The Converged Citizen - November 6, 2014.

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Photo by Allanah WillsMourners gather as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s casket being led down Bay Street in Hamilton on Oct. 28.

Slain soldier laid to rest

Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Hamilton on

Tuesday to pay their respects to fallen soldier Cpl. Nathan

Cirillo.

The regimental funeral brought mourners from across the

country to Cirillo’s hometown to say goodbye and thank him

for his service. The 24-year-old was fatally shot on Oct. 22

while standing guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

A member of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of

Canada, his funeral procession filed down Bay Street as those

in the crowd watched in silence SEE PAGE 5

Allanah Wills

Citizen Staff Reporter

Drew Dilkens elected new mayor of WindsorJustin Prince


The City of Windsor has a

new mayor.

Drew Dilkens, who previ-

ously represented Ward 1 on

city council, was elected the

34th mayor in the city’s histo-

ry Oct. 27. Dilkens received

more than 55 per cent of the

ballot while runner-up John

Millson, the mayor of Windsor

from 1988-1991, received 27

per cent of the vote. DWBIA

chair Larry Horwitz finished

third with about 12 per cent of

the vote. As the new mayor-

elect entered the Giovanni

Caboto Club, hundreds of peo-

ple, from fellow politicians to

children wearing Fred Francis

t-shirts, cheered as he took to

the stage.

“Well this is a great night

and obviously Jane (Deneau),

Madison, Jack and I am

extremely excited to be here.

We’re very excited with the

result,” said Dilkens alongside

his family on-stage. “The vot-

ers in this city were given a

clear choice. To go back to the

way things used to be, or to

move forward and build on

our success. And tonight, we

know which direction the resi-

dents chose for our city. They

want to continue building on

our success.”

Horwitz, who had more than

7,000 votes, also spoke to the

audience at the Caboto Club

after the results came in.

Horwitz said he believed in

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Investigators say they believe

that arson was the cause of a fire in

a vacant home in Windsor.

The fire started around 6 p.m.

Oct. 28 at 446 Indian Rd. on the

top foor of the building.

Firefighters used chainsaws to cut

through the roof of the building to

get a better vantage point of the

fire. The smoke and smell from the

fire managed to make its way to

the University of Windsor’s cam-

pus.

According to Sgt. Matt D’Asti,

the fire appears to be intentionally

set. The house was not occupied.

“Our investigation has shown

that entry was forced through the

residence through a pedestrian

door,” said D’Asti. “The fire

appears to have been set on an

upper level within the residence.”

The homes around the vacant

house are also empty. According to

D’Asti no one was injured during

the fire.

Rob Wilkinson, who has

lived in the neighbourhood for

four years, was at the scene

watching the fire.

“If we could tear all these

abandoned houses down we

wouldn’t have this problem,”

said Wilkinson.

Police are asking anyone

with information to call

Windsor Police or Crime

Stoppers. Anonymous tips can

be sent to Crime Stoppers at

519-258-8477 or

www.catchcrooks.com.

“We’re just asking people to

remain very aware of their

neighbourhoods and if they

see or witness any suspicious

persons or behaviour to defi-

nitely call police and we will

come out to investigate it,”

said D’Asti.

House fire

investigatedKristine Klein

&

Chris Mailloux

Citizen Staff Reporters

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Dan Gray


Photo by Dan Gray

Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Grant McAuley looks at oneof the static displays during the RCAF’s 90th Anniversary cele-bration in Windsor.

RCAF 90th anniversary

Veterans from across southern

Ontario gathered at the Canadian

Historical Aircraft Association

hanger on Oct. 25 to reminisce

about their time in the service.

Windsor’s Passing the Torch

Committee, in association with

CHAA and other community

organizations, held a three-day

celebration of the Royal Canadian

Air Force’s 90th anniversary from

Oct. 23 – 25. According to event

organizers, it was designed to

bring children and veterans

together to help kids understand

the importance of Remembrance

Day.

As part of the event, the hangar

was open to the public and planes

and displays were set out for view-

ing. Air force veterans Anne

Edmunds and Gordon Cook took

time to come by the hangar and

remember the days in which they

served. Cook said he had the hon-

our of flying Harvards in the Air

Force. After getting out of the

Thunderbird that was on display,

he said that it was very different

than the planes he had the oppor-

tunity to fly.

“Anne and I both have

talked about our tenure in the

air force,” said Cook. “(We

came) just to see the aircraft

and mix and mingle with the

veterans. That’s a privlege.”

Other veterans could be seen

getting in and out of the

Lancaster, talking to some of

the children who were also in

attendance. Grant McAuley

joined the RCAF in 1953 right

out of high school and spent

over 35 years working in jobs

ranging from rigger to admin-

istrator. He said he believes

events like this help keep

interest in the Air Force alive

and allow veterans to get

together.

“My interest is still in the air

force,” said McAuley. “We, at

one time in Chatham, had an

Air Force Association of

which I was president two or

three times, so I’ve always

maintained my interest in the

air force.”

Many of the volunteers at

the event were former mem-

bers of the RCAF. They spent

time getting visitors in and

out of the Thunderbird, man-

ning information tables and

sharing their knowledge with

interested individuals. Others

flew planes that the CHAA

uses to execute parts of their

mandate.

The CHAA is working dili-

gently to piece together a

Lancaster Bomber. The work

in progress was on display out

on the tarmac. Brad Saunders

is the project co-ordinator for

the Lancaster and was a guest

speaker during the three-day

event at the hangar. Veterans

were able to watch some of

the aircraft from World War 2

fly because of CHAA’s com-

mitment to keeping that part

of the legacy alive.

“Our mandate is to fly, oper-

ate and restore period World

War 2 aircraft,” said

Saunders. “We have two

Chipmunks and a Steerman

we operate and we are cur-

rently restoring the Lancaster

Bomber that used to be in

Jackson Park as everyone

knows, and we are restoring a

fighter-bomber called the

Mosquito.”

Many of the veterans in

attendance are getting on in

years. They said they hope

that the general public will

use events like this and

Remembrance Day to keep

their memories alive.

Windsor election comes to a closeKenneth Bullock


The end of Windsor’s may-

oral and ward elections was in

sight, Monday night.

Some of the Windsor races

were down to the wire, while

others were landslide victo-

ries. Cheers of excitement and

anticipation came from the

audience when seeing their

candidate in first place. The

voting results could be seen

on two large projection

screens on opposite sides of

the room. Aside from just vot-

ers, candidates themselves

were eager to see how this

night would play out.

“It’s a great atmosphere. A

lot of the candidates and

media have come to see who’s

winning or losing,” said Joey

Wright, candidate for Ward 5

council. “The election season

is done. We’re going to have a

new council by the end of the

night, and it’s something

we’re all looking forward to.”

Wright, like other candidates,

came to meet his supporters and

see the results of his campaign.

Numerous media outlets sur-

rounded the room, emphasizing

the importance of this evening.

Outgoing Mayor Eddie Francis

spent most of his time shaking

hands and speaking into micro-

phones. Francis said it’s a relief to

not be the one in the election race.

“This is a very different atmos-

phere for me, I’ve always been on

the other side of the fence,” said

Francis. “It’s been a thrilling expe-

rience to be on this side honestly,

less pressure.”

Closer to the end of the night the

mayoral tallies showed Drew

Dilkens, former Ward 1 council-

lor, in first place, beating John

Millson by a large margin. Before

Dilkens arrived, mayor runner-

ups, Ernie “The” Baconman and

Larry Horwitz recognized and

congratulated Drew Dilkens as

the new mayor of Windsor.

Dilkens arrived shortly after,

trailed by his friends, family and

many media outlets. Hands were

shaken, cheers were heard and

many congratulations were given.

The room was in an uproar when

Dilkens arrived.

He said his first act as

mayor will be to listen more

to the people’s ideas and

introduce Windsor’s auto sec-

tor to their new mayor.


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Bianchi is back

City Cyclery employee Oliver Swainson test rides a Bianchiroad bike in Walkerville on Oct. 18,

Photo by Tecumseh MacGuigan

Tecumseh MacGuigan

Photo Editor

The owners of a local bicy-

cle shop are now offering cus-

tomers unique, world class

bikes.

