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Wind Mobile uses new telecom rules to push for its foreign takeover BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Small wireless player Wind Mobile, part of a wave of new companies that have brought Canadians more competition in the cellphone market, has signed a deal to owned by a global telecom company. Wind Mobile will be fully owned and controlled by VimpelCom subsidiary Orascom, which already has a 65.1 per cent stake in the company and was major financial backer, chairman and CEO Anthony Lacavera said Friday. Wind Mobile is using new foreign investment rules for telecom companies of its size for the takeover. “Assuming that the government is satisfied, then
yes, this would be the first example of a foreign controlled telecommunications carrier in Canada,” Lacavera said from Toronto. The agreement comes after recent changes by Industry Canada allowing telecom companies with less than 10 per cent of the market to have no restrictions on foreign investment. Foreign ownership limits for large telecom companies such as Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B), Bell (TSX:BCE) and Telus (TSX:T) remains at 33.3 per cent. Wind Mobile launched in December 2009. The company says it now has 600,000 subscribers with its network in Toronto and southern Ontario, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Rogers, Bell and Telus, have more than 24 million formed on Wednesday. The Red Deer General Investigation Section and Calgary Major Crimes Unit continue their investigation.
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Sylvan Lan man pleads guilty to three counts of theft in crime spree
Lacombe dog owners must keep pets on a leash under bylaw change Lacombe dog owners must keep their pets on a leash in public areas under new bylaw changes. “As we now have an off-leash area, we require that all dogs off their owner’s property be leashed at all times with a leash no longer than two metres in length,” says community peace officer in a release announcing the rule changes. The city has also boosted its fines for dog owners who don’t scoop up after their pets. For a first offence, neglectful owners face a $100 fine. The penalty goes up to $150 on second offence and $200 for third or more offences. The Dog Control Bylaw also clarifies the number of dogs people are allowed on their property. New amendments limit the number of dogs to three, although those who already had been approved for more dogs before the changes were made can keep their pets. The changes went into effect on Monday.
Learn to draw left handed Learn to draw left handed at a Sylvan Lake Art Society event on Monday. The Left-Handed Sketch Workshop will follow the society’s annual general meeting which begins at 7 p.m. in the H.J. Cody School art room. The public and current and past members of the society are welcome to attend. More information is available by calling 403-8874870.
Victim of suspicious death identified RCMP have released the name of the man found dead under suspicious circumstances on Sunday. Shawn Sattler, 34, of Red Deer was found dead around 9:30 a.m. following a report of an unresponsive male at a residence in the 3900 block of 37th Avenue. RCMP said they believe Sattler was in a physical altercation at the residence prior to the call. Red Deer Emergency Services transported him to hospital, where he died. RCMP don’t yet have the results of an autopsy per-
A Sylvan Lake man charged in a New Year’s Eve and Day crime spree around Central Alberta pleaded guilty to three counts of theft of a motor vehicle in Ponoka provincial court on Friday. Cody Friesen, 19, of Sylvan Lake, returns to Ponoka court on Jan. 22 for sentencing. Friesen was arrested after police reported a truck in Ponoka, two snowmobiles from Daysland and Bawlf areas, and a car was stolen and driven to Fort Saskatchewan. Friesen and his co-accused Derek Weninger, 21, of Red Deer, were both denied bail on Friday. Weninger returns to court in Ponoka on Feb. 1 for election and plea.
RCMP on lookout for peeping Tom Red Deer RCMP are on the lookout for a peeping Tom who was snapping pictures of a woman through her bedroom window in Morrisroe early Thursday morning. Around 7:50 a.m. on Thursday, Red Deer City RCMP responded to a complaint of a suspicious man who was sitting in a pickup truck taking pictures of a young woman through her bedroom window. Police say the suspect did not get out of his vehicle but sped away quickly after the photos were taken. The suspect is described as between 40 and 50 years of age, bald and wearing glasses. Police described the vehicle as a white or light grey two-door pickup truck with a suicide door and a grey stripe on the body. Police described the pickup as either Ford or Toyota. There was a dent in the passenger side door. Anyone with further information that may assist the police are asked to call Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www. tipsubmit.com.
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wireless customers combined. Lacavera wouldn’t comment on how competition in Canada’s wireless industry will be affected by changes to foreign ownership rules for small telecom companies. However, he did note that he pushed for changes to rules for foreign investment. “The deal I am doing really solidifies Wind for the next five years because now a foreign carrier like Orascom can invest with confidence and certainty,” Lacavera said. Wind Mobile was the first new wireless carrier in years and was followed in 2010 by Mobilicity and Public Mobile and then by Quebecor’s Videotron wireless service.
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