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Juan MartÃn Hernández, 9 Nicolás Vergallo, 8 Juan MartÃn Fernández Lobbe (c), 7 Ãlvaro Galindo, 6 Julio FarÃas Cabello, 5 Patricio Albacete, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Eusebio Guiñazú, 1 Rodrigo Roncero.
Replacements: 16 Bruno Postiglioni, 17 Marcos Ayerza, 18 Juan Pablo Orlandi, 19 Tomás Leonardi, 20 Leonardo Senatore, 21 MartÃn Landajo, 22 MartÃn RodrÃguez.
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Jérôme Garces (France), John Lacey (Ireland)
TMO: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
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This comic is making a play on the typical "secret agent" code phrases such as the one above or "The Eagle has landed." or "The cobra has struck." The word "eagle" is especially popular for code phrases, referring to craft containing a VIP.
The *KHHHKHT* noises that the character is making are imitations of the static sounds made when using a walkie-talkie.
The title text is saying that when the character in the comic is not following field biologists, he is making actual eagles land in front of actual agents, but they are not allowed to report eagles landing, because that would use the secret code phrase.
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- [Ponytail is looking up into a tree, holding a clipboard in one hand and a radio in the other.]
- Ponytail: The eagle has left the nest.
- Off-Panel: *KHHHKHT* Roger that. Alert the agents. *KHKKHHKT*
- Ponytail: Will you stop that?
- My hobby: Following field biologists around and interpreting everything they say as code phrases.
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If you liked EQ1 and FFXI I woulld recommend Vanguard.
AO is an interesting game but there are better, more active options out there.
Roll up 3 new accounts, you'll need to multi-log / box all three characters and then run missions to level up and collect loot. You will be playing alone for the most part.
Engineer, MP and Agent. Not the easiest classes but those 3 played together will give you all the buffs you'll need for 150 levels.
AO is indeed old school. Custom made Implants, abilities and some careful planning is required.
Best MMO I ever played. I wish Funcom would just let this one rest in piece instead of loading a new graphics engine over a very outdated game mechanics wise.
Whatever you do KEEP AN OPEN MIND! The game is old, but everything about the lore and concept of the game is, to me, still one of the best ideas EVER in the MMO universe.
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Wish they would make a AO2.
Was fun in its day, and i do go back from time to time. I do believe they have f2p options, try it out and see if you like it. They do have some good deals to get all the expansions. <-- last time i looked of course, may have changed.
Originally posted by Magiknight
I'm thinking about downloading this game and trying it out. Games I have enjoyed were Everquest and FFXI. Games that bore me are WoW, TSW, and Rift. I know that AO is an old school game. But does it still have that old school feel?
Yeah its pretty oldschool.
The client isnt very big, you can use your Funcom account, just download it and maybe the trouble begins already´:p
The game is pretty hard in development these weeks, that mutch that i resubbed.
Its a sandbox queen with 11 years of content and a totally free to play original AO, just the expansions are all disabled for fr00bs, but thats kinda vanilla AO ..
Actually im playing more fr00b characters then my pay'd ones because the payed ones are all too high and the lower levels in AO are plain fun, Subway, Temple, etc.
You cannot play AO, its a sandbox, you need to settle in.
Get your appartment, social clothes, and and and, the top of that is a crazy development team, supported by a lot of Funcom enthusiast employes that all love the world of Rubi-Ka.
They are not all the corporative typ of developer, in fact, we can see our developers and producer, director and whatnot from time to time at events or parties. I tell you that, because i think people have to understand that AO works a little different then nowadays mainstream games. The developers have all been players and still are ^^
The servers are about to merge to new technology.
The sources have been spaghetti salad in the beginning, but hordes of people took care and what we have now, is a in-development dx9 client. Well, we, that is the producer allone actually, but i think that really may change soon™.
Funcom is as easy as the reality of developing such crazy things and the reality is not always nice to the players.
Everyone is dual logging because we all have our mule chars on fr00b accounts.
I think, everyone should have a character on Rubi-Ka ^^
To make the grafix look a little bit better, raise your color saturation up and force AntiAlias on the AnarchyOnline.exe .