The Italian bicycle manufac-

turer, F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi

S.p.A, is celebrating 130 years

in business. Bianchi bikes are

world class racing bikes, hav-

ing been ridden by Tour De

France and Giro D’italia win-

ners throughout history For

their 130 year anniversary,

Bianchi is beginning to ship

out to several new bike stores

across North America, one of

the first being Windsor’s own,

City Cyclery.

Enzo Iafrate, a representative

from Bianchi who attended the

unveiling on October 18,

explained why Windsor and

City Cyclery were chosen for

the expansion project.

“City Cyclery were looking

for a brand to bring that would

make them a little more

unique,” said Iafrate. “There

are a lot of Italians in Windsor.

That brings a connection to the

brand and so when looking for

places to expand into Windsor

seemed like a great fit.”

The store has four models for

sale, the Pista, a fixed-gear and

single speed track bike coming

in at $900, and three carbon

fibre road bikes, the Intenso,

the Infinito Cv, and the Oltre

XR.2. These road models

range in price from approxi-

mately $2000 to $13,000

depending on components.

Any of these four models are

Bill Baker and the Essex election

Ryan Brough

Photo Editor

Photo by Ryan Brough

Bill Baker is seen hugging his wife just minutes after receivingthe news that he lost the Town of Essex mayoral election.

First time mayoral hopeful

Bill Baker finished the Essex

election 399 votes behind Ron

McDermott, who won.

Bill Baker entered the

Portuguese Club in Harrow at

11 p.m. with the election

results. Baker came in the

room smiling and announced

the results to a crowd of about

50 of his supporters.

“Everyone I have some

news, the town voted and we

didn’t win,” said Baker.

Baker finished with 2,220

votes. McDermott is now

serving his fourth term as

Mayor of Essex.

Baker, who was running for

the first time, had been work-

ing on his campaign for over

four months. Despite losing

he said he wasn’t angry or

upset, but disappointed for the

community.

“Sixty six per cent of voters

said we wanted change and we

didn’t get change based on our

system,” said Baker.

There was a 53.82 per cent

turnout in the Essex election.

7,928 of 14,731 residents eli-

gible to vote cast a ballot

according to CTV News.

Essex resident Eric Parent

said he didn’t vote because he

didn’t support any of the can-

didates.

“They all make promises

they can’t keep, just to get

voted in and the town never

gets out of debt,” said Parent.

Baker and his team are look-

ing forward, with no word on

if he will run again. Baker said

he is excited to have more

time with his family.

“When you run for public

life you give your time to the

public, so I plan on giving a

lot more to my family now,”

said Baker.

Out of the 14,731 voters the

majority of those people were

not looking to re-elect the cur-

rent mayor. McDermott ended

his victory speech by suggest-

ing he will retire in four years.

Close finish for Essex mayoral raceShelbey Hernandez

Associate Managing Editor

Ron McDermott has been

announced as Mayor of Essex for

a fourth term with two of his com-

petitors not far behind.

It was a flashback to the 2010

municipal election when

McDermott beat Ron Rogers by

227 votes. This time, it was a

three-way race between

McDermott, Rogers and previous

Ward 3 Councillor Bill Baker who

was 172 votes away from Rogers

and 399 away from McDermott.

A little more than 50 per cent

of those eligible voted this

election. Last time, there were

three candidates for mayor

including Rogers, McDermott

and Paul Miner. This year,

there were four, including

Andy Comber, a former EssexFree Press journalist and a

former Harrow News reporter.

Many people were present at

the Harrow arena to hear the

results including acclaimed

Ward 4 Councillor Sherry

Bondy, Rogers, newly-elected

Ward 3 Councillor Bill

Caixero and previous Ward 3

Councillor John Scott.

According to Bondy,

McDermott’s win was mainly

due to where the candidates

lived. Since Rogers and Baker

both lived in Colchester, the

votes were split almost evenly

between the two.

“All three of them ran really

hard campaigns. It was so

close,” said Bondy. “It could

have been anybody’s race all

along so I just think in the end,

geography was what sling-

shotted McDermott in again.”

Although Bondy said the

race was determined because

of geography, Rogers said if it

wasn’t for Baker, he would

have won. However, Rogers

admitted that he hasn’t seen a

breakdown of which wards

Baker had more supporters in.

The incumbent McDermott,

who has been mayor since

2003, said Rogers ran a great

race and was closer this time,

but the addition of Baker

assured his victory in the end.

“He closed the gap even

before that. I was very confi-

dent that I would win, but Ron

made it really close, closer

than last time,” said

McDermott. “With an extra

body in there running against

the incumbent, that favours

the incumbent.”

Responding to Rogers’ com-

ments, Baker said he could

easily argue that if it weren’t

for Rogers, maybe he would

have won. He said instead of

focusing on his competition,

maybe Rogers should be

focusing on the people. He

also said just because he was

late getting in the running,

doesn’t mean he isn’t quali-

fied to do the job.

“It’s about ability to do the

job and I… felt I had the abil-

ity,” said Baker. “…But I’m

not focusing on that.”

Rogers and Baker said they

are unsure if they will run for

mayor again in the future.

Both candidates said if they

could have changed anything

about their campaigns, it

would have been having more

time to meet people.

Rogers also said he is mostly

disappointed because he feels

he has a lot to offer. He said he

had a lot of great ideas which

he doesn’t think will happen

with the new council.

Moving forward, McDermott

said the new council members

must come together and work

as a team. To everyone who

ran, he said all candidates

should be congratulated for

wanting to represent their

municipalities. The new coun-

cil will begin to work some-

time in December.

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Waiting for results in Kingsville

Photo by Sean Frame

Mayor Nelson Santos informs citizens of Kingsville of the delayed results at Migration Hall onOct. 27.

Sean Frame

Managing Editor

The Kingsville election

results were postponed for

several hours after the

polls closed leaving some

candidates annoyed with

the process.

On Oct. 27 Windsor and

all of Essex County held

municipal elections with

some of the municipalities

using only online and

phone polling systems.

Kingsville was one of the

municipalities using this

method to count votes.

Officials assumed because

of the digital vote that

results would come in

quickly after polls closed

at 8 p.m., but that was not

the case.

Information company

Scytl was responsible for

the management of the vot-

ing in the municipalities

such as Kingsville,

Tecumseh and Essex,

which were all delayed for

results. On Scytl’s website

they claim to be a world-

wide leader in electronic

voting, but the large crowd

at Migration Hall would

disagree. Several residents

left after waiting more than

two hours for results and

the remaining residents and

candidates remained until

results were announced at

10:40 p.m.

Larry Patterson was

elected as one of

Kingsville’s five coun-

cilors and was disappoint-

ed with the event itself.

“I just wish the results

were two hours ago. A lot

of people showed up for

this and a lot of people left

disappointed,” said

Patterson. “I am totally

shocked at the way this

whole thing was handled.

They should have been out

informing the people and

the people that left were

very upset.”

Although Patterson said

he was upset with the wait

and the lack of information

he said he was still very

pleased with the results.

He congratulated all candi-

dates for the great work

they did on their cam-

paigns.

Nearly half of the resi-

dents had gone by 9:30

p.m. as candidates grew

impatient. Some of the res-

idents speculated the

results would be delayed a

day or if there would have

to be an entirely new poll

to tally. Early in October,

Kingsville resident Betty

Ross began a petition to

switch the online and tele-

phone voting and even ear-

lier in the year councillor

Sandy Mcintyre had made

a motion to consider mail-

in ballots.

The motion was defeated

due to a lame duck council

not being able to spend

money on venues at this

point in the election.

Kingsville Cathy Basskin

candidate when asked what

was going on replied “not

very much.” Basskin said

she grew impatient with

waiting. She said online

polling was not the blame,

but the company Scytl was

at fault.

“I think online polling per

say has lots to be com-

mended about,” said

Basskin. “This particular

server doesn’t have a par-

ticularly stellar track

record. A future election

process will have to look

into various options and

look into a company which

will actually be able to

deliver.”

Basskin said she

believes online polling is

supposed to deliver to a

younger demographic, but

after she took a brief look

around Migration Hall she

conceded the demographic

wasn’t present at the event.

Despite the long wait and

even longer night, the

results finally came in. To

serve a fourth term as

Kingsville mayor, Nelson

Santos was elected one

again. Throughout the

night the would-be mayor

took it upon himself to

inform the residents about

the issues and took some

time to inform the media.

