GUELPH MERCURY Wednesday, January 9, 2008 McGuinty challenges PM's record Premier says Harper, feds need to step up to help struggling manufacturers KITCHENER economy, McGuinty said at manufacturer Heroux-Devtek The federal government must step where he announced a the plate and help the loan. province's struggling manufacturers "I know that the federal by doing more than just cutting taxes, ment remains in a very healthy Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty cial position," McGuinty said. said yesterday as he vowed to press about priorities. In a time of Prime Minister Stephen Harper at this challenge, it's important for us to week's first ministers' meeting. way to lend support, to help our The federal government has to in- tries transition and become more vest in manufacturing to help Canadi- petitive and more productive." an companies compete in the global The government can't control Liberal MPs to gather in Kitchener BY PHILIP JALSEVAC KITCHENER A' mid federal increasing election, as speculation many as about 160 Liberal MPs and senators will gather for a brainstorming session in Kitchener this month.
Karen Redman, the party whip and member for Kitchener Centre, said she suggested the Kitchener meeting more than a year ago. More recently, "we were bouncing around places to go," she said. "And we know there is going to be an election sooner or later, and southwestern Ontario has been traditionally a stronghold for the Liberals. "So, people were keen on coming to Kitchener." The caucus meets weekly in Ottawa when the House is sitting. But MPs and senators venture out twice a year across the country for more in-depth sessions.
The intensive meetings deal with issues, strategy and "themes and overarching issues," Redman said. The caucus will meet in private session Jan. 21 and 22, at the Holiday Inn on Fairway Road in Kitchener. Party Leader Dion is expected to speak to the media at the end of the Jan. 22 session.
He will also speak at a Liberal party rally and reception for the caucus and members of local riding associations on Jan. 21 at the Concordia Club in Kitchener. As well, the visit will allow some "community outreach" by various caucus members after the session ends around noon on Jan. 22. The Record Farmers, cops dispatched to corral cows BY GREG MERCER WATERLOO Police farmers and a were hastily assembled scrambling crew late last night to catch a herd of cattle running free in Waterloo.
At about 6:40 p.m., police started getting calls from residents on Woolwich Place, near RIM Park, who said cows were running through their backyards. About 40 beef cattle had escaped from an area farm and were threatening to cross busy University Avenue and head toward a crowded residential area. Officers stationed their cars along University Avenue and were prepared to shoot the animals if they risked causing collisions with cars, Staff Sergeant Rudy Smith said. A crew of farmers drove tractors with brights spotlights into wet fields a few hundred yards from University Avenue East, trying to form a line to push the cattle into one corner. "I've never seen 40 cattle on the loose.
I've seen eight before, but never this many," Sgt. Mel Snyder said. Along with herding cows, Snyder also had to get a tow truck to pull one of his officer's stuck cruisers out of a muddy field. Police were asking residents to stay off the roads as they attempted to herd the cattle. At least one officer was to be stationed by University Avenue overnight last night, to keep the cattle on the eastern side of the road.
By 10 p.m., the cattle were congregating in a bushy area near the Grand River. The Record strength of the Canadian dollar or the price of oil but governments can choose to forgo tax cuts in favour of financial support for companies struggling to survive, McGuinty said. aerospace The province is managing to cut the capital tax while giving financial assistance to manufacturers at the same time, he added. govern- "Just to cut taxes, fold your arms finan- and stand aside and allow the forces of "It's all creative destruction to play themselves economic out is unacceptable," he said. "What find a I'm saying to the federal government indus- is, come to the You've got to do com- more than just cut taxes." McGuinty said he'll be delivering the that message to Harper when he meets THE GREAT OUTDOORS Friday with the country's premiers in that we have," he said.