Its also a CPU hog, Dualcore is clunky, i suggest 4 cores and more.
All that changes, when the new engine is in, but ... soon™
To be more precise, here is what you can do as a free player, a fr00b:
- create up to 14 Funcom game accounts in your My Account section
- every account can have up to 8 characterslots
- create 12 professions/classes out of 14 as the Keeper and the Shade professions are bound to the Shadowlands expansion
- fr00bs can level up to level 200 and have full access without any limits to the original Anarchy Online
- fr00bs have the Notum Wars expansion, wich makes towerwars and landcontrol possible
- fr00bs seem to be loved by Funcom as they have received Composite Nanos as well as AI building access
- fr00bs can own a standart appartment and decorate it
- fr00bs are totally cute !
- fr00bs have more, but im out of mojo, Inner Sanctum with fr00bs is simple awesome
- there is new buffs, items, clothes, weeeeeeeeee, its endless, fly your yalm, make a crafter, carry modified ShadowLands weapons, turn the fuse off.
AO = Homeplanet ^^
Originally posted by Onomas
Wish they would make a AO2.
AO is an all time classic.
It definitivly have the old school feeling for me, but as someone said it is a world you need to live and not just play
I started playing over 10 years ago and I still find fun in it. Me and my wife just started a couple new chars and are roaming around on RK2. There so many options that if you get bored of doing one thing, you can always do something else.
It's a bit old and not the newest graphics, but it has lore, charm and lots of cool stuff!
And you can try it out for free.
EDIT: Forgot to say that this is my all time favorite game of all generes
What about me?
I used to play Star Wars Galaxies (before the NGE), and liked City of Heroes (before they took it away from me). I also played EVE on occasion.
I'm not a big "twitch" fan, but I like a lot of good roleplay tools, customization, and a place where I can make interesting and unique characters. Would this game work for me?
"Its sad when people use religion to feel superior, its even worse to see people using a video game to do it."
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Originally posted by Onomas
Wish they would make a AO2.
AO is an all time classic.
Nah they would just stream line it, dumb it down, and ruin the name. Sequils im never a fan of. If they could somehow modernize AO fully, combat mechanics and all that...and do something better with SL that its current use as a way to bypass origional content...then they would have something.
Im not sure as to the viability of what they are doing with AO. My guess is that most who play it are hardcore fans whove been there from the start, and players with super low budget computers who dont have many options for complex mmorpgs. Updating the engine just for textures and backround might drive them away.
The game needs a combat overhaul, to be a modern game. As far as im aware all they were getting is a game engine that uses the GPU finally, and some new world textures...and its taking them longer to do than develop an entire mmorpg from the ground up (granted they have like 10 people who have been working on it)
Originally posted by Beatnik59
What about me? I used to play Star Wars Galaxies (before the NGE), and liked City of Heroes (before they took it away from me). I also played EVE on occasion. I'm not a big "twitch" fan, but I like a lot of good roleplay tools, customization, and a place where I can make interesting and unique characters. Would this game work for me?
AO isn't twitch based and has several pages of skills not to mention implants, armour, specials and weapons so you can tweak your character to your hearts content. Haven't found a game to match it on this part.
Originally posted by PWN_FACE
I've been trying to get in, but I keep getting this runtime error when patching. I'm on XP. Anyone know what to do about this? I checked the official forums and didn't see anything. I ran the repair exe they have and tried reinstalling but no go.
You might need .NET Framework 3.5/4 or a visual c++ runtime(2005 or 2008). Try Windows Updates and make sure your system is up to date.
Don't be terrorized! You're more likely to die of a car accident, drowning, fire, or murder! More people die every year from prescription drugs than terrorism LOL!
Originally posted by PWN_FACE
But can a total noob play this game without multi-boxing? I mean, will i be able level up by myself if I can't find other people when I'm online? I'm in GMT+ 9, so most games I play are off peak when I'm online. And is the leveling experience fun for an explorer or does it feel like a grind? Is the economy impossible for low levels now? Or can we buy gear as needed to level? Or are drops such that we can farm our own gear or implants or whatever we need?