“Certainly we are con-

cerned. There is always

anxious candidates waiting

to hear the final results,”

said Santos an hour before

the results were issued. “In

terms of the commitment

that we made before going

through this process it cer-

tainly is not up to our

expectations.”

While everyone was

waiting Nelson said he was

not getting nervous. He

said that he had once wait-

ed until 11 p.m. in years

past.

Photo by Eugene Mendoza

Construction workers lay down asphalt on Wyandotte nearWalkerville on Oct. 27

Local businesses awaitconstruction completion

Eugene Mendoza


Despite blocked off streets,

business owners and employ-

ees say repairs on Wyandotte

to damaged roads and water

mains will help Walkerville

continue to improve.

Chris Andrechek, 31, works

at Biblioasis and says

although the construction has

slowed down traffic and

despite the delays in comple-

tion, he doesn’t mind if it

means the street is getting

fixed.

“It’s been a nuisance but in

the end it needed to be done.

Not only is Wyandotte a mess

but the water main replace-

ment is important,” said

Andrechek. “It was slower

than a typical summer but it

wasn’t terrible.”

While he approves of the

road work, Andrechek said the

city should have handled the

timing of the construction dif-

ferently.

“Infrastructure does have to

be continually updated and

redone, I think doing it across

an entire street in one summer

was a mistake and that it

should be spread out to set

parts of the city especially

when it’s a main street,” said

Andercheck

However a server at the local

restaurant O’maggio’s Kildare

House, Kayla Rennie, 19, said

they have not been affected by

the street closures. She says

they have been consistently

busy and the new street will

help the already thriving

neighbourhood grow even

more.

“It’ll turn out well after so

I’m excited and so is every-

body else,” said Rennie. It is a

good uplift for Walkerville.

Walkerville’s beaming right

now.”

A business owner for 41

years, Ray Ryan of Pleasance

Trophies & Gifts, says once

the construction is done

Walkerville will be “the best

spot in the city.” However he

said more shifts per day would

have allowed the streets to

open much earlier. Ryan said

the city should assist small

businesses who have suffered

financially as a result of road

closures.

“We’ve lost quite a few

thousand dollars and the city

won’t help us out. That’s the

only thing I have against it I

think it’s wonderful they’re

doing it I think it was well

needed but I think the city

should be helping businesses

like us, small businesses who

have not been doing any busi-

ness for at least 40 days,” said

Ryan.

Despite Windsor’s economic

struggle, the Walkerville area

has seen strong growth with

the help of programs like the

Friday Night Lights ride and

Night Market attracting resi-

dents from across the city.

Walkerville held a street opening

celebration for Wyandotte on Oct.

10, however delays have caused

construction to continue past the

projected finish date. Construction

crews are currently applying new

asphalt and washing sidewalks,

with the street expected to be fully

open within the coming weeks.


Elliott takes seat in Ward 2Aaron Sanders


Ward 2 has a new councillor

following the Oct. 27 munici-

pal election.

John Elliott, executive direc-

tor of Sandwich Teen Action

Group, was elected as Ward 2

councillor after receiving 41

per cent of the votes. Frank

Favot came in second place

with 30 per cent. Elliott said

he believes that getting a head

start on the campaign led to

his victory.

“We got out there and we got

an early start in the cam-

paign,” Elliot said. “We’ve

spent a long grueling eight to

nine months at the doors, liter-

ature and everything.”

Elliott’s Oct. 27 evening

began with an election party at

STAG. His campaign group,

along with friends and family

watched the poll results on

TV. Around 9 p.m., he trav-

elled to the Caboto Club with

his party. During the car ride

he found out he was elected on

one of the radio stations.

Inside the Caboto Club he was

greeted by his supporters and

friends and family. They wel-

comed him and congratulated

him for his successful cam-

paign. Teejai Travis,owner of

The Bloomfield House, said

Elliott’s reputation influenced

the voting process. Travis

believes Elliott should have

won four years ago.

“His natural progress in his

career shows that he’s been

community organizing for a

long time and we’re really

excited for him to be sitting on

ward council,” said Travis. “I

think he’s going to create a

safe space for the community

to take a real participatory

stance in the political

process.”

This was Elliott’s second

time running for Ward 2 coun-

cillor. In the 2010 election he

lost to Ron Jones by three

votes. Taking the experience

from the previous election,

Elliott said he learned that

going around the ward would

increase his reputation.

“We went across the ward as

far as knocking on the door,”

Elliott said. “People want to

know who you are and who

you’re all about so being able

to get right across the ward

was the key.”

According to citywindsor.ca,

Ward 2 candidates Joan

Mavrinac finished in third

place with 16 per cent of

votes, along with Kevin Flood

with seven per cent. James

Ging had three per cent and

Dmitrius Djankovic had less

than one per cent of the votes.

Ward 2 councillor elect John Elliott is interviewed following hiselection victory at the Caboto Club Oct. 27.

Absence of voter

cards an issueJustin Thompson

Production Manager

Not all residents in Windsor

who are eligible to vote have

been receiving their Voter

Information Cards.

Only 37 per cent of Windsor

residents eligible to vote cast

their ballot for a new mayor,

city council members, and

school board trustees to repre-

sent their community for a

four year term.

The City of Windsor made

voting accessible for residents

by setting up advanced polling

stations for six days during

October. Residents that had

transportation troubles pre-

sented their Voter Information

Cards to bus drivers on Oct.

27 and received free transit to

get to the polls. On election

day 103 polls were set up

around the city divided

between 10 wards.

Every ballot holds weight

with such a low voter turnout.

One of the most divided wards

was Ward 4. Chris Holt was

elected as City Councillor in

the ward with only 28 per cent

of the ballots cast.

Jordan Renaud, 24, the pres-

ident of local public relations

firm Prometheus

Communications worked on

Ward 4 candidate Remy

Boulbol’s campaign. Renaud

was formerly the Chief

Returning Officer from the

University of Windsor

Students Alliance that under

his management oversaw the

highest voter turnout at the

University of Windsor of

about 43 per cent.

“People not getting their

voter cards is a major problem

that needs to be sorted,” said

Renaud. “But it’s a perception

issue that can be corrected,

People can know that they

should be able to vote at their

local poll, provided it’s publi-

cized, if they are a resident

there.”

Renaud said networked com-

puter technology would help

deputy returning officers

access resident data regardless

of who they are or which ward

they are in.

“I urge people to vote simply

because they can. We make all

sorts of decisions based on a

lot less information,” said

Renaud. “It’s not difficult to

do some simple research espe-

cially when there is certainly a

correlation between people

who complain and criticize

our governments and leaders

and those who do not vote.

Every vote does count and

every candidate would love to

have your vote.”

Residents that receive Voter

Information Cards in the mail

are registered to vote. Many

people do not receive these

cards because of address

changes.

Joshua Kaiser, 23, has lived in

Ward 4 for over a year now

and was still registered to vote

at his parents’ residence in

Ward 6.

“They could make register-

ing to vote a lot easier by giv-

ing Windsorites an online

resource where one could put

in their information and be

registered in whatever ward

they live instead of the current

system where they have to go

down to city hall with this

information,” said Kaiser.

Even with advanced

polling stations set up, res-

idents cannot prepare for

the unexpected. Katlina

Cowan, 25, had to return to

her hometown of London,

Ontario for a funeral on

election day. Cowan would

have made arrangements to

vote but didn’t know about

the advanced polling sta-

tions because she didn’t

receive a votercard either.

“There’s enough signs

telling us who to vote for,

yet most people don’t

know how to, or care to do

it at all,” said Cowan. “It’s

unappealing to those who

don’t understand how it

affects them.”

Those who are not regis-

tered to vote and would

like to be should contact

the office of the city clerk

at (519) 255-6285.

mixed with moments of

applause. Fellow members of

Cirillo’s regiment marched

alongside his casket, draped in

a Canadian flag.

Following behind his casket

were members of his family

including his mother Kathy,

his sister Nicole and his five-

year-old son Marcus, wearing

his father’s military cap.

Nearly one thousand emer-

gency responders from across

the country walked in the pro-

cession, including members of

Windsor Police Services and

U.S. Customers and Border

Protection while a military air

craft flew above.

As his body was brought into

Christ’s Church Cathedral for

the private funeral, family,

friends and dignitaries gath-

ered inside, including Prime

Minister Stephen Harper.