Ottawa. The rise of the Canadian dol- Gilles Labbe, president and CEO of lar and its effect on the manufacturing Heroux-Devtek said his industry and export sectors is expected to be the is facing "significant challenges." meeting's main focus. With 70 per cent of his aerospace The meeting is being held with products exported abroad, the high much less fanfare than a normal first Canadian dollar has made it harder to ministers' conference: over dinner at compete against companies in lower24 Sussex Drive rather than as a full- cost countries, he said. blown national economic summit "Aerospace is a global industry," he which McGuinty and some other pre- said. "The aerospace industry all over miers had called for.
the world is supported by their governStill, McGuinty said he will take ments. If we don't have the same type what he can get. of support from our Canadian of us would love to have more ment or provincial government, it will time to consider how to further be very difficult to compete." strengthen the Canadian economy but we'll make the best of the limited time Canadian Press 1 DAVE CARTER, GUELPH MERCURY Four-year-old Emily Young and her father Bryon have fun throwing rocks from the old Allan's Bridge into the old Allan's Mill raceway yesterday during the mild thaw in the Guelph area. Guilty plea brings some closure to family BY BRENT DAVIS WATERLOO That one word, spoken yesUterday in an Ottawa courtroom, brought some solace to a father grieving the loss of his eldest child. Brenden Wood buried his daughter, Ardeth, more than four years ago, days after the University of Waterloo student vanished during a noon hour bicycle ride not far from her parents' suburban Ottawa home.
He now knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, who killed her. The guilty plea entered yesterday by Chris Myers puts that question firmly to rest. But it can't change the fact she's gone. "I only have one daughter, right? And she's gone, and none of this will bring her back," Brenden Wood said last night. Ardeth Wood, a 27-year-old doctoral student of philosophy, was visiting her family in August 2003 when she Great News For Car Buyers Sellers 3 TRUCKS, MOTORCYCLES, SIVO8 eA CARS, TRAILERS PRE-OWNED VEHICLES, VEHICLES, UNOA 01 GUIDE SPORT-UTILITY IS NOW ONLINE 7 days a week guelphmercury.com Ex went missing.
Her disappearance led to one of the largest searches in the city's history. But hearts sank five days later when her nude body was found partially concealed in the woods bordering the popular east Ottawa recreation trail where she'd been cycling. An autopsy revealed she had been drowned in a nearby creek. Myers, a 27-year-old Ottawa man, was charged in October 2005 with Wood's murder. Facing a first-degree murder charge, he pleaded guilty yesterday to the lesser charge of seconddegree murder.
He was sentenced to the maximum of 25 years in prison, with no eligibility for parole for 10 years. Myers will get credit for two years and two months of pretrial custody, however, meaning he will be eligible for parole late in 2015. "A life sentence is a life sentence," said assistant Crown attorney Brian Holowka. "It doesn't mean that after the 10th year, the jail door opens." nary hearing. Rather, it would represent the first "I think she felt a certain obligation opportunity Myers has to bring his to be there, to represent her daughter," case before the National Parole Board he said.
"Where I couldn't take it." of Canada. Myers was also facing charges in The guilty plea came as a result of connection with three unrelated sexurecent negotiations between Myers' al assaults and two robberies commitlawyer and prosecutors. ted between 2003 and 2005 in Ottawa, A trial was scheduled to begin Jan. 21 Gatineau and North Bay. and was expected to last eight weeks, In yesterday's agreement, Myers al-.
"with no certain outcome in sight," so pleaded guilty to those crimes, and Holowka said. was sentenced to an additional six and "Here, Chris Myers stepped for- a half years in prison, with the time ward and took responsibility for the of- will be served concurrently to the life fence. That's some small comfort for sentence. the family." When Myers was charged with Brenden Wood, his wife Catherine Wood's murder, he was already in a and sons Crispin and Colum were in North Bay jail cell charged with sexual the courtroom to hear the plea. The assault in a May 2005 attack.
family had been told of the agreement His name came up early during the Friday. Wood investigation, one of nearly 2,000 "I'm just happy Catherine doesn't potential suspects identified through have to sit through the whole trial the thousands of tips from the public. again," Brenden Wood said. His wife was present for most of the prelimi- The Record the appointment of We are pleased to announce Hudson in our Waterloo Region office Peter J. SIOR.
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