Economy in AO has been screwed for a long time already. As a totally new player without friends to back you up you are going to struggle when trying to keep your character decently equipped. As a new player you will find even the premade implants quite expensive. At low levels you don't have that many good ways to make money really. You can do generic missions and loot all the trash loot and sell them to vendors (not going to give you much credits but better than nothing), blitz missions at certain levels for certain items (like concrete cushions, nano crystals) higher level players might buy these if they are lazy but even this is going to be tough because population is so small nowadays.
When I was playing actively for about 2,5 years (I quit around launch of Lost Eden but came back several times just to check what was going on) economy was already weird. Anarchy Online is a great game, I loved it back in the day but trust me if you don't have any friends playing you are going to be in an uphill struggle
If you decide to give it a try with expansions, remember not to level exclusively in Shadow Lands because you're going to level fast but with no money to equip your character. Better to level in Rubi-Ka with your first character.
Originally posted by PWN_FACE
But can a total noob play this game without multi-boxing? I mean, will i be able level up by myself if I can't find other people when I'm online? I'm in GMT+ 9, so most games I play are off peak when I'm online. And is the leveling experience fun for an explorer or does it feel like a grind? Is the economy impossible for low levels now? Or can we buy gear as needed to level? Or are drops such that we can farm our own gear or implants or whatever we need?
Yes, you can play solo and build a character from the ground up. You won't find teams often; exceptions are the 25-60 range in Temple of Three Winds and Foremans 60-100. AO is grindy but funcom did add daily missions to ease the pain. The economy at low levels is very bad.
Armor, weapons, deck slot items and implants/clusters are dropped in missions. Peopele can make Carb armor for you, it may take a couple hours of begging, but someone will do it for you. Weapons can be found as mission rewards, in chests and as mob drops.
Originally posted by rogue187
they should remake this game
they´re currently putting it on a new graphics engine (Dreamworld)
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These titles need more orginality seriously kubo...
anyways disappointment part 2 : http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/584
These titles need more orginality seriously kubo...
anyways disappointment part 2 : http://www.mangapanda.com/bleach/584
- I get the feeling they are going to Kings realm and needed something from ichigo to get there...
- 8 vs 1 lets see how this goes.
Yeah I thought the same, hey mentioned the key it could be "the kings key".
I also get the feeling that Bach is gonna absorb all the sternritters "it's time to become one"
Yeah, looks like Bach is heading to the SKR, he prolly killed enough shinigami/rukongai people to make his own key. Also I feel a lot better now that Ichigo is gonna fight these fools 1 v 8. Those are a lot more even odds lol.
Basing on the shape and positioning in that crest, looks like Bach will be taking another 4 people with him (besides Uryu and Hashvalth) ?
8 vs 1 and Ichigo is like "now I just have to use 8 GT's instead of 4..." . He was more worried about that light.
Oh, so the Zombie girl can only zombifie Quincy when they are dead, so does that mean that Bambietta is already a Zombie ?
Well, the action was a little stale, but at least there was some plot development. Candy must be pretty strong if all she lost some of her arm. This kinda feels like the Naruto vs Pain fight, but I'll reserve judgment after i see how this fight goes.
The darkness can't hold me, I am the epitome of light. I have to shine, it's in my nature.
The Quincies are insane. Each one is just so hard to kill.
What did Juha Bach mean by "It's time to be one with me". Was he referring to the Two "A's" Uryuu and the other guy, or was he referring to the Quincies in the field. I know at least that he plans to Reabsorb them when they die, but is he now going to kill them to hasten the process?
Also, when's Aizen gonna come out, and is Kenpachi still laying down?
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How many fingers did he need for Hitsugaya again? Kind of take away from his power if 1 wasn't enough to slow down a SR, or adds to those SR fodder chicks strength lol. Either way I need Bazz B to get dealt with, hes way too cocky and Byakuya should be the one to take him down lol. Nice chapter though, at least he managed to blast off one of her arms, I thought it would just be the usual lite burns on the arms and clothes but in general unharmed Getsuga attack he usually throws out. Well which arm are we on now guys? Did that arm blasting thread die? lol. And I wonder why Bazz is in holy form now, did he run into someone along the way? Or just saw how strong Ichigo and thought he should go all out right off the bat?