Members of the public and

emergency responders gath-

ered inside the First Ontario

Centre arena to view the live

stream of the funeral and fol-

low along with the service.

Cirillo’s cousin, Jenny

Holland, spoke on behalf of

the family, calling him

Canada’s hero before sharing

childhood memories and

recalling a man filled with

energy and a contagious

laugh.

“Nathan may have looked

like a big tough man, but he

was such a kid at heart,”

Holland said. “Marcus adored

him so much. Not only was

Nathan his dad, he was also

his friend.”

Prime Minister Harper’s

eulogy thanked Cirillo for

guarding the war memorial,

and praised his dedication to

the military.

“These monuments

remind us that freedom is

never free. It has been

earned by the solider and

then donated to all of us,”

Harper said. “Corporal

Cirillo knew what all those

men and women who died

before him knew, the only

values really worth living

for are those worth dying

for. So may God bless

Corporal Cirillo. We are

better for his life and are

lessened by his loss.”

He also addressed

Cirillo’s young son, offer-

ing hope that one day he

may take comfort in the

fact that the whole country

looks up to his father.

Cirillo’s mother wept as

Argyll and Sutherland

Highlander’s commanding

officer Lt.-Col Lawrence

Hatfield delivered the final

words about her son.

“He never took the hard-

knocks or tough challenges

personally, he just smiled

and soldiered on. Both in

the regiment and in life,”

said Hatfield. “Loyal,

tough, loving and true. His

family knew it, his regi-

ment knew it and now

Canadians know it.”

After the service, hun-

dreds of people gathered

outside the Lt-Col. John

Weir Foote armoury to add

to the already staggering

collection of flowers,

cards, gifts and Canadian

flags placed there in

Cirillo’s honour.

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Photo by ???

6CONVERGED CITIZENNEWS NOVEMBER, 2014

Halloween party calls attention to cancer fight

Photo by Mark BrownAnita Imperioli, president and founder of In Honour of the OnesWe Love, Inc, pauses in costume during the group’s third annualSpooktacular Family Halloween Party, Oct 26. at the CiociaroClub of Windsor.

Mark Brown


Hundreds of people dressed

up, played games and listened

to songs as the local chapter of

a cancer support group held its

third annual Halloween-

themed fundraiser Oct 26.

Children of all ages, most of

them in costume, participated

with their parents in a variety

of activities as part of the

Spooktacular Family

Halloween Party, held on a

mild, sunny day at the

Ciociaro Club Pavilion. The

event was sponsored by In

Honour of the Ones We Love,

Inc.

The group’s founder and

president, Anita Imperioli,

said a personal tragedy

brought the group to light.

“The group started 18 years

ago. It originally got started

after I lost a child with can-

cer,” said Imperioli. “I wanted

to give back to the community

to try to make it easier on

patients and families in our

community.”

In Honour of the Ones We

Love is a volunteer organiza-

tion that raises money for can-

cer support, according to its

official website. Imperioli said

the group’s mission is very

simple.

“Our mission is to keep our

patients local in our communi-

ty so that they have all their

needs, so they don’t have to go

out of town,” said Imperioli.

Among the equipment the

group has purchased for local-

ly-based cancer patients are a

CT-scan machine, a blood lab

and a brachytherapy radiation

table.

The radiation table is used

for a type of treatment that

involves placing an implant

inside or near the area to be

treated. Imperioli said local

kids affected by cancer also

have programs in place.

“We run two programs

right now for Kids Beating

Cancer, one at Windsor

Regional and one at the John

McGivney Centre for kids

with cancer and life-threat-

ening illnesses,” said

Imperioli.

The group holds a series of

fundraising events through-

out the year, including the

Colours of Courage Dinner

Fashion Show, scheduled for

Sunday, Nov 2 at Ciociaro

Club.

The group’s website also

says that Caesars Windsor is

donating one dollar from

each show ticket sold during

October and November to

the organization. Imperioli

estimated the group has

raised between $400,000

and $500,000.

The pavilion at the

Ciociaro Club was abuzz

with activity as children par-

ticipated in pumpkin-carv-

ing, met Clarol the Clown

and had their faces painted.

Visitors were also treated to

music performed by actors

portraying characters from

the hit Disney film Frozen.

The event got a tremendous

thumbs up from many parents.

“I think it’s a great family

event, great Halloween fun,”

said Karen Nagy of Tecumseh,

attending with her husband

and two-year-old daughter

Fallon.

“My girls are so excited to

be here and participate in the

Halloween activities,” said

Melissa Ibrahim of Windsor,

whose two daughters Guilia

and Vanessa also participated

in the event. “We are looking

forward to decorating a pump-

kin and meeting Elsa and

Anna (from Frozen).”

Watching the throngs of cos-

tumed youngsters come and

go with their parents,

Imperioli was pleased with the

way things played out.

“It’s wonderful that the com-

munity comes out and enjoys

it with In Honour of the Ones

We Love and to support our

program,” said Imperioli.

For information about the

group or about upcoming

events, call (519) 966-2960 or

visit their website www.inho-

nour.ca.

Coronation Elementary Public

School held a pajama day read-a-thon.

Students from Kindergarten to Grade

8 went straight from their bedrooms

to the classrooms and read books all

day.

Kindergarten students were treated

to a special appearance by Mrs.

Wishy-Washy who read to the kids

from her story about cleaning and a

story about Mr. Dishy-Washy. It was

certainly a way to end the week

Photos by: Erik Zarins

Pajama day read-a-thon

7CONVERGED CITIZENGALLERY NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Public relations marketplace

Rose Chapman 9, daughter of Bill Chapman a Public Relations student at St. ClairCollege, and Avery Elyse participate in the Entrepreneurship Ten Dollar Businessassignment. Rose is selling rainbow loom bracelets and ghosts, while Avery promotesher college starter kits. Photo by Bill Chapman

Students in professor Lori

Newton’s Entrepreneurship

and Business Public Relations

class at St. Clair College take

part in a special market place

project held at main campus

Oct. 22.

The students were given a

budget of $10 to start a busi-

ness. Some of their business

ideas included all natural lip

butter, hand-made infinity

scarves, key chains, Zaatar

pies, cheese pies, short bread

cookies, college starter kits, a

media company, computer

consulting business, yoga,

home-made dog treats, aroma

therapy oils, candy apples,

cookies, beaded jewelry and

cabbage rolls. The students

were wildly successful in their

endeavours.

Devin Hurst with all nat-ural lip balm 'Bee Balm'.

Christie Kluytmans sellingshortbread cookies andsweets

Denise Pelaccia, Taylor Lucasand their cookies and candyapples.

Helen Medel selling Greekcheese pies

Tamara Piche and her Arm-Knit Scarves 'Dainty DIY'

William Martin offers pri-vate yoga sessions.

Savanna Todd displays heressential oils

Marissa Goze and her keyfobs 'Modish'

Rafat Abu Al Haija sellingdelicious zaatar pies

Omar Nizam offering socialmedia consulting

Miranda Underwood withher- Creaseless Hair Ties

Marcus Lucio showing offhis perler items

Male breast cancer support and awareness raised through manicures8CONVERGED CITIZENNEWS NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Josh Teixeira


Local hair and nail salons

have been hosting male

breast cancer awareness

events during the month of

October.

Throughout the month, var-

ious salons across Ontario

participated in an event

known as ManiCURES where

participants, male or female,

would get manicures and have

their fingernails painted pink

with the breast cancer ribbon

on top.

“Anytime someone did

either a basic manicure or

shellac manicure using pink

nail lacquer, we donated

$2.50 per manicure to the

Canadian Cancer Society,”

said Courtney Rivait, assis-

tant manager of Harmony

Day Spa. “Quite a few people

were eager to participate.”

According to Rivait, one

man came in and donated

$100 towards the event. He

made the donation because

his daughter-in-law is a can-

cer survivor. The spa will for-

ward all proceeds to the

Cancer Society from the

event at the end of October.

Breast cancer is well known

among people as being a dis-

ease in women. Men account

for five per cent of all breast

cancer cases and most people

are unaware they can also

develop the disease, according

to Cathy Mombourquette,

communications coordinator

at Windsor Regional Hospital.

“The BRCA gene can pre-

dispose men to getting breast

cancer,” said Mombourquette.

