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staged
Vigil
40 hours
Picket lasted PRONG
By CHARLOTTE
Ashley Smith.
PARKHILL
found unconscious It
was an
the
Grand
Women
eerie scene in front of
Valley
segregated
Three prison guards and a
around a
fire.
Some
others,
has not yet been heard
in court.
milled
to
just
a
public
vigil to let
support
who
seven workers there ciplinary
action
"It's just a vigil to let the
at
McDonald. “We've had good community
an
internal
disciplinary
days.
so members of UCCO came Grand Valley prison in an effort show support for their col-
And to
inmate
to
here, brought us food, sandwiches,
coffee, firewood."
He
said the vigil was- being
mon-
and even videotaped by Grand Valley managers who sat in itored
a nearby van.
Corrections released a
full
plinary review.
(Photo by Charlotte Prong Parkhitt)
Canada
has
not
report of the disci-
Members
of the
Institute for
UCCO
Women
ciplinary action
in
to
gathered
Before
leaving
for
relation to the
regionals,
Purkis said he was really confident
With
their eyes
on provin-
set
Conestoga College's badminton team had one last tune-up at the regionals in Hamilton on the weekend. Coach Tony Purkis has high hopes that the Condors will have players in cials.
provincials
the
strong
this
performance
year after a at
Cambrian
College on the Jan. 18 weekend.
The tournament in Sudbury was an open tournament, not just for colleges, and featured some tough comPurkis was proud of his team's effort. "Badminton seems to petition.
be the sport to play up north and did very well." he said. In
we
mixed doubles the Condors in the C draw as
placed second
well as second place
in
the
D
draw.
and looking forward to the competition which was being held at
Mohawk
College.
The top
three from each division regionals make it to the provincials. The divisions are the
at
men's singles, women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Purkis, who is a former student
of Conestoga College, is in his third year of coaching the Condors and he said the number of people trying out is getting higher each year.
"We had 48
people try out this by the end (of tryouts) can only have five men and five women in total." he said. "So, it's getting tough to pick the team each year, aiid
I
year."
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you
re losing
gambling, a fri«nd to onlme. more Learn
nee d your help.
in front
support the seven
badminton team
for
AARON O'CONNELL
By
public
out," said
leagues.
Tune-up
no-wili
know we're supporting our staff here, the seven who were taken
review by Corrections Canada, they were fired. Four other guards were suspended without pay for 60
of the
October.
in
in a
ing horns, but people have stopped
faced dis-
an
after
"The
agrees.
support," he said. "Not just honk-
After
staged the vigil
in
regional vice-presi-
union,
situation."
staff here.”
Da ve Mr DonaId,
40 hours.
(UCCO)
Grand Valley
of the
female sector put them
lives to protect yours."
Beginning at 6 a.m. on Jan. 24. a group of over 20 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional
died
dent
the
know we’re
supporting our
co-ordinator
Officers
"They did their They did exactly what they had do and they were hung out to
Rob Finucan, “It’s
keep out the brutal nighttime cold.
vigil lasted
the
come
dry."
Some of their picket signs read, "We support our seven" and “We The
for
story will
out,” he said in defence of the cor-
rectional officers.
of them were masked to
our
full
job.
regional grievanc e
risk
"The
criminal negligence, but their case
last week. motor home was pulled up to the entrance of the usually unnoticed federal prison. A group of corrections officers from Kingston, Milllutven, Warkworlh and Grand
among
union.
Watson
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the regional
is
co-ordinator
manager have been charged with
Boulevard
Valley,
Dave McDonald grievance
for
Institute
Homer
on
cell.
in a
2008
temperatures
died of self-
19,
asphyxiation after being
initialed
4,
seven prison guards
for
in frigid
SPOKE, February
death
of
of the
Grand Valley
members who an inmate.
face dis-