A pie in the sky?
How strong are those girls if they can survive a shot from Bazz B in Holy mode?
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Six of 15 roads now open
FAIRFAX— By Monday, Oct. 24, repairs will be complete on two more roads that suffered extensive damage from last month's Tropical Storm Lee, the Virginia Department of Transportation said today.
Essex Avenue in Springfield, which has been closed since Sept. 8, will re-open to traffic Monday.
Construction will also be complete on Sunrise Valley Drive in Reston which remained open to traffic but required extensive repairs.
A total of seven roads were closed to traffic following the storm.
Here is the status of those repairs:
- Hunter Mill Road – re-opened to traffic Oct. 4
- Lorton Road – re-opened to traffic Oct. 8
- Essex Road in Springfield – re-opens Oct. 24
- Towlston Road over Rocky Run in McLean – re-opens by Nov. 7
- Beach Mill Road over Nichols Branch in Great Falls – re-opens by Nov. 14
- Hillside Road in Springfield – re-opens by Nov. 8
- Backlick Road over Mason Run – re-opens mid-December
Eight other roads did not close to traffic bur required extensive repairs.
Here is the status of those road repairs:
- Carper's Farm Way – repairs complete Oct. 6
- Walker Road – repairs complete Oct. 6
- Sunrise Valley Drive – repairs complete Oct. 24
- Tanager Street – completion by Oct. 28
- Ridgely Drive – completion by Oct. 31
- Millwood Drive – completion by Nov. 11
- Falls Forest Place – completion by Nov. 4
- Valley View Drive – completion by Nov. 11
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Wylie Nelson is a cancer survivor. He is also a student at Emery High. Nelson is trying to create some excitement and participation in the annual Relay for Life walking event to be held on June 11-12 at the Emery High track. Nelson is the community involvement person for the youth for the Relay for Life committee. Nelson organized an assembly to introduce the students to relay and let them know about cancer.
Diane Tadehara is the chairman for the survivors. She spoke to the students about cancer and had everyone in the audience standup who has been touched by cancer in some way. Nearly everyone in the audience was standing. "Cancer most often is a long drawn out and expensive process. You can start out with insurance and end with none. Some are uninsurable. One in seven women will be affected by cancer and one in three men. The chairman for this year's relay is Amanda Bjarnson. The relay is June 11-12 and we want everyone to become involved. We would like each team member to raise $100," said Tadehara.
Other members of the relay for life committee include: Emily Nielsen and Vicki Crosland as co-chairs and Brenda Jensen is the luminary chairman.
Crosland spoke to the students telling them she is involved with relay because she has cancer and several of her family members have passed away from cancer and she currently has a nephew battling the disease. "For one night we get together and play games, listen to music, eat and walk for miles. The survivors lap, means we have survived one more year. As a grandmother, surviving means I can go to one more baseball game. I relay so I can watch my family grow up. I relay so we can make cancer easier to survive," said Crosland.
A video was prepared with pictures of Wylie during his cancer treatments and since then as a survivor. On Nov. 23, 1998, Wylie had a stomachache and he was pale. Things just weren't right. He went to the doctor and a CT scan was taken and a blood draw. It was learned he had lymphoblastic leukemia. He was given chemo meds to kill the leukemia cells. He went to Primary Children's hospital immediately where he began his war on cancer at the age of 5. When he arrived at the hospital, the doctors couldn't believe how good he looked as his white blood count was 315,000 and over 50,000 was considered high risk. A count that high could cause kidney failure. Wylie went through a blood transfusion, countless pills, his hair fell out twice, he had bone marrow and spinal taps. He underwent three years of treatment. He went into remission. He is considered a long term survivor. He suffered heart muscle damage from his treatments. The doctors now know to use sugar water in the solutions instead of saline water. Leukemia sufferers in the 1960s only had a 14 percent chance of surviving. In the 1990s that went to 65 percent. Each year there are 5,700 new cases of leukemia diagnosed. Anyone can get it. The cause of it is unknown. Wylie said there are 45,000 people living in the United States with leukemia right now.