“This is a gene a man would

inherit from his parents.”

According to Mombourquette,

the treatment and outcomes

for men with breast cancer are

the same as women with

breast cancer. Increased

awareness and decreasing the

social stigma for men with

breast cancer would help men

who suffer from the disease.

Male breast cancer survivor

John Toth credits his dogs in

helping detect his breast can-

cer after noticing pain when

they pounced on him.

“They did a biopsy and

my only option was

removal of the lumps,”

Toth said. “It was behind

the nipple on my right

side.”

According to Toth, his

treatment was a hormone

blocker that blocks female

hormones that trigger the

receptors in the cell. He

said his family history had

something to do with the

development of his cancer.

Since his mother had a his-

tory of breast cancer and

died from it at 65, Toth was

56 and thought it would be

in his best interest to go

and get it checked out.

“My advice to men: don’t

be afraid of a doctor. If you

want to live a long life you

better go do it,” said Toth.

“If you see something

unusual about your body,

you better get in there

because we don’t do it

enough. Women are notori-

ous for doing it, we’re not.

We’re abstainers.”

Photo by Josh Teixeira

Cathy Mombourquette at the Windsor Regional Hospital on Oct. 31.

Dilkens’s ability of being

mayor and would support him

to bring Windsor “to the next

level.”

“About six months ago, I

started a journey. My father,

who lived in Windsor most of

his life, passed away, and I

decided to dedicate the next

little while to serve the people

of Windsor and trying to make

this community greater than it

is.” said Horwitz. “And in

those last six months, I’ve

probably visited around

15,000 or 20,000 homes

across this city and I met the

most amazing people. I proba-

bly visited more than 100

businesses in this city. I found

out that they need things and

they need a great city to be

part of. I feel this city can

move to the next level, and it

will.”

But many Windsorites were

also upset about the voter

turnout. According to the offi-

cial election results released

by the city, the number of bal-

lots cast went down from

more than 70,000 votes in

2010 to under 59,000 in 2014,

a 17 per cent decrease. The

amount of votes cast for the

winning candidate in the may-

oral election also decreased.

Outgoing mayor Eddie

Francis won the 2010 election

over Rick Limoges with more

than 39,000 ballots cast for

his name. Dilkens needed

7,000 less ballots to become

elected this year despite there

being more candidates than in

2010. In a Ward 4 discussion

forum, many residents and

politicians called for more

engagement and for schools

to teach civic responsibility.

“This poor turnout is a

wake-up call. The community

needs to be engaged,” said

Dave Cooke on Twitter, a for-

mer MPP in Windsor-Essex

County who worked on

Millson’s campaign.

But the night wasn’t short of

confusion. Abe Taqtaq, the

campaign manager for

Dilkens, said in a tweet about

30 minutes after the polling

stations closed that Millson

had conceded his nomination

from the election. Millson had

spent the election night at the

Teutonia Club. Since then,

Millson’s campaign Twitter

account has gone dormant and

his website has been shut

down. Millson had received

49 per cent less votes com-

pared to when he was elected

mayor in 1988.

“I had checked with the

Dilkens campaign and I heard

directly from the Dilkens cam-

paign that their exit polls had

come in and showed them

winning the election,” said

Eddie Francis after the

announcement. “Shortly

thereafter, they received a

concision letter from

Millson.”

According to Dilkens, he

focused on running a positive

campaign based on the city’s

performance. Francis said that

will help Dilkens along with

any councillors who were re-

elected.

“I was not hearing over-

whelming amount of the

community saying they

wanted to change course,”

said Francis. “The results

of that you see mayor-elect

Dilkens be very successful

by maintaining the course

and building on our suc-

cess. The same applies to

the incumbents. All the

incumbents have done very

well based on their track

record … For those candi-

dates running a positive

campaign, maintaining the

course and staying the

course, they’ll do very

well.”

All newly-elected coun-

cillors, school board

trustees and Mayor Dilkens

will begin their terms on

Dec. 1. The next municipal

election will be held in

October 2018.

FROM PAGE 1

FROM PAGE 3available in-store and other

model can be ordered from

the Bianchi catalogue.

When ordered the bike will

be assembled in Italy and

shipped to Canada arriving

in two to four weeks.

Tradi t ional ly, the only

way to ge t a B ianch i

bike would be to dr ive

to Toronto or cross the

border and buy one in

Michigan and face heavy

duty fees , but now any-

one in the area has the

opt ion of purchasing a

Bianchi .

“1994 was the last time

Bianchi was in Windsor,” said

Stephen Hargreaves, co-

owner of City Cyclery. “We

have a lot of European brands

already in terms of city bikes

and Bianchi being the pre-

miere Italian racing bike it

makes sense for us to bring

them in. The technology they

have is incredible, there is a

long heritage in the company

but they are also extremely

cutting edge. We are excited

to be stocking Bianchi.”

To promote the launch of

the bicycles, the event

allowed anyone to come in to

see and test ride the new bicy-

cles. Eugene Pugliese, a

Windsorite who raced both in

Canada and internationally

for two decades, came to the

event to see the bikes.

“Cycling is my passion and

once you get into cycling,

you’re in it for life,” said

Pugliese. “They have come a

long way since my time. We

used to ride steel bikes, now

they have carbon, but the style

has never changed, they are

incredibly beautiful. Just to

have these bikes here and to

see them is an honour.”

Road bikes are traditionally

made with high top tubes,

associated with mens bikes,

but with the variety of sizes

available as well as the

seafoam green “celeste” liv-

ery, these bikes work for any

gender.

With the addition of

Bianchi bikes, Windsor

continues to thrive with

Italian heritage.

9CONVERGED CITIZENHEALTH NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Voter apathy hard to fathom

Mark Brown

Columnist

OPINION

The voters have spoken – at

least those who bothered to

show up.

Residents in Windsor had an

opportunity Monday to have a

say in the turnover taking

place at city hall. A new mayor

was being chosen. Four seats

on Windsor City Council were

wide open and the rest were up

for grabs. Communities across

Essex County were choosing

mayors, deputy mayors, coun-

cillors and school board

trustees. Residents had the

power to decide who was

going to run things where they

lived for the next four years.

Some of the communities

won’t see much of a change,

others will see a dramatic

transformation. Let’s begin

with Windsor…

Mayor Eddie Francis, in

office since 2003, announced

earlier this year that he would

not seek reelection. Since

then, 10 candidates filed to

take his place. On Monday

night, voters overwhelmingly

chose Ward 1 Councillor

Drew Dilkens to replace him.

Dilkens received more than

twice the votes gained by his

closest competitor John

Millson, who was mayor from

1988 to 1991. This victory is a

stamp of approval from

Windsorites who would like to

see the pro-business policies

that had begun under Francis

continue. While I expected

Dilkens to emerge victorious,

I thought the race between

him, Millson and downtown

business cheerleader Larry

Horwitz would be much clos-

er. Nevertheless, the mandate

seems to be clear for Dilkens.

Moving on to city council,

there will be five new faces

once the next term of office

begins in December, four of

them through open seats, the

fifth ousting an incumbent

believed by many to be imma-

ture and irresponsible. The

most dramatic victory of them

all belongs to Ward 3’s Rino

Bortolin. Polls leading up to

the vote didn’t give Bortolin

much of a chance and his vic-

tory took many by surprise.

Another interesting develop-

ment was in Ward 10 with

Paul Borrelli ousting dis-

graced incumbent Al

Maghnieh, still smarting from

the library credit card scandal.

Maghnieh finished a paltry

fifth in the unofficial Ward 10

vote count.

Elsewhere, the new council-

lors are Fred Francis, the pre-

vious mayor’s brother in

Ward 1, John Elliott in Ward 2

and Chris Holt in Ward 4.

Incumbents Ed Sleiman, Jo-

Anne Gignac, Bill Marra,

Hilary Payne and Irek

Kusmierczyk were reelected.

I think that the results show

that Windsorites would like to

see some new ideas from new

people, while once again con-

tinuing the policies under

Eddie Francis.

In the county, results were

delayed due to computer

glitches in several communi-

ties. Once the mess was

cleaned up, Tecumseh

retained Gary McNamara as

mayor. Councillor Joe

Bachetti is the new deputy

mayor, and there will be three

new people on town council:

Andrew Dowie, Mike Rohrer

and Brian Houston.