"I have been able to celebrate 11 more birthdays. Celebrating more birthdays is the theme for this year's relay. I relay to make a difference and make people aware of cancer and to work for a cure," said Wylie.
Tadehara said Wylie is one of her heroes as she gave him a big hug. "We are here to try to get you involved. Those who are cancer survivors have hope for the future because of people like you. No one can say that it won't be an Emery High graduate who finds a cure for cancer. It might be an Emery High student who makes an impact on the world by starting to walk. Get involved. It's an overnight party your parents will give you permission to go to. Challenge each other and put some teams together. I would like to see Emery High become a major part of this community fund raising event."
Wylie presented the students and faculty with a challenge. He wants to see a competition between the faculty and the students to see who can sign up the most people to participate in the Relay for Life. Get involved, you can register online, there is food and fun all night. "Talk to people, take the challenge, thanks for being here," said Tadehara.
Emery High principal, Larry Davis encouraged the students to get involved. He said, "We can make a difference. EHS can get behind this event." Davis complimented the students on their good behavior during the assembly and encouraged them to walk in the relay.


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Fraley: Rangers' Feliz has good shot to come back strong this season
Rangers writer Gerry Fraley answered reader questions during a live chat Wednesday. Here are some highlights:
What are realistic chances Feliz comes back strong this year?
Gerry Fraley: Pretty good. Orthopods have gotten so good at this surgery that most pitchers return with an extra mile or two of mph. Much depends on Feliz' willingness to put in the work in rehab.
Would you ever expect MLB to do anything to help the Astros? That's a big market watching a team at least four or five years away.
Gerry Fraley: Good question. Something like this came up during the winter meetings from another AL club. AL West teams will benefit from bashing Astros. Houston ownership taking a big risk.
I grew up watching the Rangers and just want to express real thanks to the organization re the way they do things: they took a chance on and helped support Josh Hamilton, they have a great clubhouse, they don't trade away prospects like they used to, they may sign White Sox free agents who matter (AJ now, Richie Zisk then), they are talked about on national sport talk shows, they are fun to watch and to be a FAN of.
Gerry Fraley: This is a solid organization. Jon Daniels will not make rash moves in the wake of losing Hamilton. That would be a recipe for disaster.


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Police work longer in Booze and Belts effort
West Allis - To encourage motorists to drive sober and buckle up, the West Allis Police Department has mobilized for the statewide Booze and Belts campaign that started Friday and will continue through Sunday.
"Fatal and serious injury traffic crashes can turn a joyous holiday season into a time of tragedy," Acting Chief Charles Padgett said in a news release announcing the Booze and Belts mobilization. "To prevent these needless tragedies, our officers will be out in force.
"While patrolling in greater numbers and for longer hours, they will arrest drunken drivers and ticket unbuckled motorists," he said.
During Booze and Belts and throughout the year, law enforcement agencies are cracking down on impaired and unbuckled motorists, he said. Last year in Wisconsin, there were approximately 35,000 convictions for drunken driving and nearly 85,000 convictions for failure to fasten safety belts.
Even if drunken drivers are lucky enough to avoid a crash, Padgett said, "you still are risking an arrest that will cause humiliation, huge fines, possible jail time and having to install an ignition interlock device on every vehicle you own, have registered in your name, or drive."
Store holds drive to help feed hungry
Greenfield - BiltRite Furniture, 5430 W. Layton Ave., an 84-year-old locally owned and operated fourth generation family business, has organized its first donation drive for United Way of Greater Milwaukee.
Through Dec. 23, BiltRite will give $1 for every food item donated by customers and employees. The food donations and cash will benefit United Way's food pantries and the Milwaukee community.
Students see applications of environmental studies
West Allis - Students from West Allis Central High School recently attended a three-day educational workshop at Trees For Tomorrow natural resources specialty school in Eagle River.
Among the subjects they studied were forest measurements, woody biomass, logging practices, tree identification, map and compass usage, and wildlife ecology.
The classes meet the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for environmental education, math, physical education, science and social studies.
Church-cemetery talks can go forward
Greenfield - The way is now clear for the owners of the Arlington Cemetery, 4001 S. 27th St., to negotiate with Mormon Church officials about using an unused part of the cemetery as a site for a new church.
The Greenfield Common Council last week approved changing the city's Comprehensive Land Use Plan to change the designation of 16 acres of the cemetery from mixed residential to community facilities that would allow for a church. The church would only occupy a small portion of those 16 acres.
If the cemetery owners and officials of the Jesus Christ Church of Later Day Saints come to an agreement, the church still will have to go through the normal city approval process.
Harley celebration expansion nixed for now
Greenfield - A proposal to expand the 110th celebration of Harley-Davidson from the House of Harley, 6221 W. Layton Ave., and Bunks & Beds next door to across the street at the Towne Center parking lot, 6100-6196 W. Layton Ave., was unanimously denied by the Greenfield Common Council last week.
The main problem, as city officials saw it, was that the Towne Center extension with booths, tents and beer tent would be under separate control.
The previous two Harley anniversary celebrations were so successful because of the close coordination the city had with the event sponsors at the House of Harley to head off problems, said Chuck Erickson, director of economic development and planning.
Working with two entities would be more cumbersome, Erickson said, and would leave the door open for each one to blame the other for problems. It also could leave the city in the middle because it has to make certain assurances to Milwaukee County, he added.
Other problems with the plan that were cited included that the Towne Center's commercial neighbors could be impacted by the event, that another beer tent is not needed, and that there problems with the layout of the tents and booths.
The celebration, of which the one in Greenfield will be a part, will be Aug. 26 to Sept. 3, 2013.
Retiring police chief receives commendation
West Allis - Retiring Police Chief Michael Jungbluth received a commendation from the Common Council last week, praising him for his 29 years with the Police Department and his four years as its chief.
The council noted his long list of accomplishments, including numerous commendations for actions in the line of duty. The commendation also notes his many awards and letters of recognition, and his exemplary leadership and service to other law enforcement agencies.
Finally, the commendation says the retiring chief is to be specially recognized for his dedication and service to the residents of West Allis "and congratulates him for a job well done."
Jungbluth will officially retire Dec. 31.
Whitnall administrators receive $1,000 raises
Greenfield - Eight administrators in the Whitnall School District, including the school principals, received an across-the-board $1,000 raise for the current school year in addition to having their contracts extended.
The superintendent's contract was already renewed for two years, but a compensation package is not yet done.
Seasons of Giving starts at credit union
West Milwaukee - The Guardian Credit Union with a branch at 4501 W. Greenfield Ave., is again holding its Seasons of Giving campaign.
For a cash donation, givers will get gift tag stickers, photo coasters, earbuds or seasonal glassware, depending on the size of their donations, which can be as little as $5. Donations will be used to provide food, coats, boots and toys for Guardian's members in need.
The campaign will run through the end of the year.
Meditation garden gets council approval
Greenfield - The Common Council has approved a new meditation garden design for Kopps Frozen Custard, 7601 W. Layton Ave.
The revised plan, approved by aldermen Nov. 20 from an earlier version previously approved in April 2011, includes glass blocks that can be lit from within.
Kopps can now proceed with construction.
Fair fun on sale for holiday gifts
West Allis - The Wisconsin State Fair Park is again offering several ways to warm up someone's holiday season with the gift of the State Fair.
The 2013 Wisconsin State Fair, presented by U.S. Cellular, will be Aug. 1 through 11. Fair admission for $5, half the gate admission, is available along with $8 SpinCity Ride & Game 16-ticket sheets (50 percent savings). A six-pack cream puff certificate is $15, or $9 off the price of individually purchased cream puffs during the fair.
This year for a limited time, Bundles of Fair Fun will be sold for $45. They include four fair admission tickets and vouchers for 32 SpinCity tickets, a six-pack of cream puffs and a Fair Deals Bargain Book. All of these items cost $100 if purchased during the fair.