Incumbents Marcel Blais and

Guy Dorion are out, indicat-

ing that in Tecumseh, resi-

dents want to see some new

ideas.

Other communities that

reported tabulation problems

were Lakeshore and

Kingsville, but there were no

real surprises in either munic-

ipality. Same thing for Essex

and Leamington. But in

Amherstburg, it was a sure

case of “throw ‘em all out.”

The town’s debt problems

dampened the trust of many

residents and they cleaned

house at town hall. Councillor

Diane Pouget is the only

incumbent returning to coun-

cil in Amherstburg, the others,

with the exception of new

deputy mayor Bart

DiPasquale were unsuccess-

ful in their efforts to be elect-

ed to other open offices. That

just goes to show that when

things aren’t so rosy where

you live, voters will certainly

react and it is not always

pleasant for the incumbents.

As for the voters them-

selves, officials were sur-

prised that the turnout wasn’t

as high as they anticipated –

Windsor especially. Only 37.5

per cent of the registered elec-

torate bothered to cast a bal-

lot. To the rest…shame on

you.

To those who did vote, be

happy you had a say in the

future of your community.

Doctors recommend more sleep for students

Photo by Melissa Amiouni

A student sleeping on a bench at Leddy Library at the Universityof Windsor on Oct. 24

Melissa Amiouni


S tuden t s a t t he

Unive r s i ty o f Windsor

say being s leep deprived

is a choice and not an

issue they cannot over-

come.

Many students say the

amount of sleep they get

each day is six hours.

Engineering student Odie

Merheb, 19, say it is a nor-

mal thing and every stu-

dent goes through it.

Merheb said some blame

for not getting enough

sleep goes to all the study-

ing he has to do.

“I just keep studying, but

when I look at the time and

realize it’s 3 a.m. I don’t even

think about sleep because I

have a test the next day,”

Merheb said.

Although some blame does

go to school work, Merheb

said most of the time it is a

choice and he chooses to pro-

crastinate until a day before a

test.

“I’m the one who is doing

this to myself, I can always

control it, but some people

don’t because they’re used to

that routine,” Merheb said.

University law student,

Wesley Anderson, 25, also

says it is a choice because he

also procrastinates, which

keeps him up late at night.

“I could use an extra hour of

sleep but during the day I’m

doing work. At the end of the

day, I usually like to decom-

press and by the time I feel

like I’m ready to go to bed, it’s

usually kind of late and I’m

usually up early for class or

doing school work, so I try to

get at least enough sleep to

function,” Anderson said.

However, Anderson says

less sleep does not affect his

daily routines.

“It’s not affecting my life

that bad. For sure I can use

extra hours of sleep but I live

somewhat a busy lifestyle so I

kind of accept it,” Anderson

said.

Being sleep deprived can

lead to serious health issues

like heart disease, high blood

pressure, diabetes and strokes.

It’s also been estimated that

90 per cent of people with

insomnia have other health

conditions.

John Coates, a family physi-

cian practicing at the Windsor

Family Health Team said that

he recommends students get at

least eight to nine hours of

sleep.

“They will be able to work

more efficiently when they

allow their brain and body to

recharge over a good night’s

sleep,” Coates said.

Coates says he recommends

students avoid caffeine after 4

p.m. and get regular exercise

for a good night’s sleep. He

also recommends that elec-

tronics like phones and lap-

tops should be avoided before

bed, since the blue light emit-

ted by these devices has been

shown to prevent the pineal

gland from secreting mela-

tonin, a chemical that helps

signal to our body that it is

time to sleep. Coates said he

usually prescribes medicine

for insomnia and not sleep

deprivation.

“Sometimes I recom-

mend melatonin 3-5 mg

orally about one to two

hours before bedtime for

insomnia. I don’t pre-

scribe medications for

sleep deprivation,” Coates

said.

Although Coates does

not prescribe medicine for

sleep deprivation, he says

caffeine is helpful.

“The only stimulant I

recommend is caffeine

which has been shown to

improve alertness and per-

formance in sleep-

deprived people and is

safe at doses of 100-200

mg (8 oz. cup of coffee),”

Coates said.

For students struggling

with sleep deprivation,

they can always visit their

school’s student health

centre for medical care,

counselling and referrals.

CONVERGED CITIZENFEATURE NOVEMBER 6, 2014

What you need to know about winter cyclingTecumseh MacGuigan

Photo Editor

For many people, cycling is

a healthy and safe form of

transportation, but riding in

winter can be a completely

different story.

Winter weather brings many

challenges, such as the cold,

snow and ice. However the

challenges extend beyond that.

Windsor uses salt on its roads,

which can cause much more

wear and tear on a bicycle than

water. Someone preparing to

ride for the winter will have to

keep an eye on their bike and

maintain it often.

There are multitudes of dif-

ferent kinds of bicycles, but

most can fall in the categories

of road bikes, mountain bikes

or combinations of the two,

called hybrids. Oliver

Swainson, an employee and

mechanic at City Cyclery,

believes knowing your bike is

the most important part of

winter riding.

“It’s because of riding my

bike in the winter that I can

now ride better in the sum-

mer,” said Swainson. “When

you ride over ice and snow, it

forces you to really learn how

to control your bike. You learn

to control each and every

movement. I was riding in the

Via Italia race this summer

and my tail went out in a cor-

ner, and its only because of the

control I learned from riding

in the winter that I corrected

myself and kept on racing.”

For those with road bikes

and hybrids, riders should find

the widest tires that their

forks, the metal bars that hold

the tires in place, will allow.

Tires with grooves in them,

called knobby, are prefered

over smooth, slick tires.

Mountain bikes are more

equipped to ride in the winter,

but if the bike has a suspen-

sion system in the fork, it is

recommended that the fork be

switched out for a rigid one. In

particularly icy areas, tires

with metal studs will increase

traction, but for Windsor’s

over-salted streets, this is

rarely an issue.

Riding with a fixed gear on

the bike is another popular

option. Fixed gear in simple

terms means the pedals are

directly connected to the

wheels, so if the wheels move,

the pedals move. Every subtle

movement on the pedals

affects motion, and there is no

coasting. Because of this,

there is more traction, ulti-

mately allowing more control

in any situation.

Along with fixed gear bicy-

cles, there are several kinds of

bicycles that are more special-

ized for riding in the winter.

Here is where the amount of

money in your bank account

matters. Cyclo-cross is a sport

which specializes in rough rid-

ing in all terrains and condi-

tions. While not made exclu-

sively for the winter, those

looking to buy a new bike for

the winter should seriously

consider a cyclo-cross bicycle.

you will be looking at a

“small” price tag of $1300 for

a low end bike like a Fuji

Cross 1.3, though the cost can

be higher. A Cannondale

superx hi-mod starts at $6000

without modifications.

Another style suitable for

winter is the recently popular

fatbike. Fatbikes typically

have tires close to 10cm wide

and can conquer snow with

ease. Due to the rising popu-

larity of fatbikes, prices have

been driven down because of

mass production. A Mongoose

Beast bicycle can be pur-

chased for less than $200. But

a $200 bike is a $200 bike, and

someone serious about fat-

bikes will likely want to

splurge on a Surly

Moonlander, costing a measly

$2400.

Riding in the winter doesn’t

have to cost that much though.

A Supercycle SC1800 from

Canadian Tire costs $100 and

with proper maintenance and

careful riding, anyone can

make it through winter.

Beyond the bike, what you

wear is just as important. A

rookie mistake is to overdress.

Unlike walking where several

layers are required, cycling is

more active and will keep the

body warm. A nice wool or

synthetic bottom layer with

wicking is ideal as it will keep

the sweat away. Avoid cotton

as it will soak up sweat and

keep the sweat on your skin.

Your body is going to be

warmer than you would

expect, so ditch the down-

filled jacket and opt for a

windbreaker, which will allow

some of the cool air to get in

and will keep your body tem-

perature from rising too high.

Covering your extremities is a

high priority. A wool cap

under the helmet, thick wool

socks, and comfortable gloves

with grip will ensure that

internal body temperatures

never go lower than they need

to, and will keep your going

strong.

Photo by Tecumseh MacGuigan

Journalism student Kenneth Bullock rides his bike to school on Oct. 31.

Energy drinks are more popular than everChristian Bouchard


With the increase in popular-

ity and availability of energy

drinks, the industry is seeing

huge growth as more and

more young people choose to

consume its products.

Consumption of these energy

drinks can lead to anxiety,

headaches, irregular heart-

beats and heart attacks.

Research shows that many

young people are continuing

to consume them.

Ali Sahmhat, 16, said he

believes the consumption of

energy drinks has a lot of neg-

ative side effects and more

people should do their

research before drinking them.

“I think most people consume

energy drinks because they don’t

have the time to sleep or relax and

they aren’t aware of what energy

drinks actually are and the poten-

tial side effects associated with

them,” said Samhat.

A recent government survey, led

by Dr. Steve Suns shows that from

2007 to 2011 the number of emer-

gency department visits in the U.S.

caused by energy drinks doubled

from 10,068 to 20,783. The data

shows that people from ages 18-25

accounted for the largest group of

patients by age.

Twenty-year-old University of

Windsor student, Lauryn Bodde,

said she thinks many young peo-

ple are taking energy drinks to treat

depression but forget it is only a

temporary solution.

“Energy drinks are a temporary

solution to boosting energy and

that’s why people buy them.

However, living a healthy lifestyle

is a more long term solution,” said

Bodde.

According to Health Canada, the

level of caffeine in energy can

range anywhere from 50 mg per

can to 200 mg per can. The recom-

mended maximum daily intake for

most children and teens.

Jacqueline Martin is a first year

early childhood education student

at Fanshawe College. She said

most people consume energy

drinks because of how easily they

can be purchased and consumed.

“People still buy energy drinks

because just picking up an energy

drink and being on their way is less

time-consuming than taking the

time to exercise,” said Martin.

There are many healthy alterna-

tives to energy drinks and caffeine.

Alternatives such as sleep, eating

apples and drinking water are just

a few. Samhat, however, said

young people don’t think healthy

alternatives are as effective as

energy drinks.

“When you think of apples your

mind associates it to nutrition, not

energy. When you think of sleep,

you associate it to exhaustion.

When you think water, you associ-

ate it to thirst. But energy drinks

are associated to energy. Whether

that be true or not, that’s how our

minds work,” said Samhat.

In 2011, researchers at the Rudd

Center for Food Policy & Obesity

conducted a comprehensive analy-

sis of beverage marketing.

The results showed that advertis-

ing costs energy drink brands

totaled $281.8 million in 2012, an

increase of 71 per cent versus

2010.

Bodde said it is the consumer’s

choice as to whether or not they

purchase the product, regardless of

the marketing tactics used.

“It’s the users decision on

whether or not they want to pur-

chase these products and whether

they have done the research for

themselves on how bad they are,”

said Bodde.

Television plays the biggest role

in the media’s tactics to attract

more people into buying and con-

suming these drinks according to

Samhat.

“There tends to be more energy

drink advertisements in the

evening and late at night, which is

usually the time where people get

back from work and are exhaust-

ed,” said Samhat. “Seeing profes-

sional teams advertising energy

drinks helps you make the false

assumption that energy drinks help

you perform better when you’re

tired, but truly they don’t.”

The problems linked with young

people and energy drinks continue

to grow. Martin said she would

like to get the message about ener-

gy drinks danger out to the public.

“An increase in public awareness

and education about potential

harms of these drinks is all I could

ask for. The more people who

know about the risks, the better,”

said Martin.

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11CONVERGED CITIZENFEATURE NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Campaign exceeds expectationsSean Frame

Managing Editor

The Hospice of Windsor and

Essex County has announced

that amount of money raised

by their Face to Face cam-

paign this year was more than

ever.

Hospice Face to Face was

launched 12 years ago by the

vice-president of St. Clair

College John Fairley. The

campaign aims to raise around

$50,000 in the span of six

weeks. Last year they asked

500 people to ask 10 friends

for a donation of $10. The

campaign was successful and

raised more than $55,000.

This year, according to

Fairley, they decided to be

more specific. Transportation

for hospice patients cost

roughly $10 per patient and

they transport around 6,500

rides. Their goal was to raise

$65,000, but according to

Fairly they far surpassed their

goal.

“When I heard the number it

was just shocking,” said

Fairley who also hosts

Cogeco’s Face to Face pro-

gram. “I felt a feeling of grate-

fulness and reminds me of

what charity is all about. Even

at their (Hospice) gala, they

mentioned that the Hospice

Face to Face is one of the

major campaigns of the year.

It went from something to

really something.”

Laura Lemmon is the com-

munity engagement and event

specialist for Hospice.

According to Lemmon they

had larger companies sponsor

their campaign this year,

namely Caesar’s Windsor,

Windsor Chrysler and

Overseas Motors. The trans-

portation program is almost

completely run by volunteers

and according to Lemmon

most of the drivers use their

own vehicles. The money

raised will go towards the

transportation and other serv-

ices offered in the wellness

centre.

“We had a lot of help with

the campaign this year, from

Fairley who created the cam-

paign and also the volunteers

and canvassers who went door

to door to raise money on our

behalf,” said Lemmon. “We

are so excited to announce the

total to everyone tomorrow at

our wrap up

party and start working on a

plan for next year.”

Face to Face announced on

Oct 22 that they raised more

than ever with over $70,000.

Hornets and ISIS another chapter in historyDan Gray

Managing Editor

Sic Itur Ad Astra: such is the

pathway to the stars.

Canadians have been reaching

for those stars with jet pow-

ered fighter planes for almost

70 years, from Valiants,

Voodoos and Sabres to the

aptly named Canuck. The

Starfighters, even the doomed

Avro Arrow, all paved the way

for our winged protectors of

today, the Hornet. The powder

blue skies of more than a

dozen worldwide locations

have been split by the pres-

ence of silver-winged jets

flown by the Royal Canadian

Air Force.

The current stallion of

choice that is jockeyed around

the skies and deployed around

the world is the CF-188

Hornet.

The nation’s Hornets have

dotted the skies of Iraq once

before. In 1991 their name-

sakes of a different generation

tore through those skies in the

Persian Gulf War. Highlights

from that campaign include

partially damaging a patrol

boat with an air-to-air missile.

Offensive operations for our

Hornets have not always been

United Nations-sanctioned.

The North American Treaty

Organization, of which

Canada is a founding member,

chose in March of 1999 to

intervene in Kosovo. Four

Hornets were among a large

armada of strike aircraft deter-

mined to push the Serbians

out of Kosovo. The eventual

deployment of 18 Hornets

dropped nearly half a million

pounds of munitions in 78

days of aerial bombardment.

They were a highly valued

asset in the aerial war because

of their all-weather bomb

dropping capability.

The grandiose idea of stick-

ing a pilot into a fighter plane

with a jet engine, instead of

props, first occurred in

Canada inside the British-

designed Valiant that was pur-

chased for service in 1948.

Canada was unable to pro-

vide any jets to the Korean

War but 22 RCAF pilots took

to the air with the United

States Air Force. They flew in

support of many operations in

for the first time since the end

of the Second World War. The

pilots danced with primitive

Russian fighters and dropped

bombs, sometimes in support

of Canadian Army divisions

on the ground. Larry Milberry

is an author and a historian

who has written many books

on the RCAF and its history.

He relates many factual

accounts of our nation’s aerial

activities in his writings.

“Canadians flew against the

MIGs in Korea. After that our

big roles were with NORAD

with the CF-100s and then the

CF-101 Voodoo’s,” said

Milberry. “In NATO, we flew

Sabres and CF-100’s then the

F-104 then finally the CF-18.”

The white dove of peace

managed to skirt the threats of

tactical nuclear weapons and

the Cold War. Although many

planes and personnel were

based in Europe, our nation’s

major role was to provide

strategic intercept capabilities

at home with NORAD.

When you ask about RCAF

history you are directed to

retired lieutenant-colonel

Dean Black. His resume

includes a masters in war his-

tory from the Royal Military

College, 30 years of tactical

helicopter flying and he is the

current executive director of

the Air Force Association of

Canada.

“The problem with Canada

is we have a smaller footprint

people-wise, and a larger foot-

print country wise and we

happen to be between two

arch enemies, the USSR and

the United States,” said Black.