Holiday offers are available online at WiStateFair.com. Fair tickets and SpinCity ticket vouchers can be purchased via "Print@Home" or mail-order options.
Cream puff six-pack certificates and Bundles of Fair Fun are only available via mail-order.
No shipping or service fees will apply to any "Print@Home" or mail-orders. Mail-Order purchases must be made by Dec. 19. "Print@Home" fair tickets and SpinCity ticket vouchers will be available through Dec. 31.
New this year, the fair ticket office will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays through Dec. 19 except for Thanksgiving and the following Friday.
School band wins $1,000 drawing
Greenfield - Don and Robb Hensiak, owners of Griddlers Café, presented a $1,000 Cascio Music shopping spree to the Greenfield Middle School band.
Griddlers Café celebrated its first anniversary in October and customers entered their favorite music program into a drawing for the gift card.
House of Harley looking toward 2013 events
Greenfield - The House of Harley, 6221 W. Layton Ave., is working on three events planned for next year.
They are its Indoor Custom Bike Show on Jan. 25 and 26; its 21st Annual Spring Bike Show, May 18; and the 2013 Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Milwaukee Rally, Aug. 28 to Sept. 2.
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The big SXSW music festival kicks off today, and if you're still ripping through your closet trying to figure out what to trek through five days of live music, crazed dance parties, and stellar networking opportunities? With a touch of denim styled into your look you can't go wrong, and we've got your last second style guide. So grab your SXSW schedule, a couple fun-loving friends, and get ready to rock!
Option 1 – Rock'n'Roll! Featuring Taylor Momsen performing in Denimocracy Zip Crotch Jeans.
Arden B. Cambridge Rip and Repair Bootcut Jean (on sale for $69) – buy it at Arden B; ASOS Fingerless Lace Gloves ($12) – buy it at ASOS; Topshop Moto Denim Cropped Waistcoast ($65) – buy it at Topshop; Nasty Gal Shield Shades in neon pink ($48) – buy it at Nasty Gal Vintage.
Option 2 – Bohemian Nights. Featuring ensemble by Spell Designs.
Wildfox – Women's Light Blue Friday Night Shorts ($145) – buy it at Kitson; Nasty Gal Sea Breeze Top ($68) – buy it at Nasty Gal; Native American War Bonnet Feather Headdress, Reproduction ($125) – buy it at Amazon; Michael Kors Fringed flat suede boots ($760) – buy it at Net-A-Porter.
Option 3 – Downtown Editor. Featuring NYLON Magazine's features editor, Rajni Lucienne Jacques (shot for Refinery29).
Pins and Needles Chiffon Maxi Skirt ($54) – buy it at Urban Outfitters; Contrast Combat Boots ($35.80) – buy it at Forever21; Jil Sander Silk-blend coat (on sale for $577.50 – 65% off!) – buy it at The Outnet; Blank Boy Blue Denim Shirt ($108) – buy it at Free People.
Don't forget to share your SXSW outfits and experiences with Denim Therapy on facebook! And if you rip a big hole in your favorite pair of jeans, you know we've got your back with our expert denim repair services too.
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1. Denim Debutante's guide on buying jeans that are the right size might save you some woe during your fall denim shopping trips.
2. Here's a brand you'll want to keep an eye on… Fly-Free jeans are designed according to equestrian style pants but remind one of lederhosen. Do you think this design will catch on?
3. Speaking of equestrian, GunnClothing denim shorts look pretty effortless on the horse ranch too!
4. This is what we call giving back to the community: Diesel founder Renzo Rosso has offered to restore the Rialto bridge, which dates back to 1591!
5. If you haven't seen this already, Racked NY/LA interviewed the designers of Current/Elliott. Excerpt below:
Racked: How do you juggle all of your various interests?
Emily Current & Meritt Elliott: By just biting the bullet and actually attempting to do each of the things that inspires us without fear. We just dive right in. Luckily most of what we do is fashion related so we are able to use a sort of collective conscious and common world view when styling and designing and writing. Each task helps us be better at the next. Read more!
—Michelle Christina Larsen
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