Protecting our airspace at

home has been the job of

(NORAD) since 1957. Jet

fighter aircraft have zoomed

across the skies of our nation

with thundering sonic booms

chasing suspected and real

enemies since NORAD’s

inception. Upon the wings of

Canucks, Canucks have taken

flight. In needing to go faster,

higher, and stay there, for

longer the Air Force thrust

itself into its golden age.

The Sabres and Canucks, so

revered for being on the cut-

ting edge of technology, soon

gave way to the Voodoos and

Starfighters. The highlight and

darkest moment of the era

belonged to the Avro Arrow.

Dancing with MIGS and

long distance bombers would

have been easy for an Arrow.

It had the ability to reach

higher clouds and slice them

at almost twice the speed of

sound. For the 1960s it would

have been the ultimate air

intercept weapon. It wasn’t

meant to be and political pres-

sure put an end to the program

in 1959.

Hornets have also aggres-

sively operated in the skies of

Libya and been the armed

escort for dozens of civilian

aircraft since 9/11.They are

currently deployed to Europe

once again because of Russian

provocations in Ukraine.

NORAD has also required the

more frequent launch of inter-

ceptors to the far north to meet

an ever provocative Russian

bomber or two.

Our fighter planes are now

writing another chapter in the

storied history of the RCAF.

They are slicing through the

skies of Iraq supporting Iraqi

troops on the ground. Fighting

Islamic State in Syria is yet

another opportunity for our

fighter planes to prove their

worth on the front lines of bat-

tle. It’s just another step on the

pathway to the stars - Sic IturAd Astra.

Photo by Dan GrayRoyal Canadian Air Force Spitfire sits atop a pedestal inJackson Park on Nov. 2.

Halloween party goers

Photo by Ryan Brough

A sold out crowd packed the hangar at St. Clair Collegeon Thursday Oct. 30. for St. Clair’s annual Halloweenpub night. It was their largest pub night this year. Theevent is said to draw the largest crowd of party- goersduring the year.

CONVERGED CITIZENSPORTS NOVEMBER 6, 2014

The game of hockeyChelsea Lefler

Sports Editor

A lot of Canadians, from

boys and girls, to men and

women play hockey, but why

hockey? Why does a singular

sport, played on ice with sticks

and a puck run so deeply in

our blood? Where did it come

from? Why do we love it so?

The first indoor hockey

game was played in 1875,

when James Creighton a

rugby player, created the

game.

The teams played the

game using rugby rules.

The players weren’t

allowed to pass forward and

the goalies weren’t allowed

to go on their knees.

Hockey is also a mix of

shinty, hurley, bandy,

lacrosse and a few other

sports.

The Aboriginals played a

similar game called batt-

away or lacrosse. They

would play these games to

test each other’s physicali-

ty, using sticks and balls.

In some of the Aboriginal

cultures, games were

believed to have supernatu-

ral powers and healing

properties.

Freddie Sasakamoose was

the first Aboriginal hockey

player in the National

Hockey League. He was

called up to play 13 games

with the Chicago

Blackhawks. He was born

on the Sandy Lake reserve

in Saskatchewan in 1933.

Sasakamoose made his very

first stick out of a red wil-

low and used frozen apples

as pucks.

Nikko Sablone, Graham

Pickard and Nicolas

Crescenzi all play for the

LaSalle Vipers Junior B

hockey team. Sablone is a

call up for the Ontario

Hockey League’s Windsor

Spitfires.

“I play hockey because it

keeps you in shape and

you’re always playing with

a good group of guys,” said

Pickard.

Crescenzi has been play-

ing since he was five and

said he fell in love with the

game at a young age.

“The best part about play-

ing hockey is working hard,

playing hard as a team,”

said Pickard. “The team

atmosphere. And being

able to play and win as a

team makes winning that

much better.”

Sablone said he plays

hockey because of the love

of the game. He got

involved with hockey at a

young age and said because

of that, you fall in love with

the sport. Sablone

explained that you build

bonds and create friend-

ships over the years and

that’s one of the best parts.

Photo by Chelsea Lefler

LaSalle Vipers’ Nikko Sablone at the Vollmer RecreationComplex in LaSalle

LaSalle Vipers comebackChelsea Lefler

Sports Editor

On Wednesday Oct. 29, the

LaSalle Vipers came back

winning 3-2 against the

Strathroy Rockets at the

Vollmer Recreation Complex

in LaSalle.

The Vipers were losing 2-1, with

only one goal from Brett Primeau,

but the Vipers made a comeback

with two goals from Brett

Primeau, giving him his first

Junior B hat-trick.

“It feels good I felt like I got a lot

of chances today and I found the

puck just came to me a lot so it was

good to get three goals and to get

the win.” said Primeau

The Vipers won the game but

possibly lost two more players to

injuries. It is still unknown if for-

ward Tyler Russell and defence-

man Nick Gauvin were left with

injuries or not. They both received

head checks in the game, Russell

continued to play, but Gauvin had

to leave the ice.

“It was a really group effort to

find a way to come back two

points. I don’t think we deserved

that win. I thought Strathroy

played an excellent game but

throughout the course of the year

you going to win games you might

not deserve and vice versa,” said

Bill Bowler head coach of the

Vipers. “So let’s just take the win

and hopefully build on. Brett

Primeau had a real strong game.

He was obviously the difference

for our hockey club. Brett has

been doing it all year and we kind

of expect that now of him so hope-

fully tomorrow night some of our

other guys will with the puck in.”

The Vipers next home game

is Wednesday Nov. 5, for their

Remembrance Day game.

Photo by Chelsea LeflerLaSalle Vipers Brett Primeau scoring the teams first goal of thegame Oct, 29 at the Vollmer Recreation Complex.

The Saints areback on top

Mike Hugall


Photo courtesy Shelly. J. Quickll

The St. Clair Saints men’s

baseball team completed their

season with the Ontario

University Athletics champi-

onship Sunday at Lacasse

Park.

The men capped off an

astounding season going 33-2

overall, leading to their second

consecutive dual conference

championship. Lead by head

coach Dave Cooper and assis-

tant coaches Bernie Labute

and Rob Murphy, the Saints

won back-to-back games over

the Brock Badgers in the final

day of the playoffs.

“It’s outstanding not only for

this team but for our athletics

program,” said athletics coor-

dinator Ted Beale. “We are

fortunate enough to play

against some of the best teams

in the province that represent

the OUA… I have nothing but

positives to say about this

team.”

Second basemen Ryan

Kerstens and catcher Eric

Cunningham paved the way

for the team’s success by pro-

ducing a total of 47 hits in 20

games played, both batting

above .500 on the season.

Kerstens who batted leadoff

most of the season for the

Saints, was tied for the team

lead in runs batted in with 16.

Cunningham, who took over

for injured catcher Jeff

Watkin, led the Saints with a

.593 batting average and 34

total bases on the season.

“Kerstens has been our

leader all year long,” said

Labute. “He’s a guy that plays

strong up the middle, hits to all

sides of the field and is a play-

er for our younger talent to

emulate.”

The tournament ran from

Oct. 24 – 26 where St. Clair

would face off against teams

from all across the province.

The Saints began the run to the

championship with an 11-3

win over the Waterloo

Warriors of the OUA. From

there the Saints would be

forced to regroup the Durham

Lords in the semi-finals have

to face the team they would

eventually meet in the finals

The Brock Badgers.

“We were excited,” said first

year player Casey Boutette.

“The guys who have been

there before were calm and it

kind of brought the team to the

same level. We knew we want-

ed gold.”

The saints would be forced

to re-group and play Durham

College in the semi-finals. The

game would be called in the

sixth inning due to an 11

mercy rule as St. Clair topped

the Lourdes 11-0.

The Saints went into the

finals needing to win two

games in order to re-claim

their crown. They would go on

to win the first game 3-2 after

controlling the Badger’s bats

in the late innings. Later on in

the day, the Saints would com-

plete the unlikely beating the

Badgers 7-5 in the last game

of the season.

With many players returning

next year the Saints and their

coaching staff already have

the goal of obtaining a third

straight championship.

“The OUA is an incredi-

ble talent, however the tal-

ent in the OCAA is being

groomed and it’s affecting

the overall quality of base-

ball in Ontario,” said

Labute. “We are a very

good team, and with that

said the surrounding

schools are going to have

to raise the level of compe-

tition to compete with us.”

St. Clair College Saints celebrate their championship win

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